No, you're not violating my rights, nor are yours being violated. But that's not the real question. The question is: Once you've told me, do you have a right to stop me from telling anyone else? The other interesting questions are: Am I violating your rights if I tell anyone else?; and Are my rights violated if I'm forced to tell others?
These questions have all been discussed before, and some would argue that you have a moral obligation to improve the world by disseminating your ideas (read up on the history of obstetrical forceps), but rights and morality are two different things (which may or may not overlap).
I find it amusing yet depressing that people are concerned about shaving a few seconds off their travel when driving their car -- potential risks be damned! -- but when it actually would require physical effort on their part to move faster -- moving faster than a slow crawl when walking -- those same people won't step up to the plate.
I'm pretty sure stepping up to the plate is something these people have no problem with. So long as it's a dinner plate.
I'll assume this is flamebait, but it needs to be said. The problem is not the age or version of the OS, it's the fact that commodity software is being used in a mission-critical setting. As for who would do something like that? NASA, obviously.
Absolutely. The unregulated free market economy is just as flawed as the communist economy - it assumes people will do what is right. A well-regulated economy should presume that people will do what is in their economic best interest, and the regulations should make that best interest fall in line with the best interests of society in general.
Not entirely true. If you want to be something other than the lowest levels of the economic strata, there are a few areas where you can focus. High-risk jobs (in countries with appropriate workplace standards). If a job just can't be made safer, and you're willing to take the risk, you are generally compensated for your risk. Specialized skills. CEOs and craftsmen both have something in common - name recognition in their field, and unique capabilities not shared by the average person. Location-specific work. It's really hard to outsource power line construction and maintenance, construction, etc., and if you're good at it you can make as much as many white-collar professionals. I personally don't know whether to push my kids into a highly technical job or a highly manual job. They both have a number of benefits and drawbacks.
Thanks for reading the post before commenting. The reactor described fissions plutonium, since the moderator doesn't absorb neutrons. Since you obviously didn't read this part, here it is again.
The coolant was liquid metal, sodium or lead. These elements don't moderate the neutrons, they fly unhindered through the pile. That means they can fission Pu-239. In fact, they can fission anything higher than uranium on the periodic table. That's not all a fast reactor can do, though. It can also turn anything on the other (left) half of the bottom row of the periodic table into fissionable material. That's what "fast" means in the name.
And at that point, it is not nuclear waste, it is nuclear fuel.
He also left out the fact that air (and gravity) reduces that kinetic energy as they travel to the target. But lasers also have to deal with diffusion. I'm curious to know the net energy imparted by both per round, average chance of hitting the target, the overall costs of maintenance, resupply, etc. A lot of interesting factors involved...
Certainly it makes the screen less bright, but unless the variance of the features is in the range of visible wavelengths, you won't see much change in the range of color. As for clarity, if I can lean in near the screen and see individual pixels, it's more than fine for any normal use. That goes for my mediocre work laptop display, my better work extended display (also matte), and my awesome home display. In fact, I'm so spoiled by my home display, the biggest barrier to me getting a second monitor for home is finding one that is as good as my first one. Also, brightness can be compensated for with a slightly brighter light source, with all the benefits and drawbacks that entails.
I think the matte vs. glossy discussion doesn't have any bearing on the vivid vs. drab comparison. I have a 97% gamut matte screen at home. It's incredible for movies - or anything else. My work laptop is somewhere between 70 and 80% gamut, and also matte. It's just not as vivid. I've also seen a number of glossy screens, but they haven't been as vivid as my home monitor. I think the conflation is caused because newer screens can have higher color gamut, and can be glossy. But the two have little or no relation from everything I've seen. And given the choice, I'll always go with matte.
Even assuming there are no negative environmental effects, we've seen plenty of economic effects that make the whole proposition dubious. The idea of plants will planned sterility, not for the sake of making fruits without seeds, but for the sake of making seeds that can't be planted next year is morally questionable and even more dangerous if it spreads to crops where it wasn't intended to be. And pollen travels pretty easily. Also, the idea that you have no right to grow your own food from seeds you collected from plants you grew is also morally questionable. And it seems if you fall for that trap, you're pretty much locked into staying with it, because if enough of those seeds fell to the ground while harvesting and grow the next year, you're infringing on those patents. And if your neighbour happens to grow a GMO crop, you may not even have a choice, because if your crop is pollinated from his crop, well, you're infringing on their patent, too.
What if, instead, the base station contained the CPU AND the GPU connected directly together - much like a desktop system now - to do all the hard math and 3D rendering? - which then outputs a wireless PCIe signal, which is then picked up by the portable device, like a netbook, with a basic GPU, a small processor, and little to no HD space? It's only job would be, much like a thin client - would be to provide you access to the computing power in the "main" section of the house.
Unless you're thinking of GPU as what you find in your TV, I think you're asking for more than is required. But this is something I've been waiting for for a long time, too. Laptop form factor with keyboard, track pad, screen, and sound, with all the horsepower of my desktop running it. And if I want to sit at my desk and have the benefits of a bigger screen, better sound, and a mouse, that's just a click (or less) away.
If all they do is keep more harmful bacteria from colonizing, they perform a valuable task, but I wouldn't be surprised if they do more than that, too.
We comprise about 1% by weight of bacteria. Given the small size of bacteria cells, we have 10 times the bacterial cells to "human" cells. Here's where you can start reading. And then there's mitochondria, which look a lot more like foreign microbes within our own cells than just a structure built by our cell, complete with their own DNA. It is correct that much of those bacteria live in your gut, but apparently skin has its fair share, too. Nonetheless, those gut bacteria are also vital to the proper function of your body.
Yes, clearly tools can be too simple - a rock can still pound nails, but it's just not very good. That doesn't mean you need that hammer so specialized that it can only be used for one kind of nail (note for those involved in woodworking, specialized hammers are task-specific). The idea behind KISS has always implied that if it's too simple to be used to perform your task efficiently, it still doesn't work. Einstein had a similar quote that may resonate with you, and is worth keeping in mind by those who take KISS too far: Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. Quoted from here.
Bingo. Without the huge effort put into the Manhattan Project, we wouldn't have access to one of the cheapest, cleanest, and (currently) most sustainable power supplies out there. Now if we could get rid of the spectre of that war and start using it in North America (and the rest of the world), we could start seeing some serious payoff. This doesn't even mention all the other wonderful side effects of nuclear research, much of which has been based on military or security desires.
First, the largest pool of developers who do stuff on their own time, Linux OS developers, doubtless had a 64-bit version of their software out before Win7 (or Vista) was even thought of. Feel free to look up the kick-off date for Vista (was it called Longhorn back then?) and when Linux support for the DEC Alpha was around.
Second, you want to know where the problem starts, look at management. How do you convince your boss to look at this radical new 64-bit environment when currently only 10% of the world would even notice the difference (and most of those will work fine with 32-bit)?
This reminds me of the old "Silly programmers, using 2-digit years" story. Sure, the fact that years were stored as characters was a problem, and got taken care of in time, but those extra two bytes of data cost a substantial amount of money (especially when multiplied by over 100k records), and there are many accounts of software purchasers/application managers being told this problem would raise it's head in some 40 years. But if you don't decide to hire programmers to fix it...
It's kind of like asking some bridge engineers, "How many different bridges can be built from Point A to Point B, for a reasonable amount of money, meeting all laws in the jurisdiction, and satisfying a fixed set of performance requirements?" and being surprised when you get a number of superficially similar structures. Of course, in law (in any jurisdiction), things aren't as straightforward. That's what happens when things like physics and narrow constraints don't define the desired outcome (winning the case for your client).
CmdrTaco has a page outlining his building of a MAME cabinet. If you want an arcade-style joystick with new components (up to and including Golden Tee-style trackballs with licensed technology from Atari), his page is a good place to start.
Remember the problem with exploding Nokia's? I would not let a higher energy density version near my head until it's been tested in practice for years, no need to nuke my own head off...
And why would you want to be stuck with someone who is so utterly clueless about biology, and is that insecure? Yay you for getting out before it's too late.
I had a girlfriend that was totally okay with it. Hell, she'd point out cute girls to me! My current girlfriend isn't as okay with it, so I don't say anything. She knows I look, but doesn't complain if I don't ogle, and doesn't want me to point out the cute girls to her.
The biology part is simple. Guys are wired to cue strongly to visual stimulation - we notice pretty girls. Pretending this isn't true for the vast majority of cases doesn't change it. The trick is what you do afterward.
If that were the case, why not just say "Supreme Court Hands Down a Decision". After all, what they're deciding on has no relevance at all... All I've been able to infer is it's a business-process patent, appears to be excessively vague, and may or may not have some relevance to software patents, depending on which armchair quarterback you listen to. Note that the summary only mentions the software portion indirectly, and the other issues at hand not at all.
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Put cargo and fuel in the extremities of the wings, instead of people. It doesn't completely solve the problem, but it does reduce it.
No, you're not violating my rights, nor are yours being violated.
But that's not the real question. The question is: Once you've told me, do you have a right to stop me from telling anyone else?
The other interesting questions are: Am I violating your rights if I tell anyone else?; and Are my rights violated if I'm forced to tell others?
These questions have all been discussed before, and some would argue that you have a moral obligation to improve the world by disseminating your ideas (read up on the history of obstetrical forceps), but rights and morality are two different things (which may or may not overlap).
I find it amusing yet depressing that people are concerned about shaving a few seconds off their travel when driving their car -- potential risks be damned! -- but when it actually would require physical effort on their part to move faster -- moving faster than a slow crawl when walking -- those same people won't step up to the plate.
I'm pretty sure stepping up to the plate is something these people have no problem with. So long as it's a dinner plate.
I think it would have been funnier if you had said "bash terminal".
I'll assume this is flamebait, but it needs to be said. The problem is not the age or version of the OS, it's the fact that commodity software is being used in a mission-critical setting.
As for who would do something like that? NASA, obviously.
Absolutely. The unregulated free market economy is just as flawed as the communist economy - it assumes people will do what is right. A well-regulated economy should presume that people will do what is in their economic best interest, and the regulations should make that best interest fall in line with the best interests of society in general.
Not entirely true. If you want to be something other than the lowest levels of the economic strata, there are a few areas where you can focus.
High-risk jobs (in countries with appropriate workplace standards). If a job just can't be made safer, and you're willing to take the risk, you are generally compensated for your risk.
Specialized skills. CEOs and craftsmen both have something in common - name recognition in their field, and unique capabilities not shared by the average person.
Location-specific work. It's really hard to outsource power line construction and maintenance, construction, etc., and if you're good at it you can make as much as many white-collar professionals.
I personally don't know whether to push my kids into a highly technical job or a highly manual job. They both have a number of benefits and drawbacks.
Thanks for reading the post before commenting.
The reactor described fissions plutonium, since the moderator doesn't absorb neutrons. Since you obviously didn't read this part, here it is again.
The coolant was liquid metal, sodium or lead. These elements don't moderate the neutrons, they fly unhindered through the pile. That means they can fission Pu-239. In fact, they can fission anything higher than uranium on the periodic table. That's not all a fast reactor can do, though. It can also turn anything on the other (left) half of the bottom row of the periodic table into fissionable material. That's what "fast" means in the name.
And at that point, it is not nuclear waste, it is nuclear fuel.
He also left out the fact that air (and gravity) reduces that kinetic energy as they travel to the target. But lasers also have to deal with diffusion. I'm curious to know the net energy imparted by both per round, average chance of hitting the target, the overall costs of maintenance, resupply, etc. A lot of interesting factors involved...
Certainly it makes the screen less bright, but unless the variance of the features is in the range of visible wavelengths, you won't see much change in the range of color. As for clarity, if I can lean in near the screen and see individual pixels, it's more than fine for any normal use. That goes for my mediocre work laptop display, my better work extended display (also matte), and my awesome home display. In fact, I'm so spoiled by my home display, the biggest barrier to me getting a second monitor for home is finding one that is as good as my first one.
Also, brightness can be compensated for with a slightly brighter light source, with all the benefits and drawbacks that entails.
I think the matte vs. glossy discussion doesn't have any bearing on the vivid vs. drab comparison. I have a 97% gamut matte screen at home. It's incredible for movies - or anything else. My work laptop is somewhere between 70 and 80% gamut, and also matte. It's just not as vivid. I've also seen a number of glossy screens, but they haven't been as vivid as my home monitor.
I think the conflation is caused because newer screens can have higher color gamut, and can be glossy. But the two have little or no relation from everything I've seen. And given the choice, I'll always go with matte.
Maybe, in order to make them outcompete the non-GM mosquitoes, we can make them resistant to a parasite, say, malaria.
Even assuming there are no negative environmental effects, we've seen plenty of economic effects that make the whole proposition dubious.
The idea of plants will planned sterility, not for the sake of making fruits without seeds, but for the sake of making seeds that can't be planted next year is morally questionable and even more dangerous if it spreads to crops where it wasn't intended to be. And pollen travels pretty easily.
Also, the idea that you have no right to grow your own food from seeds you collected from plants you grew is also morally questionable. And it seems if you fall for that trap, you're pretty much locked into staying with it, because if enough of those seeds fell to the ground while harvesting and grow the next year, you're infringing on those patents. And if your neighbour happens to grow a GMO crop, you may not even have a choice, because if your crop is pollinated from his crop, well, you're infringing on their patent, too.
What if, instead, the base station contained the CPU AND the GPU connected directly together - much like a desktop system now - to do all the hard math and 3D rendering? - which then outputs a wireless PCIe signal, which is then picked up by the portable device, like a netbook, with a basic GPU, a small processor, and little to no HD space? It's only job would be, much like a thin client - would be to provide you access to the computing power in the "main" section of the house.
Unless you're thinking of GPU as what you find in your TV, I think you're asking for more than is required. But this is something I've been waiting for for a long time, too. Laptop form factor with keyboard, track pad, screen, and sound, with all the horsepower of my desktop running it. And if I want to sit at my desk and have the benefits of a bigger screen, better sound, and a mouse, that's just a click (or less) away.
If all they do is keep more harmful bacteria from colonizing, they perform a valuable task, but I wouldn't be surprised if they do more than that, too.
We comprise about 1% by weight of bacteria. Given the small size of bacteria cells, we have 10 times the bacterial cells to "human" cells. Here's where you can start reading.
And then there's mitochondria, which look a lot more like foreign microbes within our own cells than just a structure built by our cell, complete with their own DNA.
It is correct that much of those bacteria live in your gut, but apparently skin has its fair share, too. Nonetheless, those gut bacteria are also vital to the proper function of your body.
Yes, clearly tools can be too simple - a rock can still pound nails, but it's just not very good. That doesn't mean you need that hammer so specialized that it can only be used for one kind of nail (note for those involved in woodworking, specialized hammers are task-specific). The idea behind KISS has always implied that if it's too simple to be used to perform your task efficiently, it still doesn't work.
Einstein had a similar quote that may resonate with you, and is worth keeping in mind by those who take KISS too far: Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. Quoted from here.
Bingo. Without the huge effort put into the Manhattan Project, we wouldn't have access to one of the cheapest, cleanest, and (currently) most sustainable power supplies out there. Now if we could get rid of the spectre of that war and start using it in North America (and the rest of the world), we could start seeing some serious payoff.
This doesn't even mention all the other wonderful side effects of nuclear research, much of which has been based on military or security desires.
First, the largest pool of developers who do stuff on their own time, Linux OS developers, doubtless had a 64-bit version of their software out before Win7 (or Vista) was even thought of. Feel free to look up the kick-off date for Vista (was it called Longhorn back then?) and when Linux support for the DEC Alpha was around.
Second, you want to know where the problem starts, look at management. How do you convince your boss to look at this radical new 64-bit environment when currently only 10% of the world would even notice the difference (and most of those will work fine with 32-bit)?
This reminds me of the old "Silly programmers, using 2-digit years" story. Sure, the fact that years were stored as characters was a problem, and got taken care of in time, but those extra two bytes of data cost a substantial amount of money (especially when multiplied by over 100k records), and there are many accounts of software purchasers/application managers being told this problem would raise it's head in some 40 years. But if you don't decide to hire programmers to fix it...
It's kind of like asking some bridge engineers, "How many different bridges can be built from Point A to Point B, for a reasonable amount of money, meeting all laws in the jurisdiction, and satisfying a fixed set of performance requirements?" and being surprised when you get a number of superficially similar structures.
Of course, in law (in any jurisdiction), things aren't as straightforward. That's what happens when things like physics and narrow constraints don't define the desired outcome (winning the case for your client).
Love your country, hate your government.
Embrace faith, despise religion.
I'm sensing a pattern...
The general pattern is: Ideals are great, but people keep fucking up the implementation.
CmdrTaco has a page outlining his building of a MAME cabinet. If you want an arcade-style joystick with new components (up to and including Golden Tee-style trackballs with licensed technology from Atari), his page is a good place to start.
Remember the problem with exploding Nokia's? I would not let a higher energy density version near my head until it's been tested in practice for years, no need to nuke my own head off...
Talk about the bleeding edge...
And why would you want to be stuck with someone who is so utterly clueless about biology, and is that insecure? Yay you for getting out before it's too late.
I had a girlfriend that was totally okay with it. Hell, she'd point out cute girls to me! My current girlfriend isn't as okay with it, so I don't say anything. She knows I look, but doesn't complain if I don't ogle, and doesn't want me to point out the cute girls to her.
The biology part is simple. Guys are wired to cue strongly to visual stimulation - we notice pretty girls. Pretending this isn't true for the vast majority of cases doesn't change it. The trick is what you do afterward.
If that were the case, why not just say "Supreme Court Hands Down a Decision". After all, what they're deciding on has no relevance at all...
All I've been able to infer is it's a business-process patent, appears to be excessively vague, and may or may not have some relevance to software patents, depending on which armchair quarterback you listen to. Note that the summary only mentions the software portion indirectly, and the other issues at hand not at all.