I still wonder if it's a viable means of propulsion outside Earth? Say, to get from Orbit to Mars and back. I know folks are worried about getting the bomblets up there in the first place, but there's gotta be a way of taking the materials up and assembling them up there.
Nice idea. Now think of the worst case scenarios, and go read Lord of the Flies again.
It might work in an ideal world, but I think the odds of people maintaining civility are rather small. At best the first settlers would be setting themselves up as rulers over those coming later, and at worst, it would be temporary insanity before death.
Also, if she's a very attractive woman, she probably gets asked out all the time anyway. If it's out for beers with the boys, she won't think anything of it. She might not go, but she won't think it's a big deal to be asked.
I'll venture that a 3D environment is more natural and intuitive to use, even with 2D documents. After all, writing a document on paper is (more or less) a 2D thing, but we perform that 2D task in a 3D environment.
Let's say you're researching an essay and are switching between writing your paper and reading multiple reference documents. While you can use a 2D environment for this task, it might be useful (or more intuitive) to move the objects around in 3D. Even though there's little technical difference between minimising a window and moving it behind (or rotating the workspace) I find it more natural to "physically" move the PDF/Browser/App away - it helps me put that task away, and work on the current task.
Things like XGL with its rubber windows are nice too, because it makes the computer feel more organic. I think it's a little over-done in XGL, but no doubt that's tunable. It all adds up to something that feels more real, natural, and it means less experiened users have a smaller mental leap to get into the "PC space" that geeks are so used to.
I'll agree that it's often slower, but I disagree about that meaning it's less productive.
I don't recall people having this attitude when Shuttleworth went up, so why all the smartarse comments just because she's female? She's done more with her life than most of you ever will. Mad props to her, she's worked hard to make this happen.
Just make sure you're not using the dodgy Sony batteries. If it catches fire, you may be tempted to use the bath to put it out... however, the batteries are Lithium-Ion, and lithium reacts "vigorously" with water. I'd be more worried about healthcare than completecare.
No, the summary is saying something more like this:
1) Someone patents something. (Even though there's prior art) 2) FOSS Person doesn't check patents, because he knows he's doing something that's obvious and has been done before. 3) FOSS Person writes a program violating patent that should never have been issued. 4) FOSS Person gets sued by commercial entity that holds the rights to the obvious patent, and loses because he doesn't have the resources to fight it in court.
Stupid patents should not get granted. If they do, the patent office has become no more than a filing cabinet to reference before going to court. OTOH, maybe that's the whole idea.
Indeed. If their rendering code is significantly faster than Cairo (as their performance page seems to suggest), maybe some Xara technology will make its way into the mainstream Linux desktop?
I guess Xara will get some benefits from going OSS, but I'm not sure what yet. Perhaps they can release their enhanced/professional version under a different license. As an example, I'm running StarOffice 8, on Novell SLED 10, with ATI binary drivers for XGL support. Yes, there are free alternatives, but this system does what I want with minimal hassle. Similarly, If Xara provided something better and more usable than say, InkScape or SodiPodi, people will pay money to get it.
Good Linux software does not have to be given away.
So voter groups, computer scientists, and at least one of the political parties think these are a bad idea? We've got stakeholders and specialists all saying the system is junk, so WHY WHY WHY are they still in use then?
I'd love to hear the justification from the person who is authorizing this programme.
Is the mass (therefore gravity) of an object affected by which dimension it exists in? I wonder if this is the beginning of proof of the 11 or so dimensions proposed by string theory. Maybe the dark matter is actually regular matter, just existing in another dimension of space-time.
I'm not sure about geothermal, but I think that would be classified as nuclear? Hydro is part of the water-cycle, so that'll be stored solar (water absorbs solar energy, evaporates, condenses into catchments, flows down the river...).
Maybe. I scanned the features list and all it says is "H.261 QCIF Video Code". Ekiga supports SIP and H.323, and H.323 can support the H.264 codec (I think) so maybe it's hidden in there as well...
Or maybe those who do hold "IP" in the rest of the world should get their shiny asses into gear and actually *use* their "IP" for something constructive. If China has an HIV vaccine that won't be available in the US/EU/AP because of silly legalities, I'd expect a fairly large scale protest, and at a mimium, large scale public disobedience. And a boom to the Chinese tourist industry.
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How about a Trunk Monkey?
I still wonder if it's a viable means of propulsion outside Earth? Say, to get from Orbit to Mars and back. I know folks are worried about getting the bomblets up there in the first place, but there's gotta be a way of taking the materials up and assembling them up there.
Nice idea. Now think of the worst case scenarios, and go read Lord of the Flies again.
It might work in an ideal world, but I think the odds of people maintaining civility are rather small. At best the first settlers would be setting themselves up as rulers over those coming later, and at worst, it would be temporary insanity before death.
Also, if she's a very attractive woman, she probably gets asked out all the time anyway. If it's out for beers with the boys, she won't think anything of it. She might not go, but she won't think it's a big deal to be asked.
How much Hydrogen could be collected on the way?
It still must take a while to back up 3TB to another box.
Do you use iSCSI on Gb Ethernet, or external point-to-point SAS for something like that?
Does the box need high IO through put as well?
I'll venture that a 3D environment is more natural and intuitive to use, even with 2D documents. After all, writing a document on paper is (more or less) a 2D thing, but we perform that 2D task in a 3D environment.
:-)
Let's say you're researching an essay and are switching between writing your paper and reading multiple reference documents. While you can use a 2D environment for this task, it might be useful (or more intuitive) to move the objects around in 3D. Even though there's little technical difference between minimising a window and moving it behind (or rotating the workspace) I find it more natural to "physically" move the PDF/Browser/App away - it helps me put that task away, and work on the current task.
Things like XGL with its rubber windows are nice too, because it makes the computer feel more organic. I think it's a little over-done in XGL, but no doubt that's tunable. It all adds up to something that feels more real, natural, and it means less experiened users have a smaller mental leap to get into the "PC space" that geeks are so used to.
I'll agree that it's often slower, but I disagree about that meaning it's less productive.
And yes, I like the eye candy too.
I don't recall people having this attitude when Shuttleworth went up, so why all the smartarse comments just because she's female? She's done more with her life than most of you ever will. Mad props to her, she's worked hard to make this happen.
Interesting suggestion. How fast does Solaris 10 run these days?
Just make sure you're not using the dodgy Sony batteries. If it catches fire, you may be tempted to use the bath to put it out... however, the batteries are Lithium-Ion, and lithium reacts "vigorously" with water. I'd be more worried about healthcare than completecare.
Er, not exactly... http://www.factcheck.org/article148.html
/No, my scarcasm filter isn't broken, I just wanted to set the record straight on this particular issue.
No, the summary is saying something more like this:
1) Someone patents something. (Even though there's prior art)
2) FOSS Person doesn't check patents, because he knows he's doing something that's obvious and has been done before.
3) FOSS Person writes a program violating patent that should never have been issued.
4) FOSS Person gets sued by commercial entity that holds the rights to the obvious patent, and loses because he doesn't have the resources to fight it in court.
Stupid patents should not get granted. If they do, the patent office has become no more than a filing cabinet to reference before going to court. OTOH, maybe that's the whole idea.
There are already alternative DNS providers. Perhaps it's time we started using them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_DNS_root
You won't get anyone giving you links if you go around calling people names.
Indeed. If their rendering code is significantly faster than Cairo (as their performance page seems to suggest), maybe some Xara technology will make its way into the mainstream Linux desktop?
I guess Xara will get some benefits from going OSS, but I'm not sure what yet. Perhaps they can release their enhanced/professional version under a different license. As an example, I'm running StarOffice 8, on Novell SLED 10, with ATI binary drivers for XGL support. Yes, there are free alternatives, but this system does what I want with minimal hassle. Similarly, If Xara provided something better and more usable than say, InkScape or SodiPodi, people will pay money to get it.
Good Linux software does not have to be given away.
And Blair would do the same, even if it took another UK bombing or two...
So voter groups, computer scientists, and at least one of the political parties think these are a bad idea? We've got stakeholders and specialists all saying the system is junk, so WHY WHY WHY are they still in use then?
I'd love to hear the justification from the person who is authorizing this programme.
Joke all you like, but it's very difficult to make an engine that leaks oil continuously yet never actually falls apart.
Is the mass (therefore gravity) of an object affected by which dimension it exists in? I wonder if this is the beginning of proof of the 11 or so dimensions proposed by string theory. Maybe the dark matter is actually regular matter, just existing in another dimension of space-time.
I'm not sure about geothermal, but I think that would be classified as nuclear? Hydro is part of the water-cycle, so that'll be stored solar (water absorbs solar energy, evaporates, condenses into catchments, flows down the river...).
Ah... not so much. H.323 is standard for video-conferencing (a specialised "multimedia application" more or less) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H323, and H.264 is a standard for a video codec http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H264.
...but don't goldfish only have a 3 second memory?
Maybe. I scanned the features list and all it says is "H.261 QCIF Video Code". Ekiga supports SIP and H.323, and H.323 can support the H.264 codec (I think) so maybe it's hidden in there as well...
So it shouldn't be too difficult to add a H.264 codec to Ekiga...
Or maybe those who do hold "IP" in the rest of the world should get their shiny asses into gear and actually *use* their "IP" for something constructive. If China has an HIV vaccine that won't be available in the US/EU/AP because of silly legalities, I'd expect a fairly large scale protest, and at a mimium, large scale public disobedience. And a boom to the Chinese tourist industry.