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  1. Re:Is China the next Japan? on China's 64bit Homegrown CPU · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Your post just shows that how much you know or don't know about China. There are more women in top government positions than in the US.

  2. Their server is dead now... on Scaling Server Performance · · Score: 1

    lol...
    I love the /. effect.

  3. Not quite there yet on Who is Using Tomcat or Jetty in Production? · · Score: 1

    Tomcat 4 is still in the 4.0.x stage, so I think sticking with Tomcat 3 is a more reasonable decision. However, according to a benchmark my company recently did, Tomcat 3's perfomance sucks compared to WebLogic.

  4. Re:Propaganda on China Plans Moonbase · · Score: 1

    A normal exchange student would not know about the details of the space program. Do you know what the US military is up to right now? The space program in China is run by the military. If he knows about the details, I don't think he is allowed to be an exchange student to "exchange" information. Therefore I can't take what he says seriously. It is useful sometimes to use your brain to do what it was suppose to do, like analyzing stuff...

  5. Re:WAN, not LAN, and other inconsistencies.... on In NZ, Sharing Ethernet With A Whole CIty · · Score: 1

    Tyan S2466 Dual Athlon MB $219
    Addtron 64bit 1Gbps adaptor $70 X 2
    AMD Athlon MP 1800 $205
    512MB PC2100 DDR RAM $113 X 4
    60 GB 7200 RPM EIDE drive $100
    GeForce2 GTS 32 MB Video card $50
    Case, monitor, and accessories $400
    Linux FREE

    Grand Total is = $1566 + shipping/handling

    It can be cheapter if you want, like lose the monitor, get a cheaper video, a smaller hard drive etc. Even you put in another CPU and an extra 2G of memory, it's still under 2.5K.

  6. Re:to microsoft trolls on Linux 2.4.3 Released · · Score: 1

    NT needs the updates, while Linux has them available for user satisfaction, but they are not needed for most users. While it's true the new linux kernel is needed for some. However even it's needed for some, it is STILL needed otherwise the kernel is broken for those people needed it.

  7. Re:Apple will be dead within 3 years of OSX on Int on OS X on x86? · · Score: 1

    How much can you charge for an OS these days when Linux is free? Well, MS is charging $299 for W2K, and they are doing alright...

  8. "Frank" != F word on Jobs Plays It Frank · · Score: 1

    Frand and open doesn't mean the f work. As a CEO, he should be more careful in the images he portraits to the public.

  9. Re:Offtopic? on Jobs Plays It Frank · · Score: 1

    >>I own more Apple (and NeXT) machines than most of you probably ever saw in a home. I think that's quite true because I rarely see anyone has an Apple at home.

  10. Re:Cross sections on Racism At Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    Been there, did that, and still did better and all blacks.

  11. Re:Denial : The Enemy Within on Racism At Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    I once lived in the same neighborhood as blacks and Hispanics. I went to the same school with them. My father has only high school education while my mother has only middle school education. And yet, they taught me the importance of education, and I knew what I had to do to make something out of myself. Listen, man changes environment. I know I did. If one is strong-willed enough, he can over come any obstacles. Why are Indians and Asians different? Most of them are poorer than blacks in this country when they first arrive in this country. Stop whinning! Suppose you run a company, and you only have 1 job openning, 2 men show up, one black and one white, of couse you will pick a more qualified one (assuming no racism), and each of them will have 50% chances getting the job. Now, suppose you have one job openning, 1000 people show up, 999 of them are white, only 1 of them is black, the chance for hiring the black is small (even when assuming equal skill set, experience, etc and no racism), just basic statistics. The reason there are so many white candidates is they have a larger portion of the population and they work relatively harder. Oh, I am an Asian, so this is from a minority's view.

  12. Re:Speaking as a Black Man... on Racism At Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    Cut the crap! I went to public middle/high schools in DC that had 99% black students. We all had access to the same resources. Most of the black (not all, and the handful left did do well) chose not to challenge themselves in classes, but rather chose to fool around and/or skip classes all together. Now you are telling me blacks didn't have the same access as other people to resources, give me a fucking break. The only reason there aren't too many blacks in the tech field is that they chose not to do it. They chose to spend their time on something else (God knows what, learning how to use guns to kill each other, maybe). The only way to help blacks is to make sure each one of them knows the importance of education and actually do something about it besides saying "I want a high paying tech job. I want to be treated equally. I want..." No one is gonna give it to you (well, perhaps affirmative action), go get it yourself. Oh, I am a minority too.

  13. Re:I thought this is why they made contractors? on Microsoft Settles 'Permatemp' Case For $97 Million · · Score: 1

    Not exactly true. I am a contractor, and I follow my client company's dress code, schedule, etc. I do what they told me to do... I can be fired (terminate from the contract), and I can quit any time. Actually some 40+ contractors were let go one morning at Network Associates with no prior knowledge whatsoever. But yes, contractor don't get benifits from clients.

  14. What's wrong? on Microsoft Settles 'Permatemp' Case For $97 Million · · Score: 2

    I have been a contractor for some time now. I usually have contracts with terms around 6 months. However, I prefer to stay as long as possible if the employer wants. This way I can get some stability in my line of work, and I get pretty decent money too. I think MS's new temp worker policy is a loss for temp workers/contractors.

  15. I want my stable 2.4!!! on Linux 2.2.18 Released · · Score: 1

    It was almost this time of year last year that I picked up a copy of the Linux Magazine at the Toronto airport. And it said that 2.4 should be out by time the magazine is on the shelve. I was so excited!!! Almost a year later, it is still not out. Talk about project delay... I know I know. In Open source software, there is never a delay because no one commits to any firm dead line. But that's the difference between a commercial and a open source software. With commercial software, you know (roughly) when something will be out. With open source, all you can do is just hope. I want my stable 2.4!

  16. Re:GSM all the way on What's The Best Cell Phone Calling Plan? · · Score: 1

    Sure, GSM is great. However, the actually coverage is very sporadic (at least in the DC metro and surrounding area). On the other hand, TDMA coverage is pretty extensive. So, I won't get myself a GSM phone until there is a bigger coverage area.

  17. Why is this an eval? on SuSE 7.0 Available For Download · · Score: 1

    Does it mean I can only use it for some time and then it will expire?

  18. Re:Hmm -- good name! on Microsoft's New Language · · Score: 1

    or "CHash" == "Trash" or close enough == "Crash"