I had to visit HP a while back and they have this visitor login system that consists of a laptop running Win95 connected to a printer that spits out the visitor badge. Two days in a row when I went to use it the system had crashed and I had to reboot to get my badge. The guy at the desk just said "Yeah, that happens a lot."
"the government is also taking in a lot less money."
The largest tax cut in the nations history holds much of the blame for this. Short turn gain that gave the economy a boost but I'd hate to be in my son's shoes.
No. You only get PAE mode with advanced server and Data Center flavors though. PAE is the paging mode that allows for access above the 2GB limit. Useful for DUSs (Databases of unusual size).
I did see that you said 'most' and I still disagree. In corporate environments especially, most people are not running as admin. They are set up as part of the user's group. This is really just a side track though because you were originally equating the power of root (aka god of the system) to MS style admin (who is not a god). I just wanted to point out that the two are quite different. And I think from your posts, we agree on that.
Not true. There is a difference between unix style root and ms style admin. There is only one root. There can be many admins and you can prevent other admins from accessing your files, even if you are not an admin. This is a good thing because it allows the admin to have a separation. An admin can gain access by taking ownership but this is a very overt act. They can not sneak in an look around if they don't have access. Same goes for any files run in their name BTW.
The fact is almost all BSOD are not MS related. They are caused by buggy 3rd party drivers. If I write a buggy driver in osX or Linux that brings the system down it isn't the OS vendors fault.
The interesting thing is that there doesn't have to be a C: or D: now. These are just symbolic links in the global name space that allow people to interact with the system the way they were used to back in the DOS days. You can set up the file system with Unix style mount points and span partitions across volumes and not use 'C:' etc. I imagine there is a lot of user mode code that would have a problem with this because they count on those sym links being there but the kernel is set up to deal with it just fine.
I know you were just trying to be funny but I think this attitude is detrimental to Linux in the long term. You need to lead and innovate, not aspire to catch up.
I think you are missing the forest for the trees. The current form of distributing music on bit of plastic is dead. The RIAA just doesn't know it yet. (Really I think they do but don't want to admit it). This p2p thing is here to stay in one form or another. A new business model will eventually form that will allow profit to be made from it. Don't cry over the RIAA, they were dead two years ago.
I think the heart of his point holds true though. No other media matches TV for the hold it has on the mind share of the masses. Watch Bowling for Columbine.
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I had to visit HP a while back and they have this visitor login system that consists of a laptop running Win95 connected to a printer that spits out the visitor badge. Two days in a row when I went to use it the system had crashed and I had to reboot to get my badge. The guy at the desk just said "Yeah, that happens a lot."
"However becouse of the way the votes are counted (as established in the US constatution) Bush won."
No. Bush won because he has a brother in Florida that helped him cheat.
"the government is also taking in a lot less money."
The largest tax cut in the nations history holds much of the blame for this. Short turn gain that gave the economy a boost but I'd hate to be in my son's shoes.
No. You only get PAE mode with advanced server and Data Center flavors though. PAE is the paging mode that allows for access above the 2GB limit. Useful for DUSs (Databases of unusual size).
Yep. :)
To start/stop system services you need to be an admin/power user.
That makes sense though right?
Yeah, but the Simpson's always work in outside references. Dollars to donuts that is a reference to something else.
It is widely acknowledged that the books could not fit into 3 movies. SO MAKE MORE THAN THREE!!!
How many Friday the *FUCKING* thirteens were there? I think 8 or 9.
Why not make 5-6 great movies that really capture the books?
When I first heard that movies were being made I thought "I hope Saruman dies on Frodo's doorstep."
So much for hope.
"read: Sharing System Preference Panel - checkboxes for all services"
You mean something like the Service control panel?
So I can either be a Borg or an Imperial Storm Trooper?
Not really a great choice!
So Lexar should start shipping their jump drives with this? Not gonna happen.
They might just as well ship them blank and let the user format them.
I did see that you said 'most' and I still disagree. In corporate environments especially, most people are not running as admin. They are set up as part of the user's group.
This is really just a side track though because you were originally equating the power of root (aka god of the system) to MS style admin (who is not a god). I just wanted to point out that the two are quite different.
And I think from your posts, we agree on that.
Not true. There is a difference between unix style root and ms style admin. There is only one root. There can be many admins and you can prevent other admins from accessing your files, even if you are not an admin. This is a good thing because it allows the admin to have a separation. An admin can gain access by taking ownership but this is a very overt act. They can not sneak in an look around if they don't have access. Same goes for any files run in their name BTW.
If they want to sell them here they will need provide them in DVD format. Like I'm really going to go buy a new player just so I can watch EVD movies.
Think back a few years. Why did you need 32bit?
Same reason.
That's fine but are you blond?
The fact is almost all BSOD are not MS related. They are caused by buggy 3rd party drivers.
If I write a buggy driver in osX or Linux that brings the system down it isn't the OS vendors fault.
The interesting thing is that there doesn't have to be a C: or D: now. These are just symbolic links in the global name space that allow people to interact with the system the way they were used to back in the DOS days. You can set up the file system with Unix style mount points and span partitions across volumes and not use 'C:' etc. I imagine there is a lot of user mode code that would have a problem with this because they count on those sym links being there but the kernel is set up to deal with it just fine.
I know you were just trying to be funny but I think this attitude is detrimental to Linux in the long term. You need to lead and innovate, not aspire to catch up.
I'm unfamiliar with this message queue flaw. Please post some links to more information.
Thanks.
It would if I was logged in as admin.
It's a good page out of the UNIX handbook that more windows users should read.
Only run as admin if you need to.
I've worked with them on bios related development.
You understand wrong.
"an admonished monopoly succeeds in pushing its second rate software becuase of idiot consumers"
Blame the consumers. Yeah, that'll help.
This attitude is what turns many reasonable people away from Linux.
Dell does their own Bios.
"and there won't be any need for DRM and stuff."
I think you are missing the forest for the trees.
The current form of distributing music on bit of plastic is dead. The RIAA just doesn't know it yet. (Really I think they do but don't want to admit it).
This p2p thing is here to stay in one form or another. A new business model will eventually form that will allow profit to be made from it.
Don't cry over the RIAA, they were dead two years ago.
I think the heart of his point holds true though. No other media matches TV for the hold it has on the mind share of the masses.
Watch Bowling for Columbine.