I find dnet's _=OGR info disclosure FAQ answer=_ to be far too ambiguous to even think of doing OGR processing for them. I get the feeling they're using the public for free research, so they can have a piece of information to sell to some government defense contractor...
I have no idea what Meynier means by "knowledge management system". These ever evolving buzzwords continue to confuse and discourage me.
And if "hot swappable CPUs and memory" means what I think it does (removing and installing CPUs and memory while the machine is still up and running), the only way I can think to do that is to move all data from RAM to disk, freeze the machine, and hope through some technowizardry you can get everything to work again when you hit the 'space' bar. Could anyone out there explain how MS intends to implement that?
Is "Web-based services" what they're calling that? Ugh. I've had the feeling that our e-mail stations at school use that crap. It takes a good 10 minutes for you to log in and for Eudora to load. Could you even imagine this technology being used for MS Office? No thank you, very much.
Let me share this with you. Today (9/9/99) I went to the dentist, to get a filling. From what I observed:
The door knob worked.
The lighting worked.
The Novocaine worked. (My favorite part)
The drill itself worked, but
The device that pumps water thru the drill did not work. I've never noticed this before, but then again it's been a few years since my last filling. It's also the first time I've seen (or heard of, for that matter) a doctor attempting to fix a peice of faultly equipment in the middle of an operation. (operation, n. 5. a surgical procedure aimed at restoring or improving the health of a patient So there.) And yes, there was water in the tank.
So there is an example of 9/9/99 at work. Or an example of what happens when the janitorial staff accidently kicks the equipment. Either way.
Richard Frost
It's been a coulpe of hours now, and the Novocaine no longers works, and it hurts to open my mouth. Ow.
I'm sorry, I can't help but rant on this article. Here goes:
I don't know what kinda whacked out school Montville High School is, but in my High School (also in New Jersey), I was required to take one year each of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. And, also, this kid is a business major. We all know what that means. They're not exactly the brightest lights on the board, and the classes they take aren't always the most demanding. Business major programs are where Pointy Haired Bosses come from. At the university I attend, I major in Computer Science. As such, I am required to take one term each of a chemistry course, a biology course, and a physics course, plus two additional terms of either chem, bio, or physics. The 'Hard Sciences' aren't exactly being weed out.
According to the Toy Manufacturers of America, some 10 million scientific toys -- Chem Craft sets and such -- were sold in both 1997 and 1998. Some 32 million electronic toys -- computer games and such -- were sold last year, up from 28 million in 1997. OK, I think someone needed to clarify this paragraph a lot more. Because it sounds to me like they're comparing "Junior Chemist" kits to Quake 2. I don't care how much you play Quake 2, you just aren't going to learn about NAND gates.
The Dow Chemical Company recently sent a road show, made up of professional actors and run by a professional director, around to junior and senior high schools to "educate children on the importance of science in a fun MTV, singing-dancing-game-show way" I remember these sort of things in High School. They used to cram us into an auditorium and put on some sick musical, while some asshole behind me kept kicking my seat. I hate the old days.
I think that you are being a little too fanatical about this. By destroying Windows in the way that you suggest, you would, for many people, effectively take away their right to use the OS they want to use. If people choose to use a certain OS, whether it's Linux, *BSD, OS/2, Windows, etc., it is their right. We shouldn't just come along and take that right away, even if they do choose (in many people's opinion) an inferior OS. As to "why exactly is this so great?", if the source is open (or at least, opened to a dozen or so different organizations), then it gives everyone involved with it's development a chance to improve this "brutally complex, single-user operating system". It might turn Windows from a thing to be despised into a thing to merely be made fun of.:)
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Followed by:
1. Build 18' fall mecha in backyard.
2. Crush cars at racetrack. (Formerly ???)
3. Profit!!
I find dnet's _=OGR info disclosure FAQ answer=_ to be far too ambiguous to even think of doing OGR processing for them. I get the feeling they're using the public for free research, so they can have a piece of information to sell to some government defense contractor...
I have no idea what Meynier means by "knowledge management system". These ever evolving buzzwords continue to confuse and discourage me.
And if "hot swappable CPUs and memory" means what I think it does (removing and installing CPUs and memory while the machine is still up and running), the only way I can think to do that is to move all data from RAM to disk, freeze the machine, and hope through some technowizardry you can get everything to work again when you hit the 'space' bar. Could anyone out there explain how MS intends to implement that?
Is "Web-based services" what they're calling that? Ugh. I've had the feeling that our e-mail stations at school use that crap. It takes a good 10 minutes for you to log in and for Eudora to load. Could you even imagine this technology being used for MS Office? No thank you, very much.
Let me share this with you. Today (9/9/99) I went to the dentist, to get a filling. From what I observed:
So there is an example of 9/9/99 at work. Or an example of what happens when the janitorial staff accidently kicks the equipment. Either way.
Richard Frost
It's been a coulpe of hours now, and the Novocaine no longers works, and it hurts to open my mouth. Ow.
Please god, kill Bill Gates with a stampeding buffalo. I'll even drive the buffalo.
Then a couple of us social misfits should free some buffalo, so you can drive them and kill Bill Gates. Bless the Beasts and Coders!
Richard Frost
I'm sorry, I can't help but rant on this article. Here goes:
I don't know what kinda whacked out school Montville High School is, but in my High School (also in New Jersey), I was required to take one year each of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. And, also, this kid is a business major. We all know what that means. They're not exactly the brightest lights on the board, and the classes they take aren't always the most demanding. Business major programs are where Pointy Haired Bosses come from. At the university I attend, I major in Computer Science. As such, I am required to take one term each of a chemistry course, a biology course, and a physics course, plus two additional terms of either chem, bio, or physics. The 'Hard Sciences' aren't exactly being weed out.
According to the Toy Manufacturers of America, some 10 million scientific toys -- Chem Craft sets and such -- were sold in both 1997 and 1998. Some 32 million electronic toys -- computer games and such -- were sold last year, up from 28 million in 1997.
OK, I think someone needed to clarify this paragraph a lot more. Because it sounds to me like they're comparing "Junior Chemist" kits to Quake 2. I don't care how much you play Quake 2, you just aren't going to learn about NAND gates.
The Dow Chemical Company recently sent a road show, made up of professional actors and run by a professional director, around to junior and senior high schools to "educate children on the importance of science in a fun MTV, singing-dancing-game-show way"
I remember these sort of things in High School. They used to cram us into an auditorium and put on some sick musical, while some asshole behind me kept kicking my seat. I hate the old days.
Richard Frost
I think that you are being a little too fanatical about this. By destroying Windows in the way that you suggest, you would, for many people, effectively take away their right to use the OS they want to use. If people choose to use a certain OS, whether it's Linux, *BSD, OS/2, Windows, etc., it is their right. We shouldn't just come along and take that right away, even if they do choose (in many people's opinion) an inferior OS. As to "why exactly is this so great?", if the source is open (or at least, opened to a dozen or so different organizations), then it gives everyone involved with it's development a chance to improve this "brutally complex, single-user operating system". It might turn Windows from a thing to be despised into a thing to merely be made fun of. :)
Richard Frost