In unrelated news, admission applications to UC Berkeley from Korea have doubled. Admissions workers are puzzled by the number of students named "Kekekeke".
Researcher quoted as saying: "I was so close... I took her out to eat, paid for the movie, laid on the charm as heavy as I could, but it wasn't enough. However, I do feel that I'm one step closer to creating life."
Mind copying would be if you were able to copy the bits of one mind in one bit of hardware (example: brain) to another bit of hardware (example: computer disk), then be able to have the mind run somewhere else.
I'm sorry, I don't quite get that analogy. Can you phrase it in terms of automobiles?
It shouldn't take research to get these things working.
Except that it always takes research to get things working. Always. Whether that research is reading the manual that came with the product and realizing "Oh, I should put this CD in the drive and run the Setup.exe executable" or whether it's "I should download this firmware file and run/usr/sbin/install_broadcom_firmware.sh".
If the "Desktop User" is going to have a philosophy of "I don't want to do the research", they should use the established model and hire a person proficient in $OS, paying for the privilege of having someone else do the research for them.
I've always purchased my CPUs with the following rules of thumb:
1. Pick the CPU slot or form factor that has the longest roadmap. With my last computer, that was the AMD 939-pin platform. This will allow for future upgrades to the CPU, even if 3-4 years have passed.
2. Once the form factor has been chosen, do the research and find the best performance-to-price ratio. If it comes down to a few different processors, pick the one with the highest FSB and/or memory onboard cache.
3. Get a quality cooler for the CPU, like Zalman, that will last a while, and can be cleaned and transplanted onto a future CPU.
[The] hardware manufacturers and OEMs [have been] trying, and horribly failing, to deliver [fast computers with brand new technology] and maintain their profit margins (which can't be done for a fast computer at $399 in a retail store).
The definition of fast can either mean a measurable metric like MIPS or clock speed, or it can mean what most consumers mean, which is "Look, Mom! Word started in less than 10 seconds!"
The problem is not that the hardware manufacturers have been unable to keep up with consumer demand for new ideas and more speed. Look at the numbers on a video card or stick of RAM today, and compare it to the same components from your computer a decade ago. They've gotten quite a bit faster and have quite a few more features, if you haven't noticed.
The problem lies in the software we're running on said hardware. The software has gotten so big and so bloated, it just "looks like" the hardware hasn't gotten any better. 30 gigabytes of HD space, a 256MB Graphics Card, and 2GB of RAM just to run an operating system? Absolutely unnecessary.
The reason we bash Microsoft is because we're not brainwashed into thinking that Windows is the only game in town. We've used Linux, Mac, and BSD. We know that they're all viable operating systems that do what Windows does, and in many cases, do it better. Is Vista a viable choice? Sure it is. Is Vista the best choice? That depends on who you are, what your goals are, and what your mindset is.
after all the bugs got worked out of the prototype
Sony and Toshiba Corp are issuing a recall for all warp drives produced between June 2149 and March 2151. The drives are defective and may explode, even when the ship is running under impulse power. All ships equipped with such warp drives are encouraged to dock at their nearest Federation spacedock for a free refit.
They went to an observatory and had the person show that pointing the laser away from the moon produced no return signal whereas when they pointed the laser at a specific spot on the moon, they did get a signal.
Pfff. That's just the Martians they paid to sit on the moon and respond to lasers.
I create PDF order forms for my company that our salesmen e-mail to customers; these javascript-enabled PDF order forms dynamically enable or disable options as the user customizes an order. For example, if the user picks option A, sub-options A1 -> A5 are automatically enabled, while B1 -> B5 are disabled. And that's why you might want javascript in a PDF.
Yeah, Wisconsin uses a similar ballot. I'm not a fan of them - I'd prefer electronic voting if the machines didn't have so many problems. As such, I simply put up with it and read all the fine print before drawing my lines.
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In unrelated news, admission applications to UC Berkeley from Korea have doubled. Admissions workers are puzzled by the number of students named "Kekekeke".
For example look at the beginning. "In the beginning was the Word". All of a sudden it might strike you that the Bible is a communications manual.
No, no, The Word came out in 1993, and there were most certainly other things before it.
Correction: ..."
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"An marketing drone writes to tell us that his company has demonstrated a
There, fixed for ya
Correction: ..."
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"A marketing drone writes to tell us that his company has demonstrated a
There, fixed for ya
Researcher quoted as saying: "I was so close... I took her out to eat, paid for the movie, laid on the charm as heavy as I could, but it wasn't enough. However, I do feel that I'm one step closer to creating life."
A remote control that you'd never lose!
Unfortunately, by turning it into a remote control, it inherits the traits of a remote control, and will be lost anyway.
"Our new Palm phone will be faster than ever, now that we've switched over to Reiser4!"
I actually gained pounds this year. Clearly I'm not being taxed high enough.
Mind copying would be if you were able to copy the bits of one mind in one bit of hardware (example: brain) to another bit of hardware (example: computer disk), then be able to have the mind run somewhere else.
I'm sorry, I don't quite get that analogy. Can you phrase it in terms of automobiles?
It shouldn't take research to get these things working.
Except that it always takes research to get things working. Always. Whether that research is reading the manual that came with the product and realizing "Oh, I should put this CD in the drive and run the Setup.exe executable" or whether it's "I should download this firmware file and run /usr/sbin/install_broadcom_firmware.sh".
If the "Desktop User" is going to have a philosophy of "I don't want to do the research", they should use the established model and hire a person proficient in $OS, paying for the privilege of having someone else do the research for them.
For example, task switching from Half Life 2 to the desktop is handled a lot better in Vista than XP.
If that's one of the compelling reasons to switch to Vista, I'll stick with XP, thanks.
I've always purchased my CPUs with the following rules of thumb:
1. Pick the CPU slot or form factor that has the longest roadmap. With my last computer, that was the AMD 939-pin platform. This will allow for future upgrades to the CPU, even if 3-4 years have passed.
2. Once the form factor has been chosen, do the research and find the best performance-to-price ratio. If it comes down to a few different processors, pick the one with the highest FSB and/or memory onboard cache.
3. Get a quality cooler for the CPU, like Zalman, that will last a while, and can be cleaned and transplanted onto a future CPU.
I want my own Redundant Array of Independent Spiders!
Yeah, so? That's why they're called 'taxes', not 'fees for service'. It's a redistribution of wealth, metered out by politicians for favors.
Fixed.
Kirk: Well in my opinion, Starfleet is evil!
[The] hardware manufacturers and OEMs [have been] trying, and horribly failing, to deliver [fast computers with brand new technology] and maintain their profit margins (which can't be done for a fast computer at $399 in a retail store).
The definition of fast can either mean a measurable metric like MIPS or clock speed, or it can mean what most consumers mean, which is "Look, Mom! Word started in less than 10 seconds!"
The problem is not that the hardware manufacturers have been unable to keep up with consumer demand for new ideas and more speed. Look at the numbers on a video card or stick of RAM today, and compare it to the same components from your computer a decade ago. They've gotten quite a bit faster and have quite a few more features, if you haven't noticed.
The problem lies in the software we're running on said hardware. The software has gotten so big and so bloated, it just "looks like" the hardware hasn't gotten any better. 30 gigabytes of HD space, a 256MB Graphics Card, and 2GB of RAM just to run an operating system? Absolutely unnecessary.
The reason we bash Microsoft is because we're not brainwashed into thinking that Windows is the only game in town. We've used Linux, Mac, and BSD. We know that they're all viable operating systems that do what Windows does, and in many cases, do it better. Is Vista a viable choice? Sure it is. Is Vista the best choice? That depends on who you are, what your goals are, and what your mindset is.
I am totally in favor of slaughtering English over bagels. :P
saving hours apon hours of labor every day
Unfortunately, the Grammar Nazis shall never be able to share in this victory.
after all the bugs got worked out of the prototype
Sony and Toshiba Corp are issuing a recall for all warp drives produced between June 2149 and March 2151. The drives are defective and may explode, even when the ship is running under impulse power. All ships equipped with such warp drives are encouraged to dock at their nearest Federation spacedock for a free refit.
They went to an observatory and had the person show that pointing the laser away from the moon produced no return signal whereas when they pointed the laser at a specific spot on the moon, they did get a signal.
Pfff. That's just the Martians they paid to sit on the moon and respond to lasers.
A one year "freedom membership" costs a mere $14.95.
Fixed.
Put one and two together.
Three? I'm confused.
I agree - Ars is great. On the other hand, I wish they had more quantity to go with their quality.
It came from nothing to something in a very short period of time.
I wouldn't call Debian "nothing".
I create PDF order forms for my company that our salesmen e-mail to customers; these javascript-enabled PDF order forms dynamically enable or disable options as the user customizes an order. For example, if the user picks option A, sub-options A1 -> A5 are automatically enabled, while B1 -> B5 are disabled. And that's why you might want javascript in a PDF.
Yeah, Wisconsin uses a similar ballot. I'm not a fan of them - I'd prefer electronic voting if the machines didn't have so many problems. As such, I simply put up with it and read all the fine print before drawing my lines.