I don't see encouraging ISPs to stop hosting it as a smart move, as it could boost the popularity of non-ISP Usenet hosts
What's not smart about it? The ISP reduces costs by dropping Usenet, but keeps billing the same amount to its customers. ISP gets more profit, while third-party Usenet hosts get...more profit. The only party in this scenario that loses is the customer.
I dropped my laptop once - actually, it kind of cartwheeled up into the air as I pulled it out of my backpack, then crashed on the ground.
No my hard drive didn't break - but it landed square on the end with the wireless card sticking out of it, and crushed the card. Fortunately the rest of it was fine.
In fact, I've never had a notebook drive die in any way (though maybe by saying so I've jinxed myself). Lots of desktop drives have died on me though...and I never dropped any of those.
There's more to the inertia aspect - even users that are relatively aware of other options may not bother changing if there it is seen as a significant level of effort. In particular, you'll rarely see anyone on a Dail-up connection running Windows updates, or installing multiple versions of browsers - it just takes too long to download the software.
There's still a significant portion of people on dialup, which adds to the inertia of whatever is currently installed on these machines (i.e., IE).
As I understand it, the difference is that the owner of such a discontinued vehicle is still free to replace any parts as needed, from whatever source he/she can acquire them (e.g., a scrapyard), and the vehicle can still run. You don't need authorization from the original manufacturer to continue using the vehicle for its intended purpose after it has been modified.
I would think that for this to work like you say, ten you'd have to make it relatively easy to login and access your desktop. I'm generally not interested in leaving my computer wide open for anyone to mess around with (i.e., it's not just theft of the computer I'm protecting against).
Anyone savvy enough to get past the login is probably also intelligent enough to at least wipe the drive before connecting to the Internet, so ssh/cronjobs, or whatever probably will not help much. The best thing is to make sure sensitive data are stored in encrypted files, and keep backups in a separate location. In fact, icebike's summary further down pretty much sums it up nicely.
I think W3Counter's numbers are probably fairly close. W3Schools reports Linux at 3.9%, while this tracker says it's at 0.61%. That puts W3Counter somewhere in the middle. All of these trackers show a gradual increasing trend over the past couple years...I doubt this will change in the long run. There's lots of shiny new distros coming out every few months, each better than the last - encouraging new users to try them out, while current users are unlikely to switch back to proprietary OSs, mostly because so many of the applications they come to depend would not be available or their alternatives are not free.
Is anyone else thinking what I'm thinking? WTF is with this reference of costs that increased X percent per voter? If the overall cost increased by X percent, then the percentage increase in cost per voter will be exactly the same. In this context, the article seems to be stating that the costs in one county of $22,000/$266,000 in 2001/2007 are per-voter costs, when these obviously are total costs for the county. Is the references to increases 'per voter' supposed to make an obviously serious issue sound somehow more serious?
If I had mod points, I'd mod the parent up as insightful. I also find it disturbing that research conducted in higher education institutions is being mandated by rich corporations looking for more efficient ways to get richer.
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Score: 5, Funny Funny, sure, but I think the parent really should be modded insightful: I'm sure most/.ers had the exact same though reading the summary.
a) I don't like a long list of my personal bookmarks appearing whenever I start typing a URL. I'd rather not have my personal bookmarks being put on displayed if/when others are looking at my screen. The fact that this is the default behaviour bothers me.
b) The results are too big/flashy - just a simple list (the url and title as separate/coloured fields on a single line would be sufficient)
c) Not enough (or not working) customization options. I should be able to give priority to how (let alone *if*) it searches my bookmarks and/or typed URLs. On Fedora 7, I installed ff3 from a fedora repository last night (this ff3 claims to be beta 5) - in about:config, 'browser.urlbar.maxRichResults' can be set to a smaller number (or zero) making the results much less obtrusive. However, the option that I really want is 'browser.urlbar.matchOnlyTyped', but it has no effect. I still see my bookmarks being listed. I can only assume this is a bug. In either case, these options should be much more prominently displayed in the preferences, and better options for tuning search results need to be provided.
That's pretty much it. What I find most ironic is that this thing with extra features can be disabled with an add-on that installs the old location bar...isn't this usually the other way around (install add-ons to *add* extra features)?
Cool - this totally reminds me of that episode of C.O.P.S, when a chemical mishap produces some sort of dirt-repelling cloth that the Big Boss uses to make a super clean suit. I don't remember if there was anything else to the plot though...
Based on these fictional images, it looks like this thing will just be uncomfortable in general. The grill things will probably break at some point too, and AC mentions, waste space. I don't see how this thing has anything to do with the iPhone. The fact that it will be based on Android is somewhat cool. But otherwise it's physical design/functionally looks like just about every other modern cellphone, and as I understand it, the physical design/UI is what really makes the iPhone most distinctive.
A bit of searching would provide answers to many of your questions.
Where do I buy them now? There are definitely some suppliers out there, depending on what exactly you are looking for. Here's one site that I've come across before: http://www.ccrane.com/lights/led-light-bulbs/index.aspx
Do they fit into my regular sockets, including BR30 form factors? I don't know about BR30, but it seems like most standard sockets are available. I don't think the form factor is a significant constraint with SSL.
Will they give me at least as much focused light? As much as what? You'd have to compare specs, but I think for now it depends on how much you're willing to spend. I suspect improving this sort of thing is part of the object of this research project.
How much do they cost? How long do they last? See the information on the web page linked above for an example.
How much better than fluorescents? Better in which way? Again, I think you'd have to compare specs, and decide for yourself.
Are they dimmable? Yes, some definitely are.
Are they protected against lightening strikes near by? What toxic materials do they contain? Good questions...I'm too lazy to look for answers though. Maybe work from the proposed project will help shed light on these (no pun intended). WRT to the chemicals, have you had that same question answered about all the other tech products you use regularly? There's lots of poisonous stuff around us, but as long as you don't stick the stuff in your mouth, you're probably fine. I suspect the same generally applies to SSL.
Will they let me adjust for the color balance I desire (a highly desirable feature)? I imagine that can be done (e.g., my mp3 player has an OLED display, which inherently does what you're describing, though it certainly doesn't light up a room).
Who is exploited in their manufacture, and which country is getting all my money from them? This is also an important question. My bet would be some poor/marginalized communities in various developing countries. But has that sort of problem stopped you from buying cellphones, computers, and other such tech? What about that sweater you're wearing, or your shoes? While nobody likes the idea of exploitation, how sure is the average person that nobody was exploited in the production the products they use every day?
As for where the money goes, my bet would be on some large corporation, probably in America (but if a corporation controls the money, does it really matter what country it is in?).
Going to a new lightening system is seldom as simple as unscrewing one and screwing in another. Many trade-offs exist. This is true...certainly in the short-run. I think this is point of doing the research though - to overcome the trade-offs that currently exist in order to advance the usability of more efficient SSL technologies.
Does this mean someone could add the watermark/metadata for their own iris on a previously unprotected image, thus making it look like they were the author instead?
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You spoke my mind exactly - except the Soylent Green part, but good enough. Where's my mod points when I need them?
I don't see encouraging ISPs to stop hosting it as a smart move, as it could boost the popularity of non-ISP Usenet hosts
What's not smart about it? The ISP reduces costs by dropping Usenet, but keeps billing the same amount to its customers. ISP gets more profit, while third-party Usenet hosts get...more profit. The only party in this scenario that loses is the customer.
I dropped my laptop once - actually, it kind of cartwheeled up into the air as I pulled it out of my backpack, then crashed on the ground.
No my hard drive didn't break - but it landed square on the end with the wireless card sticking out of it, and crushed the card. Fortunately the rest of it was fine.
In fact, I've never had a notebook drive die in any way (though maybe by saying so I've jinxed myself). Lots of desktop drives have died on me though...and I never dropped any of those.
'A' boot? Actually, we Canadians usually wear those in pairs.
A free CD-recording tool for windows? Maybe you were looking a little too hard: http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/
There's more to the inertia aspect - even users that are relatively aware of other options may not bother changing if there it is seen as a significant level of effort. In particular, you'll rarely see anyone on a Dail-up connection running Windows updates, or installing multiple versions of browsers - it just takes too long to download the software.
There's still a significant portion of people on dialup, which adds to the inertia of whatever is currently installed on these machines (i.e., IE).
If not for the French, Canada wouldn't have Quebec either...
As I understand it, the difference is that the owner of such a discontinued vehicle is still free to replace any parts as needed, from whatever source he/she can acquire them (e.g., a scrapyard), and the vehicle can still run. You don't need authorization from the original manufacturer to continue using the vehicle for its intended purpose after it has been modified.
I would think that for this to work like you say, ten you'd have to make it relatively easy to login and access your desktop. I'm generally not interested in leaving my computer wide open for anyone to mess around with (i.e., it's not just theft of the computer I'm protecting against). Anyone savvy enough to get past the login is probably also intelligent enough to at least wipe the drive before connecting to the Internet, so ssh/cronjobs, or whatever probably will not help much. The best thing is to make sure sensitive data are stored in encrypted files, and keep backups in a separate location. In fact, icebike's summary further down pretty much sums it up nicely.
I think W3Counter's numbers are probably fairly close. W3Schools reports Linux at 3.9%, while this tracker says it's at 0.61%. That puts W3Counter somewhere in the middle. All of these trackers show a gradual increasing trend over the past couple years...I doubt this will change in the long run. There's lots of shiny new distros coming out every few months, each better than the last - encouraging new users to try them out, while current users are unlikely to switch back to proprietary OSs, mostly because so many of the applications they come to depend would not be available or their alternatives are not free.
Seems like the 'slownewsday' tag is missing from this article...or maybe it's being displayed as white-on-white somewhere.
Er...I'm so dumb...forgot about population growth.
Is anyone else thinking what I'm thinking? WTF is with this reference of costs that increased X percent per voter? If the overall cost increased by X percent, then the percentage increase in cost per voter will be exactly the same. In this context, the article seems to be stating that the costs in one county of $22,000/$266,000 in 2001/2007 are per-voter costs, when these obviously are total costs for the county. Is the references to increases 'per voter' supposed to make an obviously serious issue sound somehow more serious?
If I had mod points, I'd mod the parent up as insightful. I also find it disturbing that research conducted in higher education institutions is being mandated by rich corporations looking for more efficient ways to get richer.
I'll tell you why I don't like it:
a) I don't like a long list of my personal bookmarks appearing whenever I start typing a URL. I'd rather not have my personal bookmarks being put on displayed if/when others are looking at my screen. The fact that this is the default behaviour bothers me.
b) The results are too big/flashy - just a simple list (the url and title as separate/coloured fields on a single line would be sufficient)
c) Not enough (or not working) customization options. I should be able to give priority to how (let alone *if*) it searches my bookmarks and/or typed URLs. On Fedora 7, I installed ff3 from a fedora repository last night (this ff3 claims to be beta 5) - in about:config, 'browser.urlbar.maxRichResults' can be set to a smaller number (or zero) making the results much less obtrusive. However, the option that I really want is 'browser.urlbar.matchOnlyTyped', but it has no effect. I still see my bookmarks being listed. I can only assume this is a bug. In either case, these options should be much more prominently displayed in the preferences, and better options for tuning search results need to be provided.
That's pretty much it. What I find most ironic is that this thing with extra features can be disabled with an add-on that installs the old location bar...isn't this usually the other way around (install add-ons to *add* extra features)?
Damn, that must be pretty effective...here I am saving mine as resume.odt like a chump.
Cool - this totally reminds me of that episode of C.O.P.S, when a chemical mishap produces some sort of dirt-repelling cloth that the Big Boss uses to make a super clean suit. I don't remember if there was anything else to the plot though...
Maybe I've misinterpreted, but that sounds a little backwards - isn't your dad supposed to retire based on you applying some skills of your own?
I think this parallel between the monarchy/figureheads in Canada and the eagle in the US is being taken just a little too literally now.
Based on these fictional images, it looks like this thing will just be uncomfortable in general. The grill things will probably break at some point too, and AC mentions, waste space. I don't see how this thing has anything to do with the iPhone. The fact that it will be based on Android is somewhat cool. But otherwise it's physical design/functionally looks like just about every other modern cellphone, and as I understand it, the physical design/UI is what really makes the iPhone most distinctive.
How long do they last? See the information on the web page linked above for an example. How much better than fluorescents? Better in which way? Again, I think you'd have to compare specs, and decide for yourself. Are they dimmable? Yes, some definitely are. Are they protected against lightening strikes near by?
What toxic materials do they contain? Good questions...I'm too lazy to look for answers though. Maybe work from the proposed project will help shed light on these (no pun intended). WRT to the chemicals, have you had that same question answered about all the other tech products you use regularly? There's lots of poisonous stuff around us, but as long as you don't stick the stuff in your mouth, you're probably fine. I suspect the same generally applies to SSL. Will they let me adjust for the color balance I desire (a highly desirable feature)? I imagine that can be done (e.g., my mp3 player has an OLED display, which inherently does what you're describing, though it certainly doesn't light up a room). Who is exploited in their manufacture, and which country is getting all my money from them? This is also an important question. My bet would be some poor/marginalized communities in various developing countries. But has that sort of problem stopped you from buying cellphones, computers, and other such tech? What about that sweater you're wearing, or your shoes? While nobody likes the idea of exploitation, how sure is the average person that nobody was exploited in the production the products they use every day?
As for where the money goes, my bet would be on some large corporation, probably in America (but if a corporation controls the money, does it really matter what country it is in?). Going to a new lightening system is seldom as simple as unscrewing one and screwing in another. Many trade-offs exist. This is true...certainly in the short-run. I think this is point of doing the research though - to overcome the trade-offs that currently exist in order to advance the usability of more efficient SSL technologies.
Does this mean someone could add the watermark/metadata for their own iris on a previously unprotected image, thus making it look like they were the author instead?
I think this has already been invented: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download