I think that the most interesting part of it is that it supports Linux, Adobe Air and Android apps all on the same operating system.
What kind of compatibility layer are they using? Is it a custom Linux distro with some android compatibility built in, or is it Android and they figured out how to run X11 apps?
When I was researching creating my own video upload site I contacted On2 for information about licensing their flash video encoder. They claimed that "All major user submitted flash websites used their encoder", I assumed they were hinting at YouTube. Knowing this, an acquisition seems like a smart decision.
They're already buying the milk. Might as well just pay for the cow.
While the OP is obviously misinformed, is there an offline spec in the wave protocol? Does there need to be? I could all be handled by the client I assume.
Finally, ESXi is just one flavour of their bare metal hypervisor, the newest.
I don't think you know what a bare metal hypervisor is. Standard ESX runs on linux. You just don't see it since you're managing it through the console. ESXi doesn't run on linux. It's its own operating system. That's what bare metal means.
I started as an IT lackey when I was 15, finished high school, went to college, all while working as support/helpdesk/etc. I graduated and now I'm working as an IT manager. After roughly 9 years working in IT, I still love doing it.
I think you have to really love technology and continued learning to do well in IT. When I go home, I have a desktop, laptop, and media center PC to configure, manage, tweak, etc. I read the same RSS feeds and news articles for my job as I do my personal life.
When your job and hobbies blur together, it's hard to hate what you do
What 10 million mark? Their stated goal was 1.5 million, and now they're over 6. They've well-surpassed their mark. I thought I had read their stated goal was 10 million downloads. I must have misread it somewhere.
True Story: I worked at a company part time during high school in the IT department. I imaged machines, went out on the floor to troubleshoot, all the standard help desk work. I had a friend who swept the shop floor of the same place. He made $3 an hour more than me.
The experience made up for the lack of pay, but it irked me at the time.
Honestly, I have never thought of calling my operating system manufacturer for support.
Perhaps it's because I work in IT, and I'm smarter than your average Tier 1 support monkey... But I can't imagine a normal person saying "I can't connect to the Internet, let me call Microsoft".
I'm not entirely convinced that all of you actually exist. Perhaps this is self centered, but I think that the world does actually revolve around me, and that everything I see is actually the simulation. None of you are real, but are simply a test or entertainment of some sort for an external viewer.
Maybe articles like this is someone trying to send me hints about my own reality, or casting a seed of doubt to see how I react.
If only I can find a way to break free of your controlled existence, I will get you back. Mark my words...
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The content extraction feature sounds a lot like the Readable Bookmarlet that I've been running across browsers for the last year.
I think that the most interesting part of it is that it supports Linux, Adobe Air and Android apps all on the same operating system.
What kind of compatibility layer are they using? Is it a custom Linux distro with some android compatibility built in, or is it Android and they figured out how to run X11 apps?
When I was researching creating my own video upload site I contacted On2 for information about licensing their flash video encoder. They claimed that "All major user submitted flash websites used their encoder", I assumed they were hinting at YouTube. Knowing this, an acquisition seems like a smart decision.
They're already buying the milk. Might as well just pay for the cow.
While the OP is obviously misinformed, is there an offline spec in the wave protocol? Does there need to be? I could all be handled by the client I assume.
I'm going to write a dice throwing app.
Roll the dice to see if I'm getting drunk!
I worry what kind of precedent this will set for Newzbin.
Right.
And this is better than virtualizing $LINUXDISTRO + OpenOffice.org how?
Finally, ESXi is just one flavour of their bare metal hypervisor, the newest.
I don't think you know what a bare metal hypervisor is. Standard ESX runs on linux. You just don't see it since you're managing it through the console. ESXi doesn't run on linux. It's its own operating system. That's what bare metal means.
A video like that really helps you realize how small and insignificant you really are.
The world keeps spinning, doing what it's doing, no matter what you do. We're all just bacteria on the proverbial fruit.
I started as an IT lackey when I was 15, finished high school, went to college, all while working as support/helpdesk/etc. I graduated and now I'm working as an IT manager. After roughly 9 years working in IT, I still love doing it.
I think you have to really love technology and continued learning to do well in IT. When I go home, I have a desktop, laptop, and media center PC to configure, manage, tweak, etc. I read the same RSS feeds and news articles for my job as I do my personal life.
When your job and hobbies blur together, it's hard to hate what you do
As unwise as it may be to post a link to the download counter on slashdot, you can find a real time counter here.
By my calculations, they won't be able to hit the 10 million mark in time.
Microsoft Live Search != Google. Google is a noun, and a verb only if you're using Google.com.
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True Story: I worked at a company part time during high school in the IT department. I imaged machines, went out on the floor to troubleshoot, all the standard help desk work. I had a friend who swept the shop floor of the same place. He made $3 an hour more than me.
The experience made up for the lack of pay, but it irked me at the time.
You must be new here... Overburning has been around for years!
Honestly, I have never thought of calling my operating system manufacturer for support.
Perhaps it's because I work in IT, and I'm smarter than your average Tier 1 support monkey... But I can't imagine a normal person saying "I can't connect to the Internet, let me call Microsoft".
Then again, I could be completely off base.
I'm not entirely convinced that all of you actually exist. Perhaps this is self centered, but I think that the world does actually revolve around me, and that everything I see is actually the simulation. None of you are real, but are simply a test or entertainment of some sort for an external viewer. Maybe articles like this is someone trying to send me hints about my own reality, or casting a seed of doubt to see how I react. If only I can find a way to break free of your controlled existence, I will get you back. Mark my words...