"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." --Bertrand Russell
It's a reliability statement. In addition to cell towers, there has to be a direct link from the tower to the phone system. Ham radio has neither of those limitations
Guess we'll see how reliale the HAM network is after BPL becomes mainstream.;)
And HF radio is MUCH more reliable than cell, and people can talk from different states, which is really key to a situation like Katrina.
1) I'd rather have a shotty cell phone call to speak with family directly than relay messages to a ham operator who relays it to another opertor who relays it to a call center, who calls my family who has no way to get back in touch with me.
2) Cells can reach people out of state too.. So.. I'm confused why you even mentioned that?
The first thing to stop working in any sort of major event is the cellphone network. If not from destruction of the towers/wires themselves, then from the extreme congestion/overloading as everyone who thinks as you do reach for their phones.
If a cell tower is destroyed.. HAM antenna will be gone too. (Cell network survived Katrina, btw) As far as conjestion... Which would you rather do..A) Hit re-dial 100 times and talk to your loved one or B) wander around looking for a HAM operator then likely wait your turn in a line of hundreds of people to relay messages to another HAM operator. You might as well be tapping out morse code.
And just how well did cell phones work out for the people in Louisiana and Mississippi?
According to reports from
CNN,
"It's spotty at best," said Josh Britton, a student at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. With cell phones, "a lot of times you'll have to try for several minutes to make an outgoing call
Also, it says:
Residents reported trouble making and receiving calls throughout the day, and many turned to the Internet and text messaging to try and reach relatives and friends.
Hmmm..Sounds like my cell phone would still be able to txt my family and that BPL would have been put to good use by "many".
A quick site would less likely require javascript to be enabled. Besides, Why would someone NEED javascript to fill out a simple online form?
Again, The site was probably thrown together quickly overnight. So, most likely the javascript was just copied and pasted from an exisiting form they already had. I don't know. I don't work for them or their website. I just feel that now is not the appropriate time to give them crap about it.
I work for a company that works with the American Red Cross for disasters. We've helped them with disasters such as 9/11 and those hurricanes in Florida last year. But this Katrina thing has been much, much, worse. So bad, that FEMA (and salvation army, but thats a different story) asked American Red Cross for help on where to send refugees. American Red Cross, of course, referred them to the company i work for. To accomodate FEMA, We had to make alot of changes to the systems within 24 hours to handle the HUGE load of FEMA requests. I am sure FEMA has had to make changes on their end to.
I don't think you realize how big of a deal it is finding a place and food for an entire city to stay for 2-4 weeks. When has this ever happened before? 9/11? Hurricanes? Earthquakes? Tornados? Nope. Think about it. This probably IS a first for FEMA.
Ok, so FEMA's website doesn't like Firefox/Opera/Safari...whatever. The site was probably thrown together quickly overnight, so yes its going to have bad design flaws. However, the point of it was to give refugee's an opportunity to ask for help. I'm sure that they're site is getting slammed as is. So.. Why in the hell are we sending the slashdot crowd to it? There are actual refugee's who need to use that site to request help. We DO NOT need to be slashdotting it. The last thing FEMA needs is a shitload of forms filled out with crap like "IE SUCKS! SUPPORT FIREFOX!" Even though that statement is true, FEMA has MUCH better things to be doing with their time right now.
You might be able to estimate temperatures by studying old lava flows. Looking at minerals and their crystal sizes tells you how long it took that lava to cool. You might also be able to estimate temperature by examining bacteria found in ice/soil/rock samples, since certain bacteria can only thrive in certain temperatures.
Bah... I'm not worried about it. Takes about 10 seconds for someone who knows what they're doing with a slim-jim and 20 more to hotwire it. At least this way, less damage will be done to the car.
What is your beef with Java? Java is excellent for server-side applications. Not so much for client-side, I agree, however there are some impressive java applications out there. (Limewire, Open Office, etc).
JBoss and J2EE application servers are very good. I prefer a simple Tomcat server over JBoss myself. Not everyone should program in Java. Just web developers;)
Why? Object Orientated Programming language. Very well documented. Code runs on multiple platforms. Interpreted language. (Running applications on a virtual machine gives you an extra layer of security between the application and OS).
And if the person writting the article doesn't know what it is, we get great quotes like: "Letters demanding US$5000 for use of the Linux name were originally dismissed as a hoax. But according to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Open Sauce king is dead serious."
Slashdot Mirror
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." --Bertrand Russell
People want their MMORPG character to move via a keypress from the comfort of their sofa, in their own home.
You'll see a lot less running and a lot more walking from one side of the map to the other, thats for sure!
Just don't put in obsticles that require you to run and jump over them.
It's a reliability statement. In addition to cell towers, there has to be a direct link from the tower to the phone system. Ham radio has neither of those limitations
;)
Guess we'll see how reliale the HAM network is after BPL becomes mainstream.
And HF radio is MUCH more reliable than cell, and people can talk from different states, which is really key to a situation like Katrina.
1) I'd rather have a shotty cell phone call to speak with family directly than relay messages to a ham operator who relays it to another opertor who relays it to a call center, who calls my family who has no way to get back in touch with me.
2) Cells can reach people out of state too.. So.. I'm confused why you even mentioned that?
The first thing to stop working in any sort of major event is the cellphone network. If not from destruction of the towers/wires themselves, then from the extreme congestion/overloading as everyone who thinks as you do reach for their phones.
If a cell tower is destroyed.. HAM antenna will be gone too. (Cell network survived Katrina, btw) As far as conjestion... Which would you rather do..A) Hit re-dial 100 times and talk to your loved one or B) wander around looking for a HAM operator then likely wait your turn in a line of hundreds of people to relay messages to another HAM operator. You might as well be tapping out morse code.
And just how well did cell phones work out for the people in Louisiana and Mississippi?
According to reports from CNN, "It's spotty at best," said Josh Britton, a student at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. With cell phones, "a lot of times you'll have to try for several minutes to make an outgoing call
Also, it says: Residents reported trouble making and receiving calls throughout the day, and many turned to the Internet and text messaging to try and reach relatives and friends.
Hmmm..Sounds like my cell phone would still be able to txt my family and that BPL would have been put to good use by "many".
The number BPL customers far exceeds that of Ham Radio operaters and produces a whole hell of a lot more cash. Little guy always gets squashed.
"But we need hams in emergancies!" I'll use my cell phone, thanks.
A quick site would less likely require javascript to be enabled. Besides, Why would someone NEED javascript to fill out a simple online form?
Again, The site was probably thrown together quickly overnight. So, most likely the javascript was just copied and pasted from an exisiting form they already had. I don't know. I don't work for them or their website. I just feel that now is not the appropriate time to give them crap about it.
I work for a company that works with the American Red Cross for disasters. We've helped them with disasters such as 9/11 and those hurricanes in Florida last year. But this Katrina thing has been much, much, worse. So bad, that FEMA (and salvation army, but thats a different story) asked American Red Cross for help on where to send refugees. American Red Cross, of course, referred them to the company i work for. To accomodate FEMA, We had to make alot of changes to the systems within 24 hours to handle the HUGE load of FEMA requests. I am sure FEMA has had to make changes on their end to.
I don't think you realize how big of a deal it is finding a place and food for an entire city to stay for 2-4 weeks. When has this ever happened before? 9/11? Hurricanes? Earthquakes? Tornados? Nope. Think about it. This probably IS a first for FEMA.
Ok, so FEMA's website doesn't like Firefox/Opera/Safari...whatever. The site was probably thrown together quickly overnight, so yes its going to have bad design flaws. However, the point of it was to give refugee's an opportunity to ask for help. I'm sure that they're site is getting slammed as is. So.. Why in the hell are we sending the slashdot crowd to it? There are actual refugee's who need to use that site to request help. We DO NOT need to be slashdotting it. The last thing FEMA needs is a shitload of forms filled out with crap like "IE SUCKS! SUPPORT FIREFOX!" Even though that statement is true, FEMA has MUCH better things to be doing with their time right now.
Angela Dodson: I guess God has a plan for all of us.
John Constantine: God's a kid with an ant farm, lady. He's not planning anything.
1. MySQL supports all of the Oracle features you need to build and operate an enterprise software system.
Thanks for the laugh!
You might be able to estimate temperatures by studying old lava flows. Looking at minerals and their crystal sizes tells you how long it took that lava to cool. You might also be able to estimate temperature by examining bacteria found in ice/soil/rock samples, since certain bacteria can only thrive in certain temperatures.
Bah... I'm not worried about it. Takes about 10 seconds for someone who knows what they're doing with a slim-jim and 20 more to hotwire it. At least this way, less damage will be done to the car.
Personally, I'd rather use the web to ask for stock quotes, weather, or driving directions.
You are right. Very well said.
Will google offer IM-bots to deliver content? Kind of goes against the whole "Do No Evil" thing, don't you think?
What is your beef with Java? Java is excellent for server-side applications. Not so much for client-side, I agree, however there are some impressive java applications out there. (Limewire, Open Office, etc). JBoss and J2EE application servers are very good. I prefer a simple Tomcat server over JBoss myself. Not everyone should program in Java. Just web developers ;)
Why? Object Orientated Programming language. Very well documented. Code runs on multiple platforms. Interpreted language. (Running applications on a virtual machine gives you an extra layer of security between the application and OS).
sorry... had to do it.
Bah.. Who needs the whole day/night thing anyway.
Electronic is MUCH worse to me. Stuff sent in mail tends to.. oh I don't know... be spelled correctly?
As a programming language, Java is kind-of weak.
Java is anything but weak.
And if the person writting the article doesn't know what it is, we get great quotes like: "Letters demanding US$5000 for use of the Linux name were originally dismissed as a hoax. But according to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Open Sauce king is dead serious."
What's next?
"Virtual serial killer arrested today. Said to have fragged thousands of people."