One of the things that you have to keep in mind is that NASA requires the use of military grade hardware. It has to undergo strict testing for a period of several years before it can be approved for mission-critical usage. You wouldn't want your CPU to glitch (Pentium 1, anyone?) and cause the spaceship to veer off course, would you?
I believe that NT variants of Windows have full event logging and such (for instance, I think there's a GUI tool similar to last, but harder to find). The hacked windows machines that send out viruses, however, are typically desktop machines and wouldn't be counted in this 'study'.
Never trust statistics that don't show a margin of error, and never trust possibly skewed sampling.
Someone else on Slashdot once pointed out similar ignorance on the part of the media when anything radioactive is concerned.
I mean, when was the last time you heard of something radioactive, with a definitive number attached to it? How do media reports skew the public and instill fear by simply leaving out the true numbers and lumping everything under the single term "radioactive"?
How often to people ask their dentist how much radiation they are exposed to during X-Rays?
VClass is java-based. This means that it works in Linux, FreeBSD, and OS X as well.
The organization I work for also sells extremely low-cost Linux (Libranet) machines for users to play with; we're funded by the federal government of Canada to provide no-cost public internet access, as well.
The "Virtual Townhall" concept is well within the bounds of the organization's goals, and we are working towards making it a possibility.
Where I work, we just did a test-run with the "VClass" software. My boss is big on the idea that such all-in-one software (voice conferencing, whiteboard, app sharing, etc) could be useful for making "Virtual Townhall" meetings, where community members can participate without having to physically show up.
It would make sense to start this government information technology (GIT) revolution on a small scale and work slowly up, ironing out bugs along the way. Who knows, eventually countries might even use the Internet to host referendums for government policies?
I would like to remind them that as a trusted tv personality, I can be useful in rounding up others to toil in their underground cheese and pepperoni caves.
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One of the things that you have to keep in mind is that NASA requires the use of military grade hardware. It has to undergo strict testing for a period of several years before it can be approved for mission-critical usage. You wouldn't want your CPU to glitch (Pentium 1, anyone?) and cause the spaceship to veer off course, would you?
I believe that NT variants of Windows have full event logging and such (for instance, I think there's a GUI tool similar to last, but harder to find). The hacked windows machines that send out viruses, however, are typically desktop machines and wouldn't be counted in this 'study'.
Never trust statistics that don't show a margin of error, and never trust possibly skewed sampling.
my bad.
Does the RMS Hippie doll come with an "Official RMS Odour-Enhancing Packet" and a free sample of hair?
Someone else on Slashdot once pointed out similar ignorance on the part of the media when anything radioactive is concerned.
I mean, when was the last time you heard of something radioactive, with a definitive number attached to it? How do media reports skew the public and instill fear by simply leaving out the true numbers and lumping everything under the single term "radioactive"?
How often to people ask their dentist how much radiation they are exposed to during X-Rays?
You're forgetting that Homeland Security advises AGAINST using Microsoft products.
Oh, are you making an X-Men 2 reference? Don't forget, the iron had to be specially injected.
Dude. FUEL CELL POWERED LAPTOPS. Duh. And there are fuel cell powered busses operating in Vancouver, thanks to Ballard Power.
This coffee is too cold! I think it's stale, too.
(Is Java portable? Just ask any starbucks employee - the machines are too damned heavy!)
VClass is java-based. This means that it works in Linux, FreeBSD, and OS X as well.
The organization I work for also sells extremely low-cost Linux (Libranet) machines for users to play with; we're funded by the federal government of Canada to provide no-cost public internet access, as well.
The "Virtual Townhall" concept is well within the bounds of the organization's goals, and we are working towards making it a possibility.
Careful - he can claim prior art ...
Where I work, we just did a test-run with the "VClass" software. My boss is big on the idea that such all-in-one software (voice conferencing, whiteboard, app sharing, etc) could be useful for making "Virtual Townhall" meetings, where community members can participate without having to physically show up.
It would make sense to start this government information technology (GIT) revolution on a small scale and work slowly up, ironing out bugs along the way. Who knows, eventually countries might even use the Internet to host referendums for government policies?
In communist china, attack launches YOU!
(Are there really supposed to be groups of "individuals" in China?)
hmm ... I fail to see how brand name condom jokes can prevent anal sex ...
There's an option to save as other file formats, like sucktacular JPEG...
"Pizza for ... I.C. Weiner" *groan*
Perpetutating the myth or not, I happen to live in a double-wide mobile home, so I'm well justified in making fun of it.
:)
I just thought it would be a funny mental image for an ISP-style business to be located in a mobile home.
I would like to remind them that as a trusted tv personality, I can be useful in rounding up others to toil in their underground cheese and pepperoni caves.
... when you don't do retinal scans on pizza delivery people.
I dunno, I thought the image of an ISP located in a trailer park would be funny.
I mean, maybe it'll come up next week on Trailer Park Boys.
Hopefully no one was hurt when the trailer park got levelled.
I was going to say "Underground Vinyl Mines", but couldn't remember how to phrase it.
It's funny, and yet, everyone is doing it! Look at SCO, for example. :)
I, for one, welcome our new Record Executive Overlords.
Naw, he was too busy sitting in the corner of his room, squirting these "new" white sticky substances from himself.