I currently work at a branch of a major university maintaining all of the systems. Since it is a branch, we don't exactly have much of a staff (about 4 of us), so most of our time gets spent doing the simple complaints by phone about somebody's Outlook not working. So, when it comes to the servers, there's not a lot of time to continually tweak them. We have purchased licenses in the past for RH 6,7,8. And when we upgrade soon, will probably continue with RH (especially with the discount, it is a university, you know).
I actually already do a similar thing with a makefile. All I had to do was use a combination of scp, rsync, and ssh commands and with one command I can synchronize recursively data on multiple hosts, which are just listed in a file. Although, non-versioning CVS always works good, too.
This actually brings up a good point. Is it possible to create an open source implementation for something like this. Of course, the main question really is, can we recreate a highly detailed database of roads, highways, etc for a particular area. One idea I had thought of for gathering the data would be to simply have GPS devices in cars which could in turn gather the data as you go. Then when appropriate, you upload the data to a central point. Let's say just a simple flash device or something that could just be easily used with your home computer. Just an idea.
Must've been all those commercials with the office execs line dancing, because supposedly they "saved" money with 2003. Although I do think the second part of their slogan is correct: "...with less." Anyone got a better replacement for the "Do more" part?
Actually, you have a good point. There is a problem currently with doctors not sanitizing enough in hospitals. Of all the people I've known who have had surgery, a large percent of them have developed some kind of infection like
staph.
This
website discusses how common the infection may really be. The bacteria is often best spread through contaminated instruments during things like surgery.
I know, when SCO loses this battle, we could just make them send a dollar or two for every slashdot article about them to a third world country of our choice. Before you know it, no more world hunger!
While we're at it, it should also be mentioned about monitors.
Sure, many of us don't use cell phones much, but how often do/.ers sit in front of the computer screen! We'll probably soon start wearing something like this
From the article:
"Obliteration is precisely what nasa intends for the spacecraft. The reason is that Galileo may still harbor some signs of life on Earth: microorganisms that have survived since its launch from the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, in 1989. If the orbiter were left to circle Jupiter after running out of propellant (barring an intervention, this would likely happen within a year), it might eventually crash into Europa, one of Jupiter's large moons. In 1996, Galileo conducted the first of eight close flybys of Europa, producing breathtaking pictures of its surface, which suggested that the moon has an immense ocean hidden beneath its frozen crust. These images have led to vociferous scientific debate about the prospects for life there; as a result, nasa officials decided that it was necessary to avoid the possibility of seeding Europa with alien life-forms."
But I always thought it would be great to colonize another planet with earth's bacteria.:)
But really, wouldn't doing something like that possibly help to set the stage (a ways off) in the future, when we can send a manned crew out towards Jupiter. Just think if we sent hundreds of probes containing simple life like bacteria, maybe we could help to create a more hospitable place. Of course, then you have to worry about the pesky part about it being mostly ocean(frozen nonetheless).
Okay, you know it's getting scary when an association has so much power that they can do something like this. Since when did they become a branch of the US government. I don't know about everyone else here, but to me, some of RIAA's practices are looking illegal. Whatever happened to the good ol' American judicial infrastructure?
Just wait until we see carpool lanes on lakes and rivers.:) "Two or more passengers only in this lane"..."Violators will be sunk". Gives a whole new meaning to the pool in carpool.
In all likeliness, this could be a good thing. One way of looking at it, is that as more countries enter the "tech arena", there will eventually be an increase in demand, and that's where the North American organizations come in. In the short term, though, a lot of research and improvement will be needed, otherwise the U.S. might get behind. Much can be said about quality vs. quantity.
Just a thought.
Well, I suppose your idea works, if say, you don't really need modular code and are perfectly happy with starting from scratch everytime you start something new. Not to mention that you're likely to have errors, etc, since you have to modify it for your current needs. Whereas in OOP, all you have to do is simply modify how you use it. It would be like being required to prove every mathematical theorem, before you can solve an equation.
I think if you are going to put the work into improving C++, do like Java and get rid of the procedural and just make it OOP only. It's just so much more functional, and why not just have newbies start out learning it that way, instead.
One thing to add, though, is that the higher the frequency, the more "noise" you will have to deal with. I'm not really sure at what kind of filtering processes are used to combat this, but I have noticed that some 2.4Ghz phones have a lot more static than the 900 ones.
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You mean, kind of like the pigeon cluster google has?
I currently work at a branch of a major university maintaining all of the systems. Since it is a branch, we don't exactly have much of a staff (about 4 of us), so most of our time gets spent doing the simple complaints by phone about somebody's Outlook not working. So, when it comes to the servers, there's not a lot of time to continually tweak them. We have purchased licenses in the past for RH 6,7,8. And when we upgrade soon, will probably continue with RH (especially with the discount, it is a university, you know).
I actually already do a similar thing with a makefile. All I had to do was use a combination of scp, rsync, and ssh commands and with one command I can synchronize recursively data on multiple hosts, which are just listed in a file. Although, non-versioning CVS always works good, too.
This actually brings up a good point. Is it possible to create an open source implementation for something like this. Of course, the main question really is, can we recreate a highly detailed database of roads, highways, etc for a particular area. One idea I had thought of for gathering the data would be to simply have GPS devices in cars which could in turn gather the data as you go. Then when appropriate, you upload the data to a central point. Let's say just a simple flash device or something that could just be easily used with your home computer. Just an idea.
Must've been all those commercials with the office execs line dancing, because supposedly they "saved" money with 2003. Although I do think the second part of their slogan is correct: "...with less." Anyone got a better replacement for the "Do more" part?
Actually, you have a good point. There is a problem currently with doctors not sanitizing enough in hospitals. Of all the people I've known who have had surgery, a large percent of them have developed some kind of infection like staph.
This website discusses how common the infection may really be. The bacteria is often best spread through contaminated instruments during things like surgery.
I know, when SCO loses this battle, we could just make them send a dollar or two for every slashdot article about them to a third world country of our choice. Before you know it, no more world hunger!
While we're at it, it should also be mentioned about monitors.
/.ers sit in front of the computer screen! We'll probably soon start wearing something like this
Sure, many of us don't use cell phones much, but how often do
While it might be a bit scary at first, privatization is the only practical route to space from now on.
Yeah, and what will we do when Microsoft decides to launch their new fleet of ships operated with Windows Space Edition!
From the article: "Obliteration is precisely what nasa intends for the spacecraft. The reason is that Galileo may still harbor some signs of life on Earth: microorganisms that have survived since its launch from the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, in 1989. If the orbiter were left to circle Jupiter after running out of propellant (barring an intervention, this would likely happen within a year), it might eventually crash into Europa, one of Jupiter's large moons. In 1996, Galileo conducted the first of eight close flybys of Europa, producing breathtaking pictures of its surface, which suggested that the moon has an immense ocean hidden beneath its frozen crust. These images have led to vociferous scientific debate about the prospects for life there; as a result, nasa officials decided that it was necessary to avoid the possibility of seeding Europa with alien life-forms." But I always thought it would be great to colonize another planet with earth's bacteria. :)
But really, wouldn't doing something like that possibly help to set the stage (a ways off) in the future, when we can send a manned crew out towards Jupiter. Just think if we sent hundreds of probes containing simple life like bacteria, maybe we could help to create a more hospitable place. Of course, then you have to worry about the pesky part about it being mostly ocean(frozen nonetheless).
Okay, you know it's getting scary when an association has so much power that they can do something like this. Since when did they become a branch of the US government. I don't know about everyone else here, but to me, some of RIAA's practices are looking illegal. Whatever happened to the good ol' American judicial infrastructure?
Just wait until we see carpool lanes on lakes and rivers. :) "Two or more passengers only in this lane"..."Violators will be sunk". Gives a whole new meaning to the pool in carpool.
What's this? A /.er that works out? Unheard of!
In all likeliness, this could be a good thing. One way of looking at it, is that as more countries enter the "tech arena", there will eventually be an increase in demand, and that's where the North American organizations come in. In the short term, though, a lot of research and improvement will be needed, otherwise the U.S. might get behind. Much can be said about quality vs. quantity. Just a thought.
Well, I suppose your idea works, if say, you don't really need modular code and are perfectly happy with starting from scratch everytime you start something new. Not to mention that you're likely to have errors, etc, since you have to modify it for your current needs. Whereas in OOP, all you have to do is simply modify how you use it. It would be like being required to prove every mathematical theorem, before you can solve an equation.
I think if you are going to put the work into improving C++, do like Java and get rid of the procedural and just make it OOP only. It's just so much more functional, and why not just have newbies start out learning it that way, instead.
One thing to add, though, is that the higher the frequency, the more "noise" you will have to deal with. I'm not really sure at what kind of filtering processes are used to combat this, but I have noticed that some 2.4Ghz phones have a lot more static than the 900 ones.