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After actually getting a couple pages to download (at a whopping.3KB/sec), I gotta say it's pretty impressive.
This is definitely better than the books I've seen for newbies on Linux.
BTW, I do this sort of thing for newbies on Win machines, and I'd definitely recommend/give it to people asking for a simple manual. (And yes, I do get requests for Linux)
Though slashdotted, if you actually get through you'd see
Linux has many distributions and sometimes the programs or tools used to perform a certain function can vary from distribution to distribution. This guide tries to be as generic as possible in the description of the features and functionalities. However, in some cases, especially some of the GUI desktop configuration tools, there is no really independent generic tool that can be used and each distribution has its own tool. In such cases, we have tried to illustrate their usage using Fedora Linux
This guide was written on a Fedora Linux system and as such many of the screen shots reflect this. However, this should not be construed as an endorsement of this distribution of Linux over the others on the part of the authors.
Fedora's desktop is used for screenshots and examples, but it isn't a guide to Fedora.
40-50 years ago, there weren't people making a living typing on short-keystroke, hard-impact electronic keyboards
What about the stenographers and typists spending 8-10 hours a day on manual typewriters and electric typewriters? That was no small number 40-50 years ago.
I'm reminded of a technique developed in the 60's/70's for gathering cells from lungs, without surgery, to determine if there was cancer (live cells were "scraped" using a tiny brush). The patients didn't have to go through the expense and inherent dangers of surgery to get an accurate diagnosis. But the pathology labs had never actually seen live lung cancer cells before, and initially didn't recognize them as cancerous.
How much will be found in "real time" that will change how we think about and approach the subjects of oceans, and remote research? Maybe it is expensive, but maybe it's less expensive and less dangerous than the alternatives (like the analogy above).
You're absolutely right about Brain Research. It does happen to be one of those journals where you can't substitute another to get the same type and quality of articles.
This is exactly where PLOS comes in. How about they expand into Brain Research's territory? Of course, first you have to convince the authors it's a better idea to publish in PLOS than in Brain Research.
Nothing like a little competition to bring reality to a market, eh?
Will they stick to the biggies, like genetics and medicine, or will they head off into the smaller disciplines.
Actually, it's the smaller disciplines (in science anyway) that have some of the highest costs. Brain Research, for example, runs $10,000 per year, last time I checked. Part of the reason for the high cost is the limited audience to spread the cost of publication around (it costs less per copy for 100,000 subscriptions than for 5,000). Related to that is the skyrocketing costs of science journals which has made libraries, the main market for these high cost journals, drop a lot of them, thereby lowering the number of subscriptions (and usually causing a higher cost for the remaining subscribers).
O.K., checked the Elsevier site, and found a Brain Research subscription has to be purchased as part of a package which costs "USD 21,269 for all countries except Europe and Japan."
Company spokeswoman Julie Miller said Intuit remains concerned about protecting intellectual property but realized that the anti-piracy technology used last year was not the answer.
``What the software industry has to find is the right tool that enables them to both meet the needs of the customer and protect the intellectual property,'' she said.
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This is definitely better than the books I've seen for newbies on Linux.
BTW, I do this sort of thing for newbies on Win machines, and I'd definitely recommend/give it to people asking for a simple manual. (And yes, I do get requests for Linux)
OR you could check it out from your local public library...
There's a Newsforge story about Howard County Public Library. They were also written up in an ALA publication.
firstgov for seniors(although not quite as good as seniornet.)
There are also several libraries that have very good senior sections, such as Multnomah County Library, and Vancouver Library
What about the stenographers and typists spending 8-10 hours a day on manual typewriters and electric typewriters? That was no small number 40-50 years ago.
Assuming you would buy all the books.
On the contrary, see Meeting the Challenge: Training an Aging Population to Use Computers
Try your local public library. Most have taken up the challenge to get older adults on computers.
Fun new one to try: Mooter
What is the world coming to?
Any alternatives, or do we wait til the evident slashdotting is over?
..how do you know the photos really are the scammer, and not just another scam?
What about PDA's?
Because availability does *not* mean *free*?
How much will be found in "real time" that will change how we think about and approach the subjects of oceans, and remote research? Maybe it is expensive, but maybe it's less expensive and less dangerous than the alternatives (like the analogy above).
This is exactly where PLOS comes in. How about they expand into Brain Research's territory? Of course, first you have to convince the authors it's a better idea to publish in PLOS than in Brain Research.
Nothing like a little competition to bring reality to a market, eh?
Unfortunately, when a journal leaves the market, we are all negatively impacted.
(No, I don't see libraries as the ones going out of business. They seem to be more fluid and responsive to their market. :-) )
Actually, it's the smaller disciplines (in science anyway) that have some of the highest costs. Brain Research, for example, runs $10,000 per year, last time I checked. Part of the reason for the high cost is the limited audience to spread the cost of publication around (it costs less per copy for 100,000 subscriptions than for 5,000). Related to that is the skyrocketing costs of science journals which has made libraries, the main market for these high cost journals, drop a lot of them, thereby lowering the number of subscriptions (and usually causing a higher cost for the remaining subscribers).
O.K., checked the Elsevier site, and found a Brain Research subscription has to be purchased as part of a package which costs "USD 21,269 for all countries except Europe and Japan."
ouch.
Good point, and one I thought of also after I posted. :-)
But you can find more here. Or just try a Google Search.
From the article:
Company spokeswoman Julie Miller said Intuit remains concerned about protecting intellectual property but realized that the anti-piracy technology used last year was not the answer.
``What the software industry has to find is the right tool that enables them to both meet the needs of the customer and protect the intellectual property,'' she said.
Some promise.
Kids need two parents, both involved in their children's lives.
That said, however; I've seen kids with that type of parenting still turn out bad.
But, of course, we already know what the NRA has to say about responsible use of rifles, and other fun toys.
Real job security there, until computer users start retiring. : )