Bacteria and Virus spread mostly through hand contact. Nothing to do with the head. You are better off kissing someone sick on the cheek than actually shaking hands...
And SCO executive who are building up this mess would get rich selling stock options! No way, this company had to go down to the ground along with the suckers who finance them...
I used to be 87kg (that's 175 pounds), and I started a diet, did lots of sport and finally stopped drinking too often. Now I am 71kg and doing triathlons. Just get the motivation to do some sport and dedicate yourself to it. Do about 7h a week, and you'll feel GREAT!
I haven't seen any post about how outrageous this is. That it mean we nead to pay a license to pay for free software (as in free beer and free speech!) What's going on there?!? I hope SCO will soon die a painfull death. How can they still be credible as a Linux vendor when they go against all is the strength of Linux. ie. independant vendors and freedom. This is a sad day for SCO, let's hope they take it to their grave...
Given how many problems there are with current DVD support, I am not surprised to see that Sony is working on improving it. Most PS2 owners I know use the PS2 as their main DVD reader, even if the current PS2 is quite bad at it. I own one and there are many DVDs it can not read anymore. This is really annoying.
I was considering buying a new one (so I could also link them together to play with friends.) After all, having two TV is a good way to play PS2 games, and watch TV at the same time. It's a must when you're just building up your team in RPGs or doing the endurance races in GT3.
I was thinking of making my next laptop my multimedia platform, but if there is an improved PS2 I might decide otherwise.
Anyway, great move from Sony. Nearly as great as lowering the price...
Ok, let me try to answer this question. You can query objects with attribute X. There are two ways to do that: - have a collection containing a pointer to all the objects you want to query and add an index (to the collection) on the attribute - get a list of all the objects of a given type (there is an API to do this, and usually even some graphical tools), and do your query on that resulting collection (of course there will be no index so it will be slower)
But I agree with what someone said elsewhere, Oracle and co are good at data storage whereas OODB is better at dealing with objects since most of its performance boost can come from the cache. So there are things you can do best with Oracle and things best done with OODB.
Some people need the kind of real time performance that Oracle simply can not provide.
Well there are ways to plan the changes you will be doing. You can write your objects in such a way that you will never need schema evolution even if you need to make changes to your classes. But hey, knowing your application, where it might change and implementing a solution requires some skills...
and like in every object system, it is very important you get the design (and objects) right before you start coding.
If you are thinking of accessing your objects like you are doing with SQL, then you haven't understood how OODB work. As for accessing your objects and doing your queries, there are tools (like Inspector for ObjectStore) than enable you to do just that.
In term of performance, Oracle and co are nowhere near what you can reach with ObjectStore, provided you designed your application well. The 2 main problems with OODB, are: - schema evolution - reporting But these can easily be solved by a good design of your application.
OODB is a skill that needs time mastering. After 4 years, seeing ObjectStore application from various companies, I can tell the difference between the ones where people knew what they were doing, and those from people who didn't have a clue...
There is no way I would prefer to use a Segway over my bike!!! Compare the price, the weight or health benefit of a Segway over a bike... Why would people spend so much money on something as useless as a Segway.
Well apparently people seem to think Segway is pointless too so I am starting to think that there is still some future for the human race.
...for making all those crap films/music in the first place.
Anyway, this is great if it means that they can not leave the US for fear of being prosecuted!
P2P is the greatest thing that came out of the net these last years, those guys should be shot just for trying to stop it.
Anyway, whatever they try will just makes the movement stronger, and in a few years, we will be able to download any film or music from the net. Everybody will have 500Gb disks shared with broadband...
When you think that NASA spent countless $$$ to come up with a pen that would work in space (in a zero grav environment) to come up with a very expensive system (involving ink being put under pression) where each pen would cost over $10,000.
When the obvious solution (used by the Russians) was to use a pencil...
I think that having this kind of question opened to anybody can only help...
I was way overweight (95kg), doing no sports and drinking too much. So I decided to get my health back...
I started on a very strict diet (no crappy food like hamburger) which was mainly salad, pasta and with fish and chicken being the only meat... The trick there is to eat less and count the calories. My aim was to loose 2kg per month (1 pound a week) so I tried to eat for about 1500 calories a day. Of course, I had to cut dramatically on alcohool (no more beer.)
After the first month, to keep motivation going, I joined a gym and started exercising (mainly cardio) for 1 hour 3 times a week. I also did a lot of walking during the WE (the trick for that is: don't use your car!)
I gradually increased the gym workout (because I started liking it) and after about 8 month, I reached my ideal weight of 70kg.
Now, I am training about 1-2 hours a day (doing mostly running, cycling and swimming) and am running triathlons. I have never been as fit and really like my body (and apparently, so do women;o)
My conclusion on all this is that what you really need is motivation. Eating a healthy diet and exercising helps a lot. Loosing weight and building up your body is a lengthy process, so you have to get yourself a goal and keep on working to reach it!
X-Box and Freon will run the same games!
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The idea is just to add a bigger hard disk and a TV tuner to add some Tivo functionalities to the X-Box. I doubt it they will make a $500 console and expect people to make games only for that console. This is never going to work!!!
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Whoever modded this one as Troll is one stupid reader. I find your remark very much to the point. I can't understand how Microsoft is loosing money on each console because of Windows... Surely this is a one off R&D cost. Unless Microsoft (the OS division) is charging the M$ fee for each console sold. That would really be a funny one, but I doubt it works like that...
Yep, this article is so full of errors, simplification... But then, it's target audience is non technical so that's really no surprise!
If Slashdot readers expect to learn about Technical informations on the consoles in the Economist, then they are going to the wrong website. They should try Ars Technica instead...
I remember seeing figures that the PS2 costs $185 with cost being reduced for the newer version with the all-in-one chip design.
The GameCube costs around $100 right now, and cost can be brought down in the future by using the same integration techniques used my Sony.
The X-Box xosts M$ around $350 (source from the Red-Herring) with no real possibility to reduce the cost since all components where already cheap and are provided by third party companies.
Microsoft used of the shelves components to build a cheap PC, but now that PC components have moved beyond that, the costs are not going down... Microsoft is new to the console business and the X-Box fiasco is going to cost them dearly. But hey, they have got money, and they are here to learn. They might get it right eventually (or give this market alltogether.) The future will tell...
Amen to that! I have got a PII 400 laptop and a PS2
My laptop (which I bought for $400) is fast enough for my computer needs. And the PS2 is great for games. I also got a GameBoy advance to play while I am travelling...
Which means I have a totally portable computer/game system suited for all my needs. Besides, it will still be up to date in 1-2 years. Try to do that with a PC without burning all your cash every year!
I wish more people would try to escape to freedom if they were pitted against their peers in a causeless/futile battle... Fleeing, in that case, is an intelligent reaction!!! Well done!
Yes but I am not sure the PS2 is powerfull enough. I mean a PII 400 can't cut the job, and the games you can play on the MAME port are only early 80's.
The X-Box is faster than the PS2 and I am quite convinced (appart from 3d) my laptop is as well.
I would not use it to play since I am more than happy with my PS2, but if I could use it to watch my DivX CDs and play music, that would be nice.
I have a laptop (a PII 400) which is a tad too slow to play DivX but is more than enough for my computer needs (Java programming, word processing and so on...)
Now, if I could also play MAME on it and play my MP3 CDs, that would be swell!!! And doing all that on the expense of M$ is just the cherry on the cake;o)
It's cool, I got to play Tempest, Miss PacMan, Defender, Donkey Kong, Crystal Castle and Centipede with their original controls on a Vintage arcade machine... And it was free!!!
Now the rest of the exhibit was featuring some computer games and many console games as well. But this did not bring much since you can play this using an emulator (the original joypad are not much better than any cheap PC joypad.) The recent games (X-Box, PS2 and GameCube, PC...) can all be played in video games stores.
There were also some cool material on some games but not much more than what you would find in the preview section of any game magazine. And also some handheld I remember playing as a kid.
So was it worth it? I would say yes if you are really into retro gaming (and are an avid MAME fan like me who wants to play the original thing), but I would not go to London just for that! Go The End/AKA to do some serious clubbing the night before (it's both good fun, and get's you in the right mood to play video games;o)
If you are into more modern games (late 80' and 90's area), keep your £11 and go to the Trocadero and play R360. That's some wicked game!
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Bacteria and Virus spread mostly through hand contact. Nothing to do with the head. You are better off kissing someone sick on the cheek than actually shaking hands...
KDE's website is protesting as well.
And SCO executive who are building up this mess would get rich selling stock options! No way, this company had to go down to the ground along with the suckers who finance them...
If it raises by 900% it's value is 10x more not 900x
So, you invest 1$ and get 10$
How many companies does it take to change a lightbulb?
answer: 3. But i fail to see where the joke is...
I used to be 87kg (that's 175 pounds), and I started a diet, did lots of sport and finally stopped drinking too often.
Now I am 71kg and doing triathlons. Just get the motivation to do some sport and dedicate yourself to it. Do about 7h a week, and you'll feel GREAT!
I haven't seen any post about how outrageous this is. That it mean we nead to pay a license to pay for free software (as in free beer and free speech!)
What's going on there?!?
I hope SCO will soon die a painfull death. How can they still be credible as a Linux vendor when they go against all is the strength of Linux. ie. independant vendors and freedom.
This is a sad day for SCO, let's hope they take it to their grave...
Given how many problems there are with current DVD support, I am not surprised to see that Sony is working on improving it.
Most PS2 owners I know use the PS2 as their main DVD reader, even if the current PS2 is quite bad at it. I own one and there are many DVDs it can not read anymore. This is really annoying.
I was considering buying a new one (so I could also link them together to play with friends.) After all, having two TV is a good way to play PS2 games, and watch TV at the same time. It's a must when you're just building up your team in RPGs or doing the endurance races in GT3.
I was thinking of making my next laptop my multimedia platform, but if there is an improved PS2 I might decide otherwise.
Anyway, great move from Sony. Nearly as great as lowering the price...
Ok, let me try to answer this question.
You can query objects with attribute X. There are two ways to do that:
- have a collection containing a pointer to all the objects you want to query and add an index (to the collection) on the attribute
- get a list of all the objects of a given type (there is an API to do this, and usually even some graphical tools), and do your query on that resulting collection (of course there will be no index so it will be slower)
But I agree with what someone said elsewhere, Oracle and co are good at data storage whereas OODB is better at dealing with objects since most of its performance boost can come from the cache.
So there are things you can do best with Oracle and things best done with OODB.
Some people need the kind of real time performance that Oracle simply can not provide.
Well there are ways to plan the changes you will be doing. You can write your objects in such a way that you will never need schema evolution even if you need to make changes to your classes.
But hey, knowing your application, where it might change and implementing a solution requires some skills...
and like in every object system, it is very important you get the design (and objects) right before you start coding.
If you are thinking of accessing your objects like you are doing with SQL, then you haven't understood how OODB work. As for accessing your objects and doing your queries, there are tools (like Inspector for ObjectStore) than enable you to do just that.
In term of performance, Oracle and co are nowhere near what you can reach with ObjectStore, provided you designed your application well.
The 2 main problems with OODB, are:
- schema evolution
- reporting
But these can easily be solved by a good design of your application.
OODB is a skill that needs time mastering. After 4 years, seeing ObjectStore application from various companies, I can tell the difference between the ones where people knew what they were doing, and those from people who didn't have a clue...
There is no way I would prefer to use a Segway over my bike!!!
Compare the price, the weight or health benefit of a Segway over a bike...
Why would people spend so much money on something as useless as a Segway.
Well apparently people seem to think Segway is pointless too so I am starting to think that there is still some future for the human race.
...for making all those crap films/music in the first place.
Anyway, this is great if it means that they can not leave the US for fear of being prosecuted!
P2P is the greatest thing that came out of the net these last years, those guys should be shot just for trying to stop it.
Anyway, whatever they try will just makes the movement stronger, and in a few years, we will be able to download any film or music from the net. Everybody will have 500Gb disks shared with broadband...
When you think that NASA spent countless $$$ to come up with a pen that would work in space (in a zero grav environment) to come up with a very expensive system (involving ink being put under pression) where each pen would cost over $10,000.
When the obvious solution (used by the Russians) was to use a pencil...
I think that having this kind of question opened to anybody can only help...
Ok, here goes my story...
;o)
I was way overweight (95kg), doing no sports and drinking too much.
So I decided to get my health back...
I started on a very strict diet (no crappy food like hamburger) which was mainly salad, pasta and with fish and chicken being the only meat... The trick there is to eat less and count the calories. My aim was to loose 2kg per month (1 pound a week) so I tried to eat for about 1500 calories a day.
Of course, I had to cut dramatically on alcohool (no more beer.)
After the first month, to keep motivation going, I joined a gym and started exercising (mainly cardio) for 1 hour 3 times a week.
I also did a lot of walking during the WE (the trick for that is: don't use your car!)
I gradually increased the gym workout (because I started liking it) and after about 8 month, I reached my ideal weight of 70kg.
Now, I am training about 1-2 hours a day (doing mostly running, cycling and swimming) and am running triathlons. I have never been as fit and really like my body (and apparently, so do women
My conclusion on all this is that what you really need is motivation. Eating a healthy diet and exercising helps a lot. Loosing weight and building up your body is a lengthy process, so you have to get yourself a goal and keep on working to reach it!
The idea is just to add a bigger hard disk and a TV tuner to add some Tivo functionalities to the X-Box.
I doubt it they will make a $500 console and expect people to make games only for that console. This is never going to work!!!
Whoever modded this one as Troll is one stupid reader.
I find your remark very much to the point. I can't understand how Microsoft is loosing money on each console because of Windows... Surely this is a one off R&D cost. Unless Microsoft (the OS division) is charging the M$ fee for each console sold. That would really be a funny one, but I doubt it works like that...
Yep, this article is so full of errors, simplification... But then, it's target audience is non technical so that's really no surprise!
If Slashdot readers expect to learn about Technical informations on the consoles in the Economist, then they are going to the wrong website. They should try Ars Technica instead...
I remember seeing figures that the PS2 costs $185 with cost being reduced for the newer version with the all-in-one chip design.
The GameCube costs around $100 right now, and cost can be brought down in the future by using the same integration techniques used my Sony.
The X-Box xosts M$ around $350 (source from the Red-Herring) with no real possibility to reduce the cost since all components where already cheap and are provided by third party companies.
Microsoft used of the shelves components to build a cheap PC, but now that PC components have moved beyond that, the costs are not going down...
Microsoft is new to the console business and the X-Box fiasco is going to cost them dearly. But hey, they have got money, and they are here to learn.
They might get it right eventually (or give this market alltogether.) The future will tell...
Amen to that!
I have got a PII 400 laptop and a PS2
My laptop (which I bought for $400) is fast enough for my computer needs.
And the PS2 is great for games.
I also got a GameBoy advance to play while I am travelling...
Which means I have a totally portable computer/game system suited for all my needs. Besides, it will still be up to date in 1-2 years.
Try to do that with a PC without burning all your cash every year!
He he! Good one!
I wish more people would try to escape to freedom if they were pitted against their peers in a causeless/futile battle... Fleeing, in that case, is an intelligent reaction!!! Well done!
Yes but I am not sure the PS2 is powerfull enough.
I mean a PII 400 can't cut the job, and the games you can play on the MAME port are only early 80's.
The X-Box is faster than the PS2 and I am quite convinced (appart from 3d) my laptop is as well.
I would not use it to play since I am more than happy with my PS2, but if I could use it to watch my DivX CDs and play music, that would be nice.
;o)
I have a laptop (a PII 400) which is a tad too slow to play DivX but is more than enough for my computer needs (Java programming, word processing and so on...)
Now, if I could also play MAME on it and play my MP3 CDs, that would be swell!!!
And doing all that on the expense of M$ is just the cherry on the cake
It's cool, I got to play Tempest, Miss PacMan, Defender, Donkey Kong, Crystal Castle and Centipede with their original controls on a Vintage arcade machine... And it was free!!!
;o)
Now the rest of the exhibit was featuring some computer games and many console games as well. But this did not bring much since you can play this using an emulator (the original joypad are not much better than any cheap PC joypad.) The recent games (X-Box, PS2 and GameCube, PC...) can all be played in video games stores.
There were also some cool material on some games but not much more than what you would find in the preview section of any game magazine. And also some handheld I remember playing as a kid.
So was it worth it? I would say yes if you are really into retro gaming (and are an avid MAME fan like me who wants to play the original thing), but I would not go to London just for that!
Go The End/AKA to do some serious clubbing the night before (it's both good fun, and get's you in the right mood to play video games
If you are into more modern games (late 80' and 90's area), keep your £11 and go to the Trocadero and play R360. That's some wicked game!