Something like this could especially help California and their rolling black-outs. If the home-unit prices are made affordable and produce enough power, people could power their AC units during the day without using the grid. Maybe. I only have experience with small window ACs.
Why? Because some people do not care about formats, they simply use the computer as a tool to create work. If the computer their superiors give them has Word 2007 on it, then that is what they use. They type in their stuff, use the equation editor, etc, done.
The average user cattle doesn't care about the data format war, only the technical folks. It is a power that should not be wielded lightly, this format war.
No kidding. The Matrix set costs around $60-$70, while each Pirates movie is $20-$25. NO SHIT Pirates sold more units. Somebody needs to go back to economics class. The price difference alone, regardless of any other factor, is enough to make the Pirates releases more successful in terms of units sold. With those estimated prices (going with the low estimate), Pirates made about to $958,000, the Matrix 834,000. Going with the high estimate, Pirates made $1,175,000 to the Matrix making $973,000. That isn't much of a difference. The Matrix probably made a higher margin, as well. As a disc seller, I think I would prefer a higher margin.
I tried to watch the new BSG, but the changes that were made to the show really bugged me. To the point of hating the new show, actually. Really. Hate. As in, I would rather the Grass Growing channel than the new BSG.
The true BSG was shown on Sci-Fi a while back and I was given proof as to just how enjoyable they were. The producer of the new BSG should be flogged.
And just how do they know that DVRs are not skipping commercials? I do not see a reference in the article to specific DVRs that would report such a thing back to Nielson.
The commercials can usually be ignored when the show is finally watched or burned to DVD, right? The DVRs I see advertised all seem to offer this feature. I am looking to buy a combo DVD/VHS/DVR this year, so this feature sounds remotely useful to save DVD space. More shows per DVD!
Oh, I get it! You spell "Microsoft" with a "$" replacing the "s" because Microsoft likes money! Then you write some shallow technical-sounding drivel around it to legitimize your flagrant adolescent fanboyism as Slashdot's trademark pseudo-intellectual circle-jerk! Clever! Karma was meant to be burned, not whored.
This 80-core CPU might explain why Micro$oft wants to rewrite the Windows kernel to be more threaded. New instruction set, new OS. Old apps would run in a VM.
And, we may be seeing the processor for the XBox 720. Or XBox 1040. Micro$oft has always shown a preference for Intel, even though have supported AMD chip extensions, as well.
Have you phone admin setup a phone extension that all of the calls can be forwarded to. That line, when called, will play a LOUD shrilling sound, enough to scare the crap out of the caller, or at least give them an ear ache.
On the other hand, if you tell someone to "Please remove my number from your database and do NOT call again", the next call is harassment. If you are a woman, you could threaten to file a sexual harassment lawsuit because you could swear they just said something derogatory. This should work if you are a minority, as well, play the race card.
"We have a job that perfect for you!" "Why? Because I am black? What are you trying to say, that I am not good enough for my current job?"
Forwarding their call to another recruiter might also be funny.
Take a cue from one of the comedians on the BoB & Tom show and when the recruiter calls, ask about the location of the job. Tell them that you might need the job for 'about 7 years, until the statute of the limitations runs out.' Ask if the location has extradition agreements with your current state. *grin* And while you are at it, ask if the recruiter knows of a good way to get blood out of a shirt, a lot of blood.
I like Doctor Who, always have. The fanboy in me wants to see it keep going, but I can understand the need to end a series if it is taking that much of your life. I would rather have a short, but good, series run. Star Trek's many series is proof that you can keep a good going too long.
Not sure how much of a re-write Vista was, but Micro$oft has to keep up the OS money, so if they can re-write the OS kernel for pervasive multithreading, then they can once again force users to upgrade all of their software...again.
There are some things you can accuse a person of, and others will just laught or discount it.
BUT, accuse a person of being a sexual predator, and suddenly (and without proof), you may find people not wanting their kids near you. This woman's friends know it is all a mistake, but what if that deletion list ever gets released (by accident or on purpose)? Most states have a law where the lists of known predators is put out for pubic view, on web sites, for neighbors to share, etc.
Now, tell me, Goldspider, if your neighbor found your name on this list and began to warn your other neighbors...are you going to be nice and not care about what they think of you?
If the woman wanted to truly make a mockery of MySpace, she could certainly file a libel suit. For her to have been identified, more than one person was probably involved in the process of running the comparison report. Multiple people now think she is a sex offender, and it is documented.
It's all a question of scale, and your scale is a bit skewed. ...
This sort of thing is massive overkill for most people and companies, but when someone is doing realtime commodities trading, (or banking, or stock exchanges, etc.) the protection and support are worth the extra money. You just can't build that sort of thing on your own for any less money, at the end of the day. Thank you for a most intelligent and well-written responses. This is the sort of response I was hoping for. In a case like this, the proprietary and expensive features are certainly worth their price.
Does this mean Novell can sue Microsoft for copying the GUI from UNIX? X Windows is older than Windows and Windows certainly acts similar to the old UNIX workstations I used to use back in college.
No, wait, according to Apple, Microsoft stole the GUI from them! Ah, never mind. Maybe PARC should start throwing around some law suits...
Toleraen wrote, "So "Mission Critical" is just a myth too, right?"
No system can compensate for bad management by people, but I digress.
All data is critical. But, to say that your data is less safe with a system that cost $4700 than a system that cost $50,000 is fallacious without some heavy proof behind it. For now, I am going to ignore that a functional backup is part of "mission critical" and just address the online storage portion of the argument.
Let's start with a server white box. Something with redundant power supplies, ethernet, etc. Put a mirrored boot drive in it. Install Linux. So far, the cost is fairly low. Add an external disk array, at least 15 slots, the ones with hot-swap, hot-spare, RAID 5, redundant power supplies and fill it with inexpensive (but large) SATA drives. Promise sells one, as do others. Attach to server, voila, a cheaper solution than EMC for serving up large amounts of disk space.
What if a drive fails? The system recreates the data (it is RAID5, after all) onto a hot-spare. You remove the bad drive, insert new, run the administration. The uses won't even notice their MP3's and Elf Bowling game were ever in danger.
For the people who believe strongly in really expensive storage solutions, please explain why. I would like to know if you also hold the same theory for your desktop PCs, because surely, a more expensive PC has to be better. Right?
Frankly, I think the attitude of not reading or not wanting to read is wrong. That is part of reason we have a monopoly in Redmond. Open your eyes and your mind.... Cecil, you are preaching to the choir. I am simply pointing out that you if you want wild ubiquity, then you need think like a 5-year old when designing the interface for a system. That is the sad reality of today's world.
Unless you would like to give more specifics. Cause I am going to say in 99% of cases where you want fast, reliable, and cheap storage you only get to pick two.
I disagree completely. Computer hardware is a commodity. The big box makers are afraid of this very kind of configuration which would blow them out of business if more people caught on to it. No, they use FUD to convince PHBs that because of the low cost, it cannot possibly be as good. Hot-swap and hot-spare are commodity technologies. But, please, feel free to continue the FUD, because it helps the bottom line.
If only people would RTFM.... But I digress. More work is due on the pamphlet, I've just been busy with my professional life.
Cecil, you are living in a dream world. Most people don't RTFM. Even when asked. Even if it brought world peace, turned lead into gold and allowed cars to run on water.
Easy to use means not having to open the manual, that the screen tells you everything you need to know, such that a 5 year old can learn to use it. It is this very familiarity that keeps Windows on top, because it is what people know. Linux has to fight this mentality. It is a shame that so many Linux enthusiasts don't understand this.
Treat the average user like cattle, or sheep, if you prefer. Don't give them a choice. Choice is confusing. I like to call these users 12 O'Clocks because they are same people who's VCR's are forever punished to flashing 12:00
Just add another processor! Soon, all home PCs will effectively have 8 processors (or, cores, if you prefer that terminology). Then all of those extra processes won't even make a tick on the usage scale.
...if you are worried about Google's use of your data. We live in a sorta-free market. If you don't like the policy of a company, the theory is that you don't buy from them. Sometimes, you cannot avoid a company in some limited markets. But, the internet has many search engines.
Google is clear in their terms about what they collect, thus, no surprises. Never read the terms of use? That is your own fault. All of the big search engines collect data, and the spell that out in their terms of use. *shrug*
I do not think we need government intervention, when the consumers have the power to effect a solution.
I firmly believe it is the duty of all consumers to be smart about what they are doing. If you are buying a car, do you just give someone money having never seen what you are buying? Probably not. To want remain naive is a dangerous thing.
The carbon was already offset when the trees were grown. Or were you asleep in third year GCSE chemistry? There is more to a book than just the paper, like the ink, protective edgings, special preservatives, glue and other things that various books have. Or, did you think that glossy paper came from a tree with glossy wood?
How about, expect problems and bugs with any software? That part did make me laugh. As if Micro$oft's products have been the shining beacon of perfection. Though, I do have to admit that after a few years of service packs and other updates, M$ Office 2000 is finally stable. So is Windows 2000 Professional.
Yup, e-mail is dead. And so is the mainframe computer.
With the proper mail management tools, even heavily-laden inboxes are easily handled. All mailing lists have their own folder. All individuals go to personal. Anything left from their is probably someone I don't know.
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Something like this could especially help California and their rolling black-outs. If the home-unit prices are made affordable and produce enough power, people could power their AC units during the day without using the grid. Maybe. I only have experience with small window ACs.
Why? Because some people do not care about formats, they simply use the computer as a tool to create work. If the computer their superiors give them has Word 2007 on it, then that is what they use. They type in their stuff, use the equation editor, etc, done.
The average user cattle doesn't care about the data format war, only the technical folks. It is a power that should not be wielded lightly, this format war.
Good...riddance!
I tried to watch the new BSG, but the changes that were made to the show really bugged me. To the point of hating the new show, actually. Really. Hate. As in, I would rather the Grass Growing channel than the new BSG.
The true BSG was shown on Sci-Fi a while back and I was given proof as to just how enjoyable they were. The producer of the new BSG should be flogged.
And just how do they know that DVRs are not skipping commercials? I do not see a reference in the article to specific DVRs that would report such a thing back to Nielson.
The commercials can usually be ignored when the show is finally watched or burned to DVD, right? The DVRs I see advertised all seem to offer this feature. I am looking to buy a combo DVD/VHS/DVR this year, so this feature sounds remotely useful to save DVD space. More shows per DVD!
This 80-core CPU might explain why Micro$oft wants to rewrite the Windows kernel to be more threaded. New instruction set, new OS. Old apps would run in a VM.
And, we may be seeing the processor for the XBox 720. Or XBox 1040. Micro$oft has always shown a preference for Intel, even though have supported AMD chip extensions, as well.
Have you phone admin setup a phone extension that all of the calls can be forwarded to. That line, when called, will play a LOUD shrilling sound, enough to scare the crap out of the caller, or at least give them an ear ache.
On the other hand, if you tell someone to "Please remove my number from your database and do NOT call again", the next call is harassment. If you are a woman, you could threaten to file a sexual harassment lawsuit because you could swear they just said something derogatory. This should work if you are a minority, as well, play the race card.
"We have a job that perfect for you!"
"Why? Because I am black? What are you trying to say, that I am not good enough for my current job?"
Forwarding their call to another recruiter might also be funny.
Take a cue from one of the comedians on the BoB & Tom show and when the recruiter calls, ask about the location of the job. Tell them that you might need the job for 'about 7 years, until the statute of the limitations runs out.' Ask if the location has extradition agreements with your current state. *grin* And while you are at it, ask if the recruiter knows of a good way to get blood out of a shirt, a lot of blood.
I like Doctor Who, always have. The fanboy in me wants to see it keep going, but I can understand the need to end a series if it is taking that much of your life. I would rather have a short, but good, series run. Star Trek's many series is proof that you can keep a good going too long.
Not sure how much of a re-write Vista was, but Micro$oft has to keep up the OS money, so if they can re-write the OS kernel for pervasive multithreading, then they can once again force users to upgrade all of their software...again.
There are some things you can accuse a person of, and others will just laught or discount it.
BUT, accuse a person of being a sexual predator, and suddenly (and without proof), you may find people not wanting their kids near you. This woman's friends know it is all a mistake, but what if that deletion list ever gets released (by accident or on purpose)? Most states have a law where the lists of known predators is put out for pubic view, on web sites, for neighbors to share, etc.
Now, tell me, Goldspider, if your neighbor found your name on this list and began to warn your other neighbors...are you going to be nice and not care about what they think of you?
If the woman wanted to truly make a mockery of MySpace, she could certainly file a libel suit. For her to have been identified, more than one person was probably involved in the process of running the comparison report. Multiple people now think she is a sex offender, and it is documented.
Sue, baby, sue! Bring 'em to their knees!
Thank you for a most intelligent and well-written responses. This is the sort of response I was hoping for. In a case like this, the proprietary and expensive features are certainly worth their price.
Does this mean Novell can sue Microsoft for copying the GUI from UNIX? X Windows is older than Windows and Windows certainly acts similar to the old UNIX workstations I used to use back in college.
No, wait, according to Apple, Microsoft stole the GUI from them! Ah, never mind. Maybe PARC should start throwing around some law suits...
Toleraen wrote, "So "Mission Critical" is just a myth too, right?"
No system can compensate for bad management by people, but I digress.
All data is critical. But, to say that your data is less safe with a system that cost $4700 than a system that cost $50,000 is fallacious without some heavy proof behind it. For now, I am going to ignore that a functional backup is part of "mission critical" and just address the online storage portion of the argument.
Let's start with a server white box. Something with redundant power supplies, ethernet, etc. Put a mirrored boot drive in it. Install Linux. So far, the cost is fairly low. Add an external disk array, at least 15 slots, the ones with hot-swap, hot-spare, RAID 5, redundant power supplies and fill it with inexpensive (but large) SATA drives. Promise sells one, as do others. Attach to server, voila, a cheaper solution than EMC for serving up large amounts of disk space.
What if a drive fails? The system recreates the data (it is RAID5, after all) onto a hot-spare. You remove the bad drive, insert new, run the administration. The uses won't even notice their MP3's and Elf Bowling game were ever in danger.
For the people who believe strongly in really expensive storage solutions, please explain why. I would like to know if you also hold the same theory for your desktop PCs, because surely, a more expensive PC has to be better. Right?
I disagree completely. Computer hardware is a commodity. The big box makers are afraid of this very kind of configuration which would blow them out of business if more people caught on to it. No, they use FUD to convince PHBs that because of the low cost, it cannot possibly be as good. Hot-swap and hot-spare are commodity technologies. But, please, feel free to continue the FUD, because it helps the bottom line.
Cecil, you are living in a dream world. Most people don't RTFM. Even when asked. Even if it brought world peace, turned lead into gold and allowed cars to run on water.
Easy to use means not having to open the manual, that the screen tells you everything you need to know, such that a 5 year old can learn to use it. It is this very familiarity that keeps Windows on top, because it is what people know. Linux has to fight this mentality. It is a shame that so many Linux enthusiasts don't understand this.
Treat the average user like cattle, or sheep, if you prefer. Don't give them a choice. Choice is confusing. I like to call these users 12 O'Clocks because they are same people who's VCR's are forever punished to flashing 12:00
Just add another processor! Soon, all home PCs will effectively have 8 processors (or, cores, if you prefer that terminology). Then all of those extra processes won't even make a tick on the usage scale.
...if you are worried about Google's use of your data. We live in a sorta-free market. If you don't like the policy of a company, the theory is that you don't buy from them. Sometimes, you cannot avoid a company in some limited markets. But, the internet has many search engines.
Google is clear in their terms about what they collect, thus, no surprises. Never read the terms of use? That is your own fault. All of the big search engines collect data, and the spell that out in their terms of use. *shrug*
I do not think we need government intervention, when the consumers have the power to effect a solution.
I firmly believe it is the duty of all consumers to be smart about what they are doing. If you are buying a car, do you just give someone money having never seen what you are buying? Probably not. To want remain naive is a dangerous thing.
Did he buy his carbon offsets for the burning of these books?
Yup, e-mail is dead. And so is the mainframe computer.
With the proper mail management tools, even heavily-laden inboxes are easily handled. All mailing lists have their own folder. All individuals go to personal. Anything left from their is probably someone I don't know.
*shrug*
Filtering, it is your friend.