you should try Peggle. Talk about addictive. On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Douglas Brown <dbrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Me? I have friends that love the p0rn and love the video games. I > hate video games.... I did get in to Wolfenstein (the newest one) a couple > years ago and lost months to it. I mean, months of time wasted playing that > damn game. It is the ultimate brain sucker... So, I learn from > others... ;) > > > On 6/6/08 3:37 PM, "Greg Reese" <gareese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > how do y'all get so much work done and know so much about pr0n and games? > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Douglas Brown <dbrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Jim, I agree with disagree. I think the "gaming" world has brought > computers farther than the "P-O-R-N" world. We don't need super video > cards, support CPUs and all that memory for P-O-R-N. It is for video > games... IMHO > > > > On 6/6/08 3:22 PM, "Jim Kenzig" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx < > http://jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Lol. > Well you know it is because of P-O-R-N that the computer industry has > evolved like it did. Chatting, Video, Pictures, virtual worlds, games, all > would not be where they are now had it not been for it and it IS documented. > Think about it Things like virtual girl existed long before second life. > The only thing video was used for was that, the most images I can remember > being out there even when there were just BBS's were you got it. > Jim > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Steve Greenberg <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx < > http://steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Dana Carvey said to Mark and Wes during his stand up routine, "So what is > this XEN Desktop thing? I get my desktop, now what the hell do I do? Ok > (imitating a Nerd), type P-O-R-N!!!" > > > > Think about the Citrix message a "new desktop computer every time you boot > up"… think about who needs that exactly?? > > > > > > *Steve Greenberg > * > Thin Client Computing > > 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453 > > Scottsdale, AZ 85266 > > *(602) 432-8649 > * > www.thinclient.net <http://www.thinclient.net> <http://www.thinclient.net> > > > *steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > * > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [ > mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *On Behalf > Of *Douglas Brown > *Sent:* Friday, June 06, 2008 11:50 AM > > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Doug Brown thinks Citrix is the "Madonna" > ofVirtualization > > > And? What is it? > > > > > > On 6/6/08 2:48 PM, "Steve Greenberg" <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx < > http://steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <http://steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Oh crap, I just realized what the real killer app is for VDI…… > > Dana Carvey nailed it at SYNERGY, seemed like a joke but I think it is > right on the money ! > > > > *Steve Greenberg > * > Thin Client Computing > > 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453 > > Scottsdale, AZ 85266 > > *(602) 432-8649 > * > www.thinclient.net <http://www.thinclient.net> <http://www.thinclient.net> > <www.thinclient.net <http://www.thinclient.net> < > http://www.thinclient.net> > > > *steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> < > http://steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > * > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> < > http://thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] > *On Behalf Of *Douglas Brown > > *Sent:* Friday, June 06, 2008 10:32 AM > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> < > http://thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Doug Brown thinks Citrix is the "Madonna" > ofVirtualization > > I agree but only if they don't burry it in XenApp Plat or XenDesktop Plat. > It needs to be a separate product for people who might not want to use > either XenApp or XenDesktop.... > > > > > On 6/6/08 9:58 AM, "Joe Shonk" <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx < > http://joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> <http://joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > Why also discuss PVS and if it should be part of XenApp Platinum ( I'm > willing to give up Edgesight and Password Manager in exchange) and should > Citrix fix their products or spend their money adding new features. > > > ------------------------------ > > > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> < > http://thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] > *On Behalf Of *Jim Kenzig > > *Sent:* Friday, June 06, 2008 4:52 AM > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> < > http://thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Doug Brown thinks Citrix is the "Madonna" > ofVirtualization > > > Speaking of Joe this is one of my favorite picturess I took from Synergy > This is during Dougs Geek Speak session and is a picture of the front row. > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/jkenzig/CitrixGeekSpeakCTP/photo#5203201039049314546 > > > > From left to right Joe is the one Hovering standing next to Brad Stephens, > who is Next to Mark Templeton who is next to Shawn Bass (who had just > finished his VDI talk) Barry Flanagan, Jeroen Van De Kamp and Brian Madden > are in there also. Now use the right arrow and click over 2 pictures and > see how fast Brian catches Marks ear. Click 2 more to the right and there is > Grumpy Doug. And here is one of Steve, Joe and Doug picking apart VDI at > the CTP dinner > http://picasaweb.google.com/jkenzig/CitrixGeekSpeakCTP/photo#5203201176488268290 > > > > > > Jim > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 1:55 AM, Steve Greenberg <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx < > http://steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <http://steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > This is a long standing debate between Joe and I . To me VDI, and most > hypervisor virtualizations for that matter, are just not efficient enough. > For applications that require remoting and certain kinds of processing I am > sure there is a good match, i.e. stock traders, CAD engineers working at a > distance, etc. > > The case we are pondering more and more is where remoting is needed but the > requirements to get the application set working in TS are highly > complicated. These may not be highly specialized apps, but apps that just > don't play well in TS. We have made some incredibly difficult apps work > together on TS, but in the end you have a very complicated system that is > hard to upgrade and change. So for certain organizations that have the > skills to manage a PC but not a complex TS environment, VDI starts to become > attractive. > > > One of our Bri-Forum sessions is called "Y-VDI" in which we will outline > all the use cases we can think of that support VDI. > > My main issues with VDI are lack of efficiency, i.e. a really big ass > server might support 15-20 users, that completely sucks!! > > > > > >