Open up your System Profiler someday and find out. My Apple uses a Toshiba optical drive, and a IBM hard drive. I don't know what brand of memory Apple installed.
Of course, all of those brand names could be slapped across devices with a MTBF of 1000 hours. And they could be largely identical to the stuff found in in $299 machines.
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Boeing was so desperate to garner orders for the 777 that it outsourced the tail assembly. The 7E7 design is even less reliant on Boeing's own manufacturing facilities. Both of these moves were prompted by fierce competition from Airbus.
BTW, I am an Automotive Engineer. When the American car companies stop playing catch-up, stop sending their best cars to europe, and start innovating is when people will stop buying imports. And when I say best cars, talk to any european about the Ford Focus RS or the Mondeo.. these are awesome fords never to be released in the US
A brief google search will reveal that the the body of the RS is made in Germany and has a British engine installed. It's not a question of exporting all of the Foci; it's a question of never bothering to import the car into the US.
You mean this paper? In that case, the Pentium IV 3066 (533 MHz DDR), was 2.66 times faster than the Pentium II 266 (PC66), and just as fast as a 1.2 Ghz Pentium III (PC133).
I'd love to see the Itanium 2 results. The entire program could fit in cache... Yes, the array size could be increased in size, but that would futrher penalize users of PDAs, which already suffer quite a bit.
The real question is whether this program is suffiently enough of a unique case that further advances in memory technology (short of the Itanium's rather expensive brute force solution) will not make this program obsolete.
The US government knows that explosive devices can be hidden inside radios. It would be negligent, on their part, not to check.
The seemingly pointless question "Did you pack your own bags" stems from an actual incident in which the relatives of one of the passengers had concealed a bomb whilst packing his relative's suitcase.
Prior t the events of 11 September, their was an assumption that aircraft hijackings would, in the worse case, result in the deaths of passengers, crew, and perhaps a few paramilitary units (making a disastrous attempt to storm the plane once it had landed.)
If the TSA blocks only one route of entry, on the assumption that "no one would be stupid enough to say, light his own shoe", novel terrorist attacks will occur with more frequency.
The research this is based on [presented at crypto'03] is designed to level the difference between a P4-3000 and a P2-233. They use problems where cache hits will be lower [e.g. use a 8MB buffer or something] so you end up computing at the speed of your memory bus.
I had a P2-233 once. It had a 66 MHz Bus. Those 3 GHz P4s are interfaced to DDR-333 buses.
A small amount of explosive concealed in a radio cassette recorder brought down Pan Am 103. If the passenger demonstrates that the device actually works, the assumption is that the the electronics have not been replaced with an explosive device. Still, advances in miniaturization may make it possible to have a fully working computer control/dev/bomb.
It's really not wise to separate the concept of evolution into micro and macro variants. From that pedagogical error it is rather too easy to fall into the trap of believing evolution consists merely of the ebb and flow of populations, so that Species A gets its chance in the limelight one century, only to be ousted by Species B the next, without grasping that Species might arise from Species B, while Species A goes extinct.
It's also not very productive to think of species as breeds of dogs. Dog breeding is a human activity, and reproductive success is determined not by natural selection, but by human selection. There is no master breeder deciding that some fishes will develop lungs, or that a particular finch shall end up with this particular beak type.
I'm also disturbed by your characterization of evolution as "mystically" stopping. It's just that he natural selection process isn't very efficient at weeding out the unfit humans, as any environmental conditions sufficiently harsh to have a demonstrable effect on human populations tend to be noticed, then altered by pesky humans.
As for your last thought, "bible-thumping" is inherently unscientific. Instead of using empirical observation and testing to discover the nature of reality, a bible thumper simply accepts what is written, even when it contradicts reality.
Yes, I agree. Tolkien's novels were full of heroes battling against incredible odds to save the world from evils of modernity. It's great myth, and a fine argument for luddism.
I've not read the Hobbit in a long time, and have only just located a copy. But a cursory read of chapters 6 and 7 reveals no mention of the "servants of Manwe"/"cannot act more directly" policy.
Considering your other comments, I'll take this one with a grain of salt. most of Africa is simply the worst place to grow food, bar none. Greenland and Antarctica are worse. Parts of Africa are quite fertile.
The (giant) Eagles are not at the command of anyone in Middle-Earth. They are the servants of Manwe, who in Tolkien's legendarium is the head Vala (arch-angel kind of figures), the ruler of Middle-Earth. The Valar felt that defeating Sauron was the responsibility of the peoples of Middle-Earth themselves. They sent help in the form of the Wizards (including Gandalf and Saruman), but even they were not supposed to act directly, but only advise, guide, and prompt. So while it's acceptable for the Eagles (as Manwe's representatives) to assist the effort against Sauron in minor ways, they cannot act more directly.
It's truly amazing what Christopher Tolkien has done. He's taken odd bits of discarded writings, rough drafts, and other mishmash, and turned it into a sort of canon.
Actually, in sub Saharan Africa, at least, is more common among women then it is among men. (15 million women, 11 million men as of 2001). I'm not sure why this is, though male to female transmission may be more efficient than female to male transmission.
Only if the recipients have the resources to pay for it. If not, well, the food can go elsewhere.
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Persons aged between 15 and 45 are the most productive laborers. AIDS is most prevalent among persons in that age bracket (unlike other diseases, such as cholera and malaria, which are associated with higher mortality rates among the very young, and the aged.) In sub Saharan Africa, the incidence of AIDS is quite high, so AIDS-related debilitation and death does have a measurable negative effect on agricultural production.
HIV drugs can be used to stave off the disease, but the cost of drugs deplete funds that would ordinarily be spent on fuel and fertilizer.
The loss of strong laborers may tempt families to engage in unsustainable agriculture, as crop cycling and the like is less financially rewarding in the short term.
There may be other negative effects upon agricultural production as well.
I think your definition of "distribution" is entirely too broad. Sure, a localized food shortage can be mitigated by importing it from elsewhere (and paying handsomely for the privilege), but...
Wars and AIDS tend to remove the most able-bodied from the local labor force. Corruption can limit the ability of farmers to procure fuel and agricultural machinery. It can also place agricultural land in the hands of well connected idiots. And of course, some farmers are reluctant to plant if there's a risk of troops deciding to to burn the crops or spray herbicide on the fields.
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Beats me. Maybe it's because people think the mini iPod will be cheaper than $220.
Open up your System Profiler someday and find out. My Apple uses a Toshiba optical drive, and a IBM hard drive. I don't know what brand of memory Apple installed.
Of course, all of those brand names could be slapped across devices with a MTBF of 1000 hours. And they could be largely identical to the stuff found in in $299 machines.
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Boeing was so desperate to garner orders for the 777 that it outsourced the tail assembly. The 7E7 design is even less reliant on Boeing's own manufacturing facilities. Both of these moves were prompted by fierce competition from Airbus.
BTW, I am an Automotive Engineer. When the American car companies stop playing catch-up, stop sending their best cars to europe, and start innovating is when people will stop buying imports. And when I say best cars, talk to any european about the Ford Focus RS or the Mondeo.. these are awesome fords never to be released in the US
A brief google search will reveal that the the body of the RS is made in Germany and has a British engine installed. It's not a question of exporting all of the Foci; it's a question of never bothering to import the car into the US.
You mean this paper? In that case, the Pentium IV 3066 (533 MHz DDR), was 2.66 times faster than the Pentium II 266 (PC66), and just as fast as a 1.2 Ghz Pentium III (PC133).
I'd love to see the Itanium 2 results. The entire program could fit in cache... Yes, the array size could be increased in size, but that would futrher penalize users of PDAs, which already suffer quite a bit.
The real question is whether this program is suffiently enough of a unique case that further advances in memory technology (short of the Itanium's rather expensive brute force solution) will not make this program obsolete.
The US government knows that explosive devices can be hidden inside radios. It would be negligent, on their part, not to check.
The seemingly pointless question "Did you pack your own bags" stems from an actual incident in which the relatives of one of the passengers had concealed a bomb whilst packing his relative's suitcase.
Prior t the events of 11 September, their was an assumption that aircraft hijackings would, in the worse case, result in the deaths of passengers, crew, and perhaps a few paramilitary units (making a disastrous attempt to storm the plane once it had landed.)
If the TSA blocks only one route of entry, on the assumption that "no one would be stupid enough to say, light his own shoe", novel terrorist attacks will occur with more frequency.
All this speculation will eventually be proven by benchmarking. BTW, it's ars technica, not ars digita, as I previously alluded.
Useful to know. Thank you. I suppose I should read up on memory at ars digita, then.
The research this is based on [presented at crypto'03] is designed to level the difference between a P4-3000 and a P2-233. They use problems where cache hits will be lower [e.g. use a 8MB buffer or something] so you end up computing at the speed of your memory bus.
I had a P2-233 once. It had a 66 MHz Bus. Those 3 GHz P4s are interfaced to DDR-333 buses.
Nope. The rent a cops have been newly rehired by the TSA.
A small amount of explosive concealed in a radio cassette recorder brought down Pan Am 103. If the passenger demonstrates that the device actually works, the assumption is that the the electronics have not been replaced with an explosive device. Still, advances in miniaturization may make it possible to have a fully working computer control /dev/bomb.
It's really not wise to separate the concept of evolution into micro and macro variants. From that pedagogical error it is rather too easy to fall into the trap of believing evolution consists merely of the ebb and flow of populations, so that Species A gets its chance in the limelight one century, only to be ousted by Species B the next, without grasping that Species might arise from Species B, while Species A goes extinct.
It's also not very productive to think of species as breeds of dogs. Dog breeding is a human activity, and reproductive success is determined not by natural selection, but by human selection. There is no master breeder deciding that some fishes will develop lungs, or that a particular finch shall end up with this particular beak type.
I'm also disturbed by your characterization of evolution as "mystically" stopping. It's just that he natural selection process isn't very efficient at weeding out the unfit humans, as any environmental conditions sufficiently harsh to have a demonstrable effect on human populations tend to be noticed, then altered by pesky humans.
As for your last thought, "bible-thumping" is inherently unscientific. Instead of using empirical observation and testing to discover the nature of reality, a bible thumper simply accepts what is written, even when it contradicts reality.
A carless lifestyle can free up a lot of capital.
The Voodoo5 6000 board originally was supposed to retail at $600.
prosecute Merck or its chemists for creating Oxycontin
That would be a mistake. Oxycontin is a Perdue Pharma product.
myth
Yes, I agree. Tolkien's novels were full of heroes battling against incredible odds to save the world from evils of modernity. It's great myth, and a fine argument for luddism.
I've not read the Hobbit in a long time, and have only just located a copy. But a cursory read of chapters 6 and 7 reveals no mention of the "servants of Manwe"/"cannot act more directly" policy.
Considering your other comments, I'll take this one with a grain of salt.
most of Africa is simply the worst place to grow food, bar none.
Greenland and Antarctica are worse. Parts of Africa are quite fertile.
The (giant) Eagles are not at the command of anyone in Middle-Earth. They are the servants of Manwe, who in Tolkien's legendarium is the head Vala (arch-angel kind of figures), the ruler of Middle-Earth. The Valar felt that defeating Sauron was the responsibility of the peoples of Middle-Earth themselves. They sent help in the form of the Wizards (including Gandalf and Saruman), but even they were not supposed to act directly, but only advise, guide, and prompt. So while it's acceptable for the Eagles (as Manwe's representatives) to assist the effort against Sauron in minor ways, they cannot act more directly.
It's truly amazing what Christopher Tolkien has done. He's taken odd bits of discarded writings, rough drafts, and other mishmash, and turned it into a sort of canon.
Actually, in sub Saharan Africa, at least, is more common among women then it is among men. (15 million women, 11 million men as of 2001). I'm not sure why this is, though male to female transmission may be more efficient than female to male transmission.
food gets to where it needs to be.
Only if the recipients have the resources to pay for it. If not, well, the food can go elsewhere.
Persons aged between 15 and 45 are the most productive laborers. AIDS is most prevalent among persons in that age bracket (unlike other diseases, such as cholera and malaria, which are associated with higher mortality rates among the very young, and the aged.) In sub Saharan Africa, the incidence of AIDS is quite high, so AIDS-related debilitation and death does have a measurable negative effect on agricultural production.
HIV drugs can be used to stave off the disease, but the cost of drugs deplete funds that would ordinarily be spent on fuel and fertilizer.
The loss of strong laborers may tempt families to engage in unsustainable agriculture, as crop cycling and the like is less financially rewarding in the short term.
There may be other negative effects upon agricultural production as well.
I think your definition of "distribution" is entirely too broad. Sure, a localized food shortage can be mitigated by importing it from elsewhere (and paying handsomely for the privilege), but...
Wars and AIDS tend to remove the most able-bodied from the local labor force. Corruption can limit the ability of farmers to procure fuel and agricultural machinery. It can also place agricultural land in the hands of well connected idiots. And of course, some farmers are reluctant to plant if there's a risk of troops deciding to to burn the crops or spray herbicide on the fields.
Mac OS X 10.3.2 is a bugfix release, akin to say, Linux 2.6.1 or the Return of the King Special Extended Edition.
Not quite in the same league.