McManes said IEEE-USA wants companies to rely on foreign nationals only when they cannot find qualified US citizens to fill jobs.
If the workers want that, they can join unions, or some other form of collective bargaining. But the IT industry doesn't seem interested in such a method. How many techie unions do you know? As such, I'd say that techies are sad to be out of jobs, but not in the mind to force others to hire them.
I realize this is a group. But until I see techie unions, I won't be convinced that this is what they really want.
This is probably a stupid question
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This is probably a stupid question but here goes:
Why can't they just make it completely 64 bit and have another processor handle the 16/32 bit code? That is, turn it into something a native 64 bit chip could handle easily.
Adding another chip to the motherboard is hard, but not if you have it as part of the original spec. The 16/32 chip could be similar to what the math-coprocessor was. The slot was empty unless you needed it. Though it was on the motherboards.
It shouldn't even be that hard. With all the work going into the 64 bit processors, the 16/32 bit coprocessor would need no development, and would be cheap to manufacture once the original design would be out. Of course, such a design would allow future developnment of the same. Should a 128 chip ever come out, the coprocessor could than be 16/32/64.
I still have a 5 1/4 inch floppy drive. Why? At the time I bought it, it was just in case, and it was an open slot in the case. It's there, in rare cases it get used, and it's cheap. I guess I'd like to see a 16/32 chip the same way. (Maybe even throw java onto it).
Now, obviously Intel and AMD have people looking at all the possibilities, so I am under the impression that this idea is not possible/feasible. Why is that?
Strange, slashdot isn't mentioned as an important part of the Linux community. It mentions Google though. I'd have to say that Slashdot does more for Linux than Google being on Linux does.
One thing that I have noticed lately in commercials, is that there is less of a focus on what makes the product good.
Some examples:
A woman sits in her kitchen enjoying cereal, while her husband and children bang on the door. The supposed thing about the commercial is that the cereal is so good, it is worth being mean, indulgent, and overall self-centered. They want you to focus on the former, but in the end, I think people only see the latter.
Many commercials rely on the "sex sells" rule. While it gets many a person interested in it, who actually focuses on the product?
I hear a commercial on the radio for a bank. It promoted itself by comparing other banks to zoo animals. (I was so bothered by the negativity, that I either changed channels or turned off the radio during subsequent airings). It then said how it was better. The commercial focused on negativity.
There are kid's food commercials that focus on nasty things you can do with the food, and how do make fun of adults, rather than talk about how good the food is.
Unfortunately, there are many such examples. I wonder if commercials started to promote the qualities of a product, and maybe focused on positive things, that people would actually want to listen to the commercials, and even focus on the product.
The only thing popud ads will do is get more and more annoying. I recently got "digital" cable and realized there was an ad in the menu! That was one reason I returned it for "regular" cable. Mentioning this to people gets them riled up.
In short, I doubt such a thing wuld ever go over well. And even if it did, I doubt it would help.
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That's what I did.
One day, someone said, "Gee, let's just buy a coke machine." So, I clicked onto ebay and got one for one hundred dollars. I needed to rent the rack, the pumps, and the carbonator. That came to a whopping 9 dollars a month.
The killer was ice. The machine was cooled by ice, (must be cooled to allow the syrup to "take" the carbonation) and depending on the weather we used quite a bit. It was the greatest expense, probably between 15 and 30 dollars a week.
Coke rents their machines out for 75 dollars a month. The problem is the original install which costs 750 dollars. So, it's cheaper to get your own, assuming you can find one (cheap enough and) that is refrigerated, and not cooled by ice.
We had Coke, Root Beer, Surge, Grape, and others. Beware of the pungant flavors that'll kill the pump for other flavors. You can clean it all you want, but certain flavors never go away.
Assuming to do get it hooked up, make sure to clean it once in a while, or mildew can end up in your drinks.
The BIBs (Bag-In-Box) range from about 40-50 dollars for 5 gallons. Assuming you go with the standard 5/1 ratio (5 parts water for each ounce of syrup) that'll give you 25 gallons of drink.
There are also FCBs (Frozen Carbonated Beverages), they are the same as BIBs except they also have a foaming agent. Unless you like unbelievable amounts of fizz (on top of your drink) do not use FCBs.
If you like non-carbonated drinks, make sure to get a carbonator with a non-carbonated out. Not all of them have it.
If you're interested, I'm looking to sell my coke machine (ice cooled), with a rack.
I'm not aware of any Jewish beliefs about a 216-letter name,
Jewish tradition uses names to refer to specific abilities, ways of reacting with the world, or attribute that the addresser is trying to manipulate.
As such, there are numerous names, of many lengths. While, I personally do not remember hearing of a 216 letter name, it would not suprise me if there was one.
or even anything close to the mystical powers described in the link you gave.
The movie was pathetic. I know some people liked it, but I consider it a waste of time. Almost everything they mentioned was some dream of the authors crazy imagination.
Methinks this is either an obscure cabbalistic fiction
You mean fictional cabbalah? Cabbalah itself, by definition ( the word literally means "acceptence" referecing traditions accepted) cannot be fictional.
Distance is used to measured accumulation of distance. So, you can decide upon a distance unit, and go from there.
Time is different. People use time to divide up days or years. So, it's not as much of an accumulation as it is the opposite.
The difference therefore is, when you accumulate, you make a resonable base size, and go metric from there. But if the purpose is to disipate, metric is unlikely to fit, especially when there is more than one base item (day, month, year).
If the Jewish users really wanted to use the software, they could simply pick up the German versions since Yiddish, the language spoken by most Jews (besides English), is the language which modern Hebrew is based upon.
Actually, Yiddish is based on High German. Ivrit (Modern Hebrew) is based on Hebrew. Also, Yiddish is traditionally spelled with Hebrew letters.
But it was used an the reason for the belief in inalienable rights.
Divine providence can be translated as "sheer luck". It means exactly the same thing.
No, it can't, and it isn't.
Regardless of what their beliefs in organized religion, the push for freedom was rooted in a belief in a deity that created the world. It just seems ironic, that the push for the country it being denied free speech.
the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them,
that all men are created equal
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence
While this does not mean you have to hold of their beliefs, it lets you know why they started the country in the first place. Their belief in a deity that created all. It just seems curious that the country would try to remove any vestiges of its founding.
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I met myself in my apartment. What a loser! I'm never gonna meet him again!
McManes said IEEE-USA wants companies to rely on foreign nationals only when they cannot find qualified US citizens to fill jobs.
If the workers want that, they can join unions, or some other form of collective bargaining. But the IT industry doesn't seem interested in such a method. How many techie unions do you know? As such, I'd say that techies are sad to be out of jobs, but not in the mind to force others to hire them.
I realize this is a group. But until I see techie unions, I won't be convinced that this is what they really want.
This is probably a stupid question but here goes:
Why can't they just make it completely 64 bit and have another processor handle the 16/32 bit code? That is, turn it into something a native 64 bit chip could handle easily.
Adding another chip to the motherboard is hard, but not if you have it as part of the original spec. The 16/32 chip could be similar to what the math-coprocessor was. The slot was empty unless you needed it. Though it was on the motherboards.
It shouldn't even be that hard. With all the work going into the 64 bit processors, the 16/32 bit coprocessor would need no development, and would be cheap to manufacture once the original design would be out. Of course, such a design would allow future developnment of the same. Should a 128 chip ever come out, the coprocessor could than be 16/32/64.
I still have a 5 1/4 inch floppy drive. Why? At the time I bought it, it was just in case, and it was an open slot in the case. It's there, in rare cases it get used, and it's cheap. I guess I'd like to see a 16/32 chip the same way. (Maybe even throw java onto it).
Now, obviously Intel and AMD have people looking at all the possibilities, so I am under the impression that this idea is not possible/feasible. Why is that?
Strange, slashdot isn't mentioned as an important part of the Linux community. It mentions Google though. I'd have to say that Slashdot does more for Linux than Google being on Linux does.
Good point
:-)
And how will this affect the V-chip?
OK, I'm lucky my chair has armrests, or I'd be on the floor right now.
Why don't people watch commercials?
One thing that I have noticed lately in commercials, is that there is less of a focus on what makes the product good.
Some examples:
A woman sits in her kitchen enjoying cereal, while her husband and children bang on the door. The supposed thing about the commercial is that the cereal is so good, it is worth being mean, indulgent, and overall self-centered. They want you to focus on the former, but in the end, I think people only see the latter.
Many commercials rely on the "sex sells" rule. While it gets many a person interested in it, who actually focuses on the product?
I hear a commercial on the radio for a bank. It promoted itself by comparing other banks to zoo animals. (I was so bothered by the negativity, that I either changed channels or turned off the radio during subsequent airings). It then said how it was better. The commercial focused on negativity.
There are kid's food commercials that focus on nasty things you can do with the food, and how do make fun of adults, rather than talk about how good the food is.
Unfortunately, there are many such examples. I wonder if commercials started to promote the qualities of a product, and maybe focused on positive things, that people would actually want to listen to the commercials, and even focus on the product.
The only thing popud ads will do is get more and more annoying. I recently got "digital" cable and realized there was an ad in the menu! That was one reason I returned it for "regular" cable. Mentioning this to people gets them riled up.
In short, I doubt such a thing wuld ever go over well. And even if it did, I doubt it would help.
Yep.
Check http://www.ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm for details.
It took seventeen years, but this story finally fit in.
Let's have CmdrTaco vs Super Marvin.
That's what I did.
One day, someone said, "Gee, let's just buy a coke machine." So, I clicked onto ebay and got one for one hundred dollars. I needed to rent the rack, the pumps, and the carbonator. That came to a whopping 9 dollars a month.
The killer was ice. The machine was cooled by ice, (must be cooled to allow the syrup to "take" the carbonation) and depending on the weather we used quite a bit. It was the greatest expense, probably between 15 and 30 dollars a week.
Coke rents their machines out for 75 dollars a month. The problem is the original install which costs 750 dollars. So, it's cheaper to get your own, assuming you can find one (cheap enough and) that is refrigerated, and not cooled by ice.
We had Coke, Root Beer, Surge, Grape, and others. Beware of the pungant flavors that'll kill the pump for other flavors. You can clean it all you want, but certain flavors never go away.
Assuming to do get it hooked up, make sure to clean it once in a while, or mildew can end up in your drinks.
The BIBs (Bag-In-Box) range from about 40-50 dollars for 5 gallons. Assuming you go with the standard 5/1 ratio (5 parts water for each ounce of syrup) that'll give you 25 gallons of drink.
There are also FCBs (Frozen Carbonated Beverages), they are the same as BIBs except they also have a foaming agent. Unless you like unbelievable amounts of fizz (on top of your drink) do not use FCBs.
If you like non-carbonated drinks, make sure to get a carbonator with a non-carbonated out. Not all of them have it.
If you're interested, I'm looking to sell my coke machine (ice cooled), with a rack.
Ugh, I am unworthy.
:-)
Please call me after your next "hardware upgrade" so I can gloat.
I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
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Stories are read,
Even when blue,
Though this one is brain-dead,
And most certainly not true.
I'm not aware of any Jewish beliefs about a 216-letter name,
Jewish tradition uses names to refer to specific abilities, ways of reacting with the world, or attribute that the addresser is trying to manipulate.
As such, there are numerous names, of many lengths. While, I personally do not remember hearing of a 216 letter name, it would not suprise me if there was one.
or even anything close to the mystical powers described in the link you gave.
The movie was pathetic. I know some people liked it, but I consider it a waste of time. Almost everything they mentioned was some dream of the authors crazy imagination.
Methinks this is either an obscure cabbalistic fiction
You mean fictional cabbalah? Cabbalah itself, by definition ( the word literally means "acceptence" referecing traditions accepted) cannot be fictional.
So, someone got fed up running endlessly in circles, and decided that he wanted another slice of pi. Got four dimensions, and did a new number.
I just what type of pi. Personally, I go for chocolate cream.
How is it "more than dishonest"? It's plainly, dishonest. They lie to you about it being new.
Distance is used to measured accumulation of distance. So, you can decide upon a distance unit, and go from there.
Time is different. People use time to divide up days or years. So, it's not as much of an accumulation as it is the opposite.
The difference therefore is, when you accumulate, you make a resonable base size, and go metric from there. But if the purpose is to disipate, metric is unlikely to fit, especially when there is more than one base item (day, month, year).
If the Jewish users really wanted to use the software, they could simply pick up the German versions since Yiddish, the language spoken by most Jews (besides English), is the language which modern Hebrew is based upon.
Actually, Yiddish is based on High German. Ivrit (Modern Hebrew) is based on Hebrew. Also, Yiddish is traditionally spelled with Hebrew letters.
The "creator" is evolution.
A religion in-and-of-itself.
Besides, that is quite a stretch.
No mythilogical "god" had anything to do with it.
But it was used an the reason for the belief in inalienable rights.
Divine providence can be translated as "sheer luck". It means exactly the same thing.
No, it can't, and it isn't.
Regardless of what their beliefs in organized religion, the push for freedom was rooted in a belief in a deity that created the world. It just seems ironic, that the push for the country it being denied free speech.
While this does not mean you have to hold of their beliefs, it lets you know why they started the country in the first place. Their belief in a deity that created all. It just seems curious that the country would try to remove any vestiges of its founding.
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Actually, I was thinking about when Weird Al "took over" MTV with his satellite. The satellite is wireless communication. (That was great!)
:-)
So, the title should read, "Wireless Network *for* Weird Al".