As someone that lives in Delaware, I always considered Joe Biden to be one of our greatest Senators. He had Delaware and American in mind as he did things. He was a huge asset.
Senator Coons is just a ass. He's been involved with three other stupid bills. And I'm equally surprised to see Senator Booker of NJ as a co-Senator on this.
I guess it's true that the two of them will be running for President, since they are clearly on the pander trail. Please Coons, stop bringing shame on the First State.
I got one, figured out that I couldn't use it and ended up giving it away. Once I get the hub and networking on it the price point is the same as a PI2. The tiny footprint really doesn't make that much difference. In my case the ESP8266 wireless chips work out better for small, light power remote stuff.
I'm wondering how many of the 20,000 are in use and not sitting on shelves because they were purchased as "I want the new cool".
Co-founder of MITS, the company that built the Altair Computer, the first real hobby computer. I still have that January edition of Popular Electronics. I sort of doubt that without his actions across the year you wouldn't have your nerd card.
Now hand in your nerd card, it's important that nerds have a basic understanding of Nerd History.
That's pretty cool. Since the SCO lawyers have lots of time on their hands, wonder why they are not going after the trolls. Or is IBM selling licenses to the trolls for some extra cash?
I've poked at Minix off and on for the last two decades, I've even taught OS classes using Minix as the source case. It's pretty cool. Its pretty clean code, and it's pretty easy to follow.
Now it would be nice to have a portable platform to be able to use. There is more than a few Pi's around, it would make a great place for people to play.
For an OS learning environment Minix is great. It's in the realm of Unix V6 or FreeDOS. Linux is a great OS (using it now) but for a lean teaching tool it's too big to manage.
I'd love to be able to teach on the Pi. But the port to the ARM platform has been stalled. It would be nice to have a Pi port.
Bound paper engineering books with numbered pages FTW!
I have stacks back to the 80's when I started using them. I put everything in them.
I got deposed in someone else's battle. Went in, got the "and where were you the night of June 2?" "No clue, but let me look in my book". Opened it up and read him the entry. I keep good notes, I even keep who was there in seating order (clockwise from me, I'm last in the list, people that show up late are listed after me). The defendants lawyer was very unhappy. Since it was bound, with numbers, and in date order (no missing pages, no back insertions) they borrowed it to make copies. The battle got settled the next week.
But to answer the OP's question, I use a wiki to keep track of system changes and stuff like that. Nice thing is that you can let others have RO access so they can see some of the items. I use a custom version of JSPWiki that has inter and intra page level security so I can control what is public. Highly recommended.
I also use tiddlywiki (http://tiddlywiki.com/) as a local file version, mostly for active todo/call items.
"one trillion grains of sand are but a small patch of beach."
The largest dump truck in the world would have to carry more than nine full loads to move a trillion grains of sand. A regular dump truck will have to make 150 trips. (first hit on Google "how much is one trillion grains of sand."
In money terms it's about $9 million, that's what NJ spent to replace the sand along one stretch of beach. 150 dump truck loads is a lot.
Now 1 trillion angels, that's really really tiny.....
And the plug worked! Listened to a few samples and decided to get it. Since I'm an instant gratification junky rather than wait and get it for free in a few days I threw money at Amazon. Look for your $0.02 royalty check in next months mail:)
*poof* there goes the second billion in cash, in the form of wasted time by Slashdot. Sorry Tony, you'll need to update the title of your presentation.
One of the big problems is that it runs Windows CE, and it's hard to add applications. There is some magic with the BIOS that won't let it boot into anything but a signed version of Windows.
EBay has them for about $75, maybe there will be a break in getting Linux on it.
Since I can't count the IBM 1401 and the IBM 360 that I got to use in 1974 or the PDP-8e that I used in college, since I did not own them; my first "owned" computer was the Telcon Zorba.
The Zorba was a Osborne clone but with a much bigger screen (7") and two 400KB disks. Came with all the *Star software (WordStar, CalcStar,...)
It also had a disk clone program that allowed it to read a large number of other disk formats. This made it much easier to exchange software with other people
I run two copies of JSPWiki (jspwiki.org), one on my laptop and one on the server. When I'm offline, I put the notes in the local JSPWiki instance.
When I get plugged back into a network, Unison syncs the two file systems up and I'm good to go.
A wiki is the way to go. Easy formatting, search, page linking, etc. I think I've become about 50% more productive because I can find things.
Back in the days we ran OS/2, we used VXREXX (Visual Rexx) to do some development in. It was very easy to learn and use. It fit into the Workplace Shell environment. The clients loved us, we were able to develop and deploy small applications quickly.
When they switched over to Windows on the desktop, one of the hard parts was moving the apps to VB. They ended up taking twice as long to port as they took to write and about four times the size.
Ivar. The shelves are solid wood, they will hold the weight of anything else. The mobo can be held down with wood screws an spacers. The shelves can be spaced 2" apart if you want. It's easy to drill holes in the shelves for cables, extra air flow, etc.
Currently 65 (1 master, 64 nodes) of AMD Mobos on Ikea shelves. Cheap, easy to swap out, good air flow around the hardware. The shelves are wood, so everything just sits on them. It would be nice to find power supplies with extra connections to power more than one system.
The hardware specs and comment from Microsoft say it will do about a Teraflop. Not to start the "cluster of these with hot grits" thread, but a few of them at $300 (US) a pop could make a very nice render farm.
In the past Microsoft has gone out of their way to lock the hardware down, my guess is that they've sunk some effort and brain power into doing that again. I'm sure that there are some modders out there that can get around it, but it might take some time.
I'm looking at building my own MythTV setup, but in a pound for pound first look (based only on the articles), this may make a good choice. On the other hand it will be interesting to see what Sony counters with.
You don't need to go to the left coast to eat, you can just VisitPA (tm) in Harrisburg and eat in their cafeterias. Breakfast is the best with almost any dish you can think of. But the government is no slouch when it comes to lunch. Pork chops, pasta lots of different ways, giant salad bars.
Of course since your government servants are underpaid, the cafeteria get financial support, your tax dollars in action!
MSFT voting no would be my guess also. It was really amazing how OS/2 could run the Win16 and Win32 apps better than Windows could. I was an OS/2 user for a few years after Warp came out. I would have kept it up but the new applications were starting to have a tough time with the Windows bridge software.
Rick is our resident state wackadoodle. It's amazing that he's risen to be the third highest Republican in Congress. His most recent claim to fame was during the Terri disaster. Or more correctly after she died where he went on TV and said that he would be sponsoring laws to restrict the kinds of rulings that judges could make.
Sigh. Only 18 months until the November elections and we can get rid of him.
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As someone that lives in Delaware, I always considered Joe Biden to be one of our greatest Senators. He had Delaware and American in mind as he did things. He was a huge asset. Senator Coons is just a ass. He's been involved with three other stupid bills. And I'm equally surprised to see Senator Booker of NJ as a co-Senator on this. I guess it's true that the two of them will be running for President, since they are clearly on the pander trail. Please Coons, stop bringing shame on the First State.
That dialog was just fabulous! +1 for comic genius on your part.
I got one, figured out that I couldn't use it and ended up giving it away. Once I get the hub and networking on it the price point is the same as a PI2. The tiny footprint really doesn't make that much difference. In my case the ESP8266 wireless chips work out better for small, light power remote stuff. I'm wondering how many of the 20,000 are in use and not sitting on shelves because they were purchased as "I want the new cool".
Now hand in your nerd card, it's important that nerds have a basic understanding of Nerd History.
That's pretty cool. Since the SCO lawyers have lots of time on their hands, wonder why they are not going after the trolls. Or is IBM selling licenses to the trolls for some extra cash?
Guess he had spare time on his hands
I've poked at Minix off and on for the last two decades, I've even taught OS classes using Minix as the source case. It's pretty cool. Its pretty clean code, and it's pretty easy to follow. Now it would be nice to have a portable platform to be able to use. There is more than a few Pi's around, it would make a great place for people to play. For an OS learning environment Minix is great. It's in the realm of Unix V6 or FreeDOS. Linux is a great OS (using it now) but for a lean teaching tool it's too big to manage. I'd love to be able to teach on the Pi. But the port to the ARM platform has been stalled. It would be nice to have a Pi port.
Bound paper engineering books with numbered pages FTW!
I have stacks back to the 80's when I started using them. I put everything in them.
I got deposed in someone else's battle. Went in, got the "and where were you the night of June 2?" "No clue, but let me look in my book". Opened it up and read him the entry. I keep good notes, I even keep who was there in seating order (clockwise from me, I'm last in the list, people that show up late are listed after me). The defendants lawyer was very unhappy. Since it was bound, with numbers, and in date order (no missing pages, no back insertions) they borrowed it to make copies. The battle got settled the next week.
But to answer the OP's question, I use a wiki to keep track of system changes and stuff like that. Nice thing is that you can let others have RO access so they can see some of the items. I use a custom version of JSPWiki that has inter and intra page level security so I can control what is public. Highly recommended.
I also use tiddlywiki (http://tiddlywiki.com/) as a local file version, mostly for active todo/call items.
"one trillion grains of sand are but a small patch of beach."
The largest dump truck in the world would have to carry more than nine full loads to move a trillion grains of sand. A regular dump truck will have to make 150 trips. (first hit on Google "how much is one trillion grains of sand."
In money terms it's about $9 million, that's what NJ spent to replace the sand along one stretch of beach. 150 dump truck loads is a lot.
Now 1 trillion angels, that's really really tiny.....
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And the plug worked! Listened to a few samples and decided to get it. Since I'm an instant gratification junky rather than wait and get it for free in a few days I threw money at Amazon. Look for your $0.02 royalty check in next months mail :)
*poof* there goes the second billion in cash, in the form of wasted time by Slashdot. Sorry Tony, you'll need to update the title of your presentation.
One of the big problems is that it runs Windows CE, and it's hard to add applications. There is some magic with the BIOS that won't let it boot into anything but a signed version of Windows.
EBay has them for about $75, maybe there will be a break in getting Linux on it.
Since I can't count the IBM 1401 and the IBM 360 that I got to use in 1974 or the PDP-8e that I used in college, since I did not own them; my first "owned" computer was the Telcon Zorba.
The Zorba was a Osborne clone but with a much bigger screen (7") and two 400KB disks. Came with all the *Star software (WordStar, CalcStar,...)
It also had a disk clone program that allowed it to read a large number of other disk formats. This made it much easier to exchange software with other people
I teach Project Management in the Masters Degree Program. The best book is Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules by Steve McConnell It covers all aspects of project management. Most of the tools and tips he presents have real world usage.
I run two copies of JSPWiki (jspwiki.org), one on my laptop and one on the server. When I'm offline, I put the notes in the local JSPWiki instance. When I get plugged back into a network, Unison syncs the two file systems up and I'm good to go. A wiki is the way to go. Easy formatting, search, page linking, etc. I think I've become about 50% more productive because I can find things.
When they switched over to Windows on the desktop, one of the hard parts was moving the apps to VB. They ended up taking twice as long to port as they took to write and about four times the size.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane :-)
Ivar. The shelves are solid wood, they will hold the weight of anything else. The mobo can be held down with wood screws an spacers. The shelves can be spaced 2" apart if you want. It's easy to drill holes in the shelves for cables, extra air flow, etc.
Currently 65 (1 master, 64 nodes) of AMD Mobos on Ikea shelves. Cheap, easy to swap out, good air flow around the hardware. The shelves are wood, so everything just sits on them. It would be nice to find power supplies with extra connections to power more than one system.
In the past Microsoft has gone out of their way to lock the hardware down, my guess is that they've sunk some effort and brain power into doing that again. I'm sure that there are some modders out there that can get around it, but it might take some time.
I'm looking at building my own MythTV setup, but in a pound for pound first look (based only on the articles), this may make a good choice. On the other hand it will be interesting to see what Sony counters with.
Sure is, how else do you want to induce that afternoon food coma?
Of course since your government servants are underpaid, the cafeteria get financial support, your tax dollars in action!
MSFT voting no would be my guess also. It was really amazing how OS/2 could run the Win16 and Win32 apps better than Windows could. I was an OS/2 user for a few years after Warp came out. I would have kept it up but the new applications were starting to have a tough time with the Windows bridge software.
Rick is our resident state wackadoodle. It's amazing that he's risen to be the third highest Republican in Congress. His most recent claim to fame was during the Terri disaster. Or more correctly after she died where he went on TV and said that he would be sponsoring laws to restrict the kinds of rulings that judges could make. Sigh. Only 18 months until the November elections and we can get rid of him.
But the test is coming up very soon, it looks like Judge Kimball is ready to rock the SCO world on the 21st of April.