Well fsck Theo, then. Seriously, you'd never run into this in Linux, because Linux has multiple working journaling filesystems - no need to fsck. Wait, did I just troll?
Technology requires education. There is no "magic bullet". Driving a car takes lessons, an understanding of how a clutch works, and practice. Operating a forklift requires skill, and an understanding of how all the buttons and levers work. Performing brain surgery requires time and devotion to the craft. People have watched too much TV - there is no "Computer" that you can talk to like on Star Trek. Computer technology is no different than other technology - sewing machines, lawn mowers. Face it: THERE IS A LEARNING CURVE.
I was going to say...not necessarily support I'd be looking for. Unless of course you're going to build a DNS server - you know, one server to rule them all, one server to BIND them...
Have this. It's called LOM (Lights Out Management). Full serial manageability, and a hardware reset gizmo on the system board. Run "lom -d 40000,10000" and if the box hangs for 40 seconds, it gets rebooted.
Am I the only one who remembers PC components with a near-infinite lifetime? I just threw out, not because it died, but because my S.O. complained about the floor space, the very first Linux box I ever built. A 386sx with 8MB of RAM, ISA NE2000 clone NIC, and a 420MB Seagate disk. It still booted. The motherboard dated around 1990. Nowadays, it seems that stuff is replaced within a few years, NOT because of the endless MS upgrade treadmill, but because things simply crap out... With a spate of recent PC component reliability problems (HD warranties, bad capacitors, etc.), we're shifting to a more disposable PC market (ever wonder why a whole system, incl. monitor, can be had for less than $500 ?) The solution is to purchase quality components, avoid the "upgrade your HW or die" FUD, fight off PHBs who want shiny new P4-3GHz boxes, and instead concentrate on value. THAT'S the solution to PC recycling costs - stop throwing so many away! I'm still using a box I built from components thrown away by various clients, it suits me perfectly.
Why bother with x68 [sic] Solaris when you can run real Solaris on real Sun hardware? You get: network booting OpenBoot native serial console fairly standard upgradeable components It Just Works
Is this Marxism-101? An Anonymous Coward posts something about how we're all exploited by the Bosses, and it makes the Front Page?
cat/dev/clue > AC
Nobody is "exploiting" you. If you work for what they pay, then its a business deal, and done. If you don't like your pay, renegotiate, quit, or SHUT UP. Because your company founder put his brains, personal capital, and personal life on the line to start a company, WHICH PUTS THE FOOD ON YOUR TABLE, and now makes more $$ than you, doesn't mean he's "exploiting" you. People have been hearing the worn-out battle cry of the second-raters so long that they're starting to believe it. Under communism, man exploits man. Under capitalism, man trades with man, to the profit and benefit of both. Nobody is forcing you to work (at least in Civilized places). Your boss gets the fruit of your labors, you get a check. His company grows, he lines his pockets, and you sleep under a roof. If that bothers you, start your own company.
I have a $5.95/month 56k unlimited dialup plan, and other than WAITING for huge pictures in my email ("here's ANOTHER 1000KB JPG of my dog d00d!"), and the inability to download ISOs, it's fine.
Yes, I do "scramble" a little more while I'm online, and I've discovered compression for my SSH sessions, but the Net is still quite usable. I get on, I surf for what I want, I get off. I spend less time plugged in, and more time interacting with real people.
I'm debating going back to broadband when my finances improve, but I'm unsure if I will.
Please provide basis for all of your wild assumptions: "Speakers of languages based on latin are instinctively drawn to the upper-left". Why? Why not the Germanic languages too? We all start reading from there... if anything, the close button should be on the lower right, to signify that you've read everything.
Why do screenshots make or break a new OS? Shouldn't the functionality (encryption and privacy options, performance, failover, multi-user access, etc. etc.) of an operating system be its primary features? Ever notice how when *BSD or Linux kernel updates come out, there are technical articles about them, while Windows updates (pun intended) are all about the new GUI? Can you say "fluff" ?
Japan is NOT the most innovative nation, or anywhere close to it. Ask around. Japan is good at adapting, miniaturizing, or cheaply producing (read: efficient manufacturing processes/lots of hard work) items invented in more open, meritocratic societies.
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And 640k ought to be enough for anybody.
Well fsck Theo, then. Seriously, you'd never run into this in Linux, because Linux has multiple working journaling filesystems - no need to fsck.
Wait, did I just troll?
There's no such thing as a P150, you insensitive clod!
Technology requires education. There is no "magic bullet". Driving a car takes lessons, an understanding of how a clutch works, and practice. Operating a forklift requires skill, and an understanding of how all the buttons and levers work. Performing brain surgery requires time and devotion to the craft.
People have watched too much TV - there is no "Computer" that you can talk to like on Star Trek. Computer technology is no different than other technology - sewing machines, lawn mowers. Face it: THERE IS A LEARNING CURVE.
I was going to say...not necessarily support I'd be looking for. Unless of course you're going to build a DNS server - you know, one server to rule them all, one server to BIND them...
Have this. It's called LOM (Lights Out Management). Full serial manageability, and a hardware reset gizmo on the system board. Run "lom -d 40000,10000" and if the box hangs for 40 seconds, it gets rebooted.
hoax? Get it, get it, the "It's Funny, Laugh" icon should be a hint. The guy's name is "Glitch" for crying out loud.
Am I the only one who remembers PC components with a near-infinite lifetime? I just threw out, not because it died, but because my S.O. complained about the floor space, the very first Linux box I ever built. A 386sx with 8MB of RAM, ISA NE2000 clone NIC, and a 420MB Seagate disk. It still booted. The motherboard dated around 1990. Nowadays, it seems that stuff is replaced within a few years, NOT because of the endless MS upgrade treadmill, but because things simply crap out...
With a spate of recent PC component reliability problems (HD warranties, bad capacitors, etc.), we're shifting to a more disposable PC market (ever wonder why a whole system, incl. monitor, can be had for less than $500 ?)
The solution is to purchase quality components, avoid the "upgrade your HW or die" FUD, fight off PHBs who want shiny new P4-3GHz boxes, and instead concentrate on value.
THAT'S the solution to PC recycling costs - stop throwing so many away!
I'm still using a box I built from components thrown away by various clients, it suits me perfectly.
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With an uncertain future, high pricing, and alternatives out there, why do people care what ISS says? Just because "X-Force" sounds cool?
And then you listen to it on your crappy computer speakers with the system humming away in the background. Audiophile indeed.
insmod lvm, you putz.
Why bother with x68 [sic] Solaris when you can run real Solaris on real Sun hardware? You get:
network booting
OpenBoot
native serial console
fairly standard upgradeable components
It Just Works
I'm a user, and I need SMP. Why? Here's why:
When Netscape or Mozilla or IE barfs on some lame Shockwave applet, and hogs 100% CPU. I have another CPU usable to kill off the bad app.
I want to rip CDs, play Oggs, and start a bloated MS app all at the same time without making a coaster, or hearing skip on my Oggs.
I want my system (Win32 or Linux/X) to respond smoothly and gracefully to spikes in load.
I NEED SMP. I would not use an OS without it. I BOUGHT an SMP box just for the above reasons. Once you go dually, there's no going back.
Is this Marxism-101? An Anonymous Coward posts something about how we're all exploited by the Bosses, and it makes the Front Page?
/dev/clue > AC
cat
Nobody is "exploiting" you. If you work for what they pay, then its a business deal, and done. If you don't like your pay, renegotiate, quit, or SHUT UP. Because your company founder put his brains, personal capital, and personal life on the line to start a company, WHICH PUTS THE FOOD ON YOUR TABLE, and now makes more $$ than you, doesn't mean he's "exploiting" you. People have been hearing the worn-out battle cry of the second-raters so long that they're starting to believe it. Under communism, man exploits man. Under capitalism, man trades with man, to the profit and benefit of both. Nobody is forcing you to work (at least in Civilized places). Your boss gets the fruit of your labors, you get a check. His company grows, he lines his pockets, and you sleep under a roof. If that bothers you, start your own company.
90 mg/km = 1 kg per 11111 km =
1 lb or rubber per 3080 miles?
I have 70,000 mile tires on my car, so does that mean that when they're old, my tires will be 22lbs lighter, EACH?
I find this suspect...
I like it.
I have a $5.95/month 56k unlimited dialup plan, and other than WAITING for huge pictures in my email ("here's ANOTHER 1000KB JPG of my dog d00d!"), and the inability to download ISOs, it's fine.
Yes, I do "scramble" a little more while I'm online, and I've discovered compression for my SSH sessions, but the Net is still quite usable. I get on, I surf for what I want, I get off. I spend less time plugged in, and more time interacting with real people.
I'm debating going back to broadband when my finances improve, but I'm unsure if I will.
Then there's ZoneEdit, which is Free-as-in-beer for the first 5 zones. w00t!
Guardent is making a lot of noise about this sort of thing. Conspiracy theorists unite!
Please provide basis for all of your wild assumptions:
"Speakers of languages based on latin are instinctively drawn to the upper-left". Why? Why not the Germanic languages too? We all start reading from there... if anything, the close button should be on the lower right, to signify that you've read everything.
To paraphrase you, your whole post sucks.
Why do screenshots make or break a new OS? Shouldn't the functionality (encryption and privacy options, performance, failover, multi-user access, etc. etc.) of an operating system be its primary features?
Ever notice how when *BSD or Linux kernel updates come out, there are technical articles about them, while Windows updates (pun intended) are all about the new GUI? Can you say "fluff" ?
What's a "tray program"? Is that one of those Windows things?
The OS version is relevant mainly to Win32, where each application subtly upgrades the OS.
Who cares?
Japan is NOT the most innovative nation, or anywhere close to it. Ask around. Japan is good at adapting, miniaturizing, or cheaply producing (read: efficient manufacturing processes/lots of hard work) items invented in more open, meritocratic societies.