I'd have to disagree. I can't even count the number of times I have found the answer to the question that was keeping me from moving on and out of "the Zone". To sum it up in one word...Google. Enough said.
...and say the sky is falling or that i even think anarchy is the way to go...and without going into any of my own personal theories too deep, isn't that the way we are heading? isn't it? i mean, i have never seen any fire/explosion diminished by adding fuel to it? have you? especially one where both sides are defending something of value (to them - money/power/freedom) basically with their lives. is this a little extreme or catastrophic? maybe. very far off the mark? maybe not. think about it, don't just flame it.
It looks like Dr. Franz's research partner/former student, Thomas Kistler, also has a PhD and you'll never guess who employs him...email him (kistler@transmeta.com) and find out:)
"...doing so obviously isn't going to give the right impression on major corporations.."
the fact that i, the consumer, want to be able to watch a purchased dvd on hardware i purchased under the OS of my choice should be the ONLY impression a corp needs. it is this little thing called supply/demand i heard of once upon a time, not maxamize profits at all costs (and the cost probably shouldn't be the source of the revenue - me a.k.a. the consumer).
moderate as a rant - i don't care - i am too sick and tired of all this BS to be civil about this anymore
apology to MolGOLD, please don't take this personally - it's not intended to be
on a technical note, if mr. taco had put the letter in bold he wouldn't have been quoting it,
emphasis would have been added. i prefer to think of his comments in bold as simply an easy way to distinguish between the two, while maintaining
the credibility of the quote and nothing more.
i know this is sort of an old post, but i (like a lot of people) read slashdot with a Score: 3 comment threshhold. now, it is easy to pick out a couple letters in the wrong order, but if a post gets a score >= 3, shouldn't PERTINENT corrections be at least that high?
"if i stand alone, then to my cause i'm loyal" --harry connick, jr.
My standard (POS) ruler measured a 2 3/8" radius disc and a 7/8" radius 'unuseable' center.
Math (Area of a circle = pi*radius^2): pi * 2.375^2 = 17.721 sq.in. pi * 0.875^2 = 2.405 sq.in. 17.721 - 2.405 = 15.316 sq.in. ('useable' area on a CD) 650MB / 15.316 sq/in = 42.44MB sq.in.
So, a typical 650MB CD holds 42.44MB/sq.in. 800x's this is 270 gigabits/sq.in. (42.22 * 800 = 33776 MB/sq.in = 33.776GB/sq.in * 8 bits/byte = 270 gigabits/sq.in.)
400 gigabits/sq.in. / 8 bits/byte = 50 gigabytes/sq.in. That would make 765.8GB CD sized disc (245.8GB LARGER that 800x a CD)
So 800 times translates into 270.208 gigabits a square inch. (~130 gigbits/sq.in. SMALLER than 400)
Conclusion(s): 400 gigabits a square inch is ~1178 times, or 800 times is ~270 gigabits a square inch.
a) my math is wrong (most likely) b)... ??? c) all of the above d) none of the above
Disclaimers: I know this is an old post but I was reading through and thought I'd try the math. Also, please excuse the scatterbrained and redundant presentation.
been reading/. for a while now and never thought i'd post, but all i have to say is AMEN. the same statement you quote in your header pricked my attention me the moment i read it. THANK YOU and AMEN again. that's all.
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Also, make sure the firmware is the same (and up to date) on all the drives.
Maitreya
:)
I think Fox Mulder would agree.
...and here is Jupiter:
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It's not a schedule, it's a secret decoder ring.
Where have you been? Join the club! (pun intended)
Someone has been watching "3rd Rock" recently.
WD-40 is also a great car lock deicer.
Sewing machine oil works great on computer fans.
I am not sure about a VM, but I remember reading about an extension to C someone wrote to do this for FPGA programming.
I'd have to disagree. I can't even count the number of times I have found the answer to the question that was keeping me from moving on and out of "the Zone". To sum it up in one word...Google. Enough said.
...and say the sky is falling or that i even think anarchy is the way to go...and without going into any of my own personal theories too deep, isn't that the way we are heading? isn't it? i mean, i have never seen any fire/explosion diminished by adding fuel to it? have you? especially one where both sides are defending something of value (to them - money/power/freedom) basically with their lives. is this a little extreme or catastrophic? maybe. very far off the mark? maybe not. think about it, don't just flame it.
It looks like Dr. Franz's research partner/former student, Thomas Kistler, also has a PhD and you'll never guess who employs him...email him (kistler@transmeta.com) and find out :)
...with the red hat?
in response to the sig (and mr. wright)
:)
2000 version of quote
if at first you don't succeed, keep the evidence as prior art
if being naked makes you easier to be raped then installing windows is anogalous to the actual execution of the crime
"...doing so obviously isn't going to give the right impression on major corporations.."
the fact that i, the consumer, want to be able to watch a purchased dvd on hardware i purchased under the OS of my choice should be the ONLY impression a corp needs. it is this little thing called supply/demand i heard of once upon a time, not maxamize profits at all costs (and the cost probably shouldn't be the source of the revenue - me a.k.a. the consumer).
moderate as a rant - i don't care - i am too sick and tired of all this BS to be civil about this anymore
apology to MolGOLD, please don't take this personally - it's not intended to be
on a technical note, if mr. taco had put the letter in bold he wouldn't have been quoting it,
emphasis would have been added. i prefer to think of his comments in bold as simply an easy way to distinguish between the two, while maintaining
the credibility of the quote and nothing more.
i know this is sort of an old post, but i (like a lot of people) read slashdot with a Score: 3 comment threshhold. now, it is easy to pick out a couple letters in the wrong order, but if a post gets a score >= 3, shouldn't PERTINENT corrections be at least that high?
"if i stand alone, then to my cause i'm loyal"
--harry connick, jr.
Currently a CD holds 650 MB of data
... ???
650MB * 800 = 520000 MB or 520 GB
My standard (POS) ruler measured a 2 3/8" radius disc and a 7/8" radius 'unuseable' center.
Math (Area of a circle = pi*radius^2):
pi * 2.375^2 = 17.721 sq.in.
pi * 0.875^2 = 2.405 sq.in.
17.721 - 2.405 = 15.316 sq.in. ('useable' area on a CD)
650MB / 15.316 sq/in = 42.44MB sq.in.
So, a typical 650MB CD holds 42.44MB/sq.in.
800x's this is 270 gigabits/sq.in.
(42.22 * 800 = 33776 MB/sq.in = 33.776GB/sq.in * 8 bits/byte = 270 gigabits/sq.in.)
400 gigabits/sq.in. / 8 bits/byte = 50 gigabytes/sq.in.
That would make 765.8GB CD sized disc (245.8GB LARGER that 800x a CD)
So 800 times translates into 270.208 gigabits a square inch. (~130 gigbits/sq.in. SMALLER than 400)
Conclusion(s):
400 gigabits a square inch is ~1178 times, or
800 times is ~270 gigabits a square inch.
a) my math is wrong (most likely)
b)
c) all of the above
d) none of the above
Disclaimers: I know this is an old post but I was reading through and thought I'd try the math. Also, please excuse the scatterbrained and redundant presentation.
been reading /. for a while now and never thought i'd post, but all i have to say is AMEN. the same statement you quote in your header pricked my attention me the moment i read it. THANK YOU and AMEN again. that's all.