Isn't all security not based on a physical token ultimately by obscurity? Passwords, for example, are *not* inaccessible to attackers. They're just obscured among billions of possibilities.
Several observations of a Portman-shaped shadow is not enough to infer the existence of Natalie Portman. There is still a possibility that the current exoplanet discoveries may someday be recorded in history alongside Lowell's Martian canals.
Kalas said that, to be scrupulously fair, Schneider should also mention that there are doubts associated with 1RXJ1609, a planet imaged directly at infrared wavelengths that Jayawardhana co-discovered and announced in 2008
Kalas notes that he coined the term 'planet mania' in a 1998 article in Science, in which he criticized Jayawardhana for making inflated claims about observing planets
[Christian] Marois says it's far more likely that Kalas is adjusting his analysis to the different instrument on Hubble, and that the original orbit will hold. If anything, he says, the fact that Kalas spotted Fomalhuat b at all in 2010 is "another confirmation that this thing is real".
Jean Schneider, an astronomer at the Paris Observatory who maintains the exoplanet.eu database, says that Fomalhaut b will remain on the list.
So Jayawardhana is the only guy who seems to be raising these 'doubts'?
It's also a cognitive distortion -- the more time a person has invested in something, the less likely he/she is to see flaws in it. It's an evolutionary "stay-the-course" mechanism that operates until sufficiently disruptive information is presented.
This is probably the same mechanism on overdrive that we often see in partisan politics.
Perhaps they should start by building systems to predict the outcome of large/long-term war scenarios. Trouble in Iraq and Afghanistan are not for want of killing capability, but strategy. Perhaps such a system would have advised not to invade Iraq in the first place. But of course the military would go ahead anyway. And then we'd have #eagleeye, not #skynet.
Release mentions propulsion. Photonic Laser Thrusters are probably the best way to accelerate a deep space probe if we ever want to see one reach a nearby star in our lifetimes.
Atmospheric lightcraft on the other hand, seem to be doing rather poorly -- so far they've only managed to raise a hat-sized prototype about a hundred meters above the ground.
I too initially hated ribbons, especially since I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts (e.g. "Alt+A, I, A" to insert a row above current row in a table in word, "ma... y'a" in vi to yank lines to a given mark, etc.)
I resisted upgrading to Office 2007 for years and only upgraded **week before last**. I am now past the initial learning curve and my productivity is actually higher than it was with the older interface. Only drawback -- when using a laptop screen, I have to keep the ribbon minimized due to lack of vertical screen space.
You are right. Patents are there to allow the disclosure of what would otherwise have been a trade secret, *without* screwing over the person who invested time/money to discover it. It's there so that others can replicate and improve upon an inventor's work.
A patent that does not describe *how to construct* the invention in question has no business being granted.
and then order a lumbar puncture, MRI and broad spectrum antibiotics for the infection and then ridicule its human doctors' diagnoses with its acerbic wit?
Hybrid engines are technically "smart" -- as in they regulate energy output and utilization based on actual requirements and environmental conditions rather than running the system (the engine) at several preset ("dumb"?) levels. Regulating energy output to match actual usage in real time can save a LOT of energy around the world. Dumb machines will always use energy idling unless manually powered down.
Aye. If I understand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrocyte#Functions right, if neurons are the transistors, astrocytes are the wiring, circuit board and sundry capacitors/resistors. Disclaimer: I'm neither a neuroscience nor an electronics major.
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Isn't all security not based on a physical token ultimately by obscurity? Passwords, for example, are *not* inaccessible to attackers. They're just obscured among billions of possibilities.
Better yet: **ROOTKIT** !!
Are we trying to dispose of a CyberDyne Systems HDD?
Several observations of a Portman-shaped shadow is not enough to infer the existence of Natalie Portman. There is still a possibility that the current exoplanet discoveries may someday be recorded in history alongside Lowell's Martian canals.
Exactly right. To quote TFA:
Kalas said that, to be scrupulously fair, Schneider should also mention that there are doubts associated with 1RXJ1609, a planet imaged directly at infrared wavelengths that Jayawardhana co-discovered and announced in 2008
Kalas notes that he coined the term 'planet mania' in a 1998 article in Science, in which he criticized Jayawardhana for making inflated claims about observing planets
[Christian] Marois says it's far more likely that Kalas is adjusting his analysis to the different instrument on Hubble, and that the original orbit will hold. If anything, he says, the fact that Kalas spotted Fomalhuat b at all in 2010 is "another confirmation that this thing is real".
Jean Schneider, an astronomer at the Paris Observatory who maintains the exoplanet.eu database, says that Fomalhaut b will remain on the list.
So Jayawardhana is the only guy who seems to be raising these 'doubts'?
iBalls.
It's also a cognitive distortion -- the more time a person has invested in something, the less likely he/she is to see flaws in it. It's an evolutionary "stay-the-course" mechanism that operates until sufficiently disruptive information is presented.
This is probably the same mechanism on overdrive that we often see in partisan politics.
Perhaps they should start by building systems to predict the outcome of large/long-term war scenarios. Trouble in Iraq and Afghanistan are not for want of killing capability, but strategy. Perhaps such a system would have advised not to invade Iraq in the first place. But of course the military would go ahead anyway. And then we'd have #eagleeye, not #skynet.
Release mentions propulsion. Photonic Laser Thrusters are probably the best way to accelerate a deep space probe if we ever want to see one reach a nearby star in our lifetimes.
Atmospheric lightcraft on the other hand, seem to be doing rather poorly -- so far they've only managed to raise a hat-sized prototype about a hundred meters above the ground.
Or for Precrime to to use when hunting runners in the future.
It will kill JDI.
Modified T cells that kill leukemia and then grow out of control? I think I know this corporation.
I too initially hated ribbons, especially since I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts (e.g. "Alt+A, I, A" to insert a row above current row in a table in word, "ma ... y'a" in vi to yank lines to a given mark, etc.)
I resisted upgrading to Office 2007 for years and only upgraded **week before last**. I am now past the initial learning curve and my productivity is actually higher than it was with the older interface. Only drawback -- when using a laptop screen, I have to keep the ribbon minimized due to lack of vertical screen space.
Talmud-reciting mutants are +1 Insightful. Well done /., well done.
You are right. Patents are there to allow the disclosure of what would otherwise have been a trade secret, *without* screwing over the person who invested time/money to discover it. It's there so that others can replicate and improve upon an inventor's work.
A patent that does not describe *how to construct* the invention in question has no business being granted.
Social Front: Facebook: Dominating, Google: Repeated, but abortive attacks
Based on what I've read, here's how I perceive it. I may have misread, so feel free to correct.
Browser Front: Google: Winning, MS: Losing, Mozilla et al.: Stagnating
Mobile Front: Google: Attacking, Apple: Holding wins, MS: Losing
Search Front: Google: Holding wins, MS (Bing): Attacking but not doing much damage
Local Front: No idea
Enterprise Front: Google: Attacking but not doing much damage, MS et al. : Stagnating, Linux et al. : Slowly advancing
and then order a lumbar puncture, MRI and broad spectrum antibiotics for the infection and then ridicule its human doctors' diagnoses with its acerbic wit?
Hybrid engines are technically "smart" -- as in they regulate energy output and utilization based on actual requirements and environmental conditions rather than running the system (the engine) at several preset ("dumb"?) levels. Regulating energy output to match actual usage in real time can save a LOT of energy around the world. Dumb machines will always use energy idling unless manually powered down.
An attempt to build-in the technologies in at design and construction time, which is easier than retrofitting existing infrastructure.
Skip over to the "vision and background" section on Panasonic's article
E.g. Solar panels on each roof + surplus battery at every home
Sensor network controls public lighting + LED lighting
City blocks/roads planned to optimize transportation Etc.
But it would have been a lot more interesting if the NASA agents and stormed in wearing sun glasses, trench coats and wielding beam weapons.
Kindle does not have a touch screen. Having one might help browse the manual faster.
Aye. If I understand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrocyte#Functions right, if neurons are the transistors, astrocytes are the wiring, circuit board and sundry capacitors/resistors. Disclaimer: I'm neither a neuroscience nor an electronics major.
cd /
rm -rf *
on all servers. I'm sure nobody will mind.
I've always said that pedophilia and sexual assault charges are the quickest way to discredit someone publicly
That's what they did to Blake!