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Comment Re:+Troll (Score 4, Informative) 781

What's wrong? I mean the summary leads you directly to the conclusion you need to be coming to here:

"The average GNU/Linux user is now getting better absolute performance from their computer as well as better value than the average Windows user."

Seriously, that's good enough for me. Don't even need to read the article now...

Operating Systems

Ubuntu Wipes Windows 7 In Benchmarks 781

twitter writes "Recent and controversial benchmarks for Windows 7 leave an important question unanswered: 'Is it faster than GNU/Linux?' Here, at last, is a benchmark that pits Ubuntu, Vista and Windows 7 against each other on the same modern hardware. From install time to GUI efficiency, Ubuntu beats Windows and is often twice as fast. Where Windows 7 is competitive, the difference is something the average user would not notice. The average GNU/Linux user is now getting better absolute performance from their computer as well as better value than the average Windows user."

Comment Re:Enact the assault sword ban! (Score 1) 579

Modern Sikhs typically carry just a dagger now and what they carry is a symbolic religious item. They are about as sharp as a butter knife.

Also I am sure they still have to put them in their checked luggage on planes, but even if they don't these things are not weapons and have no cutting edge. Even box-cutters are more effective.

Networking

Console Download Speeds Tested 81

MTV's Multiplayer blog tested and compared the download speeds of games on the Wii, the Xbox 360, and the PS3. They tested a variety of scenarios, with the PS3 most often coming out on top. The Xbox 360 took first in one test, but in that situation it was using a wired connection while the other two were not. The Wii consistently came in on the slower side, taking last place in all but one test. The PS3 ranged from .44 to .79 MB/sec, the Xbox 360 from .26 to .86 MB/sec, and the Wii from .30 to .55 MB/sec. What have your experiences been with console download times?

Comment Big cost assumptions here (Score 4, Interesting) 638

This article really assumes that the expense of managing Citrix server farms will be significantly less than the expense of managing the XP machines.

Not that I am saying it wont be but as someone with a decent amount of experience managing servers and even with Citrix servers I'm not sure you can just say that.

Even if it's true, old habits are hard to break.

Comment Re:Uncertainty and certainty (Score 1) 684

This statement is retarded: "have identified a massive miscalculation that makes the LHC safety assurances more or less invalid". The only thing invalid here is that statement.

Nothing in the article suggests that they have made a 'massive miscalculation. The study appears specifically focused on the chance that any critical research findings or theory could be wrong, it doesn't actually show any work that has a miscalculation in it.

This is one of the worst summaries I have read on Slashdot to date (que: "You must not have been here very long" response ;P)

Transportation

Honda Makes Motorcycle Talk To Oncoming Cars 146

An anonymous reader writes "The system generates warnings to riders and drivers of other vehicles by continuous exchange of positioning data from satellite GPS sources. This is particularly relevant as road users approach intersections, alerting them to other vehicles that are potentially on a collision course, allowing avoidance manoeuvres."

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