So is there a reason I can't attach an array with striping to an x86 box? Throw in a fibre channel HBA, plug in fiber.
HP Proliants now have *redundant RAM*. Of course, the parent probably thinks of x86 as being a sub-$10k affair, but you can get quite reliable x86 these days as well.
People are realizing that a degree is irrelevant if you're going to be a help-desk lackey (and getting an MCSE doesn't require that you understand what context switching is, or pipelining, etc.), and that there are people overseas who learn programming languages as one might learn a spoken language here.
The only reason I see for them to put so much effort into publicizing everything as they go is to justify their cost, which I think would be far more justified if they had something to say like, "We think that if we dropped a big tub of water and some bacteria on the planet, we could terraform it."
It seems to cheapen this whole expedition to have the daily "so what?" updates.
The prize is shared amongst two ex-Xerox people, with MIT and HP also making a showing.
So, besides bias, is there a reason that these institutions were mentioned, but not Microsoft?
"Charles P. Thacker also is a distinguished engineer at Microsoft Corp."
Geez...
Remain focused. Don't let others' WAGs get to you
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I find that when troubleshooting systems with which other people have worked longer, I have had better luck just asking them simple facts and troubleshooting myself rather than listening to their wild-ass guesses and having to shoot them down.
And when is the last time you saw a BSOD on XP?
Calling references to kernel panics FUD is as ridiculous as keeping up the BSOD jokes with recent versions of Windows.
I know that people using standard APIs might be fine, but I can't help but wonder how many applications will not work because of it. While there probably aren't many self-modifying code apps out there, there are surely some. Will they be affected?
I can imagine the shit in the pants of a neophyte who sees "kernel panic" on their screen.
Search engine spam is the key...
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They key for google providing relevancy is certainly eliminating "search engine spam". Almost everything that comes up on the first page for most things I search for is a referral program selling either something I'm looking for information about, or selling something completely different.
Not if you count individual sperm served. WHO estimates are of 20 million sperm per ejaculation, and as of 25 years ago, estimates were five times that. So I'd say that if the number served is sperm (as would be burgers), then Ron Jeremy's served far more... as have I.
Search engine optimization is like feng shui. You can influence the chi, but you can't control it.
If $5000 could guarantee you #1 placement, it could guarantee your competitor #1 placement. In businesses where there is a lot of online competition, even if Google results were predictable, you'd still have a tough time.
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Nah... n0r73l5ux :)
All your wifi are belong to Cisco
So is there a reason I can't attach an array with striping to an x86 box? Throw in a fibre channel HBA, plug in fiber.
HP Proliants now have *redundant RAM*. Of course, the parent probably thinks of x86 as being a sub-$10k affair, but you can get quite reliable x86 these days as well.
People are realizing that a degree is irrelevant if you're going to be a help-desk lackey (and getting an MCSE doesn't require that you understand what context switching is, or pipelining, etc.), and that there are people overseas who learn programming languages as one might learn a spoken language here.
Is the play-by-play really necessary?
The only reason I see for them to put so much effort into publicizing everything as they go is to justify their cost, which I think would be far more justified if they had something to say like, "We think that if we dropped a big tub of water and some bacteria on the planet, we could terraform it."
It seems to cheapen this whole expedition to have the daily "so what?" updates.
I started Infinite Jest, and found it to be obtuse and cryptic enough to give up. I'm just curious if I'm the only one.
-PM
Why does it take so long for this stuff to get caught? Why isn't a group reviewing all changes as they happen? Isn't this the point of Open Source?
Oh, come on... do you really wear condoms while you masturbate? We all know you're not "gettin' any".
I consulted MATRIX.
SELECT sexual_partners WHERE slashdot_id='697931';
(0 records returned)
...they're putting them into condoms to build up a database for "virtual sex"?
Fear of god?
You mean that all cosmonauts aren't godless commies?
Too bad there's no Sally RealDoll, and it's not attached to the outside of the ISS.
:)
I could just imagine the great Google search confusion that would result from the difference between the searches:
ride sally space
Sally Ride space
Actually, more directly, they were all working at Xerox when they did the things they got the award for.
UCLA, HP Labs, and MIT just happen to be employers of these people after they did the relevant work at PARC.
The prize is shared amongst two ex-Xerox people, with MIT and HP also making a showing.
So, besides bias, is there a reason that these institutions were mentioned, but not Microsoft?
"Charles P. Thacker also is a distinguished engineer at Microsoft Corp."
Geez...
I find that when troubleshooting systems with which other people have worked longer, I have had better luck just asking them simple facts and troubleshooting myself rather than listening to their wild-ass guesses and having to shoot them down.
All your instructions are belong to us.
And when is the last time you saw a BSOD on XP? Calling references to kernel panics FUD is as ridiculous as keeping up the BSOD jokes with recent versions of Windows.
We'd install them as dictators in the middle east!
I know that people using standard APIs might be fine, but I can't help but wonder how many applications will not work because of it. While there probably aren't many self-modifying code apps out there, there are surely some. Will they be affected?
I can imagine the shit in the pants of a neophyte who sees "kernel panic" on their screen.
They key for google providing relevancy is certainly eliminating "search engine spam". Almost everything that comes up on the first page for most things I search for is a referral program selling either something I'm looking for information about, or selling something completely different.
Not if you count individual sperm served. WHO estimates are of 20 million sperm per ejaculation, and as of 25 years ago, estimates were five times that. So I'd say that if the number served is sperm (as would be burgers), then Ron Jeremy's served far more... as have I.
Isn't the emacs version number up to 2000 yet?
Please quit generating greenhouse gasses by using the butane lighter with your crack pipe. Thank you.
Search engine optimization is like feng shui. You can influence the chi, but you can't control it. If $5000 could guarantee you #1 placement, it could guarantee your competitor #1 placement. In businesses where there is a lot of online competition, even if Google results were predictable, you'd still have a tough time.