Now, this is the funny thing about quantum mechanics. Yes, when you _measure_ the properties of a photon, it has properties like energy, momentum and spin - a handful of real-valued numbers. But if you were to do a correct computer simulation of how a photon behaves on its trajectory from emission to absorbtion, you would need to attribute to it a complex number for _every point in the universe_. A significant amount of information. One single photon on its own behaves very much like the whole classical E/M field until time comes to measure it. At that point, it "collapses" and loses nearly all of that information. I didn't understand the article, so I can't say what the experiment was actually about.
If they manage to get a decent network connection to Sealand, they might as well connect a ship in international waters. Cheaper and less controversial.
I've been using PHP and Perl server-side and, reluctantly, JavaScript client-side for years before I actually bothered learning JavaScript. When I finally did, I discovered a language which was similar to PHP and Perl in that it supported most, if not all of their language constructs and which in many ways was more elegant (IMHO). So my dream was to use JavaScript both server- and clientside. That can be done in.net/mono, I guess, but I prefer the lightweight nature of PHP, Perl, Python etc. So I started http://www.sf.net/projects/jsext - check it out! The plan is to support C libraries (done on Linux, Windows version under construction) and Python modules (not done). There are other, similar projects, too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server-side_JavaScrip t
...not with any goddamn validator. If our users choose to browse with a hammer, we will serve them nails. It they browse with a spoon, we will serve them soup. The day they choose to browse with the W3C validator, we will serve validated pages.
Whenever a new kind of feature is implemented, I test it on IE/Win, Firefox and Opera. Not having a Mac at the office, I don't test it on Safari, but for some reason, it always works on Safari when the three other browsers work. (that's the thing about Apple: everything works, gotta love it)
Satisfying the W3C validator would be like tweaking the pages to work for yet another browser, one which noone uses. Tell me that a page that validates will render reasonably well on all browsers, I tell you that "reasonably well" does not do it. I need to implement a certain layout and functionality 100%. Either a browser is supported or it isn't. Tell me that a page that validates will render reasonably well in the future, and I tell you that a page which does not render well on a new version of a common browser will be complained about within 5 minutes, and a fix will be expected by the end of the day. That's the deal with paying customers.
Yup. I've been dithering between the slow but sophisticated PostgreSQL and the quick and dirty MySQL from project to project for years. Read my lips: No more dithering!
I enjoy every clickety-clack keypress on my '80s era IBM PS/2 keyboard. Even more so after removing the cruft which was the arrow keys and numeric keypad. Who needs them? I simply grinded them off with a Dremel power tool, through plastic cover, steel plate and plastic circuit foil. Of course, the circuits had to be re-soldered afterwards, but it was worth it. The mouse is now 15 cm closer to my right hand, and the keyboard balances so much better on my thigh.
> Still, if you want both (optionally anonymous) upload ability and access from a web browser, FTP is the only game in town.
No way! HTTP can POST data. All web browsers support this: You get a file dialogue to select the file to upload. There is no size limitation. I don't know if browsers support FTP upload, though.
I just read half the article, and no, Viadd is right, os2fan is wrong. They don't measure any trajectory. They measure the vertical distribution of the bouncing neutrons and observe that it (the distribution) has oscillations. This is "just" another confirmation that neutrons can behave as waves. I don't see how it can teach us anything about quantum gravity.
I should add that I also agree with Viadd that it is an impressive experimental feat anyway.
Just make sure the ads would be downloaded before the good stuff on a normal browser. Then hold the good stuff until the ads are loaded (from the same IP number). If no ads are loaded after a timeout period, send bad stuff instead of good stuff. I suppose you could do this with frames, or by partial uploading of html pages (upload the html referring to ads, and hold the rest without closing the connection).
I tried them in that order, from the same IP address. Opera can identify itself as Opera, NS or IE, and got rejected as all. Even IE5.0 under Windoze got rejected ("Sorry your browser is not supported by this site"). Is this a hoax or what? P.S. My windoze box uses a Linux box for IP forwarding.
Point 1: Yes, they protect me from telemarketing from foreign companies, which has not happened to me yet. At the same time, they make it possible (for the state-owned telco) to check who's telephone numbers I search for.
Point 2: Yes, these _registers_ might be publicly available, but only the state has the authority to demand the _tapes_, i.e. during a criminal investigation. This register serves the government, not me. I can't avoid the cameras if I want to live in a city.
This is not the first time that the Norwegian Data Register (Datatilsynet) has shown Big Brother tendencies. They are supposed to protect people against electronic surveillance, but check out these two cases:
* The telephone directory has finally been released on the net. Datatilsynet struggled against this for years, but finally accepted it under the condition that users need to be registered to search in it. Registration includes e-mail address, full name AND social security number! Is this protection of my privacy?
* Datatilsynet has long struggled against closed-circuit video surveillance, and this is now heavily regulated. Their latest restriction on companies and individuals who set up a camera is this: You need to report your camera to a central register. Does this protect my privacy? It certainly increases the government's capability of surveillance.
I cite the Swedish secretary of economy: "Norway is the last remanining Soviet state".
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Now, this is the funny thing about quantum mechanics. Yes, when you _measure_ the properties of a photon, it has properties like energy, momentum and spin - a handful of real-valued numbers. But if you were to do a correct computer simulation of how a photon behaves on its trajectory from emission to absorbtion, you would need to attribute to it a complex number for _every point in the universe_. A significant amount of information. One single photon on its own behaves very much like the whole classical E/M field until time comes to measure it. At that point, it "collapses" and loses nearly all of that information. I didn't understand the article, so I can't say what the experiment was actually about.
If they manage to get a decent network connection to Sealand, they might as well connect a ship in international waters. Cheaper and less controversial.
I've been using PHP and Perl server-side and, reluctantly, JavaScript client-side for years before I actually bothered learning JavaScript. When I finally did, I discovered a language which was similar to PHP and Perl in that it supported most, if not all of their language constructs and which in many ways was more elegant (IMHO). So my dream was to use JavaScript both server- and clientside. That can be done in .net/mono, I guess, but I prefer the lightweight nature of PHP, Perl, Python etc. So I started http://www.sf.net/projects/jsext - check it out! The plan is to support C libraries (done on Linux, Windows version under construction) and Python modules (not done). There are other, similar projects, too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server-side_JavaScrip t
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...not with any goddamn validator. If our users choose to browse with a hammer, we will serve them nails. It they browse with a spoon, we will serve them soup. The day they choose to browse with the W3C validator, we will serve validated pages.
Whenever a new kind of feature is implemented, I test it on IE/Win, Firefox and Opera. Not having a Mac at the office, I don't test it on Safari, but for some reason, it always works on Safari when the three other browsers work. (that's the thing about Apple: everything works, gotta love it)
Satisfying the W3C validator would be like tweaking the pages to work for yet another browser, one which noone uses. Tell me that a page that validates will render reasonably well on all browsers, I tell you that "reasonably well" does not do it. I need to implement a certain layout and functionality 100%. Either a browser is supported or it isn't. Tell me that a page that validates will render reasonably well in the future, and I tell you that a page which does not render well on a new version of a common browser will be complained about within 5 minutes, and a fix will be expected by the end of the day. That's the deal with paying customers.
Yup. I've been dithering between the slow but sophisticated PostgreSQL and the quick and dirty MySQL from project to project for years. Read my lips: No more dithering!
I enjoy every clickety-clack keypress on my '80s era IBM PS/2 keyboard. Even more so after removing the cruft which was the arrow keys and numeric keypad. Who needs them? I simply grinded them off with a Dremel power tool, through plastic cover, steel plate and plastic circuit foil. Of course, the circuits had to be re-soldered afterwards, but it was worth it. The mouse is now 15 cm closer to my right hand, and the keyboard balances so much better on my thigh.
> Still, if you want both (optionally anonymous) upload ability and access from a web browser, FTP is the only game in town.
No way! HTTP can POST data. All web browsers support this: You get a file dialogue to select the file to upload. There is no size limitation. I don't know if browsers support FTP upload, though.
I just read half the article, and no, Viadd is right, os2fan is wrong. They don't measure any trajectory. They measure the vertical distribution of the bouncing neutrons and observe that it (the distribution) has oscillations. This is "just" another confirmation that neutrons can behave as waves. I don't see how it can teach us anything about quantum gravity.
I should add that I also agree with Viadd that it is an impressive experimental feat anyway.
Svein.
Just make sure the ads would be downloaded before the good stuff on a normal browser. Then hold the good stuff until the ads are loaded (from the same IP number). If no ads are loaded after a timeout period, send bad stuff instead of good stuff. I suppose you could do this with frames, or by partial uploading of html pages (upload the html referring to ads, and hold the rest without closing the connection).
Svein.
I tried them in that order, from the same IP address. Opera can identify itself as Opera, NS or IE, and got rejected as all. Even IE5.0 under Windoze got rejected ("Sorry your browser is not supported by this site"). Is this a hoax or what? P.S. My windoze box uses a Linux box for IP forwarding.
Point 2: Yes, these _registers_ might be publicly available, but only the state has the authority to demand the _tapes_, i.e. during a criminal investigation. This register serves the government, not me. I can't avoid the cameras if I want to live in a city.
* The telephone directory has finally been released on the net. Datatilsynet struggled against this for years, but finally accepted it under the condition that users need to be registered to search in it. Registration includes e-mail address, full name AND social security number! Is this protection of my privacy?
* Datatilsynet has long struggled against closed-circuit video surveillance, and this is now heavily regulated. Their latest restriction on companies and individuals who set up a camera is this: You need to report your camera to a central register. Does this protect my privacy? It certainly increases the government's capability of surveillance.
I cite the Swedish secretary of economy: "Norway is the last remanining Soviet state".