In...3....2....1....this will be abused by the police to prove you drove 80 mph for the 10 mile stretch instead of 55...
How is that abuse? Anyone doing 80mph on a road where the limit is 55mph is breaking the law and should be caught and fined, and if they do it too many times, have their car impounded and crushed into a little cube, and then charged a disposal fee for their cube.
I have been doing a lot of driving the last few years and the amount of times I get passed by dickheads doing stupid speeds makes be shudder just thinking about it. If they knew that they were going to get caught, maybe they'd slow down a bit. And fined. Heavily. Every dollar that the government collects in fines is a dollar that they don't have to get from somewhere else (eg my taxes).
I'm Hearing Year of the Linux Machine around here a lot again (again, or continuously... you decide).
I'd be comfortable declaring this the millenium of Linux on the desktop, i'd even go so far as to say century. Possibly the next decade could be the decade of Linux on the desktop. But I think it's too gradual a shift for there to be a single year we could look back on and say "that was it. that's when it all happened". This is assuming it happens at all of course.
I can just imagine the ads we are going to see on TV... images of fat Egyptians sitting at their computer screens with 'taking too long to respond' messages on their browsers. A voice-over asking us to please donate all our unused bandwidth to these poor unfortunately souls... cut to one of the previously shown Egyptian kid, in a cold sweat with a crazed look in his eyes, talking about how much he has suffered in the 48 hours that he's been unable to update his facebook site.
Seriously though, are any of the countries that call centers and programming are commonly outsourced to being affected? And how much?
Obviously there's a hole in the tube so all the data has leaked out and the water has leaked in. The data, being lighter than water, will have floated to the top and evaporated away. Once the tube has filled with water, the incoming data is unable to push the water out of the way.
First they need to blow some air down the tube and inspect the tube for bubbles, then put a patch over it. Once that is done, they'll need to drain all of the water out of the tube, possibly just by blowing air down it some more. Finally, they will be able to allow data to flow again. The first few gigabytes are probably going to come through a bit damp, but after that it should be fine.
"If a terrorist is so dumb so as to discuss their plans over the phone or email, how much damage could they do?"
Plenty.
An idiot with a bomb he made/aquired and a reason to use it can do quite a bit of damage.
I have no problem with the authorities listening in on people (including me), provided: . They have good reason to do so. . Another government organisation oversees such action. . Records are destroyed after the investigation is complete.
The government reading my emails and tapping my phonelines _can_ make the world a more secure place. Lets say there was a party that a known terrorist suspect attended, along with 50 other previously unknown people. Lets also say that the authorities are pretty sure that their suspect is planning something, but they only vaguely know what and with whom. The more information the they can aquire on each of those 50 people the faster they can rule them out as a potential associate, especially if they can monitor the person when they think they aren't being monitored. They can then allocate their resources much more appropriately.
The government is _not_ out to get you if you aren't breaking any laws.
There are plenty of private sector agencies who have more control than they should over the government, and will try to 'get' you over things like fair use of media you purchased, and it is _that_ that we should be focusing on.
I understand software companies aren't particularly good at making hardware, but really...
That's FUD and you know it! If anything Microsoft's hardware is _better_ than their software. I won't use any other mouse but a Microsoft mouse on any of my Linux servers or workstations!
Under XP on my laptop, hibernate also forces the network adapter into the disconnected state which has the effect of severing all network connections, and causing a dhcp renew when the machine comes out of hibernation. Even suspend does this.
What TCP protocol are you using where this is an issue?
That would be pretty cool. The weather station nearest us (~10km away) recorded no rain about a week ago, but we got heaps. The sort of rain that has been coming through here has been really really patchy the last few years. So if we had a weather station it would have recorded completely different rain, humidity and wind speed for that period. I'm sure that sort of activity happens all over the world, so more data collection points would give a much better picture of the 'now' weather. Not sure if that translates to better prediction though.
That's ridiculous. Power and services don't just suddenly cu
At least when they do cut out, the residual power left in the system enables you to submit your incomplete slashdot message posting. What an age to be alive!
These changing norms affects younger people faster than older people, as younger people have less mental baggage to carry around.
Yes. Mental inertia. I know it well:)
3) Books are technically obsolete for looking stuff up. They are still excellent for a more in depth study of a subject.
This is true for some subjects, not so much for others.
In the days before the internet, the library was the only place I knew of to get the specs for this chip or that cpu. Sometimes they had it, but whatever books they did have were mostly older than 10 years. They almost certainly didn't have anything about the 80386 when I wanted to know stuff.
Their sci-fi collection was pretty good though. I think I read all the Asimov and Clarke that they had.
A good thing too. If just one of us had dropped the ball, that one system would have infected all the others and all electronic devices in the world would have started attacking us. All of the best and greatest people in the world would have been loaded into one rocket, the rest of us would have had to share a rocket with Pauly Shore, and would have found out too late that the it was actually heading for the sun.
I assume most of you saw that Simpsons documentry?
Yeah, in Australia, such a vehicle would be considered unroadworthy
That's just the point. It might be unroadworthy _after_ it developed the fault. But if it developed the fault and the first time it was noticed (eg you ran out of fuel) was 'crossing' (eg flying over) a busy highway, then you can point your finger and say 'unroadworthy' all you like, it won't make any difference.
As it happened, the fault was fixed under warranty (it was apparently a common problem of Commodores of that era)
My last car (Holden Commodore ~2002 model) had a problem where the fuel level sender unit would fail in such a way that you'd be out of fuel when the gauge said 1/4 full. Obviously you'd learn to take that into account. The second time.
There is a reason that aircraft are subject to slightly stricter rules than ground based vehicles.
I'm pretty sure that Greece has telephones. They certainly have a country code assigned to them. I'm sure they built telephones there at some point in their history, even if now they just import them from countries with cheaper labor.
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But not so open that our brains fall out!
How is that abuse? Anyone doing 80mph on a road where the limit is 55mph is breaking the law and should be caught and fined, and if they do it too many times, have their car impounded and crushed into a little cube, and then charged a disposal fee for their cube.
I have been doing a lot of driving the last few years and the amount of times I get passed by dickheads doing stupid speeds makes be shudder just thinking about it. If they knew that they were going to get caught, maybe they'd slow down a bit. And fined. Heavily. Every dollar that the government collects in fines is a dollar that they don't have to get from somewhere else (eg my taxes).
I don't think you'd fertilize your egg with sperm from your _own_ bone marrow.
I'd be comfortable declaring this the millenium of Linux on the desktop, i'd even go so far as to say century. Possibly the next decade could be the decade of Linux on the desktop. But I think it's too gradual a shift for there to be a single year we could look back on and say "that was it. that's when it all happened". This is assuming it happens at all of course.
I can just imagine the ads we are going to see on TV... images of fat Egyptians sitting at their computer screens with 'taking too long to respond' messages on their browsers. A voice-over asking us to please donate all our unused bandwidth to these poor unfortunately souls... cut to one of the previously shown Egyptian kid, in a cold sweat with a crazed look in his eyes, talking about how much he has suffered in the 48 hours that he's been unable to update his facebook site.
Seriously though, are any of the countries that call centers and programming are commonly outsourced to being affected? And how much?
Obviously there's a hole in the tube so all the data has leaked out and the water has leaked in. The data, being lighter than water, will have floated to the top and evaporated away. Once the tube has filled with water, the incoming data is unable to push the water out of the way.
First they need to blow some air down the tube and inspect the tube for bubbles, then put a patch over it. Once that is done, they'll need to drain all of the water out of the tube, possibly just by blowing air down it some more. Finally, they will be able to allow data to flow again. The first few gigabytes are probably going to come through a bit damp, but after that it should be fine.
Did one of the warning labels read "please remove all warning labels before operating this device"?
That's the obvious solution, but it's probably a bit harder.
Plenty.
An idiot with a bomb he made/aquired and a reason to use it can do quite a bit of damage.
I have no problem with the authorities listening in on people (including me), provided:
. They have good reason to do so.
. Another government organisation oversees such action.
. Records are destroyed after the investigation is complete.
The government reading my emails and tapping my phonelines _can_ make the world a more secure place. Lets say there was a party that a known terrorist suspect attended, along with 50 other previously unknown people. Lets also say that the authorities are pretty sure that their suspect is planning something, but they only vaguely know what and with whom. The more information the they can aquire on each of those 50 people the faster they can rule them out as a potential associate, especially if they can monitor the person when they think they aren't being monitored. They can then allocate their resources much more appropriately.
The government is _not_ out to get you if you aren't breaking any laws.
There are plenty of private sector agencies who have more control than they should over the government, and will try to 'get' you over things like fair use of media you purchased, and it is _that_ that we should be focusing on.
That would be a pretty big volcano - remember, elephants are larger than the moon!
(yes, I know it's a hoax, but it's still pretty funny)
That's FUD and you know it! If anything Microsoft's hardware is _better_ than their software. I won't use any other mouse but a Microsoft mouse on any of my Linux servers or workstations!
(I won't forget the smiley this time
Under XP on my laptop, hibernate also forces the network adapter into the disconnected state which has the effect of severing all network connections, and causing a dhcp renew when the machine comes out of hibernation. Even suspend does this.
What TCP protocol are you using where this is an issue?
That would be pretty cool. The weather station nearest us (~10km away) recorded no rain about a week ago, but we got heaps. The sort of rain that has been coming through here has been really really patchy the last few years. So if we had a weather station it would have recorded completely different rain, humidity and wind speed for that period. I'm sure that sort of activity happens all over the world, so more data collection points would give a much better picture of the 'now' weather. Not sure if that translates to better prediction though.
At least when they do cut out, the residual power left in the system enables you to submit your incomplete slashdot message posting. What an age to be alive!
Hmmmm... 'FUD Bomb' has a nice ring to it doesn't it...
Now if only I could think of a 'Soviet Russia' joke to put here, this post would be complete.
Yes. Mental inertia. I know it well
This is true for some subjects, not so much for others.
In the days before the internet, the library was the only place I knew of to get the specs for this chip or that cpu. Sometimes they had it, but whatever books they did have were mostly older than 10 years. They almost certainly didn't have anything about the 80386 when I wanted to know stuff.
Their sci-fi collection was pretty good though. I think I read all the Asimov and Clarke that they had.
If the media release is accurate, a Mr Hotblack Desiato would like a word with them... his current ship isn't quite black enough.
there is no way i'm clicking on a link labeled "world'o'frats"!!!
A good thing too. If just one of us had dropped the ball, that one system would have infected all the others and all electronic devices in the world would have started attacking us. All of the best and greatest people in the world would have been loaded into one rocket, the rest of us would have had to share a rocket with Pauly Shore, and would have found out too late that the it was actually heading for the sun.
I assume most of you saw that Simpsons documentry?
That's just the point. It might be unroadworthy _after_ it developed the fault. But if it developed the fault and the first time it was noticed (eg you ran out of fuel) was 'crossing' (eg flying over) a busy highway, then you can point your finger and say 'unroadworthy' all you like, it won't make any difference.
As it happened, the fault was fixed under warranty (it was apparently a common problem of Commodores of that era)
My last car (Holden Commodore ~2002 model) had a problem where the fuel level sender unit would fail in such a way that you'd be out of fuel when the gauge said 1/4 full. Obviously you'd learn to take that into account. The second time.
There is a reason that aircraft are subject to slightly stricter rules than ground based vehicles.
No... an A-- is what you give when the package you receive from eBay only contains a bobcat.
Sorry. I forgot the smiley face at the end of my comment too :)
I'm pretty sure that Greece has telephones. They certainly have a country code assigned to them. I'm sure they built telephones there at some point in their history, even if now they just import them from countries with cheaper labor.