They have been getting better, I will give them that. One of the reasons ATI's drivers are better is because the 9800 driver is a sexed-up 9700 driver, so they have had a head start, which isn't honestly a bad thing.
I have used both ATI and NVIDIA,(and 3dfx, and matrox, but staying relevant). Generally the NVIDIA cards I have owned have been vastly outperformed by the ATI cards right off the bat, without tweakage. (This is under Linux, mind you) Even with tweakage, in my experience, you rarely get the full potential from your card.
I recommend Apple all the time, yet I am in IT. The less stupid crap you need to do on the end-user's machine, the more time you have to tweak server settings, test new stuff (hardware, software), clean up cables, play chess with only your voice, browse/., the list goes on and on. The more time I get to spend in a 66 degree climate controlled room, the better.
IT IS CALLED A JOKE. You do not understand THAT situation OBVIOUSLY. From dictionary.com:
1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
2. A mischievous trick; a prank.
3. An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.
4. Informal.
1. Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.
2. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.
KEY Phrase, NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. Stop being so sanctimonious and laugh once in a while.
Ok, the original writer is an asshole, the guy who copied it is a mega asshole. That would be like saying, "you know AIDS isn't deadly enough, I think I should make it better!"
Most people are stupid and believe what you tell them anyway. Do you honestly think that if you told everyone that lie detectors are bullshit, they would believe you? They saw it on TV, so it must be true. People "in the know" know that polygraph tests are b.s./subjective/easily manipulated, but those of us "in the know" are not bloody likely to commit insurance fraud.
All the people who ate carrots in 1867 are dead, coincidence? Lie detectors are bullshit, I never said I agreed with them, read my post/parent before putting fscking words in my mouth. I am not saying lie detectors are good, if I were the insurance company I would say I was going to randomly polygraph people, then wouldn't just to keep people from trying to scam.
Not trolling. I start a new job next Monday, so I am bored too. On second thought, that comment was trollish, apologies. Yeah it would be B.S. to be falsely accused of stuff you did not do, been there. But there is no "perfect", traditional investigative techniques have worked fairly well, what is the point of employing polygraph examinations, if I were an insurance company I would be able to see that you open yourself up to all sorts of things if you , say , polygraph someone and you say they are lying, they take you to court saying "prove it" and you can't. That is pretty much why I think it is more of a scare tactic, not likely to be actually utilized.
This whole hullabaloo has the foul odor of extortion (allegedly,/covering my ass) emanating from it, like those companies that sue small business websites saying they patented hyperlinking or shit like that. Maybe this is SCO's new business plan. Yes SCO will burn, Big Blue will go on, unfettered.
You can't get falsely accused, it is random. I am not saying its the end all and be all, but hopefully it will dissuade your "casual scammer", the hardcore experienced scammers will still succeed most of the time. Again, it is more of a deterrent, don't scam, because we can (maybe) tell if you are lying. I am sure they know how unscientific and unreliable polygraph examinations are, but if people know it is out there, how likely are they to burn down their house, or get one of their friends to "disappear" their car? Sure would save emergency personnel a bucket of time and energy.
Okay, so at the least, it is a detterent to keep people from lying about insurance claims. Every claim they have to pay makes everyone else pay more. So, at the worst, it will save you money. Is this bad?
Dude, I would have scripted it, so I would not have to worry about the lazy/stupid/busy. And not just ms products are vulnerable, ALL products are vulnerable, even the sacred *nix.
I am leaning toward "asshole bent on Microsoft making more secure software, which give them a little credit they are a little, but not well enough to my liking" asshole.
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I submit a story about avoiding future blackouts and it gets rejected in favor of this tripe? Jesus.
They have been getting better, I will give them that. One of the reasons ATI's drivers are better is because the 9800 driver is a sexed-up 9700 driver, so they have had a head start, which isn't honestly a bad thing.
I have used both ATI and NVIDIA,(and 3dfx, and matrox, but staying relevant). Generally the NVIDIA cards I have owned have been vastly outperformed by the ATI cards right off the bat, without tweakage. (This is under Linux, mind you) Even with tweakage, in my experience, you rarely get the full potential from your card.
I recommend Apple all the time, yet I am in IT. The less stupid crap you need to do on the end-user's machine, the more time you have to tweak server settings, test new stuff (hardware, software), clean up cables, play chess with only your voice, browse /., the list goes on and on. The more time I get to spend in a 66 degree climate controlled room, the better.
IT IS CALLED A JOKE. You do not understand THAT situation OBVIOUSLY.
From dictionary.com:
1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
2. A mischievous trick; a prank.
3. An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.
4. Informal.
1. Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.
2. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.
KEY Phrase, NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
Stop being so sanctimonious and laugh once in a while.
I am still mad that OSX refuses to work on my Lisa, that is it, im suing!! Also Debian refuses to install on my Commodore 64, what gives??
If I haven't seen it before, it is new to me!
The story here is lightning. Big brother government can't save you from lightning.
Totally.
I think we all agree that outside or a research environment, virus/worm writing is the lowest form of geekery.
Ok, the original writer is an asshole, the guy who copied it is a mega asshole. That would be like saying, "you know AIDS isn't deadly enough, I think I should make it better!"
It's punny.
Tsk tsk, any fish admin worth their salt would back up and have an UPS.
Most people are stupid and believe what you tell them anyway. Do you honestly think that if you told everyone that lie detectors are bullshit, they would believe you? They saw it on TV, so it must be true. People "in the know" know that polygraph tests are b.s./subjective/easily manipulated, but those of us "in the know" are not bloody likely to commit insurance fraud.
All the people who ate carrots in 1867 are dead, coincidence? Lie detectors are bullshit, I never said I agreed with them, read my post/parent before putting fscking words in my mouth. I am not saying lie detectors are good, if I were the insurance company I would say I was going to randomly polygraph people, then wouldn't just to keep people from trying to scam.
Not trolling. I start a new job next Monday, so I am bored too. On second thought, that comment was trollish, apologies. Yeah it would be B.S. to be falsely accused of stuff you did not do, been there. But there is no "perfect", traditional investigative techniques have worked fairly well, what is the point of employing polygraph examinations, if I were an insurance company I would be able to see that you open yourself up to all sorts of things if you , say , polygraph someone and you say they are lying, they take you to court saying "prove it" and you can't. That is pretty much why I think it is more of a scare tactic, not likely to be actually utilized.
Yeah, no shit.
Isn't that what I just said?
This whole hullabaloo has the foul odor of extortion (allegedly, /covering my ass) emanating from it, like those companies that sue small business websites saying they patented hyperlinking or shit like that. Maybe this is SCO's new business plan. Yes SCO will burn, Big Blue will go on, unfettered.
Owner negligence is not covered by insurance.
You can't get falsely accused, it is random. I am not saying its the end all and be all, but hopefully it will dissuade your "casual scammer", the hardcore experienced scammers will still succeed most of the time. Again, it is more of a deterrent, don't scam, because we can (maybe) tell if you are lying. I am sure they know how unscientific and unreliable polygraph examinations are, but if people know it is out there, how likely are they to burn down their house, or get one of their friends to "disappear" their car? Sure would save emergency personnel a bucket of time and energy.
Oops, I mean deterrent.
Okay, so at the least, it is a detterent to keep people from lying about insurance claims. Every claim they have to pay makes everyone else pay more. So, at the worst, it will save you money. Is this bad?
Dude, I would have scripted it, so I would not have to worry about the lazy/stupid/busy. And not just ms products are vulnerable, ALL products are vulnerable, even the sacred *nix.
I am leaning toward "asshole bent on Microsoft making more secure software, which give them a little credit they are a little, but not well enough to my liking" asshole.