Will this thing require another plug going to an electric outlet? I mean, come on! The four inches of wall space between my desk and the wall is enough of a fire hazard as it is!
Let's really solve this puppy: Wireless power, and Inyternet over the power grid!
We'll all have gigabit Internet connections for the two months before the civilized world drops dead from brain tumors. What a way to go.
This is a really great thing, and here's why I think so:
You can run your own altavista. . . and as the open source 'canon' grows, folks will also be able to have an amazon.com, a slashdot, and whatever else you want to do on the Web.
But why just the Web? With enough open-source game engines, applications, and other code to build on . . .
Well, just imagine what happens when the first Open Source 'killer App' is released. (Not that sendmail, apache, and others aren't already -- I'm talking userland, here.) What if the Next Big Computer Game was Open Source? How many zillions would install Linux to play it?
What if Open Source was suddenly the dominant software paradigm?
I didn't see in the article which range of bandwidth this uses, but I'm guessing from the price that it's not public 10.4Ghz. My company is a Lucent WaveLan reseller, which runs in this public range -- as do microwave ovens and other troublesome devices.
Leasing spectrum drives up the cost of these devices considerably.
'Course, I'm no physicist. But, if you could send matter into a parallel universe, wouldn't that violate the conservation of mass and energy?
The other problem I have with the theory is, if the parallel dimensions are a millimeter from our own, wouldn't stuff randomly explode throughout the Universe? With gravity being the only force able to pass through, and at such short distances, what would happen if a massive, starlike object would pass 1mm from a star in our own Universe? Wierd, random-seeming intant catastrophic destruction, that's what.
Plus, with gravity passing through the brane, I'd be interested to see how something would react to being pulled in a "direction" that doesn't exist in our Universe.
You may want to check out James Madison University's Information Security program, if you're interested in that sort of thing. And especially if you're interested in working for the Federal Government. CIA, NSA, and all kinds of gov't security-minded folks are 'sending' trainees to this program. In fact, the NSA named JMU's infosec program as a 'Center Of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.'
Unfortunately, this is a Masters program, but since you're in industry, they may be willing to allow you in. It can't hurt to ask.
I've also recently received a pamphlet in the mail from the University of Phoenix about their online BS degrees, of which CS was one. Sorry, I'm feeling too lazy to go downstairs and find the URL.
Though I'm about as far from the crackerati as you can get, I can tell you that I am not impressed with this diatribe. For all this railing against the unprofessional nature of the questions received, Mr. Vranesevich only fights what he precieves as unprofessionalism with more of the same.
Essentailly, I've never heard of Mr. Vranesevich before, and with only this essay to go on, I'd guess that he is either very insecure, a liar, or both. His essay is a sophomoric flame, nothing more. I can only be insinuated 'stupid' a certain number of times before I start questioning someone's ability to participate in lively, intellectual discussion.
This technology has been around for a long time -- the issue is really the same old technological same old: miniturization, dropping prices, and better software.
I can see a future where either:
Strong encryption is applied to everything, from applianceware to monitors to PDAs or
A Penguin. . . a BIIIIIIG penguin leading a band of little demons and gnus and swirls and secret agents in red hats and geeks and girls and bears and bees and lispy-macs, troming through a land of beautiful flowers and happy programmers! Whee!
But WAIT. Off in the distance, near that daark and forboding mountain. . . the RED MOUND. . . thousands of evil Denizens pouring out of the DREAD GATES of HELL, er, I mean, BILL!
But WAIT AGAIN! The good GNUs are taking up arms! The PENGUIN RALLIETH THEM FORTH! Armageddon? Is this the FINAL BATTLE? Is that the VOICE of the ELDER GOD DOJ raining from the HEAVENS?
The DENIZENS RUSH FORWARD, to CRUSH the lowly ones! But see how their kludgey swords BREAK! See how they CRASH! Our Stalwart Heroes Fight On!
That was one of the best interviews I've read on slashdot. This is one of the best and wisest descriptions I've read about what it means to be a sysadmin since I pored through the O'R books when I first became interested in UNIX. It's good to see this kind of sysadmin -- one that is level headed, honest, knowledgeable, and chooses the right tools for the job without blind brand loyalty or bias.
Because, if all sysadmins were like that, and had the power to choose, we'd see more Linux systems, and more Linux development.
I second your bravuras. This article is two things: 1)Very interesting and informative, and 2)An excellent example of why I think the Open Source movement is so strong: diversity of expertise. In what other forum can a bunch of geeks gather and have one of them raise their hand and say, "hi, I'm an intellectual property lawyer, I could tell you about this. .."?
The Open Source movement has much more than momentum and media going for it right now. It has proponents who are experts in their fields -- Technical Communicators and Lawyers and Designers and Artists as well as programmers, sysadmins, and engineers. And I think it's right fantastic, myself. If we can keep together and remember to ask for help when we need it, Open Source will keep rolling no matter what the media -- or Mikrosovt -- have to say about it. Omar.
I, too, bought bought the book when I was a newbie. That, and Essentials of System Administration helped me a lot -- with my Linux goals in particular, and with Unix in general. Anyone who wants to get started with Linux should pick it up. Other books, like Sam's, etc., are cheap and shoddy IMHO. Most off-the-shelf references are full of white space, lame graphics, poor writing, and disjointed information. A mess from a document design perspective. I've enjoyed consistent quality from the O'R books I've bought, and would recommend them to anyone who can read and wants to learn about computer systems -- particularly Unix. -O
This theory has been knocking around for a while. In fact, this is also the cover story of the current editaion of Scientific American (I haven't read it yet, it's on my living room coffee table).
I remember reading somewhere that there are plans to send a probe of some sort out to Europa and pierce the icy crust to see if there be any beasties beneath.
It is utterly amazing to me how much this image looks lik a fractal. Maybe it's no coincidence: the author of the maps may have used some fractalesque algorithms to create the images. Nevertheless, I wished I could select areas (like good ole fractint) and expand them -- snooping around until I found my IP space and finally my own servers, blurred to a single dot by the NAT firewall. THAT would be cool. Anyone want to conjecture as to the relationship between the current growth rate of the Internet and Moore's Law? (i.e., would a fractint-like, ultradetailed map of the Net ever be possible?)
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Let's really solve this puppy: Wireless power, and Inyternet over the power grid!
We'll all have gigabit Internet connections for the two months before the civilized world drops dead from brain tumors. What a way to go.
-Omar
You can run your own altavista. . . and as the open source 'canon' grows, folks will also be able to have an amazon.com, a slashdot, and whatever else you want to do on the Web.
But why just the Web? With enough open-source game engines, applications, and other code to build on . . .
Well, just imagine what happens when the first Open Source 'killer App' is released. (Not that sendmail, apache, and others aren't already -- I'm talking userland, here.) What if the Next Big Computer Game was Open Source? How many zillions would install Linux to play it?
What if Open Source was suddenly the dominant software paradigm?
Can I just say, 'Oh, YEAH!'?
-Omar
Leasing spectrum drives up the cost of these devices considerably.
-Omar
-Omar@wheeee!.*crash*.com
'Course, I'm no physicist. But, if you could send matter into a parallel universe, wouldn't that violate the conservation of mass and energy?
The other problem I have with the theory is, if the parallel dimensions are a millimeter from our own, wouldn't stuff randomly explode throughout the Universe? With gravity being the only force able to pass through, and at such short distances, what would happen if a massive, starlike object would pass 1mm from a star in our own Universe? Wierd, random-seeming intant catastrophic destruction, that's what.
Plus, with gravity passing through the brane, I'd be interested to see how something would react to being pulled in a "direction" that doesn't exist in our Universe.
-Omar
Unfortunately, this is a Masters program, but since you're in industry, they may be willing to allow you in. It can't hurt to ask.
I've also recently received a pamphlet in the mail from the University of Phoenix about their online BS degrees, of which CS was one. Sorry, I'm feeling too lazy to go downstairs and find the URL.
Good luck!
-Omar
-Omar
Essentailly, I've never heard of Mr. Vranesevich before, and with only this essay to go on, I'd guess that he is either very insecure, a liar, or both. His essay is a sophomoric flame, nothing more. I can only be insinuated 'stupid' a certain number of times before I start questioning someone's ability to participate in lively, intellectual discussion.
-Omar
I can see a future where either:
or
or
Echelon, hell. Beware thy neighbor. Shame, iddnit?
-Omar
But WAIT. Off in the distance, near that daark and forboding mountain. . . the RED MOUND. . . thousands of evil Denizens pouring out of the DREAD GATES of HELL, er, I mean, BILL!
But WAIT AGAIN! The good GNUs are taking up arms! The PENGUIN RALLIETH THEM FORTH! Armageddon? Is this the FINAL BATTLE? Is that the VOICE of the ELDER GOD DOJ raining from the HEAVENS?
The DENIZENS RUSH FORWARD, to CRUSH the lowly ones! But see how their kludgey swords BREAK! See how they CRASH! Our Stalwart Heroes Fight On!
The battle RAGETH STILL!
Put that on the cover. :-)-~
-Omar
Because, if all sysadmins were like that, and had the power to choose, we'd see more Linux systems, and more Linux development.
-Omar
The Open Source movement has much more than momentum and media going for it right now. It has proponents who are experts in their fields -- Technical Communicators and Lawyers and Designers and Artists as well as programmers, sysadmins, and engineers. And I think it's right fantastic, myself. If we can keep together and remember to ask for help when we need it, Open Source will keep rolling no matter what the media -- or Mikrosovt -- have to say about it.
Omar.
I, too, bought bought the book when I was a newbie. That, and Essentials of System Administration helped me a lot -- with my Linux goals in particular, and with Unix in general. Anyone who wants to get started with Linux should pick it up. Other books, like Sam's, etc., are cheap and shoddy IMHO. Most off-the-shelf references are full of white space, lame graphics, poor writing, and disjointed information. A mess from a document design perspective. I've enjoyed consistent quality from the O'R books I've bought, and would recommend them to anyone who can read and wants to learn about computer systems -- particularly Unix. -O
I remember reading somewhere that there are plans to send a probe of some sort out to Europa and pierce the icy crust to see if there be any beasties beneath.
Good hunting to 'em.
It is utterly amazing to me how much this image looks lik a fractal. Maybe it's no coincidence: the author of the maps may have used some fractalesque algorithms to create the images. Nevertheless, I wished I could select areas (like good ole fractint) and expand them -- snooping around until I found my IP space and finally my own servers, blurred to a single dot by the NAT firewall. THAT would be cool. Anyone want to conjecture as to the relationship between the current growth rate of the Internet and Moore's Law? (i.e., would a fractint-like, ultradetailed map of the Net ever be possible?)