Yes, OpenVMS is very robust (if a bit arcane) but multithreading support is abysmal. We had project here to remove the multithreading from OpenVMS processes and it was providing unbelievable performance improvements. QIO is the way to go in OpenVMS.
My brother-in-law has always bought gifts for his wife (my sister), my late mother and me based on what he calls the "Gadget Quota". If the item is gadgety enough he knows we will like it.
Mankind has developed the both technological progress and incredibly effecient production of finished goods make repairs nearly pointless. I can fix an old P75 computer but why?
The issue is not the consumption so much as the energy and resources used to manufacture the newer goods. The problem there is when the item is no longer useful the energy and materials used in its manufacture are wasted. This is a big part of the problem.
Focusing on goods that you can reclaim the materials from would save energy and resources.
Apple is probably already working on the next iteration of the iPod. That seems to be the trick for them. Keep everyone competing against the current iPod and by the time they catch up release something new.
I switched from Windows to Debian Sid many years ago. It worked OK even though Sid had problems. Then I got my wife a PowerBook. Since I needed to support her (and I like toys) I got myself a Mac Mini. The Mini has been a great, if slow, for web, email and learning about the Mac. Later I got a crappy laptop (Compaq Presario 2100) and tried Debian on it. That was like stabbing myself in the eye with a fork so I switched it to Ubuntu Warty and it worked great.
For a while I mostly left the Linux box idle except for some games (NWN, Guild Wars, UT2004). After a while Sid finally did something to tick me off after Sarge was released and I installed Breezy and it was a whole lot better. I'm finding myself using the Ubuntu box about as much as the Mac. So I haven't really switched back. I just use them both.
It may change again when I get a Intel Mac. The performance of the mini gets annoying after a while. I'll still keep the Ubuntu box around because some things are just easier under Linux. Especially web work and programming.
I've seen a few object wrappers for databases and wrote one myself. They tend to all have the same object hierarchy and even the same or similar names: DBConnect, DBTable...
I'd guess these trolls never talked to someone who's worked with databases and OO before. If they had they would have used a less obvious patent.
I too write software for a living. In software ideas don't matter. Implementations and support do.
Who cares if someone else reimpliments your idea? You built it first, you've got more experience with it. You have that as leverage. If your implementation and/or support are bad you should lose money. That's the nature of business.
Exactly, people who are entrusted with that much power over others need checks otherwise those positions attract the sort of people.
BTW the worst stories about police abuse aren't from the inner city (although I've heard my share of those) but from the police in tiny towns nobody ever heard of.
Try I-35 north of KC. I make that trip a bit and most of the people I see are black or Hispanic.
It's called a DWB - Driving While Black (or Brown).
Hell, many years ago I was pulled over for driving a POS car in a affluent suburb.
That being said there are a lot of fine people serving as police in many parts of the country. There are also a awful lot of corrupt, mean, racist assholes out there. Depends on where you are.
If you think either one doesn't exist. You are mistaken.
I can't count how many times I've heard this before. You either get spammed silly by alerts or turn the alerts down and then do what you did before you bought the product.
Sometimes you can get some use out of them but you've got to spend a whole lot of time with it in setup and ongoing adjustments.
Too many managers buy these things expecting a "Magic Bullet" solution.
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I've run into that too. A lot of people seem to think that threads are free when they aren't. They use memory and add context switches.
Which reminds me. Why the hell does the new Yahoo! Messenger use 25 threads? There's no good reason for that.
The rule of thumb for the number of network threads is (# of CPUS) + 1. Much more then that and you lose performance from context switches.
Yes, OpenVMS is very robust (if a bit arcane) but multithreading support is abysmal. We had project here to remove the multithreading from OpenVMS processes and it was providing unbelievable performance improvements. QIO is the way to go in OpenVMS.
To be fair Windows handles threads much better.
If your lawnmower was that sharp you could mow down fire hydrants.
Wait, that would be cool! Now I want one.
You could just grow a beard. It's much easier.
That is very sad. You and all your friends should write MicroCenter and beg them to open a store near you.
My brother-in-law has always bought gifts for his wife (my sister), my late mother and me based on what he calls the "Gadget Quota". If the item is gadgety enough he knows we will like it.
I hate all the stupid laws that get proposed and sometimes passed and the attack commercials that we have to endure every election year.
I doubt the law in LA will last any longer then the others.
I hate election years.
Mankind has developed the both technological progress and incredibly effecient production of finished goods make repairs nearly pointless. I can fix an old P75 computer but why?
The issue is not the consumption so much as the energy and resources used to manufacture the newer goods. The problem there is when the item is no longer useful the energy and materials used in its manufacture are wasted. This is a big part of the problem.
Focusing on goods that you can reclaim the materials from would save energy and resources.
Apple is probably already working on the next iteration of the iPod. That seems to be the trick for them. Keep everyone competing against the current iPod and by the time they catch up release something new.
If it's not Office or Windows it stops at step 3.
The two A's in AAC make you think that one of them must be Apple.
I know it's not but that's what I thought at first too.
I wouldn't quite say that. When I get into the "zone" in Tetris DS the hours can slip away pretty fast too.
That's exactly what Three Rings is doing with http://puzzlepirates.com/ and http://banghowdy.com/.
I switched from Windows to Debian Sid many years ago. It worked OK even though Sid had problems. Then I got my wife a PowerBook. Since I needed to support her (and I like toys) I got myself a Mac Mini. The Mini has been a great, if slow, for web, email and learning about the Mac.
Later I got a crappy laptop (Compaq Presario 2100) and tried Debian on it. That was like stabbing myself in the eye with a fork so I switched it to Ubuntu Warty and it worked great.
For a while I mostly left the Linux box idle except for some games (NWN, Guild Wars, UT2004). After a while Sid finally did something to tick me off after Sarge was released and I installed Breezy and it was a whole lot better. I'm finding myself using the Ubuntu box about as much as the Mac. So I haven't really switched back. I just use them both.
It may change again when I get a Intel Mac. The performance of the mini gets annoying after a while. I'll still keep the Ubuntu box around because some things are just easier under Linux. Especially web work and programming.
I've had problems with cp too. Try the cygwin rsync.
I have the 7up Spot game for the NES. It's a lot of fun.
I've seen a few object wrappers for databases and wrote one myself. They tend to all have the same object hierarchy and even the same or similar names: DBConnect, DBTable...
I'd guess these trolls never talked to someone who's worked with databases and OO before. If they had they would have used a less obvious patent.
I too write software for a living. In software ideas don't matter. Implementations and support do.
Who cares if someone else reimpliments your idea? You built it first, you've got more experience with it. You have that as leverage. If your implementation and/or support are bad you should lose money. That's the nature of business.
Exactly, people who are entrusted with that much power over others need checks otherwise those positions attract the sort of people.
BTW the worst stories about police abuse aren't from the inner city (although I've heard my share of those) but from the police in tiny towns nobody ever heard of.
Try I-35 north of KC. I make that trip a bit and most of the people I see are black or Hispanic.
It's called a DWB - Driving While Black (or Brown).
Hell, many years ago I was pulled over for driving a POS car in a affluent suburb.
That being said there are a lot of fine people serving as police in many parts of the country. There are also a awful lot of corrupt, mean, racist assholes out there. Depends on where you are.
If you think either one doesn't exist. You are mistaken.
Ahhh yes, nothing like an election year witch hunt to get the people distracted from things that really matter.
Rockstar screwed this up pretty bad but, getting Congress involved? That's just election year muck raking.
I don't want them having backbones until they have a brains. They'd just stick up for stupid things. Oh, wait...
It finds problems that happen in somebody elses shop. Not yours.
I can't count how many times I've heard this before. You either get spammed silly by alerts or turn the alerts down and then do what you did before you bought the product.
Sometimes you can get some use out of them but you've got to spend a whole lot of time with it in setup and ongoing adjustments.
Too many managers buy these things expecting a "Magic Bullet" solution.