I don't know if anyone else out there has experienced similar frustration, but I live in New Haven, CT (which, last time I checked is a major metropolitan area) and have been unable to find a single provider of high-speed residential internet access.
Anyone know of a decent resource I should be looking at or (better yet) a New Haven broadband ISP?
If Microsoft is willing to give support to universities that no other vendor is willing to give, then why should we criticize them? One of the big ways that we all spread Linux awareness is by giving it away for free. With students especially, this is very successful, as it gets them used to UNIX-style tools, etc. If any other company (you listening, RedHat?) were do take a step like this, we'd laud them for helping out the University community, etc. But, of course, if MS does the same thing, it's a greedy attempt to take over the world. Hello folks, it doesn't matter which platform "takes over the world" - it matters that Universities have the resources they need to support what REALLY goes on there - pursuit of knowledge. That has nothing to do with this or that platform.
But really the definitive book on algorithms (not data structures!) is that horribly huge expensive white book with the spiral on the cover. While we were studying it I found it really horrible, but I've since learned that it's an excellent reference to have handy.
Plus you get a good upper-body workout thrown in for free.
Actually, my guess is that it's far more important to have lots of machines that have the "RedHat compatible" sticker on them than to actually have any compatible machines. Microsoft has proved again and again that it doesn't matter what features actually _work_ on the inside, it's that huge feature chart on the box that sells products.
Besides, it's easy to convince most users that the problem is their fault:) and not PerfectCorp (tm)
You're right, of course, but while we're nitpicking anyway, I think it's fair to say that Lucas was going for a Messiah theme, which is fairly unique to the Catholic/Christian story.
Many other (for instance Greek) legends feature virgin births of one form or another without anyone attempting to "bring balance to the force" and/or "die for our sins".
Therefore, in conclusion, I would like to say that we have successfully over-analyzed a terrible movie to death. Sad when the analyzing is more fun than the movie. Sigh...
For automatic load balancing, distributed web applications, etc etc etc. You might want to check out EddieWare, an open-source project:
http://www.eddieware.org/
From their web page:
http://www.ericsson.com/) sponsored Open Source effort being undertaken in partnership with The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (http://www.rmit.edu.au/) aimed at delivering a commercial grade, quality of service driven web server solution. Core development is being performed by The Ericsson / RMIT Software Engineering Research Centre (http://www.serc.rmit.edu.au/) and the Ericsson Advanced Services Application Centre.
Eddie is a 100% software solution written primarily in the functional programming language Erlang (www.erlang.org) and is available for Solaris, Linux and FreeBSD, with Windows NT to come soon.
Eddie provides advanced automatic traffic management and configuration of geographically distributed server sites, consisting of one or more Local Area Networks.
I have already proposed this on another thread, but I think it's decent enough to try again, because I think this meta-moderation stuff is getting really complex.
Why not try something simpler. Allow/. users the ability to affect the moderation of a post by a very small amount (perhaps.01 point). In cases where the entire community thinks some post is offensive, that post will get moderated way way down (ie trolls), but in cases where the community is split (various flame wars) the moderating should balance itself out.
Of course, you'll need various limits, but even if each user only got a total of one moderation point a week, that would still be quite alot.
Ok, just my $.04 - I really like the moderation system as it stands, so let's not change it TOO much.
What if we allowed any registered user to have a sort of micro-moderator power, perhaps the ability to alter the score of a post by a very small fraction of a point. That way, posts that were recognized as detrimental by the whole community (ie trolls) could be moderated down without wasting precious moderator points. Since it would take hundreds or maybe even thousands of users to change a score substantially, it would be extremely hard to censor legitimate opinions.... Just my $.02
So let's do it. I mean, think about what would happen if even a simple implementation of this service was available for linux (or better yet, even came with some popular distrib). How many network administrators out there (or better yet, on/.) would be willing to give up their extra cycles/bandwidth in exchange for information on their own security vulnerabilities?
It seems to me that if we were able to implement this, the fact of its accomplishment would be much more than any law enforcement or legal agency would be able to cope with. Fait accompli.
So what would it take? How soon can we get it done?
I do a lot of client-server programming (usually in PHP with a DB backend) and I can't tell you how much time I have wasted writing code to do the same thing in JS and in PHP just so that they can keep some data object in sync without server round-trips. I think that for web apps to go to the next level, we absolutely need some kind of interaction standard. I would fully support an OSS project on this, I think that is the only way it will ever get done.
And, before you flame, yes I do know about Java, CORBA, RMI, etc etc etc. These are way too heavyweight for what I'm talking about.
I think this would be a great move for Oracle. I've been trying for days to get Oracle 8i installed on my pretty vanilla RH6 SMP box. Sure each of the little problems I've come up against are soluble, but I think many businesses would pay big bucks for a distro that let you use Oracle out of the box w/o and kernel recompiling, etc.
Of course, then we'll all have to start supporting the Oracle Package Manager:)
I noticed a bit of hype a few weeks back (I think courtesy of the NYT) about high-tech unions. Anyone actually join one of these? My instinct is that, since most coders actually *like* their work, and since they get paid so well, unions would basically be impossible...
I, too, have been "on the inside" of Bill's house, got to shake his hand, the whole bit. I have to say that, for a supposedly maniacal evil genius he is very understated in both his demeanor and appearance. Of course, the night he met with us was also the night before he appeared on that huge monitor behind Steve Jobs and announced his $100 million investment in Apple. Quite a contrast.
Bottom line is: Bill knows how to sell a product, and he knows how to treat his employees.
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I don't know if anyone else out there has experienced similar frustration, but I live in New Haven, CT (which, last time I checked is a major metropolitan area) and have been unable to find a single provider of high-speed residential internet access.
Anyone know of a decent resource I should be looking at or (better yet) a New Haven broadband ISP?
Thanks...
If Microsoft is willing to give support to universities that no other vendor is willing to give, then why should we criticize them? One of the big ways that we all spread Linux awareness is by giving it away for free. With students especially, this is very successful, as it gets them used to UNIX-style tools, etc. If any other company (you listening, RedHat?) were do take a step like this, we'd laud them for helping out the University community, etc. But, of course, if MS does the same thing, it's a greedy attempt to take over the world. Hello folks, it doesn't matter which platform "takes over the world" - it matters that Universities have the resources they need to support what REALLY goes on there - pursuit of knowledge. That has nothing to do with this or that platform.
Flame away...
But really the definitive book on algorithms (not data structures!) is that horribly huge expensive white book with the spiral on the cover. While we were studying it I found it really horrible, but I've since learned that it's an excellent reference to have handy.
Plus you get a good upper-body workout thrown in for free.
Actually, my guess is that it's far more important to have lots of machines that have the "RedHat compatible" sticker on them than to actually have any compatible machines. Microsoft has proved again and again that it doesn't matter what features actually _work_ on the inside, it's that huge feature chart on the box that sells products.
:) and not PerfectCorp (tm)
Besides, it's easy to convince most users that the problem is their fault
You're right, of course, but while we're nitpicking anyway, I think it's fair to say that Lucas was going for a Messiah theme, which is fairly unique to the Catholic/Christian story.
Many other (for instance Greek) legends feature virgin births of one form or another without anyone attempting to "bring balance to the force" and/or "die for our sins".
Therefore, in conclusion, I would like to say that we have successfully over-analyzed a terrible movie to death. Sad when the analyzing is more fun than the movie. Sigh...
For automatic load balancing, distributed web applications, etc etc etc. You might want to check out EddieWare, an open-source project:
http://www.eddieware.org/
From their web page:
http://www.ericsson.com/) sponsored Open Source effort
being undertaken in partnership with The Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology (http://www.rmit.edu.au/) aimed at delivering a commercial grade,
quality of service driven web server solution. Core development is being
performed by The Ericsson / RMIT Software Engineering Research Centre
(http://www.serc.rmit.edu.au/) and the Ericsson Advanced Services
Application Centre.
Eddie is a 100% software solution written primarily in the functional
programming language Erlang (www.erlang.org) and is available for Solaris,
Linux and FreeBSD, with Windows NT to come soon.
Eddie provides advanced automatic traffic management and configuration of
geographically distributed server sites, consisting of one or more Local Area
Networks.
TPM is about as banal as movies can get. The plot was recycled from previous movies with:
An immaculate conception
A slapstick plot "resolution"
ten billion annoying CGI creatures
ten minutes of screen captures from a mediocre video game
thrown in for kicks. Cmon, yousa thinkin, yousa people gonna die? Just read the abridged script:
http://ter.air0day.com/phantommenace.shtml
I have already proposed this on another thread, but I think it's decent enough to try again, because I think this meta-moderation stuff is getting really complex.
/. users the ability to affect the moderation of a post by a very small amount (perhaps .01 point). In cases where the entire community thinks some post is offensive, that post will get moderated way way down (ie trolls), but in cases where the community is split (various flame wars) the moderating should balance itself out.
Why not try something simpler. Allow
Of course, you'll need various limits, but even if each user only got a total of one moderation point a week, that would still be quite alot.
Ok, just my $.04 - I really like the moderation system as it stands, so let's not change it TOO much.
can it emulate PalmOS so that we can run the GameBoy emulator?
What if we allowed any registered user to have a sort of micro-moderator power, perhaps the ability to alter the score of a post by a very small fraction of a point. That way, posts that were recognized as detrimental by the whole community (ie trolls) could be moderated down without wasting precious moderator points. Since it would take hundreds or maybe even thousands of users to change a score substantially, it would be extremely hard to censor legitimate opinions.... Just my $.02
So let's do it. I mean, think about what would happen if even a simple implementation of this service was available for linux (or better yet, even came with some popular distrib). How many network administrators out there (or better yet, on /.) would be willing to give up their extra cycles/bandwidth in exchange for information on their own security vulnerabilities?
It seems to me that if we were able to implement this, the fact of its accomplishment would be much more than any law enforcement or legal agency would be able to cope with. Fait accompli.
So what would it take? How soon can we get it done?
I do a lot of client-server programming (usually in PHP with a DB backend) and I can't tell you how much time I have wasted writing code to do the same thing in JS and in PHP just so that they can keep some data object in sync without server round-trips. I think that for web apps to go to the next level, we absolutely need some kind of interaction standard. I would fully support an OSS project on this, I think that is the only way it will ever get done.
And, before you flame, yes I do know about Java, CORBA, RMI, etc etc etc. These are way too heavyweight for what I'm talking about.
maybe now we can get software rankings/user postings on freshmeat :)
I think this would be a great move for Oracle. I've been trying for days to get Oracle 8i installed on my pretty vanilla RH6 SMP box. Sure each of the little problems I've come up against are soluble, but I think many businesses would pay big bucks for a distro that let you use Oracle out of the box w/o and kernel recompiling, etc.
:)
Of course, then we'll all have to start supporting the Oracle Package Manager
Sure, no problem. Just solve the Halting Problem
Could we get a Jar Jar doll? Then you could kick it every time it said something like "letsa go smoke some ganja mon"
Am I missing something here? What's the point?
And, more importantly, won't this really put a dent in Swatch's various space-related publicity stunts?
I noticed a bit of hype a few weeks back (I think courtesy of the NYT) about high-tech unions. Anyone actually join one of these? My instinct is that, since most coders actually *like* their work, and since they get paid so well, unions would basically be impossible...
I, too, have been "on the inside" of Bill's house, got to shake his hand, the whole bit. I have to say that, for a supposedly maniacal evil genius he is very understated in both his demeanor and appearance. Of course, the night he met with us was also the night before he appeared on that huge monitor behind Steve Jobs and announced his $100 million investment in Apple. Quite a contrast.
Bottom line is: Bill knows how to sell a product, and he knows how to treat his employees.