The idle power problem can be fixed by having the processor downclock itself when not under load. Then again it's supposed to be a gaming rig, so it probably can't do that since it won't have Linux installed.
I'd still be coding the frontend in PHP, since any sane admin with something that size wouldn't be running webservers and database servers on the same machine anyway.
On a side note I find it scary that schools (at least here in the UK) seem to spend more time teaching "revision technique" than they do on actual subjects. We're creating a generation that can get A grades in all their exams, but can't write or speak their native language properly.
Most of that can be said for their desktop PCs as well. I've got a Pentium 2 one. The POST takes over a minute with "quick boot" enabled, and it hangs if you reboot it in Windows. On the other hand, it did manage to survive a lightning strike...
A magic number is just the first few bytes of a file. Linux uses these for e.g. telling the difference between an executable script and a binary file: scripts usually have "#!" as the first two bytes (followed by the interpreter executable), ELF has 0x7F + "ELF" for the first 4 characters.
The Cell's supposed to have distributed computing built-in, so I wouldn't be surprised if they started making add-on boxes with a cell and some RAM in them that plug into the ethernet port.
Allow me to take this cheap shot just once...
Yeah, it's a home computer replacement alright! With that 16MB/s L1 cache that thing could run rings around an IBM XT!
In the UK we don't have neutral ISPs. For my £60/mo 2Mbps connection I get a free spam filter for the email I never use, and also the fun of experiencing slower-than-14.4k speeds when I try to download a Linux distro.
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You'll have to wait for the 4D version for that
*insert obligatory PSP battery life joke here*
Even if you were being serious, the chances of them using Q3 are zero now that it's open source and people can find exploits in it that much easier.
Frozen Bubble is a classic? Might as well replace the rest of that list with clones as well then.
They could always build underground.
The idle power problem can be fixed by having the processor downclock itself when not under load. Then again it's supposed to be a gaming rig, so it probably can't do that since it won't have Linux installed.
If that's the case, they can just use a bidirectional drive, like they would've had to do for the Panasonic Q.
I'd still be coding the frontend in PHP, since any sane admin with something that size wouldn't be running webservers and database servers on the same machine anyway.
Yeah, someone built an entire self-hosting operating system around a Lisp interpreter. The name escapes me at the moment...
can they also do it with video cards? I'd love to see the day when I can use an open source nv driver and still have a usably fast rxvt.
Does this mean that if I shove nails into my eyes I'll only ever need 8-bit colour? Great, higher framerates all around!
Don't revise until 3am the night before the exam.
On a side note I find it scary that schools (at least here in the UK) seem to spend more time teaching "revision technique" than they do on actual subjects. We're creating a generation that can get A grades in all their exams, but can't write or speak their native language properly.
You can send it as XML and it'll work in IE, IIRC.
Install linux in a separate partition on your own PC.
Then destroy your windows installation (accidental or otherwise). Bonus points if you don't reinstall it.
Most of that can be said for their desktop PCs as well. I've got a Pentium 2 one. The POST takes over a minute with "quick boot" enabled, and it hangs if you reboot it in Windows. On the other hand, it did manage to survive a lightning strike...
A magic number is just the first few bytes of a file. Linux uses these for e.g. telling the difference between an executable script and a binary file: scripts usually have "#!" as the first two bytes (followed by the interpreter executable), ELF has 0x7F + "ELF" for the first 4 characters.
Nanotubes are strong like you say, but they're also brittle.
I would've put autoplay Goatse on them, personally.
The Cell's supposed to have distributed computing built-in, so I wouldn't be surprised if they started making add-on boxes with a cell and some RAM in them that plug into the ethernet port.
tags then my lame joke gets shot down. And now someone'll probably take a cheap shot.
Allow me to take this cheap shot just once... Yeah, it's a home computer replacement alright! With that 16MB/s L1 cache that thing could run rings around an IBM XT!
In the UK we don't have neutral ISPs. For my £60/mo 2Mbps connection I get a free spam filter for the email I never use, and also the fun of experiencing slower-than-14.4k speeds when I try to download a Linux distro.
I'd pay $11,000 to see that! Er... the part _after_ the comma...
(Shamelessly ripping off a comment half a page above) Wait, there's a difference?
When you're running Windows, only half the computer belongs to you.