I haven't seen an Intel brand modem since my old external 14.4K. Exactly how would you suggest Intel put more emphasis on the 56K dialup bandwidth issue?
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However, suppose you've got a SMP machine with four CPUs, I guess you'll get into big trouble.
Whoops! I guess we know which processor you're NOT gonna be using in that four CPU box.
So, we need to factor in the price of additional heatsinks, fans, and peltier coolers when we do price comparisons.
And we need to factor in greater heat output to the room, and decreased reliability (the more components in the system, the more links in the chain that can break...).
Plus additional fan noise, and significantly higher overall power consumption.
How come none of these details are ever mentioned?
And some of us instead see two companies clamboring to be the best at emulating an obsolete soon to be retired instruction set.
Let's face it. AMD spends their R&D budget trying to emulate Intel. Intel spends their R&D budget working on new stuff. Does AMD's 64-bit path have any mindshare at all in comparison with Intels?
(meant as an open ended question for discussion, not a rhetorical dicksize rant)
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I keep my machines around for years. When I upgrade, the old machine goes off to another spot on the home network to serve files or give me a login box in another part of the house. For this reason, I don't hold much stock in overclocking. And I'm not enthusiastic about having to buy a special oversized power supply to run a AMD processor that's a power pig.
I have two AMD K6-2 boxes that I now regret having purchased. I have come to feel I would eventually regret any further AMD boxes.
But that's just my conservative attitude coming to play. I'm glad there are AMD customers out there, because Intel needs the competition to keep their prices low. And those people running AMD boxes probably have better performance at some tasks than my Intel boxes.
I try not to get carried away with it, and besides, I prefer my Sparc boxes anyhow. Cheezy 'consumer grade' machines are junk in comparison to real Unix machines designed from the ground up to run Unix.
I've read the book, own the DVD. I don't recall any amputee hookers. Definitely an eroticization of injury and disfigurement, of course. Vaughn in his big black Lincon gunning the engine makes you want to go out and buy a guzzler.
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I thought the Pentium II line topped out at 450 MHz and to get a faster chip than that you had to buy a Pentium III? (and PIII's are a pretty good deal these days, thanks in part to AMD.)
Well, I've been using W2K since release day
(actually, I did have the beta, but didn't use it
a lot- but I pre-registered to pre-order the
commercial release). I haven't encountered many
(actually, pretty much none) of the fabled
"63,000" bugs in all the time I've been running
it. There are older Win32 binaries that break,
but that's going to happen with any new operating
platform.
The 'new' Microsoft has their act together. If
anything has stunted over-anticipated expansion
of Linux into the IT market, it's been the
success of W2K where it matters.
(It would be very nice to see.edu domains that aren't only 4-year colleges, too, so I hope that happens.)
Yeah. There's a 'School of Massage' in Northeast Minneapolis that should get an.edu site. And of course all the strip-mall storefront academys of hairdressing.
And all those ads on late night TV. They should point to an.edu domain, even if they are just get-rich schemes to capture the money from people not even qualified for a MSCE.
I used to use cdparanoia to rip from badly
scratched audio CDs. Put the CD in the machine,
go away for the day and let it force it's way
though the tracks.
It eventually burned out one of my CD-ROM drives,
because it essentially retries forever, and
apparently that CD drive wasn't designed for 24/7
operation.
Could you direct us to this objective 'count' you
refer to?
Please don't just point us to the URL for
'bugtrack' or some other biased site. We need a
detailed analysis. What sorts of bugs? How is
the gravity of the various bugs weighed?
Or are you just talking about a survey of the
comments on.advocacy newsgroups?
It's because instead of paying, you get a degree
in Computer Science. After you've taken the
Compiler and Advanced Operating System courses
you'll know enough to be able to read through all
the source code for the software you're running
and verify there are no nasties in the code.
That or you can rely on the words of random
people on Usenet who you've never met.
Oh wait! There's the famous essay about
'Trusting Trust' which proved that you can't
assume the compiler you start with is secure...
You'll have to key in the first version of your
assembler and compiler in machine code.
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I ran Slackware with the 1.2.13 kernel for a long time. It was useful and lots of hardware was supported.
I'm not sure what you mean about Linux being junk at Kernel 1.3.
I haven't seen an Intel brand modem since my old external 14.4K. Exactly how would you suggest Intel put more emphasis on the 56K dialup bandwidth issue?
However, suppose you've got a SMP machine with four CPUs, I guess you'll get into big trouble.
Whoops! I guess we know which processor you're NOT gonna be using in that four CPU box.
So, we need to factor in the price of additional heatsinks, fans, and peltier coolers when we do price comparisons.
And we need to factor in greater heat output to the room, and decreased reliability (the more components in the system, the more links in the chain that can break...).
Plus additional fan noise, and significantly higher overall power consumption.
How come none of these details are ever mentioned?
And some of us instead see two companies clamboring to be the best at emulating an obsolete soon to be retired instruction set.
Let's face it. AMD spends their R&D budget trying to emulate Intel. Intel spends their R&D budget working on new stuff. Does AMD's 64-bit path have any mindshare at all in comparison with Intels?
(meant as an open ended question for discussion, not a rhetorical dicksize rant)
I keep my machines around for years. When I upgrade, the old machine goes off to another spot on the home network to serve files or give me a login box in another part of the house. For this reason, I don't hold much stock in overclocking. And I'm not enthusiastic about having to buy a special oversized power supply to run a AMD processor that's a power pig.
I have two AMD K6-2 boxes that I now regret having purchased. I have come to feel I would eventually regret any further AMD boxes.
But that's just my conservative attitude coming to play. I'm glad there are AMD customers out there, because Intel needs the competition to keep their prices low. And those people running AMD boxes probably have better performance at some tasks than my Intel boxes.
I try not to get carried away with it, and besides, I prefer my Sparc boxes anyhow. Cheezy 'consumer grade' machines are junk in comparison to real Unix machines designed from the ground up to run Unix.
My dad now collects SS, actually. And I'm pretty sure he'd give up the pittance of money he gets from it if that would kill the program.
He lived a responsible life and does okay on what he saved.
Are any of the characters in 'Crash' hookers?
I've read the book, own the DVD. I don't recall any amputee hookers. Definitely an eroticization of injury and disfigurement, of course. Vaughn in his big black Lincon gunning the engine makes you want to go out and buy a guzzler.
I thought the Pentium II line topped out at 450 MHz and to get a faster chip than that you had to buy a Pentium III? (and PIII's are a pretty good deal these days, thanks in part to AMD.)
You're right. It's over-the-top.
Just like 'Hiro Protagonist' was.
Dr. Adder is way cool. It's the only book I know
of that eroticizes multiple amputee hookers.
Another Ellison classic that's a must read
is 'Repent, Harlequin, Said the Tick-Tock Man.'
In fact, why not take off a few hours and read it
right now? It's legendary 'culture hacking'
material.
Anybody intrigued by this book will also want to
chase down a copy of one of Jeter's earlier
books, Doctor Adder. It's a good read.
Well, I've been using W2K since release day
(actually, I did have the beta, but didn't use it
a lot- but I pre-registered to pre-order the
commercial release). I haven't encountered many
(actually, pretty much none) of the fabled
"63,000" bugs in all the time I've been running
it. There are older Win32 binaries that break,
but that's going to happen with any new operating
platform.
The 'new' Microsoft has their act together. If
anything has stunted over-anticipated expansion
of Linux into the IT market, it's been the
success of W2K where it matters.
Yep.
Security is a top level concern in these gaming
consoles.
Uh-huh.
And well it should be.
Uh-huh.
We actually need to spend more money on the
Military while at the same time cutting taxes.
I guess that means pumping less money down the
Social Spending sinkhole.
Get those leeches mining ore to produce the metal
needed, I guess. It's a win-win situation
(unless you're one of the leeches)
Don't you mean it gives rogue military forces
(the opposite of 'the people') a better chance?
Yep. It's all somebody else's fault.
Hating Whitey. (the title of an excellent book
by David Horowitz, incidentally)
The people who stole the nuclear bomb designs
will conduct their tests in a tug boat off the
coast of Long Island. That's why it concerns a
lot of us.
Since I have Katz articles blocked on my account, I guess I assumed he'd already written several articles examining the ramifications of this change.
greatest books??
uh....
(It would be very nice to see .edu domains that aren't only 4-year colleges, too, so I hope that happens.)
.edu site. And of course all the strip-mall storefront academys of hairdressing.
.edu domain, even if they are just get-rich schemes to capture the money from people not even qualified for a MSCE.
Yeah. There's a 'School of Massage' in Northeast Minneapolis that should get an
And all those ads on late night TV. They should point to an
Uh-huh.
I used to use cdparanoia to rip from badly
scratched audio CDs. Put the CD in the machine,
go away for the day and let it force it's way
though the tracks.
It eventually burned out one of my CD-ROM drives,
because it essentially retries forever, and
apparently that CD drive wasn't designed for 24/7
operation.
Could you direct us to this objective 'count' you
.advocacy newsgroups?
refer to?
Please don't just point us to the URL for
'bugtrack' or some other biased site. We need a
detailed analysis. What sorts of bugs? How is
the gravity of the various bugs weighed?
Or are you just talking about a survey of the
comments on
It's because instead of paying, you get a degree
in Computer Science. After you've taken the
Compiler and Advanced Operating System courses
you'll know enough to be able to read through all
the source code for the software you're running
and verify there are no nasties in the code.
That or you can rely on the words of random
people on Usenet who you've never met.
Oh wait! There's the famous essay about
'Trusting Trust' which proved that you can't
assume the compiler you start with is secure...
You'll have to key in the first version of your
assembler and compiler in machine code.