I work with Cavium Networks Octeon processors. These are 16-core MIPS beasts that are capable of running different OSes/applications on different cores. You can run Linux on a few cores, your TCP/IP stack on another four cores, a crypto engine on another core, etc.
They're not supposed to run early, but a lot of drivers don't care, and it doesn't seem to be enforced.
Some drivers are nice enough to stop and wait until they got back on schedule, but a good amount of them aren't. Generally, drivers will only wait when they're at a station; I've only seen a driver wait elsewhere a couple of times.
I see the usual groupthink hivemind still controls Slashdot.
Good to see that the usual "privacy at any and all cost" dogma is still rigidly enforced by the moderators. Not.
I see how it is: criticize the fallacy that anything that goes against absolute privacy is always a bad thing, and get modded down to -1 Flamebait. Heil Slashdot Gruppendenken!
As someone who takes the bus to and from work every day, I'd love this.
You know what's the only thing worse than the bus being late? The bus being early. Nothing like standing out in the cold for 20 minutes past the time the bus is supposed to arrive only to realize it must have passed your stop 15 minutes early.
I use Linux exclusively (seriously, the only Windoze computer I use is my WM5 phone). I also play games.
But I play console games almost exclusively. I love tinkering with my system, but I don't want to fuck around with things just to play a game. Even Windows PC gaming is a PITA. It's like "Oh no, you have to buy a $500 video card just to enjoy this game". Fuck that, I just put a disc into my Wii or PS2 and just have fun. There's less hardware turnover for consoles: a new console generation comes out once every 6 years or so; PC hardware is obsolete annually.
It also helps that the Wii is a far more fun platform than anything else, and there's no PC equivalent.
I'd imagine that many other Linux users feel the same way: I'd guess that the percentage of heavy Linux users who are diehard console gamers is greater than the percentage of heavy Windows users who are diehard console gamers.
Just like how, in 2004 and earlier, some job requirements called for at least 10 years of Java experience...
Java was released in 1995.
I once had a professor who loved to lambast companies that posted insane job requirements like that (and of all the professors I had when I was in college, I learned the most about the industry from him).
My main monitor is a 19" Dell-branded Trinitron CRT.
It's wonderful. It looks like it's at least a decade old (I bought it at First Saturday a few years ago, so I don't know when it was made), and the picture quality blows any LCD out of the water.
This is why I avoid LCDs--the picture quality can never compare to a good CRT. I have to use an LCD at work, and I'm so happy when I get home, because it means I can use a monitor that doesn't suck.
Maybe you should be asking "How many people under 30 read comics?". One of the reasons why the comics industry is doing so badly is because there are few new readers, and the existing readership keeps getting older.
Kids don't read comics anymore. Most comics readers _are_ over 30. I'm 23, and most people I see at the comic shop are older than me.
Funny how when someone else does it, it's called "spyware", but the Mozilla Foundation gets a free pass. The Mozilla Foundation seems to get lots of free passes; they are considered free software heroes, yet the Mozilla Foundation is strongly opposed to free software, and Firefox is most certainly not free software.
That's why I like the word "corrupgrade". To corrupgrade is to move to a newer version that's worse than the older version you were running before.
For example, Windows Vista, KDE 4, GNOME 2 (yes, it's been years and I'm still bitter about that), Word 6 for Mac (yes, I actually remember that...in fact, I think that's why David Pogue coined "corrupgrade" to begin with).
Scientology likes suing people for libel. Let's turn the tables on that. Maybe members of Anonymous should sue Scientology for libel for making accusations of terrorism.
Not only that, but we have also expanded this right beyond what it literally says in other ways. Consider that the phrase "Congress shall make no law" has no literal consequences for the states. In theory New York could ban publications critical of Governow Spitzer without violating the letter of the first amendment, but in practice the Supreme Court has interpreted it more broadly. (Thank goodness the so-called "strict constructionists" lost that one.) It's not so much that the strict constructionists lost, but that the 14th Amendment overrode it. The relevant part: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.".
This is also why I hate Ron Paul; he wants to roll things back so state governments are explicitly allowed to violate the 1st Amendment again. Rather than repeal the 14th Amendment, Paul wants to ban the Supreme Court from ruling on 1st Amendment-related issues involving state laws.
Everyone talks about creationists trying to have the government force their views on society (e.g. teaching creationism in schools). I agree with that.
However, overly pro-science people can be just as bad. I'm just going to Godwin this right now: the Nazis killed a lot of people who had genetic imperfections (low IQ, susceptibility to some diseases) in order to improve the gene pool. If you go by a strictly scientific viewpoint, such actions are defensible. Eugenics programs are immoral, but they do improve the gene pool. It's safe to say the Holocaust would never have happened if Darwin and Mendel hadn't been born. This is why I don't want an overly pro-science candidate in office. Someone who believes the government should strictly adhere to scientific principles will ultimately attempt another Holocaust.
And then you have the fact that genetic determinism is an excuse for racism. Most modern racists are strong supporters of science, genetics, and evolution, as they claim it validates their immoral beliefs.
I don't want an anti-science creationist. I don't want a pro-science eugenicist. I want separation of science and state.
Screw the Mobile Suits, I want the space colonies. Though I am happy that "Gundam" was the first word Wired used to describe mecha:)
We could probably build an O'Neill cylinder (the type of colony used in Gundam) with today's techology. It would cost a fuckton of money just due to the size of the thing (the ISS is tiny in comparison), but we have the tech. All we need to do is put it together.
For that matter, why does anyone need to own a house?
Just rent. It's perfectly affordable. You don't even have to rent an entire house--you can rent a townhouse, or if you don't have a large family, you can rent an apartment.
I rent a large townhouse in a big city (Dallas, TX) for about 70 cents per square foot, and I can afford it on my entry-level programming job. It's also in a good location, too: I'm right next to a major shopping center. I can walk to restaurants, bars, supermarkets, etc.
I'm sick and tired of the American obsession with home ownership. I would much rather live in my lawn-free townhouse than in a house with a lawn in a suburb. I much prefer renting--I can just call the office if an appliance breaks instead of having to fix it myself, and if I want to move out, all I have to do is wait for my lease to expire (or pay a penalty if I want to move early). I'd rather not have to try and sell the place to people, which is a huge pain in the arse. And did I mention I don't have to mow any damn lawns?
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I work with Cavium Networks Octeon processors. These are 16-core MIPS beasts that are capable of running different OSes/applications on different cores. You can run Linux on a few cores, your TCP/IP stack on another four cores, a crypto engine on another core, etc.
I can't reach TFA. Is the server Slashdotted already?
They're not supposed to run early, but a lot of drivers don't care, and it doesn't seem to be enforced.
Some drivers are nice enough to stop and wait until they got back on schedule, but a good amount of them aren't. Generally, drivers will only wait when they're at a station; I've only seen a driver wait elsewhere a couple of times.
I see the usual groupthink hivemind still controls Slashdot.
Good to see that the usual "privacy at any and all cost" dogma is still rigidly enforced by the moderators. Not.
I see how it is: criticize the fallacy that anything that goes against absolute privacy is always a bad thing, and get modded down to -1 Flamebait. Heil Slashdot Gruppendenken!
Yeah, that sounds awesome.
As someone who takes the bus to and from work every day, I'd love this.
You know what's the only thing worse than the bus being late? The bus being early. Nothing like standing out in the cold for 20 minutes past the time the bus is supposed to arrive only to realize it must have passed your stop 15 minutes early.
I _love_ this. This is awesome. I think we're finally seeing the realization of the Internet's potential.
And fuck the radical privacy activists who will inevitably whine and cry about this.
I use Linux exclusively (seriously, the only Windoze computer I use is my WM5 phone). I also play games.
But I play console games almost exclusively. I love tinkering with my system, but I don't want to fuck around with things just to play a game. Even Windows PC gaming is a PITA. It's like "Oh no, you have to buy a $500 video card just to enjoy this game". Fuck that, I just put a disc into my Wii or PS2 and just have fun. There's less hardware turnover for consoles: a new console generation comes out once every 6 years or so; PC hardware is obsolete annually.
It also helps that the Wii is a far more fun platform than anything else, and there's no PC equivalent.
I'd imagine that many other Linux users feel the same way: I'd guess that the percentage of heavy Linux users who are diehard console gamers is greater than the percentage of heavy Windows users who are diehard console gamers.
Just like how, in 2004 and earlier, some job requirements called for at least 10 years of Java experience...
Java was released in 1995.
I once had a professor who loved to lambast companies that posted insane job requirements like that (and of all the professors I had when I was in college, I learned the most about the industry from him).
Just do what I do: boycott the TSA by not flying.
I've not flown since before 9/11, and I'm quite proud of it.
Or how the hell can there be light before any stars (or other luminous objects) are created?
Your signature is _perfect_ for that reply!
Traditional "Computer Science" is an anachronism that needs to die as soon as possible.
Kill traditional, math-based "Computer Science" with fire and rename "Software Engineering" to "Computer Science". Then I'll be happy.
I _love_ that fdooiinnng! SUPER DEGAUSS POWER!
And the doinkzzz when I power it on is just so badass!
*hugs his 19" Trinitron*
My main monitor is a 19" Dell-branded Trinitron CRT.
It's wonderful. It looks like it's at least a decade old (I bought it at First Saturday a few years ago, so I don't know when it was made), and the picture quality blows any LCD out of the water.
This is why I avoid LCDs--the picture quality can never compare to a good CRT. I have to use an LCD at work, and I'm so happy when I get home, because it means I can use a monitor that doesn't suck.
*sigh*
Metrification saddens me. I wish the UK would go back to all-Imperial units.
Maybe you should be asking "How many people under 30 read comics?". One of the reasons why the comics industry is doing so badly is because there are few new readers, and the existing readership keeps getting older.
Kids don't read comics anymore. Most comics readers _are_ over 30. I'm 23, and most people I see at the comic shop are older than me.
Does Firefox 3 phone home like older versions do?
Funny how when someone else does it, it's called "spyware", but the Mozilla Foundation gets a free pass. The Mozilla Foundation seems to get lots of free passes; they are considered free software heroes, yet the Mozilla Foundation is strongly opposed to free software, and Firefox is most certainly not free software.
That's why I like the word "corrupgrade". To corrupgrade is to move to a newer version that's worse than the older version you were running before.
For example, Windows Vista, KDE 4, GNOME 2 (yes, it's been years and I'm still bitter about that), Word 6 for Mac (yes, I actually remember that...in fact, I think that's why David Pogue coined "corrupgrade" to begin with).
Scientology likes suing people for libel. Let's turn the tables on that. Maybe members of Anonymous should sue Scientology for libel for making accusations of terrorism.
This is also why I hate Ron Paul; he wants to roll things back so state governments are explicitly allowed to violate the 1st Amendment again. Rather than repeal the 14th Amendment, Paul wants to ban the Supreme Court from ruling on 1st Amendment-related issues involving state laws.
Argh--I need to proofread more.
"I agree with that" in the first paragraph should be "I agree that those creationists shouldn't be in power".
Everyone talks about creationists trying to have the government force their views on society (e.g. teaching creationism in schools). I agree with that.
However, overly pro-science people can be just as bad. I'm just going to Godwin this right now: the Nazis killed a lot of people who had genetic imperfections (low IQ, susceptibility to some diseases) in order to improve the gene pool. If you go by a strictly scientific viewpoint, such actions are defensible. Eugenics programs are immoral, but they do improve the gene pool. It's safe to say the Holocaust would never have happened if Darwin and Mendel hadn't been born. This is why I don't want an overly pro-science candidate in office. Someone who believes the government should strictly adhere to scientific principles will ultimately attempt another Holocaust.
And then you have the fact that genetic determinism is an excuse for racism. Most modern racists are strong supporters of science, genetics, and evolution, as they claim it validates their immoral beliefs.
I don't want an anti-science creationist. I don't want a pro-science eugenicist. I want separation of science and state.
Screw the Mobile Suits, I want the space colonies. Though I am happy that "Gundam" was the first word Wired used to describe mecha :)
We could probably build an O'Neill cylinder (the type of colony used in Gundam) with today's techology. It would cost a fuckton of money just due to the size of the thing (the ISS is tiny in comparison), but we have the tech. All we need to do is put it together.
I haven't flown since before 9/11. Unless the TSA cleans up its act, I will never fly again.
For that matter, why does anyone need to own a house?
Just rent. It's perfectly affordable. You don't even have to rent an entire house--you can rent a townhouse, or if you don't have a large family, you can rent an apartment.
I rent a large townhouse in a big city (Dallas, TX) for about 70 cents per square foot, and I can afford it on my entry-level programming job. It's also in a good location, too: I'm right next to a major shopping center. I can walk to restaurants, bars, supermarkets, etc.
I'm sick and tired of the American obsession with home ownership. I would much rather live in my lawn-free townhouse than in a house with a lawn in a suburb. I much prefer renting--I can just call the office if an appliance breaks instead of having to fix it myself, and if I want to move out, all I have to do is wait for my lease to expire (or pay a penalty if I want to move early). I'd rather not have to try and sell the place to people, which is a huge pain in the arse. And did I mention I don't have to mow any damn lawns?