well... here's what i think happened. marketing pushed this out the door to be the first out in the next gen consoles. a hardware eng had strong evidence that the thing overheated, and it was ignored, and thats why its only supposed to be run vertically, which creates a chimney effect, bla bla bla...
the other thing that i think happened is that someone decided against using heat pipes to cool the thing, as they cost $3 each (maybe less at those quantities).
although... i have a well-founded suspicion that heat is going to be the least of the 360's problems. the m-systems flash had to be sourced around the time of an extremely bad firmware bug in m-systems shit.
There has been an AMAZING shrinkage in thin clients, not growth.
oh... really?
You couldnt be more wrong. Thin is In, and they're here to stay. Very very few people need a workstation, and this is becoming more apparent to corporations every single day.
The immediate cost savings are huge, as well as the ROI in decreased management.
McCarthy wasnt right you ass, he was a nut bent on destroying the life of anyone who got in his way. He was the anti-american. THere was no due process, there was no justice and his trials would make soviet russia look like jurisprudence.
the free market simply is not, and has never been the answer for low-income housing. ever.
YOu talk about market segmentation, we already have lower alternatives, in the form of inner city slums, and trailer parks. How much lower do you want to get?
Do you want to see people in patched together shacks like a 3rd world country? How about cardboard boxes? Is that a better alternative than providing a humane environment and taking our precious taxes?
DO you understand what social safety nets are for, anyway? They're insurance against revolution.
Have you looked at the facts of this situation? THese are second and third generation citizens, who are educated, and yet rejected from employment at a much higher percentage than others with non-arab names.
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i'm confused, i thought that the FStops that was being described, was in reference to aperture, and not focal length.
i just bought rebel xt, and i need to say, buy from a reputable dealer.
i used costco. They have the best refund policy, anywhere, and the best price that i could find.
well... here's what i think happened. marketing pushed this out the door to be the first out in the next gen consoles. a hardware eng had strong evidence that the thing overheated, and it was ignored, and thats why its only supposed to be run vertically, which creates a chimney effect, bla bla bla...
the other thing that i think happened is that someone decided against using heat pipes to cool the thing, as they cost $3 each (maybe less at those quantities).
although... i have a well-founded suspicion that heat is going to be the least of the 360's problems. the m-systems flash had to be sourced around the time of an extremely bad firmware bug in m-systems shit.
what are you talking about? are you suggesting that msft didnt load test these things and check that all the components didnt overheat?
Built-in licenses were removed with W2k3's RDP server.
"people" may not want to give up their PCs, but the bean counters in business will go for the lower cost.
there has been a huge shift towards server based computing in the last year. its only going to get more mainstream and more use.
aside from people who have cpu intensive needs, such as graphics design, CAD and the like, i think that everyone will be using centralized computing.
at least thats what the voices in my head tell me.
how many people do i know that are running a thin client? considerring that i work for one of the companies that makes them, a lot.
there's this nifty little thing called "terminal servers" that can run either ICA or RDP.
Thats how you get around not having $FOO app running on linux *right-now*. You just run them over the wire.
christ, this isnt brain surgery.
you rock. anybody else blogging it? i have an interest.
There has been an AMAZING shrinkage in thin clients, not growth.
oh... really?
You couldnt be more wrong. Thin is In, and they're here to stay. Very very few people need a workstation, and this is becoming more apparent to corporations every single day.
The immediate cost savings are huge, as well as the ROI in decreased management.
McCarthy wasnt right you ass, he was a nut bent on destroying the life of anyone who got in his way. He was the anti-american. THere was no due process, there was no justice and his trials would make soviet russia look like jurisprudence.
no, i havent heard of a water-based heatpipe.
christ, it sounds like they cost-downed every single component.
its almost like they've got a guy from WalMart making their financial decisions now. Lower-price, lower price etc. etc. etc.
Let's see... 1st world was old Europe, 2nd was the "New World" I.E. the Americas, and the 3rd world is everything else.
What the hell is a "water cooled cpu heatsink solution"?
I've seen and used heatpipes, but i've never seen one that used water as a medium. What the hell bullshit is this?
72 hours? seriously, i run my home computer for months on end and i dont get a power supply problem.
i run my fridge constantly, for years and never get a problem with the power supply.
msft simply fucked up here, and its completely inexcusable.
yeh, i heard of the great missing-apostrophe debacle of 1704. been needed fer building structures, evere sinccce.
thats only if its a *cheap* blue oxford.
pay a couple bucks for one, and its a different story.
i would *love* to see how someone updates a running glibc...
really... how exactly do you replace a running libc?
As the poster above me said, Let them eat cake didn't work out too well.
The poor are an uncomfortable reality to a rich nation. And social programs are the price that we pay for tranquility between the classes.
Otherwise, they wont be looking to eat cake, rather, they will decide that its time to eat YOU.
the free market simply is not, and has never been the answer for low-income housing. ever.
YOu talk about market segmentation, we already have lower alternatives, in the form of inner city slums, and trailer parks. How much lower do you want to get?
Do you want to see people in patched together shacks like a 3rd world country? How about cardboard boxes? Is that a better alternative than providing a humane environment and taking our precious taxes?
DO you understand what social safety nets are for, anyway? They're insurance against revolution.
Have you looked at the facts of this situation? THese are second and third generation citizens, who are educated, and yet rejected from employment at a much higher percentage than others with non-arab names.
a lot, asshole. Ever heard of the Bonus Army March?
95 out of 100 is still too low.
You're car, how many times does it fail to start out of a hundred?
You're microwave, does it fail 5% of the time?
There is literally no other industry that would accept this type of failure rate.
the schism between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches was nominally caused by a mis-spelled translation...