As one who has studied entomology, especially Biological Control; I am aware that there were faulty methods of evaluating suitable insects for attacking imported pests. The USDA has stricter standards now for evaluating host specificity (how likely is the critter going to pick on a native vs target insect) of a biocontrol agent (= phorid flies in this case).
True, in the case of ants, since there are so many species, foolproof bioagents can be difficult to get, but there have been successes too. I personally have worked with Cereal Leaf Beetle and the complex of wasps we used to control the critters have successfully kept them in check...and kept wheat production costs down.
@Red Flayer: I accept that critique, apologies to kdawson and the/. community. I will do better next time.
Other commenters mentioned that the source article, being that it came from the Inquirer and reads like a tabloid, might be all about making mountains out of molehills; what is the actual fail rate data, after all?
Regardless, your case statement is pretty clear, NVidia has to deal with our perception of them as well as the reality of the flawed product lines. I suspect they will smart their way through this.
Quoting kdawson:
"Until NVidia comes fully clean on this fiasco, lists all the defective parts, and orders boxes clearly marked, you can't say anything other than just avoid them. Then again, since doing the right thing would likely bankrupt them, we wouldn't hold your breath for it to happen."
I don't suppose the fact that we are now warned of this will have any effect on NVidia's bottom line? I won't be in a hurry to buy an NVidia unit if:
a.) there is a good chance it will fry, and...
b.) there is a good chance the replacement will fry as well.
They need to recall and fix the problem, or they will get bankrupted.
@Lumpy - The first bit had me ROFL - very Izzard-esque!
The second bit - spot on! The whole developed world is nuts over intangibles - that there's a house of cards waiting to get blown over by a sneeze.
From Denon's site:
"Denon's 1.5 meter (59 in.) ultra premium Denon Link cable was designed for the audio enthusiast."
To hear Denon tell it, Audiophiles are suckers, and they make products just for them.
I'd be ticked and show Denon the door.
The compatibility pack is supposed to support 2000, XP and 2003 - I imagine the most obvious complication would be if the EU's spreadsheet is bigger than the 256-column x 65536-row frame.
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Yeah, I saw that bit after the fact. Thanks!
As one who has studied entomology, especially Biological Control; I am aware that there were faulty methods of evaluating suitable insects for attacking imported pests. The USDA has stricter standards now for evaluating host specificity (how likely is the critter going to pick on a native vs target insect) of a biocontrol agent (= phorid flies in this case).
True, in the case of ants, since there are so many species, foolproof bioagents can be difficult to get, but there have been successes too. I personally have worked with Cereal Leaf Beetle and the complex of wasps we used to control the critters have successfully kept them in check...and kept wheat production costs down.
I'd Mod you up, but I already commented. Same vein as "Blu-ray will be irrelevant because we'll get to download everything."
Think "Pay-per-view". Thanks, no.
...are a strong wind to blow them away...or their local power grid to drop out. The infrastructure is discussed even less than data security.
I'll keep my Windows/Linux/Mac fat clients, TYVM.
Oh, and Thanks so much, Codeweavers!
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@Red Flayer: I accept that critique, apologies to kdawson and the /. community. I will do better next time.
Other commenters mentioned that the source article, being that it came from the Inquirer and reads like a tabloid, might be all about making mountains out of molehills; what is the actual fail rate data, after all?
Regardless, your case statement is pretty clear, NVidia has to deal with our perception of them as well as the reality of the flawed product lines. I suspect they will smart their way through this.
I'm not at all sure your criticism is based on the correct quotation source; cf: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche#The_Gay_Science_.281882.29 Now back to nvidia....
Quoting kdawson: "Until NVidia comes fully clean on this fiasco, lists all the defective parts, and orders boxes clearly marked, you can't say anything other than just avoid them. Then again, since doing the right thing would likely bankrupt them, we wouldn't hold your breath for it to happen." I don't suppose the fact that we are now warned of this will have any effect on NVidia's bottom line? I won't be in a hurry to buy an NVidia unit if: a.) there is a good chance it will fry, and... b.) there is a good chance the replacement will fry as well. They need to recall and fix the problem, or they will get bankrupted.
@Lumpy - The first bit had me ROFL - very Izzard-esque! The second bit - spot on! The whole developed world is nuts over intangibles - that there's a house of cards waiting to get blown over by a sneeze.
From Denon's site: "Denon's 1.5 meter (59 in.) ultra premium Denon Link cable was designed for the audio enthusiast." To hear Denon tell it, Audiophiles are suckers, and they make products just for them. I'd be ticked and show Denon the door.
Heh - as long as you print the communications - those pesky taliban just might have someone who can use a hex editor or otherwise change the font.
I'm with Speedy - finally we have a decent console font that actually has slashed zeroes.
The compatibility pack is supposed to support 2000, XP and 2003 - I imagine the most obvious complication would be if the EU's spreadsheet is bigger than the 256-column x 65536-row frame.