Once again, everyone thinks they can generalize people using a test. Analyzing Q&A sessions to determine if someone is going to bring an Uzi to school and spray bullets everywhere is, for lack of a better word, stupid.
17.) John comes up behind you while you are eating lunch, and throws your tray to the floor. Do you:
A. Politely ask John to not destroy your Lunch, and allow you to obtain your nourishment.
B. Inform a supervisor that John is causing a disruption, and should be punished.
C. Pull out a Glock and plant a bullet in John's Head.
Now me, I would choose C, because the test is a nonviolent medium that I can enjoy wrecking the curve. Why would I do this? Because that proves shit like this is inaccurate, and pointless. I get the impression this is being done to pacify idiotic parents who are bitching "How do I know my son is safe going to your school?" "Well you see, we have this test....."
Then what happens? The person who gets a "Great Job!" on the test ends up knifing a janitor. "Hmm, guess we need new questions....."
You said exactly what I wanted to say, but your wording is far better than I could have done without sounding like a Troll.
The point is, this article is advice. (And damn Good advice, in my opinion.) To Tony: Whether you choose to take it and use it is your decision. But for God's sake, don't criticize someone for offering help. The way you twisted Roblimo's words to suit your point is just wrong.
We'd all like to be able to fantasize about having a supermodel for a girlfriend, but let's be realistic. The "Pretty 'n Popular" crowd is usually a very shallow and uncommiting group.
Personally, I'm into someone who, while not obnoxious, is individual and is not afraid to voice her own opinion. I don't want somenoe who:
A) Agrees with everything I say. or B) Disputes everything I say.
Neither of those types of people will work out. Each situation will end up driving you both crazy. Sure, you'll disagree on some things, but the reason you're going out in the first place is probably because you found you each have something in common. For that to happen, there has to be an amount of agreement. Disagreement is essential as well. (Do you REALLY want someone who just says yes to everything you say?) Intelligent debate goes right down the drain. Constant agreement would drive me insane.
I have to disagree on the Computer part though. She doesn't have to be a guru, but SOME knowledge would definitely be a plus. (Although my fantasy is to have a woman who would come up behind me while I'm programming and give me a shoulder massage, while at the same time, offering suggestions or corrections in my code.)
Linux 3.0 is nice. But what about remote administration? No problem. I've solved that with The StickTM. The StickTM allows you to control your Linux box--err Abacus from up to 6 feet away! This way, you can fend off wild looters while rebooting your abacus. (NOTE: If the looters get a bit too rowdy, The StickTM can also be used as a weapon.)
Right about now is when I'd say "Now who is ever gonna use 340 Megs of space?", then I think back to the days of the 386.....Seems I said the exact same thing about 6 years ago.
Kinda puts things into perspective.
That said and done, I don't own a Palm myself, nor do I plan to. But they ARE nifty devices. (But for this little add-on, who do you know that has 340 megs worth of notes and addresses?:)
One probable reason Suits are disappearing from the workplace is because companies are starting to see the value of making their employees comfortable. (Yeah, I know the corporation as a whole doesn't care about Joe Employee as a person, but they've figured out that comfortable employees are productive employees.)
Take the 'Power-Nap' craze. Employers are actually setting up rooms for their employees to take 10, 15, 20 minute "power" naps. It refreshes them, and boosts their energy and productivity. Likewise, a lot of employers have figured out that techies, and programmers, and others are just NOT comfortable wearing suits to work. So? So that means they're busy concentrating on their discomfort, therefore they're not as productive. Ties feel restrictive, and suits are heavy and bulky. Get rid of that crap, and employees are happy.
It's a good idea, but poorly implememted in my opinion. I wouldn't trust this system, mainly because it relies on too many factors.
The encryption system has a time limit. That means the other person MUST agree for it to work. Wow, great plan. "Mr. Phelps, this tape will self destruct in 5 seconds, but only if YOU think it's okay." That blows a hole in the entire privacy deal. Anything you encrypt obviously wouldn't be for anyone else's eyes, right? What's to stop the recipient from making a copy of it? His or her promise?
It would be better if the message was converted into an encrypted executable file of some sort, and sent as a small attachment. Once the recipient gets it, they run the program. It decrypts itself, displays the SHORT message in a NON COPY-ABLE/PASTE-ABLE FORMAT with a sender setable countdown. Once the countdown reaches zero, the app closes, re-encrypts itself with a totally seperate INTERNAL key, then destroys itself.
Of course, there's problems with this way too, but the point is, there is NO SUCH THING as 100% secure communications. Period. So you're going to trust your sensitive messages to E-Mail?
What Phillips doesn't realize, is that there is an active port of LinuxCE to the Nino platform. They may want to discontinue the product, but I sure hope they continue to support it, and perhaps support the LinuxCE project. Many people on the development team have expressed interest in the Nino port.
This only shows there is a definite user base that isn't being tapped here. If Phillips is smart, they would back the project, and let Nino users know they have an alternative to CE.
With the speeds of processors getting faster and faster, we're going to reach a problem with they hit 900 mHZ. Your processor will interfere with your Cordless phone. (Read: This is no joke!)
Since most new cordless phones transmit at 900 mHZ, having a processor generating the same frequency would cause problems. When the waves from the phone and processor collide, it could cause each signal to cancel the other out, nullifying them both. So how is this problem solved? 900+ processors will actually be built with shielding. Sounds crazy, but it's true.
A bit offtopic, but just a tidbit of info for everyone.
Nearly every laptop on the market has the processor soldered to the mainboard, as well as other main components. There are newer laptops that actually have processors able to be upgraded, but they're very new. The processor ID you're getting is probably the motherboard, meaning the motherboard can support up to a 200mHZ chip. (Most p75 boards can.) Unfortunately, the chip is part of the board.
Theoretically, you CAN replace the chip with a faster one, but if you could....would you really WANT to?
OAKLAND, CA-- In a shocking move following the Nintendo Pokemon scandal, Margaret Smith sued Dreyer's, Inc., manufacturer of the famous Edy's Grand® Ice Cream. Smith, 43, claims the frozen treat is too addictive, and is turning her son Jimmy into "a lazy, fat, Ice Cream eating slob."
"No matter what he's doing, he always has a tub of that ice cream in front of him." claims Smith. Reportedly, the 'Mint Chocolate Chips!®' flavor is the preferred flavor of 17 year-old Jimmy, who added: "I just like it. I don't see what the big deal is." The addictive properties on this particular flavor of ice cream have yet to be studied, as this is the first documented case. Smith insists, however, that it's far too addicting, and warrants a lawsuit.
Anne Johnson, spokesperson for Dreyer's, declined an interview, but issued a press release stating "We at Dreyer's are comitted to making the finest Ice Cream available, and we want our customers to be delighted with our products. A situation like this makes us particularly sympathetic, however we have not heard any similar complaints regarding any of our products."
"Horsesh--" says Smith. "They make this stuff addictive on purpose, so people will like it and buy more." When asked if she thought that was the point, Smith simply stated "Absolutely not." She continued: "My son comes home from school, goes to the freezer, and grabs the container. Then he sits down at the computer and spoons it into his mouth while programming. He's lazy!"
Dreyer's executives were not available for comment.
NASA is definitely doing the right thing here. Think about it.....NASA is usually the first to suffer budget cuts, and NASA usually gets the largetst cuts. Why not team up with private companies in a partnership?
Private companies aren't in danger of being cut off from the government, and rely on private funding. If enough people participate (and more private ventures spring up), NASA could quite possibly get more accomplished then they would have with just Government Funding.
A spokeswoman did not immediately know how much of the equity in the new company will be owned by each group of shareholders.
The spokeswoman did not immediately know what the total size of the board will be, nor its composition.
Okay, that's 3 things she didn't know, so what exactly DID the spokeswoman know that wasn't offered in the press release? I think they'd hire better PR people. Popping off a merger with no information from the company's Spokesperson doesn't seem very responsible.
It's amazing how AOL will bitch and moan if someone uses this phrase if there is no benefit to AOL. But then they can sanction the use of the same phrase for a movie title, and not have a problem with it. Why? Because AOL gets nothing out of it.
Not that they should. It's too common of a phrase to own a mark on. That's like patenting "Holy Shit!", and charging royalties everytime it's said in media.
The last quote from the article REALLY worried me. It seemed like a foreshadowing to doom, in my opinion. heh
The late 20th Century was about discovering genes and tinkering with them. The next century, he predicted, "is going to be about designing them".
God creates Dinosaurs. God destroys Dinosaurs. God creates Man. Man creates Man. Man destroys God. .... Jurassic Park wasn't about creating life from scratch, but it holds the same premise:
Scientists could learn how to produce customised genes that could help build organisms for eating radioactive waste or cleaning up after oil spills, for example.
Or, More simply, Man creates life to do good, and then it backfires and causes chaos. This just asks for trouble.
(Not that this isn't a great discovery. Let's just make sure they keep it under control, and not do anything stupid.)
Actually, I have a cheap OPTi sound card that I bought for about $10 used, and it works quite nicely.
I'm no audio fanatic either. Slight noise doesn't bother me much. If it's annoying, it will, but if you can't hear it while the song is playing, I don't care. (My car has a factory system. I don't believe in buying speakers. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I wouldn't do it.)
The system that I designed uses a standard AT motherboard, 2 Hard Drives, a Network card, and a cheap sound card. I have the motherboard/hard drives powered from an inverter, and the sound card is wired directly to my tape deck via tape adapter. (Yeah, it's a cheap way out but it works. It also provides easy switching between FM and Computer.)
The network card, in conjunction with a 25' RJ-45 cable, is used for what else, but uploading more mp3's to the computer. (And downloading cracked distributed.net blocks. Try cracking encryption with Pine's player.:P)
I don't need a display, or a full keyboard. My design uses a PS/2 Numeric keypad for input, and I know what song is playing by listening to it. (Hey, a radio doesn't have a display. Why should my mp3 player?)
Yeah Yeah, It's nice, and it DOES actually implement some good ideas, but for the price pine is charging, you're not getting much. For $299, you get:
1.) A CD Player 2.) Walkman-ish FM Tuner 3.) MP3 Decoding
Now, while the CD Player/FM tuner is a traditional combination, the MP3 decoding is a nice addition. But the unit doesn't store MP3s, and it relies on other sources. Okay, so what exactly would those sources be? Is there an IDE plug in the back of the device? Or do you have to burn all of your MP3s to CD, then use the CD in the player? (If that's the case, forget about Music CDs. That's really cool. The [>>|] and [|<<] buttons could skip files similar to tracks.)
I still don't think it's worth $300. You could put together a very simple car MP3 system for a lot cheaper. If you have the parts to do it, great. If you don't, get an old Pentium motherboard ($30), Power Inverter ($40), a decent size hard drive ($100), and a cheap sound card ($20).
Having your very own computer in the car, and MP3 System?.......Priceless.
Well, actually, your brain already KNOWS that a tree is made up of Leaf after leaf after leaf etc., so as a mental image, all the small details are combined to form what your mind knows to be "Tree."
Reading this article makes a lot of sense if you stop and think about it.
A fellow poster had said that the brain is parallel, becuase he can take a shower, and think about what to code after breakfast. This is true, however the article was more about image processing, rather then thought patterns.
The point that the study was making is that the brain focuses on images one at a time. (really fast that it's a blur to the concious mind, but singularly nonetheless.) Think about it. You stare at a computer monitor, and a post-it-note you have stuck next to your monitor falls down. Your eyes detect the movement and send the signal to the brain. The brain in turn sends an impulse back to the eye muscles to rotate and focus on the movement. In this split second, you forget about the monitor and your attention is on the post-it-note. Then your brain receives the visual cue that it's "Just a Goddamn piece of paper" and clicks back over to the monitor.
But, since Thought patterns are processed in parallel, you can think of many things at once. While that post-it-note falls, you could be singing along to music that you are listening to on the radio. (AND, chances are you won't miss a beat when the post-it-note falls, and you're still singing. It's not severe enough to command the brain's full attention. If a car smashed through your wall, however, I'd bet you'd stop singing.)
I read the article, and it seems like the Boston Globe is basing it's information ENTIRELY on interviewed sources, and the journalist didn't bother to do any research here. (Another thing I noticed, the entire article seems to be about Java, with sprinkles of Linux tossed in there. The title claims to say that Linux may have the same fate as Java, but the article doesn't draw any parallels between the two other than being "upstart technology")
Besides, Java was touted as a key tool in another heavily hyped movement toward ''network computers.'' Instead of keeping software on each machine, people would use small, cheap computers that would get all their software from a central server. Java is well-suited to this approach.
Java is well suited, and Sun came up with a good idea here. But surprise! Microsoft stole the idea, and their name is very similar to Sun's Name.
Charles Fitzgerald, director of business development in Microsoft's software development unit, says the Linux hype has already peaked.
Yep, that may be true. And the Windows hype peaked WHEN? Ohhhhh, about 1992.
Fitzgerald points to recent benchmark tests by the research firm Mindcraft Inc., which found Windows NT performs a variety of tasks faster than Linux.
I'm pretty sure I don't even need to comment here. Fitzgerald points to the Mindcraft bullshit because he's grasping for anything he can.
And Microsoft's Edwards says that Linux lacks many advanced capabilities, such as the ability to run on computers with multiple processor chips.
THAT pissed me off a lot. That part is very misleading. Linux contains Multi-Processor support (and has for a long time). It may not be the best it could be, but it's being worked on. (also, I think Linux has more advanced capabilites then Windows* ever did.)
But Fitgerald says Linux still isn't ready for the heavy-duty tasks that Windows 2000 is designed to perform.
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17.) John comes up behind you while you are eating lunch, and throws your tray to the floor. Do you:
A. Politely ask John to not destroy your Lunch, and allow you to obtain your nourishment.
B. Inform a supervisor that John is causing a disruption, and should be punished.
C. Pull out a Glock and plant a bullet in John's Head.
Now me, I would choose C, because the test is a nonviolent medium that I can enjoy wrecking the curve. Why would I do this? Because that proves shit like this is inaccurate, and pointless. I get the impression this is being done to pacify idiotic parents who are bitching "How do I know my son is safe going to your school?" "Well you see, we have this test....."
Then what happens? The person who gets a "Great Job!" on the test ends up knifing a janitor. "Hmm, guess we need new questions....."
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You said exactly what I wanted to say, but your wording is far better than I could have done without sounding like a Troll.
The point is, this article is advice. (And damn Good advice, in my opinion.) To Tony: Whether you choose to take it and use it is your decision. But for God's sake, don't criticize someone for offering help. The way you twisted Roblimo's words to suit your point is just wrong.
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We'd all like to be able to fantasize about having a supermodel for a girlfriend, but let's be realistic. The "Pretty 'n Popular" crowd is usually a very shallow and uncommiting group.
Personally, I'm into someone who, while not obnoxious, is individual and is not afraid to voice her own opinion. I don't want somenoe who:
A) Agrees with everything I say.
or
B) Disputes everything I say.
Neither of those types of people will work out. Each situation will end up driving you both crazy. Sure, you'll disagree on some things, but the reason you're going out in the first place is probably because you found you each have something in common. For that to happen, there has to be an amount of agreement. Disagreement is essential as well. (Do you REALLY want someone who just says yes to everything you say?) Intelligent debate goes right down the drain. Constant agreement would drive me insane.
I have to disagree on the Computer part though. She doesn't have to be a guru, but SOME knowledge would definitely be a plus. (Although my fantasy is to have a woman who would come up behind me while I'm programming and give me a shoulder massage, while at the same time, offering suggestions or corrections in my code.)
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Sit and watch a clock for 10 seconds. Your microwave would have exploded somewhere around 7.
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Kinda puts things into perspective.
That said and done, I don't own a Palm myself, nor do I plan to. But they ARE nifty devices. (But for this little add-on, who do you know that has 340 megs worth of notes and addresses?
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Take the 'Power-Nap' craze. Employers are actually setting up rooms for their employees to take 10, 15, 20 minute "power" naps. It refreshes them, and boosts their energy and productivity. Likewise, a lot of employers have figured out that techies, and programmers, and others are just NOT comfortable wearing suits to work. So? So that means they're busy concentrating on their discomfort, therefore they're not as productive. Ties feel restrictive, and suits are heavy and bulky. Get rid of that crap, and employees are happy.
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By the way, anything that can't be right clicked on and choosing "COPY" is what I meant by non copy-able. Copy as in Copy/Paste.
(You'll also notice at the end of my post, I freely admitted there were problems with my method as well.)
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The encryption system has a time limit. That means the other person MUST agree for it to work. Wow, great plan. "Mr. Phelps, this tape will self destruct in 5 seconds, but only if YOU think it's okay." That blows a hole in the entire privacy deal. Anything you encrypt obviously wouldn't be for anyone else's eyes, right? What's to stop the recipient from making a copy of it? His or her promise?
It would be better if the message was converted into an encrypted executable file of some sort, and sent as a small attachment. Once the recipient gets it, they run the program. It decrypts itself, displays the SHORT message in a NON COPY-ABLE/PASTE-ABLE FORMAT with a sender setable countdown. Once the countdown reaches zero, the app closes, re-encrypts itself with a totally seperate INTERNAL key, then destroys itself.
Of course, there's problems with this way too, but the point is, there is NO SUCH THING as 100% secure communications. Period. So you're going to trust your sensitive messages to E-Mail?
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This only shows there is a definite user base that isn't being tapped here. If Phillips is smart, they would back the project, and let Nino users know they have an alternative to CE.
LinuxCE can be found at http://www.linuxce.org
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Since most new cordless phones transmit at 900 mHZ, having a processor generating the same frequency would cause problems. When the waves from the phone and processor collide, it could cause each signal to cancel the other out, nullifying them both. So how is this problem solved? 900+ processors will actually be built with shielding. Sounds crazy, but it's true.
A bit offtopic, but just a tidbit of info for everyone.
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Theoretically, you CAN replace the chip with a faster one, but if you could....would you really WANT to?
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"No matter what he's doing, he always has a tub of that ice cream in front of him." claims Smith. Reportedly, the 'Mint Chocolate Chips!®' flavor is the preferred flavor of 17 year-old Jimmy, who added: "I just like it. I don't see what the big deal is." The addictive properties on this particular flavor of ice cream have yet to be studied, as this is the first documented case. Smith insists, however, that it's far too addicting, and warrants a lawsuit.
Anne Johnson, spokesperson for Dreyer's, declined an interview, but issued a press release stating "We at Dreyer's are comitted to making the finest Ice Cream available, and we want our customers to be delighted with our products. A situation like this makes us particularly sympathetic, however we have not heard any similar complaints regarding any of our products."
"Horsesh--" says Smith. "They make this stuff addictive on purpose, so people will like it and buy more." When asked if she thought that was the point, Smith simply stated "Absolutely not." She continued: "My son comes home from school, goes to the freezer, and grabs the container. Then he sits down at the computer and spoons it into his mouth while programming. He's lazy!"
Dreyer's executives were not available for comment.
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Private companies aren't in danger of being cut off from the government, and rely on private funding. If enough people participate (and more private ventures spring up), NASA could quite possibly get more accomplished then they would have with just Government Funding.
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The spokeswoman did not immediately know what the total size of the board will be, nor its composition.
Okay, that's 3 things she didn't know, so what exactly DID the spokeswoman know that wasn't offered in the press release? I think they'd hire better PR people. Popping off a merger with no information from the company's Spokesperson doesn't seem very responsible.
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Not that they should. It's too common of a phrase to own a mark on. That's like patenting "Holy Shit!", and charging royalties everytime it's said in media.
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The late 20th Century was about discovering genes and tinkering with them. The next century, he predicted, "is going to be about designing them".
God creates Dinosaurs.
God destroys Dinosaurs.
God creates Man.
Man creates Man.
Man destroys God.
....
Jurassic Park wasn't about creating life from scratch, but it holds the same premise:
Scientists could learn how to produce customised genes that could help build organisms for eating radioactive waste or cleaning up after oil spills, for example.
Or, More simply, Man creates life to do good, and then it backfires and causes chaos. This just asks for trouble.
(Not that this isn't a great discovery. Let's just make sure they keep it under control, and not do anything stupid.)
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I'm no audio fanatic either. Slight noise doesn't bother me much. If it's annoying, it will, but if you can't hear it while the song is playing, I don't care. (My car has a factory system. I don't believe in buying speakers. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I wouldn't do it.)
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The network card, in conjunction with a 25' RJ-45 cable, is used for what else, but uploading more mp3's to the computer. (And downloading cracked distributed.net blocks. Try cracking encryption with Pine's player.
I don't need a display, or a full keyboard. My design uses a PS/2 Numeric keypad for input, and I know what song is playing by listening to it. (Hey, a radio doesn't have a display. Why should my mp3 player?)
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1.) A CD Player
2.) Walkman-ish FM Tuner
3.) MP3 Decoding
Now, while the CD Player/FM tuner is a traditional combination, the MP3 decoding is a nice addition. But the unit doesn't store MP3s, and it relies on other sources. Okay, so what exactly would those sources be? Is there an IDE plug in the back of the device? Or do you have to burn all of your MP3s to CD, then use the CD in the player? (If that's the case, forget about Music CDs. That's really cool. The [>>|] and [|<<] buttons could skip files similar to tracks.)
I still don't think it's worth $300. You could put together a very simple car MP3 system for a lot cheaper. If you have the parts to do it, great. If you don't, get an old Pentium motherboard ($30), Power Inverter ($40), a decent size hard drive ($100), and a cheap sound card ($20).
Having your very own computer in the car, and MP3 System?.......Priceless.
-- Give him Head? Be a Beacon?
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A fellow poster had said that the brain is parallel, becuase he can take a shower, and think about what to code after breakfast. This is true, however the article was more about image processing, rather then thought patterns.
The point that the study was making is that the brain focuses on images one at a time. (really fast that it's a blur to the concious mind, but singularly nonetheless.) Think about it. You stare at a computer monitor, and a post-it-note you have stuck next to your monitor falls down. Your eyes detect the movement and send the signal to the brain. The brain in turn sends an impulse back to the eye muscles to rotate and focus on the movement. In this split second, you forget about the monitor and your attention is on the post-it-note. Then your brain receives the visual cue that it's "Just a Goddamn piece of paper" and clicks back over to the monitor.
But, since Thought patterns are processed in parallel, you can think of many things at once. While that post-it-note falls, you could be singing along to music that you are listening to on the radio. (AND, chances are you won't miss a beat when the post-it-note falls, and you're still singing. It's not severe enough to command the brain's full attention. If a car smashed through your wall, however, I'd bet you'd stop singing.)
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Besides, Java was touted as a key tool in another heavily hyped movement toward ''network computers.'' Instead of keeping software on each machine, people would use small, cheap computers that would get all their software from a central server. Java is well-suited to this approach.
Java is well suited, and Sun came up with a good idea here. But surprise! Microsoft stole the idea, and their name is very similar to Sun's Name.
Charles Fitzgerald, director of business development in Microsoft's software development unit, says the Linux hype has already peaked.
Yep, that may be true. And the Windows hype peaked WHEN? Ohhhhh, about 1992.
Fitzgerald points to recent benchmark tests by the research firm Mindcraft Inc., which found Windows NT performs a variety of tasks faster than Linux.
I'm pretty sure I don't even need to comment here. Fitzgerald points to the Mindcraft bullshit because he's grasping for anything he can.
And Microsoft's Edwards says that Linux lacks many advanced capabilities, such as the ability to run on computers with multiple processor chips.
THAT pissed me off a lot. That part is very misleading. Linux contains Multi-Processor support (and has for a long time). It may not be the best it could be, but it's being worked on. (also, I think Linux has more advanced capabilites then Windows* ever did.)
But Fitgerald says Linux still isn't ready for the heavy-duty tasks that Windows 2000 is designed to perform.
Like Windows2000test.com, I suppose.
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That's because Dr. Soong was the only person ever able to create a stable neural net. And he's dead now, so he can't exactly help.
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