I'm not sure if it is still the case but for a LONG time 286 processors were the only ones available that had been hardened against cosmic radiation and were rated for space. When you're lobbing people into space, it matters most what works and is proven, not what is fastest or the newest technology.
Yes but the other priority concern for space travel is size. Every square inch of space is critical. Space agencies must balance old-but-proven technology with newer but way smaller technology. My cell phone contains more processing power, memory, and data storage space than the entirety of 1960's era Mission Control.
Don't forget about heat, either. Heat dissipation in space is a pain in the ass, and throwing a few hundred extra watts of heat at every data problem is a lot less viable than it is under your desk.
Some people own guns because no government fears an unarmed populace, and government only works in the interest of the people when the government fears the people and not the other way around.
Pro tip:
Governments have tanks, helicopters, cruise missiles, GPS, satellites, and trained/disciplined armies. They don't fear your semi-auto shotgun.
Just look at Afghanistan - and they are armed to the teeth even compared to the US gun nuts. Were the US government to become so oppressive as to actually spawn a domestic uprising, they more than likely would be spinning PR, so it wouldn't matter how many civvies they killed, unlike now in Afghanistan.
I support responsible firearm ownership. I target shoot. I don't make the mistake of thinking I could take on a government with a couple of long guns and my personal ammo stash.
I am, however, entirely prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse.
The critical difference is that you have one vote to cast. The RIAA and MPAA have hundreds of millions to spend on lobbyists and not-legally-bribes-but-may-as-well-be-called-that.
Of course it is. There are all sorts of websites that limit the stuff you can post to particular things - go read pretty much any forum rules on the entire Internet, or any kind of open-source project hosting, or even art hosting websites. They mandate licensing, liability, acceptable word usage.
Freedom of speech laws are specifically to prevent _governments_ from smothering speech, and say nothing about private contracts.
You're not the only person.
It's almost like the sensation of my skin crawling all up my hand but radiating from my fingertip - but only on some laptops and touch devices. Unfortunately for my geek cred, the iPhone is one of them.
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I'm not sure if it is still the case but for a LONG time 286 processors were the only ones available that had been hardened against cosmic radiation and were rated for space. When you're lobbing people into space, it matters most what works and is proven, not what is fastest or the newest technology.
Yes but the other priority concern for space travel is size. Every square inch of space is critical. Space agencies must balance old-but-proven technology with newer but way smaller technology. My cell phone contains more processing power, memory, and data storage space than the entirety of 1960's era Mission Control.
Don't forget about heat, either. Heat dissipation in space is a pain in the ass, and throwing a few hundred extra watts of heat at every data problem is a lot less viable than it is under your desk.
Some people own guns because no government fears an unarmed populace, and government only works in the interest of the people when the government fears the people and not the other way around.
Pro tip: Governments have tanks, helicopters, cruise missiles, GPS, satellites, and trained/disciplined armies. They don't fear your semi-auto shotgun.
Just look at Afghanistan - and they are armed to the teeth even compared to the US gun nuts. Were the US government to become so oppressive as to actually spawn a domestic uprising, they more than likely would be spinning PR, so it wouldn't matter how many civvies they killed, unlike now in Afghanistan.
I support responsible firearm ownership. I target shoot. I don't make the mistake of thinking I could take on a government with a couple of long guns and my personal ammo stash.
I am, however, entirely prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse.
The critical difference is that you have one vote to cast. The RIAA and MPAA have hundreds of millions to spend on lobbyists and not-legally-bribes-but-may-as-well-be-called-that.
Of course it is. There are all sorts of websites that limit the stuff you can post to particular things - go read pretty much any forum rules on the entire Internet, or any kind of open-source project hosting, or even art hosting websites. They mandate licensing, liability, acceptable word usage. Freedom of speech laws are specifically to prevent _governments_ from smothering speech, and say nothing about private contracts.
It's a good thing there wasn't any music being played in the break room, or the local branch of the RIAA would have had them crucified.
It isn't when you consider that those exact taxpayers get more than they could conceivably get spending individually.
You're not the only person. It's almost like the sensation of my skin crawling all up my hand but radiating from my fingertip - but only on some laptops and touch devices. Unfortunately for my geek cred, the iPhone is one of them.
Look at the Aspire Revo 1600. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=67819 is an excellent guide to getting it running.