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  1. Windows swapping is brain dead on Why Use Virtual Memory In Modern Systems? · · Score: 1

    The way windows handles virtual memory is the reason why I have ran with no paging file on my home Windows XP machine (1GB RAM) for the past 5 years. Prior to this, when using multiple applications that made use of most of the available physical memory there would be considerable delays whilst the previously inactive application was paged back in despite not exceeding the available physical memory. I assume that this was paged out for disk cache in order to attempt to improve overall performance. However, consistency in response time is much more important to me than possibly having cached something. In addition, if allocated memory ever exceeds the total physical memory even by a small amount then performance became so appalling that I would prefer the application that was leaking memory to be killed than to wait for 5 minutes whilst the system swaps.

  2. Re:PVR 250/350 on Cross-Platform Video Capture Cards And TV Tuners? · · Score: 1

    Actually, although supported by ivtv I do not imagine either of the Hauppauge PVR 250 or 350 would be suitable for the PS2 due to the noticable latency (2 seconds) produced by the hardware mpeg encoding.

    I do have a PVR 350 and even the included notes from Hauppauge state this is not suitable for consoles.

  3. Why? on Some Geek Guides for Dating · · Score: 1

    What is so special about Valentines Day anyway which in my opinion is simply over commercialised?

    Why do people assume that because you are single that you must be unhappy and looking?

    What is the obsession with having a partner anyway? I know I'm single and happy like that and am not remotely looking or interested prefering instead to do things that interest me, rather than try find some 'bird'.