Technically, the company's cash belongs to the shareholders, and the largest among them do not want to see it dissipated while management pursues what some might consider to be either dead-end paths or paths that diverge from Novell's current strength, which is to capitalize on its Linux offerings.
When I read this I read it as the author's educated guess as to what people are thinking and pushing, not what they actually are thinking and pushing; and that it is the author's opinion that their "current strength" is to capitalize on its Linux offerings." Really, though, now that I read it again, I think it could go either way -- either the author's guesses/opinions, or the actual shareholders'.
I agree with you on the Alvin Maker series. Very interesting and fun to read. I think it's a good story, interesting setting and good characters. I just wish the end didn't feel so abrupt. Anyone know if he's going to "finish" it? (Maybe he has -- it's been a few years since I checked. And maybe he considers it "finished".)
Cost: how is this going to really make a difference to the consumer? Pulling numbers out of my ass, let's say an hd-dvd costs 5 cents to make, and a blue-ray disk costs 10 cents to make. Twice as much, sure, but in the long run, is it going to change the cost of your $19.95 disk to $39.95? Don't think so. $20.95? Maybe, but I doubt it. I don't think cost will really be a noticable difference to anyone except Sony, who will make only $9.95 per disk instead of $10.
Again, numbers pulled from my ass. But this is Slashdot, after all.
The quality of existing DVDs is quite amazing and I think most people will be happy with it for a while.
I would say that in many situations the picture quality of a dvd is pretty good. However, there are some situations in pretty much every movie where a dvd really doesn't cut it. Any time there is an area where the color changes only gradually you can see clearly the quantization of colors and the sharp boundaries between one color and the next. It is very ugly. You can especially notice it in scenes where much of the screen is dark.
Also, as TVs get bigger, and people start moving to projectors for their home movie experiences, you'll see a demand for higher resolutions than dvds provide.
I thought that Blu-Ray had better scratch resistance, because it was getting some 22nd century coating that was very hard to scratch. That allowed the disks to be thinner. Is that not correct?
Wow. Just, Wow. At what point would you, if you were the interviewer, just get pissed of and start yelling, "..." Well, I can't think of anything good to yell right now, so I'll leave as a fill-in-the-blank. Something about answering the f-ing question.
Do you mean that we have more plants on the earth, or that the plants that are growing grow more rapidly, or both?
It's possible to have increased growth in plants while still having less plant matter in the world. From your statement I'm not sure what the truth is.
I'd like to point out that a RAID array is not a backup!
I had a raid array set up on my computer. You know, when the PSU starts lettin' the smoke out of your motherboard, there's a good chance that RAID means "Redundant array of inoperable disks". You always need an off-computer backup. No matter how many disks you have in your array.
Amen to the use of VMWare. (Or VirtualPC in my case.) This will save you tons of time on testing. No uninstalling and wondering if everything is gone, or if it left that one file or one registry key somewhere. (Yes, I do dev on Windows.) No time wasted reimaging a test box. And, as you're on a budget, you only need one computer. Just splurge and make it fast, with tons of ram and a RAID set up and you're good to go.
Putting your VirtualPC or VMWare image on a RAID drive makes a big difference, as does adding that ram.
The windows installer service loves to pop its windows when installing things. So it's quite possible to, for example, install to the default location when you wanted to install to the d: drive, because it had taken the focus from your current program.
(I'm currently installing some software that has chained some MSIs together, and they keep popping to the front. Annoying.)
A.M.D.'s suit also alleges that Intel used illegal tactics to persuade dozens of companies - including Dell, Sony and Toshiba - not to use A.M.D. chips. In its response on Thursday, Intel called A.M.D.'s claims contradictory, since A.M.D. currently does business with many of those same companies.
Doesn't do business with many of those same companies, eh? I though that was one of the major points of the lawsuit -- that Intel was using illegal tactics to pressure other companies to forego use of AMD chips. I don't see how Intel can claim that these claims are contracdictory. Maybe "Not My Fault" TM, but to call them contradictory doesn't make any sense.
But we affected the food *chain*. When you affect one population it cascades changes all the way down. Humans cannot hope to fill all of the roles on down the chain that we've broken. Unless you want to start eating some weird plants and animals, in addition to your tasty deer.
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Ah yes. 2000. The year of the bubble. If you want to credit clinton with the increase in taxes, credit him with the .Com bubble, too.
When I read this I read it as the author's educated guess as to what people are thinking and pushing, not what they actually are thinking and pushing; and that it is the author's opinion that their "current strength" is to capitalize on its Linux offerings." Really, though, now that I read it again, I think it could go either way -- either the author's guesses/opinions, or the actual shareholders'.
And smaller cars are also less likely to be in an accident, due to better handling, braking, and rollover resistance.
In that light Heh heh. Good pun.
You mean Joseph Smith.
I agree with you on the Alvin Maker series. Very interesting and fun to read. I think it's a good story, interesting setting and good characters. I just wish the end didn't feel so abrupt. Anyone know if he's going to "finish" it? (Maybe he has -- it's been a few years since I checked. And maybe he considers it "finished".)
Cost: how is this going to really make a difference to the consumer? Pulling numbers out of my ass, let's say an hd-dvd costs 5 cents to make, and a blue-ray disk costs 10 cents to make. Twice as much, sure, but in the long run, is it going to change the cost of your $19.95 disk to $39.95? Don't think so. $20.95? Maybe, but I doubt it. I don't think cost will really be a noticable difference to anyone except Sony, who will make only $9.95 per disk instead of $10.
Again, numbers pulled from my ass. But this is Slashdot, after all.
The quality of existing DVDs is quite amazing and I think most people will be happy with it for a while.
I would say that in many situations the picture quality of a dvd is pretty good. However, there are some situations in pretty much every movie where a dvd really doesn't cut it. Any time there is an area where the color changes only gradually you can see clearly the quantization of colors and the sharp boundaries between one color and the next. It is very ugly. You can especially notice it in scenes where much of the screen is dark.
Also, as TVs get bigger, and people start moving to projectors for their home movie experiences, you'll see a demand for higher resolutions than dvds provide.
If we'll have two formats, my parents will be the deciding factor...
Wow, your parents really have a lot of clout, if they can sway an entire conglomeration of industries toward one format or the other.
Or were you just trying to indicate that you live in your parents basement?
I thought that Blu-Ray had better scratch resistance, because it was getting some 22nd century coating that was very hard to scratch. That allowed the disks to be thinner. Is that not correct?
Ugly how? Are you referring to fonts, graphics, or the window and its decorations?
It is also an option on the advanced pane of the options panel.
I'm positive I'm not too negative.
Wow. Just, Wow. At what point would you, if you were the interviewer, just get pissed of and start yelling, "..." Well, I can't think of anything good to yell right now, so I'll leave as a fill-in-the-blank. Something about answering the f-ing question.
"Plant growth increases"
Do you mean that we have more plants on the earth, or that the plants that are growing grow more rapidly, or both?
It's possible to have increased growth in plants while still having less plant matter in the world. From your statement I'm not sure what the truth is.
Do you have a link to anything on this scientist?
I'd like to point out that a RAID array is not a backup!
I had a raid array set up on my computer. You know, when the PSU starts lettin' the smoke out of your motherboard, there's a good chance that RAID means "Redundant array of inoperable disks". You always need an off-computer backup. No matter how many disks you have in your array.
Amen to the use of VMWare. (Or VirtualPC in my case.) This will save you tons of time on testing. No uninstalling and wondering if everything is gone, or if it left that one file or one registry key somewhere. (Yes, I do dev on Windows.) No time wasted reimaging a test box. And, as you're on a budget, you only need one computer. Just splurge and make it fast, with tons of ram and a RAID set up and you're good to go. Putting your VirtualPC or VMWare image on a RAID drive makes a big difference, as does adding that ram.
The windows installer service loves to pop its windows when installing things. So it's quite possible to, for example, install to the default location when you wanted to install to the d: drive, because it had taken the focus from your current program. (I'm currently installing some software that has chained some MSIs together, and they keep popping to the front. Annoying.)
Oh. Yeah. Whoops.
Doesn't do business with many of those same companies, eh? I though that was one of the major points of the lawsuit -- that Intel was using illegal tactics to pressure other companies to forego use of AMD chips. I don't see how Intel can claim that these claims are contracdictory. Maybe "Not My Fault" TM, but to call them contradictory doesn't make any sense.
how come nobody frist psots?
But we affected the food *chain*. When you affect one population it cascades changes all the way down. Humans cannot hope to fill all of the roles on down the chain that we've broken. Unless you want to start eating some weird plants and animals, in addition to your tasty deer.
For some I read this as, "My car gets farty rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I likes it!"
This is true until the IIS server is restarted, or the compiled page is removed from the cache.
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