But Mrs Hudson says the party was anything but a drunken riot. In her letter before action to the newspapers, her lawyers say that the Hudsons employed private security guards to help supervise the private party on 3 May. The letter adds that nothing was stolen; no alcohol was served or permitted; none of the guests took part in sexual acts ; the police were not called; and only minor damage was caused to one of the doors.
I faced the bug where I'd lose my network connection after restoring from Sleep mode. But it was fixed about a month ago during one of the automatic updates.
Configuring the shutdown button to actually shut down the pc is actually quite easy. Just go to:
Control Panel --> Hardware & Sound --> Power Options
From the panel on the left, click on "Choose what the Power buttons do"
Hope this helps.
You could have liquid ones, but they take an awful lot of development to get right. NASA, and US institutions in general, typically don't like them because of the danger involved (the Soviets have had some major disasters with liquid fuels). The only people who really did get liquid fuels to be fairly safe and reliable were the British and their Blue Streak (HTP was used after the failure of LOX - impractical in an ICBM), Black Arrow and Black Knight projects: I don't really disagree with you about the development required to build a safe liquid booster.
While the Soviets did have a lot of problems with early liquid-fueled rocket designs, they have since virtually developed it into their specialty now. Virtually all the later Soviet (now Russian) designs use a purely liquid-based design with safety and performance on par, if not greater than Western designs.
Absolutely true... all other things being the same, the same amount of debt spread over various cards will result in a higher credit score. However, the total number of creditors should not be excessive. Creditors includes everybody to whom you owe money... credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, overdue phone bills....
I'd also like to add that WRT your last point, even if you use just one credit card, take the few minutes every month to glance at the other card's statements and ensure that there are no charges. The number one reason why people get charged late fees on unused cards is that they miss a payment on annual/membership fees.
I used for work for Capital One customer support... it's been a while but IIRC, as long as the amount contested was not too substantial (around $100), the charge would be taken off without any questions asked. Only of the card (not the cardholder) had a history of contested charges then the call would be transferred to second level customer support where the possibility of identity theft would be investigated.
This is exactly why I find cameraphones useful even though the quality of pictures taken by them usually sucks. The camera is meant for taking quick snapshots in situations when you either don't have a better camera around, or the photo just doesn't justify taking a photo with a 'proper' camera.
For example, if I'm in an unfamiliar mall and am searching for a particular store, the first thing I do is take a photo of the map of the mall near the enterance. Or if I see some cool electronics that I like but want to research on the net before buying it, I just take an image of the fact sheet/price tag for reference later. It sure beats the hell out of pulling out a full-size (or even mini-sized camera), or a notepad or even typing the information into your cellphone as a Draft SMS.
My personal experience with portable multi-function devices is that the more the functions you use, the faster the battery drains out. I use my Nokia 7710 for virtually everything. My only gripe is that the battery lasts for just four hours of extended ebook reading, which is fine for commutes, but sucks for any long distance trips.
Personally, I'm waiting for a PDA/Phone with a large eInk screen that can run for days between charges.
2 years ago, the Nokia 7710 had a browser that supported flash. (One of the reasons I bought it at the time). It is still one of the best phones if you intend to browse the web on the phone a lot.
Virtually all HP printers are supported out of the box under Ubuntu.
I was running Ubuntu 6.06 and it flawlessly detected my HP MFP. The only gripe I had was that the default drivers did not offer the advanced features of the Windows drivers.
That problem was easily fixed within 10 minutes of browsing the Ubuntu forums. Newer HP printers also provide a direct link to the Linux drivers on their support site.
Seagate owns Maxtor... and not the other way around.
WRT your other points...
The processor used in this machine uses a completely different architecture and cannot be compared MHz-for-MHz with Athlons or Pentium 4s.
I don't have much experience with gaming on Linux (I tried it once and was sorely disappointed), but I don't see how this machine will be able to run any Linux games other than the extremely basic FreeCiv and other low graphics. Without an separate graphics card, this machine is going to depend on it's processor to provide the horsepower for displaying graphics - horsepower this machine does not have.
What I think this computer is going to be good at is
- Basic web browsing.
- Office work.
- Music.
- Movies.
All in all, although this is not a great computer, I think it makes sense for it's target audience. The people who consider the computer to be just another appliance in the home and expect it to work the same way. The target audience would not expect or know enough to upgrade the hardware or software every year or two, maintain and protect the software from spyware and viruses/virii etc. They would expect it to start up reasonably fast (maybe boot time should take no longer than the time it takes to load a DVD into a player), get them online and get their letters/reports/finances done.
Finally a question of my own..
The distro loaded on this system is derived from Ubuntu. Do they pre-load the codecs to play proprietary formats, or the user expected to find and load them on their own?
I don't know about US law on this issue... will the people who purchased stolen laptops from him have to return them? Or does he have to make good the cost of the laptops to the companies he stole them from?
What's the logic behind this proposed law? I can (almost) understand taxing the sale of blank CDs as they could be used for making copies of music without compensating the artist.
But this proposal is insane. They want the people who are actually paying for the music to pay more because they _might_ share the music with others (doesn't Canada follow the principle of "Innocent until proven guilty"?). Moreover, it's not like this law is applicable to DRM-free music that could conceivably be easier to share.
My personal opinion is that if I'm going to be paying money to compensate the music company for music that I might share, I might as well as go ahead and share the music anyway.
I think you might want to check those figures again. Cisco was ordered to pay $800M+ for importing $500M in equipment. But that $800M figure is not just taxes, it includes fines and interest as well.
Not really. SAP targets it's products to a whole range of organizations. I'm a SAP HR consultant, and the client I'm currently implementing SAP for has a turnover of around $80 million. I know of companies a lot smaller which have implemented SAP.
Coming back to the original post, I'd like to say that any organization's success in implementing SAP depends upon how good a job they did on mapping their existing processes. Without that critical step, the project is bound to go over budget - both on time as well as on finances.
SAP is not an easy software to configure or install. It takes a large investment in time, money and effort to implement it. However, once implemented it has to potential to give great gains. But it all depends if you have a clear idea about how you are going to implement it and what gains you expect from it.
Actually Mach 0.8 or thereabouts is about the fastest you can fly while still being fuel efficient. Beyond that and the aircraft starts experiencing trans-sonic drag which persists until the aircraft crosses Mach 1-1.1 IIRC.
To go faster than Mach 0.8, you either need more powerful engines or a more aerodynamic airframe. Bigger engines are available, but are much more expensive and fuel hogs at sub-sonic speeds, while the nature of civil aircraft means that building a faster airliner while still carrying an economical number of passengers involves too many design compromises.
The Concorde and Tu-144 were the only civilian supersonic airliners. Both of them used long thin fuselages and delta wings. The delta wings meant that the aircraft had to maintain a high angle-of-attack during take-offs. Which in turn led to longer (and heavier) landing gear and (heavy) droop-snoot noses.
In that case just hope that the person operating it does not aim for the ISS instead of trying for an orbit near it.:)
On a more serious note... I don't think this would be efficient to launch substantial payloads into orbit because of the inefficiencies involved. A chemical rocket converts mass (rocket fuel) into energy just once - at the time of launch. OTOH for the rail gun, first there would be losses of energy while generating the electricity required to power the thing and once again inside the gun itself.
I'd like to second this. I've deployed Office 2007 in two locations so far. Both locations had existing business licenses for Office XP and 2003. The main reason for the upgrade was that the beancounters wanted the 'latest' version (I did not have a say in the selection of the software).
There were some teething problems but users soon got to like the interface. Now, most people who just need the basic features like the fact that the most frequently used tools are just two clicks away, while more experienced users still use their old keyboard shortcuts without any changes.
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India has massive inequality problems, is still haunted by the caste system
You must be referring to K.R.Narayanan, President of India 1997-2002. He was born a Dalit, one of the lowest castes possible.
I'm not trying to deny the existence of castism in India. It is still present in some of the rural areas, but it is on the wane.
No.... FTFA a regular GSM SIM card will work just fine. It's the AT&T 3G SIM cards that don't work.... well 2 out of 3 of them at least.
But Mrs Hudson says the party was anything but a drunken riot. In her letter before action to the newspapers, her lawyers say that the Hudsons employed private security guards to help supervise the private party on 3 May. The letter adds that nothing was stolen; no alcohol was served or permitted; none of the guests took part in sexual acts ; the police were not called; and only minor damage was caused to one of the doors.
Yep ... that sounds like a really fun party. :)
I faced the bug where I'd lose my network connection after restoring from Sleep mode. But it was fixed about a month ago during one of the automatic updates.
Configuring the shutdown button to actually shut down the pc is actually quite easy. Just go to:
Control Panel --> Hardware & Sound --> Power Options
From the panel on the left, click on "Choose what the Power buttons do"
Hope this helps.
While the Soviets did have a lot of problems with early liquid-fueled rocket designs, they have since virtually developed it into their specialty now. Virtually all the later Soviet (now Russian) designs use a purely liquid-based design with safety and performance on par, if not greater than Western designs.
Absolutely true... all other things being the same, the same amount of debt spread over various cards will result in a higher credit score. However, the total number of creditors should not be excessive. Creditors includes everybody to whom you owe money ... credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, overdue phone bills ....
I'd also like to add that WRT your last point, even if you use just one credit card, take the few minutes every month to glance at the other card's statements and ensure that there are no charges. The number one reason why people get charged late fees on unused cards is that they miss a payment on annual/membership fees.
I used for work for Capital One customer support ... it's been a while but IIRC, as long as the amount contested was not too substantial (around $100), the charge would be taken off without any questions asked. Only of the card (not the cardholder) had a history of contested charges then the call would be transferred to second level customer support where the possibility of identity theft would be investigated.
This is exactly why I find cameraphones useful even though the quality of pictures taken by them usually sucks. The camera is meant for taking quick snapshots in situations when you either don't have a better camera around, or the photo just doesn't justify taking a photo with a 'proper' camera.
For example, if I'm in an unfamiliar mall and am searching for a particular store, the first thing I do is take a photo of the map of the mall near the enterance. Or if I see some cool electronics that I like but want to research on the net before buying it, I just take an image of the fact sheet/price tag for reference later. It sure beats the hell out of pulling out a full-size (or even mini-sized camera), or a notepad or even typing the information into your cellphone as a Draft SMS.
My personal experience with portable multi-function devices is that the more the functions you use, the faster the battery drains out. I use my Nokia 7710 for virtually everything. My only gripe is that the battery lasts for just four hours of extended ebook reading, which is fine for commutes, but sucks for any long distance trips.
Personally, I'm waiting for a PDA/Phone with a large eInk screen that can run for days between charges.
Not to forget the disadvantage of having to tote along the water supply with you. This was a major problem for railway steam engines.
2 years ago, the Nokia 7710 had a browser that supported flash. (One of the reasons I bought it at the time). It is still one of the best phones if you intend to browse the web on the phone a lot.
Bastard Operator From Hell ... is that you?
IIRC MythTV supports some USB TV tuners. I might be mistaken though.
Virtually all HP printers are supported out of the box under Ubuntu.
I was running Ubuntu 6.06 and it flawlessly detected my HP MFP. The only gripe I had was that the default drivers did not offer the advanced features of the Windows drivers.
That problem was easily fixed within 10 minutes of browsing the Ubuntu forums. Newer HP printers also provide a direct link to the Linux drivers on their support site.
Seagate owns Maxtor ... and not the other way around.
WRT your other points...
The processor used in this machine uses a completely different architecture and cannot be compared MHz-for-MHz with Athlons or Pentium 4s.
I don't have much experience with gaming on Linux (I tried it once and was sorely disappointed), but I don't see how this machine will be able to run any Linux games other than the extremely basic FreeCiv and other low graphics. Without an separate graphics card, this machine is going to depend on it's processor to provide the horsepower for displaying graphics - horsepower this machine does not have.
What I think this computer is going to be good at is
- Basic web browsing.
- Office work.
- Music.
- Movies.
All in all, although this is not a great computer, I think it makes sense for it's target audience. The people who consider the computer to be just another appliance in the home and expect it to work the same way. The target audience would not expect or know enough to upgrade the hardware or software every year or two, maintain and protect the software from spyware and viruses/virii etc. They would expect it to start up reasonably fast (maybe boot time should take no longer than the time it takes to load a DVD into a player), get them online and get their letters/reports/finances done.
Finally a question of my own..
The distro loaded on this system is derived from Ubuntu. Do they pre-load the codecs to play proprietary formats, or the user expected to find and load them on their own?
I don't know about US law on this issue... will the people who purchased stolen laptops from him have to return them? Or does he have to make good the cost of the laptops to the companies he stole them from?
What's the logic behind this proposed law? I can (almost) understand taxing the sale of blank CDs as they could be used for making copies of music without compensating the artist.
But this proposal is insane. They want the people who are actually paying for the music to pay more because they _might_ share the music with others (doesn't Canada follow the principle of "Innocent until proven guilty"?). Moreover, it's not like this law is applicable to DRM-free music that could conceivably be easier to share.
My personal opinion is that if I'm going to be paying money to compensate the music company for music that I might share, I might as well as go ahead and share the music anyway.
I think you might want to check those figures again. Cisco was ordered to pay $800M+ for importing $500M in equipment. But that $800M figure is not just taxes, it includes fines and interest as well.
Not really. SAP targets it's products to a whole range of organizations. I'm a SAP HR consultant, and the client I'm currently implementing SAP for has a turnover of around $80 million. I know of companies a lot smaller which have implemented SAP.
Coming back to the original post, I'd like to say that any organization's success in implementing SAP depends upon how good a job they did on mapping their existing processes. Without that critical step, the project is bound to go over budget - both on time as well as on finances.
SAP is not an easy software to configure or install. It takes a large investment in time, money and effort to implement it. However, once implemented it has to potential to give great gains. But it all depends if you have a clear idea about how you are going to implement it and what gains you expect from it.
Or he's wearing his pants on back to front!
Imagine using something like that used in Minority Report all day...
If you thought your RSI from using a mouse was bad, think about what'd happen after you'd been waving your arms at your computer screen all the time.
Actually Mach 0.8 or thereabouts is about the fastest you can fly while still being fuel efficient. Beyond that and the aircraft starts experiencing trans-sonic drag which persists until the aircraft crosses Mach 1-1.1 IIRC. To go faster than Mach 0.8, you either need more powerful engines or a more aerodynamic airframe. Bigger engines are available, but are much more expensive and fuel hogs at sub-sonic speeds, while the nature of civil aircraft means that building a faster airliner while still carrying an economical number of passengers involves too many design compromises. The Concorde and Tu-144 were the only civilian supersonic airliners. Both of them used long thin fuselages and delta wings. The delta wings meant that the aircraft had to maintain a high angle-of-attack during take-offs. Which in turn led to longer (and heavier) landing gear and (heavy) droop-snoot noses.
In that case just hope that the person operating it does not aim for the ISS instead of trying for an orbit near it. :)
... I don't think this would be efficient to launch substantial payloads into orbit because of the inefficiencies involved. A chemical rocket converts mass (rocket fuel) into energy just once - at the time of launch. OTOH for the rail gun, first there would be losses of energy while generating the electricity required to power the thing and once again inside the gun itself.
On a more serious note
Are you sure you're using the right tool for the job. With that much data, you might find it better to use a proper database software.
I'd like to second this. I've deployed Office 2007 in two locations so far. Both locations had existing business licenses for Office XP and 2003. The main reason for the upgrade was that the beancounters wanted the 'latest' version (I did not have a say in the selection of the software).
There were some teething problems but users soon got to like the interface. Now, most people who just need the basic features like the fact that the most frequently used tools are just two clicks away, while more experienced users still use their old keyboard shortcuts without any changes.