True, but in that case, the users would notice a decline in their computing experience, versus a potential (and very real) increase by centralising resources. Take another example: When you reboot a stand alone client, very rarely is the program image for say, the word processor, already in ram. Thus, when the user starts the program, he or she has to wait for the program to be loaded into RAM. Compare this to a centralised system, where another user has likely used the word processor recently, and so the program is already loaded in RAM -- making the launch take a fraction of the time for the second user. This has everything to do with making the user experience better, not worse.
On the other hand, it would waste resources. By consolidating your RAM in the server, copies of the same program could reference the same pages in memory -- a very significant savings, if you have a smart OS and your users typically run the same applications. Plus, because user activity tends to be bursting (i.e. the CPU and hard-drive sit idle most of the time), money could be saved by equiping the clients with less capable hardware, and/or performance could be beefed up for those bursts by having a high speed/capacity server (imagine having several timse the processing power of your client machine at your disposal). Granted, this latter benefit is reduced when your users run long-running, intensive tasks.
I'd make it opaque to keep my arch nemisis, the Evil Yellow Face from entering my underground command center... though my mom alredy complains the basement is too dark.
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You need a forced ventilation system in space, as microgravity and a confined space doesn't create enough of a gradiant to properly mix and balance the various gases in the air (like oxygen). So yes, they have fans.
Not quite. It's very likely a good jump or powerful stride would send you flying off into space, as a moon of that size would likely have a very low gravity.
Actually, at my shop, the first thing we do now if there is spyware/viruses is remove the drive, and slap it into an external drive bay, and run the necessary scans to kill all the naughty files. Then replace the drive, do a regular boot, clean the registry, and done. This method eliminates all those nasties that like to hang around after reboot the easy way (it's also quite a bit quicker if the client machine is slower than the tech machine).
Silly person, you're supposed to layer them! That way you can get as much wattage as you need without using up more square footage! Sigh, nullwits these days...
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True, but in that case, the users would notice a decline in their computing experience, versus a potential (and very real) increase by centralising resources. Take another example: When you reboot a stand alone client, very rarely is the program image for say, the word processor, already in ram. Thus, when the user starts the program, he or she has to wait for the program to be loaded into RAM. Compare this to a centralised system, where another user has likely used the word processor recently, and so the program is already loaded in RAM -- making the launch take a fraction of the time for the second user. This has everything to do with making the user experience better, not worse.
No, he's not jaundice... he passed out and someone doodle on him with a felt marker.
On the other hand, it would waste resources. By consolidating your RAM in the server, copies of the same program could reference the same pages in memory -- a very significant savings, if you have a smart OS and your users typically run the same applications. Plus, because user activity tends to be bursting (i.e. the CPU and hard-drive sit idle most of the time), money could be saved by equiping the clients with less capable hardware, and/or performance could be beefed up for those bursts by having a high speed/capacity server (imagine having several timse the processing power of your client machine at your disposal). Granted, this latter benefit is reduced when your users run long-running, intensive tasks.
I'd make it opaque to keep my arch nemisis, the Evil Yellow Face from entering my underground command center... though my mom alredy complains the basement is too dark.
It's stuff that matters, you insensitive clod!
Oh man that was smoooooth!
No need to burn any karma there... that was hilarious ;)
That's kompile, you worthless petaQ!
You need a forced ventilation system in space, as microgravity and a confined space doesn't create enough of a gradiant to properly mix and balance the various gases in the air (like oxygen). So yes, they have fans.
I prefer my roaches not to fly, thanks :D
Hehe... but I thought the highest karma you could get on Slashdot was 50.
Lol... your humour is one of the reasons why you remain on my friend's list ;)
Dude! I cracked it! I can read your post in plain text! *feels 'leet*
Not quite. It's very likely a good jump or powerful stride would send you flying off into space, as a moon of that size would likely have a very low gravity.
Actually, at my shop, the first thing we do now if there is spyware/viruses is remove the drive, and slap it into an external drive bay, and run the necessary scans to kill all the naughty files. Then replace the drive, do a regular boot, clean the registry, and done. This method eliminates all those nasties that like to hang around after reboot the easy way (it's also quite a bit quicker if the client machine is slower than the tech machine).
Yeah, but all the naughty tentacles will look like Bill's tongue.
Of course it's a piece of shit system... it's windows, after all :D
Actually, such an edition would be great for a point of sale system.
If you're looking for thin clients at the library, I'd suggest keeping lending lots of books on diet and exercise.
I've used Sun workstations a lot, but they sure felt sluggish. I guess they really could use a little more Power. Heh.
I imagine the Perseids are pretty darned smelly. Imagine the stink from only showering once per year!
Yeah, but would it run Linux?
Of course the amateur rocket failed -- they're not professional rocket scientists after all ;)
lmao... that is evily funny!!!
Silly person, you're supposed to layer them! That way you can get as much wattage as you need without using up more square footage! Sigh, nullwits these days...