One of the most expensive, and labor intensive part of mobo development is the BIOS. The licensing is very expensive, and requires a good deal of effort on the part of the SW developer. Often times the developers and mobo mfgr don't even have access to the full source code. The fact that U-boot (universal bootloader) is free makes x86 inherently more expensive than an ARM or PPC board, even if the processor components cost less. This is good for small and mid-size companies that are priced out of x86 development.
DC datacenters have been around longer than AC. All major telco's globally use DC distribution for their networking and communications equipment. They always have, and likely always will. The newer datacenter companies are just having to learn for themselves why it makes sense.
The main difference I've seen in Khan Academy is in the quality of the lectures. Most (all) videos I've seen are horrible. The tutorials on Khan are clear, straightforward, and informative with no fluff or embarrassingly lame animations. The several people I've talked to that used Khan found the tutorials to be even better than their own instructor's classroom lectures (they were taking calc, Diff Eq's, and linear algebra). I recommend Khan for that reason.
Which is why I always close my browser after a banking session. I only have one browser open, and only a single tab on that browser. All sessions, cookies, history, cache is deleted when I close my browser. This helps, but may not stop these kinds of attacks.
The concept of rights isn't about what a person can and can't do, it's about limiting the power of government. Freedom of speech is a right. It's implementation in the first amendment is important. The first five words of the first amendment are "Congress shall pass no law". This is an important distinction from "People have the right to" or "People can say whatever they want". "none shall pass", it doesn't matter if it's a flesh wound or a mortal wound, Congress can't make restrictions. Whether people have rights that companies do not is moot. It's whether the government can or can't restrict certain activities.
Some refer to the equal protection clause under these types of situations, but the notion of equality is only relevant if the two entities being compared are effectively equivalent. The notion that companies are equivalent to people is absurd. If companies are equivalent to people, how do you count votes for a company, and in what districts?
Despite the fact that PC's are 20+ years old, the development cost of a new PC is substantially larger than that of a mobile device. The BIOS development alone is a substantial part of the NRE cost. Mobile devices use open source bootloaders or run natively and so such NRE costs aren't applicable. Then add prototyping costs for the hardware and things get very expensive in a hurry.
The use and availability of operating systems is an additional burden the PC must bear. There's an acceptance in the mobile market of devices that behave differently. All pc's running windows will behave similarly, despite the shape or size. There's an expectation of behavioral consistency between PC mfgr's. If HP could have different UI than Dell, then things might get more interesting. At this point, the only UI difference is Apple vs PC. Linux on the desktop isn't at a place where it can or will drive PC development (a different discussion entirely).
Yup. Most of the damage from freezing and thawing electronic component comes from any water in the device. Other than that, the LCD may take some damage.
Silicon is not water based and is already frozen in a solid state. The chip components can go to -20 to -40 Celsius before damage occurs.
Diesel is good, but I'd like to see Mazda make a Wankel based Hybrid. It's low weight and excellent fixed speed performance is ideal for hybrid vehicles.
Make sure that your natural gas generator is running a genuine copy of Microsoft Windows Vista. You will find that your generator is much more reliable with Windows Vista as long as you keep your system up to date and have anti-virus, spyware protection, and firewall utilities installed.
It's also an accounting scam. By claiming that loss leaders are actually product in development, they don't have to record the expense of offering them. They can hide the expense under "R&D" efforts.
The practice will last until the stock crashes, and the shareholders start suing.
Earth Ground is common usage in power supply and EMI design. It's a non-current bearing wire meant to ensure all devices are at the same potential, and provides a return path for stray voltage.
I don't think firing them is much of a solution. Anyone who has ever worked at JPL, including the janitor, can easily find a job anywhere else in the world.
If even one scientist moves to China, the policy backfired.
if they're monthly subscriptions were for in-store exchanges. Movie renting for me is a spontaneous thing. I rent movies the day I want to see it. I don't want to wait a couple days for a movie, there simply isn't anything i want to see that badly.
Blockbuster is ignoring it's strongest asset. The brick and morter is the best thing they have going for them, and they refuse to capitalize on it.
My point is better directed at the importance of an expiring copyright, vs a perpetual copyright, but that would be a threadjack.
I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm just hoping that you got my real point concerning the value of unfettered use of Shakespeare's work to the economy at large.
The value of Shakespeare alone to the US economy is in the gazillions. How many school plays & textbooks, theaters, community centers, and even Hollywood studios would disappear if Shakespeare's works went into the private domain with no fair use provision.
Reading is a process of pattern recognition. We recognize and assemble patterns of letters/symbols and then associate those patterns with meaning. Some people can recognize larger patterns at a time, other people can only recognize shorter patterns. Most people move past the "processing a single letter at a time" stage of pattern recognition at a young age. Personally, I read whole multiple words or even short sentences at a time.
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One of the most expensive, and labor intensive part of mobo development is the BIOS. The licensing is very expensive, and requires a good deal of effort on the part of the SW developer. Often times the developers and mobo mfgr don't even have access to the full source code. The fact that U-boot (universal bootloader) is free makes x86 inherently more expensive than an ARM or PPC board, even if the processor components cost less. This is good for small and mid-size companies that are priced out of x86 development.
DC datacenters have been around longer than AC. All major telco's globally use DC distribution for their networking and communications equipment. They always have, and likely always will. The newer datacenter companies are just having to learn for themselves why it makes sense.
The main difference I've seen in Khan Academy is in the quality of the lectures. Most (all) videos I've seen are horrible. The tutorials on Khan are clear, straightforward, and informative with no fluff or embarrassingly lame animations. The several people I've talked to that used Khan found the tutorials to be even better than their own instructor's classroom lectures (they were taking calc, Diff Eq's, and linear algebra). I recommend Khan for that reason.
Which is why I always close my browser after a banking session. I only have one browser open, and only a single tab on that browser. All sessions, cookies, history, cache is deleted when I close my browser. This helps, but may not stop these kinds of attacks.
The concept of rights isn't about what a person can and can't do, it's about limiting the power of government. Freedom of speech is a right. It's implementation in the first amendment is important. The first five words of the first amendment are "Congress shall pass no law". This is an important distinction from "People have the right to" or "People can say whatever they want". "none shall pass", it doesn't matter if it's a flesh wound or a mortal wound, Congress can't make restrictions. Whether people have rights that companies do not is moot. It's whether the government can or can't restrict certain activities.
Some refer to the equal protection clause under these types of situations, but the notion of equality is only relevant if the two entities being compared are effectively equivalent. The notion that companies are equivalent to people is absurd. If companies are equivalent to people, how do you count votes for a company, and in what districts?
Despite the fact that PC's are 20+ years old, the development cost of a new PC is substantially larger than that of a mobile device. The BIOS development alone is a substantial part of the NRE cost. Mobile devices use open source bootloaders or run natively and so such NRE costs aren't applicable. Then add prototyping costs for the hardware and things get very expensive in a hurry.
The use and availability of operating systems is an additional burden the PC must bear. There's an acceptance in the mobile market of devices that behave differently. All pc's running windows will behave similarly, despite the shape or size. There's an expectation of behavioral consistency between PC mfgr's. If HP could have different UI than Dell, then things might get more interesting. At this point, the only UI difference is Apple vs PC. Linux on the desktop isn't at a place where it can or will drive PC development (a different discussion entirely).
Yup. Most of the damage from freezing and thawing electronic component comes from any water in the device. Other than that, the LCD may take some damage.
Silicon is not water based and is already frozen in a solid state. The chip components can go to -20 to -40 Celsius before damage occurs.
Diesel is good, but I'd like to see Mazda make a Wankel based Hybrid. It's low weight and excellent fixed speed performance is ideal for hybrid vehicles.
That makes sense.
It's probably at the request of OEMs who don't want customers to put off buying a computer to wait for a new OS.
The article might even say as much, if I bothered to read it.
Make sure that your natural gas generator is running a genuine copy of Microsoft Windows Vista. You will find that your generator is much more reliable with Windows Vista as long as you keep your system up to date and have anti-virus, spyware protection, and firewall utilities installed.
It's also an accounting scam. By claiming that loss leaders are actually product in development, they don't have to record the expense of offering them. They can hide the expense under "R&D" efforts.
The practice will last until the stock crashes, and the shareholders start suing.
They must be Vista developers in their day job...
Was the article accompanied by a grant application?
Sounds like one of those three steps to profit schemes...
Duke Nukem Forever was confirmed as late in 1998!
even their late announcement is late.
Earth Ground is common usage in power supply and EMI design. It's a non-current bearing wire meant to ensure all devices are at the same potential, and provides a return path for stray voltage.
Giga is a SI prefix. in the movie it's Jiga. I never knew how many zeroes are in a Jiga.
as far as the 8.6 goes well...
Real nerds don't preview their posts.
It's like a giant Carpacitor!!!
It's only really useful if it can store 8.6 jigawatts!
I don't think firing them is much of a solution. Anyone who has ever worked at JPL, including the janitor, can easily find a job anywhere else in the world.
If even one scientist moves to China, the policy backfired.
I say NY should press criminal charges against the DOJ for election tampering.
if they're monthly subscriptions were for in-store exchanges. Movie renting for me is a spontaneous thing. I rent movies the day I want to see it. I don't want to wait a couple days for a movie, there simply isn't anything i want to see that badly.
Blockbuster is ignoring it's strongest asset. The brick and morter is the best thing they have going for them, and they refuse to capitalize on it.
I'd take it a step farther and call it fraud.
My point is better directed at the importance of an expiring copyright, vs a perpetual copyright, but that would be a threadjack.
I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm just hoping that you got my real point concerning the value of unfettered use of Shakespeare's work to the economy at large.
The value of Shakespeare alone to the US economy is in the gazillions. How many school plays & textbooks, theaters, community centers, and even Hollywood studios would disappear if Shakespeare's works went into the private domain with no fair use provision.
I've wondered that too. I think my brain runs Expect on stdin. Maybe that's why I'm ticklish. har har.
Reading is a process of pattern recognition. We recognize and assemble patterns of letters/symbols and then associate those patterns with meaning. Some people can recognize larger patterns at a time, other people can only recognize shorter patterns. Most people move past the "processing a single letter at a time" stage of pattern recognition at a young age. Personally, I read whole multiple words or even short sentences at a time.
This has been known for a very long time.