I don't even bother with Firefox on Linux anymore. It's dog slow, and clear that the work goes into the Windows version.
A year or so ago I thought I'd try something out...if it's so slow in Linux native, what if I tried browsing in Firefox under Wine? Surprise! Wine+Firefox is _much_ faster than native Firefox. Sure enough, this was confirmed a month or two ago on/. The AwesomeBar, in particular, is SLOW in Linux; this is coming from someone running a 3.4Ghz Core 2 Duo chip.
Not sure why it's this way, but it's pretty clear the work goes into the Windows version and hardly any goes into the native version.
As a matter of fact, the lack of an alternative decent browser (no please not Opera) on Linux is one of the major reasons why I don't bother with it at all, currently. Yes, I've tried about 7 others (insert your favorite one here); about the only alternative I would be OK with using is Chrome but that's not available for Linux.
So, I'll just check Linux out again when Chrome comes out for it.
Also, please don't reply to posts that you are actually not replying to. Replying to the first post is obvious attention seeking.
That's a good point. I first noticed this over on Reddit and Digg; now it's popping up here. I plan to start using my mod points (and I get a lot of them) to mark people who clearly are misusing the threading system "Off Topic". So if you want to do it, beware; if it's off topic in the thread at the top it better be a good post and worth reading.
It depends on where your nationality resides. It is accepted and assumed that Americans/The West (TM) will use encryption because they see us as being very concerned about privacy and protective of our business secrets et al. So if you're American/European and over there, you won't have any trouble using encryption/SSH2/etc. A Chinese citizen, on the other hand, would have more trouble getting away with it.
You must be doing something wrong (seriously). I have 4 extensions and 16 Addons installed and have routinely checked my Firefox memory usage; it's gotten to 700MB before a few times but not twice per day, it was after 3 days of having it open.
I think this is a flamebait article. Of course Sony doesn't make it hard on purpose. What they have is a choice of hardware platforms on the table. Platform 1 is hard to develop for, however given quality programming, can provide great graphics. Platform 2 is easier to develop for, however does not have the same potential for optimization.
Let say I sell plants. I have two choices of shelves on which I will store my plants for the customer to browse through. On one of them, the bottom shelf has 3 feet of room, the middle shelf has 2 feet of room, and the top third has 1 foot of vertical space to work with (ignore the top of the shelf); for a total of 6 feet. The other shelf has 3 shelves as well, but each has 2 feet of space.
If I go with the first shelf, I can put big plants on the bottom, medium plants in the middle, and small plants on top. However, this using shelf requires extra effort on my part (sorting the plants into small, medium, and large). The second shelf, however, I don't have a chance for optimization-- all the shelves only have 2 feet of vertical room. As a result I cannot stock plants which are taller than 2 feet. Lets say the profit potential on the 3x2 foot shelves is $100. However, if I am willing to make the time investment to maximize plant placement on the customized shelves, I can make $120; the extra $20 coming from buyers who want plants larger than 2 feet high.
PS3 is a similar scenario-- the extra $20 is the potential for better graphics quality. Microsoft chose to go with the 3x2 foot shelves. All their developers can make great looking games. But the potential for game and engine optimization is minimal. Sony, on the other hand, went with the customized shelves. This enables their developers, with greater time investment, to make a game with more visual effects, that the Xbox360 would not be able to run, no matter the level of optimization.
I think Sony's choice would have been the right one if they could have released alongside the Xbox360. But coming late to the game hurt them. When games as great as Killzone2 can be made with a 40 man team, the Xbox360 team takes what, 35 people? If you can make a good game, a game sells 2 million units at $50/game (that's $100million!) an extra 5 developers to optimize the engine for the hardware is not a problem.
So? You can watch movies, read books, surf the internet, play games, etc. Kindle can only do one of those four.
It's pretty clear which is more useful. You don't have to try to convince me that I'll need 27 hours of battery life out of something I read. Netbook battery life is only going to get better, too, as Intel scales the chipset down and refines it.
There is a very defined niche for which the Kindle would be more useful than the Netbook-- reading in sunlight. But even this is changing with new displays which allow sunlight to enter an area on the top of the laptop, to be reflected around and brighten the screen. I suppose the Kindle may be lighter, but still, the netbook is only 3lbs and I can do about 100 times as much with it.
The only people unions help are ones who on their own can't keep a job.
Spoken like a true ankle grabber. Heard of Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the highly praised pilot of that US Airways flight that made an emergency landing on the Hudson river? Not only is he a member of a union, but he was the safety official for the union and pushed for safety training for pilots. And just about everyone else involved in the near-perfect rescue operation was a member of a union - from the flight attendants to the flight controllers to the tug boat operators that fished passengers out of the water.
If you oppose unions and are a business owner, you're acting in your own self interest. If you're a worker and oppose unions...you're a damned fool and a tool.
Professional athletes, writers, directors and actors are rewarded for creativity and success, and can make fantastic sums of money - while being part of a union. There is nothing preventing you from being in an IT union and making that 6 figure salary you've always wanted - except your outsized ego.
And if a company/industry fall on hard times, unions can and do take cuts in order to save jobs. The aforementioned Mr. Sullenberger has seen his wages go down by 40% and his pension slashed. So stop hating workers, and start organizing.
Do we really have to start this again? For every pro union post I've read, I've read 10 great anti-union posts where people tell horror stories of the politics and favoritism inside them. So what, one company's union apparently got some safety procedure right. Doesn't change how many have gotten it wrong because the people who should have been fired long ago were instead promoted.
The Mozilla/FF people are all clearly on the same page about that issue. If anyone wants to know how best to exploit this, just ask 'em!
After seeing how un-interested people (grandma) are in finding out for themselves how stuff works (who wouldn't want to know right?), I have decided it is very nice being able to set "automatically download and install all updates at 3am". Do I want MS handling Firefox patches? No. They can play with IE all they like, though.
It's quite obvious MS has their hands full getting new versions of IE to work faster than Firefox, not to mention Chrome or Opera.
Consistent with EU philosophy, however, one can make a compelling case for being "green" about it and making them un-bundle IE from the OS and encourage users to use Firefox or Chrome or Opera. IE7 is SLOW even on my machine; 8GB of ram 64bit and a 3.4Ghz overclocked Core 2 Duo processor. The processor only has 1MB cache so this might be affecting it some, but Firefox and Chrome, Safari, Opera are all MUCH faster. So basically, "install Firefox, extend the life of your computer 2 years; install Chrome, extend the life of your computer another 2 years; save the landfills!"
Option 5: Pay the 4cents to keep your local government solvent.
Why should a government not be forced to lay people off when the economy is? Besides, if the economy contracts, there's less paperwork and accounting and everything to be done, as well as less tax revenue to spend, so there should be no problem getting rid of jobs.
Computers are not expensive anymore-- they are a prime example of the wonders of economies of scale. Anybody can build a computer that will play nearly all the newest games, for under $500. AMD/ATI 4850 graphics card, 4GB of ram, dual core processor + overclocking (on stock volts and cooling) at 3.4-3.6Ghz, harddrive, display, all that.
Computers are not some $2000 item you have to feel wronged over not being able to afford.
Like what? You talk as if there is some crazy cult of people out there who would write software for FREE and just let other people use it. What planet are you from?
He must hate America. Americans buy American and support their fellow citizens!
Oh and as for future supplies of metals and whatnot; there's plenty of that on the moon and asteroids, which are already within our reach. As usual, prices will rise to a point where it's worth it just to use something else (aluminum, we've got gobs and gobs of that) or go back to the numerous trash dumps we have and sift through them for precious metals.
New materials will help too. Who needs iron/steel when you've got carbon nanotube structures, etc. I'm sorry, but your group's theories just don't add up, and that's why more people aren't concerned like yourself.
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In these experiments, they ground the plates to account for this.
I don't even bother with Firefox on Linux anymore. It's dog slow, and clear that the work goes into the Windows version.
A year or so ago I thought I'd try something out...if it's so slow in Linux native, what if I tried browsing in Firefox under Wine? Surprise! Wine+Firefox is _much_ faster than native Firefox. Sure enough, this was confirmed a month or two ago on /. The AwesomeBar, in particular, is SLOW in Linux; this is coming from someone running a 3.4Ghz Core 2 Duo chip.
Not sure why it's this way, but it's pretty clear the work goes into the Windows version and hardly any goes into the native version.
As a matter of fact, the lack of an alternative decent browser (no please not Opera) on Linux is one of the major reasons why I don't bother with it at all, currently. Yes, I've tried about 7 others (insert your favorite one here); about the only alternative I would be OK with using is Chrome but that's not available for Linux.
So, I'll just check Linux out again when Chrome comes out for it.
Also, please don't reply to posts that you are actually not replying to. Replying to the first post is obvious attention seeking.
That's a good point. I first noticed this over on Reddit and Digg; now it's popping up here. I plan to start using my mod points (and I get a lot of them) to mark people who clearly are misusing the threading system "Off Topic".
So if you want to do it, beware; if it's off topic in the thread at the top it better be a good post and worth reading.
It depends on where your nationality resides. It is accepted and assumed that Americans/The West (TM) will use encryption because they see us as being very concerned about privacy and protective of our business secrets et al. So if you're American/European and over there, you won't have any trouble using encryption/SSH2/etc. A Chinese citizen, on the other hand, would have more trouble getting away with it.
You must be doing something wrong (seriously). I have 4 extensions and 16 Addons installed and have routinely checked my Firefox memory usage; it's gotten to 700MB before a few times but not twice per day, it was after 3 days of having it open.
Eh, it's buggy. I just installed it, and after 4 seconds figured out I can't even scroll with PDFs on "Facing" mode (how I primarily use PDFs).
Also there's no toolbar buttons like in Acrobat for changing the view.
I think I'll stick with Reader 7.0.x + ARSpeedup for now.
I'm sorry but if you think "highly educated" means "undergrad"...
TFA is talking about people with Masters, PhDs. Undergrads rarely get TA jobs, they're usually reserved for graduates pursuing a Masters.
If it flops you're done for anyways. 35*100k*2; that's $7m. Better make sure it's a good game.
Sand is glass. It reflects a lot of sun back out of the atmosphere.
I'm not sure what the GP is saying. I think it just sounded insightful, so people modded him up.
I think this is a flamebait article. Of course Sony doesn't make it hard on purpose. What they have is a choice of hardware platforms on the table. Platform 1 is hard to develop for, however given quality programming, can provide great graphics. Platform 2 is easier to develop for, however does not have the same potential for optimization.
Let say I sell plants. I have two choices of shelves on which I will store my plants for the customer to browse through. On one of them, the bottom shelf has 3 feet of room, the middle shelf has 2 feet of room, and the top third has 1 foot of vertical space to work with (ignore the top of the shelf); for a total of 6 feet. The other shelf has 3 shelves as well, but each has 2 feet of space.
If I go with the first shelf, I can put big plants on the bottom, medium plants in the middle, and small plants on top. However, this using shelf requires extra effort on my part (sorting the plants into small, medium, and large). The second shelf, however, I don't have a chance for optimization-- all the shelves only have 2 feet of vertical room. As a result I cannot stock plants which are taller than 2 feet. Lets say the profit potential on the 3x2 foot shelves is $100. However, if I am willing to make the time investment to maximize plant placement on the customized shelves, I can make $120; the extra $20 coming from buyers who want plants larger than 2 feet high.
PS3 is a similar scenario-- the extra $20 is the potential for better graphics quality. Microsoft chose to go with the 3x2 foot shelves. All their developers can make great looking games. But the potential for game and engine optimization is minimal. Sony, on the other hand, went with the customized shelves. This enables their developers, with greater time investment, to make a game with more visual effects, that the Xbox360 would not be able to run, no matter the level of optimization.
I think Sony's choice would have been the right one if they could have released alongside the Xbox360. But coming late to the game hurt them. When games as great as Killzone2 can be made with a 40 man team, the Xbox360 team takes what, 35 people? If you can make a good game, a game sells 2 million units at $50/game (that's $100million!) an extra 5 developers to optimize the engine for the hardware is not a problem.
Can it go to slashdot?
So? You can watch movies, read books, surf the internet, play games, etc.
Kindle can only do one of those four.
It's pretty clear which is more useful. You don't have to try to convince me that I'll need 27 hours of battery life out of something I read. Netbook battery life is only going to get better, too, as Intel scales the chipset down and refines it.
There is a very defined niche for which the Kindle would be more useful than the Netbook-- reading in sunlight. But even this is changing with new displays which allow sunlight to enter an area on the top of the laptop, to be reflected around and brighten the screen. I suppose the Kindle may be lighter, but still, the netbook is only 3lbs and I can do about 100 times as much with it.
Netbooks have a fraction of the battery life, are heavier, are bigger, and are harder to read for long periods of time.
Try to spend 12 hours on the beach reading from a netbook, and from a Kindle. You'll see the difference.
The latest Acer netbook with a 10" color backlit display has a 9 hour battery life with wireless turned off.
What will we roll up and smack our friends with?
Hit them with the kindle. or better yet a panasonic toughbook. They wont forget that one and you wont damage anything important.
To forget something someone has to have a memory of it first.
The only people unions help are ones who on their own can't keep a job.
Spoken like a true ankle grabber. Heard of Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the highly praised pilot of that US Airways flight that made an emergency landing on the Hudson river? Not only is he a member of a union, but he was the safety official for the union and pushed for safety training for pilots. And just about everyone else involved in the near-perfect rescue operation was a member of a union - from the flight attendants to the flight controllers to the tug boat operators that fished passengers out of the water.
If you oppose unions and are a business owner, you're acting in your own self interest. If you're a worker and oppose unions...you're a damned fool and a tool.
Professional athletes, writers, directors and actors are rewarded for creativity and success, and can make fantastic sums of money - while being part of a union. There is nothing preventing you from being in an IT union and making that 6 figure salary you've always wanted - except your outsized ego.
And if a company/industry fall on hard times, unions can and do take cuts in order to save jobs. The aforementioned Mr. Sullenberger has seen his wages go down by 40% and his pension slashed. So stop hating workers, and start organizing.
Do we really have to start this again? For every pro union post I've read, I've read 10 great anti-union posts where people tell horror stories of the politics and favoritism inside them. So what, one company's union apparently got some safety procedure right. Doesn't change how many have gotten it wrong because the people who should have been fired long ago were instead promoted.
The Mozilla/FF people are all clearly on the same page about that issue. If anyone wants to know how best to exploit this, just ask 'em!
After seeing how un-interested people (grandma) are in finding out for themselves how stuff works (who wouldn't want to know right?), I have decided it is very nice being able to set "automatically download and install all updates at 3am". Do I want MS handling Firefox patches? No. They can play with IE all they like, though.
It's quite obvious MS has their hands full getting new versions of IE to work faster than Firefox, not to mention Chrome or Opera.
Consistent with EU philosophy, however, one can make a compelling case for being "green" about it and making them un-bundle IE from the OS and encourage users to use Firefox or Chrome or Opera. IE7 is SLOW even on my machine; 8GB of ram 64bit and a 3.4Ghz overclocked Core 2 Duo processor. The processor only has 1MB cache so this might be affecting it some, but Firefox and Chrome, Safari, Opera are all MUCH faster. So basically, "install Firefox, extend the life of your computer 2 years; install Chrome, extend the life of your computer another 2 years; save the landfills!"
What's the context? I don't understand it.
Unrelated to the feminist jokes, but related to lightbulbs:
Q: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Only one, but the lightbulb has to want to change.
Too many mod points out there if things like this are getting to the top.
Option 5:
Pay the 4cents to keep your local government solvent.
Why should a government not be forced to lay people off when the economy is? Besides, if the economy contracts, there's less paperwork and accounting and everything to be done, as well as less tax revenue to spend, so there should be no problem getting rid of jobs.
Haha that's good to know.
I get annoyed with exploration. My OCD tendency is to recursively check all paths and areas before moving on for fear of missing something fun.
Computers are not expensive anymore-- they are a prime example of the wonders of economies of scale. Anybody can build a computer that will play nearly all the newest games, for under $500. AMD/ATI 4850 graphics card, 4GB of ram, dual core processor + overclocking (on stock volts and cooling) at 3.4-3.6Ghz, harddrive, display, all that.
Computers are not some $2000 item you have to feel wronged over not being able to afford.
Like what? You talk as if there is some crazy cult of people out there who would write software for FREE and just let other people use it. What planet are you from?
He must hate America. Americans buy American and support their fellow citizens!
Oh and as for future supplies of metals and whatnot; there's plenty of that on the moon and asteroids, which are already within our reach. As usual, prices will rise to a point where it's worth it just to use something else (aluminum, we've got gobs and gobs of that) or go back to the numerous trash dumps we have and sift through them for precious metals.
New materials will help too. Who needs iron/steel when you've got carbon nanotube structures, etc. I'm sorry, but your group's theories just don't add up, and that's why more people aren't concerned like yourself.