Because different judges/juries/lawyers/etc have different views regarding what is distracting and what isn't.
Some judges would pull your license for picking your nose while driving. Others share the idiocy of some of the posters here and would dismiss a reckless driving case against a driver reading the paper and playing with a laptop while driving.
Explicitly stating that using a phone or computer is distracting behavior makes enforcement possible and consistent.
Once upon a time, there was no standard speed limit. A policeman would arbitrarily decide that you were travelling too fast for conditions and ticket you. The obvious problems & abuses of that system led to the absurdly low, but consistent posted speed limits that we have today.
Your buddy in the attack helicopter works with a user interface that was designed to allow a pilot to safely look at a screen or heads up display and safely fly.
You'll also note that the more intensive work of targeting and firing the helicopter's various weapons systems is left to a dedicated gunner.
A million years ago, a caveman spent alot of time developing the wheel. Don't replicate his work. You're likely to make lots of mistakes when you reimplement RPC or yet another master framework product, particularly with the encryption and signing part.
I know of people working on a similar project using Java Jini. Check it out.
Also, base your decision on the actual architecture of your application, not the buzzword-compliance of the glossy brochure or website.
Go ahead, move to India. An unskilled programmer makes about $3,000/yr and often has to work overnight to communicate with people in the US.
There are plenty of good reasons why millions of people migrate to Western nations other than jobs other than work! You don't fathom the difference between your standard of living and that of a third-world citizen.
for conspiracy theorists, people peddling business schemes (ie, "tiny classified ads")or regional/local histories.
Publishers don't just print books, they get them in the stores where consumers can buy them.
If you have a desire to make money writing books, write something that a publisher wants. Once you are published, you'll have a better shot of successfully pitching your current book.
You are correct, the 'M' models are targeted at Macs, but as a rule of thumb Mac laserjets are postscript printers. (You could buy a postscript card for a non-postscript printer as well.) I think this is because the Apple Laserwriters were postscript printers, and mac applications expected PS to be there.
The other big advantage to buying vintage HP is that IBM, Xerox and others actually manufacture their own 3rd party toner cartridges, so if you ever need to buy new toner (unlikely at home), it's cheap.
Ok, try successfully running just about any signifigant commercial app on RH9+ or another "leading edge" distribution without substantial effort -- it won't. DB2, Tivoli Framework and Oracle are good examples.
Try migrating circa 1996 software written against Solaris 2.5 to Solaris 9/2.9. Different story.
I never claimed that Red Hat controls the kernel. But they do guarantee that whatever is included in the current version of RHEL will be vendor-supported for at least five years. That provides vendors like Oracle & IBM an incentive to build software for RHEL and provides customers with the assurance that the software they buy works to some degree.
Assuming that you're not a troll (big assumption) your project sounds interesting because you seem to have jumped over the main barrier in the way of Linux on the desktop: internal politics!
If you cannot run a general ledger report on that system, you have serious database/application problems.
The fact that your boss went out an bought an HP Unix (ie dying platform) box to "upgrade" it is even more telling than your performance problems.
You probaly could have spent $5-9k on a consultant who could have fixed or identified the problems with your old box instead of moving the same shitty app to a $50,000 server.
If you use non open-source software, kernel and glib changes have a tendency to break your software on a regular basis.
One of the main reasons that Red Hat Enterprise is proving to be successful is that if you need to run a real database system (ie DB2, Oracle, etc) you need a stable platform.
If you are a policeman, an "Orange" alert means that you now have a nearly unlimited amount of easy overtime (paid for by Uncle Sam) available to you. These overtime hours are used to provide security for monuments, bridges, reservoirs, etc, and provide a great opportunity to grab some Z's and get away from the wife.
The alert system was put in place when idiots in the mainstream press began screaming about how the government refused to warn anyone about the 9/11 attacks. It's a great example of how stupid questions (or problems) lead to stupid answers (or solutions).
For example, my father has no problems finding parts for his 1950's Fords and GM cars. The problem with the Toyota Paseo is that not too many people bought any, and whatever spare parts that remain have likely been bought up (and sold at high cost) by one of the companies who specialize in old/hard-to-find parts.
I forgot to mention that since WOL over the internet is less than reliable, something like Wake-On-Ring with a modem or something similar is probaly a better idea.
WOL uses UDP to send the "magic packet", usually to port 9, where the packet never goes past layer-2 on the receiving end.
In a LAN this is a broadcast packet, but you can also direct the UDP to the last known IP address associated with a particular NIC. Sometimes it works, usually it doesn't.
You'll need to lookup the precise specifications for WOL. Basically you simply send the MAC address three times to the target machine over UDP. Then the NIC wakes the computer up.
It's not very difficult to do this with a perl script or something similar that can be integrated into a web page.
Another alternative that may interest you if your target computer has access to a phoneline is "Wake on Ring". Some BIOS vendors (Abit was one) allow a modem to power on a PC after a specified number of rings.
You have about 50 really crappy *Tycoon titles, some strategy re-hashes, Casino & card games and a few shooters.
I know plenty of people still playing Quake 2, because it's entertaining enough. The gaming industry has turned into a mass media, and the quality reflects that. The best thing that could happen to the industry right now is a 1984-style game company meltdown.
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Because different judges/juries/lawyers/etc have different views regarding what is distracting and what isn't.
Some judges would pull your license for picking your nose while driving. Others share the idiocy of some of the posters here and would dismiss a reckless driving case against a driver reading the paper and playing with a laptop while driving.
Explicitly stating that using a phone or computer is distracting behavior makes enforcement possible and consistent.
Once upon a time, there was no standard speed limit. A policeman would arbitrarily decide that you were travelling too fast for conditions and ticket you. The obvious problems & abuses of that system led to the absurdly low, but consistent posted speed limits that we have today.
Wow.
I'd venture to guess that people aren't as worried as you think. Sounds more like you have an overbearing and controlling wife or boss.
Your buddy in the attack helicopter works with a user interface that was designed to allow a pilot to safely look at a screen or heads up display and safely fly.
You'll also note that the more intensive work of targeting and firing the helicopter's various weapons systems is left to a dedicated gunner.
The AC speaks the truth.
A million years ago, a caveman spent alot of time developing the wheel. Don't replicate his work. You're likely to make lots of mistakes when you reimplement RPC or yet another master framework product, particularly with the encryption and signing part.
I know of people working on a similar project using Java Jini. Check it out.
Also, base your decision on the actual architecture of your application, not the buzzword-compliance of the glossy brochure or website.
Guess who's going to be working at that N. American office?
Hint: Not Americans
You are either really dumb or really naive.
Go ahead, move to India. An unskilled programmer makes about $3,000/yr and often has to work overnight to communicate with people in the US.
There are plenty of good reasons why millions of people migrate to Western nations other than jobs other than work! You don't fathom the difference between your standard of living and that of a third-world citizen.
for conspiracy theorists, people peddling business schemes (ie, "tiny classified ads")or regional/local histories.
Publishers don't just print books, they get them in the stores where consumers can buy them.
If you have a desire to make money writing books, write something that a publisher wants. Once you are published, you'll have a better shot of successfully pitching your current book.
You are correct, the 'M' models are targeted at Macs, but as a rule of thumb Mac laserjets are postscript printers. (You could buy a postscript card for a non-postscript printer as well.) I think this is because the Apple Laserwriters were postscript printers, and mac applications expected PS to be there.
The other big advantage to buying vintage HP is that IBM, Xerox and others actually manufacture their own 3rd party toner cartridges, so if you ever need to buy new toner (unlikely at home), it's cheap.
Look for a LJ 4/5 'M' model. These printers support Postscript 2 and are ideal for any unix.
Ok, try successfully running just about any signifigant commercial app on RH9+ or another "leading edge" distribution without substantial effort -- it won't. DB2, Tivoli Framework and Oracle are good examples.
Try migrating circa 1996 software written against Solaris 2.5 to Solaris 9/2.9. Different story.
I never claimed that Red Hat controls the kernel. But they do guarantee that whatever is included in the current version of RHEL will be vendor-supported for at least five years. That provides vendors like Oracle & IBM an incentive to build software for RHEL and provides customers with the assurance that the software they buy works to some degree.
Last I heard, the Mozilla Calendar was for all intents and purposes a dead project.
Assuming that you're not a troll (big assumption) your project sounds interesting because you seem to have jumped over the main barrier in the way of Linux on the desktop: internal politics!
If you cannot run a general ledger report on that system, you have serious database/application problems.
The fact that your boss went out an bought an HP Unix (ie dying platform) box to "upgrade" it is even more telling than your performance problems.
You probaly could have spent $5-9k on a consultant who could have fixed or identified the problems with your old box instead of moving the same shitty app to a $50,000 server.
If you use non open-source software, kernel and glib changes have a tendency to break your software on a regular basis.
One of the main reasons that Red Hat Enterprise is proving to be successful is that if you need to run a real database system (ie DB2, Oracle, etc) you need a stable platform.
If you liked the book, read the short stories on his website!
ESR actually believes that he is a norse king reborn, which accounts for his obnoxious and patronizing attitude.
Actually, the alert system matters alot.
If you are a policeman, an "Orange" alert means that you now have a nearly unlimited amount of easy overtime (paid for by Uncle Sam) available to you. These overtime hours are used to provide security for monuments, bridges, reservoirs, etc, and provide a great opportunity to grab some Z's and get away from the wife.
The alert system was put in place when idiots in the mainstream press began screaming about how the government refused to warn anyone about the 9/11 attacks. It's a great example of how stupid questions (or problems) lead to stupid answers (or solutions).
Americans don't make anything anymore!
http://www.made-in-china.com
It depends on the popularity of the product.
For example, my father has no problems finding parts for his 1950's Fords and GM cars. The problem with the Toyota Paseo is that not too many people bought any, and whatever spare parts that remain have likely been bought up (and sold at high cost) by one of the companies who specialize in old/hard-to-find parts.
I forgot to mention that since WOL over the internet is less than reliable, something like Wake-On-Ring with a modem or something similar is probaly a better idea.
It depends on alot of factors.
WOL uses UDP to send the "magic packet", usually to port 9, where the packet never goes past layer-2 on the receiving end.
In a LAN this is a broadcast packet, but you can also direct the UDP to the last known IP address associated with a particular NIC. Sometimes it works, usually it doesn't.
You'll need to lookup the precise specifications for WOL. Basically you simply send the MAC address three times to the target machine over UDP. Then the NIC wakes the computer up.
It's not very difficult to do this with a perl script or something similar that can be integrated into a web page.
Another alternative that may interest you if your target computer has access to a phoneline is "Wake on Ring". Some BIOS vendors (Abit was one) allow a modem to power on a PC after a specified number of rings.
Oh course I do.
Are you trying to accuse me of criminal activity?
Look at what's out there...
You have about 50 really crappy *Tycoon titles, some strategy re-hashes, Casino & card games and a few shooters.
I know plenty of people still playing Quake 2, because it's entertaining enough. The gaming industry has turned into a mass media, and the quality reflects that. The best thing that could happen to the industry right now is a 1984-style game company meltdown.
In other words, if you are an idiot who cannot pay his bills in a timely matter, paperless bills suck?
Did your friend ever consider that he might have food money if he wasn't paying so many late fees?
Internet TV.
aka "Free High-Quality Pron"