If the phone was turned off for lack of payment, why would the police think that he had the phone with him? Even if he were crazy enough to carry it with him, would he be sane enough to charge it too? I can't see too many cases where turning on a closed account could be useful.
This sounds alot like putting a whole bunch of Wall-e robots on the moon, and letting them stack-up a moon base. I hope NASA credits Pixar with this idea.
What's next Walm*rt creating a spin-off called Big-N-Large?
ION is about a very targeted market (mobile gamers and HD enthusiasts). They are very willing to pay 2x -3x the profit (not the cost) for a mobile gaming/HD product.
I see Nvidia as having a good future, as they are listening to their customers, and not trying to predict the market.
I am not interested in ION at all, but it delivers the goods to those that want it.
I once heard that in Korea they sell more Nintendo DS units than games for the DS. That would indicate that the majority of DS owners there would be buying it to play pirated games.
If Nintendo increases their profit per DS, then they make more money from everyone. There would be some lost sales due to the increase price.
I was debating a coworker about the greatest invention of the 20th century, we both agreed that the miniskirt ranks higher than the transistor. It's interesting that they both came out around the same time.
"The main value of an SSD in a notebook is therefore that the notebook will last longer and there is much less chance of losing data due to disk failure."
With cpu speeds and mobile gpu performance still increasing, why is it important to own a laptop that will last longer. 5 years from now a laptop could be much smaller, lighter and have much better performance. Your latest purchase confirms that.
It's only when silicon performance and packaging technology slows down significantly, that longevity becomes important.
Case-in-point: The Japanese government funded a rechargeable pacemaker development a number of years ago. Their initial design performed well, and the longevity was predicted at well over 10-15 years. The problem was that newer, non-rechargeable models had better features (distance telemetry, data storage, high speed telemetry, pressure sensors, accelerometers) that increased efficacy and saved money in doctor's visits & disease diagnostics. Their development was scrapped after that analysis.
I thought that hybrid graphics was the cpu and gpu on the same die. Integrated graphics is pretty much the norm, with predictable performance increases each year.
I have seen people successfully transition to the management ladder by allowing their boss to off-load unwanted responsibilities. The boss wants to have time and energy to get his promotion, so he needs someone loyal to accept some of his current duties. I believe this is how most tiered management works. You have to do this for as many years as it takes for a position to open... I have seen some people work their ass off for as much as 4 years.
Show your initiative by taking meeting minutes, tracking progress, and "help" others to deliver there action items on-time (and unofficially take credit for those actions).
Most of your former & present co-workers will resent what you are doing and see right thru it. You will be treated differently and talked about behind your back. As this happens, management will see that you are not willing to change your behavior to make friends (good management realizes that they are to be respected, not liked). I have seen some very despised people promoted with no problems (they would kiss-ass and status other people's work).
I am perfectly happy with my present job duties, pay and security... and have no desire to change any of that. Watching people switch into management is so very entertaining when you have accepted what management is.
100m of cat5e cable allowed me put a gigabit LAN port into every room of my house. The switch is in the garage (only 5 ports needed). Total cost was $120 (including the switch, cable, and nice looking face plates) using my own labor.
If I were to hire someone to do this for me, the labor would have been a couple of times that.
My experience is that the cable and equipment cost is not significant when compared to the price of install.
There are a lot of great new technologies reaching production soon... computing form factors are ready for a big change. I would love to see a range of products based on Sony's 13inch OELD, Intel's silverthrone and small flash SSDs.
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I use my Linkstation Pro as my primary NAS (on 24/7), and my old PC as a backup system for the data on the Linkstation. The Linkstation only uses 12W with the single drive always spinning, where the old PC runs at 80 to 100W. The old PC is stuffed full of my old hard disks, and runs ubuntu with the storage as software JBOD. The old PC has a BIOS wakeup feature that wakes the box up at 3am to backup the Linkstation, and powers off when finished. The log is written to the Linkstation, so I can see if the backup ran without powering-up the old PC.
I also have a usb drive at work as my off-site backup. It connects to the linkstation over SSH and rsyncs it.
I think I have all my bases covered, all for $300 ($200 for the 320GB linkstation, $100 for the 500GB USB drive).
The Linkstation also serves as a remote proxy, so I can surf the net as much as I want over a SSH connection at work.
I also agree. I really enjoy their built-in dynamicDNS, and https file serving. I also have it download my torrents, and run backups to a directly attached usb drive (cron makes that easy). My linkstation runs at 12W with the hard disk running 24/7, and the usb disk spins down for 23hours each day.
I moved all my data off my PCs, and haven't felt any effective performance loss (thanks to the gigabit link and 400MHz ARM processor).
Why anyone uses an old PC for file-serving is beyond me... electricty costs pay for the unit in one year.
Wasn't the iPod Classic the first hard disk mp3 player? A person could carry their entire music collection on a single device... this feature was much more attractive than re-filling flash based players. This was the killer feature. I believe that most people were not primarily buying it for it's ease of use. I don't own an iPod, so I can't speak from my own experience.
iPhone appears to be an innovation on ease of use... and that in of itself is not a killer feature.
I don't think that Apple will repeat history.. or should be expected to repeat history.
PlaysForSure is a valid comparison to the Gphone, as they both certify that music/programs can be used on a specific hardware product. The motivation for Microsoft to launch PlaysforSure was to promote it's DRM and codec... neither of which is attractive for the consumer. Google wants to promote it's server services, which is certainly attractive for the consumer. I believe Google will be successful because it has consumer support, and thus will have manufacturer and service provider support.
I wouldn't be surprised if Google subsidizes consumer service contracts to promote their services... that's the difference between them and Apple.
My vote for Ralph Nader (in the previous election) was my way of voicing "none of the above"... there's no chance in hell of him winning, and I at least wanted to see my individually tallied vote on TV (as if it was worth something). It was fun, and I'm fine with not ever voting again.
I don't think that technological barriers will bring us to the end of Moore's Law (predicted in 10-15 years)... but rather consumer interest. I have always spent more money on my display, than on the box that drives it. I now spend more on storage (hard disks and blank dvd media) than on silicon (be that cpus, motherboards, dram, flash, etc...).
I believe that I'm at the point where replacement is the only way I will spend more money on silicon (this is also true about my displays). Hard disk storage still has good value (every two years they double the amount at a given price point)... and I am always accumulating personal/entertainment pictures & video.
Am I the only one disappointed with the functionality of new silicon?
I am completely with you... until another company pays for masks and does a complete silicon evaluation, it's vaporware (and should be regarded as such).
The reason for opening their design is to make their propriatary silicon less of a risk for software developers. Nobody is expecting other silicon to be developed outside of SUN. It's just like a software fork, if SUN modifies the hardware on future revisions, do separate hardware developers follow or continue to build the older design?
Why does the 12 drive enclosure need to cost under $200? A single 500GByte drive is roughly $130, so 12 of those would be $1500. $200 of a total $1700 seems very insignificant. It could be double your price and still not significant ($400 of $1900)...
Also powering 12 drives 24/7 means that you will have half of those drives needing replacement after 3 years of use (I believe that was the rate that the Google paper mentioned). That's 2 drives a year on average, or $260... so that is roughly the cost of the whole enclosure.
The electricity of running 12 drives 24/7 is probably on the order of $200/year... roughly the cost of the whole enclosure.
So what determines the price of the enclosure anyways? You are going to be spending an initial $1700, and $460 a year in maintenance costs.
They pay the leakage, AND take a hit on IPC. This allows for faster sequential processing, but not by a large margin over Intel's 65nm. It's pure bull$hit because Intel will equal that performance when they hit 45nm a year from now... and probably at half the power or less.
I would expect to see this type of approach after 45nm, when the process nodes really slow down.
You hit the nail on the head... most companies would have the double pain of upgrading the hardware and the OS. Where's the justification for that kind of pain and expense?
If 2GB is the recommended amount, I wonder if Dell and the memory companies are splitting the winfall.
If you don't buy the media, then you reduce your loss if one format "wins" over another. Also, by the time one format "wins", the players should be much cheaper.
Netflix charges the same price for DVDs, HD-DVDs and Blu-Ray... so if you want HD content, just buy a player and get going.
The worst case is you have to buy a new player when the content runs-out (a 50% chance).
Personally, I want a PS3... and if Blu-ray dies, I still get to use it for games.
Core 6 and 6.10 install and run just fine with the acpi=off kernel parameter, it's the cpu frequency scaling and suspend features that are missing. The suspend would be nice, but the frequency scaling is a must for my dual-core cpu (having two cores running at full speed burns a good amount of power).
The 6.10 experience just flat-out rocks (Core 6 is a distant 2nd place)... but I use acpi so much that it justifies a vista purchase.
I would much rather pay my money to a linux distro, but for functional acpi I'll pay the devil and let him own my computer.
Nvidia is keeping me away from desktop linux... vista can count on my money. Tried Core 6 & ubuntu 6.10, and am ready to write-off linux until I buy a new system 3 years from now.
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If the phone was turned off for lack of payment, why would the police think that he had the phone with him? Even if he were crazy enough to carry it with him, would he be sane enough to charge it too? I can't see too many cases where turning on a closed account could be useful.
I'm opting to buy a plug-in prius next year. It will be cheaper than the Volt, and most likely higher in reliability.
At least I am seeing some return on my tax dollars, as the Volt has stimulated Toyota to keep their Lithium-ion plug-in on schedule.
This sounds alot like putting a whole bunch of Wall-e robots on the moon, and letting them stack-up a moon base. I hope NASA credits Pixar with this idea.
What's next Walm*rt creating a spin-off called Big-N-Large?
ION is about a very targeted market (mobile gamers and HD enthusiasts). They are very willing to pay 2x -3x the profit (not the cost) for a mobile gaming/HD product.
I see Nvidia as having a good future, as they are listening to their customers, and not trying to predict the market.
I am not interested in ION at all, but it delivers the goods to those that want it.
I once heard that in Korea they sell more Nintendo DS units than games for the DS. That would indicate that the majority of DS owners there would be buying it to play pirated games.
If Nintendo increases their profit per DS, then they make more money from everyone. There would be some lost sales due to the increase price.
I was debating a coworker about the greatest invention of the 20th century, we both agreed that the miniskirt ranks higher than the transistor. It's interesting that they both came out around the same time.
"The main value of an SSD in a notebook is therefore that the notebook will last longer and there is much less chance of losing data due to disk failure."
With cpu speeds and mobile gpu performance still increasing, why is it important to own a laptop that will last longer. 5 years from now a laptop could be much smaller, lighter and have much better performance. Your latest purchase confirms that.
It's only when silicon performance and packaging technology slows down significantly, that longevity becomes important.
Case-in-point: The Japanese government funded a rechargeable pacemaker development a number of years ago. Their initial design performed well, and the longevity was predicted at well over 10-15 years. The problem was that newer, non-rechargeable models had better features (distance telemetry, data storage, high speed telemetry, pressure sensors, accelerometers) that increased efficacy and saved money in doctor's visits & disease diagnostics. Their development was scrapped after that analysis.
I thought that hybrid graphics was the cpu and gpu on the same die. Integrated graphics is pretty much the norm, with predictable performance increases each year.
I have seen people successfully transition to the management ladder by allowing their boss to off-load unwanted responsibilities. The boss wants to have time and energy to get his promotion, so he needs someone loyal to accept some of his current duties. I believe this is how most tiered management works. You have to do this for as many years as it takes for a position to open... I have seen some people work their ass off for as much as 4 years.
Show your initiative by taking meeting minutes, tracking progress, and "help" others to deliver there action items on-time (and unofficially take credit for those actions).
Most of your former & present co-workers will resent what you are doing and see right thru it. You will be treated differently and talked about behind your back. As this happens, management will see that you are not willing to change your behavior to make friends (good management realizes that they are to be respected, not liked). I have seen some very despised people promoted with no problems (they would kiss-ass and status other people's work).
I am perfectly happy with my present job duties, pay and security... and have no desire to change any of that. Watching people switch into management is so very entertaining when you have accepted what management is.
100m of cat5e cable allowed me put a gigabit LAN port into every room of my house. The switch is in the garage (only 5 ports needed). Total cost was $120 (including the switch, cable, and nice looking face plates) using my own labor.
If I were to hire someone to do this for me, the labor would have been a couple of times that.
My experience is that the cable and equipment cost is not significant when compared to the price of install.
As long as they keep their existing service, I'm still in. I guess I could use the supermarket kiosks if they ever stopped physical mail service.
There are a lot of great new technologies reaching production soon... computing form factors are ready for a big change. I would love to see a range of products based on Sony's 13inch OELD, Intel's silverthrone and small flash SSDs.
I use my Linkstation Pro as my primary NAS (on 24/7), and my old PC as a backup system for the data on the Linkstation. The Linkstation only uses 12W with the single drive always spinning, where the old PC runs at 80 to 100W. The old PC is stuffed full of my old hard disks, and runs ubuntu with the storage as software JBOD. The old PC has a BIOS wakeup feature that wakes the box up at 3am to backup the Linkstation, and powers off when finished. The log is written to the Linkstation, so I can see if the backup ran without powering-up the old PC.
I also have a usb drive at work as my off-site backup. It connects to the linkstation over SSH and rsyncs it.
I think I have all my bases covered, all for $300 ($200 for the 320GB linkstation, $100 for the 500GB USB drive).
The Linkstation also serves as a remote proxy, so I can surf the net as much as I want over a SSH connection at work.
I also agree. I really enjoy their built-in dynamicDNS, and https file serving. I also have it download my torrents, and run backups to a directly attached usb drive (cron makes that easy). My linkstation runs at 12W with the hard disk running 24/7, and the usb disk spins down for 23hours each day.
I moved all my data off my PCs, and haven't felt any effective performance loss (thanks to the gigabit link and 400MHz ARM processor).
Why anyone uses an old PC for file-serving is beyond me... electricty costs pay for the unit in one year.
Wasn't the iPod Classic the first hard disk mp3 player? A person could carry their entire music collection on a single device... this feature was much more attractive than re-filling flash based players. This was the killer feature. I believe that most people were not primarily buying it for it's ease of use. I don't own an iPod, so I can't speak from my own experience.
iPhone appears to be an innovation on ease of use... and that in of itself is not a killer feature.
I don't think that Apple will repeat history.. or should be expected to repeat history.
PlaysForSure is a valid comparison to the Gphone, as they both certify that music/programs can be used on a specific hardware product. The motivation for Microsoft to launch PlaysforSure was to promote it's DRM and codec... neither of which is attractive for the consumer. Google wants to promote it's server services, which is certainly attractive for the consumer. I believe Google will be successful because it has consumer support, and thus will have manufacturer and service provider support.
I wouldn't be surprised if Google subsidizes consumer service contracts to promote their services... that's the difference between them and Apple.
My vote for Ralph Nader (in the previous election) was my way of voicing "none of the above"... there's no chance in hell of him winning, and I at least wanted to see my individually tallied vote on TV (as if it was worth something). It was fun, and I'm fine with not ever voting again.
I don't think that technological barriers will bring us to the end of Moore's Law (predicted in 10-15 years)... but rather consumer interest. I have always spent more money on my display, than on the box that drives it. I now spend more on storage (hard disks and blank dvd media) than on silicon (be that cpus, motherboards, dram, flash, etc...).
I believe that I'm at the point where replacement is the only way I will spend more money on silicon (this is also true about my displays). Hard disk storage still has good value (every two years they double the amount at a given price point)... and I am always accumulating personal/entertainment pictures & video.
Am I the only one disappointed with the functionality of new silicon?
I am completely with you... until another company pays for masks and does a complete silicon evaluation, it's vaporware (and should be regarded as such).
The reason for opening their design is to make their propriatary silicon less of a risk for software developers. Nobody is expecting other silicon to be developed outside of SUN. It's just like a software fork, if SUN modifies the hardware on future revisions, do separate hardware developers follow or continue to build the older design?
Why does the 12 drive enclosure need to cost under $200? A single 500GByte drive is roughly $130, so 12 of those would be $1500. $200 of a total $1700 seems very insignificant. It could be double your price and still not significant ($400 of $1900)...
Also powering 12 drives 24/7 means that you will have half of those drives needing replacement after 3 years of use (I believe that was the rate that the Google paper mentioned). That's 2 drives a year on average, or $260... so that is roughly the cost of the whole enclosure.
The electricity of running 12 drives 24/7 is probably on the order of $200/year... roughly the cost of the whole enclosure.
So what determines the price of the enclosure anyways? You are going to be spending an initial $1700, and $460 a year in maintenance costs.
They pay the leakage, AND take a hit on IPC. This allows for faster sequential processing, but not by a large margin over Intel's 65nm. It's pure bull$hit because Intel will equal that performance when they hit 45nm a year from now... and probably at half the power or less.
I would expect to see this type of approach after 45nm, when the process nodes really slow down.
You're right to assume there's no free lunch.
"Second, Vista is a huge resource hog."
You hit the nail on the head... most companies would have the double pain of upgrading the hardware and the OS. Where's the justification for that kind of pain and expense?
If 2GB is the recommended amount, I wonder if Dell and the memory companies are splitting the winfall.
If you don't buy the media, then you reduce your loss if one format "wins" over another. Also, by the time one format "wins", the players should be much cheaper.
Netflix charges the same price for DVDs, HD-DVDs and Blu-Ray... so if you want HD content, just buy a player and get going.
The worst case is you have to buy a new player when the content runs-out (a 50% chance).
Personally, I want a PS3... and if Blu-ray dies, I still get to use it for games.
I think that implementing the gpu as a collection of configurable ALUs is an awesome idea. I have two gripes:
(1) Power Management : I want at least 3 settings (lowest power, mid-range and max-performance)
(2) Where's the killer app? I value my electricty more than contributing to folding and SETI.
If they address these, I'm a customer... (I'm a cheap bastard who is fine with integrated 6150 graphics)
Core 6 and 6.10 install and run just fine with the acpi=off kernel parameter, it's the cpu frequency scaling and suspend features that are missing. The suspend would be nice, but the frequency scaling is a must for my dual-core cpu (having two cores running at full speed burns a good amount of power).
The 6.10 experience just flat-out rocks (Core 6 is a distant 2nd place)... but I use acpi so much that it justifies a vista purchase.
I would much rather pay my money to a linux distro, but for functional acpi I'll pay the devil and let him own my computer.
Nvidia is keeping me away from desktop linux... vista can count on my money. Tried Core 6 & ubuntu 6.10, and am ready to write-off linux until I buy a new system 3 years from now.