Could somebody who had a chance to see these articles tell us what they were about? Maybe at least this way we could understand what DB don't want us reading?
Since I didn't quite understand what the code was doing I decided to try it out, though it doesn't seem to give the expected results. For example 4, 9 and 24 aren't primes. Below is the Java rendition of the code, any ideas?
The iPOD also has the size advantage - ie it will fit in your trouser, or shirt, pockets without any problems. You are going to need cargo pants for the RIO. Size makes a big difference when it comes to usability, and for most intents and purposes the 10Gb configuration of the iPOD is plenty for many people. I don't have either but I would rather put my money down for the iPOD, especially since it looks good.
Since we don't have a real sample of the plant life form, if there it is indeed there, we can't say how it differs to what we find on Earth. Since there are bacteria that can withstand amazing amounts of radiation, and others that can withstand other extreme conditions, what is there to say that no plants have cells adapted to this sort of environment. Heck, what even says that the source of the chlorophyll signature are plants, it could just as well be from bacteria that uses cholophyll for its soucrce of energy.
If the camera had a firewire connector, then in theory it should be possible to offload any data to a Firewire storage device. Firewire was designed as the digital media connector. There is a story at MacSlash where this issue it being talked about.
Also at the BBC
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This is where is would be nice if more OSs offered the option to create PDFs, such as with MacOS X. In most cases the ability to edit the received document is not an issue.
I would guess that the set up causes air from above the 'vehicle' to flow down and around it. This causes a point of low pressure above the vehicle into which it is 'sucked' into. The effect is similar to that created by a wing, though a wing needs to be moving to create the lower pressure above it.
Until the guy tries doing the experiment in a vacuum, this idea is only theory.
In theory you could make a fan that has no need for struts supporting the fan. As long as the fan tips are linked together by an outter hub and placed in a groove with ball-bearings, then it should stay in place. Maybe magnetic deflection could be sufficient, without the ball bearings, to reduce friction.
There is a difference between taxing thought and the income made from the result. IMHO, evelopment should not be taxed, but the money made from the sale of the product should. Otherwise the danger is that of reducing development simply because it costs too much to think - programming after all is more about thought than creation.
Heck, why not tax students for going to school!? (Hmm, maybe that is already being done? - that's why we see more money in the detention system than in the edutcation system).
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You make a good point, but for all the searching I can't seem to find any pictures of the new "Profile 4", just and article from zdnet and newseek (google search Gateway and "profile 4"). If anyone can lay their hands on some pictures of the "Profile 4" I think we would all be able to make better judgment on the look of the computer.
The other approach would be to have a guest account that can't t be customized, so visitors have something they are used to to use, while the the main user has their own login to customize.
By Jeff's indication we should all be living in houses with the same furniture and decor. I think I will call it ISO 1234567, 'the standardisation of home decor' and then apply the DMCA to prevent people from try to change the implemented decor standard.
If MPAA member companies are making less money it is probably because the CEOs are making more than ever - not verified, but they always seem to be making more money than the little guy that they fire when things get tough.
One thing that is interesting to notes is that food recipes are available all the time, but people still go to restaurants. Or, are we going to get restaurants blaming Napster next time people don't eat at them?
Point 'a' has a number of flaws. First people will simply end up paying for fuel outside of peak time. As for public transport, most people using it to go to work already pay a monthly subscription.
Point 'b' I feel makes a lot of sense. Since most parking systems are already linked to a a computer you could set up a billing system that adjust depending on your entry time and departure time. Sure most of these people pay a monthly subscription, but at the end of the month you would get an over-charge fee - a bit like cell phones where you pay per month and extra for the minutes no included in the subscription. Of course such a solution would have to be mandated by law, otherwise no parking garage would do this.
Maybe the companies could make their old games available as unsupported shareware on their websites, or maybe even freeware. Since Freeware is not that the same as public domain, this could be a way for the companies to appear genereous while protecting the copyright of the software and even the distribution.
There was a guy a few years back ( can't find any references at the mo' ) how had integratted a Mac Plus onto a low-rider style bicycle. He could type his e-mails and do his work while on the move - he had a handle grip keyboard (one of those where you only have four buttons or so) to type in the data and the pointer was controlled by his eyes.
The Palm certainly has the advantage that it is a tad smaller and probably easier to retrofit onto a standard bike that a Mac Plus is, but then again the usage of the Palm appears to be fare more limited in this case.
In fact it is a little more complicated than that:
MacOS X is actually an OS on top of an OS. The basic operating system is Darwin, which is based on BSD, though its kernel is based on Mach - this is the same relationship between Solaris and SunOS. If you are interested in a more detailed explanation of Mach and Darwin then check out the link here.
Darwin will run quite happily without MacOS X, though the reverse is not true. In fact there are people doing just that and using X-Windows instead. One thing that make Darwin different from other BSDs is that it is an OO OS, for example the I/O allows one driver to inherit functionality from another driver ( single inheritence, though ).
MacOS X as the previous poster pointed out comes bundled with all sorts of APIs than adds all sort of features than makes it more than just a fancy windowing environment. So as I said before MacOS X is an OS on top of an OS.
While I may support open source, getting window open sourced it is adouble edged sword: on the one hand it would reduce the financial input that MS has from selling the product, but on the other hand increase the user base as Windows advocates try the impossible by porting it to other platforms. This is the sort of pressure that non of the other operating systems need. MS-Windows is already available on more machines than it should be due to piracy, so we don't really need to help the profiliration with an open-source MS-Windows.
Also, remember that the availablity of the source is only as good as the license that gets bundled with it.
Embedded Linux is certainly a prime candidate, with a network connection for updating the configuration. The only catch is that most embedded linux boards that I have come across cost around the same as an old x586 or more. The day I can get an embedded Linux board for less than $300 (USD) is the day that I will consider making a purchase.
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Could somebody who had a chance to see these articles tell us what they were about? Maybe at least this way we could understand what DB don't want us reading?
BTW Got to love /.'s ecode tag.
The iPOD also has the size advantage - ie it will fit in your trouser, or shirt, pockets without any problems. You are going to need cargo pants for the RIO. Size makes a big difference when it comes to usability, and for most intents and purposes the 10Gb configuration of the iPOD is plenty for many people. I don't have either but I would rather put my money down for the iPOD, especially since it looks good.
Since we don't have a real sample of the plant life form, if there it is indeed there, we can't say how it differs to what we find on Earth. Since there are bacteria that can withstand amazing amounts of radiation, and others that can withstand other extreme conditions, what is there to say that no plants have cells adapted to this sort of environment. Heck, what even says that the source of the chlorophyll signature are plants, it could just as well be from bacteria that uses cholophyll for its soucrce of energy.
What I would love is for Apple to learn from the Newton and add some of the cool functionality into their desktop systems.
If the camera had a firewire connector, then in theory it should be possible to offload any data to a Firewire storage device. Firewire was designed as the digital media connector. There is a story at MacSlash where this issue it being talked about.
The BBC also has a article on this story.
This is where is would be nice if more OSs offered the option to create PDFs, such as with MacOS X. In most cases the ability to edit the received document is not an issue.
Until the guy tries doing the experiment in a vacuum, this idea is only theory.
Hmm, considering we can see what the flying object is shouldn't that be IFO (Identified Flying Object)?
In theory you could make a fan that has no need for struts supporting the fan. As long as the fan tips are linked together by an outter hub and placed in a groove with ball-bearings, then it should stay in place. Maybe magnetic deflection could be sufficient, without the ball bearings, to reduce friction.
There is a difference between taxing thought and the income made from the result. IMHO, evelopment should not be taxed, but the money made from the sale of the product should. Otherwise the danger is that of reducing development simply because it costs too much to think - programming after all is more about thought than creation.
Heck, why not tax students for going to school!? (Hmm, maybe that is already being done? - that's why we see more money in the detention system than in the edutcation system).
You make a good point, but for all the searching I can't seem to find any pictures of the new "Profile 4", just and article from zdnet and newseek (google search Gateway and "profile 4"). If anyone can lay their hands on some pictures of the "Profile 4" I think we would all be able to make better judgment on the look of the computer.
You can also add the use of SSL to avoid this problem.
By Jeff's indication we should all be living in houses with the same furniture and decor. I think I will call it ISO 1234567, 'the standardisation of home decor' and then apply the DMCA to prevent people from try to change the implemented decor standard.
If MPAA member companies are making less money it is probably because the CEOs are making more than ever - not verified, but they always seem to be making more money than the little guy that they fire when things get tough.
One thing that is interesting to notes is that food recipes are available all the time, but people still go to restaurants. Or, are we going to get restaurants blaming Napster next time people don't eat at them?
Point 'a' has a number of flaws. First people will simply end up paying for fuel outside of peak time. As for public transport, most people using it to go to work already pay a monthly subscription.
Point 'b' I feel makes a lot of sense. Since most parking systems are already linked to a a computer you could set up a billing system that adjust depending on your entry time and departure time. Sure most of these people pay a monthly subscription, but at the end of the month you would get an over-charge fee - a bit like cell phones where you pay per month and extra for the minutes no included in the subscription. Of course such a solution would have to be mandated by law, otherwise no parking garage would do this.
Maybe the companies could make their old games available as unsupported shareware on their websites, or maybe even freeware. Since Freeware is not that the same as public domain, this could be a way for the companies to appear genereous while protecting the copyright of the software and even the distribution.
The Palm certainly has the advantage that it is a tad smaller and probably easier to retrofit onto a standard bike that a Mac Plus is, but then again the usage of the Palm appears to be fare more limited in this case.
I managed to find a copy at my local cartograpy store. Maybe if there is one near you, you can check them out.
MacOS X is actually an OS on top of an OS. The basic operating system is Darwin, which is based on BSD, though its kernel is based on Mach - this is the same relationship between Solaris and SunOS. If you are interested in a more detailed explanation of Mach and Darwin then check out the link here.
Darwin will run quite happily without MacOS X, though the reverse is not true. In fact there are people doing just that and using X-Windows instead. One thing that make Darwin different from other BSDs is that it is an OO OS, for example the I/O allows one driver to inherit functionality from another driver ( single inheritence, though ).
MacOS X as the previous poster pointed out comes bundled with all sorts of APIs than adds all sort of features than makes it more than just a fancy windowing environment. So as I said before MacOS X is an OS on top of an OS.
While I may support open source, getting window open sourced it is adouble edged sword: on the one hand it would reduce the financial input that MS has from selling the product, but on the other hand increase the user base as Windows advocates try the impossible by porting it to other platforms. This is the sort of pressure that non of the other operating systems need. MS-Windows is already available on more machines than it should be due to piracy, so we don't really need to help the profiliration with an open-source MS-Windows.
Also, remember that the availablity of the source is only as good as the license that gets bundled with it.
Those robots are completley powered by water pressure. Maybe this calls for a water powered Linux system?
Embedded Linux is certainly a prime candidate, with a network connection for updating the configuration. The only catch is that most embedded linux boards that I have come across cost around the same as an old x586 or more. The day I can get an embedded Linux board for less than $300 (USD) is the day that I will consider making a purchase.
Well until someone has been to Belgium they can't appreciate good chips ( aka French Fries ). ;)