Oracle Pilots the Friendly Skies

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Will Wi-Fi Travel the Friendly Skies?

Will Wi-Fi Travel the Friendly Skies? 12/11/2003 06:10 AM

Baby Born in Friendly Skies (AP)

Baby Born in Friendly Skies (AP) 12/29/2004 12:15 PM
AP - The term "airborne" took on a new meaning when a woman gave birth high above Southeast Alaska on a floatplane that was evacuating her after her labor began earlier then expected.

Boeing deal makes skies friendly for
WiFi users (AFP)

Boeing deal makes skies friendly for
WiFi users (AFP) 08/23/2004 02:12 PM
AFP - The Boeing Company's Connexion unit has teamed up with iPass Inc. to offer in-flight Wi-Fi access so "road warriors" can go online at 30,000 feet, the companies said in a joint statement.

Guru-friendly: Oracle RAC on Linux

Guru-friendly: Oracle RAC on Linux 08/05/2002 10:44 PM
For a number of years I have been deeply involved with clusters, both of the Linux persuasion and other kinds (see openMosix). I have always been interested in application-layer based clustering products: That is, application software that has clustering built-in. Oracle has offered a clustering product for quite some time; Oracle Parallel Server did, in fact, find a niche market for itself and, if used appropriately for its capabilities (read-only distributed access to databases), it fared quite well. In July 2001—a year ago—Oracle introduced the Real Application Cluster (RAC) option for Oracle9i. RAC aims to exceed the capabilities of the former Parallel Server in the areas of scalability and high availability. To this end, Oracle adapted their Cache Fusion technology for inclusion in RAC. Cache Fusion guarantees cache coherency among multiple cluster nodes (separate Linux boxes running a similarly configured RAC instance) accessing the same databases, without incurring high I/O costs. -- Moshe Bar

"tri" Moshe Bar is entirely correct that RAC will not benefit long-running batch jobs much. This is because batch jobs tend to run as a single user process. However he omits to mention that technologies like RAC probably work best in a multi-user environment with many users performing queries on the database, the typical load of a busy web-site.

"zeldman.scream1"

SAP More Friendly to Oracle-PeopleSoft
(Reuters)

SAP More Friendly to Oracle-PeopleSoft
(Reuters) 09/11/2004 04:23 PM
Reuters - German business software giant SAP is starting to see the silver lining in a potential linkup between rivals Oracle and PeopleSoft , the German Sunday newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported.

Oracle, Microsoft getting friendly
(SiliconValley.com)

Oracle, Microsoft getting friendly
(SiliconValley.com) 05/21/2004 08:40 AM
SiliconValley.com - Pragmatism won out over acrimony Thursday when software giants and longtime rivals Microsoft and Oracle announced a new partnership for technology development, the first formal agreement between the two companies.

Oracle Makes PeopleSoft Board Friendly

Oracle Makes PeopleSoft Board Friendly 12/30/2004 09:56 PM
TheStreet.com Dec 31 2004 1:13AM GMT

Search Engine Friendly or Search
Friendly?

Search Engine Friendly or Search
Friendly? 08/16/2004 08:00 AM
Source: ClickZ - Somewhere along SEM's evolution, 'search-engine-friendly design' came to mean friendly only to Google or Yahoo. What happened to the user experience?...

Terror in the Skies, Again?

Terror in the Skies, Again? 07/15/2004 06:45 PM
Is this a firsthand account of a terrorist "dry run"? Terror in the Skies, Again? On June 29, 2004, at 12:28 p.m., I flew on Northwest Airlines flight #327 from Detroit to Los Angeles with my husband and our young son. Also on our flight were 14 Middle Eastern men between the ages of approximately 20 and 50 years old. What I experienced during that flight has caused me to question whether the United States of America can realistically uphold the civil liberties of every individual, even non-citizens, and protect its citizens from terrorist threats. Read the whole thing

Fly the wireless skies

Fly the wireless skies 08/23/2004 10:22 AM

Watch the skies!

Watch the skies! 05/14/2004 10:32 AM
Earlier this week, a video of eleven UFOs caught on tape by Mexican Air Force pilots was released by the country's Defense Department.

According to the Associated Press report, "the lights were filmed on March 5 by pilots using infrared equipment. They appeared to be flying at an altitude of about 3,500 meters (11,480 feet), and allegedly surrounded the Air Force jet as it conducted routine anti-drug trafficking vigilance in Campeche. Only three of the objects showed up on the plane's radar."

Yesterday, a follow-up AP report quoted a nuclear scientist from the National Autonomous University who believes "the bright blurs could have been caused by electrical flashes emitted spontaneously by the atmosphere." Meanwhile, the Mexican Defense Secretary says the jury is still out on what appears on the tape.

I want to believe. Link

The hysterical skies

The hysterical skies 07/21/2004 07:59 AM
She survived a flight with 14 harmless Syrian musicians -- then spread 3,000 bigoted and paranoid words across the Internet. As a pilot and an American, I'm appalled.

"Terror in the Skies, Again?"

"Terror in the Skies, Again?" 07/16/2004 03:18 AM

Why Top Techies Take to the Skies

Why Top Techies Take to the Skies 03/28/2005 05:45 AM
Why Top Techies Take to the Skies .. dig flying

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Fly the WiFi skies

Fly the WiFi skies 11/07/2003 02:04 AM

While I'm guessing it could be difficult due to airport utilities restrictions and existing telecom contracts, I'd love to see one of the national airlines embrace wifi in terminals. An airline that was wifi-friendly would be known by business people overnight as the airline to take (or at least the terminal to hang out nearby when you fly).

Washington Mutual is the only bank in the states that offers free ATM use for everyone, and it's pretty much ingrained in my family and friends that if someone needs to stop at an ATM to grab some cash, everyone prefers the Washington Mutual one. As a result of their kind gesture, I have explored getting a home loan and business accounts with them (I always do my personal banking at a credit union), solely because I regard them as generous for not charging people pointless electronic transaction fees.

The pro-wifi airline could gain similar publicity and word-of-mouth buzz by offering free, open wireless access points near their gates. It wouldn't cost that much to get a DSL drop near a gate and toss 2 or 3 $99 base stations into the ceiling. Annual operating costs for each airport could be as low as $1k a year, making a nationwide investment for every airport cost only a couple hundred grand (and I'm sure to make it cheaper, a company like Linksys or MS would donate the products if they got to plug them to users connecting). I imagine that whatever airline did it would be an instant hit with laptop users, and geeks would no longer need to search online for what airport offers wifi through whom and for how much. The last time I was in Denver, I noticed three different wifi vendors offering access in the terminal, all for different rates, while most airports I end up at don't offer any at all.

The airline industry is notoriously a cut-throat business and with decreased leisure travel, razor thin profit margins, and pricing wars, a good gimmick would go a long way. It's low cost, high utility, and would please a good deal of people that fly frequently. Eventually the same airline could outfit planes with wireless and be the business airline, but I can wait until that's more of a realistic possibility; for now putting wireless in all their terminals should be the goal.

What do you say American? Alaska, are you in? JetBlue, want to do something even better than TV in every seat? Southwest, you're known for keeping people sitting around your terminals, how about making them happy? United, you've been near bankruptcy for a couple years and we bailed you out, how about giving the people something back for all the money they gave you? Anyone?

(note: written while stranded wi-fi free in PDX, posted from my Vancouver hotel room which features open, free wireless. Canada knows how to party.)

No privacy in the skies

No privacy in the skies 09/22/2004 02:44 AM
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Human Pilots: Who Needs 'Em?

Human Pilots: Who Needs 'Em? 12/02/2003 12:24 AM
Wired is carrying a new Reuter's story discussing the prospect of Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) displacing piloted planes in more cases. It mentions the oft-repeated prediction that the F-35 will likely be the last piloted fighter jet built. The overview covers both fully autonmous robot planes like the Global Hawk and X-45 as well as remotely piloted vehicles like the Dragon Eye and Predator.

But clear skies are good, aren't they?

But clear skies are good, aren't they? 12/17/2003 11:50 PM
The Bush administration's conservation policy: 'protecting the nation's environment', or you know, 'not'? [more inside]

InterActive's cloudy skies

InterActive's cloudy skies 10/29/2003 12:11 AM
This summer, I suggested that Google had an opportunity to make changes in the IPO process, and should perhaps consider an auction-styled IPO offering. ...

Flying the Unwired Skies

Flying the Unwired Skies 03/29/2005 05:11 PM
Connexion by Boeing is popping up in airplanes all over the world: This overview of Connexion's technology, service, and performance appears at Tom's Networking, my first article for the site. Some of the Germany-based cohorts at Tom's Hardware provided information for the article based on Lufthansa flights they've taken. In general, Connexion is getting high marks for delivering consistent amounts of bandwidth with what seems to me to be remarkably low latency given the plane-satellite-ground station loop....

Terror in the Skies this is a must read!

Terror in the Skies this is a must read! 07/17/2004 04:49 AM

I normally would not link a non technical story but today reading a report of a flight from Detroit to Los Angles raised the hair on the back of my neck. I will let you read the article but I will make this point. American Airlines, United Airlines has clear stated policies about congregating in the back of the aircraft. I used to like and stand a lot during flights but have respected the wishes of the airlines stayed in my seat. I am not sure how the folks on this flight kept calm but I would have been ready to rumble if I had be on the flight. This story is going to shock you. [www.womenswallstreet.com]

Pilots can 'see' through clouds

Pilots can 'see' through clouds 12/04/2003 12:10 AM
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Exclusive Pilots OTC 2-Pack

Exclusive Pilots OTC 2-Pack 06/24/2004 02:32 PM
French website Mintinb ox.net reports that an exclusive 2-pack is expected soon in the Original Trilogy collection. It will consist in an Imperial TIE Fighter pilot and a X-Wing Fighter pilot.

VMware pilots 64-bit virtualisation

VMware pilots 64-bit virtualisation 04/12/2005 06:49 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 12 2005 11:04PM GMT

The first few WiMax pilots in India

The first few WiMax pilots in India 09/25/2004 04:08 AM
Express Computer India Sep 25 2004 8:44AM GMT

Orange pilots 3G in France

Orange pilots 3G in France 04/30/2004 04:17 PM
infoSync Apr 30 2004 7:53PM GMT

Watches watch pilots

Watches watch pilots 06/30/2004 12:56 PM
globetechnology.com Jun 30 2004 5:37PM GMT

UPS pilots an RFID rollout

UPS pilots an RFID rollout 04/09/2004 06:46 PM
How is UPS, one of the world?s largest logistics companies, approaching RFID? Like many companies, it?s launching pilot deployments to better understand the business case for a wider rollout.

Alcatel Pilots Tunisian 3G

Alcatel Pilots Tunisian 3G 06/30/2004 05:57 PM
Unstrung.com Jun 30 2004 9:13PM GMT

Jet pilots complains about laser

Jet pilots complains about laser 12/30/2004 02:46 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: A commercial airline pilot said that a laser beam entered the cockpit of his plane for several seconds on Monday, while it was 8,500 feet in the air. Air traffic controllers determined that the source of the laser came from a neighborhood in Warrensville Heights, near Cleveland. The FBI is investigating. And in September, a Delta pilot's eye was injured from a laser beam while he was landing a plane in Salt Lake City. Here's the LA Times article about this.

I'm wondering if the idiots who are doing this are using lasers like the ones sold at Lasershoppe.com. Wow: I just went to lasershoppe to read more about the $600 lasers the site sells (which can burn holes through plastic cups, and I learned that they are no longer selling lasers because they don't want to have anything to do with people who would use their lasers maliciously. They link to a CNN article that says six commercial jets have had their cockpits illuminated by laser beams in the last four days. (Photo by Phillip Torrone)

UPDATE: Patricio Lopez sez: A while ago the Ask the Pilot colum at Salon dealt with the whole lase threat issue. Excerpt:

For the record, even a well-aimed laser would be highly unlikely to cause a crash. Hitting both pilots cleanly in the face, through a refractive wraparound windshield, would require a great deal of luck, and even a temporarily blinded crew would still have the means to avoid disaster. Do not equate the results of a laser strike with, for example, having to drive sightless through a busy intersection. Maintaining a jet's stability would be challenging under the circumstances, but not impossible.

Robot Planes In U.S. Skies By 2008

Robot Planes In U.S. Skies By 2008 05/21/2004 01:04 PM
CBS News May 21 2004 5:17PM GMT

Nasa Wants Robot Planes In Our Skies!

Nasa Wants Robot Planes In Our Skies! 05/20/2004 08:42 PM
USAToday.com has an article about how NASA is working on integrating robot aircraft into the nation's airspace. It could be as early as 2008 that we will have robot planes (UAV drones) routinely sharing civil airspace. Currently there are UAVs flying, but they are mostly restricted to military airspace. Humans and robots in the same airspace surely will require several gentleman's agreements!

El Paso: Brightening Skies Go Dark

El Paso: Brightening Skies Go Dark 02/19/2004 04:51 PM
A reserve reduction for the struggling energy company poses another hurdle for its recovery.

Nothing but blue skies in Beijing
(Reuters)

Nothing but blue skies in Beijing
(Reuters) 12/30/2004 09:18 PM
Reuters - China's capital has special reason to celebrate the New Year -- against all the odds, it has managed to reach its goal of 227 days with clear air in 2004, the China Daily says.

Part II: Terror in the Skies, Again? -
WomensWallStreet

Part II: Terror in the Skies, Again? -
WomensWallStreet 07/19/2004 04:53 PM
Annie Jacobsen has an update to her article from last week .. "Part II: Terror in the skies, again?" .. another piece by Annie Jacobsen .. Annie Jacobsen's follow-up .. has a follow-up piece

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Robot Telescopes Comb the Skies

Robot Telescopes Comb the Skies 09/21/2004 06:37 AM
RoboNet-1.0, an automatically controlled series of telescopes, has two prime directives: search the heavens for the next big flash and spot an Earth-like planet that could hold intelligent life. By Lakshmi Sandhana.

Clear Channel's Clearer Skies

Clear Channel's Clearer Skies 05/04/2004 04:49 PM
Equities sales juice the numbers again, but there's improvement in the core businesses, too.

heaven can wait we're only watching the
skies

heaven can wait we're only watching the
skies 01/07/2005 02:24 AM

I was two weeks shy of my thirteenth birthday, and in Oregon filming Stand By Me, when Live Aid happened in 1985, and I was a little too young (and focused on making the movie) to fully appreciate it. When I was old enough to understand what I'd missed, I never thought I'd get a chance to experience the show.

Never that is, until the good kids at Rhino released Live Aid on DVD, which Anne gave me for Christmas. For the past two days, I've turned off Fred and let the DVD run while I work on various writing projects. I'd heard a little bit of it over the Thanksgiving weekend, when XM played it on the 80s channel, so I expected to enjoy it, but I'm a little surprised at just how much it rocks. The performances really hold up, and one of them even made an impression on Ryan and Nolan.

After listening to Paul Young perform one of my all-time favorite songs, (Come Back And Stay), I moved to the couch to watch U2 perform. In order to fully recreate the concert experience, I cranked up the Onkyo to a million, and bounced a beach ball around my living room.

Ryan walked into the room, and sat down on the couch next to me. He and Nolan have grown up with U2 the way I grew up with The Beatles, so he recognized the song right away.

"Is that U2?" He said.

I told him that it was, and while Bono continued to sing, I gave him a brief history of Live Aid.

". . . so Bob Geldof decided to —"

"Wait. I'm sorry to interrupt, but what's up with Bono's boots?" He pointed to the screen, and for the first time I noticed that Bono was wearing leather pants, tucked into knee-high suede boots. They had an impressive heel.

"Uhh . . ." I began.

"And is that . . . oh my god. It is." The color drained from his face. "He has a mullet."

Before I could reply, Nolan walked into the room.

"Hey!" He said. "What are you watching?"

"It's Live Aid," I said. "They were raising money for —"

"Woah! That is a sweet mullet!" Nolan pointed at the screen and erupted into peals of laughter.

I paused the DVD, and turned to face them.

"Listen, you guys. It was 1985."

They looked back at me, blankly.

"Oh, nice." It's yet another 'I've-just-become-my-parents' moment, just replace 'it was the sixties' with 'it was the eighties.'"

"The mullet was the official haircut of rock and roll," I said.

Before either of them could point out how ludicrous this statement was, even if it was true, I tried to explain: "This concert was a really important event! Not only are these all incredible bands at the height of their popularity, but you can see what happened when a bunch of people came together to make a difference in the . . . in the world . . " I realized that they weren't listening to me. Ryan's face was turning red and Nolan was choking back massive giggles.

"What?" I said.

Ryan's face cracked, and he howled with laughter as he pointed at the TV. I looked up, and saw that I'd paused the movie on a shot of Bono, his head thrown back, eyes clamped shut, microphone held high . . . and mullet in full-effect.

"I'm sorry, Wil." Ryan said. "What were you saying?"

I laughed in spite of myself. Bono did look pretty ridiculous. "I'll tell you another time. For now, just try to enjoy the music."

"Oh, we can do that," Nolan said, and made a big production of putting his hands over his eyes.

"Hey, let's see how well your rock and roll heroes hold up in twenty years," I said.

"As long as they don't have mullets, I think we'll be fine," Ryan said.

I pressed play and we watched — well, I watched and they listened, to the rest of Sunday Bloody Sunday, followed by Bad.

"See?" I said. "That was during Unforgettable Fire, just before Joshua Tree. Those two songs they just played are the reason you have heard U2 since you were too little to know what music was."

As the final strains of Bad echoed over an ariel shot of Wembley Stadium, they cut to footage of Phil Collins about to board the Concorde.

"Who's that?" Nolan asked.

"That's Phil Collins. He just finished performing in London, and now he's going to fly to Philly to perform there too," I said. "It was pretty cool."

"Phil Collins?!" Ryan said, "The wussy Tarzan guy?!"

I shrugged my shoulders. "Well . . . yeah."

"He was cool?"

"Phil Collins was . . . " I cleared my throat. "He was an international superstar."

Ryan looked at me, genuinely confused. "Why?"

I took a deep breath and gave the only answer I could.

"It . . . it was 1985." I said, suddenly not that uncomfortable to take another step toward becoming my parents, and silently grateful that the kids hadn't been in the room when I was rocking out to Adam Ant.

Defending The Skies Against Congress And
The Elderly

Defending The Skies Against Congress And
The Elderly 08/22/2004 07:22 PM

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