Any real geek would know that bytes are counted in binary, not decimal
Except that in reality bytes aren't always counted in binary.
Most obvious examples:
hard drives:
manufacturers generally use decimal for disk size, whereas OS generally use binary.
floppy:
even more weird. 1.44MB = 1.44 * 1000 * 1024 = 1474560 bytes.
network speed:
when talking about speed of a device, it's usually in decimal, in bits per second. when talking about speed when transferring some data, such as the rate reported by software, it's usually in binary, in bytes per second.
memory:
uses binary AFAIK. not sure how benchmarking softwares report memory speed, though.
It is confusing. Personally I would like to see different names for decimal and binary. With a better name of course.:)
Back in school, most of the time I didn't choose a specific computer in the computer lab.
When I did, it's because: - it has the least broken chair - it has the least broken mouse pad (the optical mouse required a mouse pad with grids) - it was the least dirty
I did the same for my 5-1/4" floppies a few months ago and I got a similar failure rate as yours. (then I erased them and throw all of them away after backing up to my harddisk. oh, I even found the 'stone' virus on some of them.:) )
I think it's not *right* (umm... there gotta be a better word?!) to compare the accuracy of human filter and computer filter, because, in general, human don't act as a filter.
Human defines what is spam. The filter, on the other hand, does its best to classified them based on the information it's given...
My interpretation of his sentence is that he'll give everyone who refuses to port anything to Amiga $10,000. That is, 2,000,001 people amounts to $20,000,010,000.:)
A lot of popular anti-spam products (popfile, spamassassin, etc.) are open source projects run by people who probably would be very glad to 'go out of business' because spam suddenly disappears.:)
Actually I've found that both the ball and the rollers needs to be cleaned. The ball can be quite slippy when overed with dust. I use optical mouse now anyways so no more needs for this trouble.
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No. Real hackers write code for the kernel. :-)
This story actually reminds me of the xWebs browser story from last year.
Most obvious examples: hard drives: manufacturers generally use decimal for disk size, whereas OS generally use binary. floppy: even more weird. 1.44MB = 1.44 * 1000 * 1024 = 1474560 bytes. network speed: when talking about speed of a device, it's usually in decimal, in bits per second.
when talking about speed when transferring some data, such as the rate reported by software, it's usually in binary, in bytes per second. memory: uses binary AFAIK. not sure how benchmarking softwares report memory speed, though. It is confusing. Personally I would like to see different names for decimal and binary. With a better name of course.
Back in school, most of the time I didn't choose a specific computer in the computer lab.
When I did, it's because:
- it has the least broken chair
- it has the least broken mouse pad (the optical mouse required a mouse pad with grids)
- it was the least dirty
Nope. Should be 15% of -10000 = -1500. :)
Yes, my experience is that those really bad CD-Rs just failed the burning process. :)
How about putting 10 former CDs on 2 DVDs?
I just check some specs from www.kingston.com and the data retention for their flash memory (CF, USB drive) is only 10 years.
I did the same for my 5-1/4" floppies a few months ago and I got a similar failure rate as yours. (then I erased them and throw all of them away after backing up to my harddisk. oh, I even found the 'stone' virus on some of them. :) )
I think it's not *right* (umm... there gotta be a better word?!) to compare the accuracy of human filter and computer filter, because, in general, human don't act as a filter.
Human defines what is spam. The filter, on the other hand, does its best to classified them based on the information it's given...
Oops, the link screwed up:
Linux Binary Compatibility
I think FreeBSD should be able to run the linux version of Firefox. ==> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/h andbook/linuxemu.html
Agree. I keep wondering, does it need a nude photo (or scan :)) of you to know how the clothes fits YOU? :)
My interpretation of his sentence is that he'll give everyone who refuses to port anything to Amiga $10,000. That is, 2,000,001 people amounts to $20,000,010,000. :)
A lot of popular anti-spam products (popfile, spamassassin, etc.) are open source projects run by people who probably would be very glad to 'go out of business' because spam suddenly disappears. :)
There's nothing wrong with non-MP3 format if it is open. For proprietary formats I agree with you. :)
You are right, considering what they've done to hotmail.
Actually, the weight of your wallet can go wrong. :)
Actually I've found that both the ball and the rollers needs to be cleaned. The ball can be quite slippy when overed with dust. I use optical mouse now anyways so no more needs for this trouble.
I only saw 3 open polls:
what do you consider most important for the future development of ymessenger?
Do you think there should be Yahoo Messenger releases for other arch's like ppc and sparc maybe?
Should the group be moderated to cut down on the whining and sniveling so the group can focus on more serious discussion?
Can you give examples of some of those attempts? (I am just interested. :) )