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Ahh, this makes it very easy to know which companies I shouldn't buy software from. I can't imagine there is much that these companies offer that can't be done (probably better) with open source software anyway.
The only problem is the cost of the solution, and the bandwidth problem. only 10 clients could run at the same time because of the bandwidth demand. But they recently told us that this limit will actualy be 5 (with the proposed server) because besides the bandwidth problem, the server couldn't handle correctly the load for more than 5 clients at the same time.
That's not true. I have personally seen this setup run a whole lab full of computers and several of those 'conference labs' you use to check email, etc. when you are at a conference. And they worked great.
Just wanted to add my two cents. I like the Sun rays and they I think they make a much better 'information appliance' than the hacked pc's I often see used for that, which break down and are broken into regularly.
"But I only know Windows 98 and ME! I can't do anything else!
I inquired about an alternative number and they said they never heard of a way too.
As someone who works with just that type of information on a regular basis, your school should be able to issue you a system-generated alternate ID number from the range that is reserved for such numbers. Where I work, we issue those to foreign students and to domestic students who don't want to provide their SSN. Everyone else uses their SSN's, and hopefully alleviating your fears somewhat, that information is not sold or made available outside of the university except as is required by some government agencies. Your university should be able to explain exactly who has access to your SSN. If not, I would push like hell for that system-assigned ID:-)
It sounds like he/she is the type of employee who, without a 'superior'/parent giving constant guidance, is worthless in the business world. Start a business of his/her own? I doubt it.
It looks like these turbines could easily be encased in a screen of some sort that might not appreciably reduce the wind going through. That makes me wonder why stand-alone wind turbines are built like that too.
Still, even with a screen, it would have to have a conical structure with "vents" so that the birds would hit the cone and roll through the vents instead of just being sucked on to a screen that they could never escape from.
Precisely! And, to top it off, it'll create a whole new strata of worker, the MCXE! This technical wizard (certified by Microsoft) will be available by 900 number for calls from frantic 14 yo's who *have* to get their box working again ("...and while you're here, press * for game tips! Only $9.95 per tip! Or press # to sign up for MSN membership with the Gamer Discount Offer!").
See, just like Steve and Bill said, Microsoft really *does* drive the New Economy;-)
Well, since we are ranting about os's, and you felt the need to slam Solaris x68, I will then go ahead and plug it.
Personally, I haven't found a better os for x86 than Solaris. It does need extra RAM (I use 256 MB) but it runs great on a Celeron 300 and I find the software to be well-engineered. It would be nice if it had more software support like the SPARC version, but oh well. If that was all I cared about I would use Windows:-)
Granted, I haven't tried BSD beyond a brief time with FreeBSD, and I never tried BeOS, but I have used MVS and OS/390 and on the Whale Scale there is no comparison!
Maybe it's all bullshit. Maybe they didn't visit anyone at all and just came up with the ideas playing around the office like they mentioned. Who would know (or really care)?
Would YOU let MS reps into your home? I hope they were giving away some serious freebies:-)
Well, this has been an interesting set of posts, some rather depressing.
But, I can't resist passing on that last night wasn't so bad after all. First off, I AM a gay guy. I thought I was going to spend New Year's alone. But around 9 PM I got a call from the guy I love the most, and that's who I spent the evening with.
It couldn't have worked out better, but honestly, it took a lot of work over the last couple years so that I could get that call when I really needed it. And it wasn't treating the guy like shit, but more of the honest, caring variety.
Maybe women DO NOT want to be treated well as some of the posts have stated. That's not what I have been hearing from my women friends lately though. They seem VERY interested in guys who really care about them AND are interested in sex.
Anyway, good luck in the coming year. All the effort is worth it!:-)
Not at all. It is actually a very good platform to work with, and I feel comfortable saying that after using it for the last two years. It's a lot more like Linux than it is like Windows, folks;-)
My two cents: use Forte for Java on Solaris x86, and solve both your problems!
Yes, and so was Websphere. I thought this was another old article posting mistake until I saw the date on the announcement. Now I know it is just a marketing exercise, because this is OLD news.
Yes, this would explain the proliferation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the States. We just don't give our 11 year-olds enough opportunities to express their desires to take over the world.
Hmmm, the elf comment doesn't sound so odd when you compare it to related whacked comments such as "What would Jesus do?" or "Finding your inner child," which must relate to a similar level of self esteem.
Why do some people have so much trouble thinking for themselves? Maybe there needs to be a new game: Quake 4, Waste the Brainwashed Zealots. Then, that would encourage open-minded youth to go out and waste a few assholes in "real life." Just like at Columbine!
Then again, maybe people should be more tolerant of other people's behavior and not make comments designed to arouse violent action. I feel a need to plug www.religioustolerance.org, who seem to be at least making an attempt.
The fact that they will be releasing the C# language specification to an open standards body unfortunately already gives them a head start on the credibility.
Lately I have been wondering just how much the open standards body submittal helps. Sun, IBM, et.al. have made amazing progress on Java so far, and it is questionable whether they could have moved anywhere near as fast with Microsoft breathing down their necks in the standards process. Cross-platform capabilities probably would have been the first feature to go.
The recent submission of an interview with Bjarne Stoustrup clearly showed the trouble he has gone through with having standards implemented, and the length of time it has taken to achieve what C++ has. One of the largest problems? Microsoft.
So, Microsoft wants to submit their work to a standards body. What will happen as soon as someone threatens their control? All I can say is, based on their past behavior, C# *must* be a throw-away language for them. Open standards pretty much never seems to fit their business model unless they have no choice. But then, maybe at this point they *don't* have a choice.
Is there a place to find information on the problems with the X architecture that are setting it back? It's hard for me to believe that the win32 gui or the mac gui architectures are so well-designed.
I for one use the remote networking features of X almost daily, and would miss them greatly on other platforms. I guess you are saying X was designed poorly compared to the other options, and I would like to see some technical information on it's problems.
I could really care less about IE anymore, but Netscape on Linux does have me a little puzzled.
I have noticed that Netscape runs really well on Solaris and AIX, which leads me to believe that the Linux version was *really* an afterthought. Netscape crashed so often on Mandrake and Red Hat for me that I always feared losing every Netscape window whenever I closed one of them. Not a useful way to work.
I am hoping that Mozilla is a vast improvement on this once it is complete, but for now I am pretty much hooked on Solaris. Yes, Sun controls it...but it works, and there are no BSODs either.
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Hmmm, who needs to buy something extra? Can't we all just use our palm pilots for this? I may have to upgrade to a "sleeker" version now;-)
No. It is because of the constantly fresh material that we keep coming back...not because all the articles sit there for a month till the next 'issue'.
I doubt the Bjarne interview (and yes, that was definitely a/. highpoint and very cool) would have been noticed by anywhere near as many people if it had shown up on some 'zine page.
I can't do your work because my 14 yo messed up my pc with an aol upgrade! That crazy kid! You understand, don't you? Don't you...Boss, why do you look so angry?
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Jeez, that is so damn scary.
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Does Chad work for Microsoft?
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Ahh, this makes it very easy to know which companies I shouldn't buy software from. I can't imagine there is much that these companies offer that can't be done (probably better) with open source software anyway.Wow! You are right. This situation is ripe for AOL-type billing practices.
you choose your OS based on what makes you look "subversive"
Why does it seem that any OS other than Windows is subversive these days? We're so fucked.
The only problem is the cost of the solution, and the bandwidth problem. only 10 clients could run at the same time because of the bandwidth demand. But they recently told us that this limit will actualy be 5 (with the proposed server) because besides the bandwidth problem, the server couldn't handle correctly the load for more than 5 clients at the same time.
That's not true. I have personally seen this setup run a whole lab full of computers and several of those 'conference labs' you use to check email, etc. when you are at a conference. And they worked great.
Just wanted to add my two cents. I like the Sun rays and they I think they make a much better 'information appliance' than the hacked pc's I often see used for that, which break down and are broken into regularly.
"But I only know Windows 98 and ME! I can't do anything else!
I inquired about an alternative number and they said they never heard of a way too.
As someone who works with just that type of information on a regular basis, your school should be able to issue you a system-generated alternate ID number from the range that is reserved for such numbers. Where I work, we issue those to foreign students and to domestic students who don't want to provide their SSN. Everyone else uses their SSN's, and hopefully alleviating your fears somewhat, that information is not sold or made available outside of the university except as is required by some government agencies. Your university should be able to explain exactly who has access to your SSN. If not, I would push like hell for that system-assigned ID :-)
Exactly.
It sounds like he/she is the type of employee who, without a 'superior'/parent giving constant guidance, is worthless in the business world. Start a business of his/her own? I doubt it.
It looks like these turbines could easily be encased in a screen of some sort that might not appreciably reduce the wind going through. That makes me wonder why stand-alone wind turbines are built like that too.
Still, even with a screen, it would have to have a conical structure with "vents" so that the birds would hit the cone and roll through the vents instead of just being sucked on to a screen that they could never escape from.
It would be entertaining to watch, I am sure :-)
Ack! If I followed that advice, I'd develop for nothing but Windows 98, 95, and maybe some NT. There has to be more to life than that ;-)
Precisely! And, to top it off, it'll create a whole new strata of worker, the MCXE! This technical wizard (certified by Microsoft) will be available by 900 number for calls from frantic 14 yo's who *have* to get their box working again ("...and while you're here, press * for game tips! Only $9.95 per tip! Or press # to sign up for MSN membership with the Gamer Discount Offer!").
See, just like Steve and Bill said, Microsoft really *does* drive the New Economy ;-)
Well, since we are ranting about os's, and you felt the need to slam Solaris x68, I will then go ahead and plug it.
Personally, I haven't found a better os for x86 than Solaris. It does need extra RAM (I use 256 MB) but it runs great on a Celeron 300 and I find the software to be well-engineered. It would be nice if it had more software support like the SPARC version, but oh well. If that was all I cared about I would use Windows :-)
Granted, I haven't tried BSD beyond a brief time with FreeBSD, and I never tried BeOS, but I have used MVS and OS/390 and on the Whale Scale there is no comparison!
Some places to look for answers to those types of questions:
news:comp.unix.solaris
www.sun.com/bigadmin
www.solariscentral.com
Also check out www.sunfreeware.com if you are new to Solaris
Yeah, well, they can just go out to lunch or something, and give the world a day's break from Microsoft's manifest destiny :-)
Maybe it's all bullshit. Maybe they didn't visit anyone at all and just came up with the ideas playing around the office like they mentioned. Who would know (or really care)?
Would YOU let MS reps into your home? I hope they were giving away some serious freebies :-)
Well, this has been an interesting set of posts, some rather depressing.
But, I can't resist passing on that last night wasn't so bad after all. First off, I AM a gay guy. I thought I was going to spend New Year's alone. But around 9 PM I got a call from the guy I love the most, and that's who I spent the evening with.
It couldn't have worked out better, but honestly, it took a lot of work over the last couple years so that I could get that call when I really needed it. And it wasn't treating the guy like shit, but more of the honest, caring variety.
Maybe women DO NOT want to be treated well as some of the posts have stated. That's not what I have been hearing from my women friends lately though. They seem VERY interested in guys who really care about them AND are interested in sex.
Anyway, good luck in the coming year. All the effort is worth it! :-)
Not at all. It is actually a very good platform to work with, and I feel comfortable saying that after using it for the last two years. It's a lot more like Linux than it is like Windows, folks ;-)
My two cents: use Forte for Java on Solaris x86, and solve both your problems!
Yes, and so was Websphere. I thought this was another old article posting mistake until I saw the date on the announcement. Now I know it is just a marketing exercise, because this is OLD news.
Yes, this would explain the proliferation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the States. We just don't give our 11 year-olds enough opportunities to express their desires to take over the world.
Thank Eris for mothers ;-)
Hmmm, the elf comment doesn't sound so odd when you compare it to related whacked comments such as "What would Jesus do?" or "Finding your inner child," which must relate to a similar level of self esteem.
Why do some people have so much trouble thinking for themselves? Maybe there needs to be a new game: Quake 4, Waste the Brainwashed Zealots. Then, that would encourage open-minded youth to go out and waste a few assholes in "real life." Just like at Columbine!
Then again, maybe people should be more tolerant of other people's behavior and not make comments designed to arouse violent action. I feel a need to plug www.religioustolerance.org, who seem to be at least making an attempt.
Lately I have been wondering just how much the open standards body submittal helps. Sun, IBM, et.al. have made amazing progress on Java so far, and it is questionable whether they could have moved anywhere near as fast with Microsoft breathing down their necks in the standards process. Cross-platform capabilities probably would have been the first feature to go.
The recent submission of an interview with Bjarne Stoustrup clearly showed the trouble he has gone through with having standards implemented, and the length of time it has taken to achieve what C++ has. One of the largest problems? Microsoft.
So, Microsoft wants to submit their work to a standards body. What will happen as soon as someone threatens their control? All I can say is, based on their past behavior, C# *must* be a throw-away language for them. Open standards pretty much never seems to fit their business model unless they have no choice. But then, maybe at this point they *don't* have a choice.
Is there a place to find information on the problems with the X architecture that are setting it back? It's hard for me to believe that the win32 gui or the mac gui architectures are so well-designed.
I for one use the remote networking features of X almost daily, and would miss them greatly on other platforms. I guess you are saying X was designed poorly compared to the other options, and I would like to see some technical information on it's problems.
Thanks.
I could really care less about IE anymore, but Netscape on Linux does have me a little puzzled.
I have noticed that Netscape runs really well on Solaris and AIX, which leads me to believe that the Linux version was *really* an afterthought. Netscape crashed so often on Mandrake and Red Hat for me that I always feared losing every Netscape window whenever I closed one of them. Not a useful way to work.
I am hoping that Mozilla is a vast improvement on this once it is complete, but for now I am pretty much hooked on Solaris. Yes, Sun controls it...but it works, and there are no BSODs either.
you walk in with a palm...
Hmmm, who needs to buy something extra? Can't we all just use our palm pilots for this? I may have to upgrade to a "sleeker" version now ;-)
No. It is because of the constantly fresh material that we keep coming back...not because all the articles sit there for a month till the next 'issue'.
I doubt the Bjarne interview (and yes, that was definitely a /. highpoint and very cool) would have been noticed by anywhere near as many people if it had shown up on some 'zine page.
This article is particular is a good one.
Just my too sents :-)
I can't do your work because my 14 yo messed up my pc with an aol upgrade! That crazy kid! You understand, don't you? Don't you...Boss, why do you look so angry?