As part of my mission as an advocate for open source applications on
Windows, I've gotten spaces set aside at the Windows Vista Readiness
ISV Lab. In the past the company has only invited commercial software
developers to these labs. I'm committed to evolving our thinking
beyond commercial companies to include open source projects, so I went
to the non-trivial effort of getting slots for non-commercial open
source projects.
That's an interesting view of what 'commercial' means. It looks like, as far as Redomd is concerned, Open Source == Non Commercial. That really misunderstands what Open Source is all about.
I used to be a civil servant, and yes, here at the Dept. for I'm Not Allowed To Tell You we wasted vast sums of money. Then we were outsourced to a certain IT company, again, I'm not allowed to say whom, even if it does sound like an ex Englang goal keeper, and they are certainly more efficient, at wasting money.
Yes, I've worked both sides of the fence, and quite frankly, the civil service side wasted less, had fewer penpushers, was more rigourous in vetting suppliers, and brought it's project in nearer budget and deadline (that was nearer, not on!)
IBM's business agenda, though, doesn't include lavishing praise on a rival operating system. It prefers Linux and its own proprietary version of Unix, called AIX. Solaris now runs on x86 computers such as IBM's System x servers as well as on Sun's own Sparc-based computers. OpenSolaris is designed to appeal to developers, who have the power to sneak software into companies the same way Linux snuck in during the 1990s.
Hey guys (and gals), they're trying to get our vote!
Using trains to deliver bombs has been described in great (fictional) detail in 'A Big Boy Did And Ran Away' by Christopher Brookmyer.
Simply put:-
Board train with suitcase filled with explosives at any station - minimal security.
Leave suitcase in suitable location and leave train. Here in the UK no one would touch it
Use timer/gps to detonate bomb at suitable location. Suggestions given were:-
As train passes suitable military base
As train passes through suitable urban area
And even without the gps/timer aspect, consider what would happen if a bomb went of in a major rail station of your choice in a city of your choice during the rush hour. Remember 7/7/05? Those were baby bombs delivered by amateurs.
Science is always about testing the hypothesis against the data and redefining as required. You might as well say 'why don't we have four elements 'earth, water, air and fire', it's been that way for years.
If you're going to do science then you have to live with knowledge changing.
The parent post, to which I was replying, was commenting about the media overkill (his words) when using a CD when a floppy would have had sufficient capacity. As such my comment
in packaging terms the space wastage was enormous
refers, as did the parent, to using a meduim capable of storing 700Mb to hold 200Kb, so yes, I did mean data capacity, as did the parent.
My father, a medical statistician, was one of the authors of a book on skeletal maturity http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0702025119/ref=sr _11_1/002-0416510-2702407?ie=UTF8. I was asked to provide a program to accompany the book so that paedeatricians wouldn't need to do the complex maths that goes from measuring x-rays to assessing growth. This was a simple VC++ routine which came to less than 200Kb. The publishers insisted that it should be on a CD, not a floppy, because
They were geared up to use CDs
The end users couldn't be guaranteed to have a floppy drive available
So, in packaging terms the space wastage was enormous, but in marketing terms it was the sensible decision.
Free speech? I do not see them slapping fines on people for unsolicited snail mail. And trust me, you can get a lot of that crap and getting addresses is really damn easy. Also, the article isn't clear about the Utah law. It could be using those nice, vague terms that make the law unenforceable and could even target e-mail that was solicited. Remember, people sometimes identify items as spam that really are not.
I don't know about Utah, and IANAL, but here in the UK, you do get prosecuted for sending snailmail pr0n, there are quite stringent laws about what can, and can't be sent via snail mail for this very reason.
Er, except my wife wants to listen to Abba in one room, my son want's to listen to Slipknot in another room, and I'm deep into Miles Davis in a third room, all served from the same MP3 server, and each of us has a menu driven interface to choose what we want. When it works, i.e. wireless range permitting, the MP101 is quite a nice piece of kit.
I own a number of Netgear MP101 Wireless Digital Music players so that I can play my MP3 collection anywhere in the house. Well, sort of anywhere, the kitchen is a nightmare, especially when the microwave oven is on. The Dining room is OK, most of the time, the lounge moderate. The study (where the server is) is great.
The moral of this is that I've invested in a wireless infrastructure, but I still wish I'd put in wires for some of the locations.
I haven't got Mod points at the moment, so all I can offer is a heartfelt thanks for stopping the endless posts by people who can't be bothered to RTFM.
Maybe I'm dumb, but I read it as 'testing drugs' - monitoring the changes in the body when certain drugs are used. As someone who is (remotely) involved in Medical Research I feel this is a Good Thing (TM).
In economics, a monopoly (from the Latin word monoplium - Greek language Greek monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a kind of product or service. Monopolies are characterized by a lack of economic competition for the good or service that they provide and a lack of viable substitute goods.
So, does the mosquito wearing the white robes bite the Caucasian because only true Aryan blood will do, or the Afro-American because, for so many years they have lived off their blood and sweat?
There is nothing wrong with monopolies -- only ill-gotten dastardly monopolies
All monopolies are inherently wrong. As long as there is only one supplier, whether it be private or government, then they, not the customer, control the market. As such the market is controlled by the wishes or share holders (private) or Government ministers (public) who do not have your best interests at heart.
If you really want to see what is wrong with monopolies look at the old Soviet Russia. Look how well they worked there.
So when the Chinese overtake in 50 years time, you'll be quite happy accepting their standards. And if you don't think they'll catch up and overtake, then neither did we Brits 100 years ago, or the Romans 1600 years ago.
And there you have it. Who says that the US method is the correct form. Whilst English is generally accepted as the international language of science it, and it's conventions, are not correct, they're the convention. Given that US technicians have problems deciding whether to work in SI or Imperial, I wouldn't be quite so quick to talk about 'the correct form'.
Oh, and personal abuse diminishes you, not me.
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- Sacked for gross incompetence
- Left after being used as a scapegoat
The point of most unfair dismissal actions is not the money, it's the CV.Yes, I've worked both sides of the fence, and quite frankly, the civil service side wasted less, had fewer penpushers, was more rigourous in vetting suppliers, and brought it's project in nearer budget and deadline (that was nearer, not on!)
Simply put:-
- Board train with suitcase filled with explosives at any station - minimal security.
- Leave suitcase in suitable location and leave train. Here in the UK no one would touch it
- Use timer/gps to detonate bomb at suitable location. Suggestions given were:-
- As train passes suitable military base
- As train passes through suitable urban area
And even without the gps/timer aspect, consider what would happen if a bomb went of in a major rail station of your choice in a city of your choice during the rush hour. Remember 7/7/05? Those were baby bombs delivered by amateurs.And will, of course, be marked ANY.
If you're going to do science then you have to live with knowledge changing.
But Ben Gunn moved it years ago!
My father, a medical statistician, was one of the authors of a book on skeletal maturity http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0702025119/ref=sr _11_1/002-0416510-2702407?ie=UTF8. I was asked to provide a program to accompany the book so that paedeatricians wouldn't need to do the complex maths that goes from measuring x-rays to assessing growth. This was a simple VC++ routine which came to less than 200Kb. The publishers insisted that it should be on a CD, not a floppy, because
- They were geared up to use CDs
- The end users couldn't be guaranteed to have a floppy drive available
So, in packaging terms the space wastage was enormous, but in marketing terms it was the sensible decision.Humans, at least alive ones, are not at zero degrees K, and therefore radiate energy, not much, but some. We might be said to be dim matter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matterThis link will tell you more.
Er, except my wife wants to listen to Abba in one room, my son want's to listen to Slipknot in another room, and I'm deep into Miles Davis in a third room, all served from the same MP3 server, and each of us has a menu driven interface to choose what we want. When it works, i.e. wireless range permitting, the MP101 is quite a nice piece of kit.
Well wireless is fine but...
I own a number of Netgear MP101 Wireless Digital Music players so that I can play my MP3 collection anywhere in the house. Well, sort of anywhere, the kitchen is a nightmare, especially when the microwave oven is on. The Dining room is OK, most of the time, the lounge moderate. The study (where the server is) is great.
The moral of this is that I've invested in a wireless infrastructure, but I still wish I'd put in wires for some of the locations.
I haven't got Mod points at the moment, so all I can offer is a heartfelt thanks for stopping the endless posts by people who can't be bothered to RTFM.
Maybe I'm dumb, but I read it as 'testing drugs' - monitoring the changes in the body when certain drugs are used. As someone who is (remotely) involved in Medical Research I feel this is a Good Thing (TM).
Thanks Salzorin - the only problem was my boss wondered what I was laughing at - and I couldn't say /.!
Guess I walked right into that one!
So, does the mosquito wearing the white robes bite the Caucasian because only true Aryan blood will do, or the Afro-American because, for so many years they have lived off their blood and sweat?
Thanks for the smile, rovingeyes.
All monopolies are inherently wrong. As long as there is only one supplier, whether it be private or government, then they, not the customer, control the market. As such the market is controlled by the wishes or share holders (private) or Government ministers (public) who do not have your best interests at heart.
If you really want to see what is wrong with monopolies look at the old Soviet Russia. Look how well they worked there.
I highly doubt that they could get their population to accept them completely shutting off access to the outside world
Er, exactly which China are we talking about here. If the population don't accept things then they get run over by tanks.
So when the Chinese overtake in 50 years time, you'll be quite happy accepting their standards. And if you don't think they'll catch up and overtake, then neither did we Brits 100 years ago, or the Romans 1600 years ago.
use the correct form
And there you have it. Who says that the US method is the correct form. Whilst English is generally accepted as the international language of science it, and it's conventions, are not correct, they're the convention. Given that US technicians have problems deciding whether to work in SI or Imperial, I wouldn't be quite so quick to talk about 'the correct form'. Oh, and personal abuse diminishes you, not me.