On the other hand, the end-Permian (Permian-Triassic) extinction resulted in the extinction of 90-95% of marine organisms and ~70% of terrestrial species. And that was 298(?) million years ago - several hundred million years before humans were around. Not that the extinctions we are seeing now aren't bad (and a very large portion of them probably are the result of human activity), but they are hardly unprecedented.
Those were "natural". Here we're talking about extinction due to human influence.
>Homosexuality isn't, as far as research can tell, >genetic. It seems to be caused by conditions within >the mother's womb, which causes the brain to >develop in a slightly different way. > Are the "conditions within the mother's womb" a consequence of genetics? Just a thought.
This would be something to help drive down the cost. Quantum computing on the desktop would finally be a evolutionary step in computing. (Up'ing clockspeed constantly and decreasing chip size is not evolutionary.) Though, quantum computing on the desktop probably means time to stop using passwords due to sheer power to brute force them.
Actually, since all security measures are some form of password (for example, a fingerprint is just a really long password) there will be no way of securing information. Interesting.
They won't be making individual opto-isolators. They can use this LES to integrate isolators onto the chip. They'll have a single chip with power devices and logic devices completely electrically isolated.
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On the other hand, the end-Permian (Permian-Triassic) extinction resulted in the extinction of 90-95% of marine organisms and ~70% of terrestrial species. And that was 298(?) million years ago - several hundred million years before humans were around. Not that the extinctions we are seeing now aren't bad (and a very large portion of them probably are the result of human activity), but they are hardly unprecedented.
Those were "natural". Here we're talking about extinction due to human influence.
>Homosexuality isn't, as far as research can tell,
>genetic. It seems to be caused by conditions within
>the mother's womb, which causes the brain to
>develop in a slightly different way.
>
Are the "conditions within the mother's womb" a consequence of genetics? Just a thought.
This would be something to help drive down the cost. Quantum computing on the desktop would finally be a evolutionary step in computing. (Up'ing clockspeed constantly and decreasing chip size is not evolutionary.) Though, quantum computing on the desktop probably means time to stop using passwords due to sheer power to brute force them.
Actually, since all security measures are some form of password (for example, a fingerprint is just a really long password) there will be no way of securing information. Interesting.
Eitan
They won't be making individual opto-isolators. They can use this LES to integrate isolators onto the chip. They'll have a single chip with power devices and logic devices completely electrically isolated.
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