OS/2 failed only in the marketplace, not the hearts and minds of the enlightened. I still use OS/2 on some of my older machines. Can not even install on newer hardware due to lack of drivers. OS/2 is still the most robust OS IMHO to ever be released. MVS for the PC.
offtopic but relevent. Y2K freakout had to run an inventory program to send a list of installed software to a server in the sky to check for Y2K readiness on every boot. Problem was there were OS/2 servers running in closets, under desks, that NEVER had to be rebooted. So the solution was to turn off the power to every building to force a reboot so the machines could report in. Windows machines, no problem, other than reporting too often.
I love OS/2, but with its demise in the marketplace, I was FORCED to switch to Linux and have not regretted it.
My daugter does support for some very rich and famous people. One of her best customers bought a new, top of the line, DELL for use with the stock market. This customer is very serious about making money, and had a T1 line installed. The DELL came with Vista, but the proprietary main application would not install or run, making the new machine and T1 line totally useless.
My daughter to the rescue, buy a copy of XP and install. But, no drivers for the RAID array for XP that she could find. I got involved walking her through disabling RAID in the BIOS. XP installed, application up and running, profit for the customer.
The customer should have had the option to get ANY OS with the machine from DELL.
Vista is a failure for the same reason OS/2 was a failure... APPLICATIONS!
They will record how much energy the birds are using in order to feed themselves. If the data shows they are making longer trips further into the oceans to find fish, it may prove waters are warming up and climate change is taking place.
The penquins are warming the water, causing them to go further to find cold water fish, which warms the water even more.
When I hear Microsoft BoB, I think of the story of the Biker Babe that wanted a tattoo on her butt for her boyfriend, but only had enough money for 2 characters, so she had a big "B" on each cheek for "Biker Babe".
When she pulled down her pants and bent over to show her boyfriend the tat, all he could say was "Who the (explitives deleted) is BoB?".
Images of goatze... ewwww.
This goes to prove man is causing global warming. All congress has to do is eliminate daylight savings and we can get back to scaring everyone with global cooling.
Something no one has mentioned yet is validation of choices. When there is more than one choice, it can be validated by the machine before the vote is cast. With a paper only ballot the voter can vote for two or more candidates for the same office. The ballot is invalid and becomes a null vote.
Some votes for commisions have a choice of say 4 out of 9. Voting for 3 is valid, but 5 makes the entire list invalid.
With e-magic voting, only valid votes are cast.
Ever try to make more than one choice on a/. poll?
It gets even more confusing when you consider that if it does not have exactly THREE characters, it should be regarded as an ETLA. An Extended/Enhanced/Expanded THREE Letter Acronym/Abbreviation, depending on the usage. The Expanded form of ETLA abbreviation is EEETLAA, which is pronounceable (eat la), making it an acronym.
"Your Curiosity Just Cost You A Quarter For The Juke Box" is what the bar maid says when you ask her what that big sign over the bar means.
That was back when a pitcher of beer was a buck and everyone knew what a juke box was.
Just wait until the spammers find the DaDa-engine! Then we can see spam that is almost artistic. Too bad they don't copyright some of this crap, or use DRM to read it.
The more of your time they waste, the more money they make.
Went to the Post office to mail a package. Four out of eight stations open, customer at each, BUT no line! Woo-Hoo, I'm next! Not.
Customer leaves so does the post-person, another, another, now one window with one customer and 20 people behind me. After waiting 10 minutes, they finally opened a station and the line started moving again.
Very suckessful business model:
1-Have a service that requires a queue of customers
2-Make sure the queue is at the threshold of pain for customer/acceptable loss
3-Ferengi Magic happens
4-Profit$
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offtopic but relevent. Y2K freakout had to run an inventory program to send a list of installed software to a server in the sky to check for Y2K readiness on every boot. Problem was there were OS/2 servers running in closets, under desks, that NEVER had to be rebooted. So the solution was to turn off the power to every building to force a reboot so the machines could report in. Windows machines, no problem, other than reporting too often.
I love OS/2, but with its demise in the marketplace, I was FORCED to switch to Linux and have not regretted it.
He was using windows and IE. And he knows it is the children, because that is what his kids do.
My daughter to the rescue, buy a copy of XP and install. But, no drivers for the RAID array for XP that she could find. I got involved walking her through disabling RAID in the BIOS. XP installed, application up and running, profit for the customer.
The customer should have had the option to get ANY OS with the machine from DELL.
Vista is a failure for the same reason OS/2 was a failure... APPLICATIONS!
I see this as a feeble attempt to undercut the pirates selling XP-pro for greater than $3.
I guess installing a new kernel and having to re-boot to finish the install would kind of qualify.
1. The penguins have to swim further out to reach the cold water where the fish are.
2. The penquins exert more energy (heat), which warms the water making them swim even further.
3. The warmer water is causing global warming
4. Global warming is causing the bees to die off.
5. Linux is loosely associated with penguins somehow.
6. More Linux=more penguins=less bees
7. F.M. (F'ngi Magic) happens.
8. Profit$
Forking spawn of shell -- new insult inutility.
FTFA:
They will record how much energy the birds are using in order to feed themselves. If the data shows they are making longer trips further into the oceans to find fish, it may prove waters are warming up and climate change is taking place.
The penquins are warming the water, causing them to go further to find cold water fish, which warms the water even more.
We are all doomed due to penquins.
When I hear Microsoft BoB, I think of the story of the Biker Babe that wanted a tattoo on her butt for her boyfriend, but only had enough money for 2 characters, so she had a big "B" on each cheek for "Biker Babe". When she pulled down her pants and bent over to show her boyfriend the tat, all he could say was "Who the (explitives deleted) is BoB?". Images of goatze... ewwww.
This goes to prove man is causing global warming. All congress has to do is eliminate daylight savings and we can get back to scaring everyone with global cooling.
Something no one has mentioned yet is validation of choices. When there is more than one choice, it can be validated by the machine before the vote is cast. With a paper only ballot the voter can vote for two or more candidates for the same office. The ballot is invalid and becomes a null vote. Some votes for commisions have a choice of say 4 out of 9. Voting for 3 is valid, but 5 makes the entire list invalid. With e-magic voting, only valid votes are cast. Ever try to make more than one choice on a /. poll?
It gets even more confusing when you consider that if it does not have exactly THREE characters, it should be regarded as an ETLA. An Extended/Enhanced/Expanded THREE Letter Acronym/Abbreviation, depending on the usage. The Expanded form of ETLA abbreviation is EEETLAA, which is pronounceable (eat la), making it an acronym.
"Your Curiosity Just Cost You A Quarter For The Juke Box" is what the bar maid says when you ask her what that big sign over the bar means. That was back when a pitcher of beer was a buck and everyone knew what a juke box was.
Just wait until the spammers find the DaDa-engine! Then we can see spam that is almost artistic. Too bad they don't copyright some of this crap, or use DRM to read it.
The more of your time they waste, the more money they make. Went to the Post office to mail a package. Four out of eight stations open, customer at each, BUT no line! Woo-Hoo, I'm next! Not.
Customer leaves so does the post-person, another, another, now one window with one customer and 20 people behind me. After waiting 10 minutes, they finally opened a station and the line started moving again.
Very suckessful business model:
1-Have a service that requires a queue of customers
2-Make sure the queue is at the threshold of pain for customer/acceptable loss
3-Ferengi Magic happens
4-Profit$
I print out all my spam, then use it for heating the house in winter, or global warming in the summer. So spam is useful if you print it out.