Have you ever heard of Tuxedo? Java is not the only platform that scales well for extremely large systems. Maybe not for.net, but there are other options than Java. The nice thing about not having to use Java is that you aren't constantly trying to learn new libraries and frameworks that have more working parts than you actually need, lowering the constant learning curve so one can actually start coding sooner. And it makes it easier to hire new programmers since the reduced number of libraries means they can become productive on the project much faster.
Consumers vote with their wallet. Give them the same storage space at the same or even close, and the market will shift to SSDs. Given that these points are still far apart for SSDs means that no matter what manufacturers do (aside from discontinuing disk drives altogether), people won't buy SSDs in any great numbers. Apple fans seem not to mind paying for overpriced hardware, so the fact that Jobs is wading in doesn't really matter for the majority of the small computer market (PCs).
There was also a lot of hype about web apps and cloud computing by reps of major vendors of same. I wonder if that was some of the incentive for the story... stealth-astroturfing as it were... or astroturfing-by-proxy. And in that respect, I would rather have my apps on my local machine. Internet/network disruption happens in business and shouldn't shut down someone from working, and if I were a business I wouldn't trust my proprietary data in a 'cloud' somewhere.
Seeing about a local store is a good idea. Otherwise he might end up having to hire another person just to service the PCs in house since there won't be anyone to send them to for warranty work.
Not likely. You are comparing fans designed to blow air into an intake versus fan blades designed as the primary drive of a vehicle. There is a big difference in mass between the two meaning a big difference in kinetic energy being released if a turbocharger blows versus the turbines on a 'jet powered' car. It is probably more like 'maybe about the same as what happens to a jet airplane when a fan blade breaks'; which is usually the utter destruction of the engine and a good chunk of the vehicle. Ever seen what happens to a jet engine with a 'minor failure' or a fighter plane when a turbine blade breaks off... or even the engine damage that can ensue even when the initial turbine failure is less dramatic (but still causes catastrophic damage in other systems)?
There was a couple news reports on TV in Canada today saying that all flat panel TVs are going to be coming down in price before the holidays because, given the tough economic times, people just aren't buying. It's not just the 3D TVs.
A neighbor of mine bought one of those new diesel engined cars that run on the old oil from deep fryers. When he went to start his car one morning he found a bunch of fat guys eating the fuel injectors.
I guess it is obvious now that I read the article, but I find it interesting that the meteors that actually hit the earth must be a lot bigger than people think before they hit the atmosphere. Since they say this one would probably burn up and not even hit the earth were it even on a collision course, how big does an asteroid have to be in order to actually impact?
Naw, this just postpones the inevitable. Since this is a man made solution, it will just tip the balance the other way and we'll have way too much O2 in the atmosphere. It will be way easier to start fires to keep warm. And then we'll end up burning down all the genetically engineered super CO2 eating trees in one fire storm, heating the atmosphere back up with the energy released in the fires, compounding it by the greenhouse effect from the burning trees, and we'll all drown when Antarctica melts.
I agree with you. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder or listener. I was taking a drive with my nephew a month ago when he connected his iPhone to the car stereo and started playing rap and club mix stuff. What I noticed was that the more recent stuff not only had a steady rhythm (which is expected) but relied on a heavy bass beat with little or no dynamic range. A heavy bass beat is not unusual, but the fact that there were no dynamics and like you said, it was all within the top 5 dBs made it uninteresting to me. While I enjoy at least some selections of almost all music genres, I prefer music with some dynamic where it is not constantly just loud (e.g. blues/jazz a la Freddie King, Cannonball Aderly, etc... but I am a fan of all eras of rock too). But he, liked like a lot of people it seems, think a heavy undynamic beat is just fine. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or listener; even if it is because of heavy marketing.;-)
How much does the fact that the system/OS was created by Google, which is in the business of trying to mine as much personal data as it can? Is this misplaced trust just because they have a (now jaded) motto of 'do no evil'? People complain about privacy on Facebook while I am concerned more about Google. (Concerned because I can't really worry about something that is very difficult to do anything about by myself.)
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Post a toner cartridge full of PETN and the whole country shuts down.
You have to find the people whose accounts he accessed in order to prove he actually did what he said.
The real reason dogs lick their balls: they can't make a fist.
This is great for those who are sick of the terms barrista, latte, or frappa-fucking-cino.
Have you ever heard of Tuxedo? Java is not the only platform that scales well for extremely large systems. Maybe not for .net, but there are other options than Java. The nice thing about not having to use Java is that you aren't constantly trying to learn new libraries and frameworks that have more working parts than you actually need, lowering the constant learning curve so one can actually start coding sooner. And it makes it easier to hire new programmers since the reduced number of libraries means they can become productive on the project much faster.
And we wonder why we have bloat.
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s/'at the same or even close'/'at the same price or even close'/
Consumers vote with their wallet. Give them the same storage space at the same or even close, and the market will shift to SSDs. Given that these points are still far apart for SSDs means that no matter what manufacturers do (aside from discontinuing disk drives altogether), people won't buy SSDs in any great numbers. Apple fans seem not to mind paying for overpriced hardware, so the fact that Jobs is wading in doesn't really matter for the majority of the small computer market (PCs).
Since all the children in Lake Wobegon are above average, Palin's neighbourhood must be the one balancing this out.
We can read it on the command line.
There was also a lot of hype about web apps and cloud computing by reps of major vendors of same. I wonder if that was some of the incentive for the story... stealth-astroturfing as it were... or astroturfing-by-proxy. And in that respect, I would rather have my apps on my local machine. Internet/network disruption happens in business and shouldn't shut down someone from working, and if I were a business I wouldn't trust my proprietary data in a 'cloud' somewhere.
I run a number of 32 bit apps on my Win 7 64 bit machine. They all installed and run fine. What are you on about?
Don't beat a dead Meerkat.
Seeing about a local store is a good idea. Otherwise he might end up having to hire another person just to service the PCs in house since there won't be anyone to send them to for warranty work.
Not likely. You are comparing fans designed to blow air into an intake versus fan blades designed as the primary drive of a vehicle. There is a big difference in mass between the two meaning a big difference in kinetic energy being released if a turbocharger blows versus the turbines on a 'jet powered' car. It is probably more like 'maybe about the same as what happens to a jet airplane when a fan blade breaks'; which is usually the utter destruction of the engine and a good chunk of the vehicle. Ever seen what happens to a jet engine with a 'minor failure' or a fighter plane when a turbine blade breaks off... or even the engine damage that can ensue even when the initial turbine failure is less dramatic (but still causes catastrophic damage in other systems)?
There was a couple news reports on TV in Canada today saying that all flat panel TVs are going to be coming down in price before the holidays because, given the tough economic times, people just aren't buying. It's not just the 3D TVs.
A neighbor of mine bought one of those new diesel engined cars that run on the old oil from deep fryers. When he went to start his car one morning he found a bunch of fat guys eating the fuel injectors.
I guess it is obvious now that I read the article, but I find it interesting that the meteors that actually hit the earth must be a lot bigger than people think before they hit the atmosphere. Since they say this one would probably burn up and not even hit the earth were it even on a collision course, how big does an asteroid have to be in order to actually impact?
No, it's 10/10/11111011010.
Naw, this just postpones the inevitable. Since this is a man made solution, it will just tip the balance the other way and we'll have way too much O2 in the atmosphere. It will be way easier to start fires to keep warm. And then we'll end up burning down all the genetically engineered super CO2 eating trees in one fire storm, heating the atmosphere back up with the energy released in the fires, compounding it by the greenhouse effect from the burning trees, and we'll all drown when Antarctica melts.
Yes. Fear the penguin.
Doesn't the development antibiotic resistant bacteria involve evolution? Something that doesn't even exist and is just a Jewish conspiracy.
I agree with you. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder or listener. I was taking a drive with my nephew a month ago when he connected his iPhone to the car stereo and started playing rap and club mix stuff. What I noticed was that the more recent stuff not only had a steady rhythm (which is expected) but relied on a heavy bass beat with little or no dynamic range. A heavy bass beat is not unusual, but the fact that there were no dynamics and like you said, it was all within the top 5 dBs made it uninteresting to me. While I enjoy at least some selections of almost all music genres, I prefer music with some dynamic where it is not constantly just loud (e.g. blues/jazz a la Freddie King, Cannonball Aderly, etc... but I am a fan of all eras of rock too). But he, liked like a lot of people it seems, think a heavy undynamic beat is just fine. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or listener; even if it is because of heavy marketing. ;-)
Your comment made me think of the Star Trek episode, A Taste of Armageddon Taking virtual life (maybe that's not the right word) to the extreme.
How much does the fact that the system/OS was created by Google, which is in the business of trying to mine as much personal data as it can? Is this misplaced trust just because they have a (now jaded) motto of 'do no evil'? People complain about privacy on Facebook while I am concerned more about Google. (Concerned because I can't really worry about something that is very difficult to do anything about by myself.)