Votes are the key to power. If you're a politician, then why don't you take someone's money and buy some?
Congradulations, you've discovered the reason democracies over history eventually fail; the proletariat discover they can vote themselves "free" benefits from the public coffers and get into a greedy spiral until the system explodes.
First, getting tax software correct requires a team of tax accountants who are up to snuff on the latest tax regulations. Good luck getting them to chip in on a free software product. Second, liability for said tax accountants and the programmers. If a software product submits a bad e-File, guess whose problem it is according to the IRS: the user. But then the user can go to civil court and get redress from the software author(s). Good luck getting anyone to submit code and/or advice for free when they might be on the hook some day for a huge class action. You can be assured that the commercial tax software products have loads of insurance that isn't cheap. The list goes on.
Free Software is free. It's hard to argue with such statement.
Oh, but some people argue vehemently against it. I once was put in contact with a woman who ran a nonprofit helping inner city children. I offered to give her as many pallet loads of perfectly working Pentium 1 class computers (complete with monitors, kb, mouse, and all) to give out to said needy children. First, she complained that I wasn't going to send my truck to deliver them for free as well. So I agreed to send them. Then she complained that I wasn't going to give her licenses for Windows and Office. I offered to put RedHat and OpenOffice on them for free. She told me there was no such thing as free Office software and hung up on me.
What possible task could you have that would be that CPU intensive
Table joins involving more than 50M rows each. Although this is also heavily memory speed dependent too. So forget this pansy CPU cooler; I want a stock solution that immerses an enterprise class server in a non-conductive bath of coolant all the chips involved can be overclocked. Umm, except the HDD bays.
Not since Firefly has a show had 'the big three'(good cinematography, great scriptwriting and good acting)
For me, it's the scriptwriting and the acting that make the new BSG. I really dislike the drunken-cameraman style of cinematography. I don't find it "realistic" since I don't wobble half that much when standing around talking to people. And while Firefly had a few quick-change focal lengths that would fuzz the focus on CG shots and it was a cool effect, BSG does it constantly. It seems every CG shot has focusing problems, even on a simple pan to the Galactica, which isn't known for quick manuevering. It's very distracting.
Don't VOIP packets require higher priority than normal to keep quality decent? If so, how does everyone who is doing regular IP operations feel about their jobs being delayed in order to provide priority to VOIP users?
Well, of course it has to be free. Let's see here: 1. Assume an alien civilization with trade goods is 50 light years away. 2.The signal gets there and they immediately decide to buy. 3.They send a signal back to indicate said desire and to order shipment. 4.Shipment is (amazingly) ready to ship immediately upon receipt of signal. 5.Shipment takes trip at.1C, or 500 years. 6. 30 days after reciept, payment is sent by return post (.1C).
In all, it's been 1,100 years since payout for advertising expense and receipt of payment. Let's say the ad cost just 1 US penny instead of being free. The average rate of return over the long run is historically 10% per year. Using the formula for interest over time, starting amount * ( 1.rate ^ years), we find that after 1,100 years the retail price of the product just to cover advertising expense would have to be $3.4037188048404317849170141766232e+43. What kind of suckers do you think aliens are, anyway???
The CPU waiting on networking, even 1Gbits/sec, is like waiting for a raise without asking. It's so little overhead to a modern CPU that using an entire core to do it is an exercise is silliness. If you are worried about any overhead associated with network encryption, etc, you can just spend $45 on an upgraded NIC with that capability built in to its own logic. The CPU never need be bothered.
they could be used to track the movement of your equipment.Yes, if you can get a reader within a few feet of wherever a would-be theif has stashed it. RFID tags work well to tell when they move from a secure location through a sensor equipped door. Once you get out into an open area, like a college campus, they disappear for all practical purposes.
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How do you think throughput is measured?
Even at really high level he's probably only got a handful of hitpoints
You forget that at really high levels wizards have figured out ways to make their armor class look like national debt figures.
but I don't pay my ISP to protect me and my privacy. I pay my ISP to provide a pipe, and nothing more
And your ISP pays *its* ISP by the MB. It is therefore in their interest to halt traffic generated by spam-bots and ddos-bots.
He typed "for yahoo for" which didn't make any sense. I misinterpreted apparently.
I just leased a tiny bit office space last week
If anyone else is interested in the same, I'll sub-let the corner of my cube.
: /
he sold his company for yahoo for (i think) 50 million dollars
Ouch, Yahoo's current market capitalization is just over 50 billion meaning a sale for 50 million is staggeringly undervalued. I'd kick myself hourly.
Votes are the key to power. If you're a politician, then why don't you take someone's money and buy some?
Congradulations, you've discovered the reason democracies over history eventually fail; the proletariat discover they can vote themselves "free" benefits from the public coffers and get into a greedy spiral until the system explodes.
if you're not a government employee, don't do them at all
What free service are you referring to that exists for government employees to file tax returns?
First, getting tax software correct requires a team of tax accountants who are up to snuff on the latest tax regulations. Good luck getting them to chip in on a free software product. Second, liability for said tax accountants and the programmers. If a software product submits a bad e-File, guess whose problem it is according to the IRS: the user. But then the user can go to civil court and get redress from the software author(s). Good luck getting anyone to submit code and/or advice for free when they might be on the hook some day for a huge class action. You can be assured that the commercial tax software products have loads of insurance that isn't cheap. The list goes on.
Free Software is free. It's hard to argue with such statement.
Oh, but some people argue vehemently against it. I once was put in contact with a woman who ran a nonprofit helping inner city children. I offered to give her as many pallet loads of perfectly working Pentium 1 class computers (complete with monitors, kb, mouse, and all) to give out to said needy children. First, she complained that I wasn't going to send my truck to deliver them for free as well. So I agreed to send them. Then she complained that I wasn't going to give her licenses for Windows and Office. I offered to put RedHat and OpenOffice on them for free. She told me there was no such thing as free Office software and hung up on me.
So yes, one *can* argue with free.
who am I kidding... they still do
And you keep going back for more?
Go outside.
Too many Outrun2 players are taking your advice already.
you *do* wobble that much when you're holding a camcorder
Look, I can understand they don't allow computer networks so the Cylons can't infiltrate the entire ship at once but outlawing Steadi-Cams???
What possible task could you have that would be that CPU intensive
Table joins involving more than 50M rows each. Although this is also heavily memory speed dependent too. So forget this pansy CPU cooler; I want a stock solution that immerses an enterprise class server in a non-conductive bath of coolant all the chips involved can be overclocked. Umm, except the HDD bays.
Not since Firefly has a show had 'the big three'(good cinematography, great scriptwriting and good acting)
For me, it's the scriptwriting and the acting that make the new BSG. I really dislike the drunken-cameraman style of cinematography. I don't find it "realistic" since I don't wobble half that much when standing around talking to people. And while Firefly had a few quick-change focal lengths that would fuzz the focus on CG shots and it was a cool effect, BSG does it constantly. It seems every CG shot has focusing problems, even on a simple pan to the Galactica, which isn't known for quick manuevering. It's very distracting.
Don't VOIP packets require higher priority than normal to keep quality decent? If so, how does everyone who is doing regular IP operations feel about their jobs being delayed in order to provide priority to VOIP users?
If you're blind you get a 50% discount (??)
While obviously a blind person has trouble *watching* telly, they can certainly have no problem *listening* to the thing.
If your face is that messed up in a crash, trying to use a phone will probably be the least of your worries.
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.1C, or 500 years.
Well, of course it has to be free. Let's see here:
1. Assume an alien civilization with trade goods is 50 light years away.
2.The signal gets there and they immediately decide to buy.
3.They send a signal back to indicate said desire and to order shipment.
4.Shipment is (amazingly) ready to ship immediately upon receipt of signal.
5.Shipment takes trip at
6. 30 days after reciept, payment is sent by return post (.1C).
In all, it's been 1,100 years since payout for advertising expense and receipt of payment. Let's say the ad cost just 1 US penny instead of being free. The average rate of return over the long run is historically 10% per year. Using the formula for interest over time, starting amount * ( 1.rate ^ years), we find that after 1,100 years the retail price of the product just to cover advertising expense would have to be $3.4037188048404317849170141766232e+43. What kind of suckers do you think aliens are, anyway???
networking code on a third core
The CPU waiting on networking, even 1Gbits/sec, is like waiting for a raise without asking. It's so little overhead to a modern CPU that using an entire core to do it is an exercise is silliness. If you are worried about any overhead associated with network encryption, etc, you can just spend $45 on an upgraded NIC with that capability built in to its own logic. The CPU never need be bothered.
Nothing beats my imperial march
Please... the Imperial March is comically tinny from a cell phone speaker. Without the bass, forget it.
they could be used to track the movement of your equipment.Yes, if you can get a reader within a few feet of wherever a would-be theif has stashed it. RFID tags work well to tell when they move from a secure location through a sensor equipped door. Once you get out into an open area, like a college campus, they disappear for all practical purposes.
higher someone ... to work checking stuff out.
I dunno if it's possible; that job sounds pretty low on the totem pole, so to speak.
(Dione here)
Me too, cya.
MAYBE I'll watch that "I'm an alien 'cause I have something glued to my forehead" channel.
Galactica has no aliens, mutant foreheads or otherwise; just humans and cylons.