Another option is the possibility of an independent Chinese hacker attack. There is 4 times USA population there and thanks to the propaganda, the government is widely supported in the population.
The shock comes from China's promise to bolster freedom of expression and human right during the Olympic Games when Beijing was chosen a few years ago.
There is more to it than just money. The people who founded Yahoo 13 years ago are still in for the ride. If they sell it to Microsoft, they know the adventure will end there. After all, they already are rich enough, I don't think they want more money, I think they want independence and fun.
And battling Microsoft is a fun that many people here can probably understand!
More specifically, what do people need that other OSs don't supply well enough? Pre-installed linux PCs on sale at Dell. Sure they have some. But the vast majority is Windows only. And Dell isn't the only retailer.
They also lack a stronghold in schools.
Seriously, technically-wise, a good old Ubuntu or Debian is superior to Windows Vista in terms of compatibility, performance, price and even ease of use.
Well, I do know there are technophobic ecologists out there, but because something is polluting doesn't mean it is not ecological or sustainable. We can afford to create non degradable stuff, to put greenhouse gas into the atmosphere up to a certain extent.
Put a satellite into orbit, plant a few hundred trees. Ecology is about sustainability. It is about preventing the release of non-recyclable materials and depletion of non renewable materials.
Based on this, the eco friendliness of orbital launch depends on the method used. Russians use kerosene. That's bad. European and (IIRC) Americans use half hydrogen+oxygen reaction, which is good, and half a solid fuel which atmospheric impact I don't know but that doesn't rely on non-renewable resources for production (as far as I am aware of). A fully hydrogen+oxygen launch would be pretty eco-friendly. It would cost a lot of energy, produced in potentially polluting power plants, but that tends to improve and is in no way an inevitability.
Sorry, not going to happen. I've personally built and troubleshot their competitors (Juniper) equipment and we didn't even have access to the VHDL, Boot Prom, OS, or any other software documentation. I am sure that there is a price to this. Make it a government policy that every military hardware must come with its full VHDL, schematics and firmware code. I honestly thought it was the case. I guess it is for very sensitive techs like missiles or planes. Maybe all we need to is to learn that network equipment can be very sensitive stuff as well.
What do you think builds them? The only thing hand built is the high level assembly and inspection. And this is because of this high level assembly that there is a human labor cost that can be a huge part of the overall cost. Because this part is significant, it is made in China. Because it is made in China, it is China who owns the most robotic facilities. That is a problem.
In order to cut the costs to a bare minimum I recommend we order the robots from China. That's less of a problem. It is harder to put a malicious behavior in an unconnected device than on an internet router. The worst that could happen is the robot putting random bugs in designs. It is not an equipment that sees gigabytes of sensitive data per day.
I can think and think over it, there seems to be but one solution:
Now is time for US Department of Sensitive Things to stop buying hardware and start buying blueprints. Buy VHDL and CAD files from CISCO, scrutinize them for threats then produce it yourselves.
China is great for cheap production but there is a reason why military approved stuff are more expensive : among other resons, you can't let anyone build them.
And if you want certified and cheap stuff, it is time to begin building robotic factories.
I'll take the occasion to ask if someone has a readable version of this map and also if someone knows its history ? is it only Alcatel's cable system or is it a complete map ? Does someone have a complete map ?
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Maybe they'll immigrate to a country with sane copyright laws...
... of vapor
Well, of course. An oven is optimized to fry things.
A radio shop...
Another option is the possibility of an independent Chinese hacker attack. There is 4 times USA population there and thanks to the propaganda, the government is widely supported in the population.
...when my debian distrib stops working.
Well, what is interesting is that sending US and EU athletes and officials to the Games is also just a promise...
For Piraates ! Aaaaaaar !
The shock comes from China's promise to bolster freedom of expression and human right during the Olympic Games when Beijing was chosen a few years ago.
1. Drop both drives from a 3 meters height. 2. Do the test again 3. Repeat until one disk has performance problems.
There is more to it than just money. The people who founded Yahoo 13 years ago are still in for the ride. If they sell it to Microsoft, they know the adventure will end there. After all, they already are rich enough, I don't think they want more money, I think they want independence and fun.
And battling Microsoft is a fun that many people here can probably understand!
Self preservation and prudence do not always come from fear.
We need to stop mocking India and to stop fearing China. Things will balance out.
it is, for the lack of other word, a "Simulator" that allows you to travel across the Solar System and even farther. Very good educational software.
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
They also lack a stronghold in schools.
Seriously, technically-wise, a good old Ubuntu or Debian is superior to Windows Vista in terms of compatibility, performance, price and even ease of use.
It is one thing to search papers because they could hide a knife or drugs and to search papers because of what's printed on them.
Well, I do know there are technophobic ecologists out there, but because something is polluting doesn't mean it is not ecological or sustainable. We can afford to create non degradable stuff, to put greenhouse gas into the atmosphere up to a certain extent.
Put a satellite into orbit, plant a few hundred trees. Ecology is about sustainability. It is about preventing the release of non-recyclable materials and depletion of non renewable materials.
Based on this, the eco friendliness of orbital launch depends on the method used. Russians use kerosene. That's bad. European and (IIRC) Americans use half hydrogen+oxygen reaction, which is good, and half a solid fuel which atmospheric impact I don't know but that doesn't rely on non-renewable resources for production (as far as I am aware of). A fully hydrogen+oxygen launch would be pretty eco-friendly. It would cost a lot of energy, produced in potentially polluting power plants, but that tends to improve and is in no way an inevitability.
Eco doesn't mean technophobic. It means that it is workable for everyone on the planet to do the same in a sustainable fashion.
What do you think builds them? The only thing hand built is the high level assembly and inspection. And this is because of this high level assembly that there is a human labor cost that can be a huge part of the overall cost. Because this part is significant, it is made in China. Because it is made in China, it is China who owns the most robotic facilities. That is a problem.
From a romantic standpoint, less business is a GOOD thing.
I can think and think over it, there seems to be but one solution:
Now is time for US Department of Sensitive Things to stop buying hardware and start buying blueprints. Buy VHDL and CAD files from CISCO, scrutinize them for threats then produce it yourselves.
China is great for cheap production but there is a reason why military approved stuff are more expensive : among other resons, you can't let anyone build them.
And if you want certified and cheap stuff, it is time to begin building robotic factories.
They are. Look at the presentation pictures.
Ok, mod me down, I hadn't check the first link. Thanks !
Apparently this is a complete map. Somehow I thought the network would be denser...
I'll take the occasion to ask if someone has a readable version of this map and also if someone knows its history ? is it only Alcatel's cable system or is it a complete map ? Does someone have a complete map ?