Am I the only one who finds it a bit sad that this poor creature got entangled with the bait, and was only able to get away (after several hours) by ripping off a tentacle?
Yes.
WRT to the tentacle, the rest of us are thinking: deep fry, or sashimi?
What could be the porpoise of arming these creatures?
Before we starting carping on the ineptitude of our navy, I think we should more carefully exsalmon the situation - they may not be solely at fault. Perhaps Katrina is just a red herring here, and these killer dolphins have been floundering around for months. Maybe some deranged fool let them loose just for the halibut. Whoever is responsible should have their head on a pike.
Girl on girl? Black on white? The butt? Golden showers? DVDA?
Since deviance is obviously in the eye off the beholder, I suggest the FBI should begin by carefully cataloguing each type of porn, and then publishing a free, up-to-date directory of all these deviant sites, so that we can add it to our firewalls depending on personal preference.
Altera makes chips that can be programmed to do different things (FPGAs).
Clear Logic made "application specific integrated circuits" - ie they only do one specific thing that the customer needs, but are cheaper than programmable chips if you buy enough.
The issue here is that Clear Logic's mechanism for receiving the design from the customer and making it into a chip is to use the programming data (bitstream) for an Altera chip. Then the data is used together with an image (mask) copied from an Altera chip to create the ASIC.
The ruling is that Clear Logic's use of the mask in building the ASIC is not legitimate reverse engineering, but illegal re-use of Altera's IP.
FYI: Clear Logic seems to have been dead since 2003.
What's insane is that making a criticism of the company is perceived these days as "a liability for incalculable damages".
That's insane.
First of all F U for mis-quoting me and even using the misquote in the context of something else I didn't say. If I knew specifically all the things in his employment contract that he was violating, I'd have listed them, but merely criticizing his employer was not my point.
This guy is writing about confidential internal processes and problems, and soliciting others to do so on a collossal scale - he's insane (and a hero) BECAUSE of what's presumably going to happen if they catch him.
Anyway what is the problem - you don't like the idea of a contract in general?
Wow. This guy is nuts. I'm stunned that anyone could have such a love/hate relationship from the inside of a monster corporation to go to these lengths to fix it.
His employment agreement surely makes him liable for incalculable damages, not to mention inciting other employees to violate their contracts (which is punishable for contracts in general).
Maybe they won't know who it is until they find this guy still bailing out the hull after the last rat has left the sinking ship. I think they'll find him sooner, especially now that he's talking to the press.
Speaking of CAT standards, has anyone else had a good look at the differences between CAT3, CAT5, etc?
CAT5 just seems to be twisted a little tighter, but CAT6 actually modifies the twist gradually, in a cycle that repeats every few feet, with each pair 90 degrees "out of phase" from the next. Plus theres (sometimes) a plastic "spine" in there to maintain spacing and/or bend radius. It's not obvious to me how varying the twists-per-foot along the cable should help - anyone know?
...it "raises" the question. "Begging the question" is something else completely, and you're not doing it.
Irregardless, there's a whole nother argument that English should be allowed to transmorph as new usage becomes common. In this case the new meaning of "Begging the question" seems cromulent enough.
How do you think we got this language in the first place? Perhaps you'd prefer French. However, even they have blue jeans and 'ot dogs now...
The more I hear about Edison, the less inspiring he appears to be. Wasn't he the one that electrocuted animals to disprove the theories of Nikola Tesla?
If not, then most likely the reason is that their EQ is completely MP3-specific. The process of MP3 decoding generates for each frame a set of 32 frequency components extracted from the compressed bitstream, which are then converted back into the time domain ("pcm synthesis").
Probably they implement a crude EQ by manipulating the frequency bands which are already available as an integral part of the decode process.
I think you could do the same with ogg, but it sounds like they don't.
It's interesting to see that Yahoo! may have surpassed Google on this metric.
How about this metric: users
I don't know a SINGLE person - not one solitary soul, who uses Yahoo! search, but I know scores who use google every day, for everything from engineering research to doing background checks on a date.
Is ANYONE out there using Yahoo search for anything? Sure, they have personals, finance, weather etc. Anybody can do that stuff - who's using their search though?
Wonder what he would have to say about the exhaust manifold?
As she flipped over and gracefully cclimbed to her knees, he drifted into anticipation for the new grapefruit shooter he'd ordered on the Internet for his Honda Civic. Slowly he reached under the bumper and checked the muffler - bearings were in place but there seemed to be some leakage. He topped it off with fluid and then proceeded to punch out the catalytic converter.
1. This processor is 95% MIPS compatible. I understand incompatible, and 100% compatible. What do they mean by this?
It could mean a couple instructions aren't implemented. This could be because:
a) they had to avoid a patent b) some instructions were part of the original architecture, but were never used c) some better replacement was discovered
It is relatively easy to strip out support for a couple specialty instructions from a compiler, so the usefulness of a "95% compatible" processor is perfectly conceivable.
2. You're right that this is mainly a PR release- and though it doesn't flat-out say that this processor infringes on any MIPS patents, it's certainly implied. You seem to be strongly implying that this processor *doesn't* infringe on any MIPS patents. Do you have any facts about this, or is it your intuition?
I'm just saying there's nothing here to suggest that it DOES. That's the whole art of "spin".
3. If the Godson-2 is "pretty much a copy of the MIPS R10000" that seems to make performance claims (rather than just saying it's "MIPS compatible"). I'm not sure your Opteron-8086 analogy architecture analogy holds up.
Performance is largely a function of non-platform-specific things, including having access to the latest silicon processes - and China does. Instruction set is not so relevant - we've gotten to today's performance mostly by heaping layers upon layers of pipelining and caching engineering on top of the original x86 instruction set so I think it's a fine analogy.
Good catch that this is was a PR release.
Who knows - there are tons of Silicon Valleyites who are just completely pissed about globalization and the threat of Chinese technology, so who knows the motive for this fine article.
News reports indicate that, 'The CPU is 95% MIPS compatible using an unauthorized and unlicensed variation of
Unauthorized and unlicensed - duh, of course it is. That does NOT per se make it illegal and it certainly does not mean it is "stolen". Anyone can implement an instruction set (there are decades of precendent for this) - while our system may be really fucked up when it comes to thing like business method patents, on processor architecutre (and electronics in general) it is clear: it's the implementation that counts, NOT the idea.
the MIPS architecture, which is owned by the American company MIPS Technologies...
Do you mean "implementations of which have been successfully licensed by MIPS, but frankly it's a well documented and relatively simple RISC instruction set that a single person with a few years VHDL experience can implement"? See OpenCores for an example.
The Godson-2 is pretty much a copy of the MIPS R10000 which makes it on par with 1995 technology.'
So WTF are the latest Opteron processors? On par with 1978 technology?
The Chinese plan on using these chips in consumer electronics for the local market, but one can assume that they will eventually end up in exported electronic goods.
One can be assured that cheaper processors will find their way into everything. Nice try insinuating that the EVIL CHINESE are deliberately out to screw us by EMBRACING CAPITALISM!
I wonder if MIPS Technology will sit idly by when this happens?"
I wonder if MIPS has a choice. See AMD vs Intel ca. 1991
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Am I the only one who finds it a bit sad that this poor creature got entangled with the bait, and was only able to get away (after several hours) by ripping off a tentacle?
Yes.
WRT to the tentacle, the rest of us are thinking: deep fry, or sashimi?
I'd like to point out that the parent should be modded up FUNNY, not INTERESTING
I think it's pointless to fine tuna moderation like that.
What could be the porpoise of arming these creatures?
Before we starting carping on the ineptitude of our navy, I think we should more carefully exsalmon the situation - they may not be solely at fault. Perhaps Katrina is just a red herring here, and these killer dolphins have been floundering around for months. Maybe some deranged fool let them loose just for the halibut. Whoever is responsible should have their head on a pike.
Girl on girl? Black on white? The butt? Golden showers? DVDA?
Since deviance is obviously in the eye off the beholder, I suggest the FBI should begin by carefully cataloguing each type of porn, and then publishing a free,
up-to-date directory of all these deviant sites, so that we can add it to our firewalls depending on personal preference.
Altera makes chips that can be programmed to do different things (FPGAs).
Clear Logic made "application specific integrated circuits" - ie they only do one specific thing that the customer needs, but are cheaper than programmable chips if you buy enough.
The issue here is that Clear Logic's mechanism for receiving the design from the customer and making it into a chip is to use the programming data (bitstream) for an Altera chip. Then the data is used together with an image (mask) copied from an Altera chip to create the ASIC.
The ruling is that Clear Logic's use of the mask in building the ASIC is not legitimate reverse engineering, but illegal re-use of Altera's IP.
FYI: Clear Logic seems to have been dead since 2003.
editorial: only $35M?
What's insane is that making a criticism of the company is perceived these days as "a liability for incalculable damages".
That's insane.
First of all F U for mis-quoting me and even using the misquote in the context of something else I didn't say. If I knew specifically all the things in his employment contract that he was violating, I'd have listed them, but merely criticizing his employer was not my point.
This guy is writing about confidential internal processes and problems, and soliciting others to do so on a collossal scale - he's insane (and a hero) BECAUSE of what's presumably going to happen if they catch him.
Anyway what is the problem - you don't like the idea of a contract in general?
Wow. This guy is nuts. I'm stunned that anyone could have such a love/hate relationship from the inside of a monster corporation to go to these lengths to fix it.
His employment agreement surely makes him liable for incalculable damages, not to mention inciting other employees to violate their contracts (which is punishable for contracts in general).
Maybe they won't know who it is until they find this guy still bailing out the hull after the last rat has left the sinking ship. I think they'll find him sooner, especially now that he's talking to the press.
Goto's fine, but you have to admit... "goto jump" - that's f**ked up!
The question was how exactly does varying the twist rate help? (See uncle post for a starting point).
Speaking of CAT standards, has anyone else had a good look at the differences between CAT3, CAT5, etc?
CAT5 just seems to be twisted a little tighter, but CAT6 actually modifies the twist gradually, in a cycle that repeats every few feet, with each pair 90 degrees "out of phase" from the next. Plus theres (sometimes) a plastic "spine" in there to maintain spacing and/or bend radius. It's not obvious to me how varying the twists-per-foot along the cable should help - anyone know?
Irregardless, there's a whole nother argument that English should be allowed to transmorph as new usage becomes common. In this case the new meaning of "Begging the question" seems cromulent enough.
How do you think we got this language in the first place? Perhaps you'd prefer French. However, even they have blue jeans and 'ot dogs now...
Indeed, I would petition for six day underwear (scroll down).
Three leg holoes. Rotate once per day, then turn inside out for the next three. Go a couple times between washes and you've got nearly a fortnight!
The more I hear about Edison, the less inspiring he appears to be. Wasn't he the one that electrocuted animals to disprove the theories of Nikola Tesla?
This is true. wikipedia info including a video of the actual killing.
Also read about the AC vs DC battle. Edison even tried to coin his competitor's name as a verb meaning "electrocution". Quite the sicko.
Does the equalizer work for WAV files?
If not, then most likely the reason is that their EQ is completely MP3-specific. The process of MP3 decoding generates for each frame a set of 32 frequency components extracted from the compressed bitstream, which are then converted back into the time domain ("pcm synthesis").
Probably they implement a crude EQ by manipulating the frequency bands which are already available as an integral part of the decode process.
I think you could do the same with ogg, but it sounds like they don't.
It's interesting to see that Yahoo! may have surpassed Google on this metric.
How about this metric: users
I don't know a SINGLE person - not one solitary soul, who uses Yahoo! search, but I know scores who use google every day, for everything from engineering research to doing background checks on a date.
Is ANYONE out there using Yahoo search for anything? Sure, they have personals, finance, weather etc. Anybody can do that stuff - who's using their search though?
Uh, that's what it says in the article.
Sorry, I'm new here. Are we supposed to read it?
You can still buy a real keyboard. Those guys bought the design from IBM and still produce it in the USA.
I like the feel of an old Antec clicky keyboard better, but the layout on the Unicomp is better.
Get a PS2USB adaptor and it even works great on a Mac.
Hmm... looks like a Slim Devices logo on the window...
The only real reason Apple doesn't have to treat its customers like thieves is that you already paid them through your own asshole for the hardware.
That bit in your contract about the "per anum" fee may have been a typo.
I'm an Apple user, and I've always paid through the nose...
add "presuming this bit about palladium is true" and change "is" to "will be" and "OSX" to "OSX/x86"
Right.
What is not so widely known is that it is ILLEGAL (in the USA) to:
a) BUY a PC
b) BUY a copy of OSX
c) Make "b" run on "a".
You heard me - against the law to do it in the privacy of your own home, like sodomy in Texas.
And don't think for a second that Apple is above invoking this stupid law (not the sodomy one)
Here's a pic of the SU carbs:
- carburetor.htm
http://www.vord.net/cars/mgb_mods/engine/weber500
Wonder what he would have to say about the exhaust manifold?
As she flipped over and gracefully cclimbed to her knees, he drifted into anticipation for the new grapefruit shooter he'd ordered on the Internet for his Honda Civic. Slowly he reached under the bumper and checked the muffler - bearings were in place but there seemed to be some leakage. He topped it off with fluid and then proceeded to punch out the catalytic converter.
1. This processor is 95% MIPS compatible. I understand incompatible, and 100% compatible. What do they mean by this?
It could mean a couple instructions aren't implemented. This could be because:
a) they had to avoid a patent
b) some instructions were part of the original architecture, but were never used
c) some better replacement was discovered
It is relatively easy to strip out support for a couple specialty instructions from a compiler, so the usefulness of a "95% compatible" processor is perfectly conceivable.
2. You're right that this is mainly a PR release- and though it doesn't flat-out say that this processor infringes on any MIPS patents, it's certainly implied. You seem to be strongly implying that this processor *doesn't* infringe on any MIPS patents. Do you have any facts about this, or is it your intuition?
I'm just saying there's nothing here to suggest that it DOES. That's the whole art of "spin".
3. If the Godson-2 is "pretty much a copy of the MIPS R10000" that seems to make performance claims (rather than just saying it's "MIPS compatible"). I'm not sure your Opteron-8086 analogy architecture analogy holds up.
Performance is largely a function of non-platform-specific things, including having access to the latest silicon processes - and China does. Instruction set is not so relevant - we've gotten to today's performance mostly by heaping layers upon layers of pipelining and caching engineering on top of the original x86 instruction set so I think it's a fine analogy.
Good catch that this is was a PR release.
Who knows - there are tons of Silicon Valleyites who are just completely pissed about globalization and the threat of Chinese technology, so who knows the motive for this fine article.
News reports indicate that, 'The CPU is 95% MIPS compatible using an unauthorized and unlicensed variation of
Unauthorized and unlicensed - duh, of course it is. That does NOT per se make it illegal and it certainly does not mean it is "stolen". Anyone can implement an instruction set (there are decades of precendent for this) - while our system may be really fucked up when it comes to thing like business method patents, on processor architecutre (and electronics in general) it is clear: it's the implementation that counts, NOT the idea.
the MIPS architecture, which is owned by the American company MIPS Technologies...
Do you mean "implementations of which have been successfully licensed by MIPS, but frankly it's a well documented and relatively simple RISC instruction set
that a single person with a few years VHDL experience can implement"? See OpenCores for an example.
The Godson-2 is pretty much a copy of the MIPS R10000 which makes it on par with 1995 technology.'
So WTF are the latest Opteron processors? On par with 1978 technology?
The Chinese plan on using these chips in consumer electronics for the local market, but
one can assume that they will eventually end up in exported electronic goods.
One can be assured that cheaper processors will find their way into everything. Nice try insinuating that the EVIL CHINESE are deliberately out to screw us by EMBRACING CAPITALISM!
I wonder if MIPS Technology will sit idly by when this happens?"
I wonder if MIPS has a choice. See AMD vs Intel ca. 1991