"There is maybe a 0.1% chance of system failure, but there is 99.9% chance there won't be technical problems."
Not if you use the Internet. There'll be a minimum one second lag, coupled with the potential for a route to go down at any time, resulting in a pause while the IP packets are re-routed.
"We've got a bleeder!......... damn, he bled to death. Too bad we had to operate on him just when the Matrix 3 DVD hit the internet. Damn slashdot-hippie-induced-lag."
My computer is off when I sleep (ever since I got my kickass FreeBSD server).
Annoying thing is that I can't put it in "Standby" mode. I think my video drivers block that option or something (!?). Wish I could figure out how to fix it. heheh:)
I wonder if he's just visiting those fish-aliens that were on TNG once... hrm, I forget the name of their species... They brought containers full of krill with them! heheh
My experience with Windows 2K vs Windows XP is quite the opposite from yours, it seems. I've never had an XP crash that required restarting, aside from the occasional STOP error - but that happens on any NT-based platform (as in, I've caused the same one several times in several NTs:). Win2K hit the STOP screen slightly more often, and... well... Windows XP Pro is just an all-round more enjoyable computing experience, so far.
(Just be thankful I resisted the urge to bold "xp" in "experience"... Down with Steve Ballmer! Dance, Monkey Boy!)
Exactly! That's why I use Allaire HomeSite 4.5.1 for PHP development, and Mozilla for web-browsing. I also use MS Office 2000 for word processing/spreadsheet (Upgrade to Office XP? NEVER!). And (*shudder*) I use Outlook Express for e-mail. I suppose maybe I could use Mozilla for e-mail, but I'm too darn lazy (see my firstpost yesterday where I reveal that I haven't upgraded my server to SSL yet - although I did that today).
If I ever fully switch to the Eclipse platform for PHP coding, then I might install FreeBSD on my desktop. But that's a ways off in the future. Until then, my LAN consists of 1 GUI-Less FreeBSD Server, 1 Windows XP Pro workstation, 1 Windows 2000 Pro workstation.
Linux is dead to me. Long live FreeBSD.
(But seriously... I don't like desktop Linux. It rocks for servers, though. It just doesn't float my boat... I mean... why would I use Linux/X11/KDE|GNome as my desktop, when I can just use Windows XP?)
The word you want is "pansy".
A "patsy"... well, if your twelve-year-old self was Sirhan Sirhan, then you just might be a patsy.
(Gawd, now I feel like Jeff Foxworthy)
You know you're a patsy when... you wake up covered in odd photos, holding a recently fired gun.
I'm in BC. Shaw cable, the little monopoly out here, has cable in my small down (less than 2000 people), but DSL is only available in the 30K town next door.
By "That Guy", do you mean Chris Rock or myself? Personally, I kinda like Chris Rock in movies, but I haven't seen much of his stage stuff. Dogma was fun. I'm more of a George Carlin fan for standup comedy, though.
You're just bitter because you've never got two first posts in a row... but that's OK. Only a loser with no life gets two first posts in a row.:)
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They just auctioned one on eBay. The Moller M400 SkyCar.
"We've got a bleeder!
Pot. Kettle. Black.
You get more bang for your buck with Windows XP if you don't pay for it ... but that's wrong and immoral!
You've gotta give it credit for one thing, though.
Obnoxious pips for obnoxious pips.
And here I thought that XBOX was full of big turds.
Rhino turds must be huge!
Hahah, sounds like a good idea :)
My computer is off when I sleep (ever since I got my kickass FreeBSD server). Annoying thing is that I can't put it in "Standby" mode. I think my video drivers block that option or something (!?). Wish I could figure out how to fix it. heheh :)
My XP machine has never been hacked, so it must have been a success!
I use `expr`.
On the other hand, does this mean that open-sourcing Windows could be considered an act of war?
I wonder if he's just visiting those fish-aliens that were on TNG once ... hrm, I forget the name of their species ... They brought containers full of krill with them! heheh
They're a front for the CIA. Didn't you know that?
I prefer to think of it as "Intellectualstimulationbait".
Score: 5, "Ha-Ha" Funny.
My experience with Windows 2K vs Windows XP is quite the opposite from yours, it seems. I've never had an XP crash that required restarting, aside from the occasional STOP error - but that happens on any NT-based platform (as in, I've caused the same one several times in several NTs :). Win2K hit the STOP screen slightly more often, and ... well ... Windows XP Pro is just an all-round more enjoyable computing experience, so far.
... Down with Steve Ballmer! Dance, Monkey Boy!)
(Just be thankful I resisted the urge to bold "xp" in "experience"
Exactly! That's why I use Allaire HomeSite 4.5.1 for PHP development, and Mozilla for web-browsing. I also use MS Office 2000 for word processing/spreadsheet (Upgrade to Office XP? NEVER!). And (*shudder*) I use Outlook Express for e-mail. I suppose maybe I could use Mozilla for e-mail, but I'm too darn lazy (see my firstpost yesterday where I reveal that I haven't upgraded my server to SSL yet - although I did that today).
If I ever fully switch to the Eclipse platform for PHP coding, then I might install FreeBSD on my desktop. But that's a ways off in the future. Until then, my LAN consists of 1 GUI-Less FreeBSD Server, 1 Windows XP Pro workstation, 1 Windows 2000 Pro workstation.
FreeBSD.
:(
But yes, I understand your point. Currently I dual boot Windows XP and BeOS. Tears my heart out that Microsoft squashed Be
(Admitedly, Microsoft isn't the only thing to blame.)
Linux is dead to me. Long live FreeBSD. (But seriously ... I don't like desktop Linux. It rocks for servers, though. It just doesn't float my boat ... I mean ... why would I use Linux/X11/KDE|GNome as my desktop, when I can just use Windows XP?)
... but maybe friends, family, children, or computer hardware did not survive them.
The word you want is "pansy". A "patsy" ... well, if your twelve-year-old self was Sirhan Sirhan, then you just might be a patsy.
(Gawd, now I feel like Jeff Foxworthy)
You know you're a patsy when ... you wake up covered in odd photos, holding a recently fired gun.
I'm sure he would have prefered a BJ, but hey - you take what you can get.
I'm in BC. Shaw cable, the little monopoly out here, has cable in my small down (less than 2000 people), but DSL is only available in the 30K town next door.
Like what? Insulin? The Telephone? Bacon? :P
By "That Guy", do you mean Chris Rock or myself? Personally, I kinda like Chris Rock in movies, but I haven't seen much of his stage stuff. Dogma was fun. I'm more of a George Carlin fan for standup comedy, though.
... but that's OK. Only a loser with no life gets two first posts in a row. :)
You're just bitter because you've never got two first posts in a row
God Ate My Homework - Secret Asian Man.
:)
"He's got more gigs than the Jackson Five!"