Perhaps, but then thats looking at specific examples. There are cases where it makes a difference, and in these cases the complexisty is more important then the machine running it. E.g. Searching a sorted list of everyone in the usa. I'd rather use a 386 and a binary search, then a random search and pentium 4.
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If I use an O(N^2) algorithm instead of an O(N) algorithm I dont care how fast hardware gets, O(N) will always win on a suffiently sized data set.
Since when does the minority dictate how those who must target the majority do business?
I completely agree. Only last week I had to listen to the cheek of some idiot saying how I should have put a wheelchair ramp in so he could access my store! The week before that some black guy complained because I wouldnt serve him - it's my right isnt it?
Really? I use linux cause I can rely on it not falling over, yet have support for a large range of programs and an enourmous local user (and hence local support) base.
Moderaters, mark offtopic and leave Hmm, lets see, a nemisis of Picard. I wonder who that could be?
Well, there's surely only one answer, Q. Q of TNG (not wimpy Q of voyager).
Not someone we've never heard of. Feh.
Still, I stopped watching trek after Enterprise: "Shuttlepod One". Voyager was bad, with the finale being the worst episode of trek. Ever. I gave enterprise a chance, but with decontamination gel, reedquote: "I like TPol's bum" and the rest, no thanks.
Now box sets of TNG and DS9? Great stuff. Even early (1,2,3,4) voyager wasnt too bad.
IBM's a double edge sword. I went down to IBM's labs near Winchester, UK, last month. one of their selling points was that they registered hundereds of patents each year - I wonder how many are for "method to conduct [aincent buisness practise] in an online setting" or "method to use an unpatentable mathematical function to compress an image"?
Most operaters (vodaphone and orange on contract at least), have roaming diabled by default. When you enable it they explain exactly how you'll be charged. Besides, when you are abroad you can always press the red button - send them to your answerphone.
Even after 5 weeks in europe (mainly greece and itally), with phone calls to and from greece (so I phone, the signal goes back to the uk, then to a greek land line 2 miles from where I am), my entire bill was less then £120. That includes £60 line rental (200 minutes cross network).
I wouldn't mind this if it meant not being charged or loosing minutes when someone called me on my cell. If they want to talk to me let them pay for it. After all I've been paying to hear them. This is modded up as funny, but its how the billions of people in the non-u.s.canada world work. We have a mobile (cell) phone, people ring us, they pay.
Text messages are ridiculously high, however thats because of a stupid uniformed easily led market (teens). Normal phone's have a bandwidth of upto 9600bps (at least thats what I get using my phone as a modem). Thats 4.2Mbytes an hour. It costs me arround £1.20 ($2) for a one hour call, or 50 cents/megabyte. This is on a limited, highly contested frequency. A far cry from text message costings. Yes text's rake it in for phone companies, however 50 cents a megabyte isnt too bad.
It doesnt seem fair to charge a receipitent for a call. Think about it, if I dont like you I set a computer to phone you 24/7, and you have to pay for it! Give me the worldwide standard instead of one of the u.s. proprietry systems, any day.
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I've already spent £500 of SG1 dvd's - and with another season to buy?!? /me goes off to celebrate
Perhaps, but then thats looking at specific examples. There are cases where it makes a difference, and in these cases the complexisty is more important then the machine running it. E.g. Searching a sorted list of everyone in the usa. I'd rather use a 386 and a binary search, then a random search and pentium 4.
If I use an O(N^2) algorithm instead of an O(N) algorithm I dont care how fast hardware gets, O(N) will always win on a suffiently sized data set.
passengers are usually reasonably aware of what is going on on the road
Really, tell that to my 3 yearold screaming kid in the back seat? Howabout my drunk girlfriend in the passenger seat?
With a good password your information should be safe.
I never tell anyone my secret password - and its so obvious no one would think of it!
pASSword
hehe.
Since when does the minority dictate how those who must target the majority do business?
I completely agree. Only last week I had to listen to the cheek of some idiot saying how I should have put a wheelchair ramp in so he could access my store! The week before that some black guy complained because I wouldnt serve him - it's my right isnt it?
I use the online banking of HSBC all the time, in mozilla and konqueror, with no problems at all. Well recommended.
Linux is for those who hate Microsoft.
Really? I use linux cause I can rely on it not falling over, yet have support for a large range of programs and an enourmous local user (and hence local support) base.
Moderaters, mark offtopic and leave
Hmm, lets see, a nemisis of Picard. I wonder who that could be?
Well, there's surely only one answer, Q. Q of TNG (not wimpy Q of voyager).
Not someone we've never heard of. Feh.
Still, I stopped watching trek after Enterprise: "Shuttlepod One". Voyager was bad, with the finale being the worst episode of trek. Ever. I gave enterprise a chance, but with decontamination gel, reedquote: "I like TPol's bum" and the rest, no thanks.
Now box sets of TNG and DS9? Great stuff. Even early (1,2,3,4) voyager wasnt too bad.
Just confirms my fears that THEY are watching my every move...
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No they're not. don't be paranoid.
P.S. If you turn round you'll knock that can off your desk - just a friendly warning
Actually, there's been some changes recently. Vodafone now enables roaming by default
My contract began last november - but I assume they enabled roaming when they enabled dialing abroad.
I should warn against sending the caller to answerphone when roaming
Does that include if your phone is off/out of range?
£60 for 200 minutes seems a bit steep. Vodafone charges £29.50 for 200 cross network minutes
2 months line rental == £59
Glad I use another journaling service.
I like it - that site wont be slashdotted!
Correction: I should say, Just exactly how to get near the damn things.
Ooh, thats easy, laundrettes, lingerie stores, etc.
I usually go for a mars bar, not an entire galaxy!
Don't EVER make this mistake in Glasgow!
Thats right, scots are puffters that'll lift their skirts at you!
IBM's a double edge sword. I went down to IBM's labs near Winchester, UK, last month. one of their selling points was that they registered hundereds of patents each year - I wonder how many are for "method to conduct [aincent buisness practise] in an online setting" or "method to use an unpatentable mathematical function to compress an image"?
That's right, no one else has 11
X11?
I can't think of any other reasonable theory to account for this moon radiating so much heat.
Perhaps the 65,000 processors in IBM's new computer?
Just a warning. I still play it on and off.
Thanks, if I ever meet you I'll be sure not to be freaked out
2p a minute off peak to another vodaphone or uk land line.
Most operaters (vodaphone and orange on contract at least), have roaming diabled by default. When you enable it they explain exactly how you'll be charged. Besides, when you are abroad you can always press the red button - send them to your answerphone.
Even after 5 weeks in europe (mainly greece and itally), with phone calls to and from greece (so I phone, the signal goes back to the uk, then to a greek land line 2 miles from where I am), my entire bill was less then £120. That includes £60 line rental (200 minutes cross network).
I wouldn't mind this if it meant not being charged or loosing minutes when someone called me on my cell. If they want to talk to me let them pay for it. After all I've been paying to hear them.
This is modded up as funny, but its how the billions of people in the non-u.s.canada world work. We have a mobile (cell) phone, people ring us, they pay.
Text messages are ridiculously high, however thats because of a stupid uniformed easily led market (teens).
Normal phone's have a bandwidth of upto 9600bps (at least thats what I get using my phone as a modem). Thats 4.2Mbytes an hour. It costs me arround £1.20 ($2) for a one hour call, or 50 cents/megabyte. This is on a limited, highly contested frequency. A far cry from text message costings. Yes text's rake it in for phone companies, however 50 cents a megabyte isnt too bad.
It doesnt seem fair to charge a receipitent for a call. Think about it, if I dont like you I set a computer to phone you 24/7, and you have to pay for it! Give me the worldwide standard instead of one of the u.s. proprietry systems, any day.
It is no more censorship than a TV broadcasting company refusing to show full frontal nudity during prime time.
Those bastards should be stopped from that censorship!
my desire to have one went out the window.
What's your problem, you say you have a window - so you can use the pen!