Maybe he's right, since there the bottleneck would be the CPU, not the device. After all, you wouldn't claim that a 1 TB/sec drive only ran at 100 MB/sec just because your box could only push data that fast. It's kind of philosophical... all of the code for the/dev/null driver could be considered interface code to the device itself, with the actual code to write data to the device being zero bytes, and thus not limited by CPU speed.
You're asking if there is an upper limit on write speed? Name a device with no limit on write speed and I'll point you to several working perpetual-motion machines.
My university's new "Cannabis Horticulture" degree has quadrupled university enrollment. Who would have thought that offering a degree in something that every teenager enjoys would drastically increase enrollment?
Or maybe that class was very unpopular, with only one student, and now it has four.
So tell me again what a night vision system for seeing in the darkness does? I'm thinking it has something to do with sight, and maybe night time, but I'm not sure.
Tom: "Sorry, under the advice of my attorney I cannot answer this question in any way other than 'Sorry, under the advice of my attorney I cannot answer this question in any way other than "it may or may not be nice"'".
Hello, I've been using streams of data for ages, and I don't understand what these new-fangled "files" and "directories" are. Can someone explain the benefits of them, and why there are so many "filesystems" available? Thanks. (not meant as an attack, just an analogy)
Indeed. The whole point of a jury is that those twelve peers decide your case, however the hell they want to. Otherwise, what would be the point of having a jury? The judge is already much more experienced in interpreting and applying the law. The jury's sole purpose is to be an alternate to the law; if 12 randomly-selected people decide you're not guilty, then why would it matter if the law said otherwise? It would indicate that the laws are wrong, not the jurors, otherwise you'd be saying that the laws don't have to reflect what the citizens consider right and wrong.
Minimum wage is just a form of price control. It makes it illegal for labor to be sold at a price lower than some set amount per hour. If this price control is beneficial, then why wouldn't a similar price control at the grocery store be beneficial? Make it illegal for any food item to be sold for less than $10. Clearly this wouldn't cause the elimination of lots of food items, it would just mean that everyone happily pays $10 for oranges, etc.
You misunderstand. It's "everything you do hurts the environment, pay us taxes" or "everything you do hurts the environment, so you should feel guilty, which makes me feel good".
For me, paper cost and environmental impact is the least of annoyances when printing. The cost of the paper is very clear, unlike the cost of printer wear and supplies. First off, there are the ridiculous inkjet printers, with their massively-overpriced ink. I've given up on them. Even with a laser printer, I have to power it up, wait for it to warm up, and know I'm wasting some toner on the setup process each time. Compare with reading on screen, no contest.
I'm glad I don't live in Massachusetts, because I have my full name, social security number, driver license number, and financial account numbers stored unencrypted in my house (and I don't have $5000 in the financial account to cover the fine). Phew.
It's funny, because I just bought a 50-pack yesterday for $7. I was worried I wouldn't be able to find them in town for a decent price. I was very surprised to have five different options: 25-pack for $4, 50-pack for $7, 100-pack for $13, 30-pack Maxell for $8, and 100-pack Sony for $20. This tells me that there is still some demand for them, though I guess it pales in comparison to the dozens and dozens of CD-R and DVD-R brands and variations available at the same store. I remember about 18 years ago when I was buying hundreds of floppies because they were the cheapest backup solution that didn't require investment in a tape drive. How times have changed. Now, get off my lawn.
This sounds kind of like the story a few months ago about how Windows 7 actually puts all your RAM to use, rather than letting much of it sit idle, and how some people thought that a bad thing. Once all the IPv4 address space is in use, then it'll be utilized fully. In countries where capitalism is practiced, people will buy and sell IP address blocks. As an example, there are now a fixed number of Playstation 1 consoles; none will ever be produced again, yet you can still buy one, and this will continue to be the case for many years (until they all break, or 2012 is a disaster).
There's a very simple solution for dealing with absolutely idiotic things like EyeDriver with its emergency stop buttons on the back of the car: make the developers drive these around, more than one car at a time, on a closed test track for a few days. Oh, and buy a few coffins in advance. Problem solved.
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This, my friends, is why I'm not a Kernell hacker... too dangerous.
Or maybe the over-confident you will realize that this is what makes the iPad great.
Maybe he's right, since there the bottleneck would be the CPU, not the device. After all, you wouldn't claim that a 1 TB/sec drive only ran at 100 MB/sec just because your box could only push data that fast. It's kind of philosophical... all of the code for the /dev/null driver could be considered interface code to the device itself, with the actual code to write data to the device being zero bytes, and thus not limited by CPU speed.
You're asking if there is an upper limit on write speed? Name a device with no limit on write speed and I'll point you to several working perpetual-motion machines.
Or maybe that class was very unpopular, with only one student, and now it has four.
It was burning cold is all. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go put out some fires of my own, as I've been skating on thin ice lately as well.
So tell me again what a night vision system for seeing in the darkness does? I'm thinking it has something to do with sight, and maybe night time, but I'm not sure.
Tom: "Sorry, under the advice of my attorney I cannot answer this question in any way other than 'Sorry, under the advice of my attorney I cannot answer this question in any way other than "it may or may not be nice"'".
Same here, though it wasn't funny, just confusing. I guess nobody's familar with the Finder's long existence.
Hello, I've been using streams of data for ages, and I don't understand what these new-fangled "files" and "directories" are. Can someone explain the benefits of them, and why there are so many "filesystems" available? Thanks. (not meant as an attack, just an analogy)
Indeed. The whole point of a jury is that those twelve peers decide your case, however the hell they want to. Otherwise, what would be the point of having a jury? The judge is already much more experienced in interpreting and applying the law. The jury's sole purpose is to be an alternate to the law; if 12 randomly-selected people decide you're not guilty, then why would it matter if the law said otherwise? It would indicate that the laws are wrong, not the jurors, otherwise you'd be saying that the laws don't have to reflect what the citizens consider right and wrong.
I bought 50 a few days ago. So blame me too, just not as much as the guy above who bought millions.
That is so fitting, especially because this rebuttal quotes the original with numbered lines! I can't stop laughing.
The really good viruses keep all the lame ones out, since they take valuable resources that could be used by the good virus.
Minimum wage is just a form of price control. It makes it illegal for labor to be sold at a price lower than some set amount per hour. If this price control is beneficial, then why wouldn't a similar price control at the grocery store be beneficial? Make it illegal for any food item to be sold for less than $10. Clearly this wouldn't cause the elimination of lots of food items, it would just mean that everyone happily pays $10 for oranges, etc.
That's no reflector! Er, wait, I think I messed up the line...
You misunderstand. It's "everything you do hurts the environment, pay us taxes" or "everything you do hurts the environment, so you should feel guilty, which makes me feel good".
For me, paper cost and environmental impact is the least of annoyances when printing. The cost of the paper is very clear, unlike the cost of printer wear and supplies. First off, there are the ridiculous inkjet printers, with their massively-overpriced ink. I've given up on them. Even with a laser printer, I have to power it up, wait for it to warm up, and know I'm wasting some toner on the setup process each time. Compare with reading on screen, no contest.
Must be nice to be working on something you know won't ever work. A real morale booster.
I'm glad I don't live in Massachusetts, because I have my full name, social security number, driver license number, and financial account numbers stored unencrypted in my house (and I don't have $5000 in the financial account to cover the fine). Phew.
In other words, it ruins the joke if the joke-teller has to say "moderators: this is a joke, look closely and you'll get it"
It's funny, because I just bought a 50-pack yesterday for $7. I was worried I wouldn't be able to find them in town for a decent price. I was very surprised to have five different options: 25-pack for $4, 50-pack for $7, 100-pack for $13, 30-pack Maxell for $8, and 100-pack Sony for $20. This tells me that there is still some demand for them, though I guess it pales in comparison to the dozens and dozens of CD-R and DVD-R brands and variations available at the same store. I remember about 18 years ago when I was buying hundreds of floppies because they were the cheapest backup solution that didn't require investment in a tape drive. How times have changed. Now, get off my lawn.
This sounds kind of like the story a few months ago about how Windows 7 actually puts all your RAM to use, rather than letting much of it sit idle, and how some people thought that a bad thing. Once all the IPv4 address space is in use, then it'll be utilized fully. In countries where capitalism is practiced, people will buy and sell IP address blocks. As an example, there are now a fixed number of Playstation 1 consoles; none will ever be produced again, yet you can still buy one, and this will continue to be the case for many years (until they all break, or 2012 is a disaster).
They have had this in Austin, Texas for about a decade now. If they ever offer a monthly discount, I'll sign up.
There's a very simple solution for dealing with absolutely idiotic things like EyeDriver with its emergency stop buttons on the back of the car: make the developers drive these around, more than one car at a time, on a closed test track for a few days. Oh, and buy a few coffins in advance. Problem solved.