No one is talking about... doing it without being paid.
I did RTFA, and one of the companies they held up as an example had cut their workforce from 850 to 500. As a result, the workday went up to 12 hours. I'd bet the mortgage payment they were still only getting paid for 8. So if they did any meditation, yes, they did it without being paid.
Message to companies: I don't want massages, I don't want organic chefs, I don't want meditation, I WANT TO GO HOME AFTER 8 HOURS!
... to Exchange on Windows. Why not Notes/Domino on Linux? You get all the high-powered e-mail goodness of exchange, plus all the extra functionality Domino provides. But wait, there's more... you also get to use the operating system of your choice, and avoid the Microsoft lock-in dilemma.
However, several news organizations excluded the first six words of that sentence, and then called the President a liar.
Yes. And the President also neglected to mention that various US agencies, to include the CIA had reason to believe that the British intelligence was inaccurate. If the President didn't know that, he should have.
We're left with two choices: either we get to believe that the President and his team are really incompetent, or that he's surpassed Clinton in his ability to use legalistic shenanigans to avoid telling the truth, yet not technically lying.
Sean
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Sure, and if you had an infinite amount of time, this would probably work great. But if you wanted the results, oh, say, sometime before the heat death of the universe, you might want a faster if less accurate method.
The original poster answered his own question... there wouldn't in general be any way of knowing how the signal would attenuate in various directions, so measuring the signal strength wouldn't be a viable way of determining the DISTANCE to the transmitter. It's not just a matter of permanent structures affecting the signal... atmospherics, movable office furniture, etc, would all change the signal attenuation in unpredictable ways.
However, as someone else in the thread pointed out, you could rather easily determine the DIRECTION of the incoming signal, and using three (or more) directional receivers, draw three (or more) lines on a map to localize the transmitter.
Of course they're going to have a policy like that... the question is whether it's anything more than window dressing. "Of course, Mr. ($CompanyRep), if we were to find out you were spamming with this account, we'd have to cancel it... wink, wink; nudge nudge..."
Sean
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You're right about the functionality difference between Notes and Exchange - Notes wins hands down. Also, the latest version of Notes fixes most of the "ugly interface" issues previous versions suffered from. Another bonus: if you don't like the look, or even the functionality... you can change it. The folks at OpenNTF have even released an open source version of the template that looks/acts like MS Outlook on steroids.
This is not your father's Notes.
Sean
P.S. I have no business connection with IBM/Lotus... just a fan.
The rest of the world deals with these kinds of criminals ALL THE TIME(!)
Reeeaaally. Perhaps you could be so kind as to tell us where in the "rest of the world" they are so routinely dealing with folks that are blowing up huge skyscrapers, killing thousands of people at a shot? Because it sure hasn't been making the news over here.
Let's not exaggerate - no one has EVER experienced a terrorist attack even close to this before. When it happens in London, then tell me I've been overreacting.
It was not OK for the US to invade Afghanistan because they cant/wont extradite osama binladen*.
Most of the leadership of the western world disagreed with you on that point, and in fact, are doing much of the "occupying" of that country themselves.
You probably have to conclude that Mars is unlucky. The sample size isn't big enough to conclude that there's something systematically wrong with Mars. Also, isn't it pretty much the same group of people doing both planets?
The Worldwatch Institute a few years ago estimated it would cost $US196.3 billion to meet urgent environmental and social needs worldwide. The USA spent a similar amount on its war in Iraq.
Where did you get this statistic on the cost of the Iraq war? Bush asked for, and Congress appropriated less than half that amount.
Tragically, their apathy about the whole situation cost the lives of 7 really smart and talented people.
I think this is an overstatement. Even if they realized the implications of the foam strike at the time, what would/could they have done about it? NASA has stated that there would have been no way to repair the damage in space, the shuttle in that configuration couldn't have reached the ISS, and no rescue vehicle could have reached them in time.
In other words, they were doomed from the moment of the foam strike, no matter what anyone at NASA did.
The way I see it is that in open source, anything you modify in a product must be publicly released or else it is a violation of the license.
Rather than talking out your ass, how about reading the GPL? You only have to distribute the source if you intend to distribute the binary. Since Uncle Sam isn't in the software distribution industry, I doubt this is going to be a problem for them.
This is the PENTAGON, the nerve center for the most powerful military in the world! You can damn well bet they've got a clause in that contract that hold microsoft accountable for any bugs/holes in their software which does not meet their specs under the contract. This is what they get out of closed-source, accountability.
The fact that they run the most powerful military in the world means squat - do you think they're going to bomb Redmond if they're displeased with Windows ME? You're using "the Pentagon" as a catchall term for military procurement... most of which is done in relatively small lots by individual military agencies... and they get the same treatment as MS' corporate customers
Better have another read of the GPL, partner. This is the government - they're not in the software distribution business. Since they're not going to distribute the binaries, they don't have to distribute the source.
Sean
If we could ever make the per pound (screw you metric guys) cost to high orbit cheap enough...
Of course, this is the fly in the ointment for all "going into space" dreams. Barring some major, unforeseen advance in propulsion technology, it's NEVER going to be cheap enough.
The cost to send 1kg to the moon will decrease with constant traffic.
Right. It will decrease from "unimaginable" to merely "unaffordable". This means that there won't be too many kgs going to the Moon, and the price probably won't decrease after all... barring some unforeseen advance in propulsion science.
Getting stuff to the Moon takes a really large amount of energy, and the cost of energy ain't going down.
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I did RTFA, and one of the companies they held up as an example had cut their workforce from 850 to 500. As a result, the workday went up to 12 hours. I'd bet the mortgage payment they were still only getting paid for 8. So if they did any meditation, yes, they did it without being paid.
Message to companies: I don't want massages, I don't want organic chefs, I don't want meditation, I WANT TO GO HOME AFTER 8 HOURS!
Sean
... to Exchange on Windows. Why not Notes/Domino on Linux? You get all the high-powered e-mail goodness of exchange, plus all the extra functionality Domino provides. But wait, there's more... you also get to use the operating system of your choice, and avoid the Microsoft lock-in dilemma.
Sean
Where's the CowboyNeal option, you insensitive clod?
Sean
Yes. And the President also neglected to mention that various US agencies, to include the CIA had reason to believe that the British intelligence was inaccurate. If the President didn't know that, he should have.
We're left with two choices: either we get to believe that the President and his team are really incompetent, or that he's surpassed Clinton in his ability to use legalistic shenanigans to avoid telling the truth, yet not technically lying.
Sean
Sure, and if you had an infinite amount of time, this would probably work great. But if you wanted the results, oh, say, sometime before the heat death of the universe, you might want a faster if less accurate method.
Sean
You're wrong - or maybe missing the point.
The original poster answered his own question... there wouldn't in general be any way of knowing how the signal would attenuate in various directions, so measuring the signal strength wouldn't be a viable way of determining the DISTANCE to the transmitter. It's not just a matter of permanent structures affecting the signal... atmospherics, movable office furniture, etc, would all change the signal attenuation in unpredictable ways.
However, as someone else in the thread pointed out, you could rather easily determine the DIRECTION of the incoming signal, and using three (or more) directional receivers, draw three (or more) lines on a map to localize the transmitter.
Sean
Of course they're going to have a policy like that... the question is whether it's anything more than window dressing. "Of course, Mr. ($CompanyRep), if we were to find out you were spamming with this account, we'd have to cancel it... wink, wink; nudge nudge..."
Sean
You're right about the functionality difference between Notes and Exchange - Notes wins hands down. Also, the latest version of Notes fixes most of the "ugly interface" issues previous versions suffered from. Another bonus: if you don't like the look, or even the functionality... you can change it. The folks at OpenNTF have even released an open source version of the template that looks/acts like MS Outlook on steroids.
This is not your father's Notes.
Sean
P.S. I have no business connection with IBM/Lotus... just a fan.
Reeeaaally. Perhaps you could be so kind as to tell us where in the "rest of the world" they are so routinely dealing with folks that are blowing up huge skyscrapers, killing thousands of people at a shot? Because it sure hasn't been making the news over here.
Let's not exaggerate - no one has EVER experienced a terrorist attack even close to this before. When it happens in London, then tell me I've been overreacting.
Most of the leadership of the western world disagreed with you on that point, and in fact, are doing much of the "occupying" of that country themselves.
Sean
What do you mean, only 2.2? I run Debian, you insensitive clod!
Sean
... I live in the DC area, where traffic can always be summarized as "Bad" overall. Sean
I do not think this word is spelled the way you think it is spelled.
Sean
Really? How did he get home?
Sean
You probably have to conclude that Mars is unlucky. The sample size isn't big enough to conclude that there's something systematically wrong with Mars. Also, isn't it pretty much the same group of people doing both planets?
Sean
... and the Mars vehicles. The Shuttle carries people. You can afford to cut corners a little if no one's going to get killed.
Sean
Is that anything like automation?
Sean
... now I can add "getting invaded by hordes of Canadian civilians" to my list of things to worry about - damn you, Slashdot!
Seriously - while I can see the point of some comparisons to the Roman empire, simple geography pretty much dooms this one.
Sean
Where did you get this statistic on the cost of the Iraq war? Bush asked for, and Congress appropriated less than half that amount.
Sean
I think this is an overstatement. Even if they realized the implications of the foam strike at the time, what would/could they have done about it? NASA has stated that there would have been no way to repair the damage in space, the shuttle in that configuration couldn't have reached the ISS, and no rescue vehicle could have reached them in time.
In other words, they were doomed from the moment of the foam strike, no matter what anyone at NASA did.
Sean
Imagine a beo... naah, I don't dare. Sean
Rather than talking out your ass, how about reading the GPL? You only have to distribute the source if you intend to distribute the binary. Since Uncle Sam isn't in the software distribution industry, I doubt this is going to be a problem for them.
The fact that they run the most powerful military in the world means squat - do you think they're going to bomb Redmond if they're displeased with Windows ME? You're using "the Pentagon" as a catchall term for military procurement... most of which is done in relatively small lots by individual military agencies... and they get the same treatment as MS' corporate customers
Now go away and troll somewhere else.
Sean
Better have another read of the GPL, partner. This is the government - they're not in the software distribution business. Since they're not going to distribute the binaries, they don't have to distribute the source. Sean
Win 2k+3 costs thousands of USD/processor... Linux - still free.
Still think Linux can't compete?
Sean
Of course, this is the fly in the ointment for all "going into space" dreams. Barring some major, unforeseen advance in propulsion technology, it's NEVER going to be cheap enough.
SeanRight. It will decrease from "unimaginable" to merely "unaffordable". This means that there won't be too many kgs going to the Moon, and the price probably won't decrease after all... barring some unforeseen advance in propulsion science.
Getting stuff to the Moon takes a really large amount of energy, and the cost of energy ain't going down.
Sean