I believe the parent agrees with you, in the sense that the way things are now is best for older computers. Stripping down the kernel like Morton wants would quite possibly mean eliminating legacy support as well.
One thing about your rebuttal there, the reason lower-middle wealth and below students do not get to choose where they go to school is because they can't pay for it. Their choices are limited to what they can afford, and in that case the parent usually has at least a veto.
That's a very good point. I know that I have had more than one teacher whose policy (for small classes) is that whats said in there stays in there. I hadn't thought of it as related to this until now.
The point I was trying to make is that Opterons are for massively high end single or slightly distributed servers, and that the G5 and AMD-64 are more for distributed computing. I'm not, however, implying that one method is inherently better than the other... although if I had to, I'd tend to favor distribution, more flops/dollar as far as I can tell.
A single G5 is not in the same bracket as these new Opterons. If you want an AMD chip to compare to G5s, look at Athlon-64s. I'm not speaking about Suns, because frankly I don't know enough about them.
Your suggestion of using more less expensive processors works for x86 processors too. Why use an opteron 8xx when you could use a few Athlon-64s? That's the sort of approach Google takes, redundant arrays of inexpensive computers.
Well, thats true in theory, but where I go to school all the Windows computers use a Citrix server. It is abysmal. The computers will sometimes hang while saving files, crashing the computer and trashing the file. Terrible for my physics class. (not that every computer does this, but a few do. And the server has a tendency for forgetting things... I think its because the tech department is too backup-happy.)
That analogy doesn't hold up very well, because flying was failure in the sense that the device didn't work, and lite clients are working technology that failed to catch on in a market. Market failures usually do repeat themselves, unless there's a change in either the market or the product (and there hasn't been... at least not in the direction that would make them more likely to succeed).
Not that you don't make a point, it just doesn't get very far on its own.
In my area (Massachusetts Suburbs) Comcast beats Verizon in pretty much anything. Enough people in the area have Verizon DSL that during primetime their systems can't handle it. And, with Comcast's DNS screwups, I see them as losing a lot of customers who aren't as smart as me to use different DNS Servers (is that redundant?). So I'm sticking with them. What I would consider though, is getting DSL in addition to the cable internet... though thats kind of a pie in the sky for me =).
If the Mac version is similar enough: See the little circle of colored dots in the upper right? Just to the left of that is a red icon with an upward arrow that appears when there's a patch. Double clicking it will download the patch. So yes, there's an auto-patch, but its not terribly obvious.
I agree. Langa's big arguement is that software is impossible to secure. I don't see that as true. Clearly because he uses the Symantec results of security holes discovered to represent how secure the browser is, Safari must be perfect, Symantec found no flaws. Those two arguements don't mesh, and they're the two biggest points he makes.
Sony's optical drives are terrible in my experience. The only drives I've had fail are from Sony (PS, PS2, one from a laptop) and I had a friend whose Sony DVD player failed the FIRST DAY he had it. The drives in my computer right now are Samsung, they have worked consistently and I haven't had much of a problem, and dust is terrible in my house. No smoke though, so at least that's not a problem.
(not sure if anyone will see this now that there's so many comments, but I didn't see any better place to post it than as its own topic=)
Well thats where I disagree with you. Humble? Hardly. And he brags about how he's never played anything composed by a female (which loses him a LOT of respect, even from a fellow male). As a person, he seems like the parent-sheltered smart kid who nobody likes because he is so full of himself. He seems more down-to-earth on the "learning sheet music" pages, but when he talks about himself in his bio and all that, its all about what awards he's recieved, and how he became an overnight success on the internet. That's not a bio, that's a resume.
I am not criticizing his work, it is well done with the occasional flaw that doesn't really stand out. I like the sheet music collection very much, but I don't like the pianist!
Well he just lost a whole lot of the bit of respect I had for him. He brags way too much, and bragging that he's never played a song composed by a female is absurd. Bragging about his sexism is just disgraceful. And yes, I'm a guy.
From the article: "Comcast should respect the rights of privacy who pay them monthly bills," Lybeck said.
When did privacy start paying bills? If thats an accurate quote, this suit has no chance. If the lawyer doesn't make press statements well, what will happen in court?
Funny that I solved that issue myself... And yes, its most definitely a DNS problem. The servers DHCP has been assigning are crap. I changed back to the servers they had given me to use a very long time ago, and they work wonderfully. No, I'm not telling what they are, because I don't want the chance of getting them swamped. =P
Why do you prefer it to USB 2.0? I understand if you don't like how USB 2.0 isn't always actually 2.0 but sometimes is set up as 1.1, but a true USB 2.0 interface is faster than firewire. 410 MB/s as opposed to 400 MB/s. Its not a big difference, but while firewire devices and even cabling are so much more expensive, I'll stick with USB.
You can change the names pretty easily, but it doesn't carry over beyond My Computer and highly Windows programs.
I am able to remember five letters of drives... its simpler than remembering that I haven't mounted/boot where I think I have, or knowing everything deeper than x directory is on a different partition.
I've grown up using drive letters, its exceedingly simple. And I have had no trouble with removable media, it just finds the first available letter and sticks it there.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but apt-get is a Debian thing. Gentoo, for example, uses portage, which is different, but does the same sort of thing.
I believe the parent agrees with you, in the sense that the way things are now is best for older computers. Stripping down the kernel like Morton wants would quite possibly mean eliminating legacy support as well.
Unless of course I completely misinterpreted it.
One thing about your rebuttal there, the reason lower-middle wealth and below students do not get to choose where they go to school is because they can't pay for it. Their choices are limited to what they can afford, and in that case the parent usually has at least a veto.
That's a very good point. I know that I have had more than one teacher whose policy (for small classes) is that whats said in there stays in there. I hadn't thought of it as related to this until now.
...in exchange for vast amounts of advertising. Works for everyone.
The point I was trying to make is that Opterons are for massively high end single or slightly distributed servers, and that the G5 and AMD-64 are more for distributed computing. I'm not, however, implying that one method is inherently better than the other... although if I had to, I'd tend to favor distribution, more flops/dollar as far as I can tell.
Old AMDs had stability issues because of heat. Its not a problem with them anymore though, they've overcome that obstacle.
A single G5 is not in the same bracket as these new Opterons. If you want an AMD chip to compare to G5s, look at Athlon-64s. I'm not speaking about Suns, because frankly I don't know enough about them.
Your suggestion of using more less expensive processors works for x86 processors too. Why use an opteron 8xx when you could use a few Athlon-64s? That's the sort of approach Google takes, redundant arrays of inexpensive computers.
Why would you do it yourself? Its something a two-or-three line script could do. Maybe an every-few-seconds cron job.
Hm, slashdoted? Whats an extra slash going to do for them? =P (I'm just kidding!)
Well, thats true in theory, but where I go to school all the Windows computers use a Citrix server. It is abysmal. The computers will sometimes hang while saving files, crashing the computer and trashing the file. Terrible for my physics class. (not that every computer does this, but a few do. And the server has a tendency for forgetting things... I think its because the tech department is too backup-happy.)
That analogy doesn't hold up very well, because flying was failure in the sense that the device didn't work, and lite clients are working technology that failed to catch on in a market. Market failures usually do repeat themselves, unless there's a change in either the market or the product (and there hasn't been... at least not in the direction that would make them more likely to succeed).
Not that you don't make a point, it just doesn't get very far on its own.
In my area (Massachusetts Suburbs) Comcast beats Verizon in pretty much anything. Enough people in the area have Verizon DSL that during primetime their systems can't handle it. And, with Comcast's DNS screwups, I see them as losing a lot of customers who aren't as smart as me to use different DNS Servers (is that redundant?). So I'm sticking with them. What I would consider though, is getting DSL in addition to the cable internet... though thats kind of a pie in the sky for me =).
If the Mac version is similar enough: See the little circle of colored dots in the upper right? Just to the left of that is a red icon with an upward arrow that appears when there's a patch. Double clicking it will download the patch. So yes, there's an auto-patch, but its not terribly obvious.
I agree. Langa's big arguement is that software is impossible to secure. I don't see that as true. Clearly because he uses the Symantec results of security holes discovered to represent how secure the browser is, Safari must be perfect, Symantec found no flaws. Those two arguements don't mesh, and they're the two biggest points he makes.
Well, as an addendum, they did say that they'd found no security flaws with Safari... although they underplayed it as much as possible.
Mine's only going at 25! BT suxxors!
Sony's optical drives are terrible in my experience. The only drives I've had fail are from Sony (PS, PS2, one from a laptop) and I had a friend whose Sony DVD player failed the FIRST DAY he had it. The drives in my computer right now are Samsung, they have worked consistently and I haven't had much of a problem, and dust is terrible in my house. No smoke though, so at least that's not a problem.
(not sure if anyone will see this now that there's so many comments, but I didn't see any better place to post it than as its own topic=)
Here is a humble and talented teenager
Well thats where I disagree with you. Humble? Hardly. And he brags about how he's never played anything composed by a female (which loses him a LOT of respect, even from a fellow male). As a person, he seems like the parent-sheltered smart kid who nobody likes because he is so full of himself. He seems more down-to-earth on the "learning sheet music" pages, but when he talks about himself in his bio and all that, its all about what awards he's recieved, and how he became an overnight success on the internet. That's not a bio, that's a resume.
I am not criticizing his work, it is well done with the occasional flaw that doesn't really stand out. I like the sheet music collection very much, but I don't like the pianist!
Well he just lost a whole lot of the bit of respect I had for him. He brags way too much, and bragging that he's never played a song composed by a female is absurd. Bragging about his sexism is just disgraceful. And yes, I'm a guy.
Did legal speak get to that attorney?
From the article:
"Comcast should respect the rights of privacy who pay them monthly bills," Lybeck said.
When did privacy start paying bills? If thats an accurate quote, this suit has no chance. If the lawyer doesn't make press statements well, what will happen in court?
Funny that I solved that issue myself... And yes, its most definitely a DNS problem. The servers DHCP has been assigning are crap. I changed back to the servers they had given me to use a very long time ago, and they work wonderfully. No, I'm not telling what they are, because I don't want the chance of getting them swamped. =P
Why do you prefer it to USB 2.0? I understand if you don't like how USB 2.0 isn't always actually 2.0 but sometimes is set up as 1.1, but a true USB 2.0 interface is faster than firewire. 410 MB/s as opposed to 400 MB/s. Its not a big difference, but while firewire devices and even cabling are so much more expensive, I'll stick with USB.
You can change the names pretty easily, but it doesn't carry over beyond My Computer and highly Windows programs. I am able to remember five letters of drives... its simpler than remembering that I haven't mounted /boot where I think I have, or knowing everything deeper than x directory is on a different partition.
I've grown up using drive letters, its exceedingly simple. And I have had no trouble with removable media, it just finds the first available letter and sticks it there.
The "legal" ones pay the same fees.