I think they did it so they could say "ooops... um, that PS2 doesnt work quite right. We're not going to use it... maybe if I take it home it will work..."
weird how there was a different slashdot article today saying how instead of working on AI people where wasting time making little robots, then lo and behold, here is an article about stupid little robots!!
Thats a definite fantastic idea. Personally, were I Verison, I would make access available only to their customers; give people an incentive to switch.
I know if I could get mobile internet access on my laptop just by being having Verison do my cell phone, I would switch in a second.
Definitely IMO kids these days are losing out. Instead of cartoons with cool characters and memorable things, the downfall was started with cheap, cookie-cutter programs like "saved by the bell", crappy cartoons like "rubiks cube", and eliminating required educational programming.
If it hadnt been for such rules, things like "Schoolhouse Rock" would never have been made. that "Bill Nigh" (sp?) show was also good, but was a bit past the time I had anything to learn from it =)
Our computers are probably 10,000 times faster than they were twenty years ago. But operating them is much more complex
Huh? How is double-clicking an icon more complex than typing in LOAD "*",8,1 or having to load something from a tape drive? If my complex you mean you can do more, I agree, but as far as ease of use, its nowhere near as complex or counter-intuitive.
wow, this is the exact same subject that was posted a few weeks ago, but it has more links.
Someone should write a white paper detailing ways to get Slashdot to post dupes, and how it could potentially be used to do malicious things, like delaying the posting of real news.
Now, if Microsoft wants to provide full, complete and accurate documentation on SMB/CIFS and the MS-RPC function calls, maybe these numbers could be coaxed closer together... But I'm not holding my breath.
Ya, and if Bill Elliot lets me see the plans for his car, I can be a NASCAR champ.
When telling my boss why it would be foolish to use Oracle for a web content database when MySQL is cheaper and faster (I know, I know), she wanted to know what the TCO is on it. Huh? I just said it was free other than labor. "Well I'll have to talk about TCO. My bosses don't believe that OSS is actually free." I wish they would just leave me alone and slip the checks under the door....
This is why most pure tech people generally cant get things done (or done "technically" right); because they sometimes have an inability to provide things that are asked for.
Management and Tech are two different languages. Your boss was telling you how she wanted to explain it to HER bosses, and you basically said "oh, I dont feel I need to". Well, when she doesnt feel like listening to your suggestions in the future, you will know why.
I get ahead by making my boss's job easier, not harder.
So "Linux is Free" is a myth. But "Linux can be free" is not. If you're going to talk about what is true and what is not you better be absolute. He also mentions the TCO myth. I have yet to see real numbers showing it go either way, and there aren't any here either. So don't bother looking for them.
Until you can have the magic T-2000 OSS Support Terminator warp in to your site, fix a user problem, install some software, and warp out, all for free, Linux will never be "free". As it is, its free for Timmy at home, because he fixes his own problems, and its free for Bob the computer guru, because he also fixes his own problems.
But for Dr. Warner and his secretary, who are by no means IT experts, nor is it thier job to be, support is going to cost money.
So please quit saying Linux on the desktop is free. It will take money to convert the user base, money to retrain people, money to support the users, money to re-engineer the network. All these are real world expenses which have absolutely nothing to do with what was paid for the desktop OS.
Personally, given the real-world situation, I think the true cost of using Linux is actually HIGHER than keeping Windows. MS continues to improve their product, users dont have to be retrained, and neither do the support staff. You also dont have to re-engineer the network architecture, security infrastructure, etc. not to mention custom and non-standard applications, the ability to impliment off-the-shelf solutions, etc.
You really just needed to take a few days, and tell them nobody would answer the phone. Happens all the time. It may not be too late to fix this, either.
Also, you should send their collections department a copy of your final bill, and give them the company's phone number: generally, when you try and push some of the work back onto them, they will rather resolve it than actually do anything.
First computer bug [navy.mil]. You will need to scroll down to the bottom to see the it. The rest of the page talks about Grace Hopper, who helped coin the phrase.
Does anyone else find it ironic that Grace Hopper found a bug?
Plus, the lawsuit is totally silly. One bad feedback isnt going to mess up his rating. The beauty of ebay is that it works on averages: so all he would have to do is make sure his future auctions completed to everyones satisfaction.
Sure, it kind of sounded like the guy who won the auction was being a dick, but thats hardly ebay's fault.
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AOLTimeWarner buys Nutscrape for $4 Billion of its worthless stock, which is now worth about $5. Now they can get $750 M in REAL money from MS.
Seems like a net gain for AOL, which will probably be out of business in a few years anyway, and is able to drain the coffers of TimeWarner.
I think they did it so they could say "ooops... um, that PS2 doesnt work quite right. We're not going to use it... maybe if I take it home it will work..."
this reminds me of then they needed to add on a math co-processor to Intel's processors (the -DX versions)
I dont think the East Coast Rappa's are gonna allow it...
weird how there was a different slashdot article today saying how instead of working on AI people where wasting time making little robots, then lo and behold, here is an article about stupid little robots!!
I know if I could get mobile internet access on my laptop just by being having Verison do my cell phone, I would switch in a second.
If it hadnt been for such rules, things like "Schoolhouse Rock" would never have been made. that "Bill Nigh" (sp?) show was also good, but was a bit past the time I had anything to learn from it =)
Huh? How is double-clicking an icon more complex than typing in LOAD "*",8,1 or having to load something from a tape drive? If my complex you mean you can do more, I agree, but as far as ease of use, its nowhere near as complex or counter-intuitive.
Someone should write a white paper detailing ways to get Slashdot to post dupes, and how it could potentially be used to do malicious things, like delaying the posting of real news.
You disappoint me, Slashdot.
Now, if Microsoft wants to provide full, complete and accurate documentation on SMB/CIFS and the MS-RPC function calls, maybe these numbers could be coaxed closer together... But I'm not holding my breath.
Ya, and if Bill Elliot lets me see the plans for his car, I can be a NASCAR champ.
2. d00d, free kevin.
3. d00d, W1Nd0z3 suX0rz.
Maybe Sun should switch to going after spammers, because suing MS doesnt seem to be going so well for them.
And obviously MS's study must be wrong. Because NOTHING could possibly be faster than Linux...
If we talk about it really quiet, maybe RIAA will never find out about it...
This is why most pure tech people generally cant get things done (or done "technically" right); because they sometimes have an inability to provide things that are asked for.
Management and Tech are two different languages. Your boss was telling you how she wanted to explain it to HER bosses, and you basically said "oh, I dont feel I need to". Well, when she doesnt feel like listening to your suggestions in the future, you will know why.
I get ahead by making my boss's job easier, not harder.
"d00d, LiNux iz ub3r!! M$ W1nd0ze sux0rz!!!"
And the next linux kernel is due out when?
Im going to be the first to 'patrol' the showers in the sorority houses. Help me 'work' for only $20/month!
Do you want your computer case to be paper or plastic?
Until you can have the magic T-2000 OSS Support Terminator warp in to your site, fix a user problem, install some software, and warp out, all for free, Linux will never be "free". As it is, its free for Timmy at home, because he fixes his own problems, and its free for Bob the computer guru, because he also fixes his own problems.
But for Dr. Warner and his secretary, who are by no means IT experts, nor is it thier job to be, support is going to cost money.
So please quit saying Linux on the desktop is free. It will take money to convert the user base, money to retrain people, money to support the users, money to re-engineer the network. All these are real world expenses which have absolutely nothing to do with what was paid for the desktop OS.
Personally, given the real-world situation, I think the true cost of using Linux is actually HIGHER than keeping Windows. MS continues to improve their product, users dont have to be retrained, and neither do the support staff. You also dont have to re-engineer the network architecture, security infrastructure, etc. not to mention custom and non-standard applications, the ability to impliment off-the-shelf solutions, etc.
Also, you should send their collections department a copy of your final bill, and give them the company's phone number: generally, when you try and push some of the work back onto them, they will rather resolve it than actually do anything.
First computer bug [navy.mil]. You will need to scroll down to the bottom to see the it. The rest of the page talks about Grace Hopper, who helped coin the phrase.
Does anyone else find it ironic that Grace Hopper found a bug?
try telling Comcast you cant get DSL for $30. It seems to work sometimes (it happened to a friend, and Im trying it tomorrow).
Sure, it kind of sounded like the guy who won the auction was being a dick, but thats hardly ebay's fault.