No pal, you are the only one making yourself look like a jackass. At least he is aware of his actions and doesn't run around slashdot belittling others.
Ease up a little.
Is it just me or is Apple cranking out more OS upgrades now more than ever? Do you think it is to stay ahead of WinXP (we all know that interface was a direct challenge to OSX) or is there really a "need" this soon for the enhancements?
You bring up a valid point. Perhaps then what they need to design is a fiber cable that has more flexibility than your average glass strand. Either that, or they are going to have to improve the wireless connectivity.
Good call. I always forget which one it was. I was trying to think back to my HS physics class and all I remember the teacher saying was, something about Gary Larson and Pink Floyd.:)
Actually, I think going wired is a great test to see if it can be done. If we happen to take this space exploration thing seriously, we are going to need to figure out how to keep cables from breaking in *much* colder regions (dark side of the moon). The research that comes out of this I think will be well spent
Another major problem (and I can attest to this since I just graduated from a major university) with engineering courses (specifically CS) is that they teach programming in a very individualistic manner. As we all know, life in the real world means working on teams, brain storming, and bringing everyone's code together. This was lacking. However, since my unversity was public, I felt that I got a GREAT humanities education (those Sociology classes were fun, and easy!)
Thank god for the spammers. All of the crap they are sending out is making more muck for the NSA to go through to get to any actual information, thus protecting our civil rights because they won't have the time tap into what is actually important. GO SPAMMERS!
I bet you didn't know this, but as part of Sun's brand name push, they started putting nice bright LEDs in most of their new hardware right behind the SUN logo (starting with the "blade" line) so that when you turn off all the lights in your server-room, all you see is really bright SUN logos. Interesting eh?
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Well duh! It's a Sun box because it costs a hell of a lot more than you would normally pay for home brewed box with the same hardware.
Because Solaris is too "heavy" for the smaller hardware (think desktops) and Linux is too "light" for the big hardware (think E10K+) Solaris has a huge tool-set for hotswapping, clustering, etc.
You are correct, she isn't going to open up a shell window, but consider this: What if she is using KDE, and had worked on a document in the past called cookbook.txt, then later comes back to work on it again and goes to save as (Because she is confused about the difference between save and save as, because at least with save as she gets a box to type in the name) and she types Cookbook.txt accidentally because that is what she thought the file was called? Well, then later when she goes to open it up again, she becomes confused and doesn't know which one is which, and we all know that will lead to a telephone call to first) the family geek, and second) tech support.
Or anyone who drives a German car for that matter. The problem is that, would you really want to be driving the American POS down the road at 100MPH? I certainly wouldn't want to be behind that person for fear of parts breaking loose.
The fact is, German cars are built for speed and handling in hi-performance driving situations (not just at high speeds down the highway, but high speeds up a mountain). The same thing goes for some Japanese cars (most Hondas, a couple Toyotas.)
If I want to burn through fuel in my 30MPG sedan, than that is my problem. However, I am probably still getting better gas-mileage than the average American SUV.
Keep this sort of talk to a minimum. Those of us who enjoy hauling-ass don't want the police to get a clue as to this sort of thing. In fact, in Europe, they do just that. Many of the larger tour buses have devices that record entrance and exit times, and the police can stop and check these devices and issue tickets on the spot.
If they get rid the the floppy drive, then what will the default file size be for the.rar file inside the.jar file inside the.ace file inside the.zip file? How will we know if it isn't corrupt? That 1.44 size sure is fun when you are downloading the latest game.
Actually, this is more of a problem than you think for "regular" laptops. My father travels a lot and has had numerous laptop screens crack due to very cold temperatures (see D.C. winters.) The problem was more persistant on Toshiba than other brands, but he busted screens on Compaqs and Dells.
That is given the assumption that they would need to upgrade every screen at once. How many movies would they be showing at any give time in a digital format? Two, if they show EP1 and EP2. Otherwise they would probably stagger new releases until they bought more equiptment. I think initially it is way more than afforadble for them to do it, and actually they may start losing business if they don't and some of the smaller guys that are still around decide to hop on the digital bandwaggon first.
Too bad it only takes care of above ground mines. Perhaps this is a step towards a system where a sonar type device scans an area on the battle field, locates mines, and then detonates them below ground, thus reducing the amount of potential damage to the surrounding area (think shrapnel.)
The quote comes from the late Douglas Adams. I believe it is correct. I have packed the books away, but if you assure me that I am wrong I might just change it:)
Join your local ISSA group. Yes, they local chapters may vary, but on the whole I have found that is is worthwhile. In the Denver chapter we had some great speakers this past year. Plus, you get a couple of hours away from the office every lunch to network with others in your same position.
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"you make ALL of us look like idiots."
No pal, you are the only one making yourself look like a jackass. At least he is aware of his actions and doesn't run around slashdot belittling others.
Ease up a little.
Is it just me or is Apple cranking out more OS upgrades now more than ever? Do you think it is to stay ahead of WinXP (we all know that interface was a direct challenge to OSX) or is there really a "need" this soon for the enhancements?
What say you Mac experts?
You bring up a valid point. Perhaps then what they need to design is a fiber cable that has more flexibility than your average glass strand. Either that, or they are going to have to improve the wireless connectivity.
Good call. I always forget which one it was. I was trying to think back to my HS physics class and all I remember the teacher saying was, something about Gary Larson and Pink Floyd. :)
Actually, I think going wired is a great test to see if it can be done. If we happen to take this space exploration thing seriously, we are going to need to figure out how to keep cables from breaking in *much* colder regions (dark side of the moon). The research that comes out of this I think will be well spent
Another major problem (and I can attest to this since I just graduated from a major university) with engineering courses (specifically CS) is that they teach programming in a very individualistic manner. As we all know, life in the real world means working on teams, brain storming, and bringing everyone's code together. This was lacking. However, since my unversity was public, I felt that I got a GREAT humanities education (those Sociology classes were fun, and easy!)
Thank god for the spammers. All of the crap they are sending out is making more muck for the NSA to go through to get to any actual information, thus protecting our civil rights because they won't have the time tap into what is actually important. GO SPAMMERS!
"The Chinese are well known for there(sp) technical exelance(sp)."
Jesus fucking christ man, could you be any more prejudiced? That is like saying "black people are well known for committing crimes."
Because there will be *MUCH* less piracy of Windows and Windows based software! :)
I bet you didn't know this, but as part of Sun's brand name push, they started putting nice bright LEDs in most of their new hardware right behind the SUN logo (starting with the "blade" line) so that when you turn off all the lights in your server-room, all you see is really bright SUN logos. Interesting eh?
Well duh! It's a Sun box because it costs a hell of a lot more than you would normally pay for home brewed box with the same hardware.
Because Solaris is too "heavy" for the smaller hardware (think desktops) and Linux is too "light" for the big hardware (think E10K+) Solaris has a huge tool-set for hotswapping, clustering, etc.
You are correct, she isn't going to open up a shell window, but consider this: What if she is using KDE, and had worked on a document in the past called cookbook.txt, then later comes back to work on it again and goes to save as (Because she is confused about the difference between save and save as, because at least with save as she gets a box to type in the name) and she types Cookbook.txt accidentally because that is what she thought the file was called? Well, then later when she goes to open it up again, she becomes confused and doesn't know which one is which, and we all know that will lead to a telephone call to first) the family geek, and second) tech support.
"Just ask any German citizen"
Or anyone who drives a German car for that matter. The problem is that, would you really want to be driving the American POS down the road at 100MPH? I certainly wouldn't want to be behind that person for fear of parts breaking loose.
The fact is, German cars are built for speed and handling in hi-performance driving situations (not just at high speeds down the highway, but high speeds up a mountain). The same thing goes for some Japanese cars (most Hondas, a couple Toyotas.)
If I want to burn through fuel in my 30MPG sedan, than that is my problem. However, I am probably still getting better gas-mileage than the average American SUV.
Isn't there some sort of discount if you use the e-toll rather than pay with cash? The savings could be material over several years I would think.
Keep this sort of talk to a minimum. Those of us who enjoy hauling-ass don't want the police to get a clue as to this sort of thing. In fact, in Europe, they do just that. Many of the larger tour buses have devices that record entrance and exit times, and the police can stop and check these devices and issue tickets on the spot.
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I wouldn't say that it is a "God given right" that man has towards his earnings, but rather a morally man-given right.
If they get rid the the floppy drive, then what will the default file size be for the .rar file inside the .jar file inside the .ace file inside the .zip file? How will we know if it isn't corrupt? That 1.44 size sure is fun when you are downloading the latest game.
Actually, this is more of a problem than you think for "regular" laptops. My father travels a lot and has had numerous laptop screens crack due to very cold temperatures (see D.C. winters.) The problem was more persistant on Toshiba than other brands, but he busted screens on Compaqs and Dells.
That is given the assumption that they would need to upgrade every screen at once. How many movies would they be showing at any give time in a digital format? Two, if they show EP1 and EP2. Otherwise they would probably stagger new releases until they bought more equiptment. I think initially it is way more than afforadble for them to do it, and actually they may start losing business if they don't and some of the smaller guys that are still around decide to hop on the digital bandwaggon first.
Too bad it only takes care of above ground mines. Perhaps this is a step towards a system where a sonar type device scans an area on the battle field, locates mines, and then detonates them below ground, thus reducing the amount of potential damage to the surrounding area (think shrapnel.)
For six hours a day every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through mid-August, they'll solicit people to grab a joystick and play a few games
The quote comes from the late Douglas Adams. I believe it is correct. I have packed the books away, but if you assure me that I am wrong I might just change it :)
Join your local ISSA group. Yes, they local chapters may vary, but on the whole I have found that is is worthwhile. In the Denver chapter we had some great speakers this past year. Plus, you get a couple of hours away from the office every lunch to network with others in your same position.