I suspect that geeks generally lack the part of the brain that allows them to laugh at themselves.
Office space is funny, it is geeks laughing at themselves. Big bang is not funny, and it is not for geeks. It is for vapid, clueless people who like to pretend they understand what it is like to be smart. Laugh track, omigod.
So what is a Chromebook, is it mobile or is it a PC? Fine distinctions. Does not change the fact that a large fraction of people are using Linux now, in a large segment of the market, where they would otherwise be using Microsoft.
What do people do most on their PCs these days? Browse. What do people do with a major amount of time on their phone? Browse.
Oh yes, I read it. But now you're making a distinction between PC Linux and Mobile Linux, in what way is that meaningful? Either way, it is people using Linux instead of Microsoft.
Rubbish. I don't use Ubuntu personally, but a lot of good has come from Ubuntu, including introducing Linux to tens of millions of desktop users. They do some stupid things, but everybody does. Without Ubuntu, Debian would not be as solid and vibrant as it is now.
I no longer have the ability or the enthusiasm to spend hours troubleshooting errors and that seems to be all too common on GNU/Linux.
I spend approximately 0% of my time troubleshooting errors in Linux, or more precisely Debian Linux. This has been the case since well before 2011. So... what's the difference between you and me?
I am as mistrustful of systemd and the number of services that have come under the control of that project as anyone else, but I have not found stability to an issue. This is with long term operation of multiple Linux machines, server, desktop and laptop. For servers, I remove network manager, but that is pretty easy.
If you are going to trash systemd, and there certainly are reasons to be critical, please stick to the facts.
To take a halfway decent image of the milky way, you need something like ISO3200 (which is fairly noisy on most camera's, if they even support it at all), and keep your shutter open for something like 20-30 seconds at f3.5.
And you can't just use a tripod, you need something like this otherwise your stars will all be little streaks.
For meltdown, all they need to do is check permissions before executing speculative branches.
I don't think that's quite right. Stalling every speculative branch for a permission check would suck enormously, and the branch itself is not the issue, it is whether the branch touches cache or not. I am pretty sure that AMD's approach is more complex than you suggest.
It was a mistake to attempt it. I presume that some minor legal minion will receive a wrist slapping over this and their work will be audited more carefully in future.
Don't be an idiot, I am no Intel shill. But hyperbole is stupid, whichever direction it is aimed. If you think that you know something the SEC does not then feel free to notify them. BTW, you're an asshole, how does it feel to be you?
If the bottleneck is the main external buses (getting data to/from main memory or other external devices), then more cores is not necessarily so helpful.
Of course, that is why AMD came up with Mantle, aka Vulkan/DX12. Now, more cores is most definitely the way to go for gamers, except for obsolete single threaded 3D engines. I don't know about you, but I don't like to invest a whole lot in obsolete stuff, I can't even remember the last time I bought a new buggy whip.
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I suspect that geeks generally lack the part of the brain that allows them to laugh at themselves.
Office space is funny, it is geeks laughing at themselves. Big bang is not funny, and it is not for geeks. It is for vapid, clueless people who like to pretend they understand what it is like to be smart. Laugh track, omigod.
Self respecting geeks do not watch sitcoms.
Not sure what color it actually is, but black seems likely. Cool.
"Link please???" The war-cry of the systemd-fanatic
You sound like an ass at the moment. I specifically said that I am not pro systemd, far from it. Now a link please, or you are a blowhard too.
So what is a Chromebook, is it mobile or is it a PC? Fine distinctions. Does not change the fact that a large fraction of people are using Linux now, in a large segment of the market, where they would otherwise be using Microsoft.
What do people do most on their PCs these days? Browse. What do people do with a major amount of time on their phone? Browse.
Right, "Volunteered to help update rms's website". Troll.
Link please. And I am definitely not pro-systemd. I am, however, anti-hyperbole.
Oh yes, I read it. But now you're making a distinction between PC Linux and Mobile Linux, in what way is that meaningful? Either way, it is people using Linux instead of Microsoft.
Rubbish. I don't use Ubuntu personally, but a lot of good has come from Ubuntu, including introducing Linux to tens of millions of desktop users. They do some stupid things, but everybody does. Without Ubuntu, Debian would not be as solid and vibrant as it is now.
I no longer have the ability or the enthusiasm to spend hours troubleshooting errors and that seems to be all too common on GNU/Linux.
I spend approximately 0% of my time troubleshooting errors in Linux, or more precisely Debian Linux. This has been the case since well before 2011. So... what's the difference between you and me?
I am as mistrustful of systemd and the number of services that have come under the control of that project as anyone else, but I have not found stability to an issue. This is with long term operation of multiple Linux machines, server, desktop and laptop. For servers, I remove network manager, but that is pretty easy.
If you are going to trash systemd, and there certainly are reasons to be critical, please stick to the facts.
Wikipedia says 16.36% of page requests are Linux. What do you make of that?
Linux is in most smart phones and tablets, and is the most popular phone os kernel of all time.
Linux is the most used operating system in the known universe. Wasn't always so, we needed to defeat both Microsoft and Apple to get there.
You just read it.
all "research" that touts "benefits" from alcohol consumption in whatever forms has been sponsored by the alcoholic beverage industry.
Not all. I have extensively researched the matter myself, with a sample size of one.
I will bet that you can't get a date and that parties are more fun without you.
To take a halfway decent image of the milky way, you need something like ISO3200 (which is fairly noisy on most camera's, if they even support it at all), and keep your shutter open for something like 20-30 seconds at f3.5.
And you can't just use a tripod, you need something like this otherwise your stars will all be little streaks.
You can never be too rich, or too thin, or have too fast a lens :)
For meltdown, all they need to do is check permissions before executing speculative branches.
I don't think that's quite right. Stalling every speculative branch for a permission check would suck enormously, and the branch itself is not the issue, it is whether the branch touches cache or not. I am pretty sure that AMD's approach is more complex than you suggest.
I propose we send them first to see if it's safe.
I'm trying to figure out how to work Stormy Daniels into this, and I just can't do it.
Oh looky, triggered a Russian with mod points.
Ivan, you make me sick.
It was a mistake to attempt it. I presume that some minor legal minion will receive a wrist slapping over this and their work will be audited more carefully in future.
Don't be an idiot, I am no Intel shill. But hyperbole is stupid, whichever direction it is aimed. If you think that you know something the SEC does not then feel free to notify them. BTW, you're an asshole, how does it feel to be you?
I propose we send them first to see if it's safe.
I'm trying to figure out how to work Stormy Daniels into this, and I just can't do it.
Oh looky, triggered a Russian with mod points.
Right, now the Hand of God only needs to make up for the missing air. Have faith.
Bruce is not, with any reasonable probability, a "random Slashdot reader".
I beg to differ, Bruce is pretty random. Me too, I consider it a badge of honor.
If the bottleneck is the main external buses (getting data to/from main memory or other external devices), then more cores is not necessarily so helpful.
Of course, that is why AMD came up with Mantle, aka Vulkan/DX12. Now, more cores is most definitely the way to go for gamers, except for obsolete single threaded 3D engines. I don't know about you, but I don't like to invest a whole lot in obsolete stuff, I can't even remember the last time I bought a new buggy whip.