Seriously though, this could be good news for PostgreSQL. Fingers Crossed.
AFAIK more and more people are using PostgreSQL. More and more providers are supporting it. Five years from now, it could be a whole different landscape...
Many, perhaps most, people would pick the GPS... and promptly get stuck in traffic, because it doesn't know when to avoid main roads, all the shortcuts available, etc. It paid itself off in a few weeks..
TomTom and Vodafone have a service that monitors traffic. The GPS device takes another route based on that information. I don't know how it would work out if everybody would use it.
That's 99% of the work done on 99% of the machines I support and help with, this is one of many reasons why Vista is having so much trouble. If anything Vista is approaching things from the wrong angle, I don't believe any one of the above is significantly improved in Vista, if anything - due to the cluttered OS it's harder.
Vista does one thing better. It is possible to run (almost?) everything in user-mode, without the need for every user to be administrator. I don't know how much this improves security, but it is an improvement. Whenever I need admin-rights, a box pops up asking for the right login.
Trick question? Maybe for a 5-year-old... Even the shrinks will admit that someone with enough intelligence and a bit of introspection can see through the test, including all the "catch the liars' questions", and hide a LOT of shit.
You are probably right, but still if you answer this with "yes" it might tell a lot about you, even more...
If you answer "False" to this (like I would), then you would also be weeded out as a liar. Because well, most people lie most of the time, and according to the HR types, if you don't admit to lying then you are just a dishonest liar.
If you answer this one with "yes", then you are probably a liar. This is a trick question, asking in fact the opposite. Everyone lies sometime or another, no matter how small the lie. There is no question about that. So if you answer this one with "yes", you probably have something to hide.
Ultimately it's a cable -- we want it to be universal, and fast. Nothing complicated there.
So if it ends up being eSATA, Firewire, or USB 3.0 or something else, I hope they just make it simple and fast.
I don't know about eSATA, but Firewire is more than a cable. It has its own cpu which handles the traffic. This makes Firewire 400 faster than USB 2.0 (480), because USB requires CPU time. And thus Firewire needs more space, and it's more expensive (which is probably not a big problem). The space is problematic in USB sticks, and even Apple dropped FW on the iPod for this reason.
If you look a little further, you'll find a freeware or open source alternative for OSX, although it may not be the same program as on Windows or Linux. Textmate may not be free, so try jEdit or Textwrangler.
I don't know what programs you miss. Most of what I use is freeware or open source: OpenOffice, AdiumX, Keepass, Cyberduck, etc...
His hands fit rather well on the legs of that chair though... *ducks*
I wonder where you'll end up when you duck while Ballmer is bending over a chair. I don't like the outlook to be clear. But word is he excels when it comes to chairs.
Ten years ago Linux wasn't an option. So my parents first computer had Windows 98 installed, a few years later I installed Windows 2000. It still runs that same installation.
I did the next best thing, forcing them to use Eudora mail and the Netscape browser (now Firefox of course). They also use Word and Excel. That's about it. They don't visit strange websites. If they receive mail that looks strange, I ask them to forward it to me. I taught them about virusses and spam, and in ten years they only had one innocent virus. I hope I can convince them to buy a new computer next year, and then I will install XP on it, with the classic theme.
If I could do this again, I would install Ubuntu or advice them to buy a mac, and give them a gmail account (because of the excellent spam filters). Furthermore I have installed Firefox with adblock plus and noscript. Because they have no clue about noscript and javascript in general, I use a special configuration. I allow javascript in general, and only block a small set of sites.
Furthermore I use Timbuktu to control their desktop in case of problems (Teamviewer is a good and free alternative, also for linux and osx). I phone them, put them on the speaker, and solve the problem, or watch what they do, or show them how I do things. Timbuktu and teamviewer allow live view, so I can see their mouse moving.
Her voice was unique - ironically I don't think a digital voice would do the computer justice, and posers ain't cool.:(
Her sound may be unique, but there are many women out there who have a similar voice. I suppose they can invent some virus that will infect her voice. They can probably give it a twist, if they need that at all.
How... Wow... Did you learn that in SMS-class? I have a better idea however. It seems that only the upper half of the letter is necessary for reading. That would save 50%!
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Seriously though, this could be good news for PostgreSQL. Fingers Crossed.
AFAIK more and more people are using PostgreSQL. More and more providers are supporting it. Five years from now, it could be a whole different landscape...
By the time they figure it out, it'll be 2018 and we'll be so far ahead technologically that nobody will catch us.
I would rather think Chinese were in a good mood and have uploaded this mashup, and the Americans still haven't figured out the extend of the hack...
a translator, and maybe a shower?
I prefer a hottub when stuck in a traffic jam.
Many, perhaps most, people would pick the GPS ... and promptly get stuck in traffic, because it doesn't know when to avoid main roads, all the shortcuts available, etc. It paid itself off in a few weeks..
TomTom and Vodafone have a service that monitors traffic. The GPS device takes another route based on that information. I don't know how it would work out if everybody would use it.
That's 99% of the work done on 99% of the machines I support and help with, this is one of many reasons why Vista is having so much trouble.
If anything Vista is approaching things from the wrong angle, I don't believe any one of the above is significantly improved in Vista, if anything - due to the cluttered OS it's harder.
Vista does one thing better. It is possible to run (almost?) everything in user-mode, without the need for every user to be administrator. I don't know how much this improves security, but it is an improvement. Whenever I need admin-rights, a box pops up asking for the right login.
Trick question? Maybe for a 5-year-old ... Even the shrinks will admit that someone with enough intelligence and a bit of introspection can see through the test, including all the "catch the liars' questions", and hide a LOT of shit.
You are probably right, but still if you answer this with "yes" it might tell a lot about you, even more...
I do not always tell the truth
If you answer "False" to this (like I would), then you would also be weeded out as a liar. Because well, most people lie most of the time, and according to the HR types, if you don't admit to lying then you are just a dishonest liar.
If you answer this one with "yes", then you are probably a liar. This is a trick question, asking in fact the opposite. Everyone lies sometime or another, no matter how small the lie. There is no question about that. So if you answer this one with "yes", you probably have something to hide.
The NSA? Is this a joke?
Ofcourse IE loads mozilla.com faster, that's the only site you'd ever need to open with IE...
Strangely enough FF opens microsoft.com faster, and they publicly admit this.
No, Vista ME seems more proper
And when is that released? The year 3000?
Since interoperability is key in this context, anything besides FAT32 is hopelessly esoteric. So why not test the OSS solution as well?
And I want to know how RAID 9 performs when I plugin my 27 USB sticks. How about that? Why doesn't anybody think about these useful situations?!
So now it's one man and three cups? I thought the hallucination was about two girls!
Ultimately it's a cable -- we want it to be universal, and fast. Nothing complicated there.
So if it ends up being eSATA, Firewire, or USB 3.0 or something else, I hope they just make it simple and fast.
I don't know about eSATA, but Firewire is more than a cable. It has its own cpu which handles the traffic. This makes Firewire 400 faster than USB 2.0 (480), because USB requires CPU time. And thus Firewire needs more space, and it's more expensive (which is probably not a big problem). The space is problematic in USB sticks, and even Apple dropped FW on the iPod for this reason.
You loosen something that is too tight. You let loose the hounds. You never "loose" anything.
OMG, I'm lost here!
If you look a little further, you'll find a freeware or open source alternative for OSX, although it may not be the same program as on Windows or Linux. Textmate may not be free, so try jEdit or Textwrangler.
I don't know what programs you miss. Most of what I use is freeware or open source: OpenOffice, AdiumX, Keepass, Cyberduck, etc...
At the very least, a wine environment.
What?
No wine! Beer please!
Done.
That's the first coatse I've seen. Nice dough. Never knew cakes could have ass.
Ah, Europe. Where 20,000km (around 12,500 miles) is considered a lot.
Ah the United States, where a liter of Coke needs to be supersized to fulfill the needs of an average teenager.
His hands fit rather well on the legs of that chair though... *ducks*
I wonder where you'll end up when you duck while Ballmer is bending over a chair. I don't like the outlook to be clear. But word is he excels when it comes to chairs.
Ten years ago Linux wasn't an option. So my parents first computer had Windows 98 installed, a few years later I installed Windows 2000. It still runs that same installation.
I did the next best thing, forcing them to use Eudora mail and the Netscape browser (now Firefox of course). They also use Word and Excel. That's about it. They don't visit strange websites. If they receive mail that looks strange, I ask them to forward it to me. I taught them about virusses and spam, and in ten years they only had one innocent virus. I hope I can convince them to buy a new computer next year, and then I will install XP on it, with the classic theme.
If I could do this again, I would install Ubuntu or advice them to buy a mac, and give them a gmail account (because of the excellent spam filters). Furthermore I have installed Firefox with adblock plus and noscript. Because they have no clue about noscript and javascript in general, I use a special configuration. I allow javascript in general, and only block a small set of sites.
Furthermore I use Timbuktu to control their desktop in case of problems (Teamviewer is a good and free alternative, also for linux and osx). I phone them, put them on the speaker, and solve the problem, or watch what they do, or show them how I do things. Timbuktu and teamviewer allow live view, so I can see their mouse moving.
On my Vista box at home I don't even go into Programs anymore, just start typing Far and it brings up Far Cry, Far Cry 2 etc...good stuff.
Far crying out loud man... Word is that Vista excels as a new outlook to open windows. Just keep passing them and you'll be fine!
slave.
So this is not beer as in "free"...?
Google for Energy Monitor 3000 or Brennenstuhl PM230. I believe the EM3000 is the better option.
Her voice was unique - ironically I don't think a digital voice would do the computer justice, and posers ain't cool. :(
Her sound may be unique, but there are many women out there who have a similar voice. I suppose they can invent some virus that will infect her voice. They can probably give it a twist, if they need that at all.
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How... Wow... Did you learn that in SMS-class? I have a better idea however. It seems that only the upper half of the letter is necessary for reading. That would save 50%!