I had the exact same thought when I was reading the story... Maybe with all the gmail stories this was some sort of YRO knee-jerk categorization. Another possibility is that here at slashdot all large corporations are evil and must be violating our rights somehow.
Come to think of it, that conclusion is probably true more often than not. sad.
I do bi-weekly tape backups. Hard drives aren't reliable/durable enough, and their shelf life isn't good enough for backups. Optical media have the same problems, but worse. I can't imagine tape going away for a good long time.
True, but I've had tapes go bad on me and become unreadable too. Others have posted about having tape drives eat tapes and destroy them. Any real numbers out there on the reliability of tapes on the shelf versus drives on the shelf?
I have been casually looking into using an offsite backup service (like Iron Mountain). Does anyone have any real experience?
A few weeks ago they were getting attacked here for making it too strong (they brew it double strength). Slashdotters were accusing them of being drug dealers making it stronger to keep the addicts coming back.
Have you tried Peet's Coffee? You'll think Starbucks is weak after that. Peets is a bit strong for me but I know many, many people that like it.
What? Like sites that do not function if they can't open a thousand windows? or can't force you to agree to download and install something without crashing the browser? (insert zillions of other annoying or dangerous exploits here)
If a site REQUIRES Internet Explorer perhaps you shouldn't go there. I mean now that the Department of Homeland Security is urging people not to use IE, Your bank better think real hard about requiring you to use it.
My girlfriend is a real estate agent and needs access to the local MLS web site to see info on homes for sale. That website doesn't say it requires explorer, the java applets just don't work with firefox. They come up but are not actually functional and the page layouts poorly to say the least. Not using their site is not a choice - that is THE site you need to go to if you want to be an agent and make any money.
I'm sure they should spend the money to make their software better at handling other browsers but until they do all the real estate agents in this area have no choice but to use IE.
When I go camping I try not to bring any of my wireless and computational devices (a charged and off cellphone is the exception, although I'm often out of cell coverage). I view it as a time to escape. Then again I've never camped at a KOA: they probably cater to a different type of camper.
"...n trying to demonstrate it they will, say, drop it on their leg,..."
Man, that would be some demonstration - picking up and dropping a cast-iron table saw? Even with the saw off I suspect it could brake someone leg if they could pick it up.
You mean play along and allow the vote to happen as it should? I noticed you didn't even comment on the other issue of vote manipulation... they all play politics, some worse than other.
The article also states that the government plans on having the upgrades completed, and the data available, by December. (I'm not going to touch the issue of how accurate this statement is.)
And when he does show up, the GOP postpones the vote. Shoot, they even manipulate how they were going to vote to create close elections and highlight his absences (from linked article):
GOP aides conceded that even if Kerry had voted for the war profiteering measure, Republicans would have switched their votes to make sure it failed anyway.
How long ago were you running MySQL? I've never used the INNODB table handler but when my DB have been running on a stable system the DB has been fine... when the whole system was unstable there were problems but never unrecoverable. Postgres never seemed to have the SELECT performance we needed but I have not re-checked in a while.
The article also states that the government plans on having the upgrades completed, and the data available, by December. (I'm not going to touch the issue of how accurate this statement is.)
Of course, after the election makes it much more politically convenient than before.
It seems only software companies are able to get away with selling defective products by tacking on long EULA's to them.
Not quite an EULA but close: When buying a older house in California (not a new home) they are usually sold 'as-is' with a fat list of disclosures. Just about the only way a buyer can successfully sue a seller is to have a problem with the house (noisy train every day at 3am, leaky roof, flooding of the basement even if they fixed it, etc) that the previous owner knew about and did not disclose.
Most good agents will urge the prospective seller to disclose everything that they can possibly think of to reduce future liability. Keep in mind IANAL and IANAREA but I have seen various sides of these transactions and law suits and it generally seems to work well if the seller is very thorough on their disclosures. If they forget something then overly litigious buys will eat them alive.
Actually they're extremely biased, thing is they don't just stick to one side.
That doesn't sound so contradictory if you watch it. One day it's Bush sucks, the next it's Kerry's a loon. Etc.
I'm not sure if I would call that a two sided bias. I think they are biased to where the (apparent) truth, common sense and humor all intersect.
What I'm sad about is the perception that Apple is cultivating for itself.
These days, when I think of Apple I think: elite, expensive, fashionable, trendy, Hollywood
Well, those perceptions usually end up selling more units to average image conscious consumers.
The receipt is supposed to go into a ballot box, not home with the voter. This should allow for a manual recount later if needed. If the voter wants a take home printout, that is a different issue an has other potential problems but is not at issue here.
I don't think TiVo could be considered prior art. The cited patent refers to patent 6,141,488 from September 5, 1997 that seems to cover a lot of what is at issue. TiVo itself was founded in 1997 as well, so no good news there. Not to sure about that VCR+Gold stuff that some RCA appliances had, I have no idea how old that is and all of its capabilities are but I believe it has electronic schedule distribution with some sort of interactive guide for choosing what programs to record.
IANAL but I seem to recall someone else mentioning if a patent was not enforced for 6 years (e.g. a company let others infringe on their patents for more than 6 years) then some sort of statute of limitations has passed...this seems to back up my memory. That implies that TiVo might be off the hook unless the lawsuit has already been filed or they have licensed it already.
CPUs and power supplies generate more heat than ever... why do they need to be encased at all? Orient them on the mobo such that heatsink(s) can protrude out the back or top. Ditto for the PS. Apple, of all product designers, ought to be thinking Outside The Box.
Not sure if you are trying to make a funny but...the case is essential to keep the CPU cool, it helps channel the airflow to where it is needed to keep the computer cool. Ever open a server case? You'll see plenty of plastic ducts from the fans to the CPUs and RAM banks.
At my work we need the power for using programs that analyze and search the genome (blast, sim4, genewise, etc). The SQL database for storing the results is still disk bound but the algorithms are CPU bound. We normally does this on large(r) Linux servers and mini-clusters but some scientists want to do this on their desktops and even laptops (G4's being the choice, Apple and Genentech did some good work optimizing blast for the altivec).
Why don't they just start rating their chips by peak, sustained MFlops?
That's a pretty universal scale right?
Maybe that would be too direct, and would undermine the expensive, shiny and flashy advertising.
Only 'universal' if you do not care about integer operations or how the chip deals with branch prediction failures and pipeline stalls. Vector operations can also be handy...
The problem is that there is no universal measure. There are many benchmarks out there but they all target a specific area. The best way is to benchmark the chip based on what you are going to be doing -- many magazines that test computers will use Adobe Photoshop and MS Office as part of the tests, thus giving the reader a better idea on real-world performance.
This of course is not just a measure of the CPU but the whole computer - Graphics card, disk drives, memory, how the motherboard does IO, etc.
Changes in volume come by adjusting the gain on the amplifier, which is the heavy part of your stereo. You will not be able to get any sort of decent sound just by changing the line-level signal.
Actually it is the preamplifier, not the amplifier, that controls the volume. Many times they are the one and the same but they do not have to be, separates usually sound better. It sounds like he wants to use the SpeakerBox as a combined preamp and source, could work depending on what type of system he has and how he hooks it up.
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Come to think of it, that conclusion is probably true more often than not. sad.
Welcome to slashdot where that is all we do.
True, but I've had tapes go bad on me and become unreadable too. Others have posted about having tape drives eat tapes and destroy them. Any real numbers out there on the reliability of tapes on the shelf versus drives on the shelf?
I have been casually looking into using an offsite backup service (like Iron Mountain). Does anyone have any real experience?
A few weeks ago they were getting attacked here for making it too strong (they brew it double strength). Slashdotters were accusing them of being drug dealers making it stronger to keep the addicts coming back.
Have you tried Peet's Coffee? You'll think Starbucks is weak after that. Peets is a bit strong for me but I know many, many people that like it.
If a site REQUIRES Internet Explorer perhaps you shouldn't go there. I mean now that the Department of Homeland Security is urging people not to use IE, Your bank better think real hard about requiring you to use it.
My girlfriend is a real estate agent and needs access to the local MLS web site to see info on homes for sale. That website doesn't say it requires explorer, the java applets just don't work with firefox. They come up but are not actually functional and the page layouts poorly to say the least. Not using their site is not a choice - that is THE site you need to go to if you want to be an agent and make any money.
I'm sure they should spend the money to make their software better at handling other browsers but until they do all the real estate agents in this area have no choice but to use IE.
Right up there with the joy I get out of reading how M$ deals with its IE security holes.
When I go camping I try not to bring any of my wireless and computational devices (a charged and off cellphone is the exception, although I'm often out of cell coverage). I view it as a time to escape. Then again I've never camped at a KOA: they probably cater to a different type of camper.
Man, that would be some demonstration - picking up and dropping a cast-iron table saw? Even with the saw off I suspect it could brake someone leg if they could pick it up.
You mean play along and allow the vote to happen as it should? I noticed you didn't even comment on the other issue of vote manipulation... they all play politics, some worse than other.
And when he does show up, the GOP postpones the vote. Shoot, they even manipulate how they were going to vote to create close elections and highlight his absences (from linked article):
How long ago were you running MySQL? I've never used the INNODB table handler but when my DB have been running on a stable system the DB has been fine... when the whole system was unstable there were problems but never unrecoverable. Postgres never seemed to have the SELECT performance we needed but I have not re-checked in a while.
Of course, after the election makes it much more politically convenient than before.
Now I'm waiting for Thunderfox
Not quite an EULA but close: When buying a older house in California (not a new home) they are usually sold 'as-is' with a fat list of disclosures. Just about the only way a buyer can successfully sue a seller is to have a problem with the house (noisy train every day at 3am, leaky roof, flooding of the basement even if they fixed it, etc) that the previous owner knew about and did not disclose.
Most good agents will urge the prospective seller to disclose everything that they can possibly think of to reduce future liability. Keep in mind IANAL and IANAREA but I have seen various sides of these transactions and law suits and it generally seems to work well if the seller is very thorough on their disclosures. If they forget something then overly litigious buys will eat them alive.
That doesn't sound so contradictory if you watch it. One day it's Bush sucks, the next it's Kerry's a loon. Etc.
I'm not sure if I would call that a two sided bias. I think they are biased to where the (apparent) truth, common sense and humor all intersect.
These days, when I think of Apple I think: elite, expensive, fashionable, trendy, Hollywood
Well, those perceptions usually end up selling more units to average image conscious consumers.
The receipt is supposed to go into a ballot box, not home with the voter. This should allow for a manual recount later if needed. If the voter wants a take home printout, that is a different issue an has other potential problems but is not at issue here.
IANAL but I seem to recall someone else mentioning if a patent was not enforced for 6 years (e.g. a company let others infringe on their patents for more than 6 years) then some sort of statute of limitations has passed...this seems to back up my memory. That implies that TiVo might be off the hook unless the lawsuit has already been filed or they have licensed it already.
Not sure if you are trying to make a funny but...the case is essential to keep the CPU cool, it helps channel the airflow to where it is needed to keep the computer cool. Ever open a server case? You'll see plenty of plastic ducts from the fans to the CPUs and RAM banks.
At my work we need the power for using programs that analyze and search the genome (blast, sim4, genewise, etc). The SQL database for storing the results is still disk bound but the algorithms are CPU bound. We normally does this on large(r) Linux servers and mini-clusters but some scientists want to do this on their desktops and even laptops (G4's being the choice, Apple and Genentech did some good work optimizing blast for the altivec).
That's a pretty universal scale right?
Maybe that would be too direct, and would undermine the expensive, shiny and flashy advertising.
Only 'universal' if you do not care about integer operations or how the chip deals with branch prediction failures and pipeline stalls. Vector operations can also be handy...
The problem is that there is no universal measure. There are many benchmarks out there but they all target a specific area. The best way is to benchmark the chip based on what you are going to be doing -- many magazines that test computers will use Adobe Photoshop and MS Office as part of the tests, thus giving the reader a better idea on real-world performance.
This of course is not just a measure of the CPU but the whole computer - Graphics card, disk drives, memory, how the motherboard does IO, etc.
Well then I cannot see anything that the ASUS does that the Apple does not and a few nifty things that the Apple has that the ASUS is missing.
good point... but some better (again, not likely in a closet) receivers do have preamp in.
Actually it is the preamplifier, not the amplifier, that controls the volume. Many times they are the one and the same but they do not have to be, separates usually sound better. It sounds like he wants to use the SpeakerBox as a combined preamp and source, could work depending on what type of system he has and how he hooks it up.
I had one called the iRock or something like that. Not sure, it got stolen with my laptop last year and I never bothered replacing it.