The problem is that those private companies are already monopolies due to the infrastructure agreements they have with the government. If they control the pipes, there can't be a meaningful "fight for my dollars and patronage." In the absence of a working market, regulation has to appear to keep things reasonable.
I ran 6GB with Linux on a 32bit Xeon system with PAE for a while. It worked alright, just a little slowdown. Felt maybe like a couple hundred MHz drop in CPU clocks.
The cost effective thing to do in the vast majority of cases is to upgrade to 64bit. Multiple 32bit machines will eat a lot more power.
Virtualization to the rescue! I run a 32bit Windows VM on my 64bit Linux machine for when I just have to have Windows. Runs 32bit apps fine, everything except majorly graphically intensive apps. As long as you aren't talking about playing 32bit games, you're good to go.
I'm sure many people do. I've personally seen people brushing their teeth and shaving on the interstate, even reading a fucking book while driving. I have no doubt that people would text while driving... they have no respect for (or probably even recognition of the dangers of) the speed or energy involved in traveling in a car.
Lithium batteries like the ones used in iPods only last a few years at most due to the way they're designed. The Lithium oxidizes and can no longer deliver the charge. There is no "just in case" about putting a charger with it... that's the only way you'll get anything to play. I'd highly recommend taking the battery out and putting it in another container just in case it decides to spontaneously combust, too.
There are plenty of PS/2->USB, DB25(Centronics)->USB and DB9->USB converters available. I don't think you should worry too much about USB going anywhere in only 17 years.
My wife has one, I've seen a few others around here. Maybe T-Mobile just isn't big in your area? It's not a bad phone... worst part about it is that it's slow.
A camera isn't going to react to a crime. It will only watch it in low resolution if it's pointed the right way, the rest of the time it's just voyeurism into people's actions. I would much rather have an officer than a camera.
Just because you have the right to representation doesn't mean that they're great representation. Not all lawyers are created equal, just like not all programmers are created equal. He's opting for the Excel VBS script writer of lawyers, unless he's somehow found the one public defender that's doing it for principle or because they're amazingly good yet working their way up through the ranks.
You do have a relative expectation of anonymity standing on a street in the US. Nobody (except the police) can force you to tell them your real name, even if you are yelling that "Susie Q. Public is a fucking ho!". Why is the Internet different?
AMD is putting it's resources into developing open-source drivers, instead of the Catalyst's. It just makes more sense that way... Nvidia is trying to make Linux drivers just like their Windows ones, and as X and other parts of the system change, that will put Nvidia further and further away from being integrated into the system.
I prefer Linux to Windows for most everything. I've got a quad core X4 955 and a couple of Radeon's in Crossfire. I just wish that they worked properly under Linux. The open source ATI drivers are moving quickly, but they're not there yet. That leaves me to booting in to Windows 7 for my gaming.
You already invested in the console ecosystem. If you have a 360 and games, you're not gonna want to sell all your stuff for way below market value to switch to a PS3. You'll just take your lumps and get another 360. I just don't buy the damn thing in the first place, so I don't have that problem
It's not an anarchist society. It's a police state, where you are expected to be completely dependent on the government for everything. Doing things for yourself to protect yourself circumvents government intervention, and is therefore frowned on.
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That's not what this discussion was about. This discussion was about the waste created and being "green". Green doesn't apply to the moon.
Fuck the "PC" way of saying that. I'm a white man, he's a black man. It's like saying I have brown hair. It's simply a fact, it's not a judgment.
The problem is that those private companies are already monopolies due to the infrastructure agreements they have with the government. If they control the pipes, there can't be a meaningful "fight for my dollars and patronage." In the absence of a working market, regulation has to appear to keep things reasonable.
I ran 6GB with Linux on a 32bit Xeon system with PAE for a while. It worked alright, just a little slowdown. Felt maybe like a couple hundred MHz drop in CPU clocks.
The cost effective thing to do in the vast majority of cases is to upgrade to 64bit. Multiple 32bit machines will eat a lot more power.
Virtualization to the rescue! I run a 32bit Windows VM on my 64bit Linux machine for when I just have to have Windows. Runs 32bit apps fine, everything except majorly graphically intensive apps. As long as you aren't talking about playing 32bit games, you're good to go.
Even with PAE enabled, a single process cannot access more than 4GB of RAM. PAE doesn't help people running Photoshop and CAD apps and so on.
Sounds more like I need to find a job as an auditor...
It's true! It happened to me!
I'm sure many people do. I've personally seen people brushing their teeth and shaving on the interstate, even reading a fucking book while driving. I have no doubt that people would text while driving... they have no respect for (or probably even recognition of the dangers of) the speed or energy involved in traveling in a car.
A 60mph speed delta is a lot better for everyone involved than 120mph, especially when you consider that kinetic energy is 1/2m(V^2).
Lithium batteries like the ones used in iPods only last a few years at most due to the way they're designed. The Lithium oxidizes and can no longer deliver the charge. There is no "just in case" about putting a charger with it... that's the only way you'll get anything to play. I'd highly recommend taking the battery out and putting it in another container just in case it decides to spontaneously combust, too.
There are plenty of PS/2->USB, DB25(Centronics)->USB and DB9->USB converters available. I don't think you should worry too much about USB going anywhere in only 17 years.
Would there be a reason we can't take the aluminum from soda cans and such that's already been separated, and powder that?
My wife has one, I've seen a few others around here. Maybe T-Mobile just isn't big in your area? It's not a bad phone... worst part about it is that it's slow.
A camera isn't going to react to a crime. It will only watch it in low resolution if it's pointed the right way, the rest of the time it's just voyeurism into people's actions. I would much rather have an officer than a camera.
Just because you have the right to representation doesn't mean that they're great representation. Not all lawyers are created equal, just like not all programmers are created equal. He's opting for the Excel VBS script writer of lawyers, unless he's somehow found the one public defender that's doing it for principle or because they're amazingly good yet working their way up through the ranks.
You stole my bits! Give me back my bits!
Windows Media Center is severely limited by the DRM that it supports. MythTV will never be limited by that.
You do have a relative expectation of anonymity standing on a street in the US. Nobody (except the police) can force you to tell them your real name, even if you are yelling that "Susie Q. Public is a fucking ho!". Why is the Internet different?
AMD is putting it's resources into developing open-source drivers, instead of the Catalyst's. It just makes more sense that way... Nvidia is trying to make Linux drivers just like their Windows ones, and as X and other parts of the system change, that will put Nvidia further and further away from being integrated into the system.
I prefer Linux to Windows for most everything. I've got a quad core X4 955 and a couple of Radeon's in Crossfire. I just wish that they worked properly under Linux. The open source ATI drivers are moving quickly, but they're not there yet. That leaves me to booting in to Windows 7 for my gaming.
Slow down there, sparky
You already invested in the console ecosystem. If you have a 360 and games, you're not gonna want to sell all your stuff for way below market value to switch to a PS3. You'll just take your lumps and get another 360. I just don't buy the damn thing in the first place, so I don't have that problem
It's not an anarchist society. It's a police state, where you are expected to be completely dependent on the government for everything. Doing things for yourself to protect yourself circumvents government intervention, and is therefore frowned on.