I'd like to see the parents asking their twelve year old girl what her email address is so they can lock down her myspace account and see where they went wrong when their child responds with "sweetltlhottie69@hotmail".
With an e-mail address like that they're going to be even more surprised to find out that their 12-year-old daughter is actually a lonely 40-year-old man.
If Thomas' lawyer didn't pick up that lie by Sony's lawyer to convince the jury that Sony would lie about consumer rights and RIAA rights, then Thomas' lawyer should be fired.
Thank Christ someone finally pointed this out. This is another one of those non-story Slashdot stories -- it's just preaching to the choir and doing so in a rather questionable manner. Is the RIAA lawyer a douchebag for playing fast and loose with the language? Of course -- but that's why a defendant isn't alone in our justice system. That's why there's a defense attorney, part of whose job it should be to counter any bullshit from the accusers, and a jury whose job it is to see through both sides' bullshit. Of course the system isn't perfect, but that's how it works.
Continuing on that theme, Thomas was more a victim of a lousy defense and just plain stupidity. There's a lot more to what went into the verdict than one simple "misspeak" by a lawyer, and this "story" is blowing out of proportion just one part of the case.
That sounds awesome. In theory. But reality doesn't quite match up the idealism you show. What difference does the Constitution make when those in charge have shown quite clearly that they don't give a shit about the Constitution? I all but guarantee you that these guys are gonna get off scot free for all the crap they've pulled.
I am often called a fan of StarTrek, but the truth is that I simply enjoy it....
I have every episode on DVD of all the series...
Well, in that case, you kinda have to expect people to call you a "fan" -- because that's what you are! Nothing to be embarrassed about, even if you're not one of the ones dressing up at cons:)
As Vista pisses off more and more users. More and more users will be finding an alternative.
Like XP. While some will get fed up and try something new, like Linux, a lot of people are going to stick with what works for them. Even if, in the eyes of many, what "works" for them is irrevocably broken. A lot of average computer users really just aren't going to be motivated. Of course I am basing that statement mostly on supposition... And the fact that every year is "the year" for desktop Linux.
Not to say that Linux won't continue to make inroads, because it probably will. But in the end the high barrier to entry for many (despite what the summary says; just changing would be a big deal for a lot of people, to say nothing of learning a new OS) and, as has been pointed out by many others, the issue of applications, will be amongst the factors making sure that this year isn't "the year" yet again.
And before I get any MS fanboy (if there is such a thing) flames, I'm a big fan of Linux and have been running it as my primary OS for at least 6 years or so -- I just try to stay realistic (or cynical, depending on your point of view).
And let's not forget that Google fought the Justice department not on the grounds of protecting user privacy, but on the grounds of protecting trade secrets. Although the end result is the same, I think their motivation is very important.
I would have suggested putting her in one of those sailor school uniforms, and then I probably would have pre-ordered five of those laptops by now. But that's just me.
Mentally I just automatically mod entire discussions following Microsoft stories as -1, redundant. You deserve better than to be modded flamebait for mocking the lack of originality.
Shit yeah it was. And who cares if the cartoon was just a vehicle for selling toys? Those toys kept us entertained and fueled our imaginations as kids. I love it when people think they're all cool and oh-so hardcore by they complaining about things like a "mercantile cartoon" -- because I'm sure they've never fallen victim to advertising before.
It's not even the pandering that bothers me -- I expect that here at Slashdot. What's annoying to me is the blatant editorializing, which we seem to be getting more and more of from the submitter and/or one of the editors these days. This has, of course, been an annoying factor to varying degrees here on Slashdot in the past (our old friend Michael is a good example), and you have to expect some of it since no one is going to be completely unbiased.
This submission is really raising the bar on that front. We already knew that he got gun parts off of eBay, and this submission adds absolutely no new information to the discussion. I really don't care what some random Slashole thinks about Cho getting some of his stuff off eBay. I can form my own dumbass opinions, thanks.
Right, I was going to say just that before I saw your post. I'm guessing that the capacitance of the interconnect dominates over the gate capacitance in the RC delays? I'm used to the low-speed analog world where we don't worry as much about our interconnect in terms of self capacitance.
The gate itself isn't inherently capacitive, it's the capacitance of the gate/oxide/channel structure that we're talking about, so you can't decouple gate capacitance and channel capacitance. Charge on the gate (which you can think of as the top plate of a parallel plate capacitor) results in equal but opposite charge on the channel (the bottom plate, with the insulating oxide acting as the dielectric).
You are absolutely correct that the point in increasing the thickness of that oxide is to reduce leakage and power consumption. But increasing the thickness of the gate oxide lowers the capacitance of the structure, so they want high-k materials to compensate for this.
Despite the fact that you decided to go troll on us with how you responded to the parent post, I'll bite since this was something I got to thinking about as well.
Higher gate capacitance means that you can get more charge in the channel for a given gate voltage (Q=CV). This can give both higer currents and a reduced threshold voltage, which are good things.
But higher capacitance, of course, slows things down when you get to thinking about those RC time constants. So, do the benefits of higher capacitance outweigh the negatives? IBM and Intel seem to think so.
No. The substrate that these chips are fabbed on is still silicon. The article is somewhat misleading because it's the gate oxide, which is typically made of silicon dioxide, that's being replaced with the hafnium-based high-k material. I'm loathe to site this as a source but since it has pictures, here is a Wikipedia article that will show you the basic structure for anyone unfamiliar.
I also find it interesting that they are using metal gates instead of polysilicon, considering that metal gates were used in the olden days before the switch to poly.
This has a few interesting applications:
...
- Migrating to Debian for users who have no idea how to burn an ISO
and/or how to configure their BIOS for CD boot.
Uhhhh, if someone doesn't know how to burn an ISO or tinker with their BIOS, is this installer really something they should be screwing around with?
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I'd like to see the parents asking their twelve year old girl what her email address is so they can lock down her myspace account and see where they went wrong when their child responds with "sweetltlhottie69@hotmail".
With an e-mail address like that they're going to be even more surprised to find out that their 12-year-old daughter is actually a lonely 40-year-old man.
If Thomas' lawyer didn't pick up that lie by Sony's lawyer to convince the jury that Sony would lie about consumer rights and RIAA rights, then Thomas' lawyer should be fired.
Thank Christ someone finally pointed this out. This is another one of those non-story Slashdot stories -- it's just preaching to the choir and doing so in a rather questionable manner. Is the RIAA lawyer a douchebag for playing fast and loose with the language? Of course -- but that's why a defendant isn't alone in our justice system. That's why there's a defense attorney, part of whose job it should be to counter any bullshit from the accusers, and a jury whose job it is to see through both sides' bullshit. Of course the system isn't perfect, but that's how it works.
Continuing on that theme, Thomas was more a victim of a lousy defense and just plain stupidity. There's a lot more to what went into the verdict than one simple "misspeak" by a lawyer, and this "story" is blowing out of proportion just one part of the case.
Either that or he fired her
Dude, this is The Hoff we're talking about here. If the man can have any kind of career despite being David Hasslehoff, he can survive anything!
Whether or not it catches on we shall see on the road ahead.
Looks like they managed to filter themselves...
That sounds awesome. In theory. But reality doesn't quite match up the idealism you show. What difference does the Constitution make when those in charge have shown quite clearly that they don't give a shit about the Constitution? I all but guarantee you that these guys are gonna get off scot free for all the crap they've pulled.
Yeah, if their first model isn't a 1985 Camaro with gull-wing doors I'm going to be severely disappointed.
Damn, I wish I were smart enough to invent my own effects in the realm of physics... It sure woulda made physics classes a lot more fun and easy!
There is nothing that anyone can do about kdawson and his lame non-story posts.
:)
Sure we can... We can go to preferences->homepage and then under "Authors" uncheck kdawson
Well, in that case, you kinda have to expect people to call you a "fan" -- because that's what you are! Nothing to be embarrassed about, even if you're not one of the ones dressing up at cons
Just because something is "successful" doesn't mean it's good.
But what is GPLv2 licensed under? That'll end up being the issue there.
Like XP. While some will get fed up and try something new, like Linux, a lot of people are going to stick with what works for them. Even if, in the eyes of many, what "works" for them is irrevocably broken. A lot of average computer users really just aren't going to be motivated. Of course I am basing that statement mostly on supposition... And the fact that every year is "the year" for desktop Linux.
Not to say that Linux won't continue to make inroads, because it probably will. But in the end the high barrier to entry for many (despite what the summary says; just changing would be a big deal for a lot of people, to say nothing of learning a new OS) and, as has been pointed out by many others, the issue of applications, will be amongst the factors making sure that this year isn't "the year" yet again.
And before I get any MS fanboy (if there is such a thing) flames, I'm a big fan of Linux and have been running it as my primary OS for at least 6 years or so -- I just try to stay realistic (or cynical, depending on your point of view).
And let's not forget that Google fought the Justice department not on the grounds of protecting user privacy, but on the grounds of protecting trade secrets. Although the end result is the same, I think their motivation is very important.
I would have suggested putting her in one of those sailor school uniforms, and then I probably would have pre-ordered five of those laptops by now. But that's just me.
Mentally I just automatically mod entire discussions following Microsoft stories as -1, redundant. You deserve better than to be modded flamebait for mocking the lack of originality.
Shit yeah it was. And who cares if the cartoon was just a vehicle for selling toys? Those toys kept us entertained and fueled our imaginations as kids. I love it when people think they're all cool and oh-so hardcore by they complaining about things like a "mercantile cartoon" -- because I'm sure they've never fallen victim to advertising before.
It's not even the pandering that bothers me -- I expect that here at Slashdot. What's annoying to me is the blatant editorializing, which we seem to be getting more and more of from the submitter and/or one of the editors these days. This has, of course, been an annoying factor to varying degrees here on Slashdot in the past (our old friend Michael is a good example), and you have to expect some of it since no one is going to be completely unbiased.
This submission is really raising the bar on that front. We already knew that he got gun parts off of eBay, and this submission adds absolutely no new information to the discussion. I really don't care what some random Slashole thinks about Cho getting some of his stuff off eBay. I can form my own dumbass opinions, thanks.
Right, I was going to say just that before I saw your post. I'm guessing that the capacitance of the interconnect dominates over the gate capacitance in the RC delays? I'm used to the low-speed analog world where we don't worry as much about our interconnect in terms of self capacitance.
The gate itself isn't inherently capacitive, it's the capacitance of the gate/oxide/channel structure that we're talking about, so you can't decouple gate capacitance and channel capacitance. Charge on the gate (which you can think of as the top plate of a parallel plate capacitor) results in equal but opposite charge on the channel (the bottom plate, with the insulating oxide acting as the dielectric).
You are absolutely correct that the point in increasing the thickness of that oxide is to reduce leakage and power consumption. But increasing the thickness of the gate oxide lowers the capacitance of the structure, so they want high-k materials to compensate for this.
Despite the fact that you decided to go troll on us with how you responded to the parent post, I'll bite since this was something I got to thinking about as well.
Higher gate capacitance means that you can get more charge in the channel for a given gate voltage (Q=CV). This can give both higer currents and a reduced threshold voltage, which are good things.
But higher capacitance, of course, slows things down when you get to thinking about those RC time constants. So, do the benefits of higher capacitance outweigh the negatives? IBM and Intel seem to think so.
No. The substrate that these chips are fabbed on is still silicon. The article is somewhat misleading because it's the gate oxide, which is typically made of silicon dioxide, that's being replaced with the hafnium-based high-k material. I'm loathe to site this as a source but since it has pictures, here is a Wikipedia article that will show you the basic structure for anyone unfamiliar.
I also find it interesting that they are using metal gates instead of polysilicon, considering that metal gates were used in the olden days before the switch to poly.
From the announcement:
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This has a few interesting applications:
- Migrating to Debian for users who have no idea how to burn an ISO and/or how to configure their BIOS for CD boot.
Uhhhh, if someone doesn't know how to burn an ISO or tinker with their BIOS, is this installer really something they should be screwing around with?
Agreed. It's right up there with the use of "M$".