Where I live, the international internet connection is often routed through geosynhcronous orbiting sats.
The ping is usually around 650ms.
FPS Gaming is close to impossible yes. WOW and others are at least playable (though not great). Websurfing is fine (really the extra 650ms doesn't hurt much at all) VOIP isn't great, but I wouldn't call it intolerable. It is in fact much like any international calls were 15 years ago.
While the summary asks the question how this will effect MySQL and PostgrSQL, surely the limitations on processors, memory, and instances will make this unusable for shared hosting. While I may be wrong, I bet a lot of people get to know MySQL and PostgreSQL when they get it as part of a package for cheap (and thus almost certainly shared) hosting.
I don't believe that the word innovate was used anywhere except here on slashdot. While it's been a long time coming, the blog entry that originally posted this admits that all these additions are addressing limitations in SMB.
It's not like Linux never copied an idea from another OS, yet it seems MS is not allowed to add a feature unless they thought of it themselves.
But then I guess everyone here gets a bit bitter when there is one less thing to complain about MS.
I get a certain kind of sick pleasure when asking the person on the other side to explain the offer in detail and then leaving the phone on the desk while I go back to whatever I was doing.
Seems that lately the term Sci-Fi if often used for the whole of speculative fiction, rather than just science fiction.
It is to be expected, as people who enjoy fantasy, usually enjoy science fiction as well, and visa versa.
Sony are very good at refusing to drop their prices to be competitive. As others have said here already, many other manufacturers have caught up in picture quality, the new Samsungs look & sound beautiful, as do many other brands.
Yet Sony still price their sets like they have no competition.
At which point they lose the benefit of a nice crisp DVD quality rip.
Some digital watermarking technologies can withstand quite large degredations in quality, and by the time you're sure it is gone, you end up with a rip that is not much better than a dodgy in cinema recording.
Watermarks for screeners have been around for a few years AFAIK. The difference now is that its even harder for a copy to make it onto the internet, and also a hell of a lot harder for the recipient to claim the DVD screener was just "stolen".
What you mean "The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a 'mouse'. There is no evidence that people want to use these things" wasn't insightful?
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Is that because his PC couldn't deal with numbers that small?
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Where I live, the international internet connection is often routed through geosynhcronous orbiting sats.
The ping is usually around 650ms.
FPS Gaming is close to impossible yes. WOW and others are at least playable (though not great).
Websurfing is fine (really the extra 650ms doesn't hurt much at all)
VOIP isn't great, but I wouldn't call it intolerable. It is in fact much like any international calls were 15 years ago.
Pilot Target Zombies Yup we're flying these new fangled target zombies around.
While the summary asks the question how this will effect MySQL and PostgrSQL, surely the limitations on processors, memory, and instances will make this unusable for shared hosting. While I may be wrong, I bet a lot of people get to know MySQL and PostgreSQL when they get it as part of a package for cheap (and thus almost certainly shared) hosting.
I don't believe that the word innovate was used anywhere except here on slashdot. While it's been a long time coming, the blog entry that originally posted this admits that all these additions are addressing limitations in SMB.
It's not like Linux never copied an idea from another OS, yet it seems MS is not allowed to add a feature unless they thought of it themselves.
But then I guess everyone here gets a bit bitter when there is one less thing to complain about MS.
I get a certain kind of sick pleasure when asking the person on the other side to explain the offer in detail and then leaving the phone on the desk while I go back to whatever I was doing.
Seems that lately the term Sci-Fi if often used for the whole of speculative fiction, rather than just science fiction. It is to be expected, as people who enjoy fantasy, usually enjoy science fiction as well, and visa versa.
And don't forget Team America!
Yes it will, it'll just automatically translate the document into badly done, babelfish style, French.
Actually they seem to be able to dump a few extra profit!s throughout the process.
Yup, it's much better if you do nothing at all.
A true geek knows only two times, coffee time, and, and... Okay only one time.
Not enough talent for thrash metal? Ouch!
Sony are very good at refusing to drop their prices to be competitive. As others have said here already, many other manufacturers have caught up in picture quality, the new Samsungs look & sound beautiful, as do many other brands.
Yet Sony still price their sets like they have no competition.
Apparently it's so blindingly obvious that Debian is the right choice that it's redundant by default.
And since the article linked too is gone, try this http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-5912639.html
It's simple really, this fuel cell IS eco friendly. Of course the pollution produced by the factories that provide the hydrogen is not their problem.
PR is a wonderful thing.
Dubya obviously had mod points.
At which point they lose the benefit of a nice crisp DVD quality rip.
Some digital watermarking technologies can withstand quite large degredations in quality, and by the time you're sure it is gone, you end up with a rip that is not much better than a dodgy in cinema recording.
Watermarks for screeners have been around for a few years AFAIK. The difference now is that its even harder for a copy to make it onto the internet, and also a hell of a lot harder for the recipient to claim the DVD screener was just "stolen".
So you came to the conclusion that people are always the opposite of the people that hate/dislike them?
What you mean "The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a 'mouse'. There is no evidence that people want to use these things" wasn't insightful?
John C Dvorak, rinky dink for over 2 decades.
Franglish, like Engrish, but not funny.
A quote that is particularly apt for this whole story: "Lies, damn lies and statistics"