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Comment Why isn't Android more modular (Score 1) 171

Every new revision of Android is this large, monolithic package that seems to take years to get right. If Android were more modular, you could have teams working in parallel on various modules, and releasing them as needed. This is what regular Linux does, so I don't see why Android doesn't do more of it. Other than the Google Apps package, everything else seems to be lumped together. (and yes, I know it's more modular behind the scenes, but if it isn't that way for the user, it's a moot point.)

Comment THIS. A thousand times THIS. (Score 1) 504

As an IT consultant for SMB, I am constantly having to moderate people's expectations for what they can accomplish on their tablet. From attorneys that want to create 50+ page legal documents on their iPad, to professionals who want to do everything that they would do on their desktop machine from anywhere in the world on their Nexus 7. These devices are great for web browsing, ebook reading, and other minor apps. Remote Desktop scenarios? - ok in a pinch, when you don't have your desktop with you, but not as your main device.

Please, if you want to get real work done, put down the tablet and pick up your laptop again.

Comment Re:Already went through a CAT5 in a Data Center (Score 1) 214

One thing people need to keep in mind is that the larger the building, the more rebar and concrete went into building it. The extra strength required to build a large building has a direct positive effect on the buildings ability to withstand hurricanes. To my knowledge, the only really large building during Hurricane Andrew that suffered damage rendering it unusable was the Burger King Headquarters, a building with full glass walls located directly on the water. Even that building though, suffered primarily cosmetic damage; the core of the structure was fine, and the bulding was refurbished and returned to use. Your typical data center bunker would get through fine.

Now, a slow moving, heavy rainfall hurricane could cause real problems, for Miami-Dade, as the County Data Center was built in a small valley and has real drainage issues...

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