There is a saying about this: "The essential difference between Europe and the US is that in Europe 200 miles is a long way, and in the US 200 years is a long time."
Unfortunately I don't know the source of this, and I probably butchered it, but the idea is there.
(Yes, the article used a distance of 200 miles; this is a coincidence.)
One of these commercials features Siegfried and Roy, a pair of very popular Las Vegas performers; a woman in the store takes a picture of one of S&R's trained tigers and sends it to her friend. Another shows a guy in Chinatown (or perhaps actually in China) looking for a lavatory, but he is flummoxed by the language barrier; his wife saves the day by emailing him a picture of a toilet.
One might think that these commercials were subtly making fun of the "average American", i.e. somewhat tacky; often ignorant of other cultures; and insisting on the application of technology when a book would serve just as well.
like the Boeing 727, 737, etc. I believe all of the newer Airbus 300 series aircraft (at least the 320 and 321) have DC power outlets in the armrests - in first class and in coach. The adapter to fit the socket (which looks like a smaller version of the 12V sockets in cars) costs about $80US-$100US.
I have been asking around and everyone tells me it is a horrible move; however, the people who say this are the ones who did not take a year off."
Which is worse:
- Thinking it's a bad idea -> not doing it
- Thinking it's a bad idea -> doing it anyway
Would you respect the opinions of those people more if they knowingly did what they thought was suboptimal? I would question their judgment at that point.
"Say my DSL account got shut down one day... I use my connection for business, as I'm a freelancer. I wonder what legal action one could take against them."
"You would of course be legally clear here, and clear according to any AUP your ISP might have..."
However, unless the freelancer has purchased a business class DSL connection, the ISP will not be obligated to provide a particular level of service - including turning it back on quickly because he is losing revenue. IANAL, but consumer-oriented services like DSL and cable modem connections generally do not offer a Service Level Agreement (SLA) precisely because they are not intended for use in this manner. (This is not a jab at the freelancer; it's just the nature of the beast.)
RAID 1 - mirroring. Using a pair of drives (and a RAID adapter) sounds expensive, but compare the cost to using [any other method available]. Even a 30GB DLT and 10 or 11 tapes would be a) a bit pricy and b) time-consuming to use for complete backups. You could get a DLT stacker, of course, but now your hardware costs have increased dramatically.
This thing was on King Of The Hill, in the episode where they went to Japan.
Hmmm. I guess Bobby Hill could be representative of the/. population...
(For those of you who will complain about stereotypes: no, I did not mean to imply that many/most/all/.-ers are fairly rotund, short people who are socially and athletically challenged. Wouldn't do such a thing. Nope. Heaven forbid.)
The price differential is simply not justified by a mere ten-fold increase in capacity.
That may be true - for you. Generalizing and applying your needs/requirements to everyone is a Bad Idea(tm). Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) described this as one of the poor reasoning methods people tend to use (i.e. self == world): "I don't like country music; therefore country music is unpopular".
Slashdot Mirror
"Hey y'all - watch this!"
ran a story on this yesterday morning:
El Reg
There is a saying about this: "The essential difference between Europe and the US is that in Europe 200 miles is a long way, and in the US 200 years is a long time."
Unfortunately I don't know the source of this, and I probably butchered it, but the idea is there.
(Yes, the article used a distance of 200 miles; this is a coincidence.)
One of these commercials features Siegfried and Roy, a pair of very popular Las Vegas performers; a woman in the store takes a picture of one of S&R's trained tigers and sends it to her friend. Another shows a guy in Chinatown (or perhaps actually in China) looking for a lavatory, but he is flummoxed by the language barrier; his wife saves the day by emailing him a picture of a toilet.
One might think that these commercials were subtly making fun of the "average American", i.e. somewhat tacky; often ignorant of other cultures; and insisting on the application of technology when a book would serve just as well.
Or am I reading too much into them?
and not worry about the cleaning lady pulling out my RAID power outlet to use the vacuum cleaner?
Your cleaning lady plugs the vacuum into your UPS?? (hint, hint)
Don't anthropomorphize inanimate objects; they hate that.
Then your laser or IR unit will be tax-deductible as a professional expense.
like the Boeing 727, 737, etc. I believe all of the newer Airbus 300 series aircraft (at least the 320 and 321) have DC power outlets in the armrests - in first class and in coach. The adapter to fit the socket (which looks like a smaller version of the 12V sockets in cars) costs about $80US-$100US.
Sorry folks but LSB will always mean "Least Significant Bit".
:-)
You youngsters... Sorry folks, but LSB will always mean 'Lower Side Band'.
I have been asking around and everyone tells me it is a horrible move; however, the people who say this are the ones who did not take a year off."
Which is worse:
- Thinking it's a bad idea -> not doing it
- Thinking it's a bad idea -> doing it anyway
Would you respect the opinions of those people more if they knowingly did what they thought was suboptimal? I would question their judgment at that point.
"Say my DSL account got shut down one day... I use my connection for business, as I'm a freelancer. I wonder what legal action one could take against them."
"You would of course be legally clear here, and clear according to any AUP your ISP might have..."
However, unless the freelancer has purchased a business class DSL connection, the ISP will not be obligated to provide a particular level of service - including turning it back on quickly because he is losing revenue. IANAL, but consumer-oriented services like DSL and cable modem connections generally do not offer a Service Level Agreement (SLA) precisely because they are not intended for use in this manner. (This is not a jab at the freelancer; it's just the nature of the beast.)
I bought my Motorola Timeport back in 2001
:-)
Wow, all the way back in... last year? Golly.
Yes, but tomorrow afternoon we will be able to see if the forecast was correct.
The part about the universe is a bit tougher to verify.
"how to build an atomic bomb using a peace of wood and some salt"
:-)
Quite the Freudian slip.
(Not a spelling flame, btw.)
Now the big question is: how do I back this up?
RAID 1 - mirroring. Using a pair of drives (and a RAID adapter) sounds expensive, but compare the cost to using [any other method available]. Even a 30GB DLT and 10 or 11 tapes would be a) a bit pricy and b) time-consuming to use for complete backups. You could get a DLT stacker, of course, but now your hardware costs have increased dramatically.
This thing was on King Of The Hill, in the episode where they went to Japan.
/. population...
/.-ers are fairly rotund, short people who are socially and athletically challenged. Wouldn't do such a thing. Nope. Heaven forbid.)
Hmmm. I guess Bobby Hill could be representative of the
(For those of you who will complain about stereotypes: no, I did not mean to imply that many/most/all
in there is a joke or two about 'Deliverance'...
The price differential is simply not justified by a mere ten-fold increase in capacity.
That may be true - for you. Generalizing and applying your needs/requirements to everyone is a Bad Idea(tm). Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) described this as one of the poor reasoning methods people tend to use (i.e. self == world): "I don't like country music; therefore country music is unpopular".
Plus in the old days, people didn't have to experience things like Denial of Service, or the Slashdot effect.
True, but we also go to experience 2400bps modems, which amounted to roughly the same thing.
There is no sense of personal responsability, it's always Clintons fault.
Does anyone else see the incredible irony in this statement?