I don't know if there is a social stigma anymore, but there is certainly a productivity stigma(?). Just because I'm wasting time at work posting pointless dribble on the Internet(s) doesn't necessarily mean I'm being less productive. Yes, I could have done something else, but the water fountain requires me to get off my fat ass.
So, can you answer the question: why were they using XP, when the obvious choice would have been Linux in this application?
My cube mate here at the office just finished graduate school at UF and was a member of the DARPA Grand Challenge team there for the past two years (they share a building with the AUV team, btw). She says the team had to use Windows because many of the drivers for their various high-tech cameras were only written for Windows. She didn't know if the AUV team had a similar situation, but it was certainly a possibility. In any event, I don't see why Windows XP would be a deal buster for something like this.
So an open source Linux distrobution developed by communal means responds to what the community wants/needs better than a private organization resposible only to share holders? Holy crap someone needs an award for this enlightenment!
Good news for us locals. The is quite a bit of worry about the shuttle program ending dramtically sooner if the external tank problems didn't get fixed. NASA brings in a lot of money to Brevard County.
Is it any easier than using, say, Solaris 9? If not, I think I'll stick with Linux.
One caveat, though, my server is sitting in a closet with a wireless nic. From what I've experienced, Linux + wireless + WPA = ugh. I suspect it won't be any easier on FreeBSD.
Honestly, how hard is it to install Java after you install an OS. Java doesn't come installed on Windows machines and all the desktop drones seem to be figuring it out. Also, it may not be the lastest and greatest, but http://www.blackdown.org/ gets the job done.
As far as speed and memory requirements; Java is as good as it's programmer, same as any other language.
So a seller will face legal penalties if they sell Mature (Teen?) rated video game to a minor? I fail to see how this is a big deal. If this makes Wal-Mart check IDs for these games, so be it. You can't get into many movies, clubs, vote, buy weapons, etc. if you are under age.
Now an argument can certainly be made on what is considered violent, or even harmful for that matter. I would absolutely agree with this as another intrusion by government into things that should be squarely in the domain of responsible parenting.
Jesus, what a bunch of whining. People who think NPR is biased (always to the left apparently) are idiots; people who think NPR is a serious tax burden on them are idiots; people who can't put up with semi-annual fund raising drives for content they use are idiots; and finally, people who make carte blanche statements about entire groups of people are idiots themselves.
Well the installation procedure comes to mind. I really disliked the package system; finding it to be very slow, cumbersome, and a bit rpm crazy. These are just my gripes. Like I said, I prefer other distros, but this one serves a purpose. I suppose I would call it "dumb" like I would call Windows "dumb", and certainly Windows is popular.
If FC5 is like the last FC I tried (FC3) I still won't try it. Gentoo/Debian may have a steeper learning curve, but I think FC is just "too dumb" in comparison. Then again, FC is a great way to start using Linux, and probably the most (novice) user-friendly. Any particular reason to upgrade?
There are a handful of UAV platforms that have weapons delivery capabilities. Predator is the best example. They are flown by human pilots from a ground station, but it wouldn't be difficult to program them with some heuristics to blow sh*t up on their own inside a kill box.
I forget the name of the C++ library and it's past 5 o'clock here so everyone has left. We have moved on to the Colt http://dsd.lbl.gov/~hoschek/colt/index.html matrix library.
Sorry , but no. The matrix library we use was written in C++. We used a Sun Blade 1000 system (SSE free) and the Sun compiler to run an extensive set of sample calculations. The code was ported in house to Java 1.5, making only minimal changes to make it Java compatible. The same sample calculations were performed using the Java library and were approximately 15% faster. We initially thought we had done something wrong, because we all assumed the C++ code would be faster. We verified, verfied again, and verified some more. A few changes were made but the Java code just got faster. Believe what you will, but in this case the Java was faster, and we had the metrics to prove it.
That's simply not true. I work on a large Java project that deals with a lot of matrix intensive work. Our Java code has been rigorously architected, engineered, and optimized. The matrix code in particular (where the majority of our processing time is spent) is far superior in Java than it was in C or C++. Every programming language has its place, use the one that suites your needs. Profiling most any code can reveal useful information.
lastly, I think VOIP users should be charged extra for the amount of ISP time they waste using an unsupported product with their internet connection.
Ummmm......no. First of all, VoIP is not a product, it's a real-time tranmission protocol for voice data. Secondly, using your arguement, instant messaging, ftp, http, etc. could all be blocked by an ISP because they don't feel like "supporting" it. An ISP is an Internet Service Provider. You should be allowed to do what you want with your bandwidth as long as your are operating within your terms of service. If Shaw is putting a low priority on VoIP traffic from Vonage then I would consider that anti-competitve. Digital phone or VoIP makes no difference, they are products that provide nearly identical functionaly and are competing. Now if Shaw says upfront that they are going to nerf your VoIP packets, then so be it.
Does anyone else here have any idea why any reasonable person would care at all about how Mozilla advertises? I don't care if they say it cures cancer and has been downloaded primarily on Tuesdays between 2:17 PM and 4:52 PM. It's a free web broswer. Some people think it is better than IE. Some people think Joe Dirt drives it to work. In other words, not important.
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I don't know if there is a social stigma anymore, but there is certainly a productivity stigma(?). Just because I'm wasting time at work posting pointless dribble on the Internet(s) doesn't necessarily mean I'm being less productive. Yes, I could have done something else, but the water fountain requires me to get off my fat ass.
So an open source Linux distrobution developed by communal means responds to what the community wants/needs better than a private organization resposible only to share holders? Holy crap someone needs an award for this enlightenment!
Good news for us locals. The is quite a bit of worry about the shuttle program ending dramtically sooner if the external tank problems didn't get fixed. NASA brings in a lot of money to Brevard County.
Is it any easier than using, say, Solaris 9? If not, I think I'll stick with Linux. One caveat, though, my server is sitting in a closet with a wireless nic. From what I've experienced, Linux + wireless + WPA = ugh. I suspect it won't be any easier on FreeBSD.
I use Gentoo at home, but I like to play around with other distros. Any notable reasons to try FreeBSD?
Honestly, how hard is it to install Java after you install an OS. Java doesn't come installed on Windows machines and all the desktop drones seem to be figuring it out. Also, it may not be the lastest and greatest, but http://www.blackdown.org/ gets the job done. As far as speed and memory requirements; Java is as good as it's programmer, same as any other language.
'They can't be screwing around with a bunch of ideas for that long,'
Why not? I've been screwing around with the idea of screwing around with multiple hot chicks since I can remember. Wish I could get a patent on that.
So a seller will face legal penalties if they sell Mature (Teen?) rated video game to a minor? I fail to see how this is a big deal. If this makes Wal-Mart check IDs for these games, so be it. You can't get into many movies, clubs, vote, buy weapons, etc. if you are under age. Now an argument can certainly be made on what is considered violent, or even harmful for that matter. I would absolutely agree with this as another intrusion by government into things that should be squarely in the domain of responsible parenting.
Jesus, what a bunch of whining. People who think NPR is biased (always to the left apparently) are idiots; people who think NPR is a serious tax burden on them are idiots; people who can't put up with semi-annual fund raising drives for content they use are idiots; and finally, people who make carte blanche statements about entire groups of people are idiots themselves.
The mod system works, right?
I think a better headline would read World Says Recovery From Microsoft Becoming Impossible
I have no idea what you guys are talking about. I was simply implying that the string Hilf does not equal the string Milf.
Couldn't resist...
Well the installation procedure comes to mind. I really disliked the package system; finding it to be very slow, cumbersome, and a bit rpm crazy. These are just my gripes. Like I said, I prefer other distros, but this one serves a purpose. I suppose I would call it "dumb" like I would call Windows "dumb", and certainly Windows is popular.
If FC5 is like the last FC I tried (FC3) I still won't try it. Gentoo/Debian may have a steeper learning curve, but I think FC is just "too dumb" in comparison. Then again, FC is a great way to start using Linux, and probably the most (novice) user-friendly. Any particular reason to upgrade?
There are a handful of UAV platforms that have weapons delivery capabilities. Predator is the best example. They are flown by human pilots from a ground station, but it wouldn't be difficult to program them with some heuristics to blow sh*t up on their own inside a kill box.
I forget the name of the C++ library and it's past 5 o'clock here so everyone has left. We have moved on to the Colt http://dsd.lbl.gov/~hoschek/colt/index.html matrix library.
Sorry , but no. The matrix library we use was written in C++. We used a Sun Blade 1000 system (SSE free) and the Sun compiler to run an extensive set of sample calculations. The code was ported in house to Java 1.5, making only minimal changes to make it Java compatible. The same sample calculations were performed using the Java library and were approximately 15% faster. We initially thought we had done something wrong, because we all assumed the C++ code would be faster. We verified, verfied again, and verified some more. A few changes were made but the Java code just got faster. Believe what you will, but in this case the Java was faster, and we had the metrics to prove it.
That's simply not true. I work on a large Java project that deals with a lot of matrix intensive work. Our Java code has been rigorously architected, engineered, and optimized. The matrix code in particular (where the majority of our processing time is spent) is far superior in Java than it was in C or C++. Every programming language has its place, use the one that suites your needs. Profiling most any code can reveal useful information.
Does anyone else here have any idea why any reasonable person would care at all about how Mozilla advertises? I don't care if they say it cures cancer and has been downloaded primarily on Tuesdays between 2:17 PM and 4:52 PM. It's a free web broswer. Some people think it is better than IE. Some people think Joe Dirt drives it to work. In other words, not important.
It turned into Weekly World News when Bat Boy and reborn baby Elivis took over editing and mod duties.