What you have totally failed to consider, is the fact that Demigod is designed as a multi player game. So single player just means you can only play vs. the AI.
Since you can't play online without a legitimate copy of the game. A pirated copy of the game could be viewed as simply being a demo.
Mod parent up. I'm not arguing with him, but merely emphasizing a key point.
... and adding OS awareness to the issue can essentially let the drive stay ahead of the random write requests, and erase blocks before they are needed, to ensure their is always a pool of completely erased and ready to go blocks available, and therefore keep the drive much closer to its 'like new speed' indefinitely.
Actually, this is the part about the new sata Trim command. And ironically a part where Anand swings and misses completely, or it's dumbed down to a level where it is completely misleading.
It's not so much about making the OS SSD aware in the sense that the OS now knows about the inner workings of the SSD, but making the SSD aware of what space is actually used for data, and what has been discarded. Knowing what data blocks has been discarded means you can consolidate discarded blocks, by moving valid data to other pages, and then erase the page full of discarded blocks, so it is ready for writing new data.
So not only do you get write performance that doesn't degrade with time, but you can also store slightly more, because you don't have to reserve as much space.
by adjusting the RAM voltage, you are also the voltages on the input pins of the processor. Overvolting an I/O pin can cause latchups, which basically is a short circuit.
Secondly, get a good screen. LCD or CRT but spend the dollars to get a good one.
No, CRTs just don't cut it for text editing anymore. I've had the unfortunate pleasure of working with a CRT and a LCD side by side, and LCDs with a digital signal (DVI/HDMI) are by far better for text editing than anything analog.
With analog signalling, you have to worry about refresh rates, moire correction, focus, aspect ratios, tilt etc.
So yes, spend what you need to get a good screen, but don't buy a CRT.
It's only a problem if multiple clients have direct access to the repository files. If your repository is accessed through svnserve or apache webdav, then it's not a problem.
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What you have totally failed to consider, is the fact that Demigod is designed as a multi player game. So single player just means you can only play vs. the AI.
Since you can't play online without a legitimate copy of the game. A pirated copy of the game could be viewed as simply being a demo.
Mod parent up. I'm not arguing with him, but merely emphasizing a key point.
... and adding OS awareness to the issue can essentially let the drive stay ahead of the random write requests, and erase blocks before they are needed, to ensure their is always a pool of completely erased and ready to go blocks available, and therefore keep the drive much closer to its 'like new speed' indefinitely.
Actually, this is the part about the new sata Trim command. And ironically a part where Anand swings and misses completely, or it's dumbed down to a level where it is completely misleading.
It's not so much about making the OS SSD aware in the sense that the OS now knows about the inner workings of the SSD, but making the SSD aware of what space is actually used for data, and what has been discarded. Knowing what data blocks has been discarded means you can consolidate discarded blocks, by moving valid data to other pages, and then erase the page full of discarded blocks, so it is ready for writing new data.
So not only do you get write performance that doesn't degrade with time, but you can also store slightly more, because you don't have to reserve as much space.
Considering that it is built in the UK, I'd be surprised if every cab didn't have a surveillance camera.
Yes, except nobody does it like that since the led changes hue when you vary the current. PWM is much better.
All in all, a win all around, although - as someone has mentioned here - LEDs are not that 'bright' compared to traditional lighting.
I take it you've never seen a high power LED. All I can say is: don't look into high power LEDs with remaining eye.
Firefox is soon at 3.1 and IE soonish at 8, they've got some catching up to do.
I bought an Eee Box for that, the ~10W power draw is much more reasonable, and so is the noise.
No, he meant multiple processors each of which has four cores. And that is indeed primarily a server feature.
How the hell is this insightful?
The summary says that playing computer games is more popular than playing soccer or hockey combined.
Stretch control is the new hotness.
On a freeway, set up ANPR cameras on all the ramps, and bust the drivers on their average speed.
Fuck it, we're doing 1366!
Those places does definitely not have fairies, with the exception of fairy porn, that is.
Or in two words: fairy land.
SXGA+ ?
WSXGA ?
WSGA ?
WSXGA+ ?
Except the W which obviously means wide, what does all the other pre- and postfixes mean?
if S,X,+ all mean higher resolution, then WSXGA+ must be omgwtfbbq high resolution.
Please sign my petition, together we can work to get a ban on oxygen and save these beloved creatures.
And to make matters worse, for me it started *slower* with the background service running.
Yes, for instance the subversion project increments the major version number to indicate a break in backwards compatibility.
Get the new Subversion 2.0! it breaks stuff.
Obviously they never had the guts to actually do so :)
by adjusting the RAM voltage, you are also the voltages on the input pins of the processor. Overvolting an I/O pin can cause latchups, which basically is a short circuit.
THQ is the publisher, not Stardock.
It was removed the day after release.
If slashdot does a story on a security hole in Firefox, certainly a story of it being fixed is also appropriate.
Secondly, get a good screen. LCD or CRT but spend the dollars to get a good one.
No, CRTs just don't cut it for text editing anymore. I've had the unfortunate pleasure of working with a CRT and a LCD side by side, and LCDs with a digital signal (DVI/HDMI) are by far better for text editing than anything analog.
With analog signalling, you have to worry about refresh rates, moire correction, focus, aspect ratios, tilt etc.
So yes, spend what you need to get a good screen, but don't buy a CRT.
Also, CRTs tend to get slightly out of focus, especially as they age.
I had a 21" CRT with a 140Hz refresh rate, but because it was very blurry, i still got a headache from it.
I'm sorry, I confused working copy with repository. GP is correct, and I would be, too, if he was writing about the repository, which he wasn't.
It's only a problem if multiple clients have direct access to the repository files. If your repository is accessed through svnserve or apache webdav, then it's not a problem.