There's already a distribution of Angstrom Linux that'll do 720p24 decode using only the ARM + NEON acceleration without any optimization IIRC (surf around on beagleboard.org). To go much further though, they'll need to take advantage of the TMS320C64x+ DSP also in the OMAP.
A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large tech corporation. The CEO who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes. "Open one of these if you run up against a problem you don't think you can solve," he said.
Things went along pretty smoothly, but six months later, sales took a downturn and the CEO was really catching a lot of heat. About at his wit's end, he remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer and took out the first envelope. The message read, "Blame your predecessor."
The new CEO called a press conference and tactfully laid the blame at the feet of the previous CEO. Satisfied with his comments, the press - and Wall Street - responded positively, sales began to pick up and the problem was soon behind him.
About a year later, the company was again experiencing a slight dip in sales, combined with serious product problems. Having learned from his previous experience, the CEO quickly opened the second envelope. The message read, "Reorganize."
This he did, and the company quickly rebounded.
After several consecutive profitable quarters, the company once again fell on difficult times. The CEO went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope. The message said, "Prepare three envelopes."
You've struck a chord with me. I fully agree. I enjoy my work a fair amount of the time (I'm an embedded developer rather than a real IT guy), but often I'd rather be doing something different. That said - I can provide very adequately for my family, which I gain a lot of pleasure from.
My wife is an RN with several years of experience. She dropped down to a "casual" basis from a regular appointment and they recently decided at her hospital that casuals were going to be laid off. Technically, because she has skills that other nurses don't (I.C.U.), she can still pick up hours, but being pregnant they don't want her to work anywhere near anyone with H1N1, so hours are hard to come by.
* More hours are not necessary * More choice would be a good step (school vouchers for instance) * Reduce effect of tenure (i.e. make it easier to fire a bad teacher) * Pay for performance (why does a teacher need to be in their 50s before they earn well, and conversely why should a bad teacher in their 50s be paid very well) * Encourage academic competition (knowledge bowl, mathcounts, etc.)
I took advantage of the talented youth program at a local University to get ahead in Math. I started that in 9th grade after a successful year in the Mathcounts team in 8th grade. Believe it or not, my local math teacher _discouraged_ me from doing it. Why? Because he thought I would get a better education with him.
I ended up being the first student at my small school to achieve a 4 or better on the AP calc test, and I took the test as a junior instead of as a senior. My point is that students should be challenged and not discouraged from pushing themselves to greater achievements. I believe many in the educational system find the lowest common denominator and teach to that, which is a real dis-service to most students.
You use the phrase stolen land. I would argue that Israel's current territory has been conquered (stolen) from the Jews many times before the Palestinians (Arabs) became a majority.
With the hundreds of thousands of square miles of Arab-controlled lands in the middle east, why is it so hard to acknowledge that Israel and its measly 8000 square miles have a right to exist?
I don't doubt there are instances of violations of human rights by the IDF. But really, Hamas and Hezbollah wrote the book on that subject. They regularly hide in schools and hospitals so that Israel can be blamed when bombs kill innocent civilians.
OK. Let's both stop using hyperbole. But honestly, tell me which of these accusations against Iran is false:
* They build IED's that kill US and Iraqi soldiers * They fund and train Hezbollah, who instigated the war against Israel by launching rockets repeatedly deep into Israeli territory. * They claim they are developing nuclear energy, yet fail to dislose the 2nd enrichment site in Qom. * Ahmadinejad denies the holocaust existed * Ahmadinejad has vowed to wipe Israel off the map
You can't deny that any of the above are true. Do you really support their mission - the extermination of Israel?
All minor in comparison to Pearl Harbor, but interesting nonetheless.
As for the Phillipines - I recommend reading "Imperial Grunts". A good read from a journalist/historian given inside access to military bases throughout the world. I doubt Twain would be as critical about our involvement there today.
I heard a soundbite from Obama stating that Iran has a right to pursue ways to meet its energy needs (or words to that effect). I had to laugh - we're not even allowed to do that in the States. Build a nuclear plant I mean.
Of course I don't really believe Iran is enriching Uranium for energy purposes....
Listen to the recent UN speeches given by Ahmadinejad and Netanyahu. One of them is sane, the other is not. The first clue should have been that the assembly room was almost vacant while Ahmadinejad was speaking. The rest of the world finds that Holocaust-denier anti-semite despicable.
Don't waste your time trying to create some sort of moral equivalency between Iran and Israel.
I worked for Siemens Energy and Automation years ago. They had a UNIX-based energy management system called Sinaut Spectrum with a window manager process called "woman" (makes sense). There was a keyboard combination that would pop up a display of a naked woman. It wasn't a photograph, but a black-and-white artist's sketch. I would be very surprised if that easter egg was not still alive in many electric utility control rooms.
I realize that. But I thought that the opposition to oil rigs was most often due to the fact that they are ugly. If those who oppose the rigs limit their argument to just the pollution factor, then proponents of oil can argue that oil seeps from the earth naturally, as discussed below.
abstract below: --------------- Recent global estimates of crude-oil seepage rates suggest that about 47% of crude oil currently entering the marine environment is from natural seeps, whereas 53% results from leaks and spills during the extraction, transportation, refining, storage, and utilization of petroleum. The amount of natural crude-oil seepage is currently estimated to be 600,000 metric tons per year, with a range of uncertainty of 200,000 to 2,000,000 metric tons per year. Thus, natural oil seeps may be the single most important source of oil that enters the ocean, exceeding each of the various sources of crude oil that enters the ocean through its exploitation by humankind. -------------------
I've never witnessed one firsthand, but it seems as though the environment has always overcome oil spills (even the Exxon Valdeez spill) with remarkable vitality. I'm all for alternative energy, but I have a problem with the whole cap and trade system that is trying to be imposed. It's essentially going to be the largest new tax introduced in my lifetime.
Don't we currently prohibit big bulky energy-producing contraptions off just about every mile of coast of the US? At least 50 miles out anyway in most cases and none that I know of off California.
I'm not saying I oppose the turbines, but it seems like a bit of hypocrisy when you consider that oil rigs are not allowed.
I currently work with a guy who is about to turn seventy (I'm pretty sure he didn't have a CS degree at your age). He is still sharp - and he worked out a nice 30-hour work week with management. We write embedded software for a custom communications device. He's very easy to work with and every once in a while has us entertained by some story from his life experience (like when he revealed his age by telling us he still remembers the German bombers flying overhead when he was a child).
So my point - it's possible, perhaps even probable you could be working when you're 60 and 70. 35 is not so old.
I agree with you in part. Lawyers and software should almost never cross paths. The tag Imaginary Property on Slashdot always makes me smile.
You should read "The Millionaire Next Door". It is a study of high net-worth Americans. One of the shockers is that a majority of them were self-made. I have to prefer a system that is dynamic and allows people to rise and fall based on their own work ethic and risk-taking.
The current economic problems all stem from risk being pushed into the banking system. If banks had to service the loans they originated (this is one major cause of today's problems), we wouldn't be in this mess. They were more than happy to originate "liar loans" because they weren't the ones having to collect the monthly payments. It all became collateralized and the whole system then bore the risks.
Capitalism and risk-taking are good, as long as you are the one bearing the consequence and potentially reaping the rewards for the risk.
Your reply is thoughtful. I tend to agree with the parent commenter, though. Once the government gets involved with being the social safety net, things get extremely complicated (for example an unsustainable social security system that fails to address demographic trends). I prefer the private sector (non-profit charities, churches, etc) for providing relief to the poor. You can argue that the government gets involved there, too, because of the tax-exempt status of these organizations. Fine - yes they are involved. But at least they are not needlessly regulating and interfering with the good that these organizations are doing.
"the worldwide scientific community" is not unified on this issue, however. Just go here http://www.oism.org/pproject/ to see a petition signed by 31,000 scientists who don't believe everything asserted about global warming. Ask the founder of the weather channel what he thinks.
My point was that politicians have agendas and if a particular hot issue suits them, they will use all of their manipulative ways to push it to their advantage. That is absolutely my personal opinion of Al Gore. Do you think he cares if millions of middle americans can no longer afford to drive to work? No - because he's already got his. The fact that he doesn't care how much energy his mansion wastes is proof that he doesn't care about the environment. His defense is that he has enough cash to buy carbon emissions credits (or whatever they're called). It is a case of the wealthy and powerful making the rules and the rest of us suffering for it.
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There's already a distribution of Angstrom Linux that'll do 720p24 decode using only the ARM + NEON acceleration without any optimization IIRC (surf around on beagleboard.org). To go much further though, they'll need to take advantage of the TMS320C64x+ DSP also in the OMAP.
A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large tech corporation. The CEO who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes. "Open one of these if you run up against a problem you don't think you can solve," he said.
Things went along pretty smoothly, but six months later, sales took a downturn and the CEO was really catching a lot of heat. About at his wit's end, he remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer and took out the first envelope. The message read, "Blame your predecessor."
The new CEO called a press conference and tactfully laid the blame at the feet of the previous CEO. Satisfied with his comments, the press - and Wall Street - responded positively, sales began to pick up and the problem was soon behind him.
About a year later, the company was again experiencing a slight dip in sales, combined with serious product problems. Having learned from his previous experience, the CEO quickly opened the second envelope. The message read, "Reorganize."
This he did, and the company quickly rebounded.
After several consecutive profitable quarters, the company once again fell on difficult times. The CEO went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope. The message said, "Prepare three envelopes."
You've struck a chord with me. I fully agree. I enjoy my work a fair amount of the time (I'm an embedded developer rather than a real IT guy), but often I'd rather be doing something different. That said - I can provide very adequately for my family, which I gain a lot of pleasure from.
My wife is an RN with several years of experience. She dropped down to a "casual" basis from a regular appointment and they recently decided at her hospital that casuals were going to be laid off. Technically, because she has skills that other nurses don't (I.C.U.), she can still pick up hours, but being pregnant they don't want her to work anywhere near anyone with H1N1, so hours are hard to come by.
* More hours are not necessary
* More choice would be a good step (school vouchers for instance)
* Reduce effect of tenure (i.e. make it easier to fire a bad teacher)
* Pay for performance (why does a teacher need to be in their 50s before they earn well, and conversely why should a bad teacher in their 50s be paid very well)
* Encourage academic competition (knowledge bowl, mathcounts, etc.)
I took advantage of the talented youth program at a local University to get ahead in Math. I started that in 9th grade after a successful year in the Mathcounts team in 8th grade. Believe it or not, my local math teacher _discouraged_ me from doing it. Why? Because he thought I would get a better education with him.
I ended up being the first student at my small school to achieve a 4 or better on the AP calc test, and I took the test as a junior instead of as a senior. My point is that students should be challenged and not discouraged from pushing themselves to greater achievements. I believe many in the educational system find the lowest common denominator and teach to that, which is a real dis-service to most students.
The US provides money to many of our allies - so?
You use the phrase stolen land. I would argue that Israel's current territory has been conquered (stolen) from the Jews many times before the Palestinians (Arabs) became a majority.
With the hundreds of thousands of square miles of Arab-controlled lands in the middle east, why is it so hard to acknowledge that Israel and its measly 8000 square miles have a right to exist?
I don't doubt there are instances of violations of human rights by the IDF. But really, Hamas and Hezbollah wrote the book on that subject. They regularly hide in schools and hospitals so that Israel can be blamed when bombs kill innocent civilians.
and went to python dot com instead of python dot org. We had an engineer make that mistake once. He could not hit the 'back' button fast enough.
OK. You have a great day now.
OK. Let's both stop using hyperbole. But honestly, tell me which of these accusations against Iran is false:
* They build IED's that kill US and Iraqi soldiers
* They fund and train Hezbollah, who instigated the war against Israel by launching rockets repeatedly deep into Israeli territory.
* They claim they are developing nuclear energy, yet fail to dislose the 2nd enrichment site in Qom.
* Ahmadinejad denies the holocaust existed
* Ahmadinejad has vowed to wipe Israel off the map
You can't deny that any of the above are true. Do you really support their mission - the extermination of Israel?
Wrong. Iran instigates war through Hezbollah. Israel has to beg the corrupt U.N. for the right to defend itself.
There's an interesting wikipedia article on this subject:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_North_America_during_World_War_II
All minor in comparison to Pearl Harbor, but interesting nonetheless.
As for the Phillipines - I recommend reading "Imperial Grunts". A good read from a journalist/historian given inside access to military bases throughout the world. I doubt Twain would be as critical about our involvement there today.
I heard a soundbite from Obama stating that Iran has a right to pursue ways to meet its energy needs (or words to that effect). I had to laugh - we're not even allowed to do that in the States. Build a nuclear plant I mean.
Of course I don't really believe Iran is enriching Uranium for energy purposes....
Listen to the recent UN speeches given by Ahmadinejad and Netanyahu. One of them is sane, the other is not. The first clue should have been that the assembly room was almost vacant while Ahmadinejad was speaking. The rest of the world finds that Holocaust-denier anti-semite despicable.
Don't waste your time trying to create some sort of moral equivalency between Iran and Israel.
I worked for Siemens Energy and Automation years ago. They had a UNIX-based energy management system called Sinaut Spectrum with a window manager process called "woman" (makes sense). There was a keyboard combination that would pop up a display of a naked woman. It wasn't a photograph, but a black-and-white artist's sketch. I would be very surprised if that easter egg was not still alive in many electric utility control rooms.
I realize that. But I thought that the opposition to oil rigs was most often due to the fact that they are ugly. If those who oppose the rigs limit their argument to just the pollution factor, then proponents of oil can argue that oil seeps from the earth naturally, as discussed below.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/bya6g7r7ceebanrl/
abstract below:
---------------
Recent global estimates of crude-oil seepage rates suggest that about 47% of crude oil currently entering the marine environment is from natural seeps, whereas 53% results from leaks and spills during the extraction, transportation, refining, storage, and utilization of petroleum. The amount of natural crude-oil seepage is currently estimated to be 600,000 metric tons per year, with a range of uncertainty of 200,000 to 2,000,000 metric tons per year. Thus, natural oil seeps may be the single most important source of oil that enters the ocean, exceeding each of the various sources of crude oil that enters the ocean through its exploitation by humankind.
-------------------
I've never witnessed one firsthand, but it seems as though the environment has always overcome oil spills (even the Exxon Valdeez spill) with remarkable vitality. I'm all for alternative energy, but I have a problem with the whole cap and trade system that is trying to be imposed. It's essentially going to be the largest new tax introduced in my lifetime.
Don't we currently prohibit big bulky energy-producing contraptions off just about every mile of coast of the US? At least 50 miles out anyway in most cases and none that I know of off California.
I'm not saying I oppose the turbines, but it seems like a bit of hypocrisy when you consider that oil rigs are not allowed.
I currently work with a guy who is about to turn seventy (I'm pretty sure he didn't have a CS degree at your age). He is still sharp - and he worked out a nice 30-hour work week with management. We write embedded software for a custom communications device. He's very easy to work with and every once in a while has us entertained by some story from his life experience (like when he revealed his age by telling us he still remembers the German bombers flying overhead when he was a child).
So my point - it's possible, perhaps even probable you could be working when you're 60 and 70. 35 is not so old.
replaces Sarah Palin as the hottest thing in Alaska.
I'm pretty sure Pluto contributed to Blago's campaign fund.
I agree with you in part. Lawyers and software should almost never cross paths. The tag Imaginary Property on Slashdot always makes me smile.
You should read "The Millionaire Next Door". It is a study of high net-worth Americans. One of the shockers is that a majority of them were self-made. I have to prefer a system that is dynamic and allows people to rise and fall based on their own work ethic and risk-taking.
The current economic problems all stem from risk being pushed into the banking system. If banks had to service the loans they originated (this is one major cause of today's problems), we wouldn't be in this mess. They were more than happy to originate "liar loans" because they weren't the ones having to collect the monthly payments. It all became collateralized and the whole system then bore the risks.
Capitalism and risk-taking are good, as long as you are the one bearing the consequence and potentially reaping the rewards for the risk.
Agree with you. Mod you up!
Your reply is thoughtful. I tend to agree with the parent commenter, though. Once the government gets involved with being the social safety net, things get extremely complicated (for example an unsustainable social security system that fails to address demographic trends). I prefer the private sector (non-profit charities, churches, etc) for providing relief to the poor. You can argue that the government gets involved there, too, because of the tax-exempt status of these organizations. Fine - yes they are involved. But at least they are not needlessly regulating and interfering with the good that these organizations are doing.
Thanks for making me laugh out loud! Mod +1 funny (and +100 for anti-stimulus).
"the worldwide scientific community" is not unified on this issue, however. Just go here http://www.oism.org/pproject/ to see a petition signed by 31,000 scientists who don't believe everything asserted about global warming. Ask the founder of the weather channel what he thinks.
My point was that politicians have agendas and if a particular hot issue suits them, they will use all of their manipulative ways to push it to their advantage. That is absolutely my personal opinion of Al Gore. Do you think he cares if millions of middle americans can no longer afford to drive to work? No - because he's already got his. The fact that he doesn't care how much energy his mansion wastes is proof that he doesn't care about the environment. His defense is that he has enough cash to buy carbon emissions credits (or whatever they're called). It is a case of the wealthy and powerful making the rules and the rest of us suffering for it.