I'm a chef in Philadelphia, and I can tell you some horror stories about peppers (friend gets long-hot pepper oil directly in eye... wind-borne cayenne pepper in my own eye... just touching the outside of a habenero and rubbing my face, the list goes on); but to stay on-topic, as far as dairy products go, it's the fat in the cream that nulls the capsaicin. Yogurt, cream, milk, all do wonders, but don't try chocolate milk, it seems to make it worse. Also, any food that's high in starch, like white rice, works equally well. I'm too lazy to go get my reference books, so I can't tell you exactly why, but fat and starch seem to do it.
We've all heard over the last few years that Microsoft et al want to move all their software to a subscription model. Gone will be the days when you pay for a piece of software once and it just works for a very long time. This isn't going to happen overnight, but this all ties together and that's where these guys want this to go. Thank god for F/OSS.
Because when I create a text message on my LG/Verizon phone, which I've had for two years, I get options to enter text, numbers, or I have the option to use any of 40, yes 40 different smilies, all pre-created and accessible from their own menu. This has got to be one of the most retarded patent requests I have ever heard of. I'm sure some of you slashdotters can come up with something better, but this is it for me.
Well, looks like slashdot still works great for us konqueror users. I like the setup alot, and I'm sure there can still be some improvements, but it looks like you guys are already on top of that. Thanks and cheers!
Besides, for old hardware, where's Debian in their comparison? And what about some actual information, instead of generic 'about the same requirements' sweeping statements? Like how much of Win 2k3 Server do you have to disable to get it running as a simple fileserver on an old Pentium MMX? or at least whatever specs they tested, what software they installed... oh, nevermind, this was just a PR stunt, what was I expecting. IHBT
I'm writing this now on my only machine, a PII 300 with 192MB RAM running Etch/KDE 3.4.3 that a friend gave me. I installed debian because it came with Win2K and the thing ran like molasses. Plus I always wanted to run linux. It runs great for everything except flash movies and new games (the thing has an i740 in it). I'm pretty happy with it for web browsing, development, and I can do some basic stuff in blender, although renders take forever in yafray.
Arg, I wish I had mod points! Hmmm...it's 2006...it's Microsoft...it's a major overhaul...it's an update...overhaul...update...
21st Century Schizoid OS!
Then if your bank has TPM software, when you log into their Web site, the bank's site also "reads" the TPM chip in your computer to determine that it's really you. Thus, even if someone steals your username and password, they won't be able to get into your account unless they also use your computer and log in with your fingerprint. (In fact, with TPM, your bank wouldn't even need to ask for your username and password -- it would know you simply by the identification on your machine.)
So when my bank decides to allow only TPM-style logins as means of (nominally, I'm sure) lowering fraud, and therefore lowering it's insurance costs, I'll only be able to check my account infos from the computers I own and are registered to my name. And what happens when someone sells a used computer? Is there going to be some central database where TPMIDs are refereneced to an identity and some method of changing that to facillitate used hardware transactions? That introduces a whole new vector for fraud. Am I going to have to visit an office to show ID and register used hardware?
And I think that a large part of it has to do with who our elected officials actually answer to. Many Americans don't vote and of the ones that do, many are ill informed on their politians' histories and major issues. They answer to their contributors because there really aren't any consequences when dealing with the public. If you befriend the major media outlets, they will just be a bunch of lazy bastards and regurgitate whatever you tell them about the issues; woe to the politician who angers the media, however. So when offered funds by corporations for favors, they realize that the majority of Americans probably won't even find out if they decide that drinking water could be a little less clean, or that it's OK if only a few more kids get autism, etc.
The employees should be allowed to do pretty much anything they want when they go home. (apart from selling non-disclosure agreement secrets.) This is kinda like firing a doctor for curing someone without charging them. Seems kinda silly to me.
Yeah, it seems pretty sensible, that your life outside of work is your life, but because of insurance companies charging ridiculous amounts of money for group coverage you get companies not hiring smokers or testing people's cholestorol levels. Apparently some companies go the route of giving bonuses to those who have good health stats, but most just won't will refuse to employ those who don't. Oh, and an interesting wrinkle: apparently a company was sued by an overweight employee when he fired for being unhealthy (driving up everybody's coverage), he took it to court and won; however it seems that if you're not overweight you don't get the special treatment. Just another example of extortion companies...er, insurance companies screwing everbody, and this time they're doing it by proxy.
Pitchshifting and timestretching are not the same thing. Pitchshifting just changes the pitch by speeding up or slowing down the sound. Timestretching is very similar, however it changes the length of the sound without changing it's pitch; it sort of interpolates the sound it would need to accomplish this, sort of like when you increase the size of an image in photoshop, PS figures out what the inbetween pixels should be. Try doing that without a computer.
This is more SGI schizo behaviour. They can't really decide what they want to do or be, what hardware platform they want to push or what OS they want to use. Another sad day in a long line of sad days for a once cool company.
Maybe they just use the right tools for each job instead of making a deal with one hardware co and pushing their products no matter it's suitability to the job.
I've been having a problem with the Quicklaunch function. I'm on XP with a 1.5GHz P4 and it's been eating my CPU resources, bringing my usage up to 100%. With quicklaunch enabled it takes MUCH longer to start since it's eating all my resources, so I just don't use it, and it's doesn't take long to start on my system without quicklaunch. Oh, and I submitted a bug report, so I'm doing my part.
Don't try to rationalize how the ratings system works here on slashdot, you might have a stroke. Or get a huge vein in the side of your head like in Pi.
Actually the can said "Perri-AIR"... I'm just a a little anal with my postings so far today.
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Actually the cryptogtaphic handshake isn't a metaphor at all, since nearly all (read:recent) remote entry systems use some sort of cryptography for the handset to send messages to the alarm system. This was developed because car thieves with some tech were able to pick the messages out of the air and go to your car after you left and send the messages back; viola, open car. Now the things use randomly generated cryto keys to stop this kind of attack(not sure how often they create new keys..probably every time you use it)
Speaking of fats and the FDA, their gears aren't too hard to grease. I remember a story way back when an FDA inspector was facing 150 years and $250000 fines for accepting bribes to let some bad seafood go through. Not to mention their activity in the pharmaceutical industry...
Almost anyone who has used broadband (xDSL/Cable) for any period of time will tell you that the speed is the best available and that it is much better than dial-up but, they are still wanting or needing more speed. I assure you that if everyone could get a T-3 (45Mbps) for a decent cost, everyone would have one and still complain that it wasn't quite enough for them.
I think that most (Joe Average) users across America would be quite happy with broadband. Web, email, etc. are all very speedy with broadband connecs. The only reason I can think of that Joe Average is going want more speed is for P2P. You're not going to hear Mom and Dad asking for any more than what broadband delivers, but little Jimmy is going to want all the speed he can get to d/l the newest Top10 hits (and maybe run a CS game).
the supermarket's costs are going down because of this (no pimply high-school kid to pay) we'll never see lower prices at the checkout (which also happens to be automated at the 15 items or less lane at the local Shop-Rite). Could anyone in this industry fill me in on whether this is because of slim profit margins or just good-ol' greed?
In reference to the Eclipse 500 aeroplane they are going to be using, Penguin Airlines states in the interview:
An aviation analyst recently compared the level of electronics integration on this aircraft to the Boeing 777 or V-22 Osprey.
This is about the worst aeroplane one could possibly compare your fleet to. They have a horid track record especially in the software implementation side of things...what were they thinking?!?!
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I'm a chef in Philadelphia, and I can tell you some horror stories about peppers (friend gets long-hot pepper oil directly in eye... wind-borne cayenne pepper in my own eye... just touching the outside of a habenero and rubbing my face, the list goes on); but to stay on-topic, as far as dairy products go, it's the fat in the cream that nulls the capsaicin. Yogurt, cream, milk, all do wonders, but don't try chocolate milk, it seems to make it worse. Also, any food that's high in starch, like white rice, works equally well. I'm too lazy to go get my reference books, so I can't tell you exactly why, but fat and starch seem to do it.
Or are delivering candygrams.
We've all heard over the last few years that Microsoft et al want to move all their software to a subscription model. Gone will be the days when you pay for a piece of software once and it just works for a very long time. This isn't going to happen overnight, but this all ties together and that's where these guys want this to go. Thank god for F/OSS.
Because when I create a text message on my LG/Verizon phone, which I've had for two years, I get options to enter text, numbers, or I have the option to use any of 40, yes 40 different smilies, all pre-created and accessible from their own menu. This has got to be one of the most retarded patent requests I have ever heard of. I'm sure some of you slashdotters can come up with something better, but this is it for me.
Well, looks like slashdot still works great for us konqueror users. I like the setup alot, and I'm sure there can still be some improvements, but it looks like you guys are already on top of that. Thanks and cheers!
Besides, for old hardware, where's Debian in their comparison? And what about some actual information, instead of generic 'about the same requirements' sweeping statements? Like how much of Win 2k3 Server do you have to disable to get it running as a simple fileserver on an old Pentium MMX? or at least whatever specs they tested, what software they installed ... oh, nevermind, this was just a PR stunt, what was I expecting. IHBT
I'm writing this now on my only machine, a PII 300 with 192MB RAM running Etch/KDE 3.4.3 that a friend gave me. I installed debian because it came with Win2K and the thing ran like molasses. Plus I always wanted to run linux. It runs great for everything except flash movies and new games (the thing has an i740 in it). I'm pretty happy with it for web browsing, development, and I can do some basic stuff in blender, although renders take forever in yafray.
Arg, I wish I had mod points! Hmmm...it's 2006...it's Microsoft...it's a major overhaul...it's an update...overhaul...update... 21st Century Schizoid OS!
Then if your bank has TPM software, when you log into their Web site, the bank's site also "reads" the TPM chip in your computer to determine that it's really you. Thus, even if someone steals your username and password, they won't be able to get into your account unless they also use your computer and log in with your fingerprint. (In fact, with TPM, your bank wouldn't even need to ask for your username and password -- it would know you simply by the identification on your machine.)
So when my bank decides to allow only TPM-style logins as means of (nominally, I'm sure) lowering fraud, and therefore lowering it's insurance costs, I'll only be able to check my account infos from the computers I own and are registered to my name. And what happens when someone sells a used computer? Is there going to be some central database where TPMIDs are refereneced to an identity and some method of changing that to facillitate used hardware transactions? That introduces a whole new vector for fraud. Am I going to have to visit an office to show ID and register used hardware?
And I think that a large part of it has to do with who our elected officials actually answer to. Many Americans don't vote and of the ones that do, many are ill informed on their politians' histories and major issues. They answer to their contributors because there really aren't any consequences when dealing with the public. If you befriend the major media outlets, they will just be a bunch of lazy bastards and regurgitate whatever you tell them about the issues; woe to the politician who angers the media, however. So when offered funds by corporations for favors, they realize that the majority of Americans probably won't even find out if they decide that drinking water could be a little less clean, or that it's OK if only a few more kids get autism, etc.
The employees should be allowed to do pretty much anything they want when they go home. (apart from selling non-disclosure agreement secrets.) This is kinda like firing a doctor for curing someone without charging them. Seems kinda silly to me.
Yeah, it seems pretty sensible, that your life outside of work is your life, but because of insurance companies charging ridiculous amounts of money for group coverage you get companies not hiring smokers or testing people's cholestorol levels. Apparently some companies go the route of giving bonuses to those who have good health stats, but most just won't will refuse to employ those who don't. Oh, and an interesting wrinkle: apparently a company was sued by an overweight employee when he fired for being unhealthy (driving up everybody's coverage), he took it to court and won; however it seems that if you're not overweight you don't get the special treatment. Just another example of extortion companies...er, insurance companies screwing everbody, and this time they're doing it by proxy.
Pitchshifting and timestretching are not the same thing. Pitchshifting just changes the pitch by speeding up or slowing down the sound. Timestretching is very similar, however it changes the length of the sound without changing it's pitch; it sort of interpolates the sound it would need to accomplish this, sort of like when you increase the size of an image in photoshop, PS figures out what the inbetween pixels should be. Try doing that without a computer.
This is more SGI schizo behaviour. They can't really decide what they want to do or be, what hardware platform they want to push or what OS they want to use. Another sad day in a long line of sad days for a once cool company.
Maybe they just use the right tools for each job instead of making a deal with one hardware co and pushing their products no matter it's suitability to the job.
I've been having a problem with the Quicklaunch function. I'm on XP with a 1.5GHz P4 and it's been eating my CPU resources, bringing my usage up to 100%. With quicklaunch enabled it takes MUCH longer to start since it's eating all my resources, so I just don't use it, and it's doesn't take long to start on my system without quicklaunch. Oh, and I submitted a bug report, so I'm doing my part.
Isn't this old news? Their government was using it to spy on other parties.
If you think that's scary, check this out! BTW, this -basically- how the old Crays were cooled.
'best available' does not mean 'stable for production servers'
How about a moratorium on the use of the phrase Pro-Active .... if only Webster's were like Slashdot, I'd mod it -1 Redundant.
Don't try to rationalize how the ratings system works here on slashdot, you might have a stroke. Or get a huge vein in the side of your head like in Pi.
Actually the can said "Perri-AIR" ... I'm just a a little anal with my postings so far today.
Actually the cryptogtaphic handshake isn't a metaphor at all, since nearly all (read:recent) remote entry systems use some sort of cryptography for the handset to send messages to the alarm system. This was developed because car thieves with some tech were able to pick the messages out of the air and go to your car after you left and send the messages back; viola, open car. Now the things use randomly generated cryto keys to stop this kind of attack(not sure how often they create new keys..probably every time you use it)
Speaking of fats and the FDA, their gears aren't too hard to grease. I remember a story way back when an FDA inspector was facing 150 years and $250000 fines for accepting bribes to let some bad seafood go through. Not to mention their activity in the pharmaceutical industry...
Almost anyone who has used broadband (xDSL/Cable) for any period of time will tell you that the speed is the best available and that it is much better than dial-up but, they are still wanting or needing more speed. I assure you that if everyone could get a T-3 (45Mbps) for a decent cost, everyone would have one and still complain that it wasn't quite enough for them.
I think that most (Joe Average) users across America would be quite happy with broadband. Web, email, etc. are all very speedy with broadband connecs. The only reason I can think of that Joe Average is going want more speed is for P2P. You're not going to hear Mom and Dad asking for any more than what broadband delivers, but little Jimmy is going to want all the speed he can get to d/l the newest Top10 hits (and maybe run a CS game).
the supermarket's costs are going down because of this (no pimply high-school kid to pay) we'll never see lower prices at the checkout (which also happens to be automated at the 15 items or less lane at the local Shop-Rite). Could anyone in this industry fill me in on whether this is because of slim profit margins or just good-ol' greed?
Actually, from what I understand, disc refers to a write-once medium, whereas disk refers to rewritable medium. IE, Compact disc or floppy disk.
In reference to the Eclipse 500 aeroplane they are going to be using, Penguin Airlines states in the interview :
An aviation analyst recently compared the level of electronics integration on this aircraft to the Boeing 777 or V-22 Osprey.
This is about the worst aeroplane one could possibly compare your fleet to. They have a horid track record especially in the software implementation side of things...what were they thinking?!?!