> The problem may be that no PCI/AGP vendor in their right minds would ever build such a thing
You are forgetting one important point: FPGA's can never be as fast as custom made silicon. AFAIK nVidia uses Xilinx stations to emulate their cores at some KHZ frequency. (sorry couldnt dig up the link:8)/winke
To reduce the slashdot effect.. Most people click on the link and while its loading (slow - slashdotting in progress already) they are writing the posts already. Then they click submit, realize they dont care anyways and close the site again....
See if they would have loaded the full article there would be 8x times more bandwidth wasted;)
IF they would release VS.NET for free everyone here would complain about MS releasing it for free to get everyone to develop for Windows.NET and thus hurting compentition.
I might be mistaken but it seems like its locked on to the FSB or PCI clock. That would not prevent people from hacking the multiplier but from upping their FSB.
Overclocking is bad anyways. Destroys your CPU, fries your RAM and makes Baby Jesus Cry.
Sometimes patents arent that bad -> hopefully AMD wont copy this *g*
> But here is the main point: If a true guru, who knows both Windows and Linux extremely well, were to exert the same amount of time and energy setting up a Windows box and a Linux box for his two > mothers (it's a hypothetical, give me a break!) I feel quite strongly that he would have less trouble thereafter with the Linux box. He would set that machine up with a simple window manager that > allowed extremely simple running of a few programs, run ssh and vnc, and leave it alone forever. WindowsXP has the same access granularity as Linux. What prevents you setting up a rightless user on Windows ? I'd guess your using Linux 99% of your time and as such you know better how to use and tune it than a Windows System. I use Linux on a daily basis but use WindowsXP more often - I know more tricks for WinXP than for Linux and my system didnt crash - ever.
Not trying to dismiss Linux archivals but people should not look down on WinXP its one good of a product and Linux has as much to learn from WinXP as WinXP has to learn from Linux.
What I'm trying to say is that it depends mostly on the user and not the OS. My mom learned not to experiment (start program, use, save, close program) with her PC and hasnt had any problems lately =)
> The (albeit few) family members (and others) that has a Linux distribution haven't got nearly as much troubles as the ones using That-Other system. People using Macs hardly ever has problems. Hm.. A Linux Desktop is hardly userfriendly that why you give your average mom a Windows PC. And since she is the average mom and not a Pro-User using Linux she will have more troubles which she can't solve than the Linux guy/gal who usually is more into PC's.
Its not Windows is giving more problems - its usually less computer savy people using Windows.
> - Application B has an updated version (and requires it) in its own program location. App B tries to load "oleaut32.dll", but since it's already in memory, it uses the old version, which fails. But theres something that needs to be clarified here. This does not apply to 2 different processes but rather to 1 process with multiple DLL's. Lets say you start a server process that has 1 dll - the DLL and the server process require WINSOCK32. When the application loads WINSOCK is not yet in memory space and thus LoadLibrary will first search in the application directory (try that with some of the drop in replacement loggers for winsock - works if they are in the app dir) The problem arises if the dependencies (DLL) themselve need libraries as they are not loaded again if they have already been loaded by the APP or some other DLL.
> In my opinion, the best/easiest solution for developers would be to chnage the search order to start in the application directory -- or better yet, only do this if some registry flag is set, so > der apps can have the current default behavior... Hate to tell you but thats the default behaviour with WinNT based systems. Every applications is loading its own DLL's, they are not shared and the first place that gets searched is the application directory. (DLL's can share data segments, but that data is copied from one virtual address space to the other) As a windows developer you should know this.
This is not hearsay, I've hacked enough games to know the exact DLL loading behaviour of windows.
Hmm, I've tried to burn a movie (ifo/vob files) few days ago and STOMP just refused to do it (job returned -1). Nero burned it fine and I just playtested it and works fine:)
Not sure what the problem might be. Are you using a recent version of Nero ?
If you knew what you are talking about you knew that the default shares are NOT accesible with the guest password. They are ADMINISTRATIVE SHARES and as such only a ADMIN can access them.
Taken from pricewatch - these are retail prices and sony will most likely pay less than half for it. $59.00 40.0GB EIDE 5400 RPM $07.10 Fujitsu - Keyboards $02.00 Generic - Mice $16.00 3COM - NEN-Networking Cards - $84.00 TOTAL A S.u.S.E Linux 8.1 Personal for 35 and Professional for 58 from the vendor around the corner. I'd buy a modchip instead of that.
Well you can use a cheap unlimited bandwith server for your main downloads (www.usenetserver.com) and use a premium server for fills (www.easynews.com)[also has a global search and ~50 days rentention]. If you're nice and do a REQ someone will do a 'reshare' as well;)
Granted you wont get everything, but you might not find it with with ShareReaktor either.
Counting the total amount of data aviable - i think usenet will still win.
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> The problem may be that no PCI/AGP vendor in their right minds would ever build such a thing
:8) /winke
You are forgetting one important point: FPGA's can never be as fast as custom made silicon.
AFAIK nVidia uses Xilinx stations to emulate their cores at some KHZ frequency.
(sorry couldnt dig up the link
> The internet? It came from NeXT which is now Apple.
Whoa wait a moment! You mean if Gore bought NeXT he would really have invented the internet?
+0 Obvious
They have to start somewhere - as always.
To reduce the slashdot effect.. ....
;)
Most people click on the link and while its loading (slow - slashdotting in progress already) they are writing the posts already.
Then they click submit, realize they dont care anyways and close the site again
See if they would have loaded the full article there would be 8x times more bandwidth wasted
IF they would release VS.NET for free everyone here would complain about MS releasing it for free to get everyone to develop for Windows .NET and thus hurting compentition.
I might be mistaken but it seems like its locked on to the FSB or PCI clock.
That would not prevent people from hacking the multiplier but from upping their FSB.
Overclocking is bad anyways. Destroys your CPU, fries your RAM and makes Baby Jesus Cry.
Sometimes patents arent that bad -> hopefully AMD wont copy this *g*
> But here is the main point: If a true guru, who knows both Windows and Linux extremely well, were to exert the same amount of time and energy setting up a Windows box and a Linux box for his two
> mothers (it's a hypothetical, give me a break!) I feel quite strongly that he would have less trouble thereafter with the Linux box. He would set that machine up with a simple window manager that
> allowed extremely simple running of a few programs, run ssh and vnc, and leave it alone forever.
WindowsXP has the same access granularity as Linux. What prevents you setting up a rightless user on Windows ?
I'd guess your using Linux 99% of your time and as such you know better how to use and tune it than a Windows System.
I use Linux on a daily basis but use WindowsXP more often - I know more tricks for WinXP than for Linux and my system didnt crash - ever.
Not trying to dismiss Linux archivals but people should not look down on WinXP its one good of a product and Linux has as much to learn from WinXP as WinXP has to learn from Linux.
What I'm trying to say is that it depends mostly on the user and not the OS.
My mom learned not to experiment (start program, use, save, close program) with her PC and hasnt had any problems lately =)
Who is maintaining the windows machine? Are you? With the same care as your own box? :)
Just asking
Sure your Box just works, as does mine - because we both take great care of the whole system.
> The (albeit few) family members (and others) that has a Linux distribution haven't got nearly as much troubles as the ones using That-Other system. People using Macs hardly ever has problems. Hm..
A Linux Desktop is hardly userfriendly that why you give your average mom a Windows PC.
And since she is the average mom and not a Pro-User using Linux she will have more troubles which she can't solve than the Linux guy/gal who usually is more into PC's.
Its not Windows is giving more problems - its usually less computer savy people using Windows.
> Geeks wouldn't want to install something that surely will be delivered with a 1096-page EULA ;)
They would if the EULA had 1024 pages
Psst! Dont tell the RIAA!
People might randomly call other people to leave copyrighted songs on their answering machines!
Okay I was partially wrong.
:) /winke
> - Application B has an updated version (and requires it) in its own program location. App B tries to load "oleaut32.dll", but since it's already in memory, it uses the old version, which fails.
But theres something that needs to be clarified here. This does not apply to 2 different processes but rather to 1 process with multiple DLL's.
Lets say you start a server process that has 1 dll - the DLL and the server process require WINSOCK32.
When the application loads WINSOCK is not yet in memory space and thus LoadLibrary will first search in the application directory (try that with some of the drop in replacement loggers for winsock - works if they are in the app dir)
The problem arises if the dependencies (DLL) themselve need libraries as they are not loaded again if they have already been loaded by the APP or some other DLL.
Hope this clears things up
> In my opinion, the best/easiest solution for developers would be to chnage the search order to start in the application directory -- or better yet, only do this if some registry flag is set, so
> der apps can have the current default behavior...
Hate to tell you but thats the default behaviour with WinNT based systems.
Every applications is loading its own DLL's, they are not shared and the first place that gets searched is the application directory.
(DLL's can share data segments, but that data is copied from one virtual address space to the other)
As a windows developer you should know this.
This is not hearsay, I've hacked enough games to know the exact DLL loading behaviour of windows.
Hmm, I've tried to burn a movie (ifo/vob files) few days ago and STOMP just refused to do it (job returned -1). :)
Nero burned it fine and I just playtested it and works fine
Not sure what the problem might be. Are you using a recent version of Nero ?
Hey I've written a program named Clusterfuck too! :)
LOL
Dont remember what it did tho.
My XBOX eats everything I throw at it :)
ps.: Dont buy Primco - C'T revealed how sucky they are.
I've had very good results with TraxData (2.00 - 2.50 EUR a piece)
If you knew what you are talking about you knew that the default shares are NOT accesible with the guest password.
They are ADMINISTRATIVE SHARES and as such only a ADMIN can access them.
Thank you.
Taken from pricewatch - these are retail prices and sony will most likely pay less than half for it.
$59.00 40.0GB EIDE 5400 RPM
$07.10 Fujitsu - Keyboards
$02.00 Generic - Mice
$16.00 3COM - NEN-Networking Cards
-
$84.00 TOTAL
A S.u.S.E Linux 8.1 Personal for 35 and Professional for 58 from the vendor around the corner.
I'd buy a modchip instead of that.
> Del 1650s :p
Yup installed SuSE 8.1 on a Dell PowerEdge 1650 today - the whole day
Had to pull off quite a few tricks to get it running with an SMP kernel.
> to swap discs in the middle of... uh, nevermind :)
Are you implying that 12 hours of DVD quality porn isnt enough for one of your 'sessions' ?
No matter what he did - you still have some serious issues ;)
LOL - ask your provider if you can pool like 100 28.8 modems to get some decent bandwith ;)
Well you can use a cheap unlimited bandwith server for your main downloads (www.usenetserver.com) and use a premium server for fills (www.easynews.com)[also has a global search and ~50 days rentention]. ;)
If you're nice and do a REQ someone will do a 'reshare' as well
Granted you wont get everything, but you might not find it with with ShareReaktor either.
Counting the total amount of data aviable - i think usenet will still win.
One word: Usenet
Nuff said