I believe there are more ethanol burning vehicles on the road than there are portable media players that support PFS.
The problem is, when customers arrive with a vehicle that doesn't run on E85, you've pissed them off for wasting their time. And THAT is the analogy we're all looking for.
Like they were doing barrel rolls in the B52?? What special safety measures to you take when you're flying unarmed tomahawk missiles versus missiles with nuke warheads attached?
And why were the warheads attached in the first place? Someone leaving for Iran?
They can still "Suck the paint off your house and give your family a permanent orange afro" but they're nothing like the 3.8MT SLBMs cruising in the subs.
You need to establish SLAs with your boss. If your systems meet or exceed these slas then you're doing your job and have the appropriate resources . If the SLAs aren't met, then its time to investigate.
Productivity levels are just plain stupid. A good admin with enough resources should be able to put up their feet once in a while.
Explain to me how this is an "attack" on passport readers?
Passport is scanned Reader goes casters up Reader is power cycled Passport is scanned again Reader goes casters up Owner of said passport is hauled off to some secret room where all of their orifices are checked by an ex-prison guard with large hands.
This does show the lack of testing and hardening, but it seems a buffer overflow situation like this would be relatively easy to patch.
From a company's standpoint. Toward the end of development, you're already probably over budget and short a few developers... and god knows when the soda/redbull/bawls machine was last stocked.
You use the last bit of cash to:
1. Pay off some bloggers to generate grass roots hype,
2. Pay a few key "journalists" to write a OMFG this game is going to MF rock \m/ > \m/
And begin accepting pre-order sales. Poof, instant PR budget so you can nail main stream media with everything you can now afford.
And maybe restock drink machine. (Don't worry about hiring more devs, you're just going to lay them all off anyway).
There's really no surprise here... if a lab doesn't spin off something valuable or at least has something big in the pipes that could be marketable in a a few years - cut your losses and shut them down.
Coming up with a table computer is really not cutting edge - even before Microsoft stole the idea.
I detected the humor in your post, but also you bring truth to the discussion.
Rarely, if ever, has a major OS upgrade over an older version (any OS, not just Microsoft's) resulted in a computer that was as stable and functional as a fresh install.
Rumble controllers are like cruise control on new cars. It should be standard, it isn't expensive, but some manufactures still want to milk the end users for every friggen dime.
But I digress, I don't need it anymore now that I have motion sensitive bluetooth IR tracking Wiimotes.
Answer people enjoy solving problems and helping people. I won't consider myself one, but I do get a sense of accomplishment when I can help someone solve a problem or further a discussion.
And yet, Yahoo and other online corporations are (imho) exploiting these people by establishing "Answer" areas that reward people for answering questions with useless points. Do they get compensation or a cut of the advertising profits that yahoo is making on them? No. They get honor points.
Yahoo makes a mint on the viewership of the site and the answer people get a warm feeling... maybe it breaks even. I stopped answering questions after reading the hundredth obvious "I don't want to do my homework, so I'll ask it here" question.
At least sites like ePinions.com rewards it's reviewers with a pittance of the revenue their reviews generate.
Trackitback and Stuffback stickers are available pretty cheaply. There are still good people out there that will return your items - if they can. These labels just give them an easy way to do it.
Then again, it's good to always assume your mobile device will be lost and treat the data on it as publicly accessible - always.
*Encrypt the files with sensitive info. *Enable password protection - using a real password, not a nancy-boy pin number. *Keep cellphone service numbers on a card in your wallet so you can cancel service quickly if your phone is lost. *Maintain a backup of your cellphone contacts and configuration so you can reload a new phone quickly. *If you're rolling with a Treo with connections to an exchange environment- make sure you have the necessary updates so you can issue a remote nuke to wipe the device the next time it checks in.
Because anybody with a clue is using VoIP by this point
What if your ISP is your phone company and gives you a decent analog voice rate? Why would I install VoIP and have a fully functional analog line go to waste?
Sure, I don't get unlimited long distance - but I'm posting on/. - I don't have a lot of friends to call.
the accuracy of US forecasters' predictions could be degraded by up to 16%
16% more crappy forecasts... great.
Recently our simple, midwest 3 day weather forecast has changed drastically four time... going from mostly rain and storms to 92F with full sun.
I'm not sure if global warming(tm) is to blame for less accurate weather models - but it's my opinion the weatherman's predictions are getting worse no matter how many satellites you give them.
Back in the day, I had my brand spanking new Apple Quadra 660 AV and a very large, and very comfortable Apple Ergonomic Keyboard. It split in the middle, was adjustable about a dozen ways, and the ten key pad was actually another keyboard on a short ADB cable... The keys rocked, the space bar - for as large as it was - never missed a beat. It was a radically different keyboard compared to anything else out there - and it was so comfortable to use.
Until the 12oz can of real coke was spilled on it. I had just cracked open the can, set it on the stand my monitor was on, then realized I had unplugged my 33.6k global village modem from the phone jack because of a storm the night before. While contorting myself under the desk and reconnecting the phone cable, I wiggled the desk. I hear the can topple, but I was pretty fat and couldn't move very fast, and I was twisted up in all the cables under the desk. By the time I got back up - the can was over and mostly empty. It's entire content was trickling out the qwerty side of the keyboard and onto the desk, eventually the floor.
I disconnected the ADB cable from the left side of the ergo keyboard. And attempted to soak up as much as I could, shaking out the keyboard, wiping it down - repeat.
I spent over $100 on this keyboard a year prior... I wasn't going to give up. Wipe it down, shake it out, over and over until nothing else came out. Then, just to make sure it was dry - a hair dryer on low for a few minutes.
That seemed to take care of it... for a day. Then the asd, zxc and qwe keys started sticking. No matter how much cleaning I did, I couldn't fight the shit that was in that coke. I even looked for another ergo keyboard, but Apple stopped making them. eBay - never heard of it.
So the last choice I had was to dishwasher the keyboard. I put it on a short cycle, no heated dry, no soap, but the rinse agent seemed like a good idea, so I left that in. After it was done, I quickly removed it from the dish washer shook it out and wiped it down, repeated.
I let it sit overnight and shook it one more time to make sure no water was left.
It worked like a charm and felt pretty good. I did need to take apart the space bar key a few months later and regrease the mechanical action - I suspect the high washing temp rinsed away the cheap-o clear grease that was there before. $1.20 at radio shack for more than I'll ever use.
If you're going to be storing important data on these drives - contact a vendor that sells, configures, and supports these types of setups - like IBM.
Your efforts to learn about this technology while setting it up and supporting will lead to disaster. You either know it well enough to make good judgments or you don't. Admitting you need help (other than asking/. )
You can (with most hardware) resize an array into a larger array when you replace all the drives with larger drives. The methods are specific to each vendor - see first recommendation.
Your argument about removing all electronics from a vehicle is absolutely the dumbest thing I've read in a reply yet on slashdot - and that, my friend, is saying quite a bit.
Without electronics you lose: air bags, fuel injection, smog controls, traction control, anti lock brakes, remote start/unlock, onstar.
You gain: lower fuel mileage, less power, few safety features, and more maintenance. Yes, more maintenance.
Do you remember the days before fuel injection? I doubt it - your mom probably still drives you around.
You had to set the choke by stomping on the gas before you started the car. If you forget, and do it after your second try at starting the vehicle - you'll flood the engine. Which won't start for the next 5-10 minutes.
Then let me tell you about ignition points and timing. Every tune up (about 10-25k miles) you'll need to replace:
Cap Rotor Wires Plugs Points Antifreeze
There were no 100k maintenance intervals because the engine's mechanical parts wore out. These parts were replaced by electronics and run very tight tolerances. If you didn't replace these - your car got even worse mileage and belched out even more exhaust.
Ford had issues with their harnesses because they were not weather tight and corroded when they got wet. They tried to engineer a fix, but that wasn't good enough in the ford building.
I also owned an escape - and also had water leakage from the firewall. It wiped out the wiring harness once. After they fixed it, I traded it in because I knew that was only the first thing to go wrong. When water gets into your car - it wrecks everything and will grow lots of nasty stuff in your carpet.
US auto makers wonder why Toyota is kicking their arse? Build quality, fuel economy, hrmm... maybe they have the right idea.
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I believe there are more ethanol burning vehicles on the road than there are portable media players that support PFS.
The problem is, when customers arrive with a vehicle that doesn't run on E85, you've pissed them off for wasting their time. And THAT is the analogy we're all looking for.
The service is available for a quarterly charge of $15...
http://www.schedulesdirect.org/
Critics dismiss Sony.
Like they were doing barrel rolls in the B52?? What special safety measures to you take when you're flying unarmed tomahawk missiles versus missiles with nuke warheads attached?
And why were the warheads attached in the first place? Someone leaving for Iran?
They can still "Suck the paint off your house and give your family a permanent orange afro" but they're nothing like the 3.8MT SLBMs cruising in the subs.
IE is still bundled with Windows Vista
If you call this "on-track" then you're not worried about the pesky laws.
Just like Safari with OS X and Konqueror in Gnome...?
You need to establish SLAs with your boss. If your systems meet or exceed these slas then you're doing your job and have the appropriate resources . If the SLAs aren't met, then its time to investigate.
Productivity levels are just plain stupid. A good admin with enough resources should be able to put up their feet once in a while.
It's all over for H2 when I see a mushroom cloud over the salt flats.
Explain to me how this is an "attack" on passport readers?
Passport is scanned
Reader goes casters up
Reader is power cycled
Passport is scanned again
Reader goes casters up
Owner of said passport is hauled off to some secret room where all of their orifices are checked by an ex-prison guard with large hands.
This does show the lack of testing and hardening, but it seems a buffer overflow situation like this would be relatively easy to patch.
I think with a million preorders, the marketing is pretty much done.
Heh, you haven't seen anything yet.
From a company's standpoint. Toward the end of development, you're already probably over budget and short a few developers... and god knows when the soda/redbull/bawls machine was last stocked.
You use the last bit of cash to:
1. Pay off some bloggers to generate grass roots hype,
2. Pay a few key "journalists" to write a OMFG this game is going to MF rock \m/ > \m/
And begin accepting pre-order sales. Poof, instant PR budget so you can nail main stream media with everything you can now afford.
And maybe restock drink machine. (Don't worry about hiring more devs, you're just going to lay them all off anyway).
There's really no surprise here... if a lab doesn't spin off something valuable or at least has something big in the pipes that could be marketable in a a few years - cut your losses and shut them down.
Coming up with a table computer is really not cutting edge - even before Microsoft stole the idea.
I detected the humor in your post, but also you bring truth to the discussion.
Rarely, if ever, has a major OS upgrade over an older version (any OS, not just Microsoft's) resulted in a computer that was as stable and functional as a fresh install.
Rumble controllers are like cruise control on new cars. It should be standard, it isn't expensive, but some manufactures still want to milk the end users for every friggen dime.
But I digress, I don't need it anymore now that I have motion sensitive bluetooth IR tracking Wiimotes.
I wish the same amount of pressure was behind the US Electronic Voting machine systems to open their code.
Until then, what's the point of holding elections?
Answer people enjoy solving problems and helping people. I won't consider myself one, but I do get a sense of accomplishment when I can help someone solve a problem or further a discussion.
And yet, Yahoo and other online corporations are (imho) exploiting these people by establishing "Answer" areas that reward people for answering questions with useless points. Do they get compensation or a cut of the advertising profits that yahoo is making on them? No. They get honor points.
Yahoo makes a mint on the viewership of the site and the answer people get a warm feeling... maybe it breaks even. I stopped answering questions after reading the hundredth obvious "I don't want to do my homework, so I'll ask it here" question.
At least sites like ePinions.com rewards it's reviewers with a pittance of the revenue their reviews generate.
Trackitback and Stuffback stickers are available pretty cheaply. There are still good people out there that will return your items - if they can. These labels just give them an easy way to do it.
Then again, it's good to always assume your mobile device will be lost and treat the data on it as publicly accessible - always.
*Encrypt the files with sensitive info.
*Enable password protection - using a real password, not a nancy-boy pin number.
*Keep cellphone service numbers on a card in your wallet so you can cancel service quickly if your phone is lost.
*Maintain a backup of your cellphone contacts and configuration so you can reload a new phone quickly.
*If you're rolling with a Treo with connections to an exchange environment- make sure you have the necessary updates so you can issue a remote nuke to wipe the device the next time it checks in.
Where's my flying car? Damn it - it's still in the labs.
Because anybody with a clue is using VoIP by this point
What if your ISP is your phone company and gives you a decent analog voice rate? Why would I install VoIP and have a fully functional analog line go to waste?
Sure, I don't get unlimited long distance - but I'm posting on
... um, that's really all I have to say.
the accuracy of US forecasters' predictions could be degraded by up to 16%
16% more crappy forecasts... great.
Recently our simple, midwest 3 day weather forecast has changed drastically four time... going from mostly rain and storms to 92F with full sun.
I'm not sure if global warming(tm) is to blame for less accurate weather models - but it's my opinion the weatherman's predictions are getting worse no matter how many satellites you give them.
Summary - yes, it works.
Long answer -
Back in the day, I had my brand spanking new Apple Quadra 660 AV and a very large, and very comfortable Apple Ergonomic Keyboard. It split in the middle, was adjustable about a dozen ways, and the ten key pad was actually another keyboard on a short ADB cable... The keys rocked, the space bar - for as large as it was - never missed a beat. It was a radically different keyboard compared to anything else out there - and it was so comfortable to use.
Until the 12oz can of real coke was spilled on it. I had just cracked open the can, set it on the stand my monitor was on, then realized I had unplugged my 33.6k global village modem from the phone jack because of a storm the night before. While contorting myself under the desk and reconnecting the phone cable, I wiggled the desk. I hear the can topple, but I was pretty fat and couldn't move very fast, and I was twisted up in all the cables under the desk. By the time I got back up - the can was over and mostly empty. It's entire content was trickling out the qwerty side of the keyboard and onto the desk, eventually the floor.
I disconnected the ADB cable from the left side of the ergo keyboard. And attempted to soak up as much as I could, shaking out the keyboard, wiping it down - repeat.
I spent over $100 on this keyboard a year prior... I wasn't going to give up. Wipe it down, shake it out, over and over until nothing else came out. Then, just to make sure it was dry - a hair dryer on low for a few minutes.
That seemed to take care of it... for a day. Then the asd, zxc and qwe keys started sticking. No matter how much cleaning I did, I couldn't fight the shit that was in that coke. I even looked for another ergo keyboard, but Apple stopped making them. eBay - never heard of it.
So the last choice I had was to dishwasher the keyboard. I put it on a short cycle, no heated dry, no soap, but the rinse agent seemed like a good idea, so I left that in. After it was done, I quickly removed it from the dish washer shook it out and wiped it down, repeated.
I let it sit overnight and shook it one more time to make sure no water was left.
It worked like a charm and felt pretty good. I did need to take apart the space bar key a few months later and regrease the mechanical action - I suspect the high washing temp rinsed away the cheap-o clear grease that was there before. $1.20 at radio shack for more than I'll ever use.
Ping was already taken... silly.
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ping
If you're going to be storing important data on these drives - contact a vendor that sells, configures, and supports these types of setups - like IBM.
/. )
Your efforts to learn about this technology while setting it up and supporting will lead to disaster. You either know it well enough to make good judgments or you don't. Admitting you need help (other than asking
You can (with most hardware) resize an array into a larger array when you replace all the drives with larger drives. The methods are specific to each vendor - see first recommendation.
Your argument about removing all electronics from a vehicle is absolutely the dumbest thing I've read in a reply yet on slashdot - and that, my friend, is saying quite a bit.
Without electronics you lose: air bags, fuel injection, smog controls, traction control, anti lock brakes, remote start/unlock, onstar.
You gain: lower fuel mileage, less power, few safety features, and more maintenance. Yes, more maintenance.
Do you remember the days before fuel injection? I doubt it - your mom probably still drives you around.
You had to set the choke by stomping on the gas before you started the car. If you forget, and do it after your second try at starting the vehicle - you'll flood the engine. Which won't start for the next 5-10 minutes.
Then let me tell you about ignition points and timing. Every tune up (about 10-25k miles) you'll need to replace:
Cap
Rotor
Wires
Plugs
Points
Antifreeze
There were no 100k maintenance intervals because the engine's mechanical parts wore out. These parts were replaced by electronics and run very tight tolerances. If you didn't replace these - your car got even worse mileage and belched out even more exhaust.
Ford had issues with their harnesses because they were not weather tight and corroded when they got wet. They tried to engineer a fix, but that wasn't good enough in the ford building.
I also owned an escape - and also had water leakage from the firewall. It wiped out the wiring harness once. After they fixed it, I traded it in because I knew that was only the first thing to go wrong. When water gets into your car - it wrecks everything and will grow lots of nasty stuff in your carpet.
US auto makers wonder why Toyota is kicking their arse? Build quality, fuel economy, hrmm... maybe they have the right idea.