Posts by Aitor 1 1568 publicly visible posts • joined 25 Jun 2009
I use sqlite for tiny databases, MariaDB for small to medium datasets, Postgres for large and MongoDB for huge ones
I am quite sure that this is quite common, and some use cases may call for different solutions.. for example if on the cloud you might prefer object storage APIs, and program APIs, not databases.. and, anyway, are you not using spring boot or equivalent to abstract that?
This is VERY smart.. if they get in the naughty list they would be able to keep producing the chips.
Now, the main problem is a motherboard has plenty of other components.. and right now they use "best of breed", so coming up with alternatives is going to make their products less competitive.
Low latency applications, so I would say time critical remote control, for example.. or devices that send data and sleep.. there are quite a few applications.
Now, why would you rely on a network operator to do time critical remote control is another question, as this is a shared service..
In any case, as much as I love technology, this makes little sense, as what is the purpose of the project? what are the goals?
The QE has turbines.
The turbines use superheated steam, FYI.
That steam could be piped to the catapults, losing some power to propulsion, obviously.
That would require extensive piping, insulation and further complexity like counterweights, valves, etc, plus reinforcing the planes and maintenance of all these systems. It also makes the carrier almost twice as useful.
Look, the chinese have a copule of non catapult carriers, and the the fourth one will have a catapult, as they realized how limited they arw without one.
We essentially invented the damn thing yet no longer use it.
We should have catapults installed, it is a shame we do not have them.. same for the propulsion system
That would mean an OS that is aware of loads and capacities of different cores.. as in big,LITTLE, but instead different Ghz for each group of cores..
You could have 2 high bin cores and 10 low bin.. for most ppl this would almost as fast as 12 fast ones, and certainly cheaper.. yet badly programmed/sequential tasks that are high priority could be run at full speed.
Of course, the problem would be that all programs would claim "high priority", etc.
Most jet planes with engines under the wings pitch up when you apply full thrust.
You see, as you have low wings and engines under the wings, if you apply force (thrust in this case) below the center of mass obviously you are going to pitch up!
The Max has bigger engines, so they provide more thrust and the center of said force is also lower. Add change of engine position and CG and more pitch up.
This, itself, is not dangerous, but it is different from other 737s, so therefore they created the MCAS to make it more similar and preserve the type certificate.
Two taxation systems.
That is the essential problem.
People are taxed one way, and companies a completely different way.. so people will allways try to get taxed under the less onerous system.
And considering that companies are the ones with more say in the system, no wonder they pay less tax than people.. so of course people want to be taxed as companies.
And there should be nothing wrong about it, we should all probably be taxed the same way, that would stop tax evasion, and be essentially fair.
Would this reduce the tax burden on the rich? Not really, they already pay as companies. This would slightly reduce the tax on the shrinking middle class (the ones that really pay for society to work through their taxes and through they work for companies).
Subsidies etc can stay, so we would have progressive taxes, and I know about tax efficiency, etc etc, I don´t want to bore people and would be off topic.
Kudos for getting the WIP document.
Reading the document, it does not seem to be a 11bn buy. Almost a 35x cap rate? really? (or 2.85%)
I am impressed by the CFO saying that she did not read the document. WTF, how is she going to say that she did not mismanage this?
I would add that bands of criminals roam free, and not even the BBC can have cameras on bridges WITH security guards and be safe.. in London. Yet the police do nothing.
So it is all for show, the authorities do not care much about our security, just care about votes. Not a unusual thing, we are not particularly bad in the UK (I would say the opposite is true).
So yeah, more privacy is certainly better for the majority.
If you are ignorant please do not spread your misinformation, keep it to yourself.
ion lithium batteries that are kept at 100% will lose more capacity to calendar loss than those charged at 70%, plus charging it to 100% will slightly damage them.
As for battery conspiracy.. well, I am one to tend to conspiracy theories.. but rest assured there is no such a conspiracy. They just use cheaper and cheaper materials.
Just a side note: my car original battery lasted 10 years.
@Rainer
That macrumours article is suspicous, look at the dates of it.
Do I believe it? well, I expect them to do exactly that, as I had to deal them in the past. I expect the same from Apple, only on a less obvious way (for legal reasons).
I have seen (c) Alcatel on Huawei code, several times. I have also seen undisclosed GPL code in all incumbents.
The main problem is not US dominance in technology, but US dominance as a bully.
It is quite a big market, moves plenty of money, and can strongarm their "allies" to do what is convenient for them, like shutting down Huawei.
For those of us that don´t live in the US, this is a problem, as it disrupts international trade, and shows that "tainted" companies are not reliable as a supplier.
The US proposal that China must forgo food security and buy it from the US is obviously unacceptable, for very clear reasons. It is bad not to have intel processors, but no food?
Sorry @Rainer , but you are incorrect.
While I agree that China is not the most respectful player of IP rights (as I know firsthand), in no way has Huawei been repeatedly found to violate intelectual property rights. That is just incorrect.
And, following that, obviously Huawei is NOT and specially egregious IP transgressor (unless we start looking into GPL, but then Cisco, etc are also transgressors, just not as bad).
Phones the most profitable business? Sorry, but this makes it clear that you do not know anything about the telecom sector.
If anything, these heavy handed, WTO illegal actions demonstrate that some actor ignore the rule all law, and essentially threaten with trade clout and military power for their own goals. That is bad overall, as encourages isolationism, damages the global economy and rises tensions and military buildup.
So, the BBC can´t keep their cameras safe in the damn center with security guards, and these people think that they will keep the bikes safe from gangs of thieves.
I have seen quite a few recovery videos of expensive cars and motorbikes in London that had tracking devices installed.. and the policiy quite a few times does not bother to spend time to catch the thieves or recover an 80.000 car (sorry, no unit available).. good luck with the bikes!
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