Re:Why does everyone hate Roland Piquepaille?
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He used to summarize the articles on his blog, and then submit the link to his blog on Slashdot instead of linking to the original article, which netted him ad dollars every time someone visited. Now, he submits links to the original article, but still gets a link back to his blog (if you click on his name). Most Slashdotters still hold a grudge against him for his past actions, which is understandable since he was essentially spamming.
My 20" iMac with the Core 2 Duo processor uses around 70-80 watts with the display on, and 30-40 watts with the display (but not the entire computer) in sleep mode. That's less than half of what the Dell it replaced used. I'd bet a similar Mac Mini uses the same or less amount of power.
Manufacturers already have minimum advertised prices, and retailers have to jump over all sorts of hoops to get around them. Also, even if a manufacturer can't demand certain minimum sale prices, they can still construct incentive systems that richly reward retailers who don't sell below their target minimum sale price.
And they didn't sue the producers of Man of the Year? Didn't they realize that the fictitious voting-machine company it portrayed was them? (I'm sure most of the American public didn't realize that, but I digress...)
The career of Slashdot Editor is one of the hottest tech careers. Although some editors, like JonKatz, have come and gone over the years, it's an exciting and prestigious profession. Responsibilities include posting dupes, failing to perform due diligence before posting, and denying responsibility for questionable policies... Where can I sign up?
Why not lobby to drop all farm subsidies, not just the ones for ethanol? It would take the same amount of effort and do even more good, as large, corporate farms are the ones who mainly benefit from them.
What about the "bug" wherein bots send spam friend requests (usually, the bot is a female with links to AdultFriendFinder in her profile, and the recipient is male)? What is Tom doing about that? Because I get one of those about every day.
I replaced a three-year-old Dell with 17" flat panel with a 20" iMac Core 2 Duo. The iMac is much faster and consumes between 60-80 watts on average, less than half what the Dell with its monitor consumed.
I've seen similar issues with Safari's memory footprint. After a while it needs to be restarted. Also, I've started manually emptying the cache at least every month, as my system once slowed to a crawl when Safari's cache got to be about 1.5 GB. Apparently, there is no way to limit the size of the cache.
I still use Safari over Firefox or Camino as the page rendering and scrolling are much smoother on Safari. I've tried changing the scrolling settings on FF and Camino, but the scroll acceleration on Safari seems to be more refined.
I was about to ask, "what happens if your Internet connection goes down?"...but your post appears to answer my question.
Working at a small office, it happens, usually just for a few minutes, and a router/DSL modem reboot will often cure it, but sometimes there's an actual outage. At home, we had our cable modem service go down for several days after a strong thunderstorm.
Good comment. IMO, the CFL candelabra bulbs look awful and are bulkier than an incandescent. Also, R40-sized dimmable CFLs are very hard to find. Personally, I like the look of a non-frosted (clear) incandescent lamp in fixtures where the bulb is exposed.
The slow warm-up time and flickering (in cold temperatures) of fluorescent lamps, plus the eyesore factor if you can see the lamp, make them inappropriate for some uses.
Those candelabra CFLs look dreadful... A lot of fixtures which expose the light bulb are more aesthetic with clear, incandescent bulbs.
I have and use CFLs, but only use them on fixtures that will be turned on and remain on for a long period of time, as every CFL I've seen takes a while to reach full brightness.
My old Dell Poweredge desktop with 17" Sony LCD used about 160 watts during normal use. My new 20" iMac uses less than 70 watts during normal use.
I have a 12" PowerBook G4, which weighs 4.6 lbs. It replaced a 2.9 lb. Toshiba Portege, which had no built-in optical drive (I rarely need one) and was significantly thinner. The new MacBook is over 5 lbs. For my needs, it's too heavy. I don't want a huge screen or a built-in optical drive. I just want to be able to take it where it's needed without adding 5-6-7 lbs. (including the power brick and case) to whatever I'm already carrying.
Preconfigured images and cloning are great if you have identically configured machines. Actually, I've used a commercial Windows program called "Snapshot" that could be used for application installs on non-identical machines. So you could get Windows installed, start the software, install Office like you want it, and the software would build an "Office Install" snapshot that would do a one-click install and config without needing any media or pushing any other buttons (assuming you had the Snapshot software installed on the client).
Anyway, this isn't a realistic option for home and small business users.
I think my parents' DLP has an HDMI input, so you've got PC, satellite, cable, DVD, whatever video games you can connect, oh, and it has a Memory Stick slot, so you can view photos on it too... It's sitting in their basement unused during a long, drawn-out DIY basement refinish, so based on current usage patterns, its lamp lifetime approaches infinity.
I was befuddled this past summer as to why I couldn't view network shares on Windows PCs at my work site using my PowerBook over a secure wireless network. Just now, I found out that Samba has been broken since at least 10.4.7, and Apple still hasn't fixed it, but there is a supposed workaround posted here: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=2 6956
This sort of thing really pisses me off, as Apple continues to sell new machines that are advertised as being fully compatible with Windows networks. Has anyone re
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I shall call it Mozoogle. Or Googzilla.
He used to summarize the articles on his blog, and then submit the link to his blog on Slashdot instead of linking to the original article, which netted him ad dollars every time someone visited. Now, he submits links to the original article, but still gets a link back to his blog (if you click on his name). Most Slashdotters still hold a grudge against him for his past actions, which is understandable since he was essentially spamming.
Bigger than a Zune. No built-in DVR. Lame.
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My 20" iMac with the Core 2 Duo processor uses around 70-80 watts with the display on, and 30-40 watts with the display (but not the entire computer) in sleep mode. That's less than half of what the Dell it replaced used. I'd bet a similar Mac Mini uses the same or less amount of power.
That's what I thought it said at first glance, too... Is there such a thing as selective, wishful dyslexia?
Manufacturers already have minimum advertised prices, and retailers have to jump over all sorts of hoops to get around them. Also, even if a manufacturer can't demand certain minimum sale prices, they can still construct incentive systems that richly reward retailers who don't sell below their target minimum sale price.
And they didn't sue the producers of Man of the Year? Didn't they realize that the fictitious voting-machine company it portrayed was them? (I'm sure most of the American public didn't realize that, but I digress...)
The career of Slashdot Editor is one of the hottest tech careers. Although some editors, like JonKatz, have come and gone over the years, it's an exciting and prestigious profession. Responsibilities include posting dupes, failing to perform due diligence before posting, and denying responsibility for questionable policies... Where can I sign up?
Why not lobby to drop all farm subsidies, not just the ones for ethanol? It would take the same amount of effort and do even more good, as large, corporate farms are the ones who mainly benefit from them.
What about the "bug" wherein bots send spam friend requests (usually, the bot is a female with links to AdultFriendFinder in her profile, and the recipient is male)? What is Tom doing about that? Because I get one of those about every day.
I replaced a three-year-old Dell with 17" flat panel with a 20" iMac Core 2 Duo. The iMac is much faster and consumes between 60-80 watts on average, less than half what the Dell with its monitor consumed.
I've seen similar issues with Safari's memory footprint. After a while it needs to be restarted. Also, I've started manually emptying the cache at least every month, as my system once slowed to a crawl when Safari's cache got to be about 1.5 GB. Apparently, there is no way to limit the size of the cache.
I still use Safari over Firefox or Camino as the page rendering and scrolling are much smoother on Safari. I've tried changing the scrolling settings on FF and Camino, but the scroll acceleration on Safari seems to be more refined.
I was about to ask, "what happens if your Internet connection goes down?" ...but your post appears to answer my question.
Working at a small office, it happens, usually just for a few minutes, and a router/DSL modem reboot will often cure it, but sometimes there's an actual outage. At home, we had our cable modem service go down for several days after a strong thunderstorm.
Good comment. IMO, the CFL candelabra bulbs look awful and are bulkier than an incandescent. Also, R40-sized dimmable CFLs are very hard to find. Personally, I like the look of a non-frosted (clear) incandescent lamp in fixtures where the bulb is exposed.
The slow warm-up time and flickering (in cold temperatures) of fluorescent lamps, plus the eyesore factor if you can see the lamp, make them inappropriate for some uses.
Those candelabra CFLs look dreadful... A lot of fixtures which expose the light bulb are more aesthetic with clear, incandescent bulbs.
I have and use CFLs, but only use them on fixtures that will be turned on and remain on for a long period of time, as every CFL I've seen takes a while to reach full brightness.
My old Dell Poweredge desktop with 17" Sony LCD used about 160 watts during normal use. My new 20" iMac uses less than 70 watts during normal use.
I have a 12" PowerBook G4, which weighs 4.6 lbs. It replaced a 2.9 lb. Toshiba Portege, which had no built-in optical drive (I rarely need one) and was significantly thinner. The new MacBook is over 5 lbs. For my needs, it's too heavy. I don't want a huge screen or a built-in optical drive. I just want to be able to take it where it's needed without adding 5-6-7 lbs. (including the power brick and case) to whatever I'm already carrying.
First hit for "internet alarm monitoring" on Google shows at least one company with a broadband adapter:
https://nextalarm.com/abn.jsp
Preconfigured images and cloning are great if you have identically configured machines. Actually, I've used a commercial Windows program called "Snapshot" that could be used for application installs on non-identical machines. So you could get Windows installed, start the software, install Office like you want it, and the software would build an "Office Install" snapshot that would do a one-click install and config without needing any media or pushing any other buttons (assuming you had the Snapshot software installed on the client).
Anyway, this isn't a realistic option for home and small business users.
Why do they need to use AOL Instant Messenger to release it? Couldn't they just set up a Torrent of the spec?
I think my parents' DLP has an HDMI input, so you've got PC, satellite, cable, DVD, whatever video games you can connect, oh, and it has a Memory Stick slot, so you can view photos on it too... It's sitting in their basement unused during a long, drawn-out DIY basement refinish, so based on current usage patterns, its lamp lifetime approaches infinity.
"Unsafe at Any Speed."
I was befuddled this past summer as to why I couldn't view network shares on Windows PCs at my work site using my PowerBook over a secure wireless network. Just now, I found out that Samba has been broken since at least 10.4.7, and Apple still hasn't fixed it, but there is a supposed workaround posted here:2 6956
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=
This sort of thing really pisses me off, as Apple continues to sell new machines that are advertised as being fully compatible with Windows networks. Has anyone re
Lithium-ion ones made by Sony.
They're not producing a gadget, they're changing the world.