Assembly programming in an x86 PM environment isn't straightforward, but can be done. Under Windows/DOS I just used to use Watcom C to create a DOS4GW 32 bit protected mode DOS executable, and call the assembler from a C stub. Not sure how I'd do it nowadays, but most languages should support linking at least on the object level. In Unix it is trivial.
Protected mode assembly programming on x86 isn't half bad. Linear addressing almost made sanity of the PC's memory map. Reminded me of the simplicity and elegance of 68k code. Any register could be a memory pointer, there were some nice addressing modes and most SVGA cards could me mapped linearly. Of course, it's been a while since I bothered, the performance difference from compiled high level code on a Pentium II and above is negligible, and simply not worth the time. Anything older or slower, it can be a significant boon.
If you want to be a professional in any computer field, the nuts and bolts understanding it gives you is second to none. It's mostly needed in the security field, microcontroller programming, OS and hardware design and game industries.
You haven't experienced programming until you've coded in hex.
Implementing editing and peer review at the same time would be impractical. The traditional submission of a complete work followed by review would be a practical system. Peers could perhaps consist of a community of professors in the field who elect a peer council to review the works. The entire system could be voluntary, and fees could be levied from submitters to pay the reviewers for their time.
Back to square one, just lacking an accompanied printed version, and therefore hopefully would cost far less (with the typesetting work already done by the applicant).
Or we could just wait for Google to scan them all in;-p
That is incredibly amazing. The EE/CS part seems particularly enjoyable. Well, I'm off to study some photonics. And then tell everyone I studied at MIT!
Except now we have new, most probably fitter strains of malaria. The new strain would probably nullify the selective advantage of the new mosquito, putting them back on a level playing field with the originals as you say. This defeats the purpose of introducing the new mosquito as it is unlikely the old species of both insect and parasite would be eliminated by the time the malaria parasite evolved. So now we have two diseases with two carriers who are unlikely to out compete each other to extinction, and are twice as worse off.
A physicist, a chemist and a biologist walk into a bar and order a jug of beer. The physicist notes, "Thats a fine angle of pour", the chemist comments, "And such a fine consistency of head", while the biologist says, "So, what time do you knock off?"
This is what librarians do at many libraries. After you return the book, they destroy the circulation record. There is no record of what books you have read.
ISPs should be held to the same standard. It would be difficult if not impossible to differentiate between someone innocently browsing and someone mischievously pirating, so the onus is not on them to maintain IP address logs but rather on the RIAA to prove copyright infringement. In the same way, it's not the library's responsibility if you OCR or xerox one of their books, it's up to the litigant to prove you infringed on their copyright.
Given our panache for a Big Brother surveillance society, I fear the notion of having no record of books we have read is already a relic of the history books. We must fight those who wish to record our every movement and action lest we succumb to totalitarianism.
Once we phase out IC engines, we can phase out coal fired power plants, and use wind, tidal, solar, hydro, nuclear, and who knows what the future brings. Otherwise we're stuck burning irreplaceable ancient fossils or wasting food resources on fuels.
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If the plugs and connectors share the same hardware interface it won't matter where anythings plugged, much like UDB. You could rearrange the ports all of your USB devices without a hiccup. A standard interface is unlikely, but could potentially do wonders - it won't matter where you plug it in, as long as the bios can identify the kb, display etc.
I second Egan. Quarantine was the first hard SF I had read (and have read many times since). Permutation City is also great, Diaspora, hell they are all great. He weaves the hard science into straightforward(ish), easy to understand prose (the tech notes are there for the 'ish' stuff). And as you mention, he throws philosophy into the bargain. Highly recommended, 5 out of 5 stars from me.
Which of the two is preferable? B is better off than A in either case, yet A is far worse off in case 2. In this case (1) means everyone is better off (B>A, A.1>A.2)
Or they will move their R&D offshore, which wouldn't help America at all. It's not about immigration, or R&D jobs and budgets. Think larger, think about how the Microsoft way is being taught at the institutions. Think about how warped a view on the world they will receive with this 'training'. Think about the lack of alternatives presented in such an environment. They are training the CIO's of the future. The ones we have now are already under Microsoft's thumb, hard. Imagine the future if MS has their way. Sure, we should be moving to high tech classrooms, but not at the expense of selling our children's souls to the devil^W^WBills idea of the future.
Instead, we enjoy 10,000x pairs of clothing instead of having one we keep for 20 years... (Exaggeration, but you get the point) Actually, that would be fairly accurate. Not counting clothes others buy you, or clothes you buy for your family or as gifts, you would still go through thousands of articles of clothing in a lifetime, compared to a few dozen in the 1600s. Add in the gifts and family, 10,000 is not unreasonable.
This guy should pull his head out of his arse. Serious artistic medium is all fine and dandy, but people get games to have fun playing them, not to sit back and appreciate the aesthetics of the artform, or the complexity of the AI. That's what developers do, not players. Nintendo understands this difference, while MS and Sony take the highbrow road to their detriment. His game isn't headed for the Louvre, it's headed to someone who wants entertainment and enjoyment. The Wii caters for players in this regard perfectly.
It's happening backwards here in Australia (or is that upside down?) There was until recently a single government monopoly provider, i'll call them Telescum. Competition was introduced and Telescum privatised. Unfortunately for the competitors, Telescum owns the infrastructure and effectively kept monopoly status. This is also unfortunate for the Australian people, as our tax dollars had paid for every inch of that cable, which was now being used against us to extort ridiculous sums of money for sub-par services. At one point, Telescum advertised a $29.99 monthly broadband package at the same time as charging $32 monthly and more for it's competitors to access their customers. The situation is still grim, and we still pay through the nose for pathetically slow internet access. If the government, or any independent body still owned the infrastructure there would be a level playing field for all the telcos to compete fairly, and everyone would benefit. The government is a terrible telco, but would make a great owner of infrastructure.
Dev: Damn Clippy won't let me do anything! Back to the source..
[[Time passes]]
Dev: There! I have quantum recompiled you, how do you feel being back?
Redhat: Fine
Mandrake: OK
Suse: I've had better days
Linspire: I think you left a blob or two around..
Debian: Sorry, I'm busy splitting into 2^1024 variants
FreeBSD: How did I get here?
IRIX: Hey, how did you get my source?
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, just don't try to cross the road without your AICAR Pedestrian RFID tag.
Protected mode assembly programming on x86 isn't half bad. Linear addressing almost made sanity of the PC's memory map. Reminded me of the simplicity and elegance of 68k code. Any register could be a memory pointer, there were some nice addressing modes and most SVGA cards could me mapped linearly. Of course, it's been a while since I bothered, the performance difference from compiled high level code on a Pentium II and above is negligible, and simply not worth the time. Anything older or slower, it can be a significant boon.
If you want to be a professional in any computer field, the nuts and bolts understanding it gives you is second to none. It's mostly needed in the security field, microcontroller programming, OS and hardware design and game industries.
You haven't experienced programming until you've coded in hex.
Back to square one, just lacking an accompanied printed version, and therefore hopefully would cost far less (with the typesetting work already done by the applicant).
Or we could just wait for Google to scan them all in ;-p
That is incredibly amazing. The EE/CS part seems particularly enjoyable. Well, I'm off to study some photonics. And then tell everyone I studied at MIT!
Except now we have new, most probably fitter strains of malaria. The new strain would probably nullify the selective advantage of the new mosquito, putting them back on a level playing field with the originals as you say. This defeats the purpose of introducing the new mosquito as it is unlikely the old species of both insect and parasite would be eliminated by the time the malaria parasite evolved. So now we have two diseases with two carriers who are unlikely to out compete each other to extinction, and are twice as worse off.
A physicist, a chemist and a biologist walk into a bar and order a jug of beer. The physicist notes, "Thats a fine angle of pour", the chemist comments, "And such a fine consistency of head", while the biologist says, "So, what time do you knock off?"
Well you will end up with a complete mess, so it's very likely.
Follower: risk-averse, late adopters, practical, reluctant
Application: Open minded, application focused, pragmatic
Transitioner: IT veteran, loyal, pragmatist, cost concious
Aficonado: Open source software believer
Because, you know, open source software is a faith based thing that requires belief for it to exist.
Given our panache for a Big Brother surveillance society, I fear the notion of having no record of books we have read is already a relic of the history books. We must fight those who wish to record our every movement and action lest we succumb to totalitarianism.
Once we phase out IC engines, we can phase out coal fired power plants, and use wind, tidal, solar, hydro, nuclear, and who knows what the future brings. Otherwise we're stuck burning irreplaceable ancient fossils or wasting food resources on fuels.
If the plugs and connectors share the same hardware interface it won't matter where anythings plugged, much like UDB. You could rearrange the ports all of your USB devices without a hiccup. A standard interface is unlikely, but could potentially do wonders - it won't matter where you plug it in, as long as the bios can identify the kb, display etc.
It's simple. A known exploit is much less dangerous than an unknown one. Security by obscurity is an invalid tactic.
Time Magazine's Person of the Year?
I second Egan. Quarantine was the first hard SF I had read (and have read many times since). Permutation City is also great, Diaspora, hell they are all great. He weaves the hard science into straightforward(ish), easy to understand prose (the tech notes are there for the 'ish' stuff). And as you mention, he throws philosophy into the bargain. Highly recommended, 5 out of 5 stars from me.
1. A has $100. B has $105
2. A has $5. B has $200
Which of the two is preferable? B is better off than A in either case, yet A is far worse off in case 2. In this case (1) means everyone is better off (B>A, A.1>A.2)
Or they will move their R&D offshore, which wouldn't help America at all. It's not about immigration, or R&D jobs and budgets. Think larger, think about how the Microsoft way is being taught at the institutions. Think about how warped a view on the world they will receive with this 'training'. Think about the lack of alternatives presented in such an environment. They are training the CIO's of the future. The ones we have now are already under Microsoft's thumb, hard. Imagine the future if MS has their way. Sure, we should be moving to high tech classrooms, but not at the expense of selling our children's souls to the devil^W^WBills idea of the future.
This guy should pull his head out of his arse. Serious artistic medium is all fine and dandy, but people get games to have fun playing them, not to sit back and appreciate the aesthetics of the artform, or the complexity of the AI. That's what developers do, not players. Nintendo understands this difference, while MS and Sony take the highbrow road to their detriment. His game isn't headed for the Louvre, it's headed to someone who wants entertainment and enjoyment. The Wii caters for players in this regard perfectly.
It's happening backwards here in Australia (or is that upside down?) There was until recently a single government monopoly provider, i'll call them Telescum. Competition was introduced and Telescum privatised. Unfortunately for the competitors, Telescum owns the infrastructure and effectively kept monopoly status. This is also unfortunate for the Australian people, as our tax dollars had paid for every inch of that cable, which was now being used against us to extort ridiculous sums of money for sub-par services. At one point, Telescum advertised a $29.99 monthly broadband package at the same time as charging $32 monthly and more for it's competitors to access their customers. The situation is still grim, and we still pay through the nose for pathetically slow internet access. If the government, or any independent body still owned the infrastructure there would be a level playing field for all the telcos to compete fairly, and everyone would benefit. The government is a terrible telco, but would make a great owner of infrastructure.
So I guess I can link to the E911 document nowadays without getting .. BRBFBI
Well she does seem to answer her blog, unlike the other blogs which as far as I could tell were just run by PR spin doctors.
Dev: Damn Clippy won't let me do anything! Back to the source.. [[Time passes]] Dev: There! I have quantum recompiled you, how do you feel being back? Redhat: Fine Mandrake: OK Suse: I've had better days Linspire: I think you left a blob or two around.. Debian: Sorry, I'm busy splitting into 2^1024 variants FreeBSD: How did I get here? IRIX: Hey, how did you get my source?
It still has over a month until release in a large part of the world, thus people are paying over retail on Amazon.