My Casio pocket computer was the best for this sort of thing. It was programmable in BASIC and had a 24-character display, so you could enter the entire expression (and see it) before evaluating. Made a mistake? Just recall the whole thing, and edit.
And if you replaced a number with a variable (3.14*R*R) the calculator would automatically ask for values before computing.
My favorite (useful) program would invert an entire matrix. Very handy in class. =^)
This case is frivolous because we live in a competitive market. Drives are not priced per GB (I only need 94GB, so I'll just scoop out that much) they're priced based on market forces. A drive labelled 80GB or 80GiB or 74GB would sell for the same price, because that's what drives that size sell for.
And that's the real definition of frivolous -- the resolution of this case will have no effect on the market.
Ok, and so if the RIAA sues people for copying music that's less than 10 years old, that would then be ok?
Yes, and that's rather the point. I can't reasonably distinguish between people copying music to recover their culture, and people copying music because they're too cheap to pay for it. Thus all the support laws would remain the same (exclusive copy rights, except for fair use); only the term would change.
Now that I think about it, the support laws would need to be reviewed too. I'm not too fond of the law that lets the RIAA bust into my house, and rifle through my porno collection.
On the contrary, it's open war. The RIAA's position is entirely founded on the concept that music can be owned. No alternative can ever succeed, because they all serve to dilute that ownership. So long as that core idea stands, CDs must cost $20, and you must go to jail for copying.
Ownership of music seems to make sense in theory (don't artists have the right to their creations?) But in practice, it just doesn't work -- the general public wants free access to their culture. The only answer is a compromise, involving limited terms for limited rights.
This is not a new idea; in fact, it's in the constitution ("limited terms to promote the arts"). But it failed, simply because the rights holders demanded longer terms. The only way we can counter this is demand shorter terms.
Hence, my battle plan: Create an amendment to the constitution, granting a 10 year copyright. Term is not subject to extension, ever.
I hate to reply to a troll (especially down here, where noone reads) but there's actually a good point hiding in there. The music industry is set up precisely the way everyone wants. The artists like the marketing and noise they get from radio and MTV and awards shows. And the consumers like buying "brand name" music -- It's not just pop, its Britney Spears(tm) brand pop!
Does this mean the RIAA is reasonable? Not at all. Does this mean the RIAA are lying thieving bastards, abusing musicians, customers, and the legal system for big piles o' money? Most certainly. Does it need to be stopped? You bet.
But this is the problem -- you're cutting into sales of current games by stealing the older games. That's the real reason companies won't free the old games; they want you to buy the new stuff.
If C'n'P is costing business, then that means you're solving problems you don't really have. Customers don't need 100% perfect stability, nor 100% complete docs, and the programmers don't need 100% perfect dev docs. So you need to overhaul the C'n'P to provide what you need (good framework) while skipping the parts you don't (coverage testing.)
Noone will ever see this post, but I'll answer anyway. The real question is, why are you running unstable software? Flaky software is common because that's what people are willing to pay for. Now the reason for that is bound up in cost vs. practicality, but software will be flaky as long as you buy flaky software.
(Um, I guess the question was about computers, so my rant applies to hardware too.)
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Who cares how much stuff it takes, I just wanna know how far I can go, and what it costs.
Wow, subtle. The problem is at the fourth line, which is equivalent to "1/i = i/1". Problem is, i really does equal 1/i, so 1/i * i doesn't cancel out. The sixth line should be "-1=-1".
Unfotunately, it's also powered off USB, so it takes about 40 hours to cook a burger. You'd be better off putting the food directly on your CPU.
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I believe the cost of an LCD is due to the size, not the resolution. Laptop LCDs are cheap cuz they're only 15". Also, bigger LCD means more defects, regardless of the resolution.
Funny, I've been thinking about that too. Unfortunately, a good flatbed will only give you around 300 pixels across the film strip, and a good slide scanner is too expensive to hack.
If you really want good video, I might suggest this place. He claims very high quality, but isn't cheap (maybe $50 per film). Never used him, I'm just not that serious.
As I read all this info, there's only one question I really wanna know -- How fast is the PS2 under Linux? BogoMIPS would be interesting, but read benchmarks should be easy to run.
ATI has 8 pipes, but only one texture engine per pipe (8x1). nVidia has the more traditional 4x2. So both chips have the same power when rendering an even number of textures (2,4,etc) but ATI gains an edge with an odd number (1,3,5).
The best way to read speed and tach really is an analog guage. A digital guage would have to be a simulation of an analog one. So count yourself lucky that your car maker put in a real analog guage, instead of a chunky digital one.
No, not at all. Just grab a screwdriver, and take out the dash yourself. Easy as pie, though there are usually lots of screws, and sometimes several interlocking pieces. I did it for one of my old cars, and the bulbs were cheap.
I don't see a problem with incandescents in the dash; there are a bunch back there lighting up the same two dials, so if one dies, I don't even notice. Besides, in my experience, those lights have been exceptionally durable, even if the car itself wasn't.
2) Domelight.
Depends.. my current car (Toyota) has the light right in front of the mirror. Just enough light for getting in and out without ruining my night vision, but too dim to do anything else.
Gooseneck or clip-on lights are really the only way to get enough reading light without spilling too much light everywhere else. And you can get gooseneck lights that plug into the cigarette lighter.
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My Casio pocket computer was the best for this sort of thing. It was programmable in BASIC and had a 24-character display, so you could enter the entire expression (and see it) before evaluating. Made a mistake? Just recall the whole thing, and edit.
And if you replaced a number with a variable (3.14*R*R) the calculator would automatically ask for values before computing.
My favorite (useful) program would invert an entire matrix. Very handy in class. =^)
This case is frivolous because we live in a competitive market. Drives are not priced per GB (I only need 94GB, so I'll just scoop out that much) they're priced based on market forces. A drive labelled 80GB or 80GiB or 74GB would sell for the same price, because that's what drives that size sell for.
And that's the real definition of frivolous -- the resolution of this case will have no effect on the market.
They prolly ensure the swap file is always up to date, so they can just load the RAM image and roll.
I believe Emacs does a similar trick with all its macros.
Now that I think about it, the support laws would need to be reviewed too. I'm not too fond of the law that lets the RIAA bust into my house, and rifle through my porno collection.
Ownership of music seems to make sense in theory (don't artists have the right to their creations?) But in practice, it just doesn't work -- the general public wants free access to their culture. The only answer is a compromise, involving limited terms for limited rights.
This is not a new idea; in fact, it's in the constitution ("limited terms to promote the arts"). But it failed, simply because the rights holders demanded longer terms. The only way we can counter this is demand shorter terms.
Hence, my battle plan:
Create an amendment to the constitution, granting a 10 year copyright. Term is not subject to extension, ever.
Who would name their product BS-DOS? Guess I'm not surprised it's not selling.
I hate to reply to a troll (especially down here, where noone reads) but there's actually a good point hiding in there. The music industry is set up precisely the way everyone wants. The artists like the marketing and noise they get from radio and MTV and awards shows. And the consumers like buying "brand name" music -- It's not just pop, its Britney Spears(tm) brand pop!
Does this mean the RIAA is reasonable? Not at all. Does this mean the RIAA are lying thieving bastards, abusing musicians, customers, and the legal system for big piles o' money? Most certainly. Does it need to be stopped? You bet.
Ironically, though they proved that quacks echo, they also proved that quack echos can't be recorded.
It's actually called TORIAPS, but whatever.
But this is the problem -- you're cutting into sales of current games by stealing the older games. That's the real reason companies won't free the old games; they want you to buy the new stuff.
If C'n'P is costing business, then that means you're solving problems you don't really have. Customers don't need 100% perfect stability, nor 100% complete docs, and the programmers don't need 100% perfect dev docs. So you need to overhaul the C'n'P to provide what you need (good framework) while skipping the parts you don't (coverage testing.)
Y'know, XINU is not Unix. In fact, Gnu's not Unix either. And Linus is not Unix savvy, appearances to the contrary.
Sigh, sorry about that. At least I understand the jokes now.
Noone will ever see this post, but I'll answer anyway. The real question is, why are you running unstable software? Flaky software is common because that's what people are willing to pay for. Now the reason for that is bound up in cost vs. practicality, but software will be flaky as long as you buy flaky software.
(Um, I guess the question was about computers, so my rant applies to hardware too.)
Who cares how much stuff it takes, I just wanna know how far I can go, and what it costs.
Wow, subtle. The problem is at the fourth line, which is equivalent to "1/i = i/1". Problem is, i really does equal 1/i, so 1/i * i doesn't cancel out. The sixth line should be "-1=-1".
Unfotunately, it's also powered off USB, so it takes about 40 hours to cook a burger. You'd be better off putting the food directly on your CPU.
I believe the cost of an LCD is due to the size, not the resolution. Laptop LCDs are cheap cuz they're only 15". Also, bigger LCD means more defects, regardless of the resolution.
Funny, I've been thinking about that too. Unfortunately, a good flatbed will only give you around 300 pixels across the film strip, and a good slide scanner is too expensive to hack.
If you really want good video, I might suggest this place. He claims very high quality, but isn't cheap (maybe $50 per film). Never used him, I'm just not that serious.
As I read all this info, there's only one question I really wanna know -- How fast is the PS2 under Linux? BogoMIPS would be interesting, but read benchmarks should be easy to run.
ATI has 8 pipes, but only one texture engine per pipe (8x1). nVidia has the more traditional 4x2. So both chips have the same power when rendering an even number of textures (2,4,etc) but ATI gains an edge with an odd number (1,3,5).
The best way to read speed and tach really is an analog guage. A digital guage would have to be a simulation of an analog one. So count yourself lucky that your car maker put in a real analog guage, instead of a chunky digital one.
a) dashwork is expensive
.. my current car (Toyota) has the light right in front of the mirror. Just enough light for getting in and out without ruining my night vision, but too dim to do anything else.
No, not at all. Just grab a screwdriver, and take out the dash yourself. Easy as pie, though there are usually lots of screws, and sometimes several interlocking pieces. I did it for one of my old cars, and the bulbs were cheap.
I don't see a problem with incandescents in the dash; there are a bunch back there lighting up the same two dials, so if one dies, I don't even notice. Besides, in my experience, those lights have been exceptionally durable, even if the car itself wasn't.
2) Domelight.
Depends
Gooseneck or clip-on lights are really the only way to get enough reading light without spilling too much light everywhere else. And you can get gooseneck lights that plug into the cigarette lighter.
Praise $diety, the waiting is over! At last we have a real article about Beowolf clusters!! After all the fake "how about a cluster of those" comments in all the other articles, we finally have a genuine, informative article about clusters. And unlike those other projects that are searching for non-existent aliens, this project is doing real research -- searching for non-existent comets.
Now I can die happy. Or at least log out happy.