You need free space to do a proper defrag. I suppose you could do what we used to do before defrag utilities were available: back the whole thing up, reinitialize, and restore.
Your title is an (intentional?) reference to a certain book not all Slashdotters may be familiar with. Sad that it wasn't written 40 years ago, is widely read, and often quoted — but nobody seems to have learned its lessons.
But seriously guys, I've worked at hotels (work at one right now actually) as a cook, and I can tell you, that there is a real shortage of ANY KIND of software.
If that's true, it's certainly not because there is a shortage of software geeks willing and able to write it. So there has to be some practical or cultural reasons hotel people don't use it. If you want to automate your hotel, the first question you need to ask is why it hasn't already happened.
Jeez! That bike's chrome-coolness factor is certainly unsurpassed. And the stats for the engine boggle the mind: I once owned a pre-OPEC muscle car that had a smaller engine! But it's still a piston engine, so the technovibe is just not there.
Don't ask software geeks what's the best software for running a hotel. We may know software, but we know shit about hotels. You should ask other hoteliers.
Sure citizens need basic protection: it's called "rule of law". What kind of protection is "from my cold dead hands"? Trying to block bad IP laws with a hunting rifle is insane. First it won't work, and second, you have to be an idiot to put your life on the line to protect your right to own a TiVo!
Because an Intel-based Mac is not that much more expensive than an equivalent PC, because I've always been impressed by the quality of Apple hardware, and because every once in a while I want to explore some software that only runs on Macs. None of these factors were enough to make me even consider a Mac when Windows didn't run on Macs — but now it does.
It's a pretty effective ploy. For my next machine, I'd been looking at a Shuttle, and didn't even consider a Mac — I am thoroughly not a Mac person. Then BootCamp appeared, and I can't help but notice that a Mac Mini is not that much more expensive than a Shuttle...
I know one person who definitely bought a Mac because of Boot Camp. This is a colleague who works at home, and had good reason to prefer a Mac — mainly because tech support is an issue, and having a Mac allows her to turn to her Mac-centric kids and ex-husband. But she also had to be able to take Windows screenshots for some of our products, so she wasn't even considering buying a Mac until I mentioned Boot Camp to her.
Still, I don't think Boot Camp is so much a ploy as a "Wouldn't that be kewl" hack.
No, what makes this Slashdot is that every mod somebody disagree with is taken as a sign that the whole system is broken. Bogus. At this moment, the comment that teaks the demos has the same score as the one that tweaks the repubs.
A few weeks ago I said something unflattering about GWB, and immediately got downmodded. How does that fit in your theory?
Different level of security. A front door look just has to be hard to pick. It doesn't have to try to prevent the burgler from starting up the house and driving it away.
You're assuming that all spyware is badly written and destroys the usability of any machine its installed on. There's certainly a lot of that. But a well-written program can have little or no obvious impact on the systems performance. A competent programmer can write a simple app that spies on your surfing habits, tweaks your search results, or otherwise fucks you over, all without impacting performance.
Also, in win32, spyware can run as a service, which means it isn't active all the time.
Spyware that renders machines unusable is what people notice. But it's not the most common kind. If it were, spyware wouldn't be such a big business.
One other detail: some spyware downloads other spyware. Even if it renders your system unusable in the process, a downloader can easily install a thousand or so applications before things lock up.
Anyway, I am not fucking nuts. So you're perfectly safe!
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While you're at it, overwrite the embarassing stuff with zeroes so it can't be recovered.
You need free space to do a proper defrag. I suppose you could do what we used to do before defrag utilities were available: back the whole thing up, reinitialize, and restore.
That's one of the better explanations of these concepts that I've read. Care to share your sources?
It was also the premise of Poul Anderson's http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0425050777/002-75 74282-2825621?v=glance&n=283155>Tau Zero
Gamil is pretty common name in some parts of the world.
Hey, our point of departure was a jet-powered VW! Practicality and safety are not relevent to this discussion!
Your title is an (intentional?) reference to a certain book not all Slashdotters may be familiar with. Sad that it wasn't written 40 years ago, is widely read, and often quoted — but nobody seems to have learned its lessons.
Jeez! That bike's chrome-coolness factor is certainly unsurpassed. And the stats for the engine boggle the mind: I once owned a pre-OPEC muscle car that had a smaller engine! But it's still a piston engine, so the technovibe is just not there.
There's a guy that sells motorcycles powered by helicopter turbines. Jay Leno has one.
Wanting to know is not the same thing as knowing, toots.
Don't ask software geeks what's the best software for running a hotel. We may know software, but we know shit about hotels. You should ask other hoteliers.
Mortar, maybe. Bricks, never!
Sure citizens need basic protection: it's called "rule of law". What kind of protection is "from my cold dead hands"? Trying to block bad IP laws with a hunting rifle is insane. First it won't work, and second, you have to be an idiot to put your life on the line to protect your right to own a TiVo!
Because an Intel-based Mac is not that much more expensive than an equivalent PC, because I've always been impressed by the quality of Apple hardware, and because every once in a while I want to explore some software that only runs on Macs. None of these factors were enough to make me even consider a Mac when Windows didn't run on Macs — but now it does.
Jeez, talk about wasting a mod point!
I know one person who definitely bought a Mac because of Boot Camp. This is a colleague who works at home, and had good reason to prefer a Mac — mainly because tech support is an issue, and having a Mac allows her to turn to her Mac-centric kids and ex-husband. But she also had to be able to take Windows screenshots for some of our products, so she wasn't even considering buying a Mac until I mentioned Boot Camp to her.
Still, I don't think Boot Camp is so much a ploy as a "Wouldn't that be kewl" hack.
Funny how right-wingers like to say, "I was just making a joke" when they get caught saying something stupid.
GWB! Threat or menace?
Talk about double binds. Either outcome "proves" your theory.
Don't be dense. It should have been obvious from the context what I was talking about.
A few weeks ago I said something unflattering about GWB, and immediately got downmodded. How does that fit in your theory?
Different level of security. A front door look just has to be hard to pick. It doesn't have to try to prevent the burgler from starting up the house and driving it away.
Also, in win32, spyware can run as a service, which means it isn't active all the time.
Spyware that renders machines unusable is what people notice. But it's not the most common kind. If it were, spyware wouldn't be such a big business.
One other detail: some spyware downloads other spyware. Even if it renders your system unusable in the process, a downloader can easily install a thousand or so applications before things lock up.
Anyway, I am not fucking nuts. So you're perfectly safe!