By watching TV you are entering into a Hobbesian contract. They agree to show a show, you agree to watch the commercials. It's a concept as old as the Magna Carta. I can't wait until these self-delusional pirates are given the smackdown by a clueful judge.
I can see the use for tiny machines as much as the next person,, plus I applaud the use of Linux in theoretical research projects, however, something nobody seems to want to talk about is the feasibility of
propelling an object composed of somewhere between a few dozen and a
few hundred atoms. Remember Newton? F=ma ring a bell? To find the
acceleration of a nanobot, a = F/m where F is the thrust of the
propellant and m the mass of the nanobot. The thrust can be
calculated by multiplying the mass of the propellent by its
acceleration which in turn equals 2v/d (v = the final velocity and d
the atomic radius).
Plug these numbers in and you'll find that even if the propellant
consists of a single atom the forward velocity of the nanobot will be
somewhere in the region of 1/100th of the speed of light. That may
not sound like much, but even 1/1000 * 3e8 m/s = 3e5 m/s = 300 km/s =
1080000 km/h!
We all know what a great platform Linux is for servers and games, sneak a few of these into the schools. Next day when all the kids are talking about how much fun they had fragging, the teachers will undoubtedly be intrigued and wonder how they can put Linux to work in their classrooms.
With a fast and stable browser on their machines, clients can access server-based software in a.Net or even Java environment. This frees them from the confusing legacy software on their local hardware, making Linux a clear favorite in the category of "thin client". And when people get a taste of not using Linux at work, they'll be clamoring to make it their invisible OS at home as well.
Microsoft's biggest downfall was in making the local OS easy and fun to use. They will now pay the price as businesses flock to Mozilla and Linux in an effort to keep employees from fiddling with desktop themes all day.
With a cross-platform browser in place, the barrier to entry to Linux (for Windows users) is now very low. There is almost no reason for a Window user to stay on a proprietary platform anymore, unless they enjoy playing games of any kind or watch the occasional DVD.
I fully expect to see major businesses converting their operations to all Linux, now that Mozilla has reached 1.0
Even as a joke this makes no sense. Relativity was alpha tested in the 1913 (IIRC) eclipse and has been tested very very thoroughly since then. This is just another fine-grained test.
You are better off with a Linux or even a *BSD server.
First, NTFS doesn't support the API to host a CVS server. It needs high-redudancy journaling capabilities which Just Aren't There Yet for Windows 2000.
Second, SSH is only secure when used in conjuction with/etc/passwd. Trying to authenticate against a LanManager-style NT/2k domain will compromise your security.
I thought I was going to have a chance to show the little one a (partial) eclipse but apparently the east coast won't see any action. "Only west of Atlanta" it says.
Software is important for national defense. Nobody would ask McDonnell-Douglas to make their B2 bomber plans public. We simple can't let vital national intellectual property fall into the wrong hands.
Also, you may call it monoculture but I call it interoperable standards compliance. Get with the program.
Conformism, whether in the form of raingear or deodorant, is to be fought tooth and nail. It is only by violently offending the non-elite that Linux will succeed.
Both of these companies have reputations for extreme conservatism. I would hate to see nazism or, *gasp*, suit-wearing infect the public's view of Linux. We need to keep our image as a free and easy OS with a reckless disregard for the rules.
That's why I support such inexpesive and fun products such as KDE, GNOME and XWindows that allow me to put pictures of Xena and Dark Angel on my desktop.
You might at first think that needing to have bugfixes put out every few days would be a black eye for Linux, but I'd like to suggest that the opposite is the case. Here are a list of benefits that the "kernel treadmill" provides:
1) Keeps user skills fresh on how to tar zxf; cd; make; make install
2) Frequent full source downloads lets developers, hosts and users all make sure their net connections are optimized
3) Announcement on non-kernel-related sites keeps Linux, OS of the Gods, in the forefront of everyone's minds
4) Announcement on non-kernel-related sites also ensures that stock analysts, mechanical engineers and daycare workers all get the latest source code to make "all bugs shallow"
5) Let's slashbots who wouldn't know gcc from herpes simplex talk about "the kernel" as if they knew thing one about programming or Linux
If Iceland takes the step of pushing Big Oil out, maybe they'll also push out Microsoft. Does anybody know any IT managers in Rekyavik that we could email? We should take advantage of this ASAP!
The accelerator lab qualifies for this program, but we won't be subscribe. Microsoft Office's award-winning features and top-notch technical support simply cannot be beat. Whether we are generating graphs of particle decay or writing mission-critical grant proposals, Microsoft Office products increase our productivity at an exponential rate.
Other products claim to be the best but consider the fact that they are only now catching up to the innovative features in Microsoft Office. Also, how good can a free product really be?
Is anybody complaining that Renaissance painting shows "too many fat, naked women"? No, we call it great art. Keep in mind that it was popular at the time. People liked it.
The radio stations play what people listen to. Britney and N'Sync are good musicians playing good music. Just because they are popular with the hoi polloi doesn't make them crap. And I think they would resent your implication that they are "corporate"--all popular musicians started off unpopular and on the fringe. They made it through hard work to their art and deserve recognition of that fact.
I, for one, am glad that somebody finally had the cojones to stand up to Corporate America and defiantly make a noise-free computer. Too long we have put up having loud fans forced down our throats and paid the so-called "beep tax". If there is one thing that consumers have been clamoring for, it is quieter hard drives and dammit, somebody is finally giving them what they are willing to pay hundreds of extra dollars for.
Thank you ShuttlePC, you have made the world a better place.
There won't be enough traffic to worry about. Communication with deep space probes isn't possible once you pass the Solar System light horizon. Let me explain:
Einstein showed nearly a century ago that spacetime is bent
back on itself in the presence of gravitational force. For an object
the size of a planet the effect is minor (except for the inhabitants,
ha ha) but even something as relatively puny as our sun can deflect a
beam of light measurably.
The point of this is that a signal will only propagate outwards until
the total mass behind it exceeds a critical value. At
that point its deflection will equal more than 90 degrees...i.e. it
will not go any farther from its point of origin.
This means that any communication has to remain within this boundary. It seems like a big volume, but think about how few items there are to visit and you'll see why we won't need enough probes that busy signals will ever been an issue.
CGI and animation technology have come a long way since 1976, when Star Wars was first released. Sure, they are epic tales of love and death--but they need a little spice. I think it's a good idea to go back and touch them up in the slow spots. For instance, Chewbacka wasn't a necessary plot element and wasn't funny, either. Why not digitally replace him with the kid-pleasing Jar Jar?
This isn't X-Files. This is reality, where it doesn't matter how rich somebody is--stealing is stealing.
Maybe you don't like NSync--but they rose from nothing based on only their hard work and dedication. If the starving people in the world put half as much effort into finding food that NSync does into their music, they'd find themselves on top as well.
IP is being ripped off left and right. This is costing artists and their agents millions if not billions in lost revenue. Sure, they are big, rich entities--but they won't be if this keeps up much longer. That's the emergency.
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Or how about that PYRAmatrix stuff from the other day? I don't understand why they are using silican.
The Mediterranian Sea is prone to earthquakes. Competent engineers don't build suspension bridges in earthquake zones.
By watching TV you are entering into a Hobbesian contract. They agree to show a show, you agree to watch the commercials. It's a concept as old as the Magna Carta. I can't wait until these self-delusional pirates are given the smackdown by a clueful judge.
Plug these numbers in and you'll find that even if the propellant consists of a single atom the forward velocity of the nanobot will be somewhere in the region of 1/100th of the speed of light. That may not sound like much, but even 1/1000 * 3e8 m/s = 3e5 m/s = 300 km/s = 1080000 km/h!
It's win-win!
Microsoft's biggest downfall was in making the local OS easy and fun to use. They will now pay the price as businesses flock to Mozilla and Linux in an effort to keep employees from fiddling with desktop themes all day.
I fully expect to see major businesses converting their operations to all Linux, now that Mozilla has reached 1.0
Even as a joke this makes no sense. Relativity was alpha tested in the 1913 (IIRC) eclipse and has been tested very very thoroughly since then. This is just another fine-grained test.
First, NTFS doesn't support the API to host a CVS server. It needs high-redudancy journaling capabilities which Just Aren't There Yet for Windows 2000.
Second, SSH is only secure when used in conjuction with /etc/passwd. Trying to authenticate against a LanManager-style NT/2k domain will compromise your security.
I thought I was going to have a chance to show the little one a (partial) eclipse but apparently the east coast won't see any action. "Only west of Atlanta" it says.
Also, you may call it monoculture but I call it interoperable standards compliance. Get with the program.
Cheap powerful machines == more opportunities for Linux on the desktop. Thanks Apple!
Conformism, whether in the form of raingear or deodorant, is to be fought tooth and nail. It is only by violently offending the non-elite that Linux will succeed.
That's why I support such inexpesive and fun products such as KDE, GNOME and XWindows that allow me to put pictures of Xena and Dark Angel on my desktop.
1) Keeps user skills fresh on how to tar zxf; cd; make; make install
2) Frequent full source downloads lets developers, hosts and users all make sure their net connections are optimized
3) Announcement on non-kernel-related sites keeps Linux, OS of the Gods, in the forefront of everyone's minds
4) Announcement on non-kernel-related sites also ensures that stock analysts, mechanical engineers and daycare workers all get the latest source code to make "all bugs shallow"
5) Let's slashbots who wouldn't know gcc from herpes simplex talk about "the kernel" as if they knew thing one about programming or Linux
I put my porn collection on a couple of Jaz drives and just carry them around. I call them my "jiz disks".
If Iceland takes the step of pushing Big Oil out, maybe they'll also push out Microsoft. Does anybody know any IT managers in Rekyavik that we could email? We should take advantage of this ASAP!
Other products claim to be the best but consider the fact that they are only now catching up to the innovative features in Microsoft Office. Also, how good can a free product really be?
The radio stations play what people listen to. Britney and N'Sync are good musicians playing good music. Just because they are popular with the hoi polloi doesn't make them crap. And I think they would resent your implication that they are "corporate"--all popular musicians started off unpopular and on the fringe. They made it through hard work to their art and deserve recognition of that fact.
Thank you ShuttlePC, you have made the world a better place.
Einstein showed nearly a century ago that spacetime is bent back on itself in the presence of gravitational force. For an object the size of a planet the effect is minor (except for the inhabitants, ha ha) but even something as relatively puny as our sun can deflect a beam of light measurably.
The point of this is that a signal will only propagate outwards until the total mass behind it exceeds a critical value. At that point its deflection will equal more than 90 degrees...i.e. it will not go any farther from its point of origin.
This means that any communication has to remain within this boundary. It seems like a big volume, but think about how few items there are to visit and you'll see why we won't need enough probes that busy signals will ever been an issue.
CGI and animation technology have come a long way since 1976, when Star Wars was first released. Sure, they are epic tales of love and death--but they need a little spice. I think it's a good idea to go back and touch them up in the slow spots. For instance, Chewbacka wasn't a necessary plot element and wasn't funny, either. Why not digitally replace him with the kid-pleasing Jar Jar?
"They" play what people want to listen to. "They" are providing a service. If you don't want to pay, that's fine--don't use the service.
This isn't X-Files. This is reality, where it doesn't matter how rich somebody is--stealing is stealing.
Maybe you don't like NSync--but they rose from nothing based on only their hard work and dedication. If the starving people in the world put half as much effort into finding food that NSync does into their music, they'd find themselves on top as well.
IP is being ripped off left and right. This is costing artists and their agents millions if not billions in lost revenue. Sure, they are big, rich entities--but they won't be if this keeps up much longer. That's the emergency.