flops are nice, but `performance' depends on what you're doing. If all you're doing is number crunching, then flops would be accurate.
If what you're doing is... amm... running 100 processes in Windows, then your `performance' will be greatly influenced by swapping, etc.,
(Simple example would be code that does many branches and code that does few. If your code doesn't do many branches, then the pipelines are better utilzed. If your code does many branches, then pipelines get broken often, and you loose out on performance).
ie: if they make flops `standard', then I can imagine their test suites would just have mathematical manipulation after manthematical manipulation (without any branching). They'd get a high number - which won't be very practical.
nah, they'll just take Pentium 4 2.4 and sell them as Pentium 4 [newrating] 3200 Performance, and the 3.2Ghz ones will become 4800s (or something).
On the other hand, why don't they name their processors after years? ie: Intel 2004, Intel 2005, etc., (maybe even add a sign for months). Basically everyone knows processors are getting faster, and that this year's model are faster than last year's model (so anyone who'd want to upgrade, could say "hey, my processor is 2 years old, it's time to upgrade." instead of all this `confusing' (note the quotes) Hz ratings.
Ah, that's because iriver isn't `cool' enough. It's actually quite easy to use once you get used to it.
Another major problem is that folks hear of `iPod' all the time, but nobody hears of iriver (or others). When I show some ipod lovers my iriver, they `wow' at how small and light it is (and the fact that my battery lasts for close to 30 or so hours on a single charge [single 2200 mAh AA]; or that I can play Ogg files:-).
Basically I view iPods as really cool toys (like them italian sports cars), but if you want something more practical (fuel economy/street safe, etc.) then get something else.
I believe once Bill G said that "we'd rather have them pirate our stuff than someone else's" (it was a LONG while ago).
Their stock price (and general public perception of them) depends heavily on market dominance. Whether they got that dominance via selling their product or someone installing 1000 illegal copies, the perception is the same: most computers run Windows.
Now, I'm sure they don't publicize this, and will actually go after someone for installing 1000 illegal copies of Windows (eventhough it's actually `good for them' that the person didn't install 1000 copies of Linux).
Funny, but all I use my phone for is `to make calls'. I have a computer for messages, a digital camera for images, and no, I don't need to access the Internet _all_ the time (in fact, I'm sometimes happy to get just get away from it all - including the phone itself).
Why would anyone _want_ all these features in their phone is beyond me.
Sometimes I think the whole world is filled with weirdos who play cellphone games on the subway (or worse: choose best tones, or flip through various features - for hours on end).
similarly, the target market for these "stack of credit cards" is precicely the folks who _will_ buy a $200 device (and probably charge it on one of the stack cards).
This is rated as "funny" so I'd just like to say that I play games, and I _do_ notice a wireless delay [with all wireless mice that I've tried] (that's the _only_ reason I'm still using a wired mouse).
The fact is, a person's writing skills is almost a direct correlation to the quality of their education.
You're kidding, right?
Amm... wait... Oh, no... you're not... OMG!
I guess you may be talking about English majors or something, 'cause I sure as hell can't write legibly without a spell checker (which I almost never use).
They will work just fine until the mp3 format license requires the DRM add-ons and players start refusing to play music encoded without the DRM support.
This will never work. There are open source players out there, and they can't `outlaw' those (well, they can try, but that won't effect anyone).
I think the future will be sorta like the one described in Snow Crash. There will be a `world wise' 3D environment (the `Internet' of the future), and everyone will just customize their own parts of it to do pretty much anything they want.
Maybe.
I think the major problem now is that effort is wasted from game to game. People create and recreate and recreate maps, etc., think of how much easier it would be if all games used a `standard' map format, where you could design a map and play it virtually forever with any new games.
I live in NYC (wait for the light to change - no point in pushing the button). On my trip to England I was doing the same thing (well, until I figured it out [after a few minutes waiting for the light to change]).
Oh, yeah, and THANKS for the `look ->' signs. If it weren't for those, I'd be road kill. Almost got ran over by a bus when I steped out of the airport.
Personally, I think if someone did use one of these somewhere like a library, it'd work great scaring off the would-be thief but not so great against the subsequent mob coming to bash it into silence with textbooks and binders...
Possibly. Then again, people in the library may be GLAD the laptop gets stolen (anything to shut the noise!:-)
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$100 to replace a stripped wheel stud (which I later did myself for the cost of the $3 stud and [AN HOUR]).
Well... What if you had a dayjob making $100 per hour. Would you consider that money saved or money wasted?
flops are nice, but `performance' depends on what you're doing. If all you're doing is number crunching, then flops would be accurate.
... amm... running 100 processes in Windows, then your `performance' will be greatly influenced by swapping, etc.,
If what you're doing is
(Simple example would be code that does many branches and code that does few. If your code doesn't do many branches, then the pipelines are better utilzed. If your code does many branches, then pipelines get broken often, and you loose out on performance).
ie: if they make flops `standard', then I can imagine their test suites would just have mathematical manipulation after manthematical manipulation (without any branching). They'd get a high number - which won't be very practical.
...start by basing it on a known quantity,
... the time it takes the chip to boil 1 liter of water at sea level?
How about
nah, they'll just take Pentium 4 2.4 and sell them as Pentium 4 [newrating] 3200 Performance,
and the 3.2Ghz ones will become 4800s (or something).
On the other hand, why don't they name their processors after years? ie: Intel 2004, Intel 2005, etc., (maybe even add a sign for months). Basically everyone knows processors are getting faster, and that this year's model are faster than last year's model (so anyone who'd want to upgrade, could say "hey, my processor is 2 years old, it's time to upgrade." instead of all this `confusing' (note the quotes) Hz ratings.
Heh. Brings a new meaning to...
:-)
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Well, you can make'em it behave just like a USB drive (just plug it in, mount it, and just copy files to/from the device).
:-)
If you care to use their `manager' program, I've seen programs that let you copy files there too (haven't used'em, since use USB thing).
Of all the players, iriver seems to be the most Linux friendly.
And... it plays OGG!
Ah, that's because iriver isn't `cool' enough. It's actually quite easy to use once you get used to it.
:-).
Another major problem is that folks hear of `iPod' all the time, but nobody hears of iriver (or others). When I show some ipod lovers my iriver, they `wow' at how small and light it is (and the fact that my battery lasts for close to 30 or so hours on a single charge [single 2200 mAh AA]; or that I can play Ogg files
Basically I view iPods as really cool toys (like them italian sports cars), but if you want something more practical (fuel economy/street safe, etc.) then get something else.
It's volatile storage, cacheing for multiple databases.
Exactly. All that ram is likely to just hold indexes into HD (or tape) based arrays.
I believe once Bill G said that "we'd rather have them pirate our stuff than someone else's" (it was a LONG while ago).
Their stock price (and general public perception of them) depends heavily on market dominance. Whether they got that dominance via selling their product or someone installing 1000 illegal copies, the perception is the same: most computers run Windows.
Now, I'm sure they don't publicize this, and will actually go after someone for installing 1000 illegal copies of Windows (eventhough it's actually `good for them' that the person didn't install 1000 copies of Linux).
Funny, but all I use my phone for is `to make calls'. I have a computer for messages, a digital camera for images, and no, I don't need to access the Internet _all_ the time (in fact, I'm sometimes happy to get just get away from it all - including the phone itself).
Why would anyone _want_ all these features in their phone is beyond me.
Sometimes I think the whole world is filled with weirdos who play cellphone games on the subway (or worse: choose best tones, or flip through various features - for hours on end).
similarly, the target market for these "stack of credit cards" is precicely the folks who _will_ buy a $200 device (and probably charge it on one of the stack cards).
Also many cards are coming out with chips on'em, and I seriously doubt this thing will be able to mimic those.
Ah, try doing it for a bunch of lawyers.
:-)
You got contracts upon contracts. I think they got a contract to sign a contract. On the other hand, everything _has to_ be so well documented
The results of your query are the results of their algorithms only.
I'm guessing it's the same with Yahoo, except $$$ is part of the algorithm too.
This is rated as "funny" so I'd just like to say that I play games, and I _do_ notice a wireless delay [with all wireless mice that I've tried] (that's the _only_ reason I'm still using a wired mouse).
No, they just haven't realized they can make a profit by charging 10x as much for high upload speed. I'm sure that's coming.
The fact is, a person's writing skills is almost a direct correlation to the quality of their education.
You're kidding, right?
Amm... wait... Oh, no... you're not... OMG!
I guess you may be talking about English majors or something, 'cause I sure as hell can't write legibly without a spell checker (which I almost never use).
They will work just fine until the mp3 format license requires the DRM add-ons and players start refusing to play music encoded without the DRM support.
This will never work. There are open source players out there, and they can't `outlaw' those (well, they can try, but that won't effect anyone).
I think the future will be sorta like the one described in Snow Crash. There will be a `world wise' 3D environment (the `Internet' of the future), and everyone will just customize their own parts of it to do pretty much anything they want.
Maybe.
I think the major problem now is that effort is wasted from game to game. People create and recreate and recreate maps, etc., think of how much easier it would be if all games used a `standard' map format, where you could design a map and play it virtually forever with any new games.
You do know that many people don't install the flash plugin to avoid ANNOYING advertisements, right?
Also it's not as easy to get it to work on Linux as one may think. (and why would anyone want to?)
Heh.
I live in NYC (wait for the light to change - no point in pushing the button). On my trip to England I was doing the same thing (well, until I figured it out [after a few minutes waiting for the light to change]).
Oh, yeah, and THANKS for the `look ->' signs. If it weren't for those, I'd be road kill. Almost got ran over by a bus when I steped out of the airport.
...but why would such knowledge be useful?
:-)
Because it's fun?, Besides, `knowledge is power' and how can you say that power is not useful?
look at the scenes in all the sci-fi movies
:-)
Amm... You think that's air you're breathing? Eh?
Personally, I think if someone did use one of these somewhere like a library, it'd work great scaring off the would-be thief but not so great against the subsequent mob coming to bash it into silence with textbooks and binders ...
:-)
Possibly. Then again, people in the library may be GLAD the laptop gets stolen (anything to shut the noise!
Haha! Damn, no mod points!