What would be interesting is if Buzzfeed still carried ads for the DNC, and if someone could make a legal argument for if that's an illegal campaign contribution...
Apple purchased PA Semi, and now they have their own line of system-on-chip computers that have pushed other semiconductor and device manufacturers to constantly increase performance to compete.
Purchasing PA Semi lead directly to the Apple A4 chip and it's successors, which led directly to Qualcomm, TI, and Samsung making better ARM chips to compete.
Other competitors have solved most of those problems, specifically Ecobee with their remote sensors that you can put in different rooms. You can then set schedules that ignore some sensors at certain times - for example, I don't really care what the temperature is in my office when I'm in my bedroom sleeping, so pay no attention to that.
The remote sensors also have movement sensing too, so you don't have to walk past the thermostat, but any sensor that you can put wherever you please. They've also integrated with IFTTT to allow smartphone geolocation services.
Nest may have been first, but they've done jack shit with that lead and now they're last.
Well, it's conceivable that if you have extensive libraries and plug-ins loading, you could come up to the 32-bit memory barrier pretty quickly, and I'll bet that VS doesn't handle being told "No, you get no more memory!" from the OS very gracefully.
But you're probably right - if someone is loading kitchensink.h in their project and running into address space limitations, they might think about a more efficient design.
It would probably suck worse, because the memory leaks and plug-in bloat would be only bound by physical memory, rather than the enforced 32-bit memory space.
If Microsoft is telling people that they should just write better code in order to stay inside of a 32-bit boundary, they should start practicing what they preach and lead by example.
It depends on the scheme being used. For example, Nvidia's SLR uses alternate-frame rendering where the render load is load balanced per frame across the set of GPUs, with the "primary" being the one with the connection to the display and handling the output transport. DX12 is a bit different, in that is splits each frame into regions and distributes the regions to the GPUs via a queue, which means that you could have non-identical GPUs sharing the render work. Microsoft demonstrated an Nvidia GPU and an Intel in-die GPU working together in a technology demo for a performance increase.
One point in favor of a modular design with swappable GPU that made the trashcan Mac Pro a non-starter for a lot of people: if you don't give me an nvidia option, then it's a non-starter for any CUDA application.
If you make an option with ATI and Nvidia both, then people can choose the one that works best for them - OpenCL or CUDA. Then maybe they could stop their dwindling pro video market share that started with the release of Final Cut X and the ATI-only trash can.
C'mon Apple - show the Adobe Premiere shops a little love too.
They don't, but in Oregon every election is vote-by-mail. If you are registered, you get a ballot. It will be interesting to see if compulsory registration + vote by mail increases turnout, and also if it affects the very left leaning population areas at all (Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Marion, Linn, Lane, Lincoln counties)
It would be quite interesting to see some exit polling data in November showing who pulled a lever with the intent to vote *for* a candidate, or who voted *against* the other candidate.
With this election, I have a feeling we're going to see a whole lot of the second option. Both candidates suck shit, and have record high unfavorable ratings. Even GWB is starting to look good compared to these two.
The telco in the small town my parents live in was sold off to Frontier, and the service has somehow gotten even worse than it was under Verizon. I didn't think that was possible.
No, he has not voted for it. If this particular rider had already been a thing, we wouldn't be hearing about it now like it's news. Because guess what? It's news because it's a new rider being attached right now.
Also, you're a god damn idiot when you say something about "my favorite party" when the only vote against it was from a Democrat - 8 Republicans and 6 Democrats voted for this piece of trash, so both parties are responsible. Take your partisan attack mentality and shove it right up your fat ass.
Yeah, except that I didn't vote for Bernie in my primary when I had the opportunity to do so. But don't let little things like facts get in the way of a good anonymous smear.
except without any of the advantages that rail usually has, like not stopping for cross traffic, or having to stop and wait if someone has a crash in the middle of an intersection.
Well, unfortunately, we have another case of Microsoft putting the screws to everyone else by licensing this bullshit. Now VirnetX can show damages due to lost licensing revenue.
I'm absolutely sure that wasn't a strategic move on Microsoft's part, either; they've absolutely never done anything like that in the past.
Hmm yeah, Apple is always suing people over patents they hold and don't use in any products, and they venue shop for just the right judge in just the right Federal court.
No wait, they sue over patents they hold that they are actively using in products they ship by the millions, where they show actual evidence of their competition using the patent in products that directly compete. And they file these lawsuits in the District Court for Northern California, which presides over Santa Clara County, where Apple is headquartered.
Except that Federal judges are basically on a lifetime appointment. Unless you can convince the US House of Representatives to have full-blown impeachment hearings, followed by having the US Senate convict them, the judge stays until they retire or die.
There's a theory argued that the 'Good Behavior' clause in Article III of the US Constitution may permit removal by way of a writ of scire facias filed before a federal court, without resort to impeachment; but it's never been tried and you would have to fight that one all the way to the United States Supreme Court, with every judge along the way possibly deciding their own future fate.
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What would be interesting is if Buzzfeed still carried ads for the DNC, and if someone could make a legal argument for if that's an illegal campaign contribution...
Yes.
Apple purchased PA Semi, and now they have their own line of system-on-chip computers that have pushed other semiconductor and device manufacturers to constantly increase performance to compete.
Purchasing PA Semi lead directly to the Apple A4 chip and it's successors, which led directly to Qualcomm, TI, and Samsung making better ARM chips to compete.
Other competitors have solved most of those problems, specifically Ecobee with their remote sensors that you can put in different rooms. You can then set schedules that ignore some sensors at certain times - for example, I don't really care what the temperature is in my office when I'm in my bedroom sleeping, so pay no attention to that.
The remote sensors also have movement sensing too, so you don't have to walk past the thermostat, but any sensor that you can put wherever you please. They've also integrated with IFTTT to allow smartphone geolocation services.
Nest may have been first, but they've done jack shit with that lead and now they're last.
Well, it's conceivable that if you have extensive libraries and plug-ins loading, you could come up to the 32-bit memory barrier pretty quickly, and I'll bet that VS doesn't handle being told "No, you get no more memory!" from the OS very gracefully.
But you're probably right - if someone is loading kitchensink.h in their project and running into address space limitations, they might think about a more efficient design.
It would probably suck worse, because the memory leaks and plug-in bloat would be only bound by physical memory, rather than the enforced 32-bit memory space.
If Microsoft is telling people that they should just write better code in order to stay inside of a 32-bit boundary, they should start practicing what they preach and lead by example.
It depends on the scheme being used. For example, Nvidia's SLR uses alternate-frame rendering where the render load is load balanced per frame across the set of GPUs, with the "primary" being the one with the connection to the display and handling the output transport. DX12 is a bit different, in that is splits each frame into regions and distributes the regions to the GPUs via a queue, which means that you could have non-identical GPUs sharing the render work. Microsoft demonstrated an Nvidia GPU and an Intel in-die GPU working together in a technology demo for a performance increase.
Anything from a GeForce 6xx to a 780 work in the MacPro4 and MacPro5 without any flashing at all - plug it in, boot it up, have video.
For best results, install the Quadro drivers from Nvidia's web site.
One point in favor of a modular design with swappable GPU that made the trashcan Mac Pro a non-starter for a lot of people: if you don't give me an nvidia option, then it's a non-starter for any CUDA application.
If you make an option with ATI and Nvidia both, then people can choose the one that works best for them - OpenCL or CUDA. Then maybe they could stop their dwindling pro video market share that started with the release of Final Cut X and the ATI-only trash can.
C'mon Apple - show the Adobe Premiere shops a little love too.
Yeah, because temporal interpolation doesn't exist.
No wait, we've had that since progressive scan DVD players.
Asus and others actually sell motherboards that are Thunderbolt capable - you just need the add-in card that gives you the ports for $20.
It's becoming far more common now that Apple's exclusivity agreement expired. Why? Because it's good technology with advantages over USB.
Yeah, I was referring to the legacy rather than an obviously unconstitutional campaign to re-elect.
They don't, but in Oregon every election is vote-by-mail. If you are registered, you get a ballot. It will be interesting to see if compulsory registration + vote by mail increases turnout, and also if it affects the very left leaning population areas at all (Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Marion, Linn, Lane, Lincoln counties)
It would be quite interesting to see some exit polling data in November showing who pulled a lever with the intent to vote *for* a candidate, or who voted *against* the other candidate.
With this election, I have a feeling we're going to see a whole lot of the second option. Both candidates suck shit, and have record high unfavorable ratings. Even GWB is starting to look good compared to these two.
To be clear: they are talking major redesigns every 3 years. E.g. iPhone 6 family => iPhone 7 family.
I'm sure they will still have interim 'S' releases to incorporate new hardware die shrinks and minor feature changes.
The telco in the small town my parents live in was sold off to Frontier, and the service has somehow gotten even worse than it was under Verizon. I didn't think that was possible.
I was pissed when they changed to CDs for their mailbox spam - I had a free source of floppy disks for a long time there...
No, he has not voted for it. If this particular rider had already been a thing, we wouldn't be hearing about it now like it's news. Because guess what? It's news because it's a new rider being attached right now.
Also, you're a god damn idiot when you say something about "my favorite party" when the only vote against it was from a Democrat - 8 Republicans and 6 Democrats voted for this piece of trash, so both parties are responsible. Take your partisan attack mentality and shove it right up your fat ass.
So clearly what we need is every single part of every single plane to have a label or barcode on it. Then they would be unmistakable!
Yeah, except that I didn't vote for Bernie in my primary when I had the opportunity to do so. But don't let little things like facts get in the way of a good anonymous smear.
except without any of the advantages that rail usually has, like not stopping for cross traffic, or having to stop and wait if someone has a crash in the middle of an intersection.
Well, unfortunately, we have another case of Microsoft putting the screws to everyone else by licensing this bullshit. Now VirnetX can show damages due to lost licensing revenue.
I'm absolutely sure that wasn't a strategic move on Microsoft's part, either; they've absolutely never done anything like that in the past.
"pretty much the only way" excludes using Google for 20 seconds: https://www.google.com/webhp?s...
Stop trolling.
https://www.google.com/webhp?s...
The first Google-provided result shows how to do it if you still have your iPhone. The first search result is the god damn link the GP provided.
I'm pretty sure people know how to use Google. This was an issue, YEARS ago, and has long been solved. Stop trolling.
Hmm yeah, Apple is always suing people over patents they hold and don't use in any products, and they venue shop for just the right judge in just the right Federal court.
No wait, they sue over patents they hold that they are actively using in products they ship by the millions, where they show actual evidence of their competition using the patent in products that directly compete. And they file these lawsuits in the District Court for Northern California, which presides over Santa Clara County, where Apple is headquartered.
Except that Federal judges are basically on a lifetime appointment. Unless you can convince the US House of Representatives to have full-blown impeachment hearings, followed by having the US Senate convict them, the judge stays until they retire or die.
There's a theory argued that the 'Good Behavior' clause in Article III of the US Constitution may permit removal by way of a writ of scire facias filed before a federal court, without resort to impeachment; but it's never been tried and you would have to fight that one all the way to the United States Supreme Court, with every judge along the way possibly deciding their own future fate.
Good luck with that.