Great, but how do you synchronize changes to the RAM disk to the hard disk? What do you do when you want to install a new app or apply an OS patch or whatever? Sounds like a big PITA to me. I'd rather just stuff my machine with RAM and let the VM do all the work. The peformance gain is about the same and it is way more efficient overall.
-matthew
Re:What applications are there
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If you write a pure C# program that does not use the GTK-Sharp , QT-sharp, or any other neat bindings, it should run. The very simple Hello World apps work.
This isn't exactly true. You can run gtk-sharp applications on Windows. There is a Win32 port of GTK. You can't, however, run gnome-sharp applications on Windows. But GTK is good enough for most GUI apps. I am not sure about qt-sharp and Windows though. There is QT for windows, so I imagine qt-sharp should work.
Hasn't technology evolved to a point where we don't need to extract and look up arcane codes to determine what is wrong with our hardware (computers or cars)? I understand that there was a time when storing the text for error codes used up precious RAM/ROM, but come on!
I mean, how hard would it be to fit a car with an LED/LCD readout that says "Your gas cap is loose or missing." It doesn't have to be a fancy voice like in luxury cars. Just a little readout on or under the dash that tells you exactly what is wrong (as far as the car's sensors can tell, anyway). Maybe a nice message that tells you, "Your transmission has exploded. Seek professional help."
How many people really want to watch a pirated version of a movie? I mean, one that was done using a camcorder as opposed to a leaked original Yeah, there are fanatics who just can't wait to see the latest release of whatever movie, but does this really satisfy them? Seems to me that pirates are just cheating themselves out of seeing the movie for the first time the way it was meant to be seen.
I could go to the theater and watch the movie with great sound and a huge picture or I can download it and view it sitting at my desk or on a laptop LCD. How is the latter even an option? WTF? I know the theater is expensive, but jeez. Don't cheat yourself.
What do you think the chances are that you will get the oportunity to actually use a concealed weapon in the remote case of a mugging?
"Pardon me, Mr. Mugger, while I get my gun out."
No mugger worth a damn is going to give his victim the chance to use a weapon. The best policy in the case of a mugging is to give the mugger what he wants. Unless you are a woman and he want sex, of course. Then there will be some room to fight/use a weapon.
I've been mugged. Most muggers don't want to hurt you. They just want your money. Let them have it. An iPod, your driver's licence, and some petty cash isn't worth risking your life.
The point isn't their market is big... it is that it is GROWING with the potential to be very (more) influential in teh world markets. If they wait until they already have a large market, it'll be too late to start talking about making their own standards.
I say good for China. There is no reason why they should be locked into our standards and our markets. They know that if they don't define their own standards, they will end up importing far more too much from the West. Defining their own standards is the only chance an up-and-coming nation has against the existing economic superpowers. China does not want to be just another third world country taking hand-me-downs from the big boys.
With Microsoft's, it's just a matter of spoofing IP addresses also.
While technically possible, it is not practical. Spoofing TCP connections is tricky work not suitable for general use. In reality, it just doesn't happen much. Spoofing UDP and ICMP is common, but not TCP.
All I know is that I get a quesy sense of forboding any time I hear your kind of "optimism." There is something very unsetting about the statement "We use what's cheap 'til it ain't cheap no more." The problem is that you say that as if it is a good thing. To me it represents mindless consumption which I believe is a source of much suffering in the world. It used to mean suffering for slaves. Now it means an exploited third world. What is next? Who are we going to exploit and oppress next to maintain OUR high standard of living when our current source of cheap energy dries up? Please don't ignore or underestimate the ugly side of the markets. I'm not saying the markets should go, but you should at least be aware of how they affect the world beyond your immediate comfort.
-matthew
Re:It's only a matter of time
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Yeah, markets are great, but I'm afraid you underestimate the role of a large military in securing access to resources. It is the ugly side of capitalism that you don't hear much about.
To say that the invasion of Iraq was "about oil" is probably an oversimplification, but there is some truth to it. Pure market economics make sense when you are talking about domestic resources, but things get a lot more complicated when it gets global. Not only do you have to ask how much money a resources costs, but you have to ask "how many lives does it cost?"
-matthew
Re:Let's not forget synthetics...and politics...
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You don't understand. The cost of petroleum affects EVERYTHING. Companies have to ship products to warehouses. Warehouses to stores. Not to mention all the products that are actually made from petroleum. Fertilizers, plastics, etc. This isn't just about cars and people paying a little more at the pump.
Why do we see the drawbacks to new technology faster than the benefits?
Because we learn from our mistakes. Because the first use of fusion was for bombs. Because it is about time people started considering the drawbacks BEFORE a new technology is developed.
Exactly. And nano-tech is going to be much different? Same shit, different day. Wake me up when people actually learn to use technology differently instead of just using different technology.
Fortunately, the technological claims are just as absurd as the socio-political claims. Yeah sure, in 20 years we are going to have portable nanofactories. Give me a break!
An unintelligent nano-conveyor belt is a far cry from little nano-bots that run around intelligently assembling a product at the molecular level. I think the basic misconception of nano-technology is that it is all about tiny robots running around doing pre-programmed tasks. When it is really just "very small technology." Another thing people dont' understand is that we already have nano-technology in use, but it isn't nearly as glamorous as people would think.
Yeah, and nuclear energy will make electricity "too cheap to meter" and people will be zipping around in flying cars by the year 2000. Am I the only one get gets sick and tired of the fantastical future promises of technology?
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Great, but how do you synchronize changes to the RAM disk to the hard disk? What do you do when you want to install a new app or apply an OS patch or whatever? Sounds like a big PITA to me. I'd rather just stuff my machine with RAM and let the VM do all the work. The peformance gain is about the same and it is way more efficient overall.
-matthew
This isn't exactly true. You can run gtk-sharp applications on Windows. There is a Win32 port of GTK. You can't, however, run gnome-sharp applications on Windows. But GTK is good enough for most GUI apps. I am not sure about qt-sharp and Windows though. There is QT for windows, so I imagine qt-sharp should work.
-matthew
Yes. Even apps written with GTK-sharp will work on Windows (provided you install the gtk-sharp .dlls).
-matthew
Fortunately cars are built better than Windows.
Hasn't technology evolved to a point where we don't need to extract and look up arcane codes to determine what is wrong with our hardware (computers or cars)? I understand that there was a time when storing the text for error codes used up precious RAM/ROM, but come on!
I mean, how hard would it be to fit a car with an LED/LCD readout that says "Your gas cap is loose or missing." It doesn't have to be a fancy voice like in luxury cars. Just a little readout on or under the dash that tells you exactly what is wrong (as far as the car's sensors can tell, anyway). Maybe a nice message that tells you, "Your transmission has exploded. Seek professional help."
Geez.
-matthew
That's what I thought. Stupid MPAA.
-matthew
How many people really want to watch a pirated version of a movie? I mean, one that was done using a camcorder as opposed to a leaked original Yeah, there are fanatics who just can't wait to see the latest release of whatever movie, but does this really satisfy them? Seems to me that pirates are just cheating themselves out of seeing the movie for the first time the way it was meant to be seen.
I could go to the theater and watch the movie with great sound and a huge picture or I can download it and view it sitting at my desk or on a laptop LCD. How is the latter even an option? WTF? I know the theater is expensive, but jeez. Don't cheat yourself.
-matthew
What do you think the chances are that you will get the oportunity to actually use a concealed weapon in the remote case of a mugging?
"Pardon me, Mr. Mugger, while I get my gun out."
No mugger worth a damn is going to give his victim the chance to use a weapon. The best policy in the case of a mugging is to give the mugger what he wants. Unless you are a woman and he want sex, of course. Then there will be some room to fight/use a weapon.
I've been mugged. Most muggers don't want to hurt you. They just want your money. Let them have it. An iPod, your driver's licence, and some petty cash isn't worth risking your life.
-matthew
The point isn't their market is big... it is that it is GROWING with the potential to be very (more) influential in teh world markets. If they wait until they already have a large market, it'll be too late to start talking about making their own standards.
I'm sure the only reason why the US standards are used is because the acronyms sound better. ASCII vs. WSCII? Come on!
I say good for China. There is no reason why they should be locked into our standards and our markets. They know that if they don't define their own standards, they will end up importing far more too much from the West. Defining their own standards is the only chance an up-and-coming nation has against the existing economic superpowers. China does not want to be just another third world country taking hand-me-downs from the big boys.
-matthew
While technically possible, it is not practical. Spoofing TCP connections is tricky work not suitable for general use. In reality, it just doesn't happen much. Spoofing UDP and ICMP is common, but not TCP.
-matthew
All I know is that I get a quesy sense of forboding any time I hear your kind of "optimism." There is something very unsetting about the statement "We use what's cheap 'til it ain't cheap no more." The problem is that you say that as if it is a good thing. To me it represents mindless consumption which I believe is a source of much suffering in the world. It used to mean suffering for slaves. Now it means an exploited third world. What is next? Who are we going to exploit and oppress next to maintain OUR high standard of living when our current source of cheap energy dries up? Please don't ignore or underestimate the ugly side of the markets. I'm not saying the markets should go, but you should at least be aware of how they affect the world beyond your immediate comfort.
-matthew
Yeah, markets are great, but I'm afraid you underestimate the role of a large military in securing access to resources. It is the ugly side of capitalism that you don't hear much about.
To say that the invasion of Iraq was "about oil" is probably an oversimplification, but there is some truth to it. Pure market economics make sense when you are talking about domestic resources, but things get a lot more complicated when it gets global. Not only do you have to ask how much money a resources costs, but you have to ask "how many lives does it cost?"
-matthew
You don't understand. The cost of petroleum affects EVERYTHING. Companies have to ship products to warehouses. Warehouses to stores. Not to mention all the products that are actually made from petroleum. Fertilizers, plastics, etc. This isn't just about cars and people paying a little more at the pump.
-matthew
Almost no spam gets through a good, trained bayesian filter.
Can not or will not?
-matthew
Excuse me? I am not the one who specified "uneducated." The poster before me did. I was replying to that.
Because we learn from our mistakes. Because the first use of fusion was for bombs. Because it is about time people started considering the drawbacks BEFORE a new technology is developed.
What?? Uneducated terrorists don't build nuclear bombs, Period. If they get them, they buy them. And I doubt they get their ideas from Google.
Exactly. And nano-tech is going to be much different? Same shit, different day. Wake me up when people actually learn to use technology differently instead of just using different technology.
Fortunately, the technological claims are just as absurd as the socio-political claims. Yeah sure, in 20 years we are going to have portable nanofactories. Give me a break!
An unintelligent nano-conveyor belt is a far cry from little nano-bots that run around intelligently assembling a product at the molecular level. I think the basic misconception of nano-technology is that it is all about tiny robots running around doing pre-programmed tasks. When it is really just "very small technology." Another thing people dont' understand is that we already have nano-technology in use, but it isn't nearly as glamorous as people would think.
-matthew
Yeah, and nuclear energy will make electricity "too cheap to meter" and people will be zipping around in flying cars by the year 2000. Am I the only one get gets sick and tired of the fantastical future promises of technology?
-matthew
Hmm, page looks fine to me using Galeon with pop-ups turned off.
-matthew