I wish video card makers would be more CLEAR when they decide on names for their cards.
We are one step away from having "Nvidia Model 8912347892389110".
For lay men like myself who buy a new video card every few years, it is hard knowing what is what in the video card market since the names are very confusing i.e. 6800 GS vs. X800XL vs. 6800 GT.
I have used both GCC 2.x, GCC 3.x, and Intel's compiler on Itanium with much success, in addition to running and building all my Java code using 1.4.x.
Increasingly I find less and less reasons to travel abroad.
From increasing plane fares to the "same-ization" of human culture, there is little reason for me to leave my own town.
To top it off, Europe is increasingly violent.
Witness the nonsense going on in France right now for the past few days, coupled with the fact that London is now SCARY to walk around many times during the day.
So many countries now speak ENGLISH that I fear we are losing cultures every day.
The US has every weather climate and all the swimming and skiing and climbing and flying and rafting etc etc that you could ever want. The only thing making us vacation abroad previously was to experience different CULTURES but now that McDonald's and English and RAP music are everywhere, we're all the same anymore.
As a Linux developer you and I often deal with companies that will not publish open specifications regarding their hardware.
As such, it is necessary to "break the law" and reverse engineer these devices in order to create decent Linux drivers that interface between the device and the application/user level software on the GNU/Linux kernel and operating system tools.
Some say that if Linux slowly gains market share of say 20-30% that manufacturers will stop making Windows-specific devices.
Another benefit would be support: all of us Slashdot/Linux guys would instantly become experts on people's home PCs if everyone ran Linux.
As it stands now, most of my friends have trouble figuring out how to.ZIP up files on Windows or do other simple things such as send an email, etc.
It is funny/amazing to watch them because they write code like protein-folding applications in Linux but on a Windows computer all they can manage to figure out is how to start Solitaire:)
At least us LINUX users can can BURN CDs, you Microsoft fan boy!
I personally think Linux has a BETTER user interface than Windows.
It crashes less often and I am able to do everything I can do visually in a command line if I so choose.
Automating ANYTHING in Windows is a royal pain and the crashes and overall bloat piss me off as well.
Get a clue.
This guy is a brainwashed Microsoftie.
Trust me.
I know them well.
Many a graduate from my top unversity got recruited heavily and they drank the MS Koolaid.
I could hardly recognize them a year or two later at engineering events because they had their MS polo shirt on and their brand new Kia and Fossil watch acting like they were as important/rich as Bill Gates.
The MAJORITY of all new servers today are slated to run Linux.
This is not going to change, I repeat, it will NOT change.
How can you call Linux a "niche" OS?
First off, Linux, or rather GNU/Linux, is an operating system KERNEL.
But more importantly, it is hugely successful and I am personally offended that you post a trite, mocking comment regarding something that I and thousands others have worked hard on the past 10-15 years.
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Get your priorities straight people!
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We may use cell phone traffic to monitor auto traffic!
Clearly we need another post about it!
So in case you missed it the last four times...
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/19/1
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/19/0
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/16/07621
I have owned Sony Walkmen, Playstation, Playstation 2, etc.
I have owned dozens of Sony CDs.
I have 6 Sony audio components.
I will NEVER buy another Sony product ever again, and I urge ALL of you to do the same.
WOW, I can't believe how much Sony has screwed themselves here with this rootkit.
Just out of curiousity, please reply to this comment stating which game console you are going to buy and if this rootkit has changed your decision.
I initially was going to wait for PS3 but now I am boycotting Sony and will be getting a 360 in a week or so.
I am so sick of this.
I am also a True Believer and attend a worship service every Sunday.
That said, ID is NOT true science. It is simply a score of men who wish to get nonsense into our textbooks.
We MUST stop ID!
O rly!?
I wish video card makers would be more CLEAR when they decide on names for their cards.
We are one step away from having "Nvidia Model 8912347892389110".
For lay men like myself who buy a new video card every few years, it is hard knowing what is what in the video card market since the names are very confusing i.e. 6800 GS vs. X800XL vs. 6800 GT.
Discuss.
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There are few of us in the IT/geek field, so I strive to stand out and attract fellow men into the profession ;)
I have used both GCC 2.x, GCC 3.x, and Intel's compiler on Itanium with much success, in addition to running and building all my Java code using 1.4.x.
(If you can afford it) I have found Itaniums to be very QUALITY platforms.
;)
They basically got as fed up as you with archaic x86 instructions and set out to make a good new platform.
Engineering-wise Itanium is the bee's knees.
Unfortunately they ARE expensive, so you probably have to be a full-time geek like me to afford one
That is why I told everyone the best chip overall based on VALUE.
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You can get a brand new chip that is almost as fast as any other chip in the world, but at the PERFECT sweet spot in terms of price/performance.
Information here in my first post above that ironically 1 person modded off-topic in a thread about the best consumer processors: http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1673
The best price/performance deal is the $146 AMD 3000 chip.
It is an amazing little bugger that can git er done with ease but does not cost and arm + leg.
Increasingly I find less and less reasons to travel abroad.
:(
From increasing plane fares to the "same-ization" of human culture, there is little reason for me to leave my own town.
To top it off, Europe is increasingly violent.
Witness the nonsense going on in France right now for the past few days, coupled with the fact that London is now SCARY to walk around many times during the day.
So many countries now speak ENGLISH that I fear we are losing cultures every day.
The US has every weather climate and all the swimming and skiing and climbing and flying and rafting etc etc that you could ever want. The only thing making us vacation abroad previously was to experience different CULTURES but now that McDonald's and English and RAP music are everywhere, we're all the same anymore.
It's sad really
Just some thoughts... REPLY, DON'T MODERATE
I have heard both THREATS and JOKES that privacy-conscious Slashdot crowd folks plan on destroying the RFID capabilities of their personal passports.
Just an advanced warning: you will NOT be able to board flights using a passport that has no RFID response and thus has been tampered with.
Most times a police department cannot even ANALYZE data properly if a machine is not running some modern form of Microsoft Windows on an x86 platform.
They have automated TOOLS that go through and find Web browser histories, caches, and cookies.
On machines where users do not run Microsoft Internet Explorer and use Outlook for email, often times departments are SOL.
To paraphrase a popular saying: "It's the COMPUTERS, stupid!"
Inefficient architectures must be discarded to make way for more modern, smaller, COOLER processors.
Let's address the real problem here -- not the SYMPTOM of hot air.
We need to address the COMPUTERS.
I just emailed the IRS informing them that CmdrTaco owes a decade of back taxes.
INFORMANT FORM
Name: Robert Malda
Aliases: CmdrTaco, (1)
Residence: Michigan
Company: Slashdot (OSDN)
Occupation: Human dupe machine, spellcheck input tester
Taxes Owed: 120 months
Salary: $0.02/click
Just a supposition.
I assume you telecommute.
Most friends I have who telecommute have been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a social disease.
They do not like person-to-person interaction that is required at a normal 9 to 5 office job as a coder or engineer.
I do not blame them and I understand why the do it.
But, I challenge those with Asperger's to recognize and then work to fight it be forcing social interaction within your comfort levels.
Here is more information on Asperger's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger's_syndrome
I can't imagine using anything called VX to encode cute videos of my blonde hair blue eyed daughter's 2nd birthday party!
(Joke Hint: 1st search result for VX)
I have friends who telecommute to PA from their ghetto^H^H^Hhippy^H^H^Hcheap apartment housing in Brooklyn.
They surely can not afford to pay late taxes; they simply do not have the money.
I feel bad for them.
Even though I think they made bad career moves, they choose to work from home across state lines and most can not afford to pay back taxes.
SUPPORT.
.ZIP up files on Windows or do other simple things such as send an email, etc.
:)
As a Linux developer you and I often deal with companies that will not publish open specifications regarding their hardware.
As such, it is necessary to "break the law" and reverse engineer these devices in order to create decent Linux drivers that interface between the device and the application/user level software on the GNU/Linux kernel and operating system tools.
Some say that if Linux slowly gains market share of say 20-30% that manufacturers will stop making Windows-specific devices.
Another benefit would be support: all of us Slashdot/Linux guys would instantly become experts on people's home PCs if everyone ran Linux.
As it stands now, most of my friends have trouble figuring out how to
It is funny/amazing to watch them because they write code like protein-folding applications in Linux but on a Windows computer all they can manage to figure out is how to start Solitaire
At least us LINUX users can can BURN CDs, you Microsoft fan boy!
:)
I personally think Linux has a BETTER user interface than Windows.
It crashes less often and I am able to do everything I can do visually in a command line if I so choose.
Automating ANYTHING in Windows is a royal pain and the crashes and overall bloat piss me off as well.
Get a clue.
This guy is a brainwashed Microsoftie.
Trust me.
I know them well.
Many a graduate from my top unversity got recruited heavily and they drank the MS Koolaid.
I could hardly recognize them a year or two later at engineering events because they had their MS polo shirt on and their brand new Kia and Fossil watch acting like they were as important/rich as Bill Gates.
I actually pity guys like this
Linux already HAS widespread adoption.
The MAJORITY of all new servers today are slated to run Linux.
This is not going to change, I repeat, it will NOT change.
How can you call Linux a "niche" OS?
First off, Linux, or rather GNU/Linux, is an operating system KERNEL.
But more importantly, it is hugely successful and I am personally offended that you post a trite, mocking comment regarding something that I and thousands others have worked hard on the past 10-15 years.
I have been reading about Linux being "ready for the desktop" for like 8 years now.
I for one am sick of it.
I use Linux every day on the desktop.
Yes, at first it was a bit confusing, but over the years it has matured ten-fold.
My parents use it, my grandmother runs Fedora, and I convert others on a daily basis.
ENOUGH already with this GUI/desktop debate. It is over and done and we have done it.
Stop deleting my changes and I'll stop editing them back in again! ;)