makes me wonder whether linux is helping that consolidation
how difficult is it to migrate x86-64 linux software to linux on system z? just having a quick browse of wikipedia without having ever used system z or understanding z/architecture it seems like it might even be possible to run software without having to recompile?
i can see how multi-threaded transaction applications would have a huge performance advantage on mainframes with 100+ 4GHz+ processors... that is some serious computing grunt
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HGST#History hitachi sold off their global storage business to western digital, but from that deal hitachi now owns a 10% share of western digital
hitachi as a multinational conglomerate is still hitachi though... hitachi city in japan hasn't changed its name to western digital city:)
there are a few mainframe vendors out there, but when you're spending that much money surely trust has a role to play and ibm has built a brand over decades in mainframe development and support
it's kinda the same reason why businesses go with microsoft... just as nobody ever got fired for buying microsoft products, nobody is going to be fired for spending a truckload of money on ibm mainframes
not saying that there isn't any fanaticism at all, but i wouldn't go so far as to conflate apple fanbois with trust in ibm... it is a brand trust for sure, but it's trust that the company won't leave you holding the bag, not that you will be the most popular kid in your class
err... i know there are lots of people who are new to debian, but from your tone it seems like you should be aware that debian has a number of repositories with different versions
xfce 4.10 is currently in the experimental repository (http://packages.debian.org/experimental/xfce/xfce4), and while i wouldn't personally update my whole system to experimental, if you have some nous i'm sure you can upgrade just xfce (and dependencies) from the experimental repos
otherwise use ubuntu, which is basically debian with a new name, more frequent release cycle, and a bit of extra fluff thrown in
they're all paid for by Chinese interests... and every good lawyer and accountant knows the first rule of business is "don't bite the hand that feeds you"
its got more to do with ecosystem dependence and huge vested interests than fanaticism... you just can't compare an iphone with a mainframe
apple fans aren't as trapped into using apple products as some may think, whereas ibm customers pay millions of dollars to set up infrastructure with a lot of inertia that can't change course with each passing fad
the majority of first world economies is driven by the services sector... because first world consumers are fat and lazy and will quite happily pay for the convenience of having someone else do something for them, especially those who pay with government welfare (apparently over a third of americans rely on some form of government benefits)
i guess "useful" depends on your perspective though
companies like Samsung will wipe the data center market clean with new SOC blades in a few years... IBM know the writing is on the wall and they won't be able to compete
you stupid yanks are funny.... "Bomb proof public trash cans"... that must have been a joke right?
maybe they would protect the trashcans from all your garbage
only in america could people be convinced that bomb proof trashcans will protect them from terrorism, especially if you publicly announce it...
"CNN newsflash!!!! bomb proof public trash cans to be installed across america!!! now if terrorists really hate blowing up trash cans they will need to find another way to destroy them other than explosives... if they are too stupid to figure out another way to unhinge their anger on trash cans they may have to find something else to blow up because trash cans are now off limits!!"
just do what the nazis did (erm i mean the US government) after 9/11; pick whatever country you think might be trying to break free from the grip of US persecution, and flatten the whole country using B-52s and cluster bombs.
the other benefit... "justification" for all the trillions of borrowed dollars spent building up the world's biggest offensive military
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makes me wonder whether linux is helping that consolidation
how difficult is it to migrate x86-64 linux software to linux on system z? just having a quick browse of wikipedia without having ever used system z or understanding z/architecture it seems like it might even be possible to run software without having to recompile?
i can see how multi-threaded transaction applications would have a huge performance advantage on mainframes with 100+ 4GHz+ processors... that is some serious computing grunt
western digital is a key brand in hard disks
if you can't beat them, join them
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HGST#History hitachi sold off their global storage business to western digital, but from that deal hitachi now owns a 10% share of western digital
hitachi as a multinational conglomerate is still hitachi though... hitachi city in japan hasn't changed its name to western digital city :)
there are a few mainframe vendors out there, but when you're spending that much money surely trust has a role to play and ibm has built a brand over decades in mainframe development and support
it's kinda the same reason why businesses go with microsoft... just as nobody ever got fired for buying microsoft products, nobody is going to be fired for spending a truckload of money on ibm mainframes
not saying that there isn't any fanaticism at all, but i wouldn't go so far as to conflate apple fanbois with trust in ibm... it is a brand trust for sure, but it's trust that the company won't leave you holding the bag, not that you will be the most popular kid in your class
whoever uses networkmanager needs to have their linux license revoked
err... i know there are lots of people who are new to debian, but from your tone it seems like you should be aware that debian has a number of repositories with different versions
xfce 4.10 is currently in the experimental repository (http://packages.debian.org/experimental/xfce/xfce4), and while i wouldn't personally update my whole system to experimental, if you have some nous i'm sure you can upgrade just xfce (and dependencies) from the experimental repos
otherwise use ubuntu, which is basically debian with a new name, more frequent release cycle, and a bit of extra fluff thrown in
ISS
i'm assuming you're not referring to one particularly large piece of orbiting space junk
one word... cheap
thousands of attorneys and accountants
they're all paid for by Chinese interests... and every good lawyer and accountant knows the first rule of business is "don't bite the hand that feeds you"
its got more to do with ecosystem dependence and huge vested interests than fanaticism... you just can't compare an iphone with a mainframe
apple fans aren't as trapped into using apple products as some may think, whereas ibm customers pay millions of dollars to set up infrastructure with a lot of inertia that can't change course with each passing fad
the majority of first world economies is driven by the services sector... because first world consumers are fat and lazy and will quite happily pay for the convenience of having someone else do something for them, especially those who pay with government welfare (apparently over a third of americans rely on some form of government benefits)
i guess "useful" depends on your perspective though
companies like Samsung will wipe the data center market clean with new SOC blades in a few years... IBM know the writing is on the wall and they won't be able to compete
at least hitachi will make something of it... lenovo will just fuck everything up
i hope phablets don't die before my galaxy s2 contract finished at the end of 2013... i want one
...if there were any drones flying overhead at the time of the explosions?
the probabilities are way off
I don't really care what the nutter wants or what their ideals are
1) find those who planted the bombs and what their ideals are 2) shoot them 3) bomb those who hold similar ideals
is that you mr wolfowitz?
hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!
you stupid yanks are funny.... "Bomb proof public trash cans"... that must have been a joke right?
maybe they would protect the trashcans from all your garbage
only in america could people be convinced that bomb proof trashcans will protect them from terrorism, especially if you publicly announce it...
"CNN newsflash!!!! bomb proof public trash cans to be installed across america!!! now if terrorists really hate blowing up trash cans they will need to find another way to destroy them other than explosives... if they are too stupid to figure out another way to unhinge their anger on trash cans they may have to find something else to blow up because trash cans are now off limits!!"
pfftt.... waaaaaay too complicated
just do what the nazis did (erm i mean the US government) after 9/11; pick whatever country you think might be trying to break free from the grip of US persecution, and flatten the whole country using B-52s and cluster bombs.
the other benefit... "justification" for all the trillions of borrowed dollars spent building up the world's biggest offensive military
no, you're a horrible person for listening to vengaboys
especially the poor... there should be hand grenade stamps handed out with food stamps
they aren't even a real country anyway
fox news counters with...
CNN are a bunch of idiots... it was really Hawaii responsible!!!
it makes perfect sense after all
they're probably mutating lasers too... to fight the sharks
hang on hang on lets not get too carried away... iraq is one thing but nebraska is just too far away from america to have to send our troops to :)
was dennis rodman participating in the run and coming first by any chance?
go fuck your sheltered complacent self.
says he from the nanny state