I'm not sure what you mean by 'half', but on the Dell Inspiron 8100 that we have, the proc speed is dropped by ~200Mhz, which is nowhere near half. From 866 to 667 (I wanted the 1.2Gig, but the wife had final purchasing authority, wench).
Not that I've kept up with the current trends...I'm still paying off this one.:\
My AP is wide open for use with the Personal Telco Project. My point is that people who *want* to hack into people's WiFi networks will now be able to do so from a LONG distance, rather than needing to be within a few hundred yards.
Didja also note the WEP reference? If there was better encryption for wireless communication, there wouldn't be an issue.
Before we work on extending the range of 802.11b, why don't we see about making it more SECURE?!?
Next time, let's uncheck that nice little 'Post Anonymously' button, hmmm? Luser.
So, there is no fear of open source being ousted by MS. The best they can do is try to prevent companies from going the open source route. Now, does that truely harm open source?
Oh, you mean like this, or like this? What about this?
Yes - perhaps the recording artists will just make DVD's now, complete with music videos, lyrics, cover art, snippets of live shows, concert dates, website address, computer content, screensavers, themes, etc etc etc...
Perhaps in doing so, they can bypass the RIAA entirely (since it's not *just* a record) and sign under the MPAA. Er...
The point they're making isn't that Linux is BETTER than Windows, but rather that it can now COMPETE in the lower-end cluster market.
Dollar for dollar, the linux solution stands toe-to-toe with the windows solution on nearly the same hardware. So now, if you want a 32-processor cluster, you have a CHOICE. Linux (with no licensing fees and tons of tools) or Windows (with licensing fees and BSODs).
Nowadays, you see all of these benchmarks on chips/chipsets/memory, and unless you're talking inSANE resolutions and color depths, AMD/Intel vs nVidia/ATI really doesn't matter much. It's just personal preference.
Memory as well - how many of you TRULY saw a difference between PC100 and PC133 DRAM? Yeah, the benchmark numbers don't lie - but again, those are JUST benchmarks. Regardless, I don't think the system is being held back by memory.
It was my understanding that the major bottleneck of any system is the DISK. So no matter how fast your ram is, if you still have to swap to the slow-ass disk, your system will be slow.
However, I only have a 1Gig Duron w/512M PC133, so I don't exactly follow the bleeding edge. Your mileage, of course, may vary.:)
They (we) are setting up a free, wireless community in the Portland, Oregon Metro area. No banner ads, just a simple web-based authenticator (NoCatAuth) and a phat pipe.
Head down to Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. Set your ESSID to 'www.personaltelco.net' and enjoy!
Between this and the Schon case one might think the physics community was full of frauds.
Is it any wonder that people whos lives depend on the research funds don't fudge the numbers sometimes? I mean, we have Enron, MCI Worldcom, and god knows how many other HUGE corporations doing the *exact same thing*. If any one of those corporations donate to research, they'd probably be wanting status reports...and if the researcher doesn't deliver, whoops! No more money.
In the end though, we're all human, and humans make mistakes. Some more than others, though.
As these all in one messenger programs like Trillian [ceruleanstudios.com] become the de-facto standard...
Don't forget Gaim! Gaim ROCKS as an open-source multi-protocol IM client. Oh hell, and today they even posted an alpha for win32. What is the world coming to?
And I didn't even have to be a 'subscription customer'. God I hate that. Why should we have to pay to get the latest updates to our FREE software? If that isn't Microsoftian, I don't know what is.
Although the E15k *only* has a 55GB/sec memory bus, you can...oh here:
Key Specifications:
* Up to 106 UltraSPARC® III Cu 900-MHz processors.
* Big memory - more than 1/2 TB.
* Up to 18 fifth-generation Dynamic System Domains, which are fully configurable while applications are running.
* Hot-swappable Uniboard design CPU/memory boards that are common across Sun Fire server family.
* Redundant, high-performance Sun[tm] Fireplane Interconnect with up to 172.8 GBps peak bandwidth.
* Full redundancy of power and cooling systems.
See that? 106 processors. 42 more than the SGI. I've got 7 sitting around me at the moment...anyone want to try and port Debian for me?
I've said it before, and I'll say it again... WTF is with everyone griping about Debian's _installer_? It might be a *little* obtuse, but it's not insanely difficult, and for crying out loud, you only install a Debian system ONCE! After that, it's all 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade'.
Who gives a flying F if the installer sucks, as long as _after_ it is installed, the software is insanely easy to get/install/compile/whatever? With apt-src, you can even grab the latest tar.gz and let it install a freshly compiled.deb.
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What, like nodedb? That might be a start. :)
A similar project for the Portland, OR Metro Area is located here.
My personal node (via nodedb) is here.
Join us.
I thought it was Ani and Yoda singing "Shut your F*ing Face, F*ing Obi-waan!"
I'm not sure what you mean by 'half', but on the Dell Inspiron 8100 that we have, the proc speed is dropped by ~200Mhz, which is nowhere near half. From 866 to 667 (I wanted the 1.2Gig, but the wife had final purchasing authority, wench).
:\
Not that I've kept up with the current trends...I'm still paying off this one.
Give me a f*ing break, coward.
My AP is wide open for use with the Personal Telco Project. My point is that people who *want* to hack into people's WiFi networks will now be able to do so from a LONG distance, rather than needing to be within a few hundred yards.
Didja also note the WEP reference? If there was better encryption for wireless communication, there wouldn't be an issue.
Before we work on extending the range of 802.11b, why don't we see about making it more SECURE?!?
Next time, let's uncheck that nice little 'Post Anonymously' button, hmmm? Luser.
Oh, so now wardrivers can be 2-3 streets away to hack into the network instead of right next to the house? Wonderful.
What about something better than WEP for encryption? Hmm?
Use AMD and Linux? No more Win, no more Tel. ;)
So, there is no fear of open source being ousted by MS. The best they can do is try to prevent companies from going the open source route. Now, does that truely harm open source?
Oh, you mean like this, or like this? What about this?
Sounds like they're trying. REALLY hard.
Might I suggest using giFT instead?
Yes - perhaps the recording artists will just make DVD's now, complete with music videos, lyrics, cover art, snippets of live shows, concert dates, website address, computer content, screensavers, themes, etc etc etc...
Perhaps in doing so, they can bypass the RIAA entirely (since it's not *just* a record) and sign under the MPAA. Er...
The point they're making isn't that Linux is BETTER than Windows, but rather that it can now COMPETE in the lower-end cluster market.
Dollar for dollar, the linux solution stands toe-to-toe with the windows solution on nearly the same hardware. So now, if you want a 32-processor cluster, you have a CHOICE. Linux (with no licensing fees and tons of tools) or Windows (with licensing fees and BSODs).
You have a choice. That's what they're saying.
Nowadays, you see all of these benchmarks on chips/chipsets/memory, and unless you're talking inSANE resolutions and color depths, AMD/Intel vs nVidia/ATI really doesn't matter much. It's just personal preference.
:)
Memory as well - how many of you TRULY saw a difference between PC100 and PC133 DRAM? Yeah, the benchmark numbers don't lie - but again, those are JUST benchmarks. Regardless, I don't think the system is being held back by memory.
It was my understanding that the major bottleneck of any system is the DISK. So no matter how fast your ram is, if you still have to swap to the slow-ass disk, your system will be slow.
However, I only have a 1Gig Duron w/512M PC133, so I don't exactly follow the bleeding edge. Your mileage, of course, may vary.
I haven't ever seen this noted, so I'm going to say it, and risk the inevitable flames...
Anyone else ever notice that Nimda = Admin spelled backwards?
Mostly Harmless.
Here, check these guys out:
http://www.personaltelco.net
They (we) are setting up a free, wireless community in the Portland, Oregon Metro area. No banner ads, just a simple web-based authenticator (NoCatAuth) and a phat pipe.
Head down to Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. Set your ESSID to 'www.personaltelco.net' and enjoy!
Between this and the Schon case one might think the physics community was full of frauds.
Is it any wonder that people whos lives depend on the research funds don't fudge the numbers sometimes? I mean, we have Enron, MCI Worldcom, and god knows how many other HUGE corporations doing the *exact same thing*. If any one of those corporations donate to research, they'd probably be wanting status reports...and if the researcher doesn't deliver, whoops! No more money.
In the end though, we're all human, and humans make mistakes. Some more than others, though.
As these all in one messenger programs like Trillian [ceruleanstudios.com] become the de-facto standard...
Don't forget Gaim! Gaim ROCKS as an open-source multi-protocol IM client. Oh hell, and today they even posted an alpha for win32. What is the world coming to?
And I didn't even have to be a 'subscription customer'. God I hate that. Why should we have to pay to get the latest updates to our FREE software? If that isn't Microsoftian, I don't know what is.
If you send me $40, I can tell you how to read women's minds.
Or as Dennis Miller put it, "I once saw an ad in the back of the National Inquirer. It read, 'To avoid ripoffs, send $5...'"
Why settle for 64?
Although the E15k *only* has a 55GB/sec memory bus, you can...oh here:
Key Specifications:
* Up to 106 UltraSPARC® III Cu 900-MHz processors.
* Big memory - more than 1/2 TB.
* Up to 18 fifth-generation Dynamic System Domains, which are fully configurable while applications are running.
* Hot-swappable Uniboard design CPU/memory boards that are common across Sun Fire server family.
* Redundant, high-performance Sun[tm] Fireplane Interconnect with up to 172.8 GBps peak bandwidth.
* Full redundancy of power and cooling systems.
See that? 106 processors. 42 more than the SGI. I've got 7 sitting around me at the moment...anyone want to try and port Debian for me?
I've said it before, and I'll say it again... WTF is with everyone griping about Debian's _installer_? It might be a *little* obtuse, but it's not insanely difficult, and for crying out loud, you only install a Debian system ONCE! After that, it's all 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade'.
.deb.
Who gives a flying F if the installer sucks, as long as _after_ it is installed, the software is insanely easy to get/install/compile/whatever? With apt-src, you can even grab the latest tar.gz and let it install a freshly compiled
No, he's just 13373r that all the rest of us 14/\/\3rz.
Hours? This story was posted on SATURDAY. That would be DAYS, my friend.
Just make sure your server can handle the subsequent slashdotting. The Capuccino server didn't.
Nah, I'll stick without games until NWN is^H^H^H^H^H^Hgames are released for linux.