The author does not have to worry about a percentage of people alive to understand his article, it was written for a very specific audience and they will understand.
The fact his article leaked to/. and some of our constituency is no longer technically capable is only a curiosity for the amused observer.
I thought this was a very acceptable way of presenting the relative distance of the occurrence.
Those in the know can easily convert it to real measurements in their favourite units but for the layman the relative distance is probably easier to grasp.
At least partially because of the legal hassle they had years ago centred around their monopoly on the x86 platform, ARM does not have that burden.
They now demand of OEM vendors that UEFI protection can be disabled by the user but it's to be seen they apply the same freedom to their own Surface brand...
Maybe we'll see MS advertising their own boxes are the safest.
You are clearly not informed about what Linus said.
Linus has repeatedly said he prefers FOSS but is OK with blobs when they do their task.
In this particular interview he was complaining about nVidia's refusal to cooperate on an Optimus solution, something nVidia conveniently omitted from their 'reply'.
It's proven we can go to the moon, it's a relatively minor step to upgrade the existing and proven technology for robot travel to Mars to enable human travel.
Why would you stop there?
The problems here on earth like feeding large parts of the population are political, not technical and that's a big difference...
Because of the lower gravity the moon is a potential space port that'll make other space-based ventures much easier.
When the raw materials to build the equipment for such ventures are also present it becomes even more interesting.
But you have to be able to understand/appreciate humanity is not ultimately bound to earth.
As a matter of fact, there is even debate if we (life) originates on this earth!
Yes it is a nice piece of hardware to run a Linux on.
But we all know the newer Intel chips no longer have a BIOS but instead run UEFI and MS has made it quite clear they'll use it to block any attempts to install unlicensed software.
So to fully enjoy this machine we'll have to wait till a crack comes out:)
You have some good tech but strange ideas re. saving on energy.
Getting rid of excessive heat is to be done by reusing it, not by loosing it into space (or more likely the atmosphere).
You write about the oil price, the installation of original article is positioned in Germany, one of the many countries that is seriously worried about an irrevocable human effect on the climate also know as the green house effect.
So Germany has like all other EU countries decided to promote renewable energy and best practises for avoiding waste.
One single but simple to check reason for some Muslim fanatics to hate the US is the occupation of their second most holy place by Israel and the support Israel gets from the US.
Any person with access to a (public) library, newspapers, news magazines or the internet can find many more reasons.
A discussion about the validity of these claims is often difficult but in any case lost on those guys.
I work for a contractor and I have little insight in the contract between my employer and our international client.
It does not really matter, EU laws are protective of an individuals privacy, my contract is under Dutch law and a company reading my private mail is without very specific permission not allowed.
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The author does not have to worry about a percentage of people alive to understand his article, it was written for a very specific audience and they will understand. /. and some of our constituency is no longer technically capable is only a curiosity for the amused observer.
The fact his article leaked to
I thought this was a very acceptable way of presenting the relative distance of the occurrence.
Those in the know can easily convert it to real measurements in their favourite units but for the layman the relative distance is probably easier to grasp.
The article also mentions some Belgian institutions like Dexia Bank and a temping agency.
They now demand of OEM vendors that UEFI protection can be disabled by the user but it's to be seen they apply the same freedom to their own Surface brand...
Maybe we'll see MS advertising their own boxes are the safest.
Linus has repeatedly said he prefers FOSS but is OK with blobs when they do their task.
In this particular interview he was complaining about nVidia's refusal to cooperate on an Optimus solution, something nVidia conveniently omitted from their 'reply'.
Due to the nature of the Bumblebee hack it is not as fast as booting straight into the discrete driver but for most 3D programs it works sufficiently.
Why would you stop there?
The problems here on earth like feeding large parts of the population are political, not technical and that's a big difference...
Heh, you credibility suffers the way you compare a temporary problem with KDE4.0 - 4.2 with the design of Android.
Because of the lower gravity the moon is a potential space port that'll make other space-based ventures much easier.
When the raw materials to build the equipment for such ventures are also present it becomes even more interesting.
But you have to be able to understand/appreciate humanity is not ultimately bound to earth.
As a matter of fact, there is even debate if we (life) originates on this earth!
And I don't understand why people dish a whole OS just because one of the many desktop environments sucks.
MS might require such from OEM's but does that include MS?
Why would they?
Non the less pretty crass.
The Islamic militants of Iran are, like de crooks in N. Korea, a totally different kettle of fish.
But we all know the newer Intel chips no longer have a BIOS but instead run UEFI and MS has made it quite clear they'll use it to block any attempts to install unlicensed software.
So to fully enjoy this machine we'll have to wait till a crack comes out :)
Or the 'windtowers' used in North Africa and the Middle East, very effective.
Getting rid of excessive heat is to be done by reusing it, not by loosing it into space (or more likely the atmosphere).
You write about the oil price, the installation of original article is positioned in Germany, one of the many countries that is seriously worried about an irrevocable human effect on the climate also know as the green house effect.
So Germany has like all other EU countries decided to promote renewable energy and best practises for avoiding waste.
The way UEFI is implemented on this recent Thinkpad is comparable to a regular BIOS, all is user configurable.
This thing can't run malware for the life of it, there's just not enough RAM :)
However sceptical I am re. censorship your posting is insightful to many but the fundamentalists.
Any person with access to a (public) library, newspapers, news magazines or the internet can find many more reasons.
A discussion about the validity of these claims is often difficult but in any case lost on those guys.
I work for a contractor and I have little insight in the contract between my employer and our international client.
It does not really matter, EU laws are protective of an individuals privacy, my contract is under Dutch law and a company reading my private mail is without very specific permission not allowed.
Until I go to the UK or US...
And the UEFI startup manager allows for selecting the card by hand, no proble.
I'm sufficiently happy with Bumblebee doing the Optimus thing on my Thinkpad W520.
You can only use them during lunch and coffee breaks and in the cafeteria.