Apple Hardware VP Defends Benchmarks [Slashdot]

Surprised?

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Tom Yager explains how Apple cooked its performance test for the new G5 computers. [Scripting News]

This is an excellent example of my earlier post... He doesn't show Apple cooked anything, By his argument Apple just uncooked the Intel cooking of results. To claim that a Vanilla GNU/gcc compiler from RedHat is not severely optimized for a Pentium is just bull. The real world tests looked impressive, except They were not real world tests (clue: Real world tests are not performed on stage). The funny thing is that people can't wait, they have to claim their prejudice as loud as they can... That's how de-fragmenting became standar... Why not Wait until you get a hold of the machine, then talk?

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Apple Announces Chip Deal and Other Moves to Lift PC's. Apple Computer unveiled a new alliance with I.B.M. that would install the G5, a powerful I.B.M.-designed 64-bit microprocessor chip, on Apple computers. By John Markoff. [New York Times: Technology]

We are already hearing all the complaints about how Apple cheated to claim this is the fastest desktop on the planet. Guys, benchmarking is harder than marketing. The proof is in the pudding, wait until we use one of these computers to decide...

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Denial and Deception. There is no longer any doubt that we were deceived into war. The key question now is why so many influential people are unwilling to admit the obvious. By Paul Krugman. [New York Times: Opinion]

Clinton was almost impeached for lying about having sex (at least oral) in the Oval Office. Bush lied to carry on a war to foster his partisans economic interest... Will we, at least, get an investigation?

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After 25 Years, a Road Map for Diversity on Campus. In upholding the University of Michigan Law School admissions program, the Supreme Court effectively endorsed the recipe that has guided dozens of other institutions. By Jacques Steinberg. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

A Win for Affirmative Action. The Supreme Court took a stand yesterday by upholding affirmative action. But one resignation on the court could produce the opposite result in a few years. [New York Times: Opinion]

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