The falling off heat sink thing is FUD. In the several year period working repairing PCs on a daily basis, I came across ONE heatsink having fallen off. It was on an old K6-2.
I've never seen a newer Socket 370 or Socket A HSF fall off. They are simply on much too securely. This included boxes that were moved by idiots to different locations so gently that the HDDs were destroyed. The HSF was still attached though.
What percent of CPUs do you think have their heatsinks fall off? Less than 1% probably.
Making people worry that their computers will melt down over a less than 1% chance of something happening, is spreading Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.
I'm not trying to troll here, but there simply is no point to this. I own a cat. The little brat's name is Gambit. As you'll learn in any psychology class, genes aren't the only thing that affect personality/behavior. I like him a lot, but he'll die one day (probably well before I do).
A genetically identical cat won't be the same cat, and would lead to the death of another cat sitting at the SPCA that could have been adopted instead. Sorry, but this is dumb.
No, they are just catching them, holding them for a few seconds, and then releasing them to make capped upload completely emulate dial-up.
...But, be on the look out for version 2.0 of this Comcast innovation!
The all new super ultra deluxe Dream [Packet] Catcher. Just like the Native American device only it captures packets and puts the user to sleep waiting for a reply to them.
one that really pushed the envelope...
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is Shiny's Sacrifice! It almost requires a GeForce or later to run, but has a style of gameplay I haven't seen before. You play from a third person view as the general of your army on a huge island. It's worth looking at if you haven't seen it. Wine even emulates it.
That people can know how to program a Quantum Computer, when no such device yet exists? (I'm not counting the two Qubit ones when something like six are needed to do anything useful)
may not be screwed out of all the PS2 games that they were on PSX. As an avid PSX RPG fan, I'd have been damn pissed if Final Fantasy Tactics was released late, slightly censored, and with new ugly text boxes.
That got butchered in Europe too, only the japanese and american versions didn't. I wonder why?
There is still hope for the 'Net..
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The corporations have only won the first round of combat in the courts. We've seen a lot of nonsensical cases get thrown out in the last year (Dimitry, Ford v. 2600), and many will be straightened out this year.
Congressman Bouche (D-Virginia) seems to be coordinating a push in the House to get IP laws applied the same to the Internet as they were everywhere else. While I believe such laws are too extensive in the real world* that would be much better than the ludicrous crap like the DMCA and SSSCA that target it now.
*Is Life + 75 years the "limited time" the Constitution speaks of for the duration of copyright? Assuming an author dies ten years after writing a book, the copyright will out last most people born five years after the books writing.
With regards to your article (http://www.icemagazine.com/digital/dd_179.shtm), I think it was an interesting and informative read. I'd also like to offer my own view on why Musicnet and Pressplay will not succeed, regardless of whether or not there remains any "free competition." There are two reasons, both are simple economics.
The first is what I call "Gresham's Law of Digital Music" with a twist. The twist is there is no limit on the supply of digital music (endless copies can be made and distributed virtually free of cost). So, few people will bother with the crippled and restrictive subscription services, and continue to hoard the good MP3s.
The second, is the basis of the free market system. People want digital music. They are willing to pay for it. People never had any desire to sign up for a subscription and have to continue paying to keep their digital music. (Some people might call that extortion.) So, until the RIAA decides to give people what they want, a wide selection of unrestricted digital music at a reasonable price, people will pay nothing for a service that does just that.
I find it to be quite ironic that the RIAA's desire to maintain their monopoly on music distribution will be their downfall.
And you could overclock them by sticking them in the freezer! So close. So convenient. So cold. The kids would need the "never lick a frozen computer" talk a little early though.
It's almost as good as this month being Black History month! Take the shortest month in the year to make up for years of abuse/neglect/discrimination/whatever.
I read the change log, but it is mostly full of filesystem fixes and SCSI stuff I don't own and couldn't afford. Anyone have a hyperlink to an answer to the question "what Linus wants added in the 2.5 tree"?
A while back, there was this thing called "C" which already does this. Some say it is faster too, but that's an entirely different dead horse needing little beating.
Terrorists could use this to organize attacks against us!! We'll have to make it illegal to use encryption to make the world safe!!
Seriously though, using it "to access corporate networks and the Internet at high speeds." [from the article] How am I supposed to use it to access my company's network without VPN software? Aren't privacy right-fatalistic in the name of security Americans against "secret communications? Not trying to troll, but this is something to think about.
Unsolicited, bulk, (particularly commercial,) email, is and will always be as acceptable as interrupting my dinner to sell me auto insurance.
The difference being, that spam costs me money and costs the sender virtually nothing. Spam is also almost always fraudulent.
But, there's nothing you can really do about it. Some ISPs aren't even in the same country as me and don't give a rat's ass about their users attempts to defraud people.
(Anyone else get "Government Grant E-Books" from Korea on a daily basis in your trash mail folder?)
SMT/Hyperthreading has been enabled on Willamette/Northwood, iirc, under Linux 2.4.
Paying for a 32bit chip and getting a 64bit chip could be quite a bargain....Provided you find apps that take advantage of large integers and high memory space.
But I seem to recall seeing that adults have stem cells. Using embryos was just a matter of convenience. Those people who have recovered from severe nervous system injuries had to get new nerve cells from somewhere.
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The falling off heat sink thing is FUD. In the several year period working repairing PCs on a daily basis, I came across ONE heatsink having fallen off. It was on an old K6-2.
I've never seen a newer Socket 370 or Socket A HSF fall off. They are simply on much too securely. This included boxes that were moved by idiots to different locations so gently that the HDDs were destroyed. The HSF was still attached though.
What percent of CPUs do you think have their heatsinks fall off? Less than 1% probably.
Making people worry that their computers will melt down over a less than 1% chance of something happening, is spreading Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.
I'm not trying to troll here, but there simply is no point to this. I own a cat. The little brat's name is Gambit. As you'll learn in any psychology class, genes aren't the only thing that affect personality/behavior. I like him a lot, but he'll die one day (probably well before I do).
A genetically identical cat won't be the same cat, and would lead to the death of another cat sitting at the SPCA that could have been adopted instead. Sorry, but this is dumb.
Just check out the screenshots!
No, they are just catching them, holding them for a few seconds, and then releasing them to make capped upload completely emulate dial-up.
...But, be on the look out for version 2.0 of this Comcast innovation!
The all new super ultra deluxe Dream [Packet] Catcher. Just like the Native American device only it captures packets and puts the user to sleep waiting for a reply to them.
is Shiny's Sacrifice! It almost requires a GeForce or later to run, but has a style of gameplay I haven't seen before. You play from a third person view as the general of your army on a huge island. It's worth looking at if you haven't seen it. Wine even emulates it.
That people can know how to program a Quantum Computer, when no such device yet exists? (I'm not counting the two Qubit ones when something like six are needed to do anything useful)
may not be screwed out of all the PS2 games that they were on PSX. As an avid PSX RPG fan, I'd have been damn pissed if Final Fantasy Tactics was released late, slightly censored, and with new ugly text boxes.
That got butchered in Europe too, only the japanese and american versions didn't. I wonder why?
The corporations have only won the first round of combat in the courts. We've seen a lot of nonsensical cases get thrown out in the last year (Dimitry, Ford v. 2600), and many will be straightened out this year.
Congressman Bouche (D-Virginia) seems to be coordinating a push in the House to get IP laws applied the same to the Internet as they were everywhere else. While I believe such laws are too extensive in the real world* that would be much better than the ludicrous crap like the DMCA and SSSCA that target it now.
*Is Life + 75 years the "limited time" the Constitution speaks of for the duration of copyright? Assuming an author dies ten years after writing a book, the copyright will out last most people born five years after the books writing.
Well they do the fucking losers.
You fucking idiots wouldn't know a troll if one bit you on the ass.
I'll be able to play all my Divx movies on a set box dvd player afterall?
(cc'ed from my letter to the editor)
With regards to your article (http://www.icemagazine.com/digital/dd_179.shtm), I think it was an interesting and informative read. I'd also like to offer my own view on why Musicnet and Pressplay will not succeed, regardless of whether or not there remains any "free competition." There are two reasons, both are simple economics.
The first is what I call "Gresham's Law of Digital Music" with a twist. The twist is there is no limit on the supply of digital music (endless copies can be made and distributed virtually free of cost). So, few people will bother with the crippled and restrictive subscription services, and continue to hoard the good MP3s.
The second, is the basis of the free market system. People want digital music. They are willing to pay for it. People never had any desire to sign up for a subscription and have to continue paying to keep their digital music. (Some people might call that extortion.) So, until the RIAA decides to give people what they want, a wide selection of unrestricted digital music at a reasonable price, people will pay nothing for a service that does just that.
I find it to be quite ironic that the RIAA's desire to maintain their monopoly on music distribution will be their downfall.
And you could overclock them by sticking them in the freezer! So close. So convenient. So cold. The kids would need the "never lick a frozen computer" talk a little early though.
It's almost as good as this month being Black History month! Take the shortest month in the year to make up for years of abuse/neglect/discrimination/whatever.
When you have ASCII Star Wars?
I read the change log, but it is mostly full of filesystem fixes and SCSI stuff I don't own and couldn't afford. Anyone have a hyperlink to an answer to the question "what Linus wants added in the 2.5 tree"?
A while back, there was this thing called "C" which already does this. Some say it is faster too, but that's an entirely different dead horse needing little beating.
Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of these things?!?!
Terrorists could use this to organize attacks against us!! We'll have to make it illegal to use encryption to make the world safe!!
Seriously though, using it "to access corporate networks and the Internet at high speeds." [from the article] How am I supposed to use it to access my company's network without VPN software? Aren't privacy right-fatalistic in the name of security Americans against "secret communications? Not trying to troll, but this is something to think about.
What the heck would I drink then? Well, I guess I could take Lithium. NM, problem solved.
Unsolicited, bulk, (particularly commercial,) email, is and will always be as acceptable as interrupting my dinner to sell me auto insurance.
The difference being, that spam costs me money and costs the sender virtually nothing. Spam is also almost always fraudulent.
But, there's nothing you can really do about it. Some ISPs aren't even in the same country as me and don't give a rat's ass about their users attempts to defraud people.
(Anyone else get "Government Grant E-Books" from Korea on a daily basis in your trash mail folder?)
SMT/Hyperthreading has been enabled on Willamette/Northwood, iirc, under Linux 2.4.
...Provided you find apps that take advantage of large integers and high memory space.
Paying for a 32bit chip and getting a 64bit chip could be quite a bargain.
Using my toaster, two blueberry waffles and a six pack of Guiness (coincidence? I think not!), I've perfected time-travel.
But I seem to recall seeing that adults have stem cells. Using embryos was just a matter of convenience. Those people who have recovered from severe nervous system injuries had to get new nerve cells from somewhere.
I was saying I wouldn't want some opinion I published altered and republished. It may or may not end up being what I intended when I wrote it.