Less than the the "Loudness wars" or listening on a underground train? Please. Most people won't be able to tell the difference with a proper blind test. I have done with a number of people who think they need FLAC for there portable players.
5min+ (more like 10 to 20min) of sustained fusion is not "milliseconds". Tokamak are pulse mode devices by nature of induced currents. 20min on a few min off sort of thing. Stellarators are not far behind Tokamaks and can do constant burn.
The long time line is primarily due to the budget and results needed from ITER so we can build DEMO properly. The neutron fluxes are rather crazy.
So you either live in Wellington or Auckland (perhaps Christchurch- I have not lived in NZ for 3 years). And even then there are only a few select areas. And what the hell is good about a 80gig cap at 10Mbit? Thats like a average of only 250Kbits or something. I downloaded well over 150Gig last month on 2Mbit. And lest not start with the level of service.. That why we moved our net based company off shore.
I guess you don't read the literature. Tokamak "advanced modes" are practically a breakthrough and thats from the actual data not simulations. ITER will produce sustained fusion burn. DEMO will go one step further. At the cost of 20 billion for 5+ year program its not bad since a plain old fashion nuclear reactor can cost upwards of 10 billion. In fact if they got the budget of say federal roading (about 40Billion per year) it would have been done by now.
I find it amusing that you assume that we are still in the 60s with plasma and fusion technology without reading up on any of it first.
We can also just use energy to suck the water out of the air. But yea big fresh water pipelines would be a lot easier than gas ones that connect wider Europe.
I have though of the very same thing. Unlicensed digital packet radio mesh edition could really work and combined with UWB and/or IR links for important hubs, quite hard to shut down. Hell there are already mesh nets around using plain WiFi.
Nope. Its 100% NZ Telecom that has a government awarded monopoly. They literately own the last mile everywhere and they hold every other provider that think that can get a good ROI for cheaper better internet to ransom. You pay the price they set which happens to be more than they charge for their own ISP (xtra for xtra charges with less service). They do things like take over a month to change address if you are not with xtra, or provide very bad levels of service. Independent ISPs can't complain because then they get worse service. This has gone to the Commerce commission more than once. I was in the industry their once and I still have friends in the industry.
I currently pay 20EU for 2Mbit + phone with unlimited download. And yes it really is unlimited, as I have averaged 1.8Mbit over a month more than once. I can get 4Mbit both ways for 40 EU and there are cheaper places in the EU. In NZ I was paying twice that for 256Kbit with a 5Gig limit.
Telecom may see it as no ROI because you can't switch to a better deal because they can aways make better deals go away.
But what good is a scanner at the port if thats what sets it off? Either way, this is a *lot* easier than a Ballistic Missile. The hard bit is getting the nuke in the first place.
I have written a chapter to a technical book mainly for the "publication" value. Quite a expensive one too. I didn't get paid and neither did any of the editors or other authors. This is not uncommon for this type of book. We even have to do the proofs and everything.
Publishes once added value. They really don't anymore.
There is an important difference. If I put the time and expertise into cracking the digital safe, I can then distribute the crack so anyone can use without expertise or time.
And yet another difference. I can put the contents of the safe on bittorrent.
No. WWII booming raids worked because SAM basically did not exist. Once radar and solid fuel rocket engines were somewhat perfected, things changed rather dramatically. However fighters are still somewhat needed. aka the F22.
But a nuke can be small. Not suitcase small, but shipping container small with enough shielding to make detection hard. Finding this out at the boarder may not be a win if it detonates upon "attempted detection".
They are also showing there age. At Rock am Ring, Offspring, Alter Bridge, Seether, that dude from System of the Down, all had pristine live performances. Offspring were on just before Metallica and you could really see the difference.
Right up until the service is down or they decide to change it and force updates. Don't want to update? Too bad, you can't even play off line anymore....
The context is not online off line distribution. It is steam !=DRM free. In fact when the servers go down, and mark my words they will. You will find that 2nd hand sales is the least of your worries. Does anyone even remember the fiasco of HL 2?
I don't know. Metallica concerts still sell out dam fast here in Europe. I went to Rock am Ring last year and a lot of people where there just for them. They played only their old stuff which was pretty good. But as far as live performances go, other bands have a better stage presence IMO.
I remember OO databases where going to change everything in the DB world. This was what, in 1994 or something and I was at university, so I'm pretty sure there was a boatload of stuff before then.
If anyone wants a good reason why software patents do not foster innovation, this has to be it.
The question is however, will RH fight it, or code around it?
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So you by your own logic, a 128kbit mp3 is no problem for the portable players that everyone is using. What was your point?
Less than the the "Loudness wars" or listening on a underground train? Please. Most people won't be able to tell the difference with a proper blind test. I have done with a number of people who think they need FLAC for there portable players.
You forgot the wow and flutter of analog tape or its 16KHz response.
5min+ (more like 10 to 20min) of sustained fusion is not "milliseconds". Tokamak are pulse mode devices by nature of induced currents. 20min on a few min off sort of thing. Stellarators are not far behind Tokamaks and can do constant burn.
The long time line is primarily due to the budget and results needed from ITER so we can build DEMO properly. The neutron fluxes are rather crazy.
So you either live in Wellington or Auckland (perhaps Christchurch- I have not lived in NZ for 3 years). And even then there are only a few select areas. And what the hell is good about a 80gig cap at 10Mbit? Thats like a average of only 250Kbits or something. I downloaded well over 150Gig last month on 2Mbit. And lest not start with the level of service.. That why we moved our net based company off shore.
How much do you pay?
I guess you don't read the literature. Tokamak "advanced modes" are practically a breakthrough and thats from the actual data not simulations. ITER will produce sustained fusion burn. DEMO will go one step further. At the cost of 20 billion for 5+ year program its not bad since a plain old fashion nuclear reactor can cost upwards of 10 billion. In fact if they got the budget of say federal roading (about 40Billion per year) it would have been done by now.
I find it amusing that you assume that we are still in the 60s with plasma and fusion technology without reading up on any of it first.
We can also just use energy to suck the water out of the air. But yea big fresh water pipelines would be a lot easier than gas ones that connect wider Europe.
I have though of the very same thing. Unlicensed digital packet radio mesh edition could really work and combined with UWB and/or IR links for important hubs, quite hard to shut down. Hell there are already mesh nets around using plain WiFi.
Nope. Its 100% NZ Telecom that has a government awarded monopoly. They literately own the last mile everywhere and they hold every other provider that think that can get a good ROI for cheaper better internet to ransom. You pay the price they set which happens to be more than they charge for their own ISP (xtra for xtra charges with less service). They do things like take over a month to change address if you are not with xtra, or provide very bad levels of service. Independent ISPs can't complain because then they get worse service. This has gone to the Commerce commission more than once. I was in the industry their once and I still have friends in the industry.
I currently pay 20EU for 2Mbit + phone with unlimited download. And yes it really is unlimited, as I have averaged 1.8Mbit over a month more than once. I can get 4Mbit both ways for 40 EU and there are cheaper places in the EU. In NZ I was paying twice that for 256Kbit with a 5Gig limit.
Telecom may see it as no ROI because you can't switch to a better deal because they can aways make better deals go away.
So then read the actual wording of the law and not some lobby dudes PR campaign piece with an axe to grind.
We also know these bots are not perfect and can lead to false-positives.
Further the cost of false positives is not their problem. So whats the incentive to reduce false positives?
Because Big Brother is the NZ == of the RIAA as far as your internet connect goes.
Note also you get disconnected *first*, then you get to ask for "adjudicator".
One word. Monopoly.
But what good is a scanner at the port if thats what sets it off? Either way, this is a *lot* easier than a Ballistic Missile. The hard bit is getting the nuke in the first place.
I have written a chapter to a technical book mainly for the "publication" value. Quite a expensive one too. I didn't get paid and neither did any of the editors or other authors. This is not uncommon for this type of book. We even have to do the proofs and everything.
Publishes once added value. They really don't anymore.
I remember the days of high speed dubbing... Mine was 4x one. Sounded bloody funny.
There is an important difference. If I put the time and expertise into cracking the digital safe, I can then distribute the crack so anyone can use without expertise or time.
And yet another difference. I can put the contents of the safe on bittorrent.
Thats not water, its ice. And when i get it down my ski jacket I still get wet ;)
No. WWII booming raids worked because SAM basically did not exist. Once radar and solid fuel rocket engines were somewhat perfected, things changed rather dramatically. However fighters are still somewhat needed. aka the F22.
But a nuke can be small. Not suitcase small, but shipping container small with enough shielding to make detection hard. Finding this out at the boarder may not be a win if it detonates upon "attempted detection".
They are also showing there age. At Rock am Ring, Offspring, Alter Bridge, Seether, that dude from System of the Down, all had pristine live performances. Offspring were on just before Metallica and you could really see the difference.
...the DRM is very reasonable,..
Right up until the service is down or they decide to change it and force updates. Don't want to update? Too bad, you can't even play off line anymore....
No on cares about DRM until its too late.
The context is not online off line distribution. It is steam !=DRM free. In fact when the servers go down, and mark my words they will. You will find that 2nd hand sales is the least of your worries. Does anyone even remember the fiasco of HL 2?
Parent never said anything about theft.
I don't know. Metallica concerts still sell out dam fast here in Europe. I went to Rock am Ring last year and a lot of people where there just for them. They played only their old stuff which was pretty good. But as far as live performances go, other bands have a better stage presence IMO.
I remember OO databases where going to change everything in the DB world. This was what, in 1994 or something and I was at university, so I'm pretty sure there was a boatload of stuff before then.
If anyone wants a good reason why software patents do not foster innovation, this has to be it.
The question is however, will RH fight it, or code around it?