Has any desktop version of windows been ported to any other architecture? Methinks not, it would seem porting something as complex as windows to a completely different architecture would be an insurmountable task.
Actually Windows NT was developed on other platforms, then ported to x86. It was originally released with support for x86, MIPS and Dec Alpha. NT 3.5 added support for PowerPC.
IIRC the MIPS and PowerPC ports were dropped fast, the Alpha port was supported thru all the service packs for NT4. It's only since Win2K that they've dropped the other platforms.
Though according to Wikipedia the Win2k Alpha port was almost finished.
Also, this should really be set up as a blind test, you get to listen to two clips, and have to choose which is better. The clips are randomized, of course...
Glad you took the time and checked how they do it.
The test is done using the ABC/HR blind listening utility, which does pretty much what you suggest.
Don't bother reading the paper. They discovered that they could find dark matter "in space" if it exists.
Did you read the same article I did? Before this simulation their best guess was to look at other galaxies and target their centers. However, the simulation revealed that they have a better chance if they look at our own galaxy, but 10-30 degrees of center, where they should be able to detect gamma rays caused by dark matter.
Oh, and they have over 10x the population we do, electronic voting certainly tallies properly.
I've heard that argument before, and I don't think it holds. As the grandparent said, paper voting should scale, cause you have more ballot places for a larger population.
Case in point: Take Germany. They use paper ballots with a circle and an X, just the GP describes. It works fine and you have the results with the same speed as you get them in the US. Faster, if you compare it to 2000. A recount would be much faster, cause they are easy to read.
If they can do it for 50 million voters, then I don't see why it won't also work for 100 million voters in the US.
Because people disagree on what "clean simple" means. If the UI is not themeable and you don't like it, you have to switch to a different player altogether. If it is themeable, you just need to switch to a different theme.
I don't buy that. Does skinning really achieve that? I don't think I've ever seen a skin that really improved usability. Or really changed it much.
And most people, especially average users, go with the default skin anyway. IMHO, skinning just slows things down, and it often breaks with the UI standards.
According to Article (I know, I know: I read it... I'm not from around here) this seems to be very early in its development. So don't rm your X server yet.
Though before you think this will replace the current X.Org Server, Kristian explains "at this point wayland is just a prototype/playground for some ideas I've been toying with."
does anyone have a clue where this stuff will land, or how much damage one of the larger pieces will cause ?
From the article:
Exactly where the tank will inevitably fall is currently unknown, though it is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere Sunday afternoon or later that evening, NASA officials said.
NASA and the U.S. Space Surveillance Network are tracking the object [...] to make sure it does not endanger people on Earth.
I wonder how tracking it is going to help if it crashes thru someones ceiling at 100mph.
I know the chances are low, but still.
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... served as a wake-up call about the risk of software bugs, and it set the stage for network security...
Calling it a wake-up call would imply that people actually woke up and fixed things afterwards.
I don't think that happened. ActiveX was invented after the Morris worm. People wrote email programs that interpreted VBScript in the mail and executed it after the Morris worm.
Remember the goodtimes virus hoax? It was a joke that a virus could propagate via email. It was funny, because viruses *couldn't* propagate via email. Then people implemented that feature in mail programs, opening the door to a rapid rise in email viruses. All, *after* the Morris worm.
So give me a break, but I don't think anybody woke up that time. Or later, for that matter. I don't think the mainstream is taking network security seriously to this day.
Computers are getting faster MUCH MUCH more quickly than operating systems are getting slower.
Funny, mine don't. As a mattter of fact, any performance gains I've gotten over the last 20 Years from the Hardware have been eaten up by the Software. XP or Vista on my current machine doesn't run a bit faster than Windows 3.1 did on my 486. Neither does Word or Excel.
Add to that that CPU speed increases have hit a little bit of a wall in recent years, and it makes a big difference if the next Windows is slower than XP or not.
... there is no rule barring felons from serving in Congress.
Aren't felons barred from voting? So, they can't be trusted enough to cast one vote in several millions, but they can be trusted enough to be a Senator?
In Germany the record companies filed criminal cases, because that is the only way they can get subpoenas to get the name behind an IP.
Once the DA has determined the name, the record company asks for access to the files, then proceeds with civil proceedings. I believe the criminal case is usually dropped after that.
Wrong. The J-1 visa requires already having a sponsor, so you cannot get the visa and then try to fish for an internship, you need to have the internship first, then get the visa
Thats wrong. The 'sponsor' for the J-1 is not the company, but the exchange organization. Some of the exchange programs require you to have the job first, other however, do not.
'Work and Travel', for example, doesn't require you to have the job first. See http://www.ciee.org/
If you are not getting a work visa thru your school program, you might want to check out the Council on International Educational Exchange http://www.ciee.org/
They have different programs that can get you a J Visa that you can work on for an internship. They also have a 'Work and Travel' program, which gives you more freedom in the jobs you can choose, but is limited to the summer.
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Has any desktop version of windows been ported to any other architecture? Methinks not, it would seem porting something as complex as windows to a completely different architecture would be an insurmountable task.
Actually Windows NT was developed on other platforms, then ported to x86. It was originally released with support for x86, MIPS and Dec Alpha. NT 3.5 added support for PowerPC.
IIRC the MIPS and PowerPC ports were dropped fast, the Alpha port was supported thru all the service packs for NT4. It's only since Win2K that they've dropped the other platforms.
Though according to Wikipedia the Win2k Alpha port was almost finished.
Also, this should really be set up as a blind test, you get to listen to two clips, and have to choose which is better. The clips are randomized, of course...
Glad you took the time and checked how they do it.
The test is done using the ABC/HR blind listening utility, which does pretty much what you suggest.
Only up half an hour and already slashdotted.
Here is a direct link to the download site: http://www.listening-tests.info/mp3-128-1/
.On an Ecological level I hope electricity in Oregon is mainly nuclear, wind or Hydro....
Yes, Hydro. Thats the main reason these companies are moving their data centers to Oregon: The availability of cheap and plentiful hydro power.
Lots of dark fiber that is well connected, as well as tax breaks, also help.
Don't bother reading the paper. They discovered that they could find dark matter "in space" if it exists.
Did you read the same article I did? Before this simulation their best guess was to look at other galaxies and target their centers. However, the simulation revealed that they have a better chance if they look at our own galaxy, but 10-30 degrees of center, where they should be able to detect gamma rays caused by dark matter.
Oh, and they have over 10x the population we do, electronic voting certainly tallies properly.
I've heard that argument before, and I don't think it holds. As the grandparent said, paper voting should scale, cause you have more ballot places for a larger population.
Case in point: Take Germany. They use paper ballots with a circle and an X, just the GP describes. It works fine and you have the results with the same speed as you get them in the US. Faster, if you compare it to 2000. A recount would be much faster, cause they are easy to read.
If they can do it for 50 million voters, then I don't see why it won't also work for 100 million voters in the US.
Because people disagree on what "clean simple" means. If the UI is not themeable and you don't like it, you have to switch to a different player altogether. If it is themeable, you just need to switch to a different theme.
I don't buy that. Does skinning really achieve that? I don't think I've ever seen a skin that really improved usability. Or really changed it much.
And most people, especially average users, go with the default skin anyway. IMHO, skinning just slows things down, and it often breaks with the UI standards.
Though before you think this will replace the current X.Org Server, Kristian explains "at this point wayland is just a prototype/playground for some ideas I've been toying with."
does anyone have a clue where this stuff will land, or how much damage one of the larger pieces will cause ?
From the article:
Exactly where the tank will inevitably fall is currently unknown, though it is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere Sunday afternoon or later that evening, NASA officials said.
NASA and the U.S. Space Surveillance Network are tracking the object [...] to make sure it does not endanger people on Earth.
I wonder how tracking it is going to help if it crashes thru someones ceiling at 100mph.
I know the chances are low, but still.
... served as a wake-up call about the risk of software bugs, and it set the stage for network security...
Calling it a wake-up call would imply that people actually woke up and fixed things afterwards.
I don't think that happened. ActiveX was invented after the Morris worm. People wrote email programs that interpreted VBScript in the mail and executed it after the Morris worm.
Remember the goodtimes virus hoax? It was a joke that a virus could propagate via email. It was funny, because viruses *couldn't* propagate via email. Then people implemented that feature in mail programs, opening the door to a rapid rise in email viruses. All, *after* the Morris worm.
So give me a break, but I don't think anybody woke up that time. Or later, for that matter. I don't think the mainstream is taking network security seriously to this day.
Computers are getting faster MUCH MUCH more quickly than operating systems are getting slower.
Funny, mine don't. As a mattter of fact, any performance gains I've gotten over the last 20 Years from the Hardware have been eaten up by the Software. XP or Vista on my current machine doesn't run a bit faster than Windows 3.1 did on my 486. Neither does Word or Excel.
Add to that that CPU speed increases have hit a little bit of a wall in recent years, and it makes a big difference if the next Windows is slower than XP or not.
... there is no rule barring felons from serving in Congress.
Aren't felons barred from voting? So, they can't be trusted enough to cast one vote in several millions, but they can be trusted enough to be a Senator?
downhill coast and turn engine off (you gotta know what you are doing - PS fails and break booster as well after a while)
I think in older cars that might work. In newer cars its not a good idea because:
a) they already cut of fuel intake when coasting
b) when you start it back up like that, unburned fuel can get into the catalytic converter and seriously damage it
Hand in your geek creds please. Carbon dating only works on dead things
I know parent was trying to be funny, but in fact, thanks to atmospheric nuclear tests, you can determine peoples age by analyzing carbon-14 in their tooth enamel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_14#Carbon-14_and_nuclear_tests
Only works on people born after 1943 though, but that should be fine here.
Once the DA has determined the name, the record company asks for access to the files, then proceeds with civil proceedings. I believe the criminal case is usually dropped after that.
The Ciclops site seems to be unresponsive already. Nasa's coverage can be found here http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/events/enceladus20080811/index.cfm
Wrong. The J-1 visa requires already having a sponsor, so you cannot get the visa and then try to fish for an internship, you need to have the internship first, then get the visa
Thats wrong. The 'sponsor' for the J-1 is not the company, but the exchange organization. Some of the exchange programs require you to have the job first, other however, do not. 'Work and Travel', for example, doesn't require you to have the job first. See http://www.ciee.org/
They have different programs that can get you a J Visa that you can work on for an internship. They also have a 'Work and Travel' program, which gives you more freedom in the jobs you can choose, but is limited to the summer.