Cost is definitely a factor for Cobalt servers. These things sell for $1000-$4000. A hundred dollars (or even $50) difference for a processor is a big deal.
SMP is less of an issue because I don't think Cobalt offers a multi-processor configuration. If you're buying a multi-processour machine, you're less likely to want to use Cobalt's software, and Sun probably wants you to buy a Solaris server anyway.
What's your point though? Is it "bad stuff happens sometimes"? Is it "if you second-guess people enough, nothing bad will ever happen again"? Is it that "business is inherently too risky, and no one should engage in any more business"?
Finger pointing is pretty easy, isn't it?
Of course, the original poster was interested in freedom. I don't know how all this finger pointing and wailing about corporate accidents is supposed to lead to freedom. In fact, it seems to be leading in the direction of totalitarianism (where government workers are the only ones allowed to make mistakes and kill people).
Ok. The case could be made that this (if it really happened) _might_ rise to the level of criminal negligence (if PCBs do in-fact cause cancer). And if a prosecutor agreed, he might have brought charges against the people involved. And if the case were proven beyond a reasonable doubt, the perpetrators _might_ have been sentenced to jail time.
But that didn't happen. Things don't always work out a certain way.
Just like if you were drinking and got into an accident, you _might_ have to face criminal charges. But you might not. Sounds like about the same thing to me. (If you're a Kennedy, it's almost _exactly_ the same thing. )
Sometimes criminals go to jail. Sometimes they go free. The system is skewed toward them going free. What's the problem? If you value freedom (like the original poster), this is a good thing.
If you value the hatred of corporations, then this isn't really a good thing for you. In this case, laws might not be a good thing for you at all. Mobs hate corporations better than legal systems hate corporations. "Mob justice" might work better than "legal justice", for this value system.
I'll take laws and the freedom. I'll also let you go free from the car accident, if you don't already have a drunk driving conviction (no more drinking and this is your last chance though). I'll also probably let Monsanto go (since they're not going to do it again). Freedom for one and all. (Hurray!:)
Which CEO went out to pour poison in the water supply? (None.)
Which CEO ordered people to "go out and poison the town's water supply"? (None.)
That's why you never hear of them being sent to jail for it.
Now, there have been _accidents_, but accidents don't have the level of _intent_ necessary to make a criminal case.
You'll never hear it from your friendly neighborhood leftists, because leftists lie.
And just as an aside, what does putting CEOs in jail do to enhance anyone's freedom anyway? Maybe you also think that if a CEO loses an arm, you'll automatically grow a 3rd arm?
So, assuming this was true about the US, what would be the difference? $1 in taxes is $1 someone else gets to spend instead of me. It's not $2 if the military spends it.
Seems the only certain way for me to benefit is to keep the dollar myself.
Nevermind, of course, that this is just a prediction of the future that may or may not come true. It's now "ammunition" to be used "against" people.
Environmental regulation is costly. And it's simply not fair to regulate (read: threaten people into doing what you tell them) unless
1. There's a real threat and
2. The regulations are going to be effective.
The case can (easily) be made that it's unfair anyway, but this is a good place to start.
I agree, but I'd suggest the best chance linux has isn't more "powerful/capable/efficient/usable", but just as "powerful/capable/efficient/usable" for < $100 (or < $200 for color, or < $300 for builtin wireless networking).
Isn't it the software and hardware features that matter rather than the OS? Palm OS has the most applications. Except for l33t-ness, why would anyone switch from a Palm handheld to a Linux one?
I realize these questions are annoying, but there had better be a good answer if you ever expect Linux to win in the market.
Weight is irrelevant to an airship. You just make the balloon bigger. Cost is the limiting factor in the size of the balloon, not weight.
My guess is that they didn't use an airship because they wouldn't have gotten research grants or press attention. Airships are a 19th century and early 20th century technology. They're not in fashion these days.
There's really no practical application for these systems other than aerial photography. If there were, there would have been airship-based versions of them long ago.
You should care about politics because politicians can decide you need to be put in prison. They can decide to take your stuff. They can even decide to take your children or kill you.
If you care whether or not this happens to you, care about politics. Likewise if you care whether or not this stuff happens to other people, care about politics.
The we're-going-to-run-out-of-oil problem is a self-correcting one. As it becomes more scarce, the price will increase. When it increases enough, people will find substitutes.
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SMP is less of an issue because I don't think Cobalt offers a multi-processor configuration. If you're buying a multi-processour machine, you're less likely to want to use Cobalt's software, and Sun probably wants you to buy a Solaris server anyway.
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Ok. That's undeniable. But so what?
What's your point though? Is it "bad stuff happens sometimes"? Is it "if you second-guess people enough, nothing bad will ever happen again"? Is it that "business is inherently too risky, and no one should engage in any more business"?
Finger pointing is pretty easy, isn't it?
Of course, the original poster was interested in freedom. I don't know how all this finger pointing and wailing about corporate accidents is supposed to lead to freedom. In fact, it seems to be leading in the direction of totalitarianism (where government workers are the only ones allowed to make mistakes and kill people).
But that didn't happen. Things don't always work out a certain way.
Just like if you were drinking and got into an accident, you _might_ have to face criminal charges. But you might not. Sounds like about the same thing to me. (If you're a Kennedy, it's almost _exactly_ the same thing. )
Sometimes criminals go to jail. Sometimes they go free. The system is skewed toward them going free. What's the problem? If you value freedom (like the original poster), this is a good thing.
If you value the hatred of corporations, then this isn't really a good thing for you. In this case, laws might not be a good thing for you at all. Mobs hate corporations better than legal systems hate corporations. "Mob justice" might work better than "legal justice", for this value system.
I'll take laws and the freedom. I'll also let you go free from the car accident, if you don't already have a drunk driving conviction (no more drinking and this is your last chance though). I'll also probably let Monsanto go (since they're not going to do it again). Freedom for one and all. (Hurray! :)
Which CEO ordered people to "go out and poison the town's water supply"? (None.)
That's why you never hear of them being sent to jail for it.
Now, there have been _accidents_, but accidents don't have the level of _intent_ necessary to make a criminal case.
You'll never hear it from your friendly neighborhood leftists, because leftists lie.
And just as an aside, what does putting CEOs in jail do to enhance anyone's freedom anyway? Maybe you also think that if a CEO loses an arm, you'll automatically grow a 3rd arm?
Seems the only certain way for me to benefit is to keep the dollar myself.
Cell phones have never been shown to cause cancer. There's really no reason to think that cell phones might cause cancer. It's all very silly.
Yet I'd suggest that the majority of slashdot readers believed the phone-cancer link. Why would smart people fall for something like this?
My guess: They like to think they know secret information that others don't know. This superiority is more important to them than being correct.
Things are either true or not. The origin of the story does not determine this.
If you try to do one or the other, you'll end up accomplishing neither.
Just do it. There's no substitute.
Sometimes I don't understand. Why should a brand-new browser run well on such an old machine?
Environmental regulation is costly. And it's simply not fair to regulate (read: threaten people into doing what you tell them) unless
1. There's a real threat and
2. The regulations are going to be effective.
The case can (easily) be made that it's unfair anyway, but this is a good place to start.
We don't. You do if you think you do. I do if I think I do. It's a personal choice. Remember personal choice?
Do you think that some choices are too important to be left to us, and that they must be made for us by the enlightened (annointed?) elites?
I agree, but I'd suggest the best chance linux has isn't more "powerful/capable/efficient/usable", but just as "powerful/capable/efficient/usable" for < $100 (or < $200 for color, or < $300 for builtin wireless networking).
Isn't it the software and hardware features that matter rather than the OS? Palm OS has the most applications. Except for l33t-ness, why would anyone switch from a Palm handheld to a Linux one?
I realize these questions are annoying, but there had better be a good answer if you ever expect Linux to win in the market.
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I'm sorry. I'm not familiar with that term you adorable little raggamuffin.
Read this from the world's foremost usability expert:
2D is better than 3D
Haha. Dickety! Highly dubious.
My guess is that they didn't use an airship because they wouldn't have gotten research grants or press attention. Airships are a 19th century and early 20th century technology. They're not in fashion these days.
There's really no practical application for these systems other than aerial photography. If there were, there would have been airship-based versions of them long ago.
If you care whether or not this happens to you, care about politics. Likewise if you care whether or not this stuff happens to other people, care about politics.
See September 15, 2000
Jakob Nielsen is the world's foremost expert on software and web usability.
He links to this Scott Rosenberg Salon.com article for more.
Bad cat.
Most corporations don't have any secrets worth keeping secret anyway. All the focus on secrecy is really misplaced effort.
Economics solves the problem.