What I also tend to notice is that from 2.x the Open Source program is such a success that it will surely be bought up by Sun, Novell, RedHat et al for a commercially supported option. suspicious indeed.
actually, a lot of people didn't really start creating a user account right away. I know I didn't for at least half a year. Signing up for a website was a new thing, only a few sites and forums required it back then. IIRC/. even had the possibility to enter a handle/nickname next to having a real userid/nick combo. I lost the password to my old account but I know it was somewhere around the 10,000 mark. But your UID is low enough to remember this too:-)
I sometimes wonder how many people are actually in my general neighborhood from that timeframe... it could be nice to meet those people and see what they do... I know/. and a lot of the "old-timers" motivated me to do what I do now: full time linux systems administration. Sometimes I really long for the old insightful discussions on kernel features in the latest build or some networking issue/technology that was really disseminated in the discussion, with some of the greatest minds (like one of the architects of the protocol/RFC/kernel feature discussed) joining in the conversation.
Maybe it would be fun to have a Slashdot Archive topic, where special news items from ~5 years ago can be discussed again (with the old comments also available), so you can see how technology has progressed and how this may have been predicted in the comments.
if you are missing some booklets from the old sets (like I was), you can find most (if not all) of them on the brickfactory.
I've wget-ed the site for my own purposes so I don't hit them too often because the site serves up a lot of large images (jpeg scans of the booklets) and dropped them a thank you.
I've been able to rebuild a lot of my old sets thanks to them, and my son is happily playing with the results.
OK, so I've got a fairly recent box (intel Quad Core, 2GB RAM, nvidia 8xxx series video card). Now please explain to me why I should shell out an extra $100 for RAM to just run Vista when XP & linux both run fine with it? A recommendation of 2GB+ for an OS + some apps (this is what MS factors into the eqation BTW, they base this on OS + Office + a few other apps like Adobe reader & Anti-virus software) is ridiculous, even for systems that will be built next year.
You shouldn't need a quite hefty computer just to run an OS & some apps for mail/wordprocessing/browsing, and this is why the eeePC is such a success (next to a very portable form factor)
c'mon... you can make a lasting impression on the geeks around the world by having the bragging rights of being the first (and maybe only) user to participate in the world record...
I think it's sad that in the USA only 183,614 people have pledged to download FF3 when the population is well over 300,000,000... Or are you too busy with the Elections?
Ugh... an Apple credo in conjunction with a BMW product... I guess you'll only see overly pretentious pricks riding these cars (tongue in cheek: I can really imagine Steve Jobs riding one of these on stage during the intro of yet another cool iProduct(tm)(r)(c))
That said, I think this tech is really promising especially since it'll be super lightweight compared to currently used products. Now let's just hope it's also cheaper than (or even as expensive as) metal, it might really catch on if it's durable enough.
Not only that: big clients that signed for the Software Assurance from Microsoft either signed for 3 or 6 years. Vista was released just in time, otherwise they would have had nothing but 2 updates for Office on the Desktop side of the contract (upgrade from Office XP to 2003 to 2007). The software assurance isn't completely worthless tho, the servers are also included in that contract and MS updated MS SQL server, Windows server and IIRC Exchange as well, Sharepoint, ISA server were also released so in that regard it was good value for money (if such a thing exists with Microsoft).
Maybe in time it will expanded be with Bush... There _are_ similarities with the nazi-regime and the current situation in the USA... Kind of ironic since the US was needed to stop nazi-Germany
GP must be spilling his drink through his nose now...
1. Post on Slashdot, pulling some number out of your hiney
2. Watch ensuing chaos on al kinds of experts calculating cost vs savings
3....
4. Pro^^^Laugh!
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What I also tend to notice is that from 2.x the Open Source program is such a success that it will surely be bought up by Sun, Novell, RedHat et al for a commercially supported option. suspicious indeed.
*sigh*
I sometimes wonder how many people are actually in my general neighborhood from that timeframe... it could be nice to meet those people and see what they do... I know /. and a lot of the "old-timers" motivated me to do what I do now: full time linux systems administration. Sometimes I really long for the old insightful discussions on kernel features in the latest build or some networking issue/technology that was really disseminated in the discussion, with some of the greatest minds (like one of the architects of the protocol/RFC/kernel feature discussed) joining in the conversation.
Maybe it would be fun to have a Slashdot Archive topic, where special news items from ~5 years ago can be discussed again (with the old comments also available), so you can see how technology has progressed and how this may have been predicted in the comments.
I've wget-ed the site for my own purposes so I don't hit them too often because the site serves up a lot of large images (jpeg scans of the booklets) and dropped them a thank you.
I've been able to rebuild a lot of my old sets thanks to them, and my son is happily playing with the results.
40 ???
50 Profit!!!!!!
heh... I wonder how many people will just record "My voice is my password" just so they can sound like in the movies...
You shouldn't need a quite hefty computer just to run an OS & some apps for mail/wordprocessing/browsing, and this is why the eeePC is such a success (next to a very portable form factor)
Too bad, since I think it's a pretty nifty device and I would've bought it if it hadn't taken that long to get to market
So when are we going to see "normal" and "diesel" electricity? I mean the electricity corps need to squeeze more money out of the consumer, right?
c'mon... you can make a lasting impression on the geeks around the world by having the bragging rights of being the first (and maybe only) user to participate in the world record...
I think it's sad that in the USA only 183,614 people have pledged to download FF3 when the population is well over 300,000,000... Or are you too busy with the Elections?
Ugh... an Apple credo in conjunction with a BMW product... I guess you'll only see overly pretentious pricks riding these cars (tongue in cheek: I can really imagine Steve Jobs riding one of these on stage during the intro of yet another cool iProduct(tm)(r)(c))
That said, I think this tech is really promising especially since it'll be super lightweight compared to currently used products. Now let's just hope it's also cheaper than (or even as expensive as) metal, it might really catch on if it's durable enough.Everybody knows real linux hippies don't shave and look like RMS.
...till the fat lady sings (provided her song has been paid for)
Not only that: big clients that signed for the Software Assurance from Microsoft either signed for 3 or 6 years. Vista was released just in time, otherwise they would have had nothing but 2 updates for Office on the Desktop side of the contract (upgrade from Office XP to 2003 to 2007). The software assurance isn't completely worthless tho, the servers are also included in that contract and MS updated MS SQL server, Windows server and IIRC Exchange as well, Sharepoint, ISA server were also released so in that regard it was good value for money (if such a thing exists with Microsoft).
Can I use them as Voodoo dolls? Please???? Can I?? Can I??? Pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaase?!?!?
Godwin's law (also known as Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_lawMaybe in time it will expanded be with Bush... There _are_ similarities with the nazi-regime and the current situation in the USA... Kind of ironic since the US was needed to stop nazi-Germany
yeah yeah flamebait I know...GP must be spilling his drink through his nose now... 1. Post on Slashdot, pulling some number out of your hiney 2. Watch ensuing chaos on al kinds of experts calculating cost vs savings 3. ...
4. Pro^^^Laugh!
Eh... Oops... I mean eh... Kirk shot first?
...would be a bitch down there I think
obligatory xkcd reference (with an optional wink to the current poll too!)
my god journalism is getting pathetic
ahhh so that's what they're working on in Duke Nukem Forever...