I never had my Nintendo crash during a game, but remember having to blow into the cartridges (because kids don't worry about getting real cleaners)? It used to take 6 or 7 tries before Super Mario Bros. would load up. But, I kept playing anyway.
Crashes during games would probably upset more people than crashes before games, I suppose. We'll see how it pans out.
Actually, it probably doesn't even need to be "marginally profitable". Let's assume that a company invested a good deal of money into this project. Company X would, no doubt, get a lot of publicity for making this happen. They could then change their advertising slogan to something like "We mine Mars, we can mine your fields, too". This would generate a huge flux of venture capitalists and generate a lot of business simply because of the extra publicity.
So, for a company to do this, they would just have to work out the numbers well enough so that the extra money from estimated new sales and investments would cover the costs of the mission. Granted, it would still be a large risk because the mission is not going to be a guaranteed success. But, people are willing to invest lots of money when it comes to instant fame. Remember, "Any publicity is good publicity", whether it be bad or good.
Anyone willing to invest in my New Mining Company so that I can make this proposal to NASA?:)
True, the Beta has been out for quite some time, but that's targetted mainly towards larger companies. For the general public, XP hasn't been out long. AOL/TW could have been testing Roadrunner on XP for a while (and I would bet that they have been), but they knew that it would take a while for it to make it's way to the majority of their customer base. To spend lots of money training people right now wouldn't make much sense. If their staff was trained on it tomorrow, how many support calls would they get over the next couple of months? Probably not too many. Over a few months, their support techs could very well forget the majority of what they had learned if they didn't have to apply that knowledge on a regular basis. That's the point I was trying to get at.
This journalist spoke with two people at AOL/TW, and he got differing opinions. AOL/TW knows that they will need to support XP in order to keep (and expand) their customer base. I highly doubt that they've sat around for the last 6 months and said, "We're going to publicly say that we won't support XP... That'll stop Microsoft's evil scheme to stay #1 on the Internet!" They just haven't finalized the support docs for their staff yet. Big deal, XP has been out for less than a week. If you go out and upgrade over night, you should expect that some things won't be supported yet.
My opinion is that this journalist just wanted to try and stir up more competition between AOL and MS. This article doesn't say that Roadrunner won't work on XP, it just says that they can't help if an end user has a problem. I've spoken with ISP techs that can't help me out with Windows 2000! Try to get Linux support from 90% of ISPs out there! No chance. This article is not worth the read.
True, one Roboguard wouldn't be too hard to escape from, but imagine a Beowulf cluster of them! (sorry, couldn't help it) If this thing was armed and came equipped with face recognition capability, you could create yourself a nice little security system. It might be tough to explain to the police why your toy shot your inlaws when they came to visit, though!:)
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If you were to study your history a little more before siding with whatever sounds good on TV, you'd know that the profit Muhammed (sp, I know) himself started a war during Rammadan in the 800's. In the Koran, if a warrior fights during Rammadan for the right cause, he will be rewarded greatly. So, with this aspect in mind, America should be rewarded, not yelled at for bombing for a month!
Don't be so quick to judge. We are bringing justice to a people that have no concept of what justice really is. Should we really wait for a month to go by before attacking again? That gives them a chance to regroup and launch another September 11th.
I agree with you on this subject. Right now, news organizations are talking about how much coverage they have, and they are discussing whether or not coverage is good thing or a bad thing. So, instead of getting coverage on the current issues of the day, they are covering their own coverage, which turns into a big giant circle that can get really annoying.:)
Personally, I enjoy hearing about all the new events when they happen, but I know better than to accept everything as truth. People that complain about how much "bad stuff" is on the news should look at themselves and ask, "Why am I watching it?" If you are tired of the "bad stuff", then you should just turn off the TV or change the channel, or pop in a comedy movie. I started listening to talk radio after the 11th, and I have enjoyed most of the programming. However, it got annoying when they started questioning their coverage. Someone called in to complain that the media "is like a dog with a bone and goes after every little bit of information they can get their hands on." Well, that's what they do, and that's what most people want to see/hear. I don't want to hear someone else complaining about it when they could just present the news, instead. Honestly, when you complain on the air about the media, you are wasting everyone's time. You could spend your time doing something that doesn't frustrate you as much.
Anyway, I've ranted enough. Nothing is to blame in this situation except for human nature. We flock to the "bad stuff" all the time. If people were to stop watching the coverage, the news channels would stop covering it. It's simply about ratings and supply and demand economics. Most people want to see it, so it will be shown.
If it had 2 5 1/4 ports, you could buy the SoundBlaster 5.1 Platinum that comes with the IR controller. It has a 5 1/4 panel that connects on the front for more audio inputs/outputs, and the IR receiver. Then, you could add the DVD player in the 2nd port. I suppose you could get an external DVD player, but then it loses it's portability some.
One good possibility I see: Get the SoundBlaster 5.1 w/ the remote. Run CAT5 into your living room (or wireless LAN), and network it to your other computer. Hook up this system to your TV and Stereo. Now, you can play MP3's over then network through your stereo, and play downloaded movies. Doesn't help DVD ability unless you could find a way to play a DVD over your LAN from another system... interesting possibility...? It would get annoying running to another room to switch DVD's, but how often do you watch more than 1 at a time?
Links to congressional websites where you could email your representatives/governors/senators/president when an issue comes up that needs grassroots support. I know I've sent emails and written letters to the government after reading some posts here, but it generally takes a while to find where you need to go. Someone generally posts a link, but why not have it after the description of the issue?
Does anyone have a step-by-step manual for how to implement an IIS replacement? I have been riding the MS bandwagon for about 12 years now, and I'm finally starting to open my eyes to the alternatives now that they've proven themselves (this is my first/. post, by the way). My company uses IIS, but we don't use many of the features. We use the VPN, Web server (basic ASP queries against Access databases), and that's about it. I've installed Linux a couple of times, but only for testing purposes and to satisfy my growing curiousity.
To really get something out of the operating system, I need to be able to install and implement those features easily. The nice thing about IIS is that it's easy to install and administer for basic tasks for people used to the MS interface (most people that use computers). If I can be shown how easy it is to change to a Linux solution, I'd probably make the switch in a heartbeat. If nothing else, it'd cut back drastically on the number of patches/virii.
Any and all links are welcome!
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I never had my Nintendo crash during a game, but remember having to blow into the cartridges (because kids don't worry about getting real cleaners)? It used to take 6 or 7 tries before Super Mario Bros. would load up. But, I kept playing anyway.
Crashes during games would probably upset more people than crashes before games, I suppose. We'll see how it pans out.
Actually, it probably doesn't even need to be "marginally profitable". Let's assume that a company invested a good deal of money into this project. Company X would, no doubt, get a lot of publicity for making this happen. They could then change their advertising slogan to something like "We mine Mars, we can mine your fields, too". This would generate a huge flux of venture capitalists and generate a lot of business simply because of the extra publicity.
:)
So, for a company to do this, they would just have to work out the numbers well enough so that the extra money from estimated new sales and investments would cover the costs of the mission. Granted, it would still be a large risk because the mission is not going to be a guaranteed success. But, people are willing to invest lots of money when it comes to instant fame. Remember, "Any publicity is good publicity", whether it be bad or good.
Anyone willing to invest in my New Mining Company so that I can make this proposal to NASA?
True, the Beta has been out for quite some time, but that's targetted mainly towards larger companies. For the general public, XP hasn't been out long. AOL/TW could have been testing Roadrunner on XP for a while (and I would bet that they have been), but they knew that it would take a while for it to make it's way to the majority of their customer base. To spend lots of money training people right now wouldn't make much sense. If their staff was trained on it tomorrow, how many support calls would they get over the next couple of months? Probably not too many. Over a few months, their support techs could very well forget the majority of what they had learned if they didn't have to apply that knowledge on a regular basis. That's the point I was trying to get at.
This journalist spoke with two people at AOL/TW, and he got differing opinions. AOL/TW knows that they will need to support XP in order to keep (and expand) their customer base. I highly doubt that they've sat around for the last 6 months and said, "We're going to publicly say that we won't support XP... That'll stop Microsoft's evil scheme to stay #1 on the Internet!" They just haven't finalized the support docs for their staff yet. Big deal, XP has been out for less than a week. If you go out and upgrade over night, you should expect that some things won't be supported yet.
My opinion is that this journalist just wanted to try and stir up more competition between AOL and MS. This article doesn't say that Roadrunner won't work on XP, it just says that they can't help if an end user has a problem. I've spoken with ISP techs that can't help me out with Windows 2000! Try to get Linux support from 90% of ISPs out there! No chance. This article is not worth the read.
True, one Roboguard wouldn't be too hard to escape from, but imagine a Beowulf cluster of them! (sorry, couldn't help it) If this thing was armed and came equipped with face recognition capability, you could create yourself a nice little security system. It might be tough to explain to the police why your toy shot your inlaws when they came to visit, though! :)
If you were to study your history a little more before siding with whatever sounds good on TV, you'd know that the profit Muhammed (sp, I know) himself started a war during Rammadan in the 800's. In the Koran, if a warrior fights during Rammadan for the right cause, he will be rewarded greatly. So, with this aspect in mind, America should be rewarded, not yelled at for bombing for a month!
Don't be so quick to judge. We are bringing justice to a people that have no concept of what justice really is. Should we really wait for a month to go by before attacking again? That gives them a chance to regroup and launch another September 11th.
I agree with you on this subject. Right now, news organizations are talking about how much coverage they have, and they are discussing whether or not coverage is good thing or a bad thing. So, instead of getting coverage on the current issues of the day, they are covering their own coverage, which turns into a big giant circle that can get really annoying. :)
Personally, I enjoy hearing about all the new events when they happen, but I know better than to accept everything as truth. People that complain about how much "bad stuff" is on the news should look at themselves and ask, "Why am I watching it?" If you are tired of the "bad stuff", then you should just turn off the TV or change the channel, or pop in a comedy movie. I started listening to talk radio after the 11th, and I have enjoyed most of the programming. However, it got annoying when they started questioning their coverage. Someone called in to complain that the media "is like a dog with a bone and goes after every little bit of information they can get their hands on." Well, that's what they do, and that's what most people want to see/hear. I don't want to hear someone else complaining about it when they could just present the news, instead. Honestly, when you complain on the air about the media, you are wasting everyone's time. You could spend your time doing something that doesn't frustrate you as much.
Anyway, I've ranted enough. Nothing is to blame in this situation except for human nature. We flock to the "bad stuff" all the time. If people were to stop watching the coverage, the news channels would stop covering it. It's simply about ratings and supply and demand economics. Most people want to see it, so it will be shown.
If it had 2 5 1/4 ports, you could buy the SoundBlaster 5.1 Platinum that comes with the IR controller. It has a 5 1/4 panel that connects on the front for more audio inputs/outputs, and the IR receiver. Then, you could add the DVD player in the 2nd port. I suppose you could get an external DVD player, but then it loses it's portability some.
One good possibility I see: Get the SoundBlaster 5.1 w/ the remote. Run CAT5 into your living room (or wireless LAN), and network it to your other computer. Hook up this system to your TV and Stereo. Now, you can play MP3's over then network through your stereo, and play downloaded movies. Doesn't help DVD ability unless you could find a way to play a DVD over your LAN from another system... interesting possibility...? It would get annoying running to another room to switch DVD's, but how often do you watch more than 1 at a time?
Something that I'd like to see on this site:
Links to congressional websites where you could email your representatives/governors/senators/president when an issue comes up that needs grassroots support. I know I've sent emails and written letters to the government after reading some posts here, but it generally takes a while to find where you need to go. Someone generally posts a link, but why not have it after the description of the issue?
Just a thought.
Does anyone have a step-by-step manual for how to implement an IIS replacement? I have been riding the MS bandwagon for about 12 years now, and I'm finally starting to open my eyes to the alternatives now that they've proven themselves (this is my first /. post, by the way). My company uses IIS, but we don't use many of the features. We use the VPN, Web server (basic ASP queries against Access databases), and that's about it. I've installed Linux a couple of times, but only for testing purposes and to satisfy my growing curiousity.
To really get something out of the operating system, I need to be able to install and implement those features easily. The nice thing about IIS is that it's easy to install and administer for basic tasks for people used to the MS interface (most people that use computers). If I can be shown how easy it is to change to a Linux solution, I'd probably make the switch in a heartbeat. If nothing else, it'd cut back drastically on the number of patches/virii.
Any and all links are welcome!