Though I didn't realize it at the time, I used to be able to talk to my dog by changing my voice but using the same sound (which incidentally was/bark/), similar to how Chinese has different modes for the same syllable.
It's simply amazing that language isn't unique to humans.
I think you are referring to the composition of the ground. Near the fault lines in California the ground is liquidlike, so shock waves do their damage locally for the most part. Having lived in L.A., I gauged that there needed to be at least a magnitude 3 quake or better to even be sensed.
The reason why the New Madrid quake was particularly bad (thanks for the examples) was the fact that there is a layer of bedrock underlying much of the area. So shock waves tend to travel much farther with greater intensity, able to cause damage relatively far from the epicenter.
The main issue up for discussion is whether the author-pays/access-is-free model will supplant the author-pays-less/readers-pay-too model.
Fact is, a lot of research is funded by the gov't, which is funded by taxes, which are seized by your friendly internal revenue dep't. So, the dividing line between author/reader direct cost seems irrelevant. Pay up-front or pay as you go (or in parts thereof).
My list, at the risk of other posters having already mentioned them. In order:
1. Business model: Maybe FUD is to blame, but my perception it that MS puts itself completely before its customers. 2. Linux offers the chance that if I want to enhance a program, I can do it (in principle). No need to wait for the next official update. 3. I can do what I need, using Linux. Why pay more?
It's common for manufacturers to put cutesy characters on their products for marketing purposes, probably to appeal to kids, who aren't that food conscious. This glosses over the fact that the nutrition of the "food" is, for the most part, sacrificed in favor of flavor. Just look at all those sugary cereals.
If I understand things correctly, the patent review process isn't public. I don't even think there's an external review board. (Correct me if I am wrong.) So an applicant who finds prior art could obfuscate the claims in the application to circumvent a too-cursory review process.
Recalling that wristwatches used to come with calculators built in, I thought it plausible that somebody had long come up with the idea of built-in address books or some-such. Looks as if Microsoft may have some ground here.
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About five years ago, Microsoft and Timex introduced one of the first consumer PDAs. Although it was convoluted and hard to use, it was still a good start. Five years later, Fossil, a brand of watches has taken another step by introducing the first full consumer PDA-based watch. In this review, we take a look at the pros and cons.
WristPDA is the first watch to run on the Palm operating system. The idea is very simple. Instead of carrying your Palm Pilot everywhere, you can download your contacts and appointment directly into your watch. By doing this, you'll never miss another appointment and always have your contacts at your wrist - anytime, anywhere.
The watch comes with an address book, date book, to-do list and memo pad. These are not your full-featured applications since the watch doesn't come with a touch screen. Because of its small screen not a lot of information can be displayed.
When the watch arrived to our labs, our first impressions were that it was a nice looking watch in spite of the fact that it is rather big. Its case size was 44 mm x 50 mm x 15 mm.
When we started pressing the buttons, we immediately notice how hard they are. Firstly, they do not offer tactile feedback. Secondly, the forward and back buttons were hidden away as part of the aesthetics causing us to wonder how we'd navigate around them until we read the manuals. For something this small, it should be quite intuitive.
Unlike the Palm Pilot, the watch comes with a wimpy 8-bit Epson processor. When we loaded the date book in order to check our appointments, it takes a good 45 seconds to load and swift between days. This kind of performance is not good enough for someone who's on the go.
On the bright side, the address book, to-do and memo pad performed adequately since records are displayed quickly.
Fossil has made an interesting compromise for the WristPDA. Instead of building a data transfer port like a cradle, information is transferred in and out of WristPDA via its built-in infrared port. This means that you'd need to use your Palm Pilot in order to transfer information. When we transferred 250 addresses, two weeks' of appointments, memos and to-do lists. The information transfer took over 30 minutes to complete. At times, we were wondering whether the Palm Pilot and WristPDA were working at all since there was not task update bar.
Sometimes the little things make all the difference. And, that's no different for WristPDA. The included Palm application allows you to customize how WristPDA displays data for clock and date. There are four different faces that you can choose and transfer to the watch.
Another great feature is the fact that the watch is water resistant for up to 30 meters. Thanks to its built-in infrared port, users can use the watch to transfer and store up to 20 business cards.
The watch comes with two lithium coin batteries which can last up to 3 months. After three months, you'll have to spend at least $7 in order to replace those batteries.
Conclusion:
Overall, WristPDA is a great idea. I have always wondered when someone would come up with an intergrated PDA in a watch. It's a great first start but it still needs a lot of work particularly on the buttons and interface navigation.
3b. You may not alter, merge, modify, adapt or translate the Software, or decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-perceivable form.
Clause 3g reads "don't compete with us", clause 3b read "don't even think about it".
2b. You agree that Macromedia may audit your use of the Software for compliance with these terms at any time, upon reasonable notice. [snip]
Reads: Here's your notice if case we wish to track you or your usage of the software.
Alas, we'll never know the answer to the eternal question: Does it taste like chicken? (Pass the cayenne, please....)
Unless of course we nosh on dinosaurs' believed closest living relatives, the birds, some of which have a taste that bears an uncanny resemblance to chicken.
Thanks. I wonder if there's also a problem with FC2-test3. I had a drive working "just fine" with RH-7.3 that developed errors after installing Fedora. Fedora wanted to read past the end of the disk. bingo! could be a CHS problem. Of course there could be a problem with the media anyway....
I would guess that the difference is due to industrial usage of fluoride. Indeed, fluoride is used in the production of stainless steel, fluorocarbons, and teflon. It is also a part of aluminum refining, uranium refining, and the production of hydrogen fluoride, which can be used to etch glass (silica).
So the economy keeps going in the direction of personal services, it seems.
This is sure to save time...fill out grocery list at work, submit it, the voila! Groceries arrive within a few hours of being home. And it might even limit impulse buying.
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That would be Q*bert, and you might be able to play a Java version called JD*bert online here.
Do the "crime", do the time.
I could tell you, but then I'd get probably get sued for patent infringement.
Though I didn't realize it at the time, I used to be able to talk to my dog by changing my voice but using the same sound (which incidentally was /bark/), similar to how Chinese has different modes for the same syllable.
It's simply amazing that language isn't unique to humans.
I think you are referring to the composition of the ground. Near the fault lines in California the ground is liquidlike, so shock waves do their damage locally for the most part. Having lived in L.A., I gauged that there needed to be at least a magnitude 3 quake or better to even be sensed.
The reason why the New Madrid quake was particularly bad (thanks for the examples) was the fact that there is a layer of bedrock underlying much of the area. So shock waves tend to travel much farther with greater intensity, able to cause damage relatively far from the epicenter.
Wow! very informative, thanks. Fixed up my firefox 0.8 and firebird 0.7 installations.
Fact is, a lot of research is funded by the gov't, which is funded by taxes, which are seized by your friendly internal revenue dep't. So, the dividing line between author/reader direct cost seems irrelevant. Pay up-front or pay as you go (or in parts thereof).
My list, at the risk of other posters having already mentioned them. In order:
1. Business model: Maybe FUD is to blame, but my perception it that MS puts itself completely before its customers.
2. Linux offers the chance that if I want to enhance a program, I can do it (in principle). No need to wait for the next official update.
3. I can do what I need, using Linux. Why pay more?
Well, yes, duh. But note the other part of Kagan's statement:
"I think in these days of corporate fraud and in these days of terrorism we're seeing more and more reason to store forever," Kagan said.
I'm reading that as a slip-up on his part. To me it says that there is already or going to be long-term data storage real soon now.
Hey! Who knew that the net was missing?
That gives me an idea for a new measure that the RIAA can use. I'm calling it the fuckover quotient, FOQ, equal to the number of fucktons per fuckee.
The idea is to keep the FOQ greater than 1, so that the average music listener is fucked by the RIAA. The larger the FOQ, the better, in their eyes.
It's common for manufacturers to put cutesy characters on their products for marketing purposes, probably to appeal to kids, who aren't that food conscious. This glosses over the fact that the nutrition of the "food" is, for the most part, sacrificed in favor of flavor. Just look at all those sugary cereals.
Among the honest filers, sure, it could be 5%.
If I understand things correctly, the patent review process isn't public. I don't even think there's an external review board. (Correct me if I am wrong.) So an applicant who finds prior art could obfuscate the claims in the application to circumvent a too-cursory review process.
see also McDonald's, Panera / St. Louis Bread Co., etc.
Check out this link that implies about 1997! Article reproduced shamelessly below.
Clause 3g reads "don't compete with us", clause 3b read "don't even think about it".
Reads: Here's your notice if case we wish to track you or your usage of the software.
Alas, we'll never know the answer to the eternal question: Does it taste like chicken? (Pass the cayenne, please....)
Unless of course we nosh on dinosaurs' believed closest living relatives, the birds, some of which have a taste that bears an uncanny resemblance to chicken.
Or 4,000,000,000 times more powerful, according to hard drive manufacturers.
We should tell Cisco to put this new feature in their routers.
No need. Someone will just have to find the flaw in their routers.
Thanks. I wonder if there's also a problem with FC2-test3. I had a drive working "just fine" with RH-7.3 that developed errors after installing Fedora. Fedora wanted to read past the end of the disk. bingo! could be a CHS problem. Of course there could be a problem with the media anyway....
I would guess that the difference is due to industrial usage of fluoride. Indeed, fluoride is used in the production of stainless steel, fluorocarbons, and teflon. It is also a part of aluminum refining, uranium refining, and the production of hydrogen fluoride, which can be used to etch glass (silica).
I hate it when I run out of bacon-flavored Gatorade.
Protect the Queen!
Which one's the Queen?
I'm the Queen.
No you're not.
Freedom!
Horrible, horrible freedom!
So the economy keeps going in the direction of personal services, it seems.
This is sure to save time...fill out grocery list at work, submit it, the voila! Groceries arrive within a few hours of being home. And it might even limit impulse buying.
I can see the theater soft drink marketing campaign now:
Pepsi: the choice of a GNU/Generation.
http://www.pepsinut.com/pepsi_stars.htm