Apr. 23rd, 2007

dsrtao: dsr as a LEGO minifig (Default)
First: historical cost of computing, adjusted for GDP:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkedrosky/468721697/
(from Paul Kedrosky at http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InfectiousGreed/~3/111094704/progress_of_com.html

Second: the government knows all your prescriptions: http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/008872.html

Third: Michael Dell uses Linux ( http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/biographies/en/msd_computers?c=us&l=en&s=corp ) and Dell will make Windows XP available again on selected machines, ( http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2116076,00.asp ) because nobody likes Vista, especially if they can't afford a $3000 desktop. In related news, a $650 computer can be quite a screamer (dual core AMD 3800+, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB RAID-1 disks) but the price goes up by $370 if you need Microsoft Vista and Office...

Fourth: Macs are easy to use, and a low-end MacBook with a gig of RAM is sturdy, well-designed and performs decently, all at a price point not terribly dissimilar to a brand-name PC notebook. And the OS is much more stable than Windows anything... Just saying.
dsrtao: dsr as a LEGO minifig (Default)
First: historical cost of computing, adjusted for GDP:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkedrosky/468721697/
(from Paul Kedrosky at http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InfectiousGreed/~3/111094704/progress_of_com.html

Second: the government knows all your prescriptions: http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/008872.html

Third: Michael Dell uses Linux ( http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/biographies/en/msd_computers?c=us&l=en&s=corp ) and Dell will make Windows XP available again on selected machines, ( http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2116076,00.asp ) because nobody likes Vista, especially if they can't afford a $3000 desktop. In related news, a $650 computer can be quite a screamer (dual core AMD 3800+, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB RAID-1 disks) but the price goes up by $370 if you need Microsoft Vista and Office...

Fourth: Macs are easy to use, and a low-end MacBook with a gig of RAM is sturdy, well-designed and performs decently, all at a price point not terribly dissimilar to a brand-name PC notebook. And the OS is much more stable than Windows anything... Just saying.
dsrtao: dsr as a LEGO minifig (Default)
"The Complete April Fools RFCs" by Thomas A. Limoncelli and Peter J. Salus

http://www.rfc-humor.com

Compiled, really, not written. Salus is a UNIX/Internet historian, and TAL is an uber-sysadmin.

I believe Eliz used to know Salus, and TAL co-authored a paper with Ringel.
dsrtao: dsr as a LEGO minifig (Default)
"The Complete April Fools RFCs" by Thomas A. Limoncelli and Peter J. Salus

http://www.rfc-humor.com

Compiled, really, not written. Salus is a UNIX/Internet historian, and TAL is an uber-sysadmin.

I believe Eliz used to know Salus, and TAL co-authored a paper with Ringel.
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