They count AIM and ICQ users as users. Let's see them put out a number of subscribers for once. Thats the whole purpose behind making AIM and ICQ free.
the fact is that everyone good enough for the job either is smart enough to know that they don't want the job, or while more qualified, could easily be smeared to death by the Democrats, Republicans, or anyone else really. People think that US leaders should be exemplary, but get angry if you tell them that Jefferson had slaves and that Washington had a 'hemp garden'. Perhaps if they weren't elected by hypocrites it would be easier to get quality candidates rather than a lesser of two evils.
This may be. However, Moore's Trend is not immutable. at some point, there will be either a slowdown in improvement or a considerable jump. Personally, I would rather them try to make some cool running 1.8 GHz chips with better efficiency than press onward towards the double digits. Moore's Trend as a whole is not beneficial to the industry, in the same way the MHz Myth as it is known is a detriment.
hm. I don't remember why you were on the foes list, but you seem intelligent enough not to be there. removed. And i must say, i agree wholly with your post, but maintain that if it were not for Moore's Trend, one of two things would have happened:
1) chips would run cooler and slower than present, but would still be more efficient than their contemporaries (such as comparing a Astro or Crusoe to its speedmates)
or
2) chipmakers would be ignoring this rate and going potentially higher than Moore claimed.
it is a theory, or a hypothesis, or an observation. A law in the scientific jargon must be something which is:
6 a : a statement of an order or relation of phenomena that so far as is known is invariable under the given conditions b : a general relation proved or assumed to hold between mathematical or logical expressions
Moore's Law only holds true to a point. There comes a time when only so much can be fit on that piece of silicon. The term conjecture might also be applicable.
This is true, though I am sure it suits the guy who made it just fine...that's one of the great things about having the source. You can do it yourself if you are so inclined. While not everyone has to pay to use it, somebody has to donate their time to create it, usually to their own ends. Then they choose to share that improvement or creation with others. Not trying to use something overly noted here on/., but thats what Linus did with Linux...
The answer is simple. They often do force you to half ass, cut corners, or even write to a horrible design created by someone with no idea what he is doing. So often I have seen commercial software that I myself have worked on go out in deplorable states due to deadlines, budget reasons, or just plain bad managerial decisions, forcing the coding to be horrible, sleep deprived, and poorly debugged. Last time I checked, I don't have a deadline on my personal projects, therefore I can spend all the time I wish to obsessive-compulsively making sure everything works exactly how it should. It's not a matter of willful half-assing, it's a matter of circumstantial half-assing. Excuse or not, the fact is that quality comes from having both the time and the freedom to do it right.
People coding something because they want to (and because they need it for something for themself) leads to better code. I know when I do something for myself, I don't half-ass it.
well, when you look at it, how many different compilations do you need to run on a homogenized platform? All I have to say is that they had better makre sure it is secure and NAT-hiding (grsecurity random IPid, and so on)
It's quite simple, really. They just had the rent-A-cop who makes sure everyone has parking stickers doing the file system and L10N at first, which explains quite a bit about NTFS, and then they added a night watchman to the roster as well.
actually, not being nominated raises it in my eyes. I've seen some of the crap they do nominate. granted not all of it sucks, but it is far from an indication of good or bad quality
They ought to have a best voice actor category. Acting involves actual expression with the body and face, while voice acting is giving life to a fake character, much like muppeteering. (not in a negative context. Jim Henson and Frank Oz rock)
Of course you can game. Delta Force. Half Life-Counterstrike-Team Fortress Classic. Quake I/II. Warcraft II. Age of Kings/The Conquerors. Civilization II. Just because it isn't the latest does not make it any less fun or valid to play. IMHO, many of these games are far more entertaining than their more recent iterations. For example, Final Fantasy VI (SNES) compared to Final Fantasy X (PS2). The only real problem is with Civ 2, where if you get deep in the game turns may take a while without a burly processor, but its like having a commercial break to grab a snack and use the bathroom...
chess. how bout it. woo. how trite and dull. it's one thing to play a game, quite another to watch a couple guys (or one and a computer) fight the same scenario over and over. While I cannot deny the tactical value of the game, the computer is only capable of doing what a human programs it to. Anything it supposedly figures out on its own is still a result of man's engineering. So I honestly don't care. This sort of event does little to prove anything to anyone with a real practical application. Build one that can kick ass at Avalon Hill's Advanced Third Rich, chess, and Axis and Allies and then I might be impressed.
Despite their battery problems as stated in a previoud article (which I have yet to see, as mine only drains heavily when using my wirelss NIC), from what I have seen there are a lot of ThinkPad 600* reconditions coming back to IBM and appear in new condition if the one I purchased on ubid.com is any indication. With my 600E 400MHz Pentium II Mobile, I just pulled the stock RAM (32MB), toss in a pair of 128's, add that in with the 32 built into the mobo, and it runs great.
or even better, go Apple. I have heard great things about their battery life, and their hardware is really top notch as far as self-compatibility goes. The biggest reason I went IBM: good deal on the recondition, and their leanings towards promoting linux appears to have inspired them to provide drivers for said operating system. (not on the standard support page, but on their search system, you can find at least plenty of info...I didn't need it. it was all pretty much autodetect.)
I will of course grant that it came with Win98SE, but it was paid for years ago and will not be supporting Microsoft any more than the AOL cds you get in the mail and use as cup coasters support AOL.
as I have said many times before in this flamewar, which has provided me the opportunity to make fun of many an idiot such as yourself, that this is an ideological debate, not a legal one. I do not packet sniff satellite connections myself, but I defend fervently the right of those who do so to continue to without fear of legal bullying. Please feel free to deposit your head in a basket before your body leaves the grounds. Thank you.
not arguing with you there...however, there is no good reason why the same service cannot be available on land lines. I phrased things horribly, i admit
WTF are you talking about, great business model. It may be great for shareholders, but it sure as hell isn't good for the public, and what isn't good for the public has no right to be backed by law. That is the nature of how and why the constitution was written, whether this violates the letter or not. It certainly violates the spirit. Let's see...
"oooh...for only twice what i can get TV from a cable for, i can get it from a satellite! And satellites are shiny! oooooooo....shiny."
dude, if this is sophisticated technology, then a net is sophisticated fishing technology. If I hook up two 486 boxes together, does that not make them more sophisticated than a standalone 486? yes. Likewise, the more technology I have, the more it takes to be sophisticated. Therefore, this technology is no more sophisticated than email on my Athlon going to my friend's Pentium 4 via PGP via wireless ethernet web access. Something many of us do daily. If someone were to crack my huge PGP key, I would not go blaming them. Encryption is there for a reason, and if people crack it, then get better security. It's that simple. Sure, this may alienate a few customers who don't want to pony up for new cards, but if their network means a damn to them, they will secure it rather than crying to mommy that billy used their ball because they threw it to him.
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They count AIM and ICQ users as users. Let's see them put out a number of subscribers for once. Thats the whole purpose behind making AIM and ICQ free.
yes. Compatibility makes it so. PGP works with GnuPG. Microsoft strives not to work with GNU anything.
You're an idiot. Just thought I should tell you.
the fact is that everyone good enough for the job either is smart enough to know that they don't want the job, or while more qualified, could easily be smeared to death by the Democrats, Republicans, or anyone else really. People think that US leaders should be exemplary, but get angry if you tell them that Jefferson had slaves and that Washington had a 'hemp garden'. Perhaps if they weren't elected by hypocrites it would be easier to get quality candidates rather than a lesser of two evils.
This may be. However, Moore's Trend is not immutable. at some point, there will be either a slowdown in improvement or a considerable jump. Personally, I would rather them try to make some cool running 1.8 GHz chips with better efficiency than press onward towards the double digits. Moore's Trend as a whole is not beneficial to the industry, in the same way the MHz Myth as it is known is a detriment.
hm. I don't remember why you were on the foes list, but you seem intelligent enough not to be there. removed. And i must say, i agree wholly with your post, but maintain that if it were not for Moore's Trend, one of two things would have happened:
1) chips would run cooler and slower than present, but would still be more efficient than their contemporaries (such as comparing a Astro or Crusoe to its speedmates)
or
2) chipmakers would be ignoring this rate and going potentially higher than Moore claimed.
I may be wrong, YMMV, etc.
I didn't say it was a perfect system, just that it is viable. Hopefully, someday someone will do it for whatever app you want it for.
it is a theory, or a hypothesis, or an observation. A law in the scientific jargon must be something which is:
6 a : a statement of an order or relation of phenomena that so far as is known is invariable under the given conditions b : a general relation proved or assumed to hold between mathematical or logical expressions
Moore's Law only holds true to a point. There comes a time when only so much can be fit on that piece of silicon. The term conjecture might also be applicable.
This is true, though I am sure it suits the guy who made it just fine...that's one of the great things about having the source. You can do it yourself if you are so inclined. While not everyone has to pay to use it, somebody has to donate their time to create it, usually to their own ends. Then they choose to share that improvement or creation with others. Not trying to use something overly noted here on /., but thats what Linus did with Linux...
The answer is simple. They often do force you to half ass, cut corners, or even write to a horrible design created by someone with no idea what he is doing. So often I have seen commercial software that I myself have worked on go out in deplorable states due to deadlines, budget reasons, or just plain bad managerial decisions, forcing the coding to be horrible, sleep deprived, and poorly debugged. Last time I checked, I don't have a deadline on my personal projects, therefore I can spend all the time I wish to obsessive-compulsively making sure everything works exactly how it should. It's not a matter of willful half-assing, it's a matter of circumstantial half-assing. Excuse or not, the fact is that quality comes from having both the time and the freedom to do it right.
People coding something because they want to (and because they need it for something for themself) leads to better code. I know when I do something for myself, I don't half-ass it.
Coding for the end result = quality
Coding for a living = paycheck
Any questions?
well, when you look at it, how many different compilations do you need to run on a homogenized platform? All I have to say is that they had better makre sure it is secure and NAT-hiding (grsecurity random IPid, and so on)
Every post they get on slashdot creats an undescribable urge to post goatse links and IN SOVIET RUSSIA jokes...must...resist...
It's quite simple, really. They just had the rent-A-cop who makes sure everyone has parking stickers doing the file system and L10N at first, which explains quite a bit about NTFS, and then they added a night watchman to the roster as well.
that would have made it more difficult for them to throw rocks at my head.
it beats the hell out of nothing at all coming from the death but a sentence for the person who did it.
actually, not being nominated raises it in my eyes. I've seen some of the crap they do nominate. granted not all of it sucks, but it is far from an indication of good or bad quality
They ought to have a best voice actor category. Acting involves actual expression with the body and face, while voice acting is giving life to a fake character, much like muppeteering. (not in a negative context. Jim Henson and Frank Oz rock)
Of course you can game. Delta Force. Half Life-Counterstrike-Team Fortress Classic. Quake I/II. Warcraft II. Age of Kings/The Conquerors. Civilization II. Just because it isn't the latest does not make it any less fun or valid to play. IMHO, many of these games are far more entertaining than their more recent iterations. For example, Final Fantasy VI (SNES) compared to Final Fantasy X (PS2). The only real problem is with Civ 2, where if you get deep in the game turns may take a while without a burly processor, but its like having a commercial break to grab a snack and use the bathroom...
chess. how bout it. woo. how trite and dull. it's one thing to play a game, quite another to watch a couple guys (or one and a computer) fight the same scenario over and over. While I cannot deny the tactical value of the game, the computer is only capable of doing what a human programs it to. Anything it supposedly figures out on its own is still a result of man's engineering. So I honestly don't care. This sort of event does little to prove anything to anyone with a real practical application. Build one that can kick ass at Avalon Hill's Advanced Third Rich, chess, and Axis and Allies and then I might be impressed.
Imagine a beo...oh, screw it.
Despite their battery problems as stated in a previoud article (which I have yet to see, as mine only drains heavily when using my wirelss NIC), from what I have seen there are a lot of ThinkPad 600* reconditions coming back to IBM and appear in new condition if the one I purchased on ubid.com is any indication. With my 600E 400MHz Pentium II Mobile, I just pulled the stock RAM (32MB), toss in a pair of 128's, add that in with the 32 built into the mobo, and it runs great.
or even better, go Apple. I have heard great things about their battery life, and their hardware is really top notch as far as self-compatibility goes. The biggest reason I went IBM: good deal on the recondition, and their leanings towards promoting linux appears to have inspired them to provide drivers for said operating system. (not on the standard support page, but on their search system, you can find at least plenty of info...I didn't need it. it was all pretty much autodetect.)
I will of course grant that it came with Win98SE, but it was paid for years ago and will not be supporting Microsoft any more than the AOL cds you get in the mail and use as cup coasters support AOL.
as I have said many times before in this flamewar, which has provided me the opportunity to make fun of many an idiot such as yourself, that this is an ideological debate, not a legal one. I do not packet sniff satellite connections myself, but I defend fervently the right of those who do so to continue to without fear of legal bullying. Please feel free to deposit your head in a basket before your body leaves the grounds. Thank you.
-the management
not arguing with you there...however, there is no good reason why the same service cannot be available on land lines. I phrased things horribly, i admit
WTF are you talking about, great business model. It may be great for shareholders, but it sure as hell isn't good for the public, and what isn't good for the public has no right to be backed by law. That is the nature of how and why the constitution was written, whether this violates the letter or not. It certainly violates the spirit. Let's see...
"oooh...for only twice what i can get TV from a cable for, i can get it from a satellite! And satellites are shiny! oooooooo....shiny."
dude, if this is sophisticated technology, then a net is sophisticated fishing technology. If I hook up two 486 boxes together, does that not make them more sophisticated than a standalone 486? yes. Likewise, the more technology I have, the more it takes to be sophisticated. Therefore, this technology is no more sophisticated than email on my Athlon going to my friend's Pentium 4 via PGP via wireless ethernet web access. Something many of us do daily. If someone were to crack my huge PGP key, I would not go blaming them. Encryption is there for a reason, and if people crack it, then get better security. It's that simple. Sure, this may alienate a few customers who don't want to pony up for new cards, but if their network means a damn to them, they will secure it rather than crying to mommy that billy used their ball because they threw it to him.