The news media put those words into NASA's mouth, but Grotzinger* made it sound like a bigger deal. He should have been a little more reserved but it's understandable, from a geek perspective, that he was excited over something geeky. Which most people will not understand.
Footnote: Interesting.. NPR has apparently since edited the original version of their story and changed "earthshaking" to "remarkable".
"Grotzinger says they recently put a soil sample in SAM, and the analysis shows something earthshaking. "This data is gonna be one for the history books. It's looking really good," he says."
Degrees basically set up a Caste system for the workplace. It's another frustrating hurdle that mires the process of managing good employees -- or getting rid of problem ones.
Some applicants we get have really stellar work experience but the resume ends up tossed, without a second glance, because of a strict policy which only hires degree grads for over 95% of our posiitions. Same thing goes with advancement. If you don't have that Degree, you may as well find another place to work when you decide you want to try something new.
The second problem is the separating of "haves' and "have nots" in the workplace. Those with Degrees tend to assume a higher social standing over those without. It's disturbing but very real. I don't think we could ever get far enough past that to "Just Say No".
The cool thing that made HB cool was it tried to be all-platform-inclusive while promoting indie software while remaining DRM free. Pay-what-you-want and charitable contributions were also a big plus. I felt warm and fuzzy buying HBs.
If I were to buy this Bundle I'd just feel like a tool. THQ or not, it's totally out of spirit with what HB initially represented.
All the six drives ive had started going bad by returning corrupted data (no errors shown on SMART, just bluescreens)
BSOD could be from anything. Hardly an accurate way to determine a bad hard drive.
To be fair, I've been using OCZ Agility 3 drives for something like 5 years now and have only had 1 problem drive (back in 2007 I think) which OCZ replaced, no questions asked.
Been running two (linux MD) RAID1 arrays of them for about a year production (mysql) as well as a 500G in my desktop. I also have an iSCSI server serving shares off a single drive (testing environment) which has been up for over a year. They work more than well and so far seem as reliable as anything else.
FTFA: "There's no room for error... the schedule is very tight," said Vince Novak, director of the EBRD's nuclear safety department, who added that staying within budget is also a concern.
30 years to get this figured out and they still wait till the last possible minute. Seems to illustrates the fundamental problem with a lot of problems we face today.
less modular is leaving a lot of money on the table.
Nope. Modular leads to alternative solutions. The last thing Intel wants is Modular. Look at some of the proprietary lock-in that goes on with riser cards, power supplies and form factors (Hi, Dell).
Even in the heyday of proprietary RISC systems
No, there was plenty of premium pricing for RISC based gear. A 400Mhz Sun Ultrasparc was well over $12k refurb back in the mid 90s. You could build a great (at the time) Pentium system for 1/10th the cost back then. That's a big difference. That's how Linux got in the server room.
Intel would love to have the desktop "enthusiast" market locked down and proprietary. The only thing keeping them from doing that in the past was the alternative CPU vendors (AMD, Cyrix, et al). They are all dead and gone now with the exception of AMD which seems to be on life support.
Nobody wants ARM for the desktop because it's not x86 bytecode compatible. All your software needs to be recompiled, if library compatibility is even there... not to mention all the new bugs. It's like starting all over again.
some natural process will start to decrease carbon levels
Yep, but most likely the process is going to create inhospitable climates for people (which would reduce carbon levels, just not the kind you're thinking)
significant amount of data to suggest that we're doing anything "bad" or that anything "good"
You're ignoring the fact that global temperatures are definitely rising. Whether it's from anthropogenic "good" or "bad" is beside the point. It is going to get very, very tough for people to live on this planet in the next 20-50 years. It would be wise to start figuring out ways to deal with arid cropland, ocean acidification and dried up aquifers. Oh, add a mean temp of 110F (possibly higher) to the US midwest region (you know, where most cropland is). In a very short time, even the "crackpot" schemes are going to seem quite viable.
He's obviously tired of hearing how broken, abused and utterly bukkake'd the patent system is yet he has no intention of fixing any of it. Sounds to me like a guy who's making lots of money off keeping it broken.
I love these quotes: "The explosion of litigation we are seeing is a reflection of how the patent system wires us for innovation,"
The job thing.... "supported the jobs of 40 million American workers, or 27.7 percent of all US jobs."
Really? Which world? "Our patent system is the envy of the world,"
That said, even if you encrypt the postcard, there's nothing to say that the guy the other end isn't forced to give a decrypted version to his local law enforcement or face jail-time anyway.
You make a valid point but I think the gist of this legislation is to allow legal, casual snooping without the hassle of obtaining a warrant. If this bill passes, there will be egregious abuses (cop snooping on ex-wife, etc) that will go unchallenged because, well, it was legal. The only excuse needed will be "I felt the safety of the person was at risk" or "We had reason to believe..."
Whole point is, this bill would make casual snooping and abuses very easy to get away with and the consequences non-existent and easy as pie to skirt-around.
if they waited another year or two then the outcome would be different
Well, say what you will about W8 but the fact of the matter is that W8 is Microsoft's attempt to stop flailing around in the smartphone/tablet market. MS can't afford to wait another year to find a niche with the mobile/tablet crowd. They have taken a gamble to force-feed a touchscreen interface on their desktop user-base and it's failing miserably.
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are people going to spend close to $1000 upgrading their computers just to be wowed by some extra graphical detail?
Yes. Because running Crysis 3 is the 13 yr old equivalent of a 40 yr old purchasing a Dodge RAM 2500 Quadcab +Hemi +Dualies +Stacks.
Just because someone's shady looking, does not mean they're a thief.
Enough about McAfee already.
there are already wireless charging standards???
Yes, but they aren't Apple's. Hence, we must need new ones.
Please point out in that story
The news media put those words into NASA's mouth, but Grotzinger* made it sound like a bigger deal. He should have been a little more reserved but it's understandable, from a geek perspective, that he was excited over something geeky. Which most people will not understand.
Footnote: Interesting.. NPR has apparently since edited the original version of their story and changed "earthshaking" to "remarkable".
"Grotzinger says they recently put a soil sample in SAM, and the
analysis shows something earthshaking. "This data is gonna be one for the history books. It's looking really good," he says."
[*] - http://www.npr.org/2012/11/20/165513016/big-news-from-mars-rover-scientists-mum-for-now
Degrees basically set up a Caste system for the workplace. It's another frustrating hurdle that mires the process of managing good employees -- or getting rid of problem ones.
Some applicants we get have really stellar work experience but the resume ends up tossed, without a second glance, because of a strict policy which only hires degree grads for over 95% of our posiitions. Same thing goes with advancement. If you don't have that Degree, you may as well find another place to work when you decide you want to try something new.
The second problem is the separating of "haves' and "have nots" in the workplace. Those with Degrees tend to assume a higher social standing over those without. It's disturbing but very real. I don't think we could ever get far enough past that to "Just Say No".
So first they had to figure out what evidence there was.
Nope. The jurors were all given opportunity to disclose any previous legal wranglings. Hogan chose to omit the Seagate one.
The ice was found on Mercury.
Wait, I'm confused now. What does Queen have to do with freakin NASA?
The cool thing that made HB cool was it tried to be all-platform-inclusive while promoting indie software while remaining DRM free. Pay-what-you-want and charitable contributions were also a big plus. I felt warm and fuzzy buying HBs.
If I were to buy this Bundle I'd just feel like a tool. THQ or not, it's totally out of spirit with what HB initially represented.
Texas may be slowly warming up to the idea
They may want to move a little faster. They have a lot of coastline.
With over $150 Billion in equity* it's a laughable settlement considering the gross negligence BP should be cited for.
[*] - http://www.bp.com/extendedsectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9021229&contentId=7039276
'll pay ya back after I settle up with da liquor store first, of course.
Slashdot: We aren't racist/sexist. We shamelessly pick on everyone.
All the six drives ive had started going bad by returning corrupted data (no errors shown on SMART, just bluescreens)
BSOD could be from anything. Hardly an accurate way to determine a bad hard drive.
To be fair, I've been using OCZ Agility 3 drives for something like 5 years now and have only had 1 problem drive (back in 2007 I think) which OCZ replaced, no questions asked.
Been running two (linux MD) RAID1 arrays of them for about a year production (mysql) as well as a 500G in my desktop. I also have an iSCSI server serving shares off a single drive (testing environment) which has been up for over a year. They work more than well and so far seem as reliable as anything else.
There is a large Hex nut holding the poles together - and you call yourselves scientists?
FTFA: "There's no room for error ... the schedule is very tight," said Vince Novak, director of the EBRD's nuclear safety department, who added that staying within budget is also a concern.
30 years to get this figured out and they still wait till the last possible minute. Seems to illustrates the fundamental problem with a lot of problems we face today.
less modular is leaving a lot of money on the table.
Nope. Modular leads to alternative solutions. The last thing Intel wants is Modular. Look at some of the proprietary lock-in that goes on with riser cards, power supplies and form factors (Hi, Dell).
Even in the heyday of proprietary RISC systems
No, there was plenty of premium pricing for RISC based gear. A 400Mhz Sun Ultrasparc was well over $12k refurb back in the mid 90s. You could build a great (at the time) Pentium system for 1/10th the cost back then. That's a big difference. That's how Linux got in the server room.
Intel would love to have the desktop "enthusiast" market locked down and proprietary. The only thing keeping them from doing that in the past was the alternative CPU vendors (AMD, Cyrix, et al). They are all dead and gone now with the exception of AMD which seems to be on life support.
Nobody wants ARM for the desktop because it's not x86 bytecode compatible. All your software needs to be recompiled, if library compatibility is even there... not to mention all the new bugs. It's like starting all over again.
http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/30827565.jpg
Chemistry 101, please say hello to Mathematics 201.
All this knowledge and we still burn through fossil fuels like a crack whore in a meth lab.
Climate change is an Anthropogenic addiction.
it would probably burn quite vigorously.
Sounds like a job for MythBusters
cost-to-fix vs. cost-to-take-a-chance. Chance always wins.
some natural process will start to decrease carbon levels
Yep, but most likely the process is going to create inhospitable climates for people (which would reduce carbon levels, just not the kind you're thinking)
significant amount of data to suggest that we're doing anything "bad" or that anything "good"
You're ignoring the fact that global temperatures are definitely rising. Whether it's from anthropogenic "good" or "bad" is beside the point. It is going to get very, very tough for people to live on this planet in the next 20-50 years. It would be wise to start figuring out ways to deal with arid cropland, ocean acidification and dried up aquifers. Oh, add a mean temp of 110F (possibly higher) to the US midwest region (you know, where most cropland is). In a very short time, even the "crackpot" schemes are going to seem quite viable.
He's obviously tired of hearing how broken, abused and utterly bukkake'd the patent system is yet he has no intention of fixing any of it. Sounds to me like a guy who's making lots of money off keeping it broken.
I love these quotes:
"The explosion of litigation we are seeing is a reflection of how the patent system wires us for innovation,"
The job thing....
"supported the jobs of 40 million American workers, or 27.7 percent of all US jobs."
Really? Which world?
"Our patent system is the envy of the world,"
Looks like an infected kernel module so one of the below:
1) server was cracked, and module compiled
2) compromised kernel mod in distro
more likely #1 but probably too early to tell. Grepping kernel sources for some of the text in the module_init binary may be fun:
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Nov/94
That said, even if you encrypt the postcard, there's nothing to say that the guy the other end isn't forced to give a decrypted version to his local law enforcement or face jail-time anyway.
You make a valid point but I think the gist of this legislation is to allow legal, casual snooping without the hassle of obtaining a warrant. If this bill passes, there will be egregious abuses (cop snooping on ex-wife, etc) that will go unchallenged because, well, it was legal. The only excuse needed will be "I felt the safety of the person was at risk" or "We had reason to believe..."
Whole point is, this bill would make casual snooping and abuses very easy to get away with and the consequences non-existent and easy as pie to skirt-around.
1) On-site Diesel to power ops for 48hours
2) Tanker of Diesel pump->doorstep within 12hours
3) Generators
4) Backup generators
5) 48hours worth of food for staff + repair guys
6) nearby lodging reservations staff + repair guys
if they waited another year or two then the outcome would be different
Well, say what you will about W8 but the fact of the matter is that W8 is Microsoft's attempt to stop flailing around in the smartphone/tablet market. MS can't afford to wait another year to find a niche with the mobile/tablet crowd. They have taken a gamble to force-feed a touchscreen interface on their desktop user-base and it's failing miserably.