Why is this a surprse to anyone? All of the major news media got most of the facts wrong on the Superdome incident after the Katrina hurricane. And that was a story that really mattered!
And anyone that takes what is published on/. as real news better learn to get used to being taken advantage of. News stories are an indication that something may have taken place. But don't count on the actual details being anything close to correct. How many times do you need to let Times reporters and national news casters lie to you before you realize this? And now you can add/. to the list of information sources that must be suspect.
Ask anyone that has direct first hand information on a news story that has been reported on just how many facts on their incident were reported correctly. I doubt that any story is ever reported 100% correctly.
And what is the deal with newscasters becoming part of the story instead of just reporting what is going on? News on TV has become nothing more than another entertainment show. "If it bleeds it leads!" The talking heads are full of themselves making important sounding noises, rolling their eyes, and making incredulous sounds on stories they obviously have strong opinions on. Add that to them only reporting the portions of a story they agree with or make people they don't like look bad, why do so many people believe them still? And they get to do this with no over sight. So Dan Rather retired a little early over that misunderstanding. The other talking heads have picked up the slack.
And while we are at it what the hell is the deal with Major League Baseball? Why they hell can't they set a no tolerance policy for steroid/drug use? One time and that player is banned. Why do they try these half measures giving they multiple times to try to get around the rules? [sorry, that last part just slipped out...]
What I want to understand is what do they mean by integrating the database into the operating system? Like you suggest, are they going to build a relational database of a systems file systems and the files in it?
I hope they are not going to use a database to store system configuration data. We all know how well that worked out for the Windows registry. If they do go this route it could spell the end for Solaris. Which is a real shame as Solaris 10 has a lot of good things to offer.
Why do they keep trying to over complicate things? Keep it simple and easy to fix, don't hide things in a database that work perfectly well in a text configuration file dedicated to a particular service/application.
Obviously you would need to rent it again since you are only allowed to watch it once in this format.
Actually if this ever becomes wide spread, unlikely to happen, it will just spur development of easy to use ripping software so that one view you get is to copy it off to disk then burn it to a DVD so you have a copy to watch when ever you want.
This could be a good thing! Of course Disney tried this a while back and it failed very quickly.
Does anyone remember that old British sci-fi show UFO? They had an episode once where they managed to get a probe to follow one of the UFOs back to its home planet and send back pictures. But the probe malfunctioned and did not send back info regarding the scale of the pictures. They could not tell if they were looking at something very very large or something that was relatively small. And because they did not have any point of reference they could not tell what any of the objects were in the pictures.
Travel pictures? Uh, yeah, that would be interesting. It is getting late though. Have a big meeting in the morning. Really, have to go.
You have to download the pictures? It will take how long? Their from where?! How far out is that? No really, I have to leave. I can't wait that long to look at trip pictures. Really, big meeting, yes, really big meeting. Bye! [makes a break for the car....]
They were just relaxing in the pub having a few pints playing darts when the hurricane hit. So yes, they were wearing their dart guns while off duty. How the heck do you expect them to play darts at the pub?
They are trained to pull the diver over and check their ID. Then they run the ID through the system to see if the diver is on the terrorist watch list. If they are on the list they back off a few feet, arm their dart guns and then shoot the divers.
Of course this assumes that the dolphins ever leave the pub. Who's idea was it to give them dart guns to start with?
But where do you get a projector to view the film and the splicing material to fix the film when it breaks?
In the current format no one can view it. If I can get it converted to DVD format I can not only view it but currently easily duplicate it and trasfer it to other media formats.
Last time I checked it was going to run something like $1000 to get this done. At the time was to much.
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Another reason for the informatin dark age that we are approaching is the insane patent and copyright laws that are being passed. Fairly soon most ideas and concepts will be controlled by a few mega corporations. At that point innovation will become extinct. Anyone trying to produce something new that infringes on one of these patents or copyrights gets sued out of existence. As a result no new technologies get released except for those the mega corporations want released. And since the mega corporations are held to a three month cycle by the stock holders they only push out the same old thing that people buy everyday. No sense in taking a chance on spending R&D money to try and develop something new that might not sell and impact the bottom line for the quarter. Thus resulting in a dark age where no real progress is made, just stagnation. As a result no one is able to adapt as the earth warms up then cools down into a new ice age. This causes massive evacuations of coastal cities as they become unlivable due to increasing frequency of storms and rising water.
Oh, wait, I just watched this on the nightly news.......OH SHIT!
I have a box with several dozen reels of super 8 movies that were taken by my family many many years ago. Last time I found someone that might be able to convert those reels to digital format the cost was very high.
It is very likely that all of those films are lost at this point.
They will have to reinvent themselves. Over the next few years they will find it more and more difficult to keep companies renewing their licensing. And it will be come more difficult to keep changing formats on people to get them to upgrade. There are real alternatives available now. And as more States and governments insist on open standards to protect existing data Microsoft will either have to adapt or it will slowly die.
In a previous discussion here earlier this year I suggested that Microsoft was getting ready to collapse. This was based on the special dividend they paid out which only served to draw down the cash on hand and make certain people much richer. Look for them to issue a few more special dividends then start selling off chunks of the company.
And I really like the other posters comment: "They are going to reproduce?!"
You can spend a couple of grand on a DVR box you build yourself but it does not have to cost that much.
I just put together a second mythtv box that totals out at around $800. And that could be shaved down if you spent more time looking for the parts. Used an ECS 760GX-M Socket 754 SiS 760 GX Micro ATX AMD motherboard with an AMD Sempron 3100+ CPU, 2GB ram (could go with 512K), a Maxtor 300GB harddrive, Plextor PX-740A/SW-BL DVD drive/burner. A $60 case that included a power supply and the caputre cards is the only other thing you need. I used a PVR-350 card and had planned to use a PVR-500. However I will be replacing the PVR-500 with a PVR-250 card.
FC4 loaded on this motherboard with no problems, video, sound, NIC all detected out of the box. Use ATRPMS to install mythtv-suite and you have a system ready to go once you complete the configuration. Just follow the documentation.
Next project is to build diskless frontend systems for the other TVs in the house.
Buy an inverter. You can use the car battery or have a spare marine battery on hand for use with it. The next level though is to get an actual generator and install a transfer switch in the house. I did that a couple of years ago and used it last year when three hurricanes hit Orlando.
In your case a battery and an inverter would be the short term solution for the reef tank. Then you crank up the generator after the storm has passed and you use that for power and to recharge the batteries.
The good thing about using a generator and transfer switch is that you don't have to drag extension cords through the house to power the refrigerator and freezer. Plus you get lights available in most rooms. Unless you get a whole house generator you won't have A/C unless you get one of those window units which can be run from a small generator.
And don't forget to have a set of rabbit ears for the TV. Most likely cable will be out and without an antenna you won't get any over the air stations. And listening to the TV audio on the radio does not do much good when they say things like "this area I'm pointing to on the map will be underwater in 15 minutes so evacuate as soon as possible....". I found the regular radio stations either went off the air or did not provide good information.
And after a couple of days without power we had the neighbors over for ice cream and watched a DVD on the TV. And we did run extension cords to the neighbors house to keep thier fridge and freezer going.
But don't mess with trying to jurry rig a UPS to act as an inverter. Just go out and buy one they are not that expensive. I have one now that you can plug into the power port on the truck and use that to charge cell phones, cam corders, laptops, etc.
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"Story posted on /. is hoax!"
/. as real news better learn to get used to being taken advantage of. News stories are an indication that something may have taken place. But don't count on the actual details being anything close to correct. How many times do you need to let Times reporters and national news casters lie to you before you realize this? And now you can add /. to the list of information sources that must be suspect.
Why is this a surprse to anyone? All of the major news media got most of the facts wrong on the Superdome incident after the Katrina hurricane. And that was a story that really mattered!
And anyone that takes what is published on
Ask anyone that has direct first hand information on a news story that has been reported on just how many facts on their incident were reported correctly. I doubt that any story is ever reported 100% correctly.
And what is the deal with newscasters becoming part of the story instead of just reporting what is going on? News on TV has become nothing more than another entertainment show. "If it bleeds it leads!" The talking heads are full of themselves making important sounding noises, rolling their eyes, and making incredulous sounds on stories they obviously have strong opinions on. Add that to them only reporting the portions of a story they agree with or make people they don't like look bad, why do so many people believe them still? And they get to do this with no over sight. So Dan Rather retired a little early over that misunderstanding. The other talking heads have picked up the slack.
And while we are at it what the hell is the deal with Major League Baseball? Why they hell can't they set a no tolerance policy for steroid/drug use? One time and that player is banned. Why do they try these half measures giving they multiple times to try to get around the rules? [sorry, that last part just slipped out...]
What I want to understand is what do they mean by integrating the database into the operating system? Like you suggest, are they going to build a relational database of a systems file systems and the files in it?
I hope they are not going to use a database to store system configuration data. We all know how well that worked out for the Windows registry. If they do go this route it could spell the end for Solaris. Which is a real shame as Solaris 10 has a lot of good things to offer.
Why do they keep trying to over complicate things? Keep it simple and easy to fix, don't hide things in a database that work perfectly well in a text configuration file dedicated to a particular service/application.
Heck, I don't even use ATM machines!
You already maxed out that card. And with your credit rating, do they actually give out a 401 credit score, you can't get another one.
How do I get the tin foil hats to stay on my fingers now?
And I have this neat idea for a glove that captures finger prints when you shake peoples hands...wonder if I should patent that idea?
Now I just need to figure out how to setup a meeting with Bill Gates and shake his hand....
Profit!
Obviously you would need to rent it again since you are only allowed to watch it once in this format.
Actually if this ever becomes wide spread, unlikely to happen, it will just spur development of easy to use ripping software so that one view you get is to copy it off to disk then burn it to a DVD so you have a copy to watch when ever you want.
This could be a good thing! Of course Disney tried this a while back and it failed very quickly.
If they stick ads in your paper does that constitute plagerism? How is something like that graded in graduate school?
Did they publish a scale for the picture?
Does anyone remember that old British sci-fi show UFO? They had an episode once where they managed to get a probe to follow one of the UFOs back to its home planet and send back pictures. But the probe malfunctioned and did not send back info regarding the scale of the pictures. They could not tell if they were looking at something very very large or something that was relatively small. And because they did not have any point of reference they could not tell what any of the objects were in the pictures.
Travel pictures? Uh, yeah, that would be interesting. It is getting late though. Have a big meeting in the morning. Really, have to go. You have to download the pictures? It will take how long? Their from where?! How far out is that? No really, I have to leave. I can't wait that long to look at trip pictures. Really, big meeting, yes, really big meeting. Bye! [makes a break for the car....]
Slap a laser on its head and train it to be a good watch dog.
Actually, forget about it biting, does it have a friggin laser on its head?
You found "good reporting" on /.? Where?
:)
Heck, I can not find good reporting on the TV or in the papers. A whole article should be devoted to noting where "good reporting" was found.
They were just relaxing in the pub having a few pints playing darts when the hurricane hit. So yes, they were wearing their dart guns while off duty. How the heck do you expect them to play darts at the pub?
They are trained to pull the diver over and check their ID. Then they run the ID through the system to see if the diver is on the terrorist watch list. If they are on the list they back off a few feet, arm their dart guns and then shoot the divers.
Of course this assumes that the dolphins ever leave the pub. Who's idea was it to give them dart guns to start with?
But where do you get a projector to view the film and the splicing material to fix the film when it breaks?
In the current format no one can view it. If I can get it converted to DVD format I can not only view it but currently easily duplicate it and trasfer it to other media formats.
Last time I checked it was going to run something like $1000 to get this done. At the time was to much.
Another reason for the informatin dark age that we are approaching is the insane patent and copyright laws that are being passed. Fairly soon most ideas and concepts will be controlled by a few mega corporations. At that point innovation will become extinct. Anyone trying to produce something new that infringes on one of these patents or copyrights gets sued out of existence. As a result no new technologies get released except for those the mega corporations want released. And since the mega corporations are held to a three month cycle by the stock holders they only push out the same old thing that people buy everyday. No sense in taking a chance on spending R&D money to try and develop something new that might not sell and impact the bottom line for the quarter. Thus resulting in a dark age where no real progress is made, just stagnation. As a result no one is able to adapt as the earth warms up then cools down into a new ice age. This causes massive evacuations of coastal cities as they become unlivable due to increasing frequency of storms and rising water.
Oh, wait, I just watched this on the nightly news.......OH SHIT!
Damn kids! Get away from my Amiga! And leave the 3B2 alone!
I have a box with several dozen reels of super 8 movies that were taken by my family many many years ago. Last time I found someone that might be able to convert those reels to digital format the cost was very high.
It is very likely that all of those films are lost at this point.
They will have to reinvent themselves. Over the next few years they will find it more and more difficult to keep companies renewing their licensing. And it will be come more difficult to keep changing formats on people to get them to upgrade. There are real alternatives available now. And as more States and governments insist on open standards to protect existing data Microsoft will either have to adapt or it will slowly die.
In a previous discussion here earlier this year I suggested that Microsoft was getting ready to collapse. This was based on the special dividend they paid out which only served to draw down the cash on hand and make certain people much richer. Look for them to issue a few more special dividends then start selling off chunks of the company.
And I really like the other posters comment: "They are going to reproduce?!"
You can spend a couple of grand on a DVR box you build yourself but it does not have to cost that much.
I just put together a second mythtv box that totals out at around $800. And that could be shaved down if you spent more time looking for the parts. Used an ECS 760GX-M Socket 754 SiS 760 GX Micro ATX AMD motherboard with an AMD Sempron 3100+ CPU, 2GB ram (could go with 512K), a Maxtor 300GB harddrive, Plextor PX-740A/SW-BL DVD drive/burner. A $60 case that included a power supply and the caputre cards is the only other thing you need. I used a PVR-350 card and had planned to use a PVR-500. However I will be replacing the PVR-500 with a PVR-250 card.
FC4 loaded on this motherboard with no problems, video, sound, NIC all detected out of the box. Use ATRPMS to install mythtv-suite and you have a system ready to go once you complete the configuration. Just follow the documentation.
Next project is to build diskless frontend systems for the other TVs in the house.
Ah! Planning like the Mayor of New Orleans did.
:)
Little or none and then wing it after the fact.
Did you know that elevators smell different to midgets?
This should hold true for space elevators as well.
Buy an inverter. You can use the car battery or have a spare marine battery on hand for use with it. The next level though is to get an actual generator and install a transfer switch in the house. I did that a couple of years ago and used it last year when three hurricanes hit Orlando.
In your case a battery and an inverter would be the short term solution for the reef tank. Then you crank up the generator after the storm has passed and you use that for power and to recharge the batteries.
The good thing about using a generator and transfer switch is that you don't have to drag extension cords through the house to power the refrigerator and freezer. Plus you get lights available in most rooms. Unless you get a whole house generator you won't have A/C unless you get one of those window units which can be run from a small generator.
And don't forget to have a set of rabbit ears for the TV. Most likely cable will be out and without an antenna you won't get any over the air stations. And listening to the TV audio on the radio does not do much good when they say things like "this area I'm pointing to on the map will be underwater in 15 minutes so evacuate as soon as possible....". I found the regular radio stations either went off the air or did not provide good information.
And after a couple of days without power we had the neighbors over for ice cream and watched a DVD on the TV. And we did run extension cords to the neighbors house to keep thier fridge and freezer going.
But don't mess with trying to jurry rig a UPS to act as an inverter. Just go out and buy one they are not that expensive. I have one now that you can plug into the power port on the truck and use that to charge cell phones, cam corders, laptops, etc.
Check out the book, Alas, Babylon. I think Pat Frank wrote it. Very good post nuclear book based in Florida.
One of the classics that everyone should read.