yes, you read it right.... We run an oracle DB on Sun equipment (the DB is on 1, uno, one, singular, machine). Yes it's a sun enterprise level 64way with 40GB of ram, but our DB is over 2 Terra-Bytes.
So to answer your question...yeah, 30GB, no problem. When we have ext3, you could even do it on linux:)
Yes...but the engine is still more efficient. I pay less for my fuel and get more out of it. My engine never needs tune ups, goes 10,000 miles between oil changes...need I go on. People in the US seem to refuse to see this.
Even if we run the numbers with the increased power in the diesel stroke, I would bet that the TDI is more efficient than any gassoline powered engine.
not necessarily correct. The new diesel technology works fine. The VW TDI obtains 50+MPG. I'm hoping that the low sulfer fuel will raise that. It is still a fact that todays diesel engines (TD) are more efficient and cleaner than the gassers.
It amazes me how people constantly overlook the VW/Audi TDI engine.
All the other reviews of the insight that I have read, state that it doens't actually acheieve the stated gas mielage figures that are quited. Those only occur under ideal contitions (ie. crusing on the highway without accellerating, never going up a hill, etc...)
The VW/Audi TDI (Turbocharged Direct Injection) engine achieves a REAL 50+MPG mixed driving. On my last take in my Jetta TDI, I achieved 53MPG. This car has more torque than the insight. Max Torwue 155ft/lbs reached at 1900 RPMs. (Thanks to the wastegate turbo system!) (compared to 93ft/lbs for the insight at 2000rpms)
And look at horsepower on the insight. "73 HP @ 5700" That's pittiful. To get max power you have to rev the engine pretty high to get max acceleration. While I'll admit that the TDI only achieves 90HP, it does so at a much lower RPM figure. Allowing for an optimal shift point below 3000 RPMs
Now...on to body construction. The insight is aluminum. I took a good look at one when the 2000 car show came through. and the construction just feels cheep! I honestly wouldn't feel safe in it. My Jetta TDI on the other hand feel sa lot safer and has more safety features.
Price. The insight MSRP quoted in this reviwe $20,080 i believe. A simillary equiped jetta TDI (which seats 2 more and has much more trunk space, goes for less than $19,000. And very nicely quipted at about $20,850
one last thing. maybe you know, maybe you didn't. The TDI runs on diesel. It is a virtually smokeless diesel engine. (meaning you get a little smoke on startup on a VERY cold day). There is no nasty smeel (Despite popular opinion). Diesel is cheaper! This engine is quiter than any other 4cylinder engine that I've ever driven. and has quite a lot of get-up and go.
All I can say is, test drive a Gold/Jetta/Beetle TDI, test drive an insight...then let me know which one you like better.
where I spend my days we mostly program for windows, but we do our programming on a Unix (solaris) platform. Why? The multi user environment provided by Unix make file sharing a breeze. Code control systems (CVS,SCCS,etc) are more widly avliable (and I think more through). My answer, it's easier to share:)
What I want to know is weather or not people think this architecture will really take off. As we all know, the IA-64 architecture has been delayed many times. According to the first reports out I should probably have one on my desk allready. This intern will drive up the price higher and higher It's great that we're gonig to have an emulator, and i'm sure it's not long before g++ is ported and all our applications can move on over. This isn't going to be cheap though... Are people really going to run out and buy a brand new system with this processor? The market is very saturated with pentium this and pentium that, is this going to be big enough to have an immeadiate impact? And how long till we get a reverse engineered AMD chip that's affordable? The way i see it, the emulator is going to be all a lot of us are going to see for a while. I know I don't have the money to go out and buy one of these things as soon as they hit the shelves.
Declining CD sales could have nothing to do with the fact that the record industry is inflating the price? could it? I mean, that would be far fetched, not bying at CD for $20 that costs 33 cents to manufacture...hmmm
The company that I work for has a very similar environment. We have over 60 developers, and probably over 300 people working on the project. Not as critical as a space shuttle, but we manage wireless phone networks. Processing over 1 bill. calls a month for nearly 8 mill subscribers requires the same sort of accuracy. If we screw up, or client looses money and customers. The big difference is that we're organized, follow a excellent software development process, and we pipeline well. The design processs involves several reworks of design documents and code go through several reviews before it is even tested. moral of the story...organize up front, less problems later
Reasons... 1) Flopy disk media means that you never have to have a computer nearby to download pictures to. Making it great for vacations. 2) flopy disk media will work in any computer (almost) So weather you are a linux guy, mac, or windows...the same disk works for you. 3) Lots of models. Sony offers 5 or 6 different models, all with different features. 4) They're just cool:)
sorry, more precisely what I meant to say is that I use one database handle in a script. What I destroy is my "dbresult" handles (created with a $dbh->prepare($statement) ) type statement. for a large website, I think persistant connections are the way of the furure though. good call.
I don't know of any books, but here's what I do...
I work for a fairly large software company and we use a Linux/Apache/MySql system to dynamically track and record our production. This database/machine is getting hammered on the backend (data importing) and on the front end (our web/perl interface).
How do we tweak this datatabase to run 5 different programms and still output 1.5 million transactions a day on a 200Mhz machine with 32Mb of ram?
Efficient code!
Nothing different than you would do with your C code, just use smart programming. With perl, use the 'strict' module. Always destroy database handles as soon as you can, don't try to do complex sorts in your code, that's something the database is capable of.
Static if you can...If there is a page on your site that doesn't change very often (ie. it chagnes less than half the amount of times that it is accessed per day) generate it with a server daemon, and then let users access it has a regular html file. This saves CPU time and decreases latency of accesses.
A lot of the web programming starts with good database design. There are countless books about this. If your databse is optimized so that there are no full table scans and relationships are tightly bound, then writing efficient code is fairly simple.
I was to understand that CD sales we up (3% I think) last year. Some speculated that MP# distribution actually helped sales. If there's a CD I'm looking to buy, I usually but it, regardless of weather or not I have the MP3, but maybe that's just me...
This is by far one of the stupidest ideas of all time. Think about it.... Let's bury people we want to survive underneath on of the ibggest new years eve terrorist targets (times square)... Maybe we should build a slashdot geek bunker:)
The best way to learn what an "operating system" is is to take an Operating Systems course where you actually write a kernel.
An operating system itself consists of the kerenel, plus some service layers. That is there are "application programs" that ARE part of the OS. This is because anything that is implemented in the kernel has to be justified as needed in the kernel. In the posix standard only about 100 or so function calls are considerd to be part of this. While this makes for one bitchin kernel, it doesn't make for an OS. The OS must also consist of a bootstrap code, loader code, and some kind of "kernel thread" or initial user process (as a minium). In modern desktop operationg systems, this level of service layer code has grown. It is very possible that Win2K has that many lines of code, although I will agree that it's probably wastefull and still doesn't work (but that's a different story).
If you're mircrosoft, the only reason to write this kind if article is if you're scared. Wile they they make some valid points, they make some false ones and even more weak ones. Having doing some OS study, the fact that Linux is based on Unix technology (yes it's 30 years old) is not a bad thing. In fact for an applicatoin developer it's a rather good thing. The windows API may offer you the ability to password protect your cmos battery but have you ever looked at the Win32 secutiry api...if you have you'd probably realize it's not worth it. And of course the benchmarks come up again. And of course one lab says this, another lab says the contrary. Benchmarks don't typically mean anything. And about the desktop thing. If i remember correctly, microsoft had to post an update to windows 98 because it went into erratic behavior if left running for more than 30 days. That just goes to show that not even microsoft can keep their desktop OS up and running. My linux machine has been up for over 59 days as i write...and i have all the applicatoins i need and they didn't cost me a penny.
I don't rightly know if sun is sitll doing this, but lat August I ordered Solaris 2.6 media for Intel for FREE. That's right, FREE I only paid like $10.95 for shipping. Sp why didn't solaris compete more on that level. I think we have to look at a couple of things. On the intel platform, linux supports a wider range of devices, especially newer video cards. (This is where my hangup was). To get the best performance out of Solaris it really need be run on a Sparc machine, and the facts remain that Sun hardware is not cheap. Now, it's not as expensive as it used to be, but it still ain't cheep. A Low-end sun machihen with a relatively small hard drive will still run you up to and over two-thousand dollars. My point being: it's a hardware cost issue. I would love to be running Solaris on a scalable sparc machine, but i can't afford it. I can however afford to piece together an intel machine and slap linux on there. This is where Linux had a hand up on sun.
YEs both Back Oficife 2000 and SMS can run without detection. You have to look at the midset of publication though. SMS is a valuable tool that is used more for standardization of settings and volume deployments of software. The cult of the dead cow specificaly states in a press release that their package is written because windows has no security... So they say they are exploting security holes, yet helping administrators...Maybe someone can clear this up for me. You can't charge someone with somehting you are guilty of. Of course I run linux anyway, so it really doesn't matter much to me:)
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Does this mean I have to stop using NFS to share files -and- disable the find command?
yes, you read it right....
We run an oracle DB on Sun equipment (the DB is on 1, uno, one, singular, machine). Yes it's a sun enterprise level 64way with 40GB of ram, but our DB is over 2 Terra-Bytes.
So to answer your question...yeah, 30GB, no problem. When we have ext3, you could even do it on linux :)
Yes...but the engine is still more efficient. I pay less for my fuel and get more out of it. My engine never needs tune ups, goes 10,000 miles between oil changes...need I go on.
People in the US seem to refuse to see this.
Even if we run the numbers with the increased power in the diesel stroke, I would bet that the TDI is more efficient than any gassoline powered engine.
not necessarily correct. The new diesel technology works fine. The VW TDI obtains 50+MPG. I'm hoping that the low sulfer fuel will raise that. It is still a fact that todays diesel engines (TD) are more efficient and cleaner than the gassers.
aerodynamics....they're a cheap aluminum panel that you can easily take off.
no, a hybrid beetle wouldn't rock...The TDI beetel allready does :)
It amazes me how people constantly overlook the VW/Audi TDI engine.
All the other reviews of the insight that I have read, state that it doens't actually acheieve the stated gas mielage figures that are quited. Those only occur under ideal contitions (ie. crusing on the highway without accellerating, never going up a hill, etc...)
The VW/Audi TDI (Turbocharged Direct Injection) engine achieves a REAL 50+MPG mixed driving. On my last take in my Jetta TDI, I achieved 53MPG. This car has more torque than the insight. Max Torwue 155ft/lbs reached at 1900 RPMs. (Thanks to the wastegate turbo system!) (compared to 93ft/lbs for the insight at 2000rpms)
And look at horsepower on the insight. "73 HP @ 5700" That's pittiful. To get max power you have to rev the engine pretty high to get max acceleration. While I'll admit that the TDI only achieves 90HP, it does so at a much lower RPM figure. Allowing for an optimal shift point below 3000 RPMs
Now...on to body construction. The insight is aluminum. I took a good look at one when the 2000 car show came through. and the construction just feels cheep! I honestly wouldn't feel safe in it. My Jetta TDI on the other hand feel sa lot safer and has more safety features.
Price. The insight MSRP quoted in this reviwe $20,080 i believe. A simillary equiped jetta TDI (which seats 2 more and has much more trunk space, goes for less than $19,000. And very nicely quipted at about $20,850
one last thing. maybe you know, maybe you didn't. The TDI runs on diesel. It is a virtually smokeless diesel engine. (meaning you get a little smoke on startup on a VERY cold day). There is no nasty smeel (Despite popular opinion). Diesel is cheaper! This engine is quiter than any other 4cylinder engine that I've ever driven. and has quite a lot of get-up and go.
All I can say is, test drive a Gold/Jetta/Beetle TDI, test drive an insight...then let me know which one you like better.
Visit tdiclub.com to hear form other TDI owners
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Microsoft isn't the only company to do this...
Most people that have worked in a large data center will se ITO/Openview
by HP, for HP, only supported on HP.
It's called business!
where I spend my days we mostly program for windows, but we do our programming on a Unix (solaris) platform. Why? The multi user environment provided by Unix make file sharing a breeze. Code control systems (CVS,SCCS,etc) are more widly avliable (and I think more through). My answer, it's easier to share :)
What I want to know is weather or not people think this architecture will really take off. As we all know, the IA-64 architecture has been delayed many times. According to the first reports out I should probably have one on my desk allready. This intern will drive up the price higher and higher
It's great that we're gonig to have an emulator, and i'm sure it's not long before g++ is ported and all our applications can move on over. This isn't going to be cheap though...
Are people really going to run out and buy a brand new system with this processor? The market is very saturated with pentium this and pentium that, is this going to be big enough to have an immeadiate impact? And how long till we get a reverse engineered AMD chip that's affordable?
The way i see it, the emulator is going to be all a lot of us are going to see for a while. I know I don't have the money to go out and buy one of these things as soon as they hit the shelves.
Declining CD sales could have nothing to do with the fact that the record industry is inflating the price? could it?
I mean, that would be far fetched, not bying at CD for $20 that costs 33 cents to manufacture...hmmm
The company that I work for has a very similar environment. We have over 60 developers, and probably over 300 people working on the project. Not as critical as a space shuttle, but we manage wireless phone networks. Processing over 1 bill. calls a month for nearly 8 mill subscribers requires the same sort of accuracy. If we screw up, or client looses money and customers.
The big difference is that we're organized, follow a excellent software development process, and we pipeline well. The design processs involves several reworks of design documents and code go through several reviews before it is even tested.
moral of the story...organize up front, less problems later
Reasons... 1) Flopy disk media means that you never have to have a computer nearby to download pictures to. Making it great for vacations. 2) flopy disk media will work in any computer (almost) So weather you are a linux guy, mac, or windows...the same disk works for you. 3) Lots of models. Sony offers 5 or 6 different models, all with different features. 4) They're just cool :)
sorry, more precisely what I meant to say is that I use one database handle in a script. What I destroy is my "dbresult" handles (created with a $dbh->prepare($statement) ) type statement. for a large website, I think persistant connections are the way of the furure though. good call.
I don't know of any books, but here's what I do...
I work for a fairly large software company and we use a Linux/Apache/MySql system to dynamically track and record our production. This database/machine is getting hammered on the backend (data importing) and on the front end (our web/perl interface).
How do we tweak this datatabase to run 5 different programms and still output 1.5 million transactions a day on a 200Mhz machine with 32Mb of ram?
Efficient code!
Nothing different than you would do with your C code, just use smart programming. With perl, use the 'strict' module. Always destroy database handles as soon as you can, don't try to do complex sorts in your code, that's something the database is capable of.
Static if you can...If there is a page on your site that doesn't change very often (ie. it chagnes less than half the amount of times that it is accessed per day) generate it with a server daemon, and then let users access it has a regular html file. This saves CPU time and decreases latency of accesses.
A lot of the web programming starts with good database design. There are countless books about this. If your databse is optimized so that there are no full table scans and relationships are tightly bound, then writing efficient code is fairly simple.
Overall, just keep it simple and efficient.
I was to understand that CD sales we up (3% I think) last year. Some speculated that MP# distribution actually helped sales.
If there's a CD I'm looking to buy, I usually but it, regardless of weather or not I have the MP3, but maybe that's just me...
Yes, clear chanel has used their money to buy their own TLD. Go to spot.cc for information/to register.
This is by far one of the stupidest ideas of all time. :)
Think about it....
Let's bury people we want to survive underneath on of the ibggest new years eve terrorist targets (times square)...
Maybe we should build a slashdot geek bunker
As risk of sounding synical...
The best way to learn what an "operating system" is is to take an Operating Systems course where you actually write a kernel.
An operating system itself consists of the kerenel, plus some service layers. That is there are "application programs" that ARE part of the OS. This is because anything that is implemented in the kernel has to be justified as needed in the kernel. In the posix standard only about 100 or so function calls are considerd to be part of this. While this makes for one bitchin kernel, it doesn't make for an OS. The OS must also consist of a bootstrap code, loader code, and some kind of "kernel thread" or initial user process (as a minium). In modern desktop operationg systems, this level of service layer code has grown. It is very possible that Win2K has that many lines of code, although I will agree that it's probably wastefull and still doesn't work (but that's a different story).
If you're mircrosoft, the only reason to write this kind if article is if you're scared. Wile they they make some valid points, they make some false ones and even more weak ones.
Having doing some OS study, the fact that Linux is based on Unix technology (yes it's 30 years old) is not a bad thing. In fact for an applicatoin developer it's a rather good thing. The windows API may offer you the ability to password protect your cmos battery but have you ever looked at the Win32 secutiry api...if you have you'd probably realize it's not worth it.
And of course the benchmarks come up again. And of course one lab says this, another lab says the contrary. Benchmarks don't typically mean anything.
And about the desktop thing. If i remember correctly, microsoft had to post an update to windows 98 because it went into erratic behavior if left running for more than 30 days. That just goes to show that not even microsoft can keep their desktop OS up and running. My linux machine has been up for over 59 days as i write...and i have all the applicatoins i need and they didn't cost me a penny.
I don't rightly know if sun is sitll doing this, but lat August I ordered Solaris 2.6 media for Intel for FREE. That's right, FREE I only paid like $10.95 for shipping. Sp why didn't solaris compete more on that level. I think we have to look at a couple of things. On the intel platform, linux supports a wider range of devices, especially newer video cards. (This is where my hangup was). To get the best performance out of Solaris it really need be run on a Sparc machine, and the facts remain that Sun hardware is not cheap. Now, it's not as expensive as it used to be, but it still ain't cheep. A Low-end sun machihen with a relatively small hard drive will still run you up to and over two-thousand dollars. My point being: it's a hardware cost issue. I would love to be running Solaris on a scalable sparc machine, but i can't afford it. I can however afford to piece together an intel machine and slap linux on there. This is where Linux had a hand up on sun.
YEs both Back Oficife 2000 and SMS can run without detection. You have to look at the midset of publication though. SMS is a valuable tool that is used more for standardization of settings and volume deployments of software. The cult of the dead cow specificaly states in a press release that their package is written because windows has no security... So they say they are exploting security holes, yet helping administrators...Maybe someone can clear this up for me. You can't charge someone with somehting you are guilty of. Of course I run linux anyway, so it really doesn't matter much to me :)