My argument is we treat Microsoft history with a different lens because of the egregious nature of being a convicted monopolist AND the nature of their overt acts. They tried to own all of computing and people fucking forget that. Your attempt to reduce the the verdict and punishment to browsers is cute. They convicted MS just like Al Capone, they got them for what they could get them for, even though there was a ton of other behavior that in a sane world would be punished too.
Microsoft needs to continue to reap the punishment from their egregious acts, for they have stolen marketshare and presence. Thankfully they are mostly incompetent with Ballmer and watching them flail about as their competitors eat their lunch is amusing.
Wow. You talk about people getting lucky breaks but then forget to mention that Zuck was already going to a VERY prestigious school surrounded by opportunity, money and ideas. Facebook is not this great invention simply because a lot of people use it. A lot of people use it, thats the best you can really say about it. It doesnt reflect on Zuckerberg's character or ability to overcome adversity. It remains to be seen what kind of man he will be, his track record is not great so far.
For the last time, Apple is not microsoft and is not a convicted monopolist. Your comparison is retarded. When Apple holds ~85% share of all computers EVERYWHERE, then you can start making valid comparisons between the two.
No. Its not a CORE function. The Core function is to teach the field, not to ensure that the university campus is also your testbed. Why do you need to research email? Its done, cooked, finished.
Storage is cheap, data is valuable. I think you are forgetting this part. I can by a 2 GB flash drive for a DOLLAR. Figure it out you waste of IT space.
The entierty of the idea tha shutting down the cellular network will stop a bomb from going off is retarded. If you are already wiring up a bomb with a cellphone trigger, its trivial to add in other deadman's switch mechanisms. In short the whole argument falls flat on its face.
My Geforce 8800 GTX would disagree with you. Introduced in 2006, it will still beat the pants off any console out there at the resolutions they use. The 570 is already on par or better then the GPUs that will go into the next gen consoles which is only realistically targeting 1080p regardless of the 4k bluster. PC gaming is nowhere near the ratrace it once was. We have reached the 1080p plateau, and we are going to be here awhile.
The two arent even comparable. The costco (or any other big outfit) prints are unquestionably better then anything that can be printed with a consumer level printer.
IF you dont have a sam's/costco use any of the MULTITUDE of online print services. Personally for big jobs i use White House CC (whcc.com). Been with them for 7 years. In short DO NOT PRINT AT HOME. For the average person its a huge waste for shitty results. The prints you get from real print shops places are REAL photographic prints on real photo paper, just like the pics from old film cameras. IM sure there are technical differences, but the output is pretty much the same. DONT PRINT AT HOME.
WRONG. If I was JUST targeting the console's graphical envelope, I can buy a pre-built computer for $400 that will hold its own against the current consoles at 720p no problem. We are at the 'good enough' stage. I expect my current i5/570 GTX combo to last at least another 5 years without any serious upgrades. I named it Omega for a reason.
Xbox 360 takes most standard thumbdrives. If you allow the system to format it, it can act exactly like a primary Xbox hard drive. Its not as limited as you make it out to be. MS did a good job of transitioning from 'assume no hard drive' to 'you can assume ther is a hard drive' in the middle of the console life cycle. Historically, not an easy feat.
I refuse to believe that the world is more abusive then it was a century ago. The value of human life has certainly jumped up a few pegs since then. Sure we still toss people into the fire all the time, but it is lessening. We jsut HEAR more about it now. Little girl gets kidnapped in Indiana, I hear about it in CA. That kind of thing never happened when i was young. Adam Walsh was the first real big event like that for me and that kind of thing was very rare.
I reject your intimation that someone who can look at the raw wonder of the Cosmos objectively can never be as happy as a 'religious' person. Its not happiness they find, but rather comfort. I have found I dont need to be coddled to gaze at the universe as it truly is.
Hatta, you are missing a good philosophical point here. It doesnt matter what everyone else believes, it is completely irrelvant to the self. Its what YOU believe that matters. There will always be other who will try and influence you with their religion, simply dont let them. You cant fight the rest of the worlds battle for their hearts and minds for them, they must do it themselves.
The assumption that a more efficient design is evolutionarily guaranteed to be better is where you fall down. The other part to evolution is the environment in which the mutation occurs. I think you are on the right track, but evolution is very non-specific and a lot of luck is involved for advantageous mutations to not only occur but to thrive. You cant simply try and wedge large numbers into the equation and say 'its obvious that this will occur because of the frequency of action'.
This is pretty much the overriding sentiment. OP is going to get smugness from us because we've all been there and we all know there is no substitute for vigilance. He failed in his vigilance. Im not trying ot be a dick but rather to really drive home that backups are serious and you should treat them as such. Data > hardware ALWAYS.
P.S. Synology NAS > Time Capsule by an order of magnitude.
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My argument is we treat Microsoft history with a different lens because of the egregious nature of being a convicted monopolist AND the nature of their overt acts. They tried to own all of computing and people fucking forget that. Your attempt to reduce the the verdict and punishment to browsers is cute. They convicted MS just like Al Capone, they got them for what they could get them for, even though there was a ton of other behavior that in a sane world would be punished too. Microsoft needs to continue to reap the punishment from their egregious acts, for they have stolen marketshare and presence. Thankfully they are mostly incompetent with Ballmer and watching them flail about as their competitors eat their lunch is amusing.
Wow. You talk about people getting lucky breaks but then forget to mention that Zuck was already going to a VERY prestigious school surrounded by opportunity, money and ideas. Facebook is not this great invention simply because a lot of people use it. A lot of people use it, thats the best you can really say about it. It doesnt reflect on Zuckerberg's character or ability to overcome adversity. It remains to be seen what kind of man he will be, his track record is not great so far.
Or they realize they can run Linux and windows in VMs in OSX or they can install it on the mac bare metal.
For the last time, Apple is not microsoft and is not a convicted monopolist. Your comparison is retarded. When Apple holds ~85% share of all computers EVERYWHERE, then you can start making valid comparisons between the two.
No. Its not a CORE function. The Core function is to teach the field, not to ensure that the university campus is also your testbed. Why do you need to research email? Its done, cooked, finished.
Storage is cheap, data is valuable. I think you are forgetting this part. I can by a 2 GB flash drive for a DOLLAR. Figure it out you waste of IT space.
Ok so i have a Sandy Bridge K processor. What else do i need to make QS work?
And they all aim to give more rights to users then traditional copyright does. This is not a bad thing in any way.
Monopoly on Violence determines who is the 'authority'. The argument becomes moot after that.
Thank you. The entire 'shut down cellphones to stop a remote trigger' argument rests on an OR function..
The entierty of the idea tha shutting down the cellular network will stop a bomb from going off is retarded. If you are already wiring up a bomb with a cellphone trigger, its trivial to add in other deadman's switch mechanisms. In short the whole argument falls flat on its face.
C: it functions and fills in the 'assume a hard drive' hole. Sure its not optimal, but it works and is officially supported.
My Geforce 8800 GTX would disagree with you. Introduced in 2006, it will still beat the pants off any console out there at the resolutions they use. The 570 is already on par or better then the GPUs that will go into the next gen consoles which is only realistically targeting 1080p regardless of the 4k bluster. PC gaming is nowhere near the ratrace it once was. We have reached the 1080p plateau, and we are going to be here awhile.
The two arent even comparable. The costco (or any other big outfit) prints are unquestionably better then anything that can be printed with a consumer level printer.
If you want good prints, send them out to be done, period.
IF you dont have a sam's/costco use any of the MULTITUDE of online print services. Personally for big jobs i use White House CC (whcc.com). Been with them for 7 years. In short DO NOT PRINT AT HOME. For the average person its a huge waste for shitty results. The prints you get from real print shops places are REAL photographic prints on real photo paper, just like the pics from old film cameras. IM sure there are technical differences, but the output is pretty much the same. DONT PRINT AT HOME.
WRONG. If I was JUST targeting the console's graphical envelope, I can buy a pre-built computer for $400 that will hold its own against the current consoles at 720p no problem. We are at the 'good enough' stage. I expect my current i5/570 GTX combo to last at least another 5 years without any serious upgrades. I named it Omega for a reason.
If your kids are fighting to the point where they are breaking shit, perhaps you should re-evaluate your parenting.
Xbox 360 takes most standard thumbdrives. If you allow the system to format it, it can act exactly like a primary Xbox hard drive. Its not as limited as you make it out to be. MS did a good job of transitioning from 'assume no hard drive' to 'you can assume ther is a hard drive' in the middle of the console life cycle. Historically, not an easy feat.
I refuse to believe that the world is more abusive then it was a century ago. The value of human life has certainly jumped up a few pegs since then. Sure we still toss people into the fire all the time, but it is lessening. We jsut HEAR more about it now. Little girl gets kidnapped in Indiana, I hear about it in CA. That kind of thing never happened when i was young. Adam Walsh was the first real big event like that for me and that kind of thing was very rare.
I reject your intimation that someone who can look at the raw wonder of the Cosmos objectively can never be as happy as a 'religious' person. Its not happiness they find, but rather comfort. I have found I dont need to be coddled to gaze at the universe as it truly is.
Hatta, you are missing a good philosophical point here. It doesnt matter what everyone else believes, it is completely irrelvant to the self. Its what YOU believe that matters. There will always be other who will try and influence you with their religion, simply dont let them. You cant fight the rest of the worlds battle for their hearts and minds for them, they must do it themselves.
You are the kind of fool who looks at the rigged game and says 'well why cant you play better?'
The assumption that a more efficient design is evolutionarily guaranteed to be better is where you fall down. The other part to evolution is the environment in which the mutation occurs. I think you are on the right track, but evolution is very non-specific and a lot of luck is involved for advantageous mutations to not only occur but to thrive. You cant simply try and wedge large numbers into the equation and say 'its obvious that this will occur because of the frequency of action'.
This is pretty much the overriding sentiment. OP is going to get smugness from us because we've all been there and we all know there is no substitute for vigilance. He failed in his vigilance. Im not trying ot be a dick but rather to really drive home that backups are serious and you should treat them as such. Data > hardware ALWAYS.
P.S. Synology NAS > Time Capsule by an order of magnitude.