Quoth the poster:...is around 800lbs. This is *easily* offset by the fact that the Prius doesn't need a wasteful transmission.
I have worked on lots of cars, and can't imagine how the transmission (even including the drive shaft, rear end, and axles) would make up 40% of the average small car weight. I think you might be exaggerating a little in your Prius advocacy.
While I am no Bush supporter, I want to congratulate him on his victory. And I sincerely hope that he will take great steps to heal the wounds on this country inflicted by both the events of the past 4 years and a VERY bitter election.
Thank you SO much for taking that step toward reconciliation. I'm one of the rare Republican Slashdotters, and have been shocked at the vitriol toward Bush and his supporters evidenced here.
I understand the/. bias against Bush. I hope that we can all move forward toward a calm discussion of our differences now, rather than wasteful anger.
That's pretty short-sighted... after all, you're just talking about the kernel. When you refract the viewpoint to take in all of the programs that comprise your average distribution, I'd bet dollars to doughnuts there were more man-hours put into Linux than Windows XP.
The problem with the article is that they used Linus and Bill instead of Linux and Windows, but the article wouldn't have been as compelling if it didn't personify the two operating systems.
The MAP (Microwave Anisotropy Probe) showed that the Hubble Constant is 71 Km/Mpc. The Universe is, therefore, still expanding at a speed greater than the speed of light. The analogy of the parent post was beautiful... I understood the facts before, but now I can explain them!
See as much of Alaska as you can... Mt. McKinley, the most massive mountain on earth (above sea level), rises from 300 ft. to 20,320 ft., and is indescribably awesome, in the literal sense of the word. The Northern Lights (aurora borealis) are significantly brighter than their southern cousins, but can only be seen in the winter. Watch humpback whales breech in Prince William Sound, and see glaciers calve on the same day.
I have been to 49 of the 50 states, and although I can't speak for Maine, there's nothing like Alaska!
Diabetes, now reaching epidemic proportions in adults and children, is nearly always caused by a poor diet.
You are severely misinformed. Juvenile-onset diabetes is never caused by a poor diet... it is caused by a genetic disorder affecting the pancreas. I don't know about you, but I'm not going to blame my friend's internal organs dying within the first ten years of life on diet...
Do not compare Eczema (an annoyance) with Juvenile-onset Diabetes. You just show your ignorance. Please check this link for more information about type 1 (Juvenile-onset) diabetes.
He did, however, give me a different perspective on antitrust in general. It clarified in my mind that having a monoply is a different thing than abusing a monoply.
I totally agree... it is not even illegal to have a monopoly, just to abuse it in order to gain market share in an unrelated arena.
I think MS has abused its monoply - and it should be punished for specific items, and punished hard enough that it quits abusing.
I think that government oversight will do a lot more to hurt MS than even breaking them up would, if it's done right; Compare AT&T (which was broken up into Baby Bells, making loads of cash) to IBM, which was not broken up, just overseen to their great detriment. That is what I hope happens to MS.
And if it then manages to keep it's large market share then I think it, like Alcoa, should not be harassed.
Here's where I disagree... I think that for the foreseeable future, Microsoft should have to go through onerous processes to assure that they don't buy their way into other monopolies, and to assure that they don't run away with other companies' tech and give it away.
That article is hilarious... it sites many examples of Large Company(TM) doing good things, and at the end of the statement says "Just Like Microsoft", but doesn't expand on how (for example) lowering the price of oil is anything like what Microsoft has done.
Are we to believe that, like Alcoa, the government has failed to show that Microsoft has engaged in anticompetitive behavior? Or that, like Standard oil, Microsoft has "used resources with legendary efficiency, introducing many new labor-saving devices"? No, the fact is that Microsoft has stolen or purchased other companies' IP; they don't innovate, unless you count Bob(tm).
It is a biased piece of redirection, and I'm amazed that anyone had the balls to write it. In checking the author's credentials, it looks like he is a rabid pro-gun right wing whacko, that tows the Republican party line. Oh, wait. That was an ad hominem attack. Guess I must have read too much of David Kopel's writing... I'm following his form.
A counter-strike achieves several things, especially if the targets of the counter-strike are confirmed to be responsible. First, if the strike is successful it protects the U.S. against future attacks from that country, organization or individual. Secondly, it gives us the sense that we are responding; in the U.S., we respond to crises. We don't wring our hands and hope that the rest of the world will be nice from now on. And finally, a counter-strike will help to give the families, who have only just begun to grieve, a sense of closeure.
You'd better be pretty happy that we respond to attacks; remember, it was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the US into WWII, and we are all well aware of what a hell-hole the world would be if Hitler, Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito had taken over...
I am working on deployment of a product called "P-Synch" which synchronizes passwords between NT domains, Unix systems (NIS/YP included), Oracle, and anything else you can write a script for. It will be wonderful when users can go to a web page and reset all of their passwords, or the help desk can change a user's password on all machines at once.
Man, I hope my employer implements one of these soon... we'll have a lot less slackers shuffling in around 10:30 am and putting 8:00 down on their timecard!
(Oops! I almost used an emoticon! I should kill myself now.)
I am a sysadmin for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (the company that operates the Alaska pipeline), and have traveled to the north slope occasionally in that capacity. I would agree that the north slope would be an excellent place for a NOC/ASP/ISP/whatever.
I would consider working for the company if I could be assured that I would get the standard 2 week on/2 week off slope schedule. The commute is a pain, though.
I may be way off base here, but I believe Open Source itself can be evidence of the expressiveness of code. Why would programmers share their works but to prove the beauty of what they can create? Functionality creates its own beauty, right? So functional code can be beautiful. Sharing that code allows others to appreciate its elegance.
Are you kidding? Many, many studies (sorry, none at my fingertips) have shown that the most productive workers enjoy some level of "play time" in their jobs. If you feel that your job is just a job, and you have no real interest in its "fun" aspects, remind me not to hire you!
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Indeed, iris recognition has been used in at least one high-profile case; see this National Geographic article.
Quoth the poster: ...is around 800lbs. This is *easily* offset by the fact that the Prius doesn't need a wasteful transmission.
I have worked on lots of cars, and can't imagine how the transmission (even including the drive shaft, rear end, and axles) would make up 40% of the average small car weight. I think you might be exaggerating a little in your Prius advocacy.
Thank you SO much for taking that step toward reconciliation. I'm one of the rare Republican Slashdotters, and have been shocked at the vitriol toward Bush and his supporters evidenced here.
I understand the /. bias against Bush. I hope that we can all move forward toward a calm discussion of our differences now, rather than wasteful anger.
...it has a great PERL interface...
I really, really don't want to sound snobby, but I suspect that if you spell perl that way, you are not qualified to judge the interface's quality.
Do you have direct knowledge of and experience with the API? If so, I sincerely apologize.
...they don't walk the street with "I wrote that patch" t-shirts. ThinkGeek, are you listening? I'd buy that shirt...
Is anyone else frightened by the 2004 Christina?
Hey! She's beautiful, no matter what you say! Words can't bring her down.
How well do they do when there's frost on the inside of the window?
./.
OK, yeah, I probably should have read the article, but then I would be undermining the reactionary nature of
That's pretty short-sighted... after all, you're just talking about the kernel. When you refract the viewpoint to take in all of the programs that comprise your average distribution, I'd bet dollars to doughnuts there were more man-hours put into Linux than Windows XP.
The problem with the article is that they used Linus and Bill instead of Linux and Windows, but the article wouldn't have been as compelling if it didn't personify the two operating systems.
The MAP (Microwave Anisotropy Probe) showed that the Hubble Constant is 71 Km/Mpc. The Universe is, therefore, still expanding at a speed greater than the speed of light. The analogy of the parent post was beautiful... I understood the facts before, but now I can explain them!
See as much of Alaska as you can... Mt. McKinley, the most massive mountain on earth (above sea level), rises from 300 ft. to 20,320 ft., and is indescribably awesome, in the literal sense of the word. The Northern Lights (aurora borealis) are significantly brighter than their southern cousins, but can only be seen in the winter. Watch humpback whales breech in Prince William Sound, and see glaciers calve on the same day.
I have been to 49 of the 50 states, and although I can't speak for Maine, there's nothing like Alaska!
Bet you're regretting that now. This is Slashdot, and we have punished your hubris.
Hey, that was MY Mustang!
:-)
My lawyer will be calling...
250 years ago, we reach the new world.
Really? I seem to remember differently. 2002-1492=510 years.
Don't you remember the Columbus hype in 1992? Or did you think that was for Columbus, Ohio?
Please check out ClarkConnect... it's a great little firewall based on RedHat 7.2. It gets regular updates, and has an active user community.
You are severely misinformed. Juvenile-onset diabetes is never caused by a poor diet... it is caused by a genetic disorder affecting the pancreas. I don't know about you, but I'm not going to blame my friend's internal organs dying within the first ten years of life on diet...
Do not compare Eczema (an annoyance) with Juvenile-onset Diabetes. You just show your ignorance. Please check this link for more information about type 1 (Juvenile-onset) diabetes.
I totally agree... it is not even illegal to have a monopoly, just to abuse it in order to gain market share in an unrelated arena.
I think MS has abused its monoply - and it should be punished for specific items, and punished hard enough that it quits abusing.
I think that government oversight will do a lot more to hurt MS than even breaking them up would, if it's done right; Compare AT&T (which was broken up into Baby Bells, making loads of cash) to IBM, which was not broken up, just overseen to their great detriment. That is what I hope happens to MS.
And if it then manages to keep it's large market share then I think it, like Alcoa, should not be harassed.
Here's where I disagree... I think that for the foreseeable future, Microsoft should have to go through onerous processes to assure that they don't buy their way into other monopolies, and to assure that they don't run away with other companies' tech and give it away.
Are we to believe that, like Alcoa, the government has failed to show that Microsoft has engaged in anticompetitive behavior? Or that, like Standard oil, Microsoft has "used resources with legendary efficiency, introducing many new labor-saving devices"? No, the fact is that Microsoft has stolen or purchased other companies' IP; they don't innovate, unless you count Bob(tm).
It is a biased piece of redirection, and I'm amazed that anyone had the balls to write it. In checking the author's credentials, it looks like he is a rabid pro-gun right wing whacko, that tows the Republican party line. Oh, wait. That was an ad hominem attack. Guess I must have read too much of David Kopel's writing... I'm following his form.
You'd better be pretty happy that we respond to attacks; remember, it was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the US into WWII, and we are all well aware of what a hell-hole the world would be if Hitler, Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito had taken over...
Actually, the speed seems in line with other laptop hard drives. Portable server, here I come! Now where did I put that USB DLT?
I am working on deployment of a product called "P-Synch" which synchronizes passwords between NT domains, Unix systems (NIS/YP included), Oracle, and anything else you can write a script for. It will be wonderful when users can go to a web page and reset all of their passwords, or the help desk can change a user's password on all machines at once.
Other obvious headlines:
"Bill Gates has Hidden Agenda!"
"George W. Bush is Stupid!"
"Water is Wet!"
"Ishtar was a Bad Movie!"
Next they'll tell us that Ellen DeGeneris prefers women...
Man, I hope my employer implements one of these soon... we'll have a lot less slackers shuffling in around 10:30 am and putting 8:00 down on their timecard! (Oops! I almost used an emoticon! I should kill myself now.)
I would consider working for the company if I could be assured that I would get the standard 2 week on/2 week off slope schedule. The commute is a pain, though.
#use Standard::Disclaimer;
I may be way off base here, but I believe Open Source itself can be evidence of the expressiveness of code. Why would programmers share their works but to prove the beauty of what they can create? Functionality creates its own beauty, right? So functional code can be beautiful. Sharing that code allows others to appreciate its elegance.