that's BS. Windows doesnt support A LOT of hardware- even some that Linux DOES support. the hardware that isnt supported out of the box by Linux certainly isnt by Windows.
I want to know how this will work on any system when Linux is imfamous for it's lack of support for some hardware.
I think you have that backwards, hardware its infamous for its lack of Linux. the vast majority of drivers are written for windows and/or mac. were the situation reversed, windows and mac would be said to have a problem with hardware support too. but then again, that myth isnt true anymore, linux supports alot of hardware at least partially that windows throws a fit over.
I can see a use for this, but it seems a broad claim for any Linux distro.
no it isnt, you can already run damn small linux from *inside* another OS and live cds dont seem to have a problem working either albeit not inside the host OS.
mars is a backup plan simply because it increases the number of planets we inhabit from 1 to 2- it doesnt have to be nice right now, we have the option of terraforming it in the long run and as for bunkers on earth- also an option but there are scenarios that can still really screw us over as a species- we may survive certain things by the skin of our teeth or not at all even with that kind of technology.
For most Internet users, defending against phishing attacks is a top priority.
unfortunately it isnt, a lot of people ignore security measures designed to protect them from phishing. case in point, banks that used images/etc to show the authenticity of the website their customers use was largely ignored, few noticed it and similar studies show few have such security as one of their concerns. these extensions might have done good if people listened to them but the real fix for phishing is to educate people on ways to avoid going to the sites in the first place. typing in addresses instead of following links, paying attention to what comes after the tld and disabling javascript for starters.
Can't agree more- they're far too bulky and inefficient to be doing the work we ask of them- we wont become a cosmicly interesting species until we develop better spacecraft.
someone needs to ask, seriously and without fear of being attacked as cowardly, what the point actually is to sending human beings into space. We went to the moon, and found nothing particularly interesting there (certainly nothing compelling enough to make us want to go back). Technological society on earth itself is in a fragile state; perhaps now is not the time for human beings to be going out into space. Perhaps the time will never really come outside of fantasy novels.
because sitting here on this little speck of dust we call Earth is not an evolutionarily wise choice. there is only so much you can do as a species by sitting on your home planet. we can send probes places, gather dirt/gases what have you and send it back but that doesnt really tell us much about the places the probes went to. even after several probes sent to mars we still dont know much about its geology, the possibility of underground life or if it is even feasible to expand onto the planet. by sending people there we can get a literally hands on experience of what we're dealing with. the technology we devolop to get there along with the in flight experience of long term space travel will prve very useful if we intend to expand outward through space. for that matter, we need a backup home- Earth is just too much of a gamble. there are asteroids, overpopulation, wars and a number of other things we should keep an eye on along with having a way to survive far away from such things if we intend to survive as a species. even if that isnt enough of a reason, just think of all the other times we had a chance to explore- what would have happened if we had not gone- unthinkable. humans are curious-especially now and with good reason- instead of being relatively technologically backward on our planet from a lack of drive, we should push forward, outward and beyond into space and everythign we learn from going where no one has gone before.
Forensic investigators poring over compromised systems where Timestomp was used often find files that were created 10 years from now, accessed two years ago and never modified."
I blame timetravel. but seriously, does this software modify every single read/write time stamp or do they need to set it to do the work because if it is the latter I bet they will find a few that weren't modified right. Is there no other way to date these tracks- I mean they surely found a difference between a track on the disk written 10 years ago and one written within the year right?
17th time? Thats an awful lot of attempts; what were the causes for delays?
because the last time(s) we launched when we really shouldnt, people died. Challenger because they didnt want to delay the launch because of some faulty O-rings and the last disaster because of the fuel tank having a nasty tendency to shed foam. I would much rather them delay the flight then die- it is a terrible shame to lose human life and very bad for the space program in general if you rush things. what we wish could be done is be able to remotely install parts like this without risking human life but we haven't quite got that down yet- until then we have to be cautious with the lives we send up there.
how is it that one person has the contyrol over the entire cash flow of the city anyways? are they really spending enough cash that it is just too inconvenient for more than one person's authentication? for that matter, why is it that they even needed to login/withdraw cash from anywhere but their central location? cash on the go?
While you're probably right when you say that the cause of the slowing is that the alpha particle is four times heavier than the proton, you are very wrong to bring in voltages. The solar wind is blown out by the pressure gradient, electic potentials have nothing to do with it. And the wind itself is quasi-neutral, meaning that the number of positive and negative charges in a non-infinitesimal volume is approximately equal. Thus an electric field couldn't move this plasmas anyway.
And what do you mean when you say that "in the case of solar wind the concentration of helium is actually lower than in the sun its self [4% vs 25%]"? While there probably are some differences between the solar interior and the coronal wind, the ratio of helium to hydrogen is more like 1/10 and 1/20, respectively. Coronal abundances are still under debate, though. The figure of 4% is plausible for the solar wind, but 25% is much too high for the interior.
ah but solar wind is affected by the magnetic fields and electrical fields present- also the temperature of the corona is significant but even if the primary driving force for solar wind is a pressure gradient, it still obeys equations that describe the velocity of gases and the probability of gas escape from the sun. as for the soalr abundances of helium I was referring to the total helium abundance, not just in the corona. the corona is a relatively thin envelope of gas that extends far enough out to decrease the quantity of helium that is present. the equations also predict that at higher velocities [energies] the quantity of helium increases- these equations are much similar to reaction rate cross section equations in that you calculate relative to an energy barrier- in this case the gravity well as well as the energy and mass of the particles being leaked from the corona.
The team discovered that the abundance of helium increased as the solar wind speed increased, from near zero around the minimum speed to more than four helium atoms for every 100 hydrogen atoms at speeds greater than about 500 kilometers per second (310 miles/second).
helium is heavier than hydrogen snd it requires a higher voltage potential to leave the sun's gravity well- in the case of solar wind the concentration of helium is actually lower than in the sun its self [4% vs 25%] the hydrogen has a better chance of escaping and at higher energies helium levels increase.
defamation defined by WordNet [google define:defamation]
1. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
2. aspersion: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
linking isnt an attack on character/name nor is it misrepresenting anything.
EVE is one game where "griefers" become "outlaws" or "pirates." Maybe games shouldn't be like real life, but it sure is interesting when they are.;-)
heh this all reminds me of how starcraft became so "gang" [clan] oriented- some of them had a reputation not unlike the real gangs- people wouldnt fight them unless they were very skilled- then it became quite amusing to slaghter entire swaths of clans that way:) hackers same thing- alot more fun than fighting in a "fair" fight. so in a sense the cheating and unfair advantages they had made the game fun- *grin*
it doesnt surprise me that this sort of thing happened- first players accuse each other of cheating then they accuse one of the biggest organizations in EVE of helping players cheat- then the accused declare a conspiracy.. neigher seems to have much evidence- but that isnt the point. the point is that a lot of players are taking the game to be something greater than what it is- way too seriously in fact. they need to remember that there is a world out there- everything doesnt revolve around EVE any more than it does any other game. if they really feel compelled to take action on it- fine get some evidence but what they should do is just move on... this sort of thing happened at least once before with EVE [in game scams etc.] but everyone moved on.
the answer is not very deep then you couldn't treat stuff like cervical cancer or colon cancer, I think that is about half right. because the field can not penetrate too far from the electrodes you would need to insert them inside the body to work. as for them being uncomfortable, it depends on how strong the field is. if it is very strong there would need to be a way to desensitize nerves to the field- this can be in the form of anesthetics or outright temporary overload of nerves. that isnt as dangerous as it sounds- if you've ever had your taste buds fried by hot chillis you know it will recover and desensitizes the nerves to stimuli [eg. food tastes boring, numb taste senses] this kind of implantation is already done with pacemakers and brain implants with little discomfort.
At the time of publication, researchers found that among the 10 patients with recurring GBM treated with the Novo-TTF, the median length of time to disease progression was 26.1 weeks; progression free survival at six months was 50 percent; and median overall survival was 62.2 weeks. This is more than double the rates reported in historical data - approximately 9.5 weeks, 15.3%, and 29.3 weeks, respectively.
The ten patients involved in this study received treatment for a total of 280 weeks without a single treatment related adverse event. The only device related side effect seen was a mild to moderate contact dermatitis beneath the field delivering electrodes
this is an interesting application- for a long time it has been known that cancer has drastically different biochemistry [clearly seen on some MRI scans] so it stands to reason they might also have odd electrical properties as well. since the treatment is confined to the immediate area near electrods placed on the skin of the scull any other effects would be limited to that area as well.
Dell DJ Series- yes 512 MB not sold at 15$
creative zen- yes 1 Gig 20$ 20 gig 100$
archos- probably 40 gig not sold at 180$ originally 600-700$
they had some problems- people wouldnt buy them [overpriced?] they were comparable as far as the amount of storage to the Ipod but I am guessing this is a case of Ipod's momentum killing off anything that isnt drastically better. why buy something that isnt as well known when it doesnt do anything spectacular compared to the Ipod?
Do they not realise this is a declaration of war on the US?
not so much war as it is to prevent the US or other capitalist/democratic countries from undermining their regime. china is a known source of some cyber attacks- mainly from less organized hackers but now that it will be more organized- more bang for the buck. they probably wont try to destroy our systems completely as that would likely have a ripple effect on their economy as well- they sell a lot of stuff to us and where they to screw that up it would hurt them quite dearly. there is one thing that we have that they dont and that is oddly enough sheer number- if i remember correctly we out number them in computing power so if we ever needed to we could do a real DOS attack from hell on them.
nonsense. ethanol in principle can be synthesized from acetic acid which can be made from methanol which is made from carbon monoxide which is made from CO2. there is a bacterium that can synthesize ethanol directly from a hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide feedstock. it has already been patented as a method of doing exactly what you believe to be impossible.
surely its only a matter of time before europe imposes trade tarrifs on US goods?
the world is more like a single civilization these days, any sanctions brought by europe would have far reaching consequences for the world economy. while I do think that the only way to get the top C02 producers' attention is to hit their wallet, I dont think sanctions are it. mainly because sanctions interrupt the global economy not just america's. but hey if there is a way, I hope they do it- I am sick of politicians and industry putting their own monetary goals ahead of life on Earth- something must be done.
solar cells convert light into usable energy which can be used to electrolyze water to hydrogen and oxygen, the hydrogen can be reacted with CO2 to make ethanol among other things
ok in this context it is irrelevant whether the gene was bred in or inserted artifically, it still works. what I didnt mention was that when you cross bread a species the "natural" way what you are doing is not only introducing a new gene but altering a whole lot of other genes in that species. [and that's why we invented backcrossing] but you are completely missing the point. introducing a new gene from genetic modification is no different than breeding a species with a strain that has than new gene naturally. both methods carry risk, breeding isnt inherantly safer just because any idiot can do it- in fact in some cases it caused all sorts of hell [parasitic plant naturally bred for aquariums now destroying huge swaths of habitat] in short, we should be careful what we are fooling with regardless of how the gene got there not blindly attacking what the media thinks is scary.
why should customers do Heinz' job? are you telling me that all the money they make and all the ads that they have made count for nothing? companies shouldnt expect their customers to do their work- even for a prize. that isnt their job. on the other hand if they do find something interesting they can always hire them instead of needing to have consumers make the ads for them.
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that's BS. Windows doesnt support A LOT of hardware- even some that Linux DOES support. the hardware that isnt supported out of the box by Linux certainly isnt by Windows.
I think you have that backwards, hardware its infamous for its lack of Linux. the vast majority of drivers are written for windows and/or mac. were the situation reversed, windows and mac would be said to have a problem with hardware support too. but then again, that myth isnt true anymore, linux supports alot of hardware at least partially that windows throws a fit over.
no it isnt, you can already run damn small linux from *inside* another OS and live cds dont seem to have a problem working either albeit not inside the host OS.
oops?
no! the best authentication method in the world can not protect against this: http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/15/22
mars is a backup plan simply because it increases the number of planets we inhabit from 1 to 2- it doesnt have to be nice right now, we have the option of terraforming it in the long run and as for bunkers on earth- also an option but there are scenarios that can still really screw us over as a species- we may survive certain things by the skin of our teeth or not at all even with that kind of technology.
unfortunately it isnt, a lot of people ignore security measures designed to protect them from phishing. case in point, banks that used images/etc to show the authenticity of the website their customers use was largely ignored, few noticed it and similar studies show few have such security as one of their concerns. these extensions might have done good if people listened to them but the real fix for phishing is to educate people on ways to avoid going to the sites in the first place. typing in addresses instead of following links, paying attention to what comes after the tld and disabling javascript for starters.
Can't agree more- they're far too bulky and inefficient to be doing the work we ask of them- we wont become a cosmicly interesting species until we develop better spacecraft.
because sitting here on this little speck of dust we call Earth is not an evolutionarily wise choice. there is only so much you can do as a species by sitting on your home planet. we can send probes places, gather dirt/gases what have you and send it back but that doesnt really tell us much about the places the probes went to. even after several probes sent to mars we still dont know much about its geology, the possibility of underground life or if it is even feasible to expand onto the planet. by sending people there we can get a literally hands on experience of what we're dealing with. the technology we devolop to get there along with the in flight experience of long term space travel will prve very useful if we intend to expand outward through space. for that matter, we need a backup home- Earth is just too much of a gamble. there are asteroids, overpopulation, wars and a number of other things we should keep an eye on along with having a way to survive far away from such things if we intend to survive as a species. even if that isnt enough of a reason, just think of all the other times we had a chance to explore- what would have happened if we had not gone- unthinkable. humans are curious-especially now and with good reason- instead of being relatively technologically backward on our planet from a lack of drive, we should push forward, outward and beyond into space and everythign we learn from going where no one has gone before.
because the last time(s) we launched when we really shouldnt, people died. Challenger because they didnt want to delay the launch because of some faulty O-rings and the last disaster because of the fuel tank having a nasty tendency to shed foam. I would much rather them delay the flight then die- it is a terrible shame to lose human life and very bad for the space program in general if you rush things. what we wish could be done is be able to remotely install parts like this without risking human life but we haven't quite got that down yet- until then we have to be cautious with the lives we send up there.
how is it that one person has the contyrol over the entire cash flow of the city anyways? are they really spending enough cash that it is just too inconvenient for more than one person's authentication? for that matter, why is it that they even needed to login/withdraw cash from anywhere but their central location? cash on the go?
While you're probably right when you say that the cause of the slowing is that the alpha particle is four times heavier than the proton, you are very wrong to bring in voltages. The solar wind is blown out by the pressure gradient, electic potentials have nothing to do with it. And the wind itself is quasi-neutral, meaning that the number of positive and negative charges in a non-infinitesimal volume is approximately equal. Thus an electric field couldn't move this plasmas anyway. And what do you mean when you say that "in the case of solar wind the concentration of helium is actually lower than in the sun its self [4% vs 25%]"? While there probably are some differences between the solar interior and the coronal wind, the ratio of helium to hydrogen is more like 1/10 and 1/20, respectively. Coronal abundances are still under debate, though. The figure of 4% is plausible for the solar wind, but 25% is much too high for the interior.
ah but solar wind is affected by the magnetic fields and electrical fields present- also the temperature of the corona is significant but even if the primary driving force for solar wind is a pressure gradient, it still obeys equations that describe the velocity of gases and the probability of gas escape from the sun. as for the soalr abundances of helium I was referring to the total helium abundance, not just in the corona. the corona is a relatively thin envelope of gas that extends far enough out to decrease the quantity of helium that is present. the equations also predict that at higher velocities [energies] the quantity of helium increases- these equations are much similar to reaction rate cross section equations in that you calculate relative to an energy barrier- in this case the gravity well as well as the energy and mass of the particles being leaked from the corona.
helium is heavier than hydrogen snd it requires a higher voltage potential to leave the sun's gravity well- in the case of solar wind the concentration of helium is actually lower than in the sun its self [4% vs 25%] the hydrogen has a better chance of escaping and at higher energies helium levels increase.
defamation defined by WordNet [google define:defamation] 1. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions 2. aspersion: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name linking isnt an attack on character/name nor is it misrepresenting anything.
it doesnt surprise me that this sort of thing happened- first players accuse each other of cheating then they accuse one of the biggest organizations in EVE of helping players cheat- then the accused declare a conspiracy.. neigher seems to have much evidence- but that isnt the point. the point is that a lot of players are taking the game to be something greater than what it is- way too seriously in fact. they need to remember that there is a world out there- everything doesnt revolve around EVE any more than it does any other game. if they really feel compelled to take action on it- fine get some evidence but what they should do is just move on... this sort of thing happened at least once before with EVE [in game scams etc.] but everyone moved on.
the answer is not very deep then you couldn't treat stuff like cervical cancer or colon cancer,
I think that is about half right. because the field can not penetrate too far from the electrodes you would need to insert them inside the body to work. as for them being uncomfortable, it depends on how strong the field is. if it is very strong there would need to be a way to desensitize nerves to the field- this can be in the form of anesthetics or outright temporary overload of nerves. that isnt as dangerous as it sounds- if you've ever had your taste buds fried by hot chillis you know it will recover and desensitizes the nerves to stimuli [eg. food tastes boring, numb taste senses] this kind of implantation is already done with pacemakers and brain implants with little discomfort.
this is an interesting application- for a long time it has been known that cancer has drastically different biochemistry [clearly seen on some MRI scans] so it stands to reason they might also have odd electrical properties as well. since the treatment is confined to the immediate area near electrods placed on the skin of the scull any other effects would be limited to that area as well.
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Dell DJ Series- yes 512 MB not sold at 15$ creative zen- yes 1 Gig 20$ 20 gig 100$ archos- probably 40 gig not sold at 180$ originally 600-700$ they had some problems- people wouldnt buy them [overpriced?] they were comparable as far as the amount of storage to the Ipod but I am guessing this is a case of Ipod's momentum killing off anything that isnt drastically better. why buy something that isnt as well known when it doesnt do anything spectacular compared to the Ipod?
not so much war as it is to prevent the US or other capitalist/democratic countries from undermining their regime. china is a known source of some cyber attacks- mainly from less organized hackers but now that it will be more organized- more bang for the buck. they probably wont try to destroy our systems completely as that would likely have a ripple effect on their economy as well- they sell a lot of stuff to us and where they to screw that up it would hurt them quite dearly. there is one thing that we have that they dont and that is oddly enough sheer number- if i remember correctly we out number them in computing power so if we ever needed to we could do a real DOS attack from hell on them.
nonsense. ethanol in principle can be synthesized from acetic acid which can be made from methanol which is made from carbon monoxide which is made from CO2. there is a bacterium that can synthesize ethanol directly from a hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide feedstock. it has already been patented as a method of doing exactly what you believe to be impossible.
the world is more like a single civilization these days, any sanctions brought by europe would have far reaching consequences for the world economy. while I do think that the only way to get the top C02 producers' attention is to hit their wallet, I dont think sanctions are it. mainly because sanctions interrupt the global economy not just america's. but hey if there is a way, I hope they do it- I am sick of politicians and industry putting their own monetary goals ahead of life on Earth- something must be done.
solar cells convert light into usable energy which can be used to electrolyze water to hydrogen and oxygen, the hydrogen can be reacted with CO2 to make ethanol among other things
ok in this context it is irrelevant whether the gene was bred in or inserted artifically, it still works. what I didnt mention was that when you cross bread a species the "natural" way what you are doing is not only introducing a new gene but altering a whole lot of other genes in that species. [and that's why we invented backcrossing] but you are completely missing the point. introducing a new gene from genetic modification is no different than breeding a species with a strain that has than new gene naturally. both methods carry risk, breeding isnt inherantly safer just because any idiot can do it- in fact in some cases it caused all sorts of hell [parasitic plant naturally bred for aquariums now destroying huge swaths of habitat] in short, we should be careful what we are fooling with regardless of how the gene got there not blindly attacking what the media thinks is scary.
why should customers do Heinz' job? are you telling me that all the money they make and all the ads that they have made count for nothing? companies shouldnt expect their customers to do their work- even for a prize. that isnt their job. on the other hand if they do find something interesting they can always hire them instead of needing to have consumers make the ads for them.