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by knweiss 12y ago
"And if you're still running OS X Mavericks or below then why not try it out?" In other words: "insecure" or "unstable" - choose one. I'm all for upgrading to Yosemite, but this is a problem.
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by knweiss 12y ago
Haswell-E is Intel's high-end consumer CPU series and there's nothing wrong with that. However, only buy it if you regularly use software that is able to utilize that many cores/threads. The dual-core CPU you are looking for
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by knweiss 12y ago
Support for the CPU code names in -march is a simple but really useful change: -march=nehalem, westmere, sandybridge, ivybridge, haswell, bonnell, broadwell, silvermont Also this: -mtune=intel can now be used to generate cod
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by knweiss 13y ago
(Caveat: I haven't tried this myself!) Here's the analysis and an experimental patch from @i0n1c for the 64bit version of Mavericks' Security.framework (32-bit remains unpatched): http://sektioneins.de/blog
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by knweiss 13y ago
I recommend the shell script static analyzer ShellCheck: https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck
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Understanding AMD’s Mantle: A Low-Level Graphics API For GCN(anandtech.com)
2 points by knweiss 13y ago|0 comments
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by knweiss 13y ago
The new Mac Pro will not use a Haswell CPU.
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by knweiss 14y ago
That's why you should use ssh-agent and protect your private key with a passphrase.
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by knweiss 15y ago
IMHO it's interesting that they continue to use CF cards in their pro bodies. Some expected the switch to smaller SD/SDHC/SDXC cards. But I wonder why they decided to announce the 1D X so early? I suppose this will hurt their pro body sales
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by knweiss 16y ago
"I use Unison to sync files between my various computers. Dropbox seems to be the hot new thing, but I like that Unison doesn't ever store my files on someone else's computers."
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by knweiss 16y ago
"Earthquake terror figures rise Princess Di is wearing a new dress" -- "New Dress" / Depeche Mode (1986)
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by knweiss 16y ago
But at least we have after-tax prices.
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by knweiss 16y ago
Tübingen here. :)
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by knweiss 16y ago
Germany: Tübingen, Ingolstadt, München - several positions - no remote http://www.science-computing.de/jobs.html
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by knweiss 16y ago
Traffic noise. Build quieter cars, give more thought to urban design. Make low noise a design property.
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by knweiss 16y ago
They are still using MD5 checksums?
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by knweiss 17y ago
"Why Germany didn't create the iPod?" is a very good question I've been asking myself, too. Remember that MP3 was even development by Germans (Fraunhofer Institut). But it required an US company to start the digital revolution... I still re
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by knweiss 17y ago
IMHO this 128 Byte(!) 3d demo is even more impressive: http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=53871 (Click on the Youtube link at the right to see it running)
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by knweiss 17y ago
Also, what if the data could be stored encrypted with only the owner knowing the password? This would be all right with me then. Of course, this would raise the storage cost because the service provider can't use deduplication on all the us