"you'll not see something like that in the land of the brave"
It's fairly common, actually -- Richard Nixon even appeared on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in" in 1968 while he was running for President. (his line: "Sock it to me?", which was one of the show's catch-phrases...)
In fact, most of the time when a driver crashes it is automatically replaced without requiring any user intervention, without requiring rebooting, and without affecting running programs.
So, is this the only modern OS whose performance can truly be measured in device-driver-megaflops/sec?
I thought this was happening to me, too -- but then I realized that most of the holes on my Sony ear-buds had been plugged by ear wax. All it took was a pin and some patience, and my hearing was restored!
Put it this way -- I was watching the movie "Dune" and when the Guild navigator arrived in the throne room in that huge environmental chamber with the guild novices marching on either side, my first thought was to look for an "IBM Printing Systems Division" logo...
Yeah; I was somewhat oversimplifying. Actually, it would be better to describe it as the httpd/mosaic project, which was primarily produced by several people at UI and CERN, with more than a bit of help by assorted colleagues (grad students;-) scattered around the world. So it was really yet another international internet-based project.
If you're already oversimplifying, simplifying some more (by creating a mythical international "httpd/mosaic project") doesn't help matters. Berners-Lee et al developed the httpd protocol & the initial CERN httpd server software, but were using text-based clients to access it. UIUC (Andreeson, et al) developed (independently) a graphical client (Mosaic). If all it takes to define an uber-project is that all members reference a common protocol document, then we're ALL just working on ISO's SGML standard.
The interesting part, for this discussion, is that the attempt by a few Americans to take the browser part commercial was soundly squashed by Microsoft. But before Netscape was devoured by AOL, they freed the source, leading to the mozilla/firefox branch. So the American branch was destroyed by MS, but the international branch has thrived (and recolonized the netscape branch).
The effort to take the original Mosaic browser commercial was both squashed (Netscape) and suborned (aka licensed, through Spyglass) by Microsft. The freed source source from Netscape Communicator, aka mozilla, was freed after Netscape's acquisition by AOL. And I have no idea what you mean by the last sentence -- looking at the list of contributors, the names of people still working on mozilla code, etc., I'm pretty certain that most mozilla developers are US-based -- and even more certain that it's irrelevant information. Development of mozilla certainly hasn't been "offshored" from the U.S. as you seem to imply.
Netscape is, of course, the poster child for the subject of small startups being destroyed by Microsoft. The way that this was just the American branch of a distributed, international development is interesting for this discussion, but probably not too significant in the long term.
Netscape was a long ways from being a small company when Microsoft targeted it, although it was still a startup. The canonical example of small startup squished while still in its infancy is still Go.
The future of sortware development is probably more and more international and internet-based. If MS can squash the American branch of a development, well, that really has little overall impact. It just means pressure to base a project somewhere else, preferably some place where there is some protection from rapacious giants.
Since Microsoft is international, this is just nonsense. Although they may have to use different tactics for different companies, they'll find it just as easy (if not easier) to squash an international competitor as they do a U.S.-based one. Whether it's a straight-forward "inducement" (bribe or something more subtle like lowered software prices), co-operation with another national monopolist (their deal with China to limit access to dangerous concepts on their MSN service) or something else, they've got the cash to do whatever they can get away with...
The "browser war"? Netscape was a commercialization of Mosaic, which was developed in Switzerland.
I didn't realize that the University of Illinois was located in Switzerland. Since that's where Mosaic (aka NCSA Mosaic, for "National Center for Supercomputing Applications") was developed.
See The Mosaic Homepage for additional details.
I thought the change log for XMosaic made for some pretty interesting reading... Ah, fond memories:-)
A replacable ablative shield is one of the things being proposed. After the capsule lands, they can just "un-bolt" the old heat shield and replace it with a fresh one. They're also planning to touch down on land rather than at sea to eliminate damage caused by splashing saltwater on a hot metal structure -- saltwater is very corrosive, and it gets worse at higher temperatures.
So, "free as in beer" means "free as in we will force you to take some of your compensation in beer, and don't really give a darn if you don't like the beer we provide or are even a recovering alcoholic -- more for us, in that case!"
Something we can all get behind... I guess:-)
ISS orbits well within the region protected by the Earth's magnetic fields, so they won't have any problem. Geosynchronous satellites are going to be impacted pretty hard, but they're designed to withstand flares (although they may shut down temporarily).
The crew of a lunar or interplanetary mission would want to take shelter, though -- most mission designs include some sheltered space for that purpose. The shielding usually consists of a water tank that surrounds most of the shielded volume -- water is an excellent material for the sort of ionized particles thrown off by the sun in these events.
Field rep #2 took the time to figure out that the primary metric for his job was satisfying those department heads, and that the client departments didn't care (or want to care) about the details of the implementation.
Field rep #1, unfortunately, thought that the metric should be the satisfaction of the installers in a job done as they thought it ought to be done -- and even, apparently, pestered them with demands for funding that were clearly unnecessary (since both projects were completed in the same amount of time).
Sounds like the regional manager understood his job, too...
It's more a function of the engine than the booster, and how well it can be controlled when it's not at its full rated thrust. Improvements in both engine control technology and numerical modeling of combustion chambers make it easier to build throttleable engines than it was in the '60s.
It was Nixon all the way -- by the time Nixon left office, Saturn V production had been canceled (1968), the Saturn V production line had been closed (1970, last first stage (S1C-15) shipped to KSC), and the decision to move to shuttle had already been made.
The infrastructure for Saturn V at KSC would soon be dismantled (after the launch of the Skylab lab on SA-513, 5/73). The last Saturn Mobile Launch Platform was converted from Saturn I-B (using the "milkstool") to the shuttle configuration after the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project launch (7/75).
The last remaining Energia booster was flattened when the roof of the building it was in collapsed, so it's as meaningless a comparison as one to Saturn 1B, Titan IV, or Saturn V. The Delta-IV Heavy out-brutes any other launcher in the current "inventory" except Ariane 5. The only other potential competitor is the rumored Atlas 5 Heavy, which only exists on viewgraphs at the moment.
Think of this launch as a release candidate that uncovered a serious bug that could only be found in a live production environment. The "production environment" in this case includes the effects of operating three of these core boosters side-by-side, as well as the throttling that is done by the central booster -- it runs at relatively low thrust while in the triplet, then runs up to maximum power after the two side boosters drop off. It's a whole new thing, and the only way to test what happens is to launch one.
It would have been great if it'd been a total success -- but finding out that there was a problem (that's presumeably fixable; we'll probably find that out within days) without risking a multi-billion dollar satellite is just as valuable in this situation as finding out about a critical bug before the software has been shrink-wrapped and shipped to the customer. The cost of the launch to the customer (us) was only $125 million.
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Does this mean that we'll finally be able to see the end of the "Cavern Dance" party??? I've been wondering how that turned out...
The current crew of the ISS is an American astronaut Michael Foale & Russian Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri. Further complicating matters is the fact that Foale is British...
Of course, since he says this about the Bush administration (a bit earlier in the blog):
This is exactly why they hate science. Lies are what brought them to power. Lies are what hope will keep them in power. Lies, and whatever fear of their power they can manage to instill in others. Theirs is the morality of thugs and criminals.
it's pretty clear that if the administration had said the sky is blue, Bruce would have objected... he's just another puppet.
Just as one example of the benefits of establishing a moon base first, the space suits that were worn on the longer Moon missions (15-17) were heavily damaged by exposure to lunar dust (it got into the joints and wore them away). Since a Martian mission would need to stay for months, we need to develop suits that can be maintained over an extended period of time.
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"you'll not see something like that in the land of the brave" It's fairly common, actually -- Richard Nixon even appeared on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in" in 1968 while he was running for President. (his line: "Sock it to me?", which was one of the show's catch-phrases...)
or Cap Gemini (http://www.capgemini.com/)
I thought this was happening to me, too -- but then I realized that most of the holes on my Sony ear-buds had been plugged by ear wax. All it took was a pin and some patience, and my hearing was restored!
"How large are 'normal' corporate printers?"
Put it this way -- I was watching the movie "Dune" and when the Guild navigator arrived in the throne room in that huge environmental chamber with the guild novices marching on either side, my first thought was to look for an "IBM Printing Systems Division" logo...
I thought the change log for XMosaic made for some pretty interesting reading... Ah, fond memories
A replacable ablative shield is one of the things being proposed. After the capsule lands, they can just "un-bolt" the old heat shield and replace it with a fresh one. They're also planning to touch down on land rather than at sea to eliminate damage caused by splashing saltwater on a hot metal structure -- saltwater is very corrosive, and it gets worse at higher temperatures.
So, "free as in beer" means "free as in we will force you to take some of your compensation in beer, and don't really give a darn if you don't like the beer we provide or are even a recovering alcoholic -- more for us, in that case!" Something we can all get behind... I guess :-)
ISS orbits well within the region protected by the Earth's magnetic fields, so they won't have any problem. Geosynchronous satellites are going to be impacted pretty hard, but they're designed to withstand flares (although they may shut down temporarily).
The crew of a lunar or interplanetary mission would want to take shelter, though -- most mission designs include some sheltered space for that purpose. The shielding usually consists of a water tank that surrounds most of the shielded volume -- water is an excellent material for the sort of ionized particles thrown off by the sun in these events.
Considered satellite broadband (for example, DirecWay ?
Wouldn't trade in my cable modem for it, but it looks like it'd be better than your setup -- and a lot cheaper than moving to the city.
Gosh, yer code is purdy!
Field rep #2 took the time to figure out that the primary metric for his job was satisfying those department heads, and that the client departments didn't care (or want to care) about the details of the implementation. Field rep #1, unfortunately, thought that the metric should be the satisfaction of the installers in a job done as they thought it ought to be done -- and even, apparently, pestered them with demands for funding that were clearly unnecessary (since both projects were completed in the same amount of time). Sounds like the regional manager understood his job, too...
The last remaining flyable Energia booster was crushed, along with the Buran orbiter, when the roof of its hanger collapsed.
It's more a function of the engine than the booster, and how well it can be controlled when it's not at its full rated thrust. Improvements in both engine control technology and numerical modeling of combustion chambers make it easier to build throttleable engines than it was in the '60s.
It was Nixon all the way -- by the time Nixon left office, Saturn V production had been canceled (1968), the Saturn V production line had been closed (1970, last first stage (S1C-15) shipped to KSC), and the decision to move to shuttle had already been made.
The infrastructure for Saturn V at KSC would soon be dismantled (after the launch of the Skylab lab on SA-513, 5/73). The last Saturn Mobile Launch Platform was converted from Saturn I-B (using the "milkstool") to the shuttle configuration after the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project launch (7/75).
The last remaining Energia booster was flattened when the roof of the building it was in collapsed, so it's as meaningless a comparison as one to Saturn 1B, Titan IV, or Saturn V. The Delta-IV Heavy out-brutes any other launcher in the current "inventory" except Ariane 5. The only other potential competitor is the rumored Atlas 5 Heavy, which only exists on viewgraphs at the moment.
Think of this launch as a release candidate that uncovered a serious bug that could only be found in a live production environment. The "production environment" in this case includes the effects of operating three of these core boosters side-by-side, as well as the throttling that is done by the central booster -- it runs at relatively low thrust while in the triplet, then runs up to maximum power after the two side boosters drop off. It's a whole new thing, and the only way to test what happens is to launch one.
It would have been great if it'd been a total success -- but finding out that there was a problem (that's presumeably fixable; we'll probably find that out within days) without risking a multi-billion dollar satellite is just as valuable in this situation as finding out about a critical bug before the software has been shrink-wrapped and shipped to the customer. The cost of the launch to the customer (us) was only $125 million.
And how about a release date for the extended edition "super" box set on VHS? :-)
The Matrix Reloaded: New Cut With 55 Minutes Of New Footage Inserted Back Into The Film
Does this mean that we'll finally be able to see the end of the "Cavern Dance" party??? I've been wondering how that turned out...
The current crew of the ISS is an American astronaut Michael Foale & Russian Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri. Further complicating matters is the fact that Foale is British...
Unfortunately, we learned last February just how dangerous those missions actually were.
of course not...
Of course, since he says this about the Bush administration (a bit earlier in the blog):
This is exactly why they hate science. Lies are what brought them to power. Lies are what hope will keep them in power. Lies, and whatever fear of their power they can manage to instill in others. Theirs is the morality of thugs and criminals.
it's pretty clear that if the administration had said the sky is blue, Bruce would have objected... he's just another puppet.
Just as one example of the benefits of establishing a moon base first, the space suits that were worn on the longer Moon missions (15-17) were heavily damaged by exposure to lunar dust (it got into the joints and wore them away). Since a Martian mission would need to stay for months, we need to develop suits that can be maintained over an extended period of time.