I have an 1st gen IBM PC here that says 5M was once very cool, so cool it was double-height and you had to park the heads before sneezing, and a PDP-11 in my collection that swears 512K removable disks the size of my satellite dish, with the washing-machine-sized drive that went with them, were all the rage back then.
You've got nothing on my punched card computer.
Ever played UT2k3 on an ENIAC? Frame rates are terrible.
Very few people are "uncircumcized", which is a difficult bit of plastic surgery The word is "intact".
Yes, my mistake with the terminology.
I believe your assertion that "very few" people are circumcized may apply only to the US. Many people outside the US are "intact". There is no medical reason why the procedure is performed - anyone who bathes on a regular or even semi-regular basis has nothing to worry about in the genital hygene dept.
Perhaps this is a new/. poll?
- Yes, I've been cut.
- No, I'm all there.
- I'm female you jackass.
- I have no genitals you insensitive clod!.
-
Windows is about choice - you can mix and match software and music player stuff. We believe you should have the same choice when it comes to music services.
Do not laugh at our choice. Microsoft is all many choices. We have so much choice it is silly. You must not listen to the apple! We will crush the infidels with all the choice that we are having!
There is a great and long tradition of Trappist monastaries brewing beer. The Belgian trappist ales are some of the finest in existence. If you like your beer dark, rich and potent then there is nothing finer. The best known are the Chimay ales which are truly excellent, especially the chocolatey Trippel.
Agreed. The Trappist monastaries produce some truely tasty ales. They are unfortunately quite expensive (at least from what I've seen). $7.10 for a single 12 oz bottle.
While $42 for a six pack is quite high, it is at least going to a good cause. That's more than I can say about my $99 upgrade from Win 3.1 to Win95.;-)
*ahem* it is the greek orthodox church, i believe that circumsized and baptizes.....not the catholics
*double ahem*, the greek orthodox church does not practice circumcision, and many (most?) greek orthodox males are uncircumcized. This is based only on circumstantial evidence.
Pun aside, it is the Jews who practice circumcision as a religious rite.
No, really!! Wait - don't mod me -1 Troll just yet.
The dimensions of this device make it smaller than a typical "blade" server, so you would have a much higher processor density than your typical rack full of blades. In addition, the Crusoe processor runs very cool and uses very little power, so you could probably fill a rack with these things and not require any extravagant cooling.
Also, my friend's porphyria is a really rare and strange disease which means she is akin to a vampire. She has the EP variety. Only approximately 300 more like her in the US.
Sounds like a wet dream for one of those goth kids.
Besides, it's all relative. If cost efficiency was the defining goal behind everything, we'd all be eating no-name brand macaroni and Ramen for food, riding bikes to the office, and wearing sweats and t-shirts...
I was just thinking "Now what kind of dumbass would do all that just to save a buck?" as I ate the last bit of my store brand macaroni while sitting here in sweatpants.
Also, the human eye can't detect a 120Hz flicker, the limit is around 48Hz.
I beg to differ. A 60hz flicker is highly irritating to my eyes. If someone's CRT monitor is set to 60hz, my eyes tear up and get red and sore after just a few minutes.
HP's blockbuster deal with Apple will have one exciting side effect. The company will be working with Apple to add support for Microsoft's superior Windows Media Audio
I'm not sure how "exciting" this is to the average slashdotter. It doesn't mean jack to me, considering all my music is in either MP3 or OGG.
I think that would make a good/. poll: What format do you keep the majority of your music in?
- MP3
- WMA
- AAC
- OGG
- CowboyNeal just sings to me
I think it's great news. I like that they're playing it cool too; seems like maybe they're positioning themselves to represent "levelheaded business people" who are making the move away from MS.
I agree. I think this is very important for Linux. If they played it up and ran humorous BSOD ads on TV proclaiming their switch, other "level headed business people" would probably group them with the zealots and wackos (us).
By treating this switch as "business as usual", it gives the distinct impression that desktop Linux isn't just for hobbyists and college students anymore.
It's patently obvious that, in the context of the Soviet Economy, Ivan Ivanovitch would not have been better off melting down his tractor because (a) he didn't have access to a smelter and (b) it wasn't his tractor, it belonged to the collective and (c) there was no internal private market for steel and (d) he would have been shot for economic sabotage.
My tractor example was a hypothetical. I was not implying that soviet farmers spent their days melting tractors for money.
I was illustrating an example of the inefficiency of the soviet system - and some history of the "In Soviet Russia..." jokes.
You might also consider that in many ways Soviet Russia was not backward.... he Soviet Union produced some fairly decent cameras, some remarkably advanced military aircraft and helicopters (some of which I have been in and survived), some useful surface to air missiles, some working nuclear subs.... It just forgot the living standards and human rights of its population, failed to deal with mundane issues like delivering food and clothes efficiently...
Right. Because building cameras, military aircraft, and nuclear subs takes presidence over essential elements of human life, namely food and clothes. And that isn't backwards. Sure....
Regarding those metal clips from hell, I've always wondered why Intel and AMD never followed the examples of Alpha, Sun, SGI, etc. machines. They usually have bolt on heatsinks that either bolt the CPU and heatsink together or sandwich the CPU between the mainboard and the heatsink.
It takes care of the flat head screwdriver ruined mainboard, and there are no clips to break off the socket itself. I'm glad they are finally changing the way x86 sockets work.
Because some l33t h4x0r would over torque the nuts and damage the cpu, then try to return it to the store. On Alphas, it only about two ft/lbs of torque that you're supposed to tighten them
And yes, many Alphas DO have an annoying clip mechanism to hold the heatsink on. It is used in addition to the bolts, so that the full weight of the heatsink is not pulling the cpu out of the socket.
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I have an 1st gen IBM PC here that says 5M was once very cool, so cool it was double-height and you had to park the heads before sneezing, and a PDP-11 in my collection that swears 512K removable disks the size of my satellite dish, with the washing-machine-sized drive that went with them, were all the rage back then.
You've got nothing on my punched card computer.
Ever played UT2k3 on an ENIAC? Frame rates are terrible.
Wow. I calculate it would take about 10 continous days to download or upload one of these over USB 1.1.
How about over Parallel port? (like zip drive)
Or infrared port?
Or PS/2 keyboard port?
Or by carrier pigeon?
Maybe some of the dumbasses I work with can get a much needed 'firmware update'.
"Excuse me, can I connect you to my ibook for a minute?"
This isn't the first time Canadian carriers have managed to charge far more than thier US conterparts for the same services. Anyone up there know why?
Well, I'm not entirely sure, but I get the distinct feeling it has something to do with Soviet Russia.
I for one welcome our new musical overlords.
I seem to me that any program that takes over your computer when used, and opens up browsers and pop-up windows should be called a virus.
It's not a bug - it's a feature!
Very few people are "uncircumcized", which is a difficult bit of plastic surgery The word is "intact".
/. poll?
Yes, my mistake with the terminology.
I believe your assertion that "very few" people are circumcized may apply only to the US. Many people outside the US are "intact". There is no medical reason why the procedure is performed - anyone who bathes on a regular or even semi-regular basis has nothing to worry about in the genital hygene dept.
Perhaps this is a new
- Yes, I've been cut.
- No, I'm all there.
- I'm female you jackass.
- I have no genitals you insensitive clod!.
-
Ok maybe not.
All your choice are belong to us!
Windows is about choice - you can mix and match software and music player stuff. We believe you should have the same choice when it comes to music services.
Do not laugh at our choice. Microsoft is all many choices. We have so much choice it is silly. You must not listen to the apple! We will crush the infidels with all the choice that we are having!
Sincerely, Microsoft Information Minister
There is a great and long tradition of Trappist monastaries brewing beer. The Belgian trappist ales are some of the finest in existence. If you like your beer dark, rich and potent then there is nothing finer. The best known are the Chimay ales which are truly excellent, especially the chocolatey Trippel.
;-)
Agreed. The Trappist monastaries produce some truely tasty ales. They are unfortunately quite expensive (at least from what I've seen). $7.10 for a single 12 oz bottle.
While $42 for a six pack is quite high, it is at least going to a good cause. That's more than I can say about my $99 upgrade from Win 3.1 to Win95.
*ahem* it is the greek orthodox church, i believe that circumsized and baptizes.....not the catholics
*double ahem*, the greek orthodox church does not practice circumcision, and many (most?) greek orthodox males are uncircumcized. This is based only on circumstantial evidence.
Pun aside, it is the Jews who practice circumcision as a religious rite.
Great Job! A+
No, really!! Wait - don't mod me -1 Troll just yet.
The dimensions of this device make it smaller than a typical "blade" server, so you would have a much higher processor density than your typical rack full of blades. In addition, the Crusoe processor runs very cool and uses very little power, so you could probably fill a rack with these things and not require any extravagant cooling.
Just a thought.
In Soviet Russia we make computer better by largeness.
This n00b has obviously not yet mastered the art of the "In Soviet Russia" joke.
I am wondering what other ways are there to obtain a laptop replacement part?
;-)
Do what I do... when you need replacement parts, you can always get them off the store display models at best buy.
Also, my friend's porphyria is a really rare and strange disease which means she is akin to a vampire. She has the EP variety. Only approximately 300 more like her in the US.
Sounds like a wet dream for one of those goth kids.
Besides, it's all relative. If cost efficiency was the defining goal behind everything, we'd all be eating no-name brand macaroni and Ramen for food, riding bikes to the office, and wearing sweats and t-shirts...
I was just thinking "Now what kind of dumbass would do all that just to save a buck?" as I ate the last bit of my store brand macaroni while sitting here in sweatpants.
hah, you DON'T want to price electronic components at Radio Shack. They're so insanely expensive you might as well burn your money for light instead.
Hmmmm.... this sounds like a new business idea.
1. Burn money to produce light
2. ???
3. Profit!
I think I'm on to something here! Quick! Lets IPO!!
Also, the human eye can't detect a 120Hz flicker, the limit is around 48Hz.
I beg to differ. A 60hz flicker is highly irritating to my eyes. If someone's CRT monitor is set to 60hz, my eyes tear up and get red and sore after just a few minutes.
HP's blockbuster deal with Apple will have one exciting side effect. The company will be working with Apple to add support for Microsoft's superior Windows Media Audio
/. poll: What format do you keep the majority of your music in?
I'm not sure how "exciting" this is to the average slashdotter. It doesn't mean jack to me, considering all my music is in either MP3 or OGG.
I think that would make a good
- MP3
- WMA
- AAC
- OGG
- CowboyNeal just sings to me
Thoughts?
I think it's great news. I like that they're playing it cool too; seems like maybe they're positioning themselves to represent "levelheaded business people" who are making the move away from MS.
I agree. I think this is very important for Linux. If they played it up and ran humorous BSOD ads on TV proclaiming their switch, other "level headed business people" would probably group them with the zealots and wackos (us).
By treating this switch as "business as usual", it gives the distinct impression that desktop Linux isn't just for hobbyists and college students anymore.
Just my 2 cents.
Before even reading the comments for this story, I figured that browsing at "+5 Funny" would get me all the important stuff.
Bending pins on a CPU can only result from carelessness.
Right, because we all know no one has ever bent a pin. Because there are no careless computer users.
lack of pins sounds like a good benefit, particularly for mom-n-pop computer stores who accept returned cpu's from l33t h4xors who try and DIY.
It's patently obvious that, in the context of the Soviet Economy, Ivan Ivanovitch would not have been better off melting down his tractor because (a) he didn't have access to a smelter and (b) it wasn't his tractor, it belonged to the collective and (c) there was no internal private market for steel and (d) he would have been shot for economic sabotage.
... he Soviet Union produced some fairly decent cameras, some remarkably advanced military aircraft and helicopters (some of which I have been in and survived), some useful surface to air missiles, some working nuclear subs. ... It just forgot the living standards and human rights of its population, failed to deal with mundane issues like delivering food and clothes efficiently...
My tractor example was a hypothetical. I was not implying that soviet farmers spent their days melting tractors for money.
I was illustrating an example of the inefficiency of the soviet system - and some history of the "In Soviet Russia..." jokes.
You might also consider that in many ways Soviet Russia was not backward.
Right. Because building cameras, military aircraft, and nuclear subs takes presidence over essential elements of human life, namely food and clothes. And that isn't backwards. Sure....
Regarding those metal clips from hell, I've always wondered why Intel and AMD never followed the examples of Alpha, Sun, SGI, etc. machines. They usually have bolt on heatsinks that either bolt the CPU and heatsink together or sandwich the CPU between the mainboard and the heatsink. It takes care of the flat head screwdriver ruined mainboard, and there are no clips to break off the socket itself. I'm glad they are finally changing the way x86 sockets work.
Because some l33t h4x0r would over torque the nuts and damage the cpu, then try to return it to the store. On Alphas, it only about two ft/lbs of torque that you're supposed to tighten them
And yes, many Alphas DO have an annoying clip mechanism to hold the heatsink on. It is used in addition to the bolts, so that the full weight of the heatsink is not pulling the cpu out of the socket.