1) I went to the local Apple Store over the weekend. The 1.8GHz machine was there, and I couldn't hear the fans, even with my head next to the machine.
2) I dunno.
3) Only the dual 2GHz machine has 9 - there are fewer in the single proc models. They have implemented a cooling zone design in the case - different zones have different cooling requirements. It's a really neat idea. The fans are large and rotate slowly, and thus produce virtually no noise. When the case is closed, you DON'T hear them. The aluminum case is unlike aluminum PC cases - the aluminum is very thick. Nice.
The fans are computer controlled.
Go check a system out at your local Apple Store(tm).
Wish I had the money for one, but I gotta get a new car first. *sigh*
People can run experiments too complex to do remotely. Like on the Shuttle or ISS.
If everything dangerous was done remotely, we'd all still be living in Europe/Asia/Africa.
As Mary Schaeffer (I think) of NASA at Ames/Dryden said, "Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live in the real world."
And keep in mind - if all you do is telecommute, you'll never see the sights along the side of the road, or meet any new people.
I'd rather see a people-mover that can evacuate a fully-crewed ISS (in addition to the initial flight crew getting the thing up there).
Why we have the Shuttle: to get things out of orbit to work on them. The theory was that it would be cheaper to be able to bring things back down and fix or upgrade them, than to do the whole thing over from scratch. And that may be the case in certain circumstances, but I think if you take the total cost of the whole shebang, it's not been worth it.
And without our space junk, what will the Klingons of the future have to use for target practice while waiting for a hapless Federation ship to come by?
Dude, there are a zillion bands that sound good, with CDs and everything. The problem is not getting new bands, the problem is getting their stuff on the airwaves for people to experience. Check out your local independent radio stations. There's a _fantastic_ morning show here in Seattle on KEXP (kexp.org - check out the online stream & playlist). The show is "John in the Morning". Flat out fantastic stuff that you won't hear anywhere else on the airwaves in Seattle. Listen and then buy their CDs from their own websites, whatever you have to do to support them, if you want good music.
Okay, my recent trip to Mars didn't go so well, so let me gift you with some advice gleaned by my mistakes.
1) How to get there (and back).
Answer: A rocket. Reallllly big. Lots of fuel, lots of food and water. DON'T forget the zero-g toilet and about a zillion barf bags. It's a bumpy ride, so take some seat cushions for the ascents and descents. Also take some sunglasses and SPF-1000000 sunblock. 2) Money.
Answer: You'll want to exchange currency at Mars Customs, located on Deimos. Avoid Phobos altogether - it's just a tourist trap. Martians have but 3 fingers on their 'hands' (okay, tentacles), so their math is a little funky. I'd advise taking a calculator for doing conversions both into their currency, and their math. Prices on Mars are generally reasonable, but you don't want to pay too much! Shop around. Oh yeah, bring a moneybelt. The natives are lightfingered little bastards, not that I'd want to generalize. Some of my best friends are Martians. Honest.
3) The weather.
Answer: Enroute is normal, unless you have a breach in the spacecraft. If that happens, it won't matter what you packed. On Mars itself, the air is somewhat thin, so pack a pressure suit. It's also somewhat chilly, so layer! Bring plenty of oxygen. It doesn't rain, so no umbrella is needed, but you may experience something the "Red Planet" is famous for: a sandstorm. Trust me on this - just stay in the spaceship during one. If caught outside, determine which way the sand is blowing, then get in the shadow of a rockface. Leave your galoshes at home.
4) The sights.
Answer: Lots of rocks and dirt. Some sand and dust, as well, plus two moons in the sky and a bright dot for the Sun. Don't miss the 'Face' on Mars. Inside is a typical Martian funhouse, full of those funny distorting mirrors. Those are a blast. A side-trip to the North Pole is full of frozen fun, but make sure to take a native guide to get the most out of your time.
5) The food.
Answer: Kind of bland, but worth the experience. Dried Martian dust-mite on a bed of Martian cabbage is the classic dish. Get used to dust on everything. It is safe to drink the water on Mars (Yes, it's there, but expensive!), as non-native microbes can't effect the Human body.
6) The natives.
Answer: As seen on TV! Little green guys with big eyes, and three tentacles per 'hand'. They used to be big on invading other planets back in the 50s and 30s, but they've mellowed out a lot since Perestroika.
7) The nightlife.
Answer: They like to boogie. Martian-tossing is the latest fad you'll find in all the nightclubs. They're real big on karaoke, as well, and classic Earth cinema is all the rage. "Santa Claus vs the Martians" is still #1 at the box office.
8) The beer.
Answer: They import it from Canada. Labatt Red is the drink of choice.
Don't forget to buy souvenirs for all your friends!
Also, HOST! Once you've developed the site, that money's set, but if you also offer hosting (get a reseller hosting account somewhere), then you get that monthly check. The more you do, the more you get. A nice sideline that most webdev businesses forget, so the business goes elsewhere. Why send all of that money to someone else?
I guarantee you, some nerd, somewhere, will be adding that code to the kernel forthwith. The G5s are finally shipping, so I bet it won't be longer than a month.:)
The G5s have finally arrived at my local store for me to go drool over this weekend. The tech on the phone assured me that the harddrives are louder than the 9 fans combined. Schweet. Apparently the bigger the fan, the quieter it can be while still moving the required amount of air. Smart thinking, though it certainly freaks people out when they hear *9* fans.:)
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> At least I have the satisfaction of knowing as soon as we figure out who is doing that, they're fired.
Put some type of dye on the thermostat after resetting it to 72, then check hands after it's next set to 85. Or set up a secret webcam.:)
1) the aforementioned listening to voicemail (or any call) on speakerphone. 2) Play your music on headphones 3) ditch the amusing new mail sound. Silence is golden. 4) Get your own lighting so everyone can leave the nasty overhead fluorescent lights off and light to their own specifications. better on the eyes, too. 5) To get someone's attention, arc a rubberband over the cubicle wall. Or hand-toss a nerf dart. 6) If you're the nervous twitch type, don't thump your pen on the desk incessantly, or whack your heel against the side of your chair, or whatever irritating thing you do. 7) If you have any brains, get some earplugs or a noise-cancellation headset. 8) Set the temp to a standard 72. Deal with it however you need to. "Space-heaters & deskfans for some, miniature American flags for others!" 9) Talk to the Claw! Don't stand around chatting with someone when it's obvious they're trying to get some work done. Be considerate - cube farms are hard enough to work in without a Chatty Cathy around. 10) PROFIT!:)
> With 2GB DIMM's, that's 16GB for a dual processor system.
Right. Okay, well, the amount of money you'd spend for 2Gig DIMMs, if you can even find them for DDR-SDRAM (and wouldn't the Opteron use ECC as well?), is hardly appropriate for a desktop system like the G5. For a server system like the Opteron is targeted for, even then, that's a helluva lot of memory, and hardly a big limitation for the vast majority of uses. I'd say that's not much of a downside for the Apple. Maybe the G5 Xserve will support that much memory, and maybe it won't, but if it 'only' supports 8Gig, I still wouldn't consider that a big deal.
Comparing the G5 to an Opteron system is kind of silly. One is a desktop system, the other is a server system. Either wait for the Athlon 64 (less than a month, now!), or wait for the G5 Xserve, whenever _that_ is.
re: OS X being 32-bit
It's a 32-bit OS with 64-bit extensions in certain spots.
> Doing processor emulation is very computationally expensive so that isn't an option
Gee, two commercial emulator products on the market seems to indicate it IS an option, just not one you feel comfortable with.
And as for the 12Gig of RAM, that's going to require about 12 memory slots if you're using 1Gig sticks - good luck finding a mobo with that many memory slots.:)
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1) I went to the local Apple Store over the weekend. The 1.8GHz machine was there, and I couldn't hear the fans, even with my head next to the machine.
2) I dunno.
3) Only the dual 2GHz machine has 9 - there are fewer in the single proc models. They have implemented a cooling zone design in the case - different zones have different cooling requirements. It's a really neat idea. The fans are large and rotate slowly, and thus produce virtually no noise. When the case is closed, you DON'T hear them. The aluminum case is unlike aluminum PC cases - the aluminum is very thick. Nice.
The fans are computer controlled.
Go check a system out at your local Apple Store(tm).
Wish I had the money for one, but I gotta get a new car first. *sigh*
People can fix things in orbit, like the Hubble.
People can build things in orbit. Like the ISS.
People can run experiments too complex to do remotely. Like on the Shuttle or ISS.
If everything dangerous was done remotely, we'd all still be living in Europe/Asia/Africa.
As Mary Schaeffer (I think) of NASA at Ames/Dryden said, "Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live in the real world."
And keep in mind - if all you do is telecommute, you'll never see the sights along the side of the road, or meet any new people.
> So they have to splash down in the ocean, big frickin deal.
Actually, the Russians have used return vehicles that touched down on land; only the Americans have used water-landings for such return capsules.
I'd rather see a people-mover that can evacuate a fully-crewed ISS (in addition to the initial flight crew getting the thing up there).
Why we have the Shuttle: to get things out of orbit to work on them. The theory was that it would be cheaper to be able to bring things back down and fix or upgrade them, than to do the whole thing over from scratch. And that may be the case in certain circumstances, but I think if you take the total cost of the whole shebang, it's not been worth it.
And without our space junk, what will the Klingons of the future have to use for target practice while waiting for a hapless Federation ship to come by?
You have to think ahead.
Either one is hard enough to deal with on their own, but being drunk in 1/3 Earth gravity is not fun. And the Martians make fun of you for it, too.
Geez, what a question!
Touch typing will help with ANY typing.
The industry's 800lb gorilla for typing software seems to be Mavis Beacon, as another posted has already mentioned.
Dude, there are a zillion bands that sound good, with CDs and everything. The problem is not getting new bands, the problem is getting their stuff on the airwaves for people to experience. Check out your local independent radio stations. There's a _fantastic_ morning show here in Seattle on KEXP (kexp.org - check out the online stream & playlist). The show is "John in the Morning". Flat out fantastic stuff that you won't hear anywhere else on the airwaves in Seattle. Listen and then buy their CDs from their own websites, whatever you have to do to support them, if you want good music.
or .com *boom!*?
You may think the two moons make for a really romantic atmosphere, but some things to think about:
1) Mars...Needs...Women!
2) Alcohol & 1/3 Earth gravity do NOT mix well.
Okay, my recent trip to Mars didn't go so well, so let me gift you with some advice gleaned by my mistakes.
1) How to get there (and back).
Answer: A rocket. Reallllly big. Lots of fuel, lots of food and water. DON'T forget the zero-g toilet and about a zillion barf bags. It's a bumpy ride, so take some seat cushions for the ascents and descents. Also take some sunglasses and SPF-1000000 sunblock.
2) Money.
Answer: You'll want to exchange currency at Mars Customs, located on Deimos. Avoid Phobos altogether - it's just a tourist trap. Martians have but 3 fingers on their 'hands' (okay, tentacles), so their math is a little funky. I'd advise taking a calculator for doing conversions both into their currency, and their math. Prices on Mars are generally reasonable, but you don't want to pay too much! Shop around. Oh yeah, bring a moneybelt. The natives are lightfingered little bastards, not that I'd want to generalize. Some of my best friends are Martians. Honest.
3) The weather.
Answer: Enroute is normal, unless you have a breach in the spacecraft. If that happens, it won't matter what you packed. On Mars itself, the air is somewhat thin, so pack a pressure suit. It's also somewhat chilly, so layer! Bring plenty of oxygen. It doesn't rain, so no umbrella is needed, but you may experience something the "Red Planet" is famous for: a sandstorm. Trust me on this - just stay in the spaceship during one. If caught outside, determine which way the sand is blowing, then get in the shadow of a rockface. Leave your galoshes at home.
4) The sights.
Answer: Lots of rocks and dirt. Some sand and dust, as well, plus two moons in the sky and a bright dot for the Sun. Don't miss the 'Face' on Mars. Inside is a typical Martian funhouse, full of those funny distorting mirrors. Those are a blast. A side-trip to the North Pole is full of frozen fun, but make sure to take a native guide to get the most out of your time.
5) The food.
Answer: Kind of bland, but worth the experience. Dried Martian dust-mite on a bed of Martian cabbage is the classic dish. Get used to dust on everything. It is safe to drink the water on Mars (Yes, it's there, but expensive!), as non-native microbes can't effect the Human body.
6) The natives.
Answer: As seen on TV! Little green guys with big eyes, and three tentacles per 'hand'. They used to be big on invading other planets back in the 50s and 30s, but they've mellowed out a lot since Perestroika.
7) The nightlife.
Answer: They like to boogie. Martian-tossing is the latest fad you'll find in all the nightclubs. They're real big on karaoke, as well, and classic Earth cinema is all the rage. "Santa Claus vs the Martians" is still #1 at the box office.
8) The beer.
Answer: They import it from Canada. Labatt Red is the drink of choice.
Don't forget to buy souvenirs for all your friends!
> And only Jesus uses Python.
Nah, Jesus uses ASP. Buddha uses Python.
> Maybe god is like some kind of ubercoder, daring us to figure out his implementation.
:)
> And like most of them, he doesn't document.
Worse yet, he writes in Perl! *ewwww!*
The Devil, however, codes in TurboPascal.
Also, HOST! Once you've developed the site, that money's set, but if you also offer hosting (get a reseller hosting account somewhere), then you get that monthly check. The more you do, the more you get. A nice sideline that most webdev businesses forget, so the business goes elsewhere. Why send all of that money to someone else?
> Angry Ninjas are not good for your health.
Angry Ninjas are no match for a mini-lop with a switchblade and a bad attitude.
> I check Penny Arcade, Little Gamers, and Real Life Comics an awful lot. Probably too much to be healthy.
I think you forgot someone , NerdBoy. *Ka-CLICK!*
I guarantee you, some nerd, somewhere, will be adding that code to the kernel forthwith. The G5s are finally shipping, so I bet it won't be longer than a month. :)
:)
The G5s have finally arrived at my local store for me to go drool over this weekend. The tech on the phone assured me that the harddrives are louder than the 9 fans combined. Schweet. Apparently the bigger the fan, the quieter it can be while still moving the required amount of air. Smart thinking, though it certainly freaks people out when they hear *9* fans.
> At least I have the satisfaction of knowing as soon as we figure out who is doing that, they're fired.
:)
Put some type of dye on the thermostat after resetting it to 72, then check hands after it's next set to 85. Or set up a secret webcam.
1) the aforementioned listening to voicemail (or any call) on speakerphone. :)
2) Play your music on headphones
3) ditch the amusing new mail sound. Silence is golden.
4) Get your own lighting so everyone can leave the nasty overhead fluorescent lights off and light to their own specifications. better on the eyes, too.
5) To get someone's attention, arc a rubberband over the cubicle wall. Or hand-toss a nerf dart.
6) If you're the nervous twitch type, don't thump your pen on the desk incessantly, or whack your heel against the side of your chair, or whatever irritating thing you do.
7) If you have any brains, get some earplugs or a noise-cancellation headset.
8) Set the temp to a standard 72. Deal with it however you need to. "Space-heaters & deskfans for some, miniature American flags for others!"
9) Talk to the Claw! Don't stand around chatting with someone when it's obvious they're trying to get some work done. Be considerate - cube farms are hard enough to work in without a Chatty Cathy around.
10) PROFIT!
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> With 2GB DIMM's, that's 16GB for a dual processor system.
Right. Okay, well, the amount of money you'd spend for 2Gig DIMMs, if you can even find them for DDR-SDRAM (and wouldn't the Opteron use ECC as well?), is hardly appropriate for a desktop system like the G5. For a server system like the Opteron is targeted for, even then, that's a helluva lot of memory, and hardly a big limitation for the vast majority of uses. I'd say that's not much of a downside for the Apple. Maybe the G5 Xserve will support that much memory, and maybe it won't, but if it 'only' supports 8Gig, I still wouldn't consider that a big deal.
Comparing the G5 to an Opteron system is kind of silly. One is a desktop system, the other is a server system. Either wait for the Athlon 64 (less than a month, now!), or wait for the G5 Xserve, whenever _that_ is.
re: OS X being 32-bit
It's a 32-bit OS with 64-bit extensions in certain spots.
Can you spell 3ware?
They do more than just mirroring, and aren't cheap, but if you wants the quality, you gots ta pay the piper.
Drivers are in the Linux kernel, and have been for some time. ATA or S-ATA versions available.
> Doing processor emulation is very computationally expensive so that isn't an option
:)
Gee, two commercial emulator products on the market seems to indicate it IS an option, just not one you feel comfortable with.
And as for the 12Gig of RAM, that's going to require about 12 memory slots if you're using 1Gig sticks - good luck finding a mobo with that many memory slots.
> It's 64bit, supports more memory physically
The 1.8 and dual 2.0 G5 machines support up to 8Gig of RAM when using 1Gig modules. How much RAM does a dual Opteron machine support?
The G5 could also run Linux, and via some emulators, Windows software as well. I think the G5s run plenty of software.
Base 10 all the way, baby!
> As a Type I diabetic...
:)
Sucks to be you; the article says it's for type IIs, like me.
Type 2s Rule, Type 1s Drool...
Hey, here's a thought, maybe they should call it 'GlucoGilaPhage'. GGP!