If you have a laptop, the internet is not necessarily ubiquitous. And if your battery life is so bad that you absolutely must be tethered to an outlet, you should think about getting a new one.
I wasn't singling out Macs as a separate group - I was lumping them into the same group: "PCs + Macs".
Intel likes it when you do that. Up until very recently, the Macbooks, the Mac Mini, and the iMac used nVidia chipsets (nVidia 9400m) across the board, with nVidia Graphics. If nVidia had been able to create a i5/i7 chipset, Apple would probably have continued to use them.
And why hasn't nVidia released a Nehalem compatible chipset? Patents. It has nothing to with technical competence, and everything to do with the squeeze.
But even if we use your example, Intel is STILL a supplier of graphics for those particular models.
The vast majority of Macs are still sold with non Intel graphics chipsets.
I think that's partly because nobody understands how to model the piano fully yet, at least judging from the research literature I've read, but also very much because even a modern CPU simply can't deliver enough FLOPS.
You may have missed the memo - Intel is the largest supplier of graphics units for PCs and Mac
That's not actually the case. Apple is still using Core 2 Duos in its low end machines. Those use nVidia chipsets. In the 15 inch Macbook Pro (which has a Core i5), Apple does have an Intel graphics chipset, but it's positioned as the "low power" alternative to the "NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M." The Core i5/i7 imacs use ATI Radeon 4xxx parts.
The US government used spy satellites to verify the soviet commitments. But those are expensive. Perhaps we might be able to draft civilians into this mission-- arm them with cell phone cameras, and...
The environmental group Sierra Club estimates that the April 20 explosion at Deepwater Horizon has released more than 1,444,952 barrels into the Gulf as of midday Wednesday. By that estimate, BP would owe more than $6.2 trillion in fines so far if the federal government imposes a $4,300 penalty per barrel.
BP also skipped a quality test of the cement around the pipe—another buffer against gas—despite what BP now says were signs of problems with the cement job and despite a warning from cement contractor Halliburton Co.....
Halliburton, the cementing contractor, advised BP to install numerous devices to make sure the pipe was centered in the well before pumping cement, according to Halliburton documents, provided to congressional investigators and seen by the Journal. Otherwise, the cement might develop small channels that gas could squeeze through.
In an April 18 report to BP, Halliburton warned that if BP didn't use more centering devices, the well would likely have "a SEVERE gas flow problem." Still, BP decided to install fewer of the devices than Halliburton recommended—six instead of 21.
BP said it's still investigating how cementing was done. Halliburton said that it followed BP's instructions, and that while some "were not consistent with industry best practices," they were "within acceptable industry standards."
The cement job was especially important on this well because of a BP design choice that some petroleum engineers call unusual. BP ran a single long pipe, made up of sections screwed together, all the way from the sea floor to the oil reservoir.
Companies often use two pipes, one inside another, sealed together, with the smaller one sticking into the oil reservoir. With this system, if gas tries to get up the outside of the pipe, it has to break through not just cement but also the seal connecting the pipes. So the more typical design provides an extra level of protection, but also requires another long, expensive piece of pipe.
"I couldn't understand why they would run a long string," meaning a single pipe, said David Pursell, a petroleum engineer and managing director of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., an energy-focused investment bank. Oil major Royal Dutch Shell PLC, in a letter to the MMS, said it "generally does not" use a single pipe.
BP's Mr. Gowers said the well design wasn't unusual. BP engineers "evaluate various factors" to determine what design to use for each well, he said.
Despite the well design and the importance of the cement, daily drilling reports show that BP didn't run a critical, but time-consuming, procedure that might have allowed the company to detect and remove gas building up in the well.
It's possible that they are simply covering their ass, but it's also possible that Halliburton learned from the Montara accident and was arguing for extra safety measures
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Which apps require the BRICK permission, and do any of those conceal their intent from the user?
Foolscap.
I just hooked up a secondary LCD to my iMac. The adapter cable was less than $10, including shipping.
i seriously dont get why apple doesn just put DVI on there, especially for a BOYKMM system
Take a look at the Mac mini's back panel---there's very little room for a full sized dvi port.
Although, it does look like a full complement of cables would pretty much block that wide slot. Hope that the slot isn't part of the cooling system..
> Atom's integrated graphic chipset doesn't "pull" 1080p.
You mean the nv9400?
No, the atom has an integrated graphics chipset of its very own. GMA 500....
It does just fine for 1080p. It will decode Bluray rips like a champ.
I've got a nvidia 9400m. It's mated to a C2D. It struggles on 3d games-- and yet the resolution I'm using is less than 1920*1200.
Atom's integrated graphic chipset doesn't "pull" 1080p.
What's killing Apple's Time Capsules after 18 months?
My guess is that Ocean Therapy lacks the cash needed to actually build more than a few machines.
Kevin Costner's machines were originally developed by the Idaho National Laboratory for nuclear fuel reprocessing.
If you have a laptop, the internet is not necessarily ubiquitous. And if your battery life is so bad that you absolutely must be tethered to an outlet, you should think about getting a new one.
I wasn't singling out Macs as a separate group - I was lumping them into the same group: "PCs + Macs".
Intel likes it when you do that. Up until very recently, the Macbooks, the Mac Mini, and the iMac used nVidia chipsets (nVidia 9400m) across the board, with nVidia Graphics. If nVidia had been able to create a i5/i7 chipset, Apple would probably have continued to use them.
And why hasn't nVidia released a Nehalem compatible chipset? Patents. It has nothing to with technical competence, and everything to do with the squeeze.
But even if we use your example, Intel is STILL a supplier of graphics for those particular models.
The vast majority of Macs are still sold with non Intel graphics chipsets.
Network based render nodes, perhaps?
Ah-- latency really isn't a problem with "trivially" parallel tasks.
The Fusion is on supposedly on par with a low end Radeon 5x00. How low end, well.. that remains to be seen.
I think that's partly because nobody understands how to model the piano fully yet, at least judging from the research literature I've read, but also very much because even a modern CPU simply can't deliver enough FLOPS.
So use OpenCL-- offload it to a Radeon 5970.
I'll enjoy my TWO systems with cash-to-spare that together trivially outperform your one system.
Got an application in mind?
You may have missed the memo - Intel is the largest supplier of graphics units for PCs and Mac
That's not actually the case. Apple is still using Core 2 Duos in its low end machines. Those use nVidia chipsets. In the 15 inch Macbook Pro (which has a Core i5), Apple does have an Intel graphics chipset, but it's positioned as the "low power" alternative to the "NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M." The Core i5/i7 imacs use ATI Radeon 4xxx parts.
I get the feeling that Intel is screwing Apple.
The US government used spy satellites to verify the soviet commitments. But those are expensive. Perhaps we might be able to draft civilians into this mission-- arm them with cell phone cameras, and...
I hope that your locale actually builds sidewalks.
I guess ACs don't like to name names.
What's even more interesting is that the nVidia chips that made Nebulae so fast seem to have escaped your notice.
can seti@home run linpack?
At grade Light Rail with a electrified third rail? Sounds like a recipe for electrocution.
From your link:
The environmental group Sierra Club estimates that the April 20 explosion at Deepwater Horizon has released more than 1,444,952 barrels into the Gulf as of midday Wednesday. By that estimate, BP would owe more than $6.2 trillion in fines so far if the federal government imposes a $4,300 penalty per barrel.
That's a bit of a stretch.
From the WSJ's article on the Deepwater Horizon.
BP also skipped a quality test of the cement around the pipe—another buffer against gas—despite what BP now says were signs of problems with the cement job and despite a warning from cement contractor Halliburton Co. ....
Halliburton, the cementing contractor, advised BP to install numerous devices to make sure the pipe was centered in the well before pumping cement, according to Halliburton documents, provided to congressional investigators and seen by the Journal. Otherwise, the cement might develop small channels that gas could squeeze through.
In an April 18 report to BP, Halliburton warned that if BP didn't use more centering devices, the well would likely have "a SEVERE gas flow problem." Still, BP decided to install fewer of the devices than Halliburton recommended—six instead of 21.
BP said it's still investigating how cementing was done. Halliburton said that it followed BP's instructions, and that while some "were not consistent with industry best practices," they were "within acceptable industry standards."
The cement job was especially important on this well because of a BP design choice that some petroleum engineers call unusual. BP ran a single long pipe, made up of sections screwed together, all the way from the sea floor to the oil reservoir.
Companies often use two pipes, one inside another, sealed together, with the smaller one sticking into the oil reservoir. With this system, if gas tries to get up the outside of the pipe, it has to break through not just cement but also the seal connecting the pipes. So the more typical design provides an extra level of protection, but also requires another long, expensive piece of pipe.
"I couldn't understand why they would run a long string," meaning a single pipe, said David Pursell, a petroleum engineer and managing director of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., an energy-focused investment bank. Oil major Royal Dutch Shell PLC, in a letter to the MMS, said it "generally does not" use a single pipe.
BP's Mr. Gowers said the well design wasn't unusual. BP engineers "evaluate various factors" to determine what design to use for each well, he said.
Despite the well design and the importance of the cement, daily drilling reports show that BP didn't run a critical, but time-consuming, procedure that might have allowed the company to detect and remove gas building up in the well.
It's possible that they are simply covering their ass, but it's also possible that Halliburton learned from the Montara accident and was arguing for extra safety measures
More profits for BP's competitors, then.