The Philadelphia Dragon Coach was recently shut down after gambling machines at the station were leaked by a local news station and then investigated by THE MAN
the precedent has always been that the locale of the alleged offense has the right to determine what is "patently obscene" free speech is guaranteed, but if everyone around decides that what you say is obscene you can be shut down. I for one, believe in personal responsibility.
Your right to extend your fist ends when it hits my nose
Hype about Linux on the desktop is increasing, according to Gartner's recent study, "Myths of Linux on the Desktop." The goal of the research was to enable enterprises to be objective in understanding the benefits of the Linux OS on the desktop, separating open-source fact from fiction.
"I want to stress that I didn't mean to be negative about Linux," Gartner analyst Michael Silver, the report's author, told NewsFactor. Linux's appropriateness for any given population has a lot to do with the specifics of each business' environment and its architectures of applications in use, he said.
To understand the real benefits, enterprises need to realize that some common assertions will prove to be myths, Silver says.
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Myth: Linux Will Be Less Expensive
Many Linux proponents argue that using Linux instead of Windows saves a substantial chunk of change because StarOffice/OpenOffice.org then can be used instead of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Office.
"This is a bad argument," says Silver, because "StarOffice and OpenOffice.org can run fine on Windows." He noted that if users believe they will save money running StarOffice instead of Microsoft Office, they can run it on their current version of Windows without spending a fortune to migrate all of their applications to a new platform.
Myth: Linux Is Free
"Supported versions of Linux are not free," Silver notes. Consumer versions of Linux are basically free, but "enterprises that require vendor support for their client OS will need to pay for it." While these costs may work out to be less than the cost of a Windows license and support, they need to be understood.
Many free, open-source applications ship with Linux distributions, but Silver raises this question: Are they the applications the enterprise needs? "Thus far, we have not heard of open-source movements to replace large enterprise resource planning systems... and most current vendors do not charge less for a Linux user than a Windows user."
Myth: Linux Means No Forced Upgrades
"Many users complain that Microsoft forces them to upgrade to newer releases of Windows," Silver wrote. "However, we believe that things will not be that much different in a Linux environment."
Linux vendors only support their consumer releases (and free distributions) for a maximum of two years, Silver noted.
"Linux independent software vendors realize that they cannot support their products on every version of Linux that has or will ever ship," the report says. "So while there will always be the option of support from the open source community... we believe Linux users will feel forced to move to newer releases of Linux just as Windows users feel forced to upgrade to new versions of Windows."
Myth: Linux Management Is Easier
Significant reductions in staffing are not likely to be achieved "simply by switching OSes without changing policies, lockdown or the degree of management tool implementation," according to Silver.
He notes that from a software break/fix perspective, many support calls are due to users doing something that misconfigures their system.
He expects Linux to have a slight edge over Windows for three reasons: 1) the existence of fewer viruses targeting Linux desktops; 2) fewer problems caused by conflicting applications; and 3) difficulty of understanding and repairing the Window registry. Since Linux is purely file-based, administrators may be able to troubleshoot application problems more easily.
Myth: Linux Has a Lower TCO
Management tools have been available for Windows for years, Silver observed, but many enterprises still have not been able to manage their Windows environment. This has often been due to too much complexity, lack of sufficient policies or standards, or cultural and political issues, according to Silver.
If this is true with Windows, "we see little reason to believe that the cultural or political issues will ch
in order to read the "salon premium" content, you have to view a long ad that you have to click through. They give you the choice, and they get get the revenue. http://www.salon.com
most people don't understand this. people will see (or not see, based on who owns the media outlet http://www.cjr.org/owners/ ) since it on the news, say to themselves "oh well mp3's are illegal copies anyway" and not even realize that everyone's privacy is at stake, not just people trading on a P2P.
Ani Difranco has been pretty successful in her endeavors. She realized the RIAA wasn't interested in her music, so she made it all herself. So it is not totally impossible to exist outside the RIAA
Phish is smart. You can buy sound board recordings of shows a few days after the show in SHN or MP3 for around $10. It is still legal to tape, and you can download the taped shows freely on furthernet or other methods. However, Phish makes the money by providing something superior. They still make money, which means we get more music. And they are on a major label. too.
i just overclocked my a7s333 last weekend and the locked state for my 2100xp is 133x13= 1733. Right now it is increased from 133 to 150, bumping the FSB speed from 266 to 300. however, the board can go up to 333, so i guess it all depends on the multiplier setup on the chip.
i think people just don't know about computers when it comes down to it. If people buy a home computer, chances are it will come with windows. Then they go to work, and all of the work computers run windows. People don't think there is anything else in existence to run a computer, unless they get a mac. When I go to the grocery store, I have a choice of maxwell house or folgers or eight o'clock, etc. Only recently have people gotten the ability to choose which OS they would like to run.
LCD captures images by the pixel
By Yoshiko Hara
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April 4, 2003 (10:04 a.m. EST)
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TOKYO -- Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd. has added an image capturing function to its low-temperature polysilicon liquid crystal displays.
A 3.5-inch diagonal LTPS LCD dubbed Input Display has an optical sensor for each pixel. The transmissive type color display with a QVGA (320x240 pixels) resolution, when placed on an object, scans an area of actual display size and captures it as a 960x240-pixel monochrome image.
The high mobility of LTPS liquid crystals allows pixel transistors to be small in size and the display has a higher aperture ratio compared to amorphous silicon TFT. These factors allow room for a sensor to be fabricated for each pixel, said a spokesman for the company.
Toshiba Matsushita Display expects the display with the image capturing function to open new consumer and business applications. The company expects the technology to be used in security applications such as fingerprint authentification.
The display will be exhibited at EDEX 2003, a display exhibition to be held in Tokyo next week (April 9-11).
my school printed the report cards on regular copy paper. once i got a car to go to kinko's, i was set. all it cost was 15 cents for a decent report card
getting a good supreme court to try this is fairly unlikely though, as GWB is trying to stock the court with a conservative republican. fortunately the senate has not allowed this to happen yet.
I went to Drexel for a bit and they have a network that I imagine is fairly similar. There was a fair amount of free stuff, but most people had their shared drives on a password. I know I did, simply because 3 people trying to download a full movie has a significant impact on a desktop computer. I couldnt even play the pirated video games from the internal network, hows that for karma?
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This is good news for paper reduction. I suppose it is also good news for squirrels and other tree loving animals...
The Philadelphia Dragon Coach was recently shut down after gambling machines at the station were leaked by a local news station and then investigated by THE MAN
I was going to download this, but then I thought to look and see if anyone had anything to say about it. Any word?
the precedent has always been that the locale of the alleged offense has the right to determine what is "patently obscene" free speech is guaranteed, but if everyone around decides that what you say is obscene you can be shut down. I for one, believe in personal responsibility. Your right to extend your fist ends when it hits my nose
Here is a handy CPU and Chipset Guide
page to look at
you can read it, you just have to forget it as soon as you are done
Hype about Linux on the desktop is increasing, according to Gartner's recent study, "Myths of Linux on the Desktop." The goal of the research was to enable enterprises to be objective in understanding the benefits of the Linux OS on the desktop, separating open-source fact from fiction.
... and most current vendors do not charge less for a Linux user than a Windows user."
... we believe Linux users will feel forced to move to newer releases of Linux just as Windows users feel forced to upgrade to new versions of Windows."
"I want to stress that I didn't mean to be negative about Linux," Gartner analyst Michael Silver, the report's author, told NewsFactor. Linux's appropriateness for any given population has a lot to do with the specifics of each business' environment and its architectures of applications in use, he said.
To understand the real benefits, enterprises need to realize that some common assertions will prove to be myths, Silver says.
ADVERTISEMENT
Myth: Linux Will Be Less Expensive
Many Linux proponents argue that using Linux instead of Windows saves a substantial chunk of change because StarOffice/OpenOffice.org then can be used instead of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Office.
"This is a bad argument," says Silver, because "StarOffice and OpenOffice.org can run fine on Windows." He noted that if users believe they will save money running StarOffice instead of Microsoft Office, they can run it on their current version of Windows without spending a fortune to migrate all of their applications to a new platform.
Myth: Linux Is Free
"Supported versions of Linux are not free," Silver notes. Consumer versions of Linux are basically free, but "enterprises that require vendor support for their client OS will need to pay for it." While these costs may work out to be less than the cost of a Windows license and support, they need to be understood.
Many free, open-source applications ship with Linux distributions, but Silver raises this question: Are they the applications the enterprise needs? "Thus far, we have not heard of open-source movements to replace large enterprise resource planning systems
Myth: Linux Means No Forced Upgrades
"Many users complain that Microsoft forces them to upgrade to newer releases of Windows," Silver wrote. "However, we believe that things will not be that much different in a Linux environment."
Linux vendors only support their consumer releases (and free distributions) for a maximum of two years, Silver noted.
"Linux independent software vendors realize that they cannot support their products on every version of Linux that has or will ever ship," the report says. "So while there will always be the option of support from the open source community
Myth: Linux Management Is Easier
Significant reductions in staffing are not likely to be achieved "simply by switching OSes without changing policies, lockdown or the degree of management tool implementation," according to Silver.
He notes that from a software break/fix perspective, many support calls are due to users doing something that misconfigures their system.
He expects Linux to have a slight edge over Windows for three reasons: 1) the existence of fewer viruses targeting Linux desktops; 2) fewer problems caused by conflicting applications; and 3) difficulty of understanding and repairing the Window registry. Since Linux is purely file-based, administrators may be able to troubleshoot application problems more easily.
Myth: Linux Has a Lower TCO
Management tools have been available for Windows for years, Silver observed, but many enterprises still have not been able to manage their Windows environment. This has often been due to too much complexity, lack of sufficient policies or standards, or cultural and political issues, according to Silver.
If this is true with Windows, "we see little reason to believe that the cultural or political issues will ch
as they say, War Is Peace....
in order to read the "salon premium" content, you have to view a long ad that you have to click through. They give you the choice, and they get get the revenue. http://www.salon.com
the jedi faith is huge in the UK http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/18448 .html
most people don't understand this. people will see (or not see, based on who owns the media outlet http://www.cjr.org/owners/ ) since it on the news, say to themselves "oh well mp3's are illegal copies anyway" and not even realize that everyone's privacy is at stake, not just people trading on a P2P.
Ani Difranco has been pretty successful in her endeavors. She realized the RIAA wasn't interested in her music, so she made it all herself. So it is not totally impossible to exist outside the RIAA
And then, if you are a cool Grateful Dead song writer, you can start the EFF, and become even cooler.
Phish is smart. You can buy sound board recordings of shows a few days after the show in SHN or MP3 for around $10. It is still legal to tape, and you can download the taped shows freely on furthernet or other methods. However, Phish makes the money by providing something superior. They still make money, which means we get more music. And they are on a major label. too.
i just overclocked my a7s333 last weekend and the locked state for my 2100xp is 133x13= 1733. Right now it is increased from 133 to 150, bumping the FSB speed from 266 to 300. however, the board can go up to 333, so i guess it all depends on the multiplier setup on the chip.
sell 2 chips, the OEM locked version and the stand alone overclockable version. overclockers happy, OEM consumers not getting ripped off
i think people just don't know about computers when it comes down to it. If people buy a home computer, chances are it will come with windows. Then they go to work, and all of the work computers run windows. People don't think there is anything else in existence to run a computer, unless they get a mac. When I go to the grocery store, I have a choice of maxwell house or folgers or eight o'clock, etc. Only recently have people gotten the ability to choose which OS they would like to run.
worst formatting ever sorry
LCD captures images by the pixel By Yoshiko Hara EE Times April 4, 2003 (10:04 a.m. EST) Recent Articles Systems and Software News Mobile missiles back on drawing board, U.S. general says Nokia to detail e-mail security scheme at conference New group aims to secure PCs, PDAs, cell phones Failed takeover could mean end for Germany's Grundig India builds Tflops computing cluster Windows opens view to 64-way Itanium systems DuPont forges 'Olight' brand for emerging OLEDs Japan promotes robots as the next consumer wave Archives TOKYO -- Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd. has added an image capturing function to its low-temperature polysilicon liquid crystal displays. A 3.5-inch diagonal LTPS LCD dubbed Input Display has an optical sensor for each pixel. The transmissive type color display with a QVGA (320x240 pixels) resolution, when placed on an object, scans an area of actual display size and captures it as a 960x240-pixel monochrome image. The high mobility of LTPS liquid crystals allows pixel transistors to be small in size and the display has a higher aperture ratio compared to amorphous silicon TFT. These factors allow room for a sensor to be fabricated for each pixel, said a spokesman for the company. Toshiba Matsushita Display expects the display with the image capturing function to open new consumer and business applications. The company expects the technology to be used in security applications such as fingerprint authentification. The display will be exhibited at EDEX 2003, a display exhibition to be held in Tokyo next week (April 9-11).
my school printed the report cards on regular copy paper. once i got a car to go to kinko's, i was set. all it cost was 15 cents for a decent report card
what if there is another terrorist attack? what rights will we have left for them to take? these laws need to pace themselves....
getting a good supreme court to try this is fairly unlikely though, as GWB is trying to stock the court with a conservative republican. fortunately the senate has not allowed this to happen yet.
I went to Drexel for a bit and they have a network that I imagine is fairly similar. There was a fair amount of free stuff, but most people had their shared drives on a password. I know I did, simply because 3 people trying to download a full movie has a significant impact on a desktop computer. I couldnt even play the pirated video games from the internal network, hows that for karma?
this is pretty clear and handy. enjoy http://home.howstuffworks.com/composting.htm
the site says it spins until the tension of the thin metal wire gets too high