you can waste several seconds waiting for a dhcp response
In this Linux Journal article Lisa Corsetti describes writing a program to test if the NIC is actually connected, so that if not she could bypass the network initialization and in particular the DHCP request with its requisite timeout.
Programming ioctl calls is beyond my comfort zone so I took the lazy approach of changing the default 60 second timeout to 10 with a "-t 10" argument to my dhcpd commands in my startup scripts, so instead of a Linux Journal article, I get a Slashdot post.
And the mother of the internet warns that the internet better get this room cleaned up and that trash taken out before its father gets home, young man.
I know why you're here, Neo. I know what you've been doing... why you hardly sleep, why you live alone, and why night after night, you sit by your computer. You're looking for him. I know because I was once looking for the same thing. And when he found me, he told me I wasn't really looking for him. I was looking for an answer.
So was Neo a manhunter, an obsessive, or just an omnivore?
Remember how Palm dealt with the handwriting recognition problem on their low-powered devices? They invented a new way of writing and required the user learn to use it (with an on-screen keyboard as a backup.) It's close enough to "natural" writing that it's easy to learn. I think it was a good balance of giving good results and easy to learn.
I wonder if this approach would work with computer speech recognition - invent a new pronunciation technique that is easy enough to learn but provides enough clues to the software that it can figure out the rest.
Provided you don't sound like too much of a dork talking to your computer in this way, it might actually be a reasonable approach.
I think this is somewhat related to CAT scans, but applied in reverse. My crude understanding of a CAT scan is that sensors are placed in a ring shape around the object to be scanned and a series of "slices" are scanned. For each "slice", this gives a set of axial views through the object (the 'A' in CAT). Bessel functions are the mathematical tool that let you convert the axial data - which is a kind of sum across a diameter - into data at each point in the circular cross section.
It seems they've reversed this process and solved for the axial data given the point-by-point data - e.g. the rasterized character.
By the way, CAT scans and Bessel functions are one of the examples of "abstract" math that later turns out to have practical application.
Can't speak for the other ones, but in Bloomberg's case, one of the reasons was simple - the Republican primary was easier to win than the Democratic one, which also damaged his eventual rival, Mark Green. So this put him in the "main event" in much better shape than his opponent who had been through the NYC Democratic meat grinder.
There was probably a fair amount of state and national Republican support as he was following Giuliani, a Republican. Also the governor and of course the President are Republicans. I think at the time both House and Senate had Republican majorities too. NYC administrations have a history of being at odds with both the state (which is mainly Republican) and the Federal governments, I guess mainly over funding, so any state/national support would have suggested Bloomberg could bring in the dollars.
real-world folks and how they solved IT problems in unorthodox ways
I'm hazy on the details, but during a power failure in server closet one admin wanted to get in to bring down the boxes gracefully before the UPS gave out. But the door was locked and the power failure prevented him from gaining access. So rather than his users losing lots of data and several hours of checking and rebuilding filesystems, he busted his way in with a big metal fire extinguisher and got the job done. His boss told this story proudly.
Free internet at 20MHz? I think they meant to say it's between 5 and 9 Hz because it sounds like they're full of shit to me.
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Not everyone releases [nightly builds]
Sounds like a job for the Sun Grid.
But seriously, for some kinds of projects, I can see the appeal to the end-user but it requires a certain level of commitment from the developer(s). On the other hand, it gives them the option to have as first response to a bug report "Try the latest build."
I think different projects are more or less appropriate for nightly builds - and this also depends on the audience. For a while I was doing my own automated nightly Mozilla builds (even though binaries were available I believe,) but I wouldn't have dreamt of doing something similar for my kernel.
Even though I have spare hardware to devote to something as gnarly as automated kernel builds without risking my day-to-day machines, I'm not enough of a gearhead to be into this for its own sake, nor file useful bug reports.
I know exactly what you mean. My customers come to me and say, "I'm hungry and I want a healthy meal! I like ice cream, cookies and liverwurst. To eat it, I've brought my favorite chopsticks and a slotted spoon. Oh, and can I get that to go?" And after I make it, they point out how they're allergic to milk products.
the man looks like a 5 feet superfly with enormous goggles.
If you're talking about the picture of the guy on the "demo" page, he reminded me of the guy playing "virtual virtual skee-ball" at an amusement park in Futurama.
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They're like Three Dog Night, only one louder.
In this Linux Journal article Lisa Corsetti describes writing a program to test if the NIC is actually connected, so that if not she could bypass the network initialization and in particular the DHCP request with its requisite timeout.
Programming ioctl calls is beyond my comfort zone so I took the lazy approach of changing the default 60 second timeout to 10 with a "-t 10" argument to my dhcpd commands in my startup scripts, so instead of a Linux Journal article, I get a Slashdot post.
And the mother of the internet warns that the internet better get this room cleaned up and that trash taken out before its father gets home, young man.
Don't be scared - just hop in your K-car and drive back to the '80s where that freakin' joke came from.
When they figure it out, I will volunteer my wife for some of that gene therapy. No more of that 8 months a year of "I'm cold."
Quite right. That's what I get for trying to do arithmetic in Bash and trusting my own ability to count digits.
Just to put 14 Tb/s in perspective, 1920 x 1080 x 32 bpp at 30 fps is about 2 Tb/s.
"Warning: Do not look into laser with remaining eye."
Press the "turbo" switch and run your PC at 8mhz instead of 12. The window will stay on screen longer, giving you enough time to see what it says.
So was Neo a manhunter, an obsessive, or just an omnivore?
Ian Faith might have said their appeal is becoming more selective.
I wonder if this approach would work with computer speech recognition - invent a new pronunciation technique that is easy enough to learn but provides enough clues to the software that it can figure out the rest.
Provided you don't sound like too much of a dork talking to your computer in this way, it might actually be a reasonable approach.
It seems they've reversed this process and solved for the axial data given the point-by-point data - e.g. the rasterized character.
By the way, CAT scans and Bessel functions are one of the examples of "abstract" math that later turns out to have practical application.
Good work, guys. Your next project is to design a power strip with room for 6,831 wall warts.
Not to take article this seriously, but hopping land mines get my vote for worst tech.
Depends what muscle you use to lift it...
Can't speak for the other ones, but in Bloomberg's case, one of the reasons was simple - the Republican primary was easier to win than the Democratic one, which also damaged his eventual rival, Mark Green. So this put him in the "main event" in much better shape than his opponent who had been through the NYC Democratic meat grinder.
There was probably a fair amount of state and national Republican support as he was following Giuliani, a Republican. Also the governor and of course the President are Republicans. I think at the time both House and Senate had Republican majorities too. NYC administrations have a history of being at odds with both the state (which is mainly Republican) and the Federal governments, I guess mainly over funding, so any state/national support would have suggested Bloomberg could bring in the dollars.
I'm hazy on the details, but during a power failure in server closet one admin wanted to get in to bring down the boxes gracefully before the UPS gave out. But the door was locked and the power failure prevented him from gaining access. So rather than his users losing lots of data and several hours of checking and rebuilding filesystems, he busted his way in with a big metal fire extinguisher and got the job done. His boss told this story proudly.
Free internet at 20MHz? I think they meant to say it's between 5 and 9 Hz because it sounds like they're full of shit to me.
Sounds like a job for the Sun Grid.
But seriously, for some kinds of projects, I can see the appeal to the end-user but it requires a certain level of commitment from the developer(s). On the other hand, it gives them the option to have as first response to a bug report "Try the latest build."
I think different projects are more or less appropriate for nightly builds - and this also depends on the audience. For a while I was doing my own automated nightly Mozilla builds (even though binaries were available I believe,) but I wouldn't have dreamt of doing something similar for my kernel.
Even though I have spare hardware to devote to something as gnarly as automated kernel builds without risking my day-to-day machines, I'm not enough of a gearhead to be into this for its own sake, nor file useful bug reports.
<sarcasm>Far be it from me to perpetuate Slashdot cliches</sarcasm> but
- Will it run Linux, and
- Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you President Torvalds...I know exactly what you mean. My customers come to me and say, "I'm hungry and I want a healthy meal! I like ice cream, cookies and liverwurst. To eat it, I've brought my favorite chopsticks and a slotted spoon. Oh, and can I get that to go?" And after I make it, they point out how they're allergic to milk products.
If you're talking about the picture of the guy on the "demo" page, he reminded me of the guy playing "virtual virtual skee-ball" at an amusement park in Futurama.
These aren't the quotes you're looking for.