About the only "fun" thing to do in the bay area is drive around and look at all of the well known technology company buildings and campuses. "Oh look, there's Oracle - isnt' that neat?" Other than that, there is very little to do with regard to technology that will bring you satisfaction.
On the other hand, the coast South of San Francisco is incredible. Take a drive down Highway 1 toward Santa Cruz. Stop along the road at the places where you can see the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Definately a must-do.
Saying it's the best J2EE open source server available is hardly the same thing as saying it's the best J2EE server (your implication). It does compete with BEA in terms of cost, but Weblogic is a helluva nicer and more polished product. In a lot of aspects, JBoss is a clunky developers tool.
I would like to see this. I don't know how serious I would be about scheduling the unit to record programs, but I'm very interested in replay capabilities. There have been many times when I've wanted to replay a blurb that I missed and wished I could have hit 'rewind'.
As much as this is enough to make a geek's skin crawl, I think this will likely succeed. It's hard to argue with the success of AOL's internet service, despite the fact that you can grab any random geek who will tell you that it sucks. This is PVR for the masses.
Why is this laptop review even relevant? It's not like the design is particularly unique or even remotely eccentric. Further, it doesn't even look like a designer product. It looks like every other ultra-thin laptop on the market. Would you buy a Porsche if it looked like a Chevy?
I don't know if RH is the best entry point for first-time Linux users, especially those not familiar with UNIX. However, I've started my family down the road of getting used to the Windows NT/2000/XP UI (having to login, etc) so I think they will be ready for RH in the near future.
Version 8 is a good move, and a nice upgrade (even from 7.3).
Kind of a lot of whining about the poor poor Apple development community and not a lot of substance. Plus, it just focuses on the GUI API's - labeling it "closing the OS" is a bit of a stretch.
You know, I remember when people (myself included) used to test web code with various browsers. I even had a friend load pages from AOL to see how they look. Nowadays, I guess people have just gotten lazy. Or maybe they need to clean their glasses.
The only advice given to me that wasn't speculative was that you should definately *not* make a habit of taking (or seeking) counter-offers. In some cases, it will not hurt, but it is often risky.
I took a counter-offer 1 year ago and I didn't loose anything. In my company, the management moves around so much that the people I work for now are different and don't even know about the CO.
In the face of all the advice, you'll have to decide what's best. There is no absolute rule.
The thing is that even with cool commercials that I will watch, I'm NOT going to buy their freaking products! SO WHAT if I am familiar with the Budweiser brand name? They spend a lot on advertising, and sometimes have cool commercials. But that doesn't in ANY way change my mind about which beer I will drink. I wouldn't drink Budweiser even if they had NUDE MODELS dancing in their commercials. (but I might watch!;) )
I don't need a new computer, so there is no way I would buy a DELL computer based on their advertising. Even if they had a commercial where the 'Dell Dude' got his ass beat up, I might watch it but it wouldn't lead me to buy a computer.
So, I think building the brand is a farce as well.
The other thing that bugs me is a quote from the article:
"You start losing marginal dollars when people who you thought you were buying are not viewing"
See there, they just *think* that consumers are buying based on commercials. Better still, they seem to be recording profits based on this theory.
I'm gonna go un-pause my TiVo and skip some commericals just for the heck of it. Man, do I love my TiVo.
Take the opportunity now, instead of having to make it later. I know 4 people who didn't go to college. They are all doing pretty well, but all have told me at one time or another that they regret not doing it.
College will teach you about life and help you grow up. In addition to that, you'll learn a few things in your classes. If you're poking around here, chances are your're interested in UNIX. Colleges are great places to get UNIX experience. You should major in Computer Science.
Good luck
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He should have ordered two.
This one is pretty good
p ow.htm
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/
(So are the rest of his utilities).
About the only "fun" thing to do in the bay area is drive around and look at all of the well known technology company buildings and campuses. "Oh look, there's Oracle - isnt' that neat?" Other than that, there is very little to do with regard to technology that will bring you satisfaction.
On the other hand, the coast South of San Francisco is incredible. Take a drive down Highway 1 toward Santa Cruz. Stop along the road at the places where you can see the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Definately a must-do.
boy that /. effect is no sim...
Saying it's the best J2EE open source server available is hardly the same thing as saying it's the best J2EE server (your implication). It does compete with BEA in terms of cost, but Weblogic is a helluva nicer and more polished product. In a lot of aspects, JBoss is a clunky developers tool.
I would like to see this. I don't know how serious I would be about scheduling the unit to record programs, but I'm very interested in replay capabilities. There have been many times when I've wanted to replay a blurb that I missed and wished I could have hit 'rewind'.
As much as this is enough to make a geek's skin crawl, I think this will likely succeed. It's hard to argue with the success of AOL's internet service, despite the fact that you can grab any random geek who will tell you that it sucks. This is PVR for the masses.
What? What do you mean no point of support? Have you ever heard of Red Hat? Last time I checked, they have support.
Sounds like TiVo envy to me.
Nevermind
I'm st00pid. That is for Mac.
Try this one
http://www.kmgerich.com/pinstripe/pinstripe.html
Oh that's rich!
Sorry, I just felt like being a stupid OT whiner today...
I'm stumpted.
The article, or the reference to it, is misleading. They are not implementing an open source cash register.
Why is this laptop review even relevant? It's not like the design is particularly unique or even remotely eccentric. Further, it doesn't even look like a designer product. It looks like every other ultra-thin laptop on the market. Would you buy a Porsche if it looked like a Chevy?
Sorry, but I doubt seriously that a "Real" weenie could muster the courage to download RH.
I don't know if RH is the best entry point for first-time Linux users, especially those not familiar with UNIX. However, I've started my family down the road of getting used to the Windows NT/2000/XP UI (having to login, etc) so I think they will be ready for RH in the near future.
Version 8 is a good move, and a nice upgrade (even from 7.3).
Kind of a lot of whining about the poor poor Apple development community and not a lot of substance. Plus, it just focuses on the GUI API's - labeling it "closing the OS" is a bit of a stretch.
You know, I remember when people (myself included) used to test web code with various browsers. I even had a friend load pages from AOL to see how they look. Nowadays, I guess people have just gotten lazy. Or maybe they need to clean their glasses.
The only advice given to me that wasn't speculative was that you should definately *not* make a habit of taking (or seeking) counter-offers. In some cases, it will not hurt, but it is often risky.
I took a counter-offer 1 year ago and I didn't loose anything. In my company, the management moves around so much that the people I work for now are different and don't even know about the CO.
In the face of all the advice, you'll have to decide what's best. There is no absolute rule.
The thing is that even with cool commercials that I will watch, I'm NOT going to buy their freaking products! SO WHAT if I am familiar with the Budweiser brand name? They spend a lot on advertising, and sometimes have cool commercials. But that doesn't in ANY way change my mind about which beer I will drink. I wouldn't drink Budweiser even if they had NUDE MODELS dancing in their commercials. (but I might watch! ;) )
I don't need a new computer, so there is no way I would buy a DELL computer based on their advertising. Even if they had a commercial where the 'Dell Dude' got his ass beat up, I might watch it but it wouldn't lead me to buy a computer.
So, I think building the brand is a farce as well.
The other thing that bugs me is a quote from the article:
"You start losing marginal dollars when people who you thought you were buying are not viewing"
See there, they just *think* that consumers are buying based on commercials. Better still, they seem to be recording profits based on this theory.
I'm gonna go un-pause my TiVo and skip some commericals just for the heck of it. Man, do I love my TiVo.
Take the opportunity now, instead of having to make it later. I know 4 people who didn't go to college. They are all doing pretty well, but all have told me at one time or another that they regret not doing it. College will teach you about life and help you grow up. In addition to that, you'll learn a few things in your classes. If you're poking around here, chances are your're interested in UNIX. Colleges are great places to get UNIX experience. You should major in Computer Science. Good luck
Hey, since when is open source about a single platform?
OK, now THAT is funny!