We could use the natural thermal properties of a closed system to circulate the water, by having it rise to exchangers in the screen-backing area...
We could then start adding turbines to reclaim some of the energy lost as heat from the unit, and use that to help prolong the time between charges on the unit! Just think! The more hard number crunching you do, the hotter the processor gets, and the longer your laptop runs! It'd be a reason for EVERYONE to run seti@home!
What about OEM installs of Windows? People who buy a computer from Office Max or Wal-Mart don't ever get the 'Agree/Disagree' prompt. Usually there's a little book that says 'For distribution only with a new PC.' inside the box, but does it ever say anywhere 'Read me or die a horrible death?'"
Actually, when the user first boots a new OEM computer, Microsoft's OSes load the whole "do you agree?" routine. If you say now, they either simply shutdown, else they nuke the bootsector and shut down (I cannot remember which).
If something works off of spin, wouldn't we have to build a mirror image of one for use in Australia and New Zealand? I mean, toilets and sinks and drinking fountains spin the other direction down there, so wouldn't electrons too?
"...I supoprt Windows and i would not say it is perfect But under 2000 we have a lot lot less crashes than NT..."
I'm sorry, but in my opinion, ANY crashes are unacceptable from an operating system. My Pentium 200 server, which uses a dying Quantum Bigfoot drive that occasionally forgets how to seek has a longer uptime than the Windows installation on my (dual boot capable) 1.2GHz Athlon, and I _never_ have resource issues on the server. I do occasionally have to change my FS to read only, fsck it, and remount it rw, but at least I _can_ do that. My workstation constantly runs out of system resources, and on a computer with 512MB RAM that's just unacceptable.
In comparing applications, I'm still trying to figure out why Microsoft apps are such bloat. I consider Mozilla/Netscape 6 to be very bloated, but compared to IE, it's downright slim. Office is another example, for it's a huge mess of a thing, and many people don't use it any more in depth than they use MS. Word 2.0. Things like the "advanced" macro capabilities might not be in the Linux/X based editors, but most people don't use them anyway.
I guess that my argument is that I'd rather have a platform that won't disappear out from under me when I am working, for I can still get more done working with less features but no reboots versus having tons of features, but losing some of my work twice daily.
If you look at the OSes available right now, you see two basic types, the Microsoft supplied stuff, and the UNIX and UNIX-like types. Yes, there are others, like OS/2, Novell, etc, but the UN*X and Windows OSes have to distinct differences, each with a real strength. Microsoft's is that they've managed to get in the sweet spot as far as licensing and distribution goes, with almost all NEW computers getting their OSes. In turn, people learn to use their OSes first, and those who aren't willing to relearn something, especially something harder, won't change OSes. the UN*X OSes enjoy a different benefit, and one that helps for those who ARE willing to try something new, and that is that many are FREE. I didn't have to go pay $199.99 for my first copy of Slackware, and that gave me something that I could legitimately and legally toy with and not have to worry about cutting a check for each upgrade.
With Apple adopting OSX (which I'm pretty damn sure is pronounced oh-ess-ecks), they've somewhat changed the playing field. One can now have a fairly decent UNIX OS behind the pretty graphics, and never actually have to touch the harder stuff IF one doesn't want to. I had the opportunity to play with the Darwin core for x86 for quite a while at my previous job, and it was not a bad piece of work. There were several things that were a pain, but I never had anything actually crash or die, as well it shouldn't.
I think that the smartest thing that Apple could do would be to release a full version of OSX for the PC. Granted, it would require a lot of work to get it to work with all of the PC hardware that is on the market at the moment, but at the same time, if they could work things out with a large vendor, like Dell or Compaq or HP or something, they could build a standard configuration that would be easily supported, and they could release lists of verified hardware. It would take a lot of work to get that far, but I think it would be worth it, and with the success that I've had with Linux as my desktop, I'd be more than willing to test out another UNIX (functionality-wise) for a different desktop, especially one that was designed for easy to use features. Hopefully, someone will realise this and do it.
"Heat can be another issue as well. 7200 RPM drives put out a LOT of heat. If your case isn't properly ventillated, that could conceivably cause a failure."
The only flaw in that argument is that I can touch the drive after the computer has basically been on for six months straight, and it's only lukewarm. (It'd have been on for six months straight solid except I was forced to use Windows for something *Grrr*)
Anyway, I had the drive on a seperate cooling fan, and I didn't need it. I don't have the case on anyway, too many things have to be "toggled" between Linux and Windows (mainly disks), and the drive seems to be nice and cool.
My first drive died so quickly that it was basically DOA. As long as this one doesn't go, I'll be very happy.
I had purchased one from a wholesaler that sells to small-time vendors, and it was an OEM model. It died within a week. I took it back, got another, and this one's been happily running for about ten months.
I've got to wonder if the problem isn't the drives necessarily, but bad handling... Mine were both OEM, only a static bag, no padding otherwise when I received them, so I'm wondering if shipping is doing something nasty to the drives, or if some other problem NOT related to the manufacturing is the cause. Granted, I could be dead wrong, but the second drive, (45GB models) has been absolutely perfect.
... release the code and start working on their own code from scratch...
I thought that was understood...
Alternatively, if they can contact the author, they could arrange for a specific license that is different from GPL, and that would allow them to "buy" that code. They'd still face competition from the existing GPL code though.
Save the snails! They don't deserve this kind of animal cruelty! Everyone, protest outside of your nearest semiconductor plant to show your dislike of the abuse of these poor, innocent creatures!
I started with Slackware in 1996, before there was much else available that I could get my hands on. I had some problems (as any newbie would) but I overcame these problems with documentation, and if I hadn't started with Slackware, I wouldn't know as much as I do today about Linux. So many Linux users don't even know what the inittab is or how to use mknod that it's driving us crazy trying to help them in IRC, and many times they don't want to read the documentation. I do want people to use Linux, but unfortunately too many people aren't willing to learn.
I'd vote for Slackware any day for the Linux distro to start with, one learns, it is up to date, and it's _free_.
I hope that these cells become viable in the next few years, for as high as Arizona Public Service is with its electric service, I'd be more than happy to install something like this. It would pay for itself so quickly in the summer (when we have rain 5 days out of 90) that my electric bill could drop from $140 to $50 or somesuch.
Don't get me wrong, I'm quite geek, but I don't even like the idea of using an e-book myself.
When I decide to read, which is something that I do fairly often, I like the feel of the book in my hands. I like the satisfaction of sitting back in a recliner or on a couch with some nice ambient lighting and turning the pages, being able to get away from technology for awhile in my reading, not relying on it. I like the sheer act of going to the local library and taking my time perusing the collection, hell, I even liked the old paper card catalogues before they were removed. If I want to read, I'm getting an escape. My work and much of my entertainment is spent in the company of computers, and I want something to give me a break from that.
If feel that if I am going to do something as an escape, it should _be_ an escape. e-books are not something that I would find to be an escape.
I'd not go that far, the thing with Ogg is that they're trying to make it relatively easy to convert, the XMMS plugin exists, and it should be transparent to the user to play ogg files. Granted, people do need to start encoding to make the codec survive, but I'll admit that I'm willing to give it a chance, especially if it means that I don't have to worry about my music encoder ceasing to release newer, better versions because it got it's ass sued into the ground for being patented...
WHY would they be making it into a Windows Only product when it's geared around the Linux mascot? Closed source, okay. they're allowed. But Windows only? That's just insulting.
When I was in high school, the school district tech people restricted the computers in the computer science lab so we could not compile, because "we could write viruses"... They didn't restrict us from exchanging exhorbiant numbers of TCP/IP packets though, so we played network quake. Once the tech people came in and complained to the teacher, who replied "they're testing the network for me", which REALLY pissed off the school techs...
"you could infer what kind of guy the chick liked, and become that kind of person (at least when you're around her), as well as arrange to 'accidentally' bump into her."
No offense, but if you can't get a date through any other way, your genes weren't meant to be spread in the typical fashion...
Slashdot Mirror
We could use the natural thermal properties of a closed system to circulate the water, by having it rise to exchangers in the screen-backing area...
We could then start adding turbines to reclaim some of the energy lost as heat from the unit, and use that to help prolong the time between charges on the unit! Just think! The more hard number crunching you do, the hotter the processor gets, and the longer your laptop runs! It'd be a reason for EVERYONE to run seti@home!
"Good Heavens! That's a Laser!"
"Yes, Doctor Scott, a Laser capable of emitting a beam of pure antimatter..."
What about OEM installs of Windows? People who buy a computer from Office Max or Wal-Mart don't ever get the 'Agree/Disagree' prompt. Usually there's a little book that says 'For distribution only with a new PC.' inside the box, but does it ever say anywhere 'Read me or die a horrible death?'"
Actually, when the user first boots a new OEM computer, Microsoft's OSes load the whole "do you agree?" routine. If you say now, they either simply shutdown, else they nuke the bootsector and shut down (I cannot remember which).
"Hell, create a Slashdot poll to determine who gets the money for the next month."
Uh, well, we'd make CowboyNeal a rich man now, wouldn't we?
If something works off of spin, wouldn't we have to build a mirror image of one for use in Australia and New Zealand? I mean, toilets and sinks and drinking fountains spin the other direction down there, so wouldn't electrons too?
*smile*
Well, yeah, the BBC lost it... They lost several SEASONS of Dr. Who, for cryin' out loud! They'd probably lose their asses if they weren't attached!
"...I supoprt Windows and i would not say it is perfect But under 2000 we have a lot lot less crashes than NT..."
I'm sorry, but in my opinion, ANY crashes are unacceptable from an operating system. My Pentium 200 server, which uses a dying Quantum Bigfoot drive that occasionally forgets how to seek has a longer uptime than the Windows installation on my (dual boot capable) 1.2GHz Athlon, and I _never_ have resource issues on the server. I do occasionally have to change my FS to read only, fsck it, and remount it rw, but at least I _can_ do that. My workstation constantly runs out of system resources, and on a computer with 512MB RAM that's just unacceptable.
In comparing applications, I'm still trying to figure out why Microsoft apps are such bloat. I consider Mozilla/Netscape 6 to be very bloated, but compared to IE, it's downright slim. Office is another example, for it's a huge mess of a thing, and many people don't use it any more in depth than they use MS. Word 2.0. Things like the "advanced" macro capabilities might not be in the Linux/X based editors, but most people don't use them anyway.
I guess that my argument is that I'd rather have a platform that won't disappear out from under me when I am working, for I can still get more done working with less features but no reboots versus having tons of features, but losing some of my work twice daily.
So, OSX 10.01 is pronounced "Oh ess Ten Ten point oh one"?
If you look at the OSes available right now, you see two basic types, the Microsoft supplied stuff, and the UNIX and UNIX-like types. Yes, there are others, like OS/2, Novell, etc, but the UN*X and Windows OSes have to distinct differences, each with a real strength. Microsoft's is that they've managed to get in the sweet spot as far as licensing and distribution goes, with almost all NEW computers getting their OSes. In turn, people learn to use their OSes first, and those who aren't willing to relearn something, especially something harder, won't change OSes. the UN*X OSes enjoy a different benefit, and one that helps for those who ARE willing to try something new, and that is that many are FREE. I didn't have to go pay $199.99 for my first copy of Slackware, and that gave me something that I could legitimately and legally toy with and not have to worry about cutting a check for each upgrade.
With Apple adopting OSX (which I'm pretty damn sure is pronounced oh-ess-ecks), they've somewhat changed the playing field. One can now have a fairly decent UNIX OS behind the pretty graphics, and never actually have to touch the harder stuff IF one doesn't want to. I had the opportunity to play with the Darwin core for x86 for quite a while at my previous job, and it was not a bad piece of work. There were several things that were a pain, but I never had anything actually crash or die, as well it shouldn't.
I think that the smartest thing that Apple could do would be to release a full version of OSX for the PC. Granted, it would require a lot of work to get it to work with all of the PC hardware that is on the market at the moment, but at the same time, if they could work things out with a large vendor, like Dell or Compaq or HP or something, they could build a standard configuration that would be easily supported, and they could release lists of verified hardware. It would take a lot of work to get that far, but I think it would be worth it, and with the success that I've had with Linux as my desktop, I'd be more than willing to test out another UNIX (functionality-wise) for a different desktop, especially one that was designed for easy to use features. Hopefully, someone will realise this and do it.
"Heat can be another issue as well. 7200 RPM drives put out a LOT of heat. If your case isn't properly ventillated, that could conceivably cause a failure."
The only flaw in that argument is that I can touch the drive after the computer has basically been on for six months straight, and it's only lukewarm. (It'd have been on for six months straight solid except I was forced to use Windows for something *Grrr*)
Anyway, I had the drive on a seperate cooling fan, and I didn't need it. I don't have the case on anyway, too many things have to be "toggled" between Linux and Windows (mainly disks), and the drive seems to be nice and cool.
My first drive died so quickly that it was basically DOA. As long as this one doesn't go, I'll be very happy.
Funnier than most of your posts...
"Eat a Dead Gay Baby for Jesus!"
I had purchased one from a wholesaler that sells to small-time vendors, and it was an OEM model. It died within a week. I took it back, got another, and this one's been happily running for about ten months.
:)
I've got to wonder if the problem isn't the drives necessarily, but bad handling... Mine were both OEM, only a static bag, no padding otherwise when I received them, so I'm wondering if shipping is doing something nasty to the drives, or if some other problem NOT related to the manufacturing is the cause. Granted, I could be dead wrong, but the second drive, (45GB models) has been absolutely perfect.
I just hope now that my drive-karma holds
...Like Blue Death, Green Death, White Death, Fuscia Death...
Infectious Disease Variants! Collect the WHOLE set!
... but that lawyer is COOL!
I guess there are a few decent people working as lawyers out there after all...
"They demonize you and criminalize you and then ask for your help. What's a hacker to do?"
:)
Simple... hold out for more money
... release the code and start working on their own code from scratch...
I thought that was understood...
Alternatively, if they can contact the author, they could arrange for a specific license that is different from GPL, and that would allow them to "buy" that code. They'd still face competition from the existing GPL code though.
Save the snails! They don't deserve this kind of animal cruelty! Everyone, protest outside of your nearest semiconductor plant to show your dislike of the abuse of these poor, innocent creatures!
</sarcasm>
I started with Slackware in 1996, before there was much else available that I could get my hands on. I had some problems (as any newbie would) but I overcame these problems with documentation, and if I hadn't started with Slackware, I wouldn't know as much as I do today about Linux. So many Linux users don't even know what the inittab is or how to use mknod that it's driving us crazy trying to help them in IRC, and many times they don't want to read the documentation. I do want people to use Linux, but unfortunately too many people aren't willing to learn.
I'd vote for Slackware any day for the Linux distro to start with, one learns, it is up to date, and it's _free_.
I hope that these cells become viable in the next few years, for as high as Arizona Public Service is with its electric service, I'd be more than happy to install something like this. It would pay for itself so quickly in the summer (when we have rain 5 days out of 90) that my electric bill could drop from $140 to $50 or somesuch.
Don't get me wrong, I'm quite geek, but I don't even like the idea of using an e-book myself.
When I decide to read, which is something that I do fairly often, I like the feel of the book in my hands. I like the satisfaction of sitting back in a recliner or on a couch with some nice ambient lighting and turning the pages, being able to get away from technology for awhile in my reading, not relying on it. I like the sheer act of going to the local library and taking my time perusing the collection, hell, I even liked the old paper card catalogues before they were removed. If I want to read, I'm getting an escape. My work and much of my entertainment is spent in the company of computers, and I want something to give me a break from that.
If feel that if I am going to do something as an escape, it should _be_ an escape. e-books are not something that I would find to be an escape.
I'd not go that far, the thing with Ogg is that they're trying to make it relatively easy to convert, the XMMS plugin exists, and it should be transparent to the user to play ogg files. Granted, people do need to start encoding to make the codec survive, but I'll admit that I'm willing to give it a chance, especially if it means that I don't have to worry about my music encoder ceasing to release newer, better versions because it got it's ass sued into the ground for being patented...
WHY would they be making it into a Windows Only product when it's geared around the Linux mascot? Closed source, okay. they're allowed. But Windows only? That's just insulting.
IBM had PL/1, with syntax worse than JOSS,
When I was in high school, the school district tech people restricted the computers in the computer science lab so we could not compile, because "we could write viruses"... They didn't restrict us from exchanging exhorbiant numbers of TCP/IP packets though, so we played network quake. Once the tech people came in and complained to the teacher, who replied "they're testing the network for me", which REALLY pissed off the school techs...
IBM had PL/1, with syntax worse than JOSS,
"you could infer what kind of guy the chick liked, and become that kind of person (at least when you're around her), as well as arrange to 'accidentally' bump into her."
No offense, but if you can't get a date through any other way, your genes weren't meant to be spread in the typical fashion...
IBM had PL/1, with syntax worse than JOSS,
So that's how those damn Transporters work...
IBM had PL/1, with syntax worse than JOSS,