Slashdot does OK. Now and then, a nasty word or a Troll sneak in, but the Nazgul consume them quickly. Groklaw does ok too. (Trolls there glow orange when they pass the door)
For many years, all the phone numbers used in films have been bogus, I.E. 555-123-9876. If a real number is shown, thousands of people would dial it up to see if it was real. Not cool!:\
Same thing seems to be starting for web addresses. If you use something bogus, like , the audience cannot flood some unsuspecting web site with "are you there" messages.
In other words, If you show too much reality on films, you get slashdot effects.:)
There are three types of users/computers.
1. Office droid workstations. They need access to a small set of apps (SAP, Word, etc.). Remote administering these computers should be the job of IT. It can do a good job here and save lots of money.
2. Servers. These are common resources, and should be administered by a common group, such as IT.
3. High-tech/engineering users/computers. This includes programmers, research setups, specialized instalations, etc. IT cannot administer these and will make EVERYONE mad if they try. Only the people at each computer can know what software needs to be on that computer. Programmers are making new software, so how can IT administer what does not exist yet? And is subject to change at random times!
Give up on administering anything in group 3. You will cost your organization time and money. It is OK to say to the folks in group 3 "You administer these computers, but you are not on the common network/internet".
Draw a clear line of what is mine and what is yours, then stay on your side of the line. If you can do this, then everyone wins.
I do both: light in the background and change default page color to anything but 'WHITE'. A white page shows flicker to me, and my eyes get tired very fast. Changeing to off-white (or wheat, or green, etc) makes my eyes last longer.
Note: I needed to do this after 20 years as a programmer.
We are using Dosygen for documentation on my current project. Doxygen works fine.
However, the project lead has decreed "No Comments In Source Code". !
So for the last release, we hires a batch of Interns to document the source, ran Doxygen, then threw that code set away. For this release, I am adding comments back to a new source tree. Which will be thrown away.!
Don't let anyone become as powerfull as this 'leader'. (Even yourself!) Make sure that everyone agrees to the standards, then follows them.
Even so, this is better than the geek I once worked with who wrote 'self documenting assembler code'. Think about it.:)
You make one big assumption here, a real deal-breaker: The boundary between Patent and Copyright would have to be determined by the Patent Office. This is a government office, which means that a government employee must make an intelligent decision.
Don't forget India Rails, British Rails, and Lunar rails. These are good tools for teaching geography. Also, no dice, just skill required to whomp the other guys! Takes about one hour per player. (Wild with 6 players!)
I have played these longer than I have computer games! Still fun.
(Warning: you need friends in the flesh to play these games)
Also, any of the 18xx games (1830, 1835, etc) make Monopoly look simple. Good way to get your mind around how the suits think.:) You do need a whole day to play.
Not 2.5 cents per trade, 2.5 cents per side. Two sides, total $0.05 per trade.
And they sound so reasonable; this is the lowest offer they can accept.
Lots of sparks when this hits the fan!
'self-respecting astrologer' is in there with 'military intelligence' or 'compassionate conservative'. Astrology has more to do with fortune telling that with the actual universe.
All the benifits from the trip to the moon had nothing to do with the rocks we got back.
Short list:
Computers that are smaller than a truck.
Heart monitors.
Without Apollo, you would not have a PC.
Going back to the moon is a good idea, just for the side-benifits.
Only one closed system has stood the test of time: Apple Macs.
This is the exception that proves the rule.
When the first PC came out (I was programming CP/M then) all the closed boxes started to fade. Even IBM could not reverse the tide, and had to learn to adapt and prosper.
Once upon a time in America, there were hundreds of people who made buggy whips. After most people switched to driving cars, there was no need for buggy whips (except in western movies). How is the RIAA diferent from a buggy whip company trying to hold on to a vanishing market?
At Baen, you see a list of books to be published about 6 months ahead. As release date comes near, you get preview chapters. You can also buy an online version; just one book or a whole month.
Several times I have read the online version, then bought the paper copy.
They also have an archive of past books you can read or download.
IMHO, the people that rip off copies will never pay anyway, so you need to make the people that do pay happy. Baen does so for me.
I tried them.
Same old Rock/Blues/modern %$@&^. When they have a decent collection of Celtic tracks, I will try again.
I like GOOD stuff, not same old same old.
Most buffer problems are caused by programmers who do not remember that memory is full of many items, not just the item they are working with NOW. There is data before a buffer, and there is data after a buffer. Filling a 10 byte buffer with 11 bytes puts garbage in some other buffer or variable. If buffers are on the stack, extra data flows over onto the stack, which causes many problems. (Google searach 'Wild Pointer')
The current name for 'Z80' is 'embedded system'. I happened to look at a disk drive (for my x86) several years ago and noticed a nice fat Z80 processor! I am sure there are several ports of Linux for Z80, and there might be more sold today than 5 years ago.
Old processord never die, they just become embedded.
The temprature is from where the radiation source.
When the universe began with the Big Bang, there was a bunch of radiation left over. As the universe expanded, the wavelength of that radiation got longer, becoming microwave frequency over time. If you point a microwave detector at the sky, there is this microwave radiation from any direction you look. Using formulas I don't remember, the energy of this radiation has a certain temprature, XX Kelvins. This cloud has a measured temprature (same formula) that is lower.
Sort of like the Jolt cola being the only frozen thing in the ice box.
For more information ( and formulas) try http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030220.html
Just the other day I read a piece describibg why offering FREE products makes good business sense. If this article is half true, Darwin will zap all those dinosaurs hiding behind their castle walls.
The link is here http://www.baen.com/library/
This describes why Baen Books in offering books on-line for free, and why they think this will make them a TON of money! I am not a professional author, so I could not have said it this well, but I agree with everything said here.
So, go read books for free, and make Baen rich!
The history described here reminds me of what happened when Martin Luther started protestantism: the Pope ignored the problem for years, then was not able to stop the heresies.
The parallel here is the intenet and the printing press. The Pope (establishment) did not understand how new technology of the printing press would effect how they kept control of things. By the time a new Pope understood what was happening, it was too late to stop the dissapation of power.
The media moguls were caught by suprise by the new technology, and are still trying to reverse history. As soon as some new company finds how to sell 'content' on the web for profit, the old companies will adapt or die.
To quote Nivin & Pournell: 'Think of it as evolution in action'
Slashdot Mirror
I just left a comment. The number 2 issue with comments had about 200 of so. This issue has 45k and rising. Lets tack another digit in the end!
Thoughtful, reasoned, and on point. Let see if we can make a difference.
I hear there is lots if N. eutropha in France. Not that I have been there, but from folks I have heard from, this bacteria is everywhere!
What are the methods to gestate young one when no parents are alive? What type of surrogates are available?
How can we be lonely? We have SlashDot!
Slashdot does OK.
;)
Now and then, a nasty word or a Troll sneak in, but the Nazgul consume them quickly.
Groklaw does ok too. (Trolls there glow orange when they pass the door)
Those other sites though.....
For many years, all the phone numbers used in films have been bogus, I.E. 555-123-9876. If a real number is shown, thousands of people would dial it up to see if it was real. Not cool! :\
:)
Same thing seems to be starting for web addresses. If you use something bogus, like , the audience cannot flood some unsuspecting web site with "are you there" messages.
In other words, If you show too much reality on films, you get slashdot effects.
There are three types of users/computers.
1. Office droid workstations. They need access to a small set of apps (SAP, Word, etc.). Remote administering these computers should be the job of IT. It can do a good job here and save lots of money.
2. Servers. These are common resources, and should be administered by a common group, such as IT.
3. High-tech/engineering users/computers. This includes programmers, research setups, specialized instalations, etc. IT cannot administer these and will make EVERYONE mad if they try. Only the people at each computer can know what software needs to be on that computer. Programmers are making new software, so how can IT administer what does not exist yet? And is subject to change at random times!
Give up on administering anything in group 3. You will cost your organization time and money. It is OK to say to the folks in group 3 "You administer these computers, but you are not on the common network/internet".
Draw a clear line of what is mine and what is yours, then stay on your side of the line. If you can do this, then everyone wins.
I do both: light in the background and change default page color to anything but 'WHITE'.
A white page shows flicker to me, and my eyes get tired very fast. Changeing to off-white (or wheat, or green, etc) makes my eyes last longer.
Note: I needed to do this after 20 years as a programmer.
We are using Dosygen for documentation on my current project. Doxygen works fine.
:)
However, the project lead has decreed "No Comments In Source Code". ! So for the last release, we hires a batch of Interns to document the source, ran Doxygen, then threw that code set away. For this release, I am adding comments back to a new source tree. Which will be thrown away.!
Don't let anyone become as powerfull as this 'leader'. (Even yourself!) Make sure that everyone agrees to the standards, then follows them.
Even so, this is better than the geek I once worked with who wrote 'self documenting assembler code'. Think about it.
You make one big assumption here, a real deal-breaker:
:)
The boundary between Patent and Copyright would have to be determined by the Patent Office. This is a government office, which means that a government employee must make an intelligent decision.
Need I say more?
Government workers need simple, clear rules.
Don't forget India Rails, British Rails, and Lunar rails. These are good tools for teaching geography. Also, no dice, just skill required to whomp the other guys! Takes about one hour per player. (Wild with 6 players!)
:) You do need a whole day to play.
I have played these longer than I have computer games! Still fun.
(Warning: you need friends in the flesh to play these games)
Also, any of the 18xx games (1830, 1835, etc) make Monopoly look simple. Good way to get your mind around how the suits think.
Not 2.5 cents per trade, 2.5 cents per side. Two sides, total $0.05 per trade. And they sound so reasonable; this is the lowest offer they can accept. Lots of sparks when this hits the fan!
'self-respecting astrologer' is in there with 'military intelligence' or 'compassionate conservative'. Astrology has more to do with fortune telling that with the actual universe.
The Titan Rover will beat this. Watch for the anouncement before the re-election of Chenney in 2012. (NOT!)
All the benifits from the trip to the moon had nothing to do with the rocks we got back. Short list: Computers that are smaller than a truck. Heart monitors. Without Apollo, you would not have a PC. Going back to the moon is a good idea, just for the side-benifits.
Only one closed system has stood the test of time: Apple Macs. This is the exception that proves the rule. When the first PC came out (I was programming CP/M then) all the closed boxes started to fade. Even IBM could not reverse the tide, and had to learn to adapt and prosper.
Once upon a time in America, there were hundreds of people who made buggy whips. After most people switched to driving cars, there was no need for buggy whips (except in western movies). How is the RIAA diferent from a buggy whip company trying to hold on to a vanishing market?
At Baen, you see a list of books to be published about 6 months ahead. As release date comes near, you get preview chapters. You can also buy an online version; just one book or a whole month. Several times I have read the online version, then bought the paper copy. They also have an archive of past books you can read or download. IMHO, the people that rip off copies will never pay anyway, so you need to make the people that do pay happy. Baen does so for me.
I tried them. Same old Rock/Blues/modern %$@&^. When they have a decent collection of Celtic tracks, I will try again. I like GOOD stuff, not same old same old.
The sound of the vultures starting to circle a little lower...
Most buffer problems are caused by programmers who do not remember that memory is full of many items, not just the item they are working with NOW. There is data before a buffer, and there is data after a buffer. Filling a 10 byte buffer with 11 bytes puts garbage in some other buffer or variable. If buffers are on the stack, extra data flows over onto the stack, which causes many problems. (Google searach 'Wild Pointer')
The current name for 'Z80' is 'embedded system'. I happened to look at a disk drive (for my x86) several years ago and noticed a nice fat Z80 processor! I am sure there are several ports of Linux for Z80, and there might be more sold today than 5 years ago. Old processord never die, they just become embedded.
The temprature is from where the radiation source.
When the universe began with the Big Bang, there was a bunch of radiation left over. As the universe expanded, the wavelength of that radiation got longer, becoming microwave frequency over time. If you point a microwave detector at the sky, there is this microwave radiation from any direction you look. Using formulas I don't remember, the energy of this radiation has a certain temprature, XX Kelvins. This cloud has a measured temprature (same formula) that is lower.
Sort of like the Jolt cola being the only frozen thing in the ice box.
For more information ( and formulas) try http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030220.html
Just the other day I read a piece describibg why offering FREE products makes good business sense. If this article is half true, Darwin will zap all those dinosaurs hiding behind their castle walls. The link is here http://www.baen.com/library/ This describes why Baen Books in offering books on-line for free, and why they think this will make them a TON of money! I am not a professional author, so I could not have said it this well, but I agree with everything said here. So, go read books for free, and make Baen rich!
The history described here reminds me of what happened when Martin Luther started protestantism: the Pope ignored the problem for years, then was not able to stop the heresies. The parallel here is the intenet and the printing press. The Pope (establishment) did not understand how new technology of the printing press would effect how they kept control of things. By the time a new Pope understood what was happening, it was too late to stop the dissapation of power. The media moguls were caught by suprise by the new technology, and are still trying to reverse history. As soon as some new company finds how to sell 'content' on the web for profit, the old companies will adapt or die. To quote Nivin & Pournell: 'Think of it as evolution in action'