I agree, the only sites I need IE for anymore are internal company sites that use stupid IIS tricks and refuse to work with FireFox (even when I trick them into thinking I'm using IE, the display is hosed).
Everything on the internet seems fine with Firefox. The only site I've found that displays funny is/. (oh, the irony), but I can still read that ok.
That's a good observation, and a prime reason why many people decide to homeschool their kids. By tailoring their education to the abilities of the child they are given the best possible chance to succeed and get as far as possible.
I started teaching my oldest daughter basic algebra in the 3rd grade, because she was ready for it. The 2 younger kids were a lot older than her before we taught them algebra because they weren't ready for it. They still learn well at home, just at a different pace. My oldest would have been bored silly in a regular math class.
By the way, they are all well socialized and well adjusted. Homeschooling was definately the right choice for us, though I admit it would not be for everyone.
Yup, the Iraqi insurgents must sleep well at night knowing they are killing so many of their countryment in cold blood. It's sad really, but indicative of the sort of mentality they have - if we can't rule you with force, we'll kill you with force.
America liberated the people who suffered under Sadaam, but Sadaam's spirit still lives on in his followers, until his followers are destroyed or give up, the will of Sadaam (to inflict terror on innocent civilians) continues. I think they should allow anyone who wants, to use a razor blade to inflict torture on Sadaam while he's held down in a public square and the international media cameras role. The message -- "This is the fitting death of a murderous dictator, now the torture you inflicted come home to roost".
And then the people I kill would get their death's avenged, and so on. It's like a hillybilly fued, but more deadly.
The only possible ways to stop this are for everyone to stop hating and start loving simultaneously, or for one side to obtain a very conclusive victory that completely demoralizes the enemy (like Hiroshima or the suicide of Hitler and capture of Berlin). We can wish for the first, but only the second option is possible.
Personally, I believe that we should make a very public treat to go nuclear if another terrorist attack happens to us. We can deliberately vague about our target, only specify that millions of Muslims will die a horrible death and they will have no one to blame but Al Queida, since they knew the price the Muslim world would pay. Turning Iran into a smoking crater would take care of their nuke program and send a powerfull message to Syria, et al.
Tell me again who's the real winner when it takes a 5 billion dollar nuclear aircraft carrier to deploy a 20 million dollar plane flown by a pilot with a million dollar education, dropping a ten thousand dollar bomb just to kill some Iraqi kid hiding in a hole with a $20 russian surplus rifle?
That's because Americans have an aversion to putting themselves in harms way to save money. An American soldiers life is worth untold millions in defense spending. You may not think so, but the majority of Americans do, and they vote to support that position. The Islamic fundamentalists have no such aversion, they willingly raise their children to hate non-Muslims so violently that they will strap bombs on themslves to make a statement, Americans just send in missiles and bombers. Sure they cost more than an American child on a suicide mission, but we are willing to pay that price.
Besides, it's not like we're pouring the money down a rat hole, the defense industry produces lots of jobs and lots of tax revenue to support the costs. So does NASA and a lot of other "frivilous" govt programs. Better just get used to it, it's not likely to change soon. It sure doesn't matter in this regard who gets elected President, both candidates know how to spend your money to excess, it's just a matter of what they spend it on, not whether they will, that's a given.
We really need an extra choice at the bottom of every set of candidates, called "none of the above". That would sure cure the voter apathy, since you could in fact, now make your voice of discontent heard.
If the "none of the above" choice gets the most votes, then the election for that position is a do over, with all the current candidates disqualified from running. That would sure make the elections interesting, wouldn't it.
Won't ever happen though, since the inmates are running the asylum. I'm not holding my breath for term limits, salary/benefit reductions, or making the govt employees submit to the same Social Security plan the regular citizens do, either.
Maybe so, but the project looks pretty dead (vitality 0.01%), so I still think it needs to be done by developers who are serious about pushing it into something like Fedora.
Just my opinion, if you're the dev, I hope you're not too offended (well, maybe mad enough to revitalize the project).
And no one has made it transparent to the application at the FS level yet.
My point is that you (or some dev) had to write custom code to understand how to do that. Imagine if the/etc/passwd file was "copy on write" and a change to the root password cause the RO version to be copied to the writable disk-based FS, then later, if you suspect the file had been cracked/corrupted/etc, you just remove it and it goes back to the initial defaults (which are insecure, but allow you to change it immediately).
This sounds like a great step forward for laptops as well as desktops that are to be "locked down".
I think there should be a more general concept of overlayed filesystems, where a FS could be mounted on top of another FS "with transparency", so that you can see all the files in the entire "stack". A standard "ls" would show 1 instance of each file, with the "highest level" FS taking precedence. A modified program might be able to see all the versions of a particular file and be able to copy one to another (if permissions allow).
If each FS could be mounted RO or RW, then you could have a local copy of everything on a CD or DVD, but make it appear writable by mounting another FS on top (either a local HD, USB pen drive, NFS mountpoint, etc). Recovering back to the original install would be just wiping out the modified files, so the underlying files are now visible.
This would be good for: - fully functional Linux systems based of a CD or DVD - FS snapshots for backup or testing - intrusion detection (diff across file versions) - version control of the entire OS image
Now, if only I were smart enough to actually write the code.
What is really annoying is that this Act is supported by Barbara Boxer (California Democrat).
Remember, if you live in CA, you have the right to vote for her opponent in the next election she faces. That's a message she will understand more than your phone calls.
Oh, but you can!
This is America, and we're right in the middle of an epic political/media battle over the elections. How can you say someone can't have it both ways. That's exactly what the US political/legal system is all about.
Haven't you heard of these 2 rules of business: The Golden Rule - He who has the gold, makes the rules. Prof. B's Theorum - All we really want out of life is an unfair advantage.
Together, these rules explain pretty much all behavior, both individual and corporations.
Latest polls indicate that/. posters displaying civility now have a double digit lead over flamebait and trolls.
"We cannot allow this to continue.", said Cmdr Taco, head of the current adminstration, "Effective immediately,/. will host a new section devoted to politics, that will bring the percentage of trolls up to workable levels."
Another/. editor, who declined to be identified, lamented that he was sure that the SCO and MS sections would keep things going, but as time went on the diversity of opinion faded from those sections, forcing the addition of the political section. "I think this will be the definitive answer to our problem, since we know a consensus is impossible over politics, even among geeks".
Not that I was inclined to travel abroad before, but I definately won't now.
The rest of the world must be in pretty bad shape, I guess. Fortunately, The US is prepared (and preparing) to be the beacon of hope to lead those simple minded liberals out of their darkness.
Is Fox news the only US station you can get over there?
. . . because all the rest are quite liberal, as evidenced by the difference in the way they treat the 2 presidential candidates. If you consider ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN to be right wing, then you must be . ..
Before you set out to blindly replicate the current functionality with a new custom solution, you really should ask yourself "who else has had this problem and how have they solved it?" I'm not talking about the "porting problem" here, I'm talking about the overall "problem" that your current filemaker s/w handles.
If you can identify similar organizations with similar problems, you might find an existing program (hopefully OSS) that you can just start using. If you need to customize it a bit, that will be a whole lot easier and cheaper than trying to roll your own solution, and the changes you make might be used and appreciated by others who use the program.
There is a lot of existing work that is being wasted because we start off assuming our solution is too highly customized to be changed. You might pick up enough shiny new features you never had before to make your users willing to put up with a few tradeoffs.
Maybe you will look and not find anything useful, but do look really hard before you just port your existing code.
Why don't they scan the contents of the textbooks and put them out on the school's network with a P2P program?
Let's get moving up the technology curve, OK? Don't you care about wasting our natural resources by using all that paper? Returning the books after scanning them is just a form of recycling. It's the environmentally freindly thing to do, the fact that it saves money is incidental.
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When you only have one kind of stick, every problem looks like a termite.
If only there were a way for technology to "fix" people, we'd really be onto something.
Ouchie!
I think keeping the token in the USB slot might make typing hard also, depending on which body part is involved.
I agree, the only sites I need IE for anymore are internal company sites that use stupid IIS tricks and refuse to work with FireFox (even when I trick them into thinking I'm using IE, the display is hosed). Everything on the internet seems fine with Firefox. The only site I've found that displays funny is /. (oh, the irony), but I can still read that ok.
That's a good observation, and a prime reason why many people decide to homeschool their kids. By tailoring their education to the abilities of the child they are given the best possible chance to succeed and get as far as possible.
I started teaching my oldest daughter basic algebra in the 3rd grade, because she was ready for it. The 2 younger kids were a lot older than her before we taught them algebra because they weren't ready for it. They still learn well at home, just at a different pace. My oldest would have been bored silly in a regular math class.
By the way, they are all well socialized and well adjusted. Homeschooling was definately the right choice for us, though I admit it would not be for everyone.
Dear Mr. Coward,
Your liberal ignorance is showing again. Please go live in France, where you will be considered normal.
America liberated the people who suffered under Sadaam, but Sadaam's spirit still lives on in his followers, until his followers are destroyed or give up, the will of Sadaam (to inflict terror on innocent civilians) continues. I think they should allow anyone who wants, to use a razor blade to inflict torture on Sadaam while he's held down in a public square and the international media cameras role. The message -- "This is the fitting death of a murderous dictator, now the torture you inflicted come home to roost".
And then the people I kill would get their death's avenged, and so on. It's like a hillybilly fued, but more deadly.
The only possible ways to stop this are for everyone to stop hating and start loving simultaneously, or for one side to obtain a very conclusive victory that completely demoralizes the enemy (like Hiroshima or the suicide of Hitler and capture of Berlin). We can wish for the first, but only the second option is possible.
Personally, I believe that we should make a very public treat to go nuclear if another terrorist attack happens to us. We can deliberately vague about our target, only specify that millions of Muslims will die a horrible death and they will have no one to blame but Al Queida, since they knew the price the Muslim world would pay. Turning Iran into a smoking crater would take care of their nuke program and send a powerfull message to Syria, et al.
That's because Americans have an aversion to putting themselves in harms way to save money. An American soldiers life is worth untold millions in defense spending. You may not think so, but the majority of Americans do, and they vote to support that position. The Islamic fundamentalists have no such aversion, they willingly raise their children to hate non-Muslims so violently that they will strap bombs on themslves to make a statement, Americans just send in missiles and bombers. Sure they cost more than an American child on a suicide mission, but we are willing to pay that price.
Besides, it's not like we're pouring the money down a rat hole, the defense industry produces lots of jobs and lots of tax revenue to support the costs. So does NASA and a lot of other "frivilous" govt programs. Better just get used to it, it's not likely to change soon. It sure doesn't matter in this regard who gets elected President, both candidates know how to spend your money to excess, it's just a matter of what they spend it on, not whether they will, that's a given.
We really need an extra choice at the bottom of every set of candidates, called "none of the above". That would sure cure the voter apathy, since you could in fact, now make your voice of discontent heard.
If the "none of the above" choice gets the most votes, then the election for that position is a do over, with all the current candidates disqualified from running. That would sure make the elections interesting, wouldn't it.
Won't ever happen though, since the inmates are running the asylum. I'm not holding my breath for term limits, salary/benefit reductions, or making the govt employees submit to the same Social Security plan the regular citizens do, either.
Really, shouldn't the bullet go to the people who write these things?
Maybe so, but the project looks pretty dead (vitality 0.01%), so I still think it needs to be done by developers who are serious about pushing it into something like Fedora. Just my opinion, if you're the dev, I hope you're not too offended (well, maybe mad enough to revitalize the project).
And no one has made it transparent to the application at the FS level yet.
My point is that you (or some dev) had to write custom code to understand how to do that. Imagine if the /etc/passwd file was "copy on write" and a change to the root password cause the RO version to be copied to the writable disk-based FS, then later, if you suspect the file had been cracked/corrupted/etc, you just remove it and it goes back to the initial defaults (which are insecure, but allow you to change it immediately).
This sounds like a great step forward for laptops as well as desktops that are to be "locked down".
I think there should be a more general concept of overlayed filesystems, where a FS could be mounted on top of another FS "with transparency", so that you can see all the files in the entire "stack". A standard "ls" would show 1 instance of each file, with the "highest level" FS taking precedence. A modified program might be able to see all the versions of a particular file and be able to copy one to another (if permissions allow).
If each FS could be mounted RO or RW, then you could have a local copy of everything on a CD or DVD, but make it appear writable by mounting another FS on top (either a local HD, USB pen drive, NFS mountpoint, etc). Recovering back to the original install would be just wiping out the modified files, so the underlying files are now visible.
This would be good for:
- fully functional Linux systems based of a CD or DVD
- FS snapshots for backup or testing
- intrusion detection (diff across file versions)
- version control of the entire OS image
Now, if only I were smart enough to actually write the code.
Remember, if you live in CA, you have the right to vote for her opponent in the next election she faces. That's a message she will understand more than your phone calls.
I feel much safer knowing MS is looking out for us, can't you just feel that invigorating "innovation" starting to pulsate through your O/S?
Excuse me - i'm getting woozy . . .
Oh, but you can!
This is America, and we're right in the middle of an epic political/media battle over the elections. How can you say someone can't have it both ways. That's exactly what the US political/legal system is all about.
Haven't you heard of these 2 rules of business:
The Golden Rule - He who has the gold, makes the rules.
Prof. B's Theorum - All we really want out of life is an unfair advantage.
Together, these rules explain pretty much all behavior, both individual and corporations.
Yes, I'm cynical -- but I'm also right!
"We cannot allow this to continue.", said Cmdr Taco, head of the current adminstration, "Effective immediately, /. will host a new section devoted to politics, that will bring the percentage of trolls up to workable levels."
Another /. editor, who declined to be identified, lamented that he was sure that the SCO and MS sections would keep things going, but as time went on the diversity of opinion faded from those sections, forcing the addition of the political section. "I think this will be the definitive answer to our problem, since we know a consensus is impossible over politics, even among geeks".
Not that I was inclined to travel abroad before, but I definately won't now.
The rest of the world must be in pretty bad shape, I guess. Fortunately, The US is prepared (and preparing) to be the beacon of hope to lead those simple minded liberals out of their darkness.
. . . because all the rest are quite liberal, as evidenced by the difference in the way they treat the 2 presidential candidates. If you consider ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN to be right wing, then you must be . . .
umm, never mind. I think I just figured it out.
Before you set out to blindly replicate the current functionality with a new custom solution, you really should ask yourself "who else has had this problem and how have they solved it?" I'm not talking about the "porting problem" here, I'm talking about the overall "problem" that your current filemaker s/w handles.
If you can identify similar organizations with similar problems, you might find an existing program (hopefully OSS) that you can just start using. If you need to customize it a bit, that will be a whole lot easier and cheaper than trying to roll your own solution, and the changes you make might be used and appreciated by others who use the program.
There is a lot of existing work that is being wasted because we start off assuming our solution is too highly customized to be changed. You might pick up enough shiny new features you never had before to make your users willing to put up with a few tradeoffs.
Maybe you will look and not find anything useful, but do look really hard before you just port your existing code.
Yes, pig latin.
You have helped restore my faith in the younger geek generation. Keep up the good work!
Much catchier, It think.
Oh, wait. Maybe not.
Let's get moving up the technology curve, OK? Don't you care about wasting our natural resources by using all that paper? Returning the books after scanning them is just a form of recycling. It's the environmentally freindly thing to do, the fact that it saves money is incidental.