I think this is a prime example of why so many americans are extemely fat, and there can be no doubt that it also raises your chances of diabetes, tooth decay etc. But what I think pisses me off more than most anything else that will be discussed here is taco bell's new "We don't serve fountain water anymore" so now instead of paying nothing or maybe 10c for water I have to buy the damned bottled water. I don't think they understand that most people don't really LIKE taco bell food, they just eat there because it's so damn cheap. Ok, now I feel better.... Sorry...:)
There can be no doubt that it is possible they could do that, the money is'nt really a problem at all, the real question that applies to this is: does microsoft want a fiber line in europe? I'm not sure of the answer, and I would like to know.
Why is it that a company that can charge virtually anything they want to for their services (as they are THE provider) chooses to charge an insufficent amount, thereby ensuring bankruptcy? Idiocy? Surely!
But the reason they are expensive (aside from obvious reasons) is the fact that not nearly as many of them are sold. If G4's would sell like intel chips, then you would see the price drop fast and low. As far as the software concern, well, all software generally sucks, so it's just a matter of a re-write. I'm sure MS would do it if you ask REAL nice:)
Hopefully quantum computers will have taken over long before we get anywhere near terra/exa-bit processors, however I could possibly see getting into the giga-bit range.
A very nice processor indeed, however I wonder what kind of speeds these things will soon be able to achieve? The thing that really blows me away is when you compare a Transmeta Crusoe TM5400/TM5600 728mhz which on distributed.net can do about 1,966,230 keys a second, with a Power PC 7450/7455 G4 1600mhz that can do a whopping 16,991,648 keys per second! I understand that alpha is far superior, but the question that begs asking is why does'nt everyone go to alpha, especially considering the raw speed that can be achieved?
I don't know that this is a valid qualification for charging more, but there is a difference between an OS made for 64 CPU's and an OS made for 128 CPU's, the reason for this is the fact that the OS has to be able to both control and manage all of the CPU's in a system, obviously there would be modifications and optimizations needed to make a system capible of accessing more CPU's. And by your theory of charging by annual revenue or stock market valuation Microsoft would have to pay millions for what would cost you about five dollars, now I don't really know that it would'nt be a good idea, but there would have to be minimums and caps.
If I had more money than I knew what to do with, or some type of use *cough*, I'd have to go for one of these. The cost is'nt even listed, but I'm sure it's WAY up there.
I would be very interested what conditions/strings you happen to be looking for, What kind of dropped/legitimate mail rates do you get with a mass filter like this running?
I used to work for Office Max, and I made it my personal habit to always let a customer know this, not only because I did'nt want to suprise them about it later, and so that they would'nt freak out when it ran out in half the time I told them a new cartridge would last, but also because I knew they would most likely buy replacements right away, and the name of the game is average ticket. So obviously this is HP's idea, sell 3 products (4 if you count the needed cable, but that makes sense since some users need USB and others need parallel) instead of only 1, not bad business, smart business.
No, not the canned mystery meat, the junk e-mail that clusters my inbox everyday. I really hope this case will set a precedent that will deter the 25 or so people that seem to like to spam my account with their 'earn 10,000 a day', 'make your penis larger', 'diet now, lose 100 lbs a day and get paid $1 a pound', etc. I am truly sick of this shit, and I hope that someone gets the message. Of course the trick is to make this non-profitable, either by suing them blind, or by simply not responding to any of these e-mails. Keep in mind that the only reason that they don't do this via snail mail (aka: USPS) is because it actually costs money to mail a letter via this means, otherwise you would find it necessary to have a mailbox 4' X 4' X 6' and it would still be overflowing after 2 days.
You know, that's not a bad idea at all, count me in on this one! (seriously, I WANT to do this, sounds like fun!) But what would we make them do? Perhaps post the pre-requisite 'Imagine a Beowulf of these' comments to/. automatically?:)
Reactive programming can make it quite a bit more feasable to create robots that are fun to watch and that can produce AI like effects. however for industrial type robots it is indeed a poor method.
Remember that scene in 'The Fifth Element' where all the cute little robots come out of the wall and clean up the broken glass, well I wonder how much trouble it would be to say create a couple of specialty mindstorm bots to do this on command (obviously not environment reactive, but event driven is good enough for me) Hook up a small broom and dustpan to one, hook one up to my vacuum and `viola! I'll never do housework again:)
Human labor (so far as the present time) cannot be replaced in many jobs, there is simply currently no way to program a robot to respond to all of the problems that may arise in just about any given "real-world" situation. The thing we need to worry about is how to effectively manage and balance human and robotic labor.
The importance of faster, cheaper RAM is obvious, however I do find it hard to get excited about a technology that will at best be in new systems in about a year, probably later. RAM speeds have skyrocketed, but unfortunately bus speeds have'nt, unless you're an overclocking guru this RAM just won't mean much to overall performance gains - just yet. But all the same, every step forward is a great step.
I really must direct the moderator whom modded down this post as a troll to the following conversation Here after you read this, please re-consider the damage you have done to both my good name, my valid-non-troll post, and most importantly my karma. Thank you.
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Of course I never order tall or grande, at starbucks alone I indulge in the venti. :)
I think this is a prime example of why so many americans are extemely fat, and there can be no doubt that it also raises your chances of diabetes, tooth decay etc. But what I think pisses me off more than most anything else that will be discussed here is taco bell's new "We don't serve fountain water anymore" so now instead of paying nothing or maybe 10c for water I have to buy the damned bottled water. I don't think they understand that most people don't really LIKE taco bell food, they just eat there because it's so damn cheap. Ok, now I feel better.... Sorry... :)
The power of the dark comes from the same source as the power of the light.
There can be no doubt that it is possible they could do that, the money is'nt really a problem at all, the real question that applies to this is: does microsoft want a fiber line in europe? I'm not sure of the answer, and I would like to know.
Why is it that a company that can charge virtually anything they want to for their services (as they are THE provider) chooses to charge an insufficent amount, thereby ensuring bankruptcy? Idiocy? Surely!
But the reason they are expensive (aside from obvious reasons) is the fact that not nearly as many of them are sold. If G4's would sell like intel chips, then you would see the price drop fast and low. As far as the software concern, well, all software generally sucks, so it's just a matter of a re-write. I'm sure MS would do it if you ask REAL nice :)
Hopefully quantum computers will have taken over long before we get anywhere near terra/exa-bit processors, however I could possibly see getting into the giga-bit range.
A very nice processor indeed, however I wonder what kind of speeds these things will soon be able to achieve? The thing that really blows me away is when you compare a Transmeta Crusoe TM5400/TM5600 728mhz which on distributed.net can do about 1,966,230 keys a second, with a Power PC 7450/7455 G4 1600mhz that can do a whopping 16,991,648 keys per second! I understand that alpha is far superior, but the question that begs asking is why does'nt everyone go to alpha, especially considering the raw speed that can be achieved?
I wonder if even Bill Gates could afford that.
:)
Hardware: 1.7 billion
Software: 150 million
Nuclear Power Plant: 4 billion
Cracking RC5 in under 10 seconds: Priceless
Ohhhh, MAN!
4,329,501.00 List Price - loaded
Yep, that's up there.
That is impressive, however it begs for the asking: Can you imagine a beowulf of these? j/k :) but it seems so necessary!
Hmm, did'nt see that, however I assure my mouse is in my full control, thank you kind troll. :)
I don't know that this is a valid qualification for charging more, but there is a difference between an OS made for 64 CPU's and an OS made for 128 CPU's, the reason for this is the fact that the OS has to be able to both control and manage all of the CPU's in a system, obviously there would be modifications and optimizations needed to make a system capible of accessing more CPU's. And by your theory of charging by annual revenue or stock market valuation Microsoft would have to pay millions for what would cost you about five dollars, now I don't really know that it would'nt be a good idea, but there would have to be minimums and caps.
If I had more money than I knew what to do with, or some type of use *cough*, I'd have to go for one of these. The cost is'nt even listed, but I'm sure it's WAY up there.
I would be very interested what conditions/strings you happen to be looking for, What kind of dropped/legitimate mail rates do you get with a mass filter like this running?
I used to work for Office Max, and I made it my personal habit to always let a customer know this, not only because I did'nt want to suprise them about it later, and so that they would'nt freak out when it ran out in half the time I told them a new cartridge would last, but also because I knew they would most likely buy replacements right away, and the name of the game is average ticket. So obviously this is HP's idea, sell 3 products (4 if you count the needed cable, but that makes sense since some users need USB and others need parallel) instead of only 1, not bad business, smart business.
yea, but then the spammers just go off-shore to avoid the law.
No, not the canned mystery meat, the junk e-mail that clusters my inbox everyday. I really hope this case will set a precedent that will deter the 25 or so people that seem to like to spam my account with their 'earn 10,000 a day', 'make your penis larger', 'diet now, lose 100 lbs a day and get paid $1 a pound', etc. I am truly sick of this shit, and I hope that someone gets the message. Of course the trick is to make this non-profitable, either by suing them blind, or by simply not responding to any of these e-mails. Keep in mind that the only reason that they don't do this via snail mail (aka: USPS) is because it actually costs money to mail a letter via this means, otherwise you would find it necessary to have a mailbox 4' X 4' X 6' and it would still be overflowing after 2 days.
Was'nt that known as the 'suck cut' on Wayne's World?
You know, that's not a bad idea at all, count me in on this one! (seriously, I WANT to do this, sounds like fun!) But what would we make them do? Perhaps post the pre-requisite 'Imagine a Beowulf of these' comments to /. automatically? :)
Reactive programming can make it quite a bit more feasable to create robots that are fun to watch and that can produce AI like effects. however for industrial type robots it is indeed a poor method.
Remember that scene in 'The Fifth Element' where all the cute little robots come out of the wall and clean up the broken glass, well I wonder how much trouble it would be to say create a couple of specialty mindstorm bots to do this on command (obviously not environment reactive, but event driven is good enough for me) Hook up a small broom and dustpan to one, hook one up to my vacuum and `viola! I'll never do housework again :)
Human labor (so far as the present time) cannot be replaced in many jobs, there is simply currently no way to program a robot to respond to all of the problems that may arise in just about any given "real-world" situation. The thing we need to worry about is how to effectively manage and balance human and robotic labor.
The importance of faster, cheaper RAM is obvious, however I do find it hard to get excited about a technology that will at best be in new systems in about a year, probably later. RAM speeds have skyrocketed, but unfortunately bus speeds have'nt, unless you're an overclocking guru this RAM just won't mean much to overall performance gains - just yet. But all the same, every step forward is a great step.
I really must direct the moderator whom modded down this post as a troll to the following conversation Here after you read this, please re-consider the damage you have done to both my good name, my valid-non-troll post, and most importantly my karma. Thank you.