Go to SourceForge and find an open source game in development (or even beta) that sounds cool to you - and contribute copious code... it will be free so everyone can enjoy it, and you can put it on your resume.
If they sell IPO stock at $8 - and they sold (let's say) 10 million shares... they get $80 million (more or less) capital.
Now - it goes up to $12. Some of their employees make a little coin from their options/shares... good for them...
Now - it drops to $2... Hmmm... anyone holding the stock get's a little burned... but the company still has their 80 Million (or what's left of it)... and they start giving out options based on the new $2 price...
Stocks are supposed to be viewed long term - not as get rich quick schemes that everyone seems to want them to be. If you think a company will do well in the long term - and their stock just took a pounding, buy some and hold on to it.
If they open source Java - wouldn't it be very easy at that point to incorporate it at a very low level into an operating system (especially an open source OS like Linux)? Thereby increasing performance and usability...
This is not a technical discussion... if you ever thought that you would have an in-depth technical discussion on/. - you were dreaming.
I stated an opinion - a valid on at that (but I am biased on this one) - that I prefer comparisons of raw CPU power (in whatever areas you like to look at) vs. cost...
Now if you aren't a supporter of free expression... that's a different matter.
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...which doesn't mean it's better - but it sells more.
2000-11-13 20:52:01 The Ultimate Recordable (articles,hardware) (rejected) - but I'm not bitter.
...to either just give a computer to the local amity/goodwill or to configure it with Linux and give it to one of the newbies at my user group.
I don't have to pay anything - and someone benefits.
...mirror things like this before it's posted...
Really, even if only temporarily... get permission, mirror it, and then post it.
...get an inverter and put it in your car.
I have one for my laptop that works quite nicely. Plug it in to the lighter - and 120V AC comes out...
...do the math with bigger drives...
Heck drives are up over 70 gigs now...
Nope - it's a lame attempt at very subtle humour.
...how some people relate storage space to their lives.
Some people think about it in number of CD's (or even floppies) it is worth... Others think about the database it could hold.
Rob thinks about how much music he could fill it with.
Go to SourceForge and find an open source game in development (or even beta) that sounds cool to you - and contribute copious code... it will be free so everyone can enjoy it, and you can put it on your resume.
...and is obviously that - there are some truly valuable lessons to be learned in this text.
CmdrTaco - not Jon.
If they sell IPO stock at $8 - and they sold (let's say) 10 million shares... they get $80 million (more or less) capital.
Now - it goes up to $12. Some of their employees make a little coin from their options/shares... good for them...
Now - it drops to $2... Hmmm... anyone holding the stock get's a little burned... but the company still has their 80 Million (or what's left of it)... and they start giving out options based on the new $2 price...
Stocks are supposed to be viewed long term - not as get rich quick schemes that everyone seems to want them to be. If you think a company will do well in the long term - and their stock just took a pounding, buy some and hold on to it.
...do you have a link to a mirror?
Hey if they're going to call it Eros...
...to VMware now? Is it a viable alternative?
...which I'm sure many of you will do. ;)
If they open source Java - wouldn't it be very easy at that point to incorporate it at a very low level into an operating system (especially an open source OS like Linux)? Thereby increasing performance and usability...
Just a thought.
...the did open source Star Office...
Perhaps they don't want to be perceived as an "evil corporation"...
...whole new internet while we're at it?
It quacks like a duck!
This is not a technical discussion... if you ever thought that you would have an in-depth technical discussion on /. - you were dreaming.
I stated an opinion - a valid on at that (but I am biased on this one) - that I prefer comparisons of raw CPU power (in whatever areas you like to look at) vs. cost...
Now if you aren't a supporter of free expression... that's a different matter.
Ah yes, my poor virtual hosting company... and their celeron 300 just isn't cutting it right now...
Actually, I've done some changes to the code - so it is a little quicker now.
...does quite nicely... Kernel compiles in about 3 minutes...
... but I'm still cheap, so I'll hold off on the mult-Xeon box for the time being...
Sure, instant gratification would be better
...M$ one, right?
Oh look, there are a couple - here and here.
...talking fruit are you looking for Mr Taco?
...well, my 486 laptop plays an excellent game of Scorched earth running DR Dos... which would run just as well on a 286...
What a game... we still have scorched earth group games... I just wish Xscorch was half the game that scorched earth was.