The thing is, the US doesn't have much of a chance in a land war against China.
The US Army against geurilla tactics in Iraq is hard enough. The US Army against the Chinese army employing geurilla tactics or not is an entirely different ball game simply because of its enormous army, even if one assumes an exorbitant defect rate.
As it sits, neither side would have much to gain by defeating the other. They don't have much of a navy, not much of an air force, except when compared to its tiny neighbors.
Yeah, I'm not sure if 0.9 um is in full production yet, going down to 0.35 isn't exactly an order of magnitude.
It really seems as if CPU power has stagnated anyway, 3GHz CPUs were available two years ago, it's not as if the latest 3400+ AMD or 3.4GHz P4 EE available now are twice as fast as the chips available last time I bought a computer.
As for environmental concnerns, there are those who suggest that if Man is as much a natural organism as any other living thing and no more, then ALL of his actions must be natural, including the contamination of a 2,500 year old lake.
Huh? I think that is pretty extreme because that could effectively be a blanket ideology that allows mankind to do whatever they want, including what would be an eventual self-destruction and the destruction of others.
I can see the point, but given that man is sentient and most of nature isn't, I think it behooves mankind to not needlessly soil natural resources - resources that may be needed by mankind in the future.
...mostly because geeks that don't like FPSs or aren't good at them are ignored and forgotten, many people prefer it that way because it delays having to deal with what some consider to be a contradiction.:)
What do you expect? FPSs look like the #1 type of game and it is the FPSs that get the most attention on slashdot and geek sites.
oh and you forgot to mention that Microsoft FORCED intel to follow AMD's 64 bit implmentation by only releasing ONE version of WindowsXp 64 bit edition
Uh, there are two 64 bit platforms supplorted by Windows XP64: AMD86 and Itanium. What Microsoft wasn't going to tolerate was supporting a third platform.
I thought frame drag was one of the last big tests.
Einstein's theories have been heavily tested and IIRC, so far hasn't been found to be invalid. There are other theories that explain the way things are. Einstein's theories I think are most accepted because of how well it tested so far.
VC money is much more about return on investment than prestige. Funding science projects doesn't normally bring much money or prestige, IMO.
Uh, much of the cast of Seinfeld made over a million each per episode, the core cast I think made several million an episode by the time the series ended.
but both suck greatly if you have ever played a modern 3D game using a GF4 or some other nice video card with 128M+ video memory.
Well, given that that just the video card costed more than the entire console at the time of release, I can imagine it to be that way. Even now, a video card like that still runs nearly $100.
I really did wish that progressive scan was supported, better yet, 720p on all games.
Sony, like Microsoft and Nintendo, is in the business of selling games, accessories and getting royalties from those, not from selling consoles.
I'm not sure if any of the parties make much money from the consoles themselves, I know supposedly Microsoft bleeds for every XBox sold, I really don't know how much that applies for Nintendo or Sony now.
Capitalism is great for the top 2% of the country.
Shrug.
Communism was great for the top 2% of whatever country too. Socialism may be the best of both worlds, when well-managed, but many socialist-heavy countries are saddled with plenty of debt too, IIRC, often as much or worse per compared to GDP / GNP compared to the US, and more bad companies are propped up excessively rather than just allowed to die.
At least with capitalism, a great many people outside of just the "top 2%" can start their own business and maybe even show a profit for their services. I know a lot of people that own an operate their own businesses. Not many of them are million-dollar-type businesses but they provide goods or services that are needed, and provide a few jobs per business to boot.
Actually, I liked several of Microsoft's PC input devices.
I would even have bought their Bluetooth keyboard / mouse combo if it didn't require Windows XP, which is pretty lame as I've heard of competing sets that worked with more operating systems.
For the japanese market, yes, it is probably pretty affordable. Japan ranks among the top in terms of cost of living countries. If you think housing is expensive where you live, don't ever look at a condo in Tokyo.
Those prices are also for the Japanese market. It might be less if produced for the US. Or not. It really depends. I also wouldn't suggest comparing the price of one type of device in one country with a high cost of living with that of a different kind of device sold in a different country with a much lower cost of living.
Comparing it to Palms and Pocket PCs doesn't jive well as the screen has over four times the visible screen area.
I think sometimes it can be brought up under "disorderly conduct" statutes alone. I don't know what the legal guideline is. Also, if a business asks a person to leave, and they refuse to, then I think they can be arrested and charged with trespassing.
There are more than two satellite providers, there are many that use the Ku- and C-band. Whether they are available to some people is a different matter, as many neighborhood associations disallow any dish they can, if it weren't for the FCC, I am certain that a great many would disallow Dish and Echostar's tiny dishes too.
Somehow a lot of C-band satellite providers do it, and they offer both package and a la carte pricing. You can buy a minumum (or no) package and add channels, or just buy a package. Their packages are also about 25% cheaper than dish or cable providers too, individual channels cost $1 to $1.50 except for the premiums (HBO, Star, etc), $3 a channel.
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I'd rate the joke as Chaotic Awful.
The thing is, the US doesn't have much of a chance in a land war against China.
The US Army against geurilla tactics in Iraq is hard enough. The US Army against the Chinese army employing geurilla tactics or not is an entirely different ball game simply because of its enormous army, even if one assumes an exorbitant defect rate.
As it sits, neither side would have much to gain by defeating the other. They don't have much of a navy, not much of an air force, except when compared to its tiny neighbors.
I don't remember where that was, but the story I read said:
Boring: See Civil Engineers.
Engineers in general didn't necessarily make sense.
It could all be apocryphal though.
Most of the caustics used in silicon lithography are water-based, I don't think that cleaning oil off at every stage is practical.
Yeah, I'm not sure if 0.9 um is in full production yet, going down to 0.35 isn't exactly an order of magnitude.
It really seems as if CPU power has stagnated anyway, 3GHz CPUs were available two years ago, it's not as if the latest 3400+ AMD or 3.4GHz P4 EE available now are twice as fast as the chips available last time I bought a computer.
As for environmental concnerns, there are those who suggest that if Man is as much a natural organism as any other living thing and no more, then ALL of his actions must be natural, including the contamination of a 2,500 year old lake.
Huh? I think that is pretty extreme because that could effectively be a blanket ideology that allows mankind to do whatever they want, including what would be an eventual self-destruction and the destruction of others.
I can see the point, but given that man is sentient and most of nature isn't, I think it behooves mankind to not needlessly soil natural resources - resources that may be needed by mankind in the future.
...mostly because geeks that don't like FPSs or aren't good at them are ignored and forgotten, many people prefer it that way because it delays having to deal with what some consider to be a contradiction. :)
What do you expect? FPSs look like the #1 type of game and it is the FPSs that get the most attention on slashdot and geek sites.
oh and you forgot to mention that Microsoft FORCED intel to follow AMD's 64 bit implmentation by only releasing ONE version of WindowsXp 64 bit edition
Uh, there are two 64 bit platforms supplorted by Windows XP64: AMD86 and Itanium. What Microsoft wasn't going to tolerate was supporting a third platform.
I thought frame drag was one of the last big tests.
Einstein's theories have been heavily tested and IIRC, so far hasn't been found to be invalid. There are other theories that explain the way things are. Einstein's theories I think are most accepted because of how well it tested so far.
VC money is much more about return on investment than prestige. Funding science projects doesn't normally bring much money or prestige, IMO.
Uh, much of the cast of Seinfeld made over a million each per episode, the core cast I think made several million an episode by the time the series ended.
Does Apple really make their own machines? I thought they designed them but outsource much of the manufacturing.
But yeah, it's a good idea to investigate manufacturers.
I've seen two different Sager models, and I hated them both. I think the person that bought them was crazy, they were bulky, clunky, ugly and fragile.
Modern games are quite a bit more complex than Atari 2600 games.
Last I read, there is an installed base of 17 million PS2s, I think that was in the US.
but both suck greatly if you have ever played a modern 3D game using a GF4 or some other nice video card with 128M+ video memory.
Well, given that that just the video card costed more than the entire console at the time of release, I can imagine it to be that way. Even now, a video card like that still runs nearly $100.
I really did wish that progressive scan was supported, better yet, 720p on all games.
Sony, like Microsoft and Nintendo, is in the business of selling games, accessories and getting royalties from those, not from selling consoles.
I'm not sure if any of the parties make much money from the consoles themselves, I know supposedly Microsoft bleeds for every XBox sold, I really don't know how much that applies for Nintendo or Sony now.
Capitalism is great for the top 2% of the country.
Shrug.
Communism was great for the top 2% of whatever country too. Socialism may be the best of both worlds, when well-managed, but many socialist-heavy countries are saddled with plenty of debt too, IIRC, often as much or worse per compared to GDP / GNP compared to the US, and more bad companies are propped up excessively rather than just allowed to die.
At least with capitalism, a great many people outside of just the "top 2%" can start their own business and maybe even show a profit for their services. I know a lot of people that own an operate their own businesses. Not many of them are million-dollar-type businesses but they provide goods or services that are needed, and provide a few jobs per business to boot.
Why should a matter in endian-ness?
I thought every modern CPU (ia32 excluded either way) was bi-endian cabable but I guess I was wrong.
Actually, I liked several of Microsoft's PC input devices.
I would even have bought their Bluetooth keyboard / mouse combo if it didn't require Windows XP, which is pretty lame as I've heard of competing sets that worked with more operating systems.
$650 as surprisingly afforadble? Sheesh.
For the japanese market, yes, it is probably pretty affordable. Japan ranks among the top in terms of cost of living countries. If you think housing is expensive where you live, don't ever look at a condo in Tokyo.
Those prices are also for the Japanese market. It might be less if produced for the US. Or not. It really depends. I also wouldn't suggest comparing the price of one type of device in one country with a high cost of living with that of a different kind of device sold in a different country with a much lower cost of living.
Comparing it to Palms and Pocket PCs doesn't jive well as the screen has over four times the visible screen area.
I think sometimes it can be brought up under "disorderly conduct" statutes alone. I don't know what the legal guideline is. Also, if a business asks a person to leave, and they refuse to, then I think they can be arrested and charged with trespassing.
Declarations: IANAL
Mr. 640k?
WILL SLASHDOTTERS PLEASE GIVE THIS UP!
He never said that infamous quote!
There are two satellite providers
There are more than two satellite providers, there are many that use the Ku- and C-band. Whether they are available to some people is a different matter, as many neighborhood associations disallow any dish they can, if it weren't for the FCC, I am certain that a great many would disallow Dish and Echostar's tiny dishes too.
Somehow a lot of C-band satellite providers do it, and they offer both package and a la carte pricing. You can buy a minumum (or no) package and add channels, or just buy a package. Their packages are also about 25% cheaper than dish or cable providers too, individual channels cost $1 to $1.50 except for the premiums (HBO, Star, etc), $3 a channel.
It kind of makes me wonder what is happening with ITER, which was an international project that started just before the end of the Cold War.
It looks like they are behind schedule too, but we were "supposed" to have fusion for a few decades now anyway.
When I installed SuSe 9, every bit of the configuration and installation was in a GUI and required zero compilation.
SuSe 9 had drivers automatically installed for every bit of hardware on my machine except for the 3D accelerator feature, 2D was fine.