Re:are all the reviews by idiots?
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Athlon 64 Debuts
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· Score: 3, Informative
Um...NO. If its a true 64-bit processor, OS, and Application...you'll see FAR more than a 5-15% increase. You'll see an exponential increase. No, not just 100%...true 64 bit everything is more than twice as fast as true 32 bit.
32 bit = 4294967296 possibilities.
64 bit = 18446744073709551616 possibilities.
Your simplification of 64-bit processing is quite astounding. If your simple logic was indeed correct I'm sure Intel, Motorola, AMD, would be creating 128,256,512-bit systems by now and we would be living in a grand age of no disease, no war, and no death...
In fact the arguement for 64-bit processing is much more complicated. Simply put, 64-bit processing allows you to do two main things:
1. Move more data in one clock cycle
2. Perform more complicated instructions in one clock cycle
The first of which is widely accepted to be a good thing and the second is not so widely accepted (due to heretics like Hennessy...jk).
Hmm.. ok I was gonna check out Second Life cause I was bored tonite. When are they gonna learn that a free 7 days trial should NOT include a requirement to provide a credit card number?
Have you watched Bowling for Columbine? Terrorists and Governments beget each other, without terror the citizens wouldn't need someone to protect them.
As if that's the only reason for a government, your statement simplifies the reality in almost the same ridiculous (as much as it may resonate with some) way as Moore's movie does.
``Galileo will deliver real-time positioning accuracy down to the metre range, which is unprecedented for a publicly available system.''
The current US-operated GPS system only allows this type of accuracy for military purposes. I feel it is a little irresponsible to give civilians (including criminals and terrorists) access to such accurate targeting systems. Maybe ESA wants to have a marketable advantage over GPS but it may go to far IMO.
I'm not trolling for replies concerning irresponsible military uses, that is another topic...
``Why is it illegal for North Korea or Iraq to supposedly have a nuclear / chemical weapons program, when US-Israel have the most enthusiastic nuclear & chemical weapons programs on Earth with full, offical government funding, and no-one bats an eyelid?''
I would like to point out a couple minor points being that USA/Israel is held accountable by a democratic government and international society. Which have produced such small advancements as Nuclear Test Bans (USA hasn't tested a nuclear weapon for over a decade) and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. A comparison to a dictator ruled country with little regard for the international community seems a little farfetched.
The article doesn't mention which method Napster used in the past, however with a little searching on Google you can find that Napster does in fact use MD5. Link
There are many, many methods of hashing out there and different p2p apps use different methods. The newest, and arguably best is the Secure Hashing Algorithms (SHA1, SHA2, SHA256....), that have been defined by NIST. Link
For those of us trying to watch this trailer with Linux and Mplayer, Xine, et al.... Can anyone provide info on getting the audio track to play nicely?
I have read too many off-base posts in this thread, and I can't help but post to at least one of them.
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Firstly, one really can't have a meaningful discussion of the semi-conductor industry without understanding Moore/Moore's "Law".
Secondly, and I would have thought people would understand this by now, but Moore's "Law" does not cover CPU Speed!! It merely relates the density of transistors on silicon with respect to time. It does NOT attempt to take into factor various computer architecture advancements that could not have been predicted. However, it was Moore (and his slave EE minions at Intel) who made a VERY educated guess as to silicon process limitations and advancements.
``Take a look at the Hulk movie which you used as an example - about $131 million in earnings, on a production budget of $120 million. That's $11 million in profits, or about 9% return.''
This is another example of how the MPAA will not evolve/adjust to the new communications/internet world. Why are the paying in excess of $20 million for stars that are overpaid, overqualify media whores (i.e. Gigli stars)???
And don't tell me there are not perfect examples of this already working out there! What about Big Fat Greek Wedding, Bend It Like Beckham, and my personal favorite this year 28 Days Later. Made on a budjet of $8.7 million with previously unheard of actors AND with digital cameras! Not to mention actually paying a little extra for a good script from a good writer (Alex Garland).
In fact one studio is already doing just what I have said so maybe they are learning:
Strategy of FOX Searchlight
Recently National let go of almost all their wire-less design groups [news.com.com story].
In that article National mentions the sub-$1000 PC business as one of their main areas of further interest. With this sale of the Geode, etc... I wonder how many more could be laid off and where National is looking for the future?
I didn't see anywhere in the story if the Gentoo installation was done from scratch stage1 or from stage3. I would think this would be a very important piece of information to mention.
As a student that dislikes the common pop music (i.e. Top40, Top200, TopAnything) I don't want to pay for the RIAA POP music agenda. If this program however would introduce indie bands and struggling musicians on the Jukebox I'd be all for it. I think that all the general student population needs is a little exposure to some alternate choices. However I maybe to generous to the tendencies of undergrad students.
I would hope that the Linux problems would help GNU Hurd gain some more focus. Of course needless to say Hurd has not had a good track record, but they are finally getting some machines running such as at the Linux Tag 2003:
Regarding the eat before or after question. I had the same question and did a bunch of research.
From what I've read, etc... my conclusions for someone that is planning on running (assuming you aren't a morning runner) eat a high carb snack 1-2 hours before run (example 1/2 bagel) and then 5-10 minutes before eat a high, quick energy snack (example 1 cup of fruit yogurt). Then do your bigger carb meal after the run like pasta in prep for the next day.
Doom 3 Specs will be outdated by then...
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No Doom 3 This Year?
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· Score: 5, Informative
If you're gonna do lots of exercising, like running you will have to increase your intake of Carbs and starch food (bread, pasta, potatoes, etc...) not cut back. However if you want to lose weight without excercising (very hard) then you'll want to cut back on carbs.
Btw... beer is not "liquid bread". The carbs contain in bread are much better for you then the empty carb calories in beer. That's a misleading statement.
Dean's site has fairly brief plans that are ideal for those looking to get a taste of his plans. All-in-all a little better than I've seen in Bush's haphazard past 3 years.
I think Dean has done a great job of providing a lot of information and resources on his webpage. I would urge Slashdot readers to browse through and sign up for the email newsletters. Any Democrat will need early support to deny Bush a 2nd term.
No one tell the RIAA but the real money is in scalping tickets for insane prices on Ebay. There are people making a good amount of money by buying tickets as early as possible on web and turning around to get a premium after tickets are sold out.
I should know I just bought 2 tickets to see a Radiohead concert for $200 bucks on Ebay.
Yet they want to join the superpowers of the world in the 21st century. India really has bigger problems too worry about then putting a man on the moon. Any intelligent person should not look respectfully at India as a country until the caste system is snuffed out in every form. Not just in the symbolic laws that were put in the books.
At first I thought, like many, that privacy concerns regarding RFID is no big deal. So what it really doesn't matter?
But then on second thought, a burglar could drive through a neighborhood querying for expensive items, such as a HDTV, and use that information to decide which houses to rob.
Maybe there are distance limitations, but just get a good transceiver and filter the noise. High tech burglars are coming.
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32 bit = 4294967296 possibilities.
64 bit = 18446744073709551616 possibilities.
Your simplification of 64-bit processing is quite astounding. If your simple logic was indeed correct I'm sure Intel, Motorola, AMD, would be creating 128,256,512-bit systems by now and we would be living in a grand age of no disease, no war, and no death...
In fact the arguement for 64-bit processing is much more complicated. Simply put, 64-bit processing allows you to do two main things:
1. Move more data in one clock cycle
2. Perform more complicated instructions in one clock cycle
The first of which is widely accepted to be a good thing and the second is not so widely accepted (due to heretics like Hennessy...jk).
Skip that game trial.....
As if that's the only reason for a government, your statement simplifies the reality in almost the same ridiculous (as much as it may resonate with some) way as Moore's movie does.
The current US-operated GPS system only allows this type of accuracy for military purposes. I feel it is a little irresponsible to give civilians (including criminals and terrorists) access to such accurate targeting systems. Maybe ESA wants to have a marketable advantage over GPS but it may go to far IMO.
I'm not trolling for replies concerning irresponsible military uses, that is another topic...
I would like to point out a couple minor points being that USA/Israel is held accountable by a democratic government and international society. Which have produced such small advancements as Nuclear Test Bans (USA hasn't tested a nuclear weapon for over a decade) and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. A comparison to a dictator ruled country with little regard for the international community seems a little farfetched.
There are many, many methods of hashing out there and different p2p apps use different methods. The newest, and arguably best is the Secure Hashing Algorithms (SHA1, SHA2, SHA256....), that have been defined by NIST. Link
Is it just me or is the built-in icon for Mozilla suck? I'm tired of searching theme sites for a better icon!
For those of us trying to watch this trailer with Linux and Mplayer, Xine, et al.... Can anyone provide info on getting the audio track to play nicely?
Firstly, one really can't have a meaningful discussion of the semi-conductor industry without understanding Moore/Moore's "Law".
Secondly, and I would have thought people would understand this by now, but Moore's "Law" does not cover CPU Speed!! It merely relates the density of transistors on silicon with respect to time. It does NOT attempt to take into factor various computer architecture advancements that could not have been predicted. However, it was Moore (and his slave EE minions at Intel) who made a VERY educated guess as to silicon process limitations and advancements.
This is another example of how the MPAA will not evolve/adjust to the new communications/internet world. Why are the paying in excess of $20 million for stars that are overpaid, overqualify media whores (i.e. Gigli stars)???
And don't tell me there are not perfect examples of this already working out there! What about Big Fat Greek Wedding, Bend It Like Beckham, and my personal favorite this year 28 Days Later. Made on a budjet of $8.7 million with previously unheard of actors AND with digital cameras! Not to mention actually paying a little extra for a good script from a good writer (Alex Garland).
In fact one studio is already doing just what I have said so maybe they are learning: Strategy of FOX Searchlight
There are a number of GameCube releases that excite me in the future:
Mario Kart Double Dash
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
I do not own a GameCube currently but I'm planning on buying one to play these two games...
Still, I'm glad to have a PS2 so I can play this game:
Final Fantasy X-2
What's it called? Parting of the Waves?
In that article National mentions the sub-$1000 PC business as one of their main areas of further interest. With this sale of the Geode, etc... I wonder how many more could be laid off and where National is looking for the future?
SR Book List. Many of the books in this list are what you are looking for, and you can easily try them out before purchasing them.
I didn't see anywhere in the story if the Gentoo installation was done from scratch stage1 or from stage3. I would think this would be a very important piece of information to mention.
As a student that dislikes the common pop music (i.e. Top40, Top200, TopAnything) I don't want to pay for the RIAA POP music agenda. If this program however would introduce indie bands and struggling musicians on the Jukebox I'd be all for it. I think that all the general student population needs is a little exposure to some alternate choices. However I maybe to generous to the tendencies of undergrad students.
Hurd at Linux Tag 2003
Hope to see more.
Regarding the eat before or after question. I had the same question and did a bunch of research.
From what I've read, etc... my conclusions for someone that is planning on running (assuming you aren't a morning runner) eat a high carb snack 1-2 hours before run (example 1/2 bagel) and then 5-10 minutes before eat a high, quick energy snack (example 1 cup of fruit yogurt). Then do your bigger carb meal after the run like pasta in prep for the next day.
Even if you assume that to really play the game you need twice the minimum specs which would be approximately:
2 Ghz CPU
512 MB RAM
GF2 or Radeon 8xxx series card
I would guess that's gonna be one outdated computer system by Jan-March 2004.
So much for Doom 3 forcing everyone to upgrade and sparking a business revivaling for PC parts manufacturers....
If you're gonna do lots of exercising, like running you will have to increase your intake of Carbs and starch food (bread, pasta, potatoes, etc...) not cut back. However if you want to lose weight without excercising (very hard) then you'll want to cut back on carbs.
Btw... beer is not "liquid bread". The carbs contain in bread are much better for you then the empty carb calories in beer. That's a misleading statement.
Fiscal Plan PDF
Education Plan PDF
I think Dean has done a great job of providing a lot of information and resources on his webpage. I would urge Slashdot readers to browse through and sign up for the email newsletters. Any Democrat will need early support to deny Bush a 2nd term.
No one tell the RIAA but the real money is in scalping tickets for insane prices on Ebay. There are people making a good amount of money by buying tickets as early as possible on web and turning around to get a premium after tickets are sold out.
I should know I just bought 2 tickets to see a Radiohead concert for $200 bucks on Ebay.
Yet they want to join the superpowers of the world in the 21st century. India really has bigger problems too worry about then putting a man on the moon. Any intelligent person should not look respectfully at India as a country until the caste system is snuffed out in every form. Not just in the symbolic laws that were put in the books.
At first I thought, like many, that privacy concerns regarding RFID is no big deal. So what it really doesn't matter?
But then on second thought, a burglar could drive through a neighborhood querying for expensive items, such as a HDTV, and use that information to decide which houses to rob.
Maybe there are distance limitations, but just get a good transceiver and filter the noise. High tech burglars are coming.
Provide a Linux client or OSS protocol...