Because I didn't want a Mac and (at the time) Microsoft's 64 bit OS was too expensive and too little supported for home use. I figured I had paid for a 64 bit processor and it didn't make sense to me to not use all of it's capabilities.
Now that I'm used to the *nix way of doing things, I won't go back.
Why is it when I read something about DC's police force it's some new high tech tool, or a SWAT type tactic, or some other major program to reduce crime? And why is it that it never seems to even make a dent? Every time I've been to DC one of the most noticeable features is the sheer number of police cars, I'm just talking about DC metro cops, that are everywhere. Never mind all the Park Service police, black SUVs, and other law enforcement officials.
How about get rid of the toys and get cops to start walking the beat? Let them get to know the people they're arresting and maybe be a good influence in the neighborhoods during the day, and just maybe you'll see crime drop at night.
Oh, and let people carry. Nothing says "I'm armed and dangerous" like a Glock 9mm on the hip.
All the cool kids started wearing Tux t-shirts. Linus Torvalds did interviews with the press, and it didn't hurt that he's somewhat photogenic. Wired Magazine said you weren't hip unless you ran Red Hat and had a frame relay connection to your house.
And then the startups in the 1990s didn't want to (or just couldn't) spend money on SUN boxes, so they found a "good enough" solution.
Exactly. Practical uses include getting catsup out of the bottle? really, that's it? So my dad doesn't have to leave empty (to all but his standard) balanced on their lids so he can get that last french fry's worth of condiment?
Even if the stuff doesn't take well to heat, put it in barrings. The main source of heat in barrings is friction, so if this stuff works as well as they say, it will should keep.
That pesky Communications act of 1934 (amended every congressional session since) specifically states that the airwaves belong to the people, and the people have designated the FCC as the trustee of the airwaves. By getting a license you grant consent.
The Cable act of 1992 brings cable TV under the umbrella of the FCC as well. Satellite TV, being delivered over the air, falls under the 1934 rule.
In a real emergency, you'll likely get a reverse 911 call if there's time.
However, as part of an emergency kit you should have some sort of battery powered mass communications device on hand. The EAS isn't just that 10 second alert. If an event is triggered there are designated "tune-to" channels on cable systems and radio bands that can be used to get information out about things like shelters and storm tracks.
If they are actually used or not is another matter entirely.
Like the Hoover Dam was pretty much busy work to get the economy going again (jobs, money flow, pride, etc) and when it was complete it became a large source of electricity.
Bad example. The Hoover Dam was planned and sent through Congress during the Harding and Coolidge administrations. It was a happy accident that it was built during the 1930s, and Six Companies made out like bandits because they got labor at a much better price than estimated, and lots of it. In fact, the reason it is called the Hoover Dam and not Boulder Dam is because Hoover got the states together to sign the Colorado River Pact in the late teens and early 1920s. And the benefit to the US (and the world) is easily calculated in irrigated land in the southern US and the massive increase in food production that resulted.
A make work project would be about 1/2 the various epidemiological studies that look at cancer rates and power lines. Or locking up drug offenders for life.
No, they can't just buy DVDs and rent them out. Back in the VHS days that was possible, but now there's a bunch of copyright laws that won't allow it. Depending on how the laws are interpreted, public libraries could be in violation.
I'm sure there are plenty of competent people "at the top" but how many of them came up from nothing? As much as Bill Gates likes to let you believe he was just an average kid, most average kids don't have moms on the board of directors of the United Way. Steve Jobs and WOZ were a little closer to middle class, but hell, they were in Silicon Valley!
Last week Caroline Kennedy was on The Daily Show, hocking her new book. She's pretty, charming, and can speak in complete sentences. She also had parents who were born with silver spoons in their mouths, which they gladly passed on to her and her brother.
I've known plenty of people who could easily run a business, and a few who could run a large business. But they were never exposed to the circles that get one into the ruling class, so they're stuck in the middle. And the way things seem to be going in this country, especially in higher education, the odds are dropping that anyone will be able to move up for the foreseeable future.
Hate to be the devil's advocate here, but the bailouts also saved pension and mutual funds. Even though most mutual funds say they are diversified, most of them were/are heavy on financial and bank stocks. Oh, they took a major hit in 2008, mostly because the superstar fund managers didn't see it coming, but seeing mass bankruptcies without a chance to recover would have devastated boomer's retirement funds.
Of course it was made worse for the mutual funds because they have stupid rules like they cannot short stocks and they can't hold cash for any length of time. When the crash started I was able to sell off everything before I took too bad a hit, but the superstar fund managers weren't and had to catch a falling knife.
In the notes section you'll find the Qwest Telecommunications Equipment Installation Guidelines (TEIG). Lots and lots of good information here, pay attention to Chapter 5 Cabling: Forming, Running, and Securing. The NASA stuff is interesting, but I notice they've gone to the dark side and started allowing cable ties. No wonder they have so many problems.
As for "oh, but I have to make changes," you plan for changes from the start. If you expect you'll be adding/dropping often, use patch panels (many of them have cable management built in). Run extra and store it in the floor or out of the way on the ladder rack. If you need to re-run cable, take the time to do it correctly. If you use the lacing techniques in the qwest docs you should be able to loosen up the run, remove the offending cable and pull a new one. Temping something in should just be that: getting something up after hours or until the maintenance window. If the equipment so mission critical that it can't be taken down, build in redundancy.
It's actually a little more involved than that, but basically that's the stuff we use for moving fiber jumpers in our buildings. The vertical runs are even called downspouts.
I label with 1/2 inch labels, 2 lines. Top line where it comes from, bottom line where it goes to. In case of bidirectional links, use the majority of traffic flow as indicator.
Print 2 labels, one for each end. Since they're both printed the same, you just have to look for the match. I'd love to build cable documentation, but it's one of those things that seems to get forgotten about over time. We do keep fairly good records of equipment interconnects in other locations, so it's not as bad as it sounds.
I try to color code, but it can be tough to keep enough of the "popular color," and you end up hauling around a bunch of spools.
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Because I didn't want a Mac and (at the time) Microsoft's 64 bit OS was too expensive and too little supported for home use. I figured I had paid for a 64 bit processor and it didn't make sense to me to not use all of it's capabilities.
Now that I'm used to the *nix way of doing things, I won't go back.
You could argue that by putting in your password when update manager asks for it, you are agreeing to let Canonical update your machine.
It's unlikely the OP will be seated on a case that has anything to do with constitutional law.
If the OP's experience is anything like what I've had happen in the past, it involves a lot of waiting around and a general loss of faith in humanity.
i heard he threatened to release a sex-tape of the founder's great-granddaughter, but later found out everyone has already seen it.
Seconded. And the VLA has more comprehensive tours on the Trinity Site weekends.
But there's more to it than that, there's the Atomic Museum in Albuquerque, some stuff in Los Alamos, and if your into such things, Roswell.
Sorry to sound like an ad for New Mexico. There's a lot of lousy parts of the state, too.
Why is it when I read something about DC's police force it's some new high tech tool, or a SWAT type tactic, or some other major program to reduce crime? And why is it that it never seems to even make a dent? Every time I've been to DC one of the most noticeable features is the sheer number of police cars, I'm just talking about DC metro cops, that are everywhere. Never mind all the Park Service police, black SUVs, and other law enforcement officials.
How about get rid of the toys and get cops to start walking the beat? Let them get to know the people they're arresting and maybe be a good influence in the neighborhoods during the day, and just maybe you'll see crime drop at night.
Oh, and let people carry. Nothing says "I'm armed and dangerous" like a Glock 9mm on the hip.
All the cool kids started wearing Tux t-shirts. Linus Torvalds did interviews with the press, and it didn't hurt that he's somewhat photogenic. Wired Magazine said you weren't hip unless you ran Red Hat and had a frame relay connection to your house.
And then the startups in the 1990s didn't want to (or just couldn't) spend money on SUN boxes, so they found a "good enough" solution.
The ultimate nerd tablet would be nice... Triple boot Linux, Android or Windows depending on what you want to run.
Keynesian economics presented in film.
Nice. I'll have to look for it.
Exactly. Practical uses include getting catsup out of the bottle? really, that's it? So my dad doesn't have to leave empty (to all but his standard) balanced on their lids so he can get that last french fry's worth of condiment?
Even if the stuff doesn't take well to heat, put it in barrings. The main source of heat in barrings is friction, so if this stuff works as well as they say, it will should keep.
That pesky Communications act of 1934 (amended every congressional session since) specifically states that the airwaves belong to the people, and the people have designated the FCC as the trustee of the airwaves. By getting a license you grant consent.
The Cable act of 1992 brings cable TV under the umbrella of the FCC as well. Satellite TV, being delivered over the air, falls under the 1934 rule.
In a real emergency, you'll likely get a reverse 911 call if there's time.
However, as part of an emergency kit you should have some sort of battery powered mass communications device on hand. The EAS isn't just that 10 second alert. If an event is triggered there are designated "tune-to" channels on cable systems and radio bands that can be used to get information out about things like shelters and storm tracks.
If they are actually used or not is another matter entirely.
Or they could just download a manual.
Weather radio stations are not participating.
Like the Hoover Dam was pretty much busy work to get the economy going again (jobs, money flow, pride, etc) and when it was complete it became a large source of electricity.
Bad example. The Hoover Dam was planned and sent through Congress during the Harding and Coolidge administrations. It was a happy accident that it was built during the 1930s, and Six Companies made out like bandits because they got labor at a much better price than estimated, and lots of it. In fact, the reason it is called the Hoover Dam and not Boulder Dam is because Hoover got the states together to sign the Colorado River Pact in the late teens and early 1920s. And the benefit to the US (and the world) is easily calculated in irrigated land in the southern US and the massive increase in food production that resulted.
A make work project would be about 1/2 the various epidemiological studies that look at cancer rates and power lines. Or locking up drug offenders for life.
No, they can't just buy DVDs and rent them out. Back in the VHS days that was possible, but now there's a bunch of copyright laws that won't allow it. Depending on how the laws are interpreted, public libraries could be in violation.
Make that the "Stephen Colbert Doritos Fiery Fusion Sizzlin' Cayenne & Cheese washed down with a Dr. Pepper" large array and I'll vote for it.
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Yes, but is it nature or nurture?
I'm sure there are plenty of competent people "at the top" but how many of them came up from nothing? As much as Bill Gates likes to let you believe he was just an average kid, most average kids don't have moms on the board of directors of the United Way. Steve Jobs and WOZ were a little closer to middle class, but hell, they were in Silicon Valley!
Last week Caroline Kennedy was on The Daily Show, hocking her new book. She's pretty, charming, and can speak in complete sentences. She also had parents who were born with silver spoons in their mouths, which they gladly passed on to her and her brother.
I've known plenty of people who could easily run a business, and a few who could run a large business. But they were never exposed to the circles that get one into the ruling class, so they're stuck in the middle. And the way things seem to be going in this country, especially in higher education, the odds are dropping that anyone will be able to move up for the foreseeable future.
http://thomasokken.com/free42/ Runs on just about anything, including Android. Very good HP experience.
Hate to be the devil's advocate here, but the bailouts also saved pension and mutual funds. Even though most mutual funds say they are diversified, most of them were/are heavy on financial and bank stocks. Oh, they took a major hit in 2008, mostly because the superstar fund managers didn't see it coming, but seeing mass bankruptcies without a chance to recover would have devastated boomer's retirement funds.
Of course it was made worse for the mutual funds because they have stupid rules like they cannot short stocks and they can't hold cash for any length of time. When the crash started I was able to sell off everything before I took too bad a hit, but the superstar fund managers weren't and had to catch a falling knife.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_lacing
In the notes section you'll find the Qwest Telecommunications Equipment Installation Guidelines (TEIG). Lots and lots of good information here, pay attention to Chapter 5 Cabling: Forming, Running, and Securing. The NASA stuff is interesting, but I notice they've gone to the dark side and started allowing cable ties. No wonder they have so many problems.
http://www.qwest.com/techpub/77350/77350.pdf
As for "oh, but I have to make changes," you plan for changes from the start. If you expect you'll be adding/dropping often, use patch panels (many of them have cable management built in). Run extra and store it in the floor or out of the way on the ladder rack. If you need to re-run cable, take the time to do it correctly. If you use the lacing techniques in the qwest docs you should be able to loosen up the run, remove the offending cable and pull a new one. Temping something in should just be that: getting something up after hours or until the maintenance window. If the equipment so mission critical that it can't be taken down, build in redundancy.
You mean fiber management tray: http://www.adc.com/Americas/en_US/Product/1270708869522/1270708888502
It's actually a little more involved than that, but basically that's the stuff we use for moving fiber jumpers in our buildings. The vertical runs are even called downspouts.
I label with 1/2 inch labels, 2 lines. Top line where it comes from, bottom line where it goes to. In case of bidirectional links, use the majority of traffic flow as indicator.
Print 2 labels, one for each end. Since they're both printed the same, you just have to look for the match. I'd love to build cable documentation, but it's one of those things that seems to get forgotten about over time. We do keep fairly good records of equipment interconnects in other locations, so it's not as bad as it sounds.
I try to color code, but it can be tough to keep enough of the "popular color," and you end up hauling around a bunch of spools.
You mean Russians don't have Scottish accents?
I bet you think Spaniards don't have Scottish accents either.