The major overhead for traditional disk access is seek time, i.e. the head moves to the right cylinder and sector. For many decades filesystems have been designed to minimize this seek time.
SSDs changed the game. This kind of optimization is no longer necessary. Now you can blast random IOs to the disk without worrying about extra overhead. This means the filesystem design will be much simpler. A lot of the code could be removed or simplified, and thus making them more robust and faster. They don't need to be as "advanced" as what we have today.
I am not surprised that w2k has a better benchmark - it probably wasn't optimized for traditional disk as much. Simpler is really better.
Once there was a TV show that you needed to guess the word by only a few letters revealed. I used dict/grep and found the answer but couldn't dial in. Some XXX dollars I lost!
In early Linux 2.4.x series, it was once the case that you need to put twice swap space as much as your RAM. The only reason this requirement existed was a badly designed and performed VM. In 2.4.10 the VM was replaced completely and in 2.6.x there was an even newer VM. So I don't think this applies anymore. You can put as much as you'd like as the swap. Only the total size (RAM + swap) matters.
While I agree with your point with performance, every major Windows changed its look in some significant ways: Windows 95 had a start menu and all, Windows 98 had sliding menus, I don't quite remember Windows 2000 but it was a combo of Windows 9x and NT, and everyone still remembers XP and Vista.
So I'd be very surprised if they won't change the UI.
Why every news story on slashdot about China is about hackers (or its rebuttal) these days?
I think some people just need an enemy so they can keep their jobs. Since China isn't provoking wars, and they do not dare either, let's fight some imaginary cyberwars!
I think UAC is good for people who actually know how computer works, but for grandma, it does not solve the problem as she'd not be able to make the right judgement.
So UAC never bothered me and I actually like it. It just doesn't solve the problem it's supposed to solve.
I don't agree. No matter what security mechanism you have, if the user does not have some sense of security, there is no way he'll protect himself from malware. Once launched, the malware could do anything the user does, and that's all it needs.
My parents live in China and they barely know how to use a computer. I bought them a laptop more than two years ago, and taught them how to use msn messenger and email. I went back to China this month, and there were like 30 different kinds of malware on the laptop and IE was full of toolbars. I spent two whole days to clean them up.
It's just hopeless if the user doesn't know anything about it. They use XP but Vista wouldn't help either - they'd be baffled by the prompts as they absolutely have not got to that level of judgement. Even if they were using Linux things would not have been different (assuming people are writing malware for Linux).
I am a Chinese and I just got back from China. I was in Beijing when the earthquake happened. I've been hanging around Slashdot for many years.
I have to say that although a lot of Slashdot submissions wrt China are not exactly friendly, I've seen a lot of very insightful and objevtive comments, unlike some of the mainstream media (e.g., CNN), and I personally learnt a lot too.
There are idiots everywhere, especially when it comes to a country most people never set foot on. But I am not disgusted. In fact I am often amazed how many people actually know what they are talking about.
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The major overhead for traditional disk access is seek time, i.e. the head moves to the right cylinder and sector. For many decades filesystems have been designed to minimize this seek time.
SSDs changed the game. This kind of optimization is no longer necessary. Now you can blast random IOs to the disk without worrying about extra overhead. This means the filesystem design will be much simpler. A lot of the code could be removed or simplified, and thus making them more robust and faster. They don't need to be as "advanced" as what we have today.
I am not surprised that w2k has a better benchmark - it probably wasn't optimized for traditional disk as much. Simpler is really better.
Once there was a TV show that you needed to guess the word by only a few letters revealed. I used dict/grep and found the answer but couldn't dial in. Some XXX dollars I lost!
Is it the same do as in "I'm doing your daughter"?
I played it, and it feels version 1.1 not 2.
Not saying it's bad. It's a bit better than 1 not the graphics but the general game play feels better.
But who am I complaining to? I played a torrent copy on my modded xbox 360.
In early Linux 2.4.x series, it was once the case that you need to put twice swap space as much as your RAM. The only reason this requirement existed was a badly designed and performed VM. In 2.4.10 the VM was replaced completely and in 2.6.x there was an even newer VM. So I don't think this applies anymore. You can put as much as you'd like as the swap. Only the total size (RAM + swap) matters.
While I agree with your point with performance, every major Windows changed its look in some significant ways: Windows 95 had a start menu and all, Windows 98 had sliding menus, I don't quite remember Windows 2000 but it was a combo of Windows 9x and NT, and everyone still remembers XP and Vista.
So I'd be very surprised if they won't change the UI.
Or just pop up a lock-out box and force user to type "I am a pirate and I am ashamed of myself". Three times.
Guess Ross and Chandler should get a fine too.
You are ignoring the SPAMMERS part.
Spams with your real names in it are much more deceiving than say "Hello, abc123".
I consider it a big privacy leak and security risk because it provides spammers a way to get MASS information easily and automatically.
I tried it and it's very cool. But I cannot chat in Chinese. One cool thing is if I type "hehe", the character would laugh (with voice!).
You mean, without a C++ compiler?
Get real. Many of us working in the industry don't give a damn to C++.
SunRPC is old and awkward. Always want something better.
The only weapon you have is your vote.
The fact is, Bush got reelected. I don't know why so many people are bashing the government they themselves elected.
1. Spread rumors about pulling off a good feature 2. ???? 3. Profit!
If you are an apple fan, choose a shiny steel chair, preferably in white, that can be plugged in to play music. No, I didn't mean an electrical chair.
If, on the other hand, you like Microsoft, then just choose a light-weight cheap plastic chair that can be thrown to the wall relatively easily.
Why every news story on slashdot about China is about hackers (or its rebuttal) these days? I think some people just need an enemy so they can keep their jobs. Since China isn't provoking wars, and they do not dare either, let's fight some imaginary cyberwars!
I wonder when the Brithsh Pornographic Industry will jump in.
Please let it be a flying chair
Does the "next day" refer to the phone hold time?
The following features will be included in the next version of Windows.
Oh my, all my good memories are back..
I think UAC is good for people who actually know how computer works, but for grandma, it does not solve the problem as she'd not be able to make the right judgement.
So UAC never bothered me and I actually like it. It just doesn't solve the problem it's supposed to solve.
I don't agree. No matter what security mechanism you have, if the user does not have some sense of security, there is no way he'll protect himself from malware. Once launched, the malware could do anything the user does, and that's all it needs.
My parents live in China and they barely know how to use a computer. I bought them a laptop more than two years ago, and taught them how to use msn messenger and email. I went back to China this month, and there were like 30 different kinds of malware on the laptop and IE was full of toolbars. I spent two whole days to clean them up.
It's just hopeless if the user doesn't know anything about it. They use XP but Vista wouldn't help either - they'd be baffled by the prompts as they absolutely have not got to that level of judgement. Even if they were using Linux things would not have been different (assuming people are writing malware for Linux).
So you choose to upgrade your own kernel and complain that Ubuntu doesn't "just work"?
I am a Chinese and I just got back from China. I was in Beijing when the earthquake happened. I've been hanging around Slashdot for many years.
I have to say that although a lot of Slashdot submissions wrt China are not exactly friendly, I've seen a lot of very insightful and objevtive comments, unlike some of the mainstream media (e.g., CNN), and I personally learnt a lot too.
There are idiots everywhere, especially when it comes to a country most people never set foot on. But I am not disgusted. In fact I am often amazed how many people actually know what they are talking about.