They advocate building cheap Linux-based Beowulf clusters (PCs in parallel) instead of supercomputers.
When talking about building a cluster, the first question I'd ask is whether they want HA(High Availability) or HPC(High Performance Computing). Some people thought clustering up 100 Pentium would imeediately achieve HPC. Without careful design and estimation, the cluster will fail on both aspects.
Most cluster infrastructures is only focusing on either one aspect, and mostly HA. When talking about HPC, recent researches shows that Computational Grid would be more effective.
Nevertheless, a cluster with many nodes may not behave better than a single supercomputer in HPC, but the former would definitely be more cost effective and excel in HA. It's very clever of them to recommend Beowulf on Linux; they ground would be weaken if they recommended Microsoft cluster, which is quite expensive in my opinion.
I'm really getting sick of video games being used as the scapegoat for the evils of society.
After looking at the case, I'm not convinced that video games could cause such violence. The kid crushed the victim's skull and stabbed her multiple times, it's not like normal violence games has such genre. Even so, violence in games, no matter how real it is, is quite difference from real thing(real blood, intestine split). If one mixed the games elements into the reality he might have some other problem.
Some said the lawyer is doing a good deed trying to save the kid from life-time prison with this excuse, but some said he is making use of this case to fortified his prejudice against violence video games/movies, and at the same time makes himself famous. There's always stories behind story - when there's lawyers involved.:)
who run the labs. In our lab we wouldn't make the purchase when the products could't work on more than one open platforms. It's not like we hate Windows and proprietary products.
A researcher with certain year of experience would have thru the nightmare of getting obsoleted hardware to work - it's not that the hardware itself is getting out-dated, it's about its interface i.e. the device driver. E.g. the VPL optical gloves are still usable today as we've the driver source came with them, even when the company behind were out of contact for years; while we have to kiss those 3d controllers goodbye when their Windows device driver no longer functional in modern Windows system.
Really, we had no problem when we had to code in VB, as long as it works effectively, and gives results for our papers. We just don't want our money wasted on endless upgrade-cycle(if upgradable), we are not running a corporation afterall.
when I see Final Fantasy XI trailer, I've a rush urge to retire NOW and play online game all days.:)
I know some people actually playing EQ as their full-time job. Any career counciler here could enlighten me to the path of professional online gamer?:D
I remember years ago a scientist warned about the dangerous in performing atom accelerator experiments, which might lead to total disaster. I forgot the details but move along this line, someone might create a mishandled black hole and all of a sudden we suck into a tiny dot. Then we might hear something like that:
"Hey, who tell hell could tell me what's going on?"
(a voice from 5 nano-meter away)"Sorry, I dropped the black hole on the ground...."
didn't sign non-compete agreement with SCO. If so, you'd be required stay out of all companies in association with UNIX, Linux, and since Microsoft admitted UNIX licensing, Windows. Yes, that's basically the entire world, and that's what SCO is competing with.:)
And by the time SCO completed the world domination, you'd have to relocate to Mars.
whenever someone told me my java source code is unreadable, I usually feed it into a decompiler, then send it back to the whiner. It usually fixes them up. (yes, the decompiled.java has no compile, but neither does the original source)
It initially had software security problems which Microsoft has claimed are patched."
Yeah, connect your smartphone to the SmartWindowsUpdate via GPRS. It only takes about several megabytes(every week) of download(yes in fact that's entire OS replacement) and in view of the present strikely *low* GPRS rate (US$1/kbyte) it won't be too much hassle, will it?:)
What is the next step? SCO made its initial filing. IBM was supposed to respond within 30 days. They requested an extension of 30 days, which we granted them. So after 60 days, they responded with basically nothing -- a very vanilla law school 101-type level response, which was rather surprising.
60 days is not enough for their lawyers to stop the laugher. Can you give them more time?
You're a member of UnitedLinux. Would you say that your lawsuit has caused some friction within that group?
Yes, there is some friction. But we've been doing our best to have open dialogues with the other participants and members in UnitedLinux. Darl McBride, the CEO of SCO, has had numerous conversations with the other CEOs within UnitedLinux. We've been doing everything we can to keep the dialogue open and are trying to work to conclusions that will be amicable for all the parties involved. We haven't come to a good conclusion yet. But we're always hopeful.
Yes, there is some friction in fucking you guys, but we've been doing our best in using vaseline, and that will be amicable for all the parties involved.
If you've read the article, it's not just an reinvention of wheel:
According to Vanu, unlike traditional hardware radios, which are limited to one specific type of communication service, "software radio" technology enables a single wireless device to implement multiple radio standards and frequency bands, thus eliminating the ened for multiple hardware radios when communication with multiple radio services is required.
Check the local hardware shop. A hardware with comparable functionalities is very expensive. I'm sure the manufacturer has targeted this specific market segment correctly.
Compare it with a home-use radio is just like comparing a professional camera with an instant-camera.
the Linux client won't be shipping with any ability to play the narrative cutaway movies between chapters, due to licensing/porting problems with Bink
So much for adopting proprietary movie format while they had choices. 'Vendor-locked' is a curse for many existing legacy system nowaday and whenever we design a system we put openness in high priority(next to budget:), that rules out a lot of proprietary, vendor-locked solutions.
Just as I speak we ruled out acrobat for our electronic form submission project and seek some pure Java solutions.
Theres come to a debate why QWERTY was chosen for mass in the first place.
A person who involved in the typewriter manufacturing told me QWERTY was chosen because they want people typing slower with it so that the mechanical keys will not stuck together that easy.
(I know it becomes an urban legend but I'm sure many people has the 'stucking' experience with mechanical typewriters.:)
Computers era coms way too late for the habit to change.
I wish my argument wouldn't hurt your Mensa membership status and high IQ. Just for the sake of discussion.:)
A 33Mhz Intel 386 16MB RAM is still usable to lot of us. I've helped a couple of companies making use of these as gateways and firewall with Linux 2.0.x kernel. This might be a striking fact for you that these functions don't require Checkpoint for Windows on Pentium IV.
GUI is not bloated, it improves productivities by straightening the learning curve. Neither OOP paradigm is bloated, if you've compared no. of compare computer projects done today and 10 years ago you'll probably see how change of paradigm actually helps in development cycles.
It's too risky to jump into conclusion with the slight fact displayed on the tip of an iceberg. The reason why NASA keeping 8080 for few of the systems in space shuttles is the issues with heat dissipating in space. It's not like 8080 is too good to replace. Check the fact and avoid making too much assumptions, before jumping into your own conclusion.
And it's not true that old coding style makes computer more reliable. I'm not going to elaborate on this, as it's too damn obvious to the rest of us. Hint: think in the line of complexity of computer systems in the past and present.
Actually I really understand what you rant about. *Some* companies push their customers to upgrade their products by making things unnessarily complex. It's not like the fault of computer industry in general. Some people are still doing things as simple and useful as possible.
hidden files and hidden malicious files doesn't make an OS suck. I brought up the point by replacing words in their argument such that other pro-other-os could see the stupidity of the argument from other perspective.
If they wanted to prove UNIX sucks they could bring up other better points, it's not like UNIX is perfect. The article seems to be entirely of flames and nothing else.
Unix's ls program suppresses file whose name begin with a period (such as.cshrc and.login) by default from directory displays. Attackers exploit this "feature" to hide their system-breaking tools by giving them names that begin with a period. Computer crackers have hidden megabytes of information in unsuspecting user's directories.
Windows' dir program suppresses file whose are attributed with H (such as...what you see in attrib *.* with H with them) by default from from directory displays. Attackers exploit this "feature" to hide their system-breaking tools by giving them attribute H. Computer crackers have hidden mega bytes of information in unsuspecting user's directories.
Using file name that contain spaces or control characters is another powerful techniques for hidding files from unsuspecting users. Most trusting users (maybe those who have migrated from the Mac or from MS-Windows) who see a file in their home directory called system who't think twice about it - especially if they can't delete it by typing rm system. "If you can't delete it," they think, "it must be because UNIX was patched to make it so I can't delete this critical system resource."
Using file names that contain spaces or control characters is another powerful technique for hiding files from unsuspecting users. Most trusting users (maybe those who have migrated from whatever-OS-on-earth) who see a file in their system directory called system.dll won't think twice about it - especially if they can't delete it by typing del system.dll. "If you can't delete it," they think, "it must be because Windows was patched to make it so I can't delete this critical system resource."
The entire article is stuffed with argument as such. Worth reading only for a laugh.
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...leading the way before Windows as Unix. IBM's Unix server used to be the leader.
The link is broken, the typo is obvious, that can only be implying one thing...
Timothy, you need another cup of coffee. Quick.
They advocate building cheap Linux-based Beowulf clusters (PCs in parallel) instead of supercomputers.
When talking about building a cluster, the first question I'd ask is whether they want HA(High Availability) or HPC(High Performance Computing). Some people thought clustering up 100 Pentium would imeediately achieve HPC. Without careful design and estimation, the cluster will fail on both aspects.
Most cluster infrastructures is only focusing on either one aspect, and mostly HA. When talking about HPC, recent researches shows that Computational Grid would be more effective.
Nevertheless, a cluster with many nodes may not behave better than a single supercomputer in HPC, but the former would definitely be more cost effective and excel in HA. It's very clever of them to recommend Beowulf on Linux; they ground would be weaken if they recommended Microsoft cluster, which is quite expensive in my opinion.
I'm really getting sick of video games being used as the scapegoat for the evils of society.
:)
After looking at the case, I'm not convinced that video games could cause such violence. The kid crushed the victim's skull and stabbed her multiple times, it's not like normal violence games has such genre. Even so, violence in games, no matter how real it is, is quite difference from real thing(real blood, intestine split). If one mixed the games elements into the reality he might have some other problem.
Some said the lawyer is doing a good deed trying to save the kid from life-time prison with this excuse, but some said he is making use of this case to fortified his prejudice against violence video games/movies, and at the same time makes himself famous. There's always stories behind story - when there's lawyers involved.
who run the labs. In our lab we wouldn't make the purchase when the products could't work on more than one open platforms. It's not like we hate Windows and proprietary products.
A researcher with certain year of experience would have thru the nightmare of getting obsoleted hardware to work - it's not that the hardware itself is getting out-dated, it's about its interface i.e. the device driver. E.g. the VPL optical gloves are still usable today as we've the driver source came with them, even when the company behind were out of contact for years; while we have to kiss those 3d controllers goodbye when their Windows device driver no longer functional in modern Windows system.
Really, we had no problem when we had to code in VB, as long as it works effectively, and gives results for our papers. We just don't want our money wasted on endless upgrade-cycle(if upgradable), we are not running a corporation afterall.
when I see Final Fantasy XI trailer, I've a rush urge to retire NOW and play online game all days. :)
:D
I know some people actually playing EQ as their full-time job. Any career counciler here could enlighten me to the path of professional online gamer?
Master Bill Gates, Chief Architect of Matrix^H^H^H^H^Hicrosoft, in response to customers' whining at license changes, said in his dark mask:
I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.
I remember years ago a scientist warned about the dangerous in performing atom accelerator experiments, which might lead to total disaster. I forgot the details but move along this line, someone might create a mishandled black hole and all of a sudden we suck into a tiny dot. Then we might hear something like that:
"Hey, who tell hell could tell me what's going on?"
(a voice from 5 nano-meter away)"Sorry, I dropped the black hole on the ground...."
didn't sign non-compete agreement with SCO. If so, you'd be required stay out of all companies in association with UNIX, Linux, and since Microsoft admitted UNIX licensing, Windows. Yes, that's basically the entire world, and that's what SCO is competing with. :)
And by the time SCO completed the world domination, you'd have to relocate to Mars.
whenever someone told me my java source code is unreadable, I usually feed it into a decompiler, then send it back to the whiner. It usually fixes them up. (yes, the decompiled .java has no compile, but neither does the original source)
Prior art is irrelevent in getting patents from USPTO. :)
May be the reporter has mistaken "T-Mobile's Dumb MS SmartPhone" as "T-Mobile Dumps MS SmartPhone"
It initially had software security problems which Microsoft has claimed are patched."
:)
Yeah, connect your smartphone to the SmartWindowsUpdate via GPRS. It only takes about several megabytes(every week) of download(yes in fact that's entire OS replacement) and in view of the present strikely *low* GPRS rate (US$1/kbyte) it won't be too much hassle, will it?
What is the next step?
SCO made its initial filing. IBM was supposed to respond within 30 days. They requested an extension of 30 days, which we granted them. So after 60 days, they responded with basically nothing -- a very vanilla law school 101-type level response, which was rather surprising.
60 days is not enough for their lawyers to stop the laugher. Can you give them more time?
You're a member of UnitedLinux. Would you say that your lawsuit has caused some friction within that group?
Yes, there is some friction. But we've been doing our best to have open dialogues with the other participants and members in UnitedLinux. Darl McBride, the CEO of SCO, has had numerous conversations with the other CEOs within UnitedLinux. We've been doing everything we can to keep the dialogue open and are trying to work to conclusions that will be amicable for all the parties involved. We haven't come to a good conclusion yet. But we're always hopeful.
Yes, there is some friction in fucking you guys, but we've been doing our best in using vaseline, and that will be amicable for all the parties involved.
laughed out loud when I saw the terminal with ssh 10.2.2.2 on it ;)
That's what pissed Matrix - encrypted session that it can't spy on - damn hackers.
Only one thing that could stop them from hiding themselves in encrypted channels, and that'd be the major theme of next sequel - Matrix - Super DMCA
If you've read the article, it's not just an reinvention of wheel:
According to Vanu, unlike traditional hardware radios, which are limited to one specific type of communication service, "software radio" technology enables a single wireless device to implement multiple radio standards and frequency bands, thus eliminating the ened for multiple hardware radios when communication with multiple radio services is required.
Check the local hardware shop. A hardware with comparable functionalities is very expensive. I'm sure the manufacturer has targeted this specific market segment correctly.
Compare it with a home-use radio is just like comparing a professional camera with an instant-camera.
the Linux client won't be shipping with any ability to play the narrative cutaway movies between chapters, due to licensing/porting problems with Bink
:), that rules out a lot of proprietary, vendor-locked solutions.
So much for adopting proprietary movie format while they had choices. 'Vendor-locked' is a curse for many existing legacy system nowaday and whenever we design a system we put openness in high priority(next to budget
Just as I speak we ruled out acrobat for our electronic form submission project and seek some pure Java solutions.
Damn, an Undead! Simon, cover me while I chant 'Turn Undead'!
....you meant "Is the Dreamcast Not Dead"?
Theres come to a debate why QWERTY was chosen for mass in the first place.
:)
A person who involved in the typewriter manufacturing told me QWERTY was chosen because they want people typing slower with it so that the mechanical keys will not stuck together that easy.
(I know it becomes an urban legend but I'm sure many people has the 'stucking' experience with mechanical typewriters.
Computers era coms way too late for the habit to change.
I wish they'd spend more money on auditing Windows too.
:)
Of course, crash on "division by zero" is a feature, not a bug.
I wish my argument wouldn't hurt your Mensa membership status and high IQ. Just for the sake of discussion. :)
A 33Mhz Intel 386 16MB RAM is still usable to lot of us. I've helped a couple of companies making use of these as gateways and firewall with Linux 2.0.x kernel. This might be a striking fact for you that these functions don't require Checkpoint for Windows on Pentium IV.
GUI is not bloated, it improves productivities by straightening the learning curve. Neither OOP paradigm is bloated, if you've compared no. of compare computer projects done today and 10 years ago you'll probably see how change of paradigm actually helps in development cycles.
It's too risky to jump into conclusion with the slight fact displayed on the tip of an iceberg. The reason why NASA keeping 8080 for few of the systems in space shuttles is the issues with heat dissipating in space. It's not like 8080 is too good to replace. Check the fact and avoid making too much assumptions, before jumping into your own conclusion.
And it's not true that old coding style makes computer more reliable. I'm not going to elaborate on this, as it's too damn obvious to the rest of us. Hint: think in the line of complexity of computer systems in the past and present.
Actually I really understand what you rant about. *Some* companies push their customers to upgrade their products by making things unnessarily complex. It's not like the fault of computer industry in general. Some people are still doing things as simple and useful as possible.
It happened before, and slashdot wasn't slashdotted. Weird. :)
you want a list of sources that could create a slashdot effect....
:)
and then you submit the website you hate to these site....
A MASSIVE DDOS!
hidden files and hidden malicious files doesn't make an OS suck. I brought up the point by replacing words in their argument such that other pro-other-os could see the stupidity of the argument from other perspective.
If they wanted to prove UNIX sucks they could bring up other better points, it's not like UNIX is perfect. The article seems to be entirely of flames and nothing else.
The Problem with Hidden Files
Unix's ls program suppresses file whose name begin with a period (such as
Windows' dir program suppresses file whose are attributed with H (such as...what you see in attrib *.* with H with them) by default from from directory displays. Attackers exploit this "feature" to hide their system-breaking tools by giving them attribute H. Computer crackers have hidden mega bytes of information in unsuspecting user's directories.
Using file name that contain spaces or control characters is another powerful techniques for hidding files from unsuspecting users. Most trusting users (maybe those who have migrated from the Mac or from MS-Windows) who see a file in their home directory called system who't think twice about it - especially if they can't delete it by typing rm system. "If you can't delete it," they think, "it must be because UNIX was patched to make it so I can't delete this critical system resource."
Using file names that contain spaces or control characters is another powerful technique for hiding files from unsuspecting users. Most trusting users (maybe those who have migrated from whatever-OS-on-earth) who see a file in their system directory called system.dll won't think twice about it - especially if they can't delete it by typing del system.dll. "If you can't delete it," they think, "it must be because Windows was patched to make it so I can't delete this critical system resource."
The entire article is stuffed with argument as such. Worth reading only for a laugh.