There's a good reason and a bad reason. The good reason is that theoretical limits are objective and reproducible; real world limits depend upon a host of factors.
The bad reason is that the most impressive-sounding statistic is the one that sells.
I don't understand how someone can be such a jerk and we can say "oh, yeah, well, they had to do it because of the shareholders."
Then you don't understand capitalism. Publicly held companies are driven by just one priority: increase shareholder value. If a CEO's conscience interferes with that goal, the shareholders soon appoint somebody else.
You're upset about McBride's pursuit of frivolous litigation? Corporations have been known to kill people in pursuit of profit. That's why socialism was such a popular doctrine through much of the 20th century. Of course socialism has its own evils (aside from its own share of mass murder, socialist economies are just not viable), so we're not going to dispense with capitalism any time soon. But we have to curb its evils and its stupidities, no matter how much Mitt tries to tell us otherwise.
"Clinging" presupposes they have a choice. If nobody wants your shares, how do you sell them?
Actually, some fools do want worthless "penny stocks.". Lots of people speculate in them for much the same reason people play the lottery. That's what all the spam about "hot tip: United Fecal Matter is set to take off!" is about.
Watching live TV doesn't slow down your internet connection, but streaming a video through Youtube does.
I completely agree with the point you're trying to make, but this one example is completely wrong. Live broadcasts use separate channels. They don't impact IP networks at all.
Well, since he's convinced that nothing he does or says make any difference, the polite thing to do would be to stop whining and let those of us who haven't given in to apathy get on with business.
Oh please, not the "States' Rights" argument. It was lame when states wanted to treat blacks like second-class citizens, and it's lame when states want to regulate your bedroom activities.
The fact that Ron Paul falls back on it only reinforces my contempt for his stupidity and hypocrisy..
But like many hacks, notable for being interesting rather than useful, since cops who need to restrain a lot of people at once use plastic ties, not handcuffs. For an applicable hack see the lastest episode of Breaking Bad.
Paul is "pro-freedom" only when it's consistent with his prejudices. For example, he supports "antisodomy" laws. Consider that next time you're doing something kinky.
I'll assume you're being honest and weren't motivated by bribery or the desire to get a cushy job with your vendor on. Because both motives are pretty common reasons for using the spec to exclude competitors.
In any case, here's hoping you don't get audited. Bidding procedures exist for a reason, and people who circumvent them can get in a lot of trouble.
I would strongly suggest checking out your local library system's ebook lending.
Second that. Check your library's website for info. Lots of good books available this way. In the state where I live (Oregon) all the local libraries have formed a consortium for making ebooks available to their patrons.
Even if your local library doesn't have this, check out libraries in neighboring communities. Residence requirements for library cards tend to be rather lax.
Public libraries have an impressive set of online resources. In particular, there's often access to the Oxford English Dictionary, which is simply the most comprehensive dictionary in existence.
Back ontopic: for reading library books, the Kindle is a little less desirable than other readers. Kindle is the only popular reader that doesn't open ePub/Adobe format. Usually a book is available in both formats, but with ePub you just have to download a file directly, whereas Kindle books require a couple of extra steps on Amazon.com.
I do admire your ability to dream up irrelevant responses and insults. Perhaps I could argue with you more effectively if you would share your own meds?
Kylo was about cops spying on the defendant's activities in private. In this case, the cops are simply following the guy.
Ten years ago, when MySQL was an immature product that only pretended to be relational, I would have agreed with you. But I'm told by people who have tried to drink the NoSQL lemonade that newer databases like MongoDB still have a lot of problems, while MySQL has undergone a lot of bug removal and feature improvement. They'd rather put up with the problems of MySQL and have a back end they can count on.
No. The cause is lazy editors who don't bother to make sure a summary answers all the questions the reader needs answered. A couple of classes in journalism might help.
Oracle didn't acquire MySQL directly. It was a byproduct of their decision to go into the hardware business. Sun acquired MySQL in one of many attempts to buy its way out of its own inability to adapt to changes in the marketplace. With the usual result: the key employees in the acquired company found no place for themselves in Sun's stifling corporate culture and left, depriving Sun of the very expertise they paid all that money for.
Oracle, contrary to myth, does not simply kill products they acquire. In fact, some products from PeopleSoft and DEC survive to this day, I doubt that DEC's Itanium databases would have lasted long if Oracle hadn't continued to back them.
Which is not to excuse Oracle for patent trolling and failing to support open source
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Are you kidding? Corporate corruption was rampant during the 70s Ever hear of ITT?
Name a corporation that's ever lost its charter for being bad for "society at large".
overhead will always reduce the throughput by a specific amount,
No it won't. Overhead depends on a variety of factors: cable quality, traffic levels, software.
I'm sure Walt was careful not to let the wires touch. The resistance of the strap would have prevented a short.
There's a good reason and a bad reason. The good reason is that theoretical limits are objective and reproducible; real world limits depend upon a host of factors.
The bad reason is that the most impressive-sounding statistic is the one that sells.
Ethernet transfers never use more than a fraction of available bandwidth. So it's 2 blu-ray discs per second, 4 tops!
I don't understand how someone can be such a jerk and we can say "oh, yeah, well, they had to do it because of the shareholders."
Then you don't understand capitalism. Publicly held companies are driven by just one priority: increase shareholder value. If a CEO's conscience interferes with that goal, the shareholders soon appoint somebody else.
You're upset about McBride's pursuit of frivolous litigation? Corporations have been known to kill people in pursuit of profit. That's why socialism was such a popular doctrine through much of the 20th century. Of course socialism has its own evils (aside from its own share of mass murder, socialist economies are just not viable), so we're not going to dispense with capitalism any time soon. But we have to curb its evils and its stupidities, no matter how much Mitt tries to tell us otherwise.
"Clinging" presupposes they have a choice. If nobody wants your shares, how do you sell them?
Actually, some fools do want worthless "penny stocks.". Lots of people speculate in them for much the same reason people play the lottery. That's what all the spam about "hot tip: United Fecal Matter is set to take off!" is about.
Watching live TV doesn't slow down your internet connection, but streaming a video through Youtube does.
I completely agree with the point you're trying to make, but this one example is completely wrong. Live broadcasts use separate channels. They don't impact IP networks at all.
Well, since he's convinced that nothing he does or says make any difference, the polite thing to do would be to stop whining and let those of us who haven't given in to apathy get on with business.
Google is your friend.
Oh please, not the "States' Rights" argument. It was lame when states wanted to treat blacks like second-class citizens, and it's lame when states want to regulate your bedroom activities.
The fact that Ron Paul falls back on it only reinforces my contempt for his stupidity and hypocrisy..
But like many hacks, notable for being interesting rather than useful, since cops who need to restrain a lot of people at once use plastic ties, not handcuffs. For an applicable hack see the lastest episode of Breaking Bad.
Preventing businesses from being GACAHs is the first step down the slippery slope to socialism!
Mitt does not do 180 degree about faces every week. Once a year, twice tops.
It's funny to hear lame complaints about how we live in a "police state", If we did, you wouldn't be able to complain about it!
Paul is "pro-freedom" only when it's consistent with his prejudices. For example, he supports "antisodomy" laws. Consider that next time you're doing something kinky.
I'll assume you're being honest and weren't motivated by bribery or the desire to get a cushy job with your vendor on. Because both motives are pretty common reasons for using the spec to exclude competitors.
In any case, here's hoping you don't get audited. Bidding procedures exist for a reason, and people who circumvent them can get in a lot of trouble.
My history is fine -- I was working for Sun during the period you describe. This discussion is about MySQL, not a particular engine.
I would strongly suggest checking out your local library system's ebook lending.
Second that. Check your library's website for info. Lots of good books available this way. In the state where I live (Oregon) all the local libraries have formed a consortium for making ebooks available to their patrons.
Even if your local library doesn't have this, check out libraries in neighboring communities. Residence requirements for library cards tend to be rather lax.
Public libraries have an impressive set of online resources. In particular, there's often access to the Oxford English Dictionary, which is simply the most comprehensive dictionary in existence.
Back ontopic: for reading library books, the Kindle is a little less desirable than other readers. Kindle is the only popular reader that doesn't open ePub/Adobe format. Usually a book is available in both formats, but with ePub you just have to download a file directly, whereas Kindle books require a couple of extra steps on Amazon.com.
This time, there isn't even a question, and the editors are still putting a question mark in the title. They're in a rut.
I do admire your ability to dream up irrelevant responses and insults. Perhaps I could argue with you more effectively if you would share your own meds?
Kylo was about cops spying on the defendant's activities in private. In this case, the cops are simply following the guy.
Nobody sold MySQL to Oracle. MySQL sold out to Sun, which was acquired by Oracle
Ten years ago, when MySQL was an immature product that only pretended to be relational, I would have agreed with you. But I'm told by people who have tried to drink the NoSQL lemonade that newer databases like MongoDB still have a lot of problems, while MySQL has undergone a lot of bug removal and feature improvement. They'd rather put up with the problems of MySQL and have a back end they can count on.
No. The cause is lazy editors who don't bother to make sure a summary answers all the questions the reader needs answered. A couple of classes in journalism might help.
Oracle didn't acquire MySQL directly. It was a byproduct of their decision to go into the hardware business. Sun acquired MySQL in one of many attempts to buy its way out of its own inability to adapt to changes in the marketplace. With the usual result: the key employees in the acquired company found no place for themselves in Sun's stifling corporate culture and left, depriving Sun of the very expertise they paid all that money for.
Oracle, contrary to myth, does not simply kill products they acquire. In fact, some products from PeopleSoft and DEC survive to this day, I doubt that DEC's Itanium databases would have lasted long if Oracle hadn't continued to back them.
Which is not to excuse Oracle for patent trolling and failing to support open source