Only if you do it wrong. If you know how to overclock, it gains you:
1) Serious savings. A low-speed CPU in a group can usually be overclocked to match the speed of the top CPU in that group without any special measures 2) Extra speed. You can almost always clock a CPU 5%-10% beyond the top speed for a processor group. If you're lucky, or using extreme cooling, you can get 20% or more.
And sometimes the extra speed isn't available for a while. When I purchased my current computer, the XP2100+ (266FSB) was the fastest CPU around. I got an XP2000+ (266FSB) and overclocked it to be an XP2200+ (333FSB), a chip that didn't show up until nine months later.
Cramped keyboards? The 15" PowerBook I'm typing this on has a keyboard with full-sized keys. They've got less travel than a normal keyboard, but that's the only difference.
Um, you do run a firewall don't you? Prefereably such as a hardware firewall/router rather than directly connecting it to the internet on a publicly accessible IP address?
I assume so, but since this is a work machine, I don't know the details. I do know the IP address is a routable one.
The problem I see is heat. Intel's latest chip design, the Prescott, puts out ~80 watts of heat at 3.4GHz. A dual-core, 4GHz version would put out around 150 watts. No air cooling system in the world can handle that sort of heat density.
Now, look at graphics cards. Triple the video power, and you can expect to double the heat output -- if the process shrink to 90nm reduces the power output. If, instead, they run into the problem Intel did, the heat output will increase five-fold. There's enough headroom on GPU cooling that you can still air-cool, but these really will be the "vacuum cleaners" that recent nVidia cards were accused of being.
GigE and terabyte storage are reasonable expectations.
Seriously folks. Microsoft release the patch 21 days ago. If the worm came out before the patch I would be more critical but it didn't. Hopefully Microsoft decided to turn on automatic updates by default in service pack 2 for XP.
I've got an XP box sitting next to me that I don't dare turn on. I patch it every time I turn it on, but it's been a little over a month since I last needed to use it, so it's unpatched.
Re:Cone of Silence? More like cone of annoyance.
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"Nice e-business you've got there. Be a shame if it got DDoS'd into oblivion by some unscrupulous types, wouldn't it? We'll protect you against that, for only $50,000 a month! How about it?"
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It looks like this has come up at least four times before. Is this some kind of record?
Stabilized? They just came out with a sixth standard (DVD-R DL), and a seventh (DVD+R DL) is just around the corner.
They don't last 10 seconds in the microwave.
They don't do too well in close proximity to a Tesla coil, either.
Only if you do it wrong. If you know how to overclock, it gains you:
1) Serious savings. A low-speed CPU in a group can usually be overclocked to match the speed of the top CPU in that group without any special measures
2) Extra speed. You can almost always clock a CPU 5%-10% beyond the top speed for a processor group. If you're lucky, or using extreme cooling, you can get 20% or more.
And sometimes the extra speed isn't available for a while. When I purchased my current computer, the XP2100+ (266FSB) was the fastest CPU around. I got an XP2000+ (266FSB) and overclocked it to be an XP2200+ (333FSB), a chip that didn't show up until nine months later.
Cramped keyboards? The 15" PowerBook I'm typing this on has a keyboard with full-sized keys. They've got less travel than a normal keyboard, but that's the only difference.
If you drop the battery requirements, you can probably find a few PDAs that will fit the bill.
I don't know about your system, but my 1.6GHz system is doing just fine with recieving HDTV.
Um, you do run a firewall don't you? Prefereably such as a hardware firewall/router rather than directly connecting it to the internet on a publicly accessible IP address?
I assume so, but since this is a work machine, I don't know the details. I do know the IP address is a routable one.
True. Gaming is the only thing driving CPU speeds these days. For everything else, computers are fast enough.
The problem I see is heat. Intel's latest chip design, the Prescott, puts out ~80 watts of heat at 3.4GHz. A dual-core, 4GHz version would put out around 150 watts. No air cooling system in the world can handle that sort of heat density.
Now, look at graphics cards. Triple the video power, and you can expect to double the heat output -- if the process shrink to 90nm reduces the power output. If, instead, they run into the problem Intel did, the heat output will increase five-fold. There's enough headroom on GPU cooling that you can still air-cool, but these really will be the "vacuum cleaners" that recent nVidia cards were accused of being.
GigE and terabyte storage are reasonable expectations.
I can see the "Post Anonymously" option, but where do I find the "Post Humously" option?
Why? Is there Slashdot after death?
"Not starting with a 0" is probably a software limitation, not a crazy rule.
Don't you mean "friend" (or possibly "mellon")?
No. Gandalf is the wizard.
So, how does your distro distinguish itself from Sorcerer, other than the use of a mySQL database instead of a directory tree?
cfdisk (ncurses-based fdisk) is available on the install CD. They just don't mention it.
Seriously folks. Microsoft release the patch 21 days ago. If the worm came out before the patch I would be more critical but it didn't. Hopefully Microsoft decided to turn on automatic updates by default in service pack 2 for XP.
I've got an XP box sitting next to me that I don't dare turn on. I patch it every time I turn it on, but it's been a little over a month since I last needed to use it, so it's unpatched.
project for you DIY'ers (do it yourself).
Shouldn't that be "DIY'ers (do in yourself)"?
What is a petabit-meter? How is it a significant measure of transmission speed?
Of course, this relies on the assumption that cyronics actually works.
Why do I get the feeling that you're pointing to a goatse mirror or equivalent?
Have a beer, and dictate your will to someone, sign it and be protected.
But aren't you supposed to be "of sound mind" when you dictate your will? I don't think just one beer will cut it.
For me, the only important information is right there on the first page:
"Native resolution: 1280x1024"
That's a 5:4 aspect ratio. Every CRT monitor and every other LCD native resolution has a 4:3 aspect ratio.
If you're a Comcast customer and get threatened, I'd suggest just switching to another company and ignoring their threats.
Who? The only way to get high-speed internet here other than through Comcast is to access an unsecured WAP run by someone with Comcast internet.
Think "protection racket":
"Nice e-business you've got there. Be a shame if it got DDoS'd into oblivion by some unscrupulous types, wouldn't it? We'll protect you against that, for only $50,000 a month! How about it?"
I only right-click if I need a filter. For everything else, there's either the appropriate window, or a keyboard shortcut.