This may be true. Redhat or whatever other distro needs to start naming their software by the year. For instance, Redhat 2003 Enterprise is more recognizable to users and managers than Redhat 11.1 Enterprise or whatever. Using years and releasing updates or patches (like MS) gives people a sense of how "current" they are regardless of whether being "current" is functionally necessary.
In banking many things are under dual (or more) control. Same with government. Since paying people is a recurring cost and is expensive, some businesses have pagers that when activated (by satelite, wireless, etc.) give a password to be used in conjunction with their own personal passwords. The system is synced so that at any moment the password is different from the next. You can do the same thing to restrict physical access to a bulding or room.
Does this mean I can sue Microsoft everytime Outlook puts a virus on my computer or network? Or can I sue Sun when a bug compromises my system? I may be acting optimally to prevent things like this, but they can still happen. Who's responsible then?
If software makers can put disclaimers (no warranty, you can't sue me, etc.) then I should be able to do the same for my network.
No it's not the same. Maybe in South Africa but not the US. Counter cracking would be self-defense of property, not life and/or limb. The only reason you can kill someone in your home is because in your home an intruder is said to pose and immanent threat to your safety. Genereally even on the street you cannot shoot in self-defense unless you have exhausted all attempts to escape, given there is one.
I get spam from the military all the time. Ever since they got a list of names in high school I receive emails and snail mail letters encouraging me to "Join the ROTC", "Get Money for College", etc. Now that I'm graduating I get "Become an Officer in the US Military" letters. I guess if marketing is aggressive enough they won't have to bring back the draft.
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Who will buy these? Not me. I have no use for them. I have no use for PDAs either. Sure both are spiffy little toys but so what?
A PDA is a glorified pen and planner at 20 times the cost. I imagine tablets will be the same. Take a look at a recent/. poll. They will be sexy when they run Linux? Only because then we/.ers will fall into the same consumer craze that everyone else already has. John Q Public likes a new toy, we like anything, especially new toys, with Linux. I'd rather buy an X-Box seeing as the last console I bought was an N64.
"That vision would allow every Internet user in the U.S. to access their existing accounts wirelessly, anywhere in the United States, without changing their accounts or service providers. End-users will be able to keep existing sign-on procedures, e-mail addresses, IDs, passwords and payment methods regardless of the access point, whether its an ISP, corporate VPN, telecommunications provider or cable operator."
1. Privacy nightmare.
"The nationwide network will be founded on 802.11, otherwise known as Wi-Fi technology."
Because old habits die hard. Mainframes were where it was at in the 70s and 80s. Keep in mind distributed computing wasn't even invented until the late 80s.
I don't know how the airwaves work in Finland, but in the US I would assume that's why they are called public airwaves. The stations pay royalties and in turn collect advertising revenue. Whatever.
Anyway does this apply to only music stations? What if they listen to the Finnish equivalent of NPR? Or the BBC?
"Yes tech support to get Linux up and running costs money, it should still cost substantially less than Windows 2000."
Why? There are so many paper MCSEs and the like out there who some company can pay some dollar amount to keep there system up. I think most companies realize that to keep a UNIX system running you need someone who is creative and has real knowledge of the system. Dare I say that this person costs more than a paper MCSE?
What's with all the code names? Does it make MS feel like they are in a cool spy movie?
Seriously, what's wrong with Windows 2005 Server or Windows 2006 Home Edition? I thought Windows ME and XP were stupid and I think Blackcomb and Longhorn are too.
How many of these books can one own? I have plenty of books, but the mile-wide-but-foot-deep-overview books get old. I have Glass and Ables' "Unix for Programmers and Users" and Oreilly's "Running Linux". I reference there every so often (in fact just yesterday while installing VOCAL), but I'm not sure there is much more I could get out of a book that wasn't specifically about some library or application.
Most of the quick reference stuff anyone needs is on various websites and discussion boards.
The most interesting part about most renewable energies is, once the infrastructure is implemented, how passive energy production becomes. Solar panels just sit there and take energy that would be absorbed into the ground or reflect back to space. Wind and tidal power use two of the most fundamental components of our planets existence as we know it. Maybe geothermal power would be another to consider, or tectonic power.
Either way, what seems a bit ironic about how these energies are collected is how inefficient the collection process actually is. In fact how inefficient we deliberately aim to make it. We use such a small part of an enormous source of energy that it has virtually no affect on the environment. No one every argues that solar panels are going to take up all the sun's warmth and freeze our planet. Squeezing every ounce of energy sources has been the pitfall of almost all previous endeavours. Dams destroy river ecosystems. Coal and oil pollute beyond comprehension.
PS. I'd still rather have nuclear power than oil power.
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This may be true. Redhat or whatever other distro needs to start naming their software by the year. For instance, Redhat 2003 Enterprise is more recognizable to users and managers than Redhat 11.1 Enterprise or whatever. Using years and releasing updates or patches (like MS) gives people a sense of how "current" they are regardless of whether being "current" is functionally necessary.
In banking many things are under dual (or more) control. Same with government. Since paying people is a recurring cost and is expensive, some businesses have pagers that when activated (by satelite, wireless, etc.) give a password to be used in conjunction with their own personal passwords. The system is synced so that at any moment the password is different from the next. You can do the same thing to restrict physical access to a bulding or room.
Is there anything they can't do?
mmmmm Universe...
This is what I do at Subway at lunch. Then I rush back to Slashdot.
(ducks)
Does this mean I can sue Microsoft everytime Outlook puts a virus on my computer or network? Or can I sue Sun when a bug compromises my system? I may be acting optimally to prevent things like this, but they can still happen. Who's responsible then?
If software makers can put disclaimers (no warranty, you can't sue me, etc.) then I should be able to do the same for my network.
No it's not the same. Maybe in South Africa but not the US. Counter cracking would be self-defense of property, not life and/or limb. The only reason you can kill someone in your home is because in your home an intruder is said to pose and immanent threat to your safety. Genereally even on the street you cannot shoot in self-defense unless you have exhausted all attempts to escape, given there is one.
I get spam from the military all the time. Ever since they got a list of names in high school I receive emails and snail mail letters encouraging me to "Join the ROTC", "Get Money for College", etc. Now that I'm graduating I get "Become an Officer in the US Military" letters. I guess if marketing is aggressive enough they won't have to bring back the draft.
do I have to say it. Use birds.
It would hardly be a tyranny of the masses. Rather, a tyranny of huge corporations. Nothing new to see here, moving right along...
I see.... PROFIT!
PocketPorn (Copyright 2002) - A new and innovative way to get a woman close to a geek's special area without them having to get on the desk and press themselves against the CRT.
as in java beans?
sorry
You ISR people are amateurs. You've got it all wrong... In Soviet Russia TREES CLEAR CUT PEOPLE.
Note: some "wacky" trees sometimes climb people and log people's habits, ironically on paper.
Rubbish, I say we put 802.11 access points ON the birds. Talk about redundancy.
Who will buy these? Not me. I have no use for them. I have no use for PDAs either. Sure both are spiffy little toys but so what?
/. poll. They will be sexy when they run Linux? Only because then we /.ers will fall into the same consumer craze that everyone else already has. John Q Public likes a new toy, we like anything, especially new toys, with Linux. I'd rather buy an X-Box seeing as the last console I bought was an N64.
A PDA is a glorified pen and planner at 20 times the cost. I imagine tablets will be the same. Take a look at a recent
That's what your CDROM/Cup Holder is for.
"That vision would allow every Internet user in the U.S. to access their existing accounts wirelessly, anywhere in the United States, without changing their accounts or service providers. End-users will be able to keep existing sign-on procedures, e-mail addresses, IDs, passwords and payment methods regardless of the access point, whether its an ISP, corporate VPN, telecommunications provider or cable operator."
1. Privacy nightmare.
"The nationwide network will be founded on 802.11, otherwise known as Wi-Fi technology."
2. Security nightmare.
3. ???
4. PROFIT!
If this is possible, wouldn't it be equally possible to cook something as well using sound?
Because old habits die hard. Mainframes were where it was at in the 70s and 80s. Keep in mind distributed computing wasn't even invented until the late 80s.
I don't know how the airwaves work in Finland, but in the US I would assume that's why they are called public airwaves. The stations pay royalties and in turn collect advertising revenue. Whatever.
Anyway does this apply to only music stations? What if they listen to the Finnish equivalent of NPR? Or the BBC?
"Yes tech support to get Linux up and running costs money, it should still cost substantially less than Windows 2000."
Why? There are so many paper MCSEs and the like out there who some company can pay some dollar amount to keep there system up. I think most companies realize that to keep a UNIX system running you need someone who is creative and has real knowledge of the system. Dare I say that this person costs more than a paper MCSE?
I guess they're the only state with the funds to endure trial proceedings.
"We've seen our revenue stream increase on the order of Olog(n)"
What?! Do you even know what O(lg n) means? How retarded.
PS nice self-advertisement, mod this sh*t down
What's with all the code names? Does it make MS feel like they are in a cool spy movie?
Seriously, what's wrong with Windows 2005 Server or Windows 2006 Home Edition? I thought Windows ME and XP were stupid and I think Blackcomb and Longhorn are too.
How many of these books can one own? I have plenty of books, but the mile-wide-but-foot-deep-overview books get old. I have Glass and Ables' "Unix for Programmers and Users" and Oreilly's "Running Linux". I reference there every so often (in fact just yesterday while installing VOCAL), but I'm not sure there is much more I could get out of a book that wasn't specifically about some library or application.
Most of the quick reference stuff anyone needs is on various websites and discussion boards.
The most interesting part about most renewable energies is, once the infrastructure is implemented, how passive energy production becomes. Solar panels just sit there and take energy that would be absorbed into the ground or reflect back to space. Wind and tidal power use two of the most fundamental components of our planets existence as we know it. Maybe geothermal power would be another to consider, or tectonic power.
Either way, what seems a bit ironic about how these energies are collected is how inefficient the collection process actually is. In fact how inefficient we deliberately aim to make it. We use such a small part of an enormous source of energy that it has virtually no affect on the environment. No one every argues that solar panels are going to take up all the sun's warmth and freeze our planet. Squeezing every ounce of energy sources has been the pitfall of almost all previous endeavours. Dams destroy river ecosystems. Coal and oil pollute beyond comprehension.
PS. I'd still rather have nuclear power than oil power.