Re:I have been trying to do this for ages...
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Chances are you have only one true display device, and the output is simply routed to either internal or external ports. If you see two entirely separate video devices, I'd imagine it's a lot more likely to work. But I'm suspecting that it's just one device, and the two screens cannot be independently controlled.
Re:Can someone please tell me...
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Ummm, what's the difference?
This is restricted to only two users, isn't portable across a network to other machines, requires rather specialized hardware, and will cost you money.
The simple fact is that basic magnetic attractin/replusion is a conservative force. That is, whatever gains you get on one side are eliminated by losses on the other.
I find magnetism fascinating for many reasons. Apparently, there are a wide number of interesting magnetic effects, dozens and dozens of them, of which many are very poorly understood. It is, I suppose, possible that some non-linearity in this assembly could lead to interesting effects.
In any case, I really posted this on the basis of the concept of the permanent magnet 'wearing out'. Has anyone ever heard of or seen such a thing? Yes, yes, I know, heat it up or hit it with a hammer or something... But seriously, it seems that magnetic phenomena like defying gravity don't really degrade with time.
So this is for Grandma, eh?
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What if my Grandma had been, oh, let's say Grace Hopper?
No, you might THINK you'd get 720 bucks a month, but that could only happen if you had such a fast network connection that there was literally no lag between sent messages. In addition, you would have to have your machine entirely (100%) cpu-bound, and thus it would have no spare cycles available for you to use for little things like, I dunno, running a web browser or something.
If you take a look at how much time your CPU would realistically spend actually formatting and sending emails, you'd be REALLY lucky to pull even 5% of that $720.
ROFL -- Even Al Freakin' GORE got more votes than George W. Bush did... They just weren't distributed 'correctly'. One cannot honestly say that the voters willed him into power, unless one amends it to say 'a close minority of voters'.
That white collar criminals are treated differently is the cause of SO many problems in this country. From Enron to Freddie Mac to SCO, a serious lack of ethics is fostered by a perception that there's no real punishment, even if you DO get caught, which rarely happened.
This morning on the radio I heard that four executives at Freddie Mac had resigned, as the company is being investigated. To my mind, these guys got away with it. Even if they spend a few years in a country club prison, they got away with it.
Seppukku is, of course, the proper answer. The shame of being involved in such shenanigans should be enough for these guys to disembowel themselves ritually. Resigning in 'shame' and continuing to live comfortably in your multi-million-dollar mansion, paid for by screwing the little guy, is NOT good enough.
Since we won't be moving in that direction, the only answer is: Base punishment on the dollar value. If a simple robbery of 100 bucks can get someone a couple of years in jail with Bubba the butt-bandit, defrauding investors out of millions should earn a much greater penalty, preferably involving honey and army ants.
In a test of the new Linux-based Land Warrior technology, the US Army today executed a lightning raid on SCO's headquarters.
GPL THIS! One sergeant was heard to scream, as his bullets tore through layer after layer of legal paperwork, not being stopped until hitting Darl McBride's cold steel heart.
IANAL, of course, but I was under the impression that 'reasonable doubt' is the criterion for criminal cases only, and that civil cases have a much higher threshold for proof.
Case in point: OJ Simpson, who was found 'Not Guilty' but successfully sued on the same evidence.
Take 'em to small claims court. Get SCO into the courtroom to reimburse you for your expenses in processing their garbage.
And get all your business contacts to do the same. Play the game using a set of rules by which we can effectively slashdot the entire corporation in the legal system.
The best tactic the community could use, IMHO, would be to overwhelm SCO with piddling, individual small claims. I may be wrong on this, but doesn't a corporate officer or some such have to show up for this, as opposed to legal council?
If just the 1500 companies that had received threatening letters were to do this, each claiming the loss of say, 200 dollars for letter processing time and such, SCO couldn't possibly keep up with the docket.
Damascus steel? Which kind? The folded kind made from ingots of different kinds of steel? Or do you mean 'true' damascus steel, made from wootz, which was apparently an iron ore from a very specific area.
In either case, I don't know if the structures involved are down to a true nanometer scale, and I suspect they are not, since the patterns are quite visually obvious.
You see, they still seem to think that their job is to deliver disks and tapes to consumers. In actuality, their role is to deliver entertainment content to consumers.
This is not an uncommon mistake, many many companies have gone down the road of defending a mistaken view of their business model.
When copyrights were introduced to the U.S., they had a very restricted time frame (fourteen years I believe, without looking it up).
In the intervening years, various parties have managed to get the copyright period extended to a ludicrous extent, and it's for *one* reason: Walt Disney corporation can't come up with anything NEW that's any good, so they've gotta keep protecting Mickey and Donald and Goofy and all those other characters that, by rights, would have passed into the public domain decades ago.
Essentially, legislation and litigation are a poor but workable substitute for innovation and invention.
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Thank you, Count von Zeppelin. ;-)
Chances are you have only one true display device, and the output is simply routed to either internal or external ports. If you see two entirely separate video devices, I'd imagine it's a lot more likely to work. But I'm suspecting that it's just one device, and the two screens cannot be independently controlled.
Ummm, what's the difference?
This is restricted to only two users, isn't portable across a network to other machines, requires rather specialized hardware, and will cost you money.
Oh yes, and let us not forget the BSOD!
Yup, I think that about covers it.
That's closer to the reality.
The simple fact is that basic magnetic attractin/replusion is a conservative force. That is, whatever gains you get on one side are eliminated by losses on the other.
I find magnetism fascinating for many reasons. Apparently, there are a wide number of interesting magnetic effects, dozens and dozens of them, of which many are very poorly understood. It is, I suppose, possible that some non-linearity in this assembly could lead to interesting effects.
In any case, I really posted this on the basis of the concept of the permanent magnet 'wearing out'. Has anyone ever heard of or seen such a thing? Yes, yes, I know, heat it up or hit it with a hammer or something... But seriously, it seems that magnetic phenomena like defying gravity don't really degrade with time.
What if my Grandma had been, oh, let's say Grace Hopper?
No, you might THINK you'd get 720 bucks a month, but that could only happen if you had such a fast network connection that there was literally no lag between sent messages. In addition, you would have to have your machine entirely (100%) cpu-bound, and thus it would have no spare cycles available for you to use for little things like, I dunno, running a web browser or something.
If you take a look at how much time your CPU would realistically spend actually formatting and sending emails, you'd be REALLY lucky to pull even 5% of that $720.
That would be the engine and hydraulic pump I'd presume.
Darlgelt?
ROFL -- Even Al Freakin' GORE got more votes than George W. Bush did... They just weren't distributed 'correctly'. One cannot honestly say that the voters willed him into power, unless one amends it to say 'a close minority of voters'.
Actually, I think they screwed it up like this:
if (lvbShouldReboot);
reboot();
Those semicolons will get you every time.
That white collar criminals are treated differently is the cause of SO many problems in this country. From Enron to Freddie Mac to SCO, a serious lack of ethics is fostered by a perception that there's no real punishment, even if you DO get caught, which rarely happened.
This morning on the radio I heard that four executives at Freddie Mac had resigned, as the company is being investigated. To my mind, these guys got away with it. Even if they spend a few years in a country club prison, they got away with it.
Seppukku is, of course, the proper answer. The shame of being involved in such shenanigans should be enough for these guys to disembowel themselves ritually. Resigning in 'shame' and continuing to live comfortably in your multi-million-dollar mansion, paid for by screwing the little guy, is NOT good enough.
Since we won't be moving in that direction, the only answer is: Base punishment on the dollar value. If a simple robbery of 100 bucks can get someone a couple of years in jail with Bubba the butt-bandit, defrauding investors out of millions should earn a much greater penalty, preferably involving honey and army ants.
In a test of the new Linux-based Land Warrior technology, the US Army today executed a lightning raid on SCO's headquarters.
GPL THIS! One sergeant was heard to scream, as his bullets tore through layer after layer of legal paperwork, not being stopped until hitting Darl McBride's cold steel heart.
IANAL, of course, but I was under the impression that 'reasonable doubt' is the criterion for criminal cases only, and that civil cases have a much higher threshold for proof.
Case in point: OJ Simpson, who was found 'Not Guilty' but successfully sued on the same evidence.
And then feeds you and encourages you to not move?
How often does it have to be reprogrammed? Or does it track the daily weight increase?
'Googling' has now entered the language, and refers (naturally enough) to web searching.
Now tell me: What image does 'Microsofting' create in your mind, and how much KY Jelly do you figure you'll be buying?
THANKS, Bubba! That hurts SO good!
Take 'em to small claims court. Get SCO into the courtroom to reimburse you for your expenses in processing their garbage.
And get all your business contacts to do the same. Play the game using a set of rules by which we can effectively slashdot the entire corporation in the legal system.
The best tactic the community could use, IMHO, would be to overwhelm SCO with piddling, individual small claims. I may be wrong on this, but doesn't a corporate officer or some such have to show up for this, as opposed to legal council?
If just the 1500 companies that had received threatening letters were to do this, each claiming the loss of say, 200 dollars for letter processing time and such, SCO couldn't possibly keep up with the docket.
Of course, I could be wrong (and often am).
RH9.0, nVidia .bin driver installer, it was foolproof and easy. A tainted kernel was a small price to pay, IMHO.
Oh, and a suggestion: Don't try running your system at default runlevel 5 when messing with the video. Use runlevel 3 and startx.
What if you're all three, wealthy corrupt AND stupid?
Oh yeah, silly me, I forgot. We elect you president!
Damascus steel? Which kind? The folded kind made from ingots of different kinds of steel? Or do you mean 'true' damascus steel, made from wootz, which was apparently an iron ore from a very specific area.
In either case, I don't know if the structures involved are down to a true nanometer scale, and I suspect they are not, since the patterns are quite visually obvious.
That's no misreading. It's just usually typed wrong in articles.
You see, they still seem to think that their job is to deliver disks and tapes to consumers. In actuality, their role is to deliver entertainment content to consumers.
This is not an uncommon mistake, many many companies have gone down the road of defending a mistaken view of their business model.
When copyrights were introduced to the U.S., they had a very restricted time frame (fourteen years I believe, without looking it up).
In the intervening years, various parties have managed to get the copyright period extended to a ludicrous extent, and it's for *one* reason: Walt Disney corporation can't come up with anything NEW that's any good, so they've gotta keep protecting Mickey and Donald and Goofy and all those other characters that, by rights, would have passed into the public domain decades ago.
Essentially, legislation and litigation are a poor but workable substitute for innovation and invention.