Yes this could be a big deal, someday, if the finding holds up for other mammals (a big one), if it works for different kinds of transplants, if it's repeatable, if there are no other major consequences, if human trials are successful, ififif.
Failure to include the "if"s is misleading at best and irresponsible at worst, for giving possibly false hope to those dealing with transplant rejection.
Your specs aren't even close, and prove the point of TFA.
The Mac has a 2.66 Ghz processor vs. 2.4 for the Dell. On the Dell site this costs another $375 to upgrade.
The Mac has 1066Mhz RAM vs. 677Mhz for the Dell. At 4GB this upgrade can be costly.
The Mac has and the Dell doesn't have:
Bluetooth
3 USB 2.0 ports
Optical audio
Firewire 800
Gigabit Ethernet
The Dell's wireless is a 802.11g card (so the antenna hangs out and uses up the card slot). The Mac's is 802.11n and is integrated leaving a free card slot.
Oh, and Dell sells this computer for $1900, not $1600.
The specs look close superficially, but dig down and the machines aren't even close in terms of features and performance.
If offered cell plans that cost $50/month with rare outages or $150 a month with extremely rare outages, which would most people take?
99.999% (5 nines) of reliability is achievable, but it's very expensive and hard to do. Everything has to be redundant, with no single point of failure, everything has to support fail-over seamlessly, the software has to be tested with extreme rigor, and upgrade procedures need to function nearly instantly and support rollback without loss of service.
Econ 102 covers Natural monopolies, and the laissez-faire approach you advocate will help the monopolists and would-be monopolists and harm everyone else.
No, he did indeed mean the Anthropomorphic Principle, the one where strings act like people. Smolin is right to be highly skeptical of string theorists' reliance on yarn finger puppets to do serious research.
It is not as if there was a big sign saying "Warning! Any music you buy from iTunes can only be played on iPod brand players, without an iPod player the music is worthless. If you want to be able to use also other players, rip CDs instead."
Music purchased on iTunes is not "worthless" without an iPod. I purchased music on iTunes and happily used it for 18 months before finally buying an iPod. I listened to it on my laptop, or burned a CD to play in my car.
Perhaps the sign ought to read:
Warning! Back up any music you buy from iTunes onto CD. If you have an iPod, you can sync it directly from iTunes. If you have a non-iPod music player, load it up with music from your backup CD.
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Do you really think they could get away with making a portable phone called an iPhone when someone else is making a portable phone called an iPhone and has the US trademark to do so? Apple Computer has been dogged for decades about how similar its name is to a record label, for crying out loud.
Oh, and IANAL. Somehow I think you needed to say that too.
It's not a browser quirk, it's specified behavior.
Indeed, and the 2-connection limit is a good idea. In crushing load situations (e.g. a slashdotting), a server wants each client to have as few connections as possible to reduce overhead per request. Allowing more connections per client will mean fewer clients can be served. Perhaps, ideally, a server should be able to tell a client how many simultaneous connections it can handle, so it can offer better performance when load is lower.
People should bear this in mind when deciding whether to take that advice about 4 domains pointing to the same server. You're trading performance for capacity.
Don't want to read a 139 page PDF document? Skip to the delicious summary on page 136, including these choice quotes:
The proper application of both the endorsement and Lemon tests to the facts
of this case makes it abundantly clear that the Board's ID Policy violates the
Establishment Clause. In making this determination, we have addressed the
seminal question of whether ID is science. We have concluded that it is not, and
moreover that ID cannot uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious,
antecedents.
[...] To be sure, Darwin's theory of evolution is imperfect. However, the fact
that a scientific theory cannot yet render an explanation on every point should not
be used as a pretext to thrust an untestable alternative hypothesis grounded in
religion into the science classroom or to misrepresent well-established scientific
propositions.
[...] The breathtaking inanity of the
Board's decision is evident when considered against the factual backdrop which
has now been fully revealed through this trial.
It reads as though they just decided the whole layered protocol thing was overrated and shoved every new feature into this one layer.
I couldn't disagree more. SCTP moves a lot of things that should be done in the transport layer there, instead of making applications re-implement heartbeats and failover and message boundaries and so forth for the 1000th time.
No, don't be silly. They built the Death Star in orbit around Alderaan.
As for how they got to Yavin, it was conveniently the next planet out in the same solar system. Questionable planning by rebels, putting their secret base in the same system as the Death Star.
The rest of the galaxy, of course, was kept in line by knowing that they were at risk of being blown up in a few hundred thousand years if they didn't behave.
Maybe that's your problem. Given that the 51-m weighs under 10 pounds, maybe you were accidentally sent 2 laptops stuck together. That would explain the heat and noise also.
.WMV/.ASF: Microsoft stuff. Don't use, if you want compatibility with anything but Windows.
This entire thread is missing a big point: Mac users can download Windows Media Player and view WMV files, for free.
Yes it's less convenient that QuickTime, yes MS could stop supporting it at any time if they wanted to. But contrary to this and many other posts, WMV files aren't Windows only.
After I started maintaining an externally-accessible 2003 server, I configured autopatching on it from Windows Update, and it reboots itself about once a month.
According to my calculations, this still meets the 99.9999% reliability that MS claims the server to be able to provide
Better revisit those calculations. Six 9s of reliability means that you're down for no more than 30 seconds a year. Unless your reboots take less than 3 seconds, you're already not meeting that metric.
Besides which, five 9s (5 minutes a year) is considered carrier-grade. There isn't as firm a standard for enterprise-grade, but it usually permits occasional scheduled downtime outside business hours, and is usually in the two to four 9s range.
BTW, I couldn't find anywhere that MS claims six nines of reliability; do you have a source?
Wow, I'm really amazed people agreed to do this. The FA doesn't mention it, but I wonder if they were compensated in some manner.
Our home machine participates in NNR, and we are compensated with $50 savings bonds every 6 months or so.
It isn't "spyware", because all this is true:
1. We are fully aware of what is happening and can opt out at any time.
2. We had to take clear and intentional steps to sign up (informed consent).
3. The data is collected in aggregate, and no personal identifying information is kept.
I have no problem with it at all. In fact, it's kind of cool to be someone who helps represent an "average" user.
First off, huge amounts of radiation coming off of a consumer device like a microwave or phone is begging for a class action suit, in addition to criminal charges.
Do you want your cellphone maker deciding how much radiation is dangerous for you?
You don't think a company would push the limits past "recommended" (but well short of "definitely hazardous") to gain an advantage on signal strength? Especially if any health problems couldn't be definitely blamed on the phone, and would show up decades later?
You're right, we have been handling that sort of thing in non-electromagnetic forces for a long time... through regulation!
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TFA and TF summary are missing the "if"s.
Yes this could be a big deal, someday, if the finding holds up for other mammals (a big one), if it works for different kinds of transplants, if it's repeatable, if there are no other major consequences, if human trials are successful, if if if.
Failure to include the "if"s is misleading at best and irresponsible at worst, for giving possibly false hope to those dealing with transplant rejection.
The Mac has a 2.66 Ghz processor vs. 2.4 for the Dell. On the Dell site this costs another $375 to upgrade.
The Mac has 1066Mhz RAM vs. 677Mhz for the Dell. At 4GB this upgrade can be costly.
The Mac has and the Dell doesn't have:
The Dell's wireless is a 802.11g card (so the antenna hangs out and uses up the card slot). The Mac's is 802.11n and is integrated leaving a free card slot.
Oh, and Dell sells this computer for $1900, not $1600.
The specs look close superficially, but dig down and the machines aren't even close in terms of features and performance.
If offered cell plans that cost $50/month with rare outages or $150 a month with extremely rare outages, which would most people take?
99.999% (5 nines) of reliability is achievable, but it's very expensive and hard to do. Everything has to be redundant, with no single point of failure, everything has to support fail-over seamlessly, the software has to be tested with extreme rigor, and upgrade procedures need to function nearly instantly and support rollback without loss of service.
LIGO Succeeds in Detecting No Gravity Waves
So where am I on the spectrum if I point out that you meant to type ADHD, not "AHDH"?
Maybe this is what you're looking for: http://www.physorg.com/news89542035.html
Does anyone know whether that "99.99%" figure is accurate, or was it pulled out of the author's nether regions? Because it sure doesn't smell right.
Econ 102 covers Natural monopolies, and the laissez-faire approach you advocate will help the monopolists and would-be monopolists and harm everyone else.
No, he did indeed mean the Anthropomorphic Principle, the one where strings act like people. Smolin is right to be highly skeptical of string theorists' reliance on yarn finger puppets to do serious research.
It is not as if there was a big sign saying "Warning! Any music you buy from iTunes can only be played on iPod brand players, without an iPod player the music is worthless. If you want to be able to use also other players, rip CDs instead."
Music purchased on iTunes is not "worthless" without an iPod. I purchased music on iTunes and happily used it for 18 months before finally buying an iPod. I listened to it on my laptop, or burned a CD to play in my car.
Perhaps the sign ought to read:
Warning! Back up any music you buy from iTunes onto CD. If you have an iPod, you can sync it directly from iTunes. If you have a non-iPod music player, load it up with music from your backup CD.
Do you really think they could get away with making a portable phone called an iPhone when someone else is making a portable phone called an iPhone and has the US trademark to do so? Apple Computer has been dogged for decades about how similar its name is to a record label, for crying out loud. Oh, and IANAL. Somehow I think you needed to say that too.
The parent is Informative?! We need to stop giving mod points to the author of Big Book of Combustible Animals.
Maybe the facts show that Colbert didn't invent it, but in my gut I believe that he did.
It's not a browser quirk, it's specified behavior.
Indeed, and the 2-connection limit is a good idea. In crushing load situations (e.g. a slashdotting), a server wants each client to have as few connections as possible to reduce overhead per request. Allowing more connections per client will mean fewer clients can be served. Perhaps, ideally, a server should be able to tell a client how many simultaneous connections it can handle, so it can offer better performance when load is lower.
People should bear this in mind when deciding whether to take that advice about 4 domains pointing to the same server. You're trading performance for capacity.
I realize you're kidding, but if true, that's a far more serious crime than what Apple likely did.
Can anyone think of a First Generation product from anyone that didn't suck?
Don't want to read a 139 page PDF document? Skip to the delicious summary on page 136, including these choice quotes:
The proper application of both the endorsement and Lemon tests to the facts of this case makes it abundantly clear that the Board's ID Policy violates the Establishment Clause. In making this determination, we have addressed the seminal question of whether ID is science. We have concluded that it is not, and moreover that ID cannot uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious, antecedents.
[...]
To be sure, Darwin's theory of evolution is imperfect. However, the fact that a scientific theory cannot yet render an explanation on every point should not be used as a pretext to thrust an untestable alternative hypothesis grounded in religion into the science classroom or to misrepresent well-established scientific propositions.
[...]
The breathtaking inanity of the Board's decision is evident when considered against the factual backdrop which has now been fully revealed through this trial.
It reads as though they just decided the whole layered protocol thing was overrated and shoved every new feature into this one layer.
I couldn't disagree more. SCTP moves a lot of things that should be done in the transport layer there, instead of making applications re-implement heartbeats and failover and message boundaries and so forth for the 1000th time.
No, don't be silly. They built the Death Star in orbit around Alderaan.
As for how they got to Yavin, it was conveniently the next planet out in the same solar system. Questionable planning by rebels, putting their secret base in the same system as the Death Star.
The rest of the galaxy, of course, was kept in line by knowing that they were at risk of being blown up in a few hundred thousand years if they didn't behave.
It weighs a ton. At 20 lbs...
Maybe that's your problem. Given that the 51-m weighs under 10 pounds, maybe you were accidentally sent 2 laptops stuck together. That would explain the heat and noise also.
.WMV/.ASF: Microsoft stuff. Don't use, if you want compatibility with anything but Windows.
This entire thread is missing a big point: Mac users can download Windows Media Player and view WMV files, for free.
Yes it's less convenient that QuickTime, yes MS could stop supporting it at any time if they wanted to. But contrary to this and many other posts, WMV files aren't Windows only.
I think you meant this URL: more evil than microsoft
After I started maintaining an externally-accessible 2003 server, I configured autopatching on it from Windows Update, and it reboots itself about once a month.
According to my calculations, this still meets the 99.9999% reliability that MS claims the server to be able to provide
Better revisit those calculations. Six 9s of reliability means that you're down for no more than 30 seconds a year. Unless your reboots take less than 3 seconds, you're already not meeting that metric.
Besides which, five 9s (5 minutes a year) is considered carrier-grade. There isn't as firm a standard for enterprise-grade, but it usually permits occasional scheduled downtime outside business hours, and is usually in the two to four 9s range.
BTW, I couldn't find anywhere that MS claims six nines of reliability; do you have a source?
Wow, I'm really amazed people agreed to do this. The FA doesn't mention it, but I wonder if they were compensated in some manner. Our home machine participates in NNR, and we are compensated with $50 savings bonds every 6 months or so. It isn't "spyware", because all this is true: 1. We are fully aware of what is happening and can opt out at any time. 2. We had to take clear and intentional steps to sign up (informed consent). 3. The data is collected in aggregate, and no personal identifying information is kept. I have no problem with it at all. In fact, it's kind of cool to be someone who helps represent an "average" user.
First off, huge amounts of radiation coming off of a consumer device like a microwave or phone is begging for a class action suit, in addition to criminal charges.
Do you want your cellphone maker deciding how much radiation is dangerous for you?
You don't think a company would push the limits past "recommended" (but well short of "definitely hazardous") to gain an advantage on signal strength? Especially if any health problems couldn't be definitely blamed on the phone, and would show up decades later?
You're right, we have been handling that sort of thing in non-electromagnetic forces for a long time... through regulation!