I'm seeing some improvement, but not much because most servers out there are bandwidth throttled for a single connection anyway - they aren't serving at 3Mbps per connection, so you won't get anything faster from a single download point.
Either you run in very different circles than I do or else your DSL is simply not providing the 3mbit. I have 5mbit from roadrunner and I routinely download files via http and ftp at 500k/sec+. It's actually rather unusual to see my connection not being saturated on any decent site. And my own servers at a colo facility are all 100mbit, which can obviously feed a whole lot of 3mbit connections...
Well Farscape may have had something to do with the fact that what you're saying is completely untrue. Stargate whooped Farscape each and every week (I don't recall the exact numbers but it was around 2:1) AND cost less to produce.
I love Farscape and I am sad that it won't be back, but saying it was the most popular show on Sci-Fi is just wrong.
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What are you talking about? Jobs bought Pixar from Lucasfilm in 1986, not 1995. The article is talking about taking stock options that were not given to the other founders (I don't know anything about that).
Do you Firefox users actually prefer editing a 10 page config file rather than having a nicely-laid out preferences window? I hope you realize the only reason so many useful settings have been stripped from Firefox is because they think its users are too stupid to handle them. I don't know about you, but this is insulting to me.
As a (primarily) OS X user, the Mozilla suite's preferences window OFFENDS me. It is repugnant. I cannot fathom how any human being with even a rudimentary grasp of proper user interface design could possibly believe that the Mozilla suite is an example of a well thought-out preferences window.
There is such a thing as exposing too many configuration options to the end user, and Mozilla 1.x embodies that pitfall. Firefox embraced minimalism and found that there are many like-minded people out there.
Of course, that's not to say that Firefox is without problems. It currently behaves so far out of the expectations of a native Mac app that I only use it on Linux and Windows, but it is leaps and bounds ahead of the UI that used to come out of Mozilla developers.
Not much of a limb considering they've already announced that they are considering a CPU package 1 processor for licensing even if it has dual cores. So yes, "Home" versions will assuredly support 2 processors.
Grab Deep Thought. boinc CLI is definitely not for the vast majority of OS X users, but Deep Thought makes things simple and mac-like. (Although they do have an obsession with metal windows, bleh).
You make it sound like a joke, but ask some IBM or Intel employees who hold dozens of patents how much money their genius has earned them.
Of course, that's not to say that every patent is a genius idea, or that large numbers of patents deserve proportionally larger reward, but incentives programs do not typically account for the value of the patent to a company.
"I ask if anyone in the room has ever downloaded or uploaded a movie or TV show in HD quality to or from a P2P network. No one has ever raised their hand. That is in spite of the fact that HDTV has been in the clear, over the air since 1998."
/me raises hand a few hundred times... I realize I am in a small (but growing) group of people, but I download HD content on a regular basis. Not just DVD resolution HD transcodes, but full 720p and 1080i MPEG-2 transport streams, XviD rips, and WMV9. Mark is right that less people will download as files get bigger, but bandwidth is on the upswing again (6mbps seems to be becoming more widespread for cable modems), and more efficient codecs like h.264 will help bring down sizes again. Not to mention borrowing media from your friends. Size will only slow down, not stop piracy.
Mark's assertion that by this time next year we'll be looking at 1TB drives for 25 cents per GB might be a bit optimistic as well.;)
This is great news. I want any application I own on any platform (OS X/Windows/Linux/Zeta!) to be capable of streaming to an Airport Express. I can't imagine that this would really upset Apple since you're still buying their hardware. It just lets you use the hardware with more applications. If iTunes is still the best and most elegant way, people will use that.
Of course...Apple isn't always logical like that, and there may be some precedent set that would injure them in court some time later.
I'm confused. All the technology is there? What about the technology to build carbon nanotubes of sufficient length to actually make the thing? That seems like a rather obviously lacking area which is preventing the construction of an elevator. Perhaps there's been some kind of advance of which I was not aware?
It's already been pointed out that you're an idiot, but you clearly watched a release labeled "CAM". Releases labeled "TS" or "telesync" are tripod mounted cameras that typically reside in the projection booth and are patched directly into the audio feed (rather than being recorded by the camera's microphone).
"Keeping in mind the recent Slashdot story about a Hafnium bomb, more security measures are needed, and fast."
I don't know where to begin with this. We should be more afraid because of technology we don't even have yet (and may never have) might get into the hands of terrorists? Do they have some massive R&D lab hidden in the mountains near Pakistan? And what does a theoretical isotope bomb have to do with our current nuclear stockpile?
I'd like to see a reputable source regarding the claim that RiceTec marketed a genetically modified version of basmati rice as regular rice legally. And hopefully when you say "genetically modified" you meant done in laboratory since cross-pollination is also genetic modification. The US has extremely strict rules on the sale of (laboratory) genetically modified food. However, it CAN make it to market, unlike some other countries.
What you're looking for is kqueue support in the Finder. When the FS is updated then the kernel can notify apps that they should refresh. Eliminates polling and fixes every bit of the problem you're talking about. Unfortunately it didn't make it into 10.3, but hopefully it will be in 10.4.
Of course I've glossed over some of the other very cool features of kqueue, but quite honestly I'm looking forward to fixing the Finder's polling crap the most.
What? That's simply not true. 10.2 had no upgrade pricing, neither did 10.3. 10.1 was free (or $20 if you couldn't get to an Apple Store), but 10.0 was not free if you bought the beta.
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Either you run in very different circles than I do or else your DSL is simply not providing the 3mbit. I have 5mbit from roadrunner and I routinely download files via http and ftp at 500k/sec+. It's actually rather unusual to see my connection not being saturated on any decent site. And my own servers at a colo facility are all 100mbit, which can obviously feed a whole lot of 3mbit connections...
Well Farscape may have had something to do with the fact that what you're saying is completely untrue. Stargate whooped Farscape each and every week (I don't recall the exact numbers but it was around 2:1) AND cost less to produce.
I love Farscape and I am sad that it won't be back, but saying it was the most popular show on Sci-Fi is just wrong.
What are you talking about? Jobs bought Pixar from Lucasfilm in 1986, not 1995. The article is talking about taking stock options that were not given to the other founders (I don't know anything about that).
Yeah the CHUD tools are so hard to get ahold of now that you can download them straight from Apple's FTP without even registering for ADC...
g _- _Debugging/Performance_tools/CHUD_4.1.0.dmg.bin
ftp://ftp.apple.com/developer/Tool_Chest/Testin
Clearly they're locking down those developer tools!
As a (primarily) OS X user, the Mozilla suite's preferences window OFFENDS me. It is repugnant. I cannot fathom how any human being with even a rudimentary grasp of proper user interface design could possibly believe that the Mozilla suite is an example of a well thought-out preferences window.
There is such a thing as exposing too many configuration options to the end user, and Mozilla 1.x embodies that pitfall. Firefox embraced minimalism and found that there are many like-minded people out there.
Of course, that's not to say that Firefox is without problems. It currently behaves so far out of the expectations of a native Mac app that I only use it on Linux and Windows, but it is leaps and bounds ahead of the UI that used to come out of Mozilla developers.
Not much of a limb considering they've already announced that they are considering a CPU package 1 processor for licensing even if it has dual cores. So yes, "Home" versions will assuredly support 2 processors.
Grab Deep Thought. boinc CLI is definitely not for the vast majority of OS X users, but Deep Thought makes things simple and mac-like. (Although they do have an obsession with metal windows, bleh).
You make it sound like a joke, but ask some IBM or Intel employees who hold dozens of patents how much money their genius has earned them.
Of course, that's not to say that every patent is a genius idea, or that large numbers of patents deserve proportionally larger reward, but incentives programs do not typically account for the value of the patent to a company.
Now how will I justify my unwillingness to accomplish anything in life.
Actually the 5 hour number is for "slideshows while listening to music" or something to that effect. So not just looking at pictures.
Yeah that must be what it is. Apple invented marketing and nobody else ever does it.
The only reason people will mod your post down is because it adds absolutely nothing to the discussion since it's just plain stupid.
"I ask if anyone in the room has ever downloaded or uploaded a movie or TV show in HD quality to or from a P2P network. No one has ever raised their hand. That is in spite of the fact that HDTV has been in the clear, over the air since 1998."
/me raises hand a few hundred times... I realize I am in a small (but growing) group of people, but I download HD content on a regular basis. Not just DVD resolution HD transcodes, but full 720p and 1080i MPEG-2 transport streams, XviD rips, and WMV9. Mark is right that less people will download as files get bigger, but bandwidth is on the upswing again (6mbps seems to be becoming more widespread for cable modems), and more efficient codecs like h.264 will help bring down sizes again. Not to mention borrowing media from your friends. Size will only slow down, not stop piracy.
;)
Mark's assertion that by this time next year we'll be looking at 1TB drives for 25 cents per GB might be a bit optimistic as well.
This is great news. I want any application I own on any platform (OS X/Windows/Linux/Zeta!) to be capable of streaming to an Airport Express. I can't imagine that this would really upset Apple since you're still buying their hardware. It just lets you use the hardware with more applications. If iTunes is still the best and most elegant way, people will use that.
Of course...Apple isn't always logical like that, and there may be some precedent set that would injure them in court some time later.
Never has a first post confused me more than this one. :)
preach on!
They reuse SSNs actually, so they're in no danger of running out. They're not nearly as unique as VIN.
Virtual monopoly? Wow, I think you need to go look at the sales numbers and rethink that. Owning less than 60% of the market does not a monopoly make.
I'm confused. All the technology is there? What about the technology to build carbon nanotubes of sufficient length to actually make the thing? That seems like a rather obviously lacking area which is preventing the construction of an elevator. Perhaps there's been some kind of advance of which I was not aware?
You can get a BA in Physics from many universities, but its worth is certainly questionable. ;)
It's already been pointed out that you're an idiot, but you clearly watched a release labeled "CAM". Releases labeled "TS" or "telesync" are tripod mounted cameras that typically reside in the projection booth and are patched directly into the audio feed (rather than being recorded by the camera's microphone).
If you want to get this info from the source instead of waiting for /. to post it you can always just visit the Google Blog.
"Keeping in mind the recent Slashdot story about a Hafnium bomb, more security measures are needed, and fast."
I don't know where to begin with this. We should be more afraid because of technology we don't even have yet (and may never have) might get into the hands of terrorists? Do they have some massive R&D lab hidden in the mountains near Pakistan? And what does a theoretical isotope bomb have to do with our current nuclear stockpile?
I'd like to see a reputable source regarding the claim that RiceTec marketed a genetically modified version of basmati rice as regular rice legally. And hopefully when you say "genetically modified" you meant done in laboratory since cross-pollination is also genetic modification. The US has extremely strict rules on the sale of (laboratory) genetically modified food. However, it CAN make it to market, unlike some other countries.
What you're looking for is kqueue support in the Finder. When the FS is updated then the kernel can notify apps that they should refresh. Eliminates polling and fixes every bit of the problem you're talking about. Unfortunately it didn't make it into 10.3, but hopefully it will be in 10.4.
Of course I've glossed over some of the other very cool features of kqueue, but quite honestly I'm looking forward to fixing the Finder's polling crap the most.
What? That's simply not true. 10.2 had no upgrade pricing, neither did 10.3. 10.1 was free (or $20 if you couldn't get to an Apple Store), but 10.0 was not free if you bought the beta.