It sounds like it suprises you that the major parties don't spend time on this.
Could it be that by smaking a big deal of unimportant issues (like software licensing) the Greens look like a bunch of light-weights? And therefore receive very little support?
Why should the governement micromanage something like that? I certainly wouldn't want the national leaders to spend time worrying about what license their software has.
"...moral-free, low-IQ weasel, just bcos he says..."
Such well-articulated arguments from around the world. And you even included a bonus misspelling in the same sentence where you call a guy dumb! You Rule!
I'm pretty sure that Americans were not allowed to vote in Afghanistan's elections.
There were a quite a few Americans who did cause problems with the previous Afghan government, but there were no previous elections in Afghanistan. Only an uninformed idiot or a morally challenged, anti-American fool to think that how the Taliban came to power was "an election".
My company is releasing a product. We would like a organize a grassroots advertising programs. Our marketing team has created a number of press releasing. Would your site please post our adverstising for free?
I only require 4 of the 5 ethernet ports and I am willing to pay $65. So I guess that mother board would be a good fit. Do they sell it at newegg?
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Yup. I must have entered in the HTML incorrectly when I posted originally.
Here is the link I indended to include originally.
Here is a recent press release about a Rockwell Collins Program that is going to use it.
Here is a press release from when it was first announced.
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Linux has been evaluated and certified for safety critical applications. LynuxWorks and Rockwell Collins worked together to certify a specific Linux kernel and distribution to DO-178B Level A certification.
DO-178B is the standard for software on commerical aircraft. It's difficult and expensive to do, but it's required by the FAA. Level A is the highest level of certication. Level A certification is required for critcal components like the displays, fight controls and the auto-pilot.
There really aren't any software certification standards that are more rigorous than DO-178B, and Linux already has been certified.
think about all the people that screamed about how unconstitutional the electoral system was after the 2000 election even though it's been that way for longer than they were alive
I wish it was that people were actually thinking about the election. As it was, the people who were screaming about the unfairness of the electoral college were really just screaming that their guy didn't win. If it had been Gore who won, but lost the popular vote, the supporters and detractors would have changed roles.
I will grant that were probably a few people that truely thought about it and decided that it should be changed, but that was not the majority.
The draft is a non-issue. The people being drafted don't want to go. The politicians don't want to be the one sponsoring a draft.
Most importantly, the miliary leaders do not want draftees.
Talk of starting a draft, it basically scare tactics from people who don't like President Bush. There is no realy support for it on either side of the aisle.
The only reason it is being talk about is that it helps to bring back the Vietnam era. Appearently the Democrats think that this is an effective strategy. We'll know in two months.
There is a significant difference between Clinton's bad behavior and Bush's bad behavior.
Bush's took place a long time ago and he has turned away from it.
Clinton's took place while in was in office. (Actually, while he was in the Oval Office.)
While I don't normally care about other people's sex lives, but it did effect Clinton's job performance. When he had his intern go down on him while he was on the phone it moved his actions out of the personal and into the professional realm.
Had Clinton's transgressions occurred years before being elected, it would matter to only a few partisans. The normal folks wouldn't care. The normal folks cared about Clinton because of the timing.
What is the difference between someone talking on a cell phone and two people talking on a plane or a bus or a restaurant?
Volume? Should people be banned from laughing or talking loudly to each other?
The only difference between a person talking on a cell phone or a person talking to another person is that you can't evesdrop on the person at the other end of the phone call.
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I think it should be a constitutional amendment that Lawyers are not allowed to hold public office.
You know, you are so right. Lawyers shouldn't be able to make laws. Anyone who has spent time studying the law, obviously knows too much to be able to write a good law. We need more amature law makers. I'm sure they would do a much better job.
You idea has so much merit that I think we should extend it further. Computers are very difficult to understand for people who know anything about how computers work. I think we need to pass a constitutional ammendment that prevents those have studied computer science or engineering from designing computers. It should make for much better computers that everyone can understand.
Perhpas we should extend this to doctors and writers as well. I don't want complex medical advice. I wouldn't want to read a book by someone who has studied writing.
Ok, enough with the sarcasm. It's just that your idea is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever had the displeasure of reading.
You know you're right. I wonder where we could find an ATM company? They have the knowledge and skills. I wonder where we could find one of those. They'd be really good at it.
You are incorrect. AES specifies three key lengths (128, 192, 256). You are thinking of the blocksize. The blocksize for AES is 128 bits (and only 128 bits). The Rijndael algorithm can be easily adapted to allow other block sizes.
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Silly Brittons and their torches. Those of us in the US changed to using flashlights long ago.
It sounds like it suprises you that the major parties don't spend time on this.
Could it be that by smaking a big deal of unimportant issues (like software licensing) the Greens look like a bunch of light-weights? And therefore receive very little support?
Why should the governement micromanage something like that? I certainly wouldn't want the national leaders to spend time worrying about what license their software has.
Who?
Such well-articulated arguments from around the world. And you even included a bonus misspelling in the same sentence where you call a guy dumb! You Rule!
I'm pretty sure that Americans were not allowed to vote in Afghanistan's elections.
There were a quite a few Americans who did cause problems with the previous Afghan government, but there were no previous elections in Afghanistan. Only an uninformed idiot or a morally challenged, anti-American fool to think that how the Taliban came to power was "an election".
Dear Slashdot,
My company is releasing a product. We would like a organize a grassroots advertising programs. Our marketing team has created a number of press releasing. Would your site please post our adverstising for free?
Ah the joys of youth.
Back in my day we spelled "enuff" without the 'f' character and it was good enough for us.
Silly non-electrical engineers. Electrical Engineers know that sqrt(-1) is really "j" not "i". "i" is current.
Why would you use the current variable for expressing complex numbers?
I only require 4 of the 5 ethernet ports and I am willing to pay $65. So I guess that mother board would be a good fit. Do they sell it at newegg?
Yup. I must have entered in the HTML incorrectly when I posted originally.
Here is the link I indended to include originally.
Here is a recent press release about a Rockwell Collins Program that is going to use it.
Here is a press release from when it was first announced.
Linux has been evaluated and certified for safety critical applications. LynuxWorks and Rockwell Collins worked together to certify a specific Linux kernel and distribution to
DO-178B Level A certification.
DO-178B is the standard for software on commerical aircraft. It's difficult and expensive to do, but it's required by the FAA. Level A is the highest level of certication. Level A certification is required for critcal components like the displays, fight controls and the auto-pilot.
There really aren't any software certification standards that are more rigorous than DO-178B, and Linux already has been certified.
That has to be the funniest thing I've read in a long while. I think it's even funnier because it's moderated as "Informative".
For those who don't get the joke, read the wikipedia entry for the Hutton Report.
I know some folks workin' on it.
Here was one demo.
Here's a picture.
The best thing about standards, is that there are so many to choose from!
I wish it was that people were actually thinking about the election. As it was, the people who were screaming about the unfairness of the electoral college were really just screaming that their guy didn't win. If it had been Gore who won, but lost the popular vote, the supporters and detractors would have changed roles.
I will grant that were probably a few people that truely thought about it and decided that it should be changed, but that was not the majority.
The draft is a non-issue. The people being drafted don't want to go. The politicians don't want to be the one sponsoring a draft.
Most importantly, the miliary leaders do not want draftees.
Talk of starting a draft, it basically scare tactics from people who don't like President Bush. There is no realy support for it on either side of the aisle.
The only reason it is being talk about is that it helps to bring back the Vietnam era. Appearently the Democrats think that this is an effective strategy. We'll know in two months.
There is a significant difference between Clinton's bad behavior and Bush's bad behavior.
Bush's took place a long time ago and he has turned away from it.
Clinton's took place while in was in office. (Actually, while he was in the Oval Office.)
While I don't normally care about other people's sex lives, but it did effect Clinton's job performance. When he had his intern go down on him while he was on the phone it moved his actions out of the personal and into the professional realm.
Had Clinton's transgressions occurred years before being elected, it would matter to only a few partisans. The normal folks wouldn't care. The normal folks cared about Clinton because of the timing.
John Kerry: Howard Dean without the convictions or charisma.
Know your knot.
Sounds like a game that would be on Letterman.
What is the difference between someone talking on a cell phone and two people talking on a plane or a bus or a restaurant?
Volume? Should people be banned from laughing or talking loudly to each other?
The only difference between a person talking on a cell phone or a person talking to another person is that you can't evesdrop on the person at the other end of the phone call.
Nos. obviously was not using the Internet when the "dark suckers" forward was common.
Ahh... the 2400 bps days. Oh how fun they were at the time and oh how much better it is now.
I think you mean
KHAAAN!
You know, you are so right. Lawyers shouldn't be able to make laws. Anyone who has spent time studying the law, obviously knows too much to be able to write a good law. We need more amature law makers. I'm sure they would do a much better job.
You idea has so much merit that I think we should extend it further. Computers are very difficult to understand for people who know anything about how computers work. I think we need to pass a constitutional ammendment that prevents those have studied computer science or engineering from designing computers. It should make for much better computers that everyone can understand.
Perhpas we should extend this to doctors and writers as well. I don't want complex medical advice. I wouldn't want to read a book by someone who has studied writing.
Ok, enough with the sarcasm. It's just that your idea is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever had the displeasure of reading.
You know you're right. I wonder where we could find an ATM company? They have the knowledge and skills. I wonder where we could find one of those. They'd be really good at it.
You are incorrect. AES specifies three key lengths (128, 192, 256). You are thinking of the blocksize. The blocksize for AES is 128 bits (and only 128 bits). The Rijndael algorithm can be easily adapted to allow other block sizes.