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  1. Linode.com on Ask Slashdot: Best Inexpensive VPS Provider? · · Score: 2

    I've had a vm at Linode for several years now, and couldn't be happier.

    Full root access with oob-console access, choice of distros, and the ability to do anything legal that you want.

      -Jeff

  2. Great book! on Effective Java · · Score: 1

    This is a great book for those who know some about Java, and want to know more.

    Also, if you ever get a chance to see Joshua speak, go for it! He's a really engaging speaker, much better than the rest of us nerds :-)

  3. What I really want to know is... on Pioneer 10 Still Running After 30 years · · Score: 1

    If Pioneer 10 were running Microsloft Windows, how many times would it have to be rebooted on the trip?

    Gives in-flight reboot new meaning.

    And yes, I know that Windows wasn't around when it was launched...

    -Jeff

  4. Re:What are these still used for? on Sun's New Workstations and Graphics Cards · · Score: 1

    Try getting a PC that has 8GB+ of ram :-)

    We have several applications that routinely need more than 2GB of physical memory to run. It's just not easy to do that in a x86/amd box.

    Besides, who pays list price for Sun hardware?

    -Jeff

  5. When will 128 bit strike? Here's my take on 64-bit Computing: Looking Forward to 2002 · · Score: 1

    (At least from Intel)

    8 bit - 8008 - 1972
    16 bit - 8088 - 1978 (1.3 bits/year)
    32 bit - 80386 - 1985 (2.3 bits/year)
    64bit - Itanium - 2001 (2 bits/year)
    128 bit - ?? - 2026? (2.5 bits/year?)

    I can't imagine what I would do with a 2^64 address space, let alone 2^128...

    -Jeff