I recall that the Pentium III has a hardware random number generator built in (http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990120S0017), but I wasn't aware that motherboards have them (in the chipset? Where would they be?). Do newer man newer CPUs have them as well, or did they give up on them (along with the serial numbers in the PIIIs)?
"By 31 percent to 18 percent, more liberals than conservatives report seeing a specter."
I'd guess that that has something to do with religion, but I'm not quite sure how.
"Overall, the 48 percent who accept ESP is less than the 66 percent who gave that answer to a similar 1996 Newsweek question."
That's a huge drop -- if it's real (and not, say, a problem with the survey question). If it's real, any conjectures as to the cause? I'd like to think that it's because people have become more scientific in the past 11 years, but, unfortunatly, I don't think that's the case.
It doesn't make sense for modern operating systems to come without a web browser, media player, desktop search, etc. The problem with Windows is not bundled software.
From TFA:
Although I'd never learnt how to program, looking at the code it eventually started making sense.
I was left pointing out to people what I thought the problem was from looking at that particular code. After ranting and raving and saying what I thought the problem was, I figured I'd just start tinkering myself and try and tune the thing myself. It could be that he was a natural and had great intuition, or it could be that he had no idea what he was really doing. Does anyone know? Were his patches any good? I'd have some doubts if some dude with no programming experience came along and started claiming that everything was wrong with the kernel but he knew how to save it...
My Grandparents live in an apartment in Manhattan, and they were offered a internet/tv/phone fiber connection (from RCN?) a long time ago (maybe it was even around 2000 http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/R CN-Corporation-Company-History.html, an eternity as far as high speed internet goes) -- before I heard of fiber anywhere else. So yes, there's good evidence the densly populated areas get the goods first.
However, they turned down the offer because they had no use for the bandwidth:(
A lot of people are talking about how laptops are slower/more expensive/have smaller screens, and those are all true, but those aren't -- IMHO -- the main problems with laptops.
When I went off to college I got a laptop -- before that I had always used a desktop. It was pretty nice being able carry my computer (life) around with me. Then I slipped while going down some stairs, my laptop took a spill, and the hard drive went into a death spiral. I was able to get the data off it (and I had an older backup) but it made me realize that it probably wasn't a great idea to have such a vulnerable device for my main box. Now I have a desktop with a RAID sitting in my room. It's not going to get dropped or stolen. If I need something on it, I can ssh in. I still find my laptop very useful, but not as my main computer.
All they appear to have done is completely broken the iPhone so that it won't boot Did you RTFA? The commands they sent appear to put it in debugging mode -- they've no more broken it than you would break a pre-intel mac by holding down Cmd-Option-O-F at boot and entering open firmware...
What they did to enable the mode:
setenv debug-uarts 1 saveenv reboot It looks like if they enter the command "fsboot" then the device would continue to boot as normal.
The US school system is most definitely still a product of the Industrial Era, everything from the Summer Vacation to the majority of course material is a vestige of its Industrial Era roots. Everyone working in a factory = Industrial Era. Everyone working on a farm came before that, so Summer Vacation is a vestiage of the US's pre-Industrial Era roots.
Ok, so a lot of claims are made, but where did the data come from?
From TFA:
I have analyzed over 10,000 MySpace profiles, clocked over 2000 hours surfing and observing what happens on MySpace, and formally interviewed 90 teens in 7 states with a variety of different backgrounds and demographics. But that's only the tip of the iceberg. I ride buses to observe teens; I hang out at fast food joints and malls. I talk to parents, teachers, marketers, politicians, pastors, and technology creators. I read, I observe, I document. Ok, that's worth something, but it's not enough to substantiate the claims (90 teens = high margin of error). According to her website, she's a PhD candidate -- hopefully she has better evidence for her thesis.
Indeed, it does sound very much like bubble memory, and it's predecessor, Twistor Memory:
Twistor memory was based on magnetostriction, an effect which can be used to move magnetic fields. If you place a pattern on a medium (for instance, magnetic tape) and then pass a current through the tape, the patterns will slowly be "pushed" down the tape while the patterns themselves will remain unchanged. By placing a detector at some point over the tape, the fields will pass under it in turn without any physical motion. In effect it is a non-moving version of a single track from a drum memory. In the 1960s AT&T had used Twistor in a number of applications. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_memory See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistor_memory
"...and cut the bureaucracy." Sorry, that will NEVER happen. Look, in general I'm as skeptical as anyone about government bureaucracy getting smaller, but it's not like there's a physical law stating that it's impossible -- I've seen it happen. It used to be when you wanted to get a passport in my area, you'd have to go to this tiny office in the county government center/court house that had bad hours and was always busy. Now you can go to any one of numerous post offices to do the same thing (with less waiting in line) -- some of them even do passports on weekends.
A national ID certainly does have the potential to cut down on bureaucracy if it does combine many services that were previous separate.
First off, who is to say that these questions were intended to be completed in the same amount of time? (Perhaps the UK test has 60 questions in 1 hour and the Chinease test has 20). In truth, they really test the same thing just the chinease example takes more steps.
Secondly, what percent of UK students get the UK question right, and what percent of Chinease students get the Chinease question right? Tests usually have questions of different degrees of difficulty -- we could be comparing an easy UK question to a hard Chinease question. Or maybe the difference represents a difference in test crafting philosophy -- the UK test could have been created with the intention that most people get most of the questions right, the Chinease such that most people get most of the questions wrong. Both systems can compare applicants' knowledge.
On a different subject, it is my understanding that no HS students in China learn calculus. My source is my Dad, who is a Math prof at a good US college and former math adviser to incoming freshman. Some Chinease students who are very good at math would show up every year, and to his surprise, none of them every had taken calculus. The explanation was simple: there is no calculus on the Chinease college entrance exam, so no school teaches it because they are all preoccupied with teaching to the test. As a result, maybe Chinease HS students are very good at trig and geometry, but those aren't the subjects really needed for engineering and science. But writing an article about that would be poor fearmongering.
Does he keep the inventory available forever or can he send it back to the manufacturer for a refund?
I think that's the norm in some retail sectors (book selling for example?) but if there's a minimum resale price, then there's a contract. If I were I retailer who wanted to try something I thought might not sell, I wouldn't do it unless I had some type of refund language built in to the contract.
As for the loss leader "problem" you could, for example, bundle a product (sold at the minimum retail price) with a $15 gift certificate good for other purchases in the store and get the same effect. Or you could bundle it with a free toothbrush. Or perhaps you could give a product with a minimum retail price away for free to someone who buys enough of something else (buy a fridge, get a free microwave!)
I just don't see what all the fuss is about -- a minimum retail price wouldn't really change anything.
The chain has no control on the subsequent price, just as a non-integrated chain has no control on its retailers price.
Indeed, there is no asymmetry after the first retailer sells it. I never claimed there was. I only claimed asymmetry in the transfer between the manufacture and first sale by the retailer.
Who cares what price the distributor charges after that?
Obviously the manufacturer. Heck, you answer your own question. Low price could be taken as a sign of low quality -- especially for fashionable items like handbags.
Truth be told, I don't think allowing minimum retail prices would really change anything that much, because manufacturers will adjust prices so that supply equals demand or they will fail (which is what you were saying). To state it another way, nothing would really change because allowing "price-fixing" would simply allow manufactureres to make the same pricing decisions that retailers can already make. So I don't think the manufacturer would really benefit from setting their own minimum price, but why not let them if it's not going to hurt anyone? (And it won't hurt anyone because -- as mentioned earlier -- price will still adjust so that supply equals demand)
They do have an interesting point -- the current system is asymmetric. A large, vertically intergrated retailer -- who sells products that they make -- can set their own "minimum price" that all their stores must follow. However, under the current interpretation of the law, a company that does its sales through independent retailers can't set such a price. Seems sort of silly to favor one group over the other.
Indeed. The author of my EM text book notes that a current doesn't have to be electrons in a wire -- it might just as well be composed of trained ants carrying charges on their backs! (Griffiths 3rd ed, p 285)
Well, if someone likes Apple equipment, it makes sense for them to be pro Apple: the more people who use Apple equipment the easier life is for Apple users (more software is made, more websites work with Safari, etc.) I can't explain Proctor and Gamble in the same way. Some would say that people just like to identify and belong to gorups -- explains nationalism and whatnot. Maybe people are generally nice so they recomend things they like to other people. Is there anything wrong with that? What causes people to be so OMG I'M SO SUPERIOR THAT I TYPE IN CAPS anti pro things? What's it to you?
"For those who may be interested, I'm a 24 year old guy from Kentucky; I grew up in Kentucky, and studied philosophy and religion at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky as well as the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville. I currently live outside Louisville with my cat Mia."
Since it's on a wiki, the page history is also available...
In the article, they keep on talking about high capacitance as if it's a good thing, but I was under the impression that you want to minimize the capacitance to let the transistor switch faster. Am I wrong? Is the article wrong? Is this a different capacitance that they're talking about?
If you bothered to wiki it you'd know that the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1969 and was replaced in 1970 by the Controlled Substances Act. Under that act, cannabis is a Schedule I drug, so you'd better believe it's illegal to poses (I imagine that there's some sort of exemption for approved research). I haven't looked up the rest of your claims -- I hope they're more accurate.
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I recall that the Pentium III has a hardware random number generator built in (http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990120S0017), but I wasn't aware that motherboards have them (in the chipset? Where would they be?). Do newer man newer CPUs have them as well, or did they give up on them (along with the serial numbers in the PIIIs)?
"By 31 percent to 18 percent, more liberals than conservatives report seeing a specter."
I'd guess that that has something to do with religion, but I'm not quite sure how.
"Overall, the 48 percent who accept ESP is less than the 66 percent who gave that answer to a similar 1996 Newsweek question."
That's a huge drop -- if it's real (and not, say, a problem with the survey question). If it's real, any conjectures as to the cause? I'd like to think that it's because people have become more scientific in the past 11 years, but, unfortunatly, I don't think that's the case.
It doesn't make sense for modern operating systems to come without a web browser, media player, desktop search, etc. The problem with Windows is not bundled software.
The interview is available at
http://www.cnbc.com/id/20426036/site/14081545/
Not true -- they contract a bunch of it out to FedEx (4 million lbs per day) http://www.usps.com/communications/news/press/200
I was left pointing out to people what I thought the problem was from looking at that particular code. After ranting and raving and saying what I thought the problem was, I figured I'd just start tinkering myself and try and tune the thing myself. It could be that he was a natural and had great intuition, or it could be that he had no idea what he was really doing. Does anyone know? Were his patches any good? I'd have some doubts if some dude with no programming experience came along and started claiming that everything was wrong with the kernel but he knew how to save it...
My Grandparents live in an apartment in Manhattan, and they were offered a internet/tv/phone fiber connection (from RCN?) a long time ago (maybe it was even around 2000 http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/R CN-Corporation-Company-History.html, an eternity as far as high speed internet goes) -- before I heard of fiber anywhere else. So yes, there's good evidence the densly populated areas get the goods first.
:(
However, they turned down the offer because they had no use for the bandwidth
A lot of people are talking about how laptops are slower/more expensive/have smaller screens, and those are all true, but those aren't -- IMHO -- the main problems with laptops.
When I went off to college I got a laptop -- before that I had always used a desktop. It was pretty nice being able carry my computer (life) around with me. Then I slipped while going down some stairs, my laptop took a spill, and the hard drive went into a death spiral. I was able to get the data off it (and I had an older backup) but it made me realize that it probably wasn't a great idea to have such a vulnerable device for my main box. Now I have a desktop with a RAID sitting in my room. It's not going to get dropped or stolen. If I need something on it, I can ssh in. I still find my laptop very useful, but not as my main computer.
What they did to enable the mode: setenv debug-uarts 1
saveenv
reboot It looks like if they enter the command "fsboot" then the device would continue to boot as normal.
From TFA: I have analyzed over 10,000 MySpace profiles, clocked over 2000 hours surfing and observing what happens on MySpace, and formally interviewed 90 teens in 7 states with a variety of different backgrounds and demographics. But that's only the tip of the iceberg. I ride buses to observe teens; I hang out at fast food joints and malls. I talk to parents, teachers, marketers, politicians, pastors, and technology creators. I read, I observe, I document. Ok, that's worth something, but it's not enough to substantiate the claims (90 teens = high margin of error). According to her website, she's a PhD candidate -- hopefully she has better evidence for her thesis.
When? I think bullets have been doing that for quite some time.
A national ID certainly does have the potential to cut down on bureaucracy if it does combine many services that were previous separate.
without more context.
First off, who is to say that these questions were intended to be completed in the same amount of time? (Perhaps the UK test has 60 questions in 1 hour and the Chinease test has 20). In truth, they really test the same thing just the chinease example takes more steps.
Secondly, what percent of UK students get the UK question right, and what percent of Chinease students get the Chinease question right? Tests usually have questions of different degrees of difficulty -- we could be comparing an easy UK question to a hard Chinease question. Or maybe the difference represents a difference in test crafting philosophy -- the UK test could have been created with the intention that most people get most of the questions right, the Chinease such that most people get most of the questions wrong. Both systems can compare applicants' knowledge.
On a different subject, it is my understanding that no HS students in China learn calculus. My source is my Dad, who is a Math prof at a good US college and former math adviser to incoming freshman. Some Chinease students who are very good at math would show up every year, and to his surprise, none of them every had taken calculus. The explanation was simple: there is no calculus on the Chinease college entrance exam, so no school teaches it because they are all preoccupied with teaching to the test. As a result, maybe Chinease HS students are very good at trig and geometry, but those aren't the subjects really needed for engineering and science. But writing an article about that would be poor fearmongering.
I think that's the norm in some retail sectors (book selling for example?) but if there's a minimum resale price, then there's a contract. If I were I retailer who wanted to try something I thought might not sell, I wouldn't do it unless I had some type of refund language built in to the contract.
As for the loss leader "problem" you could, for example, bundle a product (sold at the minimum retail price) with a $15 gift certificate good for other purchases in the store and get the same effect. Or you could bundle it with a free toothbrush. Or perhaps you could give a product with a minimum retail price away for free to someone who buys enough of something else (buy a fridge, get a free microwave!)
I just don't see what all the fuss is about -- a minimum retail price wouldn't really change anything.
Indeed, there is no asymmetry after the first retailer sells it. I never claimed there was. I only claimed asymmetry in the transfer between the manufacture and first sale by the retailer.
Obviously the manufacturer. Heck, you answer your own question. Low price could be taken as a sign of low quality -- especially for fashionable items like handbags.
Truth be told, I don't think allowing minimum retail prices would really change anything that much, because manufacturers will adjust prices so that supply equals demand or they will fail (which is what you were saying). To state it another way, nothing would really change because allowing "price-fixing" would simply allow manufactureres to make the same pricing decisions that retailers can already make. So I don't think the manufacturer would really benefit from setting their own minimum price, but why not let them if it's not going to hurt anyone? (And it won't hurt anyone because -- as mentioned earlier -- price will still adjust so that supply equals demand)
They do have an interesting point -- the current system is asymmetric. A large, vertically intergrated retailer -- who sells products that they make -- can set their own "minimum price" that all their stores must follow. However, under the current interpretation of the law, a company that does its sales through independent retailers can't set such a price. Seems sort of silly to favor one group over the other.
Indeed. The author of my EM text book notes that a current doesn't have to be electrons in a wire -- it might just as well be composed of trained ants carrying charges on their backs! (Griffiths 3rd ed, p 285)
Well, if someone likes Apple equipment, it makes sense for them to be pro Apple: the more people who use Apple equipment the easier life is for Apple users (more software is made, more websites work with Safari, etc.) I can't explain Proctor and Gamble in the same way. Some would say that people just like to identify and belong to gorups -- explains nationalism and whatnot. Maybe people are generally nice so they recomend things they like to other people. Is there anything wrong with that? What causes people to be so OMG I'M SO SUPERIOR THAT I TYPE IN CAPS anti pro things? What's it to you?
Go to your local library and check out the article, "KNOW IT ALL; Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?" Pg. 36 Vol. 82 No. 23.
Also take a look at the user's page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Essjay
"For those who may be interested, I'm a 24 year old guy from Kentucky; I grew up in Kentucky, and studied philosophy and religion at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky as well as the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville. I currently live outside Louisville with my cat Mia."
Since it's on a wiki, the page history is also available...
In the article, they keep on talking about high capacitance as if it's a good thing, but I was under the impression that you want to minimize the capacitance to let the transistor switch faster. Am I wrong? Is the article wrong? Is this a different capacitance that they're talking about?
If you bothered to wiki it you'd know that the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1969 and was replaced in 1970 by the Controlled Substances Act. Under that act, cannabis is a Schedule I drug, so you'd better believe it's illegal to poses (I imagine that there's some sort of exemption for approved research). I haven't looked up the rest of your claims -- I hope they're more accurate.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_Marihuana_Tax_A
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substance