I was going to buy a couple of those Bathroom Ionic Breezes, take them apart, and place them throughout my computer case and then boast the first "Ionic Cooled" case. I seriously think there's a market for them in PC cooling. They don't throughput much air, and they need constant cleaning, but they are absolutly silent, no moving parts, and low on energy. Not to mention that they clean the air of dust particles and whatnot, helping to keep your computer, and work environment clean. SharperImage should come out with a PC Case.
Fourth, do the math and print up a nice little bill for all the work related charges you've incurred and include supporting documentation. Submit the bill to your company's Accounts Payable dept.
Because The Sims isn't so much a simulation as it is a charictiture of it's environment. When I think of a simulator I think of a flight simulator such as Flightgear. I'm not sure flightgear would keep young ones entertained for very long. But if by simulation you mean something like The Sims, then just about any other Sim-related title should suit you. There's SimCity, SimAnt, SimEarth (might be a problem if you're in a state that forbids the teaching of evolution). Some open source alternatives would be: LinCity or Freeciv.
I resent your paraphrase. Because of this I am not compelled to help you, but I will anyway because I am arrogAnt. If I were in your situation, I would write a perl script that uses this module (hey look it that! it's written by the mozilla people!) to automate your javascript interface tasks.
But as long as your method is working, by all means, keep using it.
I get the impression that you want to record mouse movements and keystrokes and whatnot, but given that I don't know the specific tasks that you are trying to "macro" I think this method of automation is bass-ackwards.
I can't think of very many tasks in linux that cannot be done with console based alternatives to graphical ones. That being the case, you can control and automate all aspects of a console application using bash or the shell of your choice.
But if you must automate an application that only has a graphical interface, this application should do it.
A university in this context is nothing more than an ISP, and accordingly, the university cannot be held responsible for the actions it's users take, illegal or otherwise. As with all ISPs, the university should produce an AUP, and activly discourage illegal activities, but no further action towards file sharing should be taken. Users who violate the AUP should be removed from the network. This however does not justify eavesdropping or port blocking. Students should be avised upon entry that they connect at their own risk.
Of course, the universities need to be aware that they musn't divuldge otherwise private information about their network users without a proper warrant, just as they would not do so with a student's records.
Don't get soft on this people, FILESHARING IS NOT A CRIME. There are countless legitimate needs and uses for p2p too numerous to list. Everytime you let someone take away your right to share or get a file, you're letting them take away one aspect of your freedom of speech.
Accordingly one should not abuse such freedoms. Trust me, the RIAA and the MPAA aren't putting out anything worth having anyway, so just go ahead and boycott them. And by boycott I mean do not buy, do not rent, and do not leech.
What you want is "Management Information Systems". This is essentially computer science minus the coding. This course selection is geared more towards people who are to manage the people who make the software.
Of course you may consider simply obtaining technical certififcations in place of an actual degree, they can be just as fruitful on a resume if not moreso. MCSEs and CCNAs and A+s require almost no knowledge of programming.
well, if you visit apt-get.org and follow the instructions, you'll see that adding unofficial sources to/etc/apt/sources/list is far from a chore. Debian will still more than be able to accomodate non-free packages. There's absolutly nothing stopping all the non-free maintainers from making their own unofficial repository, and moreover, nothing stopping non-free maintainers from releasing their own version of debian which could include non-free packages. Knoppix does this, for instance. The original core goal of debian was to be an entirely free as in speech operating system, GNU compatible, which it is not because of the presence of non-free.
Richard M. Stallman on debian and non-free:
TRB: Let's say I came to you and I'm an end-user that has never used anything other than Windows. I have no command line experience, just point-and-click abilities. How would you configure a system for me -- what distribution (assuming you would choose GNU/Linux as the OS), software, and so forth, would you give me?
RMS: When I recommend a GNU/Linux distribution, I choose based on ethical considerations. Today I would recommend GNU/LinEx (Update from RMS: GNU/LinEx is non-free), the distribution prepared by the government of Extremadura, because that's the only installable distribution that consists entirely of free software. If I knew of more than one such distribution, I would choose between them based on practical considerations.
TRB: What about Debian GNU/Linux, which by default does not install any non-free software?
RMS: Non-free programs are not officially considered "part of Debian", but Debian does distribute them. The Debian web site describes non-free programs, and their ftp server distributes them. That's why we don't have links to their site on www.gnu.org.
GNU/LinEx is better because it does not distribute or recommend those programs.
TRB: How about distributions, such as Mandrake or Red Hat, that keep non-free software out of their downloadable versions all together?
RMS: I would not rely on that, because I know they have not been very careful in checking whether packages really are free.
TRB: Does your desktop run GNU/Linux, and if so, do you run "GNU/LinEx" or some other distribution?
RMS: I travel most of the time, so I don't have a desktop machine, only a laptop. It runs Debian GNU/Linux, which was the best distribution in terms of respecting freedom as of the time we set up the machine. (The availability of GNU/LinEx is a recent development.)
TRB: Has the Free Software Foundation ever considered publishing a complete GNU/Linux distribution?
RMS: We sponsored the development of Debian GNU/Linux back in 1994.
Any linux distribution cannot stop its users, try as they might, from installing non-free software. debian just wants to stop officially endorsing it so they can accept the endorsement of the FSF and be truly GNU/linux, which is the purpose for which it was started.
I use debian pretty much exclusivly now. While I do appreciate and enjoy other distros from time to time, debian is the distro with which I am most familiar, and most comfortable.
I'm presently running unstable, and yes I do have non-free packages installed. I do however very much encourage debian to dump non-free.
For those who fear they may be inconvinienced by the lack non-free need only look toward apt-get.org or other unofficial apt repositories. Or of course you can simply install non-free packages from source or binary form direct from the software creator.
If debian does drop non-free, I will continue to use debian, and I will still likely have non-free software on my system (nvidia-glx), though the inconvinience (if any) will encourage me to give free alternatives more attention.
So... somebody is paying "Andy" to do this. Who would want to attack SCO and Microsoft? Linux zealots? It could be this guy, or this guy, or this guy, or this guy, or this guy, or this guy, but it's not this guy, his name's not Andy.
The weekend NPR show On The Media recently added a free mp3 format download of their show. I think many npr shows are reluctant to do this because they have an alternative income source by selling mp3s at audible.com.
Perhaps the recent significant contribution to npr by the McDonald's widow, and president Bush's new found appreciation for the NEA, has loosened the noose a little.
You can find mp3 streams of various npr affiliates via shoutcast.com, but I think we would all love to have a national stream, and individual shows in an open format.
The only way to get this is to A) Pledge, and B) Suggest it.
It would also be nice to download official Nova episodes in an open format.
Since there seems to be little interest in solving what appears to be a life threatening problem, I will issue a challenge to all developers to make one. This would not be a complex application. In fact the pausing could be done with a simple shell script. I'll start working on a perl one tonight. Please reply with code.
Whoever replies with the best software Personal Audio Recorder gets a grand slam breakfast at Denny's on me.
IANAE but I would assume because that side of the dam is for all practical purposes indestructible. A dam is like a sideways arch, the more pressure you apply to it the stronger it gets. It's already holding up perhaps millions of tons of water. Compared to all that potential energy a bomb blast is just a drop in the bucket. In addition to that, this side of the dam is protected to the very top by water. In order to weaken the structural integrity of the dam, you would want your explosion to be a near the bottom as possible.
The thing I saw was a documentary specifically about Wallis on either the Science Channel, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, The History Channel, or perhaps it was Nova on PBS.
I recall watching a documentary about Barnes Wallis, a British scientist who during WWII invented and "perfected" a dam busting bomb. A rather large (multi ton) spinning cylinder full of explosives that would be dropped from a plane at remarkably low altitude over water directly at a dam at high speed, resulting in the bomb's skipping, like a stone, until it would collide with the dam. The bomb would then sink, but it's spinning motion would keep it tight to the dam until it exploded.
Wallis' research involved countless stone skipping tests, that inevitably resulted in the discovery of the perfect angle.
The bombs themselves enjoyed marginal success, succesfully destroying 1 of 3 objectives, if I'm not mistaken.
I don't disagree, but those individuals are not the target audience of an iPod/iPodjr. Portable audio players still require at least a basic grasp of computer use. Knowing the how quality affects file size and vice versa is important if you intend to maximize the usage of your device.
I dislike the "# Songs" metric (1GB = 200 songs). I understand that a portion of the demographic they're targeting might not know what a megabyte represents, but undoubtedly it's a small percentage of their target market. 800 Songs means little to me, as many songs I listen to are 10 or 15 minutes long. Some songs might be no more than 30 seconds. I also may want to store some songs at higher or lower bitrates than others. Given all the variables that vary within a "Song", I'd rather discuss the exact data capacity in Bytes.
1.44mb Floppy = 0.3 songs
250mb Zip Disk = 50 songs
650mb CD = 130 songs
4.7gb DVD = 940 songs
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I was going to buy a couple of those Bathroom Ionic Breezes, take them apart, and place them throughout my computer case and then boast the first "Ionic Cooled" case. I seriously think there's a market for them in PC cooling. They don't throughput much air, and they need constant cleaning, but they are absolutly silent, no moving parts, and low on energy. Not to mention that they clean the air of dust particles and whatnot, helping to keep your computer, and work environment clean. SharperImage should come out with a PC Case.
Fourth, do the math and print up a nice little bill for all the work related charges you've incurred and include supporting documentation. Submit the bill to your company's Accounts Payable dept.
Because The Sims isn't so much a simulation as it is a charictiture of it's environment. When I think of a simulator I think of a flight simulator such as Flightgear. I'm not sure flightgear would keep young ones entertained for very long. But if by simulation you mean something like The Sims, then just about any other Sim-related title should suit you. There's SimCity, SimAnt, SimEarth (might be a problem if you're in a state that forbids the teaching of evolution). Some open source alternatives would be: LinCity or Freeciv.
National Public Radiois not a visual medium, but neither is HAM Radio. This sounds like the kind of report that might be of interest to Talk of the Nation's Science Friday. Email show suggestions to scifri[AT]sciencefriday.com.
Just wanted to point out debian-med. A customized debian distribution cenetered around the tasks of a medical practice.
Is it possible to remove the LCD from a notebook pc and generate a functional monitor?
I don't really like star wars that much.
I resent your paraphrase. Because of this I am not compelled to help you, but I will anyway because I am arrogAnt. If I were in your situation, I would write a perl script that uses this module (hey look it that! it's written by the mozilla people!) to automate your javascript interface tasks.
But as long as your method is working, by all means, keep using it.
I get the impression that you want to record mouse movements and keystrokes and whatnot, but given that I don't know the specific tasks that you are trying to "macro" I think this method of automation is bass-ackwards.
I can't think of very many tasks in linux that cannot be done with console based alternatives to graphical ones. That being the case, you can control and automate all aspects of a console application using bash or the shell of your choice.
But if you must automate an application that only has a graphical interface, this application should do it.
A university in this context is nothing more than an ISP, and accordingly, the university cannot be held responsible for the actions it's users take, illegal or otherwise. As with all ISPs, the university should produce an AUP, and activly discourage illegal activities, but no further action towards file sharing should be taken. Users who violate the AUP should be removed from the network. This however does not justify eavesdropping or port blocking. Students should be avised upon entry that they connect at their own risk.
Of course, the universities need to be aware that they musn't divuldge otherwise private information about their network users without a proper warrant, just as they would not do so with a student's records.
Don't get soft on this people, FILESHARING IS NOT A CRIME. There are countless legitimate needs and uses for p2p too numerous to list. Everytime you let someone take away your right to share or get a file, you're letting them take away one aspect of your freedom of speech.
Accordingly one should not abuse such freedoms. Trust me, the RIAA and the MPAA aren't putting out anything worth having anyway, so just go ahead and boycott them. And by boycott I mean do not buy, do not rent, and do not leech.
What you want is "Management Information Systems". This is essentially computer science minus the coding. This course selection is geared more towards people who are to manage the people who make the software.
Of course you may consider simply obtaining technical certififcations in place of an actual degree, they can be just as fruitful on a resume if not moreso. MCSEs and CCNAs and A+s require almost no knowledge of programming.
they make this stuff. I tried it once, and it tasted like a 9v battery.
well, if you visit apt-get.org and follow the instructions, you'll see that adding unofficial sources to /etc/apt/sources/list is far from a chore. Debian will still more than be able to accomodate non-free packages. There's absolutly nothing stopping all the non-free maintainers from making their own unofficial repository, and moreover, nothing stopping non-free maintainers from releasing their own version of debian which could include non-free packages. Knoppix does this, for instance. The original core goal of debian was to be an entirely free as in speech operating system, GNU compatible, which it is not because of the presence of non-free.
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Richard M. Stallman on debian and non-free:
TRB: Let's say I came to you and I'm an end-user that has never used anything other than Windows. I have no command line experience, just point-and-click abilities. How would you configure a system for me -- what distribution (assuming you would choose GNU/Linux as the OS), software, and so forth, would you give me?
RMS: When I recommend a GNU/Linux distribution, I choose based on ethical considerations. Today I would recommend GNU/LinEx (Update from RMS: GNU/LinEx is non-free), the distribution prepared by the government of Extremadura, because that's the only installable distribution that consists entirely of free software. If I knew of more than one such distribution, I would choose between them based on practical considerations.
TRB: What about Debian GNU/Linux, which by default does not install any non-free software?
RMS: Non-free programs are not officially considered "part of Debian", but Debian does distribute them. The Debian web site describes non-free programs, and their ftp server distributes them. That's why we don't have links to their site on www.gnu.org.
GNU/LinEx is better because it does not distribute or recommend those programs.
TRB: How about distributions, such as Mandrake or Red Hat, that keep non-free software out of their downloadable versions all together?
RMS: I would not rely on that, because I know they have not been very careful in checking whether packages really are free.
TRB: Does your desktop run GNU/Linux, and if so, do you run "GNU/LinEx" or some other distribution?
RMS: I travel most of the time, so I don't have a desktop machine, only a laptop. It runs Debian GNU/Linux, which was the best distribution in terms of respecting freedom as of the time we set up the machine. (The availability of GNU/LinEx is a recent development.)
TRB: Has the Free Software Foundation ever considered publishing a complete GNU/Linux distribution?
RMS: We sponsored the development of Debian GNU/Linux back in 1994.
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Any linux distribution cannot stop its users, try as they might, from installing non-free software. debian just wants to stop officially endorsing it so they can accept the endorsement of the FSF and be truly GNU/linux, which is the purpose for which it was started.
I use debian pretty much exclusivly now. While I do appreciate and enjoy other distros from time to time, debian is the distro with which I am most familiar, and most comfortable.
I'm presently running unstable, and yes I do have non-free packages installed. I do however very much encourage debian to dump non-free.
For those who fear they may be inconvinienced by the lack non-free need only look toward apt-get.org or other unofficial apt repositories. Or of course you can simply install non-free packages from source or binary form direct from the software creator.
If debian does drop non-free, I will continue to use debian, and I will still likely have non-free software on my system (nvidia-glx), though the inconvinience (if any) will encourage me to give free alternatives more attention.
Knoppix is actually debian
So... somebody is paying "Andy" to do this. Who would want to attack SCO and Microsoft? Linux zealots? It could be this guy, or this guy, or this guy, or this guy, or this guy, or this guy, but it's not this guy, his name's not Andy.
The weekend NPR show On The Media recently added a free mp3 format download of their show. I think many npr shows are reluctant to do this because they have an alternative income source by selling mp3s at audible.com.
Perhaps the recent significant contribution to npr by the McDonald's widow, and president Bush's new found appreciation for the NEA, has loosened the noose a little.
You can find mp3 streams of various npr affiliates via shoutcast.com, but I think we would all love to have a national stream, and individual shows in an open format.
The only way to get this is to A) Pledge, and B) Suggest it.
It would also be nice to download official Nova episodes in an open format.
Since there seems to be little interest in solving what appears to be a life threatening problem, I will issue a challenge to all developers to make one. This would not be a complex application. In fact the pausing could be done with a simple shell script. I'll start working on a perl one tonight. Please reply with code.
Whoever replies with the best software Personal Audio Recorder gets a grand slam breakfast at Denny's on me.
I would like to point out that GE (and many other companies) makes weapons.
Other than making software that various militaries use, Microsoft does not make anything that directly kills people.
From this perspective they don't seem so bad.
My mistake, thanks for the correction.
IANAE but I would assume because that side of the dam is for all practical purposes indestructible. A dam is like a sideways arch, the more pressure you apply to it the stronger it gets. It's already holding up perhaps millions of tons of water. Compared to all that potential energy a bomb blast is just a drop in the bucket. In addition to that, this side of the dam is protected to the very top by water. In order to weaken the structural integrity of the dam, you would want your explosion to be a near the bottom as possible.
The thing I saw was a documentary specifically about Wallis on either the Science Channel, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, The History Channel, or perhaps it was Nova on PBS.
I recall watching a documentary about Barnes Wallis, a British scientist who during WWII invented and "perfected" a dam busting bomb. A rather large (multi ton) spinning cylinder full of explosives that would be dropped from a plane at remarkably low altitude over water directly at a dam at high speed, resulting in the bomb's skipping, like a stone, until it would collide with the dam. The bomb would then sink, but it's spinning motion would keep it tight to the dam until it exploded.
Wallis' research involved countless stone skipping tests, that inevitably resulted in the discovery of the perfect angle.
The bombs themselves enjoyed marginal success, succesfully destroying 1 of 3 objectives, if I'm not mistaken.
http://simscience.org/cracks/dambusters.html - Interesting videos and more information.
I don't disagree, but those individuals are not the target audience of an iPod/iPodjr. Portable audio players still require at least a basic grasp of computer use. Knowing the how quality affects file size and vice versa is important if you intend to maximize the usage of your device.
I dislike the "# Songs" metric (1GB = 200 songs). I understand that a portion of the demographic they're targeting might not know what a megabyte represents, but undoubtedly it's a small percentage of their target market. 800 Songs means little to me, as many songs I listen to are 10 or 15 minutes long. Some songs might be no more than 30 seconds. I also may want to store some songs at higher or lower bitrates than others. Given all the variables that vary within a "Song", I'd rather discuss the exact data capacity in Bytes.
1.44mb Floppy = 0.3 songs
250mb Zip Disk = 50 songs
650mb CD = 130 songs
4.7gb DVD = 940 songs