Halon systems are interesting to you for the same reason trogdor is funny. They sound cool. They are not cool. They are in fact dangerous, expensive and not very smart. As others have pointed out. 1) Halon systems are illegal. and 2) Sprinklers, fire extinguishers, monitored alarm systems will all serve the same purpose for less money.
I personally think that monitored alarm systems are what you are looking for. They can monitor for fire, and get the firemen to come if there is a problem, real fast.
I agree. Although the info (not speculation) in the individual cells is interesting, everything else is (biased) speculation. This is one of the dumber/. articles in a while, IMO. They say that the liklihood that "There is no infringing code" is "Most Likely." HTF do they figure that? Sure they haven't released any code, but frankly, it is in their best interests *not* too, either way. Why give a potential legal defense time to grow on/. and in the hands of IBM's lawyers? I would point wild accusations without releasing evidence, too, even if I was right. I also think that it is pretty likely that some code leaked in (probably by accident). SCO may be annoying serial legal leaches, but they aren't going to make up completely untrue stories to get their way. At some point someone would find out and the management team would be personally liable.
You forgot electricity. HP Laserjet 1000 burns 200 watts printing (7 in standby), and the 2300 burns 400 watts printing. And it used to be a whole lot worse, some laser printers burned more than 1000 watts. To compare, a deskjet 3300 burns 23 watts printing. You may not pay for it, but someone does. Those watts may not sound like a lot, but they really do add up. Even an energy star networked printer will burn $10-30/year. Most of which would be saved on an inkjet.
The CCC's website (referenced in the article) has found a large beached whale recently. Perhaps the article confused this beached whale (which the article may speculate on the species? My spanish == bad, My spanish via babel == only slightly better) There is a picture, but it is clearly a whale.
A few years ago, everyone thought these were going to take over the world (at least the media did). The problem with these keyboards is that there isn't really a market for them (outside of accessibility, and that tends to be very specialized with lots of customizations. ie, low volume, very expensive). The keyboard we use is cheap, relatively small, very well adopted, with no clear market leader. And they are only mildly less efficient than other designs. Too bad for us, because competing with that is an uphill battle. If there was an M$ of keyboards (motto: "hey we don't have a monopoly") they might be able to use that power to introduce a new design or small changes to the existing design. But there isn't, so unless a huge industry decides to spec out a new design and switch overnight, I don't see it happening. (Might add a boost to the economy, though)
Can anyone propose a replacement for the words 'Intellectual Property'? Something that implies intellect cannot be owned.
I always get annoyed when people rag on the patent system because people claim that "information or ideas cannot be owned." This, of course, is BS. Ownership is something that our society has created (and other societies), it was created so we don't go around bashing people to get things that we want. Since ownership is totally a societal convention, then society decides what can be owned and what can't, and what ownership entails. It does not have to be tangible, such as a car, a spot on the moon or a computer. It can be a thought, a word, a piece of air or a volume of empty space. Like with solid objects, it is then up to society to determine what "ownership" means. Intangible objects are more difficult to control, but that certainly doesn't mean that they cannot be owned.
The funny thing here is that your reply missed (at least in my thinking) the point entirely. GNU software is great, I don't think there is any question of that. RMS is acting rather juvenile by kicking Linus' rather heroic efforts, for which he (Linus) didn't profit (in a Bill Gates sort of way) and doesn't spend all his time on a soapbox pitching himself (he codes!). I'm sorry that RMS feels slighted because his software is being called something that he doesn't like. His reaction to it just makes me want to ignore him even more.
I have lived in Seattle for 21 years (I grew up there) since then I have spent a couple of years in 4 other cities and I travel often. One thing I've noticed in other cities is that bad weather, rain, etc, brings slow traffic. I've always felt Seattle traffic was slow simply because it is damp often.
According to Infoworld, Sun has joined the debate by taking advantage of the uncertainty over IBM. They have taken out advertisements questioning the use of AIX over Solaris.
I think that is a horrible idea, though. Start with C, java, or even python as a first language. Although perhaps they might not be the best for first programmers (I think they are just fine), you will actually leave with a skill. I went to a college many years ago that only taught qbasic. I skipped the programming there and learned C. I'm much better off because of it.
The funny thing is the original post is pretty stupid. Nothing insightful and nothing that actually suggests anything really all that surprising. How can anything the post says not be a possible consequence of normal mod system operation? Pretty crappy thing to rally around.... Either way, the official/. response to the entire things was totally immature and had an effect of throwing gas on a fire.
Perhaps this ask/. should have been combined with the previous. After all, it really is just another aspect of the same problem. Unfortunately, Photoshop can't fix your vision. Dunno about GIMP....
What isn't mentioned is that there is growing bipartisan distaste for this ruling. Trent Lott and several democrats have spoken out against it and are talking of bringing the issue to congress. Hopefully more republicans will jump off ship and support Lott and the others.
How short our (generally, on/.) American memories are. Here in California, how many remember that Hetch Hetchy Resevoir (San Francisco's water supply) flooded the second tranquil valley in Yosemite. Naturalist John Muir fought long, hard an unsuccessfully to prevent the damming of one of our nations grandest wonders.
"Dam Hetch Hetchy! As well dam for water-tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple," Muir would later write, "has ever been consecrated by the heart of man."From SacBee.com
Yosemite Valley is beautiful, but as I look down over the lake that drowned Hetch Hetchy, I wonder what that valley looked like before the flood.
I realize it is a grey area, but by your logic, buffer overflow attacks to open ports are not necessarily illegal. Although, I gues in a game it is different. I think the point is that not only did they potentially find a bug, they exploited it and totally laid waste.
That was an interesting read. Many viruses, as far as I know, actually, are not hardier than bacteria. Gram negative bacteria are covered in a thick layer of protective peptidoglycan. Many viruses, particularly rhinoviruses don't survive long when exposed to the open. Some gram negs also have a desicated spore form that is very dry and very, very hardy.
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Halon systems are interesting to you for the same reason trogdor is funny. They sound cool. They are not cool. They are in fact dangerous, expensive and not very smart. As others have pointed out. 1) Halon systems are illegal. and 2) Sprinklers, fire extinguishers, monitored alarm systems will all serve the same purpose for less money.
I personally think that monitored alarm systems are what you are looking for. They can monitor for fire, and get the firemen to come if there is a problem, real fast.
-Sean
I don't get it. Why not just rotate in a queue format?
I agree. Although the info (not speculation) in the individual cells is interesting, everything else is (biased) speculation. This is one of the dumber /. articles in a while, IMO. They say that the liklihood that "There is no infringing code" is "Most Likely." HTF do they figure that? Sure they haven't released any code, but frankly, it is in their best interests *not* too, either way. Why give a potential legal defense time to grow on /. and in the hands of IBM's lawyers? I would point wild accusations without releasing evidence, too, even if I was right. I also think that it is pretty likely that some code leaked in (probably by accident). SCO may be annoying serial legal leaches, but they aren't going to make up completely untrue stories to get their way. At some point someone would find out and the management team would be personally liable.
-Sean
Good point...
The parent is an f*ing troll, why the hell was I modded down?
-Sean
You forgot electricity. HP Laserjet 1000 burns 200 watts printing (7 in standby), and the 2300 burns 400 watts printing. And it used to be a whole lot worse, some laser printers burned more than 1000 watts. To compare, a deskjet 3300 burns 23 watts printing. You may not pay for it, but someone does. Those watts may not sound like a lot, but they really do add up. Even an energy star networked printer will burn $10-30/year. Most of which would be saved on an inkjet.
-Sean
Mod down
The CCC's website (referenced in the article) has found a large beached whale recently. Perhaps the article confused this beached whale (which the article may speculate on the species? My spanish == bad, My spanish via babel == only slightly better) There is a picture, but it is clearly a whale.
-Sean
I don't get it. Why would anyone need anything other than Nethack?
-Sean
A few years ago, everyone thought these were going to take over the world (at least the media did). The problem with these keyboards is that there isn't really a market for them (outside of accessibility, and that tends to be very specialized with lots of customizations. ie, low volume, very expensive). The keyboard we use is cheap, relatively small, very well adopted, with no clear market leader. And they are only mildly less efficient than other designs. Too bad for us, because competing with that is an uphill battle. If there was an M$ of keyboards (motto: "hey we don't have a monopoly") they might be able to use that power to introduce a new design or small changes to the existing design. But there isn't, so unless a huge industry decides to spec out a new design and switch overnight, I don't see it happening. (Might add a boost to the economy, though)
-Sean
Can anyone propose a replacement for the words 'Intellectual Property'? Something that implies intellect cannot be owned.
I always get annoyed when people rag on the patent system because people claim that "information or ideas cannot be owned." This, of course, is BS. Ownership is something that our society has created (and other societies), it was created so we don't go around bashing people to get things that we want. Since ownership is totally a societal convention, then society decides what can be owned and what can't, and what ownership entails. It does not have to be tangible, such as a car, a spot on the moon or a computer. It can be a thought, a word, a piece of air or a volume of empty space. Like with solid objects, it is then up to society to determine what "ownership" means. Intangible objects are more difficult to control, but that certainly doesn't mean that they cannot be owned.
-Sean
The funny thing here is that your reply missed (at least in my thinking) the point entirely. GNU software is great, I don't think there is any question of that. RMS is acting rather juvenile by kicking Linus' rather heroic efforts, for which he (Linus) didn't profit (in a Bill Gates sort of way) and doesn't spend all his time on a soapbox pitching himself (he codes!). I'm sorry that RMS feels slighted because his software is being called something that he doesn't like. His reaction to it just makes me want to ignore him even more.
-Sean
I have lived in Seattle for 21 years (I grew up there) since then I have spent a couple of years in 4 other cities and I travel often. One thing I've noticed in other cities is that bad weather, rain, etc, brings slow traffic. I've always felt Seattle traffic was slow simply because it is damp often.
-Sean
You can encode it at the highest quality you like, but there will still be someone who says that they can tell its not the CD....
-Sean
According to Infoworld, Sun has joined the debate by taking advantage of the uncertainty over IBM. They have taken out advertisements questioning the use of AIX over Solaris.
-Sean
LINDON, Utah, Jun 16, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- The SCO(R) Group (SCO) (SCOX) , a leading provider of business software solutions ...
I think whomever wrote this press release needs to do his/her research better...
-Sean
I think that is a horrible idea, though. Start with C, java, or even python as a first language. Although perhaps they might not be the best for first programmers (I think they are just fine), you will actually leave with a skill. I went to a college many years ago that only taught qbasic. I skipped the programming there and learned C. I'm much better off because of it.
-Sean
The funny thing is the original post is pretty stupid. Nothing insightful and nothing that actually suggests anything really all that surprising. How can anything the post says not be a possible consequence of normal mod system operation? Pretty crappy thing to rally around.... Either way, the official /. response to the entire things was totally immature and had an effect of throwing gas on a fire.
-Sean
Perhaps this ask /. should have been combined with the previous. After all, it really is just another aspect of the same problem. Unfortunately, Photoshop can't fix your vision. Dunno about GIMP....
-Sean
What isn't mentioned is that there is growing bipartisan distaste for this ruling. Trent Lott and several democrats have spoken out against it and are talking of bringing the issue to congress. Hopefully more republicans will jump off ship and support Lott and the others.
-Sean
An MRI is a really, really big magnet.
-Sean
How short our (generally, on /.) American memories are. Here in California, how many remember that Hetch Hetchy Resevoir (San Francisco's water supply) flooded the second tranquil valley in Yosemite. Naturalist John Muir fought long, hard an unsuccessfully to prevent the damming of one of our nations grandest wonders.
"Dam Hetch Hetchy! As well dam for water-tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple," Muir would later write, "has ever been consecrated by the heart of man." From SacBee.com
Yosemite Valley is beautiful, but as I look down over the lake that drowned Hetch Hetchy, I wonder what that valley looked like before the flood.
-Sean
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-Sean
I realize it is a grey area, but by your logic, buffer overflow attacks to open ports are not necessarily illegal. Although, I gues in a game it is different. I think the point is that not only did they potentially find a bug, they exploited it and totally laid waste.
-Sean
Viruses are even simpler and hardier.
That was an interesting read. Many viruses, as far as I know, actually, are not hardier than bacteria. Gram negative bacteria are covered in a thick layer of protective peptidoglycan. Many viruses, particularly rhinoviruses don't survive long when exposed to the open. Some gram negs also have a desicated spore form that is very dry and very, very hardy.
-Sean