You appear to be suggesting that MSWord preloads with windows, ala Internet Explorer.
You are categorically wrong.
Sure, MSWord may use _some_ services that are loaded in windows, like, hmm, maybe FileIO etc, but nothing specific to MSWord itself.
When you start MSWord, you're loading it from scratch, it is not preloaded.
Note that I am making absolutely NO comparisons as to what is faster or better, I am only trying to allay the FUD presented so we can look out on an even playing field.
The poster I was responding to (Not you AC troll) appeared to believe that this would be useful if USB-Drive Raid Arrays could be set up on other platforms, then one could reap the benefits of faster read/writes and have portability as well.
I was pointing out that it wouldn't matter because a USB-Drive raid array set up on one machine CANNOT BE PLUGGED INTO ANOTHER MACHINE AND BE ACCESSED AS SUCH. (As it stated quite clearly in the article)
Unfortunately you don't appear to have read the article as it states quite clearly that though a raid array _can_ be set up on these, there is no practical purpose as the array itself is not portable, kinda defeating the purpose.
Are you honestly suggesting that you have neither witnessed first hand, or heard from other of the DRM 'features' that have been added to just about all 'CD's' lately?
With all the ranting and fuming that's been done on/. about this exact subject, and the fact that you're/. ID is sub-100K, I can reasonably assume that you are indeed looking for an argument of some sort, of which I have no interest in facilitating at this point in time.
Beta lost because SONY wanted to control the content that would be released on it, they didn't understand the media itself.
VHS was introduced to the masses, with no restrictions, anyone could use it and put anything on it.
If you were an exec at Universal or something, which tech would you choose? Pay SONY to _allow_ you to have your content released on BETA? Or skip that shit?
If beta had won, things would be a LOT different now than they are.
You're right in theory, but look at what's happened to CD's recently, exactly what you suggest couldn't have happened to DVD's if copy protection hadn't been on them from day one.
One must remember that the powers that be have a lot of power to stuff shit down our throats.
(I'm not suggesting that this has been a successful or good move, just that it has been done and will not be undone, regardless of the impact on CD sales)
It's interesting because I've always concidered myself to be lucky for growing up when I did.
Having been born in 1975, I began listening to the radio in the early eighties...solidified my hatred of the modern music industry right there. (The glam rock seriously offended me for some reason;)
I very quickly began listening exclusively to the music my parents listened to, Zeppelin, Cream, CSNY, Santana, all the good shit.
Once I got through all of the old stuff and began craving new music, I already knew not to bother turning to the radio as that would be useless. So, I turned to the underground. College radio, sharing tapes with friends, or even better, older brothers of friends etc etc, and playing my own music.
I really think I have to thank the (commercial) music industry and commercial radio for forming my sensible view on music...I didn't have to be told that they suck, they showed me quite well themselves!
Dude, shut up, I fucking agreed with you already and then you go and write a fucking book nitpicking every last detail, when your original post I was responding to, and attempting to clarify, was almost devoid of facts, and what facts it did have were misleading.
You win OK? (Though I really don't know what you've won, but whatever)
OK coward, you do know that you don't have to reboot to install patches and sp's anymore don't you?
OK, the odd one, but even then more often than not there is a proper order to install things, and services that you can stop/start to allow patches to install without requiring a reboot. (Even though you may still get told to, they still do that just to ensure that any dll's being replaced actually ARE replaced since if they are in use when overwritten the new version won't get used until the using process is restarted, thus the reboot catch-all.
I was only commenting on your post in regards to your comparisons between memory cards.
Re-read your post and you will see that, as you wrote it, it comes off as totally biased agains Sony and is a patheticly unfair comparison.
I was expecting to hear the truth, which is that _all_ of the memory card formats have similar features, similar sizes and similar speeds. _Then_ your proprietary argument stands up well.
You twisted your argument, and I do NOT think by mistake because it is too obvious, and you attempted to do it again here by throwing in the "Hitachi might have a 20GB microdrive" comment, which has absolutely NO bearing on this and is just an attempt to confuse the issue all the more in your favor.
Yeah, that's another good point. As I mentioned, I haven't seen Shrek2 yet, and I'm sure it will be good, but from the bits I have seen, Pixar is still well on top aren't they?
1) That was never stated anywhere. (Read it again, that was deffinately NOT stated, not even insinuated) 2) That was only insinuated, not actually specified. And I'm skeptical as other posters have mentioned this EXACT PROBLEM, and stated that it has NOTHING to do with the OS and EVERYTHING to do with RAM. 3) Then say so for christ sakes! And if you don't think there are any tools to aid in diagnosing windows issues, fuck man. They're different beasts, linux and windows. If you're looking for an exact parallel tool in the windows world that you know and love in linux, you're never going to find it because THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THINGS!
You forget that when you post here, you are talking to every single person that may happen to read your post. I believe you are conveniently ignoring both this fact, and the well known fact that people around here hate spelling correction posts.
In the real world, if I overheard you correcting someone while passing on the street, I'd keep my damned mouth shut because I would know full well that you were not talking to me, and that I likely didn't catch enough of the conversation to form any sort of opinion.
Now, if you came up to me on the street and started correcting _me_, you'd likely get more than the "Goddamn I hate..." line.
I'm going to consider this done now, unless you can show me some support from your point of view around here. (I.E.: Someone _thanking_ someone for correcting their spelling, or a spelling nazi post that _doesn't_ get modded into oblivion) I think you'll have to agree on this point, you're not going to find much support here.
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You appear to be suggesting that MSWord preloads with windows, ala Internet Explorer.
You are categorically wrong.
Sure, MSWord may use _some_ services that are loaded in windows, like, hmm, maybe FileIO etc, but nothing specific to MSWord itself.
When you start MSWord, you're loading it from scratch, it is not preloaded.
Note that I am making absolutely NO comparisons as to what is faster or better, I am only trying to allay the FUD presented so we can look out on an even playing field.
The poster I was responding to (Not you AC troll) appeared to believe that this would be useful if USB-Drive Raid Arrays could be set up on other platforms, then one could reap the benefits of faster read/writes and have portability as well.
I was pointing out that it wouldn't matter because a USB-Drive raid array set up on one machine CANNOT BE PLUGGED INTO ANOTHER MACHINE AND BE ACCESSED AS SUCH. (As it stated quite clearly in the article)
Unfortunately you don't appear to have read the article as it states quite clearly that though a raid array _can_ be set up on these, there is no practical purpose as the array itself is not portable, kinda defeating the purpose.
Wow, you so smart!
Can you teach me more about the inter-web?
Well, that's assuming first that the product is actually _not_ a POS ;)
Are you honestly suggesting that you have neither witnessed first hand, or heard from other of the DRM 'features' that have been added to just about all 'CD's' lately?
/. about this exact subject, and the fact that you're /. ID is sub-100K, I can reasonably assume that you are indeed looking for an argument of some sort, of which I have no interest in facilitating at this point in time.
With all the ranting and fuming that's been done on
Either you've been hiding under a rock, or you're trolling right?
Beta lost because SONY wanted to control the content that would be released on it, they didn't understand the media itself.
VHS was introduced to the masses, with no restrictions, anyone could use it and put anything on it.
If you were an exec at Universal or something, which tech would you choose? Pay SONY to _allow_ you to have your content released on BETA? Or skip that shit?
If beta had won, things would be a LOT different now than they are.
You didn't read the post you were replying to did you?
You can say that all you want, the point is, that hasn't, and won't happen.
You're right in theory, but look at what's happened to CD's recently, exactly what you suggest couldn't have happened to DVD's if copy protection hadn't been on them from day one.
One must remember that the powers that be have a lot of power to stuff shit down our throats.
(I'm not suggesting that this has been a successful or good move, just that it has been done and will not be undone, regardless of the impact on CD sales)
Um, sure, and your point is?
Who are you arguing with and why?
Yes, my comment was to be taken tongue-in-cheek.
.doc, and we liked it!
;)
[ala grumpy old man]
Standards? We don't need no stinkin' standards.
Why, when I was your age we only had
Probably more obvious
Standards? Hardly.
Wish there actually were some.
Nah, my prediction is obviously more accurate:
Updated June 1st, 2004:
DNF to be released "when it's done"
It's interesting because I've always concidered myself to be lucky for growing up when I did.
;)
Having been born in 1975, I began listening to the radio in the early eighties...solidified my hatred of the modern music industry right there. (The glam rock seriously offended me for some reason
I very quickly began listening exclusively to the music my parents listened to, Zeppelin, Cream, CSNY, Santana, all the good shit.
Once I got through all of the old stuff and began craving new music, I already knew not to bother turning to the radio as that would be useless.
So, I turned to the underground. College radio, sharing tapes with friends, or even better, older brothers of friends etc etc, and playing my own music.
I really think I have to thank the (commercial) music industry and commercial radio for forming my sensible view on music...I didn't have to be told that they suck, they showed me quite well themselves!
The guy was talking about aesthetics, you're now entering the relm of flaimbait.
It's a huge, monolithic ugly piece of crap that no-one save a pre-pubescent male teen could realistically love to see sitting on their shelf.
Note that this has nothing to do with functionality?
Good.
What, they didn't steal your amp, crossover and sub box too?
I always suspected, but now I have proof!
You'll find your pink slip on your desk in the morning.
Dude, shut up, I fucking agreed with you already and then you go and write a fucking book nitpicking every last detail, when your original post I was responding to, and attempting to clarify, was almost devoid of facts, and what facts it did have were misleading.
You win OK?
(Though I really don't know what you've won, but whatever)
Jackass.
Have you seen the Extensions section in the options panel? Have you seen what is available there?
Just as an example, where is the XUL console in Moz?
And how do you view full HTTP headers in Moz?
Hint: you don't.
But you can in FireFox.
XUL Console
and
LiveHeaders
Just 2 of about a hundred or so available.
OK coward, you do know that you don't have to reboot to install patches and sp's anymore don't you?
OK, the odd one, but even then more often than not there is a proper order to install things, and services that you can stop/start to allow patches to install without requiring a reboot. (Even though you may still get told to, they still do that just to ensure that any dll's being replaced actually ARE replaced since if they are in use when overwritten the new version won't get used until the using process is restarted, thus the reboot catch-all.
I was only commenting on your post in regards to your comparisons between memory cards.
Re-read your post and you will see that, as you wrote it, it comes off as totally biased agains Sony and is a patheticly unfair comparison.
I was expecting to hear the truth, which is that _all_ of the memory card formats have similar features, similar sizes and similar speeds. _Then_ your proprietary argument stands up well.
You twisted your argument, and I do NOT think by mistake because it is too obvious, and you attempted to do it again here by throwing in the "Hitachi might have a 20GB microdrive" comment, which has absolutely NO bearing on this and is just an attempt to confuse the issue all the more in your favor.
Yeah, that's another good point.
As I mentioned, I haven't seen Shrek2 yet, and I'm sure it will be good, but from the bits I have seen, Pixar is still well on top aren't they?
1) That was never stated anywhere. (Read it again, that was deffinately NOT stated, not even insinuated)
2) That was only insinuated, not actually specified. And I'm skeptical as other posters have mentioned this EXACT PROBLEM, and stated that it has NOTHING to do with the OS and EVERYTHING to do with RAM.
3) Then say so for christ sakes! And if you don't think there are any tools to aid in diagnosing windows issues, fuck man. They're different beasts, linux and windows. If you're looking for an exact parallel tool in the windows world that you know and love in linux, you're never going to find it because THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THINGS!
And with that, I give up.
You forget that when you post here, you are talking to every single person that may happen to read your post. I believe you are conveniently ignoring both this fact, and the well known fact that people around here hate spelling correction posts.
In the real world, if I overheard you correcting someone while passing on the street, I'd keep my damned mouth shut because I would know full well that you were not talking to me, and that I likely didn't catch enough of the conversation to form any sort of opinion.
Now, if you came up to me on the street and started correcting _me_, you'd likely get more than the "Goddamn I hate..." line.
I'm going to consider this done now, unless you can show me some support from your point of view around here. (I.E.: Someone _thanking_ someone for correcting their spelling, or a spelling nazi post that _doesn't_ get modded into oblivion)
I think you'll have to agree on this point, you're not going to find much support here.