It has been shown that X-Rays escape black holes, and by doing so "must" travel faster than light. There are other plausible explanations (wherein "must" is "could"), but this one serves my statement with some peer-reviewed merit.
I think you must be thinking of 'quantum tunneling' as I have not seen anything lately that would suggest X-Rays travel FTL. Or perhaps you were confused with theories dealing with accretion disks and X-Ray beacons and their relationship with black holes. Neither of which are saying X-Rays can/are capable of traveling FTL.
It is even possible you have access to other sources of information, but I would think an assertion of a relatively common particle/ray/quanta traveling FTL would be big enough news to be widely disseminated.
How can a domain name not be property, when the registration process allows you the EXCLUSIVE use of the domain, and a fee is charged for the transaction? Sure, I can't touch it, or put it in a jar, but that does not mean it isn't mine if I paid for it - and continue to renew the domain name when it comes up for renewal.
Is this another licensing thingy, where you are not the owner of the property, just being allowed to license it from the true owner - in which case it is still owned by someone, and therefore is property, or perhaps rental of database space? What about IP rights, would those apply - again, implying the domain name is property.
I would guess there is some slippery lawyer interpertation that will be introduced, and hope someone can explain it to me...
30Hz certainly sounds too small to me. I hope this is not really the case, and that the reality is 60Hz interlaced. Now I know some people thinks this is the same, but it isn't. If you take 30Hz motion and display in 60Hz interlaced there will be visible steps rather than smooth movement. (Doing the oposite and displaying a 60Hz interlaced motion at 30Hz is going to produce even worse artifacts.)
Sorry, but the numbers being bandied about were KILOHertz, not Hertz. 30kHz is very much not 30Hz.
I can still do that on my Kawasaki motorcycle. Trust me, if I hit something at 65 MPH, I will be exiting the vehicle! And I am usually safe, at least until I hit something stationary!
If you want the same ease of egress, just remove the windscreen from your car/truck. Now, when you hit something at high speeds, just try to avoid the steering wheel...
"The only requirement the computer giant has made of the city is that New Orleans let Microsoft use it as a model for marketing the system to other governmental bodies once it is up and running, said Greg Meffert, the city's technology officer. Eventually, he added, the city will have to purchase software from the company, but he said it would be a "minuscule" expense." (my emphasis)
It does not say they will have to buy THAT software, just that eventually they will have to buy SOME software. Can you say upgrades and security fixes? I thought you could!
Not sure about the Korean thing, M$ IE 5.5 (yeah, I am posting from work...) doesn't render it correctly - looks like gobble-de-geek on my monitor! (gobble-de-gook is not PC in this case...)
From the article - "They searched all but three residences in Sylvania Township, two in Toledo, and the one in Monclova Township."
I can just see it now:
"OK, who was supposed to search that one residence in Monclovis Township?!? Only one residence in that whole township, and you couldn't even get that right! No more donuts for you!"
or possibly:
"...and, Johnson, you search all the residences in Toledo - except for mine." "But Sarge, _I_ live in Toledo." "OK, except for yours and mine - and remember, no overtime, and dibs on any drugs or money (winkwink) found!"
I have a iPaq 3650 w/ microdrive and expansion adapter, but it looks like I am going to finally have to upgrade to the 3900 series. I don't think she is going to be happy...:-(
Anyone know if the CF/PCMCIA adaptor sleeve is still used, or is the SD built in (and I have to get new cards - boo, hiss!)
From an article on MSNBC.COM (http://www.msnbc.com/news/768968.asp in case the HTML doesn't render correctly)
....Several witnesses appearing in the states' case against Microsoft, including executives of computer maker Gateway, accused the software giant of retaliating against companies that refused Microsoft edicts or helped the government build its antitrust case.
And
....MICROSOFT cited Sun's opposition in the case as the reason for the decision to remove support for Sun's Java programming language from future versions of Microsoft's Windows operating system.
Some people (and companies) just don't get it, even when slapped in the face.
I am getting tired of hearing "Write once, Run everywhere - Yeah, right!" as though Sun somehow put something over on us, and Microsoft is not doing anything wrong.
I think the correct statement is "Write once, Run on any standards compliant JVM" - which Microsoft is not including in windows. In providing the older version, they (Microsoft) are giving us (and SUN as well as the courts) the finger as well as the opportunity to "Write once, Run on any JVM that it happens to run on - guaranteed to have problems with some other JVMs as ours isn't compatable with the current standards. Oh well, so sorry - ha! Fools!"
Many wireless frequencies DO interfere, but not all. We (and many other hospitals) currently use wireless laptops in patient care areas routinely.
Emergency personnel are allowed to use their two way radios, and we use cell phones for contacting nurses and ancillary services (lab, Resp. Therapy, EKG, etc.), but general public two way radios and cell phones are requested to be turned off / not used while in the hospital as they CAN cause interference.
On the other hand, part of the licensing of the deviced requires that they "not interfere with other devices, and accept any interference generated by other devices" - specifically originating from medical devices - we also use microwave ovens on all floors and in patient care areas, even those using "sensitive medical equipment."
I think this is doubleplus ungood. The networks have a contract to provide 'eyeballs' at a certain rate (based on Neilson ratings which is why they have sweeps week - to increase the number of people watching at specific times so their ad revenues are increased. VERY basicly dishonest, as the numbers of people tuning in for some extra-exciting episode or special event is not representetive of the numbers at other times.), and the TIVO/RePlay PVRs undercut their bargaining position. Instead of estimating that 35% of the estimated number of viewers will get up to use the head, raid the refridgerator, nail teh old lady, or surf the net, they now have to add that another 40% will likely 'comercial skip' (note that the numbers were pulled out of my... uh.. ear and have no relation to reality!), thereby reducing the amount the networks can charge for air time. Yes, not watching the comercials is theft - the NETWORKS are taking unearned money by not delivering TO THE ADVERTISERS what they (the networks) contracted to deliver - eye balls in contracted numbers.
Except that, by using the service (which is required to use the ReplayTV - also in the agreement - you HAVE agreed to the agreement.
Your choices seem to be agree (and be able to use the device) or don't agree and not be able to use the recorder - a very expensive paper weight! - in which case you are told you may return the PVR for a refund.
Other than the hands free viewing of pr0n, 800x600 on a 13 inch display at 24 inches probably WOULD make you go blind. Would it even be possible to read characters on the screen? Especially when it seems it would be more like a HUD than a monitor (i.e., look through, not look at).
>>Were you in the hills when laws were passed against assault? murder? rape?
And yet these still occur, and with the crowding of prisons, the chance of serving a full sentence is vanishingly remote.
>>Violation of my privacy deprives me of my rights, and if laws don't forbid it, what possible control do I have over information that is out there in the control of anyone who can buy, borrow or steal it?
Unless there are MASSIVE teeth in the law, then any law is more political than effectual.
>>What do you propose? Ask them nicely? Depend on market forces, when market forces will always favor the person who cheat, lies and steals?
What do you propose? Tell these self-serving market-droids that what they have been doing, while annoying, deceptive, and possibly damaging, is now illegal? This will change their behavior in what way?
>>You may not mean offense, but knee-jerk libertarianism (like knee-jerk anything) makes me sick.
You may not mean offense, but a willingness to give control over to a political institution ("What we really need is... legislation,")(like knee-jerk anything) is what depresses me, discourages me, and makes me sick.
I am diabetic, and I check my blood glucose levels. I use a small portion of one drop of blood. For each test, the population of the test is ONE, and the volumn of the sample is small. I (and my doctor) still trust the results, because the test is STANDARDIZED, i.e., if such-and-so procedure is followed, and you use these strips in this machine which has been shown to give the following value when used with that specific control solution, the results will correlate closely with independent lab analysis of a much larger sample.
In the hospital, the Blood Glucose Monitoring machine used on the floors is required to be calibrated (checked against known solutions) at least daily, and preferably more frequently. This means I may not check a CBG (capillary Blood Glucose) for several weeks, but when I do, the test will give a result that correlates well with 'actual' (determined by any laboratory) values.
I work for a hospital (in IT now, but I am a LPN as well and worked in patient care for several years), and a considerable cost in the lab is the "control solutions" needed to check that the machine is giving the same results to a known solution as other labs. I would assume a major concern is/was that physicians would not run the controls as frequently as independent labs do (due to the costs) and would therefore have invalid results on which they were basing their decisions - maybe to the detriment of the patient.
>>Compare this to Nielsen surveying only twenty people, or Gallup only a hundred.
Better yet, compare this to Nielsen or Gallup surveying only a few thousand and then stating what millions of people NOT surveyed were doing/thinking/watching - which happens so frequently it is not often thought about, and shows that, if valid techniques and procedures are used, the results can be amazingly accurate and usable.
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Declan McCullagh!?!
Duncan McCloud, is that you? There can be only one!
It has been shown that X-Rays escape black holes, and by doing so "must" travel faster than light. There are other plausible explanations (wherein "must" is "could"), but this one serves my statement with some peer-reviewed merit.
I think you must be thinking of 'quantum tunneling' as I have not seen anything lately that would suggest X-Rays travel FTL. Or perhaps you were confused with theories dealing with accretion disks and X-Ray beacons and their relationship with black holes. Neither of which are saying X-Rays can/are capable of traveling FTL.
It is even possible you have access to other sources of information, but I would think an assertion of a relatively common particle/ray/quanta traveling FTL would be big enough news to be widely disseminated.
How can a domain name not be property, when the registration process allows you the EXCLUSIVE use of the domain, and a fee is charged for the transaction? Sure, I can't touch it, or put it in a jar, but that does not mean it isn't mine if I paid for it - and continue to renew the domain name when it comes up for renewal.
Is this another licensing thingy, where you are not the owner of the property, just being allowed to license it from the true owner - in which case it is still owned by someone, and therefore is property, or perhaps rental of database space? What about IP rights, would those apply - again, implying the domain name is property.
I would guess there is some slippery lawyer interpertation that will be introduced, and hope someone can explain it to me...
1040 lines * 30 fps is a little over 30 kHz.
30Hz certainly sounds too small to me. I hope this is not really the case, and that the reality is 60Hz interlaced. Now I know some people thinks this is the same, but it isn't. If you take 30Hz motion and display in 60Hz interlaced there will be visible steps rather than smooth movement. (Doing the oposite and displaying a 60Hz interlaced motion at 30Hz is going to produce even worse artifacts.)
Sorry, but the numbers being bandied about were KILOHertz, not Hertz. 30kHz is very much not 30Hz.
I can still do that on my Kawasaki motorcycle. Trust me, if I hit something at 65 MPH, I will be exiting the vehicle! And I am usually safe, at least until I hit something stationary!
If you want the same ease of egress, just remove the windscreen from your car/truck. Now, when you hit something at high speeds, just try to avoid the steering wheel...
From the article:
"The only requirement the computer giant has made of the city is that New Orleans let Microsoft use it as a model for marketing the system to other governmental bodies once it is up and running, said Greg Meffert, the city's technology officer. Eventually, he added, the city will have to purchase software from the company, but he said it would be a "minuscule" expense." (my emphasis)
It does not say they will have to buy THAT software, just that eventually they will have to buy SOME software. Can you say upgrades and security fixes? I thought you could!
Loved it!
Not sure about the Korean thing, M$ IE 5.5 (yeah, I am posting from work...) doesn't render it correctly - looks like gobble-de-geek on my monitor! (gobble-de-gook is not PC in this case...)
(for the humor impaired - Laugh. Its funny.)
Do you hear me? I am not going to take it anymore!
The thought of using a number instead of a name is morally repugnant, and should not be tolerated!
#466702
(for the humor impaired, it's funny. Laugh.)
From the article - "They searched all but three residences in Sylvania Township, two in Toledo, and the one in Monclova Township."
I can just see it now:
"OK, who was supposed to search that one residence in Monclovis Township?!? Only one residence in that whole township, and you couldn't even get that right! No more donuts for you!"
or possibly:
"...and, Johnson, you search all the residences in Toledo - except for mine." "But Sarge, _I_ live in Toledo." "OK, except for yours and mine - and remember, no overtime, and dibs on any drugs or money (winkwink) found!"
I have a iPaq 3650 w/ microdrive and expansion adapter, but it looks like I am going to finally have to upgrade to the 3900 series. I don't think she is going to be happy ... :-(
Anyone know if the CF/PCMCIA adaptor sleeve is still used, or is the SD built in (and I have to get new cards - boo, hiss!)
Who do I call to sue a Baby Bell? I keep getting that "All circuits are busy, please try your call again later" when I try to call a lawyer!
Yeah it looks nice, and probably plays a mean game of Quake (pun intended!), but what is its Bogomips number? Riddle me that, batman!
From an article on MSNBC.COM (http://www.msnbc.com/news/768968.asp in case the HTML doesn't render correctly)
....Several witnesses appearing in the states' case against Microsoft, including executives of computer maker Gateway, accused the software giant of retaliating against companies that refused Microsoft edicts or helped the government build its antitrust case.
And
....MICROSOFT cited Sun's opposition in the case as the reason for the decision to remove support for Sun's Java programming language from future versions of Microsoft's Windows operating system.
Some people (and companies) just don't get it, even when slapped in the face.
I am getting tired of hearing "Write once, Run everywhere - Yeah, right!" as though Sun somehow put something over on us, and Microsoft is not doing anything wrong.
I think the correct statement is "Write once, Run on any standards compliant JVM" - which Microsoft is not including in windows. In providing the older version, they (Microsoft) are giving us (and SUN as well as the courts) the finger as well as the opportunity to "Write once, Run on any JVM that it happens to run on - guaranteed to have problems with some other JVMs as ours isn't compatable with the current standards. Oh well, so sorry - ha! Fools!"
Not quite.
Many wireless frequencies DO interfere, but not all. We (and many other hospitals) currently use wireless laptops in patient care areas routinely.
Emergency personnel are allowed to use their two way radios, and we use cell phones for contacting nurses and ancillary services (lab, Resp. Therapy, EKG, etc.), but general public two way radios and cell phones are requested to be turned off / not used while in the hospital as they CAN cause interference.
On the other hand, part of the licensing of the deviced requires that they "not interfere with other devices, and accept any interference generated by other devices" - specifically originating from medical devices - we also use microwave ovens on all floors and in patient care areas, even those using "sensitive medical equipment."
I think this is doubleplus ungood. The networks have a contract to provide 'eyeballs' at a certain rate (based on Neilson ratings which is why they have sweeps week - to increase the number of people watching at specific times so their ad revenues are increased. VERY basicly dishonest, as the numbers of people tuning in for some extra-exciting episode or special event is not representetive of the numbers at other times.), and the TIVO/RePlay PVRs undercut their bargaining position. Instead of estimating that 35% of the estimated number of viewers will get up to use the head, raid the refridgerator, nail teh old lady, or surf the net, they now have to add that another 40% will likely 'comercial skip' (note that the numbers were pulled out of my ... uh .. ear and have no relation to reality!), thereby reducing the amount the networks can charge for air time. Yes, not watching the comercials is theft - the NETWORKS are taking unearned money by not delivering TO THE ADVERTISERS what they (the networks) contracted to deliver - eye balls in contracted numbers.
Except that, by using the service (which is required to use the ReplayTV - also in the agreement - you HAVE agreed to the agreement.
Your choices seem to be agree (and be able to use the device) or don't agree and not be able to use the recorder - a very expensive paper weight! - in which case you are told you may return the PVR for a refund.
Or have I missed something?
ACs have first posted before...
ROTFLMAO!!!
ROTFLMAO!!
I thought of this, too, but I like that you posted it!
Other than the hands free viewing of pr0n, 800x600 on a 13 inch display at 24 inches probably WOULD make you go blind. Would it even be possible to read characters on the screen? Especially when it seems it would be more like a HUD than a monitor (i.e., look through, not look at).
I have been holding out for the olympus Eye-Trek
One of these days...
Are you sure he was there? Did someone look inside the box?
>>Were you in the hills when laws were passed against assault? murder? rape?
And yet these still occur, and with the crowding of prisons, the chance of serving a full sentence is vanishingly remote.
>>Violation of my privacy deprives me of my rights, and if laws don't forbid it, what possible control do I have over information that is out there in the control of anyone who can buy, borrow or steal it?
Unless there are MASSIVE teeth in the law, then any law is more political than effectual.
>>What do you propose? Ask them nicely? Depend on market forces, when market forces will always favor the person who cheat, lies and steals?
What do you propose? Tell these self-serving market-droids that what they have been doing, while annoying, deceptive, and possibly damaging, is now illegal? This will change their behavior in what way?
>>You may not mean offense, but knee-jerk libertarianism (like knee-jerk anything) makes me sick.
You may not mean offense, but a willingness to give control over to a political institution ("What we really need is... legislation,")(like knee-jerk anything) is what depresses me, discourages me, and makes me sick.
Yup, you are wrong.
I am diabetic, and I check my blood glucose levels. I use a small portion of one drop of blood. For each test, the population of the test is ONE, and the volumn of the sample is small. I (and my doctor) still trust the results, because the test is STANDARDIZED, i.e., if such-and-so procedure is followed, and you use these strips in this machine which has been shown to give the following value when used with that specific control solution, the results will correlate closely with independent lab analysis of a much larger sample.
In the hospital, the Blood Glucose Monitoring machine used on the floors is required to be calibrated (checked against known solutions) at least daily, and preferably more frequently. This means I may not check a CBG (capillary Blood Glucose) for several weeks, but when I do, the test will give a result that correlates well with 'actual' (determined by any laboratory) values.
I work for a hospital (in IT now, but I am a LPN as well and worked in patient care for several years), and a considerable cost in the lab is the "control solutions" needed to check that the machine is giving the same results to a known solution as other labs. I would assume a major concern is/was that physicians would not run the controls as frequently as independent labs do (due to the costs) and would therefore have invalid results on which they were basing their decisions - maybe to the detriment of the patient.
>>Compare this to Nielsen surveying only twenty people, or Gallup only a hundred.
Better yet, compare this to Nielsen or Gallup surveying only a few thousand and then stating what millions of people NOT surveyed were doing/thinking/watching - which happens so frequently it is not often thought about, and shows that, if valid techniques and procedures are used, the results can be amazingly accurate and usable.