I think that the project is good enough to try to get a new design...and they need to get away from The GIMP styled interface (or is that what you meant by design?).
Yes, but that matters little if there were no ham radio operators available because BPL killed their hobby (i.e., made it impossible for them to practice their hobby, gain new members, etc.).
When disaster strikes, ham radio is often the only reliable means of communication into and out of the affected area.
This fact came to mind when I was at school in DC and the Pentagon got hit and they told us not to use the phones unless we absolutely had to, and also when I was in Northern Ohio when that big power failure occurred. I've been meaning to get a ham radio operator's license, and in part it's these emergency situations that have made me decide to at least get licensed for 2 meter. (Not licensed yet, hopefully soon.)
I'm not sure how much power cell sites require, but I would imagine you couldn't operate one for 20 hours on a couple car batteries. Cellular service always seems to be among the first services to go under in emergency situations, anyhow.
I agree. Do we want quality or mediocrity? It doesn't matter how much of an audience you reach if your product seems like crap (first impressions, especially) compared to what the audience is accustomed.
"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" can't be amended out of the Constitution... because it isn't in the Constitution. (Or, if it is, it's escaped me.)
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness...
Even if it is only a pilot program, I must say, Microsoft has much better PR (and marketing) people than the RIAA et al.
I feel too lazy right now to draw up a "step 1, step 2, profit!" list, but I think this is a pretty smooth move by Microsoft: increase consumer trust/goodwill, nail pirate "hubs" and generally solidify market share.
I'm no fan, but I have to say, Microsoft has its act together on this one.
Amoxicillin 500mg 3 times a day has me in a holding pattern
This is a recipe for disaster. If Volkerding is only taking enough antibiotic to keep in a "holding pattern," but not eradicate the infection, amoxicillin will quickly become useless. He'd be better off taking a cocktail, or even rotating antibiotics (IANAMD).
So far as I can tell, the geek in question (Volkerding) has it generally figured out, pending professional confirmation, of course:
Oral penicillin generally does not do it. What is needed is 2 to 6 weeks of IV penicillin G (12 to 24 million units a day), followed by 12 months of V-cillin-K 1g four times a day. Amoxicillin 500mg 3 times a day has me in a holding pattern, but it's probably not going to do the trick. Rodney has no ability to directly admit me to a hospital without first sending me to an infectious disease MD there who would have to agree with all of this. I have an appointment on Friday.
So basically, he's not asking for a diagnosis, he's asking for an "in" somewhere so he can get the proper treatment quickly. Anyone know an MD that would be willing to make a couple phone calls and say, "Hey. This guy needs treatment. Real soon." (N.B. You can get much better treatment much more quickly if you can get a personal referral, especially if the referral is from a well-know/well-respected/etc. physician.)
Think of it this way; it's not what you know, but who you know.
A friend of mine is a radiologist, but when I needed to see a good dermatologist (re: possible melanoma), he turned a Three. Month. Waiting. List. into an appointment two days later. I'd volunteer this friend, but he's shipboard in a different hemisphere.
I agree, and I suspect that SFGate.com was being a little alarmist/melodramtic, as I'm sure everyone has noticed the media is wont... The electromagnetic bomb possiblity, though, I find much more believable. I mean, if you're going to utterly annihilate the whole countryside, how concerned are you really going to be about fallout? On the other hand, if you're trying to be humane, a electromagnetic pulse weapon makes a lot of sense. Yet again, a fallout-free Bomb would make sense in a geographically tight region, such as the Middle East, where Israel is interested in (a) defending herself and (b) not destroying herself in the process.
I have to wonder, though, how useful antimatter could possibly be. It seems it's a little too difficult to store, just yet.
Maybe not in your parallel universe, but in this world, the United States military (as well as pretty much every other military) is not democratically structured. Perhaps the most obvious example is that the leaders are appointed, not elected, and if you don't like your superior, his policies or the policies of the military in general, you're basically SOL. Strictly speaking, United States soldiers are sworn to defend neither "democracy" nor the established government, which you refer to as "the sanctity of a country," but instead they are sworn to defend the Constitution.
I tend to see war as a failure of democracy.. that is war not helping a democratic{diplomatic} solution to a problem...
Wow. You have some strange ideas about how democracy works. Aside from the fact that democracy != diplomacy, if it weren't for war, democracy wouldn't have a ghost of chance (for that matter, no form of government would have a chance without war). War is for when other people or nations (the enemy) want and are actively trying to kill you. If you fail to go to war because you want to be "diplomatic," you're just stupid, not undemocratic.
The only thing incorrect about that line is the United States soldier is not there to defend democracy, which is NOT how the United States is set up, but the Constitution, which IS how the United States is set up. Again, strictly speaking, we do not, in fact, have a democracy here, and I hope to God we never do; we have a Constitutional Republic.
If I am a solider I still have the right to an oppinion.
Yes, but you don't necessarily have the right to express that opinion. As it is so eloquently said, "Soldier, you are here to defend democracy, not to practice it."
While we're at lets make a law that puts some accountability on those that write laws later found to be unconstitutional.
What about the ones in charge of declaring laws unconstitutional? Seems to me they have free reign (no one can challenge the supreme court decisions) even to legislate from the bench. Something needs to be done to restrain these people, too.
I must say i dont think I have ever heard anything more infurating than this.
Yes, especially when someone (I'm not saying it's me) uses Linux precisely because that person wants to avoid using a pirated copy of Windows.
This kinda seems like it's just a lame attempt to give Linux a share of the same problems that the filesharing softwares are experiencing. I'd hate to see someone file a lawsuit ala RIAA vs. Kazaa against Redhat, Suse, etc., or worse, see legislation in Congress targeting Linux.
You'll note that there is no distinction between governments or civilians.
The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group...
"Unlawful," that's the distinction you claim is not there. Terrorists deliberately and unlawfully target non-combatants (N.B. Their targeting of non-combatants is what's unlawful). That's what they do. That's what makes them terrorists.
Concerning the American Revolution... I'll concede that the Boston Tea Party was, strictly speaking, "terrorism," but not the attacks on forts and munitions. That's my point, attacks on the military forces of a ruling/occupying power are (usually) more properly speaking acts of war/rebellion, whereas deliberate attacks on civilians and non-combatants clearly have no justification.
I say all this with the assumption that you believe there are lawful uses of force and that there are distinctions that can be made between legitimate rebellion and unlawful terrorism.
Oh wait, didn't they act like terrorists against the British...?
Uh, no. The Founding Fathers' M.O. did not include targeting civilians with intent to kill, holding whole theaters full of movie-goers or schools full of children for ransom and slaughter... unless you're going to define terrorism as the use of military force against agents of the ruling governemnt to influence the political direction of a country.
But that would mean you'd have to call Iraqi terrorist groups "terrorists" instead of "militants," "freedom fighters," "insurgents" or "Le Resistance," even if they didn't target civilians and non-combatants.
...then how could he continue to get around after breaking up with his GF?
Good point. I have yet to use a telephone modem while operating Linux. Other than the telephone modem, though, all my other hardware works great...except my scanner, but the Windows drivers and software are just as crappy.
I'd have to say, though, the single most important feature that influenced me to make the switch to Linux is that I can obtain and use everything for free (while also avoiding unethical/criminal activity).
If I had money to burn, I'd probably still be with Windows. Now that I've made the switch, though, I'm happy with Linux (SuSE 9.1 and trying out Ubuntu).
The front windows of a commercial aircraft and objects in the cockpit could easily reflect and refract a beam from the ground in ways that would be at a minimum very distracting and unsafe, and potentially damaging to eyesight.
Would it be practical to make the windows in the cockpit able to filter out laser light?
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Sometimes, I honestly think Muslim Fundamentalists have a bloody good point in wanting us exterminated(for the record I'm atheist).
ROTFL
Ah, the irony...
I think that the project is good enough to try to get a new design ...and they need to get away from The GIMP styled interface (or is that what you meant by design?).
I think he intends "wtf!?" to be the proper reaction to his sig (i.e., it's a joke). If not... I think I don't want to know what he's smoking.
Yes, but that matters little if there were no ham radio operators available because BPL killed their hobby (i.e., made it impossible for them to practice their hobby, gain new members, etc.).
When disaster strikes, ham radio is often the only reliable means of communication into and out of the affected area.
This fact came to mind when I was at school in DC and the Pentagon got hit and they told us not to use the phones unless we absolutely had to, and also when I was in Northern Ohio when that big power failure occurred. I've been meaning to get a ham radio operator's license, and in part it's these emergency situations that have made me decide to at least get licensed for 2 meter. (Not licensed yet, hopefully soon.)
I'm not sure how much power cell sites require, but I would imagine you couldn't operate one for 20 hours on a couple car batteries. Cellular service always seems to be among the first services to go under in emergency situations, anyhow.
They used their car batteries wisely.
I agree. Do we want quality or mediocrity? It doesn't matter how much of an audience you reach if your product seems like crap (first impressions, especially) compared to what the audience is accustomed.
N.B. I'm not saying the stuff is actually crappy.
Yeah, where's the tool for visualizing a server meltdown?
No, that phrase is found, quite appropriately, in the Declaration of Independence:Read the whole thing some time.
Well, since you mention it, here you go.
Yeah, but I'd award them the contract just because the of the name. "Gashopper." Heh.
Ok, I need to find some work to get done...
Even if it is only a pilot program, I must say, Microsoft has much better PR (and marketing) people than the RIAA et al.
I feel too lazy right now to draw up a "step 1, step 2, profit!" list, but I think this is a pretty smooth move by Microsoft: increase consumer trust/goodwill, nail pirate "hubs" and generally solidify market share.
I'm no fan, but I have to say, Microsoft has its act together on this one.
Amoxicillin 500mg 3 times a day has me in a holding pattern
This is a recipe for disaster. If Volkerding is only taking enough antibiotic to keep in a "holding pattern," but not eradicate the infection, amoxicillin will quickly become useless. He'd be better off taking a cocktail, or even rotating antibiotics (IANAMD).
So far as I can tell, the geek in question (Volkerding) has it generally figured out, pending professional confirmation, of course:
Oral penicillin generally does not do it. What
is needed is 2 to 6 weeks of IV penicillin G (12 to 24 million units a day), followed by 12 months of V-cillin-K 1g four times a day. Amoxicillin 500mg 3 times a day has me in a holding pattern,
but it's probably not going to do the trick. Rodney has no ability to directly admit me to a hospital without first sending me to an infectious disease MD there who would have to agree with all of this. I have an appointment on Friday.
So basically, he's not asking for a diagnosis, he's asking for an "in" somewhere so he can get the proper treatment quickly. Anyone know an MD that would be willing to make a couple phone calls and say, "Hey. This guy needs treatment. Real soon." (N.B. You can get much better treatment much more quickly if you can get a personal referral, especially if the referral is from a well-know/well-respected/etc. physician.)
Think of it this way; it's not what you know, but who you know.
A friend of mine is a radiologist, but when I needed to see a good dermatologist (re: possible melanoma), he turned a Three. Month. Waiting. List. into an appointment two days later. I'd volunteer this friend, but he's shipboard in a different hemisphere.
My VLC has trouble with it because it wants it to have an "ASF" extension.
I agree, and I suspect that SFGate.com was being a little alarmist/melodramtic, as I'm sure everyone has noticed the media is wont... The electromagnetic bomb possiblity, though, I find much more believable. I mean, if you're going to utterly annihilate the whole countryside, how concerned are you really going to be about fallout? On the other hand, if you're trying to be humane, a electromagnetic pulse weapon makes a lot of sense. Yet again, a fallout-free Bomb would make sense in a geographically tight region, such as the Middle East, where Israel is interested in (a) defending herself and (b) not destroying herself in the process.
I have to wonder, though, how useful antimatter could possibly be. It seems it's a little too difficult to store, just yet.
no founding in law or any stance in reality.
Maybe not in your parallel universe, but in this world, the United States military (as well as pretty much every other military) is not democratically structured. Perhaps the most obvious example is that the leaders are appointed, not elected, and if you don't like your superior, his policies or the policies of the military in general, you're basically SOL. Strictly speaking, United States soldiers are sworn to defend neither "democracy" nor the established government, which you refer to as "the sanctity of a country," but instead they are sworn to defend the Constitution.
I tend to see war as a failure of democracy.. that is war not helping a democratic{diplomatic} solution to a problem...
Wow. You have some strange ideas about how democracy works. Aside from the fact that democracy != diplomacy, if it weren't for war, democracy wouldn't have a ghost of chance (for that matter, no form of government would have a chance without war). War is for when other people or nations (the enemy) want and are actively trying to kill you. If you fail to go to war because you want to be "diplomatic," you're just stupid, not undemocratic.
The only thing incorrect about that line is the United States soldier is not there to defend democracy, which is NOT how the United States is set up, but the Constitution, which IS how the United States is set up. Again, strictly speaking, we do not, in fact, have a democracy here, and I hope to God we never do; we have a Constitutional Republic.
If I am a solider I still have the right to an oppinion.
Yes, but you don't necessarily have the right to express that opinion. As it is so eloquently said, "Soldier, you are here to defend democracy, not to practice it."
While we're at lets make a law that puts some accountability on those that write laws later found to be unconstitutional.
What about the ones in charge of declaring laws unconstitutional? Seems to me they have free reign (no one can challenge the supreme court decisions) even to legislate from the bench. Something needs to be done to restrain these people, too.
I must say i dont think I have ever heard anything more infurating than this.
Yes, especially when someone (I'm not saying it's me) uses Linux precisely because that person wants to avoid using a pirated copy of Windows.
This kinda seems like it's just a lame attempt to give Linux a share of the same problems that the filesharing softwares are experiencing. I'd hate to see someone file a lawsuit ala RIAA vs. Kazaa against Redhat, Suse, etc., or worse, see legislation in Congress targeting Linux.
Are you suggesting that it's ok to indiscriminately target civilians and non-combatants?
Your moral relativism will get whole nations toasted. Keep it up.
You'll note that there is no distinction between governments or civilians.
The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group...
"Unlawful," that's the distinction you claim is not there. Terrorists deliberately and unlawfully target non-combatants (N.B. Their targeting of non-combatants is what's unlawful). That's what they do. That's what makes them terrorists.
Concerning the American Revolution... I'll concede that the Boston Tea Party was, strictly speaking, "terrorism," but not the attacks on forts and munitions. That's my point, attacks on the military forces of a ruling/occupying power are (usually) more properly speaking acts of war/rebellion, whereas deliberate attacks on civilians and non-combatants clearly have no justification.
I say all this with the assumption that you believe there are lawful uses of force and that there are distinctions that can be made between legitimate rebellion and unlawful terrorism.
Oh wait, didn't they act like terrorists against the British...?
Uh, no. The Founding Fathers' M.O. did not include targeting civilians with intent to kill, holding whole theaters full of movie-goers or schools full of children for ransom and slaughter... unless you're going to define terrorism as the use of military force against agents of the ruling governemnt to influence the political direction of a country.
But that would mean you'd have to call Iraqi terrorist groups "terrorists" instead of "militants," "freedom fighters," "insurgents" or "Le Resistance," even if they didn't target civilians and non-combatants.
...then how could he continue to get around after breaking up with his GF?
Good point. I have yet to use a telephone modem while operating Linux. Other than the telephone modem, though, all my other hardware works great...except my scanner, but the Windows drivers and software are just as crappy.
I'd have to say, though, the single most important feature that influenced me to make the switch to Linux is that I can obtain and use everything for free (while also avoiding unethical/criminal activity).
If I had money to burn, I'd probably still be with Windows. Now that I've made the switch, though, I'm happy with Linux (SuSE 9.1 and trying out Ubuntu).
The front windows of a commercial aircraft and objects in the cockpit could easily reflect and refract a beam from the ground in ways that would be at a minimum very distracting and unsafe, and potentially damaging to eyesight.
Would it be practical to make the windows in the cockpit able to filter out laser light?