Antarctica wouldn't be very good, not just because of the climate, but also the isolation. Getting anything there in the winter months is almost by definition more trouble than it's worth. A satelite link would probably be too unreliable, and laying down a ground cable, too expensive.
Basically, the only way someone would build such a dodgy idea would be if they were government funded. Only a goverment could waste so much money on a concept that might fail. Which, of course, defeats the whole purpose.
--Dead Lesbian Witches! Think about it!
P.S. IIRC parts of Antarctica are claimed by several nations with claims overlapping. But by treaty, they agree not to talk about it. And USA doesn't recognise any of the claims because they were too slow to make one of their own.
kinda like DVD, which is officially limited to Windows
DVD is limited to Windows? You better not tell my iMac DV. It's been pretending to play the Matrix DVD for some time now. And how about those DVD players, and the PlayStation 2 etc.?
--Dead Lesbian Witches! Think about it!
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What's to prevent a tech firm from just outsourcing it's production to a country/state/area that doesn't require that law?
Inconvenience mainly. It can be a bit expensive to try to maintain quality control with a non-local company. Of course for evil multinationals, it isn't such a problem.
But if anyone thinks these chemical stories are scary, take a look at the mining industry. They use all sorts of nasty chemicals out in the open where anyone can be exposed to them. Cleaning these messes up is the price we pay for living in a high tech society
Don't be alarmed. I actually got over my Amiga zealotry after several years of counselling.
I am now obsessed with my iMac. Gently fondling its curves, running my fingers delicately over its mouse, repeatedly inserting CDs into its willing slot before finally penetrating both of its microphone jacks...
I have to go shower now. (I still feel like I'm cheating on Agnes and Denise)
I don't expect a journalist in a daily newspaper to have a good grasp of the technicalities of the subject.
However, I do expect some level of competence from a writer in a technical forum like PC Week. I expect something a bit more than "Open source is dumb because you can't make money off it."
Anyone can receive the military signal, but you need the sekrit code to use it directly to determine your position.
What I was thinking of was comparing the distortion of the signals caused by atmospheric delays (which can be significantly affected by clouds, rain, etc or what the ionosphere is doing) and multipaths. It doesn't improve the resolution as much as turning that damn Selective Availablity off does (YAY!!!) but every little bit helps (-:
I could be wrong, but they were probably using the system where they compare the civilian signals and the military signals to cancel out atmosphereic interference etc. and record the civilian position over a long period (e.g. a day) to get an average postion.
This is handy when you want to measure the movement of faults over a few years in a remote location. The equipment is damn expensive though, so we undergraduates don't get to play with it.
I don't see how much different it would be from just another re-organisation or shakeup. Sure, it will hurt morale and cause confusion etc, but this happens all the time with other companies. It's just on a slightly larger scale than normal.
While it's not exactly business as usual, I also wouldn't call it the end of Microsoft because they can still buy back their "Technological Lead" like they always do.
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Antarctica wouldn't be very good, not just because of the climate, but also the isolation. Getting anything there in the winter months is almost by definition more trouble than it's worth. A satelite link would probably be too unreliable, and laying down a ground cable, too expensive.
Basically, the only way someone would build such a dodgy idea would be if they were government funded. Only a goverment could waste so much money on a concept that might fail. Which, of course, defeats the whole purpose.
--Dead Lesbian Witches! Think about it!
P.S. IIRC parts of Antarctica are claimed by several nations with claims overlapping. But by treaty, they agree not to talk about it. And USA doesn't recognise any of the claims because they were too slow to make one of their own.
kinda like DVD, which is officially limited to Windows
DVD is limited to Windows? You better not tell my iMac DV. It's been pretending to play the Matrix DVD for some time now. And how about those DVD players, and the PlayStation 2 etc.?
--Dead Lesbian Witches! Think about it!
What's to prevent a tech firm from just outsourcing it's production to a country/state/area that doesn't require that law?
Inconvenience mainly. It can be a bit expensive to try to maintain quality control with a non-local company. Of course for evil multinationals, it isn't such a problem.
But if anyone thinks these chemical stories are scary, take a look at the mining industry. They use all sorts of nasty chemicals out in the open where anyone can be exposed to them. Cleaning these messes up is the price we pay for living in a high tech society
How on earth did they rate imaging over petroleum? Is the production of high quality pron really that important?
As a matter of fact, the last seven looked like they were just padding out the list with anything they thought of.
"Hey, we can't leave out nuclear stuff!"
"Oh, put lasers in there too."
"Okay, that's 20, lets post it, see what happens."
Don't be alarmed. I actually got over my Amiga zealotry after several years of counselling.
I am now obsessed with my iMac. Gently fondling its curves, running my fingers delicately over its mouse, repeatedly inserting CDs into its willing slot before finally penetrating both of its microphone jacks...
I have to go shower now.
(I still feel like I'm cheating on Agnes and Denise)
I don't expect a journalist in a daily newspaper to have a good grasp of the technicalities of the subject.
However, I do expect some level of competence from a writer in a technical forum like PC Week. I expect something a bit more than "Open source is dumb because you can't make money off it."
Anyone can receive the military signal, but you need the sekrit code to use it directly to determine your position.
What I was thinking of was comparing the distortion of the signals caused by atmospheric delays (which can be significantly affected by clouds, rain, etc or what the ionosphere is doing)
and multipaths. It doesn't improve the resolution as much as turning that damn Selective Availablity off does (YAY!!!) but every little bit helps (-:
AMIGAS!!!11!!! YAY!!!
Now, someone tell me how to do this to my Amiga 500!
(I am only as Red as my beard)
I could be wrong, but they were probably using the system where they compare the civilian signals and the military signals to cancel out atmosphereic interference etc. and record the civilian position over a long period (e.g. a day) to get an average postion.
This is handy when you want to measure the movement of faults over a few years in a remote location. The equipment is damn expensive though, so we undergraduates don't get to play with it.
The only crack involved is the one in the ground.
(Disclaimer: I am not a Geologist. Yet.)
IIRC, you need 4 satellites to determine your position, because you are calculating your position in 3 dimensions.
There is a difference between inspired by and copied from. Sometimes the distinction can be a bit subjective, but here it looks pretty clear cut.
Exactly.
Think of Bill Gates as the embodiment of his company M$:
An average programmer, but a superb businessman.
I don't see how much different it would be from just another re-organisation or shakeup. Sure, it will hurt morale and cause confusion etc, but this happens all the time with other companies. It's just on a slightly larger scale than normal.
While it's not exactly business as usual, I also wouldn't call it the end of Microsoft because they can still buy back their "Technological Lead" like they always do.
I agree that Microsoft needs to be broken up, but will two seperate companies be enough to ensure competion?
Thought the quote at the bottom of the page was so very appropriate...
Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich von Schiller, "The Maid of Orleans", III, 6