I think I'm going to have to stick w/ my old shuttle, (which needs upgrading. That C3 733 just ain't cuttin it). I use my small computer as a dvd player and a media box. I need at least 200GB's storage, (basically room for 1 full sized hdd), and I need a DVD ROM. This offers neither of those and while I could use external DVD drives and HDD's, that would defeat the purpose of a small computer for me.
I know many EQ players who are computer literate and more than willing to use linux if it weren't for the games that keep them in Windows most of the time. I have been told, exactly, that "if I could get the games I want for linux I would use linux". Wine is moving in that direction. I admit that I am VERY much more motivated to buy games that have native linux binaries, but for those games that don't that I still want to play, I will run them on linux if there is an advantage, (which there usually is since my linux computer is signifigantly better than my windows computer).
As for the people who don't have 2 (or 4 or more) computers that want to run linux but are tied to their games, there are games that will come out for linux, and there are games that will never come out for linux. Wine helps bridge that gap and this release of wine may very well bring a signifigant number of people over to linux.
Could this technology be applied to projected interfaces, (such as the projected keyboards that are soon to come out)? It seems like this technology might possibly supply a type of portable or unobstructive interface when coupled with the non-physical interfaces. Say, you need to have a large interactive interface, possibly like a touchscreen, in a place where no flat surfaces are available. Or maybe a mall ad which when activated provides not only the ad, but an interface to interact with it.
They are exactly equal because they chose 10 windows exploits and 10 *nix exploits. If they had chosen 20 exploits from both windows and *nix they would have numbered from 1 to 20.
This is not the first time this has been acomplished over air. In fact, Las Alamos sent single-photons with quantum encrypted data over free air to demonstrate that single-photon signals were possible. This is just signifigant because of the distance at which it was accomplished.
Second, they talk about boosting the signal to achieve the ability to transmit to satalites. This would be at the detriment of the security of the key as the greater the signal strength, the more photons it carries, the easier it is to split off a portion of the beam to be read. This of course is still not in any way easy as statistical analysis of the strength of the signal can reveal that it is being split.
Third, the fact that the signals are being bounced of a satilite autmoatically invalidates the security. If it is relayed, the key is stored in non-quantum states which invalidates it's security. The article sais that the signal on fiber optics has to be boosted every 6 miles. That is also garbage. Boosting the signal again invalidates the security. I don't know anywhere that quantum keys are used through signal boosters.
This experiment is notable though. The farthest a quantum key has been transmitted was 32ish km (I believe in germany), over a single fiber-optic cable. This is the first transmission of a quantum key over a signifigant length through atmosphere.
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It's the software tools that in many instances make complex engineering possible. I can design some small circuits by hand. And I can test them mathemtaically, but when I get a very complex circuit, the time it takes to do the transient analysis by hand is unreal compared to the trouble it takes to wire the circuit in PSpice and run a transient analysis.
Doing frequency analysis by hand is a true pain. Taking thousands, millions of digitalized points and performing the transformation required on them by hand is monumental compared to the trouble it takes to do the transformation and spectrum analysis in MATLAB.
In my college experience, (of which I am still a part), the designing is done by the human. The implementation, optimization, and testing is done using computer tools.
Computers speed up design to market time. They help optimize. They help test and show us how things work w/o the commitment of time and resources. But they DO NOT come up with new ideas. And I have been taught how to do everything by hand, if only for posterity, before I am allowed to use computer tools.
Other than the fact that the standard seems closed, this seems like a fair tradeoff. Copy protection is always increased by a change of medium. A change of medium in the CD industry is required anyway (from the indstructy point of view not only for copy protection but also to increase sales of music re-released on the new format).
We as consumers get out of this much higher quality music. It is relatively win-win other than the fact that sony does not deserve to control a standard format.
I know we all would like to copy our music to our computer. They won't stop this. At the low end you can do analog copies. At the high end I am sure it will be devised how to make digital copies and most likely someone will just release a player with a digital out. So what if you can't burn that SACD to play in your player? You can get a more technical, less used player solution to get your high quality. But the masses will not copy in high quality and will only have low quality copies which DOES seem like a fair trade off. You can rip, download, burn low quality music, but if you want high quality you'll need good, relatively costly and rare hardware or to buy the SACD.
The compromises between quality and copying are fair other than sony wanting to control them.
I'm going to be extremely creaped out if it turns out our interconnected 3D world started from counter strike. Though eventually we will have one. An interconnected 3D world where people can either accomplish goals or socialize. We already have it in everquest but at some point a world not more universally appieling and most likely cheaper will emerge.
The company that owns and runs slashdot owns and runs sourceforge. VM Ware, I believe, though I could be wrong. There is an option to pay to have an ad-less slashdot.
Who needs directions. 4 computers and 4 large monitors in a studio apartment and I already don't need heating. It's actually 5 deg warmer sitting at my desk than at any other place in the room.
A way to generate eletricity from thermal energy would require a rather large amount of extra equipment in the computer/laptop adding to the price and size. For the efficiency obtainable I doubt it could be considered worth while. Also, whatever process was used would most likely require a working fluid which would not sit well with people who already don't like liquid cooling.
There isn't much laptop makers can do to make their computer components generate less heat. That is more on the hard drive and processor manufacturers.
Personally I think liquid cooling will slowly become standard in cooling because it is so efficient and can replace the cooling of all components of a computer. It is slowly dropping in price and the main hinterance is the inate resistance to putting liquid in a computer.
Slashdot Mirror
Sites slashdotted, can someone post the text or a mirror?
I think you mean spinning in his coffin. It is daytime right?
I think I'm going to have to stick w/ my old shuttle, (which needs upgrading. That C3 733 just ain't cuttin it). I use my small computer as a dvd player and a media box. I need at least 200GB's storage, (basically room for 1 full sized hdd), and I need a DVD ROM. This offers neither of those and while I could use external DVD drives and HDD's, that would defeat the purpose of a small computer for me.
Isn't Baulder's Gate Supported? (Speaking of which, now that I've got an updated version of wine, maybe I"ll install that...)
As for the people who don't have 2 (or 4 or more) computers that want to run linux but are tied to their games, there are games that will come out for linux, and there are games that will never come out for linux. Wine helps bridge that gap and this release of wine may very well bring a signifigant number of people over to linux.
Could this technology be applied to projected interfaces, (such as the projected keyboards that are soon to come out)? It seems like this technology might possibly supply a type of portable or unobstructive interface when coupled with the non-physical interfaces. Say, you need to have a large interactive interface, possibly like a touchscreen, in a place where no flat surfaces are available. Or maybe a mall ad which when activated provides not only the ad, but an interface to interact with it.
They are exactly equal because they chose 10 windows exploits and 10 *nix exploits. If they had chosen 20 exploits from both windows and *nix they would have numbered from 1 to 20.
Second, they talk about boosting the signal to achieve the ability to transmit to satalites. This would be at the detriment of the security of the key as the greater the signal strength, the more photons it carries, the easier it is to split off a portion of the beam to be read. This of course is still not in any way easy as statistical analysis of the strength of the signal can reveal that it is being split.
Third, the fact that the signals are being bounced of a satilite autmoatically invalidates the security. If it is relayed, the key is stored in non-quantum states which invalidates it's security. The article sais that the signal on fiber optics has to be boosted every 6 miles. That is also garbage. Boosting the signal again invalidates the security. I don't know anywhere that quantum keys are used through signal boosters.
This experiment is notable though. The farthest a quantum key has been transmitted was 32ish km (I believe in germany), over a single fiber-optic cable. This is the first transmission of a quantum key over a signifigant length through atmosphere.
Doing frequency analysis by hand is a true pain. Taking thousands, millions of digitalized points and performing the transformation required on them by hand is monumental compared to the trouble it takes to do the transformation and spectrum analysis in MATLAB.
In my college experience, (of which I am still a part), the designing is done by the human. The implementation, optimization, and testing is done using computer tools.
Computers speed up design to market time. They help optimize. They help test and show us how things work w/o the commitment of time and resources. But they DO NOT come up with new ideas. And I have been taught how to do everything by hand, if only for posterity, before I am allowed to use computer tools.
(I'm sorry. I had to do it.)
We as consumers get out of this much higher quality music. It is relatively win-win other than the fact that sony does not deserve to control a standard format.
I know we all would like to copy our music to our computer. They won't stop this. At the low end you can do analog copies. At the high end I am sure it will be devised how to make digital copies and most likely someone will just release a player with a digital out. So what if you can't burn that SACD to play in your player? You can get a more technical, less used player solution to get your high quality. But the masses will not copy in high quality and will only have low quality copies which DOES seem like a fair trade off. You can rip, download, burn low quality music, but if you want high quality you'll need good, relatively costly and rare hardware or to buy the SACD.
The compromises between quality and copying are fair other than sony wanting to control them.
True, but I believe this is closer to a replica than a simulator.
I'm going to be extremely creaped out if it turns out our interconnected 3D world started from counter strike. Though eventually we will have one. An interconnected 3D world where people can either accomplish goals or socialize. We already have it in everquest but at some point a world not more universally appieling and most likely cheaper will emerge.
I guess 2am sunday morning isn't the pintical of news. This doesn't exactly go in my, "Stuff I"m glad I know", file.
Where the hell do you drink?!
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The company that owns and runs slashdot owns and runs sourceforge. VM Ware, I believe, though I could be wrong. There is an option to pay to have an ad-less slashdot.
Subtle trolling is much more effective.
Who needs directions. 4 computers and 4 large monitors in a studio apartment and I already don't need heating. It's actually 5 deg warmer sitting at my desk than at any other place in the room.
Great work team. We /. because we love you. I can't wait to be able to try this out.
A way to generate eletricity from thermal energy would require a rather large amount of extra equipment in the computer/laptop adding to the price and size. For the efficiency obtainable I doubt it could be considered worth while. Also, whatever process was used would most likely require a working fluid which would not sit well with people who already don't like liquid cooling.
Personally I think liquid cooling will slowly become standard in cooling because it is so efficient and can replace the cooling of all components of a computer. It is slowly dropping in price and the main hinterance is the inate resistance to putting liquid in a computer.
That animated gif is going to be /.'d before I get this posted.
Yes, actually, I believe US West pilots HAVE had that experience, though not w/ the same drug.