Because the pricing structure will probably be as follows: New "popular" music - highest price new "unpopular" music - higher price (to make people think its not cheap crap) old "popular" music - high price old "unpopular" music -.99 cents local garage band music -.89 cents
Or some similarly tiered structure. Trust me, it won't be fair to you the consumer.
A better idea would be to use partimage. It doesn't image bytes that are unused, or not used by files, so your images are much smaller. Using dd, a 40GB disk would result in a 40GB image. Using partimage, it works out to about a 4 gig image. It's very effective, and it's bootable on a cdrom.
If there are no free options, what could be done with a budget of $500 or $1000?
Not much, unfortunately. Most commercial grade engineering apps run tens of thousands of dollars, raising to hundreds depending on the area of specialty. Telco software (for example) can easily raise this by an order of magnitude.
If your corporate budget is $1k, you should be happy with any FOSS software you can get.
Personally, I use Eagle for circuit design (it's not FOSS, but they have free linux, os x, and windows versions available) on OS X. I'm sure there are many other great apps out there, tho...
Fud, if it's good enough for US Corporations, it's good enough for the [current] US Gubernment. Afterall, privatization is much more efficient (except when it comes to FBI, Policing, Military, etc.)
If you can commit fraud by altering a computer system, surely you can commit fraud by altering the part of the system that generates the paper trail, or by altering/switching the paper trail itself.
The introduction of difficulty (and complexity) creates a de-facto checks and balances system. Accountability is a core value of patriotic Americans, and as such, having an auditable trail is fundamental.
The right to/ability to/integrity of/ the voting process is the deepest core of our country (as our founders intended). If there's anything we can all agree on, it's that every person have a "say"/vote in the overall direction of the Nation/homeland/Country.
However, no matter what voltage/current you pick, it's much easier (in terms of wiring cost) to use higher voltage for electricity distribution.
Yes, however if you think about it, wiring is a fixed cost; but energy costs are continously variable - as determined by corporations/governments/hurricanes, etc.
More efficiency in your home wiring is the best bet, because of it's fixed price. A fixed price may be higher initially, but in the long run is much more cost effective. For example, buying a $1,000 watch will cost you $1,000 if you buy it outright. However, buying a $1,000 watch and financing it could cost you $2,000 or more. If you don't have the $1k up front, you probably can't afford the watch. It's pretty simple - don't finance anything that isn't a home, a car, or medical expense (medical cosmetic crap doesn't count).
Getting back to the point - once the difficult wiring (aka electrical infrastructure) is in place, it's much easier to substitute alternative (or supplemental) power sources at the entry point - be it AC/hybrid/batteries/solar/hybrid/wind power, etc.
There's an old addage in the IT industry about a server that crashed every night at 7pm. It crashed because the janitor unplugged the server and plugged in his vacuum.
That adage holds true to this day. Particularly if you have a roommate (or in my case a daughter), that happens to plug a vacuum into an overloaded electrical circuit. A breaker will trip, your servers/network will go down, and you'll ultimately learn the importance of UPS'es.
Unless of course, you're lucky enough to be off-grid.
In which case, you probably won't have a roommate, or a vacuum.
I wonder what "long distances" most efficiently calculates to. If it's measured in miles, AC to the component is clearly the way to go. If it's measured in dozens of feet, perhaps AC to the home, and DC to the room is the way to go.
So why not use a DC power supply? Kind of like what the carputers folks are using. A good friend of mine makes the Carnetix supplies, and they'd be easily usable in this situation.
AC -> DC converter -> DC Battery array(for UPS functionality) -> DC PSU -> DC mobo/etc;
You'd need fat cables, but with a common ground bar you'd probably get away with less spaghetti and cleaner runs. Furthermore, you could add an arbitrary amount of UPS time to your servers just by adding off-the-shelf deep-cycle car batteries.
Microsoft has been known for announcing OS'es and not meeting the deadline. Let's say that 'Longhorn' is 2 years behind schedule, so they have to release _something_ in 2006 like they promised. What do they release? Vista: XP+security fixes+eyecandy - but _NOT_ Longhorn. Remember, they removed all of the cool technology from Vista.
So, Vista will be gently introduced (Gartner is even down playing it now); and in 2008 a Major Windows OS will be released instead - the original Longhorn, that was 2 years behind schedule.
Vista will be kind of like what they did with ME - filler.
I can understand why they don't want any common garden variety PC to run their OS - opening it up to any OEM PC system would seriously impinge on their hardware sales.
Couldn't they just agree _not_ to sell OS X in volume? Why not just require the Dell's, etc. to pay full price for OS X licenses. That will give them the full revenue stream from OS X, and the Dell's won't be able to be sold at such a premium because they'd have to reflect the full OS X price on to the consumer.
It's a win-win for Apple and quite honestly, the consumer as well.
I just hope that Apple's quality standards don't start slipping when it comes out on x86.
Don't be so naive. As a recent OS X convert, I have to attest to the cleanliness/intuitiveness of the whole shebang. Granted, I could homebrew my own rig; but most people aren't willing to (or don't have the time to) roll-their-own. It's called opportunity cost. I'm very willing to pay $500 bucks for a Mac Mini, just so I can get a complete Mac OS X system. If my time is worth $5/hour and it would take me 2 weeks to build a homebrew Darwin system with 'similar' functionality - I'd be better off just working more, and buying a Mac Mini when I saved up the cash. Fortunately for me however, I make more than $5 an hour, and I'm lovin' it.
I'm sure there's a more scientific reason that people are moving to Mac in droves. Mabye it's the stores or the lack of viruses and spyware, etc. But I don't need to be convinced anymore. I finally have one - and I'm never looking back.
Linux on the Servers + OS X on the desktops = Utopia (LS+OSX=U) copyright bergeron76; yadda yadda, etc.
If the product was so incredibly good, they would let it speak for itself on it's merits. Word of mouth is the best marketing. How do you get "word of mouth" when your product is crap? Force Joe to tell Billy how he as one and Billy doesn't.
Seriously. I was recently given the opportunity to take the OS X plunge and I've had the OSX epiphany that goes along with it. It's changed the way I see user interfaces, and I finally understand why the mac "addict" types have been so rabid. It's _that_ good.
FOSS UI's need to integrate or at least peacefully co-exist, and do so with a standards-based foundation.
That's the key (or ticket depending on your view).
Did you ever stop to think that maybe it's true? "W" has been referred to as the Worst President Ever predominantly in _both_ the meat world media, and the internet media.
Republicans tend to have a need to be "led" (be it by a God, GW Bush, or whatever). They blindly follow-the-leader without contemplation. W got elected because of his "I'm not a flip-flopper". The commander-in-chief is not a General that needs to follow orders. The president is a person that needs to weigh both sides of an issue, _before_ making a decision.
GW Bush has more than demonstrated himself as a miserable failure, and what search term is more likely to be applicable?
I think google is much more accurate than you think.
Slashdot Mirror
Because the pricing structure will probably be as follows: .99 cents .89 cents
New "popular" music - highest price
new "unpopular" music - higher price (to make people think its not cheap crap)
old "popular" music - high price
old "unpopular" music -
local garage band music -
Or some similarly tiered structure. Trust me, it won't be fair to you the consumer.
locate and grep are my type managers. I name my files very long filenames (thank you tab completion) based on keywords.
Then, I just run locate and grep out or in the stuff I need. It gives me command line power similar to OS X's awesome Spotlight.
A better idea would be to use partimage. It doesn't image bytes that are unused, or not used by files, so your images are much smaller. Using dd, a 40GB disk would result in a 40GB image. Using partimage, it works out to about a 4 gig image. It's very effective, and it's bootable on a cdrom.
If there are no free options, what could be done with a budget of $500 or $1000?
Not much, unfortunately. Most commercial grade engineering apps run tens of thousands of dollars, raising to hundreds depending on the area of specialty. Telco software (for example) can easily raise this by an order of magnitude.
If your corporate budget is $1k, you should be happy with any FOSS software you can get.
Personally, I use Eagle for circuit design (it's not FOSS, but they have free linux, os x, and windows versions available) on OS X. I'm sure there are many other great apps out there, tho...
Fud, if it's good enough for US Corporations, it's good enough for the [current] US Gubernment. Afterall, privatization is much more efficient (except when it comes to FBI, Policing, Military, etc.)
Yes, but the difference will be that she'll be found _innocent_ in Canada.
If she were in the US, it'd be lights out.
Dr. Who suck wang...
Dr. Woo Suk Hwang
"Dr. Who" suck wang?
or
Dr. whom sucks wang?
Interesting indeed.
If you can commit fraud by altering a computer system, surely you can commit fraud by altering the part of the system that generates the paper trail, or by altering/switching the paper trail itself.
The introduction of difficulty (and complexity) creates a de-facto checks and balances system. Accountability is a core value of patriotic Americans, and as such, having an auditable trail is fundamental.
The right to/ability to/integrity of/ the voting process is the deepest core of our country (as our founders intended). If there's anything we can all agree on, it's that every person have a "say"/vote in the overall direction of the Nation/homeland/Country.
However, no matter what voltage/current you pick, it's much easier (in terms of wiring cost) to use higher voltage for electricity distribution.
Yes, however if you think about it, wiring is a fixed cost; but energy costs are continously variable - as determined by corporations/governments/hurricanes, etc.
More efficiency in your home wiring is the best bet, because of it's fixed price. A fixed price may be higher initially, but in the long run is much more cost effective. For example, buying a $1,000 watch will cost you $1,000 if you buy it outright. However, buying a $1,000 watch and financing it could cost you $2,000 or more. If you don't have the $1k up front, you probably can't afford the watch. It's pretty simple - don't finance anything that isn't a home, a car, or medical expense (medical cosmetic crap doesn't count).
Getting back to the point - once the difficult wiring (aka electrical infrastructure) is in place, it's much easier to substitute alternative (or supplemental) power sources at the entry point - be it AC/hybrid/batteries/solar/hybrid/wind power, etc.
There's an old addage in the IT industry about a server that crashed every night at 7pm. It crashed because the janitor unplugged the server and plugged in his vacuum.
That adage holds true to this day. Particularly if you have a roommate (or in my case a daughter), that happens to plug a vacuum into an overloaded electrical circuit. A breaker will trip, your servers/network will go down, and you'll ultimately learn the importance of UPS'es.
Unless of course, you're lucky enough to be off-grid.
In which case, you probably won't have a roommate, or a vacuum.
I wonder what "long distances" most efficiently calculates to. If it's measured in miles, AC to the component is clearly the way to go. If it's measured in dozens of feet, perhaps AC to the home, and DC to the room is the way to go.
So why not use a DC power supply? Kind of like what the carputers folks are using. A good friend of mine makes the Carnetix supplies, and they'd be easily usable in this situation.
AC -> DC converter -> DC Battery array(for UPS functionality) -> DC PSU -> DC mobo/etc;
You'd need fat cables, but with a common ground bar you'd probably get away with less spaghetti and cleaner runs. Furthermore, you could add an arbitrary amount of UPS time to your servers just by adding off-the-shelf deep-cycle car batteries.
Actually, this is probably a strategy.
Microsoft has been known for announcing OS'es and not meeting the deadline. Let's say that 'Longhorn' is 2 years behind schedule, so they have to release _something_ in 2006 like they promised. What do they release? Vista: XP+security fixes+eyecandy - but _NOT_ Longhorn. Remember, they removed all of the cool technology from Vista.
So, Vista will be gently introduced (Gartner is even down playing it now); and in 2008 a Major Windows OS will be released instead - the original Longhorn, that was 2 years behind schedule.
Vista will be kind of like what they did with ME - filler.
I think Apple already beat them to the punch there.
At least MSFT is consistent in their corporate strategy: Play catch up, and over-market.
I can understand why they don't want any common garden variety PC to run their OS - opening it up to any OEM PC system would seriously impinge on their hardware sales.
Couldn't they just agree _not_ to sell OS X in volume? Why not just require the Dell's, etc. to pay full price for OS X licenses. That will give them the full revenue stream from OS X, and the Dell's won't be able to be sold at such a premium because they'd have to reflect the full OS X price on to the consumer.
It's a win-win for Apple and quite honestly, the consumer as well.
I just hope that Apple's quality standards don't start slipping when it comes out on x86.
Kind of like the pharmaceutical companies and the oil companies. Let's confuse the people and _tell them_ what they need to purchase.
* ducks *
At least at that point we might be able to join in on the fatcat profit sharing.
Perhaps there is a new industry emerging - "Purchase Consulting"?
You're right. That's probably a side-effect they didn't expect. It stems from the marketing division.
Joe: I bought me an Intel Cele-ron a few months back.
Marky: Oh yeas, well I just got me an Opteron.
The latter clearly sounds more superiour, yet in the same "class".
Don't be so naive. As a recent OS X convert, I have to attest to the cleanliness/intuitiveness of the whole shebang. Granted, I could homebrew my own rig; but most people aren't willing to (or don't have the time to) roll-their-own. It's called opportunity cost. I'm very willing to pay $500 bucks for a Mac Mini, just so I can get a complete Mac OS X system. If my time is worth $5/hour and it would take me 2 weeks to build a homebrew Darwin system with 'similar' functionality - I'd be better off just working more, and buying a Mac Mini when I saved up the cash. Fortunately for me however, I make more than $5 an hour, and I'm lovin' it.
I'm sure there's a more scientific reason that people are moving to Mac in droves. Mabye it's the stores or the lack of viruses and spyware, etc. But I don't need to be convinced anymore. I finally have one - and I'm never looking back.
Linux on the Servers + OS X on the desktops = Utopia (LS+OSX=U) copyright bergeron76; yadda yadda, etc.
Different space, different challenges. It's still possible.
Possible, is entirely different from it "being the best idea".
Like line testers, turkey toners, etc?
Or are they not trendy [pron. practical] enough?
If the product was so incredibly good, they would let it speak for itself on it's merits. Word of mouth is the best marketing. How do you get "word of mouth" when your product is crap? Force Joe to tell Billy how he as one and Billy doesn't.
Wasn't the Patriot Act passed to prevent that?
Seriously. I was recently given the opportunity to take the OS X plunge and I've had the OSX epiphany that goes along with it. It's changed the way I see user interfaces, and I finally understand why the mac "addict" types have been so rabid. It's _that_ good.
FOSS UI's need to integrate or at least peacefully co-exist, and do so with a standards-based foundation.
That's the key (or ticket depending on your view).
Does any one else feel "iPodRazorish" from this photo:e ws/xbox_lounge_8.jpg?
http://www.etoychest.org/images/stories/screens/n
Did you ever stop to think that maybe it's true? "W" has been referred to as the Worst President Ever predominantly in _both_ the meat world media, and the internet media.
Republicans tend to have a need to be "led" (be it by a God, GW Bush, or whatever). They blindly follow-the-leader without contemplation. W got elected because of his "I'm not a flip-flopper". The commander-in-chief is not a General that needs to follow orders. The president is a person that needs to weigh both sides of an issue, _before_ making a decision.
GW Bush has more than demonstrated himself as a miserable failure, and what search term is more likely to be applicable?
I think google is much more accurate than you think.
That said, which search engine do _you_ use?