The Kevin Bacon game does indeed compare connections between Mr. Bacon's and other actors. And, since the main article clearly references Mr. Bacon, you are correct.
In my defense there is another "6 degrees" theory which attempts to plot everyone on earth. I just got the two confused. That, in any normal conversation, is not a big deal but this is Internet and here imperfection is intolerable.
The 6 degrees theory claims that everyone in the world is connected. That means you'd have to include every Wikipedia page in other languages as well, not just English.
I tested some random Japanese Wikipages and the test failed. I then tried some very common English pages and those failed as well "Unknown article...". So I think their server might be having the/. effect.
In any case it doesn't look like they included other languages in their setup.
They paid their entrance fee so they can do whatever they want as long as it does not disrupt the experience for other parties (or break the law of course) and I don't see how using a PDA would disrupt others. It may create a less engaged experience for one's own family but that's a private matter.
If the PDA addict's wife says to put it away that's another story.
I know this doesn't quite fit the request but MIDs are probably a good solution. Packing full Windows or Linux you can run Putty or SSH as you would from your desktop. Most MIDs are not phones Willcom in Japan has a MID phone so it won't be so long until the US has something similar. Then again, if you have a MID with good wireless coverage why would you need a phone?
Both Monwall and Pfsense have excellent traffic shaping as well as easy to use GUI wizards to help you throttle P2P. Unfortunately they won't load on your Linksys but they are so much more powerful than even DD-WRT.
According to the summary, $600 million was just in sales. I'm curious how much more money the company made from in-game advertising.
Millions of eyes locked on one spot for hours a day is a marketer's dream. I haven't played games in a while but the last game I played had blatant advertising all over the place. Surely there's millions more to go around.
First time release (for example, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0): Our target goal is 1 month. This is obviously the longest situation as this is a BRANCH or version of CentOS that has never been tested and it requires much QA and usability tests, etc.
Update set release (for example, 3.9, 4.5, 5.1): Our target goal is two weeks. This type of update normally changes 10%-30% of the packages in it's tree and requires more QA than individual releases but less time to test than a whole new tree. Longest time has been one month.
Normal security or bugfix updates between update sets: Our target goal is 72 hours and we normally complete these within 24 hours.
So... for 5.1 (and the upcoming 4.6) our goal for each is 2 weeks to finish the updates and get an ISO set. Then 2-3 days to get them synced to all the internal mirrors and another 2-3 days to get them to all the external public mirrors. At that point there will be a release announcement.
The realistic date that I would expect the release announcement (if we have no unforeseen problems) would be in the neighborhood of 26-30 November 2007.
He/she hits an important point that the parent missed. Pre-releases, while important for FF developer feedback, are also very important for FF add-on developer feedback as well.
FF owes much of it's success to the powerful add-ons. I for one am not switching to FF3 on my main PC until all my add-ons are fully functional.
Brilliant! Not to mention, the volume of metallic components in microSD is too small to trigger an alert in the metal detectors so you could just "lose" it in your pocket. I'd truecrypt the SD just be be safe. If you have sewing skills you could slip it into your cuffs, collar or just about anywhere. Those things are tiny.
As others have pointed out it's Truecrypt that you're thinking about but the problem with carrying any encrypted files, even hidden ones, over the border is that they can make a copy of your encrypted data.
Truecrypt and many other file encryption solutions have no timers or counters to stop brute force attempts so there's nothing to stop them from hammering at your encrypted data indefinitely. I'm not sure what they could do if they determine your key in 20 years and find something incriminating.
Even if they don't break it, it'll probably raise suspicions (and headaches for you) at the border so I'd leave that stuff at home or on a secure server somewhere.
So use a standard port, like port 80. I'd use port 443.
Chances are if you're geeky enough to be running an SSH server you might also be running a web server in which case port 80 will be unavailable. If you have more than one IP, lucky you.
Also, passing encrypted data over port 80 might look suspicious but encrypted data over 443 is the norm.
I don't know of any hotspots or hotels that block 443.
Neat idea but it can be extended. Setup your bios to boot from USB first and internal HDD second. On the HDD, use a standard Windows boot loader. On a USB flash drive, install Grub with options for both operating systems. Just make sure you plug in your flashdrive after booting to Windows to show them there's no bad stuff.
Of course this is only an extension to your suggestion, neither of which is a foolproof solution in my opinion.
I'm not a mac fanboy. I've never even owned a mac but I read an article some time ago comparing prices between a mac pro (workstation) and Dell precision (also a workstation) and the MAC came out the price winner. The article is a bit old but it's still interesting. Oh and it was written by Paul Thurrott, a Windows guy.
It's important, when comparing prices, to pick machines in the same class. Don't just compare CPU/RAM/HDD specs. I have a precision workstation and it's built like a tank compared to the dimension line.
It would be very easy to buy the cheapest ECS motherboard, no-name power supply and generic case then slap in a quad core Xeon, lots of cheap RAM and a high capacity value hard drive and try to pass it off as "similar" to less technical customers.
Absolutely correct. If you wanted to isolate the wireless connection as the variable then each provider should setup their own download server on their network. It would be in their interest to use a beefy server and place it optimally on the network for wireless downloads.
For an even more controlled test you'd need to use the same server hardware and same application layer protocols on each network.
Unfortunately, while this would be a great test for wireless transfer speed it's not a good test of actual browsing/downloading.
Either use dot pitch + resolution OR screen size + resolution are important. In either case you can set your resolution incorrectly and throw off the "actual size" calculation.
As for the image, I'm running 1024x768 on a 17" LCD and I swear that thing is much too small. Maybe it's a baby whale.
I did some calculations and found that the thumbnail is about 1/125 scale (on my screen). The whale on the thumbnail is 10.2cm which would make the whale 12.75m. Seems small to me but according to this site size at birth is 4-5m and adult is 15-20m. Wikipedia says up to 27m were recorded.
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Wow, Roadrunner is going to put a lot of calculator operators out of work.
Perhaps they should invest in a computer to track warhead parts.
The question is "How Tech-Savvy Will the Next President Be?" and last time I checked the White House does have a lawn.
Perhaps you're getting excited over Google image ascii porn. I guess you have safe search turned off.
Touche.
The Kevin Bacon game does indeed compare connections between Mr. Bacon's and other actors. And, since the main article clearly references Mr. Bacon, you are correct.
In my defense there is another "6 degrees" theory which attempts to plot everyone on earth. I just got the two confused. That, in any normal conversation, is not a big deal but this is Internet and here imperfection is intolerable.
The 6 degrees theory claims that everyone in the world is connected. That means you'd have to include every Wikipedia page in other languages as well, not just English.
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I tested some random Japanese Wikipages and the test failed. I then tried some very common English pages and those failed as well "Unknown article...". So I think their server might be having the
In any case it doesn't look like they included other languages in their setup.
Some also include fully legal DVD playback. Otherwise you're supposed to check with your local laws before loading up those libraries and codecs.
Yea I thought I'd have to uninstall Greasemonkey.
They paid their entrance fee so they can do whatever they want as long as it does not disrupt the experience for other parties (or break the law of course) and I don't see how using a PDA would disrupt others. It may create a less engaged experience for one's own family but that's a private matter.
If the PDA addict's wife says to put it away that's another story.
I know this doesn't quite fit the request but MIDs are probably a good solution. Packing full Windows or Linux you can run Putty or SSH as you would from your desktop. Most MIDs are not phones Willcom in Japan has a MID phone so it won't be so long until the US has something similar. Then again, if you have a MID with good wireless coverage why would you need a phone?
Both Monwall and Pfsense have excellent traffic shaping as well as easy to use GUI wizards to help you throttle P2P. Unfortunately they won't load on your Linksys but they are so much more powerful than even DD-WRT.
http://m0n0.ch/wall/
http://www.pfsense.com/
I'd start with 18 2x quad-core 2.3 GHz webservers each with 8 gigs of RAM, and 4 quad-core 2.3 GHz databases with 16 gigs of RAM.
According to the summary, $600 million was just in sales. I'm curious how much more money the company made from in-game advertising.
Millions of eyes locked on one spot for hours a day is a marketer's dream. I haven't played games in a while but the last game I played had blatant advertising all over the place. Surely there's millions more to go around.
Perhaps a sign up bonus for GTA V programmers?
In addition to your credential revocation, your impressive /. ID will be reset to the current new user value.
First time release (for example, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0): Our target goal is 1 month. This is obviously the longest situation as this is a BRANCH or version of CentOS that has never been tested and it requires much QA and usability tests, etc.
Update set release (for example, 3.9, 4.5, 5.1): Our target goal is two weeks. This type of update normally changes 10%-30% of the packages in it's tree and requires more QA than individual releases but less time to test than a whole new tree. Longest time has been one month.
Normal security or bugfix updates between update sets: Our target goal is 72 hours and we normally complete these within 24 hours.
So
The realistic date that I would expect the release announcement (if we have no unforeseen problems) would be in the neighborhood of 26-30 November 2007.
Someone mod this A/C up.
He/she hits an important point that the parent missed. Pre-releases, while important for FF developer feedback, are also very important for FF add-on developer feedback as well.
FF owes much of it's success to the powerful add-ons. I for one am not switching to FF3 on my main PC until all my add-ons are fully functional.
I for one welcome our "What's funny about this" repeating overlords but in Soviet Russia overlord welcomes you.
Brilliant! Not to mention, the volume of metallic components in microSD is too small to trigger an alert in the metal detectors so you could just "lose" it in your pocket. I'd truecrypt the SD just be be safe. If you have sewing skills you could slip it into your cuffs, collar or just about anywhere. Those things are tiny.
As others have pointed out it's Truecrypt that you're thinking about but the problem with carrying any encrypted files, even hidden ones, over the border is that they can make a copy of your encrypted data.
Truecrypt and many other file encryption solutions have no timers or counters to stop brute force attempts so there's nothing to stop them from hammering at your encrypted data indefinitely. I'm not sure what they could do if they determine your key in 20 years and find something incriminating.
Even if they don't break it, it'll probably raise suspicions (and headaches for you) at the border so I'd leave that stuff at home or on a secure server somewhere.
Chances are if you're geeky enough to be running an SSH server you might also be running a web server in which case port 80 will be unavailable. If you have more than one IP, lucky you.
Also, passing encrypted data over port 80 might look suspicious but encrypted data over 443 is the norm.
I don't know of any hotspots or hotels that block 443.
Neat idea but it can be extended. Setup your bios to boot from USB first and internal HDD second. On the HDD, use a standard Windows boot loader. On a USB flash drive, install Grub with options for both operating systems. Just make sure you plug in your flashdrive after booting to Windows to show them there's no bad stuff.
Of course this is only an extension to your suggestion, neither of which is a foolproof solution in my opinion.
up to 14 years in jail. 20 years if it's mounted on a shark. Probably more if it's on a great white.
I'm not a mac fanboy. I've never even owned a mac but I read an article some time ago comparing prices between a mac pro (workstation) and Dell precision (also a workstation) and the MAC came out the price winner. The article is a bit old but it's still interesting. Oh and it was written by Paul Thurrott, a Windows guy.
It's important, when comparing prices, to pick machines in the same class. Don't just compare CPU/RAM/HDD specs. I have a precision workstation and it's built like a tank compared to the dimension line.
It would be very easy to buy the cheapest ECS motherboard, no-name power supply and generic case then slap in a quad core Xeon, lots of cheap RAM and a high capacity value hard drive and try to pass it off as "similar" to less technical customers.
Absolutely correct. If you wanted to isolate the wireless connection as the variable then each provider should setup their own download server on their network. It would be in their interest to use a beefy server and place it optimally on the network for wireless downloads.
For an even more controlled test you'd need to use the same server hardware and same application layer protocols on each network.
Unfortunately, while this would be a great test for wireless transfer speed it's not a good test of actual browsing/downloading.
Either use dot pitch + resolution OR screen size + resolution are important. In either case you can set your resolution incorrectly and throw off the "actual size" calculation.
As for the image, I'm running 1024x768 on a 17" LCD and I swear that thing is much too small. Maybe it's a baby whale.
I did some calculations and found that the thumbnail is about 1/125 scale (on my screen). The whale on the thumbnail is 10.2cm which would make the whale 12.75m. Seems small to me but according to this site size at birth is 4-5m and adult is 15-20m. Wikipedia says up to 27m were recorded.