Linux wins hand down, regardless of distro (unles your completly new and confused), I say this mainly because first you have to install windows 95, then windows 98, then windows 98 SE, then locate all or most of your drivers and patch that beast up, whereas linux for the most part is kept up to date with its distros and does all this for you. And getting you windoze box on the net won't be easy either as the default browser is IE 3, now how in the hell are you gunna upgrade that POS when even microsoft doesn't support IE 3 for its website, much less other sites where you need the drivers!....so mainly because of versions, drivers, and patches, windoze is far more complex and a pain.....
I think the answer will come from your Point Of View. For example, if your a manger needing to cut costs, obviosly IT is going to be, without a doubt, slashed simply because once an infrustructure is built, as long as you have maintainance you'll be safe for a quite a while. But if you're say, the sys admin, you far notice the real need for extra spending.....not just from insight of the technology, but from the experience of people bitching 24/7 that their PC is too slow or of any latency that might occur, if especially if your overloaded and dont have enough help......
I use the toll roads to commute to work and there have been times I removed the transponder completly from my car and took the toll road normally (on accident!) then when I looked at my bill they still charged me, but they seperated the charges into a different subsection, such that there was a section for transponder charges and charges via the License Plate number, of which you must register with the toll road people before you can get the trasponder......
You know, I dont think the toll road operators are this stupid, I'm sure document the descrepencies and show some sort of statisitical report to authorities,...I say this because I too take the toll roads to commute to work and I see FAR more cops, speed traps, and people getting busted on the toll roads than I ever do on regular highways
....we've all heard that idea over and over and....
but here is my problem with that setup, you end up forcing an artist to lean towards only writing one hit wonders and thereby runing the integrity of the whole concept of art,....for example, lets say you want to go to the LACMA and only wanted to see the Picasos, should you only pay a fraction of the the entrance fee?
alot of my favorite bands, I find their b-sides to compel me far more than the singles, and it was be a damn shame if artists stopped creating the extra songs simply because they dont sell within the whole package........
hahahaha, you seriously hit the bullseye on that one,....I often wish my desk was in the same dungeon that the servers are in just so I can get some peace and not interrupted every other minute....
Why home users? In my experience as a sys admin (and a "home user"!) its mainly companies that spread around viruses and are far more likely to get attacked than the average home user.
Lets just hope this doesn't escalate and the government poses "requirements" that your PC must maintain.......:\
Ok maybe I've been in a cave for a while, but when I was a mere child I *loved* my legos and enjoyed constructing various projects, but nowadays it seems that most lego products come in these specialized kits (ie Star Wars, Dinosaurs, Pirate stuff, etc), and if you visit the Lego webstore you can't even get a simple kit of legos, I'm talking nothing but plain old blocks and basic parts...and the only way to get these are buy buying them individually,....and same goes with stores, on a whim I visited Toys R Us and same deal, no kit with JUST basic blocks.......whats going on?!
uh, thats not an easter egg thats just plain being a prick, not to mention illegal.....
oh but do tell us your sad sad story/me gears up to play the worlds smallest violen
I'd have to agree with alot of points he makes, but not just for the joe-average user with his box at home, but also all the millions of people who work in companies,....now I do the sys admin for mine, and they all use windoze, now I can't imagine the utter knightmare the support level would be if they were to all switch to linux, not to mention their paranoid about interoperability with all formats with their clients here and abroad,.....I have enough troubles telling salespeople to make sure the power is on!
Asking how to re-learn or even start in mathematics is a rather broad question,....are you in need of starting from pre-calc? the calculus series, or the advanced topics,......?
Do what the students do, but on your own....Most tech related majors AT LEAST have to take a full year of calculus, which is usually 3 classes and typical they use the same book through all 3 of them, try getting a book from your nearest university (or even comm college) and check their Math department website, chances are the professor has posted homework assignments and you can start on those.......
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Linux wins hand down, regardless of distro (unles your completly new and confused), I say this mainly because first you have to install windows 95, then windows 98, then windows 98 SE, then locate all or most of your drivers and patch that beast up, whereas linux for the most part is kept up to date with its distros and does all this for you. And getting you windoze box on the net won't be easy either as the default browser is IE 3, now how in the hell are you gunna upgrade that POS when even microsoft doesn't support IE 3 for its website, much less other sites where you need the drivers! ....so mainly because of versions, drivers, and patches, windoze is far more complex and a pain.....
Now I gotta rewrite the app for espressos machine :\
I think the answer will come from your Point Of View. For example, if your a manger needing to cut costs, obviosly IT is going to be, without a doubt, slashed simply because once an infrustructure is built, as long as you have maintainance you'll be safe for a quite a while. But if you're say, the sys admin, you far notice the real need for extra spending.....not just from insight of the technology, but from the experience of people bitching 24/7 that their PC is too slow or of any latency that might occur, if especially if your overloaded and dont have enough help......
I use the toll roads to commute to work and there have been times I removed the transponder completly from my car and took the toll road normally (on accident!) then when I looked at my bill they still charged me, but they seperated the charges into a different subsection, such that there was a section for transponder charges and charges via the License Plate number, of which you must register with the toll road people before you can get the trasponder......
You know, I dont think the toll road operators are this stupid, I'm sure document the descrepencies and show some sort of statisitical report to authorities,...I say this because I too take the toll roads to commute to work and I see FAR more cops, speed traps, and people getting busted on the toll roads than I ever do on regular highways
i dunno....that might be hard to prove if taken to court, considering the speed of light ain't what it use to be!
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Aww crap he's back again?! Where the hell is Goku?!!
....we've all heard that idea over and over and.... but here is my problem with that setup, you end up forcing an artist to lean towards only writing one hit wonders and thereby runing the integrity of the whole concept of art,....for example, lets say you want to go to the LACMA and only wanted to see the Picasos, should you only pay a fraction of the the entrance fee? alot of my favorite bands, I find their b-sides to compel me far more than the singles, and it was be a damn shame if artists stopped creating the extra songs simply because they dont sell within the whole package........
http://www.minicom.com/specter.htm
For the troubled (ie lazy), you can see the page here (and download it from the mirror sites located at the bottom), bug proggie
hahahaha, you seriously hit the bullseye on that one,....I often wish my desk was in the same dungeon that the servers are in just so I can get some peace and not interrupted every other minute....
On a related noted, from CNN.com
it is? heh, try installing a default NT4 server with default IIS, put that box on the web and see how many seconds it lasts.......
I had a diesel car :\
Why home users? In my experience as a sys admin (and a "home user"!) its mainly companies that spread around viruses and are far more likely to get attacked than the average home user. Lets just hope this doesn't escalate and the government poses "requirements" that your PC must maintain....... :\
They're obviously terrorists, just look at their wall street performance *right* after 9/11: (NasdaqNM:FORG)
Ok maybe I've been in a cave for a while, but when I was a mere child I *loved* my legos and enjoyed constructing various projects, but nowadays it seems that most lego products come in these specialized kits (ie Star Wars, Dinosaurs, Pirate stuff, etc), and if you visit the Lego webstore you can't even get a simple kit of legos, I'm talking nothing but plain old blocks and basic parts...and the only way to get these are buy buying them individually,....and same goes with stores, on a whim I visited Toys R Us and same deal, no kit with JUST basic blocks.......whats going on?!
uh, thats not an easter egg thats just plain being a prick, not to mention illegal..... oh but do tell us your sad sad story /me gears up to play the worlds smallest violen
oh my, will slashdot get slashdotted?! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE MAN?!?!
Homer Simpson do this?....at least he got away with it.
Speed 3: The Flash vs Superman ??
I'd have to agree with alot of points he makes, but not just for the joe-average user with his box at home, but also all the millions of people who work in companies,....now I do the sys admin for mine, and they all use windoze, now I can't imagine the utter knightmare the support level would be if they were to all switch to linux, not to mention their paranoid about interoperability with all formats with their clients here and abroad,.....I have enough troubles telling salespeople to make sure the power is on!
Asking how to re-learn or even start in mathematics is a rather broad question,....are you in need of starting from pre-calc? the calculus series, or the advanced topics,......?
Do what the students do, but on your own....Most tech related majors AT LEAST have to take a full year of calculus, which is usually 3 classes and typical they use the same book through all 3 of them, try getting a book from your nearest university (or even comm college) and check their Math department website, chances are the professor has posted homework assignments and you can start on those.......