Given that the plane is heavily instrumented, available, and didn't burn, this should be a simpler case to examine. Hopefully, a lot can be learned. At least more than if it crashed and burned in a jungle, or into the ocean.
A single, or more than one, file gets corrupted and the show doesn't go on.
Yes the underlying reasons for this happening are of interest to us, since many of us are charged with implementing or running systems, while not as showy, have to run to pay the bills.
Yes, the operating system in use is an issue, since it has part of the job of keeping files from being corrupted. It has the job of catching errors.
It was a flashy semi-failure in our collective business, we would be the stupid ones not to learn all we can about it.
I'm guessing this is Moore's law in action, in that the memory chips have scaled. Notebook motherboard space hasn't increased, so they probably aren't increasing the number of chips, but going to the next gen of memory chips.
We (voters) have a need to collect said data, and used (paid for) your (vendor's) machine/program to do so. We still own the raw data, and the information contained in. Dump the table of votes, in comma delimited form, and burn it to a DVD, which is then MD5 (or something) as "official", and can be published.
No proprietary information needs to be revealed to anybody. Just a list, one line per vote, and answers voted on.
We have fill in the dots, and turn the ballot into the box, which presumably checks for errors, before beeping and accepting the ballot for storage. Count them as many times as needed, either by machine or hand.
The traditional wall mounted box with a pull lever on the side. It opens so you can see the simple mechanical switch inside. Lockable, so that you can insure that it won't get switched back on, while your hands are inside the guts of something electromechanical.
Simple, safe, and sure. That is why they have been used, and will be, for years.
I would think the head honcho's over at MS would move robust feces if they found their goodies had been licensed by open source folks.
That said, I do believe that GNU could act as a corporation and license the stuff. It certainly would make good court theatrics to have RMS sitting there with a wad of cash, and have the attornies say "you mean license to this guy under these terms". A real put up or shut up action.
I do think this is angle tha GNU/RMS should look into.
GNU, the organization, would seem to be a perfect fit for this, let them raise the $10K for the license on behalf of all their developers who use the information for GNU projects. This would be like looking them like a huge, widely distributed, company.
The lines on the finances can be drawn anywhere, but to stay in business a company has to earn a little profit. Are they marking up Linux, or their services, the hardware, or?
What is key here is that companies have noticed they can make a profit off of FOSS, rather than being forced to suckle at MS's teat. This isn't bad for FOSS.
The business (and educational) world wants computers and software that just work.
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Given that 1/3 of air time is commercials, I'm hoping no.
Given that the plane is heavily instrumented, available, and didn't burn, this should be a simpler case to examine. Hopefully, a lot can be learned. At least more than if it crashed and burned in a jungle, or into the ocean.
MySQL powered by SUN has a nice ring to it.
Cool baby, cool.
A single, or more than one, file gets corrupted and the show doesn't go on.
Yes the underlying reasons for this happening are of interest to us, since many of us are charged with implementing or running systems, while not as showy, have to run to pay the bills.
Yes, the operating system in use is an issue, since it has part of the job of keeping files from being corrupted. It has the job of catching errors.
It was a flashy semi-failure in our collective business, we would be the stupid ones not to learn all we can about it.
If the unit is more in demand than can be supplied right now, then stoking the demand with more media attention is not a good idea.
If it is stacked to the ceiling in warehouses, then throw fuel on the media fire.
Are they gonna sue me for the cassettes I made in the day of the LP and cassettes in the car?
Same idea, different generation.
Worse is the old style bulbs. The Ace by me has a recycling program, but its only for CFL. I asked about the old long bulbs, no answer.
Apparently there is a county hazmat point that will take them, at one location with limited hours.
I'm guessing this is Moore's law in action, in that the memory chips have scaled. Notebook motherboard space hasn't increased, so they probably aren't increasing the number of chips, but going to the next gen of memory chips.
In this case, voting, the data is the item.
We (voters) have a need to collect said data, and used (paid for) your (vendor's) machine/program to do so. We still own the raw data, and the information contained in. Dump the table of votes, in comma delimited form, and burn it to a DVD, which is then MD5 (or something) as "official", and can be published.
No proprietary information needs to be revealed to anybody. Just a list, one line per vote, and answers voted on.
Remember how well the bimbo's that now read news did in math class?
Its a bit more work, but it works well, and it scales. I have an system, biggest expense the case and ps, holding half a dozen drives in Raidz.
We have fill in the dots, and turn the ballot into the box, which presumably checks for errors, before beeping and accepting the ballot for storage. Count them as many times as needed, either by machine or hand.
Seems to me to work rather well.
The traditional wall mounted box with a pull lever on the side. It opens so you can see the simple mechanical switch inside. Lockable, so that you can insure that it won't get switched back on, while your hands are inside the guts of something electromechanical.
Simple, safe, and sure. That is why they have been used, and will be, for years.
Sure is a better choice than GTA, or a shooter, etc.
Be cool if they could link to others playing, as neighboring cities.
The possibilities of edu-tainment are unlimited.
Folding@home has reached a petaflop out of PS3 games. A record supposedly, from the BBC news. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7074547.stm
I run their PC sw on my systems I keep on. They are getting results, and publishing papers based on the research.
Did he use appropriate era memory, you know the ol' 1k chips, meaning 1024 by 1?
Core memory? Hey kids, instead of stringing popcorn this holiday, we are gonna do memory cores!
Cool none the less.
I thought humans had proved this one a long time ago, at the first kegger.
I would think the head honcho's over at MS would move robust feces if they found their goodies had been licensed by open source folks.
That said, I do believe that GNU could act as a corporation and license the stuff. It certainly would make good court theatrics to have RMS sitting there with a wad of cash, and have the attornies say "you mean license to this guy under these terms". A real put up or shut up action.
I do think this is angle tha GNU/RMS should look into.
GNU, the organization, would seem to be a perfect fit for this, let them raise the $10K for the license on behalf of all their developers who use the information for GNU projects. This would be like looking them like a huge, widely distributed, company.
in a spectacular fashion. Either extreme, it is rare that a mission is routine.
Easier to imagine a new virus or fungi that kills them off.
I try to work around this by using "heirloom" seeds in the garden, rather than modern hybrids.
And there in lies the true beauty of open source.
Which is why the ability to recount the ballots is crucial.
More important than rapid counting to make the 11pm news.
The lines on the finances can be drawn anywhere, but to stay in business a company has to earn a little profit. Are they marking up Linux, or their services, the hardware, or?
What is key here is that companies have noticed they can make a profit off of FOSS, rather than being forced to suckle at MS's teat. This isn't bad for FOSS.
The business (and educational) world wants computers and software that just work.