Actually, lots of people use a cellphone close to two hours a day (not me, I still refuse to get one - I have a CB (and a flare gun) in my car for emergencies, that's good enough). Think of the sales and marketing types who are running around, travelling, etc... The company picks up the bill for that phone, and it's more mobile than the one in the hotel room anyway. Waiting for a meeting - 5-10 quick minutes. Family calls you... etc. And now there's those ad campaign pushes to "Make your mobile phone your only phone".
I think it's alright - generally, the people who use mobile phones the most are the least likely to be missed if they all dissapeared. I just hope they don't take me out on the road (cellphone + driving = LOOK THE ext2fsck OUT!!!).
>airfone things so they could rape you for $1.99/min.
And don't forget about the $5 connection charge... I actually used one of those once, because my plane was stuck out on the taxiway for a couple hours, and I wanted to alert the people who were meeting me on the other side. Less than a two minute call was $12. Scary... not that I had any other choices aside from "Excuse me, does somebody want to lend me a cellphone for a long-distance call?"... somebody would, but I'd feel like a total ass...
I love Alphas personally, but the motherboard on my home alpha died, and nobody at Compaq would even sell me one, much less replace it under warrantee. Oh well. You get more respect as a company than as an individual from them...
Not forced at all... my most recent Win98 Install (on a box which has played well before, but I swapped drives):
IE won't work... well, that's not quite fair. If I double click the 'e'... nothing... click on the 'e' next to the start button (before I delete that whole stupid thing)... nothing.
Open the 'My Computer' version of IE... works local or for windows shares. Type in a URL - Boom! gone. Right click on the 'e', choose open (instead of the default action). Opens to msn.com page. Whoo-hoo! But any change of URL (link, bookmark, or URL) blows up - gone...
Windows Update: Asks me how I want to connect (Internet Setup Wizard in a browser window?! It never did that before) (oh, yeah - the machine has been running networked for several days - everything else network-wise functions). Click on "I've already set it up, you moron!" - it blows up.
Ok, so I can't update IE or d/l Netscape (ok, I could use ftp, but I'm trying to be Joe Windows Luser for the example), since I can't surf, and I can't use windows update to try to fix any other files... (and now they aren't giving people CDs of windows to reinstall?!).
<Ctrl><Ctrl> 'B' <Enter> (KVM switch flips me to the Linux box - Netscape runs fine on there. So does Lynx. So does kfm (and soon, Konqueror)...
IE doesn't even open, so it can't be forced. If anything, it forced me further into Linux + Netscrape 8^)
I couldn't tell you about OS X or the macs... I was thinking more of the RS/6k workstations and lower-end servers (read: still pricey, but solid). I've only a passing experience with FORTRAN, so I wasn't aware of the different compiler disparities. I have to believe that there is a solid FORTRAN compiler for AIX (I know xlf/f77 is available, but again, I can't comment on how it stacks up). I was just looking at it from a power (no pun intended) perspective. Of course, that's just the CPU, not even counting the rest of the system... hmmm...
Ummmm.... Part five was just posted today. I've been following the others, and I figured that/. wouldn't want to post it five times, so they waited for the final installment... makes sense.
I think we should have moderation for the stories, but it should be limited to the lowest X number of userids... where X is > my_userid;-)
I've still never seen the image or text here that says 'Today's News for Nerds. New Stuff that Matters.'
Also, you could set it to e-mail the new sections of the logs every so often. This is sometimes done with security logs and virus logs (just because your server is UNIX doesn't mean it doesn't have infected windows files).
Big ol' line printers for logs can be fun, though...
see, that was my thought, too... I checked the decimal places a few times.
Maybe we should have a/. linux tuning forum. Post your bootlog, and see if everybody else can pull it apart... kinda like 100,000 mechanics all trying to work on the same car at the same time, but most of them have only worked on GM vehicles, and this is a foreign model...
Most of the overhead is from promotion (paying radio stations, commercials, banners, parades, stadiums, whatever), though there is a lot involved with the great number of bands that never work out, yet get lots of money dumped into them (promotion, studio time, equipment, etc).
I'm still working the music club angles... The last few times I've bought CDs, I've paid ~$3-4 each, plus a (ever growing) ship^H^H^H^Hhandling charge (usually ~$2.50/cd). $7/CD is a heck of a lot better than the stores, but you don't get instant gratification (waiting for the sales, then waiting for the delivery). It's worth it, though, if you actually want the discs. I think I've been on this 'buy unlimited CDs at 2/3 off' deal for a while now... before that is was 'buy one at 1/2 price, get three free'... not too bad. Availability isn't always the best, but hey, you get a break. Flea markets and garage sales are the best place, but there, the selection is usually pretty thin "Oooh, the complete works of Neil Diamond on CD... I have a microwave just waiting for these!"
Yeah, I'm cheap for commodity goods. I dont like being swindled.
When I visted GE CRD, they had a number of different fluorescent bulbs, including one based on a betatron, and a couple that had phase-shift coating, so the light came out looking more like a soft-white incandescent rather than a flourescent... none of the blue glare, etc.
Yeah, Alphas are great, but they do suck quite a bit of power... it's tough to find a chip with that much FPU power without all of the expense. PowerPCs are pretty good in the FPU department, and top-notch when it comes to power - what, no heatsink?!. Not an immediate replacement, though (especially considering all of the retooling involved)... hmmm, I'd love to see a chart: SpecFP/Watt... that'd be interesting...
Devices are getting (for the most part) more efficient anyway... A/C units produce more cold air with less energy than old ones... time for some replacements. Of course, there are some hard physical limits on that, but other devices in the home need not consume so much energy. There are ways the average home (note: not the main problem) can save a watt or two here and there. The big problems are places like massive computer labs - tons of spindles, tubes, uProcs... and the fans and A/C to keep them all cool. There are a lot more homes, but they usually aren't the biggest problem...
Well, there's already chips in a lot of A/C hookups that allow the power company to selectively shutdown an area's home A/C systems rather than do rolling brownouts... (depending on where you live). Kind of nifty. If everyone went out and re-sided and re-insulated their houses, and installed brand new ultra-efficient A/C units, along with proper tree shading, we could save tons of electricity (and I'll go buy a few choice stocks;-D )
>If you transfer the Product, you must remove all parts of it, along with any installation devices, from your computer, and you may not retain any parts or copies for your own use.
So if I got it on a CD, I have to remove the CD drive, too? Man, I gotta start reading these things closer... 8^)
>Let's just hope no one breeds these things with Komodo Dragons.
Well - it's be pretty cute to have a 5" Komodo Dragon (awww, look at the scary lizard 8^D), but a multi-foot gecko with attached weaponry would be a little too much for my taste.
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It doesn't always stop them, but it makes it easy to find the thief - just look for burn marks 8^)
Actually, lots of people use a cellphone close to two hours a day (not me, I still refuse to get one - I have a CB (and a flare gun) in my car for emergencies, that's good enough). Think of the sales and marketing types who are running around, travelling, etc... The company picks up the bill for that phone, and it's more mobile than the one in the hotel room anyway. Waiting for a meeting - 5-10 quick minutes. Family calls you... etc. And now there's those ad campaign pushes to "Make your mobile phone your only phone".
I think it's alright - generally, the people who use mobile phones the most are the least likely to be missed if they all dissapeared. I just hope they don't take me out on the road (cellphone + driving = LOOK THE ext2fsck OUT!!!).
>airfone things so they could rape you for $1.99/min.
And don't forget about the $5 connection charge... I actually used one of those once, because my plane was stuck out on the taxiway for a couple hours, and I wanted to alert the people who were meeting me on the other side. Less than a two minute call was $12. Scary... not that I had any other choices aside from "Excuse me, does somebody want to lend me a cellphone for a long-distance call?"... somebody would, but I'd feel like a total ass...
>Imagine traveling on a 12-hour plane flight with *no walkman* --- *shudder*
Yeah, not the best thing.
Take a book or two - Anything by James Michner should be able to keep you occupied for the majority of the flight...
>MS Bob?
SMACK!
and once again, I say...
SMACK!
I love Alphas personally, but the motherboard on my home alpha died, and nobody at Compaq would even sell me one, much less replace it under warrantee. Oh well. You get more respect as a company than as an individual from them...
Not forced at all... my most recent Win98 Install (on a box which has played well before, but I swapped drives):
IE won't work... well, that's not quite fair. If I double click the 'e'... nothing... click on the 'e' next to the start button (before I delete that whole stupid thing)... nothing.
Open the 'My Computer' version of IE... works local or for windows shares. Type in a URL - Boom! gone. Right click on the 'e', choose open (instead of the default action). Opens to msn.com page. Whoo-hoo! But any change of URL (link, bookmark, or URL) blows up - gone...
Windows Update: Asks me how I want to connect (Internet Setup Wizard in a browser window?! It never did that before) (oh, yeah - the machine has been running networked for several days - everything else network-wise functions). Click on "I've already set it up, you moron!" - it blows up.
Ok, so I can't update IE or d/l Netscape (ok, I could use ftp, but I'm trying to be Joe Windows Luser for the example), since I can't surf, and I can't use windows update to try to fix any other files... (and now they aren't giving people CDs of windows to reinstall?!).
<Ctrl><Ctrl> 'B' <Enter> (KVM switch flips me to the Linux box - Netscape runs fine on there. So does Lynx. So does kfm (and soon, Konqueror)...
IE doesn't even open, so it can't be forced. If anything, it forced me further into Linux + Netscrape 8^)
I couldn't tell you about OS X or the macs... I was thinking more of the RS/6k workstations and lower-end servers (read: still pricey, but solid). I've only a passing experience with FORTRAN, so I wasn't aware of the different compiler disparities. I have to believe that there is a solid FORTRAN compiler for AIX (I know xlf/f77 is available, but again, I can't comment on how it stacks up). I was just looking at it from a power (no pun intended) perspective. Of course, that's just the CPU, not even counting the rest of the system... hmmm...
Ummmm.... Part five was just posted today. I've been following the others, and I figured that /. wouldn't want to post it five times, so they waited for the final installment... makes sense.
;-)
I think we should have moderation for the stories, but it should be limited to the lowest X number of userids... where X is > my_userid
I've still never seen the image or text here that says 'Today's News for Nerds. New Stuff that Matters.'
Also, you could set it to e-mail the new sections of the logs every so often. This is sometimes done with security logs and virus logs (just because your server is UNIX doesn't mean it doesn't have infected windows files).
Big ol' line printers for logs can be fun, though...
see, that was my thought, too... I checked the decimal places a few times.
/. linux tuning forum. Post your bootlog, and see if everybody else can pull it apart... kinda like 100,000 mechanics all trying to work on the same car at the same time, but most of them have only worked on GM vehicles, and this is a foreign model...
Maybe we should have a
Most of the overhead is from promotion (paying radio stations, commercials, banners, parades, stadiums, whatever), though there is a lot involved with the great number of bands that never work out, yet get lots of money dumped into them (promotion, studio time, equipment, etc).
I'm still working the music club angles... The last few times I've bought CDs, I've paid ~$3-4 each, plus a (ever growing) ship^H^H^H^Hhandling charge (usually ~$2.50/cd). $7/CD is a heck of a lot better than the stores, but you don't get instant gratification (waiting for the sales, then waiting for the delivery). It's worth it, though, if you actually want the discs. I think I've been on this 'buy unlimited CDs at 2/3 off' deal for a while now... before that is was 'buy one at 1/2 price, get three free'... not too bad. Availability isn't always the best, but hey, you get a break. Flea markets and garage sales are the best place, but there, the selection is usually pretty thin "Oooh, the complete works of Neil Diamond on CD... I have a microwave just waiting for these!"
Yeah, I'm cheap for commodity goods. I dont like being swindled.
Yeah, well my website is powered by Apache, which will scalp your so called 'Red Hat'...
Oh, wait... it's apache on an Earlier Mandrake... hmmm...
When I visted GE CRD, they had a number of different fluorescent bulbs, including one based on a betatron, and a couple that had phase-shift coating, so the light came out looking more like a soft-white incandescent rather than a flourescent... none of the blue glare, etc.
The technology is out there...
Alll of the good generators are diesel, anyway... which is ~$1.45-1.55/gal... and will get you more watts for your gallon.
Yeah, Alphas are great, but they do suck quite a bit of power... it's tough to find a chip with that much FPU power without all of the expense. PowerPCs are pretty good in the FPU department, and top-notch when it comes to power - what, no heatsink?!. Not an immediate replacement, though (especially considering all of the retooling involved)... hmmm, I'd love to see a chart: SpecFP/Watt... that'd be interesting...
Devices are getting (for the most part) more efficient anyway... A/C units produce more cold air with less energy than old ones... time for some replacements. Of course, there are some hard physical limits on that, but other devices in the home need not consume so much energy. There are ways the average home (note: not the main problem) can save a watt or two here and there. The big problems are places like massive computer labs - tons of spindles, tubes, uProcs... and the fans and A/C to keep them all cool. There are a lot more homes, but they usually aren't the biggest problem...
Well, there's already chips in a lot of A/C hookups that allow the power company to selectively shutdown an area's home A/C systems rather than do rolling brownouts... (depending on where you live). Kind of nifty. If everyone went out and re-sided and re-insulated their houses, and installed brand new ultra-efficient A/C units, along with proper tree shading, we could save tons of electricity (and I'll go buy a few choice stocks ;-D )
>If you transfer the Product, you must remove all parts of it, along with any installation devices, from your computer, and you may not retain any parts or copies for your own use.
So if I got it on a CD, I have to remove the CD drive, too? Man, I gotta start reading these things closer... 8^)
T3's fall in to that 'if you have to ask, you can't afford it' category... thus, no prices...
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Yeah - I've never heard 'champing at the bit'... only 'chomping'.
Guess I'll have to go look that up in Wester's Quotations...
>Let's just hope no one breeds these things with Komodo Dragons.
Well - it's be pretty cute to have a 5" Komodo Dragon (awww, look at the scary lizard 8^D), but a multi-foot gecko with attached weaponry would be a little too much for my taste.
Slurm - It's Highly Addictive!
Party with Slurms McKenzie! (what a great episode)
I'd fetch the cows, then close the barn... they tend to get nasty bumps when they hit the closed doors 8^)