I think that with a long lasting gas price at 2.30-2.50 people would have started to buy more fuel efficient cars.
I guess we'll see as that is what it is expected to be here next summer (during the vacation rush). It would be nice. I might be able to see two cars infront of me in traffic with less SUVs clogging the Kennedy.
But I don't see why it has to be international waters
I work in a nuke plant, I feel confident in the design and the operation, but it is burdened by safety concerns. 90% of the cost of construction and operation is all based on the premise that something major will go wrong.
Hence the need to build in international, or friendly (pronounced third world country with little or no regulation on reactors) waters where these costs are not present.
if we had gas prices rise to $5 a gallon, that would be the BEST THING EVER to happen to our country. People would stop buying gas-guzzling SUVs and sports cars
I'm sorry to disagree with you; but, here goes anyway. I live in Chicago. we have seen gas prices over 2.30 (USD) per gallon when the rest of the country was looking at about 1.25 (USD) per gallon. The pipeline that fed our major refineries broke due to corrosion caused by PH changes from adding Ethanol. No one cared, me included, we just bought what we normally did. No one even went a state over to get gas at almost 50% off. All they did was bitch a lot. People even bought SUVs in the middle of the hole thing.
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Did governments need to promote the alternatives to stone?
The article said that the IT staff was curious but not much help. As long as your IT staff is not hostile that is a step in the right direction. If you can provide most of the support you need you may even convert a few of them
Last time I've checked XML had nothing in common with HTML aside of the braket shape.
That may be true of HTML; however, XHTML is, by definition, XML based HTML. XHTML would probably be the most common form of XML that novice technofiles will come in contact with (as they generate their I-am-so-cool web pages).
For object-oriented nature of XML with strong namespacing I would definitely prefer to use a real language with strong typing rather than that mockup, which was Javascript.
Last time I checked XML a derivative of SGML, wich is hierarchical based. Though XML based data loads well into an object it is not object-oriented in and of itself.
>just be prepared to hold out for a few more months (up to 12 months).
people have been saying "next quarter will be better" for the last 2 years.
I must agree with the 12 month post. I work in a multi-carrier shipping software company <shameless_plug>Best Way Technologies</shameless_plug> we have seen our leads increase by over 300% in the last quarter and our average sales cycle cut by more than half.
Most of the companies that are opening purchase orders for our products and services feel that the U.S. (and global) economy is improving and they want an edge when it does. This can only mean that some of the layed off tech workers will be able to find a job. Atleast if they improved there skills while they were looking.
Side note: does anyone else get the impression of Nazi era propaganda in this? It's an awesome ad, but come on: a blond-haired, blue-eyed kid? Why would such a child be the pinnacle of humanity? Just a thought, please don't moderate me for it.
I was waiting for the kid to jump up and say he was the real slim shady
On a related note companion for mozilla has been released in version 0.3.5a. It allows Yahoo bookmarks to be used in mozilla. It is still a little spotty and is best used by eliminating all your yahoo bookmarks and adding them one at a time. Do not add folders more than 3 levels deep.
This is the last bit most of my coworkers need to switch from IE to Mozilla. Next I try to move them to Linux.
If you use 'g' as your google key word (as I do) you don't even have to move your hand over to the arrow keys...only two key strokes...very fast(uless you are on a sub 500MHz machine). The search: 'g ternary search tree' resolves in less than 0.5 seconds on my machine (XP2200+). Using single character key words can be quite useful; such as e for ebay, d for your favorite dictionary site
Excellent conclusions, however, you did not take disaster survivability into account.
Fire
Wood - bad (think Chicago fire)
Concrete/Brick - not as bad can be embrittled by an extended fire
Stone - Not a problem
If your house is large enough consider putting in fire walls (e.g. Conspiracy Theory) to prevent the fire from spreading from one section of the house to another. Sprinkler systems are a good thought too.
Flood
Wood - Bad can absorb the water and dislodge connection mechanism
Concrete - If not properly water proofed can be very bad. Regular maintenance makes this mute
Brick - not effected if mortar is maintained
Stone - if it is strong enough to resist shifting due to water pressure no problem. If not expensive to fix
Tornado
Wood - There goes what ever portion gets run over
Brick - If it starts to go the individual brick help to remove those stubborn ones that are sticking
Concrete - hold up well
Stone - Forget about it
Earthquake
Wood/Brick - Depends on how well it was built
Concrete - If properly re-enforced will rid it out the best
Stone - Hard to re-enforce may ride out the small tremors with out incident and crumble like a house of cards in the big ones.
I'm sure I am not thinking of all of the disasters that may occur (BATF raiding your house may be a valid disaster for those living in the western U.S.).
If governments could do this, why is there such a push for downward looking unmanned vehicles?
before you troll me into oblivion I will give you that some satellites can not see through cloud cover.
like save the orphaned bits, or feed the hungry M$ programs that do not have enough disk space
<sally_struthers>For only 100MB per day your sponsor M$ program can have space and system resources, your sponsor M$ program will write you General Protection Faults</sally_struthers>
Or maybe this will smack live actors and actresses in to focusing on there job so that they are not replaced by a machine...
Aren't there already laws that say performing the act of a pedophile (removing clothing from minors) is illegal. Are there not also laws that say that taking pictures of unclothed minors for distribution (other than medical) is illegal. Do we really need another law or do we just need to enforce the existing laws to the fullest extent on pedophiles.
I am sure this has already been posted by the time I have spell checked and posted this so please don't reundant me to death
You're saying that native Windows apps will run more reliably under an emulator than under its own native OS
It is not the app I am worried about crashing it is the app crashing and taking the kernel with it. Windows users are very used to apps crashing and having to reopen them. Therefore it does not matter which OS I uses as long as the user does not have to perform a reboot (~1 min for W2K on PIII 600 for reboot and login). Reboots cost time. Time cost my customers money. I have had a simple loose serial cable take down a W2K box because the driver for the device on the other end of the serial cable went belly up and took the OS with it.
I will concede that W2K is more reliable than NT4 but it is still not as reliable as the Linux distributions I have used. The fact that I can stop and restart _all_ services, device drivers, and operations on a Linux box in under 30 seconds with out having to see a bios screen gives Linux a lower down time.
However, the lack of availability of industry standard applications for Linux precludes my company from implementing many Linux solutions. _If_ Lindows lives up to its claims this will provide me with the best of both worlds; rather than a compromise in one or the other.
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They're charging $99 for this. How ridiculous. OEM versions of Genunie Windows cost about the same
Last time I checked the only Microsoft (retail not OEM) OS you could find for $99 or less was a '98 or ME. W2K still cost us integrators well over $200 a pop (for lots of less than 10).
That means that I can reduce the price of my integration units by over $100 (or more likely increase my profit by over $100) and I can take advantage of the reliability of the Linux kernel (applications, security, etc) with out some floor manager who thinks he/she is a sysadmin complaining because they can not run their Access reports.
The Linux movement needs marketing. Lindows seems to be doing that. If they fail maybe they will open a few more peoples eyes to what most of us allready know: There are choices in OS's for everyone.
If you're a die-hard Linux user, there's WINE anyway (which I think is what this is based on). If you're a die-hard Windows user, boot into Linux when you have to.
The point is most Windows users will not boot to Linux. LindowsOS _may_ provide Linux inclined IT personnel and integrators a means of breaking Linux out of the server only role.
I can even imagine me having a conversation with one of my customers. "If we install Lindows it will chop $50 of per box, allow us to maintain the use of your legacy system as we transition to a stable Linux solution. This could lower the TCO by ensuring that no third party (Microsoft) can charge for the dependencies
I just can't understand the reasoning behind overclocking a processor just to squeeze a couple of extra megahertz out of it, when it's nearly impossible to tell the difference between MHz these days
It is the same reasons that some guys will not be happy until they get another five horsepower out of a 350 horsepower engine:
curiosity - What can I get out of this system
The thrill of control
Striving to reach the ultimate efficiency
Mental exercise - For those of us who are not ultimate coders we can at least show some intellect with our hardware
Say what you will about MS, one of their standard techniques for locking you in is to try to make what people are asking for. Contrast this to Apple and Sun ("we're your superiors, so use what we tell you to use"), and Linux ("make it yourself, luser!").
I disagree with your take on Microsoft it seems as if Microsoft's mantra is more akin to - "If we do this we will take market share from Sun and/or Linux? Ok"
You can buy a Palm device with 802.11 or 802.11b from Symbol These units have built in 2D scanners as well. These are excellent for data collection on warehouse floors.
A belt pouch is available as well, as the symbol version is much longer than the Palm version(to house the 802.11(b) card and scanner)
I have worked with these using Wavelink software and Telnet software. They are easy to use and seem to work every time. The only draw back is some times you do not want a warehouse floor guy to be playing games when he should be checking inventory or packing
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I think that with a long lasting gas price at 2.30-2.50 people would have started to buy more fuel efficient cars.
I guess we'll see as that is what it is expected to be here next summer (during the vacation rush). It would be nice. I might be able to see two cars infront of me in traffic with less SUVs clogging the Kennedy.
But I don't see why it has to be international waters
I work in a nuke plant, I feel confident in the design and the operation, but it is burdened by safety concerns. 90% of the cost of construction and operation is all based on the premise that something major will go wrong.
Hence the need to build in international, or friendly (pronounced third world country with little or no regulation on reactors) waters where these costs are not present.
if we had gas prices rise to $5 a gallon, that would be the BEST THING EVER to happen to our country. People would stop buying gas-guzzling SUVs and sports cars
I'm sorry to disagree with you; but, here goes anyway. I live in Chicago. we have seen gas prices over 2.30 (USD) per gallon when the rest of the country was looking at about 1.25 (USD) per gallon. The pipeline that fed our major refineries broke due to corrosion caused by PH changes from adding Ethanol. No one cared, me included, we just bought what we normally did. No one even went a state over to get gas at almost 50% off. All they did was bitch a lot. People even bought SUVs in the middle of the hole thing.
Did governments need to promote the alternatives to stone?
I doubt they raised taxes on stone either.
The article said that the IT staff was curious but not much help. As long as your IT staff is not hostile that is a step in the right direction. If you can provide most of the support you need you may even convert a few of them
Last time I've checked XML had nothing in common with HTML aside of the braket shape.
That may be true of HTML; however, XHTML is, by definition, XML based HTML. XHTML would probably be the most common form of XML that novice technofiles will come in contact with (as they generate their I-am-so-cool web pages).
For object-oriented nature of XML with strong namespacing I would definitely prefer to use a real language with strong typing rather than that mockup, which was Javascript.
Last time I checked XML a derivative of SGML, wich is hierarchical based. Though XML based data loads well into an object it is not object-oriented in and of itself.
>just be prepared to hold out for a few more months (up to 12 months).
people have been saying "next quarter will be better" for the last 2 years.
I must agree with the 12 month post. I work in a multi-carrier shipping software company <shameless_plug>Best Way Technologies</shameless_plug> we have seen our leads increase by over 300% in the last quarter and our average sales cycle cut by more than half.
Most of the companies that are opening purchase orders for our products and services feel that the U.S. (and global) economy is improving and they want an edge when it does. This can only mean that some of the layed off tech workers will be able to find a job. Atleast if they improved there skills while they were looking.
Side note: does anyone else get the impression of Nazi era propaganda in this? It's an awesome ad, but come on: a blond-haired, blue-eyed kid? Why would such a child be the pinnacle of humanity? Just a thought, please don't moderate me for it.
I was waiting for the kid to jump up and say he was the real slim shady
On a related note companion for mozilla has been released in version 0.3.5a. It allows Yahoo bookmarks to be used in mozilla. It is still a little spotty and is best used by eliminating all your yahoo bookmarks and adding them one at a time. Do not add folders more than 3 levels deep.
This is the last bit most of my coworkers need to switch from IE to Mozilla. Next I try to move them to Linux.
It may be off topic a bit, but for those of us who are not as up on our lingo as we should be; what is the diffrence between a virus and a worm?
If you use 'g' as your google key word (as I do) you don't even have to move your hand over to the arrow keys...only two key strokes...very fast(uless you are on a sub 500MHz machine).
The search: 'g ternary search tree' resolves in less than 0.5 seconds on my machine (XP2200+).
Using single character key words can be quite useful; such as e for ebay, d for your favorite dictionary site
Excellent conclusions, however, you did not take disaster survivability into account.
Fire
Wood - bad (think Chicago fire)
Concrete/Brick - not as bad can be embrittled by an extended fire
Stone - Not a problem
If your house is large enough consider putting in fire walls (e.g. Conspiracy Theory) to prevent the fire from spreading from one section of the house to another. Sprinkler systems are a good thought too.
Flood
Wood - Bad can absorb the water and dislodge connection mechanism
Concrete - If not properly water proofed can be very bad. Regular maintenance makes this mute
Brick - not effected if mortar is maintained
Stone - if it is strong enough to resist shifting due to water pressure no problem. If not expensive to fix
Tornado
Wood - There goes what ever portion gets run over
Brick - If it starts to go the individual brick help to remove those stubborn ones that are sticking
Concrete - hold up well
Stone - Forget about it
Earthquake
Wood/Brick - Depends on how well it was built
Concrete - If properly re-enforced will rid it out the best
Stone - Hard to re-enforce may ride out the small tremors with out incident and crumble like a house of cards in the big ones.
I'm sure I am not thinking of all of the disasters that may occur (BATF raiding your house may be a valid disaster for those living in the western U.S.).
Nice job on the soap box.
Now that I have patented using a public forum to express moral outrage and general indignation, that will be $32.50
Ya'll make me sick (those itching to have one of these things). Lazy-ass pigs
No, dude, don't hold back. Tell us how you realy feel. Don't try to protect our feelings.
If governments could do this, why is there such a push for downward looking unmanned vehicles?
before you troll me into oblivion I will give you that some satellites can not see through cloud cover.
I thought it was:
Step 1: Collect Underpants
Step 2: ?
Sept 3: Profit
UPC has several encoding schemes including:
like save the orphaned bits, or feed the hungry M$ programs that do not have enough disk space
<sally_struthers>For only 100MB per day your sponsor M$ program can have space and system resources, your sponsor M$ program will write you General Protection Faults</sally_struthers>
Or maybe this will smack live actors and actresses in to focusing on there job so that they are not replaced by a machine...
I can dream can't I?
Aren't there already laws that say performing the act of a pedophile (removing clothing from minors) is illegal. Are there not also laws that say that taking pictures of unclothed minors for distribution (other than medical) is illegal. Do we really need another law or do we just need to enforce the existing laws to the fullest extent on pedophiles.
I am sure this has already been posted by the time I have spell checked and posted this so please don't reundant me to death
It is not the app I am worried about crashing it is the app crashing and taking the kernel with it. Windows users are very used to apps crashing and having to reopen them. Therefore it does not matter which OS I uses as long as the user does not have to perform a reboot (~1 min for W2K on PIII 600 for reboot and login). Reboots cost time. Time cost my customers money. I have had a simple loose serial cable take down a W2K box because the driver for the device on the other end of the serial cable went belly up and took the OS with it.
I will concede that W2K is more reliable than NT4 but it is still not as reliable as the Linux distributions I have used. The fact that I can stop and restart _all_ services, device drivers, and operations on a Linux box in under 30 seconds with out having to see a bios screen gives Linux a lower down time.
However, the lack of availability of industry standard applications for Linux precludes my company from implementing many Linux solutions. _If_ Lindows lives up to its claims this will provide me with the best of both worlds; rather than a compromise in one or the other.
Last time I checked the only Microsoft (retail not OEM) OS you could find for $99 or less was a '98 or ME. W2K still cost us integrators well over $200 a pop (for lots of less than 10).
That means that I can reduce the price of my integration units by over $100 (or more likely increase my profit by over $100) and I can take advantage of the reliability of the Linux kernel (applications, security, etc) with out some floor manager who thinks he/she is a sysadmin complaining because they can not run their Access reports.
The Linux movement needs marketing. Lindows seems to be doing that. If they fail maybe they will open a few more peoples eyes to what most of us allready know: There are choices in OS's for everyone.
The point is most Windows users will not boot to Linux. LindowsOS _may_ provide Linux inclined IT personnel and integrators a means of breaking Linux out of the server only role.
I can even imagine me having a conversation with one of my customers. "If we install Lindows it will chop $50 of per box, allow us to maintain the use of your legacy system as we transition to a stable Linux solution. This could lower the TCO by ensuring that no third party (Microsoft) can charge for the dependencies
It is the same reasons that some guys will not be happy until they get another five horsepower out of a 350 horsepower engine:
curiosity - What can I get out of this system
The thrill of control
Striving to reach the ultimate efficiency
Mental exercise - For those of us who are not ultimate coders we can at least show some intellect with our hardware
Because we can
A little violence never hurt... that many people
Say what you will about MS, one of their standard techniques for locking you in is to try to make what people are asking for. Contrast this to Apple and Sun ("we're your superiors, so use what we tell you to use"), and Linux ("make it yourself, luser!").
I disagree with your take on Microsoft it seems as if Microsoft's mantra is more akin to - "If we do this we will take market share from Sun and/or Linux? Ok"
You can buy a Palm device with 802.11 or 802.11b from Symbol These units have built in 2D scanners as well. These are excellent for data collection on warehouse floors.
A belt pouch is available as well, as the symbol version is much longer than the Palm version(to house the 802.11(b) card and scanner)
I have worked with these using Wavelink software and Telnet software. They are easy to use and seem to work every time. The only draw back is some times you do not want a warehouse floor guy to be playing games when he should be checking inventory or packing
If you need professional wireless integration try Best Way Technologies
.