That can be a misleading test. For me I find that when viewed from on top, my ring finger is clearly longer, and from the bottom, that my pointer is clearly longer. I think this is due to skin flaps where those fingers meet my index finger (and before you jump in here, my hand looks pretty average). The actual length from the end of my finger to the knuckle seems to be the same for both.
I'd be interested in if you had any science for this test or it's just a fable, perpetuated by word of mouth.
It's obviously populated with lots of politicians -- their combined spin is causing the inclination changes. Keep your eyes peeled because there's bound to be another backflip sometime soon.
Is that way it takes 30 fucking seconds for my plasma TV to show a picture after it's turned on? Because i have to wait for a god damn OS to load?
The reason current TV's take longer to load up than previous models is to do with power consumption. Newer models power down almost completely when you press the off button, whilst older models used to remain in more of a standby mode. If you were to unplug an older TV and compare the loading time with a newer one, it would be roughly the same.
In any model TV you have to wait for the electronics to warm up (minimum time would be comparable to switching your monitor on from cold after it was unplugged for a bit).
The scientists may have a bit more work ahead, though, as they don't yet have a qubit state for FILE_NOT_FOUND.
That's only because it is a redundant state. When you search for file X you now get - "At least 50% of file X found in folder Y with at least 90% of its contents intact." Although, immediately after the search, the office assistant still taunts at you when you are not looking.
I'm not the GP poster, but I'd like to answer one of your questions.
seriously, what does OO.o open that MS Office doesn't anyhow?
PDF's (after install of an addon). I've found Open Office can import general de-linearized PDF's very well for editing (PDF files that are linearized can be delinearized with pdfedit). But keep this knowledge under your hat so that there's no need for anyone to create an even worse read-only document format;)
On the subject of geek/nerd stereotypes, since when did geeks suddenly become fat?
I always pictured the stereotypical geek as being skinny, slightly pale, with thick black rimmed circular glasses that look too heavy and about to fall off the nose, uncomfortable looking smiles, odd speech patterns, and slightly squeaky voice*.
In fact, a Google image search seems to support both versions (skinny and fat).
However, from another search I may have found the answer during writing this post. The confusion may have started when gamers became geeky for some unknownst to me reason.
*And no I'm not describing myself. Nor is my intent to insult anyone over stereotypes.
i'm suprised i have to make this point yet again, but there are more machines infected than the whole linux marketshare. until linux is really in the hands of the common newb you won't have an apples and apples comparison.
I know. It's typical isn't it? I've been waiting for a Linux version of Conficker for some months now. That's why I still have to dual boot: I just can't get the same experience using Linux as with Windows.
And before you suggest it, I'm not about to take the trouble to manually downoad and install some other academically written virus as a substitute. Also, typically, deficiencies in WINE stop me from running the Windows virus.
I know there is the whole marketshare thing, but I think there's just more the developers could be doing on a variety of fronts to address what is really a critical problem with Linux.
We compared performance between implementations in C C++ and Fortran. Fortran was consistently faster by a big margin.
I hope you took row major/column major into account and had any libraries using the same mathematical techniques and error margins. C should always have the slight edge in a fair comparison because Fortran tries to make things easy for the programmer (arrays start at 1, IO anything, function/method calling, etc) and is not quite as optimized for speed.
When non coders hear open source they think free as in beer.
I think you have to give non-coders a bit more credit here. When they hear "free software" they may associate it with free-as-in-beer. "Open" implies openness, transparency, etc. "Source" implies point of origin, which in the context of computing means the person(s) coding the application. My view is that a general person either loosely understands the term "open source" or is completely confused.
Plus, context is important too. Without a context, if you heard "open source" you would probably think of computing and free software. If a general person heard "open source" out-of-context, he/she would probably think of a ketchup bottle with it's lid off.
I'll take off my pedant hat in a sec, but you're trying to defend an indefensible and stupid statement made by the GGP. We all make these sometimes*, but I think you just went and made a similar mistake yourself.
One would think that the right way to zero memory would be memset...
You're probably right here. I had in mind memset when I wrote memcpy.
To redeem myself for making such a mistake, I would like to point out that, for repeating patterns of initialisation data, it is probably faster to use a partially unrolled loop.
...I'd like to point out that the internal implementation of memcpy on many platforms will be much faster than the equivilent C using a loop for large copies, including x86/64 due to the use of architecture specific instructions designed to facilitate the operation that most compilers probably don't use even on the highest optimization levels.
Actually, when zeroing a large array it can be faster to use a loop because memcpy has to line up blocks of memory as part of it's operation.
Well drag me to hell...what does an island nation, sitting well below the equator, need with a space program anyhow.
Because future technology may come out of space science and astrophysics. Things like GPS and satellite communications are already here now. But to really benefit from advancements, you have to be properly in it.
And then there's the 'prestige' of not having to send people overseas. It's a good thing that space science is getting funded in Australia along side other scientific disciplines and hospitals.
Probably, but some well placed vigilante hacking could help the world. I mean if they have control how hard would it be to let that person know that they have a trojan. And to give directions on how to remove it
Unfortunately, that process would soon be usurped. There already is a class of malware called "rouge anti-virus" that gives false removal instructions, resulting in infection.
Better would be to plug the holes, and plug them fast enough so that you can't drive the proverbial slow moving truck, carrying a payload of *wares, through them.
I'd be happy if they just take their time and release proper updates. Last update to Jaunty broke my system so badly I could not run anything xorg related. I did fix it. However, it shouldn't have happened.
Technically, it occurred because an old xorg directory was stored in/usr/local/lib in addition to the newer one in/usr/lib, and the older one was first in the path for root. The solution to delete the older files (from some previous Ubuntu version) shouldn't have been necessary.
To reiterate -- I'd be happy for them to take as much time as is reasonable to polish it so that major known bugs are squashed and the upgrade actually works.
KDE is none of these things. KDE is a piece of software. It is a thing, neither a plan, nor an idea, nor a model, nor a design, nor a specification, nor a standard, nor an algorithm, nor a policy. Saying Mandriva implements KDE makes as much sense as saying you implement a sweater when you put it on in the morning.
Years from now you'll regret that post when your Mandriva issued android overloads (running KDE) read it from some archive on the internet.
Some points/questions to consider (from a non-expert in the field):
1.) Do users have to install each driver separately if they are in user-space? The Linux kernel usually comes with the drivers you need (if they are open source).
2.) With user-space driver issues that might be resolved by simply restarting some process there is less incentive for bugs to be fixed quickly - you might just have to deal with a little wait. When you have kernel panics it is not good for the reputation of the manufacturer of the hardware that the driver interacts with. It is in the manufacturer's interest to at least keep an eye out for bugs and performance problems.
3.) Isn't there an overlap between what can be achieved by a monolithic kernel and a micro-kernel? I mean it is all code with the same instruction sets. Surely security and such can be achieved to the same degree in both arrangements. If you're just moving code around, how can the design make it more secure?
I am shocked at my moderation of the parent comment disappearing (before this post). I modded it +1 interesting, commented in another thread as anonymous coward and poof -- the point is now gone.
I am not particularly happy with that, seeing as the system didn't say the point would disappear into oblivion and I could have used another machine to post AC to retain the point.
On the contrary. I've observed that there are still some places that actually use floppy disk drives -- places that are too stingy to get decent computers and will get anything that fell of the back of a truck. And, if this is a business that happened to get a contract from the government for services, then not only you might have to deal with them, but they have no incentive to upgrade.
It has also been pointed out elsewhere that this is worthy of a nerd discussion. I mean come on -- Microsoft, old computer technology, fond memories of cracking open and repeatedly stepping on the insides of broken disks...
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That can be a misleading test. For me I find that when viewed from on top, my ring finger is clearly longer, and from the bottom, that my pointer is clearly longer. I think this is due to skin flaps where those fingers meet my index finger (and before you jump in here, my hand looks pretty average). The actual length from the end of my finger to the knuckle seems to be the same for both.
I'd be interested in if you had any science for this test or it's just a fable, perpetuated by word of mouth.
It's obviously populated with lots of politicians -- their combined spin is causing the inclination changes. Keep your eyes peeled because there's bound to be another backflip sometime soon.
Is that way it takes 30 fucking seconds for my plasma TV to show a picture after it's turned on? Because i have to wait for a god damn OS to load?
The reason current TV's take longer to load up than previous models is to do with power consumption. Newer models power down almost completely when you press the off button, whilst older models used to remain in more of a standby mode. If you were to unplug an older TV and compare the loading time with a newer one, it would be roughly the same.
In any model TV you have to wait for the electronics to warm up (minimum time would be comparable to switching your monitor on from cold after it was unplugged for a bit).
The scientists may have a bit more work ahead, though, as they don't yet have a qubit state for FILE_NOT_FOUND.
That's only because it is a redundant state. When you search for file X you now get - "At least 50% of file X found in folder Y with at least 90% of its contents intact." Although, immediately after the search, the office assistant still taunts at you when you are not looking.
I'm not the GP poster, but I'd like to answer one of your questions.
seriously, what does OO.o open that MS Office doesn't anyhow?
PDF's (after install of an addon). I've found Open Office can import general de-linearized PDF's very well for editing (PDF files that are linearized can be delinearized with pdfedit). But keep this knowledge under your hat so that there's no need for anyone to create an even worse read-only document format ;)
On the subject of geek/nerd stereotypes, since when did geeks suddenly become fat?
I always pictured the stereotypical geek as being skinny, slightly pale, with thick black rimmed circular glasses that look too heavy and about to fall off the nose, uncomfortable looking smiles, odd speech patterns, and slightly squeaky voice*.
In fact, a Google image search seems to support both versions (skinny and fat).
However, from another search I may have found the answer during writing this post. The confusion may have started when gamers became geeky for some unknownst to me reason.
*And no I'm not describing myself. Nor is my intent to insult anyone over stereotypes.
i'm suprised i have to make this point yet again, but there are more machines infected than the whole linux marketshare. until linux is really in the hands of the common newb you won't have an apples and apples comparison.
I know. It's typical isn't it? I've been waiting for a Linux version of Conficker for some months now. That's why I still have to dual boot: I just can't get the same experience using Linux as with Windows.
And before you suggest it, I'm not about to take the trouble to manually downoad and install some other academically written virus as a substitute. Also, typically, deficiencies in WINE stop me from running the Windows virus.
I know there is the whole marketshare thing, but I think there's just more the developers could be doing on a variety of fronts to address what is really a critical problem with Linux.
We compared performance between implementations in C C++ and Fortran.
Fortran was consistently faster by a big margin.
I hope you took row major/column major into account and had any libraries using the same mathematical techniques and error margins. C should always have the slight edge in a fair comparison because Fortran tries to make things easy for the programmer (arrays start at 1, IO anything, function/method calling, etc) and is not quite as optimized for speed.
When non coders hear open source they think free as in beer.
I think you have to give non-coders a bit more credit here. When they hear "free software" they may associate it with free-as-in-beer. "Open" implies openness, transparency, etc. "Source" implies point of origin, which in the context of computing means the person(s) coding the application. My view is that a general person either loosely understands the term "open source" or is completely confused.
Plus, context is important too. Without a context, if you heard "open source" you would probably think of computing and free software. If a general person heard "open source" out-of-context, he/she would probably think of a ketchup bottle with it's lid off.
I'll take off my pedant hat in a sec, but you're trying to defend an indefensible and stupid statement made by the GGP. We all make these sometimes*, but I think you just went and made a similar mistake yourself.
*see above ketchup remark.
I wish they would do something with KDevelop.
I'm afraid there's not they could do with a program that Kultivates Komputer Komputations via Kompiled Kode.
One would think that the right way to zero memory would be memset...
You're probably right here. I had in mind memset when I wrote memcpy.
To redeem myself for making such a mistake, I would like to point out that, for repeating patterns of initialisation data, it is probably faster to use a partially unrolled loop.
...I'd like to point out that the internal implementation of memcpy on many platforms will be much faster than the equivilent C using a loop for large copies, including x86/64 due to the use of architecture specific instructions designed to facilitate the operation that most compilers probably don't use even on the highest optimization levels.
Actually, when zeroing a large array it can be faster to use a loop because memcpy has to line up blocks of memory as part of it's operation.
Well drag me to hell...what does an island nation, sitting well below the equator, need with a space program anyhow.
Because future technology may come out of space science and astrophysics. Things like GPS and satellite communications are already here now. But to really benefit from advancements, you have to be properly in it.
And then there's the 'prestige' of not having to send people overseas. It's a good thing that space science is getting funded in Australia along side other scientific disciplines and hospitals.
Probably, but some well placed vigilante hacking could help the world. I mean if they have control how hard would it be to let that person know that they have a trojan. And to give directions on how to remove it
Unfortunately, that process would soon be usurped. There already is a class of malware called "rouge anti-virus" that gives false removal instructions, resulting in infection.
Better would be to plug the holes, and plug them fast enough so that you can't drive the proverbial slow moving truck, carrying a payload of *wares, through them.
I'd be happy if they just take their time and release proper updates. Last update to Jaunty broke my system so badly I could not run anything xorg related. I did fix it. However, it shouldn't have happened.
Technically, it occurred because an old xorg directory was stored in /usr/local/lib in addition to the newer one in /usr/lib, and the older one was first in the path for root. The solution to delete the older files (from some previous Ubuntu version) shouldn't have been necessary.
To reiterate -- I'd be happy for them to take as much time as is reasonable to polish it so that major known bugs are squashed and the upgrade actually works.
Okay. It's fine you didn't read the article, given this is /.
It's tolerable you didn't read the summary -- again, this is /.
But to mistake a humorous post by another reader about the banning of incandescent lamps for a serious one... where does this madness end?
I mean - what is the point? They're not going to be able to sell the darn thing.
This is research we are talking about here. Lots of good stuff usually comes out as a bi-product down the track.
KDE is none of these things. KDE is a piece of software. It is a thing, neither a plan, nor an idea, nor a model, nor a design, nor a specification, nor a standard, nor an algorithm, nor a policy. Saying Mandriva implements KDE makes as much sense as saying you implement a sweater when you put it on in the morning.
Years from now you'll regret that post when your Mandriva issued android overloads (running KDE) read it from some archive on the internet.
Some points/questions to consider (from a non-expert in the field):
1.) Do users have to install each driver separately if they are in user-space? The Linux kernel usually comes with the drivers you need (if they are open source).
2.) With user-space driver issues that might be resolved by simply restarting some process there is less incentive for bugs to be fixed quickly - you might just have to deal with a little wait. When you have kernel panics it is not good for the reputation of the manufacturer of the hardware that the driver interacts with. It is in the manufacturer's interest to at least keep an eye out for bugs and performance problems.
3.) Isn't there an overlap between what can be achieved by a monolithic kernel and a micro-kernel? I mean it is all code with the same instruction sets. Surely security and such can be achieved to the same degree in both arrangements. If you're just moving code around, how can the design make it more secure?
Perhaps I should have seen that fast reply coming, but I was too fermion in my position.
Just out of interest, my botnet eventually returned the following:
n! / ( (n-r)! r! ) as the number of maximum possible botnets producible with n botpoints, r=4, and n>=4.
The maximum botnet value that can be created from N botpoints, is left as an exercise to the astute Slashdot read.
What a cop out! It's not like you couldn't take the time to find out the answer on your local botnet -- seems just about everyone has one these days.
A maser is a coherent microwave beam. A laser is a more generic light beam (visible light mostly). An x-ray laser is a coherent beam of x-ray light.
The 'ASER' part in each stands for Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
There ain't any beauty up one comment, down one from the GP - only in the top and bottom of this string of quarky posts.
I am shocked at my moderation of the parent comment disappearing (before this post). I modded it +1 interesting, commented in another thread as anonymous coward and poof -- the point is now gone.
I am not particularly happy with that, seeing as the system didn't say the point would disappear into oblivion and I could have used another machine to post AC to retain the point.
On the contrary. I've observed that there are still some places that actually use floppy disk drives -- places that are too stingy to get decent computers and will get anything that fell of the back of a truck. And, if this is a business that happened to get a contract from the government for services, then not only you might have to deal with them, but they have no incentive to upgrade.
It has also been pointed out elsewhere that this is worthy of a nerd discussion. I mean come on -- Microsoft, old computer technology, fond memories of cracking open and repeatedly stepping on the insides of broken disks...