Vista runs the 2.6.23rc4 kernel. and Yes, It does run linux, and yes, it does run Duke Nukem forever, but only with WINE.
Now, the REAL Question is:
What would Ballmer do?
Think of it like this:
1) you pay nasa to create information
2) nasa sells ideas for more funding
3) ???
4) profit
Nasa is taking the original funding and creating a second revenue out of it. Someone has to buy it. Its sounds like good idea to stretch a dollar. and its not like its blueprints to a rockets, its algorithms for process signals.
I just really hope it helps us reach the stars
I dont see how you need a "bleeding edge" computer for the top games. I have a Inspiron 9300 with a Geforce Go 6800 and the only game I cant play on it is Crysis. HL2, Q4, and doom3 all work great on it.
Going out and paying thousands of dollars on a new PC is like buying the biggest meat grinder you can find because your girlfriend isn't doing it for you anymore.
Although this, "la ser" is really fast, I dont think the "la ser" is any good if not in line of sight. This technology might be something thats good for a neighborhood internet technology.
Its still really cool to see that Italy is doing something with its self. Like I said,
"when in Rome, Do what a 'las er' would do."
Hey, 20/hr isnt bad. Especially in Northern Minnesota, For programming, i dont make quite that much. And for being a linux slacker (slackware, yo!) Id walk around ShittyCircuts and tell them how awesome Vista is. Maybe they will buy it, and get home, and install it, and then be pissed at me for lieing!
Ive heard stories that relate to this. And its not that someone outside hooked this piece of equipment up, its something they have forgot about.
I read about a server that was in a room, and the room had some modifications done to it, and they ended up drywalling the server inside the wall (i dont know know how they did it). It ended up being like 5 years later they had no idea where this PDC signal was coming from and they had to physically follow the network cable to the computer and found it.
I found the story, kind of: Server 54
Realize this:
they find a beer bottle in a different collider. this tells me one thing:
How Coors light makes their beer! They dont brew, they collide water molecules with barley! Its just a big cover up saying, "oh, someone put beer bottlers in the collider!" nah, thats what happened seconds after the big bang! Kegs everywhere!
My only question is:
Were the mountains still blue when they found the bottles??
Also, the second part to this, Seeing Gordon Freeman at the LHC tells me something else:
Thats why the experiment at Black Mesa went wrong, he was drunk! making beer in the 'chamber' and the scientist didnt even know he was drinking it.
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Of course not.
I take pride in anything i do, and Most of my software ESRI GIS is Database intensive so theyll have to have the DB in 20 years, but if i knew my software 20 years from know would be being used, id be very proud of my work.Im sure everyone at MAXIS feels the same way. Although the game looks more like something a 9 year old would play, Im sure its worth getting to play... the DRM is another thing. There is nothing i hate more than restrictions on my stuff. I was the kid that always took the chain cover off my bike (so my show laces could make me face plant?) and the fact that the DRM tells me i can only install the software 3 times is bullshit. If you own a license, you should be able to copy it and install it (for your use only) on as many machines as you want. But thats why i [dont]:) break laws and Rip games cuz the DRM pisses me off. Always an alternative to not installing a rootkit is to dual boot with windows, And you cant tell me you cant get ahold of a copy of 2k, cuz they are everywhere.
Or even better, Does spore work under Wine/Cedega?
Its really too bad they need something like DRM to ruin the fun for everyone else just so some punks cant illegally copy. then again, maybe its worse because it keeps some people from buying the game to boycott DRM?
Man, I never thought the Direct Rendering Manager was THAT bad...;)
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As much As i like opensource,
There is nothing wrong with making people pay for your software. I mean shit, I'm a programmer, I sit at a desk all day and i get paid because people buy my software (SUCKERS!).
But, then again, I hate consoles, and their damn controllers so i stick tot he computer FPS (yes, i bought Q4 and CS:S) which both work beautifully on linux
I agree.
Paper should be the standard. If you have a sealed box, and everyone puts their ballots in that box, and then the ballots are counted in front of 20 people (civilian!) I bet the chance of being able to spork an election would be pretty slim.
Out of all the Glam, And the BS, What makes me like Obama more and more, Is me seeing people say (yes seeing them say, facial expressions), that Obama is a good guy, And sincere words like that make me trust him more. Im excited to get a new President in, and govt officials, maybe we can turn some stuff around, and in the words of George Carlin, "Balance the stupid, Fuckin budget!"
OBAMA FTW!,
Stewie for Governor!
That doesnt make sense...
With a magnetic drive, the CPU consumes power idling, and then as soon as it gets the info, it consumes power for processing. it will consume just as much power for processing after it waits, or if it didnt have to wait at all.
So: your computer will use less power with a SSD than with a mechanical drive.
but your right: Your laptop will use more power because it will be computing instead of waiting around, meaning your can get your shit done faster, with the same amount of power as if you wait and use less.
It probably puts out less heat and require less power, meaning quieter drives too.
No! Wrong. I heard the SSDs are loud as hell. All the transistors poping and and loud scream of data being written. It also consumes about the same amount of energy per read/write as a fat guy taking a dukey.
I need to add to my comment:
If they can get 1ms read/write time.. lets say in maybe 5 years, a computer that doesnt have a HD, because the SSD is also your ram. No booting off media, Its all stored on your non-volatile Solid-state Ram. maybe be the same for Graphics cards too. You get a 1TB SSD and use it to run your GPU, CPU, and store all your favorite Space-Ghost Episodes in one place. Forget Sata and do a heavy bus right to your "Main Memory". That will at least remove the bottle neck of the HDD. Now if i could only get something faster than a 28.8 baud modem....
I wouldnt doubt in the next two years for these things to be dirt cheap. Just look at ram. When a new DRR'x' comes out, its top dollar, and after a year the price drops to about 1/4 of what it was. You can buy 1GIG stick of DDR3 for like $40. Now $799 for a SSD is a alittle expensive, but i wouldnt doubt by christmas next year to see 120GB SSDs for $200. I cant wait because my laptop needs a bigger HD, and its SATA so thatll be good. Wait, Do the SATA SSDs work with linux?
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Ha! maybe in safe-mode
Vista runs the 2.6.23rc4 kernel. and Yes, It does run linux, and yes, it does run Duke Nukem forever, but only with WINE.
Now, the REAL Question is:
What would Ballmer do?
Think of it like this:
1) you pay nasa to create information
2) nasa sells ideas for more funding
3) ???
4) profit
Nasa is taking the original funding and creating a second revenue out of it. Someone has to buy it. Its sounds like good idea to stretch a dollar. and its not like its blueprints to a rockets, its algorithms for process signals.
I just really hope it helps us reach the stars
hmm, proton torpedos, tractor beam, plans to the deathstar! the world is mine!
Despite the constant criticism, Vista is a very stable, secure and enjoyable platform to work with
Geez, Your funny
I dont see how you need a "bleeding edge" computer for the top games. I have a Inspiron 9300 with a Geforce Go 6800 and the only game I cant play on it is Crysis. HL2, Q4, and doom3 all work great on it.
Going out and paying thousands of dollars on a new PC is like buying the biggest meat grinder you can find because your girlfriend isn't doing it for you anymore.
Although this, "la ser" is really fast, I dont think the "la ser" is any good if not in line of sight. This technology might be something thats good for a neighborhood internet technology.
Its still really cool to see that Italy is doing something with its self. Like I said,
"when in Rome, Do what a 'las er' would do."
Hey, 20/hr isnt bad. Especially in Northern Minnesota, For programming, i dont make quite that much. And for being a linux slacker (slackware, yo!) Id walk around ShittyCircuts and tell them how awesome Vista is. Maybe they will buy it, and get home, and install it, and then be pissed at me for lieing!
It keeps real programmers from working for them
Sorry the link doesnt work? here: Server 54 Story
Clearly you can tell the truck is moving 75+ MPH. Im just wondering, how did he get it under intersection lights ;)
Ive heard stories that relate to this. And its not that someone outside hooked this piece of equipment up, its something they have forgot about.
I read about a server that was in a room, and the room had some modifications done to it, and they ended up drywalling the server inside the wall (i dont know know how they did it). It ended up being like 5 years later they had no idea where this PDC signal was coming from and they had to physically follow the network cable to the computer and found it.
I found the story, kind of:
Server 54
$1200 ! HA Get a PC
Realize this:
they find a beer bottle in a different collider. this tells me one thing:
How Coors light makes their beer! They dont brew, they collide water molecules with barley! Its just a big cover up saying, "oh, someone put beer bottlers in the collider!" nah, thats what happened seconds after the big bang! Kegs everywhere!
My only question is:
Were the mountains still blue when they found the bottles??
Also, the second part to this, Seeing Gordon Freeman at the LHC tells me something else:
Thats why the experiment at Black Mesa went wrong, he was drunk! making beer in the 'chamber' and the scientist didnt even know he was drinking it.
Of course not. I take pride in anything i do, and Most of my software ESRI GIS is Database intensive so theyll have to have the DB in 20 years, but if i knew my software 20 years from know would be being used, id be very proud of my work.Im sure everyone at MAXIS feels the same way. Although the game looks more like something a 9 year old would play, Im sure its worth getting to play ... the DRM is another thing. There is nothing i hate more than restrictions on my stuff. I was the kid that always took the chain cover off my bike (so my show laces could make me face plant?) and the fact that the DRM tells me i can only install the software 3 times is bullshit. If you own a license, you should be able to copy it and install it (for your use only) on as many machines as you want. But thats why i [dont] :) break laws and Rip games cuz the DRM pisses me off. Always an alternative to not installing a rootkit is to dual boot with windows, And you cant tell me you cant get ahold of a copy of 2k, cuz they are everywhere.
Or even better, Does spore work under Wine/Cedega?
Its really too bad they need something like DRM to ruin the fun for everyone else just so some punks cant illegally copy. then again, maybe its worse because it keeps some people from buying the game to boycott DRM?
Man, I never thought the Direct Rendering Manager was THAT bad ... ;)
As much As i like opensource, There is nothing wrong with making people pay for your software. I mean shit, I'm a programmer, I sit at a desk all day and i get paid because people buy my software (SUCKERS!). But, then again, I hate consoles, and their damn controllers so i stick tot he computer FPS (yes, i bought Q4 and CS:S) which both work beautifully on linux
Just watch .. All the old machines will be printing "George Bush" on the 2009 Election Ballot
I agree. Paper should be the standard. If you have a sealed box, and everyone puts their ballots in that box, and then the ballots are counted in front of 20 people (civilian!) I bet the chance of being able to spork an election would be pretty slim.
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40, duh!
Out of all the Glam, And the BS, What makes me like Obama more and more, Is me seeing people say (yes seeing them say, facial expressions), that Obama is a good guy, And sincere words like that make me trust him more. Im excited to get a new President in, and govt officials, maybe we can turn some stuff around, and in the words of George Carlin, "Balance the stupid, Fuckin budget!" OBAMA FTW!, Stewie for Governor!
That doesnt make sense ...
With a magnetic drive, the CPU consumes power idling, and then as soon as it gets the info, it consumes power for processing. it will consume just as much power for processing after it waits, or if it didnt have to wait at all.
So: your computer will use less power with a SSD than with a mechanical drive.
but your right: Your laptop will use more power because it will be computing instead of waiting around, meaning your can get your shit done faster, with the same amount of power as if you wait and use less.
It probably puts out less heat and require less power, meaning quieter drives too.
No! Wrong. I heard the SSDs are loud as hell. All the transistors poping and and loud scream of data being written. It also consumes about the same amount of energy per read/write as a fat guy taking a dukey.
I need to add to my comment: If they can get 1ms read/write time.. lets say in maybe 5 years, a computer that doesnt have a HD, because the SSD is also your ram. No booting off media, Its all stored on your non-volatile Solid-state Ram. maybe be the same for Graphics cards too. You get a 1TB SSD and use it to run your GPU, CPU, and store all your favorite Space-Ghost Episodes in one place. Forget Sata and do a heavy bus right to your "Main Memory". That will at least remove the bottle neck of the HDD. Now if i could only get something faster than a 28.8 baud modem ....
I wouldnt doubt in the next two years for these things to be dirt cheap. Just look at ram. When a new DRR'x' comes out, its top dollar, and after a year the price drops to about 1/4 of what it was. You can buy 1GIG stick of DDR3 for like $40. Now $799 for a SSD is a alittle expensive, but i wouldnt doubt by christmas next year to see 120GB SSDs for $200. I cant wait because my laptop needs a bigger HD, and its SATA so thatll be good. Wait, Do the SATA SSDs work with linux?