Him using multi-cpus denotes multi-threaded applications, therefore more cpus is better than less cpus. He might have found at LEAST a 20% increase in performance simply by using a p4 with HT.
I think he starts off well talking about the decision making process, the move over x86, what ECC means.
However, he pretty much dumps his chosen hardware in our laps by the end of the article without much explanation. It feels rushed almost.
There is way more out there than Tyan, who cares what google uses. What about dual channel DDR? What about the fact that Xeons and newer P4s have HyperThreading?
He starts slow, then in a few paragraphs blurts out some mystery hardware he decided to go with. Then babbled about Geforce VS Quadro for the rest of the article.
Oh well, he's a good writer. Better luck next time.
Also check out http://doom.axlegames.com/
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Just in-case bluesnews starts to get chunky.
A perfectly non busy server at: Doom.AxleGames.com Has the.plan.
No shit?
Is there an SQL dump feature for MS SQL ?
I need to convert one to postgreSQL soon.
Java is NOT in danger, sun is.
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I think it is important to make this distinction. Don't fall victim to Salon's BS. Granted they have a talented team, and they are good writers. But so help me I am sick an tired of their political twist on everything, and their constantly playing devils advocate on every topic. The more leftist they get.. the more they alienate many of their readers.
Heh.. ok now that my rant is over... What if Sun goes under? This could be a good thing. What if the java platform became GPL ? I think this is an important distinction to make.
Perhaps the only thing holding back the Java platform is sun holding onto it.
Could someone PLEASE explain to me what the big deal is with this realserver.
If from what I can tell is that it serves up streaming RealVideo, then I don't really see why this is so terrific.
I remember ignoring the last 500 sites that had videos in RealPlayer only format simply cuz it's the most annoying thing in the world to install on your Windows PC. God damn thing hoggs memory, sits in your system tray for eternity... etc..
Wouldn't it be just as easy to have a windows media object in your webpage.
Please note: I'm not discussing multi-platform related issues.
Actually there was a pair of sunglasses I saw a few years ago that acutally had a small camera builtin to the corner of the frame.
It actually beamed a picture right into your eye.
You walk around seeing a television screen infront of you at all times.
You missed the point of my 'Sig' fucko.
If you have the smallest sense of logic, you would be able to deduce that what I said in no way implies that all palestinians support suicide bombers.
This is more of an "attack" on the bombers themselves... who mistakenly believe they are helping the cause by blowing themselves up.
Such a profound disrespect for ones own life I cannot relate to, and pretty much speaks for itself.
--Zuchini
Design a surgeon robot that runs Windows, then keep it locked up until Mr. Gates needs some minor/major surgery (it'll happen eventually).
See if he trusts a robot running his own OS, that should be the nail in the coffin I would think. (errmmm not literally... I wish no actual HARM to Mr. Gates, he's kinda cute and cuddley anyways)
Ok so if I'm to metaphorically interpret your solution:
We shouldn't boycott toaster ovens, we should boycott toast/bread, until they start making toaster ovens the right way?
That probably won't work for music/dvds etc.. People NEED to watch new movies and listen to the latest CDs.
Otherwise the american population will quickly realise how boring life is, stop being good consumers, and throw the nation deeper into an economic slide until we become part of the axis of evil:)
But seriously.... you tell me. Could you go a year without rending/buying/listening to a new album/dvd/movie ? Think about it... we are engineered consumers. We are trained.
-Zuchini
--If suicide bombers don't value their own life, why should we place value on the life of their people?
I have a feeling this X# language will be even less adopted then even C#.
Basically, if anyone has being paying attention to the news... it seems the upcoming windows.NET server is being renamed to windows 2003 server. Why? remember those useless non-specific.NET adds on TV, in magazines everwhere?
"That's business with.NET" Apparently MS marketers have discovered that they pushed the ".NET" trademark so hard... that the public is confused and the original meaning of.NET technology has been completely lost amoung all the hype.
Goes to show that sometimes millions spent on advertizing doesn't always make a product:)
I guess this is a little offtopic... but it sounds to me that X# will most likely be absorbed by the marketing mess that is.NET.
Every company needs some sort of motivation for creating Open Source software.
I'd hate to state the obvious, but if you want to make the opensource community attractive... there needs to be money involved somehow.
RedHat charges for support, some charge for documentation. Aside from the hobbiests out there, you expect large companies to throw away time and money into opensource, and getting NOTHING in return by making everything 100% free?
Did you really expect a free lunch? You know the saying I hope:)
--Zuchini
This guy has flawed arguments, very flawed.
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I'm all supportive of the possibiliy of Extra-Terrestrial life.
However, this guy really doesn't go about things too intelligently. As, soon as I read the following quote in the post I realised this is a total waste of time.
"Something had to have happened in these places and many others throughout the globe to engender such speculation and argument."
So let me get this straight... because a few people started a rumor about area51, and others promptly fell victim to these rumors.. that means SOMETHING must of happened? Right...
Are you telling me because so many religions believe in god, that this means there must be some sort of god?
Like anything else, our race feels lonely... some people NEED to believe in god, just like they need to believe in aliens. It's not about proof, or science. It's about hope.
I (and others) are simply comforted by the idea that there are other curious civilizations out there, that are alone the way we are.
--Zuchini
Re:This article isn't very good. Neat story though
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No I understand that much. The article is just not clear about the definition of a put option at all.
(Yes I know there is another definition linked in the slashdot post.)
This article isn't very good. Neat story though.
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From the article:
So-called logic bombs are pieces of software code buried within another program and are designed to disrupt computer systems. They are often delivered by e-mail.
Ok boys and girls, would someone like to explain how this is different than a virus/Trojan?
Keep in-mind that I am not a financial expert, nor the general public that I can assume are reading this article. With that in mind... the following statement is even more mind boggling:
He allegedly bought more than $21,000 of put options, which grants an investor the right to sell a certain amount of underlying stock at a certain price. By giving the investor the right to sell underlying stock at a given price, put options increase in value when the stock value falls.
Christ.... wtf does that mean:)
All in all this article goes into no detail in regards to how he was caught, and how they in intend to prove it's him.
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uuuh, of course hyperthreading is an issue.
Him using multi-cpus denotes multi-threaded applications, therefore more cpus is better than less cpus. He might have found at LEAST a 20% increase in performance simply by using a p4 with HT.
I think he starts off well talking about the decision making process, the move over x86, what ECC means.
However, he pretty much dumps his chosen hardware in our laps by the end of the article without much explanation. It feels rushed almost.
There is way more out there than Tyan, who cares what google uses. What about dual channel DDR? What about the fact that Xeons and newer P4s have HyperThreading?
He starts slow, then in a few paragraphs blurts out some mystery hardware he decided to go with. Then babbled about Geforce VS Quadro for the rest of the article.
Oh well, he's a good writer. Better luck next time.
Just in-case bluesnews starts to get chunky. A perfectly non busy server at: .plan.
Doom.AxleGames.com
Has the
No shit? Is there an SQL dump feature for MS SQL ? I need to convert one to postgreSQL soon.
I think it is important to make this distinction. Don't fall victim to Salon's BS. Granted they have a talented team, and they are good writers. But so help me I am sick an tired of their political twist on everything, and their constantly playing devils advocate on every topic. The more leftist they get.. the more they alienate many of their readers.
.NET :)
Heh.. ok now that my rant is over...
What if Sun goes under? This could be a good thing. What if the java platform became GPL ? I think this is an important distinction to make.
Perhaps the only thing holding back the Java platform is sun holding onto it.
I have nothing to say about
--noodles
Could someone PLEASE explain to me what the big deal is with this realserver.
If from what I can tell is that it serves up streaming RealVideo, then I don't really see why this is so terrific.
I remember ignoring the last 500 sites that had videos in RealPlayer only format simply cuz it's the most annoying thing in the world to install on your Windows PC. God damn thing hoggs memory, sits in your system tray for eternity... etc..
Wouldn't it be just as easy to have a windows media object in your webpage.
Please note: I'm not discussing multi-platform related issues.
--Zaqintosh
Sig sigga... WHO stole the keys to ma beema!
Actually there was a pair of sunglasses I saw a few years ago that acutally had a small camera builtin to the corner of the frame. It actually beamed a picture right into your eye. You walk around seeing a television screen infront of you at all times.
I'm baffled that more people aren't suggesting this, but if they want such a short timeframe... then they should be pay for it.
And that means you need to get extra programmers working with you. Do a little sub-contracting if necessary.
That could easily speed up the process. Especially if you write modular code.
--Zuchini
Sig sigga.. who stole the keys to ma beema!
Why do all alien species have an apostraphy "'" in their name?
Maybe an alian race has an unusually easy to pronounce name. Like "Bob" or "people of Bob"
You missed the point of my 'Sig' fucko. If you have the smallest sense of logic, you would be able to deduce that what I said in no way implies that all palestinians support suicide bombers. This is more of an "attack" on the bombers themselves... who mistakenly believe they are helping the cause by blowing themselves up. Such a profound disrespect for ones own life I cannot relate to, and pretty much speaks for itself. --Zuchini
Design a surgeon robot that runs Windows, then keep it locked up until Mr. Gates needs some minor/major surgery (it'll happen eventually).
See if he trusts a robot running his own OS, that should be the nail in the coffin I would think.
(errmmm not literally... I wish no actual HARM to Mr. Gates, he's kinda cute and cuddley anyways)
that ain't a fucking sig.
Ok so if I'm to metaphorically interpret your solution:
We shouldn't boycott toaster ovens, we should boycott toast/bread, until they start making toaster ovens the right way?
That probably won't work for music/dvds etc..
People NEED to watch new movies and listen to the latest CDs.
Otherwise the american population will quickly realise how boring life is, stop being good consumers, and throw the nation deeper into an economic slide until we become part of the axis of evil
But seriously.... you tell me. Could you go a year without rending/buying/listening to a new album/dvd/movie ? Think about it... we are engineered consumers. We are trained.
-Zuchini
--If suicide bombers don't value their own life, why should we place value on the life of their people?
I have a feeling this X# language will be even less adopted then even C#.
.NET server is being renamed to windows 2003 server. Why? remember those useless non-specific .NET adds on TV, in magazines everwhere?
.NET" Apparently MS marketers have discovered that they pushed the ".NET" trademark so hard... that the public is confused and the original meaning of .NET technology has been completely lost amoung all the hype.
.NET.
Basically, if anyone has being paying attention to the news... it seems the upcoming windows
"That's business with
Goes to show that sometimes millions spent on advertizing doesn't always make a product:)
I guess this is a little offtopic... but it sounds to me that X# will most likely be absorbed by the marketing mess that is
Good riddance:)
--Zuchini
P.S. I can't spell, cuz I'm lazy.
Your obviously the simple one.
You don't know a fucking joke when it's right in front of you?
I totally agree.
I can't help but snicker everytime I see some punk bragging about A+ (or even MSCE).
It's more of a trap so dumb people end up spending money on a certificate that they beleive will land them more jobs.
Even more annoying is management usually falls for it.
Again and again MS has accused the Open Source movement as being anti-capitolist.
But the more I heard about Palladium, and "Trusted" applications, and creating a standard that forces palladium on consumers.
The more I realise the strategy of protecting the corperation from the consumer is what's to blame.
Again and again laws are created that assume all consumers are criminals, and that companies need to be protected by the government.
I guess you have to ask yourself.... is capitolism failing us? Or is the spirit of capitolism gone, and it is we that have failed capitolism?
--zuchini
(No I'm not a communist)
Could someone shoot me some info in-regards to when Itaniums will be available in stores?
If I understand correctly.. the new AMD hammer (x86-64) will be marketed towards regular consumers. Is the same not being done with Itaniums?
Every company needs some sort of motivation for creating Open Source software.
:)
I'd hate to state the obvious, but if you want to make the opensource community attractive... there needs to be money involved somehow.
RedHat charges for support, some charge for documentation. Aside from the hobbiests out there, you expect large companies to throw away time and money into opensource, and getting NOTHING in return by making everything 100% free?
Did you really expect a free lunch? You know the saying I hope
--Zuchini
I'm all supportive of the possibiliy of Extra-Terrestrial life.
However, this guy really doesn't go about things too intelligently. As, soon as I read the following quote in the post I realised this is a total waste of time.
"Something had to have happened in these places and many others throughout the globe to engender such speculation and argument."
So let me get this straight... because a few people started a rumor about area51, and others promptly fell victim to these rumors.. that means SOMETHING must of happened? Right...
Are you telling me because so many religions believe in god, that this means there must be some sort of god?
Like anything else, our race feels lonely... some people NEED to believe in god, just like they need to believe in aliens. It's not about proof, or science. It's about hope.
I (and others) are simply comforted by the idea that there are other curious civilizations out there, that are alone the way we are.
--Zuchini
No I understand that much.
The article is just not clear about the definition of a put option at all.
(Yes I know there is another definition linked in the slashdot post.)
From the article:
:)
So-called logic bombs are pieces of software code buried within another program and are designed to disrupt computer systems. They are often delivered by e-mail.
Ok boys and girls, would someone like to explain how this is different than a virus/Trojan?
Keep in-mind that I am not a financial expert, nor the general public that I can assume are reading this article. With that in mind... the following statement is even more mind boggling:
He allegedly bought more than $21,000 of put options, which grants an investor the right to sell a certain amount of underlying stock at a certain price. By giving the investor the right to sell underlying stock at a given price, put options increase in value when the stock value falls.
Christ.... wtf does that mean
All in all this article goes into no detail in regards to how he was caught, and how they in intend to prove it's him.
--Noodles
I thought we were talking about artists here :)
--Zuchini
I'm a little ignorant when it comes to this... gcc and linux have always gone hand in hand in my mind.
Could we see versions of linux distributed with intel compiler instead of gcc? Can the intel compiler compile the kernel?
Clue me in!
--noodles
You forgot something!
.NET over php is remote objects!
one huge scalability advantage of both j2ee and
Splitting up a distributed web-app over different servers, cities, countries!
--noodles