I've decided not to mod and am going to reply to you. Frequency is very important when sending information. The higher frequencies travel faster and longer distances than those at lower frequencies, and have the ability to penetrate more surfaces. Thus, the higher frequency talked about here means that the information will be able to travel faster and farther than something at a lower frequency. Think prism.
What happened to the loved "Block images from this server" menu item which appears by default with you right-click on an image.
I haven't tried adding it yet to the drop-down menu, I'm sure it would appear and it seems as if it is possible because the Images stuff is in the prefs, but why remove it from the menu by default? I love that feature.
But...once you are done with the full review and read "The Good, The Bad..." section...take a look at this.
The bad: Incompatible with some sites built for Internet Explorer; chat client doesn't work with the big commercial IM systems, including ICQ, Yahoo IM, AOL IM, and Windows Messenger.
Last time I checked. ChatZilla was a IRC client, not a friggin chat program to be used with AIM, ICQ, etc. While that would be something nice to add, it's already been done and I don't see why the author would mention this. IRC is much cooler than IM anyhow!
The real lesson is, if you're trying to make great movies aimed primarily at the young, avoid pomposity, self-indulgence and too much self-reference. Keep the story simple, clear and touching. Remember that movies mirror life.
I figured that whole avoiding pomposity and self-indulgence would work even towards the non-kids, or adults as most say it. We don't go to movies to see reality. Movies shouldn't mimic reality. Most don't. We go to movies to get away from reality. Why the hell would I pay $10 to see my life on screen. I don't need to pay $10 to see anyone's life on screen. I can see it by walking down the street. I want to go to the movies, not see commercials (that's just another story...), and let 2 hours slip by. Reality is not what movies mimic. Movies extend fantasy.
Keep the story simple and clear for the kids, keep the story interesting to win oscars and keep the movie complex and thought-provoking to make the AFI 's Top 100 list.
Well...this is a ridiculously old story and don't know why it came up, but since we're talking about it...here is the home page for the stuff at NASA. The stuff can stand incredible amounts of pressure, but be sure not to try to tear it...it will. And to see the stuff is just cool. I mean this solid just looks like it floats on you. Oh, and it's a rather expensive manufacturing process, which is why it hasn't found use in your home yet...
I coulda sworn that the Bhavad Gita was about 5000 years old, dating back to near Mesopotamian age. For those that don't know, the Bhagvad Gita is the oldest known script in human lineage, and is also among the sacred scriptures in Indian culture.
An ancient underwater city has been discovered off the coast of south-eastern India.
Divers from India and England made the discovery based on the statements of local fishermen and the old Indian legend of the Seven Pagodas.
The ruins, which are off the coast of Mahabalipuram, cover many square miles and seem to prove that a major city once stood there.
A further expedition to the region is now being arranged which will take place at the beginning of 2003.
'International significance'
The discovery was made on 1 April by a joint team of divers from the Indian National Institute of Oceanography and the Scientific Exploration Society based in Dorset.
Expedition leader Monty Halls said: "Our divers were presented with a series of structures that clearly showed man-made attributes.
"The scale of the site appears to be extremely extensive, with 50 dives conducted over a three-day period covering only a small area of the overall ruin field.
"This is plainly a discovery of international significance that demands further exploration and detailed investigation."
During the expedition to the site, divers came across structures believed to be man-made.
One of the buildings appears to be a place of worship, although they could only view part of what is a huge area suggesting a major city.
Jealous Gods
The myths of Mahabalipuram were first set down in writing by British traveller J. Goldingham who visited the South Indian coastal town in 1798, at which time it was known to sailors as the Seven Pagodas.
The myths speak of six temples submerged beneath the waves with the seventh temple still standing on the seashore.
The myths also state that a large city once stood here which was so beautiful the gods became jealous and sent a flood that swallowed it up entirely in a single day.
One of the expedition team, Graham Hancock, said: "I have argued for many years that the world's flood myths deserve to be taken seriously, a view that most Western academics reject.
"But here in Mahabalipuram we have proved the myths right and the academics wrong."
Scientists now want to explore the possibility that the city was submerged following the last Ice Age.
If this proves correct, it would date the discovery at more than 5,000 years old.
We know how long a second is. Time as we measure it is based on Earth's rotation and revolution.
What this measument is, is that it will not deteriorate over time as most methods of time measurement do currently. That is why it is so accurate. What that really means it that over time it will prove to be more accurate than anything else that we have created. A second will still be a second, and it's lenght will not change now.
I am bilingual. Hindi is my 1st language, and English my 2nd (Spanish as a 3rd, but I'm not fluent in that). Anyway, I often, when talking to my parents or others who speak Hindi, will use both Hindi and English interchangibly mainly because there are certain things that are easier said or explained in one language over the other. There are some words that don't exist (a description does) in one language, so I would use the other. While I could speak stricly in one, it's easier to speak in both. I don't think about doing this, I just do. I would have to think harder to speak just in one language.
The study results were interesting, but I would love to see more in depth analysis of this, or perhaps some further study info, etc. Anyone have anything?
I remember watching that very cartoon. I still can't help but smile...ug, and look at me now, i'm nearly in tears. He really was the director of all the caroons i saw. A legend.
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That's going to be the next headline. They'll design something like the Jacob Javits Center, and then we'll see transparent floors, and next thing you know, all the execs get sued for sexual harrasment because their secretaries all had offices on the floor above them, not next to them. And for some reason they had to wear skirts...go figure.
Another step towards the inevitable - terraforming
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This is similar to another article that I read about these flyers that NASA is working on that look like insects, but a lot lighter and smaller, and not as capable. I think this one is much better. It can go farther, and won't be wisked away by a 10mph wind.
Eventually I would think that they are going to plan a full terraform team and such, and these can be used to map everything. Hmm, now I just gotta figure out how I can get on that team.
The reason that we have never tried to terraform Venus is that we don't even know what the surface looks like, and it's environment is WAY to hostile for anything. The thing is a big HOT sulfer ball. Mars has relatively habitable temperatures. Given more greenhouse gases, it will be able to trap heat better, and make it easier for us to keep warm (we'd probably have to stay indoors on the dark side though). Yes, there are some bacteria that thrive on the hot sulfer gyesers, but if we don't even know what the surface of venus looks like, it's not worth the time and effort starting out with a completely new planet where we already have thousands of bits of more info about Mars.
Take a note of help from Ken Perlin. And the recent post about Tron should make him happy.
Quick background info on him. He has worked on texture mapping for quite some time now. Created such things as "Perlin Noise." Here is a good example. He also got an oscar for this work.
I hope this all helps you visualize the hypercube now.:)
Now, why would you want to do that. I enjoy seeing Liv more. While it might change the story line a little bit. The sappy girls that tag along will have something to look forward to as well. I mean, there _were_ only two women in the movie, and one of them turned out to freak the hell out of me.
I do believe that the actual intention for this is that you will tend to like certain people's comments more than others'. This way if you like something that you read, you can mark it good. And next time they have a comment in a thread you are reading, you will notice it and read it (meaning you will also spend more time here...hehe, as if you don't do that already). Also, this will help you ignore all those goat posts, grin. It basically will show everything, I assume, with a +1, -1 (or more if you can vote someone friend more than once?).
I like the idea, but I don't really understand how this is not kept private. Because me making all the "FP'ers" foe's will come back to haunt me? My opinion is made public when I make a comment, not when I read another's. I don't understand why that is so just yet, but I'm sure there is some reason for it.
Is that it gives you all the important physics equations that I learned throughout freshman and sophomore years of college all in one place. They equations are easy to find (though the variables used aren't the traditional ones in physics).
The book is a good reference to have. To me this would be good to have because I already "learned" all of this, but like most don't remember all of it. Having all these equations right in front of you will enable you to remember everything swiftly and apply what you need to.
Like most O'Reilly books, this is a good reference to have, and I think it should be bought by people that already know most of the basic physics stuff.
Well, while it covers an important topic which many look over, I don't think that it's going to teach me anything new.
If you are at the stage where you are game programming, I would hope that you know the basics of Newtonian Physics. If you don't, then you didn't really do anything in college, or on your own (whichever way you were educated). In reality, you should have basic understanding of how things work, and be able to code this as well.
You shouldn't be forced to read a book that tells you how to create physics models in your game world. I am hoping that this book does more than just implement the basic acceleration formulae.
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So what happens on a new moon? The energy gets thrown back to the sun?:)
Slashdot Mirror
Akshay and I'm from Got Milk? Where are you from?
Anyone else find that really funny?
I've decided not to mod and am going to reply to you. Frequency is very important when sending information. The higher frequencies travel faster and longer distances than those at lower frequencies, and have the ability to penetrate more surfaces. Thus, the higher frequency talked about here means that the information will be able to travel faster and farther than something at a lower frequency. Think prism.
What happened to the loved "Block images from this server" menu item which appears by default with you right-click on an image.
I haven't tried adding it yet to the drop-down menu, I'm sure it would appear and it seems as if it is possible because the Images stuff is in the prefs, but why remove it from the menu by default? I love that feature.
Last time I checked. ChatZilla was a IRC client, not a friggin chat program to be used with AIM, ICQ, etc. While that would be something nice to add, it's already been done and I don't see why the author would mention this. IRC is much cooler than IM anyhow!
Keep the story simple and clear for the kids, keep the story interesting to win oscars and keep the movie complex and thought-provoking to make the AFI 's Top 100 list.
Well...this is a ridiculously old story and don't know why it came up, but since we're talking about it...here is the home page for the stuff at NASA. The stuff can stand incredible amounts of pressure, but be sure not to try to tear it...it will. And to see the stuff is just cool. I mean this solid just looks like it floats on you. Oh, and it's a rather expensive manufacturing process, which is why it hasn't found use in your home yet...
I coulda sworn that the Bhavad Gita was about 5000 years old, dating back to near Mesopotamian age. For those that don't know, the Bhagvad Gita is the oldest known script in human lineage, and is also among the sacred scriptures in Indian culture.
Here is the text as requested by some users:
An ancient underwater city has been discovered off the coast of south-eastern India.
Divers from India and England made the discovery based on the statements of local fishermen and the old Indian legend of the Seven Pagodas.
The ruins, which are off the coast of Mahabalipuram, cover many square miles and seem to prove that a major city once stood there.
A further expedition to the region is now being arranged which will take place at the beginning of 2003.
'International significance'
The discovery was made on 1 April by a joint team of divers from the Indian National Institute of Oceanography and the Scientific Exploration Society based in Dorset.
Expedition leader Monty Halls said: "Our divers were presented with a series of structures that clearly showed man-made attributes.
"The scale of the site appears to be extremely extensive, with 50 dives conducted over a three-day period covering only a small area of the overall ruin field.
"This is plainly a discovery of international significance that demands further exploration and detailed investigation."
During the expedition to the site, divers came across structures believed to be man-made.
One of the buildings appears to be a place of worship, although they could only view part of what is a huge area suggesting a major city.
Jealous Gods
The myths of Mahabalipuram were first set down in writing by British traveller J. Goldingham who visited the South Indian coastal town in 1798, at which time it was known to sailors as the Seven Pagodas.
The myths speak of six temples submerged beneath the waves with the seventh temple still standing on the seashore.
The myths also state that a large city once stood here which was so beautiful the gods became jealous and sent a flood that swallowed it up entirely in a single day.
One of the expedition team, Graham Hancock, said: "I have argued for many years that the world's flood myths deserve to be taken seriously, a view that most Western academics reject.
"But here in Mahabalipuram we have proved the myths right and the academics wrong."
Scientists now want to explore the possibility that the city was submerged following the last Ice Age.
If this proves correct, it would date the discovery at more than 5,000 years old.
NY State for isntance does not use magnets anymore. They use a scattered barcode type much like what UPS uses, so magnest are useless.
Well, you could take a pen or a marker or a blade and scratch off all that stuff, but I wouldn't do that.
I'm guessing more and more states, etc, will move towards using this type of "barcode" on their ID's.
We know how long a second is. Time as we measure it is based on Earth's rotation and revolution.
What this measument is, is that it will not deteriorate over time as most methods of time measurement do currently. That is why it is so accurate. What that really means it that over time it will prove to be more accurate than anything else that we have created. A second will still be a second, and it's lenght will not change now.
Medical personalle will not be carrying Uranium on a plane.
I am bilingual. Hindi is my 1st language, and English my 2nd (Spanish as a 3rd, but I'm not fluent in that). Anyway, I often, when talking to my parents or others who speak Hindi, will use both Hindi and English interchangibly mainly because there are certain things that are easier said or explained in one language over the other. There are some words that don't exist (a description does) in one language, so I would use the other. While I could speak stricly in one, it's easier to speak in both. I don't think about doing this, I just do. I would have to think harder to speak just in one language.
The study results were interesting, but I would love to see more in depth analysis of this, or perhaps some further study info, etc. Anyone have anything?
I remember watching that very cartoon. I still can't help but smile...ug, and look at me now, i'm nearly in tears. He really was the director of all the caroons i saw. A legend.
That's going to be the next headline. They'll design something like the Jacob Javits Center, and then we'll see transparent floors, and next thing you know, all the execs get sued for sexual harrasment because their secretaries all had offices on the floor above them, not next to them. And for some reason they had to wear skirts...go figure.
This is similar to another article that I read about these flyers that NASA is working on that look like insects, but a lot lighter and smaller, and not as capable. I think this one is much better. It can go farther, and won't be wisked away by a 10mph wind.
Eventually I would think that they are going to plan a full terraform team and such, and these can be used to map everything. Hmm, now I just gotta figure out how I can get on that team.
The reason that we have never tried to terraform Venus is that we don't even know what the surface looks like, and it's environment is WAY to hostile for anything. The thing is a big HOT sulfer ball. Mars has relatively habitable temperatures. Given more greenhouse gases, it will be able to trap heat better, and make it easier for us to keep warm (we'd probably have to stay indoors on the dark side though). Yes, there are some bacteria that thrive on the hot sulfer gyesers, but if we don't even know what the surface of venus looks like, it's not worth the time and effort starting out with a completely new planet where we already have thousands of bits of more info about Mars.
Why? All non-slashdot images get blocked. I gotta love that "Block images from this server" function in Mozilla.
Take a note of help from Ken Perlin. And the recent post about Tron should make him happy.
:)
Quick background info on him. He has worked on texture mapping for quite some time now. Created such things as "Perlin Noise." Here is a good example. He also got an oscar for this work.
I hope this all helps you visualize the hypercube now.
Now, why would you want to do that. I enjoy seeing Liv more. While it might change the story line a little bit. The sappy girls that tag along will have something to look forward to as well. I mean, there _were_ only two women in the movie, and one of them turned out to freak the hell out of me.
I do believe that the actual intention for this is that you will tend to like certain people's comments more than others'. This way if you like something that you read, you can mark it good. And next time they have a comment in a thread you are reading, you will notice it and read it (meaning you will also spend more time here...hehe, as if you don't do that already). Also, this will help you ignore all those goat posts, grin. It basically will show everything, I assume, with a +1, -1 (or more if you can vote someone friend more than once?).
I like the idea, but I don't really understand how this is not kept private. Because me making all the "FP'ers" foe's will come back to haunt me? My opinion is made public when I make a comment, not when I read another's. I don't understand why that is so just yet, but I'm sure there is some reason for it.
This actually happened at Harvard.
Is that it gives you all the important physics equations that I learned throughout freshman and sophomore years of college all in one place. They equations are easy to find (though the variables used aren't the traditional ones in physics).
The book is a good reference to have. To me this would be good to have because I already "learned" all of this, but like most don't remember all of it. Having all these equations right in front of you will enable you to remember everything swiftly and apply what you need to.
Like most O'Reilly books, this is a good reference to have, and I think it should be bought by people that already know most of the basic physics stuff.
Well, while it covers an important topic which many look over, I don't think that it's going to teach me anything new.
If you are at the stage where you are game programming, I would hope that you know the basics of Newtonian Physics. If you don't, then you didn't really do anything in college, or on your own (whichever way you were educated). In reality, you should have basic understanding of how things work, and be able to code this as well.
You shouldn't be forced to read a book that tells you how to create physics models in your game world. I am hoping that this book does more than just implement the basic acceleration formulae.
So what happens on a new moon? The energy gets thrown back to the sun? :)