WTF? Someone certainly must be on crack here. Children who did nothing, other than violate school rules, and experiment with their sexuality get to have their entire lives ruined... and nobody along the way says "hold on..."... and I get marked "Troll". You guys have a twisted view of the world...
This is a 2nd amendment issue. The parents of the children in question, for the security of a free state, should collect firearms, organize a militia, and shoot dead everyone who has fast-tracked this case into the courtroom.
When I first saw the announcements about this phone... from a manufacturer nobody heard of, with a very rapid release schedule, and a set pricing scheme, but only a 3D rendering of the product, to me it screamed "scam". Now, I couldn't say whether it was a scam that was aimed at customer money, or investor money, but the outcome does not surprise me at all. After all, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
They are very reliable, and like you mentioned they are SIGNIFICANTLY quieter than the competition. If you have to have it rumbling overnight, the difference may be enough to warrant spending more. Also, be careful with power ratings, as they can be PEAK or MEAN. A 1kw honda could probably push >0.8kw all night. A 3.5kw (peak) no-name brand may not actually be able to do that.
I recommend Honda because a number of people I know have recommended them highly. Ultimately, that's my major source of information, as I do not own one myself.
Honda makes some great generators... 3-4kW should be sufficient for your purposes.
However, you should also look at where you're losing your heat. If you insulate your home well, you'll have to heat it a lot less in the winter, which is very relevant, if you're going to be doing it with a generator.
I've been using a keyboard from PCKeyboard.com for ages, and it's gotten dirty. I took the keyboard apart, ran it under the shower, then flushed it with 95% ethanol. Put in on the windowsill for 3 days to dry, and voila - looks and feels like new.
I just bought another one, in case the company goes out of business (after all, who's crazy enough to pay $80 for a keyboard!).
I would disagree with you. I dual-boot Ubuntu 8.10 and Vista Ultimate 64bit at home, and I don't think either has an edge when it comes to stability. It's really hard to make that judgment, since in the three months or so I've had them, neither has crashed even once.
For me, Vista has certainly been more stable than WindowsXP, though. It's interesting though, that Ubuntu 8.10 was just as much of a stability improvement, compared to previous versions of Ubuntu.
I think Vista has a really bad rap, which may or may not be justified, and is probably largely reliant on the performance of the pre-SP1 32-bit version, which (even in my experience) was pretty atrocious.
But at the moment, Vista works just fine for me... and it's certainly worth the $66 I paid for the student version, which I consider a fair price. I certainly don't think I am somehow entitled to receiving good software for free (which is why I donate to various OSS projects, including Ubuntu).
Next week's news: "Microsoft experts" advise users to switch to temporarily switch to a different OS, as they prepare to roll out Windows 7...... jokes aside I haven't been THAT peeved with Vista. The interface is awkward, file transfers are dramatically slower than Ubuntu, and downloading a file over the internet invokes a 20 second freeze in Firefox. Other than that, it seems more stable than XP, and is responsive enough on my recently upgraded desktop.
It has been relegated to a game console status though, at least for me.
I still want it to be able to spec a full Linux desktop with all the hardware supported fully. Why is this still so hard for them when the commmunity has 99% of all the issues sorted already?
Last I checked Dell Ubuntu machines had everything work... and as far as custom-built... my last desktop upgrade using a Gigabyte motherboard went smooth as butter. Everything recognized in Ubuntu 8.10 without an issue.
This only works if the valuable data on the laptop is encrypted. Since, as we've seen, companies are perfectly content to put personal info of millions of people on completely unsecured computers, these kinds of features will remain in the domain of curiosity.
Until businesses are held financially responsible for ALL damage resulting from a data breach, no feature will make data secure.
"Other than, say the ability to drop a UAV bomb on government buildings or open markets from hundreds of kilometers away ?"
Please design and execute this plan, while delivering more destructive power than a suicide bomber with pockets full of hand grenades... or an RPG (for government buildings). Oh, and do that with the economics means and know-how of terrorists... and make sure no one knows about it.
There is a reason why UAVs are JUST getting into the fray in modern warfare. They are not EASY to build or guide. And even the most advanced UAVs, have a fairly limited payload... and we're talking about large craft, that cost hundreds of millions to design.
Finally, GPS is available to terrorists through a billion other sources. Apple's position here nothing more than a publicity stunt. Kind of reminds me of handgun bans.
It doesn't mean that the movie depicts Child Porn... it means that the movie IS child porn.
Actually, let me make it simpler for the Western judicial system - everyone is guilty of child pornography... There, now they can wiretap our phones and internet, and jail us at will. I just feel that this was much more efficient than going through the motions for the next 10 years just to arrive at the same point.
The problem isn't that SF wants to be electric-friendly, or even environmentally friendly. The problem is that they are doing it simply to cash in on a trendy idea. The union bosses responsible for building this grid will charge SF taxpayers billions to produce a sub-par grid, that will need constant repair, and that is unlikely to be utilized.
Why? Because the same people who promote electric cars, are also the people that recoil from even the word "nuclear"... and thus ensure that while the rest of the world forges ahead in power generation technology, we are stuck with 30+ year old inefficient uranium-guzzlers.
Perhaps people should consider that it's better to do things because they are the right thing, not because they are the "in thing".
The reason you never want to search, is that you could find prior art. If you find prior art, filing for the patent would place you in an inextricable position. If the patent is approved, and you subsequently try to litigate to "protect" this new patent of yours, the records of your fact-checking can (and will) be subpoenaed, at which point you will not only lose the case, but will likely be subject to a counter-suit.
If you don't search, you've got a lot more room to maneuver in court.
Actually, I don't think it works for the desktop. Basically, computers are now a commodity, and are rapidly replaced. The age of buying a $300 support policy for your computer is over. People buying the $500 Dell-buntu PC will not purchase support for the OS, and this does not benefit the people doing the work.
Because subscription would either have to be voluntary, or would require Windows-like phoning home by the OS, the only reasonable way to get money to the developers is to simply charge for the OS. I don't see why Windows can cost $100+ and Ubuntu can't cost $50, especially given that for me, the desktop experience on Ubuntu is vastly superior.
Let's assume that Canonical needs 100 full-time staff to maintain Ubuntu (though I suspect the number is much higher). At an average salary of, say, $75'000/year, that's $7.5 million/year for salary alone. If there are 100 thousand Ubuntu users in the US, who would pay the subscription fee, then $50/year would only cover 2/3 of salary costs... much rather anything else.
I don't think it's that much. Could even spread it at $25/release. Surely that cannot be too much for a great desktop OS.
Mr. Shuttleworth is truly praise-"worthy" (forgive the pun) because he's willing to put his money where his mouth is, and pay out of pocket to support his principles.
In the end, nothing is actually "free". While people can and do put in their time, without expecting to be compensated for their work on the various Linux distributions, or other open-source software, they do so because they have other jobs that support them financially. As the Linux desktop market expands, there will be a need for even more people to dedicate even more time to maintaining and perfecting the codebase... and this will require a positive cash flow into the industry. One way or the other we (the consumers of these wonderful products) are going to have to pay... and we shouldn't be apprehensive about it. I have no problem with paying let's say $50/year for Ubuntu, because it has worked great for me.
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WTF? Someone certainly must be on crack here. Children who did nothing, other than violate school rules, and experiment with their sexuality get to have their entire lives ruined... and nobody along the way says "hold on..." ... and I get marked "Troll". You guys have a twisted view of the world...
This is a 2nd amendment issue. The parents of the children in question, for the security of a free state, should collect firearms, organize a militia, and shoot dead everyone who has fast-tracked this case into the courtroom.
When I first saw the announcements about this phone... from a manufacturer nobody heard of, with a very rapid release schedule, and a set pricing scheme, but only a 3D rendering of the product, to me it screamed "scam". Now, I couldn't say whether it was a scam that was aimed at customer money, or investor money, but the outcome does not surprise me at all. After all, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
One base-pair does not a gene make.
But a one base-pair change can unmake the gene pretty well.
Tons of major debilitating mutations are due to a point mutation.
They are very reliable, and like you mentioned they are SIGNIFICANTLY quieter than the competition. If you have to have it rumbling overnight, the difference may be enough to warrant spending more. Also, be careful with power ratings, as they can be PEAK or MEAN. A 1kw honda could probably push >0.8kw all night. A 3.5kw (peak) no-name brand may not actually be able to do that.
I recommend Honda because a number of people I know have recommended them highly. Ultimately, that's my major source of information, as I do not own one myself.
Insightful and PRACTICAL +1
Honda makes some great generators... 3-4kW should be sufficient for your purposes.
However, you should also look at where you're losing your heat. If you insulate your home well, you'll have to heat it a lot less in the winter, which is very relevant, if you're going to be doing it with a generator.
I've been using a keyboard from PCKeyboard.com for ages, and it's gotten dirty. I took the keyboard apart, ran it under the shower, then flushed it with 95% ethanol. Put in on the windowsill for 3 days to dry, and voila - looks and feels like new.
I just bought another one, in case the company goes out of business (after all, who's crazy enough to pay $80 for a keyboard!).
I would disagree with you. I dual-boot Ubuntu 8.10 and Vista Ultimate 64bit at home, and I don't think either has an edge when it comes to stability. It's really hard to make that judgment, since in the three months or so I've had them, neither has crashed even once.
For me, Vista has certainly been more stable than WindowsXP, though. It's interesting though, that Ubuntu 8.10 was just as much of a stability improvement, compared to previous versions of Ubuntu.
I think Vista has a really bad rap, which may or may not be justified, and is probably largely reliant on the performance of the pre-SP1 32-bit version, which (even in my experience) was pretty atrocious.
But at the moment, Vista works just fine for me... and it's certainly worth the $66 I paid for the student version, which I consider a fair price. I certainly don't think I am somehow entitled to receiving good software for free (which is why I donate to various OSS projects, including Ubuntu).
Next week's news: "Microsoft experts" advise users to switch to temporarily switch to a different OS, as they prepare to roll out Windows 7... ... jokes aside I haven't been THAT peeved with Vista. The interface is awkward, file transfers are dramatically slower than Ubuntu, and downloading a file over the internet invokes a 20 second freeze in Firefox. Other than that, it seems more stable than XP, and is responsive enough on my recently upgraded desktop.
It has been relegated to a game console status though, at least for me.
I still want it to be able to spec a full Linux desktop with all the hardware supported fully. Why is this still so hard for them when the commmunity has 99% of all the issues sorted already?
And you can'd do that at www.dell.com/ubuntu why?
Last I checked Dell Ubuntu machines had everything work... and as far as custom-built... my last desktop upgrade using a Gigabyte motherboard went smooth as butter. Everything recognized in Ubuntu 8.10 without an issue.
This only works if the valuable data on the laptop is encrypted. Since, as we've seen, companies are perfectly content to put personal info of millions of people on completely unsecured computers, these kinds of features will remain in the domain of curiosity.
Until businesses are held financially responsible for ALL damage resulting from a data breach, no feature will make data secure.
The next inevitable step for the UK gov't will be to outlaw using encryption on personal computers, because it's "too hard" to break.
This isn't a slippery slope for the UK anymore, it's a landslide, rushing down the mountain, annihilating everything in its way.
Sad.
At 2G the entire way, that rail would have to be 1600km long, and would have to rise >20km into the atmosphere to prevent annihilation by friction.
Even at 4G, the track would have to be 400km long.
Frankly, I am not sure that this project would be any more realistic.
"Other than, say the ability to drop a UAV bomb on government buildings or open markets from hundreds of kilometers away ?"
Please design and execute this plan, while delivering more destructive power than a suicide bomber with pockets full of hand grenades... or an RPG (for government buildings). Oh, and do that with the economics means and know-how of terrorists... and make sure no one knows about it.
There is a reason why UAVs are JUST getting into the fray in modern warfare. They are not EASY to build or guide. And even the most advanced UAVs, have a fairly limited payload... and we're talking about large craft, that cost hundreds of millions to design.
Finally, GPS is available to terrorists through a billion other sources. Apple's position here nothing more than a publicity stunt. Kind of reminds me of handgun bans.
It doesn't mean that the movie depicts Child Porn... it means that the movie IS child porn.
Actually, let me make it simpler for the Western judicial system - everyone is guilty of child pornography... There, now they can wiretap our phones and internet, and jail us at will. I just feel that this was much more efficient than going through the motions for the next 10 years just to arrive at the same point.
You don't know anyone in the US who would purchase the device for you and ship it for $20?
Time to get a pen pal.
"Herd Immunity"
You keep using that expression. I don't think it means what you think it means.
The problem isn't that SF wants to be electric-friendly, or even environmentally friendly. The problem is that they are doing it simply to cash in on a trendy idea. The union bosses responsible for building this grid will charge SF taxpayers billions to produce a sub-par grid, that will need constant repair, and that is unlikely to be utilized.
Why? Because the same people who promote electric cars, are also the people that recoil from even the word "nuclear"... and thus ensure that while the rest of the world forges ahead in power generation technology, we are stuck with 30+ year old inefficient uranium-guzzlers.
Perhaps people should consider that it's better to do things because they are the right thing, not because they are the "in thing".
You could always use RAM for something that needs high seek speed, frequent access, and constant I/O...
Just sit the device on a massive voltage-regenerating battery-driven power-supply.
This is good news. Shortly, you'll be able to use the same substance that got you into this mess, for the ring.
But now we'll have to protect these scientists, as well as tequila factories, lest DeBeers have them assassinated.
The reason you never want to search, is that you could find prior art. If you find prior art, filing for the patent would place you in an inextricable position. If the patent is approved, and you subsequently try to litigate to "protect" this new patent of yours, the records of your fact-checking can (and will) be subpoenaed, at which point you will not only lose the case, but will likely be subject to a counter-suit.
If you don't search, you've got a lot more room to maneuver in court.
Dell will sell you a ton of laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed.
Refer to:
http://www.dell.com/ubuntu
Actually, I don't think it works for the desktop. Basically, computers are now a commodity, and are rapidly replaced. The age of buying a $300 support policy for your computer is over. People buying the $500 Dell-buntu PC will not purchase support for the OS, and this does not benefit the people doing the work.
Because subscription would either have to be voluntary, or would require Windows-like phoning home by the OS, the only reasonable way to get money to the developers is to simply charge for the OS. I don't see why Windows can cost $100+ and Ubuntu can't cost $50, especially given that for me, the desktop experience on Ubuntu is vastly superior.
Let's assume that Canonical needs 100 full-time staff to maintain Ubuntu (though I suspect the number is much higher). At an average salary of, say, $75'000/year, that's $7.5 million/year for salary alone. If there are 100 thousand Ubuntu users in the US, who would pay the subscription fee, then $50/year would only cover 2/3 of salary costs... much rather anything else.
I don't think it's that much. Could even spread it at $25/release. Surely that cannot be too much for a great desktop OS.
Mr. Shuttleworth is truly praise-"worthy" (forgive the pun) because he's willing to put his money where his mouth is, and pay out of pocket to support his principles.
In the end, nothing is actually "free". While people can and do put in their time, without expecting to be compensated for their work on the various Linux distributions, or other open-source software, they do so because they have other jobs that support them financially. As the Linux desktop market expands, there will be a need for even more people to dedicate even more time to maintaining and perfecting the codebase... and this will require a positive cash flow into the industry. One way or the other we (the consumers of these wonderful products) are going to have to pay... and we shouldn't be apprehensive about it. I have no problem with paying let's say $50/year for Ubuntu, because it has worked great for me.