All they do is upgrade to dual-core Opterons, hence the double performance.
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One interesting thing about stock spam is that the spam email doesn't need to contain a link to an online shop or something where you can actually buy the advertised product. That makes it even harder to track.
No, the spammers choose penny stocks because of their very low liquidity. With these stocks one trade can be enough to move the stock price significantly.
I think the merger only makes sense for AMD. They could sell a very competitive platform with processor, chipset and much better integrated graphics than Intel for the upcoming Windows Vista.
But why should ATI be interested in a merger? They would probably lose all their Intel chipset business and a lot of the enthusiasts graphics card business on Intel platforms.
I basically agree with your post, but your rant on Perl somehow contradicts your previous statements. I've been programming for 15 years in C, C++, Java, Perl, PHP and Javascript and I find it's no problem to write completely readable and maintainable Perl code. The prejudice against Perl being a write-only language or resembling line noise is stupid no matter how often it is repeated. Perl like any other scripting language is used by a lot of novice programmers and novices can write bad code in any language. I still think Perl is the best choice for small to medium web projects. The comprehensiveness of the CPAN library is unparalleled and with mod_perl you get real integration with the Apache server.
I've heard that so often, and basically you're right. But all of the benchmarks show that the new Intel E6700 is 10-40% faster than the best Athlon FX. They can't fake that much with specially built boxes.
In this case the Osborne Effect only applies to enthusiasts. Do you think average John Doe engages in speculation about Intel's new processor architecture?
The reason why Intel is selling parts so cheap right now is simple: they have started to massively clear their P4/Netburst inventory. In the next months it's going to degrade to their "Celeron" line of processors. Noone will want to buy a P4 in half a year.
Maybe mod_perl sucks if you use it as a CGI accelerator. But if you use mod_perl to create your own Apache modules, you can write extremely light-weight and well performing code with full access to the Apache API. Together with libapreq it's also much nicer to use than traditional CGI (setting headers for example).
While I agree with most of your points, I think the headline "Weak dynamic languages will die!" almost deserves a flamebait rating.
You're right that untyped languages are the wrong choice for large scale projects (and I mean really large scale like some millions line of code). But for small to medium sized projects like 99% of all online applications they're perfectly usable.
You can also see dynamic languages move towards optional strict typing (Perl 6, JavaScript 2.0).
Yeah, just like they switch between ATI and NVIDIA for graphics chips. The company with the better priced product wins (if it can deliver the quantities).
I had the impression that Firefox tried to be as standards compliant as possible. But Firefox definitely wasn't known for inventing its own HTML elements (or attributes). Or am I missing something? I'm only aware of some -moz-* CSS extensions.
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PDF forms are somehow kludgy, but it's a great way to fill in forms you have to print out anyway.
It is a certain advantage, because you have complete control over the native file format. No need for an artificial XML abstraction layer.
For certain applications XSLT really IS the greatest thing since sliced bread, but I would recommend against using it as programming langauge.
The real interesting thing about XML-based file formats is that you can easliy generate files dynamically, especially with technologies like XSLT.
Sorry, but using IP "numbers" instead of DNS names is a very stupid idea.
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All they do is upgrade to dual-core Opterons, hence the double performance.
One interesting thing about stock spam is that the spam email doesn't need to contain a link to an online shop or something where you can actually buy the advertised product. That makes it even harder to track.
Please tell me where I can borrow some million EUR with an interest rate of 3-4%. You realize that LIBOR is currently at over 5%?
No, the spammers choose penny stocks because of their very low liquidity. With these stocks one trade can be enough to move the stock price significantly.
I think the merger only makes sense for AMD. They could sell a very competitive platform with processor, chipset and much better integrated graphics than Intel for the upcoming Windows Vista.
But why should ATI be interested in a merger? They would probably lose all their Intel chipset business and a lot of the enthusiasts graphics card business on Intel platforms.
I basically agree with your post, but your rant on Perl somehow contradicts your previous statements. I've been programming for 15 years in C, C++, Java, Perl, PHP and Javascript and I find it's no problem to write completely readable and maintainable Perl code. The prejudice against Perl being a write-only language or resembling line noise is stupid no matter how often it is repeated. Perl like any other scripting language is used by a lot of novice programmers and novices can write bad code in any language. I still think Perl is the best choice for small to medium web projects. The comprehensiveness of the CPAN library is unparalleled and with mod_perl you get real integration with the Apache server.
Don't forget that Intel uses a 65nm process and can put almost 2x more dies on a wafer than AMD. AMD's SOI process is more expensive, too.
I think the new Intel CPUs are priced very aggressivley, but Intel is still making money with them. And they put a lot of pressure on AMD.
I've heard that so often, and basically you're right. But all of the benchmarks show that the new Intel E6700 is 10-40% faster than the best Athlon FX. They can't fake that much with specially built boxes.
In this case the Osborne Effect only applies to enthusiasts. Do you think average John Doe engages in speculation about Intel's new processor architecture?
The reason why Intel is selling parts so cheap right now is simple: they have started to massively clear their P4/Netburst inventory. In the next months it's going to degrade to their "Celeron" line of processors. Noone will want to buy a P4 in half a year.
Wow, what a misspelling. I think you mean Daikatana.
Maybe mod_perl sucks if you use it as a CGI accelerator. But if you use mod_perl to create your own Apache modules, you can write extremely light-weight and well performing code with full access to the Apache API. Together with libapreq it's also much nicer to use than traditional CGI (setting headers for example).
While I agree with most of your points, I think the headline "Weak dynamic languages will die!" almost deserves a flamebait rating.
You're right that untyped languages are the wrong choice for large scale projects (and I mean really large scale like some millions line of code). But for small to medium sized projects like 99% of all online applications they're perfectly usable.
You can also see dynamic languages move towards optional strict typing (Perl 6, JavaScript 2.0).
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Because it will take them some months to validate all the pre-registrations.
Yeah, it should be called Web 1.5.
Yeah, and on page 400 they might actually click a banner ;)
3840 entries... That's what I call comprehensive media coverage.
Yeah, just like they switch between ATI and NVIDIA for graphics chips. The company with the better priced product wins (if it can deliver the quantities).
I had the impression that Firefox tried to be as standards compliant as possible. But Firefox definitely wasn't known for inventing its own HTML elements (or attributes). Or am I missing something? I'm only aware of some -moz-* CSS extensions.