Neutrons are the bad boys. They don't have a charge like protons (alphas) and electrons (beta) so they aren't easy to stop. What makes them nasty is that they are massive and can do some real damage.
Poly (and water) make the best neutron radiation sheilding because it has alot of hydrogen atoms (one proton nuclei) which when hit with a loose neutron, will cause the neutron to loose 1/2 it's energy (two equal mass objects remember). So after a few collisions with a few Hydrogen nuclei (protons), the Neutrons become slow enough to be absorbed into any handy atom's nucleus (hopefully NOT in your DNA)
THAT's why they use Poly sheilding in space craft.
If ARCNET fails, you've got bigger problems than 'no network'!
A long time ago, when we were still running Arcnet, someone made the joke that ARCNET could be run over rusty barbed-wire fences and work. It wouldn't suprise me if it was true. Very robust.
These posts all seem to imply that Google/Google's CEO is hypocritical. The post all SEEM to imply that Google is collecting information on everyone which it's not.
The problem here is that the information SOURCES that Google uses are too public. If you use Google to look up Tax Records and get personal information, it's not Google's fault, it's the Tax Office's!
I didn't see the Cnet article but, IF the article meant to imply how bad Google was for making everyone's info public, then Cnet is in the wrong.
Google has just made it easier to find stuff that has always been available.
Cnet is right about how scary the information available is and Google is just a tool to get it. The real problem is the SOURCES of the information.
"Viable" wasn't a good word choice. What he should have said was "FINALLY a Slackware(ish) AMD64 distribution!"
Now that being said....
For historical reasons Slackware has a special place in the hearts of many in the Linux community, granted. And it may even be a decent choice for enthusiasts and roll-your-own professionals. - How about us (the professionals) that don't want bleeding edge releases, a stable install, and LIKE the ease of configuring EVERYTHING with simple text config files.
But any serious enterprise would be beyond foolish to entrust their IT center to an OS developed, packaged and supported entirely at the whim of just a couple of guys with no real infrastructure behind them. - Why? Because he/they quit, we wouldn't get a new release/updates!?! How is that different from the Win2000 crowd's situation now? We run Slackware on all our servers here and all our custom scripts are written to work on ANY Linux distro (as they should be). If Slackware goes away, we'll just change to another distro (when we swap out machines).
Why are you worrying about something improbable like a nuclear attack from readily available internet information when there is a lot more dangerous weapons out there?!?
THANK GOD, for the new World ID Card! That should keep us ALL safe!
Police planted a listening device into the suspect's car to tape conversations. A NY judge later ruled this was legal since "a person on a public road should have no expectation of privacy".
IF the police had followed the guy OR had a series of people watch for him and track him, that's one thing. PLANTING a bug (of any kind) is a wholly different matter.
I think M$ has proven that software companies are pretty much invunerable to any lawsuits due to defective products.
I mean, they have consistanly released defective products AND figured out how to force you to upgrade to the next defective product without fixing the first.
I mean, if you're going to fight the system and go with a distro that your contracts won't support, you'll end up being THE SUPPORT for the Debian users. Been there done that!
So why not at least pick the best distro?
Of course, you really have an ice-cube's chance in hell of getting them to adopt Debian so, this is really a moot point and I might as well use this moment to annoyingly tell everyone which distro I like best-
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Neutrons are the bad boys. They don't have a charge like protons (alphas) and electrons (beta) so they aren't easy to stop. What makes them nasty is that they are massive and can do some real damage.
Poly (and water) make the best neutron radiation sheilding because it has alot of hydrogen atoms (one proton nuclei) which when hit with a loose neutron, will cause the neutron to loose 1/2 it's energy (two equal mass objects remember). So after a few collisions with a few Hydrogen nuclei (protons), the Neutrons become slow enough to be absorbed into any handy atom's nucleus (hopefully NOT in your DNA)
THAT's why they use Poly sheilding in space craft.
If ARCNET fails, you've got bigger problems than 'no network'!
A long time ago, when we were still running Arcnet, someone made the joke that ARCNET could be run over rusty barbed-wire fences and work. It wouldn't suprise me if it was true. Very robust.
http://www.arcnet.com/
These posts all seem to imply that Google/Google's CEO is hypocritical. The post all SEEM to imply that Google is collecting information on everyone which it's not.
The problem here is that the information SOURCES that Google uses are too public. If you use Google to look up Tax Records and get personal information, it's not Google's fault, it's the Tax Office's!
I didn't see the Cnet article but, IF the article meant to imply how bad Google was for making everyone's info public, then Cnet is in the wrong.
Google has just made it easier to find stuff that has always been available.
Cnet is right about how scary the information available is and Google is just a tool to get it. The real problem is the SOURCES of the information.
The good ones will rise to the top and other will just be left behind.
Um, that's not always true...
VHS vs. Beta
C-Quam Vs. Khan
-and-
Microsoft
Are all examples inferior products rising to the top.
I pay for a subscription from Slackware! Just go to the Slackware store.
I downloaded all four ISOs (for 10.1R4) a few days ago and it was SLOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW.
I'd gladly run a torrent if someone has a tracker set up...
"Viable" wasn't a good word choice. What he should have said was "FINALLY a Slackware(ish) AMD64 distribution!"
Now that being said....
For historical reasons Slackware has a special place in the hearts of many in the Linux community, granted. And it may even be a decent choice for enthusiasts and roll-your-own professionals. - How about us (the professionals) that don't want bleeding edge releases, a stable install, and LIKE the ease of configuring EVERYTHING with simple text config files.
But any serious enterprise would be beyond foolish to entrust their IT center to an OS developed, packaged and supported entirely at the whim of just a couple of guys with no real infrastructure behind them. - Why? Because he/they quit, we wouldn't get a new release/updates!?! How is that different from the Win2000 crowd's situation now? We run Slackware on all our servers here and all our custom scripts are written to work on ANY Linux distro (as they should be). If Slackware goes away, we'll just change to another distro (when we swap out machines).
Why are you worrying about something improbable like a nuclear attack from readily available internet information when there is a lot more dangerous weapons out there?!?
THANK GOD, for the new World ID Card ! That should keep us ALL safe!
BTW, Your OS sux, Slackware roolz
"about 36,000 feet" so some freak had to convert it into meters (what ever the hell those are).
I have online banking and I set it up to send Slackware $5 every paycheck.
By the end of the year, Patrick gets $120 from me (more than he would with subscriptions) and since it's only $5 per paycheck so I don't even notice.
(Then I download the images with BitTorrent and save him a little money on mailing and the disks).
We run Slackware on all of our servers because we can configure EVERYTHING as we want it.
I've tried other distros and their GUIs were nice but not for servers. The text configuration of Slackware is GREAT!
Slackware has been around the longest, Partick doesn't rush things and it all just works.
It's also a C with a bunch of H's hanging off.
...in your driveway and get arrested!
Heck in some states, not having your car registered and insured IN your driveway and it's illegal.
They have you regulated no matter what!
... when you drive past a highway speed trap and blink your lights to warn on-coming traffic.
It would fall under the blanket "obstruction of justice" law.
...with little or no effort.
You show me someone who has never broken a law and I'll show you catch all laws that could be used to destroy that person.
There has never been, nor never be a benevolent government. Let your tax return get lost by the IRS and see how nice they are.
Let's take this to the next logical step...
Police planted a listening device into the suspect's car to tape conversations. A NY judge later ruled this was legal since "a person on a public road should have no expectation of privacy".
IF the police had followed the guy OR had a series of people watch for him and track him, that's one thing. PLANTING a bug (of any kind) is a wholly different matter.
Man, those metric users just refuse to use the correct units for a given application... USE LIGHT YEARS!
You might as well have said: "over 700 million miles"
Kilometers!? Indeed!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&cate gory=317&item=5949241580&rd=1
(At least it was $8.00 when I posted this)
AND Whag at least posts a picture of himself.
JK!
Get well Pat! You have my best wishes.
Now I'm off to load a new server with Slack10!
My most memorable toy - KING DING! - http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/4011/html/ki ngdingviews.htm
w olf.html
l e/mattel_big_eagle_small_writeup.htm
Other toys on my list:
Mattel Hot Birds - http://www.hwprotos.com/menu-grp/hotbirds.htm
GI Joe Iron Knight Tank - http://members.aol.com/wheretoysr/tank.jpg
GI Joe Sea Wolf Sub - http://www.users.vance.net/grayarea/1152%20sea%20
Mattel Vertibird - http://www.nostalgia.condoris.net/vertibird.htm
1976 Mattel Space 1999 Eagle 1 - http://www.space1999.net/~catacombs/main/merc/eag
and finally, a 1976 Testor's SPIRIT OF 76 gas powered tethered plane.
I think M$ has proven that software companies are pretty much invunerable to any lawsuits due to defective products.
I mean, they have consistanly released defective products AND figured out how to force you to upgrade to the next defective product without fixing the first.
They are better than drug dealers!
I'm sure in the end, M$ will give them big price breaks ad they'll go with windoz.
Am I being to suspicious?
Just secure a thick sheet of glass/lexan/plexiglass between the pictures and the people!
DUH!!!
I mean, if you're going to fight the system and go with a distro that your contracts won't support, you'll end up being THE SUPPORT for the Debian users. Been there done that!
So why not at least pick the best distro?
Of course, you really have an ice-cube's chance in hell of getting them to adopt Debian so, this is really a moot point and I might as well use this moment to annoyingly tell everyone which distro I like best-
{{{{{SLACKWARE}}}}}
Found where better OSes are sold.
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