What was not mentioned was fuel efficiency and saftey. Higher speeds are great, but not at the expense of more crashes. The entire rail system is out of date. The big problem with the turbines is that they eat expensive fuel like it's going out of style. Ask a tank driver what kind of mileage they get, then add 20,000 tons.
The problem with criticism is that thye have a point. If you DONT think that "More Hardware Options, for Less Dough" and "more software flexibility" are valid reasons, you're fooling yourself.
I would have a TiVo, except that I flat out REFUSE to subscribe to anything. I dont even like that I cant own an internet connection, I just deal with it. I would have gotten a replay, but they were like $700.
There was a time when printing a page of text required specialized skills, manual labor, and artistic ability. Computers fixed that right up. Why is it such a stretch that engineers can or should be replaced by software? You say it's a shame, but it actually acts as a force multiplier. Those who are inclined to be engineers can redirect their efforts to being creative and coming up with new ideas. As a cartographer, I am very glad that I dont have to pen and ink every map I do, I'd never get it done. I now have the time to try exciting new things in the blink of an eye. I say power to the programmer.
It's my understanding that the range of 802.11a transmissions is significantly shorter than 802.11b. Couple this with the fact that 802.11g is the 54mbps standard that was approved, and I think that 802.11a is actually on it's way into nothingness. DO you REALLY need 54mbps? Is your internet connection that fast?
I work first hand with DOI IT, and I can tell you that there will be waivers flying every direction. Everything is UNIX now, and there are not enough qualified people to migrate. They spent MILLIONS replacing 3000 mail servers with 32 Domino servers, and they arent changing that anytime soon.
All specialized applications are UNIX, and will be waived.
The major problem is with administrators. There arent enough qualified people here to run a multimode environment. They cant pay enough to get qualified Americans to work for them, and they cant contract out to H1Bs.
in short, I dont think this will have much of an effect.
The difference is that a lot of people have broadband access from work, and dont want to go home to cruise the internet they spent all day searching. They may get access, but only to the point where they can get on and do what they want, be it find movie showtimes or check email. There is no compelling reason to have broadband at home if you have it at work. I was on 28.8 service until cable became the cheaper option. (last year)
What about a single sign on is a blessing? Is it the fact that somebody else controls access to everything you do? Is it that hard to use the same password for everything? Do you really want "web services" or things of that nature? I personally have no use for any of the above.
You proper english types will be in a world of hurt when it comes to the point where the language has mutated to the point where it is all leet speek. Languages change over time. Its a fact. You cant stop it, the french try real hard.
WHen I contracted a wedding photographer, I contacted 17 professionals, and NONE would release the negatives or waive IP rights. I ended up going with an amateur, and I havent gotten the pix back yet.
While I have to agree on the theoretical benefits of web standards, the real world makes the whole thing fall apart.
The main problems that I see are that
1. Web standards bodies move slow and specifications are obsolete before they are approved. Take SVG. (please) Flash is a superior format with a large installed base, quality authoring tools, platform scalability, and open but expensive architecture. SVG took five years to become a reality, and is still VERY immature.
2. It's about the user stupid! For the most part, users sit at a computer desktop, with a commercial browser (IE), and use the internet. It needs to look right for THEM. The.001% of users on cell phones are doing specific activities with mostly packaged content. These users are novelty users. Portable devices have no standards as to how they display, and without this, nobody can expect a useful cross platorm "standard" that works everywhere. It's a microsoft world whiner. There is no doubt that IE is the only browser that matters. If someone else wants to make a competitive browser, it needs to be IE compliant, not W3C compliant. Microsoft took it upon themselves to create a language that works, no matter how it's written. Who cares about sloppy coding? Bandwidth is hardly an issue, and if a browser renders correctly, it should LOOK right.
in conclusion, the web standards project and w3c have failed due to their manegerial impotance, and can be safely ignored.
this statistic is questionable as nowhere does it say what "Europe" is comprised of. It may or may not be the EU. It may include eastern europe and Russia. The article is incomplete. Couple this with the fact that the EU has 100,000,000 more citizens than the US and Canada, and the statistic is less impressive.
it seems that all MS has to do is say "We're going to start bundling strong encryption if we have to compete." everybody encrypting email would make the NSA's job impossible.
I say that we let my wife try to install each and see which takes her longer. That would more accurately show which is "easier."
"Oh, all I had to do was manually partition the disk using fdisk, create a 256-megabyte swap partition and give the rest of the drive to Red Hat, choosing the ext3 journaling filesystem, choose the GRUB boot manager, to place it on the MBR, and for the Linux to be the default and choose DHCP as my network settings?"
Yeah, that sounds "Easy"
find two people that you trust but are not close.
Give them an encrypted cd and set up a dead man trigger by email with the decryption scheme. Prepare a presentation with a demonstration, then call a couple news agencies and get a crowd of people. Present it and dont let there be any confusion.
Did you want to see lost in space the first time around?
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Why is it that we frown on cultural extinction? Sure anthropologists would like to study the vast array of cultures and traditions, but what practical purpose does it serve but to keep us apart? Social Scientists know, but dont ever say that the socioeconomic benefits of adopting universalizing culture and language (western) are significant. People suggest that "American Imperialism" tramples the traditions of the oppressed. Well guess what, if their traditions were better, we'd be accepting them. As it is, our culture is one of communication, freedom, and understanding. You say cultural oppression, I say liberation from outdated, unpractical, inhumane, and discriminatory practices. Teenagers in bhutan today have a LOT more in common with teenagers in the USA. Hopefully these commonalities will prove useful at the peace negotiations of the future. We can get rid of the stagnant warmongering old guard and move to a peaceful world. All thanks to TV.
I've had to do some fortran, and I cant see ANY benefit from using it over something like mathematica or maple for modeling or computation. The price tag isnt that high, and if you're a student, you can usually swing a free copy of one or the other if you look hard. Using fortran, you're going to spend five times as long and get something that might run differently on your development platform than your processing platform.
Perhaps you need to specify your task better. "demanding optimization tasks and heavy computations" is vague.
OK, does anybody know if an INFRARED laser can blind you? Burn perhaps, but blind? They dont provide a frequency range, but I would assume near infra-red (1000 - 1200 nm?) for maximum atmospherice penetration.
While I am neither a mathematician nor laserologist, I know some arithmatic. The concern is that the weapon will hit a curved surface and reflect off in many directions. ok, at that point, the coherent light is no longer spatially coherent, thus I would think it would follow the inverse square law. so if I was 1 foot from the impact, i'm screwed, but at 50 feet it's like looking at something like a 100 watt lightbulb.
Cmon guys,
A bad choice of OS? Do your MP3s sound different under linux than MicrOS 2.0? No. Linux is as suited to a pocket MP3 player as an elephant is in the express lane. Sure it can work, but WHY?
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What was not mentioned was fuel efficiency and saftey. Higher speeds are great, but not at the expense of more crashes. The entire rail system is out of date. The big problem with the turbines is that they eat expensive fuel like it's going out of style. Ask a tank driver what kind of mileage they get, then add 20,000 tons.
The problem with criticism is that thye have a point. If you DONT think that "More Hardware Options, for Less Dough" and "more software flexibility" are valid reasons, you're fooling yourself.
I would have a TiVo, except that I flat out REFUSE to subscribe to anything. I dont even like that I cant own an internet connection, I just deal with it. I would have gotten a replay, but they were like $700.
There was a time when printing a page of text required specialized skills, manual labor, and artistic ability. Computers fixed that right up. Why is it such a stretch that engineers can or should be replaced by software? You say it's a shame, but it actually acts as a force multiplier. Those who are inclined to be engineers can redirect their efforts to being creative and coming up with new ideas. As a cartographer, I am very glad that I dont have to pen and ink every map I do, I'd never get it done. I now have the time to try exciting new things in the blink of an eye. I say power to the programmer.
It's my understanding that the range of 802.11a transmissions is significantly shorter than 802.11b. Couple this with the fact that 802.11g is the 54mbps standard that was approved, and I think that 802.11a is actually on it's way into nothingness. DO you REALLY need 54mbps? Is your internet connection that fast?
All specialized applications are UNIX, and will be waived.
The major problem is with administrators. There arent enough qualified people here to run a multimode environment. They cant pay enough to get qualified Americans to work for them, and they cant contract out to H1Bs.
in short, I dont think this will have much of an effect.
the best part of it is that Cricket is the headlining sport.
The difference is that a lot of people have broadband access from work, and dont want to go home to cruise the internet they spent all day searching. They may get access, but only to the point where they can get on and do what they want, be it find movie showtimes or check email. There is no compelling reason to have broadband at home if you have it at work. I was on 28.8 service until cable became the cheaper option. (last year)
What about a single sign on is a blessing? Is it the fact that somebody else controls access to everything you do? Is it that hard to use the same password for everything? Do you really want "web services" or things of that nature? I personally have no use for any of the above.
You proper english types will be in a world of hurt when it comes to the point where the language has mutated to the point where it is all leet speek. Languages change over time. Its a fact. You cant stop it, the french try real hard.
WHen I contracted a wedding photographer, I contacted 17 professionals, and NONE would release the negatives or waive IP rights. I ended up going with an amateur, and I havent gotten the pix back yet.
wow, 11 megapixels is the highest ever? I better go take back my (16 MP)
The main problems that I see are that
1. Web standards bodies move slow and specifications are obsolete before they are approved. Take SVG. (please) Flash is a superior format with a large installed base, quality authoring tools, platform scalability, and open but expensive architecture. SVG took five years to become a reality, and is still VERY immature.
2. It's about the user stupid! For the most part, users sit at a computer desktop, with a commercial browser (IE), and use the internet. It needs to look right for THEM. The .001% of users on cell phones are doing specific activities with mostly packaged content. These users are novelty users. Portable devices have no standards as to how they display, and without this, nobody can expect a useful cross platorm "standard" that works everywhere. It's a microsoft world whiner. There is no doubt that IE is the only browser that matters. If someone else wants to make a competitive browser, it needs to be IE compliant, not W3C compliant. Microsoft took it upon themselves to create a language that works, no matter how it's written. Who cares about sloppy coding? Bandwidth is hardly an issue, and if a browser renders correctly, it should LOOK right.
in conclusion, the web standards project and w3c have failed due to their manegerial impotance, and can be safely ignored.
why are those with open access points ignorant? I have an open access point, and I know EXACTLY what I'm doing.
this statistic is questionable as nowhere does it say what "Europe" is comprised of. It may or may not be the EU. It may include eastern europe and Russia. The article is incomplete. Couple this with the fact that the EU has 100,000,000 more citizens than the US and Canada, and the statistic is less impressive.
it seems that all MS has to do is say "We're going to start bundling strong encryption if we have to compete." everybody encrypting email would make the NSA's job impossible.
when one is flying, isnt an error a crash?
I say that we let my wife try to install each and see which takes her longer. That would more accurately show which is "easier."
"Oh, all I had to do was manually partition the disk using fdisk, create a 256-megabyte swap partition and give the rest of the drive to Red Hat, choosing the ext3 journaling filesystem, choose the GRUB boot manager, to place it on the MBR, and for the Linux to be the default and choose DHCP as my network settings?" Yeah, that sounds "Easy"
find two people that you trust but are not close. Give them an encrypted cd and set up a dead man trigger by email with the decryption scheme. Prepare a presentation with a demonstration, then call a couple news agencies and get a crowd of people. Present it and dont let there be any confusion.
Did you want to see lost in space the first time around?
Why is it that we frown on cultural extinction? Sure anthropologists would like to study the vast array of cultures and traditions, but what practical purpose does it serve but to keep us apart? Social Scientists know, but dont ever say that the socioeconomic benefits of adopting universalizing culture and language (western) are significant. People suggest that "American Imperialism" tramples the traditions of the oppressed. Well guess what, if their traditions were better, we'd be accepting them. As it is, our culture is one of communication, freedom, and understanding. You say cultural oppression, I say liberation from outdated, unpractical, inhumane, and discriminatory practices. Teenagers in bhutan today have a LOT more in common with teenagers in the USA. Hopefully these commonalities will prove useful at the peace negotiations of the future. We can get rid of the stagnant warmongering old guard and move to a peaceful world. All thanks to TV.
I've had to do some fortran, and I cant see ANY benefit from using it over something like mathematica or maple for modeling or computation. The price tag isnt that high, and if you're a student, you can usually swing a free copy of one or the other if you look hard. Using fortran, you're going to spend five times as long and get something that might run differently on your development platform than your processing platform. Perhaps you need to specify your task better. "demanding optimization tasks and heavy computations" is vague.
My Fujitsu lifebook P uses just a couple watts. Plug in an LCD and a keyboard and mouse and it's a damn fine PC
OK, does anybody know if an INFRARED laser can blind you? Burn perhaps, but blind? They dont provide a frequency range, but I would assume near infra-red (1000 - 1200 nm?) for maximum atmospherice penetration.
While I am neither a mathematician nor laserologist, I know some arithmatic. The concern is that the weapon will hit a curved surface and reflect off in many directions. ok, at that point, the coherent light is no longer spatially coherent, thus I would think it would follow the inverse square law. so if I was 1 foot from the impact, i'm screwed, but at 50 feet it's like looking at something like a 100 watt lightbulb.
Cmon guys, A bad choice of OS? Do your MP3s sound different under linux than MicrOS 2.0? No. Linux is as suited to a pocket MP3 player as an elephant is in the express lane. Sure it can work, but WHY?