So a piece of hardware should last 5 years since it costs $150? How long would you expect a $150 automobile to last? I still remember paying $500 for a 30MB RLL drive back in the mid-80's, and they didn't last all that long.
And there are stores like Home Depot. As long as they're still selling it, they'll take stuff back even without a receipt. Granted the economics of selling plywood is different from hawking mp3 players, but it's the very best return policy I've seen.
Or at least stop blaming the LCD. I have one right in front of me and the cursor moves with the mouse just fine thank you. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when any n00b with no clue on how to configure his computer can get a front page submission here.
This article belongs on computer discussion forums under the topic "Help! I'm a clueless newbie".
Assuming you already have a spare PC lying around, all you need is get 10x 250GB drives off eBay (~$150/ea), use 2 Promise ATA133 controllers (~40/ea) to control 8, and secondary channel of your MB to do the remain 2. Build it into a RAID5 and you have 2TB of cheap storage with some measure of fault tolerance. It won't give you blazing fast performance, but it's not bad either. All this for about $1600. Just set one up myself. In terms of value, it's really hard to beat. Make sure you have 2+ spare drives lying around in case the active drives start dying.
Normal people actually use their trunks to carry things like groceries, tools & parts from home depot, luggages, etc. Hauling a big ass computer in the trunk creates a massive inconvenience in everyday life.
IANAL, but to get named as an inventor, don't you need to have a hand in the implementation of the device? Just talking about it or writing about it will not get you named. You have to actually sit down and get your hands dirty by work on it. At least that's what I read on the patent law sites.
Our company uses high-end Dells running Linux to replace Sun workstations for chip design work. Not mission-critical (depending on your definition), but real heavy-duty stuff. If it crashes all the time and loses data then obviously we won't use it for chip design, where each chip brings in millions in revenue each month.
Well you obviously know a different group of computer engineers than I do. I am an ASIC engineer (who also worked as a system engineer) and I can assure you that RELIABILITY trumps speed. Making a fast chip that spits out bad data, even once in a long while, will get me fired real quick. Many overclockers don't appreciate the time (weeks and even months) engineers spend running simulations to cover worst-case scenarios. Once we reach a target performance through architecting, rest of the time is spent making sure it works reliably.
I know you're saying that everyone has their own field of expertise. However the physicist can probably pick up perl by reading a "learn perl in 24 hours" book. But where are you going to find a "learn quantum mechanics in 24 hours" book? Truth is, learning how computers work and operating it is much easier than writing perl scripts, let alone VLSI design or solving quantum mechanics equations.
If you're talking about wiper motors and stuff then maybe it's $100 or so. Even a window regulator is only about $60-100 depending on make. So $650 seems outrageous.
But to fix a door isn't all that cheap. About 5 years ago my Honda Civic driver side door got T-boned by a heavy-duty self-propelled lawn mower. Cheapest price I got quoted to replace/paint the door panel was $600. I'm now driving the "low end" BMW. If I can replace and paint a door panel for $650, will you catch the monkey flying out of my butt?
Army Rangers is a lightly armed mobile force doing commando-type raids. Last I heard, heavy armor isn't part of the equation in those type of operations.
As far as I can tell, when in hibernation all DRAM is swapped to HDD and all system power is turned off. That's why the DRAM needs to be swapped back from disk when it wakes up. So no electrical shock here. Whether the OS device table is still in one piece after removing the PCI card is another question. Never tried it.
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So a piece of hardware should last 5 years since it costs $150? How long would you expect a $150 automobile to last? I still remember paying $500 for a 30MB RLL drive back in the mid-80's, and they didn't last all that long.
And there are stores like Home Depot. As long as they're still selling it, they'll take stuff back even without a receipt. Granted the economics of selling plywood is different from hawking mp3 players, but it's the very best return policy I've seen.
Is this part of AOL's plan to "make the internet better"?
I don't mind if Frys gets screwed for a change. Had a real ugly episode with them 6 years back. Been avoiding them ever since.
This is some of the wierdest s**t I've read in quite a while. But then I've never been a fan of conspiracy web sites. Pretty funny tho.
When life gives you lemons - invade France.
Or at least stop blaming the LCD. I have one right in front of me and the cursor moves with the mouse just fine thank you. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when any n00b with no clue on how to configure his computer can get a front page submission here.
This article belongs on computer discussion forums under the topic "Help! I'm a clueless newbie".
A Visor is barely 5" across diagonally. I suppose you'd want pushbuttons that float on air right?
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Assuming you already have a spare PC lying around, all you need is get 10x 250GB drives off eBay (~$150/ea), use 2 Promise ATA133 controllers (~40/ea) to control 8, and secondary channel of your MB to do the remain 2. Build it into a RAID5 and you have 2TB of cheap storage with some measure of fault tolerance. It won't give you blazing fast performance, but it's not bad either. All this for about $1600. Just set one up myself. In terms of value, it's really hard to beat. Make sure you have 2+ spare drives lying around in case the active drives start dying.
Yeah, I know. But I just want to do my part in stopping mainframe-hauling SUV's from proliferating and guzzling more gas.
Normal people actually use their trunks to carry things like groceries, tools & parts from home depot, luggages, etc. Hauling a big ass computer in the trunk creates a massive inconvenience in everyday life.
Folks are just lazy nowadays. In the old days people just suck it up and learn to spell correctly or get laughed out of social functions.
I hate contact jobs. People pass germs around that way.
IANAL, but to get named as an inventor, don't you need to have a hand in the implementation of the device? Just talking about it or writing about it will not get you named. You have to actually sit down and get your hands dirty by work on it. At least that's what I read on the patent law sites.
Our company uses high-end Dells running Linux to replace Sun workstations for chip design work. Not mission-critical (depending on your definition), but real heavy-duty stuff. If it crashes all the time and loses data then obviously we won't use it for chip design, where each chip brings in millions in revenue each month.
Well you obviously know a different group of computer engineers than I do. I am an ASIC engineer (who also worked as a system engineer) and I can assure you that RELIABILITY trumps speed. Making a fast chip that spits out bad data, even once in a long while, will get me fired real quick. Many overclockers don't appreciate the time (weeks and even months) engineers spend running simulations to cover worst-case scenarios. Once we reach a target performance through architecting, rest of the time is spent making sure it works reliably.
I know you're saying that everyone has their own field of expertise. However the physicist can probably pick up perl by reading a "learn perl in 24 hours" book. But where are you going to find a "learn quantum mechanics in 24 hours" book? Truth is, learning how computers work and operating it is much easier than writing perl scripts, let alone VLSI design or solving quantum mechanics equations.
If you're talking about wiper motors and stuff then maybe it's $100 or so. Even a window regulator is only about $60-100 depending on make. So $650 seems outrageous. But to fix a door isn't all that cheap. About 5 years ago my Honda Civic driver side door got T-boned by a heavy-duty self-propelled lawn mower. Cheapest price I got quoted to replace/paint the door panel was $600. I'm now driving the "low end" BMW. If I can replace and paint a door panel for $650, will you catch the monkey flying out of my butt?
Army Rangers is a lightly armed mobile force doing commando-type raids. Last I heard, heavy armor isn't part of the equation in those type of operations.
The name, is DUMASS.
As far as I can tell, when in hibernation all DRAM is swapped to HDD and all system power is turned off. That's why the DRAM needs to be swapped back from disk when it wakes up. So no electrical shock here. Whether the OS device table is still in one piece after removing the PCI card is another question. Never tried it.
UL exists because people have lost life and limb due to faulty electrical design. Hard to see that situation with software.