Great, now not only do I have to make sure all my users' applications are patched, but I have to track patches on every frigging DRM implementation out there as well.
Well, payback is a bitch.
I have already steered a friend away from a Sony stereo to another brand, making it clear that Sony is not a good "citizen" and they would do well to stay clear of any Sony products.
Yes, I am only one puny person, but I've already cost them a couple of hundred bucks, and will continue do so at every opportunity.
You know, I picked up a "CD" the other day and specifically looked for the CD logo. I think it was there, but it was so small, I couldn't be sure either way. Seriously, it was in 1 point type!
TI wants to push its crappy DSP because they are getting ousted by power and arm processors.
But what I got from the article (reads like a press release, actually) is that it is designed to interface with arm, so they are using the DSP for what the DSP is good for (filter) and using a generic processor for the rest...
"There have definitely been a few GPL legal issues and even TI had to work through some of these," Pham said. "TI does have a proprietary processor communication between the ARM and the DSP. We do need to keep that separate from the Linux side."
Pham noted that TI provides its customer with support and some legal advice to keep things separate.
"Yes it's a complication and yes some customers have some issues with it and some questions with it," Pham said. "But in general, it hasn't been so much as an issue as it has been questions."
Google is your friend. Start at www.sweetmarias.com, they have tons of info and external links to coffefreaks, etc..
Personally, I like La Pavoni, but it adds some variables to the process. More variables potentially means more control, but can also mean more frustration as well.
BTW, the coffee maker alone won't do it, you need good coffee and a good grinder as well. But you knew that because you went to all of the great coffee sites that you Googled, right?
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I'm curious to know what you think an "Americano" is. Just in case an Americano ever asks me for one...
Not to speak for the parent, but an Americano is a shot of espresso with 6-8 oz. of steamed (hot) water added. Definitely a lot more "forgiving" cup of coffee than a straight espresso and much nicer than a dripped or pressed cup. I usually have one in the morning after my ristretto. Nice to have cup that lasts longer than it takes to make. But wouldn't you know, the first really good espresso shot that I've pulled this week happened to be for an Americano. Sigh...
I've got to agree, if you've had a fresh-roasted, carefully prepared coffee, Starbucks just sucks. Ditto for all of the extra crap. No, I -don't- want "French Vanilla" in my coffee!!!!
A reasonably recent version of Knoppix should do the trick for the "I just want to surf the internet, do email, and write letters". You say that most of the time it doesn't work. My experience is that far more often than not, it -does- work. And it doesn't even need to be installed, so no loss on the rare occasion that part of it doesn't work.
No, in this case, it's not backwards. If the same number of dollars are worth less in the future, you want to spend them now. If you spend them later, you have to spend more of them to get the same effect. This is because -in the context of the investment we are discussing- your view of inflation too limited. Go back and read the post you are replying to. The rate of increase in the cost of oil has far outpaced the overall inflation rate. You have to take that into account, since that will be a significant portion of the money you are spending over the life of the system.
Remember, we are not talking about capital investments in general (your view is probably valid there), we are talking about the choice of making a 90% capital investment up front versus 40% up front with a large part of the remainder being a consumable (oil) that is increasing in cost at a much faster pace than the overall inflation rate. You have to consistantly make very smart investment decisions to beat the rate of increase in the price of oil on top of the overall inflation rate. It's a pretty good bet that demand for oil will increase and the supply will decrease as time goes on.
It's a far cry from POSIX. Actually, it only includes a (not really finished) POSIX API. There was no real effort to make it anything more than a selling point to the gov't though...
And to top it off, NSA strongly recommends that you disable it, so it doesn't get used -at all- (at least on DoD systems). Odd, the subsystem that was added to satisfy gov't requirements has to be disabled to put the OS on a gov't network...
Indeed, the policy is: "250MB inbox available only in the 50 United States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Eligible Hotmail users will first receive 25MB at sign-up. Please allow at least 30 days for activation of your 250MB storage to verify your e-mail account and help prevent abuse. Microsoft Corporation reserves the right to provide 250MB inbox to free Hotmail accounts at its discretion"
I made the change about 3 months ago, so I guess 30 days is a best-case scenario. Or maybe they are just exercising their "discretion". Maybe they don't believe someone who is "from" Pakistan. Who knows?
BTW, I clicked on the "why do we need this information?" link below the country, it says it is to make sure that if you sign up as under 18, that the applicable country's laws regarding minors can be applied.
But that's OK, I've used Gmail as my primary account for a long time, and only keep my hotmail account becuase I had it so long before (from before Microsoft acquired it!). It's hard to get people to stop sending to me via hotmail.
I understand the opportunity cost that you are talking about, but that's to varying degrees offset by inflation. Not just overall inflation, but also the added potential inflation of the cost of your consumables (look at the trend in oil prices, for instance).
If all of your costs are up front capital costs, those are the 'cheap' dollars (rupees, euros, whatever). Money is going to have less purchasing power as time goes by. This effect is amplified by the fact that the consumables are commodities that are prone to an increase in demand and decrease in supply.
When I signed up for Hotmail, I entered my country as 'Pakistan', since I didn't think it was Microsoft's business what country I'm from/in. Also, I don't live in the country I'm from, so it's pretty much meaningless anyway.
But lo and behold, when Hotmail upped their storage to 250MB, my account stayed at 2.5MB (later upped to 25MB). Why? Because I'm not in the USA. Do you think changing my profile to USA upped the limit? Hint - the answer is not yes.
Yes, I know Hotmail != Gmail, but the point is that initial profile choices can have unintended consequences...
Don't most radio stations have agreements with the various record labels? I seem to remember someone taking care of that paperwork...
Not for the rights to play the music over the air, that is through ASCAP and BMI. Maybe there was some paperwork to arrange to get the promotional copies of the records from the record companies, the but broadcast rights are through ASCAP/BMI.
The recording artist gets paid last, only after all the expenses have been covered. If the album is a failure, the record company eats the loss and the artist ends up with zero -- but they're not in debt. In this regard it's better than a traditional bank loan -- if you borrow $50K from the bank to self-produce/promote/etc. your record and it only makes $25K, the bank will still insist on getting all $50K back, plus interest. They'll be a lot less understanding than the record label. A record label won't ruin your credit rating and repo your car if your album doesn't turn a profit.
You left out an important part of the equation. The record company gets to make the determination of how much was "spent" on expenses. Their accounting practices make the Enron CFO look like Mr. Rogers.
In terms of your analogy, the bank determines how much they "loaned" you, and you never see that money, they spend it for you.
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Great, now not only do I have to make sure all my users' applications are patched, but I have to track patches on every frigging DRM implementation out there as well.
Well, payback is a bitch.
I have already steered a friend away from a Sony stereo to another brand, making it clear that Sony is not a good "citizen" and they would do well to stay clear of any Sony products.
Yes, I am only one puny person, but I've already cost them a couple of hundred bucks, and will continue do so at every opportunity.
You know, I picked up a "CD" the other day and specifically looked for the CD logo. I think it was there, but it was so small, I couldn't be sure either way. Seriously, it was in 1 point type!
TI wants to push its crappy DSP because they are getting ousted by power and arm processors.
But what I got from the article (reads like a press release, actually) is that it is designed to interface with arm, so they are using the DSP for what the DSP is good for (filter) and using a generic processor for the rest...
From TFA:
"There have definitely been a few GPL legal issues and even TI had to work through some of these," Pham said. "TI does have a proprietary processor communication between the ARM and the DSP. We do need to keep that separate from the Linux side."
Pham noted that TI provides its customer with support and some legal advice to keep things separate.
"Yes it's a complication and yes some customers have some issues with it and some questions with it," Pham said. "But in general, it hasn't been so much as an issue as it has been questions."
Will it run, um, er, Windows?
Temporarily allow slashdot.org?
What's next, will solaris understand cursor keys? Ship with BASH? What's the world comming to?
Solaris has shipped with bash for quite a while now...
Of course, you are correct. But you might want to switch to decaf anyway, you seem a little uptight...
Steamed water?
I know, that's why I put hot in parentheses.
But the fact is, normally you use the steamer to heat the water quickly, so it's, uh, steamed water.
Google is your friend. Start at www.sweetmarias.com, they have tons of info and external links to coffefreaks, etc..
Personally, I like La Pavoni, but it adds some variables to the process. More variables potentially means more control, but can also mean more frustration as well.
BTW, the coffee maker alone won't do it, you need good coffee and a good grinder as well. But you knew that because you went to all of the great coffee sites that you Googled, right?
I'm curious to know what you think an "Americano" is. Just in case an Americano ever asks me for one...
Not to speak for the parent, but an Americano is a shot of espresso with 6-8 oz. of steamed (hot) water added. Definitely a lot more "forgiving" cup of coffee than a straight espresso and much nicer than a dripped or pressed cup. I usually have one in the morning after my ristretto. Nice to have cup that lasts longer than it takes to make. But wouldn't you know, the first really good espresso shot that I've pulled this week happened to be for an Americano. Sigh...
I've got to agree, if you've had a fresh-roasted, carefully prepared coffee, Starbucks just sucks. Ditto for all of the extra crap. No, I -don't- want "French Vanilla" in my coffee!!!!
Roasted to City or City+ vs. Vienna roast for espresso....
Does Nethack qualify? Not quite text-only, but it will run on a terminal. IMNSHO, the greatest game of all time...
Installing Windows is simpler:
0. Buy PC. Windows is already installed.
1. Install a bunck of crapware. Windows goes south.
2. Try to remove some crapware when your system stops working as expected.
3. MS support recommends a re-install.
4. - 99. Get Windows back into the same state as the original install (if this is even possible).
A reasonably recent version of Knoppix should do the trick for the "I just want to surf the internet, do email, and write letters". You say that most of the time it doesn't work. My experience is that far more often than not, it -does- work. And it doesn't even need to be installed, so no loss on the rare occasion that part of it doesn't work.
Some nice stuff here.
I've got to disagree with you on this one. MS-SQL is about the -only- MS product that is worth a damn.
MySQL? I think you need to lay off the Kool-Aid. Postgresql? Maybe, but it doesn't come with the suite of tools that you get with MS-SQL.
Really, I dislike MS as much as the next slashbot, but MS SQL server is the exception to the rule.
No, in this case, it's not backwards. If the same number of dollars are worth less in the future, you want to spend them now. If you spend them later, you have to spend more of them to get the same effect. This is because -in the context of the investment we are discussing- your view of inflation too limited. Go back and read the post you are replying to. The rate of increase in the cost of oil has far outpaced the overall inflation rate. You have to take that into account, since that will be a significant portion of the money you are spending over the life of the system.
Remember, we are not talking about capital investments in general (your view is probably valid there), we are talking about the choice of making a 90% capital investment up front versus 40% up front with a large part of the remainder being a consumable (oil) that is increasing in cost at a much faster pace than the overall inflation rate. You have to consistantly make very smart investment decisions to beat the rate of increase in the price of oil on top of the overall inflation rate. It's a pretty good bet that demand for oil will increase and the supply will decrease as time goes on.
It's a far cry from POSIX. Actually, it only includes a (not really finished) POSIX API. There was no real effort to make it anything more than a selling point to the gov't though...
And to top it off, NSA strongly recommends that you disable it, so it doesn't get used -at all- (at least on DoD systems). Odd, the subsystem that was added to satisfy gov't requirements has to be disabled to put the OS on a gov't network...
Indeed, the policy is: "250MB inbox available only in the 50 United States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Eligible Hotmail users will first receive 25MB at sign-up. Please allow at least 30 days for activation of your 250MB storage to verify your e-mail account and help prevent abuse. Microsoft Corporation reserves the right to provide 250MB inbox to free Hotmail accounts at its discretion"
I made the change about 3 months ago, so I guess 30 days is a best-case scenario. Or maybe they are just exercising their "discretion". Maybe they don't believe someone who is "from" Pakistan. Who knows?
BTW, I clicked on the "why do we need this information?" link below the country, it says it is to make sure that if you sign up as under 18, that the applicable country's laws regarding minors can be applied.
But that's OK, I've used Gmail as my primary account for a long time, and only keep my hotmail account becuase I had it so long before (from before Microsoft acquired it!). It's hard to get people to stop sending to me via hotmail.
I understand the opportunity cost that you are talking about, but that's to varying degrees offset by inflation. Not just overall inflation, but also the added potential inflation of the cost of your consumables (look at the trend in oil prices, for instance).
If all of your costs are up front capital costs, those are the 'cheap' dollars (rupees, euros, whatever). Money is going to have less purchasing power as time goes by. This effect is amplified by the fact that the consumables are commodities that are prone to an increase in demand and decrease in supply.
When I signed up for Hotmail, I entered my country as 'Pakistan', since I didn't think it was Microsoft's business what country I'm from/in. Also, I don't live in the country I'm from, so it's pretty much meaningless anyway.
But lo and behold, when Hotmail upped their storage to 250MB, my account stayed at 2.5MB (later upped to 25MB). Why? Because I'm not in the USA. Do you think changing my profile to USA upped the limit? Hint - the answer is not yes.
Yes, I know Hotmail != Gmail, but the point is that initial profile choices can have unintended consequences...
Don't most radio stations have agreements with the various record labels? I seem to remember someone taking care of that paperwork...
Not for the rights to play the music over the air, that is through ASCAP and BMI. Maybe there was some paperwork to arrange to get the promotional copies of the records from the record companies, the but broadcast rights are through ASCAP/BMI.
The recording artist gets paid last, only after all the expenses have been covered. If the album is a failure, the record company eats the loss and the artist ends up with zero -- but they're not in debt. In this regard it's better than a traditional bank loan -- if you borrow $50K from the bank to self-produce/promote/etc. your record and it only makes $25K, the bank will still insist on getting all $50K back, plus interest. They'll be a lot less understanding than the record label. A record label won't ruin your credit rating and repo your car if your album doesn't turn a profit.
You left out an important part of the equation. The record company gets to make the determination of how much was "spent" on expenses. Their accounting practices make the Enron CFO look like Mr. Rogers.
In terms of your analogy, the bank determines how much they "loaned" you, and you never see that money, they spend it for you.