Interestingly, quantum mechanical states cannot be cloned in general - this is the basis for quantum key distribution in cryptography. If the movie or whatever is transferred as a quantum state, physical laws are sufficient DRM. However, the problem is how to create and distribute these practically.
600MHz PPC for text processing is overkill, considering I can watch fullscreen DivX on my 400MHz K6 laptop. Of course it might not be enough for running Word...
The number space of a 64-bit processor is 2^32 times as large as that of current 32-bit ones. Therefore it is obvious that it will produce 2^32 = 4 billion times the heat.
Andrea to Linus: "This VM is so 0x539 why don't j00 #include it in 2.4.10!"
Re:For anyone running at 1024x768 or lower..
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I was running at 80x34 first. I had to maximize the terminal to 129x44 to be able to read it. I doubt your terminal is even close to 1024x768 characters...
NT was a 32-bit multi-tasking operating system from the get-go.
Yes, but the legacy goes on. The marketing suits wanted to maintain the crippled 9x user interface, while the underlying OS could have done so much better (rot1(VMS) = WNT).
Just because something is backwards compatible doesn't mean it's bad. There's a lot to be said about sensible design in the first place, so that future extensions don't break everything. This is my impression of why unix is still successful.
In some ways, Windows is still based on DOS, which was crippled to begin with. It was never intended to do multitasking or run servers.
Besides, when Windoze people note that my unix box is 'obsolete', the best word I can reply with is 'evolution'.
Does it surprise you that objective people also read slashdot?
No, I'm just whoring for karma. It doesn't really matter what the/.ers actually think, to me it only matters that they find any comment based on the/. stereotype +1, Funny.
MPlayer with ffmpeg libraries for decoding (you'll add them into the MPlayer source tree, read MPlayer's manual). MPlayer must be compiled by yourself (for legal reasons!) but it is then fully optimized to your processor. It's one of the few programs that use MMX, 3DNow etc.
I'm getting fullscreen (800x600) DivX playback on a K6-3+, 400 MHz machine. In fact this is a recent achievement, because only with X 4.2.0 I have XVideo and DGA available. Without those, the VESA driver is probably the fastest.
Hmm.. this is probably the nth question about DivX playing.. time for a FAQ perhaps?:-)
Re:Use operating systems for what they're good for
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If you want to play games, use windows, if you want to program [...] go ahead and use linux.
Someone has to program the games, too.
I agree that right now LoseDoze is much better in terms of available games. Still I can't help thinking.. what if the power of Linux, proven superior in many other fields, could be harnessed to make da ultimate gaming machine..:-] For instance, watching DivX and MPEG movies on my crap 400MHz box is much smoother under Linux, but that hardly stops people like you from whining.
Somewhat agreed. I've never been a big fan of chess, unlike many of my geek friends. Last summer I worked with people who were into chess, and I started playing with them and learning all the cool stuff.
At some point it occurred to me that you only win because the opponent makes a mistake. Not because you're better, but because they are worse. If you both know it perfectly, you always end up with a stalemate. This was a bit depressing, if you agree that learning chess is not about learning new things, but getting rid of mistakes.
On the other hand, more realistic games have no such limitations. You can develop your thinking and innovate without limits, progressing further all the time. That's probably why I'm studying physics...:-)
Vorticity and speed difference
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Having studied basic fluid mechanics, I think the two explanations, via vortices and speed differences, are essentially equivalent. A vortex flow around the wing is equivalent to the velocity difference that is the usual explanation. If you compute the force either via the vortex effect, or via the pressure difference, you should get the same answer.
The vortex approach is more sophisticated, so it is almost always the other explanation that is given to laymen.
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600MHz PPC for text processing is overkill, considering I can watch fullscreen DivX on my 400MHz K6 laptop. Of course it might not be enough for running Word...
The number space of a 64-bit processor is 2^32 times as large as that of current 32-bit ones. Therefore it is obvious that it will produce 2^32 = 4 billion times the heat.
Andrea to Linus: "This VM is so 0x539 why don't j00 #include it in 2.4.10!"
I was running at 80x34 first. I had to maximize the terminal to 129x44 to be able to read it. I doubt your terminal is even close to 1024x768 characters...
(Prof. Nutbutter / Tales from the Punchbowl)
Is it just me? Did anyone else read this as 'TuxVox'?
Yes, but the legacy goes on. The marketing suits wanted to maintain the crippled 9x user interface, while the underlying OS could have done so much better (rot1(VMS) = WNT).
In some ways, Windows is still based on DOS, which was crippled to begin with. It was never intended to do multitasking or run servers.
Besides, when Windoze people note that my unix box is 'obsolete', the best word I can reply with is 'evolution'.
No, I'm just whoring for karma. It doesn't really matter what the /.ers actually think, to me it only matters that they find any comment based on the /. stereotype +1, Funny.
Huh? This is Slashdot, right?
I'm getting fullscreen (800x600) DivX playback on a K6-3+, 400 MHz machine. In fact this is a recent achievement, because only with X 4.2.0 I have XVideo and DGA available. Without those, the VESA driver is probably the fastest.
Hmm.. this is probably the nth question about DivX playing.. time for a FAQ perhaps? :-)
Someone has to program the games, too.
I agree that right now LoseDoze is much better in terms of available games. Still I can't help thinking .. what if the power of Linux, proven superior in many other fields, could be harnessed to make da ultimate gaming machine.. :-] For instance, watching DivX and MPEG movies on my crap 400MHz box is much smoother under Linux, but that hardly stops people like you from whining.
and all children are geekx
At some point it occurred to me that you only win because the opponent makes a mistake. Not because you're better, but because they are worse. If you both know it perfectly, you always end up with a stalemate. This was a bit depressing, if you agree that learning chess is not about learning new things, but getting rid of mistakes.
On the other hand, more realistic games have no such limitations. You can develop your thinking and innovate without limits, progressing further all the time. That's probably why I'm studying physics... :-)
Having studied basic fluid mechanics, I think the two explanations, via vortices and speed differences, are essentially equivalent. A vortex flow around the wing is equivalent to the velocity difference that is the usual explanation. If you compute the force either via the vortex effect, or via the pressure difference, you should get the same answer. The vortex approach is more sophisticated, so it is almost always the other explanation that is given to laymen.
Thought it should be called Sourcerer.
This is Slashdot, right? It should be obvious. Ever heard of cowse.cx?
Mr. Torvalds is one of the Swedish-speaking minority of the Finnish.
It's called XP
The original Pentium had a bug due to mismatched gear ratios, IIRC.
I read this as 'The name is stored in a variable called GNU/Linux'.Fine...
Damn these ACs, too scared to tell who their name is.
Theoretically, it is possible to compress any information into one bit. Decompression is another thing... ;-)