...how many e-mails has he recieved in total? I've kept spam for six months before and it totaled less than 100MB...and I get a cubic buttload of crap daily.
...is now a niche market, I can't wait until these monsters really begin to get into the heavy lift market. Imagine loads that now have to be transported by freighter in multi-week voyages being transported by blimps in days?
..within my department at work. The company recently exported some data entry positions to India. Our IT manager claims this is just a natural progression to the "next thing", just as we made the move to a service-based economy. But what is the next thing? A progression to service seems natural in hindsight; can anyone point to what is after that?
Of course, I hear people say that wages overseas will eventually climb, making companies here rethink this outsourcing strategy. But when? 50 years from now? I am no alarmist, but this is beginning to really, really worry me.
effect in the radio industry, where finding areas to put antennas is difficult due to population density, FAA regulations, etc. A more compact unit could be placed on taller buildings, essentially broadening the area that the signal could reach in urban areas.
...look at stories such as this and worry about the loss of privacy. What makes you think you have any privacy now? I'm not trying to be flippant, but privacy in the US and most of Europe has become an illusion. Your cell phone can or will be able to track you; your use of credit cards tracks you; the fact that you have a social security card (in the US) or a license can be used to track you.
Many of us, myself included, thought that our privacy would be robbed of us by some huge, overbearing government like a thief in the night. But you know what? We gave it up for nothing but convienence and our never-ending desire for newer and better gadgets.
...on this. The US Navy did experiments with the Sea Shadow in the 80's (see previous posts), but it was determined that too much everyday utility would have to be sacrificed to acheive true stealthiness. However, some of the features of the Sea Shadow were integrated into new convential ships-of-the-line (like the Arleigh Burke-class guided missle destroyers) such as "secret angles" (LOL) that reduce radar signatures.
This Swedish ship isn't much more than a large patrol boat. That's not to say that it can't do it's job effectively; however, it's not designed for long-endurance blue water operations. IMHO, the stealth moniker is for public consumption more than anything else. The best seaborne defense is not stealth, but good defensive weapons such as Sea Sparrows and CIWS (Phalanx)
I like my PC a whole hell of a lot more than any Mac I've ever used. I put it together for peanuts (well under $1000), it's screaming fast and I can upgrade it piecemeal if I so choose.
But I have to say that Apple does a great job of selling "cool". They have shown us, time and time again, that a PC can look great in your living room. I think this will finally usher watercooling out of the niche of the overclocker and into the mainstream PC community, the same way they did Firewire.
or an especially smart businessman, could someone explain why Gentoo made this move at this time?
BTW, I DO understand the contradiction with the name.
would be if we discovered a very old, very advanced civilization that threw historians a curveball. For example, what if some ancient civilization was just as advanced as us but nuked themselves out of existence?
This could explain much: the gods of Greek mythology, etc. Just a thought.
I think that's the proper way to look at this: a value-added service that is paid for in the cost of the product or service you are buying. I understand that there are going to be free hotspots, but providers will have to get one over on those spots by selling security and reliability.
Given a chance? I know I'm probably inviting disaster here, but is every stinkin' OS out there supposed to be forced down our throats so that, if and when it fails, we can say it was "given a chance"?
I wrote a book once that no one wanted to publish; fair enough. Was I not "given a chance" because so many people read John Grisham and Tom Clancy?
of this thing is pretty high IMHO, it's usefullness is almost zilch. First, when was the last time you watched broadcast TV? In my case, it's been years ago; then again, I rarely watch TV at all. The only good use I can think of for this thing is at sporting events when you want the camera's view.
I grow tired of "gadgety" gadgets. I want smaller, lighter and multi-functional---the first thing that comes to mind is something like a Treo 600. A good, clear screen (OLED?) coupled with broadband wireless and a satellite tuner would REALLY set the world on fire, even if it looked like a geek's wet dream.
I know, I know: we have to get past clunky and useless to get to cool and useable. But why did this thing ever leave the R&D Department?
they also mentioned that these compounds are found on many electronic devices. Let's just suppose, for the sake of argument, that this dust shortens your life span by 10-15 years. Are we willing to change our lives radically (go back to 19th century living) in order to live longer? Or will we just deal with it as a cost of progress?
Like an earlier poster said, everything kills you.
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...how many e-mails has he recieved in total? I've kept spam for six months before and it totaled less than 100MB...and I get a cubic buttload of crap daily.
...is now a niche market, I can't wait until these monsters really begin to get into the heavy lift market. Imagine loads that now have to be transported by freighter in multi-week voyages being transported by blimps in days?
..within my department at work. The company recently exported some data entry positions to India. Our IT manager claims this is just a natural progression to the "next thing", just as we made the move to a service-based economy. But what is the next thing? A progression to service seems natural in hindsight; can anyone point to what is after that? Of course, I hear people say that wages overseas will eventually climb, making companies here rethink this outsourcing strategy. But when? 50 years from now? I am no alarmist, but this is beginning to really, really worry me.
effect in the radio industry, where finding areas to put antennas is difficult due to population density, FAA regulations, etc. A more compact unit could be placed on taller buildings, essentially broadening the area that the signal could reach in urban areas.
...look at stories such as this and worry about the loss of privacy. What makes you think you have any privacy now? I'm not trying to be flippant, but privacy in the US and most of Europe has become an illusion. Your cell phone can or will be able to track you; your use of credit cards tracks you; the fact that you have a social security card (in the US) or a license can be used to track you.
Many of us, myself included, thought that our privacy would be robbed of us by some huge, overbearing government like a thief in the night. But you know what? We gave it up for nothing but convienence and our never-ending desire for newer and better gadgets.
...on this. The US Navy did experiments with the Sea Shadow in the 80's (see previous posts), but it was determined that too much everyday utility would have to be sacrificed to acheive true stealthiness. However, some of the features of the Sea Shadow were integrated into new convential ships-of-the-line (like the Arleigh Burke-class guided missle destroyers) such as "secret angles" (LOL) that reduce radar signatures. This Swedish ship isn't much more than a large patrol boat. That's not to say that it can't do it's job effectively; however, it's not designed for long-endurance blue water operations. IMHO, the stealth moniker is for public consumption more than anything else. The best seaborne defense is not stealth, but good defensive weapons such as Sea Sparrows and CIWS (Phalanx)
I like my PC a whole hell of a lot more than any Mac I've ever used. I put it together for peanuts (well under $1000), it's screaming fast and I can upgrade it piecemeal if I so choose. But I have to say that Apple does a great job of selling "cool". They have shown us, time and time again, that a PC can look great in your living room. I think this will finally usher watercooling out of the niche of the overclocker and into the mainstream PC community, the same way they did Firewire.
the head of the MPAA was quoted as saying, "Make the bad men stop!!!"
or an especially smart businessman, could someone explain why Gentoo made this move at this time? BTW, I DO understand the contradiction with the name.
would be if we discovered a very old, very advanced civilization that threw historians a curveball. For example, what if some ancient civilization was just as advanced as us but nuked themselves out of existence? This could explain much: the gods of Greek mythology, etc. Just a thought.
I think that's the proper way to look at this: a value-added service that is paid for in the cost of the product or service you are buying. I understand that there are going to be free hotspots, but providers will have to get one over on those spots by selling security and reliability.
Given a chance? I know I'm probably inviting disaster here, but is every stinkin' OS out there supposed to be forced down our throats so that, if and when it fails, we can say it was "given a chance"?
I wrote a book once that no one wanted to publish; fair enough. Was I not "given a chance" because so many people read John Grisham and Tom Clancy?
of this thing is pretty high IMHO, it's usefullness is almost zilch. First, when was the last time you watched broadcast TV? In my case, it's been years ago; then again, I rarely watch TV at all. The only good use I can think of for this thing is at sporting events when you want the camera's view. I grow tired of "gadgety" gadgets. I want smaller, lighter and multi-functional---the first thing that comes to mind is something like a Treo 600. A good, clear screen (OLED?) coupled with broadband wireless and a satellite tuner would REALLY set the world on fire, even if it looked like a geek's wet dream. I know, I know: we have to get past clunky and useless to get to cool and useable. But why did this thing ever leave the R&D Department?
they also mentioned that these compounds are found on many electronic devices. Let's just suppose, for the sake of argument, that this dust shortens your life span by 10-15 years. Are we willing to change our lives radically (go back to 19th century living) in order to live longer? Or will we just deal with it as a cost of progress? Like an earlier poster said, everything kills you.