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Post #188,874
by drewk
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1/3/05 12:12:21 PM
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New Favorite quote
I will speculate that today\ufffds single-threaded applications as actually used in the field could actually see a performance boost for most users by going to a dual-core chip, not because the extra core is actually doing anything useful, but because it is running the adware and spyware that infest many users\ufffd systems and are otherwise slowing down the single CPU that user has today. I leave it up to you to decide whether adding a CPU to run your spyware is the best solution to that problem.
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Post #188,878
by folkert
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1/3/05 12:52:47 PM
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New Speaking of quotes... (new thread)
Created as new thread #188877 titled [link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=188877|Speaking of quotes...]
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No matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]
     Concurrency: the race is on - (FuManChu) - (40) - Jan. 2, 2005, 10:37:48 AM EST
         Interesting, but ... - (Another Scott) - (4) - Jan. 2, 2005, 11:12:25 AM EST
             I think he's talking to shrinkwrappers - (FuManChu) - Jan. 2, 2005, 09:06:36 PM EST
             I'd criticize it differently - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Jan. 3, 2005, 02:16:22 AM EST
                 That's true for servers, less so for workstations - (drewk) - (1) - Jan. 3, 2005, 12:25:33 PM EST
                     True... - (ben_tilly) - Jan. 5, 2005, 12:40:11 AM EST
         Favorite quote - (drewk) - (1) - Jan. 3, 2005, 12:12:21 PM EST
             Speaking of quotes... (new thread) - (folkert) - Jan. 3, 2005, 12:52:47 PM EST
         Just use databases and transactions. Fixed! -NT - (tablizer) - (32) - Jan. 8, 2005, 05:59:50 PM EST
             Yes and no... - (Simon_Jester) - Jan. 8, 2005, 07:23:06 PM EST
             And again, you demonstrate yourself to be wrong - (ben_tilly) - (30) - Jan. 10, 2005, 10:16:55 AM EST
                 Up with people - (FuManChu) - (24) - Jan. 10, 2005, 12:19:17 PM EST
                     No connection - (ben_tilly) - (23) - Jan. 10, 2005, 10:33:23 PM EST
                         Questions - (tablizer) - (22) - Jan. 15, 2005, 04:07:02 AM EST
                             Don't try to solve the problem - (ben_tilly) - (7) - Jan. 15, 2005, 09:12:24 AM EST
                                 Dude, you are rude. Grow some people skills - (tablizer) - (4) - Jan. 16, 2005, 02:16:01 AM EST
                                     This was one of your most hilarious posts ever, Bryce. -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - Jan. 17, 2005, 01:57:50 AM EST
                                         I am learning NOT to flame back. Me grow up........I think -NT - (tablizer) - (1) - Jan. 17, 2005, 10:59:48 PM EST
                                             A: Doubt it. B: Still, YOU calling SOMEONE ELSE rude=>funnee -NT - (CRConrad) - Jan. 18, 2005, 02:00:54 AM EST
                                     Yes, you did answer something - (ben_tilly) - Jan. 19, 2005, 06:29:29 PM EST
                                 lock and load - (cforde) - (1) - Jan. 17, 2005, 03:18:05 AM EST
                                     re: lock and load - (tablizer) - Jan. 17, 2005, 11:24:42 PM EST
                             Question for you - (drewk) - (13) - Jan. 16, 2005, 04:31:58 PM EST
                                 All the damn time - (broomberg) - (9) - Jan. 16, 2005, 08:01:04 PM EST
                                     No hints from the peanut gallery - (drewk) - (8) - Jan. 16, 2005, 08:05:00 PM EST
                                         Give him the benefit - (broomberg) - (7) - Jan. 16, 2005, 08:11:15 PM EST
                                             Fairy nuff - (drewk) - (6) - Jan. 16, 2005, 08:29:32 PM EST
                                                 Barry's right; overnormalization is 1 of Bryce's hobbyhorses -NT - (CRConrad) - (4) - Jan. 17, 2005, 01:57:15 AM EST
                                                     Huh? What did I over-normalize? -NT - (tablizer) - (3) - Jan. 17, 2005, 11:25:14 PM EST
                                                         It means the opposite of what you seem to think it does. HTH -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - Jan. 18, 2005, 01:57:24 AM EST
                                                             Okay then, what did I UNDER-normalize? - (tablizer) - (1) - Jan. 18, 2005, 09:33:12 PM EST
                                                                 SIGH... "A hobby-horse" means, something you like to... - (CRConrad) - Jan. 19, 2005, 10:29:32 AM EST
                                                 Note: in this case it really is a bad idea - (ben_tilly) - Jan. 19, 2005, 06:35:22 PM EST
                                 Re: Question for you - (tablizer) - (2) - Jan. 17, 2005, 11:17:29 PM EST
                                     Also called trade-offs. - (static) - (1) - Jan. 18, 2005, 01:25:03 AM EST
                                         re: Also called trade-offs - (tablizer) - Jan. 18, 2005, 09:53:21 PM EST
                 Ah yes, the Upperson procedure - (tuberculosis) - Jan. 10, 2005, 06:31:02 PM EST
                 Guilty until proven innocent? -NT - (tablizer) - (3) - Jan. 15, 2005, 04:00:49 AM EST
                     No, you said something stupid - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Jan. 15, 2005, 09:16:55 AM EST
                         You don't seem to disagree anywhere - (tablizer) - (1) - Jan. 16, 2005, 02:44:41 AM EST
                             I disagree with, "Fixed!" - (ben_tilly) - Jan. 19, 2005, 11:59:54 PM EST

I'm picturing tablizer on a laptop dragging around a 486 whitebox running Linux attached to a really long extension cord.
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