I was listening to a song on the PC and it was like 'beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep' And then, like, half of my audio collection was gone And I was like, 'Hmmm?!' It devoured my mp3s I had some really good albums And then I had to download them all again and I had to do it fast so I couldn't get 'em all It's kind of... a... bummer My name is Eric Krout, and I'm definitely going to compile the Helix DNA client source on October 29th!
It's well-known and well-documented that Intel chips just don't perform up to par with equivalent chips from their main counterpart, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices).
Why?
Simply put, most modern processor are said to be pipelined; that is, rather than executing instructions sequentially, they execute several different instructions at a time, but just in different stages. And, overall, any AMD chip that you have will get just as much work done per clock cycle than an Intel processor at the same clock rate.
So, a 1.4GHz Athlon from AMD will benchmark much more quickly and give better results than any 1.4GHz-clock Intel chip.
Furthermore, they're a hell of a lot cheaper than Intel chips, and if you use a proper heat sink and fan(s), they'll last you many, many years.
I really feel that the music industry has, quite simply, realized that they're on the out-and-out, so to speak. With the advent of faster networking technologies over the past few years, and the number of kids attending 4-year colleges (all of whom have broadband connections), the industry truly feels that they lose $0.20 with every *.mp3, *.ogg, and *.wma file that's exchanged via TCP/IP.
Here's some sage advice (from here originally): "If you really want a change, don't vote for either party -- vote Libertarian if you're on the right, Green Party if you're on the left, and independant otherwise. Both parties are in the pockets of big business, and that's bad both for those who advocate freedom from the government as well as those who despise deregulation.
The more we have third party, the closer we get to fairer, European-style representation."
... why I don't use phones, period. Well, to be perfectly honest, I call my girlfriend when she really needs/wants me to, but other than that, I stay away from both cell and normal phones.
Cell phones are not very reliable. Calls are dropped all of the time. I've had conversations where one of the two parties involved has had to call back two, three, even four times because of lost reception. Also, many towns don't want cell towers, so you may find while driving down I-95 that certain areas just kill your cell phone's reception.
I also don't *want* to be reached sometimes, especially by a boss or other superior. Cellphones eliminate that freedom because you're always "plugged in" to the (digital)/(rest of the) world. That means eight hour work days turn into 9 hour work days, and you may get a call while at a baseball game on Saturday or church Sunday morning.
I just set-up my personal voicemail box today (2 or 3 months into the school year), but that was only because my mom was about to disown me if I didn't do so. I tell her I prefer email, but she prefers the phone. So, I can't win there, and she's my mom, so...
I also don't like people who can barely drive to begin with to use cellphones on the road. I know there have been studies that show it's worse than driving drunk!
Anyway, this ends my rant...sorry for running-on so terribly, but I really hate cellphones:-D
Nah, I'd say putting IIS on every corporate server will better ensure that you're needed every minute of every day of every year for the next couple decades;-)
I mean, just imagine running a Beowulf cluster of WindowsUpdate scripts to keep IIS attack/virus-free!
A.) There's now a correct proof of the Poincare problem! B.) Jon Katz no longer posts to Slashdot! C.) Chris D. starts his own gaming company; plans to fill-in Part 2 of the traditional Steps 1, 2, & 3 to Profit! D.) Microsoft is now the largest paid advertiser on Slashdot.org, the be-all-end-all for all Open-Source/Free-Software news
Anything you can make for $100, we can make for $40,' Chen says, summing up his commercial philosophy.
Yeah, and KIA cars cost $8,000 and a mid-level Mercedes is around $45,000. But if I had a choice, I'd definitely tend to side with the German-engineered, reliable Mercedes over the quickly-slapped-together-in-as-little-time-and-for -as-little-$-as-possible KIA.
I hereby propose that Microsoft Excel be renamed "Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Analysis Software Featuring Smart Tags & Task Panes To Simplify Common Tasks & Help You Create, Analyze, & Find Data While Utilizing Fast Floating Point Calculations Based On Traditional Block-Style Graph Paper Format".
I wanted live-action, photo-realistic rendering of my friend during his football game.
So, rather than using a digital camera, I made the smart (and obvious) choice to have an art student draw some scenes onto a 3'x6' cow carcass with a palette of 16 different paints.
In hindsight, seeing how she intuitively grasped the essential elements and pared the decision tree makes me glad that I left my Canon at home!
People in real jobs often have to perform cost analysis, which usually includes a study of potential client demographics, etc. This is how they make money for their companies, and how they keep their jobs. I assure you that a little bit of sound research based on industry facts goes a long way.
So, if 99.2% of everyone they expect to visit their site uses Internet Explorer 5 or greater, has Macromedia Flash installed, and thus, has Windows Media Player as well, why *wouldn't* they use an MS-only solution if it's cheaper than the alternative.
Last time I checked, people running GNU/Linux as their only desktop operating system, browsing with the Phoenix Web browser, and encoding/downloading all their music in *.ogg format were in the minority rather than the majority of computer users.
So think before you flame the seemingly anti-Free/OpenSource software crowd. Capitalism and free-market enterprises, whether you like it or not, are the norm here in 21st century America.
OK, so Wal-mart, K-mart, and Quicky-marts can sell Eminem albums (and lots of 'em), but they won't dare sell videogames with 16-bit color depth-versions of naked women?
So the following sample of Eminem lyrics -- "Ya'll niggas wanna dead..Then wanna ride..Ya'll know the niggas that be steady screamin'.. (Fuck you!).. It's murda murda.. you know it's murda murda.. We scream it.. we yell it.. we livin' murda murda murda" -- is perfectly wholesome, family-oriented poetry, but the aforementioned dorky BMX racing game is just too crude to sell?
Just like one of the posters said on the accompanying message board, this is nothing but capitalism working as it normally does, and working quite well.
"Developers have the right to make it. Stores have the right to carry it or shun it. We have the right to buy it, ignore it or shop elsewhere."
Sure, it serves as an eye-popper and conversation piece for news outlets since there's (gasp!) nudity in a video game, but it's not like 99.6% of all 15-year old guys haven't already seen a naked woman on video, in a magazine, or (hopefully;-D) in person.
Apple Maintenance Program for Mac OS X Server...I think the Apple folks need to start realizing that, with Mac OS X, they now have a whole new "type" of user. These new Mac zealots are often scientists, engineers, and your run-of-the-mill computer geek, all of whom are accustomed to frequently updating their software (and hardware, in some cases) to the very latest that's available.
Apple will quickly upset their new (and some old) users if they continue to charge another $100.00 or so every few months with each new 10.x release of OS X.
Perhaps it could be called a "power-user" program (rather than "maintenence"), but would provide an all-access "ticket" to ftp.apple.com (or a Windows Update-like Web script).
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1986.
'Nuff said.
I was listening to a song on the PC and it was like 'beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep'
And then, like, half of my audio collection was gone
And I was like, 'Hmmm?!'
It devoured my mp3s
I had some really good albums
And then I had to download them all again and I had to do it fast so I couldn't get 'em all
It's kind of... a... bummer
My name is Eric Krout, and I'm definitely going to compile the Helix DNA client source on October 29th!
It will most surely revolutionize the way our world, as a whole, works!!!!!!!!
;-) ...
(Well, or maybe just create another directory (mkdir helix) of useless code (#include <iostream>; int main() { return 0; }) over at SourceForge
In less than two days, the code will be released to the public !
Finally, a multi-platform media player backed by a large (think $$$) corporation with quite a big market share.
Of course, it's not entirely "free", but it's still quite a nice step forward for the OSS/FS crowd.
It's well-known and well-documented that Intel chips just don't perform up to par with equivalent chips from their main counterpart, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices).
Why?
Simply put, most modern processor are said to be pipelined; that is, rather than executing instructions sequentially, they execute several different instructions at a time, but just in different stages. And, overall, any AMD chip that you have will get just as much work done per clock cycle than an Intel processor at the same clock rate.
So, a 1.4GHz Athlon from AMD will benchmark much more quickly and give better results than any 1.4GHz-clock Intel chip.
Furthermore, they're a hell of a lot cheaper than Intel chips, and if you use a proper heat sink and fan(s), they'll last you many, many years.
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I really feel that the music industry has, quite simply, realized that they're on the out-and-out, so to speak. With the advent of faster networking technologies over the past few years, and the number of kids attending 4-year colleges (all of whom have broadband connections), the industry truly feels that they lose $0.20 with every *.mp3, *.ogg, and *.wma file that's exchanged via TCP/IP.
Here's some sage advice (from here originally): "If you really want a change, don't vote for either party -- vote Libertarian if you're on the right, Green Party if you're on the left, and independant otherwise. Both parties are in the pockets of big business, and that's bad both for those who advocate freedom from the government as well as those who despise deregulation.
The more we have third party, the closer we get to fairer, European-style representation."
I've been able to find very little information online (after weeks of research) so I must take it to America's best and brightest.
Um, this is Slashdot, dude...
You don't need a phone to get your car towed. Just park in the crip space.
I think you mean push it to the crip space.
... why I don't use phones, period. Well, to be perfectly honest, I call my girlfriend when she really needs/wants me to, but other than that, I stay away from both cell and normal phones.
...
:-D
Cell phones are not very reliable. Calls are dropped all of the time. I've had conversations where one of the two parties involved has had to call back two, three, even four times because of lost reception. Also, many towns don't want cell towers, so you may find while driving down I-95 that certain areas just kill your cell phone's reception.
I also don't *want* to be reached sometimes, especially by a boss or other superior. Cellphones eliminate that freedom because you're always "plugged in" to the (digital)/(rest of the) world. That means eight hour work days turn into 9 hour work days, and you may get a call while at a baseball game on Saturday or church Sunday morning.
I just set-up my personal voicemail box today (2 or 3 months into the school year), but that was only because my mom was about to disown me if I didn't do so. I tell her I prefer email, but she prefers the phone. So, I can't win there, and she's my mom, so
I also don't like people who can barely drive to begin with to use cellphones on the road. I know there have been studies that show it's worse than driving drunk!
Anyway, this ends my rant...sorry for running-on so terribly, but I really hate cellphones
Eric Krout dot com, ya'll...
Now that's how you ensure job security!
;-)
Nah, I'd say putting IIS on every corporate server will better ensure that you're needed every minute of every day of every year for the next couple decades
I mean, just imagine running a Beowulf cluster of WindowsUpdate scripts to keep IIS attack/virus-free!
Headline News:
Berman P2P Bill Struck Down in Senate; Other Palindromes (Such As the Following) Seek Safe-Haven
To lay aside life,
draw, set age.
Never one deed unfit
can a deity do
(by no mere ceremony).
Body tied-
An act if nude Eden or Eve
negates war.
Defiled, I say a lot.
Your wish is my command (even though you're an arrogant know-nothing prick).
Flat Screen Monitor Sales to Reign This Year; Smart Computer Users Stick with CRTs, Cite Sub-par 25-50HZ Refresh Rate of LCD Diodes
-- Eric Krout
A.) There's now a correct proof of the Poincare problem!
B.) Jon Katz no longer posts to Slashdot!
C.) Chris D. starts his own gaming company; plans to fill-in Part 2 of the traditional Steps 1, 2, & 3 to Profit!
D.) Microsoft is now the largest paid advertiser on Slashdot.org, the be-all-end-all for all Open-Source/Free-Software news
My brain needs a reboot.
EricKrout.com
I hereby propose that Microsoft Excel be renamed "Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Analysis Software Featuring Smart Tags & Task Panes To Simplify Common Tasks & Help You Create, Analyze, & Find Data While Utilizing Fast Floating Point Calculations Based On Traditional Block-Style Graph Paper Format".
I wanted live-action, photo-realistic rendering of my friend during his football game.
So, rather than using a digital camera, I made the smart (and obvious) choice to have an art student draw some scenes onto a 3'x6' cow carcass with a palette of 16 different paints.
In hindsight, seeing how she intuitively grasped the essential elements and pared the decision tree makes me glad that I left my Canon at home!
EricKrout.com
Should've been from the highly irrelevant-dept I think, especially considering that Blender has now been Open-Sourced! [U.S. Mirror | Dutch Mirror]
People in real jobs often have to perform cost analysis, which usually includes a study of potential client demographics, etc. This is how they make money for their companies, and how they keep their jobs. I assure you that a little bit of sound research based on industry facts goes a long way.
So, if 99.2% of everyone they expect to visit their site uses Internet Explorer 5 or greater, has Macromedia Flash installed, and thus, has Windows Media Player as well, why *wouldn't* they use an MS-only solution if it's cheaper than the alternative.
Last time I checked, people running GNU/Linux as their only desktop operating system, browsing with the Phoenix Web browser, and encoding/downloading all their music in *.ogg format were in the minority rather than the majority of computer users.
So think before you flame the seemingly anti-Free/OpenSource software crowd. Capitalism and free-market enterprises, whether you like it or not, are the norm here in 21st century America.
OK, so Wal-mart, K-mart, and Quicky-marts can sell Eminem albums (and lots of 'em), but they won't dare sell videogames with 16-bit color depth-versions of naked women?
So the following sample of Eminem lyrics -- "Ya'll niggas wanna dead..Then wanna ride..Ya'll know the niggas that be steady screamin'.. (Fuck you!).. It's murda murda.. you know it's murda murda.. We scream it.. we yell it.. we livin' murda murda murda" -- is perfectly wholesome, family-oriented poetry, but the aforementioned dorky BMX racing game is just too crude to sell?
Just like one of the posters said on the accompanying message board, this is nothing but capitalism working as it normally does, and working quite well.
;-D) in person.
"Developers have the right to make it. Stores have the right to carry it or shun it. We have the right to buy it, ignore it or shop elsewhere."
Sure, it serves as an eye-popper and conversation piece for news outlets since there's (gasp!) nudity in a video game, but it's not like 99.6% of all 15-year old guys haven't already seen a naked woman on video, in a magazine, or (hopefully
Apple Maintenance Program for Mac OS X Server...I think the Apple folks need to start realizing that, with Mac OS X, they now have a whole new "type" of user. These new Mac zealots are often scientists, engineers, and your run-of-the-mill computer geek, all of whom are accustomed to frequently updating their software (and hardware, in some cases) to the very latest that's available.
Apple will quickly upset their new (and some old) users if they continue to charge another $100.00 or so every few months with each new 10.x release of OS X.
Perhaps it could be called a "power-user" program (rather than "maintenence"), but would provide an all-access "ticket" to ftp.apple.com (or a Windows Update-like Web script).
Yeah, security's pointless.
Banks should just focus on hiring prettier, more friendly tellers rather than ensuring their online banking systems and ATM transactions are secure.
And while they're at it they should replace those cheap little lollipops with Tootsie-Pops or something...
As with most groundbreaking papers in academia, Robbins' piece starts off with "Hi there."