Ok, so now I have a good idea as to which headset to purchase, now can someone direct me to a list of which phones are Bluetooth enabled and which carriers support them?
Why must the government be expected to offer every luxury?
A government is for governing and protecting its citizens, not offering luxury goods to them. If the government did this, what is next, universal "socialist" health care? A pair of pants on every citizen? I mean, come on!
The government funded electricity and telephone service in its infancy, but those were utilities. I don't see how broadband is a utility.
Re:Logitech leaving out us Lefties!
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Have you thought of the logistics involved in this? Mfg's would have two designs for each model of mouse that supports this. Not to mention, packaging would have to be different to alert the user that it is either right OR left. Not to mention, vendors would find this to be a headache...trying to figure out how many models of left vs. right to keep in stock at times. And think about the return rate on these mice because of people not reading the label stating that this mouse is for lefties only.
And speaking of that, I know a couple of lefties and they use their right hand for mousing....what's wrong with you?;) j/k
Yes, California DOES stand as a dire warning to the rest of us in the USA. People like you have this grand delusion that RAISING taxes will solve all the problems. Your governor agrees.
I just hope the rest of the States don't agree with your assessment.
I have 6 120GB Maxtor's and rotate them nightly, storing them in a fireproof safe, rated for paper storage. Granted, if a fire occurs, I'm not sure if the data storage would survive, but I think that would be the least of my worries, at that point. The Firewire works great and is very fast.
Unfortunately, even the Hubble Telescope cannot take pictures of the flag on the moon. There are pictures of the landing sites, but they merely show blurry shadows. I actually emailed the guy at badastronomy.com a while back with this question and he responded that it was not possible to see the US flag on the moon.
Granted, your question was on the landing sites, but considering those pictures are extremely blurry due to resolution, you still are not going to convince idiots of the fact that we landed on the moon. You could take them up there and they still wouldn't believe. Don't underestimate the severity of human ignorance.
Typical liberal rubbish. Rush is an entertainer....conservative, but an entertainer. He isn't a major news media anchor like Peter Jennings who, while supposed to be objective, is extremely liberally biased.
People that think Rush is objective, obviously don't listen to him. He never has characterized himself as an objective "newscaster".
Why _can't_ you talk on cellphones on planes?
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Funny, you fly in a Gulfstream or other smaller Lear jet type planes and the CEOs aka "rich people" are talking up a storm on their cellphones. Why is it you can use your cell phone on a Gulfstream but not a 727 or 737 or other big jet? They are less shielded than a Gulfstream?
No offense, but why must EVERYTHING be ported to Linux? Logitech is a profitable company, why must they make everything multi-platform? What if they don't have the resources or desire to support (or give away free source) to their products to the Linux community? Does that make them "bad" or "wrong"?
The answer to the camera's crosshair vanishing trick can been found here:
Bad Astronomy Moon shots
[http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/iangoddard/moo n01.htm]
Musical innovation is across the pond in Europe
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The US music scene sucks, plain and simple. The majority of albums released within the last 5 years have been formulaic, cookie-cutter crap. Remember in the 80's how bands were designed around musicians? Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Neil Peart etc ad nauseum....you used to be able to name the members of bands. They actually had talent, wrote their own songs, some were even (God forbid) classically trained.
With the one hit wonders we have now, you can't even name the vocalist for the bands.
Skip across to the pond and see what the 'peans are up to. Let's see, progressive metal bands like Stratovarius, Blind Guardian, Avantasia, Edguy, Theatre of Tragedy, etc are HUGE stars. They play arena concerts, like GNR, VH, Selloutica and others did in the 80's and 90's. Members are usually classically trained musicians and have technical abilities that most US musicians only dream of. Many of the band members collaborate with other bands for entire albums (ex. Demons & Wizards).
Granted, this music may not be to everyone's tastes, but looks at the techno scene overseas. People like DJ Tiesto, Oakenfold, Van Dyk, etc are huge....yet unless you go to a trance club in the US, you are unlikely to ever hear them.
The US labels are failing for the same reason the US carmakers failed late last century: Lack of innovation.
What about video quality over long distances?
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I use an Avocent SwitchView DT KVM in my home server rack right now, but it still necessitates the need to be physically at the server rack. The server rack is in a climate controlled room downstairs, but my home office is upstairs.
Ideally, what I would like to do is put ALL my computers (including my development workstation) in a new rack downstairs, so that all I have on my desk is my monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers. A perfectly quiet office would be so nice. The problem is, how do I run video from the downstairs rack to my office (easily a 40' run)?
I've been using a beta of Cloudmark's SpamNet for about a month with no false positives. Seems to do a good job, plus you can mark SPAM that you might get and it will update it on everyone's (that is using SpamNet) spam signatures.
The reason is simple. The end-users of open source software are in a position to verify the integrity and correctness of the software. Even if such an end-user is not a programmer, they could, if they were concerned, pay someone else to inspect the code.
So how does this extend Open Source OS's like Linux?
If mom and pop aren't capable of reading the kernel code do they pay someone to "certify" the OS so they feel safe running it? Who is then liable if it isn't? The company that certified it? If it is Open Source, then there are no "deep pockets" to sue.
This kind of legislation is only good for holding real companies that produce software liable. Open Source has no deep pockets to go after. Therefore, Open Source would be held to a lower degree of accountability as opposed to closed source software.
This would be comparable to affirmative action for Open Source.
For my current network setup, I have a server that uses GraniteDigital'sHot Swap Firewire solution. It is a drive enclosure that has a removable tray that you can stick an IDE drive (any size) into and backup across the Firewire connection. Has Linux and Windows drivers. Very reliable, fast and cheap, with hard drive prices constantly plummeting.
The digital-audio disc requirement shouldn't be surprising; it's a consumer electronic device; since it's not a PC, it's not excluded from the existing legislation on this.
But if it doesn't play non-signed MP3's it will go nowhere. I'd be surprised if that turns out to be true, though.
Has there been any scientific studies done on stability with regards to Open versus Closed source products?
What is the basis for the statement "...open source has a well-deserved reputation for stability."? I'm not slamming open-source projects, but is the above a valid, factual statement, or merely an opinion.
I'm not understanding the correlation between open source and stability. just because hundreds or more people have access to the source, doesn't mean the software is more stable than a project in which the programmers have a vested interest in its success. at least, imho.
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This scored a 5: Insightful?
"Bush's government" : Let's stop being so partisan and call it the United States Government, shall we?
"Houston Astros" : Uh, get your facts straight, buddy. Mr. Bush never owned or managed the Houston Astros. He owned (NOT managed) the Texas Rangers.
Slashdot....Stuff people make up.
Joel on Software's company, FogCreek, makes a very friendly, easy to use content mgmt software package, named CityDesk.
Very intuitive and easy to use...yet it is pretty powerful. Good for novice and knowledgeable users.
Ok, so now I have a good idea as to which headset to purchase, now can someone direct me to a list of which phones are Bluetooth enabled and which carriers support them?
Why must the government be expected to offer every luxury?
A government is for governing and protecting its citizens, not offering luxury goods to them. If the government did this, what is next, universal "socialist" health care? A pair of pants on every citizen? I mean, come on!
The government funded electricity and telephone service in its infancy, but those were utilities. I don't see how broadband is a utility.
Jameco has them listed for $159
Have you thought of the logistics involved in this? Mfg's would have two designs for each model of mouse that supports this. Not to mention, packaging would have to be different to alert the user that it is either right OR left. Not to mention, vendors would find this to be a headache...trying to figure out how many models of left vs. right to keep in stock at times. And think about the return rate on these mice because of people not reading the label stating that this mouse is for lefties only.
;) j/k
And speaking of that, I know a couple of lefties and they use their right hand for mousing....what's wrong with you?
Yes, California DOES stand as a dire warning to the rest of us in the USA. People like you have this grand delusion that RAISING taxes will solve all the problems. Your governor agrees.
I just hope the rest of the States don't agree with your assessment.
Recording a 4.7GB DVD takes somewhere around 35 minutes.
220GB / 4.7GB = ~47 DVDs or rounding to 50
50 DVDs * 40 minutes for recording, removing, labeling, etc = 2,000 minutes or 33 hrs.
Taking over a day for backup is probably not a viable solution.
I back up close to 300GB on a nightly basis using GraniteDigital's FIRE Vue(TM) FireWire 1394 IDE Ultra ATA Systems
I have 6 120GB Maxtor's and rotate them nightly, storing them in a fireproof safe, rated for paper storage. Granted, if a fire occurs, I'm not sure if the data storage would survive, but I think that would be the least of my worries, at that point. The Firewire works great and is very fast.
Unfortunately, even the Hubble Telescope cannot take pictures of the flag on the moon. There are pictures of the landing sites, but they merely show blurry shadows. I actually emailed the guy at badastronomy.com a while back with this question and he responded that it was not possible to see the US flag on the moon.
Granted, your question was on the landing sites, but considering those pictures are extremely blurry due to resolution, you still are not going to convince idiots of the fact that we landed on the moon. You could take them up there and they still wouldn't believe. Don't underestimate the severity of human ignorance.
Typical liberal rubbish. Rush is an entertainer....conservative, but an entertainer. He isn't a major news media anchor like Peter Jennings who, while supposed to be objective, is extremely liberally biased.
People that think Rush is objective, obviously don't listen to him. He never has characterized himself as an objective "newscaster".
Funny, you fly in a Gulfstream or other smaller Lear jet type planes and the CEOs aka "rich people" are talking up a storm on their cellphones. Why is it you can use your cell phone on a Gulfstream but not a 727 or 737 or other big jet? They are less shielded than a Gulfstream?
No offense, but why must EVERYTHING be ported to Linux? Logitech is a profitable company, why must they make everything multi-platform? What if they don't have the resources or desire to support (or give away free source) to their products to the Linux community? Does that make them "bad" or "wrong"?
The answer to the camera's crosshair vanishing trick can been found here: Bad Astronomy Moon shots [http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/iangoddard/moo n01.htm]
The US music scene sucks, plain and simple. The majority of albums released within the last 5 years have been formulaic, cookie-cutter crap. Remember in the 80's how bands were designed around musicians? Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Neil Peart etc ad nauseum....you used to be able to name the members of bands. They actually had talent, wrote their own songs, some were even (God forbid) classically trained.
With the one hit wonders we have now, you can't even name the vocalist for the bands.
Skip across to the pond and see what the 'peans are up to. Let's see, progressive metal bands like Stratovarius, Blind Guardian, Avantasia, Edguy, Theatre of Tragedy, etc are HUGE stars. They play arena concerts, like GNR, VH, Selloutica and others did in the 80's and 90's. Members are usually classically trained musicians and have technical abilities that most US musicians only dream of. Many of the band members collaborate with other bands for entire albums (ex. Demons & Wizards).
Granted, this music may not be to everyone's tastes, but looks at the techno scene overseas. People like DJ Tiesto, Oakenfold, Van Dyk, etc are huge....yet unless you go to a trance club in the US, you are unlikely to ever hear them.
The US labels are failing for the same reason the US carmakers failed late last century:
Lack of innovation.
I use an Avocent SwitchView DT KVM in my home server rack right now, but it still necessitates the need to be physically at the server rack. The server rack is in a climate controlled room downstairs, but my home office is upstairs.
Ideally, what I would like to do is put ALL my computers (including my development workstation) in a new rack downstairs, so that all I have on my desk is my monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers. A perfectly quiet office would be so nice. The problem is, how do I run video from the downstairs rack to my office (easily a 40' run)?
Any suggestions?
I've been using a beta of Cloudmark's SpamNet for about a month with no false positives. Seems to do a good job, plus you can mark SPAM that you might get and it will update it on everyone's (that is using SpamNet) spam signatures.
Why, oh God, why must companies insist on putting $#%@#$%@#$% annoying sounds on their web pages?
So how does this extend Open Source OS's like Linux?
If mom and pop aren't capable of reading the kernel code do they pay someone to "certify" the OS so they feel safe running it? Who is then liable if it isn't? The company that certified it? If it is Open Source, then there are no "deep pockets" to sue.
This kind of legislation is only good for holding real companies that produce software liable. Open Source has no deep pockets to go after. Therefore, Open Source would be held to a lower degree of accountability as opposed to closed source software.
This would be comparable to affirmative action for Open Source.
For my current network setup, I have a server that uses GraniteDigital's Hot Swap Firewire solution. It is a drive enclosure that has a removable tray that you can stick an IDE drive (any size) into and backup across the Firewire connection. Has Linux and Windows drivers. Very reliable, fast and cheap, with hard drive prices constantly plummeting.
The digital-audio disc requirement shouldn't be surprising; it's a consumer electronic device; since it's not a PC, it's not excluded from the existing legislation on this.
But if it doesn't play non-signed MP3's it will go nowhere. I'd be surprised if that turns out to be true, though.
Has there been any scientific studies done on stability with regards to Open versus Closed source products?
What is the basis for the statement "...open source has a well-deserved reputation for stability."? I'm not slamming open-source projects, but is the above a valid, factual statement, or merely an opinion.
I'm not understanding the correlation between open source and stability. just because hundreds or more people have access to the source, doesn't mean the software is more stable than a project in which the programmers have a vested interest in its success. at least, imho.