A lot of the time the Slashdot effect isn't due to bandwidth being exceeded, but rather due to the database server being overloaded on database-driven sites. These sites couldn't be served this way anyways, as they have dynamic content that could be different for different users.
When they came out, they definitely had the best MIPS/Watt for x86-compatible chips. I bought a Crusoe-powered laptop back in 2002 (Fujitsu P-series). It routinely got over 10 hours of battery life with the screen at full brightness and over 20 with the screen closed listening to MP3's. With the original batteries, it still gets 6-7 hours with the screen, and 15ish with it closed. It also doesn't get uncomfortably hot, and also has builtin wifi drawing power.
I've never seen an Intel-powered laptop that could come close to that. Granted, it is a dog (and was even then), but a similar Intel-powered notebook draws more power. If you were to scale-back Intel's current offerings to match the speed of my laptop, they'd probably beat it in MIPS/Watt. However, at the time there was nothing comparable.
If nothing else, Transmeta will have prodded Intel and AMD to make more power-efficient chips.
If you believe teachers - even good, concientious ones - really delve into your work at more than an utterly superficial level, you are mistaken.
If that is your view, then you should have gone to/should go to a different school. I routinely have profs that not only give meaningful feedback, but really delve into my work - sometimes too much for my liking, considering the little amount of time that I spend on some of them.
Same thing for an electrician - though not as frequently utilized as IT, you can't run a business without one (usually contracted out, of course). I think you're misunderstanding the usage (or maybe I am) of the term "support organization." My understanding is that it means that a lot of the business depends on it, but it doesn't itself generate any income.
Better yet - put air filters in front of all of the intake fans. I got a large sheet of cut-to-fit air filters at Home Depot for $5. I've made around ten filters so far from it. If your intake fan is in the front of the case, there's usually room under the front panel for a filter (well, it's not usually designed for one, but a bit of tape holds one in quite well).
Linux is just a kernel. A more accurate comparison is Linux distributions vs. Windows. Bugs are discovered all the time in application software that is bundled with many distributions. The difference, however, is that if there's a bug in a Linux app, you can uninstall/disable it until it is fixed, while many of the apps shipped with Windows can't be easily removed.
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Maybe for your mid-sized projects you appreciate the flexibility, but corporations with many developers sharing projects benifit hugely from there being one correct way to do things.
That includes keeping your spectrum off other peoples land (interstates) unless there is an agreement between states.
How would that work for long-distance transmissions? For instance, I can get Philadelphia's 1210 AM station in western Michigan, and I've heard of people being able to get it as far away as Iowa. How would that be regulated? Would the station have to get a license for every state they could possibly cover, or would all of those states have to sign agreements?
I have a Treo 600. pTunes, which costs $30, has a plugin for Vorbis decoding. The Treo also works with Linux, both for syncing and for using as a modem.
but my problem with Java is that for servers, we typically use small units of software that execute, do their jobs, and terminate
Java isn't the Holy Grail[tm]. For that sort of thing, you're better off using Perl, or maybe even C/C++. No one said that you had to use the same tool for every application.
No, they won't use their own. They'll use zombies. Thank you for encouraging them.
Very few mail servers (especially those run by people with enough competence to set up SPF) will be zombieable. The only domains that a spammer would be able to effectively get around SPF with are those that are stupid enough to put entire blocks of client machines in their SPF records.
Like another poster pointer out, using that model, how much do tellers cost? They don't charge any fees, therefore they make no income. How about buildings? No one pays a fee to enter the bank branch.
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A lot of the time the Slashdot effect isn't due to bandwidth being exceeded, but rather due to the database server being overloaded on database-driven sites. These sites couldn't be served this way anyways, as they have dynamic content that could be different for different users.
I used to have one of these as well. I always thought that it worked by displaying a pattern of lines on the screen, which the device then picked up.
I didn't say that they are competitive on MIPS/Watt now, but they definitely were back in 2002.
Proud P-2046 owner here. I know of one other person with a P at my school (Calvin College, 4500 people).
As a P-2046 owner, I definitely agree with you. I get a DVD/CDRW instead of a touchscreen, though.
When they came out, they definitely had the best MIPS/Watt for x86-compatible chips. I bought a Crusoe-powered laptop back in 2002 (Fujitsu P-series). It routinely got over 10 hours of battery life with the screen at full brightness and over 20 with the screen closed listening to MP3's. With the original batteries, it still gets 6-7 hours with the screen, and 15ish with it closed. It also doesn't get uncomfortably hot, and also has builtin wifi drawing power.
I've never seen an Intel-powered laptop that could come close to that. Granted, it is a dog (and was even then), but a similar Intel-powered notebook draws more power. If you were to scale-back Intel's current offerings to match the speed of my laptop, they'd probably beat it in MIPS/Watt. However, at the time there was nothing comparable.
If nothing else, Transmeta will have prodded Intel and AMD to make more power-efficient chips.
What about Firefox? With the Qute theme, it's pretty damn hard to tell that it's not a native app.
Firefox is a native app.
If you believe teachers - even good, concientious ones - really delve into your work at more than an utterly superficial level, you are mistaken.
If that is your view, then you should have gone to/should go to a different school. I routinely have profs that not only give meaningful feedback, but really delve into my work - sometimes too much for my liking, considering the little amount of time that I spend on some of them.
If you click on the "buy now" link, you see that those are actually $90. They provide a $50 warranty, though for what I'm not sure.
Why would you buy a license unless you need support, which you wouldn't get with Postgres unless you payed as well?
Same thing for an electrician - though not as frequently utilized as IT, you can't run a business without one (usually contracted out, of course). I think you're misunderstanding the usage (or maybe I am) of the term "support organization." My understanding is that it means that a lot of the business depends on it, but it doesn't itself generate any income.
Better yet - put air filters in front of all of the intake fans. I got a large sheet of cut-to-fit air filters at Home Depot for $5. I've made around ten filters so far from it. If your intake fan is in the front of the case, there's usually room under the front panel for a filter (well, it's not usually designed for one, but a bit of tape holds one in quite well).
Abolish the FCC [aynrand.org]
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Circumcision must be outlawed [mgmbill.org]
Quite the juxtoposition there - first, you're linking to aynrand.org, then you're linking to a site advocating outlawing circumcision.
Linux is just a kernel. A more accurate comparison is Linux distributions vs. Windows. Bugs are discovered all the time in application software that is bundled with many distributions. The difference, however, is that if there's a bug in a Linux app, you can uninstall/disable it until it is fixed, while many of the apps shipped with Windows can't be easily removed.
Are your hemmeroids flaring up again?
Maybe for your mid-sized projects you appreciate the flexibility, but corporations with many developers sharing projects benifit hugely from there being one correct way to do things.
That includes keeping your spectrum off other peoples land (interstates) unless there is an agreement between states.
How would that work for long-distance transmissions? For instance, I can get Philadelphia's 1210 AM station in western Michigan, and I've heard of people being able to get it as far away as Iowa. How would that be regulated? Would the station have to get a license for every state they could possibly cover, or would all of those states have to sign agreements?
Lots of times your parents' homeowner's policy will cover your stuff - have them check that out first.
I have a Treo 600. pTunes, which costs $30, has a plugin for Vorbis decoding. The Treo also works with Linux, both for syncing and for using as a modem.
They sell a non-camera version for users such as yourself.
Backup mediums should always be removable, random access devices with more capacity than the primary storage.
SATA hard drives are hot-swappable. Removable caddies for them cost around $50.
but my problem with Java is that for servers, we typically use small units of software that execute, do their jobs, and terminate
Java isn't the Holy Grail[tm]. For that sort of thing, you're better off using Perl, or maybe even C/C++. No one said that you had to use the same tool for every application.
No, they won't use their own. They'll use zombies. Thank you for encouraging them.
Very few mail servers (especially those run by people with enough competence to set up SPF) will be zombieable. The only domains that a spammer would be able to effectively get around SPF with are those that are stupid enough to put entire blocks of client machines in their SPF records.
Like another poster pointer out, using that model, how much do tellers cost? They don't charge any fees, therefore they make no income. How about buildings? No one pays a fee to enter the bank branch.
3 cheers for C++ and portability and reliable behaviour. Now if only there was a good sockets library..
Java?