I'm not going to disagree with you, but this brings up some questions for me:
What would happen if the insider posted it via a truly anonymous distribution mechanism? Example:a web board that doesn't keep track of the email address, or an anonymous newspaper ad.
In the above cases, would it be right to shut down the message board or the newspaper? Or would the govt. step in and require filtering? And why would anyone believe anonymous information like this? If I post that company X is laying off 500 workers tomorrow, am I in trouble? Is Slashdot?
For the same reasons games aren't ported to *nix. Tronster and I ported our demo (3rd place at COMA2) to Linux, and only one person has downloaded that version in 3+ months -- a friend of mine who I asked to take a look at it and make sure it compiles for me.
Twice a year there is a serious "computer show" at Timonium Fairgrounds in Baltimore county. It isn't like the monster truck rallies you mention(I can hear the cheesy MarketPro ads now "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Come to the computer show and sale... Full computer, super VGA, CD-ROM...")
They are not really swap-fests, but there is a whole lot of tailgating, plus the usual vendors, plus vendors selling electronic equipment, gadgets, and bizaare stuff. Often local computer groups or schools are there. Anybody else go to these things? Maybe we should turn them into something more like a swap-fest.
What about power, reliability, and safety? From the limited information, it looks like these might be better due on all 3 factors due to the less "leaky" radiation, excess heat, and smaller transformers. But that is highly speculative, and are some of the strongest arguments for LCDs.
My employer recently replaced all the monitors in their "data center" with LCDs because of long term cost advantages (less A/C in the lab, and less power consumption)
As petty as it sounds, I don't like them because they are not dimmable. I have X10 all over and if I cannot dim the lights, then I don't want them. Plus, even if they fit standard Edison sockets, they are still larger and don't fit in enclosed fixtures.
Not true. It takes from one to several years to break even, depending on the technology, but the claim that they take more energy than they put out is pure FUD.
Also, if you're far enough away from the grid it can actually be cheaper to install a photovoltaic system than to run copper and get on the grid.
The above is the standard repost from the last solar power article. Thanks to Mr. Slippery (tms@spambefuddler-infamous.net) for the real scoop
I modified one of my PCs so that all the fans run 100% silent by setting them to 5V instead of 12V. On fans that plug into the 4-prong power connectors, swap the red and yellow wires. Red=+5V, Yellow=+12V. This makes them run slower and push less air, but they are totall silent. If more cooling is needed, add an additional case fan or slot fan (be sure to set it to 5V too)
My company periodically decides to do a Dilbert-esque "training initiative" and sends people to week long courses aimed for audiences with no technical skills at all. It appears that the big IT education business has geared itself to the wannabe dot-com newcomers rather than to true professionals, and the quality of training has dropped below the point where anything useful ever comes out of it.
This story is very lackluster on details, and does a great job of making Judge Reade look like a hero fighting a big company. That may be the case, but the facts sure don't back it up. It is made clear that Rogers has harassed her, and she should sue for that. But from the rest of the facts, this looks more like a typical frivolous lawsuit.
Unbiased Article: "Their protagonist is a former litigator..." PROTAGONIST?
She is suing for $5800: $500 for breach of contract, $300 for compensation, and $5000 for punitive damages. Lets examine this:
$300 for compensation - $300 won't make up for the time she spends, the harassment, and legal fees.
$500 for breach of contract - Rogers claims their contract makes no guarantee of service or compensation. Nice contract. So basically, they don't even guarantee that they do anything for the fee. That makes it hard to say they breached it.
$5000 punitive damages - Rogers contract exempts
them from punitive damages. That's why she has to go for breach of contract - else the $5000, which is the real heart of this matter, would be thrown out.
What are the damages? "...Reade says her kids have agreed to testify in court about the deprivation of missing television -- particularly this year's Survivor show -- and its effect on their lives..." Many Slashdotters would probably PAY money to not be mass marketed. These people consider it a $5000 damage!
I wonder how many people in their corporate network run ICQ, MSN messenger, AOL instant messenger, Internet Explorer, or any number of other insecure apps.
If this is really an issue, then they should block the ports and/or the site.
I am willing to spend $50 on this just to throw in my support for commercial space exploration. Solar sails are a great idea that NASA has not yet explored, and I'm glad to see someone trying it out.
Now you all know, that they will NOT sell all 4.5 million of these things. How big is this ship anyway?
I'm not sure if EEtimes is oversimplifying, or if Transitive technologies is filling heads with BS.
"...Translation, sometimes called software emulation..."
Translation != emulation
"...Crusoe specifically takes X86 code...In contrast, Transitive's...[fluffy adjectivies]...can, in theory, be tailored for many processor pairs.."
Crusoe isn't X86 specific, and it can be tailored for many processor pairs in reality, not just in theory.
"...We have seen accelerations of code of 25 percent..." doesn't mean that everything runs 25% faster. I don't even hear Transitive technologies saying that it does.
I wonder how many more companies will come up with new and innovative techniques like this now that Transmeta has become very noticable? I wonder how long before the cash-strapped Transmeta starts filing patent infringement suits? (Please Linus, make them play fair!)
They don't want to build a memorial to the waste produced by coal plants, because there is about 5 million times as much of it, and it all seeps into the atmosphere anyway. That way, the public doesn't have to think coal waste is a problem.
Why do we use Mach as a measurement of speed when it varies with altitude? No one would ever use a measurement of length that varied with what country you were in? Hmmm... I'll make a measurement called "Schnach" which is 1 meter in Australia, but is 3 inches in the US. Brilliant idea, eh?
I've noticed that most of the teens and twenty-somethings associate christianity = conservatism = stealing rights. The funny thing is that it is the exact opposite. First of all, I am sure you all know who James Exon is (D-Neb):) As far as party ideals go, the Republican party stands for shrinking government regulation while the Democratic party believes in increasing it. Think of issues like gun control, censorship, health care, and taxes. Republicans favor free market decisions, while the Democratic party favors socialist regulation. (Now all the know-it-alls yell "You are calling Democrats Marxists! Burn him!")
Non all Christians believe strongly censhorship. Just like all groups, there are extremists whose views do not represent the whole. Parents of today remember WWI and WWII and haven't forgotten what we fought for. Christians believe that they are responsible as parents for controlling the moral ideas, and empowering their children with making those decisions for themselves. Maybe down south they have another idea of Christianity, but most people I know don't want to push religion-based censhorship onto the government.
Why was this article placed into "Your Rights Online?" Does Star Wars face censorship? There is no link in this article stating that. The quoted portion from alphaparadigm is just interested in body count in a Star Wars movie. How did this get to be a bash on Republicans? I don't recall John Ashcraft commenting about Star Wars or Star Trek (except in reference to the missle defense plan, ofcourse)
Most current congresspeople know nothing of internet, so naturally they fear it and want to regulate it. But nobody has proposed censoring books or movies recently at all. If you all are looking for a party that favors the environment, wants freedom from censorship and regulation, and is totally non-religious, I recommend learning more about the Libertarian party.
Not 100% certain, but I believe there is an implied warranty of merchantability on all items sold in most US states. This means you cannot sell a blank disk as a piece of software, or a hot dog and call it a hamburger without consequences.
http://law.freeadvice.com/general_practice/guara nt ees/implied_warranty.htm
This makes no sense. Neither does the reply. The article does not say they will stream them without ads. If they did, this post would make sense.
1) Why would anyone pay for an internet broadcast when radio is free?
2) Why does the radio station know/care if I use a registered version of real-audio?
I just completed the book. It is essentially a history of computers as it relates to philophy, math, and the nature of intelligence. Probably not the school textbook type, but perhaps good for the class recommended reading list (or your own).
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I'm not going to disagree with you, but this brings up some questions for me:
What would happen if the insider posted it via a truly anonymous distribution mechanism? Example:a web board that doesn't keep track of the email address, or an anonymous newspaper ad.
In the above cases, would it be right to shut down the message board or the newspaper? Or would the govt. step in and require filtering? And why would anyone believe anonymous information like this? If I post that company X is laying off 500 workers tomorrow, am I in trouble? Is Slashdot?
Wow - and I just started reading The Diamond Age this week.
For the same reasons games aren't ported to *nix. Tronster and I ported our demo (3rd place at COMA2) to Linux, and only one person has downloaded that version in 3+ months -- a friend of mine who I asked to take a look at it and make sure it compiles for me.
http://www.mobydisk.com/mobyware/
Twice a year there is a serious "computer show" at Timonium Fairgrounds in Baltimore county. It isn't like the monster truck rallies you mention(I can hear the cheesy MarketPro ads now "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Come to the computer show and sale... Full computer, super VGA, CD-ROM...")
They are not really swap-fests, but there is a whole lot of tailgating, plus the usual vendors, plus vendors selling electronic equipment, gadgets, and bizaare stuff. Often local computer groups or schools are there. Anybody else go to these things? Maybe we should turn them into something more like a swap-fest.
What about power, reliability, and safety? From the limited information, it looks like these might be better due on all 3 factors due to the less "leaky" radiation, excess heat, and smaller transformers. But that is highly speculative, and are some of the strongest arguments for LCDs.
My employer recently replaced all the monitors in their "data center" with LCDs because of long term cost advantages (less A/C in the lab, and less power consumption)
As petty as it sounds, I don't like them because they are not dimmable. I have X10 all over and if I cannot dim the lights, then I don't want them. Plus, even if they fit standard Edison sockets, they are still larger and don't fit in enclosed fixtures.
Not true. It takes from one to several years to break even, depending on the technology, but the claim that they take more energy than they put out is pure FUD.
Also, if you're far enough away from the grid it can actually be cheaper to install a photovoltaic system than to run copper and get on the grid.
The above is the standard repost from the last solar power article. Thanks to Mr. Slippery (tms@spambefuddler-infamous.net) for the real scoopI modified one of my PCs so that all the fans run 100% silent by setting them to 5V instead of 12V. On fans that plug into the 4-prong power connectors, swap the red and yellow wires. Red=+5V, Yellow=+12V. This makes them run slower and push less air, but they are totall silent. If more cooling is needed, add an additional case fan or slot fan (be sure to set it to 5V too)
My company periodically decides to do a Dilbert-esque "training initiative" and sends people to week long courses aimed for audiences with no technical skills at all. It appears that the big IT education business has geared itself to the wannabe dot-com newcomers rather than to true professionals, and the quality of training has dropped below the point where anything useful ever comes out of it.
This story is very lackluster on details, and does a great job of making Judge Reade look like a hero fighting a big company. That may be the case, but the facts sure don't back it up. It is made clear that Rogers has harassed her, and she should sue for that. But from the rest of the facts, this looks more like a typical frivolous lawsuit.
Unbiased Article: "Their protagonist is a former litigator..." PROTAGONIST?
She is suing for $5800: $500 for breach of contract, $300 for compensation, and $5000 for punitive damages. Lets examine this:
What are the damages? "...Reade says her kids have agreed to testify in court about the deprivation of missing television -- particularly this year's Survivor show -- and its effect on their lives..." Many Slashdotters would probably PAY money to not be mass marketed. These people consider it a $5000 damage!
I wonder how many people in their corporate network run ICQ, MSN messenger, AOL instant messenger, Internet Explorer, or any number of other insecure apps.
If this is really an issue, then they should block the ports and/or the site.
I am willing to spend $50 on this just to throw in my support for commercial space exploration. Solar sails are a great idea that NASA has not yet explored, and I'm glad to see someone trying it out.
Now you all know, that they will NOT sell all 4.5 million of these things. How big is this ship anyway?
I'm not sure if EEtimes is oversimplifying, or if Transitive technologies is filling heads with BS.
"...Translation, sometimes called software emulation..."
Translation != emulation
"...Crusoe specifically takes X86 code...In contrast, Transitive's...[fluffy adjectivies]...can, in theory, be tailored for many processor pairs.."
Crusoe isn't X86 specific, and it can be tailored for many processor pairs in reality, not just in theory.
"...We have seen accelerations of code of 25 percent..." doesn't mean that everything runs 25% faster. I don't even hear Transitive technologies saying that it does.
I wonder how many more companies will come up with new and innovative techniques like this now that Transmeta has become very noticable? I wonder how long before the cash-strapped Transmeta starts filing patent infringement suits? (Please Linus, make them play fair!)
Which one did you buy? I am looking at their site now and I cannot tell which model you mean.
This glove was invented solely for playing Black and White.
You are correct.
They don't want to build a memorial to the waste produced by coal plants, because there is about 5 million times as much of it, and it all seeps into the atmosphere anyway. That way, the public doesn't have to think coal waste is a problem.
Don't bother to visit the site if you use Netscape. Somebody doesn't know how to use tables properly.
Why do we use Mach as a measurement of speed when it varies with altitude? No one would ever use a measurement of length that varied with what country you were in? Hmmm... I'll make a measurement called "Schnach" which is 1 meter in Australia, but is 3 inches in the US. Brilliant idea, eh?
I've noticed that most of the teens and twenty-somethings associate christianity = conservatism = stealing rights. The funny thing is that it is the exact opposite. First of all, I am sure you all know who James Exon is (D-Neb) :) As far as party ideals go, the Republican party stands for shrinking government regulation while the Democratic party believes in increasing it. Think of issues like gun control, censorship, health care, and taxes. Republicans favor free market decisions, while the Democratic party favors socialist regulation. (Now all the know-it-alls yell "You are calling Democrats Marxists! Burn him!")
Non all Christians believe strongly censhorship. Just like all groups, there are extremists whose views do not represent the whole. Parents of today remember WWI and WWII and haven't forgotten what we fought for. Christians believe that they are responsible as parents for controlling the moral ideas, and empowering their children with making those decisions for themselves. Maybe down south they have another idea of Christianity, but most people I know don't want to push religion-based censhorship onto the government.
Why was this article placed into "Your Rights Online?" Does Star Wars face censorship? There is no link in this article stating that. The quoted portion from alphaparadigm is just interested in body count in a Star Wars movie. How did this get to be a bash on Republicans? I don't recall John Ashcraft commenting about Star Wars or Star Trek (except in reference to the missle defense plan, ofcourse)
Most current congresspeople know nothing of internet, so naturally they fear it and want to regulate it. But nobody has proposed censoring books or movies recently at all. If you all are looking for a party that favors the environment, wants freedom from censorship and regulation, and is totally non-religious, I recommend learning more about the Libertarian party.
Score -1, Flamebait?
Not 100% certain, but I believe there is an implied warranty of merchantability on all items sold in most US states. This means you cannot sell a blank disk as a piece of software, or a hot dog and call it a hamburger without consequences.
a nt ees/implied_warranty.htm
http://law.freeadvice.com/general_practice/guar
This makes no sense. Neither does the reply. The article does not say they will stream them without ads. If they did, this post would make sense.
1) Why would anyone pay for an internet broadcast when radio is free?
2) Why does the radio station know/care if I use a registered version of real-audio?
Check out the Slashdot review of Darwin Among the Machines: the evolution of global intelligence
I just completed the book. It is essentially a history of computers as it relates to philophy, math, and the nature of intelligence. Probably not the school textbook type, but perhaps good for the class recommended reading list (or your own).
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The link on the NASA page to the full article is incorrect. It should point to here.
Even more humorous than the bad link n the page, is that the page was generated by:
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