maybe they meant they were using two, orthoganal (via the polarization) signals of the same wavelength, so that you can densely divide and multiplex that however you like, and you can double the resulting bandwidth via polarizing and recycling that wavelength.
16 wavelengths = 160 Gbps
16 wavelengths, twice each (one's all sideways from thuther) = 320 Gbps.
This is one of the *worst* ease-of-use arguments I've ever heard. Assume a user with minimal knowledge of both windows and linux.
The user sits down at windows machine and knows he has to change the ip's of his DNS servers, whatever that means. Hmm...well, on windows, one thing he could do is open the start menu, since most things go on there. What next, hmmm..maybe settings, I want to change a setting, okay control panel that sounds better than "printers, desktop, etc". "Network" since this is for my network. Then it gets bad. I don't see how he would guess that he needs to open TCP/IP over the proper adapter's properties, but there are a lot of clear things to try. There is some advice.
Also, skipping that, he could have seen "network neighborhood" on the desktop and right-clicked it, getting to properties from the context menu.
Barring all this reasoning, he could have gone to "Help", typed in "DNS", and the second option in the list would give him step by step instructions that sort of thing.
On linux, he'd see:
/u/clueless#_
or something. He might know that there are a bunch of text files that he can poke around in in/etc that affect this kind of thing. Let's say he does. He cd's to/etc. Now what? "ls". Wow, lot of stuff. Why would he guess resolve.conf? The man pages are far from a generalized help facility. He'd be SOL.
good point. But with mozilla's ability to turn off javascript pop-over/unders off while leaving the rest of it on, students won't get the true pr0n experience.
Aye, yer right. The last time I tried to use a free os was during the lag between the linux release and the windows release, after that I moved under the rock.
...except that in a school situation, I wouldn't want kids browsing, I'd want them researching.
Are you saying that using functionality-limited software is good because it restricts the time-wasting of these kids? If so, that's one of the most brain-damaged arguments I've ever heard! I have a hard time believing that that's what you mean, so I'm refraining from posting obvious arguments against it, but maybe you could clarify? On what grounds was this comment modded up on?
And for what schools use computers for - primarily the Internet, it's a great solution.
It's a great solution if by "internet" you mean ftp, news, mail, gopher, WAIS, etc. But if you mean "the web", you get...poor plug-in availability, instant lockout from loads of sites due to outdated flash plugin...
Make a strategic partnership with newly-formed Earthlink/Yahoo.
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Freshman year, one of my friends from HS that went to my college lived next door to this girl that was pretty hot. The first week, his big, football-playing, girl-getting roommate was like, "Hey, man, that hot girl next door can't get her computer to work. You should go over there, man, that's your in." Friend rolls his eyes, knowing where this is going, but being a nice guy, heads over to help.
Next day, we see him, and we had heard the roommate telling him this so we ask him about it. He recounts:
"You walk in, she's all smiley and kicking up her heels and asking you to help, and she's super-friendly while you wait for the machine to reboot, and then she sees a webpage load and she's like, 'Thanks DORK, NOW DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING'"
ehh, well...I thought it was funny.
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that's not true, dude. Chicks dig sierra games, especially KQ4.
One could argue that the productivity gains over the last two decades that enabled the longest period of economic expansion in US history were due in a large part to the proliferation of inexpensive computer hardware, which was only possible because of Compaq's success (and victory in court) in reverse-engineering the IBM PC BIOS. If that were to happen today, Compaq would lose, cheap, competitive clones would not have appeared, the desire to connect them wouldn't have followed, and we'd have no giant public computer network, with record corporate tax returns providing lawmakers with a surplus to woo their constituents with.
Is this a troll or do those question marks mean you actually want to engage people here in a discussion on this topic? If the second is true, are you insane?
I don't have any friends who live in the middle of nowhere, but I do have friends who live in the areas where DTV is allowed to broadcast local networks. Will this tactic work this way? Also, does said person then have to forward all of my bills to me? Can I set up electronic payment or something?
Ya know, I really want to pirate DirecTV, but not to get all the channels... just to get a damn FOX affiliate over my dish so I could use my DirecTivo for The Family Guy and That 70s Show. Is that to much to ask?
I would have directv NOW if I could get a freakin' fox affiliate. They should really get on that. I don't understand why they aren't allowed to give me my local channels. Can't they buy a little government like every other media-related megacorp? There's no other good solution. My local "lifeline" cable deal is $8/mo, I think it's actually a bit more now, and antenna reception sucks. I was seriously considering buying one, paying for it, and getting a bootleg card so that I could tivo-ize network TV. As it stands, I have no cable, no tivo, nothing. A Fox affiliate from Directv is the only missing link...
Actually, computer speech-recognition systems have been tested in labs that have far greater noise tolerance over a limited problem domain than humans. Check out the slashdot post about it.
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maybe they meant they were using two, orthoganal (via the polarization) signals of the same wavelength, so that you can densely divide and multiplex that however you like, and you can double the resulting bandwidth via polarizing and recycling that wavelength.
16 wavelengths = 160 Gbps
16 wavelengths, twice each (one's all sideways from thuther) = 320 Gbps.
Though I'm just talking out of my ass.
This is one of the *worst* ease-of-use arguments I've ever heard. Assume a user with minimal knowledge of both windows and linux.
/etc that affect this kind of thing. Let's say he does. He cd's to /etc. Now what? "ls". Wow, lot of stuff. Why would he guess resolve.conf? The man pages are far from a generalized help facility. He'd be SOL.
The user sits down at windows machine and knows he has to change the ip's of his DNS servers, whatever that means. Hmm...well, on windows, one thing he could do is open the start menu, since most things go on there. What next, hmmm..maybe settings, I want to change a setting, okay control panel that sounds better than "printers, desktop, etc". "Network" since this is for my network. Then it gets bad. I don't see how he would guess that he needs to open TCP/IP over the proper adapter's properties, but there are a lot of clear things to try. There is some advice.
Also, skipping that, he could have seen "network neighborhood" on the desktop and right-clicked it, getting to properties from the context menu.
Barring all this reasoning, he could have gone to "Help", typed in "DNS", and the second option in the list would give him step by step instructions that sort of thing.
On linux, he'd see:
/u/clueless#_
or something. He might know that there are a bunch of text files that he can poke around in in
dude, I listen to your streams. They rock.
Why do you think that (in your sig) about AI/nanotech?
good point. But with mozilla's ability to turn off javascript pop-over/unders off while leaving the rest of it on, students won't get the true pr0n experience.
Aye, yer right. The last time I tried to use a free os was during the lag between the linux release and the windows release, after that I moved under the rock.
Are you saying that using functionality-limited software is good because it restricts the time-wasting of these kids? If so, that's one of the most brain-damaged arguments I've ever heard! I have a hard time believing that that's what you mean, so I'm refraining from posting obvious arguments against it, but maybe you could clarify? On what grounds was this comment modded up on?
are comment numbers global now instead of local to the post?
It's a great solution if by "internet" you mean ftp, news, mail, gopher, WAIS, etc. But if you mean "the web", you get...poor plug-in availability, instant lockout from loads of sites due to outdated flash plugin...
But florida is america's wang!
You know MiniDisc uses a lossy compression standard developed by (I think) Sony called ATRAC, right?
I thought it was funny.
this man is a genius.
Make a strategic partnership with newly-formed Earthlink/Yahoo.
Next day, we see him, and we had heard the roommate telling him this so we ask him about it. He recounts: "You walk in, she's all smiley and kicking up her heels and asking you to help, and she's super-friendly while you wait for the machine to reboot, and then she sees a webpage load and she's like, 'Thanks DORK, NOW DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING'"
ehh, well...I thought it was funny.
that's not true, dude. Chicks dig sierra games, especially KQ4.
jeb.
lowest average userid in any >4 post thread ever. Yes, even since when all the userids were that low.
Is this a troll or do those question marks mean you actually want to engage people here in a discussion on this topic? If the second is true, are you insane?
java sound api, if you're into that sort of thing.
nevermind. I didn't realize there was a $5.99 fee for local-into-local. Gotta make more friends in the 'docks.
I don't have any friends who live in the middle of nowhere, but I do have friends who live in the areas where DTV is allowed to broadcast local networks. Will this tactic work this way? Also, does said person then have to forward all of my bills to me? Can I set up electronic payment or something?
I would have directv NOW if I could get a freakin' fox affiliate. They should really get on that. I don't understand why they aren't allowed to give me my local channels. Can't they buy a little government like every other media-related megacorp? There's no other good solution. My local "lifeline" cable deal is $8/mo, I think it's actually a bit more now, and antenna reception sucks. I was seriously considering buying one, paying for it, and getting a bootleg card so that I could tivo-ize network TV. As it stands, I have no cable, no tivo, nothing. A Fox affiliate from Directv is the only missing link...
Actually, computer speech-recognition systems have been tested in labs that have far greater noise tolerance over a limited problem domain than humans. Check out the slashdot post about it.
that takes support burden from MS and puts it on Dell.