The problem is the ridiculously high burden of proof. The COA sticker on the side of the PC? Not good enough. Make sure you have the original PO for every PC. For 10 PCs, that's not a problem. But for hundreds? Ridiculous. While it may be more expensive upfront to go with FOSS, you have to think of it as insurance. Better to pay a bit more instead of getting raped by the BSA, eh?
Actually, the budget should be done with a more advanced form of Wiki. Anyone who wants to make changes in Congress can (and the changes are logged) and you can see diffs between different versions.
So, you would have to bring the salt water hundreds of mile inland, then the freshwater elsewhere and the byproducts back to the ocean. Sounds expensive.
Or, you could build solar farms in the desert and run high voltage DC lines to the sea, where desalination plants could run. Hell, you could build a CANDU reactor (wikipedia it) on the shore, and use the waste heat to generate fresh water.
You could always have the OS continue to cache the data if the USB key has been pulled and pop up a dialog saying "HEY! I haven't finished writing all the data yet! Stick the key back in if you want your data back!". Once the key was reinserted, the write would continue in the same fashion an FTP client can resume a broken file transfer.
I believe the amount of heat being dumped into the water would be under the limits set by the EPA before the permitting process would need to happen. Nuclear and coal generating facilities that use water dump tons of heat into local bodies of water, but I doubt a 1MW datacenter is going to dump the same amount of heat out.
Working for a consulting firm a couple years back, a prospective client was on a tour with me of some datacenter space we had. They really like what they say of our space, the equipment we used, the middleware we rolled our own, etc. At the end of the tour, he asked what our disaster recovery strategy was if a nuclear event occurred in downtown Chicago (where we were located). I told him that while all of his data was backed up to equipment in Canada, I think he would have bigger issues then his application being up and running.
The HDHomeRun has two inputs, which can both be used for either an OTA (over-the-air) ATSC antenna connection, or for QAM un-encrypted digital cable. It also has an ethernet connection, a power connector, and an IR receiver, but no TV output. It is then completely controlled over your ethernet network (gets address via DHCP). This is used to tune to channels, and the (pre-encoded) MPEG2[1] video stream is broadcast to the receiving computer over ethernet. This allows you to watch un-encrypted QAM or ATSC over your local network.
The HDHomeRun currently only works with free-to-air (ATSC) over-the-air, or un-encrypted QAM cable television.
You did want full OTA quality, right? And it is legal, as it's picking up radio signals over the air, right? Oh, it also doesn't encrypt the signal when it comes over the ethernet. You can watch it with VLC on your PC or one of several media servers/software packages out there.
So, crap like Wrestling and Sports (Pay Per View) and what Netflix's Watch It Now does (On Demand). My cable company is going to end up just pushing bits back and forth to me, while I get my content elsewhere for cheaper.
Flash drives are going to be very handy for orgs like Google and Netflix, businesses that write once to the drive and don't change the data often (read up on the GFS/Google File System for further details). The drives will just sit there spitting out data quickly and use little power, while not needing to be replaced often due to the read-heavy nature of their use.
On the other hand, you wouldn't want to use the flash drives in a DB server that is write-heavy, and go through drives like Kleenex.
The most vulnerable period for an aircraft is during takeoff and landing. Simply ensure a high level of security at airports during these phases of flight, instead of dumping billions into protecting from one type of attack.
Fun other fact about the shuttle: The fuel sensors that NASA has been having problems with for the past month or so are absolutely critical. If the three main hydrogen-oxygen engines continue to run after the tanks are dry, they're damaged beyond repair.
How about we agree we're both fairly environmentally friendly =) Nuclear has very low (almost non-existent) carbon emissions but does generate some waste. Hydro has it's own set of problems, including damaging the ecosystem of the river being used for power generation.
How many other desktop OS' are in use besides Windows? Zero. Zilch. Linux on the desktop is still under 1% (number pulled out of my ass, but it might as well be a real number). Therefore, Microsoft has a monopoly on desktop operating systems.
Apple is not the only manufacturer of portable MP3 players. You yourself listed several others. Just because they have a large market share doesn't mean they have monopoly status.
Look at vista - how much is the difference in price for M$ to produce the basic vs ultimate version? And how much is the price difference to customer pays? Same thing here.
Ahh, my favorite part of your post. Guess what? Plenty of companies have big margins (30+ %). THAT DOES NOT MAKE THEM A MONOPOLY. Lots of manufacturers make multiple versions of a product and sell them at different price points. There is no law that says a company has to limit the markup a consumer pays (at least not in general retail). If people think ipods are too expensive, then don't by them.
A ridiculous markup is no indicator of a monopoly. For more examples please see Coach purchases, Ferrari sports cars, and any piece of designer clothing over $1000.
There are plenty of other MP3 players out on the market. Just Google for "portable MP3 player". Monopoly my ass.
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I just watched that film the other day, and it's now one of my favorites. Much better ending then Wargames.
The problem is the ridiculously high burden of proof. The COA sticker on the side of the PC? Not good enough. Make sure you have the original PO for every PC. For 10 PCs, that's not a problem. But for hundreds? Ridiculous. While it may be more expensive upfront to go with FOSS, you have to think of it as insurance. Better to pay a bit more instead of getting raped by the BSA, eh?
I'd be interested in working a prototype up incorporating both of our ideas. Thoughts?
Actually, the budget should be done with a more advanced form of Wiki. Anyone who wants to make changes in Congress can (and the changes are logged) and you can see diffs between different versions.
Or, you could build solar farms in the desert and run high voltage DC lines to the sea, where desalination plants could run. Hell, you could build a CANDU reactor (wikipedia it) on the shore, and use the waste heat to generate fresh water.
You could always have the OS continue to cache the data if the USB key has been pulled and pop up a dialog saying "HEY! I haven't finished writing all the data yet! Stick the key back in if you want your data back!". Once the key was reinserted, the write would continue in the same fashion an FTP client can resume a broken file transfer.
I believe the amount of heat being dumped into the water would be under the limits set by the EPA before the permitting process would need to happen. Nuclear and coal generating facilities that use water dump tons of heat into local bodies of water, but I doubt a 1MW datacenter is going to dump the same amount of heat out.
Curious question: Why?
So they're competing with Google's Mini and Enterprise appliances
That's what solid state drives are for ;)
Working for a consulting firm a couple years back, a prospective client was on a tour with me of some datacenter space we had. They really like what they say of our space, the equipment we used, the middleware we rolled our own, etc. At the end of the tour, he asked what our disaster recovery strategy was if a nuclear event occurred in downtown Chicago (where we were located). I told him that while all of his data was backed up to equipment in Canada, I think he would have bigger issues then his application being up and running.
http://www.silicondust.com/wiki/products/hdhomerun
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdhomerun
The HDHomeRun has two inputs, which can both be used for either an OTA (over-the-air) ATSC antenna connection, or for QAM un-encrypted digital cable. It also has an ethernet connection, a power connector, and an IR receiver, but no TV output. It is then completely controlled over your ethernet network (gets address via DHCP). This is used to tune to channels, and the (pre-encoded) MPEG2[1] video stream is broadcast to the receiving computer over ethernet. This allows you to watch un-encrypted QAM or ATSC over your local network.The HDHomeRun currently only works with free-to-air (ATSC) over-the-air, or un-encrypted QAM cable television.
You did want full OTA quality, right? And it is legal, as it's picking up radio signals over the air, right? Oh, it also doesn't encrypt the signal when it comes over the ethernet. You can watch it with VLC on your PC or one of several media servers/software packages out there.
Most of that "linear programming" will just end up in the Netflix library, which I can watch either on DVDs from them or using Watch It Now.
So, crap like Wrestling and Sports (Pay Per View) and what Netflix's Watch It Now does (On Demand). My cable company is going to end up just pushing bits back and forth to me, while I get my content elsewhere for cheaper.
On the other hand, you wouldn't want to use the flash drives in a DB server that is write-heavy, and go through drives like Kleenex.
The most vulnerable period for an aircraft is during takeoff and landing. Simply ensure a high level of security at airports during these phases of flight, instead of dumping billions into protecting from one type of attack.
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I guess, at least with regards to the SSMEs, it's a short path between "damaged beyond repair" and "loss of vehicle."
Agreed. Leaching is a one-way street.
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Wow. 8%. Doesn't Firefox have a greater market penetration? Call me when they hit double-digits.
How about we agree we're both fairly environmentally friendly =) Nuclear has very low (almost non-existent) carbon emissions but does generate some waste. Hydro has it's own set of problems, including damaging the ecosystem of the river being used for power generation.
Find me a long enough extension cord and I'll sell you my nuclear-produced power from Northern Illinois =) 7 cents per KwH year round.
Apple is not the only manufacturer of portable MP3 players. You yourself listed several others. Just because they have a large market share doesn't mean they have monopoly status.
Look at vista - how much is the difference in price for M$ to produce the basic vs ultimate version? And how much is the price difference to customer pays? Same thing here.Ahh, my favorite part of your post. Guess what? Plenty of companies have big margins (30+ %). THAT DOES NOT MAKE THEM A MONOPOLY. Lots of manufacturers make multiple versions of a product and sell them at different price points. There is no law that says a company has to limit the markup a consumer pays (at least not in general retail). If people think ipods are too expensive, then don't by them.
There are plenty of other MP3 players out on the market. Just Google for "portable MP3 player". Monopoly my ass.