I RTFA because I live in the Philippines and I could agree with the last paragraph..
"If Linux and open source wants to take hold in the education market it must deliver course material for high schools and elementary schools."
Most of the public and private schools here only computer textbooks that is only related to MS products. What I find funny is that, they can't afford to buy those Office suites and operating systems in the first place, yet they are teaching them. There is nothing wrong with teaching it but then again it boils down to the fact that they had to pirate these software just to be able to practice what they teach \ learn.
Recently, BSA had been hot on companies and large educational institutions here, I have seen some smaller educational institutions switch most of their OS to Fedora since they could only afford to show a number of licenses. There are also raids conducted on local internet cafes but the rumor is that, they are not BSA but the local NBI units trying to make some money. Because of these factors, most cafes that only offer printing and internet surfing switched to Linux also. The only cafes I know in our area that run windows are those gaming cafes and those located at known malls.
Yes, we had been pretty much dependent on MS as a nation. At least this is a good step in the right direction. Even though DSL is pretty much affordable by middle classes here, the combination of OS and Office seems to be much, many just pirate them leading to numerous unpatched systems that are always online, coupled with users who only know the basics.
On second thought, we should really do something about the whole educational mess we are right now. Not just regarding computers / technology.
It will burn up definitely and the debris could be much less than the space shuttle columbia. It only measures around 13 meters, less than a fourth of the shuttle so I guess if it breaks up in several pieces, we could just see debris the size of a couch or something...
...the robots would utilize an efficient means of communication, this network would be vastly aware of not only local but also the global climate and weather. It was now codenamed SkyNet....
but this is great, for example, in a hurricane, the sattelites base its data on what it sees (visual, thermal, radar, etc) but these vehicles could go more "local" and experience events or phenomenon occuring that sattelites cannot detect. It's like placing a man in there that lived to tell the tale. (and not lie)
I have no idea what they plan to do with 1000 gnomes...
Hmmm... They could use the 1000 gnomes as a baseline data to determine:
- how many gnomes are needed to be joined end - to - end to encircle the earth
- at the equator
- at the horse latitudes - how many are needed to drill from the america and out to china - the number of gnomes needed to reach the moon and back - the volume of gnomes needed to fill a library of congress - the difference between a metric gnome and those other gnome measurements... - find out what's the difference between a gnome and inome - could gnomes vanish? - what's the speed of an unladen gnome? - are gnomes witches? - is there a tall gnome and a short gnome? - if a gnome farts what would it sound? if 1000 gnomes far...
Maybe because whenever I purchase computing equipment (be it a desktop / laptop / console) that generates enough heat to scald my palms, I always buy those mini desktop fans and point it to the thing the whole time it's on...
So when that time comes, only ninjas/pirates/outlaws will have their own personal computer and independent OS? Shiver me timbers! I'd join their ranks without a second thought...
Funny, it reminds me of an elevator conversation joke in our native tongue (Tagalog).
The scenario is that a foreigner (english) and a native was taking a ride down the elevator and it stopped halfway down, the door opened and the native outside the elevator asked if it is going down. The native inside said Yes it is going down. The conversation goes like this...
The root word is "Baba" meaning "down" or "under". Doubling the first syllable "Bababa" would mean continuing action as in "going down" Adding a word "ba" after an action denotes a question (like adding "ka" at the end in Japanese)
So "Bababa ba?" means "Is this going down? (elevator)" to which the answer is an affirmative "Bababa." meaning "Yes it is going down."
"Ba" is pronounced like the "ba" in "bat"
The foreigner then asked if the natives just had a conversation:D
How would this device fare against such scenarios. I dunno. There are so many possibilities when it comes to languages...
Hmmm.. maybe it got something to do with the estimated 5yr orbit of the asteroid. One has to be sure that it is a unique one and not another one that strayed from its recorded orbit. (by collision with another asteroid)
If one could make a 5 core processor for the price of $300 and be able to sell it with 5 cores enabled to a customer for $600. Why would he sell the same unit for $400 with only 2 cores enabled?
Wouldn't he profit more if he could sell the 5 core processors all at $600 and make a separate 2 core processor for the price of $200 and sell it for $400?
Well if they're going to rent it (as some of TFA said), it would make sense but if they're not, then it would be a profit not maximized.
Ahh yes.. but the problem there is connectivity, If you're constantly dropping the connection after a minute or two no one would like it. But if you could make it stream 10 GigaPints for one hour on a distance of two feet.. we'd talk...
Slashdot Mirror
Well.. hmmm.. I like whales...
yes.. because if the other superpowers based their submarine design on whales.. US Navy's screwed...
How do you know so much about swallows?
Broken link? I don't think so..
It says 404.. Not Found.. Pretty much in line with TFS...
someone's still selling Windows 3.11 for Workgroups...
Done, here it is, optimized and at high resolution...
Most of the public and private schools here only computer textbooks that is only related to MS products. What I find funny is that, they can't afford to buy those Office suites and operating systems in the first place, yet they are teaching them. There is nothing wrong with teaching it but then again it boils down to the fact that they had to pirate these software just to be able to practice what they teach \ learn.
Recently, BSA had been hot on companies and large educational institutions here, I have seen some smaller educational institutions switch most of their OS to Fedora since they could only afford to show a number of licenses. There are also raids conducted on local internet cafes but the rumor is that, they are not BSA but the local NBI units trying to make some money. Because of these factors, most cafes that only offer printing and internet surfing switched to Linux also. The only cafes I know in our area that run windows are those gaming cafes and those located at known malls.
Yes, we had been pretty much dependent on MS as a nation. At least this is a good step in the right direction. Even though DSL is pretty much affordable by middle classes here, the combination of OS and Office seems to be much, many just pirate them leading to numerous unpatched systems that are always online, coupled with users who only know the basics.
On second thought, we should really do something about the whole educational mess we are right now. Not just regarding computers / technology.
Or is resistance futile?
Which ship?
It will burn up definitely and the debris could be much less than the space shuttle columbia. It only measures around 13 meters, less than a fourth of the shuttle so I guess if it breaks up in several pieces, we could just see debris the size of a couch or something...
ahhh yes.. and UAV's there are manned.. by Russian MIG pilots...
...the robots would utilize an efficient means of communication, this network would be vastly aware of not only local but also the global climate and weather. It was now codenamed SkyNet. ...
but this is great, for example, in a hurricane, the sattelites base its data on what it sees (visual, thermal, radar, etc) but these vehicles could go more "local" and experience events or phenomenon occuring that sattelites cannot detect. It's like placing a man in there that lived to tell the tale. (and not lie)
Would somebody think of the rats?!!
Hmmm... They could use the 1000 gnomes as a baseline data to determine:
- how many gnomes are needed to be joined end - to - end to encircle the earth
- at the equator
- at the horse latitudes
- how many are needed to drill from the america and out to china
- the number of gnomes needed to reach the moon and back
- the volume of gnomes needed to fill a library of congress
- the difference between a metric gnome and those other gnome measurements...
- find out what's the difference between a gnome and inome
- could gnomes vanish?
- what's the speed of an unladen gnome?
- are gnomes witches?
- is there a tall gnome and a short gnome?
- if a gnome farts what would it sound? if 1000 gnomes far...
anyway.. the things to do are endless..
or build an ark.. out of gopher wood...
Maybe because whenever I purchase computing equipment (be it a desktop / laptop / console) that generates enough heat to scald my palms, I always buy those mini desktop fans and point it to the thing the whole time it's on...
...in the basement?? preposterous!!
So when that time comes, only ninjas/pirates/outlaws will have their own personal computer and independent OS? Shiver me timbers! I'd join their ranks without a second thought...
... and Aramaic
(hand over your geek badge)
A microphone for mimes?
Funny, it reminds me of an elevator conversation joke in our native tongue (Tagalog).
:D
The scenario is that a foreigner (english) and a native was taking a ride down the elevator and it stopped halfway down, the door opened and the native outside the elevator asked if it is going down. The native inside said Yes it is going down. The conversation goes like this...
Native Outside Elevator: Bababa ba?
Native Inside Elevator: Bababa.
*Both natives understood each other*
The root word is "Baba" meaning "down" or "under".
Doubling the first syllable "Bababa" would mean continuing action as in "going down"
Adding a word "ba" after an action denotes a question (like adding "ka" at the end in Japanese)
So "Bababa ba?" means "Is this going down? (elevator)" to which the answer is an affirmative "Bababa." meaning "Yes it is going down."
"Ba" is pronounced like the "ba" in "bat"
The foreigner then asked if the natives just had a conversation
How would this device fare against such scenarios. I dunno. There are so many possibilities when it comes to languages...
Hmmm.. maybe it got something to do with the estimated 5yr orbit of the asteroid. One has to be sure that it is a unique one and not another one that strayed from its recorded orbit. (by collision with another asteroid)
yes, no, mabye, fud, whatcouldpossiblygowrong, haha
If one could make a 5 core processor for the price of $300 and be able to sell it with 5 cores enabled to a customer for $600. Why would he sell the same unit for $400 with only 2 cores enabled?
Wouldn't he profit more if he could sell the 5 core processors all at $600 and make a separate 2 core processor for the price of $200 and sell it for $400?
Well if they're going to rent it (as some of TFA said), it would make sense but if they're not, then it would be a profit not maximized.
I miss the "love the ponies" troll.. please return.. we are sorry little pony...
Ahh yes.. but the problem there is connectivity, If you're constantly dropping the connection after a minute or two no one would like it. But if you could make it stream 10 GigaPints for one hour on a distance of two feet.. we'd talk...