It sure cuts down on the rate of virus infections, though. Just at a guess, I'd say canning your computer is just as effective as Norton Antivirus and provides about the same amount of slowdown.
Oh yeah, one other thing:
Maybe now we understand why ASUS is so adamant about the N10 is *not a netbook*. They didn't want to get in licensing trouble with Microsoft.
Also, with the XP licensing restrictions, don't expect to see dual-core Atom chips in netbooks anytime soon. Unless Microsoft get's pressured enough to relax their confidential agreements/requirements with the netbook manufacturers.
In case you can't tell, I'm feeling pretty down on Microsoft dictating the hardware capabilities of the netbook I can purchase. They're an OS manufacturer, and not the only choice in town!
It took me a while to find this article, which covers the agreements/demands that Microsoft placed on Netbook manufacturers who want to use XP. It explains why all of the netbooks with Atom processors are using the low-resolution screens.
Granted, some of the requirements have been reduced (namely, the maximum hard-drive capacity), but in general the manufacturers are toeing the Redmond line.
I agree with your list, with a couple of additions:
I want a higher resolution screen! The 901 is perfect for me, except for that crappy 600 vertical pixels. What's up with that? The HP has a reasonable resolution, but uses that antique C7 chip from VIA. Asus makes about a zillion different versions of the EEE, but all of them with that low-resolution screen. Yep, even the 10 inch versions. It's a conspiracy, I tell ya!
ASUS (and other venders): If you want my money, give me a higher resolution. I'm ready to plonk down my money right now.
Other things that would be nice:
1. Lower power chipset. Making the 945 chipset the default for the atom is just stupid. How about making the northbridge and southbridge on 45nm technology!
2. Wireless that works on 802.11a/b/g/n with dual-band N (yes, either 2.4 or 5Ghz). If wi-fi ever takes off, I'll be interested. But I'm not holding my breath.
3. Faster SSD. Yes, I know the new Intel SSD is very expensive. But hey, this is an ultimate netbook.
yep, based on the single datapoint of earth life using DNA, it's reasonable to expect and look for ET DNA. However, after rolling a die once and getting 4 it would be similarly reasonable to expect subsequent rolls to also be 4. Extrapolating based on a single datapoint is shaky at best. But without alternative substances to check for, DNA seems reasonable.
This reminds me of the old saying about when holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
What, you never saw the scene in Pink Floyd 'The Wall' where the girl gets a backstage pass from the security guard? It looks easy enough, but I'll just buy my ticket for money thank-you-very-much!
Ok, so let's just forget about the process-dependent part (Px54, which in reality was P854 since 12 inch wafers weren't in use yet). P860 process came out with the dual-damascene copper, while P854 still used aluminum metal interconnects. In the era of P854, Hafnium was used in Nuclear Power (control rods) much more than in semiconductor manufacturing. There was no high-k dielectric for P854.
He was talking about the Processor, not the Process. While it's nice to know Intel is resuscitating an old processor from the boneyards, the process to be used will be nothing like the original process. Nowadays we're printing at 45nm equivalent gatewidths.
The interesting part is that Intel is going to be doing a mashup of a grunch of old processors for parallel processing. Each of these sub-processors are going to make an Atom look massive, but collectively (with appropriate programming) they should be quite cool.
IT works for the CFO in our company. They are not considered value added. Their turnaround time is measured in months, due to the hoops they have to jump through. The guy I share a cube with and myself basically fell into the role of providing end-user support and development. The department bought a couple of servers, and we do simple little applications and webpages on them. Tying together diverse SQL/Oracle/Postgresql databases, mining data, and providing output that's meaningful to the folks who are actually value-added to our process means that we save millions of dollars per year.
Recently we asked IT to upgrade one of their applications, with a list of specific items. Their ETA was >6 months. My cubemate was able to whip out the changes in a few days, run them through integration testing in a week or so, and technical reviews in another week or so. There are times when the IT process is appropriate, and other times when skunkworks is definitely the better method.
As an end user, if I can type in a query and get appropriate (if expanded) search results that give me the results I want... more power to the google! tough luck to those other wankers.
Back in the windows 98SE era, I purchased a very nice scanner (Visioneer 7600USB) which used that newfangled USB connector. Shortly thereafter, I upgraded to Windows 2000. Foolish me, I went to the manufacturers website looking for the upgraded drivers. I found out that in order to get drivers for Windows 2000, I had to send them money. I did so, and I still have the physical CD they snailmailed to me. Of course, that does me no good now that I'm using XP on my main PC.
The moral of this story is that Microsoft isn't responsible for all of the driver ills encountered during an OS upgrade. The manufacturers share the burden of providing working drivers for reasonably recent hardware. Granted providing XP drivers for a device from the '90s is unrealistic, but a charging a fee for a driver upgrade from 98SE to W2K seemed rather mercenary.
I don't recall how much it was, but I do recall being irritated about not being able to download a free driver upgrade.
I haven't tried hooking the 7600USB scanner to the Ubuntu box, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it'll 'Just Work.' The more I play with Linux, the more impressed I get.
Seems to me I've seen this plan of using nuclear power sources before... oh yes, here it is:
Russian Nuclear Batteries
These were used to power lighthouses, but there were no plans on what to do when they got old, and no protection from vandals stealing the shielding to sell as scrap metal.
So, how are they planning to protect the locals from harm? Or just create Darwin Awards for folks who don't understand the dangers of cracking the casing on nuclear sources?
Well, your explanation was good right up to the part about scramming basically fusing the core into a radioactive lump... unless, in the last sentence, you substitute the word 'basically' with the more appropriate 'never'
The AC had his facts in order. Even your quote backs him up. "The initiating event was a malfunctioning disconnect switch." The reactor shutdown was an (expected) response to the initiating event.
Fission products in the fuel have everything to do with why the plant was shut down.
Operating nuclear plants run at a significant percentage of their capacity for reasons of economy. A sudden loss of load (as in the disconnect opening) results in the rapid rise in primary coolant temperature due to noplace for the energy to be dissipated. This will result in a reactor shutdown shortly after the load is lost (either by overtemperature or by turbine overspeed trip).
Heck, a sudden loss of turbine load can cause the turbine to overspeed, causing a turbine trip which in turn causes an automatic scram. Since every good discussion needs a car analogy, imagine driving up a steep hill and then knocking the transmission into neutral while keeping the accelerator mashed. RPM goes up, eh?
Even inserting control rods doesn't drop power fast enough to prevent heating up. After shutdown the fission products in the core continue to decay, releasing significant amounts of heat which must be dissipated.
That's what I love about slashdot... folks argue with experts without having a background to do so.
Where do I sign up to have the post office throw out the clearing house sweepstakes and credit card applications before I get them? Along with all the other stuff sent out to >1000 people?
As far as I care, anything sent to "Resident" can go straight into the trash can.
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It sure cuts down on the rate of virus infections, though. Just at a guess, I'd say canning your computer is just as effective as Norton Antivirus and provides about the same amount of slowdown.
Oh yeah, one other thing:
Maybe now we understand why ASUS is so adamant about the N10 is *not a netbook*. They didn't want to get in licensing trouble with Microsoft.
Also, with the XP licensing restrictions, don't expect to see dual-core Atom chips in netbooks anytime soon. Unless Microsoft get's pressured enough to relax their confidential agreements/requirements with the netbook manufacturers.
In case you can't tell, I'm feeling pretty down on Microsoft dictating the hardware capabilities of the netbook I can purchase. They're an OS manufacturer, and not the only choice in town!
It took me a while to find this article, which covers the agreements/demands that Microsoft placed on Netbook manufacturers who want to use XP. It explains why all of the netbooks with Atom processors are using the low-resolution screens.
Granted, some of the requirements have been reduced (namely, the maximum hard-drive capacity), but in general the manufacturers are toeing the Redmond line.
I agree with your list, with a couple of additions:
I want a higher resolution screen! The 901 is perfect for me, except for that crappy 600 vertical pixels. What's up with that? The HP has a reasonable resolution, but uses that antique C7 chip from VIA. Asus makes about a zillion different versions of the EEE, but all of them with that low-resolution screen. Yep, even the 10 inch versions.
It's a conspiracy, I tell ya!
ASUS (and other venders): If you want my money, give me a higher resolution. I'm ready to plonk down my money right now.
Other things that would be nice:
1. Lower power chipset. Making the 945 chipset the default for the atom is just stupid. How about making the northbridge and southbridge on 45nm technology!
2. Wireless that works on 802.11a/b/g/n with dual-band N (yes, either 2.4 or 5Ghz). If wi-fi ever takes off, I'll be interested. But I'm not holding my breath.
3. Faster SSD. Yes, I know the new Intel SSD is very expensive. But hey, this is an ultimate netbook.
yep, based on the single datapoint of earth life using DNA, it's reasonable to expect and look for ET DNA. However, after rolling a die once and getting 4 it would be similarly reasonable to expect subsequent rolls to also be 4.
Extrapolating based on a single datapoint is shaky at best. But without alternative substances to check for, DNA seems reasonable.
This reminds me of the old saying about when holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
What, you never saw the scene in Pink Floyd 'The Wall' where the girl gets a backstage pass from the security guard? It looks easy enough, but I'll just buy my ticket for money thank-you-very-much!
fixed it for you...
Ok, so let's just forget about the process-dependent part (Px54, which in reality was P854 since 12 inch wafers weren't in use yet). P860 process came out with the dual-damascene copper, while P854 still used aluminum metal interconnects. In the era of P854, Hafnium was used in Nuclear Power (control rods) much more than in semiconductor manufacturing. There was no high-k dielectric for P854.
He was talking about the Processor, not the Process. While it's nice to know Intel is resuscitating an old processor from the boneyards, the process to be used will be nothing like the original process. Nowadays we're printing at 45nm equivalent gatewidths.
The interesting part is that Intel is going to be doing a mashup of a grunch of old processors for parallel processing. Each of these sub-processors are going to make an Atom look massive, but collectively (with appropriate programming) they should be quite cool.
I suppose they're allergic to garlic, too. and sensitive to certain religious artifacts.
Damn vampires!
Double penetration? Kinky!
IT works for the CFO in our company. They are not considered value added. Their turnaround time is measured in months, due to the hoops they have to jump through. The guy I share a cube with and myself basically fell into the role of providing end-user support and development. The department bought a couple of servers, and we do simple little applications and webpages on them. Tying together diverse SQL/Oracle/Postgresql databases, mining data, and providing output that's meaningful to the folks who are actually value-added to our process means that we save millions of dollars per year.
Recently we asked IT to upgrade one of their applications, with a list of specific items. Their ETA was >6 months. My cubemate was able to whip out the changes in a few days, run them through integration testing in a week or so, and technical reviews in another week or so. There are times when the IT process is appropriate, and other times when skunkworks is definitely the better method.
As an end user, if I can type in a query and get appropriate (if expanded) search results that give me the results I want... more power to the google!
tough luck to those other wankers.
[Chris Knight is trying to hit on Susan, a beautiful woman he finds in Professor Hathaway's house]
Chris Knight: So, if there's anything I can do for you, or, more to the point, to you, you just let me know.
Susan: Can you hammer a six-inch spike through a board with your penis?
Chris Knight: Not right now.
Susan: A girl's gotta have her standards.
Back in the windows 98SE era, I purchased a very nice scanner (Visioneer 7600USB) which used that newfangled USB connector. Shortly thereafter, I upgraded to Windows 2000. Foolish me, I went to the manufacturers website looking for the upgraded drivers. I found out that in order to get drivers for Windows 2000, I had to send them money. I did so, and I still have the physical CD they snailmailed to me. Of course, that does me no good now that I'm using XP on my main PC.
The moral of this story is that Microsoft isn't responsible for all of the driver ills encountered during an OS upgrade. The manufacturers share the burden of providing working drivers for reasonably recent hardware. Granted providing XP drivers for a device from the '90s is unrealistic, but a charging a fee for a driver upgrade from 98SE to W2K seemed rather mercenary.
I don't recall how much it was, but I do recall being irritated about not being able to download a free driver upgrade.
I haven't tried hooking the 7600USB scanner to the Ubuntu box, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it'll 'Just Work.' The more I play with Linux, the more impressed I get.
Just another example of the butterfly effect
apt-get install gkrellm
Not 'legendary', just legerdemain .
Seems to me I've seen this plan of using nuclear power sources before... oh yes, here it is: Russian Nuclear Batteries These were used to power lighthouses, but there were no plans on what to do when they got old, and no protection from vandals stealing the shielding to sell as scrap metal.
So, how are they planning to protect the locals from harm? Or just create Darwin Awards for folks who don't understand the dangers of cracking the casing on nuclear sources?
Well, your explanation was good right up to the part about scramming basically fusing the core into a radioactive lump... unless, in the last sentence, you substitute the word 'basically' with the more appropriate 'never'
The AC had his facts in order. Even your quote backs him up. "The initiating event was a malfunctioning disconnect switch." The reactor shutdown was an (expected) response to the initiating event.
Fission products in the fuel have everything to do with why the plant was shut down. Operating nuclear plants run at a significant percentage of their capacity for reasons of economy. A sudden loss of load (as in the disconnect opening) results in the rapid rise in primary coolant temperature due to noplace for the energy to be dissipated. This will result in a reactor shutdown shortly after the load is lost (either by overtemperature or by turbine overspeed trip).
Heck, a sudden loss of turbine load can cause the turbine to overspeed, causing a turbine trip which in turn causes an automatic scram. Since every good discussion needs a car analogy, imagine driving up a steep hill and then knocking the transmission into neutral while keeping the accelerator mashed. RPM goes up, eh?
Even inserting control rods doesn't drop power fast enough to prevent heating up. After shutdown the fission products in the core continue to decay, releasing significant amounts of heat which must be dissipated.
That's what I love about slashdot... folks argue with experts without having a background to do so.
No, it's DUCKS that are especially funny in jokes... not dicks!
Get it? Joints?
Aww, nevermind...
As far as I care, anything sent to "Resident" can go straight into the trash can.
That makes the mile high club seem downright inadequate.