Re:It just goes to show... that people never learn
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Sometimes people just don't know when they've being wound up! I wrote this However I suppose this is the kind of thing that happens when they are political motivations behind scientific achievements - shortcuts are made. not because it was true - but to elicit an emotional response - and it sure did that!
Re:It just goes to show...
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Wow - how astute of you to come up with such commentary!
*blushes*
Exactly what "ignorant comments" are you referring to? I'm not "parroting" some obscure Liberalist doctrine - if in summarising what I think into a concise sentence it has lost some of its original meaning I apologise. As to your comment of Also remember that the technological state of the Soviet Union was about 10 years behind the USA - the Russians from an engineering perspective in many cases found much more elegant (and simpler) solutions. While the Americans would spend millions researching a pen that works in zero gravity - they just used pencils. If the Russians were as far behind as you state they wouldn't have had the first man in space & the first space station. As to the Internet depending on how far back you're going it either had it's roots in ARPANET (a military project) - or CERN where Tim Berners-Lee wanted to network different computers - neither of which were in anyway politically motivated.
I find (like a lot of Americans) your view of the world is that America is the best and anyone who doesn't agree with you must be crazy so:
1) Please tell me which comments of mine according to you are ignorant.
2) Provide a link to the "obscure Liberalist doctrine" you refer to.
Each of these alternative sources of energy - a) cost more per a kwH and b) at current funding levels account for (at least in the UK) a very, very small percentage of the total energy generated. I mean 750kW - that's only 250 kettles - and it stops generating when the wind dies down. It'll be a long time before any of these new energy sources become a viable alternative to what's currently available.
methinks you've been watching too much sci-fi.
Soliton waves - what's that it actually exists?
soliton Pronunciation Key (sl-tn)
n.
A pulselike wave that can exist in nonlinear systems, does not obey the superposition principle, and does not disperse.
Oh well - I'll go and eat my hat now.
Re:It just goes to show...
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Perhaps you misunderstood what I wrote - I did read the article. I agree with you that the basic design was the problem - however what I meant was that had it not been a race to see who got to the moon first - there would've been plenty of time for the USSR to try out different types of rocket and see which one was successful first. Rather than putting all their eggs in one basket with the multi rocket design - and then things being a complete disaster when they can't fix the inherent design problems with that solution.
Both Russia & the USA tried out pure oxygen atmospheres - both with catastrophic results ending in loss of life. Without the loss of life involved in the tests I doubt there would have been the impetus to "go back to the drawing board".
Lets take the Challenger disaster - after that NASAs budget was cut & various future missions were shelved. Politics does enter into it because the politicians decide on the budget each year.
The ISS is behind schedule because of a variety of factors - it's the first ever space station not built by one nation - it's not built on previously designed and tested technology - and the plans for it have been drastically altered from the original specifications as the projected cost spiralled higher and higher.
I agree with what you say about the USSR - they managed to do a lot on a fraction of the budget the Americans did by innovating. However America & the CIS are not the only countries/ regions with plans for space now.
I seem to remember a movie where the presidential candidate berated a member of the party for not getting him CNN in his room - can anyone remember what it was called? - Here are a few more clues:
1. At one point he's so annoyed with the person he's speaking to on his mobile he throws it from his car - and they all have to go looking for it in the bushes.
2. One of the presidential candidates dies
3. He gets invited by the Governor to a function where another candidate is the main speaker.
I already have a shorter chair. I used to have one of the swivelly adjustable typists chairs - but now I use an armchair instead which is lower (and more comfortable).
Well in response to: Under the agreement, starting Jan. 1, 1997, the Sacramento-based company will place a prominent notice on the cartons of all computers and monitors it sells as new, but which may contain components from previously sold computers. My computer doesn't fall under that category. As to the "offense" comment - yes your computer probably is better than mine but no I don't want to be reminded of that fact.
Yes I did - and as far as reliability goes they keep on going and going and going.
As to other features about Packard Bells - they don't feature as highly as the one mentioned above.
What have you got against them anyway? I'll point out at this point I own an Amiga 1200 as well - but at this point you're probably ROFL too much to reply.
I don't have a tower - and it saves an awful lot of space. My Packard Bell sits in a cuboid shape case under the monitor. Not only does this serve to higher the monitor to a comfortable viewing height (I'm 6'5'' BTW) it also leaves deskspace to put things - phone, modem, headphones, disk labels etc that a huge tower wouldn't. I've seen some of these 1/2 towers before - personally I'm surprised no other computer has the "box" in a more logical use of wasted space - beneath the monitor.
This plot goes back quite a bit further - to 1000 AD. To see it click here.
Re:It just goes to show...
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that people never learn...
The giant rocket was launched just four times; each one was a disaster ending in abrupt and catastrophic failure.
You'd think at least after the second time it ended in disaster they'd think it was time to go back to the drawing board. However I suppose this is the kind of thing that happens when they are political motivations behind scientific achievements - shortcuts are made.
The wheel mouse is the best modification IMHO - saves one hand on the mouse and one on the up/down keys. Has anyone got an indestructible mouse? Mine seems to get dropped bashed, pulled etc - but still works.
No doubt they'll get sold off with the rest of the company's assets at auction to pay off debts - or be bought by anyone who'd want to buy BeOS - actually hasn't all this happened already?
Well if this is the best Hollywood can come up with I'll stay at home. Mind you it's been months since any new film seemed good enough to actually go and see. I suppose these are the sorts of films we get outside of the holiday season - when most people have other things to do with their time.
The vital thing is actually finding the disk in the first place after a system crash! When you have hundreds of disks in many boxes - where do people suggest would be the best place to keep your Linux boot disk?
But with only a million different combinations - surely this is no match for today's computers yet!
How long will it be before it can be used for more practical problems?
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Sometimes people just don't know when they've being wound up! I wrote this However I suppose this is the kind of thing that happens when they are political motivations behind scientific achievements - shortcuts are made. not because it was true - but to elicit an emotional response - and it sure did that!
Wow - how astute of you to come up with such commentary!
*blushes*
Exactly what "ignorant comments" are you referring to? I'm not "parroting" some obscure Liberalist doctrine - if in summarising what I think into a concise sentence it has lost some of its original meaning I apologise. As to your comment of Also remember that the technological state of the Soviet Union was about 10 years behind the USA - the Russians from an engineering perspective in many cases found much more elegant (and simpler) solutions. While the Americans would spend millions researching a pen that works in zero gravity - they just used pencils. If the Russians were as far behind as you state they wouldn't have had the first man in space & the first space station. As to the Internet depending on how far back you're going it either had it's roots in ARPANET (a military project) - or CERN where Tim Berners-Lee wanted to network different computers - neither of which were in anyway politically motivated.
I find (like a lot of Americans) your view of the world is that America is the best and anyone who doesn't agree with you must be crazy so:
1) Please tell me which comments of mine according to you are ignorant.
2) Provide a link to the "obscure Liberalist doctrine" you refer to.
Each of these alternative sources of energy - a) cost more per a kwH and b) at current funding levels account for (at least in the UK) a very, very small percentage of the total energy generated. I mean 750kW - that's only 250 kettles - and it stops generating when the wind dies down. It'll be a long time before any of these new energy sources become a viable alternative to what's currently available.
methinks you've been watching too much sci-fi. Soliton waves - what's that it actually exists? soliton Pronunciation Key (sl-tn) n. A pulselike wave that can exist in nonlinear systems, does not obey the superposition principle, and does not disperse. Oh well - I'll go and eat my hat now.
Perhaps you misunderstood what I wrote - I did read the article. I agree with you that the basic design was the problem - however what I meant was that had it not been a race to see who got to the moon first - there would've been plenty of time for the USSR to try out different types of rocket and see which one was successful first. Rather than putting all their eggs in one basket with the multi rocket design - and then things being a complete disaster when they can't fix the inherent design problems with that solution.
Both Russia & the USA tried out pure oxygen atmospheres - both with catastrophic results ending in loss of life. Without the loss of life involved in the tests I doubt there would have been the impetus to "go back to the drawing board".
Lets take the Challenger disaster - after that NASAs budget was cut & various future missions were shelved. Politics does enter into it because the politicians decide on the budget each year.
The ISS is behind schedule because of a variety of factors - it's the first ever space station not built by one nation - it's not built on previously designed and tested technology - and the plans for it have been drastically altered from the original specifications as the projected cost spiralled higher and higher.
I agree with what you say about the USSR - they managed to do a lot on a fraction of the budget the Americans did by innovating. However America & the CIS are not the only countries/ regions with plans for space now.
Anyway I've said my 2 cents & I'll let you reply
I just put things in a readme file. If it's going to be a big project instead of a text file I use html pages.
For instance one text file/ html change would be a list of versions & the changes that were made - another would be bugs/ future modifications etc
I seem to remember a movie where the presidential candidate berated a member of the party for not getting him CNN in his room - can anyone remember what it was called? - Here are a few more clues:
1. At one point he's so annoyed with the person he's speaking to on his mobile he throws it from his car - and they all have to go looking for it in the bushes.
2. One of the presidential candidates dies
3. He gets invited by the Governor to a function where another candidate is the main speaker.
Is it Primary Colours by any chance?
I already have a shorter chair. I used to have one of the swivelly adjustable typists chairs - but now I use an armchair instead which is lower (and more comfortable).
Well in response to :
Under the agreement, starting Jan. 1, 1997, the Sacramento-based company will place a prominent notice on the cartons of all computers and monitors it sells as new, but which may contain components from previously sold computers.
My computer doesn't fall under that category. As to the "offense" comment - yes your computer probably is better than mine but no I don't want to be reminded of that fact.
And before anyone asks - no I don't work for them.
Yes I did - and as far as reliability goes they keep on going and going and going. As to other features about Packard Bells - they don't feature as highly as the one mentioned above. What have you got against them anyway? I'll point out at this point I own an Amiga 1200 as well - but at this point you're probably ROFL too much to reply.
I don't have a tower - and it saves an awful lot of space. My Packard Bell sits in a cuboid shape case under the monitor. Not only does this serve to higher the monitor to a comfortable viewing height (I'm 6'5'' BTW) it also leaves deskspace to put things - phone, modem, headphones, disk labels etc that a huge tower wouldn't. I've seen some of these 1/2 towers before - personally I'm surprised no other computer has the "box" in a more logical use of wasted space - beneath the monitor.
This plot goes back quite a bit further - to 1000 AD. To see it click here.
that people never learn...
The giant rocket was launched just four times; each one was a disaster ending in abrupt and catastrophic failure.
You'd think at least after the second time it ended in disaster they'd think it was time to go back to the drawing board. However I suppose this is the kind of thing that happens when they are political motivations behind scientific achievements - shortcuts are made.
The wheel mouse is the best modification IMHO - saves one hand on the mouse and one on the up/down keys. Has anyone got an indestructible mouse? Mine seems to get dropped bashed, pulled etc - but still works.
No doubt they'll get sold off with the rest of the company's assets at auction to pay off debts - or be bought by anyone who'd want to buy BeOS - actually hasn't all this happened already?
As if I wasn't behind enough with my work thanks to Slashdot already! :o)
*cue borg voice* This is Microsoft. You will write articles about us. Linux is futile. Prepare to use Windows. :o)
But is this stuff that matters? Is it?
Well if this is the best Hollywood can come up with I'll stay at home. Mind you it's been months since any new film seemed good enough to actually go and see. I suppose these are the sorts of films we get outside of the holiday season - when most people have other things to do with their time.
Glad somebody appreciates my efforts. :o)
The vital thing is actually finding the disk in the first place after a system crash! When you have hundreds of disks in many boxes - where do people suggest would be the best place to keep your Linux boot disk?
Information on Red Hat's current betas are here.
Anyone ever thought of a slashdot theme tune?
But with only a million different combinations - surely this is no match for today's computers yet! How long will it be before it can be used for more practical problems?