I actually DID have an Inspiron (laptop), and I had experienced a motherboard failure with it. Fortunately, it was in warranty.
I'm not sure how, but one day my laptop started doing weird shit (it was probably when someone had tripped me, and it was in my backpack). It would crash, the screen would corrupt, Windows would have off-the-wall bugcheck codes, etc. After going through their online tech support chat for about ten minutes doing things like pulling the optical drive out, booting without the battery, etc, they sent a replacement stick of RAM. That didn't work, so they sent out a tech (to some obscure town in California, no less) to replace the motherboard. I haven't had a problem since.
It's actually always been like this. NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM has always been above Administrators, and there wasn't really any direct method to run things with it (since you shouldn't need to anyway).
This is actually true. Hindsight is 20/20. Of course he could've made the first browser (or one of the first). A lot of other things could have been done, too, but they didn't because the foresight to see these kinds of things is hard to come by.
As with many rockets, the initial flights of each new Ariane model have seen failures. However, overall, the Ariane 4 and 5 are the most reliable commercial rockets ever launched. As of January 2006, 169 Ariane flights have boosted 290 satellites, successfully placing 271 of them on orbit (223 main passengers and 48 auxiliary passengers) for a total mass of 575 000 kg successfully delivered on orbit. This success rate also makes Arianespace the foremost commercial launcher; in some years, more than two thirds of all commercial satellites have been launched with the company's vehicles.
Actually, since 2.6 is the default kernel, you can't even boot from a floppy anymore. You'll have to settle for CD-ROM or network boot.
The 486 part is still the norm, though. Back in 11 or something, Pat changed the compile flags to compile for a minimum of 486.
...the developers (Mostly Microsoft, but Linux is far from lean and mean any more either) already decided what to do with it, waste it and leave you wanting more.
Both Linux 2.6 and Windows Vista (and, to some extent, Windows XP) use available RAM for various caching mechanisms. In Windows Vista in particular, if you watch the performance counter for used memory from startup, it will gradually rise. People complain about it, but one question always stops them: what were YOU going to do with the unused RAM?
Not exactly an objective comparison, but my Dell Inspiron with a Celeron-M under the hood emits less heat and fan noise than my Averatec with an Athlon XP-M.
When I had Virgin Mobile, I got quite a good deal on SMS messaging: five cents to send and free receiving. I frequently encouraged people to e-mail or text my cell phone in lieu of calling when possible.
I actually used "tech" recently to find someone I had lost contact with about seven years ago. Instant messaging was a godsend in this regard, but it was no substitute for a telephone conversation. Well, actually, we use cell phones. Phones are more personal/less anonymous than instant messaging (not to mention that you get the benefit of things like tone of voice). However, cell phones had an arbitrary delay between when one person said something and when the other person received it, making for really long, awkward pauses.
As the article says, these kinds of things are complements rather than substitutes. You really don't get the "experience" of meeting with someone face to face with things like instant messaging and telephones, but they help out when distance is a factor.
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One thing I read when Microsoft was testing the user interface with various users is that, in general, people who have used Office 2003 and earlier didn't like it, while those who have never used Office liked the Ribbon. If you have used Office before, you're probably expecting something to be in the same place it's always been when it's actually not.
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I actually DID have an Inspiron (laptop), and I had experienced a motherboard failure with it. Fortunately, it was in warranty.
I'm not sure how, but one day my laptop started doing weird shit (it was probably when someone had tripped me, and it was in my backpack). It would crash, the screen would corrupt, Windows would have off-the-wall bugcheck codes, etc. After going through their online tech support chat for about ten minutes doing things like pulling the optical drive out, booting without the battery, etc, they sent a replacement stick of RAM. That didn't work, so they sent out a tech (to some obscure town in California, no less) to replace the motherboard. I haven't had a problem since.
It's actually always been like this. NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM has always been above Administrators, and there wasn't really any direct method to run things with it (since you shouldn't need to anyway).
This is actually true. Hindsight is 20/20. Of course he could've made the first browser (or one of the first). A lot of other things could have been done, too, but they didn't because the foresight to see these kinds of things is hard to come by.
...that, once again, information wants to be free!
Sounds familiar.
Actually, since 2.6 is the default kernel, you can't even boot from a floppy anymore. You'll have to settle for CD-ROM or network boot. The 486 part is still the norm, though. Back in 11 or something, Pat changed the compile flags to compile for a minimum of 486.
Birthday Paradox: The home game!
Well, PowerPC WAS better. However, IBM couldn't get it to scale any faster for the G5s. Intel (and, by extension, AMD) passed them right by.
Not exactly an objective comparison, but my Dell Inspiron with a Celeron-M under the hood emits less heat and fan noise than my Averatec with an Athlon XP-M.
Maybe it's something in the water.
I believe the saying goes: "It's turtles all the way down."
Surely you mean: "Don't irradiate me, bro!"
Cut cable causes communication catastrophe! Dismal disaster dooms denizens!
Is the space pope reptilian?
When I had Virgin Mobile, I got quite a good deal on SMS messaging: five cents to send and free receiving. I frequently encouraged people to e-mail or text my cell phone in lieu of calling when possible.
I actually used "tech" recently to find someone I had lost contact with about seven years ago. Instant messaging was a godsend in this regard, but it was no substitute for a telephone conversation. Well, actually, we use cell phones. Phones are more personal/less anonymous than instant messaging (not to mention that you get the benefit of things like tone of voice). However, cell phones had an arbitrary delay between when one person said something and when the other person received it, making for really long, awkward pauses.
As the article says, these kinds of things are complements rather than substitutes. You really don't get the "experience" of meeting with someone face to face with things like instant messaging and telephones, but they help out when distance is a factor.
The warmth of the vacuum tubes helps the electrons flow more smoothly, right?
What's a power or two between friends?
One thing I read when Microsoft was testing the user interface with various users is that, in general, people who have used Office 2003 and earlier didn't like it, while those who have never used Office liked the Ribbon. If you have used Office before, you're probably expecting something to be in the same place it's always been when it's actually not.
Just my two cents.
Man, if that token ring fell out mid-flight, I would NOT want to be the one to go find it.
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