From 1880 to 1920 temperatures dropped 0.5 degrees celsius. From 1920 to 1934 temperatures rose 0.9 degree celsius. From 1934 to 1976 temperatures dropped 0.8 degrees celsius. From 1976 to present temperatures have risen 0.7 degrees celsius, for a net total of 0.3 degrees celsius in 124 years
Well, now perhaps we have an explanation for all this. During the cooling years, there could have been in increase in particulate pollution (e.g. 1880-1920, burning of more coal; 1934-1976 increased industrialisation) and the warming caused by greater releases of CO2 (1920-1934, rise of the motor car; 1976-present increase in gas and oil powered power stations, increase in cleaner burning motor vehicles).
The general trend is upwards, and even a 0.3 degree increase overall is substantial, considering that during the last ice age, the average temperature of the entire planet dropped by just 2 degrees.
Not at all. You can sue someone for patent infringement even if they developed the infringing code independantly. To label a patent infringer "scum" or a "sponger" when they could be perfectly innocent is going way too far.
Seventeen years is an incredibly long time in the world of IT. That means that patents from as far back as 1988 (when people were just getting excited about the new 386) are still valid now in the US.
I am the main developer of the LiVES Video Editor/VJ tool, a project I have been developing for two years, and which is in the top 450 projects on Freshmeat. (see http://lives.sourceforge.net). I've been looking for work involving my open source skills for over 18 months without any success so far.
If anybody wants to give me a job using/developing open source software, please contact me at the contact address on the site.
Actually, hemp (the plant) would probably be a good choice. It produces more biomass (i.e usable, processable, stuff) for the same amount of sunlight than any other plant, and thus will readily produce oxygen from carbon dioxide. The oil is very high in many nutrients and can be burned for fuel, and the processed fibers can be used for construction (if compressed) and for clothing.
The only problem is society's taboo with this particular plant. If that could be overcome, then I would imagine hemp, seaweed and algae would be good choices to take as plants.
For video editing, you could use LiVES. I am the author of this application, and I am willing to help in any way I can with implementing this as part of your curriculum.
On one contract I worked on, the office was regularly freezing cold during the winter months. One day it was so cold I had to code with gloves on. The boss saw this, saw how much it slowed down my work (I managed about 1 keystroke every 5 seconds). The next day a new heater arrived and the office suddenly became warm again:-)
One company has active Open Source contributing employees
Oh yes, they contribute the minimal amount they have to, considering their entire company relies on Open Source and that they make hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars from the work of others.
How about them contributing something useful, like say, oh, the Sorenson codec, or an open source iTunes client ? How exactly have they repaid the Open Source community for the money they make from the contributions of others ?
My interpretation of the article is that it suggests that it could do a bit more than what you discuss. With such technology you could read much larger chunks of data at a time. Rather than being limited to 32/64/128 bit data, you could have a huge data bus. So you are not just reducing the latency, you are also increasing the throughput of the system.
But how do you know for sure whether Linux will install on it or not, until you actually take it home and try it ? Or do you think the shop will let you install Linux on one of its machines "just to check" ?
And how exactly are you going to argue for a refund when the machine was "functioning perfectly" when it left the shop ?
And what about the Linux users ? Apple don't make an iTunes client for Linux. How is the growing population of Linux users supposed to use this service then ?
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Sure they have a choice.
Well, now perhaps we have an explanation for all this. During the cooling years, there could have been in increase in particulate pollution (e.g. 1880-1920, burning of more coal; 1934-1976 increased industrialisation) and the warming caused by greater releases of CO2 (1920-1934, rise of the motor car; 1976-present increase in gas and oil powered power stations, increase in cleaner burning motor vehicles).
The general trend is upwards, and even a 0.3 degree increase overall is substantial, considering that during the last ice age, the average temperature of the entire planet dropped by just 2 degrees.
oops, missed the link: LiVES - 100% DRM Free !
Why not just use LiVES ? Open your video, and then right click on any frame to save it.
http://lives.sourceforge.net
Yes that is a very good point.
"Obvious Day" on Slashdot again ?
Even simpler, he could have simply released a reference implementation under the GPL.
Yes, it is superior quality to mp3 at the same filesize.
Why not just rip your CDs you bought in ACC format?
Please tell me where I can find an ACC ripper. BTW I use Linux on all my machines.
Blast, it works better when you get the link right...!
Gratuitous links from a lone coder, who would stoop to such depths ?
Not at all. You can sue someone for patent infringement even if they developed the infringing code independantly. To label a patent infringer "scum" or a "sponger" when they could be perfectly innocent is going way too far.
Seventeen years is an incredibly long time in the world of IT. That means that patents from as far back as 1988 (when people were just getting excited about the new 386) are still valid now in the US.
I am the main developer of the LiVES Video Editor/VJ tool, a project I have been developing for two years, and which is in the top 450 projects on Freshmeat. (see http://lives.sourceforge.net). I've been looking for work involving my open source skills for over 18 months without any success so far.
If anybody wants to give me a job using/developing open source software, please contact me at the contact address on the site.
The only problem is society's taboo with this particular plant. If that could be overcome, then I would imagine hemp, seaweed and algae would be good choices to take as plants.
For video editing, you could use LiVES. I am the author of this application, and I am willing to help in any way I can with implementing this as part of your curriculum.
On one contract I worked on, the office was regularly freezing cold during the winter months. One day it was so cold I had to code with gloves on. The boss saw this, saw how much it slowed down my work (I managed about 1 keystroke every 5 seconds). The next day a new heater arrived and the office suddenly became warm again :-)
Shouldn't that be "qompelling" ?
Or better yet, create what you want to watch
There is so much fantastic Free Open Source software around these days, who the heck bothers *buying* software, let alone renting it...
Is this the last gasp of the proprietary software business, desperately looking for ways to fleece the customer for every last penny ?
Thanks, but you can keep your software "rentals".
It's more environmentally friendly to sell one disc than two. For that reason alone I would like to see this succeed.
Oh yes, they contribute the minimal amount they have to, considering their entire company relies on Open Source and that they make hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars from the work of others.
How about them contributing something useful, like say, oh, the Sorenson codec, or an open source iTunes client ? How exactly have they repaid the Open Source community for the money they make from the contributions of others ?
My interpretation of the article is that it suggests that it could do a bit more than what you discuss. With such technology you could read much larger chunks of data at a time. Rather than being limited to 32/64/128 bit data, you could have a huge data bus. So you are not just reducing the latency, you are also increasing the throughput of the system.
And how exactly are you going to argue for a refund when the machine was "functioning perfectly" when it left the shop ?
If you know Perl and want to assist with this, please contact me via the website.
Salsaman.
And what about the Linux users ? Apple don't make an iTunes client for Linux. How is the growing population of Linux users supposed to use this service then ?