Not to pick on you Fjandr, but do you think this is getting off topic? I think, can't be sure mind you, the article was talking about satellite spotters and how agencies are not all that happy. Please explain to me how we got to
... British-accented person checking off the box "African-American" under race.
I understand your comments but am not worried about it in the slightest. The Internet was invented by nerds, it has been molded and shaped by nerds and it will continue to evolve because of the nerds. If somebody attempts to stop the nerds from doing something, that something will temporarily halt but will start again because the nerds will find a way. A way that is more efficient and effective and will become the new standard. It is a continually evolving cycle just as you stipulated in your first paragraph. I don't say "stop the madness", I actually encourage it because better technologies will emerge.
The site where the results of this competition are held is an excellent place to start. Paul Bourke, who also posted the article, creates a lot of this stuff. I *strongly* suggest you spend some time on that site. To start with, try: http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/surfaces_curves/
... known-safe scripts like Google Analytics... WTF? Since when is it safe that a script will track my usage and interaction? Never mind google using it so they can 'tailor' the ads that I see. No thanks. I have noscript specifically to stop this sort of intrusion.
I, however, take great offense at Christianity being likened to Islam. I don't. The fanatics are crazy. The normal [insert religious affiliation here] are deluded and controlled by fear.
I wonder what the U2 of "Under a blood-red sky" would have thought of the article. Not to mention U2 having a.com, commercial website. It's a shame, I used to really like those guys. Their politics have become selfish.
I'm trying to understand the logic here. You want high-speed internet so bad you'd have the government force somebody to rent their property to others?
It was a previous government that paid for the entire infrastructure that this company now has the monopoly over. Then along comes another government that likes to make the books look good (but as usual, are much worse) and sells the government owned infrastructure at a price that is ridiculously undervalued because an end of financial year is approaching and they want to hid the cost of military action and make it look as they are financially responsible. The fire sale is made with little consideration of the implications. I'll let you join the dots from there.
FTFA
... so after a successful deployment of 13,000 Fedora Linux systems from a government grant, plans are underway to roll out another 10,000 based on Ubuntu. 13000 already done. Time to be surprised.
I'm pretty sure it's a revoke. Part of being a nerd is knowing that something can be potentially harmful (to self or inanimate object) but going ahead anyway. Trial and error... the true force that binds the universe together.
There are now robots that show two images (left and right) for stereoscopic keyhole surgery. The surgeons are still there doing all of the work. I know somebody who does this in the US as a Urologist. The machines cost about $5 million a pop. One dude from Singapore need an op on his prostrate and didn't want to use a machine that had been used before. He bought the surgery company a new machine for his op and then donated it to them afterwards.
But one of the misgivings I have about using corn/sugar cane as fuel is that more slash and burning of forests take place to produce enough quantities of the stuff. Agrofuels are not sustainable. The carbon footprint is also higher. The same argument holds for electric cars that get their power from the grid. Here (Australia) our electricity comes from coal-fired powerplants. The carbon footprint per kilometre for electric cars is higher than the current oil method. There must be another way.
Tell me how I upgraded to Ubuntu on my MBP? My DVD drive on this machine doesn't work, and I don't plan on getting it fixed. USB drive worked flawlessly. Or maybe it's the rEFIt I installed.
The most talented geeks I've met had long term girlfriends (if not married) and were good at sports. Well, they were actually good at just about everything they attempted. There are definitely those who don't have the time for a girlfriend, and the rest can't get a girlfriend because they just plain suck at life. You know this type, the ones that have great looking XP (Vista) themes and backgrounds and consider themselves to be computer geeks.
Subject says it all. I'm not a game developer or anything. I just like playing around with something that I can see immediate results for. Over time, I've developed a fair bit of a library that can help me with all sorts of stuff. I also like to play around with numerical methods on the GPU as well. Although, it can be a little tricky.
... I have yet to meet a free thinking norwiegan man. Ouch! So I'm guessing that those talented Norwiegans that I've meet at uni were not actually so. Let alone not seeing any obese ones. I think that a bootcamp would be excellent for a nation with the highest obesity world rate. You need discipline in all facits of modern life. Would the economy be in better shape if people had a little more discipline? That someone could exercise "Do I really need that item?"
I used to be against a mandatory "National Service" but not anymore. I don't mean that if a war breaks out, you have to go fight. Only those in the military for a career would go. For the rest, it is about mateship, bonding, understanding and health. I don't think you can be turned into a robot that easily. People are free thinkers.
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... British-accented person checking off the box "African-American" under race.I understand your comments but am not worried about it in the slightest. The Internet was invented by nerds, it has been molded and shaped by nerds and it will continue to evolve because of the nerds. If somebody attempts to stop the nerds from doing something, that something will temporarily halt but will start again because the nerds will find a way. A way that is more efficient and effective and will become the new standard. It is a continually evolving cycle just as you stipulated in your first paragraph. I don't say "stop the madness", I actually encourage it because better technologies will emerge.
It's a shame you were modded as a troll. Must be some representatives from RIAA and MIPI browsing with mod points.
Another: http://ozviz.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/exhibition/povfrac/final/
Not sure which year and can't find any others.
The site where the results of this competition are held is an excellent place to start. Paul Bourke, who also posted the article, creates a lot of this stuff. I *strongly* suggest you spend some time on that site. To start with, try: http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/surfaces_curves/
I just ran the code on my Fedora 8 machine. Root access.
... known-safe scripts like Google AnalyticsI don't. The fanatics are crazy. The normal [insert religious affiliation here] are deluded and controlled by fear.
Except the compromised machines are probably the same ones.
You fool! Although you posted Anon. Coward CmdrTaco has access to the apache logs and now has your IP. Prepare for the clone army attack!
Sick! But I'll wait for the stable release.
I wonder what the U2 of "Under a blood-red sky" would have thought of the article. Not to mention U2 having a .com, commercial website. It's a shame, I used to really like those guys. Their politics have become selfish.
It was a previous government that paid for the entire infrastructure that this company now has the monopoly over. Then along comes another government that likes to make the books look good (but as usual, are much worse) and sells the government owned infrastructure at a price that is ridiculously undervalued because an end of financial year is approaching and they want to hid the cost of military action and make it look as they are financially responsible. The fire sale is made with little consideration of the implications. I'll let you join the dots from there.
13000 already done. Time to be surprised.
Agreed. One additional vote to see said masterpiece
I especially liked the "just ... stay ... calm"
I'm pretty sure it's a revoke. Part of being a nerd is knowing that something can be potentially harmful (to self or inanimate object) but going ahead anyway. Trial and error ... the true force that binds the universe together.
Of course, you could always be the true engineering nerd type and use one of these (http://the-gadgeteer.com/review/kill_a_watt_electric_usage_monitor_review) instead. Either way, warning label is never taken seriously until after the fact.
There are now robots that show two images (left and right) for stereoscopic keyhole surgery. The surgeons are still there doing all of the work. I know somebody who does this in the US as a Urologist. The machines cost about $5 million a pop. One dude from Singapore need an op on his prostrate and didn't want to use a machine that had been used before. He bought the surgery company a new machine for his op and then donated it to them afterwards.
But one of the misgivings I have about using corn/sugar cane as fuel is that more slash and burning of forests take place to produce enough quantities of the stuff. Agrofuels are not sustainable. The carbon footprint is also higher. The same argument holds for electric cars that get their power from the grid. Here (Australia) our electricity comes from coal-fired powerplants. The carbon footprint per kilometre for electric cars is higher than the current oil method. There must be another way.
Tell me how I upgraded to Ubuntu on my MBP? My DVD drive on this machine doesn't work, and I don't plan on getting it fixed. USB drive worked flawlessly. Or maybe it's the rEFIt I installed.
The most talented geeks I've met had long term girlfriends (if not married) and were good at sports. Well, they were actually good at just about everything they attempted. There are definitely those who don't have the time for a girlfriend, and the rest can't get a girlfriend because they just plain suck at life. You know this type, the ones that have great looking XP (Vista) themes and backgrounds and consider themselves to be computer geeks.
Subject says it all. I'm not a game developer or anything. I just like playing around with something that I can see immediate results for. Over time, I've developed a fair bit of a library that can help me with all sorts of stuff. I also like to play around with numerical methods on the GPU as well. Although, it can be a little tricky.
2008 will be the year for Linux! You wouldn't write that summary with Word. Even with a Vista capable machine!
... I have yet to meet a free thinking norwiegan man. Ouch! So I'm guessing that those talented Norwiegans that I've meet at uni were not actually so. Let alone not seeing any obese ones. I think that a bootcamp would be excellent for a nation with the highest obesity world rate. You need discipline in all facits of modern life. Would the economy be in better shape if people had a little more discipline? That someone could exercise "Do I really need that item?"I used to be against a mandatory "National Service" but not anymore. I don't mean that if a war breaks out, you have to go fight. Only those in the military for a career would go. For the rest, it is about mateship, bonding, understanding and health. I don't think you can be turned into a robot that easily. People are free thinkers.