One of the drawbacks to providing IT support is that once you've helped them solve one problem, in the future, if something else breaks, they might blame you for breaking it. I remember working at a bank as an IT. I went to a location to make some changes to an email server. While I'm there the office printer malfunctions. They blame me, even though the email server isn't even set up to print.
On a more serious note, the same people who are interested in censorship might also be interested in sensor nets. Imagine a sensor net deployed nationwide or even just in our urban centers. Any agency or organization that deploys the network can easily track where anyone in the area is or going. I've been told by my professor that sensor networks were deployed in Iraq. Since there's a good amount of deserts over there, it is in many ways the ideal place for sensor nets. As they become smaller and cheaper and the techniques to query and route information within sensor nets advance, there is a potential for use in a wide variety of areas. Of course, it can easily be used for good, such as monitoring crop and soil conditions. However, one can easily imagine how they can be deployed on people without people being aware.
With this new GPL legal fund,/.ers can finally convert their rage into something tangible and hopefully painful for SCO. This fight can very well be a measure of strength for the open source and Linux community. When the dust settles, we will see the validity of the GPL tested and the fanaticism of Linux users. This is undoubtedly a major turning point.
Give me the PayPal address and time to throw some punches back! Time to give back to the community.
"Linux is distributed under the GNU General Public License, which leaves users - not distributors - liable for any intellectual property issues that might arise. McBride often refers to this as the "hot potato" of Linux."
You can custom order your cars at the dealership and have it built and delivered to you in about 8 weeks. If you open up a BMW catalog, they have listings for all the individual options they sell, except for the transmission and engine of course. Their strategy is basically this: They can offer you the basic BMW with an engine and wheels for their advertised 28K. However, to get the car you really want, you'll have to either add on the packages or the individual options. Most of the times the cars with the packages are at the dealership. However, if you want to pick the options, you can custom order it. In fact, I believe, if you go to their website you can customize the car and get an estimate on it. The bad part to all of this is the delay and the dealers will allow very little room in negoiations. Of course, they charge a premium for all the individual options.
You can with BMW but only at the dealership. I custom ordered mine with exactly the packages I wanted and the color, etc. The bad part was that it took 8 weeks at least (plant is in Germany so they have to ship it over as well) and very little room for bargaining.
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I really don't see it work unless they have some kind of standard like computers do. What Dell and other companies have going for them is that a video card from one company will fit in their systems as long as Dell includes an AGP port. Therefore, it is really easy to "customize" a computer for their customers. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think such standards exists in the auto industry.
I'm sure most programmers, deep down inside, feel the same way. Windows is the undisputed king of the desktops. It is just easier to use Windows than most other OSes. No one can deny its role in popularizing computers.
What drove some of us nuts is that it crashed a lot and some of the practices of MS. With Windows 2000, the first complain really quiet down a lot.
It should read, "Conversation with God (or a God)".
Jokes aside, the names Kernighan and Ritchie are firmly planted in the minds of most CS majors. We have "celebrities" like Torvald or Stallman but at the end of the day, professors always say "Read page XXX in Kernighan and Ritchie", which we always proceeds to ignore until our code doesn't work. Then once again, we reach for the pretty little white book and thank someone or something for the well written proses. Unlike many other CS books, K&R seem to have cover most of the possible contingencies a fledgling CS major might have. I hate books that tell you how to do things only in one way, their way. K&R was written so well that I didn't have to.
My laptop would just turn off without warning. It's random. Sometimes it lasts 1 hour and sometimes 10 minutes. It seems independent of how long I leave it charging.
Anyone know how to resurrect one of these batteries that supposedly don't have a memory effect? I just brought a new one and it's now down to 1/3 capacity after only a few months. I think it has to do with the fact that I leave my laptop plug in all the time.
True but when you an entire generation of people raised on MS Windows they might be more amicable to MS at the enterprise level when they are old enough to hold jobs and even become managers. In the minds of many people, Microsoft and computing are tied together.
I think this is something MS have been trying to push for. They're very generous with their software at my university, especially for the CS majors. Of course, that doesn't really matter when it goes up against GNU C and Linux since those two are free to start with. However, there's also a push by MS for professors to use their products and teach in C# as well.
Very true. I think any student of American history in general would notice that there are many more failures than successes. Specifically, the early American military had no real strategy and did not have enough junior officers. It faltered so many times (such as the horribly executed invasion of Canada) that it was nothing less than a miracle that America survived two wars with Great Britain intacted. However, in the end, it is the war, not the battles losted, that matters. Failure is alright as long as one learns and do not repeat it.
Like my boss once told me, "If it doesn't work the first or even the second time, why do you think doing the exact same thing the third time would be any different?"
From what I've heard hydrogen combustion is the least efficient of all hydrogen powered engines. I think the BMW is a good idea because it can burn both gas and hydrogen but my friend thinks that it is unnecessary given the govt's push for hydrogen power.
I hate to break up the party but I own the IP rights to some of the features you have just mentioned. To avoid litigation, please P2P to me $10 per person.
Hydrogen combustion engine? I thought there's a variant of the BMW 7-series, 745H, that could burn hydrogen as well as gasoline. So isn't that a hydrogen combustion engine?
I'm just picking bones here. Otherwise you post was good.
I have this really bad habit that I HAVE to take a break and do something else fun as soon as I clear a major hurdle in programming. For example, I go and watch TV for a bit or surf the net after every major C function I write. The reason it is bad is that I lost my train of thought while I'm taking a break and I forget some important details of my design. I don't see how I can avoid this because I simply can't code one major function after another. I introduce errors that way as well. It's kind of a Catch-22.
This seems like a good opportunity for those opposed to RIAA's actions and the board legal power they've been granted to strike back. If they made it known what the RIAA is doing is overstepping some boundaries, they might be able to mobilize enough people to write to Congress. Otherwise, I'm afraid that many of these people will just accept what the RIAA tells them and believe the twisted morality RIAA is trying to sell.
I know I might catch some flak for this but what if SCO is right and wins the case? It seems as though we are all betting that SCO is full of it and that eventually justice will prevail and Linux will be cleared. Even if SCO is wrong, it doesn't mean that Linux would come out of this unscathed. Has there been any mentioning of plans to deal with the outcomes? I know that Stallman has mentioned that we can easily swap kernels. This is probably the only contingency plan I've heard so far. Anyone care to enlighten me?
I wonder: 1. Why hasn't any of the big Linux players done anything? It seems as thought they're not worried and just going to wait this one out. Perhaps they are cooking up something behind the scenes and are being quiet about it? 2. What can Linux users, user groups, and communities do?
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One of the drawbacks to providing IT support is that once you've helped them solve one problem, in the future, if something else breaks, they might blame you for breaking it. I remember working at a bank as an IT. I went to a location to make some changes to an email server. While I'm there the office printer malfunctions. They blame me, even though the email server isn't even set up to print.
On a more serious note, the same people who are interested in censorship might also be interested in sensor nets. Imagine a sensor net deployed nationwide or even just in our urban centers. Any agency or organization that deploys the network can easily track where anyone in the area is or going. I've been told by my professor that sensor networks were deployed in Iraq. Since there's a good amount of deserts over there, it is in many ways the ideal place for sensor nets. As they become smaller and cheaper and the techniques to query and route information within sensor nets advance, there is a potential for use in a wide variety of areas. Of course, it can easily be used for good, such as monitoring crop and soil conditions. However, one can easily imagine how they can be deployed on people without people being aware.
Anyone with experience with this system and the Bayesian filtering know how they rate against each other? Can one conceivably combined the two?
With this new GPL legal fund, /.ers can finally convert their rage into something tangible and hopefully painful for SCO. This fight can very well be a measure of strength for the open source and Linux community. When the dust settles, we will see the validity of the GPL tested and the fanaticism of Linux users. This is undoubtedly a major turning point.
Give me the PayPal address and time to throw some punches back! Time to give back to the community.
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"Linux is distributed under the GNU General Public License, which leaves users - not distributors - liable for any intellectual property issues that might arise. McBride often refers to this as the "hot potato" of Linux."
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/6
Is that true? I doubt it but I'm not familar with the GPL myself.
True but without backing from the big players in the industry, this is a unlikely scenario.
Have you considered driving a SUV? I normally don't like SUVs but it seems it would be more comfortable for taller people.
You can custom order your cars at the dealership and have it built and delivered to you in about 8 weeks. If you open up a BMW catalog, they have listings for all the individual options they sell, except for the transmission and engine of course. Their strategy is basically this: They can offer you the basic BMW with an engine and wheels for their advertised 28K. However, to get the car you really want, you'll have to either add on the packages or the individual options. Most of the times the cars with the packages are at the dealership. However, if you want to pick the options, you can custom order it. In fact, I believe, if you go to their website you can customize the car and get an estimate on it. The bad part to all of this is the delay and the dealers will allow very little room in negoiations. Of course, they charge a premium for all the individual options.
You can with BMW but only at the dealership. I custom ordered mine with exactly the packages I wanted and the color, etc. The bad part was that it took 8 weeks at least (plant is in Germany so they have to ship it over as well) and very little room for bargaining.
I really don't see it work unless they have some kind of standard like computers do. What Dell and other companies have going for them is that a video card from one company will fit in their systems as long as Dell includes an AGP port. Therefore, it is really easy to "customize" a computer for their customers. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think such standards exists in the auto industry.
I'm sure most programmers, deep down inside, feel the same way. Windows is the undisputed king of the desktops. It is just easier to use Windows than most other OSes. No one can deny its role in popularizing computers. What drove some of us nuts is that it crashed a lot and some of the practices of MS. With Windows 2000, the first complain really quiet down a lot.
It should read, "Conversation with God (or a God)".
Jokes aside, the names Kernighan and Ritchie are firmly planted in the minds of most CS majors. We have "celebrities" like Torvald or Stallman but at the end of the day, professors always say "Read page XXX in Kernighan and Ritchie", which we always proceeds to ignore until our code doesn't work. Then once again, we reach for the pretty little white book and thank someone or something for the well written proses. Unlike many other CS books, K&R seem to have cover most of the possible contingencies a fledgling CS major might have. I hate books that tell you how to do things only in one way, their way. K&R was written so well that I didn't have to.
My laptop would just turn off without warning. It's random. Sometimes it lasts 1 hour and sometimes 10 minutes. It seems independent of how long I leave it charging.
Anyone know how to resurrect one of these batteries that supposedly don't have a memory effect? I just brought a new one and it's now down to 1/3 capacity after only a few months. I think it has to do with the fact that I leave my laptop plug in all the time.
I would be cautious about a premature judgment. Nothing is a failure until MS gives up on it.
True but when you an entire generation of people raised on MS Windows they might be more amicable to MS at the enterprise level when they are old enough to hold jobs and even become managers. In the minds of many people, Microsoft and computing are tied together. I think this is something MS have been trying to push for. They're very generous with their software at my university, especially for the CS majors. Of course, that doesn't really matter when it goes up against GNU C and Linux since those two are free to start with. However, there's also a push by MS for professors to use their products and teach in C# as well.
Very true. I think any student of American history in general would notice that there are many more failures than successes. Specifically, the early American military had no real strategy and did not have enough junior officers. It faltered so many times (such as the horribly executed invasion of Canada) that it was nothing less than a miracle that America survived two wars with Great Britain intacted. However, in the end, it is the war, not the battles losted, that matters. Failure is alright as long as one learns and do not repeat it. Like my boss once told me, "If it doesn't work the first or even the second time, why do you think doing the exact same thing the third time would be any different?"
From what I've heard hydrogen combustion is the least efficient of all hydrogen powered engines. I think the BMW is a good idea because it can burn both gas and hydrogen but my friend thinks that it is unnecessary given the govt's push for hydrogen power.
I hate to break up the party but I own the IP rights to some of the features you have just mentioned. To avoid litigation, please P2P to me $10 per person.
I agree. We're forgetting that manufacturing things, even if you do it at home, require resources, most of which are not renewable.
Hydrogen combustion engine? I thought there's a variant of the BMW 7-series, 745H, that could burn hydrogen as well as gasoline. So isn't that a hydrogen combustion engine? I'm just picking bones here. Otherwise you post was good.
I have this really bad habit that I HAVE to take a break and do something else fun as soon as I clear a major hurdle in programming. For example, I go and watch TV for a bit or surf the net after every major C function I write. The reason it is bad is that I lost my train of thought while I'm taking a break and I forget some important details of my design. I don't see how I can avoid this because I simply can't code one major function after another. I introduce errors that way as well. It's kind of a Catch-22.
This seems like a good opportunity for those opposed to RIAA's actions and the board legal power they've been granted to strike back. If they made it known what the RIAA is doing is overstepping some boundaries, they might be able to mobilize enough people to write to Congress. Otherwise, I'm afraid that many of these people will just accept what the RIAA tells them and believe the twisted morality RIAA is trying to sell.
I know I might catch some flak for this but what if SCO is right and wins the case? It seems as though we are all betting that SCO is full of it and that eventually justice will prevail and Linux will be cleared. Even if SCO is wrong, it doesn't mean that Linux would come out of this unscathed. Has there been any mentioning of plans to deal with the outcomes? I know that Stallman has mentioned that we can easily swap kernels. This is probably the only contingency plan I've heard so far. Anyone care to enlighten me?
I agree.
I wonder:
1. Why hasn't any of the big Linux players done anything? It seems as thought they're not worried and just going to wait this one out. Perhaps they are cooking up something behind the scenes and are being quiet about it?
2. What can Linux users, user groups, and communities do?