FYI, commas go inside quotes. The same holds true for periods, etc.
Although, I've always disliked this; whenever I end a sentence with a quote I always feel like I'm adding punctuation that wasn't in the original text...
That's the first thing that came to my mind too. Here's the quote:
There are some hundred billion (10^11) galaxies, each with, on the average, a hundred billion stars. In all the galaxies, there are perhaps as many planets as stars, 10^11 x 10^11 = 10^22, ten billion trillion. In the face of such overpowering numbers, what is the likelihood that only one ordinary star, the Sun, is accompanied by an inhabited planet? Why should we, tucked away in some forgotten corner of the Cosmos, be so fortunate? To me, it seems far more likely that the universe is brimming over with life. But we humans do not yet know. We are just beginning our explorations. The only planet we are sure is inhabited is a tiny speck of rock and metal, shining feebly by reflected sunlight, and at this distance utterly lost."
Carl Sagan, "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean," Cosmos"
You wrote: I've got red hair, bright red. I've got freckles too, though fewer now than when i was a kid. I'm 20 now.... i think i have a higher than average tolerance for pain.
I'm exactly same, except I'm 23. And not only do I think I have an above average pain tolerance, but I've been told this by medical professionals: by my high school football team's trainer (when I had a severely in-grown toenail), by an orthopedic surgeon (when I had apophysitis), and by an oral surgeon (when I had my wisdom teeth removed and developed "open sockets").
In fact, they all said pretty much the same sentence: "Wow! You must have a really high tolerance for pain."
One thing I noticed about the article is this: all the subjects were female. Perhaps their conclusions should be restated to say that "redheaded WOMEN require more anesthesia."
I downloaded the cookbook, saw the first recipe, and thought: "That sounds pretty good."
So I went to the kitchen and made myself iSpy's "Good French Toast for one geek." And I must say it was "Good" it was it was "French Toast" and it fed "one geek!" Just as promised.:)
After some searching, I finally found some of the Sanger Center's hardware specs (by clicking on the Compaq Nonstop link at the bottom of the main page).
Basically, they used a boat load of Alpha's (R.I.P.) -- EV5's, EV56's and EV6's --, 48 Pentium Linux machines, and some more from SGI and Sun.
Ok, there seems to be some confusion here as to what EV6 actually is.
EV6 is the code name for the 21264 Alpha. (Yes, EV67 is the code name for 21264A and EV68 is the code name for 21264B. And of course, EV7 is the code name for the upcoming 21364.)
AMD licensed the EV6 Bus from DEC for use with K7.
Here's a question: Is the L600 and/or the XBox going to come with a VGA connector?
It seems to me that all of the great graphics are going to be wasted on a standard TV. Why not let me hook the beast up to my 19 inch Sony Trinitron monitor with its.25mm dot pitch and 85Hz refresh rate?
Also, I'm assuming there are going to be some fantastic hacks to both "consoles." It would suck to have to use a TV when I'm using my L600 as a PC.
Here's a list of people against that I gathered from RIAA's website:
-- Elton John -- Lou Reed -- Lars Ulrich, Metallica -- Victoria Shaw, country music singer/songwriter -- Art Alexakis, Everclear -- Matt Johnson of The The -- The Push Stars -- Denyce Graves, RCA Victor Red Seal, Classical recording artist -- Scott Stapp, lead singer/ lyricist for Creed -- DJ Scratch, artist/producer -- Anastacia, Daylight/Epic recording artist -- Aimee Mann -- Deborah Harry of Blondie -- Bif Naked -- Kristin Hersh, Throwing Muses -- Mike Greene, President and CEO of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences -- Ron Stone, Gold Mountain Management (represents Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Ziggy Marley and others) -- Mike Robertson, Mike Robertson Management (represents Nitty Gritty Dirt band, Wade Hayes, BlackHawk and others) -- Ken Crear, Creative Management Group (represents Next, Sisqo, Mary Mary and others) -- Chris Robinson, Black Crowes -- Jonatha Brook -- Morgan Rose, Sevendust -- Cliff Burnstein, Q Prime Management (represents Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica) -- Miles Copeland (manager for Sting) -- Sean "Puffy" Combs, CEO, Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. -- Simon Renshaw, Senior Management (personal manager of the Dixie Chicks) -- Rusty Harmon, Fishco Management (represents Hootie & The Blowfish) -- Frank Breeden, President, Gospel Music Association, Inc. -- Jeff Cameron, Jeff Hanson Management & Promotions (represents Creed and other artists) -- Robert Holleyman, President and CEO, Business Software Alliance
Did you check Compaq and Samsung's marketing company's website? Alpha Processor Inc. They have a list of system vendor's. You'll probably be able to find a EV56 machine for around $2000.
What is impossible to find is a place that will sell you just a motherboard or just an Alpha. If I could go out and buy my own EV6 and mb and build the rest of the machine around it, I would have done so a long time ago.
[ I haven't had the time to read all of the other replies, so I hope this isn't redundant, but here's what I need to say. ]
The fact of the matter is, you either believe that anyone who is a criminal should be allowed to make money off of their crimes, or you are a hypocrite. So what is it?
It's neither. I am for the Constitution. I am for my Bill of Rights.
Amendment I: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
As you see it's not as simple as agreeing or disagreeing with a criminal's actions. Do I condone a murder's criminal activity? No. Do they have the right to write a book describing their crimes or how to be a murder yourself? Yes. Do others have the right to read this book? Yes. Do others have the right to act out this book? Of course not.
So does Kevin Mitnick have the right to become a speaker? Of course. Denying this would deny him his First Amendment Rights of Free Speech. Denying this would deny others their First Amendment Rights to Peacefully Assemble.
But more importantly denying a criminal's rights to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" after he has served his time would be the worst violation, for these right's are "unalienable."
In conclusion, if you are an American or if you believe in the Bill of Rights, you must help fight for Kevin Minick's rights. It doesn't matter if you agree, disagree, or are indifferent towards his actions. The rights to Freedom of Speech, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are the most important rights a person has. Without these we cease to be human. Violating one person's "unalienable" rights eventually violates everyone.
True. True. But the decent bits were few and far between.
If we want the once great Lucas camp to start producing quality again, we need to stop sending Greedy George our hard earned cash until he pulls his head out of his ass.
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Wrong.
Well, at least not any more. (Yes fabbing Alphas was part of the whole patent violation settlement.)
But now, that's what Samsung is for.
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What I'm really looking for is a EV6 and motherboard. (I had fun building the rest of the box around my EV56 and 164LX board.) Anyone know where these can be found?
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Why would anyone use an alpha processor?
Well performance for one. Have you seen the specs on these things? And like the other Anonymous Coward pointed out: quality. You have to think of this not as a Compaq product but as one from Digital Semiconductor. The guys who not only created Alpha, but StrongARM, PCI Bridge, and other networking components (e.g. Tulip). To me, Digital Semiconductor is the most respected name in the industry.
Now the real question: Why would anyone use an Intel processor?
I'll be the first to point out that I have limited experiance with the x86 architecture. But I'll also be the first to point out that this architecture is terrible! I mean when I think about the performance (and quality) that goes into the majority of the worlds desktops -- as an engineer and geek I'm disgusted!
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Hopefully fire departments will be able to afford this technology so that fire fighters will be able to see people through the smoke of the fire...
FYI, commas go inside quotes. The same holds true for periods, etc.
Although, I've always disliked this; whenever I end a sentence with a quote I always feel like I'm adding punctuation that wasn't in the original text...
That's the first thing that came to my mind too. Here's the quote:
There are some hundred billion (10^11) galaxies, each with, on the average, a hundred billion stars. In all the galaxies, there are perhaps as many planets as stars, 10^11 x 10^11 = 10^22, ten billion trillion. In the face of such overpowering numbers, what is the likelihood that only one ordinary star, the Sun, is accompanied by an inhabited planet? Why should we, tucked away in some forgotten corner of the Cosmos, be so fortunate? To me, it seems far more likely that the universe is brimming over with life. But we humans do not yet know. We are just beginning our explorations. The only planet we are sure is inhabited is a tiny speck of rock and metal, shining feebly by reflected sunlight, and at this distance utterly lost."
Carl Sagan, "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean," Cosmos"
My favorite D'Argo quote and the preceding Crichton quote when both are faced with certain death:
Crichton: Why am I not afraid?
D'Argo: Fear accompanies the possibility of death. Calm shepherds its certainty.
You wrote: I've got red hair, bright red. I've got freckles too, though fewer now than when i was a kid. I'm 20 now. ... i think i have a higher than average tolerance for pain.
I'm exactly same, except I'm 23. And not only do I think I have an above average pain tolerance, but I've been told this by medical professionals: by my high school football team's trainer (when I had a severely in-grown toenail), by an orthopedic surgeon (when I had apophysitis), and by an oral surgeon (when I had my wisdom teeth removed and developed "open sockets").
In fact, they all said pretty much the same sentence: "Wow! You must have a really high tolerance for pain."
One thing I noticed about the article is this: all the subjects were female. Perhaps their conclusions should be restated to say that "redheaded WOMEN require more anesthesia."
Bill
How about this statistic (and fantastic irony) from fax.com's own buisness page:
At Fortune 500 companies, 41% of telecom costs are from faxing.
Bill
Digital.com redirects you to Compaq.com which redirects you to HP.com!
It's a fun ride! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Bill
I saw that too ... and quickly got a screen capture.
a d.jpg
:) or maybe it should be :(
For those of you who didn't see it, you can check out my cap. here: http://www.eng.uc.edu/~wwelch/first_slashdot_big_
Bill
Disclaimer: I boot Linux at home on my Alpha, but I'm at school now so I'm stuck with Windows.
I downloaded the cookbook, saw the first recipe, and thought: "That sounds pretty good."
:)
So I went to the kitchen and made myself iSpy's "Good French Toast for one geek." And I must say it was "Good" it was it was "French Toast" and it fed "one geek!" Just as promised.
Can't wait to try some more.
Bill
I believe the comparison you are talking about is here: www.compaq.com/hpc/ref/ref_alpha_ia64.pdf
Better get it quick before it mysterisouly disappears like all other pro-Alpha/anti-IA64 material...
Bill
After some searching, I finally found some of the Sanger Center's hardware specs (by clicking on the Compaq Nonstop link at the bottom of the main page).
Basically, they used a boat load of Alpha's (R.I.P.) -- EV5's, EV56's and EV6's --, 48 Pentium Linux machines, and some more from SGI and Sun.
Here's a link to the slide.
Ok, there seems to be some confusion here as to what EV6 actually is.
/Bill
EV6 is the code name for the 21264 Alpha. (Yes, EV67 is the code name for 21264A and EV68 is the code name for 21264B. And of course, EV7 is the code name for the upcoming 21364.)
AMD licensed the EV6 Bus from DEC for use with K7.
I hope this clears everything up.
No doubt.
/. page!
/Bill
The best part is that the original story is still under the "Friday" header on the right of the main
It runs Java, huh?
... but you'll be driving the SLOWEST CAR EVER!
/bill
So bascially, you can drive it anywhere
Now that I think more about it...
/bill
Will either have a keyboard/mouse connection?
Here's a question: Is the L600 and/or the XBox going to come with a VGA connector?
.25mm dot pitch and 85Hz refresh rate?
/bill
It seems to me that all of the great graphics are going to be wasted on a standard TV. Why not let me hook the beast up to my 19 inch Sony Trinitron monitor with its
Also, I'm assuming there are going to be some fantastic hacks to both "consoles." It would suck to have to use a TV when I'm using my L600 as a PC.
Here's a list of people against that I gathered from RIAA's website:
-- Elton John
-- Lou Reed
-- Lars Ulrich, Metallica
-- Victoria Shaw, country music singer/songwriter
-- Art Alexakis, Everclear
-- Matt Johnson of The The
-- The Push Stars
-- Denyce Graves, RCA Victor Red Seal, Classical recording artist
-- Scott Stapp, lead singer/ lyricist for Creed
-- DJ Scratch, artist/producer
-- Anastacia, Daylight/Epic recording artist
-- Aimee Mann
-- Deborah Harry of Blondie
-- Bif Naked
-- Kristin Hersh, Throwing Muses
-- Mike Greene, President and CEO of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
-- Ron Stone, Gold Mountain Management (represents Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Ziggy Marley and others)
-- Mike Robertson, Mike Robertson Management (represents Nitty Gritty Dirt band, Wade Hayes, BlackHawk and others)
-- Ken Crear, Creative Management Group (represents Next, Sisqo, Mary Mary and others)
-- Chris Robinson, Black Crowes
-- Jonatha Brook
-- Morgan Rose, Sevendust
-- Cliff Burnstein, Q Prime Management (represents Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica)
-- Miles Copeland (manager for Sting)
-- Sean "Puffy" Combs, CEO, Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc.
-- Simon Renshaw, Senior Management (personal manager of the Dixie Chicks)
-- Rusty Harmon, Fishco Management (represents Hootie & The Blowfish)
-- Frank Breeden, President, Gospel Music Association, Inc.
-- Jeff Cameron, Jeff Hanson Management & Promotions (represents Creed and other artists)
-- Robert Holleyman, President and CEO, Business Software Alliance
Here is the link: http://www.riaa.com/Napster.cfm
I also believe Eminem is against.
Did you check Compaq and Samsung's marketing company's website? Alpha Processor Inc. They have a list of system vendor's. You'll probably be able to find a EV56 machine for around $2000.
What is impossible to find is a place that will sell you just a motherboard or just an Alpha. If I could go out and buy my own EV6 and mb and build the rest of the machine around it, I would have done so a long time ago.
Bill
[ I haven't had the time to read all of the other replies, so I hope this isn't redundant, but here's what I need to say. ]
The fact of the matter is, you either believe that anyone who is a criminal should be allowed to make money off of their crimes, or you are a hypocrite. So what is it?
It's neither. I am for the Constitution. I am for my Bill of Rights.
Amendment I: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
As you see it's not as simple as agreeing or disagreeing with a criminal's actions. Do I condone a murder's criminal activity? No. Do they have the right to write a book describing their crimes or how to be a murder yourself? Yes. Do others have the right to read this book? Yes. Do others have the right to act out this book? Of course not.
So does Kevin Mitnick have the right to become a speaker? Of course. Denying this would deny him his First Amendment Rights of Free Speech. Denying this would deny others their First Amendment Rights to Peacefully Assemble.
But more importantly denying a criminal's rights to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" after he has served his time would be the worst violation, for these right's are "unalienable."
In conclusion, if you are an American or if you believe in the Bill of Rights, you must help fight for Kevin Minick's rights. It doesn't matter if you agree, disagree, or are indifferent towards his actions. The rights to Freedom of Speech, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are the most important rights a person has. Without these we cease to be human. Violating one person's "unalienable" rights eventually violates everyone.
True. True. But the decent bits were few and far between.
If we want the once great Lucas camp to start producing quality again, we need to stop sending Greedy George our hard earned cash until he pulls his head out of his ass.
Wrong.
Well, at least not any more. (Yes fabbing Alphas was part of the whole patent violation settlement.)
But now, that's what Samsung is for.
You can find a list of vendor's on API's website.
What I'm really looking for is a EV6 and motherboard. (I had fun building the rest of the box around my EV56 and 164LX board.) Anyone know where these can be found?
Why would anyone use an alpha processor?
Well performance for one. Have you seen the specs on these things?
And like the other Anonymous Coward pointed out: quality.
You have to think of this not as a Compaq product but as one from Digital Semiconductor. The guys who not only created Alpha, but StrongARM, PCI Bridge, and other networking components (e.g. Tulip). To me, Digital Semiconductor is the most respected name in the industry.
Now the real question: Why would anyone use an Intel processor?
I'll be the first to point out that I have limited experiance with the x86 architecture. But I'll also be the first to point out that this architecture is terrible! I mean when I think about the performance (and quality) that goes into the majority of the worlds desktops -- as an engineer and geek I'm disgusted!