The earth can probably support a trillion people just fine, if we reduce our body size sufficiently. If height is reduced by a factor of 20 (to around three inches), resource consumption should drop by a factor of roughly 400. Metabolic adjustments could easily yield another factor of 2 (do we really need to be warm-blooded?)
I'm on Linux and I suffer from it rather badly. If the browser runs more than 2 days or so it becomes unusable with 5-second pauses. However, it usually doesn't get that far because it crashes first.
This is a group discussion. Isn't it better if you provide the citation, rather than every other interested person having to hunt it down for themselves, and possibly not finding the exact studies you have in mind?
I installed a Wifi card last week on 64-bit Windows 7. It came with unsigned drivers on CD. Windows refused to install them and I didn't see any option to work around that. We had to move the PC to another room to plug in an Ethernet cable so I could download signed drivers.
2010 does this out of the box; 2007 needs a service pack from MS Update. A fresh install won't always have PDF on the menu if it hasn't had a chance to install that service pack.
Oh. You were talking about language manuals, but I was thinking about technical ebooks. My bad. Of course I use the online docs, and I wouldn't want to have to consult a pdf every time I want to look up a library function. HTML would probably be better for the ebooks as well, provided they were written that way originally and not converted automatically from something else.
It's not practical to distribute patches against compiled code; whenever Google makes even a small change in the source (which is in Java), the minified Javascript is likely to change so much that the patch becomes unusable.
I just tried it (with a powered-down Thinkpad T60 laptop). The USB connector is just a little too wide to fit in without forcing, and I fear I would bend or break the wall between the ethernet and modem ports if I forced it.
Menu bars are convenient and they have been standard for a long time. On a big screen it's a worthwhile use of space. I would much prefer to have one, and the fact that no extension provides it is a definite shortcoming in the Chrome extension API.
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The earth can probably support a trillion people just fine, if we reduce our body size sufficiently. If height is reduced by a factor of 20 (to around three inches), resource consumption should drop by a factor of roughly 400. Metabolic adjustments could easily yield another factor of 2 (do we really need to be warm-blooded?)
Even if my GPS is not "properly engineered", I really, really don't want it interfered with. I think millions of GPS users feel as I do.
I'm on Linux and I suffer from it rather badly. If the browser runs more than 2 days or so it becomes unusable with 5-second pauses. However, it usually doesn't get that far because it crashes first.
replying to undo mismoderation. (When will Slashdot fix this?)
Insightful. Unfortunately I have no mod points.
You used a good one: deluge.
Yeah, but have you ever heard the weather people use that term? ;-)
Unfortunately no. They do use "torrential rain" upon occasion, which is, well, not good enough but better than nothing.
It's funny that we have "blizzard" for water in the form of ice, but we have no similar name for huge amounts of liquid water falling straight down.
You used a good one: deluge.
Citations for the studies please.
Pull your head out of your ass...
This is a group discussion. Isn't it better if you provide the citation, rather than every other interested person having to hunt it down for themselves, and possibly not finding the exact studies you have in mind?
Regardless of whether you loved or hated the "I'm a PC. I'm a Mac." commercials, you have to admit they were great fun to watch.
That depends; what's the penalty for denying it?
I installed a Wifi card last week on 64-bit Windows 7. It came with unsigned drivers on CD. Windows refused to install them and I didn't see any option to work around that. We had to move the PC to another room to plug in an Ethernet cable so I could download signed drivers.
Perhaps a terrorist would be willing to complete such a mission, even at the cost of his life.
2010 does this out of the box; 2007 needs a service pack from MS Update. A fresh install won't always have PDF on the menu if it hasn't had a chance to install that service pack.
html.
Oh. You were talking about language manuals, but I was thinking about technical ebooks. My bad. Of course I use the online docs, and I wouldn't want to have to consult a pdf every time I want to look up a library function. HTML would probably be better for the ebooks as well, provided they were written that way originally and not converted automatically from something else.
That is my normal pattern of use. Or rather, it would be if the memory leaks and freezes didn't prevent it!
What format do you prefer? I mostly see them in either PDF or CHM; and of the two, I much prefer PDF.
Is anyone actually against life extension, or do they just assume it's impractical?
It's not practical to distribute patches against compiled code; whenever Google makes even a small change in the source (which is in Java), the minified Javascript is likely to change so much that the patch becomes unusable.
I'd recommend green text on a black background. Much easier on the eyes over long periods than black on luminous white.
I just tried it (with a powered-down Thinkpad T60 laptop). The USB connector is just a little too wide to fit in without forcing, and I fear I would bend or break the wall between the ethernet and modem ports if I forced it.
Menu bars are convenient and they have been standard for a long time. On a big screen it's a worthwhile use of space. I would much prefer to have one, and the fact that no extension provides it is a definite shortcoming in the Chrome extension API.
Wikipedia:
Which is correct?