But this is straight from the horses' mouth, so to speak.
Well, sorta. It's not on debian.org, debian.org doesn't link to the deadbeast.net document, and I have no idea who deadbeast.net is or why I should trust them.
If this was in the FAQ on Debian.org, I think less people would be confused. I'll make a suggestion to them:)
Google isn't just about placing lightly-targeted banner ads on top of webpages. Google is really about the accurate analysis of the information provided by all of those search queries and using that in their advertising business. They are trying to take Direct Marketing to the next level.
They provide a ton of great free services so that more people will use them. As more people use Google's services, Google has more and more information to analyze.
They get a ton of information from people who use the generic search tool at www.google.com.
Just imagine how much more refined information from people who use Google Maps, google catalogs, Google Groups, Local Search, etc. Helping to host Wikipedia just helps in their information analysis.
Remember: In addition to the huge data farm which runs google.com, they have another data farm to analyze all the raw data they get from search queries. I'm guessing that it is also huge.
With that data, they can then more accurately predict current and future trends, which has tremendous value in the advertising business.
There's no reason that a sufficiently large tag couldn't pick up enough power via RF to beep a piezo.
I guess I was under the impression that you couldn't do this via RF, unless you have a Tesla Coil or something.
I've got wireless power in my Soniccare toothbrush charging station, but do you have any links where power can be transmitted 15 feet via RF? It'd be cool to read about...
RFID tags used for tollways (in Houston & elsewhere) can read a tag going 60+mph (100km/h) from a distance of 12+ft (2.5m)
Those sound very similar to the FastTrak system used on bridges in the SF Bay Area. I bet your system beeps an acknowledgement whenever you go through the toll area, which means it's powered.
Debian is very conservative in upgrades. I understand that it is why Debian is very stable too.
But isn't that why we have Stable, Testing and Unstable? "Stable" should be conservative in upgrades, Testing and Unstable are for incorporating new software into the future products?
Maybe they are just way more convservative then I realized:)
Because it's not sticking to a fork of the old XFree86 code, and it is moving to X.Org, like other distros.
I think many of us are wondering when x.org will be added to Debian unstable. It's nowhere in the package lists for stable, testing or unstable.
I can't find any recent news regarding X.org for Debian on Debian.org, or in the FAQ. I see some discussion and debate about 7 months ago, but many things have changed since then.
I'm also peeved that you can only have one user-id associated with an email address. I had to use Microsoft's IM program for work the other day, and signed up for an account with my secondary email addresses.
Lo and behold, my secondary email address already had an account associated with it, but I use that for MSN Groups, which is personal, not work related. I had to create another email account to get a MS Passport, so that i could use their Microsoft's IM... (I couldn't use the work account for a couple of reasons)...
Hopefully you know your address at your home before you have to call 911.
Hopefully you know your address at your home before you have to call 911.
I don't think he's concerned about the 911 operator finding locating your address. I think he's talking about the fact that your cordless phone won't work during a power outage. When that earthquake/tornado/hurricane knocks out the power, the last thing you want to be doing afterwards is searching old boxes in your closet for a corded phone to call 911.
The Emergency Prep people around here (Earthquake country) keep talking about how the cell phone towers are more fragile then the landlines.
Sometimes I think they do shut out their older clients and the web client, but not always on purpose.
During one of the recent protocol changes back in June or July, I think alot of older YM clients were cut off, and people using the YM Web Interface were cut off for a bit also.
AVG Antivirus is a great alternative to Symantec's Norton AntiVirus.
It's free for home users, has a memory-resident scanner, scheduled updates, limited scheduled scans and doesn't bog down your system with unnecessary crap like the Norton or Mcafee anti-virus programs.
They absorbed punk, metal, hip-hop, country, ska/reggae.
But "They" haven't absorbed 100% of the scene. For each of these genres, there are numerous non-mainstream bands which haven't been completely assimilated by the beast and which will never been shown on MTV.
There is still plenty of good music in these genres, and much of it is in your local scene. If you live in culturally deprived suburbia or some other place that doesn't have a vibrant scene [culture snob] and maybe you should think of moving.[/culture snob]
So do I, and I'd rather go to the local bar and get drunk while listening to the local band on a Saturday night.
I have kids, so the bar isn't really an option for me (I'd much rather play with the kids). Internet radio is a great solution for people in my situation
opensecrets.org has a great amount of information on campaign contributions. Since we're nearing the end of the 2004 Presidential Elections, it's a great time to take a look at the top contributors to Bush and Kerry. (Note, the site doesn't list Bush's acceptange of $75 million in federal funds yet).
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Doh! That was typo. I meant 4.x .. I use 3.x, was reading about new features in 4.x, and my brain kept incrementing the number...
But this is straight from the horses' mouth, so to speak.
:)
Well, sorta. It's not on debian.org, debian.org doesn't link to the deadbeast.net document, and I have no idea who deadbeast.net is or why I should trust them.
If this was in the FAQ on Debian.org, I think less people would be confused. I'll make a suggestion to them
Google isn't just about placing lightly-targeted banner ads on top of webpages. Google is really about the accurate analysis of the information provided by all of those search queries and using that in their advertising business. They are trying to take Direct Marketing to the next level.
They provide a ton of great free services so that more people will use them. As more people use Google's services, Google has more and more information to analyze.
They get a ton of information from people who use the generic search tool at www.google.com.
Just imagine how much more refined information from people who use Google Maps, google catalogs, Google Groups, Local Search, etc. Helping to host Wikipedia just helps in their information analysis.
Remember: In addition to the huge data farm which runs google.com, they have another data farm to analyze all the raw data they get from search queries. I'm guessing that it is also huge.
With that data, they can then more accurately predict current and future trends, which has tremendous value in the advertising business.
There's no reason that a sufficiently large tag couldn't pick up enough power via RF to beep a piezo.
I guess I was under the impression that you couldn't do this via RF, unless you have a Tesla Coil or something.
I've got wireless power in my Soniccare toothbrush charging station, but do you have any links where power can be transmitted 15 feet via RF? It'd be cool to read about...
RFID tags used for tollways (in Houston & elsewhere) can read a tag going 60+mph (100km/h) from a distance of 12+ft (2.5m)
Those sound very similar to the FastTrak system used on bridges in the SF Bay Area. I bet your system beeps an acknowledgement whenever you go through the toll area, which means it's powered.
That's because they moved some config options from the X.org config over to the default Debian config.
I bet the package name still says "XFree86" for you.
Does anyone else still use XFree?
Yes. Debian and RedHat Enterprise still use Xfree86. Fedora and the upcoming RHEL 5.x are using x.org.
So, yes, alot of people still use XFree.
Debian is very conservative in upgrades. I understand that it is why Debian is very stable too.
:)
But isn't that why we have Stable, Testing and Unstable? "Stable" should be conservative in upgrades, Testing and Unstable are for incorporating new software into the future products?
Maybe they are just way more convservative then I realized
Because it's not sticking to a fork of the old XFree86 code, and it is moving to X.Org, like other distros.
I think many of us are wondering when x.org will be added to Debian unstable. It's nowhere in the package lists for stable, testing or unstable.
I can't find any recent news regarding X.org for Debian on Debian.org, or in the FAQ. I see some discussion and debate about 7 months ago, but many things have changed since then.
Mirrordot is down. I think we need a Mirror for Mirrordot ...
Ah, excellent! Thanks for the link. I really missed MfH.
Is the new site actually related to Music for Hackers? Or is it just a similar look & music?
Either way, I'm stoked! Thanks!
I'm also peeved that you can only have one user-id associated with an email address. I had to use Microsoft's IM program for work the other day, and signed up for an account with my secondary email addresses.
Lo and behold, my secondary email address already had an account associated with it, but I use that for MSN Groups, which is personal, not work related. I had to create another email account to get a MS Passport, so that i could use their Microsoft's IM... (I couldn't use the work account for a couple of reasons)...
That would be #2 in the 3 point business plan.
2. ?????
Are there any video games in Neverland? Then I can play a Video game in an Amusement park in a video game on my computer!
Eek eek... recursion error.. recursion error!!!
they WILL find flaws to target
Sure, but will those flaws in Firefox as serious as the flaws in IE?
It seems like when Microsoft attempted to integrate IE with the OS, IE was allowed access the OS in some very dangerous ways.
For instance, why would earlier versions of IE write files to any directory without asking the User for permission?
Hopefully you know your address at your home before you have to call 911.
Hopefully you know your address at your home before you have to call 911.
I don't think he's concerned about the 911 operator finding locating your address. I think he's talking about the fact that your cordless phone won't work during a power outage. When that earthquake/tornado/hurricane knocks out the power, the last thing you want to be doing afterwards is searching old boxes in your closet for a corded phone to call 911.
The Emergency Prep people around here (Earthquake country) keep talking about how the cell phone towers are more fragile then the landlines.
WHAT?!
In space, nobody can hear you stick a bannana in your ear!
Sometimes I think they do shut out their older clients and the web client, but not always on purpose.
During one of the recent protocol changes back in June or July, I think alot of older YM clients were cut off, and people using the YM Web Interface were cut off for a bit also.
AVG Antivirus is a great alternative to Symantec's Norton AntiVirus.
It's free for home users, has a memory-resident scanner, scheduled updates, limited scheduled scans and doesn't bog down your system with unnecessary crap like the Norton or Mcafee anti-virus programs.
They absorbed punk, metal, hip-hop, country, ska/reggae.
But "They" haven't absorbed 100% of the scene. For each of these genres, there are numerous non-mainstream bands which haven't been completely assimilated by the beast and which will never been shown on MTV.
There is still plenty of good music in these genres, and much of it is in your local scene. If you live in culturally deprived suburbia or some other place that doesn't have a vibrant scene [culture snob] and maybe you should think of moving.[/culture snob]
So do I, and I'd rather go to the local bar and get drunk while listening to the local band on a Saturday night.
I have kids, so the bar isn't really an option for me (I'd much rather play with the kids). Internet radio is a great solution for people in my situation
So it's Memento + The Andromeda Strain?
The moral of the story?
Always trust the dirty drunk guy who drinks sterno.
I have my very own personal troll! What an honor!
It is in politics.
There are 3 topic icons above: United States, YRO and Politics.
opensecrets.org has a great amount of information on campaign contributions. Since we're nearing the end of the 2004 Presidential Elections, it's a great time to take a look at the top contributors to Bush and Kerry. (Note, the site doesn't list Bush's acceptange of $75 million in federal funds yet).