"We would be better off with more companies like Microsoft, not fewer."
However, how can we have more companies like Microsoft when that very article is condoning a monolopy? Yes, I acknowledge that they're probably talking about 'one monopoly in each market'. However, we all know that Microsoft is trying to take over as many markets as possible. How far away is Microsoft-branded Vegemite?:)
Granted, I did not consider directional (ie, high gain) antennae.
However, 'pointing it down the tracks' typically means attempting to send the radio radiation longditudinally through the train, rather than through the sides, which would be very well blocked by the amount of metal in the carriages and engine.
The only reasonable way to get the signals in and out is through the sides of the train, which preclude using a particually high-gain (highly directional) antenna.
Now... if we were to start talking about putting a reception antenna on the top of the train, and low-energy repeaters inside each carriage, we'd certainly be talking:)
Next, I think they should setup access points along the train tracks.
Nice idea, but it wouldn't work. The 'cell' size of WiFi is very small. At standard (or even slow) train speeds, you'd be in and out of the cell before your laptop can handshake with the access point.
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You can have a 5 minute or 5 hour game of counterstrike and call it a fairly 'complete game'.
There's no way you can have a 5 hour game of Sims and call it 'complete'. Its a long-term strategy game, and that kind of thing just doesn't work in an arcade (or PC Bang, or whatever):)
If I have to rewrite my 20,000 line application just so I can have a KDE-native version, then I'm probably not going to do it. However, if all I need to do is link in with a particular binding, and change some of the interface stuff, then things seem much more likely.
One should be looking at things from a "The Right Tool for the Right Job", and you can't answer that question with support for just one or two languages, or even 5. There are going to be applications that call for a particular set of languages and libraries. Its not your choice to decide what the 'right' language is, but instead the application developer.
Oh... don't misunderstand me. I'm not trying to pretend that RAM Is in any way a mechanical device like, say, a fan or harddisk is. I'm only saying that to say that RAM does not suffer from mechanical problems is incorrect... albeit doing it in a funny-ha-ha kinda way:)
Ram has both an electronic component, and mechanical. Try this experiment: Take the RAM out of your computer and throw it at your workmate/housemate/mum. He or she will say 'Ow!', and it's not because he or she was hit by electrons!
RAM heats up as it's used, metal expands, the Chips on that little PCB stretch slightly, joints weaken with each power cycle, sometimes they fragment. The same thing with the connectors to the motherboard.
Telstra, in Australia, was having a hellish time with certain Cisco routers as the RAM heating up would eventually work it's way out of the socket, crashing the router!
My own site, VCL, which contains material that could be objectionable to some, I have rated with ICRA tags with no objections whatsoever.
I want to give people the choice over what they want to see. It's all very well saying that we should not allow the government to censor free expression, but its another thing altogether to ram content down people's throats.
A self-regulated system, if people use it properly, is an excellent idea. I don't even mind being required to put ICRA tags in by law, if it goes that way. This way, I can deliver the content I want without restriction, and viewers get to choose if they want to see it or not, and parent get to choose if their kids should see it or not. No losers.
However, there's one danger. If sites use, or forced to use ICRA tags, then it makes it more attractive for governments to force users and/or ISPs to forcably block sites that display certain tags. Have a look at Australia: I'm sure they'd love for all these off-shore (eg, USA) sites to put in ICRA tags... it'll make the Censor's job that much easier.
can it be created by hitting a series of 3 buttons on the phone?
No, the tones are pure tones, not the dual-tones your DTMF keypad emits.
Some DTMF diallers are cheaply made, and you can force it to emit single tones by pressing two keys in the same row or column simultaneously, but I doubt you're going to be able to find the right frequencies, or get the right timing manually.
However, some voice modems (specifically, those with the Rockwell chipset) can be programmed to emit pure tones of any frequency.
The century old conventional Qwerty (look at first five characters on the upper left of your keyboard) layout was intentionally designed to slow down typist on the original mechanical designs. The logical way to accomplish that goal was to place characters in locations that stressed the operator's hands, forcing them to slow down.
That is such rubbish. Not only are there six characters in 'QWERTY', but the original layout was not meant to slow down the typist, but to reduce the chance that two letters next to each other in a word would require that two keys next to each other on the keyboard (as viewed from the 'piano keys with the letters raised on them's point of view) be struck, thus increasing the chance of a jam.
So, in fact, the querty layout was designed to speed up typing, by requiring less of an artificial pause between keystrokes.
Well, it still stops anyone producing equipment that does not contain the approved security provisions, since computer manufacturers are most certainly operating for financial gain. The fact they're not making gains on the distribution of copyright materials doesn't seem to enter into it.
This still effectively means US users will not be able to obtain computer gear without the security measures. Will these computers work with OSs like Linux or *BSD? Who knows. I can certainly forsee access to the API's only obtainable under strict NDA's, which effectively rules out both Linux and *BSD.
If it's not, please explain why an Explorer (the file manager not the shell) crash generated an attempt to phone home with a bunch of traceback dump type info.
Well, I never claimed that Release versions were bug-free;) Oh no, I'd be a fool to do so.
The 'phone home' thing you're referring to is a 'new feature' of XP. My feelings on it are mixed, but irrelevant; I'm not going to touch XP.
It wasn't release candidate 2 that was being tested, it was BETA 2. This makes a big difference, release candidates usually have all the debug information stripped out. The idea of a release candidate is to have a version of the code that could very well ship if nothing appears wrong with it.
Beta versions, on the other hand, often have a lot of debugging information built in that could cause bloat and lag.
Personally, I hate windows, and I'll be keeping XP at a very long distance. However, if we're going to rag a product, let's do it for the right reasons:)
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However, how can we have more companies like Microsoft when that very article is condoning a monolopy? Yes, I acknowledge that they're probably talking about 'one monopoly in each market'. However, we all know that Microsoft is trying to take over as many markets as possible. How far away is Microsoft-branded Vegemite? :)
Stupid. Totally, absolutely stupid.
Granted, I did not consider directional (ie, high gain) antennae.
:)
However, 'pointing it down the tracks' typically means attempting to send the radio radiation longditudinally through the train, rather than through the sides, which would be very well blocked by the amount of metal in the carriages and engine.
The only reasonable way to get the signals in and out is through the sides of the train, which preclude using a particually high-gain (highly directional) antenna.
Now... if we were to start talking about putting a reception antenna on the top of the train, and low-energy repeaters inside each carriage, we'd certainly be talking
Next, I think they should setup access points along the train tracks.
Nice idea, but it wouldn't work. The 'cell' size of WiFi is very small. At standard (or even slow) train speeds, you'd be in and out of the cell before your laptop can handshake with the access point.
You can have a 5 minute or 5 hour game of counterstrike and call it a fairly 'complete game'.
:)
There's no way you can have a 5 hour game of Sims and call it 'complete'. Its a long-term strategy game, and that kind of thing just doesn't work in an arcade (or PC Bang, or whatever)
The more languages supported, the better.
If I have to rewrite my 20,000 line application just so I can have a KDE-native version, then I'm probably not going to do it. However, if all I need to do is link in with a particular binding, and change some of the interface stuff, then things seem much more likely.
One should be looking at things from a "The Right Tool for the Right Job", and you can't answer that question with support for just one or two languages, or even 5. There are going to be applications that call for a particular set of languages and libraries. Its not your choice to decide what the 'right' language is, but instead the application developer.
Looks like CNN have fixed the error in their article. It now says '500 light years away', which is considerably more accurate :)
In some countries, such as New Zealand, it's illegal to sell DVD players that honour region coding, as it's against Fair Trade laws.
Apparently, it might also be the same in Australia, too. (Alan Fels, of the ACCC, is my personal hero!)
Especially considering that Google gets to 'own' all the entries, and not just the winning one.
Hey... it worked for Microsoft (Their 'Compression' contest)
Oh... don't misunderstand me. I'm not trying to pretend that RAM Is in any way a mechanical device like, say, a fan or harddisk is. I'm only saying that to say that RAM does not suffer from mechanical problems is incorrect... albeit doing it in a funny-ha-ha kinda way :)
RAM heats up as it's used, metal expands, the Chips on that little PCB stretch slightly, joints weaken with each power cycle, sometimes they fragment. The same thing with the connectors to the motherboard.
Telstra, in Australia, was having a hellish time with certain Cisco routers as the RAM heating up would eventually work it's way out of the socket, crashing the router!
Well, that's a sight better than using the cassette relay for sound. BzzzBZZZZBzzzz...
"Bandit Got Away!"
It was a car racing game... the sound effects made a kind of sense... except they didnt stop when you crashed the car :)
Mailman already Sends out 'Mailing List information headers' that send a 'click here to unsubscribe'. So, that point is incorrect.
Oh geez.. now you got me doing it... that should be "another think coming, not thing" and not "another thing coming, not thing".
::hides head in shame::
I want to give people the choice over what they want to see. It's all very well saying that we should not allow the government to censor free expression, but its another thing altogether to ram content down people's throats.
A self-regulated system, if people use it properly, is an excellent idea. I don't even mind being required to put ICRA tags in by law, if it goes that way. This way, I can deliver the content I want without restriction, and viewers get to choose if they want to see it or not, and parent get to choose if their kids should see it or not. No losers.
However, there's one danger. If sites use, or forced to use ICRA tags, then it makes it more attractive for governments to force users and/or ISPs to forcably block sites that display certain tags. Have a look at Australia: I'm sure they'd love for all these off-shore (eg, USA) sites to put in ICRA tags... it'll make the Censor's job that much easier.
Some DTMF diallers are cheaply made, and you can force it to emit single tones by pressing two keys in the same row or column simultaneously, but I doubt you're going to be able to find the right frequencies, or get the right timing manually.
However, some voice modems (specifically, those with the Rockwell chipset) can be programmed to emit pure tones of any frequency.
Anyone know what the required frequencies are?
The "At least they're offering a refund." in the article body above would imply "Yes".
Looking at the article, I see no mention of security.
:)
One hopes they're going to use a nice public, tried-and-trusted security protocol, or it'll be as worthless as WEP.
Thank ghod for IP-SEC, as broken as it is
References:
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Q WE RTY.html (not what you think, this one :)
i eb ma.html
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/jcb/Dvorak/
http://www.kith.org/logos/words/upper/Q.html
http://krib.net/swateam/mag/journal.cgi?folder=
Contrary References:
http://eh.net/lists/archives/eh.res/aug-1997/00
http://www.wizzard.com/revolutions/obfuscation/
Interesting references to Querty keyboard for other topics:
http://www.independent.org/tii/content/op_ed/al
That is such rubbish. Not only are there six characters in 'QWERTY', but the original layout was not meant to slow down the typist, but to reduce the chance that two letters next to each other in a word would require that two keys next to each other on the keyboard (as viewed from the 'piano keys with the letters raised on them's point of view) be struck, thus increasing the chance of a jam.
So, in fact, the querty layout was designed to speed up typing, by requiring less of an artificial pause between keystrokes.
This still effectively means US users will not be able to obtain computer gear without the security measures. Will these computers work with OSs like Linux or *BSD? Who knows. I can certainly forsee access to the API's only obtainable under strict NDA's, which effectively rules out both Linux and *BSD.
SSSCA: 50% worse than the SS, especially if you're in CA.
Well, I never claimed that Release versions were bug-free
The 'phone home' thing you're referring to is a 'new feature' of XP. My feelings on it are mixed, but irrelevant; I'm not going to touch XP.
Beta versions, on the other hand, often have a lot of debugging information built in that could cause bloat and lag.
Personally, I hate windows, and I'll be keeping XP at a very long distance. However, if we're going to rag a product, let's do it for the right reasons :)