I recently discovered Xdmx, something that seems capable of splitting my desktop across multiple machines. Along with it, I was also thinking in lines of some kind of cluster system, like OpenMosix. My goal at the moment is to be able to run Quake 3 on three computers (two of which are laptops = limited expansion possibilites), giving me wider peripheral vision, or at least to be able to move windows around between the display. Unfortunately, I'm quite certain that at least OpenMosix would require more speed than 100Mbit for Quake 3, so I started pondering the same question: What cheap and fast network solutions exist?
So far, the best idea I can come up with is a mesh of those USB-USB link cables. If USB 2.0 is in the ~400Mbit range, it should be faster than 100Mbit, right? But then again, speed and latency aren't the same.. Comments are welcome:)
Sounds like a good plan to me. But I think the profit will be greater if you replace "???" with "!!!". Everybody knows that statements sell better than questions.
Not quite true. I managed to get that block at least once, but only because I had given up on the gap that it would match, and filled it with something else. That only added to the frustration, though. The game isn't just evil, it also lies:/
I wonder if all of these WiFi-detectors tell me that the probes from my laptop means there is a network nearby. I currently have just one of those gadgets (not the thinkgeek keychain, though), and I'm disappointed. Whenever I flip the WiFi switch on my laptop to On, it tells me "Oh, there's a network nearby, with very strong signal". And it even has a microcontroller for analyzing the signals..
Not buying any more of those crappy things, unless the box explicitly tells me that it only shows accesspoint beacons, preferably without encryption.
Then what if I'm trying to locate a dealer that sells that specific part? It's rare, but it does happen. But you're right, in many situations it would be nice with a "No dealers, just information" checkbox.
How about letting it learn the language it was programmed in, so it can start improving and developing itself.
But then, how far would we be able to trust it? When would it start learning and doing human behavior, which is not always "oh so good and kind, spread the love"
Sure, science fiction doesn't prove anything, but I'm still a bit scared about something like this: -Hal! let me in! -You wish to shut me down. Sorry Dave, I can't let you do that
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I recently discovered Xdmx, something that seems capable of splitting my desktop across multiple machines. Along with it, I was also thinking in lines of some kind of cluster system, like OpenMosix. My goal at the moment is to be able to run Quake 3 on three computers (two of which are laptops = limited expansion possibilites), giving me wider peripheral vision, or at least to be able to move windows around between the display. Unfortunately, I'm quite certain that at least OpenMosix would require more speed than 100Mbit for Quake 3, so I started pondering the same question: What cheap and fast network solutions exist?
:)
So far, the best idea I can come up with is a mesh of those USB-USB link cables. If USB 2.0 is in the ~400Mbit range, it should be faster than 100Mbit, right? But then again, speed and latency aren't the same.. Comments are welcome
Sounds like a good plan to me. But I think the profit will be greater if you replace "???" with "!!!". Everybody knows that statements sell better than questions.
.. but only if you forget your password
Not quite true. I managed to get that block at least once, but only because I had given up on the gap that it would match, and filled it with something else. That only added to the frustration, though. The game isn't just evil, it also lies :/
I actually wondered about it a few days ago, but I forgot to check it out. And now I'm too late :/
ohhh!! An infinite machine.. :O /me runs to the patent office
I wonder if all of these WiFi-detectors tell me that the probes from my laptop means there is a network nearby. I currently have just one of those gadgets (not the thinkgeek keychain, though), and I'm disappointed. Whenever I flip the WiFi switch on my laptop to On, it tells me "Oh, there's a network nearby, with very strong signal". And it even has a microcontroller for analyzing the signals..
Not buying any more of those crappy things, unless the box explicitly tells me that it only shows accesspoint beacons, preferably without encryption.
Then what if I'm trying to locate a dealer that sells that specific part? It's rare, but it does happen. But you're right, in many situations it would be nice with a "No dealers, just information" checkbox.
How about letting it learn the language it was programmed in, so it can start improving and developing itself.
But then, how far would we be able to trust it? When would it start learning and doing human behavior, which is not always "oh so good and kind, spread the love"
Sure, science fiction doesn't prove anything, but I'm still a bit scared about something like this:
-Hal! let me in!
-You wish to shut me down. Sorry Dave, I can't let you do that