The Windows API provides functions for replacing a file that's currently in use as well as deleting a file that's currently in use. Installers take advantage of this feature, and so they provide for a smoother upgrade path than having to terminate and applications and processes manually. They also nice features such as rollbacks and configuration backup.
Then again, not every application has to integrate itself into the OS or provide some doohickey that sits in the tray. In this case, and if your target audience is power-users as you've mention, then a simple zip file is a great distribution medium.
I'm pretty sure this wouldn't be the situation. If a song sells only 1 copy a month for $4 or 20 copies a month for.20 cents, both options make the same amount assuming there are no other costs. However, the 20 copies has a lot more advertising power than just the 1 copy, and it should result in more sales for songs from the same or similar bands. People like to browse the bargin bins at the store for a reason.
However, for hit singles, people are typically just into that one song. Keep on raising the price until the profit maximum is reached.
Of course, I'm all talk and no research, but common capitalistic theory shows that price caps and floors result in a weaker economic system.
Some music store out there needs to implement an algorithm that changes the price of a song based on demand in realtime in order to *maximize* profit. Hell, if I ran any e-shop of any type, I would do this. The business is happy because they are raking in as much dough as possible and the populace is happy because they are effectively setting the price. I'll be able to get all the old music I like for something like.10 a track while the common pop addict will pay $4 for the lastest Timberlake single.
I dare say the effect of a nice wooden case is ruined by all the lovely cords running out of the front and the back. A black or silver finish is still the way to go.
With each app in its own directory, your $PATH becomes a mile long, and too difficult to maintain.
For groups of related utilities run from the command line, this makes perfect sense. Perhaps at least grouping by function, e.g. bin/dev for development tools would be a compromise. For GUI applications, most everything is launched by the mouse directly, so altering the $PATH isn't necessary.
Apps which depend on other apps for libraries won't know where to look. This is especially true if each installed version of a required app is stored in its own numbered directory.
This is a bit short-sighted. This implies that the only way to locate a shared library is via the file system, and we're hopelessly locked into this state. As for the 32-bit and 64-bit libraries coexisting, the OS should be able to locate and load the correct one for you. #1: Some boxes have read-only disks for security (CD-ROM firewalls come to mind). Now you can't install new applications. #2: You have one 100GB partition and you get a power spike. Now you have to wait for the fsck to finish before you can troubleshoot the damage. #3: You're in a diskless environment with centralized, NFS-mounted applications. With no/usr, you have no suitable mount point.
I agree on your points #1 and #3 about/usr for those specialized environments. I haven't had to run fsck since I switched to ReiserFS.
Sorry folks, we have the technology right now to support multiple version of libraries at the same time, disk space is no longer an issue, and it just makes logical sense to keep everything related to an application together in a logical unit that can be administrated with minimal effort. The/bin,/lib,/usr structure has to go. Applications locking in to configuration files across the file-system has to go. It's simply painful to use, and something like Rox here is the first step in the right direction.
Not like this step hasn't been taken in the past by multiple other software solutions...
Regular broadband in Phoenix is 3mbit down/256kbs Up for something like $40 a month.
Ask your neighbor who thinks the Internet is only the web to have COX install high speed broadband at his place. Tell him you'll pay for it and set him up for free Internet access. Bridge his connection and yours together, and there's a 6mbit down/512kbs up for you.
The Earth is 4.5 or so billion years old, and we're still here. So basically, the odds that anything like this will affect your life is ~0. There are more important things we have to worry about that we actually have control over.
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To answer your question, according to this article, the Earth gains 40,000 metric tons of mass each year from dust, meteors and whatnot. Have no fear about us feeble humans actually making a dent in mass of the Earth unless somebody hits the big red button.
For my day-to-day activities, I'm much more affected by the speed of my hard disk and the amount of memory I have installed. IMHO one should spend the minimum amount on a processor that they feel comfortable with, and then use the savings for the rest of the system.
Buy brand name components, a decent 7200 or even 10K RPM hard disk, and a GIG of memory. Don't forget input and output either! A cheap monitor, keyboard, or mouse will ruin your experience. Don't skimp on where it counts so you can simply brag about having one processor vs. one that's slightly slower.
A white list. Yes, that's what I do both at work and at home. When I tell people my email address, I ask them to add something to the subject line for the first email they send me. Otherwise, their emails are lumped together in my in^H^HSPAMbox and risk immediate deletion. After I've received their first email, I add their address to the whitelist, and from then on all their incomming emails are moved to the "valid" folder.
This method is a small concern to others, easy to administer, gives me 100% control, and requires no external filtering software besides your average email client. The best part is that I spend less than a minute a day dealing with SPAM.
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Starbucks has the word for fucking 20 in Italian (Venti) trademarked. I feel like trademarking 666, 420, and 69 and suing a bunch of clothing outlets.
What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
Praise our new found knowledge!
Worldwide Aging Fatality Count (WAFC) = 3 Libraries of Congress (LOC)
Now I can quote Internet 2 bandwidth by in WAFC units!
"My connection gets 10 WAFC/sec! W00t!"
20' x 8' x 8' = 1280 cubic feet!
Jesus, that's more volume than the average room in a house! What year is it, 1984?
The Windows API provides functions for replacing a file that's currently in use as well as deleting a file that's currently in use. Installers take advantage of this feature, and so they provide for a smoother upgrade path than having to terminate and applications and processes manually. They also nice features such as rollbacks and configuration backup.
Then again, not every application has to integrate itself into the OS or provide some doohickey that sits in the tray. In this case, and if your target audience is power-users as you've mention, then a simple zip file is a great distribution medium.
I'm pretty sure this wouldn't be the situation. If a song sells only 1 copy a month for $4 or 20 copies a month for .20 cents, both options make the same amount assuming there are no other costs. However, the 20 copies has a lot more advertising power than just the 1 copy, and it should result in more sales for songs from the same or similar bands. People like to browse the bargin bins at the store for a reason.
However, for hit singles, people are typically just into that one song. Keep on raising the price until the profit maximum is reached.
Of course, I'm all talk and no research, but common capitalistic theory shows that price caps and floors result in a weaker economic system.
Some music store out there needs to implement an algorithm that changes the price of a song based on demand in realtime in order to *maximize* profit. Hell, if I ran any e-shop of any type, I would do this. The business is happy because they are raking in as much dough as possible and the populace is happy because they are effectively setting the price. I'll be able to get all the old music I like for something like .10 a track while the common pop addict will pay $4 for the lastest Timberlake single.
What's yer hammer's name? Mine's Earl.
I dare say the effect of a nice wooden case is ruined by all the lovely cords running out of the front and the back. A black or silver finish is still the way to go.
With each app in its own directory, your $PATH becomes a mile long, and too difficult to maintain.
/usr, you have no suitable mount point.
/usr for those specialized environments. I haven't had to run fsck since I switched to ReiserFS.
For groups of related utilities run from the command line, this makes perfect sense. Perhaps at least grouping by function, e.g. bin/dev for development tools would be a compromise. For GUI applications, most everything is launched by the mouse directly, so altering the $PATH isn't necessary.
Apps which depend on other apps for libraries won't know where to look. This is especially true if each installed version of a required app is stored in its own numbered directory.
This is a bit short-sighted. This implies that the only way to locate a shared library is via the file system, and we're hopelessly locked into this state. As for the 32-bit and 64-bit libraries coexisting, the OS should be able to locate and load the correct one for you.
#1: Some boxes have read-only disks for security (CD-ROM firewalls come to mind). Now you can't install new applications.
#2: You have one 100GB partition and you get a power spike. Now you have to wait for the fsck to finish before you can troubleshoot the damage.
#3: You're in a diskless environment with centralized, NFS-mounted applications. With no
I agree on your points #1 and #3 about
Sorry folks, we have the technology right now to support multiple version of libraries at the same time, disk space is no longer an issue, and it just makes logical sense to keep everything related to an application together in a logical unit that can be administrated with minimal effort. The /bin, /lib, /usr structure has to go. Applications locking in to configuration files across the file-system has to go. It's simply painful to use, and something like Rox here is the first step in the right direction.
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Not like this step hasn't been taken in the past by multiple other software solutions
"Out of all the email I get for penis enhancement, I'm sure your mom's email is in there somewhere."
This begs the question: Why are you such an uptight twit?
Regular broadband in Phoenix is 3mbit down/256kbs Up for something like $40 a month.
Ask your neighbor who thinks the Internet is only the web to have COX install high speed broadband at his place. Tell him you'll pay for it and set him up for free Internet access. Bridge his connection and yours together, and there's a 6mbit down/512kbs up for you.
I call shenanigans. A script that can convert between two different Perl dialects? Such a thing can only be made by God.
The Earth is 4.5 or so billion years old, and we're still here. So basically, the odds that anything like this will affect your life is ~0. There are more important things we have to worry about that we actually have control over.
To answer your question, according to this article, the Earth gains 40,000 metric tons of mass each year from dust, meteors and whatnot. Have no fear about us feeble humans actually making a dent in mass of the Earth unless somebody hits the big red button.
For my day-to-day activities, I'm much more affected by the speed of my hard disk and the amount of memory I have installed. IMHO one should spend the minimum amount on a processor that they feel comfortable with, and then use the savings for the rest of the system.
Buy brand name components, a decent 7200 or even 10K RPM hard disk, and a GIG of memory. Don't forget input and output either! A cheap monitor, keyboard, or mouse will ruin your experience. Don't skimp on where it counts so you can simply brag about having one processor vs. one that's slightly slower.
Not only are the doctors working too hard, but people dying because of lack of medical help?!?
You have truly strengthened my belief that socialized medicine should never become practice in America.
Don't give Microsoft any more ideas! That's liable to be an intro video for the next version of Windows.
A white list. Yes, that's what I do both at work and at home. When I tell people my email address, I ask them to add something to the subject line for the first email they send me. Otherwise, their emails are lumped together in my in^H^HSPAMbox and risk immediate deletion. After I've received their first email, I add their address to the whitelist, and from then on all their incomming emails are moved to the "valid" folder.
This method is a small concern to others, easy to administer, gives me 100% control, and requires no external filtering software besides your average email client. The best part is that I spend less than a minute a day dealing with SPAM.
Still no cure for cancer.
and yes, I'm very grateful. A good education these days seems priceless.
Yeah, the area around the nostrils tears real easy for some reason.
Believe it or not, I did the same exact thing. Waiting in anticipation for book four. Working down the top 100 list in the meantime.