You must either upgrade to a modern OS or suffer the consequences. This is definitely a Pro Linux (tm) situation, as it basically highlights the Upgrade-Or-Die mentality of the Redwood camp.
You're naive if you think Linux doesn't have an upgrade-or-die problem.
I've frequently had problems trying to install an application that required a library more recent than the one I had, and there was no way to install that library. Oh sure, I could have downloaded the source code and built everything myself, but that's not a solution, that's a work-around.
If anything, I think Linux is worse than Windows in this regard. At least technically it's possible to install most new apps on Windows 98 and old apps on Windows XP.
I bet someone could make a killing setting up an off-shore operation, say in India, where actual humans read your document and type in the text for you. It'd be cheaper and more accurate than high-end OCR software.
Don't be stupid. This product is intended for people who would already pay a monthly charge for an ISP and consider AOL a viable option. Obviously, no one would consider using AOL would consider buying this product.
You're trying to tell us that after programming for 9 hours, you want to do more? Dude, have you thought about getting a life? You need spend your after-hours time clearing your head. Just relax, make dinner, read a book, watch TV, play video games, or just hang out a friend's house. Heck, you might even consider getting some exercise.
Or you could do what I do - spend time with my family. If you don't have one, maybe you should work on getting one?
I agree with the grandparent. I don't notice anything either. What am I supposed to notice? If I subscribed to DirectTV, would I lose my signal? Would my GPS stop working?
That's just not going to be acceptable to anyone. The reply-to is only used during a reply. When the recipient first receives the message, he sees what the From: line says, not what the Reply-To: says. When people receive email from me, I want them to see that it's from me, and I want it to be same no matter what server I use.
Besides, my understanding of SPF is that it doesn't use anything in the email header at all, only what's in the envelope.
The BIOS also enables various chipsets so that the devices in them can be found by the drivers. For instance, you can enable or disable your on-board audio. By default it's disabled, and no device driver can enable it if the BIOS doesn't do it.
The BIOS in PCs isn't just some piece of firmware, it acts as a device driver for the motherboard. It provides APIs that allow the OS to interface to various parts of the motherboard, like the power supply. Therefore, each motherboard has its own BIOS that is tailored to the unique combination of devices that are on that motherboard.
I love playing games on my 80" screen. If you buy the low-end Dell projector, you can have a setup for less than $1000. I laugh at people who spent over $2K for their puny 40" high-def TV.
I don't know about you, but I do not have any fear of being woken up in the middle of the night, thrown into a van, and being shipped off to some Siberian gulag just because I surfed the wrong website last night.
My gamer tag is my full, real name, but I've only had it for a few months. I'd be pretty upset if I had to change it, because then I'd have to come up with a nickname.
I use eFax only for receiving faxes, not sending them. I can't imagine why you'd spend the extra money to send faxes. The whole point behind eFax is so that you don't have to have a dedicated phone line and a fax machine connected 24/7.
How is that different from any other rental, mail-based or otherwise? Renting a movie from a local store may not involve an (unrecyclable) mailer, but fossil fuels will be burned as you drive to/from the store. Conversely, very little fossil fuels are burned with Netflix DVDs (the mail will be picked up and delivered regardless), but then you have the mailer. However, the Netflix mailer is just plain paper, so I think it's recylced.
Population growth by itself is not enough - it's the rate of growth that matters. An increase in the population will obviously mean that there are more available workers, but it also means that are more customers. If there are more customers, then companies will have to hire more people to service those customers - it's a positive feedback cycle.
It doesn't work that way. The baby boomers are a wave of people within their age group. Their children and grandchildren are spread out among their age groups, so this is pretty-much a one-shot deal (at least, until some other event creates another wave of baby boomers). If you look at this graph, you'll see there's a bump that represents the baby boomers. Ever since then the birth rate has dropped.
Look at the difference between 1950 and 1940 - it's a huge jump, followed by the same level in 1960. Those are the boomers. If what you are saying were true, then we would see a similar jump 25 years later (the children of boomers) and then 50 years later (the grandchildren of boomers). But we don't see that. The bump in 1990 is a smaller scale and it last for a much shorter time.
Every industry has situations where the consultant does some good work, and then the client complains that it took too long or cost too much, and he points to some lesser-quality alternative as an example. I don't see how this problem is unique to the IT world.
And the resolution is the same in every case: either the consultant over-estimated what the client wanted (in which case, the consultant is in trouble), or the consultant has to explain to the client that his so-called alternative really isn't that great.
That doesn't help if the spammers already have your email address. I need something that will allow me to block email for MY address on a per-country basis. Anyone know of a procmail filter that will do that?
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You're naive if you think Linux doesn't have an upgrade-or-die problem.
I've frequently had problems trying to install an application that required a library more recent than the one I had, and there was no way to install that library. Oh sure, I could have downloaded the source code and built everything myself, but that's not a solution, that's a work-around.
If anything, I think Linux is worse than Windows in this regard. At least technically it's possible to install most new apps on Windows 98 and old apps on Windows XP.
Sehr witzig. I wish I had mod points. Part of my wishes I were unemployed so that I could take my dual US/EU citizenship and apply for this job.
I bet someone could make a killing setting up an off-shore operation, say in India, where actual humans read your document and type in the text for you. It'd be cheaper and more accurate than high-end OCR software.
Don't be stupid. This product is intended for people who would already pay a monthly charge for an ISP and consider AOL a viable option. Obviously, no one would consider using AOL would consider buying this product.
Or you could do what I do - spend time with my family. If you don't have one, maybe you should work on getting one?
I agree with the grandparent. I don't notice anything either. What am I supposed to notice? If I subscribed to DirectTV, would I lose my signal? Would my GPS stop working?
Besides, my understanding of SPF is that it doesn't use anything in the email header at all, only what's in the envelope.
The BIOS also enables various chipsets so that the devices in them can be found by the drivers. For instance, you can enable or disable your on-board audio. By default it's disabled, and no device driver can enable it if the BIOS doesn't do it.
The BIOS in PCs isn't just some piece of firmware, it acts as a device driver for the motherboard. It provides APIs that allow the OS to interface to various parts of the motherboard, like the power supply. Therefore, each motherboard has its own BIOS that is tailored to the unique combination of devices that are on that motherboard.
I love playing games on my 80" screen. If you buy the low-end Dell projector, you can have a setup for less than $1000. I laugh at people who spent over $2K for their puny 40" high-def TV.
Care to explain? That line is spelled properly.
RFID tags are not about trusing the kid.
That may be true, but you're not addressing hal9000's point.
-- Neil Peart
You would if you were a Muslim living in America.
Yes. I got a big kick out Soldeed saying, "Lord Niiiiiiiimon, it is I, Soldeeeeeed!".
My gamer tag is my full, real name, but I've only had it for a few months. I'd be pretty upset if I had to change it, because then I'd have to come up with a nickname.
I use eFax only for receiving faxes, not sending them. I can't imagine why you'd spend the extra money to send faxes. The whole point behind eFax is so that you don't have to have a dedicated phone line and a fax machine connected 24/7.
How is that different from any other rental, mail-based or otherwise? Renting a movie from a local store may not involve an (unrecyclable) mailer, but fossil fuels will be burned as you drive to/from the store. Conversely, very little fossil fuels are burned with Netflix DVDs (the mail will be picked up and delivered regardless), but then you have the mailer. However, the Netflix mailer is just plain paper, so I think it's recylced.
Population growth by itself is not enough - it's the rate of growth that matters. An increase in the population will obviously mean that there are more available workers, but it also means that are more customers. If there are more customers, then companies will have to hire more people to service those customers - it's a positive feedback cycle.
Look at the difference between 1950 and 1940 - it's a huge jump, followed by the same level in 1960. Those are the boomers. If what you are saying were true, then we would see a similar jump 25 years later (the children of boomers) and then 50 years later (the grandchildren of boomers). But we don't see that. The bump in 1990 is a smaller scale and it last for a much shorter time.
Portability in assembly language? Huh?
And the resolution is the same in every case: either the consultant over-estimated what the client wanted (in which case, the consultant is in trouble), or the consultant has to explain to the client that his so-called alternative really isn't that great.
Nothing to see here ... move on.
I use MySQL, and I can assure you, it does not give me a warm, fuzzy feeling.
That doesn't help if the spammers already have your email address. I need something that will allow me to block email for MY address on a per-country basis. Anyone know of a procmail filter that will do that?