I think between the overly-agressive memory management of windows (6GB of RAM, 1.5GB in use for active programs, 2GB for system cache, and it's *still* paging stuff? WTF?), and the fact that it memory-maps executables (as opposed to copying them to memory to run) cause major problems if a drive is operating slow. True it can service another process while it's accessing the disk, but what if that process has to be paged off of disk before it can be run? True the CPU can go onto the next process, but I'm still here waiting for Word or WoW to open.
Memory-mapping of executables was great when all we needed was 640Kb of memory, but today it's only purpose is to require exclusive filelocks when a process is running and prevent the application from being updated.
This doesn't explain why a system would run fast for weeks/months and then suddenly slow down one day, but it's a serious flaw in how windows manages it's memory and processes.
If you're encountering enough lock-ups to cause you to need to be able to end a single tab's process regularly (which is pretty hard to do in Chrome with all the tabs having the same process name mind you) then have fun with your threaded tabs.
See, the beauty of multi-process (or multi-threaded, even) is when one tab locks up, the rest of the browser doesn't. Open Chrome's process manager (Shift+Esc) and kill the tab.
And I don't know anyone that goes around trying to open tabs that will lock up the browser. That's done on accident, and it's nice to be able to do something about it when that occurs.
That code is *not* easier to understand. I glanced at your post and thought "first bitwise XOR second", as that statement would mean in most major languages. Even VB's & operator, while slightly better (first AND second at least sounds like concatenation), still flags as a bitwise operator until I look at the code closer. I'd say the + operator makes the most sense for concatenation because the concept of adding two strings together makes logical sense.
I don't really care how others style their code. Eclipse (and several other IDEs i've tried) has a wonderful tool - a formatter. Ctrl+Shift+F, and the code is rearranged to my own coding style (which, by the way, is { on conditional line and } on it's own line).
I've found Trendnet's products, while inexpensive, to be decently reliable. The TEW-633GR i have from them (gigabit + wifi-N) sustains constant torrenting for months on end. I also have three of their 8-port gigabit switches, one of which was transferring gigabytes of data while outside it's rated operating temperature range (over 110F in the midday heat) without a hitch.
The v8 of the WRT54G is crap (wound up replacing t with an old router I had lying around), but I have a v1 that has never given me trouble. $0.02
OTOH, you are not going to find a 100mW WiFi accesspoint in your local store. All consumer-grade WiFi-accesspoints are roughly 30mW (Senao was the exception, not sure if they still are).
Linksys WRT54G + DD-WRT lets you go up to 200mW, though it'll burn up the radio if you don't keep it cool (read: active cooling)
In AdBlockPlus one simply has to tell it to block http://somesite.com/js/abdetect.js . I guess you could embed the code, but that just increases the bandwidth.
"string" is not a java class, and I see no imports for a custom class, so you get a compile error. Google's algorithm rejects you for your inability to write java.
Well, if the rest of the so-called "bugs" are crap like the VLC one, we could slashdot them into oblivion, just have teams constantly taking the site down for the whole month. It's what we do, isn't it?
It's not a problem, per se.
If you've used a 700 MHz computer all your life, there isn't anything wrong with it. It boots up, works fine, and shuts down.
Now, for christmas, you're given a brand new, Core 2 Duo computer running at 2.4 GHz. It does everything your old computer did, in 1/3 of the time. Why would you ever go back to your old computer, except to move files over? Yes 700 mhz was fine before, but now it seems slow. The new computer has spoiled your expectations.
For someone who's only used yum/rpms, it's not a big deal. But for those that have used both yum/rpm and apt/deb, there is a big difference. atp/deb has spoiled the expectations, and the person doesn't want to use rpms any more.
People should take a look at Torpark. It's a copy of Portable Firefox that automatically doesn't cache or save your history and uses the Tor network to create a true untraceable browser. It's preconfigured and works right out of the box and includes some other popular plugins such as NoScript. It can also be installed onto a USB key and carried with you so you always have it at your disposal.
Well, just like on windows, Cider would have to load the game executable into RAM...I'd say the amount used varies from 5-20MB. The rest of the game (data files, models, textures, etc.) aren't platform-dependant and don't need to be in RAM at all times, I'd suppose they would be loaded by the executable when needed, just like on windows.
For those of you who are not IRC junkies, the IRC client KVirc has built-in support for 44.1 KHz "voice chat" (not sure if it qualifies for "VoIP", but is a simple direct connection between two computers supporting real-time audio transfer). Not only does it support 44.1 KHz, but it has for at least a year (when I started using it). What's the big deal with 16KHz?
Slashdot Mirror
I think between the overly-agressive memory management of windows (6GB of RAM, 1.5GB in use for active programs, 2GB for system cache, and it's *still* paging stuff? WTF?), and the fact that it memory-maps executables (as opposed to copying them to memory to run) cause major problems if a drive is operating slow. True it can service another process while it's accessing the disk, but what if that process has to be paged off of disk before it can be run? True the CPU can go onto the next process, but I'm still here waiting for Word or WoW to open. Memory-mapping of executables was great when all we needed was 640Kb of memory, but today it's only purpose is to require exclusive filelocks when a process is running and prevent the application from being updated. This doesn't explain why a system would run fast for weeks/months and then suddenly slow down one day, but it's a serious flaw in how windows manages it's memory and processes.
If you're encountering enough lock-ups to cause you to need to be able to end a single tab's process regularly (which is pretty hard to do in Chrome with all the tabs having the same process name mind you) then have fun with your threaded tabs.
See, the beauty of multi-process (or multi-threaded, even) is when one tab locks up, the rest of the browser doesn't. Open Chrome's process manager (Shift+Esc) and kill the tab. And I don't know anyone that goes around trying to open tabs that will lock up the browser. That's done on accident, and it's nice to be able to do something about it when that occurs.
That code is *not* easier to understand. I glanced at your post and thought "first bitwise XOR second", as that statement would mean in most major languages. Even VB's & operator, while slightly better (first AND second at least sounds like concatenation), still flags as a bitwise operator until I look at the code closer. I'd say the + operator makes the most sense for concatenation because the concept of adding two strings together makes logical sense.
I don't really care how others style their code. Eclipse (and several other IDEs i've tried) has a wonderful tool - a formatter. Ctrl+Shift+F, and the code is rearranged to my own coding style (which, by the way, is { on conditional line and } on it's own line).
I've found Trendnet's products, while inexpensive, to be decently reliable. The TEW-633GR i have from them (gigabit + wifi-N) sustains constant torrenting for months on end. I also have three of their 8-port gigabit switches, one of which was transferring gigabytes of data while outside it's rated operating temperature range (over 110F in the midday heat) without a hitch. The v8 of the WRT54G is crap (wound up replacing t with an old router I had lying around), but I have a v1 that has never given me trouble. $0.02
Bad analogy (no cars). It's more of the case of Ferraris, Hummers, Monster Trucks, and Volkswagon Beetles with tires.
OTOH, you are not going to find a 100mW WiFi accesspoint in your local store. All consumer-grade WiFi-accesspoints are roughly 30mW (Senao was the exception, not sure if they still are).
Linksys WRT54G + DD-WRT lets you go up to 200mW, though it'll burn up the radio if you don't keep it cool (read: active cooling)
I left for work and let the water evaporate, and the pot caught on fire!
I question your sanity if you go about leaving stuff cooking on the stove while you are at work, with exception in the case that you work at home.
Wouldn't it be http://slash.dot/ ?
In AdBlockPlus one simply has to tell it to block http://somesite.com/js/abdetect.js . I guess you could embed the code, but that just increases the bandwidth.
That may be so, but having 10M down that I can use for what I want is loads better than 50M down that I have to use for what they want.
There's domains beside slashdot's?!?
"string" is not a java class, and I see no imports for a custom class, so you get a compile error. Google's algorithm rejects you for your inability to write java.
Well, if the rest of the so-called "bugs" are crap like the VLC one, we could slashdot them into oblivion, just have teams constantly taking the site down for the whole month. It's what we do, isn't it?
I could crap on my keyboard and then submit that.
It's not a problem, per se. If you've used a 700 MHz computer all your life, there isn't anything wrong with it. It boots up, works fine, and shuts down. Now, for christmas, you're given a brand new, Core 2 Duo computer running at 2.4 GHz. It does everything your old computer did, in 1/3 of the time. Why would you ever go back to your old computer, except to move files over? Yes 700 mhz was fine before, but now it seems slow. The new computer has spoiled your expectations. For someone who's only used yum/rpms, it's not a big deal. But for those that have used both yum/rpm and apt/deb, there is a big difference. atp/deb has spoiled the expectations, and the person doesn't want to use rpms any more.
Missing digits don't stop spam; they just mean it has more misspellings of 'Nigeria' than ever before!
People should take a look at Torpark. It's a copy of Portable Firefox that automatically doesn't cache or save your history and uses the Tor network to create a true untraceable browser. It's preconfigured and works right out of the box and includes some other popular plugins such as NoScript. It can also be installed onto a USB key and carried with you so you always have it at your disposal.
Well, just like on windows, Cider would have to load the game executable into RAM...I'd say the amount used varies from 5-20MB. The rest of the game (data files, models, textures, etc.) aren't platform-dependant and don't need to be in RAM at all times, I'd suppose they would be loaded by the executable when needed, just like on windows.
For those of you who are not IRC junkies, the IRC client KVirc has built-in support for 44.1 KHz "voice chat" (not sure if it qualifies for "VoIP", but is a simple direct connection between two computers supporting real-time audio transfer). Not only does it support 44.1 KHz, but it has for at least a year (when I started using it). What's the big deal with 16KHz?