This was the cluster. At its peak it was #14 on the top 500 list.
There's no reason to believe that Apple systems (XServes, etc) couldn't be used for a supercomputer cluster, but since they now use the same Xeon processors as everyone else, there's no compelling reason to choose them over another vendor of similar hardware.
HD-DVD is dead and buried, and if Blu-Ray prices don't go down -- substantially and soon -- Blu-Ray will wither on the vine. I was at Costco this weekend and the two Blu-Ray players for sale there were $379 and $449 for Sony and Panasonic models respectively. At Costco! Not many folks I know going to buy at those prices, especially when the gas station is hitting them for $60 every week... No doubt. I have all HD TVs in my house, and I'd love to stop buying DVDs and get Blu-Ray. But with the economy the way it is, and with my $119 1080p-upscaling Sony DVD player doing a fine job, I'm hardly chomping at the bit to blow $500 on a player right now for the right to pay 3x as much for movies as I do now.
When I can get a Blu-Ray player for under $200, and movies for $20 or less, I'll switch.
The first rendition of Apple TV left a lot of people scratching their heads. What was it good for? I sure didn't know.
But the "Take 2" version, especially with the price cut and the hacks to enable a web browser, weather, news feeds, etc, make it a pretty compelling box.
I bought one at the new lower price, and I am getting a lot of use from it. Even my wife thinks it's cool, and as non-technical as she is, the TiVo was the last thing I bought that got such a positive reaction, so I think Apple TV has a bright future.
If you have a recent box, just download and install kalyway or leo4all. Free mac for your PC. If by "free" you mean illegal, then sure. You can say the same thing about any piece of software, but most people have at least some reservation about stealing.
When I was in high school, and even college, I pirated software. But as an adult with a job, I either buy the software or I don't use it. People can make the case for buying a copy of OS X and then using one of the hacked kernels off the internet to get it to boot on non-Apple hardware, but let's face it -- most people who download these iso images are not doing that -- they're criminals.
I don't think automatic robots will ever be a smart plan. The chance of malfunction is just too great, and the consequence would be too serious. There've been a million sci-fi movies to that effect, from "Terminator" to "I, Robot".
What would be interesting though would be robots as a shell to the humans they represent. Think "Quake" with a real robot proxy in the real world. Soldiers with hats on showing wide angle camera views of their area and a quake-like interface that would allow them to attack or assist as needed. Limited automation, but case-hardened soldiers being run by trained humans would present a powerful adversary. Heck, every army recruit would already know 80% of how to operate one on signing day if the UI was good.
I know I'd be a lot upset with "Four robots were blown up by a roadside bomb today. They should be operational again by tomorrow." than to see more soldiers die.
Apple doesn't have API documentation, developer support, or plaform hardening in the initial release to allow for third party applications.
I work for the world's largest phone manufacturer, and we have a very complete developer API. But it was something that was developed over time. The first phones we released may not have had an API at all, and certainly didn't have anything like what people seem to think Apple should have in their first iteration.
Have some patience, it will come. In the world of smart phones, third party apps are crucial to long term success.
I had a Series 1 TiVo for years, and only gave it up when I switched to all HDTV in my house. I was a big fan, as was my non-geek wife.
I now have a Direct TV HD DVR. It's serviceable, but honestly, I hate the interface. It's annoying, poorly designed, and is certainly no TiVo. But (a) I didn't have to buy it and (b) it works seamlessly with my DirectTV service.
It was a huge mistake to let DirectTV get away from them as a reseller of their boxes. I'd much rather be using a TiVo.
There is a married woman in my guild who is cheating on her husband with someone she met in my WoW guild. I feel really bad for the guy. It's not all roses.
You're not supposed to "find a song". You fill the shuffle with stuff you like, and let it play stuff. You listen to whatever comes up, and if you're not in the mood, you go on to the next one.
I'm surprised how much I like the little thing. But it's very simple, light, and easy to use.
The problem is, what do you do with the 20,000 people who all want to be in the auction house at the same time? Even with 88 servers, the one on my server has 200+ people in it at a time during prime time.
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It's just a shame that PHP doesn't include the same level of support for PostgreSQL as they do for MySQL. I like PostgreSQL very much, but whenever I look into the capabilities of a client's hosting facility, they always have MySQL and never PostgreSQL.
I don't know that PostgreSQL is an Oracle killer yet. Maybe for a single server/single database solution. But for mission-critical enterprise apps that need 100% uptime (4 nines anyway), you have to have active-active databases, backups while the app is running, etc. This release is a huge step in the right direction, but Oracle isn't replaceable just yet.
I've been playing this game for the past 5 months and it's truly amazing. I had no plans to play the retail version but I am so addicted now I have no choice.
If you want to get a head start downloading the 2.5GB client for the upcoming open beta, I put a copy of the Mac downloader and of the raw torrent (PC and Mac) on my server:
Yes it will, because unlike the desktop OS, Microsoft does NOT have a monopoly on mail servers. Most ISPs run one of the UNIX mail servers (sendmail, postfix, etc) rather than Microsoft's POS.
The only environment where MS's email has a stronghold is in corporate email. I don't think that's sufficient to force a standard. Even in that market, MS only has about 50% of the market.
I have one in the closet, and they work pretty well. You can buy them on eBay for about $60 or so, and they have a touch screen, a full keyboard, and 12+ hour battery life.
I have heard of people getting them working with modems and ethernet, but I have not tried it myself. It has a PCMCIA slot though, so it's certainly feasible.
Why does this bother Apple? Everything I remember reading said that Apple was either making very little or potentially losing money on the iTunes music store, rather using it as a means to sell more iPods
Because Apple DOES make a profit on iTMS, albeit a small one. It's all about economy of scale. Right now they have a big share of a small market. In 10 years, it's going to be a huge market, and they do not want to be marginalized in it. 70% of 150 million songs is not a lot of profit, but in 10 years, 50% of 150 billion songs would be pretty nice indeed.
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http://www.top500.org/node/13224
This was the cluster. At its peak it was #14 on the top 500 list.
There's no reason to believe that Apple systems (XServes, etc) couldn't be used for a supercomputer cluster, but since they now use the same Xeon processors as everyone else, there's no compelling reason to choose them over another vendor of similar hardware.
I'm pretty sure anyone wiretapping my house would die of boredom.
I leveled my warrior to 70, only to realize that at 70 warriors only have one PvE role, and it's a terribly boring one.
I leveled my hunter to 70, only to realize what I expected, that hunters have only one role at 70, and it's a boring one.
I leveled my shaman to 70, realized that shaman have three viable PvE roles, and all of them are inherently unsatisfying, so I cancelled my account.
Anyone want to buy it from me? Three level 70s, two level 60s, 10k gold, all epic flyers, and a tank, DPS, and healer class (T4 and T5 geared).
Honestly, I ought to eBay it. It's not doing me any good as is, and I never intend to play again.
You just want someone to name their product Buttmonkey.
Yeah, I looked at your source.
When I can get a Blu-Ray player for under $200, and movies for $20 or less, I'll switch.
The first rendition of Apple TV left a lot of people scratching their heads. What was it good for? I sure didn't know.
But the "Take 2" version, especially with the price cut and the hacks to enable a web browser, weather, news feeds, etc, make it a pretty compelling box.
I bought one at the new lower price, and I am getting a lot of use from it. Even my wife thinks it's cool, and as non-technical as she is, the TiVo was the last thing I bought that got such a positive reaction, so I think Apple TV has a bright future.
When I was in high school, and even college, I pirated software. But as an adult with a job, I either buy the software or I don't use it. People can make the case for buying a copy of OS X and then using one of the hacked kernels off the internet to get it to boot on non-Apple hardware, but let's face it -- most people who download these iso images are not doing that -- they're criminals.
My high school economics teacher told us that "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch."
The potatoes aren't free. They seeds, soil, water, sun, labor, and opportunity cost all have value.
Holy crap, if I could give you a +10 for this I would. It pretty much sums up my reality in politics to the letter.
I don't think automatic robots will ever be a smart plan. The chance of malfunction is just too great, and the consequence would be too serious. There've been a million sci-fi movies to that effect, from "Terminator" to "I, Robot".
What would be interesting though would be robots as a shell to the humans they represent. Think "Quake" with a real robot proxy in the real world. Soldiers with hats on showing wide angle camera views of their area and a quake-like interface that would allow them to attack or assist as needed. Limited automation, but case-hardened soldiers being run by trained humans would present a powerful adversary. Heck, every army recruit would already know 80% of how to operate one on signing day if the UI was good.
I know I'd be a lot upset with "Four robots were blown up by a roadside bomb today. They should be operational again by tomorrow." than to see more soldiers die.
He's part of the BMW Car Club of America. That evil bastard.
Amazing, someone actually realizes the truth.
Apple doesn't have API documentation, developer support, or plaform hardening in the initial release to allow for third party applications.
I work for the world's largest phone manufacturer, and we have a very complete developer API. But it was something that was developed over time. The first phones we released may not have had an API at all, and certainly didn't have anything like what people seem to think Apple should have in their first iteration.
Have some patience, it will come. In the world of smart phones, third party apps are crucial to long term success.
I had a Series 1 TiVo for years, and only gave it up when I switched to all HDTV in my house. I was a big fan, as was my non-geek wife.
I now have a Direct TV HD DVR. It's serviceable, but honestly, I hate the interface. It's annoying, poorly designed, and is certainly no TiVo. But (a) I didn't have to buy it and (b) it works seamlessly with my DirectTV service.
It was a huge mistake to let DirectTV get away from them as a reseller of their boxes. I'd much rather be using a TiVo.
Tracfone and some other pay-as-you-go plans don't require any such sillyness.
You do know that Tracfone IS AT&T right? They have their own billing system and firmware, and that's it. The network is the AT&T (Cingular) network.
There is a married woman in my guild who is cheating on her husband with someone she met in my WoW guild. I feel really bad for the guy. It's not all roses.
Google and 10 seconds can solve that problem for you.
http://elliottback.com/wp/?p=908
You're not supposed to "find a song". You fill the shuffle with stuff you like, and let it play stuff. You listen to whatever comes up, and if you're not in the mood, you go on to the next one.
I'm surprised how much I like the little thing. But it's very simple, light, and easy to use.
The problem is, what do you do with the 20,000 people who all want to be in the auction house at the same time? Even with 88 servers, the one on my server has 200+ people in it at a time during prime time.
TRUNCATE TABLE Players;
It's just a shame that PHP doesn't include the same level of support for PostgreSQL as they do for MySQL. I like PostgreSQL very much, but whenever I look into the capabilities of a client's hosting facility, they always have MySQL and never PostgreSQL.
I don't know that PostgreSQL is an Oracle killer yet. Maybe for a single server/single database solution. But for mission-critical enterprise apps that need 100% uptime (4 nines anyway), you have to have active-active databases, backups while the app is running, etc. This release is a huge step in the right direction, but Oracle isn't replaceable just yet.
The URL for signing up is:
http://signup.worldofwarcraft.com/
Just FYI. It'll hopefully be online by 8:30 AM EST, when I get home from Fry's with my copy.
If you want to get a head start downloading the 2.5GB client for the upcoming open beta, I put a copy of the Mac downloader and of the raw torrent (PC and Mac) on my server:
http://krasher.serveftp.net/
Yes it will, because unlike the desktop OS, Microsoft does NOT have a monopoly on mail servers. Most ISPs run one of the UNIX mail servers (sendmail, postfix, etc) rather than Microsoft's POS.
The only environment where MS's email has a stronghold is in corporate email. I don't think that's sufficient to force a standard. Even in that market, MS only has about 50% of the market.
If price is an issue, what about one of these:
Apple eMate 300
I have one in the closet, and they work pretty well. You can buy them on eBay for about $60 or so, and they have a touch screen, a full keyboard, and 12+ hour battery life.
I have heard of people getting them working with modems and ethernet, but I have not tried it myself. It has a PCMCIA slot though, so it's certainly feasible.
Why does this bother Apple? Everything I remember reading said that Apple was either making very little or potentially losing money on the iTunes music store, rather using it as a means to sell more iPods
Because Apple DOES make a profit on iTMS, albeit a small one. It's all about economy of scale. Right now they have a big share of a small market. In 10 years, it's going to be a huge market, and they do not want to be marginalized in it. 70% of 150 million songs is not a lot of profit, but in 10 years, 50% of 150 billion songs would be pretty nice indeed.