The cluelevel on/. isn't too bad, but it has gotten *much* worse. I remember the ol' days when we didn't have first posters, "RedHat == Microsoft" guys, etc. - rather people who were intelligent and were willing to think and discuss.
What in the world are you talking about? Just because people say that the article is incorrect or misleading, they're MS drones? Actually, it helps the Linux community to have an accurate picture of where we are, so we know where to go from here.
Excellent summary. A lot of people, including me, feel "obligations" to their customers/employers to finish the job and do it right. However, you should be getting compensated for it - don't do it out of the goodness of your heart! Me, I get paid hourly:-)
People have a sense of inertia -- it takes a lot of effort to start looking for a new job. Although, in this case, I must admit that I would be doing exactly that if I were in your position right now...
I hate to respond to first posters, but if you get THAT much out of being a "first post kiddie", you need to get out more. OR, alternatively, you could try _reading_ and _thinking_ about the articles for a change.
I think many people are upset about this article because _it_ got posted over others, considering that in the thousands that get submitted there might be "better". But you're right, it's their prerogative. OTOH, this is nothing like KDE v. GNOME.
Yes, but the big problem is the decision on the part of OEM's of which chip to incorporate for *NEW* computers. If Intel's chips are almost as cheap as AMD's, or cheaper, then it will become much more difficult for them to justify K6 or K7-based processors, which would significantly hurt AMD's revenues.
This has also happened in the past... as Rob found new "friends", etc. to post stuff (remember HeUnique? sengan?) Rumor has it that Roblimo is from Andover.Net, but this remains unverified.
It's very likely a different style - people like consistency, and when it changes, it makes most of them feel uncomfortable...
In the very beginning of Slashdot moderation, CmdrTaco set the minimum to something like -10, but changed it to be only -1 to prevent excessive filtration, IIRC (if you're curious, search for Slashdot moderation articles).
Absolutely correct, and it's a good point. The masses won't be affected. However, it's the individual cases we must get worried about.
For example, envision that in some undisclosed future I was walking by a crime scene 10 minutes before it happened; the police could, in theory, scan the entire area for passersby within the hour, and I could be picked up for questioning, even though I didn't do anything.
Farfetched? You'd might be amazed. Even worse, since most people won't be directly affected, the issue would not be discussed, rather swept under the rug, and those affected would be going through hell. Remember -- a democracy rules through the vote of the masses -- but we need to protect the rights of the individual too, even those who are not "mainstream". And that's where governmental oversight worries me.
I know they probably know everything about us already, but I'd rather not hand them the information on a silver platter, all the same:-)
For the Winmodem bit - the early VAIO's had Winmodems; for some reason, Sony put in regular modems in most of the recent machines. My 505TX's modem works *perfectly* under Linux. them.
For the weirdnesses and instabilities - I haven't had any of them (knock on wood). How long ago did you get that F150? I'm extremely happy with the 505TX's performance running Linux, and would clobber the Win98 partition if I didn't have to run some programs under it...
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Not only that, but:
Mercury is heavy;
You can't touch the stuff;
It's expensive;
And the list goes on and on. It was a good joke, though...
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Actually, it depends on the case. For reasons that seem intuitive (hot PII for lunch, anyone?)but really don't work out, Intel originally spec'ed the ATX housing such that the P/S blows air directly on the CPU. Any such housing that I've seen gets hot.
Fortunately, many ATX cases ignore that spec and blow air OUT in the back, and some of them even have fans in the front to blow air in. Such designs generally leave the system cooler, since there is proper airflow.
Not only theoretical, but any well-designed case should. Unfortunately a lot of cases aren't tested as thoroughly, as the temps inside don't reach too high. This, of course, for "normal" uses.
Any well-designed server housing is carefully built to maximize airflow with the covers closed.
Ah, now maybe you could get funding for cryogenic research. I assume you got away with it because cockroaches are relatively simple?
In response to the last paragraph, I think someone else above said that many of these CPU's and components have temperature ranges, both high and low, and you may be inducing the semiconductors to temperatures that they were not designed to run, which can lead to unpredictable results to say the least.
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Moisture, yes... but I seriously doubt they will collect pools of water...
Some of the power supply leads to the M/B are ground, IIRC. The M/B does not have to be grounded physically, I've mounted them on cardboard several times when testing without problems.
So THAT's the reason they didn't put in audio in the PVII.:-)
Seriously, though, Palm.net is expensive because the technology is still emerging... 3Com people have been quoted as saying that the price may well go down with enough volume.
Give it time, it will all be possible...
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Don't forget the weight and thickness of the units, either. The E-100 is not that thin..
Even worse, the oil could start seeping into the connected cards, since they aren't held into place firmly. With motions of the cards side-to-side, I'm sure there will be conductivity problems. Not immediately, but soon enough...
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Try getting & looking at the sources to gcc sometime. It's pretty interesting, although monstrous at this point.
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I think many people are upset about this article because _it_ got posted over others, considering that in the thousands that get submitted there might be "better". But you're right, it's their prerogative. OTOH, this is nothing like KDE v. GNOME.
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It's very likely a different style - people like consistency, and when it changes, it makes most of them feel uncomfortable...
--bdj
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For example, envision that in some undisclosed future I was walking by a crime scene 10 minutes before it happened; the police could, in theory, scan the entire area for passersby within the hour, and I could be picked up for questioning, even though I didn't do anything.
Farfetched? You'd might be amazed. Even worse, since most people won't be directly affected, the issue would not be discussed, rather swept under the rug, and those affected would be going through hell. Remember -- a democracy rules through the vote of the masses -- but we need to protect the rights of the individual too, even those who are not "mainstream". And that's where governmental oversight worries me.
I know they probably know everything about us already, but I'd rather not hand them the information on a silver platter, all the same :-)
--bdj
For the weirdnesses and instabilities - I haven't had any of them (knock on wood). How long ago did you get that F150? I'm extremely happy with the 505TX's performance running Linux, and would clobber the Win98 partition if I didn't have to run some programs under it...
--bdj
- Mercury is heavy;
- You can't touch the stuff;
- It's expensive;
And the list goes on and on. It was a good joke, though...--bdj
Fortunately, many ATX cases ignore that spec and blow air OUT in the back, and some of them even have fans in the front to blow air in. Such designs generally leave the system cooler, since there is proper airflow.
--bdj
Any well-designed server housing is carefully built to maximize airflow with the covers closed.
--bdj
In response to the last paragraph, I think someone else above said that many of these CPU's and components have temperature ranges, both high and low, and you may be inducing the semiconductors to temperatures that they were not designed to run, which can lead to unpredictable results to say the least.
--bdj
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Seriously, though, Palm.net is expensive because the technology is still emerging... 3Com people have been quoted as saying that the price may well go down with enough volume.
Give it time, it will all be possible...
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Damn, this is ridiculous :)
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