I have seen people do this all of the time by using a circle auto shape. Don't ask me why, I've questioned it myself, but they insist on doing it. When trying to find out why they I am given a lecture about how moving graphic items (i.e. flowcharts) in Word 97 is very hard because it keeps moving the text. AFAIK you can not create a "standard" bulleted list in Excel.
Didn't take long to bring this site down. I saw some of the images and this looks like a great setup. What I don't like about cases is everything is closed up and changing things are made harder. Making art out of it, and keeping it open looks cool. Only thing is I would be worried about heat and dust buildup being in the open.
Their version is basically the same, except proprietary and will be bundled with everything sold my Microsoft. The use of the "open" standard SVG will result in a lawsuit, your computer erasing the hard drive, and with Microsoft's move into also controlling the BIOS, don't even think about installing a operating system that doesn't come from Redmond.
At least it is good to know that if something should happen and reactor goes crazy or something the radiation should make everything glow. If everyone/thing is glowing then they don't need to worry about the lights going out.
Well I read the first 2 pages of the article while it was still waiting for the "future", then I go to read page 3 and its gone! Hit refresh here and sure enough its open for posting. That took what 2 min?
I believe this article is extremely relevant today. People need to understand that you can't just expect a job to come falling into your lap, you have to get up and find it. If there is no job, create the job you want yourself. Don't just wait and say how bad the economy is, do something about it.
I believe this just goes to show how good their service really is. They are not a tiny company in a garage anymore. They are big come competing with the likes of SBC, Verizon, and MCI.
Pretty soon it will be odd to not have a modded computer. It seems many companies are adding whiz-bang lights and windows on the computers so that people don't even have to pull out a Dremel any more.
We already have a lot of promising technology related to alternative energy, energy transmission, and energy conservation. However the common problem amongst all of these is cost. People are usually cheap and until the ROI becomes better businesses are not going to do it.
However ROI calculations are becoming easier to make as costs drop as the technologies progress.
This article goes back to the never-ending argument about usability vs. security. I admit that I want my cake and eat it to, but there is no reason why we can't have both. Biometric devices are becoming more and more common. However, many of the systems I use are SGI Irix, and plain Linux systems that currently do not have any biometric support. Although Windows has many solutions, starting at only $99.
Until biometrics become more mainstream people should check out those cheap USB key chain mini drives. They work okay, but I still find them a pain to use.
This is very true, although there are still some very usefull newsletters, however out of the millions of them out there only a handful are worth the time to read.
It seems like if they want the most bank for the buck they should just work on Linux and create their own distribution. Something like Redflag Software Co., however I doubt countries such as China would be interested in something so open as Linux. Unless they had other motives such as installing filtering code deep in the kernel or something to block access to content they don't want you to see.
Think about tunneling everything over a secure channel. Everybody says use a VPN, it will save the planet, cure AIDS, feed the hungry, and create world piece. However getting a functional, and usable, and secure VPN is much harder then eating a piece of pie.
Until then if you don't know what your information looks like as it goes through the public Internet check out Ethereal.
I had a problem with my recent Dell Laptop, I should have a $450 rebate and my packing slip only said $100. The only reason I brought the laptop was because of this rebate. I tried calling Dell and they said I needed to talk to my sales rep, his name is Eric Coley at eric_coley@dell.com. He apologized and said they would send a new packing slip and that I should not send in my rebate for the $100 yet. A few weeks later nothing, I keep calling and leaving messages and emailing and no answer. Perhaps one of you could get through and tell him Blaine Hilton is waiting his response. You can call him at 1-800-WWW-DELL, choosing option 1 and then entering his extension of 58682.
I've heard other people have the same problem. I guess the next step is to file complaints with the FTC, and the BBB. I also have wasted over 20 hours in this whole mess.
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John Carmack may be great at software programming, but does that really apply to spacecraft design? Software is known to be buggy, but when you are being hurtled towards space faster then a speeding bullet you really don't have the luxury of being able to use a debugger. However, it is somewhat reassuring to know that he makes good, solid games, and not the type of software that comes out of Redmond. I do believe a lot of the ideas behind his methodology is sound. If rapid test driven development works well for software design, who's to say that it can not be used for space flight.
I just hope that they value a quality assurance process more then the typical software engineer. In a game like this you would not be able to release version 2.0.
This is also the way I see it. If you have 10,000 developers and they are working on 100 projects then each project has only 100 developers. Now if some of those could be combined then it would allow theoretically at least, faster development.
Faster development would lead to increased market share and all of the other things. Now another way to do this is simply to have more developers. Then everyone is happy. I like the way gnuCash stepped up to the plate and asked for help. Many people do not realize how useful just writing some documentation is for the program, even if a person just writes some content in a text file, they do not have to be programming wizards.
They say this is the fastest, "unclassified" supercomputer, immediately I think:
Who has the classified super computers?
What companies do they buy them from?
If they were bought from public company how do they buy it without people knowing about it, especially after the additional scrutiny since Enron and Worldcom?
Also after reading the whole press release I'm stuck with a few measly pictures of a bunch of HP rack servers running a processor that I won't be able to buy (let alone afford) for awhile longer. There is no mention about how much heat the thing produces, or how much energy it takes to run it. I hope the Ph.D.s running the whole thing realize that while they are trying to do stuff for the "Department of Energy" they are releasing so many thousands of pounds of junk in the land/air/water to run this giant supercomputer.
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I have seen people do this all of the time by using a circle auto shape. Don't ask me why, I've questioned it myself, but they insist on doing it. When trying to find out why they I am given a lecture about how moving graphic items (i.e. flowcharts) in Word 97 is very hard because it keeps moving the text. AFAIK you can not create a "standard" bulleted list in Excel.
So where can I buy a kit?
Okay, I'll go sit back down now...
At least it is good to know that if something should happen and reactor goes crazy or something the radiation should make everything glow. If everyone/thing is glowing then they don't need to worry about the lights going out.
Well I read the first 2 pages of the article while it was still waiting for the "future", then I go to read page 3 and its gone! Hit refresh here and sure enough its open for posting. That took what 2 min?
I believe this article is extremely relevant today. People need to understand that you can't just expect a job to come falling into your lap, you have to get up and find it. If there is no job, create the job you want yourself. Don't just wait and say how bad the economy is, do something about it.
I'm sorry that didn't make any sense. I was trying to say that they are now playing with the big boys such as MCI, Verizon and SBC.
I believe this just goes to show how good their service really is. They are not a tiny company in a garage anymore. They are big come competing with the likes of SBC, Verizon, and MCI.
Pretty soon it will be odd to not have a modded computer. It seems many companies are adding whiz-bang lights and windows on the computers so that people don't even have to pull out a Dremel any more.
We already have a lot of promising technology related to alternative energy, energy transmission, and energy conservation. However the common problem amongst all of these is cost. People are usually cheap and until the ROI becomes better businesses are not going to do it. However ROI calculations are becoming easier to make as costs drop as the technologies progress.
Until biometrics become more mainstream people should check out those cheap USB key chain mini drives. They work okay, but I still find them a pain to use.
The teachers knew how to use them, and the system admins know more about securing them then the kids that are using them.
Well good to hear SGI is still with us. I thought they were goners...
Very true, but like everything else you don't realize how important it is, until after the fact.
This is very true, although there are still some very usefull newsletters, however out of the millions of them out there only a handful are worth the time to read.
It seems like if they want the most bank for the buck they should just work on Linux and create their own distribution. Something like Redflag Software Co., however I doubt countries such as China would be interested in something so open as Linux. Unless they had other motives such as installing filtering code deep in the kernel or something to block access to content they don't want you to see.
Until then if you don't know what your information looks like as it goes through the public Internet check out Ethereal.
Try http://www.coolstuffcheap.com/gelalarebu.html
This is very true, but they have more resources to battle this out then any "normal" person. Does it seem like the big guys always win?
I had a problem with my recent Dell Laptop, I should have a $450 rebate and my packing slip only said $100. The only reason I brought the laptop was because of this rebate. I tried calling Dell and they said I needed to talk to my sales rep, his name is Eric Coley at eric_coley@dell.com. He apologized and said they would send a new packing slip and that I should not send in my rebate for the $100 yet. A few weeks later nothing, I keep calling and leaving messages and emailing and no answer. Perhaps one of you could get through and tell him Blaine Hilton is waiting his response. You can call him at 1-800-WWW-DELL, choosing option 1 and then entering his extension of 58682.
I've heard other people have the same problem. I guess the next step is to file complaints with the FTC, and the BBB. I also have wasted over 20 hours in this whole mess.
I just hope that they value a quality assurance process more then the typical software engineer. In a game like this you would not be able to release version 2.0.
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Go calculate something
Faster development would lead to increased market share and all of the other things. Now another way to do this is simply to have more developers. Then everyone is happy. I like the way gnuCash stepped up to the plate and asked for help. Many people do not realize how useful just writing some documentation is for the program, even if a person just writes some content in a text file, they do not have to be programming wizards.
Should I be making and wearing that tin-foil cap now?
Also after reading the whole press release I'm stuck with a few measly pictures of a bunch of HP rack servers running a processor that I won't be able to buy (let alone afford) for awhile longer. There is no mention about how much heat the thing produces, or how much energy it takes to run it. I hope the Ph.D.s running the whole thing realize that while they are trying to do stuff for the "Department of Energy" they are releasing so many thousands of pounds of junk in the land/air/water to run this giant supercomputer.
Seems like a case of the shoe makers children going without shoes.