Though I am inclined to classify this research as bogus, it's quite funny and intriguing that the USA, Britain, Russia and China are in the same club. I'd like to hear my president talk to China about privacy.
I thought the Chinese would beat India on this important issue. One thing I know is that they (the Chinese), are not very far behind, and they will beat the Indians. Already, they own a bigger chunk of our electronics market as compared to the Indians.
While I agree that New York will definitely be standing 100 years from today, I doubt that the "action" among world cities will be in New York. Think about finance and entertainment.
Having visited Shanghai just last month and I must say I was very very impressed. Traffic lights, the weather, the transport system were all on track to be more modern as compared to what we have here in New York.
Sadly, the status quo here in New York will not change anytime soon, and that will seal our fate mainly because of corruption.
How can Fedora be a "serious threat" to Ubuntu when according to well known facts, the Fedora platform is a testing ground for RedHat and will always be?
The Ubuntu zealots are also very vocal and defend the Debian apt system from which Ubuntu gets its package manager. Has yum improved that much to match apt? I doubt.
Ohio's Alternative to Diebold Machines May Be Equally Bad
For God's sake, let us as Americans, do just one thing right before the year is out. This year has been dogged by negative news from A to Z. I certainly need a break.
'AutoSpaceLikeWord95' and others will be 'extracted from the main specification and relocated to an independent annex in DIS 29500 for deprecated functionality.'
...that, that so called deprecated functionality will be "re-introduced" in an update to enhance the user experience and security at some later date. When this happens, part of hell will break lose and we'll be back here at Slashdot debating this and that.
My problem with OO.o on Windows is speed. It's dog slow, and its database is still wanting. In fact, the database looks and feels incomplete. The ability to design forms and add business logic to their controls (scripting) is poorly implemented!
On Linux, all the above Windows points are valid and in addition, it's extra slow and ugly looking considering the fonts and general interface.
I have become skeptical with news like this. Why? Because applications that natively support ODF appear to be incomplete (read heavy). Sun's own StarOffice is no different as compared to OpenOffice.org. Microsoft will try to use these deficiencies to it's advantage.
These applications do not feel snappy and crisp at all, though the code base is at least 10 years old.
I know it's a matter of time before ODF applications catch-up to Microsoft's offerings.
Some mathematicians have solved the mystery by developing a mathematical model that shows how one driver hitting the brakes a little too hard can cascade into a backup miles behind.
Some drivers are always under some kind of external or internal influences. Internal influences would include the influence of drugs.
At a place I normally frequent, I always see "smart/well-dressed respectable men and women" dying to get a fix before getting behind the wheel. By the way, I do not do drugs of any kind.
The cost per watt is average. But even then, this average is subjective because the amount of sunlight one gets depends on location.
Regions near the equator would obviously harness more energy more cheaply than say the Canadian arctic where some areas get a few hours of light depending on season.
In the present 2.0.0.11 Firefox, I miss the ability to pause/resume or even stop/resume downloads. This is a feature I thought would be included. What about support for bittorrent, anyone?
Laws of nature are mere observations that folks who have lots of time have come to realize that they are almost always observed/followed. Of course, there will be fellas who go against the norm occasionally.
Pretty soon (in a few generations), being gay will also be another "law of nature." But I still wonder how it works because being male, I have no desire for my fellow man. There are those who have the desire and I respect them.
Is Microsoft involved in this at all? If it is, then I am worried. Other than that, I can only say..."bring it on." It will be a matter of some kind of plug-in to make all viable browsers feel at home in whatever environment they find themselves in.
...and the method is [Osama] bin Laden's method. It works! You know why I believe it works? It's because despite millions offered for his head, he's eluded capture since 2001, though he still continues to communicate to his lieutenants.
And he's not just wanted by any government. He's wanted by the so called "most powerful country on earth."
I am curious to know what the real costs involved are. Our Redmond folks would point to these costs as one of the reasons why an investment in Linux might not be a wise idea.
The other thing is: How is the NYSE handling integration of Linux into a windows network? I am sure there are a few windows boxes at the exchange. There is this guy at www.linux.com who is claiming or alleging that Ubuntu is hard to integrate in a Windows network. Here is the link http://www.linux.com/feature/122681
On a personal note, I'd rather have Linux have better configuration tools OR the same or similar format in its configuration text files. One particularly hard configuration file to modify is the Dovecot/Postfix LDA. This is what I mean, have a look:
dovecot unix - n n - - pipe
flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/lib/dovecot/deliver -d ${recipient}
Yes, you have to deal with this stuff, and only God knows what those "-" mean. For those that might not know, the user's line above one MUST look alike for the server to work. This is a far cry from Samba's configuration files that are much simpler.
Last but not least, can the folks at the NYSE confirm or deny that all server tasks are now handled by Linux? I hope they are, but would not be surprised if they come out and say they cannot confirm or deny that very fact.
In my case, I would like to know whether US cell phone numbers are portable. That is to say; can one have a number say 123-456-7890 in Detroit pegged to carrier ABC switch to another carrier and still retain the same number 123-456-7890?
Pressure on the government to restart operations began to build after delays in the shutdown of the government-run site, which generates two-thirds of the world's radioisotopes, began to cause a critical shortage of radioisotopes."
How does this one site belonging to a single country generate two-thirds of the worlds radioisotopes? How is this possible?
Who are the other [major] suppliers? The world has so several nuclear powers and I wonder what these powers are doing.
The fact that this reactor was built in the fifties is a blessing in disguise! You see, it shows that the engineering even back then, was sound.
On the other hand, it points to ineptness of successive Canadian governments that have failed to install better and more efficient nuclear systems.
To me, this *is* decay.
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Can Time Slow Down?
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You don't say what you mean by "metric" time, but my guess is that you're asking about using a temporal analog of the current systems of linear distance, weight, volume, etc.
What I mean is something like this:
100 seconds in 1 minute
100 minutes in 1 hour
100 hours in a day etc
By the way do the 12 months in a year have anything to do with the 12 hours in a day?
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I have always wondered why we have 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, 60 seconds in a minute and so on. What criteria were used to put these metrics in place? By the way, when did time as we know it, begin?
What would be the problem with metric time for example?
I surely would not fall for such! I guess my Russian friends were under the "spell" of vodka. I am meant to understand that Russians are to vodka as Americans are to junk food.
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Let us talk about GITMO where the US has broken international law according to many. Shall we?
Though I am inclined to classify this research as bogus, it's quite funny and intriguing that the USA, Britain, Russia and China are in the same club. I'd like to hear my president talk to China about privacy.
I thought the Chinese would beat India on this important issue. One thing I know is that they (the Chinese), are not very far behind, and they will beat the Indians. Already, they own a bigger chunk of our electronics market as compared to the Indians.
Having visited Shanghai just last month and I must say I was very very impressed. Traffic lights, the weather, the transport system were all on track to be more modern as compared to what we have here in New York.
Sadly, the status quo here in New York will not change anytime soon, and that will seal our fate mainly because of corruption.
Because it assumes the Ubuntu folks are seated idle and doing absolutely nothing.
The Ubuntu zealots are also very vocal and defend the Debian apt system from which Ubuntu gets its package manager. Has yum improved that much to match apt? I doubt.
For God's sake, let us as Americans, do just one thing right before the year is out. This year has been dogged by negative news from A to Z. I certainly need a break.
It does not just look like...it definitely is the case that Microsoft *is* making an effort...not just looking like.
Question is: Who is being sensational here?
On Linux, all the above Windows points are valid and in addition, it's extra slow and ugly looking considering the fonts and general interface.
Could you elucidate on the areas in which Adobe's reader (the one you are referring to) is deficient, otherwise you risk being called a troll!
These applications do not feel snappy and crisp at all, though the code base is at least 10 years old.
I know it's a matter of time before ODF applications catch-up to Microsoft's offerings.
Some drivers are always under some kind of external or internal influences. Internal influences would include the influence of drugs.
At a place I normally frequent, I always see "smart/well-dressed respectable men and women" dying to get a fix before getting behind the wheel. By the way, I do not do drugs of any kind.
Regions near the equator would obviously harness more energy more cheaply than say the Canadian arctic where some areas get a few hours of light depending on season.
In the present 2.0.0.11 Firefox, I miss the ability to pause/resume or even stop/resume downloads. This is a feature I thought would be included. What about support for bittorrent, anyone?
Pretty soon (in a few generations), being gay will also be another "law of nature." But I still wonder how it works because being male, I have no desire for my fellow man. There are those who have the desire and I respect them.
Is Microsoft involved in this at all? If it is, then I am worried. Other than that, I can only say..."bring it on." It will be a matter of some kind of plug-in to make all viable browsers feel at home in whatever environment they find themselves in.
It's now time for a disclaimer, so here we go:
I do not know what I am talking about.
And he's not just wanted by any government. He's wanted by the so called "most powerful country on earth."
The other thing is: How is the NYSE handling integration of Linux into a windows network? I am sure there are a few windows boxes at the exchange. There is this guy at www.linux.com who is claiming or alleging that Ubuntu is hard to integrate in a Windows network. Here is the link http://www.linux.com/feature/122681
On a personal note, I'd rather have Linux have better configuration tools OR the same or similar format in its configuration text files. One particularly hard configuration file to modify is the Dovecot/Postfix LDA. This is what I mean, have a look:
dovecot unix - n n - - pipe
flags=DRhu user=vmail:vmail argv=/usr/lib/dovecot/deliver -d ${recipient}
Yes, you have to deal with this stuff, and only God knows what those "-" mean. For those that might not know, the user's line above one MUST look alike for the server to work. This is a far cry from Samba's configuration files that are much simpler.
Last but not least, can the folks at the NYSE confirm or deny that all server tasks are now handled by Linux? I hope they are, but would not be surprised if they come out and say they cannot confirm or deny that very fact.
In my case, I would like to know whether US cell phone numbers are portable. That is to say; can one have a number say 123-456-7890 in Detroit pegged to carrier ABC switch to another carrier and still retain the same number 123-456-7890?
How does this one site belonging to a single country generate two-thirds of the worlds radioisotopes? How is this possible?
Who are the other [major] suppliers? The world has so several nuclear powers and I wonder what these powers are doing.
The fact that this reactor was built in the fifties is a blessing in disguise! You see, it shows that the engineering even back then, was sound.
On the other hand, it points to ineptness of successive Canadian governments that have failed to install better and more efficient nuclear systems.
To me, this *is* decay.
What I mean is something like this:
By the way do the 12 months in a year have anything to do with the 12 hours in a day?
What would be the problem with metric time for example?
I surely would not fall for such! I guess my Russian friends were under the "spell" of vodka. I am meant to understand that Russians are to vodka as Americans are to junk food.