[FRIAM] Netlogo request for participation

2009-01-15 Thread Stephen Guerin
Uri and the team developing Netlogo are working on a *great* new feature to Netlogo that will let folks have distributed applet clients to a single simulation. They need more users to test the feature. If you have time tomorrow 2:30p and 3p Santa Fe (MST), please beam into: Friday at 3:30

[FRIAM] mere bookkeeping

2009-01-15 Thread Roger Critchlow
We've been glossing over the 'mere bookkeeping' aspects of thermodynamics in our Wednesday study session, hurrying on to the more interesting bits. Here's an article, open access, from PNAS, which suggests that bookkeeping, in the dreary, economic, dusty journals with smudged ink sense, may be an

Re: [FRIAM] Opportunity to upgrade

2009-01-15 Thread Tom Johnson
I had great difficulty (and ultimately canceled) with Carbonite because it couldn't see the three or four USB drives I have hanging on my system. I use Mozy for the crucial files. -tj On 1/15/09, jpgir...@thinkingmetal.com wrote: > > I use an internet service, Carbonite, which is $50/year for un

Re: [FRIAM] Opportunity to upgrade

2009-01-15 Thread jpgirard
I use an internet service, Carbonite, which is $50/year for unlimited storage.Some folks like Mozy too.Spatial diversity is nice -  no worrying about theft or fire taking out computer + backups.-jim Original Message Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Opportunity to upgrade From: rob...@cirril

Re: [FRIAM] Verizon FiOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2009-01-15 Thread Marcus G. Daniels
Nick Frost wrote: I think people using Comcast cable Internet, DSL, and FiOS will see less of the problems typically associated with using wireless for Internet connections when other wired alternatives are available. Yeah, I didn't mean to suggest that cooperative/municipal wireless is an alt

Re: [FRIAM] Opportunity to upgrade

2009-01-15 Thread Nick Frost
Nick Frost wrote: rob...@cirrillian.com wrote: Does anyone have any experience or recommendations on disk image (backup) software for Windows XP? Terrabyte, Acronis and Disk Snapshot look possibilities. At $previous_job the Comptroller used Acronis with success on a Dell running XP Pro SP2, I

Re: [FRIAM] Opportunity to upgrade

2009-01-15 Thread Nick Frost
rob...@cirrillian.com wrote: Does anyone have any experience or recommendations on disk image (backup) software for Windows XP? Terrabyte, Acronis and Disk Snapshot look possibilities. At $previous_job the Comptroller used Acronis with success on a Dell running XP Pro SP2, I don't recall any c

Re: [FRIAM] Opportunity to upgrade

2009-01-15 Thread robert
Thanks for everyone who shared their recommendations regarding what I should upgrade to following my HD crash. I think 75% of those responding recommended the MacBook Pro and it really is a nice machine tho' still on my wishlist. Meanwhile, I've rebuilt the Windows laptop with a 5400 rpm 130MB H

Re: [FRIAM] Verizon FiOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2009-01-15 Thread Nick Frost
Marcus G. Daniels wrote: For example, with Wifi, in principle it goes up to 54 Mbits/sec, but you probably won't see that in your average airport or coffee shop.. Marcus Good point. Agreed: not to mention the latency and packet loss with medium-range 802.11 that some wireless Internet subscr

Re: [FRIAM] Verizon FiOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2009-01-15 Thread Parks, Raymond
Owen, I noticed on the drive in this morning that Qwest has a billboard on Gibson touting a fiber loop and suggesting a visit to their office/booth in Coronado Mall for more information. I'm sure that loop is only in ABQ and, probably, only in the downtown/university/airport/uptown areas. Owen

Re: [FRIAM] Art, Science & Vice-versa

2009-01-15 Thread Joost Rekveld
unfortunately I'll have to disagree quite strongly there... On 14 Jan, 2009, at 8:36 PM, Peter Lissaman wrote: I reckon a rather convincing demonstration that, happily, Art is NOT like Science is that artists don't write the sort of stuff appears in Friam on the subject. -