Yes, training is almost always more expensive than the change.
Let's take a small company using enterprise class software... say 15,000 employees. And let's pretend you pay them squat, $10/hr. Means it costs you $15/hr at least to have them.
So every hour you spend training costs $225,000... windows -> linux would likely be a 4 hour afternoon session, so you're knocking at a million dollars just for your employees time. You haven't even paid the trainers yet, and this won't be one massive webinar, you're doing at least a dozen or two sessions.
Tack on the ramped up support costs at the start of the deployment cycle, and the fact that skilled linux personnel command a higher salary than skilled windows personnel.
Then add in the fact that you bought the enterprise class software in the first place because it does what you want. Odds are OS was a minor concern when you purchased it to start.
I don't think this is about VR... this is about the people who actually spend the money on consumer electronics of the sort. Business travelers. On flights, or trains people would eat these up if they were priced reasonably and comfortable.
I just don't want to see green flames and purple pictures of the WTC Towers. And where are the people jumping?
I mean, how far do you take it? I have a feeling a lot of people's problems is the coloring book to light heartedness relationship. I know it's mine, I don't want to hide kids from 9/11 nor do I want to shove it down their throats.
So, while I'll have discussions with young kids, watch news footage with older ones, and visit the memorial with both I don't want plush toys, coloring books or theme songs.
A decision by a government agency to stop selling a book that upset some people.
Censorship would be if FEMA removed the book from their website, and then told the publisher to stop publishing it.
Extreme cases would then involve removing it from book stores, schools and homes... but that wouldn't be necessary. FEMA taking it off its own website though, not censorship. I don't link to slashdot on my home page, am I guilty of censorship against slashdot?
The benchmarks for what? I don't know whether or not I'm losing a percent or two for number crunching... but I do know that the UI feel is a lot faster, they've really improved load times and the lag from switching between programs.
I do think I've lost an FPS or two in certain games... and I may have lost a second or two on compiles (though I doubt that one)... but for the day to day benchmarks that actually matter to me it certainly seems faster.
But... are you aware that you made a helpful relevant post on slashdot? You were supposed to tell me to convert all the computers to BSD and make them use Open Office.
As someone who "manages" a small office (30 computer) infrastructure in my spare time... this subscription concept is a great idea. I'll jump on it in a hurry.
No more figuring out which key I can use when we replace a computer, no more wondering where the cd for the edition that matches is. Same version of office on everyone's desktop... cause really, is it worth it to upgrade office 2000 for the desktop that uses it four times a year. Not to mention the budgetary issues of $2100 a year is a lot easier than $7000 every once and awhile.
I see all sorts of good from this for the medium sized business who just doesn't have the resources to be managing their software correctly and for who office is a secondary application.
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I used to set up my own linux fileservers... then someone else asked me to do one for them, then someone else... and so on.
So I bought a couple of the Buffalo NAS TeraStations. Slightly pricier, but worth their weight in gold for 5 second configuration.
That's exactly true, education tends to lag behind technology for many years. It's only over the last 5 years that television has really been used as an educational tool in the classroom. Oddly, the internet actually got into the classroom faster (in districts which can afford it).
Graphing calculators are the perfect example. At first everyone said, don't use them they make all the problems too easy. And then finally around 1996 someone had the brilliant idea to incorporate them into the curriculum, to focus on how to use them to solve difficult problems... suddenly the studies became about how to setup the formulas rather than how to solve them. Now they're considered a necessary part of the curriculum and many people are big supporters.
Similarly estimation is becoming a significantly larger part of teaching at even the lowest levels of math (my niece is learning it in 1st grade) because if you can't estimate a calculator is a dangerous tool. But at the same time, saying you can't use a calculator just results in the "I'll never need this skill in the real world" discussion.
It's 3.3%... depending how long it takes to make that dollar that could be very large or very small. Just because the numbers are big doesn't make them insignificant... you always have to measure in %, and by % 3.3% for a day is a good day for most stocks.
And anyone who believes your arguments doesn't grok money, momentum, business users or how real individuals (as opposed to just geeks) use personal computers.
But hey, claim an argument is obvious and it must be right!
Or, it's an option for those of us who already have BluRay, already have Netflix and don't mind throwing a $100 one time fee to be able to watch the limited offering whenever we want to.
I placed an order already. I wouldn't buy it for $5 a month, but for a one time fee this is a gadget I'm more than willing to tinker with and if I don't like it so be it.
Plus, if you search around a bit you'll see that the box itself is HD capable and they'll upgrade it if the netflix offering ever gets upgraded. I don't want the apple because it's a bunch of stuff and a per viewing fee. I mostly watch movies while I'm falling asleep so I hate paying $5-$15 a piece for a one time viewing. Now, I can just load up some TV episode or bad 80s movie I've watched a million times and have it stream.
I am a little worried that the quality won't look great on a 60inch TV... but if I'm wrong, I've got a $99 box with HD outputs that I can take apart and tinker with.
You're not the target audience, so don't buy one and enjoy the higher priced, higher quality cost per-use player you did purchase.
I wouldn't mind one on my X60 tablet... in fact I currently use the extended life battery just for the sake of getting a better grip. I'd appreciate being able to use my smaller battery and still keep a handle on the thing.
On a machine that handles it, or on a machine with the eye candy turned off it's a definite improvement over XP in most categories.
There are definitely a few sticky points, but the search features alone are enough to keep me on my vista boot partition exclusively. The improved stability/speed/trinkets just make it easier.
But the population density of the US is very low. If you were to enforce population limits across the world wouldn't you naturally take into account landmass or at least resources available? Or does this require a worldwide gov't action?
You'll never legislate population control across the whole world at once, the fact that china does it is surprising enough and they've had to institute very harsh methods to even sort of maintain it (there are plenty of instances of circumvention you can read about)... on the world scale, and especially in a democratic nation, I'd be shocked to see even an equivalent level of success.
Instead we'll just get a war or famine or natural disaster or maybe a superflu together and kill a billion or so, then things will be right for another 20 years or so.
Tmobile also has a plan where you get all the tmobile hotspots for some flat fee... starbucks is included in the list (or at least it used to be last I looked at the options, I didn't buy the plan).
As an individual who bought a breathalyzer because of arguments like this... let me be the first to assure you that 2 1.5oz shots of scotch + 60 minutes will not yield a.08 for my 205 pounds.
Food and drink and other hydration all play into the BAC, and honestly, I've found that.11 is closer to the level where the breathalyzer has helped me make the right decision to drive or not..08 is too low, but, it is high enough to not trip the limit when I have a couple beers at dinner.
My other random two cents... I'm an insomniac, and driving after a night of little/no sleep feels by far more dangerous, and in fact was responsible for the one serious (though thankfully injury free) accident.
You're just wrong. It's definitely faster for things like NYTimes or any site who pretty much uses one layout and modifies content.
Not to mention the fact that the company has said they've used empirical evidence to demonstrate what they consider a counter-intuitive issue. But you say that your theory trumps the wall clock?
Is it just me, or looking at those benchmarks was the clear response to just buy intel since it wins in virtually every category anyway. Or were the intel chips listed not directly comparable?
I'm still running my X2-4600+ and am thrilled with the performance... but if I were in the market, those particular charts would all be leading me to the Intel processors.
There's another issue with this on computers. Columns work pretty well with a fixed vertical length medium (like a news paper)... but once you add vertical scrolling a column becomes much less useful as you need to scroll down to the bottom, then back to the top with more than just your eyes.
yes... am I alone on this? I find resizing windows to be a serious PITA. With the exception of my IM window, I never use a non-maximized window.
I really don't know what it is, but I just hate non-maximized windows... Oddly, I don't mind windows that maximize to a non-full screen size.
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Yes, training is almost always more expensive than the change.
Let's take a small company using enterprise class software... say 15,000 employees. And let's pretend you pay them squat, $10/hr. Means it costs you $15/hr at least to have them.
So every hour you spend training costs $225,000 ... windows -> linux would likely be a 4 hour afternoon session, so you're knocking at a million dollars just for your employees time. You haven't even paid the trainers yet, and this won't be one massive webinar, you're doing at least a dozen or two sessions.
Tack on the ramped up support costs at the start of the deployment cycle, and the fact that skilled linux personnel command a higher salary than skilled windows personnel.
Then add in the fact that you bought the enterprise class software in the first place because it does what you want. Odds are OS was a minor concern when you purchased it to start.
So yes, it's a big difference.
I don't think this is about VR... this is about the people who actually spend the money on consumer electronics of the sort. Business travelers. On flights, or trains people would eat these up if they were priced reasonably and comfortable.
That actually depends on your spending/saving ratios and whether you're discussing necessary goods or luxury goods.
Granted, in the current state of the US economy a lot of what you're saying is true since people spend every penny they make (and usually a few more).
I just don't want to see green flames and purple pictures of the WTC Towers. And where are the people jumping?
I mean, how far do you take it? I have a feeling a lot of people's problems is the coloring book to light heartedness relationship. I know it's mine, I don't want to hide kids from 9/11 nor do I want to shove it down their throats.
So, while I'll have discussions with young kids, watch news footage with older ones, and visit the memorial with both I don't want plush toys, coloring books or theme songs.
A decision by a government agency to stop selling a book that upset some people.
Censorship would be if FEMA removed the book from their website, and then told the publisher to stop publishing it.
Extreme cases would then involve removing it from book stores, schools and homes... but that wouldn't be necessary. FEMA taking it off its own website though, not censorship. I don't link to slashdot on my home page, am I guilty of censorship against slashdot?
The benchmarks for what? I don't know whether or not I'm losing a percent or two for number crunching... but I do know that the UI feel is a lot faster, they've really improved load times and the lag from switching between programs.
I do think I've lost an FPS or two in certain games... and I may have lost a second or two on compiles (though I doubt that one)... but for the day to day benchmarks that actually matter to me it certainly seems faster.
It actually read more like they wanted to get the password and let him go, but he refused, so they arrested him.
I'm reading this as he's got a point to prove. what that is, and whether or not it's rational... time will tell.
Grammar seems like an easy fit for technology though. Some kind of sentence diagramming video game has to exist, no?
Never even heard of that program... thanks!
But... are you aware that you made a helpful relevant post on slashdot? You were supposed to tell me to convert all the computers to BSD and make them use Open Office.
As someone who "manages" a small office (30 computer) infrastructure in my spare time... this subscription concept is a great idea. I'll jump on it in a hurry.
No more figuring out which key I can use when we replace a computer, no more wondering where the cd for the edition that matches is. Same version of office on everyone's desktop... cause really, is it worth it to upgrade office 2000 for the desktop that uses it four times a year. Not to mention the budgetary issues of $2100 a year is a lot easier than $7000 every once and awhile.
I see all sorts of good from this for the medium sized business who just doesn't have the resources to be managing their software correctly and for who office is a secondary application.
I used to set up my own linux fileservers... then someone else asked me to do one for them, then someone else... and so on.
So I bought a couple of the Buffalo NAS TeraStations. Slightly pricier, but worth their weight in gold for 5 second configuration.
That's exactly true, education tends to lag behind technology for many years. It's only over the last 5 years that television has really been used as an educational tool in the classroom. Oddly, the internet actually got into the classroom faster (in districts which can afford it).
Graphing calculators are the perfect example. At first everyone said, don't use them they make all the problems too easy. And then finally around 1996 someone had the brilliant idea to incorporate them into the curriculum, to focus on how to use them to solve difficult problems... suddenly the studies became about how to setup the formulas rather than how to solve them. Now they're considered a necessary part of the curriculum and many people are big supporters.
Similarly estimation is becoming a significantly larger part of teaching at even the lowest levels of math (my niece is learning it in 1st grade) because if you can't estimate a calculator is a dangerous tool. But at the same time, saying you can't use a calculator just results in the "I'll never need this skill in the real world" discussion.
It's 3.3% ... depending how long it takes to make that dollar that could be very large or very small. Just because the numbers are big doesn't make them insignificant... you always have to measure in %, and by % 3.3% for a day is a good day for most stocks.
And anyone who believes your arguments doesn't grok money, momentum, business users or how real individuals (as opposed to just geeks) use personal computers.
But hey, claim an argument is obvious and it must be right!
Or, it's an option for those of us who already have BluRay, already have Netflix and don't mind throwing a $100 one time fee to be able to watch the limited offering whenever we want to.
I placed an order already. I wouldn't buy it for $5 a month, but for a one time fee this is a gadget I'm more than willing to tinker with and if I don't like it so be it.
Plus, if you search around a bit you'll see that the box itself is HD capable and they'll upgrade it if the netflix offering ever gets upgraded. I don't want the apple because it's a bunch of stuff and a per viewing fee. I mostly watch movies while I'm falling asleep so I hate paying $5-$15 a piece for a one time viewing. Now, I can just load up some TV episode or bad 80s movie I've watched a million times and have it stream.
I am a little worried that the quality won't look great on a 60inch TV... but if I'm wrong, I've got a $99 box with HD outputs that I can take apart and tinker with.
You're not the target audience, so don't buy one and enjoy the higher priced, higher quality cost per-use player you did purchase.
I wouldn't mind one on my X60 tablet... in fact I currently use the extended life battery just for the sake of getting a better grip. I'd appreciate being able to use my smaller battery and still keep a handle on the thing.
Have you run vista?
On a machine that handles it, or on a machine with the eye candy turned off it's a definite improvement over XP in most categories.
There are definitely a few sticky points, but the search features alone are enough to keep me on my vista boot partition exclusively. The improved stability/speed/trinkets just make it easier.
But the population density of the US is very low. If you were to enforce population limits across the world wouldn't you naturally take into account landmass or at least resources available? Or does this require a worldwide gov't action?
You'll never legislate population control across the whole world at once, the fact that china does it is surprising enough and they've had to institute very harsh methods to even sort of maintain it (there are plenty of instances of circumvention you can read about)... on the world scale, and especially in a democratic nation, I'd be shocked to see even an equivalent level of success.
Instead we'll just get a war or famine or natural disaster or maybe a superflu together and kill a billion or so, then things will be right for another 20 years or so.
Don't forget warranties and service contracts and markups from resellers... it's easy to tip $3k a laptop if you try.
Tmobile also has a plan where you get all the tmobile hotspots for some flat fee... starbucks is included in the list (or at least it used to be last I looked at the options, I didn't buy the plan).
As an individual who bought a breathalyzer because of arguments like this... let me be the first to assure you that 2 1.5oz shots of scotch + 60 minutes will not yield a .08 for my 205 pounds.
.11 is closer to the level where the breathalyzer has helped me make the right decision to drive or not. .08 is too low, but, it is high enough to not trip the limit when I have a couple beers at dinner.
Food and drink and other hydration all play into the BAC, and honestly, I've found that
My other random two cents... I'm an insomniac, and driving after a night of little/no sleep feels by far more dangerous, and in fact was responsible for the one serious (though thankfully injury free) accident.
You're just wrong. It's definitely faster for things like NYTimes or any site who pretty much uses one layout and modifies content. Not to mention the fact that the company has said they've used empirical evidence to demonstrate what they consider a counter-intuitive issue. But you say that your theory trumps the wall clock?
Is it just me, or looking at those benchmarks was the clear response to just buy intel since it wins in virtually every category anyway. Or were the intel chips listed not directly comparable? I'm still running my X2-4600+ and am thrilled with the performance... but if I were in the market, those particular charts would all be leading me to the Intel processors.
There's another issue with this on computers. Columns work pretty well with a fixed vertical length medium (like a news paper)... but once you add vertical scrolling a column becomes much less useful as you need to scroll down to the bottom, then back to the top with more than just your eyes.
yes... am I alone on this? I find resizing windows to be a serious PITA. With the exception of my IM window, I never use a non-maximized window. I really don't know what it is, but I just hate non-maximized windows... Oddly, I don't mind windows that maximize to a non-full screen size.