Considering the number of patents IBM own and create every year (even after discounting software patents), I would say that they are the most innovative company of all. I remember reading somewhere that IBM own something like 10% of all patents in the USA.
" So, for companies who can do this (garment, auto, toy, etc.) this has been moved to third world countries (or, in Microsoft's case, simply bought wholesale from upstart competitors). "
Microsoft has also moved a lot of its production to third world countries. Look at how many people they employ in India, for example.
"Microsoft has innovated little, however, and owes its success to luck--IBM handing over the PC OS--and managerial excellence in our view. Still, we agree that Microsoft must notch up the innovation component to do well in new areas." -- Steven Milunovich, analyst at Merrill Lynch, 2003-02-19
" IBM dropped thinkpads (intel based) due to too much competition. "
You made that up. Only IBM knows why they sold their PC division, and I'm certain it's not just because of "too much competition." For example, it'd be a wonderful way to get Microsoft and Intel off their backs.
" Thomas Jefferson's and Thomas Paine's "Liberal" was someone who believed in a small and limited government, but today it's closer to socialism or big government. "
Only in the US. In the rest of the world liberalism refers to limited government and increased individual freedoms. For some reason, the definition in the US has become the antonym of what it really means.
You just made no sense whatsoever. How is socialism, a form of governance that places restrictions upon individual liberties, liberal? A liberal government is one that prizes liberties for individual people.
" In other words, this is the Posix API implemented on top of a microkernel. Sounds a lot like your beloved Mac OS-X to me. Of course, that was one of the guiding priciples behind Windows NT--a microkernel platform upon which several different standard OS APIs could be implemented. "
I'm not an Xbox developer, but I would imagine that this "custom version of Windows" is a version of the Xbox OS and not of Windows itself. The Xbox OS was derived from Windows 2000, and according to some people at MS only around 10% of it remained similar to Win2k. The rest of the code was seriously modified. The Xbox 360 OS is a continuation of the Xbox OS, not of Windows. In that case, it may have strayed very far from the Windows you see on your PC.
Basically what I'm trying to say is that the presence of Mac-based Xbox developer kits does not imply that Windows can run on Macs (or even PPC).
Dvorak has been living in his own dimension for as long as I can remember. Remember the media speculation surrounding the last CPU switch that Apple made? To most people, the most obvious choice seemed to be the IBM PPC970. Dvorak in his infinite stupidity, however, predicted that they would choose the Opteron. Why on Earth would Apple choose a chip that was so expensive to manufacture and designed for servers and not desktops? I'm surprised he's not claiming that they'll be using the Itanium this time.
"Investments that either would of happened anyways, or would have gone elsewhere."
That is an assumption that may or may not happen.
"As for missing out, well, I view it as letting the other countries develop the tech, we'll license and impliment it when it makes actual economic sense to do so."
That's your decision, but one cannot deny the benefits of technological leadership. Forward thinking brought the USA to the forefront of the high-tech industry (think Silicon Valley), but this lead was ceded in a large way to other countries like Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. Licensing also has its benefits, though.
"And Europe, while a large economy, is mostly a stagnant economy. It's not growing at anything near the rate the US economy is."
The US economy is growing largely due to the military Keynesianism of the present government. This kind of growth is unhealthy and unsustainable, and can be very damaging in the long term.
"Of course, I'm a wierd green, I'd shut down every coal plant in favor of a nuclear one, but that's just me."
I didn't oppose nuclear power. It should also be considered as an alternative to coal, oil and gas.
" Heck there are areas where they do controlled burns every so many years, on a rotating schedule. It prevents the hugely expensive, disruptive, and damaging forest fires. "
Firestick farming has been practiced by Australian Aboriginies for many thousands of years. The native flora has evolved to the point where they need fire to reproduce. This AFAIK is one of the largest long-term impacts that humanity has had on nature.
" Kyoto was, ultimatly, a very bad treaty for developed countries with growing economies. "
It's not that simple. There is plenty of data to disprove this claim. The Kyoto accords should stimulate capital investment in newer, energy efficient technologies and processes. Waste will be reduced, further increasing efficiencies and leading to immeasurable improvements for health and the environment. The carbon trading market will boost the economy in a similar way to stock/futures/energy exchanges. Industries like renewable energy will have a massive boost, increasing employment (the renewable energy industry is more labour-intensive than conventional methods) and aiding economic and technological growth.
Countries with large areas of forest (like Australia, Canada and the USA) can benefit as corporations purchase/lease forest area as a means of offsetting their carbon emissions.
Countries which hesitate stand to lose out on the benefits, which includes a technological edge in efficient technologies. Do you really think the EU (the largest economy in the world) would support Kyoto if they thought they'd be hurt by it? In the case of Australia, the federal government opposes Kyoto but the state governments have chosen to implement its policies. If the country with the highest CO2 emissions per capita can recognise the benefits of Kyoto I can't see why the USA (the largest emitter overall) cannot.
I'm sure this whole thing is just a stunt designed to placate us. They want to make us think that we can have some input, thereby lessening opposition to WIPO. My guess is that they won't do anything with the results. Maybe we'll get a few tiny concessions if we're lucky.
I don't know exactle what area is affected by bushfires in Australia every year, but I do know that Australian forests burn easily. They have evolved to be very dry, and in fact many plant/tree species need to burn in order to reproduce. Australia is a very dry country with little rainfall in most parts. Fires spread very quickly and are extremely difficult to put out. I would imagine that the problem is much worse than in Canada.
That's what I did at the beginning. I have as many fans as my case will take (two, in addition to the PSU). I have made sure that they are blowing in the right direction and I have tried to maximise airflow inside the case (by pushing cables out of the way, etc.).
Nope. I've got an ASUS A7V333 mobo and Corsair XMS2700 RAM. I also have 2 case fans (in addition to the PSU), the maximum my midi-tower case will take. I monitor my CPU's temp (with lmsensors) and it is indeed a heat problem. It only happens when CPU utilisation is constantly at 100% for a stretch. Compiling code is okay since that doesn't uniformly max out the CPU. Playing a game like UT2004 will kill it.
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Considering the number of patents IBM own and create every year (even after discounting software patents), I would say that they are the most innovative company of all. I remember reading somewhere that IBM own something like 10% of all patents in the USA.
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The only true innovation (if you can call it that) they seem to have is the talking paperclip." So, for companies who can do this (garment, auto, toy, etc.) this has been moved to third world countries (or, in Microsoft's case, simply bought wholesale from upstart competitors). "
Microsoft has also moved a lot of its production to third world countries. Look at how many people they employ in India, for example.
" IBM dropped thinkpads (intel based) due to too much competition. "
You made that up. Only IBM knows why they sold their PC division, and I'm certain it's not just because of "too much competition." For example, it'd be a wonderful way to get Microsoft and Intel off their backs.
What does this give me that an SD card and some superglue does not?
That was my first thought also...
Why do I always get mod points when I don't need them? Somebody should mod this as funny (or informative, depending on your perspective).
" Or you can always try to install love among the unix and NT admins. "
I tried that and we all got viruses.
Not to mention that if one of your 'specialists' leaves (either temporarily or permanently) you can easily find someone to replace them.
" Thomas Jefferson's and Thomas Paine's "Liberal" was someone who believed in a small and limited government, but today it's closer to socialism or big government. "
Only in the US. In the rest of the world liberalism refers to limited government and increased individual freedoms. For some reason, the definition in the US has become the antonym of what it really means.
You just made no sense whatsoever. How is socialism, a form of governance that places restrictions upon individual liberties, liberal? A liberal government is one that prizes liberties for individual people.
" In other words, this is the Posix API implemented on top of a microkernel. Sounds a lot like your beloved Mac OS-X to me. Of course, that was one of the guiding priciples behind Windows NT--a microkernel platform upon which several different standard OS APIs could be implemented. "
NT does not have a microkernel. It did once-upon-a-time, but it hasn't for many years.
It's this kind of speculation which drove the first dot-com boom... and eventually burst the bubble.
I'm not an Xbox developer, but I would imagine that this "custom version of Windows" is a version of the Xbox OS and not of Windows itself. The Xbox OS was derived from Windows 2000, and according to some people at MS only around 10% of it remained similar to Win2k. The rest of the code was seriously modified. The Xbox 360 OS is a continuation of the Xbox OS, not of Windows. In that case, it may have strayed very far from the Windows you see on your PC.
Basically what I'm trying to say is that the presence of Mac-based Xbox developer kits does not imply that Windows can run on Macs (or even PPC).
Mod this man down for invoking Godwin's Law, but mod him up for incorporating it into a joke :)
People will do anything for beer! Who needs speech when you're gulping down a cold lager?
Oh. My. God.
I stand corrected. Dvorak is stupider than I thought.
Dvorak has been living in his own dimension for as long as I can remember. Remember the media speculation surrounding the last CPU switch that Apple made? To most people, the most obvious choice seemed to be the IBM PPC970. Dvorak in his infinite stupidity, however, predicted that they would choose the Opteron. Why on Earth would Apple choose a chip that was so expensive to manufacture and designed for servers and not desktops? I'm surprised he's not claiming that they'll be using the Itanium this time.
"Investments that either would of happened anyways, or would have gone elsewhere."
That is an assumption that may or may not happen.
"As for missing out, well, I view it as letting the other countries develop the tech, we'll license and impliment it when it makes actual economic sense to do so."
That's your decision, but one cannot deny the benefits of technological leadership. Forward thinking brought the USA to the forefront of the high-tech industry (think Silicon Valley), but this lead was ceded in a large way to other countries like Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. Licensing also has its benefits, though.
"And Europe, while a large economy, is mostly a stagnant economy. It's not growing at anything near the rate the US economy is."
The US economy is growing largely due to the military Keynesianism of the present government. This kind of growth is unhealthy and unsustainable, and can be very damaging in the long term.
"Of course, I'm a wierd green, I'd shut down every coal plant in favor of a nuclear one, but that's just me."
I didn't oppose nuclear power. It should also be considered as an alternative to coal, oil and gas.
" Heck there are areas where they do controlled burns every so many years, on a rotating schedule. It prevents the hugely expensive, disruptive, and damaging forest fires. "
Firestick farming has been practiced by Australian Aboriginies for many thousands of years. The native flora has evolved to the point where they need fire to reproduce. This AFAIK is one of the largest long-term impacts that humanity has had on nature.
" Kyoto was, ultimatly, a very bad treaty for developed countries with growing economies. "
It's not that simple. There is plenty of data to disprove this claim. The Kyoto accords should stimulate capital investment in newer, energy efficient technologies and processes. Waste will be reduced, further increasing efficiencies and leading to immeasurable improvements for health and the environment. The carbon trading market will boost the economy in a similar way to stock/futures/energy exchanges. Industries like renewable energy will have a massive boost, increasing employment (the renewable energy industry is more labour-intensive than conventional methods) and aiding economic and technological growth.
Countries with large areas of forest (like Australia, Canada and the USA) can benefit as corporations purchase/lease forest area as a means of offsetting their carbon emissions.
Countries which hesitate stand to lose out on the benefits, which includes a technological edge in efficient technologies. Do you really think the EU (the largest economy in the world) would support Kyoto if they thought they'd be hurt by it? In the case of Australia, the federal government opposes Kyoto but the state governments have chosen to implement its policies. If the country with the highest CO2 emissions per capita can recognise the benefits of Kyoto I can't see why the USA (the largest emitter overall) cannot.
I'm sure this whole thing is just a stunt designed to placate us. They want to make us think that we can have some input, thereby lessening opposition to WIPO. My guess is that they won't do anything with the results. Maybe we'll get a few tiny concessions if we're lucky.
I don't know exactle what area is affected by bushfires in Australia every year, but I do know that Australian forests burn easily. They have evolved to be very dry, and in fact many plant/tree species need to burn in order to reproduce. Australia is a very dry country with little rainfall in most parts. Fires spread very quickly and are extremely difficult to put out. I would imagine that the problem is much worse than in Canada.
That's what I did at the beginning. I have as many fans as my case will take (two, in addition to the PSU). I have made sure that they are blowing in the right direction and I have tried to maximise airflow inside the case (by pushing cables out of the way, etc.).
Nope. I've got an ASUS A7V333 mobo and Corsair XMS2700 RAM. I also have 2 case fans (in addition to the PSU), the maximum my midi-tower case will take. I monitor my CPU's temp (with lmsensors) and it is indeed a heat problem. It only happens when CPU utilisation is constantly at 100% for a stretch. Compiling code is okay since that doesn't uniformly max out the CPU. Playing a game like UT2004 will kill it.