I try not to be biased in MS vs The World issues, so I'll use a real-world example--two higher ed. networks which I am both very familiar with.
The one, let's call it Site A, uses a $20,000 Dell NT Server 4.0 SP3 (dual PII-300) with 50 win95 clients; also runs MS Proxy Server 2.0.
Site B uses a Sun Ultra 2 Model 2300, dual sparc 300mhz. It supports tin, pine, lynx, gcc, filesharing, and ftp with 300 concurrent users across a 2 mile radius WAN with.2 cpu usage.
Is it fair to note that the last "restart" of the Sun was 67 days ago--the last "restart" of the NT...well, with all seriousness, it's been at an average 2 crashes per day (that's an 8 hour day).
eBay may have DB problems; let's not forget Oracle has all of its products availible for Linux and Oracle products are sold OEM thru Dell and their Online Store. I'm afraid Microsoft is trying to bolster their image. Don't believe NT needs PR help? See http://www.ntsecurity.net
Well this thread hooked me enough to comment on it. The media thinks that because they were once in highschool they are qualified to report on it. Perhaps fresh-out-of-college reporters are, but even then they've hopefully/typically forgotten much of the daily life of highschool. I've gone to a city (public) school, a suburban (public) school, and now a private (independent) school. It is no coincidence that I had the worst time in the suburbs. I have my own sense of style (*gasp*) and really didn't like wearing all the latest nikes and $30 t-shirts. I played the violin (not cool), and read a lot. I really didn't know jack about computers. To make a long story short, the rich bitch kids in the suburbs (to generalize slightly) can and will be malicious to students who veer off of the "norm". Part Deux. I was watching FOX Files 2 nights ago because it had a piece on the effots of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a great organization. I kept watching when it had a piece on Littleton... mistake. They juxtaposed Hitler with Marylin Manson by showing a video clip of a Hitler rally with Marylin Manson playing in the background. If I were Manson, I would sue FOX for everything they're worth. I listen to many, many types of music, and to equate someone (or their music) who is himself "eccentric" or "different" with Nazi-ism is absolutely horrid. Closing Thoughts. By now I still feel extreme sadness and continued near-disbelief at the events. At this point in time I am getting sick of talking about it, continuing to feed the media frenzy by passing on trivial facts with classmates. We discussed this for over 2 hours, which is good, but there is a point where we need to meditate on it.
Finally, I'd like to thank Katz for informing us with a different spin on the mass hysteria which I hope will not turn into a witchhunt for stereotypes.
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The one, let's call it Site A, uses a $20,000 Dell NT Server 4.0 SP3 (dual PII-300) with 50 win95 clients; also runs MS Proxy Server 2.0.
Site B uses a Sun Ultra 2 Model 2300, dual sparc 300mhz. It supports tin, pine, lynx, gcc, filesharing, and ftp with 300 concurrent users across a 2 mile radius WAN with .2 cpu usage.
Is it fair to note that the last "restart" of the Sun was 67 days ago--the last "restart" of the NT...well, with all seriousness, it's been at an average 2 crashes per day (that's an 8 hour day).
eBay may have DB problems; let's not forget Oracle has all of its products availible for Linux and Oracle products are sold OEM thru Dell and their Online Store. I'm afraid Microsoft is trying to bolster their image. Don't believe NT needs PR help? See http://www.ntsecurity.net
Adios.
Well this thread hooked me enough to comment on it. The media thinks that because they were once in highschool they are qualified to report on it. Perhaps fresh-out-of-college reporters are, but even then they've hopefully/typically forgotten much of the daily life of highschool. I've gone to a city (public) school, a suburban (public) school, and now a private (independent) school. It is no coincidence that I had the worst time in the suburbs. I have my own sense of style (*gasp*) and really didn't like wearing all the latest nikes and $30 t-shirts. I played the violin (not cool), and read a lot. I really didn't know jack about computers. To make a long story short, the rich bitch kids in the suburbs (to generalize slightly) can and will be malicious to students who veer off of the "norm".
Part Deux. I was watching FOX Files 2 nights ago because it had a piece on the effots of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a great organization. I kept watching when it had a piece on Littleton... mistake. They juxtaposed Hitler with Marylin Manson by showing a video clip of a Hitler rally with Marylin Manson playing in the background. If I were Manson, I would sue FOX for everything they're worth. I listen to many, many types of music, and to equate someone (or their music) who is himself "eccentric" or "different" with Nazi-ism is absolutely horrid.
Closing Thoughts. By now I still feel extreme sadness and continued near-disbelief at the events. At this point in time I am getting sick of talking about it, continuing to feed the media frenzy by passing on trivial facts with classmates. We discussed this for over 2 hours, which is good, but there is a point where we need to meditate on it.
Finally, I'd like to thank Katz for informing us with a different spin on the mass hysteria which I hope will not turn into a witchhunt for stereotypes.