Well duh; it was just a lame attempt at a joke, not an actual claim that Windows was to blame. A properly-designed router will only reboot repeatedly if some client is logging in and causing it to reboot.
This is Slashdot, where stolen data from a server is really just a copy, any unwanted restriction is censorship, and any problems with a portable device means it's bricked, even if it can be revived by pressing some buttons or reinstalling the OS.
Ditching PowerPC is an interesting choice though - it basically means that third-party developers won't be able to use any of the new features in 10.6 without abandoning a big chunk of their potential market.
Huh? It's no different than any other new version of the OS; as long as the application doesn't require the new features, it will work on older versions of the OS. So, build a Universal Binary and check before you use any new features from 10.6, then you'll work in 10.5 on Intel and PowerPC Macs, or 10.6 and later on Intel Macs.
OTOH I bet it does reduce the memory bandwidth needed, which definitely is an advantage.
I've compared some machine code sizes for some of my code and the x86 never comes out noticeably smaller (it's sometimes biggger). RISC architectures have more registers, and usually have three-operand instructions (a = b op c) rather than two-operand instructions like the x86 (a = a op b). Often a calculation using some values needs to preserve the original values, so the three-operand instruction does the "copy" for free, while x86 needs an extra move instruction. X86's LEA instruction is an exception, and compilers often use this as a generalized three-operand a = (b shift) + c instruction to avoid modifying b and c. The style the code is written can have an effect. Often I see CPU emulators (what I write a lot of) written in a way that prevents a compiler from caching values in registers; this style tends to do better on x86 where one doesn't need explicit loads and stores, like on RISC. If one codes in a way that the compiler can prove that no aliasing occurs (mostly by having the programmer use local variables liberally), then it can easily keep most things in registers, even across large loops.
I was -unable- to make a purchase because the register was down. When I offered that we could simply calculate the tax on the purchase and subtract that total from my $20 you should have seen the look on the kids face; would have thought I'd just asked him to land a hampster on the moon w/ just pencil and paper.
Maybe it's not calculating the total, it's avoiding getting treated badly by the manager manager for taking things into one's own hands? Nowadays it's all about doing as you're told and nothing more.
I got the Model 102 about 15 years ago and have gotten lots of use out of it. At first, I used it for BASIC programming (all I knew at the time). Later, I wrote several assemblers in BASIC and learned 8085 machine coding with it. I figured out how to do graphics much faster than the built-in firmware does, allowing full-screen scrolling graphics, and lightning-fast text scrolling using the LCD driver's built-in line scrolling commands. This was also my introduction to interfacing hardware. I hooked many things to it, like a sound chip, NES, and later used it as general-purpose I/O for programming a PIC and NES and SNES battery RAM. At some point I also wrote an emulator so I could run my old BASIC programs on my PC. I had even wired up 32K of RAM that could replace the ROM, allowing me to change the font used in the firmware. I still have it on my workbench, connected via RS-232 to my PC.
Conservationists estimated that the entire 14,500-ton structure would collapse 'some time between 2030 and 2040.' Now the Leaning Tower of Pisa has been stabilized and declared safe for at least another three centuries. The stabilization, which cost $30M, was accomplished by anchoring it to cables and lead counterweights, while 70 tons of soil was removed from the side away from the lean, and cement was injected into the ground to relieve the pressure. The tilt has now returned to where it was in the early 19th century.
Hmmm, I wonder if there will be something similar for our "tower" in the future...
Conservationists estimated that the entire 14,500-MB structure would BSOD 'some time between 2030 and 2040.' Now the Vulnerable Windows of Microsoft have been stabilized and declared safe for at least another three centuries. The stabilization, which cost $30M, was accomplished by anchoring it in a virtual machine with multi-megabyte counterweights, while 70 GB of malware was removed from the side away from the vulnerabilities, and x86 opcodes were injected into the image to relieve the pressure. The open vulnerabilities have now returned to where they were in the late 20th century.
Given that there are no providers selling truly non-oversubscribed bandwidth today, would you rather that the providers change their advertisements to say that, or raise their prices to sell dedicated bandwidth?
Tell the truth in advertising, then any providers which don't do this throttling will be easily found by the consumer, and chosen over those that do throttle. The lack of this honesty is probably one reason there aren't providers that don't throttle bandwidth. The free market can't work if the buyer has false information about a product.
Just yesterday I was working on SuperCollider, hooking it with OilRig, implemented with SuperTanker, using ConcreteRoad as the substrate. I had some problems with the DeepSea module, but it was really due to RadioAntenna. You're confused? These are just the names of some database libraries, nothing to do with what their names imply.
I for one would have loved to have been able to hear and understand the conversation that took place among that tribe after the helicopter passed over.
(translated) Those bastard better blur our face before putting image on Google Street View!
Would "air rage" be the rage I feel after I've had my laptop and bags rifled through, a full body-cavity search, and after having my toothpaste confiscated and after pouring my water in a big bucket?
You left out people using cellphones on the plane, during the whole flight.
Gun vs Burglar is not security theater. It actually does have value in your defense against the burglar and it's not really a "theater" in the sense you aren't even advertising that you are keeping a gun in your home.
Maybe the theater is for the occupant of the home itself, that is, self-theater?
I had a four tiered authentication system which would allow you to move forward regardless of what was put in the text boxes.
Did it also occasionally (randomly) display an "Unauthorized/unknown user. Please re-enter password." prompt? That way, users would have more of a reason to believe that it was actually checking something.
I believe the novel part of this research is that they're confirming other researchers' data showing that lead selenide semiconductors can exhibit electron cascade effects.
The fact that it has lead in it will surely prevent it from being accepted in these "modern" times.
Actually, it is. What does Google link to that isn't copyrighted? For example, try a Google Image Search for virtually any topic you can think of, and you get Google-created thumbnailed versions of copyrighted works that link directly to the often-infringing images themselves.
There's not much on the web that isn't copyrighted. Almost every web page, forum posting, blog entry, graphic, etc. is copyrighted.
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Well duh; it was just a lame attempt at a joke, not an actual claim that Windows was to blame. A properly-designed router will only reboot repeatedly if some client is logging in and causing it to reboot.
Not surprising Windows causes that when installed on a router, considering it also makes PCs go into a crash and reboot cycle when installed on them.
The real question is, who are the terrorists? Stories of their attacks (such as this one) come regularly.
This is Slashdot, where stolen data from a server is really just a copy, any unwanted restriction is censorship, and any problems with a portable device means it's bricked, even if it can be revived by pressing some buttons or reinstalling the OS.
Huh? It's no different than any other new version of the OS; as long as the application doesn't require the new features, it will work on older versions of the OS. So, build a Universal Binary and check before you use any new features from 10.6, then you'll work in 10.5 on Intel and PowerPC Macs, or 10.6 and later on Intel Macs.
Oh don't worry, we've seen goatse and tubgirl already.
Microsoft's three-key keyboard has been shown to significantly reduce BSOD-related injuries. It's not exactly a chording keyboard though...
I've compared some machine code sizes for some of my code and the x86 never comes out noticeably smaller (it's sometimes biggger). RISC architectures have more registers, and usually have three-operand instructions (a = b op c) rather than two-operand instructions like the x86 (a = a op b). Often a calculation using some values needs to preserve the original values, so the three-operand instruction does the "copy" for free, while x86 needs an extra move instruction. X86's LEA instruction is an exception, and compilers often use this as a generalized three-operand a = (b shift) + c instruction to avoid modifying b and c. The style the code is written can have an effect. Often I see CPU emulators (what I write a lot of) written in a way that prevents a compiler from caching values in registers; this style tends to do better on x86 where one doesn't need explicit loads and stores, like on RISC. If one codes in a way that the compiler can prove that no aliasing occurs (mostly by having the programmer use local variables liberally), then it can easily keep most things in registers, even across large loops.
"Hear, hear" actually
Maybe it's not calculating the total, it's avoiding getting treated badly by the manager manager for taking things into one's own hands? Nowadays it's all about doing as you're told and nothing more.
I hate it when I'm turned into a sole, especially one from a smelly shoe!
I got the Model 102 about 15 years ago and have gotten lots of use out of it. At first, I used it for BASIC programming (all I knew at the time). Later, I wrote several assemblers in BASIC and learned 8085 machine coding with it. I figured out how to do graphics much faster than the built-in firmware does, allowing full-screen scrolling graphics, and lightning-fast text scrolling using the LCD driver's built-in line scrolling commands. This was also my introduction to interfacing hardware. I hooked many things to it, like a sound chip, NES, and later used it as general-purpose I/O for programming a PIC and NES and SNES battery RAM. At some point I also wrote an emulator so I could run my old BASIC programs on my PC. I had even wired up 32K of RAM that could replace the ROM, allowing me to change the font used in the firmware. I still have it on my workbench, connected via RS-232 to my PC.
Hmmm, I wonder if there will be something similar for our "tower" in the future...
Conservationists estimated that the entire 14,500-MB structure would BSOD 'some time between 2030 and 2040.' Now the Vulnerable Windows of Microsoft have been stabilized and declared safe for at least another three centuries. The stabilization, which cost $30M, was accomplished by anchoring it in a virtual machine with multi-megabyte counterweights, while 70 GB of malware was removed from the side away from the vulnerabilities, and x86 opcodes were injected into the image to relieve the pressure. The open vulnerabilities have now returned to where they were in the late 20th century.
Tell the truth in advertising, then any providers which don't do this throttling will be easily found by the consumer, and chosen over those that do throttle. The lack of this honesty is probably one reason there aren't providers that don't throttle bandwidth. The free market can't work if the buyer has false information about a product.
Just yesterday I was working on SuperCollider, hooking it with OilRig, implemented with SuperTanker, using ConcreteRoad as the substrate. I had some problems with the DeepSea module, but it was really due to RadioAntenna. You're confused? These are just the names of some database libraries, nothing to do with what their names imply.
Or just use google: http://google.com/search?q=4000+EUR+in+USD
(translated) Those bastard better blur our face before putting image on Google Street View!
You left out people using cellphones on the plane, during the whole flight.
That and viruses/malware probably. Hmmm, I'm repeating what you said, sorry.
Maybe the theater is for the occupant of the home itself, that is, self-theater?
Did it also occasionally (randomly) display an "Unauthorized/unknown user. Please re-enter password." prompt? That way, users would have more of a reason to believe that it was actually checking something.
The fact that it has lead in it will surely prevent it from being accepted in these "modern" times.
That's just so any Martian profanity can be edited out by the FCC before it reaches America.
There's not much on the web that isn't copyrighted. Almost every web page, forum posting, blog entry, graphic, etc. is copyrighted.
You first; read the FAQ and set your user preferences to filter out posts modded "funny".