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  1. Re:It's all about the cache... on AMD Athlon 64 6000+ Launched And Tested · · Score: 1

    You seem to be slightly confused, it's precisely because of the fact that the onchip memory controller is faster and lower latency that less cache is needed.

  2. Re:That's A Rather Inconvenient Truth. on Another 150,000 Years of CO2 Data · · Score: 1

    This is a good question, and a frontier where independent (intelligent?) thought challenges the very laws of nature, life and evolution, as an ultra-rationalist and slight misanthropic; I do not care for the so called progress of the human race. However it is only natural that we as a species have a primative desire to survive and recreate, whether one has a religious belief which actually supports and induces this eventuality or if one merely wishes to self gratify as we are hard wired to perform these 'goals'.

  3. Thanks Tony on UK Government Passes ID Card Bill · · Score: 1

    People keep suggesting; abolish the house of lords or make it entirely elected, the problem being when you've got a large majority (much reduced now) parliament like new labour they would be able to get anything through without much deliberation.

    The house of lords acts as a buffer and even though use of the parliament act is always available, enough media noise is usually generated to alert the public on controversial bills.

    In this case they have only managed to compromise and delay the inevitable.

    Thanks Tony, your long lasting legacy will certainly be felt for decades to come, as noone ever restores civil liberties or removes draconian legislation (or emergency legislation as they like to call it) unless theres a definative sunset clause.

    Oh and I nearly forgot; Thanks Osama.

  4. Re:Good for Older laptop? on Fedora Core 5 Available · · Score: 1

    No, i would try a distro which is a bit less heavyweight, even with the Gnome 2.14 speed improvements it would still feel rather slow. I would recommend Debian with a simple Desktop Env, look into XFCE4 or fluxbox etc.

  5. Re:What about compilers? on G5 vs. x86 and Mac OS X vs. Linux · · Score: 1

    They clearly point out (more than once) that GCC 3.3.3 was used on all systems.

  6. Comparisons on Hiper Type-R Modular Blue Line 580W PSU Review · · Score: 1

    I think they should have made comparisons with other cheaper and competing high brand PSUs, otherwise there's no point in giving those readings on the PC Probe software.
    Performance would seem more important to me than the country the steel came from.

  7. Re:How do you make a AMD64 cpu go like hell? on Athlon 64 In-depth Overclocking Guide · · Score: 1


    You haven't checked the details on AMD64 power usage have you?
    I suggest you README before making sweeping statements, and you might want to compare these figures to the latest P4's

  8. Re:Solaris for the masses? on Solaris 10 Installation and Desktop Walkthrough · · Score: 5, Insightful


    But is there any way that Solaris has a chance to grow enough to become any kind of threat to MS?

    What? People run Windows on big iron?

  9. Re:What's the difference? on Centrino Mobile Equals Desktop Pentium 4 in Speed · · Score: 1


    They are different chipsets, cores and technology, not to mention the 1.5ghz+ difference in frequency.

    The wireless device is not the issue here.

  10. ACPI on LinuxCertified LC2430 Laptop Review · · Score: 5, Interesting


    ...and when is ACPI going to be working in 2.6.x, so far the hibernate and suspend functions crash my laptop (toshiba satellite 18xx - even toshiba_acpi doesn't do much (fan status + brightness).

  11. Re:Apples to apples? on First Looks at Athlon 64 4000+ & FX-55 · · Score: 1

    Also, note that the DDRII is clocked at 533 and the AMD is using DDR 400, they could not have made it any more equal - as there's no support for DDR II on AMD.

  12. Grammar on Bush, Kerry, and Nader Respond to Youth Voter Questions · · Score: 1

    The Bush team seem to use a capital A in administration, perhaps they think /that/ much of themselves.

  13. Microsoft on Copyright Bill could Stifle Innovation · · Score: 3, Insightful


    Well in that case, microsoft should be sued first, as Windows is used more than anything else, in copying + distributing illegal files

    (sarcasm)

  14. Re:China Taking over the World on China Will Monitor, Censor SMS Messages · · Score: 1


    And how exactly are they going to manage that? Its not the 60s anymore, you should be fearing the terrorists instead of the reds.

  15. Re:Buy our music. Again! on New Digital Audio Formats · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    I don't like the beatles you insensitive clod

  16. Re:Fears people have. on BT Plans Move To IP Telephony, Starting Next Year · · Score: 1


    So if it wasn't for ofcom, we would all have sdsl? Nonsense

  17. Re:FC2 and stunnel on Fedora Core 2 Review · · Score: 2, Informative


    It's probably due to kernel 2.6 rather than the distro itself - lots of stuff has been moved around.

  18. Dual core opterons on Intel Drops Tejas, Xeon To Focus On Dual-Core Chips · · Score: 5, Informative


    This seems to be the new trend,
    AMD will have dual core opterons next year:

  19. Re:Well, of course it's wild. on NYT Discovers Internet's Wild Side: IRC · · Score: 3, Funny


    errm....because we're all dying to know.

  20. Re:is 100% coverage necessary? on Estonia Embraces Wi-Fi Wireless Internet Access · · Score: 1


    :o Trees have limbs?

  21. Re:This is really bad. on Sprint Routers Stolen; NYC Internet Outage Ensues · · Score: 1


    What if a terrorist had got in there and blew up all our data.

    I think he/she would rather be blowing people up tbh.....

  22. Re:Red Hat on Fedora Core 2 Test 3 Released · · Score: 1


    Still it lacks the amazing 'apt-get' feature that makes me love debian.
    apt is available for fedora core and older rh versions

  23. Re:Blaming the tool again... on LUG Pres Resigns Over Military Linux Use · · Score: 1

    Iraq, pre Gulf War, had the fourth largest military in the world, behind only the US, UK, and Russia. I don't know where you got these figures, UK is certainly not in the top 4 and where's China?

  24. High media costs on Iomega Ships 35GB 'Son of Jaz' · · Score: 1


    60$ a disk isn't worth it imo

  25. Re:Okay on Russian Group Plans Manned Mars Mission By 2011 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And does the russian space program have $3.5 billion?

    RTFA
    Its clearly stated that this is private money and is not a Russian space program project.