These cards are drasticly improved over the previous ones...In a lot of game they get up to double the frame rate as on the old cards. And even then they're complaining that it was running at only 72% capacity. Geez.
Now, can someone track down pricing info for these cards?
No my linux box is running 512 (and before you start, that's not an outdated computer. Lots of people run with less ram then that).
Azureus eats 200-300mb of my RAM always. Why would I want that when I can use bitcomet and have it eat 65mb?
If you didn't RTFA, you ain't missing much. It's a shallow, brief article that talks about 5 different clients (only 2 of which I'd ever consider using), and then rates everything really well.
Still, good to have it on the front page so that more people can share their thoughts on bittorrent clients.
Azureus is a real RAM hog. I'm not trolling here, I used it for a while (still do on my linux computers), but a java app that eats half your RAM while you download something? Yuck.
I use Bitcomet now instead whenever possible. Sure it's not geek-friendly (no linux support), but it offers the same stuff as Azureus (that's file selection, advanced options) at a lot less RAM and CPU usage. I am dissapointed not to see it reviewed here.
Kids who don't commit crimes probably already have friends to play games with. They don't need police officers to frag. The kids in TFA are probably lonely (that's one of the big causes for gang involvement), and they need an outlet.
TFA says intel lost marketshare...They still have 53% That's still more than AMD has.
Oh, and AMD chips still seem to cost more. Yeah, yeah, higher quality and all, but I can get an intel chip for around $50 of tigerdirect, but AMD chips are closer to $100.
Google is supposed to be turning a profit through advertising. The more they advertise, the more revenue they make.
If google sells off logs of searches, I and probably just about everyone else on slashdot will move to Yahoo or something else. I don't want logs of my emails/searches being sent to the government. Do you?
This is something I've been wondering for a long time. I heard that on slashdot, Firefox is running at about 90% (IIRC, it was a user comment, so may not be accurate), but then we get these 11% figures. Everyone I know uses Firefox. People at every local buisness I've been to use it. My college requires people install it when they connect to the internet (and most of 'em use it once they've tried it).
So, where are the hordes of IE fanboys trying to kill off Firefox? Anyone have a more accurate number? It's gotta be higher than TFA says.
Quite a bit, really. You eveolved the way you are for a reason. It's probable that this tech is slower to focus than your regular eyes. And, what about if the batteries run out?
Above applies only to a regular person, however. If I, like you, were color blind (a mutant), then I might reconsider.
Only the rich will be able to afford this tech for the next 10-20 years. After that, maybe the middle class will be able to afford it. In any event, it's not something the lower class would get.
From what I can tell, if you uninstall it, you lose the system protected recycle bin (designed to prevent you from deleting your pr0n, actually it provides a hidden place for viruses to hide). Therefore, you're safe.
If you are still paranoid, reinstall it and run the update patch with fixes it.
Or, check out BlackLight Rootkit Elimination Technology, which is supposed to eliminate (or at least detect) the rootkit.
Lets get one thing clear. This is not the Sony rootkit. It's just a directory that's not scanned by antivirus/antispyware.
And, now that it's potential vulnerability has been exposed, Symantec is releasing a new version without the protected recycle bin.
In other words, too bad they had to have their wrists slapped to fix it, but there was no malicious attempt.
It's not just for privacy. I had a Seagate harddrive, and it would continually crash (BSOD). I talked with Seagate about it, and they politely told me to go fuck myself. I googled it, and found that if I zeroed the drive, it would sometimes fix the bad sectors. Done and done.
Look, you make a damn good point. But, you are missing what wikipedia is all about. It was never meant to be the begin-all-end-all reference. It's a starting point. You go to wikipedia, look up your topic (say Trolls, read to get a quick deffinition (familiarize yourself with the subject), and then hit the external links at the bottom of the page.
I say again, these links are what make wikipedia great. Don't make wiki into something it's not: you'll only be disapointed.
TFA says 30 months before approval... longer than that before you see one.
If you ask me, we'll never see these, simply because a wifi media/game player costs money. Know how much a DS or PSP costs? I'm sure McDonalds can't afford to give away a $200 gaget with the purchase of a $3 meal.
A free download for an existing DS/PSP might happen, but since none to many people have such, I dout it.
Look, I know what you're saying. And no, if you know something about what you want, then consumer reports isn't the place to go. As you pointed out, a good example is computers.
But, if you don't know anything about something, consumer reports is great. A month ago, I needed a new refrigerator. I did a couple google searches, came up with nothing, and looked in consumer reports. Bang. I got a great machine that I'm quite happy with (now, how long it will last?).
Many people don't know jack about cars, and CS is a great place to start looking. For the most part the reviews are unbiased.
I guess the 500TB of illigal movies and such I got from private trackers is wrong.
Kindly report my IP to the MPAA, or better yet, use one of your script kiddie tools to wipe my hard drive of all illigal content.
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Now, can someone track down pricing info for these cards?
The downside is that it takes like forever to load Word...
No my linux box is running 512 (and before you start, that's not an outdated computer. Lots of people run with less ram then that).
Azureus eats 200-300mb of my RAM always. Why would I want that when I can use bitcomet and have it eat 65mb?
Amen. That's what I was trying to say in above post. If you hadn't posted annymously, you'd be on my friends list now.
It's a shallow, brief article that talks about 5 different clients (only 2 of which I'd ever consider using), and then rates everything really well.
Still, good to have it on the front page so that more people can share their thoughts on bittorrent clients.
Yuck.
I use Bitcomet now instead whenever possible. Sure it's not geek-friendly (no linux support), but it offers the same stuff as Azureus (that's file selection, advanced options) at a lot less RAM and CPU usage.
I am dissapointed not to see it reviewed here.
Kids who don't commit crimes probably already have friends to play games with. They don't need police officers to frag.
The kids in TFA are probably lonely (that's one of the big causes for gang involvement), and they need an outlet.
That's still more than AMD has.
Oh, and AMD chips still seem to cost more. Yeah, yeah, higher quality and all, but I can get an intel chip for around $50 of tigerdirect, but AMD chips are closer to $100.
Does this mean that I'll be able to afford an AMD chip now?
The more they advertise, the more revenue they make.
If google sells off logs of searches, I and probably just about everyone else on slashdot will move to Yahoo or something else. I don't want logs of my emails/searches being sent to the government. Do you?
My college requires people install it when they connect to the internet (and most of 'em use it once they've tried it).
So, where are the hordes of IE fanboys trying to kill off Firefox? Anyone have a more accurate number? It's gotta be higher than TFA says.
Quite a bit, really. You eveolved the way you are for a reason. It's probable that this tech is slower to focus than your regular eyes. And, what about if the batteries run out?
Above applies only to a regular person, however. If I, like you, were color blind (a mutant), then I might reconsider.
Only the rich will be able to afford this tech for the next 10-20 years.
After that, maybe the middle class will be able to afford it. In any event, it's not something the lower class would get.
'nuff said.
Buddy, I have some sad news for you:
You post on slashdot.
That's still a problem in Linux.
From what I can tell, if you uninstall it, you lose the system protected recycle bin (designed to prevent you from deleting your pr0n, actually it provides a hidden place for viruses to hide). Therefore, you're safe.
If you are still paranoid, reinstall it and run the update patch with fixes it.
Or, check out BlackLight Rootkit Elimination Technology, which is supposed to eliminate (or at least detect) the rootkit.
This is not the Sony rootkit. It's just a directory that's not scanned by antivirus/antispyware.
And, now that it's potential vulnerability has been exposed, Symantec is releasing a new version without the protected recycle bin.
In other words, too bad they had to have their wrists slapped to fix it, but there was no malicious attempt.
One year later, no problems so far.
It's a starting point. You go to wikipedia, look up your topic (say Trolls, read to get a quick deffinition (familiarize yourself with the subject), and then hit the external links at the bottom of the page.
I say again, these links are what make wikipedia great.
Don't make wiki into something it's not: you'll only be disapointed.
If you ask me, we'll never see these, simply because a wifi media/game player costs money. Know how much a DS or PSP costs? I'm sure McDonalds can't afford to give away a $200 gaget with the purchase of a $3 meal.
A free download for an existing DS/PSP might happen, but since none to many people have such, I dout it.
But, if you don't know anything about something, consumer reports is great. A month ago, I needed a new refrigerator. I did a couple google searches, came up with nothing, and looked in consumer reports. Bang. I got a great machine that I'm quite happy with (now, how long it will last?).
Many people don't know jack about cars, and CS is a great place to start looking. For the most part the reviews are unbiased.
Everyone here just hit the torrents. I personally, don't really plan to see the movie.
I guess the 500TB of illigal movies and such I got from private trackers is wrong. Kindly report my IP to the MPAA, or better yet, use one of your script kiddie tools to wipe my hard drive of all illigal content.
For reference, my IP is 127.0.0.1
Think of it this way:
If you could sell 100 games at $60 or 150 games at $30, which would you choose?
Right. People would have to buy twice as many games for that system to work. I don't see that happening, so we have the current system.