Do Linux advocates get to blame those developers for not writing applications for Linux? It may not be the direct fault of Microsoft that developers write such applications, but Microsoft did nurture such a culture.
Perhaps the GP believes that a file system with actual file permissions (such an NTFS) might be more secure than one without (FAT32). True, one still has to get the users to stop running as Administrator.
Why is it to my own benefit that I order the steak medium rare? What if I want to be sure that the bacteria/viruses get destroyed? Why is medium rare better than medium or medium well?
And thats mainly because transfering files from windows pc's is retarded.. you will see about 50% of the files the rest is just not there.When later checking on reliable pc's they wil be there.Mac's are like mcdonalds they taste nice but nothing can come close to a home cooked meal.
So because transferring files from Windows PCs is retarded, that's somehow the fault of Macs? How do you know that the problem is with the Mac instead of the PC?
OS X may be designed to run on a 2560x1600 display, but my laptop is only 12in and 1024x768. Not everyone has such a display as you. As for maximizing to fill all screen real estate, it's hard to do that in KDE or Gnome, as they allow for multiple desktops.
I ordered a Dell for under $400 with a flat screen included. It should be here in a few days, when it comes can you come over and install the stuff I need to hook it up to the internet?"
A market is the intersection of supply and demand.
Is his demand for Windows, or for Linux?
If his demand is for a computer? And the market quantity/price is the intersection of supply and demand, not the market itself.
You do, however, sometimes get stability (in the sense that I use it). Stability doesn't depend on the exact values of q and p. It depends on the *ratio* of q to p; as long as that doesn't change, you have economic stability. When the ratio is 1:1, you have economic equilibrium.
So it is possible for both q and p to vary continuously, and as long as those changes are proportionally identical, neither stability nor equilibrium will be disrupted. Even when the market is not in equlibrium, and it's almost always nowhere close to it, the price remains the same as long as both supply and demand change in the same ratio.
q and p are not supply and demand, but price and quantity. Also, supply and demand are functions, not just quantities, so how do you double them?
Which other variables you use depends largely on your own personal preferences in which economic theories best represent reality.
And how are these personal preferences different from wishful thinking?
Also, I've taken some courses in economics, and none of them have helped my multithreaded code, although I'm not sure there even was multithreaded code when I studied economics.
There is a frequent criticism that marginalist economics is a circular argument, but it would be more correctly called a feedback loop - you have to enter at some arbitrary position, but over time it converges to what the market dictates no matter what position was initially taken.
A few sentences ago you said that a market is almost always nowhere close to equlibrium, but here you say that it converges to what the market dictates (do markets dictate?). I was also questioning whether market equilibria were stable in the first place.
Compression is pushing in on something, like cars on the road (the cars compress the road). Tension is pulling out on something, like hanging a weight on a string (the weight applies tension to the string). Shear involves applying a sideway force, like using shears to cut paper. The shears cut through the paper, and the cut is along the paper.
Reinforced concrete combines the compression strength of concrete with the tensile strength of steel.
All in all, it was a good performance. IIRC, we tied for 4th, as one team scored 4 points, two scored 3 points, one scored 2 and we were tied with the other eight teams with 1/2 point.
Also, it's not a case of whether the supply and demand curves intersect, but rather a case of their stability. If they intersect at (q1, p1) today, at (q2, p2) tomorrow, and (q3, p3) the day after that, then what equilibrium can one have?
Bandwidth -- the rate at which data can be transmitted through a channel, usually expressed in some multiple of bytes per second.
Function -- A piece of code that does (ideally) one task.
Assembly -- A language for programming closer to a processor. Used for speed/size at the cost of portability.
Reboot -- Turning the computer off and on again.
OS -- A program or set of programs that underlie the computer's functioning, generally including memory management (making sure that applications don't write over each other's data), file management (maintaining files), and device drivers.
Real-time -- Of an OS, an OS with short latencies (time to respond to input). Generally used to regulate devices in the absence of human intervention.
Hard-real-time -- As above, where the latencies can be guaranteed to be no more than a certain amount.
VRAM Volatile RAM -- RAM that requires power.
Virtual RAM -- The use of disk space as a substitute for (physical) RAM, cheaper but slower.
I/O constrained -- Of a process, that the process waits for data to move around, as opposed to waiting on the CPU, or waiting for RAM.
Memory leak -- A (bad) condition where a program takes more and more memory without giving it back.
Jiffy -- The minimum amount of time that a computer can deal with.
Maybe because it doesn't use gas? Aside from the problem of schlepping gasoline 50-60 million miles, it probably wouldn't ignite/burn very well in Mars' low-oxygen atmosphere.
However, since the cost of Windows is a cost they bear while attempting to acquire Linux, they are still complaining about the *market* for Linux.
No, the cost of Windows is something they pay while attempting to buy a computer. One can acquire Linux without buying Windows.
You'll probably need to think about that one for a while before you finally realise you just plain don't understand economics in the first place.
Wrong again.
What a cute little straw man. Trouble is, I'm talking about the academic context, where precise calculations are made while assuming zero gravity and perfect vacuum to demonstrate an understanding of certain basic concepts.
Likewise, in an academic context, perfect competition is useful to demonstrate that you understand how to calculate all the appropriate curves.
The problem is that in astrophysics one can treat friction as negligible (how much has the earth's revolution about the sun slowed down in the last hundred years? Actually a few seconds, which we can calculate). Also, physicists can deal with friction. And what are these "certain basic concepts"?
Knowing that a market is (perfectly) competitive contributes little to determining its supply and demand curves.
Equilibrium is the point in any market where supply equals demand.
Depending on how you define "have" and "stable", that either means all markets have it, or no markets have it.
And if the supply and demand curves are themselves unstable? Or at least unstable over the time it takes for markets to adjust?
Can one use the Super Nintendo console as a touch screen? Does Super Nintendo have the network transparency of X? Can you manipulate images on a Super Nintendo in a way similar to manipulating windows on a screen? How well does the Super Nintendo multitask?
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Do Linux advocates get to blame those developers for not writing applications for Linux? It may not be the direct fault of Microsoft that developers write such applications, but Microsoft did nurture such a culture.
Perhaps the GP believes that a file system with actual file permissions (such an NTFS) might be more secure than one without (FAT32). True, one still has to get the users to stop running as Administrator.
I don't know that I could taste the steak any better.
Why is it to my own benefit that I order the steak medium rare? What if I want to be sure that the bacteria/viruses get destroyed? Why is medium rare better than medium or medium well?
And thats mainly because transfering files from windows pc's is retarded.. you will see about 50% of the files the rest is just not there.When later checking on reliable pc's they wil be there.Mac's are like mcdonalds they taste nice but nothing can come close to a home cooked meal.
So because transferring files from Windows PCs is retarded, that's somehow the fault of Macs? How do you know that the problem is with the Mac instead of the PC?
OS X may be designed to run on a 2560x1600 display, but my laptop is only 12in and 1024x768. Not everyone has such a display as you. As for maximizing to fill all screen real estate, it's hard to do that in KDE or Gnome, as they allow for multiple desktops.
I ordered a Dell for under $400 with a flat screen included. It should be here in a few days, when it comes can you come over and install the stuff I need to hook it up to the internet?"
:-).
Sure (as I fondle OpenSUSE 10.1 DVD)
I like to support SUSE, as well as avoid the hassle of downloading/burning, if possible.
Yes
A market is the intersection of supply and demand.
Is his demand for Windows, or for Linux?
If his demand is for a computer? And the market quantity/price is the intersection of supply and demand, not the market itself.
You do, however, sometimes get stability (in the sense that I use it). Stability doesn't depend on the exact values of q and p. It depends on the *ratio* of q to p; as long as that doesn't change, you have economic stability. When the ratio is 1:1, you have economic equilibrium.
So it is possible for both q and p to vary continuously, and as long as those changes are proportionally identical, neither stability nor equilibrium will be disrupted. Even when the market is not in equlibrium, and it's almost always nowhere close to it, the price remains the same as long as both supply and demand change in the same ratio.
q and p are not supply and demand, but price and quantity. Also, supply and demand are functions, not just quantities, so how do you double them?
Which other variables you use depends largely on your own personal preferences in which economic theories best represent reality.
And how are these personal preferences different from wishful thinking?
Also, I've taken some courses in economics, and none of them have helped my multithreaded code, although I'm not sure there even was multithreaded code when I studied economics.
There is a frequent criticism that marginalist economics is a circular argument, but it would be more correctly called a feedback loop - you have to enter at some arbitrary position, but over time it converges to what the market dictates no matter what position was initially taken.
A few sentences ago you said that a market is almost always nowhere close to equlibrium, but here you say that it converges to what the market dictates (do markets dictate?). I was also questioning whether market equilibria were stable in the first place.
They're the only place near me (Columbia, SC) that sells SUSE retail.
Colorado State? I was there in 80-81 and 82-83. Eventually finished elsewhere :-(.
Compression is pushing in on something, like cars on the road (the cars compress the road). Tension is pulling out on something, like hanging a weight on a string (the weight applies tension to the string). Shear involves applying a sideway force, like using shears to cut paper. The shears cut through the paper, and the cut is along the paper.
Reinforced concrete combines the compression strength of concrete with the tensile strength of steel.
Did you ever patronize Debbie duz Donuts, a topless donut store shop in Fort Collins, CO? Now defunct, I believe.
All in all, it was a good performance. IIRC, we tied for 4th, as one team scored 4 points, two scored 3 points, one scored 2 and we were tied with the other eight teams with 1/2 point.
Wouldn't you have been tied for fifth?
But isn't one of Novell's claims that SCOX's sale of Unix licenses to anyone without Novell's permission violates a contract between Novell and SCOX?.
No, he isn't in the Linux maket.
Also, it's not a case of whether the supply and demand curves intersect, but rather a case of their stability. If they intersect at (q1, p1) today, at (q2, p2) tomorrow, and (q3, p3) the day after that, then what equilibrium can one have?
I'll give some of them a go:
;-)
Bandwidth -- the rate at which data can be transmitted through a channel, usually expressed in some multiple of bytes per second.
Function -- A piece of code that does (ideally) one task.
Assembly -- A language for programming closer to a processor. Used for speed/size at the cost of portability.
Reboot -- Turning the computer off and on again.
OS -- A program or set of programs that underlie the computer's functioning, generally including memory management (making sure that applications don't write over each other's data), file management (maintaining files), and device drivers.
Real-time -- Of an OS, an OS with short latencies (time to respond to input). Generally used to regulate devices in the absence of human intervention.
Hard-real-time -- As above, where the latencies can be guaranteed to be no more than a certain amount.
VRAM
Volatile RAM -- RAM that requires power.
Virtual RAM -- The use of disk space as a substitute for (physical) RAM, cheaper but slower.
I/O constrained -- Of a process, that the process waits for data to move around, as opposed to waiting on the CPU, or waiting for RAM.
Memory leak -- A (bad) condition where a program takes more and more memory without giving it back.
Jiffy -- The minimum amount of time that a computer can deal with.
People, start your flamethrowers
It's not too difficult to make a LaTeX stylesheet to satisfy your university's dissertation-formatting requirements.
Have you tried exporting the xls table into Gnumeric?
Just mod me "literal".
Maybe because it doesn't use gas? Aside from the problem of schlepping gasoline 50-60 million miles, it probably wouldn't ignite/burn very well in Mars' low-oxygen atmosphere.
It will be Red Hat and not Oracle that will buy JBoss.
However, since the cost of Windows is a cost they bear while attempting to acquire Linux, they are still complaining about the *market* for Linux.
No, the cost of Windows is something they pay while attempting to buy a computer. One can acquire Linux without buying Windows.
You'll probably need to think about that one for a while before you finally realise you just plain don't understand economics in the first place.
Wrong again.
What a cute little straw man. Trouble is, I'm talking about the academic context, where precise calculations are made while assuming zero gravity and perfect vacuum to demonstrate an understanding of certain basic concepts.
Likewise, in an academic context, perfect competition is useful to demonstrate that you understand how to calculate all the appropriate curves.
The problem is that in astrophysics one can treat friction as negligible (how much has the earth's revolution about the sun slowed down in the last hundred years? Actually a few seconds, which we can calculate). Also, physicists can deal with friction. And what are these "certain basic concepts"?
Knowing that a market is (perfectly) competitive contributes little to determining its supply and demand curves.
Equilibrium is the point in any market where supply equals demand.
Depending on how you define "have" and "stable", that either means all markets have it, or no markets have it.
And if the supply and demand curves are themselves unstable? Or at least unstable over the time it takes for markets to adjust?
Can one use the Super Nintendo console as a touch screen? Does Super Nintendo have the network transparency of X? Can you manipulate images on a Super Nintendo in a way similar to manipulating windows on a screen? How well does the Super Nintendo multitask?