People use that term very liberally. I thought a fundamentalist was one who emphasised the importance of the basic, fundamental, essential aspects of their belief.
On the other hand, an extremist will take something most consider to be at the edges, or obscure, and act as if it was fundamental.
The advantage is not there, as you say. Next step, add something like Kerberos. To really fit the bill, verification will require non-repeatable encryption, end-to-end. One day the implants will have enough memory and processing power to do that. Then they will be almost: - unstealable - unloseable - unlendable - unforgeable - untappable
Drives should not be dominant and submissive. Nor should any other componentry (also consider Bus Mastering on PCI, or even USB requiring a host to master all devices).
No, all are equal. Any collection of devices with connection should either take turns making the decisions, or should hold a voluntary election where all devices have equal influence.
Of course, the devices "backed" by larger companies will have more money to campaign for votes from other devices.
The machines are taking over, and dang, the terminator has gone into politics...!
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I think you're confusing Big Bang with White Hole. Your observation on density is ok, but size is under some question.
Take all the standard physics etc, and add one assumption: size of the universe. * If the universe is infinite in size, then its origin was a "big bang", which happened everywhere simultaneously. That's why it's called "big". Since then the density of the universe has indeed been decreasing, but size is not changing - it's infinite.
* If the universe has a size, then the same maths that would otherwise deduce a big bang would instead require a white hole. A white hole is the opposite of a black hole, and is guessed to be what a black hole becomes after a while. None have been observed by humans, but are validated by the same understanding that gives us black holes. In that case, yes, the universe started with something very small and dense.
Interestingly, that also warps time. Particularly during the first few moments of the white hole, the outer edges are much less dense than the core. This means the extremities could pass millions of years while the core has its first few seconds.
Add one more assumption: that Earth is anywhere near the middle regions of the universe, and you could in fact have an earth that's only thousands of years old even though it appeared at the same time as matter that has been out there millions of years.
It's all the same maths, but we need to assume whether the universe has a size or not, and that's difficult to prove without actually travelling to the edge, which may or may not exist:-)
People seem a bit confused about "rights".
You have a right if someone gives it to you. Your nation's government grants you certain rights, and it's your government's responsibility to defend those rights. Those rights are defined in various kinds of law, though lawyers may argue over interpretation. Rights can also be granted by, say, parents, employers, clubs, banks, friends..
People used to talk about their "God-given" rights. If a right is God-given, then God can give it and defend it. He may want his own people to participate in giving/defending those rights, but if it's God-given, then it's God-given.
If someone hasn't granted a right, then you don't have it. You can argue that you (or someone else) SHOULD have a right, and your national constitution may grant you the right to say so.
Favourites, based on the fact I use them every day: - TrackPoint on laptop and on external IBM keyboard. These are great but need the sensitivity up high. - Ordinary Kensington turboball.
History: - Logitech TrackMan, one of the first 6 imported to Australia. Still have it, though it squeaks. (How appropriate). - Gyromouse. Really cool, works in mid-air, and great when RSI is starting to kick in, but I'm not very fast with it. - Trackpads - still don't really like them. - Once used something that looks like a small pad but has a small attachment claiming "you hold it like a pencil", though it looks nothing like a pencil. Not bad, but it was 1988, when I only had one GUI program to use it with. - Ball mouse you wear on your index finger and operate with your thumb. Great in places with no desk. (I work sometimes in industrial process control). - Optical one that requires a grid of blue and black lines to operate - Keyboard mouse emulation - sucks, but knowing how to use it has got me out of trouble a few times. - Miniature normal mouse. My 2-year-old can already drag-and-drop, and thinks sesame street's web site is a kack, not to mention Joe's "where's my brocoli" maze (abc.net.au/children) - webcam program that scrolls according to your head movement. Never really got the hang of it.
Is it specifically relevant to the work you intend to follow on with? I have a friend who did a masters, relating to concurrency in Java. He is now well recognised in the field and is self-employed doing internationally-funded research.
I have another friend who did a PhD in video data compression (some years ago) and was frequently offered work in related areas.
I have a bachelor's degree in computer systems engineering. I count much of the (diverse) content of that course as vitally important in my career, though I am naturally a "specialist-generalist" - my position requires I know a medium amount about a lot. I didn't finish my degree until in my second full-time job. Being "nearly" finished helped me get one job. In both jobs, my abilities and attitude did a lot more for my progression and ability to stay employed during cutbacks.
If you have good skills and background, I'd say "direct experience" then counts more than the letters after your name, unless the letters were earned in a relevant area.
I'd say the effect is more pronounced in IT than other areas.
Transmit power and proximity matter. A receiver will have a certain selectivity to filter out other close frequencies, but the closer the frequency the harder to filter, and transmitters of close frequencies can interfere with each other. FM Radio transmitters that are close in frequency must have a certain physical distance between them.
Also consider off-carrier interference, particularly GSM mobile phones interfering down into the audible (kHz) range. It doesn't just affect hearing aids, but much in between.
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Special purpose computers like this do have OS's, but they would be recognizable as such only to a CS major. Unlike a PC or big iron there generally is no way (and no need) for the operator (pilot in this case) to interface with or modify the parameters of the OS.
Different kettle of fish, but Programmable Logic Controllers (used in industrial process control) can boot in a few seconds or even less - these control machines that can be dangerous, even if not ballistic.
btw, I don't know if it's better now, but a couple of decades ago it was quite common for large passenger planes to reboot the "everything" system. Ever been on one, seen the lights go dim for 1 second for no apparent reason in the middle of a flight? That was probably a reboot.
I don't suppose you've ever been responsible for a substantial network and all that happens on it. Perhaps backups (that no-one else considers until they lose a file) when people keep.avi files in their department shares - not even their personal shares. Or had to clean up a misconfigured machine when you've got other work to do. Or had to defeat a virus on a WAN that spans 1000km, and IT team of 3 is located in one site.
When we don't know what's out there, how can we protect people from themselves and others? And yes, I do know who in the company is IT-literate, and who is dangerous because of their little-bit-of-knowledge.
I don't know where you all get your hi-res LCDs, but the ones I've seen here don't go above 1280x1024, even for 18 or 19 inch models.
Personally I'm frustrated by this - my eyes are good, and with emote machine admin and gui development I want the extra pixels. But it should work out well for you, also given that LCDs at native resolution are much clearer than CRTs.
Unfortunately, some countries don't have the "fair use" provisions available in the US. In Australia, it's not legal to make a private copy, say from CD to tape to play in the car. This means almost all use of MP3 players, and even cassette dubbing, is illegal. This means iTunes' model doesn't translate here. Consider the way the internet is, allowing people to "virtually" do something in another country - if iTunes didn't have the restriction, you'd have people all over the world breaking their own local law by paying iTunes "in" USA and promptly moving their purchase back home.
btw, this same problem applies to Cringely's idea.
How about that. Someone breaks partway into a system at my bank. The bank may not know exactly what has been compromised, but they then publish a list of what it could be. Intruder now knows how close they are to the money!
IBM's AS/400 (now iSeries) has always had its operating system run on top of a database.
Security is built in below the operating system. It does support an "integrated file system" that presents file paths other systems can understand for the sake of interoperability and portability of Java libraries.
First article misquoted. Try this....
(3-4 x improvement testing very large transmission on high-speed trunks).
Researchers from Caltech, Stanford and CERN near Geneva in Switzerland, sent data 10,000 kilometres from Sunnyvale, California, to CERN at an average rate of 925 megabits per second. Ordinary TCP managed just 266 megabits per second on the same routes.
By ganging 10 Fast TCP systems together, the researchers have achieved transmission speeds of over 8.6 gigabits per second, which is more than 6000 times the capacity of ordinary broadband links.
I'm in Australia, and I telework 4 days a week. Actually, I telework about 6 days a week and turn up in the office on the other day, but have very flexible hours. I've also done some technical writing for a usa company. (free plug: www.devx.com)
Situation:
I got my setup as I have to provide after-hours remote support to our manufacturing sites during the production season (cotton harvest, March-July). Also, I do both development and network admin tasks, and cannot focus on the devt with all the interruptions in the office.
Still being in place once a week does help the relations with other staff - even without realising it we tend to give people more credibility in person than remotely.
"The office" is only half an hour away, but that's "the next town" - ie around here it's considered a hassle driving that long to get to work. otoh, half of "the office" (including my manager) is being relocated to another town 5 hours away. I got the option to choose, and chose to stay. Most didn't get an option, they were told.
I started with a modem-router, then moved to ISDN, and now ADSL, which I've ramped up to the highest speed available here. (I do at times download huge fixpacks and tools under development subscriptsions with IBM and MS).
Foreign Work
I was approached via email to do some tech writing, by someone who observed my activity on a relevant newsgroup. I'm paid a flat rate per article of a certain size, in $US. (The jolly exchange rate movements have wiped 20% off my current invoice - dang!)
This has worked fairly well, with an added bonus that I can write while my editor is asleep, giving next-day turnaround on minor edits.
I have to declare the income as "other foreign income", ie it doesn't fit in any normal categories on the tax form. Actually the tax office wouldn't even know unless they audited my bank account records.
Lifestyle
Working from home with flexible hours has been great, as I have two young children. It meant I could be at home with #1 while my wife was in hospital with #2. It also means my wife can do part-time work.
The lifestyle thing can go either way. There's the danger that you won't self motivate. There's also the risk that you end up spending every waking moment in front of the computer, working, feeling no other sense of identity. You can start in your pyjamas and forget to get dressed. (That's if it actually matters).
It works for some. It doesn't work for others.
Having a dedicated "work area" is essential, especially if anyone else lives in the house. It's then easy to define "I'm at work now" by which room you're in.
Finding work
It's just another arena for the same question - how do you find work at all? It can depend on contacts, on reputation, on spending time hunting or you might just fluke it like I did. It depends on managers' perceptions and requirements.
Good Luck. I hope it works for you, but don't forget to go meet people sometimes:-)
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People use that term very liberally. I thought a fundamentalist was one who emphasised the importance of the basic, fundamental, essential aspects of their belief.
On the other hand, an extremist will take something most consider to be at the edges, or obscure, and act as if it was fundamental.
The advantage is not there, as you say.
Next step, add something like Kerberos.
To really fit the bill, verification will require non-repeatable encryption, end-to-end. One day the implants will have enough memory and processing power to do that. Then they will be almost:
- unstealable
- unloseable
- unlendable
- unforgeable
- untappable
Note I said almost.
Drives should not be dominant and submissive. Nor should any other componentry (also consider Bus Mastering on PCI, or even USB requiring a host to master all devices).
No, all are equal. Any collection of devices with connection should either take turns making the decisions, or should hold a voluntary election where all devices have equal influence.
Of course, the devices "backed" by larger companies will have more money to campaign for votes from other devices.
The machines are taking over, and dang, the terminator has gone into politics...!
Hey, I got a call for you. um, here....
I think you're confusing Big Bang with White Hole. Your observation on density is ok, but size is under some question.
:-)
Take all the standard physics etc, and add one assumption: size of the universe.
* If the universe is infinite in size, then its origin was a "big bang", which happened everywhere simultaneously. That's why it's called "big". Since then the density of the universe has indeed been decreasing, but size is not changing - it's infinite.
* If the universe has a size, then the same maths that would otherwise deduce a big bang would instead require a white hole. A white hole is the opposite of a black hole, and is guessed to be what a black hole becomes after a while. None have been observed by humans, but are validated by the same understanding that gives us black holes.
In that case, yes, the universe started with something very small and dense.
Interestingly, that also warps time. Particularly during the first few moments of the white hole, the outer edges are much less dense than the core. This means the extremities could pass millions of years while the core has its first few seconds.
Add one more assumption: that Earth is anywhere near the middle regions of the universe, and you could in fact have an earth that's only thousands of years old even though it appeared at the same time as matter that has been out there millions of years.
It's all the same maths, but we need to assume whether the universe has a size or not, and that's difficult to prove without actually travelling to the edge, which may or may not exist
People seem a bit confused about "rights". You have a right if someone gives it to you. Your nation's government grants you certain rights, and it's your government's responsibility to defend those rights. Those rights are defined in various kinds of law, though lawyers may argue over interpretation. Rights can also be granted by, say, parents, employers, clubs, banks, friends.. People used to talk about their "God-given" rights. If a right is God-given, then God can give it and defend it. He may want his own people to participate in giving/defending those rights, but if it's God-given, then it's God-given. If someone hasn't granted a right, then you don't have it. You can argue that you (or someone else) SHOULD have a right, and your national constitution may grant you the right to say so.
Favourites, based on the fact I use them every day:
- TrackPoint on laptop and on external IBM keyboard. These are great but need the sensitivity up high.
- Ordinary Kensington turboball.
History:
- Logitech TrackMan, one of the first 6 imported to Australia. Still have it, though it squeaks. (How appropriate).
- Gyromouse. Really cool, works in mid-air, and great when RSI is starting to kick in, but I'm not very fast with it.
- Trackpads - still don't really like them.
- Once used something that looks like a small pad but has a small attachment claiming "you hold it like a pencil", though it looks nothing like a pencil. Not bad, but it was 1988, when I only had one GUI program to use it with.
- Ball mouse you wear on your index finger and operate with your thumb. Great in places with no desk. (I work sometimes in industrial process control).
- Optical one that requires a grid of blue and black lines to operate
- Keyboard mouse emulation - sucks, but knowing how to use it has got me out of trouble a few times.
- Miniature normal mouse. My 2-year-old can already drag-and-drop, and thinks sesame street's web site is a kack, not to mention Joe's "where's my brocoli" maze (abc.net.au/children)
- webcam program that scrolls according to your head movement. Never really got the hang of it.
One day it'll be retina-tracking.
Is it specifically relevant to the work you intend to follow on with? I have a friend who did a masters, relating to concurrency in Java. He is now well recognised in the field and is self-employed doing internationally-funded research.
I have another friend who did a PhD in video data compression (some years ago) and was frequently offered work in related areas.
I have a bachelor's degree in computer systems engineering. I count much of the (diverse) content of that course as vitally important in my career, though I am naturally a "specialist-generalist" - my position requires I know a medium amount about a lot.
I didn't finish my degree until in my second full-time job. Being "nearly" finished helped me get one job. In both jobs, my abilities and attitude did a lot more for my progression and ability to stay employed during cutbacks.
If you have good skills and background, I'd say "direct experience" then counts more than the letters after your name, unless the letters were earned in a relevant area.
I'd say the effect is more pronounced in IT than other areas.
Transmit power and proximity matter. A receiver will have a certain selectivity to filter out other close frequencies, but the closer the frequency the harder to filter, and transmitters of close frequencies can interfere with each other.
FM Radio transmitters that are close in frequency must have a certain physical distance between them.
Also consider off-carrier interference, particularly GSM mobile phones interfering down into the audible (kHz) range. It doesn't just affect hearing aids, but much in between.
Different kettle of fish, but Programmable Logic Controllers (used in industrial process control) can boot in a few seconds or even less - these control machines that can be dangerous, even if not ballistic.
btw, I don't know if it's better now, but a couple of decades ago it was quite common for large passenger planes to reboot the "everything" system. Ever been on one, seen the lights go dim for 1 second for no apparent reason in the middle of a flight? That was probably a reboot.
When we don't know what's out there, how can we protect people from themselves and others? And yes, I do know who in the company is IT-literate, and who is dangerous because of their little-bit-of-knowledge.
I don't know where you all get your hi-res LCDs, but the ones I've seen here don't go above 1280x1024, even for 18 or 19 inch models. Personally I'm frustrated by this - my eyes are good, and with emote machine admin and gui development I want the extra pixels. But it should work out well for you, also given that LCDs at native resolution are much clearer than CRTs.
Unfortunately, some countries don't have the "fair use" provisions available in the US. In Australia, it's not legal to make a private copy, say from CD to tape to play in the car. This means almost all use of MP3 players, and even cassette dubbing, is illegal.
This means iTunes' model doesn't translate here. Consider the way the internet is, allowing people to "virtually" do something in another country - if iTunes didn't have the restriction, you'd have people all over the world breaking their own local law by paying iTunes "in" USA and promptly moving their purchase back home.
btw, this same problem applies to Cringely's idea.
How about that. Someone breaks partway into a system at my bank. The bank may not know exactly what has been compromised, but they then publish a list of what it could be. Intruder now knows how close they are to the money!
Security is built in below the operating system. It does support an "integrated file system" that presents file paths other systems can understand for the sake of interoperability and portability of Java libraries.
First article misquoted. Try this.... (3-4 x improvement testing very large transmission on high-speed trunks). Researchers from Caltech, Stanford and CERN near Geneva in Switzerland, sent data 10,000 kilometres from Sunnyvale, California, to CERN at an average rate of 925 megabits per second. Ordinary TCP managed just 266 megabits per second on the same routes. By ganging 10 Fast TCP systems together, the researchers have achieved transmission speeds of over 8.6 gigabits per second, which is more than 6000 times the capacity of ordinary broadband links.
's and hitting the wrong button.
I'm in Australia, and I telework 4 days a week. Actually, I telework about 6 days a week and turn up in the office on the other day, but have very flexible hours. I've also done some technical writing for a usa company. (free plug: www.devx.com) Situation: I got my setup as I have to provide after-hours remote support to our manufacturing sites during the production season (cotton harvest, March-July). Also, I do both development and network admin tasks, and cannot focus on the devt with all the interruptions in the office. Still being in place once a week does help the relations with other staff - even without realising it we tend to give people more credibility in person than remotely. "The office" is only half an hour away, but that's "the next town" - ie around here it's considered a hassle driving that long to get to work. otoh, half of "the office" (including my manager) is being relocated to another town 5 hours away. I got the option to choose, and chose to stay. Most didn't get an option, they were told. I started with a modem-router, then moved to ISDN, and now ADSL, which I've ramped up to the highest speed available here. (I do at times download huge fixpacks and tools under development subscriptsions with IBM and MS). Foreign Work I was approached via email to do some tech writing, by someone who observed my activity on a relevant newsgroup. I'm paid a flat rate per article of a certain size, in $US. (The jolly exchange rate movements have wiped 20% off my current invoice - dang!) This has worked fairly well, with an added bonus that I can write while my editor is asleep, giving next-day turnaround on minor edits. I have to declare the income as "other foreign income", ie it doesn't fit in any normal categories on the tax form. Actually the tax office wouldn't even know unless they audited my bank account records. Lifestyle Working from home with flexible hours has been great, as I have two young children. It meant I could be at home with #1 while my wife was in hospital with #2. It also means my wife can do part-time work. The lifestyle thing can go either way. There's the danger that you won't self motivate. There's also the risk that you end up spending every waking moment in front of the computer, working, feeling no other sense of identity. You can start in your pyjamas and forget to get dressed. (That's if it actually matters). It works for some. It doesn't work for others. Having a dedicated "work area" is essential, especially if anyone else lives in the house. It's then easy to define "I'm at work now" by which room you're in. Finding work It's just another arena for the same question - how do you find work at all? It can depend on contacts, on reputation, on spending time hunting or you might just fluke it like I did. It depends on managers' perceptions and requirements. Good Luck. I hope it works for you, but don't forget to go meet people sometimes :-)