You don't say whether or not you will be using hand or power tools; the amount and type of dust produced is vastly differently.
Hand tools produce larger chips and shavings, and not a lot of dust. I think keeping the computer off and covered with a plastic bag or cover would suffice.
Power tools produce much finer residue. In addition to the computer, you need to be concerned about your lungs! Some wood dust is highly allergenic and can cause respiratory problems - two of the most common that a homeowner would run into are cedar and pressure-treated wood. Always wear a dust mask and leave the windows open, with good fan to draw air through the shop, or buy a dust collector and air filter (and use them every time you turn on a power tool). Collect the dust at the source, and you don't have to worry as much about it at the computer - a plastic cover should work here as well.
If the judge basically doesn't extend SCO the benefit of the doubt any further on any of this, how long might it take for the whole thing to be completely dead, stop quivering, be visibly a corpse? How long can SCO continue to drag the threat out before it's dead?
It's going to be a while, I think:
1. The whole business of the Partial Summary Judgement(PSJ) on IBM's 10th Counterclaim has to be resolved.
2. This new PSJ has to be resolved (IBM filed, now SCO responds, then IBM responds to SCO, then there are oral arguments, then the judge issues a ruling)
3. Any additional motions must be resolved.
4. Whatever's left of SCOs claims goes to trial.
5. IBMs counterclaims go to trial (this may be combined with 4, I'm not sure).
So, it may be a while. I suspect IBM has other motions ready to gut the rest of SCOs claims, and these will need to be resolved. The only way I can see this resolved quickly is if SCO just folds, and that's IMO unlikely - it would expose them to massive shareholder lawsuits & probably an SEC inquiry.
1. How big is it, really? The review on
PDASupport has the dimensions as "3.14 inches by 6.22 inches by.80 inches". Is the 6.22" in length with the keyboard opened/extended or not? The width and thickness aren't too far off from my Visor in its case, but the 6.22" is much longer [insert joke here].
2. Does it support 802.1x and PEAP? Given that it is aimed at the 'enterprise' market, one can only hope. That's the main requirement I have to be able to access the WLAN at work. If not, does anyone know of any 802.1x clients for the Palm platform?
Every time you interact with the government, they want to see your ID.... The only time they don't ask is when I go vote in Maryland. What's up with that?
In Texas (this county, at least), you have to show your voter registration card to vote. I *think* you can substitute your driver's license, but I'm not sure.
Something more believable and fear-inducing, such as falsified terrorist threats and terrorist attacks might do it.
Already been done, I think. I seem to recall something like this involving a nuclear bomb on a ship in Baltimore Harbor on TV back in the 1980s. Of course, they ran the 'this is only a tv show' blurbs before and after every commercial break, so it's not *exactly* the same.
The recognizable words (neonatal, pedant, betsy) might be a weak attempt at that in addition to creating non-identical subjects, although they'd need a lot more non-spammy words buried in the article to get through... which they usually do, surrounded with HTML to make them invisible.
That's the beauty of Bayesian filters. I've been running one (Spammunition) since early this year (4,461 spams and counting...), and it is *very* good about picking out this kind of thing. The "non-spammy" words in spam are still spamlike to me, because they don't appear in my regular mail. The filter picks up about 99+% of the spam, and I've had fewer than 5 false positives.
-Phil
The most incriminating factor will always be someone believably speaking out against you. Has been and always will be. Especially with Juries, people can tell usually when someone is lying and when they think that someone isn't lying about an acusation against you, then you're toast.
Not sure if this is exactly what you are referring to, but as DNA testing becomes more commonplace, so-called "reliable eyewitnesses" are being found to be mistaken more and more often. Seems that most people just aren't that good at remembering faces and/or exact events.
It's hilarious reading the article with this in mind, with the machine doing the same job better and the umps jumping up and down crying foul.
Garbage. The machine is not doing the "same job" as an umpire. Do you know what umpires do during the game? The only one calling balls & strikes is the home plate ump, and that's only a part of what he is responsible for. There is *no* way *any* machine is going to replace an umpire anytime soon.
The *real* reason, as another poster mentioned, is that these guys are not used to having their authority challenged. They feel like the machine is calling their infallibility into question & reducing their authority on the field.
-Phil
"Umpires have to start perfect and improve from there." - attributed to every umpire who ever lived
At any rate, are there really that many truckers hauling around laptops?
After reading some of the replies, I realized that question did sound a little snotty. Not my intention - I had no idea if it was common or not & was looking for more information.
The local Flying J's truckstop has been advertising wireless access for about a month - I don't think it has the a/c stuff set up - no bays. At any rate, are there really that many truckers hauling around laptops?
Of course, the Novell bit really hurt them, and now they're getting a bit desperate.
It occurred to me last night that both Novell and SCO could turn out to be right - it all depends on the contract between the two. What if Novell retained ownership of the patents/code, but sold SCO all rights to license them? I wonder how this would work out in court? Hopefully there is an out clause in the contract that says Novell can revoke the rights if <X> happens.
I suspect the lawyers told SCO that actually owning the patents/code would strengthen their case, which is why SCO wanted Novell to assign them ownership.
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You don't say whether or not you will be using hand or power tools; the amount and type of dust produced is vastly differently.
Hand tools produce larger chips and shavings, and not a lot of dust. I think keeping the computer off and covered with a plastic bag or cover would suffice.
Power tools produce much finer residue. In addition to the computer, you need to be concerned about your lungs! Some wood dust is highly allergenic and can cause respiratory problems - two of the most common that a homeowner would run into are cedar and pressure-treated wood. Always wear a dust mask and leave the windows open, with good fan to draw air through the shop, or buy a dust collector and air filter (and use them every time you turn on a power tool). Collect the dust at the source, and you don't have to worry as much about it at the computer - a plastic cover should work here as well.
-Phil
It's going to be a while, I think:
So, it may be a while. I suspect IBM has other motions ready to gut the rest of SCOs claims, and these will need to be resolved. The only way I can see this resolved quickly is if SCO just folds, and that's IMO unlikely - it would expose them to massive shareholder lawsuits & probably an SEC inquiry.
-Phil
IANAL, I just read Groklaw
1. How big is it, really? The review on PDASupport has the dimensions as "3.14 inches by 6.22 inches by .80 inches". Is the 6.22" in length with the keyboard opened/extended or not? The width and thickness aren't too far off from my Visor in its case, but the 6.22" is much longer [insert joke here].
2. Does it support 802.1x and PEAP? Given that it is aimed at the 'enterprise' market, one can only hope. That's the main requirement I have to be able to access the WLAN at work. If not, does anyone know of any 802.1x clients for the Palm platform?
-Phil
-Phil
In Texas (this county, at least), you have to show your voter registration card to vote. I *think* you can substitute your driver's license, but I'm not sure.
-Phil
Already been done, I think. I seem to recall something like this involving a nuclear bomb on a ship in Baltimore Harbor on TV back in the 1980s. Of course, they ran the 'this is only a tv show' blurbs before and after every commercial break, so it's not *exactly* the same.
-Phil
That's the beauty of Bayesian filters. I've been running one (Spammunition) since early this year (4,461 spams and counting...), and it is *very* good about picking out this kind of thing. The "non-spammy" words in spam are still spamlike to me, because they don't appear in my regular mail. The filter picks up about 99+% of the spam, and I've had fewer than 5 false positives. -Phil
Not sure if this is exactly what you are referring to, but as DNA testing becomes more commonplace, so-called "reliable eyewitnesses" are being found to be mistaken more and more often. Seems that most people just aren't that good at remembering faces and/or exact events.
Garbage. The machine is not doing the "same job" as an umpire. Do you know what umpires do during the game? The only one calling balls & strikes is the home plate ump, and that's only a part of what he is responsible for. There is *no* way *any* machine is going to replace an umpire anytime soon.
The *real* reason, as another poster mentioned, is that these guys are not used to having their authority challenged. They feel like the machine is calling their infallibility into question & reducing their authority on the field.
-Phil
"Umpires have to start perfect and improve from there." - attributed to every umpire who ever lived
At any rate, are there really that many truckers hauling around laptops?
After reading some of the replies, I realized that question did sound a little snotty. Not my intention - I had no idea if it was common or not & was looking for more information.
-Phil
The local Flying J's truckstop has been advertising wireless access for about a month - I don't think it has the a/c stuff set up - no bays. At any rate, are there really that many truckers hauling around laptops?
It occurred to me last night that both Novell and SCO could turn out to be right - it all depends on the contract between the two. What if Novell retained ownership of the patents/code, but sold SCO all rights to license them? I wonder how this would work out in court? Hopefully there is an out clause in the contract that says Novell can revoke the rights if <X> happens.
I suspect the lawyers told SCO that actually owning the patents/code would strengthen their case, which is why SCO wanted Novell to assign them ownership.