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Some scope fundamentals: Part 1
by B.B. Pelletier
I've noticed that a lot of you are responding positively to the fundamentals that have come out in some of the recent reports, so I thought I would do a few more important ones for you, starting with scopes. This will be a series of bite-sized reports.
My experience shooting the Conquest with a 4x scope at 50 yards last week and getting great groups prompts me to want to share a number of scope evaluation tips with you. And, as always, I expect the comments from our readers are going to be even more interesting than the reports.
What magnification (power) to choose?
Starting with the Conquest accuracy test, it's obvious that you don't need a lot of magnification to shoot well. I normally use more than just 4x for a gun as accurate as the Conquest, but not on all rifles. As a scope increases in power, it also gets longer and heavier, so a compromise between power and size is usually best.
I have some 3-9x scopes that have unusually clear optics and thin reticles that I enjoy using. Of all of them, the one I like the best is not marked in any way. I think it's a Leapers, but there are no identifying marks that reveal who the manufacturer is. The optics are clear and the crosshair is thin and sharp. This is often my go-to scope to use for a quick test.
My favorite power combination is probably a 4-16x. I find it packs the most power into a convenient package without the scope becoming too long and heavy. Given today's optics, a good 4-16x isn't much longer than a 3-9x from a decade ago.
But you don't need even 16x to shoot accurately. That is what the new airgunner must understand. I have a .250 Savage centerfire rifle that shoots 10-shot groups smaller than one inch at 100 yards nearly every time. The scope on that rifle is a vintage all-steel Weaver V9 W, which means it is a 3-9x variable that has a wide field of view. The objective lens is only 32mm, so it isn't as bright as some modern scopes, but it has a super-fine reticle with a tiny dot at the intersection of the crosshairs. If I ever find another scope like this at a gun show, I am prepared to buy it because the combination of power, optical clarity and crosshair size is ideal for this rifle. I use this rifle for prairie dog-sized targets out to 300 yards. That's good enough for me.
Another rifle that shoots small groups is a custom No. 5 SMLE that I've converted to .219 Donaldson Wasp. The scope on this one is another one that's vintage and all-steel — a Redfield 2-7x variable with what appears to be a 28mm or 30mm objective. The crosshairs are even finer than those of the vintage Weaver, and the dot at the intersection is also smaller. This rifle should be good for prairie dogs out to 300 yards, as well, but I feel the power of the scope limits the range to 250 yards for targets so small. Coyotes to 300 yards are possible because they're much larger. So, I'm saying that a 7x scope works well at 250 to 300 yards, but the maximum effective distance depends on the target — at least for me.
It might be an ugly rifle, but this .219 Donaldson Wasp can shoot. It has a custom Shaw barrel of my own design with a faster twist. And the little Redfield scope is plenty good for what I want to do.
Going the other way, I absolutely love Leapers' line of long eye relief scopes that produce 1.5-4x. These scopes may not make the target appear large, but they can't be beat for clarity. For value, I don't think the Leapers 1.25-4×24 long eye relief scope with the one-inch tube has any equal. It's currently priced at only $85, which is very little for such a great sight. It would be ideal on big bore airguns of all kinds, as well as powerful springers that won't be shot past 50 yards — rifles like the Beeman R1 in .22 caliber, for example. Yes, the parallax is set at 100 yards, but I have found that when the magnification is this low, it doesn't matter where the parallax is set. This scope would be ideal on a New England Firearms (NEF) single-shot rifle in .45 Colt or .44 Magnum or on any small carbine in a pistol caliber.
What about more powerful scopes?
There are a FEW applications for the scopes with power up to 32x and more. Field target competition is one such game — not because of the additional aiming precision, but because that extra power helps you resolve small objects out at 55 yards, so you can determine ranges with the parallax adjustment more precisely. When you can focus on very small objects at long distances, the scope helps to determine the range to them. And long-range target shooting is another time when a higher-powered scope is needed. When you're going for the absolute best group that can be fired from a gun, the scope must be powerful enough to reduce the aiming error to the smallest fraction of an inch.
Talk all you want about big scopes. Try carrying around one like this for a couple hours! A Daystate Harrier is dwarfed by this monster Tasco Custom Shop 8-40×56.
HOWEVER — and this is the whole point of this discussion — it doesn't take the Hubble Space Telescope to shoot good groups at 50 yards. As you clearly saw in my report on the Conquest, I did it with only 4x. Consider that when thinking of your next scope. You can have a handy package that carries easily and handles rapidly or you can mount the biggest bragging-rights scope money can buy on your air rifle and then suffer for it.
Clarity goes hand-in-hand with accuracy when using a scope. In fact, I think clarity is the single most important attribute a scope sight can have. There are technical means of determining relative clarity in scopes. The most common one is determining how many line pairs the scope can resolve in a standard test. Clarity is actually a statement of the scope's ability to resolve an image. When we say clarity, we mean resolution.
I am not an optical engineer, nor am I qualified to discuss how scopes are tested. And the subject is so technical that even if I could discuss it, not everyone would understand what I was saying. I'm going to reduce the resolution/clarity question to something we can all understand.
I have a simple test I use to subjectively determine the relative clarity of a scope. All I do is point the scope at the roof of my neighbor's house about 25 yards distant and look at the shingles. If the shingles appear sharp, with the vertical joints well-defined and the abrasive particles standing out clearly, I know the scope is clear. If any of the image is muddy, even after the scope is adjusted for that range, I know the scope is not as clear as I would like it to be.
I developed this test a couple years back when I pitted a Hawke scope against a Leapers scope of the same power and specifications. Until that test I thought nothing affordable could ever beat a Leapers scope; but in that test, the Hawke scope emerged as the clearer sight. It was also more expensive, but it didn't cost twice what the Leapers did, as I remember. The shingle test is a good one for any scope you intend using for target shooting or hunting, as nothing in the field will exceed the fineness of the image the shingles can give.
If you don't have access to shingles, anything with a fine grain will work just as well. Old wooden fences are another way of testing the resolution of your scope. Just be sure to always test every scope at the same distance and using the same object, and your test will soon become very refined.
When you buy a scope, you usually can't perform the test I just described. You have to take someone's word on the clarity. But I have a couple tips about that.
1. Multi-coated optics on inexpensive scopes are usually not as clear as single-coated lenses. Leapers has used a single coating of emerald for as long as I've known them, which is why they're as clear as they are at such a low price. You might give up something else with single-coated optics, such as five minutes hunting time in the morning and evening, but that depends on what kind of coating it is.
This deserves an explanation. While multi-coatings can be applied to make optics perform their best, the hype of multi-coating is too powerful to be overlooked by the marketing departments of many manufacturers. Therefore, the cheap scopes are multi-coated without regard to light transmission or any other enhancements. As a result, these multi-coated optics are much like airguns that shoot over 1,000 fps — lots of hype but you're giving up accuracy. On the other hand, expensive multi-coated optics deliver superior performance.
2. The objective size doesn't matter as much as you think. You don't always need the 56mm objective to see clearly. The quality of the lens material and the optical coating(s) matter more than the objective size.
3. A 30mm scope tube will be noticeably clearer than a one-inch tube, if all else is equal.
4. You can live with a lower-power scope if it's also clear, but a high-power scope that doesn't focus or is unclear is the worst headache imaginable.
The bottom line
Considering just these two subjects — power and clarity — shop for a lower-power scope with a 30mm scope tube and a single lens coating. From what I saw in the Leapers booth at this year's SHOT Show, there will soon be a flood of very clear scopes at good prices (but not cheap!) hitting the market this year.
Stop shopping for scopes by price, alone, and then condemning your rifles, pellets and the entire hobby of airgunning when things don't work out! Most cheap scopes are cheap for a good reason. I understand trying to buy the best scope you can afford, but stop focusing on the price so much.
Cheap scopes aren't usually that much worse than more expensive scopes. I say "usually" because I've seen a couple brands that can be counted on to be bad. But cheap scopes don't pass through the quality controls that most of the more expensive scopes do. You're far more likely to end up with a lemon if you buy the rock-bottom scope.
And this final tip is worth the price of this entire blog: Most combos (rifle and scope for one price) that are put together by manufacturers are put together by their marketing departments to get rid of the cheap scopes nobody will buy! However, when a combo is put together by a dealer, that usually isn't the case. Pyramyd Air has put some very decent scopes on some of their combos because they realize their customers really care which scope comes with the gun. The more the combo costs, the better the scope will probably be.
But watch out for those manufacturer combos!
68 Responses to "Some scope fundamentals: Part 1"
You, Sir, are a rifle crank of the first order.
I don't like variable scopes myself, that many more parts to go wrong. I wonder how many people just "park" them on 6X or 10X and leave 'em there?
Long ago I had a Winchester 52, 52B I think? C? With a big ol' Unertl 20X on it, for "p-dogs" and it accounted for quite a few. But it was a bear to carry around, so I sold that setup and got a Remington 541-T with the heavy barrel, and ordered a 12X Leupold and put that on it, and it would make 99% of the shots the Winchester did, but much easier to carry around.
This was back in the days when this stuff could be bought at the local drug/sporting goods store, and by sporting goods is meant … hunting goods. I think the scope and rifle may have been about $300 each, and I don't remember the money being a hardship, or the money for gas for my friend and I to go out to the p-dog grounds in his fullsize SUV.
You can get all kinds of fixed power scopes if you order them, but they do cost a little.
(My definition of "all kinds" = Leupold)
G'day BB,
I noticed on the Conquest you probably have a set of BKL Cantilever 1 5/8″ base mounts. I have ordered one of these for my 1.25-4 X 24 Trijicon and will machine 75 thou off the base to fit it in front of the magazine. Will this still be secure?
The long eye relief of this scope (5-6″) makes it very difficult to mount on the Monsoon with a LOP of 13″. I would like to practise with 2 eyes and the illuminated reticule seen by the left eye on the target. Have you tried this and what is your opinion?
BTW what does the rest of forend look like on the SMLE MkV?
Cheers Bob
I would like to see the rest of the front end of that mk 5 too. I have a #4 in .303 and have used a mk 5 and #3 and know that the better one had armoury installed brass shims in the rear of the forend. The two piece stock is an issue to overcome in the SMLE.
I am in the market for a new scope and would be very interested in knowing what brands to stay away from, especially since my wallet precludes me from getting the ones I would truly prefer.
One little tidbit I will share with others about compact high power scopes. They may be fine at the center where the crosshair is, but toward the edge they tend to be blurry. That is why I am in the market for a new scope.
Hi B.B.,
I like my rifle optics glass-free as in aperture sights. I just got a product email from Pyramyd Air about the Bronco Target Special. I have a Bronco and do enjoy it. If I could buy the Target Special sights that would perfect the rifle. Any idea on how to get my mitts on a set of those sights?
I have been preaching this over powered scope thing for years. I competed in 1000 yard BPCR gong shooting for years, I had a 1100 yard range on my property, I used a Montana Vintage arms 6 power on a engraved Sharps Borschardt. To this day, the most powerful scope I own is a 5×15 3200 tactical.
I shoot out to 260 yards daily now with a Royale 400, the scope is a Leupold VXIII 4.5×14 30 MM with Hollands reticle, the cost is almost as much as the rifle, but the reticle is great for long range.
I used to tell the elk hunters came to my house each year, that they need to spend as much on their scope as on their rifle.
PCP are more money than most PB, but a quality scope is still needed.
You got that right, and it also can apply to iron sights too. It may seem silly , but I've got a Williams FP-TK receiver sight on a QB6 in .22 and that sight costs 1 1/2 times the cost of the gun. No fun if you can't hit what your looking at. Most of us born before 1960 and shot .22′s as kids remember how the little Weaver .22 D-Series scopes and Japan made Bushnell Custom .22 scopes changed our guns from plinkers to guided missle launchers .
You have a leupold with a holland (ART-Advanced Reticle Technology?) reticle?? I'm jealous.
I stumbled across the ART reticle that Holland does when I was looking at the Leatherwood ART (Auto Ranging Technology).
I've come close to ordering one several times but have always backed off. Pricey but still very tempting for me.
Seems the blog has come around 360 degrees.
I think the first comment on the PyramidAir blog Report on March 31, 2005 was, "how can you try to do your scope accurate and better?" – jonathan herrera
I've looked through a lot of glass for a lot of years. Definition of "good scope" is all about application IMHO. Good scope for what?
Hunting deer with a powderburner in the thick woods back east?
Benchrest competitive shooting out to 600 yards?
Offhand plinking at short ranges with a .22?
Hunting squirrels in forest shadows?
Plinking with an inaccurate airgun?
Shooting FT with a daystate harrier? Do you click or holdover/holdunder (i.e., need mildots)?
Benchrest shooting out to 200 yards with a pcp?
Hunting rabbits out to 50 yards with a magnum springer? etc., etc.
Seems daily that scopes are discussed on airgun forums. Inevitably someone chimes in with "this is the best scope since sliced bread!" Tiring since their application is probably different than mine and usually their criteria is different.
It's nice that some scope manufacturers are paying a little attention to airgunners. If you're listening, make your crosshairs thinner, add mil dots, put AO on all scopes, give us more fixed power scopes with AO, quit putting illumination in/on your scopes since it adds unnecessary weight, makes the crosshairs thick and for these reasons most airgunners that will pay a premium for your scopes don't want it. Keep illumination on your lower end line of scopes.
I always check my e-mail before coming here, this was on my mail .
coincidence since todays topic is telescopic sights.
I remember the first post I ever made on this blog , it was about looking at the screen on my digital camera as it zoomed in and focused , and I thought what a good gun sight it would make.
Nice idea that was anticipated in the Stephen Hunter novel, i-sniper. But my question about this and all the other tactical accessories like flashlights and lasers is what happens when the stuff breaks? Our soldiers trained on this equipment will be completely helpless without it.
Seems to me that too much is being integrated into a single unit. For instance, the camera features should be separated out and integrated through some external interface. The more complicated a system is, the more susceptible to failure it usually is. And 8 hour battery life doesn't seem practical out in the field. Seems better allocated for very mission specific usage. A more modular design might make the system more flexible in terms of the necessary technologies available for it. They say $1000.00 per unit now, but will that still be the case when ready to ship? In any case, if it helps the good guys, more power to it.
I agree , I remember the green batteries we use to get from supply they were definitely from the low bidder, we would buy our own alkaline s at the PX for our flashlights. I too dislike to many combined functions in one unit in todays throw away society.
Maybe they could use rechargeables and put charging stations in the Bradleys.
Then again back in 57 fuel injection was high tech today all the cars I can think of have it, computer controlled at that . When was the last time you changed a set of points?
So, is it still true that one's scope should be at least half the price of the rifle? I understand that the Enfield No. 5 had a "wandering zero" but it looks like this version has been reworked enough to remove any problems like that. As for scope power, David Tubb claims to be able to hold a 30X scope dead still in the offhand position! One other guy claims to use a 33X for standing although it's certainly not still–very much the contrary. Still, he thinks that the extra magnification is all to the good by the thinking of aim small miss small. So, his sight picture is something like that of a fighter pilot zooming around….
Generally, I agree about how scope power can be lower than people probably think. The scopes on the Mosin sniper rifles were about 4X and have been described as more of an optical sight than an actual scope. Of course some of their shots were across the street, but some of them were certainly not. Some scope related trivia. One tenth of one millimeter is the limit of the resolving power of the human eye and the threshold (by definition) of the microscopic. Simo Haya, ultimate sniper of all time, who shot 500 people (and another 200 with a machine gun) hit most of his targets at over 400 yards with open sights and in the snowscape of Finland which you would think would make it more difficult!
Victor, I shoot offhand all the way, some pistol but mostly rifle.
Duskwight, yes I admire the simplicity of design which, as Victor pointed out, is a hallmark of Russian engineering. I saw that justified recently in a big photo spread about the civilian version of the HK416 which is the piston-operated version of the AR-15 in use by Delta Force and Seal Team 6. It bids fair to be the ultimate AR. And upon examination, the verdict is…. This is a combination of German complexity gone wild compared with the American Defense Department's desire to gold-plate everything and dirty up basic designs with accessories. It shoots well enough. But it has numbers of complicated devices requiring disassembly with tools. It is extremely heavy at over 8 pounds even with the 5.56 caliber, and it costs something like $4000. Meanwhile the AK soldiers on with deluxe models going for under $1000. By the way, on the subject of the AK-12 you had referenced, I understand that it is unlikely to get issued because Russia has 17 million AK-74s lying around for an army of 1 million! Give me one! Thanks for the links to the Russian sniper rifles. I see there is a great variety there. Most gratifying to see that one of them was indeed a reworked Mosin with not only the original receiver but even the original barrel! So, the rifle is well into its second century in front line service, still going strong.
Kevin, the commendations for all Medal of Honor winners have been collected together at the U.S. Army Center of Military History online and together they make fascinating reading. What goes on there is superhuman. I do wonder sometimes if these people were even consciously thinking and operating from patriotism. It hardly seems possible. Maybe they were overcome by some berserker state of mind that is talked about in Viking lore and other warrior literature. But whatever it is, it certainly deserves a lot of credit. Yes, the gun restrictions in California and elsewhere are a major hassle, but they also provide an arena for old fashioned American ingenuity. I was making my way through a chart showing the laws surrounding assault rifles and it was baffling and maze-like to the point of hilarity. Between mag lock kits, monsterman grips, and a whole set of paraphernalia, people are digging under, dodging around and leaping over the laws in all sorts of creative ways.
Chuck, I was intrigued by your description of True magazine with the sunbathing woman. I might have to look that up. I wish you even more joy than that experience! And as we slip into history with marksmanship going by the wayside and the arrival of smart ammo and ranging scopes, there are indeed some compensations. I was roaming through classic rock which is a favorite genre of mine and came across this little gem.
I'm like uh RUBber ball
That is BOUNCing ba hack to YOU.
(Chorus sings: bouncy bouncy, bouncy bouncy)
First off, we want to reduce the amount of motion that we see while aiming. For this, we want to find our "natural point of aim". That's the condition where our aim is perfectly and naturally aligned with the bull. In other words, there's no natural tendency for our bodies to pull our aim off away from the center of the target. In other words, we want to fix the tendency for our aim to be pulled off to the left or right.
Secondly, want to focus on our sight alignment, and not the target. Our sight alignment is almost entirely a function of our control over what happens at the front of the gun, so we're primarily looking at the front sight, but it has to align perfectly with the rear sight. In the case of your target rifle, you're forming perfect concentric circles. In the case of pistol, your target is seen peripherally. Look at the sights and NOT the target.
Thirdly, we want to execute the perfect shot execution, which is to deliberately squeeze the trigger such that our perfect sight alignment is not disturbed. It's critical that we not react to our wobble area such that it we lose concentration and fail at perfect shot execution, including jerking and twisting to try to "catch" the target.
Lastly, we want to follow-through. The shot is NOT over until at least a few seconds after you're squeezed the trigger. We have a natural tendency to relax, or want to rest, before we're completely done with shot execution. Follow-through also helps us determine if there are errors in our natural point of aim. After the shot is over, are we still aiming dead center?
You were describing motion, and how to effectively catch the shot. That's fine, provided you use good technique as described above. When there is a lot of motion, as with the offhand position, we do sometimes want to time our shot execution with that motion. The better you're natural point of aim, the less motion. If you have to time your shots, then you have to be more "deliberate" about squeezing the trigger (THIS IS NOT AN EXCEPTION TO NOT SQUEEZING THE TRIGGER).
For me, a lot of motion originates at my feet, so you have to experiment a great deal with your footing, and even the types of shoes that you're wearing.
Write me at email@example.com if you want to discuss this in more detail.
I need to print this and paste it on my forehead…. Thanks, Victor!
Guest blog? Please…
Having echanged a few emails with you I know you can write pretty well if you are willing to share and more than 2 of us are interested.
I still remember the one BB did on pistol shooting telling us to move our feet instead of moving your arm to "lock" you body I was amased when I tried it.
Do you remember, more or less, when B.B. wrote that blog?
I'd love to do a blog on this, but it will have to wait until I'm able to move about freely on my own. Haven't shot an airgun in over 9 months. I can't even move out to my own backyard without some help. A bit frustrating, to say the least.
Sorry, but I'm not much in automotive oil types and markings. The one I use was taken from a posh Castrol can marked "full synthetic", I borrowed one from a deluxe car shop. There are usually somewhat 20-30 cu cm left in every can.
BB (and others),
I haven't posted in a while – been real busy so I've been reading and lurking more than being an active member of late. But this was perfect timing for me, as I'm getting ready to order a new scope form PA to sit atop my .22 Marauder. I'm pretty much set on on 4-16 class scope, and am floating between the 4-16 x 44 Leapers and the beautiful (and much more expensive) 4.5-14 x 42 Hawke. I don't see much need to get into the 50 and 56mm objectives, although they do give a wider exit pupil at the max power.
I currently have the older 3-12 x 44 Leapers full size SWAT, and while I like it well enough, I don't really trust it to last long term as it sat on Quest 800 for a few thousand rounds. As long as I want to replace it, I figure I'll grab a little more power/resolution for my 50 yard benchrest work, but I don't want the bottom end to go much over 4x due to pesting needs in the yard.
What I'm really interested in hearing your opinion on is the fineness of the crosshairs. It seems the new IR scopes all have coarser lines, and I could care less about having IR. Any thoughts or other suggestions?
Alan in MI
I don't use the IR on any of my scopes that have that feature, as I've not found any benefit to them when I did test them. Maybe I've not tested them under conditions for which they are suppose to be of benefit. I, personally, would rather have finer cross-hairs. So if I could pick between models with, or without IR, I'd pick without. Just my preference. Maybe they make perfect sense for someone who does hunting under low light conditions (very early, or very late) when their prey are out.
Thanks, Victor.
I agree. I checked to make sure the IR worked when I got my 3-12 Leapers, and played with it a bit at dusk that nght, but then took the battery out and it has never been back in again. Not much value for 99% of us 99% of the time. It must a be a 1% thing
Any thought on a fine set of crosshairs in around a 4-16 x 42ish scope? The $420 for the Hawke is already a stretch, so I don't want to go much above that . . . .
Alan in MI
It sounds like B.B.'s recommendation is a good one, although a tad expensive. That's an entirely personal thing. When I bought my 4-16 Leapers with side wheel (which I absolutely love), I happened to find an older model that didn't have IR. It turned out to be a lot cheaper. Mine has a large objective lens, which you apparently don't want, so I can't recommend anything specific.
Find a model that you think fits the bill, and allow yourself to push the limits of your budget. If it has IR, then do some homework and see if you can find an older model without IR. That might help bring the price down, and give you exactly what you need.
One last thing. Because you want this new scope specifically for your Marauder, you don't have to be so concerned about whether or not it can handle the shock of a high powered springer. That detail may open up your selection. However, I must say that my Leapers has worked without fail on ALL of my springer's, no matter the power.


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Google, Facebook, More: Thursday Afternoon Buzz, March 20, 2014
Google has launched Android Wear, which is just what is says on the tin: Android for wearables.
More Google: Looks like Google Voice is getting smushed into Google Hangouts. ("Smushed" is a technical term. It means smushed.)
Fast Company Labs has an interesting article on how Wolfram|Alpha extends its dataset algorithms with human knowledge.
From BuzzFeed: Twitter and periods: a two step guide.
Want to keep up with all the Web sites offering two-factor authentication? Here you go. (And have I mentioned lately how ridiculous it is that Amazon doesn't offer two-factor???!)
Facebook's face-recognition tech is creepily good: "Asked whether two unfamiliar photos of faces show the same person, a human being will get it right 97.53 percent of the time. New software developed by researchers at Facebook can score 97.25 percent on the same challenge, regardless of variations in lighting or whether the person in the picture is directly facing the camera."
Nice: 15 Tips for Facilitating Online Discussion.
After I wrote about that site that shows you whether you're using Windows XP or not, I got a pointer from Sander R to http://supportdetails.com/ , which provides an array of useful tech information about your computer setup that can be easily e-mailed, exported to CSV, or saved as a PDF. Brilliant. Good afternoon, Internet…
I love your comments, I love your site suggestions, and I love you. Feel free to comment on the blog, or @ResearchBuzz on Twitter. Thanks!
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A more comprehensive site that http://supportdetails.com/ is http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/systeminfo.cgi

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This implies that customers who adopt Linux on the desktop will almost always do so out of a desire to reduce costs. Like it or not, Windows remains the de facto standard for business computing. Choosing Windows ensures maximum compatibility with customers, vendors, and partners. Absent significant cost savings, businesses have little incentive to look elsewhere for their desktop software needs. Therefore, a business case for Linux on the desktop must answer two key questions:
1. Can it do everything that I need it to do? (That is, can it do everything that I could do with an equivalent Windows system?)
2. How much money will I save?
Unfortunately, Linux vendors have had a hard time answering either question to enterprise customers' satisfaction. Each customer's usage profile is different. What case studies of desktop Linux's large-scale success have emerged have typically come from governments, law enforcement, higher education, and other noncommercial entities, often in emerging markets. Such organizations typically have greater leeway in setting standards of practice than traditional enterprises do. So it's chickens and eggs again: Until more enterprise customers can demonstrate success with Linux on the desktop, enterprises will remain reluctant to take the plunge.
It's the apps, stupid
Another problem that arises when customers evaluate Linux on the desktop is that they often do so with unrealistic expectations. The desire to replace Windows is itself worth examining. Asking Linux to duplicate every quirk and feature of the Windows environment is not only misguided, it's also self-defeating. If Windows is the benchmark of success, then Microsoft gets to set the terms. Seen through that lens, the competition between Windows and Linux starts to look like one of Zeno's paradoxes: No matter how much progress Linux makes, it can never reach the goal.
Further complicating the issue is the fact that, to a desktop user, "Linux" implies far more than just an OS. Choosing Linux means adopting an entirely separate ecosystem of software and applications than what is available for Windows. It's in for a penny, in for a pound: Good-bye Internet Explorer, hello Firefox. Good-bye Microsoft Office, hello OpenOffice.org or Lotus Symphony. And while many open source applications are perfectly adequate replacements for their proprietary equivalents, others may not measure up.
If proprietary software vendors would port their major applications to Linux -- if Adobe offered a Linux version of Photoshop, for example -- the decision to switch to Linux on the desktop could be much easier. Unfortunately, there's little incentive to do so. Because enterprises adopt Linux to save money, common sense suggests that commercial Linux software is inherently a low-margin business. Actual sales would be unlikely to offset the cost of developing and supporting the Linux versions.
A successful migration to Linux on the business desktop therefore depends almost entirely upon the ability of the organization in question to weather the disruption that will inevitably result. For some, the pain may be minimal; for example, organizations that conduct most of their business using standards-based Web applications may have little trouble making the transition to Linux. Companies that rely heavily on proprietary products such as Microsoft SharePoint or Exchange, however, will find it difficult or even impossible to switch without major adjustments to business processes.


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First, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and now The Associated Press.
Why, oh why, can't journalists wrap their minds around the fact that caffeine is not against the Mormon health code?
The most recent culprit is Charles Babington, an AP writer in Massachusetts, who wrote a whole story implying that Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting Mitt Romney was a tad less religiously orthodox than his peers for eschewing coffee but having a few bites of coffee ice cream.
"Romney joins other observant Mormons in shunning alcohol and coffee," Babington wrote. "He apparently draws the line at ice cream."
In fact, the LDS Church's health code, known simply as the "Word of Wisdom," forbids the use of wine, strong drink, tobacco and "hot drinks," which have been defined by church authorities as tea and coffee.
Nowhere does it mention caffeine. Or ice cream. Or Coca-Cola. Or Mountain Dew. Or Dr Pepper.
As former Utah Gov. Olene Walker, a Mormon, once told comedian Bill Cosby: "Caffeine is fine as long as it's cold."
Apparently, more than a few Mormons are also confused about what is forbidden.
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Opening door using platform
On the level as Gandolf where you need to use the platform to open the door and you can't run in time to get through the door.
Go back to the top level and at the opening in the floor there should be a big stone that you can pull away from the wall.
Then get behind it and push it through the hole.
Get back to the lower level and pull it to the platform, that will hold it open.
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The box office was understaffed - both will call and sales manned by one person. I did appreciate the upgrade to orchestra seats. The show was fantastic - sets and costumes were beautiful. It was wonderful to see such beautiful choreography and such talented actors bring this story alive. It was the East Coast premiere of this work and it deserves sold out houses!
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Scott Torrey (JR/Simi Valley, CA) got the start and held the Mustangs to two runs in nine innings before McKinnon took over with the contest tied at 2-all.
The Pride's runs came in the second frame off of TMC hurler Andrew Klausmeier.
John Schwer (SR/Burbank, CA) led off the inning with a single to left, and McKnight got his job done with a sacrifice bunt to move Schwer to second. Ian Sakry (SR/Long Beach, CA) came up next and grounded out, but Schwer advanced once again for Vanguard. John Collins (SR/Fallbrook, CA) battled at the plate before taking base on balls, and Greg Younger (SR/Bakersfield, CA) subsequently brought in the first run of the game with a single up the middle of the field. With two outs and an 0-2 count, Nick Rodda (SR/Santa Rosa, CA) managed a base knock to left to score Justin Davis (JR/Los Angeles, CA), who previously entered the game to pinch run for Collins.
The Master's evened the slate in the fifth by way of a two-run dinger from Steve Karkenny.
No runs would score for the next five and a half frames.
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Torrey and McKinnon notched three and two strikeouts, respectively. McKinnon moves to 3- 1 with the win. He did not surrender a hit in his two frames of work.
Sandoval, who went 2-for-5 at the plate, was the lone Lion to record multiple hits against the Mustangs.
Thomas Mobley (SR/Anaheim, CA)'s double in the ninth was Vanguard's only extra base hit on the day.
TMC left 10 stranded on base in the affair, compared to The Pride, which brought all but five base-runners in. The Mustangs held a slight 8-7 edge in hits on the day.
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Columbia, Mo. - Coming off one of the top academic semesters in program history, three Missouri Basketball players were named to the 2013 Southeastern Conference Winter Honor Roll on Tuesday.
Laurence Bowers, Jabari Brown and Danny Feldmann were each honored by the league office for their academic efforts over the past year and all three played important roles during Missouri's 23-11 campaign, which culminated with a fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Bowers, who is completing his Master's degree in Health Education and Promotion, was recently named Missouri's Most Valuable Player at the team awards banquet and was a Fourth Team All-American by College Sports Madness. The Memphis, Tenn., native averaged a team-best 14.1 points throughout the year and shot 54.6 percent from the floor. The fifth-year forward finished his career 26th all-time at Missouri in scoring (1,248 points) and was second all-time with 157 career blocked shots. He scored a career high 26 points in a home win over Southeast Missouri State and had seven 20-point games and seven double-doubles, including double-doubles in his final three home games as a Missouri Tiger.
Brown, a sophomore in Sport Venue Management, was one of the SEC's top newcomers this year and led Missouri during league play with 14.6 points per game. The Oakland, Calif., native finished second on the team with 32.7 minutes a contest and made 23 starts in 24 games played after joining the team midseason. The 6-foot-5 guard ranked among SEC leaders in scoring (No. 7) and three-point makes (2.3 per game) in 18 league games and topped 20 points five times, with each of those efforts coming in conference games. His top scoring effort was 23 points in wins against South Carolina and Arkansas and he also scored 22 points in the SEC opener vs. Alabama.
Feldmann, a sophomore in Civil Engineering, played in 12 games as a reserve for the Tigers last season. The Jefferson City, Mo., native averaged 0.5 points and 0.4 rebound and scored a career high four points in a win over South Carolina State and two more in a home win against Appalachian State. Feldmann began his college career at Columbia University in New York and has been a valuable asset in practice with his size and ability to shoot from the perimeter.
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In what may have been a politically motivated firing, the University of Arizona has let go of a prominent researcher who studied the effects of marijuana on military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Dr. Sue Sisley was slated to begin studying the palliative effects of marijuana on veterans with PTSD this summer with the approval of the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Public Health Service, and the University of Arizona's own Institutional Review Board. Last week, however, university officials informed her that her contract with the institution would not be renewed.
According to Dr. Sisley, the study became the victim of legislative infighting after two Arizona Republican senators, Andy Biggs and Kimberly Yee, became aware of it. The university, however, insisted that it was under no political pressure to fire the soon-to-be former assistant director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program.
As of September 26, 2014, she was informed, it would also terminate her position as a clinical assistant professor in the Psychiatry Department, as well as another position she held at the Phoenix campus's medical school.
"It'd be different if it was just one of the three positions," Dr. Sisley told The Arizona Republic. "But this is an across-the-board termination, so it suggests that this is a direct attack on the fact that I was at the forefront of very controversial research."
Her study would have been the first randomized control trial investigating the potential benefits of marijuana consumption among veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
"What they've done is harm the veterans by delaying this very crucial research by possibly a year or more when [veterans] really needed this research to be done," she told The Arizona Republic. "We were right on the cusp of being able to implement this research and the UofA just cut it off at the knees and hurt the veteran community in Arizona more than they'll ever realize."
According to Dr. Sisley, her termination is part of a concerted effort to punish her "for trying to provide the public with knowledge about the barriers to marijuana research."
The university issued a statement saying that it would not comment on personnel decisions, but its Director of Human Resources, Helena Rodrigues, did tell The Arizona Republic that "any individual employee should not have an expectation of continued employment past the end of an employment-contract period."
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Cloud Computing Expo on Ulitzer
Rex Wang, VP of Product Marketing at Oracle took the audience through a tour of the company's offerings during his keynote presentation at the 4th International CloudComputing Expo in Santa Clara Wednesday morning, November 4. He also made the key point that Oracle wants "to offer customers a choice."
This basic, seemingly simple strategy is exactly how Oracle differentiated itself from a pack of competitors in the early days of the relational database wars--offering versions that ran on every available platform at the time, even though many of those platforms were marginal. By assuring customers that Oracle's product would run on anything in the house, customers were assured and Oracle became dominant.
So, today, in a nascent Cloud Computing industry - IDC estimates that Cloud represents 5 perccent of the market today, and will reach 10 percent within four years - Oracle aims to again re-assure its customers that the company will be there whether a customer wants to have a private cloud, a public cloud, or a hybrid.
View & Download Rex Wang's Slide Deck Here
"This notion of elastic capacity, this seemingly unlimited capacity to scale" is an obvious perceived advantage of Cloud Computing, Wang noted early on. Beyond that, "self-service is an important element, as is pay-per-use, which does not require a lot of capital upfront."
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Wang elaborated on that point, noting that pubilc clouds "are much cheaper to get started with; you just pay as you go. (Furthermore), cloud providers purport to have greater economies of scale (then their customers), which is probably valid for small and medium-sized companies." But he wondered how much advantage any provider would have "relative to a large enterprise." That said, he also pointed out that a public cloud is "simpler to manage, so a lot of people are using the cloud and simply bypassing IT, and this is a line-of-business expense rather than a capital expenditure."
Discussing private clouds, Wang said there are "lower total costs, (that is) the tradeoff period is 2 to 3 years. This is the classic buy vs. rent argument. Private clouds also provide greater control (and reassure people) about security, compliance, and an easier integration with on-premise systems."
Wang referred to Oracle's positioning by saying "we've been fairly quiet...but this doesn't mean we don't have an initiative in place." He was no doubt being the good soldier in bringing the good news of Oracle's commitment to Cloud Computing in counterpoint to company CEO Larry Ellison's extremely sarcastic remarks on the topic just a year ago to financial analysts.
The reality is that technology CEOs--least of all flamboyant ones--aren't in the trenches getting things to work for customers, and Wang's nuts-and-bolts presentation was meant to re-assure anyone who was listening that the company will support all types of cloud initiatives. Meanwhile, Ellison updated his remarks a bit at the company's recent OracleWorld in San Francisco, discussing Fusion and how having a single cloud provider (such as Oracle) has its advantages.
Oracle was a Platinum Sponsor of 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, November 2-4, 2009, in Santa Clara
As Wang said, "If you are an Oracle licensee, you can run that license in the cloud. if you have an unlimited license, you can run an unlimited amount; you can move your licenses around between on-premise and offsite locations. We can also allow you to get online with Amazon (if you want) in a matter of minutes." Wang made the case that Oracle's flexible approach reflects reality, noting that "companies are moving at different rates of speed, and sometimes a single company is moving at different rates of speed internally," so you might see "certain apps in silos, certain apps that have been virtualized, and some in a self-service environment."
View & Download Rex Wang's Slide Deck Here
He urged his audience to "imagine going to a company portal and making an IT service request (in which) you might pick a request for a new size virtual machine, new virtual image, get it running in a self-service mode, and have it be automatically provisioned without involving IT."
This is a future that Wang says Oracle can envision and support, whether you call it SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, or some variant of Cloud Computing.
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Having been initial sceptics of cloud computing (eg Larry Ellison's rant on cloud computing) Oracle are now keen to join the debate.
By offering customers 'options' Oracle are adding to the sea of marketing messages on the subject whilst maintaining their scepticism that cloud works primarily for small to medium companies.
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