That's why Warren Buffett says he and his company won't comment on *any* rumors concerning them. If you deny the false ones consistently, the minute you say "no comment", you've effectively said yes.
Some background on Randy Mott, Dell's CIO. Before joining Dell, he was the CIO at Wal*Mart. Both Dell and Wal*Mart are kings of supply chain and operations management, especially cost reduction. This guy is very good at squeezing cost out of corporate IT infrastructures while delivering first rate solutions to his internal corporate customers. Any hyperbole aside, if Randy Mott speaks, he knows what he's talking about, and he knows what he's doing. It may not be right for every organization, but I guarantee it'll be right for Dell.
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Nothing. Poor is an adjective modifying the noun grammar, as is spoken. If I was modifying a verb, then poorly, as an adverb, would be appropriate. In this case, poor is acceptable.
Go back to Freshman English, dumbass.
;-) right back at you.
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Let's not leave out mute. Not the inability to speak, but when used instead of moot.
Every time I hear someone say it's a mute point, I want to rip their tongue out and render them mute. Then their poor spoken grammar would be a moot point.
Granted, but at the end of the article she makes a point of thanking someone for proofing the article. The grammatical errors are there, and a better effort could have been made, IMHO.
As I read through this thread, it occurred to me that this appears to be a debate not just about a name, but about what consitiutes an operating system. (Call the kernel Linux, but once you wrap the supporting utilities, etc., around it, it becomes GNU/Linux.)
Wasn't that also one of the fundamental architecture questions argued before the courts in the Microsoft/DOJ case? In other words,what components were critical to the Windows operating system truly being "Windows"?
I'm not sure what to make of this - it may not mean anything, and maybe I'm off base - but if nothing else I think it demonstrates that the lines between what constitutes an operating system and an operating environment, if you will, are blurry, whether it's open or closed source.
You might be able to find an attorney that will do the work without a flat fee in exchange for a percentage of the revenue stream created by the patent. We have a family friend whose father was a patent attorney and did *very well*, thank you by taking this approach on occasion.
The usual warnings about finding an ethical attorney (an oxymoron, I know) would likely apply even more in this situation, though.
Like many of us, I was at work when the attacks occurred, and once I found out what was going on, went to the major news web sites for more information (remember, the inital reports were simply that a plane had struck one of the World Trade Center Towers). Of course, by that time, the major news sites were inaccessible due to the amount of traffic.
Until I was able to get to a TV to get more details, Slashdot was my main source of information on the events of the day, and IIRC, it did a pretty good job of keeping up to date on what had happened.
So thanks, everyone - the editors and the readers that posted with information that day. Good work was done here a year ago today.
And turning off the banner ads today is a class move, especially in light of so many other companies' crass attempts at merchandising 9/11.
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And later in the transcript a "Lord Newby" weighed in - but on a different topic. Maybe he's not 1337 enough to talk about spam.
Paul Allen and Bill Gates - for what it's worth. Bill Gates: Before Microsoft
That's why Warren Buffett says he and his company won't comment on *any* rumors concerning them. If you deny the false ones consistently, the minute you say "no comment", you've effectively said yes.
Of course, it was shot already with the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, but there's always time before and after games.
Any my wife will be away for the weekend, so there's nothing to worry about there.
Oops, forgot I have to watch the kids. Oh well, they're 6 and 2 - that's old enough to fend for yourself, right?
The other issue here is cost.
Some background on Randy Mott, Dell's CIO. Before joining Dell, he was the CIO at Wal*Mart. Both Dell and Wal*Mart are kings of supply chain and operations management, especially cost reduction. This guy is very good at squeezing cost out of corporate IT infrastructures while delivering first rate solutions to his internal corporate customers. Any hyperbole aside, if Randy Mott speaks, he knows what he's talking about, and he knows what he's doing. It may not be right for every organization, but I guarantee it'll be right for Dell.
The financial institution, just like they do with your PIN these days.
This isn't very different from fingerprint recognition. Chances of the iris changing are pretty slim.
And if your recognition suddenly stops working for some reason, go to the bank and get rescanned for the master copy.
Here's a (somewhat dated) story on CNN with more detail.
CNN Story on iris recognition
Nothing. Poor is an adjective modifying the noun grammar, as is spoken. If I was modifying a verb, then poorly, as an adverb, would be appropriate. In this case, poor is acceptable.
;-) right back at you.
Go back to Freshman English, dumbass.
Let's not leave out mute. Not the inability to speak, but when used instead of moot.
Every time I hear someone say it's a mute point, I want to rip their tongue out and render them mute. Then their poor spoken grammar would be a moot point.
Sigh...I feel better now.
Not quite - LBJ's quote was " I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President."
Listen to it at this site
Best Buy may sell some Apple products these days like the iPod, but they stopped selling Apple computers earlier this year.
My guess is that the risk of offending Apple (any further) with this product is pretty low.
Perfect! Gates as the Tick and Ballmer as the sidekick.
Is it just me, or do the ads with the silhouette of the guy in the butterfly suit remind anyone else of Patrick Warburton as "The Tick"?
Maybe Ballmer has a new career option.
What about the pilots? Will they have to use hands free models? :)
"I agree with the puppet on the right."
"I think the puppet on the left is more to my liking."
"Hey! How come there's one guy holding both puppets?!?"
- The late, great Bill Hicks (paraphrased)
Sony press release: http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/2873
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Product page: http://www.storagebysony.com/cd-rw/product.asp?id
And both schools have well regarded medical programs. U of L has done pioneering work in artificial hearts, for example.
Granted, but at the end of the article she makes a point of thanking someone for proofing the article. The grammatical errors are there, and a better effort could have been made, IMHO.
So is it time for the obligatory "Imagine a beowulf cluster of these!" comment?
As I read through this thread, it occurred to me that this appears to be a debate not just about a name, but about what consitiutes an operating system. (Call the kernel Linux, but once you wrap the supporting utilities, etc., around it, it becomes GNU/Linux.)
Wasn't that also one of the fundamental architecture questions argued before the courts in the Microsoft/DOJ case? In other words,what components were critical to the Windows operating system truly being "Windows"?
I'm not sure what to make of this - it may not mean anything, and maybe I'm off base - but if nothing else I think it demonstrates that the lines between what constitutes an operating system and an operating environment, if you will, are blurry, whether it's open or closed source.
You might be able to find an attorney that will do the work without a flat fee in exchange for a percentage of the revenue stream created by the patent. We have a family friend whose father was a patent attorney and did *very well*, thank you by taking this approach on occasion.
The usual warnings about finding an ethical attorney (an oxymoron, I know) would likely apply even more in this situation, though.
Like many of us, I was at work when the attacks occurred, and once I found out what was going on, went to the major news web sites for more information (remember, the inital reports were simply that a plane had struck one of the World Trade Center Towers). Of course, by that time, the major news sites were inaccessible due to the amount of traffic.
Until I was able to get to a TV to get more details, Slashdot was my main source of information on the events of the day, and IIRC, it did a pretty good job of keeping up to date on what had happened.
So thanks, everyone - the editors and the readers that posted with information that day. Good work was done here a year ago today.
And turning off the banner ads today is a class move, especially in light of so many other companies' crass attempts at merchandising 9/11.
My guess is that someone will, eventually. Y ou can get older versions via download - reference
b ranet
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/li
It may just be a matter of time.
There's an old saying where I live - "There are people out there that think professional wrestling is real and the moon shots were fake."
Welcome to living in the South (Southeastern US, that is).
Perhaps a more appropriate subject line would be "SCOwhat".
Hell, don't stop there. Instead of a string, use the earpiece cord. That way folks can talk and recharge at the same time!