Well, it's reasonable to assume that he meant it's faster than the internet connectivity he'd otherwise have available. Said connectivity being described as "...phone lines and telephone exchanges of (in)sufficient quality...".
Even with a ~56k modem, 942KBps is quite a bit faster.:)
Neat design.. but at a touch over 160kg, what's stopping me and a friend from waiting until you park it, then picking it up and throwing it in the back of a truck while you're not around? I mean, really, at that size, weight, and shape, it's pretty much a theft magnet.
The Bombardier website notes that a digitally encoded learning key will start the engine, but who cares? Somebody will crack that.. 'they' always do.
While this is likely the world's tallest skyscraper, the tallest man made structure on the planet is the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. It has been the tallest since 1975, too.
As an aside, i cannot stress how freakin cool it is to stand on the glass-bottomed lower obsevation deck, and peer down at the city nearly half a kilometre below.:)
This is a really good point. Here in Canada, it's even more relavent.:) I live in a city of about 700k people, which happens to be the only major city in my province. The next closest major city is about 7 hours away.. and at around 350k people, it's not really "major". Now that i think about it, the closest big city is about 9 hours away, and it's not a Canadian city at all (Minneapolis).
That said, we've sure got a lot of fibre here. Our government has been pursuing an expansive and expensive project to network the entire country. I don't think WiFi will ever be part of the big picture here, largely due to the massive amounts of basically uninhabited country between our cities.
My Fiance was diagnosed with ADD / ADHD a few years ago. Instead of eating pills, she opted to change her diet, engage in regular physical activity, and practice relaxation techniques (meditation, massage, etc..) on a reasonably regular basis. Not only has it helped her deal with her disorder, but it's made her a much happier and healthier person all around.
I've been on the "beta test" for a month and a half, and i've yet to actually play the game. Why? Because the patching system is buggy. And it's not just me - there are hundreds of long, tired threads on the beta boards with people having the same types of patching problems.
And absolutely no developer commentary or feedback.
I guess i can understand why Cisco is opting to build these types of technologies into their equipment, given the current U.S. political climate. But what about all the other nations of the planet that aren't reverting to McCarthy'ism? Will Cisco still be exporting non-backdoor-compliant hardware as well?
Having grown up (there's a scary thought) hearing about the pioneering work you did, i always wondered:
If you could do it over again, would you do something differently? Anything you regret doing? Perhaps more importantly, anything you regret having not done?
(In the context of your telecom / computer life, i don't mean to pry into your.. ah.. personal affairs:) ).
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When i was a kid, i lived in the Yukon. Watching the lights was a near nightly occurance. To this day i swear you could hear them. I've read all over the place that they're not supposed to have any sort of sound that a human could hear - but if you ask anybody who's lived with them, they'll all tell you that sometimes, if it's just right, you can hear 'em.
I live further south now (still in Canada -- Winnipeg, to be precise), and we can still see the lights at least once a week, in the winter (if you leave the city).
If you *really* want to fully experience the lights, there's only one place to go - Churchill, MB, Canada. Why Churchill, you ask? As it turns out, it's almost right under the most active Aurora Borealis area on earth. They get visable activity there over 200 nights a year (as i recall - it's been a few years since i've been up there). Various governments around the world have a joint atmospheric studies lab up there, and there's a rocket-launching pad too. Did i mention polar bears?
It assumes you already have some understanding of many of the topics it covers (i.e. it's not a guide for rank newbies) - which is one of the things that makes it good. It covers everything from interface design, to information chunking, and beyond. Best part? Free.
What it isn't, is an HTML guide. You'll learn no HTML as a result of this manual. What it is, is a theoretical and conceptual (with practical examples and follow-through) look at what designing for the Web is all about.
I would definatly recommend that every web designer, or anybody who works with the web, give it a read. If you're interested in making a government website, you should find a lot of the manual speaks to the types of concerns you have.
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Not to be a Troll, but, the so-called link to ZDNet coverage actually links to the CBC website.. which is not remotely similiar or related to ZDnet. .------------ - - -
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I have yet to figure out what all of the so-called "Star Wars Fans" out there have against Jar-Jar. The complaint i've heard most often about him, is that he was an ineffectual character, who served little more purpose than mild comic relief, and had no place in the Star Wars "theocracy".
I'm not sure if any of you who see it this way have actually ever *seen* the original Star Wars movies, but, they're full of humour. In fact, i'd sooner classify them as Sci-Fi Comedies than Action movies.
If anybody has any *real*, serious, and sane commentary on why Jar-Jar is considered to be a "lame" character, i'd love to hear it.. .------------ - - -
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"Tonight on CNN Technology Report, is the safety and integrity of the Internet at stake? A new report suggests that a form of Electronic Terrorism known as a 'Denial of Service' attack could spell the end for the World Wide Web. We'll speak with the president of a small dotcom startup called 'Guh-Null-Soft', who was recently the victim of what is possibly the single most powerful 'Denial of Service' attack on the Internet today - the mysterious 'Slashdot Effect'"
(from the "download" page on gnullsoft..)
DOWNLOAD GNUTELLA --
DUE TO A COMPLETE ONSLAUGHT OF USAGE FROM GETTING SLASHDOTTED, THE BETA GROUP IS NOW CLOSED. I will be creating a mailing list where we will take 1,000 members for a closed beta group to test the network stability of gnutella before the 1.0 release. Details are forthcoming. The kids are usually hanging out in #gnutella on EfNet IRC if you want to come visit.
We're a doggamn menace!:)
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Most (all?) of the other "major" distributions have gone the way of commercial and public acceptance (meaning ease of installation, and ease of use). Slackware, on the other hand, is still very much geared towards the linux user that already knows what they're doing. Do you plan on making Slackware "pretty", like the others, or do you plan on honing it into a development environment for power users? Or perhaps something else entirely? .------------ - - - | big bad mr. frosty `------------ - - -
My favourite bite-sized (haha) challenge would have to be the "chip tune" competitions. The idea was simple - create a ".mod" (.s3m,.it, etc..) song under 4k, including samples, pattern lists, etc.. Perhaps even more amazing, from a technical standpoint, were the 4k "demo" competitions. Apparently, these are still reasonably popular. The idea here is to create a graphically pleasing demo in 4k or less (go asm!). The 64k limit was (is) a popular barrier for graphical demos too, with an absolutly incredible amount of power crammed into each and every byte. For fun, check out the following URLs:
The Hornet Archive - While no longer "active", there are still a lot of resources available. Search for "64k" (while you still can!). Future Crew's "Second Reality" - One of the definitive demos of all time. Distance'99 - a recent competition covering many types of demos. Both amiga and PC 4k and 64k bundles of joy are available.:)
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Here at the University of Winnipeg - ConEd Campus, the students in computer-related courses have quite a bit of freedom over what they can and can't do. We're free to play with Napster, sit on the various instant messangers, etc.. As long as it isn't illegal, and it isn't consuming too much bandwidth, the admins here are ok with it.
As a sidenote, i would also like to point out that while all the workstations are WinNT, all of the servers here run FreeBSD. Woohoo!
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Do you feel that this entire "legal" debacle was prompted not by your own local jurisdiction's concern, but rather as a result of the U.S. government's ability to make a decision, then force said decision on everbody else? I.e. Do you feel that you were you arrested because *your* government decided to, or because the U.S. government decided to? .------------ - - - | big bad mr. frosty `------------ - - -
"Rules of Engagement" are as old as conflict itself, and as silly as it might sound, they're better than nothing at all.
In regards to this particular gem, i'm not entirely sure how this is a "new" revelation - impersonating enemy leaders has always been "illegal", in any form - whether it be cardboard cutouts or professional actors. Digital imaging is just another form of said impersonation. Why, exactly, did we need a study to show this to be true? Ah, the tax money hard at work.
This is a little off topic, but there's always room for informational links on the Laws of War, so i say:).
While the cost of change can be drastic in any situation, there comes a time when one must decide whether the paying the cost now, is worth it in the longrun. For instance, the deciding to pay the cost to switch over to fibre cable, and not stick with copper, while costly, was the best decision.
Zillions of tests and user-testaments over the years can't be wrong - maybe it is time to switch over to the Dvorak keyboard? Not convinced? Check out the following URLs:
There are similar reasons why the metric systems hasn't been adopted world wide.
While this is slightly off-topic, and i apoligize, i find it worthy to point out that the Metric system has been officially adopted in every country except the U.S. For more information on the metric system, and how it pertains to the U.S., try : The US Metric Association, and the WSDOT Metrics Page.
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The jist of things is this - The CRTC gave cable carriers 90 days to sell their higher speed Internet services to Internet service providers (ISPs) at a rate 25 per cent lower than their lowest retail prices - forcing competition and across-the-board fair play (hopefully).
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Slashdot Mirror
What about the intro music from "Gods" ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ-GRHWgzG0
Freakin' awesome.
Well, it's reasonable to assume that he meant it's faster than the internet connectivity he'd otherwise have available. Said connectivity being described as "...phone lines and telephone exchanges of (in)sufficient quality...".
:)
Even with a ~56k modem, 942KBps is quite a bit faster.
Neat design.. but at a touch over 160kg, what's stopping me and a friend from waiting until you park it, then picking it up and throwing it in the back of a truck while you're not around? I mean, really, at that size, weight, and shape, it's pretty much a theft magnet.
The Bombardier website notes that a digitally encoded learning key will start the engine, but who cares? Somebody will crack that.. 'they' always do.
While this is likely the world's tallest skyscraper, the tallest man made structure on the planet is the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. It has been the tallest since 1975, too.
:)
As an aside, i cannot stress how freakin cool it is to stand on the glass-bottomed lower obsevation deck, and peer down at the city nearly half a kilometre below.
This is a really good point. Here in Canada, it's even more relavent. :) I live in a city of about 700k people, which happens to be the only major city in my province. The next closest major city is about 7 hours away.. and at around 350k people, it's not really "major". Now that i think about it, the closest big city is about 9 hours away, and it's not a Canadian city at all (Minneapolis).
That said, we've sure got a lot of fibre here. Our government has been pursuing an expansive and expensive project to network the entire country. I don't think WiFi will ever be part of the big picture here, largely due to the massive amounts of basically uninhabited country between our cities.
My Fiance was diagnosed with ADD / ADHD a few years ago. Instead of eating pills, she opted to change her diet, engage in regular physical activity, and practice relaxation techniques (meditation, massage, etc..) on a reasonably regular basis. Not only has it helped her deal with her disorder, but it's made her a much happier and healthier person all around.
I've been on the "beta test" for a month and a half, and i've yet to actually play the game. Why? Because the patching system is buggy. And it's not just me - there are hundreds of long, tired threads on the beta boards with people having the same types of patching problems.
And absolutely no developer commentary or feedback.
Good luck.
I guess i can understand why Cisco is opting to build these types of technologies into their equipment, given the current U.S. political climate. But what about all the other nations of the planet that aren't reverting to McCarthy'ism? Will Cisco still be exporting non-backdoor-compliant hardware as well?
Dear Sir,
:) ).
Having grown up (there's a scary thought) hearing about the pioneering work you did, i always wondered:
If you could do it over again, would you do something differently? Anything you regret doing? Perhaps more importantly, anything you regret having not done?
(In the context of your telecom / computer life, i don't mean to pry into your.. ah.. personal affairs
I'm not sure why this is moderated as "Funny". It's not. It's the probable future - and it's far from hillarious.
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I live further south now (still in Canada -- Winnipeg, to be precise), and we can still see the lights at least once a week, in the winter (if you leave the city).
If you *really* want to fully experience the lights, there's only one place to go - Churchill, MB, Canada. Why Churchill, you ask? As it turns out, it's almost right under the most active Aurora Borealis area on earth. They get visable activity there over 200 nights a year (as i recall - it's been a few years since i've been up there). Various governments around the world have a joint atmospheric studies lab up there, and there's a rocket-launching pad too. Did i mention polar bears?
Oh, hey, some links would probably be cool.
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The Centre for Advanced Instructional Media at Yale has published a book in both online and paper form. It is entitled Web Style Guide, and has been an invaluble resource to me and my students (i'm an IT Technologies instructor).
It assumes you already have some understanding of many of the topics it covers (i.e. it's not a guide for rank newbies) - which is one of the things that makes it good. It covers everything from interface design, to information chunking, and beyond. Best part? Free.
What it isn't, is an HTML guide. You'll learn no HTML as a result of this manual. What it is, is a theoretical and conceptual (with practical examples and follow-through) look at what designing for the Web is all about.
I would definatly recommend that every web designer, or anybody who works with the web, give it a read. If you're interested in making a government website, you should find a lot of the manual speaks to the types of concerns you have.
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Not to be a Troll, but, the so-called link to ZDNet coverage actually links to the CBC website.. which is not remotely similiar or related to ZDnet.
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I have yet to figure out what all of the so-called "Star Wars Fans" out there have against Jar-Jar. The complaint i've heard most often about him, is that he was an ineffectual character, who served little more purpose than mild comic relief, and had no place in the Star Wars "theocracy".
I'm not sure if any of you who see it this way have actually ever *seen* the original Star Wars movies, but, they're full of humour. In fact, i'd sooner classify them as Sci-Fi Comedies than Action movies.
If anybody has any *real*, serious, and sane commentary on why Jar-Jar is considered to be a "lame" character, i'd love to hear it..
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http://cbc .ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2000/04/07/op tochip000407
Small article at the CBC website about said chip..
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"Tonight on CNN Technology Report, is the safety and integrity of the Internet at stake? A new report suggests that a form of Electronic Terrorism known as a 'Denial of Service' attack could spell the end for the World Wide Web. We'll speak with the president of a small dotcom startup called 'Guh-Null-Soft', who was recently the victim of what is possibly the single most powerful 'Denial of Service' attack on the Internet today - the mysterious 'Slashdot Effect'"
:)
(from the "download" page on gnullsoft..)
DOWNLOAD GNUTELLA --
DUE TO A COMPLETE ONSLAUGHT OF USAGE FROM GETTING SLASHDOTTED, THE BETA GROUP IS NOW CLOSED. I will be creating a mailing list where we will take 1,000 members for a closed beta group to test the network stability of gnutella before the 1.0 release. Details are forthcoming. The kids are usually hanging out in #gnutella on EfNet IRC if you want to come visit.
We're a doggamn menace!
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Most (all?) of the other "major" distributions have gone the way of commercial and public acceptance (meaning ease of installation, and ease of use). Slackware, on the other hand, is still very much geared towards the linux user that already knows what they're doing. Do you plan on making Slackware "pretty", like the others, or do you plan on honing it into a development environment for power users? Or perhaps something else entirely?
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My favourite bite-sized (haha) challenge would have to be the "chip tune" competitions. The idea was simple - create a ".mod" (.s3m, .it, etc..) song under 4k, including samples, pattern lists, etc..
:)
Perhaps even more amazing, from a technical standpoint, were the 4k "demo" competitions. Apparently, these are still reasonably popular. The idea here is to create a graphically pleasing demo in 4k or less (go asm!).
The 64k limit was (is) a popular barrier for graphical demos too, with an absolutly incredible amount of power crammed into each and every byte.
For fun, check out the following URLs:
The Hornet Archive - While no longer "active", there are still a lot of resources available. Search for "64k" (while you still can!).
Future Crew's "Second Reality" - One of the definitive demos of all time.
Distance'99 - a recent competition covering many types of demos. Both amiga and PC 4k and 64k bundles of joy are available.
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Here at the University of Winnipeg - ConEd Campus, the students in computer-related courses have quite a bit of freedom over what they can and can't do. We're free to play with Napster, sit on the various instant messangers, etc.. As long as it isn't illegal, and it isn't consuming too much bandwidth, the admins here are ok with it.
As a sidenote, i would also like to point out that while all the workstations are WinNT, all of the servers here run FreeBSD. Woohoo!
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Do you feel that this entire "legal" debacle was prompted not by your own local jurisdiction's concern, but rather as a result of the U.S. government's ability to make a decision, then force said decision on everbody else? I.e. Do you feel that you were you arrested because *your* government decided to, or because the U.S. government decided to?
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The URL for the "e-post" system is :
www.epost.ca . (go figure?).
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Here's some links to resources where you can learn more about HDML (WML), and WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).
A quick definition of HDML from whatis.com
"What is HDML?", at w3.org
Another short definition of WML from whatis.com
The Wireless Application Forum - good resource for wireless info.
WAP, from both a technical and practical perspective.
It should be noted that HDML (Handheld Devices Markup Language) and WML (Wireless Markup Language) are, more or less, the same thing.
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"Rules of Engagement" are as old as conflict itself, and as silly as it might sound, they're better than nothing at all.
:).
In regards to this particular gem, i'm not entirely sure how this is a "new" revelation - impersonating enemy leaders has always been "illegal", in any form - whether it be cardboard cutouts or professional actors.
Digital imaging is just another form of said impersonation. Why, exactly, did we need a study to show this to be true? Ah, the tax money hard at work.
This is a little off topic, but there's always room for informational links on the Laws of War, so i say
What are the rules of Engagement? - about.com
Y! - The Rules of War
Rules of Warfare - Arms Control
The Geneva Convention(s) - Modern "Laws of War".
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While the cost of change can be drastic in any situation, there comes a time when one must decide whether the paying the cost now, is worth it in the longrun. For instance, the deciding to pay the cost to switch over to fibre cable, and not stick with copper, while costly, was the best decision.
Zillions of tests and user-testaments over the years can't be wrong - maybe it is time to switch over to the Dvorak keyboard? Not convinced? Check out the following URLs:
Introducing DVORAK
The Curse of QWERYTY
Mavis Beacon's History of DVORAK
There are similar reasons why the metric systems hasn't been adopted world wide.
While this is slightly off-topic, and i apoligize, i find it worthy to point out that the Metric system has been officially adopted in every country except the U.S.
For more information on the metric system, and how it pertains to the U.S., try : The US Metric Association, and the WSDOT Metrics Page.
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If anybody is interested in reading more about the Canadian Government's decision to force cable companies to "open up", check out the following URLs:
:
CRTC orders cable firms to give ISPs access to high-speed service.
CRTC and FCC compare notes on Internet
For a more Beaureaucratic look at things, try
"Competition and Culture on Canada's Information Highway: Managing the Realities of Transition - 19 May 1995"
Telecom Decision CRTC 98-9
The jist of things is this - The CRTC gave cable carriers 90 days to sell their higher speed Internet services to Internet service providers (ISPs) at a rate 25 per cent lower than their lowest retail prices - forcing competition and across-the-board fair play (hopefully).
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