IMHO, "Once they get their foot in the door..." typifies "slippery slope." I'm not advocating that we neither observe nor act, only that we not act as though all is lost at each decision that's issued.
Our legal system is a balancing act with multiple inputs. When it gets out of balance (as it may well be regarding intellectual property) there are methods to restore balance. Legislation is a historically proven method of restoring balance to the judiciary. I do understand that congress caused the current problems with changes to IP law, but they remain the best path to pursue correction of the problem.
At the end of the day, I have much more respect for those that take action to fix the wrongs than for those that simply complain and lament their perceived losses. So many in this community have the intelligence and knowledge to prepare and offer cogent arguments that will sway congress. I was hoping to catalyze some to action. Sufficient public response has historically trumped corporate influence in congress. Let's work to inform and, thus, change the status quo.
Well, true enough, but the feebly attempted joke didn't have the same punch when I wrote REALLY HUNGRY.
*SIGH* All the "funny" moderators must be at a picnic.
Why not employ numerous Field Programable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) instead of a CPU? You could program one or more FPGA to be optimized to execute each of the functions the software needs. Need more FLOPs? Program for that. Need scalar computation? program for that. Seven FPGAs running one way and nine running another. At some point, FPGAs may completely replace the CPU as we know it today. The HPC community is already looking at this possibility for some types of computations.
Thanks for the lat/long! Now, the prime meridian on Mars, what's that near?
I had no idea the Air Force was involved in this mission. It's clear they are because of the green blobs in the right lower corner of the map which are apparently a golf course adjusted for lower gravity and reduced atmosphere.
Please put down the mallet and quit sounding the deathknell for personal freedom. I still have mine. You still have yours. Try to stay within the law, and you'll probably keep it. If you don't like parts of US law, then vote and lobby to change it. Research the issues and write your congressmen real paper letters with convincing arguments and evidence. Post cogent, pertinent comments on their web sites. If you don't like paying for movies and music, you certainly are welcome to make your own [subject to copyright and pornography laws, of course]. Contrary to some opinions, the US is still a free country. As evidenced by this rant here today.
You know you're a *real* ancient geek if: You have administered an ARPANet node;
You remember your logon/password to a DEC 1020 running TOPS;
Your first Cisco box was a "bridge" that came in a beige box with a red spray-painted bridge logo;
You've coded in WATFIV and PL-1;
You know how to perform complex calculations using a slide rule.
The "in" thing is cold, or solid fusion which is a relatively low energy process (25 C of heating in this experiment). The ITER will work at a highly concentrated energy level. So there you have it: the difference is infusion or confusion.;-)
It will also be the day they go from having economic power to being rather subject to external powers.
Since the shift away from petroleum will be gradual, if not glacial, I hope they take the opportunity to reform their ideas. Failure to do so could result in creation of the world's largest glass bowl.
"I wish them the very best." I'll root for anything that shows promise in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, partcularly oil. Can you imagine the day when we can tell the Saudis to go away and take their extremist sect with them!
I call it metamoderated democracy in blog format; you call it slashdot. People their express opinions in mostly civil discourse. What an awesome, liberating concept!
IMO, This invention offers a great chance to be wearing road rash, assuming you survive the crash. But, hey, on some people road rash might be an improvement. Go for the sympathy vote.
First it was Mars. "Better Red and Dead!" Now it's Jupiter. Oh, it starts as just one red spot. Then, when your telescope is pointed at Saturn, another appears, then another. We're on a decline that will not be stopped.
We interrupt this rant to prevent any insipid Uranus puns.
Get a red stapler. Carry it everywhere in the office. Don't let anyone else touch it. Don't do anything else different. Politely help everyone as they start learning about your projects.
You just might get them to revisit their policy without saying a word.
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IMHO, "Once they get their foot in the door..." typifies "slippery slope." I'm not advocating that we neither observe nor act, only that we not act as though all is lost at each decision that's issued.
Our legal system is a balancing act with multiple inputs. When it gets out of balance (as it may well be regarding intellectual property) there are methods to restore balance. Legislation is a historically proven method of restoring balance to the judiciary. I do understand that congress caused the current problems with changes to IP law, but they remain the best path to pursue correction of the problem.
At the end of the day, I have much more respect for those that take action to fix the wrongs than for those that simply complain and lament their perceived losses. So many in this community have the intelligence and knowledge to prepare and offer cogent arguments that will sway congress. I was hoping to catalyze some to action. Sufficient public response has historically trumped corporate influence in congress. Let's work to inform and, thus, change the status quo.
Well, true enough, but the feebly attempted joke didn't have the same punch when I wrote REALLY HUNGRY.
*SIGH* All the "funny" moderators must be at a picnic.
Why not employ numerous Field Programable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) instead of a CPU? You could program one or more FPGA to be optimized to execute each of the functions the software needs. Need more FLOPs? Program for that. Need scalar computation? program for that. Seven FPGAs running one way and nine running another. At some point, FPGAs may completely replace the CPU as we know it today. The HPC community is already looking at this possibility for some types of computations.
Don't you remember, the monolith placed Europa off limits?
To be fair, there's ice as well. Ice adds value to my drinks, ergo....
Definitely. How much faster could life be if every program were permanently resident in memory? Buh bye pagefile, hello performance.
Thanks for the lat/long! Now, the prime meridian on Mars, what's that near?
I had no idea the Air Force was involved in this mission. It's clear they are because of the green blobs in the right lower corner of the map which are apparently a golf course adjusted for lower gravity and reduced atmosphere.Of course, jet lag is much less of an issue WHEN YOU'RE STARVING!
Oh well, so long as I can drink all I want....Please put down the mallet and quit sounding the deathknell for personal freedom. I still have mine. You still have yours. Try to stay within the law, and you'll probably keep it. If you don't like parts of US law, then vote and lobby to change it. Research the issues and write your congressmen real paper letters with convincing arguments and evidence. Post cogent, pertinent comments on their web sites. If you don't like paying for movies and music, you certainly are welcome to make your own [subject to copyright and pornography laws, of course]. Contrary to some opinions, the US is still a free country. As evidenced by this rant here today.
[Flame Off]You know you're a *real* ancient geek if:
You have administered an ARPANet node;
You remember your logon/password to a DEC 1020 running TOPS;
Your first Cisco box was a "bridge" that came in a beige box with a red spray-painted bridge logo;
You've coded in WATFIV and PL-1;
You know how to perform complex calculations using a slide rule.
Feel free to add your own.
Oi Vey, I think its "mishuggenah."
The "in" thing is cold, or solid fusion which is a relatively low energy process (25 C of heating in this experiment). The ITER will work at a highly concentrated energy level. So there you have it: the difference is infusion or confusion. ;-)
Someone please add the tag 'suddenoutbreakofcommonsense' to cover the licensing decision.
It will also be the day they go from having economic power to being rather subject to external powers.
Since the shift away from petroleum will be gradual, if not glacial, I hope they take the opportunity to reform their ideas. Failure to do so could result in creation of the world's largest glass bowl.
Go ahead. Otherwise you might want to consider chartered accountancy or, perhaps, lion taming!
"I wish them the very best." I'll root for anything that shows promise in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, partcularly oil. Can you imagine the day when we can tell the Saudis to go away and take their extremist sect with them!
Put another way, learning from a broken, dragging wheel clearly demonstrates how very little we know about our neighbor.
I call it metamoderated democracy in blog format; you call it slashdot. People their express opinions in mostly civil discourse. What an awesome, liberating concept!
Please, kill the 2-minute comment delay timer on beta.slashdot. We really want to test it!
do they intentionally slashdot the beta.slashdot.
I'm off to ride the new iron!
IMO, This invention offers a great chance to be wearing road rash, assuming you survive the crash. But, hey, on some people road rash might be an improvement. Go for the sympathy vote.
First it was Mars. "Better Red and Dead!" Now it's Jupiter. Oh, it starts as just one red spot. Then, when your telescope is pointed at Saturn, another appears, then another. We're on a decline that will not be stopped.
We interrupt this rant to prevent any insipid Uranus puns.
Move along, now. Nothing to see here.
Get a red stapler. Carry it everywhere in the office. Don't let anyone else touch it. Don't do anything else different. Politely help everyone as they start learning about your projects.
You just might get them to revisit their policy without saying a word.
Bob Keeshan rolls over in grave!