What I read about the ARM side of things seemed to indicate that it booted off of a small piece of flash memory but had access to the hard disk. Reviews of this device seem scarce. The reviews of the e4300 seem to mainly date from last year, and indicate that the Linux side has read-only access to things like Outlook contacts, and not much else, but that read-write access and internet access and such were going to be enabled at some unspecified future point.
I don't have much use for Outlook; I'd want to wipe the windows side and install linux. This thing seems like it might be a pretty hackable toy. Some reviews mentioned a "funny looking BIOS, probably linux-based". If this thing has an open source bios, I'd hope to be able to cut down boot time significantly. At the least it would be a wonderful opportunity to get into the bowels of the machine and find out how it ticks. And considering the processor setup, that seems like it would be an interesting journey indeed. I wonder which processor the BIOS uses?
Semantics, the study of meaning in communication. The communication you have chosen inaccurately represents the idea in question. Your shorthand for the idea of "Occam's Razor" promotes misunderstanding (as evidenced by one of the other posters that replied to your comment). There are enough people on the internet who misapply it already, based on the same inaccurate phrasing that you espouse.
Your misrepresentation of the principle of Occam's Razor has already contributed to some misunderstandings here. Please do not characterize it as such again. "Entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity." Also known as parsimony. Basically, in constructing a hypothesis based on an observation, one should not include unnecessary factors. Don't postulate the existence of green space monkeys when green space monkeys are not necessary to explain your observations. If, conversely, your stellar observations lead you to the conclusion that some sort of nonbaryonic matter exists in large quantities in the universe, and no other entity can account for the observations, call it dark matter, and ignore the slashdotters who rave about the Electric/Plasma Universe.
It's not the simplest explanation. It's the (sufficient) explanation with the least number of assumptions./rant
I do it in real life, on my netbook. I save Firefox sessions and open about thirty pages at once whenever I load the application. The main point of a netbook is as an internet appliance, yes? Why are you surprised to find that one of the benchmarks involves opening web pages?
For encoding video, you are probably correct: anyone who is doing that is unlikely to be using a netbook. However, your post reads like an argument against benchmarking these computers at all. Perhaps you should reconsider your statements.
That's not quite true. Most of the use of a netbook doesn't need a powerful CPU, it's true. Currently my Atom-powered netbook has clocked itself down to 1 Ghz; for posting on slashdot, nothing more is necessary. However, that's not to say that there is never a need for it to scale back up. It's like your car (come on, you knew that was coming): you don't usually drive it as fast as it will go, but it's nice to be able to go fast if you have to.
I don't know much about the printing world in general, but I do know a good deal about screen printing, which I think would be applicable here.
Depending on the print job, CMYK can be used, in which case Pantone doesn't come into the picture at all. I believe that is the norm for most printing operations. Most tshirt designs were not CMYK, but between two and ten spot colors. A design would go from the Art department to a Color Separator, who would separate the artwork into various spot colors, using the Pantone colors plus other custom inks. At that point the design would go to the print testers, who would try out the colors. A few of the inks they used corresponded to Pantone colors, but it didn't really matter; After a while back and forth in Testing, a reference print was sent to the print floor, for the print monkeys to try to reproduce the design (this happens with varying accuracy).
Pantone was useful in getting a rough approximation of what the eventual printed colors look like, but not a terribly accurate one. In fact, I would go so far as to say that having "Pantone colors" in software was entirely unnecessary. They weren't an accurate representation of what Pantone colors actually are, merely an RGB equivalent, and it was not and should not be the job of someone sitting at a computer to make sure that the prints come out right.
You're free to enlighten me, though, as to how a bad approximation of Pantone colors is necessary for a graphics application. I know that a print shop that relies almost entirely on spot colors might be a bad example.
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And when you gaze for long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - F. Nietzsche
Why should we feel compelled to obey unjust laws? Gandhi and King would like to have a word with you.
"People who enjoy eating sausage and obeying the law should not watch either being made" - Otto von Bismarck
The idea that laws must be obeyed is farcical. To surrender your judgment to that of the lawmaker is to be sooner or later crushed by the bootheels of the tyrant. Suffice to say that the founders of this country had greater sense.
Yes, it's ambiguous. That would be the point. You are deciding on what the text means, and then dismissing other interpretations as being mere opinion. This is hypocritical, regardless of whether or not your interpretation of the text is accurate.
It isn't meant to be a reference calendar, and the functionality was changed in Vista, but one does have to wonder why the hell it was designed like that in the first place, instead of being left in the Control Panel where it belongs. Are any other control panel applets directly accessible from the desktop?
(Note: bitching about "men" instead of people is asinine, as is bitching about "Creator".)
Any "perspective" you have on it is your own, and from what you said, you're coming from a pretty hateful (or is it just white guilt?) perspective.
The irony here is overwhelming. Your casual dismissal of the text of that document is, of course, your perspective, and equally as valid as any other man's opinion.
The 'inalienable rights' text is from the US Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence is not the Supreme Law of the Land, and that the Constitution (which is) does place age-based restrictions on some rights.
You're also confused in your thinking (or having communication difficulties) with regard to the Supreme Court; they have nothing to do with changing the Constitution.
If your main premise is that there are 'inalienable rights' being denied to the People, you should do what that document urges and overthrow the government responsible for perpetrating these tyrannies.
Let's be really clear on this point. If you believe that your government is depriving its citizens of fundamental liberty, it is your duty as a citizen of your country to replace that government with one more fit to "...secure the blessings of liberty...". If you are not willing to pledge your life to that cause, then do not claim that rights are being trampled. Do not come waving a document of rebellion in our faces. Do not sound a battle cry you are unable to answer.
I'm in Alaska, and I think I win this particular game. $120/mo for 1 Mb down, and a cap of 15GB monthly. And yes, I do cry into my pillow every night:(
I just have a few comments with regard to this post.
First, your identification of UAC as being similar to restrictions in Linux is quite correct. The parent's complaint about UAC is merely a failure to understand its purpose. Now, to say that UAC is inferior to the unix security arrangement is another matter entirely.
Hmm.. I have only a lowley dual core machine, with an AGP card to boot. The disk doesn't constantly run, and I have the indexing turned on. I've never been able to "not do anything" just because the disk is being accessed. Depending on what's going on, some things might slow.. but that's normal if the disk is heavily loaded. Linux was no better in this regard.
Linux is much better in the realms of indexing, disk/memory usage, and file fragmentation. These things drastically affect HDD usage and general system performance.
Sounds like an HP problem to me. I seem to recall a warning when I was using linux... what was it... oh ya.. the kernel is tainted because of a non-OSS module (nvidia), so if your system crashes, don't even BOTHER to report it to anyone.
Yes, it is an HP problem. It is also a problem with Windows; there's no reason a printer driver should fuck up the display subsystem. You may also have a slight misunderstanding about the warning you refer to. You should not file bug reports regarding that system; you are free to apply to any other resource for technical support. I'd imagine that if you paid for support services, you could get assistance with almost anything. The only difference between that level of support and Microsoft's is that you can't file a bug report with Microsoft. Actually, for most Windows installations you have zero expectation of support from M$ anyway; OEM installs are handled by the manufacturer or vendor.
I'm considering upgrading a copy of Vista for that exact feature; Vista Business and Ultimate can be hacked to that effect, but I can't get it to work with Home Premium.
So much wasted effort goes into making Windows into a functional OS. I get sick just thinking about it.
No one gives a flying fuck whether you think the story line for GTA4 is good.
Don't repeat yourself in the next sentence. Don't use ellipsis in place of a comma. Try to have a little more substance to your posts.
If it's worth your time to post a comment, make sure your comment is worth our time to read. The best way to get modded up is to express yourself clearly. If you can present a concise and persuasive argument, if you can give insight into an unusual sphere of experience (e.g. growing up Mormon in Utah), then you will be welcomed and cherished by the community.
If you're not going to put any more thought into your posts than in a fart, please have the courtesy to post anonymously.
Anchorage was fairly well leveled by the 1964 Earthquake. If anything should be compared to Katrina, it should be that event. In terms of destructive power, this estimate of Katrina's moment magnitude gives the impression that the two events were within an order of magnitude of each other (Katrina 8.8, 1964 quake 9.2). Anchorage suffered fewer deaths despite there not being much in the way of aid available.
Since the 1964 quake, most structures are built to withstand strong earthquakes. On a quick google search, I see many newspaper articles from last year talking about how the levees are still not safe enough. I think I'd rather put my money on Anchorage.
Fairbanks can most aptly be described as a cross between Cocytus and a demilitarized zone. Anchorage, by comparison, is a charming, balmy seaside metropolis.
The Alaskan Bush is for all intents and purposes a third world country, and an inaccessible, harsh, and unforgiving one at that. What that article is describing is the result of Native peoples discarding the lifestyles that sustained them for thousands of years.
If you're going to live in the Bush, adopt sustainable living methods. Hunt, fish, farm, use renewable power or do without. You don't need a goddamn snowmachine, or milk, or heating oil, or even much in the way of money.
If you're going to want a lifestyle that includes snowmachines, oil, and nonrenewable power sources, don't do it in one of the harshest and most isolated places on the planet.
I live in rural Alaska, and I know plenty of people that live off the grid, in similar conditions to those shmucks described in that article. I can say authoritatively that if those people are starving, they have no one else to blame except themselves.
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What I read about the ARM side of things seemed to indicate that it booted off of a small piece of flash memory but had access to the hard disk. Reviews of this device seem scarce. The reviews of the e4300 seem to mainly date from last year, and indicate that the Linux side has read-only access to things like Outlook contacts, and not much else, but that read-write access and internet access and such were going to be enabled at some unspecified future point.
I don't have much use for Outlook; I'd want to wipe the windows side and install linux. This thing seems like it might be a pretty hackable toy. Some reviews mentioned a "funny looking BIOS, probably linux-based". If this thing has an open source bios, I'd hope to be able to cut down boot time significantly. At the least it would be a wonderful opportunity to get into the bowels of the machine and find out how it ticks. And considering the processor setup, that seems like it would be an interesting journey indeed. I wonder which processor the BIOS uses?
I would presume that he meant that he had Windows installed in a VM. That would not presumably have any more issues with S3 than any other program.
Semantics, the study of meaning in communication. The communication you have chosen inaccurately represents the idea in question. Your shorthand for the idea of "Occam's Razor" promotes misunderstanding (as evidenced by one of the other posters that replied to your comment). There are enough people on the internet who misapply it already, based on the same inaccurate phrasing that you espouse.
Because we can't teach religion in schools, per the Constitution and the Supreme Court. Otherwise, this country would most assuredly do so.
So, it is absolutely science or nothing, in the science classroom. As part of a class on religion, or in a private school, anything goes.
Your misrepresentation of the principle of Occam's Razor has already contributed to some misunderstandings here. Please do not characterize it as such again. "Entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity." Also known as parsimony. Basically, in constructing a hypothesis based on an observation, one should not include unnecessary factors. Don't postulate the existence of green space monkeys when green space monkeys are not necessary to explain your observations. If, conversely, your stellar observations lead you to the conclusion that some sort of nonbaryonic matter exists in large quantities in the universe, and no other entity can account for the observations, call it dark matter, and ignore the slashdotters who rave about the Electric/Plasma Universe.
It's not the simplest explanation. It's the (sufficient) explanation with the least number of assumptions. /rant
I think he was downsized and is now responsible for the majority of AC posts on slashdot.
I do it in real life, on my netbook. I save Firefox sessions and open about thirty pages at once whenever I load the application. The main point of a netbook is as an internet appliance, yes? Why are you surprised to find that one of the benchmarks involves opening web pages?
For encoding video, you are probably correct: anyone who is doing that is unlikely to be using a netbook. However, your post reads like an argument against benchmarking these computers at all. Perhaps you should reconsider your statements.
That's not quite true. Most of the use of a netbook doesn't need a powerful CPU, it's true. Currently my Atom-powered netbook has clocked itself down to 1 Ghz; for posting on slashdot, nothing more is necessary. However, that's not to say that there is never a need for it to scale back up. It's like your car (come on, you knew that was coming): you don't usually drive it as fast as it will go, but it's nice to be able to go fast if you have to.
I would want a faster processor if only to reduce bootup time. Although I hear that others have made do with the existing processor limitations.
Also, eight hours on a charge? Where can I get me some of that?
I don't know much about the printing world in general, but I do know a good deal about screen printing, which I think would be applicable here.
Depending on the print job, CMYK can be used, in which case Pantone doesn't come into the picture at all. I believe that is the norm for most printing operations. Most tshirt designs were not CMYK, but between two and ten spot colors. A design would go from the Art department to a Color Separator, who would separate the artwork into various spot colors, using the Pantone colors plus other custom inks. At that point the design would go to the print testers, who would try out the colors. A few of the inks they used corresponded to Pantone colors, but it didn't really matter; After a while back and forth in Testing, a reference print was sent to the print floor, for the print monkeys to try to reproduce the design (this happens with varying accuracy).
Pantone was useful in getting a rough approximation of what the eventual printed colors look like, but not a terribly accurate one. In fact, I would go so far as to say that having "Pantone colors" in software was entirely unnecessary. They weren't an accurate representation of what Pantone colors actually are, merely an RGB equivalent, and it was not and should not be the job of someone sitting at a computer to make sure that the prints come out right.
You're free to enlighten me, though, as to how a bad approximation of Pantone colors is necessary for a graphics application. I know that a print shop that relies almost entirely on spot colors might be a bad example.
May I suggest a quote?
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And when you gaze for long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - F. Nietzsche
Why should we feel compelled to obey unjust laws? Gandhi and King would like to have a word with you.
"People who enjoy eating sausage and obeying the law should not watch either being made" - Otto von Bismarck
The idea that laws must be obeyed is farcical. To surrender your judgment to that of the lawmaker is to be sooner or later crushed by the bootheels of the tyrant. Suffice to say that the founders of this country had greater sense.
Yes, it's ambiguous. That would be the point. You are deciding on what the text means, and then dismissing other interpretations as being mere opinion. This is hypocritical, regardless of whether or not your interpretation of the text is accurate.
Ouch. At least point the guy in the direction of Wine.
In fact, it showed that Windows did a better job with large files and had a faster turn-around time to boot & shut-down.
Oh no! This is clearly a grievous error on Microsoft's part. Quick, somebody file a bug report!
It isn't meant to be a reference calendar, and the functionality was changed in Vista, but one does have to wonder why the hell it was designed like that in the first place, instead of being left in the Control Panel where it belongs. Are any other control panel applets directly accessible from the desktop?
(Note: bitching about "men" instead of people is asinine, as is bitching about "Creator".)
Any "perspective" you have on it is your own, and from what you said, you're coming from a pretty hateful (or is it just white guilt?) perspective.
The irony here is overwhelming. Your casual dismissal of the text of that document is, of course, your perspective, and equally as valid as any other man's opinion.
The 'inalienable rights' text is from the US Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence is not the Supreme Law of the Land, and that the Constitution (which is) does place age-based restrictions on some rights.
You're also confused in your thinking (or having communication difficulties) with regard to the Supreme Court; they have nothing to do with changing the Constitution.
If your main premise is that there are 'inalienable rights' being denied to the People, you should do what that document urges and overthrow the government responsible for perpetrating these tyrannies.
Let's be really clear on this point. If you believe that your government is depriving its citizens of fundamental liberty, it is your duty as a citizen of your country to replace that government with one more fit to "...secure the blessings of liberty...". If you are not willing to pledge your life to that cause, then do not claim that rights are being trampled. Do not come waving a document of rebellion in our faces. Do not sound a battle cry you are unable to answer.
I think for 'crime of a certain level' we can just substitute the word 'felony'.
I'm in Alaska, and I think I win this particular game. $120/mo for 1 Mb down, and a cap of 15GB monthly. And yes, I do cry into my pillow every night :(
I just have a few comments with regard to this post.
First, your identification of UAC as being similar to restrictions in Linux is quite correct. The parent's complaint about UAC is merely a failure to understand its purpose. Now, to say that UAC is inferior to the unix security arrangement is another matter entirely.
Hmm.. I have only a lowley dual core machine, with an AGP card to boot. The disk doesn't constantly run, and I have the indexing turned on. I've never been able to "not do anything" just because the disk is being accessed. Depending on what's going on, some things might slow.. but that's normal if the disk is heavily loaded. Linux was no better in this regard.
Linux is much better in the realms of indexing, disk/memory usage, and file fragmentation. These things drastically affect HDD usage and general system performance.
Sounds like an HP problem to me. I seem to recall a warning when I was using linux... what was it... oh ya.. the kernel is tainted because of a non-OSS module (nvidia), so if your system crashes, don't even BOTHER to report it to anyone.
Yes, it is an HP problem. It is also a problem with Windows; there's no reason a printer driver should fuck up the display subsystem. You may also have a slight misunderstanding about the warning you refer to. You should not file bug reports regarding that system; you are free to apply to any other resource for technical support. I'd imagine that if you paid for support services, you could get assistance with almost anything. The only difference between that level of support and Microsoft's is that you can't file a bug report with Microsoft. Actually, for most Windows installations you have zero expectation of support from M$ anyway; OEM installs are handled by the manufacturer or vendor.
I'm considering upgrading a copy of Vista for that exact feature; Vista Business and Ultimate can be hacked to that effect, but I can't get it to work with Home Premium.
So much wasted effort goes into making Windows into a functional OS. I get sick just thinking about it.
No one gives a flying fuck whether you think the story line for GTA4 is good.
Don't repeat yourself in the next sentence. Don't use ellipsis in place of a comma. Try to have a little more substance to your posts.
If it's worth your time to post a comment, make sure your comment is worth our time to read. The best way to get modded up is to express yourself clearly. If you can present a concise and persuasive argument, if you can give insight into an unusual sphere of experience (e.g. growing up Mormon in Utah), then you will be welcomed and cherished by the community.
If you're not going to put any more thought into your posts than in a fart, please have the courtesy to post anonymously.
Anchorage was fairly well leveled by the 1964 Earthquake. If anything should be compared to Katrina, it should be that event. In terms of destructive power, this estimate of Katrina's moment magnitude gives the impression that the two events were within an order of magnitude of each other (Katrina 8.8, 1964 quake 9.2). Anchorage suffered fewer deaths despite there not being much in the way of aid available.
Since the 1964 quake, most structures are built to withstand strong earthquakes. On a quick google search, I see many newspaper articles from last year talking about how the levees are still not safe enough. I think I'd rather put my money on Anchorage.
Yes, but he went to Fairbanks first.
Fairbanks can most aptly be described as a cross between Cocytus and a demilitarized zone. Anchorage, by comparison, is a charming, balmy seaside metropolis.
The Alaskan Bush is for all intents and purposes a third world country, and an inaccessible, harsh, and unforgiving one at that. What that article is describing is the result of Native peoples discarding the lifestyles that sustained them for thousands of years.
If you're going to live in the Bush, adopt sustainable living methods. Hunt, fish, farm, use renewable power or do without. You don't need a goddamn snowmachine, or milk, or heating oil, or even much in the way of money.
If you're going to want a lifestyle that includes snowmachines, oil, and nonrenewable power sources, don't do it in one of the harshest and most isolated places on the planet.
I live in rural Alaska, and I know plenty of people that live off the grid, in similar conditions to those shmucks described in that article. I can say authoritatively that if those people are starving, they have no one else to blame except themselves.