It might make you wonder why big dumb companies shell out thousands of bucks for hardware that should cost about a hundred and hardware that has better free alternatives.
There are two possible answers.
Perhaps the Cisco kit is the best. If there were better free alternatives, then people would get them. I've been around when a cisco box stopped working. By the time I knew what was going on, some cisco guy had come and replaced the gear and done all the configuration required. This was done in an afternoon. Good support really is worth a lot of money.
As another (less relevant) example; when I was at uni, one of the 4 processors on our Sun stopped working. By the end of the day, an engineer had arrived, hot swapped the faulty CPU and run tests on the new one. The 100 people logged into that machine (yes, 100, all running KDE on NCD X terms) at the time had no clue that any of this was going on.
Perhaps the free version is the best. Perhaps businesses really are that stupid, and don't know that an old 486 running RedHat 5 will do the same job as their fancy megabuck hardware. In that case, there's nothing stopping someone like you going into business selling it.
do commercials before the main feature at the movies piss off anyone else? $8 for a movie and commercials too. God that pisses me off.
I make a habit now of turning up about 20 minutes after they say the film's going to start. I usually find the film's just about to start, strangely enough;)
"Human brains tend to veg out when the damn things come on"
It's the same for weather forcasts. It's quite funny to ask somebody who has just seen the weather forcast what the weather is going to be like tommorow.
It really makes you see how sedated you are when you're watching telly.
For example, The OpenGL interface hasn't changed for donkeys' years. The reason it hasn't changed is that it was designed correctly in the first place. But hardware has still gotten better, thanks to killer apps such as games forcing competition.
Indeed, having to go through the time-expense of learning it might even dissuade developers from picking up a new interface.
Still, these things tend to settle into a reasonably steady state without requiring our opinions, so don't worry; it'll be cool.:)
Damn right, T.I.J is a gem. I owe my Degree & Award to Bruce Eckel!
This thread is so old that it's probably only FortKnox who's going to read this reply, but even to just one person I would recommend Thinking in C++ . It's great for Java programmers who want to have a better knowledge about what's actually happening in an OO program.
I read T.I.C++ about 18 months before I wrote my first C++ program, but it really helped me understand features of any OO program. That's right, I learned a lot about Java from a C++ book.
I'm coding C++ now (and pretty C-ish code at that), and I miss reading T.I.J. I still flick through it every now and then for inspiration.:)
I'll never understand why [car tape adapters] haven't caught on more with consumers.
I know what you mean; I keep nearly buying one and then not bothering.
I think it's because it simply shouldn't work; the technologies should not mix. It's like, CDs and minidiscs are new(ish) and tapes are old, and it just shouldn't work, OK?.
It's like getting a CD to play on a record deck. No matter the sound coming out of the speakers, it just goes against the grain somehow.
What a crap explaination that was!:)
That's all well and good...
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... but most people do actually have a desk; it's what they put their monitor on!
Posted to a site in a country built on racism, still using the death penalty, and with corportations influencing the government. Yeah, China really sucks.:)
everytime an xbox is purchased it goes back to satan himself
Err, no, it goes to Microsoft, a company that makes one operating system (which quite a few/.ers don't even use) and a bunch of programs that run on that operating system. They also make a games console that is getting, well, average sales.
Compare this to Sony.
Sony make computers, laptops, games consoles, monitors, televisions, hifis & hardware (speakers stands, etc), car stereos, speakers, microphones, headphones, walkmans, digicams, camcorders, VCRs, personal organisers, cellular phones, conventional phones, CDRs, tape cassettes, VHS cassettes, MiniDiscs, software, etc, etc, etc...
In addition, they own so many other companies that it's almost impossible to spend a day without using a Sony product in one form or another. In contrast, it's really quite easy to have a Microsoft-free day.
In every one of these areas, they will be just as ruthless as Microsoft if it means making a profit.
For example, Sony lied through their teeth about what the PS2 would be capable of. Worse still, the timed each one of their lying sessions to steal the thunder from Sega's dreamcast announcements.
Speak to any recording artist who has been signed up by Sony to get a picture of how ruthless they are.
And yet, just because they compete with Microsoft in one tiny part of their overall business plan,/. crew can't get enough of them.
Also, next time you consider how restricting the various copyright laws being discussed on/. are, consider which global corporation is sinking millions of dollars into pushing though these laws. (Hint: It sure aint MS)
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I can see this becoming a more viable alternative to 'dead fish' oil then battery powered cars.
You'd also be top of the boss' "Find a valid reason to sack" list.
I found Shockwave quite spooky with his single yellow eye-thingy. I reckon he could have really kicked ass if he got mad.
There are two possible answers.
Perhaps the Cisco kit is the best. If there were better free alternatives, then people would get them. I've been around when a cisco box stopped working. By the time I knew what was going on, some cisco guy had come and replaced the gear and done all the configuration required. This was done in an afternoon. Good support really is worth a lot of money.
As another (less relevant) example; when I was at uni, one of the 4 processors on our Sun stopped working. By the end of the day, an engineer had arrived, hot swapped the faulty CPU and run tests on the new one. The 100 people logged into that machine (yes, 100, all running KDE on NCD X terms) at the time had no clue that any of this was going on.
Perhaps the free version is the best. Perhaps businesses really are that stupid, and don't know that an old 486 running RedHat 5 will do the same job as their fancy megabuck hardware. In that case, there's nothing stopping someone like you going into business selling it.
well Hulk Hogan is all your fault! ;P
What's up with that? Does anybody overclock graphics chips? I don't remember having seen anything on the subject.
Interesting to see that Sony is not on the list. (well, not when this was posted at least)
*Can't wait to gather enough karma to troll some more*
urr, yes actually! :P
I make a habit now of turning up about 20 minutes after they say the film's going to start. I usually find the film's just about to start, strangely enough ;)
It's the same for weather forcasts. It's quite funny to ask somebody who has just seen the weather forcast what the weather is going to be like tommorow.
It really makes you see how sedated you are when you're watching telly.
Yes, but I ignored them in my comment :)
PS: I got stung with a Voodoo5 just like you!
For example, The OpenGL interface hasn't changed for donkeys' years. The reason it hasn't changed is that it was designed correctly in the first place. But hardware has still gotten better, thanks to killer apps such as games forcing competition.
Indeed, having to go through the time-expense of learning it might even dissuade developers from picking up a new interface.
Still, these things tend to settle into a reasonably steady state without requiring our opinions, so don't worry; it'll be cool. :)
Who d'ya think's stealing the children in the first place, heh?
This thread is so old that it's probably only FortKnox who's going to read this reply, but even to just one person I would recommend Thinking in C++ . It's great for Java programmers who want to have a better knowledge about what's actually happening in an OO program.
I read T.I.C++ about 18 months before I wrote my first C++ program, but it really helped me understand features of any OO program. That's right, I learned a lot about Java from a C++ book.
I'm coding C++ now (and pretty C-ish code at that), and I miss reading T.I.J. I still flick through it every now and then for inspiration. :)
Forgive my ignorance, but how does the LSB relate to the Filesystem Hierachy Standard. Is it a replacement?
I know what you mean; I keep nearly buying one and then not bothering.
I think it's because it simply shouldn't work; the technologies should not mix. It's like, CDs and minidiscs are new(ish) and tapes are old, and it just shouldn't work, OK?.
It's like getting a CD to play on a record deck. No matter the sound coming out of the speakers, it just goes against the grain somehow.
What a crap explaination that was! :)
Posted to a site in a country built on racism, still using the death penalty, and with corportations influencing the government. Yeah, China really sucks. :)
Perhaps a new car / motorbike / TV / set of power tools would be more your^H^H^H^Hher thing?
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Err, no, it goes to Microsoft, a company that makes one operating system (which quite a few /.ers don't even use) and a bunch of programs that run on that operating system. They also make a games console that is getting, well, average sales.
Compare this to Sony.
Sony make computers, laptops, games consoles, monitors, televisions, hifis & hardware (speakers stands, etc), car stereos, speakers, microphones, headphones, walkmans, digicams, camcorders, VCRs, personal organisers, cellular phones, conventional phones, CDRs, tape cassettes, VHS cassettes, MiniDiscs, software, etc, etc, etc...
In addition, they own so many other companies that it's almost impossible to spend a day without using a Sony product in one form or another. In contrast, it's really quite easy to have a Microsoft-free day.
In every one of these areas, they will be just as ruthless as Microsoft if it means making a profit.
For example, Sony lied through their teeth about what the PS2 would be capable of. Worse still, the timed each one of their lying sessions to steal the thunder from Sega's dreamcast announcements.
Speak to any recording artist who has been signed up by Sony to get a picture of how ruthless they are.
And yet, just because they compete with Microsoft in one tiny part of their overall business plan, /. crew can't get enough of them.
Also, next time you consider how restricting the various copyright laws being discussed on /. are, consider which global corporation is sinking millions of dollars into pushing though these laws. (Hint: It sure aint MS)
You could argue that this is happening already, with games such as Jet Set Radio Future.
Everybody knows vi is better.