Yet the question arises - are any of the machines I've described still in use? Is using a leather belt still the best way to transfer power to a factory machine? Or do thinigs become obsolete not because of abandonware, but because progress has truly taken place? Now power is distributed via electricity, not leather belts and drive wheels.
Are they in use now? I can't answer that, but I can tell you that my father's factory used this type of setup until well into the '80s. Earlier, they had converted from DC power to AC. Being essentially an open system, many small companies can start up and offer patches to the existing infrastructure to keep it working.
TFA specifically said "pay for SBC's legal fees for the appeal".
TFA may have also misunderstood. If you read further down in the article it has the text of the ruling, which reads: "The punitive damages are reversed. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed. (SBC) shall recover its costs on appeal."
The problem really lies in the way we in the UK have implemented extradition legislation to the US. Evidence is not required going one way - UK -> USA
The Daily Telegraph has been running a campaign and is soliciting "signatures" to an open letter to the home secretary demanding changes. This has been prompted by the case of the "NatWest three", who have been caught up by the Enron scandal, although there seems to be no reason for prosecution of these three in the US (since all the allegations concern events in the UK).
Exactly right. Personally, I'm against the death penalty. Rotting in jail for the rest of someone's life, with the only prospect of dying there is worse (or it should be worse).
A colleague in my office got a new laptop. Shortly afterwards, it seems to be exhibiting some problems that might be hardware related. Everyone in the office has an EE degree.
Well, after discussing this with him for a while, he mentions that when using the laptop at home, he just uses whatever power adaptor is handy, despite the different (and higher!) voltage outputs.
Did you know Microsoft, Google and Yahoo are lobbying for net neutrality? If they're successful, they'll get a special, low-government-set price for the bandwidth they use, while everyone else -- consumers, businesses and government -- will have to pay a competitive price for bandwidth.
I was horrified by a drama that BBC America has shown in the USA, I assume it was previously broadcast in the UK. I am referring to Murder Prevention Unit.
In this drama, the police use illegal means to trap potential criminals.
None of the police are ever criticised or punished in any meaningful way for breaking the rules. The drama shows the rights of innocent people being routinely and egreiously trampled upon.
I see it as the BBC portraying what some people in government would like. No restraint on the police, no rules of evidence, no need, in fact for actual evidence -- just lock up (or better still, shoot) the people you think are the "bad guys". How many people will watch the drama and later think it is OK for the police to take such actions becasue "they have seen it on TV"?
Actually, the McAfee issue is on all PC's. With McAfee 2005/2006 if the firewall is installed you HAVE to uninstall from safe mode because it won't unload the firewall.
Well, that's better than newer versions of Norton which refuse to uninstall in safe mode.
It is inevitable that there will be a shareholder lawsuit as SCO makes its final circles around the drain before bankruptcy or liquidation.
Actually, I rather doubt that. I suspect that the present management and largest shareholder are working to ensure SCO has no cash or assets that other shareholders could go after. Where will the cash go? Well, already a pretty fair sized chunk has gone into Darl's bank account, but I would also look out for a spin-off of "Me Inc".
Right. I went back and read TFA, and Mysql is NOT sponsoring this.
They may not be sponsoring the wireless cr*p from SCO, but MySQL is clearly identified as a "Gold Sponsor" of SCO Forum 2006.
See this page: Warning: Flash
While on the subject: that page must qualify as one of the most pointless uses of flash ever! And are they entering a competition for the ugliest front page to their website?
Your comment is very true. How much influence would wealthy companies and individuals have if a higher proportion of the people actually informed themselves and then voted?
There is a significant problem of lack of choice though, and on NPR this morning was an interesting comment that re-districting has meant many seats are safe Republican or safe Democrat seats -- which leads the holders to be far right or far left (sine the only competition is from people in the same party).
Firstly: I am not a constitutional scholar. In fact, although I have read parts, I have not attempted any in-depth study of the US constitution.
I have wondered about treates such as the one discussed in the article. The President and Senate can make treaties. According to the constitution, such treaties "become the law", which implies that the President and Senate, acting together can override the consitution without the normal approval process required for changes to the constitution?
Did I miss something? What if the US signed a treaty with China that each government agreed that criticising the actions of either of the 2 governments would be banned? Goodbye first amendment. Where in the constitution is such a treaty not allowed or limited?
So whether MBPS or mbps is the correct abbreviation, the article does clearly state 15 megabits. In other words, about 2.5 times what Comcast cable offers in my area.
My home-improvement project involved ripping off all the old siding and running Cat 5e wiring to every room.
Why did he not run Cat 6? I know that you don't really need it today, but surely for the little added cost it would be worth some additional future-proofing of his installation -- especially since the install job is not easy.
I am sure that this announcment has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that Kapersky sells virus checkers for Linux.
Kapersky has products for Linux file servers and mail servers -- although I cannot find anything beyond a price on their website, so perhaps what they have is a product that checks for Windows viruses but happens to run under Linux.
If minors are prohibited, how does one prove one is an adult, and perhaps more importantly, does the information required to prove one is an adult provide yet more ways for one's online activity to be tracked?
The problem with point to point microwave wireless is that its unreliable at best, not in service at worst.
Well, you may have had a bad experience, but I used fixed wireless for about 3 years at my last company and it proved to be highly reliable and we did not see any latency issues.
OK, we did have some problems when some trees grew into the path of the wireless link, but once that was solved, it was very good. What's more, while we paid for 2Mbps, that was the minimum we saw and most of the time, we actually got up to 4Mbps.
Actually, T1 has come down in price: only 3-4 years ago, you could not get T1 service for less than $800.
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"Costs" may just mean filing fees and the like, not attorney's fees.
Some of us use email clients that don't display pictures you insensitive clod.
Exactly right. Personally, I'm against the death penalty. Rotting in jail for the rest of someone's life, with the only prospect of dying there is worse (or it should be worse).
A colleague in my office got a new laptop. Shortly afterwards, it seems to be exhibiting some problems that might be hardware related. Everyone in the office has an EE degree.
Well, after discussing this with him for a while, he mentions that when using the laptop at home, he just uses whatever power adaptor is handy, despite the different (and higher!) voltage outputs.
You want legal advice: go see a lawyer. Why on earth would you take any notice of the comments of the geeks on /. regarding any legal issue?
In this drama, the police use illegal means to trap potential criminals.
None of the police are ever criticised or punished in any meaningful way for breaking the rules. The drama shows the rights of innocent people being routinely and egreiously trampled upon.
I see it as the BBC portraying what some people in government would like. No restraint on the police, no rules of evidence, no need, in fact for actual evidence -- just lock up (or better still, shoot) the people you think are the "bad guys". How many people will watch the drama and later think it is OK for the police to take such actions becasue "they have seen it on TV"?
They may not be sponsoring the wireless cr*p from SCO, but MySQL is clearly identified as a "Gold Sponsor" of SCO Forum 2006. See this page: Warning: Flash
While on the subject: that page must qualify as one of the most pointless uses of flash ever! And are they entering a competition for the ugliest front page to their website?
The parent might deserve a "funny" rating, but not "informative". Whoever modded this informative did so without actually checking the link.
Your comment is very true. How much influence would wealthy companies and individuals have if a higher proportion of the people actually informed themselves and then voted?
There is a significant problem of lack of choice though, and on NPR this morning was an interesting comment that re-districting has meant many seats are safe Republican or safe Democrat seats -- which leads the holders to be far right or far left (sine the only competition is from people in the same party).
Firstly: I am not a constitutional scholar. In fact, although I have read parts, I have not attempted any in-depth study of the US constitution.
I have wondered about treates such as the one discussed in the article. The President and Senate can make treaties. According to the constitution, such treaties "become the law", which implies that the President and Senate, acting together can override the consitution without the normal approval process required for changes to the constitution?
Did I miss something? What if the US signed a treaty with China that each government agreed that criticising the actions of either of the 2 governments would be banned? Goodbye first amendment. Where in the constitution is such a treaty not allowed or limited?
I am sure that this announcment has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that Kapersky sells virus checkers for Linux.
Kapersky has products for Linux file servers and mail servers -- although I cannot find anything beyond a price on their website, so perhaps what they have is a product that checks for Windows viruses but happens to run under Linux.
If minors are prohibited, how does one prove one is an adult, and perhaps more importantly, does the information required to prove one is an adult provide yet more ways for one's online activity to be tracked?
OK, we did have some problems when some trees grew into the path of the wireless link, but once that was solved, it was very good. What's more, while we paid for 2Mbps, that was the minimum we saw and most of the time, we actually got up to 4Mbps.
Actually, T1 has come down in price: only 3-4 years ago, you could not get T1 service for less than $800.
Depending on where your office is, this may be an option. Nextweb offers T1-equivalent (1.5Mbps) up to 6MBps.