Ironically, your topic subject typo also applies. Low-frequency sound emissions can also cause bowl movements across flat surfaces, such as the bowl of cheerios that just fell off my countertop when I blasted "Cure For The Itch" at 300 Watts.
Actually, I would assume they aren't using Moore's Law since it only applies to transistor technology. They probably take the current rate of expansion (represented as a mathematical equation) and project into the future.
We plan on it being possible to turn off all eye-candy features. Don't worry, you'll still have your plain-jane desktop. But, we hope that once we're finished you won't want to turn off the eye-candy.
-blinks at you- Um, well so far I have yet to see us copy Gnome... or OS X. KDE-Themes does offer some "copies" of their respective UI's, but that isn't KDE, thats KDE's users. You see the same thing for Windows XP at Windows XP theme sites. I even saw a Windows XP theme based on Keramik from KDE!
Also, where have we copied windows? Do you mean we've copied something that in reality is just good common sense? If so, then obviously we would 'copy' this, and every good DE out there would want to too.
If I'm mistaken and we have copied things directly, that are not just good common sense, please tell me. And provide examples.
Not to fear. We're going to implement a system where KDE detects what eye-candy can be shown without severely impacting performance. We're not ignoring speed, or stability... we're aiming to incorporate all of these.
Also, our "eye-candy"'s main point is to make it easier to use. All our eye-candy has a function, its not just for show.
Ok, its poor choice of wording. Either way it gets the point across. And it wouldn't be "FUD", as FUD stands for "Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt." Nowhere do they make assumations about the abilities (or lack thereof) of a competitor's product, and thus cannot be considered FUD.
Dunno if you noticed, but they're trying NOT to be a pirate organization. They're attempting to get it all done legally. So please don't make statements that could people to believe they are "pirate radio"
I assume this would be fine... i often run two or three installs of Windows on the same machine for testing purposes, all under one license. AFAIK, licenses limit the number of machines you can install on, not the number of installations you can have. So long as you only use it on one machine, or as long as that machine has an already licenses version of Windows XP on it, you should be fine.
Ok, first off lets get some real numbers here.. About 7.5% of the world's internet population uses Firefox. So that already bumps your number of 100 to about 750.
But, thats assuming there are only 1 million people needing to make claims, and that only 1/100th of them have internet access. Lets keep in mind that this is NOT only for people stranded out in New Orleans, but EVERYONE who had property damage/lost their homes to the hurricane. This includes many millions of people throughout the entire east coast. But, because I know we can't know the exact number for sure, I'm going to stick to the population of New Orleans (and surrounding area) as of the 2000 census. This puts us at 1,337,726 people.
Now lets assume the media is correct and 80% got out of there before the hurricane hit. Most of these people will be in areas where it should be quite easy to access the internet through friends, family, public access terminals, etc. Thats about 1,070,180 people with internet access from somewhere.
With about 267,546 stranded, many have been evacuated to places such as Houston where companies such as T-Mobile have volunteered and erected areas with free Wi-Fi. People who have their laptops and wifi-enabled PDAs have internet access through them. Many emergency aid foundations and private companies have set up "booths" where people can come and use the internet to contact loved ones, and take care of things just like this. Sure, not everyone has made it, but lets save about 20% of the stranded have internet access through these means. Thats 53,509, plus our previous total of 1,070,180. That means that just out of New Orleans, about 1,123,689 can access the internet through some sort of means. Now lets multiply that by 0.075. What do we get? A whopping 84,276 people who cannot use the FEMA site.
And thats just Firefox users. We also have IE5, Netscape, Mozilla, Opera, hell even PDAs to account for.
Bottom line is, ~85,000 people are FAR too many to prevent from using the online access form. The form is there to make it easier on everyone to get their claims filled quickly and easily. And while yes I agree that they should be concentrating on the coordination efforts, they have a specific department designated to take care of their website. They have to other purpose. They have no way to help the disaster relief other than to run the FEMA website and make sure its accessible by/all/.
Oh, and FEMA reps have been dispatched to handle claims at "relief areas" like the ones in Houston. Phone and Internet are by far not the only means by which to file a claim.
And your comment about "tech aware people" bugged me. My grandparents use Firefox, my cousins use Firefox, my uncles and aunts use Firefox. They are about as tech savvy as my english springer spaniel (no offense to my family).
So before you go yelling at people about how we're wasting our breath, look at the numbers, and also try and put yourself in their position. How would you like it if your/only/ choice was to use IE6? What if you didn't even have Windows? I personally don't own Windows nor have a Windows computer. I'm currently running SuSE 10.0 Beta 4, which has no Internet Explorer. Yes I'm sure I could run it through WINE, but I shouldn't have to is the point.
Many sections of New Orleans could receive cell reception from operational cell towers located at higher elevations. In many areas, there are "backup" cell towers with their own generators and satellite up-link to allow mobile phones to continue operation even in the middle of a natural disaster.
I'm not. The company fired them for misusing their company network. Happens all the time. Same thing that happens when you get sacked for surfing porn on company time.
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Anyone else read that "CISCO" instead of "CISO"?
http://maps.google.ca/
http://www.google.ca/
Ironically, your topic subject typo also applies. Low-frequency sound emissions can also cause bowl movements across flat surfaces, such as the bowl of cheerios that just fell off my countertop when I blasted "Cure For The Itch" at 300 Watts.
Confirmed. No response to pings from Whidbey Island, WA. Nor from Dallas, TX where i rent a server.
Other google domains are unaffected... gmail.com works, but login is disabled... google.co.uk works too.
Heh, no, they'd have you killed. Its called treason.
No, no, no. Preview release = alpha. Preview releases should never come before beta.
You been workin' at Microsoft there sonny?
Are there any other lifeforms based on PNA? Why aren't they using DNA?
Do I just need to RTFA?
Actually, "au contraire" means "Actually," or "On the contrary"
Actually, I would assume they aren't using Moore's Law since it only applies to transistor technology. They probably take the current rate of expansion (represented as a mathematical equation) and project into the future.
It isn't necessary for software people to know hardware, and visa versa.
So... it isn't necessary for your hardware to know software people?
We plan on it being possible to turn off all eye-candy features. Don't worry, you'll still have your plain-jane desktop. But, we hope that once we're finished you won't want to turn off the eye-candy.
-blinks at you- Um, well so far I have yet to see us copy Gnome... or OS X. KDE-Themes does offer some "copies" of their respective UI's, but that isn't KDE, thats KDE's users. You see the same thing for Windows XP at Windows XP theme sites. I even saw a Windows XP theme based on Keramik from KDE!
Also, where have we copied windows? Do you mean we've copied something that in reality is just good common sense? If so, then obviously we would 'copy' this, and every good DE out there would want to too.
If I'm mistaken and we have copied things directly, that are not just good common sense, please tell me. And provide examples.
Not to fear. We're going to implement a system where KDE detects what eye-candy can be shown without severely impacting performance. We're not ignoring speed, or stability... we're aiming to incorporate all of these.
Also, our "eye-candy"'s main point is to make it easier to use. All our eye-candy has a function, its not just for show.
Ok, its poor choice of wording. Either way it gets the point across. And it wouldn't be "FUD", as FUD stands for "Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt." Nowhere do they make assumations about the abilities (or lack thereof) of a competitor's product, and thus cannot be considered FUD.
Wrong movie. That was Dogma.
Dunno if you noticed, but they're trying NOT to be a pirate organization. They're attempting to get it all done legally. So please don't make statements that could people to believe they are "pirate radio"
I assume this would be fine... i often run two or three installs of Windows on the same machine for testing purposes, all under one license. AFAIK, licenses limit the number of machines you can install on, not the number of installations you can have. So long as you only use it on one machine, or as long as that machine has an already licenses version of Windows XP on it, you should be fine.
But, IANAL.
Forget it.
George Bush. And its called situational sarcasm.
Just be glad the spam isnt IN the food! I HATE canned ham! :-p
Ok, first off lets get some real numbers here.. About 7.5% of the world's internet population uses Firefox. So that already bumps your number of 100 to about 750.
/all/.
/only/ choice was to use IE6? What if you didn't even have Windows? I personally don't own Windows nor have a Windows computer. I'm currently running SuSE 10.0 Beta 4, which has no Internet Explorer. Yes I'm sure I could run it through WINE, but I shouldn't have to is the point.
But, thats assuming there are only 1 million people needing to make claims, and that only 1/100th of them have internet access. Lets keep in mind that this is NOT only for people stranded out in New Orleans, but EVERYONE who had property damage/lost their homes to the hurricane. This includes many millions of people throughout the entire east coast. But, because I know we can't know the exact number for sure, I'm going to stick to the population of New Orleans (and surrounding area) as of the 2000 census. This puts us at 1,337,726 people.
Now lets assume the media is correct and 80% got out of there before the hurricane hit. Most of these people will be in areas where it should be quite easy to access the internet through friends, family, public access terminals, etc. Thats about 1,070,180 people with internet access from somewhere.
With about 267,546 stranded, many have been evacuated to places such as Houston where companies such as T-Mobile have volunteered and erected areas with free Wi-Fi. People who have their laptops and wifi-enabled PDAs have internet access through them. Many emergency aid foundations and private companies have set up "booths" where people can come and use the internet to contact loved ones, and take care of things just like this. Sure, not everyone has made it, but lets save about 20% of the stranded have internet access through these means. Thats 53,509, plus our previous total of 1,070,180. That means that just out of New Orleans, about 1,123,689 can access the internet through some sort of means. Now lets multiply that by 0.075. What do we get? A whopping 84,276 people who cannot use the FEMA site.
And thats just Firefox users. We also have IE5, Netscape, Mozilla, Opera, hell even PDAs to account for.
Bottom line is, ~85,000 people are FAR too many to prevent from using the online access form. The form is there to make it easier on everyone to get their claims filled quickly and easily. And while yes I agree that they should be concentrating on the coordination efforts, they have a specific department designated to take care of their website. They have to other purpose. They have no way to help the disaster relief other than to run the FEMA website and make sure its accessible by
Oh, and FEMA reps have been dispatched to handle claims at "relief areas" like the ones in Houston. Phone and Internet are by far not the only means by which to file a claim.
And your comment about "tech aware people" bugged me. My grandparents use Firefox, my cousins use Firefox, my uncles and aunts use Firefox. They are about as tech savvy as my english springer spaniel (no offense to my family).
So before you go yelling at people about how we're wasting our breath, look at the numbers, and also try and put yourself in their position. How would you like it if your
Thank you, I'm here all week.
Hey George, is that you?
Many sections of New Orleans could receive cell reception from operational cell towers located at higher elevations. In many areas, there are "backup" cell towers with their own generators and satellite up-link to allow mobile phones to continue operation even in the middle of a natural disaster.
I'm not. The company fired them for misusing their company network. Happens all the time. Same thing that happens when you get sacked for surfing porn on company time.
I do hope you mean 512MB, because 512K can barely fit 1/6 of a standard MP3...