The law itself was not really found to violate the 'free speech' right.
In a previous ruling the Supreme Court of Canada (I think) upheld said law.
This ruling found "the law was originally intended to be âoeremedial, preventative and conciliatory in nature,â rather than a means to hand out penalties."
It was really the punishment called for by the law that was found to be inequitable. Because of this problem no action will be taken though the defendant was found to be guilty of 'hate speech'.
'The company also said the changes will be rolled out worldwide because some of the concerns raised in Canada have also been raised by privacy watchdogs in other countries.'
I do agree that Debian excels at package management. Unfortunately package management and application management are not the same thing.
Take a look at OpenOffice.Org. Or ever just the writer component, how many packages are pulled in? On Windows you download one file but here it is telling you about dictionary packages and thesauruses and all sorts of stuff most people don't want to know about.
And that is assuming the user knows they want OpenOffice.Org Writer when looking for their 'new fangled linus Word'.
I know Ubuntu has made strides in this area and I personally hate the dumbing down of software (it creates an unfair illusion of simplicity) but they obviously still have a quite a distance to travel.
Please,
Nothing is that simple.
Don't forget for process two:
Mine silicon -> refine silicon -> manufacture solar cells -> overhaul electrical grid for distributed generation -> mine lithium -> refine lithium -> manufacture lithium batteries -> develop fast charging lithium technology (fast fill ups for longer trips)
Of course this can be done for any alternative fuel, be it hydrogen, electric, biofuel, or Iron Man's fusion source.
The simple answer is there is no simple solution and it is likely that a variety of solutions must be developed and tried.
Don't be a condescending ass. It insults everybody working toward a solution. Who are you to demean them?
I moved to XFS from Reiser3 and ext3 because of file delete times coming up on 2 years ago.
XFS has lightening fast deletes of large files over Reiser3, I was blown away.
I only use it on a data partition (/home) and have left the rest of my system on reiser3 or ext3.
XFS has a great set of tools and is stable. I see no reason not to use it (at home at least).
Speaking as someone who has done just that it is not fun. But recovery is possible. I was using Reiser3 at the time and the included tools and a Gentoo tutorial made recovery of all but the most recent files no problem. It lost filenames though.
I am lazy right now so you will have to find a link on your own.
Joel
PS - Don't write anything to the drive. The blocks are unallocated and if you write anything your are risking losing the data for good.
they switched to E10 and didnt tell anyone, but now everyone is experiencing a 2-25% reduction in fule efficiency. I find it hard to believe that E10 has caused a 25% reduction in fuel efficiency. E10 symbolizes 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline. Even if E10 released no energy at all during combustion the largest drop it could account for would be 10%.
When it comes down to E10, it is not done for any other reason than to help reduce your carbon footprint.
Bell is the primary supplier of Satellite Internet up here in the Great White North (At least in Ontario). It is slow, expensive, and you aren't even switching providers.
Doesn't sound like a great option to me.
Ciao,
Joel
That is all well and good except I think it would lead to too much abstraction.
Sure everybody then knows exactly when you are going to call but you have no idea what "time of day" it will be for them. 11:00 may be the early evening for you and the middle of the night for your unfortunate relative.
You will end up doing the math anyway such that you will have an idea of what activities your friends in other time zones will be up to.
If we are going to do the math anyway I would much rather just add 2 hours to MST to get EST and know that when it is 10pm here it is too late to call my girlfriend.
As for DST, toss it. In Quebec they already use a 24 hour clock. Est-ce tu parles francais?
I recently graduated from a small Canadian University with a degree in Computer Engineering.
What would be the most influential skill/quality I had that helped me get a job? My Life
I went to school pursuing something I enjoyed. I didn't bust my balls over marks. I had a good time. I made friends. I talked to anybody who would listen and listened in return.
What did I come away with? People skills. General knowledge on topics from economics to psychology. Friends.
When it came time to get a job I did as everybody, hunting down companies doing cool things, sending cover letters and resumes and calling to see if they had questions.
What it came down to was a friends dad in the electronics industry. I had met him. He liked me and in turn he helped me get interviews with some of his clients. I interviewed well because beyond answering technical questions I was able to converse and connect.
So don't spend your last year at school in front of your computer learning Regular Expressions. Employers expect very little practical knowledge. You have shown your ability to learn and they will rely on that. Get out there. Go to parties. Join a club. (I suggest climbing, its super fun!)
I notice this often while rock climbing and my perception of time very often correlates to my level of comfort with the gear.
When I am climbing on old or suspect gear or my belay is new or there is an object I could hit during my fall time slows right down. I have time to adjust my fall to avoid objects or contemplate my own demise.
When I am climbing with a long time friend on brand new bolts falling doesn't induce this slow down.
I think they may need to scare these people better.
Though that isn't to say these results are wrong. Just that I think a better scare may be in order. I would accept the results either way.
My housemate accidentally dialed 911 once very quickly and hung up immediately. Not only did they call back but they sent off officers and told us to wait for them to arrive. We told them nothing was wrong but they sent them anyway. I don't know if it might have been because we were on campus of if they always do that in Alberta but I am sure it must waste a lot of time if so. I am sure it is worth it though if it stops even one case of domestic abuse.
These are on their way. As of yet they aren't very efficient but they an analogous to solar cells and LED. I know of at least one grad student who is working on them.
I am currently a student at a major Canadian University.
I have had podcasts offered in several lectures. For these lectures slide show presentations were also provided. Though the podcasts did offer insight into the class discussion they were not useful beyond that.
My attendance has never been stellar. I missed more then a few classes and only once tried using the podcast as a resource. It is slow, boring, and not overly informative.
It would take the same amout of time to attend the class with the added value of being able to participate in the discussion and ask questions.
I personally didn't find it to be much use. Nobody in the class used it as a substitute for the class. Attendence was no different in those classes then others. I have a rather small set of classmates and there was no change from the usual attendance.
I guess some of the keeners may have used it when they miss a class but I doubt any significant portion of the students would use this resource.
Did any of you actually see the movie? It was hilarious!
I don't like scary movies and I really don't like snakes. A friend dragged me to this movie and I don't know the last time I has such an emotional roller coaster. I was scared (the surprised kind) but laughing the entire film.
I was physically hurting when I got out. Also SoaP is filled with great one liners.
I can't wait to see Snakes on a Plane on a Plane (in flight movie). That will be the day! Joel
I have the Nokia 2125i. You can go into the security settings and "lock" the phone. There is then a list of allowed numbers when the phone is locked. It also has a gps receiver and can be tracked online through my provider.
I have never used either feature but they are there and must be there on other phones. I use bell mobility as my provider but there must be a provider in the states that offers this feature. It is even marketed to people in your position.
Dude, Computers are great. I love the things too. So is the internet but you have to branch out. If you are anywhere as smart as you seem you should realize the great importance of school. You say you are 14 so I am going to guess grade 9 or 10 but I am sure your school will start to pick up soon.
In a perfect world knowledge alone would be all you need but in today's world Good Grades are a must. As I type this I am not studying for my 9am Engineering exam but I can attest that everything you learn in highschool will be the basis for anything you learn after.
Some on slashdot will tell you they don't have a formal education and that it isn't necessary for succes. This may be true but they are a great minority and the market is getting ever more competative.
Try to limit your computers. Put school first. Broaden your horizons. (Try rock climbing, I love it!)
Get a degree. Knowledge and a degree are very seperate but a degree says something beyond simply intelligence.
Also, have a great time. Highschool and University offer you oppertunities that you will never see again. Take advantage.
Starting this past September, Ontario Public schools have been moved to StarOffice. This is not only saving a lot of money but is also allowing students to use the same application at home and school.
Here is a slashdot link http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/06/08/032825 7&tid=102&tid=146&tid=185
As far as I know the transition went smoothly. As far as features the only thing I have missed is the graphing wizard, in openoffice that is. I have taken a look at the version two beta and this seems to be fixed.
I am currently finishint my second year at university and have been using star/openoffice for at least 4 years and other then compatability there have been no problems.
With all of the schools using staroffice compatability in the education system is no longer an issue.
Once upon a time, before I left home, I had dialup internet. Unfortunatly my ISP was some government funded one so equipment upgrades were not really their thing.
We had a 32Kb/s internet connection. I say we because by brother and I shared this dialup connection over our home network. Now yes it was not speedy but with a good IM to keep you company it was quite useable. Image intensive pages took a little to load but we survived.
Updateing windows and downloading linux ISOs were a problem though.;)
My point is that for his uses it is good enough. I am sure he is open to suggestions to speed it up though.
first off..... wow and on so many levels You sir, unfortunately are stuck in a Windows frame of mind.
There are different ways of installing programs in a unix environment. The first, more efficient and sometimes more complex way is to install it into you system structure directly. What this does is it copis binary's into the/bin and/usr/bin directories and generally uses shared libraries included in your system. This method generally has dependencies and can be harder to remove.
The second way to install programs is in the/opt directory. Here everything the program needs is installed and it generally doesn't have any dependencies. To uninstall from here you need simply to delete the directory.
Personal configuration files are stored in a hidden file in your home directory in both cases.
Management of the second is quite easy and different programs will include their own installers. Uninstallers are really necessary in windows because of the registry (which is a bad idea poorly implemented)
Management of the first method is sometimes more complex. That does not mean it is impossible and there are several tools to do some. Some distro's have their own tools and the makefile system can also be used.
I suggest doing some research into unix philosophies. The more I learn the more I am impressed. I am sure you will be too!
I disagree with the spell check comment. Not in most cases but in some cases it is very handy. I have always had a spelling problem even now but GAIM (with its auto-check spelling feature) has noticably helped me with my spelling. Though Spell Check may be to blame for my bad spelling as I have been using it for as long as I remember..... Oh well.....
i'm using gentoo right not on an 1800+ and it takes a good day to compile everything, It would take a good week to have it going on a P133.
Gentoo is great and all but try not to push it to much, it gives all of us a bad name.
There are a number of reason. They could use your internet connection to launch all sorts of attacks. They could use your connection for spam.
You are no longer behind a firewall so they could gain control over you computer (but you always keep it updated right?) and then launch attacks or spam though it later. Also if they hijack your computer everything on it is open to them. Not everything is encripted and you may eventually type in your credit card number.
They could even get creative. There are so many options.
Slashdot Mirror
The law itself was not really found to violate the 'free speech' right.
In a previous ruling the Supreme Court of Canada (I think) upheld said law.
This ruling found "the law was originally intended to be âoeremedial, preventative and conciliatory in nature,â rather than a means to hand out penalties."
It was really the punishment called for by the law that was found to be inequitable. Because of this problem no action will be taken though the defendant was found to be guilty of 'hate speech'.
From the article:
'The company also said the changes will be rolled out worldwide because some of the concerns raised in Canada have also been raised by privacy watchdogs in other countries.'
I believe Slartibartfast in Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy said 'I'd much rather be happy than right any day.'
I do agree that Debian excels at package management. Unfortunately package management and application management are not the same thing.
Take a look at OpenOffice.Org. Or ever just the writer component, how many packages are pulled in? On Windows you download one file but here it is telling you about dictionary packages and thesauruses and all sorts of stuff most people don't want to know about.
And that is assuming the user knows they want OpenOffice.Org Writer when looking for their 'new fangled linus Word'.
I know Ubuntu has made strides in this area and I personally hate the dumbing down of software (it creates an unfair illusion of simplicity) but they obviously still have a quite a distance to travel.
Please, Nothing is that simple. Don't forget for process two: Mine silicon -> refine silicon -> manufacture solar cells -> overhaul electrical grid for distributed generation -> mine lithium -> refine lithium -> manufacture lithium batteries -> develop fast charging lithium technology (fast fill ups for longer trips) Of course this can be done for any alternative fuel, be it hydrogen, electric, biofuel, or Iron Man's fusion source. The simple answer is there is no simple solution and it is likely that a variety of solutions must be developed and tried. Don't be a condescending ass. It insults everybody working toward a solution. Who are you to demean them?
I moved to XFS from Reiser3 and ext3 because of file delete times coming up on 2 years ago. XFS has lightening fast deletes of large files over Reiser3, I was blown away. I only use it on a data partition (/home) and have left the rest of my system on reiser3 or ext3. XFS has a great set of tools and is stable. I see no reason not to use it (at home at least).
Speaking as someone who has done just that it is not fun. But recovery is possible. I was using Reiser3 at the time and the included tools and a Gentoo tutorial made recovery of all but the most recent files no problem. It lost filenames though. I am lazy right now so you will have to find a link on your own. Joel PS - Don't write anything to the drive. The blocks are unallocated and if you write anything your are risking losing the data for good.
Bell is the primary supplier of Satellite Internet up here in the Great White North (At least in Ontario). It is slow, expensive, and you aren't even switching providers. Doesn't sound like a great option to me. Ciao, Joel
That is all well and good except I think it would lead to too much abstraction.
Sure everybody then knows exactly when you are going to call but you have no idea what "time of day" it will be for them. 11:00 may be the early evening for you and the middle of the night for your unfortunate relative.
You will end up doing the math anyway such that you will have an idea of what activities your friends in other time zones will be up to.
If we are going to do the math anyway I would much rather just add 2 hours to MST to get EST and know that when it is 10pm here it is too late to call my girlfriend.
As for DST, toss it.
In Quebec they already use a 24 hour clock. Est-ce tu parles francais?
I recently graduated from a small Canadian University with a degree in Computer Engineering.
What would be the most influential skill/quality I had that helped me get a job?
My Life
I went to school pursuing something I enjoyed. I didn't bust my balls over marks. I had a good time. I made friends. I talked to anybody who would listen and listened in return.
What did I come away with?
People skills. General knowledge on topics from economics to psychology. Friends.
When it came time to get a job I did as everybody, hunting down companies doing cool things, sending cover letters and resumes and calling to see if they had questions.
What it came down to was a friends dad in the electronics industry.
I had met him. He liked me and in turn he helped me get interviews with some of his clients.
I interviewed well because beyond answering technical questions I was able to converse and connect.
So don't spend your last year at school in front of your computer learning Regular Expressions. Employers expect very little practical knowledge. You have shown your ability to learn and they will rely on that.
Get out there. Go to parties. Join a club. (I suggest climbing, its super fun!)
Its way more fun and I believe ultimately pays.
Ciao,
Joel
I agree.
I notice this often while rock climbing and my perception of time very often correlates to my level of comfort with the gear.
When I am climbing on old or suspect gear or my belay is new or there is an object I could hit during my fall time slows right down. I have time to adjust my fall to avoid objects or contemplate my own demise.
When I am climbing with a long time friend on brand new bolts falling doesn't induce this slow down.
I think they may need to scare these people better.
Though that isn't to say these results are wrong. Just that I think a better scare may be in order.
I would accept the results either way.
My housemate accidentally dialed 911 once very quickly and hung up immediately. Not only did they call back but they sent off officers and told us to wait for them to arrive. We told them nothing was wrong but they sent them anyway. I don't know if it might have been because we were on campus of if they always do that in Alberta but I am sure it must waste a lot of time if so. I am sure it is worth it though if it stops even one case of domestic abuse.
These are on their way. As of yet they aren't very efficient but they an analogous to solar cells and LED. I know of at least one grad student who is working on them.
I am currently a student at a major Canadian University.
I have had podcasts offered in several lectures. For these lectures slide show presentations were also provided. Though the podcasts did offer insight into the class discussion they were not useful beyond that.
My attendance has never been stellar. I missed more then a few classes and only once tried using the podcast as a resource. It is slow, boring, and not overly informative.
It would take the same amout of time to attend the class with the added value of being able to participate in the discussion and ask questions.
I personally didn't find it to be much use. Nobody in the class used it as a substitute for the class. Attendence was no different in those classes then others. I have a rather small set of classmates and there was no change from the usual attendance.
I guess some of the keeners may have used it when they miss a class but I doubt any significant portion of the students would use this resource.
It is always nice for the option though.
Cheers,
Joel
Did any of you actually see the movie?
It was hilarious!
I don't like scary movies and I really don't like snakes. A friend dragged me to this movie and I don't know the last time I has such an emotional roller coaster. I was scared (the surprised kind) but laughing the entire film.
I was physically hurting when I got out.
Also SoaP is filled with great one liners.
I can't wait to see Snakes on a Plane on a Plane (in flight movie). That will be the day!
Joel
My cell phone has all of these features.
I have the Nokia 2125i. You can go into the security settings and "lock" the phone. There is then a list of allowed numbers when the phone is locked. It also has a gps receiver and can be tracked online through my provider.
I have never used either feature but they are there and must be there on other phones. I use bell mobility as my provider but there must be a provider in the states that offers this feature. It is even marketed to people in your position.
Cheers,
Joel
On amd64 I am using 3.4.4 as I was a month ago on my x86 system. Maybe you need to upgrade your profile.
Dude, Computers are great. I love the things too. So is the internet but you have to branch out. If you are anywhere as smart as you seem you should realize the great importance of school. You say you are 14 so I am going to guess grade 9 or 10 but I am sure your school will start to pick up soon.
In a perfect world knowledge alone would be all you need but in today's world Good Grades are a must. As I type this I am not studying for my 9am Engineering exam but I can attest that everything you learn in highschool will be the basis for anything you learn after.
Some on slashdot will tell you they don't have a formal education and that it isn't necessary for succes. This may be true but they are a great minority and the market is getting ever more competative.
Try to limit your computers. Put school first. Broaden your horizons. (Try rock climbing, I love it!)
Get a degree. Knowledge and a degree are very seperate but a degree says something beyond simply intelligence.
Also, have a great time. Highschool and University offer you oppertunities that you will never see again.
Take advantage.
Joel
Starting this past September, Ontario Public schools have been moved to StarOffice. This is not only saving a lot of money but is also allowing students to use the same application at home and school.
5 7&tid=102&tid=146&tid=185
Here is a slashdot link http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/06/08/03282
As far as I know the transition went smoothly. As far as features the only thing I have missed is the graphing wizard, in openoffice that is. I have taken a look at the version two beta and this seems to be fixed.
I am currently finishint my second year at university and have been using star/openoffice for at least 4 years and other then compatability there have been no problems.
With all of the schools using staroffice compatability in the education system is no longer an issue.
Good luck.
Oh how broadband has spoiled you.
;)
Once upon a time, before I left home, I had dialup internet. Unfortunatly my ISP was some government funded one so equipment upgrades were not really their thing.
We had a 32Kb/s internet connection. I say we because by brother and I shared this dialup connection over our home network. Now yes it was not speedy but with a good IM to keep you company it was quite useable. Image intensive pages took a little to load but we survived.
Updateing windows and downloading linux ISOs were a problem though.
My point is that for his uses it is good enough. I am sure he is open to suggestions to speed it up though.
first off..... wow and on so many levels
/bin and /usr/bin directories and generally uses shared libraries included in your system. This method generally has dependencies and can be harder to remove.
/opt directory. Here everything the program needs is installed and it generally doesn't have any dependencies. To uninstall from here you need simply to delete the directory.
You sir, unfortunately are stuck in a Windows frame of mind.
There are different ways of installing programs in a unix environment. The first, more efficient and sometimes more complex way is to install it into you system structure directly. What this does is it copis binary's into the
The second way to install programs is in the
Personal configuration files are stored in a hidden file in your home directory in both cases.
Management of the second is quite easy and different programs will include their own installers. Uninstallers are really necessary in windows because of the registry (which is a bad idea poorly implemented)
Management of the first method is sometimes more complex. That does not mean it is impossible and there are several tools to do some. Some distro's have their own tools and the makefile system can also be used.
I suggest doing some research into unix philosophies. The more I learn the more I am impressed. I am sure you will be too!
I disagree with the spell check comment. Not in most cases but in some cases it is very handy. I have always had a spelling problem even now but GAIM (with its auto-check spelling feature) has noticably helped me with my spelling. Though Spell Check may be to blame for my bad spelling as I have been using it for as long as I remember.....
Oh well.....
i'm using gentoo right not on an 1800+ and it takes a good day to compile everything, It would take a good week to have it going on a P133. Gentoo is great and all but try not to push it to much, it gives all of us a bad name.
There are a number of reason. They could use your internet connection to launch all sorts of attacks. They could use your connection for spam.
You are no longer behind a firewall so they could gain control over you computer (but you always keep it updated right?) and then launch attacks or spam though it later. Also if they hijack your computer everything on it is open to them. Not everything is encripted and you may eventually type in your credit card number.
They could even get creative. There are so many options.
Keep things locked up tight, its not that hard.