1 CPU to beat the GM. +2069 CPU's so it could get on Slashdot.
There are very few humans on the planet that can beat even one computer. That's been true for how many years now? Neither beating a GM or 2070 CPU's is impressive anymore.
Someone go built a robot that can shovel snow, now THAT would be useful.
That the most beautiful planned-to-break I've ever seen. 3 months before it's 1/2 as bright, and it's dead in 3 years. You'll have to buy a new one before you every watch a single 1080p HDTV program. Capitalism to the ultimate level.
American consumers truely are the stupidest form of life in the universe.
I'll stick to my "normal" TV that should last basically forever.
A computer that works does not need anyone to work with it.
In fact in 3 years I've never had to work with my iMac. I just hit the update button when it asks me to and put in a new OS CD every once in a while, it does the rest.
Now my windows box (and mom and dads) on the other hand, need a IT staff of 20 to keep running.
Learning XForms won't keep your job from being offshored. If you have to use a form, use a form tool, or that pesky HTML that is supported by browsers *gasp*.
If your job really is writing HTML/Java/Forms, you better go learn some more skills and fast.
Still no 1080p... which if i'm gonna blow $5k+++ for a TV and new VCR (try $9,999 for a 720p unit at best buy, yea right), it better support 1080p without any DRM.
Oh, and it better be under $500 if they expect Joe Public to buy it.
Distributed computing toolkits go back AT LEAST to 1973 and before with DCS. It's not like the d.net client was the first one I or someone else ever wrote. That's why it only took us a couple weeks from when Genx pulled the plug to write what whould be known as the d.net client.
But yes, SETI does always claim to be the first.
They are claiming to be the first "multi-project" client too, but you all remember picking between DES and RC5 I'm sure:) Folding@home and others are multi-project too, and that was back in 2000 using the Cosm SDK.
The only interesting thing about BOINC is that it took them so long and it's XML for buzzword compliance and extra overhead, but people are used to that now.
Oh and if you see claims that Folding@home is using BOINC (and you will), that's not true either.
Well noone ever stoped working on Apache 1.x and look at all the people that have switched to 2.x... Oh wait, almost noone has switched to 2.x yet because people just kept working on 1.x. noone has even bothered to port most of the modules to 2.x _correctly_ yet.
WalMart comes into a market and undercuts everyone. This can only be good, since lets face it everything is made in Asia anyway, so it's not like Americans are making any money on PCs. Maybe they can take on the 200% Dell markup.
The down side is you can only buy one if you can place the order in Spanish:)
5) Motivational speakers and ex-politicians on lecture circuit
It's illegal to pay politicians large sums of money for favors while they are in office. You give them the money after they leave. It's delayed payment.
Hardware is almost completely put together by machines - no jobs for humans at all.
Software is rapidly becoming more and more self repairing and remote or centrally managed - no jobs there. And open source is free, that's a hobby not a job.
How exactly does corporate spending mean jobs again? Oh yea, it doesn't.
And don't forget the new business mantra "We're hiring, just no Americans, we're not stupid".
Turns out a couple college kids aren't smarter then the RIAA after all. I'm shocked, really. I'm sure they are too.
But everyone here knew it couldn't last, only geeks are bored enough to work for free, musicians need money for drugs.
They did however get enough fame out of it to last them a good long time. And that's what it's really all about in the business world. As long as you can get to the CNBC studio _before_ they shut you down, you're golden.
512bit ECC is exactly as strong as the thumb knuckle on your right hand, because that's what the NSA will remove if you don't tell them your key. They don't brute force keys they brute force YOU.
And ECC is _VERY_ heavily encombered by patents, that's why none of us are using it yet out here in the real world, we can't. They could have used RSA for free, so you should be upset with their irresponsible use of tax dollars.
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24 time zones means it's day X for 48 hours somewhere on the planet.
Hey, it's hard work copying all those new features from Apple... there are so many...
Wow, that sure beats the heck out of a couple webcams and some sensons for Radio Shack.
Of wait, no it doesnt. It's just stupid looking, and you can SEE it, which kinda goes against the concept of hiding the security system...
Get a dog.
So that would be approximately (14/12)^2 more trees brutally slain right... Give or take a forest.
And here I thought the government was only worried about killing people, now trees to?
WILL NOONE THINK OF THE SEEDLINGS!
1 CPU to beat the GM.
+2069 CPU's so it could get on Slashdot.
There are very few humans on the planet that can beat even one computer. That's been true for how many years now? Neither beating a GM or 2070 CPU's is impressive anymore.
Someone go built a robot that can shovel snow, now THAT would be useful.
That is a "server" part. You can get those boards a variety of places for about $25,000 each.
;)
After all, only the fotune 500 buy "servers", they can afford it
First read this.
That the most beautiful planned-to-break I've ever seen. 3 months before it's 1/2 as bright, and it's dead in 3 years. You'll have to buy a new one before you every watch a single 1080p HDTV program. Capitalism to the ultimate level.
American consumers truely are the stupidest form of life in the universe.
I'll stick to my "normal" TV that should last basically forever.
A computer that works does not need anyone to work with it.
In fact in 3 years I've never had to work with my iMac. I just hit the update button when it asks me to and put in a new OS CD every once in a while, it does the rest.
Now my windows box (and mom and dads) on the other hand, need a IT staff of 20 to keep running.
Learning XForms won't keep your job from being offshored. If you have to use a form, use a form tool, or that pesky HTML that is supported by browsers *gasp*.
If your job really is writing HTML/Java/Forms, you better go learn some more skills and fast.
Still no 1080p... which if i'm gonna blow $5k+++ for a TV and new VCR (try $9,999 for a 720p unit at best buy, yea right), it better support 1080p without any DRM.
Oh, and it better be under $500 if they expect Joe Public to buy it.
Distributed computing toolkits go back AT LEAST to 1973 and before with DCS. It's not like the d.net client was the first one I or someone else ever wrote. That's why it only took us a couple weeks from when Genx pulled the plug to write what whould be known as the d.net client.
:) Folding@home and others are multi-project too, and that was back in 2000 using the Cosm SDK.
But yes, SETI does always claim to be the first.
They are claiming to be the first "multi-project" client too, but you all remember picking between DES and RC5 I'm sure
The only interesting thing about BOINC is that it took them so long and it's XML for buzzword compliance and extra overhead, but people are used to that now.
Oh and if you see claims that Folding@home is using BOINC (and you will), that's not true either.
Nah, Linux developers have cut out the middleman and are copying Apple directly now :)
You still have to enter your PIN in the little keypad... Hit the little confirm button for the maount...
It's not really saving that much time.
But it sure is cool! (for the crooks)
Actually, no lawyers were laid off at AOL. The TW/AOL/Netscape legal dept is always VERY busy.
;)
No surprise there
And yet key loggers and social engineering are still exactly as fast and effective as they were when they were invented...
Think of the children, Moore's children!!!
Well noone ever stoped working on Apache 1.x and look at all the people that have switched to 2.x... Oh wait, almost noone has switched to 2.x yet because people just kept working on 1.x. noone has even bothered to port most of the modules to 2.x _correctly_ yet.
And so it will be with Linux 2.6.x
Yea, only missed that one by about a decade :)
64bit isn't new, affordable 64bit is.
WalMart comes into a market and undercuts everyone. This can only be good, since lets face it everything is made in Asia anyway, so it's not like Americans are making any money on PCs. Maybe they can take on the 200% Dell markup.
:)
The down side is you can only buy one if you can place the order in Spanish
Yup, it's shared FTP space really.
:)
Not a thing to do with BT.
Most importantly, it's NEW
You can find an army of people willing to do all that work for 5$/hr over in India.
Which is exactly what they will do, some subcontractor will contact them and bid it out.
Heck I'm sure 5 such offers bounce off my spam filters every day.
That's why there are no jobs in the US anymore.
5) Motivational speakers and ex-politicians on lecture circuit
It's illegal to pay politicians large sums of money for favors while they are in office. You give them the money after they leave. It's delayed payment.
Yes, that number happens to match up with the number of people they announced about a month ago they are going to hire in INDIA in the next year.
So... India.
They have not announced how many they plan to fire in America... yet.
Wake up people.
Hardware is almost completely put together by machines - no jobs for humans at all.
Software is rapidly becoming more and more self repairing and remote or centrally managed - no jobs there. And open source is free, that's a hobby not a job.
How exactly does corporate spending mean jobs again? Oh yea, it doesn't.
And don't forget the new business mantra "We're hiring, just no Americans, we're not stupid".
Turns out a couple college kids aren't smarter then the RIAA after all. I'm shocked, really. I'm sure they are too.
But everyone here knew it couldn't last, only geeks are bored enough to work for free, musicians need money for drugs.
They did however get enough fame out of it to last them a good long time. And that's what it's really all about in the business world. As long as you can get to the CNBC studio _before_ they shut you down, you're golden.
512bit ECC is exactly as strong as the thumb knuckle on your right hand, because that's what the NSA will remove if you don't tell them your key. They don't brute force keys they brute force YOU.
And ECC is _VERY_ heavily encombered by patents, that's why none of us are using it yet out here in the real world, we can't. They could have used RSA for free, so you should be upset with their irresponsible use of tax dollars.
The chart is interesting tho...