Dinosaurs were cold blooded. Mammals are warm blooded. Mammals have fur. With an impact like this, you KNOW you're going to get wide spread, global climate changes. Mammals are better suited to these extremes as opposed to reptiles. Granted, it IS amazing, and you are seeing how this older impact affected lower life. We're living proof. Point to ponder: what if these climatic changes occured over a looooong period of time? Would the dinosaurs have adapted? Surely I think they would have.
In our organization, we use Tivoli - an IBM product. I'm one of the desktop plebes, so if it can't be resolved remotely, it's my job to run around and fix it. With Tivoli (I don't know about the other programs) you can control Unix, NT, 95 you name the clients. We mostly use Tivoli for remote updates of software (MUCH easier than sending a tech to each of the 30,000 workstations we have). If a bug is found in the software, quarterly (sometimes more) updates are performed on all the ws's. The only people in our organization that have access to remote control are the Tivoli group (of course) and the CSD. The CSD will use it on occasion - if the (l)user doesn't understand what they're being told to do. We also use Tivoli for asset management. When you've got 30,000 leased desktops/laptops, it's nice to have a current list of serial numbers, equipment reference numbers etc. on hand.
For the most part, this works well, except when you're having network issues. Lose a switch? What then? Router implodes? Oops. "Click here...now do this..."
This'll do wonders for trojans, worms and the like. Imagine having one virus available to ALL coputers on a network at the same time (give or take 100ms). Talk about propagation. Wow.
What other ways do you think people will find to abuse this new method of storage? Only time will tell...
True, however, I'd be willing to take the performance hit (200 MHz) if it meant that my battery life was extended from 4 or 5 hours to better than 8. There's nothing more frustrating than having to search frantically for an electrical outlet when your laptop is beeping at you... As you pointed out, it IS plenty of horsepower to run office applications.
Hardly revolutionary, no, but well worth the savings on battery life.
Have you ever been to Sudbury? It's all rock. There are no trees to kill.
They mine nickel in Sudbury. As for putting miners out of work, how do the miners get to work? They probably drive. Someone has to load, process and transport the materials mined. You're going to need a lot of heavy equipment operators, general laborors, etc. above-ground. I'm willing to bet this robotic mining has actually INCREASED the number of jobs for the industry. What if the machines get stuck? Are they going to send in more machines to get them out? No. People. And I highly doubt the techies will be going into the mine to get the robotic equipment out.
Furthermore, they're going to need mechanics to fix these things - add that to all the other equipment that needs regular maintenance...
I read somewhere that contractors lose one worker for every mile of tunnel dug. Better machines than people. If this were the case 30 years ago, I'd still have a grandfather.
"(a) learn how to spell. I'm not normally a spelling flamer (i.e. not for posters), but how can you expect people to take the site seriously when you can't even be bothered to read the post twice or put it through a spellchecker to find that 'its' is a possessive pronoun, whereas 'it's' is the contraction of 'it is' you where looking for. "
However, I wouldn't want to sit next to someone on a plane with one of these things. It seems as if it takes up a lot of space. It looks *fragile*. I had an IBM 380XD, and you could bang the hell out of those - I don't know about this one.
Statistics?? Now, now. Don't throw the statistics card.
"Nine out of ten dentists recommend Crest."
-as compared to what...vasoline?
-how many dentists were surveyed? 10? 1000? 10000?
-were there choices other than Crest?
Now I've done experiments where you "tweak" the stats to look *a little* better. All statistics provide is a means for us to examine phenomena and come to the conclusion "..hey..we just might have something here. Let's investigate further."
Statistics *prove* nothing. Nor do they imply causality. If we were to go on statistics alone, Crest would be the only/best brand of toothpaste.
No one is going to read this, but there is a flaw in your argument. The US borders CANADA and MEXICO. The state of California has a population greater than that of Canada. Why would we in Canada, generate that much power? We have enough to power our cities (we also build CANDU nuclear reactors...). Do you really think the US is going to get extra power from Mexico?? Same reason. Europe has a *slightly* higher population than the Americas. As other posters have noted, it has been the legislation in California that has hurt the power industry.
Outlook:
Tools -> Accounts-> Add -> Directory Service
You should see Internet directory (LDAP) server:
now, if you don't know it, go to Netscape (I use 4.5), open you address book, select the directory to want to add to Outlook2k, right click to get the properties. This is the info you'll use to congigure Outlook.
So, for the LDAP: ab1c23.on.company.ca
next:
in Outlook: Tools, Accounts, Directory Service (a tab..), then select the properties.
Click on the Advanced tab. You need to fill out your search base here. You can get the info from your configured Netscape.
So, in the Search base (in outlook2k) type in the info.
eg. ou=ORGANIZATION, ou=people, o=Company, c=ca
Once you've done that, open your address book in Outlook, Edit ->find people, select the new directory that you've added, and voila!
BTW, this is MUCH easier to configure in Netscape. Welcome to Micro$oft.
One of our developers is currently working on implementing a ticketing system for us peons (admins) to use. The idea is, we'll carry around the palm pilots, when there's a call, we input the ticketing info into the pilot -- we then sync up with the server twice a day. Personally, I'd rather not have these things. I already look like Dilbert...the last thing I need is another gadget. (As it is, I don't use paper).
We design a coin-op box that plugs in to EVERY desktop computer. It accepts ONLY American currency (no one else matters, right?) (BTW, I'm a Canuck). So, every time you want to download something, you put some change into the box, and voila! You may now proceed with download! For a really authentic coin op, it can be programmed to "eat" every 10, 15, 55th coin!! Amazing!!
How do we collect all the money?? WEll, we gather up all the people of average intelligence - 1 sd above and below mean), give them orange shirts, and have them run around and collect all the money!!! We'll give them guns too, just in case people complain that their coin-op ate 1.50$.
THen, we can pay their wages out of money collected, and the copyright holders can get their fair share of the loot!! Brilliant!
Now this is going a little too far. The first time, in the park, was funny. The monolith probably would have been left alone by city officials - a tourist attraction. Now, they're going to investigate, remove (the monolith) and maybe prosecute the trespassers. If it is on a bird sanctuary it will HAVE to be removed, because SOMEONE is going to go see it.
Now what's going to happen to the monolith? The mystique is gone. Some dumb shits ruined it for everyone.
I just got a chill down my spine reading that article...
Why would I, as a consumer, buy a crippled piece of hardware? *tsk* *tsk* (waves finger) Don't piss off the consumer...We're the ones with the money, remember?
MP3s. I have TONS (gigs) of them. I decided that I wanted to listen to them on my stereo. I went out bought a patch cord, VOILA! Do I still buy CD's? Yup. I like the cover art. I read the credits. Am I a theif? Apparently.
Guess what? I'll probably do the same thing with digital video. I'll never rent another movie. Hell, I won't even get cable/satalite anymore. If I can get whatever I want for free - I'm there. But guess what? I'll STILL buy DVDs. If I like what I see/hear, I go buy it. Oh, and I'm still a theif.
I'm not re-broadcasting this stuff - it is for my personal enjoyment - IN MY OWN HOME. Don't tell me what I can and can't do in my own home.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.3d-shooters.com/screenshots/return_to_c astle_wolfenstein/
Here's another site. Other server is too busy.
Think about it:
Dinosaurs were cold blooded. Mammals are warm blooded. Mammals have fur. With an impact like this, you KNOW you're going to get wide spread, global climate changes. Mammals are better suited to these extremes as opposed to reptiles. Granted, it IS amazing, and you are seeing how this older impact affected lower life. We're living proof. Point to ponder: what if these climatic changes occured over a looooong period of time? Would the dinosaurs have adapted? Surely I think they would have.
2001-03-21 02:20:55
I'm with Mir mission control. This isn't a guess.
In our organization, we use Tivoli - an IBM product. I'm one of the desktop plebes, so if it can't be resolved remotely, it's my job to run around and fix it. With Tivoli (I don't know about the other programs) you can control Unix, NT, 95 you name the clients. We mostly use Tivoli for remote updates of software (MUCH easier than sending a tech to each of the 30,000 workstations we have). If a bug is found in the software, quarterly (sometimes more) updates are performed on all the ws's. The only people in our organization that have access to remote control are the Tivoli group (of course) and the CSD. The CSD will use it on occasion - if the (l)user doesn't understand what they're being told to do. We also use Tivoli for asset management. When you've got 30,000 leased desktops/laptops, it's nice to have a current list of serial numbers, equipment reference numbers etc. on hand.
For the most part, this works well, except when you're having network issues. Lose a switch? What then? Router implodes? Oops. "Click here...now do this..."
Pot growers rejoice!!!
This'll do wonders for trojans, worms and the like. Imagine having one virus available to ALL coputers on a network at the same time (give or take 100ms). Talk about propagation. Wow.
What other ways do you think people will find to abuse this new method of storage? Only time will tell...
True, however, I'd be willing to take the performance hit (200 MHz) if it meant that my battery life was extended from 4 or 5 hours to better than 8. There's nothing more frustrating than having to search frantically for an electrical outlet when your laptop is beeping at you... As you pointed out, it IS plenty of horsepower to run office applications.
Hardly revolutionary, no, but well worth the savings on battery life.
Have you ever been to Sudbury? It's all rock. There are no trees to kill.
They mine nickel in Sudbury. As for putting miners out of work, how do the miners get to work? They probably drive. Someone has to load, process and transport the materials mined. You're going to need a lot of heavy equipment operators, general laborors, etc. above-ground. I'm willing to bet this robotic mining has actually INCREASED the number of jobs for the industry. What if the machines get stuck? Are they going to send in more machines to get them out? No. People. And I highly doubt the techies will be going into the mine to get the robotic equipment out.
Furthermore, they're going to need mechanics to fix these things - add that to all the other equipment that needs regular maintenance...
I read somewhere that contractors lose one worker for every mile of tunnel dug. Better machines than people. If this were the case 30 years ago, I'd still have a grandfather.
"(a) learn how to spell. I'm not normally a spelling flamer (i.e. not for posters), but how can you expect people to take the site seriously when you can't even be bothered to read the post twice or put it through a spellchecker to find that 'its' is a possessive pronoun, whereas 'it's' is the contraction of 'it is' you where looking for. "
...not "where". See point (a).
That's "were"
92,398 at of 10:17am. Jan.20th.
Three names. Michael, Jason, Smith.
Three positions for each name.
MJS
MSJ
JSM
JMS
SMJ
SJM
That's six. Expressed mathematically, it is :
3! = 3 * 2 * 1 = 6
You have three names, so any three can go in the first spot, after that, any of the remaining two..and so on.
If you had 4 names, it would be 4!=24, or 24 permutations.
Got it?
Class dismissed.
Fast forward:
Year: 2566
Location: Redmond, Washington.
1 Microsoft Way
Floor: 399
Plebe: "My Lord...we CAN'T release the biotoxins yet..You haven't had your stem cell injections"
Big G.:"gurrrgle - 11011100101110111010111011" (vanishes)
Plebe: (nervously) "Yes m'Lord. Yes...right away!"
However, I wouldn't want to sit next to someone on a plane with one of these things. It seems as if it takes up a lot of space. It looks *fragile*. I had an IBM 380XD, and you could bang the hell out of those - I don't know about this one.
He's NOT talking about statistics? Hmm...now I'm confused.
"The discovery comes from a detailed statistical analysis of a 1992 observation of one of the first black holes ever discovered..."
Error level? Probability? Statistical significance? Its all part of the scientific method.
But - I could be wrong, after all, I'm an idiot.
Statistics?? Now, now. Don't throw the statistics card.
"Nine out of ten dentists recommend Crest."
-as compared to what...vasoline?
-how many dentists were surveyed? 10? 1000? 10000?
-were there choices other than Crest?
Now I've done experiments where you "tweak" the stats to look *a little* better. All statistics provide is a means for us to examine phenomena and come to the conclusion "..hey..we just might have something here. Let's investigate further."
Statistics *prove* nothing. Nor do they imply causality. If we were to go on statistics alone, Crest would be the only/best brand of toothpaste.
No one is going to read this, but there is a flaw in your argument. The US borders CANADA and MEXICO. The state of California has a population greater than that of Canada. Why would we in Canada, generate that much power? We have enough to power our cities (we also build CANDU nuclear reactors...). Do you really think the US is going to get extra power from Mexico?? Same reason. Europe has a *slightly* higher population than the Americas. As other posters have noted, it has been the legislation in California that has hurt the power industry.
Nice spelling. *sheesh*
Outlook:
Tools -> Accounts-> Add -> Directory Service
You should see Internet directory (LDAP) server:
now, if you don't know it, go to Netscape (I use 4.5), open you address book, select the directory to want to add to Outlook2k, right click to get the properties. This is the info you'll use to congigure Outlook.
So, for the LDAP: ab1c23.on.company.ca
next:
in Outlook: Tools, Accounts, Directory Service (a tab..), then select the properties.
Click on the Advanced tab. You need to fill out your search base here. You can get the info from your configured Netscape.
So, in the Search base (in outlook2k) type in the info.
eg. ou=ORGANIZATION, ou=people, o=Company, c=ca
Once you've done that, open your address book in Outlook, Edit ->find people, select the new directory that you've added, and voila!
BTW, this is MUCH easier to configure in Netscape. Welcome to Micro$oft.
If anyone has an easier way, let me know.
One of our developers is currently working on implementing a ticketing system for us peons (admins) to use. The idea is, we'll carry around the palm pilots, when there's a call, we input the ticketing info into the pilot -- we then sync up with the server twice a day. Personally, I'd rather not have these things. I already look like Dilbert...the last thing I need is another gadget. (As it is, I don't use paper).
g
Great idea here folks:
;))
(Who uses their serial port, anyway??
We design a coin-op box that plugs in to EVERY desktop computer. It accepts ONLY American currency (no one else matters, right?) (BTW, I'm a Canuck). So, every time you want to download something, you put some change into the box, and voila! You may now proceed with download! For a really authentic coin op, it can be programmed to "eat" every 10, 15, 55th coin!! Amazing!!
How do we collect all the money?? WEll, we gather up all the people of average intelligence - 1 sd above and below mean), give them orange shirts, and have them run around and collect all the money!!! We'll give them guns too, just in case people complain that their coin-op ate 1.50$.
THen, we can pay their wages out of money collected, and the copyright holders can get their fair share of the loot!! Brilliant!
Now this is going a little too far. The first time, in the park, was funny. The monolith probably would have been left alone by city officials - a tourist attraction. Now, they're going to investigate, remove (the monolith) and maybe prosecute the trespassers. If it is on a bird sanctuary it will HAVE to be removed, because SOMEONE is going to go see it.
Now what's going to happen to the monolith? The mystique is gone. Some dumb shits ruined it for everyone.
"Seriously, I don't see why you should be allowed to rob me at gunpoint in your own home..."
If you're in MY house without MY permission, consider yourself lucky you don't get killed. (BTW, I don't own or condone the use of firearms).
I'll concede on the natural numbers and the speed of light. Ya got me there.
I bet they taste like chicken. :)
I just got a chill down my spine reading that article...
Why would I, as a consumer, buy a crippled piece of hardware? *tsk* *tsk* (waves finger) Don't piss off the consumer...We're the ones with the money, remember?
MP3s. I have TONS (gigs) of them. I decided that I wanted to listen to them on my stereo. I went out bought a patch cord, VOILA! Do I still buy CD's? Yup. I like the cover art. I read the credits. Am I a theif? Apparently.
Guess what? I'll probably do the same thing with digital video. I'll never rent another movie. Hell, I won't even get cable/satalite anymore. If I can get whatever I want for free - I'm there. But guess what? I'll STILL buy DVDs. If I like what I see/hear, I go buy it. Oh, and I'm still a theif.
I'm not re-broadcasting this stuff - it is for my personal enjoyment - IN MY OWN HOME. Don't tell me what I can and can't do in my own home.
So what? Am I the only the one who finds this a "non-news" item? I hardly think so...