"Ever wanted an easy-to-configure, whole-house, internet-accessible, Linux-based VOIP PBX with video, PVR, firewall/router, security system, MP3 player, file server, personal web server, home automation (lights, thermostat) controller? I just came across the Pluto which claims to do all of this (and more, of course!). It'll set you back $15,000 if you're living in a small bachelor pad, but you didn't need that car anyway, did you?"
I assume you get the small bachelor pad thrown in for free? Might be worth it then,.
I was speaking generally rather than focusing on the US. The second ammendment has no influence in my country, so owning weapons is quite rightly illegal. I see this as a very good thing. I'm very glad I don't live in a country where any maniac can own a gun.
I also live in a country where a few years ago owning a handgun was banned. Gun crime since the ban has increased threefold.
The difference in culture on both sides of the pond is amazing. Here in the UK, pretty much everyone has at least one mobile phone, and almost all of those have it in their pocket all the time. Text messaging is free to recieve, and most plans are free to send (aisde from pay as you go). People don't use instant messaging as much though (I have a 7 figure ICQ number from the early days, but haven't logged on for years), and certainly aren't always on their computers. The growth in the UK of mobile communication a few years ago was caused by teenagers getting pay-as-you-go phones and using sms.
Also, I spent the summer working at a contract a couple hours away from home, and would frequently use AIM on my cellphone while at dinner to let her know that I was still at dinner and would be calling a little late that night. My little contribution to be one less person yelling into their cellphone in restaurants.
Something wrong with the much simpler and faster sms? Technology for technologies sake seems to get more and more prevalent as time marches on.
With all the British people in the streets demanding peace
Aside from 98% of the country that weren't in the streets, most of whom belived getting rid of that tyrant who killed thousands every year was a worthy cause without any of this WMD crap.
It was 6 months before Finding Nemo was released in the UK. I bitTorrented the film because I couldn't be bothered to wait that long.
I saw it on a freaking holiday plane from Greece to the UK 3 months before it's UK release! Amazing when everyone started going on about it, and all the product tie-ins were being advertised.
Speed is never a problem. Inappropiate speed (like the perfectly legal 30mph in rain and fog past a busy school at kicking out time) is a problem, but 80mph on a motorway doesn't harm anyone.
Unfortunatly BT couldn't predict what time they'd turn up to connect my phone line this morning. Oringinally they said 8AM, then 8AM-10AM, then at 11 noone had come. I Don't hold much hope
That's in the region of an average speed of 1,000mph.
Considerably less. The Earth has a circumfrance at the equator of slightly under 40,000km, While the course won't be a straight line, and will probably follow jet streams and avoid certain countries, it shouldn't be more then 50,000km, meaning an average speed of 860mph. If the course is a straight line then an average speed of just under 700mph will suffice.
You need to make 700mph to fly arround the world in complete sunlight, starting at sunrise on the equator, and taking 36 hours arriving at your departure point at sunset the next day.
Like that in the UK. The Police are too busy catching people doing 80mph on the motorway to bother with the boring stuff like murder and gangland shootings
(In the case of 'male'/'female' cable connectors, we could just as easily get along with plug/socket|jack)
What about IEC or BNC? plug's generally go into jacks, however with these connectors its a little bit more complicated. Male/Female is more appropiate.
The Bible is a long compendium of slaughters, most of them being comitted ad majorem Dei gloriam.
Really, I might get a copy then. Perhaps they should make a film? Start now and it'll be ready for holiday season 2005!
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Well once you start working for a division with 5,000 users over 1,000 machines from the deserts of Afganistan to Nairobi via Sydney, Brenus Aries, Moscow and Manchester, and try to keep them all working with a first-line support staff of 6, then you'll appreciate that why if a user has a problem, they need to have a specified system. Don't have that system? If you're lucky we'll backup your data drive before redesktopping. Non-leased machines (the lease includes a support fee) dont get any support unless theres not much on, we're in a good mood, or the journalist is *really* nice (LOL!). Real is part of the standard desktop, and the desktop has a lot of drivers to work with a lot of software, it's all been checked by the desktop team before deployment though.
The "smart" users that "can administer" there own boxes are the worst, fortunatly thats why we have 2 cd's and 20 minutes to redesktop a machine. User wants some software? Simply add them to the list and next time they log in it will be installed (not nice over a sat phone of course)
And the only time you wear a suit or tie is if you are top managment or on air in a studio.
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"Ever wanted an easy-to-configure, whole-house, internet-accessible, Linux-based VOIP PBX with video, PVR, firewall/router, security system, MP3 player, file server, personal web server, home automation (lights, thermostat) controller? I just came across the Pluto which claims to do all of this (and more, of course!). It'll set you back $15,000 if you're living in a small bachelor pad, but you didn't need that car anyway, did you?"
I assume you get the small bachelor pad thrown in for free? Might be worth it then,.
I was speaking generally rather than focusing on the US. The second ammendment has no influence in my country, so owning weapons is quite rightly illegal. I see this as a very good thing. I'm very glad I don't live in a country where any maniac can own a gun.
I also live in a country where a few years ago owning a handgun was banned. Gun crime since the ban has increased threefold.
The difference in culture on both sides of the pond is amazing. Here in the UK, pretty much everyone has at least one mobile phone, and almost all of those have it in their pocket all the time. Text messaging is free to recieve, and most plans are free to send (aisde from pay as you go). People don't use instant messaging as much though (I have a 7 figure ICQ number from the early days, but haven't logged on for years), and certainly aren't always on their computers. The growth in the UK of mobile communication a few years ago was caused by teenagers getting pay-as-you-go phones and using sms.
Also, I spent the summer working at a contract a couple hours away from home, and would frequently use AIM on my cellphone while at dinner to let her know that I was still at dinner and would be calling a little late that night. My little contribution to be one less person yelling into their cellphone in restaurants.
Something wrong with the much simpler and faster sms? Technology for technologies sake seems to get more and more prevalent as time marches on.
With all the British people in the streets demanding peace
Aside from 98% of the country that weren't in the streets, most of whom belived getting rid of that tyrant who killed thousands every year was a worthy cause without any of this WMD crap.
If you want to welcome us you need to provide tea and crumpets at 4
And you play with it every day...
It was 6 months before Finding Nemo was released in the UK. I bitTorrented the film because I couldn't be bothered to wait that long.
I saw it on a freaking holiday plane from Greece to the UK 3 months before it's UK release! Amazing when everyone started going on about it, and all the product tie-ins were being advertised.
I think $10 US/Gallon would be a fair stupidity tax.
Actually when I fill my car up here in the UK, I pay about $7 a gallon
$100 a gallon and you're talking
so that I can view it through my broadband connection while travelling
So you find out your pipes are in the process of freezing, but havent frozen yet. You're in Japan. what you gonna do?
Speed is never a problem. Inappropiate speed (like the perfectly legal 30mph in rain and fog past a busy school at kicking out time) is a problem, but 80mph on a motorway doesn't harm anyone.
Unfortunatly BT couldn't predict what time they'd turn up to connect my phone line this morning. Oringinally they said 8AM, then 8AM-10AM, then at 11 noone had come. I Don't hold much hope
That's in the region of an average speed of 1,000mph.
Considerably less. The Earth has a circumfrance at the equator of slightly under 40,000km, While the course won't be a straight line, and will probably follow jet streams and avoid certain countries, it shouldn't be more then 50,000km, meaning an average speed of 860mph. If the course is a straight line then an average speed of just under 700mph will suffice.
You need to make 700mph to fly arround the world in complete sunlight, starting at sunrise on the equator, and taking 36 hours arriving at your departure point at sunset the next day.
LAPD is way too busy with serious crime
Like that in the UK. The Police are too busy catching people doing 80mph on the motorway to bother with the boring stuff like murder and gangland shootings
And butts, at least arround Xmas
Nah, in this day and age you just polarise the hull plating
Yes, Disney, Best Buy, etc. count as shadowy. Don't you agree?
No, they openly screw you in the ass, nothign shadowy about that
Maybe I can get a gold/platinum mark on my forehead
Jaffa, Kree!
What if they named it something dirty and disgusting? Would the scientific community honour the name?
(In the case of 'male'/'female' cable connectors, we could just as easily get along with plug/socket|jack)
What about IEC or BNC? plug's generally go into jacks, however with these connectors its a little bit more complicated. Male/Female is more appropiate.
The Bible is a long compendium of slaughters, most of them being comitted ad majorem Dei gloriam.
Really, I might get a copy then. Perhaps they should make a film? Start now and it'll be ready for holiday season 2005!
Well once you start working for a division with 5,000 users over 1,000 machines from the deserts of Afganistan to Nairobi via Sydney, Brenus Aries, Moscow and Manchester, and try to keep them all working with a first-line support staff of 6, then you'll appreciate that why if a user has a problem, they need to have a specified system. Don't have that system? If you're lucky we'll backup your data drive before redesktopping. Non-leased machines (the lease includes a support fee) dont get any support unless theres not much on, we're in a good mood, or the journalist is *really* nice (LOL!). Real is part of the standard desktop, and the desktop has a lot of drivers to work with a lot of software, it's all been checked by the desktop team before deployment though.
The "smart" users that "can administer" there own boxes are the worst, fortunatly thats why we have 2 cd's and 20 minutes to redesktop a machine. User wants some software? Simply add them to the list and next time they log in it will be installed (not nice over a sat phone of course)
And the only time you wear a suit or tie is if you are top managment or on air in a studio.
Better then slashdot
They got Al Capone for tax evasion