First, you are looking at the wrong stats. If you plan to run your cluster as anything besides a side show, heat/power concerns are going to be as big of factor in your cost calculations as the hardware itself. I don't know if the mac mini gives off a lot of heat but it's something to take into consideration.
However, the fact that you probably cannot upgrade the ethernet capabilities in a mac mini to even fast ethernet is probably the bigger strike against the mac mini. In a lot of problems that employ parallel computing, the network latency can be as important as the processor speed(of course, there are plenty of exceptions and plent of "trivially parallel" problems). The Dell is a bit more upgradable than the mac mini. Though it's not nearly as cute.
I have to wonder how many people have spyware on their computer that sets their web search home to xupiter(which seems to be down at the moment) or other such "search engines". If you use those things, all your results ARE ads, so I really cannot blame the people who got confused.
Um, thanks for proving my point. My point was that if they DIDN"T patent it, they didn't have to publish it at all. Thanks for making my day by calling me a name then proceeding to make an ass out of yourself. I'm sure there are plenty more dumbasses like yourself in the world.
Heh, everyone keeps on predicting their end, but how many dying companies do you know that are making cash fist over fist. Nintendo has had 1 operating quarter in it's HISTORY where they had a loss, and a large part of that is them not playing the currency game correctly and getting burned on a weak dollar(or strong yen, depending on how you look at it).
Sega was loosing a lot of cash before they decided to call it quits in the console market.
Um, the people who have the patents are the ones that made the standard. They didn't have to publish it at all if they didn't want to. If you don't like the fact that MP3 is patented, use OGG or other non-patented formats. The MP3 patent isn't like one-click where they patented something very obvious(such as a digital form for storing music), they patented their algorithm. Like I said, it's not the only algorithm available, and if you don't like the patent, don't use the stuff. Simple as that. Not everyone enjoys publishing their ideas just so free software can "borrow" them......
Well, Sony did provide software to convert MP3s to UMD, so I don't see what your is. Not supporting MP3 on the device just made Sony's offerings a lot less convient if you are using MP3. Oh, and a lot of people did rip CDs they bought to MP3, it's a hell of a lot more convient that searching through your collection for the cd you want.
Heh, it's an even bigger problem in Japan. For years, Japan has had a torrid love affair with the big companies, the bigger it got, the better. The companies would develop relationships with other companies that even governed what kind of beer their employees should drink. However, the companies got(and still are) way too big for their own good, and made every product you can think of. The beucracy and red tape puts makes the US government look efficient by comparison. This led to a lot of stagnation and now Japan is finally coming to realize that small, focused companies aren't really that bad.
For example, Mitsubishi manufactures everything from LCD monitors to trains to escalators, to motor vehicles. Not surprisingly, one of the groups(Mistubishi Motors) is now in a lot of financial trouble.
Any freshman course in Engineering economics can tell you that 99% of the time it's better to buy than to make. You only make what is core to your business. Ford's methods of buying parts/inventory tracking wasn't too unique, so there would have been no reason to make the software unique.
However, if all you do is buy, you give yourself no competive advantage over the other guy who has access to the same resources as you. Ford probably has a lot of custom software in their factories because that is what really differentiates themselves from the rest of the pack(whether the distinction in this case is good or bad is left as an exercise to the reader).
They don't really mention any of these factors about the laptop. What good is having good performance if it weighs 10 pounds and has a battery life of an hour?
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I know parent will get modded up because he mentions the words "DRM", and any paranoid rant about DRM on/. gets modded up automatically, but WTF???
Sony was apologizing for not including MP3 support on their MP3 players(they only supported Altrac) not that they are getting rid of altrac. Oh, and in case you didn't actually know, iPods support MP3, so I'm not really even sure what basis in reality your post has. Oh, and AAC is open, just the DRM on Apples music store purchases(called fairplay) is not.
Please, RTFA and know what you are talking about before your next paranoid rant.
Thank you come again.
Heh, Blizzard really should have done the open beta/load testing for more than a week though. Given the extremely slow download, most people(myself included) didn't really get to play much. By extending the beta and having a better distribution method, they could have probably forseen a lot of these problems in advance.
Much more subtle, and IMHO more sinister attack is not to format the hard drive but to read from it. Nobody knows when read attacks occur, and it will take a while for word to get around. Also, read attacks are much more useful if you want to attack a certian person/group of people(IE you aren't a script kiddie in for the cheap thrill).
Which is more damaging, deleting the email of a person cheating on their spouse, or forwarding it to the spouse?
Is any little paranoid rant containing the words "DRM" automatically modded up on/.?
I don't know what your experience with programming is, but Rockstar BUILT IN these cheats, they didn't just materialize. If Rockstar didn't want the cheats in, all they would of had to of done is change a bit of code. In all honesty, they really don't care if you cheat or not, you already bought the game, they got their profit. It's not like a cheat code will somehow allow you to copy the game and distribute it on the internet...........
The problem is so will the US. While I don't agree with China's policies, I have to hand it to them, they are smart. They are akin to a drug dealer in a lot of ways, give the products real cheap, then get the US hooked on them so they will keep on coming back for more. They know how to play on the greed of the US and they are integrating themselves into the economy almost to the point where we would be in a shock if we were to try to get rid of them.
This is a country that as little as 6 years ago said war with the US is inevitable. They are spending vasts sums of money to modernize their military, and may very well get the EU to destroy the ban on selling them weapons.
Bush's election is the best thing that ever could have happened to the Chinese. They can talk all they want about trade reform and IP laws, but because they realize that if they stop buying US bonds, the US economy is fucked, and use that to their every advantage. I know Dick Cheney likes to pretend that deficits don't matter, but maybe I'm just old fashioned when I think that letting the largest communist country on earth make us their bitch ISN'T such a bright idea......
Maybe the US should take a step back and think about the costs and benefits of our trade realationship with China.
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First, you are looking at the wrong stats. If you plan to run your cluster as anything besides a side show, heat/power concerns are going to be as big of factor in your cost calculations as the hardware itself. I don't know if the mac mini gives off a lot of heat but it's something to take into consideration.
However, the fact that you probably cannot upgrade the ethernet capabilities in a mac mini to even fast ethernet is probably the bigger strike against the mac mini. In a lot of problems that employ parallel computing, the network latency can be as important as the processor speed(of course, there are plenty of exceptions and plent of "trivially parallel" problems). The Dell is a bit more upgradable than the mac mini. Though it's not nearly as cute.
I have to wonder how many people have spyware on their computer that sets their web search home to xupiter(which seems to be down at the moment) or other such "search engines". If you use those things, all your results ARE ads, so I really cannot blame the people who got confused.
Um, thanks for proving my point. My point was that if they DIDN"T patent it, they didn't have to publish it at all. Thanks for making my day by calling me a name then proceeding to make an ass out of yourself. I'm sure there are plenty more dumbasses like yourself in the world.
you get one of those plants from Little shop of Horrors. Not only will it eat your PHB, it will do a little song and dance afterwards!
Heh, everyone keeps on predicting their end, but how many dying companies do you know that are making cash fist over fist. Nintendo has had 1 operating quarter in it's HISTORY where they had a loss, and a large part of that is them not playing the currency game correctly and getting burned on a weak dollar(or strong yen, depending on how you look at it).
Sega was loosing a lot of cash before they decided to call it quits in the console market.
Um, the people who have the patents are the ones that made the standard. They didn't have to publish it at all if they didn't want to. If you don't like the fact that MP3 is patented, use OGG or other non-patented formats. The MP3 patent isn't like one-click where they patented something very obvious(such as a digital form for storing music), they patented their algorithm. Like I said, it's not the only algorithm available, and if you don't like the patent, don't use the stuff. Simple as that. Not everyone enjoys publishing their ideas just so free software can "borrow" them......
Freedom of porn, and the soon to be Super Bowl champs the Steelers!
Please, PLEASE, PLEASE do not combine the two previous items however...
Well, Sony did provide software to convert MP3s to UMD, so I don't see what your is. Not supporting MP3 on the device just made Sony's offerings a lot less convient if you are using MP3. Oh, and a lot of people did rip CDs they bought to MP3, it's a hell of a lot more convient that searching through your collection for the cd you want.
Heh, it's an even bigger problem in Japan. For years, Japan has had a torrid love affair with the big companies, the bigger it got, the better. The companies would develop relationships with other companies that even governed what kind of beer their employees should drink. However, the companies got(and still are) way too big for their own good, and made every product you can think of. The beucracy and red tape puts makes the US government look efficient by comparison. This led to a lot of stagnation and now Japan is finally coming to realize that small, focused companies aren't really that bad.
For example, Mitsubishi manufactures everything from LCD monitors to trains to escalators, to motor vehicles. Not surprisingly, one of the groups(Mistubishi Motors) is now in a lot of financial trouble.
Pittsburgh is going to the Super Bowl!
And in real life too, not on one of these video game machines.
is Cowher power!
Go Steelers!
Pittsburgh is going to the Superbowl!
Any freshman course in Engineering economics can tell you that 99% of the time it's better to buy than to make. You only make what is core to your business. Ford's methods of buying parts/inventory tracking wasn't too unique, so there would have been no reason to make the software unique.
However, if all you do is buy, you give yourself no competive advantage over the other guy who has access to the same resources as you. Ford probably has a lot of custom software in their factories because that is what really differentiates themselves from the rest of the pack(whether the distinction in this case is good or bad is left as an exercise to the reader).
Um, read the comment again....he is saying why pay $20k in INDIA when you could pay $5k in CHINA!!
They don't really mention any of these factors about the laptop. What good is having good performance if it weighs 10 pounds and has a battery life of an hour?
I know parent will get modded up because he mentions the words "DRM", and any paranoid rant about DRM on /. gets modded up automatically, but WTF???
Sony was apologizing for not including MP3 support on their MP3 players(they only supported Altrac) not that they are getting rid of altrac. Oh, and in case you didn't actually know, iPods support MP3, so I'm not really even sure what basis in reality your post has. Oh, and AAC is open, just the DRM on Apples music store purchases(called fairplay) is not.
Please, RTFA and know what you are talking about before your next paranoid rant.
Thank you come again.
You mis-spelled "Pudge"
/.s current poll now?
Heh, Blizzard really should have done the open beta/load testing for more than a week though. Given the extremely slow download, most people(myself included) didn't really get to play much. By extending the beta and having a better distribution method, they could have probably forseen a lot of these problems in advance.
Just forward the spam he was sent(with forged headers of course) to the judge about 10 times. I think the defendant may win some sympathy.
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Much more subtle, and IMHO more sinister attack is not to format the hard drive but to read from it. Nobody knows when read attacks occur, and it will take a while for word to get around. Also, read attacks are much more useful if you want to attack a certian person/group of people(IE you aren't a script kiddie in for the cheap thrill).
Which is more damaging, deleting the email of a person cheating on their spouse, or forwarding it to the spouse?
Is any little paranoid rant containing the words "DRM" automatically modded up on /.?
I don't know what your experience with programming is, but Rockstar BUILT IN these cheats, they didn't just materialize. If Rockstar didn't want the cheats in, all they would of had to of done is change a bit of code. In all honesty, they really don't care if you cheat or not, you already bought the game, they got their profit. It's not like a cheat code will somehow allow you to copy the game and distribute it on the internet...........
The problem is so will the US. While I don't agree with China's policies, I have to hand it to them, they are smart. They are akin to a drug dealer in a lot of ways, give the products real cheap, then get the US hooked on them so they will keep on coming back for more. They know how to play on the greed of the US and they are integrating themselves into the economy almost to the point where we would be in a shock if we were to try to get rid of them.
This is a country that as little as 6 years ago said war with the US is inevitable. They are spending vasts sums of money to modernize their military, and may very well get the EU to destroy the ban on selling them weapons.
Bush's election is the best thing that ever could have happened to the Chinese. They can talk all they want about trade reform and IP laws, but because they realize that if they stop buying US bonds, the US economy is fucked, and use that to their every advantage. I know Dick Cheney likes to pretend that deficits don't matter, but maybe I'm just old fashioned when I think that letting the largest communist country on earth make us their bitch ISN'T such a bright idea......
Maybe the US should take a step back and think about the costs and benefits of our trade realationship with China.
Go Steelers!!