Because bias is important. Our personal biases also speak to the fact that we're probably not going to convince one another either way on any of this. I could waste time with a lengthy response to your lengthy response and so forth, but it's highly unlikely to change either my clearly anti-Church bias or your pro-Church bias.
By saying that condoms are permeable to the AIDS virus, and therefore ineffective in stopping it, isn't that implying that they help spread AIDS? You're splitting some pretty fine hairs to counter my statement. Now, had I said that the Church came out and said that the condoms themselves were responsible for AIDS, but I didn't. They came out with an opinion based on absolutely nothing just to fit their agenda.
With regards to the pedophilia thing, do you really think that changing "laws and procedures" solves everything? It amounts to nothing but talk until some kind of real actions are taken. And they only did it when things were a complete mess and they were left with no choice but to pretend to be doing something about it thanks to public pressure.
There was a surprising lack of accountability for years with regards to that whole scandal -- and it took years for them to take even token measures despite the fact that the epidemic was widespread and pretty well known.
Trying to compare their response to how other institutions react to crisis is nothing more than changing the subject. I'm talking about the Church and no one else. I have to ask the question: are you Catholic?
Warmonger Wolfowitz could show some of the humility and courage John Paul II has, change the world through dialogue, rather than engineering tragic events so conveniently you may exert your will by force upon an unpopular adversary.
So Wolfowitz should start doing things like saying that condoms help spread AIDS and allow rampant pedophilia to go unchecked?
Should I buy myself one of these, this means I just end up finding a way to fall back asleep with an obnoxious sound coming from some random corner of the room every day.
Maybe if the clock rolled its way onto my bed and started harassing me that might do the trick, but I'm far enough from being a morning person that having the alarm going off won't stop me from snoozing, no matter where it is or how long it keeps going.
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Yeah, considering Sony's and their partners' ability (at least in the past) to get certain things right -- media format, game selection, etc. -- they've definitely got a shot. I have no intention of picking up a DS (the dual-screen, while it may be purposeful, strikes me as gimmicky), but if they can deliver on the game titles front, I'm all for the PSP.
Another selling point is that, from what I understand, PSP games aren't region-coded in any way. As such, I'll be totally stoked if I can play some anime-related and dating sim titles that are sure to come out over in Japan that will never be sold domestically.
Are you sure about that, chief? Because I think it might be free (as in speech).
Why do so many Slashdotters insist on adding the "as in beer" or "as in speech" qualifier when it's patently obvious which type of "free" is being discussed? Oh yeah, because a lot of those people think they're really clever. In the words of Tyler Durden, how's that workin' out for 'ya?
Personally, I'm a big fan of free (as in beer) speech.
They can have processors share cache if they want to; there are disadvantages to this, though. Cache is relied upon heavily, which means lots of requests going to the cache from the CPU core. With two or more cores trying to access the same cache, you're going to have collision issues. With two separate caches, it's not hard to have them both maintain the same information and make sure that things are kept in proper order due to cache coherency protocols.
With separate caches, each CPU has its own resource, and no matter what, they are still working on the same thing -- keep in mind that cache is merely a reflection of what's happening out in main memory.
In that case, you'll have to talk to memory, chipset, and board people. The memory interface is still in the northbridge/MCH (memory controller hub) on Intel-based architectures, as opposed to AMD's x86-64 offerings which have memory controllers integrated into the processor. Also, when it comes to memory, bandwidth isn't the only issue; latency is also critical.
Yeah, I'll second that. I've been trying to make myself feel better by just saying, in my own mind, that Enterprise isn't Star Trek, but things like the potential of this story aren't helping any.
Hell no, curling kicks ass. Where else can nerds with a solid understanding of basic physics excel so easily in a "sport"? Also, I remember the Olympics a few years back, and I think it was the Finnish team that was led by this math whiz who could do a Rubik's cube in 27 seconds or something obscene like that. I know it looks goofy at first, but I am totally on board with curling.
I for one welcome our new soccer-playing mini robot overlords!
Oh, wait a minute, no I don't. Fuck soccer. Maybe with little robots playing against humans I'd watch. For a few minutes. I don't care if a hot woman takes off her shirt at the end of every game, I'm not watching quite possibly the worst sport ever invented.
And that's all that matters. Do you think execs care about whether or not something is truly funny or original? No, they care about what sponsors say, and sponsors care about ratings.
What's "good" is in the eye of the beholder. The "beholder" is unfortunately usually a moron. This all coming from my biased standpoint of view, of course.
I just love arguments with people who feel the need to be condescending for no reason.
What happened to the physics argument? It never went away - it's at the heart of the matter. It's not like Intel has its own laws governing the behavior of matter, or that it purposely makes chips that suck up extra power and throw off more heat. It's because of the physics that all of that stuff happens - and yeah, sometimes the physics are more well managed than other times, but more on that later.
I never said it was the physical limitations of transistors. But it is a gross oversimplification to think that one architecture is automatically going to be as well behaved as another that's completely different. Especially when they're coming from different companies with different priorities. In the end, it's like trying to compare PPC vs. Intel just based on clock speeds.
Yes, of course Intel could do things about it. They could turn down the clock speed. They could rip out (or disable) circuitry. They often do these things for low power or low-end chips. Of course, that's not going to happen for high-end mainsteam chips - they always want those bigger numbers. Marketing is going to dictate that they have to hit those numbers, before they can work on optimizing other things. In the end, physics is going to make them pay for those tradeoffs.
Furthermore, they could start from scratch and ditch the legacy x86 architecture in favor of an all-new base (and we know how well that's working out with Itanic).
Finaly, I'm not apologizing for Intel, and I'm not saying that IBM isn't doing better in the regimes of power and thermal management. I'm just tired of people demanding that companies do X, Y, and Z, when they have no idea what it takes to get what they want. Hell, I don't have as good of an idea as I'd like, but I have a decent idea having worked on chip design teams and seeing what these guys deal with.
The real world priority is money. Period. Marketing wins every time, and oftentimes the chip designers need to meet certain goals within a certain timeframe. Clock speed, cache, etc. - that's what sells chips (or at least, that's what they think sells chips). To get those high clock speeds and bigger caches, they're going to make some compromises - power consumption and thermal dissipation among them.
It's so cute when someone who uses multiple platforms thinks he knows stuff about processor design:)
Doesn't everyone think that Intel wouldn't make their chips run cooler if they could? I'm real sure they're sitting around thinking "You know, this is a pretty good design, but it just needs to run HOTTER!"
Comparing the PPC to x86 is pretty much apples to oranges. Different architectures, different design challenges. Furthermore, different marketing priorities come into play. Intel wants a processor out that runs at X GHz with Y K of cache by a certain time. It's all about tradeoffs and compromises in engineering - sometimes to meet a certain design goal within a certain schedule, you have to make some sacrifices.
But what the hell do I know, only having worked in chip design and seen these guys at work.
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Why do you feel you have to ask this question?
Because bias is important. Our personal biases also speak to the fact that we're probably not going to convince one another either way on any of this. I could waste time with a lengthy response to your lengthy response and so forth, but it's highly unlikely to change either my clearly anti-Church bias or your pro-Church bias.
By saying that condoms are permeable to the AIDS virus, and therefore ineffective in stopping it, isn't that implying that they help spread AIDS? You're splitting some pretty fine hairs to counter my statement. Now, had I said that the Church came out and said that the condoms themselves were responsible for AIDS, but I didn't. They came out with an opinion based on absolutely nothing just to fit their agenda.
With regards to the pedophilia thing, do you really think that changing "laws and procedures" solves everything? It amounts to nothing but talk until some kind of real actions are taken. And they only did it when things were a complete mess and they were left with no choice but to pretend to be doing something about it thanks to public pressure.
There was a surprising lack of accountability for years with regards to that whole scandal -- and it took years for them to take even token measures despite the fact that the epidemic was widespread and pretty well known.
Trying to compare their response to how other institutions react to crisis is nothing more than changing the subject. I'm talking about the Church and no one else. I have to ask the question: are you Catholic?
Warmonger Wolfowitz could show some of the humility and courage John Paul II has, change the world through dialogue, rather than engineering tragic events so conveniently you may exert your will by force upon an unpopular adversary.
So Wolfowitz should start doing things like saying that condoms help spread AIDS and allow rampant pedophilia to go unchecked?
You know, there are some comments that we really need a special +6 rating for.
Should I buy myself one of these, this means I just end up finding a way to fall back asleep with an obnoxious sound coming from some random corner of the room every day.
Maybe if the clock rolled its way onto my bed and started harassing me that might do the trick, but I'm far enough from being a morning person that having the alarm going off won't stop me from snoozing, no matter where it is or how long it keeps going.
Yeah, considering Sony's and their partners' ability (at least in the past) to get certain things right -- media format, game selection, etc. -- they've definitely got a shot. I have no intention of picking up a DS (the dual-screen, while it may be purposeful, strikes me as gimmicky), but if they can deliver on the game titles front, I'm all for the PSP.
Another selling point is that, from what I understand, PSP games aren't region-coded in any way. As such, I'll be totally stoked if I can play some anime-related and dating sim titles that are sure to come out over in Japan that will never be sold domestically.
Are you sure about that, chief? Because I think it might be free (as in speech).
Why do so many Slashdotters insist on adding the "as in beer" or "as in speech" qualifier when it's patently obvious which type of "free" is being discussed? Oh yeah, because a lot of those people think they're really clever. In the words of Tyler Durden, how's that workin' out for 'ya?
Personally, I'm a big fan of free (as in beer) speech.
The submitter of this review was just practicing obfuscated reviewing techniques.
Yeah, that too.
I still can't get excited over people with way too much money doing useless shit only for personal glory.
I thought rich, pretentious fucks looking for some sort of personal glory did this kind of stuff in a hot-air balloon, not a jet aircraft.
Oh, that's because this particular dipshit already has flown around the world in a balloon. My bad.
Yeah, and us BMW drivers may be snobs about the whole thing, but... We're BMW drivers.
Yeah, as soon as I saw this post on the front page, I knew there'd be someone who inappropriately started talking about BMW cars.
They can have processors share cache if they want to; there are disadvantages to this, though. Cache is relied upon heavily, which means lots of requests going to the cache from the CPU core. With two or more cores trying to access the same cache, you're going to have collision issues. With two separate caches, it's not hard to have them both maintain the same information and make sure that things are kept in proper order due to cache coherency protocols.
With separate caches, each CPU has its own resource, and no matter what, they are still working on the same thing -- keep in mind that cache is merely a reflection of what's happening out in main memory.
In that case, you'll have to talk to memory, chipset, and board people. The memory interface is still in the northbridge/MCH (memory controller hub) on Intel-based architectures, as opposed to AMD's x86-64 offerings which have memory controllers integrated into the processor. Also, when it comes to memory, bandwidth isn't the only issue; latency is also critical.
Yeah, I'll second that. I've been trying to make myself feel better by just saying, in my own mind, that Enterprise isn't Star Trek, but things like the potential of this story aren't helping any.
Hell no, curling kicks ass. Where else can nerds with a solid understanding of basic physics excel so easily in a "sport"? Also, I remember the Olympics a few years back, and I think it was the Finnish team that was led by this math whiz who could do a Rubik's cube in 27 seconds or something obscene like that. I know it looks goofy at first, but I am totally on board with curling.
I for one welcome our new soccer-playing mini robot overlords!
Oh, wait a minute, no I don't. Fuck soccer. Maybe with little robots playing against humans I'd watch. For a few minutes. I don't care if a hot woman takes off her shirt at the end of every game, I'm not watching quite possibly the worst sport ever invented.
They won't - Berman doesn't give a damn about silly things like "continuity." I wish they'd just let Trek die, at least for awhile.
The ratings may be high for those shows...
And that's all that matters. Do you think execs care about whether or not something is truly funny or original? No, they care about what sponsors say, and sponsors care about ratings.
What's "good" is in the eye of the beholder. The "beholder" is unfortunately usually a moron. This all coming from my biased standpoint of view, of course.
I just love arguments with people who feel the need to be condescending for no reason.
What happened to the physics argument? It never went away - it's at the heart of the matter. It's not like Intel has its own laws governing the behavior of matter, or that it purposely makes chips that suck up extra power and throw off more heat. It's because of the physics that all of that stuff happens - and yeah, sometimes the physics are more well managed than other times, but more on that later.
I never said it was the physical limitations of transistors. But it is a gross oversimplification to think that one architecture is automatically going to be as well behaved as another that's completely different. Especially when they're coming from different companies with different priorities. In the end, it's like trying to compare PPC vs. Intel just based on clock speeds.
Yes, of course Intel could do things about it. They could turn down the clock speed. They could rip out (or disable) circuitry. They often do these things for low power or low-end chips. Of course, that's not going to happen for high-end mainsteam chips - they always want those bigger numbers. Marketing is going to dictate that they have to hit those numbers, before they can work on optimizing other things. In the end, physics is going to make them pay for those tradeoffs.
Furthermore, they could start from scratch and ditch the legacy x86 architecture in favor of an all-new base (and we know how well that's working out with Itanic).
Finaly, I'm not apologizing for Intel, and I'm not saying that IBM isn't doing better in the regimes of power and thermal management. I'm just tired of people demanding that companies do X, Y, and Z, when they have no idea what it takes to get what they want. Hell, I don't have as good of an idea as I'd like, but I have a decent idea having worked on chip design teams and seeing what these guys deal with.
The real world priority is money. Period. Marketing wins every time, and oftentimes the chip designers need to meet certain goals within a certain timeframe. Clock speed, cache, etc. - that's what sells chips (or at least, that's what they think sells chips). To get those high clock speeds and bigger caches, they're going to make some compromises - power consumption and thermal dissipation among them.
It's so cute when someone who uses multiple platforms thinks he knows stuff about processor design :)
Doesn't everyone think that Intel wouldn't make their chips run cooler if they could? I'm real sure they're sitting around thinking "You know, this is a pretty good design, but it just needs to run HOTTER!"
Comparing the PPC to x86 is pretty much apples to oranges. Different architectures, different design challenges. Furthermore, different marketing priorities come into play. Intel wants a processor out that runs at X GHz with Y K of cache by a certain time. It's all about tradeoffs and compromises in engineering - sometimes to meet a certain design goal within a certain schedule, you have to make some sacrifices.
But what the hell do I know, only having worked in chip design and seen these guys at work.
Some info on BTX can be found here. Presumably Intel's server can handle some additional traffic.