However, you have to admit that IBM can be very very stubborn - a trait that did cause them to loose much market share in the 1990's.
Even at their own sites, Austin TX for example - was still using Token Ring through-out the complex in 1998.
Its not they are stubborn in an asshole sort of way - its more that they stick by their products to the very very very very... Police Academy X kind way.
One thing I always enjoyed about using IBM is that when you buy hardware from them it will be supported for a long ass time. Take OS/2 Warp 4, which drivers are still written for their Thinkpads.
However, being that dedicated really screwed them up from keeping up with the times (Lotus Domino/R5 for example). Quality products? Yes. Just outdated. IBM has come a long way from that image, and are right on the for front of the cutting edge.
Now as for being pissed at Microsoft... very doubtful. IBM was #1, and knocked down to #101 in some markets (consumer desktops). Now, they are working their way back up in a John Travollta - Pulp Fiction like comeback. Odds are they will most likley be very grateful for a second chance to be on top again.
Why talk shit when life is so good right now in the IBM camp - Power4, Xseries servers, PPC770 (mini-power4), backing the most popular Operating System reveloution to come along since NT crushed Novell, and finally... your board of directors are very happy with the nice profits.
"My father(a pilot, small single engine planes) explained it quite simply."
I don't want to be a dick about this - but that doesn't make you very qualified to offer an indepth technical overview either.
Oh, and on one more note it is really hard to take someone's request seriously when the follow it up with "It is a federal crime not to follow my instructions".
I always felt that the airlines would have to make an exception when it came to 802.11 - as it is hard to go up to someone and go "Is your 802.11 turned on?" - much less have the user in question (ok 5 out of 10) have no clue what it is they are talking about.
"Personally, I found the disc an acceptable substitute for a joystick after playing with it a bit at a friend's house."
I don't want to be a dick about this - but even OS X is considered acceptable after using it for 5 minutes. So is a Powerbook for that matter.
But after a few hours or so you notice that the UI is laggy, your powerbook has burned you, and then it hits you that you spent way too much money on your computer.
I think this mouse, like most of Apple's products, will be kind of cute/interesting to use for a few minutes but will feel like more of a ball a chain when used on a long term basis.
Apple continues to wow me with what it is they are trying to accomplish, and I would really like to be a user of theirs - but sometimes you just need a plain old hammer to bash someones head in with - not the Bob Villa special, ergonamic grip, comes in 5 colors, with IR buttons to open my garage door - and zap my dog when it craps on the lawn.
Yellowdog linux isn't that far ahead of the pact, if it all...
Here's the deal...
Linux can be just as multimedia rich as a OS X.
Mac OS X can be just as stable as Linux.
Linux can be made just as insecure as Windows.
Windows can be made more secure than OpenBSD.
I can run Linux apps on OpenBSD.
OpenBSD has encrypted swap space.
I can patch Linux to have an encrypted swap space.
Freebsd uses IPFW
I can make FreeBSD use PF
The point is it all comes down to how much effort you want to put into it...
Saying its an easy fix is like those people who switch from Redhat to Mandrake because their printer wouldn't work on Redhat but does on Mandrake (an actual posting I read somewhere).
Don't switch your OS based on one stupid feature that with 30 minutes effort you could have gotten running on your own.
I think the federal goverment, similiar to the state based Do Not Call lists is hoping for saftey in numbers.
Lets assume they call an entire prefix 50 people complain/report the incident, and out of the 50 - 2 actually do homework on the telemarketer. That should be enough for the goverment to follow up on.
In addition, this division's money is coming from fines - so any incident not properly followed up on would be lost revenue.
"No but what I do expect is to be able to set a turn off point for my site when bandwidth goes too high"
FreeBSD in a bridged configuration running dummynet keeps my colocation locker capped 1Mbit/s. I also have a personal machine in there capped at 128K so my personal life doesn't bleed over into the business.
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Mac OS X's update works like this... Click software update, click install, done.
However, you have to admit that IBM can be very very stubborn - a trait that did cause them to loose much market share in the 1990's.
Even at their own sites, Austin TX for example - was still using Token Ring through-out the complex in 1998.
Its not they are stubborn in an asshole sort of way - its more that they stick by their products to the very very very very... Police Academy X kind way.
One thing I always enjoyed about using IBM is that when you buy hardware from them it will be supported for a long ass time. Take OS/2 Warp 4, which drivers are still written for their Thinkpads.
However, being that dedicated really screwed them up from keeping up with the times (Lotus Domino/R5 for example). Quality products? Yes. Just outdated. IBM has come a long way from that image, and are right on the for front of the cutting edge.
Now as for being pissed at Microsoft... very doubtful. IBM was #1, and knocked down to #101 in some markets (consumer desktops). Now, they are working their way back up in a John Travollta - Pulp Fiction like comeback. Odds are they will most likley be very grateful for a second chance to be on top again.
Why talk shit when life is so good right now in the IBM camp - Power4, Xseries servers, PPC770 (mini-power4), backing the most popular Operating System reveloution to come along since NT crushed Novell, and finally... your board of directors are very happy with the nice profits.
and Nukem too!
Now now - Duke Nuken 3D's Strippers at 300x200 VESA were, and are quite well rendered.
"My father(a pilot, small single engine planes) explained it quite simply." I don't want to be a dick about this - but that doesn't make you very qualified to offer an indepth technical overview either.
Oh, and on one more note it is really hard to take someone's request seriously when the follow it up with "It is a federal crime not to follow my instructions".
I always felt that the airlines would have to make an exception when it came to 802.11 - as it is hard to go up to someone and go "Is your 802.11 turned on?" - much less have the user in question (ok 5 out of 10) have no clue what it is they are talking about.
"Personally, I found the disc an acceptable substitute for a joystick after playing with it a bit at a friend's house."
I don't want to be a dick about this - but even OS X is considered acceptable after using it for 5 minutes. So is a Powerbook for that matter.
But after a few hours or so you notice that the UI is laggy, your powerbook has burned you, and then it hits you that you spent way too much money on your computer.
I think this mouse, like most of Apple's products, will be kind of cute/interesting to use for a few minutes but will feel like more of a ball a chain when used on a long term basis.
Apple continues to wow me with what it is they are trying to accomplish, and I would really like to be a user of theirs - but sometimes you just need a plain old hammer to bash someones head in with - not the Bob Villa special, ergonamic grip, comes in 5 colors, with IR buttons to open my garage door - and zap my dog when it craps on the lawn.
Yellowdog linux isn't that far ahead of the pact, if it all... Here's the deal... Linux can be just as multimedia rich as a OS X. Mac OS X can be just as stable as Linux. Linux can be made just as insecure as Windows. Windows can be made more secure than OpenBSD. I can run Linux apps on OpenBSD. OpenBSD has encrypted swap space. I can patch Linux to have an encrypted swap space. Freebsd uses IPFW I can make FreeBSD use PF The point is it all comes down to how much effort you want to put into it... Saying its an easy fix is like those people who switch from Redhat to Mandrake because their printer wouldn't work on Redhat but does on Mandrake (an actual posting I read somewhere). Don't switch your OS based on one stupid feature that with 30 minutes effort you could have gotten running on your own.
I think the federal goverment, similiar to the state based Do Not Call lists is hoping for saftey in numbers. Lets assume they call an entire prefix 50 people complain/report the incident, and out of the 50 - 2 actually do homework on the telemarketer. That should be enough for the goverment to follow up on. In addition, this division's money is coming from fines - so any incident not properly followed up on would be lost revenue.
Some surveys, such as some run by Hewlett Packard offer to pay for your time. I have made $100 per unsolicted survey.
From a strictly trying to save money point of view - wouldn't the changelog(s) be just as good in court?
"No but what I do expect is to be able to set a turn off point for my site when bandwidth goes too high" FreeBSD in a bridged configuration running dummynet keeps my colocation locker capped 1Mbit/s. I also have a personal machine in there capped at 128K so my personal life doesn't bleed over into the business.