My computer is over three years old (P4 1.7 GHz upgraded to 386 MB of RAM from 128) and I've found that the slowest technological advancement seems to be hard drive throughput. This definitely reveals itself because of the fact that games like Doom 3, Far Cry, and Painkiller are all perfectly playable on my computer, but the latter two games take an unbearably long time to load. When I build my next computer, RAID 0 is one of the things I will be looking at, because I absolutely hate waiting more than 5 seconds for a game to load.
(Yes, I'm aware that only 384 MB of RAM is slowing load times via virtual memory swapping as well)
Actually, Windows 2000/XP have executive paging enabled by default (swapping out the kernel), and has to be disabled through a registry tweak or a program that peforms said registry tweak.
It's nice to see that projection technology will be getting cheaper, what with the integrated solar panels and all. Wait, how much do the super-efficient panels cost? Oops...
Now they only need to make a robot that sucks at golf. Of course, important aspects of the design will include a synthesized "FUCK! God DAMMIT! Stupid fucking sandtrap!" on 50% of shots made.
I'm not impressed. If you really want to impress me, use a Cap'n Crunch whistle over a Bluetooth-enabled phone to switch your neighbor's TV to the Spice channel with the volume up to 50.
Now the state attorneys have to figure out how to threaten P2P conventions that don't deal with a central network/company, especially ones that get great valid uses (such as BitTorrent).
I don't underestimate the zealotry of some people though, so it's not safe to sit back and relax yet.
...Microsoft plans to release a security update to Windows XP which will secure the DNS hack. For all future internet usage, please enter in http://216.239.57.99. It's not a bug, it's a feature.
Wow, a classic PHB desktop. At least ten unlabeled IE shortcuts and two duplicate AOL shortcuts on two duplicate MS Office bars, one on top, one on the right. 6 system tray icons (first two can't be helped), a cut-off quick launch panel next to the system tray.
And is this Windows 95 or Windows NT? I guess it's up-to-date by Alabaman standards. I also hear swing dancing is about to come back into style there.
This kind of makes me wonder if he would have still been fired if he used software that was more for "remote administration". Something like PCAnywhere, where you can see the remote desktop over the network if you needed to manually install a patch at night on a user's computer from your own desk.
Even then, doesn't this guy's company have some sort of disclaimer for their network in which using it provides consent to monitoring? If so, the boss can't say he wasn't warned.
I wonder if the blue effect of ash and smoke would cancel out the yellowish hue of the moon when it's behind thin clouds to produce a somewhat greyscale moon, even when viewed in not-so-perfect weather. (As in color temperature)
"We felt by adjusting the schedule for the products, we could better meet our customers' volume requirements and their high expectations," said Intel spokeswoman Laura Anderson on Friday. She declined to elaborate on the reason for the delay.
When I first read the headline, I thought it may have done something with Intel not being confident enough for a release this year. But now, it sounds like a similar strategy compared to the new iMacs to me, where they delayed them to clear out the existing inventory.
I think I'll stick to yelling at the machine when I'm trying to run "make" when a dependency gets left out of the./configure script and it errors out after 5 minutes of compiling.
"What the fuck is libmonkey1316-3.so??!!"
Finding whole RPMs with the name of one known file you need is always fun. On second thought, maybe asking the computer what the hell that file is could help.
Linux Standard Base is something mentioned in the speech, and it does seem to be something that could help remedy the current spaghetti that is the file structure. With the ever-changing library names, the symlinks start to pile up.
Probably not as related, but have you ever taken a look at the/dev directory? Each distro seems to have their own way of organizing devices. Of course, instead of making things neater, you end up with the new way of organizing it plus symlinks to all the old ones as well.
Browsing files seems to be what makes Linux difficult for me. Cleaning things up ought to make things much easier (even compared to Windows)
Looks like SCO is about to finally see the damage they cause when they burn bridges via litigation. The less "business partners" SCO has, the shorter their life expectancy, which doesn't seem to consist of more than suing everybody, will be.
That's why slow growth is a good thing. The internet, as we know it, is a product of decades of work, not to mention there isn't a singly entity in control of it. The Titanic was rushed and a lot of corners were cut when it was built, which was obviously bad in the long run.
And then there's Pets.com, which thrived off, and only off of, a very abnormal time in the economy. As soon as things returned to normal, dead. The internet will be around for a while, seeing how it's already endured this much.
Slashdot Mirror
...but how many rock tumblers can it power?
Nerd: I need an outlet for my rock tumbler.
Bart & Lisa: Plug it in! Plug it in!
Nerd: What, the rock tumbler or the TV?
Bart & Lisa: The TV! The TV!
My computer is over three years old (P4 1.7 GHz upgraded to 386 MB of RAM from 128) and I've found that the slowest technological advancement seems to be hard drive throughput. This definitely reveals itself because of the fact that games like Doom 3, Far Cry, and Painkiller are all perfectly playable on my computer, but the latter two games take an unbearably long time to load. When I build my next computer, RAID 0 is one of the things I will be looking at, because I absolutely hate waiting more than 5 seconds for a game to load.
(Yes, I'm aware that only 384 MB of RAM is slowing load times via virtual memory swapping as well)
Try saying that with a mouth full of cheese three times fast...
Here you go.
Actually, Windows 2000/XP have executive paging enabled by default (swapping out the kernel), and has to be disabled through a registry tweak or a program that peforms said registry tweak.
If there was a joke in there somewhere, sorry.
It's nice to see that projection technology will be getting cheaper, what with the integrated solar panels and all. Wait, how much do the super-efficient panels cost? Oops...
Now they only need to make a robot that sucks at golf. Of course, important aspects of the design will include a synthesized "FUCK! God DAMMIT! Stupid fucking sandtrap!" on 50% of shots made.
I'm not impressed. If you really want to impress me, use a Cap'n Crunch whistle over a Bluetooth-enabled phone to switch your neighbor's TV to the Spice channel with the volume up to 50.
Fun.
Now the state attorneys have to figure out how to threaten P2P conventions that don't deal with a central network/company, especially ones that get great valid uses (such as BitTorrent).
I don't underestimate the zealotry of some people though, so it's not safe to sit back and relax yet.
CUBIC*CUBE
I think that square is top of cool shape in the world.
Wait...the article isn't about Engrish? It's what? Ingres?! D'oh!
I, for one, feel like counting chickens before they hatch and award Doom 3 the best Linux game of all time!!!!111111
Disclaimer: Not intentionally trolling.
...Microsoft plans to release a security update to Windows XP which will secure the DNS hack. For all future internet usage, please enter in http://216.239.57.99. It's not a bug, it's a feature.
Yeah, I was weirded out when I loaded the PAL BIOS into Chankast the first time and saw a blue swirl.
Wow, a classic PHB desktop. At least ten unlabeled IE shortcuts and two duplicate AOL shortcuts on two duplicate MS Office bars, one on top, one on the right. 6 system tray icons (first two can't be helped), a cut-off quick launch panel next to the system tray.
And is this Windows 95 or Windows NT? I guess it's up-to-date by Alabaman standards. I also hear swing dancing is about to come back into style there.
This kind of makes me wonder if he would have still been fired if he used software that was more for "remote administration". Something like PCAnywhere, where you can see the remote desktop over the network if you needed to manually install a patch at night on a user's computer from your own desk.
Even then, doesn't this guy's company have some sort of disclaimer for their network in which using it provides consent to monitoring? If so, the boss can't say he wasn't warned.
And the most appropriate OS to run on a console whose logo is a swirly red line...is the OS whose logo is also a swirly red line. Fun.
I wonder if the blue effect of ash and smoke would cancel out the yellowish hue of the moon when it's behind thin clouds to produce a somewhat greyscale moon, even when viewed in not-so-perfect weather. (As in color temperature)
Think about it... overheat a chip, it heals itself.
Kinda reminds me of the remote control automotive screws discussion. Overheat a chip, destroy its ability to heal itself too, perhaps? D'oh!
I don't get why people are complaining about Cedega 4.0. Why, right now I've managed to get it to successfully run Internet Expl-
error 21: program halted
Damn..
"We felt by adjusting the schedule for the products, we could better meet our customers' volume requirements and their high expectations," said Intel spokeswoman Laura Anderson on Friday. She declined to elaborate on the reason for the delay.
When I first read the headline, I thought it may have done something with Intel not being confident enough for a release this year. But now, it sounds like a similar strategy compared to the new iMacs to me, where they delayed them to clear out the existing inventory.
I think I'll stick to yelling at the machine when I'm trying to run "make" when a dependency gets left out of the ./configure script and it errors out after 5 minutes of compiling.
"What the fuck is libmonkey1316-3.so??!!"
Finding whole RPMs with the name of one known file you need is always fun. On second thought, maybe asking the computer what the hell that file is could help.
Linux Standard Base is something mentioned in the speech, and it does seem to be something that could help remedy the current spaghetti that is the file structure. With the ever-changing library names, the symlinks start to pile up.
/dev directory? Each distro seems to have their own way of organizing devices. Of course, instead of making things neater, you end up with the new way of organizing it plus symlinks to all the old ones as well.
Probably not as related, but have you ever taken a look at the
Browsing files seems to be what makes Linux difficult for me. Cleaning things up ought to make things much easier (even compared to Windows)
Looks like SCO is about to finally see the damage they cause when they burn bridges via litigation. The less "business partners" SCO has, the shorter their life expectancy, which doesn't seem to consist of more than suing everybody, will be.
That's why slow growth is a good thing. The internet, as we know it, is a product of decades of work, not to mention there isn't a singly entity in control of it. The Titanic was rushed and a lot of corners were cut when it was built, which was obviously bad in the long run.
And then there's Pets.com, which thrived off, and only off of, a very abnormal time in the economy. As soon as things returned to normal, dead. The internet will be around for a while, seeing how it's already endured this much.
Something tells me this has happened before
Ghyslain Raza as Frodo Baggins?
What? I set my expectations too low?