It's for work only mind you. Multiple pipes running our web hosting network.
Then again, I have no idea who could possibly need this for home use. Even watching multiple streamed digital feeds from AOL's new world order couldn't fill that need. In short- that's a helluva lot of pr0n.
Sadly the two big boys in the video industry aren't really up for that. nVidia and ATI have enough of a market share in their own niches that the overlapping region doesn't have to become too competitive. ATI has a serious focus on real-world graphics (video editing, etc.) while nVidia's GeForce rendering technology is out of this world (and onto the XBox!).
Besides, aside from a FPS and resource comparison there's really no numbers on the boxes for Laymen to read and say "I see!". Compare an ATI Radeon 8500 vs. GeForce 4, to non-geeks these sound like apples and oranges instead of competing systems for the GPU market.
This is just a low cycle. Because IT as it is today is such a new field this is the first low end of a new business structure that'll rebound in the next months/years. There's still contracts out there to be had and still companies willing to pay good money for them, you just have to look harder and be more innovative to outlive, outlast, and out play the other IT survivors until life gets easy again.
The article doesn't make much mention of the fact most computers in datacenters are sealed racks packed fairly close together. We run a couple dozen cabinets in the office and I honestly can't picture any benefit (aside from running down lazy techs) of a clunky robot trying to move it's way through our facility.
Mist spray is a good idea though, if they were priced well it might make a nice addition to add into existing server cases.
Considering the current exchange rate I'd appreciate if our borders are kept the way they are for the next little while please. CDN$1.60 per US dollar, good thing most of my business is done in US funds.
Once the dollar comes back up though I don't mind, just promise me we'll get an honest, intelligent man in power.
There was an article not too long ago regarding ISPs in the UK considering charging a per-use connection fee to high-traffic services such as Yahoo, MSN, etc.. Obviously some CFO got his wires crossed and assumed you had to swim upstream for money just like how it makes sense for the local newspaper to pay me to read it.
Users pay ISPs to access internet content. Because of us they are able to buy and build fiber networks to better provide the service we pay for. Content providers do the same by paying their local data centre money to host their servers, crossing the line like this just isn't feasible.
I've very happy to see a renewed interest in space by our governments (and hopefully people). It's crazy to think that we've expanded across this planet so quickly yet when it comes to rocketing into one of the last uncolonized frontiers no-one has any interest. You'd think we almost needed another cold war to get the super powers competing against each other for a goal like that.
Though we probably should solve more of earth's own problems before seriously reaching from the stars, but that could take a long time and I've only got another 70 years or so to buy a vacation trip to mars!
Comodo is a spam-laden organization. I run a web hosting and network management firm in Edmonton and we've received countless offers for "CHEAP SSL" and other services from Comodo!
It's been thoroughly discussed in other location such as WebHostingTalk.com which I suggest anyone interested in pursuing a Comodo service look at first. These guys actually responded in the forum with a nice show that they don't actually care who they spam provided it makes a buck.
Ludicrous claim, yes. There's no way it'll kill off the JPeG format. The files are too well entrenched into everything we do and litigation against companies with embedded decoders would go way past the 2 years left on their patent.
Though by all means I'd love to see someone try to sue Microsoft because of Internet Explorer. Just like smokers trying to sue the tobacco industry: wait the plaintiff out until he/she pases on from the cause of the lawsuit. 15 million is way more than the 2-3mil corporate lawyers would make off the case.
I'm concerned with all the traffic in between my household devices they'll one day become self aware and I'll find myself waking up to the digitized voice of the apartment collective telling me: "resistance is futile... make your own toast".
The technology itself is not inherently evil. I would love a centralized system to manage my entire life for the sheer fact that it's simplicity allows me more time to do other things than manually manage aspects of my life which automation could (and should) coordinate. Unfortunately greed (aka business) has become so desensitized to the layman that they honestly couldn't care less what you do with the service provided someone makes a buck.
Problem is too many businesses are like this. You don't make money by being nice to people, and functionality to benefit us can just as easily grab and administer marketing strategies. Take the internet for example: originally designed as an amazing place for people to exchange information at a dizzying pace. To simplify session handling for something as limited as a website we developed the cookie. Enter the Gator (or your favourite brand of greed-motivated advertiser) who sees the potential to capitalize on this wealth of knowledge and voila, 200 popup windows before I manage to wade through onto slashdot. Did I mistakenly post my email address describing my company's services? Obviously that means I want info on naturally enlarging my penis through a home based business that can earn me $500 per day offering a flavour of the month pyramid scheme.
Bottom line: It's a good idea, but wouldn't work in a system where knowledge is power is money....Just you wait, my next Toyota with the voice activated system will one day say: "We've opened your door Matt, would've been faster had you bought a Lexus"
Maybe so, but the chances of an airplane letting me hookup the desktop PC for some Warcraft 3 is very slim!
Actually I don't mind a laptop with slightly larger dimensions. For my purposes as a desktop-to-go or monitoring servers I really don't need an ultra-portable thinkpad like those midget-sized machines IBM came out with a few years back.
That and onboard ATI makes for great presentations (not to mention fragging!)
Linux penguin please drop pants and lean over table.
Why compete when you can claim IP over key functionality? Not only can you nuke the competition but any resulting lawsuits layers your pockets with money.
My favourite device for younger children would have to be the tablet. These little devices are all fine and good, but a tablet can use either an attached keyboard or pen with a monitor size considerably larger than these tiny screens.
Yeah, well, if you melt regular cable you'll disrupt the signal too. Not much knowledge gained here except that I'm not letting you near my datacenter with anything flammable:)
Just to clarify, I'm no content thief. This just seems to me like an obvious direction for SonicBlue to cover legal responsibility rather than start policing their own devices.
Not begging for a lawsuit, this is their way of passing on legal liability to you the consumer. It's the Napster vs. Gnutella ideology:
"That's right RIAA, just try and sue 100 million of us whose names you don't know."
I seriously doubt that a device designed to replace VCRs is going to shoot itself in the foot and actively scan your system each and every time you update it.
Don't give the visor's too much grief. I have a handspring Visor Prism which survived a 12 foot fall onto concrete with almost no damage. Not that I'd recommend anyone trying this, but they are built to last.
I always wonder if these licensed games tend to hurt the worlds they're designed to cover. I enjoyed the matrix and idea of Neo as "the one" because of the limitless freedom and ability he'd found by simply freeing himself of doubt.
Then again you have to wonder if in the movie what we didn't see was the user's HUD or in-game chat: "Trinity, I'm down to 12% health, find me a med-pak!", or better yet: "he's using a wall hack!"
They should even things out even better and keep those power-guzzling volcano fans away from the Athlons. Then you can compare both in environments they weren't designed for:)
This was likely just a reason for the group to download and view millions upon millions of pr0n pics. Then again I was always knew pictures like that carried hidden messages:)
..."There must be a hidden message, let's just stare at it a little longer"...
Slashdot Mirror
It's for work only mind you. Multiple pipes running our web hosting network.
Then again, I have no idea who could possibly need this for home use. Even watching multiple streamed digital feeds from AOL's new world order couldn't fill that need. In short- that's a helluva lot of pr0n.
-Matt
Sadly the two big boys in the video industry aren't really up for that. nVidia and ATI have enough of a market share in their own niches that the overlapping region doesn't have to become too competitive. ATI has a serious focus on real-world graphics (video editing, etc.) while nVidia's GeForce rendering technology is out of this world (and onto the XBox!).
Besides, aside from a FPS and resource comparison there's really no numbers on the boxes for Laymen to read and say "I see!". Compare an ATI Radeon 8500 vs. GeForce 4, to non-geeks these sound like apples and oranges instead of competing systems for the GPU market.
-Matt
This is just a low cycle. Because IT as it is today is such a new field this is the first low end of a new business structure that'll rebound in the next months/years. There's still contracts out there to be had and still companies willing to pay good money for them, you just have to look harder and be more innovative to outlive, outlast, and out play the other IT survivors until life gets easy again.
-Matt
The article doesn't make much mention of the fact most computers in datacenters are sealed racks packed fairly close together. We run a couple dozen cabinets in the office and I honestly can't picture any benefit (aside from running down lazy techs) of a clunky robot trying to move it's way through our facility.
Mist spray is a good idea though, if they were priced well it might make a nice addition to add into existing server cases.
-Matt
Considering the current exchange rate I'd appreciate if our borders are kept the way they are for the next little while please. CDN$1.60 per US dollar, good thing most of my business is done in US funds.
Once the dollar comes back up though I don't mind, just promise me we'll get an honest, intelligent man in power.
-Matt
There was an article not too long ago regarding ISPs in the UK considering charging a per-use connection fee to high-traffic services such as Yahoo, MSN, etc.. Obviously some CFO got his wires crossed and assumed you had to swim upstream for money just like how it makes sense for the local newspaper to pay me to read it.
Users pay ISPs to access internet content. Because of us they are able to buy and build fiber networks to better provide the service we pay for. Content providers do the same by paying their local data centre money to host their servers, crossing the line like this just isn't feasible.
-Matt
I've very happy to see a renewed interest in space by our governments (and hopefully people). It's crazy to think that we've expanded across this planet so quickly yet when it comes to rocketing into one of the last uncolonized frontiers no-one has any interest. You'd think we almost needed another cold war to get the super powers competing against each other for a goal like that.
Though we probably should solve more of earth's own problems before seriously reaching from the stars, but that could take a long time and I've only got another 70 years or so to buy a vacation trip to mars!
-Matt
Careful what you say, if you remember the episode correctly Bill Gates may try to buy you out.
-Matt
Comodo is a spam-laden organization. I run a web hosting and network management firm in Edmonton and we've received countless offers for "CHEAP SSL" and other services from Comodo!
It's been thoroughly discussed in other location such as WebHostingTalk.com which I suggest anyone interested in pursuing a Comodo service look at first. These guys actually responded in the forum with a nice show that they don't actually care who they spam provided it makes a buck.
Sincerely,
-Matt
Ludicrous claim, yes. There's no way it'll kill off the JPeG format. The files are too well entrenched into everything we do and litigation against companies with embedded decoders would go way past the 2 years left on their patent.
Though by all means I'd love to see someone try to sue Microsoft because of Internet Explorer. Just like smokers trying to sue the tobacco industry: wait the plaintiff out until he/she pases on from the cause of the lawsuit. 15 million is way more than the 2-3mil corporate lawyers would make off the case.
-Matt
It'll be a new way for webmasters of the sex trade to make money:
"Our women are 100% patent-free!"
-Matt
I'm concerned with all the traffic in between my household devices they'll one day become self aware and I'll find myself waking up to the digitized voice of the apartment collective telling me: "resistance is futile... make your own toast".
-Matt
The technology itself is not inherently evil. I would love a centralized system to manage my entire life for the sheer fact that it's simplicity allows me more time to do other things than manually manage aspects of my life which automation could (and should) coordinate. Unfortunately greed (aka business) has become so desensitized to the layman that they honestly couldn't care less what you do with the service provided someone makes a buck.
...Just you wait, my next Toyota with the voice activated system will one day say: "We've opened your door Matt, would've been faster had you bought a Lexus"
Problem is too many businesses are like this. You don't make money by being nice to people, and functionality to benefit us can just as easily grab and administer marketing strategies. Take the internet for example: originally designed as an amazing place for people to exchange information at a dizzying pace. To simplify session handling for something as limited as a website we developed the cookie. Enter the Gator (or your favourite brand of greed-motivated advertiser) who sees the potential to capitalize on this wealth of knowledge and voila, 200 popup windows before I manage to wade through onto slashdot. Did I mistakenly post my email address describing my company's services? Obviously that means I want info on naturally enlarging my penis through a home based business that can earn me $500 per day offering a flavour of the month pyramid scheme.
Bottom line: It's a good idea, but wouldn't work in a system where knowledge is power is money.
Thank you from Telus.
-Matt
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Maybe so, but the chances of an airplane letting me hookup the desktop PC for some Warcraft 3 is very slim!
Actually I don't mind a laptop with slightly larger dimensions. For my purposes as a desktop-to-go or monitoring servers I really don't need an ultra-portable thinkpad like those midget-sized machines IBM came out with a few years back.
That and onboard ATI makes for great presentations (not to mention fragging!)
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Got Web Hosting? RackNine
Pretty simple,
Linux penguin please drop pants and lean over table.
Why compete when you can claim IP over key functionality? Not only can you nuke the competition but any resulting lawsuits layers your pockets with money.
-Matt
My favourite device for younger children would have to be the tablet. These little devices are all fine and good, but a tablet can use either an attached keyboard or pen with a monitor size considerably larger than these tiny screens.
:)
And they're pretty cheap for what you get
Sincerely,
-Matt
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Got web Hosting? RackNine Inc.
Yeah, well, if you melt regular cable you'll disrupt the signal too. Not much knowledge gained here except that I'm not letting you near my datacenter with anything flammable :)
-Matt
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Got web hosting? RackNine Inc.
Just to clarify, I'm no content thief. This just seems to me like an obvious direction for SonicBlue to cover legal responsibility rather than start policing their own devices.
Goodbye Napster, hello BertlesNap or Naplesman.
-Matt
Not begging for a lawsuit, this is their way of passing on legal liability to you the consumer. It's the Napster vs. Gnutella ideology:
"That's right RIAA, just try and sue 100 million of us whose names you don't know."
I seriously doubt that a device designed to replace VCRs is going to shoot itself in the foot and actively scan your system each and every time you update it.
-Matt
Don't give the visor's too much grief. I have a handspring Visor Prism which survived a 12 foot fall onto concrete with almost no damage. Not that I'd recommend anyone trying this, but they are built to last.
-Wrexsoul
I always wonder if these licensed games tend to hurt the worlds they're designed to cover. I enjoyed the matrix and idea of Neo as "the one" because of the limitless freedom and ability he'd found by simply freeing himself of doubt.
Then again you have to wonder if in the movie what we didn't see was the user's HUD or in-game chat: "Trinity, I'm down to 12% health, find me a med-pak!", or better yet: "he's using a wall hack!"
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Got Web Hosting? RackNine
For 12.99/mo you will know the matrix.
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Got Web Hosting? RackNine
Now I can check my email AND play solitaire at the same time!
They should even things out even better and keep those power-guzzling volcano fans away from the Athlons. Then you can compare both in environments they weren't designed for :)
-Wrexsoul
This was likely just a reason for the group to download and view millions upon millions of pr0n pics. Then again I was always knew pictures like that carried hidden messages :)
..."There must be a hidden message, let's just stare at it a little longer"...
-Wrexsoul