Ah as an engineer you are attempting to overengineer the problem. Let the commercial producers keep the current parameters of the commercials and regulate networks to uniformly change the volume of commercials by 30% down. Problem solved.
Windows Server 2008 R2 (aka Windows 7) has been optimized to run more efficiently on modern CPU architectures. Minimizing resource contention and maximizing concurrency reduces overall system latency and increases server performance. In the case of resource locks, several strategies exist including lock elimination, resource partitioning, or even designing faster lock scenarios. One such significant improvement is the removal of the kernel dispatcher lock.
So in short the lock is being removed only now in Windows 7 and it did exist in all older versions up to Vista.
What the hell do you do with an unpatched box from 2003?
In my case: running the same software, that I was running in 2003. Nothing added, nothing removed (apart of Firefox upgrades). The only piece of MS software used there (apart from the OS) is MS Visual Studio and MSDN. No browsing with IE, no Outlook, no crapware, no antivirus just a handful of useful apps. The system is behind good firewall and NAT. Among 15 processes you spot a new one rather quickly. The usual "how do you know if you are virus free without an antivirus?" is answered by "checking the network activity on the firewall".
As far as I can tell, it is more stable then most systems you can meet today. And it serves the purpose very well. It all comes down to your needs and skills.
Once this working, how soon will we see one of the processors start growing human cells? Seriously, it seems like Germany and other countries (including America) have a fetish these days for cannibalism.
You think about growing human muscles in relation to cannibalism? I think about curing muscular dystrophy. Now that would be revolutionary.
I'd really like to see a bar graph with two values on it, one for the amount of IP theft perpetrated by US-based companies, and one for IP theft perpetrated by Chinese firms
I'm sure you can change all of those. Dig around in the personalize or appearance dialogues
It is also hidden pretty well;-). Right click on desktop->Personalize->Window Color->in the combo Item select value Border Padding and change it to 0. That was the short way. You can also go Windows Orb->Control Panel->Appearance and Personalization->Personalization->Window Color->Item->Border Padding. Right there just a few^H^H^H^H too many clicks away.
But seriously what is wrong with having a registry?
You can't do this in registry:
... #X11Forwarding - Specifies whether X11 forwarding is permitted. Default is "no" #rastos: changed to "yes" because boss B asked for it in e-mail sent on 7th of Oct 2009 #rastos: with Subject "I'll throw some more chairs if this does not work tonight!" X11Forwarding yes ...
So first you mention how Germany and Britain even have questionable positions on internet freedom, and then you suggest that "other advanced democratic countries can balance out totalitarian undemocratic countries"?
You assume that by combining the position of Germany and Britain we get banned hate speech with high surveillance. However there is also the option of combining the positive policies of both countries and not only the negatives. US has a questionable policy regarding SW patents while Germany and Britain do not.
Australia is introducing filters too as most/.ers know.
Yes, it is. Germany bans hate speech and Britain has surveillance. What I'm saying is that for each flaw that US points out in other countries I can point out a flaw in US. They are a topic on/. almost every week. Picking countries such as China, Cuba and Libya is unbalanced, just like leaving the power in hands of US is unbalanced. Moving the control to international platform where also other advanced democratic countries can balance out totalitarian undemocratic countries is a step in the right direction.
They're not "stepping in", they're making a position statement on the matter.
So if the jury members have iPhones and access google it is a problem. But government making a statement on case in progress is fine? I agree with geonik's post - in Europe it would be inconceivable.
2. Windows can run on most hardware. It can run most applications. This means it's cheaper to deploy than Apple solutions, and you can actually do something once the OS is installed.
Uh... WHAT? What kind of applications come with windows OS? Some office software, games or development tools? All I can see on the Win7 RC is IE, WMP and a few games on level of Solitare. Did I miss something? Do you have any ide what comes with other operating systems?
Voice recognition and speech to text is now at a level
I'm so eager to dictate "
for (i=0;str[i];i++) {
" to the IDE with voice recognition. Or imagine filling a form. Or dictating a formula into spreadsheet. Do you know someone actually using voice dialing on a handy?
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Ah as an engineer you are attempting to overengineer the problem. Let the commercial producers keep the current parameters of the commercials and regulate networks to uniformly change the volume of commercials by 30% down. Problem solved.
That's why we came up with NIH syndrome ;-)
Excuse me, English is not my first language. How can you become aggressive towards someone by pulling away from him?
So in short the lock is being removed only now in Windows 7 and it did exist in all older versions up to Vista.
In my case: running the same software, that I was running in 2003. Nothing added, nothing removed (apart of Firefox upgrades). The only piece of MS software used there (apart from the OS) is MS Visual Studio and MSDN. No browsing with IE, no Outlook, no crapware, no antivirus just a handful of useful apps. The system is behind good firewall and NAT. Among 15 processes you spot a new one rather quickly. The usual "how do you know if you are virus free without an antivirus?" is answered by "checking the network activity on the firewall".
As far as I can tell, it is more stable then most systems you can meet today. And it serves the purpose very well. It all comes down to your needs and skills.
They're meat all the way through.
You think about growing human muscles in relation to cannibalism? I think about curing muscular dystrophy. Now that would be revolutionary.
This "vica versa"-thing is broken an does not work. Or so have I've heard.
Ask and you shall receive. ;-)
Am I'm the only one that misread "foraging" as "fraging" ?
Shit. My wife comes from future!
Me neither. I just demonstrated how bloat comes to Linux.
It certainly became bloated when KDE 4.3.2 comes with Akonadi that requires 100MB of disk space to hold an empty adressbook and a to-do list. You can turn it off, but it comes back when some app asks for it. In 90% of cases the functionality can be replaced with:
It is also hidden pretty well ;-). Right click on desktop->Personalize->Window Color->in the combo Item select value Border Padding and change it to 0. That was the short way. You can also go Windows Orb->Control Panel->Appearance and Personalization->Personalization->Window Color->Item->Border Padding. Right there just a few^H^H^H^H too many clicks away.
How difficult will be getting the passport for spammers? And how about dissidents?
You can't do this in registry:
You assume that by combining the position of Germany and Britain we get banned hate speech with high surveillance. However there is also the option of combining the positive policies of both countries and not only the negatives. US has a questionable policy regarding SW patents while Germany and Britain do not.
Yes, it is. Germany bans hate speech and Britain has surveillance. What I'm saying is that for each flaw that US points out in other countries I can point out a flaw in US. They are a topic on /. almost every week. Picking countries such as China, Cuba and Libya is unbalanced, just like leaving the power in hands of US is unbalanced. Moving the control to international platform where also other advanced democratic countries can balance out totalitarian undemocratic countries is a step in the right direction.
You forgot to list Spain, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, ... . Why?
Right. That's why military vehicles are painted with bright reflexive orange. Not.
It is just that the obscurity shouldn't be the only protection you have.
So if the jury members have iPhones and access google it is a problem. But government making a statement on case in progress is fine? I agree with geonik's post - in Europe it would be inconceivable.
Isn't the judiciary branch supposed to be independent of executive?
Uh ... WHAT? What kind of applications come with windows OS? Some office software, games or development tools? All I can see on the Win7 RC is IE, WMP and a few games on level of Solitare. Did I miss something? Do you have any ide what comes with other operating systems?
I'm so eager to dictate " for (i=0;str[i];i++) { " to the IDE with voice recognition. Or imagine filling a form. Or dictating a formula into spreadsheet. Do you know someone actually using voice dialing on a handy?
In fact, they fear long and helpless suffering that precedes it.