Because the disks fragment above a certain rotational speed. That's why you don't see 72x CD drives anymore. Go check Youtube you'll find plenty of examples.
I know you can't polish a turd, but I can't see how you could tarnish one either. Unless they change EA to mean Extraordinary Assholes. That would polish it somewhat.
Which would be better, a cluster of Beowolf Stacks, or a stack of Beowolf Clusters? Of course, the answer is a stacked cluster of Beowolf Clustered Stacks.
Hey Dave, how about putting some federal fax numbers (FCC especially) in your column like you did with the telemarketing association? Only genius like yours could properly elucidate the issue for your readers.:)
If we nuke Kansas back to the stone age, it would: 1) perfectly fit their caveman mental processes, and 2) provide an actual experiment in evolution. Regardless of the outcome, the debate would be over permanently.:)
Yeah, Amdocs pushed very hard to nail that contract. I was peripherally involved with some early data migration issues. Let's just say the old billing data was a mess and Amdocs (thankfully) required a great deal of clean up before they could migrate it. Still, it took a good year to get that fixed.
The initial deployment, however, was very problematic. The system worked off of Citrix clients, and they did not spec the right hardware to handle the approx. 4000+ users they needed to handle. It has improved since, but there were times when it would take over 30 minutes just to log into the system. The interface was originally done with PowerBuilder, and was very difficult to use in some areas. When you consider the old system was a Telnet session into a Unix box, and it was much easier to use, that should give you some idea how bad it got.
Naturally it's gotten better, but if Sprint and Nextel decide to merge, that is going to be a very painful transition for their billing area. Nextel has already outsourced their IT (EDS) and call center (can't remember the name) so they might go that way with billing too.
You may actually have a good chance for work if this does go through. I worked for Nextel for almost 5 years, and their billing system SUCKED. They changed it about 3 years and $2 billion ago, and from what my old co-workers tell me they're STILL having issues with it. Not to mention that Nextel does all of their development work with contractors and outsource companies now...
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And I'll sell my unborn children for Schroeder's piano.
You mean like TEX?
Because the disks fragment above a certain rotational speed. That's why you don't see 72x CD drives anymore. Go check Youtube you'll find plenty of examples.
That's only partly true, chimps like bananas too! Although they have a lot more hair than Steve Ballmer. And manners. And dance skills.
I for one welcome our new, sticky, nano-robotic overlords!
I don't know, but I for one will welcome my new overpriced Monster Cable Gold Shielded Mega Quality Firewire 3200 Cable overlords!
Obviously they were nuked from orbit. It was the only way to be sure.
I like this Earth 2.0 candidate.
Thanks. I was gonna suggest a new acronym: YANAPINI Yet Another New Adobe Product I'll Never Install Can't wait for Doom9 to crack this one.
nah, that's old. Now it's "sharks with frickin' absolute zero mirrors".
So cool that Arthur C. Clarke already thought of it: http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details .php?id=3828
I know you can't polish a turd, but I can't see how you could tarnish one either. Unless they change EA to mean Extraordinary Assholes. That would polish it somewhat.
I think you mean a Beowolf STACK...
Which would be better, a cluster of Beowolf Stacks, or a stack of Beowolf Clusters? Of course, the answer is a stacked cluster of Beowolf Clustered Stacks.
Hey Dave, how about putting some federal fax numbers (FCC especially) in your column like you did with the telemarketing association? Only genius like yours could properly elucidate the issue for your readers. :)
You spelled this word correctly on Slashdot, you insensitive clod!
If we nuke Kansas back to the stone age, it would: 1) perfectly fit their caveman mental processes, and 2) provide an actual experiment in evolution. Regardless of the outcome, the debate would be over permanently. :)
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Or perhaps the passengers are too dumb?
Now THESE are some divine proportions.
...welcome our new LEGO overlords.
Well, duh.
...this means we'll have to install spyware on the cop's computers to make sure they're properly complying with the law.
The initial deployment, however, was very problematic. The system worked off of Citrix clients, and they did not spec the right hardware to handle the approx. 4000+ users they needed to handle. It has improved since, but there were times when it would take over 30 minutes just to log into the system. The interface was originally done with PowerBuilder, and was very difficult to use in some areas. When you consider the old system was a Telnet session into a Unix box, and it was much easier to use, that should give you some idea how bad it got.
Naturally it's gotten better, but if Sprint and Nextel decide to merge, that is going to be a very painful transition for their billing area. Nextel has already outsourced their IT (EDS) and call center (can't remember the name) so they might go that way with billing too.
You may actually have a good chance for work if this does go through. I worked for Nextel for almost 5 years, and their billing system SUCKED. They changed it about 3 years and $2 billion ago, and from what my old co-workers tell me they're STILL having issues with it. Not to mention that Nextel does all of their development work with contractors and outsource companies now...
RTFA moron.