> If anyone were thinking rationally we would make.kids, allow parents to > lock a browser into that domain and stfu with all this "we must do it for > the children" nonsense.
They thinking rationally. They're just lying about their motives. Otherwise they'd just control their own children and mind their own business.
> That is the only common theme I can see in a Telescope, they all converge > large amount of spectrum to a focal point. This may not be in a physical > sense and may be done inside of a computer via munging of captured data from > various physical detectors.
I'm sure they could add a new detector a few meters from a failed one and compensate for the deviation from perfect geometry in software: they have to have the ability to do that anyway. However, with 5000 detectors they've surely got enough redundancy to tolerate a few dead ones without significant degradation in performance.
I mean, specifically, what can you do on something that fast that you couldn't do on one 1,000 (or 1,000,000) times slower? What kind of tasks need that much processing power?
Detailed, 3-D simulation of things like nuclear explosions and scramjet engines.
For example, you normally hear about them being used for things like
> weather simulation. Well, what is it about weather simulation that requires
> so much work?
But you'll have to fully deploy your longer keys long enough before they deploy their exaflop cracker that none of the inadequately-protected messages already in their possession are useful to them.
I suspect that simulations are more interesting to them, though. Think what they'd save on testing if they could fully simulate hypersonic flight and scramjet engines (not that I don't think they'll use this for cracking).
No they didn't. AOL employees do not have the power to issue injunctions. They may have received some sort of "cease and desist" letters, but those have no force of law. The VLC developers need to consult an attorney. Are they using AOL-copyrighted code? If so, why?
> That light isn't on when the engine is turned off.
The plate can contain a rechargeable backup battery or just default to displaying the number when their is no power.
> And a single tiny light doesn't take near as much energy as an LCD screen > with an embedded radio receiver.
E-ink requires very little power, certainly far less than is available at that lamp socket (which typically takes a 5 watt bulb but you could easily draw an amp or two with no problem).
Yes, because none of us have any interest at all in developing technology. We just want to see the results on the market. Ongoing research? How boring. Wake me up when you can make my 'Pod run longer. Don't waste my time with this stupid "science" crap. That's for nerds.
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> Usenet is organized like this and it makes directions more readable,
> specially since then the path part is read left to right.
Right! Let's go back to bang paths!
John Hasler
ihnp4!stolaf!bungia!foundln!john
> And isn't that stupid? why do we have www.yahoo.com and mail.yahoo.com
> instead the more logical com.yahoo.www and com.yahoo.mail?
You are free to code your browser to show them that way.
I wrote "They thinking rationally."
The word "are" fell out, somehow. Must be a Slashcode bug.
> If anyone were thinking rationally we would make .kids, allow parents to
> lock a browser into that domain and stfu with all this "we must do it for
> the children" nonsense.
They thinking rationally. They're just lying about their motives. Otherwise they'd just control their own children and mind their own business.
> actually it is looking at events created locally by neutrinos from my
> understanding, it isn't actually recording ANY remote events.
And a CCD array just looks at events created locally by photons.
This should have been moderated "+3 Snarky", not "+3 Insightful".
> That is the only common theme I can see in a Telescope, they all converge
> large amount of spectrum to a focal point. This may not be in a physical
> sense and may be done inside of a computer via munging of captured data from
> various physical detectors.
That's what this device does.
> Anyone/anything will wonder what on earth [sic] this is.
Especially after the ice melts and it's all lying in a tangled mess on the ground.
> ...shouldn't they reconsider the PCI bus being phased out...
It is just barely possible that they might consider vendors other than Intel. Hint: ISA industrial stuff is still available.
I think it qualifies readily as most voluminous.
I'm sure they could add a new detector a few meters from a failed one and compensate for the deviation from perfect geometry in software: they have to have the ability to do that anyway. However, with 5000 detectors they've surely got enough redundancy to tolerate a few dead ones without significant degradation in performance.
> This thing has a volume of about 1,000 cubic m.
1 cubic km. That's 10E9 cubic m.
> If something gets broken, it's a step backwards for them.
They can drill another hole and drop in a replacement. Presumably they've designed in some redundancy.
That's ok. This telescope looks north.
> Actually, Hahn didn't do this - He created a fission reactor.
No he didn't. A pile of radioactive scrap is not a reactor.
> Can't we all just get along?
Could be tricky with people who start wars over their game.
Detailed, 3-D simulation of things like nuclear explosions and scramjet engines.
Accuracy. Weather Prediction
But you'll have to fully deploy your longer keys long enough before they deploy their exaflop cracker that none of the inadequately-protected messages already in their possession are useful to them.
I suspect that simulations are more interesting to them, though. Think what they'd save on testing if they could fully simulate hypersonic flight and scramjet engines (not that I don't think they'll use this for cracking).
> Hey American, stop laughing. We've already had a Rum Rebellion.
Copycats. We had our Whiskey Rebellion 14 years earlier.
> I suspect that you could make a convincing argument for saying that anyone
> with a Homehub is running an illegal radio transmitter.
Class B devices ("home") are permitted more radiation than you might expect.
> It really depends on who you are following...
That depends on you being a follower.
> You are aware that patents on software methods are the law of the land atm,
> yes?
The license quoted is clearly a copyright license.
> Without buy a license one does not legally play a DVD for example.
This is not true.
No they didn't. AOL employees do not have the power to issue injunctions. They may have received some sort of "cease and desist" letters, but those have no force of law. The VLC developers need to consult an attorney. Are they using AOL-copyrighted code? If so, why?
> That light isn't on when the engine is turned off.
The plate can contain a rechargeable backup battery or just default to displaying the number when their is no power.
> And a single tiny light doesn't take near as much energy as an LCD screen
> with an embedded radio receiver.
E-ink requires very little power, certainly far less than is available at that lamp socket (which typically takes a 5 watt bulb but you could easily draw an amp or two with no problem).
> Currently nothing to see here.
Yes, because none of us have any interest at all in developing technology. We just want to see the results on the market. Ongoing research? How boring. Wake me up when you can make my 'Pod run longer. Don't waste my time with this stupid "science" crap. That's for nerds.