Seriously, this is a good point. Since taking up FPGA work, I've learned that "programming" simply means putting a bitstream on a chip, and the actual writing of the code should have a different name, such as "design" or "engineering".
Well, another way to make a distinction, how about calling putting a bitstream on a chip "flashing" and writing code "programming"?
I also think it is much more geeky to say "I design microchips" than saying you program (give instructions to) chips that somebody else designed.
But that sounds more like doing the hardware design of the chip.
Only MS OS that I am more nostalgic for is Win 2000, and thats mainly because my recollection of it is on 2005-era hardware, where it was blazing fast. None of the crap, just a solid NT-based OS-- yes plz.
Totally agree. XP was just a garbagefied version of 2000.
That's a good point. I presume most consumers don't even nearly fill up their typical 100GB - 500GB laptop disk. The high-capacity HDDs exist mostly because it just happens to be possible to make them roughly for the same price as smaller ones. And as a side effect, big numbers look good in advertisements.
Meta-nitpick: that would be more like a calculation error than a typo. I think "typo" is only limited to cases where your finger slips and in result you mistype some character(s).
Interesting list. For an even easier goal, it would be nice to see when will most high-end laptops ($1500+) start to have a SSD. Only very select models currently have.
Sure, why not. I think it's more logical that way - the address belongs "inside the tab". Currently I use tabs on left though (is it still a "beta" feature BTW?).
To me it seems the confusion here happened as you replied to MightyMartian (#37754420) while you probably intended to reply to Hatta (#37754338). Right?
I think Steve was okay, but it's worth noting that along being a computer innovator, one of his qualities was simply being a charismatic person, for partly which he will be remembered so well.
Don't let your arms hang. Get a chair that allows the hand rests to be cranked so high that they will completely support your arms. Or then lean forward and lay your hands on the table.
A good head/neck posture is where you look down in an angle. Get a display that you can crank low enough.
Lighting. Some parties recommend that you should place a source of light behind your display. I have never seen this cause but eye strain. Put it side to your computer instead, maybe on top of a bookshelf. When there is daylight, the window can be behind your screen.
Not necessarily ergonomics any more, but take care of good air quality.
Good gear can not completely prevent problems. Have varied exercise, walking only will also challenge only your legs.
However, you do have a point about the browser. If I leave Firefox running on a page that refreshes itself, like Slashdot, over the weekend, when I come back to the machine, Firefox is using over up to a GB or RAM and everything else is swapped out to the HDD. It takes several minutes for the system to become spunky again, and it usually requires a force close of Firefox. Firefox has pages cached on its own and OS knows nothing about it. All it sees is that Firefox.exe "needs" 1GB RAM.
A mechanism would be interesting where a certain process (say firefox.exe) would have a physical memory cap (say 256MB) - it could acquire more but everything over that would be swapped. Only the "most alive" part of Firefox would be held in RAM. Then all the rest of the OS would not be swapped out when Firefox goes a bit crazy. And it creates an automatic side effect where the background tabs are "hibernated" when not in use. Then again, swap is starting to be a relic of the old days so I don't know if it's worth to implement something like this any more.
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Seriously, this is a good point. Since taking up FPGA work, I've learned that "programming" simply means putting a bitstream on a chip, and the actual writing of the code should have a different name, such as "design" or "engineering".
Well, another way to make a distinction, how about calling putting a bitstream on a chip "flashing" and writing code "programming"?
I also think it is much more geeky to say "I design microchips" than saying you program (give instructions to) chips that somebody else designed.
But that sounds more like doing the hardware design of the chip.
Just if someone is interested, a year ago there was a Slashdot discussion about these dummy things, including thermostats.
By combining all the recent Steve Jobs news items here, I am able to create a complete biography of him.
I also like the one nickname of Elop which is "Floppipappa", flop grandpa.
Only MS OS that I am more nostalgic for is Win 2000, and thats mainly because my recollection of it is on 2005-era hardware, where it was blazing fast. None of the crap, just a solid NT-based OS-- yes plz.
Totally agree. XP was just a garbagefied version of 2000.
Ah, that's correct. But still.
Or a X-Files episode.
You can also glue bees on a laptop and so make it fly.
It's also mildly confusing term how some city "was found" when the land was settled and buildings built.
That's a good point. I presume most consumers don't even nearly fill up their typical 100GB - 500GB laptop disk. The high-capacity HDDs exist mostly because it just happens to be possible to make them roughly for the same price as smaller ones. And as a side effect, big numbers look good in advertisements.
Meta-nitpick: that would be more like a calculation error than a typo. I think "typo" is only limited to cases where your finger slips and in result you mistype some character(s).
My guess is also that it is some file indexing service. It seems to kick in on every Windows 7 machine after maybe 10-15 minutes of inactivity.
Interesting list. For an even easier goal, it would be nice to see when will most high-end laptops ($1500+) start to have a SSD. Only very select models currently have.
Sure, why not. I think it's more logical that way - the address belongs "inside the tab". Currently I use tabs on left though (is it still a "beta" feature BTW?).
Is it really low as 4 bit, or were you exaggerating? My guess was that it is something like 10-12 bits.
To me it seems the confusion here happened as you replied to MightyMartian (#37754420) while you probably intended to reply to Hatta (#37754338). Right?
This sounds like it might be one of those inventions that are forgotten after 3 weeks and never heard about again. Well, who knows.
Do you think that Internet traffic should be encrypted end-to-end? If TCP/IP would be created today, would it include encryption features?
I didn't mean that as a celebration but to just point out that he didn't achieve his fame through technological merits only.
I think Steve was okay, but it's worth noting that along being a computer innovator, one of his qualities was simply being a charismatic person, for partly which he will be remembered so well.
Don't let your arms hang. Get a chair that allows the hand rests to be cranked so high that they will completely support your arms. Or then lean forward and lay your hands on the table.
A good head/neck posture is where you look down in an angle. Get a display that you can crank low enough.
Lighting. Some parties recommend that you should place a source of light behind your display. I have never seen this cause but eye strain. Put it side to your computer instead, maybe on top of a bookshelf. When there is daylight, the window can be behind your screen.
Not necessarily ergonomics any more, but take care of good air quality.
Good gear can not completely prevent problems. Have varied exercise, walking only will also challenge only your legs.
Especially this might be a quite good idea. Reading screen-wide lines of text can sometimes be a bit of a PITA.
If you desire such a lowly device, why not simply use pen and paper?
Ok, one idea could be to get an Atom netbook with good battery life. Then replace the display with a Pixel Qi one.
You did everything right, as the server melting is an essential part of the Slashdot experience...
However, you do have a point about the browser. If I leave Firefox running on a page that refreshes itself, like Slashdot, over the weekend, when I come back to the machine, Firefox is using over up to a GB or RAM and everything else is swapped out to the HDD. It takes several minutes for the system to become spunky again, and it usually requires a force close of Firefox. Firefox has pages cached on its own and OS knows nothing about it. All it sees is that Firefox.exe "needs" 1GB RAM.
A mechanism would be interesting where a certain process (say firefox.exe) would have a physical memory cap (say 256MB) - it could acquire more but everything over that would be swapped. Only the "most alive" part of Firefox would be held in RAM. Then all the rest of the OS would not be swapped out when Firefox goes a bit crazy. And it creates an automatic side effect where the background tabs are "hibernated" when not in use. Then again, swap is starting to be a relic of the old days so I don't know if it's worth to implement something like this any more.