Okay, I admit the chain-inside-the-frame thing is cool : less crap on the legs, cleaner, well lubed chain, etc... But somehow, there has been a notion that current bike drivetrains (i.e. chain+derailleur) are inadequats. There are continuously people who dream of making CVTs for bikes, or non-rotating drivetrains or whatever, to replace the "old" chain-and-derailleur. Well here are some facts:
- A chain/derailleur system is the only system that offers that many speeds under 2Kg
- Bicyclists don't need Continuously Variable Transmissions : human legs are incredibly efficient over a range of speeds from 0 to 13/140 RPM
- A bicycle is virtually the only vehicle where a chain drive is useful and needed, because the "engine" (you) is slower than the wheel, which is unique amongst all vehicles. This is also why any other kind of transmission will fail miserably compared to a chain drive in terms of efficiency (a chain drive routinely gets over 97% efficiency, and you need that with the 75W-100W power you get out of an average rider).
- A cyclist who's moderately used to shifting well will *not* feel impaired by derailleur actions.
- A chain + derailleur system is maintainable on the road. Just try to service a geared hub on the road...
- Geared hubs are great for compacity and easy maintaining. However, their efficiency sucks. For example, a 7-speed Sachs hub can go down to 90% efficiency. That's a lot of power loss with under 100W of input power.
For more bicycling myth debunking, read the rec.bicycles.tech newsgroup and the Bicycle Science list.
I do over 10000Km/year and, apart from chain cleaning and re-lubing, I think the derailleur system is very adequate.
How is this offtopic? the entire article is retarded, since the only reponse is "each case needs to be investigated on a per-case basis as with any crime".
"It sets a precedent now in the judicial system where a hacker can just claim somebody took over his computer, the program vanished and he's free and clear," he said
Right. So if you want to do something illegal, install the version of Windows that's currently most targetted by viruses and worms (XP these days I presume), be very careful *not* to install any service patch, and commit all your crimes with the default Windows telnet client. If you're caught, pretend your computer was hacked and it'll be very plausible. To complete the picture and look even more innocent, pepper a couple of letters to Grandpa, checking account spreadsheets and windows_tips.doc files in your "My Documents" folder.
Of course, don't get caught doing your deeds on a *nix box or your fake computer-loser attitude will appear a lot more suspicious in court...
For now it is GENEROUS of Red Hat to support Fedora.
Do you owe them money? Generous, RH? Caldera bootstrapped the Linux market, RedHat shafted Caldera over the RPM utility that Caldera had paid them to do ($20K iirc) then ran off with it and grabbed market share instead of Caldera. Then years after, when the idea of running Linux in a real business environment is finally accepted thanks to their (arguably generous) efforts, they make the RHN, then finally shaft everybody, all the people who invested time learning their distro and spreading the good word on them, as well as those who paid RHN lately, and go "enterprise" to cash on their user-generated mindshare.
RH is generous my hiney. They're a company with shareholders and they're trying to be profitable, only it's on the back of the people who helped them spread their name. Just go with Debian, or Gentoo or Free/Open/NetBSD or whatever. Don't waste time on Fedora.
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Right, so on plan9, you can recover all your previous file versions, for example, letter_to_boss.txt:
v1.0: "You stupid fuck, why don't you give me a raise some day?"
v1.1: "You tight-pocketed capitalist, isn't it high time you gave me a raise?"
v1.2: "Hey Boss, I really think I deserve a raise, I've been working on this project for so long."
v1.3: "Hello Boss, I respectfully request that you should consider giving me a raise, as I think have proven to be a reliable, hard-working employee. Please?"
v1.4-FINAL: "Dear Mr. Schmoe, I wish to apologize in advance for stopping work on our most important project for five minutes, but I would like to present an idea to you : you see, ever since I have started working at 6-pack computing, I've tried to be a model employee and........."
Including the google cache itself then I suppose. Sounds like a good idea, nothing beats an infintely recursive archiving solution for not losing data.
What's wrong with apropos, man and info (well, and google)? They're free, take less space in the shelf and they're always current. The only paper book you need to use those is a Unix for Dummies book, if you're new to Unix, just to get started.
Mastering Red Hat Linux 9 is a huge, very complete guide to Red Hat Linux 9
"Mastering Red Hat Linux 10" will be a thin, very complete leaflet to Red Hat Linux 10 that will have "Switch to Debian now!" written on it in big blood-red letters.
Szulik gave an example of his 90-year-old father going to a local retailer in order to purchase a computer with Linux: "We know painfully well what happens. He will try to get it installed and either doesn't have a positive experience or puts a lot of pressure on your support systems," he said.
Yes, and I bet 10000000 rubles that your 90 year old father would put extreme pressure on Microsoft's support system if he installed Windows instead of RedHat Linux.
In short : Szulik's father is like mine : he still prefers typewriters (or, in his case, pen and paper probably).
GNU-Darwin has been an ardent defender of digital liberties, and it is a platform for digital activism. Given the current state of things in the US and elsewhere, strident expressions of democratic power are necessary.
blah-blah
We have been prepared to take the Distro off-line a couple of times as a form of political action.
Damn, my skin crawls just remembering it...
Seriously, what's this political rah-rah attached to software making? sure free software is about freedom of speech and it's very preferrable for a million valid reasons, but gee, let go of the melodrama-mode button.
If it's intelligent reflected work ppl produce, I would think it's less. If it's blogging, grocery lists, Slashdot articles (yes, dupes make the number rise quite a lot probably), then that's probably a lot more than that.
Oh well, besides, I don't really know what that amounts to, the official Internet storage unit being the Library of Congress...
Well okay, you're right actually. I really should have written "computer users". There are a lot of people who get scammed with snail mail too and they're not necessarily idiots.
No, she was smart, she sent her scam mails to AOL users, who are notorious credulous computer idiots. She didn't send it to postmaster@homelandsecurity.gov. She was just unlucky that an FBI agent was on AOL too.
Slashdot Mirror
Okay, I admit the chain-inside-the-frame thing is cool : less crap on the legs, cleaner, well lubed chain, etc... But somehow, there has been a notion that current bike drivetrains (i.e. chain+derailleur) are inadequats. There are continuously people who dream of making CVTs for bikes, or non-rotating drivetrains or whatever, to replace the "old" chain-and-derailleur. Well here are some facts :
...
- A chain/derailleur system is the only system that offers that many speeds under 2Kg
- Bicyclists don't need Continuously Variable Transmissions : human legs are incredibly efficient over a range of speeds from 0 to 13/140 RPM
- A bicycle is virtually the only vehicle where a chain drive is useful and needed, because the "engine" (you) is slower than the wheel, which is unique amongst all vehicles. This is also why any other kind of transmission will fail miserably compared to a chain drive in terms of efficiency (a chain drive routinely gets over 97% efficiency, and you need that with the 75W-100W power you get out of an average rider).
- A cyclist who's moderately used to shifting well will *not* feel impaired by derailleur actions.
- A chain + derailleur system is maintainable on the road. Just try to service a geared hub on the road
- Geared hubs are great for compacity and easy maintaining. However, their efficiency sucks. For example, a 7-speed Sachs hub can go down to 90% efficiency. That's a lot of power loss with under 100W of input power.
For more bicycling myth debunking, read the rec.bicycles.tech newsgroup and the Bicycle Science list.
I do over 10000Km/year and, apart from chain cleaning and re-lubing, I think the derailleur system is very adequate.
I guess I'll have to wait for an ascii version ...
How is this offtopic? the entire article is retarded, since the only reponse is "each case needs to be investigated on a per-case basis as with any crime".
"It sets a precedent now in the judicial system where a hacker can just claim somebody took over his computer, the program vanished and he's free and clear," he said
...
Right. So if you want to do something illegal, install the version of Windows that's currently most targetted by viruses and worms (XP these days I presume), be very careful *not* to install any service patch, and commit all your crimes with the default Windows telnet client. If you're caught, pretend your computer was hacked and it'll be very plausible. To complete the picture and look even more innocent, pepper a couple of letters to Grandpa, checking account spreadsheets and windows_tips.doc files in your "My Documents" folder.
Of course, don't get caught doing your deeds on a *nix box or your fake computer-loser attitude will appear a lot more suspicious in court
For now it is GENEROUS of Red Hat to support Fedora.
Do you owe them money? Generous, RH? Caldera bootstrapped the Linux market, RedHat shafted Caldera over the RPM utility that Caldera had paid them to do ($20K iirc) then ran off with it and grabbed market share instead of Caldera. Then years after, when the idea of running Linux in a real business environment is finally accepted thanks to their (arguably generous) efforts, they make the RHN, then finally shaft everybody, all the people who invested time learning their distro and spreading the good word on them, as well as those who paid RHN lately, and go "enterprise" to cash on their user-generated mindshare.
RH is generous my hiney. They're a company with shareholders and they're trying to be profitable, only it's on the back of the people who helped them spread their name. Just go with Debian, or Gentoo or Free/Open/NetBSD or whatever. Don't waste time on Fedora.
The one which is wheeled out whenever freedom is being threatened, such as cctv, id cards, drug tests at work
You were great up to that last bit.
No, I don't want machinists or truck drivers on grass or crack cocaine (or programmers, just look at the disastrous products from Redmond).
Repeat after me: drug tests at work are good.
about IBM sending subpoenas to large SCO investors in an effort to compel discovery.
In the recent wake of subpoena frenzy, we at subpoenaforless.com are pleased to announce a 20% discount on all our printed subpoenas, and 25% discount on rose-smelling quadrichromic printed 320g paper models. Up to 40% off all our models of subpoenas can be had if you puchase in volume. We have many satisfied customers and you could be one too.
We're also working hard on the upcoming opening of our new online Internet portal, oneclicksubpoena.com. Be assure that we at subpoenaforless.com are committed to high quality, trouble free legal hassles.
Right, so on plan9, you can recover all your previous file versions, for example, letter_to_boss.txt :
... ... ..."
v1.0: "You stupid fuck, why don't you give me a raise some day?"
v1.1: "You tight-pocketed capitalist, isn't it high time you gave me a raise?"
v1.2: "Hey Boss, I really think I deserve a raise, I've been working on this project for so long."
v1.3: "Hello Boss, I respectfully request that you should consider giving me a raise, as I think have proven to be a reliable, hard-working employee. Please?"
v1.4-FINAL: "Dear Mr. Schmoe, I wish to apologize in advance for stopping work on our most important project for five minutes, but I would like to present an idea to you : you see, ever since I have started working at 6-pack computing, I've tried to be a model employee and
My favorite file to put in CVS : /dev/hda1. Takes a while to recover an old file though ...
No. But you can do this right now:
cvs commit suicide
Don't forget the -kb switch when you do "cvs add pr0n.avi", otherwise you'll be disappointed when check the file out again.
By Google-caching everything!
Including the google cache itself then I suppose. Sounds like a good idea, nothing beats an infintely recursive archiving solution for not losing data.
How can we keep corporate America honest?
Because it is now?
What's wrong with apropos, man and info (well, and google)? They're free, take less space in the shelf and they're always current. The only paper book you need to use those is a Unix for Dummies book, if you're new to Unix, just to get started.
Mastering Red Hat Linux 9 is a huge, very complete guide to Red Hat Linux 9
"Mastering Red Hat Linux 10" will be a thin, very complete leaflet to Red Hat Linux 10 that will have "Switch to Debian now!" written on it in big blood-red letters.
by depositing 250,000 USD in my numbered Austrian bank account
...
Arnold, is that you?
Damn, of course!, it's Skynet that spreads viruses
Szulik gave an example of his 90-year-old father going to a local retailer in order to purchase a computer with Linux: "We know painfully well what happens. He will try to get it installed and either doesn't have a positive experience or puts a lot of pressure on your support systems," he said.
Yes, and I bet 10000000 rubles that your 90 year old father would put extreme pressure on Microsoft's support system if he installed Windows instead of RedHat Linux.
In short : Szulik's father is like mine : he still prefers typewriters (or, in his case, pen and paper probably).
Hurd eh ?
I always though the first letter was ROT-12 encoded.
It's not *when* it comes out, it's *if*.
GNU-Darwin is an activist distribution
...
GNU-Darwin has been an ardent defender of digital liberties, and it is a platform for digital activism. Given the current state of things in the US and elsewhere, strident expressions of democratic power are necessary.
blah-blah
We have been prepared to take the Distro off-line a couple of times as a form of political action.
Damn, my skin crawls just remembering it
Seriously, what's this political rah-rah attached to software making? sure free software is about freedom of speech and it's very preferrable for a million valid reasons, but gee, let go of the melodrama-mode button.
well, we're gonna have a hard time /.ing you if you don't give us your IP...
:)
Very nice pun, in a story about patents
Ethopian refugees are counted in the "total number of people in the world", yet they probably don't own a hard drive.
...
I'm willing to bet the INS produces a lot of data for them (and about them) when they apply for residency under the status of refugee
If it's intelligent reflected work ppl produce, I would think it's less. If it's blogging, grocery lists, Slashdot articles (yes, dupes make the number rise quite a lot probably), then that's probably a lot more than that.
...
Oh well, besides, I don't really know what that amounts to, the official Internet storage unit being the Library of Congress
Well okay, you're right actually. I really should have written "computer users". There are a lot of people who get scammed with snail mail too and they're not necessarily idiots.
No, she was smart, she sent her scam mails to AOL users, who are notorious credulous computer idiots. She didn't send it to postmaster@homelandsecurity.gov. She was just unlucky that an FBI agent was on AOL too.
a 55 year old woman spammed an FBI computer crime agent. She got caught mailing off a credit card scam to AOL users.
What this story teaches us:
- Little middle-aged (well, quite ripe already) ladies are not to be trusted
- AOL users are idiots, since they are prime targets of even little middle-aged lady spamsters
- FBI agents too open AOL accounts, which is worrying in a sense