If you Google "Ditto Chaos Computer", you find (among others) this link.
Apparently, Dr. Ditto is something of an expert in chaos theory, and has/is applying it to more that the field of computing.
BTW, how come no knee-jerk commentary from the peanut gallery on how Dr Ditto is "outsourcing" to India? Or did the reference to his collaborator from Chennai, Sudeshna Sinha, completely escape everyone.
It was a complete waste of the time required to write it and the paper required to print it. 'Cause I *know* the problem doesn't reside with *me*.
What's needed is a dating design pattern book for women about the GEEK platform. A book like that would detail the many benefits of GEEK, and also suggest where one would go to meet and mate with a GEEK.
Once a book like that is written, opening the eyes of females everywhere, this "dating" issue will be resolved.
Now, I have to get back to writing Linux device drivers for my TRS-80.
---anactofgod---
BTW, I don't want any backlash from so-called "female geeks" on the limited scope of my suggested book. I *know* it's April's Fools, so don't try to convince me that you exist on this, of all, days.
Mentioning how the entrenchment of Wintel has retarded hardware design and only mentioning mainstream RISC and CISC architectures like MIPS, Alpha, and 680x0 doesn't even begin to do justice to the argument.
Google "Very Long Instruction Word" (VLIW) and "Transport Triggered Architecture" (TTA) and do some reading about what might have been had there been a more competitive environment then the one we have been living in for the last 15+ years. Granted, Crusoe has a VLIW core, but it's running an x86 Code Morphing emulation engine, not a native software stack directly, so it's like towing a Peterbilt with your Viper.
I remember reading about some very innovative, non-RISC/CISC architectures when I was studying EE 20 years ago that literally had my mouth drooling. Some of that tech made it into embedded systems and specialized processor designs, but not into mainstream desktop boxes (alas).
You are SO right! The government shouldn't set standards under which businesses need to operate. They aren't good at it, and it's never in the public interest. They don't do it for medical devices and drugs. They don't do it for the automotive industry. They don't do it for the petroleum industry. They don't do it for food industry. They don't do it for the building industry. Name any industry, and you'll see that its one free of government-defined standards.
In fact, whenever the governmental know-nothing-types try to impose some sort of crazy standards scheme on Business, it has always been an abject failure and has always turned out to be detrimental to the public interest. Heck, we ALL recognize that we can trust that in every other industry, Business always acts in the public interest, and never makes decisions merely to generate short-term profits, so why should we allow the government to impose regulations on the computer industry?
It just doesn't make any sense! Laissez-faire is the only way, baby!
With that out of the way, to address the only concrete example you provided of a government-defined computing "standard", Ada is not just a standard. It is a *language*, developed to fulfill specific requirements, for the DoD, and it does that well. Has it lived up to all of the expectations? No, but what technology ever has?
Now, you're probably itching to answer that the DoD action of developing Ada by definition makes it a standard. Well, you'd be right, there. It is *a* standard, just not *the* standard. I do alot of consulting of the DoD, and there are many, many projects utilizing languages other than Ada that are ongoing. It was never intended to be a single solution for the entire computer industry, let alone the entire Federal government.
I only mentioned these things since you appear to be prostelitizing about something about which you know little.
Funny. I had the strongest mental image of "The Spider & The Fly" while reading this story...
"Will you walk into my parlor?" said the spider to the fly; "'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you may spy. The way into my parlor is up a winding stair, And I have many curious things to show when you are there." "Oh no, no," said the little star; "to ask me is in vain, For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again."
"I'm sure you must be weary, dear, with soaring up so high. Well you rest upon my little bed?" said the spider to the fly. "There are pretty curtains drawn around; the sheets are fine and thin, And if you like to rest a while, I'll snugly tuck you in!" "Oh no, no," said the little fly, "for I've often heard it said, They never, never wake again who sleep upon your bed!"
Said the cunning spider to the fly: "Dear friend, what can I do To prove the warm affection I've always felt for you? I have within my pantry good store of all that's nice; I'm sure you're very welcome - will you please to take a slice? "Oh no, no," said the little fly; "kind sir, that cannot be: I've heard what's in your pantry, and I do not wish to see!"
"Sweet creature!" said the spider, "you're witty and you're wise; How handsome are your gauzy wings; how brilliant are your eyes! I have a little looking-glass upon my parlor shelf; If you'd step in one moment, dear, you shall behold yourself." "I thank you, gentle sir," she said, "for what you're pleased to say, And, bidding you good morning now, I'll call another day."
The spider turned him round about, and went into his den, For well he knew the silly fly would soon come back again: So he wove a subtle web in a little corner sly, And set his table ready to dine upon the fly; Then came out to his door again and merrily did sing: "Come hither, hither, pretty fly, with pearl and silver wing; Your robes are green and purple; there's a crest upon your head; Your eyes are like diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!"
Alas, alas! how very soon this silly little fly, Hearing his wily, flattering words, came slowly flitting by; With buzzing wings she hung aloft, then near and nearer grew, Thinking only of her brilliant eyes and green and purple hue, Thinking only of her crested head. Poor, foolish thing! at last Up jumped the cunning spider, and fiercely held her fast; He dragged her up his winding stair, into the dismal den - Within his little parlor - but she ne'er came out again!
And now, dear little children, who may this story read, To idle, silly flattering words I pray you ne'er give heed; Unto an evil counselor close heart and ear and eye, And take a lesson from this tale of the spider and the fly.
Maybe the source was "leaked" because MS is so tired of people claiming it's OSs are inherently insecure, when in reality the exact opposite is true. With the proof floating out there for all to see, this silly argument against WinOS can finally be put to rest.
Wow. Care to leave the 1980s and come join the rest of us in the 21st century? The IBM you described is nothing like the IBM of today. How this post warranted a "+5, Insightful" is beyond me, since it's clear to me, at least, that you know nothing about what you speak.
A "true geek" would want to wander thru IBM's research labs, looking behind all the doors, reading what is on the whiteboards, and talking to Senior Scientists. A "true geek" would recognize that much of what stirs his geek-beating heart arose in a lab somewhere on an IBM campus.
A "fake geek" posts slashdot comments full of quivications ("...doesn't necessarily...") and backpeddling (..."or at least used to..."), and factoids that are 10+ years out of date ("...renting computers instead of selling them..."), and serves that steaming pile as information.
Guilty? What an odd question. Correction...What a meaningless question
"Have I felt the *need* to use Linux instead of OS X?" Not even once. Heck, ever since I got a 12"PB to replace the Sony laptop that I had been carting around for 2 years, I don't even feel the need to use Win2K. OS X just works, which allows me to get work done, instead of twiddling/tweaking/patching.
Well, to be completely truthful, I did fire up the old VAIO the other day so that I could get on XBConnect and play some Halo on the ol' XBox.
But other than that, I've been OS (se)X-ing it, 24x7.
Big customers typically will have as part of their contract with a vendor a clause regarding the maintenance of source code/hardware designs/etc in "escrow", to be made available to the customer if the vendor ceases operation or support of the product.
Of course, this is no real remedy, since a customer that purchased the vendor's products typically doesn't have the resources to maintain the product on their own.
Regardless, a customer that decided to purchase a closed-source solution is probably not at-tall interested in having that solution be made open source at some future date. After all, why would one consent to a possible public kimono lifting, if one weren't absolutely sure that one's undergarments were properly cleaned and nicely mended?
I have three monitors connect to my 400MHz AGP G4 running Panther, one that I connect to my 1GHz 12"PB, and none are Apple LCDs. I also have 3rd party "airport" (802.11g) wireless hardware.
Apple monitors (LCD and otherwise) have typically been at the higher end of the spectrum because they are at the higher end, quality wise. If a lower spec monitor suits your needs, then fine. Save that money and buy ass-ugly generic monitors. I did.
There is no reason to buy the Apple AirPort "flying saucer" other than it has a nice package than any other 802.11b/g unit. Some people like Apple's industrial design, and will pay a premium for the nice wrapping. But, Apple adhered to the 802.11b/g standards, so one can use whatever hardware one wishes.
And, btw, x86 folks. Whether you are a Linux-head or a Windows-advocate, drop Apple a thank you for once again dragging your hardware manufacturers into the future by pushing a wireless networking standard. You think all those 3rd party wireless networking devices would be available to you if Apple hadn't shown the rest of the industry that wireless computing was a capability desired by the consumer?
So, tell me again *why* Apple would want to push their elegant and easy to use OS to the jerry-rigged x86 PC platform. To cope with all the problems that prevent innovation within Linux OS development community with a fraction of the resources available to Microsoft?
Snoooopy, Snoooopy, Why-oh-why did you roam? (come home come home) Snoooopy, Snoooopy, Come home, Snoopy come home. (come home come home) Snoooopy, Snoooopy, Where'd you run away to? (come home come home) Snoooopy, Snoooopy, Everything's wrong without you. You split the scene, and nothing is right. Good grief, why did you get so uptight? Why did you go? We're in a fog. Don't you know you're our favorite dog? Snoopy come home, Snoopy come home, Come home Snoopy, Snoopy come home, come home. Snoooopy, Snoooopy, Why-oh-why did you roam? (Come home come home) Snoooopy, Snoooopy, Come home, Snoopy come home.
If my Jargon-to-English translator is working correctly, "bootstrap" in this context means "to get people to contribute valuable work with little to no effort or expense to the parent commercial company."
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The sound a Maglev train makes may be considered "disturbing" by humans for the same reasons that the sound of nails-scratching-on-a-blackboard is.
Thank you, Cecil.
---anactofgod---
If you Google "Ditto Chaos Computer", you find (among others) this link.
Apparently, Dr. Ditto is something of an expert in chaos theory, and has/is applying it to more that the field of computing.
BTW, how come no knee-jerk commentary from the peanut gallery on how Dr Ditto is "outsourcing" to India? Or did the reference to his collaborator from Chennai, Sudeshna Sinha, completely escape everyone.
---anactofgod---
It was a complete waste of the time required to write it and the paper required to print it. 'Cause I *know* the problem doesn't reside with *me*.
What's needed is a dating design pattern book for women about the GEEK platform. A book like that would detail the many benefits of GEEK, and also suggest where one would go to meet and mate with a GEEK.
Once a book like that is written, opening the eyes of females everywhere, this "dating" issue will be resolved.
Now, I have to get back to writing Linux device drivers for my TRS-80.
---anactofgod---
BTW, I don't want any backlash from so-called "female geeks" on the limited scope of my suggested book. I *know* it's April's Fools, so don't try to convince me that you exist on this, of all, days.
Mentioning how the entrenchment of Wintel has retarded hardware design and only mentioning mainstream RISC and CISC architectures like MIPS, Alpha, and 680x0 doesn't even begin to do justice to the argument.
Google "Very Long Instruction Word" (VLIW) and "Transport Triggered Architecture" (TTA) and do some reading about what might have been had there been a more competitive environment then the one we have been living in for the last 15+ years. Granted, Crusoe has a VLIW core, but it's running an x86 Code Morphing emulation engine, not a native software stack directly, so it's like towing a Peterbilt with your Viper.
I remember reading about some very innovative, non-RISC/CISC architectures when I was studying EE 20 years ago that literally had my mouth drooling. Some of that tech made it into embedded systems and specialized processor designs, but not into mainstream desktop boxes (alas).
---anactofgod---
You are SO right! The government shouldn't set standards under which businesses need to operate. They aren't good at it, and it's never in the public interest. They don't do it for medical devices and drugs. They don't do it for the automotive industry. They don't do it for the petroleum industry. They don't do it for food industry. They don't do it for the building industry. Name any industry, and you'll see that its one free of government-defined standards.
In fact, whenever the governmental know-nothing-types try to impose some sort of crazy standards scheme on Business, it has always been an abject failure and has always turned out to be detrimental to the public interest. Heck, we ALL recognize that we can trust that in every other industry, Business always acts in the public interest, and never makes decisions merely to generate short-term profits, so why should we allow the government to impose regulations on the computer industry?
It just doesn't make any sense! Laissez-faire is the only way, baby!
With that out of the way, to address the only concrete example you provided of a government-defined computing "standard", Ada is not just a standard. It is a *language*, developed to fulfill specific requirements, for the DoD, and it does that well. Has it lived up to all of the expectations? No, but what technology ever has?
Now, you're probably itching to answer that the DoD action of developing Ada by definition makes it a standard. Well, you'd be right, there. It is *a* standard, just not *the* standard. I do alot of consulting of the DoD, and there are many, many projects utilizing languages other than Ada that are ongoing. It was never intended to be a single solution for the entire computer industry, let alone the entire Federal government.
I only mentioned these things since you appear to be prostelitizing about something about which you know little.
---anactofgod---
Great! Now Master Sergeant just needs one to help keep the Covenant at bay, and we'll all be sitting pretty!
---anactofgod---
Funny. I had the strongest mental image of "The Spider & The Fly" while reading this story...
"Will you walk into my parlor?" said the spider to the fly;
"'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you may spy.
The way into my parlor is up a winding stair,
And I have many curious things to show when you are there."
"Oh no, no," said the little star; "to ask me is in vain,
For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again."
"I'm sure you must be weary, dear, with soaring up so high.
Well you rest upon my little bed?" said the spider to the fly.
"There are pretty curtains drawn around; the sheets are fine and thin,
And if you like to rest a while, I'll snugly tuck you in!"
"Oh no, no," said the little fly, "for I've often heard it said,
They never, never wake again who sleep upon your bed!"
Said the cunning spider to the fly: "Dear friend, what can I do
To prove the warm affection I've always felt for you?
I have within my pantry good store of all that's nice;
I'm sure you're very welcome - will you please to take a slice?
"Oh no, no," said the little fly; "kind sir, that cannot be:
I've heard what's in your pantry, and I do not wish to see!"
"Sweet creature!" said the spider, "you're witty and you're wise;
How handsome are your gauzy wings; how brilliant are your eyes!
I have a little looking-glass upon my parlor shelf;
If you'd step in one moment, dear, you shall behold yourself."
"I thank you, gentle sir," she said, "for what you're pleased to say,
And, bidding you good morning now, I'll call another day."
The spider turned him round about, and went into his den,
For well he knew the silly fly would soon come back again:
So he wove a subtle web in a little corner sly,
And set his table ready to dine upon the fly;
Then came out to his door again and merrily did sing:
"Come hither, hither, pretty fly, with pearl and silver wing;
Your robes are green and purple; there's a crest upon your head;
Your eyes are like diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!"
Alas, alas! how very soon this silly little fly,
Hearing his wily, flattering words, came slowly flitting by;
With buzzing wings she hung aloft, then near and nearer grew,
Thinking only of her brilliant eyes and green and purple hue,
Thinking only of her crested head. Poor, foolish thing! at last
Up jumped the cunning spider, and fiercely held her fast;
He dragged her up his winding stair, into the dismal den -
Within his little parlor - but she ne'er came out again!
And now, dear little children, who may this story read,
To idle, silly flattering words I pray you ne'er give heed;
Unto an evil counselor close heart and ear and eye,
And take a lesson from this tale of the spider and the fly.
---anactofgod---
Maybe the source was "leaked" because MS is so tired of people claiming it's OSs are inherently insecure, when in reality the exact opposite is true. With the proof floating out there for all to see, this silly argument against WinOS can finally be put to rest.
Naaaaa....
--anactofgod---
Wow. Care to leave the 1980s and come join the rest of us in the 21st century? The IBM you described is nothing like the IBM of today. How this post warranted a "+5, Insightful" is beyond me, since it's clear to me, at least, that you know nothing about what you speak.
A "true geek" would want to wander thru IBM's research labs, looking behind all the doors, reading what is on the whiteboards, and talking to Senior Scientists. A "true geek" would recognize that much of what stirs his geek-beating heart arose in a lab somewhere on an IBM campus.
A "fake geek" posts slashdot comments full of quivications ("...doesn't necessarily...") and backpeddling (..."or at least used to..."), and factoids that are 10+ years out of date ("...renting computers instead of selling them..."), and serves that steaming pile as information.
I actually feel dumber for having read your post.
---anactofgod---
Check out Eric Jonas' sister, Courtney.
Not bad at-tall...
---anactofgod---
are going to be named "Agnes", "Denise" and "Paula". Really! It's true!
And "XBox Next"?
Wonder if the Apple legal eagles are licking their chops over that choice in name.
---anactofgod---
I'm still trying to wrap my brain around that one.
Thinking back to "The Italian Job" remix, it could be interesting...
---anactofgod---
Guilty? What an odd question. Correction...What a meaningless question
"Have I felt the *need* to use Linux instead of OS X?" Not even once. Heck, ever since I got a 12"PB to replace the Sony laptop that I had been carting around for 2 years, I don't even feel the need to use Win2K. OS X just works, which allows me to get work done, instead of twiddling/tweaking/patching.
Well, to be completely truthful, I did fire up the old VAIO the other day so that I could get on XBConnect and play some Halo on the ol' XBox.
But other than that, I've been OS (se)X-ing it, 24x7.
---anactofgod---
is here now. It's just not evenly distributed."
---anactofgod---
Yukko?
---anactofgod---
Google put up a network to compete w/ Friendster.
Riiiiight
Twelve thousand initial invitations went out to join.
Riiiight
Only members can invite new members.
Riiiight
This is the BEST vaporware campaign EVER!
---anactofgod---
I wouldn't want to be member of any network that would have me, anyway.
---anactofgod---
Big customers typically will have as part of their contract with a vendor a clause regarding the maintenance of source code/hardware designs/etc in "escrow", to be made available to the customer if the vendor ceases operation or support of the product.
Of course, this is no real remedy, since a customer that purchased the vendor's products typically doesn't have the resources to maintain the product on their own.
Regardless, a customer that decided to purchase a closed-source solution is probably not at-tall interested in having that solution be made open source at some future date. After all, why would one consent to a possible public kimono lifting, if one weren't absolutely sure that one's undergarments were properly cleaned and nicely mended?
---anactofgod---
I see on the eCos site a listing of support platforms, but can anyone point me to an actual project/product that used eCos?
Thanks in advance.
---anactofgod---
Cole Haan.
Those in the know, know.
---anactofgod---
I have three monitors connect to my 400MHz AGP G4 running Panther, one that I connect to my 1GHz 12"PB, and none are Apple LCDs. I also have 3rd party "airport" (802.11g) wireless hardware.
Apple monitors (LCD and otherwise) have typically been at the higher end of the spectrum because they are at the higher end, quality wise. If a lower spec monitor suits your needs, then fine. Save that money and buy ass-ugly generic monitors. I did.
There is no reason to buy the Apple AirPort "flying saucer" other than it has a nice package than any other 802.11b/g unit. Some people like Apple's industrial design, and will pay a premium for the nice wrapping. But, Apple adhered to the 802.11b/g standards, so one can use whatever hardware one wishes.
And, btw, x86 folks. Whether you are a Linux-head or a Windows-advocate, drop Apple a thank you for once again dragging your hardware manufacturers into the future by pushing a wireless networking standard. You think all those 3rd party wireless networking devices would be available to you if Apple hadn't shown the rest of the industry that wireless computing was a capability desired by the consumer?
Riiiiight....
---anactofgod---
Exactly right.
So, tell me again *why* Apple would want to push their elegant and easy to use OS to the jerry-rigged x86 PC platform. To cope with all the problems that prevent innovation within Linux OS development community with a fraction of the resources available to Microsoft?
I think not.
---anactofgod---
Snoooopy, Snoooopy,
Why-oh-why did you roam? (come home come home)
Snoooopy, Snoooopy,
Come home, Snoopy come home. (come home come home)
Snoooopy, Snoooopy,
Where'd you run away to? (come home come home)
Snoooopy, Snoooopy,
Everything's wrong without you.
You split the scene, and nothing is right.
Good grief, why did you get so uptight?
Why did you go? We're in a fog.
Don't you know you're our favorite dog?
Snoopy come home, Snoopy come home,
Come home Snoopy, Snoopy come home, come home.
Snoooopy, Snoooopy,
Why-oh-why did you roam? (Come home come home)
Snoooopy, Snoooopy,
Come home, Snoopy come home.
---anactofgod---
Oh yes...here it is...
---anactofgod---
If my Jargon-to-English translator is working correctly, "bootstrap" in this context means "to get people to contribute valuable work with little to no effort or expense to the parent commercial company."
But I could be wrong about that.
---anactofgod---