This has to be the silliest news I've seen at Slashdot!
Even though a tank is obviously MUCH heavier than commercial vehicles, commercial vehicles typically have much higher ground pressure: a commercial vehicle's higher ground pressure will, therefore, cause much more damage to a hard drive than a tank. Tracked vehicles have a larger contact area with the ground and spread their ground pressure out, whereas wheeled vehicles have smaller contact areas and, therefore, higher ground pressure.
I'd be more impressed with a circa '72 Ford F250 Pickup (aka Highboy) with stock tires running over a hard drive than a WWII M4A3 (68,500 lbs, 14.1psi ground pressure) running over a hard drive! (check out this link: http://www.shadowsfolly.com/WWII/USA/MediumTanksM4 .htm)
This isn't news!:^)
-SubRat
Maniack's original post was in reference to people UNlike most of us reading/. Posting that your KDE screen is as easy as other OSs isn't too far off the mark, but the thread degrading into a comparative of installation ease is just silly. Here's why: Most users of M$FT products *don't* install M$FT products. They purchase systems that have M$FT products pre-installed or they contract a consultant to install what they'll first evaluate or have recommended to them. These lusers are the businesses of America that have given M$FT the stable pedestals to stand on. Once a Linux distro is created that us/. readers can and will install on systems owned by businesses happy to see Linux installed and doing its magic, then (and only then) M$FT has reason to fear. Do Linux a favor today: The next time a business asks you to show them software that can do *this* or *that* with easy of use, show some Linux! M$FT will also fear the consultants and contractors that aren't afraid to show off some Linux!
-=General M$FT Comment=-: I found it particularly irksome yesterday to see M$FT counsel claim that this case 'was pushed through too quickly', when not even 4 mos. ago, they were claiming that 'this particularly long case' wasn't moving quick enough because their market was moving in 'Internet Time'... Sheeesh. More evidence of arrogance over-taking common business sense. When Uncle Sam knocks on the front door, you don't attempt to run out the back.
If you haven't seen This one, then you just haven't lived... Not cheap, but it looks like it's worth it. A friend sent me the link to the ZDNET article chair, but it doesn't compare! OH, for those that replied and said 'I don't know if I could fit my computer in there...', this Aura chair environment fits 4 monitors and a computer. Be sure and click on all the links for all the info. Ahhh, to dream...
The CNN story incorrectly quotes the technology on the SkyCar. Moller International is at http://www.moller.com and the correct information is a top speed of 390 mph, 30,000 ft. operating ceiling, 15 miles per gallon, and a 900 mile range. Much more information is available on their website.:^)
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This has to be the silliest news I've seen at Slashdot!4 .htm) :^)
Even though a tank is obviously MUCH heavier than commercial vehicles, commercial vehicles typically have much higher ground pressure: a commercial vehicle's higher ground pressure will, therefore, cause much more damage to a hard drive than a tank. Tracked vehicles have a larger contact area with the ground and spread their ground pressure out, whereas wheeled vehicles have smaller contact areas and, therefore, higher ground pressure.
I'd be more impressed with a circa '72 Ford F250 Pickup (aka Highboy) with stock tires running over a hard drive than a WWII M4A3 (68,500 lbs, 14.1psi ground pressure) running over a hard drive! (check out this link: http://www.shadowsfolly.com/WWII/USA/MediumTanksM
This isn't news!
-SubRat
-=General MSFT comment near END=-
/. Posting that your KDE screen is as easy as other OSs isn't too far off the mark, but the thread degrading into a comparative of installation ease is just silly. /. readers can and will install on systems owned by businesses happy to see Linux installed and doing its magic, then (and only then) M$FT has reason to fear.
Maniack's original post was in reference to people UNlike most of us reading
Here's why: Most users of M$FT products *don't* install M$FT products. They purchase systems that have M$FT products pre-installed or they contract a consultant to install what they'll first evaluate or have recommended to them. These lusers are the businesses of America that have given M$FT the stable pedestals to stand on. Once a Linux distro is created that us
Do Linux a favor today: The next time a business asks you to show them software that can do *this* or *that* with easy of use, show some Linux! M$FT will also fear the consultants and contractors that aren't afraid to show off some Linux!
-=General M$FT Comment=-: I found it particularly irksome yesterday to see M$FT counsel claim that this case 'was pushed through too quickly', when not even 4 mos. ago, they were claiming that 'this particularly long case' wasn't moving quick enough because their market was moving in 'Internet Time'... Sheeesh. More evidence of arrogance over-taking common business sense. When Uncle Sam knocks on the front door, you don't attempt to run out the back.
If you haven't seen This one, then you just haven't lived... Not cheap, but it looks like it's worth it. A friend sent me the link to the ZDNET article chair, but it doesn't compare! OH, for those that replied and said 'I don't know if I could fit my computer in there...', this Aura chair environment fits 4 monitors and a computer. Be sure and click on all the links for all the info. Ahhh, to dream...
The CNN story incorrectly quotes the technology on the SkyCar. Moller International is at http://www.moller.com and the correct information is a top speed of 390 mph, 30,000 ft. operating ceiling, 15 miles per gallon, and a 900 mile range. Much more information is available on their website. :^)