It sounds like he's saying that the city is on top of a layer of volcanic material, which is on top of plain-old dirt. And the dirt is washing away underneath... which sounds like a massive freaking problem...
These days, the mechanical components of computers are the only parts that fail. Fans and non-SSD hard drives will need replacement. Chips and circuits won't. In fact, your computer should be shutting itself down if critical fans fail (though your power supply may cook itself).
Always use a UPS and be sure to use dust filters on your intakes if you find your fans choking to death. Every few months, blast it all out with an air can.
It's not so interesting. I rarely wait on my CPU. It's my I/O and my GPU that hit the limits. When will NVIDIA make a GPU with a CPU core? That could be a real game-changer.
The post-WWII US economy was good because the rest of the developed world had blown its industrial infrastructure to bits. Any other reason you hypothesize, even if correct, is insignificant in comparison to this overwhelming factor.
Yeah, Flash and Flex (nobody uses Shockwave) should not be used for websites. The goal of a site is to get people information as quickly and easily as possible. These technologies should be used for moderately-complex web applications (where HTML controls are too limiting).
You have got to be some kind of god-damned genius. Jesus, Professor Einstein, your parents must be proud of your fan-fucking-tastic ability to figure shit out like that.
A certain sort of video (the kind you can't find on Youtube) comes primarily in Flash format. This sort of video seems to drive the adoption of new technology. If this can bring said video to the iPad, sales are certain to engorge.
Science is not identical to logical positivism, but it does have axioms. Who said it does not? You can reject these axioms and blab all day to your philosophy class about the matrix. Meanwhile, scientists send people to the moon. But please, don't let me interrupt the blabbing.
As for your claim that you know the one and only "christian" definition of "faith," you are simply lying. Having spent most of my life in a Christian church... having family members who are clergy... I can tell you as a fact that faith is "absolutely" not taught as the Greek "pistis" in all (any?) popular churches. It is more-or-less taught as the value of knowing truth emotionally rather than and in spite of science. Result: churches undermine scientific reasoning in the public mind.
I personally have an axiom: people who knowingly reject the axioms of science are insane. Of course, many who claim to do so actually reason with evidence and logic most of the time, falling back on cognitive dissonance only when they need to in order to justify whatever cherished insane belief they were psychologically molested with as children.
If you ask me to prove an axiom I will laugh at you. If you ask me to reason without axioms I will laugh at you. What are we left with? A choice between the axioms of scientific reasoning and insanity.
Bananas are yummy? Define "yummy." The brain's reaction to stimulus is measurable, so it is a scientific question if defined in the correct terms. The same is true of questions of justice.
And what of questions that can't be defined in a scientifically meaningful way? We can only conjecture as to the answers. We cannot gain confidence in the accuracy of the answers.
Asking for evidence that evidence exists is a silly exercise in mental masturbation. Thanks for the laugh.
Also amusing is your claim that the popular definition of "faith" is "certainly" not the definition used in Christianity, though you can't be bothered to mention the "real" definition.
Your post is amusing all around. Doesn't add to the discussion, though.
Emotion holds the key to influencing the unthinking masses. Religious leaders love exploiting emotions of guilt and existential fear, for example. Scientific thinking, on the other hand, requires the disciplined rejection of emotional influence. It seems unlikely that scientists will ever master this particular technique.
You are correct that this can apply to any ideology, but religion goes out of its way to cherish "faith," which is the polar opposite of scientific reasoning. With religion conditioning so many from birth to believe that "having faith" is a proper basis for the most important of convictions, it almost certainly strengthens acceptance of all manner of unreasoning thought.
Science seeks truth through the systematic application of logic to empirical evidence.
Faith accepts ideas as truth despite lack of empirical evidence, and in spite of contradictory empirical evidence.
Religion promotes faith. Faith is the enemy of scientific reasoning, whether applied to religion or politics or history or...
Yes, because that can mean the difference between dual-core and quad/six-core. It also means a lot more cache. Modern operating systems tend to have many background tasks, and modern users tend to have many simultaneous interactive tasks and tabs. When your computer can dedicate a core to what you're working on, it will feel smother than when your computer is switching things in and out.
One other thing I should point out: more expensive CPUs give you more processing power PER WATT. That money buys you a reduction in your electrical bill, in the noise of your system fans, and in the amount of AC you need to keep your room cool;-)
If you do computationally-intensive workstation tasks, like video editing, gaming, virtualization, or using java (sigh); you really will appreciate going from a $100 CPU to a $300 CPU. Using faster components also means having an overall less-frustrating experience with your computer.
At home, I have an i7, an SSD, a high-end NVIDIA GPU, and the fastest RAM my mobo can take. At work I have a computer made of the budget components you think are good enough. The difference is extremely evident. My computing tasks happen as fast as I can think at home. At work, I often have to wait for things to load, which can derail my train-of-though, lower my productivity, or just generally piss me off.
A few hundred more for good components is money very-well spent.
three of the four wifi cards i have dont work with it. nvidia drivers are broken in the install kernel. it was rushed... not enough qa. its great if it works for you... big if.
The Kindle IS based on Linux. The Kindle DOES NOT require DRM. You need to get your facts straight. And unlike the cheaper readers, the Kindle actually has a gigantic library attached to it through that free 3G connection.
E-ink readers are great for pleasure reading, because you read front-to-back. They are not good for reference books, because it is difficult to "flip through" pages in them. The search feature also is inadequate, as the slow screen makes interactive search feel cumbersome.
You are 100% wrong. Cost changing is what matters most. Perhaps you've heard of something called the industrial revolution? That's what happens when expensive things can be mass-produced cheaply.
In my experience, developers don't want Security anywhere near their products. We insist that they fix these "theoretical" and "academic" security problems, ruining their schedules and complicating their architectures.
Fine! Whatever. We will continue cleaning up your messes and pointing out the errors in your coding (which we warned you about). You can continue stonewalling us and doing everything you can to avoid us. We still get paid and you still get embarrassed.
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It sounds like he's saying that the city is on top of a layer of volcanic material, which is on top of plain-old dirt. And the dirt is washing away underneath... which sounds like a massive freaking problem...
Better: have everyone wear stunt harnesses at all times. If the ground below you collapses, you are left there dangling where the sidewalk used to be.
These days, the mechanical components of computers are the only parts that fail. Fans and non-SSD hard drives will need replacement. Chips and circuits won't. In fact, your computer should be shutting itself down if critical fans fail (though your power supply may cook itself).
Always use a UPS and be sure to use dust filters on your intakes if you find your fans choking to death. Every few months, blast it all out with an air can.
Your computers won't fail if you do this.
It's not so interesting. I rarely wait on my CPU. It's my I/O and my GPU that hit the limits. When will NVIDIA make a GPU with a CPU core? That could be a real game-changer.
The post-WWII US economy was good because the rest of the developed world had blown its industrial infrastructure to bits. Any other reason you hypothesize, even if correct, is insignificant in comparison to this overwhelming factor.
Yeah, Flash and Flex (nobody uses Shockwave) should not be used for websites. The goal of a site is to get people information as quickly and easily as possible. These technologies should be used for moderately-complex web applications (where HTML controls are too limiting).
You have got to be some kind of god-damned genius. Jesus, Professor Einstein, your parents must be proud of your fan-fucking-tastic ability to figure shit out like that.
A certain sort of video (the kind you can't find on Youtube) comes primarily in Flash format. This sort of video seems to drive the adoption of new technology. If this can bring said video to the iPad, sales are certain to engorge.
Science is not identical to logical positivism, but it does have axioms. Who said it does not? You can reject these axioms and blab all day to your philosophy class about the matrix. Meanwhile, scientists send people to the moon. But please, don't let me interrupt the blabbing.
As for your claim that you know the one and only "christian" definition of "faith," you are simply lying. Having spent most of my life in a Christian church... having family members who are clergy... I can tell you as a fact that faith is "absolutely" not taught as the Greek "pistis" in all (any?) popular churches. It is more-or-less taught as the value of knowing truth emotionally rather than and in spite of science. Result: churches undermine scientific reasoning in the public mind.
I personally have an axiom: people who knowingly reject the axioms of science are insane. Of course, many who claim to do so actually reason with evidence and logic most of the time, falling back on cognitive dissonance only when they need to in order to justify whatever cherished insane belief they were psychologically molested with as children.
If you ask me to prove an axiom I will laugh at you. If you ask me to reason without axioms I will laugh at you. What are we left with? A choice between the axioms of scientific reasoning and insanity.
Bananas are yummy? Define "yummy." The brain's reaction to stimulus is measurable, so it is a scientific question if defined in the correct terms. The same is true of questions of justice.
And what of questions that can't be defined in a scientifically meaningful way? We can only conjecture as to the answers. We cannot gain confidence in the accuracy of the answers.
Asking for evidence that evidence exists is a silly exercise in mental masturbation. Thanks for the laugh.
Also amusing is your claim that the popular definition of "faith" is "certainly" not the definition used in Christianity, though you can't be bothered to mention the "real" definition.
Your post is amusing all around. Doesn't add to the discussion, though.
Emotion holds the key to influencing the unthinking masses. Religious leaders love exploiting emotions of guilt and existential fear, for example. Scientific thinking, on the other hand, requires the disciplined rejection of emotional influence. It seems unlikely that scientists will ever master this particular technique.
You are correct that this can apply to any ideology, but religion goes out of its way to cherish "faith," which is the polar opposite of scientific reasoning. With religion conditioning so many from birth to believe that "having faith" is a proper basis for the most important of convictions, it almost certainly strengthens acceptance of all manner of unreasoning thought.
Science seeks truth through the systematic application of logic to empirical evidence.
Faith accepts ideas as truth despite lack of empirical evidence, and in spite of contradictory empirical evidence.
Religion promotes faith. Faith is the enemy of scientific reasoning, whether applied to religion or politics or history or...
Yes, because that can mean the difference between dual-core and quad/six-core. It also means a lot more cache. Modern operating systems tend to have many background tasks, and modern users tend to have many simultaneous interactive tasks and tabs. When your computer can dedicate a core to what you're working on, it will feel smother than when your computer is switching things in and out.
One other thing I should point out: more expensive CPUs give you more processing power PER WATT. That money buys you a reduction in your electrical bill, in the noise of your system fans, and in the amount of AC you need to keep your room cool ;-)
If you do computationally-intensive workstation tasks, like video editing, gaming, virtualization, or using java (sigh); you really will appreciate going from a $100 CPU to a $300 CPU. Using faster components also means having an overall less-frustrating experience with your computer.
At home, I have an i7, an SSD, a high-end NVIDIA GPU, and the fastest RAM my mobo can take. At work I have a computer made of the budget components you think are good enough. The difference is extremely evident. My computing tasks happen as fast as I can think at home. At work, I often have to wait for things to load, which can derail my train-of-though, lower my productivity, or just generally piss me off.
A few hundred more for good components is money very-well spent.
How the hell did they ship a phone OS which answers phone calls in your pocket? Touch-screens are not a hard concept, MSFT.
three of the four wifi cards i have dont work with it. nvidia drivers are broken in the install kernel. it was rushed... not enough qa. its great if it works for you... big if.
Well, there are some advantages to distortion. Think the girl in your adult video is a bit too chunky? Just bend the edges of the screen toward you!
The Kindle IS based on Linux. The Kindle DOES NOT require DRM. You need to get your facts straight. And unlike the cheaper readers, the Kindle actually has a gigantic library attached to it through that free 3G connection.
E-ink readers are great for pleasure reading, because you read front-to-back. They are not good for reference books, because it is difficult to "flip through" pages in them. The search feature also is inadequate, as the slow screen makes interactive search feel cumbersome.
Any dictionary will show you what the word "command" means. If you want examples, any history book will illustrate this principle for you, too.
A command economy requires a commander. It is fair to relate communism and totalitarianism.
You are 100% wrong. Cost changing is what matters most. Perhaps you've heard of something called the industrial revolution? That's what happens when expensive things can be mass-produced cheaply.
In my experience, developers don't want Security anywhere near their products. We insist that they fix these "theoretical" and "academic" security problems, ruining their schedules and complicating their architectures.
Fine! Whatever. We will continue cleaning up your messes and pointing out the errors in your coding (which we warned you about). You can continue stonewalling us and doing everything you can to avoid us. We still get paid and you still get embarrassed.
And you intentionally dodged my question. Telling.
There is a difference between requiring registration and having optional registration.
Really? In the 1980s I could call up any number of virtual servers on the fly for a few dollars per month?
Sorry, but the computing trend being called "cloud computing" is real. It's not just a buzzword.