> There are three types of people: > >(1) Those that recognize Microsoft's influence and approve of it. >(2) Those that recognize Microsoft's influence and disapprove of it. >(3) Those that are oblivious to Microsoft's influence and wouldn't care even if someone told them.
Wait, Wait I thought there were 10 types of people!?
I wasn't worried about people going through any checkpoint "faster". My concern was more tied to the Natalie Portman comment. Given the opportunities for exploitation, will celebrities and VIPs look for ways out of being scanned before taking a PUBLIC flight? Would YOU cry foul if celebs could get out of be scanned for privacy reasons?
I don't think anyone here would care if there were a special scanner for VIPs, as long as they were getting scanned just like everyone else.
I remember hearing some airlines setting up special lanes for VIPs, a.k.a. rich people, to pass through the security checkpoints faster. So as these backscatter checkpoints start showing up in airports, will the rich and famous wiggle their way out of having to walk through these things? Is it fair?
On one hand, I'd have to say that well off people rarely blowup the planes that they are riding on. On the other hand, money can buy a lot of things. Can you really trust someone because they have paid for VIP privileges?
I for one don't think it should an option to buy your way out of a security scan that "everyone" is required to go through.
>If there is some leakage then your computer is broken for good. I guess that depends on where the leak is or how long you run the system dry. Same goes for automobiles too.
>So, why people don't use other fluids for cooling like oil etc ? Gee, isn't oil used to reduce friction or something? Not a whole lot of friction going on in that CPU. I canâ(TM)t really think of any cooling system that uses oil to transfer heat the way water does.
>That would be no rocket science, this is just simple common sense. Out of curiosity, maybe you can give some examples of cooling solutions that use something other than a water based solution or just plain old air.
I believe you may have been too aggressive in your stance regarding copyrights and destroying a users system. I am sure you will get plenty of email regarding this so instead of "beating a dead horse" I suggest you browse this news forum to get an idea of how enraged some people are. Go check out http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/17/22 0228&mode=thread&tid=103&tid=99 it may be enlightening.
>"the IP itÂll be either an asian address or some clueless userÂs box in the US on a cable modem or DSL >link." > >The news item states 15 spammers, 13 in the US and 2 in the UK. Bang goes your theory.
The news states where MS is filing its lawsuits. AC is just stating his/her observation of where most spam comes from. Since I rarely bother looking at the headers for spam, I can not say whether or not AC is correct. However I am inclined to accept there is some truth to his statement.
Technically, USA has more than three of the global TLDs "sponsored." http://www.icann.org/tlds/
My question is why do you feel that "technically gov and mil are, but the us hoardes them anyway" is a bad thing? (as you posted below in http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=67464&cid=6189 441)
Same thing as driving over those orange traffic cones. Drive over a 100 at less than 15 mph, who cares. Plow into a just a few at 100 mph and look at the mess you made of your front end.
Yes, I made this mistake once. It was 4 am, I was paying more attention to the garbage truck I was about to pass than the cones coming into my lane very quickly. I chose hit the cone instead of the garbage truck. Those soft little cones cracked lights, dented my hood, and nearly ripped my exhaust off.
You'd be glad to know that several of the military grocery stores, a.k.a. commissary, all had a single line multiple register model. Each register still had it's own impulse zone and the line would also go past it' own impulse zone.
The good side was it did go faster and as pmz (462998) states, it is much better than being marooned behind some idiot. It was even kind a love/hate thing when you when through the line and would check out and the moron is still holding up the one register.
The bad side, was since EVERYONE gets paid the same day*, if you went to the commissary on the wrong day the single line would wind past 10-14 registers around a corner and on towards the back of the store. On the other hand multiple lines would have been just chaos!
* Payday on the 1st and 15th, althogh direct deposit would cause that to vary a day or two depending on the bank.
Make it a short-term day care center for a mall, department store, gym or something.
When I was a kid, the church I went to converted a bus into a day care center, complete with wood stove to keep it warm. The church didn't have their own building, so they needed something mobile. Hey that's better than going to the services in the funeral home it was parked in front of.
Also, I am sure there are a multitude of railroad history parks around the country that could use it, if they could afford it.
Ender's Game was on the "commandant's reading list" while I was enlisted in the Marines. Not sure if it still is, but I thought you would like to know.
An except from google cache to a site that no longer exists:
Commandant's Reading List
The Commandant of the Marine Corps has prescribed a list of books that he felt were important for Marines to read. The list is divided into sections based on rank. Marines are expected to read at least two books per year from this list. The lessons learned from the books can be used to become better leaders both in and out of The Corps.
Pvt, PFC, LCpl Rifleman Dodd by Forester, Starship Troopers by Heinlein A Message to Garcia by Hubbard, The Bridge at Dong-Ha by Miller U.S. Marines: 1775-1975 by Simmons, U.S. Constitution Fields of Fire by Webb
Cpl, Sgt The War of the Running Dogs: The Malayan Emergency, 1498-1962 by Barber, The Old Man's Trail by Campbell Ender's Game by Card, Uncommon Men: Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps by Chapin Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Marine!: The Life of LtGen Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller, USMC (Ret) by Davis Fire in the Streets: The Battle for Hue, Tet, 1968 by Hammel, Strong Men Armed: The United States Marines Against Japan by Leckie The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Negro Calvary in the West by Leckie, Soldier's Load and the Mobility of a Nation by Marshall The Right Kind of War by McCormick, Battle Leadership by Von Schell The Defense of Duffer's Drift by Swinton, Fix Bayonets! by Thomason Battle Cry by Uris
SSgt, WO-1, CWO-2, CWO-3, 2ndLt, 1stLt Band of Brothers: E Co., 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne: From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle Nest by Ambrose Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 by Ambrose War in the Shadows: The Guerrilla in History by Asprey Common Sense Training: A Working Philosophy for Leaders by Collins On Infantry by English & Gudmundsson Grant & Lee: A Study in Personality and Generalship by Fuller How We Won the War by Giap American Gunboat Diplomacy and the Old Navy, 1877-1889 by Hagan Acts of War: The Behavior of Men in Battle by Holmes Flights of Passage: Reflections of a World War II Aviator by Hynes The Face of Battle by Keegan Terrorism Reader: A Historical Anthology by Laquer & Alexander Strategy Liddell by Hart Maneuver Warfare Handbook by Lind The Middle Parts of Fortune: Somme and Ancre, 1916 by Manning We Were Soldiers Once and Young: Ia Drang, the Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam by Moore & Galloway The U.S. Marine Corps Story by Moskin The Military: More than Just a Job by Moskos Operation Buffalo: USMC Fight for the DMZ by Nolan Challenge of Command: A Reading for Military Excellence by Nye Attacks by Rommel Iwo Jima: Legacy of War by Ross The Forgotten Soldier: The Classic WWII Autobiography by Sajer Firepower in Limited War by Scales The Killer Angels by Shaara Tarawa: The Story of a Battle by Sherrod Falls of Eagles by Sulzberg Arts of War (Sun Tzu) by Sun Tzu U.S. Constitution Unaccustomed to Fear: A Biography of the Late General Roy S. Gieger, United States Marine Corps by Willock
GySgt, MSgt, 1stSgt, CWO-4, Capt Battle Studies: Ancient and Modern Battle by Ardant du Picq Guerrilla Strategies: A Historical Anthology from the Long March to Afghanistan by Chailand The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940 by Doughty Street Without Joy by Fall Profession of Arms by Hackett Battle for the Falklands by Hastings Victory at High Tide: The Inchon Seoul Campaign by Heinl The War of the American Independence: Military Attitudes, Policies, and Practice by Higginbotham Once a Lengend: Red Mike Edson of the Marine Raiders by Hoffman Maneuver Warfare: An Anthology by Hooker Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 by Horne Infantry in Battle (U.S.) Infantry by School The U.S. Marines and Amphibious War: Its Theory, and its Practice in the Pacific by Isley & Crowl The Price of Admi
I agree that photojournalism, and the news media for that matter, should not be altering the composition or content of any photos. I can understand altering contrast, color, and sharpness to bring the photo closer to what the photographer actually shot.
Now for photographic art, I am "on the fence" for this one. Should one be taking pictures of major events and altering the photos? Is the artist trying to pass off the art as real?
For example, I had an old B/W photo that had been edited to make it look like Chicago was on fire and being attacked by UFOs. Clearly a fake. Now, how about the stupid guy on top of the WTC tower with the plane coming in from behind in the background. Was that really photographic art? (More of a lighthearted prank I think.)
Looking for more to support your theory I found articles from USA Today, Time, and IOCOM.
USA Today also has a link to a very nice graphical representation of the sensor failures.
The Time article interestingly describes what the final moments may have been like on board for the astronauts. It appears there was another 2 Sec burst of data after contact was lost. Time states, "For 5 sec. after that, only computer data streamed down, and then all contact was lost. Finally, 25 sec. later, the ship crackled back online for just 2 sec., but the data packed into that brief burst told a chilling tale. According to the readings, the ship was in a flat, counterclockwise spin, moving at 20 per second, meaning it would complete a full rotation in 18 sec. Actually, Columbia was probably twirling faster than that, but 20 per second is as much as its systems could record, given that that's more than the ship could take. The data also suggest that Husband switched the spacecraft from autopilot to manual, evidently fighting to stabilize his spacecraft. There was no "Oh, shoot" this time."
IOCOM's FAQ is pack full of info. I have not had a chance to read it completely, but it does contain dialog that does mention "we bumped the stick earlier".
I have to agree with you that this may be one of the many things that when looked at alone would not have caused a catastrophic failure. I am very interested in what the final findings will be.
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> There are three types of people:
>
>(1) Those that recognize Microsoft's influence and approve of it.
>(2) Those that recognize Microsoft's influence and disapprove of it.
>(3) Those that are oblivious to Microsoft's influence and wouldn't care even if someone told them.
Wait, Wait I thought there were 10 types of people!?
"Here people are sort of involved in the porno business and don't even know it," said Richard M. Smith
No matter how you look at it, If you need it, overnighting a gig or more sure beats the frame relay we've been provided where I work.
I'd say the same goes for a majority of companies.
I wasn't worried about people going through any checkpoint "faster". My concern was more tied to the Natalie Portman comment. Given the opportunities for exploitation, will celebrities and VIPs look for ways out of being scanned before taking a PUBLIC flight?
Would YOU cry foul if celebs could get out of be scanned for privacy reasons?
I don't think anyone here would care if there were a special scanner for VIPs, as long as they were getting scanned just like everyone else.
I remember hearing some airlines setting up special lanes for VIPs, a.k.a. rich people, to pass through the security checkpoints faster. So as these backscatter checkpoints start showing up in airports, will the rich and famous wiggle their way out of having to walk through these things? Is it fair?
On one hand, I'd have to say that well off people rarely blowup the planes that they are riding on. On the other hand, money can buy a lot of things. Can you really trust someone because they have paid for VIP privileges?
I for one don't think it should an option to buy your way out of a security scan that "everyone" is required to go through.
>If there is some leakage then your computer is broken for good.
I guess that depends on where the leak is or how long you run the system dry. Same goes for automobiles too.
>So, why people don't use other fluids for cooling like oil etc ?
Gee, isn't oil used to reduce friction or something? Not a whole lot of friction going on in that CPU. I canâ(TM)t really think of any cooling system that uses oil to transfer heat the way water does.
>That would be no rocket science, this is just simple common sense.
Out of curiosity, maybe you can give some examples of cooling solutions that use something other than a water based solution or just plain old air.
No, jafuser pointed directly to the archive of The Hubble Deep Field shot. Had he pointed here, it would have been a different picture every day.
The following has been submitted...
2 0228&mode=thread&tid=103&tid=99 it may be enlightening.
Mr. Hatch,
I believe you may have been too aggressive in your stance regarding copyrights and destroying a users system. I am sure you will get plenty of email regarding this so instead of "beating a dead horse" I suggest you browse this news forum to get an idea of how enraged some people are. Go check out http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/17/2
>"the IP itÂll be either an asian address or some clueless userÂs box in the US on a cable modem or DSL >link."
>
>The news item states 15 spammers, 13 in the US and 2 in the UK. Bang goes your theory.
The news states where MS is filing its lawsuits. AC is just stating his/her observation of where most spam comes from. Since I rarely bother looking at the headers for spam, I can not say whether or not AC is correct. However I am inclined to accept there is some truth to his statement.
Technically, USA has more than three of the global TLDs "sponsored."
9 441)
http://www.icann.org/tlds/
My question is why do you feel that "technically gov and mil are, but the us hoardes them anyway" is a bad thing?
(as you posted below in http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=67464&cid=618
I have to say that I am slightly amused that "Captain Beefheart" is talking about brain food and nutrition.
You might as well point to an example of the Mootrix.
Too bad they forgot the simple things...
Another surprise: Despite all the high-end design, the shower lacks a soap dish.
Same thing as driving over those orange traffic cones. Drive over a 100 at less than 15 mph, who cares. Plow into a just a few at 100 mph and look at the mess you made of your front end.
Yes, I made this mistake once. It was 4 am, I was paying more attention to the garbage truck I was about to pass than the cones coming into my lane very quickly. I chose hit the cone instead of the garbage truck. Those soft little cones cracked lights, dented my hood, and nearly ripped my exhaust off.
You'd be glad to know that several of the military grocery stores, a.k.a. commissary, all had a single line multiple register model. Each register still had it's own impulse zone and the line would also go past it' own impulse zone.
The good side was it did go faster and as pmz (462998) states, it is much better than being marooned behind some idiot. It was even kind a love/hate thing when you when through the line and would check out and the moron is still holding up the one register.
The bad side, was since EVERYONE gets paid the same day*, if you went to the commissary on the wrong day the single line would wind past 10-14 registers around a corner and on towards the back of the store. On the other hand multiple lines would have been just chaos!
* Payday on the 1st and 15th, althogh direct deposit would cause that to vary a day or two depending on the bank.
Wow!! You got your comment refrenced directly by the Register
You must be proud.
And to keep this on topic, It's great that google is going to filter out blogs. It should clean up the search results nicely.
Make it a short-term day care center for a mall, department store, gym or something.
When I was a kid, the church I went to converted a bus into a day care center, complete with wood stove to keep it warm. The church didn't have their own building, so they needed something mobile. Hey that's better than going to the services in the funeral home it was parked in front of.
Also, I am sure there are a multitude of railroad history parks around the country that could use it, if they could afford it.
> Well it seems that CowboyNeal has just awoken from a five year coma
Is this why the CowboyNeal option has dissappeared from the polls??
Solitaire
Now, where have I heard that before?
Oh, It looks like COMMANDANT'S READING LIST has been renamed to U. S. MARINE READING PROGRAM.
g /cmc_l ist.htm
Here is a url:
http://www.mca-marines.org/store/readingpro
Ender's Game was on the "commandant's reading list" while I was enlisted in the Marines. Not sure if it still is, but I thought you would like to know.
An except from google cache to a site that no longer exists:
Commandant's Reading List
The Commandant of the Marine Corps has prescribed a list of books that he felt were important for Marines to read. The list is divided into sections based on rank. Marines are expected to read at least two books per year from this list. The lessons learned from the books can be used to become better leaders both in and out of The Corps.
Pvt, PFC, LCpl
Rifleman Dodd by Forester, Starship Troopers by Heinlein
A Message to Garcia by Hubbard, The Bridge at Dong-Ha by Miller
U.S. Marines: 1775-1975 by Simmons, U.S. Constitution
Fields of Fire by Webb
Cpl, Sgt
The War of the Running Dogs: The Malayan Emergency, 1498-1962 by Barber, The Old Man's Trail by Campbell
Ender's Game by Card, Uncommon Men: Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps by Chapin
Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Marine!: The Life of LtGen Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller, USMC (Ret) by Davis
Fire in the Streets: The Battle for Hue, Tet, 1968 by Hammel, Strong Men Armed: The United States Marines Against Japan by Leckie
The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Negro Calvary in the West by Leckie, Soldier's Load and the Mobility of a Nation by Marshall
The Right Kind of War by McCormick, Battle Leadership by Von Schell
The Defense of Duffer's Drift by Swinton, Fix Bayonets! by Thomason
Battle Cry by Uris
SSgt, WO-1, CWO-2, CWO-3, 2ndLt, 1stLt
Band of Brothers: E Co., 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne: From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle Nest by Ambrose
Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 by Ambrose
War in the Shadows: The Guerrilla in History by Asprey
Common Sense Training: A Working Philosophy for Leaders by Collins
On Infantry by English & Gudmundsson
Grant & Lee: A Study in Personality and Generalship by Fuller
How We Won the War by Giap
American Gunboat Diplomacy and the Old Navy, 1877-1889 by Hagan
Acts of War: The Behavior of Men in Battle by Holmes
Flights of Passage: Reflections of a World War II Aviator by Hynes
The Face of Battle by Keegan
Terrorism Reader: A Historical Anthology by Laquer & Alexander
Strategy Liddell by Hart
Maneuver Warfare Handbook by Lind
The Middle Parts of Fortune: Somme and Ancre, 1916 by Manning
We Were Soldiers Once and Young: Ia Drang, the Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam by Moore & Galloway
The U.S. Marine Corps Story by Moskin
The Military: More than Just a Job by Moskos
Operation Buffalo: USMC Fight for the DMZ by Nolan
Challenge of Command: A Reading for Military Excellence by Nye
Attacks by Rommel
Iwo Jima: Legacy of War by Ross
The Forgotten Soldier: The Classic WWII Autobiography by Sajer
Firepower in Limited War by Scales
The Killer Angels by Shaara
Tarawa: The Story of a Battle by Sherrod
Falls of Eagles by Sulzberg
Arts of War (Sun Tzu) by Sun Tzu
U.S. Constitution
Unaccustomed to Fear: A Biography of the Late General Roy S. Gieger, United States Marine Corps by Willock
GySgt, MSgt, 1stSgt, CWO-4, Capt
Battle Studies: Ancient and Modern Battle by Ardant du Picq
Guerrilla Strategies: A Historical Anthology from the Long March to Afghanistan by Chailand
The Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940 by Doughty
Street Without Joy by Fall
Profession of Arms by Hackett
Battle for the Falklands by Hastings
Victory at High Tide: The Inchon Seoul Campaign by Heinl
The War of the American Independence: Military Attitudes, Policies, and Practice by Higginbotham
Once a Lengend: Red Mike Edson of the Marine Raiders by Hoffman
Maneuver Warfare: An Anthology by Hooker
Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 by Horne
Infantry in Battle (U.S.) Infantry by School
The U.S. Marines and Amphibious War: Its Theory, and its Practice in the Pacific by Isley & Crowl
The Price of Admi
I agree that photojournalism, and the news media for that matter, should not be altering the composition or content of any photos. I can understand altering contrast, color, and sharpness to bring the photo closer to what the photographer actually shot.
Now for photographic art, I am "on the fence" for this one. Should one be taking pictures of major events and altering the photos? Is the artist trying to pass off the art as real?
For example, I had an old B/W photo that had been edited to make it look like Chicago was on fire and being attacked by UFOs. Clearly a fake.
Now, how about the stupid guy on top of the WTC tower with the plane coming in from behind in the background. Was that really photographic art? (More of a lighthearted prank I think.)
I am waiting for my water to turn to blood.
(why exactly am i feeding a troll??)
Looking for more to support your theory I found articles from USA Today, Time, and IOCOM.
USA Today also has a link to a very nice graphical representation of the sensor failures.
The Time article interestingly describes what the final moments may have been like on board for the astronauts. It appears there was another 2 Sec burst of data after contact was lost. Time states, "For 5 sec. after that, only computer data streamed down, and then all contact was lost. Finally, 25 sec. later, the ship crackled back online for just 2 sec., but the data packed into that brief burst told a chilling tale. According to the readings, the ship was in a flat, counterclockwise spin, moving at 20 per second, meaning it would complete a full rotation in 18 sec. Actually, Columbia was probably twirling faster than that, but 20 per second is as much as its systems could record, given that that's more than the ship could take. The data also suggest that Husband switched the spacecraft from autopilot to manual, evidently fighting to stabilize his spacecraft. There was no "Oh, shoot" this time."
IOCOM's FAQ is pack full of info. I have not had a chance to read it completely, but it does contain dialog that does mention "we bumped the stick earlier".
I have to agree with you that this may be one of the many things that when looked at alone would not have caused a catastrophic failure. I am very interested in what the final findings will be.