OK, how long before some 14 year old goes in there and plugs into the USB port that they probably left exposed, sending Robbie the robot on an expensive smashing spree....
I think robots and priceless artifacts don't mix...
You kind of missed my point. Every PC I've ever built was stable. A trained monkey can build a stable PC if you start with a good MB.
My point was that the Windows apologists always point to the variability in hardware. This removes that from the equation.
Personally, I think XP is more or less rock solid in terms of general stability. The "installation half-life" is something that no hardware can fix.
I'm trying to think of a reason for Microsoft not to support this eventually.
In answer to your question, I made my first PC by gluing a sheet of flattened copper trinkets to a piece of wood and scratching away the excess to make the traces. I hooked it up to a lemon and used it calculate crop cycles for my evil Mayan overlords.
Unless you have a massive reference collection or are checking books out to friends, why bother with software? The solution to your problem is physical organization. Even if you can't have all the books together, you could organize them using LOC or Dewey, or something and label the locations.
Having to update software everytime you move a book or add a book is just one additional step that doesn't seem to add any value.
When I was 12 I put all my books into PFS:File on an Apple//e. Printed little labels and everything. Why? Because I was 12 and had time to burn... I never looked at it again.
Considering the fact that Windows defenders always point to the wide array of hardware that Windows has to run on vs. the controlled architecture of an Apple, this is a chance for Windows to prove how stable it can be.
This is not a joke. Now there is a solid user base comprised of known machines. The drivers, etc. can be optimized to that.
I personally like Windows XP, never got into Macs, but this could be an excellent solution (once its hardened a bit) for a stable machine. Just a thought.
The people dual booting OS X and Windows could end up with more stable windows installations than a Dell, and certainly more stable than a homebrew machine.
It seems like a nice way to go (solid state). I wonder what the life of a unit like this would be. Flash drives might be droppable, but what else can kill them? Somehow I feel better imagining that my stuff is magnetically etched into a platter... I guess I'm just old...
Yeah, I've noticed that. It seems likes hands and arms are a dime a dozen in the future.
I still can't help but laugh when I see Anakin get his legs and arm cut off, and THEN catch on fire. Now that's good theater... The "Noooooooooo....." just tops it all off.
How am I supposed to defend that sitting next to my wife? Why must George put me in that position?
As long as George Lucas has almost nothing to do with the casting or scriptwriting it might actually be entertaining... Gee, I wonder if that Jake Lloyd kid is available still...
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I'm just a part time sysadmin, so I don't know the nitty gritty, but it was beat into my head to use sudo instead of root simply so that I wouldn't "forget" I was in root and do something stupid...
There is no reason (usually) to be logged in as root, and that anything I need to do as root I could do using sudo. It seems to me that you hack with sudo just as easily as with root...
I realize this is "news for nerds", but to get upset about a literary allusion is a little over the top even for this crowd.
I think we all realize that Asimov's "Laws of Robotics" are not actually laws, thank you. If anybody didn't realize it, your brilliant and biting responses have certainly clarified the point.
The issue of whether it is or isn't a robot is also kind of silly - robotic welders are called robots, and they aren't autonomous by any definition.
Thus, to summarize:
1. Asimov's laws are not encoded into US legal statutes, laws of nature, or in the Bible (that I've seen)
2. Robots do not have to be autonomous or possess free will or sense of self
I hope that helps. Go back to pining for your XP on IntelMac...
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My tin foil hat started floating off my head the other day - now I know why...
OK, how long before some 14 year old goes in there and plugs into the USB port that they probably left exposed, sending Robbie the robot on an expensive smashing spree....
I think robots and priceless artifacts don't mix...
OK, OK, you got me... poser alert sounded... I forget to check my geektionary... ;)
Oooh, next they'll the have the Pentium WICKED, followed by the Pentium WOOT!
You kind of missed my point. Every PC I've ever built was stable. A trained monkey can build a stable PC if you start with a good MB.
My point was that the Windows apologists always point to the variability in hardware. This removes that from the equation.
Personally, I think XP is more or less rock solid in terms of general stability. The "installation half-life" is something that no hardware can fix.
I'm trying to think of a reason for Microsoft not to support this eventually.
In answer to your question, I made my first PC by gluing a sheet of flattened copper trinkets to a piece of wood and scratching away the excess to make the traces. I hooked it up to a lemon and used it calculate crop cycles for my evil Mayan overlords.
Unless you have a massive reference collection or are checking books out to friends, why bother with software? The solution to your problem is physical organization. Even if you can't have all the books together, you could organize them using LOC or Dewey, or something and label the locations.
//e. Printed little labels and everything. Why? Because I was 12 and had time to burn... I never looked at it again.
Having to update software everytime you move a book or add a book is just one additional step that doesn't seem to add any value.
When I was 12 I put all my books into PFS:File on an Apple
Considering the fact that Windows defenders always point to the wide array of hardware that Windows has to run on vs. the controlled architecture of an Apple, this is a chance for Windows to prove how stable it can be.
This is not a joke. Now there is a solid user base comprised of known machines. The drivers, etc. can be optimized to that.
I personally like Windows XP, never got into Macs, but this could be an excellent solution (once its hardened a bit) for a stable machine. Just a thought.
The people dual booting OS X and Windows could end up with more stable windows installations than a Dell, and certainly more stable than a homebrew machine.
It seems like a nice way to go (solid state). I wonder what the life of a unit like this would be. Flash drives might be droppable, but what else can kill them? Somehow I feel better imagining that my stuff is magnetically etched into a platter... I guess I'm just old...
Yeah, I've noticed that. It seems likes hands and arms are a dime a dozen in the future.
I still can't help but laugh when I see Anakin get his legs and arm cut off, and THEN catch on fire. Now that's good theater... The "Noooooooooo....." just tops it all off.
How am I supposed to defend that sitting next to my wife? Why must George put me in that position?
As long as George Lucas has almost nothing to do with the casting or scriptwriting it might actually be entertaining... Gee, I wonder if that Jake Lloyd kid is available still...
I'm just a part time sysadmin, so I don't know the nitty gritty, but it was beat into my head to use sudo instead of root simply so that I wouldn't "forget" I was in root and do something stupid...
There is no reason (usually) to be logged in as root, and that anything I need to do as root I could do using sudo. It seems to me that you hack with sudo just as easily as with root...
Point proven. Go back to your video game.
I realize this is "news for nerds", but to get upset about a literary allusion is a little over the top even for this crowd. I think we all realize that Asimov's "Laws of Robotics" are not actually laws, thank you. If anybody didn't realize it, your brilliant and biting responses have certainly clarified the point. The issue of whether it is or isn't a robot is also kind of silly - robotic welders are called robots, and they aren't autonomous by any definition. Thus, to summarize: 1. Asimov's laws are not encoded into US legal statutes, laws of nature, or in the Bible (that I've seen) 2. Robots do not have to be autonomous or possess free will or sense of self I hope that helps. Go back to pining for your XP on IntelMac...