You're absolutely right. The PC is not going away for serious work or for gaming. So whether or not Windows 8 will survive does not depend on the evolution of the cloud. Personally, I think Windows will be around for a long time to come. If only because of there gigantic install-base. It is possible that Windows will, slowly, lose some of this install-base to linux but this will not happen suddenly. And Windows surely won't lose it to tablets or smartphones.
First of, copying something (whether it's software, music,...) is not stealing as the original owner doesn't lose the copied material. This does not necessarily mean it is legal, but it's not stealing. A second point to consider is whether or not there was any loss of income that should be compensated. This is a difficult question, because if the software costs $4200 per license it is a very probable the pirates would not have bought it anyway, even if they had no possibility of copying it. In any case the original compensation of $1370590 is obviously ridicules, so I for one applaud the judge for bringing the discussion back to something that is at least in the realm of the reasonable.
For those who don't speak Dutch: the link goes to a letter send to ISPs that is horrendously translated to Dutch from another language (I guess French). And by 'horrendously' I mean it's worse than a Google-translate translation.
On another note: even if depiraatbaai.be gets blocked, why does anyone think there won't be a new URL within hours, at the most?
On still another, somewhat related, note: a letter from McCain as a response to concerns regarding SOPA can be found here.
How can there be a debate about scientific results? This always confuses me. One can have a debate about moral or ethical issues, but not about scientific results.
Cape Canaveral seems an obvious suggestion. Maybe the White Sands Missile Range, if you're interested in this stuff (you can visit the Trinity ground zero). Maybe Google headquarters if you into computers.
To every physicist it is immediately clear that this paper is complete nonsense. I don't want to waste time disproving it here and will simply refer you to this explanation.
In Belgium ISP's have to block thepiratebay.org. This was ordered by a court a few weeks ago. So know everyone here uses depiraatbaai.be, which is just the name translated to Dutch. Shows the uselessness of trying to block something on the internet...
Notice the part If it turns out we won't face shortages and prices would not skyrocket [...]. Obviously it will turn out that way, so they will not do this.
Actually, the theory of special relativity has no problem with particles going faster than light. The problem lies with accelerating particles from slower than light in vacuum to faster than light in vacuum. Or, for that matter, with slowing down from faster to slower than c.
"+ Insightful" indeed - it really gives insight as to why US is the way it is.
"few years in jail with hard criminals"? I'm glad you are never going to be a judge.
I disagree. They are terrorists (as in: attacking civilians and/or their properties) so they should be treated like terrorists. Of course, this being `the civilized world, they are already free...
This is strictly hypothetical, with no evidence whatsoever. This is totally not newsworthy because a) it is nothing new, the theoretical possibility of this is long known b) it is very unlikely that this hypotheses is true. This hypotheses is itself build on other, probably untrue, hypotheses and assumptions.
(says a theoretical physicist)
But you can fault him for not looking it up, it's a serch on google or wikipedia away. Als, is this a peer-reviewed journal? If so, the reviewers are guilty too, as are the editors.
...on a lot of things. Using tech just for the sake of using tech is stupid, of course. For most courses classic teaching methods are really the best their is. But that doesn't mean technology can't be helpful sometimes. Professors should know what is available, so they can chose if something is useful or not for their courses.
Unfortunately, that's impossible due to the non-cloning theorem. And, yes, that is a real theorem from theoretical physics. It states that it is impossible to transport a quantum state without destroying the original.
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You're absolutely right. The PC is not going away for serious work or for gaming. So whether or not Windows 8 will survive does not depend on the evolution of the cloud. Personally, I think Windows will be around for a long time to come. If only because of there gigantic install-base. It is possible that Windows will, slowly, lose some of this install-base to linux but this will not happen suddenly. And Windows surely won't lose it to tablets or smartphones.
I weep for the kids in Tennessee.
First of, copying something (whether it's software, music,...) is not stealing as the original owner doesn't lose the copied material. This does not necessarily mean it is legal, but it's not stealing. A second point to consider is whether or not there was any loss of income that should be compensated. This is a difficult question, because if the software costs $4200 per license it is a very probable the pirates would not have bought it anyway, even if they had no possibility of copying it. In any case the original compensation of $1370590 is obviously ridicules, so I for one applaud the judge for bringing the discussion back to something that is at least in the realm of the reasonable.
For those who don't speak Dutch: the link goes to a letter send to ISPs that is horrendously translated to Dutch from another language (I guess French). And by 'horrendously' I mean it's worse than a Google-translate translation. On another note: even if depiraatbaai.be gets blocked, why does anyone think there won't be a new URL within hours, at the most? On still another, somewhat related, note: a letter from McCain as a response to concerns regarding SOPA can be found here.
How can there be a debate about scientific results? This always confuses me. One can have a debate about moral or ethical issues, but not about scientific results.
Cape Canaveral seems an obvious suggestion. Maybe the White Sands Missile Range, if you're interested in this stuff (you can visit the Trinity ground zero). Maybe Google headquarters if you into computers.
(Applied) mathematics, physics, theoretical computer science (and yes, I have experience because I have a PhD in one of this fields).
To every physicist it is immediately clear that this paper is complete nonsense. I don't want to waste time disproving it here and will simply refer you to this explanation.
In Belgium ISP's have to block thepiratebay.org. This was ordered by a court a few weeks ago. So know everyone here uses depiraatbaai.be, which is just the name translated to Dutch. Shows the uselessness of trying to block something on the internet...
Notice the part If it turns out we won't face shortages and prices would not skyrocket [...]. Obviously it will turn out that way, so they will not do this.
Actually, the theory of special relativity has no problem with particles going faster than light. The problem lies with accelerating particles from slower than light in vacuum to faster than light in vacuum. Or, for that matter, with slowing down from faster to slower than c.
Maybe the Foo Fighters should come to the funeral too, then.
If god created the iPhone, how can they claim Jobs didn't give god glory?
There's (almost) no `general education bullshit here.
"It utilizes a small fusion reactor that he made [...]" That right there is a clear indication this is bullshit.
"+ Insightful" indeed - it really gives insight as to why US is the way it is.
"few years in jail with hard criminals"? I'm glad you are never going to be a judge.
I disagree. They are terrorists (as in: attacking civilians and/or their properties) so they should be treated like terrorists. Of course, this being `the civilized world, they are already free...
Isn't Smaug dead? Why is he still on the list?
Seconded. And while Feynmann did indeed say that, this quote should be viewed in context.
This is strictly hypothetical, with no evidence whatsoever. This is totally not newsworthy because a) it is nothing new, the theoretical possibility of this is long known b) it is very unlikely that this hypotheses is true. This hypotheses is itself build on other, probably untrue, hypotheses and assumptions. (says a theoretical physicist)
But you can fault him for not looking it up, it's a serch on google or wikipedia away. Als, is this a peer-reviewed journal? If so, the reviewers are guilty too, as are the editors.
Indeed, this are two completely unrelated questions.
Agreed!
...on a lot of things. Using tech just for the sake of using tech is stupid, of course. For most courses classic teaching methods are really the best their is. But that doesn't mean technology can't be helpful sometimes. Professors should know what is available, so they can chose if something is useful or not for their courses.
Unfortunately, that's impossible due to the non-cloning theorem. And, yes, that is a real theorem from theoretical physics. It states that it is impossible to transport a quantum state without destroying the original.
Absolutely right. This is not a new hypothesis and it's been long disproven.