2. Analysis of said formula gives a minimal value at e=2.718281828...
My understanding of this is that e is optimal only if the cost of supporting more signal levels grows linearly with the number of signal levels represented. Somehow, I really don't think that this is the case. I'm more inclined to believe that there is a step increase between 2 and 3.
Of course, to anyone who has said or will say that you should just rename the executable, I completely agree that this is the only real way of getting an objective test out of it.
You just need to rename your other games to "quake3" and they'll all run fast! What's the problem?
are as such a bit more useful than searching for ET
I think there's a little more to it than just looking for ET. To me, the effort is a way to demonstrate to the powers that be that there is a broad and general public interest in space exploration. I don't see the other possible uses of my spare CPU cycles contributing to the prevention of the human species from being squished by a stray asteroid.
Does this really matter? No offense to either party involved. They've both obviously contributed valuable work to society. But this is just another piece of the puzzle, and they can share credit for it.
Seeking individual credit and glory would be one of the motivating factors behind doing any open-source development. For important historical developments, it's only natural that individuals would want to take credit and that other people would find this individual credit news-worthy.
"I have never seen a statue of a committee." -- unknown
Maybe they ought to be translating Java byte codes. You're not going to beat raw x86 hardware with emulation, but you can beat other systems at emulating the Java VM.
A search I can stand, using it as a means to ensure you buy their SHITTY, overpriced food is another thing entirely. Am I the only one that thinks the enemy can win without ever lifting another finger ?
The only force in the world strong enough to defeat America... is America.
troll me, flamebait me, i don't care. you should check your spelling and learn the difference between the common homonyms! and here i thought this site was for geeks and nerds...
Another "goto" approach. Dijkstra would throw up here, but what are you doing is like a crude exception handling..
I prefer "simulated exception handling".;-)
W.r.t. Dijkstra, the alternative would be bullshit condition variables, extra control structures, and multiple instances of clean-up code, which would be significantly less readable and maintainable.
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It seems to me that power users and businesses would have most of the interest in using 64-bit processors.
AOL's target market probably has more modest requirements and maybe AOL should be looking into buying up XBoxes, loading them up with Linux and Mozilla, and selling them as set-top surfer boxes.
I was excited to get a sony mp3 player as a gift last year. Until I realized that it used a proprietary format, atrac3. It will only allow me to load a particular piece of music 4 times. I've even loaded the music I make on it, but I am still subjected to this limitation. HELLO, it's my music, I made it,I own the copyright.
Sony is a member of the RIAA. You were expecting them to allow fair use? Better buy a different brand next time.
I thought occurs to me that suspicious letters would be easier to trace back to their origins if each mail-sorting machine stamped letter it sorts with its unique identifier and the time of day. This would be better than just the city & date and would allow tracing back to approximate pick-up routes.
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2. Analysis of said formula gives a minimal value at e=2.718281828...
My understanding of this is that e is optimal only if the cost of supporting more signal levels grows linearly with the number of signal levels represented. Somehow, I really don't think that this is the case. I'm more inclined to believe that there is a step increase between 2 and 3.
Of course, to anyone who has said or will say that you should just rename the executable, I completely agree that this is the only real way of getting an objective test out of it.
You just need to rename your other games to "quake3" and they'll all run fast! What's the problem?
are as such a bit more useful than searching for ET
I think there's a little more to it than just looking for ET. To me, the effort is a way to demonstrate to the powers that be that there is a broad and general public interest in space exploration. I don't see the other possible uses of my spare CPU cycles contributing to the prevention of the human species from being squished by a stray asteroid.
Since HURD is the official kernel of the GNU OS project, isn't "GNU" or "GNU OS" a sufficient name for the operating system?
But "HURD" is a much cooler complex metaphor than "GNU OS".
Does this really matter? No offense to either party involved. They've both obviously contributed valuable work to society. But this is just another piece of the puzzle, and they can share credit for it.
Seeking individual credit and glory would be one of the motivating factors behind doing any open-source development. For important historical developments, it's only natural that individuals would want to take credit and that other people would find this individual credit news-worthy.
"I have never seen a statue of a committee." -- unknown
While they're bypassing the 5th Amendment, perhaps they also ought to force serial killers to disclose the locations of their victim's bodies.
Still, I haven't used the software, maybe it IS an OfficeXP killer. My point is: It'd have to be.
Does OfficeXP have a similar license-validation mechanism to what Windows-XP has? If it does, then OfficeXP will be the OfficeXP killer.
Maybe they ought to be translating Java byte codes. You're not going to beat raw x86 hardware with emulation, but you can beat other systems at emulating the Java VM.
A search I can stand, using it as a means to ensure you buy their SHITTY, overpriced food is another thing entirely. Am I the only one that thinks the enemy can win without ever lifting another finger ?
The only force in the world strong enough to defeat America... is America.
I won't feel safe until everyone is naked.
Just go to the porn show upstairs.
Gates Law: Every eighteen months, the speed of software halves.
troll me, flamebait me, i don't care. you should check your spelling and learn the difference between the common homonyms! and here i thought this site was for geeks and nerds...
i?
1-GHz Pentium-III + Java + XSLT == 1-MHz 6502.
Another "goto" approach. Dijkstra would throw up here, but what are you doing is like a crude exception handling..
;-)
I prefer "simulated exception handling".
W.r.t. Dijkstra, the alternative would be bullshit condition variables, extra control structures, and multiple instances of clean-up code, which would be significantly less readable and maintainable.
int allocate_3( void )
/* Here we do something with p1, p2, p3 */
{
int *p1=NULL, *p2=NULL, *p3=NULL;
p1 = malloc( SOME_NUMBER * sizeof(int) );
p2 = malloc( SOME_NUMBER * sizeof(int) );
p3 = malloc( SOME_NUMBER * sizeof(int) );
if (p1==NULL || p2==NULL || p3=NULL) goto ERR_EXIT;
if (ran_into_error) goto ERR_EXIT;
SaneFree( p1 );
SaneFree( p2 );
SaneFree( p3 );
return 0 ;
ERR_EXIT:
SaneFree( p1 );
SaneFree( p2 );
SaneFree( p3 );
return -1
}
void SaneFree( void *ptr )
{
if (ptr != NULL) free( ptr );
}
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Given the timing and nature of the lock-out, what credible defence can Microsoft offer that this isn't simply a blatant anti-trust violation?
I could go for a nice mauve or perhaps a pale green (easy on the eyes).
Mauve has more RAM!
maybe AOL should be looking into buying up XBoxes, loading them up with Linux and Mozilla, and selling them as set-top surfer boxes.
Actually, they could just distribute millions of CDs that do that.
AOL, Hmmm
It seems to me that power users and businesses would have most of the interest in using 64-bit processors.
AOL's target market probably has more modest requirements and maybe AOL should be looking into buying up XBoxes, loading them up with Linux and Mozilla, and selling them as set-top surfer boxes.
grep write.only.memory `find http://`
Who needs Google!
"I don't know of one bank that uses a non-IIS platform."
You need to look harder then. The first 5 banks I could be bothered to look at
There's no need to correct the previous poster. What he said is a tautology provided that he is ignorant.
I was excited to get a sony mp3 player as a gift last year. Until I realized that it used a proprietary format, atrac3. It will only allow me to load a particular piece of music 4 times. I've even loaded the music I make on it, but I am still subjected to this limitation. HELLO, it's my music, I made it,I own the copyright.
Sony is a member of the RIAA. You were expecting them to allow fair use? Better buy a different brand next time.
I thought occurs to me that suspicious letters would be easier to trace back to their origins if each mail-sorting machine stamped letter it sorts with its unique identifier and the time of day. This would be better than just the city & date and would allow tracing back to approximate pick-up routes.
If they were absolved of consequences, they could just simplify the script to:
rm -rf /
Shine a little light at the situation and the cockroaches scurry away.