Ditto. I use Register.com for all my domain registrations. They have a nice web-based interface, and are really easy to deal with.
The selling point for me is that they provide free high-performance primary and secondary DNS services along with each domain. As the parent poster mentioned, you can edit every aspect of your zone information, including TTL, MX, A records, etc.
I pay the full $35/year for my domains, though. Where can I find coupon codes for new registrations?
For most infrastructure that we build, it goes unused for much of the time. There is a small percentage of time where the infrastructure is pushed to the limits.
That brings up something which has been bugging me for a while.
Whose idea was it that everyone should go to work at the exact same time, eat lunch at the exact same time, and come home at the exact same time? Doesn't anyone ever get tired of being stuck in snarling traffic jams?
For a while I worked a job in DC which required a 70-mile commute. At night I could make the trip in 55 minutes, due to the light traffic. By day, it took up to 4 hours to get there. (Needless to say, I did not keep the job very long)
you should select the brand based on country of origin. Remember. When you buy a product, you indirectly support the value system in the country of origin. In other words, avoid "Made in China". You can find enough reasons for avoiding "Made in China" at Amnesty International or Tibet Online . "Made in China" also includes "Made in Taiwan" or "Made in Hong Kong".
I strongly disagree. Trading with people in other countries builds cultural bridges, helps to lift people out of poverty, spreads the values of freedom and democracy, and promotes peace between nations. Granted, the situation in China is bad, but do you really think cutting off contact is going to make it any better?
I don't question for one second that your intentions are good, but I do believe that the prescriptions you suggest are a recipe for starvation, poverty and war.
Seriously, the Russians were very good at what they did, they just had a few mistakes experimenting to try and make the world better, something the American government has never had the balls to do.
A few mistakes? How about mass starvation, plummetting standard of living, massive corruption, domestic spying, widespread imprisonment, and cultural stagnation?;-)
Do you realize how horribly complicated the space shuttle is? It is not economically feasible to redesign a shuttle every 10 years, let alone 20-30
Do you realize how horribly complicated computers are? Less than 30 years ago it was almost incomprehensible that the things would someday become a household item. The same could have been said of automobiles at one point. Never underestimate the power of commoditization.
And these millionaires who are building reusable spacecraft are also not under the umbrella of the US government, which requires some form of safety/redundancy/reliability
And private industry *doesn't* require safety/redundancy/reliability?
Heh, just thinking of my local Fox station - they'd have a field day with this:::scary music/graphics::
"Have CABLE INTERNET? YOUR passwords are being STOLEN! CHARTER doesn't CARE! FOX 5 DOES! Story at 10"
HAHAHA. I assume you mean Fox 5 in DC? That is exactly what they're like. They're so ridiculously sensationalist it's not even funny. I take that back. Sometimes it *is* funny.
So, I guess it's not like a big video game after all.
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Yeah, I noticed a big slowdown on english.aljazeera.net. It used to load fairly quickly, then each day would get slower. The day before it crapped out it was taking over 2 minutes for the front page to load.
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IMHO, textbooks have their place but are relied upon much too heavily, as are chalkboards, assigned seating, standardized testing, age segregation and fixed curriculum.
I have been intrigued for quite a while by the Sudbury Valley model. Sudbury schools are free, democratic schools which allow students the freedom to pursue their own interests, and to learn by doing.
Sudbury schools are definitely radically different than traditional U.S. public and private schools, and probably aren't for everyone. All I know is that school was absolutely the most miserable experience in my life, and that I undoubtedly would have thrived in a Sudbury-like environment.
I think KDE (and maybe GNOME too) now supports SVG icons. At least, I read that on dot.kde.org a long time ago. I assume it made its way into a release version.
Write your congressperson if you think you should have at least the same rights to the critical source code that runs on your machine, as the Chinese government does
Actually, I'd prefer that my congressperson stay completely out of it:) If I want access to the critical source code that runs on my machine, I'll choose to run Linux or another free OS.
THE FLAW WAS ACTUALLY found in late December, but not revealed until today. That gave the Department of Homeland Security time to organize efforts that would protect against possible attacks, said Alan Paller, director of security research firm SANS.
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Paller also said the Department of Homeland Security has become more proactive in dealing with critical software flaws that might impact national security or the critical functions of the Internet. "The government got involved in Code Red not when the vendor announced the vulnerability, but when the worm hit. That's the wrong time for the government to get involved," he said. "The right time is now, and to use the bully pulpit so a larger percentage of machines get the fix.
Does the open-source world really need the assistance or oversight of the Department of Homeland Security? That's just sort of... creepy.
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Ditto. I use Register.com for all my domain registrations. They have a nice web-based interface, and are really easy to deal with.
The selling point for me is that they provide free high-performance primary and secondary DNS services along with each domain. As the parent poster mentioned, you can edit every aspect of your zone information, including TTL, MX, A records, etc.
I pay the full $35/year for my domains, though. Where can I find coupon codes for new registrations?
For most infrastructure that we build, it goes unused for much of the time. There is a small percentage of time where the infrastructure is pushed to the limits.
That brings up something which has been bugging me for a while.
Whose idea was it that everyone should go to work at the exact same time, eat lunch at the exact same time, and come home at the exact same time? Doesn't anyone ever get tired of being stuck in snarling traffic jams?
For a while I worked a job in DC which required a 70-mile commute. At night I could make the trip in 55 minutes, due to the light traffic. By day, it took up to 4 hours to get there. (Needless to say, I did not keep the job very long)
English makes my head throb. Am I the only one?
I personally can't stomach the ACLU.
I suggest that you consider either the Institute for Justice (http://www.ij.org/) or Libertarian Party (http://www.lp.org/).
That is called "compulsive licencing" and is currently one of the hot topics of debate in the patent world.
Ugh, sounds like a layering of one government regulation on top of another. Not exactly a recipe for efficiency and innovation.
Wouldn't it be better to just get rid of the patent system?
It's Cheque damn it!
Um, I thought it was "Czech"?
Interesting. If this works for universities, it could also work for broadband subscribers as an ISP-level service.
I strongly disagree. Trading with people in other countries builds cultural bridges, helps to lift people out of poverty, spreads the values of freedom and democracy, and promotes peace between nations. Granted, the situation in China is bad, but do you really think cutting off contact is going to make it any better?
I don't question for one second that your intentions are good, but I do believe that the prescriptions you suggest are a recipe for starvation, poverty and war.
Further reading:
Seriously, the Russians were very good at what they did, they just had a few mistakes experimenting to try and make the world better, something the American government has never had the balls to do.
;-)
A few mistakes? How about mass starvation, plummetting standard of living, massive corruption, domestic spying, widespread imprisonment, and cultural stagnation?
I somehow doubt that space shuttles will ever be a commodity.
Maybe, maybe not, but the parts and subsystems which make up the space shuttles may well be.
Do you realize how horribly complicated the space shuttle is? It is not economically feasible to redesign a shuttle every 10 years, let alone 20-30
Do you realize how horribly complicated computers are? Less than 30 years ago it was almost incomprehensible that the things would someday become a household item. The same could have been said of automobiles at one point. Never underestimate the power of commoditization.
And these millionaires who are building reusable spacecraft are also not under the umbrella of the US government, which requires some form of safety/redundancy/reliability
And private industry *doesn't* require safety/redundancy/reliability?
Heh, just thinking of my local Fox station - they'd have a field day with this: ::scary music/graphics::
"Have CABLE INTERNET? YOUR passwords are being STOLEN! CHARTER doesn't CARE! FOX 5 DOES! Story at 10"
HAHAHA. I assume you mean Fox 5 in DC? That is exactly what they're like. They're so ridiculously sensationalist it's not even funny. I take that back. Sometimes it *is* funny.
Yeah, I do that too. Unfortunately that leaves me with like, 3 minutes a day to get any work done.
I agree completely. In the trailer, Hulk's movement is waaay too jerky and unnatural-looking.
A set of jumper cables and a Sears Diehard battery would be much more cost-effective.
...join in the ACLU [aclu.org].
IMHO, the Institute for Justice is a much more worthy organization, although it is not yet as well-known as the ACLU.
Check 'em out: http://www.ij.org/
This isn't interactive but it's badass nonetheless:
http://www.preschoolprotocops.com/
Gross. Here are more photos:
Page 1
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Explanation of editorial decision
So, I guess it's not like a big video game after all.
Yeah, I noticed a big slowdown on english.aljazeera.net. It used to load fairly quickly, then each day would get slower. The day before it crapped out it was taking over 2 minutes for the front page to load.
Here's the original photo
I think U.S. (and apparently also Australian) news sources do their audiences a discredit by not showing the unedited reality of war.
However, how come NO FORMAL Muslim religious group immediately condemed the 911 attacks?
Um, actually dozens of Muslim organizations immediately condemned the attacks, both in the U.S. and abroad. Now they're condemning our attack on Iraq.
I have been intrigued for quite a while by the Sudbury Valley model. Sudbury schools are free, democratic schools which allow students the freedom to pursue their own interests, and to learn by doing.
Suggested reading:
Sudbury schools are definitely radically different than traditional U.S. public and private schools, and probably aren't for everyone. All I know is that school was absolutely the most miserable experience in my life, and that I undoubtedly would have thrived in a Sudbury-like environment.
I think KDE (and maybe GNOME too) now supports SVG icons. At least, I read that on dot.kde.org a long time ago. I assume it made its way into a release version.
Write your congressperson if you think you should have at least the same rights to the critical source code that runs on your machine, as the Chinese government does
:) If I want access to the critical source code that runs on my machine, I'll choose to run Linux or another free OS.
Actually, I'd prefer that my congressperson stay completely out of it
From http://www.msnbc.com/news/880094.asp?0cv=CB10:
THE FLAW WAS ACTUALLY found in late December, but not revealed until today. That gave the Department of Homeland Security time to organize efforts that would protect against possible attacks, said Alan Paller, director of security research firm SANS.
[...]
Paller also said the Department of Homeland Security has become more proactive in dealing with critical software flaws that might impact national security or the critical functions of the Internet. "The government got involved in Code Red not when the vendor announced the vulnerability, but when the worm hit. That's the wrong time for the government to get involved," he said. "The right time is now, and to use the bully pulpit so a larger percentage of machines get the fix.
Does the open-source world really need the assistance or oversight of the Department of Homeland Security? That's just sort of... creepy.