The movie in question really didn't need to change sharks to eels, but it did. How does that help the story?
I thought that the eels were better then the sharks. The idea of screeming eels is sillier and works better with the rest of The Princess Bride. Seeing as William Goldman wrote the book and the script to the movie I view this as Goldman refineing his work. Much the same way that there are 3 true versions of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: radio play, book, and tv series. (The movie dosen't count.)
Be very carefull when endorsing those ideas. Those arguments are very seductive and largely make sense, but understand that his goals for the education system are probably different from your goals. He, and other bussiness leaders, are less interested in a proper, balanced education, and more interested in a system that produces little workers. Individuals, and society, benefit from a broad education of many diverse subjects. Bussiness owners benefit from highly specialized, replaceable, workers.
Decompression Sickness, DCS, "the bends," is typically not that painful. Typical symptoms are mild numbess, muscles cramps, or something similar to arititic pain. Unfortunately it problably goes untreated all the time causing permenant damage. The term "the bends" comes from 150 years ago when workers in pressurized mines and diving bells who would be bent like a cripple.
Propane lanterns and stoves are safe to use in a house. The burners are hot and clean, and don't burn much fuel. It is no different then a propane or natural gas stove and oven. A typical house is big enough, and leaks enough that no additional ventilation should be required.
BBQs of all types should not be used even as a heat source. Burning meat indoors is a bad idea, it produces smoke, CO2 and CO. But even as a heat source most propane BBQs burn a lot of fuel poorly producing too much CO2 and CO.
White gas (naptha) should not be used. The stoves in particular do not burn cleanly.
Burning gasoline inside is just dumb.
Some kerosene devices can be used with ventilation. There are kerosene heaters designed for indoor use. Ventilation is required as marked on the device. I have a heater that IIRC requires 13 square inches of ventilation. (Although I wonder is that in still air? What if there is a strong wind?)
If asked nicely some apartments will allow a HAM to mount an attenna on the roof. Typically an unobtrusive simple dipole is used. There are docs out there to help address safety and other similar concerns.
This [Alaskan Highway] route was upgraded to modern digital microwave technology in the early 1990s
The original microwave system was built in 1962. Parts of Ontario and Quebec are also served by microwave links built in the same era. Some of them are probably still on analog links too.
had I spent a little less time treating college like a trade school for science and technology
I made the same mistake.
It is a lesson I try to pass on to new students. Unfortunately, as demonstrated by the editorial and posts here, it is a lesson that few people want to hear.
While at university I used a 5x8 appointment book. (I am not surprised that it is an amazon best seller.) I prefered the 1 week per spread format as it quickly showed a week's worth of assaignments. As I always had a backpack with me, the larger then pocket sized format was not a problem. This worked very well for me and several of my friends. I was frankly amazed that it worked for me. I am a disorganized person.
Keeping track of your class schedule should not be an issue as it will rarely change. By mid october you should be sleep walking between classes. If you do need a reminder, consider a Timex pda watch. It is small, light, and very portable.
After some thought I have decided that I cannot truthfully answer your question. Having checked my bookshelf I found that:
I have very few books that were published in the past 10 years.
Of those books that were published in the past 10 years most were by authors I already knew and enjoyed (e.g. Neal Stephenson).
All but one of the new authors appear to be from the UK. That could just be a coincidence or I am biased.
I think that I may have made a mistake. My original premise (American publishers only look for best sellers.) may be a result of my own bias. Upon reflection I realise that I prefer UK authors.
a webmail for reporters to use only for anonymous sources
It probably would not work. Look up the history of anon.penet.fi. It was a very good anonymous email service in Finland. The service was shutdown a number of years ago when the opperators determined that they could not legally protect the annonimity of the users. The service was also heavily abused.
I don't think that British publishers are taking risks looking for pay offs. They are simply willing to publish books that they know will have a limited audience and a small run.
Not everything is a direct result of what america wants to believe is the worlds worst tragedy.
A big part of the problem is that Americans cannot escape the images of the terrorist attacks. It is mentioned constantly. It is near impossible to listen, watch, or read any media without some mention of "nine eleven." Never mind the "war on terror" which is some how related to all but the most mundane news.
American's are living in a culture of fear. It is something foreigners have to experience to understand. It is pervasive. The Americans simply can't tune it out.
American SF (and possibly all American literature) is suffering from publishers who don't want to take a risk. Too many publishers are looking for the next big best seller.
Chrysler owns the Merc. Wait, other way around. Ummm... Does anyone know the REAL story?
Well Chrysler is run by a bunch of gentlemen by the name of Jürgen, and Günther.:-)
Daimler took over Chrysler. Through a US marketing campaign Chrysler tried to portray it as a merger. In the rest of the world the company is usually just refered to as Daimler.
Most homebrew shops will sell all the equipment and ingredients to persons under 21, provided that the person is discrete about it. If you go in the shop acting and looking like a 16 year old expect to be turned away. If you look and act like a 20 year old the shopkeep likely won't say a word.
Most homebrewers I have met think that the drinking age is a farse. Their goal is to make excellent tasteing beer, not cheap liquor to get drunk. The alcohol is a pleasent side effect to be enjoyed in moderation.
In my experience homebrew is cheaper then store bought. IIRC, my first two batches of beer (made from kits and malt extract) paid for the initial outlay for the equipment includeing cheap plastic bottles. Beer kits easily taste better then commercial beer, and some microbrews. The only thing it costs is the time.
The 900k USD figure is ofcourse trumped up. It would include the direct costs of reinstalling all of the computers that were compromised or suspected of being compromised. This figure would also include the forensics and investigation costs. These costs do add up quickly. Labour, even army labour, is not cheap, and lots of staff across organizations would have been involved. The 900k would also include bullshit costs such as the time spent by a General to read the incident reports, and the cost of the pizza the commander bought to congradulate everyone on a job well done.
It can be argued that these costs are fiction. Most of the labour would have been handled by staff that would have been sitting around anyway. But if there were no incidents then some of that staff would not be required at all.
The mac mini is so close to being the perfect small computer. It is too bad that it has been artificially crippled to upsell the higher end machines. The mac mini lacks a line-in or mic, 5.1 sound, and the Radeon 9000 was a poor choice compared to the 9200. The minimal audio is particularly annoying as the chip probably supports those features it was just a matter of wireing it up. Sure the audio can be upgraded with a USB device but it is an unecessary expense, and the $59 quoted above is 10% the cost of the computer.
Apple has used the same tactic with the ibook. There are just enough little differences to encourage the sale of a powerbook. It is good marketing, but it is annoying and expensive for the consumer.
Code development and system administration are completely different skills. If you understand that you will have a much better chance of suceeding.
The various for dummies, for complete idiots, and similar books are generally good introductions. You are going to need more then one book. At a minimum one that deals with networks, and one that deals with system administration.
You will need to decide on a maximum budget for IT stuff. You can easily spent that ammount, regardless of how much it is. Like buying a car, it is good to determine you maximum ahead of time.
You will need to determine what services your network will provide. Just Internet? Will you want a network printer? A file server? Do you need a revision control depot? Do you want full backup of each client over the network? While working out these details remind yourself that you are building a business network, not a home network.
You will need to decide what OS you will use. A single OS is always easier to work with. A free *nix server will save you money. Your choice of OS must be requirements based. Don't choose MacOS because it is fun when you will need to run an application that is only published for Windows. Don't overlook the alternatives because "windows is the default."
Once you have a basic design you may want to look at outside help. Chances are you know a sysadmin that you would hire on for a short contract.
When putting the system together aim for the mid priced solution. The cheap stuff will cost you time and effort to maintain. The cadillac solution is expensive and you will probably want to replace it in a year or two anyway. The mid priced stuff is almost always going to work well enough. Avoid ordering too much through priceline. Building a good relationship with a local vendor is worth more then the few extra dollars you will pay. Alternatively the (business) tech support from IBM, HP, and Dell is good despite the complaints on the Internet. However IBM, HP, or Dell won't sit down to talk about your setup, while a local vendor will. (do shop around for vendors though. too many are cheap discount shops selling crap.)
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The movie in question really didn't need to change sharks to eels, but it did. How does that help the story?
I thought that the eels were better then the sharks. The idea of screeming eels is sillier and works better with the rest of The Princess Bride. Seeing as William Goldman wrote the book and the script to the movie I view this as Goldman refineing his work. Much the same way that there are 3 true versions of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: radio play, book, and tv series. (The movie dosen't count.)
Be very carefull when endorsing those ideas. Those arguments are very seductive and largely make sense, but understand that his goals for the education system are probably different from your goals. He, and other bussiness leaders, are less interested in a proper, balanced education, and more interested in a system that produces little workers. Individuals, and society, benefit from a broad education of many diverse subjects. Bussiness owners benefit from highly specialized, replaceable, workers.
Decompression Sickness, DCS, "the bends," is typically not that painful. Typical symptoms are mild numbess, muscles cramps, or something similar to arititic pain. Unfortunately it problably goes untreated all the time causing permenant damage. The term "the bends" comes from 150 years ago when workers in pressurized mines and diving bells who would be bent like a cripple.
Propane lanterns and stoves are safe to use in a house. The burners are hot and clean, and don't burn much fuel. It is no different then a propane or natural gas stove and oven. A typical house is big enough, and leaks enough that no additional ventilation should be required.
BBQs of all types should not be used even as a heat source. Burning meat indoors is a bad idea, it produces smoke, CO2 and CO. But even as a heat source most propane BBQs burn a lot of fuel poorly producing too much CO2 and CO.
White gas (naptha) should not be used. The stoves in particular do not burn cleanly.
Burning gasoline inside is just dumb.
Some kerosene devices can be used with ventilation. There are kerosene heaters designed for indoor use. Ventilation is required as marked on the device. I have a heater that IIRC requires 13 square inches of ventilation. (Although I wonder is that in still air? What if there is a strong wind?)
If asked nicely some apartments will allow a HAM to mount an attenna on the roof. Typically an unobtrusive simple dipole is used. There are docs out there to help address safety and other similar concerns.
How do you think some communities in the north get phone service?
From Wikipedia
The original microwave system was built in 1962. Parts of Ontario and Quebec are also served by microwave links built in the same era. Some of them are probably still on analog links too.
Active surplus
had I spent a little less time treating college like a trade school for science and technology
I made the same mistake.
It is a lesson I try to pass on to new students. Unfortunately, as demonstrated by the editorial and posts here, it is a lesson that few people want to hear.
AES-128 is fast enough. An unresponsive OS is a problem with the implementation.
Obviously that is the wrong link. Try here.
While at university I used a 5x8 appointment book. (I am not surprised that it is an amazon best seller.) I prefered the 1 week per spread format as it quickly showed a week's worth of assaignments. As I always had a backpack with me, the larger then pocket sized format was not a problem. This worked very well for me and several of my friends. I was frankly amazed that it worked for me. I am a disorganized person.
Keeping track of your class schedule should not be an issue as it will rarely change. By mid october you should be sleep walking between classes. If you do need a reminder, consider a Timex pda watch. It is small, light, and very portable.
After some thought I have decided that I cannot truthfully answer your question. Having checked my bookshelf I found that:
I have very few books that were published in the past 10 years.
Of those books that were published in the past 10 years most were by authors I already knew and enjoyed (e.g. Neal Stephenson).
All but one of the new authors appear to be from the UK. That could just be a coincidence or I am biased.
I think that I may have made a mistake. My original premise (American publishers only look for best sellers.) may be a result of my own bias. Upon reflection I realise that I prefer UK authors.
a webmail for reporters to use only for anonymous sources
It probably would not work. Look up the history of anon.penet.fi. It was a very good anonymous email service in Finland. The service was shutdown a number of years ago when the opperators determined that they could not legally protect the annonimity of the users. The service was also heavily abused.
Your suggestions are good.
you CAN transfer files directly through the same mechanism [RDP]
You can also disable file transferes, clipboard copieing, and the other redirected services. It won't stop a dedicated attacker, but few things will.
I don't think that British publishers are taking risks looking for pay offs. They are simply willing to publish books that they know will have a limited audience and a small run.
American's are
/. (It is 2000. One must not accept responsibility for one's actions.)
Well that was just sloppy. I blame the poor english I read on
Not everything is a direct result of what america wants to believe is the worlds worst tragedy.
A big part of the problem is that Americans cannot escape the images of the terrorist attacks. It is mentioned constantly. It is near impossible to listen, watch, or read any media without some mention of "nine eleven." Never mind the "war on terror" which is some how related to all but the most mundane news.
American's are living in a culture of fear. It is something foreigners have to experience to understand. It is pervasive. The Americans simply can't tune it out.
American SF (and possibly all American literature) is suffering from publishers who don't want to take a risk. Too many publishers are looking for the next big best seller.
Chrysler owns the Merc. Wait, other way around. Ummm... Does anyone know the REAL story?
:-)
Well Chrysler is run by a bunch of gentlemen by the name of Jürgen, and Günther.
Daimler took over Chrysler. Through a US marketing campaign Chrysler tried to portray it as a merger. In the rest of the world the company is usually just refered to as Daimler.
Most homebrew shops will sell all the equipment and ingredients to persons under 21, provided that the person is discrete about it. If you go in the shop acting and looking like a 16 year old expect to be turned away. If you look and act like a 20 year old the shopkeep likely won't say a word.
Most homebrewers I have met think that the drinking age is a farse. Their goal is to make excellent tasteing beer, not cheap liquor to get drunk. The alcohol is a pleasent side effect to be enjoyed in moderation.
In my experience homebrew is cheaper then store bought. IIRC, my first two batches of beer (made from kits and malt extract) paid for the initial outlay for the equipment includeing cheap plastic bottles. Beer kits easily taste better then commercial beer, and some microbrews. The only thing it costs is the time.
The 900k USD figure is ofcourse trumped up. It would include the direct costs of reinstalling all of the computers that were compromised or suspected of being compromised. This figure would also include the forensics and investigation costs. These costs do add up quickly. Labour, even army labour, is not cheap, and lots of staff across organizations would have been involved. The 900k would also include bullshit costs such as the time spent by a General to read the incident reports, and the cost of the pizza the commander bought to congradulate everyone on a job well done.
It can be argued that these costs are fiction. Most of the labour would have been handled by staff that would have been sitting around anyway. But if there were no incidents then some of that staff would not be required at all.
The mac mini is so close to being the perfect small computer. It is too bad that it has been artificially crippled to upsell the higher end machines. The mac mini lacks a line-in or mic, 5.1 sound, and the Radeon 9000 was a poor choice compared to the 9200. The minimal audio is particularly annoying as the chip probably supports those features it was just a matter of wireing it up. Sure the audio can be upgraded with a USB device but it is an unecessary expense, and the $59 quoted above is 10% the cost of the computer.
Apple has used the same tactic with the ibook. There are just enough little differences to encourage the sale of a powerbook. It is good marketing, but it is annoying and expensive for the consumer.
the AO rated version would sell more copies if distributed almost as widely as the M version
That is a very big if. It is suspected that a number of important retailers would not carry an AO rated game. To date it hasn't really been tested.
Personally I think the difference between M (17+) and AO (18+) is pretty stupid.
Code development and system administration are completely different skills. If you understand that you will have a much better chance of suceeding.
The various for dummies, for complete idiots, and similar books are generally good introductions. You are going to need more then one book. At a minimum one that deals with networks, and one that deals with system administration.
You will need to decide on a maximum budget for IT stuff. You can easily spent that ammount, regardless of how much it is. Like buying a car, it is good to determine you maximum ahead of time.
You will need to determine what services your network will provide. Just Internet? Will you want a network printer? A file server? Do you need a revision control depot? Do you want full backup of each client over the network? While working out these details remind yourself that you are building a business network, not a home network.
You will need to decide what OS you will use. A single OS is always easier to work with. A free *nix server will save you money. Your choice of OS must be requirements based. Don't choose MacOS because it is fun when you will need to run an application that is only published for Windows. Don't overlook the alternatives because "windows is the default."
Once you have a basic design you may want to look at outside help. Chances are you know a sysadmin that you would hire on for a short contract.
When putting the system together aim for the mid priced solution. The cheap stuff will cost you time and effort to maintain. The cadillac solution is expensive and you will probably want to replace it in a year or two anyway. The mid priced stuff is almost always going to work well enough. Avoid ordering too much through priceline. Building a good relationship with a local vendor is worth more then the few extra dollars you will pay. Alternatively the (business) tech support from IBM, HP, and Dell is good despite the complaints on the Internet. However IBM, HP, or Dell won't sit down to talk about your setup, while a local vendor will. (do shop around for vendors though. too many are cheap discount shops selling crap.)