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From guided group tours and sailing holidays to tailor-made holiday, family adventures and ANZAC day tours to Turkey we're bound to have a travel style to suit you
Incredible history, a rich culture, sites that date back to Greek and Roman times, a spectacular coast and the dramatics landscapes of Cappadocia - Turkey truly has it all.
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Hey all,
So I have installed a brand new copy of Ubuntu 14.04 on a machine that I plan to use as a media server to other devices in my house (e.g. my ps3 )...
Other than the fact that all of the repositories seem unsupported at 14.04 and ffmpeg has been depreciated, I downloaded the PMS files manually, unpacked them, installed mencoder, mplayer, vlc, openjdk-6-jre and manually got hold of ffmpeg and dumped it into my /usr/bin/ dir.
I can run the application by kicking of the PMS.sh file and my ps3 picks up everything fine, until I try to play a video that is... When I try to play a video it displays the video content fine, however, I get a very loud whiny buzzing noise (incredibly annoying) instead of the audio.
I have done some searching and many of the recommendations that have worked for others:
- Lowering audio volume on ps3 (via triangle).
- Ensure left+right audio set up on ps3 (via triangle).
- Unchecking the DTS option under common transcoding options (pms).
Have unfortunately failed, does anyone else have any ideas where I could be going wrong? Or some tips/tricks on debugging the issue?


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verb (naps, napping, napped)[no object]
Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day: she took to napping on the beach in the afternoons
More example sentences
- I wondered if I had been glued to the bed, I could barely will myself to move, and then finally able to lift a limb or two, I turned over and felt into a sound sleep, napping for an hour.
- I have no idea what I'm thinking or feeling about this, but I must be nervous, since I was up all night, and just napped very briefly today.
- For many months he wouldn't settle, slept fitfully, never napped and as a result was tired, irritable and tiring.
A short sleep, especially during the day: excuse me, I'll just take a little nap
More example sentences
- And then we all had a nice long afternoon nap.
- He took a short nap in the afternoon and that was all.
- I'll just take a nice long nap and you can wake me up in 2 hours.
catch someone napping
- British informal Find someone off guard and unprepared to respond: the goalkeeper was caught napping by a shot from CarpenterMore example sentences
catch off guard, catch unawares, take by surprise, surprise, catch in an unguarded moment, catch out, find unpreparedinformal catch someone with their trousers/pants downBritish informal catch on the hop
- Several times throughout the first half, they were caught napping as the ball was played over, through and round them.
- From the restart, Windermere were caught napping, however, when poor tackling let Workington drive up the centre of the park.
- Eventually, Manchester took a 2-1 lead before half time with an opportunist goal when a quickly-take free hit just inside the 22 caught Kendal napping for a second time.
Old English hnappian, probably of Germanic origin.
Words that rhyme with napbap, cap, chap, clap, dap, entrap, enwrap, flap, frap, gap, giftwrap, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nappe, pap, rap, sap, schappe, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, zap
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nap 2
1 [in singular] The raised hairs or threads on the surface of fabric or suede leather, in terms of the direction in which they naturally lie: carefully machine the seam, following the direction of the nap
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- Flannelette is a soft cotton fabric with a nap on one side.
- Stitch all seams in the direction of the nap with right sides together.
- Flannel wool is a soft, lightweight fabric with a nap on one or both sides.
napless adjective
- Example sentences
- We stay in a cheap hotel that has hard, napless, gummy carpeting, like the stuff you sometimes find in the vicinity of indoor swimming pools.
- Also, the lateral napless edges along a fabric web have also been scanned by means of mechanical sensors.
- Note that nap and napless carpets played a crucial role in everyday life of Azerbaijanians.
Late Middle English noppe, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German noppe 'nap', noppen 'trim the nap from'. (sense 2) is probably from knapsack.
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1 [mass noun] A card game resembling whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take, up to five.
2British A tipster's prediction of the probable winner of a race: he discovered that his nap of the day had sprinted home at 10-1 at Doncaster
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- The three-year-old bids for the £10,000 Tote Quick Pick Showcase Handicap and carries the nap to get his head in front.
- A top-class colt last season, Azamour has all the credentials required to win this crackerjack of a race and he is awarded the nap vote.
- Whispered Promises gets the nap vote over an extended seven furlongs.
verb (naps, napping, napped)[with object] British
Name (a horse or greyhound) as a probable winner of a race: Harbinger is napped to win the Novices' Hurdle
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- Motivator was napped by three of our pundits when a panel of experts were asked for their Derby 1-2 - 3s.
go nap
- 1.1Score or win five times: Tranmere Rovers went nap to inflict a heavy 5-1 defeat on West HamMore example sentences
- Chamionship-chasing Nestlé Rowntree went nap against fierce cross-city rivals York RI at New Lane to keep up the pressure on West Yorkshire League leaders Carlton Athletic.
- Kirkdale United went nap to take over leadership of the first division of the RJF Homes-Beckett League.
- His shot took a nasty deflection to beat the keeper as the Shrimps went nap with moments to go.
- 1.2Risk everything in one attempt.
Early 19th century: abbreviation of napoleon, the original name of the card game.
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verb (naps, napping, napped)[no object]
(Of a horse) refuse, especially habitually, to go on at the rider's instruction; jib: horses which nap should be dealt with by professionals
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- Vices, if they occur, like napping, can quickly be overcome, with no fear of getting the bit pulled through the mouth.
- She will be showing people how to deal with issues like jumping, biting, rearing and napping by 'listening' to their horse.
- At the first fence, he naps and runs out, and I hit him, and he bucked me off and was running around this field with me and the owners chasing after him.
1950s: back-formation from nappy, an adjective first used to describe heady beer (late Middle English), later used in the sense 'intoxicated by drink' (early 18th century), and since the 1920s used to describe a disobedient horse.
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Tech Tip 15
Consider Fiber Optic Cable When Running Data Lines Between Buildings
- Data lines run between buildings
- Computer system lock-ups
- Data card damage
- Ground potential difference between building grounding systems
- Data signal upset or component damaged
- Use fiber optic data cable
- Optical isolation
- Equalize voltage between grounding systems
Frequent unexplained lock-ups of computer systems, and component damage during lightning activity are two problems that may be caused by ground potential differences. Differences in voltage between two separate building grounds often exist in locations that share data or communication equipment. Those differences can occur in large buildings or in completely separate buildings. These locations are often served by separate electrical services.
Monitoring at one location showed computer lock-ups directly correlated with transient differences in voltage between the office and plant grounding systems. The building ground voltage difference upset the data signal ground reference and interfered with normal data transmission. This voltage difference rose to as much as 10 volts (zero-peak) several times each day. Most computer systems operate on DC voltage levels of 5V or less
Lightning currents in the thousands of amps can cause ground voltage differences many times larger than those caused by normal load switching disturbances. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect significant lightning damage to computer systems, or communication systems if the ground potential difference situation is not corrected.
One way to prevent ground voltage difference problems is to attempt to equalize ground voltages by bonding the building grounding systems together with a suitable copper conductor.
The best way to prevent ground voltage differences from causing computer system problems is by using fiber optics. This will completely isolate the two buildings and will do a good job of preventing damage due to lightning. Fiber optic links would also eliminate any electrical noise that may be present on the data lines. The choices may range from converting the entire data link to fiber, or to simply installing optical isolators at both ends of each data cable. If optical isolators are installed, surge protection should also be used for each end use device.
Figure 1: Block Diagram of System
The information and diagrams presented herein are for general educational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as instructions for customer self-wiring. Customers should at all times seek the assistance of qualified electricians or utility personnel for all wiring projects.


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INDIANAPOLIS -- When the day began, the Raiders were perceived to be light years from contention. When it ended, they were just one play away from the national spotlight.
The Raiders self-destructed when it mattered most Sunday in a 21-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts before 65,412 at Lucas Oil Stadium, but they scored a victory in the relevance column.
"We feel like we've got good players," veteran free safety Charles Woodson said. "We feel like if we put it together we'll be able to go out there and stand with anybody toe to toe."
Center Stefen Wisniewski agreed: "It's a loss, so it's tough. But we're certainly very close against a good opponent. It's a good sign."
With first-and-goal at the Indianapolis 8-yard line and 1:13 to play the Colts finally managed to sack Terrelle Pryor, with Robert Mathis chasing the quarterback down for a 16-yard loss that put the Raiders in a goal-to-go situation from the 24.
Two plays later, Pryor was intercepted by Antoine Bethea -- just as he was intercepted by Greg Toler in the end zone on the Raiders' first possession -- and the Colts had escaped despite generally being outplayed after going up 14-0 in early in the second quarter and threatening to make it a runaway.
"For us to start off down 14-0 and battle back the way we did and take the lead shows a lot about the characters of the guys we have in the room," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "There are no moral victories in the NFL, and we competed, but we didn't get the thing done."
In the end, Andrew Luck's 19-yard scramble through a wide open middle with 5:20 to play stood up as the winning points. The Colts' second-year quarterback completed 18 of 23 passes for 178 yards and touchdowns of 12 yards to Reggie Wayne and 20 yards to Dwayne Allen and had no turnovers.
Luck was the more polished and efficient quarterback, but ended up praising Pryor, whom he called a "stud."
Allen did what he could to keep the identity of his starting quarterback for the opener a secret, but after Pryor completed 19 of 29 passes for 217 yards and a TD and rushed for 112 yards on 13 carries, there will be no such drama this week.
The rushing figure was a single-game franchise record for a quarterback, eclipsing Rich Gannon's mark.
Pryor's self-assessment, though, was harsh. He called his performance "awful" and said of the sack at the 8-yard line, "I've got to throw the ball away. I've made the same mistake before and I can't do that."
Still, Pryor had the Raiders in position to win against an opponent that won 11 games last season, and his supporting cast looked nothing like the team supposedly so short of talent and salary cap space that it couldn't possibly compete with the upper eschelon of the NFL.
"If we just went on what the experts say, there would be no need for an NFL season," cornerback Tracy Porter said. "We'd just go off the so-called gurus."
Instead, the Raiders out-gained the Colts 372-274, had two more first downs and were on the verge of sending the home crowd home in shock after Pryor got the Raiders to the 8 with a 41-yard pass to a wide-open Jeron Mastrud and a 21-yard strike to Denarius Moore.
"Shoot, you look back at the first half, if we kick a field goal at the end of the half and don't have that pick on the first drive and a get a field goal, we're lining up and kicking it for the win," Wisniewski said.
After the Colts went up 14-0, Pryor directed an 89-yard, 11-play drive that included runs of 29, 13 and 9 yards, with Darren McFadden eventually scoring from the 1-yard line.
"They did a nice job with their scheme," Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. "And then when they drop back to pass and you think you've got him, we talked about keeping him in the pocket and contained. Those things are easier said than done."
While the defense was figuring out how to slow down Luck, the Raiders had two more possessions in the first half that looked promising but yielded no points. On the first, Pryor missed a potential big-play first down on third-and-1 to Marcel Reece, forcing a Marquette King punt.
On the second, the Raiders made it the Colts' 30-yard line, and Sebastian Janikowski missed a 48-yard field goal attempt after playing the entire 2012 season without missing an attempt inside the 50.
"We had a chance to win," Woodson said. "We just didn't pull it out."
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at twitter.com/Jerrymcd.


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You can use a photo of anything, but portraits are particularly fun. Make sure your subject's face fits nicely inside the circumference of your wine glass.
You can use a photo where the face takes up the entire bottom of the glass, or leave some background instead. The closer our subject is in size to the bottom of the glass, the better.
Once you've got an appropriate photo, you're ready to frame it! Place your photo on a hard surface underneath the wine glass. Move around the glass until the part of the photo you want to use shows through the bottom.
Now trace the outline of your glass bottom with a pencil. Cut out the outline with your scissors. Be careful not to go inside the outline, but don't worry about getting right on the line. Once you've attached it to the glass, you'll have a chance to trim it.
Take a close look at the bottom of your wine glass. Does it have a completely flat bottom or does it curve up towards the center and stem? You'll want to be careful to apply decoupage glue only to the portion of the glass that will touch the photo. (ie. The flat part.)
Go ahead and use your brush to apply decoupage glue sparingly to the flat parts of the bottom of your glass! It'll dry faster and clearer if you don't put too much on.
Once you've covered the surface, attach your photo face up.
Because a photograph is not as porous as paper, it can take up to 24 hours to dry. Be patient! It WILL dry. Decoupage glue dries clear, so wait until you can see your photo clearly before proceeding.
Once it's dry, get those scissors out again and trim any part of your photo that extends beyond the bottom of your glass.
Pour yourself something bubbly and celebrate!
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Sophia Rossi unleashes the sexual creature within. We knew you would love to see more and that is exactly why we brought her to you! She is so lovely, beautiful, kind and smart! Her smile alone is enough to brighten up any room! Sophia loves to please and is very good at it. You can see the twinkle in her eyes...just look at how happy and horny she gets in front of the camera!!
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Sophia Rossi is busty, bad ass and ready for combat! Wow this babe looks awesome in her super tight camouflage dress. She is ready for a naughty war of the bodies in the bedroom and no doubt you would quickly surrender to this luscious soldier of sexuality! Once you see Sophia's smooth pussy, the gun she is holding won't be the only thing shooting off...
Sophia Rossi has an awesome pair of big boobs that really strain to break out of her pink shirt and her jean skirt is so tiny that she figures she may as well pull it down. Sophia wiggles out of the denim to model her pink matching thong, but no pink can compare to the lovely moist shade she shows you later in this set!


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ADC Therapeutics hires Genmab VP
01.08.2012 - Antibody drug-conjugates specialist ADC Therapeutics Sarl has named the former Genmab Vice President Dr Patrick van Berkel as its Senior VP Research & Development.
Van Berkel brings in more than 20 years of experience in the biotech industry, in particular in developing antibody-based drugs. He served with Genmab for more than nine years in different divisions. Prior to Genmab, Dr van Berkel worked for both Crucell and Pharming Technologies. He authors nine antibody patents and has published more than 30 scientific papers during his industry career. Van Berkel predicts an "explosion in ADC therapies in the coming decade".http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/people/bio-people/2012-2/patrick-van-berkel.html


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Crucial® m4 mSATA SSD: Award-winning performance. Tiny form factor.
The Crucial® m4 mSATA SSD delivers all of the award-winning performance and reliability of the Crucial m4 SSD - in a drive that's an eighth of the size. Measuring in at about one-third the size of a standard business card (3cm x 5cm), the Crucial m4 mSATA is designed primarily for ultrathin laptop users who want to dramatically increase their system's performance. Featuring the same advanced controller technology, Micron custom firmware and high-speed synchronous MLC NAND that have made the Crucial m4 SSD a mainstay on the market, the Crucial m4 mSATA SSD is engineered to deliver the same blazing-fast performance as our award-winning 2.5-inch SSD- in a smaller mSATA form factor.
Ultrathin form factor means flexibility.
Because of its tiny mSATA form factor, the Crucial m4 mSATA SSD can do things that hard drives and other SSDs often can't. With the Crucial m4 mSATA SSD, save valuable system space by mounting it directly to the mSATA socket on your motherboard - and free up a hard drive bay in the process. Or just keep your existing hard drive and use the Crucial m4 mSATA SSD as a cache to accelerate the system's performance. Validated for Intel® Smart Response Technology and NVELO Dataplex™ caching software, it's designed to work as a cache or as a standalone SSD for ultrathin laptops. No matter how you use the Crucial m4 mSATA SSD, experience high-performance storage in a tiny, low-power package.
Consistently fast speeds. No exceptions and no fine print.
There's a reason that Crucial SSDs have garnered numerous international awards - they do what they're supposed to do. No matter what kind of files you're working with on a Crucial SSD, you'll experience high speeds with no drop in performance. Unlike other SSDs on the market, Crucial SSDs treat all files the same, regardless of whether they're compressed or uncompressed. This is important because the files most people use everyday - videos, mp3s, advanced graphics files and zip files - are compressed files and thus unable to be compressed any further. While many SSDs on the market achieve faster speeds by using file compression, many of the most common file types can't be compressed, resulting in SSDs that often deliver drastically slower speeds than originally advertised. With the advanced technology of a Crucial SSD, however, our advertised speeds are tied to real world use.
Crucial--quality you can depend on.
Crucial is a trusted name when it comes to SSDs, and that's no coincidence. As a brand of Micron, one of the world's leading manufacturers of SSDs, our engineers work tirelessly to design, refine, and support a powerful line of SSDs--all the way down to the NAND components. With over 15 years of experience in the memory industry, rigorous quality control testing, and the ongoing development of advanced technology, we continue to innovate without sacrificing what has made us great: high-quality products backed by outstanding customer service.
Crucial 32GB m4 SATA 6Gb/s mSATA Solid State Drive
- Capacity: 32GB
- Interface: SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III)
- Sustained Sequential Read2 up to (128k transfer): 440MB/s
- Sustained Sequential Write2 up to (128k transfer): 50MB/s
- Random Read up to3 (4k transfer): 45,000 IOPS
- Random Write up to3 (4k transfer): 15,000 IOPS
- Form Factor mSATA
- NAND Flash Memory: 25nm Micron NAND Flash Memory Multi-Level Cell (MLC) SSD-Quality Components
- Life Expectancy: 1.2 million hours Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
- Warranty: Limited three year warranty
- Endurance: 36TB = 20GB written per day for 5 years
- Operating Temperature 0°C to 70°C
- Compliance CE, FCC, BSMI, C-Tick, VCCI, KCC, RoHS, China RoHS, WEEE, TUV, UL, SATA-IO
- Firmware Field Upgradeable Firmware
- Product Health Monitoring Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) commands
- Product Description
- Crucial m4 - solid state drive - 32 GB - SATA 6Gb/s
- Type
- Solid state drive - internal
- Capacity
- NAND Flash Memory Type
- Multi-level cell (MLC)
- Form Factor
- mSATA
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
- Data Transfer Rate
- 600 MBps
- Features
- Smart Response Technology
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 29.85 mm x 50.8 mm x 3.75 mm
- Weight
- 10 g
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 3 years warranty
- Device Type
- Solid state drive - internal
- Capacity
- NAND Flash Memory Type
- Multi-level cell (MLC)
- Form Factor
- mSATA
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s
- Features
- Smart Response Technology
- Width
- 29.85 mm
- Depth
- 50.8 mm
- Height
- 3.75 mm
- Weight
- 10 g
- Drive Transfer Rate
- 600 MBps (external)
- Internal Data Rate
- 440 MBps (read) / 50 MBps (write)
- 4KB Random Read
- 4KB Random Write
- 1,200,000 hours
Expansion & Connectivity
- Interfaces
- 1 x SATA 6 Gb/s - 52 pin mini-SATA
Software & System Requirements
- Software Included
- Dataplex
- Compliant Standards
- UL, TUV, VCCI, C-Tick, BSMI, RRL, IC, FCC, RoHS, KCC, WEEE
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- Service & Support
- 3 years warranty
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This facility collects, inventories and processes its holdings of approximately 15,000 printed documents and 10,000 periodicals and makes them available to the public.
The collection, linked to the works preserved in the Petit Palais, specialises in the history of world art from Ancient times to the early 20th century. It brings together numerous exhibition and permanent collection catalogues from French or foreign museums, thematic works, monographs or bibliographies, as well as annual reports from national or international museums, art journals and auction catalogues.
The museum policy on acquisitions, exchanges, partnerships and exhibit loans means that the collection can be enriched on a frequent basis. The digitisation process was launched in 2004 and is ongoing.
A selection of works on the Petit Palais :
• Dessins de Chantier. La restauration du Petit Palais, par Christian Dardennes. – Paris: Paris-Musées, 2005.
• Le Petit Palais, Chef-d'oeuvre de Paris 1900. - Paris-Musées/Nicolas Chaudun, 2005.
• Revue « Connaissance des Arts ». Petit Palais, musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris. H. S., n°268. - Paris, 2005.
• Revue « Dossier de l'Art ». Petit Palais, la rénovation et les collections. – Paris : Editions Faton, 2005.
• Petit Palais Guide. – Paris: Paris-Musées, 2005.
• Superguide, Petit Palais, musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris. – Paris: Paris-Musées, 2005.
> Selective bibliography of the Petit Palais (pdf)


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Intel's (INTC) stock price slumped to its lowest level in a year Tuesday after several analysts cut their earnings outlook for the Santa Clara chipmaker, which is widely considered a key barometer for the tech industry's health.
Bernstein Research analysts issued a particularly dire assessment, saying Intel's recent efforts to get its chips into smartphones probably won't help it much over the next 18 months, given sluggish sales of personal computers, which generate most of its revenue.
Even if Intel -- due to report its third-quarter earnings Tuesday -- proves successful with its smartphones push, it "likely won't move the earnings needle," Bernstein's analysts said in a note to their clients Tuesday. "In the meantime, should anything happen to their core PC business, the results would be devastating. Simply put, they have more to potentially lose than to gain."
Following Bernstein's warning, Intel's shares fell 61 cents, or 2.7 percent, to close at $21.90. The last time the stock price was lower was Oct. 5, 2011, when it was $21.85.
In response, Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy noted that the company is in a regulatory "quite period," which limits what it can say about its finances before issuing its earnings, adding, "we never comment on analyst ratings."
Following the recent recession, Intel surprised Wall Street with a succession of earnings reports that beat analysts' predictions. But recently, the chipmaker has offered less upbeat forecasts as the worldwide economy has faltered and PC sales have slowed. Citing weaker demand for its microchips, Intel last month lowered its own third-quarter sales forecast to between $12.9 billion and $13.5 billion -- about $1 billion less than its previous estimate.
Tech analyst Patrick Moorhead remains optimistic about Intel, in part because he said the company is making "an impressive play" to get into smartphones and the personal computer business is far from moribund.
"PC growth has flat-lined," he said, "but there is still not a replacement for a PC. Neither a tablet or a phone can replace a PC -- at least today." Moreover, he said, "for every phone and tablet you need a server in the cloud to power it. Today Intel owns this market, and will still be a force" even if its competitors manage to chip away at its market share.
Even so, analysts at S&P Capital IQ, BMO Capital Markets and J.P. Morgan this month all lowered their previous predictions for Intel's earnings or stock price. They and others expressed concerns about a variety of factors that could hamper Intel's business.
Sterne Agee analyst Vijay Rakesh worried that Intel could be battered by Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) recent decision to lower its earnings outlook for the next few months. Pointing out that HP is Intel's biggest customer, "that is not a good sign," he concluded in a note to his clients.
Some experts also doubt that the debut later this month of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 8, will invigorate PC sales. In addition, because of skittishness about the economy and the federal government's financial woes, "we hear companies are deferring PC purchases," according to a note issued Tuesday by analysts at FBR Capital Markets. As a result, they said, "Intel's gross margins are likely to be under pressure."
Yet another concern is the disappointing performance so far of ultrabooks, a notebook-tablet hybrid that runs exclusively on Intel's brainy microprocessors. Intel and some computer makers have been heavily promoting the devices, but many experts contend sales of ultrabooks have been hurt by their relatively high prices.
Research firm IHS reported this month that worldwide ultrabook sales would total only 10.3 million this year, down from its previous estimate of 22 million. And of the 799 notebooks listed on Best Buy's website as of Oct. 7, Sterne Agee reported, "only 51 of them are ultrabooks."
Contact Steve Johnson at 408-920-5043. Follow him at Twitter.com/steveatmercnews.


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You Did It Again!!!
Hey Happy Easter,
Well, where can I start? I just want to say thank you for going to see Temptation at the movie theaters. You have no idea what this means to me. After 14 movies you are still coming, and many more people have joined in to support what I do. I say this often but you need to know it's true, I never assume that you are going to show up, but thank you for doing so. Because you went to the movies to see this film all of my employees are very happy at Tyler Perry Studios…LOL. Just know I'm grateful.
I've been hanging out all weekend on my message board and on Facebook to see what you thought and wow! Some of the most powerful things I have ever read are on my message board. Thank you for opening up your lives and sharing your stories - stories of betrayal and of your own temptation, but most of all thank you for letting me know that this movie gave you hope or a new outlook, which is what it's all about for me. There were several testimonials of how this movie has spoken to marriages. One person wrote, "Thank you for this film, now I have closure." Several of you said that I must have been peeking in your window because this movie was too close to home. Another lady said that she left feeling hopeful, and another couple went home talking about how this movie stopped both of them from making the wrong decision. You have no idea how this moves me.
Again, thank you.


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After Eight recipe
1/2 oz Tia Maria® coffee liqueur
1/2 oz creme de menthe
1/2 oz Bailey's® Irish cream
Carefully layer the tia maria, creme-de-menthe, and bailey's irish cream, in that order, into a sherry glass, ensuring they don't mix.
23% (46 proof)
Serve in: Sherry Glass
Three Musketeers recipe
Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass.
Serve in: Shot Glass
Tiatip recipe
Chill Tia Maria and Baileys Irish Cream to 20 degrees. In a shot glass, fill half way with Tia Maria then very carefully add Bailey Irish cream on top to float. Do not allow them to mix. Keep them seperated. There's your shot. Enjoy!
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Roger and Stanislas Wawrinka advanced to the second round of the London Olympics thanks to a 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Kei Nishikori and Go Soeda of Japan.
The Swiss missed a total of four break chances in the opening set, but secured the second thanks to an early break. They managed just the same in the third set, not giving away the advantage of an early lead after a break and wrapping up the match upon the second match-ball after 2 hours and 16 minutes.
They will now play Israel's Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram.
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Y'all go have the time of your lives & keep your winning ways ! Go Swiss ! Beautiful country, delicious chocolate, & easy on the eyes guys who serve up some spectacular tennis ! Gotta love Switzerland ! WIN IT !
All the best for your doubles match !!!
Way to go boys! Amazing speed. It looks incredible!
All the best for your next match! Keep going!!!
Enjoy!!! :) :)
All the best for your next match! Keep going!!!
Enjoy!!! :) :)
Wow finally watched the tape match. Wow Roger n Stan, congrats, what an nail biting exciting match. Many points went so fast ( n good), i had to rewind to watch it again.
Keep on going ! HOPP SUISSEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Keep on going ! HOPP SUISSEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
What a wonderful day with you Champ and it ended with another victory. Highly entertaining match, so beautiful to watch. Stan was awsome on serve .Doubles tennis is my game and it's so much fun. But to watch you play it with Stan, it's a slice of heaven. Make it another fun match tomorrow. We'll be waiting, watching and loving you .. Go Suisse, best of luck
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Awesome day!!! Good luck tomorrow against the Israelis and I'll be cheering for you as always! :)
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Awesome day!!! Good luck tomorrow against the Israelis and I'll be cheering for you as always! :)
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Great start, hope you defend your gold.
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Congratulations, you two! Keep going, I want to see you win the gold again ;)
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RIFLE - Here's the tough guy story of the week.
Battle Mountain soccer defender Erick Briones took an elbow to his jaw in Monday's game at Summit County. Briones' decided to reset his jaw by punching himself in the face while still playing.
Huskies coach David Cope took Briones, once the swelling had gone down, to the dentist Thursday morning just in case to make sure he was OK. Briones was and ended up scoring a goal in the Huskies' 9-1 win at Rifle.
Roberto Diaz had a hat trick, wile Diego Rodriguez had two. David Suarez, Gunnar Wilson and Kevan Aubel also scored. For some reason, none of these goal-scorers punched themselves in the face.
On a serious note, Cope sat senior Joe LyBarger (hip flexor) against the Bears. Cope said that LyBarger's status is "day-to-day."
Battle Mountain (13-0) faces Basalt on Saturday at 11 a.m.
"It was fun," Cope said. "We had some great goals and everyone had a great time. It will be cool to play Basalt. They're an unknown quantity, and it's good to have an opponent we don't know about. It's good preparation for the playoffs."
Devils fall in OT
GYPSUM - Eagle Valley soccer lost its second-straight match in overtime Thursday night, dropping a 1-0 decision to Delta.
The Devils (4-9) seemed to hit everything but the back of the net, hitting posts and crossbars. Eagle Valley will try to get back on track Tuesday against Palisade at 6 p.m. at Hot Stuff Stadium.
Huskies stun Demons
EDWARDS - Battle Mountain volleyball took down co-league leader Glenwood Springs, 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19, Thursday in Edwards.
That serves as some nice payback for Round 1 between the two teams, which the Demons won in five last month. Battle Mountain has won three in a row and is back at .500 in the Slope at 4-4.
"If we were going to struggle, I'm happy it was early in the league season," Huskies coach Jason Fitzgerald said. "Maybe, we're too far behind the eight-ball (for regionals), but we're playing a bit better."
Battle Mountain (7-6) is at Eagle Valley Saturday at 1 p.m.
Devils top Summit
GYPSUM - Eagle Valley volleyball earned a season sweep of Summit County with a 25-17, 25-15, 28-26, 25-18 win over the Tigers Thursday night in Gypsum.
"We did a much better job of keeping the ball in play and not making errors," Devils coach Shawn Weatherred said. "We were talking about, 'If you don't get the right set, don't hit it back wildly. Just send it back and get it again.'"
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DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on November 3 the 2011 Fuel Economy Guide. The listing provides information about estimated mileage and fuel costs for model year 2011 vehicles. For the first time, the guide includes medium-duty passenger vehicles, which are generally large sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and passenger vans. EPA and DOE will provide additional fuel economy information online as more information about 2011 vehicles, including electric and plug-in hybrid cars, becomes available.
Fuel-efficient models come in all types, classes, and sizes. The Fuel Economy Guide can help consumers identify the most fuel-efficient vehicles that meet their needs. Overall, hybrids are the best fuel economy performers, but the 2011 fuel-economy leader list also includes fuel-efficient clean diesels as well as gasoline models. Each vehicle listing in the guide provides an estimated annual fuel cost. The estimate is calculated based on the vehicle's miles per gallon (mpg) rating and national estimates for annual mileage and fuel prices. Toyota's automatic hybrid Prius was the leader in the midsized category, with 51 mpg city and 48 mpg highway rating. The newly added SUV category had a three-way tie among the Ford Escape Hybrid FWD, the Mazda Tribute Hybrid 2WD, and the Mercury Mariner Hybrid FW. All three automatics registered 34 mpg city and 31 mpg highway.
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This 2006 Masters continues the tradition as an international golfing event.
Nearly half the players this year come from outside the United States. Their presence is attracting international fans.
One man from the Virgin Islands described his trip here as sort of like going to the Vatican to see the Pope.
The closest we have to that is 'Amen Corner', but that's just fine with many of the visitors.
Spend a little time along the gallery ropes, watching such favorites as Vijay Singh, and you can hear all kinds of languages and accents.
"It's very popular in England," says John Widdup of Manchester.
The scoreboard along the first fairway displays the flags of all the countries the golfers call home.
This year there are 19...from Argentina through Italy to New Zealand.
"Favorite players, Vijay Singh," says Raj Sethi from Toronto, Canada. "I'd like to see him win...or Mike Weir, of course, who's from Canada. Then there's Stephen Ames, who just won the TPC."
As they say in the welcome, "The Masters tournament is an international competition, and all the contestants are invited guests. Everyone should be treated with courtesy and respect."
And no matter where you're from, fans from around the world share these common threads: they're amazed by these golfers' skills.
"We were just over at the driving range, watching Vijay and Tiger...amazing, them guys," says Gary Surdyke of the Virgin Islands. "It's cheating. Somebody gave them something that they didn't give us common folk," he jokes.
The common folk from around the world, gathered in Augusta to watch golf's royalty.
South Africa's Gary Player was the first international Masters champion 45 years ago. He later won two more times, and today, at the age of 70, is playing in his 49th Masters.
An international player also played a role in one of the Masters' most heartbreaking moments.
Nearly 50 years ago, Roberto de Vicenzo from Argentina had the low score. Unfortunately, he signed an incorrect scorecard...so under the rules, he was disqualified.
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Free software advocacy is something I do -- both for a living and as a hobby. Over the years I've gleaned a few best practice tips and I thought I'd pass them on. They may not all work or even be applicable in your case, but I have found then all useful at some time or other. They are in no particular order and in my opinion carry equal amounts of weight.
Beware price comparisons
With the current economic climate there has been a fair bit of rhetoric regarding the opportunities for free software to gain some "market-share". I think any argument which primarily advocates a cost advantage to free software is flawed. I've gone on enough in this column regarding free software and market share but in short proprietary software sales is measured in ways that free software installations cannot. It's also been said by a few people -- some of them on here -- that advocating free software on price alone is a dangerous business; although the temptation to do so increases during an economic downturn, the danger does not diminish. Why? Well, if you set out your stall built on the lowest price, somebody will almost always come along and beat it. They'll use (often deliberately) confusing terms like "Total Cost of Ownership" and "lifetime costing". The point is that if a punter switched sides once because of price, chances are they'll do it again. If you are going to use an argument to win, make sure it's harder to beat later.
Balance the rate of change
Sometimes in our enthusiasm to advocate free software we can come across a little, well, pushy. Whilst it's good to be 100% behind our argument, it's not always helpful if we overlook the needs of the person we are talking to. You have to gauge the situation based on your experience of the "client". If you are talking to somebody who is nervous around computers, is willing but a little unsure to try free software and trusts you to help them, you need to ensure you don't abuse that trust by throwing them in the deep end too quickly. Equally if you are talking to somebody who knows or thinks they know a lot about computers -- by which they mean Windows -- you may need to convince them one step at a time. Perhaps installing a free software based mail router to manage spam in front of their existing proprietary mail server is a better first step than a wholesale swap to a free software mail platform. Regardless of how much better you know the free software solution is, if you let them discover that advantage for themselves you'll more likely create another advocate than just another user.
Being realistic will win hearts and minds
This is slightly related to the last tip and I may raise some hackles here but over the years I've had more success in converting people gradually than in one go. If I allow them to keep running a proprietary application they are familiar with -- at first -- more often than not they will ask about free alternatives after some time. At a recent free software advocacy conference I spoke to someone who was interested in free software but they were put off by some advocates they had spoken to. Their concerns were over an implied insistence that they should change everything at once. They had a piece of software that was fairly to key to their business and there was no direct free software equivalent. There are some workarounds and ways to do it but nothing -- in their eyes -- as simple as the software they had. In this kind of situation it's better to take the route I've mentioned above. By recommending that they run free software servers and change to some Windows-based free software products they could keep using that key piece of software. However don't leave it like that: work with them, find and seek to fulfil their needs regarding that key piece of software. I know the purist argument and in some cases it works but honestly, changing people's minds about freedom in a licence is hard enough without telling them it's about the make things -- again in their eyes -- harder.
Be in it for the long haul
When you are trying to teach people about freedom in software (two words most people do not usually associate with each other) you need to put in the commitment. Hit and run, fire and forget are not techniques that work when introducing people to the idea of software freedom. You need to make yourself (or arrange for somebody else to be) available for support. Newbies have questions, lots of them, and if you are the one who has sold them on this idea then it's up to you to answer their questions. Telling them to just go to a forum might work with some people, but generally I've found it's better to answer it yourself and include a link to the forum post in your response. I guess what I am saying is: it's about being prepared to engage in some hand-holding.
Help them to engage with the community
One of the much-praised benefits of free software is the ability for anybody to contribute. The problem is that -- more so these days -- fewer people seem to do so. Part of this will be the ratio of user and programmers which seems to lean more toward the former now. Whilst the "not everybody is a coder" argument has been answered with varying aplomb many times, those answers are not always appreciated by new users. By nature they consider themselves too new to be able to write documentation, or teach others and certainly they won't advocate immediately. So what you have to do is show and guide them in engaging with the community. Teach them about lurking on forums or mailing lists. Look out for issues they've resolved (however minor) in other people's posts and get them to answer. We, free software people, are often quite vocal about the community, but in my experience we rarely show new users how to engage. We seem to want them to learn it the way that we did (e.g. The hard way).
So, there you have it. Not the least obvious or most profound set of tips, but certainly ones I have picked up over the years and found invaluable. I hope they help.
Fewer people contribute?
I seriously doubt that, Ryan. Do you really think fewer people are writing free software (I would guess that the number is increasing substantially each year, myself)?
Clearly, the ratio of developers to users is falling, but that's (most likely) because the latter is skyrocketing, not because the former is declining or even leveling out.
It is certainly important for users to learn community-support skills. Attitudes learned from proprietary support channels are often pretty (self-)destructive when applied to free software, not to mention the fact that they encourage very low expectations.
Often, the best "documentation" for free software is simply the body of stories about how people solved particular problems. Searchable mailing list archives often turn up useful information given a large enough body of such lore.
I said contributing, not just writing software
Yeah - badly worded thats all. I didn't say fewer people are writing free software I said contributing (and meant "as opposed to consuming"). So your ratio description is better put.
I agree that documentation includes sucess stories but only if they contain something more than "It worked out of the box!". The problem is that as the typical user profile shifts from developer to consumer, the ratio of people who feel they are able to contribute drops. I encounter too many new (by which I mean "under a year") users who feel they don't know enough to do anything except consume. Yet these people can very much help those following behind by writing about their experiences and the things they found that were different in their brave new world.
edited: forgot something
Another point I meant (but didn't explain so well) was that of the later crop of new users, fewer seem to be contributing back. Whether this is because they feel inadequate as explained above (further puporting the idea that there are two classes of free software users) or because they don't know how or just plain don't "get it", I don't know. But my main point stands, advocating free software is more than just recommending the product, it includes advocating the ideals and community and reasons behind them.
But thanks for prompting the clarification anyway
From geeks to commodity
Ryan, good article.
I think the current trend amongst users is to slowly switch from a geek community to commodity customers - i.e. "I paid for the product", whether they mean the Internet connection (a standard product also includes shipment...) or a virtual value of 0$. When you map this to common marketing courses, the geeks are the "early adopters", the ones who have a strong relationship with the provider. The big crowd that comes later (and I mean in particular the professional environments) look for solutions to solve a particular problem they have and, often, will discard the product before they contact the provider - it all depends on the price of the competition. For them, relationships with a provider are costs and they will invert in it if they get a greater value than the cost itself. In the context of FOSS, it is unfortunate - and recent legal battles are a proof of it.
I´m not saying that FOSS should be banned from professional environments but this problem will surely be recurrent in the near future. As you say, our role is to invite people to contribute in whatever way they can - be it answer forums, mailing lists, writing article... or code.
6th tip: ask yourself "why should every FOSS user contribute?"
or, more exactly (sorry, but the comment entry form limits the subject length...) ask yourself:
"does it make sense today to ask or expect that every FOSS user contributes back to exactly the FOSS community"?
My own answer is no, see the last of the seven things we're tired of hearing from software hackers (digifreedom.net/node/56).
Personally, I never expect that people to whom I install FOSS or explain how to use it will or should contribute back to FOSS in any way and I don't think it makes sense to expect something like that.
I rather tell new users:
"now with this software you can do something you couldn't before (be it save money, live without malware, start a business, study, whatever): your only duty towards the community which created that software is to not bother them, meaning study the manual before asking how to do something. You still have a moral obligation to contribute back if you use this software, but only towards society as a whole: that's a community you surely can help in some way to become more Free as in Freedom. So give the money you saved in licenses to charities, run with FOSS a web campaign against world hunger, fight global warming and e-waste by refurbishing old PCs with FOSS, etc..."
Never mind if new FOSS users never give back anything to FOSS, as long as they're good citizens. I also suggest to focus on making people support Free Software, rather than using it.
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Slightly putting words into my mouth
I never said I expected every user to contribute, just as I don't expect every member of society to "contribute". I'd like everyone to be able to take part but I don't expect that to happen real soon in either case.
What concerns me is that when new users are introduced to free software without any mention of the community at any stage in the process. Fine if it's not approrpiate to say it right at the start but somewhere down the line if we neglect to introduce them to the concepts and benefits of "the community" then I feel these users are missing out on half the fun.
Also I don't think I am saying what your article states. I am not demonising users who don't contribute, I am bemoaning the fact that a lower percentage seem to do so or are given the opportunity. In fact, I have rarely come across someone who does demand the things your seventh point argues against. To me that makes it a slight straw-man argument.
I firmly believe that all users at all levels can contribute in many different ways. I also believe that by doing so free software itself becomes a better fit for a greater number of purposes. I do not expect, demand or require any user to take part but I will always recommend they at least engage with what is loosely entitled the "community", in order to make it and their experience better. By doing so I am also trying to help users out of their dependency upon us techies. I believe that if you educate, encourage and empower a computer user you will both reap the benefits. When it comes to free software, helping them to discover this organic, dynamic and sometimes dangerous thing called the community is part of that process.
A fairly new user may well have gained some knowledge and experience which will help those migrating today. Do they have pass it on? No. Can they contribute to society in other ways? Of course but I'm not expecting them to devote all their time to free software. Is it possible that by passing it on they can actually improve their own confidence and experience as well? Quite probably.
Ryan, what triggered me was
what triggered me was this statement:
1) "So what you have to do is show and guide [new users] in engaging with the community"
which is different from this:
2) "What concerns me is that when new users are introduced to free software without any mention of the community at any stage in the process"
I certainly don't do any of these two things. My book and all my other popularization activities introduce digital freedoms to the general public. Digital freedom is lots of interrelated things, Free SW is just one of them and certainly isn't even the most important, but I do stress the fact that what's important to care about the issues in order to become active, helpful and responsible citizens and to build a better society (=community of communities). So I don't do #2. I do mention that all this movement came out from communities, from the bottom, and explain why whenever there is time.
I just don't see any pressing need or real benefit in (personally) going farther, that is on insisting on #1: at the same time, see last link I provided, I do ask all the time that everybody supports Free SW with their votes and their wallets, because that is essential, and much more urgent than getting people subscribed to some Linux mailing list.
Part of the reason for working and suggesting others to work in this way is the unescapable reality that the people we need to convince today, as soon as possible before OpenXML and assorted laws screw everything up, are those who hate software and computers. People who would *pay* me and you just to stop asking that they write one email more than absolutely necessary.
I firmly believe that all users at all levels can contribute in many different ways
I agree with this and all the rest of that paragraph, but as a goal for the future, a medium/long term objective. If it's about how to teach FOSS to kids in grade school, then you're 100% right.
In the short term, that is convincing my aunt or a public employee to not send me MS Word attachments or to sign a petition to make the public website usable from Linux... the least you evocate any possible form of extra stress ("subscribing to a mailing list? Writing? Reading?") the better it is.
Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily
depend on how software is used *around* you:
Some context
In context that quote is
By nature [new users] consider themselves too new to be able to write documentation, or teach others and certainly they won't advocate immediately. So what you have to do is show and guide them in engaging with the community.
The sentence you quoted is saying that in order to combat the false idea so often found in new users (that they are unable to contribute) you have to show them and guide them. Note this is not the same as saying: "You must show and guide every new user you come across".
Whilst I agree with the idea of asking people to support with their votes and wallets, I am concerned here with the idea that free software advocates will introduce a new user to the software and then leave them all alone. Thus the new user's experience can meet some high hurdles and will ultimately result in a bad experience -- which they will tell their friends about.
I firmly believe that all users at all levels can contribute in many different ways
I agree with this and all the rest of that paragraph, but as a goal for the future, a medium/long term objective. If it's about how to teach FOSS to kids in grade school, then you're 100% right.
Well that's part of it but in reality it's about combatting the low opinion most computer users have of their skills. I have taught many who say they are completely hopeless with computers. This is most often translated into being too scared to try anything. Confidence is the main enemy of people using computers IME. When it comes to using free software even seasoned (but self-confessed non-techie) Windows users can end up thinking they have no part to play, no skills to offer. Thus they revert to being too scared to learn how to use their software. Encouraging them to engage with the community is part of the methodology I use to help them gain confidence. Once they realise the other people in the forums are (mostly) just humans they tend to understand more of what's going on and through that they tend to ask less questions of me as they can find the answers themselves. Thus they feel less of a burden (they're not but they feel that way) and thus they start to ejoy using their computer again.
Case in point: a retired friend of mine who had zero confidence in using a computer. I taught him how to use OOo and showed him how to take part in the OOo forums. He started by posting comments on how helpful some tips were. Then he asked a few questions of his own. Now he is answering some of the simpler questions himself. The big difference for him is that he has the confidence to do so and engaging in the community behind OOo helped him in that.
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In context that quote
In context that quote is
...By nature [new users] consider themselves too new to be able to write documentation, or teach others and certainly they won't advocate immediately. So what you have to do is show and guide them in engaging with the community.
maybe I'm wrong, but I feel an implicit assumption in the complete quote you make which I think is very often wrong. It is the weakness, or distance from reality, of that single assumption that separates our "default strategies".
When you write that "...by nature [new users] consider themselves too new to be able to write documentation etc...", you are not simply saying and believing that new users feel themselves inadequate to making any contribution. You may be assuming that they suffer from this, that they WOULD like so much to contribute, that they just don't know how and are just scared to try.
This assumption (that "doing software" in any way, from coding to writing manual or posting simple tips is so wonderful, empowering and enjoyable that no functional human being could possibly resist doing it, when properly supported) may very well be what keeps a proper "pro-FOSS" attitude from spreading in the masses.
The world I live in is a world full of people who, in 90% of cases, will lend you money, assist you if you're sick, help the homeless, volunteer in many different fields, participate in civil disobedience and "contribute to the community" in a thousand other ways... but simply turn their brain off and ignore you if you try to push them into any sort of "doing more software stuff than they absolutely have to, in order to get on with their lives". There are (at the very least) 50 people like this for every one like that retired friend of yours.
That's where my approach comes from: I don't want to scare away the other 49. I'd rather them use FOSS for any of the million things which are way more urgent and useful to the larger community than any theoretical contribution those 49 people may or may not make to FOSS itself.
Act and talk as if it's just natural for everybody to like software, and you'll scare away from FOSS the overwhelming majority of human beings who couldn't care less of looking "inside" a computer and already know plenty of much more familiar and fulfilling communities to be part of. Which, by the way, is just what RMS has been doing for years. He's great, sincere and full of good will, of course, but attitudes and communication strategies like that one are exactly one of the reasons why "liking and demanding FOSS" still isn't a mass phenomenon.
Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily
depend on how software is used *around* you:
My quote is based not entirely on assumption
maybe I'm wrong, but I feel an implicit assumption in the complete quote you make which I think is very often wrong. It is the weakness, or distance from reality, of that single assumption that separates our "default strategies".
You're wrong. My statement and therefore viewpoint is based upon what the majority of the new users I have contact with have said to me. I make no claims that "doing software" is something that will change your life for the better. I certainly never suggest it is a replacement for helping society in other ways.
Let me be clear here: what I am saying is that when I encounter new users who want to use their computers more, want to find out more about it, want it to be more than a box in the corner and accept that to change that would require some effort from them, I find an increasing percentage who end up feeling they somehow can't contribute to free software because they lack the skills etc. and hence they give up (this is not an assumption but something based upon what they've said or indicated to me). That fact alone saddens me. How, when or where they otherwise contribute to society is often admirable, always varied and mostly nothing to do with the issue of wanting to use their computer better.
I also often come across people who just want their PC to get out of their way -- as you describe. I explain to those people the advantages of freedom in software but I make no demand or expectation on them for even using it.
Act and talk as if it's just natural for everybody to like software, and you'll scare away from FOSS the overwhelming majority of human beings who couldn't care less of looking "inside" a computer and already know plenty of much more familiar and fulfilling communities to be part of.
Marco, this is another straw man argument. I have not said or even implied anything like that and I don't know anybody who does. In fact many software/computer lovers I know tend to assume they are in a minority and everybody else is a nay-saying luddite instead of a real person. My target for this piece was the advocates who -- in their enthusiasm to get the free software message out there -- don't always allow for the human beings you mention. I, personally have enthusiasm for software and free software in particular but I'm not naive enough to expect everybody else to be the same.
In the end we can go back and forth like this for ages but I think we're coming at the same point from two different angles. You seem to br approaching it from the wider angle of freedom in general and whilst I pretty much agree with your viewpoint, in this piece I am just simply talking about how people interact with their software.
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Let me be clear here: what I
Let me be clear here: what I am saying is that when I encounter new users who want to use their computers more, want to find out more about it, want it to be more than a box in the corner and accept that to change that would require some effort from them, I find an increasing percentage who end up feeling they somehow can't contribute to free software because they lack the skills etc.
Oh, then it's perfectly OK, sorry. If you are only referring to computer users who want to use their computers more, then we have very little or nothing to disagree about. I was speaking about all computer users, because I had understood that you were doing the same.
Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily
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New end users
In general reply to Ryan and Marco's discussion above...
I think you have to realize that having lots more "non-participating" end-users is just a natural consequence of GNU/Linux becoming more mainstream. In itself, it's not a problem, but rather a sign of success.
Think of it this way: if you're in business, and your "market share" declines from 100% to 20%, but the total size of the market has increased by a factor of ten over the same period, then you've actually doubled your sales (20% x 10 = 2).
Something very similar is happening here, and that's really the point I was raising earlier. The population is changing due to the influx of end users, not some decline in the active community. This results in some dilution, which can be an issue, but absolute size is more important for the development process than percentages are (software quality will be closer to a function of the absolute number of people contributing useful bug reports, than to the fraction of the total population).
On the other hand, it's not going to hurt to let people know about the benefits of contributing more to the process of creating free software. It's a lot of fun, and it makes things go a lot easier when everything doesn't just work straight out of the box (an experience that is going to happen with any software, free or not).
One of the problems that happens (possibly due to over-zealous marketing of free software) is that people think they're getting "something for nothing" and that they can get the same sort of support they get from proprietary software without paying for it.
Of course that's not how it works. With free software, you have an option you don't get with proprietary software: you can choose to participate in the community support process. If you do, then indeed, you don't have to pay cash for support.
On the other hand, it is going to cost you some time and effort. And it is a different process, so you have a learning curve to deal with.
I (and apparently Ryan) think that's a good trade, so we'd rather go the "community process" route.
However, we have to be careful when marketing free software not to create a false impression that you can "have your cake and eat it too": if you want to avoid paying money for support, you're going to have to accept the nature of the community support process, which requires a larger time commitment.
Otherwise, you're going to have to realize that while acquiring free software usually costs little or nothing, supporting it is going to cost you money (probably more than for proprietary software, at least at present*). And of course, that gets into Ryan's caution about price comparisons, which is "right on the money", if you'll pardon the pun.
(not) paying for support
I (and apparently Ryan) think that's a good trade, so we'd rather go the "community process" route.
However, we have to be careful when marketing free software not to create a false impression that you can "have your cake and eat it too": if you want to avoid paying money for support, you're going to have to accept the nature of the community support process, which requires a larger time commitment.
Actually that's not just applicable to free software but any software licence model. Proprietary software often offers the same deal - you want support you pay for it otherwise take your chances in the forums. The difference is that (mostly) the free software community support is of a higher quality (in some ways!).
Proprietary software companies love to perpetuate this myth that their products come with support but generally I find this to not be the case. Oh they (or the vendor) will offer something called "support" but usually there are significant strings attached and what you get is a series of loops to jump through (to prove you are allowed to have support) and a premium rate 'phone number.
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In general reply to Ryan and
In general reply to Ryan and Marco's discussion above… I think you have to realize that having lots more "non-participating" end-users is just a natural consequence of GNU/Linux becoming more mainstream.
Sorry, but just in case the "you" above means "both Ryan and Marco": me, I've always had that concept very very clear. It's the basis of almost everything I do in this field: there's nothing new for me in this.
it's not going to hurt to let people know about the benefits of contributing more to the process of creating free software.
Agreed, as long as one has very clear in mind that such statements:
It's a lot of fun
only apply to me, Ryan, Terry and some more people who worldwide amount to what, 0.001% of the total number of people who use computers today? The issue is all there, in how do you define "user".
If by "user" you only mean those who do enjoy using computers and do want to do more with them and do want the possibility to personally make better the software they use, is one thing. If you mean everybody who uses a computer, is a totally different story. There is absolutely nothing wrong with preferring to "work" or "target" only the subset of users defined above (it's very important to do it), as long as one has clear that that is a subset and acknowledges it.
With free software, you have an option you don't get with proprietary software: you can choose to participate in the community support process. If you do, then indeed, you don't have to pay cash for support.
As it's written, this statement means that if the generic English teacher doesn't like the way OOo handles tables or bibliographies, he or she can either:
1) fix it at home by just investing "some time and effort" to learn programming from scratch, master the tiny OOo code base, patch and recompile. A few hours should be enough, right?
2) alternatively, find some really competent programmer and shell out a few hundred dollars, at least, to do the job.
because getting anything fixed in the official version would take ages, no matter how well you file an improvement and vote for it.
Terry, a statement like that is true for a skilled Apache administrator who wants to increase performances of his server. Or a newbie who only has to change one line in a shell script (where no compiling is needed) to get the desired behavior. Not for the Openoffice case above and many similar ones which are going to be much more common in this age.
Please, guys: I'm not against you, I too want FOSS to succeed. I only ask/strongly suggest that, whenever FOSS advocates make certain statements, they explicitly write down the boundaries within which those statements are valid, and that, above all, they have those boundaries very clear in their own minds.
That's it, really, let's not make a flame war over this.
Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily
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I think we pretty much agree...
I don't think there's any real flames here, Marco. We pretty much agree, we're just nitpicking the details.
For the record, "you" meant "one". I just find that, when one is attempting to explain abstract ideas, overuse of the indefinite pronoun "one" often makes ones prose rather off-putting in an otherwise informal context. ;-)
IOW, I'm not accusing anyone of overlooking this point, not even Ryan. But Ryan's article leaves this unclear so that, to the reader, the distinction may not be apparent, and yet it is very significant.
As for your OOo Writer example, no this is the not the scenario I envision when I talk about participating in the "community support process".
I'm talking about when said English teacher goes on to an online forum and tries to find out from other users how to twiddle the various settings in Writer's configuration menus (I assume this is possible, I don't really use OOo much).
If OOo were a typical proprietary product, the process would be quite different. Most likely, there would be a manual included in the shrink-wrapped package, which would explain a lot of these details. Also, there would be a support phone number to call. There would also usually be a good book on the subject in the local bookstore.
Although, strictly speaking, all of these options might exist for OOo, in practice they are not so well-organized. You probably can find an OOo book if you know which publishers to check, or you can search for it on Amazon, but the options will be more limited than for market-leading proprietary packages. You probably can get phone support for OOo, too, if you go the right people, but finding it may be really, really hard. Finally, there is probably a free PDF manual somewhere that documents the configuration menus in OOo, but it's probably very poorly written, hard-to-find, and you still have to print it out and bind it (or read it on the computer, which some people find very distasteful).
Likewise, there are online forums where users of proprietary software get together to support each other without the cooperation of the software creators. However, these community forums are usually pathetic by comparison with free software counterparts.
IOW, I'm not really talking about the direct causal consequences of the licensing, but rather about the support cultures which surround these products in practice. Good support for free software, usually means the community support. The formal support is usually not so great.
It has also been my experience that, when you know how to make use of community support, free software community support is far and away more useful than proprietary products' formal support channels.
On the other hand, if you don't know how to use community support, and can only make use of formal support channels, you are likely to find most free software very lacking in comparison to proprietary options.
This is why I agree with Ryan that teaching people how to use community support is good free software advocacy: those people will quickly find that free software is better supported than proprietary software.
Of course, I also agree with you, Marco, that we really should work to improve the formal support available for free software.
However, good formal support costs money. Good documentation is like good leadership: when it works, it's invisible and therefore unappreciated, and when it doesn't, people vastly under-estimate how much effort it will take to get it working.
When did you last buy a proprietary product? :o)
If OOo were a typical proprietary product, the process would be quite different. Most likely, there would be a manual included in the shrink-wrapped package, which would explain a lot of these details. Also, there would be a support phone number to call. There would also usually be a good book on the subject in the local bookstore.
I've not bought a shrink-wrapped proprietary product for some time. In fact the only one I've been involved in related to site licences and downloads. I've not seen a manual of any kind with proprietary products for years. I see help files but they are not the same. And as for a support number - really? I've only ever been offered support for a proprietary product by an ISV but that was a paid for extra. The best I've ever been offered as part of the software package (in any capacity) was 60 days e-mail support.
I agree about the book but in my experience the support options for both proprietary and free software amount to the same. You want support? You pay for it or you go on-line and ask your peers.
PS: Marco - I agree with Terry -- no real flames here just lively debate and discussion. :o)
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Not the best show I'd seen, but still had a blast.
Monday, 10/04/1999
Redbird Arena, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Set 1: Uncle Pen, Funky Bitch, Vultures, Runaway Jim, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, LxLLimb By Limb, Wilson > DwDDown with Disease
Set 2: Ghost > SampleSample in a Jar, WedgeThe Wedge > BagAC/DC Bag > MakisupaMakisupa Policeman[1] > Sand > Ya Mar, Character Zero
Encore: R&RRock and Roll
[1] Trey on keyboards; keyword was "NORML."
Noteworthy Jams: Makisupa Policeman
Average Song Gap: 16.59
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Uncle Pen was played for the first time since August 17, 1997 (136 shows). Makisupa featured Trey on keyboards and included the keyword "NORML." At the end of Rock and Roll, Trey jokingly thanked the show's sponsors, NORML and the (musical) Key of "A."
Song Distribution:
2 The Story of the Ghost
2 Stash
2 Hoist
2 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 Farmhouse
1 Billy Breathes
1 Rift
1 The White Tape
Songs by Debut Year:
This show was part of the "1999 Fall Tour."
Not the best show I'd seen, but still had a blast.
Overall, a standard show, with a couple odd setlist choices. Some highlights/notes:
Uncle Pen - great opener, got everybody bouncing and extremely well-played considering it was such a bust-out.
Funky Bitch - after a 136 show bustout, they decided to play a song they had played the night before. Good version, though.
Rest of 1st set was played really well - esp. Jesus Just Left Chicago. Wilson > Disease was an energetic one-two punch at the end.
Second set sounded great and was fun. Ghost was very strong, though it was a pretty rough segue into Sample. Loved the transition between Wedge and Bag, as Bag picked up off the Wedge's last beat. Sand was very groove oriented, as was normal for the time. Good, rocking show but nothing earth-shattering.
Set 2:sounded amazing. In a round room. Ghost > Sample in a Jar, The Wedge > AC/DC Bag > Makisupa Policeman[1], Sand, Ya Mar, Character Zero
Encore: Rock and Roll


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Roger cruised into the semifinals in Madrid today with a 6-4, 6-4 win over David Ferrer.
Both Ferrer and Roger proved they are in good shape, but Roger was in control of the match most of the time. He secured a break in each set to eventually seal the victory after 80 minutes.
Roger will play tomorrow's semi-final against Janko Tipsarevic who defeated Novak Djokovic today. Our champ leads the head-to-head 4-0.
Great match.
Well played.Don't under estimate Janco. Play your normal game,you will win
Wish you all the best
Wish you all the best
Gracias Roger por un match peRFecto. Vamos Roger, tu es el mejor! Puedes ganar tu segundo titulo aqui!! Nosotros creemos en tigo. Da-le , y suerte contra Tipsarevic mañana! besos.
well done roger. Wish u luck and good health.
keep on going champion :)
keep on going champion :)
So glad to see the result. Couldn't watch the matfch, so had to wait to see what happened. Janko is a good player and a classy guy, unlike Nole..... but you can win! Go for it Roger!!!!!!!
Your fans in Canada
Your fans in Canada
well done CHAMP! and best of luck against Janko....May Allah Almighty give you the best of health ans success, so that you may continue to please your fans..Ameen. loads of love and prayers for you...you are still THE BEST...love you
I cannont agree more with New_Yorker who precisely points out the difference between our Champ and Djoker & RN, the latter, when losing, always and keep on finding some alleged pretext; our Champ is the genuine Champ. Go Roger Go, win the title and be the King of blue clay.
Well done Roger; shoes/feet/legs/etc performed finely despite uncongenial conditions-even a beautiful slide! And the special shots-still amazing and unbelievable after all this time.Thank you for a wonderful match.Best of luck for the weekend,Senor Weekend :D
Congratulations, Roger! Good luck in the semi! :D


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A Conversation about Photoflex Light Modifiers
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Waynesboro, Ga--They have been on the edge of greatness for two years now, Edmund Burke in the GISA championship game in back to back seasons. Both times, it was a long bus ride back to Waynesboro. This season the Spartans are hoping to get rid of the demons of the past.
While Buddy Sorrow may have lost his entire offensive backfield, he does have everyone back up front. From tight end to tight end, the offensive line returns in tact. They've also gotten bigger in the off season and won't be afraid to push people around. They'll have to with the youth behind them.
"This is the biggest line EBA has had since 2001, what somebody said" said Seth Paulk "We're going to have to just push ahead and really step up and let our running backs get behind us."
"Well that's what you hope when you lose your whole backfield" said coach Buddy Sorrow "You hope you have an experienced offensive line and right now that's what we have so that's our strength. Hopefully they'll give our new backs, fullbacks and halfbacks and the quarterbacks a little confidence."
These guys truely believe the backs will come around quickly and the wins will add up. Coach Sorrow though is still looking for some leaders. Having lost six two-way starters has him a little concerned in that department. If some guys take ownership of the team, the spartans could again be a title contender


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Weird day (fuck, weird week) but this totally totally made it. Some genius took Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe and mashed it up with Nine Inch Nails' Head Like a Hole:
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— The annual springtime migration of warblers, vireos, thrushes, tanagers and other songbirds from their wintering grounds in Central and South America to their summer nesting grounds in North America is a spectacular display of color and song that treat birdwatchers and nature lovers alike.
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Finish foundation. Notice that the top surface of the wall
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exfiltration – air movement in and out of a house. Be sure to install sill seal foam beneath the
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The photo below shows a close up of the top of the wall.
Notice the two J bolts – one for the exterior 2 x 4 wall, the other for the
interior 2 x 4 wall. As I noted in an earlier blog, I decided to build double 2
x 4 walls because it was considerably cheaper than ICFs and structural
insulated panels. I am also very familiar with this technique, having used it
to energy retrofit my 2,400 square-foot classroom building. I would have liked to have used straw bales,
but they are strictly forbidden in my county thanks to the fire commissioner's
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