I don't see what the fuss is. I have an old K6-2 533 and it runs like a beauty. The only realy program I've really had problems with is Black and White. My processor is simply not fast enough once you get past the first few levels. I usually don't buy a new computer until the Mhz quadruples. Their is just no need except for bragging rights and those who must be able to play the absolutely newest games.
And let the chip wars begin ... again
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Isn't competition great? We get better products for a lower cost. My question is, where is transmetta and their power-saving cruscoe chip in all of this. I though they would have a higher impact on the portable market. They certainly can't complete against the Athlon 4 or the Intel equivalent, they just don't have the resources. Who will win the chip wars? I'm taking bets from 9 to 5. Maximum bet of $1000 dollars and minumum of $2. We will give odds. 25:1 Transmeta, 3:1 AMD and 2:1 Intel.
Most people find it frustrating to drag and drop and open files in 3d. If you are simply trying to open Mozilla or MSWord or something, you really don't want to think in 3d, you want it to be simple as possible. Think of KISS(Keep it simple stupid) concept. 3D interfaces just add more sh*t to the pile that people have to go through to get their work done.
I didn't see anything about the article(yes, I did read the entire thing.) I don't see the humor here. Anybody else feel the same way? Anyways, I can sum up the article in one sentence: The GUI revoluzionized the industry by making it easier for nearly every individual to be able to use a computer and is the most economically prosperous portion of the entire business.
Microsoft makes more money on Upgrades then it does on the actual OS. So, if you work for Microsoft and make the perfect program, never crashes, supports every hardware and FS out their, excellent multitasking, and security people would buy it... once. Most people would only get another copy when they got a new computer. Their would be no reason to upgrade this OS. What would be Microsoft's incentive.
Economically, it doesn't make sense for Microsoft. If no one ever upgrades because the previous version is "just as good", Microsoft is out of some money.
For open source developers, they are more likely to get it right the first time around and make more money with upgrades by adding "features."
Most people think they should get a free upgrades for bug fixes. Most of Microsoft's "Upgrades" are a combination of bug fixes and adding new bugs so that they have to upgrade again and charge money for it. It is a vicious cycle that Microsoft is in. They are rich because of it.:-)
Certainly not as much as Aqua. I can't believe I got modded down because I gave an opinion. I wasn't even being a troll.
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Or not... I think most of the Linux community doesn't want a pretty interface, the so-called "eye candy" but something that won't get in the way of their work. I use IceWM, blackbox, Enlightment, and occassionally TWM and they are all pretty ugly in comparison to Aqua but they get the job done and they don't cost you an arm and a leg in resource usage.
The original NES used the 6502 chip too and yes, the Atari did use the 6502.
A 1khz chip running with 2k of memory would be overkill for blinking lights. I used to program in Assembly and one of those things I used to do was take my 386 and blink lights with it. I had to literally eat 99% of my CPU cycles so you could actually see the stupid things blink in the pattern. It's a childs toy now but it was still fun.
Shouldn't they worry more about EM fields. I lost my HD twice because I had my speakers too close to my computer(I didn't figure it out the first time until I started playing around and put one on my only speakers on my monitor and got that distorted fuzzy magnetic look.) Anyways, the chips have to still work after a nuclear disaster where all humanity gets wiped out but computers can still run boughts in Q3.
You can build little robots or task specific operations very cheaply when CPU cycles are not that of a concern. I'm not going to put a k7-1.4 ghz athlon in a processor to blink my Christmas lights(a 486 is probably overkill here too.) 486s are cheap and provide enough cpu cycles to do those tasks. It is generally cheaper and quicker then rewriting your own digital logic and then burning it on maybe 20 programmable chips.
Pressurized Cabins. Keep them pressurized and no one gets hurt. People could handle 100,000. No problem. Now the better question is, anybody willing to parachute at that height?
Or not... I will always have the right to complain. From what I remember about Nader's campaign, I didn't agree with him a whole lot either. Laziness is only in the eyes of the beholder. I never said it couldn't happen, look at Jessie Ventura. Anyways, your point is well taken. Ross Perot would've never won and most people voted for him because they didn't like the other two. Who really cares? It's not always Laziness, it is actually caring. I am going to do minimal research outside what the media gives me because I really don't care. My vote practically means nothing in a system where the candidates get voted by the Electoral College instead of the popular vote(not saying the Electoral College is the worse thing in the world.) 1/Several million votes with millions of people who also do not do real research outside the common media is not going to change the outcome of the vote 99.99999% of the time. Majority rules. I'm sorry but this is how it is, not how it should be.
AOL and WWF sucks. What the F*ck is your problem. This republic is made on how much attention you can get for yourself. In other words, money talks. If you don't have the money or the support, you are not likely to get elected. Nader wasn't going to get elected anyways so why bother. I hate Europeans who think all Americans are lazy and retarded. They have no clue about the reality. America has a better economy then nearly every country in the world so we can do whatever we want. It works itself out in the end because we find ways to make our life easier so we have to do less work and we spend more money then we care to talk about because we have it.
If someone doesn't a sporting chance, no one is going to elect them. You don't understand American politics and are not in a position to comment intelligently.
Like Nader had a real chance. He didn't spend enough money and I had no idea what he believed in. I'm not going to vote somebody if I know very little about them even if I hate the two major candidates.
What am I lying about? That I'm an Atheist and don't see any evidence about the existence of soul or a need for Ethics beyond self-preservation. I think you need to grow up and try something different for a change. Take whatever you hear with a grain of salt.
90% of all users are not willing to download something if it is not included and is not automated. Flash for example, if it practically didn't install itself, no one would use it. Java, on the other hand, was included in MSIE and that was not compatible with every other Java. How many people did you see rushing out to download Sun Java. Not that many. If their is a plug-in that will practically install itself and MS does not include it, their is no problem. When their isn't one, most people aren't going to manually install it. Java in XP is going to die unless their is a SUN plug-in or something.
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Why don't you go and do us all a favor and stick it where the sun don't shine.
I don't see what the fuss is. I have an old K6-2 533 and it runs like a beauty. The only realy program I've really had problems with is Black and White. My processor is simply not fast enough once you get past the first few levels. I usually don't buy a new computer until the Mhz quadruples. Their is just no need except for bragging rights and those who must be able to play the absolutely newest games.
Isn't competition great? We get better products for a lower cost. My question is, where is transmetta and their power-saving cruscoe chip in all of this. I though they would have a higher impact on the portable market. They certainly can't complete against the Athlon 4 or the Intel equivalent, they just don't have the resources. Who will win the chip wars? I'm taking bets from 9 to 5. Maximum bet of $1000 dollars and minumum of $2. We will give odds. 25:1 Transmeta, 3:1 AMD and 2:1 Intel.
Most people find it frustrating to drag and drop and open files in 3d. If you are simply trying to open Mozilla or MSWord or something, you really don't want to think in 3d, you want it to be simple as possible. Think of KISS(Keep it simple stupid) concept. 3D interfaces just add more sh*t to the pile that people have to go through to get their work done.
I didn't see anything about the article(yes, I did read the entire thing.) I don't see the humor here. Anybody else feel the same way? Anyways, I can sum up the article in one sentence: The GUI revoluzionized the industry by making it easier for nearly every individual to be able to use a computer and is the most economically prosperous portion of the entire business.
Big deal.
Microsoft makes more money on Upgrades then it does on the actual OS. So, if you work for Microsoft and make the perfect program, never crashes, supports every hardware and FS out their, excellent multitasking, and security people would buy it ... once. Most people would only get another copy when they got a new computer. Their would be no reason to upgrade this OS. What would be Microsoft's incentive.
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Economically, it doesn't make sense for Microsoft. If no one ever upgrades because the previous version is "just as good", Microsoft is out of some money.
For open source developers, they are more likely to get it right the first time around and make more money with upgrades by adding "features."
Most people think they should get a free upgrades for bug fixes. Most of Microsoft's "Upgrades" are a combination of bug fixes and adding new bugs so that they have to upgrade again and charge money for it. It is a vicious cycle that Microsoft is in. They are rich because of it.
They couldn't be much harder or easier. We aren't that genetically different.
So where is the party?
Certainly not as much as Aqua. I can't believe I got modded down because I gave an opinion. I wasn't even being a troll.
Or not ... I think most of the Linux community doesn't want a pretty interface, the so-called "eye candy" but something that won't get in the way of their work. I use IceWM, blackbox, Enlightment, and occassionally TWM and they are all pretty ugly in comparison to Aqua but they get the job done and they don't cost you an arm and a leg in resource usage.
Yeah but who really wants to type wisenut.com in every single time you want to search something. The name isn't as catchy or meaningful as google.
The original NES used the 6502 chip too and yes, the Atari did use the 6502.
A 1khz chip running with 2k of memory would be overkill for blinking lights. I used to program in Assembly and one of those things I used to do was take my 386 and blink lights with it. I had to literally eat 99% of my CPU cycles so you could actually see the stupid things blink in the pattern. It's a childs toy now but it was still fun.
Shouldn't they worry more about EM fields. I lost my HD twice because I had my speakers too close to my computer(I didn't figure it out the first time until I started playing around and put one on my only speakers on my monitor and got that distorted fuzzy magnetic look.) Anyways, the chips have to still work after a nuclear disaster where all humanity gets wiped out but computers can still run boughts in Q3.
As you notice, this is not a serious response.
You can build little robots or task specific operations very cheaply when CPU cycles are not that of a concern. I'm not going to put a k7-1.4 ghz athlon in a processor to blink my Christmas lights(a 486 is probably overkill here too.) 486s are cheap and provide enough cpu cycles to do those tasks. It is generally cheaper and quicker then rewriting your own digital logic and then burning it on maybe 20 programmable chips.
If I had any mod points, I would have modded that up. Thanks for the info. I didn't know that.
Pressurized Cabins. Keep them pressurized and no one gets hurt. People could handle 100,000. No problem. Now the better question is, anybody willing to parachute at that height?
Or not ... I will always have the right to complain. From what I remember about Nader's campaign, I didn't agree with him a whole lot either. Laziness is only in the eyes of the beholder. I never said it couldn't happen, look at Jessie Ventura. Anyways, your point is well taken. Ross Perot would've never won and most people voted for him because they didn't like the other two. Who really cares? It's not always Laziness, it is actually caring. I am going to do minimal research outside what the media gives me because I really don't care. My vote practically means nothing in a system where the candidates get voted by the Electoral College instead of the popular vote(not saying the Electoral College is the worse thing in the world.) 1/Several million votes with millions of people who also do not do real research outside the common media is not going to change the outcome of the vote 99.99999% of the time. Majority rules. I'm sorry but this is how it is, not how it should be.
You sir are a moron. Why don't you tie a brick to your leg and jump off a bridge into Lake XYZ.
AOL and WWF sucks. What the F*ck is your problem. This republic is made on how much attention you can get for yourself. In other words, money talks. If you don't have the money or the support, you are not likely to get elected. Nader wasn't going to get elected anyways so why bother. I hate Europeans who think all Americans are lazy and retarded. They have no clue about the reality. America has a better economy then nearly every country in the world so we can do whatever we want. It works itself out in the end because we find ways to make our life easier so we have to do less work and we spend more money then we care to talk about because we have it.
If someone doesn't a sporting chance, no one is going to elect them. You don't understand American politics and are not in a position to comment intelligently.
What is your book and what do you do for sports?
This was my first Distro and I loved it. Currently, I use Mandrake(Recompiled RH with new logo) and Debian and they seem to be pretty developed.
Like Nader had a real chance. He didn't spend enough money and I had no idea what he believed in. I'm not going to vote somebody if I know very little about them even if I hate the two major candidates.
What am I lying about? That I'm an Atheist and don't see any evidence about the existence of soul or a need for Ethics beyond self-preservation. I think you need to grow up and try something different for a change. Take whatever you hear with a grain of salt.
The source only has to be available to them. They don't actually have to give them the source.
90% of all users are not willing to download something if it is not included and is not automated. Flash for example, if it practically didn't install itself, no one would use it. Java, on the other hand, was included in MSIE and that was not compatible with every other Java. How many people did you see rushing out to download Sun Java. Not that many. If their is a plug-in that will practically install itself and MS does not include it, their is no problem. When their isn't one, most people aren't going to manually install it. Java in XP is going to die unless their is a SUN plug-in or something.