"We understand, based upon the fact that our industry didn't rally to support us, that we need to change the way we interact and relate to our industry," Ballmer said.
""I used it regularly in the beginning and then the use started rapidly declining, so I got rid of it," Ling said. "It was easier justifying a recreational DSL line when there was a lot of money around to burn.""
Obviously...
For those of us who earn money in a stable work environment, broadband is fine.
I would get rid of HBO before getting rid of the cable modem:-)
Better question is "which labels get the cash?" It is up the artists to negotiate contracts with their labels that take stuff like this into account, so, basically any band out there with an older contract that was signed for 10 years or something silly like that, is immediately screwed. And if you are not willing to do long term deals, then the label does a poor job with your last album with them, thereby killing the chance of you switching labels with anything approaching impressive numbers... In the end, most of the pie goes to the label... Why do you think so many artists are generating their own labels now??
Shouldn't there be a/. filter that would not post comments that have something like 98.5% the same content as previous posts? The dead baby jokes (if you can call most of them funny) and the/. Troll Guide come to mind 8-)
Esp. important when looking at something like... Mandrake 8.1 and a GeForce2 MX. Sure it is "supported" under Mandrake 8.1, unless you want to play Q3A, then it is time to get the drivers from Nvidia, which require an older version of the kernel... oops!
I agree with you 100%. My only question is, why is it a factor on whether a server can run MS Office 2000/XP? Isn't that a non-issue? I was under the impression that servers sat there and "served" information to various terminals and that is where you run MS Office. Is that correct??
True, the later Clancy novels are crap, I have not read anything past Rainbow 6. Just because Jurassic Park *commercially* was a success, does not a good movie make (Titanic).
Everyone should be prepared to be underwhelmed then. Any other halfway decent good book that has ever been made into a movie/film absolutely can not hold a candle to the book (Just in the last 10 or so years, I am thinking Jurassic Park, or anything Tom Clancy wrote).
And then, they go and muck it up further by introducing whiz-bang special effects, hoping we don't notice how far off the movie/film is from the book...
I am guessing people *will* notice, and that is why all 3 have been shot already...
Think this behavior is picked up from their parents? Generally, kids only know what is taught, by parents, or TV, friends, whatever. It is not the kids fault that their parents don't give a shit.
This guy still has his head in the clouds as far as the role of technology in day to day life. Online newspaper readership is not a barometer of the success or failure of the internet as a business venture. In the US, and in the world in general, e-commerce is a bomb. Billions were invested, with little to show for it except fancy $700 chairs, nice servers, and ebay. E-commerce was supposed to be the next revolution in business, bigger than the dawn of the industrial age. It was, for about 2 years, then the bottom fell out of the dot.com business model, because there was nothing concrete to show for it. This is, I think the point that he was trying to convey. We want results, not vapor. 3G is not going to be an easy transition any place that has a lot of acreage to cover. In Japan, it is much easier; the cellular situation there is a monoply. The same company owns the towers, the sevice, and the phones. If they want to implement a new technology, they do it. But look at how small Japan is, and the really cool stuff is only in Tokyo; a big enough market, in a small enough area. 3G is not easily implemented, and is not a viable solution, for the US.
Does he understand that the Linux community is rather tight knit, and that anything that can be done to increase the number of Linux users is a good thing? I mean, if he wants to be in business, he is going to have to realize that sometimes competetion is good.
After all, 90% of 24,000 is less than 25% of 100,000.
The fact that you can not get the Flash plugin for Mozilla when running it on Windows 98. I am very happy to see that Mozilla works better at home on my Linux Mandrake 8.1 box than at work on this silly Win98 box that I am posting from right now!;-)
Just out of curiosity, how do you get the Netscape plugin for Flash to work for Mozilla? It appears to only need to be redirected to mozilla.exe from netscape.exe? Is that true, or do I need to lay off the crack pipe again??;-)
"Friday, October 26, 2001
We would like to apologize to visitors from Slashdot, along with the rest of our community, for the problems we have experienced with our server this morning. We are in the process of upgrading our server to accommodate the spike in requests. We thank everyone for both their interest, and their patience.
For those interested in downloading code from the NASA Classics Collection, you should be aware that we are currently required to charge a fee for the software. We are working with the people from NASA to try to "open" this software to enable downloads without fees, at least for private, non-commercial use."
Sounds like something associated with the U.S. government eh??:-P
You said: "One thing this shows is that Microsoft is actually becoming IBM, the thing it has always feared and proof that it too will eventually become a dinosaur and die of irrelevance."
This makes me think of IBM's role today, smaller marketshare wise, yes. Dead? No. Now IBM is doing lots of R&D, actually they always have, and they have come up with some pretty innovative, even bleeding-edge inventions.
Am I to assume that you think Microsoft is going to do the same?
I am sooo tired of the bull-shit scientists on this site with the crackpot proposals that add a minimum of 3 new problems for every one old problem that their "idea" would fix.
This is the current proposal for the hardware setup, by a man in the know (not me):
"Levi has proposed an "encapsulated processor" concept whereby a CMOS device uses fiber-optic ports as the only connection to external chip sets and DRAM. The processor, which itself could contain two CPUs and cache memory in the core, would integrate a crossbar switch that connects the ports to the processors and cache memory.
The ports, each of which could sustain 40 Gbytes/s of data throughput in each direction, decode and multiplex signals for an optical subassembly containing vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), PIN receivers and the fiber interface. There would also be a short, low-power electrical link from the port to the processor, according to Levi's proposal."
Inetellectual response to this idea is what was wanted, not bullshit ideas involving reflecting light off the inside of the case:-P
If this is the goal of the Linux community, than a few things have to change, unfortunately:-(
One of the biggest problems I associate with Linux and the community, as an outsider, is the cultural elitism. It does not matter how long you have used Linux, or how profficient you are at it, just the fact that you do, or don't.
Another problem, IMO, is that market "needs" are still being driven by what others are producing, and Linux being in the never ending cycle of "catching up." I am not talking about quality, Linus and co. usually nail it on the head when they do release something giving the "functionality" that is available elsewhere. But it always, from my experiences, is after somebody else has done it. It was due to this that I switched away from Linux to another product. Simple things, like printing my resume, or having updated video drivers for Q3A were a pain to do on my own, whereas with Windows it is "easier." Not usually as reliable, but if it breaks, I _might_ know why, or at least fix it on my own, through trial and error. For a newbie like me, Linux is not intuitive enough for me to really configure. Of course, this could have been a RedHat problem, yet I really am not qualified to know.
Linus' views are a little discouraging for someone who wants choices, without sacrificing usability:
"What do you think of the FreeBSD 5 kernel and WindowsXP's new features from a clearly technical point of view?
Linus Torvalds: I don't actually follow other operating systems much. I don't compete - I just worry about making Linux better than itself, not others. And quite frankly, I don't see anythign very interesting on a technical level in either.
What is your opinion on Hailstorm,.Net and the rest of the technologies Microsoft is preparing to roll out in the years to come? Can these releases have an impact on Linux and if yes, in what way?
Linus Torvalds: See my answer about not caring what the competition does, but doing my own thing as well as I can.. "
Linux was in a good position to compete in the last year or so, but didn't. I can't help thinking that this was due to philosophies that are ingrained from Linus all the way through to most of the users of Linux.
"How do you see the future of Linux for the next 5 or 10 years from an engineering but also a marketing eye?
Linus Torvalds: I don't use a marketing eye, I simply don't care. There are others who do, I'll let them worry about it."
Hopefully those that worry will get it done, and people will have more than one or two viable options in the near future, and I can go back to using Linux, with confidence this time.
TRU/64 is used because Compaq Alphas are 64 bit processors, and Compaq wanted to use their own Linux distribution. This cluster is going to be used for scientific research, which is almost exclusively UNIX based, and always has been. This thing has to stay up for extended periods of time, it can't crash 500 hours into an an experiment that could require 750 hours, or more, to complete.
And, they want to cluster this with other clusters....mmm....Beowolf....
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"We understand, based upon the fact that our industry didn't rally to support us, that we need to change the way we interact and relate to our industry," Ballmer said.
...due to the dot-bomb!!
:-)
""I used it regularly in the beginning and then the use started rapidly declining, so I got rid of it," Ling said. "It was easier justifying a recreational DSL line when there was a lot of money around to burn.""
Obviously...
For those of us who earn money in a stable work environment, broadband is fine.
I would get rid of HBO before getting rid of the cable modem
They started it all back in 1999 with the plastering of a logo on a Russian rocket...
You can still buy the original bug, in Mexico, and import it to the USA as a kit car/experimental. Similar idea to experimental airplanes...
Better question is "which labels get the cash?" It is up the artists to negotiate contracts with their labels that take stuff like this into account, so, basically any band out there with an older contract that was signed for 10 years or something silly like that, is immediately screwed. And if you are not willing to do long term deals, then the label does a poor job with your last album with them, thereby killing the chance of you switching labels with anything approaching impressive numbers... In the end, most of the pie goes to the label... Why do you think so many artists are generating their own labels now??
Shouldn't there be a /. filter that would not post comments that have something like 98.5% the same content as previous posts? The dead baby jokes (if you can call most of them funny) and the /. Troll Guide come to mind 8-)
I fondly remember my dad's old hp that you could write programs for, in the late 60's early 70's (i think). This is a shame, TI calculators suck!
You forgot kernel version conflicts :-P
Esp. important when looking at something like... Mandrake 8.1 and a GeForce2 MX. Sure it is "supported" under Mandrake 8.1, unless you want to play Q3A, then it is time to get the drivers from
Nvidia, which require an older version of the kernel... oops!
So am I supposed to wait...?
I agree with you 100%. My only question is, why is it a factor on whether a server can run MS Office 2000/XP? Isn't that a non-issue? I was under the impression that servers sat there and "served" information to various terminals and that is where you run MS Office. Is that correct??
True, the later Clancy novels are crap, I have not read anything past Rainbow 6. Just because Jurassic Park *commercially* was a success, does not a good movie make (Titanic).
Everyone should be prepared to be underwhelmed then. Any other halfway decent good book that has ever been made into a movie/film absolutely can not hold a candle to the book (Just in the last 10 or so years, I am thinking Jurassic Park, or anything Tom Clancy wrote).
And then, they go and muck it up further by introducing whiz-bang special effects, hoping we don't notice how far off the movie/film is from the book...
I am guessing people *will* notice, and that is why all 3 have been shot already...
Think this behavior is picked up from their parents? Generally, kids only know what is taught, by parents, or TV, friends, whatever. It is not the kids fault that their parents don't give a shit.
This guy still has his head in the clouds as far as the role of technology in day to day life. Online newspaper readership is not a barometer of the success or failure of the internet as a business venture. In the US, and in the world in general, e-commerce is a bomb. Billions were invested, with little to show for it except fancy $700 chairs, nice servers, and ebay. E-commerce was supposed to be the next revolution in business, bigger than the dawn of the industrial age. It was, for about 2 years, then the bottom fell out of the dot.com business model, because there was nothing concrete to show for it. This is, I think the point that he was trying to convey. We want results, not vapor. 3G is not going to be an easy transition any place that has a lot of acreage to cover. In Japan, it is much easier; the cellular situation there is a monoply. The same company owns the towers, the sevice, and the phones. If they want to implement a new technology, they do it. But look at how small Japan is, and the really cool stuff is only in Tokyo; a big enough market, in a small enough area. 3G is not easily implemented, and is not a viable solution, for the US.
Does he understand that the Linux community is rather tight knit, and that anything that can be done to increase the number of Linux users is a good thing? I mean, if he wants to be in business, he is going to have to realize that sometimes competetion is good.
After all, 90% of 24,000 is less than 25% of 100,000.
(these figures randomly generated by me)
Is the .zip file format registered as a type of file encryption, or is it a freely available, as in bubbly beer, type of file compression?
The best way to cover your own ass is to pay with American Express. They _always_ take sides with the customer.
The fact that you can not get the Flash plugin for Mozilla when running it on Windows 98. I am very happy to see that Mozilla works better at home on my Linux Mandrake 8.1 box than at work on this silly Win98 box that I am posting from right now! ;-)
;-)
Just out of curiosity, how do you get the Netscape plugin for Flash to work for Mozilla? It appears to only need to be redirected to mozilla.exe from netscape.exe? Is that true, or do I need to lay off the crack pipe again??
IBM was the "safe choice" simply because they were THE choice, especially for servers and typewriters.
"Friday, October 26, 2001
:-P
We would like to apologize to visitors from Slashdot, along with the rest of our community, for the problems we have experienced with our server this morning. We are in the process of upgrading our server to accommodate the spike in requests. We thank everyone for both their interest, and their patience.
For those interested in downloading code from the NASA Classics Collection, you should be aware that we are currently required to charge a fee for the software. We are working with the people from NASA to try to "open" this software to enable downloads without fees, at least for private, non-commercial use."
Sounds like something associated with the U.S. government eh??
You said: "One thing this shows is that Microsoft is actually becoming IBM, the thing it has always feared and proof that it too will eventually become a dinosaur and die of irrelevance."
This makes me think of IBM's role today, smaller marketshare wise, yes. Dead? No. Now IBM is doing lots of R&D, actually they always have, and they have come up with some pretty innovative, even bleeding-edge inventions.
Am I to assume that you think Microsoft is going to do the same?
I am sooo tired of the bull-shit scientists on this site with the crackpot proposals that add a minimum of 3 new problems for every one old problem that their "idea" would fix.
:-P
This is the current proposal for the hardware setup, by a man in the know (not me):
"Levi has proposed an "encapsulated processor" concept whereby a CMOS device uses fiber-optic ports as the only connection to external chip sets and DRAM. The processor, which itself could contain two CPUs and cache memory in the core, would integrate a crossbar switch that connects the ports to the processors and cache memory.
The ports, each of which could sustain 40 Gbytes/s of data throughput in each direction, decode and multiplex signals for an optical subassembly containing vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), PIN receivers and the fiber interface. There would also be a short, low-power electrical link from the port to the processor, according to Levi's proposal."
Inetellectual response to this idea is what was wanted, not bullshit ideas involving reflecting light off the inside of the case
--chris
*cough* my *cough* cable modem screams! It is perfect for downloading all the pr0n or just visiting the new message boards at:
http://www.starwars.com/
Doesn't RAM still crap out too easily to be a viable alternative to the platter design of current hard drives??
If this is the goal of the Linux community, than a few things have to change, unfortunately :-(
.Net and the rest of the technologies Microsoft is preparing to roll out in the years to come? Can these releases have an impact on Linux and if yes, in what way?
One of the biggest problems I associate with Linux and the community, as an outsider, is the cultural elitism. It does not matter how long you have used Linux, or how profficient you are at it, just the fact that you do, or don't.
Another problem, IMO, is that market "needs" are still being driven by what others are producing, and Linux being in the never ending cycle of "catching up." I am not talking about quality, Linus and co. usually nail it on the head when they do release something giving the "functionality" that is available elsewhere. But it always, from my experiences, is after somebody else has done it. It was due to this that I switched away from Linux to another product. Simple things, like printing my resume, or having updated video drivers for Q3A were a pain to do on my own, whereas with Windows it is "easier." Not usually as reliable, but if it breaks, I _might_ know why, or at least fix it on my own, through trial and error. For a newbie like me, Linux is not intuitive enough for me to really configure. Of course, this could have been a RedHat problem, yet I really am not qualified to know.
Linus' views are a little discouraging for someone who wants choices, without sacrificing usability:
"What do you think of the FreeBSD 5 kernel and WindowsXP's new features from a clearly technical point of view?
Linus Torvalds: I don't actually follow other operating systems much. I don't compete - I just worry about making Linux better than itself, not others. And quite frankly, I don't see anythign very interesting on a technical level in either.
What is your opinion on Hailstorm,
Linus Torvalds: See my answer about not caring what the competition does, but doing my own thing as well as I can.. "
Linux was in a good position to compete in the last year or so, but didn't. I can't help thinking that this was due to philosophies that are ingrained from Linus all the way through to most of the users of Linux.
"How do you see the future of Linux for the next 5 or 10 years from an engineering but also a marketing eye?
Linus Torvalds: I don't use a marketing eye, I simply don't care. There are others who do, I'll let them worry about it."
Hopefully those that worry will get it done, and people will have more than one or two viable options in the near future, and I can go back to using Linux, with confidence this time.
TRU/64 is used because Compaq Alphas are 64 bit processors, and Compaq wanted to use their own Linux distribution. This cluster is going to be used for scientific research, which is almost exclusively UNIX based, and always has been. This thing has to stay up for extended periods of time, it can't crash 500 hours into an an experiment that could require 750 hours, or more, to complete.
And, they want to cluster this with other clusters....mmm....Beowolf....