Not necessarily. Having an Open Source OS for your hand-held can make it more extendible. You get all of the positives from the "Open Source Way":
Increased Stability
Customized integration
Much better security
Low Feature Creep
Does only what you want it to
Configure it to do anything you want
Added Bonus: It's free
Look at the new always-on wireless handhelds. Do you really want some 13-year-old 1337 hax0r breaking into your Palm? Sound rediculous?
It won't be in the future.
What you are refering to is VE(Volumetric Efficiency). VE is a major factor in the specific output(PS/Liter or HP/Cubic Inch). Regardless of VE, what we really are looking at is raising BSFC. That is Brake Specific Fuel Consumption. This number shows how much gasoline is required to produce horsepower. New electronically-actuated valves will do much to raise this. On a 4-valve cylinder, over 20% of the engine output is used soley to spin the camshafts and plunge the valves up and down quickly.
Turbocharged engines help by absorbing some of this engine's exhaust and 'reinvest' this kinetic and thermal engergy in the intake. However, it is a losing proposition; even with an intercooler, the more boost you pump, the hotter the intake charge gets. You quickly develop a cycle where you must retard timing to reduce preignition and detonation thus raising exhaust temp's even more. The retardation of the ignition severely reduces power output thus nullifying any boost pressure you are running anyways.
No, turbochargers are good for increasing VE , but do little to alter the fundamental(thermal) efficiency of an engine.
Lloyds, like I mentioned, is the Lloyds of London. For enough money, they'll insure anything for any freak accident. They often insure things like 'acts of god'. Although, it would be hard to exclude a satellite crashing into my car on the basis that it's an 'act of god'. A manmade satellite wasn't made by god.:)
Not yet. It is falling without thrusters or any way to move itself. Only time will tell it's exact trajectory.
The article did mention that the trail from this thing could stretch up to 625 miles. They also said that the parts that won't burn up are made out of titanium and steel. Seeing as Titanium is really expensive, if all of it hit me in the head; at least I could sell it to pay for the medical bills!
Absolutely. One common example is AlO. Aluminum Oxide. A natural aluminum crystal. However, although metals have the capability to be in crystalline form, they often are not in this fashion naturally. Yes, I wrote my post in a hurry. Yes, I may have karma whored a little. And, finally: Yes, I skipped a lot of stuff and ignored the fact that a crystalline structure does not ensure opacity or transparency. It is an involved factor. I sure struck a nerve! What a troll! whew, that was too much fun.
Yes, glass is not a crystal. Quartz is a crystal, it is transparent. What's your point?
Sorry, I can't help myself. I'm trolling for the big phish now:)
Yes, metals have a crystalline microstructure. However, not all metals are aligned into a full crystalline matrix. The best example of this is cast versus forged aluminum. Under high magnification, you can observe the alignment of a forged sample and the relative disorderliness of a cast aluminum sample.
Also, one very good example of opaque or transparent metal is any professionally chromed auto part. Any real chroming process follows like this:
Polish to a very low RA(Roughness Average). The lower, the better. Electroplate a few thousandths of nickel. This is what makes 'chrome' shiny. The chrome itself is merely a hard shell. The nickel is what is really doing the reflection. After the chrome is electroplated, repolish. Done. Mirror finish.
If any of these examples are difficult to understand, I apologize. My main area of studies is automotive technology. That is what I am most familiar with.
I seriously doubt we will ever see transparent aluminum. In order for it to succceed, the atoms would have to be aligned in a crystaline matrix. Such a matrix would likely create a hard, yet weak substance.
It would have much strength, yet it would fracture easily. Its called "Modulus of elasticity"; something certain steels(H11 namely) holds in spades. I doubt even if it could be produced, people would find it of much use.
I have an opinion. I have lots of them. Let's see if I can explain a good opinion of mine:
First and foremost, I can only see the similarity between any 'justice' done to Microsoft in the same light as affirmative action; someone always gets unreasonably favored. That's just the nature of it. One of the most pronounced problems with Microsoft software is the lack of documentation. Many of their products use portions of the Windows and extra commodity-library API's that aren't documented. This is a biggie in the(AOL and the DOJ's, that is) antitrust case as it relates to their preventative measures to keep the competition in their stranglehold.
If Mozilla, or more precisely, Netscape had the same level of integration into the Windows operating system, it'd be much more widespread. In recent news, many Qwest DSL customers are being pushed into MSN because they aren't aware they have a choice in the matter. This is a similar situation: Most computer buyers use what works. Since Internet Explorer is integrated into Windows OS, this provides MS a clear window for them to keep a high percentage of installed computers always using IE. If Windows came with Netscape, it'd be a much more widely used browser. From many of the non-technical people I've talked to, most prefer using Netscape over Internet Explorer. However, when you look at studies done by Netcraft, IE always stays on top.
How about making it easier for 3rd parties to develop software that integrates with Office with the same seamless integration as their own software. Much of this is difficult without a little knowledge. I know one serious flaw with the aspirations for success in Wine: they can't accurately duplicate the API's that they do not know.
I am a proponent of letting the best product win. With one constraint: all products are given a fair opportunity for success. That's it.
{RHETORICAL}Is that too much to ask?{/RHETORICAL}
I already know the answer.
Y'all are freaking retarded. If there is anything that the Skylarov(sic), the copyright holder doesn't have to grant the Government permission to charge someone with a crime. The DMCA is very much a Criminal law as much as a Civil law. Even after adobe backed out, he still got charged for the crimes committed. In this case, I doubt anyone would get charged.
Y'all are freaking retarded. If there is anything that the Skylarov(sic), the copyright holder doesn't have to grant the Government permission to charge someone with a crime. The DMCA is very much a Criminal law as much as a Civil law. Even after adobe backed out, he still got charged for the crimes committed. In this case, I doubt anyone would get charged. Doesn't mean it couldn't or wouldn't happen.
Yes, Slamming isn't a perfect analogy. However, this is a serious mistreatment of the customers 'best interests'. The penalties for leaving MSN are too high.
When you go buy a car at a Ford dealership, the salesmen don't tell you that Toyota makes better cars and that you should go elsewhere in their own best interests. It is the customers responsibility to shop around for a good car.
In this case, I think the commerce department definitely should step in. The average DSL customer doesn't know what their own 'best interests' are. It takes some small amount of technical knowledge to understand what exactly everything means. I think that Qwest definitely needs to tell their customers more explicitly what their other options are.
Sorry, 3 bonded gigabits, assuming ideal transfers is still only 400MB/sec. Also, 68 athlons are going to take up a whole lot of space, yet if you go with an SMP solution, you still only get 2.1 GB/second for both cpus. It's just not an ideal solution.
It depends on what exactly the machine is for. The Cray I linked to has a peak system bandwidth of 136 GB/sec! Of course, this is for the entire system. Bandwidth between adjacent system boards is +600 MB/sec. You cannot do this with commodity PC's even when clustered with Gigabit nics. These are definitely for people wih serious needs. You also get the benefits of a single system image and linearly addressed memory for the entire system. However, if you have an obviously parallel need, like that stated in this article, a cluster is an ideal solution. You can spend less money and get the same result.
The Cray T3E weighs in at up-to-3-TFLOPS; depending on number of processors. Of course, this machine costs over $10,000,000.
For something a little more practical and realistic, the extremely-fast yet value priced Compaq AlphaServer rings in at 47 GFLOPS.
Granted, FLOPS aren't a very good judge of speed for this application, but they are easy stats to find. If you really want a standardized test, take a look at the TPC-C stats for the fastest cluster machines in the world. These more accurately reflect the kind of performance stats you're looking for in relation to this article.
5. Every query that hits our site gets sent via tcpip to a Lisp process running on an dual 800mhz x86 Linux box with 2g of ram ($3000, vs about $1,000,000 for a similarly capable mainframe), and the process devotes between 5 and 15 seconds of CPU time to it. One of our customers will have 200 such boxes, each running 2 or 3 Lisp processes. We save on ram by putting multiple processes on one box, since the virtual memory system automatically shares our read-only memory-mapped files between processes.
That is some crazy-fun processing power!
I wish I had 200 of those babies. My 3D Studio rendering would fly like nobodies business:)
The USPTO has just granted my first patent, #6,356,233. Clearly stated, I claim that respiration of 21.4 small breaths per minute is the ideal respiration of a human and I claim that this specific breathing rate is a design of my own creation. Anyone currently breathing at this rate must license this FreelyBreathing® Respiration rate from me. Don't worry, my AUP and End User License are very flexible!
I have a feeling they will use a combination of video watermarking and steganography to allow copyright holders to mark any video as their own. Of course, like sdmi, it won't last long.
Persuant to the DMCA, we probably won't ever hear about it. Maybe, we need to help these guys.
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Look at the new always-on wireless handhelds. Do you really want some 13-year-old 1337 hax0r breaking into your Palm? Sound rediculous?
It won't be in the future.
If you'll take notice of the thread grouping; I wasn't even talking to you. STFU you stupid FUD-Hed.
But it's getting a little passè. How about something really interesting?
What you are refering to is VE(Volumetric Efficiency). VE is a major factor in the specific output(PS/Liter or HP/Cubic Inch). Regardless of VE, what we really are looking at is raising BSFC. That is Brake Specific Fuel Consumption. This number shows how much gasoline is required to produce horsepower. New electronically-actuated valves will do much to raise this. On a 4-valve cylinder, over 20% of the engine output is used soley to spin the camshafts and plunge the valves up and down quickly.
Turbocharged engines help by absorbing some of this engine's exhaust and 'reinvest' this kinetic and thermal engergy in the intake. However, it is a losing proposition; even with an intercooler, the more boost you pump, the hotter the intake charge gets. You quickly develop a cycle where you must retard timing to reduce preignition and detonation thus raising exhaust temp's even more. The retardation of the ignition severely reduces power output thus nullifying any boost pressure you are running anyways.
No, turbochargers are good for increasing VE , but do little to alter the fundamental(thermal) efficiency of an engine.
We need a revolution.
Lloyds, like I mentioned, is the Lloyds of London. For enough money, they'll insure anything for any freak accident. They often insure things like 'acts of god'. Although, it would be hard to exclude a satellite crashing into my car on the basis that it's an 'act of god'. A manmade satellite wasn't made by god. :)
I'm excited. How about you? :)
Maybe it'll hit my car. Hang on, I gotta go buy some insurance from Lloyds real quick
Not yet. It is falling without thrusters or any way to move itself. Only time will tell it's exact trajectory.
The article did mention that the trail from this thing could stretch up to 625 miles. They also said that the parts that won't burn up are made out of titanium and steel. Seeing as Titanium is really expensive, if all of it hit me in the head; at least I could sell it to pay for the medical bills!
No, not how stiff it is. Elasticity is a material's ability to be deformed and return to its original shape after the bending force is removed.
Absolutely. One common example is AlO. Aluminum Oxide. A natural aluminum crystal. However, although metals have the capability to be in crystalline form, they often are not in this fashion naturally. Yes, I wrote my post in a hurry. Yes, I may have karma whored a little. And, finally: Yes, I skipped a lot of stuff and ignored the fact that a crystalline structure does not ensure opacity or transparency. It is an involved factor. I sure struck a nerve! What a troll! whew, that was too much fun.
:)
Yes, glass is not a crystal. Quartz is a crystal, it is transparent. What's your point?
Sorry, I can't help myself. I'm trolling for the big phish now
Yes, metals have a crystalline microstructure. However, not all metals are aligned into a full crystalline matrix. The best example of this is cast versus forged aluminum. Under high magnification, you can observe the alignment of a forged sample and the relative disorderliness of a cast aluminum sample.
Also, one very good example of opaque or transparent metal is any professionally chromed auto part. Any real chroming process follows like this:
Polish to a very low RA(Roughness Average). The lower, the better. Electroplate a few thousandths of nickel. This is what makes 'chrome' shiny. The chrome itself is merely a hard shell. The nickel is what is really doing the reflection. After the chrome is electroplated, repolish. Done. Mirror finish.
If any of these examples are difficult to understand, I apologize. My main area of studies is automotive technology. That is what I am most familiar with.
I seriously doubt we will ever see transparent aluminum. In order for it to succceed, the atoms would have to be aligned in a crystaline matrix. Such a matrix would likely create a hard, yet weak substance.
It would have much strength, yet it would fracture easily. Its called "Modulus of elasticity"; something certain steels(H11 namely) holds in spades. I doubt even if it could be produced, people would find it of much use.
Yeah it does. NS 6 is a leap forward for Mozilla in general. The GECKO engine works really well with the newest Mozilla releases.
I know. The moderators seem to thing so too.
Re:The scramble for first post. (Score:3, Troll)
Moderation Totals: Flamebait=1, Troll=1, Insightful=3, Underrated=1, Total=6
Small note for the retarded moderators: This was not a troll. It also wasn't flamebait. It was my opinion. Stated as such.
I've got karma to burn. Blow me.
This is a better reference to the Tunney Act.
I have an opinion. I have lots of them. Let's see if I can explain a good opinion of mine:
First and foremost, I can only see the similarity between any 'justice' done to Microsoft in the same light as affirmative action; someone always gets unreasonably favored. That's just the nature of it. One of the most pronounced problems with Microsoft software is the lack of documentation. Many of their products use portions of the Windows and extra commodity-library API's that aren't documented. This is a biggie in the(AOL and the DOJ's, that is) antitrust case as it relates to their preventative measures to keep the competition in their stranglehold.
If Mozilla, or more precisely, Netscape had the same level of integration into the Windows operating system, it'd be much more widespread. In recent news, many Qwest DSL customers are being pushed into MSN because they aren't aware they have a choice in the matter. This is a similar situation: Most computer buyers use what works. Since Internet Explorer is integrated into Windows OS, this provides MS a clear window for them to keep a high percentage of installed computers always using IE. If Windows came with Netscape, it'd be a much more widely used browser. From many of the non-technical people I've talked to, most prefer using Netscape over Internet Explorer. However, when you look at studies done by Netcraft, IE always stays on top.
How about making it easier for 3rd parties to develop software that integrates with Office with the same seamless integration as their own software. Much of this is difficult without a little knowledge. I know one serious flaw with the aspirations for success in Wine: they can't accurately duplicate the API's that they do not know.
I am a proponent of letting the best product win. With one constraint: all products are given a fair opportunity for success. That's it.
{RHETORICAL}Is that too much to ask?{/RHETORICAL}
I already know the answer.
Y'all are freaking retarded. If there is anything that the Skylarov(sic), the copyright holder doesn't have to grant the Government permission to charge someone with a crime. The DMCA is very much a Criminal law as much as a Civil law. Even after adobe backed out, he still got charged for the crimes committed. In this case, I doubt anyone would get charged.
Doesn't mean it couldn't or wouldn't happen.
Y'all are freaking retarded. If there is anything that the Skylarov(sic), the copyright holder doesn't have to grant the Government permission to charge someone with a crime. The DMCA is very much a Criminal law as much as a Civil law. Even after adobe backed out, he still got charged for the crimes committed. In this case, I doubt anyone would get charged. Doesn't mean it couldn't or wouldn't happen.
Yes, Slamming isn't a perfect analogy. However, this is a serious mistreatment of the customers 'best interests'. The penalties for leaving MSN are too high.
When you go buy a car at a Ford dealership, the salesmen don't tell you that Toyota makes better cars and that you should go elsewhere in their own best interests. It is the customers responsibility to shop around for a good car.
In this case, I think the commerce department definitely should step in. The average DSL customer doesn't know what their own 'best interests' are. It takes some small amount of technical knowledge to understand what exactly everything means. I think that Qwest definitely needs to tell their customers more explicitly what their other options are.
I bet their made out of bulletproof silk milked from goats!
Sorry, 3 bonded gigabits, assuming ideal transfers is still only 400MB/sec. Also, 68 athlons are going to take up a whole lot of space, yet if you go with an SMP solution, you still only get 2.1 GB/second for both cpus. It's just not an ideal solution.
It depends on what exactly the machine is for. The Cray I linked to has a peak system bandwidth of 136 GB/sec! Of course, this is for the entire system. Bandwidth between adjacent system boards is +600 MB/sec. You cannot do this with commodity PC's even when clustered with Gigabit nics. These are definitely for people wih serious needs. You also get the benefits of a single system image and linearly addressed memory for the entire system. However, if you have an obviously parallel need, like that stated in this article, a cluster is an ideal solution. You can spend less money and get the same result.
The Cray T3E weighs in at up-to-3-TFLOPS; depending on number of processors. Of course, this machine costs over $10,000,000.
For something a little more practical and realistic, the extremely-fast yet value priced Compaq AlphaServer rings in at 47 GFLOPS.
Granted, FLOPS aren't a very good judge of speed for this application, but they are easy stats to find. If you really want a standardized test, take a look at the TPC-C stats for the fastest cluster machines in the world. These more accurately reflect the kind of performance stats you're looking for in relation to this article.
5. Every query that hits our site gets sent via tcpip to a Lisp process running on an dual 800mhz x86 Linux box with 2g of ram ($3000, vs about $1,000,000 for a similarly capable mainframe), and the process devotes between 5 and 15 seconds of CPU time to it. One of our customers will have 200 such boxes, each running 2 or 3 Lisp processes. We save on ram by putting multiple processes on one box, since the virtual memory system automatically shares our read-only memory-mapped files between processes.
:)
That is some crazy-fun processing power!
I wish I had 200 of those babies. My 3D Studio rendering would fly like nobodies business
The USPTO has just granted my first patent, #6,356,233. Clearly stated, I claim that respiration of 21.4 small breaths per minute is the ideal respiration of a human and I claim that this specific breathing rate is a design of my own creation. Anyone currently breathing at this rate must license this FreelyBreathing® Respiration rate from me. Don't worry, my AUP and End User License are very flexible!
I have a feeling they will use a combination of video watermarking and steganography to allow copyright holders to mark any video as their own. Of course, like sdmi, it won't last long.
Persuant to the DMCA, we probably won't ever hear about it. Maybe, we need to help these guys.