OK, but if I said you had a funny looking nose, would I deserve to go to prison?
Prison?
I'm sorry, but from what I've heard in the news, it seems to be very extreme to me. In my opinion, anyone should be able to say whatever they want to say, without being punished for it.
I had a neighbor named Mr. Wu about 15 years ago. He had been a teacher in China when the Tianamen Square murders happened. They expelled him from China because he advocated free speech.
That is rotten. Even if you are wrong, you should be allowed to say what is on your mind.
Yes, I am a service veteran, I pledged allegiance to the flag every morning throughout my years in school. etc, etc.
The difference here is that my allegiance is not to a member of royalty, but to an elected representative of the people. There is a huge difference between inherited power and elected power.
We do not elect rulers in the United States, but representatives.
That being said, how are you? Do I have the right Jeremy? I suppose the rest of this should be a personal email. I'm going back on chemo next month, so I might not be posting so often.
Yes, it's amazing. What they once encouraged us to do, now has become a potential no-no.
I still have my original "White Book" (Kernigan and Ritchie's "The C Programming Language") and I still reference it from time to time. I can read C and think in it, but not Basic.
I was always fascinated by AI, but Prolog is just too vague. What I mean is, it works, but I can't read a program in Prolog and be comfortable with it.
I suppose the best defined language of all ( and by that, I mean anybody can do it) is Pascal. I still like good old C the best though, because there are only 30 keywords, and you can actually write sources without a reference guide.
Linux is a true multi-tasking environment. But it just isn't for public use, because of the fact that it must be constantly maintained and configured.
Most of the folks who use Windows, just really don't want to be bothered with science, and most of the people who use Mac's are graphic artists.
There have been commercial offerings of Linux, notably Linspire, which was being sold by Wal-Mart. But if you'll take a closer look, Linspire is an imitation of Windows, rather than a great new product.
I don't think that Linux can be marketed as a commercial product - but it is great for students. You can use it to learn programming, playing games and there are literally hundreds of free educational programs available.
I don't think I would use Linux in a business environment. It's perfect for scientists however. That is, it isn't too great for ringing up purchases, but is very well suited for astronomers, physicists and students.
If you are using a Linux distro, take a look at your memory. Every bit of it seems to be in use, yet it's still a speedy machine. You really don't want the swap to work, because disk access seems like a failure.
Windows is still using the swapfile (it used to be named win386.swp) It really isn't neccessary anymore, and yet, there it is.
Linux is very speedy if it's tuned up right, it just requires more maintenance than most people want to do.
It always all boils down to money. I don't know your age, but if you are over 50, then you may remember real money. They don't have it anymore, and yet, that's all they seem to talk about.
I am less interested in the origins of the Universe, and more interested in mining the asteroids. It is very possible, that by mining the asteroids rather than the Earth, that our planet might be saved.
There is the problem of gravitation, and the effect that might be had on the solar system by changing it's mass around. That is left to be seen. Remember that Einstein omitted instantaneous gravitation, because not enough was known about it at the time.
Now I think that modern astronomers and physicists do have a great deal more data, and that they can make these predictions more accurately. I also think that bombarding comets is a potential mistake, and very possibly dangerous.
I also think that it's high time for ancient politics to pass away, and for us to escape the Earth. I am very sorry that I am too old to go, but I do have great hope for the kids.
Oh yes. This was one scary movie. The player had no idea that the fate of the world was in his hands - it was all a game.
I hate passwords and security, but when the thought of this comes up, I really begin to appreciate it all the more as a neccessary evil.
I am watching a History Channel program about the Civil War. It seems so simplistic to us now, but was so serious at the time. What was that about a little knowledge being so dangerous?
In just over a century, we have gone from being an agrarian society to a mechanical one. How did we advance so rapidly, and how could one man with one finger on one button control the fate of the world?
None of us are certain, but I suspect outside influence. What a mix we are! The old and the new in constant flux.
Remarks like "Spic and span" and "Niggardly" only get you in trouble if you work for the Washington D.C. city government. Real bright educated folks up there, what?
Hell, I wouldn't even know what a Singaporean racial slur meant if I heard it. In fact, I'm not even sure what language they speak, but I do know that they are quite a conglomeration of former colonies.
Thy liege? In fact there is the flat earth society, but it befuddles me that anyone could believe that stuff in this day and age.
We have responded to no liege here in the United States for almost 250 years. In fact, all royalty has been illegal here since 1787.
If you are a scientist, then please tell me how many ice ages have there been in the past 100,000 years. Also please tell me why there is a specific half-life to radioactive elements, and then tell me where they came from in the first place.
It's all very simple. The Chinese are using *capitalism* to fund *communism*.
In other words, the people of China don't enjoy the benefits of capitalism, but capitalism supplies the money in their pockets. Theoretically, no one is getting rich over there.
Does this mean that communism could not exist without being funded by capitalism? No, but without capitalism, the communist Chinese would probably be strictly agrarian.
As far as human rights are concerned, the Chinese just don't think like westerners, censorship is neccessary to preserve stability. I do think they would be better off if they became more progressive, like Japan and South Korea.
I've been expecting this for several years, maybe not in this form, but something along these lines.
I've read the patent, and it looks viable. Here is the link We'll have to wait for the field tests before we judge.
A big problem with computers has always been moving parts. Moving parts wear out, and hard drives just aren't repairable. They can be recovered for a high price, but if you keep proper backups, there is rarely a need for the expense.
It has always been possible to make a solid-state hard drive, in the form of eprom. The problem with this is that silicon produces a lot of heat, and a chunk of memory the size of a sandwich would probably destroy itself in short order.
If anyone remembers, the first semiconductors were made of germanium, and the transistors just melted at the slightest overheating. So germanium was replaced by silicon, since it didn't self-destruct so readily.
I had always assumed that a new material would have to be found, which didn't produce the high heat that silicon does. I hadn't considered using internal optics before.
If this really works, it should be a happy day for us all. If not, then at least someone is trying.
Very true, the early versions of ms-dos shipped with gwbasic, basica (compaq) and pascal. User's were encouraged to learn how to program, as well as share their ideas (free research for microsoft?).
The early bulletin boards were scheduled, so that you had to queue your email, and then send it all at a certain time of the day, as the nodes were few, and time was reserved.
I believe that email is a protocol, rather than an app.
There are different dielectrics. For instance, regular rg-8 cable is about 5/16-inch in diameter, while mini rg-8 is 3/16-inch. But they are electrically equivalent.
Similarly, a large 100 microfarad electrolytic capactitor can be reduced to the size of a pencil eraser by using tantalum or mylar - I have tuned microstrips with mylar tape, which had no electrical connection to anything.
I won't try to get to deep here, because I'm not really qualified. I worked as an assembler on the awacs, not an engineer.
By the way: Power = Voltage x Current and Power = Current squared x Resistance
so a power source delivers maximum output to the load when the impedance of load equals the impedance of the source. This is the concept behind using an antenna tuner to match electrical, rather than physical characteristics.
Even a transmitter with a fixed frequency needs to have the antenna matched to the transmitter, there is no *perfect* antenna.
I have seen a shielded lan cable, it was very old and unwieldy (IBM used to make some real monster equipment, when clock frequencies were near TV/Radio bands).
I have never seen a shielded cat5 or cat5e. You are the second person that didn't thing much about my dielectric theory, but what else could it be?
If the twist is really the answer, then we must be talking about pico-inductances. It seems to me that inductances that small would only effect the mid-microwave range (20-50 GHz).
Well, this may getting moot. As long as thing works, I guess I'll just be happy with it. Amazing, isn't it, we've gone from striking a pair of rocks together to build a fire, to all that we have today, in only a few thousands of years.
Let's not forget our roots, in case the time comes when we need to start over.
The original 10 amendments to the Constitution *are* your civil rights. The only one of those rights that hasn't been abrogated by Political Correction, or outright criminal action on the part of the government, is the first amendment.
They will let you bitch and moan all you want - it really doesn't change a thing.
Since you mentioned the boss lying about drug use or criminal behaviour, it happens all the time. Someone at the VA wrote into my record that I am a narcotics addict, and made that lie public. It doesn't matter that I have no arrest record for drugs, or that it never happened, the rumor is enough.
Can I sue the VA? Sure, anybody can sue anybody. But could I afford it? Not without a class action, and then I would have to find all the other people who've had the same thing done to them, and that in itself would take a lot of money.
So, the best solution is to lie right back, I guess. It's all just going to turn into a childish flame-war, whether on a message board, or in court.
By the way, the only time I post anonymously (which is seldom) is when I am seriously worried about government retribution. Look what happens to whole countries (like France) who disagree with our present government's policies.
You didn't mention whether you are using all Linux/Unix machines or if you have to work with mixed OS's like I do.
It is problematic enough to try and match different OS's, but interference from the users can be quite an incentive to quit and let them fend for themselves.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, I may try it. I'm not using Firefox, because I like the original Mozilla the best.
Thanks,
Michael
Somewhere, around this mess of mine, I have an original copy of "All your base are belong to us".
For the longest time I thought that it was Russian, and only later learned that it was the worst translation of Japanese to English in history.
Dammit. Now you've got me looking for it!
Michael
OK, but if I said you had a funny looking nose, would I deserve to go to prison?
Prison?
I'm sorry, but from what I've heard in the news, it seems to be very extreme to me. In my opinion, anyone should be able to say whatever they want to say, without being punished for it.
I had a neighbor named Mr. Wu about 15 years ago. He had been a teacher in China when the Tianamen Square murders happened. They expelled him from China because he advocated free speech.
That is rotten. Even if you are wrong, you should be allowed to say what is on your mind.
Have a great day!
Michael
Hello Jeremy,
It's me sure enough.
Yes, I am a service veteran, I pledged allegiance to the flag every morning throughout my years in school. etc, etc.
The difference here is that my allegiance is not to a member of royalty, but to an elected representative of the people. There is a huge difference between inherited power and elected power.
We do not elect rulers in the United States, but representatives.
That being said, how are you? Do I have the right Jeremy? I suppose the rest of this should be a personal email. I'm going back on chemo next month, so I might not be posting so often.
Be well,
Michael
If you're referring to the early 1980's movie, then it just slipped my mind.
If you're talking about an actual game, I don't play them, I am a network administrator.
Sorry, I just don't remember it.
Michael
Yes, it's amazing. What they once encouraged us to do, now has become a potential no-no.
I still have my original "White Book" (Kernigan and Ritchie's "The C Programming Language") and I still reference it from time to time. I can read C and think in it, but not Basic.
I was always fascinated by AI, but Prolog is just too vague. What I mean is, it works, but I can't read a program in Prolog and be comfortable with it.
I suppose the best defined language of all ( and by that, I mean anybody can do it) is Pascal. I still like good old C the best though, because there are only 30 keywords, and you can actually write sources without a reference guide.
Michael
Well, he's right. The old passwords don't work anymore, and the new site isn't very entertaining. I hate it when a great idea is commercialized.
I'm not a communist or anything, but flash ads give me a serious headache, and if I can't scroll them out of sight, then I will leave the page.
I have also heard that flash ads can cause epileptic seizures, much like a faulty mecury vapor lamp.
I may be incorrect. Anyone?
Michael
Linux is a true multi-tasking environment. But it just isn't for public use, because of the fact that it must be constantly maintained and configured.
Most of the folks who use Windows, just really don't want to be bothered with science, and most of the people who use Mac's are graphic artists.
There have been commercial offerings of Linux, notably Linspire, which was being sold by Wal-Mart. But if you'll take a closer look, Linspire is an imitation of Windows, rather than a great new product.
I don't think that Linux can be marketed as a commercial product - but it is great for students. You can use it to learn programming, playing games and there are literally hundreds of free educational programs available.
I don't think I would use Linux in a business environment. It's perfect for scientists however. That is, it isn't too great for ringing up purchases, but is very well suited for astronomers, physicists and students.
If you are using a Linux distro, take a look at your memory. Every bit of it seems to be in use, yet it's still a speedy machine. You really don't want the swap to work, because disk access seems like a failure.
Windows is still using the swapfile (it used to be named win386.swp) It really isn't neccessary anymore, and yet, there it is.
Linux is very speedy if it's tuned up right, it just requires more maintenance than most people want to do.
I am very happy with it.
Michael
It always all boils down to money. I don't know your age, but if you are over 50, then you may remember real money. They don't have it anymore, and yet, that's all they seem to talk about.
I am less interested in the origins of the Universe, and more interested in mining the asteroids. It is very possible, that by mining the asteroids rather than the Earth, that our planet might be saved.
There is the problem of gravitation, and the effect that might be had on the solar system by changing it's mass around. That is left to be seen. Remember that Einstein omitted instantaneous gravitation, because not enough was known about it at the time.
Now I think that modern astronomers and physicists do have a great deal more data, and that they can make these predictions more accurately. I also think that bombarding comets is a potential mistake, and very possibly dangerous.
I also think that it's high time for ancient politics to pass away, and for us to escape the Earth. I am very sorry that I am too old to go, but I do have great hope for the kids.
Michael
Oh yes. This was one scary movie. The player had no idea that the fate of the world was in his hands - it was all a game.
I hate passwords and security, but when the thought of this comes up, I really begin to appreciate it all the more as a neccessary evil.
I am watching a History Channel program about the Civil War. It seems so simplistic to us now, but was so serious at the time. What was that about a little knowledge being so dangerous?
In just over a century, we have gone from being an agrarian society to a mechanical one. How did we advance so rapidly, and how could one man with one finger on one button control the fate of the world?
None of us are certain, but I suspect outside influence. What a mix we are! The old and the new in constant flux.
It sounds like a grain of rice, or some sort of egg, doesn't it?
Remarks like "Spic and span" and "Niggardly" only get you in trouble if you work for the Washington D.C. city government. Real bright educated folks up there, what?
Hell, I wouldn't even know what a Singaporean racial slur meant if I heard it. In fact, I'm not even sure what language they speak, but I do know that they are quite a conglomeration of former colonies.
Thy liege? In fact there is the flat earth society, but it befuddles me that anyone could believe that stuff in this day and age.
We have responded to no liege here in the United States for almost 250 years. In fact, all royalty has been illegal here since 1787.
If you are a scientist, then please tell me how many ice ages have there been in the past 100,000 years. Also please tell me why there is a specific half-life to radioactive elements, and then tell me where they came from in the first place.
It seems to me, that there is much history lost.
Michael
Dumb? Maybe, but one of the classics just the same. Two others in my collection are "Terminal Error" and "Tron".
I sure do wish my 286 could have done all that!
Michael
Would this be a bad time to drill for oil?
Michael
It's all very simple. The Chinese are using *capitalism* to fund *communism*.
In other words, the people of China don't enjoy the benefits of capitalism, but capitalism supplies the money in their pockets. Theoretically, no one is getting rich over there.
Does this mean that communism could not exist without being funded by capitalism? No, but without capitalism, the communist Chinese would probably be strictly agrarian.
As far as human rights are concerned, the Chinese just don't think like westerners, censorship is neccessary to preserve stability. I do think they would be better off if they became more progressive, like Japan and South Korea.
Michael
I've been expecting this for several years, maybe not in this form, but something along these lines.
I've read the patent, and it looks viable. Here is the link
We'll have to wait for the field tests before we judge.
A big problem with computers has always been moving parts. Moving parts wear out, and hard drives just aren't repairable. They can be recovered for a high price, but if you keep proper backups, there is rarely a need for the expense.
It has always been possible to make a solid-state hard drive, in the form of eprom. The problem with this is that silicon produces a lot of heat, and a chunk of memory the size of a sandwich would probably destroy itself in short order.
If anyone remembers, the first semiconductors were made of germanium, and the transistors just melted at the slightest overheating. So germanium was replaced by silicon, since it didn't self-destruct so readily.
I had always assumed that a new material would have to be found, which didn't produce the high heat that silicon does. I hadn't considered using internal optics before.
If this really works, it should be a happy day for us all. If not, then at least someone is trying.
Michael
Exactly what does this comment have to do with the Ohio Linux Festival 2005?
If I were moderating today, I would score you as either flamebait or troll.
Very true, the early versions of ms-dos shipped with gwbasic, basica (compaq) and pascal. User's were encouraged to learn how to program, as well as share their ideas (free research for microsoft?).
The early bulletin boards were scheduled, so that you had to queue your email, and then send it all at a certain time of the day, as the nodes were few, and time was reserved.
I believe that email is a protocol, rather than an app.
Michael
There are different dielectrics. For instance, regular rg-8 cable is about 5/16-inch in diameter, while mini rg-8 is 3/16-inch. But they are electrically equivalent.
Similarly, a large 100 microfarad electrolytic capactitor can be reduced to the size of a pencil eraser by using tantalum or mylar - I have tuned microstrips with mylar tape, which had no electrical connection to anything.
I won't try to get to deep here, because I'm not really qualified. I worked as an assembler on the awacs, not an engineer.
By the way:
Power = Voltage x Current and
Power = Current squared x Resistance
so a power source delivers maximum output to the load when the impedance of load equals the impedance of the source. This is the concept behind using an antenna tuner to match electrical, rather than physical characteristics.
Even a transmitter with a fixed frequency needs to have the antenna matched to the transmitter, there is no *perfect* antenna.
Michael
I have seen a shielded lan cable, it was very old and unwieldy (IBM used to make some real monster equipment, when clock frequencies were near TV/Radio bands).
I have never seen a shielded cat5 or cat5e. You are the second person that didn't thing much about my dielectric theory, but what else could it be?
If the twist is really the answer, then we must be talking about pico-inductances. It seems to me that inductances that small would only effect the mid-microwave range (20-50 GHz).
Well, this may getting moot. As long as thing works, I guess I'll just be happy with it. Amazing, isn't it, we've gone from striking a pair of rocks together to build a fire, to all that we have today, in only a few thousands of years.
Let's not forget our roots, in case the time comes when we need to start over.
Michael
Ok. Most of the signal is going to exist on the outside of the wire (the skin effect). Does a stranded wire have more surface area than a solid wire?
Michael
The original 10 amendments to the Constitution *are* your civil rights. The only one of those rights that hasn't been abrogated by Political Correction, or outright criminal action on the part of the government, is the first amendment.
They will let you bitch and moan all you want - it really doesn't change a thing.
Since you mentioned the boss lying about drug use or criminal behaviour, it happens all the time. Someone at the VA wrote into my record that I am a narcotics addict, and made that lie public. It doesn't matter that I have no arrest record for drugs, or that it never happened, the rumor is enough.
Can I sue the VA? Sure, anybody can sue anybody. But could I afford it? Not without a class action, and then I would have to find all the other people who've had the same thing done to them, and that in itself would take a lot of money.
So, the best solution is to lie right back, I guess. It's all just going to turn into a childish flame-war, whether on a message board, or in court.
By the way, the only time I post anonymously (which is seldom) is when I am seriously worried about government retribution. Look what happens to whole countries (like France) who disagree with our present government's policies.
Be well,
Michael
Thank you, Aaron, I will check out ultravnc.
You didn't mention whether you are using all Linux/Unix machines or if you have to work with mixed OS's like I do.
It is problematic enough to try and match different OS's, but interference from the users can be quite an incentive to quit and let them fend for themselves.
Thanks again,
Michael
Visibly, 10t, cat5, cat5e and cat6 don't seem much different do they?
I think that it has everything to do with the dielectric of the insulation, rather than some magic twist in the wire.
Michael