Here in America, you're stupid if you don't get a free phone... the ONLY carrier that discounts service if you aren't leasing a phone is T-Mobile. If you buy a phone outright and use any other service, you're throwing money away.
And yet it's released less radioactivity than coal power plants do, and is still much cleaner for the environment. The fact that it's still holding up after handling an earthquake much larger than it was designed for is a testament to the engineering. And this is an OLDER plant. One that's not as advanced.
If we want to keep having computers and other things powered by electricity, we need to have electricity. And of the ways to GET that electricity, nuclear is one of the most efficient, safest and easily available. Far better than coal, more efficient and reliable than solar or wind. Hydro works too, but only if you make dams that kill off ecosystems, and have the place to put a dam.
Nothing is perfect. But nuclear power is by far the best of the available options.
Didn't you know? The zeroth amendment is apparently the right to not be offended or upset. It's not actually written down anywhere, but it's taken as the gospel truth.
Everything Google does with Linux is perfectly legal. You can't DISTRIBUTE the modified binaries without providing the source, but really... you expect Google to give away the keys to it's kingdom because it used Linux as a base? Are you stupid?
Besides... Picasa isn't Linux or based on open source software, nor is Google Earth, nor is the Page Rank Algorithm, nor is their filesystem, nor gmail... well, pretty much nothing except the kernel fork. And their use is implicitly allowed by the GPL.
Go troll your stupidity elsewhere. There are plenty of reasons to not like Google, but this ain't one of 'em.
It's a war of attrition now, one that Sony started by taking away the OtherOS option for no real reason. Then the really smart people that wanted to hack the console for fun or use it for Linux work or clusters or whatever fixed that issue, and then all the script-kiddie hangers-on took it and ran with it after it was broken. If Sony hadn't fired the first shot, they wouldn't have these issues.
I don't feel sorry for Sony one bit. They made their bed, and they can lie in it.
Netflix updates their content nearly daily... might be worth taking another look at what they offer. Their streaming stuff is good enough that we don't subscribe to cable any more. OTA for news and sports, otherwise everything is Netflix or on discs we own (that I ripped to our media center)
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There's a reason I said 50%. Not all applications are thin-client amenable. But every single terminal you see in hospital rooms is a perfect candidate for an ARM wall-wart. Any place where the primary/only task is data entry. POS, maybe 25% of office data jobs... there are a ton of places where people's primary or only task is with a web-based application.
Why do people insist that "everything must go to the cloud!" or "everything must be a thick client!" or anything so silly? Use the right tool for the task. And an ARM based machine is very malware resilient, power efficient and very appropriate in many cases. Such as times when you don't want people to be able to run any "familiar" apps they download randomly without having to do massive Internet blacklists combined with disabling USB drives, etc., etc.
You're definitely a nerd. All you do is bitch without providing the information you say the parent is lacking.
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As apps start making the move to the "cloud", there's little need for beefy processing at the end nodes. If you actually worked in a clinical or other setting you'd realize that most end points are really just glorified data-entry portals any more. And all you need for that is a web browser, and you certainly don't need a touchy wintel power-guzzler for that.
ARM CPU's won't replace every PC in a hospital or office. But I would be very surprised if they couldn't replace 50% or more of them. Today.
It most certainly is that easy. Real-estate types often have tons of PDFs, word documents, and so on. Perhaps pictures of kids, all kinds of data files that are easily scannable or just not infectable, but quite irreplaceable.
Is everyone on slashdot both an asshole and incompetent at computer repair? Or did I miss some sarcasm in your post?
It's not impossible to remove an infection. It IS impossible to be sure you have removed ALL infections. AVG is perfectly serviceable, even if it has gone downhill lately. I honestly just recommend Microsoft Security Essentials any more... fast, low clutter, and it just works, at least as well as any other commercial program.
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Isn't that cute. You think a wireless carrier is competent.
Here in America, you're stupid if you don't get a free phone... the ONLY carrier that discounts service if you aren't leasing a phone is T-Mobile. If you buy a phone outright and use any other service, you're throwing money away.
"What's good for business is good for America"
It's just another example, not the only example.
Reading comprehension... it's not just for fun any more!
And yet it's released less radioactivity than coal power plants do, and is still much cleaner for the environment. The fact that it's still holding up after handling an earthquake much larger than it was designed for is a testament to the engineering. And this is an OLDER plant. One that's not as advanced.
If we want to keep having computers and other things powered by electricity, we need to have electricity. And of the ways to GET that electricity, nuclear is one of the most efficient, safest and easily available. Far better than coal, more efficient and reliable than solar or wind. Hydro works too, but only if you make dams that kill off ecosystems, and have the place to put a dam.
Nothing is perfect. But nuclear power is by far the best of the available options.
Didn't you know? The zeroth amendment is apparently the right to not be offended or upset. It's not actually written down anywhere, but it's taken as the gospel truth.
That may be. But that's a different issue than the one I was responding to.
MSN does. It will send emoticons embedded into messages.
Everything Google does with Linux is perfectly legal. You can't DISTRIBUTE the modified binaries without providing the source, but really... you expect Google to give away the keys to it's kingdom because it used Linux as a base? Are you stupid?
Besides... Picasa isn't Linux or based on open source software, nor is Google Earth, nor is the Page Rank Algorithm, nor is their filesystem, nor gmail... well, pretty much nothing except the kernel fork. And their use is implicitly allowed by the GPL.
Go troll your stupidity elsewhere. There are plenty of reasons to not like Google, but this ain't one of 'em.
Really? Is that why I have aftermarket firmware running on my Android phone, but you can't get the source to iOS or Windows to do the same?
It's a war of attrition now, one that Sony started by taking away the OtherOS option for no real reason. Then the really smart people that wanted to hack the console for fun or use it for Linux work or clusters or whatever fixed that issue, and then all the script-kiddie hangers-on took it and ran with it after it was broken. If Sony hadn't fired the first shot, they wouldn't have these issues.
I don't feel sorry for Sony one bit. They made their bed, and they can lie in it.
Oh, don't worry. We'll just get rid of the First Amendment for adults, too.
Bullshit
Because Android doesn't have pervasive DRM, and without that you won't get media companies to sign on. That's why there isn't even a Netflix app for Android.
Netflix updates their content nearly daily... might be worth taking another look at what they offer. Their streaming stuff is good enough that we don't subscribe to cable any more. OTA for news and sports, otherwise everything is Netflix or on discs we own (that I ripped to our media center)
And you're saying that that doesn't happen with games developers?
The pirates wouldn't buy your product anyway, so you aren't really losing money. They're just free advertising if you have a good product.
You're a good guesser ;)
There's a reason I said 50%. Not all applications are thin-client amenable. But every single terminal you see in hospital rooms is a perfect candidate for an ARM wall-wart. Any place where the primary/only task is data entry. POS, maybe 25% of office data jobs... there are a ton of places where people's primary or only task is with a web-based application.
Why do people insist that "everything must go to the cloud!" or "everything must be a thick client!" or anything so silly? Use the right tool for the task. And an ARM based machine is very malware resilient, power efficient and very appropriate in many cases. Such as times when you don't want people to be able to run any "familiar" apps they download randomly without having to do massive Internet blacklists combined with disabling USB drives, etc., etc.
You're definitely a nerd. All you do is bitch without providing the information you say the parent is lacking.
As apps start making the move to the "cloud", there's little need for beefy processing at the end nodes. If you actually worked in a clinical or other setting you'd realize that most end points are really just glorified data-entry portals any more. And all you need for that is a web browser, and you certainly don't need a touchy wintel power-guzzler for that.
ARM CPU's won't replace every PC in a hospital or office. But I would be very surprised if they couldn't replace 50% or more of them. Today.
Fight Club was a great movie
Then he should have said that to them instead of lying, being a douche and/or incompetent.
It most certainly is that easy. Real-estate types often have tons of PDFs, word documents, and so on. Perhaps pictures of kids, all kinds of data files that are easily scannable or just not infectable, but quite irreplaceable.
Is everyone on slashdot both an asshole and incompetent at computer repair? Or did I miss some sarcasm in your post?
Speaking of noobs... the irony is palpable.
It's not impossible to remove an infection. It IS impossible to be sure you have removed ALL infections. AVG is perfectly serviceable, even if it has gone downhill lately. I honestly just recommend Microsoft Security Essentials any more... fast, low clutter, and it just works, at least as well as any other commercial program.