when they just bypass the spin and go to straight lying. It takes less effort, and they'll still get some of the really stupid customers. Even though they won't be as big having just this customer base, it will be a steady customer base. This will be when they start issuing a regular dividend, but in Mikeysoft Tokens redeemable only at their website.
Leave it to dumbass Americans to dilute perfectly good vodka with fruitjuice.
Have you seen the fruit-flavored beer? *GAG*
The only fruit-flavored beer that I've ever tasted that was even barely remotely decent was pumpkin beer. It sort of tasted like pumpkin pie but not as sweet.
Given that I saw a mainstream TV commercial use it improperly a while ago, it is clear that "begs the question" is completely wasted, now. I agree that the defenders basically have no chance.
Perhaps the biggest reason for this is that "begs the question" as a phrase really has no intuitive meaning--you have to know what it means to use it properly. Expecting everyone to know this is just elitist and makes people look like jerks.
Are nursing homes cheaper than prisons and hospitals absorbing these people? That's an important question for the anti-Medicare and anti-Social Security people to think about.
That's why I think all this political maneuvering is so contrived. Retirement isn't going to get any cheaper, and the economy isn't going to magically grow faster to make all the PSAs look great. Everything costs what it does today because that's what it costs--circular, I know, but this is what economic equilibrium is all about.
Well it actually looks like Apple priced the 1.42 model proportionally higher than the 1.25 model, considering the 80GB hard drive (i.e., there isn't a premium for the 1.42 model). In that case, I would consider the 1.42 model to be a fair deal.
I really dislike the phrases "blah-pumped", because it is just so effective as a marketing term. It sends people thinking back to days of playing with pump-action pellet guns and the like, which creates an illogical nostalgic connection to the computer in their minds. It also leads people to think they really have some 55.692THz bus, when it is actually just a tricky 100MHz bus. They really should quote bandwidth and latency numbers more often--I'm sure the marketing people can figure a good way to spin those, too.
The basic argument against GWB is that the federal government doesn't have any business regulating lifestyle. It seems GWB is okay to tolerate some diversity, but he draws a firm and arbitrary line that is not appropriate for the government. The Constitution has the first amendment they way it does for a reason, and that's why this "marriage amendment" proposal exists. However the whole thing is so absurd that I would be blown away if it was ever ratified. The fact that states are taking on amendments worries me less, as states often take opposing viewpoints and don't all fall into the same line.
Social Security isn't a retirement plan for you, it's one for people who have nothing, if only to keep them out of prison. If there's any problem with Social Security, it isn't that it exists, it's that it is too broad. Perhaps it should be more like disability, where people have to demonstrate need before cashing in.
Actually, a piece of paper in a locked desk drawer is considerably more secure than files on a networked computer, unless you use robust encryption on the files.
The USA has close to 300 million people, and nearly every household (if not every household) has a TV. Basically, 2.5 million viewers is a consensus that no one wants to watch, and the ones who do watch are too lazy to reach for the remote control or comatose or both.
Out of curiosity, I took a look at a Usenet thread (thanks, Google), and the consensus was that Survivor is a real game show but that the contestants are given all their shots, have all the sunscreen they need, and get some default food each day, like a bowl of rice. This can explain why they aren't all suffering from cholera, malaria, and dysentery and weigh only 85 pounds by day 39.
I'm not clear what the bottom line difference would be between my system and the grid.
Sun could double or triple or whatever your CPU/storage allocation in a moments notice and your bill scales linearly. Their system is completely virtualized.
If there was a viable business model in this space, hosting companies would be selling this as a service. They already have the right infrastructure.
Not quite, as they aren't running an N1 Grid like Sun is. From what their web site says, I estimate they are running a Grid Engine allocating out to Containers on their servers. That means you can rent as much or as little of their servers as you need, and receive complete isolation from other people's tasks.
The market pricing for these things would take that into account. Customers who want to rent the resources but want to make sure it is a fair deal will inquire about the hardware (they could even track this in their account to double-check).
If other companies enter this market, the prices will reach an equilibrium. Sun is setting the first bid at $1/cpu-hour. Also, if your $0.90 service sucks (you don't have a reliable power grid, good storage, etc.), it won't matter that you are cheaper.
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when they just bypass the spin and go to straight lying. It takes less effort, and they'll still get some of the really stupid customers. Even though they won't be as big having just this customer base, it will be a steady customer base. This will be when they start issuing a regular dividend, but in Mikeysoft Tokens redeemable only at their website.
Leave it to dumbass Americans to dilute perfectly good vodka with fruitjuice.
Have you seen the fruit-flavored beer? *GAG*
The only fruit-flavored beer that I've ever tasted that was even barely remotely decent was pumpkin beer. It sort of tasted like pumpkin pie but not as sweet.
If so, why don't we see BSD as popular as linux?
It doesn't matter. The BSDs have withstood the test of time, people like them, and they won't be going away. That's what matters.
Remember DR-DOS?
Given that I saw a mainstream TV commercial use it improperly a while ago, it is clear that "begs the question" is completely wasted, now. I agree that the defenders basically have no chance.
Perhaps the biggest reason for this is that "begs the question" as a phrase really has no intuitive meaning--you have to know what it means to use it properly. Expecting everyone to know this is just elitist and makes people look like jerks.
5. Extended warranties from Best Buy?!?!
I was half-expecting to see some moron try to defend extended warranties, here. Slashdot is so inconsistent!
Are nursing homes cheaper than prisons and hospitals absorbing these people? That's an important question for the anti-Medicare and anti-Social Security people to think about.
That's why I think all this political maneuvering is so contrived. Retirement isn't going to get any cheaper, and the economy isn't going to magically grow faster to make all the PSAs look great. Everything costs what it does today because that's what it costs--circular, I know, but this is what economic equilibrium is all about.
Well it actually looks like Apple priced the 1.42 model proportionally higher than the 1.25 model, considering the 80GB hard drive (i.e., there isn't a premium for the 1.42 model). In that case, I would consider the 1.42 model to be a fair deal.
Intel claims all their busses are "quad-pumped".
I really dislike the phrases "blah-pumped", because it is just so effective as a marketing term. It sends people thinking back to days of playing with pump-action pellet guns and the like, which creates an illogical nostalgic connection to the computer in their minds. It also leads people to think they really have some 55.692THz bus, when it is actually just a tricky 100MHz bus. They really should quote bandwidth and latency numbers more often--I'm sure the marketing people can figure a good way to spin those, too.
The basic argument against GWB is that the federal government doesn't have any business regulating lifestyle. It seems GWB is okay to tolerate some diversity, but he draws a firm and arbitrary line that is not appropriate for the government. The Constitution has the first amendment they way it does for a reason, and that's why this "marriage amendment" proposal exists. However the whole thing is so absurd that I would be blown away if it was ever ratified. The fact that states are taking on amendments worries me less, as states often take opposing viewpoints and don't all fall into the same line.
Social Security isn't a retirement plan for you, it's one for people who have nothing, if only to keep them out of prison. If there's any problem with Social Security, it isn't that it exists, it's that it is too broad. Perhaps it should be more like disability, where people have to demonstrate need before cashing in.
Actually, a piece of paper in a locked desk drawer is considerably more secure than files on a networked computer, unless you use robust encryption on the files.
"The problem is so pervasive that the GRE board has switched from computers back to paper and pencil."
So the birth of the Federation can happen.
However, the timeline requires that the Federation be its own grandpa, which is not a popular concept here in the states.
The USA has close to 300 million people, and nearly every household (if not every household) has a TV. Basically, 2.5 million viewers is a consensus that no one wants to watch, and the ones who do watch are too lazy to reach for the remote control or comatose or both.
No, resistence is proportional to the voltage divided by the current.
Out of curiosity, I took a look at a Usenet thread (thanks, Google), and the consensus was that Survivor is a real game show but that the contestants are given all their shots, have all the sunscreen they need, and get some default food each day, like a bowl of rice. This can explain why they aren't all suffering from cholera, malaria, and dysentery and weigh only 85 pounds by day 39.
I'm not clear what the bottom line difference would be between my system and the grid.
Sun could double or triple or whatever your CPU/storage allocation in a moments notice and your bill scales linearly. Their system is completely virtualized.
I've made small purchases from Sun a few times (less than $100, even). Use their website. It's just like any other mail order business like CDW.
Do you think a company with a dataset full of trade secrets would run their job on your Internet P2P Beowulf cluster?
If there was a viable business model in this space, hosting companies would be selling this as a service. They already have the right infrastructure.
Not quite, as they aren't running an N1 Grid like Sun is. From what their web site says, I estimate they are running a Grid Engine allocating out to Containers on their servers. That means you can rent as much or as little of their servers as you need, and receive complete isolation from other people's tasks.
"It's too expensive."
You aren't their target customer.
The market pricing for these things would take that into account. Customers who want to rent the resources but want to make sure it is a fair deal will inquire about the hardware (they could even track this in their account to double-check).
If other companies enter this market, the prices will reach an equilibrium. Sun is setting the first bid at $1/cpu-hour. Also, if your $0.90 service sucks (you don't have a reliable power grid, good storage, etc.), it won't matter that you are cheaper.