I have a XPS 1730. My SLi 8800GTXs *idle* at 55C:)
I'll admit the "laptop" tag doesn't fit that well though...
(BTW, It's a insurance replacement for what was both a portable games and work machine, before anyone bitches about heat being a result of my choices...)
Extended warranties are like lottery tickets in that the poor and stupid buy 'em up like they're going out of style.
My Dell 1730 has the dreaded nVidia 8800GTX issue (in SLI no less). Dell admitted they'll replace them for 18mths (std wty +6mths) so naturally they died at 20mths - twice.
The replacement cost was AUD$500 each time, the wty was $400 for an extra 24mths.
Buying an extended warranty 'cos a salesperson suggested it, without research and forethought, is like lottery tickets in that the poor and stupid buy 'em up like they're going out of style.
Here in Australia, EB Games sells COD4:MW for $89.95AUD. Yep, standard full-price two years down the track, even though CoD5:WW (Not done by Infinity Ward) sells for $49.95AUD and the *next* episode is just around the corner. Asked staff at quite a few stores and everybody I asked said that the publisher wanted it to stay at the higher price.
They made a good game, but sheesh, they're burning good-will at the moment...
Group policy (Software restriction policy) disallowing execution of code from anything but the windows (excl %temp%) and program files directory. Including dvd drives.
Closest kids get is embedding applications within Word, or debug modes of VS.
Putting money into the economy *is* a good thing...
Hopefully there's a bunch of IT grads suddenly breathing a sigh of relief as jobs gradually become available.
This twists the knife in Telstra's side. They've been told time and time again to split and diversify, but they just bent over average aussies and had their way. (and charged us when we cried for lube)
While I'm not counting my chickens (or my KRudd dollars) just yet, I believe this is the best of a bunch of shitty options...
While you may be in the right, many here would fight tooth and nail for the details for the GPL license, and yet ignore the details of the MS EULA license.
I don't agree with the MS EULA, so I refuse to use Windows where possible.
Australia does not have the "right to free speech".
Nowhere in our constitution do residents have "free speech". we've assumed it comes from the UN's Human Rights, but it hasn't been enacted in law, so courts are not required to acknowledge it's existence.
Apologies can be construed as acknowledgment of an issue, and could carry weight in a civil lawsuit.
And given the rabid scaremongering happening on/. and other enthusiast sites, do you really think that people will stop spamming the support threads with useless whining and mee-too's. While some posts may get deleted, I bet a large number of deleted posts are just people whipping the mob into a frenzy or making unfounded allegations.
As an X31 owner, my three year old mini laptop runs rings around the current netbooks. The addition of a newer (read cooler and less power hungry) CPU and SSD tech would make it ideal.
I wonder how many thousands of accounts telecoms have procured to make sure their sock puppets have enough mod points at any one time to shift conversations toward apologists like this.
Actually I think the point is quite eloquently made.
To provide 1:1 contention is cost prohibitive and not usually required*
It's expensive to provide 100Mbit upstream connections for every four users who may or may not use their 24Mbit DSL2 connections. Should you be required to pay 25% of a 100Mbit fibre connection? Secondly, until youtube and facebook actually require fulltime 24Mbit connections modest oversubscription is still a valid business model.
Not to say telecoms companies wouldn't stoop to buying mod points
*We have both business-grade low-contention fibre and standard DSL connections. We require low contention on the fibre as it's used for customer's off-site backups. Of course we pay for the privilege
Certification is USELESS. if you hire based on that then you are making HUGE mistakes. Microsoft proved to the world that certification means nothing.
I'd disagree
RHCE (along with the Cisco stuff) was one of the most stringent and practical exams for IT professionals. You have to know what your doing as one part consists of a pile of CDs and a "here, fix it..."
Now practical is becoming more popular as it'll stump the wrote-learning people that made MCSE such a laughing stock within the industry.
I'm not sure if Aussies should be boosting that they get first crack at this game or shamed at revealing how much computer games cost down there...
haha... "first crack"... Is that a challenge? lol
Seriously though, I'm getting angrier and angrier at how much games cost here. I almost never buy retail anymore, and no doubt the games companies will blame it on piracy.
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I have a XPS 1730. My SLi 8800GTXs *idle* at 55C :)
I'll admit the "laptop" tag doesn't fit that well though...
(BTW, It's a insurance replacement for what was both a portable games and work machine, before anyone bitches about heat being a result of my choices...)
I usually let the bit-gods decide what data I have that is important enough to save. Over the years the bit-gods have taught me that:
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Photos of my children: Not important. If I need more baby photos, I can just have more babies.
Let me know how well "sudo make me a baby" (xkcd style) works out for you?
Extended warranties are like lottery tickets in that the poor and stupid buy 'em up like they're going out of style.
My Dell 1730 has the dreaded nVidia 8800GTX issue (in SLI no less). Dell admitted they'll replace them for 18mths (std wty +6mths) so naturally they died at 20mths - twice.
The replacement cost was AUD$500 each time, the wty was $400 for an extra 24mths.
Buying an extended warranty 'cos a salesperson suggested it, without research and forethought, is like lottery tickets in that the poor and stupid buy 'em up like they're going out of style.
Fixed it for you...
Heh heh.
Feeling old are we?
("We" because my first thoughts were the same as yours)
They pick a dolphin? the pack-rapist of the sea?
IW have done this for a while.
Here in Australia, EB Games sells COD4:MW for $89.95AUD. Yep, standard full-price two years down the track, even though CoD5:WW (Not done by Infinity Ward) sells for $49.95AUD and the *next* episode is just around the corner. Asked staff at quite a few stores and everybody I asked said that the publisher wanted it to stay at the higher price.
They made a good game, but sheesh, they're burning good-will at the moment...
Are you saying the list should include Michael Bay?
Don't forget Nikolai Tesla, who was an immigrant to the US, only to be screwed over by his US benefactors and peers.
First line of defence?
Group policy (Software restriction policy) disallowing execution of code from anything but the windows (excl %temp%) and program files directory. Including dvd drives.
Closest kids get is embedding applications within Word, or debug modes of VS.
Bother me when she gets a clue and shuts the hell up.
Except the refresh required to not blur battle scenes is too much for a standard cinema.
Transformers looked bad in cinemas and yet looks smoother and less prone to blurring on a proper DVD player at home.
It's proof that the producers never looked at it outside the high-refresh digital video workprints.
There's a Highlander 2?
Although that is around the time I started receiving hypnotherapy...
Putting money into the economy *is* a good thing...
Hopefully there's a bunch of IT grads suddenly breathing a sigh of relief as jobs gradually become available.
This twists the knife in Telstra's side. They've been told time and time again to split and diversify, but they just bent over average aussies and had their way. (and charged us when we cried for lube)
While I'm not counting my chickens (or my KRudd dollars) just yet, I believe this is the best of a bunch of shitty options...
Are they OEM or retail copies of XP?
While you may be in the right, many here would fight tooth and nail for the details for the GPL license, and yet ignore the details of the MS EULA license.
I don't agree with the MS EULA, so I refuse to use Windows where possible.
Australia does not have the "right to free speech".
Nowhere in our constitution do residents have "free speech". we've assumed it comes from the UN's Human Rights, but it hasn't been enacted in law, so courts are not required to acknowledge it's existence.
For a sobering read : http://www.aph.gov.au/LIBRARY/Pubs/RN/2001-02/02rn42.htm
Doh! No mod points...
It's funny when we roll out a CallManager and HP site, and even the customer notices the similarity.
Not really... all those Cisco Academy kids nearing completion would understand this...
It used to be an employment lock-in to know RIP & ipchains, then came some funky stuff with pf & iptables, now it's all BGP, MPLS, and CSPF / OSPF.
Dammit, now I feel old again :S
Because volume licensing agreements require *a copy* of Windows to be bought with the machine to allow us to install Vista Business or XP Pro VLK.
Most of the time we buy Vista Basic or XP Home.
Apologies can be construed as acknowledgment of an issue, and could carry weight in a civil lawsuit.
And given the rabid scaremongering happening on /. and other enthusiast sites, do you really think that people will stop spamming the support threads with useless whining and mee-too's. While some posts may get deleted, I bet a large number of deleted posts are just people whipping the mob into a frenzy or making unfounded allegations.
Ha, still not quite Champagne Comedy. :P
As an X31 owner, my three year old mini laptop runs rings around the current netbooks. The addition of a newer (read cooler and less power hungry) CPU and SSD tech would make it ideal.
Actually, I use Vista Ultimate 64-bit on my XPS 1730 now...
With the forums and community of laptopvideo2go.com, buggy driver versions are few and far between on my laptop.
Slashdot accounts like mad..
I wonder how many thousands of accounts telecoms have procured to make sure their sock puppets have enough mod points at any one time to shift conversations toward apologists like this.
Actually I think the point is quite eloquently made.
To provide 1:1 contention is cost prohibitive and not usually required*
It's expensive to provide 100Mbit upstream connections for every four users who may or may not use their 24Mbit DSL2 connections. Should you be required to pay 25% of a 100Mbit fibre connection?
Secondly, until youtube and facebook actually require fulltime 24Mbit connections modest oversubscription is still a valid business model.
Not to say telecoms companies wouldn't stoop to buying mod points
*We have both business-grade low-contention fibre and standard DSL connections. We require low contention on the fibre as it's used for customer's off-site backups. Of course we pay for the privilege
Certification is USELESS. if you hire based on that then you are making HUGE mistakes. Microsoft proved to the world that certification means nothing.
I'd disagree
RHCE (along with the Cisco stuff) was one of the most stringent and practical exams for IT professionals. You have to know what your doing as one part consists of a pile of CDs and a "here, fix it..."
Now practical is becoming more popular as it'll stump the wrote-learning people that made MCSE such a laughing stock within the industry.
I'm not sure if Aussies should be boosting that they get first crack at this game or shamed at revealing how much computer games cost down there...
haha... "first crack"... Is that a challenge? lol
Seriously though, I'm getting angrier and angrier at how much games cost here. I almost never buy retail anymore, and no doubt the games companies will blame it on piracy.