I find a few issues with the paper itself:
First, they claim that the E-field created drops off as 1/r^3 and use the far field approximation, akin to a dipole. However, a cell phone is not a dipole, and at the ranges in consideration, the field is likely to drop off more like 1/r.
In addition, a look at their plots of the field with time, shows that there is a nearly uniform difference between the on and off measurements' points.
While I can't claim that the results are false, I must take issue with the physics presented.
After the overpriced and only moderately reliable service from them, I can only hope that this will be better, if it is implemented.
The speeds sound nice, at least.
As someone going through this sort of therapy, I can tell you that if an individual has no incentive or desire, there is absolutely no point in trying. Game team talk type things might help, but only if they have issues with that kind of situation. There is no substitute for real life trials.
With all this buzz about climate change being thrown about, you can't go wrong there.;) Besides, they tend to visit schools, and have a high level of visibility and impact.
On a serious note, Stephing Hawking and Carl Sagan are still around, right? So why do you need new heroes?
Every new generation is bound to feel superior to the previous, being fresh and inexperienced and self-confident in their sparkling new standards. Every previous generation will feel that the new children are annoying little pests wearing too-big boots. This is to be expected, and the attitudes usually fade over time as the new generation gets hit with reality and the older ones come to stand them. Of course, this really is the one of the first times that it comes up in the software fields, as the field is relatively new.
What we are seeing here, my friends, is capitalism gone wild.
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People watch movies for entertainment, or for thrills - not for technological enlightenment. Tech in movies has a role meant to captivate the layperson - to keep them hooked; it is of no consequence whether it is acurate - it SOUNDS cool, and thus grips the viewer. In real life, it is similar to a high school wanna-be-nerd spewing out long and convoluted words to impress some peon... It seems to work. For the enlightened on/.: please tell me that you are capable of sitting down and enjoying a film without nitpicking - if it bothers you, then IGNORE it.
Is this not already present with Perl and Python? I mean, both support GTK and are fairly powerful and efficient... But, JavaScript for desktop GUIs? That just gives me an odd feeling inside...
I find it somewhat hard to believe that this study will change anything; the number of searches are not going to decrease, and people are probably not going to stop drinking tea. So even if each search released fifteen times more CO2, would that change anything?
Not to be rude, but, if you were to click on the link to the section titled 'Developers' or the section titled 'Ask Slashdot' and read the various posts, and I mean actually read every post, your questions probably should be answered. Topics of notice are: ('getting started with part-time development work' and 'balancing performance and convention' and 'software development predictions for 2009' and 'interesting computer science jobs' and 'study abroad for computer science majors' and 'are my ideas being stolen? if so, what then?' and the one about MS letting people go and the one about abused IT people).
My cousin spent some time in Sweden, I don't remember where, but he said the program was very good, and perhaps better than the American University he attended (not Ivy league, but fairly close). It did cost him some money, but was ultimately worth it for him. For those of you who bring up India, I have a colleague who came from there; unless you get into the IIT's (Ind Inst of Tech), don't bother. Personally, unless you find a program of similar or better quality and name, I cannot see why you would want to go. That said, Sweden is a good idea from what I have heard.
The article states that the contracts are valid through 2016. But, will this last when Obama comes in to office, with the expected cuts? I do realize that this is important for the future functions, but is it the biggest priority for the new president?
Is that not illegal? Oh well; I personally find it pathetic that students are engaging in such obscene debauchery! If you really need to get revenge on a fellow student or teacher, there are obviously much more legal and embarassing ways to do so IN SCHOOL. THough, if actual humans were used in this process, perhaps more jobs could be created? And the situation could be partially allievated? It should not be that hard to differentiate between glossy paper and painted metal if you can read the plate on camera. Incediantally, My first response, in keeping with the quote at the bottom of the page, was, 'No, that'd be silly.'
I find it quite sad that Vista to XP has to be considered an upgrade.
As to the financial penalties... well they would work; who actually will fork out all that extra cash? Most laypersons or uninformed small businesses won't bother changing or paying anyway.
It includes a pre-configured CPAN-shell and compilation tools for c modules. Installation is a bit screwy on Vista; it does require some manuevering there, but it works off to bat on xp. I, for one, am quite happy that there are other options that function well besies ActivePerl; never liked it. No longer is one dependant on the proprietary ppm packaging so much! The value of CPAN is better put to use here. Though, businesses that rely on perl might want to wait before abandoning activeperl; strawberry is relatively new here...
A while back, about a year ago, I spent my time correcting wikipedia - the corrections I made were accurate, meaningful, and relevant to the topic. However, my additions and changes were mostly removed within two hours of my posting. Perhaps those who run wikipedia do not like my educated improvements. One incident that sticks was when a friend and I added a section dedicated to the problems with genetic algorithms; by the next day it was removed. I had sources, a good and well written arguement, and it was fairly long and not biased (at least my professor thought so). As for adding new topics, one may try, but seeing as additions are not appreciated, than what would become of new articles (even stubs)?
I personally see no issue with a personal touch as long as it is undetectable and actually functional; there really is not much of a point in a simple "I WAS HERE!" sort of message; perhaps something that extends or adds function to the software? I briefly worked (back in high school) for my school's tech department (being more qualified then they were) on a few projects. One of the few rules I was explicitly reminded of was no additional functionality or 'easter egg' type things. Perhaps employers dislike anything useless, but I personally think if it will never be found and is enjoyable or helpful, why not?
Wouldn't it be apallingly hilarious if RMS was consulted or even appointed? Come on, RMS for Copyright Czar- defender of our freedoms. Seriously though, he does have some good ideas on reform, as seen at (stallman.org).
Spies could be everywhere. You must report only to us, the communist party. We want to protect you from harm, so we must know everything. Even about your parents! So, what do you know, child?
Oh, woops... Wrong country. Still could be spies though! Prepare for war!
The way I see it, if you really are after duplicating a full arcade experience, go for this work. You will get some hands on experience (rather than just sitting in front of your computer all day), and will enjoy the result and the conjured memories fully. Assuming you can get hold of an old MAME arcade cabinet.
Or, you could just build your own, make it look like the old ones, and live happily ever after.
Even better, if you just want to play the old games, and have dismissed the memories of the actual arcade, you could write a clone of all those games in {_some programming language here_}. It has been done (a clone of 17 great acrade games in C++ by a friend of mine), and still provides that same remnicience opportunity by allowing you to make the games over.
Of course, most of us will stick with the renovation and just use an old cabinet.
Seeing as buckytubes have enormous conductivity, and are strong under tension, graphene should act similar, providing a far better replacement for silicon and copper. I do not think that the transition will come soon, but this is a great innovation and ahead of its time. I personally think that buckytubes should be looked into in greater detail before attempting graphene.
Slashdot Mirror
Get them to read Slashdot. I promise their lives will be much more fulfilling. :P
I find a few issues with the paper itself: First, they claim that the E-field created drops off as 1/r^3 and use the far field approximation, akin to a dipole. However, a cell phone is not a dipole, and at the ranges in consideration, the field is likely to drop off more like 1/r. In addition, a look at their plots of the field with time, shows that there is a nearly uniform difference between the on and off measurements' points. While I can't claim that the results are false, I must take issue with the physics presented.
After the overpriced and only moderately reliable service from them, I can only hope that this will be better, if it is implemented. The speeds sound nice, at least.
As someone going through this sort of therapy, I can tell you that if an individual has no incentive or desire, there is absolutely no point in trying.
Game team talk type things might help, but only if they have issues with that kind of situation. There is no substitute for real life trials.
With all this buzz about climate change being thrown about, you can't go wrong there. ;)
Besides, they tend to visit schools, and have a high level of visibility and impact.
On a serious note, Stephing Hawking and Carl Sagan are still around, right? So why do you need new heroes?
Every new generation is bound to feel superior to the previous, being fresh and inexperienced and self-confident in their sparkling new standards. Every previous generation will feel that the new children are annoying little pests wearing too-big boots. This is to be expected, and the attitudes usually fade over time as the new generation gets hit with reality and the older ones come to stand them.
Of course, this really is the one of the first times that it comes up in the software fields, as the field is relatively new.
What we are seeing here, my friends, is capitalism gone wild.
People watch movies for entertainment, or for thrills - not for technological enlightenment. Tech in movies has a role meant to captivate the layperson - to keep them hooked; it is of no consequence whether it is acurate - it SOUNDS cool, and thus grips the viewer. In real life, it is similar to a high school wanna-be-nerd spewing out long and convoluted words to impress some peon... It seems to work. /.: please tell me that you are capable of sitting down and enjoying a film without nitpicking - if it bothers you, then IGNORE it.
For the enlightened on
Is this not already present with Perl and Python? I mean, both support GTK and are fairly powerful and efficient...
But, JavaScript for desktop GUIs? That just gives me an odd feeling inside...
I find it somewhat hard to believe that this study will change anything; the number of searches are not going to decrease, and people are probably not going to stop drinking tea. So even if each search released fifteen times more CO2, would that change anything?
Not to be rude, but, if you were to click on the link to the section titled 'Developers' or the section titled 'Ask Slashdot' and read the various posts, and I mean actually read every post, your questions probably should be answered.
Topics of notice are: ('getting started with part-time development work' and 'balancing performance and convention' and 'software development predictions for 2009' and 'interesting computer science jobs' and 'study abroad for computer science majors' and 'are my ideas being stolen? if so, what then?' and the one about MS letting people go and the one about abused IT people).
To actually answer, yes.
He could always go to Mexico if he really wants Spanish...
My cousin spent some time in Sweden, I don't remember where, but he said the program was very good, and perhaps better than the American University he attended (not Ivy league, but fairly close). It did cost him some money, but was ultimately worth it for him.
For those of you who bring up India, I have a colleague who came from there; unless you get into the IIT's (Ind Inst of Tech), don't bother.
Personally, unless you find a program of similar or better quality and name, I cannot see why you would want to go. That said, Sweden is a good idea from what I have heard.
The article states that the contracts are valid through 2016. But, will this last when Obama comes in to office, with the expected cuts? I do realize that this is important for the future functions, but is it the biggest priority for the new president?
Cue the nerd insults: 'Yeah, well, you're an octopus!'
Is that not illegal? Oh well; I personally find it pathetic that students are engaging in such obscene debauchery! If you really need to get revenge on a fellow student or teacher, there are obviously much more legal and embarassing ways to do so IN SCHOOL.
THough, if actual humans were used in this process, perhaps more jobs could be created? And the situation could be partially allievated? It should not be that hard to differentiate between glossy paper and painted metal if you can read the plate on camera.
Incediantally, My first response, in keeping with the quote at the bottom of the page, was, 'No, that'd be silly.'
I find it quite sad that Vista to XP has to be considered an upgrade.
As to the financial penalties... well they would work; who actually will fork out all that extra cash? Most laypersons or uninformed small businesses won't bother changing or paying anyway.
It includes a pre-configured CPAN-shell and compilation tools for c modules.
Installation is a bit screwy on Vista; it does require some manuevering there, but it works off to bat on xp.
I, for one, am quite happy that there are other options that function well besies ActivePerl; never liked it. No longer is one dependant on the proprietary ppm packaging so much! The value of CPAN is better put to use here.
Though, businesses that rely on perl might want to wait before abandoning activeperl; strawberry is relatively new here...
A while back, about a year ago, I spent my time correcting wikipedia - the corrections I made were accurate, meaningful, and relevant to the topic. However, my additions and changes were mostly removed within two hours of my posting. Perhaps those who run wikipedia do not like my educated improvements. One incident that sticks was when a friend and I added a section dedicated to the problems with genetic algorithms; by the next day it was removed. I had sources, a good and well written arguement, and it was fairly long and not biased (at least my professor thought so).
As for adding new topics, one may try, but seeing as additions are not appreciated, than what would become of new articles (even stubs)?
I personally see no issue with a personal touch as long as it is undetectable and actually functional; there really is not much of a point in a simple "I WAS HERE!" sort of message; perhaps something that extends or adds function to the software?
I briefly worked (back in high school) for my school's tech department (being more qualified then they were) on a few projects. One of the few rules I was explicitly reminded of was no additional functionality or 'easter egg' type things. Perhaps employers dislike anything useless, but I personally think if it will never be found and is enjoyable or helpful, why not?
Wouldn't it be apallingly hilarious if RMS was consulted or even appointed? Come on, RMS for Copyright Czar- defender of our freedoms. Seriously though, he does have some good ideas on reform, as seen at (stallman.org).
Spies could be everywhere. You must report only to us, the communist party. We want to protect you from harm, so we must know everything. Even about your parents! So, what do you know, child? Oh, woops... Wrong country. Still could be spies though! Prepare for war!
The way I see it, if you really are after duplicating a full arcade experience, go for this work. You will get some hands on experience (rather than just sitting in front of your computer all day), and will enjoy the result and the conjured memories fully. Assuming you can get hold of an old MAME arcade cabinet. Or, you could just build your own, make it look like the old ones, and live happily ever after. Even better, if you just want to play the old games, and have dismissed the memories of the actual arcade, you could write a clone of all those games in {_some programming language here_}. It has been done (a clone of 17 great acrade games in C++ by a friend of mine), and still provides that same remnicience opportunity by allowing you to make the games over. Of course, most of us will stick with the renovation and just use an old cabinet.
Seeing as buckytubes have enormous conductivity, and are strong under tension, graphene should act similar, providing a far better replacement for silicon and copper. I do not think that the transition will come soon, but this is a great innovation and ahead of its time. I personally think that buckytubes should be looked into in greater detail before attempting graphene.
Will it still be used for illegal activities and porn?