Did anyone ever stop and think that maybe it is beneficial for these companies to merge?
It is very possible there is benefits tied to economies of scale for large companies. It is one thing when these large companies put up barriers of entries to their markets or when the government does it for them, but if these companies get this big naturally, good for them.
It's retarded how many/.er claim to be Libertarians but the second you start talking real economics they turn into protectionists. Bah I'm sorry to tell you but the Libertarian party doesn't see anything wrong with one company providing phone sevice to you as long as there is no barriers to entry for other competing firms.
Exactly Logically Global Warming + Global Shading != More Global Warming
If the particulate where to be doing the process he described it would reflect back and cool the earth reversing the process of global warming. It just proves that most our global systems are too complex for our current computer systems to model accurately.
There is a browser I can think of that is free and the source is available. The team who develops it is relatively quick about fixing bugs.
I'll see what i can do about the getting woken up to a blowjob, it might cost me a pretty penny or two though.
Opera is struggling in their business model and this is evidence. They can't keep a steady stream of revenue going from ads so they are gonna get students using Opera so their friends and family will use it. I doubt it will work but we'll see i guess.
Just because my neighbors are: Joe Lilly(street name) Default Linksys
My favorite is EagleRotary. This SSID is one of the local ISP's Wireless service. Not only do the broadcast the Physic location of the AP (Rotary Park) they don't encyrpt any traffic over the network. Since the have the volume kicked up so high I can use a little omni antenna inside my house to sniff everything broadcasted out from the APs.
The IMDB?
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If you are compiling a lot of code and have several Linux boxes around you could look into DistCC
Nice to have around if you will install Gentoo on anything
Statistics Last Updated: 12/29/2004 23:59:59 (UTC) [28 hours(s) ago]
Totals:
Members (Rank) 404 (#1)
Current Members 400
Retired Members 4
Total Run Time (y:d:h:m:s) (Rank) 5:315:03:11:34 (#14)
Points Generated (Rank) 1,363,325 (#13)
Results Returned (Rank) 2,661 (#18)
Points are calculated and awarded each time a work unit is completed and a result is successfully returned to World Community Grid Servers. Points are totaled across all machines aggregated under a specific World Community Grid Member.
Points are based upon the strength of your machine(s), measured against World Community Grid Comparison Device. First, the "strength" of your participating machine(s) is calculated by measuring the following parameters of your machine against World Community Grid Comparison Device:
spacer 1) CPU Power The software periodically runs diagnostic tests to establish the processing power of your hardware configuration. These values are averaged and then divided by the CPU-Power value of World Community Grid Comparison Device. The averaged value is then multiplied by the run time used to complete the work unit and return the results to World Community Grid Servers.
2) Random Access Memory (RAM) The software recognizes the amount of RAM in your hardware configuration. Each time the software starts, it detects any changes to the amount of installed RAM. This value is divided by the RAM value of World Community Grid Comparison Device. The result of this calculation is then multiplied by the run time used to complete the work unit and return the results to World Community Grid Servers.
3) Hard Disk Storage On your preferences page, you set the megabytes of hard disk space allocated and available to World Community Grid projects. The lesser of the amount of hard drive space allocated and the amount of total space available on your hard drive partition, is divided by the Hard Disk Storage value of World Community Grid Comparison Device. The result of this calculation is then multiplied by the run time used to complete the work unit and return the results to World Community Grid Servers.
4) Effective Upstream Throughput The software runs a diagnostic test on a regular basis that measures the upstream throughput of your hardware configuration, when communicating with World Community Grid Servers. These values are averaged, and the result is divided by the Effective Upstream Throughput value of World Community Grid Comparison Device. The result of this calculation is then multiplied by the run time used to complete the work unit and return the results to World Community Grid Servers.
The final values for all five parameters are weighted, totaled, and factored to generate a whole number of points greater than or equal to 1 for each result returned.
While any individual parameter can overachieve the corresponding parameter for World Community Grid Comparison Device by any level, no work unit completed by any machine will earn more than twice the total number of points World Community Grid Comparison Device would earn for that same work unit.
Note: The slightest variance in any of the five parameters coupled with the inherent differences across multiple applications and work units within one project will result in different point values being assigned per work unit completion.
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Seattle Metro Rate Plans
PLAN COST DETAILS Standard $9.00 per Hour Each hour includes 30 free miles. Advantage 5 $43.75 per Month Up to 5 hours and 150 miles. Advantage 10 $85.00 per Month Up to 10 hours and 300 miles. Advantage 25 $200.00 per Month Up to 25 hours and 750 miles. Advantage 50 $375.00 per Month Up to 50 hours and 1500 miles. Advantage 100 $700.00 per Month Up to 100 hours and 3000 miles. Advantage 200 $1350.00 per Month Up to 200 hours and 6000 miles. Advantage 300 $1950.00 per Month Up to 300 hours and 9000 miles.
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Hmmm.. very interesting incentives:
Other Fees/Credits
General Membership Fee: All plans require an annual fee and selection of a rate plan. Members may change rate plans before the last day of the month at no charge.
Reservation Cancellation Fee: Reservations may begin and/or end on the hour or half-hour. No charge for cancellation if reservation is cancelled within one hour of making reservation or more than 8 hours before scheduled use. Otherwise member will be charged rates for all hours reserved less any hours used by another member.
Premium Class Vehicle Fee: Premium vehicles, denoted on the Website, are $2 more/hour. Fee waived for Advantage 100 Plan members.
Late Return Fee: If a vehicle is returned late you will be charged a $20 fee plus incurred costs (up to $100). Late fee is waived if Flexcar is notified in advance of late return (other fees may still apply, i.e., cab fare).
Inconvenience Fee: Member will be charged $75 plus costs for inconveniencing other members (no fuel, no ignition key, car not parked in Flexcar spot, etc.).
Damage Fee: Member is responsible for the first $500 of $1,000 deductible for any damage to the vehicles. If you do not report damage you may be held responsible for the first $750 of the $1,000 deductible. Insurance policy information is available at each Flexcar office.
Smoking/Pets Fee: Fee for smoking in a vehicle or carrying pets without a pet carrier is $200.
Cleaning Fee: Emergency vehicle cleaning (interior not ready for next member) is $200 plus costs.
Ignition Key Replacement Fee: Vehicle ignition key replacement fee is $75/hour plus materials.
Remote Unlocking Fee: Remote unlocking of Flexcar vehicle is $15.
Keycard Replacement Fee: Members will be charged $15 for a new Flexcar KeyCard.
Parking Tickets: Member is responsible for all parking tickets during trip. Investigation, resolution of parking, towing, tickets, etc. is $20/hour plus costs.
Vehicle Washing Credit: Members earn a $5 credit plus reimbursement (up to $12 total) for washing vehicle (receipt required).
Gasoline Credit: Members receive a $2 credit for refueling (required if tank is at ¼ or less upon return of the vehicle).
Referral Credit: Members who refer new members receive a $20 credit per new member.
Sounds like a taxi would better serve your needs and you wouldn't have to worry about driving.
You do bring up a good point. What kind of market are these companies cornering?
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Chances are the damn Toyota won't break down either. Mine had over 200k miles on it before someone rear ended it and the only part I had to replace was a batery and a few mufflers (ya for lifetime warrenties).
Even new cars aren't $40k. You can even pickup new cars for around $12k if you want something a little more reliable or fancier.
Slashdot Mirror
Maybe this is one of those rental service where they drive by randomly through out the day.
Turn your lawn into rock. Jesus, quit bitching.
What service?
The important part to the casinos is this is rare. It happens much they'll pull the blackjack tables.
I doubt they'll have readers at the door. All they need is readers built into tables and where they cash chips.
There is enough of those damn things around I doubt you'll ever have to worry about not being able to get one.
Why in the hell did they choose new hampshire?
Did anyone ever stop and think that maybe it is beneficial for these companies to merge?
/.er claim to be Libertarians but the second you start talking real economics they turn into protectionists. Bah I'm sorry to tell you but the Libertarian party doesn't see anything wrong with one company providing phone sevice to you as long as there is no barriers to entry for other competing firms.
It is very possible there is benefits tied to economies of scale for large companies. It is one thing when these large companies put up barriers of entries to their markets or when the government does it for them, but if these companies get this big naturally, good for them.
It's retarded how many
Exactly
Logically Global Warming + Global Shading != More Global Warming
If the particulate where to be doing the process he described it would reflect back and cool the earth reversing the process of global warming. It just proves that most our global systems are too complex for our current computer systems to model accurately.
There is a browser I can think of that is free and the source is available. The team who develops it is relatively quick about fixing bugs.
I'll see what i can do about the getting woken up to a blowjob, it might cost me a pretty penny or two though.
Opera is struggling in their business model and this is evidence. They can't keep a steady stream of revenue going from ads so they are gonna get students using Opera so their friends and family will use it. I doubt it will work but we'll see i guess.
SpongeBob
Just because my neighbors are:
Joe
Lilly(street name)
Default
Linksys
My favorite is EagleRotary. This SSID is one of the local ISP's Wireless service. Not only do the broadcast the Physic location of the AP (Rotary Park) they don't encyrpt any traffic over the network. Since the have the volume kicked up so high I can use a little omni antenna inside my house to sniff everything broadcasted out from the APs.
What is wrong with the IMDB Top 250 movies?
What you need is a large hammer. Then you can really let the tray have it and not have that problem any more.
Sweet another gaming console that has absolutely no games to back it.
f lash.20041028.1.html
We'll see what Sun can pull out of it's ass
http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/2004-10/sun
If you are compiling a lot of code and have several Linux boxes around you could look into DistCC Nice to have around if you will install Gentoo on anything
I find it sad that team Idaho has a higher run time yesterday than the team France....
/. crowd?
Idaho 0:060:08:55:09
France 0:058:20:57:06
Hmmm... now I have to make a decision. Do I join team Idaho or stick with the
Might as well stick with the crowd and be a winner.
Statistics Last Updated: 12/29/2004 23:59:59 (UTC) [28 hours(s) ago]
Totals:
Members (Rank) 404 (#1)
Current Members 400
Retired Members 4
Total Run Time (y:d:h:m:s) (Rank) 5:315:03:11:34 (#14)
Points Generated (Rank) 1,363,325 (#13)
Results Returned (Rank) 2,661 (#18)
Apparently there are a few running Windows
Nope Got it now
Wouldn't work...
Points are calculated and awarded each time a work unit is completed and a result is successfully returned to World Community Grid Servers. Points are totaled across all machines aggregated under a specific World Community Grid Member.
Points are based upon the strength of your machine(s), measured against World Community Grid Comparison Device. First, the "strength" of your participating machine(s) is calculated by measuring the following parameters of your machine against World Community Grid Comparison Device:
spacer 1) CPU Power
The software periodically runs diagnostic tests to establish the processing power of your hardware configuration. These values are averaged and then divided by the CPU-Power value of World Community Grid Comparison Device. The averaged value is then multiplied by the run time used to complete the work unit and return the results to World Community Grid Servers.
2) Random Access Memory (RAM)
The software recognizes the amount of RAM in your hardware configuration. Each time the software starts, it detects any changes to the amount of installed RAM. This value is divided by the RAM value of World Community Grid Comparison Device. The result of this calculation is then multiplied by the run time used to complete the work unit and return the results to World Community Grid Servers.
3) Hard Disk Storage
On your preferences page, you set the megabytes of hard disk space allocated and available to World Community Grid projects. The lesser of the amount of hard drive space allocated and the amount of total space available on your hard drive partition, is divided by the Hard Disk Storage value of World Community Grid Comparison Device. The result of this calculation is then multiplied by the run time used to complete the work unit and return the results to World Community Grid Servers.
4) Effective Upstream Throughput
The software runs a diagnostic test on a regular basis that measures the upstream throughput of your hardware configuration, when communicating with World Community Grid Servers. These values are averaged, and the result is divided by the Effective Upstream Throughput value of World Community Grid Comparison Device. The result of this calculation is then multiplied by the run time used to complete the work unit and return the results to World Community Grid Servers.
The final values for all five parameters are weighted, totaled, and factored to generate a whole number of points greater than or equal to 1 for each result returned.
While any individual parameter can overachieve the corresponding parameter for World Community Grid Comparison Device by any level, no work unit completed by any machine will earn more than twice the total number of points World Community Grid Comparison Device would earn for that same work unit.
Note: The slightest variance in any of the five parameters coupled with the inherent differences across multiple applications and work units within one project will result in different point values being assigned per work unit completion.
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Seattle Metro Rate Plans
PLAN COST DETAILS
Standard $9.00 per Hour Each hour includes 30 free miles.
Advantage 5 $43.75 per Month Up to 5 hours and 150 miles.
Advantage 10 $85.00 per Month Up to 10 hours and 300 miles.
Advantage 25 $200.00 per Month Up to 25 hours and 750 miles.
Advantage 50 $375.00 per Month Up to 50 hours and 1500 miles.
Advantage 100 $700.00 per Month Up to 100 hours and 3000 miles.
Advantage 200 $1350.00 per Month Up to 200 hours and 6000 miles.
Advantage 300 $1950.00 per Month Up to 300 hours and 9000 miles.
Hmmm.. very interesting incentives:
Other Fees/Credits
General Membership Fee:
All plans require an annual fee and selection of a rate plan. Members may change rate plans before the last day of the month at no charge.
Reservation Cancellation Fee:
Reservations may begin and/or end on the hour or half-hour. No charge for cancellation if reservation is cancelled within one hour of making reservation or more than 8 hours before scheduled use. Otherwise member will be charged rates for all hours reserved less any hours used by another member.
Premium Class Vehicle Fee:
Premium vehicles, denoted on the Website, are $2 more/hour. Fee waived for Advantage 100 Plan members.
Late Return Fee:
If a vehicle is returned late you will be charged a $20 fee plus incurred costs (up to $100). Late fee is waived if Flexcar is notified in advance of late return (other fees may still apply, i.e., cab fare).
Inconvenience Fee:
Member will be charged $75 plus costs for inconveniencing other members (no fuel, no ignition key, car not parked in Flexcar spot, etc.).
Damage Fee:
Member is responsible for the first $500 of $1,000 deductible for any damage to the vehicles. If you do not report damage you may be held responsible for the first $750 of the $1,000 deductible. Insurance policy information is available at each Flexcar office.
Smoking/Pets Fee:
Fee for smoking in a vehicle or carrying pets without a pet carrier is $200.
Cleaning Fee:
Emergency vehicle cleaning (interior not ready for next member) is $200 plus costs.
Ignition Key Replacement Fee:
Vehicle ignition key replacement fee is $75/hour plus materials.
Remote Unlocking Fee:
Remote unlocking of Flexcar vehicle is $15.
Keycard Replacement Fee:
Members will be charged $15 for a new Flexcar KeyCard.
Parking Tickets:
Member is responsible for all parking tickets during trip. Investigation, resolution of parking, towing, tickets, etc. is $20/hour plus costs.
Vehicle Washing Credit:
Members earn a $5 credit plus reimbursement (up to $12 total) for washing vehicle (receipt required).
Gasoline Credit:
Members receive a $2 credit for refueling (required if tank is at ¼ or less upon return of the vehicle).
Referral Credit:
Members who refer new members receive a $20 credit per new member.
Sounds like a taxi would better serve your needs and you wouldn't have to worry about driving.
You do bring up a good point. What kind of market are these companies cornering?
Chances are the damn Toyota won't break down either. Mine had over 200k miles on it before someone rear ended it and the only part I had to replace was a batery and a few mufflers (ya for lifetime warrenties).
Even new cars aren't $40k. You can even pickup new cars for around $12k if you want something a little more reliable or fancier.
But instead you paid them to rent it out for the weekend.