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Answer» 1. How will they keep improving hardware when die shrinks approach 10nm? Quantum tunneling starts becoming an issue, and the reductions get smaller too, compared to the days when it went from 65nm to 45nm. 5. Is Windows 8 likely to be released by the end of the first half of 2012? If it is not so, then when?I just watched presentation on Windows 8 on Dec. 9. My understanding is no date has been announced yet but it's not likely to be until the second half of 2012, perhaps in the fall. The public beta version is projected to be available in Feb. 2012. Edit: Quote Will W9 likely be released around 2015?That probably won't be known for quite some time yet. Quote 1) We'll know when they get there I just have one question. Do you have your tin foil hat on today? Quote from: techfreak on December 22, 2011, 10:59:54 AM 1. How will they keep improving hardware when die shrinks approach 10nm? Quantum tunneling starts becoming an issue, and the reductions get smaller too, compared to the days when it went from 65nm to 45nm. In other ways. The current technology isn't the only one; Von nuemann is only one possible "type" of computer, and surely the various strengths of other computer types can be leverages in a frankesteined type of machine. Quote 2. For how long do shopping sites eBay keep logs of user activities?If you have to ask that question, you are probably using eBay for the wrong reasons. Quote 3. DDR3 1333 with 9 CAS latency vs DDR3 1066 with 7 CAS. Pretty much CAS vs ram speeds.This isn't a question... Quote 4. What's the limit to amount and oldness of stuff from one Ip-adress one can track down?oldness of stuff? It depends on the activity of that IP address. Surely any non-trivial amount of web browsing will leave data on any number of web servers. It is however impossible to really know how long those types of logs will be around. Some companies archive them for who knows why. Quote Is Windows 8 likely to be released by the end of the first half of 2012? If it is not so, then when?Probably. I personally couldn't care less when to is released. Quote 6. Is 50W TDP much for a mobile GPU? What about 35W?I can't answer this. I think it depends on the GPU though. Quote 7. Will W9 likely be released around 2015?There is a such thing as looking to far ahead. Quote 8. Is a simple anti-virus scan enough to remove doubts about emails, USBs, HDDs etc having malware?No. Quote 9. Are 1680x1050 res and up a must for graphic design and other graphics intesive activities?Since my monitor is 1440x900 and I've done quite a bit of work in Photoshop, 3ds max, and similar applications I think it's safe to say no. I would say having multiple monitors is loads better than having a larger one, though. Quote 10. What exactly are jobs and activites which may make use of such reses? e.g. would making a game (indie, not pro level) be such an activity?those you described. Photoshop, 3ds max, illustrator, flash, etc. pretty much any application can benefit from higher resolutions since it either translates into more screen real-estate or it means that everything is at a higher DPI. making a game would not really count. Typically, a full screen game that utilizes OpenGL or Direct3d would not be debugged on the same machine it is being run on, but would generally be done using remote debugging. of course higher resolutions are a huge benefit for programming since you can have more code on screen or more tool windows open and the like. Quote What about digitally made pictures such as those seen on deviantart?Same as above. as for my dA wallpapers, they are exactly double my own screen resolution (2880x1800 being their size). Zoom in and Zoom out typically make what resolution you are using yourself more an issue of screen real-estate. Quote 11. Is 4 GBs of ram enough for activities as those mentioned above?Yes. (after all, "those activities" have been done on computers for years, on systems with as little as 16MB of Memory...) Quote 12. Is 6 GBs worth it for gaming?Depends on the game and the user. Whether something is "worth it" is subjective and entirely up to the person. Quote 13. By 2015 will 8, or at least 6 GB be recommended for gamers? Mainstreamers?my crystal ball is broken. Quote 14. If I understand dual/tripple/quad channel correctly then it needs ram sticks in pair of 2/3/4 to work.Yes. But the memory (DDR/DDR2/DDR3) still works without it. Quote 15. For if those aren't examples of such activites, then I'll rather focus on two what monitor size with what res is good for the eyes health-wise, especially for those with myopia. I've heard large monitor and low res are best.Large monitor, high resolution, but also a high DPI. Quote 16. Is at least 15.6 inch monitor size recommended for 3-D animation?recommended by whom? for creating, or for viewing? Quote 17. How long do NA email providers keep logs of deleted accounts' emails?No idea. probably indefinitely. I just logged into a site I hadn't logged into for nearly 10 years and they still had a lot of the information I gave them then. I didn't delete my account there, though. It depends on the architecture of their system. Quote 18. Will HDDs be pawned out of the market by SSDs in the next 3 years? Any other competing techs to watch out for?No. SSD's will be more expensive than Magnetic drives for the foreseeable future. Quote 19. Will LCDs be replaced by OLED or similar in the next 3 years?No. I don't think so. It's a different technology and it has some limitations and kinks that need to be worked out before it is price-comparable to LCD technology on a level that will promote widespread acceptance. Quote Are portable routers gimped security-wise compared to stationaries?Probably not. I can't think of a reason why they would be. Most of the security type stuff is handled in their software and software doesn't take up physical space. Quote 21. LCD screensavers are pointless as black takes more energy if anything and blocks sleep mode? I use the completely empty, black screen saver myself but will ditch if it improves things.the LCD itself takes so little power that wether all the cells are on or off, the fact is the inverter is going to be using about 90% of the power. And even that uses less that a CRT would in "sleep" mode, so basically with a LCD you are using less power when it's on than you would use with a CRT that is displaying nothing. If you want to save power, you should be shutting the screen off entirely, or putting it into sleep mode (many LCD screens will dim or shut off the screen inverter in sleep mode). Also, Screensavers have been "pointless" for their original purpose for years. They were original basically designed to keep your monitor from burning in because of repeated stationary images. This was particularly bad with older MDA monitors. I've seen a few examples of monitors where you could tell they had been used with Lotus 1-2-3 quite a lot, since the Lotus 1-2-3 menus were permanently emblazoned in their location at the top of the screen. Colour CRTs supposedly "fixed" this problem, but that hasn't stopped me personally from seeing screens that clearly state "it is now safe to turn off your computer" on their screens as a result of burn-in. LCDs don't burn in at all, since they use a completely different technology. over and under-utilization of the various cells can cause them to go dead or encounter aberrant behaviour, but showing the same image won't burn into the screen. Screensavers however quickly went from somewhat necessary equipment preserving software to fun novelty. It hasn't been about power saving for years, it's been about protecting your information from prying co-worker eyes and being entertained by flying toasters. Quote 22. Should also completely black wallpaper be avoided due to the increased power consumption? Likewise, would white actually be the best color to use?The difference in power consumption is so small that if it mattered you would be typing in the dark. Quote 24. For how long can Canadian, US, UK websites store Ip-adress of visitors going by the law in those countries? indefinitely. Your machine is offering up the information, no strings attached. There is no legal statute, as far as I'm aware, that says what you can and cannot do with such freely given information. That is why more important information (that actually matters) such as SIN numbers and the like are generally covered by a Site Privacy Policy. Without a privacy policy, the default is basically that the site can do whatever they please with whatever you provide to them, regardless of what you think they can do with it. The Privacy Policy is a good thing because it says what they will and will not do in a legally binding document. Quote 25. For making indie games and 3-D animation, is OSX by far the better than W and Linux?No. Over all Linux comes out below the other two simply by virtue of development being a gigantic pain in the *censored*. Actually, No, come to think of it, it's actually a lot more annoying with OSX, since you're basically forced to use that abortion of a Programming environment known as XCode. Quote 26. Does Linux and OSX have poor workability when it comes to gaming in general? Yes. Linux isn't designed for games. Plain and simple, and, perhaps equally relevant, games aren't designed for Linux. You've got to worry about libraries, lib files, do you have the right version of that png library it uses. And the problem that nobody inside the community can really decide what particular product to use for a given feature; should a distro use OSS or ALSA? should it include PulseAudio? what desktop environment will it use? etc. All of these have considerations and nuances that need to be taken into account. Quote Reason I ask it seems W is quite the resource hog, especially compared to Linux.I hear this a lot, particularly the "especially compared to linux" but I've yet to see anything to back up such claims. "resource hog" is a bit of a vague statement, since it's usually crappy programs that people are running that take up resources. [/quote] And I can't be bothered to answer the rest. |
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