How about a brand new, 3rd generation, 30gig iPod for almost the same price as the 20gig model?
Amazon has the discontinued 30gig model for $399. The 20gig is $379 I believe, though most places have it for $399. I'd call 10 gigs for $0-20 more quite a discount.
There's simply no reason to ever buy the 20gig model when there are new 30gigs around for the same price.
And the fact that it's discontinued is not a big deal. Still full warranty, blah blah blah. I haven't verified this, but I hear you can even get CompUSA's extended warranty for $49 no matter where you buy it!
So let me get this straight. In your original post you compare the search of "linux" between two search engines. I then suggest you try using Overture's REAL search engines instead of the paid-result portal in comparison with Google. You then say "Why, google is better". You, sir, make no sense.
Furthermore, you seem to have no grasp of what exactly Overture does. The mere fact that you would compare search results between overture.com and google.com shows that you are quite clue-challenged.
You seem to be quite clueless about Overture. You should not do searches on overture.com unless you want to buy something (then, it's very useful). It's not a "raw search" engine.
How bout you try your searches on alltheweb or altavista which are both owned by Overture?
Their business model is selling ad space camouflaged as content.
overture.com is not a regular search engine. It is ONLY sponsored matches! You should really only go there if you want to buy something. Think of it as a big yellow pages. If you want to search for "velocity of unladen swallow" DO NOT go to overture.com. Would you look up a history of bathrooms in the yellow pages? Of course not, but you would look up services to remodel your bathroom. Their content is not camouflaged at all, just as the overture listings returned by Yahoo are labeled "sponsored matches". Would you call that camouflaged?
Overture's not hiding or camouflaging anything. As someone else put it, Overture is just a 21st-century yellow pages company.
Quote: in the past, this nation had a lot more trolley, El, and miscellaneous sorts of commuter train tech infrastructure than it does now. In a sort of ghastly partnership, the big automotive interests convinced local governments to rip out the trolley tracks, the El lines, and the like
I used to think this, too. Specifically in regards to the old Pacific Electric urban train system in Los Angeles, which was at one time the largest interurban train system in the world.
The "urban legend" was that the auto and tire manufacturers got rid of it all. Totally wrong. The reason it failed is because it was privately run and it did not make money. In other words, people didn't ride it. Now that may not be the case now if it was re-built -- things have changed quite a bit. But if you're going to say automotive interests got trolleys and trains ripped out, at least provide a link that expands upon this, because it's wrong.
I need to get a hold of Jay Roach. Let him know NOT to fuck this up. Offer my services of 'advisor' over a few beers, perhaps. I'm in the L.A. area, why not? The overall "mood" of this movie will be very tricky to pull off.
That is the exception. That is a smart company. Exceptionally smart. I'm not arguing that real humans aren't cheaper in the long run, just that they appear to be more expensive, and that's the problem with short-sighted executives.
Logic? Common sense? What does this have to do with anything? Humans cost a lot more $$ than a phone system. Unfortunately that seems to be the bottom line. In corporate America, the best solution often is the worst because it is the most expensive.
Of course, those same companies then blow a huge wad of money on 12 Exchange servers. Sheesh...
Wait 12 hours for KDE and X? How about waiting 3 months with Debian. Don't get me wrong, I love Debian, but it's getting ridiculous that there's still no official KDE 3 packages. (note the word official, I know there are some packages out there, but they still aren't in sid).
A great opportunity to preach my love of my 2002 Volkswagen Diesel. Specifically, a Jetta TDI wagon.
I just went 601.4 miles on my last tank, which used 13.3 gallons. That's around 45 miles per gallon.
The car is awesome. Same mileage as a silly little econobox such as a Metro, but with the power of an ordinary car. In fact it's probably got MORE torque than an ordinary car. I can pass gasoline cars easily in 5th gear on a hill, and I can let out the clutch from a stop without even touching the throttle!
An excellent point. Another point that commercial distros win on is support.
I'd love to run Debian on many of my servers here at work, but everyone is sketchy about it because there's no support number to call if something goes wrong or if I'm not around. I can't really tell them that support will be provided from a newsgroup or email list.
It's a valid point. An official support structure is very important and people will continue to overlook many great open-source projects (not just distros) due to no official support.
That's why I'm excited about companies like Sourcefire, which is a company the Snort creator founded. A polished commercial product based on Snort. Hopefully due to them I will have a way to support open-source AND satisfy management with someone to call/blame if there are problems.
Carl
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Oh yes. This is an excellent rant against the death of a member of the band. Let's also rip on Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin while we're at it.
It is bullshit that the Who did indeed Sell Out quite a bit after their final "break up" but who cares? I would have liked to see a "A Quick One While He's Away" for my own eyes.
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How about a brand new, 3rd generation, 30gig iPod for almost the same price as the 20gig model?
Amazon has the discontinued 30gig model for $399. The 20gig is $379 I believe, though most places have it for $399. I'd call 10 gigs for $0-20 more quite a discount.
There's simply no reason to ever buy the 20gig model when there are new 30gigs around for the same price.
And the fact that it's discontinued is not a big deal. Still full warranty, blah blah blah. I haven't verified this, but I hear you can even get CompUSA's extended warranty for $49 no matter where you buy it!
Carl
Carl
Yeah it's great exercise, but there is that nagging problem of impotence.
Carl
Carl
So let me get this straight. In your original post you compare the search of "linux" between two search engines. I then suggest you try using Overture's REAL search engines instead of the paid-result portal in comparison with Google. You then say "Why, google is better". You, sir, make no sense.
Furthermore, you seem to have no grasp of what exactly Overture does. The mere fact that you would compare search results between overture.com and google.com shows that you are quite clue-challenged.
Carl
How bout you try your searches on alltheweb or altavista which are both owned by Overture?
Carl
overture.com is not a regular search engine. It is ONLY sponsored matches! You should really only go there if you want to buy something. Think of it as a big yellow pages. If you want to search for "velocity of unladen swallow" DO NOT go to overture.com. Would you look up a history of bathrooms in the yellow pages? Of course not, but you would look up services to remodel your bathroom. Their content is not camouflaged at all, just as the overture listings returned by Yahoo are labeled "sponsored matches". Would you call that camouflaged?
Overture's not hiding or camouflaging anything. As someone else put it, Overture is just a 21st-century yellow pages company.
Carl
Carl
Carl
I still remember all those Bonk's Adventure commercials. Don't think I ever played it though... maybe at K-Mart or something...
Carl
I used to think this, too. Specifically in regards to the old Pacific Electric urban train system in Los Angeles, which was at one time the largest interurban train system in the world.
The "urban legend" was that the auto and tire manufacturers got rid of it all. Totally wrong. The reason it failed is because it was privately run and it did not make money. In other words, people didn't ride it. Now that may not be the case now if it was re-built -- things have changed quite a bit. But if you're going to say automotive interests got trolleys and trains ripped out, at least provide a link that expands upon this, because it's wrong.
If you'd like my link to back it up, just go here.
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Carl
Of course, those same companies then blow a huge wad of money on 12 Exchange servers. Sheesh...
Carl
Carl
Carl
I just went 601.4 miles on my last tank, which used 13.3 gallons. That's around 45 miles per gallon.
The car is awesome. Same mileage as a silly little econobox such as a Metro, but with the power of an ordinary car. In fact it's probably got MORE torque than an ordinary car. I can pass gasoline cars easily in 5th gear on a hill, and I can let out the clutch from a stop without even touching the throttle!
And yes, I guess I can run it on grease!
I scoff at all you gasoline slaves.
Carl
I'd love to run Debian on many of my servers here at work, but everyone is sketchy about it because there's no support number to call if something goes wrong or if I'm not around. I can't really tell them that support will be provided from a newsgroup or email list.
It's a valid point. An official support structure is very important and people will continue to overlook many great open-source projects (not just distros) due to no official support.
That's why I'm excited about companies like Sourcefire, which is a company the Snort creator founded. A polished commercial product based on Snort. Hopefully due to them I will have a way to support open-source AND satisfy management with someone to call/blame if there are problems.
Carl
Carl
Carl
I feel sorry for you.
It is bullshit that the Who did indeed Sell Out quite a bit after their final "break up" but who cares? I would have liked to see a "A Quick One While He's Away" for my own eyes.
Carl
Carl
Wilco is indeed great, but this is a ridiculous reply.
Love,
Carl