+3 funny, sure. But the same reasoning can be applied to Linux crashing. That said, I watched Windows XP survive having its boot hard drive disconnected and then reconnected while the system was running. I didn't know it could do that.
Vista has DRM. It's embedded in the operating system. There are all sorts of mechanisms to make sure that media can only work with specific devices, like monitors with built in DRM and digital audio decoders. Check out the article on the Protected Media Path.
i never mentionned ports, offcourse they work they have been edited to... WORK i'm talking about all those source code tarballs you can get from every damn sourceforge,berlios or freshmeat project, you know... shit that's outside of ports
Actually, what the OP wrote was "I've rarely had a problem compiling things that aren't in the ports tree manually". I've also had few problems, as both FreeBSD and Linux have been converging on POSIX standards for the last few years.
Maybe my computer is fast (X2 4600+, 2GB Ram), but Chrome doesn't seem slow to me. I know Microsoft made a lot of under-the-hood improvements to Vista, is process creation overhead one of them? I hear a lot of people saying it's incredibly slow to open a new tab. Is everyone else running XP?
I recently moved to Saskatchewan and when asked by Sasktel (the gov't run company here) if I wanted them to hook me up I said no and told them that Telus had ruined the chance that any such company would see my money again.
Wow. That makes sense like trying RedHat Linux and deciding that FreeBSD isn't for you.
My experience is that SaskTel's 5mb service is faster than Shaw's 10mb service. This could be due to geographics. I'm comparing Shaw's 10mb at my parent's place in Silverwood to SaskTel's 5mb in Sutherland. Silverwood probably has more people on Shaw, so that'll slow down the DOCSIS network, and my place in Sutherland is spitting distance to the CO.
That's not really a static binary. It's statically linked to one library, and not the system library. The system library can't be statically linked in Mac OS X for reasons given in another branch of this thread.
Hushmail cannot decrypt your e-mail if they don't have your key. They only have your key if you store it on their server. If Hushmail decrypts your mail, it's your fault.
You know, on my hardware I've never seen 2K bluescreen. XP SP2 hasn't either.
Vista... well, after I figured out that my ram timings were off and that 64 bit OSs in general didn't work (Including Linux and FreeBSD/amd64) has been okay. Almost all the errors can be traced back to nVidia drivers.
Actually, Windows was available for the PowerPC, and I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft has a version of it that's workable on the PowerPC to this day.
SaskTel just upgraded their Saskatchewan infrastructure. They upgraded 10 cities in the province, with a total population of around 600K people. It cost them ~$300 million.
You want to invest $500 per person? With no guarantees about ROI? That's 600K people who also could use a competitor's service.
It's safe to say that the barrier for entry is pretty high.
SaskTel is wholly owned by the Crown Investments Corporation, which is wholly owned by the Provincial Crown. It's completely nationalised.
That said, I agree that SaskTel does a reasonable job of maintaining and upgrading infrastructure, and there are cable operators that compete with their DSL service. There are even DSL wholesalers in Saskatchewan that lease the last mile from SaskTel too. Bell and Radiant immediately come to mind.
In 2006 SaskTel went out and replaced every DSLAM in the major cities (a total of close to 900) to up the bandwidth available to make HDTV practical. They also buried a bunch of fibre and replaced a lot of buried copper in Saskatoon and Regina.
I'm sure he meant the USA. If it's like Canada, that is. Here we pay for air time both ways, except with landlines. All local calls on a landline are free, but on mobiles one usually pays for outgoing and incoming calls.
Those both do get to my router, but the changing admin password doesn't seem to work. As far as I know SaskTel's firmware is heavily modified to allow IPTV to work over the 2wire.
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+3 funny, sure. But the same reasoning can be applied to Linux crashing. That said, I watched Windows XP survive having its boot hard drive disconnected and then reconnected while the system was running. I didn't know it could do that.
Try playing a 1080p Blu-ray movie at 1920x1080 on a TV through Composite output, or through a video card that doesn't support HDCP.
They're not shutting down their music service. They're shutting down their DRM service. They seem to be going DRM free from now on.
Vista has DRM. It's embedded in the operating system. There are all sorts of mechanisms to make sure that media can only work with specific devices, like monitors with built in DRM and digital audio decoders. Check out the article on the Protected Media Path.
i never mentionned ports, offcourse they work they have been edited to ... WORK ... shit that's outside of ports
i'm talking about all those source code tarballs you can get from every damn sourceforge,berlios or freshmeat
project, you know
Actually, what the OP wrote was "I've rarely had a problem compiling things that aren't in the ports tree manually". I've also had few problems, as both FreeBSD and Linux have been converging on POSIX standards for the last few years.
Maybe my computer is fast (X2 4600+, 2GB Ram), but Chrome doesn't seem slow to me. I know Microsoft made a lot of under-the-hood improvements to Vista, is process creation overhead one of them? I hear a lot of people saying it's incredibly slow to open a new tab. Is everyone else running XP?
I recently moved to Saskatchewan and when asked by Sasktel (the gov't run company here) if I wanted them to hook me up I said no and told them that Telus had ruined the chance that any such company would see my money again.
Wow. That makes sense like trying RedHat Linux and deciding that FreeBSD isn't for you.
SaskTel is still a Crown. I'm hoping Mr. Wall doesn't get it in his head that it'd be a good idea to sell it.
My experience is that SaskTel's 5mb service is faster than Shaw's 10mb service. This could be due to geographics. I'm comparing Shaw's 10mb at my parent's place in Silverwood to SaskTel's 5mb in Sutherland. Silverwood probably has more people on Shaw, so that'll slow down the DOCSIS network, and my place in Sutherland is spitting distance to the CO.
You clearly don't understand women. Their comments would be more like "If you don't know how to use this object, then I'm not telling you."
I think this might be a good way to find your MP if you have no idea who it is.
That's not really a static binary. It's statically linked to one library, and not the system library. The system library can't be statically linked in Mac OS X for reasons given in another branch of this thread.
I won't be getting an iPhone unless I can drive from Saskatoon to Swift Current without losing service.
I was already off Classic, and had been for a long time. The thing I didn't want to get rid of was Virtual PC.
Hushmail cannot decrypt your e-mail if they don't have your key. They only have your key if you store it on their server. If Hushmail decrypts your mail, it's your fault.
You know, on my hardware I've never seen 2K bluescreen. XP SP2 hasn't either.
Vista... well, after I figured out that my ram timings were off and that 64 bit OSs in general didn't work (Including Linux and FreeBSD/amd64) has been okay. Almost all the errors can be traced back to nVidia drivers.
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we don't elect our Senators.
I'm Jewish, you insensitive clod!
So what you're saying is, your parent's modded your Wii?
Actually, Windows was available for the PowerPC, and I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft has a version of it that's workable on the PowerPC to this day.
What components did you use? Because when I did it I got this:
Intel Xeon E5440 Harpertown 2.83GHz LGA 771 80W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80574E5440P - Retail $719.00
Intel BOXD5400XS Dual LGA 771 Skulltrail D5400XS Extended ATX Motherboard - Retail $619.99
Going the Intel path we're already over $2000 just for the motherboards and CPUs.
Let's try AMD's equivalent:
AMD Opteron 2356 Barcelona 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket F 75W Quad-Core Processor - OEM $685.00
TYAN S2915WA2NRF-E Dual 1207(F) NVIDIA nForce Professional 3600 + 3050 SSI / Extended ATX Server Motherboard - Retail $489.99
With the AMD we're saving a grand total of $200 over Intel.
Now let's look at the rest of the components:
Wow.. Radeon 2600 XTs are cheap: $100
Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) ECC Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit Server Memory Model KVR800D2E5K2/2G - Retail $49.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $79.99
LG 20X DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH20NS10 - OEM $25
Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail $199.99
Thermaltake TR2 RX W0136RU ATX12V Ver2.2 500W Power Supply - Retail $85
Intel Total: $2600
AMD Total: $2400
SaskTel just upgraded their Saskatchewan infrastructure. They upgraded 10 cities in the province, with a total population of around 600K people. It cost them ~$300 million.
You want to invest $500 per person? With no guarantees about ROI? That's 600K people who also could use a competitor's service.
It's safe to say that the barrier for entry is pretty high.
Not nationalised?
SaskTel is wholly owned by the Crown Investments Corporation, which is wholly owned by the Provincial Crown. It's completely nationalised.
That said, I agree that SaskTel does a reasonable job of maintaining and upgrading infrastructure, and there are cable operators that compete with their DSL service. There are even DSL wholesalers in Saskatchewan that lease the last mile from SaskTel too. Bell and Radiant immediately come to mind.
In 2006 SaskTel went out and replaced every DSLAM in the major cities (a total of close to 900) to up the bandwidth available to make HDTV practical. They also buried a bunch of fibre and replaced a lot of buried copper in Saskatoon and Regina.
I'm sure he meant the USA. If it's like Canada, that is. Here we pay for air time both ways, except with landlines. All local calls on a landline are free, but on mobiles one usually pays for outgoing and incoming calls.
Hmm, last time the US and Canada had a war, didn't Washington DC get torched? ;)
Yes.
The part Canadians like to forget is that Toronto also got torched.
Those both do get to my router, but the changing admin password doesn't seem to work. As far as I know SaskTel's firmware is heavily modified to allow IPTV to work over the 2wire.