Just a few weeks ago I 'fixed' a computer that had an NTFS partition with 70% fragmentation. It took about 15 hours of defragmentation to get to 3%, and, suddenly, the computer started to work properly.
Also, clearing the PRAM on old Macs can help if it has been corrupted somehow (e.g. after suffering a power failure while changing some important system settings).
Actually, Windows NT uses UNIX timestamps internally. I haven't read any formal documentation regarding this, but if you look in the registry, at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\InstallDate you'll see a dword containing a standard UNIX timestamp.
Still, 2000 has more (desktop) users than Linux. By your logic, if there were a similar problem in Linux, it would be less of a problem? I'm pretty sure cryptography matters much more for a server. Think about it. A desktop with broken cryptography would compromise a single user's information. A server with broken cryptography could put thousands of user files in risk of being exposed. As Linux has a larger share in the server market, it would be a much larger problem if a similar issue existed in Linux.
it's too huge to make a real difference to anyone
So was DVD back in the mid-90s. That's why we have higher durability 4.7 GB DVDs instead of less reliable 5 GB discs (DVD format history).
Also, there are people who use it exclusively for data storage. I would prefer using 50 GB Blu-Ray discs over 30 GB HD DVD discs (unless, of course, Toshiba's 51 GB triple-layer HD DVD format becomes popular and cheaper than dual-layer BD-Rs).
Or text-to-speech output, for visually impaired people, without the stuttering stilted sounds of yester-year, only possible because we have so many cycles to put towards it.
The Macintosh 128k on the 1984 presentation sounded pretty well, and it had an 8 MHz CPU.
We really owe a lot to "Deb" and "Ian" for their brilliant, visionary start. If memory serves, Deb isn't one of the Debian founders, she is Ian Murdock's wife (then girlfriend).
A couple of weeks ago, I put in a feature request for Ubiquity (Ubuntu's installer) to back-up/home, take a list of installed apps, wipe and reinstall, then re-install the previous apps. I think it would be a lot less error-prone than a standard upgrade. What about apps you installed without APT? Users who follow a simple step-by-step in order to install an application from source usually don't know how to create a.deb and install it manually.
Aside from that, I believe it's a good idea.
It would be even easier if Ubuntu started using a/home partition (set noexec) by default, but they apparently have objections to doing that. Mounting it noexec would be very limiting. What if you're a programmer and have no root? Using/tmp isn't very practical. Also, what if you want to install an application into your home directory? You won't be able to.
Then Hollywood is on our side (at least it used to be), as, IIRC, Edison was just as evil as the RIAA/MPAA.
From Wikipedia:
Edison's true success, like that of his friend Henry Ford, was in his ability to maximize profits through establishment of mass-production systems and intellectual property rights. ...
When the limitations of Direct Current (DC) were discussed by the public, Edison launched a propaganda campaign to convince people that Alternating Current (AC) was far too dangerous to use.
Apple Software Update and Windows Update/Microsoft Update are extremely primitive and rather pathetic in comparison to what Debian and Ubuntu ship with. No one said they weren't. Comparing apples and oranges doesn't mean grapes aren't better.
XP SP2 aside, no service pack offered any additional functionality (maybe except for bigger and badder DRM). Do you remember MS originally intended to charge for SP2?
i can't help but wonder what adverse side effects there might be for some robots. this is one step closer from them taking over. I, for one, welcome our new plastic-skinned robotic overlords.
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Just a few weeks ago I 'fixed' a computer that had an NTFS partition with 70% fragmentation. It took about 15 hours of defragmentation to get to 3%, and, suddenly, the computer started to work properly.
Also, clearing the PRAM on old Macs can help if it has been corrupted somehow (e.g. after suffering a power failure while changing some important system settings).
Actually, Windows NT uses UNIX timestamps internally. I haven't read any formal documentation regarding this, but if you look in the registry, at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\InstallDate you'll see a dword containing a standard UNIX timestamp.
it's too huge to make a real difference to anyone
So was DVD back in the mid-90s. That's why we have higher durability 4.7 GB DVDs instead of less reliable 5 GB discs (DVD format history).
Also, there are people who use it exclusively for data storage. I would prefer using 50 GB Blu-Ray discs over 30 GB HD DVD discs (unless, of course, Toshiba's 51 GB triple-layer HD DVD format becomes popular and cheaper than dual-layer BD-Rs).
I think there's another one. If I recall, it involves the use of a 5 kilo hammer.
I wonder if assimilation is patentable...
Or text-to-speech output, for visually impaired people, without the stuttering stilted sounds of yester-year, only possible because we have so many cycles to put towards it.
The Macintosh 128k on the 1984 presentation sounded pretty well, and it had an 8 MHz CPU.
There. Happy?
I'm a vulcan, you insensitive clod!
Have you imagined a Beowulf cluster of them already?
Not yet, but I, for one, would like to welcome our new Linux-powered overlords.
Aside from that, I believe it's a good idea. It would be even easier if Ubuntu started using a
More like: For those who don't recognize the reference: You must be new here.
There, I fixed it for you.
You must be new here.
I don't know about Windows, but both Linux and BSD don't keep executable code in swap space, as long as the original executable doesn't get unlinked.
From Wikipedia: Edison's true success, like that of his friend Henry Ford, was in his ability to maximize profits through establishment of mass-production systems and intellectual property rights.
When the limitations of Direct Current (DC) were discussed by the public, Edison launched a propaganda campaign to convince people that Alternating Current (AC) was far too dangerous to use.
Here, in Israel, about 95% of all houses have such systems, as they are required by law.
Am I the only one who is a bit worried about NASA's threat number for Apophis [99942]?
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20020818
XP SP2 aside, no service pack offered any additional functionality (maybe except for bigger and badder DRM). Do you remember MS originally intended to charge for SP2?
I, for one, welcome our new plastic-skinned robotic overlords.
There, fixed it for you.
Don't you mean Columbia?
You're just an AC trying to get attention.
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And 09f911029d74e35bd84156c5635688c0.com has already been suspended.