When I was in college for programming, the teachers would *intentionally* try to crash our software, mainly by buffer overruns, if the software crashed, we would fail.
The class taught us about error checking ond control. Something MS seems to desperately need.
I hate to break it to you, but you are dead wrong. I have been selling Toshiba Laptops for the past two years and the number one reason I do so is because they not only give you a real copy of windows (in this case XP) BUT, and here's the kicker, a driver disk containing drivers for Windows dating all the way back to Win98se.
I hate XP, do I nuke it and install 2k for the clients, and their disks offer the drivers and applications for you to choose from, no wiping out of any prior partitions or other OSes.
I did this in college. Not to recall passwords, but as a study aid. I had heard once (in psych I believe) that the human brain could recall things with more clarity (or better detail) if associated with a sight, sound or smell.
So in order to pass tricky exams, I would study formulas to music (thrash and speed metal) and I would create an inkblot to help remember topics.
Upon test time I had a sheet of inkblots with me, and my walkman. Teachers looked at me funny, but never said anything.
Sure, it was probably cheating, but *you* pull a double major in programming (mainframes no less) and chemistry, with a minor in physics and math, and let's see how morally wholesome you stay;-)
from the article:You've probably heard, for instance, that the space shuttle will retrieve damaged satellites and return them to earth for repair. Not so. It can't. Simply and flatly, can't.
Loved it, I found all kinds of hard to get tunes. Mainly from european users, but the stuff I was looking for was from bands that no longer existed, record labels that were bankrupt and by and large I was replacing my rapidly wearing out tape collection...so again, who was I stealing from? No one as ar as I could tell...
The US and Russia were in an arms race, and it looked every bit the possibility that the USSR would use those weapons sooner or later.
The one place they fell behind were in space-based weapons, which would give us a massive first-strike capability *and* detection and destruction of any counter attacks.
Reagan knew this, and that's why he went ahead with this plan. The USSR couldn't keep up the build pace, nor the technological knowhow. They didn't go broke from lack of money (you should learn how their system of money worked, or rather didn't) they collapsed because all their infrastructure was dirvirted to building weapons, land, sea, air and space, rather than tractors, food, etc. and the people had had enough.
President Reagan was a great visionary and not only did he end the threat of WWIII, he removed a major superpower AND brought our economy back on track (or perhaps you were too young to remember the Carter years)
Waiter: Morning, welcome to the Lawsuit and Buyout Cafe, sit right here and may I take your order?
CWKP: (scanning menu) Morning! Well, what have you got?
Waiter: Well there's IBM; IBM and Redhat; IBM and SCO; IBM, Redhat and SCO; SCO, IBM, Redhat and Sun; SCO, IBM, Sun and Redhat; SCO, SCO, Redhat and SCO; SCO, SCO, SCO, and SCO;
Waiter: Or you can have any distro of Linux you want with a nice side of SCO.
CWKP: Do you have anything without SCO?
Waiter: Well there's SCO, Ibm, Redhat and Sun, that's not too tied up in SCO.
CWKP: You dont' understand, I don't want ANY SCO!
etc etc etc etc ad nausuem.
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Novell client for Linux...doesn't exist, for the University I do work for, that automatically excludes Linux as an option. Not to mention an entire range of Medical-specific software, PocketPC-syncing software (MD Everywhere comes to mind readily), Hardware-controller apps (cytometers, GCMS, etc) and on....
Just look at the "Orange Roughy" that is listed, overfished to near extinction. But considering many of these creatures are from very deep waters, the cost of retreiving them will limit the demand.
to own a "coffinfish", a species very close in look and character can be had easily. The marine fish is known as a "frogfish" and are highly interesting creatures to keep in a dedicated reef-tank.
I've installed NT on plenty of laptops, mostly Toshiba Tecras, but also on TIs, Acers, Dells and others, and have not no issues, aside from losing out on the USB, which is why I finally stopped using NT...
You couldn't raise it high enough. If the package doesn't deliver what I want, *regardless* of the price, I pass, plain pure and simple. If I make the decision to purchase said system, and it fails, or fails to deliver, it's my ass on the line and no one elses.
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When I was in college for programming, the teachers would *intentionally* try to crash our software, mainly by buffer overruns, if the software crashed, we would fail.
The class taught us about error checking ond control. Something MS seems to desperately need.
At Washington DC, it's the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. See them now before they go away completely.
I saw those pda/watches and my 1st thought was the old lcd "draw the numbers on" calculator watches were making a comeback.
Mmmm..big and ugly, where do I sign up?
Beats me, we purchased ours (10 to date and counting) through Ingram Micro, and they've always had the WinXP disk, serial key, shrinkwrapped and all.
..According to the spokesman,"there are certainly not any privacy concerns" in relation to these tags...
Of course there are not any privacy concerns, from their point of view. They don't give a damn about *our* privacy concerns.
I hate to break it to you, but you are dead wrong. I have been selling Toshiba Laptops for the past two years and the number one reason I do so is because they not only give you a real copy of windows (in this case XP) BUT, and here's the kicker, a driver disk containing drivers for Windows dating all the way back to Win98se.
I hate XP, do I nuke it and install 2k for the clients, and their disks offer the drivers and applications for you to choose from, no wiping out of any prior partitions or other OSes.
I did this in college. Not to recall passwords, but as a study aid. I had heard once (in psych I believe) that the human brain could recall things with more clarity (or better detail) if associated with a sight, sound or smell.
;-)
So in order to pass tricky exams, I would study formulas to music (thrash and speed metal) and I would create an inkblot to help remember topics.
Upon test time I had a sheet of inkblots with me, and my walkman. Teachers looked at me funny, but never said anything.
Sure, it was probably cheating, but *you* pull a double major in programming (mainframes no less) and chemistry, with a minor in physics and math, and let's see how morally wholesome you stay
I used to be a building inspector and many of the documents I wrote were "secretive" (i.e. only certain people could see what I had written)
;-)
Well one day there was a dispute between a building owner and myself over the environmental issues his site had.
The owner had me followed (without my knowledge) and found an old copy of the report I was in the peocess of writing (shredded and in the trash.)
They took the trash and sent it to a re-construction firm for analysis.
The reconstruction firm sent him a bill for about 20 Large and a 20 page document.
Of course the joke was on him when the only thing my report had contained was "Boy is this site fucked." Which was repeated for 20 pages
Our government dealt with larger issues than song swapping? Things like trying to fix Welfare, Medicare, homeless, the ecomony, etc etc etc
Been a long time since I saw our gov't do any real work.
lol..yeah, I want to see them fedex an IBM as/400...
Let's see here:
(1) Cute Asian chicks
(2) Tons of Anime
(3) Sushi and lots of it
(4) Massive broadband throughput
(5) No DMCA (yet)
(6) Sony
(7) BeOS fanatics
Hell..where do I sign up?
from the article :You've probably heard, for instance, that the space shuttle will retrieve damaged satellites and return them to earth for repair. Not so. It can't. Simply and flatly, can't.
Bullshit it can't....
I'm the guy who fixes all the hardware. ...outsource *that* PHBs!!
Loved it, I found all kinds of hard to get tunes. Mainly from european users, but the stuff I was looking for was from bands that no longer existed, record labels that were bankrupt and by and large I was replacing my rapidly wearing out tape collection...so again, who was I stealing from? No one as ar as I could tell...
As usual, uninformed morons inhabit /.
The US and Russia were in an arms race, and it looked every bit the possibility that the USSR would use those weapons sooner or later.
The one place they fell behind were in space-based weapons, which would give us a massive first-strike capability *and* detection and destruction of any counter attacks.
Reagan knew this, and that's why he went ahead with this plan. The USSR couldn't keep up the build pace, nor the technological knowhow. They didn't go broke from lack of money (you should learn how their system of money worked, or rather didn't) they collapsed because all their infrastructure was dirvirted to building weapons, land, sea, air and space, rather than tractors, food, etc. and the people had had enough.
President Reagan was a great visionary and not only did he end the threat of WWIII, he removed a major superpower AND brought our economy back on track (or perhaps you were too young to remember the Carter years)
Scene: Fancy Restaurant
Enter a certain Well Known Penguin.
Waiter: Morning, welcome to the Lawsuit and Buyout Cafe, sit right here and may I take your order?
CWKP: (scanning menu) Morning! Well, what have you got?
Waiter: Well there's IBM; IBM and Redhat; IBM and SCO; IBM, Redhat and SCO; SCO, IBM, Redhat and Sun; SCO, IBM, Sun and Redhat; SCO, SCO, Redhat and SCO; SCO, SCO, SCO, and SCO;
Background voices: SCO! SCO! SCO! SCO! Lovely SCO!
Waiter: Or you can have any distro of Linux you want with a nice side of SCO.
CWKP: Do you have anything without SCO?
Waiter: Well there's SCO, Ibm, Redhat and Sun, that's not too tied up in SCO.
CWKP: You dont' understand, I don't want ANY SCO!
etc
etc
etc
etc
ad nausuem.
Novell client for Linux...doesn't exist, for the University I do work for, that automatically excludes Linux as an option. Not to mention an entire range of Medical-specific software, PocketPC-syncing software (MD Everywhere comes to mind readily), Hardware-controller apps (cytometers, GCMS, etc) and on....
"The chances of anything coming to Mars, are a million to one they said, but still they come."
With the luck Nasa has had recently exploring Mars, I don't think we're going to disturb anyone there.
Just look at the "Orange Roughy" that is listed, overfished to near extinction. But considering many of these creatures are from very deep waters, the cost of retreiving them will limit the demand.
to own a "coffinfish", a species very close in look and character can be had easily. The marine fish is known as a "frogfish" and are highly interesting creatures to keep in a dedicated reef-tank.
Just FYI
Can he test Microsoft next?
...until it can run Linux and save Ogg files... ..sorry, I'll go away now.
I've installed NT on plenty of laptops, mostly Toshiba Tecras, but also on TIs, Acers, Dells and others, and have not no issues, aside from losing out on the USB, which is why I finally stopped using NT...
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I use Netscape 4.76 for e.mail (and I like it)
You couldn't raise it high enough. If the package doesn't deliver what I want, *regardless* of the price, I pass, plain pure and simple. If I make the decision to purchase said system, and it fails, or fails to deliver, it's my ass on the line and no one elses.