I supported Team Apocalypse last year and will be making a donation again this year. They put in a massive effort last year - the least you can do is send them a few bucks (though possibly a thread about unemployemnt is the wrong place for this;-)
I had guessed that budgetary considerations would be the root of the problem and my comments read more like a personal criticism than they were meant to. I'd like to say that you've been doing a great job (imho) in extremely adverse circumstances and all things considered I'm surprised you haven't just thrown in the towel!
I and many others voted for him in the open elections specifically so that he would be there to fight the good fight in discussions like these. Submitting a paper and then having ICANN read a synopsis an then disclaim the paper would seem to do more harm than good.
Having said that, its probably worth adding "Force ICANN to reconsider its policy regarding cc TLDs" to the list of impossible things to do before your breakfast!
Well - actually, I only laughed - over this passage
(Note: If you're in the media or telecoms industry this becomes "Get there first with something patented, proprietary, and broken, then send lawyers after anyone who points out problems", but this is a special case).
Fantastic! I never knew that this was a recognised condition! I've had problems with "twitchy feet" as it was always referred to in my family since I was a child. It doesn't seem to cause me sleep problems, but things like theatre visits can be a nightmare for me at times.
Thanks for posting the link - it's interesting stuff.
Indeed! I was just on my way to post that if it's Gibson research behind this initiative we at least know that every guitar will come with Shields Up! technology included;-)
If parents don't vaccinate their children, the state takes them out of school. If a dog consistently attacks people, the authorities put it down. If someone commits three felonies, they are put away for life. This is because the rights of the many outweigh the rights of the one.
In your country perhaps, but where I live not all of those suppositions are true. And here one sees an inherent problem that such a system would create - you may be operating within the legal framework of (for instance) the US, but does that give you the rights to close down a process on a machine in Iraq, or North Korea, or any other country for that mattter?
Yeah, but 15 million dollars is 135,096,373 kronor according to xe.com today. Don't you think that if they were *really* making investments that large in the game they would be the new Framfab, appearing in Computer Sweden and Dagens Industri almost every day?
I mean, even the company I work for has advertised for new employees before - and we sure as hell don't have 135 million kronor invested in our company!
My point is simply that: a) their figures sound overinflated and b) if they really *have* invested that much money there's no hope in hell they'll be able to make it back again! (Which makes me wonder why on earth they are overinflating their figures!);-)
They're saying that they've invested over 15 million USD in the game already and will continue to invest over 5 million USD/year! That sounds like a horrific amount of money for them to try and make back. Expect a virtual cup of coffee to cost 10 bucks real money!
Also, I live in Sweden and work in the Internet industry here and I've never heard of this company. If their investment has been as large as they say it has, I would expect to have heard something about them. (I would also expect them to build a website that *doesn't* crash my browser (IE 6!) every time I visit the site!).
"Gateway has 272 Gateway Country stores. With 7,800 floor model PCs,..."
The advantage, for customers, is the price. For an introductory price of 15 cents per computer hour, plus set-up fees, Gateway is making the power of supercomputing available to companies that might not be able to afford it otherwise. "
If they were (extremely theoretically) able to sell all their computing power for 24 hours a day, 365 days a year their income would be:
Not too shabby - but somehow the similarities between this business model and (let's say) web advertising to support an otherwise loss-making venture make me shiver.
I imagine some Gateway exec is sitting in his cow-themed office rubbing his hands with glee looking at those figures. Good luck making it happen!
Given that many people still boycott Amazon for their stance on software patents, I guess that they won't be shedding many tears.
One could argue something about watching out for who your bed-partners are! Bear in mind that a company that has such a disregard for even their affiliates has to have a pretty poor respect for anyone else out there! Caveat emptor!
I think that the tool you are looking for is called a hammer. If you find that using the hammer doesn't help, you may want to also try and track down a cold chisel. That should definitely help you remove those stubborn pegs!
If all else fails, you can use a drill with a metal boring bit. Be sure to use a bit with a diameter several times that of the pegs, or you may risk leaving parts of the peg in place. Drilling to a depth of at least 10cm should ensure that the job is done thoroughly.;-)
While most of "Spaf's" comments seem fairly self evident, I liked this point regarding add-on security products:
"Expect to see several established products fail or be withdrawn because they are too invasive, have unfriendly interfaces, or are found to be considerably less effective than claimed."
This kinda makes me think of the effect that ZoneAlarm have had on the personal firewall market for instance. 3 years ago, firewall technology was clunky and strictly for the network administrator. Nowadays anyone can have a simple to configure basic level of protection thanks to a product that broke the paradigm and set a new standard for ease of use. Of course, the really security consciuos out there still have their infinitely configurable command-line tools, but at the same time, my dad (for instance) can feel comfortable with a product that he can understand.
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I supported Team Apocalypse last year and will be making a donation again this year. They put in a massive effort last year - the least you can do is send them a few bucks (though possibly a thread about unemployemnt is the wrong place for this ;-)
Go Team Apocalypse!
(Gothfather - is that you??)
is that you have to listen to the crap they play on the radio and watch the rubbish they put on TV :-D
I say Vive la difference - choose web radio!
They could fix it by making it impossible to enter arbitrary URLs in the next version of Internet Explorer :-D
Nope - but I *can* hammer a six-inch spike though it *with* a board!
I had guessed that budgetary considerations would be the root of the problem and my comments read more like a personal criticism than they were meant to. I'd like to say that you've been doing a great job (imho) in extremely adverse circumstances and all things considered I'm surprised you haven't just thrown in the towel!
Good luck!
... now I don't need to buy the book!
Honestly, that was more of a synopsis than a review dont'cha think??
I and many others voted for him in the open elections specifically so that he would be there to fight the good fight in discussions like these. Submitting a paper and then having ICANN read a synopsis an then disclaim the paper would seem to do more harm than good.
Having said that, its probably worth adding "Force ICANN to reconsider its policy regarding cc TLDs" to the list of impossible things to do before your breakfast!
It's almost like they need a special button or something. It could be called the "Back" button perhaps! ;-)
You need more than plain RGB to show this, you need to include the little known fourth color, Squant, as well!
Squant description - though you may have to download the plugin to see it properly.
Well - actually, I only laughed - over this passage
(Note: If you're in the media or telecoms industry this becomes "Get there
first with something patented, proprietary, and broken, then send lawyers
after anyone who points out problems", but this is a special case).
Heh! What a wag!
(OK - I know there's no up or down in space. Bah humbug!)
Fantastic! I never knew that this was a recognised condition! I've had problems with "twitchy feet" as it was always referred to in my family since I was a child. It doesn't seem to cause me sleep problems, but things like theatre visits can be a nightmare for me at times.
Thanks for posting the link - it's interesting stuff.
- Ass
Duh!Indeed! I was just on my way to post that if it's Gibson research behind this initiative we at least know that every guitar will come with Shields Up! technology included ;-)
If parents don't vaccinate their children, the state takes them out of school. If a dog consistently attacks people, the authorities put it down. If someone commits three felonies, they are put away for life. This is because the rights of the many outweigh the rights of the one.
In your country perhaps, but where I live not all of those suppositions are true. And here one sees an inherent problem that such a system would create - you may be operating within the legal framework of (for instance) the US, but does that give you the rights to close down a process on a machine in Iraq, or North Korea, or any other country for that mattter?
I'm convinced ;-)
:-D
Now - how do I edit my original post???
Yeah, but 15 million dollars is 135,096,373 kronor according to xe.com today. Don't you think that if they were *really* making investments that large in the game they would be the new Framfab, appearing in Computer Sweden and Dagens Industri almost every day?
;-)
I mean, even the company I work for has advertised for new employees before - and we sure as hell don't have 135 million kronor invested in our company!
My point is simply that:
a) their figures sound overinflated and
b) if they really *have* invested that much money there's no hope in hell they'll be able to make it back again! (Which makes me wonder why on earth they are overinflating their figures!)
They're saying that they've invested over 15 million USD in the game already and will continue to invest over 5 million USD/year! That sounds like a horrific amount of money for them to try and make back. Expect a virtual cup of coffee to cost 10 bucks real money!
Also, I live in Sweden and work in the Internet industry here and I've never heard of this company. If their investment has been as large as they say it has, I would expect to have heard something about them. (I would also expect them to build a website that *doesn't* crash my browser (IE 6!) every time I visit the site!).
Just my 2 Entropian cents!
"Gateway has 272 Gateway Country stores. With 7,800 floor model PCs, ..."
The advantage, for customers, is the price. For an introductory price of 15 cents per computer hour, plus set-up fees, Gateway is making the power of supercomputing available to companies that might not be able to afford it otherwise. "
If they were (extremely theoretically) able to sell all their computing power for 24 hours a day, 365 days a year their income would be:
15c * 7800 computers = $1170/hour
$28080 / day
$10249200 / year.
Not too shabby - but somehow the similarities between this business model and (let's say) web advertising to support an otherwise loss-making venture make me shiver.
I imagine some Gateway exec is sitting in his cow-themed office rubbing his hands with glee looking at those figures. Good luck making it happen!
Given that many people still boycott Amazon for their stance on software patents, I guess that they won't be shedding many tears.
One could argue something about watching out for who your bed-partners are! Bear in mind that a company that has such a disregard for even their affiliates has to have a pretty poor respect for anyone else out there! Caveat emptor!
Well, whaddaya know! I was person #10,000!
... and this earlier Slashdot article about the self-cleaning glass concept.
Good question!
;-)
I think that the tool you are looking for is called a hammer. If you find that using the hammer doesn't help, you may want to also try and track down a cold chisel. That should definitely help you remove those stubborn pegs!
If all else fails, you can use a drill with a metal boring bit. Be sure to use a bit with a diameter several times that of the pegs, or you may risk leaving parts of the peg in place. Drilling to a depth of at least 10cm should ensure that the job is done thoroughly.
True, but I only need to explain to him once or twice that
... and ...
a) Still be careful with information you give out/files that you open
b) Turn off automatic notification.
It's definitely better than no protection or completely mis-configured protection because the user interface is designed for systems administrators.
Hence the whole point of Zone Alarm as a paradigm-buster.
While most of "Spaf's" comments seem fairly self evident, I liked this point regarding add-on security products:
"Expect to see several established products fail or be withdrawn because they are too invasive, have unfriendly interfaces, or are found to be considerably less effective than claimed."
This kinda makes me think of the effect that ZoneAlarm have had on the personal firewall market for instance. 3 years ago, firewall technology was clunky and strictly for the network administrator. Nowadays anyone can have a simple to configure basic level of protection thanks to a product that broke the paradigm and set a new standard for ease of use. Of course, the really security consciuos out there still have their infinitely configurable command-line tools, but at the same time, my dad (for instance) can feel comfortable with a product that he can understand.