Is there an Open-Source CAD program out there, or even a proprietary one that runs on Linux? Considering what AutoCAD costs, I'm sure some companies would be happy to look at a free software package.
I guess it depends on what kind of work you're doing. When I'm working on a programming assignment for school, I would rather not have a phone ringing. At the manufacturing company I work (as an accounting intern), most people don't really have to do much work that requires long stretches of concentration, and people are constantly calling each other and paging each other over the P.A. system. It works very well for us. A computer-based form of real-time communciation wouldn't be practical anyway, since not everyone has a computer and most of the engineers and supervisors are rarely at their desks anyway.
I can see some advantages to a keyboard you wouldn't have to touch, but I don't think I could use it. The feedback I get by pressing the keys is how I know that I hit the correct one and that I pressed down far enough. The feel of the keyboard is also how I know where to position my hands without looking. I would probably have to look at something like this while I type, which would slow me down drastically.
I'm glad someone is standing up to these idiots. Now if the rest of the Linux community works together to defend itself, we can bring this mess to an end.
By the way, SCO's stock price is down quite a bit. Hooray! Hit 'em where it hurts!
Okay, I'm not really in the mood for another religious flame war, but I am going to respond to this.
Yes, so-called "Intelligent Design" is inherently a religious concept. So what? How does that invalidate it? The existence of God cannot be disproven scientifically. As long as something cannot be disproven, it is a valid theory. I suspect you don't really know anything about the science behind Intelligent Design. I suggest you learn something about it before criticizing it.
As for your remark about Creationism, the theory of evolution does not "show it to be unnecessary." For all we know, evolution could be the process by which God chose to create life. If you look carefully at the Biblical account of the Creation, it fits very nicely with what scientists have determined took place over the last ~13 billion years.
Day 1 - God said "Let there be light" and seperated light and darkness [Big Bang]
Day 2 - God seperated "the water above the dome from the water below it" and called it "the sky" [formation of the galaxy]
Day 3 - God seperated water from land, called them earth and sea, created plants [formation of the planet, evolution of plant life]
Day 4 - God creates sun, moon, and stars [maybe out of order, or maybe some cosmic change made the solar system the way it is now?]
Day 5 - God makes fish and birds [they evolved before mammals]
Day 6 - God creates land animals, and then man, putting him in charge of the earth
For having been written thousands of years ago by a man (Moses) who knew nothing about science, it seems pretty close to me.
I understand why some people refuse to believe in a God. It takes a very open mind to believe in something you have no evidence of. Many people over time have believed that they were contacted by God or other spiritual beings, though, and I'm sure such people considered this sufficient evidence of his existence; and no, not all of them were crackpots. What I am trying to say is that you can believe what you want, but don't force it on others. Eliminating Intelligent Design, or whatever you want to call it, from school curriculum amounts to nothing more than censorship, just like eliminating evolution.
Cool as this is, though, I really have no use for it. Heck, I don't even know how to use all the features of my TI-81, much less my TI-83.
Actually, I never knew that HP made calculators, but judging by several posts above, they must have been pretty good. I'll have to see if I can find a used one somewhere.
Second, is it really logical to conclude that God must not exist just because it cannot be proven by "scientific" methods? True, no one can prove or disprove the existence of God, but one can still come to a logical conclusion that he exists.
Here is my reasoning: If science is correct about the universe forming from a "big bang," then everything that exists, including living beings, came to exist from that explosion. We have all studied biology and chemistry, and we all know that the structures necessary for life are incredibly complex, maybe more complex than we will ever understand.
I find it impossible to believe that life, even in a primitive form, could spontaneously form from random atoms flying around in space, and that its formation happened on a planet with exactly the right chemical make-up and just the right temperature and just the right atmosphere, and that I evolved from this thing. It's way too big a coincidence to be believable. Therefore, it makes sense that something guided the formation of life. I call this thing "God." I think it's unfortunate that scientists are stuck with the Big Bang Theory, since God is outside the realm of science.
I wouldn't take anything from jesus-is-lord.com seriously. That site is one of the most discriminatory, hateful sites I have seen. I find it even more offensive than the KKK or American Nazi Party sites. Furthermore, both their history and theology are screwed up. Think of it as religious FUD.
The problem with trying to analyze why religions were "made up" and what social purposes (deterrence, discrimination, thought control, etc.) they are used for is that it ignores the possibility that there actually is a God, and that which we call "religion" came to exist as a result of God's revelation of himself, not as a result of random guesses or evil conspiracies. Everyone wants to treat religion as merely an object of study, like politics or literature...but has it occurred to anyone that there may actually be truth to it? And if there is a God and an afterlife, and your life on earth determines where you will spend eternity, isn't this something you just might want to take seriously? I mean, eternity is an awfully long time, and a lake of fire doesn't sound like too much fun.
We understand you claim ownership of all IP addresses on the Internet. As we own every operating system currently in use, we will require a fee of fifty percent of your winnings in your lawsuits for the use of our software in issuing your subpoenas.
However, if you are an Solaris administrator and get plagued with user questions about basic tasks, maybe you should have your boss buy a few copies of Solaris 9 For Dummies for your users so you can continue your Quake3 fragfest uninterrupted.
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I'll take ten...oh wait, I have to pay them???
Maybe adobe will notice the need for its apps on linux and start porting them.
Unless they hear about what Disney has done and say, "Hey, looks like we don't have to do that port after all!" And they still get their money.
Disney Is Not an Open Source Advocate Unless Required.
Is there an Open-Source CAD program out there, or even a proprietary one that runs on Linux? Considering what AutoCAD costs, I'm sure some companies would be happy to look at a free software package.
How about Volkswagens? Works for mass, distance, velocity, power, price...
I guess it depends on what kind of work you're doing. When I'm working on a programming assignment for school, I would rather not have a phone ringing. At the manufacturing company I work (as an accounting intern), most people don't really have to do much work that requires long stretches of concentration, and people are constantly calling each other and paging each other over the P.A. system. It works very well for us. A computer-based form of real-time communciation wouldn't be practical anyway, since not everyone has a computer and most of the engineers and supervisors are rarely at their desks anyway.
I can see some advantages to a keyboard you wouldn't have to touch, but I don't think I could use it. The feedback I get by pressing the keys is how I know that I hit the correct one and that I pressed down far enough. The feel of the keyboard is also how I know where to position my hands without looking. I would probably have to look at something like this while I type, which would slow me down drastically.
SCO compared to RedHat:
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?d=c&c=rhat&k=c1&t=5d&s= scox&a=v&p=s&l=on&z=m&q=l&y=on
I'm glad someone is standing up to these idiots. Now if the rest of the Linux community works together to defend itself, we can bring this mess to an end. By the way, SCO's stock price is down quite a bit. Hooray! Hit 'em where it hurts!
Keep on hitting refresh, let's see how slow we can make it!
And just why wouldn't you want to look like a complete dork? =)
Anyone have a mirror for when we slashdot Slashdot?
Good idea! I should do that.
By the way, it never hurts to have a few extra screws on hand, for when the last guy who worked on the machine lost a few.
Okay, I'm not really in the mood for another religious flame war, but I am going to respond to this.
Yes, so-called "Intelligent Design" is inherently a religious concept. So what? How does that invalidate it? The existence of God cannot be disproven scientifically. As long as something cannot be disproven, it is a valid theory. I suspect you don't really know anything about the science behind Intelligent Design. I suggest you learn something about it before criticizing it.
As for your remark about Creationism, the theory of evolution does not "show it to be unnecessary." For all we know, evolution could be the process by which God chose to create life. If you look carefully at the Biblical account of the Creation, it fits very nicely with what scientists have determined took place over the last ~13 billion years.
For having been written thousands of years ago by a man (Moses) who knew nothing about science, it seems pretty close to me.
I understand why some people refuse to believe in a God. It takes a very open mind to believe in something you have no evidence of. Many people over time have believed that they were contacted by God or other spiritual beings, though, and I'm sure such people considered this sufficient evidence of his existence; and no, not all of them were crackpots. What I am trying to say is that you can believe what you want, but don't force it on others. Eliminating Intelligent Design, or whatever you want to call it, from school curriculum amounts to nothing more than censorship, just like eliminating evolution.
Cool as this is, though, I really have no use for it. Heck, I don't even know how to use all the features of my TI-81, much less my TI-83. Actually, I never knew that HP made calculators, but judging by several posts above, they must have been pretty good. I'll have to see if I can find a used one somewhere.
Sicko. 7734206
[Disclaimer - I Am Not A Physicist]
Three questions:
1. If the Big Bang Theory is correct, doesn't that imply that space and time are finite?
2. Has it been proven that given infinite time and space, all possible events must occur? Can this even be proven?
3. Even if random atoms could come together to form a living being, how can science explain intelligence and emotion?
First, thank you for an intelligent response.
Second, is it really logical to conclude that God must not exist just because it cannot be proven by "scientific" methods? True, no one can prove or disprove the existence of God, but one can still come to a logical conclusion that he exists.
Here is my reasoning: If science is correct about the universe forming from a "big bang," then everything that exists, including living beings, came to exist from that explosion. We have all studied biology and chemistry, and we all know that the structures necessary for life are incredibly complex, maybe more complex than we will ever understand.
I find it impossible to believe that life, even in a primitive form, could spontaneously form from random atoms flying around in space, and that its formation happened on a planet with exactly the right chemical make-up and just the right temperature and just the right atmosphere, and that I evolved from this thing. It's way too big a coincidence to be believable. Therefore, it makes sense that something guided the formation of life. I call this thing "God." I think it's unfortunate that scientists are stuck with the Big Bang Theory, since God is outside the realm of science.
I wouldn't take anything from jesus-is-lord.com seriously. That site is one of the most discriminatory, hateful sites I have seen. I find it even more offensive than the KKK or American Nazi Party sites. Furthermore, both their history and theology are screwed up. Think of it as religious FUD.
*prepares to be modded down by liberals*
The problem with trying to analyze why religions were "made up" and what social purposes (deterrence, discrimination, thought control, etc.) they are used for is that it ignores the possibility that there actually is a God, and that which we call "religion" came to exist as a result of God's revelation of himself, not as a result of random guesses or evil conspiracies. Everyone wants to treat religion as merely an object of study, like politics or literature...but has it occurred to anyone that there may actually be truth to it? And if there is a God and an afterlife, and your life on earth determines where you will spend eternity, isn't this something you just might want to take seriously? I mean, eternity is an awfully long time, and a lake of fire doesn't sound like too much fun.
If you aren't happy with your DSL connection, I have a very nice 14.4 modem that I would be happy to trade you.
Google uses operating systems! All your code are belong to us! Google must be shut down and all of its users owe us lots of money.
Dear RIAA,
We understand you claim ownership of all IP addresses on the Internet. As we own every operating system currently in use, we will require a fee of fifty percent of your winnings in your lawsuits for the use of our software in issuing your subpoenas.
Thank you,
SCO
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z/OS for Dummies
Plan9 for Dummies
CP/M for Dummies
ASM for Dummies
Distributed Computing for Dummies
Nuclear Engineering for Dummies
and the other extreme:
Hello World for Advanced Kernel Hackers
However, if you are an Solaris administrator and get plagued with user questions about basic tasks, maybe you should have your boss buy a few copies of Solaris 9 For Dummies for your users so you can continue your Quake3 fragfest uninterrupted.
I didn't know Quake 3 ran on Solaris!