No. We have already passed the point on the strength axis at which the car survives but the occupants die of internal injuries.
That's not the point. Stronger materials can make a stronger frame but they can also be used to make a *less heavy frame. The goal is lower fuel consumption and greater interior space.
*less heavy: most new materials will be less heavy as they will be primarily based on elements less dense then iron.
Canadians face similar limitations when it comes to sharing music that other nations do. For example, it is illegal to share music covered by copywrite. While I believe the receiver is not considered to be at fault, the sender is. Those using bittorrent are just as guilty in Canada as they are in the US.
Also, the recent reports of Canada being a haven for pirated media are BS. It's a political game where the recording industries are trying to make it look like Canada needs tougher laws. Last I heard, the proposed law was struck down / derailed so it appears that the recording industries need to try harder.
The studies suggest that piracy leads to more purchases of the same type of material (music, movies, etc) so it can be true that we both pirate and purchase at the same time.
You're jumping to conclusions. I would say that if piracy is easy and provides HD media, then it is a bad thing. The industry should combat this by allowing for free, or add sponsored, distribution of their media in SD format. This would cut down on much of the piracy and keep most people doing things legally. They can then charge for HD media that doesn't suck (allow skipping commercials on discs I purchased you bastards!!).
It's almost like the question of legalizing marijuana. If left illegal it becomes a gateway drug and connects people with those who distribute drugs that are actually harmful. If legal, most people would never connect with the dealers of harmful drugs. Same with piracy - provide easy access to legit media and most will never visit the pirate bay.
So you're saying that not everyone should be a scientist - on that I agree. But I belive it very beneficial for the general population to understand what science is. For this you have to get your feet wet...
As long as the general population elects those in charge via a democratic process, the general population requires some breadth in their education. They don't have to be experts in every field, but a basic knowledge of economics, science, history - it's required for a healthy country. When the general population lacks this knowledge they vote based on presentation and empty promisses. "What, you're cut taxes, ballance the budget, and increase spending!! That's awesome, I'm voting for you!"
I despise the fact that polititions try to appeal to the masses. Their speeches are empty and meaningless. If the general population were better educated then our polititions would be making much better decisions. The stupid attacks would go away and things would actually get done.
While it is true there is a cost associated with educating a population, and it is true that there are lost wages, I believe the overall benefits greatly outweight the costs.
Working hours correlate well with sunlight in the summer, but winter is different - short days (less than 8 hours during winter solstice in my country (more north from Germany)) not much light during the days and everybody using more power (lighting) make solar power not practical in winter.
Very true. Here in Canada, people often rave about how we could be using solar power; they just don't get it. Solar power is not an efficient solution in Canada, wind power makes far more sense.
But Germany reaching their goal of solar providing for 1/3 of their power would be an impressive feat. There are plenty of countries that have far more solar potential then Germany. If they can do it, then other countries like Spain should be able to do even more.
Well, compared to the rest of the world, it's more like low fuel taxes on gasoline. America has low gasoline tax thereby making diesel a less attractive fuel option; the additional expense at the time of purchase and limited fuel cost savings just aren't worth it.
In Canada, overall fuel taxes are greater but gasoline is hit harder then diesel. As a result, diesel is almost always cheaper then gasoline. This makes diesel vehicles more attractive in Canada - but still not as attractive as Europe. Oh, and for reference, the current gas price is $1.35/litre. That's in Canadian dollars which, for the past several years, has been ~ equal to American dollars. Think of it as ~ $5.11 per gallon.
No one knows for sure because the oil/gas companies won't tell us what they are pumping into the ground around our well water.
It's steam, pure and simple. Of course, chemicals are a problem but not because the companies are pumping them into the ground water. You see, the steam moves everything around and can dislodge hazardous elements allowing them to enter the ground water. The entire point of fracking is to disrupt the earth thereby unlocking the resources trapped below. It's obviously going to cause problems..
My sister purchased a property in rural northern Alberta a while back. Before the sale went through she had the water tested to ensure it was good. Six months later an oil company started fracking for natural gas and her water got so bad you could actually light it on fire. Now she wasn't the only one affected as all her neighbours also had problems but she was the only one who had results of a water test. Now the company would not acknowledge responsibility but, in order to avoid a lawsuit, paid to fix here water problem. The rest of the neighbours - too bad, so sad, not our fault.
There's nothing sanctified or noble about not showing up at the polls. It's just sheer idiocy and laziness.
If one is indifferent as to who gets elected then it is best that they do not vote. If they vote then, on average, they will vote for whoever invested the most in advertising. This is not the way it should be. If you don't care or are insufficiently informed of the candidate's policies then stay at home or cast a blank vote.
If only 50% of a population votes then that tells you the other 50% do not care which party gets elected. There is nothing wrong with that. Should the governing party screw up then you know that you will get a much higher turnout at the next election. It is the ability to vote that is important and keeps the politicians in line not the actual vote.
Also, while USB->Ethernet sucks, TBolt -> GigE adapter would work for me. Hell, with TBolt, we can do TBolt -> 10GigE
Well if the rumors are true it would be USB3->Ethernet, which would not suck. Considering how small the adapter is and how space is limited a small laptop, replacing Ethernet with USB3 sounds like a reasonable compromise. It is more common to be lacking a USB port (and not have a hub handy) then to require the speed of ethernet over wireless. But only if it's a USB3 port as USB2 is not sufficient to properly support GigE.
The reason why CFLs die from heat and brownouts and mild spikes is because they rely on electronics that are made as shittily as possible to save on the overall cost of the bulb.
Why do you assume the electronics will be the same? Powering an LED should be much easier as you don't have have to boost the voltage or supply a weird waveform to the bulb. I'm not sure what they use but I imagine it's a current limiting switching circuit. So long as they avoid electrolytic capacitors they should be fine. Transistors, resistors, inductors, and ceramic capacitors can all handle heat without any problems.
And of course, CFLs run a lot cooler, so are generally safer to use in such fixtures for each lum of light. The idea that CFLs are more susceptible to heat is somewhat idiotic. Yes, they have more complicated circuitry that is technically more susceptible to heat (Which is why CFLs will never be used inside a stove.), but they also are generating only a third the heat, so there's a lot less damn heat to start with!
Sure CFLs produce far less heat but that are also far more susceptible to damage from heat. Put a CFL in an enclosed fixture and it will burn out fast - possibly even faster then an incandescent. My local electrical code doesn't even allow CFLs in enclosed fixtures. The local HomeDepo got in trouble because they were displaying enclosed fixtures with CFLs inside.
When you look at an incandescent bulb it is easy to see why it can survive high temperatures. Glass and metal - relatively resilient. Compare that to a CFL where you have electronics.
One thing I've also seen is people that insist of putting CFLs on dimmers and then complain that they don't last. I've shown people the warnings on the CFL box and they still don't get it. Truly amazing...
Whichever federal agency takes charge could offer a large reward for security holes/bugs found in applicable systems. The agency would validate claims, pay an applicable reward to those who reported the issue, then bill the offending company for the reward.
The idea is to make the reward large enough that it is more profitable for people to report a flaw then to abuse it. Government involvement would be the review of claimed flaws, not to access the security of every device. Private companies would then have a financial incentive to ensure their code is secure.
I was thinking I needed to have at least a Core i3 because it supports Intel Virtualization Extensions (VT-x). But then I read that VirtualBox doesn't really use hardware virtualization much. So even a Dual Core B940 should suffice, right?
Correct, but it is still a good idea to have hardware virtualization. Virtualbox does use hardware virtualization but it is only required when virtualizing 64bit guests. If you are running 32bit guests, hardware virtualization can still be used and should allow for better performance. Hardware virtualization will also allow you to play around with KVM and other VM software. If you're getting a new machine, why limit yourself?
Watts are calculated using Voltage and Amps therefore it is a unit of energy.
Watt is a unit for the rate of energy transfer. The actual unit for energy is the joule where "watts = joules / seconds". The term "kWh" is a term designed to allow people to easily determin home energy usage. It directly maps to joule with 1 kWh = 3.6e6 joules.
>> Voltage mutiplied by current in Amps equals Watts.
NO. For God's sake will people stop making this mistake.
Voltage multiplied by current in Amps equals VA, not Watts. If you want watts, you have to multiply Voltage in Volts, Current in Amps, and the cosine of the angle between them (which is more commonly known as the power factor.
VA = V*A
Watts = V*A*PF
No, Watts is really Voltage times Current. But when referring to AC systems, definitions get all screwed up. Just look at "kWh" - what a mess. It's like electricians have their own definitions for these units. I suppose it is understandable - using a single number to approximate a waveform and then performing calculations using Ohms Law makes most tasks much easier.
So pointing out the difference between Watts and VA is good - thanks for that. But don't be calling the real definition for Watts wrong. Also, your definition for power factor is not correct - or at least it is dated. It only applies to AC systems where the waveform is shifted. Power factor also applies to waveforms that are modified in other ways. For example, a computer power supply without power factor correction consumes pulses of power during the peak points of the sine wave. This changes the shape of the wave without resulting in a phase shift. With power factor correction, a control circuit draws power throughout the entire waveform so that the sine wave is not distorted.
I wonder what they used to measure power usage for this test. Did the instrument record true RMS power? Those instruments are much more expensive but required for accurate results. Guess I should rtfa.
Apple is worse than Microsoft ever was. And I am no fan of Microsoft.
But worse at what? The article title mentions that it is in regards to "internet freedom". From this perspective there is no comparing Apple to Microsoft - Apple pushes for standards and Microsoft attempted to lock users to Internet Explorer based technologies. Remember the days before OSX and Firefox - one would constantly run into sites that required IE and Windows.
I'm not going to try to defend Apple with regards to other issues, but you really can't compare them to Microsoft wrt "internet freedom". Microsoft is the only company I can think of that actually tried to monopolize the internet.
If laws catagorize people based on physical characteristics that they have no control over (like gender), there is no equality.
So laws only permitting you to marry a spouse of opposite gender discriminate. This discrimination undermines a fundamental aspect of American law - that everybody is equal and has equal rights. Undermining this principle in the past has resulted is riots, killings, and other horrible events. This might not hapen with the gay and lesbian community as they represent only a small part of the population, but erroding the constitution is still a very dangerous thing.
So take gender out of the equation and let same sex couples marry. Even if you hate the idea it is still better than the alternative.
The are offering a 'free' license only to anyone who licenses their patents under the same conditions. That's not really 'free' that's 'Apple is tired of getting charged license fees by people who've been doing phone R&D rather longer than they have'...
Not really, they are offering the design for 'free' to the standards committee so long as all others with possible patents covering the design do the same. If they get their way, anybody who wants to utilize a the new standard would be free of licensing costs. In no way is Apple trying to get a free ride, they want the ride to be free for everyone.
1 ten thousandth of a dollar? You do know the pennies are 1 one hundredth of a dollar, don't you?
The difference between American and Canadian pennies is 1/100 of a cent - or 1/10000 or a dollar wich is 0.0001.
Of course the real cost to an American retailer is the need to sort and exchange the Canadian coins. Sounds like a real pain in the ass so I can see why they would be annoyed. It's not that you're stealing from them, you're just making their job harder.
Then Apple would be considered a monopoly. All future work/products would be heavily scrutinized with government being allowed to say "don't do that". It would be equivalent to volunteering to put on shackles before running a marathon.
Everyone benefits from the military equally. It's not like the Reds are coming over here and robbing the poor and middle class while the military is protecting the rich neighborhoods. Seriously man, think about what you are saying here. I'm not rich and I get 100%, absolute protection from foreign armies in my home. The EXACT same protection Michael Dell gets.
Not really, the very wealthy do benefit more from the military then the rest of the country. The military secures international trade allowing the very wealthy to profit more from their businesses. How many ships does the US have along the east coast of Africa right now to prevent piracy? And who benefits the most from the secured shipping lanes? Who foots the bill?
I'm not saying the rich don't pay for the services they receive. But it would be terribly shortsighted to suggest that everyone benefits from the military equally. The role of the military isn't to protect American soil from invasion so much as it is to protect (and secure) American interests overseas. It is the very wealthy who benefit financially from those American interests.
Yes, but the topic of discussion is power consumption not purchase price. My point was that FPGAs do not solve the problem of power consumption - at least not yet. They are getting better but then so are ASICs.
It appears that, looking forward, the best solution will be a combination of the two techniques. Specialized ASIC components glued together with FPGA elements. Most FPGA manufacturers already do this to a limited extent. It is common to see embedded CPUs in FPGAs - and I'm not referring to soft-CPUs.
- at least when compared to ASICs. But there are new developments in the area, see Silicon Blue Technologies. It will be interesting to see how things work out in the future. Looks like all the players are trying to create power efficient FPGAs.
No, it's pathetic compared to a Golf GTI at 50 mpg, or a Jetta TDI at 45 mpg, or that newish Jag with the V8 TDI and twin turbos at 40-50 mpg, or a Bluetec Lupo at 70 mpg. Don't be such a pathetic cheerleader.
You can't make direct comparisons between gasoline and diesel engines when it comes to environmental impact. With the same fuel efficiencies, a diesel engine is going to put ~20% more CO2 into the atmosphere then a gasoline engine. Diesel fuel contains more carbon per gallon then gasoline.
But there are also other things to consider. For example, the CO2 byproducts resulting from the refining process. There are the transportation costs to consider. It can get very complex but the 20% estimate is a reasonable one. Just something to consider when comparing gas to diesel engines.
Only DVI natively converts to VGA as it's built into the spec (four pins on the connector). HDMI and DP do not have pins for that. In order to convert from HDMI/DP to VGA you need a $60-70 converter, not a $10 adapter like you can use with DVI.
True, but you're wrong on the price. Right now it's $13.93 for a VGA adapter at monoprice. Click here. Apple sells their adapter for $29 - a far cry from $60-70. Doubt many companies will price their products to be more then Apple's.
Apple's OSX uses file extension exclusively to determine what sort of file it is.
They used to use creator codes, but those have been removed and now it relies entirely on file extension.
No, creator and type metadata take precedent over file extension. The big change in OSX is that the API and developer tools promote file extensions over metadata. There was a big push to ensure that OSX would work correctly even if it was using a file system that didn't support metadata.
Try this, go to the Finder and select "Get Info" on a data file. Now go to where it says "Open With" and select a different application. Unlike Windows where this selection is forgotten after it opens, on OSX the choice is remembered. The Finder sets the creator metadata of the data file to ensure that it is always opened with the selected application.
So metadata is still used in OSX, but extensions now also play a prominent role.
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No. We have already passed the point on the strength axis at which the car survives but the occupants die of internal injuries.
That's not the point. Stronger materials can make a stronger frame but they can also be used to make a *less heavy frame. The goal is lower fuel consumption and greater interior space.
*less heavy: most new materials will be less heavy as they will be primarily based on elements less dense then iron.
Canadians face similar limitations when it comes to sharing music that other nations do. For example, it is illegal to share music covered by copywrite. While I believe the receiver is not considered to be at fault, the sender is. Those using bittorrent are just as guilty in Canada as they are in the US.
Also, the recent reports of Canada being a haven for pirated media are BS. It's a political game where the recording industries are trying to make it look like Canada needs tougher laws. Last I heard, the proposed law was struck down / derailed so it appears that the recording industries need to try harder.
The studies suggest that piracy leads to more purchases of the same type of material (music, movies, etc) so it can be true that we both pirate and purchase at the same time.
You're jumping to conclusions. I would say that if piracy is easy and provides HD media, then it is a bad thing. The industry should combat this by allowing for free, or add sponsored, distribution of their media in SD format. This would cut down on much of the piracy and keep most people doing things legally. They can then charge for HD media that doesn't suck (allow skipping commercials on discs I purchased you bastards!!).
It's almost like the question of legalizing marijuana. If left illegal it becomes a gateway drug and connects people with those who distribute drugs that are actually harmful. If legal, most people would never connect with the dealers of harmful drugs. Same with piracy - provide easy access to legit media and most will never visit the pirate bay.
So you're saying that not everyone should be a scientist - on that I agree. But I belive it very beneficial for the general population to understand what science is. For this you have to get your feet wet...
As long as the general population elects those in charge via a democratic process, the general population requires some breadth in their education. They don't have to be experts in every field, but a basic knowledge of economics, science, history - it's required for a healthy country. When the general population lacks this knowledge they vote based on presentation and empty promisses. "What, you're cut taxes, ballance the budget, and increase spending!! That's awesome, I'm voting for you!"
I despise the fact that polititions try to appeal to the masses. Their speeches are empty and meaningless. If the general population were better educated then our polititions would be making much better decisions. The stupid attacks would go away and things would actually get done.
While it is true there is a cost associated with educating a population, and it is true that there are lost wages, I believe the overall benefits greatly outweight the costs.
Working hours correlate well with sunlight in the summer, but winter is different - short days (less than 8 hours during winter solstice in my country (more north from Germany)) not much light during the days and everybody using more power (lighting) make solar power not practical in winter.
Very true. Here in Canada, people often rave about how we could be using solar power; they just don't get it. Solar power is not an efficient solution in Canada, wind power makes far more sense.
But Germany reaching their goal of solar providing for 1/3 of their power would be an impressive feat. There are plenty of countries that have far more solar potential then Germany. If they can do it, then other countries like Spain should be able to do even more.
High fuel taxes on diesel
Well, compared to the rest of the world, it's more like low fuel taxes on gasoline. America has low gasoline tax thereby making diesel a less attractive fuel option; the additional expense at the time of purchase and limited fuel cost savings just aren't worth it.
In Canada, overall fuel taxes are greater but gasoline is hit harder then diesel. As a result, diesel is almost always cheaper then gasoline. This makes diesel vehicles more attractive in Canada - but still not as attractive as Europe. Oh, and for reference, the current gas price is $1.35/litre. That's in Canadian dollars which, for the past several years, has been ~ equal to American dollars. Think of it as ~ $5.11 per gallon.
No one knows for sure because the oil/gas companies won't tell us what they are pumping into the ground around our well water.
It's steam, pure and simple. Of course, chemicals are a problem but not because the companies are pumping them into the ground water. You see, the steam moves everything around and can dislodge hazardous elements allowing them to enter the ground water. The entire point of fracking is to disrupt the earth thereby unlocking the resources trapped below. It's obviously going to cause problems..
My sister purchased a property in rural northern Alberta a while back. Before the sale went through she had the water tested to ensure it was good. Six months later an oil company started fracking for natural gas and her water got so bad you could actually light it on fire. Now she wasn't the only one affected as all her neighbours also had problems but she was the only one who had results of a water test. Now the company would not acknowledge responsibility but, in order to avoid a lawsuit, paid to fix here water problem. The rest of the neighbours - too bad, so sad, not our fault.
There's nothing sanctified or noble about not showing up at the polls. It's just sheer idiocy and laziness.
If one is indifferent as to who gets elected then it is best that they do not vote. If they vote then, on average, they will vote for whoever invested the most in advertising. This is not the way it should be. If you don't care or are insufficiently informed of the candidate's policies then stay at home or cast a blank vote.
If only 50% of a population votes then that tells you the other 50% do not care which party gets elected. There is nothing wrong with that. Should the governing party screw up then you know that you will get a much higher turnout at the next election. It is the ability to vote that is important and keeps the politicians in line not the actual vote.
Also, while USB->Ethernet sucks, TBolt -> GigE adapter would work for me. Hell, with TBolt, we can do TBolt -> 10GigE
Well if the rumors are true it would be USB3->Ethernet, which would not suck. Considering how small the adapter is and how space is limited a small laptop, replacing Ethernet with USB3 sounds like a reasonable compromise. It is more common to be lacking a USB port (and not have a hub handy) then to require the speed of ethernet over wireless. But only if it's a USB3 port as USB2 is not sufficient to properly support GigE.
The reason why CFLs die from heat and brownouts and mild spikes is because they rely on electronics that are made as shittily as possible to save on the overall cost of the bulb.
Why do you assume the electronics will be the same? Powering an LED should be much easier as you don't have have to boost the voltage or supply a weird waveform to the bulb. I'm not sure what they use but I imagine it's a current limiting switching circuit. So long as they avoid electrolytic capacitors they should be fine. Transistors, resistors, inductors, and ceramic capacitors can all handle heat without any problems.
And of course, CFLs run a lot cooler, so are generally safer to use in such fixtures for each lum of light. The idea that CFLs are more susceptible to heat is somewhat idiotic. Yes, they have more complicated circuitry that is technically more susceptible to heat (Which is why CFLs will never be used inside a stove.), but they also are generating only a third the heat, so there's a lot less damn heat to start with!
Sure CFLs produce far less heat but that are also far more susceptible to damage from heat. Put a CFL in an enclosed fixture and it will burn out fast - possibly even faster then an incandescent. My local electrical code doesn't even allow CFLs in enclosed fixtures. The local HomeDepo got in trouble because they were displaying enclosed fixtures with CFLs inside.
When you look at an incandescent bulb it is easy to see why it can survive high temperatures. Glass and metal - relatively resilient. Compare that to a CFL where you have electronics.
One thing I've also seen is people that insist of putting CFLs on dimmers and then complain that they don't last. I've shown people the warnings on the CFL box and they still don't get it. Truly amazing...
Whichever federal agency takes charge could offer a large reward for security holes/bugs found in applicable systems. The agency would validate claims, pay an applicable reward to those who reported the issue, then bill the offending company for the reward.
The idea is to make the reward large enough that it is more profitable for people to report a flaw then to abuse it. Government involvement would be the review of claimed flaws, not to access the security of every device. Private companies would then have a financial incentive to ensure their code is secure.
I was thinking I needed to have at least a Core i3 because it supports Intel Virtualization Extensions (VT-x). But then I read that VirtualBox doesn't really use hardware virtualization much. So even a Dual Core B940 should suffice, right?
Correct, but it is still a good idea to have hardware virtualization. Virtualbox does use hardware virtualization but it is only required when virtualizing 64bit guests. If you are running 32bit guests, hardware virtualization can still be used and should allow for better performance. Hardware virtualization will also allow you to play around with KVM and other VM software. If you're getting a new machine, why limit yourself?
Watts are calculated using Voltage and Amps therefore it is a unit of energy.
Watt is a unit for the rate of energy transfer. The actual unit for energy is the joule where "watts = joules / seconds". The term "kWh" is a term designed to allow people to easily determin home energy usage. It directly maps to joule with 1 kWh = 3.6e6 joules.
>> Voltage mutiplied by current in Amps equals Watts.
NO. For God's sake will people stop making this mistake.
Voltage multiplied by current in Amps equals VA, not Watts. If you want watts, you have to multiply Voltage in Volts, Current in Amps, and the cosine of the angle between them (which is more commonly known as the power factor.
VA = V*A Watts = V*A*PF
No, Watts is really Voltage times Current. But when referring to AC systems, definitions get all screwed up. Just look at "kWh" - what a mess. It's like electricians have their own definitions for these units. I suppose it is understandable - using a single number to approximate a waveform and then performing calculations using Ohms Law makes most tasks much easier.
So pointing out the difference between Watts and VA is good - thanks for that. But don't be calling the real definition for Watts wrong. Also, your definition for power factor is not correct - or at least it is dated. It only applies to AC systems where the waveform is shifted. Power factor also applies to waveforms that are modified in other ways. For example, a computer power supply without power factor correction consumes pulses of power during the peak points of the sine wave. This changes the shape of the wave without resulting in a phase shift. With power factor correction, a control circuit draws power throughout the entire waveform so that the sine wave is not distorted.
I wonder what they used to measure power usage for this test. Did the instrument record true RMS power? Those instruments are much more expensive but required for accurate results. Guess I should rtfa.
Apple is worse than Microsoft ever was. And I am no fan of Microsoft.
But worse at what? The article title mentions that it is in regards to "internet freedom". From this perspective there is no comparing Apple to Microsoft - Apple pushes for standards and Microsoft attempted to lock users to Internet Explorer based technologies. Remember the days before OSX and Firefox - one would constantly run into sites that required IE and Windows.
I'm not going to try to defend Apple with regards to other issues, but you really can't compare them to Microsoft wrt "internet freedom". Microsoft is the only company I can think of that actually tried to monopolize the internet.
Without equality there will be discrimination.
If laws catagorize people based on physical characteristics that they have no control over (like gender), there is no equality.
So laws only permitting you to marry a spouse of opposite gender discriminate. This discrimination undermines a fundamental aspect of American law - that everybody is equal and has equal rights. Undermining this principle in the past has resulted is riots, killings, and other horrible events. This might not hapen with the gay and lesbian community as they represent only a small part of the population, but erroding the constitution is still a very dangerous thing.
So take gender out of the equation and let same sex couples marry. Even if you hate the idea it is still better than the alternative.
The are offering a 'free' license only to anyone who licenses their patents under the same conditions. That's not really 'free' that's 'Apple is tired of getting charged license fees by people who've been doing phone R&D rather longer than they have'...
Not really, they are offering the design for 'free' to the standards committee so long as all others with possible patents covering the design do the same. If they get their way, anybody who wants to utilize a the new standard would be free of licensing costs. In no way is Apple trying to get a free ride, they want the ride to be free for everyone.
1 ten thousandth of a dollar? You do know the pennies are 1 one hundredth of a dollar, don't you?
The difference between American and Canadian pennies is 1/100 of a cent - or 1/10000 or a dollar wich is 0.0001.
Of course the real cost to an American retailer is the need to sort and exchange the Canadian coins. Sounds like a real pain in the ass so I can see why they would be annoyed. It's not that you're stealing from them, you're just making their job harder.
Then Apple would be considered a monopoly. All future work/products would be heavily scrutinized with government being allowed to say "don't do that". It would be equivalent to volunteering to put on shackles before running a marathon.
Everyone benefits from the military equally. It's not like the Reds are coming over here and robbing the poor and middle class while the military is protecting the rich neighborhoods. Seriously man, think about what you are saying here. I'm not rich and I get 100%, absolute protection from foreign armies in my home. The EXACT same protection Michael Dell gets.
Not really, the very wealthy do benefit more from the military then the rest of the country. The military secures international trade allowing the very wealthy to profit more from their businesses. How many ships does the US have along the east coast of Africa right now to prevent piracy? And who benefits the most from the secured shipping lanes? Who foots the bill?
I'm not saying the rich don't pay for the services they receive. But it would be terribly shortsighted to suggest that everyone benefits from the military equally. The role of the military isn't to protect American soil from invasion so much as it is to protect (and secure) American interests overseas. It is the very wealthy who benefit financially from those American interests.
or your run is small, FPGAs are a better choice
Yes, but the topic of discussion is power consumption not purchase price. My point was that FPGAs do not solve the problem of power consumption - at least not yet. They are getting better but then so are ASICs.
It appears that, looking forward, the best solution will be a combination of the two techniques. Specialized ASIC components glued together with FPGA elements. Most FPGA manufacturers already do this to a limited extent. It is common to see embedded CPUs in FPGAs - and I'm not referring to soft-CPUs.
A couple of more words: Power Hog.
- at least when compared to ASICs. But there are new developments in the area, see Silicon Blue Technologies. It will be interesting to see how things work out in the future. Looks like all the players are trying to create power efficient FPGAs.
No, it's pathetic compared to a Golf GTI at 50 mpg, or a Jetta TDI at 45 mpg, or that newish Jag with the V8 TDI and twin turbos at 40-50 mpg, or a Bluetec Lupo at 70 mpg. Don't be such a pathetic cheerleader.
You can't make direct comparisons between gasoline and diesel engines when it comes to environmental impact. With the same fuel efficiencies, a diesel engine is going to put ~20% more CO2 into the atmosphere then a gasoline engine. Diesel fuel contains more carbon per gallon then gasoline.
But there are also other things to consider. For example, the CO2 byproducts resulting from the refining process. There are the transportation costs to consider. It can get very complex but the 20% estimate is a reasonable one. Just something to consider when comparing gas to diesel engines.
Only DVI natively converts to VGA as it's built into the spec (four pins on the connector). HDMI and DP do not have pins for that. In order to convert from HDMI/DP to VGA you need a $60-70 converter, not a $10 adapter like you can use with DVI.
True, but you're wrong on the price. Right now it's $13.93 for a VGA adapter at monoprice. Click here. Apple sells their adapter for $29 - a far cry from $60-70. Doubt many companies will price their products to be more then Apple's.
Apple's OSX uses file extension exclusively to determine what sort of file it is. They used to use creator codes, but those have been removed and now it relies entirely on file extension.
No, creator and type metadata take precedent over file extension. The big change in OSX is that the API and developer tools promote file extensions over metadata. There was a big push to ensure that OSX would work correctly even if it was using a file system that didn't support metadata.
Try this, go to the Finder and select "Get Info" on a data file. Now go to where it says "Open With" and select a different application. Unlike Windows where this selection is forgotten after it opens, on OSX the choice is remembered. The Finder sets the creator metadata of the data file to ensure that it is always opened with the selected application.
So metadata is still used in OSX, but extensions now also play a prominent role.