If within half an hour of posting a story thirty readers have identified the story as a dupe, there must be some way the/. eds could just run submissions through a filter to detect dupes or not
There is a way... You're reading it. Slashdot is their filter.
Well, IMHO, haveing the governments OS be Open Source is a good thing. The government is the single largest consumer of goods and services in the country, for almost every country you can think of. Since the the purpose of government should be something along the lines of "...promote the general welfare...", I believe that all non-classified government software projects should be public domain of the country involved. Open Source supports this, and closed source prevents it.
Is there anything limiting this problem to flash disks? What's preventing the multiple re-writing from damaging a normal hard drive's sectors? I know that the general increase in hard driv efailure is normally attributed to pushing the storage envelope, but could this also be a factor?
I could maybe understand for archive purposes. As for me, I don't think I've ever had more than 3 things on at any one time that I wanted to watch, and even very seldom more than 1. But a single machine of this hypothetical cluster would do it for me, quite happily.
Once scientists develop the technology to support gestation in an artificial womb, the will have the abillity to measure and control that environment. Which should lead to lots of interesting theories regarding agressiveness (social standing, intelligence, etc.) as a product of womb temperature (pH, noise level, etc.) Get a good handle on that, and we'll be well on our way to creating clone subhumans to enslave. Not that anyone would do that, of course.
The subpeona specifically states "between 11/7/02 00:00:00 GMT and 11/14/02 23:59:59 GMT." Therefore, as logs are deleted daily, and the subpeona is dated 1/16/03, they have literally nothing to submit. The bottom of the page shows croyptome.org's official response, which was basically, we ain't got none.
Actually, the subpeona itself does not request secrecy. The explantory letter that accompanied the subpeona does, however I doubt that it is legally binding. Also, since no logs currently exist for the time period in question, it probably doesn't matter, anyway.
The request is spefically for dates in November 2002. Therefore, if their logs are deleted daily, then nothing that they deleted after the subpeona arrived would be any trouble.
I often receive gift certificates, and I'm glad. Were I to get cash, it would go to bills. A gift certificate is an incentive to buy something that you want, but might not have bought for yourself. For some people, this makes it better than cash as a gift.
Primordial Life is a great network aware screensaver. It creates little creatures that evolve as the screensaver runs. Using the network, creatures that reach the edge of the screen can be sent to other computers, for a much larger virtual world.
Yes, methylphenidate is not terribly different than methamphetamine. To "normal" people. In ADHD children and adults, it actually has the opposite effect. If your child gets more hyperactive on Ritalin, then he/she does not have ADHD. There are a number of other possibilities, with similar appearances. In this case, the poster has seen a dramatic improvement with Ritaln, so he probably has correct diagnosis, and is helping his child.
That said, yes... I have ADHD, as well. I was not diagnosed as a child, and never had the opporunity to try any kind of durg therapy until I became an adult. Methylphenidate helps me. A lot. I am able to concentrate, and maintain focus in a way that is totally alien to my normal mindset. Because of that, I only take it when I need it. When I have a very pressing deadline, or a very hectic schedule, and cannot afford to lose time to my mind's diversions.
Perhaps if I had been on Ritalin since I was first tested at the age of 6, then I would want it regularly. Right now, when I'm on Ritalin I feel like a different human being. At times, that's exactly what I need, but other times, I just want to be myself. Often, when I am using methylphenidate at work, I stop taking it on weekends.
If you have a child who may have ADHD, be careful. Be sure of the diagnosis. If Ritalin helps, then see if the child likes it. Some children would rather be on medication than feel like their brain is going out of control. Other's would rather deal with the consequences of ADHD than feel like their mind is in slow motion. In this instance, get the best advice you can get, but let your child join in the decision process.
Consult a physician about any change in your child's medications. Some doctor's believe that not keeping a continual dosage can be harmful.
Looking at this , this , and this , someone has provided a form letter. And, since that first link's address is listed as "1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA," I wonder if we can guess who it is?
Except that the charges against Dmitry have been dropped. The defedent now is Elcomsoft, Inc. And if they're willing to take this all the way in order to defeat an American law that violates the United States Constitution, all the more power to 'em.
Re:Like riding a bike
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Balancing Brains
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· Score: 4, Interesting
The moon is one thing, but even Mars is a 3-year-flight away.
Mars is only a 3 year flight if you go for a least-fuel cost route. Constant acceleration during the correct flight window brings that down to 2 weeks. And pretty much anything in between is possible.
Not to nitpick, but this is a common misconception that is a building block for many arguments against Mars missions.
Having some mod points today, I almost modded this as +1 Funny. But then I realised that I don't get the joke. I assume that there's some good reason(s) to run the intel compiler vs gcc. I would guess that it involves specific optimizations for Intel chip(set)s. Am I wrong? Is there more(or less) to it than that? Not being a proffessional programmer, I don't really know.
Plot, and a little more.
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War of Honor
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· Score: 3, Interesting
For those so inclined, here's a general synopsis of the plot (the series not just this book, but the CD includes the whole series, anyway).
Honor Harrington is a (space) naval officer in the Royal Manticoran Navy. She starts as a captain, later she's an admiral. The situation is a space-age re-writing of European history during the age of classic (water) naval battles. For the guy who mentioned Horatio Hornblower, you hit the nail on the head. Honor proves her own strategic brilliance, courage, honor(pun definitely intended by the original author), loyalty and sense of duty, mostly against overwhleming odds and underskilled opponents. A few skillful opponents are thrown in for proof that she's not just lucky.
Mixed into this action premise is a truly glorious back story of political intrigue and class conflict. The entire series can be taken as a diatribe against the policies of a welfare state if you want, but it's well concealed, and, in general, well thought out. Throw in a healthy spatter of the harsh realities of war and treachery, and mix well. I had actually thought of doing a review of this novel myself, but I'm glad I was beaten to it. As the author says, the book is worth it, even if only for the CD. I'll add that as a political statement, buying this book/CD combination to try to encourage it in future publications is also worht it, even if you never read a word. But you'll be missing out if you don't.
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Slashdot is their filter.
Well, IMHO, haveing the governments OS be Open Source is a good thing. The government is the single largest consumer of goods and services in the country, for almost every country you can think of. Since the the purpose of government should be something along the lines of "...promote the general welfare...", I believe that all non-classified government software projects should be public domain of the country involved. Open Source supports this, and closed source prevents it.
Is there anything limiting this problem to flash disks? What's preventing the multiple re-writing from damaging a normal hard drive's sectors? I know that the general increase in hard driv efailure is normally attributed to pushing the storage envelope, but could this also be a factor?
Gives new meaning to the "Blue Screen of Death."
I could maybe understand for archive purposes. As for me, I don't think I've ever had more than 3 things on at any one time that I wanted to watch, and even very seldom more than 1. But a single machine of this hypothetical cluster would do it for me, quite happily.
Once scientists develop the technology to support gestation in an artificial womb, the will have the abillity to measure and control that environment. Which should lead to lots of interesting theories regarding agressiveness (social standing, intelligence, etc.) as a product of womb temperature (pH, noise level, etc.) Get a good handle on that, and we'll be well on our way to creating clone subhumans to enslave. Not that anyone would do that, of course.
The subpeona specifically states "between 11/7/02 00:00:00 GMT and 11/14/02 23:59:59 GMT." Therefore, as logs are deleted daily, and the subpeona is dated 1/16/03, they have literally nothing to submit. The bottom of the page shows croyptome.org's official response, which was basically, we ain't got none.
Actually, the subpeona itself does not request secrecy. The explantory letter that accompanied the subpeona does, however I doubt that it is legally binding. Also, since no logs currently exist for the time period in question, it probably doesn't matter, anyway.
The request is spefically for dates in November 2002. Therefore, if their logs are deleted daily, then nothing that they deleted after the subpeona arrived would be any trouble.
How do you know where the first vegetation-like lifeforms developed? Maybe you've just been surfing at +5(Earthling Posts Only).
More like Wish... ;)
And it's so damn appropriate, too.
I often receive gift certificates, and I'm glad. Were I to get cash, it would go to bills. A gift certificate is an incentive to buy something that you want, but might not have bought for yourself. For some people, this makes it better than cash as a gift.
Primordial Life is a great network aware screensaver. It creates little creatures that evolve as the screensaver runs. Using the network, creatures that reach the edge of the screen can be sent to other computers, for a much larger virtual world.
That said, yes... I have ADHD, as well. I was not diagnosed as a child, and never had the opporunity to try any kind of durg therapy until I became an adult.
Methylphenidate helps me. A lot. I am able to concentrate, and maintain focus in a way that is totally alien to my normal mindset. Because of that, I only take it when I need it. When I have a very pressing deadline, or a very hectic schedule, and cannot afford to lose time to my mind's diversions.
Perhaps if I had been on Ritalin since I was first tested at the age of 6, then I would want it regularly. Right now, when I'm on Ritalin I feel like a different human being. At times, that's exactly what I need, but other times, I just want to be myself. Often, when I am using methylphenidate at work, I stop taking it on weekends.
If you have a child who may have ADHD, be careful. Be sure of the diagnosis. If Ritalin helps, then see if the child likes it. Some children would rather be on medication than feel like their brain is going out of control. Other's would rather deal with the consequences of ADHD than feel like their mind is in slow motion. In this instance, get the best advice you can get, but let your child join in the decision process.
Consult a physician about any change in your child's medications. Some doctor's believe that not keeping a continual dosage can be harmful.
Good Luck.
That would be The Wizard.
I always wondered what "Phooey" meant. Now I know.
Looking at this , this , and this , someone has provided a form letter. And, since that first link's address is listed as "1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA," I wonder if we can guess who it is?
Except that the charges against Dmitry have been dropped. The defedent now is Elcomsoft, Inc. And if they're willing to take this all the way in order to defeat an American law that violates the United States Constitution, all the more power to 'em.
Mars is only a 3 year flight if you go for a least-fuel cost route. Constant acceleration during the correct flight window brings that down to 2 weeks. And pretty much anything in between is possible.
Not to nitpick, but this is a common misconception that is a building block for many arguments against Mars missions.
Having some mod points today, I almost modded this as +1 Funny. But then I realised that I don't get the joke. I assume that there's some good reason(s) to run the intel compiler vs gcc. I would guess that it involves specific optimizations for Intel chip(set)s. Am I wrong? Is there more(or less) to it than that? Not being a proffessional programmer, I don't really know.
For those so inclined, here's a general synopsis of the plot (the series not just this book, but the CD includes the whole series, anyway).
Honor Harrington is a (space) naval officer in the Royal Manticoran Navy. She starts as a captain, later she's an admiral. The situation is a space-age re-writing of European history during the age of classic (water) naval battles. For the guy who mentioned Horatio Hornblower, you hit the nail on the head. Honor proves her own strategic brilliance, courage, honor(pun definitely intended by the original author), loyalty and sense of duty, mostly against overwhleming odds and underskilled opponents. A few skillful opponents are thrown in for proof that she's not just lucky.
Mixed into this action premise is a truly glorious back story of political intrigue and class conflict. The entire series can be taken as a diatribe against the policies of a welfare state if you want, but it's well concealed, and, in general, well thought out. Throw in a healthy spatter of the harsh realities of war and treachery, and mix well.
I had actually thought of doing a review of this novel myself, but I'm glad I was beaten to it. As the author says, the book is worth it, even if only for the CD. I'll add that as a political statement, buying this book/CD combination to try to encourage it in future publications is also worht it, even if you never read a word. But you'll be missing out if you don't.
Ummm, maybe I'm mistaken. I thought .mil and .edu came first. I don't know where .gov fell in there, but it's one of the early ones, too.
Not until you try it, first. Let me know how it goes. :D
The actual provision is on page 280.
Both of those links are PDF.