Your physics is rusty, or you'd remember that nothing can travel faster than light.
any black hole will continue to collect matter and grow in size regardless of how small it is
The theory of quantum black holes states that small (very small) black holes evaporate, giving off hawking radiation. Go read "A Brief History of Time", by Stephen Hawking for a light intro to the subject.
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
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Exactly. I could say the very same thing about my old Atari 1040ST. At the time, it was great, but it's gone now, so on to bigger and better things. For video editing, look what you can do with Final Cut 2, for the Mac. The reviews say it keeps up with $100,000+ Avid workstations. Time to move on.
WatFOR and FORTRAN V
My first CS course (I was science major) was WATFIVE-S, and my first co-op job was programming FORTAN V on HP-3000 MPE. How about that for old-style computing?
real, live, humans or something approximating thereof. The Groucho Marx rule definitely applies to this group: " I won't join any club that would have me as a member."
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go have myself checked for bipolar disorder....
Twenty years ago, everyone started off learning Pascal, so anything is an improvement:)
Honestly, I think Java is a good compromise. It is OOP, although more or less OOP is debatable given that it doesn't implement multiple inheritance.
Remember that we're talking about a beginners class here. C++ would put them into shock. The other alternatives are few, and not practical. For those who don't think there is money in Java, take a look at the sales of BEA Weblogic and IBM Websphere, and the corresponding numbers of developers programming on those platforms. Java is here to stay, the momentum has reached critical mass.
So, start 'em off with Java, and then toughen 'em up with C++. But for God's sake don't start with Visual Basic! (as I have heard some schools do)
Fine point: the speed limits may not be higher, but the speed of traffic is much higher than the posted speed limits. I've noticed this everywhere I've been in North America. The police aren't that interested in enforcing the speed limits, only ticketing speeders (note the difference).
Video on demand was market-tested years ago (there was a write-up in Wired about it at the time.) It bombed. The conclusion was that people liked going to the video store to browse the aisles, and maybe rent something they hadn't planned on renting.
As for pay-per-view, my cable company offers an 'all-day ticket', you pay $3.99 and it unlocks the channel for a day. That's relatively convenient. PPV must be making some money since it's still available.
A VCR is a useless piece of ancient junk compared to a Tivo, for time shifting
And a Tivo is a useless piece of junk compared to a VCR, for archiving. Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other.
For everything I've read about Tivo, there's nothing yet that has convinced me I want one. Can it get to the 100+ digital channels I have now? (not that my VCR can, but if the Tivo can't, then it's no better.) Just curious.
Want I rally want is a random access digital recorder with removeable media, mayabe a Sony miniDisk?
to link to Microsoft's site and see how well their server stood up
Microsoft have so many servers that they make sure they're always running at 50% capacity (until the DDoS attack, of course.)
Some people are happy with taking a stream of sewage and calling it a river, or are happy with having no power themselves. Some people like living in apartments and being dependent on public transportation for their whole lives. Some people like to fork over two-thirds of their paychecks.
You're talking about New Yorkers, right?
Yup. I worked at the Radiation Protection Bureau when the radiation scare was at its height. They measured a whole pile of VDTs (Video Display Terminals, as they were called back then) using very sensitive equipment, and found some very interesting results.
Like, the VDT gave off more radiation when it was turned off than when it was turned on. Like, an electic egg-beater gave off more radiation.
You notice they're not trying to flog those lead-lined display shields any more?
Urk. Preview is your friend. Let's try this again: I'm a fan, does it show? You should play Mindprobe on SciFi.com. There's a collective groan every time a Blake's 7 question comes up. Hardly anyone there knows it. (I remember bits and pieces>)
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Your physics is rusty, or you'd remember that nothing can travel faster than light.
any black hole will continue to collect matter and grow in size regardless of how small it is
The theory of quantum black holes states that small (very small) black holes evaporate, giving off hawking radiation. Go read "A Brief History of Time", by Stephen Hawking for a light intro to the subject.
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
You mean, Please don't ignite the atmosphere!
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Crud, you mean I can't try this at home with the microwave?
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
You mean Schroedinger.
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Exactly. I could say the very same thing about my old Atari 1040ST. At the time, it was great, but it's gone now, so on to bigger and better things. For video editing, look what you can do with Final Cut 2, for the Mac. The reviews say it keeps up with $100,000+ Avid workstations. Time to move on.
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
No, you're just the first to admit it. And since the answer was given, thank you from the silent, teeming masses.
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Here's some back-up: :)
A book about the Leo: The Incredible Story of the World's First Business Computer
and a bunch of stuff from the National Archive for the History of Computing here
I thought the original article was fishy
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
The Manchester Machine, aka 'The Bomb', right?
(And no 'all your bases' cracks, please.)
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Don't tell Osama Ben-Laudin (sp?).
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
WatFOR and FORTRAN V
My first CS course (I was science major) was WATFIVE-S, and my first co-op job was programming FORTAN V on HP-3000 MPE. How about that for old-style computing?
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
real, live, humans or something approximating thereof. The Groucho Marx rule definitely applies to this group: " I won't join any club that would have me as a member."
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go have myself checked for bipolar disorder....
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Honestly, I think Java is a good compromise. It is OOP, although more or less OOP is debatable given that it doesn't implement multiple inheritance.
Remember that we're talking about a beginners class here. C++ would put them into shock. The other alternatives are few, and not practical. For those who don't think there is money in Java, take a look at the sales of BEA Weblogic and IBM Websphere, and the corresponding numbers of developers programming on those platforms. Java is here to stay, the momentum has reached critical mass.
So, start 'em off with Java, and then toughen 'em up with C++. But for God's sake don't start with Visual Basic! (as I have heard some schools do)
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Fine point: the speed limits may not be higher, but the speed of traffic is much higher than the posted speed limits. I've noticed this everywhere I've been in North America. The police aren't that interested in enforcing the speed limits, only ticketing speeders (note the difference).
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Video on demand was market-tested years ago (there was a write-up in Wired about it at the time.) It bombed. The conclusion was that people liked going to the video store to browse the aisles, and maybe rent something they hadn't planned on renting.
As for pay-per-view, my cable company offers an 'all-day ticket', you pay $3.99 and it unlocks the channel for a day. That's relatively convenient. PPV must be making some money since it's still available.
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
And a Tivo is a useless piece of junk compared to a VCR, for archiving. Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other.
For everything I've read about Tivo, there's nothing yet that has convinced me I want one. Can it get to the 100+ digital channels I have now? (not that my VCR can, but if the Tivo can't, then it's no better.) Just curious.
Want I rally want is a random access digital recorder with removeable media, mayabe a Sony miniDisk?
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Then just go to ThinkGeek and get the t-shirt.
(No, I don't work for them, I love the shirt.)
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
President Bush can Read!?
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
No, more importantly, no more Microsoft commericals! Those things really make me ill!
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
to link to Microsoft's site and see how well their server stood up
Microsoft have so many servers that they make sure they're always running at 50% capacity (until the DDoS attack, of course.)
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
That's how a Sony Jumbotron works, look up the specs.
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Some people are happy with taking a stream of sewage and calling it a river, or are happy with having no power themselves. Some people like living in apartments and being dependent on public transportation for their whole lives. Some people like to fork over two-thirds of their paychecks.
You're talking about New Yorkers, right?
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Yup. I worked at the Radiation Protection Bureau when the radiation scare was at its height. They measured a whole pile of VDTs (Video Display Terminals, as they were called back then) using very sensitive equipment, and found some very interesting results.
Like, the VDT gave off more radiation when it was turned off than when it was turned on. Like, an electic egg-beater gave off more radiation.
You notice they're not trying to flog those lead-lined display shields any more?
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Too late. My two-year-nephew already has Bob The Builder everything. In fact, I think those were his first words.
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
That confirms my worst fears. I'm glad I've got all of UV on video.
Bring back Mary Tamm!
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"
Urk. Preview is your friend. Let's try this again:
I'm a fan, does it show? You should play Mindprobe on SciFi.com. There's a collective groan every time a Blake's 7 question comes up. Hardly anyone there knows it. (I remember bits and pieces>)
"What are we going to do tonight, Bill?"