Your example would definitely result in a performance gain, but only by about 10% (since only 1 of the 10 remaining reads would benefit).
But I suppose that rearranging your example a little could change that. So, let's say the requests are scattered all across the platter. So the head would be zig-zagging accross from one request to the next. If those requests were then re-orderized then all of them would result in a significant performance boost.
That's a really good poing that I never thought of. File sharing might help the sales of good cd's, but it kills the sales of shitty ones.
So what it sort of boils down to how many shitty cd's you put out. You've got your good artists, so their sales will stay the same or improve. But, all of you shitty cd money will now trickle away to good artists on smaller independent labels.
My TV is also almost always on, but rarely watched. I come home from work, turn on the TV then sit at the computer... Of course there's shows that I do watch regularly, but I find that I use the TV for background noise more than anything else. Oh, and video games.
It seems like most people are saying that in order for Linux to make it to the desktop, the number of choices needs to be limited. Which is unfortunate, because the best way for choices to be limited is for Linux to make it to the desktop. Once there is a much larger user base, the choices would tend to weed themselves out.
Right, that was sort of the point I was trying to make. The part about not having anything to hide. I am in the same boat as you in that I have nothing to hide. I would actually like to take things one step further and say that I would prefer to be monitored in the same way that I want to have police in my neighborhood. I think it makes everybody safer.
The point that I was trying to make is that there seems to be a lot of people angry with being monitored and what I didn't understand was that these same people who are so angry (at least on \.) have the power to not be monitored, through encryption. And, further, they're not taking into consideration other people who could use the added security of being monitored by good guys.
Half of the posts for this story go "It's none of their business! I'll just use encryption!"
So, if you don't want your junk being peeped just use encryption.
Slashdot is one of the few communities that can handle advice like "encrypt your data". But it doesn't work both ways. I can't call up the parents and pull the ol' "Mom, it's time to start encrypting everything." And those same people are the people at risk the most for things like credit card fraud, etc.
So let the government look out for those that can't look out for themselves. And for those of you who are capable, what are you complaining about?
I have a dream that one day Slashdot will be transformed into a situation where nerds and dogs will be able to join hands and read their news together...
A simple request...
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Uhh... Could everybody stop going to the site? It's really feeling the burn of/. and my dog is expecting a really important e-mail from this bitch he met online last week.
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Why go to your door to pick up the porn you ordered, it's too much effort!
That's exactly the issue that this story addresses!
Your example would definitely result in a performance gain, but only by about 10% (since only 1 of the 10 remaining reads would benefit).
But I suppose that rearranging your example a little could change that. So, let's say the requests are scattered all across the platter. So the head would be zig-zagging accross from one request to the next. If those requests were then re-orderized then all of them would result in a significant performance boost.
I'm no expert on this by any means, though :)
Are they not one and the same?
That's a really good poing that I never thought of. File sharing might help the sales of good cd's, but it kills the sales of shitty ones.
So what it sort of boils down to how many shitty cd's you put out. You've got your good artists, so their sales will stay the same or improve. But, all of you shitty cd money will now trickle away to good artists on smaller independent labels.
My TV is also almost always on, but rarely watched. I come home from work, turn on the TV then sit at the computer... Of course there's shows that I do watch regularly, but I find that I use the TV for background noise more than anything else. Oh, and video games.
It seems like most people are saying that in order for Linux to make it to the desktop, the number of choices needs to be limited. Which is unfortunate, because the best way for choices to be limited is for Linux to make it to the desktop. Once there is a much larger user base, the choices would tend to weed themselves out.
It's quite the paradox indeed...
another survey picked the Amish as being the happiest group in America
There's another reason the Amish are happier, that is very much related to this article. The don't have any IT professionals...
I can't wait for the Gyromite event!
Right, that was sort of the point I was trying to make. The part about not having anything to hide. I am in the same boat as you in that I have nothing to hide. I would actually like to take things one step further and say that I would prefer to be monitored in the same way that I want to have police in my neighborhood. I think it makes everybody safer.
The point that I was trying to make is that there seems to be a lot of people angry with being monitored and what I didn't understand was that these same people who are so angry (at least on \.) have the power to not be monitored, through encryption. And, further, they're not taking into consideration other people who could use the added security of being monitored by good guys.
Flame me if you want, but...
Half of the posts for this story go "It's none of their business! I'll just use encryption!"
So, if you don't want your junk being peeped just use encryption.Slashdot is one of the few communities that can handle advice like "encrypt your data". But it doesn't work both ways. I can't call up the parents and pull the ol' "Mom, it's time to start encrypting everything." And those same people are the people at risk the most for things like credit card fraud, etc.
So let the government look out for those that can't look out for themselves. And for those of you who are capable, what are you complaining about?
And now for my next trick, I will display the file tree using only a command prompt...
From the article:
DOS was boring and you had to kind of type and shit.
I can't wait until I have kids and they ask me, "Daddy, what was DOS like?"
This is news for NERDS, not, news for dogs.
I have a dream that one day Slashdot will be transformed into a situation where nerds and dogs will be able to join hands and read their news together...
Uhh... Could everybody stop going to the site? It's really feeling the burn of /. and my dog is expecting a really important e-mail from this bitch he met online last week.
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Did anybody else find themselves reading the article like they were practicing for a role on the Soprano's?
I didn't do it on purpose, but halfway through the article I thought to myself "Self, why are we reading with this ridiculous accent?" Crazy, huh?
my supervisor made sure he nailed me on my birthday
Most people would appreciate getting nailed on their birthdays.