Or alternatively people could do something for the even increasing list of countries America is booming to the ground and then abandoning. Remember Afghanistan, now the media spot-lite is off it both America and the UK have all but abandoned it without for filing there regeneration promises. Its also interesting to see opium poppy production up under the Northmen Alliance, nice to see the War on Drugs going so well.
1 processor core technology is causing heat consernes in thin core. The point is as the core gets thinner the power required to stop lekage across a ever thinner insulation layer increses. A couple of jumps thinner and we would have chips that require the power of a houshold iron. Multi-core is a solution to this problem, maybe Intel are not using very thin core technology to reduce heat in there multi-core processors. There was a very interesting article about this in New Scientist but I dont think it was one they put on the web for free;-(. (sorry I posted this as a reply to someone elses article but am hanging it of the original post as it seems relevent).
1 processor is causing heat consernes in thin core. The point is as the core gets thinner the power required to stop lekage across a ever thinner insulation layer increses. A couple of jumps thinner and we would have chips that require the power of a houshold iron. Multi-core is a solution to this problem, maybe Intel are not using very thin core technology to reduce heat in there multi core processors. There was a very interesting article about this in New Scientist but I dont think it was one they put on the web for free;-(.
You have convinced me to give it a go. The only thing is that I have a few frends who are interested in using linux and are ot that technical. My main interest is in these type of peopel using Linux. Interestingly loTech in shefield run a totaly recycled free to use internet cafe. They chose Mandrake because it was the easiest to get people to take home and install themselves. Also the sheer amount of time it takes to compile (or even update) everything puts me off a bit.
Well actualy I choose to (i.e. I dont have to), cos its quick and easy. If I was to install gentoo I may also choose to get knoppix to generat the X config file, unless of course gentoo install probes the hardware and creates the file for me.
So what is so great about Gentoo as a Desktop and bad about Debian. I use Debian as a Desktop and it is great. The only gripe I have is it is a bit fiddly to set up X, but with Knoppix (which is Debian based) this is partly solved (i.e. I steel its XFree86-4 file).
As far as I am concerned to be good for Desktop it should be relatively easy for the first time Desktop novice to get it working, from what I here Gentoo requires more time/teche effort to get installed so how could it be a better Desktop GNU/Linux?
Don't get me wrong I have heard a lot of great things about Gentoo but ease of first install is not one of them.
Microsoft wants to dominate spam market
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· Score: 4, Interesting
Of course Microsoft wants to fight spam, or more accuratly spam where the spam 'provider' has not paid Microsoft. Now MS has set up there white list system where spammers (sorry, advertisers) pay MS for sending spam (sorry, adverts) they want anyone who sends unsolicited email to pay them - that way they dominate the spam (cant get the hang of this, sorry advertising) market. By fighting non-MS spam they are simply increasing there dominence on the world in yet another way.
At the risk of starting another tangental thread on this slightly tangental thread, it should be noted that software raid is often, if not normaly, a lot faster than hardware raid. The main advantage of hardware raid is the ability to hot-swap.
If the 'free' version is what I think it is it is a VERRY cut down version of oracle (i.e. douse not have any of the advantages oracle is suposed to have over mySQL). However this is interesting. The question is can this 'free' version be installed to run with apache or is it only 'free' for personal use?
MySQL is bound to be faster than oracle because compared to oracle it douse very little. MySQL is a small lean RDBMS whitch douse the basic stuff fast. Oracle douse a lot more and as a result of this is not so fast. This is why MySQL is very popular for holding web content and Oracle for complex business aplications.
This prompts me to ask the above question whitch I have been asking in several other places.
Was wondering what the potential was for using Linux on fairly standard PC hardware to run an Oracle server. Is anyone actually using one in a production set up and if so what number of users/size of database/applications are they using.
What I was thinking was something like fairly standard main board (i.e. gigabyte/Abit) Inter/AMD 2000 (possibly dual) with 1-2GB memory (or even less) and Serial-ATA (or possibly IDE RAID) disk.
I guess my question is can oracle be run on a sub 1000 system for real world applications in SME?
your general experiences/feeling (based on real world rather than theory) would be interesting.
My first posting to slashdot and it reached a score of 5! I guess other thought the small inconvenience of the link not being clickable and the spelling mistake(s) massively outweighed the relevance / usfullness of the post. Lets not turn this into a flameboard, I work on the principle that if you cant say anything nice don't say anything at all;-). Anyway I admit i'me not really a nerd, i've afraid I have a social life.
you should check out psand(http://wireless.psand.net/) who have been doing this at various outside events and festivals in the UK using satelite to get conectivity. They are a very frendly bunch (I met one of them in Bristol, UK) and I am sure they would love to talk to you. I think they were involved with C4's Big Brother House Reality TV thing also.
They even had a tricicly with wierless access.
"To visit our general Internet and network services web site click here.
Internet connectivity has become an integral addition to the majority of outdoor events, both as a service for public and professionals, and as an essential part of the event organisation.
As many outdoor events take place in rural areas, establishing the set-up for Internet connectivity often requires installation of a cabled network, which can be both expensive and time-consuming.
Psand.net specialises in satellite and wireless communication networks. As a fully self-contained mobile unit, we are able to arrive on site before or during your event, and establish a fast, reliable and cost-effective Internet connectivity network in a matter of hours, without the need for cabling or any other installations.
In the summer of 2002, we provided Internet connectivity at a number of large-scale weekend festivals in the UK. Using our innovative technology, we provided an Internet café, as well as the facilities for media streaming and live radio broadcast to web."
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Or alternatively people could do something for the even increasing list of countries America is booming to the ground and then abandoning. Remember Afghanistan, now the media spot-lite is off it both America and the UK have all but abandoned it without for filing there regeneration promises. Its also interesting to see opium poppy production up under the Northmen Alliance, nice to see the War on Drugs going so well.
1 processor core technology is causing heat consernes in thin core. The point is as the core gets thinner the power required to stop lekage across a ever thinner insulation layer increses. A couple of jumps thinner and we would have chips that require the power of a houshold iron. Multi-core is a solution to this problem, maybe Intel are not using very thin core technology to reduce heat in there multi-core processors. There was a very interesting article about this in New Scientist but I dont think it was one they put on the web for free ;-(. (sorry I posted this as a reply to someone elses article but am hanging it of the original post as it seems relevent).
1 processor is causing heat consernes in thin core. The point is as the core gets thinner the power required to stop lekage across a ever thinner insulation layer increses. A couple of jumps thinner and we would have chips that require the power of a houshold iron. Multi-core is a solution to this problem, maybe Intel are not using very thin core technology to reduce heat in there multi core processors. There was a very interesting article about this in New Scientist but I dont think it was one they put on the web for free ;-(.
"cheap broadband products will more than likely not be viable in five years time"
:-)
BT don't do any cheap broadband products, only expensive overpriced ones
You have convinced me to give it a go. The only thing is that I have a few frends who are interested in using linux and are ot that technical. My main interest is in these type of peopel using Linux. Interestingly loTech in shefield run a totaly recycled free to use internet cafe. They chose Mandrake because it was the easiest to get people to take home and install themselves. Also the sheer amount of time it takes to compile (or even update) everything puts me off a bit.
Well actualy I choose to (i.e. I dont have to), cos its quick and easy. If I was to install gentoo I may also choose to get knoppix to generat the X config file, unless of course gentoo install probes the hardware and creates the file for me.
So what is so great about Gentoo as a Desktop and bad about Debian. I use Debian as a Desktop and it is great. The only gripe I have is it is a bit fiddly to set up X, but with Knoppix (which is Debian based) this is partly solved (i.e. I steel its XFree86-4 file).
As far as I am concerned to be good for Desktop it should be relatively easy for the first time Desktop novice to get it working, from what I here Gentoo requires more time/teche effort to get installed so how could it be a better Desktop GNU/Linux?
Don't get me wrong I have heard a lot of great things about Gentoo but ease of first install is not one of them.
Of course Microsoft wants to fight spam, or more accuratly spam where the spam 'provider' has not paid Microsoft. Now MS has set up there white list system where spammers (sorry, advertisers) pay MS for sending spam (sorry, adverts) they want anyone who sends unsolicited email to pay them - that way they dominate the spam (cant get the hang of this, sorry advertising) market. By fighting non-MS spam they are simply increasing there dominence on the world in yet another way.
At the risk of starting another tangental thread on this slightly tangental thread, it should be noted that software raid is often, if not normaly, a lot faster than hardware raid. The main advantage of hardware raid is the ability to hot-swap.
If the 'free' version is what I think it is it is a VERRY cut down version of oracle (i.e. douse not have any of the advantages oracle is suposed to have over mySQL). However this is interesting. The question is can this 'free' version be installed to run with apache or is it only 'free' for personal use?
MySQL is bound to be faster than oracle because compared to oracle it douse very little. MySQL is a small lean RDBMS whitch douse the basic stuff fast. Oracle douse a lot more and as a result of this is not so fast. This is why MySQL is very popular for holding web content and Oracle for complex business aplications.
This prompts me to ask the above question whitch I have been asking in several other places.
Was wondering what the potential was for using Linux on fairly standard PC hardware to run an Oracle server. Is anyone actually using one in a
production set up and if so what number of users/size of database/applications are they using.
What I was thinking was something like fairly standard main board (i.e. gigabyte/Abit) Inter/AMD 2000 (possibly dual) with 1-2GB memory (or even
less) and Serial-ATA (or possibly IDE RAID) disk.
I guess my question is can oracle be run on a sub 1000 system for real world applications in SME?
your general experiences/feeling (based on real world rather than theory) would be interesting.
don't you mean "Thousands of IT workers and webmasters have reportedly" started making the kinds of money they used to during Y2k panic!
Already been done Kidsco, Toy Guns & Ammo.
My first posting to slashdot and it reached a score of 5! I guess other thought the small inconvenience of the link not being clickable and the spelling mistake(s) massively outweighed the relevance / usfullness of the post. Lets not turn this into a flameboard, I work on the principle that if you cant say anything nice don't say anything at all ;-). Anyway I admit i'me not really a nerd, i've afraid I have a social life.
Sorry, that should of been a Tricycle with wierless internet access. Found the link to this iTrike
you should check out psand(http://wireless.psand.net/) who have been doing this at various outside events and festivals in the UK using satelite to get conectivity. They are a very frendly bunch (I met one of them in Bristol, UK) and I am sure they would love to talk to you. I think they were involved with C4's Big Brother House Reality TV thing also. They even had a tricicly with wierless access. "To visit our general Internet and network services web site click here. Internet connectivity has become an integral addition to the majority of outdoor events, both as a service for public and professionals, and as an essential part of the event organisation. As many outdoor events take place in rural areas, establishing the set-up for Internet connectivity often requires installation of a cabled network, which can be both expensive and time-consuming. Psand.net specialises in satellite and wireless communication networks. As a fully self-contained mobile unit, we are able to arrive on site before or during your event, and establish a fast, reliable and cost-effective Internet connectivity network in a matter of hours, without the need for cabling or any other installations. In the summer of 2002, we provided Internet connectivity at a number of large-scale weekend festivals in the UK. Using our innovative technology, we provided an Internet café, as well as the facilities for media streaming and live radio broadcast to web."