Ahh yes, but the space-time window in which we're viewing is very, very, very, very, very, very (get the picture?) recent and equally narrow.
If you're into this subject, I suggest reading "Hyperspace" by Michio Kaku. Good book, and he's got at least a chapter on the statistical analysis of the existance of life in the Universe. Very good book all around:)
Check out here. That's a GPL'ed book a professor at my school (go NM Tech!) has written as an interesting freshman year physics book. It covers some basic QM, amonsgt the other things you usually get freshman year in physics.
In earnest, that book is a work in progress and it's really important to do the problems to get the full meaning from the text.
I'm in a similar situation, only I've never owned a Mac. Anyway, I think I've decided upon buying a 12" powerbook (and yes, I read the reviews of them). Not sure if that's too rich for your blood but it sounds like a good deal to me.
2 words: Spectral Analysis When any element gives off light, as the elements which make up a star do, it gives off light in such a way that it's unique to every element. It's been a while since I studied this so I have to be brief on details, but I hope you get the idea. If not do a google search on spectral analysis.
And I mean that! I had Pre-Engineering Electronics in high school (took it sophomore year). I really can not think of any one class more influencial in my thought processes (well, minus Humanities, but that's a different form of process).
I'm sure all the science these people have learned in high school will be only more solidified in their minds after working on this sort of challenge. As my Pre-EE class taught me a new, more involved, way of thinking this sort of BattleBot challenge will benefit people in high school in similar ways. That is, learning to apply the knowledge they had learned (or, roughly memorized) in other classes will help them truelly understand that knowledge.
I suggest going with the ECS line (60 bucks for their AMD/SIS board) and an older duron (older ones can get had for 30/each) and figure you'll spend about 60 on ram (for like 256 megs ddr, if you really need that much).
At any rate, if you can manage to keep things homogeneous you can use a *nix box to copy the intall on one drive to another. Doing a dd of just the partition will get you a system that's not bootable, so you'll either need to boot every machine with a dos disk, or if you switch to Linux just run lilo after using a rescue/boot floppy (or cd).
I know this is/. and you've heard this a ton before, but switching to Linux in this senario would save you A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. That might not be extremely true if you've already bought enough licenses of windows, but I highly suggest moving to Linux, for the price at least:P
I say create a bunch of *useless files*. Notably, create a bunch of files on a system with a really odd name (some part of which is the same across all files). Next, tell them all to get rid of them in less than x amount of commands, but before that tell them about rm and find (as well as error redirection, as it might be handy). Now, do the *smart* thing of doing a find / -name '*uselessfile*' | rm - . See what they do when you do the thing in one command while they're still doing it the hard way.
Well, mirroring the "forbidden" information is exactly what I was thinking. In fact, I have fast enough line in my room right now, I might just do that. Anyone else with me?
Thing is, before I do that I'd have to really research this and I'd suggest anyone elses who's interested do the same. Civil disobedience is nice, but you have to be ready to pay dearly.
Also, living in the US doesn't make me nor anyone else powerful against our government simply because we can *write our senators*. Not saying it wont help anything, but something along that line's isn't what I was talking about in this case. Which one would be more effective? Well, civil disobedience has _worked_ in the past and can work again, but I'm at a loss for examples where writing a senator has actually gotten anything done (minus the killing of a tree for the paper).
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"Biodiesel is available anywhere in the US. The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) maintains a list of registered fuel suppliers. " - one of their FAQs
Okay, so problem solved with the whole oil/middle east issue, ya?
Ahh yes, but the space-time window in which we're viewing is very, very, very, very, very, very (get the picture?) recent and equally narrow.
:)
If you're into this subject, I suggest reading "Hyperspace" by Michio Kaku. Good book, and he's got at least a chapter on the statistical analysis of the existance of life in the Universe. Very good book all around
Check out here. That's a GPL'ed book a professor at my school (go NM Tech!) has written as an interesting freshman year physics book. It covers some basic QM, amonsgt the other things you usually get freshman year in physics.
:)
In earnest, that book is a work in progress and it's really important to do the problems to get the full meaning from the text.
Hope that helps
Screw MIT, NMT all the way! :)
The GNOMEs where pretty funny, though...
Thanks for the reply! That really makes me more apt to buy one now :)
How speedy are the graphics? Have you played any games?
I'm in a similar situation, only I've never owned a Mac. Anyway, I think I've decided upon buying a 12" powerbook (and yes, I read the reviews of them). Not sure if that's too rich for your blood but it sounds like a good deal to me.
2 words: Spectral Analysis
When any element gives off light, as the elements which make up a star do, it gives off light in such a way that it's unique to every element. It's been a while since I studied this so I have to be brief on details, but I hope you get the idea. If not do a google search on spectral analysis.
Buy a Mac, Sun, etc? I'd imagine those architectures won't be instating Palladium.
Or am I going to have to go back to my handy-dandy etch-a-sketch?
While I'm not going to rush out and convert from Linux to FreeBSD, I've always had some interest in FreeBSD :)
Now the real question, can Quake3 be installed in FreeBSD? I don't think so...
So how long until the States get something like this? Also, anyone know how this compares to other forms of alternative energy?
Welcome to gentoo.org.
And I mean that!
I had Pre-Engineering Electronics in high school (took it sophomore year). I really can not think of any one class more influencial in my thought processes (well, minus Humanities, but that's a different form of process).
I'm sure all the science these people have learned in high school will be only more solidified in their minds after working on this sort of challenge. As my Pre-EE class taught me a new, more involved, way of thinking this sort of BattleBot challenge will benefit people in high school in similar ways. That is, learning to apply the knowledge they had learned (or, roughly memorized) in other classes will help them truelly understand that knowledge.
Mod this man down!
There's nothing they could do besides hire a hit man...not that that's out of their legal grasp or anything.
/me wonders why they're annonymous?
This could take personalized models to an all new level. Wonder what happens when they gibb your model (like blow up your corpse).
Here we go, more half-assed spin offs; "Matrix Style"
I just wish everyone'd realize how shitting their service is...
I suggest going with the ECS line (60 bucks for their AMD/SIS board) and an older duron (older ones can get had for 30/each) and figure you'll spend about 60 on ram (for like 256 megs ddr, if you really need that much).
/. and you've heard this a ton before, but switching to Linux in this senario would save you A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. That might not be extremely true if you've already bought enough licenses of windows, but I highly suggest moving to Linux, for the price at least :P
At any rate, if you can manage to keep things homogeneous you can use a *nix box to copy the intall on one drive to another. Doing a dd of just the partition will get you a system that's not bootable, so you'll either need to boot every machine with a dos disk, or if you switch to Linux just run lilo after using a rescue/boot floppy (or cd).
I know this is
What's wrong w/using dd? I know it'll result in some huge files, but you can use them, if with only loopback mounting of the images.
I say create a bunch of *useless files*. Notably, create a bunch of files on a system with a really odd name (some part of which is the same across all files). Next, tell them all to get rid of them in less than x amount of commands, but before that tell them about rm and find (as well as error redirection, as it might be handy). Now, do the *smart* thing of doing a find / -name '*uselessfile*' | rm - . See what they do when you do the thing in one command while they're still doing it the hard way.
I don't run a Mac, and I sorely hate programs that try to get me to boot into windows...FUCK THIS
How about we wait until they make a Linux port to review it guys?
Oh ya, Oh ya, Oh ya...
:)
Remember my civil disobedience post?
I'm happy, and I just got done reading about Dante's Hell (Inferno), odd 'eh?
Ya, uhh, let's not think what "frightening" power other religions have wielded, shall we?
Well, mirroring the "forbidden" information is exactly what I was thinking. In fact, I have fast enough line in my room right now, I might just do that. Anyone else with me?
Thing is, before I do that I'd have to really research this and I'd suggest anyone elses who's interested do the same. Civil disobedience is nice, but you have to be ready to pay dearly.
Also, living in the US doesn't make me nor anyone else powerful against our government simply because we can *write our senators*. Not saying it wont help anything, but something along that line's isn't what I was talking about in this case. Which one would be more effective? Well, civil disobedience has _worked_ in the past and can work again, but I'm at a loss for examples where writing a senator has actually gotten anything done (minus the killing of a tree for the paper).