By the time Ebay and Paypal take their shares of the profits, and the schools pay someone to go ship all the CDs off to the winners, the schools won't be left with much.
Besides, how much could 1,500 Willenium cd's each go for? $0.50 a piece?
"If you want to get lean and gain muscle or strength, myostatin is your worst enemy. It is the one hormone in your body whose only mission is to stop you from getting in better shape! Everyone makes myostatin, and it is the primary reason why it is almost impossible to make dramatic increases in muscle size and performance naturally. That's because every time you do something that stimulates improvement, your body stops it with a burst of myostatin."
They advertise like myostatin is your enemy, where it has been found that most everything in our complex bodies provided by mother nature has a useful purpose (except maybe the appendix...but that may have a purpose yet). Messing with something that works is a bad idea...If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
As it has been mentioned earlier in this thread, with the current difficulty of installing Linux and making sure all of the applications run correctly, IT departments installing a Linux base would have their hands full. I agree with you, however, that given an experienced and intelligent IT staff, this would not be as difficult a hurdle to pass as with a bad IT staff. On the same token, Linux programs do not install as easily as Windows programs and it is often necessary to tweak things to get them to work right. Therefore, an IT dept supporting Linux will have to work just as hard if not harder than an IT dept supporting Windows. If Linux becomes easier to configure, then we will see many more IT depts switching to Linux.
It is not cheap to build applications in Linux OR in Windows. Many businesses use the.NET platform to build apps because they are building for a client who largely uses Windows. One of the main differences between Linux and Windows application building is the initial cost for the.NET platform. Other than that, I have seen businesses build as quickly in.NET as Linux.
IT depts are not going to switch to Linux in order to build their own applications in order to avoid using costly Windows apps because most IT departments are too busy keeping computers and networks running to make that change. If the business is running Linux, the IT dept will have to work even harder to keep the systems running. Don't get me wrong, I hope this changes and that Windows falls into second place behind Linux, but for now, it is not as easy as you claim to build applications within an IT department to replace *overpriced* applications in Windows.
"I can plant an apple tree, but it's unfair for me to restrict my neighbor from taking advantage of the same genetic code if a seed falls on his land. If I sell my apples, my customers are free to plant the seeds contained within each apple."
So that's how Apple makes G5s...a G5 tree
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But if you were on the water, how many of the WiFi network owner's pet names would you know? The point is that the sheer number of open networks, while fun to browse and borrow bandwidth from, is a general problem with inexperienced users getting advanced technology.
Douglas Adams had a website that he posted on. One of his last posts (less than a month before his death) I thought had an interesting connection to/. and electronic forums in general:
"If anybody has any suggestions of features they'd like to see added (or taken away) please say so. We will of course completely ignore them. That's how the new electronic democracy works."
- Douglas Adams talking about updating his website
Star Trek TNG was the best series by far. What made it great was the chemistry of the crew. Enterprise has lost ratings, in my opinion, due to the crew simply not having good chemistry...it's just not as believable a show because the interactions of the crew seem contrived at times. The captain, especially, puts too much effort into his acting. Patrick Stewart captured the fans because of his ability to convince the audience he wasn't faking it (like any good actor incidentally)
Any new series would really have to focus on crew chemistry to gain a fan base
They would have to reach Mach 25, over 8 times the speed they reached (a bit over Mach 3) in order to reach LEO (low-earth orbit). Burt Rutan, builder of the craft, says that his goal is to reach not only LEO, but make it to other planets
If the Govt decides to fund them into SBIR Phase II, then they will probably enforce that they maintain a secure facility. Having worked for a company doing SBIRs, I know that the govt does not mess around when it comes to security, especially securing the ideas they paid for.
"Similarly, teachers can prepare lecture notes (a list of texts and graphic elements) on their PDAs, and attach them one-by-one during their lectures."
- From Jun Rekimoto's paper
They're dreaming if they think that schools are going to have the money to replace chalk and whiteboards with touch screens. Furthermore, what's wrong with transparencies or powerpoint presentations? I'd even argue that buying tablet PCs for each teacher would be less expensive than installing big touch screens in each room and purchasing pens and palms for each person.
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So is there any open-source oil-rig controlling code for them to use?
By the time Ebay and Paypal take their shares of the profits, and the schools pay someone to go ship all the CDs off to the winners, the schools won't be left with much.
Besides, how much could 1,500 Willenium cd's each go for? $0.50 a piece?
"If you want to get lean and gain muscle or strength, myostatin is your worst enemy. It is the one hormone in your body whose only mission is to stop you from getting in better shape! Everyone makes myostatin, and it is the primary reason why it is almost impossible to make dramatic increases in muscle size and performance naturally. That's because every time you do something that stimulates improvement, your body stops it with a burst of myostatin."
They advertise like myostatin is your enemy, where it has been found that most everything in our complex bodies provided by mother nature has a useful purpose (except maybe the appendix...but that may have a purpose yet). Messing with something that works is a bad idea...If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
As it has been mentioned earlier in this thread, with the current difficulty of installing Linux and making sure all of the applications run correctly, IT departments installing a Linux base would have their hands full. I agree with you, however, that given an experienced and intelligent IT staff, this would not be as difficult a hurdle to pass as with a bad IT staff. On the same token, Linux programs do not install as easily as Windows programs and it is often necessary to tweak things to get them to work right. Therefore, an IT dept supporting Linux will have to work just as hard if not harder than an IT dept supporting Windows. If Linux becomes easier to configure, then we will see many more IT depts switching to Linux.
It is not cheap to build applications in Linux OR in Windows. Many businesses use the .NET platform to build apps because they are building for a client who largely uses Windows. One of the main differences between Linux and Windows application building is the initial cost for the .NET platform. Other than that, I have seen businesses build as quickly in .NET as Linux.
IT depts are not going to switch to Linux in order to build their own applications in order to avoid using costly Windows apps because most IT departments are too busy keeping computers and networks running to make that change. If the business is running Linux, the IT dept will have to work even harder to keep the systems running. Don't get me wrong, I hope this changes and that Windows falls into second place behind Linux, but for now, it is not as easy as you claim to build applications within an IT department to replace *overpriced* applications in Windows.
"I can plant an apple tree, but it's unfair for me to restrict my neighbor from taking advantage of the same genetic code if a seed falls on his land. If I sell my apples, my customers are free to plant the seeds contained within each apple."
So that's how Apple makes G5s...a G5 tree
But if you were on the water, how many of the WiFi network owner's pet names would you know? The point is that the sheer number of open networks, while fun to browse and borrow bandwidth from, is a general problem with inexperienced users getting advanced technology.
Everything should be secure.
This just proves that people shouldn't be allowed to use WiFi unless they can password protect their networks.
Douglas Adams had a website that he posted on. One of his last posts (less than a month before his death) I thought had an interesting connection to /. and electronic forums in general:
"If anybody has any suggestions of features they'd like to see added (or taken away) please say so. We will of course completely ignore them. That's how the new electronic democracy works."
- Douglas Adams talking about updating his website
Star Trek TNG was the best series by far. What made it great was the chemistry of the crew. Enterprise has lost ratings, in my opinion, due to the crew simply not having good chemistry...it's just not as believable a show because the interactions of the crew seem contrived at times. The captain, especially, puts too much effort into his acting. Patrick Stewart captured the fans because of his ability to convince the audience he wasn't faking it (like any good actor incidentally) Any new series would really have to focus on crew chemistry to gain a fan base
They would have to reach Mach 25, over 8 times the speed they reached (a bit over Mach 3) in order to reach LEO (low-earth orbit). Burt Rutan, builder of the craft, says that his goal is to reach not only LEO, but make it to other planets
If the Govt decides to fund them into SBIR Phase II, then they will probably enforce that they maintain a secure facility. Having worked for a company doing SBIRs, I know that the govt does not mess around when it comes to security, especially securing the ideas they paid for.
"Similarly, teachers can prepare lecture notes (a list of texts and graphic elements) on their PDAs, and attach them one-by-one during their lectures." - From Jun Rekimoto's paper
They're dreaming if they think that schools are going to have the money to replace chalk and whiteboards with touch screens. Furthermore, what's wrong with transparencies or powerpoint presentations? I'd even argue that buying tablet PCs for each teacher would be less expensive than installing big touch screens in each room and purchasing pens and palms for each person.