There are comprehensive recycling programs for several battery technologies, but if you really don't want to use batteries, there are several energy storage options that don't use toxic materials. Some examples off the top of my head: pumped water, compressed air, ultra-capacitors***, fly wheels.
*** depending on the technology used, toxic materials might be involved in the manufacture of ultracaps, but since they effectively never wear out, it's a one-time cost and it completely contained in the manufacturing process (where disposal can be easily monitored and controlled).
Historically, diesel has been shunned because it was difficult to meet California emission laws (and since CA was such a big part of the American market, if you couldn't sell it in CA, there was no point trying to sell it at all). Now that clean diesel is widely available, we'll see more American interest in diesel.
If I can't get an all-electric vehicle when my Civic craps out, I'll be looking for a diesel-electric hybrid.
Two words: energy density. At least for the short-term.
In the long-term, who knows? If ultracaps can get us 240 miles and then only require 6 minutes to recharge for another 240 miles, I think that would do it. Hell, 40 miles on a 6 minute charge would meet the needs of many commuters and soccer moms.
Most days I commute less than 15 miles round-trip, so if I could get 40 miles on an 8-hour charge, a plug-in hybrid would be fine for me. If it was cheap enough, I'd buy one now.
Can you give us the details of the hardware + software that you're currently using?
I haven't delved into mobile computing yet and am curious where to begin. I'm afraid of the iPhone mostly because it's useless to me if I can't open an ssh connection from it.
In most cases where a non-lethal is used, no weapon would have been used otherwise.
That is so naive, it's sad.
It only takes one person to throw a rock or glass bottle at the police line. The other people don't get to vote.
If you think that the police will stand there and take it since it was only one person, rather than the mob, that threw the missile, you're sadly mistaken. The police will act and use whatever means that they have at their disposal to break up the mob.
This is actually an example of good management (or, more correctly, management knowing its own limits).
Bouncing the patch back to the original author is exactly the correct thing to do. There's no way that Linus can be as familiar with the patch code as the person who wrote it, so why would he think that he could do a better job integrating than the original author?
As for other non-lethal weapons, they all have their pros and cons. Water cannons, for example, can drown people. Tear gas can have horrible long-term effects on people who can't get away from it or where it's not sufficiently ventilated. Bean bags and batons can crush bones, wind pipes, and put out eyes. Tazers can be lethal to people with pacemakers or weak hearts.
Even so, there are conditions where each one of these options is the optimal choice. Even when applied inappropriately, the consequences are almost always less severe than bullets. In the absence of these non-lethal weapons, do you think that riot police would refrain from using their guns if they felt their lives were being threatened? They wouldn't. Hell, you wouldn't either. If, on fear of death, all you had to respond with was a lethal weapon, you'd use it.
Well, maybe you're Ghandi, but I doubt it.
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Such traffic can always be blocked at an external firewall. Even the most basic router will let you blacklist IPs/domains. Short of colluding with router makers, there is nothing Microsoft can do about this.
I don't see how they could spin such a move as a good thing. With ME, they simply moved on and nobody really cared except for geeks. With Vista, everybody would be watching.
Their best bet is to simply fix what they can in SP1 and hope nobody remembers what Vista was originally like (like they did with XP).
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Does anyone have a good feel for how many GPL'd projects are "version 2 or later" vs "version 2 only"?
It seems to me that if the ratio is something like 90:10, then the transition to version 3 should be relatively painless. On the other hand, if the ratio is 50:50 or even 10:90, there's going to have to be an effort to migrate/replace code with version 3 friendly code.
The first thing they plan to do one the space elevator is complete, is to build a second space elevator (at greatly reduced cost since they can use the first space elevator to move the materials instead of expensive rockets).
It's possible that I'm succumbing to confirmation bias, but there is at least anecdotal evidence that Python is displacing Perl. For instance, in a recent Linux World magazine, someone from the animation studio that made Shreck 3 explained that all their new stuff is done in Python and all the old stuff was Perl. He also said that he wished they could replace all the Perl with Python, but that they haven't had the time to do it.
If you'd like to read it yourself, it's in the issue with Schreck on the cover (I don't have it with me, but could find it later this week if you'd like).
Python has been displacing Perl and Java for quite some time now.
I think the best example of this is that 5 years ago it was hard to find Python bindings for lots of libraries. Now, Python often has bindings before either Perl or Java. It's easier to read, easier to write, and its natural level of abstraction seems to hit a sweet spot that resonates with developers.
If Mars doesn't have the gravity to hold a viable atmosphere, then we'll have to build enclosures that contain their own atmosphere. If we're doing that, then there's no real difference between colonizing Mars vs colonizing the moon.
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The SIM card is on a tray that you open with a paper clip.
Some early reviewer missed this fact and ended up ripping their iPhone apart to get at the SIM card.
Retard.
Is there a Linux certified laptop that's cheaper than the Dell?
Unless you turn it into charcoal, the remainder will rot and the carbon will be released back into the atmosphere.
There are comprehensive recycling programs for several battery technologies, but if you really don't want to use batteries, there are several energy storage options that don't use toxic materials. Some examples off the top of my head: pumped water, compressed air, ultra-capacitors***, fly wheels.
*** depending on the technology used, toxic materials might be involved in the manufacture of ultracaps, but since they effectively never wear out, it's a one-time cost and it completely contained in the manufacturing process (where disposal can be easily monitored and controlled).
Historically, diesel has been shunned because it was difficult to meet California emission laws (and since CA was such a big part of the American market, if you couldn't sell it in CA, there was no point trying to sell it at all). Now that clean diesel is widely available, we'll see more American interest in diesel.
If I can't get an all-electric vehicle when my Civic craps out, I'll be looking for a diesel-electric hybrid.
Two words: energy density. At least for the short-term.
In the long-term, who knows? If ultracaps can get us 240 miles and then only require 6 minutes to recharge for another 240 miles, I think that would do it. Hell, 40 miles on a 6 minute charge would meet the needs of many commuters and soccer moms.
Most days I commute less than 15 miles round-trip, so if I could get 40 miles on an 8-hour charge, a plug-in hybrid would be fine for me. If it was cheap enough, I'd buy one now.
Maybe my experience isn't typical, but the old-farts around me are awesome resources. I pick their brains every chance I get.
Can you give us the details of the hardware + software that you're currently using?
I haven't delved into mobile computing yet and am curious where to begin. I'm afraid of the iPhone mostly because it's useless to me if I can't open an ssh connection from it.
In most cases where a non-lethal is used, no weapon would have been used otherwise.
That is so naive, it's sad.
It only takes one person to throw a rock or glass bottle at the police line. The other people don't get to vote.
If you think that the police will stand there and take it since it was only one person, rather than the mob, that threw the missile, you're sadly mistaken. The police will act and use whatever means that they have at their disposal to break up the mob.
This is actually an example of good management (or, more correctly, management knowing its own limits).
Bouncing the patch back to the original author is exactly the correct thing to do. There's no way that Linus can be as familiar with the patch code as the person who wrote it, so why would he think that he could do a better job integrating than the original author?
How do you negotiate with a rioting mob?
As for other non-lethal weapons, they all have their pros and cons. Water cannons, for example, can drown people. Tear gas can have horrible long-term effects on people who can't get away from it or where it's not sufficiently ventilated. Bean bags and batons can crush bones, wind pipes, and put out eyes. Tazers can be lethal to people with pacemakers or weak hearts.
Even so, there are conditions where each one of these options is the optimal choice. Even when applied inappropriately, the consequences are almost always less severe than bullets. In the absence of these non-lethal weapons, do you think that riot police would refrain from using their guns if they felt their lives were being threatened? They wouldn't. Hell, you wouldn't either. If, on fear of death, all you had to respond with was a lethal weapon, you'd use it.
Well, maybe you're Ghandi, but I doubt it.
Such traffic can always be blocked at an external firewall. Even the most basic router will let you blacklist IPs/domains. Short of colluding with router makers, there is nothing Microsoft can do about this.
A baseball could cause the exact injuries that the pepper spray dispenser did to that poor girl.
If we were to define non-lethal as not possible to kill someone with, we couldn't even define marshmallows as non-lethal due to their choking hazard.
I would still rather get shot by a bean bag or teargas dispenser than a bullet or lead slug. Sure, it could kill me, but it is much less likely to.
I don't see how they could spin such a move as a good thing. With ME, they simply moved on and nobody really cared except for geeks. With Vista, everybody would be watching.
Their best bet is to simply fix what they can in SP1 and hope nobody remembers what Vista was originally like (like they did with XP).
Does anyone have a good feel for how many GPL'd projects are "version 2 or later" vs "version 2 only"?
It seems to me that if the ratio is something like 90:10, then the transition to version 3 should be relatively painless. On the other hand, if the ratio is 50:50 or even 10:90, there's going to have to be an effort to migrate/replace code with version 3 friendly code.
The first thing they plan to do one the space elevator is complete, is to build a second space elevator (at greatly reduced cost since they can use the first space elevator to move the materials instead of expensive rockets).
Presumption of innocence is a feature of the criminal law system. I don't think it applies to civil proceedings.
It's possible that I'm succumbing to confirmation bias, but there is at least anecdotal evidence that Python is displacing Perl. For instance, in a recent Linux World magazine, someone from the animation studio that made Shreck 3 explained that all their new stuff is done in Python and all the old stuff was Perl. He also said that he wished they could replace all the Perl with Python, but that they haven't had the time to do it.
If you'd like to read it yourself, it's in the issue with Schreck on the cover (I don't have it with me, but could find it later this week if you'd like).
It's as powerful, but not quite as terse.
In Python, you need to compile your regex before you use it (one extra line of code), but once compiled, you can use it as many times as you like.
In general, Perl code is denser than Python unless it was written to be maintainable. In that case, it's pretty similar lines-of-code-wise.
How many days can you go without eating before you no longer have the strength to go out and hunt?
Disclaimer: I love Python.
Python has been displacing Perl and Java for quite some time now.
I think the best example of this is that 5 years ago it was hard to find Python bindings for lots of libraries. Now, Python often has bindings before either Perl or Java. It's easier to read, easier to write, and its natural level of abstraction seems to hit a sweet spot that resonates with developers.
Just my take on it.
I don't have a great love of flash -- I have a heavy dislike of Javascript.
Is there a relationship between Flash and javascript? I thought they were seperate and distinct.
+1 Absolutely correct
If Mars doesn't have the gravity to hold a viable atmosphere, then we'll have to build enclosures that contain their own atmosphere. If we're doing that, then there's no real difference between colonizing Mars vs colonizing the moon.
That's what I figured, but I thought I'd ask anyways.
How are they defining "equivalent"?