PC4000 (DDR500) RAM and faster) is here, and it's a lot faster than anything they reviewed. Even if your CPU/Mobo don't support more than DDR200 or DDR333, you can get lower latency (i.e., 2-2-2-2 BIOS timing options will be usable at lower frequencies) and be ready for upgrades using faster RAM.
I just picked up two 512MB sticks of this amazing stuff to go with my AMD64 3200+ from, of all places, Circuit City (because it is only $129 each, cheaper even than newegg, which is usually a great deal for RAM and has amazing reseller ratings.) Though I just noticed there's a new $40 rebate on newegg's $299 price (for 1GB), making the net $259, or about the same as I paid at CC. Then again, I hate rebates.)
No shipping and insta-pick up at Circuit Shitty (though newegg is usally free for fedex saver), even with MA 5% sales tax it's a steal.
Sorry, I digress -- I'm full of gin, tonic, and Italian food. Back OT -- they got their best RAM up to 275MHz FSB (DDR550). The Kingston I got works stable up to 325MHZ (DDR650!!) and it's not much more (a few cents/MB) than the reviewed RAM.
Just thought I'd share all I recently discovered before someone runs out and buys the best of this review. I think it took so long to write all that review text and compile/plot the data that they missed the new goodies!
The freeway should be paid for only by people who use the freeway.
So, everyone should pay then, sorta like it is now?
Whether or not you drive, you benefit from the freeways. See, products are shipped via truck from the factory to your town via freeway. Ambulances may use the freeway to come save your ass.
If you still don't get it, try this:
"Why should my property taxes be used to fund public schools? I have no kids, and so I don't see how having an educated populace helps me at all! So unfair!"
For that matter, which finger is cut off is not a simple rule; it has a lot to do with the severity of the action.
Ahem, since you already did what you said you didn't have to do I'll be blunt and call it: cite or STFU. Online not needed -- author and title will do; I probably have it.
> A year is long for RFID? I guess you're new to this topic.
Considering it hasn't made it to the market yet, yes, I stand by that assertion.
Hmm, not only have they "made it to market" (last year, even,) they're pretty widely used in warehouses and healh-care institutions. Moreover, you can buy some yourself atDigikey. Heck, even Froogle has readers and the ID's listed for sale. If you're looking to get started, Atmel Wireless has a nice demo kit. Once you get into it you may want to try one of TI's three nice evaluation kits before you start buying bulk RFID ICs.
> Whatever n00b.
I see. I'm dealing with a 14 year old. I should have known better on slashdot.
OK, maybe that was a bit out of line/ad hominem (I'm 34, BTW) but you are clearly new to (or underinformed about) this subject. I guess I should have just ignored your ignorance and informed you properly, but I think your tinfoil is interfering with your understanding (as is the case with many here on this subject.) I mean, I post "they have killcodes now, next issue" and I get a bunch of "nuh-uh!" posts from you and others, yet no one bothered to look. It's not that hard to research what's available.
> Listen, your paranoia is needed elsewhere.
I disagree. I find some healthy skepticism on topics like this to be far more useful than simply believing that the world will be a beautiful place if left in the hands of the corporate body. That would just be stupid and misinformed.
Healthy skepticism is what prompted RFID manufacturers to include the kill code. Which they all now do. Issue solved. But you're late and underinformed, and you want to keep wrapping on layers of tinfoil and ignore the way capitalism and market forces worked just fine in this case (not that they always do this well -- hence my comment above.)
Believe what you want, but the folks behind RFID are in it to make money. They don't have our best interests at heart, that's not their job. I respect them for that. I also expect people like you and I to question them at every turn to ensure that, in fact, trivial things like privacy will not be trampled.
They were questioned, and they responded. There's no market advantage to making a product that will draw protests or even a few complaints when it's cheap and easy to alleviate the problem (i.e., killcode) without hampering functionality.
If we don't ask these questions and force the issue, who will? Our political leaders?
Again, we did, and they listened. What's the problem with kill-code enabled RFID's again?
Really.
Learn more. Apply paranoia where required. When you misapply it, not only does it make you look like a nut, it makes everyone who complains about (even valid privacy issues) look a little nuttier. Really!
Good question! Two things: (1) the static power is becoming more and more significant (like 0.01x to even 0.1x of dynamic) at the deep sub-micron geometries you neeed to fit 7 non-trivial CPUs on one inexpensive die and (2) a really fancy CPU that took up the whole die will "feel" slower at 1/7th speed due to latency than 1 (of 7) simpler CPUs running at full-speed. Most of what you do on a PDA takes very little CPU power.
It may be counter-intuitive (though I don't think so) but it's true. If you have an IEEE compsci online account I can point you to the papers to back it up.
It has an on-screen, thumb-friendly keyboard that seems big enough to use. Watch the "Product Tour" (flash.)
Funny thing, though -- they show the animated fingers type out "J-a-c-k-i-t-o" as the letters appear on the screen above the keyboard. Then a huge "the world's first tacitile asistant" string appears, without any typung animation. I guess it would have taken too long to show it all.
Sorta like how long it takes to type with thumbs only -- oh wait . . .
Sorry to spoil the joke (high difficulty points for you, still). It's Yakuza, and it's usually the pinky finger that one cuts off, if one is a Yakuza and did something bad or dumb, to show sincerity of penance and apology.
My understanding is the several weeks / 1AA battery figure is for "normal use," which is "mostly doing nothing, waiting for input." They have a 7-CPU core processor (a gate-arry ASIC,) custom-designed, so that more or fewer cores can be activated as needed.
Good for power management, and can still be snappy when you need it.
Power management. They have one chip, implemented as a cMOS gate-array ASIC, which includes 7 CPU cores. More or fewer cores activate as needed (via gated clocks). It's a very good way to minimize power use (hence the 1xAA battery lasting several weeks, under "normal use," which is to say "waiting for input, usually") while still providing decent performance when needed.
However, we appreciate that, without actually holding Jackito
in your hands, you can't really feel this new and unrivalled
type of interactivity. Why? Well, for example:
A PC mouse can't make objects jump, unlike your fingertips
on a Jackito Touchscreen.
A stylus-driven PDA doesn't allow you to touch two points
on the screen simultaneously.
Jackito lets you use both thumbs at the same time.
Jump? The objects on the screen jump? As in, off the screen, into the third dimension? Wow. No wonder it's 6 beans.
Most docs I save as "Office97" format open fine in Office95. Docs which use new features of 97 (such as 3D text boxes and shapes) fail gracefully and revert to the 2D-style supported by 95.
To make matters worse (for your argument,) Office 97 includes a "Office 95" format export option when you "Save As."
I'm not a fan of MS or their products, but I'd rather be honest when criticizing them. You might do well to try the same.
As someone else pointed out, elderly people are much more likely to be seriously injured or immobilized by a fall (broken hip.) They're also more likely to not be missed for longer periods of time, what with the retired status, many deceased friends, etc.
If I should suffer one of the scenarios you list, my wife would probably notice, friends are likely to stop by, the appointment I missed will arouse suspicion, or work will send someone to find out where I am.
It's optional, anyway. And a lot of elderly will opt for it. Not "nobody."
Right. Unless they don't want to die painfully and slowly from a minor injory that diasables them but could otherwise be treated easily if anyone knew about it in time.
What the fuck are you trying to say in that offtopic post? I've wasted 5 minutes reading and re-reading it, looking for some sort of pro-Kerry sentiment, and all I get is you're a moron.
OK tinfoil man, maybe this will help, with links as current as the day before yesterday.
A year is long for RFID? I guess you're new to this topic. Whatever n00b.
I guess it makes sense, after all -- I post a link indicating that the RFID industry was addressing privacy concerns a year ago, and then you post some more-recent FUD that ignores the industry response altogether. Brilliant.
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PC4000 (DDR500) RAM and faster) is here, and it's a lot faster than anything they reviewed. Even if your CPU/Mobo don't support more than DDR200 or DDR333, you can get lower latency (i.e., 2-2-2-2 BIOS timing options will be usable at lower frequencies) and be ready for upgrades using faster RAM.
I just picked up two 512MB sticks of this amazing stuff to go with my AMD64 3200+ from, of all places, Circuit City (because it is only $129 each, cheaper even than newegg, which is usually a great deal for RAM and has amazing reseller ratings.) Though I just noticed there's a new $40 rebate on newegg's $299 price (for 1GB), making the net $259, or about the same as I paid at CC. Then again, I hate rebates.)
No shipping and insta-pick up at Circuit Shitty (though newegg is usally free for fedex saver), even with MA 5% sales tax it's a steal.
Sorry, I digress -- I'm full of gin, tonic, and Italian food. Back OT -- they got their best RAM up to 275MHz FSB (DDR550). The Kingston I got works stable up to 325MHZ (DDR650!!) and it's not much more (a few cents/MB) than the reviewed RAM.
Just thought I'd share all I recently discovered before someone runs out and buys the best of this review. I think it took so long to write all that review text and compile/plot the data that they missed the new goodies!
The freeway should be paid for only by people who use the freeway.
So, everyone should pay then, sorta like it is now?
Whether or not you drive, you benefit from the freeways. See, products are shipped via truck from the factory to your town via freeway. Ambulances may use the freeway to come save your ass.
If you still don't get it, try this:
"Why should my property taxes be used to fund public schools? I have no kids, and so I don't see how having an educated populace helps me at all! So unfair!"
Nice bullshit attempt. Very close to believable.
For that matter, which finger is cut off is not a simple rule; it has a lot to do with the severity of the action.
Ahem, since you already did what you said you didn't have to do I'll be blunt and call it: cite or STFU. Online not needed -- author and title will do; I probably have it.
> A year is long for RFID? I guess you're new to this topic.
Considering it hasn't made it to the market yet, yes, I stand by that assertion.
Hmm, not only have they "made it to market" (last year, even,) they're pretty widely used in warehouses and healh-care institutions. Moreover, you can buy some yourself at Digikey. Heck, even Froogle has readers and the ID's listed for sale. If you're looking to get started, Atmel Wireless has a nice demo kit. Once you get into it you may want to try one of TI's three nice evaluation kits before you start buying bulk RFID ICs.
> Whatever n00b.
I see. I'm dealing with a 14 year old. I should have known better on slashdot.
OK, maybe that was a bit out of line/ad hominem (I'm 34, BTW) but you are clearly new to (or underinformed about) this subject. I guess I should have just ignored your ignorance and informed you properly, but I think your tinfoil is interfering with your understanding (as is the case with many here on this subject.) I mean, I post "they have killcodes now, next issue" and I get a bunch of "nuh-uh!" posts from you and others, yet no one bothered to look. It's not that hard to research what's available.
> Listen, your paranoia is needed elsewhere.
I disagree. I find some healthy skepticism on topics like this to be far more useful than simply believing that the world will be a beautiful place if left in the hands of the corporate body. That would just be stupid and misinformed.
Healthy skepticism is what prompted RFID manufacturers to include the kill code. Which they all now do. Issue solved. But you're late and underinformed, and you want to keep wrapping on layers of tinfoil and ignore the way capitalism and market forces worked just fine in this case (not that they always do this well -- hence my comment above.)
Believe what you want, but the folks behind RFID are in it to make money. They don't have our best interests at heart, that's not their job. I respect them for that. I also expect people like you and I to question them at every turn to ensure that, in fact, trivial things like privacy will not be trampled.
They were questioned, and they responded. There's no market advantage to making a product that will draw protests or even a few complaints when it's cheap and easy to alleviate the problem (i.e., killcode) without hampering functionality.
If we don't ask these questions and force the issue, who will? Our political leaders?
Again, we did, and they listened. What's the problem with kill-code enabled RFID's again?
Really.
Learn more. Apply paranoia where required. When you misapply it, not only does it make you look like a nut, it makes everyone who complains about (even valid privacy issues) look a little nuttier. Really!
Good question! Two things: (1) the static power is becoming more and more significant (like 0.01x to even 0.1x of dynamic) at the deep sub-micron geometries you neeed to fit 7 non-trivial CPUs on one inexpensive die and (2) a really fancy CPU that took up the whole die will "feel" slower at 1/7th speed due to latency than 1 (of 7) simpler CPUs running at full-speed. Most of what you do on a PDA takes very little CPU power.
:)
It may be counter-intuitive (though I don't think so) but it's true. If you have an IEEE compsci online account I can point you to the papers to back it up.
Still, this thing probably sucks
It has an on-screen, thumb-friendly keyboard that seems big enough to use. Watch the "Product Tour" (flash.)
Funny thing, though -- they show the animated fingers type out "J-a-c-k-i-t-o" as the letters appear on the screen above the keyboard. Then a huge "the world's first tacitile asistant" string appears, without any typung animation. I guess it would have taken too long to show it all.
Sorta like how long it takes to type with thumbs only -- oh wait . . .
Sorry to spoil the joke (high difficulty points for you, still). It's Yakuza, and it's usually the pinky finger that one cuts off, if one is a Yakuza and did something bad or dumb, to show sincerity of penance and apology.
My understanding is the several weeks / 1AA battery figure is for "normal use," which is "mostly doing nothing, waiting for input." They have a 7-CPU core processor (a gate-arry ASIC,) custom-designed, so that more or fewer cores can be activated as needed.
Good for power management, and can still be snappy when you need it.
Why in gods name would they include 7 processors?
Power management. They have one chip, implemented as a cMOS gate-array ASIC, which includes 7 CPU cores. More or fewer cores activate as needed (via gated clocks). It's a very good way to minimize power use (hence the 1xAA battery lasting several weeks, under "normal use," which is to say "waiting for input, usually") while still providing decent performance when needed.
However, we appreciate that, without actually holding Jackito in your hands, you can't really feel this new and unrivalled type of interactivity. Why? Well, for example:
A PC mouse can't make objects jump, unlike your fingertips
on a Jackito Touchscreen. A stylus-driven PDA doesn't allow you to touch two points
on the screen simultaneously.
Jackito lets you use both thumbs at the same time.
Jump? The objects on the screen jump? As in, off the screen, into the third dimension? Wow. No wonder it's 6 beans.
"I'm doing the jackito -- look how it jumps!
Most docs I save as "Office97" format open fine in Office95. Docs which use new features of 97 (such as 3D text boxes and shapes) fail gracefully and revert to the 2D-style supported by 95.
To make matters worse (for your argument,) Office 97 includes a "Office 95" format export option when you "Save As."
I'm not a fan of MS or their products, but I'd rather be honest when criticizing them. You might do well to try the same.
Office 97 is forward compatible. We have users interchanging documents from Offices 95, 97, 2k, XP, and 03 with no problems.
As someone else pointed out, elderly people are much more likely to be seriously injured or immobilized by a fall (broken hip.) They're also more likely to not be missed for longer periods of time, what with the retired status, many deceased friends, etc.
If I should suffer one of the scenarios you list, my wife would probably notice, friends are likely to stop by, the appointment I missed will arouse suspicion, or work will send someone to find out where I am.
It's optional, anyway. And a lot of elderly will opt for it. Not "nobody."
GPS doesn't work well indoors. Probably RFID.
That was not informative, interesting, insightful, funny, underrated, overrated, flamebait, troll, or offtopic.
No, it wouldn't have.
I'm just drunk amd stoned enough to reply to an AC and insist: linkage that links partying to "alzheimers, parkinson's, etc." please!
Right. Unless they don't want to die painfully and slowly from a minor injory that diasables them but could otherwise be treated easily if anyone knew about it in time.
Other than those people, nobody indeed.
You're exactly right.
Oh no! The privacy is invaded, and the security is minimized! Flavin!
I read alot . . .
;)
.
You know, from context, it's impossible to tell if you mean read pronounced "reed" (current) or read pronounced "red" (past.)
I stopped reading after that
Look! A shiny . .
What the fuck are you trying to say in that offtopic post? I've wasted 5 minutes reading and re-reading it, looking for some sort of pro-Kerry sentiment, and all I get is you're a moron.
OK tinfoil man, maybe this will help, with links as current as the day before yesterday.
A year is long for RFID? I guess you're new to this topic. Whatever n00b.
I guess it makes sense, after all -- I post a link indicating that the RFID industry was addressing privacy concerns a year ago, and then you post some more-recent FUD that ignores the industry response altogether. Brilliant.
Listen, your paranoia is needed elsewhere.
Really.
This is not flamebait. It's reality. Sorry mods.
Bush fact of the day: Supports abortion, just not in this country. When it happens in MFN china, it's OK.
Kerry fact of the day: Opposes abortion, just not in this country. When it happens anywhere else, it's OK. His conscious is clear, as a good Catholic.
Moron.
What, no reply? No chance to watch you eat the fat crow you so richly deserve? Robbed, I am.