Mine has the whine, very high pitched and probably above the average threshold of human hearing. It is easily drowned out by background noise and only audible when one processor is idle. Users running Windows on their MBP report that there is no whine, indicating that it is not necessarily a hardware issue but something to do with power management and processor stepping.
Given the choice to buy a game for a console or a PC, given I had both, I would go with the console every time. Case in point, Xbox is essentially a 733mhz PC. Get Halo 2 to run on your 733mhz Desktop w/ 256 ram. Dedicated gaming hardware will outperform a PC any day of the week.
If I remember correctly, a big deal was made about this a while back and it was put to rest. But thank you, I was worried a Sony story may go by without any sensationalism.
And go! Aww crap, the windows apologists beat me to the punch.
Whether or not it's possible for a rootkit to go completely undetected on OSX, there's no denying that it hasn't happened yet, and thus, I don't have to deal with it. Not fanboy speak, just reality.
When I heard that opera 10 had an integrated bt client, it was enough to make me switch from firefox, until i got my hands on it and realized that it is not nearly as good as some other clients out there, namely azureus. All needed ports were open and opera didn't manage to download nearly as fast as azureus. Then again opera aims to be lightweight and doesnt support distributed hash tables so that might have something to do with it.
A web OS is nothing more than a proof of concept that will never gain widespread appeal. First of all, it would be running in a browser, which is already running on top of an os, which is just retarded for lack of a better term. It's analogous to living in a cardboard box that sits inside your house. Google has the right idea. Continue adding services that are tightly integrated, and then bring them all together in a portal which in their case is their search home page.
It would be a much more impressive comparison if they compared it to say, the typical 60hz refresh rate of a monitor. God... monitors these days, they're so slow!
I didn't read the article, but people don't seem to be making a big deal out of the fact that they are comparing the frequency at which a cellphone transmits data to the clock speed of a processor.
I can see it now. Microsoft conincides the release of this device with U2's next album. U2 does a commercial for Microsoft dancing and counting to fourteen in a foreign language. But get this... He skips 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and 13! Genuis! The next day at work, all anyone can talk about is how much of a fucking idiot Bono is, in that new Microsoft [insert trendy name, like Origami. It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to sound cool] commercial. Hate for Bono drives sales.
I just read an article regarding the same topic at Gamestop. The article states:
He further emphasized the PS3's PC-like abilities, stating there would be no problems running popular flavors of OS, including Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X: "to the PS3, an OS is like any other application."
They're lazy, they don't pay taxes, and they spread disease.
Why do people need laptops, I mean, really, what's wrong with the TI-89? Who needs disc breaks, whats wrong with drum breaks? Who needs CD's? What's wrong with vinyl? I don't understand the whole DVD craze, whats wrong with Laser Discs?
Sorry, I'm a bit off topic. This topic is about about High definition sets, isnt it?
You are unlikely to have dual-7800 Ultra cards running SLI with an AMD X2 with Cool-N-Quiet, and Raid 0 in a laptop.
Actually, I beleive these are the minimum requirments to run Vista.
I keep application logic seperate from presentation logic. If you need to create a table based on dynamic content, you will need code in your html to do so. This should be kept seperate from program logic where, for example, a database query might take place. The result set can be passed on to the template where the presentation logic takes place.
I've found a very effective way of doing this. I have a template object that stores template variables passed to it. When you are ready to generate the html, you call an output function which that takes the variables passed to the template object and imports them into the current namespace, and then reads in the template file and interprets it natively. Using output buffering, you can save the resulting output.
Ultimatly, it makes reading the code itself a lot easier, which in turn leads to better productivity, collaberation and debugging.
As a side note, I was looking through the code of an ajax framework today, which claimed ease of use since you only needed to include one file into your code to make it work. Taking a look through it, it was a mess of html, javascript, php and css. No thanks.
"Microsoft has kicked off a 'Get Ready' campaign aimed at helping customers prepare for Windows Vista." is analogous to "Inmate lets cellmate lube up before sodomizing him"
Yeah, I was actually wondering about this. Google claims you don't need to know the quirks of browser programming, but for those of us who are well versed in JS and not-so-much in java, this isn't necessarily a good thing. I'm also _somewhat_ wearly of generated code, however not too much a concern with it coming from google whom I have great faith in.
I'm also certain that Java code cannot, in it's entirety and full functionality, translate into js. This is where my confusion sets in. How can you debug javascript, in Java, before it has been "translated" to javascript. What if I create an object in java using inheritance, interfaces, constructors, destructors, function overloading... etc. How would that ever possibly translate? Or am i missing the point?
Finally, when I hear "AJAX Framework," I think of a framework that facilitates the creation of both a server and client (which I am currently working on btw, to be released open source shortly). As far as I can tell, Google's framework is for the development of the client portion of an AJAX application.
Yes, it could be done. I've thought about it before, and I don't think it should be limited to a browser. Imagine an OS where the entire interface was essentially ajax. Any browser passing the acid2 test could replicate any OS look and feel. JS certainly isn't ideal for fancy UI effects, but ive used scriptaculous lib and it does a very good job with transparency and other cool effects. Of course, any OS that decided to take on this approach would certainly optimize js to death. This way, all you'd have to do to create a new theme would be to plug in a different CSS file.
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Seeing as their laptop market share doubled in a few short months, yes, people are willing to make the switch at a 30% premium.
Mine has the whine, very high pitched and probably above the average threshold of human hearing. It is easily drowned out by background noise and only audible when one processor is idle. Users running Windows on their MBP report that there is no whine, indicating that it is not necessarily a hardware issue but something to do with power management and processor stepping.
Physical fitness is a positive thing whereas sitting at a computer for extended period leads to health issues.
Given the choice to buy a game for a console or a PC, given I had both, I would go with the console every time. Case in point, Xbox is essentially a 733mhz PC. Get Halo 2 to run on your 733mhz Desktop w/ 256 ram. Dedicated gaming hardware will outperform a PC any day of the week.
If I remember correctly, a big deal was made about this a while back and it was put to rest. But thank you, I was worried a Sony story may go by without any sensationalism.
And go! Aww crap, the windows apologists beat me to the punch. Whether or not it's possible for a rootkit to go completely undetected on OSX, there's no denying that it hasn't happened yet, and thus, I don't have to deal with it. Not fanboy speak, just reality.
Start talking quantum physics to a woman and it's not long before the clothes come off.
When I heard that opera 10 had an integrated bt client, it was enough to make me switch from firefox, until i got my hands on it and realized that it is not nearly as good as some other clients out there, namely azureus. All needed ports were open and opera didn't manage to download nearly as fast as azureus. Then again opera aims to be lightweight and doesnt support distributed hash tables so that might have something to do with it.
A web OS is nothing more than a proof of concept that will never gain widespread appeal. First of all, it would be running in a browser, which is already running on top of an os, which is just retarded for lack of a better term. It's analogous to living in a cardboard box that sits inside your house. Google has the right idea. Continue adding services that are tightly integrated, and then bring them all together in a portal which in their case is their search home page.
It would be a much more impressive comparison if they compared it to say, the typical 60hz refresh rate of a monitor. God... monitors these days, they're so slow!
I didn't read the article, but people don't seem to be making a big deal out of the fact that they are comparing the frequency at which a cellphone transmits data to the clock speed of a processor.
I can see it now. Microsoft conincides the release of this device with U2's next album. U2 does a commercial for Microsoft dancing and counting to fourteen in a foreign language. But get this... He skips 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and 13! Genuis! The next day at work, all anyone can talk about is how much of a fucking idiot Bono is, in that new Microsoft [insert trendy name, like Origami. It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to sound cool] commercial. Hate for Bono drives sales.
I just read an article regarding the same topic at Gamestop. The article states:
He further emphasized the PS3's PC-like abilities, stating there would be no problems running popular flavors of OS, including Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X: "to the PS3, an OS is like any other application."
Unless Sony whips up some amazing virtualization software, this is just a flat-out lie or extreme ignorance. Article URL: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6152519.html
They're lazy, they don't pay taxes, and they spread disease. Why do people need laptops, I mean, really, what's wrong with the TI-89? Who needs disc breaks, whats wrong with drum breaks? Who needs CD's? What's wrong with vinyl? I don't understand the whole DVD craze, whats wrong with Laser Discs? Sorry, I'm a bit off topic. This topic is about about High definition sets, isnt it?
You are unlikely to have dual-7800 Ultra cards running SLI with an AMD X2 with Cool-N-Quiet, and Raid 0 in a laptop.
Actually, I beleive these are the minimum requirments to run Vista.
For what is officially called the "non-American Tax."
It's nice to see God take a break from killing soldiers in Iraq to torture sodomites in Hollywood.
I keep application logic seperate from presentation logic. If you need to create a table based on dynamic content, you will need code in your html to do so. This should be kept seperate from program logic where, for example, a database query might take place. The result set can be passed on to the template where the presentation logic takes place.
I've found a very effective way of doing this. I have a template object that stores template variables passed to it. When you are ready to generate the html, you call an output function which that takes the variables passed to the template object and imports them into the current namespace, and then reads in the template file and interprets it natively. Using output buffering, you can save the resulting output.
Ultimatly, it makes reading the code itself a lot easier, which in turn leads to better productivity, collaberation and debugging.
As a side note, I was looking through the code of an ajax framework today, which claimed ease of use since you only needed to include one file into your code to make it work. Taking a look through it, it was a mess of html, javascript, php and css. No thanks.
OS X is a growing market... Symantec may be looking elsewhere.
Well it's not necessarily code, but an process that symantec patented. My guess is its something to do with partitioning.
3 years is about how long it takes for a windows release to become stable.
"Microsoft has kicked off a 'Get Ready' campaign aimed at helping customers prepare for Windows Vista." is analogous to "Inmate lets cellmate lube up before sodomizing him"
Yeah, I was actually wondering about this. Google claims you don't need to know the quirks of browser programming, but for those of us who are well versed in JS and not-so-much in java, this isn't necessarily a good thing. I'm also _somewhat_ wearly of generated code, however not too much a concern with it coming from google whom I have great faith in.
I'm also certain that Java code cannot, in it's entirety and full functionality, translate into js. This is where my confusion sets in. How can you debug javascript, in Java, before it has been "translated" to javascript. What if I create an object in java using inheritance, interfaces, constructors, destructors, function overloading... etc. How would that ever possibly translate? Or am i missing the point?
Finally, when I hear "AJAX Framework," I think of a framework that facilitates the creation of both a server and client (which I am currently working on btw, to be released open source shortly). As far as I can tell, Google's framework is for the development of the client portion of an AJAX application.
Somebody, please enlighten me.
I actually dont plan on buying a ps3. Just pointing out the fact that if it all works as advertised, you're getting a deal.
Yes, it could be done. I've thought about it before, and I don't think it should be limited to a browser. Imagine an OS where the entire interface was essentially ajax. Any browser passing the acid2 test could replicate any OS look and feel. JS certainly isn't ideal for fancy UI effects, but ive used scriptaculous lib and it does a very good job with transparency and other cool effects. Of course, any OS that decided to take on this approach would certainly optimize js to death. This way, all you'd have to do to create a new theme would be to plug in a different CSS file.