$499 is a fairly impressive price for a Mac but it's still nowhere near as cheap as a PC. The price doesn't include a monitor, speakers or even a mouse or keyboard if I read the specs correctly.
OK, I'll head over to the Dell website and see what $500 gets me...
[back in just a second...] I had to add/delete a few items to get them close in terms of harware/software/speed, etc.
Low end Dell (as far as I can tell) P4 2.8 gHz 512MB RAM CD burner/DVD ROM Firewire/USB WinXP Home (although I thik Pro would be closer to OSX's features, but it's $80 more) No monitor MS Works 80GB HD CD burning software
Final price is: $686
macMini 1.4gHz G4 512 MB RAM Combo drive Firewire/USB OSX No monitor or keyboard iWork 80 GB HD CD burning software
Final price is: $674
$686 or $674 - looks pretty close to me for a low end Dell VS a low end Mac.
You can't seriously fight spam until people stop being so damn stupid.
I was on a BBS last weekend with somebody looking for business cards. Somebody else suggested using VistaPrint, and I mentioned that they are spammers, and she should use somebody else.
Her reply was "spam isn't that bad, and their price is good." We'll never win the spam war with fools like that still around.
Is that not what all buisnesses try to accomplish, to beat their competition?
No. I run a small business, and so does my brother and my father (he's retired now). None of us are trying to bankrupt the competition, or to "beat" them in any sort of meaningful way. I want to make a living and still have time to read Slashdot, so I offer a high quality service at a reasonable price. There are people who charge more, and there are day laborers who charge much less. Fortunately, my customers are people trying to get good work for a good price - not just looking for the lowest possible price.
I'll never be as large as WalMart, or even a single WalMart, or even a single department in a single Walmart, and I have no interest in doing so. If my neighbor had the same business I do, it wouldn't matter to me at all; there's enough work for both of us to be successful without having bankrupt the other guy.
If you're on the freeway, you shouln't need to steer much (which you *can* do with no engine power, it's just difficult) and you'll have one or two stabs left on the brakes.
You can kill it, then shift to neutral, and fire it back up.
"The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings."
It's been down every time I hit the link. Perhaps my ISP can't find it. Perhaps it's down.
Every other site I've visited this morning is just fine - this one is not.
I just sent the first 4 replies a gmail invite - some of you are on HotMail, and I heard that sometimes the invitations "get lost" at Hotmail - sorry if they don't get through.
Ahhh, yes "we'll give you lots of storage, but don't expect people to use it". What stupid planning.
Of course people are going to use the storage you give them. With the number of attachments, high volume mailing lists, and using email as a backup for important documents, people are using more and more storage all the time.
Sounds like they screwed up again.
BTW - I have a few gmail invites, let me know if you want one.
True enough that there are standards. However, there are many, many things that are being imported as forgeries. The US Govt recently relaesed a list of bolts that were no longer approved for flight, military, etc use because they have faked grade stamps.
It really wouldn't take much for the $2.99 shades to "miss" the testing procedure. I assume that the Oakleys have better control over things.
That being said, I don't spend big bucks on sunglasses. I live in Southern California and wear sunglasses *every* day, and I work in machine shops, outside on construction sites, and other "dangerous to the eyes" environments. I found a line of ANSI rated safety glasses that have a light tint and cost $10 at contractor supply stores, and they don't look too bad either.
Interesting point. I understand that time and money is spent, but I suspect it's on sysadmins - who, the last time I looked, are responsible for this on their networks. Traffic costs are a different matter.
The last Systems job I had needed a guy just to deal with spam. It would have cost our company a salary + bennefits *less* if there was little or no spam.
What on earth do people do to get such infuriating amounts of spam?
I don't know, but on an account I've had for 10 years, I get 100+ spam a day *after* my ISP filters it for me. *Usenet *Domain name registration *BBSs *One idiot sending mail to 20 people, with all addresses visible, then having some of those idiots forward it, with all the addresses intact
And you honestly believe they'd turn down millions of dollars from a high-profile record label to keep their day jobs?
The music they play will never be popular enough to get them big dollar contract offers. They simply enjoy playing music for people, and realize that becoming a huge commercial success is about equally likely as hitting the lottery.
Uh, garage bands that are successfull turn into standard RIAA bands. There's no way to win unless you eventually drop support for the band that USED to be a garage band.
I have several friends in bands, and none of them aspire to be rock stars (at least in public). They understand that they need to keep their day jobs.
However, by buying their CDs and tshirts, you can help them make some cash. Not enough to be famous, but perhaps buying some equipment or a bigger van - or a vacation for their wife who puts up with a lot of crap by being married to a guy in a band.
sony is doing this, apple has done this, and there is one other who's name escapes me.
And that's why I won't buy a Sony (and memory stick). If I had that kind of cash to drop on a music player, I'd buy an iPod, because it has the features I want: MP3 playback, large drive, good UI.
I do that, and I also use a dummy account for each new place I have to register (such as newyorktimes@mydomain.com). That way, I know who sold/lost/traded my address, and if I start getting lots of spam to it, I can actually create that account, and have all mail sent to the trash at my hosting service.
But, what about this: I live where it drops below 25 in about October and comes back above in about March, with several two-day long dips below -10. If I had a diesel, I might need a block heater (and certainly would if I lived much farther north), which would need an extention cable snaking out of my apartment, and I assure you that would only last one saturday night before some drunk kid cuts it in half and kills himself, or trips on it, or whatever. And where do I plug in when I go to work? Public electricity outlets don't exactly abound.
I drive a Dodge with a Cummins diesel engine. It has a block heater, and all diesel engine trucks should come with a block heater.
I have started my truck in 0* F weather (after sitting for several days) without the use of the block heater. It's much easier on the engine, so I use it when it's cold, but it isn't required. If I live in a really cold climate, I'd install a $700 Espar heater - it burns 1/4 cup of diesel per hour, and has a timer. You set it to turn on an hour or so before you go to work - it fires up, and when you get into your truck the engine is warm and the heater is too. No extension cord needed. And I can't justify an Espar in SoCal.
Not to mention, if I were to estimate, if you take out gas stations which only exist because of off ramps on interstates, I would say not more than 1 in 10 sells diesel fuel. So, you may have to drive out of your way to get gas. Which isn't a tragedy, but it is annoying and time consuming.
I think your estimate is wrong (but you may live elsewhere). I'd say that at least 25% of stations sell diesel.
However, the price fluxuates, so I know which stations to use near my house. One is always 10 to 20 cents per gallon less than all the others, so I go there.
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From the article
"We've only just begun and we're pleased to say that we're getting 90 percent reliability when scanning users," said Sebastian.
It's considered to be a success if it works 9 times out of 10?
Does that mean that a cop's gun will *only* work 90% of the time he tries to shoot a bad guy?
$499 is a fairly impressive price for a Mac but it's still nowhere near as cheap as a PC. The price doesn't include a monitor, speakers or even a mouse or keyboard if I read the specs correctly.
OK, I'll head over to the Dell website and see what $500 gets me...
[back in just a second...]
I had to add/delete a few items to get them close in terms of harware/software/speed, etc.
Low end Dell (as far as I can tell)
P4 2.8 gHz
512MB RAM
CD burner/DVD ROM
Firewire/USB
WinXP Home (although I thik Pro would be closer to OSX's features, but it's $80 more)
No monitor
MS Works
80GB HD
CD burning software
Final price is: $686
macMini
1.4gHz G4
512 MB RAM
Combo drive
Firewire/USB
OSX
No monitor or keyboard
iWork
80 GB HD
CD burning software
Final price is: $674
$686 or $674 - looks pretty close to me for a low end Dell VS a low end Mac.
http://liberalredneck.org/gallery/Spork/
You can't seriously fight spam until people stop being so damn stupid.
I was on a BBS last weekend with somebody looking for business cards. Somebody else suggested using VistaPrint, and I mentioned that they are spammers, and she should use somebody else.
Her reply was "spam isn't that bad, and their price is good." We'll never win the spam war with fools like that still around.
There are ways, but you'd need to revert to an older software. Or find one sitting on a shelf for 2 years.
Well... I have a first generation Tivo that's been sitting on the shelf since March '01 (really).
It works perfectly, and it's for sale.
Make offers to "tivo (at) liberalredneck.org"
I didn't realize that up and down were different in metric than the imperial system.
Woooo!
Coffee out my nose and onto the monitor!
Thanks - best comment of the day.
Is that not what all buisnesses try to accomplish, to beat their competition?
No. I run a small business, and so does my brother and my father (he's retired now). None of us are trying to bankrupt the competition, or to "beat" them in any sort of meaningful way. I want to make a living and still have time to read Slashdot, so I offer a high quality service at a reasonable price. There are people who charge more, and there are day laborers who charge much less. Fortunately, my customers are people trying to get good work for a good price - not just looking for the lowest possible price.
I'll never be as large as WalMart, or even a single WalMart, or even a single department in a single Walmart, and I have no interest in doing so. If my neighbor had the same business I do, it wouldn't matter to me at all; there's enough work for both of us to be successful without having bankrupt the other guy.
If you're on the freeway, you shouln't need to steer much (which you *can* do with no engine power, it's just difficult) and you'll have one or two stabs left on the brakes.
You can kill it, then shift to neutral, and fire it back up.
"The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings."
It's been down every time I hit the link. Perhaps my ISP can't find it. Perhaps it's down.
Every other site I've visited this morning is just fine - this one is not.
Offtopic? Blow me.
The site is down.
Mod me "unfunny" or "unoriginal" if you must, but saying that the site is down (when it is) is certainly not offtopic.
They must be hosting the site on one, 'cause it's down before there are any comments showing...
I just sent the first 4 replies a gmail invite - some of you are on HotMail, and I heard that sometimes the invitations "get lost" at Hotmail - sorry if they don't get through.
Ahhh, yes "we'll give you lots of storage, but don't expect people to use it". What stupid planning.
Of course people are going to use the storage you give them. With the number of attachments, high volume mailing lists, and using email as a backup for important documents, people are using more and more storage all the time.
Sounds like they screwed up again.
BTW - I have a few gmail invites, let me know if you want one.
The European Sunglasses Standard EN1836:1997
True enough that there are standards. However, there are many, many things that are being imported as forgeries. The US Govt recently relaesed a list of bolts that were no longer approved for flight, military, etc use because they have faked grade stamps.
It really wouldn't take much for the $2.99 shades to "miss" the testing procedure. I assume that the Oakleys have better control over things.
That being said, I don't spend big bucks on sunglasses. I live in Southern California and wear sunglasses *every* day, and I work in machine shops, outside on construction sites, and other "dangerous to the eyes" environments. I found a line of ANSI rated safety glasses that have a light tint and cost $10 at contractor supply stores, and they don't look too bad either.
And everytime someone flushes the toilet, you'll have a brownout!
Were you trying for a pun, or did it just happen?
Interesting point. I understand that time and money is spent, but I suspect it's on sysadmins - who, the last time I looked, are responsible for this on their networks. Traffic costs are a different matter.
The last Systems job I had needed a guy just to deal with spam. It would have cost our company a salary + bennefits *less* if there was little or no spam.
What on earth do people do to get such infuriating amounts of spam?
I don't know, but on an account I've had for 10 years, I get 100+ spam a day *after* my ISP filters it for me.
*Usenet
*Domain name registration
*BBSs
*One idiot sending mail to 20 people, with all addresses visible, then having some of those idiots forward it, with all the addresses intact
Just a few ideas.
Don't cubes have three sides? ;)
;)
Not where I come from. They usually have 6.
And you honestly believe they'd turn down millions of dollars from a high-profile record label to keep their day jobs?
The music they play will never be popular enough to get them big dollar contract offers. They simply enjoy playing music for people, and realize that becoming a huge commercial success is about equally likely as hitting the lottery.
Yes, they are keeping their day jobs.
Uh, garage bands that are successfull turn into standard RIAA bands. There's no way to win unless you eventually drop support for the band that USED to be a garage band.
I have several friends in bands, and none of them aspire to be rock stars (at least in public). They understand that they need to keep their day jobs.
However, by buying their CDs and tshirts, you can help them make some cash. Not enough to be famous, but perhaps buying some equipment or a bigger van - or a vacation for their wife who puts up with a lot of crap by being married to a guy in a band.
sony is doing this, apple has done this, and there is one other who's name escapes me.
And that's why I won't buy a Sony (and memory stick). If I had that kind of cash to drop on a music player, I'd buy an iPod, because it has the features I want: MP3 playback, large drive, good UI.
I do that, and I also use a dummy account for each new place I have to register (such as newyorktimes@mydomain.com). That way, I know who sold/lost/traded my address, and if I start getting lots of spam to it, I can actually create that account, and have all mail sent to the trash at my hosting service.
Yes, it's worth doing.
Wow. Great link!
Wish I had a mod point for you...
It is my right to protect my intellectual property from redistribution, public performance, and copying whether you like it or not.
And my right of fair use? Are you suggesting that it's OK to for a broadcaster to tell me I can't ime shift a proggram with a VCR or Tivo?
Bullshit, I say.
But, what about this: I live where it drops below 25 in about October and comes back above in about March, with several two-day long dips below -10. If I had a diesel, I might need a block heater (and certainly would if I lived much farther north), which would need an extention cable snaking out of my apartment, and I assure you that would only last one saturday night before some drunk kid cuts it in half and kills himself, or trips on it, or whatever. And where do I plug in when I go to work? Public electricity outlets don't exactly abound.
I drive a Dodge with a Cummins diesel engine. It has a block heater, and all diesel engine trucks should come with a block heater.
I have started my truck in 0* F weather (after sitting for several days) without the use of the block heater. It's much easier on the engine, so I use it when it's cold, but it isn't required. If I live in a really cold climate, I'd install a $700 Espar heater - it burns 1/4 cup of diesel per hour, and has a timer. You set it to turn on an hour or so before you go to work - it fires up, and when you get into your truck the engine is warm and the heater is too. No extension cord needed. And I can't justify an Espar in SoCal.
Not to mention, if I were to estimate, if you take out gas stations which only exist because of off ramps on interstates, I would say not more than 1 in 10 sells diesel fuel. So, you may have to drive out of your way to get gas. Which isn't a tragedy, but it is annoying and time consuming.
I think your estimate is wrong (but you may live elsewhere). I'd say that at least 25% of stations sell diesel.
However, the price fluxuates, so I know which stations to use near my house. One is always 10 to 20 cents per gallon less than all the others, so I go there.
Damn, I have no moderator points.
You make the same argument I do when people go off on the "diesel = slow, smoke, etc..." tangent.
Fuck off GM.