Alas, pretty seriously overpriced. I'm in the middle of a system build now... Phenom II X4, DDR3 RAM, a great AMD790X motherboard, ATI HD 5770 vid card... but I just can't justify sinking 25% of the build cost into the SSD I want (Intel X-25-M 160G), and I can't see coming down to the 80G drive because I need to store all the game files on the same drive as the ever-expanding Windows 7 file set...and I have no intention of allowing it to run out of space....
The Billard Ball is the difference between theory and engineering. The Theoretician tells the Engineer it can't be done. The Engineer does it anyway. And the Theoretician "accidentally" kills the Engineer with the resulting invention.
No one's supposed to expect the Spanish Inquisition. That's probably the best Inquisition repellent there is: the focused expectation of Inquisition. You have to drop your guard first.
You're forgetting laptops. Everything integrated in close proximity on one motherboard, with shared fixed-capacity cooling. If the driver update pushes a heat-constrained laptop GPU harder, you could easily exceed whole-system thermal limits leading to CPU or MB damage.
The less obvious case is if a desktop system is ventilated just well enough to handle normal heat from its components, and the GPU goes into thermal overdrive because of this driver. In that case, intra-case temps will go up and, if not noticed, overheat other components. Probably not damage the CPU at that point, but thermal shutdown is likely.
I'm not saying there isn't an issue, but it sounds like the issue is just a bit over-hyped... or someone has an agenda and just wants to bash NVIDIA.
NVIDIA is doing a damn fine job of bashing themselves. They lost my trust with their piss-poor chip engineering and deceptive PR and warranty practices in the Bumpgate fiasco. This driver screwup doesn't help that. After years of devoted NForce/GeForce fanboism, I'm now thoroughly on the AMD/ATI bandwagon. We'll give NVIDIA another look when they appear to have gotten their crap together.
Why was it called a "floppy" drive? Or a Stanley "Steamer?"
Legacy technology is the province of technological historians. And old guys telling you young punks to take your electric cars and get off my driveway.
The lone voice in the wilderness is not always crazy.
FWIW, that's the fatal flaw of popular moderation systems like this. Lucky metamoderation can help, but usually doesn't it seems.
That said, I think the original commenter ranting about how SSDs will drive his beloved rotary magnetic media out of existence is right in that respect but SOL.
Horse-and-buggy required cute adorable fuzzy horses, but that didn't keep cars off the roads.
Not the battery dying in the cold dark at 2 AM in the parking lot of the "gentleman's club". That battery is gonna die; there's no helping that.
But that awkward call to the missus... doesn't have to happen. Just make sure she works at the club. If she has her car, problem utterly solved. If not, at least you get to hang out with a stripper who is already predisposed to talk to you. Even if only to nag you about not having had that battery changed earlier. And the cat litter.
You have a 30 MB HDD until you realize that your MFM HDD wasn't being sold as an RLL HDD because it failed RLL density checks at the factory, and your bits start decaying within hours or days of writing them.
Yes, this is the bitter voice of experience. An ST-255 wasn't always the equivalent ST-238.
In my typically uninformed and cynical manner, I'll speculate that the phrase "potential breaches of fiduciary duty" is lawyer-ese for "your bid is too low". This would qualify as "leverage" in the course of "haggling". And also a damn fine occasion to use "lots" of gratuitous "scare quotes".
ObDisclaimer: I am neither a lawyer nor a... whatever you call a financial dude. Just a student of human behavior.
Well, they just have an unauthorized copy of the DNA. That's not really theft. It's not like they comprehensively deprived him of his only copy of DNA.
Yeah, it's something akin to copyright violation.
I wonder if we should copyright our DNA and strictly control access to it via license?
Ok. The gross simplification makes this sound like pixel homeopathy. Or the Total Perspective Vortex. "We can reliably infer almost anything from almost nothing" lies down that road.
If you want to reverse the trend you're going to have to create or join a professional body and lobby the state to make programming without a license, illegal.
Within limits. I'm no plumber, and I certainly am not a member of the plumber's union and have never been through their apprenticeship programs (remember, many craft trades have their own training, certification, and "scarcity" systems), but it is most certainly legal to work on the plumbing of any property I own, as long as the scope of the work doesn't rise to the level of needing permits and inspections. And, in many municipalities, even if the work is that complex, I can do it myself if I'm willing to see to the permitting pass the inspections.
It's fair to say that "DIY" and "supported by public policy" are mutually exclusive. If you do it yourself, you go it yourself.
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In most sane and civilized contexts, "Cowboy" is not a compliment.
See also "loose cannon".
Alas, pretty seriously overpriced. I'm in the middle of a system build now... Phenom II X4, DDR3 RAM, a great AMD790X motherboard, ATI HD 5770 vid card... but I just can't justify sinking 25% of the build cost into the SSD I want (Intel X-25-M 160G), and I can't see coming down to the 80G drive because I need to store all the game files on the same drive as the ever-expanding Windows 7 file set...and I have no intention of allowing it to run out of space....
So, that'll have to wait.
Wow, that's so badly edited it's surreal.
This is one of those days where even the "Preview" button doesn't help.
That should read "Says the kid that the dog isn't playing with."
"You're so ugly the only way to get the dog to play with you is to tie a steak around your neck."
Says the kid the dog without a dog to play with.
The Billard Ball is the difference between theory and engineering. The Theoretician tells the Engineer it can't be done. The Engineer does it anyway. And the Theoretician "accidentally" kills the Engineer with the resulting invention.
A way to solder those broken lobsters!
Agreed. "Not Suing" is a fantastic gesture the precise way "not rolling up with AKs and blowing everyone away" is a touch of kindness.
No one deserves credit for not doing the wrong thing.
+1 Funny Because It's True
Well there's the problem.
No one's supposed to expect the Spanish Inquisition. That's probably the best Inquisition repellent there is: the focused expectation of Inquisition. You have to drop your guard first.
You're forgetting laptops. Everything integrated in close proximity on one motherboard, with shared fixed-capacity cooling. If the driver update pushes a heat-constrained laptop GPU harder, you could easily exceed whole-system thermal limits leading to CPU or MB damage.
The less obvious case is if a desktop system is ventilated just well enough to handle normal heat from its components, and the GPU goes into thermal overdrive because of this driver. In that case, intra-case temps will go up and, if not noticed, overheat other components. Probably not damage the CPU at that point, but thermal shutdown is likely.
I'm not saying there isn't an issue, but it sounds like the issue is just a bit over-hyped... or someone has an agenda and just wants to bash NVIDIA.
NVIDIA is doing a damn fine job of bashing themselves. They lost my trust with their piss-poor chip engineering and deceptive PR and warranty practices in the Bumpgate fiasco. This driver screwup doesn't help that. After years of devoted NForce/GeForce fanboism, I'm now thoroughly on the AMD/ATI bandwagon. We'll give NVIDIA another look when they appear to have gotten their crap together.
I would pay money for that. And I want Tarantino to smuggle a knife into the fight, because there is absolutely NO WAY Boll should be allowed to win.
And by "knife" I mean "a Hattori Hanzo sword".
(Stupid /. not accepting the long-o HTML entity "ō".)
can we start expecting contributions to the kernel?
And how will they check them in?
Why was it called a "floppy" drive? Or a Stanley "Steamer?"
Legacy technology is the province of technological historians. And old guys telling you young punks to take your electric cars and get off my driveway.
Besides, we'll always have Wikipedia
The majority is not always right.
The lone voice in the wilderness is not always crazy.
FWIW, that's the fatal flaw of popular moderation systems like this. Lucky metamoderation can help, but usually doesn't it seems.
That said, I think the original commenter ranting about how SSDs will drive his beloved rotary magnetic media out of existence is right in that respect but SOL.
Horse-and-buggy required cute adorable fuzzy horses, but that didn't keep cars off the roads.
You know, you could have solved that problem.
Not the battery dying in the cold dark at 2 AM in the parking lot of the "gentleman's club". That battery is gonna die; there's no helping that.
But that awkward call to the missus... doesn't have to happen. Just make sure she works at the club. If she has her car, problem utterly solved. If not, at least you get to hang out with a stripper who is already predisposed to talk to you. Even if only to nag you about not having had that battery changed earlier. And the cat litter.
You have a 30 MB HDD until you realize that your MFM HDD wasn't being sold as an RLL HDD because it failed RLL density checks at the factory, and your bits start decaying within hours or days of writing them.
Yes, this is the bitter voice of experience. An ST-255 wasn't always the equivalent ST-238.
In my typically uninformed and cynical manner, I'll speculate that the phrase "potential breaches of fiduciary duty" is lawyer-ese for "your bid is too low". This would qualify as "leverage" in the course of "haggling". And also a damn fine occasion to use "lots" of gratuitous "scare quotes".
ObDisclaimer: I am neither a lawyer nor a... whatever you call a financial dude. Just a student of human behavior.
Novell is widely admired and lauded for having nothing whatsoever to do with products from Symantec. And also for being secretly run by Chuck Norris.
Oops, I guess it's not secret any more.
Well, they just have an unauthorized copy of the DNA. That's not really theft. It's not like they comprehensively deprived him of his only copy of DNA.
Yeah, it's something akin to copyright violation.
I wonder if we should copyright our DNA and strictly control access to it via license?
Ok. The gross simplification makes this sound like pixel homeopathy. Or the Total Perspective Vortex. "We can reliably infer almost anything from almost nothing" lies down that road.
I remain unconvinced.
"...a diffusely threatening feeling of being under observation... can diminish an unprejudiced perception of one's basic rights in many areas."
^^ This.
Someone gets it.
Good point. The presence of Windows guarantees bad results.
Oh wait, we're not talking operating systems?
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So if the law mandates the impossible, go to jail, do not pass "Go", do not collect €200?
Your line of "thinking" verges on silly.
If you want to reverse the trend you're going to have to create or join a professional body and lobby the state to make programming without a license, illegal.
Within limits. I'm no plumber, and I certainly am not a member of the plumber's union and have never been through their apprenticeship programs (remember, many craft trades have their own training, certification, and "scarcity" systems), but it is most certainly legal to work on the plumbing of any property I own, as long as the scope of the work doesn't rise to the level of needing permits and inspections. And, in many municipalities, even if the work is that complex, I can do it myself if I'm willing to see to the permitting pass the inspections.
It's fair to say that "DIY" and "supported by public policy" are mutually exclusive. If you do it yourself, you go it yourself.