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Duke lacrosse case

Nope. I remembered this old thread, so I looked it up. I thought it would be interesting to show a historical view of some people's rush to judgment on these subjects, seeing as how mob protests against alleged social injustice are the cause du jour, facts notwithstanding. In addition, we...
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- Post #140
- Dec 2, 2015
- Forum: Politics and News
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Why are LGA 2011 boards so damn expensive?

Volume I'm sure is part of it, but I also suspect supporting the additional PCIe lanes available on most 2011 and 2011-v3 processors gets expensive. There is probably also a higher PCH chipset cost.
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- Post #4
- Dec 2, 2015
- Forum: Motherboards
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Java vs. C execution time

Garbage Collection can certainly be a bottleneck that an equivalent C++ implementation would not have, especially if the managed programmers take the "commonly accepted" advice to heart about not worrying too much about creating heap objects. All of that garbage has to be freed, and in...
- kylef
- Post #47
- Dec 2, 2015
- Forum: Programming
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Duke lacrosse case

Re-reading this thread after all these years, it's pretty sad now how wrong several people here were about the entire case. Pretty much everything I predicted here turned out to be true: - DA Nifong's handling of this case was extremely inappropriate - the allegations were later shown to be...
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- Post #133
- Dec 2, 2015
- Forum: Politics and News
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Too much comments or is this okay?

I concur with the central points others have raised: the most valuable comments to future maintainers (including yourself) describe WHY the code is structured/designed as it is (especially if the "obvious" design or structure was deemed insufficient or inappropriate for some reason). Comments...
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- Post #32
- Dec 2, 2015
- Forum: Programming
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The War On Christmas: [Starbucks]

The Left seems to be making a bigger deal about this than the Right, based on all of the news sources I've been listening to. This "War on Christmas" meme has turned into a dog whistle on both sides of the aisle.
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- Post #91
- Nov 10, 2015
- Forum: Politics and News
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Yale student screaming at professor for not providing safe space

This student's playbook is right out of the PC Principal caricature on South Park. Amazing how that show remains relevant. For a while it looked like the whole PC movement was abating. Now it's back in force, louder and more hypocritical than ever.
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- Post #111
- Nov 10, 2015
- Forum: Politics and News
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Suspend unavailable in ACPI compliant XP system

Let this thread be an example of why sometimes the "system integration" work that OEMs perform (culminating in the logo certification process), is essential for 99% of the user community, who never know the amount of work and testing that goes into bringing a new PC model to market with all...
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- Post #17
- Apr 29, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Java vs. C execution time

You said that you're running on an embedded platform? What JVM are you using? Anyway, thanks for posting back your findings.
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- Post #24
- Apr 16, 2008
- Forum: Programming
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Java vs. C execution time

I think the next big step towards a managed world will be the replacement of the Windows subsystem (Win32) by a new version of Microsoft's CLR implemented directly on top of native NT APIs. Basically, eliminating a layer of the OS underneath .NET and ditching Win32 once and for all. Obviously...
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- Post #22
- Apr 16, 2008
- Forum: Programming
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"Users fight to save Windows xp"

Critical security patches AND any other patches deemed critical by the OEMs. You'd be surprised how much effort this involves. There is an entire wing of the Windows organization (Sustained Engineering) dedicated to this task, and a large portion of the main Windows team gets pulled into the...
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- Post #25
- Apr 16, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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XP Pro 64 bit

I ran it on my main system at home from April 2005 until January 2007 when Vista 64 was released. It was a great OS, although it could be difficult at times to find drivers. I had to ditch my older sound card, for example. Frankly though, if you're going to buy a retail OS, I'd buy Vista...
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- Post #3
- Apr 15, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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"Users fight to save Windows xp"

Agreed, but it also depends on the support costs associated with continuing to sell XP. Today by all outward appearance, Microsoft only has the personnel to support 2 client versions of Windows at a time (XP and Vista right now). If they extend the XP sales period, it would require a...
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- Post #17
- Apr 15, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Java vs. C execution time

Not so sure about the validity of your argument here. There are certainly well-known circumstances where interpreters and/or VMs can perform substantial run-time optimizations that are off-limits to compilers, because compilers are not able to make assumptions about run-time data. (Example...
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- Post #18
- Apr 15, 2008
- Forum: Programming
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Has anyone calculated the cost of donated DC time?

I'm just curious. Back in the early days of DC, I always kept my computers on 24/7 so running programs like Seti@home was a no-brainer. Computers rarely consumed more than 100W total at 100% cpu utilization, and electricity was cheap. But now things are different. Electricity has gone up...
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- Apr 15, 2008
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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which language is the best for website design/programming?

I'd say X86 assembler is your best bet.
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- Post #5
- Apr 15, 2008
- Forum: Programming
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C/C++ question about thrashing pointers

Gotta love programmers who don't understand pointers but try to use them creatively anyway. :)
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- Post #22
- Apr 15, 2008
- Forum: Programming
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RUNDLL32.EXE Application Error

CSRSS = client server runtime sub-system, and is the primary component of the Windows subsystem on NT. It is a critical system process, and it is absolutely not to blame here. Rundll32.exe is a Microsoft-supplied wrapper application that can be invoked by ANY other program or driver on your...
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- Post #8
- Apr 15, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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What to do with old CRTs?

I just hunted around, and the Seattle public utilities website has a list of approved recycling companies for disposal of computer monitors. All CRTs and PCB (printed circuit board) electronics are considered hazardous materials and cannot be tossed into dumpsters by city law. The cheapest...
- kylef
- Post #7
- Apr 15, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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How do I make my comp completely turn off

It sounds like you want S3 support, not hibernate. It also sounds like you have S1 support enabled today. You can switch from S1 to S3 support in your BIOS configuration utility. Many motherboards still ship with this as the default "sleep" state configured in their BIOS settings, whereas...
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- Post #4
- Apr 15, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bluetooth printer?

There are very few (if any) printers still on the market with built-in Bluetooth HCRP profile support. Instead, most printers are considered "Bluetooth upgradeable" as they have switched to the adapter model, so you can "upgrade" your printer to Bluetooth using what amounts to a standard USB or...
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- Post #2
- Apr 15, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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What to do with old CRTs?

I agree, but it's getting harder and harder to find organizations that will accept such "donations" without charging a recycling fee! In fact, here in Seattle I am not aware of any organization which accepts used CRT monitors for free. I honestly have resorted to "free stuff" posts on...
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- Post #5
- Apr 15, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Abrupt Wake from Sleep

RTC is an acronym for "Real-time Communications", and is the technology which underlies programs like Windows Live Messenger. RTC may be a service installed on your system too, so you may need to both exit Live Messenger AND stop the RTC service. You can check to see whether or not RTC is...
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- Post #7
- Apr 14, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Help with Unknown usb device

Actually my suspicion of a power supply issue was based on your observation that even the add-in USB PCI card ports weren't working. If those are working, then I would not suspect a power supply issue at all. The fact that the light on your keyboard is going out indicates a bad USB port...
- kylef
- Post #7
- Apr 14, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Gigabit Switch

All I'm saying is that over-volting a capacitor is not likely to cause electrolyte decomposition as you suggested. Normal electrolyte doesn't decompose that quickly unless it is exposed to high temperatures, which are induced by ripple currents. A much more important metric is therefore the...
- kylef
- Post #7
- Apr 14, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Position System like GPS but localized

Back in 2001 in graduate school for a sensor networks class, a few of us worked on a hybrid radio/ultrasonic position localization system. We only got it to work in 1 dimension before we ran out of time, but it was pretty cool. The basic idea is that, for small distances, the radio chirps...
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- Post #17
- Apr 11, 2008
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Gigabit Switch

Most 12VDC devices these days employ a simple voltage regulator stepping down the 12V to whatever they need. Ethernet signalling is done at ~2.2V IIRC. I wouldn't blame the engineers who specified the PCB layout on the switch, as they probably knew exactly what they were doing. It's much...
- kylef
- Post #4
- Apr 11, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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How do I go about learning linux?

Depending on your system, these distributions ship with lots of inbox drivers which will "just work" without your assistance, and you don't need to download or install anything. A few drivers may need your help, however. It is common to need to work a bit to install accelerated video...
- kylef
- Post #18
- Apr 11, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Help with Unknown usb device

Hmm. This is starting to sound like a power issue. Here are some of my guesses based on the symptoms you describe: 1. Bad +5V or +5Vsb rail on your PSU, or a peripheral is overdrawing this rail. 2. On of your USB devices is drawing too much current, causing the current limiters on the...
- kylef
- Post #5
- Apr 11, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Vista

Defender blocks it, or the Windows Firewall blocks it?
- kylef
- Post #9
- Apr 11, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Java vs. C execution time

Under most circumstances, Java programs have high startup latency. This latency tends to dominate runtime for short-lived programs like command-line utilities. For longer-run programs (i.e., services which run for days on a server) this latency is insignificant. But Java also imposes...
- kylef
- Post #14
- Apr 10, 2008
- Forum: Programming
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Vista

Alternatively, you could try to figure out why BOINC and SpeedFan are broken when run as a limited user. BOINC certainly shouldn't need admin privileges. SpeedFan probably loads a driver or opens a device which requires permissions; you could alter the ACLs for the device, if appropriate...
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- Post #5
- Apr 10, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Linux distro comparable to xp pro

So at first you criticize Windows because Linux distros have more stuff in their default install: But then you seem to contradict yourself, saying that Windows should NOT put those tools in the default install, because it "hurts chances" for 3rd party tools: How can you reconcile the...
- kylef
- Post #11
- Apr 9, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Best gaming mouse out there?

99.5% of USB HID devices (mice and keyboards) are "low-speed" USB 1.1, not "high-speed" or "full-speed" USB 2.0 devices, so backwards compatibility shouldn't be an issue. However, there could always be a physical problem with the USB ports themselves... Power is a possibility, as USB ports...
- kylef
- Post #40
- Apr 9, 2008
- Forum: Mice
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Help with Unknown usb device

If the "Unknown Device" is showing up when all other USB devices are unplugged, then you have a hardware USB port problem. I would diagnose the culprit at the level of your motherboard. Unplug all of the "extra port" wires connected to the USB headers on your motherboard (i.e., for your...
- kylef
- Post #2
- Apr 9, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Linux distro comparable to xp pro

And yet countries around the world sue Microsoft for "bundling". I agree, that is ironic.
- kylef
- Post #8
- Apr 9, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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"All Chemists believe global warming is real and man-made"

Good grief. Next time, before spending time crafting a response on elementary polling, you might bother to go find the paper and read it instead. Obviously I paraphrased the conclusion of the paper, and they didn't ask precisely my paraphrased question. Your criticisms are unfounded. You can...
- kylef
- Post #62
- Apr 7, 2008
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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"All Chemists believe global warming is real and man-made"

LOL, what an argument. Where are your credentials for making such sweeping, authoritative comments? The "weight" of the scientific evidence suggests that there has been a warming trend of about 0.7 degrees celsius over the past century (although curiously most of this warming seems to have...
- kylef
- Post #60
- Apr 7, 2008
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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"All Chemists believe global warming is real and man-made"

You seem to be trying to channel Keynes, but he has been largely discredited in the past 50 years. Economies can be stimulated temporarily by dumping money into a particular sector, but long-term economies suffer when money is spent less efficiently. And no matter what scheme you try to come...
- kylef
- Post #59
- Apr 7, 2008
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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You'd think after being around for 12 years

This is almost certainly a BIOS issue. During the early boot phase (when the disk check occurs), the USB drivers haven't been loaded yet. At this point Windows still relies on BIOS calls for input. Definitely look for other USB boot settings. You should disable "boot to USB device" support...
- kylef
- Post #16
- Apr 7, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems

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