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khovanskiian
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Of course, when we say "lots of RAM" in 32bit OS'es, 4GB is the theoretical limit, but more often it's about 3.5 GB, since the system "reserves" (or loses track of) a bunch of these bytes... Some people say, rather sarcastically, that it could be worse, as we could be running 16bit OS'es and it could be raining outside.
Yet, since every little app can do its own math and claim its 4GB "share", regardless of how much physical memory is really available (or recognized, it ain't matter) the Microsoft whizzes had to come up with a way to control this madness. Surprisingly it came also at the same time that Bill Clinton said "EVERY BODY DESERVES 4 GB OF RAM", so instead of making real technology (or waiting for it to come) and make lots of real memory available to the apps, the fantastic idea they came up with was letting an application see more memory (what they call "Virtual Memory") by means of drugging the system with heavy narcotics, LSD, and other substances and make it believe it can "allocate" and spend as much memory resources as it wants...
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... something similar to what the Federal Reserve did with the interest rates, then the banks giving mortgage credit to insolvent people, which it ain't matter, because they were only interested in collecting interest for a couple of months until another couple of insolvent people came and bought it for a higher price, thus repeating the theoretically never ending profiting-cycle (ending only when a rich guy with real money would buy the house and pay no interest.... aeww, God forbid that!) in conjunction with the investment banks which saw this "smart idea" as fantastic and decided to buy bags of these "money-making" debts and sell it in the derivatives market, for even more profit... and of course, insurance companies like AIG which covered the ("unthinkable") risk of this colossal amount of debt not being able to generate more money... Of course, it's obviously "unthinkable", for if your food costs $20 and you have -$40 (i.e., you don't have any money, and not only that, but you owe $40 to other people) then you can pay for it simply by multiplying the money in your possession (the -$40 that you have in your pocket) x -0.5 and voilà (-$40) x (-0.5) = $20..... Oh, but I forgot! Math doesn't make sense in the real world! And most importantly, there is a real "solution", one that doesn't require you to go to university: SIMPLY ASK FOR MORE CREDIT!
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I want to hear your opinions. Cheers!
Yet, since every little app can do its own math and claim its 4GB "share", regardless of how much physical memory is really available (or recognized, it ain't matter) the Microsoft whizzes had to come up with a way to control this madness. Surprisingly it came also at the same time that Bill Clinton said "EVERY BODY DESERVES 4 GB OF RAM", so instead of making real technology (or waiting for it to come) and make lots of real memory available to the apps, the fantastic idea they came up with was letting an application see more memory (what they call "Virtual Memory") by means of drugging the system with heavy narcotics, LSD, and other substances and make it believe it can "allocate" and spend as much memory resources as it wants...
<interlude sarcasmLevel="high">
... something similar to what the Federal Reserve did with the interest rates, then the banks giving mortgage credit to insolvent people, which it ain't matter, because they were only interested in collecting interest for a couple of months until another couple of insolvent people came and bought it for a higher price, thus repeating the theoretically never ending profiting-cycle (ending only when a rich guy with real money would buy the house and pay no interest.... aeww, God forbid that!) in conjunction with the investment banks which saw this "smart idea" as fantastic and decided to buy bags of these "money-making" debts and sell it in the derivatives market, for even more profit... and of course, insurance companies like AIG which covered the ("unthinkable") risk of this colossal amount of debt not being able to generate more money... Of course, it's obviously "unthinkable", for if your food costs $20 and you have -$40 (i.e., you don't have any money, and not only that, but you owe $40 to other people) then you can pay for it simply by multiplying the money in your possession (the -$40 that you have in your pocket) x -0.5 and voilà (-$40) x (-0.5) = $20..... Oh, but I forgot! Math doesn't make sense in the real world! And most importantly, there is a real "solution", one that doesn't require you to go to university: SIMPLY ASK FOR MORE CREDIT!
</interlude>
I want to hear your opinions. Cheers!
