Despite the success of C#, programmers began to complained that though C# provides much of the functionality of Java with the flexibility of C++, there exists a middle ground between C++ and C#.
C#++ is desiged to fill that middle ground.
CaptChalupa, a MicroSlash programmer, said, "I love C++, and always programmed in C++. But the lure of the C#, which my colleagues have raved all over, is tugging me. The reason I don't want to abandon C++ is because I still like to keep the flexibility of collecting my own garbage. C#++ is the answer that may just finally pull me away from C++."
Meanwhile, in another development, Microsoft Applications Inc. has announced the development of a new language called "C##".....
Let's say the state wins the case. Are we going to see lower taxes? No. Are we going to get a refund? No. Are we going to see lowered CD prices? Maybe.
In fact, if the state wins, the record industry now has a valid reason to raise prices : because the state sued!
When the state hire private lawyers to sue the industry (aka the tobacco case), the lawyers get most of the cash. The consumers see nothing.
So cheer while you can. But don't expect things to change much. After all, it's the consumers who willingly pay high prices for those CDs.
The images are of ground-based adaptive optics enhanced of Titan at the 1.3-2 microns ranges. That is because optical wavelengths cannot penetrate the thick methane atmosphere.
Now, HST (as several posters have pointed out) has "higher resolution" pictures. But that's at 0.9 microns, which is a factor of 2 smaller than 2 microns. HST does not have a 2 microns filter (methinks), so they can't see Titan from there.
So the phrase "most detailed" has a lot of qualification to it.
The interesting result is that they found bright spots, but the statement in their report of mountaineous regions corresponding to albedo (i.e. reflected light) peaks is flaky and almost careless given their scientific pedigree. Bright spots does not correspond to high areas.
The point is that a liquid sea of methane usually is low in albedo, since methane absorbs light even at low wavelength. SO bright spots means that there might actually be "dry" land on the surface.
The whole problem is due to the piecemeal manner the US gov tries to patch up existing laws to face the stampeding progress of communications technology (which just shows tech people are smarter than dem slow rich lawyers:))
Instead of using "medium" (i.e. cable, telco blah blah) centric laws, they should just admit that existing laws are just not good enough and sit down to rewrite a new "information-use law" that apply to "information", and not the medium that carry them.
This is flamebait. I personally don't want to get into a big fight of creationist vs evolutionist fight. Such a debate belongs somewhere else, like talk.origins newsgroup. So take this fight elsewhere.
As far as I am concerned, both creationists and evolutionists can be nerds.
MCL does not exist. But behind the older copies of Linux Journal (tm) (I don't have the new ones but I believe they still have the back page), is the add for Metro's Metro-X with the big words "Mission Critical Linux application" or something.
Mr Moody must have glanced at that and mistook the ad for a propriety X for a distro!
What the hell am I doing here getting a higher degree when I can get a nice paying job with ABC with zero knowledge!DIMWIT!
MPAA obviously realized the power of Trouzetky's (damned spelling) testimony and put Copyleft into the suit to be "consistent". I am sure they did it with much reluctance : how idiotic are they looking right now! But they don't have a choice : their act is a signal of capitulation that their suit is a lot more wide-ranging than they thought, and it's not going to help them by going after more and more trivial stuff.
To put in mildly : eventually they will have to sue everybody else with even trivial connections to the code. Technically, they are know trying to patent an algorithm : which will be dangerous to the scientific and engineering community if they wins (so they won't : imagine Fourier patenting the Fourier Transform, or that Runge and Kutta patenting the RK4 algorithm!)
You mean......people read OUR papers? I thought only cosmologists read cosmologists' papers. Hmmm...now I must tone down those sarcastic remarks about those damned observers and their petty telescopes.
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If somebody can rewrite that classic Spectrum ZX game Attack of the Killer Llamas in 2048 characters or less, that will win for sure :)
Hmm.. the fact that you thought it was a joke meant that it was a bigger failure than it actually is.
Despite the success of C#, programmers began to complained that though C# provides much of the functionality of Java with the flexibility of C++, there exists a middle ground between C++ and C#.
C#++ is desiged to fill that middle ground.
CaptChalupa, a MicroSlash programmer, said, "I love C++, and always programmed in C++. But the lure of the C#, which my colleagues have raved all over, is tugging me. The reason I don't want to abandon C++ is because I still like to keep the flexibility of collecting my own garbage. C#++ is the answer that may just finally pull me away from C++."
Meanwhile, in another development, Microsoft Applications Inc. has announced the development of a new language called "C##".....
So who is getting the goodies?
Answer : the lawyers.
Let's say the state wins the case. Are we going to see lower taxes? No. Are we going to get a refund? No. Are we going to see lowered CD prices? Maybe.
In fact, if the state wins, the record industry now has a valid reason to raise prices : because the state sued!
When the state hire private lawyers to sue the industry (aka the tobacco case), the lawyers get most of the cash. The consumers see nothing.
So cheer while you can. But don't expect things to change much. After all, it's the consumers who willingly pay high prices for those CDs.
Well, at least it's a patent, which means that while you are not allowed to use it, you can always poke at it and figure out how to Crack it.
:)
Besides, who wants to use a code that has lost a war and then some?
So no conspiracy theories here.
The interesting bit is the 67 years delay. Maybe it's not Enigma they are worried about, it's how they cracked it that's holding it up.
The images are of ground-based adaptive optics enhanced of Titan at the 1.3-2 microns ranges. That is because optical wavelengths cannot penetrate the thick methane atmosphere.
Now, HST (as several posters have pointed out) has "higher resolution" pictures. But that's at 0.9 microns, which is a factor of 2 smaller than 2 microns. HST does not have a 2 microns filter (methinks), so they can't see Titan from there.
So the phrase "most detailed" has a lot of qualification to it.
The interesting result is that they found bright spots, but the statement in their report of mountaineous regions corresponding to albedo (i.e. reflected light) peaks is flaky and almost careless given their scientific pedigree. Bright spots does not correspond to high areas.
The point is that a liquid sea of methane usually is low in albedo, since methane absorbs light even at low wavelength. SO bright spots means that there might actually be "dry" land on the surface.
Hubble's at 0.9 microns. Their's at 1.3-2 microns. The resolution will degrade accordingly.
...in one basket.
The one place it will converge to : our brains. (i.e. stick a chip into our brains.)
Cuz I'll buy it :)
The whole problem is due to the piecemeal manner the US gov tries to patch up existing laws to face the stampeding progress of communications technology (which just shows tech people are smarter than dem slow rich lawyers :))
Instead of using "medium" (i.e. cable, telco blah blah) centric laws, they should just admit that existing laws are just not good enough and sit down to rewrite a new "information-use law" that apply to "information", and not the medium that carry them.
The point of the post is the divergence of the law on the same thing.
Your post makes no sense. HELLO?!
I wanna play again....:)
I've got two heads, but one does not play games.
Hey,
This is flamebait. I personally don't want to get into a big fight of creationist vs evolutionist fight. Such a debate belongs somewhere else, like talk.origins newsgroup. So take this fight elsewhere.
As far as I am concerned, both creationists and evolutionists can be nerds.
The only definition of a "coffee grenade", to me, is a cup of multi-layered latte with sprinkling of chocolate flakes. Now that's a grenade.
Other than that, I would recommend the old lady
to try Iced Coffee instead. It's pretty good.
(For me, coffee below 212 F is for wimps.)
Also, samba is an English word (refered to a latin american beat/dance).
So, like Sting being Stung, I doubt this infringement will hold up in court.
Thanks! I didn't know that! Now I do.
Let me eat my words now : GULP!
This is funny.
MCL does not exist. But behind the older copies of Linux Journal (tm) (I don't have the new ones but I believe they still have the back page), is the add for Metro's Metro-X with the big words "Mission Critical Linux application" or something.
Mr Moody must have glanced at that and mistook the ad for a propriety X for a distro!
What the hell am I doing here getting a higher degree when I can get a nice paying job with ABC with zero knowledge!DIMWIT!
Ah. You obviously haven't seen THAT episode of SNL...:)
Yes. The problem with hotmail/yahoo etc accounts is that so many people uses them, and that they have predictable names (like james_9991@hotmail) etc.
Probably spammers trying names at random.
Try setting up a hotmail account, and never use it. Log in a few weeks later and stare in disbelief.
Yes, but FFT is not Fourier's invention. FT is.
MPAA obviously realized the power of Trouzetky's (damned spelling) testimony and put Copyleft into the suit to be "consistent". I am sure they did it with much reluctance : how idiotic are they looking right now! But they don't have a choice : their act is a signal of capitulation that their suit is a lot more wide-ranging than they thought, and it's not going to help them by going after more and more trivial stuff.
:)
To put in mildly : eventually they will have to sue everybody else with even trivial connections to the code. Technically, they are know trying to patent an algorithm : which will be dangerous to the scientific and engineering community if they wins (so they won't : imagine Fourier patenting the Fourier Transform, or that Runge and Kutta patenting the RK4 algorithm!)
This is going to be fun
You mean......people read OUR papers? I thought only cosmologists read cosmologists' papers. Hmmm...now I must tone down those sarcastic remarks about those damned observers and their petty telescopes.
And I am a cosmologist, I use God-Given Natural Units. (c=k=h=1)