Let's check THAT one out - when America was ACTUALLY UNDER ATTACK (from WITHIN, of course) your wonderful "defense" was paralysingly ineffective to the point of invisibility. However when "defending" Vietnam you managed to drop more ordnance than had been dropped during the entirety of WWII, then went and "defended" Iraq to an even GREATER extent. You name call half of the sovereign nations on earth for their evil possesion of WMD, yet have the LARGEST stockpiles and the ONLY record of first strike use.
Truly, the US government has redefined what it means to be hypocritical, and you blubberous fuckwits spoon the horseshit that they feed you down and ask for fucking seconds. You're worse than the fucking Chinese.
surely you jest? If having military garrisons stationed all over the world isn't imperialism (never mind the NATO pax americana or the cultural imperialism) then what the fuck is?
Here they go again, The Yanks in their armoured parade Chanting their ballads of joy As they gallop across the big world Praising America's God.
The gutters are clogged with the dead The ones who couldn't join in The others refusing to sing The ones who are losing their voice The ones who've forgotten the tune.
The riders have whips which cut. Your head rolls onto the sand Your head is a pool in the dirt Your head is a stain in the dust Your eyes have gone out and your nose Sniffs only the pong of the dead And all the dead air is alive With the smell of America's God.
You forget that the USA is a reality unto itself, and that something isn't "news" in "the USA" unless it affects "the USA." Just because something has happened somewhere else about a million years ago, Americans won't realise it until it happens in New York or LA, or at least on "the mainland." Bunch of navel-gazing self-abusers, IMHO.
You are now beginning to get a hint of an idea about how the rest of the world feels. About vuirtually EVERYTHING. You DO realise that Baghdad is virtually the oldest city in the world, don't you?
yep, that's how it works alright, but don't forget that in the UK we have segregated codes for mobiles and the like - and they're all huge at 11 digits.
that's great except that Apple uses a "conventional" RISC CPU rather than and x86 type CISC/RISC hybrid. Therefore, comparing Mhz numbers is pretty pointless. You might as well compare on board ethernet speed or PCI bus width!
I bought myself a PowerMac G4 450 dual around 30 months ago - at that time a high speed PC CPU was around 1Ghz but my PowerMac came with Gigabit ethernet, 64 bit PCI and firewire on the mobo - almost unheard of on the PCs of the time. For many tasks the 1Ghz Athlons and PIIIs were faster than my Mac, but for multi threaded apps (Photoshop et al) I'd get more performance as well as the speed benefits of those other interface technologies. As I said, apples to oranges.
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the idea that PCs are 5 YEARS ahead of Macs is fairly ludicrous, though I'd certainly accept that - right now - Macs are running with a 12-18 month raw performance defecit. Yes, I do use my machine for Photoshop, AE, FCP, Combustion et al, though I still find 1.5GB to be rather difficult to justify when NOT caching video to RAM. HDs on this machine are 2X72GB Fujitsu MAN on an ATTO UL3D and 2x120GB Diamondmax for non-media use.
The Mac community at large is expecting Apple to move to the IBM PPC 970 at some point this year which should move raw integer and fp performance (SIMD performance is already excellent) to approximately where the best PCs are now. However, seeing as this move will probably be 6 months away at least, there may still be a performance defecit to deal with, particularly as we'll then be in a post Opteron world.
Alan Partridge is a fictional sports presenter, TV chat show host and local radio DJ created by comedian Steve Coogan. Alan had a miserable childhood, which ended the day he won the essay writing competition at school - simultanepusly transforming Alan the boy into Aln Partridge the ego. My sig is the first cry of Alan Partridge the man, the ego, the legend. The BBC will sell you any amount of Partridge merchandise if you're interested.
Nice explanation! I particularly liked this bit - "Movies and tv work @ 30 frames or so because they use techniques, blending or something like that,".
You must be some kind of top-notch MCSE or basement dwelling troglodyte to offer this kind of penetrating insight.
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Defense!
Let's check THAT one out - when America was ACTUALLY UNDER ATTACK (from WITHIN, of course) your wonderful "defense" was paralysingly ineffective to the point of invisibility. However when "defending" Vietnam you managed to drop more ordnance than had been dropped during the entirety of WWII, then went and "defended" Iraq to an even GREATER extent. You name call half of the sovereign nations on earth for their evil possesion of WMD, yet have the LARGEST stockpiles and the ONLY record of first strike use.
Truly, the US government has redefined what it means to be hypocritical, and you blubberous fuckwits spoon the horseshit that they feed you down and ask for fucking seconds. You're worse than the fucking Chinese.
surely you jest? If having military garrisons stationed all over the world isn't imperialism (never mind the NATO pax americana or the cultural imperialism) then what the fuck is?
wake up you dolt!
"I usually disagree with everything Alan Gordon Partridge says, winning essay or not. ;-)"
I'm glad to hear it - make sure you point it out if I write some crap, I've never been much good at self correction.
I'm sorry to have to correct you in this patronising manner, but the fucking word is spelled DEFINITELY
how many more fucking times?
LOOSE is wrong, LOSE is right
DEFINATELY is wrong, DEFINITELY is right
THEN and THAN are NOT INTERCHANGEABLE, they mean DIFFERENT things.
precision guided munitions are all very well, but if it's Americans doing the guiding, we're all in big trouble.
nope, Israel
nah - Americans like to murder on the cheap. This weapon should be highly effective against Canadian, British or other allied personnel.
Here they go again,
The Yanks in their armoured parade
Chanting their ballads of joy
As they gallop across the big world
Praising America's God.
The gutters are clogged with the dead
The ones who couldn't join in
The others refusing to sing
The ones who are losing their voice
The ones who've forgotten the tune.
The riders have whips which cut.
Your head rolls onto the sand
Your head is a pool in the dirt
Your head is a stain in the dust
Your eyes have gone out and your nose
Sniffs only the pong of the dead
And all the dead air is alive
With the smell of America's God.
© Harold Pinter, January 2003
get a fucking girlfriend you artless fucker
I wouldn't even fight with DivX crap - just go and get MPlayer and/or VLC and you should have all bases covered. So much for MPEG4 interoperability...
school for information management systems? why can't they manage their webswerver?
You forget that the USA is a reality unto itself, and that something isn't "news" in "the USA" unless it affects "the USA." Just because something has happened somewhere else about a million years ago, Americans won't realise it until it happens in New York or LA, or at least on "the mainland." Bunch of navel-gazing self-abusers, IMHO.
You are now beginning to get a hint of an idea about how the rest of the world feels. About vuirtually EVERYTHING. You DO realise that Baghdad is virtually the oldest city in the world, don't you?
yep, that's how it works alright, but don't forget that in the UK we have segregated codes for mobiles and the like - and they're all huge at 11 digits.
Here too, in London we've been "enjoying" the benefits of an 11 number system for a couple of years now, and most people STILL don't understand it!
Great fun.
"Greedy politicians an old time lobbying from the motor industry are the most likely explanations, if you ask me."
Bah! You'll be telling me that you can run cars on vegetable oil next! Oh, wait...
that's great except that Apple uses a "conventional" RISC CPU rather than and x86 type CISC/RISC hybrid. Therefore, comparing Mhz numbers is pretty pointless. You might as well compare on board ethernet speed or PCI bus width!
I bought myself a PowerMac G4 450 dual around 30 months ago - at that time a high speed PC CPU was around 1Ghz but my PowerMac came with Gigabit ethernet, 64 bit PCI and firewire on the mobo - almost unheard of on the PCs of the time. For many tasks the 1Ghz Athlons and PIIIs were faster than my Mac, but for multi threaded apps (Photoshop et al) I'd get more performance as well as the speed benefits of those other interface technologies. As I said, apples to oranges.
Apple DID pay, numbnuts.
Guess who's the bad guy?
...in his Hamburgular outfit, no less!
Radiates in air?
Did you miss Physics 101?
no it wouldn't, because the S-class and the 3 series operate in different market segments and command very different prices. Apples to oranges.
hmm
the idea that PCs are 5 YEARS ahead of Macs is fairly ludicrous, though I'd certainly accept that - right now - Macs are running with a 12-18 month raw performance defecit. Yes, I do use my machine for Photoshop, AE, FCP, Combustion et al, though I still find 1.5GB to be rather difficult to justify when NOT caching video to RAM. HDs on this machine are 2X72GB Fujitsu MAN on an ATTO UL3D and 2x120GB Diamondmax for non-media use.
The Mac community at large is expecting Apple to move to the IBM PPC 970 at some point this year which should move raw integer and fp performance (SIMD performance is already excellent) to approximately where the best PCs are now. However, seeing as this move will probably be 6 months away at least, there may still be a performance defecit to deal with, particularly as we'll then be in a post Opteron world.
Alan Partridge is a fictional sports presenter, TV chat show host and local radio DJ created by comedian Steve Coogan. Alan had a miserable childhood, which ended the day he won the essay writing competition at school - simultanepusly transforming Alan the boy into Aln Partridge the ego. My sig is the first cry of Alan Partridge the man, the ego, the legend. The BBC will sell you any amount of Partridge merchandise if you're interested.
except that you only get 5... :-]
Nice explanation! I particularly liked this bit - "Movies and tv work @ 30 frames or so because they use techniques, blending or something like that,".
You must be some kind of top-notch MCSE or basement dwelling troglodyte to offer this kind of penetrating insight.
Good job, fucko!
you're probably like me (1.5GB) and have noticed that OSX will happily hog half a Gig with only three or four apps running...