I'm a fan of virtualization as well, for the reasons you mentioned (migration).
But what if you're doing something that uses inodes in a big way:
1) caching. I had a case where tens of thousands of files were needed to be stored in a single subdirectory. It got really slow after 30k.
Yeah, you'll say don't do that. But some people may need/want to for various reasons. ReiserFS allows you to do that.
The question is, how does the virtualized environment provide with or interact with real filesystems. And how does that impact performance?
Real filesystems (AFAIK) have some sort of relation to the physical cylinders, etc. The virtualized FS resides all in one big virtual.dat file. Seems like there could be a FS bottleneck somewhere.
2) And databases? Databases store data in different files, and try to optimize performance in that way. But what happens to performance when , behind the scenes, all the data is actually being stored one big virtual.img file?
I'm not trying to talk up running on bare hardware (because of the problems that entails), but rather wondering about other people's performance stories w/ vitualization
Here's nerd hope that they'll release WebOS as full open source (since they're not going to be making any $ on it anyway), and then we can run it either on the Nokia N900 or the OpenMoko.
70% of the Anglosphere is using woot on a regular basis?
Anyway, descriptivists like to portray themselves as men of the people. "We just note the words, we don't prescribe them."
The problem with 100% descriptivism is that language is a social phenomenon. And when some comes to a place of work saying "ain't", he won't be lynched, but some people may view him as less educated.
Again, this is because language is a social phenomenon.
Any dictionary would be wise to note that certain words are view pejoratively by certain speakers.
But when you do that you lose the claim to purist descriptivism.
I've come to the belated realization that iPhones and (for the most part) Android phones are hardly more than devices for tracking your every move, thought, and desire for the purpose of selling stuff to you.
It's too bad you got taken in by the rows of shiny icons.
It's good that the villages in Kenya are getting on the Internet. I wasn't playing into the stereotype of Africa being totally uncivilized, but rather recognizing the problems of less-developed countries.
And wondering whether Google requires sending/receiving a flurry of packets every time you so much as look at your phone.
They'll make it up in about a year. As has been posted here elsewhere in the thread, the Motorola has about $3 bil in cash, and the rest is about equal to Google's 2010 profits.
> I chose not to, but doing so made the phone almost useless (IMO), since I couldn't use the contacts application (I didn't try much else).
Erm, that's nuts. Does the contacts app then upload your contacts to Google for Calender, etc., synch?
>I'm not sure why you think this provides difficulties for Kenya (or people therein) more than anywhere else...care to enlighten?
Well, the fact is Kenya's not Korea in in terms of Internet access. Here's hoping they catch up.
Secondly, an account requires a password, right? It's basically just making it more complicated than necessary for folks just getting started with mobile telephony.
1. Do you require a Google account in order to use/initialize your Android phone?
If so, that would seem to present some difficulties for Kenya, or is that not required for certain countries?
2. Is the Google account locked into the phone, so that only that one user can (reasonably) use it? I mean, you can't have a scenario where different people can "log" into an Android phone, can you?
Well, I do have mod points, but the latest Slashcode update removed the handy "Moderate" button at the bottom of the page, making it impossible to moderate if you have JavaScript turned off./rant
Wha? I thought that being an independent contractor is exactly the situation in which you do own your own work, unless you have an explicit contract stating "work for hire".
It's hard to know exactly what the judge had in mind (yes, I read the article).
I was reading the actual judgement, but it was too long.
This brings up some interesting points: if you have a property interest in a domain, then what do you pay the yearly fee for?
It must only be for server usage. By that standard, a registrar shouldn't be able to seize your domain if you don't pay the fee.
Or, perhaps, in order to recover their fee, they could auction the domain, and take their cut ($9). The rest is your money. So if a domain sells for $100k, you get $99,991.
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I'm a fan of virtualization as well, for the reasons you mentioned (migration).
But what if you're doing something that uses inodes in a big way:
1) caching. I had a case where tens of thousands of files were needed to be stored in a single subdirectory. It got really slow after 30k.
Yeah, you'll say don't do that. But some people may need/want to for various reasons. ReiserFS allows you to do that.
The question is, how does the virtualized environment provide with or interact with real filesystems. And how does that impact performance?
Real filesystems (AFAIK) have some sort of relation to the physical cylinders, etc. The virtualized FS resides all in one big virtual.dat file. Seems like there could be a FS bottleneck somewhere.
2) And databases? Databases store data in different files, and try to optimize performance in that way. But what happens to performance when , behind the scenes, all the data is actually being stored one big virtual.img file?
I'm not trying to talk up running on bare hardware (because of the problems that entails), but rather wondering about other people's performance stories w/ vitualization
Or is this just one of those things that are going to happen in a cartel kind of way, like HDMI and plugging the analog hole?
Here's nerd hope that they'll release WebOS as full open source (since they're not going to be making any $ on it anyway), and then we can run it either on the Nokia N900 or the OpenMoko.
70% of the Anglosphere is using woot on a regular basis?
Anyway, descriptivists like to portray themselves as men of the people. "We just note the words, we don't prescribe them."
The problem with 100% descriptivism is that language is a social phenomenon. And when some comes to a place of work saying "ain't", he won't be lynched, but some people may view him as less educated.
Again, this is because language is a social phenomenon.
Any dictionary would be wise to note that certain words are view pejoratively by certain speakers.
But when you do that you lose the claim to purist descriptivism.
You come home, turn on the TV, and it'll ask you for your Gmail account.
Isn't a thumb much harder to work with than a pen? You've got much less resolution.
I'm imaging the fat brush in TuxPaint.
I've come to the belated realization that iPhones and (for the most part) Android phones are hardly more than devices for tracking your every move, thought, and desire for the purpose of selling stuff to you.
It's too bad you got taken in by the rows of shiny icons.
Also, in South Korea, only old people use iPhones.
>Developing for Android is also free.
Well, don't you have to pay $25?
Or, maybe, that's only if you want to be listed on the Android Market?
>Has anyone tried selling hotcakes to people in Kenya? It seems as if they would sell as well as $80 Android handsets.
Funny you mention that. Fayaz Bakers in downtown Mombasa sells hotcakes, and they're flying off the shelves like Android handsets.
It's Kenya, not Nigeria, you insensitive clod!
>As for initializing the phone, what's that?
Well, Apple makes you have a iTunes account before you can start using your iPhone, right?
What about Cyanogen and the homebrew crowd? Do they have a solution for this?
I mean, phones had contact applications (they even synced with your computer) before Google wanted you to enter your info into the Borg.
Even cheap Nokias have/had POP email without forcing you into a particular company's mail system.
No offense meant, bro.
It's good that the villages in Kenya are getting on the Internet. I wasn't playing into the stereotype of Africa being totally uncivilized, but rather recognizing the problems of less-developed countries.
And wondering whether Google requires sending/receiving a flurry of packets every time you so much as look at your phone.
Uhm ... what?
The ecosystem: well, that's exactly why they had to make this purchase. They had no choice.
1. First, they need a mobile story. Let's just take this as an axiom because this segment's going up, and desktop down.
2. Their story was Android, but it was threatened both by a) Apple and M$ and by b) Motorola's talking about charging for Android.
3. Buying Motorola solves both 2a and 2b.
As for starting over: 1) They'd lose time, which is money. 2) It's not just Google, all their partners would have to start over.
Simply bashing Apple/M$ on a blog doesn't do anything for them. And a whole new OS would still have been the same old target for Apple.
This purchase totally rewrites the rules. It also gets Google into the TV/cable business, just like that.
They'll make it up in about a year. As has been posted here elsewhere in the thread, the Motorola has about $3 bil in cash, and the rest is about equal to Google's 2010 profits.
According to that link, they make baby monitors, too, if you can believe it.
So the Goog is going to be indoctrinating babes with Android baby monitors right from birth!
> I chose not to, but doing so made the phone almost useless (IMO), since I couldn't use the contacts application (I didn't try much else).
Erm, that's nuts. Does the contacts app then upload your contacts to Google for Calender, etc., synch?
>I'm not sure why you think this provides difficulties for Kenya (or people therein) more than anywhere else...care to enlighten?
Well, the fact is Kenya's not Korea in in terms of Internet access. Here's hoping they catch up.
Secondly, an account requires a password, right? It's basically just making it more complicated than necessary for folks just getting started with mobile telephony.
1. Do you require a Google account in order to use/initialize your Android phone?
If so, that would seem to present some difficulties for Kenya, or is that not required for certain countries?
2. Is the Google account locked into the phone, so that only that one user can (reasonably) use it? I mean, you can't have a scenario where different people can "log" into an Android phone, can you?
Thanks, it's already set.
In fact, now, you can't even change your prefs without JavaScript because there's no submit button (however labeled).
At least you can still post and read without JavaScript.
Well, what if CD's have been made of the record in the meantime? As in "digital, perfect" copies?
Well, I do have mod points, but the latest Slashcode update removed the handy "Moderate" button at the bottom of the page, making it impossible to moderate if you have JavaScript turned off. /rant
Bring back the "Moderate" button!
Wha? I thought that being an independent contractor is exactly the situation in which you do own your own work, unless you have an explicit contract stating "work for hire".
Here's looking at you going all the way down the drain.
Who says Google wasn't willing to make a deal? I think it was just the M$-centeredness of Stephen Elop that prevented a deal.
Good luck with WP7.
It's hard to know exactly what the judge had in mind (yes, I read the article).
I was reading the actual judgement, but it was too long.
This brings up some interesting points: if you have a property interest in a domain, then what do you pay the yearly fee for?
It must only be for server usage. By that standard, a registrar shouldn't be able to seize your domain if you don't pay the fee.
Or, perhaps, in order to recover their fee, they could auction the domain, and take their cut ($9). The rest is your money. So if a domain sells for $100k, you get $99,991.
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Fuel cells made out of sand.