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Comment Re:Meh. (Score 1) 381

> So, by doubling the core count instead of just calling it hyperthreading, they can generate twice the license income for software producers.

Or, by not actually doubling the core count and just calling hyperthreaded cores "modules", AMD can provide a (low) middle ground between n- and 2n-core processors without doubling the license cost for server operators.

Comment Re:Because so many more enter college these days? (Score 1) 841

Your friend found out the hard way that intelligence and high school accolades had little bearing on his university performance.
He adapted, succeeded, and is doing well; I am not implying that the below patterns I observed were the cause of his particular struggle.

High school teachers who hand out "A" grades like attaboys make students look good on applications to challenging university programs without preparing them for university-level workloads.
Add NCLB into the mix, and teachers may be denied the opportunity to prepare smart kids while too busy pandering to those performing below the acceptable standard.
High school teachers would have to subject students to actually challenging curriculum and provide real incentive to perform by grading tough to prepare them for the real thing.

tl;dr blame US secondary education

Ryan Stonecipher
GT BSME '06

Comment Re:Try Lubuntu! (Score 1) 798

Why do you people try so hard to find an Ubuntu-of-the-month? By requiring a *buntu you're demanding that people try to hybridize a sickly mutt in hopes of cashing in on the next designer breed of Linux distribution. Wouldn't it be better to start with pedigreed stock such as Debian rather than its confused, unloved spawn?

Comment Re:Vigilances (Score 2) 481

At a sit-in one occupies a space owned by a for-profit company without spending a significant amount of money. This space could be used to generate a normal stream of revenue if customers were able to purchase goods or services and move along. By preventing the proprietor from bringing in a normal amount of customers' money, sit-ins definitely result in a loss of revenue and likely tack on an added cost; it takes a few bucks more to ventilate and condition a building full of people than to hold an empty building at a steady state.

Comment Re:Dumb question... (Score 1) 415

With few exceptions (e.g. your parent/teacher teaches a class or chairs a club which no other teachers offer) the potential academic conflict of interest prevents this situation from occurring.
A child in such a situation often attends the lectures of the class but is graded by another teacher familiar with the curriculum.

Comment Re:"not air conditioning the gym from 9pm-3am" (Score 1) 122

HVAC geek here,
I recognize the parent poster's humor, but take exception with the conclusion that more air conditioning capacity would be required.

The cooling system for a gymnaisum should (1) provide enough fresh air for the room's expected occupancy, (2) maintain a comfortable temperature between the lowest seating and the highest seating, and (3) remove water vapor provided by sweaty athletes and heavy-breathing spectators.
A dehumidifying air handler should take care of (1) and (3), while destratification fans would blend the air for consistent feel over the height range described in (2).

During a LAN party, there should be fewer occupants in the space than during, for example, a basketball game.
These occupants would be seated and thus lower to the ground than running and jumping athletes or spectators in bleachers.
Overhead lighting levels could be reduced to limit glare on monitors, probably down to the density required by code for emergency egress.
From 9pm to 3am, the building envelope would not be subjected to the heat load of solar radiation.

If destratification fans were turned off and CO2/H2O sensors were used to control the outside air intake and dehumidification stages of the air handler, respectively, the cost of cooling overnight LAN parties may be less than the cost of cooling the space during its designed use.

Just my $0.02

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