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Re: Dock won't pop up

Date 2014-04-16 17:10 -0400
From Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Dock won't pop up
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On 2014.04.16, 09:29 , Lewis wrote:
> In message <k-ednS7bUqqpJtfOnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@giganews.com>
>    Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>> On 2014.04.13, 12:25 , android wrote:
>>> In article <hrWdnZHK8t0UK9fOnZ2dnUVZ_hsAAAAA@giganews.com>,
>>>    Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ironically while I've installed luxury levels of memory, Mavericks
>>>> introduced new, more efficient memory management.  And compression that
>>>> I would just as soon turn off on this iMac - yes, it's CPU efficient,
>>>> but I don't really need it at all.  (Currently @ 2.1 MB - less than
>>>> 1/100 of a percent of installed memory).
>>>>
>>>> So, just before I posted this, I went into interwebverse and found away
>>>> to turn off memory compression.  Other post with details posted.
>>>
>>> Yeah, I saw that post. Good to know stuff...
>
>> (I've turned off timer-coalescing as well - this is not a "boot time"
>> setting like the mem-compression - it takes immediate effect):
>
>> 	sudo sysctl -w kern.timer.coalescing_enabled=0
>
> So you want your computer to work harder than it needs to, draw more
> power, and generate more heat.

All timer coalescing does is group time based events into a coarser 
schedule to reduce the number of idle2wake transitions.  This is 
beneficial in terms of power draw at a level that is important for 
battery driven laptops but hardly significant to a desktop machine.

Turning it off will use a little more power in the end (negligible for a 
desktop) but even that negligible amount of heat goes to heating the 
house 6 months of the year.

>
> That's just stupid.

No.  But your reply is just kneejerk - as usual.

-- 
"Big data can reduce anything to a single number,
  but you shouldn’t be fooled by the appearance of exactitude."
      -Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis, NYT, 2014.04.07

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Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-05 18:07 -0400
  Re: Dock won't pop up Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-06 07:37 -0400
    Re: Dock won't pop up dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-04-07 10:36 +1000
      Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-07 16:47 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-04-07 15:44 -0700
          Re: Dock won't pop up dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-04-08 10:37 +1000
            Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-08 17:09 -0400
              Re: Dock won't pop up John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-04-12 18:57 -0700
                Re: Dock won't pop up dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-04-13 13:07 +1000
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 09:31 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 09:31 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up android <here@there.was> - 2014-04-13 16:58 +0200
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 12:08 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up android <here@there.was> - 2014-04-13 18:25 +0200
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-13 12:28 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-16 13:29 +0000
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-16 17:10 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-16 17:34 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-16 18:20 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-16 23:59 +0000
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-17 15:02 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-16 17:37 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-16 18:20 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-17 00:01 +0000
                Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-13 16:00 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-16 13:28 +0000
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-16 17:02 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-16 13:26 +0000
          Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-08 17:08 -0400
            Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-09 14:46 +0000
              Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-09 20:59 -0400
  Re: Dock won't pop up Dorian Grey <oscar@wild.net> - 2014-04-06 10:10 -0400
    Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-06 11:07 -0400
      Re: Dock won't pop up billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-06 15:23 +0000
        Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-06 11:46 -0400
          Re: Dock won't pop up billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-07 01:54 +0000
            Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-07 16:47 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-07 09:01 +1200
      Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-06 16:40 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2014-04-06 17:24 -0500
    Re: Dock won't pop up Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-06 17:20 +0000
      Re: Dock won't pop up Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-06 20:16 +0200
        Re: Dock won't pop up doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) - 2014-04-06 20:29 +0000
        Re: Dock won't pop up billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-07 01:57 +0000
          Re: Dock won't pop up Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-07 16:05 +1200
            Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-07 16:50 -0400
          Re: Dock won't pop up russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto) - 2014-04-09 02:46 +0000
      Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-06 16:42 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-06 18:28 -0400
      Re: Dock won't pop up Dorian Grey <oscar@wild.net> - 2014-04-06 19:23 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-06 19:38 -0400
          Re: Dock won't pop up Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-04-07 20:55 +0200
            Re: Dock won't pop up Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-08 08:47 +1200
        Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-06 20:36 -0400
        Re: Dock won't pop up Dorian Grey <oscar@wild.net> - 2014-04-07 10:18 -0400
          Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-07 16:54 -0400
            Re: Dock won't pop up JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-04-07 17:17 -0400
              Re: Dock won't pop up Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-07 18:12 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-07 18:38 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-07 19:10 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-08 17:09 -0400
            Re: Dock won't pop up Dorian Grey <oscar@wild.net> - 2014-04-07 19:45 -0400
              Re: Dock won't pop up Ted Lee <tmplee@gmail.com> - 2014-04-08 08:03 -0500
                Re: Dock won't pop up Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-09 09:03 +1200
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-08 17:14 -0400
              Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-08 17:12 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Dorian Grey <oscar@wild.net> - 2014-04-09 10:18 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-09 20:58 -0400
                Re: Dock won't pop up Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-04-10 01:54 +0000
    Re: Dock won't pop up Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-04-19 13:34 +1000
      Re: Dock won't pop up Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-19 16:29 +1200
        Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-19 09:42 -0400
          Re: Dock won't pop up Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-04-19 06:50 -0700
            Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-19 09:59 -0400
              Re: Dock won't pop up Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-04-19 07:51 -0700
                Re: Dock won't pop up Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-19 11:00 -0400
            Re: Dock won't pop up Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-04-19 10:12 -0400

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