Any true asm programmer should be appalled with any instruction set that doesn't let you do a logical/arithmetic operation and a memory move in a single instruction.
The whole justification of RISC was that a C compiler could easily produce good code, not that asm programmers would like it.
Not really. It certainly did have some nice graphics stuff built in, but I can clearly remember Intel marketing it as "A Supercomputer On a Chip". Intel also made a series of boxes called the ISPC 860 supercomputer containing arrays of i860's and sold it as, guess what, a supercomputer.
As primarily an assembly language programmer, I'm not that fond of RISC processors, but looking at the i860, it seems quite nice compared to a MIPS or ARM.
I also on a side note the writter of this story doesn't really under stand the meaning of censorship. Only a government can censor a person, a private company does not have this ability.
Very true. A better analogy, though still flawed, would be a store removing alegedly stolen property from it's shelves. Censorship has nothing to do with copyright violation.
The US is required to enforce the treaties. It would be virtually impossible to rely on international courts to silence a treaty violating transmitter in the US without the help of the government. The courts/judiciary are not well equiped or willing to handle it
The frequencies under 30Mhz can be heard and can interfere beyond country boundaries. These frequencies are coordinated by international treaties. A fine way for the United States (of which I am a citizen) to find yet another way to piss off the rest of the world would be to ignore the enforcement of these treaties by disbanding the FCC.
To support the snotty little yuppie puppies at Mercer Island High or the FM media pigs?
Having grown up in a rural Washington town, I can honestly say that I don't have much sympathy for the yup pups. OTOH, they were there first and we're talking about giving pig media a win. I guess I'd go with the pups.
Except that we have no basis but your word to take your statement on, so you're not right until you can show it in some way.
Of course you're right.
But how would you know whether I was giving accurate information or just the half-thought-through ancdotal silliness that gets modded up as insightful or informative.
Oh wait, that's how the game is played here on/. so I'd better just shut up and play along...
The inverse square law only applies to a point source. The gain antennas on a cell site at the very least, shape the field into an expanding pancake shape rather than a sphere.
There's one glaring flaw in your logic though: you didn't have to buy the game.
Of course I didn't have too. But I did because of the franchise. That's the whole point. If they want to be proactive about the quality of the franchise, they should do it before they damage it and screw consumers with shitty games. The trouble is that the pigs want it both ways. They want to throw everything out and see what sticks to the wall and screw everything else.
I do understand where you're coming from with the capitalism thing. I just don't see that shipping shoddy games then whipping the developer is the ideal long-term business model, even in a capitalist environment.
You are absolutely right. They do not have an obligation to payback the consumer. But what bugs me is that it's the consumer that gets ripped. If the game was so bad that it damaged their franchise, shouldn't they test market it before they let it go out the door and have consumers waste $250 million buying it? You see, the pigs shouldn't be able to have it both ways. If they want a quality game, it's their responsiblility to make sure it's quality before it ships.
I maintain that if their franchise was damaged, consumers got screwed. Plain and simple.
That the writing of open-source software in general has already made a significant contribution to public health. Because of their committment to coding open-source software, countless young geeks have avoided the temptations of premarital sex thus slowing the spread of venereal disease.
Of the credit card companies. They don't give a rat's ass about credit card fraud. Why? Because they don't loose money on it. They chargeback the merchant that accepts the stolen card.
That's the way the system works. I know firsthand. Every merchant that does non face-to-face transactions will eventually get bit and when it happens, all the credit card company cares about is getting their money back from the merchant. They are not interested in fraud investigation. Why should they? That costs money. It's much easier to make the merchant cover the costs. He has to in order to keep his account.
It's a terribly broke system, but the people with the gold make the rules. Sorry I sound so bitter, but I learned a $1700 lesson on this one...
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Such is the problem with living in a modern convenience society that doesn't consider how the individual actions of a large base of people can have catastrophic consequences
Look up the proper definition of catastrophic and quote me one good and accurate example.
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I can't believe that there's nothing on Pohl Anderson, Ringworld or Kzinti. This is the best escape SiFi ever written. It must be fixed.
My subconscious desire to get out of the computer field as a career must be surfacing
Either that or a very tragic example of caffeine deprivation.
SCO charges $1,149 for a dual license. Check their website, Darl.
Now I'll have to pay SCO $1,149 instead of $699.
Yeah, right
Any true asm programmer should be appalled with any instruction set that doesn't let you do a logical/arithmetic operation and a memory move in a single instruction.
The whole justification of RISC was that a C compiler could easily produce good code, not that asm programmers would like it.
Actually, the i860 was a graphics chip.
Not really. It certainly did have some nice graphics stuff built in, but I can clearly remember Intel marketing it as "A Supercomputer On a Chip". Intel also made a series of boxes called the ISPC 860 supercomputer containing arrays of i860's and sold it as, guess what, a supercomputer.
As primarily an assembly language programmer, I'm not that fond of RISC processors, but looking at the i860, it seems quite nice compared to a MIPS or ARM.
I bet he'd also be pleased to have a 3-way circle-jerk with Chris and and Darl.
I also on a side note the writter of this story doesn't really under stand the meaning of censorship. Only a government can censor a person, a private company does not have this ability.
Very true. A better analogy, though still flawed, would be a store removing alegedly stolen property from it's shelves. Censorship has nothing to do with copyright violation.
To send you a citation for expired tags.
It could also be used to find out whether or not someone committed perjory when they filled out a certificate of non-use.
The US is required to enforce the treaties. It would be virtually impossible to rely on international courts to silence a treaty violating transmitter in the US without the help of the government. The courts/judiciary are not well equiped or willing to handle it
The frequencies under 30Mhz can be heard and can interfere beyond country boundaries. These frequencies are coordinated by international treaties. A fine way for the United States (of which I am a citizen) to find yet another way to piss off the rest of the world would be to ignore the enforcement of these treaties by disbanding the FCC.
To support the snotty little yuppie puppies at Mercer Island High or the FM media pigs?
Having grown up in a rural Washington town, I can honestly say that I don't have much sympathy for the yup pups. OTOH, they were there first and we're talking about giving pig media a win. I guess I'd go with the pups.
The parent post would actually be informative if he had said CE tags.
Part of the CE cert proceedure is testing RF immunity, something that isn't required by the FCC.
Except that we have no basis but your word to take your statement on, so you're not right until you can show it in some way.
/. so I'd better just shut up and play along...
Of course you're right.
But how would you know whether I was giving accurate information or just the half-thought-through ancdotal silliness that gets modded up as insightful or informative.
Oh wait, that's how the game is played here on
Good catch. I felt something else was wrong but couldn't get past the point source issue.
A minor nit.
The inverse square law only applies to a point source. The gain antennas on a cell site at the very least, shape the field into an expanding pancake shape rather than a sphere.
That said, it's still not an issue.
Except that I'd be right and you'd be wrong.
Those IMSAI's felt like they were burning coal, what with the red-hot LM7805 regulators glowing on the sides of the board.
You could tell the time-in-service of a memory board by how dark the printed circuit board material had become around the regulator.
The good old days....
No and no. Absolutely not an issue.
There's one glaring flaw in your logic though: you didn't have to buy the game.
Of course I didn't have too. But I did because of the franchise. That's the whole point. If they want to be proactive about the quality of the franchise, they should do it before they damage it and screw consumers with shitty games. The trouble is that the pigs want it both ways. They want to throw everything out and see what sticks to the wall and screw everything else.
I do understand where you're coming from with the capitalism thing. I just don't see that shipping shoddy games then whipping the developer is the ideal long-term business model, even in a capitalist environment.
You are absolutely right. They do not have an obligation to payback the consumer. But what bugs me is that it's the consumer that gets ripped. If the game was so bad that it damaged their franchise, shouldn't they test market it before they let it go out the door and have consumers waste $250 million buying it? You see, the pigs shouldn't be able to have it both ways. If they want a quality game, it's their responsiblility to make sure it's quality before it ships.
I maintain that if their franchise was damaged, consumers got screwed. Plain and simple.
"An escalating royalty rate kicks in to help compensate us for the brand damage...
How about compensating the ripped-off consumer that paid 49 fsking bucks for the lame game in the first place.
Oh, and I see you also sell CD's. How about compensating the ripped-off consumer that paid 16 fsking bucks for the lame album that had one good cut.
Do I sound angry? Do I sound ripped-off? Better pull your head out of your ass, mr record/game company executive before it's too late.
That the writing of open-source software in general has already made a significant contribution to public health. Because of their committment to coding open-source software, countless young geeks have avoided the temptations of premarital sex thus slowing the spread of venereal disease.
Of the credit card companies. They don't give a rat's ass about credit card fraud. Why? Because they don't loose money on it. They chargeback the merchant that accepts the stolen card.
That's the way the system works. I know firsthand. Every merchant that does non face-to-face transactions will eventually get bit and when it happens, all the credit card company cares about is getting their money back from the merchant. They are not interested in fraud investigation. Why should they? That costs money. It's much easier to make the merchant cover the costs. He has to in order to keep his account.
It's a terribly broke system, but the people with the gold make the rules. Sorry I sound so bitter, but I learned a $1700 lesson on this one...
Such is the problem with living in a modern convenience society that doesn't consider how the individual actions of a large base of people can have catastrophic consequences
Look up the proper definition of catastrophic and quote me one good and accurate example.