Its funny that this semi-drastic move was approved to save energy. Everyone knew it would cause lots of extra work by sysadmins and some problems. But it was deemed to be worth it to save energy. So have about some more drastic moves:
- Ban or highly tax SUVs - Increase parking costs in urban areas where transit exists - Add a transit tax on gas - etc
I read that H&R Block is still doing people's returns but just queueing them on their own system. When CRA is back up H&R will send the backlog. So CRA will get days of traffic in a minute. What could possibly go wrong with that?
You are right, it's better not to the spend any energy or effort on making alternate energy sources. Gas and oil are clean and unlimited, there's really no need for anything else. What are these people thinking?
Yeah, but most people's documents aren't that sensitive. Let say you want to archive your digital photos. For average computer users, I'd recommend this kind of thing.
This is a good idea. It attempts to formalize something thats been done many times before. We do it manually when download from Sourceforge, Yum has a list of mirrors it does automatically. A standard would be nice. I would like to see a new web protocol for it - ie:
metalink://host.com/file.ml
Then inside file.ml simply a list of URLs and weights...
Most talk about OpenID is on the big Internet but I thing it could be used within a big company's Intranet quite nicely. There are always diverse systems that require logins. LDAP is the current "solution" but its quite a pain.
I have liked Crichton's work for a long time but State of Fear was soo stupid I can never read him again. It all about dening global warming which is a bit nuts but the worst thing: it was a really silly story. The characters are so flat and their motivations make no sense. Then there is the guy who is obviously there to give Crichton point of view. And does he ever - about 99 times. OK, I get it! But then there is an afterword of "fact" which goes on about the very same points. Yes we heard you the first zillion times. Very unsubtle and not convincing.
It doesn't seem to hard to be a Microsoft rebel. Oh, and Microsoft even - wow! I predict that 90% of the comments here will be people saying the use AJAX things in the 1990s too.
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Sadly Windows == PC to most people. Maybe someday it will change. I hope so.
Seems to me that this is the kind of unique idea that deserves a patent.
Unlike most software patents.
Its funny that this semi-drastic move was approved to save energy.
Everyone knew it would cause lots of extra work by sysadmins and some problems.
But it was deemed to be worth it to save energy.
So have about some more drastic moves:
- Ban or highly tax SUVs
- Increase parking costs in urban areas where transit exists
- Add a transit tax on gas
- etc
I'd be in favor of all this kind of stuff.
I read that H&R Block is still doing people's returns but just queueing them on their own system.
When CRA is back up H&R will send the backlog. So CRA will get days of traffic in a minute.
What could possibly go wrong with that?
> problematic Microsoft DST patch
So they are using Windows - yikes!
You'd better offer an gmail @ edu thing too.
Why not.
The command line is very friendly:
a rg>stuff</arg><arg>*</arg></args></command>
<command><command-name>grep</command-name><args><
You are right, it's better not to the spend any energy or effort on making alternate energy sources.
Gas and oil are clean and unlimited, there's really no need for anything else.
What are these people thinking?
Should be "trivial".
Do you want to write that XSLT?
I think "possible" is more like it.
Yeah, but most people's documents aren't that sensitive.
Let say you want to archive your digital photos.
For average computer users, I'd recommend this kind of thing.
So when does the MP3 patent(s) run out anyhow?
Seems like its been around for a while.
If you are programming on Widows I would recommend Windows threads, while on *nix Pthreads are a better choice.
This is a good idea. It attempts to formalize something thats been done many times before. We do it manually when download from Sourceforge, Yum has a list of mirrors it does automatically. A standard would be nice. I would like to see a new web protocol for it - ie:
metalink://host.com/file.ml
Then inside file.ml simply a list of URLs and weights...
ftp://host1.com/file.rpm 10
http://host2.com/file.rpm 10
torrent://host3.com/file.rpm 20
etc
XML doesn't help.
Almost. The highest honoUr is the Stanley Cup itself.
Most talk about OpenID is on the big Internet but I thing it could be used within a big company's Intranet quite nicely. There are always diverse systems that require logins. LDAP is the current "solution" but its quite a pain.
You trust Wikipedia more than the BBC?
Guess what, there are other countries in the world. The Wintel products could have come from Europe.
"grid-enabled, column-oriented relational database management system"
What does that mean?
If anything.
What about the beloved Microsoft and Apple DRM?
Is it cracked too?
I have liked Crichton's work for a long time but State of Fear was soo stupid
I can never read him again. It all about dening global warming which is a bit nuts but
the worst thing: it was a really silly story. The characters are so flat and their motivations
make no sense. Then there is the guy who is obviously there to give Crichton point of view.
And does he ever - about 99 times. OK, I get it! But then there is an afterword of "fact"
which goes on about the very same points. Yes we heard you the first zillion times.
Very unsubtle and not convincing.
I enjoy using barley.
Is it free as in beer?
"People are, by definition, flawed...".
Er, where can I lookup the definition of people?
(Yes, I know people are flawed -- but isn't by "definition".)
This is all good but do we still have Zombie process?! (Something Windows doesn't have.)
There's lots of cancer research coming out of Canada.
I wonder if its because of Terry Fox.
It doesn't seem to hard to be a Microsoft rebel. Oh, and Microsoft even - wow!
I predict that 90% of the comments here will be people saying the use AJAX things in the 1990s too.