Well crap, I gave up trying to convert the makefile for VC++, so anyone else got the cahonies to port it to Windows so I don't have to put a monitor on my Linux boxes?
This really works? Canada has some sort of program that allows Australians to work there for 3 years or something?
I have to admit, I don't like the idea of giving up my Australian citizenship right now... I do want to retire to the family beach house somewhere down the line, I'm sure...
You're wrong when you say "nobody forces these people to live here and work here"...
The fact is, economies being what they are, the average Indian programmer would much rather move from the Indian culture and Indian economy, and all of its liabilities, to an American one.
And this desire is *exploited* by American corporations. They take advantage of the fact that the Indian situation is worse than the American one (or so it would seem), and based on the Indian programmer desire to leave it, they offer them less wages, thinking that the conditions of American existence *make up for* the loss in wages - since the demand is there on the part of the Indian programmer, companies factor in this 'living standard' as part of the deal.
This 'living standard' is a fact of life for US-born residents. Thus, this is exploitation on the part of the Indian-programmer-hiring corporation - something that is a *right* for anyone else in the country, is being used as a reason for reduced payroll, just because the foreigner has a demand for that standard of living.
As a foreign (Australian) high-tech worker reaching the end of my tenure on an American work permit, where do I go next?
I certainly don't want to go back to Australia. I've been here in the US for 12 years - I've become accustomed to a safe, stable economy, especially a high tech one - where bandwidth is plentiful, and the means to purchase it is within the reach of a competent technologist (I can function in sysadmin and system programming capacities).
So where do I go next? I can get a 2 year work permit for Japan, which I'm seriously considering, or I can try my luck at Finland. I'm mobile - I don't *have* to stay rooted to US soil if it doesn't want me (and it doesnt look like it does) - as long as the bandwidth is there.
Any suggestions for markets and economies that can support a geek culture would be greatly appreciated. I've got Japan and Finland on my list, but I don't know if there are better places to go - perhaps I should let my resume free in distant lands and see where it takes me.
Because, sure enough, if the US doesn't want my talent and skill, I have no reason to live here, that's for sure...
Stuff like this happening quietly on the side makes me a bit more enthusiastic about the future of Mars settlement somewhere down the line...
After all, if we can make life easier (more efficient) here on Earth first, it'll translate well into technology the Martians can use to establish a colony.
And the fact that this is *GE* that's developing it makes it even more exciting. It appears that its not one of these weird-science type projects that dont seem to go anywhere... With GE's resources, this will go places.
I'll take advantage of this/. article to ask if there are any other PJB100 users out there that would like to collaborate on the Linux project?
I've tried hard to find any 'communities' (lists, forums, etc) for other PJB100 users, but I can't seem to find any that are populated... I can't be the only geek with a couple of PJB100's... so if there's anyone out there that wants to hook up to chat about them, drop me an email (See email, shift-2)...
Like, for example:
- Hierarchical thread displays, including *replies*, so you can see a big picture of threads (handy for list traffic).
- Smarter search capabilities.
- Compatability with database engines, for those with *really* large mail archives (I've got every mail I've ever sent since '92)
- Speedups. Lord knows, Eudora could use a few of those...
Can't think of anything else, but surely there's gotta be better features than this lame-ass big brotherware?
I found that part to be particularly amusing, for some strange reason. I know, it's an evil app, but I have to admire the interface. Might be a useful thing to use in legitimate administration systems - like maintaining a render farm, etc.
Maybe it's just me, but IRC seems like a cool way to go about doing that...
Having your own channel to issue commands to your compromised minions of systems, really really feels like something out of SnowCrash, or maybe even BatMan...:)
As I read this article, my first thought was "Comments should've been plaintype, original letter in bold." Putting his thoughts in bold just made it seem like he was stuffing his ideas down the letterwriters throats without giving the public forum an opportunity to comment.
In as much as Cmdr's comments are so tightly woven with the core of this story, this post represents a form of fascism, imho.
It's such a radical departure from the way this view would have been discussed in the past, and leaves a bad taste.
That was one of the coolest damned things I've seen in a long time - beaming cash between each other's Palmpilots/Visors, and then cashing in on the next Hotsync. Honestly, that was so godamned cool I can hardly even stand it that they cancelled it - we *NEED* more services like this in this world.
Anyone got any details why they cancelled it exactly? The first thing that comes to mind is some sort of legal issues with regards to banking regulations of some variety, or maybe it just wasn't being used.
With all the new Palms on the market now, and the growth of that market going the way it is, Paypal should really bring Palm/Payments back...
You did realize that the new Star Wars movies are *PREQUELS*, right? That means they happened (time-wise) *before* the old Star Wars trilogy.
Before the clone wars. Before the growth of the Empire. You're seeing the junkheaps and battle-scarred X-wing fighters, because that happens *years* after the story of the prequels...
It makes total sense that things look new and fresh and clean in the new SW movies... things are about to get nastier, and yes there's going to be a whole lot more degeneration around - that's the point!
There are just as good tools out there, and in fact some of them even blow ProTools away...
Examples:
Ensoniq Paris
SEK'd Samplitude
MOTU 2408-based system
All it would take is for Motu to port it's AudioWire drivers to Linux (not unfathomable) or at the very least, MacOSX, and a system as comparable as ProTools would be within the reach of any Linux user.
Even Ensoniq could do it for Paris - their hardware design would make it very easy to do this...
Cut my first OS-lovin' teeth on a Magnum pizzabox running MIPS Unix - man, those were glorious days. I'll never forget the smell of those Magnum pizzaboxes when we first unpacked 'em, set 'em up on a desk and plugged in a terminal... what was it, 50 MIPS (software-MIPS/spec, not MIPS/cpu) or so?
Back in those days, my 25mhz 386 was pretty dope, so having a Magnum pizzabox was delicious. I wasn't really a big fan of DOS (but *was* a big fan of DesqView running multiple DOS shells), so to have cranked up MIPS Unix and be given a Magnum box for my porting effort, that was a sweet, sweet day.
Man, that's some serious nostalgia right there. Wonder if I can get a Magnum cheap somewhere these days, to go alongside my aging Indy collection...
"uh, the cold war is over buddy. i doubt that they were designed to take out the united states carriers. i bet that was the furthest thing from their minds. i mean, they're just not stupid enough to start a war with the US, and hence all of NATO."
Man, that would have to be one of the most naive comments I've heard in a long time. Just curious - how old are you?
The fact remains that a *lot* of weaponry that is still in operation today was designed and implemented during the heigh days of the Cold War, and yes - a lot of that Russian technology *WAS* designed to take out U.S. military gear.
You're a victim of disinformation if you think that the Russian military complex wasn't designed to lock horns with the U.S... or at the very least, you're over-patriotic to think that a foreign power wouldn't challenge the U.S. That's what the Cold War was all about, after all, and there's nothing wrong with any of the gear, from a technology standpoint, that was designed and implemented during that period that would preclude it from *still being in use*.
Just because the computer world has been inflicted by the insanity of obsessive upgrade-itis doesn't mean that other fields have as well... if a technology works (for example, a torpedo that was designed to blow the crap out of a U.S. aircraft carrier actually does the job), there is no reason why it can't stay in place as a functioning system for years and years.
Which is the case with much of what's on board the Kursk.
Personally, I find this to be quite an exciting tool, but unfortunately I'm in the position where the app I want to port is written in Delphi on Windows... so I'm waiting for Kylix.
Now, I've considered a re-write using wxWindows, and am now also having another good look at Qt, but there's one thing that would *really* swing me in Qt's direction: MacOS 8/9 *and/or* MacOS X support.
Anyone got any details on whether Qt is headed in that direction?
Sorry mods, waste of space... I just read the last paragraph, where it says it won't actually *do* any blasting of objects, only tracking.
In which case, this whole article here on Slashdot is misleading. It's not a *broom*, its just a debris tracking system that uses lasers...
Probably Johnny Astronaut is still going to have to go out there and sweep up, the difference is there is a set of lasers on the ground keeping an eye on his work...
Does anyone have any details on how this is legal under the strategic space arms ban treaty that was signed between the US and Russia a few years ago?
It would seem to me that there'd be very little to prevent this technology from being used as a counter-measure against enemy satellite systems, at least at face value.
So I'm curious if there is some way this is being allowed under the terms of the treaty. Anyone with better understanding of it care to comment?
Seems stupid to me that they're not just getting into the WINE project. That seems like the *fastest* way for Microsoft to get their apps ported to Linux, by supporting the WINE project and pushing that to fruition.
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Man, those were the days - they even had the first bootable CD-ROM's, so you could try Linux out without having to screw up your PC's hard disk ...
...
My first distro was Yggdrasil's first public Linux release - still got it, too! Damned good days...
I should boot it up on my 700mhz PC now, see just how usable it is with a processor that's about 200x faster than the old 486 I used to use
... by the looks of those buttons.
Ew.
Well crap, I gave up trying to convert the makefile for VC++, so anyone else got the cahonies to port it to Windows so I don't have to put a monitor on my Linux boxes?
I run my Linux systems headless...
This really works? Canada has some sort of program that allows Australians to work there for 3 years or something?
... I do want to retire to the family beach house somewhere down the line, I'm sure ...
I have to admit, I don't like the idea of giving up my Australian citizenship right now
You're wrong when you say "nobody forces these people to live here and work here"...
The fact is, economies being what they are, the average Indian programmer would much rather move from the Indian culture and Indian economy, and all of its liabilities, to an American one.
And this desire is *exploited* by American corporations. They take advantage of the fact that the Indian situation is worse than the American one (or so it would seem), and based on the Indian programmer desire to leave it, they offer them less wages, thinking that the conditions of American existence *make up for* the loss in wages - since the demand is there on the part of the Indian programmer, companies factor in this 'living standard' as part of the deal.
This 'living standard' is a fact of life for US-born residents. Thus, this is exploitation on the part of the Indian-programmer-hiring corporation - something that is a *right* for anyone else in the country, is being used as a reason for reduced payroll, just because the foreigner has a demand for that standard of living.
That's the exploitation...
As a foreign (Australian) high-tech worker reaching the end of my tenure on an American work permit, where do I go next?
I certainly don't want to go back to Australia. I've been here in the US for 12 years - I've become accustomed to a safe, stable economy, especially a high tech one - where bandwidth is plentiful, and the means to purchase it is within the reach of a competent technologist (I can function in sysadmin and system programming capacities).
So where do I go next? I can get a 2 year work permit for Japan, which I'm seriously considering, or I can try my luck at Finland. I'm mobile - I don't *have* to stay rooted to US soil if it doesn't want me (and it doesnt look like it does) - as long as the bandwidth is there.
Any suggestions for markets and economies that can support a geek culture would be greatly appreciated. I've got Japan and Finland on my list, but I don't know if there are better places to go - perhaps I should let my resume free in distant lands and see where it takes me.
Because, sure enough, if the US doesn't want my talent and skill, I have no reason to live here, that's for sure...
Stuff like this happening quietly on the side makes me a bit more enthusiastic about the future of Mars settlement somewhere down the line...
After all, if we can make life easier (more efficient) here on Earth first, it'll translate well into technology the Martians can use to establish a colony.
And the fact that this is *GE* that's developing it makes it even more exciting. It appears that its not one of these weird-science type projects that dont seem to go anywhere... With GE's resources, this will go places.
What's the song?
A lot of those articles would've done quite nicely over at Rusty's K5 site, and I know I would've voted for a few of 'em...
...
Some of them are quite interesting. What's this about X.Org and Sun teaming up? And Linux binaries? And "Linux under attack"?
Man, I wanna see those stories... slashdot should make them available for reading regardless, just not turn on the feedback forum for each one
I'll take advantage of this /. article to ask if there are any other PJB100 users out there that would like to collaborate on the Linux project?
... I can't be the only geek with a couple of PJB100's ... so if there's anyone out there that wants to hook up to chat about them, drop me an email (See email, shift-2)...
I've tried hard to find any 'communities' (lists, forums, etc) for other PJB100 users, but I can't seem to find any that are populated
Like, for example: - Hierarchical thread displays, including *replies*, so you can see a big picture of threads (handy for list traffic). - Smarter search capabilities. - Compatability with database engines, for those with *really* large mail archives (I've got every mail I've ever sent since '92) - Speedups. Lord knows, Eudora could use a few of those... Can't think of anything else, but surely there's gotta be better features than this lame-ass big brotherware?
I found that part to be particularly amusing, for some strange reason. I know, it's an evil app, but I have to admire the interface. Might be a useful thing to use in legitimate administration systems - like maintaining a render farm, etc.
:)
Maybe it's just me, but IRC seems like a cool way to go about doing that...
Having your own channel to issue commands to your compromised minions of systems, really really feels like something out of SnowCrash, or maybe even BatMan...
As I read this article, my first thought was "Comments should've been plaintype, original letter in bold." Putting his thoughts in bold just made it seem like he was stuffing his ideas down the letterwriters throats without giving the public forum an opportunity to comment.
In as much as Cmdr's comments are so tightly woven with the core of this story, this post represents a form of fascism, imho.
It's such a radical departure from the way this view would have been discussed in the past, and leaves a bad taste.
The Bazaar is being run by Fascists.
Anyone know?
That was one of the coolest damned things I've seen in a long time - beaming cash between each other's Palmpilots/Visors, and then cashing in on the next Hotsync. Honestly, that was so godamned cool I can hardly even stand it that they cancelled it - we *NEED* more services like this in this world.
Anyone got any details why they cancelled it exactly? The first thing that comes to mind is some sort of legal issues with regards to banking regulations of some variety, or maybe it just wasn't being used.
With all the new Palms on the market now, and the growth of that market going the way it is, Paypal should really bring Palm/Payments back...
Everything looks new. Sure.
You did realize that the new Star Wars movies are *PREQUELS*, right? That means they happened (time-wise) *before* the old Star Wars trilogy.
Before the clone wars. Before the growth of the Empire. You're seeing the junkheaps and battle-scarred X-wing fighters, because that happens *years* after the story of the prequels...
It makes total sense that things look new and fresh and clean in the new SW movies... things are about to get nastier, and yes there's going to be a whole lot more degeneration around - that's the point!
And exactly how would you profit from doing this?
There are just as good tools out there, and in fact some of them even blow ProTools away...
Examples:
Ensoniq Paris
SEK'd Samplitude
MOTU 2408-based system
All it would take is for Motu to port it's AudioWire drivers to Linux (not unfathomable) or at the very least, MacOSX, and a system as comparable as ProTools would be within the reach of any Linux user.
Even Ensoniq could do it for Paris - their hardware design would make it very easy to do this...
They'd have to take their head out of their ass before they could take their foot out of their mouth...
;)
Cut my first OS-lovin' teeth on a Magnum pizzabox running MIPS Unix - man, those were glorious days. I'll never forget the smell of those Magnum pizzaboxes when we first unpacked 'em, set 'em up on a desk and plugged in a terminal ... what was it, 50 MIPS (software-MIPS/spec, not MIPS/cpu) or so?
Back in those days, my 25mhz 386 was pretty dope, so having a Magnum pizzabox was delicious. I wasn't really a big fan of DOS (but *was* a big fan of DesqView running multiple DOS shells), so to have cranked up MIPS Unix and be given a Magnum box for my porting effort, that was a sweet, sweet day.
Man, that's some serious nostalgia right there. Wonder if I can get a Magnum cheap somewhere these days, to go alongside my aging Indy collection...
"uh, the cold war is over buddy. i doubt that they were designed to take out the united states carriers. i bet that was the furthest thing from their minds. i mean, they're just not stupid enough to start a war with the US, and hence all of NATO."
Man, that would have to be one of the most naive comments I've heard in a long time. Just curious - how old are you?
The fact remains that a *lot* of weaponry that is still in operation today was designed and implemented during the heigh days of the Cold War, and yes - a lot of that Russian technology *WAS* designed to take out U.S. military gear.
You're a victim of disinformation if you think that the Russian military complex wasn't designed to lock horns with the U.S... or at the very least, you're over-patriotic to think that a foreign power wouldn't challenge the U.S. That's what the Cold War was all about, after all, and there's nothing wrong with any of the gear, from a technology standpoint, that was designed and implemented during that period that would preclude it from *still being in use*.
Just because the computer world has been inflicted by the insanity of obsessive upgrade-itis doesn't mean that other fields have as well... if a technology works (for example, a torpedo that was designed to blow the crap out of a U.S. aircraft carrier actually does the job), there is no reason why it can't stay in place as a functioning system for years and years.
Which is the case with much of what's on board the Kursk.
Personally, I find this to be quite an exciting tool, but unfortunately I'm in the position where the app I want to port is written in Delphi on Windows ... so I'm waiting for Kylix.
Now, I've considered a re-write using wxWindows, and am now also having another good look at Qt, but there's one thing that would *really* swing me in Qt's direction: MacOS 8/9 *and/or* MacOS X support.
Anyone got any details on whether Qt is headed in that direction?
Sorry mods, waste of space... I just read the last paragraph, where it says it won't actually *do* any blasting of objects, only tracking.
In which case, this whole article here on Slashdot is misleading. It's not a *broom*, its just a debris tracking system that uses lasers...
Probably Johnny Astronaut is still going to have to go out there and sweep up, the difference is there is a set of lasers on the ground keeping an eye on his work...
Does anyone have any details on how this is legal under the strategic space arms ban treaty that was signed between the US and Russia a few years ago?
It would seem to me that there'd be very little to prevent this technology from being used as a counter-measure against enemy satellite systems, at least at face value.
So I'm curious if there is some way this is being allowed under the terms of the treaty. Anyone with better understanding of it care to comment?
... nothing in particular stopping you from doing all this yourself, with Easel, is there?
Seems stupid to me that they're not just getting into the WINE project. That seems like the *fastest* way for Microsoft to get their apps ported to Linux, by supporting the WINE project and pushing that to fruition.
*sigh*
Sometimes economy sucks ass.