...than all the films in the 50s about radiation turning people into monsters...
No, it doesn't do this... but it does something that they didn't think about back then: It causes cancer. Which causes great suffering, and kills people.
The knee-jerk reflex is there for a reason, whether it is the literal one with the human knee, or the natural human response to 'scary' technology. As long as the latter is done from an informed perspective, it serves a purpose: To start a debate, to get people thinking! It may not allways show the right problems, but it might lead to someone finding real problems.
...exhaust the original open source devs and they give up. Viola!
Hmm, I mean this is illegal at the end of the day. Not that I have faith in the American legal system (ha!), but I think the DoJ wouldn't look to favorably on this. No to mention the bad press it would cause among millions (how many are you guys?:) of sysadmins...
There has been many questions asking where you think 3D graphics will go, but here it another angle at it:
Where would you like 3D graphics to go? - Voxels? - Raytracing/radiocity? (If ever possible live.) -...or, should we just stick with the textured triangle until we have more than one per pixel?
I don't know how much current these babies draw...
Ok, so call me a blind monkey. It says it draws 200mW per leg at maximum warp. 1.6W total. With a 1.5V battery, you got about 1A. Few batteries of the appropriate size can even deliver that much current at all, let alone sustain it more than a very short time. We're talking 5 min here... and no payload.:-( Still way kewl tech though.
Of course the power supply is the big problem here. I don't know how much current these babies draw, but somehow I think the required battery would exceed the maximum load in itself. Why can't batteries develop like computers damnit...:-/
Otherwise, integrating the control system onto the die could hardly be that hard. (Maybe expensive... but not like this research is cheap anyway...)
Heh, yea, it allways struck me that the most interesting thing about these events is how much the NSA (and #include 'other_spooks.h')must be laughing at them. I mean, if they were to monitor (allmost) all the backbones in the world, there should have been at ONE where the info was leaked to the press by now. And, I figure all the terrorists with brains allready have PGP...
Anyway, I think most of my non-geek acquaintances would find it rather strange with all those spooky words at the end of every mail.:-)
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Indeed. Salon did a piece on exactly this. Worth a minute, if you have one.
Hehe... and I though I was paranoid. Try a little less X-Files.;-) But seriously, I guess I'm less concerned since I live in a country (Sweden) where the military has relatively little power.
...on a list of "people who take an unhealthy interest in computer security"...
Somehow I think this list would be rather long - if they got everybody who is actually interested in security like the/. contributors. And I doubt military orgs will go for a hap-hazard list - they may not be known for their great morals, but at least they are proffesional...
This is the core problem of looking through other peoples research anywhere, whether it is on/., a public library, or anywhere else.
It is naturally impossible to do perfectly, but it has to be done... we have to be able to find information on a subject without having to learn the whole thing from the bottom. (flameproof) Kindof like me learning Unix.(/flameproof)
Both are true. In a lot of instances, media writes what people want. And in some instances, the media writes what they want people to hear. The first is 'commercialism' and the second is abuse of power.
I don't see where Fear Uncertainty and Doubt was present in my post... I wasn't even being critical...!
So if they contacted Linuxcare for support (yes, I forgot that...), they are making money of the promise for support. Good. Thats the way it should be. -
...they will never spread lies, flames, or the like about another distro or another groups work
I have never heard of any of the actual distro makers do this. But (some of) their supporters, on IRC,/., Usenet, etc... do it all the time. (Hey, just read thru the comments for this article...) I just hope they will realize it hurts the OS they love.
Unlike most conventional large Linux vendors, Macmillan isn't trying to make auxiliary money from training and support.
Didn't this strike anyone else? I mean, isn't what you pay for when you buy RH (or #include 'other_distros.h') the support? I mean, if you just need a CD, you go to a guy with a fat pipe to the net and a CD burner.
I, for one, would have some very serious doubt about buying a Linux distro without support. On the other hand, I have nothing against Mandrake - I'm considering it for my next install.
It seems somehow strange to me that a distro with 'ease of use' as it's primary asset comes without support. (I doubt it's so easy to use that nobody will need support...hehe) Don't get me wrong though - I'm not condemning it. The GPL allows people to make money in the strangest of ways...
>Public Education does, and will always, crappy ass waste of money
Well, that was not neccesarily my point. I was talking about the general concept of teaching, as it is done in schools. (Devoid of inspiration/interest.)
As a matter of fact, the public schools i have gone to were, as far as teaching goes better than private ones. But my comparison on that issue is invalid anyway, since the private schools I have seen where American, and the public were Swedish... The rumors i have heard of American public school seem to point in the direction you are indicating.
Schools should be a legal requirement, but they need to change a lot!!!
>2) If I paid for the opportunity for someone to get education, I would certainly hope they do. If they don't even try, why should they expect unemployment compensation later in life?
What about if the education they are getting is Shit(tm)? Like it is in many parts of the world... (at least the one's i have been to)
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No, it doesn't do this... but it does something that they didn't think about back then: It causes cancer. Which causes great suffering, and kills people.
The knee-jerk reflex is there for a reason, whether it is the literal one with the human knee, or the natural human response to 'scary' technology. As long as the latter is done from an informed perspective, it serves a purpose: To start a debate, to get people thinking! It may not allways show the right problems, but it might lead to someone finding real problems.
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Hmm, I mean this is illegal at the end of the day. Not that I have faith in the American legal system (ha!), but I think the DoJ wouldn't look to favorably on this. No to mention the bad press it would cause among millions (how many are you guys? :) of sysadmins...
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There has been many questions asking where you think 3D graphics will go, but here it another angle at it:
...or, should we just stick with the textured triangle until we have more than one per pixel?
Where would you like 3D graphics to go?
- Voxels?
- Raytracing/radiocity? (If ever possible live.)
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It carried 2.5g... but where did you find its own weight?
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Ok, so call me a blind monkey. It says it draws 200mW per leg at maximum warp. 1.6W total. With a 1.5V battery, you got about 1A. Few batteries of the appropriate size can even deliver that much current at all, let alone sustain it more than a very short time. We're talking 5 min here... and no payload. :-( Still way kewl tech though.
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Of course the power supply is the big problem here. I don't know how much current these babies draw, but somehow I think the required battery would exceed the maximum load in itself. Why can't batteries develop like computers damnit... :-/
Otherwise, integrating the control system onto the die could hardly be that hard. (Maybe expensive... but not like this research is cheap anyway...)
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Hehe, yea, but I have never seen an ant with external power cables. :-)
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Heh, yea, it allways struck me that the most interesting thing about these events is how much the NSA (and #include 'other_spooks.h')must be laughing at them. I mean, if they were to monitor (allmost) all the backbones in the world, there should have been at ONE where the info was leaked to the press by now. And, I figure all the terrorists with brains allready have PGP...
:-)
Anyway, I think most of my non-geek acquaintances would find it rather strange with all those spooky words at the end of every mail.
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Somehow I think this list would be rather long - if they got everybody who is actually interested in security like the /. contributors. And I doubt military orgs will go for a hap-hazard list - they may not be known for their great morals, but at least they are proffesional...
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This is the core problem of looking through other peoples research anywhere, whether it is on /., a public library, or anywhere else.
It is naturally impossible to do perfectly, but it has to be done... we have to be able to find information on a subject without having to learn the whole thing from the bottom. (flameproof) Kindof like me learning Unix.(/flameproof)
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Both are true. In a lot of instances, media writes what people want. And in some instances, the media writes what they want people to hear. The first is 'commercialism' and the second is abuse of power.
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Amen!
At least you speak for me.
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FUD?
Now where did you get that from...?
I don't see where Fear Uncertainty and Doubt was present in my post... I wasn't even being critical...!
So if they contacted Linuxcare for support (yes, I forgot that...), they are making money of the promise for support. Good. Thats the way it should be.
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I have never heard of any of the actual distro makers do this. But (some of) their supporters, on IRC, /., Usenet, etc... do it all the time. (Hey, just read thru the comments for this article...) I just hope they will realize it hurts the OS they love.
Otherwise I agree totally.
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Didn't this strike anyone else? I mean, isn't what you pay for when you buy RH (or #include 'other_distros.h') the support? I mean, if you just need a CD, you go to a guy with a fat pipe to the net and a CD burner.
I, for one, would have some very serious doubt about buying a Linux distro without support. On the other hand, I have nothing against Mandrake - I'm considering it for my next install.
It seems somehow strange to me that a distro with 'ease of use' as it's primary asset comes without support. (I doubt it's so easy to use that nobody will need support...hehe) Don't get me wrong though - I'm not condemning it. The GPL allows people to make money in the strangest of ways...
dufke
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terrorism - thats what the word means!
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>Speculation what apps need mega CPU cycles?
3D games!!!
This is true even with a 'GPU' like the GeForce, since future games are gonna want to do some very realistic physics/AI.
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>would be covered by a BSD style license requiring quoting John 3:16. (Just like corel).
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Well, I doubt Corel requires quoting John 3:16...
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at www.samba.org they do.
There is hope.
Well, that was not neccesarily my point. I was talking about the general concept of teaching, as it is done in schools. (Devoid of inspiration/interest.)
As a matter of fact, the public schools i have gone to were, as far as teaching goes better than private ones. But my comparison on that issue is invalid anyway, since the private schools I have seen where American, and the public were Swedish... The rumors i have heard of American public school seem to point in the direction you are indicating.
Schools should be a legal requirement, but they need to change a lot!!!
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>2) If I paid for the opportunity for someone to get education, I would certainly hope they do. If they don't even try, why should they expect unemployment compensation later in life?
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What about if the education they are getting is Shit(tm)? Like it is in many parts of the world... (at least the one's i have been to)
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this one gave me a good laugh
(i happen to be swedish, not that it matters)
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Yea, and The Silmarillion proves the excitence of Eru Iluvatar, and the Mindcraft benchmarks prove the inferiority of Linux...
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