However, any time a wiretap is basically rubberstamped by the judge charged with oversight, it's frightening.
This has always been possible, even before the Patriot act. For all the ranting made by many people here, I haven't heard of ONE case where the government overstepped its bounds concerning the Patriot act. I think Slashdot acts like a big feedback loop... Each person feeding off of misinformation from the next.
My point is not that they were all invented specifically for the military, but driven technologically forward for military purposes. Nearly all of them started out as prototypes or tinker toys until military "needs" fueled innovation and explosive growth in these areas (no pun intended):-).
What did the Wright brothers do immediately building their first few planes? Sold a few to the British and French Governments, and soon after started working for the US War Department. So yes, they went almost straight into military service.
I'll concede on the boats point, but you know that soon after the first boat was built, someone used it to attack someone else.:-)
Ahem... I think you meant enjoyed. Did you ever hear of the PATRIOT act? The US is losing the "war on terrorism" in 2 ways... you got beaten up on September 11th, and now Ashcroft and company fuck you over some more...
You know. I'd wager that about 98% of posters that complain about the Patriot Act never bothered to read it themselves. Do yourself a favor, and read it before ranting. You might even learn something.
How can you hate the end when that's what's helping to protect us? Unfortunately in war, its the military's job to kill people and break stuff, but that's often necessary to defend your country.
Peace through strength - If we don't maintain superiority, someone will always take advantage of it.
Scramjets have some limited use for high speed short range flight but rockets are far more efficient and the only practical way to get to orbit.
Scramjets are good for launch vehicles because they can get fuel from the air, and reduce the fuel weight of the rocket. This will allow for more cargo, and cheaper launches. Also, the shuttle is basicly just a glider when landing. Imagine a spacecraft that can have maneuvering thrust when landing without having to carry that fuel during launch. There's a LOT of potential for space use of this technology.
This is great technology, but remember, it's not for *us*, it's for the military. Faster jets, bigger killing radius, when will this benefit freedom and peace?
Oh.... For a second I thought you were talking about airplanes, ships, computers, combustion engines, or encryption. You know, all those things benefiting you that were developed for the evil military.
Don't forget. That freedom you enjoy wasn't given to you for nothing. Military people are the ones who earned it for you. That's why this new technology IS for us, freedom, and peace.
With the current situation in the Tech industry, it is more important now than ever to broaden your field of expertise. Don't do just "programming", but get more training in a field that needs programmers and researchers. For example, I just graduated with my Comp Sci BA, and am now getting my Masters. Except now I'm specializing my degree in bioinformatics (a highly growing field). General programmers are a dime-a-dozen right now, so make yourself marketable.
No, but you can easily install most of your favorite GNU and Open Source tools. Just use Fink. It's a very easy-to-use package management system based on Debian's apt-get. That way you don't have to "Forget using "ldd" to figure out how to resolve the situation.".
So why don't you use the Gnome desktop that comes as standard (if you choose to enable it) with Sun these days, and use either OpenOffice or Suns own version of that (which I believe also comes with the boxes these days?
Simple.. No choice. The school has either not installed it, or doesn't allow us to change anything. Besides, most people would have no clue about how to change desktops. Mostly tho, it's about the lack of useful software on these machines. The total number of useful applications on the Linux machines simply dwarf the Blades. There is one guy who does nothing but chat on IRC and surf porn all day, and he's the ONLY person who regularly uses the blades.:-) I think we should still have some Blade computers, but only have six, and make all the rest Linux systems.
has about 20 Blade machines, and 8 Dell P4 machines running Red Hat Linux. Guess which ones get used?
OK, I'll spoil it. The blades NEVER get used. They are a complete waste of money and space. Who want's to use their ancient desktop, when you can do most anything on a box with KDE, OpenOffice, and the most popular development tools?
Capitalism does not work to benefit the consumer, only to maximize the profit of the company. They attempt to maximize profit for the least amount of effort/cost. Capitalism is also not risk-friendly.
Capitalism can be most rewarding to those people who take those risks. Do they usually fail? Absolutely, but those people who keep trying are the ones who eventually succeed. The individual DOES make a difference here, because they have the power, along with everyone else, to make a change by choosing what they will and will not buy. Collectively, this is a powerful force.... A "Market force" if you will.:-)
If gaming companies only look out for themselves, and snub the consumer, there WILL be a backlash, and the consumer will definately turn to those people who can fill the gap. Some of the best games comming out are made by indie developers. Just checkout Garage Games. They have some really new and refreshing games out there, and a community that supports them! I definately do. Check out Mutant Storm. Its one of my favorites.
Oh no, it's not Bush's fault, he only said he was going to completely change NASA's mission to focus completely on a trip to the Moon and to Mars, which leaves no money to do anything else.
Can you believe it!!!???!
That mean old nasty Bush has a plan that involves more than shuttles flying in tiny little circles around the Earth for the next century!!
THE HORROR!! THE HORROR!!!!
BTW.. About the ONLY jobs the shuttle program has anymore is the ISS and Hubble. Hubble has outlasted its expected life expectancy, and will be replaced soon with an even better one. New and better vehicles will also be developed that will benefit of the WHOLE space program. The article never says that all (or even most) of NASA's budget will go to Mars. It's time to stop freaking out.
I was talking about the major source of deforrestation in the world, and you respond with the kyoto protocol. Something that has absolutely nothing to do with it, then bring up some wierd point about rich people in third world countries. Ummm....sure.....I guess....
You bother to do what?... Make sense?... I guess not.
The search engine awaits you. There's arguments on whether developing nations (what you call poor third world countries) are "exempt" from in the Kyoto Protocol.
Please re-read my comment. I said "the poor IN third world countries". Your response has nothing to do with clearcutting rainforest either.
You would think that people would see the wisdom of stopping sooner rather than later, but that doesn't seem to play out as policy.
Clearcutting in industrialized nations stopped years ago (mostly). The problem is that the ones doing the clear cutting are the poor in third world countries. Try telling them to stop clearing land to feed their families, and to look at the big picture, and they'll probably laugh in your face.
Some folks won't rest until we are all subsistence-farming vegetarians.
How DARE you!! Suggesting that people routinely, and methodically kill helpless little vegetables! We must not stop until every human being on Mother Earth ends all activity (including eating), and stands in one spot forever, trying not to cast a shadow on the innocent grass.
I'd like to see an uncompressed Live-DVD with twice as much stuff on it as on a Live-CD.
I agree, and what I'd really LOVE to see is packet writing enabled, so those with DVD-RW burners could have their home directories and system settings stored on the DVD between uses.
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This has always been possible, even before the Patriot act. For all the ranting made by many people here, I haven't heard of ONE case where the government overstepped its bounds concerning the Patriot act. I think Slashdot acts like a big feedback loop... Each person feeding off of misinformation from the next.
What did the Wright brothers do immediately building their first few planes? Sold a few to the British and French Governments, and soon after started working for the US War Department. So yes, they went almost straight into military service.
I'll concede on the boats point, but you know that soon after the first boat was built, someone used it to attack someone else. :-)
Oh.. Add satellites to my list too.
You know. I'd wager that about 98% of posters that complain about the Patriot Act never bothered to read it themselves. Do yourself a favor, and read it before ranting. You might even learn something.
How can you hate the end when that's what's helping to protect us? Unfortunately in war, its the military's job to kill people and break stuff, but that's often necessary to defend your country.
Peace through strength - If we don't maintain superiority, someone will always take advantage of it.
Scramjets are good for launch vehicles because they can get fuel from the air, and reduce the fuel weight of the rocket. This will allow for more cargo, and cheaper launches. Also, the shuttle is basicly just a glider when landing. Imagine a spacecraft that can have maneuvering thrust when landing without having to carry that fuel during launch. There's a LOT of potential for space use of this technology.
Oh.... For a second I thought you were talking about airplanes, ships, computers, combustion engines, or encryption. You know, all those things benefiting you that were developed for the evil military.
Don't forget. That freedom you enjoy wasn't given to you for nothing. Military people are the ones who earned it for you. That's why this new technology IS for us, freedom, and peace.
With the current situation in the Tech industry, it is more important now than ever to broaden your field of expertise. Don't do just "programming", but get more training in a field that needs programmers and researchers. For example, I just graduated with my Comp Sci BA, and am now getting my Masters. Except now I'm specializing my degree in bioinformatics (a highly growing field). General programmers are a dime-a-dozen right now, so make yourself marketable.
No, but you can easily install most of your favorite GNU and Open Source tools. Just use Fink. It's a very easy-to-use package management system based on Debian's apt-get.
That way you don't have to "Forget using "ldd" to figure out how to resolve the situation.".
I'm feeling terribly guilty.
..Sigh..
Simple.. No choice. The school has either not installed it, or doesn't allow us to change anything. Besides, most people would have no clue about how to change desktops. Mostly tho, it's about the lack of useful software on these machines. The total number of useful applications on the Linux machines simply dwarf the Blades. There is one guy who does nothing but chat on IRC and surf porn all day, and he's the ONLY person who regularly uses the blades. :-) I think we should still have some Blade computers, but only have six, and make all the rest Linux systems.
I did, and I LOVE it!
It satisfies the hardcore comp sci in me, as well as the sparkling eye candy crack addiction I have.
If I had a sig, it would probably be here.
OK, I'll spoil it. The blades NEVER get used. They are a complete waste of money and space. Who want's to use their ancient desktop, when you can do most anything on a box with KDE, OpenOffice, and the most popular development tools?
Capitalism can be most rewarding to those people who take those risks. Do they usually fail? Absolutely, but those people who keep trying are the ones who eventually succeed. The individual DOES make a difference here, because they have the power, along with everyone else, to make a change by choosing what they will and will not buy. Collectively, this is a powerful force.... A "Market force" if you will. :-)
If gaming companies only look out for themselves, and snub the consumer, there WILL be a backlash, and the consumer will definately turn to those people who can fill the gap. Some of the best games comming out are made by indie developers. Just checkout Garage Games. They have some really new and refreshing games out there, and a community that supports them! I definately do. Check out Mutant Storm. Its one of my favorites.
Linus in Speedos.
This means fewer people will buy these restrictive games, and motivated entrepreneurs will release games we do want to buy.
Can you believe it!!!???!
That mean old nasty Bush has a plan that involves more than shuttles flying in tiny little circles around the Earth for the next century!!
THE HORROR!! THE HORROR!!!!
BTW.. About the ONLY jobs the shuttle program has anymore is the ISS and Hubble. Hubble has outlasted its expected life expectancy, and will be replaced soon with an even better one. New and better vehicles will also be developed that will benefit of the WHOLE space program. The article never says that all (or even most) of NASA's budget will go to Mars. It's time to stop freaking out.
Check out the title CNN is using for this story:
Space telescope first casualty of Bush space plan
You'd think he was personally shooting missles at the thing by the way they label it.
Typical... Just Typical
Pinky : "Gee, Darl what do you want to do tonight?"
Darl : "The same thing we do every night Pinky. Try to take over the world!"
I was talking about the major source of deforrestation in the world, and you respond with the kyoto protocol. Something that has absolutely nothing to do with it, then bring up some wierd point about rich people in third world countries. Ummm....sure.....I guess....
You bother to do what?... Make sense?... I guess not.
Please re-read my comment. I said "the poor IN third world countries". Your response has nothing to do with clearcutting rainforest either.
I can't wait to see people in RIAA jackets out to bust other people in RIAA jackets.
Clearcutting in industrialized nations stopped years ago (mostly). The problem is that the ones doing the clear cutting are the poor in third world countries. Try telling them to stop clearing land to feed their families, and to look at the big picture, and they'll probably laugh in your face.
How DARE you!! Suggesting that people routinely, and methodically kill helpless little vegetables! We must not stop until every human being on Mother Earth ends all activity (including eating), and stands in one spot forever, trying not to cast a shadow on the innocent grass.
If you use a USB pen/thumb drive as your home directory, you don't have to keep doing that.
I agree, and what I'd really LOVE to see is packet writing enabled, so those with DVD-RW burners could have their home directories and system settings stored on the DVD between uses.