Saying that something is like something else in a certain way does not mean that it is like that thing in all ways. You've completely missed the point of analogies.
A better analogy is saying that pi=3 because the Bible gives some measurements of a circle which, if the Bible is always completely correct, mean that pi is exactly 3.
Any decent Python editor (including IDLE, which comes with Python) will just use a standard number of spaces and no tabs. I've never had tab/space problems with Python. How is it easy to mess up? Are people trying to edit Python code with Notepad or something?
According to the article, the wobbly windows actually give the windows a very nice tactile feel when the amount of wobble is set very low. They turned it way up for the demonstration.
I've got some interesting facts for you, Mr. Anonymous Coward, about nuclear and coal. Coal plants actually release more radioactive material into the air than nuclear plants produce in waste. We could get more energy out of the uranium in coal than we could by burning the coal.
And radiation does not just magically seep out of nuclear plants---at least not in levels that are more than infinitessimally above the background level. Please stop spreading misinformation.
Nuclear also has regulations out the wazoo, making the same parts much more expensive. It's gotten to where most of the cost of building a nuclear plant is expended entirely on nuclear-specific red tape.
Did you know that a valve for a nuclear plant will typically cost several times more than the same valve would cost for a coal plant? It's a testament to nuclear power's efficiency that they manage to still be slightly cheaper than coal plants (in the US, where their operating licences are often extended quite a bit).
Think about it: Google gets quick access to an excellent free resource with a lot of good, encyclopedic information about a lot of things. That could be used in clever ways to improve their searches. They could bring attention to Wikipedia when it's relevant, which would be good for Google and Wikipedia.
Plus, they can helpfully guide Wikipedia in ways they want it to go. Wouldn't that be good long-term strategy, since there's already a short-term benefit?
Yes, it will. You just need to get some good, sturdy rope and tie a laptop to your car, preferably adding some duct tape to make sure it stays in place. Running it in your car is even easier!
First, if you think GNUstep widgets look like ass then you haven't seen enough ass. Second, the Camaelon project provides the ability to make the widgets look nicer. Take a look at the pictures.
Cute, you've made a bunch of links to stories (some of them duplicates) about the same minor nuclear accident. There was some serious degradation of the pressure vessel at the Davis-Besse nuclear plant in Ohio, and it had the potential for a loss of reactor coolant. Do you have any idea how many systems there are to shut down a nuclear reactor before it melts down, and to mitigate any disasters that do occur? The control rods could stop it. The reactor could be scrammed with moderator poison. The reactor has a negative void coefficient, so it would be unlikely to overheat past a certain point anyway. There are a bunch of other systems which vary from plant to plant. There's a heavy reinforced concrete containment structure around the whole thing. The worst that could have happened there is that a bunch of equipment would have been seriously damaged and the reactor would be shut down for a while.
How is this a serious threat to the public? Or even a minor one?
First, they aren't running Windows on the control systems, they're running it on various noncritical PCs. Second, even if they were running Windows on the control systems and it went BSOD, there are still many many layers of redundant safety systems that need to fail in various ludicrously unlikely (and completely seperate) ways. Third, the worst that could happen is a meltdown followed by nuclear waste cleanup. Nuclear plants simply cannot go off like A-bombs, since they lack the right fuel mixture and design.
I agree with you that it's scary that this has come so late though.
What's the population of Chernobyl these days?
Very low, due to a very poorly designed reactor, a shutdown of the insufficient safety systems, and a government that didn't care about its people. None of those conditions exists in US nuclear power plants.
Safety upgrades in nuclear power plants happen whenever somebody messes up, so that they don't mess up in the same way again. This upgrade is nothing surprising.
My guess is that if Google goes into the VoIP business, they will have some voice-recognition software recording conversations and you can search through the transcripts on the web. No more forgetting those long and complicated directions to Aunt Hattie's place that she gave you over the phone---just look up the conversation on Google. When you're doing that, Google can add in their targeted text ads and relevant links as usual. That would be pretty cool; I'd use it.
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Wasn't he sending out scam emails? Fraud is a more serious matter than spam.
Saying that something is like something else in a certain way does not mean that it is like that thing in all ways. You've completely missed the point of analogies.
Lobbyists often write legislation.
A better analogy is saying that pi=3 because the Bible gives some measurements of a circle which, if the Bible is always completely correct, mean that pi is exactly 3.
Any decent Python editor (including IDLE, which comes with Python) will just use a standard number of spaces and no tabs. I've never had tab/space problems with Python. How is it easy to mess up? Are people trying to edit Python code with Notepad or something?
It's not an institute, it's an "institution". As in, "they've been institutionalized".
According to the article, the wobbly windows actually give the windows a very nice tactile feel when the amount of wobble is set very low. They turned it way up for the demonstration.
Show me a compiler without bugs, and then I'll concede that you aren't dismissing all compilers as "worthless".
Homestar Runner.
Don't blame George Carlin, blame the FCC. He picked those seven words because those were specifically forbidden by the law.
And radiation does not just magically seep out of nuclear plants---at least not in levels that are more than infinitessimally above the background level. Please stop spreading misinformation.
Did you know that a valve for a nuclear plant will typically cost several times more than the same valve would cost for a coal plant? It's a testament to nuclear power's efficiency that they manage to still be slightly cheaper than coal plants (in the US, where their operating licences are often extended quite a bit).
Sorry, Mario, but their images are on another server! The one that's slashdotted.
It's not portable to anything other than x86, ever. Plain old QEMU is, though, and it gets pretty decent speed.
It doesn't run on Linux, but QEMU does.
That's why you require a unique non-hotmail (etc.) account to sign up. It generally works pretty well.
Plus, they can helpfully guide Wikipedia in ways they want it to go. Wouldn't that be good long-term strategy, since there's already a short-term benefit?
Yes, it will. You just need to get some good, sturdy rope and tie a laptop to your car, preferably adding some duct tape to make sure it stays in place. Running it in your car is even easier!
First, if you think GNUstep widgets look like ass then you haven't seen enough ass. Second, the Camaelon project provides the ability to make the widgets look nicer. Take a look at the pictures.
And I never post on slashdot.
How is this a serious threat to the public? Or even a minor one?
First, they aren't running Windows on the control systems, they're running it on various noncritical PCs. Second, even if they were running Windows on the control systems and it went BSOD, there are still many many layers of redundant safety systems that need to fail in various ludicrously unlikely (and completely seperate) ways. Third, the worst that could happen is a meltdown followed by nuclear waste cleanup. Nuclear plants simply cannot go off like A-bombs, since they lack the right fuel mixture and design.
What's the population of Chernobyl these days?
Very low, due to a very poorly designed reactor, a shutdown of the insufficient safety systems, and a government that didn't care about its people. None of those conditions exists in US nuclear power plants.
Safety upgrades in nuclear power plants happen whenever somebody messes up, so that they don't mess up in the same way again. This upgrade is nothing surprising.
Come on, it would be cool!
My guess is that if Google goes into the VoIP business, they will have some voice-recognition software recording conversations and you can search through the transcripts on the web. No more forgetting those long and complicated directions to Aunt Hattie's place that she gave you over the phone---just look up the conversation on Google. When you're doing that, Google can add in their targeted text ads and relevant links as usual. That would be pretty cool; I'd use it.