That argument only holds when promotion means a move to a different assignment, rather than an increased responsibility level and higher level focus (tech team lead, architect, etc... - non management).
There are places where promotion opportunities don't need to take you away from your current work (unless you want them to).
What is the show without Chairman Kaga biting into the pepper... the real kitchen stadium... the taste testers (loopy Japanese actress, fortune teller, egotistical male of the day, and famous murderer). Nothing beats Iron Chef Japanese vs. The American Bachelor Chef (mmmmm - mini-shark-head pizza bagels).
Well, IB lends itself to a lot of chassis chassis connections (SAN, failover, clustering, etc)... The others pretty much stick to planars, but IB could network globally (a stretch, but theoretically, it is all there). Since IB is an application to application protocol, it has quite a bit of reach...
Think - a generic server, boots from the IB link (possibly off of a SAN)... add more of these to the IB fabic as needed to increase the cluster. Great possibilities.
Well, you can just mount/opt separately (bah), or just have it as a link to an area/usr/local (a nice solution). Still not perfect, but for partitioning, and peace of mind, it helps a little...
/opt is a major pain on AIX, I'll tell you that much.
FYI, IBM found the problem with the drives (in one specific manufactuing line), and is (as they have been) accepting returns for replacements. Now that the problem has been fully characterized and narrowed (even by lot #s), they can make sure that replacement drives will not be from the failed lots. OEMs who stock the drives have been encouraged to exchange drives from the specific lot numbers before they hand more bad drives out as replacements.
This has been a pretty major problem (for IBM internally, as well as with external customers), and everyone I've talked to has been quite relieved with the replacement process.
>Surely you're not suggesting Microsoft Bob is joining forces with Clippy to help predict the future?!
"Hey Skipper! Wouldn't that just be the most wonderful thing? We could help write those pesky memos for you, and leave you plenty of time for more help to play Microsoft Golf, Skipper!"
The "Dark Side" commonly refers to the side of the moon that faces away from the Earth. Since we only see one side, the other side is "Dark"... more as in "unkown" (like dark-horse).
Oxford gives:
adj: 7 remote, secret, mysterious, little-known (the dark and distant past; keep it dark).
n: 3 a lack of knowledge.
and a nice example (also from Oxford): dark star - an invisible star known to exist from reception of physical data other than light.
The biggest difference is the fact that AMD can back it up with numbers...
My poor (and I mean poor) old Cyrix PR200+(150MHz, no MMX) had great integer performance for the time (close to a Pentium 200, anyway... more like a 190), and the FPU performance was... abysmal. The Pentium 133MHz could beat it out in FPU, and the difference in gaming at that time was far more dramatic than between a 1.5Gz and 1.3Ghz chip. Not to mention that the Cyrix ran hotter than the 200MHz Pentium.
AMD actually created a good FPU for the Athlon, and I hope this product line will make it (after the K5-100 and K6-233 I had, I wasn't so sure I cared anymore). Competition is good for us (the consumers)... let's hope this isn't viewed as trickery.
Unlike the Cyrix processors, the FPU is better than the P3, rather than lagging behind the Pentium...
Ah, the good old Cyrix PR200+(150Mhz)... when the FPU couldn't keep up with a Pentium 133Mhz... but killed it in integer work (whoo-hoo).
The AthlonXP seems to be a better real-deal... now I wonder if IBM/Mot/Apple will rebrand the PowerPCs... the PPC750cxe@800MHz is now the PPC1400+! (or some equivalent nonsense).
That, and the clustering of the cores on the MCMs allowing for massive inter-processor bandwith when all bound together makes quite a powerful machine.
disclaimer: I'm an IBM employee (and have played with systems using the POWER4)
First of all, let me mention that the RS/6k S80 (two releases ago - prior to the p680) outdid the 10k, at reduced cost, with the previous generation of procs. 16 processors outdid 64 in many, many tests (including ones with real-world data movement).
As for partitioning... hmmm... let's think. IBM has been doing logical partitioning in AS/400 for a while, and on the S/390 (now the z-series) for quite some time... a few decades now. A lot of that experience went into this.
Regarding the POWER4:
Scalability: The eServer p690 is able to marshal up to 1,000 processors for high-performancesupercomputing duty, in applications such as Business Intelligence or seismic data interpretation. (think - the big supercomputers are right now POWER3, with several POWER4 systems in devel)
Raw power:
Our POWER4 processor can handle seventeen times more data than the UltraSparc III chip used in Sun's brand-new "Star Cat" top-of-the line F150000. Only 32 IBM processors outperform double the number of Ultra Sparcs - which draw much more power, create more heat and are less efficiently packaged than ours, which use modules developed for the eServer z900 mainframe. (The CPU numbers can be found in SPECmark, and from other benchmarks, including TPC-C, Javamarks, and some other fairly useless comparisons).
Ah... a pair of Vandersteens would work as well, for those who would like a nice set of dynamics (at a pretty resonable price, I might add). And actually, if you look at the 1C, it does use a first order filter (at 2.8kHz), and the imaging is wonderful. Vandersteen does a great job with their filters and the narrow baffle around the tweeter removes the reflection for the imaging. I must admit that I'd love a pair of Maggies or maybe an SL3, though:)
Two points:
1) I claimed it was practical... and it certainly costs more than the sum total of my audio and computer equipment (depreciated daily)...
2) I've seen circuit layouts for similar concept laser-based audio devices... the whole thing is analog - there's no digital involved. Kind of like the little light sensitive parts in the Radio Smack n-in-one electronics kits - you could make analog instruments out of them by varying the intensity of the light on the photoresistor... etc..
A nice 24/96 format would be great (DVD Audio, SACD, whatever)... ah, the migration issues.
>Jesus Christ! Can anyone honestly afford that thing? I rather buy a BMW...
It is quite pricey, but for people that are spending significant money on the other conponents of their systems, it wouldn't seem like too much... there are a number of traditional-style tables in that price range...
And you can't get much of a BMW for $13,500 (US)... now a Z8 ($131k)... that's a BMW...
A drunk speeding and shooting stuff... hmmm, sounds like some people I know, but most of them are disillusioned Viking fans upset from this past Sunday;-)
Seriously - I understood his point, I just thought the choice of comparisons was interesting... Irresponsibility in the arena of speed limits is an interesting issue in and of itself, depending on driver reactions, care, roads/conditions and equipment (vehicle). Far too involved to get into here, and I don't want to get into that... Speed by itself is not irresponsible (since it is a sliding scale), while shooting others' property without their permission is a pretty definite no-no under the majority of moral/ethical circumstances...
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That argument only holds when promotion means a move to a different assignment, rather than an increased responsibility level and higher level focus (tech team lead, architect, etc... - non management).
There are places where promotion opportunities don't need to take you away from your current work (unless you want them to).
Well, it looks more like wireless (802.11b?) than (wireless?) 802.11b... at least, that's the way I read it, possibly the same take that terpia had.
How'd ya like that burger? grilled, fried, deep fried, chicken fried...
Drew is amusing, but the host really doesn't play a big role in either version... Wayne Brady and Ryan Stiles really make the show...
What is the show without Chairman Kaga biting into the pepper... the real kitchen stadium... the taste testers (loopy Japanese actress, fortune teller, egotistical male of the day, and famous murderer). Nothing beats Iron Chef Japanese vs. The American Bachelor Chef (mmmmm - mini-shark-head pizza bagels).
Well, IB lends itself to a lot of chassis chassis connections (SAN, failover, clustering, etc)... The others pretty much stick to planars, but IB could network globally (a stretch, but theoretically, it is all there). Since IB is an application to application protocol, it has quite a bit of reach...
Think - a generic server, boots from the IB link (possibly off of a SAN)... add more of these to the IB fabic as needed to increase the cluster. Great possibilities.
Well, as Thursdays go, following The Family guy is pretty good... right before Temptation Island 2 might be good in some estimations...
Nah, everybody knows real computers use 520 bytes/block (ducks and runs).
I agree there... like I said, maybe it can help ease the pain :)
Well, you can just mount /opt separately (bah), or just have it as a link to an area /usr/local (a nice solution). Still not perfect, but for partitioning, and peace of mind, it helps a little...
/opt is a major pain on AIX, I'll tell you that much.
FYI, IBM found the problem with the drives (in one specific manufactuing line), and is (as they have been) accepting returns for replacements. Now that the problem has been fully characterized and narrowed (even by lot #s), they can make sure that replacement drives will not be from the failed lots. OEMs who stock the drives have been encouraged to exchange drives from the specific lot numbers before they hand more bad drives out as replacements.
This has been a pretty major problem (for IBM internally, as well as with external customers), and everyone I've talked to has been quite relieved with the replacement process.
>Surely you're not suggesting Microsoft Bob is joining forces with Clippy to help predict the future?!
"Hey Skipper! Wouldn't that just be the most wonderful thing? We could help write those pesky memos for you, and leave you plenty of time for more help to play Microsoft Golf, Skipper!"
Yup, pretty reliable... I especially liked:
Chiefs (-2) at Cardinals: If you play Cardinals game film backward, I believe there's a satanic message.
and...
Patriots at Colts (-10): Peyton Manning's performance Sunday night blamed on having a TV commercial jingle stuck in his head.
The "Dark Side" commonly refers to the side of the moon that faces away from the Earth. Since we only see one side, the other side is "Dark"... more as in "unkown" (like dark-horse).
Oxford gives:
adj: 7 remote, secret, mysterious, little-known (the dark and distant past; keep it dark).
n: 3 a lack of knowledge.
and a nice example (also from Oxford): dark star - an invisible star known to exist from reception of physical data other than light.
Nah, just cut and paste from a filename... keep it out in the open... :)
The biggest difference is the fact that AMD can back it up with numbers...
My poor (and I mean poor) old Cyrix PR200+(150MHz, no MMX) had great integer performance for the time (close to a Pentium 200, anyway... more like a 190), and the FPU performance was... abysmal. The Pentium 133MHz could beat it out in FPU, and the difference in gaming at that time was far more dramatic than between a 1.5Gz and 1.3Ghz chip. Not to mention that the Cyrix ran hotter than the 200MHz Pentium.
AMD actually created a good FPU for the Athlon, and I hope this product line will make it (after the K5-100 and K6-233 I had, I wasn't so sure I cared anymore). Competition is good for us (the consumers)... let's hope this isn't viewed as trickery.
Unlike the Cyrix processors, the FPU is better than the P3, rather than lagging behind the Pentium...
Ah, the good old Cyrix PR200+(150Mhz)... when the FPU couldn't keep up with a Pentium 133Mhz... but killed it in integer work (whoo-hoo).
The AthlonXP seems to be a better real-deal... now I wonder if IBM/Mot/Apple will rebrand the PowerPCs... the PPC750cxe@800MHz is now the PPC1400+! (or some equivalent nonsense).
Actually, since the RS/6k S80 came out, IBM has been ahead of Sun in performance... with the POWER4 procs, that lead has widened drastically.
Just to back some more of that up:
Power4 (1.3GHz):
SpecInt2000: 783 - 808 (base - peak)
Specfp 2000: 1098 - 1169
UltraSPARC III (900MHz):
SpecInt2000: 438 - 467
Specfp 2000: 427 - 482
That, and the clustering of the cores on the MCMs allowing for massive inter-processor bandwith when all bound together makes quite a powerful machine.
disclaimer: I'm an IBM employee (and have played with systems using the POWER4)
First of all, let me mention that the RS/6k S80 (two releases ago - prior to the p680) outdid the 10k, at reduced cost, with the previous generation of procs. 16 processors outdid 64 in many, many tests (including ones with real-world data movement).
As for partitioning... hmmm... let's think. IBM has been doing logical partitioning in AS/400 for a while, and on the S/390 (now the z-series) for quite some time... a few decades now. A lot of that experience went into this.
Regarding the POWER4:
Scalability: The eServer p690 is able to marshal up to 1,000 processors for high-performancesupercomputing duty, in applications such as Business Intelligence or seismic data interpretation. (think - the big supercomputers are right now POWER3, with several POWER4 systems in devel)
Raw power:
Our POWER4 processor can handle seventeen times more data than the UltraSparc III chip used in Sun's brand-new "Star Cat" top-of-the line F150000. Only 32 IBM processors outperform double the number of Ultra Sparcs - which draw much more power, create more heat and are less efficiently packaged than ours, which use modules developed for the eServer z900 mainframe. (The CPU numbers can be found in SPECmark, and from other benchmarks, including TPC-C, Javamarks, and some other fairly useless comparisons).
A separate amp for quality headphones is quite a nice upgrade... headroom has some nice things, and is a good price reference for the headphones.
Ah... a pair of Vandersteens would work as well, for those who would like a nice set of dynamics (at a pretty resonable price, I might add). And actually, if you look at the 1C, it does use a first order filter (at 2.8kHz), and the imaging is wonderful. Vandersteen does a great job with their filters and the narrow baffle around the tweeter removes the reflection for the imaging. I must admit that I'd love a pair of Maggies or maybe an SL3, though :)
Two points:
1) I claimed it was practical... and it certainly costs more than the sum total of my audio and computer equipment (depreciated daily)...
2) I've seen circuit layouts for similar concept laser-based audio devices... the whole thing is analog - there's no digital involved. Kind of like the little light sensitive parts in the Radio Smack n-in-one electronics kits - you could make analog instruments out of them by varying the intensity of the light on the photoresistor... etc..
A nice 24/96 format would be great (DVD Audio, SACD, whatever)... ah, the migration issues.
>Jesus Christ! Can anyone honestly afford that thing? I rather buy a BMW...
It is quite pricey, but for people that are spending significant money on the other conponents of their systems, it wouldn't seem like too much... there are a number of traditional-style tables in that price range...
And you can't get much of a BMW for $13,500 (US)... now a Z8 ($131k)... that's a BMW...
A drunk speeding and shooting stuff... hmmm, sounds like some people I know, but most of them are disillusioned Viking fans upset from this past Sunday ;-)
Seriously - I understood his point, I just thought the choice of comparisons was interesting... Irresponsibility in the arena of speed limits is an interesting issue in and of itself, depending on driver reactions, care, roads/conditions and equipment (vehicle). Far too involved to get into here, and I don't want to get into that... Speed by itself is not irresponsible (since it is a sliding scale), while shooting others' property without their permission is a pretty definite no-no under the majority of moral/ethical circumstances...