Brief side-experiments: Google Go versus Stackless Python

...,000 threads of execution and then sum them all up at the end. The “real” time to run the Go program was 0.976 seconds ... different. Both spent approximately the same amount of time executing the user’s code (python: 0.496 seconds, go: 0.514 seconds), ... concurrency and someday it’s going to be found and high-performance computing pythonistas are going to be sadly embarrassed until they fix the bug ...

eBay feedback glitch

...'t even leave beta feedback on a purchase(non-Japan-centric)because a server glitch lead to a dead-end error when I hit the 'submit' button.After a few failed attempts,I went to an alternate link on My eBay that opened a new browser window and allows the user to leave normal feedback(positive,neutral,negative)on multiple transactions.At least that worked... Happy birthday to Miho ...

... vintage scarves -Maggie thatcher nut cracker -Fertility stuff (ovulation kits/books) -Herbal (high end) teas (especially pukka) -Yorkshire tea tokens. -60's dresses. -Catsuits/rompers/onsies -... wood. -Chains for necklaces and bracelets. (Or ready made) -Microphone. not for computing. -Soft furnishings (fabrics, rugs, runners, throws, duvets. Vintage pls) -Radiator airer -...

...uhm how do I say this delicately

... I knew it's role being server/appliance more than ever breaking the end user desktop market. I was conned once by Apple into buying one of their...bullshit advertising and asshat 'cult leader'. At the end of the day I like 95% of all other people in computing make our bread and butter off of Windows... such a major flaw as to delete user accounts on upgrade and then decides to ...

Making hay while the sun shines - 13-14 November 2009

... lest they be branded as fundamentalists or offensive to everyone else here . This is also in the context of the Fort Hood shooting, and Mr. Thomas impugns that all Muslims follow Sharia all the way to its violent end, if they get the chance to do so. Mr. Thomas might appreciate diversity and the greatness of its practice if he spent some time in a country where he was a minority, and many of the ...

APJ 5: Java (transcription)

...Java 1.4. It's the graphical user interface libraries. Initially it was AWT, ...". Basically what Netscape did at the end of Netscape [Navigator] and Firefox, and ...'t make any difference for the user, so it means that in the end what you'... most important bottleneck right now in computing. Laptops' I/O haven't gotten ... that much faster, actually the entire computing environment is slowing down because I/...

one day, I'll sledgehammer 'em all

...s STUPID. Can someone tell me one good reason why we need user accounts and administrators on our computers, other than to hide the fact... starts, just enough to tantalize with the promise of unfettered mobile computing without the fear factor of toting a thousand dollar fragile six pound... threats, viruses, risks, and on and on and on, without end. I'm not the enemy of Microsoft because I'm an Apple...

Chp2

... the only one that fully understood the convoluted network of legacy systems.   Which is where the raw computing power of a billion plus cores was needed. He was dumping the stolen data via a tunnelled pipe to...  Therein lay the problem...he needed a staff, someone to act as the voice at the other end of a phone and fend off inquiries. Someone who could take care of minor details, like office ...

State of the S: Infodump

...support. Specfically, improving helpdesks and service desks. From the user side, I can make them more responsive and accurate. ... theatrical biomechatronics, and very simple, elegant designs. - Extremely mobile computing. Not just laptops with WiFi, but EyeTaps with augmented ...wonks, product shapers and marketeers. - And on the silly end of the spectrum, my fictional engineering guilty pleasure at ...

It's all in new timeframes - 29 October-1 November, 2009

... deal with your lead generation scams that never say you're going to pay out at the end of their "free" or in-game currency rewarded test . The American Library Association and Safeway are ... to sperm and egg cells , a camera can capture the action of a neuron firing , a computing interface that uses muscle movement in the hands and arms to create gestural interaction , attemtping to ...