Sorry, I seriously doubt that, as any software written for Intel will probably work for AMD as well. Also, don't agree that all commercial software is evil, nor that binaries are evil.
I wonder if this version has the same problems as the other Jukebox models. There were many problems connecting to PC that used the nForce onboard USB 1.0 and Firewire ports.
A guy at work got his new laptop at Media markt the other day and had the worm almost straight away. I'm surprised that these PC shops can get away with sell unpatched PCs. I would have returned the PC as faulty merchandise.
One year ago I bought a Athelon XP 2600 based PC. At the time the chip itself cost 65 euros. I thought it was good value for a relatively speedy processor at the time. I just checked in the shop where I bought the PC (http://www.softworld.es/micro_amd/). It seems the 2600 is still the best value for price/performance - the cheapest Athelon 64 is 253.95 , three times as expensive and only 15% faster. So much for a years worth of technological adavancement.
Maybe they should get cut and paste working in the first place before they start developing some new technology. In Linux, copying and pasting images between applications doesn't work at all. On Windows it only half works (for instance Outlook can only paste uncompressed bitmaps)
I love./configure, make, make install, etc. and then the intellectual challenge of figuring out the library dependancies. Installing self-exectuting exe's way too easy.
Considering how quickly this recient technology based artical went off topic:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/05/22/142220 7&mode=thread&tid=103&tid=137&tid=216&tid= 99
they problably realised what slashdotters were really interested in and decided to just give them what they want;)
Umm, according to the artical time was the limiting factor. Beagle was added to the project very late and they did not have enough time to test the parachutes properly. So I presume that is what most likely caused the probe to fail.
"there are certainly large areas of the Windows API that we struggle to understand, and we could certainly use some help" Does anyone know which APIs he's talking about?
Not used WTL, but from my experience with ATL I found it very difficult to understand the template code when you need to debug and step into it. Also very difficult to extend the framework. Much prefer a proper oo toolkit. I think templates were designed for the purpose of making generic algorythms and containers and not to be used as an implementation trick wrap an API, anyhow.
I really know little about photoshop or the GIMP, but I found the GIMPs "intellegent scissors" feature much easier to use than the equiviliant in Photoshop. However, the GIMP doesn't seem to be able to copy and paste images between applications (at least on Linux). That's a big disadvantage from my point of view.
"Why the hell would anyone need to reinstall an entire OS every month?" There is a flaw built into Windows. Your user profile (NTUSER.DAT) explands continuously and eventually gets so big that it slows down the system (although it takes about a year before you can notice). Re-installing Windows initialises the file.
I agree, I wouldn't even attempt to run Windows with anything other that full adminstration rights, although Linux isn't perfect either when it comes to handling what needs administor rights to run. For instance, Firestarter needs you to login as root to run.
From the artical: "Linux, after all, can be very cheap: $100 per user if bought as part of Sun's package, for instance. It can even be downloaded for nothing from the internet." You might also consider looking in your local newsagent. I seen one PC magazine with a free a DVD including Suse. Well worth the 5 euros if it saves you 3 days of downloading effort.
After Plutonium gives off it's alpha partical it becomes radiactive Uranium which in turn gives off gamma rays. The alpha partical cannot make it through the casing, however it will be absorbed by the casing, in turn making the casing radioactive. So, yes a RTG is completely harmless, if you ignore the rest of the nuclear reactions involved. Also, consider that Plutonium is on of the most dirtiest and most expensive substance to make. Tonnes of nuclear waste are produced in the process to purify it from reactor cores.
If you look at the details of the desktop. It says at the start that it is a Pentium 4 533MHz FSB processor, for only $999, but then when you look at the bottom it says the base model is really a Celeron.
The origional was definately bigger than any mobile I have seen. I suppose you could just about cram it into your pocket, but the bluge wouldn't look too nice. How do you know that the new version is smaller? The artical doesn't give dimensions.
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Since when is Intel x86?
Sorry, I seriously doubt that, as any software written for Intel will probably work for AMD as well. Also, don't agree that all commercial software is evil, nor that binaries are evil.
Umm, the problem is that it doesn't go at all!
I wonder if this version has the same problems as the other Jukebox models. There were many problems connecting to PC that used the nForce onboard USB 1.0 and Firewire ports.
The Mitsubishi Pajero problably didn't sell to well in Spain... pajero means wanker in Spanish
A guy at work got his new laptop at Media markt the other day and had the worm almost straight away. I'm surprised that these PC shops can get away with sell unpatched PCs. I would have returned the PC as faulty merchandise.
One year ago I bought a Athelon XP 2600 based PC. At the time the chip itself cost 65 euros. I thought it was good value for a relatively speedy processor at the time. I just checked in the shop where I bought the PC (http://www.softworld.es/micro_amd/). It seems the 2600 is still the best value for price/performance - the cheapest Athelon 64 is 253.95 , three times as expensive and only 15% faster. So much for a years worth of technological adavancement.
Maybe they should get cut and paste working in the first place before they start developing some new technology. In Linux, copying and pasting images between applications doesn't work at all. On Windows it only half works (for instance Outlook can only paste uncompressed bitmaps)
I love ./configure, make, make install, etc. and then the intellectual challenge of figuring out the library dependancies. Installing self-exectuting exe's way too easy.
Considering how quickly this recient technology based artical went off topic:0 7&mode=thread&tid=103&tid=137&tid=216&tid= 99
;)
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/05/22/14222
they problably realised what slashdotters were really interested in and decided to just give them what they want
Umm, according to the artical time was the limiting factor. Beagle was added to the project very late and they did not have enough time to test the parachutes properly. So I presume that is what most likely caused the probe to fail.
Probably started by the same people who think you can hijack a 747 with a knitting needle.
"there are certainly large areas of the Windows API that we struggle to understand, and we could certainly use some help"
Does anyone know which APIs he's talking about?
Not used WTL, but from my experience with ATL I found it very difficult to understand the template code when you need to debug and step into it. Also very difficult to extend the framework. Much prefer a proper oo toolkit. I think templates were designed for the purpose of making generic algorythms and containers and not to be used as an implementation trick wrap an API, anyhow.
If I were to switch to Bitkeeper it would be more like 100x, mainly due to the fact that we use PVCS Dimensions at work :(
Have they tried looking behind the cushions of the sofa?
I really know little about photoshop or the GIMP, but I found the GIMPs "intellegent scissors" feature much easier to use than the equiviliant in Photoshop. However, the GIMP doesn't seem to be able to copy and paste images between applications (at least on Linux). That's a big disadvantage from my point of view.
"Why the hell would anyone need to reinstall an entire OS every month?"
There is a flaw built into Windows. Your user profile (NTUSER.DAT) explands continuously and eventually gets so big that it slows down the system (although it takes about a year before you can notice). Re-installing Windows initialises the file.
Your puny "lasers" won't even get past our navigation shields!
I agree, I wouldn't even attempt to run Windows with anything other that full adminstration rights,
although Linux isn't perfect either when it comes to handling what needs administor rights to run. For instance, Firestarter needs you to login as root to run.
From the artical:
"Linux, after all, can be very cheap: $100 per user if bought as part of Sun's package, for instance. It can even be downloaded for nothing from the internet."
You might also consider looking in your local newsagent. I seen one PC magazine with a free a DVD including Suse. Well worth the 5 euros if it saves you 3 days of downloading effort.
After Plutonium gives off it's alpha partical it becomes radiactive Uranium which in turn gives off gamma rays. The alpha partical cannot make it through the casing, however it will be absorbed by the casing, in turn making the casing radioactive. So, yes a RTG is completely harmless, if you ignore the rest of the nuclear reactions involved.
Also, consider that Plutonium is on of the most dirtiest and most expensive substance to make. Tonnes of nuclear waste are produced in the process to purify it from reactor cores.
If you look at the details of the desktop. It says at the start that it is a Pentium 4 533MHz FSB processor, for only $999, but then when you look at the bottom it says the base model is really a Celeron.
wait, now I looked at nokia's home page, they show a picture compairing the two N-gages, and your right it's much smaller.
The origional was definately bigger than any mobile I have seen. I suppose you could just about cram it into your pocket, but the bluge wouldn't look too nice.
How do you know that the new version is smaller? The artical doesn't give dimensions.