You know, I was going to mod you overrated, seeing as you're modded up because the liberal idiot group-think-bots bought into your BS. You might even buy into your BS (I suspect you do). But I'll reply instead.
I think your reply, which is based on a complete fabrication, nicely shows how these movements gather steam. You see, you made something up (which was a complete lie), and because others share your viewpoint, they mod you up. So it must be true!
Hmmmm, I wonder if this happens in the "real world"..../sarcasm
Hi! I'm Rob, nice to meet you. Now you've met somebody who pays RedHat for support!
Now, I don't personally pay for support, but my employer sure does. Although in the several years I've been administrating our Oracle ERP clusters, I have not once had to call RedHat for support, but I download updates from RedHat every couple months. Can't do that without a contract unless you want to compile it all by hand.
Think of it as an insurance policy: you hope to never have to use it, but it's there for everyone's protection.
I would argue that it is not a "truly professional piece of software". How do I manage it on my Windows network? If I wanted to lock down the color settings, how might I do that for my Windows clients? How about updating the software, and plugins? How is that achieved in a corporate Windows environment?
Before you mod me down, hear me out and try to think, OK? I'm not directing this semi-rant at anyone in particular, even if YOU think I am.
There is so much BS and misinformation that floats around these threads that it is absolutely ridiculous. It's just so fashionable to be anti-US, and so many uninformed viewpoints are formed by people such as the GP and parent that it's laughable, bordering on pathetic, really. If you want to spout off and sound like a fool because you want to be "in" and be a hater, then that's fine, but you just sound like an uninformed person with a chip on your shoulder.
You want to know who works these 60 hour weeks? People who work for crappy managers at bottom of the line companies that are poorly managed. People who have no spine to stand up for themselves. If you're in this position, it's your OWN FAULT for working for a company that uses you like the tool you apparently are. You're too lazy to get a job at a good company. Don't give me this economy BS either; good talent is always in demand, and regardless of what the average liberal/.'er spouts off about, all corporations ARE NOT 'evil'. You know, there are companies that value their people, that treat them with respect, that don't overwork their people, etc etc. If you're too lazy to find a decent job, that's your prerogative, but don't whine that it's the fault of American capitalism, or EVIL USA, or whatever your lame group-think of the day is. You're in your own position because that's what YOU CHOSE. PERIOD. Try being accountable for once, and quit expecting something for nothing. You own your destiny.
Listen, there are crappy companies out there, but it is YOUR CHOICE whether you work for them or not.
1 week vacations? Please, get a clue; just get real already. In our industry (you know, I.T.) I have NEVER seen anything under 2 weeks plus holidays, plus more after 3 to 5 years. Again , if you work for a company that uses you in a disrespectful manner, it's YOUR PROBLEM, and YOUR CHOICE to be there. PERIOD. Do something about your situation; you will not be given everything on a silver platter, life takes effort.
You may not like the USA, for whatever reasons, and that's fine. But you know what? We're just people like YOU, like YOUR families, no different at all. We're just born here, just like you were born somewhere else. Because you don't like our political "leaders'" policies, we all suck? NO, that's not fair at all. WE don't make political policy, WE don't directly elect our officials, no matter what you want to believe. WAKE UP.
You're so civilized, you're so superior in your country compared to us, right? WRONG. We're all the same. We're human beings who are at the mercy of our politicians and their sometimes terrible policies. But in your enlightened knowledge, you condemn all of ~300 million of us because of your dislike of a few of our politicians? Yeah, that's very enlightened of you. (That is sarcasm in cased you missed it.)
Everything is a trade-off. Many European countries have 4, 5, 6 week vacation policies. And you have other things we may not have which I'll not get into here. But you also PAY for those perks in terms of *vastly* higher taxation rates. Not an opinion, this is a *fact*. I'm not judging here, I'm just pointing out there's no free ride, only that there's a cost to everything. Yes, you get perks by paying for them, so quit trying to sound superior by implying that these perks are because of your superior society. They are not. They are paid for by YOU, DIRECTLY. Enough of that topic.
The "at will employment" thing is another red herring. People don't get let go from their jobs randomly. Either there's no work long term and you get let go (or the company goes under), or you screw up royally (or are a royal screw-up) and you lose your job. PERIOD. If you think people work 50% more hours than they get paid for because of fear of a random dismissal from their jobs, you're fooling yourself and you sound foolish
>>If this was for a Linux distribution people would love it. But because it has windows on it... It makes it bad.
Ummm, yeah, sorta like how no matter how much you polish a turd, it's still a piece of shit. Get it?
>>People who want to be green without making real sacrifices are as much in denial as any global warming "skeptic".
Skeptic??? "Global warming" is a myth, plain & simple. There's no skepticism here, because it's all bullshit...
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As we all know, countries cannot be left to conduct business on their own terms, because it could possibly be harmful to the only interests that matter: ours.
You are absolutely correct. If I had mod points, I'd mod you up instead...
You do understand that anyone can download, install and use that version of Oracle free of charge, right? Oracle XE, aka *Express Edition*.
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On CPU bound workloads, especially any CPU bound task that is "SMP aware", Xen leaves ESX in the dust, especially when using 2, 3 or 4 virtual CPUs. I'm not talking percentage points here, I'm talking Xen simply *smokes* ESX. I run both Xen and ESX at work on current enterprise grade hardware, and for Linux hosts at least, there's just no comparison.
My experience with ESX is that adding virtual CPUs buys you very little (it's almost a complete waste), whereas with Xen, the performance scales nearly perfectly with each CPU that is added, provided the software is written to efficiently utilize SMP.
On the management front, nothing touches Virtual Center, not even close...
>>I always thought it strange to assume the Genesis account of creation was literally six 24-hour days.
Even the Bible admits to a relative perception of time...though most fundamentalists seem to ignore this.
"But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." 2 Peter 3:8
And how long is each of these "thousand years"? Not literally a thousand years right?
>>Netflix is positioned to become the next "cable company" without having to lay all this cable.
Not if the cable companies have their say in the matter. We're hearing more & more talk of tiered bandwidth packages lately; every major cable company in the US is looking at this model...
So, let's look at what we have here: The vast majority of SPAM is aimed at small-cocked poor men who aren't too bright.
SPAM exists because it works.
People who respond to SPAM aren't to bright: they're replying to SPAM. This is confirmed by several people I know who are dimwits, who have replied to SPAM to "get a great deal". You know the type: they get great stereo speaker deals from the backs of moving vans.
The majority of SPAM has penis-enlargement and stock-scams as their subject matter.
So we need to educated the small-cocked men of the world, help them get decent jobs, and SPAM will be eradicated!
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You know, I was going to mod you overrated, seeing as you're modded up because the liberal idiot group-think-bots bought into your BS. You might even buy into your BS (I suspect you do). But I'll reply instead.
/sarcasm
I think your reply, which is based on a complete fabrication, nicely shows how these movements gather steam. You see, you made something up (which was a complete lie), and because others share your viewpoint, they mod you up. So it must be true!
Hmmmm, I wonder if this happens in the "real world"....
Yet everyone there still receives a paycheck, and a quality product is produced....
Am I missing something?
Oracle seems to think so!
Hi! I'm Rob, nice to meet you. Now you've met somebody who pays RedHat for support!
Now, I don't personally pay for support, but my employer sure does. Although in the several years I've been administrating our Oracle ERP clusters, I have not once had to call RedHat for support, but I download updates from RedHat every couple months. Can't do that without a contract unless you want to compile it all by hand.
Think of it as an insurance policy: you hope to never have to use it, but it's there for everyone's protection.
So did you file a complaint, or just bitch about it on the Internet?
I think this is what you meant to say:
I would argue that it is not a "truly professional piece of software". How do I manage it on my Windows network? If I wanted to lock down the color settings, how might I do that for my Windows clients? How about updating the software, and plugins? How is that achieved in a corporate Windows environment?
Before you mod me down, hear me out and try to think, OK? I'm not directing this semi-rant at anyone in particular, even if YOU think I am.
/.'er spouts off about, all corporations ARE NOT 'evil'. You know, there are companies that value their people, that treat them with respect, that don't overwork their people, etc etc. If you're too lazy to find a decent job, that's your prerogative, but don't whine that it's the fault of American capitalism, or EVIL USA, or whatever your lame group-think of the day is. You're in your own position because that's what YOU CHOSE. PERIOD. Try being accountable for once, and quit expecting something for nothing. You own your destiny.
There is so much BS and misinformation that floats around these threads that it is absolutely ridiculous. It's just so fashionable to be anti-US, and so many uninformed viewpoints are formed by people such as the GP and parent that it's laughable, bordering on pathetic, really. If you want to spout off and sound like a fool because you want to be "in" and be a hater, then that's fine, but you just sound like an uninformed person with a chip on your shoulder.
You want to know who works these 60 hour weeks? People who work for crappy managers at bottom of the line companies that are poorly managed. People who have no spine to stand up for themselves. If you're in this position, it's your OWN FAULT for working for a company that uses you like the tool you apparently are. You're too lazy to get a job at a good company. Don't give me this economy BS either; good talent is always in demand, and regardless of what the average liberal
Listen, there are crappy companies out there, but it is YOUR CHOICE whether you work for them or not.
1 week vacations? Please, get a clue; just get real already. In our industry (you know, I.T.) I have NEVER seen anything under 2 weeks plus holidays, plus more after 3 to 5 years. Again , if you work for a company that uses you in a disrespectful manner, it's YOUR PROBLEM, and YOUR CHOICE to be there. PERIOD. Do something about your situation; you will not be given everything on a silver platter, life takes effort.
You may not like the USA, for whatever reasons, and that's fine. But you know what? We're just people like YOU, like YOUR families, no different at all. We're just born here, just like you were born somewhere else. Because you don't like our political "leaders'" policies, we all suck? NO, that's not fair at all. WE don't make political policy, WE don't directly elect our officials, no matter what you want to believe. WAKE UP.
You're so civilized, you're so superior in your country compared to us, right? WRONG. We're all the same. We're human beings who are at the mercy of our politicians and their sometimes terrible policies. But in your enlightened knowledge, you condemn all of ~300 million of us because of your dislike of a few of our politicians? Yeah, that's very enlightened of you. (That is sarcasm in cased you missed it.)
Everything is a trade-off. Many European countries have 4, 5, 6 week vacation policies. And you have other things we may not have which I'll not get into here. But you also PAY for those perks in terms of *vastly* higher taxation rates. Not an opinion, this is a *fact*. I'm not judging here, I'm just pointing out there's no free ride, only that there's a cost to everything. Yes, you get perks by paying for them, so quit trying to sound superior by implying that these perks are because of your superior society. They are not. They are paid for by YOU, DIRECTLY. Enough of that topic.
The "at will employment" thing is another red herring. People don't get let go from their jobs randomly. Either there's no work long term and you get let go (or the company goes under), or you screw up royally (or are a royal screw-up) and you lose your job. PERIOD. If you think people work 50% more hours than they get paid for because of fear of a random dismissal from their jobs, you're fooling yourself and you sound foolish
Because he has no credibility, or very little of it. The Internet has scaled to cover a *planet*. Tell me, why should we listen to this tool?
>>If this was for a Linux distribution people would love it. But because it has windows on it... It makes it bad. Ummm, yeah, sorta like how no matter how much you polish a turd, it's still a piece of shit. Get it?
>>People who want to be green without making real sacrifices are as much in denial as any global warming "skeptic". Skeptic??? "Global warming" is a myth, plain & simple. There's no skepticism here, because it's all bullshit...
Jealous much? Now get back to your mud hut :P
>> As we all know, countries cannot be left to conduct business on their own terms, because it could possibly be harmful to the only interests that matter: ours.
You are absolutely correct. If I had mod points, I'd mod you up instead...
You do understand that anyone can download, install and use that version of Oracle free of charge, right? Oracle XE, aka *Express Edition*.
On CPU bound workloads, especially any CPU bound task that is "SMP aware", Xen leaves ESX in the dust, especially when using 2, 3 or 4 virtual CPUs. I'm not talking percentage points here, I'm talking Xen simply *smokes* ESX. I run both Xen and ESX at work on current enterprise grade hardware, and for Linux hosts at least, there's just no comparison.
My experience with ESX is that adding virtual CPUs buys you very little (it's almost a complete waste), whereas with Xen, the performance scales nearly perfectly with each CPU that is added, provided the software is written to efficiently utilize SMP.
On the management front, nothing touches Virtual Center, not even close...
>>I always thought it strange to assume the Genesis account of creation was literally six 24-hour days. Even the Bible admits to a relative perception of time...though most fundamentalists seem to ignore this. "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." 2 Peter 3:8
And how long is each of these "thousand years"? Not literally a thousand years right?
>>Netflix is positioned to become the next "cable company" without having to lay all this cable.
Not if the cable companies have their say in the matter. We're hearing more & more talk of tiered bandwidth packages lately; every major cable company in the US is looking at this model...
>>I still want to know what he is going to change?
Your tax rate, among other things.
If they correct grammar and spelling, the answer is "more than you're currently using."
Select the update, hit delete, then confirm that you don't want to see it anymore. Problem solved.
>>but nothing is keeping me at Google but my choice to use their easily replaced services
John, it's easily replaced, so create this easily replaced service. You'll be a *billionaire*. And it's easy, right?
"Every time you eat a Californian tomato you're exploiting low-wage Mexican workers."
With this in mind, I'll actively seek out as much produce from California as I can find! Thanks!
Because they're not cars?
>>Damn cops, can't trust 'em with a broomstick.
You're learning...
So, let's look at what we have here: The vast majority of SPAM is aimed at small-cocked poor men who aren't too bright.
SPAM exists because it works.
People who respond to SPAM aren't to bright: they're replying to SPAM. This is confirmed by several people I know who are dimwits, who have replied to SPAM to "get a great deal". You know the type: they get great stereo speaker deals from the backs of moving vans.
The majority of SPAM has penis-enlargement and stock-scams as their subject matter.
So we need to educated the small-cocked men of the world, help them get decent jobs, and SPAM will be eradicated!
Jafi, take your medication. Nice reactionary post, and your repeated use of the work "fuck" is very classy.
Who mods these trolls up, and why?