Education does not make you an expert, it gives you enough to START doing what it is you want to do. Education does not make you a professional.. it lays groundwork.
Well, except it's something new. Do you read the entire manual of every new program you use? what if you were used to ripping cds previously where something like this wasn't even a thought? Why would you expect this?
Just those instant jobs where they were willing to pay shitloads of money to wankers with little or no experience.. those jobs are gone.
There are still jobs out there for those who actually took their beats early, didn't job-hop every 6 months for the bigger-better-deal, and didn't fuck over their employers when they left.
It's nice to know your work actually has some actual value in some real, easy to see way.. rather than simply expecting to get paid tons of money from a company who isn't actually making any.
That guy who comes in because your crepes are so good is going to make you a lot happier than some manager who is also getting paid too much bitching at you because the stock value is falling.... and wanting you to dialogue about utilizing resources, and action things.
Microwave is generally everying above 1Ghz up to near visible light.
Microwave ovens operate at around 2.4Ghz usually... the reason they can heat up water is due to the frequency itself, and it's ability to cause water molecules to move around in the field. It's not, as some say, because it's the resonant frequency of a water molecule.
Microwave at higher frequencies could even be harmless.. depending.. the reason it screws up electronics is because of the photoelectric effect.. the microwaves end up creating lots of electric currents that burn out the equipment.
It's quite concievable that this would work yet be generally harmless to a human.
CRT is better quality than LCD, for sure... But plasma?
I saw a plasma screen at LG the other day.... seen it for the good part of a year, every day.
It's the most stunning video quality I've EVER seen, anywhere. Crips, accurate, high-res, wicked contrast, you can see it from a mile away in the mall, insane viewing angle.
It costs about $30,000 though.
If I had to guess, I'd say that a plasma screen can probably be made to be superior to a CRT. Not cheaply.
So, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in a public place. Fair enough.
Therefore, we should all wear tracking devices so the government knows exactly where we are at any given time, except when we are in a private place... after all, you have no expectation of privacy, right?
Okay.. so say they are distributing a derivitave GPL work that is patent encumbered.
Then one day the company changes hands, and the new owners want to enforce the patent.
They would have just negated theri ability to distribute the code in the first place, as, under the GPL, tehy have no right to do this if it's encumbered.
But the moon rock is not valuable because of some inherent value. It's valuable because it's from the moon. There is no shortage of moon rock; it's not unique, nothing has been 'stolen' from the moon.Anyone else who goes there can get truckloads of it.
So to say that the US has 'stolen' the rock from the moon because they don't have rights to the moon is absurd.
The reason people say this a lot is because, of all the nationalities in the world, it's the Americans who tend to think that the world should be doing things their way, and that everyone else is just backwards.
Yes, it's stereotyping, yes, it's wrong. But there IS a reason you see it so often... and that's because many, many americans DO reflect this attitude.
Microsoft got into a monopoly position by many different tactics; we all know it wasn't the strength of their desktop.
Ever since win32, gui programming has been realtively constant in wwindows. Someething written for win3.1 with win32s works equally on win95, win98, etcetera, at least as far as the gui goes. Minor changes along the way, yes, and new features with newer versions, yes... but it's basically the same.
But look. Having 10 window managers with different features, and several different gui toolkits to choose from does NOT make it easier for the developer to write something he can sell later, it makes it harder. Trying to figure out which demographic has which libraries installed already is a pain.
You are talking about the choice of which OS to use TODAY, and you are more or less correct. Pick the right tool for the right job, based on what's available.
What we were talking about, though, is how things will pan out in the future, and what may need to happen if things are to work out the way many seem to want them to. Many talk about how linux is ready for the desktop. This was simply a point as to why it's not.
So Linux may be fine for your needs. Personally, I would LIKE to see a solid desktop on top of it. because, really, from an actual computing point of view, the choice of 20 window managers really does not add functionality, it merely makes it confusing for developers.
The post was theoretical. *IF* you want linux to be a rock solid desktop that developers will publish software for, then it has to be standardized. Does that not make sense?
You are right. You are free to do whatever you want with linux, that's what the license is all about. I never meant YOu should do anything. Please. Go on doing whatever you want to do.
The post was only to say that UNTIL the linux marketshare consists of basically a standard system with standard GUI, and standard APIs, to the degree that Windows is (or better, Mac), linux will not be a real consumer desktop solution. I never said it HAD to be one either.. it's just food for though to those who keep acting like it should be.
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obviously. Experience outweighs education.
Education does not make you an expert, it gives you enough to START doing what it is you want to do.
Education does not make you a professional.. it lays groundwork.
This is the 2.4Ghz ISM band. It's UNREGULATED.
That means, as long as you follow the transmission rules, you have to accept any interference you get.
Starbucks cannot complain if someone elses access points interfere with their service, and vice versa.
This is NO different than, say, me using wifi in my yard when before I used my neighbors.
Who gets priority? Where is this priority you speak of?
Maybe starbucks gets priority because their AP will be the closest, being in the shop itself?
This is SO a non-issue
as well as selling under false pretenses.
Intel makes it out that you want to get a P4 because it provides higher performance and is faster than a P3.
This is not the case.
It's like If I sell you a car, tell you it's faster than last years model, so you buy it, then it turns out to be slower.
Well, except it's something new. Do you read the entire manual of every new program you use? what if you were used to ripping cds previously where something like this wasn't even a thought? Why would you expect this?
I daresay not everyone's tech job sucks.
Just those instant jobs where they were willing to pay shitloads of money to wankers with little or no experience.. those jobs are gone.
There are still jobs out there for those who actually took their beats early, didn't job-hop every 6 months for the bigger-better-deal, and didn't fuck over their employers when they left.
It's nice to know your work actually has some actual value in some real, easy to see way.. rather than simply expecting to get paid tons of money from a company who isn't actually making any.
That guy who comes in because your crepes are so good is going to make you a lot happier than some manager who is also getting paid too much bitching at you because the stock value is falling.... and wanting you to dialogue about utilizing resources, and action things.
Microwave is generally everying above 1Ghz up to near visible light.
Microwave ovens operate at around 2.4Ghz usually... the reason they can heat up water is due to the frequency itself, and it's ability to cause water molecules to move around in the field. It's not, as some say, because it's the resonant frequency of a water molecule.
Microwave at higher frequencies could even be harmless.. depending.. the reason it screws up electronics is because of the photoelectric effect.. the microwaves end up creating lots of electric currents that burn out the equipment.
It's quite concievable that this would work yet be generally harmless to a human.
Projector.
Go get a high end LCD or DLP projector. Do they make them in HDTV resolutions yet?
CRT is better quality than LCD, for sure...
But plasma?
I saw a plasma screen at LG the other day.... seen it for the good part of a year, every day.
It's the most stunning video quality I've EVER seen, anywhere. Crips, accurate, high-res, wicked contrast, you can see it from a mile away in the mall, insane viewing angle.
It costs about $30,000 though.
If I had to guess, I'd say that a plasma screen can probably be made to be superior to a CRT.
Not cheaply.
For any orders already in that they refuse to honor should be "Keep your hardware, give me my money back, immediately"
Then go out and roll your own.
This is bullshit.
So, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in a public place. Fair enough.
Therefore, we should all wear tracking devices so the government knows exactly where we are at any given time, except when we are in a private place... after all, you have no expectation of privacy, right?
question.. info everyone should know if they are going to buy a player.
I know that many region hacks also modify the fbi warning and other stuff... so effectively the disc can't keep you from skipping chapters.
Okay.. so say they are distributing a derivitave GPL work that is patent encumbered.
Then one day the company changes hands, and the new owners want to enforce the patent.
They would have just negated theri ability to distribute the code in the first place, as, under the GPL, tehy have no right to do this if it's encumbered.
Are they meeting the schedule set for them, or are they not? If they aren't producing any code, what are they being paid for?
Don't you have a project plan? Some kind of schedule? Work allocated to different people?
No?
Guess who's going to go out of business.
why do you applaud them? they aren't taking a stand on anything; they are just following their own rules.
If a standard is encumbered by patents, unless they are available on RAND terms, then it cannot be an official standard.
This is not them speaking out against anything, they are simply stating what they must do.
But the moon rock is not valuable because of some inherent value. It's valuable because it's from the moon. There is no shortage of moon rock; it's not unique, nothing has been 'stolen' from the moon.Anyone else who goes there can get truckloads of it.
So to say that the US has 'stolen' the rock from the moon because they don't have rights to the moon is absurd.
I have.
Okay.. so if I'm in the US of A, and I pick up a rock off the ground, and take it home to Costa Rica...
have I 'stolen' US Property?
The reason people say this a lot is because, of all the nationalities in the world, it's the Americans who tend to think that the world should be doing things their way, and that everyone else is just backwards.
Yes, it's stereotyping, yes, it's wrong.
But there IS a reason you see it so often... and that's because many, many americans DO reflect this attitude.
I'm not calling you a liar.. obviously I don't/can't know.
It just struck me as odd that the game engine was SO much identical.
Which cool awesome features turned the game around? As far as I can tell the game is identical.
Take a sampling of unix environments, please, and show how many are actively using CDE. Not a lot. Hmm.
So what good is a CDE app?
BTW.. if your XP install crashed that many times, you must have some pretty weird hardware. I've done 200 installs, and not one crashed.
Microsoft got into a monopoly position by many different tactics; we all know it wasn't the strength of their desktop.
Ever since win32, gui programming has been realtively constant in wwindows. Someething written for win3.1 with win32s works equally on win95, win98, etcetera, at least as far as the gui goes. Minor changes along the way, yes, and new features with newer versions, yes... but it's basically the same.
But look. Having 10 window managers with different features, and several different gui toolkits to choose from does NOT make it easier for the developer to write something he can sell later, it makes it harder. Trying to figure out which demographic has which libraries installed already is a pain.
When I say single desktop, I obviously mean a single set of APIs for gui programming. I suppose that's not obvious to most. Sorry.
If the API is solid, all desktops will be similar in functionality anyway.
What you describe IS a single distribution. I suppose I worded it badly. I mean we need a standard that developers can code to.
You are talking about the choice of which OS to use TODAY, and you are more or less correct. Pick the right tool for the right job, based on what's available.
What we were talking about, though, is how things will pan out in the future, and what may need to happen if things are to work out the way many seem to want them to. Many talk about how linux is ready for the desktop. This was simply a point as to why it's not.
So Linux may be fine for your needs. Personally, I would LIKE to see a solid desktop on top of it. because, really, from an actual computing point of view, the choice of 20 window managers really does not add functionality, it merely makes it confusing for developers.
Who said we NEED to do anything?
The post was theoretical. *IF* you want linux to be a rock solid desktop that developers will publish software for, then it has to be standardized. Does that not make sense?
You are right. You are free to do whatever you want with linux, that's what the license is all about. I never meant YOu should do anything. Please. Go on doing whatever you want to do.
The post was only to say that UNTIL the linux marketshare consists of basically a standard system with standard GUI, and standard APIs, to the degree that Windows is (or better, Mac), linux will not be a real consumer desktop solution.
I never said it HAD to be one either.. it's just food for though to those who keep acting like it should be.