I live in Texas. My son was sent to Alternative Education, (jail for students), for not having a close enough shave. His chin whiskers got him in trouble. AEP ruined his education. He eventually dropped out and got a GED instead. All because he did not shave close enough. My friends child got the same punishment because his hair touched his collar.
This is the kind of problem you have when you totally code with entry level or outsourced programmers. ANY programmer with a few years of experience would see that one coming.
And what about things like processor optimization and memory handling? How do you turn on or off hyperthread scheduling or pre-emptive multitasking with a module? These things are important to HPC.
Wow. Troll much? Clearly you are not happy and you choose to attack Linux to vent your frustration with your own operating system. How are those antivirus updates going?
The article you show as an example of the security failings of Linux is laughable. The "virus" they create must be downloaded, saved to the desktop and then executed. Hardly virus like behavior. And even then it only gains access to the user's environment. To get it to do anything malicious to the OS, you must login as root and install the virus. HAHAHAHA.... pretty dangerous virus there.
We also have a $27 billion budget deficit, a governor that lives in a rented mansion paid for by the taxpayers, a kangaroo court system, and fundamentalist revised history books. Yay Texas!
Absolutely correct. And then try being a webmaster. I have over 75 accounts with passwords for control panel, ftp, site admin, database, etc, etc, etc. My Firefox password store has over 500 passwords saved in it.
My wife works in a prison that is 60% over crowded and 40% understaffed. And Governor Perry wants to cut more funding. They just cut 10% less than a year ago. Her mental health office has been short at least 1 person on a staff of 6, and sometimes 2, for over 2 years.
Nobody cares about the sanctity of a man's life any more. To the general public, criminals are throw-away people. The guards in her prison take great delight in abusing and mistreating the prisoners. My wife tells me stories that make me shudder, and she is not the type to exaggerate.
You and most of the responders are missing the point. This thing only costs $200. Did your Mac cost more than that? Likely. This price point opens opportunities for children who would not normally have the opportunity to be exposed to the major communications platform of our world. All the technology in the world is useless if people can't afford it.
While working for an administrative division in the Navy, I received a call from a lady whose computer would not "turn on."
Caller: "I can't get my new computer to come on." Tech (me): "Is the power on the monitor on?" (We have spoken before). Caller: "Of course. And I keep pushing on the foot pedal and nothing is happening." Tech : "I'll be right there."
If you haven't already guessed, when I got there, she had the mouse on the floor and was pushing the button with her foot. We had just done an upgrade from DOS to Winodws, and the old computers did not have a mouse. The mouse was new to her environment and she thought it was like a sewing machine pedal.
I recently graduated with an online degree and am working on an online Master's. My bachelor's is in Information Technology and my Master's program is in Artificial Intelligence. I went to University of Phoenix for my bachelor's. Both programs are tough. You must apply yourself with little or no outside supervision. But I am 40 years old and have 25 years of computer experience.
I feel that the education I received online was as good as I would have gotten in a brick and mortar school. You don't miss anything as the lectures are always available to read. Other students don't distract the instructor from his topic with unrelated questions. There are upsides and downsides to each method of education.
While I think that online would be a tough environment to learn programming, there are many degrees that are well adapted to online learning.
If you already have a job and want to go to school around your work, online is great.
Online education also works well for people with social anxiety disorder and other personality disorders that affect social interaction. I have chronic migraine headaches. Sometimes I have them 5 days a week. I can't hold a regular job right now, but I can complete some education online and when my migraines get better, I will be better equipped to get back to work. Online provides a way for people with disabilities to get a good education.
I would recommend online education if your major is a good fit to online learning and you have another good reason to not go to the school physically. If you are young and don't have to work while you are going to school, I say go to the brick and mortar school. You might be able to take some classes online and some in class.
I think if you want to be a good programmer, you need to interact with more experienced programmers. Brick and mortar school is better for this.
Yes, Mod the parent. I run my own business similar to the author of the reply If you think it is too expensive, consider the cost of it not working or not fulfilling your needs. Seek out several professionals and get bids. Don't go with a consultant who is locked into one solution. Don't listen to salesmen.
The most important task you can perform is to define your business needs. A good consultant will start from there. Don't buy hardware first! I see this all of the time. The cost of doing this wrong will be much greater than hiring a professional to do it right.
I don't know who modded this informative. It's patently untrue. I live in a rural area and there are quite a few new cell towers around here. There are plenty of places that get a good cell phone signal but are too far from the CO for DSL. Also, sometimes the problem is not that the copper can not take data, but that older switching equipment is not capable. Our phone provider did not want to replace the old switches, so DSL was not offered until the our area was bought by another company.
Having said that, I have no experience with cell modem cards.
How many "normal users" install windows themselves? Anyone smart enough to prep and install windows can install Linux. It is much easier.
Also, the original poster was troll for trying a Dell computer anyway. Dell's are notorious for not being Linux friendly. So it would take a little work on the part of the installer to make everything work right. But how is this different from trying to figure out what drivers you need and downloading them to install on a windows machine?
"Do you want your doctor, your taxi-driver, your kebab maker etc to be slow, addicted or otherwise less performing?"
Decriminalizing marijuana would not make it ok to be under the influence on the job any more than you can be drunk on the job now. How many drunk doctors do you go to?
So when is the Govt. going to fix all of their web sites to work with Mozilla? Currently there are a great number of sites that only work with IE and some businesses rely on those sites.
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Then why would you make another run at a loss after you were sold out?
Why else was the term "craptop" coined?
You've never had a Packard Bell, have you?
I live in Texas. My son was sent to Alternative Education, (jail for students), for not having a close enough shave. His chin whiskers got him in trouble. AEP ruined his education. He eventually dropped out and got a GED instead. All because he did not shave close enough. My friends child got the same punishment because his hair touched his collar.
when I could see music flowing out of the speakers.
You mean that if I write a Windows 8 application, it will run on Windows 8?? AMAZING!
This is the kind of problem you have when you totally code with entry level or outsourced programmers. ANY programmer with a few years of experience would see that one coming.
That is why Microsoft was found guilty of abusing their monopoly in the desktop market to take over the browser market.
There is nothing invisible about malware detection software. It is bloated and eats up valuable resources.
I don't remember signing any objectivity contract when I joined /. Unreasonable expectations much?
And what about things like processor optimization and memory handling? How do you turn on or off hyperthread scheduling or pre-emptive multitasking with a module? These things are important to HPC.
So, I completely disagree with your assertion.
Easy for you to say.
Wow. Troll much? Clearly you are not happy and you choose to attack Linux to vent your frustration with your own operating system. How are those antivirus updates going?
The article you show as an example of the security failings of Linux is laughable. The "virus" they create must be downloaded, saved to the desktop and then executed. Hardly virus like behavior. And even then it only gains access to the user's environment. To get it to do anything malicious to the OS, you must login as root and install the virus. HAHAHAHA.... pretty dangerous virus there.
We also have a $27 billion budget deficit, a governor that lives in a rented mansion paid for by the taxpayers, a kangaroo court system, and fundamentalist revised history books. Yay Texas!
Absolutely correct. And then try being a webmaster. I have over 75 accounts with passwords for control panel, ftp, site admin, database, etc, etc, etc. My Firefox password store has over 500 passwords saved in it.
My wife works in a prison that is 60% over crowded and 40% understaffed. And Governor Perry wants to cut more funding. They just cut 10% less than a year ago. Her mental health office has been short at least 1 person on a staff of 6, and sometimes 2, for over 2 years.
Nobody cares about the sanctity of a man's life any more. To the general public, criminals are throw-away people. The guards in her prison take great delight in abusing and mistreating the prisoners. My wife tells me stories that make me shudder, and she is not the type to exaggerate.
Geez, I'm glad someone finally mentioned "Master of Puppets!" My fave.
You and most of the responders are missing the point. This thing only costs $200. Did your Mac cost more than that? Likely. This price point opens opportunities for children who would not normally have the opportunity to be exposed to the major communications platform of our world. All the technology in the world is useless if people can't afford it.
While working for an administrative division in the Navy, I received a call from a lady whose computer would not "turn on."
Caller: "I can't get my new computer to come on."
Tech (me): "Is the power on the monitor on?" (We have spoken before).
Caller: "Of course. And I keep pushing on the foot pedal and nothing is happening."
Tech : "I'll be right there."
If you haven't already guessed, when I got there, she had the mouse on the floor and was pushing the button with her foot. We had just done an upgrade from DOS to Winodws, and the old computers did not have a mouse. The mouse was new to her environment and she thought it was like a sewing machine pedal.
Absolutely. Any good consultant can put together a cost/benefit analysis and show the Total Cost of Ownership or TCO.
I recently graduated with an online degree and am working on an online Master's. My bachelor's is in Information Technology and my Master's program is in Artificial Intelligence. I went to University of Phoenix for my bachelor's. Both programs are tough. You must apply yourself with little or no outside supervision. But I am 40 years old and have 25 years of computer experience.
I feel that the education I received online was as good as I would have gotten in a brick and mortar school. You don't miss anything as the lectures are always available to read. Other students don't distract the instructor from his topic with unrelated questions. There are upsides and downsides to each method of education.
While I think that online would be a tough environment to learn programming, there are many degrees that are well adapted to online learning.
If you already have a job and want to go to school around your work, online is great.
Online education also works well for people with social anxiety disorder and other personality disorders that affect social interaction. I have chronic migraine headaches. Sometimes I have them 5 days a week. I can't hold a regular job right now, but I can complete some education online and when my migraines get better, I will be better equipped to get back to work. Online provides a way for people with disabilities to get a good education.
I would recommend online education if your major is a good fit to online learning and you have another good reason to not go to the school physically. If you are young and don't have to work while you are going to school, I say go to the brick and mortar school. You might be able to take some classes online and some in class.
I think if you want to be a good programmer, you need to interact with more experienced programmers. Brick and mortar school is better for this.
Yes, Mod the parent. I run my own business similar to the author of the reply If you think it is too expensive, consider the cost of it not working or not fulfilling your needs. Seek out several professionals and get bids. Don't go with a consultant who is locked into one solution. Don't listen to salesmen.
The most important task you can perform is to define your business needs. A good consultant will start from there. Don't buy hardware first! I see this all of the time. The cost of doing this wrong will be much greater than hiring a professional to do it right.
I don't know who modded this informative. It's patently untrue. I live in a rural area and there are quite a few new cell towers around here. There are plenty of places that get a good cell phone signal but are too far from the CO for DSL. Also, sometimes the problem is not that the copper can not take data, but that older switching equipment is not capable. Our phone provider did not want to replace the old switches, so DSL was not offered until the our area was bought by another company.
Having said that, I have no experience with cell modem cards.
How many "normal users" install windows themselves? Anyone smart enough to prep and install windows can install Linux. It is much easier.
Also, the original poster was troll for trying a Dell computer anyway. Dell's are notorious for not being Linux friendly. So it would take a little work on the part of the installer to make everything work right. But how is this different from trying to figure out what drivers you need and downloading them to install on a windows machine?
"Do you want your doctor, your taxi-driver, your kebab maker etc to be slow, addicted or otherwise less performing?"
Decriminalizing marijuana would not make it ok to be under the influence on the job any more than you can be drunk on the job now. How many drunk doctors do you go to?
So when is the Govt. going to fix all of their web sites to work with Mozilla? Currently there are a great number of sites that only work with IE and some businesses rely on those sites.