I did in fact read the claims in patent application and a lot of them look like the wavelet based method used by imgSeek. I seriously doubt much will be left off this patent in result.
Patent is invalid if there is prior art. Well, imgSeek has had that function since at least 2008 (can't find changelog for desktop version - it might have been there already in 2006).
"This provision applies to all consumers to the fullest extent allowable by law, but expressly excludes residents of Quebec, Russia, Switzerland and the Member States of the European Union."
I've had this keyboard. In fact I had two in 6 months time and both broke down. An no, I don't abuse keyboards - my previous ergonomic keyboard (made by Chicony) lasted 8 years and the only reason I stopped using it was the fact I didn't want to have DIN5->MiniDin6 and MiniDin6->USB adapters at the same time:P
That's what you get for being cheap when hiring security team. Setting up memcached on a public IP or without a firewall is as bad as having your session directory fully writable on a public ftp (and quite similar too). Memcached is good software and does exactly what it has been designed to do - provides fast key cache - but as with every tool if you are dumb you will hurt yourself. If those admins were carpenters they'd have an average of 4 fingers;-)
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Yes it will and you will be no longer limited in terms what hardware you access (other os option limited you to less than 15% of raw hw power).
WTF did Sony discontinue support for Linux in the new PS3?
Being able to run linux wasn't a strong enough selling point to justify the cost - thus ps3 slim no longer has this option.
Certificates, bandwidth, cpu power - it all ain't free. Encryption costs: the obvious - signed certificates aren't free, but also https has higher bandwidth cost than http, encrypting data is CPU intensive - it all sums up.
IMHO encryption will be always limited to the bare minimum - where money and/or sensitive data is involved - and that's fine: why the hell would I want to encrypt anything else?
True. Checking PSU, especially noname/never-heard-the-name is the third thing you should do about the hardware. First is checking all the connections Second is checking if getting rid of the half inch of dust +using compressed air solves the problem
To replace hardware piece by piece you need to have replacements. When called by a relative on a Friday evening to fix the computer you don't usually cannibalize your own hardware just to have parts, do you?
It's the first time I have heard about this software, so I had a look at http://www.ocbase.com/perestroika_en/index.php?2008/03/14/23-what-is-occt - and all it says is "OCCT (stands for "OverClock Checking Tool) is a CPU stability testing program, developped by myself." - not a single word about GPU on the whole "what is occt" page. Maybe I am not paranoid enough to assume that the developer is a liar and check if he hadn't hidden like 1/3 of his softwares functions;-)
For RAM it's fairly easy - 2-3 different data manipulation methods used by memtest and you know if there is an issue. With CPU it's WAY more tricky - example: I once had a CPU (it was some kind of old AMD, Duron I think) which crashed every single time I used LAME to encode wav to mp3. I have failed to find any other software that would crash every single time (or even often), but the system was generally less stable. As you can see sometimes it is not enough to simply stress the CPU with a generic app - that's why I was asking if there was software designed to test CPUs, just like memtest is designed to test RAM and nothing else.
It it will deliver it will change much. Not for your average blogger with a $10 hosting, wordpress and all his 100 readers but for all the folks that have sites successful enough to go beyond that a single DB server can deliver. Now you have to work really, really hard to make it all work with replication as pretty much no free CMS offers data sharding. Now you won't have to. Just get a DB cluster (as a service) that works out of the box with none/very little modification to the software you are using. The wall that they currently hit at the point they have to invest loads of money to continue growth will be gone.
If both the performance and scalability is as good as described I can safely say that this is the most important thing of the decade and not only for DBMS. Handling large portions of data would get cheaper by an order of magnitude at least and scaling out would be way cheaper than now as well. I do hope it's true.
It was more like sligtly over a billion euro last time, so 0.7% of the budget. I can't see why they shouldn't make it double this time. If they think it's not enough pick a fight with M$, as if the pricing wasn't enough, then there is something wrong with it.
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It's forbidden in Poland. Similar rules apply in many european countries
The project is mature enough - time to start using it http://stupidfilter.org/
It's not that bad. ImgSeek author has been informed of the patent application filled and there's always http://www.softwarefreedom.org/
I did in fact read the claims in patent application and a lot of them look like the wavelet based method used by imgSeek. I seriously doubt much will be left off this patent in result.
Patent is invalid if there is prior art. Well, imgSeek has had that function since at least 2008 (can't find changelog for desktop version - it might have been there already in 2006).
half price: http://www.maxcdn.com/pricing/
Adobe software and games - that's about it.
Sadly Gimp is no replacement for Photoshop at this point.
Now I have motivation to stop spending my time on /. instead of working.
"This provision applies to all consumers to the fullest extent allowable by law, but expressly excludes residents of Quebec, Russia, Switzerland and the Member States of the European Union."
Doesn't apply.
I've had this keyboard. In fact I had two in 6 months time and both broke down. :P
An no, I don't abuse keyboards - my previous ergonomic keyboard (made by Chicony) lasted 8 years and the only reason I stopped using it was the fact I didn't want to have DIN5->MiniDin6 and MiniDin6->USB adapters at the same time
As far as the 4000's ergonomy goes I liked it.
This.
That's what you get for being cheap when hiring security team. Setting up memcached on a public IP or without a firewall is as bad as having your session directory fully writable on a public ftp (and quite similar too). ;-)
Memcached is good software and does exactly what it has been designed to do - provides fast key cache - but as with every tool if you are dumb you will hurt yourself. If those admins were carpenters they'd have an average of 4 fingers
Yes it will and you will be no longer limited in terms what hardware you access (other os option limited you to less than 15% of raw hw power).
WTF did Sony discontinue support for Linux in the new PS3?
Being able to run linux wasn't a strong enough selling point to justify the cost - thus ps3 slim no longer has this option.
Certificates, bandwidth, cpu power - it all ain't free.
Encryption costs: the obvious - signed certificates aren't free, but also https has higher bandwidth cost than http, encrypting data is CPU intensive - it all sums up.
IMHO encryption will be always limited to the bare minimum - where money and/or sensitive data is involved - and that's fine: why the hell would I want to encrypt anything else?
Which reminds me of one job application send from concrete-mixer-online@isp.com.. he got the job, even thou it wasn't construction related
Um.. overkill you say? That's exactly what I did last week (used php, not ruby on rails).
And music was supposed to be entertainment..
True. Checking PSU, especially noname/never-heard-the-name is the third thing you should do about the hardware.
First is checking all the connections
Second is checking if getting rid of the half inch of dust +using compressed air solves the problem
The first 3 solve 19 in 20 hardware problems.
To replace hardware piece by piece you need to have replacements. When called by a relative on a Friday evening to fix the computer you don't usually cannibalize your own hardware just to have parts, do you?
It's the first time I have heard about this software, so I had a look at http://www.ocbase.com/perestroika_en/index.php?2008/03/14/23-what-is-occt - and all it says is "OCCT (stands for "OverClock Checking Tool) is a CPU stability testing program, developped by myself." - not a single word about GPU on the whole "what is occt" page. Maybe I am not paranoid enough to assume that the developer is a liar and check if he hadn't hidden like 1/3 of his softwares functions ;-)
Good power supply should handle it - maybe not as well as UPS but will greatly contribute to general system stability.
For RAM it's fairly easy - 2-3 different data manipulation methods used by memtest and you know if there is an issue. With CPU it's WAY more tricky - example: I once had a CPU (it was some kind of old AMD, Duron I think) which crashed every single time I used LAME to encode wav to mp3. I have failed to find any other software that would crash every single time (or even often), but the system was generally less stable. As you can see sometimes it is not enough to simply stress the CPU with a generic app - that's why I was asking if there was software designed to test CPUs, just like memtest is designed to test RAM and nothing else.
As far as I can see there is no GPU testing option, but it seems like a good solution for Mobo + CPU.
It it will deliver it will change much. Not for your average blogger with a $10 hosting, wordpress and all his 100 readers but for all the folks that have sites successful enough to go beyond that a single DB server can deliver. Now you have to work really, really hard to make it all work with replication as pretty much no free CMS offers data sharding. Now you won't have to. Just get a DB cluster (as a service) that works out of the box with none/very little modification to the software you are using. The wall that they currently hit at the point they have to invest loads of money to continue growth will be gone.
If both the performance and scalability is as good as described I can safely say that this is the most important thing of the decade and not only for DBMS.
Handling large portions of data would get cheaper by an order of magnitude at least and scaling out would be way cheaper than now as well. I do hope it's true.
It was more like sligtly over a billion euro last time, so 0.7% of the budget. I can't see why they shouldn't make it double this time.
If they think it's not enough pick a fight with M$, as if the pricing wasn't enough, then there is something wrong with it.