Good for 'public' sites But bad for private intranet sites
I'm not certain that it's "good" for anything. Pretty much all the previous Google apps were something you could "get" just by checking into it quickly. However, most regular people don't truly understand the concept of a formal database. As a result, we usually need other metaphors to help them understand the databases their using. (e.g. A filing system, a card index, etc.)
What Google Base is proposing is very interesting (though of dubious use at the moment), but I just don't think that users are going to be rushing to grab ahold. Users will continue to keep their recipes on their computers or Recipe Database websites, jobs will continue to be posted on Monster, and life will otherwise continue on as is.
Nice try Google, but I think this one has a long way to go until it's out of Beta.
Except that it's not actually three processors. It's three processor cores. Just like on the IBM Power and PowerPC chips, AMD64 X2, and the late-model Intel Pentiums and Xeons.
Which isn't to say that the multicore SIMD design of this chip won't be impressive. It will be. But three desktop computers? I don't think so. Even the 1 teraflop claim is suspect. Just like how graphics card manufacturers can pump 3 trillion triangles a second, right? (*cough*underlabratoryconditionsmaybe*cough*)
Manufacturers regularly license patents from one another. I wouldn't be surprised if Toshiba actually licenses it out to the highest bidder first rather than directly develop a product.
Yeah, but wonderful technologies like this can be used for good, evil, and gross.
Ever hear of a company called "DuPont"? FYI, they're on the cutting edge of technology. Believe it or not, a lot of that technology goes right into making your home a better place to live, regardless of how "gross" it may be. If I were you, I'd be thankful for all these "gross" technologies. Without them we'd still be living in high maintenece homes that required a full repainting every year, had removable (for cleaning) carpets, wooden countertops, required annual winterproofing of windows, needed occasional airings to stay comfortable, and were painted in the ugliest colors you can imagine with chemicals that are slowly killing you.
actually, the Xbox360 gets the Grand award for Home Entertainment... getting accolades before it's out and tested by the masses.
No kidding. Could they have written a more sensational piece?
the Xbox 360 easily maintains the cred the original Xbox earned in 2001 when it crushed rival PlayStation with superior graphics and performance.
*Crushed* the Playstation? I hope someone told Sony, because last I heard they were still dominant.
Its one-teraflops processing speed, fueled by three 3.2-gigahertz processors (think: three desktop computers), may make the 360 the most powerful computer you've ever used.
Do these guys need to work on their copy, or what? 3.2 GHz is impressive, but hardly "three desktop computers". And what's this "fueled by"? Is a processor a consumable? If so, can I turbo-charge it with silicon aditives? I mean, these guys have been writing way too many car reviews.
Besides, the only reason why the X-Box is on top is because they beat Nintendo and Sony to market. Which is kind of funny, because it's sounding more and more like all the console makers will be using many of the same technologies. Which suggests that this could be the least impressive lineup of game consoles ever to hit the market. We'll see how it pans out, though.
So how fun is that fiber-reinforced polymer bridge in Wisconsin?
You know. Bridge-like.
What I don't get is the SAAB Biodiesel and the Mercedes Benz. About the Biodiesel:
--it generates 148 horsepower on pure gasoline, but when it sniffs ethanol, it cranks up the turbocharger's boost pressure (ethanol can handle higher pressure better than gas) to lift output to 184 horsepower.
Who writes this stuff? Ethanol burns faster, thus produces greater compression during the expansion phase. Since ICEs obtain their power primarily from the expansion of gasses, higher compression ratios mean more power despite the lower efficiency of the fuel.
On the MB S-Class:
It sees at night, prevents accidents, and leaves most sports cars in the dust:
It's called a Cadillac. It's been on the road for a good five or six years now. Where the hell has Mercedes been? But wait! They've added radar and LCD mirrors! OOooooo. I'm not impressed.:-/
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The real technology being given the award isn't the bubbles. It's the dyes themselves, which are as close to a programmable pigment as we're going to get. From the sounds of it, the pigments are even non-toxic, making it a rather amazing invention for someone who just wanted to make colored bubbles.
Therefore, from the court's perspective, if the patent office believes that the patent is fair, who are you to argue?
Expert Witnesses with boatloads of credentials (e.g. PHDs in triplicate) can easily stack the odds far higher than the decision made by a patent office clerk. (Who probably holds only a masters, and not even in the specific field in question.)
The only sad part is that you actually need such heavy ammo for something that should be blindingly obvious. Unfortunately, justice is blind for a reason and it takes a lot of heavyweights for a decision to be made.
I've got the original source code to Adventure on my Mac. (Or, at least I think I've still got it. I might have deleted it. Worst case, it's in the Usenet archives somewhere.) Amazingly, the shell design has changed so much over the years that it doesn't run anymore. Most of the issues would be easy to fix (though time consuming), but it's just interesting how much the code has changed over the years.
And here I thought everyone was familiar with the HHGttG text game?
There were a few text games I liked, but Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was one of those that was abnormally difficult. For some reason the developers thought it would be funny to constantly kill you through a time limit you had to way of tracking.
As of the last report, mission control is unconcerned about the chances for the primary mission. The lost probe (Codenamed "Major Tom") was "supposed to do that" and does not hamper the mission in the least. The mothership (Codename "HAL") still has another unit aboard (Codename "Dave") that should be able to complete the mission without incident. According to the recent communication from "Dave", the mothership will no longer eject things into space^W^W^W^W^W^W^W is in perfect condition to complete the mission.
I like Sun hardware, always have. But what happens when in "just a couple of years", these Sun chips aren't all that fast anymore? Do you keep them around just because you paid a lot for them?
I don't know about you, but I can always find a use for a Sun machine. They're built to last, and can often still be useful for a decade after their manufacture. The worst case is that you can resell your old machines to a refurbisher like AnySystem so that it can gain new life in someone else's possession. I know of plenty of companies where the AnySystem servers are powerhouses for the work they need to do. I also know of a lot of developers and sysadmins who would like a Sun Workstation, but can't afford new. Again, AnySystem (or Ebay, take your pick) can provide them with a system that meets or exceeds their needs.:-)
Here's a solution. Smuggle guns and ammo into countries with no respect for private property. Let the inner hope of revolution make real change. Rights won't be protected with sanctions. Only by blood do we truly stop those who dare to take our lives, our properties and our natural right to both.
One needs to be careful with this. For two reasons:
1. If you fail to time things correctly, the revolutionists will be caught (one by one) with the guns in their homes and charged with a crime.
2. Violence tends to begat violence.
Of all the revolutions that come to my mind at the moment, only two stand out as only going as far as necessary, and no farther. The first was the American Revolution. They only shed blood after they declared independence from England, and carried the war only to the extent necessary to defend the new nation. Note that the American situation was rather unique in that American were normally well armed, and that their forces were vastly inferior to those of the enemy.
The only other situation I can think of was the transition from the Communist Russian government to the psuedo-democratic government. It was largely a bloodless affair, as the remaining people in power just wanted to make their problems someone else's.
Every other coup that I can think of was a bloody mess with a questionable outcome. The French Revolution was a particularly good example of things going from bad to worse. France eventually recovered, but not until after a series of civil wars, exectutions, and other unpleasentries. From a lot of the feedback I've been getting, it sounds like the Chinese are not really there yet.
So, I guess what I'm saying is that you have to be careful in supporting revolutionaries. Sometimes they're in it for the right reasons, but sometimes they're just looking to seize power themselves.
You don't know Wisconsin very well. If Madison didn't swing Democrat, there would be all kinds of warning bells and accusations of fraud being thrown around. Hell, Wisconsin voted for Dukakis. What does that tell you about the ticket?
I've always been surprised about the vote in Wisconsin, however. While Madison is extremely liberal, the rest of the state tends to be very conservative. (Thus the phrase, "Madison is 12 square miles surrounded by reality.") Yet the democrats always win in Federal elections, usually by a significant margin. My only theory is that Wisconsinites still have generational memories of Mccarthy. His little witch hunt for communists made Wisconsin look bad, and it didn't help the Republican party either. There had to have been a backlash against Republicans. Now the current generation of voters vote for Democrats because their parents did, and they don't even know the reason why.
To paraphrase Rich Teer - who in their right mind puts a frame buffer on a server?
Anyone using that crap called "Windows" for an OS? Theoretically, you could just get by using terminal services, but then you really are just looking at a networkable KVM for the machines. (Which doesn't help, BTW, if the machines start having major issues.) If I had it my way, everyone would use a proper Sparc box for their servers. Sadly, I don't have it my way, so there are still a lot of WIndows boxes and Intel machines without sufficient headless support.:-(
And they will continue the same business practices as soon as the dust has settled if they're not slapped, hard.
Getting told off by the President of the United States isn't getting slapped down? No offense, but when the most powerful political figure in the world speaks (save your HHGttG jokes, we've heard them), you had better listen or face the consequences later.
Just because they got slapped down in a fairly "nice" way, doesn't mean that they aren't going to be smarting for a very long time to come.
Now that's what I'm talking about. Except that the network switch should be built into the rack, and a KVM interface should be installed to support the machines.:-)
You're the only one here considering the idea of hating TripMaster. Knowing his high degree of sophistication when it comes to software, I would not be surprised if he had built an automated system to detect duplicate stories.
After your response, I re-read it and realized that you're attempting to compliment him. My apologies. Unfortunately, TMM seems to attract a metric tonne load of trolls every time he posts. This is probably why I read your post in a rather cynical light. Sorry about that.
I still want to know what's up with all the TMM haters, however.:-)
...for when keeping your box in a safe, cut off from the outside world, isn't an option.
Class C2 rating, Orange Book, IIRC. The same rating that Microsoft made such a big deal about Windows NT obtaining. So much for that bit of marketting.:-)
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Good for 'public' sites But bad for private intranet sites
I'm not certain that it's "good" for anything. Pretty much all the previous Google apps were something you could "get" just by checking into it quickly. However, most regular people don't truly understand the concept of a formal database. As a result, we usually need other metaphors to help them understand the databases their using. (e.g. A filing system, a card index, etc.)
What Google Base is proposing is very interesting (though of dubious use at the moment), but I just don't think that users are going to be rushing to grab ahold. Users will continue to keep their recipes on their computers or Recipe Database websites, jobs will continue to be posted on Monster, and life will otherwise continue on as is.
Nice try Google, but I think this one has a long way to go until it's out of Beta.
I seriously hope you intended to put KPH instead of MPH. ANYONE going 150MPH in a 65 zone ought to have their license revoked on the spot.
Except that it's not actually three processors. It's three processor cores. Just like on the IBM Power and PowerPC chips, AMD64 X2, and the late-model Intel Pentiums and Xeons.
Which isn't to say that the multicore SIMD design of this chip won't be impressive. It will be. But three desktop computers? I don't think so. Even the 1 teraflop claim is suspect. Just like how graphics card manufacturers can pump 3 trillion triangles a second, right? (*cough*underlabratoryconditionsmaybe*cough*)
Manufacturers regularly license patents from one another. I wouldn't be surprised if Toshiba actually licenses it out to the highest bidder first rather than directly develop a product.
Yeah, but wonderful technologies like this can be used for good, evil, and gross.
Ever hear of a company called "DuPont"? FYI, they're on the cutting edge of technology. Believe it or not, a lot of that technology goes right into making your home a better place to live, regardless of how "gross" it may be. If I were you, I'd be thankful for all these "gross" technologies. Without them we'd still be living in high maintenece homes that required a full repainting every year, had removable (for cleaning) carpets, wooden countertops, required annual winterproofing of windows, needed occasional airings to stay comfortable, and were painted in the ugliest colors you can imagine with chemicals that are slowly killing you.
actually, the Xbox360 gets the Grand award for Home Entertainment ... getting accolades before it's out and tested by the masses.
No kidding. Could they have written a more sensational piece?
the Xbox 360 easily maintains the cred the original Xbox earned in 2001 when it crushed rival PlayStation with superior graphics and performance.
*Crushed* the Playstation? I hope someone told Sony, because last I heard they were still dominant.
Its one-teraflops processing speed, fueled by three 3.2-gigahertz processors (think: three desktop computers), may make the 360 the most powerful computer you've ever used.
Do these guys need to work on their copy, or what? 3.2 GHz is impressive, but hardly "three desktop computers". And what's this "fueled by"? Is a processor a consumable? If so, can I turbo-charge it with silicon aditives? I mean, these guys have been writing way too many car reviews.
Besides, the only reason why the X-Box is on top is because they beat Nintendo and Sony to market. Which is kind of funny, because it's sounding more and more like all the console makers will be using many of the same technologies. Which suggests that this could be the least impressive lineup of game consoles ever to hit the market. We'll see how it pans out, though.
So how fun is that fiber-reinforced polymer bridge in Wisconsin?
:-/
You know. Bridge-like.
What I don't get is the SAAB Biodiesel and the Mercedes Benz. About the Biodiesel:
--it generates 148 horsepower on pure gasoline, but when it sniffs ethanol, it cranks up the turbocharger's boost pressure (ethanol can handle higher pressure better than gas) to lift output to 184 horsepower.
Who writes this stuff? Ethanol burns faster, thus produces greater compression during the expansion phase. Since ICEs obtain their power primarily from the expansion of gasses, higher compression ratios mean more power despite the lower efficiency of the fuel.
On the MB S-Class:
It sees at night, prevents accidents, and leaves most sports cars in the dust:
It's called a Cadillac. It's been on the road for a good five or six years now. Where the hell has Mercedes been? But wait! They've added radar and LCD mirrors! OOooooo. I'm not impressed.
The real technology being given the award isn't the bubbles. It's the dyes themselves, which are as close to a programmable pigment as we're going to get. From the sounds of it, the pigments are even non-toxic, making it a rather amazing invention for someone who just wanted to make colored bubbles.
Sounds like Sony needs to Get Right with the Man. :-P
Therefore, from the court's perspective, if the patent office believes that the patent is fair, who are you to argue?
Expert Witnesses with boatloads of credentials (e.g. PHDs in triplicate) can easily stack the odds far higher than the decision made by a patent office clerk. (Who probably holds only a masters, and not even in the specific field in question.)
The only sad part is that you actually need such heavy ammo for something that should be blindingly obvious. Unfortunately, justice is blind for a reason and it takes a lot of heavyweights for a decision to be made.
Err, I should say I have the original Adventure Shell source. I found the Usenet post here if anyone is interested.
Well then, knock yourself out. I, however, am not touching that thing with a ten foot (yellow) bulldozer. ;-)
I've got the original source code to Adventure on my Mac. (Or, at least I think I've still got it. I might have deleted it. Worst case, it's in the Usenet archives somewhere.) Amazingly, the shell design has changed so much over the years that it doesn't run anymore. Most of the issues would be easy to fix (though time consuming), but it's just interesting how much the code has changed over the years.
It's supposed to be funny. Laugh. :-)
And here I thought everyone was familiar with the HHGttG text game?
There were a few text games I liked, but Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was one of those that was abnormally difficult. For some reason the developers thought it would be funny to constantly kill you through a time limit you had to way of tracking.
You wake up.
> get up
You can't get up, it's dark.
> turn on light
You turn on the lamp.
> get up
You can't get up. You've got a headache from that hangover.
> look in pockets
While you look in pockets, your house is demolished by a bulldozer.
Try Again?[y/n]
#$@@#$! That's the third time in a row! !@#%!#@ text games!
As of the last report, mission control is unconcerned about the chances for the primary mission. The lost probe (Codenamed "Major Tom") was "supposed to do that" and does not hamper the mission in the least. The mothership (Codename "HAL") still has another unit aboard (Codename "Dave") that should be able to complete the mission without incident. According to the recent communication from "Dave", the mothership will no longer eject things into space^W^W^W^W^W^W^W is in perfect condition to complete the mission.
* tongue still firmly in cheek
I like Sun hardware, always have. But what happens when in "just a couple of years", these Sun chips aren't all that fast anymore? Do you keep them around just because you paid a lot for them?
:-)
I don't know about you, but I can always find a use for a Sun machine. They're built to last, and can often still be useful for a decade after their manufacture. The worst case is that you can resell your old machines to a refurbisher like AnySystem so that it can gain new life in someone else's possession. I know of plenty of companies where the AnySystem servers are powerhouses for the work they need to do. I also know of a lot of developers and sysadmins who would like a Sun Workstation, but can't afford new. Again, AnySystem (or Ebay, take your pick) can provide them with a system that meets or exceeds their needs.
Here's a solution. Smuggle guns and ammo into countries with no respect for private property. Let the inner hope of revolution make real change. Rights won't be protected with sanctions. Only by blood do we truly stop those who dare to take our lives, our properties and our natural right to both.
One needs to be careful with this. For two reasons:
1. If you fail to time things correctly, the revolutionists will be caught (one by one) with the guns in their homes and charged with a crime.
2. Violence tends to begat violence.
Of all the revolutions that come to my mind at the moment, only two stand out as only going as far as necessary, and no farther. The first was the American Revolution. They only shed blood after they declared independence from England, and carried the war only to the extent necessary to defend the new nation. Note that the American situation was rather unique in that American were normally well armed, and that their forces were vastly inferior to those of the enemy.
The only other situation I can think of was the transition from the Communist Russian government to the psuedo-democratic government. It was largely a bloodless affair, as the remaining people in power just wanted to make their problems someone else's.
Every other coup that I can think of was a bloody mess with a questionable outcome. The French Revolution was a particularly good example of things going from bad to worse. France eventually recovered, but not until after a series of civil wars, exectutions, and other unpleasentries. From a lot of the feedback I've been getting, it sounds like the Chinese are not really there yet.
So, I guess what I'm saying is that you have to be careful in supporting revolutionaries. Sometimes they're in it for the right reasons, but sometimes they're just looking to seize power themselves.
You don't know Wisconsin very well. If Madison didn't swing Democrat, there would be all kinds of warning bells and accusations of fraud being thrown around. Hell, Wisconsin voted for Dukakis. What does that tell you about the ticket?
I've always been surprised about the vote in Wisconsin, however. While Madison is extremely liberal, the rest of the state tends to be very conservative. (Thus the phrase, "Madison is 12 square miles surrounded by reality.") Yet the democrats always win in Federal elections, usually by a significant margin. My only theory is that Wisconsinites still have generational memories of Mccarthy. His little witch hunt for communists made Wisconsin look bad, and it didn't help the Republican party either. There had to have been a backlash against Republicans. Now the current generation of voters vote for Democrats because their parents did, and they don't even know the reason why.
It's just a theory, but it would explain a LOT.
To paraphrase Rich Teer - who in their right mind puts a frame buffer on a server?
:-(
Anyone using that crap called "Windows" for an OS? Theoretically, you could just get by using terminal services, but then you really are just looking at a networkable KVM for the machines. (Which doesn't help, BTW, if the machines start having major issues.) If I had it my way, everyone would use a proper Sparc box for their servers. Sadly, I don't have it my way, so there are still a lot of WIndows boxes and Intel machines without sufficient headless support.
And they will continue the same business practices as soon as the dust has settled if they're not slapped, hard.
Getting told off by the President of the United States isn't getting slapped down? No offense, but when the most powerful political figure in the world speaks (save your HHGttG jokes, we've heard them), you had better listen or face the consequences later.
Just because they got slapped down in a fairly "nice" way, doesn't mean that they aren't going to be smarting for a very long time to come.
Did you miss the last story or what? It's still on the front page, so if you hurry you can add your 2 cents. :-)
Now that's what I'm talking about. Except that the network switch should be built into the rack, and a KVM interface should be installed to support the machines. :-)
You're the only one here considering the idea of hating TripMaster. Knowing his high degree of sophistication when it comes to software, I would not be surprised if he had built an automated system to detect duplicate stories.
:-)
After your response, I re-read it and realized that you're attempting to compliment him. My apologies. Unfortunately, TMM seems to attract a metric tonne load of trolls every time he posts. This is probably why I read your post in a rather cynical light. Sorry about that.
I still want to know what's up with all the TMM haters, however.
Class C2 rating, Orange Book, IIRC. The same rating that Microsoft made such a big deal about Windows NT obtaining. So much for that bit of marketting.