This won't work on anyone using good encryption. But what about the *want-to-be* who has just begun to climb? This won't work on the upper class of criminals, and they don't care about the lower class of criminals. What this will work for are the middle class criminals who are aspiring to climb into the upper echelons.
Computational Applied Mathematics Computational Physics Computational Chemistry Specificly, ab inito modeling of even smallish molecules takes serious time. Macromolecules aren't done because of time constraints. I'm talking on the order of days is ok, but months is less than ok.
many more loopholes "cases" implies it went to trial, yes? but they are scanning many many more to find the ones to investigate...and of those investigated only 100 went to trial. imagine they said: "we randomly read your written mail, but only 100 cases were brought to trial based on what we found last year"
I don't like whatever food a particular resturaunt serves, I vote with my wallet and don't go there, I go to the place across the street that serves better food.
As long as there is a strong enough noncorrupt government to insure competition this will work. Be afraid when the "place across the street" is also another McDonalds.
I'd think that Philip K. Dick, as author of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", would be the one to ask. Wouldn't this be the *real* Deckard?
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center of gravityQuestion: what nation graduates the most Physics Phds in american (USA) universities? Answer: India Question: what about Math Phds? what about CS Phds? Answer: India
Scientists have historically bridged cultural gaps. It is the open nature of the scientific method that makes this not just possible but prefered. Perhaps we have now a similar dialouge? Could Linux be bringing Computer Science back into the folds of science? It is the actions and behavior not of governments but people (programmers) that define this cusp. This is a chance for individuals in China to become a part of the larger whole which is Linux.
It is not a snapshot of our culture as a whole. I agree. But we are a part of the larger culture. The data (if truely it is being collected) will be significant. I would suggest that there are many more of us than there are of the royal family. I would like to think we have more impact. In terms of tracking growing trends we are perhaps even useful. If the spread of our cultural normal curve is widening, that would imply the extremes become more worthy of notice, yes?
There is also the information theoretical limit. The bandwidth used and the interfering noise can be combined to find the theoretical limit.
But you are presupposing a bandwidth, so you can't solve for the maximum bandwidth without getting your a priori value back. The question is: is there a theoretical limit to how high the frequency can go? Again, after getting past resonance with the atmosphere the problem is that (at least) by x-ray we are going to be way directional, and how do you "recieve" an x-ray transmission? Then ask: what about gamma-rays?
If atmospheric and obstruction effects cut off everything above, say, 30 GHz
It won't cut off everything above 30 Ghz. As a counter example consider X-rays. X-rays don't have any trouble penetrating. The question becomes, with frequencies high enough to not resonant with the atmosphere, how do we recieve them? Also note how directional we get as our frequency increases! Opps! Sorry Chief! Missed the satelight by that much.
Actually we are currently working on embedding nano-silica particles in polymers because the particles are small enough that at 50% sand the plastic is transparent. This is because the silica particles are smaller than the wavelength of visable light, and hence there is no resonance. Resonant frequency is a function of the length and the speed of light in said medium. Likewise the color of the sky is related to the size of the particles.
I believe the legal doctrine that will come out is intention . At what point in the chain of linking is a site trying to propagate illegal content. That is the point in the chain where illegality is going to be found.
Legally: negligence can be a form of intention. If a reasonable person would have checked, and you didn't, then its the same as if you had meant the consequences of the act to occur.
How will the academy split hairs when digital distribution of films is the norm? They won't care as long as you pay into their system. Its all about control.
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The simple solution? Put everyone in jail!
This won't work on anyone using good encryption. But what about the *want-to-be* who has just begun to climb? This won't work on the upper class of criminals, and they don't care about the lower class of criminals. What this will work for are the middle class criminals who are aspiring to climb into the upper echelons.
Computational Applied Mathematics
Computational Physics
Computational Chemistry
Specificly, ab inito modeling of even smallish molecules takes serious time. Macromolecules aren't done because of time constraints. I'm talking on the order of days is ok, but months is less than ok.
For a few seconds waves of fear -- that the government might secretly strive to establish anarchy...
hey now! didn't the congress try to (and temporarily manange to) shut the feds down just a little while ago back?
yeah? and what about the guy with the shotgun who says "whatcha doin' hoverin' on my land?"
its not just the pavement, its the access way.
but i would like to see hovercraft on roads...whats the hovercraft braking ability like? cornering?
Mathematica is a non-trivial real world application. Seems to me that Mu-Math was written in Mu-Simp which was a functional language.
Unlambda? Unreal!
many more loopholes
"cases" implies it went to trial, yes? but they are scanning many many more to find the ones to investigate...and of those investigated only 100 went to trial.
imagine they said: "we randomly read your written mail, but only 100 cases were brought to trial based on what we found last year"
I don't like whatever food a particular resturaunt serves, I vote with my wallet and don't go there, I go to the place across the street that serves better food.
As long as there is a strong enough noncorrupt government to insure competition this will work. Be afraid when the "place across the street" is also another McDonalds.
I'd think that Philip K. Dick, as author of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", would be the one to ask. Wouldn't this be the *real* Deckard?
center of gravity Question: what nation graduates the most Physics Phds in american (USA) universities? Answer: India Question: what about Math Phds? what about CS Phds? Answer: India
Scientists have historically bridged cultural gaps. It is the open nature of the scientific method that makes this not just possible but prefered. Perhaps we have now a similar dialouge? Could Linux be bringing Computer Science back into the folds of science? It is the actions and behavior not of governments but people (programmers) that define this cusp. This is a chance for individuals in China to become a part of the larger whole which is Linux.
It is not a snapshot of our culture as a whole. I agree. But we are a part of the larger culture. The data (if truely it is being collected) will be significant. I would suggest that there are many more of us than there are of the royal family. I would like to think we have more impact. In terms of tracking growing trends we are perhaps even useful. If the spread of our cultural normal curve is widening, that would imply the extremes become more worthy of notice, yes?
my department chair told me last semester there are no tachyons...*sigh*
then he asked me how i felt about easter bunnies and santa, so i quantum tunneled right out of his office
its all based on di-lithium crystals. Unfortunately all I seem able to order is plain old ordinary lithium...anybody know where I can buy di-lithium?
I want my MHz (sorry...its an MTV commercial pun)
waves don't exsist, everything is discrete: quantum tunneling from point to point gives the appearance of continuity...
x-rays "lose coherence" and "degrade" in an atmosphere??? don't think so! :=)
There is also the information theoretical limit. The bandwidth used and the interfering noise can be combined to find the theoretical limit.
But you are presupposing a bandwidth, so you can't solve for the maximum bandwidth without getting your a priori value back.
The question is: is there a theoretical limit to how high the frequency can go?
Again, after getting past resonance with the atmosphere the problem is that (at least) by x-ray we are going to be way directional, and how do you "recieve" an x-ray transmission? Then ask: what about gamma-rays?
If atmospheric and obstruction effects cut off everything above, say, 30 GHz
It won't cut off everything above 30 Ghz. As a counter example consider X-rays. X-rays don't have any trouble penetrating. The question becomes, with frequencies high enough to not resonant with the atmosphere, how do we recieve them? Also note how directional we get as our frequency increases! Opps! Sorry Chief! Missed the satelight by that much.
Actually we are currently working on embedding nano-silica particles in polymers because the particles are small enough that at 50% sand the plastic is transparent. This is because the silica particles are smaller than the wavelength of visable light, and hence there is no resonance. Resonant frequency is a function of the length and the speed of light in said medium.
Likewise the color of the sky is related to the size of the particles.
I believe the legal doctrine that will come out is intention . At what point in the chain of linking is a site trying to propagate illegal content. That is the point in the chain where illegality is going to be found.
Legally: negligence can be a form of intention. If a reasonable person would have checked, and you didn't, then its the same as if you had meant the consequences of the act to occur.
How will the academy split hairs when digital distribution of films is the norm?
They won't care as long as you pay into their system. Its all about control.
What would automatically disqualify a movie from being considered for an Academy Award at the turn of the century?
Seeing it first for free.
Exactly. Its all about retaining control.