Disclaimer: I USED to work at Microsoft and I now own a Mac.
Here is an example of an idiot trying to look smart. Have you bothered to have someone look at the memory dump? What was the stop code? Did you check the event logs?
The fact is, it could be ANY of the three things mentioned or NONE of them. It could be an anti virus filter driver. It could be a memory access violation in Kernel Mode memory. It could have absolutely nothing to do with Vista or QT or even the Toshiba's drivers. It could be that the author is just stupid.
I'm leaning in the direction that this author is simply ignorant but since he felt he should write an article and place blame with minimal evidence to support his claim, he falls solidly in the stupid category.
The only fact that the author has presented is that he had a BSOD when using QT on Vista on Toshiba hardware when playing a local file. That only gives you suspects. A lawyer should know better. I've had occasions where customers swore up and down that one product was causing a BSOD and the memory dump pointed squarely at another product. Rarely (on XP) did I ever see a memory dump that actually pointed the finger at Windows. More often than not, I've seen memory dumps caused by filter drivers used by anti virus.
Perhaps Mr Fishkin should write more about being a lawyer because he damn well doesn't know much about computers.
I live and work in DFW. It is well known that Texas is a right to work state. You can QUIT at any time, but you can be FIRED at any time with no cause. It goes both ways. Your former VP of Sales is talking out his 3rd point of contact or just trying to scare you.
The problem is such that PG&E is actually offering rebates of about $150 for every physical server that is virtualized. The rebates can go up to $4MILLION for each company. Then there is the additional savings companies will see in reduced power consumption by the servers themselves and cooling.
Its actually a pretty damn good saw.
I've used the SawStop cabinet saw at a couple of demos and I've been impressed with it. Losing a digit is always a concern, but anyone with a healthy respect for their tools will come away with fingers intact. Kickback is a much more dangerous situation because it can happen even when you are being careful. The SawStop has a self adjusting Riving Knife that prevents wood from binding against the rear of the blade and thus being thrown back at the end user.
I've been into woodworking since I was 5. I've gone to many church and house rasing to help others and still volunteer my skills to Habitat for Humanity. In that time, I've been fortunate to keep my digits, but I've experienced the pain of kickback once. I was lucky to have gotten away with just a bruise. Kickback can flat out kill a person. Riving knives are very common on European built table saws, but are rare in the American market. We usually get a splitter with kick back cawls that should catch the wood as it gets kicked back. Normally it works well but a Riving knife prevents kickback in the first place. I can't think of one other US manufacturer that offers it on a cabinet or contractor saw. Saw Stop includes it on all of their saws.
Outside of those items, the SawStop is also very well balanced, it has almost no vibration, even less that most other Cabinet Saws. The trunions are solid and move the blade into position with little effort from the user. It also has a magnetic cutoff switch positioned right above the users knee for quick shutdown. It also includes a Biesemeyer style fence. Its only real drawback is that it is very expensive at $2800 for the basic saw. Options can run well over $5000. While I still like it, that money could be better spent on a European Combination Machine such as the Laguna or a Delta Unisaw with alot of money left over for other tools.
Pleo is another robot dinosaur. However this one is going to be the most life like one out there. I only hope the makers, Ugobe, are open to the hacking community. IMO, this toy might make a great little robot platform.
For something that would be strictly used as a commuter, yes I could get used to it. However for a vehicle that is used for more than just commuting, it might not be enough. That is ok, if you can own more than one car though. Go ahead and keep the SUV, just use it when you actually need it and use the electric the rest of the time....
Of course there are many other options to consider as well. I just think this car might be a good step in the right direction.
A 250 mile range gets an electric car into the "very practical" range IMO. Now the challenge is to get the price down to something acceptable. Range has always been the biggest downside of electrics and the reason I would never consider one. However if I can have something with the sized between a Mini and a Civic and be able to easily commute to work AND not pay through the nose for it, I'm in.
Fortunately, she can still remember everyone (after thinking about it for a few minutes), but she forgets what happened 2 minutes ago and gets easily confused. As you might suspect, she has to be cared for 24/7. Fortunately my Grandpa can be there for her. Unfortunately, a 90 year old man with a good brain still has a failing body to deal with.
My company is building a new DC in Texas too. We are doing it on our existing campus by gutting and renovating an older building but the costs are still going to be huge.
In the meantime, I've been building one of the first VMware ESX environments our company has ever used. It started out as a simple 6 host server environment but has grown to over 20 DL 580s and 585s hosting hundreds of Virtual Machines. The initial investment is high but the operating costs are lower, the cabling costs are lower, the HVAC costs are lower, and of course, a VMware host server takes up less real estate.
If my company had focused on VMware, or virtualization in general, early on, they wouldn't need three datacenters and they wouldn't be building a fourth.
It seems to be working because I have every intention of buying a MacPro laptop and dual booting OSX. Apple finally took away my last excuse to give them a shot.
Now I just need to give up an arm and leg to get the money to buy one.
If Paul Ferrill is collecting a paycheck for writing this, then he should give it back. The article is a montage of nothingness. Did Ferrill actually do any research on the subject? It seems to me that he must have read some Novell marketing material but little else.
Ferill mentions, "On the downside, the x86 architecture does not lend itself to efficient virtualization." however he appears oblivious to Intel VT or AMD's Pacifica chips which are made specifically for virtualization.
Lets not forget that Paul doesn't even dedicate a sentence to one of the most important Virtualization products on the market. Hey Paul, go Google the letters ESX maybe you'll actually learn something.
Honestly, who doesn't have backups of their email systems. When you run an Exchange server, you always backup the store. If I create a backup on March 1st and you delete an email on March 2nd, then I still have a copy of that email. EVERYONE does that. Yahoo, Hotmail, Bigfoot, and Gmail all make backups of their email storage. So if you delete a message before it is backed up, there is still a copy that can be restored.
The REAL question is, how long do they keep their backups? I have 4 tape sets of full and incremental backups. So my backups are kept for about a month.
I would have to agree. This is an incredible opportunity for Nintendo if they can get to market before Christmas, and all indications are that they will. I do think Microsoft has enough time to get their supply issues out of the way and perhaps become the domainant game platform in the US. However, Nintendo is primed to take a much larger share of the US market than the GameCube got them and totally own the Japanese market.
I've got a 360 and I do like it. I am also planning to buy the Revolution. I was considering the PS3 but even I have my limits. If the PS3 prices at anywhere near $800 in the US, it will be a failure, plain and simple.
I've had my 360 since launch and I haven't had a crash or hang at all. I play about 1 or 2 hours a day and several more hours during the weekends. Last weekend I was having it out with my buddies in COD2. We stayed on for 8 hours playing and the 360 worked without a hiccup.
From the start, I've had good ventilation around my 360 and the brick is in a different section of my cabinet. It too has good ventilation. All said, it is a piss poor design but it does work well if you take the heating factors into consideration. I just wish MS had thought this through a bit more. That brick should not overheat if it is left on the carpet.
Look at it this way. Not only do you have a gaming console, but you've now got your own fusion reactor.:)
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Here is an example of an idiot trying to look smart. Have you bothered to have someone look at the memory dump? What was the stop code? Did you check the event logs?
The fact is, it could be ANY of the three things mentioned or NONE of them. It could be an anti virus filter driver. It could be a memory access violation in Kernel Mode memory. It could have absolutely nothing to do with Vista or QT or even the Toshiba's drivers. It could be that the author is just stupid.
I'm leaning in the direction that this author is simply ignorant but since he felt he should write an article and place blame with minimal evidence to support his claim, he falls solidly in the stupid category.
The only fact that the author has presented is that he had a BSOD when using QT on Vista on Toshiba hardware when playing a local file. That only gives you suspects. A lawyer should know better. I've had occasions where customers swore up and down that one product was causing a BSOD and the memory dump pointed squarely at another product. Rarely (on XP) did I ever see a memory dump that actually pointed the finger at Windows. More often than not, I've seen memory dumps caused by filter drivers used by anti virus.
Perhaps Mr Fishkin should write more about being a lawyer because he damn well doesn't know much about computers.
The problem is such that PG&E is actually offering rebates of about $150 for every physical server that is virtualized. The rebates can go up to $4MILLION for each company. Then there is the additional savings companies will see in reduced power consumption by the servers themselves and cooling.
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I guess Bill giving away all of his money isn't good enough.
I'm ordering mine today, another switch is about to take place
Well that does it. Now I AM getting a Mac
I wish you 100% success in your initiative to tax light energy from Indian ISPs
You will single handedly kill outsourcing to your country. Many American IT workers will deliver many thanks upon you
Outside of those items, the SawStop is also very well balanced, it has almost no vibration, even less that most other Cabinet Saws. The trunions are solid and move the blade into position with little effort from the user. It also has a magnetic cutoff switch positioned right above the users knee for quick shutdown. It also includes a Biesemeyer style fence. Its only real drawback is that it is very expensive at $2800 for the basic saw. Options can run well over $5000. While I still like it, that money could be better spent on a European Combination Machine such as the Laguna or a Delta Unisaw with alot of money left over for other tools.
Pleo is another robot dinosaur. However this one is going to be the most life like one out there. I only hope the makers, Ugobe, are open to the hacking community. IMO, this toy might make a great little robot platform.
For something that would be strictly used as a commuter, yes I could get used to it. However for a vehicle that is used for more than just commuting, it might not be enough. That is ok, if you can own more than one car though. Go ahead and keep the SUV, just use it when you actually need it and use the electric the rest of the time....
Of course there are many other options to consider as well. I just think this car might be a good step in the right direction.
A 250 mile range gets an electric car into the "very practical" range IMO. Now the challenge is to get the price down to something acceptable. Range has always been the biggest downside of electrics and the reason I would never consider one. However if I can have something with the sized between a Mini and a Civic and be able to easily commute to work AND not pay through the nose for it, I'm in.
Yea, I think you're right. Overall this is great footage.
NASA should have been doing this back in the '80s.
Can't wait six or seven years....
SO GET CRACKIN!
Fortunately, she can still remember everyone (after thinking about it for a few minutes), but she forgets what happened 2 minutes ago and gets easily confused. As you might suspect, she has to be cared for 24/7. Fortunately my Grandpa can be there for her. Unfortunately, a 90 year old man with a good brain still has a failing body to deal with.
Should be using VMware Infrastructure 3 :)
My company is building a new DC in Texas too. We are doing it on our existing campus by gutting and renovating an older building but the costs are still going to be huge.
In the meantime, I've been building one of the first VMware ESX environments our company has ever used. It started out as a simple 6 host server environment but has grown to over 20 DL 580s and 585s hosting hundreds of Virtual Machines. The initial investment is high but the operating costs are lower, the cabling costs are lower, the HVAC costs are lower, and of course, a VMware host server takes up less real estate.
If my company had focused on VMware, or virtualization in general, early on, they wouldn't need three datacenters and they wouldn't be building a fourth.
They've screwed it up so bad that Sony has insured that I'll actually have time to play my 360 on Nov 11th.
:)
Oh, and hopefully a Wii too
It seems to be working because I have every intention of buying a MacPro laptop and dual booting OSX. Apple finally took away my last excuse to give them a shot.
Now I just need to give up an arm and leg to get the money to buy one.
the dreaded ID10T error [/obvious]
If Paul Ferrill is collecting a paycheck for writing this, then he should give it back. The article is a montage of nothingness. Did Ferrill actually do any research on the subject? It seems to me that he must have read some Novell marketing material but little else.
Ferill mentions, "On the downside, the x86 architecture does not lend itself to efficient virtualization." however he appears oblivious to Intel VT or AMD's Pacifica chips which are made specifically for virtualization.
Lets not forget that Paul doesn't even dedicate a sentence to one of the most important Virtualization products on the market. Hey Paul, go Google the letters ESX maybe you'll actually learn something.
Honestly, who doesn't have backups of their email systems. When you run an Exchange server, you always backup the store. If I create a backup on March 1st and you delete an email on March 2nd, then I still have a copy of that email. EVERYONE does that. Yahoo, Hotmail, Bigfoot, and Gmail all make backups of their email storage. So if you delete a message before it is backed up, there is still a copy that can be restored.
The REAL question is, how long do they keep their backups? I have 4 tape sets of full and incremental backups. So my backups are kept for about a month.
I would have to agree. This is an incredible opportunity for Nintendo if they can get to market before Christmas, and all indications are that they will. I do think Microsoft has enough time to get their supply issues out of the way and perhaps become the domainant game platform in the US. However, Nintendo is primed to take a much larger share of the US market than the GameCube got them and totally own the Japanese market.
I've got a 360 and I do like it. I am also planning to buy the Revolution. I was considering the PS3 but even I have my limits. If the PS3 prices at anywhere near $800 in the US, it will be a failure, plain and simple.
Its up to you Mario, can you get the job done?
Volt is definately one of the biggest, if not the biggest, but they don't pay time an a half for overtime.
Down in LC, Compucon pays time and a half. It doesn't even matter if you are making $40 an hour, they'll still pay you time and a half for overtime.
Also, last I checked, Compucon's health insurance was more affordable.
I've had my 360 since launch and I haven't had a crash or hang at all. I play about 1 or 2 hours a day and several more hours during the weekends. Last weekend I was having it out with my buddies in COD2. We stayed on for 8 hours playing and the 360 worked without a hiccup.
:)
From the start, I've had good ventilation around my 360 and the brick is in a different section of my cabinet. It too has good ventilation. All said, it is a piss poor design but it does work well if you take the heating factors into consideration. I just wish MS had thought this through a bit more. That brick should not overheat if it is left on the carpet.
Look at it this way. Not only do you have a gaming console, but you've now got your own fusion reactor.
Then I guess I won't be able to buy one.