They're positioning this server (according to MacWorld) against, among other things, Sun's 280R.
Let's see here:
The 280R has dual redundant power supplies, can have up to 4 CPUs, gigabytes more memory, is SCSI-based, and, since it's 5RU, has a ton more expandability.
The main comparison point Apple chose to use? Available disk bays, and price. Who do they think they're fooling when they claim that an IDE-based XServer will be comparable to a $20k enterprise-ready server?
IBM did this with AIX a year or so ago, for 5L. You can (theoretically) compile any Linux application on AIX without any source code modification, and 5L ships with tons of Linux/GNU tools now, a lot of which are installed by default. Linux is suddenly (and rather quickly) becoming more than just a buzzword in the Real World (i.e. not just Internet companies.)
Even if the Cobalt Cube were smaller, we'd have someone here bitching about how Apple was the first one to make a silver cube. If the Cobalt cube were both small and silver, we'd have an Apple zealot here claiming that the G4 Cube was the first popular cube-shaped computer. If the Cobalt Cube were popular, we'd have an Apple zealot here claiming that, well, Apple's still the first to do something useful in this field.
Bottom line: they're both cube-shaped and nobody gives a fuck about Apple.
1) The Apple G4 cube is not expandable. 2) The Apple G4 cube is by no means a gaming system. 3) The Apple G4 cube cannot hold a GeForce 4. 4) You are a clueless dumbass.
With a new hole in Outlook being found every few days, and massive security holes being patched every couple of months in IIS and the OS itself, how can it *possibly* get any worse?
About a month ago, I got a really nice looking form letter from the BSA (bad software authorities?) telling me I'd better make sure my company was using all licensed software. I checked. My Linux desktop and server were both happily running Debian 2.2. My Sun Ultra 30 was running a free-to-use copy of Solaris 8. My SHN fileserver was running FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE. I laughed and spent a while figuring out interesting ways of igniting the letter.
Two weeks later, I get another mail addressed to me (misspelled last name and all) from Microsoft themselves. The same basic form letter, warning me of the dire, scary consequences if I don't license all my illegal pirated Linux warez. I don't even bother burning this one; I just toss it.
I'm now waiting for the Software Police to show up with a battering ram and a bullhorn, waking me up at 4:15 AM on a Saturday morning and demanding to see every little piece of documentation in my house proving that I didn't steal that copy of Microsoft Bob back in 1994 or give my aunt a computer with a burned copy of Win98 installed on it.
They won't get too far up the stairs, because I have a particularly vicious dog, but it'll be fun to watch, anyway.
I knew a lot of Windows users who said the same thing when Win95 came out. I knew a few who held onto Win 3.11 like some sort of retarded obsessive high-school crush until it simply no longer worked anymore. They whined, they complained, but, eventually, they were forced to run Win9x. And, guess what? They found out what everyone else did: Win 3.11 sucked. Win95 was better. Win98 was even better.
MacOS 9 sucked. MacOS X is better. The next release should suck even less. That's how these things work. You can whine about it all you want, but whining never turned the tides of progress (if it did, slashdot would be trend-setting.)
He's got at least two disclaimers now (since he was sued, the "news" page has basically become a disclaimer too.) What more do you need? A big, 800x600 GIF splash page that says "HEY, LOOK, DUMBASS, WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH LSU!"? It's fairly easy for even a poorly-trained monkey to figure out it's not an affiliated site, so it shouldn't be much harder for the faculty.
I still have to wonder, however, about that one dumb girl who, according to the NYT article, thought it was a school site. She fancies herself a lawyer? Good God.
Throw in a few Russian defectors, a few nervy U.S. biotech companies, a deranged assassin or two, a bit of Elvis, a couple of Satanists, a subtle hint of espionage...
I give up. Is this MTV's latest The Real World cast? Where's the loveable, misunderstood homosexual?
They probably just disabled their VLAN. Not as satisfying, but, generally, people who go ripping CAT-5 cable out of patch panels like a wild monkey don't last too long as network administrators.
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They're positioning this server (according to MacWorld) against, among other things, Sun's 280R.
Let's see here:
The 280R has dual redundant power supplies, can have up to 4 CPUs, gigabytes more memory, is SCSI-based, and, since it's 5RU, has a ton more expandability.
The main comparison point Apple chose to use? Available disk bays, and price. Who do they think they're fooling when they claim that an IDE-based XServer will be comparable to a $20k enterprise-ready server?
Man, the crack in Cupertino must be good.
- A.P.
IBM did this with AIX a year or so ago, for 5L. You can (theoretically) compile any Linux application on AIX without any source code modification, and 5L ships with tons of Linux/GNU tools now, a lot of which are installed by default. Linux is suddenly (and rather quickly) becoming more than just a buzzword in the Real World (i.e. not just Internet companies.)
- A.P.
Oh, well. Good thing they never bothered making a Flash 6 for Linux.
- A.P. (is the sky still falling, slashdot?)
Even if the Cobalt Cube were smaller, we'd have someone here bitching about how Apple was the first one to make a silver cube. If the Cobalt cube were both small and silver, we'd have an Apple zealot here claiming that the G4 Cube was the first popular cube-shaped computer. If the Cobalt Cube were popular, we'd have an Apple zealot here claiming that, well, Apple's still the first to do something useful in this field.
Bottom line: they're both cube-shaped and nobody gives a fuck about Apple.
- A.P.
1) The Apple G4 cube is not expandable.
2) The Apple G4 cube is by no means a gaming system.
3) The Apple G4 cube cannot hold a GeForce 4.
4) You are a clueless dumbass.
HTH, HAND!
- A.P.
Open-source projects aren't "dead" when source is no longer available - they are DEAD when nobody is maintaining the codebase!
Hello?!?
You're wrong.
There's nothing keeping anyone from grabbing this source code and modifying it. Therefore, there's no way for it to ever truly be dead.
- A.P.
Switch to a browser made this century, preferably one that's a little more standards-compliant.
- A.P.
Yes, BNETD is completely dead. The DMCA has prevailed.
- A.P.
Hm, must've pissed off a fellow retard^WMensa member. :D
- A.P.
I'm a proud owner of a Mensa membership card.
Really? Who did you take it from?
- A.P.
You want us to help you break the law?!? What do you think we are?!
How is this possible?
With a new hole in Outlook being found every few days, and massive security holes being patched every couple of months in IIS and the OS itself, how can it *possibly* get any worse?
- A.P.
w00t. That damn thing's changed names so many times, I got confused. Yeah, that's the ticket.
It's the Artist Formerly Known As UNIX of UNIX operating systems.
- A.P.
OSF/1 (nee TRU64) needed to die a slow, painful death.
And, now it shall.
- A.P.
About a month ago, I got a really nice looking form letter from the BSA (bad software authorities?) telling me I'd better make sure my company was using all licensed software. I checked. My Linux desktop and server were both happily running Debian 2.2. My Sun Ultra 30 was running a free-to-use copy of Solaris 8. My SHN fileserver was running FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE. I laughed and spent a while figuring out interesting ways of igniting the letter.
Two weeks later, I get another mail addressed to me (misspelled last name and all) from Microsoft themselves. The same basic form letter, warning me of the dire, scary consequences if I don't license all my illegal pirated Linux warez. I don't even bother burning this one; I just toss it.
I'm now waiting for the Software Police to show up with a battering ram and a bullhorn, waking me up at 4:15 AM on a Saturday morning and demanding to see every little piece of documentation in my house proving that I didn't steal that copy of Microsoft Bob back in 1994 or give my aunt a computer with a burned copy of Win98 installed on it.
They won't get too far up the stairs, because I have a particularly vicious dog, but it'll be fun to watch, anyway.
- A.P.
There's no such thing as human rights in China? This is breaking news!
- A.P.
If you forget your password, credit card info, online banking login, or social security number and you run Windows XP, Microsoft will email it to you.
This can be very beneficial!
- A.p.
I knew a lot of Windows users who said the same thing when Win95 came out. I knew a few who held onto Win 3.11 like some sort of retarded obsessive high-school crush until it simply no longer worked anymore. They whined, they complained, but, eventually, they were forced to run Win9x. And, guess what? They found out what everyone else did: Win 3.11 sucked. Win95 was better. Win98 was even better.
MacOS 9 sucked. MacOS X is better. The next release should suck even less. That's how these things work. You can whine about it all you want, but whining never turned the tides of progress (if it did, slashdot would be trend-setting.)
- A.P.
He's got at least two disclaimers now (since he was sued, the "news" page has basically become a disclaimer too.) What more do you need? A big, 800x600 GIF splash page that says "HEY, LOOK, DUMBASS, WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH LSU!"? It's fairly easy for even a poorly-trained monkey to figure out it's not an affiliated site, so it shouldn't be much harder for the faculty.
I still have to wonder, however, about that one dumb girl who, according to the NYT article, thought it was a school site. She fancies herself a lawyer? Good God.
- A.P.
Throw in a few Russian defectors, a few nervy U.S. biotech companies, a deranged assassin or two, a bit of Elvis, a couple of Satanists, a subtle hint of espionage...
I give up. Is this MTV's latest The Real World cast? Where's the loveable, misunderstood homosexual?
- A.P.
They probably just disabled their VLAN. Not as satisfying, but, generally, people who go ripping CAT-5 cable out of patch panels like a wild monkey don't last too long as network administrators.
There are some exceptions to this rule, however.
- A.P.
I can assure you, we're doing pretty well thanks to Nike!
- A.P.
Sure, buddy, when you make any money as a Professional Gamer, give me a call so you can laugh at me for ever having doubted you.
- A.P.
The Barracuda ATA IV is an IDE drive.
IDE still has a long way to go.
- A.P.
Most of the time in high school, we turned the sound off during the commercials so we could talk about what was just said in the "news" reports.
- A.P.