Well yeah for you, me, and most of the slashdot population. We know what whois is... in fact, if anyone is like me, they do a whois whenever something seem fishy about a website. However, what about some joe-shmo looking for someplace to put his money? He's still trying to figure out why he can't get the stock symbol for the internet company.
You can't. Take a look at the example. There information about investing all the up to the point where you send them money. That's where you get slapped in the face.
Sounds like he doesn't know what he is talking about. He's one of those people that makes up a pretty good bullshit story that almost sounds good. My HP 5600 has a Toshiba hard drive in it, and I've been using it for 3 1/2 years or so. I carried it class everyday, used it for a couple of robotics projects, and flown a couple of times with it. Even though its pretty big, compared to notebooks today, it was still nice to have at my side. I haven't had any problems with the hard drive. My floppy drive is getting flaky, but that's it.
In the past, you had to have the development system to use the programs wrote by others. So you'd have to shell out the money for a development system just to play your pirated games. In the case of the PSX that was cost and unit prohibitive. There weren't enough units and they cost way to much to justify that.
In this case, though, some people may be more keen to paying $200 and pirate 50 games (of which, they'll play 4. Good thing they are saving money.).
It boils down to, even if you did come up with a bootloader, only those with a development system would benefit from it. If I had one of the development systems, I wouldn't be interested anyway. If a game is worth playing, I'll buy it.
So if it includes the Hard Drive and Ethernet adapter, does this mean those are going to be available in May instead of this summer? That's kind of exciting....
I'm not sure what Sony planned on selling the drive for, but I think the Network Adapter (which was suppose to be modem and ethernet) was going to go for around $40. Anyone know what the hard drive was going to sell for?
I'm wondering what the value-add price of Linux is in this case.
Careful there. "via a friendly, Windows-esque GUI." I'll assume you mean "Windows" as in a Microsoft Windows. Don't assume that just because Microsoft's Windows is installed on most computers that it means its the easiest to use. Nevermind the arguments about stability, privacy, etc. I think people overlook the fact that Windows is NOT easy to use. Most people have just grown acustomed to it and they think "this is how a comptuer works." If it was truely easy to use, then a new user could sit down and use it. Right now it takes an experienced user to sit down and say "well, it should work like this for no other reason than it always has." I honestly believe (and have seen some signs of this) if you used UNIX all your life, Windows would be a nightmare to learn.
I do agree with you (and I think you mean) that this should be done with a friendly GUI.
My mother is a couple of years over 50. Up until a few months ago, her computer at work was still DOS based. So I tried giving her a couple of different computers that ran Windows 95. I spent more time talking her through things than she actually spent using it herself. Everyday something new confused her. So, in a desprete attempt, I decided to give her my old Performa. It was a basterdly slow machine. Once I showed her how to connect to the internet, her only complaint/issue came 3 weeks later.
"Son, I have to reset the clock everytime it turns on." So I started explaining how to do that on a Mac... She interrupted me and said "No Son, I know how to do that. I don't know how to fix it. It says something about its battery." Realizing she had jumped in useability, I decided for Christmas this year (she had the other one for 1 or 2) to get her a used iMac. She's very happy with how much faster it is. Of course, now that it doesn't run slow, I'm being bombarded with Instant Messages, Emails, and pretty looking weekly Cookbooks from her. Maybe for mother's day I'll look into the new iMac. Then I can play with it for a while too.
Some (older) laptops weight around 15 and that is without the power supply. Here you have stainless steel, instead of plastic, and a power supply. I'm think 20lbs sounds about right. As someone pointed out, most monitors weight more than 30 or 40lbs.
Okay, I see your point. If the system had more memory though, then the file system would be less dependant on using the GD-ROM drive. Almost nothing can be cached, causing most of the data having to be read back into memory at some point. If he NFS mounts the filesystem and could add a bit more RAM, it would significantly speed things up. However, just mounting the filesystem by NFS, he is still going to run into the same problem.
Yeah I had the same attitude until I bought one. When you realize the power the guide data gives Tivo. you can easily appreciate paying $10 a month. Sure the data is free, but programming the Tivo is not. If you had to manually program the guide data every two weeks, I think that would suck. Otherwise, the Tivo is just a digital VCR. You can easily use your computer to just record tv shows digitally. The fact that the system keeps itself updated, tracks shows that you like, automatically record a show if it moves, etc. etc etc. Its more than just the fact you are getting free data. You are getting to use the power of Tivo with that data. It takes a lot of effort to make the data useful, and that is what you are paying for.
I went to Purdue and opted for the Electrical Engineering Technology program. I saw a variety of people in that program and in the Electrical Engineering program. Each were run by their respective schools. Most people want to assume that they are similar programs run by similar people. They are entirely indepedant,however.
As I started looking for a job, I ran into some opposition because most employers in the design field only want EE's. However, if you can prove that your a competent in your field, then your degree only serves to show what your general background includes. I, now, work for Agilent (HP's Test Equipment spin-off.) I'm an application engineer fresh out of college. My only other experience was an engineering internship at Dell. I find it funny I got the job, because I was talking to one of the salesguys I support and he told me that they interviewed several EET type people. However, he wasn't comfortable hiring someone without a EE. My manager decided to go out on a limb because he said I was the only one that he felt comfortable with in the interview. And, surprisingly, I was the only one who correctly explained setup/hold times and crosstalk. When the I showed the salesguy my wallet diploma, his jaw dropped.
He was shocked because he realized it was me they hired and not my piece of paper. Granted, I'm not saying degrees aren't important. What I am saying is, there is more importance on what you take out of the program you choose, than the program itself. I am lucky to have gone to Purdue where all of its acedmics fly high. I am also lucky to have correctly choosen my career path. I exceled where (many many) many like me do not.
Yah. I think its funny how in his first post he said there is any game available elsewhere... Then he admits that Grand Turismo 3 is a kick ass game. However, he's willing to spend money on Pokemon.
I think its pretty sad how he used the weak arguement of his GBA. Right now the only game that, AFAIR, will support the GBA/GC link is Sonic Advance. Funny how that is coming from Sega and not Nintendo.
I really think he's just trolling. He hasn't made a sound argument yet. Telling me he bought a Gamecube because of Pokemon, does not cut it.
This isn't a case of software bugs, I don't think. I think its learning more towards manufacturing defects. The same kind of defects that plague ANYTHING you buy in a store, including your shiny Flatscreen.
Although, I do share your concern. Seems like as larger complex buggy systems get scaled down, their bugs come with it. It'd be nice if I didn't have to care about what revision my receiver's EEPROM had stored on it.
I just wanted to add... Just in time for FFX to be released, Sony has announced that it is finially breaking even on the console. I saw it in the recent IGN Playstation magazine.
First I think CNN is making an issue out of nothing. Then come along Slashdot, and we're going to make it even worse. Everything has manufacturing defects and everyone has bad customer support problems. I'm still trying to figure out why these people are sending their stuff back in when Wal-Mart will give you a new one in about 10 minutes.
Well, I wanted a game console and I had three to choose. X-Box has no titles on it that are appealing what so ever. There is nothing distinctive there and there is nothing on the radar either. All it has (and all I can get people to tell me) is a 700+ mHz processor. Big deal. If games only use 10% of it, then you're wasting 90% of my money. Gamecube, as someone else pointed out, makes me feel like I'm playing with Barney. Besides, there isn't anything distinctive there either (yet). So knowing I wanted to play video games, choosing one and only one title is appropriate. I'm not about to wait for a PC version of MGS2. It was designed for the Playstation. Not my computer. Besides, I doubt any of the games on any of the consoles will be released for Linux anyway.
Well, defects are a part of life. You can't ship 100% of your units at 100% of functionality. If you read the article it says they are estimating a 1% failure rate. Which, according to Nintendo, is pretty common. Well for game consoles anyway. Its understandable that they are going to have some defective units. This isn't a story about a stop shipment because of a serious design flaw. They are talking about defects from (most likely) manufacturing. The issue is the fact these people are getting what appears to be poor support from those defects.
Remember, in business how you handle a bad customer is everything. If you have a bad experience and a company goes out of its way to make it up to you, you will become more loyal. However, if the company further screws you, then that's probably twice as bad.
"SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- Hundreds of people who bought Microsoft's hot new Xbox game console over the holidays received defective systems, and some say they waited for weeks before the devices were fixed. "
I didn't get past that paragraph before I had to stop reading and go "what?" I think there is just a little melodrama here. At least on my Calendar the date is only January 5th. Which puts us almost at a mere two weeks after Christmas. Not even quite yet.
I know everyone is in a rush to get the holidays in and over, but I think this is seriously starting to stretch it. Pretty soon when there is an article double posted on slashdot, people will be saying "oh come on, I just read that story 10-15 days ago! Right after my cup of coffee!"
Either you're being excessivly sarcastic, or you're living under a rock.
1. Grand Turismo 3
2. Metal Gear Solid 2
3. Final Fantasy X
4. Frequency (thanks to some mood enhancement)
5. Ico
You might argue that FFX and Ico don't count. You can get RPGs anywhere. Fine, whatever. You can't get those two anywhere else right now (and Sony would like you not to get FFX anywhere else ever). I don't know a single racing simulator as awesome as GT3. MGS2 is in a class of its own. In all honesty its GT3 and MGS2 that made me want a PS2.
Yeah, but I would think a $100 desk from target would be a better way to go. I bought one of those desks that has the shelf under the top to put your computer on. This device would end up taking up more room than it would save. I really don't understand what their target market is... Except maybe you setup a station at home and one at work. Then you have a smaller and lighter device to carry back and forth. But if you need to work on something in between (or on the road) you can't. Maybe they did want to narrow the market to that specific case though.
Nearly every moblie employee at our company knows at a VPN. When I say nearly, I would mean 99%. All of our salespeople know how to VPN from their hotel room. And I'd say most of them are non-geeks. We aren't a small company either ($10 billion test equipment manufacturer). So no, the average consumer might know what a VPN is, but I'd say your average office employee does and that is one of the targets of this product.
Slashdot Mirror
Well yeah for you, me, and most of the slashdot population. We know what whois is... in fact, if anyone is like me, they do a whois whenever something seem fishy about a website. However, what about some joe-shmo looking for someplace to put his money? He's still trying to figure out why he can't get the stock symbol for the internet company.
You can't. Take a look at the example. There information about investing all the up to the point where you send them money. That's where you get slapped in the face.
Sounds like he doesn't know what he is talking about. He's one of those people that makes up a pretty good bullshit story that almost sounds good. My HP 5600 has a Toshiba hard drive in it, and I've been using it for 3 1/2 years or so. I carried it class everyday, used it for a couple of robotics projects, and flown a couple of times with it. Even though its pretty big, compared to notebooks today, it was still nice to have at my side. I haven't had any problems with the hard drive. My floppy drive is getting flaky, but that's it.
So I can write a program that flashes the analog light on the controller in morse code.
In the past, you had to have the development system to use the programs wrote by others. So you'd have to shell out the money for a development system just to play your pirated games. In the case of the PSX that was cost and unit prohibitive. There weren't enough units and they cost way to much to justify that.
In this case, though, some people may be more keen to paying $200 and pirate 50 games (of which, they'll play 4. Good thing they are saving money.).
It boils down to, even if you did come up with a bootloader, only those with a development system would benefit from it. If I had one of the development systems, I wouldn't be interested anyway. If a game is worth playing, I'll buy it.
So if it includes the Hard Drive and Ethernet adapter, does this mean those are going to be available in May instead of this summer? That's kind of exciting....
I'm not sure what Sony planned on selling the drive for, but I think the Network Adapter (which was suppose to be modem and ethernet) was going to go for around $40. Anyone know what the hard drive was going to sell for?
I'm wondering what the value-add price of Linux is in this case.
...because its sexy enough on its own.
Careful there. "via a friendly, Windows-esque GUI." I'll assume you mean "Windows" as in a Microsoft Windows. Don't assume that just because Microsoft's Windows is installed on most computers that it means its the easiest to use. Nevermind the arguments about stability, privacy, etc. I think people overlook the fact that Windows is NOT easy to use. Most people have just grown acustomed to it and they think "this is how a comptuer works." If it was truely easy to use, then a new user could sit down and use it. Right now it takes an experienced user to sit down and say "well, it should work like this for no other reason than it always has." I honestly believe (and have seen some signs of this) if you used UNIX all your life, Windows would be a nightmare to learn.
I do agree with you (and I think you mean) that this should be done with a friendly GUI.
My mother is a couple of years over 50. Up until a few months ago, her computer at work was still DOS based. So I tried giving her a couple of different computers that ran Windows 95. I spent more time talking her through things than she actually spent using it herself. Everyday something new confused her. So, in a desprete attempt, I decided to give her my old Performa. It was a basterdly slow machine. Once I showed her how to connect to the internet, her only complaint/issue came 3 weeks later.
"Son, I have to reset the clock everytime it turns on." So I started explaining how to do that on a Mac... She interrupted me and said "No Son, I know how to do that. I don't know how to fix it. It says something about its battery." Realizing she had jumped in useability, I decided for Christmas this year (she had the other one for 1 or 2) to get her a used iMac. She's very happy with how much faster it is. Of course, now that it doesn't run slow, I'm being bombarded with Instant Messages, Emails, and pretty looking weekly Cookbooks from her. Maybe for mother's day I'll look into the new iMac. Then I can play with it for a while too.
Some (older) laptops weight around 15 and that is without the power supply. Here you have stainless steel, instead of plastic, and a power supply. I'm think 20lbs sounds about right. As someone pointed out, most monitors weight more than 30 or 40lbs.
Okay, I see your point. If the system had more memory though, then the file system would be less dependant on using the GD-ROM drive. Almost nothing can be cached, causing most of the data having to be read back into memory at some point. If he NFS mounts the filesystem and could add a bit more RAM, it would significantly speed things up. However, just mounting the filesystem by NFS, he is still going to run into the same problem.
Who said anything about it panicing? Its slow, not dieing.
Yeah I had the same attitude until I bought one. When you realize the power the guide data gives Tivo. you can easily appreciate paying $10 a month. Sure the data is free, but programming the Tivo is not. If you had to manually program the guide data every two weeks, I think that would suck. Otherwise, the Tivo is just a digital VCR. You can easily use your computer to just record tv shows digitally. The fact that the system keeps itself updated, tracks shows that you like, automatically record a show if it moves, etc. etc etc. Its more than just the fact you are getting free data. You are getting to use the power of Tivo with that data. It takes a lot of effort to make the data useful, and that is what you are paying for.
I went to Purdue and opted for the Electrical Engineering Technology program. I saw a variety of people in that program and in the Electrical Engineering program. Each were run by their respective schools. Most people want to assume that they are similar programs run by similar people. They are entirely indepedant,however.
As I started looking for a job, I ran into some opposition because most employers in the design field only want EE's. However, if you can prove that your a competent in your field, then your degree only serves to show what your general background includes. I, now, work for Agilent (HP's Test Equipment spin-off.) I'm an application engineer fresh out of college. My only other experience was an engineering internship at Dell. I find it funny I got the job, because I was talking to one of the salesguys I support and he told me that they interviewed several EET type people. However, he wasn't comfortable hiring someone without a EE. My manager decided to go out on a limb because he said I was the only one that he felt comfortable with in the interview. And, surprisingly, I was the only one who correctly explained setup/hold times and crosstalk. When the I showed the salesguy my wallet diploma, his jaw dropped.
He was shocked because he realized it was me they hired and not my piece of paper. Granted, I'm not saying degrees aren't important. What I am saying is, there is more importance on what you take out of the program you choose, than the program itself. I am lucky to have gone to Purdue where all of its acedmics fly high. I am also lucky to have correctly choosen my career path. I exceled where (many many) many like me do not.
Yah. I think its funny how in his first post he said there is any game available elsewhere... Then he admits that Grand Turismo 3 is a kick ass game. However, he's willing to spend money on Pokemon.
I think its pretty sad how he used the weak arguement of his GBA. Right now the only game that, AFAIR, will support the GBA/GC link is Sonic Advance. Funny how that is coming from Sega and not Nintendo.
I really think he's just trolling. He hasn't made a sound argument yet. Telling me he bought a Gamecube because of Pokemon, does not cut it.
This isn't a case of software bugs, I don't think. I think its learning more towards manufacturing defects. The same kind of defects that plague ANYTHING you buy in a store, including your shiny Flatscreen.
Although, I do share your concern. Seems like as larger complex buggy systems get scaled down, their bugs come with it. It'd be nice if I didn't have to care about what revision my receiver's EEPROM had stored on it.
I just wanted to add... Just in time for FFX to be released, Sony has announced that it is finially breaking even on the console. I saw it in the recent IGN Playstation magazine.
First I think CNN is making an issue out of nothing. Then come along Slashdot, and we're going to make it even worse. Everything has manufacturing defects and everyone has bad customer support problems. I'm still trying to figure out why these people are sending their stuff back in when Wal-Mart will give you a new one in about 10 minutes.
Well, I wanted a game console and I had three to choose. X-Box has no titles on it that are appealing what so ever. There is nothing distinctive there and there is nothing on the radar either. All it has (and all I can get people to tell me) is a 700+ mHz processor. Big deal. If games only use 10% of it, then you're wasting 90% of my money. Gamecube, as someone else pointed out, makes me feel like I'm playing with Barney. Besides, there isn't anything distinctive there either (yet). So knowing I wanted to play video games, choosing one and only one title is appropriate. I'm not about to wait for a PC version of MGS2. It was designed for the Playstation. Not my computer. Besides, I doubt any of the games on any of the consoles will be released for Linux anyway.
Well, defects are a part of life. You can't ship 100% of your units at 100% of functionality. If you read the article it says they are estimating a 1% failure rate. Which, according to Nintendo, is pretty common. Well for game consoles anyway. Its understandable that they are going to have some defective units. This isn't a story about a stop shipment because of a serious design flaw. They are talking about defects from (most likely) manufacturing. The issue is the fact these people are getting what appears to be poor support from those defects.
Remember, in business how you handle a bad customer is everything. If you have a bad experience and a company goes out of its way to make it up to you, you will become more loyal. However, if the company further screws you, then that's probably twice as bad.
"SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- Hundreds of people who bought Microsoft's hot new Xbox game console over the holidays received defective systems, and some say they waited for weeks before the devices were fixed. "
I didn't get past that paragraph before I had to stop reading and go "what?" I think there is just a little melodrama here. At least on my Calendar the date is only January 5th. Which puts us almost at a mere two weeks after Christmas. Not even quite yet.
I know everyone is in a rush to get the holidays in and over, but I think this is seriously starting to stretch it. Pretty soon when there is an article double posted on slashdot, people will be saying "oh come on, I just read that story 10-15 days ago! Right after my cup of coffee!"
Either you're being excessivly sarcastic, or you're living under a rock.
1. Grand Turismo 3
2. Metal Gear Solid 2
3. Final Fantasy X
4. Frequency (thanks to some mood enhancement)
5. Ico
You might argue that FFX and Ico don't count. You can get RPGs anywhere. Fine, whatever. You can't get those two anywhere else right now (and Sony would like you not to get FFX anywhere else ever). I don't know a single racing simulator as awesome as GT3. MGS2 is in a class of its own. In all honesty its GT3 and MGS2 that made me want a PS2.
Hahah, turns out I guess I was right. I finially got to the page and it said "perfect for someone that needs a computer at home and at work!"
Yeah, but I would think a $100 desk from target would be a better way to go. I bought one of those desks that has the shelf under the top to put your computer on. This device would end up taking up more room than it would save. I really don't understand what their target market is... Except maybe you setup a station at home and one at work. Then you have a smaller and lighter device to carry back and forth. But if you need to work on something in between (or on the road) you can't. Maybe they did want to narrow the market to that specific case though.
Nearly every moblie employee at our company knows at a VPN. When I say nearly, I would mean 99%. All of our salespeople know how to VPN from their hotel room. And I'd say most of them are non-geeks. We aren't a small company either ($10 billion test equipment manufacturer). So no, the average consumer might know what a VPN is, but I'd say your average office employee does and that is one of the targets of this product.