I'm not sure what people "being home" has to do with peak energy usage. The most people are home between 2130 and 0830 but that is the lowest energy usage time.
It's funny how some governments campaign for it's citizens to be more green at home when it's really the industry that ought to be taught to be more green as a whole (given your statement is correct of course - the average working hours, at least were I come from, includes 1400 to 1800).
It's difficult to be more green at work if the machines you operate aren't.
I work with both revamping/fixing of legacy systems and developing new customized system for medium sized businesses.
I've seen all the bad points in Greg's list many times over the years. The thing is I've even seen it in the code I write myself - please give me a chance to explain.
Most of the systems I've delivered with poor maintainability has been on a tight schedule (should've been done yesterday) and on a limited budget.
It's the same story everytime: You get what you pay for - and you get it in a condition your schedule allows.
If a library or system has stupid dependencies it's because that is what was available at the time - no time to wait for version 2.smartshit. If I deliver something written from scratch it's because I couldn't find a framework or foundation that met the requirements at the time.
Documentation is luxury - even in the clients own eyes - all my clients usually opt-out on it because of schedule and price.
I do use version control and staging environments but not always in favour of any programmers taking over - why? Because of the nature of the production environment (which is usually build on top of other hard to maintain legacy software running on a server OS that can't be upgraded in fright of it will stop working etc.). Trust me you actually spend quite a lot of time and effort to investigate and make the best out of your time and money given - and usually you leave with happy clients - and yes the programmer taking over your shit will be fustrated and have some good laughs (I know because I fix other peoples legacy code as well - I've seen a lot of funky stuff in my time) - but hey you make a living out of it so that's part of your job:)
Which versions of Windows can you upgrade between without re-installing then?
I'm just pointing out that Ubuntu doesn't need a complete re-install every time a new major version comes out (not a new OS - a new version of the said OS) - nothing more nothing less:)
Ubuntu can be kept up to date and the latest with an internet connection - that's easier than buying a new version and re-install every time a new OS comes out.
Question is if people know what it is and what to do with it.
Slashdot Mirror
https://db-ip.com/74.111.202.3...
Herbal Space Program
Uranus is a brown dwarf!
uuuh.. ehehe.. hey Beavis... ehehe
how about a Wikipedia link?
Link to OpenStack Wikipedia entry
... There, fixed that for you
I'm not sure what people "being home" has to do with peak energy usage. The most people are home between 2130 and 0830 but that is the lowest energy usage time.
It's funny how some governments campaign for it's citizens to be more green at home when it's really the industry that ought to be taught to be more green as a whole (given your statement is correct of course - the average working hours, at least were I come from, includes 1400 to 1800).
It's difficult to be more green at work if the machines you operate aren't.
Get it via file_get_contents()!
Arnbitter macht frei.
Tim Crook sold you this!
I mis-read your comment as "Close but no cougar". It's too early in the morning here.
coke is not a cheap fuel to waste
I'm not in the drug industry but where and when, in the process of making coke, do you need a blast furnace? :)
Mod this insightful someone!
It also brings up the question of what did exist before this creature.
Prawn crackers
... It's not a shrimp
I think we might find life - but not intelligent life I'm afraid :(
... in the bedrooms
... maybe it's time we all move to Office 360?
Who's your daddy?
Creationists will probably say it's because of the snake in the Garden of Eden - Adam and Eve started out as wall-eyed!
I work with both revamping/fixing of legacy systems and developing new customized system for medium sized businesses.
:)
I've seen all the bad points in Greg's list many times over the years. The thing is I've even seen it in the code I write myself - please give me a chance to explain.
Most of the systems I've delivered with poor maintainability has been on a tight schedule (should've been done yesterday) and on a limited budget.
It's the same story everytime: You get what you pay for - and you get it in a condition your schedule allows.
If a library or system has stupid dependencies it's because that is what was available at the time - no time to wait for version 2.smartshit. If I deliver something written from scratch it's because I couldn't find a framework or foundation that met the requirements at the time.
Documentation is luxury - even in the clients own eyes - all my clients usually opt-out on it because of schedule and price.
I do use version control and staging environments but not always in favour of any programmers taking over - why? Because of the nature of the production environment (which is usually build on top of other hard to maintain legacy software running on a server OS that can't be upgraded in fright of it will stop working etc.).
Trust me you actually spend quite a lot of time and effort to investigate and make the best out of your time and money given - and usually you leave with happy clients - and yes the programmer taking over your shit will be fustrated and have some good laughs (I know because I fix other peoples legacy code as well - I've seen a lot of funky stuff in my time) - but hey you make a living out of it so that's part of your job
...and now I feel sick too!
Which versions of Windows can you upgrade between without re-installing then? I'm just pointing out that Ubuntu doesn't need a complete re-install every time a new major version comes out (not a new OS - a new version of the said OS) - nothing more nothing less :)
It's a good challenge for Ubuntu.
I can't argue with you there.
Ubuntu can be kept up to date and the latest with an internet connection - that's easier than buying a new version and re-install every time a new OS comes out. Question is if people know what it is and what to do with it.
*GASP*