It is scheduled to be retired by HP/Compaq/Digital glom after the next two generations are out. The architecture has lots of headroom and Apple could own it outright. It has been 64 bit from the start and is very flexible. And the Apple^H^H^H^H^HAlpha architecture equivalent of AltiVec (MVI) is quite suave.
Too late - I'm pretty sure Intel picked up most of the intellectual property involved, as well as most of the Engineers to work on IA64.
MIPS - A moribund processor (as far as the desktop market goes). Not enough market share and no real hope of ever getting any (unless the PS2 with Linux kit starts to take over the home pc market space;) Maybe Apple will buy SGI and whatever patents they have remaining?
Oh dear god. This brings to mind the idea of some kind of Spawn of the iMac and an Onyx, or worse yet a big Origin....
Same situation, but in an airport. Can a federal employee search you, without cause, without suspicion, just because you happen to be there?
Well, can they?
Yes. Why? Because at some point your right to privacy is outweighed by my need for saftey. Specifically in this case, my need to be able to fly somewhere without the guy next to me blowing up the plane, or smashing it into a building.
If the ability to "save songs" is the main issue, there could be trouble if somebody realizes how easy it is to record streamed audio. Just click your favourite "record directly from the sound card" application, and there you are: a nice sound file containing the song you want.
As opposed to the technical challenges involved in dropping a Cassette in your tapedeck and pushing "record"?
Shouldn't be hard either, considering Cuba was once a part of USSR, and they probably still have lots of gear there.
Cuba was an ally of the USSR, but never part of it. Kids these days...(Not that I was alive last time Russia tried putting Missles in cuba...) I imagine there are at least a couple slashdotters that were though.
That's what venture capital is all about. You see, there are these dudes whose only ambition is to make money. They don't particularly care how they get it(within certain ethical constraints - they don't want to become the next Mafia, for instance).
Tsk tsk...Somebody hasn't been watching CNN lately....
This article shows just how out of control our government is, when 40 armed agents "bust" a guy who's pirating software.
I highly doubt there were 40 armed customs agents there because they felt they were going to need the firepower. I'm sure there were 40 customs agents there because gathering evidence is something that needs to be done thoroughly and methodically if you'd like to get a conviction in our legal system (Hey, remember OJ?). So they brought a lot of agents. Customs agents are generally armed - just like cops. Hence, 40 armed agents. I'd guess the majority were just carrying their sidearms that they wear to work every single day.
Answer: The actual cost to make a small 6 gig drive is hardly lower than the cost of a 30 gig drive. The majority of the expense of making the hard drive tends to be in mataining your facility rather than in the drive itself.
This is beautiful. All you wannabe slashtrolls out there - this is it. This is what trolling was meant to be. Subtle, Plausible and reasonable enough to leave you in doubt. PhysicsGenius, my hat is off to you.
(as a British ex-pat, my interest lies more in classic UK television than in Anime, but I figure Anime fans face the same problem).
Actually, in my experience this is rarely a problem...Unless you speak Japanese. Cause if you need it in English, and you're not buying it Region 1 it probably came from Hong Kong.....
The network forked out a reported fee of at least $364 million for the cable rights to three "Star Trek" TV series from the 1980s and '90s, as well as five Trek movies.
The level of disbelief here when I heard that Sci Fi had been outbid by TNN for Star Trek was pretty high. I went out and confirmed the story in a couple of places - I couldn't believe Star Trek would be shown by the same channel that was showing Arena Football and Secrets of the Hunt....
I didn't bother to read the article (this is SlashDot, after all) but the plaque that Apollo 11 left on the moon does mention "For All Mankind." I would think that includes Honduras
If you'd read the article you'd know that it left Honduras under the tenure of one of their various dictators. They'd like it back.
With active promotion of Linux in China, Microsoft has to be realizing that it's better to let rampant piracy of their products continue and make some profit from those who do buy than to allow the creating of a large incubator for Linux - something that could potentially threaten their market share in countries with more enforced IP laws.
I've always wondered why balloons aren't used as first stages of launch vehicles, considering how much fuel a typical rocket uses just getting to the altitude to which a balloon could float. You'd also avoid a lot of weather-related launch delays. I suppose the biggest problem would be that the drifting balloon makes getting to a precise place in orbit mode difficult?
I would imagine that it's also a fairly difficult trick to fire upward from a platform suspended under a balloon without hitting it.
Where would we be without Microsoft's existance? Just an idea, perhaps they haven't done anything good, but I think that they have done some for us.
Running Netscape on OS/2 Warp? Running Mosaic on MacOS? Despite what they'd like you to believe, Microsoft has not contributed anything particularly vital to the ease of use of computers. The basic concepts can all be found elsewhere(and earlier). Windows at Xerox PARC and on MacOS. The mouse was invented well before Microsoft was founded. DOS was certainly nothing special, and Win95 didn't offer anything OS/2 wasn't doing well before. I fail to see any big favors they've done us.
Uh, no, the judge still has to make a decision. And then it may be appealed. Sorry.
Appeal? @#$%. I'm not sure I can handle this. Screw the CompSci major, does anyone know where I can get information on becoming a witch doctor to some tribe in Brazil thats never even heard of computers?
Cable TV service is a service. Unauthorized access to this service is illegal, but it does not rise to the level of theft, as it does not result in material diminishment. Mind you, I make no claim that it's morally right or wrong to illegally access this service; I only wish for fools to stop posting replies saying "So I guess it's Ok if I come into your house and steal [$MATERIAL_GOODS] then, right?"
Hmm...so can I come over and screw your wife while you're at work? After all, you're not using her at the time, so my having sex with her doesn't automatically result in less sex for you..
(I've never been modded "-1 Troll" before. Wonder what it feels like?:))
How about setting those sensible limits at your borders? Respect other country's privacy for once. Stop being a bunch of international bullies/control freaks. The cold war is over.
Why? Nations spy on each other. They always have, and are going to continue to do so for the forseeable future. We spy on other countries. They spy on us. It's a tool of statecraft, and damn nessecary one because when you sit there and just assume that everyone is honest and has your best interests at heart, you usually end up sitting there with a dumb look on your face when somebody starts smashing planes your buildings (Of course, we may have had the information to stop this - or may not have. Once you have it, processing it is hard) or those "presidential palaces" actually contain bio weapons facilities.
What country are you from that doesn't have any form of intelligence agency, hmm?
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Too late - I'm pretty sure Intel picked up most of the intellectual property involved, as well as most of the Engineers to work on IA64.
Oh dear god. This brings to mind the idea of some kind of Spawn of the iMac and an Onyx, or worse yet a big Origin....
Well, can they?
Yes. Why? Because at some point your right to privacy is outweighed by my need for saftey. Specifically in this case, my need to be able to fly somewhere without the guy next to me blowing up the plane, or smashing it into a building.
As opposed to the technical challenges involved in dropping a Cassette in your tapedeck and pushing "record"?
Cuba was an ally of the USSR, but never part of it. Kids these days...(Not that I was alive last time Russia tried putting Missles in cuba...) I imagine there are at least a couple slashdotters that were though.
Tsk tsk...Somebody hasn't been watching CNN lately....
I highly doubt there were 40 armed customs agents there because they felt they were going to need the firepower. I'm sure there were 40 customs agents there because gathering evidence is something that needs to be done thoroughly and methodically if you'd like to get a conviction in our legal system (Hey, remember OJ?). So they brought a lot of agents. Customs agents are generally armed - just like cops. Hence, 40 armed agents. I'd guess the majority were just carrying their sidearms that they wear to work every single day.
True, but the Titanium generally isn't used pure either and we just refer to it as Titanium. Close enough for Slashdot.
Answer: The actual cost to make a small 6 gig drive is hardly lower than the cost of a 30 gig drive. The majority of the expense of making the hard drive tends to be in mataining your facility rather than in the drive itself.
Subtle of course applies of course in relationship to slashdot. Without the last sentence he could very well have been a legitimate enviro-kook......
This is beautiful. All you wannabe slashtrolls out there - this is it. This is what trolling was meant to be. Subtle, Plausible and reasonable enough to leave you in doubt. PhysicsGenius, my hat is off to you.
Actually, in my experience this is rarely a problem...Unless you speak Japanese. Cause if you need it in English, and you're not buying it Region 1 it probably came from Hong Kong.....
The network forked out a reported fee of at least $364 million for the cable rights to three "Star Trek" TV series from the 1980s and '90s, as well as five Trek movies.
The level of disbelief here when I heard that Sci Fi had been outbid by TNN for Star Trek was pretty high. I went out and confirmed the story in a couple of places - I couldn't believe Star Trek would be shown by the same channel that was showing Arena Football and Secrets of the Hunt....
If you'd read the article you'd know that it left Honduras under the tenure of one of their various dictators. They'd like it back.
Why did they have a five foot slide rule? Such an item would be utterly pointless.
It's a teaching aid. We used to have one in my high school, hanging in the room where I had Calculus.
With active promotion of Linux in China, Microsoft has to be realizing that it's better to let rampant piracy of their products continue and make some profit from those who do buy than to allow the creating of a large incubator for Linux - something that could potentially threaten their market share in countries with more enforced IP laws.
I've always wondered why balloons aren't used as first stages of launch vehicles, considering how much fuel a typical rocket uses just getting to the altitude to which a balloon could float. You'd also avoid a lot of weather-related launch delays. I suppose the biggest problem would be that the drifting balloon makes getting to a precise place in orbit mode difficult?
I would imagine that it's also a fairly difficult trick to fire upward from a platform suspended under a balloon without hitting it.
Where would we be without Microsoft's existance? Just an idea, perhaps they haven't done anything good, but I think that they have done some for us.
Running Netscape on OS/2 Warp? Running Mosaic on MacOS? Despite what they'd like you to believe, Microsoft has not contributed anything particularly vital to the ease of use of computers. The basic concepts can all be found elsewhere(and earlier). Windows at Xerox PARC and on MacOS. The mouse was invented well before Microsoft was founded. DOS was certainly nothing special, and Win95 didn't offer anything OS/2 wasn't doing well before. I fail to see any big favors they've done us.
Uh, no, the judge still has to make a decision. And then it may be appealed. Sorry.
Appeal? @#$%. I'm not sure I can handle this. Screw the CompSci major, does anyone know where I can get information on becoming a witch doctor to some tribe in Brazil thats never even heard of computers?
Sigh. Every flame will contain at least one blantant error....
I guess you've never melted an ice cube. Water takes up much more space than ice does because cold makes things contract and heat makes things expand.
Please, Please tell me this is a troll and that noone is really this ignorant...
A, it has tabs. IE doesn't. I love tabs.
B - I can run the same browser across platforms. Consistency is nice.
C - I dislike having to worry about my box 0wn3d by web pages.
Cable TV service is a service. Unauthorized access to this service is illegal, but it does not rise to the level of theft, as it does not result in material diminishment.
:))
Mind you, I make no claim that it's morally right or wrong to illegally access this service; I only wish for fools to stop posting replies saying "So I guess it's Ok if I come into your house and steal [$MATERIAL_GOODS] then, right?"
Hmm...so can I come over and screw your wife while you're at work? After all, you're not using her at the time, so my having sex with her doesn't automatically result in less sex for you..
(I've never been modded "-1 Troll" before. Wonder what it feels like?
Fewer homes that look exactly like the one next to it except for the a slightly different shade of beige on the vinyl siding?
How about setting those sensible limits at your borders? Respect other country's privacy for once. Stop being a bunch of international bullies/control freaks. The cold war is over.
Why? Nations spy on each other. They always have, and are going to continue to do so for the forseeable future. We spy on other countries. They spy on us. It's a tool of statecraft, and damn nessecary one because when you sit there and just assume that everyone is honest and has your best interests at heart, you usually end up sitting there with a dumb look on your face when
somebody starts smashing planes your buildings (Of course, we may have had the information to stop this - or may not have. Once you have it, processing it is hard) or those "presidential palaces" actually contain bio weapons facilities.
What country are you from that doesn't have any form of intelligence agency, hmm?