And what makes you think the home consumer needs a http server farm? Take a look at most broadband contracts and you'll notice that you're not even allowed to serve up content as it's considered 'running a server'.
Ignoring the home users, do you really think that Fortune 500 companies are going to start stacking MSFT XBox-en in their server rooms to host their http servers? Cheap yes, but of course it's cheaper when you compare XBoxes to server hardware that has hot swappable drives, multiple power supplies, etc. Did I even mention the fact that you can't rack mount a XBox? Oh that didn't occur to you did it?
Your post is typical geek-speak. Sure it can be done and the cool factor is high. But ask yourself, WTF would you bother?
Every single time I've constructed a system from scratch, the system was always more expensive than a store system configuration.
The reason being that when you start shopping for individual components, you start buying stuff that is alot more powerful than the stuff in full system configuration. Start spending a few extra bucks here and there and it quickly adds up.
In the end you have a high end system that is no where close to the specs of the premade system, and it is evident in the cost as well.
And what gives them the right to possess those games if they can't afford it? Do you support the right to break into a Ferrari dealership to steal a car because you can't afford it?
Gaming is a luxury, not a necessity of life. If you can't afford it, live without it.
Maybe if these kids didn't spend 400 bucks on the latest greatest videocard, they could afford a couple of $50 games.
You are Taiwanese yet you are not Chinese? Spare us the elitist attitude.
n.pl Chinese
A person of Chinese ancestry.
Run away and become independent. Do whatever you want, but do not deny your ancestry or heritage. Doing so is just plain shameful.
The reason Beijing refuses to negotiate with Taipei is precisely because Taipei refuses to accept "one China" as a precondition for talks.
To negotiate with someone means you have to recognize and acknowledge that person. Or course China isn't going to sit down a negotiate with Taipei if they insist on claiming independence. That would be admitting defeat.
After reading ALL these articles of skilled techies that cannot find work, WTF would you goto college for anything IT related? Do you really think you are that great that you can get a job where thousands before you couldn't? Be realistic, if you were so good...the college diploma wouldn't matter.
Secondly, why do you say that your wife and son will move back in with you after you find stable employment? Did they leave you because you had no money and would be willing to come back if you had money? Not much basis for a relationship IMNSHO.
Why not make use of that Spanish degree (sorry..can't help but laugh when I say that), and move to Mexico and become a tour guide or something?
Don't factor the currency exchange into this. Are you naive to think that your $50k/yr job in the States is going to earn you 75k if you moved up here to Canada? Bzzzt...I don't think so.
About the time when Palm Pilots were taking off. Every manager and anyone important enough in our company started using them. Every meeting consisted of higher ups scribbling away on their Palms or reading email, avant-go, etc.
Well as a joke, I borrowed an etch-a-sketch and in the middle of a meeting. I pulled it out of my briefcase with the straightest face I could put on. Ignoring everyone, I started scribbling with it and the meeting just fell apart from there. The person speaking tried to ignore it and contine but the laughter from the rest was overwhelming.
"you go to jail for providing a means of exchange"
Can't the government be sued for providing roads which drug suppliers use to deliver their drugs? One could argue that the government isn't providing it knowing that it will be used for illegal purposes, but then these P2P services don't exactly know that users are using their service to share copyrighted materials either.
Why do you single out Canada?
HK is far more advanced in terms of cellular technology than the even US for that matter. It's not just Canada. BTW, I don't consider the cellular tech in the States to be any more advanced than it is here in Canada.
One other interesting thing is, you can use your cell-phones while travelling underground on their MTR (subway), something I wish we could do here.
If Linux is to succeed, it must do so in the corporate environment. Last time I checked, large corporations had the money and didn't need to run crucial services on retired old 486s.
Stop bitching and whining. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, we just have to go back to coding and beat them in the next round. Then the world will see how efficient the open source model of development is.
Don't blame the lack of drivers for your not being able to use Linux. If you were truly bent on running Linux, you'd have done some research first and bought a vidcard that has existing support in Linux.
I'm waiting for the TNT2 but I'm not buying anything until I see decent drivers available.
Tapping your phone to record conversations and then playing those conversations back for public consumption is a better analogy IMO. I don't consider this acceptable, do you?
In writing an email to a recipient, if I had intended on letting the rest of the world to read it, I would have cc'd the rest of the world.
In the situation where someone shows up at your doorstep threatening you. No one would fault you for informing the authorities. However, we're talking about general net-iquette here and as with all policies...different rules apply to different situations.
"The contents are not private unless specifically identified as such."
Why not reverse this and declare everything private unless otherwise stated?
Very true. MS actually owns the RTF spec and you can search far and wide for a published specs on this language and you won't find much. MS has a white paper on the subject but it hasn't been updated for YEARS. I did a project which used RTF and recall talking to MS support about RTF issues. They don't even support this standard anymore. I was given the white paper and brushed off.
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And what makes you think the home consumer needs a http server farm? Take a look at most broadband contracts and you'll notice that you're not even allowed to serve up content as it's considered 'running a server'.
Ignoring the home users, do you really think that Fortune 500 companies are going to start stacking MSFT XBox-en in their server rooms to host their http servers? Cheap yes, but of course it's cheaper when you compare XBoxes to server hardware that has hot swappable drives, multiple power supplies, etc. Did I even mention the fact that you can't rack mount a XBox? Oh that didn't occur to you did it?
Your post is typical geek-speak. Sure it can be done and the cool factor is high. But ask yourself, WTF would you bother?
Every single time I've constructed a system from scratch, the system was always more expensive than a store system configuration.
The reason being that when you start shopping for individual components, you start buying stuff that is alot more powerful than the stuff in full system configuration. Start spending a few extra bucks here and there and it quickly adds up.
In the end you have a high end system that is no where close to the specs of the premade system, and it is evident in the cost as well.
Please tell us how this is any different from calling for technical support or ANY customer service # for that matter?
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Oh so because it's written by Jon Katz, it deserves to be published on
Hemos, if you guys are so hard up for articles. I could submit an article about my drive in to work today.
And what gives them the right to possess those games if they can't afford it? Do you support the right to break into a Ferrari dealership to steal a car because you can't afford it?
Gaming is a luxury, not a necessity of life. If you can't afford it, live without it.
Maybe if these kids didn't spend 400 bucks on the latest greatest videocard, they could afford a couple of $50 games.
You are Taiwanese yet you are not Chinese? Spare us the elitist attitude.
n.pl Chinese
A person of Chinese ancestry.
Run away and become independent. Do whatever you want, but do not deny your ancestry or heritage. Doing so is just plain shameful.
The reason Beijing refuses to negotiate with Taipei is precisely because Taipei refuses to accept "one China" as a precondition for talks.
To negotiate with someone means you have to recognize and acknowledge that person. Or course China isn't going to sit down a negotiate with Taipei if they insist on claiming independence. That would be admitting defeat.
You need a reality check.
After reading ALL these articles of skilled techies that cannot find work, WTF would you goto college for anything IT related? Do you really think you are that great that you can get a job where thousands before you couldn't? Be realistic, if you were so good...the college diploma wouldn't matter.
Secondly, why do you say that your wife and son will move back in with you after you find stable employment? Did they leave you because you had no money and would be willing to come back if you had money? Not much basis for a relationship IMNSHO.
Why not make use of that Spanish degree (sorry..can't help but laugh when I say that), and move to Mexico and become a tour guide or something?
Don't factor the currency exchange into this. Are you naive to think that your $50k/yr job in the States is going to earn you 75k if you moved up here to Canada? Bzzzt...I don't think so.
I recently upgraded to 4.5-RC. When installing the /usr/ports/java/jdk13 port, it forced me to install linux-jdk13 first.
With this native JAVA, does it mean we don't need linux-jdk anymore? Should I cvsup and reinstall my port?
About the time when Palm Pilots were taking off. Every manager and anyone important enough in our company started using them. Every meeting consisted of higher ups scribbling away on their Palms or reading email, avant-go, etc.
Well as a joke, I borrowed an etch-a-sketch and in the middle of a meeting. I pulled it out of my briefcase with the straightest face I could put on. Ignoring everyone, I started scribbling with it and the meeting just fell apart from there. The person speaking tried to ignore it and contine but the laughter from the rest was overwhelming.
"you go to jail for providing a means of exchange"
Can't the government be sued for providing roads which drug suppliers use to deliver their drugs? One could argue that the government isn't providing it knowing that it will be used for illegal purposes, but then these P2P services don't exactly know that users are using their service to share copyrighted materials either.
Why do you single out Canada? HK is far more advanced in terms of cellular technology than the even US for that matter. It's not just Canada. BTW, I don't consider the cellular tech in the States to be any more advanced than it is here in Canada. One other interesting thing is, you can use your cell-phones while travelling underground on their MTR (subway), something I wish we could do here.
There IS regulation you moron. US has regulations against dumping of RAM on the US market. This is to protect the US manufacturers.
So you want the govt to govern how low the price can as well as how high it can be set? Hrm..doesn't sound too capitalistic to me.
Web Server != Application Server
People who need to leverage existing legacy applications using tech such as Java, CORBA, EJBs, etc are the people who need such 'bloated app server'
Web Server != Application Server
People who need to leverage existing legacy applications using tech such as Java, CORBA, EJBs, etc are the people who need such 'bloated app server'
You don't get it do you?
If Linux is to succeed, it must do so in the corporate environment. Last time I checked, large corporations had the money and didn't need to run crucial services on retired old 486s.
Stop bitching and whining. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, we just have to go back to coding and beat them in the next round. Then the world will see how efficient the open source model of development is.
Don't blame the lack of drivers for your not being able to use Linux. If you were truly bent on running Linux, you'd have done some research first and bought a vidcard that has existing support in Linux.
I'm waiting for the TNT2 but I'm not buying anything until I see decent drivers available.
Vote with your dollars!
Tapping your phone to record conversations and then playing those conversations back for public consumption is a better analogy IMO. I don't consider this acceptable, do you?
In writing an email to a recipient, if I had intended on letting the rest of the world to read it, I would have cc'd the rest of the world.
In the situation where someone shows up at your doorstep threatening you. No one would fault you for informing the authorities. However, we're talking about general net-iquette here and as with all policies...different rules apply to different situations.
"The contents are not private unless specifically identified as such."
Why not reverse this and declare everything private unless otherwise stated?
Very true. MS actually owns the RTF spec and you
can search far and wide for a published specs on
this language and you won't find much. MS has a
white paper on the subject but it hasn't been
updated for YEARS. I did a project which used RTF
and recall talking to MS support about RTF issues.
They don't even support this standard anymore.
I was given the white paper and brushed off.