I remember there was a company that tried this a few years ago. They created a server with something like 3500 CPUs, consuming roughly 1500 watts.
I don't believe it ever caught on. Since it wasn't x86 or ARM, porting software would probably be incredibly expensive. Also, splitting tasks between that many cores or CPU is... difficult.
It's probably not that different. These processors have smaller dies, so making a half-dozen of them or a regular desktop CPU probably takes the same amount of power.
Their bandwidth cap is far too low. Their most expensive plans would cap at 60GB, and least expensive closer to 10GB or 20GB.
Teksavvy currently offers 200GB/mo for $30/mo, then $10 for the next 100GB.
With Bell's UBB restricting their pricing, they'd have to charge closer to $40/mo for 60GB bandwidth, and then ludicrous fees for overages. ($1/GB, $2.50/GB, whatever)
Some people are genetically fat, and some are genetically slim. Most people are in the middle, and exercising and eating healthy will keep the weight off.
Myself... I'm slim. I can shovel food down and never gain any weight. Doesn't matter if I exercise or not.
But I eat quite healthily now because of some food allergies that cropped up. Lately I've been exercising because it's embarrassing panting after running a single block.:P
Don't assume that because you're slim or fat, you are or aren't healthy.
When Linux is already as recognizable a name as Mac, iPod, Coke, or Nike, and everyone knows that "it's just another alternative to Mac or Windows," then we can make ads like this to push the "freedom" aspect of it.
Ever walk into a grocery store and ask a group of people if they've heard of linux?
I was surprised that the first time I did it, almost half of them had.
These are clueless people that probably can't even pick up their email (heck, some didn't even have computers), but they had heard of linux. Almost all had no idea what it was(1 out of ~20), but I'm betting they each know some tech-guy that mentioned it in a long rant at some point, and the word stuck.:P
Recently I was visiting my Grandma at an old age home, when someone came up to me and asked me about Linux. Apparently being young qualifies me to answer about what it is - but luckily I am somewhat qualified.
My point: The term is fairly common anywhere you find technology, even if it isn't explained to most people.
The official winner has a very professional air to it. It's like some of those old Microsoft commercials on TV that involved sketching everything, and never actually said what the product was.
If Microsoft spent millions to come up with something like that, then spent millions more to put it on TV, chances are it's a winner regardless of how you personally feel.
You'd be surprised how many systems lack a console, or don't respond to other java.lang.System methods.
I actually had to go back and change some settings on my dev machines to get the console to exist! Before that it was just "NullPointerException" over and over.
There's new batteries coming out that charge much quicker. Full charge in a couple hours; 60 to 80% in less than ten minutes. I believe Zenn Motors was teaming up with the company that made them - but I can't remember that company's name.
But honestly, I feel that air powered cars have the least environmental impact. They can be filled up just like gas, except the air can be compressed anywhere. Their efficiency is great, and there's no real danger of explosions... The only flaw is the limited tank size, which means you'll have to fill up a lot.
1) Some versions don't do anything. v1.1.5 works, but v1.1.6 and most earlier versions don't. It seems to be an issue ignoring UPnP/NAT-PMP settings. My router doesn't have UPnP enabled...
2) Deluge randomly moves files back to the finished_download location. You can move them anywhere on your computer, but if you still have the torrent in Deluge, it'll find it and drag it back. (sometimes) Solution is to only move files if they're in the incomplete_download location. I can't believe this bug still exists.
3) The UI randomly blanked itself in earlier versions. Sometimes double-clicking something would blank it out. (White screen - all you can do is right-click the icon and quit)
4) Occasionally the GUI crashes and cannot be started again properly without a reboot. Even restarting the X server doesn't fix it.
5) It randomly resizes columns to the minimum size possible, which means I have to manually resize them back so they are visible.
6) With large numbers of torrents it sometimes fails to detect the downloaded files, which either results in a "Checking x%" or "Error 0%" status. If enough files need to be re-checked, Deluge may hang and not download anything.
7) Deluge will hang and may corrupt your current downloads if you remove a torrent that also removes a category.
When I had two "Error" torrents, a new category for it popped up on the left. I clicked on that, removed both torrents. The category vanished, and then the GUI got farked and did nothing. I had to reboot Ubuntu to fix it. All torrents that were downloading at the time had to restart from 0%.
8) I had another Error torrent later, which I tried to move to a different folder. It accepted it, but the file didn't move there. (confirmed in Nautilus) I moved it back, to the original folder, and the GUI got farked again. Same as #7 - had to reboot, and all currently downloading torrents were corrupted.
Deluge strikes me as alpha or beta quality software. It has so many horrible bugs that it leaves me wondering where the devs learned to code. It lacks polish, and even the simplest bugs take a half-year to fix. This is strange, since Python is so easy to change/perfect, and simple enough that most people don't get lost in endless lines of code.
FYI, Deluge is the one I'm currently using... it's better than Transmission. *shudders*
A piece of software I wanted to install recently had two procedures - one for Xorg 7.0 and above, and one for earlier versions.
Xorg -version reports a lot of crap, but never a useful/comparable version number.
X.Org X Server 1.5.2 Release Date: 10 October 2008 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux UbuntuViaBox 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Wed Apr 1 20:57:48 UTC 2009 i686 Build Date: 09 March 2009 10:48:54AM xorg-server 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3.1 (buildd@rothera.buildd)
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org/
to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present
Microsoft HAVE to develop better stuff, otherwise alternatives start growing. Linux is the best thing that could happened to MS-Windows owners.
FOSS is great. Free is great.
Applications like Firefox, Paint dot Net, uTorrent, Apache, etc. are all wonderful pieces of software, and while they may or may not compare to commercial alternatives, they do damn good jobs nomatter what OS they are running on.
Unfortunately, it seems to be quality FOSS, the software has to have a Windows version in addition to other versions.
I've yet to find any linux-only FOSS that was polished, bug-free, and had a developer working on it that would correct major bugs promptly.
I think it took me all of 30 minutes to utterly break every single linux torrent client available. None of them are what I'd call "stable".
So I suppose you could say... Windows is the best thing that happened to Linux, because without something to strive for, most devs would be twiddling their thumbs rather than innovating or re-innovating.
(Note: The point of this post was to use the opposite argument of the guy above. I'm not a troll.:P )
I just can't see how anyone could get excited over one though.
You seem to be forgetting one important detail: Regardless of the look or style, they'll never reach enough production to satisfy demand. There's millions of people in North America that would buy a car because it's electric, and I don't foresee them selling millions of cars any time soon.
Until those eco nuts(I'm one of them) quench their electric car thirst, these things will sell like hotcakes.
I think the point of the article is, it scales well. The GPU code isn't heavily CPU dependant, so with a powerful GPU, you can really ramp up the graphics quality and amount of stuff onscreen.
ES 2.0 support is interesting. It means it might work on devices like the Pandora or iPhone, with some modifications.
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It's rather like taking a stroll down Main St. in one of those western cowboy movies.
Anyone know how powerful a big electro magnet would have to be to suck debris within say... a mile, towards it?
Yep! I recognize the pics on their site. Was definitely them.
Looks like they've updated their hardware - 64bit now, with close to 6k processors. (cores, probably)
I remember there was a company that tried this a few years ago. They created a server with something like 3500 CPUs, consuming roughly 1500 watts.
I don't believe it ever caught on. Since it wasn't x86 or ARM, porting software would probably be incredibly expensive. Also, splitting tasks between that many cores or CPU is... difficult.
It's probably not that different. These processors have smaller dies, so making a half-dozen of them or a regular desktop CPU probably takes the same amount of power.
How the heck did you get modded Informative?
Twice, no less!
Their bandwidth cap is far too low. Their most expensive plans would cap at 60GB, and least expensive closer to 10GB or 20GB.
Teksavvy currently offers 200GB/mo for $30/mo, then $10 for the next 100GB.
With Bell's UBB restricting their pricing, they'd have to charge closer to $40/mo for 60GB bandwidth, and then ludicrous fees for overages. ($1/GB, $2.50/GB, whatever)
This directly impacts me, and I don't like it. :P
It's a spectrum, like most everything else.
Some people are genetically fat, and some are genetically slim. Most people are in the middle, and exercising and eating healthy will keep the weight off.
Myself... I'm slim. I can shovel food down and never gain any weight. Doesn't matter if I exercise or not.
But I eat quite healthily now because of some food allergies that cropped up. Lately I've been exercising because it's embarrassing panting after running a single block. :P
Don't assume that because you're slim or fat, you are or aren't healthy.
Replacing ~8 million consoles? I have no idea how much that cost! =P Can anyone here do the math?
When Linux is already as recognizable a name as Mac, iPod, Coke, or Nike, and everyone knows that "it's just another alternative to Mac or Windows," then we can make ads like this to push the "freedom" aspect of it.
Ever walk into a grocery store and ask a group of people if they've heard of linux?
I was surprised that the first time I did it, almost half of them had.
These are clueless people that probably can't even pick up their email (heck, some didn't even have computers), but they had heard of linux. Almost all had no idea what it was(1 out of ~20), but I'm betting they each know some tech-guy that mentioned it in a long rant at some point, and the word stuck. :P
Recently I was visiting my Grandma at an old age home, when someone came up to me and asked me about Linux. Apparently being young qualifies me to answer about what it is - but luckily I am somewhat qualified.
My point: The term is fairly common anywhere you find technology, even if it isn't explained to most people.
I don't know... that one seems rather corny.
The official winner has a very professional air to it. It's like some of those old Microsoft commercials on TV that involved sketching everything, and never actually said what the product was.
If Microsoft spent millions to come up with something like that, then spent millions more to put it on TV, chances are it's a winner regardless of how you personally feel.
You'd be surprised how many systems lack a console, or don't respond to other java.lang.System methods.
I actually had to go back and change some settings on my dev machines to get the console to exist! Before that it was just "NullPointerException" over and over.
I'm pretty sure it'd fail to compile if the class was missing...
They say the System methods that are disabled are not relevant. I assume it's like calling System.exit() in an applet... there's just no point to.
There's new batteries coming out that charge much quicker. Full charge in a couple hours; 60 to 80% in less than ten minutes. I believe Zenn Motors was teaming up with the company that made them - but I can't remember that company's name.
But honestly, I feel that air powered cars have the least environmental impact. They can be filled up just like gas, except the air can be compressed anywhere. Their efficiency is great, and there's no real danger of explosions... The only flaw is the limited tank size, which means you'll have to fill up a lot.
Any competent admin should've locked down all the systems on a critical network.
This means autorun disabled, no permissions to install drivers, etc. etc.;
You can't block everything - lots of Portable Apps will run on locked down systems - but most of those are fine and probably boost productivity.
What is this task scheduler thingy?
Oh right, I deleted that. :D
Yep, I've tried it.
1) Some versions don't do anything. v1.1.5 works, but v1.1.6 and most earlier versions don't. It seems to be an issue ignoring UPnP/NAT-PMP settings. My router doesn't have UPnP enabled...
2) Deluge randomly moves files back to the finished_download location. You can move them anywhere on your computer, but if you still have the torrent in Deluge, it'll find it and drag it back. (sometimes) Solution is to only move files if they're in the incomplete_download location. I can't believe this bug still exists.
3) The UI randomly blanked itself in earlier versions. Sometimes double-clicking something would blank it out. (White screen - all you can do is right-click the icon and quit)
4) Occasionally the GUI crashes and cannot be started again properly without a reboot. Even restarting the X server doesn't fix it.
5) It randomly resizes columns to the minimum size possible, which means I have to manually resize them back so they are visible.
6) With large numbers of torrents it sometimes fails to detect the downloaded files, which either results in a "Checking x%" or "Error 0%" status. If enough files need to be re-checked, Deluge may hang and not download anything.
7) Deluge will hang and may corrupt your current downloads if you remove a torrent that also removes a category.
When I had two "Error" torrents, a new category for it popped up on the left. I clicked on that, removed both torrents. The category vanished, and then the GUI got farked and did nothing. I had to reboot Ubuntu to fix it. All torrents that were downloading at the time had to restart from 0%.
8) I had another Error torrent later, which I tried to move to a different folder. It accepted it, but the file didn't move there. (confirmed in Nautilus) I moved it back, to the original folder, and the GUI got farked again. Same as #7 - had to reboot, and all currently downloading torrents were corrupted.
Deluge strikes me as alpha or beta quality software. It has so many horrible bugs that it leaves me wondering where the devs learned to code. It lacks polish, and even the simplest bugs take a half-year to fix. This is strange, since Python is so easy to change/perfect, and simple enough that most people don't get lost in endless lines of code.
FYI, Deluge is the one I'm currently using... it's better than Transmission. *shudders*
I messed up the power management in my Ubuntu install. I'll be upgrading (well, wiping then upgrading) because I want it back.
How do I find out which version of Xorg I have?
A piece of software I wanted to install recently had two procedures - one for Xorg 7.0 and above, and one for earlier versions.
Xorg -version reports a lot of crap, but never a useful/comparable version number.
X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux UbuntuViaBox 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Wed Apr 1 20:57:48 UTC 2009 i686
Build Date: 09 March 2009 10:48:54AM
xorg-server 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3.1 (buildd@rothera.buildd)
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
I assumed I had at least 7.0...
Microsoft HAVE to develop better stuff, otherwise alternatives start growing. Linux is the best thing that could happened to MS-Windows owners.
FOSS is great. Free is great.
Applications like Firefox, Paint dot Net, uTorrent, Apache, etc. are all wonderful pieces of software, and while they may or may not compare to commercial alternatives, they do damn good jobs nomatter what OS they are running on.
Unfortunately, it seems to be quality FOSS, the software has to have a Windows version in addition to other versions.
I've yet to find any linux-only FOSS that was polished, bug-free, and had a developer working on it that would correct major bugs promptly.
I think it took me all of 30 minutes to utterly break every single linux torrent client available. None of them are what I'd call "stable".
So I suppose you could say... Windows is the best thing that happened to Linux, because without something to strive for, most devs would be twiddling their thumbs rather than innovating or re-innovating.
(Note: The point of this post was to use the opposite argument of the guy above. I'm not a troll. :P )
I just can't see how anyone could get excited over one though.
You seem to be forgetting one important detail: Regardless of the look or style, they'll never reach enough production to satisfy demand. There's millions of people in North America that would buy a car because it's electric, and I don't foresee them selling millions of cars any time soon.
Until those eco nuts(I'm one of them) quench their electric car thirst, these things will sell like hotcakes.
You don't have to buy them. You can get titanium dioxide from donuts and use that to enhance your solar cells.
Our food really is filled with crap!
I think the point of the article is, it scales well. The GPU code isn't heavily CPU dependant, so with a powerful GPU, you can really ramp up the graphics quality and amount of stuff onscreen.
ES 2.0 support is interesting. It means it might work on devices like the Pandora or iPhone, with some modifications.
I had a 512MB SD card way back. I used it to debug some software, so it kept writing short logs onto the SD card.
Eventually the logs started getting corrupted. I cleared the card, re-formatted, and the capacity had dropped to 448MB.
So... what are you going to do with your $10,000?
10,000 songs? :/
Can that iTunes gift certificate be used for a new MacBook, or am I stuck with music?
This game says Motherload.
But Dictionary.com agrees with you.