I'm SO FUCKING TIRED of all this rebranding crap. Just proves that management spend more time fucking about with logos these days than innovating. If I was a Palm shareholder, I'd be fucking LIVID.
Actually comparing the cost per KWh would exclude the energy consumption benefits of both the British weather and the British way of life. My house is a 2 bed Victorian terrace. I don't even have cavity wall construction or double glazing! My heating and hot water are supplied by what we call a "combi-boiler" (ie a CH and water system that has no hot water storage tank, but which simply kicks in to heat water on demand). I also have a micro-bore CH pipe system that means my radiators are up to full temp within 5 mins of starting up. As such, my total energy bills have NEVER exceed 55 per quarter in my current house.
If I had access to my power bill now I'd give you the KWh figure, but it wouldn't really affect the fact that my lifestyle is relatively (relative to an American, that is) energy efficient. Depressingly, petrol for my cars costs about 0.73 ($1.16) per Litre.
So it's swings and roundabouts as ever...
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I'll tell you why -
01) the UK deregulation was in favour of the consumer rather than the supplier
02) the generating companies have switched as much of the generation to natural gas 'stations as quickly as possible. This is much cheaper than our old coal fired stations, but will leave us increasingly dependent on Russian gas in the future.
03) UK electricity used to be really expensive.
As an aside, my electricity bills are now AMAZINGLY low - I pay less than 25 ($40) for 3 months of domestic power from British Gas, but getting my meter moved took me over a month of chasing people around on the 'phone. What does my power use consist of? 2 x Powermacs on 24/7 (a dual G4 and a 500 G3), a 28" widescreen Panasonic TV, around 20 x 60W lamps, an electric oven, a really nice Samsung washing machine with 1600rpm spin, 2 x power amps with 500W power supplies, an 850W microwave oven and a multitude of other low Wattage electronics like DVD players and whatnot.
In fact, power costs in the UK are SO low that they act as a positive disincentive to look into more environmentally sustainable alternatives.
"Microsoft, however, is not made up of a bunch of stupid fuckheads as everyone assumes."
That's true, Microsoft's products are only BOUGHT by stupid fuckheads. We work with MS sometimes and find them quite a bright bunch, we don't use their awful products though.
"Especially because this is their first generation console."
It's a crippled PC, it's not a console. And that's how they did it so quickly, they leveraged industry standard tech. It's an embarrassment considering how they've fucked over nVidia in the process.
If you SMOKE all over your PSX / NGC / PS2 / XBox it will fail to read discs fairly quickly. If you bury it in dusty carpet fibres it will overheat and die fairly quickly. If you treat it like the piece of advanced computer tech that it is, it'll last you 'til its laser diode goes out.
The production quality of PS2 consoles is better than that of most PCs.
"and Gran Turismo, though GT3 and the upcoming GT4 aren't enough to convince me to buy a PS2"
Bizarre.
I list my PS2 library for you:
wipeout fusion GT3 A Spec GT Concept Ace Combat 4 MGS2 Substance Crazy Taxi Tekken 4 Ape Escape 2
Yep, that's all - and hardly ever feel like playing something I haven't got (though I still play RC Stuntcopter for the PSX a fair bit on my PS2). Having said that, I've played Pikmin and Zelda WW on a Gc and enjoyed them both thoroughly.
I think I WOULD like good versions of Space Tripper, Micro machines and Worms for the PS2 - I'd buy those if I could. I'm certainly looking forward to both MGS3 and GT4, I'd hardly say the PS2 was on its 'last legs' - you might as well say the same of MS Windows!
so you drive an ugly car, live in an ugly house, wear ugly clothes, marry an ugly girl and live an ugly life?
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I agree with you, this 'desk' is an ergonomic disaster - the iMac, however is still a great piece of functional design (they should ditch those idiotic speakers, though and build an NXT panel into the screen.
Here in London, I'm getting 236 Volts of quality power here as per usual. You know, I haven't had a power outage here since I was a child - at least 15 years I reckon.
To all those people who say that HEP never runs out I say ha!
I think you'll find that I licensed those same rights to Novell in 1978, and their licence did NOT include the right to sell the revokabilty to a third party.
Therefore you now owe me all the money in the world plus 1 dollar.
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I'm SO FUCKING TIRED of all this rebranding crap. Just proves that management spend more time fucking about with logos these days than innovating. If I was a Palm shareholder, I'd be fucking LIVID.
Actually comparing the cost per KWh would exclude the energy consumption benefits of both the British weather and the British way of life. My house is a 2 bed Victorian terrace. I don't even have cavity wall construction or double glazing! My heating and hot water are supplied by what we call a "combi-boiler" (ie a CH and water system that has no hot water storage tank, but which simply kicks in to heat water on demand). I also have a micro-bore CH pipe system that means my radiators are up to full temp within 5 mins of starting up. As such, my total energy bills have NEVER exceed 55 per quarter in my current house.
If I had access to my power bill now I'd give you the KWh figure, but it wouldn't really affect the fact that my lifestyle is relatively (relative to an American, that is) energy efficient. Depressingly, petrol for my cars costs about 0.73 ($1.16) per Litre.
So it's swings and roundabouts as ever...
I'll tell you why -
01) the UK deregulation was in favour of the consumer rather than the supplier
02) the generating companies have switched as much of the generation to natural gas 'stations as quickly as possible. This is much cheaper than our old coal fired stations, but will leave us increasingly dependent on Russian gas in the future.
03) UK electricity used to be really expensive.
As an aside, my electricity bills are now AMAZINGLY low - I pay less than 25 ($40) for 3 months of domestic power from British Gas, but getting my meter moved took me over a month of chasing people around on the 'phone. What does my power use consist of? 2 x Powermacs on 24/7 (a dual G4 and a 500 G3), a 28" widescreen Panasonic TV, around 20 x 60W lamps, an electric oven, a really nice Samsung washing machine with 1600rpm spin, 2 x power amps with 500W power supplies, an 850W microwave oven and a multitude of other low Wattage electronics like DVD players and whatnot.
In fact, power costs in the UK are SO low that they act as a positive disincentive to look into more environmentally sustainable alternatives.
Are you unemployed?
You spend the most AMAZING amount of time on Slashdot.
You spent it all on tax cuts for the rich and bombs for the poor.
What? No PSX, Megadrive or Saturn? And where's your Super Famicom?
Amateur.
"Microsoft, however, is not made up of a bunch of stupid fuckheads as everyone assumes."
That's true, Microsoft's products are only BOUGHT by stupid fuckheads. We work with MS sometimes and find them quite a bright bunch, we don't use their awful products though.
"Especially because this is their first generation console."
It's a crippled PC, it's not a console. And that's how they did it so quickly, they leveraged industry standard tech. It's an embarrassment considering how they've fucked over nVidia in the process.
"Many of those purchases are replacements."
NONSENSE.
If you SMOKE all over your PSX / NGC / PS2 / XBox it will fail to read discs fairly quickly. If you bury it in dusty carpet fibres it will overheat and die fairly quickly. If you treat it like the piece of advanced computer tech that it is, it'll last you 'til its laser diode goes out.
The production quality of PS2 consoles is better than that of most PCs.
..but on a PS2 you just plug in your USB keyboard and mouse and away you go! FPS satisfaction!
You do HAVE a USB mouse and keyboard, right?
Oops, I left out Rez.
Rez is a wonderful thing to behold.
"and Gran Turismo, though GT3 and the upcoming GT4 aren't enough to convince me to buy a PS2"
Bizarre.
I list my PS2 library for you:
wipeout fusion
GT3 A Spec
GT Concept
Ace Combat 4
MGS2 Substance
Crazy Taxi
Tekken 4
Ape Escape 2
Yep, that's all - and hardly ever feel like playing something I haven't got (though I still play RC Stuntcopter for the PSX a fair bit on my PS2). Having said that, I've played Pikmin and Zelda WW on a Gc and enjoyed them both thoroughly.
I think I WOULD like good versions of Space Tripper, Micro machines and Worms for the PS2 - I'd buy those if I could. I'm certainly looking forward to both MGS3 and GT4, I'd hardly say the PS2 was on its 'last legs' - you might as well say the same of MS Windows!
"About the only "home-schooled" kids that I've heard of that turned out to be well-adjusted adults had teachers for parents."
Why would a teacher home school their child if they believed in the public education system?
I get the impression that it's you that's the ugly tool.
so you drive an ugly car, live in an ugly house, wear ugly clothes, marry an ugly girl and live an ugly life?
I agree with you, this 'desk' is an ergonomic disaster - the iMac, however is still a great piece of functional design (they should ditch those idiotic speakers, though and build an NXT panel into the screen.
Obviously you're ignorant of how T9 works - fucked up predictive looks NOTHING like that you dimwit.
It's MUCH worse.
I would if I could, I grew up around Rochester (Pittsford) and I'm very fond of the place,
I'd rather be in Rochester! (except when the power's out, that is).
Hello Rochester!
Here in London, I'm getting 236 Volts of quality power here as per usual. You know, I haven't had a power outage here since I was a child - at least 15 years I reckon.
To all those people who say that HEP never runs out I say ha!
...and in English for all us non-Gibberish speakers?
how will that help when your ISP loses it's juice?
Why not start your own business, then? Americans are always boring the rest of the world with their land-of-opportunity crapola.
Face it, the USA is Victorian Britain 2.0.
Only you and a load of 4 year olds watch that show, no-one else knows what you're on about.
Sorry.
" But SCO claims the RCU/NUMA code was developed under Sequent's contract, which means that derrived work is owned by SCO, and not IBM."
Presumably IBM would say "but the Sequent code when added to Linux does not infringe that arrangement".
Wouldn't they? Don't know how that would help AIX though...
I think you'll find that I licensed those same rights to Novell in 1978, and their licence did NOT include the right to sell the revokabilty to a third party.
Therefore you now owe me all the money in the world plus 1 dollar.