Hanna runs the bi-weekly LSE Conference Call and can say the biggest percentage of attendees are from either IBM, SGI or Intel every time. (emphasis mine)
IBM Dude: Sure we're getting along... They stick to their events we stick to ours!
p.s. This is a gross misrepresentation of the facts and his answer (in case you didn't catch on to the bad joke;)
There are several CDs I own that have several of the tracks scratched resulting them being nearly unintelligeble. I've been planning for a while to go to audiogalaxy to download the damaged tracks and burn a new working CD, guess that's out now:(
Now we have to find a way to get the mainstream media to cover this. At the moment all we have is a story about a small discussion. It's hard to say how hard it would be getting this covered in the mainstream media however. They really like sensationallist stories but this also might strike them as kind of a fluff story like buying software from MS being against the law is these counties is just some sort technicality, it might be difficult to get this taken seriously. There is also the issue of whether other juristictions share this law. Does anybody know of anywhere that has similar laws?
Any sound would be from debris striking the hull and transferring the sound waves through the air inside. The addition of dust would not make a difference unless you have enough for it to constitute a medium (which because it is still a solid I suspect would be a lot). As to "listening" to supernova and the like I beleive this refers parts of the light spectrum we can't see (ie. radio waves), and as such we are still just looing at these phenomenon. In order to actually hear we would neeed some medium to transmit the physical shockwave to us which I don't really see as possible. As to 'hearing' the shock wave from the mine in the asteroid field the best explanation I can think of is some sort of very high energy plasma discharge, that would explain both the glowing blue ring spreading at a fairly slow speed and the sound would be generated with this mass of plasma struck anything and of course caused that to vibrate.
The problem is that from what most of us have heard Lindows isn't exactly ready to be the champion that takes on windows with the masses. If Lindows is still as raw as we've all heard, the non-geeks who buy these machines will expect to essentially get a cheap Windows machine, when it doesn't work as advertised they are going to brand all Linux distros as cheap Windows knock-offs that don't work. This is exactly the image that many/.ers hate the most. This isn't just snobbery, we're essentially trying to marginalize a group because we suspect they may soon misrepresent us in ways we don't want to be represented. It isn't the Wal-Mart shoppers fault, many of them might catch on and have fall in love with linux. However unfortunatly but due to their ignorance about computers will probably end up just as unwilling particapents in a beta test for an OS that doesn't sell itself exactly as it is.
From lindows.com *Note: Even though Insiders will also get the final version of LindowsOS when it's released later this year, the Insiders program is designed for those looking to get involved with our mission early on and take a look at the LindowsOS Sneak Previews as they are released and sharing their feedback with us. If you are only interested in looking at LindowsOS when it is finished and "useable", you should probably wait for the final release.
Okay, so it's not finished but you can order a Wal-Mart PC with it pre-installed now?!? I'd hate to think that thousands of red necks are going to become beta testers for a new linux distro!! And if it is somehow actually shipping (web sight horribly out of date) where is the source?? I'm not entirely clear on how the GPL works on this "preview" version they've been tossing around but if it is being distributed pre-installed on PCs I'm pretty sure that they have to release the source.
Sure the Beijing newspaper has a bit of a slant explaining the source of the story but honestly what did you expect them to write.
"The story we published was copied word for word from an American on-line newspaper that is notorious for making up blatantly obviously fake stories for the purpose of humor."
They have also found the smallest exoplanet yet. It is only 40 times more massive than Earth.
The size of the planet isn't really the issue though, Detecting Earth-sized planets is probably not possible using current ground-based techniques. That will have to wait for a new generation of satellite observatories, due in the next decade.
The important part is
Calculations made by Greg Laughlin of the University of California at Santa Cruz show that an Earth-sized planet could survive in a stable orbit between the two gas giants.
This of course doesn't mean that we found anything only that when we are able to look for earth-like planets this is our best bet for hitting the jackpot.
In Alberta all high school students now use TI-83s (might be 83+ now). Some teachers would erease the memory before exams but I remeber one student who built a physics program that would take numbers for any formula and give you the answer. Now in university virtually everybody has these same calculators and we are allowed to use them in exams. Although I don't know of any specific circumstances I would not be surprised if someone had some programs on their calculator which gave them an "advantage" during exams. Using some cords and programs you could also hook these calculators up to your computer and get programs off the web.
Yeah, but what if everyone started using Bic sharpies? People would be able use copy-protected CDs in their computers and start rampantly copying them. Terrorists would then take profits from the sale of sharpies and blank CDs and start attacks and we'd have the downfall of the free world and all because you wanted your monoculture of Bic sharpies! DAMM YOU!!!
The answer is simple, we need JohnKatz to write a rebuttal. One he's finished talking about the benefits of Open Source in a post-9/11 world. The impacts of open source on globalization, and the importance of impartial reports in a digital era people will be so fed up with the debate that the AdTI report will be forgotten completely!
What does that command do again? Hmm, could use man but those pages are always such a pain... well why don't we just type er in the console and see what happens... hey! where is my... wait a min...
I don't know about the viability of this but allow the central server to snoop in on the data sent to players, if the client isn't responding correctly given the inputs (ie server registers hit but the client doesn't) you know that client is cheating and you can block their IP. The only thing I wonder is how to ensure that only the central server can access the incoming data. Any ideas?
I for one am very impressed. If not for just the project that he completed but the fact that he has somehow managed to keep his server up. I didn't think it was even theoretically possible one a home sever to stand up to the/. effect, much less do so while quickly loading large jpegs!!
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How about "I HAVE A 4.0 GPA!... on the 9 point scale"
If they made one smart enough to do an interview maybe they can also make one smart enough to proof-read the stories!;)
Crap I got my days mixed up! It's tuesday so Disney is good!
It just feels so much like a Monday today:(
Dang it's Monday, you're right Disney should be evil today.
Hanna runs the bi-weekly LSE Conference Call and can say the biggest percentage of attendees are from either IBM, SGI or Intel every time.
(emphasis mine)
IBM Dude: Sure we're getting along... They stick to their events we stick to ours!
p.s. This is a gross misrepresentation of the facts and his answer (in case you didn't catch on to the bad joke;)
There are several CDs I own that have several of the tracks scratched resulting them being nearly unintelligeble. I've been planning for a while to go to audiogalaxy to download the damaged tracks and burn a new working CD, guess that's out now :(
Now we have to find a way to get the mainstream media to cover this. At the moment all we have is a story about a small discussion. It's hard to say how hard it would be getting this covered in the mainstream media however. They really like sensationallist stories but this also might strike them as kind of a fluff story like buying software from MS being against the law is these counties is just some sort technicality, it might be difficult to get this taken seriously. There is also the issue of whether other juristictions share this law. Does anybody know of anywhere that has similar laws?
They weren't Canadian doctors. They were doctors from the university of St. Louis doing the procedure on a Canadian man.
Any sound would be from debris striking the hull and transferring the sound waves through the air inside. The addition of dust would not make a difference unless you have enough for it to constitute a medium (which because it is still a solid I suspect would be a lot). As to "listening" to supernova and the like I beleive this refers parts of the light spectrum we can't see (ie. radio waves), and as such we are still just looing at these phenomenon. In order to actually hear we would neeed some medium to transmit the physical shockwave to us which I don't really see as possible. As to 'hearing' the shock wave from the mine in the asteroid field the best explanation I can think of is some sort of very high energy plasma discharge, that would explain both the glowing blue ring spreading at a fairly slow speed and the sound would be generated with this mass of plasma struck anything and of course caused that to vibrate.
The problem is that from what most of us have heard Lindows isn't exactly ready to be the champion that takes on windows with the masses. If Lindows is still as raw as we've all heard, the non-geeks who buy these machines will expect to essentially get a cheap Windows machine, when it doesn't work as advertised they are going to brand all Linux distros as cheap Windows knock-offs that don't work. This is exactly the image that many /.ers hate the most. This isn't just snobbery, we're essentially trying to marginalize a group because we suspect they may soon misrepresent us in ways we don't want to be represented. It isn't the Wal-Mart shoppers fault, many of them might catch on and have fall in love with linux. However unfortunatly but due to their ignorance about computers will probably end up just as unwilling particapents in a beta test for an OS that doesn't sell itself exactly as it is.
From lindows.com
*Note: Even though Insiders will also get the final version of LindowsOS when it's released later this year, the Insiders program is designed for those looking to get involved with our mission early on and take a look at the LindowsOS Sneak Previews as they are released and sharing their feedback with us. If you are only interested in looking at LindowsOS when it is finished and "useable", you should probably wait for the final release.
Okay, so it's not finished but you can order a Wal-Mart PC with it pre-installed now?!? I'd hate to think that thousands of red necks are going to become beta testers for a new linux distro!! And if it is somehow actually shipping (web sight horribly out of date) where is the source?? I'm not entirely clear on how the GPL works on this "preview" version they've been tossing around but if it is being distributed pre-installed on PCs I'm pretty sure that they have to release the source.
Sure the Beijing newspaper has a bit of a slant explaining the source of the story but honestly what did you expect them to write.
"The story we published was copied word for word from an American on-line newspaper that is notorious for making up blatantly obviously fake stories for the purpose of humor."
They have also found the smallest exoplanet yet. It is only 40 times more massive than Earth.
The size of the planet isn't really the issue though,
Detecting Earth-sized planets is probably not possible using current ground-based techniques. That will have to wait for a new generation of satellite observatories, due in the next decade.
The important part is
Calculations made by Greg Laughlin of the University of California at Santa Cruz show that an Earth-sized planet could survive in a stable orbit between the two gas giants.
This of course doesn't mean that we found anything only that when we are able to look for earth-like planets this is our best bet for hitting the jackpot.
Apple purchased Nothing Real in February 2002
But I thought they bought that company in February what does it mean they purchased nothing? Oh wait the name of the company was Nothing Real? Ohh!
with the power to take over adjacent pieces of "geography"
;)
You can do that already, just r00t them
Yeah, now lets see if you 10x a day
In Alberta all high school students now use TI-83s (might be 83+ now). Some teachers would erease the memory before exams but I remeber one student who built a physics program that would take numbers for any formula and give you the answer. Now in university virtually everybody has these same calculators and we are allowed to use them in exams. Although I don't know of any specific circumstances I would not be surprised if someone had some programs on their calculator which gave them an "advantage" during exams. Using some cords and programs you could also hook these calculators up to your computer and get programs off the web.
Yeah, but what if everyone started using Bic sharpies? People would be able use copy-protected CDs in their computers and start rampantly copying them. Terrorists would then take profits from the sale of sharpies and blank CDs and start attacks and we'd have the downfall of the free world and all because you wanted your monoculture of Bic sharpies!
DAMM YOU!!!
The answer is simple, we need JohnKatz to write a rebuttal. One he's finished talking about the benefits of Open Source in a post-9/11 world. The impacts of open source on globalization, and the importance of impartial reports in a digital era people will be so fed up with the debate that the AdTI report will be forgotten completely!
RIPA, the A must refer to civil rights associtations :)
rm -rf $HOME
...
What does that command do again? Hmm, could use man but those pages are always such a pain... well why don't we just type er in the console and see what happens...
hey!
where is my
wait a min...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1.1?!? HA! Lets see you just try and keep up with my 1.2 ghz processor!!
I don't know about the viability of this but allow the central server to snoop in on the data sent to players, if the client isn't responding correctly given the inputs (ie server registers hit but the client doesn't) you know that client is cheating and you can block their IP. The only thing I wonder is how to ensure that only the central server can access the incoming data. Any ideas?
more to put on Resume
Yes, making their employees more attractive to other companies is always an organizations first priority:)
I for one am very impressed. If not for just the project that he completed but the fact that he has somehow managed to keep his server up. I didn't think it was even theoretically possible one a home sever to stand up to the /. effect, much less do so while quickly loading large jpegs!!