I think you have some facts wrong. 97% of the taxes in the US are paid by the top _50%_ of the people in the country.
Still a lot, but nothing like what you were saying.
http://www.ntu.org/tax-basics/who-pays-income-taxes.html
SF should lease some space in their datacenter for a server or two to be used as a proxy server to some other company. Make sure this proxy server is locked down to only offer SF - not the whole Internet. The additional bandwidth in doing so would be 0.
Keep the proxy anonymous and open. This way, you keep access to SF officially locked down, but the proxy server is still going to be accessible to the rest of the world.
I know it won't happen, but it would be nice to see SF take the stand based on its principles as an open source community member.
For anyone not familiar to this game, it was already given an AO rating. Rockstar was set to release it in early August when it received the AO and Nintendo and Sony refused to let it be released on their consoles. Rockstar then reworked the game to remove the most objectionable content until it was able to get the M rating. (Link)
I have played this game on the Wii and it is definitely not for kids. Some of the killings actually made me squirm uncomfortably. However, the worst killings have been blurred out (a "rage-like" red fills the screen and everything gets noisy). Overall, it is what the rating says it is: a game for Mature adults... not for kids.
While I agree, there are some things that make a "desktop" build different. For example, many servers need a CPU scheduler tuned for throughput while desktops need to lower latency. Luckily, in many kernel packages, one can pick the scheduler to use at compile time or even boot time.
"Also, in my experiance if someone who is in the office doesn't reply to your email within a few hours they probably never will."
I hate this kind of attitude where I work. Why should I drop everything I'm doing to type a response to a random e-mail? What happened to picking up a phone when you need an instant answer? Or even, *gasp* walking the 10 feet to come visit me and ask me face-to-face?
I get to e-mail whenever I feel like it (aka after Slashdot). If you need me, come talk to me.
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The problem with these secondary reactors is they leave weapon-grade material (remember, material only has to be refined to ~3% for power plants while it has to be ~97% refined for weapons). Many believe that the reason this technology isn't advaancing into production is because the government s choosing the lesser of two evils: 1) Bury nuclear waste, or 2) Deal with a rogue terrorist that managed to obtain some of the power plant material and can now build a nuclear bomb relatively easily.
Joe User, after giving up on Linux, grabs his Windows XP cd. After struggling through the install process which forces you to answer dialog boxes every ten minutes, he finally gets the operating system loaded. He loads up his computer for the first time and...
Ugly.
No Internet.
No sound.
Well, Joe accepts this given his computer was released after Windows XP was released, so he understands not having the necessary drivers. After searching through discs, he finds the needed drivers. The reboots are starting to grate his nerves, but he is feeling powerful as his video card and sound card get installed one by one. He then goes to install the updates. 30 minutes for Service Pack 2? No problem! Unfortunately, a virus snuck in before it was installed, but it won't harm anything. Hell, Joe User probably won't even know it is there.
So, now Joe User is feeling good and puts in his DVD. Guess what? It doesn't work! No codec. Joe sighs and searches the Internet for the solution. It seems like he has to pay $100 for the DVD program. Wait, didn't he just pay $200 for the operating system? And what about the virus software that his nephew just told him to install? There is another $100. *sigh* Joe opens his pocket book and pays up.
You see, Windows sucks if you try to install it yourself. You think Linux is bad? At least it has solutions for some of the problems that you can try yourself with no cost. In Windows-land, you have to pay up and just trust the company that you bought it from that it will work. The only reason that Windows is so easy right now is because Dell installs it with their drivers and software so it works when you open the box.
If they put the same effort into Linux installs, who knows...
However, the difference between Firefox and the Windows XP that you received is that one has to manually go out and downlaod Firefox. This means that the download counts, while not measuring users, DO serve a purpose in approximating interest for software.
The selection of Software available for Graphic and Media are simply pathetic for Linux.
Pathetic? You have got to be kidding. First off, video support sucks under Windows. Let's see... I need Windows Media Player for wmv and mpeg, Quicktime for mov, RealPlayer for real, a proprietary DVD-codec for DVD's, etc. etc.
Linux? mplayer
Let's go to the audio now. First, you get Windows Media Player that can play mp3 and wav. OK. Then, I need to search through the Internet to find codecs for all of my ogg's and numerous other streaming formats, etc.
Linux? gstreamer
Even the performance of Linux is vastly superior to Windows when it comes to audio and video. A whole flame war almost erupted on the kernel-mailing-list because Linus changed the hertz polling time to a sane value instead of 1000Hz. This caused some audiophiles to cry out because they would miss a couple frames every now and then. BTW, just for comparison, Windows is set at 100Hz.
If you want to flame Linux, do it based on its shortcomings (for example, Office suite, video drivers, games). But, don't do it in the area that Linux shines under - especially when so much development is ongoing with projects like amaroK.
First off, if you run the unstable (~arch) branch, you are SUPPOSED to run into problems - that is how those things get fixed in the stable (arch).
Second, the apache ordeal is well-documented. The docs were published well in advance and were pointed to severl times in the forums and mailing lists. If you run the unstable branch, you should at least be able to check those two places once in a while.
Third, their are LOTS of etc-update replacements in portage and otherwise. Stop spreading FUD.
Gentoo gives you the tools to shoot yourself in the foot. Just because you do so is not its fault.
1) They want everything to just work instantly. Windows does this, as far as the average user can tell.
Nope. Windows does little that "just works." Rather, the users have simply come to expect it quirks, accept them, and move on. Use KDE or OSX and come back and tell me that Windows is better polished or understands the user more...
2) They want access to all programs out there, just in case they ever need them. Just having web, email, and a word processor is not enough, because there is always a small chance that they might need to install something exotic two years down the road.
Considering that most (not all) Linux programs are open-source, I am more confident in using them because I know that they CANNOT just become vapor after two years and make me switch. And considering that part of the push righ now is the Enterprise desktop (where most of computers live), nobody should be trying to install a Win32 binary off of "Joe's Mother's Basement Uber-Software" site.
3) They want to be able to play games. Even my mother wants this, and she has only played two games in the last 10 years.
Again, much of the push is for business desktops and I don't want them playing games.
Second, KDE has a whole kdegames package. Have you ever used it? Most of the games your mother would play would be in there (and more)
Third, more games are coming.
My sister went out and bought a brand new system when she was going away to college. One year later, I heard that she was looking to buy another one because her system was "so old." Now, given that my computer is five years older than hers and I ran more intensive applications than her AIM and IE, I was surprised.
When I visited her, she had every spyware kown to man. Everyone in her dorm seemed to. There were so much of the stuff that I could not even open the Start menu and I found it easier to reinstall Windows than try to remove the crap.
So, many consumers are driven to buy modern computers because they have so much malware running that is bringing their system to a halt.
What the the reason to upgrade to ME from 98? What was the reason to upgrade to XP from 2000? People like upgrades. Upgrades, no matter how small, bring features. Upgrades have the appearance of better quality and more "on-the-edge."
Plus, even if two technologies get ported, Longhorn is supposed to be a "unified" desktop with Internet, mail, etc. This is one major reason to upgrade for the tech-newbies and possibly the tech-geeks.
Not quite as severe as parent requested, but in Ohio, we have a two-strikes policy for anyone under 21. After two traffic violations, your license goes away for a year.
I was caught speeding (I was in a hurry, etc etc.) a few months back and let me tell you, I have not gone over the posted limit since. Losing my license just isn't worththe 1 minute that I can shave off a trip.
Interesting revelation in the tests: Linux, while not having a great share of the market now, will progressively gain user base simply because it is so capable of evolving with new technology.
What is the meaining of life and can Linux do it?
And... Can I trade you two nickels for a dime? I need stuff out of the vending machine, you insensitive clod... Thanks.
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Anyways, this sounds like a great idea on paper. But, it seems to be relying on one thing: human goodness. Communism also sounds good on paper. In fact, it is utopia. But, it will NEVER work as it should because humans are greedy.
In this case, what is stopping anyone from geting on Kazaa and using up all the available bandwidth? Well, there goes the high speeds for the other neighbors out the window.
Yes, they could impliment some sort of bandwidth throttling, but where do you cut it at? You would need a speed at which is fast enough to make the technology and effort viable, but a speed slow enough to prevent misuse... A hard thing to decide.
So, in conclusion, I agree that this is a very interesting new application of technology in theory, but in actual implimenttion, I see some serious design flaws.
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I think you have some facts wrong. 97% of the taxes in the US are paid by the top _50%_ of the people in the country. Still a lot, but nothing like what you were saying. http://www.ntu.org/tax-basics/who-pays-income-taxes.html
SF should lease some space in their datacenter for a server or two to be used as a proxy server to some other company. Make sure this proxy server is locked down to only offer SF - not the whole Internet. The additional bandwidth in doing so would be 0.
Keep the proxy anonymous and open. This way, you keep access to SF officially locked down, but the proxy server is still going to be accessible to the rest of the world.
I know it won't happen, but it would be nice to see SF take the stand based on its principles as an open source community member.
For anyone not familiar to this game, it was already given an AO rating. Rockstar was set to release it in early August when it received the AO and Nintendo and Sony refused to let it be released on their consoles. Rockstar then reworked the game to remove the most objectionable content until it was able to get the M rating. (Link)
I have played this game on the Wii and it is definitely not for kids. Some of the killings actually made me squirm uncomfortably. However, the worst killings have been blurred out (a "rage-like" red fills the screen and everything gets noisy). Overall, it is what the rating says it is: a game for Mature adults... not for kids.
While I agree, there are some things that make a "desktop" build different. For example, many servers need a CPU scheduler tuned for throughput while desktops need to lower latency. Luckily, in many kernel packages, one can pick the scheduler to use at compile time or even boot time.
"Also, in my experiance if someone who is in the office doesn't reply to your email within a few hours they probably never will."
I hate this kind of attitude where I work. Why should I drop everything I'm doing to type a response to a random e-mail? What happened to picking up a phone when you need an instant answer? Or even, *gasp* walking the 10 feet to come visit me and ask me face-to-face?
I get to e-mail whenever I feel like it (aka after Slashdot). If you need me, come talk to me.
The problem with these secondary reactors is they leave weapon-grade material (remember, material only has to be refined to ~3% for power plants while it has to be ~97% refined for weapons). Many believe that the reason this technology isn't advaancing into production is because the government s choosing the lesser of two evils: 1) Bury nuclear waste, or 2) Deal with a rogue terrorist that managed to obtain some of the power plant material and can now build a nuclear bomb relatively easily.
It's called OpenGL. Some games already use it and porting them to Linux would be a minimal amount of effort.
It can go to the extreme the other way too...
Joe User, after giving up on Linux, grabs his Windows XP cd. After struggling through the install process which forces you to answer dialog boxes every ten minutes, he finally gets the operating system loaded. He loads up his computer for the first time and...
Ugly.
No Internet.
No sound.
Well, Joe accepts this given his computer was released after Windows XP was released, so he understands not having the necessary drivers. After searching through discs, he finds the needed drivers. The reboots are starting to grate his nerves, but he is feeling powerful as his video card and sound card get installed one by one. He then goes to install the updates. 30 minutes for Service Pack 2? No problem! Unfortunately, a virus snuck in before it was installed, but it won't harm anything. Hell, Joe User probably won't even know it is there.
So, now Joe User is feeling good and puts in his DVD. Guess what? It doesn't work! No codec. Joe sighs and searches the Internet for the solution. It seems like he has to pay $100 for the DVD program. Wait, didn't he just pay $200 for the operating system? And what about the virus software that his nephew just told him to install? There is another $100. *sigh* Joe opens his pocket book and pays up.
You see, Windows sucks if you try to install it yourself. You think Linux is bad? At least it has solutions for some of the problems that you can try yourself with no cost. In Windows-land, you have to pay up and just trust the company that you bought it from that it will work. The only reason that Windows is so easy right now is because Dell installs it with their drivers and software so it works when you open the box.
If they put the same effort into Linux installs, who knows...
Agreed.
Download counts != users
However, the difference between Firefox and the Windows XP that you received is that one has to manually go out and downlaod Firefox. This means that the download counts, while not measuring users, DO serve a purpose in approximating interest for software.
The selection of Software available for Graphic and Media are simply pathetic for Linux.
Pathetic? You have got to be kidding. First off, video support sucks under Windows. Let's see... I need Windows Media Player for wmv and mpeg, Quicktime for mov, RealPlayer for real, a proprietary DVD-codec for DVD's, etc. etc.
Linux? mplayer
Let's go to the audio now. First, you get Windows Media Player that can play mp3 and wav. OK. Then, I need to search through the Internet to find codecs for all of my ogg's and numerous other streaming formats, etc.
Linux? gstreamer
Even the performance of Linux is vastly superior to Windows when it comes to audio and video. A whole flame war almost erupted on the kernel-mailing-list because Linus changed the hertz polling time to a sane value instead of 1000Hz. This caused some audiophiles to cry out because they would miss a couple frames every now and then. BTW, just for comparison, Windows is set at 100Hz.
If you want to flame Linux, do it based on its shortcomings (for example, Office suite, video drivers, games). But, don't do it in the area that Linux shines under - especially when so much development is ongoing with projects like amaroK.
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First off, if you run the unstable (~arch) branch, you are SUPPOSED to run into problems - that is how those things get fixed in the stable (arch).
Second, the apache ordeal is well-documented. The docs were published well in advance and were pointed to severl times in the forums and mailing lists. If you run the unstable branch, you should at least be able to check those two places once in a while.
Third, their are LOTS of etc-update replacements in portage and otherwise. Stop spreading FUD.
Gentoo gives you the tools to shoot yourself in the foot. Just because you do so is not its fault.
Linux has the same thing (more or less): Reiser4
1) They want everything to just work instantly. Windows does this, as far as the average user can tell.
/Linux sysadmin
Nope. Windows does little that "just works." Rather, the users have simply come to expect it quirks, accept them, and move on. Use KDE or OSX and come back and tell me that Windows is better polished or understands the user more...
2) They want access to all programs out there, just in case they ever need them. Just having web, email, and a word processor is not enough, because there is always a small chance that they might need to install something exotic two years down the road.
Considering that most (not all) Linux programs are open-source, I am more confident in using them because I know that they CANNOT just become vapor after two years and make me switch. And considering that part of the push righ now is the Enterprise desktop (where most of computers live), nobody should be trying to install a Win32 binary off of "Joe's Mother's Basement Uber-Software" site.
3) They want to be able to play games. Even my mother wants this, and she has only played two games in the last 10 years.
Again, much of the push is for business desktops and I don't want them playing games. Second, KDE has a whole kdegames package. Have you ever used it? Most of the games your mother would play would be in there (and more) Third, more games are coming.
My sister went out and bought a brand new system when she was going away to college. One year later, I heard that she was looking to buy another one because her system was "so old." Now, given that my computer is five years older than hers and I ran more intensive applications than her AIM and IE, I was surprised.
When I visited her, she had every spyware kown to man. Everyone in her dorm seemed to. There were so much of the stuff that I could not even open the Start menu and I found it easier to reinstall Windows than try to remove the crap.
So, many consumers are driven to buy modern computers because they have so much malware running that is bringing their system to a halt.
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What the the reason to upgrade to ME from 98? What was the reason to upgrade to XP from 2000? People like upgrades. Upgrades, no matter how small, bring features. Upgrades have the appearance of better quality and more "on-the-edge."
Plus, even if two technologies get ported, Longhorn is supposed to be a "unified" desktop with Internet, mail, etc. This is one major reason to upgrade for the tech-newbies and possibly the tech-geeks.
Not quite as severe as parent requested, but in Ohio, we have a two-strikes policy for anyone under 21. After two traffic violations, your license goes away for a year.
I was caught speeding (I was in a hurry, etc etc.) a few months back and let me tell you, I have not gone over the posted limit since. Losing my license just isn't worththe 1 minute that I can shave off a trip.
Interesting revelation in the tests: Linux, while not having a great share of the market now, will progressively gain user base simply because it is so capable of evolving with new technology.
What is the meaining of life and can Linux do it? And... Can I trade you two nickels for a dime? I need stuff out of the vending machine, you insensitive clod... Thanks.
Well, at least she got into the mindset of the standard AOL user... After all, where would we be without Frontpage and no-right-click scripts?
Not a flame here, but I would rther see the price of LCD screens go down than their size.
Please read before modding down automaticaly :)
Anyways, this sounds like a great idea on paper. But, it seems to be relying on one thing: human goodness. Communism also sounds good on paper. In fact, it is utopia. But, it will NEVER work as it should because humans are greedy.
In this case, what is stopping anyone from geting on Kazaa and using up all the available bandwidth? Well, there goes the high speeds for the other neighbors out the window.
Yes, they could impliment some sort of bandwidth throttling, but where do you cut it at? You would need a speed at which is fast enough to make the technology and effort viable, but a speed slow enough to prevent misuse... A hard thing to decide.
So, in conclusion, I agree that this is a very interesting new application of technology in theory, but in actual implimenttion, I see some serious design flaws.