I am stealing your sig. It is too good for just one person to have. And when I use it the world will only be 5 seconds old and I will have been the first to use it.
Sciencewise (yes, that is a word if I say it is) the moon is the most boring thing in our solar system. There is nothing to learn from putting humans on it again. I do not mind spending money (our money or the Russians) on science, but let's set our sights higher (higher than the moon, get it).
I call bullshit on the heading "Spider Webs Tough As Steel".
I have hit my head on spider webs and on steel. I am absolutely sure that spider webs are not anywhere near as tough as steel.
Thank you, good night.
That pretty much describes me. Except my resume gets me interviews - with people younger than my daughter and I never hear from them. I hate to say it. Our mistake was not moving to management.
I totally agree. Web apps have to run in a browser. Native apps get the whole operating system. It is very difficult to get a web app to have the usability of a native app. It takes a lot more resources (cost) to create a good web app.
To do a PHP web app you need to use PHP, Java (for Ajax), HTML, Apache configuration, and some database and worry about security. Replace PHP with whatever and Apache with IIS - still it is a mess compared to a native app.
Give me client/server any day.
If you are not sure how I feel about this, wait - 'Hey, you kids get off my grass.'
I am using Prey Project. I had a netbook taken from a motel room. Two hours of watching surveillance video it seemed to indicate it had to be the maid. But I could not even prove that the netbook was there.
After my limited research/testing I have Prey running on two laptops and my Droid. Yes, it does run on Linux. The price is right, too. Very low overhead and seems well written.
Good point, I guess. I did not know TCP headers were now referred to as overhead and should not be counted when measuring bandwidth. I am sure that if you have a download limit that all ISPs exclude TCP headers, too.
Funny, at the moment QWEST is advertising on/. and speedtest.net.
I should say QWEST had a couple of good points. A little faster upload speeds than cable and over a 8 years run I would guess the connection was not down 48 hours (I ran a server for a couple of businesses most of the time). And QWEST let me use a ISP of my choosing with a static IP. But when I wanted to cut back cost a little QWEST was a bitch. $60 a month for 2.66 mbps naked DSL is just too much.
QWEST sells a 3 mbps (the fastest I can get to my house) naked for $60/month.
Except it is not 3 mbps, it is 2.66. QWEST says "Well, we mean up to 3 mbps." But it is never up to 3 mbps. It is always at 2.66. But that is OK with QWEST because they call it good if it is within 80% of 3 mbps.
Also I learned that the reason I am not seeing 3 mbps is because of "overhead".
I hated to do it but I switched to cable. I am paying for 5 and it is always above 5.
My two bits on this thread is - there is nothing we can do about it - things change - especially the good things - IMO/. is still cool - but like I said - things change...
Love you guys (and that girl that was here once)
I was going to write something about us being primates with senses designed to find food and keep from being food. And our brains designed to interpret those senses. And here we are trying to figure out what happened before the BANG.
But I like your post better than mine would have been.
If you really have a time machine - If you let me use it I promise promise promise I will return it if I can borrow it.
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I wonder how this got 3+ mod points.
I am stealing your sig. It is too good for just one person to have. And when I use it the world will only be 5 seconds old and I will have been the first to use it.
Friend, converting from Baptist to Catholic is like switching from Marlboro cigarettes to Camel. Try kicking the habit completely.
In the USA a convicted felon is not even allowed to vote.
Wrong - http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=286
Those who cheat the public out of public domain media are also thieves.
When I get mod points I will come back and mod your comment Insightful.
Sciencewise (yes, that is a word if I say it is) the moon is the most boring thing in our solar system. There is nothing to learn from putting humans on it again. I do not mind spending money (our money or the Russians) on science, but let's set our sights higher (higher than the moon, get it).
The infected blood supply also took a toll on people who needed blood for other reasons, including one of my favorite authors, Isaac Asimov.
I feel so much safer now.
Good point. But back at you.... When is the last time you "hit your head" on a 1/4 inch plate of spider web.
I call bullshit on the heading "Spider Webs Tough As Steel". I have hit my head on spider webs and on steel. I am absolutely sure that spider webs are not anywhere near as tough as steel. Thank you, good night.
That argument is so 1990s.
And your point is????
Fond memories.
April 1 2006 - Slashdot Design Changes for Wider Appeal - I think that was my favorite.
September 11 2001 - Slashdot was like being with friends on that lousy day.
You did waste my time efficiently and enjoyably. Thanks.
Good luck and be cool.
That pretty much describes me. Except my resume gets me interviews - with people younger than my daughter and I never hear from them. I hate to say it. Our mistake was not moving to management.
I totally agree. Web apps have to run in a browser. Native apps get the whole operating system. It is very difficult to get a web app to have the usability of a native app. It takes a lot more resources (cost) to create a good web app. To do a PHP web app you need to use PHP, Java (for Ajax), HTML, Apache configuration, and some database and worry about security. Replace PHP with whatever and Apache with IIS - still it is a mess compared to a native app. Give me client/server any day. If you are not sure how I feel about this, wait - 'Hey, you kids get off my grass.'
I am using Prey Project. I had a netbook taken from a motel room. Two hours of watching surveillance video it seemed to indicate it had to be the maid. But I could not even prove that the netbook was there. After my limited research/testing I have Prey running on two laptops and my Droid. Yes, it does run on Linux. The price is right, too. Very low overhead and seems well written.
Funny, at the moment QWEST is advertising on /. and speedtest.net.
I should say QWEST had a couple of good points. A little faster upload speeds than cable and over a 8 years run I would guess the connection was not down 48 hours (I ran a server for a couple of businesses most of the time). And QWEST let me use a ISP of my choosing with a static IP. But when I wanted to cut back cost a little QWEST was a bitch. $60 a month for 2.66 mbps naked DSL is just too much.
Except it is not 3 mbps, it is 2.66. QWEST says "Well, we mean up to 3 mbps." But it is never up to 3 mbps. It is always at 2.66. But that is OK with QWEST because they call it good if it is within 80% of 3 mbps.
Also I learned that the reason I am not seeing 3 mbps is because of "overhead".
I hated to do it but I switched to cable. I am paying for 5 and it is always above 5.
My two bits on this thread is - there is nothing we can do about it - things change - especially the good things - IMO /. is still cool - but like I said - things change...
Love you guys (and that girl that was here once)
Anyone else try this with an Eee PC 901?
Thank you Max L.
I was going to write something about us being primates with senses designed to find food and keep from being food. And our brains designed to interpret those senses. And here we are trying to figure out what happened before the BANG.
But I like your post better than mine would have been.
If you really have a time machine - If you let me use it I promise promise promise I will return it if I can borrow it.
I kind of hate to admit it - I been looking for something to happen.
Last year's OMG Ponies was pretty f*cking good.
Maybe they are calling it quits with a winner.
http://slashdot.org/articles/06/04/01/1526216.shtml
"OMG Ponies", I will never forget ya.
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u r a geek
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Sorry guy, I meant to mod you Informative and hit Overrated - This will undo it....
OK, but what is the next stage??
I think it GP is Andy666. He/she has been posting about sexism lately.
I know - off topic.