I am probably one of the many consumers out there who don't read Business Week, but now I know.... and as this article says, am kinda mad.
I know where I live, my cable rates have gone up a lot. I pay almost $100 a month for basic digital cable and my cable modem. There are so many channels that I don't even want, but I pay for them anyways. Even so, and even if the rules have changed...... I doubt there is anything I can do about it. They would laugh at me if I called and said "take of ESPN... I don't want to pay for it"
I'm sure many slashdotters have cable service at home too... what choices do you think you have?
Not reported is correct.... and it's only going to get worse.
When Bush passed the "no child left behind act", he required 100% (I wish I could bold that) graduation rates, 0% drop out rates, and 100% of all students passing the standardized tests in the next 12 years for all students on the books. If a school fails to meet these goals for 2 years running, they face action by the government. So what about your ESL students (or other kids with other needs) who will never meet these goals? What about your teens who drop out of school due to pregnancy etc? Simple, the school won't keep them on the books. So what happens? They get less funding due to less students.... say nothing of the children who are let through the cracks by the school districts...
And it doesn't have to be this way, but our president set unrealistic goals that the schools have no choice but to meet.... somehow. So now we are so focused on meeting standardized testing objectives rather than teaching valuable skills.
>The educational system there emphasizes discipline, conformity, rote practice and drilling and unity, in accordance with societal values that traditionally pervase Asian societies.
I had a professor back in college who taught business classes over in Japan for a few years. He said that they were fantastic students, but couldn't grasp one concept: Imagination.
During one of his lessons, he asked the class to imagine a situation for this ethics class.... after that day, he had to teach the class imagination.
My point is this: If you teach everyone the same, and force them to conform to the idea student, they will most likely all think along the same lines.
I really wonder how the academy was able to simple seize the computers. It said that the midshipmen were "given" a computer when the entered the academy, but paid back the value over time..... this would indicate that these computers were the property of the midshipmen. So unless they had a search warrant, how were they able to seize and search the computers?
I remember reading about how this [nasa.gov] was being considered not simply for propulsion, but for protecting a crew from solar radiation. I wonder if this technology could be built into satellites?
And as for aircraft navigation, we also used LORAN.
First, maybe I'm paranoid, but I just don't like the thought of placing a 5Ghz device in my office...probably next to my desk.
Second, 5Ghz is quite high.....if you had line of sight problems with 802.11b, they will only be worse with 802.11a. If you *need* more wireless bandwidth (and I doubt you do....if you do, perhaps you should rethink what it is you're trying to do) go with 802.11g. 2.4Ghz AND 54Mb/sec......best of both worlds....speed, and the ability to penetrate something thicker than a piece of paper (but not much more).
Is ONE 'killer-app' to make everyone see the light again. Remember the days before SABRE? That single tech investment by AA forever changed how business in the airline industry was conducted. Companies that didn't also invest in technology went bankrupt.
This is how the world works. A single innovation can spark a revolution....
Hopefully any future sparks aren't extinguished by lawyers before the real flames can begin.
That's funny.....the article makes it sound like laser drills in the past have been ineffective and painful....
My dentist has a laser drill that also uses a small water jet that removes decay just fine.....and doesn't hurt a bit. The drill will not work on removing old fillings (they are apparently too hard), but still.....for filling in new holes, it's great! No more shots =)
What I don't understand is how this is any better than "normal" pre-paid cell service you can get now? I was at the store today and they had some boxed Nokia 5190s that you could get when you signed up for pre-paid cell service. Honestly, I would much rather have a "real" cell phone than some cheapo "throw away" cell phone. Not only that, but I could get my own crazy face plate too....
Sorry hop-on, but your market niche is already taken.
Ok, so I sent one of the other admins a card from the link posted along with the story....
Not only did I give him my kind works, but a life-long subscription to a SPAM list. Now I'm sure he has a zillion offers for "hot teen girls" and pills offering to "increase your size and stamina"...
just what every sysadmin needs on this fine Jul 26th...more hot teen girls....
I especially love it since that $150M investment in non-voting shares is worth a LOT more now.....so what does $150M buy you now?
I don't know how many shares, but on Aug 6, 1997 (the day the announcement was made), but a share price of $17.51 would yield 8566533 shares of apple for MSFT. Taking todays prices into account, along with a 2:1 stock split, means that that $150M investment is now worth about $312M....not a bad INVESTMENT if you ask me.
According to everything I have read, charging an electric vehicle produces MORE pollution, CO2, NOx, and SOx than simply using gasoline. The reason? Most of the US relies on coal fired plants.
It *seems* like you're saving the planet by going totally electric, but the simple fact of the matter is: you're not.
Low temp PEM fuel cells are probably the "next" thing in cars. Research is finding out that carbon nanotubes "soak up" hydrogen like a sponge, and from the last report I read, a "tank" (they didn't define the size) of hydrogen soaked nanotubes would allow a fuel cell powered car to drive for about 1500 miles w/o a fill-up. Sounds pretty good to me.
Apple tried this same thing with the eMate running the NewtonOS.....the device looked *very* cool, but it just didn't catch on. I suspect the same will happen to this device too.
The cool thing about technology (or uncool, depending on how you look at it) is that the absolute top of the line, most expensive tech toy out there, after a year, isn't. This means that you can hop onto ebay, or your favorite surplus website and look at those formerly spendy Palm V, or iPaqs.....I just got an iPaq 3600 last month for $200. The screen is awesome and the price can't be beat. If you take a step back and look and the differences between the newer units and those from a year (or two) ago, there really hasn't been THAT big of a reason to upgrade.
The first iPaqs ran at 209Mhz.....guess what the brand new ones run at? Yup, 209Mhz.
"Congress shall have the power... To promote the progress of science and the useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors, the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries."
So a limited time will now far exceed several generations. I can totaly see how this will benefit all the people of the good 'ol USA.
Back when the X-Box was being developed, I had a chance to "play" with one, as well as talk to the big guys behind the project.
Working for a university, they were very interested to learn all they could about the "state of the art" in university dorm networking. Well, after a brief chat, they weren't too happy. Apparently the xbox is stuck on a single subnet (although this could change). Furthermore, our university requires residents to register their MAC address.....well, since the MAC address on the X-Box is hidden, this is simply not possible.
I'm sure given time, MSFT will correct these issues, but for now, they are stuck.
We have had a 802.11b network across most of seattle and the east side for a long time now. Seattle Wireless has a nice webpage up complete with a coverage map at
http://www.seattlewireless.com
The pringle can network that they have constructed is quite impressive;)
Since SPAM was made illegal in Washington state, a site was made so that residents could register their email address. I registered mine and rarely receive any SPAM.
For all you Washington folks who want on, here is the URL
http://www.waisp.org
The problem with 802.11a is the high frequency in which it opperates. 5ghz is just too high for anything other than line-of-sight (outdoor). The 2.4Ghz band that 802.11b/g opperate on is still high and still suffers from line of sight limitations, but in general, it fares better.
I also have to wonder, who needs that much bandwith in a wireless application? Perhaps you should really be thinking about a wired connection if bandwith is that critical. In most applications, it's not the standard that's the major limitation, it's the equipment.....most cheaper cards are not full-duplex....so you're missing half your bandwith right there. Good equipment and antennas will serve you much better than a "better" standard.
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I am probably one of the many consumers out there who don't read Business Week, but now I know.... and as this article says, am kinda mad.
I know where I live, my cable rates have gone up a lot. I pay almost $100 a month for basic digital cable and my cable modem. There are so many channels that I don't even want, but I pay for them anyways. Even so, and even if the rules have changed...... I doubt there is anything I can do about it. They would laugh at me if I called and said "take of ESPN... I don't want to pay for it"
I'm sure many slashdotters have cable service at home too... what choices do you think you have?
Not a problem. There are 3 non-overlapping channels in the 802.11b spectrum.
Not reported is correct.... and it's only going to get worse. When Bush passed the "no child left behind act", he required 100% (I wish I could bold that) graduation rates, 0% drop out rates, and 100% of all students passing the standardized tests in the next 12 years for all students on the books. If a school fails to meet these goals for 2 years running, they face action by the government. So what about your ESL students (or other kids with other needs) who will never meet these goals? What about your teens who drop out of school due to pregnancy etc? Simple, the school won't keep them on the books. So what happens? They get less funding due to less students.... say nothing of the children who are let through the cracks by the school districts... And it doesn't have to be this way, but our president set unrealistic goals that the schools have no choice but to meet.... somehow. So now we are so focused on meeting standardized testing objectives rather than teaching valuable skills.
>The educational system there emphasizes discipline, conformity, rote practice and drilling and unity, in accordance with societal values that traditionally pervase Asian societies.
I had a professor back in college who taught business classes over in Japan for a few years. He said that they were fantastic students, but couldn't grasp one concept: Imagination.
During one of his lessons, he asked the class to imagine a situation for this ethics class.... after that day, he had to teach the class imagination.
My point is this: If you teach everyone the same, and force them to conform to the idea student, they will most likely all think along the same lines.
What they didn't tell you was that your 10% bonus was gonna be in Flooz enjoy!
a $20 bill on my inbox from my employer for back "employee fund" dues.
I'm not sure what the "employee fund" is... is that where our pay checks come from?
Please no +1 Funny, since this isn't a joke.... I actually got a bill for christams.
I really wonder how the academy was able to simple seize the computers. It said that the midshipmen were "given" a computer when the entered the academy, but paid back the value over time..... this would indicate that these computers were the property of the midshipmen. So unless they had a search warrant, how were they able to seize and search the computers?
I remember reading about how this [nasa.gov] was being considered not simply for propulsion, but for protecting a crew from solar radiation. I wonder if this technology could be built into satellites?
And as for aircraft navigation, we also used LORAN.
First, maybe I'm paranoid, but I just don't like the thought of placing a 5Ghz device in my office...probably next to my desk.
Second, 5Ghz is quite high.....if you had line of sight problems with 802.11b, they will only be worse with 802.11a. If you *need* more wireless bandwidth (and I doubt you do....if you do, perhaps you should rethink what it is you're trying to do) go with 802.11g. 2.4Ghz AND 54Mb/sec......best of both worlds....speed, and the ability to penetrate something thicker than a piece of paper (but not much more).
Skin catching fire in 100% O2? Whatever!
So it's cruel when we stuff divers in the hyperbaric chamber with a 100% pure oxygen atmosphere (at 2-3atm)?
If divers burst into flames, believe me, this wouldn't be common treatment.
-Chris
Is ONE 'killer-app' to make everyone see the light again. Remember the days before SABRE? That single tech investment by AA forever changed how business in the airline industry was conducted. Companies that didn't also invest in technology went bankrupt.
This is how the world works. A single innovation can spark a revolution....
Hopefully any future sparks aren't extinguished by lawyers before the real flames can begin.
That's funny.....the article makes it sound like laser drills in the past have been ineffective and painful....
My dentist has a laser drill that also uses a small water jet that removes decay just fine.....and doesn't hurt a bit. The drill will not work on removing old fillings (they are apparently too hard), but still.....for filling in new holes, it's great! No more shots =)
What I don't understand is how this is any better than "normal" pre-paid cell service you can get now? I was at the store today and they had some boxed Nokia 5190s that you could get when you signed up for pre-paid cell service. Honestly, I would much rather have a "real" cell phone than some cheapo "throw away" cell phone. Not only that, but I could get my own crazy face plate too....
Sorry hop-on, but your market niche is already taken.
Ok, so I sent one of the other admins a card from the link posted along with the story....
Not only did I give him my kind works, but a life-long subscription to a SPAM list. Now I'm sure he has a zillion offers for "hot teen girls" and pills offering to "increase your size and stamina"...
just what every sysadmin needs on this fine Jul 26th...more hot teen girls....
I especially love it since that $150M investment in non-voting shares is worth a LOT more now.....so what does $150M buy you now?
I don't know how many shares, but on Aug 6, 1997 (the day the announcement was made), but a share price of $17.51 would yield 8566533 shares of apple for MSFT. Taking todays prices into account, along with a 2:1 stock split, means that that $150M investment is now worth about $312M....not a bad INVESTMENT if you ask me.
According to everything I have read, charging an electric vehicle produces MORE pollution, CO2, NOx, and SOx than simply using gasoline. The reason? Most of the US relies on coal fired plants.
It *seems* like you're saving the planet by going totally electric, but the simple fact of the matter is: you're not.
Low temp PEM fuel cells are probably the "next" thing in cars. Research is finding out that carbon nanotubes "soak up" hydrogen like a sponge, and from the last report I read, a "tank" (they didn't define the size) of hydrogen soaked nanotubes would allow a fuel cell powered car to drive for about 1500 miles w/o a fill-up. Sounds pretty good to me.
Apple tried this same thing with the eMate running the NewtonOS.....the device looked *very* cool, but it just didn't catch on. I suspect the same will happen to this device too.
my 2 cents
The cool thing about technology (or uncool, depending on how you look at it) is that the absolute top of the line, most expensive tech toy out there, after a year, isn't. This means that you can hop onto ebay, or your favorite surplus website and look at those formerly spendy Palm V, or iPaqs.....I just got an iPaq 3600 last month for $200. The screen is awesome and the price can't be beat. If you take a step back and look and the differences between the newer units and those from a year (or two) ago, there really hasn't been THAT big of a reason to upgrade.
The first iPaqs ran at 209Mhz.....guess what the brand new ones run at? Yup, 209Mhz.
"Congress shall have the power... To promote the progress of science and the useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors, the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries."
So a limited time will now far exceed several generations. I can totaly see how this will benefit all the people of the good 'ol USA.
Economic recovery, here we come!
Back when the X-Box was being developed, I had a chance to "play" with one, as well as talk to the big guys behind the project.
Working for a university, they were very interested to learn all they could about the "state of the art" in university dorm networking. Well, after a brief chat, they weren't too happy. Apparently the xbox is stuck on a single subnet (although this could change). Furthermore, our university requires residents to register their MAC address.....well, since the MAC address on the X-Box is hidden, this is simply not possible.
I'm sure given time, MSFT will correct these issues, but for now, they are stuck.
Scratch that, it's actually www.seattlewireless.net
We have had a 802.11b network across most of seattle and the east side for a long time now. Seattle Wireless has a nice webpage up complete with a coverage map at
;)
http://www.seattlewireless.com
The pringle can network that they have constructed is quite impressive
Since SPAM was made illegal in Washington state, a site was made so that residents could register their email address. I registered mine and rarely receive any SPAM. For all you Washington folks who want on, here is the URL http://www.waisp.org
The problem with 802.11a is the high frequency in which it opperates. 5ghz is just too high for anything other than line-of-sight (outdoor). The 2.4Ghz band that 802.11b/g opperate on is still high and still suffers from line of sight limitations, but in general, it fares better.
I also have to wonder, who needs that much bandwith in a wireless application? Perhaps you should really be thinking about a wired connection if bandwith is that critical. In most applications, it's not the standard that's the major limitation, it's the equipment.....most cheaper cards are not full-duplex....so you're missing half your bandwith right there. Good equipment and antennas will serve you much better than a "better" standard.