I cannot really imagine everyone using a cell phone today essentially walking around talking on a speaker phone. It would be so overwhelming that you would hardly be able to carry on a conversation.
I really think that essentially, this is what already happens, in a lot of corporate bull pens you see people walking around talking into space. And it defiantly happens in the car. The badge link is the next step, some sort of proximity mic that simply links with current cell phone services like phone / net / walky-talky / voice-IM.
There is a union strike at Thriftway (grocery chain like Safeway) here. The union is advertising in the Help Wanted ads for picketers. Need not be a union member...
The generator battery was dead. Someone had accidently kicked a switch from 12V to 6V to charge the battery immediately after the last weekly test.
Sometimes it's an accedent, sometimes not. All three machines failed? Also, in this case, they should have had a battery pile that would have run things for a half hour or so. It' was dead too?
Sorry about the joke, it's a troll that had to be said. But yes, there is something flaky about the source of the Anthrax, the targets, and the fact that they haven't pinned it on anyone yet.
The Anthrax attacks which have largely faded in to obscurity, unsolved, should be a source of deep concern to American's and the world. They might have been perpetrated by a roque wacko that had access to Anthrax in one of these facilities. Its pretty unlikely they were perpetrated by an Arab terrorist. They could have just as easily been a covert operation perpetrated by a misguided government agency designed to stoke fear of WMD's in the U.S. Coincidentally the Bush administration, right after this used the threat of WMD's as the rationale to attack Iraq though no significant WMD programs have been found there. They will, no doubt, continue to use WMD's as a rationale for preemptive warfare assuming they can get away with it after the bold faced lie the war in Iraq has proven to be.
Hey now, cool your tin foil jets! You sound like one of those paranoid hippies who think Microsoft has something to do with the SCO situation... (it's a joke...)
The article hints that the cause may be inadequately trained temporary works, hired when the engineers responsible for maintaining the generators went on strike 5 months previous to the incident.
Sorry, but it doesn't take rocket science or brain surgery to maintain a back-up generator. The idea that they hired scabs that had no clue about back-up generators is unlikely.
The most probable reality is that the strikers sabotaged the equipment. Use your head.
I found the failure of all three of the island's backup generators particularly provocative
I too think this is odd. First of all, I work in a secure computing environment that requires 100% up-time. Our system, including the air handling units, are attached to just a huge pile of batteries. These batteries, in turn, are hooked up to three generators the size of small trucks. They power up automagickally on power failure. We run them up manually once a month for training, but that's for situations where for some reason they don't come on line by themselves.
While I understand why the union guys are pissed, tampering with equipment that could cost loss of life, even if that life does belong to some union crushing scab, is ethically and morally wrong.
Verizon is trying to push fiber out to the last mile to compete with cable companies.
I often wonder if the telecoms really want to compete with cable. They must know that fiber to the house would BLOW CABLE AWAY. So why don't they do it? [tinfoil hat]It's a conspiracy![/tinfoil hat]
One day, we will all have a big fat fucking fiber pipe (fffp technology) right up to the door, and all this silly old technology for media delivery will die out, as it should. But, for the time being, this looks marginally interesting, as long as the consumer does not have to foot the bill for some box that will only become junk a year or so later (WebTV...).
Never said it was covered by GPL. In fact, if you read my comment again, you will note that I am saying people are moving *away* from GPL.
Also, you may be moving in the direction of free software, but those of us who have house payments and a reasonably nice standard of living (rather than mom's basement and Chinese noodles between bong hits) tend to like to be compensated for out work.
I think that this is silly if it's for Licensing reasons alone. I predict that more and more people who actually make a living making Open Source software are going to move away from the GPL and it's permutations, for Open Source licenses that actually make sense, that are not based on RMS's gigantic ego.
and a billion other ITheads out there survive without cell phone alerts
Really? You *know* this? Since 1996, I've never met one of these. But then, I don't work in some shit hole with a server attached to a DSL line either.
So Bill.... Supose (Jesus, God help me... I used to be a SQL-Server DBA...) you have various processes that are mission critical. Supose you have the system designd to e-mai/page/call you when it farts?
But also, what is the purpose of the rule? And can it realistically be enforced?
Jesus. It's just more snake oil, I'm not even sure how it constitutes "news". And as the claim of hitting 17,000+ in the 3DMark03 test, well, I think we all know about the validity of 3DMark03 (can you say NVIDIA???). I guess my point is, if Slashdot is going to run a story on every internet based scam-ola, they better lay on some staff. And if you are stupid enough to fall for the pie-in-the-sky computer deal, you deserve what you get.
From the Tom's story: "I was thinking, WOW!!! I want this laptop!" Yeh baby! I want to fly the Space Shuttle too, think it's a possibility? And speaking of "Tom's Hardware", I thought it was the Slashdot consensus that ole' Tom was in it for the free toys. Ever consider that maybe, just maybe Michael's refused to spot Tommy a free laptop for a positive story?
So now it comes out, Open Source and Free Software isn't really all that free, and, by the way they want a cut.
I know this will get me a big old flamebait, but I just think it's funny that the "Information needs to be free" crowd now wants a cut of the money.
Perhaps we all can't continue to live in our parent's basements and might actually need to go out and get a job?
Yes, Mozilla is the best bowser out there, I use it AND WOULD PAY FOR IT.
How about you?
Look, friend, asking why this is news on/. is asking for "flamebait". The "News for Nerds" thing? It's a joke. Slashdot needs to change their tag to "News for Lame Gamers and other Non-Employable Ilk". These days it's gamer zone, and stories about case mods that double as esoteric nose hair clippers.
Yes, yes they will. That's what Guiness is all about, except for the beer thing. What planet are you on? It's a silly little book with lots of silly little "I got mine" thingys. Fun reading, little else.
My dislike comes from two simple reasons: Groove is Windows-only, and Groove is non-free. (It's a paid product, not cheap, and the license enforcement is more effective than anything Microsoft Word has)
So the fact that it's a Windows product (Oh, last time I looked, there where still a lot of Windows users out there.), and they charge for it (Suprise, the GPL allows for charging for software too!), that's all you can come up with?
How about the fact that it includes Windows DRM? Or that it's just another arm of the Borg? That it's probibly just as insecure as Windows?
Ther is nothing wrong with charging for software, and nothing wrong with building apps for Windows.
From their web site: the company has obtained more than $155 million in financing from Accel Partners, Microsoft(R) Corporation
Yup, this is P2P at it's best! With those kind of finantial backers, wonder what kind of DRM they push with each file served? Is it any wonder GWB and the folks at Homelad Security (and ain't that just a very Nazi sort of a name...) "choose" Groove?
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I really think that essentially, this is what already happens, in a lot of corporate bull pens you see people walking around talking into space. And it defiantly happens in the car. The badge link is the next step, some sort of proximity mic that simply links with current cell phone services like phone / net / walky-talky / voice-IM.
There is a union strike at Thriftway (grocery chain like Safeway) here. The union is advertising in the Help Wanted ads for picketers. Need not be a union member...
Sometimes it's an accedent, sometimes not. All three machines failed? Also, in this case, they should have had a battery pile that would have run things for a half hour or so. It' was dead too?
Good point, if /. had editing ability for posts, I probibly would have added: Consider the source. Some flaky sensational NYNY tabloid rag...
Sorry about the joke, it's a troll that had to be said. But yes, there is something flaky about the source of the Anthrax, the targets, and the fact that they haven't pinned it on anyone yet.
Hey now, cool your tin foil jets! You sound like one of those paranoid hippies who think Microsoft has something to do with the SCO situation... (it's a joke...)
Sorry, but it doesn't take rocket science or brain surgery to maintain a back-up generator. The idea that they hired scabs that had no clue about back-up generators is unlikely.
The most probable reality is that the strikers sabotaged the equipment. Use your head.
I too think this is odd. First of all, I work in a secure computing environment that requires 100% up-time. Our system, including the air handling units, are attached to just a huge pile of batteries. These batteries, in turn, are hooked up to three generators the size of small trucks. They power up automagickally on power failure. We run them up manually once a month for training, but that's for situations where for some reason they don't come on line by themselves.
While I understand why the union guys are pissed, tampering with equipment that could cost loss of life, even if that life does belong to some union crushing scab, is ethically and morally wrong.
I often wonder if the telecoms really want to compete with cable. They must know that fiber to the house would BLOW CABLE AWAY. So why don't they do it? [tinfoil hat]It's a conspiracy![/tinfoil hat]
One day, we will all have a big fat fucking fiber pipe (fffp technology) right up to the door, and all this silly old technology for media delivery will die out, as it should. But, for the time being, this looks marginally interesting, as long as the consumer does not have to foot the bill for some box that will only become junk a year or so later (WebTV...).
Also, you may be moving in the direction of free software, but those of us who have house payments and a reasonably nice standard of living (rather than mom's basement and Chinese noodles between bong hits) tend to like to be compensated for out work.
I think that this is silly if it's for Licensing reasons alone. I predict that more and more people who actually make a living making Open Source software are going to move away from the GPL and it's permutations, for Open Source licenses that actually make sense, that are not based on RMS's gigantic ego.
Really? You *know* this? Since 1996, I've never met one of these. But then, I don't work in some shit hole with a server attached to a DSL line either.
So Bill.... Supose (Jesus, God help me... I used to be a SQL-Server DBA...) you have various processes that are mission critical. Supose you have the system designd to e-mai/page/call you when it farts? But also, what is the purpose of the rule? And can it realistically be enforced?
Throw it back at 'em. Server's down? Who knew!
From the Tom's story: "I was thinking, WOW!!! I want this laptop!" Yeh baby! I want to fly the Space Shuttle too, think it's a possibility? And speaking of "Tom's Hardware", I thought it was the Slashdot consensus that ole' Tom was in it for the free toys. Ever consider that maybe, just maybe Michael's refused to spot Tommy a free laptop for a positive story?
So now it comes out, Open Source and Free Software isn't really all that free, and, by the way they want a cut. I know this will get me a big old flamebait, but I just think it's funny that the "Information needs to be free" crowd now wants a cut of the money. Perhaps we all can't continue to live in our parent's basements and might actually need to go out and get a job? Yes, Mozilla is the best bowser out there, I use it AND WOULD PAY FOR IT. How about you?
Love that "[sic]" thing. you could use it in just about every /. post. Does it make you feel special?
Look, friend, asking why this is news on /. is asking for "flamebait". The "News for Nerds" thing? It's a joke. Slashdot needs to change their tag to "News for Lame Gamers and other Non-Employable Ilk". These days it's gamer zone, and stories about case mods that double as esoteric nose hair clippers.
Yes, yes they will. That's what Guiness is all about, except for the beer thing. What planet are you on? It's a silly little book with lots of silly little "I got mine" thingys. Fun reading, little else.
Every day. I work for the military. You?
Funny, I said this same thing and got "flamebait". Who's cock are you sucking?
It's not "flamebait" you idiot, it's discusion. Know what that is? Get a clue.
So the fact that it's a Windows product (Oh, last time I looked, there where still a lot of Windows users out there.), and they charge for it (Suprise, the GPL allows for charging for software too!), that's all you can come up with?
How about the fact that it includes Windows DRM? Or that it's just another arm of the Borg? That it's probibly just as insecure as Windows?
Ther is nothing wrong with charging for software, and nothing wrong with building apps for Windows.
From their web site: the company has obtained more than $155 million in financing from Accel Partners, Microsoft(R) Corporation
Yup, this is P2P at it's best! With those kind of finantial backers, wonder what kind of DRM they push with each file served? Is it any wonder GWB and the folks at Homelad Security (and ain't that just a very Nazi sort of a name...) "choose" Groove?