Why would there be an embargo on modern operating systems? I wouldn't guess that missiles use windows xp. And if they did, it's not like they wouldn't be blowing up in mid air. Seriously, someone I knew used to say that in Ukraine he couldn't find a legal copy of any MS software... only burned copies.
This is similar to another poster's suggestion. My question is this: Wouldn't the mushrooming copper or lead snag/tear/shred the garment at the point of impact? In fact most bullets fragment, if only a little. I would expect this to cause tearing, particularly from "splash" or any impact that doesn't hit at a perfect 90 degree angle.
"Part of future kernen maintenance should probably include comparisons against this code, just to be safe. The worst possible thing would be for some witless idiot to include any of it into any OSS project and have this miss final review."
I think this is a good idea. But what scares me more is, if there is often a best way to do something, will this preclude a programmer from doing it?
Well, it makes your language more colorful and makes you see REALLY good. Who wouldn't want really clean eyeballs?...please, dear god, nobody take that seriously.
They should have used the walgreens digital cameras that we've read so much about for added geek points. As it is, I give them a 9.8! Go Isaac, Damon, and Reid!
Ooo... and I can't wait till I find a Microsoft powered "Casino Gaming Machine". I'll try to put money in and pull the arm at the same time. It will try to get me to agree to a nasty EULA and then blue screen... PROFIT!!!
The microsoft wireless residential gateway. $110?! You've got to be kidding me. Must mean you're paying for an XP home licence??!! I have to wonder how often that POS locks up.
I could be wrong, but I seem to remember a reasonably well worded wizard the last time I did a KDE install that gave me slider bars and radio buttons to make customization as simple as it could have been. Maybe what you're suggesting could be more simple pages in that wizard that could ask questions like, "do you want things as simple as possible, or tons of crazy options?" and a slider bar that allows someone to put themselves at, say 40%.
These guys should team up with the guys from the recently-reported-on lcd speaker that makes sound by stretching a film over the display. Better than hiding the speakers in the border. And maybe the film can act as a draft barrier.
"this free wireless network was probably smaller than a few of our free *city* networks"
Their wireless network is smaller than the borders-books wireless network down the street from me. C'mon... 2,100 people population? My corner of my suburban town has a higher pop than this teeny little island.
I think people may be looking too far into this. More features make products seem like a better purchase, whether or not they're going to get used. It's been M$'s philosophy forever. Add a bunch of shite that nobody wants or uses... but inflates the feature list on a cardboard box. Makes someone feel like they got more for their money.
...but as usual the site is slashdotted. Has anyone discussed the possiblity of slashdot mirroring all offsite links as alts? Or maybe use other OSDN sites in round-robbin, for mirroring? Aside from sites that require registration (usually high-bandwidth sites) it's a process you could pretty easily automate upon approval of an article submission.
Try this one on, my housing company made a deal with a provider here. Every apartement complex (that's every decent one in the Bloomington-Normal, IL area) is provided by a DSL company that has a subcontracted answering service that doesn't have two way communication with the actual company, and doesn't know when the actual techs working hours are. They didn't know that the techs are all off after a certain time... and paging them is just a queue for the next day. Further, I've had a couple of weeks total downtime over the past few months. I can't change my provider, and the cost is built in to my rent. I can get cable, but them I'm paying two ISPs. Way to go SAMI.
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Why would there be an embargo on modern operating systems? I wouldn't guess that missiles use windows xp. And if they did, it's not like they wouldn't be blowing up in mid air. Seriously, someone I knew used to say that in Ukraine he couldn't find a legal copy of any MS software... only burned copies.
From the article:
'Kinyarwanda [...] has no words for many basic technical and computing terms, including the very word "computer,"'
So:
'the group settled on "mudasobwa," which roughly translates to "something or someone that does not make mistakes."'
So, they don't have words like "machine", "device", "unit", "box" or "system" either?
Cue jokes on using "unit" or "box", I guess.
Wait, @Stake was at least in part comprised of the old L0pht Heavy Industries guys... they made their living making Microsoft look bad!
:)
I don't buy this guy was fired for making them look bad.
This is similar to another poster's suggestion. My question is this: Wouldn't the mushrooming copper or lead snag/tear/shred the garment at the point of impact? In fact most bullets fragment, if only a little. I would expect this to cause tearing, particularly from "splash" or any impact that doesn't hit at a perfect 90 degree angle.
You sir, are why I love slashdot. Someone actually took the time to answer what seemed like a silly question. Well done. :)
"Part of future kernen maintenance should probably include comparisons against this code, just to be safe. The worst possible thing would be for some witless idiot to include any of it into any OSS project and have this miss final review."
I think this is a good idea. But what scares me more is, if there is often a best way to do something, will this preclude a programmer from doing it?
Maybe they released their own source code to keep the "XML patent" out of the public eye.
Best case scenario: SCO gets billed for, and they pay you a finders fee when it turns out they use linux on 200 machines?
This is a bit beyond me, but are they referring to the Intel SpeedStep technology? (I think that's what it's called)
True, spammers can use WHOIS records for farming addresses... but if it were then illegal for a spammer to conceal his identity?
That the BBC is being criticized worldwide for making unfounded claims.
Well, it makes your language more colorful and makes you see REALLY good. Who wouldn't want really clean eyeballs? ...please, dear god, nobody take that seriously.
They should have used the walgreens digital cameras that we've read so much about for added geek points. As it is, I give them a 9.8! Go Isaac, Damon, and Reid!
Ooo... and I can't wait till I find a Microsoft powered "Casino Gaming Machine". I'll try to put money in and pull the arm at the same time. It will try to get me to agree to a nasty EULA and then blue screen... PROFIT!!!
The microsoft wireless residential gateway. $110?! You've got to be kidding me. Must mean you're paying for an XP home licence??!! I have to wonder how often that POS locks up.
I could be wrong, but I seem to remember a reasonably well worded wizard the last time I did a KDE install that gave me slider bars and radio buttons to make customization as simple as it could have been. Maybe what you're suggesting could be more simple pages in that wizard that could ask questions like, "do you want things as simple as possible, or tons of crazy options?" and a slider bar that allows someone to put themselves at, say 40%.
These guys should team up with the guys from the recently-reported-on lcd speaker that makes sound by stretching a film over the display. Better than hiding the speakers in the border. And maybe the film can act as a draft barrier.
Sorry, I first read the CIA factbook on the pop... article says 1500.
"this free wireless network was probably smaller than a few of our free *city* networks"
Their wireless network is smaller than the borders-books wireless network down the street from me. C'mon... 2,100 people population? My corner of my suburban town has a higher pop than this teeny little island.
That would be a CIA weather generator at work.
I think people may be looking too far into this. More features make products seem like a better purchase, whether or not they're going to get used. It's been M$'s philosophy forever. Add a bunch of shite that nobody wants or uses... but inflates the feature list on a cardboard box. Makes someone feel like they got more for their money.
...but as usual the site is slashdotted. Has anyone discussed the possiblity of slashdot mirroring all offsite links as alts? Or maybe use other OSDN sites in round-robbin, for mirroring? Aside from sites that require registration (usually high-bandwidth sites) it's a process you could pretty easily automate upon approval of an article submission.
I think he was joking. As in, figuring Pi in it's totality. Beyond the bazillion places it's already been figured to.
Maybe it's cochlear offset from the added weight on one side of his head... not visual fixation.
Try this one on, my housing company made a deal with a provider here. Every apartement complex (that's every decent one in the Bloomington-Normal, IL area) is provided by a DSL company that has a subcontracted answering service that doesn't have two way communication with the actual company, and doesn't know when the actual techs working hours are. They didn't know that the techs are all off after a certain time... and paging them is just a queue for the next day. Further, I've had a couple of weeks total downtime over the past few months. I can't change my provider, and the cost is built in to my rent. I can get cable, but them I'm paying two ISPs. Way to go SAMI.