The reference to Slashdot was suprising to me being referenced in the ACM without even a footnote because not everyone in IT knows about Slashdot, especially your average.NET programmer:
Marketing. First and foremost, your marketing people will (or should) want to have a prepared message about your use of open source, even if it's only to respond to any questions that may come up. Make sure that they also know enough to make correct assertions about it, or you may find yourself paying the price on Slashdot when one of them makes an embarrassing public gaffe about who provided the technology or attributes it to someone else.
Well, if it were Grand Theft Auto, the acceptable thing would be to steal Spaceship 1, take it to Ace's Bomb Shop to install a remote control bomb and then high-tail it back to mojave within the four minute time limit. And then, of course, watch the fun!
The sun's energy output is strongest at visible wavelengths (peak power in the green - coincidence that chlorophyll is chemical of choice for providing energy to plants? I think not...).
That's contradictory. Green objects absorb all wavelengths except green, which gets reflected. So, if what you say is true, green plants are rejecting the most energetic wavelengths.
Half of the tellurium consumed each year is used to improve the machinability of special iron and steel products. It is alloyed with copper to make copper more ductile (that is, easier to stretch into wires), and with lead to prevent corrosion. These, and other nonferrous tellurium alloys, account for approximately 10% of tellurium use. Tellurium is also used to make catalysts and chemicals. Some of these chemicals are used in the petroleum industry and in making rubber. Tellurium is added to selenium-based photoreceptors to broaden the spectral range of copiers. Tellurium is also used in other electronic applications, and in the production of blasting caps for explosives.
If I had the option, I'd choose an unmuffled Harley Davidson sound for stop and go traffic, complete with reving effects. And for highway, I'd select the Junkers Ju-87 Stuka diving siren, just to impress the bystanders.
Although I couldn't tell you why blimps have gained favor, I'm not surprised. Even the resurected Zeppelin company has been making blimps: Zeppelin NT images gallery
Yeah, you're right. They totally fouled up on this one, they should have marketed it as a WAP or other broadband net provider and then..."Oh, by the way, we'll just be putting on these secams to, uh, protect the blimp. Yeah, that's it!"
Every good balsa wood butcher knows that adding ammonium hydroxide to water and boiling it and then soaking the wood in it makes the wood very pliable. This has the added benefit of 1. It's cheaper. 2. More fun because you get to drink the sake while you play with your wood.
Come to think of it, you could write a client that automatically interfaces (for hotmail even, who cares, right?), that would automatically manage 100 or so accounts, including logging into each one occasionally to ensure the account stays active. It could then create a virtual email account that combines the storage capacity of each. Your main account then would automatically forward incoming mail from your "main" account to one of the 100 or so sub accounts for long term storage.
That's right, buy the one that "fell of the back of a truck." Make sure to crack the screen to help back up you're story before going through customs.;)
From the link: It's getting to the point where I'm starting to think it would be better to just outlaw patents. The abuses are getting ridiculous, and the Patent Office is not doing its job.
Posted by: Jim on February 9, 2004 12:43 PM
I think it's getting to the point where a U.S. patent is losing its value. When I hear about some IP being patented, it no longer means what it once meant. So, for example, when someone says "We have several patents on this" I yawn--even when the patents are non-software related.
Decontaminate it and sink it into the bay. That way, it will do two things: 1. Create fish habitat, encouraging the growth of endangered species of fish and 2. Provide a diver's mecca with historical significance.
Instead I advocate that the mail server require of the sender to do a brute force cracking of an encrypted message that takes 30-40 seconds per recipient.
Here's one from the Houston Chronicle today: City cools jets of pedestrian dousing fountain
I heard one one on the radio last night too: Come to our meeting tomorrow night. It will be held in the XYZ building which is located at 101 Brodway at 7:00 P.M.
Q: Where will the XYZ building be at 8:00 P.M. and how fast is it moving?
Slashdot Mirror
The reference to Slashdot was suprising to me being referenced in the ACM without even a footnote because not everyone in IT knows about Slashdot, especially your average .NET programmer:
Marketing. First and foremost, your marketing people will (or should) want to have a prepared message about your use of open source, even if it's only to respond to any questions that may come up. Make sure that they also know enough to make correct assertions about it, or you may find yourself paying the price on Slashdot when one of them makes an embarrassing public gaffe about who provided the technology or attributes it to someone else.
BTM
Yeah, well--
.= "retort ";
#!/usr/bin/perl
$year = 1999;
$retort = "";
while(1) {
$year++;
$retort
print "$year called, and they want their witty retort $retort back\n\n";
}
Well, if it were Grand Theft Auto, the acceptable thing would be to steal Spaceship 1, take it to Ace's Bomb Shop to install a remote control bomb and then high-tail it back to mojave within the four minute time limit. And then, of course, watch the fun!
BTM
The sun's energy output is strongest at visible wavelengths (peak power in the green - coincidence that chlorophyll is chemical of choice for providing energy to plants? I think not...).
That's contradictory. Green objects absorb all wavelengths except green, which gets reflected. So, if what you say is true, green plants are rejecting the most energetic wavelengths.
BTM
From the Mineral Information Institute:
Uses
Half of the tellurium consumed each year is used to improve the machinability of special iron and steel products. It is alloyed with copper to make copper more ductile (that is, easier to stretch into wires), and with lead to prevent corrosion. These, and other nonferrous tellurium alloys, account for approximately 10% of tellurium use.
Tellurium is also used to make catalysts and chemicals. Some of these chemicals are used in the petroleum industry and in making rubber. Tellurium is added to selenium-based photoreceptors to broaden the spectral range of copiers. Tellurium is also used in other electronic applications, and in the production of blasting caps for explosives.
If I had the option, I'd choose an unmuffled Harley Davidson sound for stop and go traffic, complete with reving effects. And for highway, I'd select the Junkers Ju-87 Stuka diving siren, just to impress the bystanders.
BTM
Although I couldn't tell you why blimps have gained favor, I'm not surprised. Even the resurected Zeppelin company has been making blimps:
Zeppelin NT images gallery
BTM
Yeah, you're right. They totally fouled up on this one, they should have marketed it as a WAP or other broadband net provider and then..."Oh, by the way, we'll just be putting on these secams to, uh, protect the blimp. Yeah, that's it!"
BTM
but only if they fill them with Hydrogen!
BTM
Pssh. C'mon, what kind of geek hasn't heard of Postfix?
I agree postfix is ubiquitous, although prefix and infix have their merits as well!
BTM
Even though the chickens might be 80% more efficient, there are other considerations: Can you imagine the ridicule you'd get when you went into town?
"Here he comes, get ready boys! Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck, here chickey chikcey, Haw Haw Haw!", etc.
BTM
If you choose your next career based on what's needed right now, rather than based on what your passions are is being foolish in the worst way.
BTM
Every good balsa wood butcher knows that adding ammonium hydroxide to water and boiling it and then soaking the wood in it makes the wood very pliable. This has the added benefit of 1. It's cheaper. 2. More fun because you get to drink the sake while you play with your wood.
BTM
Come to think of it, you could write a client that automatically interfaces (for hotmail even, who cares, right?), that would automatically manage 100 or so accounts, including logging into each one occasionally to ensure the account stays active. It could then create a virtual email account that combines the storage capacity of each. Your main account then would automatically forward incoming mail from your "main" account to one of the 100 or so sub accounts for long term storage.
BTM
That's right, buy the one that "fell of the back of a truck." Make sure to crack the screen to help back up you're story before going through customs. ;)
BTM
Thank you Mr Papazian.
Heck, I'll even kick back in a hefty campaign contribution.
BTM
What, all that computing power in something smaller and lighter than a brick? Sometimes people are waaaaay to picky.
So in Nasa's case, an engineer might say that the rover is getting to close to a rock, and the team will stear it away
Yeah, plus they have a week of meetings, planning sessions, etc. to decide whether the rock is really an obstacle worth diverting around or not.
BTM
4. SCO UNIX(R) is Secure
Heh, yeah. "Bring 'em on!"
From the link:
It's getting to the point where I'm starting to think it would be better to just outlaw patents. The abuses are getting ridiculous, and the Patent Office is not doing its job.
Posted by: Jim on February 9, 2004 12:43 PM
I think it's getting to the point where a U.S. patent is losing its value. When I hear about some IP being patented, it no longer means what it once meant. So, for example, when someone says "We have several patents on this" I yawn--even when the patents are non-software related.
BTM
Artificial Reef:
Decontaminate it and sink it into the bay. That way, it will do two things: 1. Create fish habitat, encouraging the growth of endangered species of fish and 2. Provide a diver's mecca with historical significance.
BTM
I disagree. You can solve all manner of these types of problems using certificates with high encryption strength.
BTM
Instead I advocate that the mail server require of the sender to do a brute force cracking of an encrypted message that takes 30-40 seconds per recipient.
Here's one from the Houston Chronicle today:
City cools jets of pedestrian dousing fountain
I heard one one on the radio last night too:
Come to our meeting tomorrow night. It will be held in the XYZ building which is located at 101 Brodway at 7:00 P.M.
Q: Where will the XYZ building be at 8:00 P.M. and how fast is it moving?
BTM