I believe it has to do with Phi, or the golden circle ratio - it's part of what "proportions" are most pleasing to humans. We don't like the middle of a set of numbers, we don't like the ends.
One of my teachers demonstrated this once, by drawing a line on a piece of paper. He asked us all to mark along the line wherever we wanted, and most of the marks were like this:
Stupid cocking lameness filter. Well suffice it to say the marks were usually about 70% along the length of the line, or 30%. Never 50%,0,100...
Anyone doing this in FreeBSD? I have it (kind of) working, using atacontrol detach / attach before removing or inserting a drive. Works with regular filesystems, but I want to use vinum - the logical volume manager. As soon as vinum touches the replaced drive, it panics.
What are people using for volume management on FreeBSD anyway? I really wish a Linux-like LVM was available.
5.0 is full of loads of features, and is considered "cutting edge".
4.x are "stable" and mature. Think of it like the difference between Linux kernels 2.4.x (stable) vs 2.5.x (current). Not quite a true analogy but you get the idea.
Reminds me of that time I asked a Windows "consultant" to walk over to our Linux firewall and log on a root. He just walked over to it and hit Ctrl - Alt - Del ! Couldn't believe it! Of course it rebooted and came up fine:)
It's always struck me as fairly amusing that the first thing you do when you walk up to an NT box is to reboot it;)
Surely if you have the GPS coordinates then you don't need the clues? Or do they just get you within a few hundred meters of the cache and you have to work out the rest for yourself?
James
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Cor... channel on demand! You could just... press a button... and have a channel! These clever Indians never cease to amaze me!
Youths? I've been driving for a year and I keep getting cut up by old folk. Happened again this morning... was approaching a roundabout in the correct lane, and this old chap just drifted right into my path, not indicating or anything. At least he waved at me when I honked the horn!
Yeah, OT but thanks to inane comments I have karma to burn:)
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I believe it has to do with Phi, or the golden circle ratio - it's part of what "proportions" are most pleasing to humans. We don't like the middle of a set of numbers, we don't like the ends.
One of my teachers demonstrated this once, by drawing a line on a piece of paper. He asked us all to mark along the line wherever we wanted, and most of the marks were like this:
Stupid cocking lameness filter. Well suffice it to say the marks were usually about 70% along the length of the line, or 30%. Never 50%,0,100...
Semantics - a pre-mix box could be "pre-mixed" ie, already mixed. Post mix - it's mixed AFTER the delivery. Kinda makes some sense both ways round...
I thought I'd go and check out the new yahoo site. So I went and typed in www.google.com - and of course ended up at google.
For a second there I thought yahoo had REALLY become google!
James
What would you rather they say... "felt" before? :)
I think he means "seen" in the same manner as "observed" or "recorded".
Actually, I'm already talking to Greg about it for the last week, just wondered if anyone else had any success stories.
Cheers
Anyone doing this in FreeBSD? I have it (kind of) working, using atacontrol detach / attach before removing or inserting a drive. Works with regular filesystems, but I want to use vinum - the logical volume manager. As soon as vinum touches the replaced drive, it panics.
What are people using for volume management on FreeBSD anyway? I really wish a Linux-like LVM was available.
5.0 is full of loads of features, and is considered "cutting edge".
4.x are "stable" and mature. Think of it like the difference between Linux kernels 2.4.x (stable) vs 2.5.x (current). Not quite a true analogy but you get the idea.
I wonder if you could run "user mode linux" in linux binary compatabilty under freebsd? Hmmmm...
Lol! Sorry but that's best one so far. Now my nostrils are full of tea, thanks!
Reminds me of that time I asked a Windows "consultant" to walk over to our Linux firewall and log on a root. He just walked over to it and hit Ctrl - Alt - Del ! Couldn't believe it! Of course it rebooted and came up fine :)
;)
It's always struck me as fairly amusing that the first thing you do when you walk up to an NT box is to reboot it
Let's just carpet the whole planet in this stuff... wh00t!
I think people who ring you up, withholding their number, and DON'T leave a message are rude. If you want to reach me, why won't you leave a message?
Surely if you have the GPS coordinates then you don't need the clues? Or do they just get you within a few hundred meters of the cache and you have to work out the rest for yourself?
James
Cor... channel on demand! You could just... press a button... and have a channel! These clever Indians never cease to amaze me!
Now if only his name was Sabdam !
... when you can't even get 56kbps right.
And do the mean 2gbps? What's a little g? 2Gbps would be smoking. Note the big G.
Youths? I've been driving for a year and I keep getting cut up by old folk. Happened again this morning... was approaching a roundabout in the correct lane, and this old chap just drifted right into my path, not indicating or anything. At least he waved at me when I honked the horn!
:)
Yeah, OT but thanks to inane comments I have karma to burn
Resolving Beachballs in the Crab Nebula - this has to be the most nonsensical headline I've EVER read!
a) have another kid
b) sell it on eBay for $$$
Sweet! That's one way to deal with unwanted pregnancies!
Duron? Opteron? Who comes up with these? They sound like types of rubber, or possibly fuel additives...
I am ESR! Look! I have a gun! *fumbles around in trousers*
I really hope Linus and Alan don't go the way of ESR and/or RMS - two of the craziest guys around IMO :)
Amicus Curiae - what the hell does that mean? Is it latin for Anonymous Coward?
It's in the article. Well, paper. That's called "Quantizing" and it's one of the three possible solutions to the problem.
Um, $20million would buy you about 600,000 of these dealies.
I think they mean $33 each for quantities of 10k or more, not $33 for 10k!!