I don't think you are following. Switching to this technology doesn't remove our dependence on oil. It simply moves the oil usage out of the cars and into the farmland. In fact, if the cycle of generation from oil->corn->ethanol->hydrogen->car is less efficient than oil->car, then this would make us MORE dependent on oil, not less.
Unfortunately it still takes fossil fuels to grow corn. I didn't see any mention of this in the article, but it would be insteresting to find out if the total amount of fossil fuels (from things like farm equipment, fertilizers, etc) that goes into growing the corn to create the ethanol to create the hydrogen is the same, lower, or even more than that required to turn fossil fuels into hydrogen directly. If its the same as or higher than the direct route, then this "breakthrough" isn't all that great.
Learning about how a computer actually does what it does is referred to "computer organization" and any University that offers a computer degree without a course or two in organization is (IMHO) severely lacking.
You have it almost right. "Merced" was the code name for what is now known as the Itanium CPU from Intel. The code name for the joint IBM/SCO Unix was "Monterey".
I think Winnipeg got a bad batch. I bought mine in Toronna, and it seems to be working fine. Did you download and install the updated firmware? That was the first thing I did, and I have had no reliability problems. Anyway, for $14.99 I am extremely happy with this thing for what I need.
I don't know, Future Shop is usually pretty good about these things. If it doesn't, I'll just take all my documentation back to the store and make a loud fuss.:)
I'm in Vancouver. This morning they interviewed Preston Manning and were extremely polite. Sure they asked him some tough questions, but they didn't "jump all over him" and he had a perfect opportunity to state his opinion without being hounded, and he took advantage of it. That's the way a real talk show should be run and I can't think of the last time I've seen an interview that actually asked difficult questions on Global or CTV.
I disagree. You want blatant bias? Go read or watch anything on CanWest (aka Fox north). Unlike CBC, this (much much larger) corporation controls hundreds of different television stations, radio stations, newspapers, news web sites and media production facilities extensively throughout Canada and the rest of the world. Besides being a far far larger company than the CBC, they also feature a top-down style of dictating political reporting and opinion to their media outlets.
The CBC, on the other hand, is far more balanced between right wing and left wing than you are making them out to be. For example, when the Current interviews someone on the left or the right, they ask hard ball questions, not softball lofters like they do on the National Post. It is for this reason that I myself have gone in the reverse direction from you, I've switched to the CBC to get some actual balance in my news coverage.
Have you not seen Battlestar Galactica? By my criteria Farscape was an OK show that was entertaining but hardly "innovative", as well. Same goes for Star Trek: TNG/whatever and yes, even the slashdot's beloved Firefly.
Again, NOT INNOVATIVE. That kind of thing has been done time and time again. I asked what makes Firefly "innovative". You yourself mentioned examples of where the basic premise behind the show originated. My "troll" still stands, despite the self-defensive insults aimed at me for asking "why". Firefly was capitalizin on the pent up demand for scifi on prime time television, but a western done in space is still a western, no matter how many space ships you put in it. I do agree with you that it deserved a second season though. Far worse derivative shows have run longer.
Relax, buddy, I am not attacking your world views hee, this is a freaking TV SHOW. I asked an honest question: what makes Firefly "innovative"? Aside from the lame insults and overreaction from you and Golias, I got the answers I was expecting: not much. It's a western, only based in space. And before you freak out as I mentioned in the subject line, this is my opinion, feel free to have your own.
Oooh, no sound in outer space! Good one, Golias! I guess we can ignore those more trivial things like plots and acting. I bow to your clear ability to "think hard" about stuff.
The show was only "innovative" if your idea of "innovation" is defined by Microsoft. Every aspect of the plot has been done before, and in the case of Star Trek, Farscape and yes, even BattleStar Galactica, done better. I can't think of a single aspect of the show that was new or different.
The subject of this article is not Red Hat 9, it is Red Hat "Server" 3. RedHat 9 is the "old style" Red Hat that (yes) you could download as an installable image for free and install anywhere and everywhere you like. The new Red Hat products cannot be downloaded as installable images for free, except for their mostly unsupported "free" edition which is now called "Fedora" (in old-Red Hat-speak, it would have been Red Hat 10).
With all this confusion one thing has really become clear to me, Red Hat still has a lot of work to do educating people about their licensing and distribution changes.
So are you a complete tool or do you just play one in real life? That article you linked to is talking about people in Wales. Last I checked Wales wasn't one of our provinces. Jesus F. Christ, I'm not even British and I know that!
In Canada, we can and do smoke pot in very public places.
Slashdot Mirror
Sorry, but it's not that simple. In the USA, the corn industry is heavily subsidized by the government.
I don't think you are following. Switching to this technology doesn't remove our dependence on oil. It simply moves the oil usage out of the cars and into the farmland. In fact, if the cycle of generation from oil->corn->ethanol->hydrogen->car is less efficient than oil->car, then this would make us MORE dependent on oil, not less.
Unfortunately it still takes fossil fuels to grow corn. I didn't see any mention of this in the article, but it would be insteresting to find out if the total amount of fossil fuels (from things like farm equipment, fertilizers, etc) that goes into growing the corn to create the ethanol to create the hydrogen is the same, lower, or even more than that required to turn fossil fuels into hydrogen directly. If its the same as or higher than the direct route, then this "breakthrough" isn't all that great.
I happen to like Orbz. It can get boring after a while, but for some quick cheap multi-player fun, its pretty good.
Learning about how a computer actually does what it does is referred to "computer organization" and any University that offers a computer degree without a course or two in organization is (IMHO) severely lacking.
Believe me, having a low UID has no correlation whatsoever to having friends in the right place.
You have it almost right. "Merced" was the code name for what is now known as the Itanium CPU from Intel. The code name for the joint IBM/SCO Unix was "Monterey".
I think Winnipeg got a bad batch. I bought mine in Toronna, and it seems to be working fine. Did you download and install the updated firmware? That was the first thing I did, and I have had no reliability problems. Anyway, for $14.99 I am extremely happy with this thing for what I need.
So how much do you want for that 386?
I just paid $14.99 Canadian (after rebates) for an SMC 4 port wireless-b router. Oh sorry, I thought we were talking about wireless computer hardware.
If I wuz you, I'd have just installed something else "while we wait" and then never bothered contacting Sun.
I'm in Vancouver. This morning they interviewed Preston Manning and were extremely polite. Sure they asked him some tough questions, but they didn't "jump all over him" and he had a perfect opportunity to state his opinion without being hounded, and he took advantage of it. That's the way a real talk show should be run and I can't think of the last time I've seen an interview that actually asked difficult questions on Global or CTV.
Sorry, that should have been "Global News", not "National Post" in the second last sentence.
The CBC, on the other hand, is far more balanced between right wing and left wing than you are making them out to be. For example, when the Current interviews someone on the left or the right, they ask hard ball questions, not softball lofters like they do on the National Post. It is for this reason that I myself have gone in the reverse direction from you, I've switched to the CBC to get some actual balance in my news coverage.
Have you not seen Battlestar Galactica? By my criteria Farscape was an OK show that was entertaining but hardly "innovative", as well. Same goes for Star Trek: TNG/whatever and yes, even the slashdot's beloved Firefly.
Again, NOT INNOVATIVE. That kind of thing has been done time and time again. I asked what makes Firefly "innovative". You yourself mentioned examples of where the basic premise behind the show originated. My "troll" still stands, despite the self-defensive insults aimed at me for asking "why". Firefly was capitalizin on the pent up demand for scifi on prime time television, but a western done in space is still a western, no matter how many space ships you put in it. I do agree with you that it deserved a second season though. Far worse derivative shows have run longer.
Relax, buddy, I am not attacking your world views hee, this is a freaking TV SHOW. I asked an honest question: what makes Firefly "innovative"? Aside from the lame insults and overreaction from you and Golias, I got the answers I was expecting: not much. It's a western, only based in space. And before you freak out as I mentioned in the subject line, this is my opinion, feel free to have your own.
Oooh, no sound in outer space! Good one, Golias! I guess we can ignore those more trivial things like plots and acting. I bow to your clear ability to "think hard" about stuff.
The show was only "innovative" if your idea of "innovation" is defined by Microsoft. Every aspect of the plot has been done before, and in the case of Star Trek, Farscape and yes, even BattleStar Galactica, done better. I can't think of a single aspect of the show that was new or different.
I do.
With all this confusion one thing has really become clear to me, Red Hat still has a lot of work to do educating people about their licensing and distribution changes.
RTFM.
Mirrors will be made into a controlled export, much like cryptogrophic technology, only with even less effectiveness!
Done. IBM amended their counter claims to include counter suing SCO for violating the GPL.
In Canada, we can and do smoke pot in very public places.