To your hospital question, there was a story recently on NPR stating many physicians today rarely do a physical examination, relying instead on tests, i.e. technology over basic observation. I agree we have gained much by CAT, MRI, EKG, etc., but it appears we may be losing a bit in rudimentary medicine.
X10 isn't reliable. Still, I get decent enough results.
I run Heyu. It's open source, command line driven. I schedule it with cron. It compiles and runs easily on FreeBSD, Linux, and more. (The FreeBSD port can be a little behind.)
I have tried it with domus.link for a front-end. It works well enough for the spouse approval factor, but not a lot of bells and whistles.
I read through the comments and found a reference to the stop H*Commerce site put up by McAfee. Documentary style videos that the average non-./ reader can understand.
I think that 'H*Commerce' sounds a bit hokey/awkward, but I give McAfee props for trying to boost awareness.
One could argue the aim of capitalism would be the maximization of wealth, not to maximize competition. The best way to maximize wealth is to control the market -- become a monopoly. It seems we walk the talk just fine.
In truth, says Forrester, lean software is less a methodology or a dogma as it is a trend. Citing the growing use of open source toolkits, lightweight object containers, SaaS, and (yes) cloud computing, among other emerging technologies, Forrester claims that a leading segment of developers is already moving toward lean software as a natural reaction to the inherent inefficiencies of the traditional enterprise development process.
So which is it, Neil? Fat apps on the desktop, or thin/lean apps on the web?
Maybe they wanted to edit out 'W' looking at his watch. Notice how Mrs. Bush always looked poised and well composed? Makes me wonder what the last eight years would have been like if she had been president...
The truth is that they can't be profitable selling Mac OSX at $150 a copy to compete with Windows, because they need a large developer team to keep pace with Microsoft and they have fewer unit sales.
I would say they have a large developer base that works for very little, perhaps even volunteering their time.
The OS X Family Pack is priced at US 199, iWork at US 79. Would you say Apple subsidizes these products with hardware sales, iPod sales, Final Cut sales, or something else ?
Furthermore, faxes are relatively secure because it is a one-on-one communication.
I'd say that was true, but it is becoming less so with the ubiquity of eFax-like fax-to-Internet gateway services. If a fax is being delivered to someone via email, then it's no more secure than if you sent it via email to begin with.
I don't believe the danger lies in having a fax intercepted and changed while in transit, during an anticipated transaction between you and your realtor, say. The danger is intercepting that fax and then having the bad guys take the signature and other important bits for future nefarious acts, like applying for a home equity loan on your behalf.
Tangent: I was reading the wikipedia entry for Wesley Clark yesterday. Clark was in charge of NATO military operations in Kosovo in the 90s.
Clark had a conversation with Condoleezza Rice. She told him that the war in Kosovo would have never taken place under a Bush administration, as they adhered more to realpolitik.
There will always be realists and idealogues, and those in between. You need to have both to balance each other out.
Chord: To work well, markets need to strike a balance, the goal being perfect competition. When there is no competition -- a monopoly -- then the only way to balance it is to create a monopsony.
A common theoretical implication is that the price of the good is pushed down near the cost of production. The price is not predicted to go to zero because if it went below where the suppliers are willing to produce, they won't produce.
Except in the case of OSS, there are the idealogues who are willing to produce only for recognition, or just for the sheer joy of it.
Whatever you do, don't just donate it to a school or non-profit charity, like we hear so often. Our need for a Pentium 2 or older P3, or an old G3 or G4 Mac isn't as great as you may think it is.
Yes, there are some places where any bit of hardware would be welcome, but the greater majority of NPOs need decent (read 2-4 year old) PCs, not the dinosaur in the basement. We need to access many of those blasted Flash-based sites, and old hardware just won't cut it like it anymore.
If possible, donate to a third-party refurbisher like this. Read through this for ideas on what NPOs really need. If you do want to donate an old beast that "runs Linux just fine", I encourage you to donate your time to teach and keep the machine up, too. It's hard to break the MS Charity Licensing habit, but it can be done with your help.
Please do the responsible thing, and don't donate your old tech to avoid paying to have it recycled. We barely have money to buy new parts and equipment, we don't have enough to pay for recycling the old stuff so you don't have to.
Would it be so hard to leave the original BSD copyright notice and license in the header, then have Joe Blo add the GPL/MIT/XYZ copyright notice and license below it, noting that additions/modifications to Joe's code fall under his license?
Joe could even comment the code additions/modifications he makes, just to make clear what he contributed and which license it falls under.
Then the BSD folks would know what they can't incorporate back into their code under a BSD license.
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To your hospital question, there was a story recently on NPR stating many physicians today rarely do a physical examination, relying instead on tests, i.e. technology over basic observation. I agree we have gained much by CAT, MRI, EKG, etc., but it appears we may be losing a bit in rudimentary medicine.
Yet another off-topic article. Or maybe /. has entirely become off-topic?
No, I didn't RTFA, but the summary doesn't even try to explain how this is affecting my rights, online or otherwise.
With tech like this, even your locked doors and shaded windows won't do.
X10 isn't reliable. Still, I get decent enough results.
I run Heyu. It's open source, command line driven. I schedule it with cron. It compiles and runs easily on FreeBSD, Linux, and more. (The FreeBSD port can be a little behind.)
I have tried it with domus.link for a front-end. It works well enough for the spouse approval factor, but not a lot of bells and whistles.
Read and use Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking by Nicolas Collins.
I think I saw this on Make TV. I can't wait to find more time to dive in.
I read through the comments and found a reference to the stop H*Commerce site put up by McAfee. Documentary style videos that the average non-./ reader can understand.
I think that 'H*Commerce' sounds a bit hokey/awkward, but I give McAfee props for trying to boost awareness.
So come July, the first round of iPhones should start being legitimately unlocked and resold. Where's the best online marketplace for used phones?
One could argue the aim of capitalism would be the maximization of wealth, not to maximize competition. The best way to maximize wealth is to control the market -- become a monopoly. It seems we walk the talk just fine.
I'll wait for when it goes to 11.
So which is it, Neil? Fat apps on the desktop, or thin/lean apps on the web?
*Not affiliated, just like the resource.
Anyone know of any projects that make this easier to do?
What makes a fax so secure? If eFax delivers a fax to my email box, what's to keep it from being intercepted and OCR'd?
When faxes were more or less point-to-point transmissions, they may have been more secure. But now...
Maybe they wanted to edit out 'W' looking at his watch. Notice how Mrs. Bush always looked poised and well composed? Makes me wonder what the last eight years would have been like if she had been president...
I'm sure having a few unexpired patents around for those specialized pieces doesn't hurt either.
I would say they have a large developer base that works for very little, perhaps even volunteering their time.
The OS X Family Pack is priced at US 199, iWork at US 79. Would you say Apple subsidizes these products with hardware sales, iPod sales, Final Cut sales, or something else ?
Furthermore, faxes are relatively secure because it is a one-on-one communication.
I'd say that was true, but it is becoming less so with the ubiquity of eFax-like fax-to-Internet gateway services. If a fax is being delivered to someone via email, then it's no more secure than if you sent it via email to begin with.
I don't believe the danger lies in having a fax intercepted and changed while in transit, during an anticipated transaction between you and your realtor, say. The danger is intercepting that fax and then having the bad guys take the signature and other important bits for future nefarious acts, like applying for a home equity loan on your behalf.
I believe you should do more research before posting:
PocketPuTTY
Did you even try? http://www.google.com/search?q=ssh+windows+mobile
What if I want to buy a new iPod and put RockBox on it? Will Apple put out a 'naked' iPod, or will I still have to pay this new iTunes tax?
Chord: To work well, markets need to strike a balance, the goal being perfect competition. When there is no competition -- a monopoly -- then the only way to balance it is to create a monopsony.
Except in the case of OSS, there are the idealogues who are willing to produce only for recognition, or just for the sheer joy of it.Now I can have the XP Fisher-Price theme on my physical desktop, too! Schweet!
They are obviously creations of His Noodly Appendage
The Complete FreeBSD is available from the author, Greg Lehey, online here: http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/ Greg's site itself is pretty interesting, too.
Yes, there are some places where any bit of hardware would be welcome, but the greater majority of NPOs need decent (read 2-4 year old) PCs, not the dinosaur in the basement. We need to access many of those blasted Flash-based sites, and old hardware just won't cut it like it anymore.
If possible, donate to a third-party refurbisher like this. Read through this for ideas on what NPOs really need. If you do want to donate an old beast that "runs Linux just fine", I encourage you to donate your time to teach and keep the machine up, too. It's hard to break the MS Charity Licensing habit, but it can be done with your help.
Please do the responsible thing, and don't donate your old tech to avoid paying to have it recycled. We barely have money to buy new parts and equipment, we don't have enough to pay for recycling the old stuff so you don't have to.
IDWAANPO: I do work at a non-profit.
Joe could even comment the code additions/modifications he makes, just to make clear what he contributed and which license it falls under.
Then the BSD folks would know what they can't incorporate back into their code under a BSD license.
Dan