What about burning a bunch of CDs full of the latest linux info? It wouldn't take much to put the linux.org and several other sites onto CD then ship 100 CDs over there. Since they don't have reliable or cheap connections, it would almost be like donating $100 dollars to the LUG (minus the $25-30 bucks to buy and send them). They could give them away for free or charge $.50. Either way, everyone would benefit.
It's called triangulation. As long as a signal is sent wirelessly, it can be done. Seriously, if the slashdot crowd hasn't recognized this capability and its uses and misuses by now, I would honestly question the brain power of the readership.
isn't a documentary supposed to "document" the facts and be "100% true"? I think what the parent post is trying to say is that since the original post was basing his point of view on a poorly represented "documentary" that clearly left important parts out, his reasoning is flawed.
Recipe already exists..
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Skittlebrau
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instructions:
add Skittles candies evenly to 6 12oz. cans of Duffenbrau
chill briefly
makes 6 servings
NOTE: You may want to use caution when preparing Skittlebrau. When Skittles are added to beer -- though I have not, of course, tried Duff -- it creates a scary sort of chemical reaction, causing the beer to foam uncontrollably.
My feelings are neither, it depends on its use. As with many things, something doesn't become a problem or nuisance until enough people speak out against it. Hopefully, if this project comes to fruition as a civilian use, it will be closely guarded so as to prevent against abuse.
It seems it would be very hard to remove causal ambiguity from this case. Sometimes no matter how much money is thrown at a problem, it's very difficult to have a cold, hard (no ice puns intended), single piece of evidence that is the sole cause.
Oops, I forgot to mention the cool factor. See this post . It exists as a result of one teacher's jealously over the existance of a new computer in the classroom next door. Does this really happen? The answer is an astounding "yes".
Either way, $699 > $500. How do you think a school administrator makes his decisions? They are based on money and trying to please everyone in the whole school corporation on top of spending the money in the proscribed government way (because the gov't controls the purse strings).
Sounds like someone woke up on the wrong side of the Microsoft bed today. I don't care what kids get educated on, as long as they are learning.
What I was trying to portray in my post is that 99.97% of the educators out there would get a glazed over look when it comes to Linux, Unix, etc. I'm sad to say that all they want is that "cool, black Dell" and to be sent packing so that they can surf the web and check their email.
Besides, the whole idea of TCO in the world of information technology would baffle administrators who also want that "cool, black Dell" and to be sent packing so that they can surf the web and check their email. As long as it's initial purchase price is CHEAPER than everything else.
I can tell you from first hand experience (withouth doing some research), that supporting multiple platforms in an arena (education) in which information technology is a high priority and the amount of workers/$ paid to workers is inversely proportional, that supporting multiple platforms on top of multiple hardware configurations really, really racks up the man hours thus driving up the cost.
I've worked in an educational setting this whole summer and I can vouch for the administrators' (both educational and technical) point of view. Now throw in another point briefly mentioned in the article:
Gee, a $100-$150 (at most) educational discount on a $1700 IMac (~$1600 total) or a $500 Dell?
Granted, that's not entirely comparing apples to apples (pun intended purely as an afterthought), but that's how most educators, teachers, and students will see it. What would you want to work on or buy if you were a cash strapped student?
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What about burning a bunch of CDs full of the latest linux info? It wouldn't take much to put the linux.org and several other sites onto CD then ship 100 CDs over there. Since they don't have reliable or cheap connections, it would almost be like donating $100 dollars to the LUG (minus the $25-30 bucks to buy and send them). They could give them away for free or charge $.50. Either way, everyone would benefit.
You forgot Shithead.
:D
It's pronounced Shatheed.
heisthebest.com is available.
hey, if the miserable failure guys can do it and the french military victories guy can do it, so can you!
From the article: or by scanning an image in pieces and reassembling it in Photoshop.
Kinda cool to see that my idea worked (posted under the original story).
Would it be possible to cut up the bill, scan, it and then reassemble it using the software? Could you then print all of the pictures at once?
Does the software recognize parts or the whole picture?
I'm not much of an image manipulator, just wondering.
As long as the astronauts make it back to live in a van down by the river, he'll have done his job.
It's called triangulation. As long as a signal is sent wirelessly, it can be done. Seriously, if the slashdot crowd hasn't recognized this capability and its uses and misuses by now, I would honestly question the brain power of the readership.
Again, why is this news?
No CNN please.... if you have any sense of self-esteem, that is.
Ok, fine. Make that Fox News then.
*runs for cover*
and will be around as long as that is the case.
isn't a documentary supposed to "document" the facts and be "100% true"? I think what the parent post is trying to say is that since the original post was basing his point of view on a poorly represented "documentary" that clearly left important parts out, his reasoning is flawed.
SkittleBrau
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ingredients:
2 pkg. Skittles
1 6pk. Duffenbrau
instructions:
add Skittles candies evenly to 6 12oz. cans of Duffenbrau
chill briefly
makes 6 servings
NOTE: You may want to use caution when preparing Skittlebrau. When Skittles are added to beer -- though I have not, of course, tried Duff -- it creates a scary sort of chemical reaction, causing the beer to foam uncontrollably.
Check out the other foods, including the recipe for skittlebrau here You have to scroll down a ways, or just search for skittlebrau on the page.
Is technology inherently good or evil?
My feelings are neither, it depends on its use. As with many things, something doesn't become a problem or nuisance until enough people speak out against it. Hopefully, if this project comes to fruition as a civilian use, it will be closely guarded so as to prevent against abuse.
(please don't wipe out our server if possible)
/., right?
Sounds like an exercise in futility. You do know this is
maybe it's causal ambiguity hell that is melting the ice?
It seems it would be very hard to remove causal ambiguity from this case. Sometimes no matter how much money is thrown at a problem, it's very difficult to have a cold, hard (no ice puns intended), single piece of evidence that is the sole cause.
Oops, I forgot to mention the cool factor. See this post . It exists as a result of one teacher's jealously over the existance of a new computer in the classroom next door. Does this really happen? The answer is an astounding "yes".
Either way, $699 > $500. How do you think a school administrator makes his decisions? They are based on money and trying to please everyone in the whole school corporation on top of spending the money in the proscribed government way (because the gov't controls the purse strings).
Sounds like someone woke up on the wrong side of the Microsoft bed today. I don't care what kids get educated on, as long as they are learning.
What I was trying to portray in my post is that 99.97% of the educators out there would get a glazed over look when it comes to Linux, Unix, etc. I'm sad to say that all they want is that "cool, black Dell" and to be sent packing so that they can surf the web and check their email.
Besides, the whole idea of TCO in the world of information technology would baffle administrators who also want that "cool, black Dell" and to be sent packing so that they can surf the web and check their email. As long as it's initial purchase price is CHEAPER than everything else.
Sad to say, but true.
I can tell you from first hand experience (withouth doing some research), that supporting multiple platforms in an arena (education) in which information technology is a high priority and the amount of workers/$ paid to workers is inversely proportional, that supporting multiple platforms on top of multiple hardware configurations really, really racks up the man hours thus driving up the cost.
I've worked in an educational setting this whole summer and I can vouch for the administrators' (both educational and technical) point of view. Now throw in another point briefly mentioned in the article:
Gee, a $100-$150 (at most) educational discount on a $1700 IMac (~$1600 total) or a $500 Dell?
Granted, that's not entirely comparing apples to apples (pun intended purely as an afterthought), but that's how most educators, teachers, and students will see it. What would you want to work on or buy if you were a cash strapped student?
it's called http://www.google.com and you search by "top secret documents filetype:doc".
Finally. A sane, rational remark concerning this sort of technology on slashdot. Thanks. Hopefully, others will follow, but I'm not holding my breath.
Damn. I'd say that you hit it right on the nose.
Thanks.
Who else couldn't resist from clicking on the link that would crash IE?