Isn't it ironic that, because of Windows and its problems, the phrase "win-win" has come to mean something more like "loss loss"? We should now call a mutual gains situation "lin-lin" instead:)
When I hear people whining, hopelessly, about how MS is abusing them, I tell them that I never have that sort of problem. If they want to know why, I tell them.
I agree, but I also think here is also the problem why people are not switching to free and better software. Switching would imply admitting they were wrong when they chose MS products.
I think one reason why this one is so ugly is the combination of an 11-sided shape with the rectangular computer components. While both shapes by themselves are regular and esthetic, their combination creates weird angles that are not so regular. That's why rectangular cases can be quite pretty, even though they use the same old shapes that beige boxes do.
I think that mostly, the dearth of FW devices is driven by the understanding that USB is still more common than FW, especially on the previous generation of PC laptops (many of which didn't have FW ports built in).
One more problem with laptops is the 4-pin version of Firewire that doesn't supply power. Thus you need a separate power supply for all devices connected to it.
For an example of a sensible (slightly higher-level) language, consider the Fortran example from the autovectorization page:
DIMENSION A(1000000), B(1000000), C(1000000) READ*, X, Y A = LOG(X); B = LOG(Y); C = A + B PRINT*, C(500000) END
Notice the lack of an array index. These are true vector operations to begin with, so it is already assumed that the array elements are independent, therefore the log and addition can be parallelized safely.
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I think the main reason it hasn't been done is the following..
If you know your code is parallelizable, you should not have to serialize it by yourself, only to be parallelized back again. It would be a waste of effort for you and the compiler. You should be using a library to handle the parallelity, or use a sensible language instead of C. This is a case where a higher-level language can actually be more efficient than C, because C is too low-level and assumes too much about the hardware.
Interesting (but please use a link next time). I particularly liked this quote:
"I actually enjoy programming [outside of the Linux kernel] occasionally, because it's a huge relief to not have to be so horribly careful, as you need to be in the kernel"
So it doesn't matter if the tool used to make the kernel has bugs:)
PDF is an evolution of Postscript. It's strength lies (IMHO) in being able to render to paper exactly
what you see on the screen.
I thought PS did this as well.
AFAIK, a major technical difference between them is that while PS is a complete programming language, PDF is not. Which is a good thing because you can guarantee to not have infinite loops when rendering the page (a bad example, but you get the idea).
However, I don't see how this is a problem with PS in practice. In fact I think PS has several benefits, for example many printers grok the language so you don't have to shuffle it around between various formats (though some printers understand PDF too).
This brings to mind a question: is there a way to print a PS file directly from Windows to a network printer? It's a little frustrating if you have to open the file with something like Ghostview, when it ends up as PS anyway. (Locally, you'd just copy the file into LPT1 or whatever, so I emphasize the question relating to network printers.)
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Isn't it ironic that, because of Windows and its problems, the phrase "win-win" has come to mean something more like "loss loss"? We should now call a mutual gains situation "lin-lin" instead :)
True, but this happens with stage3 installs as well. As the grandparent said, earlier stages teach very little, they only add to compilation time.
I agree, but I also think here is also the problem why people are not switching to free and better software. Switching would imply admitting they were wrong when they chose MS products.
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I've been using neti for years to improve my nasal bandwidth. I had no idea they made it into a distributed.project...
I think it should be "umop apisdn".
The difference is that regular Tetris is evil by nature, whereas this one uses an algorithm to simulate evil.
I love this line! Particularly as it's not only funny but insightful. I also thought of a variant:
Begun, this browser war has.
I think one reason why this one is so ugly is the combination of an 11-sided shape with the rectangular computer components. While both shapes by themselves are regular and esthetic, their combination creates weird angles that are not so regular. That's why rectangular cases can be quite pretty, even though they use the same old shapes that beige boxes do.
One more problem with laptops is the 4-pin version of Firewire that doesn't supply power. Thus you need a separate power supply for all devices connected to it.
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Notice the lack of an array index. These are true vector operations to begin with, so it is already assumed that the array elements are independent, therefore the log and addition can be parallelized safely.
If you know your code is parallelizable, you should not have to serialize it by yourself, only to be parallelized back again. It would be a waste of effort for you and the compiler. You should be using a library to handle the parallelity, or use a sensible language instead of C. This is a case where a higher-level language can actually be more efficient than C, because C is too low-level and assumes too much about the hardware.
Such power radiating from a square centimetre requires a die temperature of about 28000 Kelvin (using Stefan-Boltzmann law :)
You could always use a Trojan to prevent trojans...
"I actually enjoy programming [outside of the Linux kernel] occasionally, because it's a huge relief to not have to be so horribly careful, as you need to be in the kernel"
So it doesn't matter if the tool used to make the kernel has bugs :)
iMagine a Beowulf Cluster coming to iLife!
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Yes, but the point was to enable easy sharing for other users in the car. RTFA.
Should the OS present a confirmation dialog every time there might be some bad consequences? This is so Windows, and gets annoying pretty quickly.
I thought PS did this as well.
AFAIK, a major technical difference between them is that while PS is a complete programming language, PDF is not. Which is a good thing because you can guarantee to not have infinite loops when rendering the page (a bad example, but you get the idea).
However, I don't see how this is a problem with PS in practice. In fact I think PS has several benefits, for example many printers grok the language so you don't have to shuffle it around between various formats (though some printers understand PDF too).
This brings to mind a question: is there a way to print a PS file directly from Windows to a network printer? It's a little frustrating if you have to open the file with something like Ghostview, when it ends up as PS anyway. (Locally, you'd just copy the file into LPT1 or whatever, so I emphasize the question relating to network printers.)
Moreover, what does PDF do that Postscript doesn't?
Freehand + Illustrator = Frustrator
X is Roman for 10... so it should probably be either 10.4 or X.IV ;)