From what I read, intel were claiming they were going to use RAMBUS in high end systems costing more then 2000 dollars. This doesn't seem like intel dropping RAMBUS. This seems like intel admiting that you can't build a useful system based around RAMBUS for less then 2000 dollars. I think they will still try. They just won't sell that many.
Knowing what nasa are like with acronyms I wonder what they are going to come up with for this one.
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Mars Probes?
Actually you could give them raid like numbers depending on the redundancy. You could have mirrored missions where one takes over if the other fails. Striped missions where the work is split between them for better performance but if one fails you can limp along with the other until a replacement turns up.
I guess 2 weeks should be far enough apart. Knowing their luck, any closer and they would end up bumping into each other.
Quite right. How dare this person have an opinion that differs to yours. I bet he is the sort who hangs out in libraries looking for other free-thinkers to debate freedom of choice and expression with.
> You are the kind of bastard that burned > Alexandria's library, fearful and ignorant > of the knowledge contained within.
Hang on, I'm confused. Your are anti-freedom of expression and free-will, but you are pro-libraries? If you are going to troll people, try to be consistant.
> What is Mankind if he only looks to the ground?
The sort of person who looks foolish when he bumps into Womankind?
I thought parts of the library burnt down several times throughout its history. The sum total of human knowledge was always going to be in danger until some bright spark came up with the fire extinguisher.
Anyone remember what shape the silver thing in Flight of the Navigator changed into before it went underwater. I only ask because I wondered how scientifically accurate they were being.
(9) If people are interested in travelling on submarines, why don't we have commercial submarines now?
We do. I have been on a commercial submarine that was used for siteseeing purposes. A bit scary when they lock the hatch and you wonder if the pilot progressed from pleasure crusers. It was well worth it though. However, I don't think you would be doing much siteseeing at mach 1 so I guess you mean for travel. That I grant you is unlikely.
Bob.
(PS, wasn't there a story on slashdot about some company selling luxury submarines to budding Blofelds?)
The way to fix this is reasonably simple. If you find a website that has IE only features, first take a deep breath and calm down. Once you are calm, send a polite email to the site admins explaining why you are not able to use there site.
If enough ecommerce companies get enough polite emails from people who can't buy stuff from there site, they will probably change there sites. For other sites, it depends on how many page hits they want. That probably comes down to how much advertising revenue they hope to make or will miss by precluding some of the browsing public.
The register had an interesting piece about a comment from someone from microsoft who was asked why IE 5.5 wasn't in the Win 2K service pack.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/11905.htm l
I think the technology that will obsolete this sort of thing is high bandwidth next gen mobile phones with low cost/always on data connections. Have one built into your camera and your photos are on your webpage a short while after you press the button. No local storage and no problem if your camera gets broken/stolen. Also when minor celebs snatch the camarea from some photographer and stamp on it, if the bandwidth is high enough, the photo may already be with the paper.
Strikes me that its about time the brought out a minidisk data drive for PCs then a minidisk mavica would be a no-brainer. Also since minidisk media is under 2 quid (ukp) they might take over from floppys and zip disks.
I would have thought reading a book in the reading room of a large library was isolating and lonely. Also I think it's arrogant of someone to insist on it.
Not being American, I can't answer this but maybe someone else can. Who actually owns the contents of the Library of congress? The government or the people?
I see nothing in the article to suggest anything other then a finite number of branes but your idea is interesting. Of course if the universe is mobius then this is all academic since we are all at the centre.
As for my different uses of the word universe. I accept I used it in two different ways but I prefer to think that I used it as it is in some of the more questionable science fiction around at the moment, and as it was by the early greek philosophers.
My apologies for any misunderstanding. I'l make the smiley bigger next time.
If there are an equal number of parallel universes "above" us as there are "below" then all those pre-Copernicus scientists (the likes of Aristarchus of Samos not withstanding) would have been right in saying we are at the centre of the universe.
Slashdot Mirror
I guess the script kiddies can run there scripts on the same machine they get there email on.
The question is, will aol collapse under the weight of "I got ROOT" messages?
Bob.
From what I read, intel were claiming they were going to use RAMBUS in high end systems costing more then 2000 dollars. This doesn't seem like intel dropping RAMBUS. This seems like intel admiting that you can't build a useful system based around RAMBUS for less then 2000 dollars. I think they will still try. They just won't sell that many.
Bob.
Even if it leaks oil, I bet it corners better then those nasa ones.
Bob.
Knowing what nasa are like with acronyms I wonder what they are going to come up with for this one.
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Mars Probes?
Actually you could give them raid like numbers depending on the redundancy. You could have mirrored missions where one takes over if the other fails. Striped missions where the work is split between them for better performance but if one fails you can limp along with the other until a replacement turns up.
I guess 2 weeks should be far enough apart. Knowing their luck, any closer and they would end up bumping into each other.
Bob.
"Hold on a sec" (Presses key to clear seti-at-hand screen saver and notices mail from seti organisers)
"Hey I just found alien life"
"Is it in the room?"
Bob.
press any key to clear the tiny seti-at-hand screen saver.
Bob.
D, A, T and E.
Bob.
> You disgust me
Quite right. How dare this person have an opinion that differs to yours. I bet he is the sort who hangs out in libraries looking for other free-thinkers to debate freedom of choice and expression with.
> You are the kind of bastard that burned
> Alexandria's library, fearful and ignorant
> of the knowledge contained within.
Hang on, I'm confused. Your are anti-freedom of expression and free-will, but you are pro-libraries? If you are going to troll people, try to be consistant.
> What is Mankind if he only looks to the ground?
The sort of person who looks foolish when he bumps into Womankind?
Bob.
I thought parts of the library burnt down several times throughout its history. The sum total of human knowledge was always going to be in danger until some bright spark came up with the fire extinguisher.
:-)
Bob.
Anyone remember what shape the silver thing in Flight of the Navigator changed into before it went underwater. I only ask because I wondered how scientifically accurate they were being.
:-)
Bob.
(9) If people are interested in travelling on submarines, why don't we have commercial submarines now?
We do. I have been on a commercial submarine that was used for siteseeing purposes. A bit scary when they lock the hatch and you wonder if the pilot progressed from pleasure crusers. It was well worth it though. However, I don't think you would be doing much siteseeing at mach 1 so I guess you mean for travel. That I grant you is unlikely.
Bob.
(PS, wasn't there a story on slashdot about some company selling luxury submarines to budding Blofelds?)
The way to fix this is reasonably simple. If you find a website that has IE only features, first take a deep breath and calm down. Once you are calm, send a polite email to the site admins explaining why you are not able to use there site.
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If enough ecommerce companies get enough polite emails from people who can't buy stuff from there site, they will probably change there sites. For other sites, it depends on how many page hits they want. That probably comes down to how much advertising revenue they hope to make or will miss by precluding some of the browsing public.
The register had an interesting piece about a comment from someone from microsoft who was asked why IE 5.5 wasn't in the Win 2K service pack.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/11905.ht
Made me laugh.
Bob.
I think the technology that will obsolete this sort of thing is high bandwidth next gen mobile phones with low cost/always on data connections. Have one built into your camera and your photos are on your webpage a short while after you press the button. No local storage and no problem if your camera gets broken/stolen. Also when minor celebs snatch the camarea from some photographer and stamp on it, if the bandwidth is high enough, the photo may already be with the paper.
Bob.
Strikes me that its about time the brought out a minidisk data drive for PCs then a minidisk mavica would be a no-brainer. Also since minidisk media is under 2 quid (ukp) they might take over from floppys and zip disks.
Bob.
They sell bulk orders of lego trees. I could
recreate the tunguska event in my living room.
Bob.
Unquoted smiley
Indicates the irony
you misunderstood.
D'oh office is 2, make that
Best distribution
with office apps on desktop.
Kick microsofts ass.
Bob.
PS,
Preview should spell check.
syllable count would also help
575 wannabes.
:-)
How about haiku mission statements
Best distribution.
Linux with office apps on desktop.
Kick microsofts ass.
Bob.
You forgot the seasonal component.
Microsoft broken
Not quite yet but maybe by
Summer after next
Bob.
a=a+b
b=a-b
a=a-b
Bob.
I would have thought reading a book in the reading room of a large library was isolating and lonely. Also I think it's arrogant of someone to insist on it.
Not being American, I can't answer this but maybe someone else can. Who actually owns the contents of the Library of congress? The government or the people?
Bob.
So if the new computer you are thinking of getting promises improved FSB bandwidth, READ THE SMALL PRINT!!!
Bob.
"Seems like the Polar Lander may have landed a little too far..about 1 mile deeper than expected ..."
Or was that a kilometre?
Bob.
I see nothing in the article to suggest anything other then a finite number of branes but your idea is interesting. Of course if the universe is mobius then this is all academic since we are all at the centre.
As for my different uses of the word universe. I accept I used it in two different ways but I prefer to think that I used it as it is in some of the more questionable science fiction around at the moment, and as it was by the early greek philosophers.
My apologies for any misunderstanding. I'l make the smiley bigger next time.
Bob.
If there are an equal number of parallel universes "above" us as there are "below" then all those pre-Copernicus scientists (the likes of Aristarchus of Samos not withstanding) would have been right in saying we are at the centre of the universe.
:-)
Maybe they were onto something.
Bob.