I too highly recommend the Ti PowerBook. The last computer I enjoyed using this much was an SGI. You can get the $3200 model, but if price is an issue, there are cheaper configurations. I'd probably recommend the $2900 model. The cheapest solution gives up a lot for the price difference (AirPort, processor speed, etc.)
Parabon is doing a variety of cancer-related research. Some of their clients have had good successes too, like this one and this one. They also have an SDK you can download to develop your own applications to run over the Net. You can register to get a Test Drive account.
Adequate editing is more than chopping. While you might get away cutting out certain scenes, in general you are going to lose flow and context. Plus, anyone who is offended by a particular scene that a director included is likely to not want to watch the movie as a whole. Very few films are "ruined for the squeamish" by a single scene. The larger context of plotline, setting, character development etc. set the whole mood for a film. You aren't going to get a "family friendly" version of "Pulp Fiction" by chopping it up. Even if you tried, in the process you will lose the power behind the movie as envisioned by the director. Can you imagine "The Crying Game" with THE SCENE removed? People will walk away going, "What's the big deal?"
Sure, it might be fun to turn movie watching into an interactive effort, but I shudder at the "cleansing" of art. If something disturbs you, walk away and watch PAX, or learn to deal with being a little disturbed; it can be an enlightening experience.
It's not even that simple getting it to run on FreeBSD. I've asked several times about FreeBSD support and the answer from Ximian is always, "we'll see".
Well, I can now raise my hand to both and happily.
I've only had it for a few days but it has been a pure joy. I've been a FreeBSD guy for years, but it's never been about the hassle; it's been about the stability. I added wireless support for this new machine with about three clicks. It comes with ssh and tools like that out of the box.
Apple has put out an amazing product here and the iBooks are freakin' nice too. I can't wait to see Titaniums w/ IBM's G5 in the next year or so!
They are more expensive, yes, but so much better of a product.
The question is whether Red Herring will still be in business in 30 days time since they are apparently about to cut costs by recalling all cell phones and shedding staff!
I'm just saying we can view the "commonplace" activity with wonder and respect. The sun rises and sets every morning, and damn if it isn't an awe-inspiring thing to watch.
Every time NASA gets the shuttle up and back down is an amazing feat. Every time it trains the collective eye further out or further in is an amazing feat. It absolutely astounds me that people dismiss most of what they do as commonplace. I remember on the 20th anniversary of the moon landing I actually sat down and thought about what that meant and just about lost it. Sadly, most people seem to have been unimpressed not two years after that fact.
In response to Example 1:, because there is no need for a Straight Pride day. Every day is Straight Pride day. You are accepted as "the norm" by society and don't live with constant harrassment.
In response to Example 2:, because she had an audience, probably. People take the opportunity to put forward their pet projects, agendas, etc. if they have the opportunity. If she'd been an Open Source fanatic, you'd have had *NO PROBLEM* with her wearing a Tux t-shirt. I'd say it is more an expression of her normalcy than her distinction. Where you see it as her wearing her sexuality blatantly, she probably intends to say, "Look I'm just like everyone else... *AND* I'm gay."
Given the surprise of most of the readers, I would hardly say that McKusick and Allen are blatantly advertising the fact that they are gay. It also isn't something that all gay people do; watch out for generalizations.
But, the answer to your question is probably that society often still can't handle the fact that someone is gay. Once that problem goes away, I'm sure people won't even think about announcing that aspect of their personalities anymore than they would for left-handedness, Republicanism or ice cream preference. I'm not gay; just speculating.
We had a guy interview w/ us not too long ago. He *LOVED* what we did and liked the people he interviewed with, etc. We made him an offer and he accepted. When he quit, he was guilt-tripped into staying at his old company because his leaving would irreparably damage it. I couldn't believe that he caved to that. He hated what he was doing and saw it as a sinking ship (they had laid off an entire department a few weeks before completely unexpectedly). What I wanted to shake out of him was why he'd want to stay at a place that was *SO* fragile that his leaving would cause that kind of a problem. If things are that tenuous, it will be a long time until you can go on vacation or separate yourself from work without fearing that you'd have nothing to come back to!
I think referring to LinuxOne as a "Linux company" is a bit of a stretch. Of course, referring to it as a "company" is just about as far of a stretch.
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Join the club, I submitted it too and was rejected immediately. Note that it isn't attributed to anyone. I guess if you're Taco you're "in the know" and don't need to attribute stories like this to anyone.
The pithy little editorial quips tagged at the end of the summaries are often entertaining or insightful. But, as is increasingly the case, these geek-cum-"journalists" often overstep their boundaries (on tired topics no less) and bore us with their opinions there. It's time for/. to decide if it ever wants to be taken seriously as a news source.
There is already quite a lot of competition in this field. ProcessTree is hardly at the head of the pack. Check out Parabon Computation for a company that is already doing real work (running multiple applications -- Gene sequencing, distributed rendering, Monte Carlo financial modelling), paying people (initially with a daily/monthly sweepstakes model), has several beta clients, and a downloadable SDK that, once registered, will allow individuals to launch jobs from their own desktops.
It occurred to me on my way back from voting that I tried to "design" how the electronic voting system might work. I tried to think of ways to prevent subversion and disruption, etc. The more I thought about it, the more I wondered how the system worked as it is. I was curious what kind of third-party evaluation took place. Are we justified in the faith we place in our voting system?
> About 4 years ago, we attempted, unsuccessfully,
> to port a popular 3D game to Java.
Well, duh!
Anybody forming *ANY* opinions about Java (particularly about Java and 3D) based on what there was available four years ago isn't paying attention to what there is now.
I've thought the recent RH criticism and Microsoft comparisons to be ludicrous, but I do find it interesting that someone who claims to respect an alternate opinion would preface that claim with "you'd be wrong".
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I too highly recommend the Ti PowerBook. The last computer I enjoyed using this much was an SGI. You can get the $3200 model, but if price is an issue, there are cheaper configurations. I'd probably recommend the $2900 model. The cheapest solution gives up a lot for the price difference (AirPort, processor speed, etc.)
Parabon is doing a variety of cancer-related research. Some of their clients have had good successes too, like this one and this one. They also have an SDK you can download to develop your own applications to run over the Net. You can register to get a Test Drive account.
Adequate editing is more than chopping. While you might get away cutting out certain scenes, in general you are going to lose flow and context. Plus, anyone who is offended by a particular scene that a director included is likely to not want to watch the movie as a whole. Very few films are "ruined for the squeamish" by a single scene. The larger context of plotline, setting, character development etc. set the whole mood for a film. You aren't going to get a "family friendly" version of "Pulp Fiction" by chopping it up. Even if you tried, in the process you will lose the power behind the movie as envisioned by the director. Can you imagine "The Crying Game" with THE SCENE removed? People will walk away going, "What's the big deal?"
Sure, it might be fun to turn movie watching into an interactive effort, but I shudder at the "cleansing" of art. If something disturbs you, walk away and watch PAX, or learn to deal with being a little disturbed; it can be an enlightening experience.
It's not even that simple getting it to run on FreeBSD. I've asked several times about FreeBSD support and the answer from Ximian is always, "we'll see".
I too would love to see a Mac OS X port.
Well, I can now raise my hand to both and happily.
I've only had it for a few days but it has been a pure joy. I've been a FreeBSD guy for years, but it's never been about the hassle; it's been about the stability. I added wireless support for this new machine with about three clicks. It comes with ssh and tools like that out of the box.
Apple has put out an amazing product here and the iBooks are freakin' nice too. I can't wait to see Titaniums w/ IBM's G5 in the next year or so!
They are more expensive, yes, but so much better of a product.
This is just yet another thanks and congrats.
/. held up on Tuesday
I was impressed at how well
and I appreciate your taking the time to explain
how.
Kudos.
The question is whether Red Herring will still be in business in 30 days time since they are apparently about to cut costs by recalling all cell phones and shedding staff!
I'm just saying we can view the "commonplace" activity with wonder and respect. The sun rises and sets every morning, and damn if it isn't an awe-inspiring thing to watch.
Every time NASA gets the shuttle up and back down is an amazing feat. Every time it trains the collective eye further out or further in is an amazing feat. It absolutely astounds me that people dismiss most of what they do as commonplace. I remember on the 20th anniversary of the moon landing I actually sat down and thought about what that meant and just about lost it. Sadly, most people seem to have been unimpressed not two years after that fact.
In response to Example 1:, because there is no need for a Straight Pride day. Every day is Straight Pride day. You are accepted as "the norm" by society and don't live with constant harrassment.
In response to Example 2:, because she had an audience, probably. People take the opportunity to put forward their pet projects, agendas, etc. if they have the opportunity. If she'd been an Open Source fanatic, you'd have had *NO PROBLEM* with her wearing a Tux t-shirt. I'd say it is more an expression of her normalcy than her distinction. Where you see it as her wearing her sexuality blatantly, she probably intends to say, "Look I'm just like everyone else... *AND* I'm gay."
But, the answer to your question is probably that society often still can't handle the fact that someone is gay. Once that problem goes away, I'm sure people won't even think about announcing that aspect of their personalities anymore than they would for left-handedness, Republicanism or ice cream preference. I'm not gay; just speculating.
We had a guy interview w/ us not too long ago. He *LOVED* what we did and liked the people he interviewed with, etc. We made him an offer and he accepted. When he quit, he was guilt-tripped into staying at his old company because his leaving would irreparably damage it. I couldn't believe that he caved to that. He hated what he was doing and saw it as a sinking ship (they had laid off an entire department a few weeks before completely unexpectedly). What I wanted to shake out of him was why he'd want to stay at a place that was *SO* fragile that his leaving would cause that kind of a problem. If things are that tenuous, it will be a long time until you can go on vacation or separate yourself from work without fearing that you'd have nothing to come back to!
I have used FreeBSD at home for several years and at work for the last year. My reasons for this mirror Mr. Watson's.
I think referring to LinuxOne as a "Linux company" is a bit of a stretch. Of course, referring to it as a "company" is just about as far of a stretch.
Join the club, I submitted it too and was rejected immediately. Note that it isn't attributed to anyone. I guess if you're Taco you're "in the know" and don't need to attribute stories like this to anyone.
Paraphrasing Charles Babbage:
I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a comment.
The pithy little editorial quips tagged at the end of the summaries are often entertaining or insightful. But, as is increasingly the case, these geek-cum-"journalists" often overstep their boundaries (on tired topics no less) and bore us with their opinions there. It's time for /. to decide if it ever wants to be taken seriously as a news source.
Being first doesn't mean being ahead.
There is already quite a lot of competition in this field. ProcessTree is hardly at the head of the pack. Check out Parabon Computation for a company that is already doing real work (running multiple applications -- Gene sequencing, distributed rendering, Monte Carlo financial modelling), paying people (initially with a daily/monthly sweepstakes model), has several beta clients, and a downloadable SDK that, once registered, will allow individuals to launch jobs from their own desktops.
It occurred to me on my way back from voting that I tried to "design" how the electronic voting system might work. I tried to think of ways to prevent subversion and disruption, etc. The more I thought about it, the more I wondered how the system worked as it is. I was curious what kind of third-party evaluation took place. Are we justified in the faith we place in our voting system?
> About 4 years ago, we attempted, unsuccessfully,
> to port a popular 3D game to Java.
Well, duh!
Anybody forming *ANY* opinions about Java (particularly about Java and 3D) based on what there was available four years ago isn't paying attention to what there is now.
A tangential discussion on this subject, though offtopic, might still be interesting. Why moderate that down?
I've thought the recent RH criticism and Microsoft comparisons to be ludicrous, but I do find it interesting that someone who claims to respect an alternate opinion would preface that claim with "you'd be wrong".
Had the distinction of being some of the coolest technologies I saw at several SIGGRAPHs in a row!
Certainly, those who are running our compute engine (with our benevolent projects) before then will be alerted when the money starts. :)