Amen to that! I spent countless hours hunting (and being hunted by) Thargoids;)
By the way, those who loved Elite should check out X3: Reunion. It's close to what Elite would've been in this day and age. Sure, there's hope for Elite 4 yet... a little more than DNF (though that may just be the optimistic view of an Elite fan talking:P )
Or just watch the Spider-Man (2002) In one of the scenes, when Parker is trying slinging between buildings for the first time, he does indeed crash into a wall. After that, he always avoids crashing by shooting his web at a building on the other side of the street, or even using two webs to begin with.
It's more interesting to think about what happens to the webs after he's done with them. It seems he just leaves them around the city, clinging on buildings or wherever he used them. And this is a large amount of silk; it's not like it just decays on its own - someone must collect it and get rid of it.. or recycle it for some use. The city's sanitation workers would protest and more than likely webbing would be prohibited inside the city (or Spider-Man would be banned). On the other hand, if I were Spider-Man, I might've tried to strike a deal with some [textile?] company, letting them use the silk under the condition that they would clean it all up. Talk about authentic Spider-Man-wear!
OP poses wrong question. Virtual Memory is built into the OS and cannot be turned off. What OP means is Paging or Swap File (i.e. simulating memory using HD space). The rest of this reply will ignore this difference.
Very simply, if you use windows and use it heavily (run some intensive tasks or need performance), turning off the page file will give you a nice performance boost.. or rather will not take away from performance. I have 1GiB of physical memory on my laptop, and reaching the limit in Windows when my paging file was off, posed a challenge (in other words, it worked perfectly well without it) This is because Windows attempts to use the paging file whenever it can (proactive), unlike Linux, which uses it only when there's no other way (reactive). Depending on the applications you're running, one of the approaches will be better than the other, though from what I've seen, I don't like what Windows does... Caveat Lector: this might be because I wasn't seeing the slowdowns which might've been caused by reactive approach. I've still yet to formulate an opinion on it - but so far it looks very reasonable.
If using Linux, keep the swap partition and forget about it. In Windows, the best way to figure out if you need your page file is to load up as many apps as you normally load, maybe a few more - and check the memory usage (don't trust "VM usage" in windows task manager, it doesn't show you what you think it shows you!). If the usage is lower than your physical ram by a [few] hundred MiBs, turn off the page file and don't look back. If it's closer, set the page file to a small size, usually no more than 512MiB. If you set the file, make its size static, so that Windows doesn't try to adjust it all the time (it's too stupid to understand that you want to keep it as small as possible)
Interesting to note that the paging file is not used for hibernation, even though you'd think it were almost tailor-made for that purpose. I've heard that early betas of Windows 2000 woke up from hibernation in a few seconds - I bet they were using the paging file for hibernation then... but I digress
IMHO, all none of the possible reasons discussed here hold any ground. The truth is, Google has so much money, they can do anything they want. The real reason for them not entering the music market is extremely dumb - Larry or Sergey (I forget which, maybe both) hate it when people listen to music while they work. That's the ONLY reason whey they haven't done anything in the music market.
Good idea on the shelves, but I wouldn't recommend stationary ones
Instead, the items you need are: 1) Mobile rack (as tall as would fit in your new room) 2) Shelves for the said rack 3) Tetris skills;)
Simply place the desktop-sized servers on the shelves at the top of the rack and the UPSes at the bottom, and use the middle for hot-pluggable stuff. You might even be able to place a few actual rackmount cases before you run out of space There are some 1U racks that act as a combo KVM/keyboard/monitor - very compact and useful (albeit not very cheap)
I'm not really sure why you need a desk and an ergonomic chair in the server room, as 95% of network administration and maintenance is nowadays done remotely...
right now is one of few times when CDs bring almost same return on investment as mutual funds - plus, CDs are guaranteed. so, unless you want to play with stocks (VERY time-consuming), go buy a CD. Schwab has some good rates (it lets you buy CDs from many banks), highly recommend it
P.S. I agree with the post that says don't ask/. Go talk to a professional:)
sorry in advance for nagging but please refrain from naming your URLs undescriptive names such as "here" or "click". There are 2 problems with naming a link "here": those who use a link summary program won't know what the link is about unless they read the post - which completely defeats point of using the link summary program. Obviously, they get frustarated as hell. Second problem is that search engines (yes i mean google:P ) use the link title to categorize it. If you name the link properly, the search engine will index it properly and someone looking for information will find it. If people kept naming this link "here", the page would need 10 times as many links pointing to it to get indexed. In this post, a perfect way to name that link would be "info about liquid cooling".
i'd just attach the magnet to my fingertip with some sort of adhesive - superglue, even I'll still feel all the vibrations, plus the magnet would be removable and there wouldn't be worry about infection & so on...
advanced version - light gloves (latex?) with small embedded magnets maybe not 100% effective, but much safer:P
forget horseless carriages because they need work done on them every few thousand miles forget steel bridges, because they need maintenance every few months forget voice recognition, because it's too complicated
i remember reading a story (sci-fi) which was talking about creating shields and using them for spaceships. in it, the best mathematicians on earth worked out that a longest-lasting shield would have a lifespan of 1 second, since it takes eponentially higher amounts of energy to maintain with time - and thus that no shield would ever be useful. meanwhile, some engineer thought of flickering the shield on and off like a flourescent light - and built a spaceship with a shield. moral of this story - never underestimate ingenuity. (yes, stupidity too:)
Yes, whatever logs you have go better onto a ram drive (you can make a script that syncs the ramdrive with the flash or the HD if you want - just make sure it doesn't happen very often) RAID for USB devices is overkill, IMHO - you can buy a pretty cheap stick in the order of 1-2 GB (under $50). Also, depending on which type of RAID you set up, all nodes may get written to every time (striping RAID) which makes the MTFB fall incredibly fast (and you want to keep MTBF as high as possible, especially for a server) Just re-read the OP: if all you need is dns/web, consider getting a linux-ready router. For example WRT54G is/was a very nice modifiable one and has really low power requirements (compared to a laptop) - even lower if you disable the wireless connection. Doubt it has the nx-bit support, but do you really need it? NX-bit is there to prevent buffer overflow attacks - which only apply if data can be passed to the server. If you only use DNS and web browsing, you're reasonably safe from those. Or if you want to go the way of mini-itx.. why stop there? go right for the micro-atx, or better yet Match Head Server:)
The best advice I can give is - try to make it not use any moving parts in normal operations. Boot is okay from either HD or CD, but it should have enough ram to not poll the HD. 512m is usually a good bet, 1g will definitely be enough for pretty much anything (aside from running a mysql server with a large db or something), if you calculate everything you may find that 256 is enough... Then make it turn off HD after 1 minute of operations. Disconnecting either the CD or the HD might be a good idea too. If you boot from a CompactFlash or similar card, you don't need HD/CD at all - even less electricity consumption. Fewer moving parts translates directly into longer battery life and better performance (standard HD speed is still 5400 RPM on laptops). It'll probably live longer, to boot (pun intended)
Heat dissipation is another issue you may want to look into (if the CPU is not one of those new low-power ones.. if you have a 15W core duo, you're golden). Since it'll be a server, you can easily pop off the keyboard and bare the cooling pipes (better cooling performance).
"Would you like to connect directly to this user? To make sure you actually read the question, press `No` if you mean `yes` or press `yes` if you mean `no`"
Or something like what WinZip does with shareware: don't make a default keyboard-accessible button (except escape) and move around the buttons 1st time: ith time: nth time:
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Amen to that! ;)
:P )
I spent countless hours hunting (and being hunted by) Thargoids
By the way, those who loved Elite should check out X3: Reunion. It's close to what Elite would've been in this day and age.
Sure, there's hope for Elite 4 yet... a little more than DNF (though that may just be the optimistic view of an Elite fan talking
...which just added to realism :)
Or just watch the Spider-Man (2002)
In one of the scenes, when Parker is trying slinging between buildings for the first time, he does indeed crash into a wall. After that, he always avoids crashing by shooting his web at a building on the other side of the street, or even using two webs to begin with.
It's more interesting to think about what happens to the webs after he's done with them. It seems he just leaves them around the city, clinging on buildings or wherever he used them. And this is a large amount of silk; it's not like it just decays on its own - someone must collect it and get rid of it.. or recycle it for some use. The city's sanitation workers would protest and more than likely webbing would be prohibited inside the city (or Spider-Man would be banned).
On the other hand, if I were Spider-Man, I might've tried to strike a deal with some [textile?] company, letting them use the silk under the condition that they would clean it all up. Talk about authentic Spider-Man-wear!
neat!
*takes a picture*
touche :)
;)
however, may I remind you that
clarity ~= conciseness/(precision)^2
I would've used "simulating RAM using HD space" if I had hit the Preview button first
OP poses wrong question. Virtual Memory is built into the OS and cannot be turned off. What OP means is Paging or Swap File (i.e. simulating memory using HD space). The rest of this reply will ignore this difference.
Very simply, if you use windows and use it heavily (run some intensive tasks or need performance), turning off the page file will give you a nice performance boost.. or rather will not take away from performance.
I have 1GiB of physical memory on my laptop, and reaching the limit in Windows when my paging file was off, posed a challenge (in other words, it worked perfectly well without it)
This is because Windows attempts to use the paging file whenever it can (proactive), unlike Linux, which uses it only when there's no other way (reactive). Depending on the applications you're running, one of the approaches will be better than the other, though from what I've seen, I don't like what Windows does...
Caveat Lector: this might be because I wasn't seeing the slowdowns which might've been caused by reactive approach. I've still yet to formulate an opinion on it - but so far it looks very reasonable.
If using Linux, keep the swap partition and forget about it.
In Windows, the best way to figure out if you need your page file is to load up as many apps as you normally load, maybe a few more - and check the memory usage (don't trust "VM usage" in windows task manager, it doesn't show you what you think it shows you!). If the usage is lower than your physical ram by a [few] hundred MiBs, turn off the page file and don't look back. If it's closer, set the page file to a small size, usually no more than 512MiB. If you set the file, make its size static, so that Windows doesn't try to adjust it all the time (it's too stupid to understand that you want to keep it as small as possible)
Interesting to note that the paging file is not used for hibernation, even though you'd think it were almost tailor-made for that purpose. I've heard that early betas of Windows 2000 woke up from hibernation in a few seconds - I bet they were using the paging file for hibernation then... but I digress
HTH
IMHO, all none of the possible reasons discussed here hold any ground. The truth is, Google has so much money, they can do anything they want.
The real reason for them not entering the music market is extremely dumb - Larry or Sergey (I forget which, maybe both) hate it when people listen to music while they work. That's the ONLY reason whey they haven't done anything in the music market.
Good idea on the shelves, but I wouldn't recommend stationary ones
;)
Instead, the items you need are:
1) Mobile rack (as tall as would fit in your new room)
2) Shelves for the said rack
3) Tetris skills
Simply place the desktop-sized servers on the shelves at the top of the rack and the UPSes at the bottom, and use the middle for hot-pluggable stuff. You might even be able to place a few actual rackmount cases before you run out of space
There are some 1U racks that act as a combo KVM/keyboard/monitor - very compact and useful (albeit not very cheap)
I'm not really sure why you need a desk and an ergonomic chair in the server room, as 95% of network administration and maintenance is nowadays done remotely...
right now is one of few times when CDs bring almost same return on investment as mutual funds - plus, CDs are guaranteed. so, unless you want to play with stocks (VERY time-consuming), go buy a CD.
/. :)
Schwab has some good rates (it lets you buy CDs from many banks), highly recommend it
P.S. I agree with the post that says don't ask
Go talk to a professional
embryos are not the only source of stem cells.
also, any embryos used for stem cell harvesting are usually dead already
Been there, done that :)
Worked quite well most of the time, too
i thought there were more dimensions in the subatomic world o_O
sorry in advance for nagging but please refrain from naming your URLs undescriptive names such as "here" or "click". :P ) use the link title to categorize it. If you name the link properly, the search engine will index it properly and someone looking for information will find it. If people kept naming this link "here", the page would need 10 times as many links pointing to it to get indexed.
There are 2 problems with naming a link "here": those who use a link summary program won't know what the link is about unless they read the post - which completely defeats point of using the link summary program. Obviously, they get frustarated as hell.
Second problem is that search engines (yes i mean google
In this post, a perfect way to name that link would be "info about liquid cooling".
..that's why they prefer KDE
me sexist? that's unpossible!
you read my mind :*)
hey, let's outsource this project...
xD
phhht, ROT13 is much more secure!
and it's almost as fast as rot2, to boot
lol nicely done :)
;)
a flatter magnet might be more convenient
or, if typing is your only concern - place the magnet on the thumb you DON'T use for the space bar
i'd just attach the magnet to my fingertip with some sort of adhesive - superglue, even
:P
I'll still feel all the vibrations, plus the magnet would be removable and there wouldn't be worry about infection & so on...
advanced version - light gloves (latex?) with small embedded magnets
maybe not 100% effective, but much safer
forget horseless carriages because they need work done on them every few thousand miles
:)
forget steel bridges, because they need maintenance every few months
forget voice recognition, because it's too complicated
i remember reading a story (sci-fi) which was talking about creating shields and using them for spaceships. in it, the best mathematicians on earth worked out that a longest-lasting shield would have a lifespan of 1 second, since it takes eponentially higher amounts of energy to maintain with time - and thus that no shield would ever be useful. meanwhile, some engineer thought of flickering the shield on and off like a flourescent light - and built a spaceship with a shield.
moral of this story - never underestimate ingenuity. (yes, stupidity too
... like infecting the spammer with AIDS or Rabies - I'm sure they'll be the last customer of those "cureall" stores
Yes, whatever logs you have go better onto a ram drive (you can make a script that syncs the ramdrive with the flash or the HD if you want - just make sure it doesn't happen very often) :)
RAID for USB devices is overkill, IMHO - you can buy a pretty cheap stick in the order of 1-2 GB (under $50). Also, depending on which type of RAID you set up, all nodes may get written to every time (striping RAID) which makes the MTFB fall incredibly fast (and you want to keep MTBF as high as possible, especially for a server)
Just re-read the OP: if all you need is dns/web, consider getting a linux-ready router. For example WRT54G is/was a very nice modifiable one and has really low power requirements (compared to a laptop) - even lower if you disable the wireless connection. Doubt it has the nx-bit support, but do you really need it? NX-bit is there to prevent buffer overflow attacks - which only apply if data can be passed to the server. If you only use DNS and web browsing, you're reasonably safe from those.
Or if you want to go the way of mini-itx.. why stop there? go right for the micro-atx, or better yet Match Head Server
The best advice I can give is - try to make it not use any moving parts in normal operations.
Boot is okay from either HD or CD, but it should have enough ram to not poll the HD. 512m is usually a good bet, 1g will definitely be enough for pretty much anything (aside from running a mysql server with a large db or something), if you calculate everything you may find that 256 is enough... Then make it turn off HD after 1 minute of operations. Disconnecting either the CD or the HD might be a good idea too. If you boot from a CompactFlash or similar card, you don't need HD/CD at all - even less electricity consumption.
Fewer moving parts translates directly into longer battery life and better performance (standard HD speed is still 5400 RPM on laptops). It'll probably live longer, to boot (pun intended)
Heat dissipation is another issue you may want to look into (if the CPU is not one of those new low-power ones.. if you have a 15W core duo, you're golden). Since it'll be a server, you can easily pop off the keyboard and bare the cooling pipes (better cooling performance).
HTH
"Would you like to connect directly to this user? To make sure you actually read the question, press `No` if you mean `yes` or press `yes` if you mean `no`"
Or something like what WinZip does with shareware: don't make a default keyboard-accessible button (except escape) and move around the buttons
1st time:
ith time:
nth time:
A Korean professor fakes cloning a human-chimp hybrid and gets another 10 years in jail.