A Giant asteroid or Meteor supposedly Hit mars with such force that it sent Meteorites of Mars... umm... Rock? (I want to call it Mars Earth but that sounds ridiculous) hurtling towards Earth. The meteorites properties remain consistant with those of rocks we've observed on Mars, hence why we predict their origin.
The Bacteria is INSIDE the rock, not so much on the rock, so its believed the Bacteria was there before it hit Earth.
According to scientists, the meteorite was broken off the surface of Mars by the impact of an asteroid, and reached Earth after floating through space for about 16 million years. It landed in Allan Hills in Antarctica.
I instantly thought of John Carpenter's "The Thing"
There are a few kinks to work out with this model, but essentially, it could work. Specifically the example they showed would model an object, and not the world around it. So the algorithm would have to be reworked to map the world, and like someone else mentioned, would probably use 2 cameras (which means its compiling twice the data, which means "Real time" might not be so fast)
There is also the major issue with dynamic lighting effects. Since lighting is the primary use of how to model something in 3D, you generally just move the object (or yourself through the world) and you assume that the light source is always stationary. Or, for more accuracy, you can move the light source across 129600 (360 by 360) degrees of space, and knowing the lights path, get a more accurate understanding of the depth and shape of an object or world. Now movement and dynamic lighting combined would give you a far more accurate object then just one or the other. (In fact, if you or the object don't move, you'll only be getting half of what is there, essentially the front side of the object or only what is sitting in front of you in your world)
Now, the biggest kink to that would be a dynamic light source where the path isn't predicted. Example, the Robot is walking along, and a Car drives by. The altered light on the ground could mean the robot percieves a bump in the road, when in fact, there is not.
Except that VCR's (or the VHS tapes?) now come with that built in thing that doesn't let you record off of another input from a VCR or DVD.
Also, there is nothing stopping the Movie industry from attacking DVD-Recorders and VCR's, they simply haven't. I honestly think if they wanted to go up against DVD-Recorders they would have a good enough case to cause legislation forcing VCR Recorders to lock down the types of recording they can do.
How long is twelve volts going to keep a server running? A UPS would guarantee that you have enough time to finish transfers and close connections before shutting down into a safe mode, even give clients a warning before shutting down.
I'm imagining an A23 battery keeping a computer running for about 30 seconds, basically long enough for it to go "SHUTTING DOWN NOW KTHXBAI" and all your clients go WTF?
Yeah, and the Roman Empire fell into darkness (mostly) because they couldn't retain control over their over-extended dominion. No nation-state has ever survived at such a large size. As soon as all the troops are over in X-istan or wherever, revolt would happen somewhere else.
Simply put, when the people aren't happy, there is no way to keep the peace. If these men abuse their powers, but the people are happy - whats to say that a blissfully happy life isn't a good life?
You see Volts deal with Electrons, and Electrons are really tiny. Fingers aren't very big either, but they are bigger than electrons [citation needed]. Some scientist somewhere took 11 trillion electrons with 1 volt each and sent them towards a single finger, in flicking motion. The battle raged for just over a year, and in the end, the finger was the victor.
Isn't the pursuit of science meant to determine the truth of things? While discovering the Higgs boson or not will be truth either way, once discovering it we could move onto better and cooler things. I find it odd that Physicists find it more interesting when there is something you can't explain rather then testing a theory that could explain it.
I mean, I hope they find the Higgs boson so that everyone can stop clammering about it. It would take a very short amount of time to find it, and confirm its existance, as opposed to this never ending story of how "We haven't found it yet".
I agree - but I think its better that they be informed about it at the least. See my parents were under the impression that so long as they never entered their information online it wouldn't be in danger. As such, they had a number of financial records on their computer, which (of course) got infected.
Now, nothing bad has resulted (to our knowledge), and I've lined them up with preventative measures and how to deal with it when it strikes. They didn't really care all that much until I told them that yes, those bank records ARE AT RISK. Then they perked right up.
Is it worth catching corporate criminals at the cost of civil privacy?
Also, there are lots of ways around Taxation laws, legally, that require NO money off-shore. Using Charity receipts, holding companies, and company expenses, you can essentially cut your profits down so you don't get taxed as much while everything you want to purchase is owned by various companies (which you own but not directly).
It's kind of like you run company A, and Company B owns your car, Company C owns your house, Company D buys food, etc etc, and while the paper trail exists, theres nothing illegal about it. Shaw Communications (Cable company here in Canada) has mastered this technique. Yeah, the CEO is driving his Porsche around Calgary, but on paper he makes under 30k a year.
Ah, but what if you starting using Bob the pop Singer's latest CD in your upcoming Summer hit movie without Bob the poop singer's permission? It depends on how Bob the pop singer feels about how you are using his music in that film.
Just because you purchase something doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want with it. There are laws that are generated by the Federal Government (like Copyright laws) and then there are Licensing Laws the the company creates itself and is enforced by the government. If you think that the government shouldn't be used to enforce the EULA, go do something about it.
Apple Tries locking down the software. When people break that, they go the legal route.
Is that all you're really upset about? Apple using the courts to defend its software? Or is it that Apple is trying to defend its software? Because I've already laid out why they should.
Pretty sure thats what they were going for, but I agree with you.
It doesn't matter that you don't have to use any Brackets when you use an Array with Rev4. If you know how Arrays work you are used to calling their functions, then it makes MORE sense to use the
Arrayname.Function(variables)
syntax every other language uses instead of their
Perform this Function with Arrayname using variables
Syntax that they use in Rev4. I just don't like it, it makes it LESS readable to anyone who knows how to program, and I don't really see anyone wanting to start programming picking up a new language that isn't broadly used (Like C++ or Java or VB)
You think companies shouldn't care how your product is used?
Suppose you made a car, and a few weeks after selling it, you found out that Terrorists were the most popular buyers, because of some design flaw made it excellent for car bombing.
Next thing you know, theres a news report on how well the Acapulco 2000 series vehicle is used to kill civilians and anyone seen driving one should be considered dangerous.
A company -HAS- to look out for its image. To not do so would be folley.
I went through a couple pages of the tutorial, and I agree, it doesn't really make anything EASIER. As a programmer it sure isn't easier to Read then something Like Visual basic, or even Java. I find myself trying to figure out some of their nuances more then I am trying to follow their code, for example, they use Repeat instead of While. Were while statements one of the things that confused most people?
And Essentially, yes, "put item 1 of allItems into myArray"
IS easier to read, however if you don't know how arrays work it won't do you any good. And essentially if you DO know how Arrays work, then
myArray.Add(allItems[1])
Shouldn't confuse you at all. Essentially its all syntax, and once you learned one 3rd generation language you've basically learned them all, because an If is and If and an Else is an Else. No matter how many brackets you need, it'll still do the same thing.
Now, if you find the Syntax in Java scary - you should take a look at some Lisp.
I keep submitting this story called "How Incredibly Amazing is Apple?" With nothing but the link to the Apple Store copied and pasted 50 times over, but for whatever reason the Mods just won't post it.
By that logic, if musicians don't want their music copied, they shouldn't sell digital copies. Or to be even more secure, they shouldn't play their music anywhere to reduce the risk of anyone making a digital copy.
Apple got big by being "Better" than Microsoft. Better in ways of security, compatibility, attractiveness, and ease of use. Now ease of use is pretty easy to control because thats something they have 100% control over in their program code. However, if their software is allowed to run on computers not built by them, those other reasons are no longer present. They are no longer as secure, they are no longer as compatible, and they are no longer in that shiny attractive Apple box.
This can hurt Apple, so they want to specifically protect those reasons that make them "Better" than Microsoft. And locking down their software is the way they do it.
Hey, I got a $6000 Mac Pro to run Windows 7 so that I can run the Software (Visual Studio) I want to on the hardware (2 Quad Cores) I want to. I do it using Bootcamp, with full legit copies of the Operating Systems.
And I'll be honest, I don't think all Mac users are fools*. As much as I know about the Music and Video industry, which is very little, I understand that Macs are quite popular in that regard. I personally don't use that software so I wouldn't know how well it performs. I'm sure for those people who do that kind of stuff a Mac shines in every aspect and is worth every penny.
The fools I'm referring to are the people who got an iPod because they thought it was the only thing of its kind. Or the ones who bought a Macbook Air and keep it at home to surf the web. Or the kind who purchased a Mac to say they have a Mac. There alot of people like that out there. When there are far cheaper options to fit their needs, and I mean FAR cheaper. There are 8 Gig MP3 players going for 60 dollars, where an 8 Gig iPod Nano goes for over 100.
But - if White coloured headphones are crucial, thats the consumers choice to make.
*I'm probably the biggest fool of them all, for buying a Mac Pro when I PROBABLY could have built a comparable rig myself for half the price. Oh well.
PS - As for Linux, I only run that stuff on my Original Xbox, PS3, and a home-server. It's rarely used as much as a "Linux User" uses Linux.
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With more and more providers getting the iPhone, it seems like Apple just isn't feeling exclusive enough. Time to make a new version.
A Giant asteroid or Meteor supposedly Hit mars with such force that it sent Meteorites of Mars... umm... Rock? (I want to call it Mars Earth but that sounds ridiculous) hurtling towards Earth. The meteorites properties remain consistant with those of rocks we've observed on Mars, hence why we predict their origin.
The Bacteria is INSIDE the rock, not so much on the rock, so its believed the Bacteria was there before it hit Earth.
FTFA:
According to scientists, the meteorite was broken off the surface of Mars by the impact of an asteroid, and reached Earth after floating through space for about 16 million years. It landed in Allan Hills in Antarctica.
I instantly thought of John Carpenter's "The Thing"
There are a few kinks to work out with this model, but essentially, it could work. Specifically the example they showed would model an object, and not the world around it. So the algorithm would have to be reworked to map the world, and like someone else mentioned, would probably use 2 cameras (which means its compiling twice the data, which means "Real time" might not be so fast)
There is also the major issue with dynamic lighting effects. Since lighting is the primary use of how to model something in 3D, you generally just move the object (or yourself through the world) and you assume that the light source is always stationary. Or, for more accuracy, you can move the light source across 129600 (360 by 360) degrees of space, and knowing the lights path, get a more accurate understanding of the depth and shape of an object or world. Now movement and dynamic lighting combined would give you a far more accurate object then just one or the other. (In fact, if you or the object don't move, you'll only be getting half of what is there, essentially the front side of the object or only what is sitting in front of you in your world)
Now, the biggest kink to that would be a dynamic light source where the path isn't predicted. Example, the Robot is walking along, and a Car drives by. The altered light on the ground could mean the robot percieves a bump in the road, when in fact, there is not.
I hope that made sense.
Except that VCR's (or the VHS tapes?) now come with that built in thing that doesn't let you record off of another input from a VCR or DVD.
Also, there is nothing stopping the Movie industry from attacking DVD-Recorders and VCR's, they simply haven't. I honestly think if they wanted to go up against DVD-Recorders they would have a good enough case to cause legislation forcing VCR Recorders to lock down the types of recording they can do.
How long is twelve volts going to keep a server running? A UPS would guarantee that you have enough time to finish transfers and close connections before shutting down into a safe mode, even give clients a warning before shutting down.
I'm imagining an A23 battery keeping a computer running for about 30 seconds, basically long enough for it to go "SHUTTING DOWN NOW KTHXBAI" and all your clients go WTF?
I'm all for a more streamlined and formalized(read accountability) process for getting some kind of "international warrant" for this data
Not a bad idea. Interpol operates under the United Nations, I believe. Could they be expanded to deal with such activities?
Yeah, and the Roman Empire fell into darkness (mostly) because they couldn't retain control over their over-extended dominion. No nation-state has ever survived at such a large size. As soon as all the troops are over in
X-istan or wherever, revolt would happen somewhere else.
Simply put, when the people aren't happy, there is no way to keep the peace. If these men abuse their powers, but the people are happy - whats to say that a blissfully happy life isn't a good life?
IANAP*, but I do play one on TV.
You see Volts deal with Electrons, and Electrons are really tiny. Fingers aren't very big either, but they are bigger than electrons [citation needed]. Some scientist somewhere took 11 trillion electrons with 1 volt each and sent them towards a single finger, in flicking motion. The battle raged for just over a year, and in the end, the finger was the victor.
*or a lawyer
Wikipedia has a WHOLE section on Pizza in the United States. Albeit, it doesn't have a single cite or reference.
Are you trying to tell me that an article written with nothing to check for accountability could possibly be false?
Isn't the pursuit of science meant to determine the truth of things? While discovering the Higgs boson or not will be truth either way, once discovering it we could move onto better and cooler things. I find it odd that Physicists find it more interesting when there is something you can't explain rather then testing a theory that could explain it.
I mean, I hope they find the Higgs boson so that everyone can stop clammering about it. It would take a very short amount of time to find it, and confirm its existance, as opposed to this never ending story of how "We haven't found it yet".
THAT could go on forever, if we let it.
I agree - but I think its better that they be informed about it at the least. See my parents were under the impression that so long as they never entered their information online it wouldn't be in danger. As such, they had a number of financial records on their computer, which (of course) got infected.
Now, nothing bad has resulted (to our knowledge), and I've lined them up with preventative measures and how to deal with it when it strikes. They didn't really care all that much until I told them that yes, those bank records ARE AT RISK. Then they perked right up.
Is it worth catching corporate criminals at the cost of civil privacy?
Also, there are lots of ways around Taxation laws, legally, that require NO money off-shore. Using Charity receipts, holding companies, and company expenses, you can essentially cut your profits down so you don't get taxed as much while everything you want to purchase is owned by various companies (which you own but not directly).
It's kind of like you run company A, and Company B owns your car, Company C owns your house, Company D buys food, etc etc, and while the paper trail exists, theres nothing illegal about it. Shaw Communications (Cable company here in Canada) has mastered this technique. Yeah, the CEO is driving his Porsche around Calgary, but on paper he makes under 30k a year.
A surprisingly large amount of people couldn't make the link between Malware and Malicious software.
And an even larger amount of people didn't know what Malicious meant. *facepalm*
Either follow the EULA or return the product. Its simple.
Ah, but what if you starting using Bob the pop Singer's latest CD in your upcoming Summer hit movie without Bob the poop singer's permission? It depends on how Bob the pop singer feels about how you are using his music in that film.
Just because you purchase something doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want with it. There are laws that are generated by the Federal Government (like Copyright laws) and then there are Licensing Laws the the company creates itself and is enforced by the government. If you think that the government shouldn't be used to enforce the EULA, go do something about it.
Apple Tries locking down the software. When people break that, they go the legal route.
Is that all you're really upset about? Apple using the courts to defend its software? Or is it that Apple is trying to defend its software? Because I've already laid out why they should.
not nearly enough parenthesis.
Pretty sure thats what they were going for, but I agree with you.
It doesn't matter that you don't have to use any Brackets when you use an Array with Rev4. If you know how Arrays work you are used to calling their functions, then it makes MORE sense to use the
Arrayname.Function(variables)
syntax every other language uses instead of their
Perform this Function with Arrayname using variables
Syntax that they use in Rev4. I just don't like it, it makes it LESS readable to anyone who knows how to program, and I don't really see anyone wanting to start programming picking up a new language that isn't broadly used (Like C++ or Java or VB)
You think companies shouldn't care how your product is used?
Suppose you made a car, and a few weeks after selling it, you found out that Terrorists were the most popular buyers, because of some design flaw made it excellent for car bombing.
Next thing you know, theres a news report on how well the Acapulco 2000 series vehicle is used to kill civilians and anyone seen driving one should be considered dangerous.
A company -HAS- to look out for its image. To not do so would be folley.
I went through a couple pages of the tutorial, and I agree, it doesn't really make anything EASIER. As a programmer it sure isn't easier to Read then something Like Visual basic, or even Java. I find myself trying to figure out some of their nuances more then I am trying to follow their code, for example, they use Repeat instead of While. Were while statements one of the things that confused most people?
And Essentially, yes,
"put item 1 of allItems into myArray"
IS easier to read, however if you don't know how arrays work it won't do you any good. And essentially if you DO know how Arrays work, then
myArray.Add(allItems[1])
Shouldn't confuse you at all. Essentially its all syntax, and once you learned one 3rd generation language you've basically learned them all, because an If is and If and an Else is an Else. No matter how many brackets you need, it'll still do the same thing.
Now, if you find the Syntax in Java scary - you should take a look at some Lisp.
I don't think apple cares if the end user makes themselves a hackintosh
Oh Really?
I keep submitting this story called "How Incredibly Amazing is Apple?" With nothing but the link to the Apple Store copied and pasted 50 times over, but for whatever reason the Mods just won't post it.
What gives?
Well then there are laws in place to prevent that from happening.
However, there are no laws in place to prevent Apple from doing so. If people REALLY want it to be illegal, they should protest it.
That's terrible logic, and even you must agree.
By that logic, if musicians don't want their music copied, they shouldn't sell digital copies. Or to be even more secure, they shouldn't play their music anywhere to reduce the risk of anyone making a digital copy.
Apple got big by being "Better" than Microsoft. Better in ways of security, compatibility, attractiveness, and ease of use. Now ease of use is pretty easy to control because thats something they have 100% control over in their program code. However, if their software is allowed to run on computers not built by them, those other reasons are no longer present. They are no longer as secure, they are no longer as compatible, and they are no longer in that shiny attractive Apple box.
This can hurt Apple, so they want to specifically protect those reasons that make them "Better" than Microsoft. And locking down their software is the way they do it.
Apple just likes the word because it begins with an i.
Would it be ironic that we over-use the word innovate, or would it be ironic if we created a new word to replace innovate?
Hey, I got a $6000 Mac Pro to run Windows 7 so that I can run the Software (Visual Studio) I want to on the hardware (2 Quad Cores) I want to. I do it using Bootcamp, with full legit copies of the Operating Systems.
And I'll be honest, I don't think all Mac users are fools*. As much as I know about the Music and Video industry, which is very little, I understand that Macs are quite popular in that regard. I personally don't use that software so I wouldn't know how well it performs. I'm sure for those people who do that kind of stuff a Mac shines in every aspect and is worth every penny.
The fools I'm referring to are the people who got an iPod because they thought it was the only thing of its kind. Or the ones who bought a Macbook Air and keep it at home to surf the web. Or the kind who purchased a Mac to say they have a Mac. There alot of people like that out there. When there are far cheaper options to fit their needs, and I mean FAR cheaper. There are 8 Gig MP3 players going for 60 dollars, where an 8 Gig iPod Nano goes for over 100.
But - if White coloured headphones are crucial, thats the consumers choice to make.
*I'm probably the biggest fool of them all, for buying a Mac Pro when I PROBABLY could have built a comparable rig myself for half the price. Oh well.
PS - As for Linux, I only run that stuff on my Original Xbox, PS3, and a home-server. It's rarely used as much as a "Linux User" uses Linux.