"[...] there are also "Jobs" users that have same connection speed like users above, but opted to pay twice as much."...and it's housed in a crystal-white hard plastic case rather than the usual purple brick.
"Many rational people agree with that point of view, because they see see criminals as enemies, not members, of their community. Anything that prevents the community from defending itself is disabling."
But the whole point is that you have to determine whether a person is a criminal before you can take appropriate action. Before the court makes a decision, you can only take action against someone you think is a criminal, can only rid your community of someone you think is a criminal.
"Imagine how fast it would run if they got it down to -5 Kelvins!"
In case you didn't get the original joke, it is that something at 0 Kelvins would have no physical movement so the processor would be stopped at that temperature. Thank me for killing it by explaining it.
This new monopoly on certain uses of intellectual works would benefit the public domain how? Oh sorry companies, didn't you know that the point of copyright was to enrich the intellectual works we, the public, could use however we damn well please?
Companies: Didn't you get the memo? There was a change a while back where the point of the US changed to benefiting us in any way possible.
If your program is I/O-bound, interpreted is probably fine. If your program is CPU-bound, then the question is whether it's in system libraries (video decompression, number crunching) or in your code (specialized algorithm). Only in the latter case will the performance be affected by an interpreted language. As modern operating systems provide more and more specialized services, the need for compiled user code is diminishing.
I was going to dismiss Apple's use of 3D for Dashboard, since it's just a visual effect rather than an extra dimension, but realized a key aspect of it (I don't have the latest version of OS X so I've never seen it). A seeming equivalent would be to have the widget's window content replaced with the preferences UI elements when you clicked some button, without any 3D effect. But this wouldn't have real-world equivalent for the user to intuitively grasp, so it wouldn't be as natural to think about. By having it flip over, it ties into our natural understanding of semi-flat gadgets having two sides.
Of course every user-interface that allows overlapping windows is 3D, and benefits from the natural ability of the user to grasp this.
I like your post; it boils things down to simplicity. In reality, of course, the cost of transferring data depends on the particular route it takes, and how much it costs to maintain each of those routes. So if the cost were exactly calculated, it would be a very complex affair and hard to predict in advance.
I've read that something similar occurred with the postal mail system, where it was found to be cheaper to adopt a simpler flat-rate pricing scheme that on average resulted in similar charges that a precise system would. If at some point the average payments were less than the actual costs, the rate could be adjusted. This could happen, for example, if the average distance traveled increased for some reason.
Bringing this back to the bandwidth providers, the only question is this: are they receiving what they consider a fair amount for their services? The question might have different answers depending on whom you ask, since each handles different parts of the system. If any aren't receiving enough, they should simply... drum roll... raise their rates! If Google's use of bandwidth is costing the provider more than Google is being charged, charge Google more, duh.
Too bad in your example the capacitor was merely keeping static RAM powered, which uses miniscule current (essentially, just keeping the gate capacitors in the RAM itself charged).
As a defensive measure, I'm going to avoid having the value ever exist in my code:
int sanitize_integer( int i )
{// avoid encoding the "ELF number" into the if statement
if ( (i >> 8) == 0x0E && (i & 0xFF) == 0x7F )
i = 0x8000;// special value
return i;
}
Man, I'd be extremely wary of running an executable from media found in that context (if I had to, I'd run it on a junk machine). I'm already fairly suspicious about just downloading Mac OS X software from an author's web page, but like hell I'd run something from someone else's computer. How hard is it to block access to any executable content via the USB drive (including copying to the local disk)?
"[...] it's going to be a more significant movement than the free software movement because whatever the importance of the freedom of coders, coders will still be just a tiny proportion of the public[...]"
The free software movement (free as in freedom) directly affects programmers by giving them the source code and ability to change it, but this also indirectly allows anyone the power to have problems fixed by whomever he or she wants to hire. In the arena of computer software, what more freedom could you need?
"The anti-malware software industry is like the insurance industry. They want to provide their paying customers with benefit, but the last thing they ever want to do is encourage consumer behavior, law, or product changes that actually eliminate the problem, thus putting themselves out of business."
At least the insurance industry covers serious things that one really has no way of completely eliminating ("acts of God" and mishaps).
"Wouldn't it be a better idea to sell games as collections and then sell them for a midline amount? I might not pay $20-30 for an old Zelda game, but I might pay $30-50 for a bunch of them in a collection."
Oh, like the music industry's albums with a few good tracks that they are hoping you'll want so badly that you'll buy the other filler crap tracks? No, I'd rather them be available individually.
First, it's a survey, not a study (technically it's a study of what particular people responded with when asked certain questions worded in a certain way). Second, a proper study would use each operating system in the same situation, since that's the practical question anyone would have: which operating system should I use in my situation, given my requirements? For all we know, each operating system was used by the respondents in a different niche, each with differing requirements. As joked in another post, the Windows servers might have been in the niche of "servers which nobody uses/wants to use".
But I'm just responding to a trollish survey, exactly what they want.
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"[...] there are also "Jobs" users that have same connection speed like users above, but opted to pay twice as much." ...and it's housed in a crystal-white hard plastic case rather than the usual purple brick.
"Why do microsoft bods keep using the term 'rich' to descibe their technology?"
Because they're stinkin' rich? Or perhaps it's like adding manure to farmland to enrich the soil (though broken windows might be a bit inert).
"Many rational people agree with that point of view, because they see see criminals as enemies, not members, of their community. Anything that prevents the community from defending itself is disabling."
But the whole point is that you have to determine whether a person is a criminal before you can take appropriate action. Before the court makes a decision, you can only take action against someone you think is a criminal, can only rid your community of someone you think is a criminal.
Their first users..er...robot could press Ctrl-Alt-Delete whenever it saw the color blue.
"Imagine how fast it would run if they got it down to -5 Kelvins!"
In case you didn't get the original joke, it is that something at 0 Kelvins would have no physical movement so the processor would be stopped at that temperature. Thank me for killing it by explaining it.
"a 500 GHz Silicon-germanium (SiGe) chip, operating at 4.5 Kelvins."
Imagine how fast it would run if they got it down to 0 Kelvins!
More like, once it saves a few lives, any opponents can be criticized as being against saving lives.
Excellent summary of the issue. Bravo!!!
"The GPL is like a nude beach. It's an agreement that you are no going to wear any clothes on this beach.
Microsoft wants to hang out on that beach but not remove thier clothing."
With a nickname like Microsoft, would you want to remove your clothing?
This new monopoly on certain uses of intellectual works would benefit the public domain how? Oh sorry companies, didn't you know that the point of copyright was to enrich the intellectual works we, the public, could use however we damn well please?
Companies: Didn't you get the memo? There was a change a while back where the point of the US changed to benefiting us in any way possible.
I welcome the day these fuckers get canned.
If your program is I/O-bound, interpreted is probably fine. If your program is CPU-bound, then the question is whether it's in system libraries (video decompression, number crunching) or in your code (specialized algorithm). Only in the latter case will the performance be affected by an interpreted language. As modern operating systems provide more and more specialized services, the need for compiled user code is diminishing.
I take it Adderall is slang for removing one's spacebar.
I was going to dismiss Apple's use of 3D for Dashboard, since it's just a visual effect rather than an extra dimension, but realized a key aspect of it (I don't have the latest version of OS X so I've never seen it). A seeming equivalent would be to have the widget's window content replaced with the preferences UI elements when you clicked some button, without any 3D effect. But this wouldn't have real-world equivalent for the user to intuitively grasp, so it wouldn't be as natural to think about. By having it flip over, it ties into our natural understanding of semi-flat gadgets having two sides.
Of course every user-interface that allows overlapping windows is 3D, and benefits from the natural ability of the user to grasp this.
I like your post; it boils things down to simplicity. In reality, of course, the cost of transferring data depends on the particular route it takes, and how much it costs to maintain each of those routes. So if the cost were exactly calculated, it would be a very complex affair and hard to predict in advance.
I've read that something similar occurred with the postal mail system, where it was found to be cheaper to adopt a simpler flat-rate pricing scheme that on average resulted in similar charges that a precise system would. If at some point the average payments were less than the actual costs, the rate could be adjusted. This could happen, for example, if the average distance traveled increased for some reason.
Bringing this back to the bandwidth providers, the only question is this: are they receiving what they consider a fair amount for their services? The question might have different answers depending on whom you ask, since each handles different parts of the system. If any aren't receiving enough, they should simply... drum roll... raise their rates! If Google's use of bandwidth is costing the provider more than Google is being charged, charge Google more, duh.
Just some rambling on the issue.
Too bad in your example the capacitor was merely keeping static RAM powered, which uses miniscule current (essentially, just keeping the gate capacitors in the RAM itself charged).
As a defensive measure, I'm going to avoid having the value ever exist in my code: int sanitize_integer( int i ) { // avoid encoding the "ELF number" into the if statement
if ( (i >> 8) == 0x0E && (i & 0xFF) == 0x7F )
i = 0x8000; // special value
return i;
}
Man, I'd be extremely wary of running an executable from media found in that context (if I had to, I'd run it on a junk machine). I'm already fairly suspicious about just downloading Mac OS X software from an author's web page, but like hell I'd run something from someone else's computer. How hard is it to block access to any executable content via the USB drive (including copying to the local disk)?
"[...] it's going to be a more significant movement than the free software movement because whatever the importance of the freedom of coders, coders will still be just a tiny proportion of the public[...]"
The free software movement (free as in freedom) directly affects programmers by giving them the source code and ability to change it, but this also indirectly allows anyone the power to have problems fixed by whomever he or she wants to hire. In the arena of computer software, what more freedom could you need?
After a nice Slashdotting and all the other visitors, the cost of replacing his Sidekick will be nothing compared to bandwidth costs.
"[...] it would continue to pre-load Linux onto ThinkPads on a custom-order basis for customers who purchase licenses on their own."
Oh well, if only Linux licenses were a little cheaper this would be a nice outcome.
Apparently Windows Vista also disables your comma key.
"The anti-malware software industry is like the insurance industry. They want to provide their paying customers with benefit, but the last thing they ever want to do is encourage consumer behavior, law, or product changes that actually eliminate the problem, thus putting themselves out of business."
At least the insurance industry covers serious things that one really has no way of completely eliminating ("acts of God" and mishaps).
"Wouldn't it be a better idea to sell games as collections and then sell them for a midline amount? I might not pay $20-30 for an old Zelda game, but I might pay $30-50 for a bunch of them in a collection."
Oh, like the music industry's albums with a few good tracks that they are hoping you'll want so badly that you'll buy the other filler crap tracks? No, I'd rather them be available individually.
First, it's a survey, not a study (technically it's a study of what particular people responded with when asked certain questions worded in a certain way). Second, a proper study would use each operating system in the same situation, since that's the practical question anyone would have: which operating system should I use in my situation, given my requirements? For all we know, each operating system was used by the respondents in a different niche, each with differing requirements. As joked in another post, the Windows servers might have been in the niche of "servers which nobody uses/wants to use".
But I'm just responding to a trollish survey, exactly what they want.
"The way I see it, this is yet another reason to pirate media instead of buying it."
Yeah, but those matter replicators are still a bit expensive.