I've broken 32 gigs of applications... over a year ago. I have a 100 gig windows/application partition. It is over half full. I don't believe I am the only one.
I had Comcast for 2 years before I moved (to an area they don't service yet... now I have Knology, which is more expensive and flakier:/). I had no problems with them. The only time service dropped for anything other than a power outage was due to a bird nesting in the cable box - and it was fixed promptly (the next morning, as I left for work).
My only complaints wrt cable in general is not being able to get internet apart from television. As little TV as my wife and I watch I think we could get by without the $39.99/month television bill.
More money than time. Linux is more secure than windows... sure. But Windows has (1) more and (2) a better selection of applications. He mentions three PC's for (basically) TiVo's. Could he have done MythTV boxes instead? I'm sure he could. Is a Windows Media PC just a little bit slicker (with a remote to boot) and a lot less time consuming to set up? You bet. Some of us have a family and other commitments to attend to, instead of spending every waking moment tweaking our linux boxes...
I'm on the fence myself, 1 windows PC, 1 linux box. I use the right tool for the job. I game on the windows box, program on the linux box. People here give Microsoft too little credit for a good enough job well done.
Openscenegraph, while an excellent rendering environment (I use it at work) does not handle input, sound, etc. Neither does Ogre. Your link to CrystalSpace is bad and I don't have time to research it but I imagine, it doesn't either. Try comparing apples to apples next time, please.
1) Jump right back into school and get your masters. I did it. Zero regrets (Heading to my last final exam in a few hours... I haven't even graduated and the rewards are in plain sight, not to mention the rise in pay next review)
2) Reading - get books. Educate yourself. Self-starters are valuable.
3) Writing - don't just read, but practice by coding. It's the only way to learn. The more senses you invoke the more you comprehend.
4) Arithmatic - (depending on your field, but for 99% of them...) keep up on your math skills. Sharp math skills will make your job easier..
I've been employed for a year, so I'm fairly fresh in the field but those are the things I've found and am taking to heart. They seem to work for me.
Backup sounds like a good starting point. CD's don't have the life expectancy of tape but they have speed, and for most backups a life expectancy of a few years is good enough. Terabyte drives will be hitting the market next year, why not be able to back it up to a single disc?
There are a few applications nowadays that span multiple CD's... for example terrain databases. NASA's 90m SRTM data takes up 25GB, compressed. Higher resolution - say, 1m or 2m - would more than encompass a 1TB disc.
Dada said: A fool with his money is the fool that doesn't think about their return on every purchase -- whether a financial profit, emotional profit or even time-savings. For me, I receive the education and opinions of thousands. For $10 and an hour a day of time invested.
I'm pretty sure his money towards slashdot has netted him more than your XBL subscription but that's just me. I guess its relative.
For $10/mo I could get access to, say, Xbox Live. This is a service that is actually maintained, in which they listen to their customers to some small degree, and they actually try to accomodate them. On the other hand we have slashdot, which claims to be news for nerds, but accepts "ask slashdot" questions that a trained monkey could find the answer to with google in minutes, and which has a CSS theme that redefines the size of P text. Gee, thanks. I guess my preferences for font sizes don't matter. Or anything else.
And I believe you just justified Dada's point completely.
7 lawyers making $100/hour working about 6 months (40 hours workweeks, no overtime) would account for it.
Not to mention their legal staff. Evidence aquisition. Etc. Should they have sought a larger penalty? Sure. But don't underpay the lawyers just because the penalty is low.
It is actually sub-$300, better specced than an OLPC, several *gigs* of memory (512M in the OLPC) and a faster processor. This is beefier than an OLPC and built to survive a harsher environment than a standard notebook. It fits a need, IMO.
Do you really think they want nVidia to take their ball and go home? Do you really think they want a linux kernel with no 3D hardware accelerated graphics drivers? Because if you sue ATI and nVidia and they play hardball, that's what you will have... I think they let it slide because they prefer to be competitive with Windows.
My 401k hit 8% around June. Your company should provide you with free investment advice. In my case, it is my dad (a financial planner... but his advice was prettymuch inline with the advice I got from my employer's 401k manager).
Oh. I get it. You were trying to be deep. The money you invest in a 401k is money that yes, is being shuffled around and yes, is doing real work for real companies.
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I've broken 32 gigs of applications ... over a year ago. I have a 100 gig windows/application partition. It is over half full. I don't believe I am the only one.
Knology has basic cable?
I don't really know what question the article is trying to answer.
:)
The question of "how much money can I make off my advertisers today"
I had Comcast for 2 years before I moved (to an area they don't service yet... now I have Knology, which is more expensive and flakier :/). I had no problems with them. The only time service dropped for anything other than a power outage was due to a bird nesting in the cable box - and it was fixed promptly (the next morning, as I left for work).
My only complaints wrt cable in general is not being able to get internet apart from television. As little TV as my wife and I watch I think we could get by without the $39.99/month television bill.
More money than time. Linux is more secure than windows ... sure. But Windows has (1) more and (2) a better selection of applications. He mentions three PC's for (basically) TiVo's. Could he have done MythTV boxes instead? I'm sure he could. Is a Windows Media PC just a little bit slicker (with a remote to boot) and a lot less time consuming to set up? You bet. Some of us have a family and other commitments to attend to, instead of spending every waking moment tweaking our linux boxes...
I'm on the fence myself, 1 windows PC, 1 linux box. I use the right tool for the job. I game on the windows box, program on the linux box. People here give Microsoft too little credit for a good enough job well done.
You are one of the 5%.
Wow. You buy every word that PJ on Groklaw says, don't you? Sheep.
Openscenegraph, while an excellent rendering environment (I use it at work) does not handle input, sound, etc. Neither does Ogre. Your link to CrystalSpace is bad and I don't have time to research it but I imagine, it doesn't either. Try comparing apples to apples next time, please.
1) Jump right back into school and get your masters. I did it. Zero regrets (Heading to my last final exam in a few hours... I haven't even graduated and the rewards are in plain sight, not to mention the rise in pay next review)
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2) Reading - get books. Educate yourself. Self-starters are valuable.
3) Writing - don't just read, but practice by coding. It's the only way to learn. The more senses you invoke the more you comprehend.
4) Arithmatic - (depending on your field, but for 99% of them...) keep up on your math skills. Sharp math skills will make your job easier
I've been employed for a year, so I'm fairly fresh in the field but those are the things I've found and am taking to heart. They seem to work for me.
... woke up on the wrong side of the rock!
if you consider crashing 1-2 times a night (and most likely, dying in the process) acceptable, then yea. I don't.
Backup sounds like a good starting point. CD's don't have the life expectancy of tape but they have speed, and for most backups a life expectancy of a few years is good enough. Terabyte drives will be hitting the market next year, why not be able to back it up to a single disc?
There are a few applications nowadays that span multiple CD's... for example terrain databases. NASA's 90m SRTM data takes up 25GB, compressed. Higher resolution - say, 1m or 2m - would more than encompass a 1TB disc.
Dada said:
A fool with his money is the fool that doesn't think about their return on every purchase -- whether a financial profit, emotional profit or even time-savings. For me, I receive the education and opinions of thousands. For $10 and an hour a day of time invested.
I'm pretty sure his money towards slashdot has netted him more than your XBL subscription but that's just me. I guess its relative.
Yeah, its a joke. A troll wouldn't quote the parent as to why he was responding with "CONDI '08"
That being said, there would be worse candidates, although there are better (here's hoping for McCain)
For $10/mo I could get access to, say, Xbox Live. This is a service that is actually maintained, in which they listen to their customers to some small degree, and they actually try to accomodate them. On the other hand we have slashdot, which claims to be news for nerds, but accepts "ask slashdot" questions that a trained monkey could find the answer to with google in minutes, and which has a CSS theme that redefines the size of P text. Gee, thanks. I guess my preferences for font sizes don't matter. Or anything else.
And I believe you just justified Dada's point completely.
Yeah, a female president for the USA would be nice, but NOT this particular person.
7 lawyers making $100/hour working about 6 months (40 hours workweeks, no overtime) would account for it.
Not to mention their legal staff. Evidence aquisition. Etc. Should they have sought a larger penalty? Sure. But don't underpay the lawyers just because the penalty is low.
And we'll see a 'Microsoft officially aproved' Linux real soon, called SUSE SP1.
:)
But everyone knows you don't actually use it until SP2
Where? I need a post doc in about 3 months! Oh... they are in the USA... ummm.. never mind...
Grandparent is from the Netherlands. Guess your parent country must not have taught you reading comprehension...
It is actually sub-$300, better specced than an OLPC, several *gigs* of memory (512M in the OLPC) and a faster processor. This is beefier than an OLPC and built to survive a harsher environment than a standard notebook. It fits a need, IMO.
engadget's review from 2 months ago.
Windows CE Licensing, you would probably want 'core' ($15) as it comes with Word and the other goodies ...
Do you really think they want nVidia to take their ball and go home? Do you really think they want a linux kernel with no 3D hardware accelerated graphics drivers? Because if you sue ATI and nVidia and they play hardball, that's what you will have... I think they let it slide because they prefer to be competitive with Windows.
Correct, but they are not 3D accelerated graphics drivers. Just graphics drivers.
Ahmadinejad? Is that you?
My 401k hit 8% around June. Your company should provide you with free investment advice. In my case, it is my dad (a financial planner... but his advice was prettymuch inline with the advice I got from my employer's 401k manager).
Oh. I get it. You were trying to be deep. The money you invest in a 401k is money that yes, is being shuffled around and yes, is doing real work for real companies.