Remember when we actually had karma points here? Apparently the editors felt that there was too much focus on "leveling up" rather than creating insightful commentary.
Celia Lin, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DigiTimes.com [Monday 4 September 2006]
Market sources say that about 20 million Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors will be used in Dell's servers, desktop PCs and notebooks between the fourth quarter of 2006 and the fourth quarter of 2007. Dell will use four million AMD CPUs in its notebook line while sixteen million AMD CPUs will appear in Dell's desktop and server products, according to the sources.
Sources in the Taiwan notebook industry pointed out that AMD has progressively expanded its presence in the notebook sector, by adding Dell as one of its major supporters in addition to Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer. Obtaining Dell's support would better convince domestic notebook manufacturers to divert more R&D facilities and resources to AMD-based products, the sources indicated.
AMD declined to comment on the report and denied to reveal any details of the company's relationship with customers.
On May 18, AMD announced that Dell stated in its quarterly earnings statement that it intends to offer AMD Opteron Dual Core processor-based servers. According to Dell's August 17 press release, the PC vendor will launch Dimension desktop computers with AMD processors in September and will introduce a two-socket and multi-processor server using AMD Opteron processors by the end of 2006. So far, announcements of Dell's notebooks with AMD processors have not yet been made, though various rumors have circulated that Dell's first AMD-based notebook will be introduced in the fourth quarter of 2006.
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), Dell shipped 37.78 million PCs (including desktops, notebooks, ultra portables and x86 servers) in 2005, up 18.9% from the 31.77 million units that the company shipped the previous year.
With an average annual growth of 20% in full-year shipments, Dell is aggressively estimated to hit the 45 million mark in PC shipments this year and 55 million units in 2007, according to market sources. Accordingly, the 20 million AMD CPUs are expected to be used in a third of Dell's overall PC shipments, jumping from 0% at present, the sources found.
According to Mercury Research, AMD's overall market share stood at 21.6% in the second quarter of 2006, with on-quarter growth in the desktop and server sectors reaching 0.6- and 3-percentage points, respectively. In the meantime, AMD's share of the notebook CPU market had a sequential drop of 0.3-percentage points in the second quarter to 13.3%, data released by the research firm showed.
In related news, market sources speculated that AMD may face a situation where demand exceeds supply. Instead of a tight capacity concern, a shortage is predicted to surface in the channel market, as the chip vendor will give priority to PC vendors Dell, HP and Acer, according to the sources. An August 7 article cited sources as revealing that AMD aims to ship 12 million notebook CPUs in 2006, accounting for 15% of the world's notebook CPU market.
I looked through the first 20 records and they were all either Gross Sexual Imposition against a minor or Rape, neither of which sound like harmless crimes.
The story is here to cite their hypocrisy. Brin and Page never miss an opportunity to mention their Prius in interviews, yet they decided to purchase a 767 and reduce its passenger capacity by over 75%. They have created perhaps the most fuel inefficient corporate-owned aircraft of any Fortune 500 company.
There was a television program that conducted a similar experiment. People were hired to operate surveillance equipment to watch a suspected terrorist. During their shift a couple next door would began having sex visible through a window. All of the surveillers watched the couple and allowed the suspect to leave unnoticed.
"Another important feature of the income tax that changed[during WW2] was the return to income tax withholding as had been done during the Civil War. This greatly eased the collection of the tax for both the taxpayer and the Bureau of Internal Revenue. However, it also greatly reduced the taxpayer's awareness of the amount of tax being collected, i.e. it reduced the transparency of the tax, which made it easier to raise taxes in the future."
Something that could easily be accomplished. A Jetta TDI wagon rated at 36/47mpg has comparable cargo capacity (34 cu ft) to many midsize SUVs that are rated at 15/20mpg.
"Maybe investigate how to make 18-wheelers get 5mpg more than they do now."
Interestingly it is WalMart that is pushing the hardest for this.
Wal-Mart Seeks to Double Truck Fuel Economy by 2015 "Wal-Mart has set a goal of doubling the fuel efficiency of its new heavy-duty trucks from 6.5 to 13 miles per gallon by 2015, thereby keeping some 26 billion pounds of carbon dioxide out of the air between now and 2020.
Beginning with the its 2007 model-year trucks, the company will begin introducing models with improved aerodynamics, transmission and tires, as well as an auxiliary power unit in every truck in its fleet.
Some of the changes include:
* Trailer Side Skirts. Wind skirts under the trailer significantly reduce wind resistance and reduces airflow around the trailer. This is a big fuel economy benefit.
* Super Single Tires. Wal-Mart combined the two wheels normally seen on a rear axle into a single wheel that is not quite as wide as the sum of two wheels. This gives a smoother ride and better fuel economy from the reduced surface area and improved tire wall stiffness.
* Aerodynamic tractor package. Making the tractor more aerodynamic radically reduces the fuel required to operate the truck, as approximately two-thirds of all gallons burnt today by trucks can be attributed to overcoming aerodynamic resistance.
* Tag Axle. Reduced weight means increased efficiency. This type of rear axle reduces the weight of one rear axle as it eliminates internal axle drive train.
* Auxiliary Power Unit. This APU eliminates the use of the tractor's main engine for keeping our drivers warm or cool at night. Instead, this very small diesel engine does the job at optimum efficiency. This saves a substantial amount of fuel.
The company has estimated it will save some $52 million per year in fuel costs."
"Add to this the fact that the vast majority of drivers would really prefer to be able to get into their car in the garage, tell it to take them to work, then sit and read the paper, talk on the phone, apply makeup, etc. and have the vehicle deliver them to the front door of their office in a fast, safe manner... then go park itself to wait until they needed it again."
Sounds a lot like the existing modes of public transportation... without the public(i.e. drunks, panhandlers, pickpockets, gangs, etc.). When I ask colleagues why they commute in an automobile when it takes twice as long, this is the number one reason given.
Under the Kyoto treaty, Canada is committed to a six per cent cut in emissions from 1990 levels by 2012. Yet emissions have risen by 30 per cent. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said the target is impossible to meet.
Would the US also get a pass if we ratified this treaty and then completely ignored it?
The Discovery Science channel is running a special, "Venus Unveiled", about the planet and this ESA program. It airs several times during the next 2 weeks.
Were any of the demos controlled in real-time with an actual controller by the individual on stage or were they all just scripted fly-throughs(3dmark style)?
"And killing infant girls really isn't pervasive in modern China, even in rural areas, regardless of whatever uninformed drivel Microsoft-NBC is spewing today."
"China's demographics don't add up, according to a new study. The country's 2000 census indicates 120 boys are born for every 100 girls, the highest ratio ever recorded in human history (in average populations, the sex ratio is 105 to 100)."
Can you locate a study suggesting a biological cause for this anomaly? Are you suggesting this is just a coincidence?
"This is the first time I've heard of TVs having this type of issue. How safe are LCD and DLP TVs from this type of thing?"
The source of the problem are fluorescent lights that Philips built into these sets to illuminate the wall behind the display. There is a fix: turn the bulbs off.
"The recall includes sets with "Ambilight," or ambient light technology that projects a soft glow onto the wall behind the set, to create atmosphere and an enhanced viewing experience, according to the company. If owners turn off the Ambilight feature, the hazard is eliminated."
"Even if the government doesn't offer fiber-connections to the rest of America, 256k broadband is perfectly capable of accessing Wikipedia, joining and taking part in mailing groups...there will be a section of the society whom it will help."
56K over POTS can do all of those things already and is free from NetZero, Juno, etc.
"TOKYO--Sony Computer Entertainment announced it will hold its PS Business Briefing 2006 March conference in Tokyo tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time [1AM EST]. Specific details on the conference have not yet been revealed, but speculation is that the company will unveil additional new information about the PlayStation 3.
The possibility of additional PS3 information tomorrow comes from Sony's decision to include members of the Japanese press in the briefing, rather than its original intention of holding the meeting only for third-party licensees."
Is this news really so important that/. couldn't have waited a few more hours for the official press conference?
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How many thousands of times did we hear how the Xbox could not sell in Japan due to its girth?
Now we have the PS3 which is even larger in all three dimensions and all of a sudden this is a moot issue?
Are there actual benchmarks yet comparing average time per WU for GPU vs CPU?
For all we know the majority of those Linux and Mac clients are old P2s and G3s.
Remember when we actually had karma points here? Apparently the editors felt that there was too much focus on "leveling up" rather than creating insightful commentary.
"A circumnavigational flight sounds great, it just seems far-fetched. An 852 foot test. Only 131,472,000 more feet to go."
-- Overheard circa 1903
http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20060904A1001.html
Dell reportedly to use about 20 million AMD CPUs
Celia Lin, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DigiTimes.com [Monday 4 September 2006]
Market sources say that about 20 million Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors will be used in Dell's servers, desktop PCs and notebooks between the fourth quarter of 2006 and the fourth quarter of 2007. Dell will use four million AMD CPUs in its notebook line while sixteen million AMD CPUs will appear in Dell's desktop and server products, according to the sources.
Sources in the Taiwan notebook industry pointed out that AMD has progressively expanded its presence in the notebook sector, by adding Dell as one of its major supporters in addition to Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer. Obtaining Dell's support would better convince domestic notebook manufacturers to divert more R&D facilities and resources to AMD-based products, the sources indicated.
AMD declined to comment on the report and denied to reveal any details of the company's relationship with customers.
On May 18, AMD announced that Dell stated in its quarterly earnings statement that it intends to offer AMD Opteron Dual Core processor-based servers. According to Dell's August 17 press release, the PC vendor will launch Dimension desktop computers with AMD processors in September and will introduce a two-socket and multi-processor server using AMD Opteron processors by the end of 2006. So far, announcements of Dell's notebooks with AMD processors have not yet been made, though various rumors have circulated that Dell's first AMD-based notebook will be introduced in the fourth quarter of 2006.
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), Dell shipped 37.78 million PCs (including desktops, notebooks, ultra portables and x86 servers) in 2005, up 18.9% from the 31.77 million units that the company shipped the previous year.
With an average annual growth of 20% in full-year shipments, Dell is aggressively estimated to hit the 45 million mark in PC shipments this year and 55 million units in 2007, according to market sources. Accordingly, the 20 million AMD CPUs are expected to be used in a third of Dell's overall PC shipments, jumping from 0% at present, the sources found.
According to Mercury Research, AMD's overall market share stood at 21.6% in the second quarter of 2006, with on-quarter growth in the desktop and server sectors reaching 0.6- and 3-percentage points, respectively. In the meantime, AMD's share of the notebook CPU market had a sequential drop of 0.3-percentage points in the second quarter to 13.3%, data released by the research firm showed.
In related news, market sources speculated that AMD may face a situation where demand exceeds supply. Instead of a tight capacity concern, a shortage is predicted to surface in the channel market, as the chip vendor will give priority to PC vendors Dell, HP and Acer, according to the sources. An August 7 article cited sources as revealing that AMD aims to ship 12 million notebook CPUs in 2006, accounting for 15% of the world's notebook CPU market.
"Something you probably don't know is what action they were convicted for."
States usually list what they were convicted of. Ohio certainly does: http://www.esorn.ag.state.oh.us/Secured/p1.aspx
Example
Offense(s):
2907.05- Gross Sexual Imposition
Victim(s):
Child Male
I looked through the first 20 records and they were all either Gross Sexual Imposition against a minor or Rape, neither of which sound like harmless crimes.
Inflation-adjusted console pricing; 1976-present.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060516-684
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_trolling_phe nomena#Other_trolls
This falls under the "Get Some PRIORITIES!" troll.
The story is here to cite their hypocrisy. Brin and Page never miss an opportunity to mention their Prius in interviews, yet they decided to purchase a 767 and reduce its passenger capacity by over 75%. They have created perhaps the most fuel inefficient corporate-owned aircraft of any Fortune 500 company.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3666241.stm
A top-end PC uses about 155W idle and 320W max.
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source: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=271
There was a television program that conducted a similar experiment. People were hired to operate surveillance equipment to watch a suspected terrorist. During their shift a couple next door would began having sex visible through a window. All of the surveillers watched the couple and allowed the suspect to leave unnoticed.
I think he meant to refer to withholding, which was implemented during WW2, but not repealed as had been done previously at the end of wars.
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http://www.ustreas.gov/education/fact-sheets/taxe
"Another important feature of the income tax that changed[during WW2] was the return to income tax withholding as had been done during the Civil War. This greatly eased the collection of the tax for both the taxpayer and the Bureau of Internal Revenue. However, it also greatly reduced the taxpayer's awareness of the amount of tax being collected, i.e. it reduced the transparency of the tax, which made it easier to raise taxes in the future."
"but within a few years a system will exist which will allow the streaming of any movie ever made via broadband instantly."
Remember the Qwest commercial set in a motel from around 2000? "We have every movie ever made, in every language, any time, night or day."
When do I expect to see streaming 1080p 48Mbps video over a "content-neutral" Internet? Not during the lifetime of Blu-Ray/HD-DVD.
"Stop buying vehicles that are wasteful."
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Something that could easily be accomplished. A Jetta TDI wagon rated at 36/47mpg has comparable cargo capacity (34 cu ft) to many midsize SUVs that are rated at 15/20mpg.
"Maybe investigate how to make 18-wheelers get 5mpg more than they do now."
Interestingly it is WalMart that is pushing the hardest for this.
Wal-Mart Seeks to Double Truck Fuel Economy by 2015
"Wal-Mart has set a goal of doubling the fuel efficiency of its new heavy-duty trucks from 6.5 to 13 miles per gallon by 2015, thereby keeping some 26 billion pounds of carbon dioxide out of the air between now and 2020.
Beginning with the its 2007 model-year trucks, the company will begin introducing models with improved aerodynamics, transmission and tires, as well as an auxiliary power unit in every truck in its fleet.
Some of the changes include:
* Trailer Side Skirts. Wind skirts under the trailer significantly reduce wind resistance and reduces airflow around the trailer. This is a big fuel economy benefit.
* Super Single Tires. Wal-Mart combined the two wheels normally seen on a rear axle into a single wheel that is not quite as wide as the sum of two wheels. This gives a smoother ride and better fuel economy from the reduced surface area and improved tire wall stiffness.
* Aerodynamic tractor package. Making the tractor more aerodynamic radically reduces the fuel required to operate the truck, as approximately two-thirds of all gallons burnt today by trucks can be attributed to overcoming aerodynamic resistance.
* Tag Axle. Reduced weight means increased efficiency. This type of rear axle reduces the weight of one rear axle as it eliminates internal axle drive train.
* Auxiliary Power Unit. This APU eliminates the use of the tractor's main engine for keeping our drivers warm or cool at night. Instead, this very small diesel engine does the job at optimum efficiency. This saves a substantial amount of fuel.
The company has estimated it will save some $52 million per year in fuel costs."
More info: http://walmartstores.com/GlobalWMStoresWeb/naviga
"Add to this the fact that the vast majority of drivers would really prefer to be able to get into their car in the garage, tell it to take them to work, then sit and read the paper, talk on the phone, apply makeup, etc. and have the vehicle deliver them to the front door of their office in a fast, safe manner... then go park itself to wait until they needed it again."
Sounds a lot like the existing modes of public transportation... without the public(i.e. drunks, panhandlers, pickpockets, gangs, etc.). When I ask colleagues why they commute in an automobile when it takes twice as long, this is the number one reason given.
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.
Would the US also get a pass if we ratified this treaty and then completely ignored it?
The Discovery Science channel is running a special, "Venus Unveiled", about the planet and this ESA program. It airs several times during the next 2 weeks.
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http://science.discovery.com/tvlistings/episode.j
"The article or article summary is written by someone that wants HD-DVD to win, and uses the UMD failure to try to achieve that."
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That specific quote is attributed to an anonymous exec at Universal Studios Home Entertainment, a member of the HD-DVD consortium.
http://www.cnet.com.au/hometheatre/dvd/0,39025983
Were any of the demos controlled in real-time with an actual controller by the individual on stage or were they all just scripted fly-throughs(3dmark style)?
"And killing infant girls really isn't pervasive in modern China, even in rural areas, regardless of whatever uninformed drivel Microsoft-NBC is spewing today."
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?stor
http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/sociology/00
"China's demographics don't add up, according to a new study. The country's 2000 census indicates 120 boys are born for every 100 girls, the highest ratio ever recorded in human history (in average populations, the sex ratio is 105 to 100)."
Can you locate a study suggesting a biological cause for this anomaly? Are you suggesting this is just a coincidence?
"This is the first time I've heard of TVs having this type of issue. How safe are LCD and DLP TVs from this type of thing?"
m puters/philips-plasma-tvs-recalled-306.htm
The source of the problem are fluorescent lights that Philips built into these sets to illuminate the wall behind the display. There is a fix: turn the bulbs off.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-co
"The recall includes sets with "Ambilight," or ambient light technology that projects a soft glow onto the wall behind the set, to create atmosphere and an enhanced viewing experience, according to the company. If owners turn off the Ambilight feature, the hazard is eliminated."
"Even if the government doesn't offer fiber-connections to the rest of America, 256k broadband is perfectly capable of accessing Wikipedia, joining and taking part in mailing groups...there will be a section of the society whom it will help."
56K over POTS can do all of those things already and is free from NetZero, Juno, etc.
From NASA: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/landin gfac.htm
"Can we get a corroborating source besides just 1UP, or an actual quote from Sony about this somehow?"
/. couldn't have waited a few more hours for the official press conference?
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6145900.html
"TOKYO--Sony Computer Entertainment announced it will hold its PS Business Briefing 2006 March conference in Tokyo tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time [1AM EST]. Specific details on the conference have not yet been revealed, but speculation is that the company will unveil additional new information about the PlayStation 3.
The possibility of additional PS3 information tomorrow comes from Sony's decision to include members of the Japanese press in the briefing, rather than its original intention of holding the meeting only for third-party licensees."
Is this news really so important that
i.e. Galileo Galilei and Charles Darwin.
Here is an interesting book that is now public domain:
http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/whitewtc.html
A HISTORY OF THE WARFARE OF SCIENCE WITH THEOLOGY IN CHRISTENDOM
by ANDREW DICKSON WHITE