To blindly trust any piece of software especially for a multi million dollar deal such as this is to say the least a somewhat risky. I don't know how much testing was done prior to using this software, however, I do not see any reference to any attempt to do a parallel run between the old and new systems. Also note that the bid was submitted even though the sofware failed 19 times with an error message. I do not see any reference to any attempt to call for technical support when the error occured.
Many software developers are not Multi National Conglomerates that can easily eat a multi million dollar liability in the event of a simple software failure. Such disclaimers are necessry to stay in business. What a software company can do is provide timely technical support. A bug of the nature described (System crashing 19 times on day of a major bid going out) would have been most likely classified as a show stopper and all hands necessary would have been mobilized hopfully to provide a same day solution (At least that's the way our company works). Unfortunately, the technical support option can only work if the client reports the problem. In this case the plaintiff in my opinion is as much to blame if not more so than the software vendor.
Now on a more ontopic question how metalic is this thing? I assume that one day it will probably be cost effective to mine such a beast. Are there any visionaries out there that have an idea how much infrastructure will be needed before this sort of thing becomes remotely possible. A hollowed out rock this size would probably make a pretty nice colony. We have a choice we can sit in/on one place with all of our eggs in one basket^H^H^H^H^H^Hbullseye^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hplanet waiting for a similar rock to hit it, or we can spread our species out onto other smaller targets.
We need a real space program. Taking pictures and firing scrap metal at Mars is OK, but, we need a space program with a real strategy to avoid joining the dinosaurs.
Every time I see a new small computer such as the Esspreso PC discused earlier today. I think about how nice it would be to be able to carry this around and still get data into it without lugging around a keyboard. Also my arms are feeling signs of wear after typing since the Commodore PET days. An alternate Input method would cut down on much lost productivity due to RSI. Unfortunately I do not believe that there is any such device that is more productive than the keyboard. Voice recognition sounds like it might show the most promise but can you imagine what the once quiet cube farm will be like with everyone jabbering away at their computers. This also raises privacy issues.
Often in SF literature you will encounter references to sub-vocalization (similar to voice recognition but the speaker doesn't make a sound. has anyone heard of any serious research in this direction?
For years I have seen reports of quadraplegics blowing on straws or communicating with devices that read eye positions these may be options but I don't know how efficient they might be.
Most boot messages fly past so fast Coke that nobody notices them. Would embeded messages You need Caffine be as effective as Coke subliminal advertising was?
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But, officer, I was going to burn it. Honest!
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Wife is comming home 1day early. Quick, wash the bed sheets and that blue dress with the stain.
The basic run-down: each visitor is presented with a website, seemingly at random. They are then asked to select another website that they feel is related to the one displayed. As the site states, visitors are free to be as obvious or obscure as they like. The next visitor to the website is presented with the website the first visitor chose, and so on.
It is not flamebait. It is simply a misunderstanding of the topic. The site has nothing against RH. The purpose of the site is to inform hardware and software vendors that there are distributions other than RedHat. If they would like a piece of that market then they should support the other distribution formats.
Of course this task would be made much easier if all distributions standardized file locations and other things better
Is their a good site out there that documents what known discrepencies there are??
Is formatted text entry. Are there any old XBase programmers who remember picture clauses. Both GTKEntry and java's JTextfield are simple text entry devices If one want't to do formatted input (i.e. force upper case, currency, brackets arount negative numbers...) One usually has to do some heroic hack. It would be usefull to define some standard formatting specification that once implemented would result in a common experience for text entry
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To blindly trust any piece of software especially for a multi million dollar deal such as this is to say the least a somewhat risky. I don't know how much testing was done prior to using this software, however, I do not see any reference to any attempt to do a parallel run between the old and new systems. Also note that the bid was submitted even though the sofware failed 19 times with an error message. I do not see any reference to any attempt to call for technical support when the error occured.
Many software developers are not Multi National Conglomerates that can easily eat a multi million dollar liability in the event of a simple software failure. Such disclaimers are necessry to stay in business. What a software company can do is provide timely technical support. A bug of the nature described (System crashing 19 times on day of a major bid going out) would have been most likely classified as a show stopper and all hands necessary would have been mobilized hopfully to provide a same day solution (At least that's the way our company works). Unfortunately, the technical support option can only work if the client reports the problem. In this case the plaintiff in my opinion is as much to blame if not more so than the software vendor.
The MS package management system has certain features that improve performance over the Debian system
Instead of spending precious cycles checking for dependancies the MS system saves time by blindly overwriting everything.Perhaps Debian should apply for a patent for SAFE software updates over the net
It seems that this is a website thet pre-announces the website that may arrive in June to pre-announce the mini-series
Am I getting this right or is my mind unhitched?
I think it is definitely time to start a pool
How many posts until the first Scoobie Doo post
Oh damn...
Now on a more ontopic question how metalic is this thing? I assume that one day it will probably be cost effective to mine such a beast. Are there any visionaries out there that have an idea how much infrastructure will be needed before this sort of thing becomes remotely possible. A hollowed out rock this size would probably make a pretty nice colony. We have a choice we can sit in/on one place with all of our eggs in one basket^H^H^H^H^H^Hbullseye^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hplanet waiting for a similar rock to hit it, or we can spread our species out onto other smaller targets.
We need a real space program. Taking pictures and firing scrap metal at Mars is OK, but, we need a space program with a real strategy to avoid joining the dinosaurs.
Sorry but with a subject like gas you are going to have to put up with toilet humor.
I hear the gas is left over from the last Terrance and Philip episode.
Blame Canada
I can put .MP3 files on the hard disk of a Windows machine.
If I put that machine on the net then Windows security features ensure that anyone can read those files. Does this mean that Windows should be illegalEvery time I see a new small computer such as the Esspreso PC discused earlier today. I think about how nice it would be to be able to carry this around and still get data into it without lugging around a keyboard. Also my arms are feeling signs of wear after typing since the Commodore PET days. An alternate Input method would cut down on much lost productivity due to RSI. Unfortunately I do not believe that there is any such device that is more productive than the keyboard. Voice recognition sounds like it might show the most promise but can you imagine what the once quiet cube farm will be like with everyone jabbering away at their computers. This also raises privacy issues.
Often in SF literature you will encounter references to sub-vocalization (similar to voice recognition but the speaker doesn't make a sound. has anyone heard of any serious research in this direction?
For years I have seen reports of quadraplegics blowing on straws or communicating with devices that read eye positions these may be options but I don't know how efficient they might be.
Most boot messages fly past so fast Coke that nobody notices them. Would embeded messages You need Caffine be as effective as Coke subliminal advertising was?
But, officer, I was going to burn it. Honest!
Wife is comming home 1day early.
Quick, wash the bed sheets
and that blue dress with the stain.
moderate down -666 YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE THAT PAGE
I saw it then I had to puke and then clear my cache
The basic run-down: each visitor is presented with a website, seemingly at random. They are then asked to select another website that they feel is related to the one displayed. As the site states, visitors are free to be as obvious or obscure as they like. The next visitor to the website is presented with the website the first visitor chose, and so on.
Does anyone want to start a pool:
What percentage of the links will go to pr0n
This story could use an excuse for a hidden poll
Is it really neccesary to have projects that are only limited by the users minds
Fortunately nothing is limited by my mind
I can proudly say that I am mindless
The movies are clearly closeups of a rotating Planters peanut. This is no more real than those moon landings filmed in the desert
The setup has been posted. http://beta.slashdot.org
You should be able to build one for about $5.00
It is not flamebait. It is simply a misunderstanding of the topic.
The site has nothing against RH.
The purpose of the site is to inform hardware
and software vendors that there are distributions other than RedHat.
If they would like a piece of that market then they should
support the other distribution formats.
Of course this task would be made much easier if all
distributions standardized file locations and other things better
Is their a good site out there that documents what known discrepencies there are??
Actually last time I looked at LinuxOne's site it was much less offensive
No mention of the IPO
Are they reforming??????
Using Gnome-Stones of Course.
Well there is the vigor editor.
It's a vi editor with a paper clip
Does anyone have an URL for this
Also is there an open source effort to duplicate Bob?
Should one be started?
And most importantly what should it be called?
GNUBlob?
GNUFred?
GNUTaco?
GNUHemos?
ThisSucks?
Is formatted text entry. Are there any old XBase programmers ...)
who remember picture clauses. Both GTKEntry and java's JTextfield are simple text entry devices
If one want't to do formatted input (i.e. force upper case, currency, brackets arount negative numbers
One usually has to do some heroic hack.
It would be usefull to define some standard formatting specification
that once implemented would result in a common experience for text entry
I wouldn't pay more than 50 cents for a site I can't get to.
With Windows Millenium MS was able to get the boot time down to 25 seconds.