This just isn't really practical. I just came back from a trip in Central America, and Internet access was easier to find than land or cell phone service. I have a feeling it's that way in lots of developing countries. My phone was useless. There were very very few land lines, but I could hop on one of many computers at hostels or Internet cafes and check my email.
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By the time you come down the mountain, you're in your 30's, living with your parents, grossly overweight, and have less of a social life than the kitten on the cover of the book. Sure, you know Ubuntu kung-fu, but at what price?
This is why, as a small business owner, I think it's important to outsource critical parts of the business to experts, as opposed to trying to save a few bucks and doing it in house. Email, web hosting, telephone... unless one of those things is what your company does, there's no reason to take on the liability and the headache of taking care of these things when A. You can be spending your time doing other things and B. The people you outsource to know more than you do.
I used to do everything in house because I used to be an IT guy, but I learned this lesson a few years ago, and now I outsource all of this piddly stuff, because it's not piddly when there's a problem!
And that would reduce the side effects of chemotherapy treatment, such as nausea, hair loss, weight loss and fatigue."
Or, the patient could use 100% safe marijuana. Hmmm... ingest a harmless plant that grows anywhere and everywhere, or get injected with electronics and DNA. Hmmm... Apparently nobody in the medical community has heard of the good 'ol "KISS" acronym.
Obviously, SSD's are in their infancy. NO OS has been even remotely optimized for them yet, I'm sure (except maybe the big hitters, like Solaris). I'd be willing to be my left leg that the next version of every commercial OS (OSX, Windows, Linux*) is optimized for them. This article is irrelevant.
Seems like it was a stretch. Community and forum software as "enterprise"? Uh, no. I desperately need an open source alternative to Exchange/Outlook and point of sale software for my business.
What's wrong with a clipboard? They're universal, they never break down or need upgrades, they have zero power consumption, they have zero learning curve, and you can buy several thousand for the price of a single computer.
No, he won't ever live that down. That's because his insistence on "Developers, developers, developers!!" is what's going to keep MS in the lead for the forseeable future. Too bad there aren't any OSS people as excited about supporting their developers.
You're exactly right. Case in point: Sun. Sun floundered every time McNealy got some stupid idea to vastly deviate from the core of what Sun is good at. Some would argue that all of these deviations from their core business is why Sun is in the trouble they're in now. McNealy is a shitty CEO, and should have been canned a long time ago.
I find it hard to believe that virtually nobody thinks that laptops are getting TOO small and flimsy. I guess that computer users are getting progressively weaker, in that every ounce saved is touted as a miracle. I dunno. I guess that I think that somebody who thinks that a 5-10 lb laptop is too heavy to carry around all day has some more serious problems, namely extremely poor physical health!
Slashdot really shouldn't be poking fun here. Sourceforge (the owners of Slashdot) is bleeding money, and makes money now only from from Google AdSense and selling crap on thinkgeek.com. (http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/fetchFilingFrameset.aspx?dcn=0001144204-07-066697&Type=HTML)
I just woke up, and as per my usual habit, I check my email, then Slashdot. I was still groggy, so upon seeing this headline, I thought "Oh shit, it's April 1, already?!?". Then I checked the big news outlets. Wow.
1-3 songs per CD? Sorry, I wasn't assuming that there are a lot of Britney Spears fans who only want to hear whatever songs Clear Channel has chosen. When I get music, I always get and listen to and usually enjoy the entire CD.
If you have a pile of cash waiting, you might want to consider going to your *LOCAL* CD store, buying CD's, and ripping them any way you want. It's cheaper, faster, easier, and you contribute to your local economy.
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This just isn't really practical. I just came back from a trip in Central America, and Internet access was easier to find than land or cell phone service. I have a feeling it's that way in lots of developing countries. My phone was useless. There were very very few land lines, but I could hop on one of many computers at hostels or Internet cafes and check my email.
By the time you come down the mountain, you're in your 30's, living with your parents, grossly overweight, and have less of a social life than the kitten on the cover of the book. Sure, you know Ubuntu kung-fu, but at what price?
Here's my personal favorite open source project I discovered in 2008: Spring Engine http://spring.clan-sy.com/ [clan-sy.com]
I would completely agree with you... if it were 1995.
Nice article, but they missed one of the biggest MMOG's in the world (and one of the older ones, as well): Ogame!
This is why, as a small business owner, I think it's important to outsource critical parts of the business to experts, as opposed to trying to save a few bucks and doing it in house. Email, web hosting, telephone... unless one of those things is what your company does, there's no reason to take on the liability and the headache of taking care of these things when A. You can be spending your time doing other things and B. The people you outsource to know more than you do.
I used to do everything in house because I used to be an IT guy, but I learned this lesson a few years ago, and now I outsource all of this piddly stuff, because it's not piddly when there's a problem!
Who said you had to inhale smoke?
And that would reduce the side effects of chemotherapy treatment, such as nausea, hair loss, weight loss and fatigue."
Or, the patient could use 100% safe marijuana. Hmmm... ingest a harmless plant that grows anywhere and everywhere, or get injected with electronics and DNA. Hmmm... Apparently nobody in the medical community has heard of the good 'ol "KISS" acronym.
Just put a link to OGame.org on their desktops. One of the biggest, best free MMOG's out there.
Obviously, SSD's are in their infancy. NO OS has been even remotely optimized for them yet, I'm sure (except maybe the big hitters, like Solaris). I'd be willing to be my left leg that the next version of every commercial OS (OSX, Windows, Linux*) is optimized for them. This article is irrelevant.
Are you serious, or are you an advertisement for some kind of open source advocacy group?
Seems like it was a stretch. Community and forum software as "enterprise"? Uh, no. I desperately need an open source alternative to Exchange/Outlook and point of sale software for my business.
Speaking on anecdotes, I personally think that Sony stereo equipment is shit. I've had plenty go bad on me. I won't touch it.
What's wrong with a clipboard? They're universal, they never break down or need upgrades, they have zero power consumption, they have zero learning curve, and you can buy several thousand for the price of a single computer.
No, he won't ever live that down. That's because his insistence on "Developers, developers, developers!!" is what's going to keep MS in the lead for the forseeable future. Too bad there aren't any OSS people as excited about supporting their developers.
You're exactly right. Case in point: Sun. Sun floundered every time McNealy got some stupid idea to vastly deviate from the core of what Sun is good at. Some would argue that all of these deviations from their core business is why Sun is in the trouble they're in now. McNealy is a shitty CEO, and should have been canned a long time ago.
I find it hard to believe that virtually nobody thinks that laptops are getting TOO small and flimsy. I guess that computer users are getting progressively weaker, in that every ounce saved is touted as a miracle. I dunno. I guess that I think that somebody who thinks that a 5-10 lb laptop is too heavy to carry around all day has some more serious problems, namely extremely poor physical health!
Slashdot really shouldn't be poking fun here. Sourceforge (the owners of Slashdot) is bleeding money, and makes money now only from from Google AdSense and selling crap on thinkgeek.com. (http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/fetchFilingFrameset.aspx?dcn=0001144204-07-066697&Type=HTML)
I just woke up, and as per my usual habit, I check my email, then Slashdot. I was still groggy, so upon seeing this headline, I thought "Oh shit, it's April 1, already?!?". Then I checked the big news outlets. Wow.
1-3 songs per CD? Sorry, I wasn't assuming that there are a lot of Britney Spears fans who only want to hear whatever songs Clear Channel has chosen. When I get music, I always get and listen to and usually enjoy the entire CD.
If you have a pile of cash waiting, you might want to consider going to your *LOCAL* CD store, buying CD's, and ripping them any way you want. It's cheaper, faster, easier, and you contribute to your local economy.
Eh. It's still just TV.
Apparently there is some anecdote about living longer if you are smaller.
It's certainly true for dogs...
No. There's no content available, and the improvement over DVD isn't nearly enough to make people rush out and buy any kind of HD DVD any time soon.
C'mon. Most Wal-Mart shoppers are barely literate. You won't see any Wal-Mart customers in Linux forums any time soon, I'd bet.
1. I'm not disclosing any "evidence". That's private.
2. Sure, we get payment first, but on international orders, they're often stolen cards, and we have to pay for the chargeback (refund).
3. It's not a good business plan to sell stuff to people who pay for it with stolen credit cards.