Check out IBM's new page, which is referenced by the TV ad: ibm.com/open. Here is a quote from the page, and this is good marketing:
On demand business
Linux is like nothing else in the history of computing--the most unique innovation operating systems have ever seen. It's unprecedented integration. It's an open source operating system. Owned by no single company or private enterprise. Constantly improved by thousands of programmers. And it's getting bigger. Last year, according to the IDC, shipments of servers running Linux increased by 22.8%.
If Linux were a person, he would be growing, fast. Taught by the best. Gaining wisdom beyond his years. And sharing. He would be in business, education, government and homes. He would be a nine-year-old boy changing the world.
It's stuff like this that will grab the masses attention and let people know that Linux is ready for prime time. I'm really happy to see IBM doing this!
Sounds familiar.. We have many IBM 3130 printers here, which have similar toner loading procedures. You place a rectangular plastic box into the printer upside down, then pull a tab which allows you to remove the plastic film on the bottom, and the toner then falls into the hopper.
My boss decided he would attempt to refil the toner one day. Long story short, when I returned, he was frantically vacuuming the floor, which was making the spill worse (standard vacuum cleaners will blow toner all over the room, you need a special vacuum cleaner to work with toner that has a micro filter and special bag). I also had a week off work with a lung infection which might be related to this incident. I'm sure that this one day did more damage to me than 10 years of smoking would do.
Scary stuff. And I trusted the IBM printer techs when they told me their toner is safe to breath (in small quantites obviously). Now I'm not so sure. Anyone aware of any medical proof one way or the other?
If you've ever tried drawing anything with a mouse, you probably agree that it's not easy.. I probably couldn't even write my name and have it be recognizable as being written by the same person, let alone be an exact digital match. Maybe I'm a spaz on the mouse, but I know for a fact I'm *much* better than the average Joe-Sixpack type I see at work. So I have a hard time believing this concept will work. Stylus tablets is another story, though.. If only everyone owned one of those!:-)
You must be new to Slashdot... Other neat Slashdotisms you'll soon be familiar with: Duplicate stories, spelling and grammar errors posted by the "editors", and posting of articles that the editors clearly hasn't even read. Still, it's all in good fun.
Yes, but the original poster is also corerct, floppies bought today are total crap compared to years ago. Every floppy disk I've bought in the last few years have all been unreliable at best, but floppies I bought 10 years old still work perfectly.
They make a lot more than strings.. This John Petreucci guitar is awesome (Petrucci is also one of my favorite players). I believe Eddie Van Halen plays Ernie Ball guitars too. They are a bit pricey, but I'll reconsider after reading this article!
Good point, and George Bush would look pretty stupid if the US was still getting terrorist attacks after what he did in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Anyway, the first thing I did when I heard the scale of the power outage was run outside and start looking for mushroom clouds.. Thank God it hadn't come to that.
Environment probably plays a large part.. I'm the first born child in my family, and a bit of an introvert. My yonger siblings tend to be extroverts, though. Perhaps first born children and only-children are more likely to be introverts, since they were'nt surrounded by other kids when they were young?
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On demand business
Linux is like nothing else in the history of computing--the most unique innovation operating systems have ever seen. It's unprecedented integration. It's an open source operating system. Owned by no single company or private enterprise. Constantly improved by thousands of programmers. And it's getting bigger. Last year, according to the IDC, shipments of servers running Linux increased by 22.8%.
If Linux were a person, he would be growing, fast. Taught by the best. Gaining wisdom beyond his years. And sharing. He would be in business, education, government and homes. He would be a nine-year-old boy changing the world.
It's stuff like this that will grab the masses attention and let people know that Linux is ready for prime time. I'm really happy to see IBM doing this!
mmmm.... beer. (Homer Simpson voice)
;-)
My boss decided he would attempt to refil the toner one day. Long story short, when I returned, he was frantically vacuuming the floor, which was making the spill worse (standard vacuum cleaners will blow toner all over the room, you need a special vacuum cleaner to work with toner that has a micro filter and special bag). I also had a week off work with a lung infection which might be related to this incident. I'm sure that this one day did more damage to me than 10 years of smoking would do.
Scary stuff. And I trusted the IBM printer techs when they told me their toner is safe to breath (in small quantites obviously). Now I'm not so sure. Anyone aware of any medical proof one way or the other?
True, typos and all.
I think the correct term is downgrade. ;-)
Yeah, we're all supposed to be driving rocket cars by 2005 too, but I don't see that happening either.
If you've ever tried drawing anything with a mouse, you probably agree that it's not easy .. I probably couldn't even write my name and have it be recognizable as being written by the same person, let alone be an exact digital match. Maybe I'm a spaz on the mouse, but I know for a fact I'm *much* better than the average Joe-Sixpack type I see at work. So I have a hard time believing this concept will work. Stylus tablets is another story, though.. If only everyone owned one of those! :-)
Well, at least it's not the New York times, or you'd have to put in your registration just to open the CD..
I think this guy's watched Dumb and Dumber a few too many times.
Regards;
Your friendly neighboorhood spammer.
Sorry, I would pay you but I already gave all my money to SCO so I can continue using Linux... ;-)
You have to log on as root to do that .. oh, wait a sec..
+1 Troll...
Is that former Triumph guitarist Rik Emmet on the desktop wallpaper?
In any case, same goes for installing Windows. If you don't use DHCP, you still have to know your static IP, gateway and DNS server(s).
Yes, but the original poster is also corerct, floppies bought today are total crap compared to years ago. Every floppy disk I've bought in the last few years have all been unreliable at best, but floppies I bought 10 years old still work perfectly.
Real men use 3.5" floppy disks for backups.
Just get the BSA to "investigate" her.
Do they do their own website hosting? Or is it outsourced?
They make a lot more than strings .. This John Petreucci guitar is awesome (Petrucci is also one of my favorite players). I believe Eddie Van Halen plays Ernie Ball guitars too. They are a bit pricey, but I'll reconsider after reading this article!
Anyway, the first thing I did when I heard the scale of the power outage was run outside and start looking for mushroom clouds .. Thank God it hadn't come to that.
And no Extreme or Xtreme in the name .. I no longer buy products without Extreme in the name. Even my deoderant is Extreme.
Environment probably plays a large part .. I'm the first born child in my family, and a bit of an introvert. My yonger siblings tend to be extroverts, though. Perhaps first born children and only-children are more likely to be introverts, since they were'nt surrounded by other kids when they were young?