Agreed. Win2K is in a mature stage, where XP is still approaching it. I develop software on a Win 2K server box, and it is very robust, and does what I need it to do. Why upgrade? I won't until I am forced to. For all the jokes about Microsoft, they got their servr technology right with Win2K.
And here is Microsoft's biggest problem. There comes a point when the extra bells and whistles just aren't worth it. Then they have to find a way to get you to buy anyway. Microsoft is painfully aware of this... witness their licensing schemes, and premature end of support for products.
I think folks miss the more important factor: pressure from the atmosphere. A planet that large will have an enormous atmosphere, assuming that there isn't a larger body yanking it all off.
So, there are one of two situations occuring: 1) There would be a crushing atmospheric weight, or 2) There would be little to no atmosphere at all. It is very unlikely to be a middle ground. Terraforming, in the traditional sense would be near impossible.
Other poster is correct. However, most folks use the term "college" when speaking of either. I went to a University, but still call it "going to college".
I don't know your financial situation. However, I can tell you that I did work my way through school. That was part of the problem when I was 16... working 40 hours and going to school sucks bad.
Eventually, I earned enough that I could afford 25 hours per week with a lighter schedule.
If you really want to go to school, you can. I didn't realize what was out there for folks in the way of grants and stuff... probably good, or I'd be more in debt:)
Why don't you share what you think you want to do with your life, and mayble we can figure out a way to get you in school...
College can provide a wonderful education, if the student is ready for it. I started college when I was 16, but I was too immature even though the "test scores" said otherwise. I needed to grow up, get life experiences. I did these things (though I didn't realize it at the time), and graduated when I was 24.
Had I gotten through school by the time I was 19, which was the pace I was heading, I would have had a college degree and a job I would have hated. Probably would have been found hanging by a rope by now. Instead, I love what I do, and life only gets better by the day.
Summary: College is education for those ready to receive it. Same goes for life in general.
Nah. I actually thought you were using Kelvin. This using the freezing point of water as some kind of base is so old school. Can't believe anyone would use it.
What stops two bots from playing in the same game? The two bots can communicate, and increase their collective chances of winning by quite a large percentage. Heck, with skilled players you don't even need the bot. Just two folks with a telephone would work.
This is why I'd never play in an online tourney. That and I suck at cards.
ActiveX controls. This is what got my kid brother. Wants to play games that require it. Explained what a stupid idea ActiveX is. He doesn't care. He just wants to play his games.
Yup. And then pay for techs to handle the "omg wtf, why won't this page load. U are the sux0r!".
I switched my folks over to Firefox, and this is what I got. Ended up putting the IE icon back on their desktop. Told them I will not clean spyware any more.
if you don't understand how tax mechanisms subsidize rich people's philanthropy, which already buy them tangible relief from government pressure, you don't know much about philanthropy
Please enlighten me. As I mentioned in the previous post, it is like putting a dollar in a change machine and getting 40 cents back. Yup, you do get to write it off. By most people (like original message in thread) seem to think that somehow the donators are getting more money back than they put in. They don't. They are just treated as if they did not earn the money.
Now, you make the argument that each dollar donated also buys some goodwill which helps his business. Perhaps. However, the folks that the Gates Foundation targets are not going to be the folks who are subsidizing his multi-billion dollar empire. Were he doing this out of purely economic motives, he'd come up with many ways to do it more efficiently.
Here's the facts: Bill donates a lot of money. Here's opinion: What you think Bill's motivation is.
I can come up with facts to support either view. This is more like a variant of the rorschach test that says more about the participants than the subject.
What a stupid response. Yeah... Bill gives away billions for a tax break. That's like putting a dollar in a change machine that only gives you back 40 cents... and doing it over and over.
I know this might come as a shock... but Bill might actually be a human being. Doesn't mean you have to love Microsoft. Obly that Bill Gates actually has a humanitarian streak in him.
But ofcourse, it is much easier to make a smart ass remark when faced with evidence contrary to one's beliefs.
Your criticism of Outlook's backup is somewhat fair. However if you are runing into 2GB backups, you are clearly sould be in a Microsoft Exchange environment, not a standalone Outlook.
If your files are really that size, you might have some kind of corruption in the file itself. I hoard e-mails, and use the scheduler/task list like your wouldn't believe and haven't gone over 125 meg.
While you may have an outlook file that is really this big, you'd have to be a super user who never archives anything to achieve this (or you archive file attachments too... accck).
Wow. So something that valuable, and you didn't make a backup? Hate to break this to you, but this is an OS independent activity. If it would cause you loss, back it up.
Absolutely. I am a scheduler power user. Outlook has everything I need and more. Very intuitive too. Not an MS fanboy, but I've yet to see anything that has the power/ease of use as Outlook.
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A simple spellchecker would have corrected the problems in the submission.
Please mod offtopic, or troll please. But seriously, for a site that doesn't offer breaking news, they shuld at least get the spelling right.
How long would it take to index both of them?
Agreed. Win2K is in a mature stage, where XP is still approaching it. I develop software on a Win 2K server box, and it is very robust, and does what I need it to do. Why upgrade? I won't until I am forced to. For all the jokes about Microsoft, they got their servr technology right with Win2K.
And here is Microsoft's biggest problem. There comes a point when the extra bells and whistles just aren't worth it. Then they have to find a way to get you to buy anyway. Microsoft is painfully aware of this... witness their licensing schemes, and premature end of support for products.
I wholeheartedly say that folks use rationalization when downloading something they legally should purchase.
(Flamesuit on. Preparing for multiple blasts)
I think folks miss the more important factor: pressure from the atmosphere. A planet that large will have an enormous atmosphere, assuming that there isn't a larger body yanking it all off.
So, there are one of two situations occuring: 1) There would be a crushing atmospheric weight, or 2) There would be little to no atmosphere at all. It is very unlikely to be a middle ground. Terraforming, in the traditional sense would be near impossible.
Your description is accurate. However, humility requires us to remember that we were the clueless 18 year olds once ;)
Other poster is correct. However, most folks use the term "college" when speaking of either. I went to a University, but still call it "going to college".
I don't know your financial situation. However, I can tell you that I did work my way through school. That was part of the problem when I was 16... working 40 hours and going to school sucks bad.
:)
Eventually, I earned enough that I could afford 25 hours per week with a lighter schedule.
If you really want to go to school, you can. I didn't realize what was out there for folks in the way of grants and stuff... probably good, or I'd be more in debt
Why don't you share what you think you want to do with your life, and mayble we can figure out a way to get you in school...
Education != College.
College can provide a wonderful education, if the student is ready for it. I started college when I was 16, but I was too immature even though the "test scores" said otherwise. I needed to grow up, get life experiences. I did these things (though I didn't realize it at the time), and graduated when I was 24.
Had I gotten through school by the time I was 19, which was the pace I was heading, I would have had a college degree and a job I would have hated. Probably would have been found hanging by a rope by now. Instead, I love what I do, and life only gets better by the day.
Summary: College is education for those ready to receive it. Same goes for life in general.
Nah. I actually thought you were using Kelvin. This using the freezing point of water as some kind of base is so old school. Can't believe anyone would use it.
Nah. Just a good algorithm and some good space telescopes. A computer is much better at filtering through the noise than a person will ever be.
I think something like "Nobody onboard would care." is more appropriate, but that
The use of the word 'onboard' is superfluous in this case.
What stops two bots from playing in the same game? The two bots can communicate, and increase their collective chances of winning by quite a large percentage. Heck, with skilled players you don't even need the bot. Just two folks with a telephone would work.
This is why I'd never play in an online tourney. That and I suck at cards.
ActiveX controls. This is what got my kid brother. Wants to play games that require it. Explained what a stupid idea ActiveX is. He doesn't care. He just wants to play his games.
Yup. And then pay for techs to handle the "omg wtf, why won't this page load. U are the sux0r!".
I switched my folks over to Firefox, and this is what I got. Ended up putting the IE icon back on their desktop. Told them I will not clean spyware any more.
if you don't understand how tax mechanisms subsidize rich people's philanthropy, which already buy them tangible relief from government pressure, you don't know much about philanthropy
Please enlighten me. As I mentioned in the previous post, it is like putting a dollar in a change machine and getting 40 cents back. Yup, you do get to write it off. By most people (like original message in thread) seem to think that somehow the donators are getting more money back than they put in. They don't. They are just treated as if they did not earn the money.
Now, you make the argument that each dollar donated also buys some goodwill which helps his business. Perhaps. However, the folks that the Gates Foundation targets are not going to be the folks who are subsidizing his multi-billion dollar empire. Were he doing this out of purely economic motives, he'd come up with many ways to do it more efficiently.
Here's the facts: Bill donates a lot of money. Here's opinion: What you think Bill's motivation is.
I can come up with facts to support either view. This is more like a variant of the rorschach test that says more about the participants than the subject.
Got one better. I wrote an app to tell you if the Slashdot summary is worth reading. My app in pseudocode:
if (1=0) then
Summary.Read
else
Me.GoOutside
endif
Perhaps you should have someone teach you first :)
We've really gotta teach you about the 'Post Anonymously' option!
What a stupid response. Yeah... Bill gives away billions for a tax break. That's like putting a dollar in a change machine that only gives you back 40 cents... and doing it over and over.
I know this might come as a shock... but Bill might actually be a human being. Doesn't mean you have to love Microsoft. Obly that Bill Gates actually has a humanitarian streak in him.
But ofcourse, it is much easier to make a smart ass remark when faced with evidence contrary to one's beliefs.
Your criticism of Outlook's backup is somewhat fair. However if you are runing into 2GB backups, you are clearly sould be in a Microsoft Exchange environment, not a standalone Outlook.
If your files are really that size, you might have some kind of corruption in the file itself. I hoard e-mails, and use the scheduler/task list like your wouldn't believe and haven't gone over 125 meg.
While you may have an outlook file that is really this big, you'd have to be a super user who never archives anything to achieve this (or you archive file attachments too... accck).
But this is moot if you are off it entirely.
Wow. So something that valuable, and you didn't make a backup? Hate to break this to you, but this is an OS independent activity. If it would cause you loss, back it up.
Outlook DOESN'T allow you to have multiple schedules? News to me. Maybe you mean something different than what I do by the term, though...
What do you do for events that occur the second Wednesday of each calendar quarter? Believe it or not, I have one such case :)
Absolutely. I am a scheduler power user. Outlook has everything I need and more. Very intuitive too. Not an MS fanboy, but I've yet to see anything that has the power/ease of use as Outlook.