I ran the 64 bit version of Windows XP which I acquired though the MSDN. I did not say I ran it with AMD64, but rather, with Itanium. Since this was for a customer, I cannot give you the build/compile date for the operating system (not because it is a breach of privacy/condifentiality, but because I can't remember), but there was no instability in the operating system.
I have successfully installed and run a 64 bit version of Windows XP with no problems. To be uninformed is one thing, but to pass your disgust for Microsoft as fact is another.
...is right on the money. Only an idiot (or someone who has nothing better to do) would upgrade a 2.4. Before even asking Slashdot, you should have asked yourself, "Other than a substitute for manly deficiencies, is this upgrade necessary?"
No, but it does mean the consumer is slowly adapting to on-demand media, and if it is determined that DRM actually inhibits sales, then it will be taken away, but you'll still have the customers with their wallets in hand, standing in line to buy music online. That's what matters.
Perhaps you have an understanding deficiency. Try to think before you hit reply, eh?
It is not hard to delete spam. Even with false "from" and subject lines, it would take someone like you (ie, idiot) to click on a mail thinking it's a friend, when in fact the from and subject lines are totally unrelated. But, judging from your reply, that would be expecting a bit too much from a cow like yourself.
Is it too damn hard to hit the check box and hit delete? Leave it to slashdotters to find needlessly complicated solutions to idiotically simple problems
Keeping in mind I am referring to an individual user, and not a company, which may otherwise spend lots of money on bandwidth, lost work, et cetera.
It's all about wavelength. If it is in the visible spectrum (which it seems it is very close, as someone mentioned infrared, thus, near infrared), chances are you could. Your video camera definately can, though.
First of all, this wasn't an Intel vs. AMD, and it seems you missed the point. The benchmarks are meant to compare BUDGET processors, that is, costing under $120. Clearly, the performance/price ratio is much higher for the AMD. Don't believe me? Go look at the benchmarks (and if not the ones on that site, then on other sites, like THG or something). I have been building Athlon XP systems since they came out and I have not had a single issue. Perhaps you just don't know how to go about configuring your computer? Same goes for your uncles. Second, running hotter is irrelevant. Even with an OEM heatsink/fan, you will not have any problems. They are designed to withstand those temperatures, and they will be unharmed all the way up to 85C. I have had it run in the mid 70's for extended periods (due to overclocking) and they have worked fine right after. If you want to buy Intel, be my guest, but your loyalty is unfounded. I used to be an Intel guy, shunning everything AMD, but experience doesn't lie, and I have been a happy camper since day one.
Of course not. Read my post again. It may be unethical, in the eyes of some people, to have a MS domination in the desktop operating system market, but hey, get used to it. This is business and money is the main issue for them. Do you think they take such actions to promote ethics?
It's business; forget morality. Is it not possible that the company (in this case MS) feels it should profit from technology which it has provided free of licensing charges for nearly thirty years? Sure, it may be dirty, and I'm sure they're doing it to hurt Linux and other competitors, but they have the right to do so. Legal rights are absolute, especially in patent cases.
I see nothing wrong with it. They own the patents, so they have the right to sell it to whoever pays. BTW, slashdot post is a bit misleading.
"Pricing for this license is US$0.25 per unit with a cap on total royalties of $250,000 per licensee."
The $250K is the cap; that means, that is the maximum amount they will charger per license holder for the use of the FAT. Just thought it came across incorrectly.
So now instead of covering the fruits in wax or other substances to make them appear more attractive, they'll simply forge the labels to feign ripeness.
Space travel is a cruel mistress. There are so many factors in complicated missions like these that any success is closer to a statistical anomaly than achievement, figuratively speaking. During launch, the payload can be stressed to a breaking point, and many satellites have died this way. Even though there are measures in place to minimize these, there is still a probability that in the long run, something may become disabled as a result. Furthermore, there is a tremendous amount of radiation outside of our comfort zone, not to mention stray particles roaming empty space. When traveling at those speeds, in excess of 10,000 MPH, even a grain of sand can spell doom or at least have damaging effects. Then comes the delicate process of landing the thing, which further pounds the payload with extreme G forces, heat, and vibration. Couple this with a 20 minutes latency of communication, and you end up with an expensive toy at the mercy of computers and sensors.
And it doesn't help if idiots on Earth submit values in Imperial when the craft needs Metric, or vice versa.:D
As others have said, this is supposed to be a budget box. What do you expect for 500? The target audience is probably the average person with an average setup. Optical ins/outs is way above that. It does have S/PDIF Coax outs, so why are you complaining?
This defeats the whole point of an independent system. The U.S. may be the superpower at this time, but this doesn't mean they should have such a strong hand in these decisions. If such a system eventually gets built and many years down the road the U.S. decides to invade a country which uses the Galileo system for its weaponry, what's to keep the U.S. from jamming and disabling their systems for a clean sweep? In a word, this is unfair. Other states should have the capabilities which the United States takes for granted. Very disappointed in my country.
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I ran the 64 bit version of Windows XP which I acquired though the MSDN. I did not say I ran it with AMD64, but rather, with Itanium. Since this was for a customer, I cannot give you the build/compile date for the operating system (not because it is a breach of privacy/condifentiality, but because I can't remember), but there was no instability in the operating system.
"Implications for research into nanotechnology, biotechnology, and photonic computing are implied in the article."
I have successfully installed and run a 64 bit version of Windows XP with no problems. To be uninformed is one thing, but to pass your disgust for Microsoft as fact is another.
...is right on the money. Only an idiot (or someone who has nothing better to do) would upgrade a 2.4. Before even asking Slashdot, you should have asked yourself, "Other than a substitute for manly deficiencies, is this upgrade necessary?"
WTF are you talking about? MP3.com was *bought* by CNET. No one sued them.
No, but it does mean the consumer is slowly adapting to on-demand media, and if it is determined that DRM actually inhibits sales, then it will be taken away, but you'll still have the customers with their wallets in hand, standing in line to buy music online. That's what matters.
Correlation is not causation.
Perhaps you have an understanding deficiency. Try to think before you hit reply, eh?
It is not hard to delete spam. Even with false "from" and subject lines, it would take someone like you (ie, idiot) to click on a mail thinking it's a friend, when in fact the from and subject lines are totally unrelated. But, judging from your reply, that would be expecting a bit too much from a cow like yourself.
Is it too damn hard to hit the check box and hit delete? Leave it to slashdotters to find needlessly complicated solutions to idiotically simple problems
Keeping in mind I am referring to an individual user, and not a company, which may otherwise spend lots of money on bandwidth, lost work, et cetera.
The difference is...there is a difference!
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There should be a "-3, Lame"
The link says 72 miles. The slashdot posting says 82. 10 miles is a pretty large error.
It's all about wavelength. If it is in the visible spectrum (which it seems it is very close, as someone mentioned infrared, thus, near infrared), chances are you could. Your video camera definately can, though.
One would have thought the opposite would happen, that is, charged particles would directly push the object in one direction. Strange and interesting.
I'm surprised your chips burned out, as when the temp goes above a certain level, the on-chip diode shuts it off to avoid damaging the chip.
First of all, this wasn't an Intel vs. AMD, and it seems you missed the point. The benchmarks are meant to compare BUDGET processors, that is, costing under $120. Clearly, the performance/price ratio is much higher for the AMD. Don't believe me? Go look at the benchmarks (and if not the ones on that site, then on other sites, like THG or something). I have been building Athlon XP systems since they came out and I have not had a single issue. Perhaps you just don't know how to go about configuring your computer? Same goes for your uncles. Second, running hotter is irrelevant. Even with an OEM heatsink/fan, you will not have any problems. They are designed to withstand those temperatures, and they will be unharmed all the way up to 85C. I have had it run in the mid 70's for extended periods (due to overclocking) and they have worked fine right after. If you want to buy Intel, be my guest, but your loyalty is unfounded. I used to be an Intel guy, shunning everything AMD, but experience doesn't lie, and I have been a happy camper since day one.
Of course not. Read my post again. It may be unethical, in the eyes of some people, to have a MS domination in the desktop operating system market, but hey, get used to it. This is business and money is the main issue for them. Do you think they take such actions to promote ethics?
It's business; forget morality. Is it not possible that the company (in this case MS) feels it should profit from technology which it has provided free of licensing charges for nearly thirty years? Sure, it may be dirty, and I'm sure they're doing it to hurt Linux and other competitors, but they have the right to do so. Legal rights are absolute, especially in patent cases.
Where do you get your information? That number is inaccurate:
NTFS, FAT, FAT32
I see nothing wrong with it. They own the patents, so they have the right to sell it to whoever pays. BTW, slashdot post is a bit misleading.
"Pricing for this license is US$0.25 per unit with a cap on total royalties of $250,000 per licensee."
The $250K is the cap; that means, that is the maximum amount they will charger per license holder for the use of the FAT. Just thought it came across incorrectly.
So now instead of covering the fruits in wax or other substances to make them appear more attractive, they'll simply forge the labels to feign ripeness.
Space travel is a cruel mistress. There are so many factors in complicated missions like these that any success is closer to a statistical anomaly than achievement, figuratively speaking. During launch, the payload can be stressed to a breaking point, and many satellites have died this way. Even though there are measures in place to minimize these, there is still a probability that in the long run, something may become disabled as a result. Furthermore, there is a tremendous amount of radiation outside of our comfort zone, not to mention stray particles roaming empty space. When traveling at those speeds, in excess of 10,000 MPH, even a grain of sand can spell doom or at least have damaging effects. Then comes the delicate process of landing the thing, which further pounds the payload with extreme G forces, heat, and vibration. Couple this with a 20 minutes latency of communication, and you end up with an expensive toy at the mercy of computers and sensors.
:D
And it doesn't help if idiots on Earth submit values in Imperial when the craft needs Metric, or vice versa.
Looks like they didn't predict it would be a good idea to upgrade their servers.
As others have said, this is supposed to be a budget box. What do you expect for 500? The target audience is probably the average person with an average setup. Optical ins/outs is way above that. It does have S/PDIF Coax outs, so why are you complaining?
This defeats the whole point of an independent system. The U.S. may be the superpower at this time, but this doesn't mean they should have such a strong hand in these decisions. If such a system eventually gets built and many years down the road the U.S. decides to invade a country which uses the Galileo system for its weaponry, what's to keep the U.S. from jamming and disabling their systems for a clean sweep? In a word, this is unfair. Other states should have the capabilities which the United States takes for granted. Very disappointed in my country.
She was never formally charged, but kept at Qincheng Prison for over a year."
Just like the Guantanamo Bay prisoners?