The new Macbook display is objectively not the best display ever, and if you had half a brain and/or had read TFA you would know that things like color reproduction can and must be measured, and corrected for.
Flat panel TVs don't need to have accurate color. Most people don't want it. In fact, few applications call for accurate color. Photography happens to be one of them, dipshit.
Most consumers don't deal with this, however, the graphics design and photographic and printing industries are dominated by Macs. Granted, most of those people are not using laptops, but suffice to say that the primary real-world use of Macs is by those people to whom Accurate Color Matters.
The best idea I've heard for using Peltiers is in combination with mineral oil submersion, which handily takes care of both heat transfer and condensation. Power and efficiency issues remain.
Accounting for all possible particle interactions would seem utterly impossible. Especially when the whole point of the experiment is to find a new particle.
Your seem to be fixated on the idea that much of the matter and energy in the universe can only be detected by its gravitational effects. I'm not sure how exactly that's relevant, or why we should be worried.
This "our theories are wrong" shit is simply ignorant scaremongering. You have not the slightest idea of what could or could not happen, only the bare assertion of a nebulous possible doom. If you're going to be too lazy to try to comprehend This Fine Article, please refrain from compounding your stupidity with evangelism.
Did you read that link you gave me? Most of the reactors that were involved with those contaminants have been demolished. They're not particularly hazardous at the moment. The more immediate danger is from stored wastes.
Hanford has not been cleared up and is leaking. Read about it on wikipedia. The numbers on there are talking about a million gallons of highly radioactive waste that has not yet entered the river. However bad it is now and/or was then, it has the potential to get much worse in the near future.
I was living in the Tri-Cities for a while; Hanford is the subject of daily conversation there, you may be sure. Hanford now is a major problem. It has the potential to be a catastrophe unlike anything this country has seen to date. With luck, we may yet avoid that dire fate. To say that action must be taken is an understatement.
What you linked was information related to radioactive contaminants that were released while the Hanford Site was operational. That is not the waste I referred to.
As I understand it's measured in either metric or imperial buttloads. An imperial butt-load is equivalent to 'about six seams' according to various sources that attribute that factoid to the OED. I am unable to verify that at this time. The imperial buttload is also known as the 'Gates'.
The metric buttload is either 1000 or 1024 shitloads, depending on context.
Hanford isn't that bad of a problem---yet. The important thing to note is that Hanford is proximate to the Columbia River, a major watershed for the Pacific Northwest. Currently the stored (highly radioactive) waste is leaking into the groundwater, but has not yet reached the river. Once that happens, well, things won't be very pretty downriver. Portland is known for being a fairly "green" city, and that trend can be expected to continue. Possibly it'll be a glowing, radioactive green city...
A link to opensecrets would have been sufficient. Most of the Media money goes to Democrats, most of the Oil money goes to Republicans.
Pointing this out is not particularly insightful; the troll mod is justified. Making Democrats out to be particularly heinous because they accept money from the RIAA is disingenuous. As far as leeches on society go, the MPAA/RIAA are not the greatest, and the issue of bribery crosses all party lines.
Anyone who modded this insightful doesn't have a fucking clue.
The whole point of relativity is that c is not the speed of light, it is a universal constant, concerning the way that time and space relate to each other. Only massless particles can travel at c*.
Because of the way that time and space are linked by c, if you could exceed the speed of light, you would effectively travel backwards in time. On a somewhat more minor note, you would also require a greater-than-infinite amount of energy to do so.
There are flaws in our understanding of the universe, certainly. If Relativity, one of the most accurately-tested theories in existence, is to be proven grossly incorrect in such a way that would allow practical FTL travel, we may as well give up trying to understand anything about the physical universe.
I don't really think it proves anything, nor was it intended to. It is merely an illustrative quote. Where tyranny exists, there is no need to find guilt to punish a man; a convenient excuse is sufficient.
Sure, mob justice solves loads of problems. It's quick and it's easy, too! Why don't we replace our judicial system with mob justice? Just get rid of this 'cruel and unusual' restriction, get rid of judges, lawyers, and replace blind justice with blind rage.
If English is your fourth language then I'm sure you won't mind being corrected from time to time. Using the word theft here to describe intellectual property is kind of a hot-button issue; there may not be a distinction to the common man, but there is a legal distinction which people take very seriously here. I'm not defending anyone here for coming down on you like that, but a poor choice of words here is likely to draw that kind of response.
Since Mr. Reyk hasn't filed suit, it's totally academic what the 'madwifi fuckers' did or did not do. If you have an axe to grind, take it up with them.
If, alternately, you have a thoughtful and reasoned criticism (and preferably some strong evidence for your allegations), please share it.
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The new Macbook display is objectively not the best display ever, and if you had half a brain and/or had read TFA you would know that things like color reproduction can and must be measured, and corrected for.
Flat panel TVs don't need to have accurate color. Most people don't want it. In fact, few applications call for accurate color. Photography happens to be one of them, dipshit.
Most consumers don't deal with this, however, the graphics design and photographic and printing industries are dominated by Macs. Granted, most of those people are not using laptops, but suffice to say that the primary real-world use of Macs is by those people to whom Accurate Color Matters.
The true potential of fission power is that we will eventually run out of fuel for reactors. Then we'll have to clean up the mess they've made.
Fission is not a renewable source of energy. It should be used, therefore, as a last resort, where other energy sources are not available.
Good idea. At the very least, he should investigate lower-power devices, and take steps to reduce electricity use and heating/cooling.
Use a netbook, laptop, or other low-power computer. Turn off lights when you're not in the room. Install efficient lighting.
Get rid of your car, or at the very least carpool. Preferably use public transit, walk, or bike. It's not as hard as you think.
It's probably not necessary to get rid of your house. Improving the insulation is always good.
Basically, avoid wasting things. And cars fucking suck, especially compared to good public transit.
I can't imagine how that was posted anonymously. Ah well. My mistake, I'm sure.
The best idea I've heard for using Peltiers is in combination with mineral oil submersion, which handily takes care of both heat transfer and condensation. Power and efficiency issues remain.
Since when does slashdot strive to be fair and balanced? I can't seem to find anything in the FAQ that says that.
Accounting for all possible particle interactions would seem utterly impossible. Especially when the whole point of the experiment is to find a new particle.
Your seem to be fixated on the idea that much of the matter and energy in the universe can only be detected by its gravitational effects. I'm not sure how exactly that's relevant, or why we should be worried.
This "our theories are wrong" shit is simply ignorant scaremongering. You have not the slightest idea of what could or could not happen, only the bare assertion of a nebulous possible doom. If you're going to be too lazy to try to comprehend This Fine Article, please refrain from compounding your stupidity with evangelism.
Did you read that link you gave me? Most of the reactors that were involved with those contaminants have been demolished. They're not particularly hazardous at the moment. The more immediate danger is from stored wastes.
Hanford has not been cleared up and is leaking. Read about it on wikipedia. The numbers on there are talking about a million gallons of highly radioactive waste that has not yet entered the river. However bad it is now and/or was then, it has the potential to get much worse in the near future.
I was living in the Tri-Cities for a while; Hanford is the subject of daily conversation there, you may be sure. Hanford now is a major problem. It has the potential to be a catastrophe unlike anything this country has seen to date. With luck, we may yet avoid that dire fate. To say that action must be taken is an understatement.
Vista is the most secure windows OS, probably. "most secure" != "secure".
This worm is evidence that they still have a long way to go.
What you linked was information related to radioactive contaminants that were released while the Hanford Site was operational. That is not the waste I referred to.
As I understand it's measured in either metric or imperial buttloads. An imperial butt-load is equivalent to 'about six seams' according to various sources that attribute that factoid to the OED. I am unable to verify that at this time. The imperial buttload is also known as the 'Gates'.
The metric buttload is either 1000 or 1024 shitloads, depending on context.
I don't know what Hanford you're thinking of, but we're talking about this one.
Hanford isn't that bad of a problem---yet. The important thing to note is that Hanford is proximate to the Columbia River, a major watershed for the Pacific Northwest. Currently the stored (highly radioactive) waste is leaking into the groundwater, but has not yet reached the river. Once that happens, well, things won't be very pretty downriver. Portland is known for being a fairly "green" city, and that trend can be expected to continue. Possibly it'll be a glowing, radioactive green city...
Removing viruses and reinstalling the OS after failed updates. I can think of little else that's specific to Windows.
Although at least Microsoft doesn't try to push BIOS updates through Windows Update. Nothing is better for bricking a Mac than a failed EFI update.
A link to opensecrets would have been sufficient. Most of the Media money goes to Democrats, most of the Oil money goes to Republicans.
Pointing this out is not particularly insightful; the troll mod is justified. Making Democrats out to be particularly heinous because they accept money from the RIAA is disingenuous. As far as leeches on society go, the MPAA/RIAA are not the greatest, and the issue of bribery crosses all party lines.
Where in Alaska?
Anyone who modded this insightful doesn't have a fucking clue.
The whole point of relativity is that c is not the speed of light, it is a universal constant, concerning the way that time and space relate to each other. Only massless particles can travel at c*.
Because of the way that time and space are linked by c, if you could exceed the speed of light, you would effectively travel backwards in time. On a somewhat more minor note, you would also require a greater-than-infinite amount of energy to do so.
There are flaws in our understanding of the universe, certainly. If Relativity, one of the most accurately-tested theories in existence, is to be proven grossly incorrect in such a way that would allow practical FTL travel, we may as well give up trying to understand anything about the physical universe.
*Tachyons are not relevant to this discussion.
If you had any, you'd know.
I don't really think it proves anything, nor was it intended to. It is merely an illustrative quote. Where tyranny exists, there is no need to find guilt to punish a man; a convenient excuse is sufficient.
Were you perhaps responding to someone else here? I didn't mention TFA.
Sure, mob justice solves loads of problems. It's quick and it's easy, too! Why don't we replace our judicial system with mob justice? Just get rid of this 'cruel and unusual' restriction, get rid of judges, lawyers, and replace blind justice with blind rage.
Sounds like a real winner, there.
You need a law?
"If one would give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest man, I would find something in them to have him hanged." - Cardinal Richelieu
I myself have been known to condemn people merely for posting a single sentence on slashdot :)
If English is your fourth language then I'm sure you won't mind being corrected from time to time. Using the word theft here to describe intellectual property is kind of a hot-button issue; there may not be a distinction to the common man, but there is a legal distinction which people take very seriously here. I'm not defending anyone here for coming down on you like that, but a poor choice of words here is likely to draw that kind of response.
Since Mr. Reyk hasn't filed suit, it's totally academic what the 'madwifi fuckers' did or did not do. If you have an axe to grind, take it up with them.
If, alternately, you have a thoughtful and reasoned criticism (and preferably some strong evidence for your allegations), please share it.
BLOBs - binary loadable objects
Idiot.
Instrumentation Digital On-Line Transcriber ? Really, you should have been more creative. How about,
Blathering Retard Uttering Crass Euphemisms -- Probably Expects Responding Erudite Nameless Slashdotters
Now that sounds like a foolish person ;)
(with apologies to B.P.)