I think it's DTMF as in Dial The M*therF*cking number. The specs are released in the.RTF format which, contrary to popular belief, does not stand for 'rick text format' but 'read the fucking'. In fact a subformat of.RTF, used in writing technical documentation, has the file extension.RTFM.
I imagined a clustering article that didn't have the oh-so-cute Beowulf comments. It only contained +1nsightful and +1nteresting comments and not the usual digital landfill of/.. But you woke me up from that dream.
By the way, imagine a MOSIX cluster of these, now that would be something!
Either way, it amazes me that anyone believes ANYTHING that MS says.
If they are being tried in court, how can anything they say be used as evidence one way or the other? Is this just another thing of American legal system I don't comprehend?
It's like asking an axe murderer: Did you kill those people? -No, honestly not. -OK, we'll let you go then.
People like me (and most of slashdot) will always have the skills to get things for free, but if most of the rest of the population doesn't know how then the losses due to piracy are far lower.
Would it not be impossible for one of us to write a nice, easy user interface to that ubergeek filesharing method?
I remember when computing and networking in general were reserved for the most thick-glassed of nerdian illuminati. Things will always move on.
We could probably collect them without FTL travel. They're not exactly moving at c. But to do that we'll need something much more economical than our current propulsion technology.
Would it be possible to process two 32-bit operations at once in a 64-bit system? I imagine this is possible considering the information content.
For a decimal example, multiply 123,456 by 2 to get 246,912. Imagine your old number system was limited to max. 999. With the new system (max. 999,999) you've effectively multiplied 123*2 = 246 and 456 * 2 = 912 by a single instruction. Of course you'll have to separate the resulting numbers at the end, but you might get improvements if you do multiple instructions in succession.
People here have already discussed freedom of choice, and the fact that individual people need different interfaces. Which I quite agree with. On the other hand, even if you find the UI that you think suits you, it might be a good idea to experiment with alternatives at some point.
It's easy to get used to something and forget about its minor annoyances. There might be something better around the corner which you don't look for, because you are already using the current UI subconsciously. I might even say that it's a sign of 'good life' to try and do everything consciously: question what you are doing, why are you doing it. Ask yourself honestly if your current UI has shortcomings.
If you've done Monte Carlo analysis you may know that sometimes your algorithm gets stuck in a local minimum. You have to introduce some randomness if you want to find the global minimum. Even if you're comfortable with your current UI it might be worth trying out others, you could find something even better.
This approach works in other field as well, but certainly not everywhere. The problem with the mathematical picture is that you're never sure if you've found the global minimum. So for example, if your girlfriend is not perfect in every respect, it's not always wise to dump her in search for something better... fortunately window managers don't mind:-)
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I think it's DTMF as in Dial The M*therF*cking number. The specs are released in the .RTF format which, contrary to popular belief, does not stand for 'rick text format' but 'read the fucking'. In fact a subformat of .RTF, used in writing technical documentation, has the file extension .RTFM.
By the way, imagine a MOSIX cluster of these, now that would be something!
Evolution via natural selection. 'nuff said.
It's called sorcerer without a u. Trust me, I ought to know.
If they are being tried in court, how can anything they say be used as evidence one way or the other? Is this just another thing of American legal system I don't comprehend?
It's like asking an axe murderer: Did you kill those people? -No, honestly not. -OK, we'll let you go then.
There's a mirror at http://127.0.0.1/../../../../../dev/null. Unfortunately the silver plating has worn off so the mirror is invisible..
Would it not be impossible for one of us to write a nice, easy user interface to that ubergeek filesharing method?
I remember when computing and networking in general were reserved for the most thick-glassed of nerdian illuminati. Things will always move on.
Yeah, think about it, for some people a flashy cellphone is a 'penile extension'...
--- 18.238.3.106 ping statistics ---
34299 packets transmitted, 32478 packets received, 5% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/mdev = 91.575/47.851/509.107/187.775 ms
Perhaps if Eastern Germany decides to adopt Linux, they will insist on using DDR memory ;-)
You might also say that some estimates of the Hubble parameter are 42 in its usual unit, kilometer/sec/megaparsec.
As in +i, informative.
We could probably collect them without FTL travel. They're not exactly moving at c. But to do that we'll need something much more economical than our current propulsion technology.
Is the OS X Server an X server? ;-)
For a decimal example, multiply 123,456 by 2 to get 246,912. Imagine your old number system was limited to max. 999. With the new system (max. 999,999) you've effectively multiplied 123*2 = 246 and 456 * 2 = 912 by a single instruction. Of course you'll have to separate the resulting numbers at the end, but you might get improvements if you do multiple instructions in succession.
Take a look at GCC main page and you'll see a note on the x86-64 port contributed by SuSE.
It's easy to get used to something and forget about its minor annoyances. There might be something better around the corner which you don't look for, because you are already using the current UI subconsciously. I might even say that it's a sign of 'good life' to try and do everything consciously: question what you are doing, why are you doing it. Ask yourself honestly if your current UI has shortcomings.
If you've done Monte Carlo analysis you may know that sometimes your algorithm gets stuck in a local minimum. You have to introduce some randomness if you want to find the global minimum. Even if you're comfortable with your current UI it might be worth trying out others, you could find something even better.
This approach works in other field as well, but certainly not everywhere. The problem with the mathematical picture is that you're never sure if you've found the global minimum. So for example, if your girlfriend is not perfect in every respect, it's not always wise to dump her in search for something better... fortunately window managers don't mind :-)
Ash UI durbatuluk, ash UI gimbatul, ash UI thrakatuluk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.
The buzzword is 'spampaign^TM'.
Good point. Why the heck did he remove the metal walls in the first place? Well at least he used a _hack_ saw :-)
I thought you're already making progress, inch by inch. Then again, it's not much better here in the Europe. I'll go now and have 0.586L of beer.
CONFIG_DRM=y
50 + 1 - 1 = 49
All your base pair are belong to us!
But since I don't have such a good memory, I should have the right to use memory augmentations - much in the same way as some people use hearing aids.
Then again, if they want to outlaw thinking, they might just as well outlaw memory.