Recent content by TauCeti

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    Shameless recruiting reloaded :)

    Hi! Another mersenne-prime found! Perhaps M40? Please feel free to check http://www.mersenne.org/ and http://www.mersenneforum.org/ If www.mersenneforum.org survives the load, at least in the "Math" and "Hardware" section it's "Highly Technical" and i may evade a ban for posting this ;) Tau
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    Strange thoughts on AI-slavery / recreational quantum-computing brainstorming

    Hello folks, some time ago i had a discussion about a - i admit it - strange topic concerning OS licensing issues and the possible evolution of Artificial Intelligence(AI) in the far future (if ever). Let's - for the sake of this argument - assume, that in times to come, perhaps in spring 2016...
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    HD overall quality decreasing this year / last year?

    << [..] I'm not saying I approve, but it goes along with the territory. That's why I use SCSI. >> Hmm, i was told once that the SCSI drives from one manufacturer use the same mechanics but a different electrical interface (same rpm as prerequesite) but i believe that no longer holds true (if...
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    256MB+ Performance

    You may experience problems with 95/98/ME if you use more then 512 or 768MB Memory. This is not an inherent system design flaw but a bug in the VCache component. More information is available at: MS KB Q253912 I personally use ME with 512Megs at home ( Yes i know i should use a decent OS ;) )...
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    HD overall quality decreasing this year / last year?

    Yo! If have experiences with harddiscs for about 10 years now. The last year i have noticed a considerable decrease in quality. We use about 10 HDs a year for our own desktops and servers in the company. Last year and this year 5 out of 12 HDs broke in normal use before 6 month usage time. We...