economically feasible fusion power by 2035 again? that confirms the suspicion that viable fusion-energy always has and will be around 30 years in the future. people have been saying this for decades. they should just say "when it's done!".
Would you deny the economy that nutrient? anonymized data or consensual collecting of private data is no problem. but it can become an issue, if data about you is collected and used in a way you don't like. so it may be nice for an individual to have some rights and control regarding if/how his personal data is used.
considering the ease with which you can store, exchange and collate huge amounts of data and the fact that today many transactions are not anonymous anymore (if you pay with plastic or electronically) I can see why there are some concerns.
some made-up examples of how private data might be used - from harmless to problematic. some of them may be exaggerated for effect:
- sometimes it's nice if people know stuff about you: companies might offer you stuff that actually interests you on their website. maybe some company sends you greeting cards on your birthday - that's cute, they seem to care!:) or maybe it could be annoying spam sent to you by companies you never directly revealed your address to.
- say you want to - just for fun - testdrive a porsche at the nearest car-dealer. I'd feel bad if they declined because my spending-record (credit-card, e-cash, bank-data) doesn't fit the profile of someone who might buy expensive cars, so they don't want me to waste their time.
- if insurance-companies evaluate some personal data about you and think you are in a high-risk-group (you regularly eat at mcDonalds). they might charge higher premiums or refuse to insure you.
I'm just saying personal information can be really valuable but can be used to your dislike/disadvantage. there are companies out there that make a living collecting, piecing together and selling information about people. you can likely buy various private information about some of your neighbors online - and so can they.
4. wha..? traveling far? why not? I meant really far (other countries) because of the passport....but it does seem like a bit of a hassle to go through.
on the plus-side: there are privacy laws in germany that require government agencies and private companies to only keep information, that's needed for the relation they have with you. and generally may not share that information with others.
they're required to tell you about all info they have on you when you ask them and they need to delete data automatically (after a certain time), once it no longer serves the purpose it was collected for. so it's legally not possible for companies, etc. to track your comsumer-habits, health-record, financial-history without your knowledge & agreement.
I heard in america, there're no limitations on collencting personal data - is that correct? that has some potentially scary implications.
some more tips to keep your ID secret:) - don't have a bank account - pay in cache (ask your employer to give you some) - don't file taxes - don't renew your drivers license - don't travel far - don't register your handguns
on the other hand: you can just as well not register at a town, when you move somewhere in germany. if you don't, and later on decide you do need an identity afterall, they'll ask you to pay a fine of around 30 euros.
consider the other guys(TM) offer slightly faster dual-cores. think of the *premium-price* the fastest cpus in a class can demand! sell slightly slower 2-cores at bargain prices (think X2) and you loose. consider a 3-core that costs you just slightly more to produce and you can easily demand the premium 2-core price or more because the chip is more powerfull. and (especially marketing-wise) 3 is greater than 2.
maybe it's not such a big act laying the cores out differently - amd has been talking of "modular" designs (for 'fusion', etc.) for some time.
Sends a real clear message to the other astronauts/candidates, though. yeah, if they're going to be such dicks over someone going berzerk in her spare time...then they'll probably look for a more easy-going space agency.
i think raytracing and 3d-accelerators of today don't really mix well because they're based on different concepts. but who knows...with creative pixel-shader use perhaps one can do some kind of raytracing.
as far as "enough for real time..." is concerned: that depends entirely on the complexity of the scene.
but besides high resolution and antialiasing i imagine high-quality rendering with pretty complex shaders is possible.
probably a version for handheld devices (without some bells, wistles, activeX, bugs from the PC-version). but yes: Windows CE runs on MIPS (probably also ARM), as handhelds often don't use x86-chips.
A: guess who's IS manager?
C: you mean: 'who is THE manager'! A: WHO's not IS manager! guess who is IS manager...
C: so WHO's the manager? A: no! WHO's on third, WHAT's on second and I'm IS manager!
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but help me out - what happened in the 90s? or what specifically are you referring to?
berlin-wall coming down, east-block deteriorating, rostock, another iraq-war, ethnic-cleansing in yugoslavia, monica-lewinsky...yugoslavian refugees?
considering the ease with which you can store, exchange and collate huge amounts of data and the fact that today many transactions are not anonymous anymore (if you pay with plastic or electronically) I can see why there are some concerns.
some made-up examples of how private data might be used - from harmless to problematic. some of them may be exaggerated for effect:
- sometimes it's nice if people know stuff about you: companies might offer you stuff that actually interests you on their website. maybe some company sends you greeting cards on your birthday - that's cute, they seem to care!
or maybe it could be annoying spam sent to you by companies you never directly revealed your address to.
- say you want to - just for fun - testdrive a porsche at the nearest car-dealer. I'd feel bad if they declined because my spending-record (credit-card, e-cash, bank-data) doesn't fit the profile of someone who might buy expensive cars, so they don't want me to waste their time.
- if insurance-companies evaluate some personal data about you and think you are in a high-risk-group (you regularly eat at mcDonalds). they might charge higher premiums or refuse to insure you.
I'm just saying personal information can be really valuable but can be used to your dislike/disadvantage. there are companies out there that make a living collecting, piecing together and selling information about people. you can likely buy various private information about some of your neighbors online - and so can they.
on the plus-side: there are privacy laws in germany that require government agencies and private companies to only keep information, that's needed for the relation they have with you. and generally may not share that information with others.
they're required to tell you about all info they have on you when you ask them and they need to delete data automatically (after a certain time), once it no longer serves the purpose it was collected for.
so it's legally not possible for companies, etc. to track your comsumer-habits, health-record, financial-history without your knowledge & agreement.
I heard in america, there're no limitations on collencting personal data - is that correct? that has some potentially scary implications.
some more tips to keep your ID secret :)
- don't have a bank account - pay in cache (ask your employer to give you some)
- don't file taxes
- don't renew your drivers license
- don't travel far
- don't register your handguns
on the other hand: you can just as well not register at a town, when you move somewhere in germany. if you don't, and later on decide you do need an identity afterall, they'll ask you to pay a fine of around 30 euros.
I don't get it...people like you have always been asking for *open* systems...and now you're doing the flip-flop?
but it could be a smart move.
consider the other guys(TM) offer slightly faster dual-cores. think of the *premium-price* the fastest cpus in a class can demand!
sell slightly slower 2-cores at bargain prices (think X2) and you loose.
consider a 3-core that costs you just slightly more to produce and you can easily demand the premium 2-core price or more because the chip is more powerfull. and (especially marketing-wise) 3 is greater than 2.
maybe it's not such a big act laying the cores out differently - amd has been talking of "modular" designs (for 'fusion', etc.) for some time.
...I don't watch commercials on TV... that's until they make TVs that don't allow you to change channels while an commercial is running.in other news: Lockheed Martin has decided to open it's sources and announce a bug-athon
check out https://repo.airforge.gov/raptor/
but don't everyone look at once - you'll slashdot the server.
i think raytracing and 3d-accelerators of today don't really mix well because they're based on different concepts.
but who knows...with creative pixel-shader use perhaps one can do some kind of raytracing.
as far as "enough for real time..." is concerned: that depends entirely on the complexity of the scene.
but besides high resolution and antialiasing i imagine high-quality rendering with pretty complex shaders is possible.
probably a version for handheld devices (without some bells, wistles, activeX, bugs from the PC-version).
but yes: Windows CE runs on MIPS (probably also ARM), as handhelds often don't use x86-chips.
...reminds me of that old "who's on first"
http://susie1114.com/WhosOnFirst.html
A: guess who's IS manager?
C: you mean: 'who is THE manager'!
A: WHO's not IS manager! guess who is IS manager...
C: so WHO's the manager?
A: no! WHO's on third, WHAT's on second and I'm IS manager!
Yeah - next they'll anounce an an Electric-Parade at Disneyland :-)
starring Mickey-Mouse and friends
...but will they really show up?