I was admit there is a substantial gap in my understanding here and this comment may reflect that. However, when running a computer way outside its design specifications, how much reliance can be placed in any timing measurements it is reporting? Surely some kind of extrnal timing machanism should be used.
The "clock" they are talking about has nothing to do with keeping time. A clock's speed is how many cycles per second it performs. A cycle being the most basic operation a CPU can do.
Also, the clock doesn't tell you how fast it runs..you tell it. This is how they were able to overclock it. That is, setting the clock higher than the default speed.
The only measurement that would be in question is the time in seconds it took to calculate pi and that has nothing to do with clock speed.
Motherboards of today keep time using an on-board CMOS chip which uses very little power and runs on a small long-lasting battery. This is completely independent of the CPU and it is how your computer has the correct time even after it's been powered off.
Politicians take this line because it's a tried-and-true battle cry. Both "for the children" and "for the greater good" have worked for thousands of years; just ask Socrates.
We need a law that prevents any operating system from coming preinstalled on a new computer. Then Joe Sixpack will be forced to stand in Walmart and pick out a new OS for his $300 emachines computer that he bought solely for the purpose of obtaining free porn and visiting the WWE website.
This will force him to choose an operating system based on price and features instead of getting whatever OS forced its way down the throat of the OEM. He'll pick up the box, look at the pictures, look at the price. When you know nothing about computers and are trying to be as cheap as possible, a bargain $8.95 KDE desktop looks pretty slick compared to XP w/SP2 for $198.00. (holy fuck I didn't know walmart was so expensive!)
I wonder if iTunes will have a built-in video player so I won't need a video iPod. At $3 a movie that's not a bad deal as long as it's at least 600kbps MPEG-4.
Something everyone should remember is that unless you are directly connected to the spammer's LAN, you aren't sending packets to him directly. Every packet you send out travels many hops. Your ISP and everyone in between have to use resources to forward that packet.
I don't know about everyone else but I don't want my cable connection bogged down just because my neighbor feels like being an activist. Let's let the legal system do its job and use distributed computing for protein folding or other more worthy causes.
The MPAA and RIAA announced a joint merger with Merrick Biotech to start production and mandatory implantation of the new DRM-enabled retinas and cochleae. In the following months there will be a nationwide campaign and everyone will be expected to report their local genetic compliance facility for the implants.
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I was admit there is a substantial gap in my understanding here and this comment may reflect that. However, when running a computer way outside its design specifications, how much reliance can be placed in any timing measurements it is reporting? Surely some kind of extrnal timing machanism should be used.
The "clock" they are talking about has nothing to do with keeping time. A clock's speed is how many cycles per second it performs. A cycle being the most basic operation a CPU can do.
Also, the clock doesn't tell you how fast it runs..you tell it. This is how they were able to overclock it. That is, setting the clock higher than the default speed.
The only measurement that would be in question is the time in seconds it took to calculate pi and that has nothing to do with clock speed.
Motherboards of today keep time using an on-board CMOS chip which uses very little power and runs on a small long-lasting battery. This is completely independent of the CPU and it is how your computer has the correct time even after it's been powered off.
Politicians take this line because it's a tried-and-true battle cry. Both "for the children" and "for the greater good" have worked for thousands of years; just ask Socrates.
We can't. He's been dead for 2,404 years.
70% don't believe that their job reflects their true potential
I'm not surprised. I don't think anyone wants to imagine "Help Desk II" being the maximum of their potential.
So now they need grounds to sue??
If you want to hide your identity online, just use Tor
If you want a complete all-in-one Tor platform, look no further, Tor Desktop.
We need a law that prevents any operating system from coming preinstalled on a new computer. Then Joe Sixpack will be forced to stand in Walmart and pick out a new OS for his $300 emachines computer that he bought solely for the purpose of obtaining free porn and visiting the WWE website.
This will force him to choose an operating system based on price and features instead of getting whatever OS forced its way down the throat of the OEM. He'll pick up the box, look at the pictures, look at the price. When you know nothing about computers and are trying to be as cheap as possible, a bargain $8.95 KDE desktop looks pretty slick compared to XP w/SP2 for $198.00. (holy fuck I didn't know walmart was so expensive!)
I wonder if iTunes will have a built-in video player so I won't need a video iPod. At $3 a movie that's not a bad deal as long as it's at least 600kbps MPEG-4.
Thank you for being the second person to point this out.
Because I didn't RTFA!
The summary made it sound like this was a new company.
Won't they have trademark issues with Zazzle.com?
pubes? yech!
But it sounds like you need a washable keyboard
Yes I can finally replace my ethereal keyboard.
Something everyone should remember is that unless you are directly connected to the spammer's LAN, you aren't sending packets to him directly. Every packet you send out travels many hops. Your ISP and everyone in between have to use resources to forward that packet.
I don't know about everyone else but I don't want my cable connection bogged down just because my neighbor feels like being an activist. Let's let the legal system do its job and use distributed computing for protein folding or other more worthy causes.
The MPAA and RIAA announced a joint merger with Merrick Biotech to start production and mandatory implantation of the new DRM-enabled retinas and cochleae. In the following months there will be a nationwide campaign and everyone will be expected to report their local genetic compliance facility for the implants.
...the zlib bug
As long as it's better than http://www.cinemanow.com/ Nothing worse than watching bad movies AND having to buffer every 5 minutes.
I think as long as VirusBuster is around we will keep getting new issues.
The editorial staff is stepping down, and no one has expressed an interest in taking up the reins.
Each year the articles get goofier. However, I don't think that was really a bad thing, just not a very good source of technical information.
Luckily there is still the 29A zine. Always a great read but it won't show you how to get free soda.