.. Sun is the leading provider of internet technology. I had the pleasure of visiting one of the major co-location companies, and there was an enourmous amount of Sun workstations there (mostly Ultra 1s and 5s).
This is really not surprising. To be able to make the Windows Media Player format the de facto standard, they have to make it possible to use it on other platforms than windows.
Does he agree with your stance on DVD encryption, and the need for software players for Linux?
I've seen an interview with both Jon and his dad, so I can espond to this.. Yes. His father agrees with him. He understands the situation; that DeCSS was neccessary to make it possible to view DVDs on Jon's computer.
He didn't mention Linux in particular, but he said that it should be possible to view the DVDs on ones own computer.
Free is one of the most misused words to ever have been thrown around, however, and I wonder exactly how much people will have to pay...
Well.. I actually got Solaris 7 free from Sun Microsystems Norway last year. .. and by free I mean really free. I used a fax-machine at work to fax an order, and then they sent me a copy at no extra charge.
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I'm really sorry, Kath, but the "coolest, most bleeding edge stuff" is what the coders want!
They probably don't care about user-friendliness, because it's not an issue for them. If they want to configure X-Windows, they fire up vi/emacs/jed/whatever and start hacking away.
Think about it. The average investors remembers seeing Linux mentioned as a hot thing in Time, Newsweek, or Fortune. They see ticker symbol LNUX or LINX and they think they're buying stock in "Linux".
Ok.. think about that for a second. I really doubt investors are that careless about their money, no matter how much they've got.
If they are that stupid, they deserve to loose their money anyway;)
While object oriented techniques make sense for real software development, if you merely want to run a particular algorithm on a lot of data points, any structured language will do.
Well.. numerical simulations are getting larger all the time, and structuring the code and enabling evolution and replacement of components is becoming more and more important. Although I've never used Fortran, one associate professor I've talked to, claimed that Fortan was unsuitable because of this.
Believe me; there's more to numerical simulation (and visualization) than to run a particular algorithm on a lot of data points.
I took a course in numerical simulation and visualization last semester, and we used C++ with Diffpack and VTK, and although many students did not take advantage of C++ by programming OO, I did it to keep my sanity.. and it paid off. Big time.
Actually, I'm not surprised that it didn't work out with the "Visual Workstations". If I would want to spend a lot of cash on a workstation for 3d graphics, I would by an O2 or Octane or something. Why settle for an intel machine when you can have the power of MIPS;-)
Bogus News reports that Bill Gates visited the White House today, and stated that ".. he expected Microsoft to be involved in any decisions concerning national politics."
Comments on Slashdot say that "..Gates need public exposure. Everyone thinks he has no brain.", and "Linux Rulez!".
Watch out for Microsoft USA 2000, coming to a fishingboat near you.
It seems like one thing or another has gone wrong with Hubble since it was first put into orbit. How reliable was the design expected to be compared to how reliable it has been?
It's not that easy. HST was designed to be modular, and in that sense the lifespan is long; each module can be replaced. The design takes into consideration that the individual modules would need replacement.
Another thing; compared to the amount of money spent on warefare, the amount used on space exploration is peanust.
Anyhow; it is used a lot and constantly bombarded by particles. Give it a break;)
I did a search on some Norwegian websistes, and according to digi.no (a leading norwegian web-based newspaper), the price will be somewhere around 5000 NOK (approximatly 625 USD). It will have 16MB RAM, and a touch-screen with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels (beware of smudgy fingers!).
Also, it will have a DECT-based basestation (connected to a phoneline [regular, ISDN, ADSL, whatever]), and it will be possible to share this basestation with a total of eight FreePads. The DECT-DMAP protocol will enable speeds up to 500 Kbit/second, something that will be quadrupled over time (the article does not say how/when).
According to the article, the people behind the idea, are former employees at Alcatel (french-owned multi-national telecoms corporation) and Telenor (largest norwegian telecommunications company).
You should really considering censoring the messages here at/. too, Rob.. just look at what I can write:
(vr starts emacs and type 'M-x spook')
Kennedy smuggle Rule Psix nuclear terrorist World Trade Center FSF ammunition Honduras Uzi Albanian DES Panama security Cocaine Noriega Clinton quiche fissionable Qaddafi Cocaine strategic Kennedy smuggle AK-47 terrorist Ft. Meade Legion of Doom counter-intelligence Panama jihad explosion quiche Serbian CIA Nazi colonel Delta Force cracking security domestic disruption smuggle fissionable Ortega Clinton Ft. Meade Ortega AK-47 KGB Cocaine Treasury domestic disruption smuggle Serbian plutonium nuclear quiche Uzi strategic World Trade Center Soviet munitions Kennedy arrangements World Trade Center genetic strategic BATF NSA domestic disruption Treasury Waco, Texas Mossad PLO Ft. Bragg
I'd just like to mention that not everything can be copyrighted. Facts can not be copyrightd... like : "the 49'ers won the superbowl last night." Of course; they didn't, but if they had done it, the fact that they won, could not be copyrighted.
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Ah yes.. well.. let's just hope this wasn't sponsored by RedHat or VA Research or something ;-)
.. Sun is the leading provider of internet technology. I had the pleasure of visiting one of the major co-location companies, and there was an enourmous amount of Sun workstations there (mostly Ultra 1s and 5s).
nanoo, nanoo!
Hey, there's nothing wrong with a really, really large team.. is there? ;-)
This is really not surprising. To be able to make the Windows Media Player format the de facto standard, they have to make it possible to use it on other platforms than windows.
Does he agree with your stance on DVD encryption, and the need for software players for Linux?
I've seen an interview with both Jon and his dad, so I can espond to this..
Yes. His father agrees with him. He understands the situation; that DeCSS was neccessary to make it possible to view DVDs on Jon's computer.
He didn't mention Linux in particular, but he said that it should be possible to view the DVDs on ones own computer.
Free is one of the most misused words to ever have been thrown around, however, and I wonder exactly how much people will have to pay...
Well.. I actually got Solaris 7 free from Sun Microsystems Norway last year.
.. and by free I mean really free. I used a fax-machine at work to fax an order, and then they sent me a copy at no extra charge.
That's as free as you can get it.
Ah.. yes, well. We already know this (most of us anyway). BUT! We do not care!
Let us celebrate in peace. Don't bother us about small technicalities.
Sorry.
.. but it only affects the subway and trams, and the rumours say that it has nothing to do with Y2K. Anyway; we haven't crossed midnight here yet. ;-)
Duh.. WinNT runs on the alpha. (IIRC)
I'm really sorry, Kath, but the "coolest, most bleeding edge stuff" is what the coders want!
They probably don't care about user-friendliness, because it's not an issue for them. If they want to configure X-Windows, they fire up vi/emacs/jed/whatever and start hacking away.
.. and I actually agree with this.
Think about it. The average investors remembers seeing Linux mentioned as a hot thing in Time, Newsweek, or Fortune. They see ticker symbol LNUX or LINX and they think they're buying stock in "Linux".
;)
Ok.. think about that for a second. I really doubt investors are that careless about their money, no matter how much they've got.
If they are that stupid, they deserve to loose their money anyway
Oh.. Gates like things that you can open.. I had another Gates in mind ;-)
While object oriented techniques make sense for real software development, if you merely want to run a particular algorithm on a lot of data points, any structured language will do.
Well.. numerical simulations are getting larger all the time, and structuring the code and enabling evolution and replacement of components is becoming more and more important.
Although I've never used Fortran, one associate professor I've talked to, claimed that Fortan was unsuitable because of this.
Believe me; there's more to numerical simulation (and visualization) than to run a particular algorithm on a lot of data points.
I took a course in numerical simulation and visualization last semester, and we used C++ with Diffpack and VTK, and although many students did not take advantage of C++ by programming OO, I did it to keep my sanity.. and it paid off. Big time.
I agree. SGI are still going strong.
;-)
Actually, I'm not surprised that it didn't work out with the "Visual Workstations". If I would want to spend a lot of cash on a workstation for 3d graphics, I would by an O2 or Octane or something.
Why settle for an intel machine when you can have the power of MIPS
Bogus News reports that Bill Gates visited the White House today, and stated that ".. he expected Microsoft to be involved in any decisions concerning national politics."
Comments on Slashdot say that "..Gates need public exposure. Everyone thinks he has no brain.", and "Linux Rulez!".
Watch out for Microsoft USA 2000, coming to a fishingboat near you.
That's not what I tried to say.
Replace welfare with warfare.
Yep. I'm relieved someone got it.
That should be warfare and peanuts.
It seems like one thing or another has gone wrong with Hubble since it was first put into orbit. How reliable was the design expected to be compared to how reliable it has been?
;)
It's not that easy.
HST was designed to be modular, and in that sense the lifespan is long; each module can be replaced.
The design takes into consideration that the individual modules would need replacement.
Another thing; compared to the amount of money spent on warefare, the amount used on space exploration is peanust.
Anyhow; it is used a lot and constantly bombarded by particles. Give it a break
The Hubble Space Telescope has shut itself down preventing astronomers from making any observations of the Universe.
;-)
Ahem.. Yes, well.. Did they suddenly all go blind?!!!
I did a search on some Norwegian websistes, and according to digi.no (a leading norwegian web-based newspaper), the price will be somewhere around 5000 NOK (approximatly 625 USD). It will have 16MB RAM, and a touch-screen with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels (beware of smudgy fingers!).
Also, it will have a DECT-based basestation (connected to a phoneline [regular, ISDN, ADSL, whatever]), and it will be possible to share this basestation with a total of eight FreePads. The DECT-DMAP protocol will enable speeds up to 500 Kbit/second, something that will be quadrupled over time (the article does not say how/when).
According to the article, the people behind the idea, are former employees at Alcatel (french-owned multi-national telecoms corporation) and Telenor (largest norwegian telecommunications company).
reference: article at digi.no (in norwegian)
(vr starts emacs and type 'M-x spook')
:-)
Ok.. so the term "fact" is perhaps not very well defined, but I hope you see my point.
(Point: Not everything can be copyrighted)
It really bugs me that there are so many stupid people out there, that think they can make money out of everything. People suck.
I'd just like to mention that not everything can be copyrighted. .. like : "the 49'ers won the superbowl last night."
Facts can not be copyrightd.
Of course; they didn't, but if they had done it, the fact that they won, could not be copyrighted.