Comment Re:Not surprising looking at history (Score 1) 194
Even in the days of the x86, they got there by accident. The entire x86 line was supposed to be used as I/O coprocessors for the iAPX 432. But the latter was so heavyweight that people noticed things were a lot faster if you had the "I/O processors" run the program themselves. And so the IBM PC was born.
Comment Re:Not surprising looking at history (Score 1) 194
where I have had laptops with Intel i5 and i7, I evaluated the specs and found that AMD both were high performance and gave value for money, so a no-brainer.
Then you don't know fuck about laptops. You want them to be as capable as desktops in computing, but the reality is that you will trade off money and/or processing power on laptop hardware to be as battery efficient and least heat generating as possible. AMDs haven't put out competitive CPUs to Intel, particularly on laptops, until Zen2 (i.e. now).
Comment Re:There are still natural trees in Florida? (Score 2) 108
Florida is great for about 6 months of the year and worth visiting
br That certainly depends on your tolerance for extremely hot temperatures and extreme humidity. As I grew up in a northern state I wouldn't consider Florida to be habitable for more than a couple weeks out of the year, and they rarely happen consecutively. Every time I've been there so far in my life I get home and kiss the ground to give thanks for having 4 actual seasons of weather - and for returning alive from Florida. I fear some time someone will talk me into going back there and I won't be so lucky.
Comment Re:What pathetic (or hilarious) twaddle you peddle (Score 0) 71
Has it ever occurred to you that the reason they're so-called 'Democrat controlled' (whatever that's supposed to mean) is because old rich white people (who tend to be Republicans for some reason) don't want to live there? Yet you attribute crime and violence statistics in those areas to the 'fact' (according to you, that is) that they're 'Democrat controlled'? Oh and since you apparently believe that Democrats can 'control' things in areas where they're elected, then care to explain to us all how it is in Republican 'controlled' areas, there's still the same crime and violence? Or are you going to somehow say that Democrats, who are not in 'control' of anything in those areas (according to your 'logic', such as it is) are somehow responsible for all that, too?
I think the thing that needs to be 'controlled' here is your clicking the 'Post' button when you're on the Internet. Perhaps someone should 'control' your ability to do that by previewing what your writing first.
Comment Oh my... seriously??? (Score 1) 232
Comment Re: What's really important (Score 4, Funny) 82
Comment Music kermanji (Score 1) 1
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Comment Re:Not surprising looking at history (Score 1) 194
And, of course, the years where the Intel compiler was rigged to sandbag AMD processors. Coupled with the fact that many benchmark programs were compiled using the Intel compiler.
Comment Re:Where is gag order authority codified? (Score 1) 105
Comment Ahange nago dire az behnaz (Score 1) 1
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Comment Re:I'll wait for version 2.1 (Score 1) 158
and doesn't come from an animal known for shitting on fellow herd members who stand too close.
That's not a problem if you adhere to European slaughterhouse and butchery standards.
But if your meat comes from somewhere run on American standards, yeah, I guess you do have to worry about getting cow shit in your outh. That's American's problem though. They seem to like it.
as far as I can tell, they're just going to drive down the price of hamburger until it's not profitable. Then dog food will get cheaper, I guess.
Steak will also get more expensive, unless they find something else to replace the profit stream coming from the hamburgers. That's fine by me.
Comment Re:LOL! You w/ ZERO to 'market' talk marketing? (Score 1) 44
You still haven't got it. You no longer own the brand APK Hosts File." That's what happens when you're either (a) to cheap to get a web site, (b) unable to make and run a web site, or (c) don't think a web site is important if you're going to do business writing internet software.
My guess is all 3. You can't afford a web presence, you can't build and manage a web site, and you thought that spam would outweigh Nilhcem (or anyone else) registering a website to promote their own APK Hosts Editor.
If you had been making any money from your shareware, you could have put up a web site. The fact is, over 25 years, you haven't. You claimed that you were in business, but not able to post a link to your mandatory business registration, nor your website.
All of the search engines show your competitor as the top hits. To them, you're dead. Which means that to internet users, you're dead. Don't argue with me - take it up with Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing, and Yahoo. They are the ones who say you're dead. I'm just the bearer of happy tidings
Comment Re:They could always make up for it (Score 3, Funny) 108
by planting a couple thousand acres of land elsewhere.
That's exactly what they are planning to do . . . on Mars.
Comment Re: Twisted (Score 1) 158
God gave to animals claws, teeth and great strength and agility, so that they might eat. God gave to man a magnitudes larger brain than other species
No she didn't. Because she, your god, does not exist and never did until conjured into existence by some terrified cave-dweller gibbering beside a fire as the Sturm-und-Blitz raged beyond the cave mouth.
until they decided to end their lives with green tomatoes and uncooked potatoes.
That can't be true. Adam and Eve (as well as sister-fucker Cain) were for certain pre- Augustine of Hippo (whose historical reality nobody questions) whereas the tomato remained in Central America until 1492 (or 1200 if the Greenland settlement had greenhouses to grow them in).
Comment What is the "Starship"? (Score 1, Redundant) 35
Starship is the fully reusable second stage and space vehicle of the SpaceX BFR "Super Heavy" rocket currently under development by SpaceX. It is a long-duration cargo- and passenger-carrying spacecraft that also serves as the BFR launch vehicle second stage and integrated payload section.[4][5]
Basically, it's a shuttle that gets mounted on top of the BFR which uses 35 Raptor rocket engines (liquid oxygen / liquid methane propellant). For comparison, the best known reusable rocket, the Falcon 9 uses nine Merlin rocket engines (liquid oxygen / kerosene propellant).
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Comment Re:What a waste (Score 1) 64
If you think either Android or iToys are more intuitive than the other, you are probably just no realizing you've gotten to know or like one of them better. I've had to help my kids with both their iToys and android things. Both have obscure behavior that you only find out by searching the internet. Both have arbitrarily altered behavior over the years in ways you's only figure out after an internet search. Both are fine enough for a mobile toy.
Getting back to the prior post, neither is good for a desktop. Gnome2 was good. I waste about an hour a week fighting with Gnome3 at work. I'm glad to hear Mate had gotten better. IT's used to be crash happy for me and it could handle basic things like multi-media buttons. XFCE has been my goto desktop since Gnome became unusable.
Now I'm just trying to replace all instances where something calls a gnome application instead of an application that cooperates with a standard window manager.
Comment Re:BarbaraHudson = leftist that "ain't RIGHT" lol (Score 1) 108
You need to get a hobby mate. Have you considered coding some useful software?
Comment Re:Fix the gun problem in the US first (Score 1) 117
the major gun problem is inner city savages with no morals shooting thousands per year. Let's solve the inner city savage problem and then the violent crime rate will be like typical european country.
Comment Re:There are still natural trees in Florida? (Score 1) 108
Comment What's really important (Score 1) 82
These create personal misperceptions and aversions, and may lead to a series of repercussions regarding public understanding
I'll say, 5 of the 10 images they aren't looking for are people wearing hoodies. I'm glad someone is finally standing up for hacker fashion sense and not letting these myths persist.
Comment Re: Interesting (Score 1) 119
Even better: The full tape.
Comment What nobody else has noticed is ... (Score 1) 43
Now, I've got nothing against that at all - obviously they've got better tech for this than the US government - but I do find it slightly surprising given the US government's unending desire to sever relationships with other countries, to break international agreements and presumably to stop paying for this contract as soon as they notice the waste of taxpayer's money.
I am sure the loss of "The most scientifically accurate lightning information system, monitoring all lightning activity across the Continental US." will have no influence on the Americans who die in consequence.
Comment Re:Uhm ok, this is one random retailer in Germany (Score 1) 194
Myself and my knowledge of this particular scene as a hobbyist PC builder who lives in another EU country and has used mindfactory before.
Comment Re:Uhm ok, this is one random retailer in Germany (Score 1) 194
Unless of course, this was a release window of a new product that was expected to do well.
Comment Re:I like Marty! (Score 2) 137
I don't really care what it does. It rolls around and beeps. That's okay.
Until it takes a picture of you buying alcohol or cigarettes. At which point that data is transferred back to Bait and Barfs HQ, where its filtered and sold online for a profit. One of which happens to be your health insurance company. Where upon they use facial recondition to you match your face to your identity, and then your policy. Where you have yourself listed as a non-drinker to get lower rates. Thus leading to the cancellation of your policy right when you are involved in that high speed collision with a train. Upon that you are transported to the hospital where you will need intensive, expensive, treatment to save your ass from the reaper. But since you now have no insurance policy because you bought a bottle of beer in front of a robot, they toss your ass out in the hall and let nature take its course.
Still think its "Okay?"
$7,000 Contest Seeks Better Stock Images For 'Cybersecurity' (theverge.com) 82
"Cybersecurity," which could mean data breaches, hacks, or policy changes, is a difficult concept to visually represent, so OpenIDEO is going to reward creators for their work. The group, in association with a private organization called the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, issued an open call late last month for cybersecurity-related image submissions with plans to award $7,000 to up to five people.
The contest rules specify they're not looking for "Overused, stereotypical, fear-inducing images of cybersecurity. These create personal misperceptions and aversions, and may lead to a series of repercussions regarding public understanding of cybersecurity and data safety." And there's even a helpful collection of images providing examples of "What we're not looking for."
The deadline for submissions in August 16th, and all finalists must agree to using a Creative Commons license. "We believe that this type of licensing helps ensure your work reaches the widest possible audience..."
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Comment LOL! Let's save the trees! (Score 1) 108
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Comment Re:Lightning Starts Fires (Score 1) 43
Unless I'm out of date on fashion - nothing unusual there - and looking like an ignorant idiot is fashionable, this week.
Comment Re:Sheer mass of uploads (Score 1) 235
(among other, such a machine would be a single point of failure).
Oh come on, making a read-replica of a database is the easiest thing in the world.
Comment Re:Non-tech people are in charge of tech stuff (Score 1) 235
Comment Historically grown. (Score 1) 235
Next question.
Comment Re:It is the online equivalent of Supermarkets (Score 1) 235
Based on my local Asda, a typical UK supermarket:
1. The checkout areas are indeed filled with impulse-buys. Sweets, bottled drinks. For some reason, also money cards for various online service.
2. Meat, baked goods, are indeed at the back. Though oddly, meat and ready meals is at back-left, dairy and non-meat freezer goods back-right. This means that when you reach the checkout you have a layer of fridge/freezer in top and bottom of the trolley, and room-temperature goods in the middle. Makes packing inconvenient. I imagine that this is because it puts dairy - one of the most visited sections - as far from the doors as possible. If you want milk, you need to navigate your way across the whole store, and see all the temptations
3. The signage is clear, at least.
The most direct route to the food when coming in the main door is via the clothing section. It's clear enough why.
There's a wide 'center aisle' that provides the easiest route from one end of the store to the other, but it also provides clear views of all the other aisles and the goods on offer.
My particular store has a special quirk too: It's got a back door that leads to escalators up to the town center, where there is seldom convenient parking. So people who want to visit the town center often park at Asda, walk through the store, go up the escalators, then return the same way. Asda has seen the benefits of this 'not intending to shop' traffic, and placed a mini-checkout next to that back door along with sweets, sandwiches and potted pasta, so anyone passing through can quickly grab something without needing to detour and queue at the main checkouts.
There used to be a side-pathway to bypass the store and go straight from carpark to escalator, but the store have gated that off now. If you want to use their car park, you have to go through the store.
Comment Re:Resurrect the Mouse Trap (Score 1) 108
Sounds interesting but I can't pull anything up on google, what's the title of this? Reminds me of the book "The Right Stuff", many of the Gemini astronauts would go get drunk and hang out with the local girls nearly every day after training.