As long as they include a SYNC/ASYNC parameter to the HTML elements to override the user agent's behavior, we're all good here. In fact, being able to manually specify ASYNC without any JS at all would be freaggin godsend as a developer!
This is more of a publicity stunt than anything else. T-Mobile headquarters is just outside of Seattle here in Western Washington. We're already 90%+ hydroelectric power in this region. The remaining 10% is heavily influenced by wind power generation as well. The only areas they need power otherwise is primarily for cell towers throughout the country.
However, due to this requiring more cycles to accomplish the same task, this in effect increases battery consumption due to how long the CPU needs to stay in a higher clock cycle state.
No different than the airlines industry. Southwest Airlines doesn't allow for any of these wholesale deals. They've been doing just fine, with plenty of booked flights, cheaper airfare, and none of the bullshit hidden fees to try to make up the slack of lost revenue that they're no longer losing.
With the daily work that I do, I used Windows 7 as my primary desktop OS with an array of Linux VMs to handle various tasks that I needed (mainly GCC access, because it works a fuckton better on Linux than through cygwin)
Now that Windows 10 has the Windows Subsystem for Linux, I have a perfect code compilation environment on my Windows box. I can do all of my programming on Windows and then use the WSL to cross-compile the code for the non-x86 platforms I'm targeting. I was seriously quite surprised that literally every single Linux utility that I use installed and ran without a hiccup at all under WSL. I really only started to do it as an experiment to laugh at Microsoft's attempt to integrate and thus fuckup Linux... but... It actually is decent, and works really well!
"Generally, those who continue to use the 32-bit operating system tend to be subject to some kind of legacy constraint." This, EXACTLY this. Even on 64bit hardware, switching from 32bit Windows to 64bit Windows is a serious fucking pain in the ass. I just switched a company using 64bit hardware over from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I figured since it was Microsoft's own upgrade tool and it could easily detect hardware, it would simply upgrade to a 64bit version of Windows 10, since it is a full OS replacement anyways. FUCKIN NOPE! It went 32bit still. Now to switch, literally every machine will need to be entirely reformatted just to switch over. This is going to take a great deal of time, *JUST* for the sake of maintaining security patches in video drivers. These are 100% fully PCI compliant machines due to the work we do (as in, things are REQUIRED to be patched to ass audits), so it is going to be a non-trivial process thanks to a goddamn driver.
64bit instruction set is faster than 32bit instruction set in the fact that 1) x86 instructions are variable width to to begin with, so that doesn't effect performance. 2) the increased number of optimized instructions. 32bit software is either compiled to target the original 386 instruction set or an extended 686 instruction set. x64 includes countless more registers and instructions, meaning less swapping data to/from registers/ram, meaning actual useful instructions per cycle is higher.
Just modularize the OS the same way others have already. Android is Linux based. Decouple the kernel from the UI API from the UI implementation. Same goes for other hardware layers of abstraction too. One of the biggest thing hurting Android to date is the lack of updates that need to be approved by both handset manufacturers and cell network carriers. We're stuck waiting months to years for updates, assuming we even get any at all. I'm currently on an Android device that can run every app I've downloaded from the market without a hitch, yet I'm still stuck on "Security Patch Level: March 1st, 2017" - and there have been countless vulnerabilities exploited between then and now. If not for handset and carrier bullshit, I'd be able to update individual packages on my own device to their current versions to solve this increasingly important security issue.
You must be new here: this isn't a news article headline, it is a "Slashdot Asks" - specifically invoking discussion, not lazily authoring of news publications.
Exactly this. I manage a business that has a whole fleet of HP LaserJet 2100 printers manufactured between 1998 and 1999. There is still 100% fully supported drivers by HP For Windows 10 in both 32bit and 64bit environments. All of the printers were upgraded with the optional JetDirect network card ($10 or less on eBay usually), so they just connect to the network and just WORK. The toner cartridge and print head are one in the same, so replacing toner is basically replacing the majority of the components within the printer.
To be entirely honest, after using Windows 10 for an entire year at work, I've gone and acquired an app from the Windows Store exactly once only. That app? Ubuntu for the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I think this about sums up how relevant the Windows Store is.
That's probably because foobar2000 is authored by a former Winamp developer. (I've been a foobar2000 user myself for at least 15 years now). It started because Peter wanted a better MP3 audio rendering pipeline that Winamp devs wouldn't provide, so he made his own. He only cared about audio quality, and it shows.
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And a hot flamethrower: https://www.boringcompany.com/...
As long as they include a SYNC/ASYNC parameter to the HTML elements to override the user agent's behavior, we're all good here. In fact, being able to manually specify ASYNC without any JS at all would be freaggin godsend as a developer!
This is more of a publicity stunt than anything else. T-Mobile headquarters is just outside of Seattle here in Western Washington. We're already 90%+ hydroelectric power in this region. The remaining 10% is heavily influenced by wind power generation as well. The only areas they need power otherwise is primarily for cell towers throughout the country.
The radical new MPEG business model, which corrupts special characters.
Whoops, wrong link. I meant this one: https://googleprojectzero.blog...
Link to technical details for those that want it: https://security.googleblog.co...
However, due to this requiring more cycles to accomplish the same task, this in effect increases battery consumption due to how long the CPU needs to stay in a higher clock cycle state.
Page File is only one area that can be mapped into a Virtual Address Space. System RAM is another. Often time, I/O is as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
The same people who invented the sizes for storage devices
Japan had 8k broadcasts for the Olympics two years ago https://www.pcworld.com/articl...
Its not a bug, its a feature!
No different than the airlines industry. Southwest Airlines doesn't allow for any of these wholesale deals. They've been doing just fine, with plenty of booked flights, cheaper airfare, and none of the bullshit hidden fees to try to make up the slack of lost revenue that they're no longer losing.
My connection was too slow to make it to First Post...
With the daily work that I do, I used Windows 7 as my primary desktop OS with an array of Linux VMs to handle various tasks that I needed (mainly GCC access, because it works a fuckton better on Linux than through cygwin)
Now that Windows 10 has the Windows Subsystem for Linux, I have a perfect code compilation environment on my Windows box. I can do all of my programming on Windows and then use the WSL to cross-compile the code for the non-x86 platforms I'm targeting. I was seriously quite surprised that literally every single Linux utility that I use installed and ran without a hiccup at all under WSL. I really only started to do it as an experiment to laugh at Microsoft's attempt to integrate and thus fuckup Linux... but... It actually is decent, and works really well!
Eelo? Sounds like Ello... Which has almost the same goals in mind...
"Generally, those who continue to use the 32-bit operating system tend to be subject to some kind of legacy constraint." This, EXACTLY this. Even on 64bit hardware, switching from 32bit Windows to 64bit Windows is a serious fucking pain in the ass. I just switched a company using 64bit hardware over from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I figured since it was Microsoft's own upgrade tool and it could easily detect hardware, it would simply upgrade to a 64bit version of Windows 10, since it is a full OS replacement anyways. FUCKIN NOPE! It went 32bit still. Now to switch, literally every machine will need to be entirely reformatted just to switch over. This is going to take a great deal of time, *JUST* for the sake of maintaining security patches in video drivers. These are 100% fully PCI compliant machines due to the work we do (as in, things are REQUIRED to be patched to ass audits), so it is going to be a non-trivial process thanks to a goddamn driver.
64bit instruction set is faster than 32bit instruction set in the fact that 1) x86 instructions are variable width to to begin with, so that doesn't effect performance. 2) the increased number of optimized instructions. 32bit software is either compiled to target the original 386 instruction set or an extended 686 instruction set. x64 includes countless more registers and instructions, meaning less swapping data to/from registers/ram, meaning actual useful instructions per cycle is higher.
Apparently you didn't even read the summary. This particular case was already covered right there.
Just modularize the OS the same way others have already. Android is Linux based. Decouple the kernel from the UI API from the UI implementation. Same goes for other hardware layers of abstraction too. One of the biggest thing hurting Android to date is the lack of updates that need to be approved by both handset manufacturers and cell network carriers. We're stuck waiting months to years for updates, assuming we even get any at all. I'm currently on an Android device that can run every app I've downloaded from the market without a hitch, yet I'm still stuck on "Security Patch Level: March 1st, 2017" - and there have been countless vulnerabilities exploited between then and now. If not for handset and carrier bullshit, I'd be able to update individual packages on my own device to their current versions to solve this increasingly important security issue.
You must be new here: this isn't a news article headline, it is a "Slashdot Asks" - specifically invoking discussion, not lazily authoring of news publications.
Exactly this. I manage a business that has a whole fleet of HP LaserJet 2100 printers manufactured between 1998 and 1999. There is still 100% fully supported drivers by HP For Windows 10 in both 32bit and 64bit environments. All of the printers were upgraded with the optional JetDirect network card ($10 or less on eBay usually), so they just connect to the network and just WORK. The toner cartridge and print head are one in the same, so replacing toner is basically replacing the majority of the components within the printer.
To be entirely honest, after using Windows 10 for an entire year at work, I've gone and acquired an app from the Windows Store exactly once only. That app? Ubuntu for the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I think this about sums up how relevant the Windows Store is.
I'm not even an Apple user, and even I know about these issues: https://discussions.apple.com/...
That's probably because foobar2000 is authored by a former Winamp developer. (I've been a foobar2000 user myself for at least 15 years now). It started because Peter wanted a better MP3 audio rendering pipeline that Winamp devs wouldn't provide, so he made his own. He only cared about audio quality, and it shows.
Funny enough, I got an UberPOOL from the San Jose airport last year, and it ended up being a Tesla Model S.