The violent protestor is the one who shot you. The peaceful protestor is the one who cheered him on.
The license violator is the one who stole Windows. The paying customer is the one who wishes he had stolen Windows so that Microsoft wouldn't know where he lives.
if you can't evolve and grow and change with the rest of the planet, your business dies, and good riddance.
You seem to define "the rest of the planet" to mean "Microsoft". The rest of the planet would be better served with a variety of operating systems, suited to different markets and purposes, making any single threat less damaging to the majority of users and to the infrastructure these users rely on for daily computing.
Microsoft has packed its OS so full of "features" that there's no way that anyone on Earth could possibly secure every one of them against every angle of attack. I upgraded to XP very late and grudgingly. I can tell you that there is virtually no chance I will ever upgrade to Vista, and every time I see an announcement, discussion, or article about new "features" in the OS, that "virtually" gets a tiny bit closer to "certainly".
Why did I buy XP at all? Because I'm a gamer. I enjoy gaming with friends, alone, with pick-up-groups, and with family. For a time, XP offered the largest variety of options. Vista seems to be focused so tightly on the lowest common denominator that options are narrowing fast.
I already know what my next computing setup will be. A Mandriva One box and a Nintendo Wii.
Will users face the same power-generation taxes for sending packets back to the ISP?
In the unlikely event that this ruling passes muster with the Delhi High Court, it could also hasten India's already-rapid migration to wireless broadband.
3 Insightful. Three people thought this was worth reading.
1 Offtopic. Although he is discussing the moderation systems used in an interview, one person thought there was a better place for it. I'd like to know where that is.
1 Troll. I'd hate to see what it takes to drag an "Informative" out of this moderator.
1 Overrated. At the time this moderator subtracted his two cents, the post had a rating of 3. This is egregious grandstanding, probably by one of the moderators who manipulated the questions in the above interview.
So many of our posters today have completely missed the point of the article.
Yes, Microsoft makes more money by selling an OS than Linux distributors make by giving it away. No-brainer, that one.
However, Linux distributors, Red Hat in particular, have crafted a business model around the OS, and that business model is making money. How much money is very important! Distributors are no longer in the business of proving that Linux is viable in the marketplace. That has, largely, been achieved. They are now in the business of making money. For themselves, for their investors, and for the sake of future start-ups who may adopt a similar business model.
Care to distribute and maintain an open-source product? Want to make money at it? You can bet your sweet patootie that venture capitalists will be looking at these numbers, and looking hard. Do you ever plan to IPO? Market analysts will be going over your business model with a fine tooth comb, and they'll be comparing it to Red Hat. Why? Because Red Hat, according to the above-referenced article, made nearly three-quarters, or $60 million of the $80 million available to that market in 2001.
Care about the numbers. The numbers are your life. Never forget this.
1/3rd of US foreign aid goes to 0.001% of the population [wrmea.com]
Statistically inaccurate. The referred site includes two statistics: Israel has one one thousandth of the world's population (accurate -- Israel has a population of 5.9 million out of 6 billion on Earth); Israel has one thousandth of one percent of the world's population (inaccurate -- this would be 60,000 people. Andorra has more than that.).
I don't disagree with all of the assesments on the site, but I don't like to see numbers abused so horribly.:)
Looking at your step-by-step procedure, I notice no fewer than *three* separate re-entry control systems, including one set of cables which spans half the length of the re-entry capsule, and another which runs from tip to tail. How did you design these systems to account for interference and atmospheric unpredictability? How do you plan to test them prior to your flight?
I spent numerous hours maintaining my Sims' social lives, cleaning their homes, and keeping them fed and rested, until I realized that I would enjoy doing those things for *myself* even more.:)
Sony isn't doing The Sims online. It wouldn't be their first venture into online gaming anyway, as hundreds of thousands of EQ players could tell you.:)
This is EA's first online game. The article also mentions that EA is teaming with Sony to bring titles (possibly including The Sims and/or The Sims Online, though it was not specified in the article) to the PlayStation 2.
The very small fan on my LeadTek WinFast card (GeForce 256 DDR) kept it perfectly cool...
...right up until the fan seized up, and the card overheated to the point that the whole screen went purple.
I think Sunonwealth is justified here -- ADDA made an inferior product using stolen technology, which could ruin the reputation of microfans in general if they aren't forced to stop.
As horrific as massacres like Littleton are, they are also extraordinarily rare. Statistically, children are more likely to have an airplane fall out of the sky and kill them than they are to be shot in school, despite the staggering amount of media coverage.
How many children were killed by falling airplanes last year?
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I see several shills (additional accounts used to bump up each others' prices) and ghosts (fake accounts created to make unrealistic bids) in this particular bidding war. Always take any bid from any user with a rating of zero (or less!) with a grain of salt.
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I hope you have learned from this that there can be no sarcasm so obvious that it will not be taken seriously.
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Choosy perverts choose GIF.
(Yes, I'm dating myself. It's not like anyone else here will.)
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And the rest are angry that most players don't want to play Iraqi Police Captain.
I love Eve. It keeps people who like that playstyle away from games I enjoy.
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The violent protestor is the one who shot you. The peaceful protestor is the one who cheered him on.
The license violator is the one who stole Windows. The paying customer is the one who wishes he had stolen Windows so that Microsoft wouldn't know where he lives.
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So this is an Anti-Superman weapon.
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if you can't evolve and grow and change with the rest of the planet, your business dies, and good riddance.
You seem to define "the rest of the planet" to mean "Microsoft". The rest of the planet would be better served with a variety of operating systems, suited to different markets and purposes, making any single threat less damaging to the majority of users and to the infrastructure these users rely on for daily computing.
Microsoft has packed its OS so full of "features" that there's no way that anyone on Earth could possibly secure every one of them against every angle of attack. I upgraded to XP very late and grudgingly. I can tell you that there is virtually no chance I will ever upgrade to Vista, and every time I see an announcement, discussion, or article about new "features" in the OS, that "virtually" gets a tiny bit closer to "certainly".
Why did I buy XP at all? Because I'm a gamer. I enjoy gaming with friends, alone, with pick-up-groups, and with family. For a time, XP offered the largest variety of options. Vista seems to be focused so tightly on the lowest common denominator that options are narrowing fast.
I already know what my next computing setup will be. A Mandriva One box and a Nintendo Wii.
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The editor misspelled "Suxx0rz".
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Will users face the same power-generation taxes for sending packets back to the ISP?
In the unlikely event that this ruling passes muster with the Delhi High Court, it could also hasten India's already-rapid migration to wireless broadband.
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When I bought Half Life 2: Episode One, the Steam download servers were chugging like a slashdotted Tandy.
:)
I pulled down a torrent of the full install, and played through the entire game while Steam sorted itself out.
Then I played through it again (on Steam) for the commentary dialogue.
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3 Insightful. Three people thought this was worth reading.
1 Offtopic. Although he is discussing the moderation systems used in an interview, one person thought there was a better place for it. I'd like to know where that is.
1 Troll. I'd hate to see what it takes to drag an "Informative" out of this moderator.
1 Overrated. At the time this moderator subtracted his two cents, the post had a rating of 3. This is egregious grandstanding, probably by one of the moderators who manipulated the questions in the above interview.
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Yes, Microsoft makes more money by selling an OS than Linux distributors make by giving it away. No-brainer, that one.
However, Linux distributors, Red Hat in particular, have crafted a business model around the OS, and that business model is making money. How much money is very important! Distributors are no longer in the business of proving that Linux is viable in the marketplace. That has, largely, been achieved. They are now in the business of making money. For themselves, for their investors, and for the sake of future start-ups who may adopt a similar business model.
Care to distribute and maintain an open-source product? Want to make money at it? You can bet your sweet patootie that venture capitalists will be looking at these numbers, and looking hard. Do you ever plan to IPO? Market analysts will be going over your business model with a fine tooth comb, and they'll be comparing it to Red Hat. Why? Because Red Hat, according to the above-referenced article, made nearly three-quarters, or $60 million of the $80 million available to that market in 2001.
Care about the numbers. The numbers are your life. Never forget this.
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Statistically inaccurate. The referred site includes two statistics: Israel has one one thousandth of the world's population (accurate -- Israel has a population of 5.9 million out of 6 billion on Earth); Israel has one thousandth of one percent of the world's population (inaccurate -- this would be 60,000 people. Andorra has more than that.).
I don't disagree with all of the assesments on the site, but I don't like to see numbers abused so horribly. :)
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Unfortunately, they wandered into someone else's box.
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Zero comments, server overloaded. Did someone beat /. to the punch?
Any mirrors out there?
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Looking at your step-by-step procedure, I notice no fewer than *three* separate re-entry control systems, including one set of cables which spans half the length of the re-entry capsule, and another which runs from tip to tail. How did you design these systems to account for interference and atmospheric unpredictability? How do you plan to test them prior to your flight?
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I spent numerous hours maintaining my Sims' social lives, cleaning their homes, and keeping them fed and rested, until I realized that I would enjoy doing those things for *myself* even more. :)
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Sony isn't doing The Sims online. It wouldn't be their first venture into online gaming anyway, as hundreds of thousands of EQ players could tell you. :)
This is EA's first online game. The article also mentions that EA is teaming with Sony to bring titles (possibly including The Sims and/or The Sims Online, though it was not specified in the article) to the PlayStation 2.
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I saw a guy who had an amulet which would prevent any sort of theft. It seemed like a useful thing to have, so I grabbed it while he wasn't looking.
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SilentDrive can accomodate up to 5w heat output, which they say is average for 5400 RPM drives. This drive, at 7200 RPM, should work fine.
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I think Sunonwealth is justified here -- ADDA made an inferior product using stolen technology, which could ruin the reputation of microfans in general if they aren't forced to stop.
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Then the DVD player spins down, counteracting that torque. Net impulse: zero
One astronaut doing one tumbling exercise in the new module will impart more spin on the station than the DVD player through its useful lifespan.
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As horrific as massacres like Littleton are, they are also extraordinarily rare. Statistically, children are more likely to have an airplane fall out of the sky and kill them than they are to be shot in school, despite the staggering amount of media coverage.
How many children were killed by falling airplanes last year?
I don't object to the premise here, but the hyperbole is a bit much.
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