Posts by emacs72

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin Fire 10,000 people on $30,000 per year = $300m saving ... assuming that totally arbitrary number you threw out there (i.e., 30K), includes other costs aside from salary. Quote: They are still...

Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody This part here: (the actual basis for this being a "story" BTW) ... the entire article is, in fact, newsworthy. i doubt most people, here, knew how security firms track down and...

Quote: Originally Posted by drblank Why wouldn't Apple want those servers to be shut down. If they are hosting some malware, then they SHOULD be shut down. those servers were used to attract botnet attacks. it's like catching living...

Quote: Originally Posted by mbarriault Oh, there certainly could be a bias. In the interest of disclosure, my area is primary university-based settings, particularly mathematics where Linux strongly dominates. ... which leads me to...

Quote: Originally Posted by mbarriault On the contrary, I'm not doubting the evidence at all, I'm certain it's very accurate. But if my anecdotal evidence matches with others (which does seem, repeatedly, to be the case) then it's a...

Quote: Originally Posted by mbarriault I keep seeing these types of ratio stories pop up. But where the hell is the other 39%? I saw a couple PlayBooks while in Waterloo. I've seen a single person using a Galaxy Tab. Everything else...

Quote: Originally Posted by nagromme Not until Apple used the term and some 9-year old snickered, and some people jumped to repeat the naughty joke, lacking other reasons to criticize the device i recall that moment in time,...

Quote: Originally Posted by majjo I'm sorry, but when the last few pages of this thread went completely off topic into discussing the reliability and resale value of BMWs vs Kias, I can't help but laugh at this statement. i agree...

Quote: Originally Posted by DeanSolecki Not sure why you kids get so worked up about this stuff. I'm glad AI is circulating what might be an important issue for a handful of people. i don't know, but here's a wild guess: perhaps, the...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX You can get a good approximation with a margin of error for which you take the lowest value to get a result. The maths certainly allow it. unfortunately, it's not that simple because 'minimum...