No. You're correct that post-sell off BT Cellnet became O2, but EE is a completely different network that was formed by the merger of the Orange and T-Mobile UK operations.
BT was in discussions to buy back O2 but opted for EE instead so O2 will remain a separate operator.
The generation after that ran Linux (they dropped BSD) on a server motherboard and a Broadcom switchplane at the front to do the simple stuff.
I've not seen inside the latest generation but I'm told they use a completely custom-fabricated motherboard which integrates the two parts. These still run Linux. Both use SSL accelerator chips.
That said, the hardware is only a small part of what you're paying for, you're also paying for the TMOS operating system, administration interface, other software, support and testing. Obviously there is also some profit, as you can see from their accounts, but if people thought this was unreasonable they would buy an alternative - there are plenty out there.
I know Microsoft is a bad word sometimes on/., but Hosted Exchange is ideal for this.
Google Apps for domains is a good solution as well, if you don't want the MS solution, but if you're interested in things like OWA, shared calendars, Activesync and those kind of things hosted Exchange is good.
Rubbish. One of the biggest myths in server sales today is that blades consume more power. If you fill racks full of them they consume more power per square metre of floor space, not per server. If you need the same number of servers they should consume less power, largely due to the centralised AC/DC conversion.
HP especially are working to make blades some of the most efficient servers on the market.
Penguins are for life guys, not just for Christmas.
Make sure the person you're giving one to really wants a penguin, and has the time to care for one.
I can't claim credit for this, but I feel it's worth repeating:
Myspace is like Google, where Google's mission is to "Organize all the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful", Myspace Organize all the world's idiots and make them universally accessible.
I believe that the search function is a plugin to allow Adobe Reader to be offered without it to cut the size of the download - search functionality is what you lose if you say you're on a dial-up connection when downloading Adobe Reader.
Google Adsense may use JavaScript, but is it dependant on it? I don't think so. They can match ads to content from their crawling process, and the ads themselves contain JavaScript to mask the Google redirect URL that lets them bill their advertisers, but this isn't necessary for the functioning of the ad, just a bonus for the user experience.
I reckon Google could remove JavaScript from Adsense pretty easily.
Minidisc doesn't have the same quality as a CD at all, the minidisc format uses serious lossy ATRAC-3 compression to achieve the same running time as a CD. I believe the actual data capacity of a minidisc is well under 100MB.
Advertising potential?
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Looks nice, but what happens when you type "the"?
"the incredibles"
Is anyone else seeing the advertising possibilities?
I'm not an aircraft designer but...
Most planes flying today were designed when personal gadgetry consisted of a pocket calculator, at best. Because of this, power to every seat wouldn't have been veiwed upon as a remotely useful feature.
Changing the entire electrical system of an aircraft after its been designed isn't going to happen other than for safety reasons, and certainly not for passenger comfort.
I'd imagine that it's certainly something that newer plane designs will incorporate, but giving customers AC power does generate some other problems - What voltage/socket do you provide? Will electrical equipment at the wrong voltage blow up if it's inserted? What happens if some muppet plugs in a kettle (or similar massive current draw aplliance)?
Whilst I used Vodafone for my mobile phone company, the part of the call I most looked forward to was the challenge of getting them to say goodbye without them realising what you were doing.
It made the whole exercise seem worthwhile if they would say goodbye instead of the usual "Thank you for calling Vodafone."
I seem to remember their hold music being particularly annoying, although nothing will ever top the Carphone Warehouse with "Get myself connected".
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No. You're correct that post-sell off BT Cellnet became O2, but EE is a completely different network that was formed by the merger of the Orange and T-Mobile UK operations. BT was in discussions to buy back O2 but opted for EE instead so O2 will remain a separate operator.
They're two generations old.
The generation after that ran Linux (they dropped BSD) on a server motherboard and a Broadcom switchplane at the front to do the simple stuff.
I've not seen inside the latest generation but I'm told they use a completely custom-fabricated motherboard which integrates the two parts. These still run Linux. Both use SSL accelerator chips.
That said, the hardware is only a small part of what you're paying for, you're also paying for the TMOS operating system, administration interface, other software, support and testing. Obviously there is also some profit, as you can see from their accounts, but if people thought this was unreasonable they would buy an alternative - there are plenty out there.
I know Microsoft is a bad word sometimes on /., but Hosted Exchange is ideal for this.
Google Apps for domains is a good solution as well, if you don't want the MS solution, but if you're interested in things like OWA, shared calendars, Activesync and those kind of things hosted Exchange is good.
It's because deep down they still don't believe that phones really work.
Rubbish. One of the biggest myths in server sales today is that blades consume more power. If you fill racks full of them they consume more power per square metre of floor space, not per server. If you need the same number of servers they should consume less power, largely due to the centralised AC/DC conversion.
HP especially are working to make blades some of the most efficient servers on the market.
Penguins are for life guys, not just for Christmas. Make sure the person you're giving one to really wants a penguin, and has the time to care for one.
I can't claim credit for this, but I feel it's worth repeating: Myspace is like Google, where Google's mission is to "Organize all the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful", Myspace Organize all the world's idiots and make them universally accessible.
My employers used Joker.com, who are claiming a 47% success rate on queued regitrations.
That's what I meant, but I didn't research that bit properly. Thanks for correcting it.
I believe that the search function is a plugin to allow Adobe Reader to be offered without it to cut the size of the download - search functionality is what you lose if you say you're on a dial-up connection when downloading Adobe Reader.
Not so, iframes work very effectively.
Google Adsense may use JavaScript, but is it dependant on it? I don't think so. They can match ads to content from their crawling process, and the ads themselves contain JavaScript to mask the Google redirect URL that lets them bill their advertisers, but this isn't necessary for the functioning of the ad, just a bonus for the user experience.
I reckon Google could remove JavaScript from Adsense pretty easily.
Minidisc doesn't have the same quality as a CD at all, the minidisc format uses serious lossy ATRAC-3 compression to achieve the same running time as a CD. I believe the actual data capacity of a minidisc is well under 100MB.
Looks nice, but what happens when you type "the"?
"the incredibles"
Is anyone else seeing the advertising possibilities?
Does the pause feature of music playing devices cause you difficulties?
I'm not an aircraft designer but...
Most planes flying today were designed when personal gadgetry consisted of a pocket calculator, at best. Because of this, power to every seat wouldn't have been veiwed upon as a remotely useful feature.
Changing the entire electrical system of an aircraft after its been designed isn't going to happen other than for safety reasons, and certainly not for passenger comfort.
I'd imagine that it's certainly something that newer plane designs will incorporate, but giving customers AC power does generate some other problems - What voltage/socket do you provide? Will electrical equipment at the wrong voltage blow up if it's inserted? What happens if some muppet plugs in a kettle (or similar massive current draw aplliance)?
That's why the Google cache is powered by Pigeons.
1st year Duke accomodation would seem to be an attractive hunting ground for muggers right now.
Whilst I used Vodafone for my mobile phone company, the part of the call I most looked forward to was the challenge of getting them to say goodbye without them realising what you were doing.
It made the whole exercise seem worthwhile if they would say goodbye instead of the usual "Thank you for calling Vodafone."
I seem to remember their hold music being particularly annoying, although nothing will ever top the Carphone Warehouse with "Get myself connected".