There's no contradiction. Power usage is less of an issue on higher end "enthusiast" chips. They could easily sell 3.6GHz chips in this space with better heatsinks (as evidenced by...people running them at 4GHz easily on air cooling).
In the commodity space, even with better cooling, the power usage increases disproportionately as voltage goes up. There is a sweet spot, and it isn't currently >3GHz.
Finally, I didn't point out why there is no 3GHz ceiling because it takes 30 seconds of googling to see that there are currently chips selling at > 3GHz, and there have in the past been x86 CPUs up to 3.73GHz.
First, there is no 3GHz ceiling, so you're begging the question. Second, these processors use specialized cooling - not run of the mill cheapo barely-enough heatsinks. If AMD or Intel spent $20 more on their heatsinks, they'd easily be selling 3.4-3.8GHz processors. But the profit margin isn't there. Third, power usage hikes as you increase voltage high enough to hit those speeds. Most people running nuclear explosion simulations on a 4GHz processor don't care, people running 30,000 machines in a design center...do care.
Right, because the Power series is such a global moneymaking powerhouse, right?
These chips (and Itanium) are niche. In fact, the commodity chips are getting so powerful across the entire CPU segment from embedded to HPC computing that they will start eating into the market of even these niche chips. Why buy a Power7 when you can buy 3-4 Nehalems, be twice as fast, and spend 1/2 the money? There are exceptions, but they're becoming fewer and fewer.
Ahaha. Yeah, he's in it for the money. Only... wouldn't he actually make more money if he...didn't donate $10 billion (and more) to charity? Your "logic", along with all the other irrational MS haters, is slightly askew. He's giving away a huge chunk of his wealth and you're retarded (I should just end the sentence here, btw) if you think he's ever actually going to earn more than he's given away by these evil plots you and your ilk accuse him of.
Seriously - what has Apple "created"? You do know the concept of a Tablet PC was around for a long, long time before Apple "invented" the shit out of it.
Right. Paying $30 a month so you can access the web from a Tablet (which has been around forever) is just so _neat_. I'm sure people will be lined up to do that. On top of their existing broadband and their existing cell phone bill, people are just going to fall all over themselves to pay $30 for this, I'm just sure of it!
Deal with the Devil? You mean you "acted like a professional"? Fanboism is really something for neckbeards who still live in their parent's basement and have an uber cool job managing 50 Linux machines for some local company.
A real programmer shouldn't care much about the platform. Sure, I have my preferences from a technical perspective, but in the end I can do Java or C++ just as easily.
Exactly. A lot of people let their hobby in computers get in the way of their career in computers (be it IT or software development). Some people, even so-called serious professionals, just take their personal preferences too far and it gets in the way of their careers. The less closed minded (and usually clueless, as in GP case - "real language"... right...) you are the wider your job and career prospects are.
Stop lying. He's ridiculously left he's just trying to deal with the realities of office. Don't worry, he'll find ways to soak the rich when he gets a chance. If you think Hillary would have been your socialist Goddess you're sadly deluded.
Well, now's your chance. We'll see how things go with a ridiculously left wing Democrat in the President's office and the Democrats in control of Congress. Surely they'll soak the rich and the economy and general welfare will flourish right? Care to bet on it?
They pay more taxes than you will in your entire life, you whiner. They have also created more jobs than you ever will, contributed more to the long-term economic value of the country, etc...
Why is it that stupid people tend to think that paying more taxes than you must to the government is the "right" thing to do? Only a dolt pays more than you absolutely must due to the law. If you want to use money for good, giving it to the government is the last thing you want to do.
Seriously. Get a grip. They have created more "goodness" in this country (meaning jobs, taxes, philanthropy, etc...) than you and any 1000 people you personally know more than likely.
7/10 for rabble rousing. You mentioned poor people getting screwed, but forgot to use the phrase "fat cats" in some way. For your later rabble rousing posts, may I recommend "fat cat bankers" or "fat cat super-rich". That second one has the double whammy, "fat cat" and "super-rich". Really sticks it to "the man".
The rich pay an appropriate amount of taxes. Claiming they pay too little is simply stupid. The top 1% own a little under 40% of the wealth, and they pay approx 40% of the taxes - sounds about right to me. I'm certainly no rich "fat cat" (as the rabble rousers like to say), but I don't begrudge them their success. I wish crybabies would stop whining and trying to get the wealthy to pay for everything.
I'm sure you think this would somehow "get" the rich, but quite the contrary this will simply never happen because poor people currently pay less than your X% and the riffraff will never stand for "increasing" the tax on the poor.
A flat tax will never happen now, it should have been done 20 years ago. At this point the people who pay very little or _no_ taxes (the poor) outnumber those who pay taxes. A flat tax is therefore simply impossible.
Buffet is a guilty dipshit, he feels bad for being rich. He's also stupid, I don't care how rich he is. In additions, he's being sophistic. Nobody thinks people are going to stop investing. The point is it will shift the profit dynamics of doing so. Maybe it's more profitable now to buy gold or other commodities and wait out the tax climate instead of investing. Maybe bonds now make more sense. You're less likely to risk your money in certain parts of the economy when there will be less profit from it.
Nobody's going to take their money off the market out of spite, he's correct on that part, though it means nothing. They're going to shift it because now the rules have changed.
Only a selfish asshole would pay taxes he doesn't have to. Everyone else, if they felt guilty, would spend the money they didn't spend on taxes on actually doing good in the world.
Ahahahaha. Civic duty to pay taxes above and beyond what's required by law? Ahahaha, that's really good one. Of course, there's no such civic duty. Any intelligent person will _always_ pay as little in taxes as is legally possible. If you want to do good in the world, spend your money philanthropically on your own - paying taxes is the best way to see it go towards inefficiency at best and sometimes outright evil.
Free market doesn't mean what you think it means. Maybe you're thinking of a "tightly controlled competitive market"? It cracks me up when proto-eurosocialists make the argument that an economy where the businesses are more controlled by the government are more "free", contrary to the simple _definition_ of free.
So please, if you're going to butcher something let it be your own stagnant, unsustainable economy and not the English language.
Apple is posturing. Trying to take Nokia on in the mobile phone arena patent domain is like Bill Gates trying to fight Klitschko in a heavyweight boxing title. Apple will get destroyed. They really should just rush to settle.
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There's no contradiction. Power usage is less of an issue on higher end "enthusiast" chips. They could easily sell 3.6GHz chips in this space with better heatsinks (as evidenced by...people running them at 4GHz easily on air cooling).
In the commodity space, even with better cooling, the power usage increases disproportionately as voltage goes up. There is a sweet spot, and it isn't currently >3GHz.
Finally, I didn't point out why there is no 3GHz ceiling because it takes 30 seconds of googling to see that there are currently chips selling at > 3GHz, and there have in the past been x86 CPUs up to 3.73GHz.
Busted my ass.
Lol. No, they're not.
First, there is no 3GHz ceiling, so you're begging the question. Second, these processors use specialized cooling - not run of the mill cheapo barely-enough heatsinks. If AMD or Intel spent $20 more on their heatsinks, they'd easily be selling 3.4-3.8GHz processors. But the profit margin isn't there. Third, power usage hikes as you increase voltage high enough to hit those speeds. Most people running nuclear explosion simulations on a 4GHz processor don't care, people running 30,000 machines in a design center...do care.
Right, because the Power series is such a global moneymaking powerhouse, right?
These chips (and Itanium) are niche. In fact, the commodity chips are getting so powerful across the entire CPU segment from embedded to HPC computing that they will start eating into the market of even these niche chips. Why buy a Power7 when you can buy 3-4 Nehalems, be twice as fast, and spend 1/2 the money? There are exceptions, but they're becoming fewer and fewer.
He'll get right on that as soon as the teleporter and magic wand are finished being invented, I'm sure.
Ahaha. Yeah, he's in it for the money. Only... wouldn't he actually make more money if he...didn't donate $10 billion (and more) to charity? Your "logic", along with all the other irrational MS haters, is slightly askew. He's giving away a huge chunk of his wealth and you're retarded (I should just end the sentence here, btw) if you think he's ever actually going to earn more than he's given away by these evil plots you and your ilk accuse him of.
Seriously - what has Apple "created"? You do know the concept of a Tablet PC was around for a long, long time before Apple "invented" the shit out of it.
Right. Paying $30 a month so you can access the web from a Tablet (which has been around forever) is just so _neat_. I'm sure people will be lined up to do that. On top of their existing broadband and their existing cell phone bill, people are just going to fall all over themselves to pay $30 for this, I'm just sure of it!
Lol. Because people are going to pay $30 for internet access for their tablet, right? Ahahaha. They must be on crack.
Solid entry and step ahead in what? Tablets have been around for ages. Apple has just "invented" them...again.
Deal with the Devil? You mean you "acted like a professional"? Fanboism is really something for neckbeards who still live in their parent's basement and have an uber cool job managing 50 Linux machines for some local company.
A real programmer shouldn't care much about the platform. Sure, I have my preferences from a technical perspective, but in the end I can do Java or C++ just as easily.
Exactly. A lot of people let their hobby in computers get in the way of their career in computers (be it IT or software development). Some people, even so-called serious professionals, just take their personal preferences too far and it gets in the way of their careers. The less closed minded (and usually clueless, as in GP case - "real language"... right...) you are the wider your job and career prospects are.
Stop lying. He's ridiculously left he's just trying to deal with the realities of office. Don't worry, he'll find ways to soak the rich when he gets a chance. If you think Hillary would have been your socialist Goddess you're sadly deluded.
Well, now's your chance. We'll see how things go with a ridiculously left wing Democrat in the President's office and the Democrats in control of Congress. Surely they'll soak the rich and the economy and general welfare will flourish right? Care to bet on it?
They pay more taxes than you will in your entire life, you whiner. They have also created more jobs than you ever will, contributed more to the long-term economic value of the country, etc...
Why is it that stupid people tend to think that paying more taxes than you must to the government is the "right" thing to do? Only a dolt pays more than you absolutely must due to the law. If you want to use money for good, giving it to the government is the last thing you want to do.
Seriously. Get a grip. They have created more "goodness" in this country (meaning jobs, taxes, philanthropy, etc...) than you and any 1000 people you personally know more than likely.
7/10 for rabble rousing. You mentioned poor people getting screwed, but forgot to use the phrase "fat cats" in some way. For your later rabble rousing posts, may I recommend "fat cat bankers" or "fat cat super-rich". That second one has the double whammy, "fat cat" and "super-rich". Really sticks it to "the man".
The rich pay an appropriate amount of taxes. Claiming they pay too little is simply stupid. The top 1% own a little under 40% of the wealth, and they pay approx 40% of the taxes - sounds about right to me. I'm certainly no rich "fat cat" (as the rabble rousers like to say), but I don't begrudge them their success. I wish crybabies would stop whining and trying to get the wealthy to pay for everything.
I'm sure you think this would somehow "get" the rich, but quite the contrary this will simply never happen because poor people currently pay less than your X% and the riffraff will never stand for "increasing" the tax on the poor.
A flat tax will never happen now, it should have been done 20 years ago. At this point the people who pay very little or _no_ taxes (the poor) outnumber those who pay taxes. A flat tax is therefore simply impossible.
Buffet is a guilty dipshit, he feels bad for being rich. He's also stupid, I don't care how rich he is. In additions, he's being sophistic. Nobody thinks people are going to stop investing. The point is it will shift the profit dynamics of doing so. Maybe it's more profitable now to buy gold or other commodities and wait out the tax climate instead of investing. Maybe bonds now make more sense. You're less likely to risk your money in certain parts of the economy when there will be less profit from it.
Nobody's going to take their money off the market out of spite, he's correct on that part, though it means nothing. They're going to shift it because now the rules have changed.
Only a selfish asshole would pay taxes he doesn't have to. Everyone else, if they felt guilty, would spend the money they didn't spend on taxes on actually doing good in the world.
Ahahahaha. Civic duty to pay taxes above and beyond what's required by law? Ahahaha, that's really good one. Of course, there's no such civic duty. Any intelligent person will _always_ pay as little in taxes as is legally possible. If you want to do good in the world, spend your money philanthropically on your own - paying taxes is the best way to see it go towards inefficiency at best and sometimes outright evil.
Wait, I thought SS was some kind of govt retirement plan, right? It doesn't hurt the poor, as they'll get more out of it proportional to their income.
Free market doesn't mean what you think it means. Maybe you're thinking of a "tightly controlled competitive market"? It cracks me up when proto-eurosocialists make the argument that an economy where the businesses are more controlled by the government are more "free", contrary to the simple _definition_ of free.
So please, if you're going to butcher something let it be your own stagnant, unsustainable economy and not the English language.
Apple is posturing. Trying to take Nokia on in the mobile phone arena patent domain is like Bill Gates trying to fight Klitschko in a heavyweight boxing title. Apple will get destroyed. They really should just rush to settle.
Yeah, because Windows doesn't have 'runas', amirite? Oh wait. It does.