The intent is to improve performance in situations where running an anti-virus scan or back-up utility would result in otherwise recently-used information being paged out to disk, or disposed from in-memory caches, resulting in lengthy delays when a user comes back to their computer after a period of non-use.
In my opinion as an experienced application developer the user should never run into the problem that Superfetch attempts to solve. Anti-malware scans or backups are generally limited by I/O transfer rates, not by CPU. In such situations, using lots of memory to pre-load data makes no sense. It is relatively easy to write a two-buffer, threaded, streaming system for situations that are constrained by disk transfer rates without consuming scads of memory.
I don't think you understood it right: the perf problem is not for the anti-malware programs, but once they have run they have thrown everything out of the cache and subsequent applications have to re-populate it again, thus slowing eveything down.
There used to be the same kind of problem under linux after the 'locate' cronjob.
If the onboard flash is a cache, that means it will be used frequently do it will wear faster.
Won't that mean you're more likely to corrupt your data, even if your HD is still good ?
As Skype's money seem to be made only on pc-to-phone calls, I hope they'll open their protocol to other clients and just act as a sort of SIP-to-phone platform.
If users can connect from other clients, that could be a win.
This is potentially a good thing. How many different charging devices do you have at the moment? I've got one for AAA and AA batteries, one for my phone, one for my iPod, one for my wife's phone, one for my DSLR, one for my camcorder, one for my...
Because if you have to take active protection measures against your government, that means it (the gov) went too far in the security-against-liberty battle. And this is presumably what they (the terrorists) want.
Look, an 800hp gasoline car will deliver rougly 200hp to the wheels, and then only at peak RPM.
Whereas a 400hp electric car will deliver 380hp to the wheel, at *any* RPM.
Pick your choice.
I just wasted my mod points on you... but I wanted to say it's exactly like a real police state: an arbitrary decision from some people with powers will get you imprisonned for real.
You can laugh at this, but I'm eagerly awaiting the day were all those flash-based games are replaced by javascript games using that 3D canvas. Imagine that ! No silly and unsecure plugin to download, a truely open standard available on smartphones as well as desktops, and fully integrated with the DOM content (i.e. can interect with the rest of the web page, unlike flash which is restrained to its sandbox).
Step 1) Run a simple web spider that checks availability but never actually pulls content, from within Australia.
Step 2) Run the same spider in any non-censoring country.
Step 3) Compare the two lists.
You'd better be quick. The amount of non-censoring countries is drying very fast.
The release codename is 'half-way to world domination A.K.A. the belligerent blue bike shed.'. Did you even read the abstract, or just the news title ?
Problem is that more and more netbooks are sold with linux, and NVIDIA drivers integration in any distro is less than stellar. Contrast that with Intel hardware where everything is well supported by all vendors. Unless they open their drivers, this platform will be Windows-only so even their lower-end models will be hampered by the Windows Tax. That won't go very far.
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Easy solution: remove the file just after creating it. That's an old unix trick, where the removed file in fact still exists for the processes that had it opened, until they close it (by close() or death).
Well no. Uber-phones just need an USB connector and appropriate drivers to let them feed audio/video/files/network/whatever they feel like through it.
No need for special drivers and wires ! Just standardize on protocols (like Bluetooth did, but USB is also quite good at that) and you have one connector for all your needs.
There just needs to be a standard way of asking for more current than is currently available (when following the USB spec) for charging.
For example, the Openmoko FreeRunner can consume 1A over its USB plug, and even if most USB hubs can satisfy that, it's impossible to ask formally over the wire.
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Six monitors ? Heehee... Look at that: twenty-four monitors ! http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzUyNQ
The intent is to improve performance in situations where running an anti-virus scan or back-up utility would result in otherwise recently-used information being paged out to disk, or disposed from in-memory caches, resulting in lengthy delays when a user comes back to their computer after a period of non-use.
In my opinion as an experienced application developer the user should never run into the problem that Superfetch attempts to solve. Anti-malware scans or backups are generally limited by I/O transfer rates, not by CPU. In such situations, using lots of memory to pre-load data makes no sense. It is relatively easy to write a two-buffer, threaded, streaming system for situations that are constrained by disk transfer rates without consuming scads of memory.
I don't think you understood it right: the perf problem is not for the anti-malware programs, but once they have run they have thrown everything out of the cache and subsequent applications have to re-populate it again, thus slowing eveything down. There used to be the same kind of problem under linux after the 'locate' cronjob.
Well you get a flat rate for that disk and CPU sitting next to your desk that will be worth nothing in 3 years.
Or you can spend $15-20 a month and get a constantly refreshed and updated/upgraded system every time you turn it on.
Do you mean the client terminal will be part of the deal and be rented too ?
Otherwise it won't be updated/upgraded each time I turn it on.
If the onboard flash is a cache, that means it will be used frequently do it will wear faster. Won't that mean you're more likely to corrupt your data, even if your HD is still good ?
As Skype's money seem to be made only on pc-to-phone calls, I hope they'll open their protocol to other clients and just act as a sort of SIP-to-phone platform. If users can connect from other clients, that could be a win.
This is potentially a good thing. How many different charging devices do you have at the moment? I've got one for AAA and AA batteries, one for my phone, one for my iPod, one for my wife's phone, one for my DSLR, one for my camcorder, one for my...
Too shy to write "sex toy" ?
You should have disclosed it, then.
I would have liked to hear more on how he plans to break into the streaming market when everyone is going proprietary on that for the sake of DRM.
Everyone ? Do you mean Dailymotion and Youtube going vorbis+theora for their streaming needs doesn't count ?
- Yes Wii can !
Because if you have to take active protection measures against your government, that means it (the gov) went too far in the security-against-liberty battle. And this is presumably what they (the terrorists) want.
Look, an 800hp gasoline car will deliver rougly 200hp to the wheels, and then only at peak RPM. Whereas a 400hp electric car will deliver 380hp to the wheel, at *any* RPM. Pick your choice.
Then why do you drink it ?
Don't use USB to connect your HD. It's way too error-prone.
Yes. Both of you.
I just wasted my mod points on you ... but I wanted to say it's exactly like a real police state: an arbitrary decision from some people with powers will get you imprisonned for real.
.. because there's no heaven ?
It's miles easier to understand than "The Dark Knight," and tremendously more emotional.
Is that marketspeak for "dumb action movie" ?
You can laugh at this, but I'm eagerly awaiting the day were all those flash-based games are replaced by javascript games using that 3D canvas.
Imagine that ! No silly and unsecure plugin to download, a truely open standard available on smartphones as well as desktops, and fully integrated with the DOM content (i.e. can interect with the rest of the web page, unlike flash which is restrained to its sandbox).
This is awesome, you're right.
Step 1) Run a simple web spider that checks availability but never actually pulls content, from within Australia.
Step 2) Run the same spider in any non-censoring country.
Step 3) Compare the two lists.
You'd better be quick. The amount of non-censoring countries is drying very fast.
The release codename is 'half-way to world domination A.K.A. the belligerent blue bike shed.'. Did you even read the abstract, or just the news title ?
Problem is that more and more netbooks are sold with linux, and NVIDIA drivers integration in any distro is less than stellar. Contrast that with Intel hardware where everything is well supported by all vendors.
Unless they open their drivers, this platform will be Windows-only so even their lower-end models will be hampered by the Windows Tax.
That won't go very far.
Easy solution: remove the file just after creating it. That's an old unix trick, where the removed file in fact still exists for the processes that had it opened, until they close it (by close() or death).
Well no. Uber-phones just need an USB connector and appropriate drivers to let them feed audio/video/files/network/whatever they feel like through it. No need for special drivers and wires ! Just standardize on protocols (like Bluetooth did, but USB is also quite good at that) and you have one connector for all your needs.
There just needs to be a standard way of asking for more current than is currently available (when following the USB spec) for charging. For example, the Openmoko FreeRunner can consume 1A over its USB plug, and even if most USB hubs can satisfy that, it's impossible to ask formally over the wire.
- Yes, iWheel !