I'd like to suggest that you bet your $10 on EBay. Heck, if you list a $10 bet and put a reserve of $25 on it, you might even get lucky. But if you list it with no reserve you could still get a few vicious bidders on your bet, and come away with a hefty $5 profit or so...
(e) Priority Between Conflicting Transfer of Ownership and Nonexclusive License. - A nonexclusive license, whether recorded or not, prevails over a conflicting transfer of copyright ownership if the license is evidenced by a written instrument signed by the owner of the rights licensed or such owner's duly authorized agent, and if -
(1) the license was taken before execution of the transfer; or
(2) the license was taken in good faith before recordation of the transfer and without notice of it.
It seems to me that even if the relevant portion is arcane and obscure, it's still the law.
Scientific hype: "If the trend of increasing performance continues, a quantum computer that triples today's fastest computers could be built in five years [...]"
Reality: If the trend of increasing performance continues according to Moore's law, a personal computer that octuples today's fastest computers could be built in five years.
In a way, it's sad to watch 3Com struggle against mighty Cisco and newcomer Nortel. For someone like me whose childhood introduction to computers began in the mid-80's, 3Com has been like an IBM: always there.
I wouldn't count them out, though. CEO Eric Benhamou is a very smart guy and if 3Com is shedding some extra weight, they must also have something good planned ahead. Too bad for 3Com that they bought U.S. Robotics right as the market for analog modems peaked out at 56K. Palm was really the only feather in their cap, and they did the honorable thing to let it go before their own decline affected it.
As a side note, a Dell computer I just bought has its official "3Com 56K" modem listed as a U.S. Robotics modem. Go figure.
This announcement begs the question: is Intel really releasing a 1GHz processor?--or are they just fabbing a few of them so they can make the first-to-1GHz-fame claim.
Here's an article at The Register that explains it nicely. And there's a stable 1.1GHz Athlon that was shown at CeBIT. Tom's Hardware has more.
IMHO, the question of when the consumer can buy this chip and what quantities they'll be available in will determine who really was the first to release a 1GHz chip.
The computer sends electrical impulses to the cell-chip, triggering the cell's membrane pores to open and activating the cell. Scientists hope they can manufacture cell-chips in large numbers and insert them into the body to replace or correct diseased tissues.
Just what we need: a computer that replaces what it thinks are diseased tissues.
Process TIS-REP> Scanning biometrics... Process TIS-REP> Weak brain matter found! Process TIS-REP> Matter replacement procedure begun Process TIS-REP> replacing... Process TIS-REP> replacing... Process TIS-REP> FAT32 system error: Abort, Retry, Ignore?
In the past, we've seen radical changes to codebases, especially in the x86 world. Basic to Pascal, Pascal to C, and C to C++. However, things have (IMO) stalled there. C is still widely prevelant in its portability and especially in embedded systems. And Java has failed to really take hold like everyone thought (or hyped) it would.
With that said, I wonder if you think that with C++ we've reached a stage where a vast set of computing algorithms has been predetermined and the programming model itself has been honed to a fine edge, or do you think that the future holds a bright spot for some new--or existing, such as Perl or Python scripting--language to enter the scene and change programming as we know it again?
(Originally posted as AC; reposted.) A few quick takes... (I suppose some of these questions could be considered hostile, but none are meant as trolls by any means.)
Your privacy statement reads, in part: We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children 13 and under.
Does this mean that you unknowingly collect it? How could you be unaware of whether you collect data on kids or not?
What is your stance on domain squatting given the fact that someone else owns algore.com?
The "source code" to your front page reads, in part: I plan to use this space to post special messages to those who are helping to improve our web site...
What does this mean? Why would candidate Gore use an HTML comment to post a message to your web site developers?
As the Director of Internet Operations, how do you handle problems like Gore's infamous "Father of the Internet" gaffe, the problem last Fall with your web site collecting data from children, and other technical issues that (understandably) a politician isn't very familiar with?
According to the text of this article, you're committed to "making the algore2000 Web site...as efficient as possible." How can you justify that with a whopping 155Kb front page?
In Vice-President Gore's Technology and Science agenda, nowhere is mentioned things like encryption exports, software patents, so-called roving wiretaps and other pressing technical-human rights issues. Does your candiate have a stance on them?
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the transfer and without notice of it.
It seems to me that even if the relevant portion is arcane and obscure, it's still the law.
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"If the trend of increasing performance continues, a quantum computer that triples today's fastest computers could be built in five years [...]"
Reality:
If the trend of increasing performance continues according to Moore's law, a personal computer that octuples today's fastest computers could be built in five years.
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I wouldn't count them out, though. CEO Eric Benhamou is a very smart guy and if 3Com is shedding some extra weight, they must also have something good planned ahead. Too bad for 3Com that they bought U.S. Robotics right as the market for analog modems peaked out at 56K. Palm was really the only feather in their cap, and they did the honorable thing to let it go before their own decline affected it.
As a side note, a Dell computer I just bought has its official "3Com 56K" modem listed as a U.S. Robotics modem. Go figure.
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#include <windows.h>
#include <system_errors.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
char make_prog_look_big[1600000];
main()
{
if (detect_cache())
disable_cache();
if (fast_cpu())
set_wait_states(lots);
set_mouse(speed, very_slow);
set_mouse(action, jumpy);
set_mouse(reaction, sometimes);
printf("Welcome to Windoze 3.999 (we might get it right or just call it Chicago)\n");
if (system_ok())
crash(to_dos_prompt);
else
system_memory = open("a:\swp0001.swp", O_CREATE);
while(1)
{
sleep(5);
get_user_input();
sleep(5);
act_on_user_input();
sleep(5);
if (rand() < 0.9)
crash(complete_system);
}
return(unrecoverable_system);
}
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Here's an article at The Register that explains it nicely.
And there's a stable 1.1GHz Athlon that was shown at CeBIT. Tom's Hardware has more.
IMHO, the question of when the consumer can buy this chip and what quantities they'll be available in will determine who really was the first to release a 1GHz chip.
Just what we need: a computer that replaces what it thinks are diseased tissues.
Process TIS-REP> Scanning biometrics...
Process TIS-REP> Weak brain matter found!
Process TIS-REP> Matter replacement procedure begun
Process TIS-REP> replacing...
Process TIS-REP> replacing...
Process TIS-REP> FAT32 system error: Abort, Retry, Ignore?
With that said, I wonder if you think that with C++ we've reached a stage where a vast set of computing algorithms has been predetermined and the programming model itself has been honed to a fine edge, or do you think that the future holds a bright spot for some new--or existing, such as Perl or Python scripting--language to enter the scene and change programming as we know it again?
-Daniel.
- http://www.ballard.com/ Stationary fuel cells (for your house)
- http://www.manhattsci.com/ Micro fuel cells (for your cell phone/PDA)
- http://www.plugpower.com/home.cfm More home fuel cells
- http://reality.sculptors.com/lists.html Fuel cell discussion list
Thanks to Patrick Salsbury, who hosts the list and who provided the above links in an earlier Slashdot thread.Does this mean that you unknowingly collect it? How could you be unaware of whether you collect data on kids or not?
What does this mean? Why would candidate Gore use an HTML comment to post a message to your web site developers?
Thank you for your time.