there may well still be a lot of legacy Pentium IVs around running just fine. Maybe we'll be able to get these guys to consider alternatives at that point?
Most Pentiums IVs can support 64 bit processes.
from Intel's website Scalability and performance with Intel® EM64T
Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T) can improve performance by allowing the system to address more than 4 GB of both virtual and physical memory. Intel EM64T also provides support for 64 bit computing to help handle the applications of tomorrow.
The link can be found here
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Whoever wrote "So decaffeinated brands usually use a bean that has a more robust flavor," to explain why they use robusta (the cheapest swill, much cheaper than Arabica), probably also says:
"HIV virus"
and my alltime favorite:
"PIN number"
Actually, it is due to the propensity for acronyms (more often, backronyms) to trip up idiots like this guy that I am officially against acronyms.
Your on a computer nerd website and you forget "NIC Card".... just thinking about someone saying that makes me want to hurt someone.
I'm still waiting to see some legal action on Sony. Is it ok for them to disregard copyright rights, and yet they hate when I even make a valid back up of a CD? Any news on any pending legal charges against them for violating the LGPL, and there root kit issue?
Exactly. And I am using Trillian not AIM (assuming that with their own client they were allowed to do tricks like this). But, I was only for a second surprised to see them there. Next second they were in the bit bucket;)
My guess is that they added it strait to the server buddy list, buddy lists for AIM are stored on their server, which they have control of they probably just added it to that list. I'm willing to bet there software doesn't have some backdoor (this isn't Sony) allowing them to add buddy lists from your software, when they have a much easier way of doing it.
Wonderful article. Twenty years ago I believed that writing software would soon become a licensed profession. (Need alicense to own a compiler, for instance.) I thought that the event that would inevitably trigger this is when a software
bug caused a human death.
This is like saying you need a license to operate a Soda Vending Machine because some idiot decided tipping it over trying to get a free soda was a smart idea. You might have to put warnings on compliers like do not code if you have no clue what you are doing, etc but requiring a license won't ever happen. I am sure there will be lawsuits in the future regarding software bugs, but any software being used where an error could cause a human death is going to have a corporation behind it, that can be held responsible.
Don't be so quick to judge a lot of people I know bicycle to work and then take a shower once they get there.... me being one of them, its good exercise =x
Hmmm you guys may find this somewhat interesting, today I was fixing someone's Dell computer and I noticed that their Windows XP disk doesn't need to be activated, which was odd. It was windows XP Home, and it never asked me for a CD-Key or tries to get me to activate it. However I do know that Dell Windows XP CDs only work on Dell machines, they check to see if it's a Dell motherboard I believe and then restart if it doesn't find one.
I read that too and thought it was odd that none of the weapons mentioned, ak-47, m-16, pistols, are weapons that snipers use. An M-16 has an effective range of 300-400 meters or so. Snipers are capable of sitting 1000 meters out and hitting their target. The sound of a weapon discharge at that distance is very faint.
Also, this is picking nits... but... Snipers use smokeless powder. They work very hard at not being seen.
Your post has some incorrect facts
1) An M-16 has an effective range of 550 meters, and its not hard, every year I have to qualify with my rifle and we fire at the 500 yard range in the prone, at a normal human target I hit 7 out of 10 shots with ease, and I'm far from being a skilled shooter.
2) Most snipers in the Middle East use an ak-47s with a scope
3) Snipers are capable of shooting up to 1500 meters away; the record for the longest kill is held by Carlos Hathcock from 2250 meters away (granted he was one of the best snipers around)
I'm sorry if this sound like a troll but why not just use Firefox? Its more secure then IE and its a lot more similar to IE then Netscape, which will get users to actually stop using IE.
on a side thought I would think could also put Open Office on it to lower costs there going to put Windows on it we all know that but I would imagine they could lower their costs even more by taking off Microsoft Works and putting on Open Office instead.
Back when i got my first computer 166 mhz I was using WordPad to type school reports and try getting that to double space you had to do it manually and dear god if you needed to add anything else to it.... on the side note most people computers already come loaded with software from their vendors (Dell, Hp, Gateway, etc) IANAL but can't these companies just grab some OSS software and put it on the machines?
Yeah! just like those lazy aerospace engineers at NASA, and all those lazy-ass soldiers and sailors in Iraq. Damn gubmint comin' in and sealin' all mah money!
I think your confusing federal tax and state tax there two different things, now if you said all those lazy bums on the side of the road pretending that there doing construction then yes you would have a valid point, but then again they get money from the federal government for their roads.... and then states (more in the north) who do tolls when we all know that those roads are paid for by now and they just use it a type of income. Now school systems are paid somewhat from the state so by buying that DVD on Amazon and not paying tax on it your robbing some poor child his education..... WILL SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!?!?!?!
I agree. She means very little. Or she did until her video fiasco. I just saw her in this months FHM (or one of those magz). She didn't impress me. Her first shot was a nice frontal, camel-toe shot. She appeared quite used.
Have you not seen the videos of her? She's a total slut (sorry, lack of a better word) In the middle of sex she says hold on and runs to anwser her cell phone.....
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there may well still be a lot of legacy Pentium IVs around running just fine. Maybe we'll be able to get these guys to consider alternatives at that point?
Most Pentiums IVs can support 64 bit processes.
from Intel's website Scalability and performance with Intel® EM64T Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T) can improve performance by allowing the system to address more than 4 GB of both virtual and physical memory. Intel EM64T also provides support for 64 bit computing to help handle the applications of tomorrow.
The link can be found here
Whoever wrote "So decaffeinated brands usually use a bean that has a more robust flavor," to explain why they use robusta (the cheapest swill, much cheaper than Arabica), probably also says:
.... just thinking about someone saying that makes me want to hurt someone.
"HIV virus"
and my alltime favorite:
"PIN number"
Actually, it is due to the propensity for acronyms (more often, backronyms) to trip up idiots like this guy that I am officially against acronyms.
Your on a computer nerd website and you forget "NIC Card"
I'm still waiting to see some legal action on Sony. Is it ok for them to disregard copyright rights, and yet they hate when I even make a valid back up of a CD? Any news on any pending legal charges against them for violating the LGPL, and there root kit issue?
Exactly. And I am using Trillian not AIM (assuming that with their own client they were allowed to do tricks like this). But, I was only for a second surprised to see them there. Next second they were in the bit bucket ;)
My guess is that they added it strait to the server buddy list, buddy lists for AIM are stored on their server, which they have control of they probably just added it to that list. I'm willing to bet there software doesn't have some backdoor (this isn't Sony) allowing them to add buddy lists from your software, when they have a much easier way of doing it.
So does it run Linux? Because According to there website it runs
Operating system: Internet Tablet 2005 Software Edition
and if it does run Linux don't they have to release the source code?
Wonderful article. Twenty years ago I believed that writing software would soon become a licensed profession. (Need alicense to own a compiler, for instance.) I thought that the event that would inevitably trigger this is when a software bug caused a human death.
This is like saying you need a license to operate a Soda Vending Machine because some idiot decided tipping it over trying to get a free soda was a smart idea. You might have to put warnings on compliers like do not code if you have no clue what you are doing, etc but requiring a license won't ever happen. I am sure there will be lawsuits in the future regarding software bugs, but any software being used where an error could cause a human death is going to have a corporation behind it, that can be held responsible.
Don't be so quick to judge a lot of people I know bicycle to work and then take a shower once they get there.... me being one of them, its good exercise =x
nevermind I didn't google it good enough the first time here is the link http://www.boycott-riaa.com/forums/Copyprotected/1 180/ if anyone is intrested in reading about it
Sony won't kill the Homebrew market. After all, these were the same geniuses that came up with copy protection that was defeated by a magic marker.
I didn't hear about it and I googled it; interested in reading something about it if you don't mind posting a link or a short summary.
but sci-fi sucks.. not meaning to troll but i really just cant stand it.. :(
you should be a critic honestly you would fit in with them.....
Does that mean all Battlefield 2 players will be getting $10 in the mail?
So this week is google good or evil.... I can never keep up.....
Hmmm you guys may find this somewhat interesting, today I was fixing someone's Dell computer and I noticed that their Windows XP disk doesn't need to be activated, which was odd. It was windows XP Home, and it never asked me for a CD-Key or tries to get me to activate it. However I do know that Dell Windows XP CDs only work on Dell machines, they check to see if it's a Dell motherboard I believe and then restart if it doesn't find one.
So why can't the client once it realizes that the data is false stop downloading from that source?
I read that too and thought it was odd that none of the weapons mentioned, ak-47, m-16, pistols, are weapons that snipers use. An M-16 has an effective range of 300-400 meters or so. Snipers are capable of sitting 1000 meters out and hitting their target. The sound of a weapon discharge at that distance is very faint. Also, this is picking nits... but... Snipers use smokeless powder. They work very hard at not being seen.
Your post has some incorrect facts
1) An M-16 has an effective range of 550 meters, and its not hard, every year I have to qualify with my rifle and we fire at the 500 yard range in the prone, at a normal human target I hit 7 out of 10 shots with ease, and I'm far from being a skilled shooter.
2) Most snipers in the Middle East use an ak-47s with a scope
3) Snipers are capable of shooting up to 1500 meters away; the record for the longest kill is held by Carlos Hathcock from 2250 meters away (granted he was one of the best snipers around)
I'm sorry if this sound like a troll but why not just use Firefox? Its more secure then IE and its a lot more similar to IE then Netscape, which will get users to actually stop using IE.
on a side thought I would think could also put Open Office on it to lower costs there going to put Windows on it we all know that but I would imagine they could lower their costs even more by taking off Microsoft Works and putting on Open Office instead.
Back when i got my first computer 166 mhz I was using WordPad to type school reports and try getting that to double space you had to do it manually and dear god if you needed to add anything else to it.... on the side note most people computers already come loaded with software from their vendors (Dell, Hp, Gateway, etc) IANAL but can't these companies just grab some OSS software and put it on the machines?
Yeah! just like those lazy aerospace engineers at NASA, and all those lazy-ass soldiers and sailors in Iraq. Damn gubmint comin' in and sealin' all mah money!
I think your confusing federal tax and state tax there two different things, now if you said all those lazy bums on the side of the road pretending that there doing construction then yes you would have a valid point, but then again they get money from the federal government for their roads.... and then states (more in the north) who do tolls when we all know that those roads are paid for by now and they just use it a type of income. Now school systems are paid somewhat from the state so by buying that DVD on Amazon and not paying tax on it your robbing some poor child his education..... WILL SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!?!?!?!
And you aren't one of them?
Belive it or not I have not once smoked pot and I never really regret it
sorry typo "military"
Of course, how many pot smokers do you know that just give up and quit?
probally close to 300+
but then again I'm in the miltary
Also here's the source. Go build your own without this 'feature'.
this is why keyboards will have the / key removed
and your numeric keypad, or you could just type their ascii value!
Where talking about people who use Kazzaa and other P2P programs they don't even know how to use the numeric keypad (damn tricky numlock)
I agree. She means very little. Or she did until her video fiasco. I just saw her in this months FHM (or one of those magz). She didn't impress me. Her first shot was a nice frontal, camel-toe shot. She appeared quite used.
Have you not seen the videos of her? She's a total slut (sorry, lack of a better word) In the middle of sex she says hold on and runs to anwser her cell phone.....