... Three US Airline companies
canceled their support for the project last November."
Overreaction. As american as Mom, the Flag and Apple Pie. When will the government and business realize that if there's a weakness it's in not having a legacy of assasinating leaders and setting up banana republics, winning no matter the cost.
I'm planning to build up a dual CPU system and would like some idea on best cooling method for 2 Athlon MP CPUs. What's worked, what hasn't, motherboard or cabinet problems to watch out for.
I would have liked to see included an example of a water cooling system or even the author's assembled system with some db emission readings. I was a bit disappointed by the last bit about removing all fans, that's about as recommended as using your laptop in the bathtub and should have been more strongly discouraged.
Worst noise I ever experienced was mini fan bearings going. I've seen somewhere a fan that actually flaps, rather than spins, wish I could remember where. Anyone seen the like?
Ok, it's off-topic, and a bit late, but it is in the Christmas department: I found these at the local grocery store on clearance for $2 a set! LED Christmas lights, how cool is that?
I like how they're labeled "Rated For 200,000 Hours (more than 20 years of continuous use)" Seems like just the think to jazz up the workstation anytime of the year at an el-cheapo price tag.
Just had to share. Ok, you can now mod me to off-topic hell.
Ok, so it survives, but what if the cable running into the facility is cut off?
I live/work in a seismically active area and the possibility of conduits/access tunnels being ripped and shifted are a real concern for water, power, and communications (not to mention the commute.) Seems wiser to have mirrors, particularly in sites which each are unlikely to suffer any one of disaster types.
In theory this could make counterfeiting very difficult, or simply raise the stakes, as counterfeiters ply Central Bank employees for materials to counterfeit with. Still, with enough sophistication, merchants would be able to scan money and stop the bills quick. A possibility you wouldn't find in the US with all the whining merchants would put forth on increased costs of doing business, etc.
I wonder how well they'll survive a trip through the washer and dryer, though.
Ages ago, there was something of a scandal in the news when a prominent anti-virus company CEO warned of a doomsday of a new virus or worm making the rounds. Of course, sheep bought the software, but nothing much materialized and the CEO resigned in disgrace after being accused of trying to create a market by scaring people, some people went so far as to suggest the particular company was actually the orgin of virii and worms. Wish I could remember who that was, maybe this is article alludes to it (the Michelangelo virus)
Even when I was a kid, before Gould computers traced the first lightsabre, I hung on old black and white reruns played on Sunday mornings. Weird as the stories seem now, they were enough to spark a lot of imagination to fill the void of special effects, model-like actors, and expensive sets. Kinda like reading a book, the focus is on the story, rather than distractions of bad acting and lots of firey explosions. I don't think I could have enjoyed anything more, as we went out into the back yard and did battle with aliens and conquered new worlds.
If 5% is unreachable then it's not part of the net. So, at all times 100% is reachable, the net is just variable in size.
I've run into sites which are up or down and often they're in a small shop and they actually power down their server (or it happens with a power/service outage) Lots of broken links on images. It would be interesting to see a statistic on how many pages which are technically non-functional still exist, i.e. with parts unable to display due to broken links, from sites gone away or pages moved but links not updated (which even M$N does from time to time)
All I can put in my laptop is 128, running 64 atm, but open one ~500k jpeg in Adobe Photodeluxe (freebie w/laptop stripdown of photoshop) and it'll use it all and start paging. Sad. That's windows code for you.
Your desktop PC in 2004: Two years from now, your desktop system will be
slimmer and trimmer. Flat-panel screens will replace bulky CRTs, and rewritable-DVD drives and fast graphics subsystems will turn your PC into a movie
lover's dream.
And DVD and CD so fscked up with copy protection that you can't use any of it on your PC
CPU and RAM: 4- to 5-GHz microprocessor with 512MB of DDR memory and a
600-MHz system bus
Try more memory, 512 isn't that uncommon in off the shelf computers today. And as for CPU, how about mentioning 64 bits, like the Hammer, instead of yammering on about that ancient Pentium 4
Hard disk: From 300GB to 400GB on a Serial ATA bus
And no backup technology even close, so you'll have to have RAID standard or risk losing all those pr0n videos. Rather have SCSI, too.
Removable storage: Rewritable DVD and -- yes -- the unsinkable 1.44MB floppy
DVD+RW or something else, perferably without some built in copy protection lock, like HP's unit has.
Internet connection: Cable or DSL broadband if you're lucky; 56-kbps modem if
not
If there's ANY left and IF they provide in a reasonably open service format and IF it doesn't cost $100/mo so they're profitable.
Video: 3D graphics card with 128MB of video RAM
And still able to play NetHack?:)
Display: 18- to 21-inch flat-panel LCD screen capable of 1600 by 1200 resolution
And weighs less than 20 lbs and lasts longer than 30 minutes on battery? I'd be happy with inexpensive 17", thanks.
Ports: USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394
Input devices: Wireless (Bluetooth) mouse and keyboard
OS, SQL server, webserver, passport, IE, outlook, etc.
With integration comes responsibility, well, unless you have a big house in Redmond, the you just issue conforting statements, "It's not too serious, we have it fixed, if people set it up right the first time, if John Ashcroft would prosecute people who report bugs as the criminals they are..."
Sad part is the cost in time and money in recovering/repairing credit history, identification, privacy, personal data, systems after someone has stolen it thanks to their bugs. Seems like they're ripe for a class action suit.
I have 512MB on my PC at work and constantly run out of memory because Office 2000 has so many memory leaks. With quality such as this people will want more memory so they can open one more word document. (Why is is that 4 meg of data translates into over 200meg of memory?)
As for Linux, it runs great in 64 Meg!
Seriously, though, as more people get into fatter media (Audio/Video) memory use will skyrocket. Even now, digital camcorders are available, but to do anything with them you need some serious memory. I'd think with the lean memory usage under Linux it'd be a natural to tap this consumer segment (home video editing and burning of DVD's)
Microsoft invented the computer, the phone, the TV, the Internet, the Hubble Telescope, fought and won the war on terrorism, and led us all to the promised land.
Get with it, there are clueless people who think M$ is so big and wonderful that every innovation has come from them and Microsoft will be the last company to correct them on any praise. Now if they continued, ".. and in so doing, hopelessly choked the Net with bloat and brought the last broadband provider to their knees." then they might have something. Of course, Microsoft would happily correct them then "that's not bloat, that's a feature!"
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canceled their support for the project last November."
Overreaction. As american as Mom, the Flag and Apple Pie. When will the government and business realize that if there's a weakness it's in not having a legacy of assasinating leaders and setting up banana republics, winning no matter the cost.
Thanks in advance.
"Starboard ailertuder...
Ailertuder?
Where's the starboard ailertuder?"
--P. Opus, A Wish For Wings That Work.
What? You've never heard of clearance or inventory reduction sales? That's where the smart start spending after Christmas!
I would have liked to see included an example of a water cooling system or even the author's assembled system with some db emission readings. I was a bit disappointed by the last bit about removing all fans, that's about as recommended as using your laptop in the bathtub and should have been more strongly discouraged.
Worst noise I ever experienced was mini fan bearings going. I've seen somewhere a fan that actually flaps, rather than spins, wish I could remember where. Anyone seen the like?
Though I've seen this on Slashdot before, I think this is still one of the neatest ways to cool beer and maybe adapt to your overclocked CPU.
Heaviest bomb I've seen listed is the 15,000 lb (7.5 ton) "Daisey Cutter"
Much of carpet bombing still is done with 500 lb iron bombs.
I like how they're labeled "Rated For 200,000 Hours (more than 20 years of continuous use)" Seems like just the think to jazz up the workstation anytime of the year at an el-cheapo price tag.
Just had to share. Ok, you can now mod me to off-topic hell.
Build your datacenter as an 802.11 linked beowulf cluster mounted on the back of squirrels. Safe from everything but Hawks and Bicyclists.
People have facitlies built, like those mentioned
The government turns to the Dark Sideê and the good ol' USA starts bombing
The varmints hide out and take advantage of these great designs
Granted, there's a ~50 year old design that does a pretty good job of overcoming modern engineering marvels... the B-52.
I live/work in a seismically active area and the possibility of conduits/access tunnels being ripped and shifted are a real concern for water, power, and communications (not to mention the commute.) Seems wiser to have mirrors, particularly in sites which each are unlikely to suffer any one of disaster types.
Thanks for clicking here!
I hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and enjoy your gift of the Worm you just unleashed on your computer!
It seemed to me that the market hardly warmed to it and when sales were sluggish IBM axed it, rather prematurely.
Tho those PS/2 systems and PCjr were pretty good whacks at coffin nails.
In theory this could make counterfeiting very difficult, or simply raise the stakes, as counterfeiters ply Central Bank employees for materials to counterfeit with. Still, with enough sophistication, merchants would be able to scan money and stop the bills quick. A possibility you wouldn't find in the US with all the whining merchants would put forth on increased costs of doing business, etc.
I wonder how well they'll survive a trip through the washer and dryer, though.
Ages ago, there was something of a scandal in the news when a prominent anti-virus company CEO warned of a doomsday of a new virus or worm making the rounds. Of course, sheep bought the software, but nothing much materialized and the CEO resigned in disgrace after being accused of trying to create a market by scaring people, some people went so far as to suggest the particular company was actually the orgin of virii and worms. Wish I could remember who that was, maybe this is article alludes to it (the Michelangelo virus)
Even when I was a kid, before Gould computers traced the first lightsabre, I hung on old black and white reruns played on Sunday mornings. Weird as the stories seem now, they were enough to spark a lot of imagination to fill the void of special effects, model-like actors, and expensive sets. Kinda like reading a book, the focus is on the story, rather than distractions of bad acting and lots of firey explosions. I don't think I could have enjoyed anything more, as we went out into the back yard and did battle with aliens and conquered new worlds.
Might ask the pr0n biller as they seem to have some experience with how not to do this.
I've run into sites which are up or down and often they're in a small shop and they actually power down their server (or it happens with a power/service outage) Lots of broken links on images. It would be interesting to see a statistic on how many pages which are technically non-functional still exist, i.e. with parts unable to display due to broken links, from sites gone away or pages moved but links not updated (which even M$N does from time to time)
All I can put in my laptop is 128, running 64 atm, but open one ~500k jpeg in Adobe Photodeluxe (freebie w/laptop stripdown of photoshop) and it'll use it all and start paging. Sad. That's windows code for you.
Your desktop PC in 2004: Two years from now, your desktop system will be slimmer and trimmer. Flat-panel screens will replace bulky CRTs, and rewritable-DVD drives and fast graphics subsystems will turn your PC into a movie lover's dream.
And DVD and CD so fscked up with copy protection that you can't use any of it on your PC
CPU and RAM: 4- to 5-GHz microprocessor with 512MB of DDR memory and a 600-MHz system bus
Try more memory, 512 isn't that uncommon in off the shelf computers today. And as for CPU, how about mentioning 64 bits, like the Hammer, instead of yammering on about that ancient Pentium 4
Hard disk: From 300GB to 400GB on a Serial ATA bus
And no backup technology even close, so you'll have to have RAID standard or risk losing all those pr0n videos. Rather have SCSI, too.
Removable storage: Rewritable DVD and -- yes -- the unsinkable 1.44MB floppy
DVD+RW or something else, perferably without some built in copy protection lock, like HP's unit has.
Internet connection: Cable or DSL broadband if you're lucky; 56-kbps modem if not
If there's ANY left and IF they provide in a reasonably open service format and IF it doesn't cost $100/mo so they're profitable.
Video: 3D graphics card with 128MB of video RAM
And still able to play NetHack? :)
Display: 18- to 21-inch flat-panel LCD screen capable of 1600 by 1200 resolution
And weighs less than 20 lbs and lasts longer than 30 minutes on battery? I'd be happy with inexpensive 17", thanks.
Ports: USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394
Input devices: Wireless (Bluetooth) mouse and keyboard
What? Now Eye-mouse or Gyromouse?
Operating system: Some version of Windows (you expected Linux, perhaps?)
Some version of Linux (you expected Windows, perhaps?)
Other: An 802.11b wireless network designed for users with more than one PC
Or a more up to date version of 802.11, but why not network it to more than just PC's, or did the future vision 15 watt bulb start to grow dim?
Price: $1,500 to $2,000
Well, ok, but only because the $900 model has that crappy P4 in it.
With integration comes responsibility, well, unless you have a big house in Redmond, the you just issue conforting statements, "It's not too serious, we have it fixed, if people set it up right the first time, if John Ashcroft would prosecute people who report bugs as the criminals they are..."
Sad part is the cost in time and money in recovering/repairing credit history, identification, privacy, personal data, systems after someone has stolen it thanks to their bugs. Seems like they're ripe for a class action suit.
As for Linux, it runs great in 64 Meg!
Seriously, though, as more people get into fatter media (Audio/Video) memory use will skyrocket. Even now, digital camcorders are available, but to do anything with them you need some serious memory. I'd think with the lean memory usage under Linux it'd be a natural to tap this consumer segment (home video editing and burning of DVD's)
Get with it, there are clueless people who think M$ is so big and wonderful that every innovation has come from them and Microsoft will be the last company to correct them on any praise. Now if they continued, ".. and in so doing, hopelessly choked the Net with bloat and brought the last broadband provider to their knees." then they might have something. Of course, Microsoft would happily correct them then "that's not bloat, that's a feature!"