As linux is EVERYWHERE anymore. Just about every small business and up runs it in some capacity. It runs major businesses too. Everything from big iron to the embedded market runs linux in some regard. Hell, Cisco's ASAs run a linux kernel.
Were this a true representation, linux companies would account for 60%+ of the tech companies listed in the index. Which is a bullshit measurement anyway, so I'm not sure what that statement was supposed to mean.
This is actually useful to those of us looking for a decent data archiving system. While I'm not aiming for a 1000 years of recovery, 20-30 would be decent.
To answer the next question; if enough people think the same way, yes there will be a player for them in 30 years. And many of us are thinking the same way. For reference; there are turntables with USB interfaces.
First of all; different environment then. Yes, shared platforms were extremely slow, however we have progressed a bit since then. Not to say the concept is without it's flaws, but we do have quite a bit more experience with the idea of clusters, sans and the like.
Secondly; the self-hosted blogs and the like were never limited by the amount of bandwidth to the desktop. It's always been a training limitation; a lack of technical ability, either in software or it's user. Places like facebook and myspace have a vested interest in making sure content is available 24/7, which can not be guaranteed if the data is hosted offsite.
Seriously. His show good eats does a wonderful job of investigating the science behind the food. He does so in such a way that makes you want to know more, which renders his detractor's accuracy claims moot. His show has helped me inspire my 5 year old daughter to question how things work the way they do. What better hero could you ask for?
This came up in a class I took at college. It was a bullshit "internet concepts" class, where they talked about setting up a website, basically. One of the things they talked about was ftp and how it's used to upload content to your "web host". Needless to say I felt the need to hurt those responsible for promoting this crap. While I did the assignments as they wanted, I made it a point to try to educate people in the class as to the proper protocols to use for uploading content.
I'd argue the point; a good manager knows how to use what resources he/she has effectively. ie; you know how to get the best out of your people.
You don't need to know everything about the field as your subordinates do; you just need to know enough to know what they are capable of. We could learn a lot from those that manage extremely smart people.
Cell phone position alone could not crack an alibi. However, if the suspect made a phone call from his cell during the same time period as the crime, that could very well break their alibi.
See, if it were just the cell phone position, it could be argued that the suspect didn't have it on their person at the time. It would be useless in court. Tie their cell phone to their voice at the approximate time of the crime, however, and you have a whole new set of evidence to play with.
But if you enjoy both, the choice is clear; go with what will keep you employed longer. If you feel you can't keep up with the day to day in tech anymore ( a common concern ), then by all means jump to being the PHB.
Are we talking about the game where you had a little ship and you blew up computerized rocks? This would be the game with absolutely no back story, no plot, no "end game"....
On second thought, this sounds exactly like a Hollywood classic.
Whoa there buddy; I meant it's easy to reimplement our current voting practices electronically.
I didn't say I'd solve all the problems inherent in the current system. BUT, it could be done. Hell, we've already done it. Two factor authentication anyone?
The kicker of all this electronic voting is that is easy. It really is, it's a damn simple problem to solve. Even online voting.
It's fucked up constantly by the processes we all abhor, and there should be a lesson in there for us. But electronic voting is actually a very simple problem to solve.
Have we considered that the Indian government forced this requirement on MS? MS isn't exactly known for sticking to their morals..on pretty much anyway, so why do we automatically assume it's their fault?
To be clear, there are subtle differences between what you said and what wikipedia said. They didn't say "This is the truth", they merely said, "CoS is unable to behave itself, so it can't post anymore". The rest of the world at large is still free to post new articles or update any current ones.
By banning CoS, they are essentially trying to keep their content 'open' to all, not just a single corporation who can pay enough to keep the articles the way they want them.
I confess to a bit of confusion as to why we're so wrapped up with getting linux on the desktop. We have a perfectly valid desktop operating system; Windows ( although I have yet to administrate 7 in a corporate environment, so take what I say with a grain of salt ).
Yes yes, it's evil and horrible and all the other things we like to harp on it about. It's also entirely manageable and entrenched. And while, yes, I would like many of the manageability functions linux provides, there are a lot of things that linux simply does not do as well as windows ( irregardless of the applications ).
Seems to me our efforts would be best served towards back end work; getting decent file systems ported to linux, providing samba with even more features that windows does not natively have, ect...
VMS suffered from other issues which prevented it's wide spread adoption. Closed development for example.
Regardless, linux already has market penetration. I'd be willing to bet a majority of people who use a computer utilize a linux box at some point in their day. Certainly everyone here. The point would be to introduce a feature which existing installations could immediately take advantage of.
I already consider linux a better network file system, and use it in preference to a windows server for my networks. With such a feature set as I have listed, it would make it that much more attractive to organizations.
While I tend to agree that if you aren't using it yet, you probably never will, I feel that only applies to the desktop. Many IT shops are utilizing linux for a variety of tasks because it's free and works exceedingly well for those tasks.
I've been saying for years that we shouldn't be aiming for the desktop; it's a waste of time and effort. Instead we should be focusing on back end stuff ( like samba ) where linux's benefits truly shine.
An awesome file system, for example. Capable of being distributed, with versioning support and all the other goodies. We get something like that, with integration in to samba, and we'd take a huge chunk of business away from Microsoft.
At what point did I say this research shouldn't continue? Any sane person would be scared of this approach; there are simply too many variables for us to track reliably.
The approach they are taking IS dangerous. Maybe it'll pan out, and maybe it won't, but to dismiss it entirely would be to ignore vast amounts of data we have regarding bad science being done.
Try removing the stick from your ass and actually comprehending a post.
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and for the rest of us; business as normal. Got it.
Well, these things are being developed for the same use that artificial hearts are being used for, aren't they?
As linux is EVERYWHERE anymore. Just about every small business and up runs it in some capacity. It runs major businesses too. Everything from big iron to the embedded market runs linux in some regard. Hell, Cisco's ASAs run a linux kernel.
Were this a true representation, linux companies would account for 60%+ of the tech companies listed in the index. Which is a bullshit measurement anyway, so I'm not sure what that statement was supposed to mean.
This is actually useful to those of us looking for a decent data archiving system. While I'm not aiming for a 1000 years of recovery, 20-30 would be decent.
To answer the next question; if enough people think the same way, yes there will be a player for them in 30 years. And many of us are thinking the same way. For reference; there are turntables with USB interfaces.
Or is that just me?
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First of all; different environment then. Yes, shared platforms were extremely slow, however we have progressed a bit since then. Not to say the concept is without it's flaws, but we do have quite a bit more experience with the idea of clusters, sans and the like.
Secondly; the self-hosted blogs and the like were never limited by the amount of bandwidth to the desktop. It's always been a training limitation; a lack of technical ability, either in software or it's user. Places like facebook and myspace have a vested interest in making sure content is available 24/7, which can not be guaranteed if the data is hosted offsite.
Seriously. His show good eats does a wonderful job of investigating the science behind the food. He does so in such a way that makes you want to know more, which renders his detractor's accuracy claims moot. His show has helped me inspire my 5 year old daughter to question how things work the way they do. What better hero could you ask for?
scp would be my protocol of choice.
This came up in a class I took at college. It was a bullshit "internet concepts" class, where they talked about setting up a website, basically. One of the things they talked about was ftp and how it's used to upload content to your "web host". Needless to say I felt the need to hurt those responsible for promoting this crap. While I did the assignments as they wanted, I made it a point to try to educate people in the class as to the proper protocols to use for uploading content.
I'd argue the point; a good manager knows how to use what resources he/she has effectively. ie; you know how to get the best out of your people.
You don't need to know everything about the field as your subordinates do; you just need to know enough to know what they are capable of. We could learn a lot from those that manage extremely smart people.
Cell phone position alone could not crack an alibi. However, if the suspect made a phone call from his cell during the same time period as the crime, that could very well break their alibi.
See, if it were just the cell phone position, it could be argued that the suspect didn't have it on their person at the time. It would be useless in court. Tie their cell phone to their voice at the approximate time of the crime, however, and you have a whole new set of evidence to play with.
But if you enjoy both, the choice is clear; go with what will keep you employed longer. If you feel you can't keep up with the day to day in tech anymore ( a common concern ), then by all means jump to being the PHB.
I usually do, I usually do.
So he gets to play MMOs all day and be a cock in them, AND he gets paid for it?
Shit, all this time I've been doing it for free....
Are we talking about the game where you had a little ship and you blew up computerized rocks? This would be the game with absolutely no back story, no plot, no "end game"....
On second thought, this sounds exactly like a Hollywood classic.
Whoa there buddy; I meant it's easy to reimplement our current voting practices electronically.
I didn't say I'd solve all the problems inherent in the current system. BUT, it could be done. Hell, we've already done it. Two factor authentication anyone?
The kicker of all this electronic voting is that is easy. It really is, it's a damn simple problem to solve. Even online voting.
It's fucked up constantly by the processes we all abhor, and there should be a lesson in there for us. But electronic voting is actually a very simple problem to solve.
Have we considered that the Indian government forced this requirement on MS? MS isn't exactly known for sticking to their morals..on pretty much anyway, so why do we automatically assume it's their fault?
To be clear, there are subtle differences between what you said and what wikipedia said. They didn't say "This is the truth", they merely said, "CoS is unable to behave itself, so it can't post anymore". The rest of the world at large is still free to post new articles or update any current ones.
By banning CoS, they are essentially trying to keep their content 'open' to all, not just a single corporation who can pay enough to keep the articles the way they want them.
I confess to a bit of confusion as to why we're so wrapped up with getting linux on the desktop. We have a perfectly valid desktop operating system; Windows ( although I have yet to administrate 7 in a corporate environment, so take what I say with a grain of salt ).
Yes yes, it's evil and horrible and all the other things we like to harp on it about. It's also entirely manageable and entrenched. And while, yes, I would like many of the manageability functions linux provides, there are a lot of things that linux simply does not do as well as windows ( irregardless of the applications ).
Seems to me our efforts would be best served towards back end work; getting decent file systems ported to linux, providing samba with even more features that windows does not natively have, ect...
VMS suffered from other issues which prevented it's wide spread adoption. Closed development for example.
Regardless, linux already has market penetration. I'd be willing to bet a majority of people who use a computer utilize a linux box at some point in their day. Certainly everyone here. The point would be to introduce a feature which existing installations could immediately take advantage of.
I already consider linux a better network file system, and use it in preference to a windows server for my networks. With such a feature set as I have listed, it would make it that much more attractive to organizations.
While I tend to agree that if you aren't using it yet, you probably never will, I feel that only applies to the desktop. Many IT shops are utilizing linux for a variety of tasks because it's free and works exceedingly well for those tasks.
I've been saying for years that we shouldn't be aiming for the desktop; it's a waste of time and effort. Instead we should be focusing on back end stuff ( like samba ) where linux's benefits truly shine.
An awesome file system, for example. Capable of being distributed, with versioning support and all the other goodies. We get something like that, with integration in to samba, and we'd take a huge chunk of business away from Microsoft.
Wish I had mod points for this, AC and all.
I was laughing my ass off a moment ago because of this comment.
At what point did I say this research shouldn't continue? Any sane person would be scared of this approach; there are simply too many variables for us to track reliably.
The approach they are taking IS dangerous. Maybe it'll pan out, and maybe it won't, but to dismiss it entirely would be to ignore vast amounts of data we have regarding bad science being done.
Try removing the stick from your ass and actually comprehending a post.