Woah. Sorry. Missed my cut and paste. This is the quote for which I was looking:
The newspaper also said the two firms would jointly develop cutting edge microchips for the servers' CPUs (central processing units) and Fujitsu would mass-produce them in Japan.
But such a move would hurt Texas Instruments Inc (NYSE:TXN - News), which currently makes CPUs for Sun, and some analysts said pooh-poohed the idea that this would happen.
I wonder how Sun is going to get out of this long term contract with TI... otherwise, I don't see how this new merger is going to really help Sun.
Looks like Texas Instruments will be losing some business after the merger:
I think that is ridiculous," said HSBC's Myers, adding that Sun had recently confirmed its commitment to TI technology and would be unlikely to do anything to hurt their 15-year relationship.
Or, you could just attack this the American way... and bitch about it!
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Moreover, all laser guns will, for the forseeable future, remain fair-weather weapons. Airborne particles and vapor diffuse the beam and cut its range enormously. Smart adversaries will attack under cover of smoke or inclement weather.
"In the first order, lasers are not going to work on bad days," Campbell said. "They're just not."
Dear Mr. Rumsfield:
Please schedule all future wars in excellent weather. It's great for the morale of our troops and we get to use our new laser toys.
"We've made a quantum leap here," said Randy Buff, solid-state laser program manager for the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command. "We're anxious to get out there and do something."
Translation: We are anxious to get out there and blast somebody.
O: 900-MHz wireless LANs I: 802.11 WLANs Y:Early WLANs installed in warehouses and manufacturing floors won't work with 802.11b. Integration requires an upgrade.
O:1U (1.75-in. high) servers I:Blade servers Y:They save space, eliminate cables and lower costs by sharing power supplies and connectivity.
O:Color ink-jet printers I:Color laser printers Y:Color laser printers used to cost thousands; now they're well under $1,000. And color laser cartridge changes are less frequent--and less messy.
O:CRT monitors I:LCD monitors Y:Flicker-free LCDs reduce eyestrain; the tubeless design saves on desk space, and the LCDs are less environmentally hazardous at disposal time than CRTs.
O:Dot-matrix printers I:Ink-jet/laser printers Y:Dot-matrix printers are still good for multipart forms, but as volumes have fallen, prices have jumped above those of both ink-jet and low-end laser printers.
O:Ethernet hubs I:Intelligent switches Y:Newer switches are inexpensive, a prerequisite for IP telephony, and typically support Simple Network Management Protocol for remote manageability.
O:File servers I:Network-attached storage appliances Y:Why maintain file servers for shared storage when you can plug in a simple appliance?
O:Floppy disks I:Flash disks, writable CDs, DVDs Y:What fits on 1.44MB of disk space anymore?
O:Mac OS 9 I:Mac OS X Y:Increased stability makes this upgrade a no-brainer.
O:Modems I:Wireless LANs Y:With WLANs expanding across offices, public spaces and hotels, the modem, with its 56Kbit/sec. speed limit, is fast becoming the computing equivalent of an automobile's limited-service spare tire--used only in emergencies, at low speeds.
O:PBXs I:IP telephony/call manager servers Y:With applications that require an integrated voice/data network already emerging, another long-term investment in a digital PBX at this point probably doesn't make sense.
O:PDAs I:Cell phone/PDA hybrids Y:Free up your pockets! New hybrid models are finally reaching a size and price where a single, integrated device makes sense.
O:Serial/parallel ports I:USB 2.0 ports Y:The ports won't go away on PCs anytime soon, but for new hardware, Universal Serial Bus peripherals are faster and often easier to set up.
O:Token Ring I:Ethernet Y:Ethernet: Cheap and ubiquitous. Token Ring: Expensive, with limited vendor sources. Any questions?
O:Windows NT servers I:Windows 2000, Server 2003 Y:Support will disappear soon--as will all those security patches and updates.
O:Zip drives I:Rewritable CD/DVD drives Y:CD-ROM drives are inexpensive and ubiquitous, and the media are cheaper.
Why it's sinking: Tape is cheap, but disk technology is closing the cost gap. For day-to-day backups, disk-to-disk systems that use inexpensive ATA technology make sense.
To archive, what last longer... tape or a hard drive?
I think the majority of people in the business are using hard drives as back up devices now... so tape may very well be out. We know CDRs die sooner than expected... do hard drives sitting on a shelf store better?
Of course, I am paranoid. I still hard drive to hard drive backup and download my database from work to home weekly.
I still wonder if tape is better for archiving though.
What happened to the lawsuit against apple from the beatle's APPLE music company?
APPLE had originally sued apple who promised to stay out of the music business. Now that apple is selling music like hotcakes, APPLE has sued again.
What's happening in the lawsuit filed by the Beatles' record label Apple against your company, charging that your music activities violate a truce between the two firms?
It's basically a trademark issue. There was an agreement written; they read it one way, we read it another way, and a judge will tell us who's right. It's not a big deal. It's unfortunate because we love the Beatles. I'd do anything for those guys.
As a doc, I agree. Let me defend my professional a little...
9 out of 10 patients expect a prescription when they come to the doctor. Studies have shown that patients who leave the without a prescription are less happy about their service.
Most "urgent care" unscheduled visits are for illnesses that will resolve on their own. Medications may make the patient feel better... but really do little about making the process go away any quicker. On the other hand, many illnesses appear initally like viral syndromes... including bacterial infections.
So where does that leave the urgent care doctor? a)Easy way - Many of them choose to give antibotics to "viral illnesses" to keep all of their patients happy... and thus increase antibotic resistance. b)Hard way - Few docs will refuse antibotics until it is clearly a bacterial infection... and therefore will miss a few bacterial infections along the way.
So it's tough.
Viral vs bacterial stuff is easy compared to the other unscheduled visits. Weakness, fatigue, tiredness, random pain -- a zillion illnesses can cause these things... Most of the time these things will resolve by themselves as well.
In the average unscheduled appointment, the doctor is looking for red flags to signal something dangerous... if they are not there, we don't know what to do. Honestly.
Thus, I'm not an urgent care/primary care doc.
Anyway, when I go see my doctor when I am sick with a GI bug or a cold, I just ask him to make me feel better and to reassure me that nothing serious is wrong... oh, and to get my out-of-work excuse.:)
Sorry to ramble. Doctors are well trained to treat the big stuff. These minor illnesses, although very common, we can't help all that much.
I would call you a troll... but your latest 18 replies have yielded no moderation and only 4 replies. You comments appear to be not interesting at best.
Anyway, to defend my position... Implants are more dangerous than pills. Inability to take various medicines orally is more dangerous than implants for many medical conditions. No one is suggesting this will replace oral medications.
Taking multiple pills a day can really decrease one's quality of life. Taking medicines with different schedules can be impossible for even the smartest of patients.
Medicine has advanced that we can really improve quality of life (and usually length of life) for the majority of diseases...
However one of the biggest problems we face is getting the patient to actually take his/her medications!
I can see this plan taking the following course: 1. Doc visit and prescription of an oral medication(s) 2. Patient returns for follow-up, adjustment of dosing, and screening for side effects 3. Repeat step 2 until patient is at steady state 4. Schedule implant 5. Continue to adjust doses as needed.
Of course, the next logical steps are chips that release medicines based on the detection of biological markers. If it detects the pro-BNP level is elevated... it releases some diuretics. If it detects the serum glucose is too high, it releases some insulin.
I know how much medicine has changed in just my years of practice... this is just one more advance that we will one day wonder how we lived without.
Just because a country can't send people into space does not mean that they will not be a space threat.
Satellite seeking missles could easily take down our communications and GPS systems. Multiple different countries now have the ability to buy or launch satellite systems directly into space.
China isn't the only player involved here.
This is why the USA should continue to pour money into our space program--not just for research, but for security.
I agree that Microsoft is bad etc, etc... however...
It's sad when a country uses its laws to try to force a company to do certain things.
If you don't give us Hebrew, we'll declare you a monopoly! Well, that's bullshit. Laws are laws... either Microsoft is a monopoly by their laws or not. It should have nothing to do with microsoft's decision not to have certain software packages in Hebrew.
This really makes you wonder how Isreal looks at things...
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I wonder how Sun is going to get out of this long term contract with TI... otherwise, I don't see how this new merger is going to really help Sun.
Davak
Not trolling... I just honestly don't know.
How are electrical cars more energy efficent than gas powered ones? We get the majority of our electricity from burning fossil fuels.
If we all convert over to electrical cars, will be not just burning more oil and coal in our power plants?
Where the energy-saving step that I am missing?
Davak
Broadcast flag... FCC Sucks!
Do Not Call List... FCC Rocks!
Okay... they are one for one now. Honestly, if they just give us free porn, they'll win the series and we'll all be happy.
Or, you could just attack this the American way... and bitch about it!
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Moreover, all laser guns will, for the forseeable future, remain fair-weather weapons. Airborne particles and vapor diffuse the beam and cut its range enormously. Smart adversaries will attack under cover of smoke or inclement weather.
"In the first order, lasers are not going to work on bad days," Campbell said. "They're just not."
Dear Mr. Rumsfield:
Please schedule all future wars in excellent weather. It's great for the morale of our troops and we get to use our new laser toys.
Thanks.
G.W. Bush
The laser battlefield will be largely invisible. Targets will explode, break apart in midair or burst into flame without apparent cause.
The phasers on Star Trek were obviously fake... because you could see the phaser beam.
This is obviously real-life... because the government says so.
But really... how odd would it be for a soldier to be in a foxhole and suddenly his friend next to him starts melting.
Like my kid says... "Silent but deadly"
"We've made a quantum leap here," said Randy Buff, solid-state laser program manager for the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command. "We're anxious to get out there and do something."
Translation: We are anxious to get out there and blast somebody.
Warning... link gives away the source of the quote.
Davak
Give me a break. I forgot to AC the post.
Nobody is getting moderation points anyway.
Everybody can down mod this to hell to balance out my karma if you wish.
Hell yeah. I agree. The remote control/garage door opener/keyless entry can't be that difficult.
We need the Swiss Army Phone/PDA!
Obviously would also need a bottle opener and corkscrew...
Davak
Doh! You beat me to it! :)
This is the chart that concluded the article...
Legend---
Out - O:
In - I:
Why - Y:
----
O: 900-MHz wireless LANs
I: 802.11 WLANs
Y:Early WLANs installed in warehouses and manufacturing floors won't work with 802.11b. Integration requires an upgrade.
O:1U (1.75-in. high) servers
I:Blade servers
Y:They save space, eliminate cables and lower costs by sharing power supplies and connectivity.
O:Color ink-jet printers
I:Color laser printers
Y:Color laser printers used to cost thousands; now they're well under $1,000. And color laser cartridge changes are less frequent--and less messy.
O:CRT monitors
I:LCD monitors
Y:Flicker-free LCDs reduce eyestrain; the tubeless design saves on desk space, and the LCDs are less environmentally hazardous at disposal time than CRTs.
O:Dot-matrix printers
I:Ink-jet/laser printers
Y:Dot-matrix printers are still good for multipart forms, but as volumes have fallen, prices have jumped above those of both ink-jet and low-end laser printers.
O:Ethernet hubs
I:Intelligent switches
Y:Newer switches are inexpensive, a prerequisite for IP telephony, and typically support Simple Network Management Protocol for remote manageability.
O:File servers
I:Network-attached storage appliances
Y:Why maintain file servers for shared storage when you can plug in a simple appliance?
O:Floppy disks
I:Flash disks, writable CDs, DVDs
Y:What fits on 1.44MB of disk space anymore?
O:Mac OS 9
I:Mac OS X
Y:Increased stability makes this upgrade a no-brainer.
O:Modems
I:Wireless LANs
Y:With WLANs expanding across offices, public spaces and hotels, the modem, with its 56Kbit/sec. speed limit, is fast becoming the computing equivalent of an automobile's limited-service spare tire--used only in emergencies, at low speeds.
O:PBXs
I:IP telephony/call manager servers
Y:With applications that require an integrated voice/data network already emerging, another long-term investment in a digital PBX at this point probably doesn't make sense.
O:PDAs
I:Cell phone/PDA hybrids
Y:Free up your pockets! New hybrid models are finally reaching a size and price where a single, integrated device makes sense.
O:Serial/parallel ports
I:USB 2.0 ports
Y:The ports won't go away on PCs anytime soon, but for new hardware, Universal Serial Bus peripherals are faster and often easier to set up.
O:Token Ring
I:Ethernet
Y:Ethernet: Cheap and ubiquitous. Token Ring: Expensive, with limited vendor sources. Any questions?
O:Windows NT servers
I:Windows 2000, Server 2003
Y:Support will disappear soon--as will all those security patches and updates.
O:Zip drives
I:Rewritable CD/DVD drives
Y:CD-ROM drives are inexpensive and ubiquitous, and the media are cheaper.
Why it's sinking: Tape is cheap, but disk technology is closing the cost gap. For day-to-day backups, disk-to-disk systems that use inexpensive ATA technology make sense.
To archive, what last longer... tape or a hard drive?
I think the majority of people in the business are using hard drives as back up devices now... so tape may very well be out. We know CDRs die sooner than expected... do hard drives sitting on a shelf store better?
Of course, I am paranoid. I still hard drive to hard drive backup and download my database from work to home weekly.
I still wonder if tape is better for archiving though.
Davak
APPLE had originally sued apple who promised to stay out of the music business. Now that apple is selling music like hotcakes, APPLE has sued again.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/982147.asp
This is something else that will suck profit away.
Davak
As a doc, I agree. Let me defend my professional a little...
:)
9 out of 10 patients expect a prescription when they come to the doctor. Studies have shown that patients who leave the without a prescription are less happy about their service.
Most "urgent care" unscheduled visits are for illnesses that will resolve on their own. Medications may make the patient feel better... but really do little about making the process go away any quicker. On the other hand, many illnesses appear initally like viral syndromes... including bacterial infections.
So where does that leave the urgent care doctor?
a)Easy way - Many of them choose to give antibotics to "viral illnesses" to keep all of their patients happy... and thus increase antibotic resistance.
b)Hard way - Few docs will refuse antibotics until it is clearly a bacterial infection... and therefore will miss a few bacterial infections along the way.
So it's tough.
Viral vs bacterial stuff is easy compared to the other unscheduled visits. Weakness, fatigue, tiredness, random pain -- a zillion illnesses can cause these things... Most of the time these things will resolve by themselves as well.
In the average unscheduled appointment, the doctor is looking for red flags to signal something dangerous... if they are not there, we don't know what to do. Honestly.
Thus, I'm not an urgent care/primary care doc.
Anyway, when I go see my doctor when I am sick with a GI bug or a cold, I just ask him to make me feel better and to reassure me that nothing serious is wrong... oh, and to get my out-of-work excuse.
Sorry to ramble. Doctors are well trained to treat the big stuff. These minor illnesses, although very common, we can't help all that much.
Davak
Are you one of my patients? (g)
I would call you a troll... but your latest 18 replies have yielded no moderation and only 4 replies. You comments appear to be not interesting at best.
Anyway, to defend my position... Implants are more dangerous than pills. Inability to take various medicines orally is more dangerous than implants for many medical conditions. No one is suggesting this will replace oral medications.
Options are good.
We know what's the best. We should be buy a band, setup our own protocal, and... rule the world!
We have open source software.
Why not open source an entire unique communication project?
Davak
By calling them microchips, they charge 100 times more for these "implantable devices."
Davak
As a doc, I say this would be wonderful.
Taking multiple pills a day can really decrease one's quality of life. Taking medicines with different schedules can be impossible for even the smartest of patients.
Medicine has advanced that we can really improve quality of life (and usually length of life) for the majority of diseases...
However one of the biggest problems we face is getting the patient to actually take his/her medications!
I can see this plan taking the following course:
1. Doc visit and prescription of an oral medication(s)
2. Patient returns for follow-up, adjustment of dosing, and screening for side effects
3. Repeat step 2 until patient is at steady state
4. Schedule implant
5. Continue to adjust doses as needed.
Of course, the next logical steps are chips that release medicines based on the detection of biological markers. If it detects the pro-BNP level is elevated... it releases some diuretics. If it detects the serum glucose is too high, it releases some insulin.
I know how much medicine has changed in just my years of practice... this is just one more advance that we will one day wonder how we lived without.
Davak
Just because a country can't send people into space does not mean that they will not be a space threat.
Satellite seeking missles could easily take down our communications and GPS systems. Multiple different countries now have the ability to buy or launch satellite systems directly into space.
China isn't the only player involved here.
This is why the USA should continue to pour money into our space program--not just for research, but for security.
I agree that Microsoft is bad etc, etc... however...
It's sad when a country uses its laws to try to force a company to do certain things.
If you don't give us Hebrew, we'll declare you a monopoly! Well, that's bullshit. Laws are laws... either Microsoft is a monopoly by their laws or not. It should have nothing to do with microsoft's decision not to have certain software packages in Hebrew.
This really makes you wonder how Isreal looks at things...
Davak
Oh, you're right. Sorry. You are right!
Googling now it appears that Camino, Safari and Mozilla all support Hebrew...
Thanks for the clarification.
Davak
Ministry is said to be examining OpenOffice as an alternative.
And all the open sourcers rejoice!
Davak
Interesting story!
I find it very interesting that apple doesn't support Hebrew support either.
This must be too expensive and painful for these big guys to sink the money into it...
Davak