That's a sig, my friend. It just happened to fit the occassion.
Yes, stereotypes are true, for the most part. But I'd expect someone who deems themselves worthy of judging others to have a little more ammo than oft-repeated, highly unoriginal quips. Stereotypes are only good when put to good purpose.
I'm happy to hear that things are going so well in Latin America, compared to other places. I mentioned Ecuador in my post, since my g/f worked down there for a summer and said nothing positive about the conditions. Of course, she doesn't/., so I wouldn't really expect her to notice things pertinent to this discussion.
My post was formed with an image of poor (with a capital P) living conditions. Obviously, if you have electricity, indoor plumbing, windows, etc., then internet access is one of the next big steps. But imagine a shack out in the wastelands with NOTHING. Adding internet access won't help.
I've seen a few ppl. throw SETI@Home into their discussion of the security issues at hand w/distributed computing. S@H addresses this pretty well, I think. 1st of all, they send the same data package to multiple ppl. And 2ndly, they check the data themselves. If you send them a forged data package showing a huge Gaussian peak originating over there in Sector Plural Z Alpha, they test the original and discover...that you're a DNA fan w/too much time on their hands.
I think SETI@Home is great. The search for ET-life has got to be one of THE coolest things going right now....just think about it quietly by yourself for a few minutes....And the search will go on forever - whether we ever make contact or not.
>If we had a corporate need for some sort of distributed computing, the client could be added to the image, so it would be part of every PC on every desk (or in every lap). I think this model might have been used by the staff of the company that did the graphics for Babylon 5. I wouldn't be surprised if the NSA already does this.
I would be! Can you imagine the shit-hot security they'd need between the client & server? And in the NSA!! That's like letting the chicken lay eggs in the fox's den - those guys wouldn't get any work done, they'd just try to decode sigint all day...
"Providing net cafes may help communities far more than, for example, providing electricity to every home."
I think this is absurd. Of course, you said "may help," so its ok.:)
But seriously, I think access to wonderful modern marvels such as A/C, refrigeration, indoor lighting might be a little more useful to a village in Ecuador than a Microsoft/Starbucks joint. If you want access to education, having the ability to read after the sun goes down is a big plus.
The point, imho, is that simple basic infrastructure like electricity & plumbing are a tad higher in priority than being able to surf web.
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Screw "The Blob." Remember "Andromeda Strain"?
That's a sig, my friend. It just happened to fit the occassion.
Yes, stereotypes are true, for the most part. But I'd expect someone who deems themselves worthy of judging others to have a little more ammo than oft-repeated, highly unoriginal quips. Stereotypes are only good when put to good purpose.
Tarzan like global standards. He think they smart. Tarzan wonder: what were the other 25 companies? Do they "play well with others?"
I'm happy to hear that things are going so well in Latin America, compared to other places. I mentioned Ecuador in my post, since my g/f worked down there for a summer and said nothing positive about the conditions. Of course, she doesn't /., so I wouldn't really expect her to notice things pertinent to this discussion.
My post was formed with an image of poor (with a capital P) living conditions. Obviously, if you have electricity, indoor plumbing, windows, etc., then internet access is one of the next big steps. But imagine a shack out in the wastelands with NOTHING. Adding internet access won't help.
I've seen a few ppl. throw SETI@Home into their discussion of the security issues at hand w/distributed computing. S@H addresses this pretty well, I think. 1st of all, they send the same data package to multiple ppl. And 2ndly, they check the data themselves. If you send them a forged data package showing a huge Gaussian peak originating over there in Sector Plural Z Alpha, they test the original and discover...that you're a DNA fan w/too much time on their hands.
I think SETI@Home is great. The search for ET-life has got to be one of THE coolest things going right now....just think about it quietly by yourself for a few minutes....And the search will go on forever - whether we ever make contact or not.
>If we had a corporate need for some sort of distributed computing, the client could be added to the image, so it would be part of every PC on every desk (or in every lap). I think this model might have been used by the staff of the company that did the graphics for Babylon 5. I wouldn't be surprised if the NSA already does this.
I would be! Can you imagine the shit-hot security they'd need between the client & server? And in the NSA!! That's like letting the chicken lay eggs in the fox's den - those guys wouldn't get any work done, they'd just try to decode sigint all day...
"Providing net cafes may help communities far more than, for example, providing electricity to every home."
:)
I think this is absurd. Of course, you said "may help," so its ok.
But seriously, I think access to wonderful modern marvels such as A/C, refrigeration, indoor lighting might be a little more useful to a village in Ecuador than a Microsoft/Starbucks joint. If you want access to education, having the ability to read after the sun goes down is a big plus.
The point, imho, is that simple basic infrastructure like electricity & plumbing are a tad higher in priority than being able to surf web.