Creating bigger hard disks does nothing to solve the problem of reading data from existing storage devices. As time goes on our society stores more and more information without any real plan on how to ensure that the information we're collecting will be accessible in the future. Every year we lose more and more precious data to the deterioration of media as well as the loss of the equipment to read the remaining media.
I understand about the signed statements that the copyright will not misuse the information gather for purposes other than protecting their copyright, but the precendent is bad, very, very bad.
Microsoft does whatever it likes mainly due to the fact that no one is a serious contender in their main areas of business. They have managed to convince people, through software and OS's that are good enough for most folks, that their only real choice when it comes to buying computers is which hardware manufacturer to buy from. The business ethics of Microsoft are questionable, but their ability to dominate markets is not.
This could certainly help out those who have never done a LAN party before, or even those who want a quick list of sorts of things to remember to do. Seems fairly well thought out, especially the out of game information, such as feeding your guests.
It was that Captain Archer's father didn't live to see his, as in Captain Archer's father, warp drive power a starship. Cochran had warp, but he didn't have a starship. The vulcans specifically kept just enough information from the humans to slow them down to a pace the vulcans felt safe and appropriate. Humans had warp drives, and they had ships with warp drives, but they did not have a human designed and built starship to show off the flag so to speak.
I love to see the advancement of human knowledge, especially when it bodes well for making faster and smaller computers. It will probably be ten years before we see direct consumer benefit, but, hey, this research all has to be done sooner or later.
Hypotheses such as this provide even more reason for us as Humans to spread forth an information-gathering web composed of probes and satellites everywhere. The more data we collect, the better picture of what is really out there we'll have.
Humankind needs new places to live, new environments for it to populate. Possibly the moons of Jupiter can provide the means of life for humans, if so we need to know.
Re:So where does the information come from?
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I don't quite see the logical train of thought involved in getting from a slightly smaller number of genes than were thought to be there being responsible for slightly more proteins than were thought to be there to a supernatural force being responsible for carrying genetic information from one generation to the next.
Current models of creation do not really allow for information prior to creation to move forward into the current reality. Therefore, no information on what actually happend prior to the initial incident of creation.
We need to devote our energies on getting IPv6 up and running, not finding work arounds on a system whose life expectancy has been cut dramatically by the short sightedness of the users of the system, everybody included. Heck, with IPv6, every computer can get an IP address, and every user as well. You get get a global identification system out of it, no need for passports, just your ident number please.
It's not heavily used in the US, unless you count the fact that all weights and measures in this country are based on the metric system, and have been since the 19th century when congress passed a law saying they had to be.
On-topic, people should devote all this energy currently put on kludging the existing ip system to getting the new 128 bit ip system working. Don't you want to be able to assign an ip address for every particle in the known universe?
Not withstanding the effectiveness of airpower, if one wants to own a piece of real estate, one needs to have grunts on the ground covering it, period. We currently do not possess any better way of controlling a piece of land than actually having troops on it. What Desert Storm proofed is that we could force them to pull back, but we could not reclaim Kuwait until we actually put troops on the ground.
I thought the Hindenburg burned so rapidly due to the aluminum paint the Nazi's used, rather than the Hydrogen gas.
Re:A nice idea, but not going to happen
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I think we are both arguing on the extreme polar ends as though this were a black and white true/false test, when in fact this issue is a grey multivalent issue. I am arguing against having only one option, you are arguing against infinite options. Neither stance is wholly accurate or supportable.
Right now only there is only one nation that has the means and drive to maintain an independant space program. I would like to see more competition than that, with at least one more nation, if not several, involved in a hopefully friendly space race.
Using an anology similar to yours, what if there was only one OS anyone could use? I want more options than that.
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Any competition is good competition when it comes to space. The Russian government currently cannot afford to actually implement the idea, but it's a noble thought. Right now there is no space race, and thus no great urge to push the envelope on what is possible. We need to feel pressured to exceed the limits of this small world we live on and reach out.
The Russians do have a great deal of practical experience and know how when it comes to space stations. The ISS benefits greatly by their participation. Unfortunately for using them to foster a sense of competition, the official russian economy is in no shape to split it's finite space resources between the ISS and any space station of their own.
Few nations have the economies and the drive necessary for a successful self-funded space program, and Russia is sadly not currently one of them. About the only nation besides the United States of America that has the resources and is at least tentatively willing to spend them is the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China simply has the problem of being ten to twenty years behind the United States of America in terms of space technology. Even with this gap, the People's Republic of China is our current best hope for an independant competative space program.
The more nations that have agressive space programs the better. Although let's drop this orbiting space station farce and use an existing satellite that has raw materials to build with, the moon.
Using a common word like "Windows (tm)" as a trademarked name for a product in a specific market is ok
I thought Microsoft's claim on trademarking the term "Windows" was thrown out, due to it's generic nature. That was why they trademark the full name, ie. "Windows 2000" instead.
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Creating bigger hard disks does nothing to solve the problem of reading data from existing storage devices. As time goes on our society stores more and more information without any real plan on how to ensure that the information we're collecting will be accessible in the future. Every year we lose more and more precious data to the deterioration of media as well as the loss of the equipment to read the remaining media.
I understand about the signed statements that the copyright will not misuse the information gather for purposes other than protecting their copyright, but the precendent is bad, very, very bad.
Microsoft does whatever it likes mainly due to the fact that no one is a serious contender in their main areas of business. They have managed to convince people, through software and OS's that are good enough for most folks, that their only real choice when it comes to buying computers is which hardware manufacturer to buy from. The business ethics of Microsoft are questionable, but their ability to dominate markets is not.
They did the research on this several years ago. Nice to see them getting official recoginition.
I always lightens my heart to see technology march onward like this. Hella cool beans.
I hope this is a wake up call to law makers everywhere, change copyright laws now.
This could certainly help out those who have never done a LAN party before, or even those who want a quick list of sorts of things to remember to do. Seems fairly well thought out, especially the out of game information, such as feeding your guests.
It was that Captain Archer's father didn't live to see his, as in Captain Archer's father, warp drive power a starship. Cochran had warp, but he didn't have a starship. The vulcans specifically kept just enough information from the humans to slow them down to a pace the vulcans felt safe and appropriate. Humans had warp drives, and they had ships with warp drives, but they did not have a human designed and built starship to show off the flag so to speak.
Sciences need more money, not less. Next time he should just hold a press conference and talk about the issue rather than by with-holding money.
I love to see the advancement of human knowledge, especially when it bodes well for making faster and smaller computers. It will probably be ten years before we see direct consumer benefit, but, hey, this research all has to be done sooner or later.
Hypotheses such as this provide even more reason for us as Humans to spread forth an information-gathering web composed of probes and satellites everywhere. The more data we collect, the better picture of what is really out there we'll have.
Humankind needs new places to live, new environments for it to populate. Possibly the moons of Jupiter can provide the means of life for humans, if so we need to know.
I don't quite see the logical train of thought involved in getting from a slightly smaller number of genes than were thought to be there being responsible for slightly more proteins than were thought to be there to a supernatural force being responsible for carrying genetic information from one generation to the next.
Current models of creation do not really allow for information prior to creation to move forward into the current reality. Therefore, no information on what actually happend prior to the initial incident of creation.
We need to devote our energies on getting IPv6 up and running, not finding work arounds on a system whose life expectancy has been cut dramatically by the short sightedness of the users of the system, everybody included. Heck, with IPv6, every computer can get an IP address, and every user as well. You get get a global identification system out of it, no need for passports, just your ident number please.
It's not heavily used in the US, unless you count the fact that all weights and measures in this country are based on the metric system, and have been since the 19th century when congress passed a law saying they had to be. On-topic, people should devote all this energy currently put on kludging the existing ip system to getting the new 128 bit ip system working. Don't you want to be able to assign an ip address for every particle in the known universe?
Not withstanding the effectiveness of airpower, if one wants to own a piece of real estate, one needs to have grunts on the ground covering it, period. We currently do not possess any better way of controlling a piece of land than actually having troops on it. What Desert Storm proofed is that we could force them to pull back, but we could not reclaim Kuwait until we actually put troops on the ground.
I thought the Hindenburg burned so rapidly due to the aluminum paint the Nazi's used, rather than the Hydrogen gas.
I think we are both arguing on the extreme polar ends as though this were a black and white true/false test, when in fact this issue is a grey multivalent issue. I am arguing against having only one option, you are arguing against infinite options. Neither stance is wholly accurate or supportable.
Right now only there is only one nation that has the means and drive to maintain an independant space program. I would like to see more competition than that, with at least one more nation, if not several, involved in a hopefully friendly space race.
Using an anology similar to yours, what if there was only one OS anyone could use? I want more options than that.
Any competition is good competition when it comes to space. The Russian government currently cannot afford to actually implement the idea, but it's a noble thought. Right now there is no space race, and thus no great urge to push the envelope on what is possible. We need to feel pressured to exceed the limits of this small world we live on and reach out.
The Russians do have a great deal of practical experience and know how when it comes to space stations. The ISS benefits greatly by their participation. Unfortunately for using them to foster a sense of competition, the official russian economy is in no shape to split it's finite space resources between the ISS and any space station of their own.
Few nations have the economies and the drive necessary for a successful self-funded space program, and Russia is sadly not currently one of them. About the only nation besides the United States of America that has the resources and is at least tentatively willing to spend them is the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China simply has the problem of being ten to twenty years behind the United States of America in terms of space technology. Even with this gap, the People's Republic of China is our current best hope for an independant competative space program.
The more nations that have agressive space programs the better. Although let's drop this orbiting space station farce and use an existing satellite that has raw materials to build with, the moon.
Using a common word like "Windows (tm)" as a trademarked name for a product in a specific market is ok I thought Microsoft's claim on trademarking the term "Windows" was thrown out, due to it's generic nature. That was why they trademark the full name, ie. "Windows 2000" instead.