1 processor, dual drives, and 1G RAM is about all I need
Perhaps I am confused. Why exactly do you want a rack-mounted server for this? Why not just use an old PC, most people have scads of these things sitting around. Better yet, use something like the VIA NAS 7800 and throw it in a nice small quiet case. Compared to some crappy old 1U server, you'll save hundreds of dollars a year in electricity costs alone if the thing is on 24x7.
Sounds to me like he still doesn't really understand the difference between free "as in speech" and free "as in price". That he still doesn't understand non-fiscal incentivesafter all these years means that he will likely never understand them, and thus will never be able to manipulate them to his advantage. Let's hope this mind set is pervasive at Microsoft.
Well, there is a lot more incentive for Microsoft to stop charging students for the privilege of developing Windows applications these days, but rest assured that if the desired effect of stifling the use of "free as in speech" tooling succeeds, the price for their stuff will rise again.
Support is far too strong a word. The only reason we gave in was because the Harper government essentially withdrew support for the various ongoing legal battles, leaving us holding the bag. Heaven help any other Canadian resource industry that is attacked by the US while these clowns are in charge.
The US just stonewalled Canada...we eventually conceded some tariffs in the interest of saving our domestic industries, even though by every treaty under the sun we were free and clear.
"We" did nothing of the sort. It was the Harper government, in yet another example of their ineptitude, simply giving in to American demands for political expediency. The lumber industry and the Canadian public were behind the continued fight at the world trade level. The US "stonewalling" was irrelevant, our industry might have been hurting, but theirs was, and is still, hurting even more. Having the US simply ignore the many rulings in our favour would have helped us start renegotiation of the useless NAFTA agreements, and would have allowed Canada to legally (by WTO standards) begin adding tariff's to US products entering Canada. Had Harper simply swallowed his pride and continued to fight for Canadians, the issue would have been resolved in our favour.
Instead, they demonstrated that they have no intention of protecting Canadians, and the USA now effectively dictates an even larger swath of Canadian policy. Just look at their reaction to Harper's meek announcement of support for people who are in industries hurt by the high dollar. The US lumber industry is calling it a "subsidy" and threatening to retaliate yet again. How long will it take for Harper to give in this time?
The vast majority of the billions of animals grown for food out there are NOT fed by allowing them to freely graze "in forests and other areas". Most of them live out their lives in intensive factory farming operations. They are mostly fed vegetable and grain based diets, designed to make them grow quickly. So if you were to eat only meat, you would not avoid the need to grow vegetables. In fact, to grow a pound of beef in north america, it takes at least 2.6 pounds of grain (if you take the numbers from the beef industry at face value). And all this grain is not grown anywhere near the feed lots, either. It is shipped to the cows from all over the world, again requiring large amounts of fossil fuels. And I haven't even mentioned the methane that is produced by cattle in enormous quantities, or the methane produced by their manure. And this is just for cattle. You also need to factor in the billions more pigs, chickens, etc.
Your only valid point is that too much of the vegetables we buy comes from too far away, and that is why it is not only important to eat less meat (note I didn't say NO meat), but it is also important to purchase as much seasonal, local produce as possible. One criticism you missed, however, is the popularity of heavily processed meat substitutes (eg: "Tofurkey"). They probably consume far more energy per pound than most meats.
In my mind that would be a key feature. Historically speaking, cars have been "hackable" in the sense that anyone could open the hood and fix problems or make improvements. With the move to more and more computer technology in modern vehicles, the ability of the garage mechanic to mess around with the guts of the car has been severely limited. With Ford officially adopting Windows for their vehicles, it would make a very strong statement for GM to move to Linux (or BSD or some other open source operating system). Posting a blog using Wordpress is hardly what I would call "embracing open source", but leveraging the benefits of the open source process to improve the state of the art in vehicle control and management systems would be. With the inevitable move to all-electric cars such as the Volt, the software side of things is going to become even more important.
The last laptop I bought was a Thinkpad T61 and it came with a copy of Windows Vista. According to the sales statistics, this would count as a tick on the "Windows" column, when in fact the first thing I did when I unpacked it was reformat the hard drive and install a free version of Linux. A similar thing happened when I bought a refurbished desktop PC last year to turn into a MythTV DVR.
Pathetic human race. Arranging their knowledge by category just made it easier to absorb. Dewey, you fool! Your decimal system has played right into my hands! Ha ha ha ha!
Yes, because private companies NEVER have security problems or make web sites that only work with IE, and employees of private companies never waste time reading sites like Slashdot instead of debugging their code.
Don't be absurd. Cell phones as a necessity is only true in countries where there is little to no telecommunications infrastructure. In north america one can easily get by without a cell phone, and I do so every single day.
Corporations are fundamentally amoral, their only concern is to make a profit, ostensibly without breaking the laws of the countries they operate in. Once they are huge and dominant in their field, the need for continual growth means they have to begin looking at ways around traditional limitations, which is what often leads them into trouble.
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Perhaps I am confused. Why exactly do you want a rack-mounted server for this? Why not just use an old PC, most people have scads of these things sitting around. Better yet, use something like the VIA NAS 7800 and throw it in a nice small quiet case. Compared to some crappy old 1U server, you'll save hundreds of dollars a year in electricity costs alone if the thing is on 24x7.
Is the space pope reptilian?
Sounds to me like he still doesn't really understand the difference between free "as in speech" and free "as in price". That he still doesn't understand non-fiscal incentives after all these years means that he will likely never understand them, and thus will never be able to manipulate them to his advantage. Let's hope this mind set is pervasive at Microsoft.
No kidding, I think it is hilarious how Uwe has once again managed to turn the people who hate him into a free source of publicity.
Perhaps I missed it, but where in the article do they discuss the massive amount of mercury emitted by coal burning power plants?
Gee, exaggerate much?
If Graham Linehan wrote it, I'd buy it no questions asked.
Well, there is a lot more incentive for Microsoft to stop charging students for the privilege of developing Windows applications these days, but rest assured that if the desired effect of stifling the use of "free as in speech" tooling succeeds, the price for their stuff will rise again.
Support is far too strong a word. The only reason we gave in was because the Harper government essentially withdrew support for the various ongoing legal battles, leaving us holding the bag. Heaven help any other Canadian resource industry that is attacked by the US while these clowns are in charge.
"We" did nothing of the sort. It was the Harper government, in yet another example of their ineptitude, simply giving in to American demands for political expediency. The lumber industry and the Canadian public were behind the continued fight at the world trade level. The US "stonewalling" was irrelevant, our industry might have been hurting, but theirs was, and is still, hurting even more. Having the US simply ignore the many rulings in our favour would have helped us start renegotiation of the useless NAFTA agreements, and would have allowed Canada to legally (by WTO standards) begin adding tariff's to US products entering Canada. Had Harper simply swallowed his pride and continued to fight for Canadians, the issue would have been resolved in our favour.
Instead, they demonstrated that they have no intention of protecting Canadians, and the USA now effectively dictates an even larger swath of Canadian policy. Just look at their reaction to Harper's meek announcement of support for people who are in industries hurt by the high dollar. The US lumber industry is calling it a "subsidy" and threatening to retaliate yet again. How long will it take for Harper to give in this time?
The vast majority of the billions of animals grown for food out there are NOT fed by allowing them to freely graze "in forests and other areas". Most of them live out their lives in intensive factory farming operations. They are mostly fed vegetable and grain based diets, designed to make them grow quickly. So if you were to eat only meat, you would not avoid the need to grow vegetables. In fact, to grow a pound of beef in north america, it takes at least 2.6 pounds of grain (if you take the numbers from the beef industry at face value). And all this grain is not grown anywhere near the feed lots, either. It is shipped to the cows from all over the world, again requiring large amounts of fossil fuels. And I haven't even mentioned the methane that is produced by cattle in enormous quantities, or the methane produced by their manure. And this is just for cattle. You also need to factor in the billions more pigs, chickens, etc.
Your only valid point is that too much of the vegetables we buy comes from too far away, and that is why it is not only important to eat less meat (note I didn't say NO meat), but it is also important to purchase as much seasonal, local produce as possible. One criticism you missed, however, is the popularity of heavily processed meat substitutes (eg: "Tofurkey"). They probably consume far more energy per pound than most meats.
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_animal_feeding_operation
http://www.beeffrompasturetoplate.org/mythmeatproductioniswasteful.aspx#Sixteen%20pounds%20of%20grain
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1740-0929.2007.00457.x?cookieSet=1&journalCode=asj
http://www.virtualcentre.org/en/library/key_pub/longshad/A0701E00.htm
http://www.springerlink.com/content/h307k69711m5nh00/
Not so long as the consoles continue to sell at the current price. Sony charges what they think people are willing to pay, no more and no less.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3THUk5_jEw
Does the 4965 driver support LEAP yet?
It's a heck of a lot easier to just run OS/2 directly using VirtualPC on Windows or VirtualBox on Linux.
In my mind that would be a key feature. Historically speaking, cars have been "hackable" in the sense that anyone could open the hood and fix problems or make improvements. With the move to more and more computer technology in modern vehicles, the ability of the garage mechanic to mess around with the guts of the car has been severely limited. With Ford officially adopting Windows for their vehicles, it would make a very strong statement for GM to move to Linux (or BSD or some other open source operating system). Posting a blog using Wordpress is hardly what I would call "embracing open source", but leveraging the benefits of the open source process to improve the state of the art in vehicle control and management systems would be. With the inevitable move to all-electric cars such as the Volt, the software side of things is going to become even more important.
The last laptop I bought was a Thinkpad T61 and it came with a copy of Windows Vista. According to the sales statistics, this would count as a tick on the "Windows" column, when in fact the first thing I did when I unpacked it was reformat the hard drive and install a free version of Linux. A similar thing happened when I bought a refurbished desktop PC last year to turn into a MythTV DVR.
Sources please.
Trust us, we're from a multinational corporation!
Wooo, SEVEN sigma! That's a whole sigma better than six sigma!
Pathetic human race. Arranging their knowledge by category just made it easier to absorb. Dewey, you fool! Your decimal system has played right into my hands! Ha ha ha ha!
Yes, because private companies NEVER have security problems or make web sites that only work with IE, and employees of private companies never waste time reading sites like Slashdot instead of debugging their code.
Sounds like I've touched a nerve on the cell phone political correctness topic on slashdot.
Don't be absurd. Cell phones as a necessity is only true in countries where there is little to no telecommunications infrastructure. In north america one can easily get by without a cell phone, and I do so every single day.
Corporations are fundamentally amoral, their only concern is to make a profit, ostensibly without breaking the laws of the countries they operate in. Once they are huge and dominant in their field, the need for continual growth means they have to begin looking at ways around traditional limitations, which is what often leads them into trouble.