Do you know what happened to Mac Hall? machall.com no longer resolves, and the Wayback Machine's last indexed page was March of this year. Where did they go?
Perhaps I need to read TFA more closely, but I am left wondering what the advantages of using lasers for interplanetary communications would have over our traditional RF or microwave systems. After all, it's all EM radiation, so it's speed of light, and the lasers they're using apparently can't reach through clouds, so what are the reasons why you would want to use lasers instead of radio antennas?
An oxymoron is a word or phrase that contradicts itself, such as "sweet sorrow" or "Microsoft Linux."
"Proprietary Standard" is not an oxymoron because the two words are not mutually exclusive. If a proprietary x is widely used and generally accepted, than it is a proprietary standard.
I don't understand...if you are skilled draftsman, why is it that you cannot learn to use a CAD program in order to stay current with industry? You already understand the concepts, and you're here so I assume you aren't afraid of computers...
Engineers and designers don't use CAD because "computerization is cool," they use it becuase it opens up the possibility of professional-level drafting to those who don't have the special skill of drawing, like yourself.
What about Konrad Zuse and his Z1, Z2, Z3, etc.? His accomplishments are ignored or brushed aside in almost every discussion of computer history I have come across.
What, you don't remember when CD-ROM's came in those little cartridges(sort of like ultra-slim, funky jewel cases)?
You just stuck the whole thing in a drive, cartridge and all. I still remember copies of Grolier's Encyclopedia getting stuck in the drives of the Mac's at my school.
I think we should go back to those as our optical media become more and more dense, data-wise.
CD-ROM's pressed at the factory can be scratched to hell and still play, CD-R's are OK but a bit less reliable and lasting, and I'm practicaly walking on eggshells when I touch my DVD-R's because I've seen how sensitive they are to scratches. Something really does need to done.
I wouldn't be the least bit offended to be called a "Yank," which would be the abbreviation analogous to "Brit." US'ian is awkward to say and looks awkward in text.
Is it true that IBM won't sell a laptop with Linux? I find that a bit odd, as IBM is often cited as one of THE major corporate supporters of Linux. Or is it just that the don't offer Debian, and you would rather they sell one without an OS at all?
Years?!
SCO has financial backing from Microsoft, so they can afford to keep up ridiculous court cases. I'd be surprised if this guy has a nickel a day after the trial starts.
But....a PC's just not a PC without a floppy drive...*sniff.* I guess old habits die hard. I know that new macs don't have floppies, but do most people really not have one? Are most PC's today being sold without floppies? To me, a PC without a floppy drive just looks....wrong, somehow.
After all nearly 30% of all servers are based on open source software
Ha! Don't you mean 30% of all servers are based on proprietary solutions? Last I heard, Apache was the clear leader in web server software, and a significant number of Apache installations are running on top of an Open Source operating system. Or were you referring to servers in a broader sense? I would suspect that the margins would even out a bit if you included corporate intranet servers and the like, but I think(hope?) that a little more than 30% are running Open-Source solutions.
Why does everyone suggest burning an ISO of memtest86? I'm staring at my memtest86 boot floppy right now wondering why anyone would waste a CD-R on such a small bootable program.
Walmart, with it's enormous purchasing power, can't deliver a Linux system that is more than $20 less than it's Windows equivalent even at the very bottom of the market.
Maybe Microsoft wouldn't be happy with them if they made their Linux deal more attractive than Windows?
Or maybe the potential market for pre-installed Linux comps at Wal-Mart is so small that they just don't bother making it the best deal they can muster.
Anyhow, I imagine many, perhaps most, really serious gamers would opt to build their own machine and shop around for the best prices on components...and that means they don't get the OEM version of Windows, and the retail cost of XP does look pretty hefty when compared with the cost of a new HD or optical drive.
Go to no-ip.com and register a domain, then use their dynamic DNS service along with their client software. This will give you a hostname that always points to your box, even if your IP changes.
Actually, I think Shatner is a fine actor as well. I like the original Star Trek, cheese and all, and the Priceline stuff (some of it) is funny.
What kinda touched a nerve in your original post was that you assumed that since Shatner had received xxy award, in this case an Emmy, than his acting must be "good." Not that you might like it, but that it was "good" (a subjective quality).
I can understand thinking that since it received an Emmy, it's something you might like, and that's what I think you meant, but not what you said at first. It seemed to me that you were basing your opinion(and passing it off as fact!) on the opinion of the bodies who administer the Emmy award.
Enjoyment of the performance of an actor is a subjective matter and I wouldn't let anyone else make my decisions for me about who/what is good and what is not, be it 12,000 actors, 12,000 dentists, whatever.
After reading your second comment, you seem to be saying that the new show might not be bad, you haven't seen it. But in your first, you did say "he must be a good actor" when referring to a show you hadn't seen based solely on the fact tha the won an emmy. This, for some reason (it was 5:00 AM and I was really tired) inspired me to rant and rave about it, without even making my point clear (did I have one?:)
I haven't listened to Shatner's album, so I won't comment on it. But "the character he's playing...he won an Emmy for it. Must be fairly good acting then eh?"
Well gosh I guess it must be so! Wow an emmy are you fscking kidding me? He MUST be a damn good actor. I sure am glad we have this totally independent and unbiased body that doles out objective judgements(how's that for a sly oxy-moron?) on the performance of artists.
Sorry to get so worked up in this OT rant but if you reread that comment I think you might find it's a bit of a non sequitor.
I concur. For crying out loud, the FAQ is an important part of any web site! There's a reason they call HTML the standard, you know. And here I thought the U.S. was the land of Microsoft.
don't you think that those who purvey unpopular opinions would have a hell of a time getting phone service?
No, I think that those who purveyed unpopular opinions would be allowed to have their phones and have their calls monitered by those who might be interested in their private conversations, like perhaps the government.
If the gov. had tighter control of the internet(or do they?;), such people might have a hard time publishing their opinions on the web, as it is more well-suited for mass distribution, and perhaps the powers that be don't want what said person has to say to reach the public.
everything from slow throughput to corrupt TCP/IP stacks were blamed on spyware
Actually, quite a few peices of malware/virii will corrupt the TCP/IP stack, such as one "VXDialer" I had oh-so-much-fun cleaning off of my own system.
Slow throughput could also be caused by spyware/bots etc. spitting out a lot of spam, contacting other bots/the "mother ship", whatever. However, that is not that likely and it would be irresponsible for a tech to point to spyware first as a possible cause of low throughput.
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Do you know what happened to Mac Hall? machall.com no longer resolves, and the Wayback Machine's last indexed page was March of this year. Where did they go?
Thanks. I hope someone mods you up, I thought "LASERS ARE TEH AWESOME YOU DUMMY" was the best response I was going to get.
Perhaps I need to read TFA more closely, but I am left wondering what the advantages of using lasers for interplanetary communications would have over our traditional RF or microwave systems. After all, it's all EM radiation, so it's speed of light, and the lasers they're using apparently can't reach through clouds, so what are the reasons why you would want to use lasers instead of radio antennas?
An oxymoron is a word or phrase that contradicts itself, such as "sweet sorrow" or "Microsoft Linux." "Proprietary Standard" is not an oxymoron because the two words are not mutually exclusive. If a proprietary x is widely used and generally accepted, than it is a proprietary standard.
Engineers and designers don't use CAD because "computerization is cool," they use it becuase it opens up the possibility of professional-level drafting to those who don't have the special skill of drawing, like yourself.
Yeah, tell me about it. I heard about this case on NPR more than a full day before I read this story here.
What about Konrad Zuse and his Z1, Z2, Z3, etc.? His accomplishments are ignored or brushed aside in almost every discussion of computer history I have come across.
What, you don't remember when CD-ROM's came in those little cartridges(sort of like ultra-slim, funky jewel cases)?
You just stuck the whole thing in a drive, cartridge and all. I still remember copies of Grolier's Encyclopedia getting stuck in the drives of the Mac's at my school.
I think we should go back to those as our optical media become more and more dense, data-wise.
CD-ROM's pressed at the factory can be scratched to hell and still play, CD-R's are OK but a bit less reliable and lasting, and I'm practicaly walking on eggshells when I touch my DVD-R's because I've seen how sensitive they are to scratches. Something really does need to done.
I wouldn't be the least bit offended to be called a "Yank," which would be the abbreviation analogous to "Brit." US'ian is awkward to say and looks awkward in text.
Is it true that IBM won't sell a laptop with Linux? I find that a bit odd, as IBM is often cited as one of THE major corporate supporters of Linux. Or is it just that the don't offer Debian, and you would rather they sell one without an OS at all?
Years?!
SCO has financial backing from Microsoft, so they can afford to keep up ridiculous court cases. I'd be surprised if this guy has a nickel a day after the trial starts.
But....a PC's just not a PC without a floppy drive...*sniff.* I guess old habits die hard. I know that new macs don't have floppies, but do most people really not have one? Are most PC's today being sold without floppies? To me, a PC without a floppy drive just looks....wrong, somehow.
After all nearly 30% of all servers are based on open source software
Ha! Don't you mean 30% of all servers are based on proprietary solutions? Last I heard, Apache was the clear leader in web server software, and a significant number of Apache installations are running on top of an Open Source operating system. Or were you referring to servers in a broader sense? I would suspect that the margins would even out a bit if you included corporate intranet servers and the like, but I think(hope?) that a little more than 30% are running Open-Source solutions.
Why does everyone suggest burning an ISO of memtest86? I'm staring at my memtest86 boot floppy right now wondering why anyone would waste a CD-R on such a small bootable program.
Walmart, with it's enormous purchasing power, can't deliver a Linux system that is more than $20 less than it's Windows equivalent even at the very bottom of the market.
Maybe Microsoft wouldn't be happy with them if they made their Linux deal more attractive than Windows?
Or maybe the potential market for pre-installed Linux comps at Wal-Mart is so small that they just don't bother making it the best deal they can muster.
Anyhow, I imagine many, perhaps most, really serious gamers would opt to build their own machine and shop around for the best prices on components...and that means they don't get the OEM version of Windows, and the retail cost of XP does look pretty hefty when compared with the cost of a new HD or optical drive.
Go to no-ip.com and register a domain, then use their dynamic DNS service along with their client software. This will give you a hostname that always points to your box, even if your IP changes.
Actually, I think Shatner is a fine actor as well. I like the original Star Trek, cheese and all, and the Priceline stuff (some of it) is funny.
What kinda touched a nerve in your original post was that you assumed that since Shatner had received xxy award, in this case an Emmy, than his acting must be "good." Not that you might like it, but that it was "good" (a subjective quality).
I can understand thinking that since it received an Emmy, it's something you might like, and that's what I think you meant, but not what you said at first. It seemed to me that you were basing your opinion(and passing it off as fact!) on the opinion of the bodies who administer the Emmy award.
Enjoyment of the performance of an actor is a subjective matter and I wouldn't let anyone else make my decisions for me about who/what is good and what is not, be it 12,000 actors, 12,000 dentists, whatever.
After reading your second comment, you seem to be saying that the new show might not be bad, you haven't seen it. But in your first, you did say "he must be a good actor" when referring to a show you hadn't seen based solely on the fact tha the won an emmy. This, for some reason (it was 5:00 AM and I was really tired) inspired me to rant and rave about it, without even making my point clear (did I have one? :)
P.S. I knew I would screw up non sequitur.
Rubbish.
I haven't listened to Shatner's album, so I won't comment on it. But "the character he's playing...he won an Emmy for it. Must be fairly good acting then eh?"
Well gosh I guess it must be so! Wow an emmy are you fscking kidding me? He MUST be a damn good actor. I sure am glad we have this totally independent and unbiased body that doles out objective judgements(how's that for a sly oxy-moron?) on the performance of artists.
Sorry to get so worked up in this OT rant but if you reread that comment I think you might find it's a bit of a non sequitor.
I concur. For crying out loud, the FAQ is an important part of any web site! There's a reason they call HTML the standard, you know. And here I thought the U.S. was the land of Microsoft.
What does the W3C have to do with it? AFAIK, fuck-all. TLDs are handled by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).
Did anyone else understand that? Jeebus holy fuck that hurt my brain trying to comprehend the grammar...
Oh, had I mod points, this would be an instant +5. Okay, maybe +4...Lindsey Lohan? Why, man, why?
don't you think that those who purvey unpopular opinions would have a hell of a time getting phone service?
No, I think that those who purveyed unpopular opinions would be allowed to have their phones and have their calls monitered by those who might be interested in their private conversations, like perhaps the government.
If the gov. had tighter control of the internet(or do they? ;), such people might have a hard time publishing their opinions on the web, as it is more well-suited for mass distribution, and perhaps the powers that be don't want what said person has to say to reach the public.
Oh, ha ha.
everything from slow throughput to corrupt TCP/IP stacks were blamed on spyware
Actually, quite a few peices of malware/virii will corrupt the TCP/IP stack, such as one "VXDialer" I had oh-so-much-fun cleaning off of my own system.
Slow throughput could also be caused by spyware/bots etc. spitting out a lot of spam, contacting other bots/the "mother ship", whatever. However, that is not that likely and it would be irresponsible for a tech to point to spyware first as a possible cause of low throughput.