The general rule of thumb for upgrading it to put it off for as long as you can, and then buy as close to the top of the line as you can afford.
No, that's the fool's way of upgrading. The smart way to do it is to upgrade whenever you want, but buy 6 month old hardware. That way you get a system 75% as fast as high-end for 50% of the cost.
Where I work, we do similar things, but our motivation is to ensure that users are always running the latest version of our frequently updated codebase.
a search for the Planet of the Apes DVD on the Amazon site using a Netscape Web browser turned up a quoted price of $64.99 [...] several seconds later, a similar search performed with Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser resulted in a price of $74.99 for the same product
Damn, if that's not a reason to use Mozilla, I don't know what is.
I get the feeling there's not going to be an XBox 2.
Oh, there will be an XBox 2, but games will only be a part of it. My guess is that it will be more of a TiVo/WebTV/XBox/DRM-crippled-jukebox type of product. Besides, everyone knows that MS doesn't get it right until the 3rd or 4th try.
I don't get polyphonic ringtones. Why do people think these are cool on cell phones?
It's a fucking phone. If my phone at home played the Muppet Show Theme every time it rang, people would think I was a fucking moron. But somehow on a cell phone it's okay.
You know what I think would be really funny - if KDE were to include a clone of Microsoft's Longhorn theme before it's even released. Stealing the thunder of their "amazing" new GUI.
I'm not sure when Longhorn is supposed to go gold, but it's got to be more than 3 or 4 months. Plenty of time for some bored themers to do a complete rip-off of the Longhorn style. I don't think KDE should make it the default theme by any means, just have them in there as an option.
Of course, MS legal action would surely try to squash it, but it's my understanding that "look and feel" is very difficult to protect.
Perhaps I'm asking you because I've asked SonicBLUE and they don't answer. Perhaps I'm asking you because you're the CEO and I (incorrectly) assumed that you would know who you company is partnering with. Or perhaps I'm asking you because you're the one issuing press releases telling the community who IS releasing Vorbis decoders.
In the future maybe you ought to consider reserving your semi-clever, vitriolic responses for people who AREN'T your supporters.
Oh well, at least I gleaned some sort of information from this exchange: The "CEO" of Xiph is a patronizing asshole.
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That is the sensible approach, but it does have a cost: one quarter of your penis length.
Yikes, that's one inch I can't afford to lose.
The general rule of thumb for upgrading it to put it off for as long as you can, and then buy as close to the top of the line as you can afford.
No, that's the fool's way of upgrading. The smart way to do it is to upgrade whenever you want, but buy 6 month old hardware. That way you get a system 75% as fast as high-end for 50% of the cost.
Way to rip off Jack Handy.
Oh yeah, we went for B - reformat and a big FU.
So you bought MS Windows twice? Yeah, big FU. They must have really hated that.
This is the point where you start making a case to your superiors for alternative operating systems.
You forgot the tags.
Good point.
If people who are red/green colorblind could really not distinguish any difference between the two, traffic lights at night would be really confusing.
Not necessarily. The lights are always in the same order.
XBox needs a dance-dance game. *Then* the Japanese will bite.
Where I work, we do similar things, but our motivation is to ensure that users are always running the latest version of our frequently updated codebase.
Bill Gates - is that you?
Damn, if that's not a reason to use Mozilla, I don't know what is.
I get the feeling there's not going to be an XBox 2.
Oh, there will be an XBox 2, but games will only be a part of it. My guess is that it will be more of a TiVo/WebTV/XBox/DRM-crippled-jukebox type of product. Besides, everyone knows that MS doesn't get it right until the 3rd or 4th try.
The reason for the alternate rings is because when everybody in the room has a phone, you need a way to tell which phone is ringing.
Uh, that's why I have two ears.
I don't get polyphonic ringtones. Why do people think these are cool on cell phones?
It's a fucking phone. If my phone at home played the Muppet Show Theme every time it rang, people would think I was a fucking moron. But somehow on a cell phone it's okay.
Whatever happened to *ring* *ring*?
Perhaps something like this?
Fuck the DVD burner. I wan't the blue laser inside that can burn shit!!
For what it's worth, I noticed this article on Microsoft's web site the other day:
Windows 2003 & SQL Server 2000 is the fastest 32-way OLTP server in the world
Unfortunately, I'm too stupid to spot any holes in the testing, but that's what you guys are for.
You know what I think would be really funny - if KDE were to include a clone of Microsoft's Longhorn theme before it's even released. Stealing the thunder of their "amazing" new GUI.
I'm not sure when Longhorn is supposed to go gold, but it's got to be more than 3 or 4 months. Plenty of time for some bored themers to do a complete rip-off of the Longhorn style. I don't think KDE should make it the default theme by any means, just have them in there as an option.
Of course, MS legal action would surely try to squash it, but it's my understanding that "look and feel" is very difficult to protect.
Jim Allchin swore under oath that disclosing the Windows operating system source code could damage national security.
Yeah, but when was the last time you heard of a virus from Asia? Oh wait...
It's written by a self proclaimed Unix evangelist, so don't expect it to be unbiased.
*gasp* A biased Linux article on Slashdot? Get out.
I like the cut of your jib, sailor. Give me a call.
is the entire population of the world go retarded?
Yes - we is go retarded.
Perhaps I'm asking you because I've asked SonicBLUE and they don't answer. Perhaps I'm asking you because you're the CEO and I (incorrectly) assumed that you would know who you company is partnering with. Or perhaps I'm asking you because you're the one issuing press releases telling the community who IS releasing Vorbis decoders.
In the future maybe you ought to consider reserving your semi-clever, vitriolic responses for people who AREN'T your supporters.
Oh well, at least I gleaned some sort of information from this exchange: The "CEO" of Xiph is a patronizing asshole.
A new technology will soon enable scents to be woven into fabrics.
Scents inextricably bound to fabric? Where have I seen this before?
There's a reason companies like Microsoft and Apple spend millions on R&D - innovating is HARD.
Why not piggyback on the positive results that their usability labs return?
Hey Emmett,
Congratulations on these latest agreements.
I've got a question that I'm sure you could answer. Is Rio ever going to upgrade the firmware in the Rio Volt to play Ogg Vorbis? Thanks.