1/2 Empty or 1/2 Full
Monday, September 30, 2002 by Delicious | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
When a person is driving a car, do they look at the gas gauge and think they used 1/2 tank of gas or do they think, they have 1/2 tank left. In the same manner, is memory looked at as being used or how much is left to be used? Also, do ppl really download so much that they need to monitor how much space is left on their drive. This I can not understand and really would like to know 
Seems to me that a drive partition is no more than a folder with a letter on one big partition called the hard drive. Just wondering outloud 
Seems to me that a drive partition is no more than a folder with a letter on one big partition called the hard drive. Just wondering outloud 
Delicious
Reply #2 Monday, September 30, 2002 11:50 AM
Reply #2 Monday, September 30, 2002 11:50 AM
That is a good point about the albums. I thought most music is downloaded to CD or DVD and not the hard drive. I am a modem user so that is something I know zip about. 2 hours for one song is not worth the time downloading. I made a SysMetrix skin yesterday and then noticed the other skins have the memory set as what is used and I set the memory for what is available. I want to get with the program 
bakerstreet
Reply #3 Monday, September 30, 2002 12:11 PM
Reply #3 Monday, September 30, 2002 12:11 PM
actually, partitioning is more than a folder, it is a hardware definition. You can reformat, install another OS, whatever you like. Partitioning can be a life saver when you need to reformat/reinstall the OS a machine with ~100gigs of stored media . Many an optimistic person has sat for 10 hours restoring ~100 gig a single partition from CD-ROMs. Me, I opt for a second physical drive, but that isn't always an option.
As a "Half-Empty" person, I think we just equate optimism with carelessness. Why not just refill the glass, the gas tank, the ram, etc., before you run out? Less thirst, walking, crashing, etc. involved...
. Many an optimistic person has sat for 10 hours restoring ~100 gig a single partition from CD-ROMs. Me, I opt for a second physical drive, but that isn't always an option.As a "Half-Empty" person, I think we just equate optimism with carelessness. Why not just refill the glass, the gas tank, the ram, etc., before you run out? Less thirst, walking, crashing, etc. involved...
Jafo
Reply #4 Monday, September 30, 2002 5:54 PM
Reply #4 Monday, September 30, 2002 5:54 PM
My gas tanks are for Oxy-Acetylene.....my car has a petrol tank....so the question is moot...
Koasati
Reply #5 Monday, September 30, 2002 11:19 PM
Reply #5 Monday, September 30, 2002 11:19 PM
As far as the glass of water being half full or half empty.............I say the glass is too damn big for the amount of water it contains.
petrol....? I dun need no astinkin petrol
petrol....? I dun need no astinkin petrol
bakerstreet
Reply #6 Tuesday, October 1, 2002 5:43 AM
Reply #6 Tuesday, October 1, 2002 5:43 AM
Jafo: is the petrol tank near the boot? do you park it near your flat as you run to the loo? Crikey, just don't be potty and smoke your fags near the petrol tank of your motor!! You'll be a mightily cheesed off bloke on his way to the chemist for sure!!
(the preceeding was a sad, sad attempt at a cross-cultural dialogue, and even worse, a British dialogue with a Australian. I sadly omitted all approriate cultural references to "putting a shrimp on the barby", wrestling crocodiles, etc., and I feel like a bloody queenslander for it. ; ) )
*jump*
*tuck and roll*
*runs away very, very fast*
(the preceeding was a sad, sad attempt at a cross-cultural dialogue, and even worse, a British dialogue with a Australian. I sadly omitted all approriate cultural references to "putting a shrimp on the barby", wrestling crocodiles, etc., and I feel like a bloody queenslander for it. ; )
)*jump*
*tuck and roll*
*runs away very, very fast*
Jafo
Reply #7 Tuesday, October 1, 2002 9:12 AM
Reply #7 Tuesday, October 1, 2002 9:12 AM
Jafo sends Baker a 'Queenslander'...[they make a great pair.....'Dumb and Dumber']....
We don't 'smoke our fags'...'drag on a ciggie', maybe...and I've NEVER 'run to the loo'...but 'had a slash'....'motor'?...nah, 'donk'.
'cheesed off'....'pissed off'
Cripes, mate, ya dunno ya lingo, does ya!...
We don't 'smoke our fags'...'drag on a ciggie', maybe...and I've NEVER 'run to the loo'...but 'had a slash'....'motor'?...nah, 'donk'.
'cheesed off'....'pissed off'
Cripes, mate, ya dunno ya lingo, does ya!...
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Reply #1 Monday, September 30, 2002 9:25 AM
as far as downloading, it depends what you're downloading. if you're getting full albums from emusic at the rate of several a day, you might need to monitor your drive space a bit