07 06:55:35TIME TO 'TUFFEN UP'
TIME TO ‘TUFFEN UP’
Yes, this Saturday Sedgefield will once again be ‘over-run’ by athletes from all over the country as they descend on the village to take part in the 2018 Tortoise Tuff. Thanks to kind sponsorship from Knysna Municipality, Sedgefield Pick’nPay and Total Sedgefield, there’s no doubt that ALL the participants will once again give this popular event the ‘thumbs up’.
If you haven’t entered any of the races yet (there’s a 30km road run, a 21km trail run, a 10km road run / walk and a fun run) then be sure to head down to the school on Friday between from 17h00 to 19h00. (See back page for full details)http://hackndev.com/palm/z71 for more informations.
The Hammerhead platform is built around a AVR32 32-bit microcontroller from Atmel.
comment "Asynchronous Memory Configuration"
prompt "Enable Asynchronous Memory Banks"
recomended that each Ethernet interface use a dedicated LED group.
recommended that each Ethernet interface use a dedicated LED group.
disabling insterrupts around the atomic sequence.
disabling interrupts around the atomic sequence.
system. Increases memory reserved to accomodate various tables.
disable this uneeded SFF support.
It may use hardware features if available.
decryption. It may use hardware features if available.
and get more informations about this module and it's usage.
and get more information about this module and its usage.
This driver for NCR53c710 based SCSI host adapters.
This driver is for NCR53c710 based SCSI host adapters.
Enble support SPORT emulate UART on Blackfin series.
tristate "Data Acquision support (comedi)"
tristate "Data acquisition support (comedi)"
This is a video4linux driver for some wierd device...
This is a video4linux driver for some weird device...
dynmically linked module called "fsl_qe_udc".
dynamically linked module called "fsl_qe_udc".
to work properly the USB Storage Sierra feature must be enabled.
to work properly, the USB Storage Sierra feature must be enabled.
LZO compressor is generally faster then zlib but compresses worse.
and have several arch maintainers persuing me down dark alleys.
task structure into a stack of calls.
bool "IPv6: Privacy Extensions support"
bool "IPv6: Privacy Extensions (RFC 3041) support"
interface identifier, instead of one described in RFC 3041.
randomized interface identifier, instead of one described in RFC 3041.
By default, kernel do not generate temporary addresses.
By default the kernel does not generate temporary addresses.
is placed in a multi-homed network.
paramater or by loading the nf_conntrack module with acct=0/1.
communication protocol developped by Nokia for use with its modems.
communication protocol developed by Nokia for use with its modems.
GSS-API mechansim (RFC 2025).
GSS-API mechanism (RFC 2025).
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In the mustard yellow control room those present feel relaxed and reflect somewhat amused on their managers’ assurances. The technology they use is not very vulnerable to a digital meltdown: Ticonderoga No.2 pencils and ordinary paper sheets with timetables. Since 1904 the departure and arrival times of the subway trains are noted in exactly the same way on every station.
Either way, it’s fascinating to reminiscence the comprehensive influence of modern computer systems. But we do not know much about the effects of this influence. This is not exceptional. It took over half a century “before researchers figured out what influence the telephone had on the spatial planning of the city and the arrangement of organizations.” Buildings became higher, staircases smaller, and centralization the core of the organizational structure.
What we do know of the influence of computer systems (ICT) is not very encouraging. For years we thought computer systems could replace personal contact and that ICT represents the content of the jobs people perform. Longitudinal research of these hypotheses showed they are false.
For years we thought computer systems contribute to more efficiency and more effect and that ICT could support rational processes of choice. Longitudinal research of these hypotheses showed they are false.
Almost everybody believes that the board, the management and the employees of an organization understand the operations of computer systems and they share the same beliefs about ICT. Longitudinal research of these hypotheses showed they are false.
The next five years the British government will spend 102,3 billion pounds on computer systems.
The survey of The Times of these ICT-projects, until that moment, showed that this amount is exceeded with an estimated 18,6 billion pounds.
A plan to digitalize all patient data, runs four years behind on schedule, and will probably cost over 12,7 billion pounds in stead of the original estimated 2,3 billion (= + 10,4 billion).
The Japanese company Fujitsu, which participated in this project, probably will enter a claim with the British government of 600 million pounds. The company was asked 650 times to change its product without extra payment.
A new ICT-system for the tax-revenue will cost 8,5 billion pounds instead of the original 2,9 (= + 5,6 billion pounds).
A program to connect the data systems of the Defence Department rose from 5,8 billion pounds to 7,1 (= + 1,3 billion pounds).
Despite substantial down scaling, a system to digitalize all data of the prisoners will cost an estimated extra 456 million pounds.
In 2008 the Dutch Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) ventilated its concern over the present and future state of the Dutch infrastructure, amongst which computer systems. (5) During the introduction of free market principles in the public services, attention was primarily given to efficiency and freedom of choice for the consumers. The interests of the sustainability of the systems “have seldom been addressed explicitly.” Sustainability in this case refers to the long-term concerns of innovation, maintenance and availability. The fixation on the interests of shareholders could shift public concerns to the background.
The current crisis of the global financial system, as part of the financial and economic infrastructure, jeopardized public interests to the brink of doom. The extra costs of the British ICT-projects are no comparison to the tremendous financial investments that have to be made to control this crisis. So, if we want to free ourselves from the chains of the current technological determinism, we better go back to that infamous night in that little mustard yellow room in Manhattan and wonder why a Ticonderoga No.2 pencil and some paper sheets could do the trick for almost a hundred years.
(1) Kennedy, R. (2000). Subways Trade No.2 Pencils for 21st-Century Technology. New York (USA): New York Times (January 24).
(2) See: Shulman, A.D. (1996). Puting Group Information Technology in its Place: Communication and Good Work Group Performance, in Clegg, S.R., Hardy, C. & Nord, W.R. (eds.), The Sage Handbook of Organization Studies (pp. 357-375), London: Sage.
(3) See: Roberts, K.H. and M. Grabowski (1996). Organizations, Technology and Structuring, in Clegg, S.R., Hardy, C. & Nord, W.R. (eds.), The Sage Handbook of Organization Studies (pp. 409-423), London: Sage.
(4) Mostrous, A. and F. Elliott (2009). £18 billion scandal as Whitehall’s IT plans spin out of control. London (UK): The Times (February 3).
(5) Scientific Council of the Government (Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid) (2008). Infrastructures. Time to invest. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
I'm glad to share with you my view on the College Entrance Examination.
Many people, not only in China but also around the world, know that there is a nation-wide college entrance examination each summer in China, which drives many high school students mad. In my opinion, taking such an examination is not the only way for a student to be successful.
Some educationists think this examination is too hard for students, and brings too much pressure to them. But still some people believe it is necessary to take such an examination. They think this is a good way to cultivate and select talents, in