How can you know that you car is pink, unless you understand why your mother is hungry?
I disagree. Let me explain my reasoning this way: I am a fan of history. I just finished reading Alexander the Great by Peter Green. Now Dr. Green COULD have started with the birth of Alexander. But, he didn't. He went back about 100 years prior to the birth of Alexander to give a background of the ancient Macedonians. What was the history of the Macedonian state? What were it's leaders like? What was the political situation leading up to the birth and eventual ascension of Alexander as King? I would argue that without some sort of background and review of the personalities and actions of those personalities up to the point of Alexander's ascension, it would be almost impossible to understand why Alexander made the choices he did.
People do not act in a vacuum. An action by one person or one random "act of G(g)od" usually results in a reaction by a person. Alexander made his choices based on his environment.
Now you are probably asking "So, what does the history of ancient Macedonia and Persia have to do with the Big Bang?" Bear with me. Our solar system does not act in a vacuum. If a star explodes 100 light years away from us, it will eventually impact our life in some manner (maybe just a supernova, maybe more).
Now, take the solar system and expand it to the galaxy level. Unless we understand how our universe ended up in the state it is in, how can we understand what is happening now? The vast majority of the objects in the universe appears to be moving away from each other. Why is that happening? What is the impact on us?
We can take pictures of hundreds of galaxies that are colliding (given their distance and the speed of light, the collisions are probably already completed). What would happen if the Milky Way ran into Andromeda? How would that impact us? What about the black holes? How could they impact our solar system?
Unless you understand what has happened (and IS happening) to the other objects in the universe, how can you explain what will happen to our world? We must understand our galactic environment before we can fully understand what choices we have to make in exploring the universe.
Why can't we just theorize that time is not finite - there's no beginning and no end.........Seriously, someone explain to me why time MUST have a beginning? Can't we just accept some things as being infinite?
The reason science exists is that some people cannot just "accept" things. They must ask why. They must have proof to back up their assumptions. From what I understand about the Big Bang, these scientists have reason to believe that time DOES have a beginning.
If there are scientists with evidence that time is not finite, then it would be helpful if someone provided a link.
For the record, I am 40 years old. I have a wife and a child. And, my next step in my career is middle manager. I still would never be caught dead in a Camry. I admit, it's a great vehicle. It always is rated high in almost every auto magazine for handling, ride and reliability. But still, East Coast Surfer said it best
To me a Camry is just reliable no frills transportation. It's not young or old, it just is
If that doesn't SCREAM old, I don't what does. You can find a few family sedans that have much more style than the Camry. I'll give you three examples: The Nissan Altima, The Mazda 6/Ford Fusion, and The Honda Accord. As family Sedans, none of these have the style of the Infiniti M series. But, hell, at least they have some sense of panache. And, if you are worried about reliability, then just buy the Accord.
On the comment about 20 years from now? Well, that is the reason Toyota created Scion. Toyota already sees the competition they are getting from Subaru, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, & VW for the younger crowd (Anecdote: While I frequently see Honda Civics and Mitsubishi Eclipses that are 'tricked out', I have NEVER seen a pimped out Toyota Corolla). So, they created Scion to try and become more hip. Unfortunately for Toyota, most of the people that buy the "Clown Car" are over 40 years old.
Never thought I would hear someone equate any Toyota with 'an old-persons car.'
Quick search and I found this article from two years ago. Go down to the third paragraph. I have been reading auto magazines off and on for the past six years and Toyota has been trying to address what they believe is an 'image problem' for at least that long.
Well I think the same can be said of something like the VW Beetle.
Have you ever noticed the age of the driver's for cars that are targeted towards younger buyers? Cars like the Scion "Clown Car" and the Honda "Element"? One of the big fears of Toyota is that many younger buyers consider their vehicles to be an old-persons car. Hell, my 70 year-old parents recently bought a Camry and I wouldn't be caught dead driving one.
I wonder how many younger buyers wouldn't be 'caught dead' using a Mac....
Don't expect to hear good music on the radio again right away
You know, the LAST time I heard good music on commercial radio was probably 1984. I wouldn't necessarily blame all of the crappy music on Clear Channel. Blame it on the desire to "please most of the people most of the time".
China would rather have a stable dictatorship with nuclear weapons on its border than an unstable failed state with nuclear weapons there.
From what I have heard, the worst-case scenario (from the Chinese point of view) is not a failed North Korea (although the idea of having millions of Koreans pouring into China isn't a fun one for the Chinese). In fact, the last thing the Chinese want is North Korea turning into a stable democracy, united with South Korea, while continuing host 50,000 US Troops. Sort of the same way Russia isn't too happy that the US, since September 11th, has troops based in the Central Asia 'Stan countries.
Learn to have some respect for intelligence, age doesn't matter sir.
Age doesn't matter. But, vendor support does. The day that Oracle announces that they will support their applications (and Oracle now owns --> PeopleSoft, Oracle Apps, JD Edwards and Siebel) not to mention Oracle Database on Ubuntu, then large enterprises will consider Ubuntu. Until then, I doubt anyone will consider it. To explain why this matters, I will give you a simple example: If I am running my Payroll system on an unsupported OS, then I will run the risk of having an employee revolt when I run into an error in the middle of a payroll run. When I call the Payroll Software Vendor and tell them that I am running it on Ubuntu, they will hang up and make me fix the problem on my own. Trust me, most major enterprises only run purchased software applications. Oh, you do find some shops that build their own systems, but the TCO of building your own versus purchase usually leads to the latter.
If you want Ubuntu to become a real player in the world, then you need to convince major software vendors like Oracle, SAP and many of the vendors listed here to actually support their application on the OS. The problem is that this usually costs money.
I started dismissing Consumer Reports when I read that they rated eMachines the best computers. Not best value, or some other quantifier. Hands down best.
I've been a subscriber for four years. I don't recall ever seeing them rate eMachines highly. In the most recent issue, they rate a Compaq Presario highly for Budget Models (512MB RAM, 160GB Hard Drive). For workhorse models (1GB RAM, 250GB Hard Drive), they rate a Gateway highly. But, for both Compaq and Gateway, they point out that support and reliability are below par. You should note that being rated HIGHLY, does not necessarily mean CR recommends a particular item.
In general, CR recommends Apple. In their benchmarking system, Apple doesn't usually rate highly. There are almost always Windows machines that perform better than a particular Apple product (at least in CR's testing). But, when it comes to reliability, support and the general lack of Virus issues, CR prefers Apple.
First of all, Sun is no longer a server powerhouse. So, they are a poor example.
Second of all, you obviously have never worked in a large enterprise. In large enterprises, they pay millions of dollars for critical applications. The last thing a large enterprise would want to depend on is some teenager providing free support on an IRC channel. In addition, if I am running SAP/Oracle or some other critical vendor application, I would only install it on an operating system that is actually supported by the vendor. The last time I checked my present client's PeopleSoft (now Oracle) support policy, Ubuntu was no where to be found. Hell, they only had a few Red Hat options. I doubt I could find more than a handful of enterprise applications that support Ubuntu.
I realize that Slashdot is not necessarily the place to get the most recent news. After all, the submission/editor system almost guarantees the article will be late. However, I remember reading this article back in MARCH. Seven months is a little long, even by Slashdot standards.
he never conquered Rome? I always thought it was a juicy target just sitting there nearby. Maybe he thought they were too strong?
Rome wasn't a power when Alexander was alive. The primary power in the world during his lifetime was Persia. According to the Internet Ancient History Source Book, Alexander lived between 356 BC and 323 BC. Rome didn't become a serious regional power until 100 years later, around 200 BC. For example, the Battle of Cannae, where the Carthiginian Hannibal wiped out a huge Army from the Roman Republic, occured in 216 BC.
It ma not be the "Queen's" English, but I found monetize in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Based on the way I interpret the definition, I think Mr. Hawk is using it incorrectly. I read it as Yahoo will start printing money.
And what do you do after these mighty dungeons fall before you and your friend's wrath? Go back the next week (not sooner, Blizzard made sure you can only raid the best instances once a week) and do it again (imagine if Alexander the Great had to push across the Middle East every damn week).
This makes NO sense. It took Alexander THREE YEARS to conquer the Middle East and India. And, from what I have read, Alexander had NO OTHER CONCERN than conquering. He didn't even care to rule those he conquered. After he destroyed one army, he just moved on to the next. In a way, WoW sounds like it would be Alexander the Great's Dream Game -- there is always something new to invade(with the exception it is fake and Alexander actually did conquer the real world).
Then again, maybe I'm just don't understand the way a person can be drawn into a game world. Now let me get back to Rome: Total War, I am this close to crushing the Egyptians.
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I disagree. Let me explain my reasoning this way: I am a fan of history. I just finished reading Alexander the Great by Peter Green. Now Dr. Green COULD have started with the birth of Alexander. But, he didn't. He went back about 100 years prior to the birth of Alexander to give a background of the ancient Macedonians. What was the history of the Macedonian state? What were it's leaders like? What was the political situation leading up to the birth and eventual ascension of Alexander as King? I would argue that without some sort of background and review of the personalities and actions of those personalities up to the point of Alexander's ascension, it would be almost impossible to understand why Alexander made the choices he did.
People do not act in a vacuum. An action by one person or one random "act of G(g)od" usually results in a reaction by a person. Alexander made his choices based on his environment.
Now you are probably asking "So, what does the history of ancient Macedonia and Persia have to do with the Big Bang?" Bear with me. Our solar system does not act in a vacuum. If a star explodes 100 light years away from us, it will eventually impact our life in some manner (maybe just a supernova, maybe more).
Now, take the solar system and expand it to the galaxy level. Unless we understand how our universe ended up in the state it is in, how can we understand what is happening now? The vast majority of the objects in the universe appears to be moving away from each other. Why is that happening? What is the impact on us?
We can take pictures of hundreds of galaxies that are colliding (given their distance and the speed of light, the collisions are probably already completed). What would happen if the Milky Way ran into Andromeda? How would that impact us? What about the black holes? How could they impact our solar system?
Unless you understand what has happened (and IS happening) to the other objects in the universe, how can you explain what will happen to our world? We must understand our galactic environment before we can fully understand what choices we have to make in exploring the universe.
How can you know where you are going, unless you understand where you come from?
The reason science exists is that some people cannot just "accept" things. They must ask why. They must have proof to back up their assumptions. From what I understand about the Big Bang, these scientists have reason to believe that time DOES have a beginning.
If there are scientists with evidence that time is not finite, then it would be helpful if someone provided a link.
For the record, I am 40 years old. I have a wife and a child. And, my next step in my career is middle manager. I still would never be caught dead in a Camry. I admit, it's a great vehicle. It always is rated high in almost every auto magazine for handling, ride and reliability. But still, East Coast Surfer said it best
If that doesn't SCREAM old, I don't what does. You can find a few family sedans that have much more style than the Camry. I'll give you three examples: The Nissan Altima, The Mazda 6/Ford Fusion, and The Honda Accord. As family Sedans, none of these have the style of the Infiniti M series. But, hell, at least they have some sense of panache. And, if you are worried about reliability, then just buy the Accord.
On the comment about 20 years from now? Well, that is the reason Toyota created Scion. Toyota already sees the competition they are getting from Subaru, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, & VW for the younger crowd (Anecdote: While I frequently see Honda Civics and Mitsubishi Eclipses that are 'tricked out', I have NEVER seen a pimped out Toyota Corolla). So, they created Scion to try and become more hip. Unfortunately for Toyota, most of the people that buy the "Clown Car" are over 40 years old.
As for Buick? Well, they might be making some inroads into the younger crowd.
No. But, if you buy a Mustang, your penis will grow six inches longer.
Quick search and I found this article from two years ago. Go down to the third paragraph. I have been reading auto magazines off and on for the past six years and Toyota has been trying to address what they believe is an 'image problem' for at least that long.
One more bad joke like that and it's the punitentiary for you!
Have you ever noticed the age of the driver's for cars that are targeted towards younger buyers? Cars like the Scion "Clown Car" and the Honda "Element"? One of the big fears of Toyota is that many younger buyers consider their vehicles to be an old-persons car. Hell, my 70 year-old parents recently bought a Camry and I wouldn't be caught dead driving one.
I wonder how many younger buyers wouldn't be 'caught dead' using a Mac....
Long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.
You're new here, aren't you?
You know, for $500 million.....
You know, the LAST time I heard good music on commercial radio was probably 1984. I wouldn't necessarily blame all of the crappy music on Clear Channel. Blame it on the desire to "please most of the people most of the time".
From an MS perspective it's just "Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer".
From Novell's perspective it's "Hey! Where did all this money come from?"
From what I have heard, the worst-case scenario (from the Chinese point of view) is not a failed North Korea (although the idea of having millions of Koreans pouring into China isn't a fun one for the Chinese). In fact, the last thing the Chinese want is North Korea turning into a stable democracy, united with South Korea, while continuing host 50,000 US Troops. Sort of the same way Russia isn't too happy that the US, since September 11th, has troops based in the Central Asia 'Stan countries.
Age doesn't matter. But, vendor support does. The day that Oracle announces that they will support their applications (and Oracle now owns --> PeopleSoft, Oracle Apps, JD Edwards and Siebel) not to mention Oracle Database on Ubuntu, then large enterprises will consider Ubuntu. Until then, I doubt anyone will consider it. To explain why this matters, I will give you a simple example: If I am running my Payroll system on an unsupported OS, then I will run the risk of having an employee revolt when I run into an error in the middle of a payroll run. When I call the Payroll Software Vendor and tell them that I am running it on Ubuntu, they will hang up and make me fix the problem on my own. Trust me, most major enterprises only run purchased software applications. Oh, you do find some shops that build their own systems, but the TCO of building your own versus purchase usually leads to the latter.
If you want Ubuntu to become a real player in the world, then you need to convince major software vendors like Oracle, SAP and many of the vendors listed here to actually support their application on the OS. The problem is that this usually costs money.
I've been a subscriber for four years. I don't recall ever seeing them rate eMachines highly. In the most recent issue, they rate a Compaq Presario highly for Budget Models (512MB RAM, 160GB Hard Drive). For workhorse models (1GB RAM, 250GB Hard Drive), they rate a Gateway highly. But, for both Compaq and Gateway, they point out that support and reliability are below par. You should note that being rated HIGHLY, does not necessarily mean CR recommends a particular item.
In general, CR recommends Apple. In their benchmarking system, Apple doesn't usually rate highly. There are almost always Windows machines that perform better than a particular Apple product (at least in CR's testing). But, when it comes to reliability, support and the general lack of Virus issues, CR prefers Apple.
Uh, you know that Dell now OWNS Alienware. That might explain why you had bad experiences with both products.
First of all, Sun is no longer a server powerhouse. So, they are a poor example.
Second of all, you obviously have never worked in a large enterprise. In large enterprises, they pay millions of dollars for critical applications. The last thing a large enterprise would want to depend on is some teenager providing free support on an IRC channel. In addition, if I am running SAP/Oracle or some other critical vendor application, I would only install it on an operating system that is actually supported by the vendor. The last time I checked my present client's PeopleSoft (now Oracle) support policy, Ubuntu was no where to be found. Hell, they only had a few Red Hat options. I doubt I could find more than a handful of enterprise applications that support Ubuntu.
I realize that Slashdot is not necessarily the place to get the most recent news. After all, the submission/editor system almost guarantees the article will be late. However, I remember reading this article back in MARCH. Seven months is a little long, even by Slashdot standards.
Rome wasn't a power when Alexander was alive. The primary power in the world during his lifetime was Persia. According to the Internet Ancient History Source Book, Alexander lived between 356 BC and 323 BC. Rome didn't become a serious regional power until 100 years later, around 200 BC. For example, the Battle of Cannae, where the Carthiginian Hannibal wiped out a huge Army from the Roman Republic, occured in 216 BC.
It ma not be the "Queen's" English, but I found monetize in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Based on the way I interpret the definition, I think Mr. Hawk is using it incorrectly. I read it as Yahoo will start printing money.
Actually, from what I read, they consider the audience to be TOO legit. Legally, they are too legit to quit.
There's marketing and advertising on teh internets?
In other news, the Sun rises in the East.
Use more Flash, Baby!!!!
I did wonder about this part of the blog:
This makes NO sense. It took Alexander THREE YEARS to conquer the Middle East and India. And, from what I have read, Alexander had NO OTHER CONCERN than conquering. He didn't even care to rule those he conquered. After he destroyed one army, he just moved on to the next. In a way, WoW sounds like it would be Alexander the Great's Dream Game -- there is always something new to invade(with the exception it is fake and Alexander actually did conquer the real world).
Then again, maybe I'm just don't understand the way a person can be drawn into a game world. Now let me get back to Rome: Total War, I am this close to crushing the Egyptians.