They did the same thing to our computer skills program in college (emphasis on programming and the business environment, some networking and OS). When I applied, we were 18. Only 2 graduated from that group, and I graduated with the year after that (20 when they started, 4 graduated, me included). The school closed the program, no longer taking new admissions. The ones that were already in the program get to finish, but they're the last wave. and if they flunk any classes they can't take them over. The school claims they're "Redesigning the program" to make it easier so the drop out rate won't be so high. But we all assume the program is just dead. And even if they redesign the program, they had already dumbed it down so much that I don't see how they'll be able to get anyone ready to join the job market in three years.
Wow, that's harsh. I don't see why you guys are ragging on him so much. Isn't this the point of linux? We do it our way, whatever that means?
Personally I never went up to gnome 3, I use the shell as much as I can, and I often use AWESOMEWM. But I'm not one to fight with things, if it works I won't bother fixing it.
And what if there was a case of causality there? Maybe alcoholism improves eyesight and increases brain capacity over many generations, and it has nothing to do with high altitudes and poor lighting!
Sound like I better get started:D
You know, I think we might have this all wrong. Maybe good eyesight and large brains causes mountains to sprout under our villages. I think we should try assembling a bunch of big-brained people with 20/20 vision and put them in a pit, as an experiment.
I really think this wall of text says everything that needs to be said about the issue. Yes, google is building all these things with hope of revenue but they're not forcing anybody's hand. Microsoft is notorious for trying to herd it's users and bundle them together into a small enclosure where they only have access to products, hardware, and services that have been microsoft approved. They treat everything else as if it were somehow inherently evil, and feed a sense of "we're the good guys, we'll keep you safe, the outside world is dangerous" to it's users. Microsoft doesn't give room to breath or allow for the creative spirit to grow; it creates boxes from which to better milk you dry (all the while telling you it's for your good). They're business minded, but they have no mind for community or the human spirit of computing.
Google, however, has often given back to the community with open source releases. They host the "Summer of code" every year, supporting the open source community. Ok, they've made their faux-pas (there was a debate, for instance, about google stealing the idea of crowd-sourcing for google maps from openstreetmap) but in general, they do not vulture around smaller companies, they don't buy out competitiors for the sake of bleeding them dry and leaving an empty husk behind, they don't turn their back on the community.
I haven't rtfa'd, but wouldn't they employ a form of triangulation? pings from three land-mark servers (or more) to help pinpoint which it's closest to and by how much? I mean, triangulation is pretty precise and the encryption, connection type, etc, wouldn't affect it as much since it wouldn't be an issue of how long it takes, but how long it takes to reach from one server compared to the other. I can't shake the feeling they are using the ratios converted to distance, not the latency directly.
The summary kinda suggests they use just one server-to-target connection to do the estimate, but that doesn't sound very plausible.
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As a quebecer that puts vinegar on his poutine, I'm inclined to agree.
Is that a jab at their design, or an actual request for help? I might have time to throw my hat in.
Hmm...
They did the same thing to our computer skills program in college (emphasis on programming and the business environment, some networking and OS). When I applied, we were 18. Only 2 graduated from that group, and I graduated with the year after that (20 when they started, 4 graduated, me included). The school closed the program, no longer taking new admissions. The ones that were already in the program get to finish, but they're the last wave. and if they flunk any classes they can't take them over. The school claims they're "Redesigning the program" to make it easier so the drop out rate won't be so high. But we all assume the program is just dead. And even if they redesign the program, they had already dumbed it down so much that I don't see how they'll be able to get anyone ready to join the job market in three years.
Wow, that's harsh. I don't see why you guys are ragging on him so much. Isn't this the point of linux? We do it our way, whatever that means? Personally I never went up to gnome 3, I use the shell as much as I can, and I often use AWESOMEWM. But I'm not one to fight with things, if it works I won't bother fixing it.
And what if there was a case of causality there? Maybe alcoholism improves eyesight and increases brain capacity over many generations, and it has nothing to do with high altitudes and poor lighting!
:D
Sound like I better get started
You know, I think we might have this all wrong. Maybe good eyesight and large brains causes mountains to sprout under our villages. I think we should try assembling a bunch of big-brained people with 20/20 vision and put them in a pit, as an experiment.
I really think this wall of text says everything that needs to be said about the issue. Yes, google is building all these things with hope of revenue but they're not forcing anybody's hand. Microsoft is notorious for trying to herd it's users and bundle them together into a small enclosure where they only have access to products, hardware, and services that have been microsoft approved. They treat everything else as if it were somehow inherently evil, and feed a sense of "we're the good guys, we'll keep you safe, the outside world is dangerous" to it's users. Microsoft doesn't give room to breath or allow for the creative spirit to grow; it creates boxes from which to better milk you dry (all the while telling you it's for your good). They're business minded, but they have no mind for community or the human spirit of computing.
Google, however, has often given back to the community with open source releases. They host the "Summer of code" every year, supporting the open source community. Ok, they've made their faux-pas (there was a debate, for instance, about google stealing the idea of crowd-sourcing for google maps from openstreetmap) but in general, they do not vulture around smaller companies, they don't buy out competitiors for the sake of bleeding them dry and leaving an empty husk behind, they don't turn their back on the community.
Thank you, that sounds like exactly what I wanted.
Thanks, I'll be looking into it!
I'd be particularily interested in knowing how one could query that information from the router without browsing to the router.
I'd love to have a utility that sits in a small corner of my desktop, just showing me how much bandwidth has gone through the router.
Does DD-WRT offer a way to do that?
Only problem with that is the dead don't talk.
From what I understood, capturing him alive wasn't an option because it turned into a fullout firefight.
Well, 4:20 comes by twice a day.
Mmhm, agreed. Canada still has issues with 7. We might not be gaining ground but at least we're not losing it either.
I haven't rtfa'd, but wouldn't they employ a form of triangulation? pings from three land-mark servers (or more) to help pinpoint which it's closest to and by how much? I mean, triangulation is pretty precise and the encryption, connection type, etc, wouldn't affect it as much since it wouldn't be an issue of how long it takes, but how long it takes to reach from one server compared to the other. I can't shake the feeling they are using the ratios converted to distance, not the latency directly. The summary kinda suggests they use just one server-to-target connection to do the estimate, but that doesn't sound very plausible.