Thing is, I don't care what happens to RedHat. It would be nice to see an infusion of anti-microsoft into where society needs it most. Someone is going to have to take a hit sometime for the cause, or we shall all perish.
You know, if 20 people volunteered to write some cheesy educational learning software that looks nice and runs on a Linux platform, this idea might actually work. How long would that take? a few days?
I mean, we can sit here all day and chat, but it's really in our best interests to see that this idea works.
And how fitting that this is the last fronteer for Microsoft, the poorest communities, a group that free software would actually make sense for.
Give them 10 good programmers and they can put together a RedHat Distro for educational use. Put some nice learning tools (maybe build some custom ones), staroffice, a web browser, you're set. And after the schools love it, other richer school districts WILL pay money for it. And the development is actually done. This is a brilliant idea, if you ask me. The multimedia PC is dead. It's all web based now, so what does it matter what the browser runs under. And you could set them up as Xterms so every student could have their own desktop. With a large investment in time, a small investment in money, you could have a real nice educational system. Shit, windows comes with a bunch of junk that you don't need. Sorry for the malformed reply but i'm a little drunk. It's thanksgiving.
Not only did XP not need any drivers, it mounted the camera up as a drive instantly, and has a built-in image capture utility that works extremely well (though it could use some extra settings for images). Color me impressed as hell.
The sad part is that Macs have been doing this for 4 years, and everyone bashes them. Not that I'm a Mac user. I'm just saying, Macs are good. Super expensive, but they are the Mercedes of PCs. No self respecting executive that does real work is going to have an XP box or perish the thought, Linux. Unless someone can make something that looks nice, runs without any maintenance, and works intuitively. Only Macs can do that today.
Yeah, I saw some kids who were being taken out of a house in my apartment complex yesterday; their MOM was shot 4 times. I don't think a web page was on their mind right now. Why don't they pass a law for mandatory execution of methamphetamine dealers?
Who would be deciding what the children hear. Damn, I thought all I'd have to do is keep my kids from watching TV; next it's toys, then what? Direct access to brainwaves?
A good optical storage with high density optical cartridges will keep your data pretty indefinitely and cheaply. Maybe even a DVD solution is availible..
Interestingly, I was in a Target store in Las Vegas yesterday and they had a console set up for exhibiting all 3 systems side by side. Incidentally, they had an XBox running. For some reason, though, the PS2 next to it wasn't running. I think it may be because if you compare Xbox and PS2 side by side, Microsoft may not come out on top. They had only a few games for Xbox--some kind of preview CD. I played a little Oddworld. It wasn't very impressive..
Language is high-level. Neurons are low-level. Thoughts themselves are somewhere 'twixt the two.
But thoughts are meaningless noise if they aren't related to anything. Humans need common protocols to communicate. Just like a telnet server can't FTP files humans will be unable to communicate certain ideas without the correct protocols. So, regardless of the technicalities involved, thoughts in any useful (to society) form are based on language.
I can just see Windows 2010 printing out a $5.00 ticket everytime you tell it to go fuck itself for crashing. (ala demolition man/brave new world). This is a serious crime against humanity. Human thought and actions are based on language. The exclusion of certain words will eventually change the way we think and behave. Do not brush this off as another funny Microsoft quirk. It's a master plan.
In order to succeed in life you need to know everything about everything. This kid still has 6 years before he can get a job at Dairy Queen. Who cares about programming? The last thing this world needs is another arrogant prick. People are talking about "pushing" this kid, forcing him to learn stuff because they feel that letting this "potential" go to "waste". Guess what, EVERY kid has that potential. Surely some children learn faster than others, but NANOTECH?! Who cares? The kid is going to be lost when he gets to college and doesn't know how to wash clothes or make a meal for himself. People always forget that there are so many little details to being an adult--too many to count. All I'm saying is that if this kid is a fast learner, give him a breadth-first education. Teach him logic and problem solving, skills he can use in a variety of fields. Math is not nearly as important as good language skills, for things are learned from others, and if the boy can read, he can learn on his own. I'm assuming you were hired by the parents to teach this kid. Why not discuss with his parents what he talks about being interested in, and have some fun. I was tutored in much the same way as a child (for computer stuff, C actually), and it sucked. My only relationship to this guy was he was teaching me C. The computer is a really powerful tool, but that is all it is--A TOOL. The child must be taught that, before he gets sucked into it permanently. There is a beautiful world out there--sunsets, oceans, mountains, grass, trees. I only wish I spent more time outside as a child and not in on the computer. I think I would be a much happier person today.
They should just allow us to use the other 4 DTMF tones (A, B, C and D). That would increase the number of combinations greatly. Not many people know about this, but EVERY tone generating device is capable of generating these additional 4 tones--all that is required is 4 more buttons...
I work in the IT department at a large state university (Montana State). We have a number of email servers on many different platforms, from POP on UNIX to pine on VMS to Outlook with Exchange server on NT. We offer options for everyone--some people just want the simplicity and efficiency of pine, some people want POP email with the added features of attachments, etc. that are easy to do on a POP client/server arrangement. Other people need calendars and scheduling that Exchange provides. We charge 10 bucks for email accounts and 90 bucks for exchange? Why? It's more trouble than all the others combined. Not only do the virus issues kill, but when people get their desktops upgraded, oftentimes it is difficult to transfer the multitude of Personal Folders, PABs, Offline Folders, plus maintain all the online stuff. But it's the viruses that are the worst. Everytime there is an outbreak, the idiots just open the attachments and spread it. Luckily for us, everyone has everyone else's email thru the exchange directory, so if one person opens it everyone gets it. We have protection installed the database, luckly, but that doesn't make it any less of a pain. When I LOVE YOU came thru, the virus protection deleted almost 900,000! attachments in a day and exchange was about 4 days behind mail traffic for the next week. The only advice I am going to give you is add, don't subtract. If you think Exchange is a SUBSTITUTE for a nice, reliable *NIX based POP mail, you have another thing coming. Just wait til the next genius virus writer comes along to fuck your shit up. Blah!
There is such a thing. The Digital Angel is made by some company here and is emplanted under the skin. It can sense GPS, etc. Just check it out. It's a tiny rice grain sized tracking device for implant into humans.
big brother (big business?) is watching!
It's interesting to see a link to indymedia.org on Slashdot. It's even more interesting that if you add up the votes in the latest Slashdot poll, you will find that Nader/Browne combined hold a larger share than the two corporate candidates. Hopefully there will be a rift cut into the system in 2 days. Hopefully people won't be so lazy and realize that the president doesn't matter. All that matters is what the public thinks. The corporate controlled media (GE owns NBC, Westinghouse owns CBS, etc.) has convinced people that there are only 2 candidates but I think that the people are smarter than that this year. It's just an odd vibe. Even if you are already decided, take a second look at ALL the info before you go into the polls Tuesday. Don't watch TV, don't listen to politcal ads--they are DESIGNED to trick you. Just research, and go in there with a clear conscience and vote for who you REALLY believe in. Even if Bush becomes president, it'll only be 4 years. And if Nader or some other 3rd party gets enough votes, maybe they WILL be in the debates then. If they aren't, the public will revolt and tear the media apart. Just remember that there are other sources of information besides those big government contractor owned media outlets (NBC, CBS, ABC), and good luck to whoever you vote for.
Interesting that if you add Browne's, Nader's, and other's votes together you see that they easily surpass the corporate candidate's positions.
If everyone bands together, we might just have a chance. Just remember to never watch TV and never watch/read/listen to any political ads. As an advertising designer, I know that there are some amazing things you can do with the minds of people.
I'm sure AlGore Trout is waiting til last and having his advisors read through ALL the comments on all the replies of ALL the other candidates so that he can formulate the optimum responses.
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Thing is, I don't care what happens to RedHat. It would be nice to see an infusion of anti-microsoft into where society needs it most. Someone is going to have to take a hit sometime for the cause, or we shall all perish.
Front Edge Technology makes some pretty cool thin film rechargable batteries. They have a nice page with full specs.
Probably going to use all this technology to tag all humans some day.
Front Edge Technology supposedly makes the worlds thinnest battery, however. And these are rechargeable.
Their website has the complete specs, power dissapation curves and more.
You know, if 20 people volunteered to write some cheesy educational learning software that looks nice and runs on a Linux platform, this idea might actually work. How long would that take? a few days?
I mean, we can sit here all day and chat, but it's really in our best interests to see that this idea works.
And how fitting that this is the last fronteer for Microsoft, the poorest communities, a group that free software would actually make sense for.
Give them 10 good programmers and they can put together a RedHat Distro for educational use. Put some nice learning tools (maybe build some custom ones), staroffice, a web browser, you're set. And after the schools love it, other richer school districts WILL pay money for it. And the development is actually done. This is a brilliant idea, if you ask me. The multimedia PC is dead. It's all web based now, so what does it matter what the browser runs under. And you could set them up as Xterms so every student could have their own desktop. With a large investment in time, a small investment in money, you could have a real nice educational system. Shit, windows comes with a bunch of junk that you don't need. Sorry for the malformed reply but i'm a little drunk. It's thanksgiving.
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You can't see a Gameboy screen in the dark.
Cheer.s
That is fucking brilliant. I'm going to have to use that one.
Not only did XP not need any drivers, it mounted the camera up as a drive instantly, and has a built-in image capture utility that works extremely well (though it could use some extra settings for images). Color me impressed as hell.
The sad part is that Macs have been doing this for 4 years, and everyone bashes them. Not that I'm a Mac user. I'm just saying, Macs are good. Super expensive, but they are the Mercedes of PCs. No self respecting executive that does real work is going to have an XP box or perish the thought, Linux. Unless someone can make something that looks nice, runs without any maintenance, and works intuitively. Only Macs can do that today.
Yeah, I saw some kids who were being taken out of a house in my apartment complex yesterday; their MOM was shot 4 times. I don't think a web page was on their mind right now. Why don't they pass a law for mandatory execution of methamphetamine dealers?
You know, a digital cable box is just an Ethernet router.. Probably shouldn't say anything more.
Who would be deciding what the children hear. Damn, I thought all I'd have to do is keep my kids from watching TV; next it's toys, then what? Direct access to brainwaves?
A good optical storage with high density optical cartridges will keep your data pretty indefinitely and cheaply. Maybe even a DVD solution is availible..
Interestingly, I was in a Target store in Las Vegas yesterday and they had a console set up for exhibiting all 3 systems side by side. Incidentally, they had an XBox running. For some reason, though, the PS2 next to it wasn't running. I think it may be because if you compare Xbox and PS2 side by side, Microsoft may not come out on top. They had only a few games for Xbox--some kind of preview CD. I played a little Oddworld. It wasn't very impressive..
Language is high-level. Neurons are low-level. Thoughts themselves are somewhere 'twixt the two.
But thoughts are meaningless noise if they aren't related to anything. Humans need common protocols to communicate. Just like a telnet server can't FTP files humans will be unable to communicate certain ideas without the correct protocols. So, regardless of the technicalities involved, thoughts in any useful (to society) form are based on language.
I can just see Windows 2010 printing out a $5.00 ticket everytime you tell it to go fuck itself for crashing. (ala demolition man/brave new world). This is a serious crime against humanity. Human thought and actions are based on language. The exclusion of certain words will eventually change the way we think and behave. Do not brush this off as another funny Microsoft quirk. It's a master plan.
In order to succeed in life you need to know everything about everything. This kid still has 6 years before he can get a job at Dairy Queen. Who cares about programming? The last thing this world needs is another arrogant prick. People are talking about "pushing" this kid, forcing him to learn stuff because they feel that letting this "potential" go to "waste". Guess what, EVERY kid has that potential. Surely some children learn faster than others, but NANOTECH?! Who cares? The kid is going to be lost when he gets to college and doesn't know how to wash clothes or make a meal for himself. People always forget that there are so many little details to being an adult--too many to count. All I'm saying is that if this kid is a fast learner, give him a breadth-first education. Teach him logic and problem solving, skills he can use in a variety of fields. Math is not nearly as important as good language skills, for things are learned from others, and if the boy can read, he can learn on his own. I'm assuming you were hired by the parents to teach this kid. Why not discuss with his parents what he talks about being interested in, and have some fun. I was tutored in much the same way as a child (for computer stuff, C actually), and it sucked. My only relationship to this guy was he was teaching me C. The computer is a really powerful tool, but that is all it is--A TOOL. The child must be taught that, before he gets sucked into it permanently. There is a beautiful world out there--sunsets, oceans, mountains, grass, trees. I only wish I spent more time outside as a child and not in on the computer. I think I would be a much happier person today.
They should just allow us to use the other 4 DTMF tones (A, B, C and D). That would increase the number of combinations greatly. Not many people know about this, but EVERY tone generating device is capable of generating these additional 4 tones--all that is required is 4 more buttons...
I work in the IT department at a large state university (Montana State). We have a number of email servers on many different platforms, from POP on UNIX to pine on VMS to Outlook with Exchange server on NT. We offer options for everyone--some people just want the simplicity and efficiency of pine, some people want POP email with the added features of attachments, etc. that are easy to do on a POP client/server arrangement. Other people need calendars and scheduling that Exchange provides. We charge 10 bucks for email accounts and 90 bucks for exchange? Why? It's more trouble than all the others combined. Not only do the virus issues kill, but when people get their desktops upgraded, oftentimes it is difficult to transfer the multitude of Personal Folders, PABs, Offline Folders, plus maintain all the online stuff. But it's the viruses that are the worst. Everytime there is an outbreak, the idiots just open the attachments and spread it. Luckily for us, everyone has everyone else's email thru the exchange directory, so if one person opens it everyone gets it. We have protection installed the database, luckly, but that doesn't make it any less of a pain. When I LOVE YOU came thru, the virus protection deleted almost 900,000! attachments in a day and exchange was about 4 days behind mail traffic for the next week. The only advice I am going to give you is add, don't subtract. If you think Exchange is a SUBSTITUTE for a nice, reliable *NIX based POP mail, you have another thing coming. Just wait til the next genius virus writer comes along to fuck your shit up. Blah!
Check out this site. They make an implant with GPS and Electronic Tag--to be implanted in humans. BBIW
There is such a thing. The Digital Angel is made by some company here and is emplanted under the skin. It can sense GPS, etc. Just check it out. It's a tiny rice grain sized tracking device for implant into humans. big brother (big business?) is watching!
Be sure to add ApeNet to your list of alternative information sources.
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It's interesting to see a link to indymedia.org on Slashdot. It's even more interesting that if you add up the votes in the latest Slashdot poll, you will find that Nader/Browne combined hold a larger share than the two corporate candidates. Hopefully there will be a rift cut into the system in 2 days. Hopefully people won't be so lazy and realize that the president doesn't matter. All that matters is what the public thinks. The corporate controlled media (GE owns NBC, Westinghouse owns CBS, etc.) has convinced people that there are only 2 candidates but I think that the people are smarter than that this year. It's just an odd vibe. Even if you are already decided, take a second look at ALL the info before you go into the polls Tuesday. Don't watch TV, don't listen to politcal ads--they are DESIGNED to trick you. Just research, and go in there with a clear conscience and vote for who you REALLY believe in. Even if Bush becomes president, it'll only be 4 years. And if Nader or some other 3rd party gets enough votes, maybe they WILL be in the debates then. If they aren't, the public will revolt and tear the media apart. Just remember that there are other sources of information besides those big government contractor owned media outlets (NBC, CBS, ABC), and good luck to whoever you vote for.
Interesting that if you add Browne's, Nader's, and other's votes together you see that they easily surpass the corporate candidate's positions.
If everyone bands together, we might just have a chance. Just remember to never watch TV and never watch/read/listen to any political ads. As an advertising designer, I know that there are some amazing things you can do with the minds of people.
I'm sure AlGore Trout is waiting til last and having his advisors read through ALL the comments on all the replies of ALL the other candidates so that he can formulate the optimum responses.