It sits on HP-Ux now, we run 3 superdomes and one 'super-duperdome'. We have about 10k Pids on the big boy (which we, by the way, had to inform IBM that it was possible). Apparantly, we picked up a software package coded in it back before I was born and have developed it largely in house. Now, over 90% of our code is proprietary... and management is suprised that its taking so long to move to ERP.
To be honest though, a building supply company gets by just fine on greenscreen based stuff. Were there not such problems with disk I/O times, we wouldn't be looking to upgrade to a new platform.
I think it is odd that many people think this would crush MS, as opposed to OSS. The standard EULA issued my MS forces you to sign away all your rights to sue... basically, the program is supposed to work how it ends up working, even if that means erasing everything on your hard drive every time you hit the enter button. And I'm pretty sure Bill hires some darn good lawyers...
I know i know... i should have indicated that it was sarcastic to a large extent. I just dont like the slashthink affect that everyone wants to use firefox or they are stupid, everyone's mom will be able to use linux after a 'small' learning curve, etc...
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Speaking against the almighty gamer on/. is risky business. You sir are both bold and daring.
Any bank that still has been restricting access to IE only during the last two years (many would say even longer than that) should be beaten unconscious and shot, given IEs widely known rather big insecurity issues
Banking executives dont know about online browser security, as it is not in their primary function. They are becoming more aware of it, but most of these guys are 55+ and have their secretaries print their email for them. So don't get your heart broken that they dont run linux or use firefox or know how to tweak their kernel. They are the Hugos on the information superhighway.
I have an onboard CMedia 'Xear' soundcard on my mobo. I have yet to find a distro that can support it natively. I dont mind editing config files either, but since this is my first switch, I would like some guidance. Most of the forums I have seen assume the user is already adept at the environment, and asking a 'n00b' question will normally just get my flamed by a linux troll. Good times.
That said, I will be trying Dapper Drake and hoping for the best.
The last time i spoke against video games as a sport on/., it took weeks for my karma to recover. At least people finally think videogames are not a sport when they are juxtaposed against the olympics.
I think you are underestimating the amount of damage these guys can do. True, they can't match the effectiveness of someone with considerable training, but they have plenty of potential for hurting each other.
Sidetrack: to qualify these statements, I will say that I am the sempai of my local dojo. If you have seen the episode of the office where it is revealed that Dwight is a purple belt, you understand the jokes I have been enduring lately. Suffice to say my position is between team captain and substitute teacher
Fights *very* rarely go on for 12 minutes like in the movies. I have seen my fair share being a bouncer in college (go figure, eh?) and they often result in two or three misses (between the two) and the first solid connection brings a guy down. Training simply eliminates the misses on the front end (as well as eliminating the desire to be in the fight in the first place).
Truth be told, this is no different than why most guys go and play backyard football... there is something very satisfying about contact sports. Unfortunatly, these guys seem as if they missed the boat all their lives and now are just going with a movie concept that amassed much cult popularity in their sector of work.
John Stewart said it best when trying to explain why everyone getting main media attention seems to be a nutcase. To paraphrase, he said it was very hard to get a mob to form around you if you stand in the streat and keep screaming "Be reasonable! Just be reasonable!".
Thats about the same story as here. We actually have actually programmed enough on top of the original platform that its workable now, but it can be finiky. Our alpha-geek, Dean, once had to inform the IBM guy that a Unidata machine could indeed support more than 10,000 unique PIDs. Around here, the upcoming conversion to ERP is a continual joke.
Many pages are designed to use different variables depending on which browser you use. If we can tell which browser is being used, why cannot mobile specific browsers broadcast that they are from a phone, so that the mobile content can be displayed in lieu of the regular? Seems like it would be much easier...
t's certainly possible to develop good games for the thing, but the extra work required means the games willl be out later. It took about two years before the PS2 hardware was really being used effectively. The PS3 is completely different from the PS2 and will require new techniques
To be fair, this is one of the reasons that the PS2 has been a quite dominant console for such a long time- it has hardware capacity to spare for growth. Even if developers cannot use all of its muscle today, its capabilities will grow in time.
Personally, I wouldn't take the course Sony has chosen. But I don't think they are going to hell in a handbasket either.
run a patch cord from your soundcard to the soundcard of your friends computer.
Actually, MS will be requiring you to use HDCP for this too, via a HDMI connection. If you do not have a secure digital connection, fear not: you will be able to hear the kazoo rendition just fine.
Have you seen the new M:HD? Its their new high def channel, and actually has lots of music, mainly entire concerts. Their programming is a bit limited right now, but they have some pretty good acts on there.
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Where can I get a bullshit job like Pete? I would like to just say whatever comes to mind and have the entire IT community pee their pants over it.
Because slashbots are conditioned to hate Sony.
To be honest though, a building supply company gets by just fine on greenscreen based stuff. Were there not such problems with disk I/O times, we wouldn't be looking to upgrade to a new platform.
I think it is odd that many people think this would crush MS, as opposed to OSS. The standard EULA issued my MS forces you to sign away all your rights to sue... basically, the program is supposed to work how it ends up working, even if that means erasing everything on your hard drive every time you hit the enter button. And I'm pretty sure Bill hires some darn good lawyers...
I know i know... i should have indicated that it was sarcastic to a large extent. I just dont like the slashthink affect that everyone wants to use firefox or they are stupid, everyone's mom will be able to use linux after a 'small' learning curve, etc...
Speaking against the almighty gamer on /. is risky business. You sir are both bold and daring.
Sadly, its still is a Pick variant in usage at a large company...
Banking executives dont know about online browser security, as it is not in their primary function. They are becoming more aware of it, but most of these guys are 55+ and have their secretaries print their email for them. So don't get your heart broken that they dont run linux or use firefox or know how to tweak their kernel. They are the Hugos on the information superhighway.
Keep your pants on. Seriously.
(Please don't shoot me... I heart Tux too...)
That said, I will be trying Dapper Drake and hoping for the best.
The last time i spoke against video games as a sport on /., it took weeks for my karma to recover. At least people finally think videogames are not a sport when they are juxtaposed against the olympics.
Sidetrack: to qualify these statements, I will say that I am the sempai of my local dojo. If you have seen the episode of the office where it is revealed that Dwight is a purple belt, you understand the jokes I have been enduring lately. Suffice to say my position is between team captain and substitute teacher
Fights *very* rarely go on for 12 minutes like in the movies. I have seen my fair share being a bouncer in college (go figure, eh?) and they often result in two or three misses (between the two) and the first solid connection brings a guy down. Training simply eliminates the misses on the front end (as well as eliminating the desire to be in the fight in the first place).
Truth be told, this is no different than why most guys go and play backyard football... there is something very satisfying about contact sports. Unfortunatly, these guys seem as if they missed the boat all their lives and now are just going with a movie concept that amassed much cult popularity in their sector of work.
John Stewart said it best when trying to explain why everyone getting main media attention seems to be a nutcase. To paraphrase, he said it was very hard to get a mob to form around you if you stand in the streat and keep screaming "Be reasonable! Just be reasonable!".
Thats about the same story as here. We actually have actually programmed enough on top of the original platform that its workable now, but it can be finiky. Our alpha-geek, Dean, once had to inform the IBM guy that a Unidata machine could indeed support more than 10,000 unique PIDs. Around here, the upcoming conversion to ERP is a continual joke.
Where in the world are you that you are using Unidata? I thought Ferguson was the only shop left that used it.
Many pages are designed to use different variables depending on which browser you use. If we can tell which browser is being used, why cannot mobile specific browsers broadcast that they are from a phone, so that the mobile content can be displayed in lieu of the regular? Seems like it would be much easier...
That depends on whether or not she intentionally decided to give you VD for profit...
To be fair, this is one of the reasons that the PS2 has been a quite dominant console for such a long time- it has hardware capacity to spare for growth. Even if developers cannot use all of its muscle today, its capabilities will grow in time.
Personally, I wouldn't take the course Sony has chosen. But I don't think they are going to hell in a handbasket either.
My point was to the user stating that he should just throw Linux on a computer, not that a cheap alternative exists.
Actually, MS will be requiring you to use HDCP for this too, via a HDMI connection. If you do not have a secure digital connection, fear not: you will be able to hear the kazoo rendition just fine.
Easy for us, tough for Joe Six-pack, who just wants to read his email.
Oh, and there != their. \\grammar nazi
Have you seen the new M:HD? Its their new high def channel, and actually has lots of music, mainly entire concerts. Their programming is a bit limited right now, but they have some pretty good acts on there.
I would argue that a article that is useful to a vast majority of users has certainly achieved its goal.