I would go for anything not Redhat related, might as well not even allow them the mindshare of using Fedora. I think it is unacceptable for them to pull the support rug out of any software version before it is three years old.
So far, none of the apologists have convinced me why the EOL should be this way, especially when even the hated Microsoft supports their Windows software out to five years after initial release. Even the annual licence fee is higher than the one-time licence fee for Windows Server.
Slashdot has user web logs in the user pages, check out the Journal software. I'd generally classify Slashdot as a forum & news site. Calling Slashdot a weblog software is somewhat like calling Windows an image editing program because it includes the Paint and Imaging programs.
Tracking warehouse inventory isn't a problem, I think it and similar ideas are already in use for such tasks.
The problem is that it is probably just a start. I doubt it will stop there. Where it goes from there is at issue. I believe that widespread RFID use will probably be impossible to stop, but hopefully can be redirected to minimize the misuses.
I really don't like the idea of game designers pushing a political agenda. Being too heavy generally turns people off, IMO, and I suspect that is why entertainment media often tries to shy away from heavy political messages. Stuff like Murphy Brown and Ellen is the strongest I've seen, MB being benign. Ellen, on the other hand, pretty much bored the audience, by pushing homosexuality harder than its audience liked at the expense of an interesting story, it sunk in ratings quickly after the "coming out" episode.
The article is interesting, but I would like a few more "popular" examples, the only game in the list that I've played is SimCity.
Heh, well I still can't sleep next to the thing when it's on.
It helps to sleep in a bed, or at least leave the PC under your desk rather than take it to bed with you!
Seriously, others have made some good solutions. While I wouldn't glue carpet inside a computer, I have used car headliner foam / fabric on as many flat resonating and reflecting surfaces as I could.
The PSU really is a possible culprit, they usually have an 8cm fan that whirs constantly. The power supply could be replaced with an Enermax Quiet PSU or some other one that uses variable speed fans and / or a 12cm fan like my Compaq workstations do. (SP700 and W8000). They move air, but they do it pretty quietly.
I like the Seagate Barracuda IV drives.
I really haven't done much to silence my PC, I just set it on the floor, which has an accoustical wall behind it, and it is on carpet.
For known apps, I know Mozilla allows you to specify sites that are exceptions. It might be an issue for a site that has applications AND pop-up ads though.
It seems that the upper edge of PC power had hit a plateau a couple years ago. I remember 3GHz chips in Summer 2002, a year and a half later, it's now 3.4GHz / 3400+, not the 6000 range that it might have been had the "law" held true.
This chandelier us crap, IMO. OK, the basic technology is interesting, but it is a nasty tackification. IF it had slowly morphing GEOMETRIC patterns, it might be interesting, because it might be considered moving art. Splashing text onto a chandelier is just lame.
I think TI-8x has used AAA for about 15 years. I suppose you might have gotten a model just prior to the changeover. You CAN put rechargeables in them, AAA rechargables.
I think the Kazaa example is hillarious. They try to defend their product despite the fact that it is 95%+ used for illegitimate activities, and then they get uppiddy when someone uses the same tactics against THEM.
Is HP getting new fans with their product? It seems that it is mostly the "old guard" that digs the new products, but with the speed caveat.
Other people that give it a fair shake are those that can buy several brands at once. I had a Casio, when it didn't have one feature that I needed, I bought a TI. I haven't gotten anything new in nearly a decade.
RPN is something of a preference thing. I know some people swear by it, I really don't feel I should swap around the my order of thinking just to use a calculator, a slow one at that.
I suppose I should say that of TI and Casio, I don't think they can handle RPN any more than HP handles infix, which is somewhat unfortunate but the time it takes to get used to RPN seems to outweigh the time it takes just to use parentheses the few times I need to.
Usually I can muddle through jargon and acronyms, but that was a bit much. It's more work than I care to expend to figure out if that post was a joke or legitimate.
I should clarify, SCO isn't creating any more IP, isn't creating much, if any, new product that I can tell. Baystar's push would only seem to be one that they try to cash in the value as much as possible before shutting down the company.
A lot of the good companies create intellectual property along side actual products, and make money from a steady stream of patents and such. They don't rest on their laurels because the value of that ownership goes down over time, and they need new product to replace fading income.
The thing is, that UNIX _IS_ the IP that SCO claims to have. SCO certainly can't create more intellectual property, and can only milk their claims so much without actually creating any new product.
People scoff at Apple's share in the market, but really it isn't too bad because people seem to compare Apple's share to what isn't Apple's share. They probably should be comparing Apple to Dell or Gateway. Some people even go on to claim that Apple is dying, which isn't quite true as sales appear to be steady, they actually are netting a profit and their liquid assets are quite sizable.
re: iPod. I think it's not too hard to see why people want one when you compare them to their competitors.
All you need is a game platform that outputs a progressive scan image. XBox2, PS3 and the next Nintendo system will probably default to this. Some console games already support progressive scan, but it isn't common. Some TVs have a "game" mode that bypasses this too.
One thing I find funny is that there were many people that used due diligence to report flaws to the vendor, and said vendor doesn't bother to fix it.
One must wonder why such companies don't assume that there may be dozens of other people that have independently discovered the exploit and are USING it rather than reporting it.
The only reason laptop processor and graphics power mighy match desktop systems is the fact that some twat laptop manufacturers use desktop parts on a mobile platform to make an 8lb toaster brick. I'm surprised they don't slap some 3.5" hard drives in them while they were at it, some of the desknotes are seriously 2" thick, what's another 0.25"?
Just as much as that performance might be nice to have, I'n happy to take a lighter and thinner unit that doesn't require a heavier battery to keep it alive for more than two hours. I have a laptop with a 15 GB drive coming my way, and I think it should suit me fine because I'll keep my data on a server, put it on the local hard drive only when needed. Odds are, I don't need to take all my data with me, and should the laptop be lost or stolen, the data at risk would be smaller too.
Nobody that I know of. From what I hear, Bill Gates didn't say it either. Just an urban legend at best, a misinterpreted comment or taken out of context at worst.
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I would go for anything not Redhat related, might as well not even allow them the mindshare of using Fedora. I think it is unacceptable for them to pull the support rug out of any software version before it is three years old.
So far, none of the apologists have convinced me why the EOL should be this way, especially when even the hated Microsoft supports their Windows software out to five years after initial release. Even the annual licence fee is higher than the one-time licence fee for Windows Server.
Slashdot has user web logs in the user pages, check out the Journal software. I'd generally classify Slashdot as a forum & news site. Calling Slashdot a weblog software is somewhat like calling Windows an image editing program because it includes the Paint and Imaging programs.
Tracking warehouse inventory isn't a problem, I think it and similar ideas are already in use for such tasks.
The problem is that it is probably just a start. I doubt it will stop there. Where it goes from there is at issue. I believe that widespread RFID use will probably be impossible to stop, but hopefully can be redirected to minimize the misuses.
I really don't like the idea of game designers pushing a political agenda. Being too heavy generally turns people off, IMO, and I suspect that is why entertainment media often tries to shy away from heavy political messages. Stuff like Murphy Brown and Ellen is the strongest I've seen, MB being benign. Ellen, on the other hand, pretty much bored the audience, by pushing homosexuality harder than its audience liked at the expense of an interesting story, it sunk in ratings quickly after the "coming out" episode.
The article is interesting, but I would like a few more "popular" examples, the only game in the list that I've played is SimCity.
I agree, but this also tends to shoot down the dumb cases with case windows. Oh no, the "true geek" must have windows on his computer case. Sure.
Heh, well I still can't sleep next to the thing when it's on.
It helps to sleep in a bed, or at least leave the PC under your desk rather than take it to bed with you!
Seriously, others have made some good solutions. While I wouldn't glue carpet inside a computer, I have used car headliner foam / fabric on as many flat resonating and reflecting surfaces as I could.
The PSU really is a possible culprit, they usually have an 8cm fan that whirs constantly. The power supply could be replaced with an Enermax Quiet PSU or some other one that uses variable speed fans and / or a 12cm fan like my Compaq workstations do. (SP700 and W8000). They move air, but they do it pretty quietly.
I like the Seagate Barracuda IV drives.
I really haven't done much to silence my PC, I just set it on the floor, which has an accoustical wall behind it, and it is on carpet.
For known apps, I know Mozilla allows you to specify sites that are exceptions. It might be an issue for a site that has applications AND pop-up ads though.
I don't think they are necessarily losing money, they just aren't placing a heavy emphasis on making a net revenue with it.
Well, I think that a popular view is that if one can look at a program's source, then it is open source...
Which is possibly why people don't like using the phrase "open source".
To illustrate a point, being able to look at Window's sources doesn't make it "open source".
are they aware that everything you read on the internet isn't true?
Not everything printed in books is true either. The issue is that there is even less quality control on the Internet.
It seems that the upper edge of PC power had hit a plateau a couple years ago. I remember 3GHz chips in Summer 2002, a year and a half later, it's now 3.4GHz / 3400+, not the 6000 range that it might have been had the "law" held true.
Those are interesting ideas.
This chandelier us crap, IMO. OK, the basic technology is interesting, but it is a nasty tackification. IF it had slowly morphing GEOMETRIC patterns, it might be interesting, because it might be considered moving art. Splashing text onto a chandelier is just lame.
I think TI-8x has used AAA for about 15 years. I suppose you might have gotten a model just prior to the changeover. You CAN put rechargeables in them, AAA rechargables.
Anything that bends that isn't organic tends to eventually weaken and break.
That really depends. There are a lot of springs that last a long time and require little upkeep.
I've never had my auto springs give out on me, and I usually drive 150k+ mile cars.
I think the Kazaa example is hillarious. They try to defend their product despite the fact that it is 95%+ used for illegitimate activities, and then they get uppiddy when someone uses the same tactics against THEM.
Is HP getting new fans with their product? It seems that it is mostly the "old guard" that digs the new products, but with the speed caveat.
Other people that give it a fair shake are those that can buy several brands at once. I had a Casio, when it didn't have one feature that I needed, I bought a TI. I haven't gotten anything new in nearly a decade.
RPN is something of a preference thing. I know some people swear by it, I really don't feel I should swap around the my order of thinking just to use a calculator, a slow one at that.
I suppose I should say that of TI and Casio, I don't think they can handle RPN any more than HP handles infix, which is somewhat unfortunate but the time it takes to get used to RPN seems to outweigh the time it takes just to use parentheses the few times I need to.
Has clicking a button been found to be a legally enforcible means of signing a contract?
Usually I can muddle through jargon and acronyms, but that was a bit much. It's more work than I care to expend to figure out if that post was a joke or legitimate.
I should clarify, SCO isn't creating any more IP, isn't creating much, if any, new product that I can tell. Baystar's push would only seem to be one that they try to cash in the value as much as possible before shutting down the company.
A lot of the good companies create intellectual property along side actual products, and make money from a steady stream of patents and such. They don't rest on their laurels because the value of that ownership goes down over time, and they need new product to replace fading income.
The thing is, that UNIX _IS_ the IP that SCO claims to have. SCO certainly can't create more intellectual property, and can only milk their claims so much without actually creating any new product.
People scoff at Apple's share in the market, but really it isn't too bad because people seem to compare Apple's share to what isn't Apple's share. They probably should be comparing Apple to Dell or Gateway. Some people even go on to claim that Apple is dying, which isn't quite true as sales appear to be steady, they actually are netting a profit and their liquid assets are quite sizable.
re: iPod. I think it's not too hard to see why people want one when you compare them to their competitors.
All you need is a game platform that outputs a progressive scan image. XBox2, PS3 and the next Nintendo system will probably default to this. Some console games already support progressive scan, but it isn't common. Some TVs have a "game" mode that bypasses this too.
One thing I find funny is that there were many people that used due diligence to report flaws to the vendor, and said vendor doesn't bother to fix it.
One must wonder why such companies don't assume that there may be dozens of other people that have independently discovered the exploit and are USING it rather than reporting it.
The only reason laptop processor and graphics power mighy match desktop systems is the fact that some twat laptop manufacturers use desktop parts on a mobile platform to make an 8lb toaster brick. I'm surprised they don't slap some 3.5" hard drives in them while they were at it, some of the desknotes are seriously 2" thick, what's another 0.25"?
Just as much as that performance might be nice to have, I'n happy to take a lighter and thinner unit that doesn't require a heavier battery to keep it alive for more than two hours. I have a laptop with a 15 GB drive coming my way, and I think it should suit me fine because I'll keep my data on a server, put it on the local hard drive only when needed. Odds are, I don't need to take all my data with me, and should the laptop be lost or stolen, the data at risk would be smaller too.
640kB should be enough for anybody
who said that again..?
Nobody that I know of. From what I hear, Bill Gates didn't say it either. Just an urban legend at best, a misinterpreted comment or taken out of context at worst.