You just have to be picky about which packages you install. I use Fedora Core 3 on a 133 Mhz Pentium as a server. It runs any daemon I want. I can't use the newest version gnome of course but some of the minimalist window managers are very responsive.
I'm only a hobbyist but I've found some of the older hardware (video, sound, network, etc.) to be better supported in Linux than newer stuff.
That's amazingly low! I understand why it would be frustrating if Google didn't take stern action. Even if you get your money back you would have lost out on the advertising for that day.
How can you tell that a click was fraudulent from your log files?
All you have is what IP addresses downloaded your page and where they came from. How can you make any confident assumptions about the intententions of those visitors.
Do you actually have people clicking the same link multiple times from the same IP address or are you assuming that anyone that viewed the page and didn't buy something is automatically a fraud?
I'm honestly curious how obvious it is to spot fraudulent activity from weblogs.
I'll concede that it may not be worth the work to change email addresses especially since you have had that email address for so long.
When it really comes down to it there probably isn't a "got to have" feature of any webmail except recieving and displaying text messages. I tried out various php based webmail systems on my home server and they all were functional. You could log in and read and send mail. Some, however, were easier to use, provided more options, etc.
Gmail offers quite a bit that is worthwhile compared to Yahoo's free webmail. Threaded conversations, POP access, powerful filters that include forwarding to other addresses, simpler and more responsive interface.
Some of those options are available from Yahoo if you pay for it but that is an irrelevant comparison.
The point is, as with so many of Google's offerings, what you have may be good enough but they've improved upon it greatly. Whether it is important enough to you to invest the work to switch is your business but it isn't just another "peice of marketing".
I just think its funny that the article lists its relationship with ad agencies as one of the strengths Yahoo has over Google. Personally, I think Google's ads are less obtrusive since they dont flash at you and try to get your attention.
As a consumer I completely agree with you. Unfortunately its the advertising companies and not the victims that pay for the advertising.
The trend in media seems to make ads as annoying as possible so they get attention.
That said, I think that google's advantage is not that the ads are unobtrusive but that they are relevant. Google ads are the only ads I have ever actually clicked on. Not only are they helpful in my search but they don't insult me with their presentation.
I hope that enough people feel the same way I do to eventually change the trend in advertising.
I don't know about you but I always have a queue of about a half dozen 'personal' projects that are in various stages of completion. Most of my coworkers are have similar interests. We're software developers. We like coding and being creative. It is a very valuable opportunity to be given paid time to work on one's own interests.
You mention that 'corporate culture' that google has that doesn't foster creativity. Did you make that up or do you have some reason to believe that culture exists? I work in a software company that prides itself on having a fun culture. I can honestly say that here there is no restrictive 'corporate culture'. You can't tell who is a manager by looking at the size of their desk, etc. I assume that the culture at google is similar based on their track record.
There doesn't have to be a battle between a company's management and its employees. It is possible to actually like the company that you work for and be motivated to see that company succeed.
(It especially amuses me when I've got their credit card info on screen in front of me, yet they're getting all sketchy about giving out their SSN.)
I'm much more paranoid about my SSN than I am about my credit card number.
Of course I try to protect both but if someone fraudulently uses my card I get my money back from the CC company and cancel the card. If someone misuses my SSN to apply for a card in my name there is much less that I can do about it to try and stop them.
They actually don't even need 50.1%. According to the interview the next largest stake is held by the initial founders- including the CEO- and it is only ~22%. EA would only need 24% or so to have a majority.
People are going to be more attached to- and take more seriously- software that they use.
Additionally I don't recall the last time I read an article about Microsoft announcing a problem - I usually read about them fixing problems after someone else announced or exploited them.
There are a lot of people and software developers in particular that are frustrated with Microsoft's illegal monopoly and their attitudes towards the consumer that stem from it. Extra animosity towards them is not only natural but justified.
You aren't giving the American consumer nearly enough credit!
I've lived in German socialism for a few years and in Russian post communist confusion for a few and American consumers don't put up for much in comparison.
Just the fact that you hear about things like this is already better than a lot of places in the world.
So, to register the car in the state you have to have GPS installed? I suppose that makes it better for tourists than taxing the gas (or do they plan on doing both?)
I think that you may have misinterpereted his "Almost dead" remark. I think it was referring to the recent/. article that IBM would be discontinuing OS/2. He wasn't trying to pick a fight with you.
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Actually they watched the planes taking off not coming in. The planes took off from Aviano AFB in Italy and it was a fairly trivial matter for someone to sit at the end of the runway and report when the planes took off. In addition to that, because of restrictions of countries in the area, there was a limited corridor that we could fly through. Thus they were able to time perfectly the arrival of the planes and just put up a blanket of AA fire. Nobody detected the plane, they just got lucky.
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Man! I wish you had told me. I need a new Linux web server and router. Your P200 is almost twice as fast as the machine I'm currently using.
I'm only a hobbyist but I've found some of the older hardware (video, sound, network, etc.) to be better supported in Linux than newer stuff.
That's amazingly low! I understand why it would be frustrating if Google didn't take stern action. Even if you get your money back you would have lost out on the advertising for that day.
Thanks for the explanation.
All you have is what IP addresses downloaded your page and where they came from. How can you make any confident assumptions about the intententions of those visitors.
Do you actually have people clicking the same link multiple times from the same IP address or are you assuming that anyone that viewed the page and didn't buy something is automatically a fraud?
I'm honestly curious how obvious it is to spot fraudulent activity from weblogs.
When it really comes down to it there probably isn't a "got to have" feature of any webmail except recieving and displaying text messages. I tried out various php based webmail systems on my home server and they all were functional. You could log in and read and send mail. Some, however, were easier to use, provided more options, etc.
Gmail offers quite a bit that is worthwhile compared to Yahoo's free webmail. Threaded conversations, POP access, powerful filters that include forwarding to other addresses, simpler and more responsive interface.
Some of those options are available from Yahoo if you pay for it but that is an irrelevant comparison.
The point is, as with so many of Google's offerings, what you have may be good enough but they've improved upon it greatly. Whether it is important enough to you to invest the work to switch is your business but it isn't just another "peice of marketing".
I have friends that use each of the services. I use Gaim and the problem is solved.
As a consumer I completely agree with you. Unfortunately its the advertising companies and not the victims that pay for the advertising.
The trend in media seems to make ads as annoying as possible so they get attention.
That said, I think that google's advantage is not that the ads are unobtrusive but that they are relevant. Google ads are the only ads I have ever actually clicked on. Not only are they helpful in my search but they don't insult me with their presentation.
I hope that enough people feel the same way I do to eventually change the trend in advertising.
You mention that 'corporate culture' that google has that doesn't foster creativity. Did you make that up or do you have some reason to believe that culture exists? I work in a software company that prides itself on having a fun culture. I can honestly say that here there is no restrictive 'corporate culture'. You can't tell who is a manager by looking at the size of their desk, etc. I assume that the culture at google is similar based on their track record.
There doesn't have to be a battle between a company's management and its employees. It is possible to actually like the company that you work for and be motivated to see that company succeed.
I'm much more paranoid about my SSN than I am about my credit card number.
Of course I try to protect both but if someone fraudulently uses my card I get my money back from the CC company and cancel the card. If someone misuses my SSN to apply for a card in my name there is much less that I can do about it to try and stop them.
If they (the bad guys) know that you are hiding something then you have basically failed already.
The goal is not to prevent them from finding or understanding your message but rather to prevent them from knowing that there was a message at all.
If you are downloading an innocuous image that has your message hidden in it from a webserver it is not going to raise any red flags for anyone.
The energy from the microwaves is not intended to provide the necessary force - just heat.
The microwaves would evaporate paint on the surface of the sails and the gas escaping would provide much more force than the photons would.
Your math is very impressive though!
They actually don't even need 50.1%. According to the interview the next largest stake is held by the initial founders- including the CEO- and it is only ~22%. EA would only need 24% or so to have a majority.
People are going to be more attached to- and take more seriously- software that they use.
Additionally I don't recall the last time I read an article about Microsoft announcing a problem - I usually read about them fixing problems after someone else announced or exploited them.
There are a lot of people and software developers in particular that are frustrated with Microsoft's illegal monopoly and their attitudes towards the consumer that stem from it. Extra animosity towards them is not only natural but justified.
You aren't giving the American consumer nearly enough credit!
I've lived in German socialism for a few years and in Russian post communist confusion for a few and American consumers don't put up for much in comparison.
Just the fact that you hear about things like this is already better than a lot of places in the world.
You might be typing it in a mozilla window anyway. I am.
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I think the point is just- look what the RIAA would like to do.
So, to register the car in the state you have to have GPS installed? I suppose that makes it better for tourists than taxing the gas (or do they plan on doing both?)
I think that you may have misinterpereted his "Almost dead" remark. I think it was referring to the recent /. article that IBM would be discontinuing OS/2. He wasn't trying to pick a fight with you.
Actually they watched the planes taking off not coming in. The planes took off from Aviano AFB in Italy and it was a fairly trivial matter for someone to sit at the end of the runway and report when the planes took off. In addition to that, because of restrictions of countries in the area, there was a limited corridor that we could fly through. Thus they were able to time perfectly the arrival of the planes and just put up a blanket of AA fire. Nobody detected the plane, they just got lucky.