Truthfully though, where the heck are the meta-data based filesystems that we were promised
I suspect that once we get over the BLOCK LEVEL DEVICE (BLD) paradigm, and into SSDs that are NOT mimicking BLD, we'll have something closer to what you want.
The problem with moving from BLD, is that we've been using them for so long that I'm not sure there is any good way to make the switch to straight linear addressing of memory for ALL storage.
In fact, I would suspect that our idea of "booting" is necessarily going to have to change, from BLD bootstrap to just doing a memory move from slower to faster memory (SSD to RAM to Level 3, 2 and on die Cache).
It is going to need a different way of looking at how we use storage from near to far off, from slow to fast(er)
We're gonna have to index memory somehow, and track the bits.
Remember when the left-wingers merely suspected GWB of thinking about possibly doing something similar and how apeshit crazy they went over that slim possibility?
Where are those people now?
Now that someone is actually proposing these CHILLING suggestions, because they are against "right wing nutjobs" it is okay?
Hypocrites. It wasn't right then, it isn't right now. It doesn't matter what you "agree" with; that which needs protection is that which you DON'T agree with.
Obama Administrator is no friend of Liberty, and he is making GWB look angelic at this point. Don't get me wrong, the Republicans aren't any better, and I'm not defending them either.
Not much of a budget. I work in education. Just the right tools, and setting the right parameters on expectations and having a clean efficient setup is all it takes.
One cannot do what I do with an "anything goes" attitude. They aren't your computers, they are the company's. Changing that attitude is key to success.
You willing to pay me six figures? With full Benefits?
Or are you willing to pay me a consulting fee of $10,000 for two weeks (and per diem) to train you and your staff on how I have things setup? Then they can cut your hours in 1/3, and you'll have free time to play with some new toys.
It isn't shoddy products. The products work fine, which is why we haven't paid to have them upgraded to the latest greatest. They work fine for the environment they were originally purchased for, and do exactly what they are supposed to do.
Shoddy products don't work, these products work fine. Just not with XP or Win 7.
And for your info, I manage somewhere around 600 computers, plus all the networking equipment, printers, and servers, mostly by myself (Network Analyst) and one (sometimes 2) Tech. How many techs do you have for supporting your user base?
We have software that doesn't work right in Windows 7. We have software that doesn't work right yet with XP for heaven's sake.
Of course, we can spend tons of money upgrading software to the latest greatest version, for no real reason other than it works with XP or 7.
And at some point, we'll either drop the software, or upgrade it. And that will come as soon as we can replace the computers we currently have with machines capable of running 7 adequately. And by then, Windows will be running Windows 2012 (code name Apocalypse).
Before I get Windows 7, I want a computer with 64bit CPU with 32 Gigs of Ram. And I'll probably run it in VMWare, with Linux, MacOS and ChromeOS along side.
Or, I'll just have my Driod tablet/phone and googlize all my needs.
It isn't just leftwing nut jobs. Many view me as a right wing nutjob (okay, Libertarian nutjob), and I think this kind of thing (GM) is criminal. Nobody stops long enough to ask, whether we should do something, all they are concerned about is IF we can do something, and how fast can we monetize it.
The problem is, that this particular type of result should have been anticipated. We have NO idea what the crap we're actually doing, we just know we can do it. And screw the Luddites who are against "progress".
I'm not a Luddite, I'm not against progress, I'm against people who have no idea what the unintended consequences might be plowing ahead without regard the WPS (worst possible scenerio).
Take a moment and watch Resident Evil movies. Even after the truth is manifested (zombies) the stupid Corporation doesn't really care the consequences.
WE are already there.
Which is why I'm all for the Corporate Death Penalty for extreme cases such as this, where the Corporation involved is killing people. They are as bad or worse than Tim McVey, KSM, and the Panty Bomber, only they have a license from the state.
Let the stupid stakeholders supporting "Profits at any Cost" suffer the consequence. Kill the Corporation and sell off the assets, take ownership of all "intellectual propery" and release it all as Public Domain (ie Revoke all patents, copyrights, trademarks).
I'm deadly serious about using the Corporate Death Penalty (pun intended). It is clear that Corporations cannot act ethically or legally without some sort of threat. And the Laws aren't preventing this, as there is no consequence that scares them.
Since it doesn't allow you to distinguish between "work friends" and "party friends" and "closet friends"
What you want is compartmentalization of your life. In the days of old, this wasn't so much expected, but these days it is.
I actually have several facebook accounts. One for goofing off. One for Friends and Family. One for work. And one for my extracurricular activities related to the website run.
I've specifically created these accounts because of rules and legal ramifications of having them mixed.
When someone can figure out how to get me a single account, with multiple access controls, then I'll consider using just ONE FB account.
There are no more Original Ideas, there are only rehashes of existing ideas, set in places nobody has imagined before.
This is why I liked Avatar. The plot was a rehash of a couple other movies, done on some alien world.
Of course, the geeks who didn't like the movie because it was "too spiritual" or failed on some Physics law or whatever, entirely miss the point.
Avatar did for me in my mid 40's what Star Wars did for me in my teens, it was awesome spectacle to watch. And looking at StarWars today, it seems kind of cheesy, and the plot was, as many have already mentioned, a rehash of other works, just set in an alien "galaxy".
If you want original, stop watching movies, you'll only be disappointed.
I'm one of those "extreme conservatives" that slashdots tend to lampoon. However I actually agree with you.
The problem though is that if you let things be subjective in law, the law is not applied constantly or equitably.
Let us take a look at "Child Porn". Two kids one boy, one girl, aged 2 and 3, sitting naked in a bathtub... child porn or not?
How about 8 and 9 ? 10 and 11? 14 and 15?
What if it was a "native" culture in the deep recesses of the Amazon in a swim hole?
Okay, so where do you draw the line? Do you want ME interpreting when it is "porn" and when it is just an innocent picture? I would rather doubt it.
Yes, we all know when it is clearly "Porn" and when it is clearly "Innocent". But what about when it isn't clear?
You see, I would consider the album cover "Virgin Killer" to be Porn because of context, even though it is clearly not "PORN" (X rated), because it sexualizes a (prepubescent) child. I know others disagree on technical grounds, and honestly I can see their point that it might not qualify as "porn" by their definition of porn.
Same picture, in a different context might not be "porn", such as on a nude beach in France. Again, who gets to decide if it is?
THIS is the problem with things like this. Context should often be the deciding factor, and not the actual image.
What should be considered "child porn" is not as easy as it might seem. AND that is the problem with laws, is that often times they are not flexible enough, and flexibility can be abused.
I used to have a sign above my workbench, with various "rates"
Bench Work: $50/hr Bench Work, while you wait: $60/hr Bench Work, you watching me: $75/hr Bench Work, you helping me: $100/hr
I was serious about it too. The fact of the matter is, me doing the work is one thing, me training/teaching is another. And I explained it as such. You want my expertise, then you're gonna have to pay for it.
What I do is not difficult, it just takes knowing what to do and when to do it (or not do it). It took a great deal of effort on my part to learn everything I know.
Actually, I believe that better than ripping Dick Off, Google just needs to bring the Dictionary to the court and present the definition of "Nexus"
a means of connection; tie; link. From the Latin, a binding, joining, fastening, equiv. to nect(ere) to bind, fasten, tie
Nexus One is a very logical choice for a first device designed to connect people together, and does not even need to be a reference to Bladerunner or any other Dick work at all.
We have a winner. Not only does the MS pre-announce announcemnt sounds too much like the typical "me too" we get from Microsoft. Not only this, Microsoft has already tried "tablet" (and even tabletop) gadgets, and yet somehow nobody wants or cares about them. XP Tablet version is nasty bad and Windows doesn't work very well in "Tablet Mode" (which also requires a stylus yuck). (Just don't remind me of Newton)
I actually think that Apple's Tablet will be exactly this, iPod Touch on roids! The biggest drawback on the iPodTouch is the screen size, and having to "switch" applications back n forth to do stuff, but with a larger screen you might have four or six apps in their own section of the screen all at the same time, while also allowing larger screen sizes for other applications.
We have 28 MORE (38-10=28) years to fix it. However, we won't begin to start looking at the problem's scope until 2030 or even 2035.
That is the way of things, because it will cost less to fix the problem at that time, than it is to fix it right now. At that time, there will be a lot less of the legacy systems that have the bug, than there is right now. And fixing a problem for systems that won't even exist in 28 years from now, is wasted capital.
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I suspect that once we get over the BLOCK LEVEL DEVICE (BLD) paradigm, and into SSDs that are NOT mimicking BLD, we'll have something closer to what you want.
The problem with moving from BLD, is that we've been using them for so long that I'm not sure there is any good way to make the switch to straight linear addressing of memory for ALL storage.
In fact, I would suspect that our idea of "booting" is necessarily going to have to change, from BLD bootstrap to just doing a memory move from slower to faster memory (SSD to RAM to Level 3, 2 and on die Cache).
It is going to need a different way of looking at how we use storage from near to far off, from slow to fast(er)
We're gonna have to index memory somehow, and track the bits.
Remember when the left-wingers merely suspected GWB of thinking about possibly doing something similar and how apeshit crazy they went over that slim possibility?
Where are those people now?
Now that someone is actually proposing these CHILLING suggestions, because they are against "right wing nutjobs" it is okay?
Hypocrites. It wasn't right then, it isn't right now. It doesn't matter what you "agree" with; that which needs protection is that which you DON'T agree with.
Obama Administrator is no friend of Liberty, and he is making GWB look angelic at this point. Don't get me wrong, the Republicans aren't any better, and I'm not defending them either.
Yeah, about that. Make sure you kiss your loved ones today. Don't ask me why, I can't tell you.
You're missing something. I think I'll quote Red Green ....
Soldering comes under "handy".
Not much of a budget. I work in education. Just the right tools, and setting the right parameters on expectations and having a clean efficient setup is all it takes.
One cannot do what I do with an "anything goes" attitude. They aren't your computers, they are the company's. Changing that attitude is key to success.
You willing to pay me six figures? With full Benefits?
Or are you willing to pay me a consulting fee of $10,000 for two weeks (and per diem) to train you and your staff on how I have things setup? Then they can cut your hours in 1/3, and you'll have free time to play with some new toys.
How serious are you about learning how?
I don't want your unsolicited commercial mail, thank you very much.
You're talking COMMON SENSE there. If you're not careful, the agents of PC and Government interference will show up and arrest you.
It isn't shoddy products. The products work fine, which is why we haven't paid to have them upgraded to the latest greatest. They work fine for the environment they were originally purchased for, and do exactly what they are supposed to do.
Shoddy products don't work, these products work fine. Just not with XP or Win 7.
And for your info, I manage somewhere around 600 computers, plus all the networking equipment, printers, and servers, mostly by myself (Network Analyst) and one (sometimes 2) Tech. How many techs do you have for supporting your user base?
Yeah, I do, no lie.
No it isn't.
We have software that doesn't work right in Windows 7. We have software that doesn't work right yet with XP for heaven's sake.
Of course, we can spend tons of money upgrading software to the latest greatest version, for no real reason other than it works with XP or 7.
And at some point, we'll either drop the software, or upgrade it. And that will come as soon as we can replace the computers we currently have with machines capable of running 7 adequately. And by then, Windows will be running Windows 2012 (code name Apocalypse).
Before I get Windows 7, I want a computer with 64bit CPU with 32 Gigs of Ram. And I'll probably run it in VMWare, with Linux, MacOS and ChromeOS along side.
Or, I'll just have my Driod tablet/phone and googlize all my needs.
It isn't just leftwing nut jobs. Many view me as a right wing nutjob (okay, Libertarian nutjob), and I think this kind of thing (GM) is criminal. Nobody stops long enough to ask, whether we should do something, all they are concerned about is IF we can do something, and how fast can we monetize it.
The problem is, that this particular type of result should have been anticipated. We have NO idea what the crap we're actually doing, we just know we can do it. And screw the Luddites who are against "progress".
I'm not a Luddite, I'm not against progress, I'm against people who have no idea what the unintended consequences might be plowing ahead without regard the WPS (worst possible scenerio).
Take a moment and watch Resident Evil movies. Even after the truth is manifested (zombies) the stupid Corporation doesn't really care the consequences.
WE are already there.
Which is why I'm all for the Corporate Death Penalty for extreme cases such as this, where the Corporation involved is killing people. They are as bad or worse than Tim McVey, KSM, and the Panty Bomber, only they have a license from the state.
Let the stupid stakeholders supporting "Profits at any Cost" suffer the consequence. Kill the Corporation and sell off the assets, take ownership of all "intellectual propery" and release it all as Public Domain (ie Revoke all patents, copyrights, trademarks).
I'm deadly serious about using the Corporate Death Penalty (pun intended). It is clear that Corporations cannot act ethically or legally without some sort of threat. And the Laws aren't preventing this, as there is no consequence that scares them.
I don't want to mess with government organizations matching the [A-Z]{3}regex ;)
So, the IRS is okay to mess with?
How about the CIA? NSA?
Hi, we're from the government, we're here to help.
Hey, here's a NOVEL idea for those protesting ETFs. Pay FULL retail, and then shop for a service plan for the device.
Oh, only T-Mobile supports it? You don't get a service agreement discount for having your own phone? Darn.
In other words ... PICK your poison.
Don't like either option, then get another phone from another vendor/telco. Don't like those vendors and service plans? Sucks for you doesn't it?
Or you can just suck it up and not terminate your service ... you know ... early. I know, shocking concept.
I should draw this up as a flowchart.
Or you can get one of those "disposable" VISA cards and stick it to the man. Anarchy Rules!!
Honestly, I don't know what the big deal is, other than people whining about wanting their cake and eating it too.
What you want is compartmentalization of your life. In the days of old, this wasn't so much expected, but these days it is.
I actually have several facebook accounts. One for goofing off. One for Friends and Family. One for work. And one for my extracurricular activities related to the website run.
I've specifically created these accounts because of rules and legal ramifications of having them mixed.
When someone can figure out how to get me a single account, with multiple access controls, then I'll consider using just ONE FB account.
I can't imaging trying to use Twitter like this.
There are no more Original Ideas, there are only rehashes of existing ideas, set in places nobody has imagined before.
This is why I liked Avatar. The plot was a rehash of a couple other movies, done on some alien world.
Of course, the geeks who didn't like the movie because it was "too spiritual" or failed on some Physics law or whatever, entirely miss the point.
Avatar did for me in my mid 40's what Star Wars did for me in my teens, it was awesome spectacle to watch. And looking at StarWars today, it seems kind of cheesy, and the plot was, as many have already mentioned, a rehash of other works, just set in an alien "galaxy".
If you want original, stop watching movies, you'll only be disappointed.
Yeah, that's what you think. Wait till IT ignores YOUR protests.
Yeah, think about that!
I'm one of those "extreme conservatives" that slashdots tend to lampoon. However I actually agree with you.
The problem though is that if you let things be subjective in law, the law is not applied constantly or equitably.
Let us take a look at "Child Porn". Two kids one boy, one girl, aged 2 and 3, sitting naked in a bathtub ... child porn or not?
How about 8 and 9 ?
10 and 11?
14 and 15?
What if it was a "native" culture in the deep recesses of the Amazon in a swim hole?
Okay, so where do you draw the line? Do you want ME interpreting when it is "porn" and when it is just an innocent picture? I would rather doubt it.
Yes, we all know when it is clearly "Porn" and when it is clearly "Innocent". But what about when it isn't clear?
You see, I would consider the album cover "Virgin Killer" to be Porn because of context, even though it is clearly not "PORN" (X rated), because it sexualizes a (prepubescent) child. I know others disagree on technical grounds, and honestly I can see their point that it might not qualify as "porn" by their definition of porn.
Same picture, in a different context might not be "porn", such as on a nude beach in France. Again, who gets to decide if it is?
THIS is the problem with things like this. Context should often be the deciding factor, and not the actual image.
What should be considered "child porn" is not as easy as it might seem. AND that is the problem with laws, is that often times they are not flexible enough, and flexibility can be abused.
Yes, I completely agree.
I used to have a sign above my workbench, with various "rates"
Bench Work: $50/hr
Bench Work, while you wait: $60/hr
Bench Work, you watching me: $75/hr
Bench Work, you helping me: $100/hr
I was serious about it too. The fact of the matter is, me doing the work is one thing, me training/teaching is another. And I explained it as such. You want my expertise, then you're gonna have to pay for it.
What I do is not difficult, it just takes knowing what to do and when to do it (or not do it). It took a great deal of effort on my part to learn everything I know.
Actually, I believe that better than ripping Dick Off, Google just needs to bring the Dictionary to the court and present the definition of "Nexus"
Nexus One is a very logical choice for a first device designed to connect people together, and does not even need to be a reference to Bladerunner or any other Dick work at all.
My $.02 worth
I smell War! North Dakota should invade!
So many tasteless jokes in such a short thread. Root, Box, turning 18, like her mother .... I ... must ... resist ...
BINGO
We have a winner. Not only does the MS pre-announce announcemnt sounds too much like the typical "me too" we get from Microsoft. Not only this, Microsoft has already tried "tablet" (and even tabletop) gadgets, and yet somehow nobody wants or cares about them. XP Tablet version is nasty bad and Windows doesn't work very well in "Tablet Mode" (which also requires a stylus yuck). (Just don't remind me of Newton)
I actually think that Apple's Tablet will be exactly this, iPod Touch on roids! The biggest drawback on the iPodTouch is the screen size, and having to "switch" applications back n forth to do stuff, but with a larger screen you might have four or six apps in their own section of the screen all at the same time, while also allowing larger screen sizes for other applications.
But that is just my $.02
We have 28 MORE (38-10=28) years to fix it. However, we won't begin to start looking at the problem's scope until 2030 or even 2035.
That is the way of things, because it will cost less to fix the problem at that time, than it is to fix it right now. At that time, there will be a lot less of the legacy systems that have the bug, than there is right now. And fixing a problem for systems that won't even exist in 28 years from now, is wasted capital.