In fact, computers in general were designed to be used in clean, western business offices. It's a wonder they've come as far as they have. I think it's an interesting point how the use of computers has evolved from big old VAXes to the powerbook I type on and take eeverywhere with me, driven both by technolgy and the way we wantto use them.
The growth of OLPC (and rugged machines in general) is only an extension of that usage trend -- into unknown territory, granted -- but an extension none the less.
I was doing tech support to a school network in Uganda a couple of years ago. They had a room full of machines. This was a concrete building with a good roof, but even so the 'mud hut' effect still happened. The amount of dirt that got inside EVERYTHING was frankly astounding. I'll never forget the day I spent removing bat droppings from all the mice. So in hot, dusty under-developed countries, it is a problem. And the OLPC's membrane keyboard and sealed widgets are certainly welcome.
absolutely. I'm all for correct usage. One particular bugbear is the completely unused.plc.uk (Public Limited Company). Domains such as xyzplc.co.uk... grrr.
But what's.cz been hijacked for?
Yeah, great, I'm sure we're all delighted that the underdog is sticking it to the RIAA.
But surely this will result in the RIAA lobbying in the future for departments such as this to hold on to the information they're after? I'm sure they have friends in high places that can cause a *lot* of hassle...
Yes I'm sure they solved the problem, probably with an aerator as you suggest.
I was really speculating about the analogous impact the datacentres would have.
We had a similar issue when with the proliferation of large power-stations: water was pumped into cooling towers and then dumped in rivers. The cooling process de-oxygenated the water and this obviously meant the 'poisoning' of rivers (fish unable to breathe etc).
We have a similar situation here. Only this time, the facility actually holds on to the oxygen. Why not mix it with the exhaust air (I'm sure it's not completely recirculated?) and avoid the potential for a similar situation. I know TFA says it's beathable, but it's worth considering the option nonetheless. Not all animals are humans.
Remember what scale datacentres operate on, and which direection they're going in (they're not getting smaller). Has the potential not to be a significant issue...
You wouldn't be able to complain, so your view wouldn't be heard and you couldn't prove that you exist.
The antecedent to this surely must be that fingerless handless people *do not exist*.
That's the trouble.. you can't get the cavemen these days.
Seriously though, when it comes to expressing discrete textual information, vellum is a very reliable material.
Cave paintings are abstract and fuzzy at best -- perfect for Web 2.0 tags, labels and other such vague information.
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So was I the only one who read "system for mental storage" as meaning a place for storing psycopaths where they pose no threat to soceity?
... what about a quantum computer?
In communist China, computer pound YOU.
In fact, computers in general were designed to be used in clean, western business offices. It's a wonder they've come as far as they have. I think it's an interesting point how the use of computers has evolved from big old VAXes to the powerbook I type on and take eeverywhere with me, driven both by technolgy and the way we wantto use them.
The growth of OLPC (and rugged machines in general) is only an extension of that usage trend -- into unknown territory, granted -- but an extension none the less.
The German word for bat is something like flying mouse. Perhaps wireless mouse would be the modern day equivalent.
I was doing tech support to a school network in Uganda a couple of years ago. They had a room full of machines. This was a concrete building with a good roof, but even so the 'mud hut' effect still happened. The amount of dirt that got inside EVERYTHING was frankly astounding. I'll never forget the day I spent removing bat droppings from all the mice.
So in hot, dusty under-developed countries, it is a problem. And the OLPC's membrane keyboard and sealed widgets are certainly welcome.
aha. Yes that rings a bell now I remember it. Kinda like lemonparty.org?
absolutely. I'm all for correct usage. One particular bugbear is the completely unused .plc.uk (Public Limited Company). Domains such as xyzplc.co.uk ... grrr.
But what's .cz been hijacked for?
-- oh never mind
... will it run linux?
Interesting. I was ignorant of that. So what about .gov and .mil type domains reserved for US usage?
Surely if the authorities had kept to the rules -- .com etc for America -- we'd already have a .terror tld.
Yeah, great, I'm sure we're all delighted that the underdog is sticking it to the RIAA.
But surely this will result in the RIAA lobbying in the future for departments such as this to hold on to the information they're after? I'm sure they have friends in high places that can cause a *lot* of hassle...
.. with probably just as much `violence' as the RIAA
Yes I'm sure they solved the problem, probably with an aerator as you suggest. I was really speculating about the analogous impact the datacentres would have.
We had a similar issue when with the proliferation of large power-stations: water was pumped into cooling towers and then dumped in rivers. The cooling process de-oxygenated the water and this obviously meant the 'poisoning' of rivers (fish unable to breathe etc). We have a similar situation here. Only this time, the facility actually holds on to the oxygen. Why not mix it with the exhaust air (I'm sure it's not completely recirculated?) and avoid the potential for a similar situation. I know TFA says it's beathable, but it's worth considering the option nonetheless. Not all animals are humans. Remember what scale datacentres operate on, and which direection they're going in (they're not getting smaller). Has the potential not to be a significant issue...
That looks a lot like a series of tubes to me. Forget moon dust. You can download entire books.
Does this apply to completely unbalanced binary trees?
Just turn the transmitter onto full whack. But keep your hands clear.
.aero ? How many domain extensions to you people need? It'll be .sex next...
"If English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me"
You wouldn't be able to complain, so your view wouldn't be heard and you couldn't prove that you exist. The antecedent to this surely must be that fingerless handless people *do not exist*.
They'd only want your finger.
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That's the trouble.. you can't get the cavemen these days. Seriously though, when it comes to expressing discrete textual information, vellum is a very reliable material. Cave paintings are abstract and fuzzy at best -- perfect for Web 2.0 tags, labels and other such vague information.