I don't care if you are the best programmer on the Earth and every program you write has a formal proof of correctness, you will still get bitten by incomplete and/or incorrect requirements.
According to the press release, the device puts out 20 microwatts of power. That is really, really, really small. There are very few electronic devices, let alone electromechanical devices, that can run off a 20 microwatt power supply.
Another problem with using a volume of water is the variation introduced by the different masses of the oxygen isotopes. A given volume of water's mass is dependent on the source of the water.
I think it is possible, but it isn't going to look anything like a PC. I'm used to seeing high-reliability systems specified as having 99.999% (5 9s) availability. You can tack on more 9s, but you are going to have a hard time proving that the system is actually that reliable. There are straightforward techniques for estimating hardware reliability. Estimating software reliability is much uglier. Statistical methods can be used to create system test plans and to interpret the failure data. The cost of the testing increases very quickly as the desired reliability increases.
I think it would be useful. Imagine a fax machine that would plug into your local LAN hub/switch. You could get rid of an analog phone line and transmissions would be faster.
No, it's just a popular frequency for crystals used in low-power applications like watches. You can get quartz crystals cut to a wide range of frequencies and geometries.
I was under the impression that forged steel was better and stronger than cast steel. Supposedly, a firearm with a forged receiver/frame can be smaller and lighter than a similar firearm with a cast receiver/frame. The cast steel firearm is supposed to be less expensive to fabricate. Is this all gun owner's folklore?
If you are working for a government or large corporation, you may be better off getting the expensive, cutting edge machine if you are going to be stuck with it for the next 5 years.
Typing this on a blazing fast P5-233, and this is the _fast_ machine in my office.
You can demand that the store manager deliver Hillary Rosen's head on a platter, that doesn't mean that it's going to happen. You may have to go to small claims court to get a refund.
You are missing the point. The issue isn't whether file sharing is good, bad, illegal or a basic human right. The issue is whether an ISP has the power and/or legal obligation to enforce the intellectual property claims of third parties for material that is not stored on the ISP's systems, but merely transits their network.
If ISPs were common carriers, like the telephone company, they would not be able to cancel your account except for a limited number of reasons, such as not paying your bill. They would also be obligated to provide service to everyone on a non-discriminatory basis.
ISPs are not common carriers, they can cancel your service for any or no reason. They can refuse to provide service for any or no reason.
This means that an ISP can cancel your account if someone complains that you are violating their intellectual property rights. It does not mean that they have a legal obligation to do so.
It isn't within Adobe's power to drop the charges. The charge is a criminal offense (State vs. Joe Blow) and only the government or the court has the power to dismiss the case or drop the charges.
USB and PS/2 use different data formats and protocols. I believe that the dual mode USB-PS/2 mice and keyboards use a controller chip that can operate in both modes, selecting whichever mode is compatible with the device at the other end of the wire. That does not mean that a PS/2 device will work on a USB bus simply by changing the connector.
Get over it. Alaska is not your personal nature preserve. Too many tree huggers in the lower 48, make that the urban areas of the lower 48, think that every piece of federal land should be turned into a national park. Screw the people who actually live there. They should be content with being allowed to contemplate the natural splendor of the wilderness. So what if they don't have self determination, jobs or a functioning local economy. All miners and lumberjacks are environmental rapists.
You will never be able to send electricity down an optical cable. The only way to power something would be to send a bright light and use solar panels on the other end--not likely.
I've seen a telephone that was powered by optical fiber. I believe it was designed by Bell Northern Research.
If you think frequency hopping is, by nature, secure and hard to intercept, I have a nice bridge in Brooklyn that I would be willing to sell you. The NSA and military have been intercepting these types of systems for decades.
If the system does not have a cryptographically
secure hopping sequence, which is just about everything on the market, it is trivial to intercept. Even with a secure hopping sequence, it is possible to reconstruct the signal in many cases. Think wideband receivers and directional antennas connected to a signal processing computer.
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There is a big difference between a vector supercomputer and some random collection of microcomputers. It's bandwidth and the ability to efficiently handle large datasets. See the Stream Benchmark.
If only it would run on x86 hardware, Windows users would flock away from the evil empire.
This issue is brought up every time there is an Apple related story on Slashdot.
Most x86 hardware sucks. It is cheap (in both senses) and not standardized. Bolting together a box from lowest bidder OEM parts is not computer engineering. There is a ton of legacy crap that has to be supported by the operating system. Much of it is buggy. For anyone selling and supporting an operating system, this is a bottomless pit of development and support costs.
I own and use both Macs and x86 PCs. Much of the attraction of the Mac is due to the fact that real engineering went into the design and integration of the hardware and software. This wouldn't be possible if Mac OS X was ported to some random Intel box.
The big thing isn't porn, regardless of the knee-jerk reactions of some here. I agree that children do not have a constitutionally-guaranteed right to view pornography or hate speech.
What is the definition of "hate speech"? I've seen the term used to attack anyone who has an opinion that is objectionable to an "oppressed group", such as upper middle-class college students.
From reading the article, it appears that the Supreme Court declined to review the case. This does not mean that the Supreme Court agrees with the lower court. The Supreme Court declines to hear (denies certiori) most of the cases that are appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court can only hear a limited number of cases every year, and there are many reasons why they may decline to hear a case.
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The earliest microcontroller I've found a reference to is the TMS1000 (Texas Instruments), mid 1970's.
Can anyone name the first true single-chip microprocessor? It has to have integrated RAM, ROM and I/O.
I don't care if you are the best programmer on the Earth and every program you write has a formal proof of correctness, you will still get bitten by incomplete and/or incorrect requirements.
According to the press release, the device puts out 20 microwatts of power. That is really, really, really small. There are very few electronic devices, let alone electromechanical devices, that can run off a 20 microwatt power supply.
Another problem with using a volume of water is the variation introduced by the different masses of the oxygen isotopes. A given volume of water's mass is dependent on the source of the water.
I think it is possible, but it isn't going to look anything like a PC. I'm used to seeing high-reliability systems specified as having 99.999% (5 9s) availability. You can tack on more 9s, but you are going to have a hard time proving that the system is actually that reliable. There are straightforward techniques for estimating hardware reliability. Estimating software reliability is much uglier. Statistical methods can be used to create system test plans and to interpret the failure data. The cost of the testing increases very quickly as the desired reliability increases.
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I think it would be useful. Imagine a fax machine that would plug into your local LAN hub/switch. You could get rid of an analog phone line and transmissions would be faster.
No, it's just a popular frequency for crystals used in low-power applications like watches. You can get quartz crystals cut to a wide range of frequencies and geometries.
I was under the impression that forged steel was better and stronger than cast steel. Supposedly, a firearm with a forged receiver/frame can be smaller and lighter than a similar firearm with a cast receiver/frame. The cast steel firearm is supposed to be less expensive to fabricate. Is this all gun owner's folklore?
Typing this on a blazing fast P5-233, and this is the _fast_ machine in my office.
You can demand that the store manager deliver Hillary Rosen's head on a platter, that doesn't mean that it's going to happen. You may have to go to small claims court to get a refund.
If ISPs were common carriers, like the telephone company, they would not be able to cancel your account except for a limited number of reasons, such as not paying your bill. They would also be obligated to provide service to everyone on a non-discriminatory basis.
ISPs are not common carriers, they can cancel your service for any or no reason. They can refuse to provide service for any or no reason.
This means that an ISP can cancel your account if someone complains that you are violating their intellectual property rights. It does not mean that they have a legal obligation to do so.
It isn't within Adobe's power to drop the charges. The charge is a criminal offense (State vs. Joe Blow) and only the government or the court has the power to dismiss the case or drop the charges.
USB and PS/2 use different data formats and protocols. I believe that the dual mode USB-PS/2 mice and keyboards use a controller chip that can operate in both modes, selecting whichever mode is compatible with the device at the other end of the wire. That does not mean that a PS/2 device will work on a USB bus simply by changing the connector.
Get over it. Alaska is not your personal nature preserve. Too many tree huggers in the lower 48, make that the urban areas of the lower 48, think that every piece of federal land should be turned into a national park. Screw the people who actually live there. They should be content with being allowed to contemplate the natural splendor of the wilderness. So what if they don't have self determination, jobs or a functioning local economy. All miners and lumberjacks are environmental rapists.
I've seen a telephone that was powered by optical fiber. I believe it was designed by Bell Northern Research.
You only need a single wideband receiver.
If the system does not have a cryptographically secure hopping sequence, which is just about everything on the market, it is trivial to intercept. Even with a secure hopping sequence, it is possible to reconstruct the signal in many cases. Think wideband receivers and directional antennas connected to a signal processing computer.
There is a big difference between a vector supercomputer and some random collection of microcomputers. It's bandwidth and the ability to efficiently handle large datasets. See the Stream Benchmark.
Don't feed the trolls.
This issue is brought up every time there is an Apple related story on Slashdot.
Most x86 hardware sucks. It is cheap (in both senses) and not standardized. Bolting together a box from lowest bidder OEM parts is not computer engineering. There is a ton of legacy crap that has to be supported by the operating system. Much of it is buggy. For anyone selling and supporting an operating system, this is a bottomless pit of development and support costs.
I own and use both Macs and x86 PCs. Much of the attraction of the Mac is due to the fact that real engineering went into the design and integration of the hardware and software. This wouldn't be possible if Mac OS X was ported to some random Intel box.
What is the definition of "hate speech"? I've seen the term used to attack anyone who has an opinion that is objectionable to an "oppressed group", such as upper middle-class college students.
The federal government can patent inventions, it's copyright that is not applicable to works created by government employees.
From reading the article, it appears that the Supreme Court declined to review the case. This does not mean that the Supreme Court agrees with the lower court. The Supreme Court declines to hear (denies certiori) most of the cases that are appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court can only hear a limited number of cases every year, and there are many reasons why they may decline to hear a case.