20 disks seems like overkill for your storage needs. Seems like the more disks you use the greater the risk of failure of one or more of them. Also, your electricity bill must be through the roof. I have 4 3TB drives with a 3Ware controller in RAID5 array which gives me the same storage capacity with 1/5th the drives Aren't you making this more complicated than it needs to be?...Maybe that's the point?
Some of them use their soft, squishy tentacles or other appendages, which is not so bad. But the insectoid aliens with their exoskeletons and hard scratchy carapaces are the ones you have to look out for!
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It has everything - web hosting, email, antivirus, anti-SPAM, FTP, etc. Sets up in 10 minutes on almost any old PC you have lying around. You will want a static ip address from your isp.
How do you figure "no free will"? I have 5 litter boxes in my house and it is up to the cats to decide which one to use at any instant. So they pee on the carpet! No free will indeed!
I'm not smart enough to make any direct contributions, but I do have a linuxfund.org credit card, so every time I use my credit card for my consulting business, instead of getting points or money back a contribution is made to open source development. I get lots of comments about the Tux picture on the card whenever I use it. Check it out a http://www.linuxfund.org./
You have to be kidding! That episode was so full of holes that it was totally unbelievable. How would the crew of the Enterprise know the history of a planet and people they had just come across? Metaphor only works when you have context... where did they get the context? A very disappointing episode, almost as bad as the one where Geordie got stuck in some sort of sub-space limbo where no-one could see him and he could walk through walls, yet he didn't fall through the floors, and was able to breath the atmosphere. Bad Science Alert! Whoop! Whoop!
So my advice is this: when you're 18 and most women won't give you the time of day, marry the one who does. She has the right priorities. You'll be a lot happier through your 20s. And 20 years later, you'll be laughing at the loser girls who wouldn't talk to you while they're now fighting over bald fat guys.
I'm a bald fat guy... so you are saying I should have women fighting over me? Uh, where the heck are they?
The bigger issue is a lack of perceived value. 19 percent of dial-up users, for example, say that "nothing" would get them to upgrade, not even lower prices.
So you can have a worse product that costs more, or a cheaper product that works better. And you want the crap?
There's something strange going on. Either 19% of dial-up users are morons, or... well, I don't know. What might be a reasonable argument for not wanting better-and-cheaper?
I doubt they are saying that broadband would cost less than dial-up, simply that lowering the price of the broadband service would not in itself be an incentive to switch. I'm sure that if it was taken further and spelled out that broadband would be cheaper than dial-up they would be happy to switch. They'd be crazy not to.
Knowing about our origins is fine, but people put too much importance on the past. Let the archaeologists and anthropologists worry about the past. The rest of us would be better off concentrating on the future. The past won't kill us, but the future sure as hell might! Better communications has got to be a plus going forward. I for one would welcome a universal language that replaces all the current languages... I couldn't care less which one, a long as it is logical and straightforward. I have no special place in my heart for English, other than the fact that it is my native tongue. If something better comes along and I'd have no problem switching. It won't happen overnight though - look how little progress we've made in converting to the metric system. That we should convert is obvious.
Actually it did... I had a set of iGlasses, a headset with 2 tiny monitors, earphones, and a motion sensor. It worked quite well with Descent. The motion sensor connected to the pc through a serial ports, so when you moved your head the view shifted... you could look left, right, up, down, and the view would follow. I played standing up, and used a Space Orb controller, and there was a function on the controller that you would have to use every once in a while to re-center the view, as eventually it would drift off-center. The only real problem I had was that the tiny monitors in the glasses were only 320x200, and didn't do the graphics in the game real justice.
If I was hiring, the fact that you have those 5 certs would show me that you were serious about your jobs, and were willing and capable of learning new things. Unless I was looking for an entry-level person, I would probably not consider a person with lots of certs but no experience, nor would I consider the person with lots of experience but no certs. I would look for a well-rounded professional. You say the certs themselves don't help you with the day-to-day work, but the fact that you were able to obtain them says worlds about your capabilities and potential.
I think you are giving viruses too much credit. I am not a biologist (IANOB) but I understand that viruses spread mostly by people or animals exchanging bodily fluids, sometimes by kissing, sex, etc., and sometimes through a second party (vector?) like a mosquito, or drinking contaminated water. When viruses grow legs and wings and become intelligent and actively seek out hosts/victims, we will be in a LOT of trouble.
I remember reading a Sci-fi book around 30 years ago called Ashes, Ashes by Rene Barjavel, written in, I think the 1940s http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000 6BQJVM/qid=1124290105/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl 14/102-5341556-0876113?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 It is the earliest reference to artificial meat that I can remember. I believe the protagonist goes to a restaurant with some friends where the meat is grown in a vat of chemicals, and steaks are carved off the sides of the big cube of meat.
I think there was another short story, maybe Robert Silverberg? where they create an artifical cow on the moon because some guy misses fresh milk really bad.
Can anyone think of any earlier references?
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Uh... he DID confess to the crime AND lead the cops to his wife's body. I know...sarcasm, right?
20 disks seems like overkill for your storage needs. Seems like the more disks you use the greater the risk of failure of one or more of them. Also, your electricity bill must be through the roof. I have 4 3TB drives with a 3Ware controller in RAID5 array which gives me the same storage capacity with 1/5th the drives Aren't you making this more complicated than it needs to be? ...Maybe that's the point?
Jim Jones had the cure... too bad they missed that boat!
Some of them use their soft, squishy tentacles or other appendages, which is not so bad. But the insectoid aliens with their exoskeletons and hard scratchy carapaces are the ones you have to look out for!
So what... she couldn't find any tinfoil?
To be honest, if we could see past our big fat bellies we could do it ourselves.
SME Server (formerly e-smith) can be found at http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Download It has everything - web hosting, email, antivirus, anti-SPAM, FTP, etc. Sets up in 10 minutes on almost any old PC you have lying around. You will want a static ip address from your isp.
I'm holding out for Xenophobic Xylophone.
How do you figure "no free will"? I have 5 litter boxes in my house and it is up to the cats to decide which one to use at any instant. So they pee on the carpet! No free will indeed!
"If we're going to wear uniforms, man, let's everybody wear something different".
I'm not smart enough to make any direct contributions, but I do have a linuxfund.org credit card, so every time I use my credit card for my consulting business, instead of getting points or money back a contribution is made to open source development. I get lots of comments about the Tux picture on the card whenever I use it. Check it out a http://www.linuxfund.org./
You have to be kidding! That episode was so full of holes that it was totally unbelievable. How would the crew of the Enterprise know the history of a planet and people they had just come across? Metaphor only works when you have context... where did they get the context? A very disappointing episode, almost as bad as the one where Geordie got stuck in some sort of sub-space limbo where no-one could see him and he could walk through walls, yet he didn't fall through the floors, and was able to breath the atmosphere. Bad Science Alert! Whoop! Whoop!
Isn't "paralegal" one word? It should be I Am Not A Lawyer But My Wife Is A Paralegal (IANALBMWIAP).
So my advice is this: when you're 18 and most women won't give you the time of day, marry the one who does. She has the right priorities. You'll be a lot happier through your 20s. And 20 years later, you'll be laughing at the loser girls who wouldn't talk to you while they're now fighting over bald fat guys.
I'm a bald fat guy... so you are saying I should have women fighting over me? Uh, where the heck are they?
God, if he exists, must do so in a state of perfection that would be well beyond anything that we can easily recognize.
How do you know He can't be sloppy?
That is actually a very good point. Omnipotence must include the ability to be sloppy. It also proves that men are closer to God than women...
I'd rather be closer to women!
The bigger issue is a lack of perceived value. 19 percent of dial-up users, for example, say that "nothing" would get them to upgrade, not even lower prices.
So you can have a worse product that costs more, or a cheaper product that works better. And you want the crap?
There's something strange going on. Either 19% of dial-up users are morons, or... well, I don't know. What might be a reasonable argument for not wanting better-and-cheaper?
I doubt they are saying that broadband would cost less than dial-up, simply that lowering the price of the broadband service would not in itself be an incentive to switch. I'm sure that if it was taken further and spelled out that broadband would be cheaper than dial-up they would be happy to switch. They'd be crazy not to.
Hey, man. Don't knock it 'till you've tried it.
Man, I wish I had some mod points left... definitely funny
Knowing about our origins is fine, but people put too much importance on the past. Let the archaeologists and anthropologists worry about the past. The rest of us would be better off concentrating on the future. The past won't kill us, but the future sure as hell might! Better communications has got to be a plus going forward. I for one would welcome a universal language that replaces all the current languages... I couldn't care less which one, a long as it is logical and straightforward. I have no special place in my heart for English, other than the fact that it is my native tongue. If something better comes along and I'd have no problem switching. It won't happen overnight though - look how little progress we've made in converting to the metric system. That we should convert is obvious.
I am a boss, and I lie. A lot. In fact, everything I say is a lie.
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Actually it did... I had a set of iGlasses, a headset with 2 tiny monitors, earphones, and a motion sensor. It worked quite well with Descent. The motion sensor connected to the pc through a serial ports, so when you moved your head the view shifted... you could look left, right, up, down, and the view would follow. I played standing up, and used a Space Orb controller, and there was a function on the controller that you would have to use every once in a while to re-center the view, as eventually it would drift off-center. The only real problem I had was that the tiny monitors in the glasses were only 320x200, and didn't do the graphics in the game real justice.
If I was hiring, the fact that you have those 5 certs would show me that you were serious about your jobs, and were willing and capable of learning new things.
Unless I was looking for an entry-level person, I would probably not consider a person with lots of certs but no experience, nor would I consider the person with lots of experience but no certs. I would look for a well-rounded professional.
You say the certs themselves don't help you with the day-to-day work, but the fact that you were able to obtain them says worlds about your capabilities and potential.
I think you are giving viruses too much credit. I am not a biologist (IANOB) but I understand that viruses spread mostly by people or animals exchanging bodily fluids, sometimes by kissing, sex, etc., and sometimes through a second party (vector?) like a mosquito, or drinking contaminated water. When viruses grow legs and wings and become intelligent and actively seek out hosts/victims, we will be in a LOT of trouble.
Viruses don't spread disease, people do!
I remember reading a Sci-fi book around 30 years ago called Ashes, Ashes by Rene Barjavel, written in, I think the 1940s http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000 6BQJVM/qid=1124290105/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl 14/102-5341556-0876113?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
It is the earliest reference to artificial meat that I can remember. I believe the protagonist goes to a restaurant with some friends where the meat is grown in a vat of chemicals, and steaks are carved off the sides of the big cube of meat.
I think there was another short story, maybe Robert Silverberg? where they create an artifical cow on the moon because some guy misses fresh milk really bad.
Can anyone think of any earlier references?