Hm... I am running RC1 of.NET Server on a lowly P200/256MB RAM. It works (nearly) flawlessly. From this lowly machine I am hosting a prototype web site that is pretty resource intensive. I tend to eat up the upstream bandwidth (384Kbps) before my machine maxes out.
I am actually disturbed by how solid.NET Server is (as well as the entire.NET platform). I installed it originally just so I would have ammunition *against* it. Now I am actually using it for something productive.
While I haven't installed it on any bigger iron, I would imagine that it screams. I think that MS finally did something right with.NET Server. It feels like a turbocharged Win2k with lots of extra perks on the backend.
There is a story about a meeting Bill G had with some of the core OS developers at MS. The developers thought that they were to receive praise from the man, but he had actually read good portions of the source code. The story goes that Bill asked, in an irritated tone: "Who the fuck knows what Ordinal 4376 is?". Not one of the developers raised their hand... turns out that Ordinal 4376 (or whatever it was) was the CopyMemory function. The point being that the Windows source code is shrouded before actually being shrouded. Many of the calls are made by ordinal number instead of by name.
To create a precompiled header file, simply compile it as you would any other file, if necessary using the -x option to make the driver treat it as a C or C++ header file. You will probably want to use a tool like make to keep the precompiled header up-to-date when the headers it contains change.
Why, why, why, why? Why can't the header file simply be compiled at the first inclusion and cached somewhere? I know I am bitching about a single step here, but can anyone explain to me the rationale behind this?
Place a small bucket inside the toilet tank. Put a submersible pump in there, run the water to the CPU coolers, bring the water back and drain it over the bucket in the tank.
You want to... cool your computer from your toilet?
Last year, I started measuring the temperature of the water in my toilet tank
And you... spent a *year* measuring the temperature of your toilet water?
While there is some controversy over this, it is *generally* accepted (at least in my circles) that Ted Nelson who founded the Xanadu project many, many moons ago.
I had the opportunity to speak with Ted on several occassions in Tokyo several years back and I must say that he is one of the most eccentric human beings I have ever met. In the first meeting he plopped a giant tape recorder on the table and then, in the midst of the discussion, pulled out a camcorder and started recording me while I spoke. The man records *everything* for some future purpose. Amazing, really.
To see how rapidly GNU's alternative to the Linux kernel is moving along, look at the Initial GNU HURD announcent in 1991 and the last announcement. Note the following phrase in the last announcement:"Popular PC devices are generally supported." What a fantastic 12 years it has been for GNU!
Not everything can be free... if you think it can, then write it all yourself. And, no, writing a text editor in PHP/MySQL (apparently the preferred combination for *any* programming project on Slashdot) will not work. (Before you flame, I am certain that such a beast exists, although it does seem a bit ridiculous to me). Do you realize that corporations are doing you a *favor* when they release products under an OSS model? Do you realize the huge amounts of money it takes for a commercial entity to create quality software? Do you realize what a fight it is to get something open sourced in a corporation?
Please don't take all of this for granted. Corporations are there to make money (hell, *people* are here to make money) and they have a right to do so.
Repeat after me: "My work laptop is for *work* and my personal laptop is for personal use."
That being said, unless your company consists of facists, or you are using the laptop for, um, illicit purposes, I don't really see what the problem is. Just *never* store anything personal on your corporate laptop and you should be ok.
This technology seems quite promising for data centers, etc
My firm is currently looking into setting up a very specialized data center using S/390s as the backbone. They are super reliable, seemingly made of cast iron, and IBM's service is incredible. When you throw in the VM capabilities (capable of well over 20,000 Linux instances) it is unbeatable for what we are trying to do.
Why is no one as outraged at this story as they are at the story just below it?
I mean, basically Ireland (along with the US) is doing something very similar to what China is doing, but we kind of let that slide. Why? Seriously, I am curious...
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I am actually disturbed by how solid .NET Server is (as well as the entire .NET platform). I installed it originally just so I would have ammunition *against* it. Now I am actually using it for something productive.
While I haven't installed it on any bigger iron, I would imagine that it screams. I think that MS finally did something right with .NET Server. It feels like a turbocharged Win2k with lots of extra perks on the backend.
Hm... perhaps MS should also rewrite portions of IIS in PHP, change the core UI to use Perl/Tk, and replace SQL Server entirely with MySQL.
kernel32.cpp
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gdi.cpp
hal.cpp
win32api.h
153fgfgtbfgujr.cpp
There is a story about a meeting Bill G had with some of the core OS developers at MS. The developers thought that they were to receive praise from the man, but he had actually read good portions of the source code. The story goes that Bill asked, in an irritated tone: "Who the fuck knows what Ordinal 4376 is?". Not one of the developers raised their hand... turns out that Ordinal 4376 (or whatever it was) was the CopyMemory function. The point being that the Windows source code is shrouded before actually being shrouded. Many of the calls are made by ordinal number instead of by name.
Ok... I can see that... kind of. But wouldn't the existence of object files fall under the same category?
Why, why, why, why? Why can't the header file simply be compiled at the first inclusion and cached somewhere? I know I am bitching about a single step here, but can anyone explain to me the rationale behind this?
You want to... cool your computer from your toilet?
Last year, I started measuring the temperature of the water in my toilet tank
And you... spent a *year* measuring the temperature of your toilet water?
You must be the most popular guy in your town! ;-)
While there is some controversy over this, it is *generally* accepted (at least in my circles) that Ted Nelson who founded the Xanadu project many, many moons ago.
I had the opportunity to speak with Ted on several occassions in Tokyo several years back and I must say that he is one of the most eccentric human beings I have ever met. In the first meeting he plopped a giant tape recorder on the table and then, in the midst of the discussion, pulled out a camcorder and started recording me while I spoke. The man records *everything* for some future purpose. Amazing, really.
Mind you, I felt inclinded to post this even though it will undo my moderations. I guess my wife is right... I am a no-good geek. ;-)
To see how rapidly GNU's alternative to the Linux kernel is moving along, look at the Initial GNU HURD announcent in 1991 and the last announcement. Note the following phrase in the last announcement:"Popular PC devices are generally supported." What a fantastic 12 years it has been for GNU!
Not everything can be free... if you think it can, then write it all yourself. And, no, writing a text editor in PHP/MySQL (apparently the preferred combination for *any* programming project on Slashdot) will not work. (Before you flame, I am certain that such a beast exists, although it does seem a bit ridiculous to me). Do you realize that corporations are doing you a *favor* when they release products under an OSS model? Do you realize the huge amounts of money it takes for a commercial entity to create quality software? Do you realize what a fight it is to get something open sourced in a corporation?
Please don't take all of this for granted. Corporations are there to make money (hell, *people* are here to make money) and they have a right to do so.
Uh oh... *double* oops.
Oooops! Missed the the boat by a little bit there, eh Richard?
(note: joke... kind of)
Please leave your house more often.
That being said, unless your company consists of facists, or you are using the laptop for, um, illicit purposes, I don't really see what the problem is. Just *never* store anything personal on your corporate laptop and you should be ok.
Well, except maybe for this guy.
03-02-17 9:26 (2014): GNU Hurd Alpha RC 0.1 Released
My firm is currently looking into setting up a very specialized data center using S/390s as the backbone. They are super reliable, seemingly made of cast iron, and IBM's service is incredible. When you throw in the VM capabilities (capable of well over 20,000 Linux instances) it is unbeatable for what we are trying to do.
wow... now we even have duplicate posts! Unfortunately, this was not a duplicate post to a duplicate story.
That makes Mr. Goatse look tame.
Well, I for one am married, so I only use that resource once a month at most. ;-)
I mean, basically Ireland (along with the US) is doing something very similar to what China is doing, but we kind of let that slide. Why? Seriously, I am curious...
In other words, if you had a VB developer in your shop who didn't notice that code, you need to hire a new VB developer. ;-)
Hm... perhaps I should hire *your* developers for my next project... ;-)
In other words, call your friendly contract attorney.