Well, if they know we have developed technologies such as nuclear weapons, then from their point of view, they might be better off wiping us out so they don't have to worry about us accidentally wiping them out while we're playing around with future technology. Kinda like what the article talks about.
From what I can gather, the laser is in the near-infrared (NIR) range, which means it's nearer the visible spectrum, and I think should be reflected by metal in a similar way to visible light. Unless they use one of these.
I think there has be some tests around this area. I think one suggested that the brain may alter the perception of time for events, so that it seems as if it's all happening in real time, rather than constantly noticing lags and delays, etc.
Also, just because the visual cortex, or whatever parts are involved, kept the same limit, who's to say that other parts of the brain weren't capable of processing more information during a crisis? And lets not get into consciousness and how it fits in with neurology. It seems as if it's based on some faulty assumptions to me.
Well, when I mean "us" I mean anyone who has wasted time and money because of such things as DVD region codes. As for the rest of your comment, I'm not quite sure what your getting at.
Nuclear power is the least hazardous to the environment? Is that what you are saying? Or have I misinterpreted? And I hope you're not going to quote something about hydroelectric dams, because although they are no as clean and green as most people think they are, they don't produce dangerous waste that stays that way for 1000s of years. Or is your solution to this along the lines of "we won't be there then, so it's not our problem", in which case, it doesn't sound like you are talking from an environmentalist point-of-view in the first place, which kinda makes your whole point moot.
I'd prefer H.264, actually, since it's a better codec in terms of the quality I want. Same goes for AAC (although, I don't know how well AAC compares to OGG, but it's better than MP3).
But I hope you weren't under the impression that Apple is actually against DRM in principle.
I guess they fooled me. I thought they were generally against it, but since are a commercial company, will use it if it suit them, such as getting a deal signed with record companies who insist on it.
And that's why Apple opposes Vorbis -- because they're actually on the ball, because they've got the foresight to realise both the pros and the cons of open formats for them, and they know exactly what the consequences would be if open standards were to become dominant.
Last time I checked, AAC was open. Not free, but open. Perhaps they went with AAC because they thought it was a better codec, overall, and don't mind paying for it. Infact, off the top of my head, most of the formats Apple uses for user data are open formats.
It would be interesting to see what would happen in a test that used symbolised/iconic images or different style of drawings or cartoons, rather than photos. I think it would work (if you got the right style), since it's somethings that often appears in nature (eyes on the wings of a moth) and probably relates to how their brains recognise things to begin with.
So your argument is that since the earth is going to die, we shouldn't bother trying to save it? If we were talking about a sick person, would you also say it was pointless trying to treat them because they're going to die anyway?
The stuff is safe, as long as its contained there's no reason why anybody needs to gain access to it.
And how do you contain it, exactly?
There's only one reason to guard the waste, and that's to ensure that it doesn't end up in the hands of terrorists.
What about to stop future civilisations from getting into it?
Even in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, probably the worst esposures ever to radioactive waste, the number of radiation related deaths was only a small fraction of the number that were killed as a direct result of the blasts.
Yeah, birth defects and long-term illnesses are fun.
I'm not anti-nuclear power, but to be ignorant of its problems is pretty moronic.
And what are the indications that space travel will be up to the job of transporting large amounts of fissionable material from these said planets when it runs out?
Well, you could be like Apple and offer new features that are useful to the consumer, rather than basically saying "you should buy our new version because it has less defects than our last one". It just shows what a sad state of affairs the IT industry can sometimes be when things are sold based on that they are less likely to crap out than before.
I thought about getting the US version, but I can't "fix" my DVD drive without voiding my warranty (iMac), and last time I check, there wasn't any "fixes" for my particular brand of DVD drive available anyway (MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-85J).
The funny thing is, I'd really like to pay for it. But I'm probably not going to. It's just so ironic what the MPAA has ended up doing. They have a funny way of rewarding customers who'd like to do the right thing. Morality aside, you'd think they'd be on the ball simply because it means more money for them, which is really all they care about at the end of the day. Complete and utter morons...
I sure as hell would if it was unlocked, like every other cellphone I've owned. I'm not sure I'd ever by a phone that was locked to a particular carrier.
Actually, I lied. I'm not buying a iPhone until Apple finally gets notes and to-do list to sync (and any other basic PIM features that it's lacking). Until that happens, for people like me, the iPhone is a nice piece of hardware, but hardly a replacement for the archaic Treo range.
PDF was designed to make it easy to send people documents that are often intended to be printed. You see, the other common method of sending stuff to publishers is very tedious (at least a few years ago): you had a file such as an Adobe Illustrator or Quark Express file, you also had all the separate image files for any images that you used in the document, and then there were the fonts. You can't really send this group of files to anyone but another person in the prepress industry, because only they would know how to open it and have everything appear as it should. Acrobat meant that people could take a document and its collection of files, and pop it all into a nice file that will look right to whoever they send it to, whether that be a big publishing house, or some customer just wanting to print off a copy on their laserjet.
As for the huge file sizes for PDFs with not much in them, that is often just a case of someone not knowing how to create a proper PDF, or being lazy, etc. Can hardly blame Adobe for such stupidities as embedding huge images of scanned text, for instance. PDFs weren't really designed with small files sizes in mind, but that doesn't mean a person who knows what they are doing can't make a lean PDF if required.
Like many things, the PDF is just a tool, and a tool is only as efficient as the person using it.
You can't be serious, right? Or are you naive enough to believe that strict democratic systems are the best solution to all problems in life? Reality is often not as simple as that.
The Register had credibility? I mean, I occasionally enjoy reading something there, but that probably has something to do with their antics being amusing, rather than considering it a reputable, journalistic resource.
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That's already in the full FireWire 800 spec, at 3.2 Gbps, too. There's a port on my iMac right now.
It seems that this boost is a way of running the optical speeds over copper, but I could be wrong -- the article isn't very technical.
Well, if they know we have developed technologies such as nuclear weapons, then from their point of view, they might be better off wiping us out so they don't have to worry about us accidentally wiping them out while we're playing around with future technology. Kinda like what the article talks about.
From what I can gather, the laser is in the near-infrared (NIR) range, which means it's nearer the visible spectrum, and I think should be reflected by metal in a similar way to visible light. Unless they use one of these.
Induction charging isn't very efficient, compared to a wire. What's so hard about plugging a cable in?
Because Nokia don't know if it is really free of patents? As other people have been saying, this is just a reasonable business decision on their part.
I think there has be some tests around this area. I think one suggested that the brain may alter the perception of time for events, so that it seems as if it's all happening in real time, rather than constantly noticing lags and delays, etc.
Also, just because the visual cortex, or whatever parts are involved, kept the same limit, who's to say that other parts of the brain weren't capable of processing more information during a crisis? And lets not get into consciousness and how it fits in with neurology. It seems as if it's based on some faulty assumptions to me.
Well, when I mean "us" I mean anyone who has wasted time and money because of such things as DVD region codes. As for the rest of your comment, I'm not quite sure what your getting at.
Nuclear power is the least hazardous to the environment? Is that what you are saying? Or have I misinterpreted? And I hope you're not going to quote something about hydroelectric dams, because although they are no as clean and green as most people think they are, they don't produce dangerous waste that stays that way for 1000s of years. Or is your solution to this along the lines of "we won't be there then, so it's not our problem", in which case, it doesn't sound like you are talking from an environmentalist point-of-view in the first place, which kinda makes your whole point moot.
I'd prefer H.264, actually, since it's a better codec in terms of the quality I want. Same goes for AAC (although, I don't know how well AAC compares to OGG, but it's better than MP3).
But I hope you weren't under the impression that Apple is actually against DRM in principle.
I guess they fooled me. I thought they were generally against it, but since are a commercial company, will use it if it suit them, such as getting a deal signed with record companies who insist on it.
And that's why Apple opposes Vorbis -- because they're actually on the ball, because they've got the foresight to realise both the pros and the cons of open formats for them, and they know exactly what the consequences would be if open standards were to become dominant.
Last time I checked, AAC was open. Not free, but open. Perhaps they went with AAC because they thought it was a better codec, overall, and don't mind paying for it. Infact, off the top of my head, most of the formats Apple uses for user data are open formats.
It would be interesting to see what would happen in a test that used symbolised/iconic images or different style of drawings or cartoons, rather than photos. I think it would work (if you got the right style), since it's somethings that often appears in nature (eyes on the wings of a moth) and probably relates to how their brains recognise things to begin with.
Well, sometimes some of us feel that telling everyone we won't pay for stuff for whatever reason is the only way to get people to listen.
So your argument is that since the earth is going to die, we shouldn't bother trying to save it? If we were talking about a sick person, would you also say it was pointless trying to treat them because they're going to die anyway?
The stuff is safe, as long as its contained there's no reason why anybody needs to gain access to it.
And how do you contain it, exactly?
There's only one reason to guard the waste, and that's to ensure that it doesn't end up in the hands of terrorists.
What about to stop future civilisations from getting into it?
Even in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, probably the worst esposures ever to radioactive waste, the number of radiation related deaths was only a small fraction of the number that were killed as a direct result of the blasts.
Yeah, birth defects and long-term illnesses are fun.
I'm not anti-nuclear power, but to be ignorant of its problems is pretty moronic.
And what are the indications that space travel will be up to the job of transporting large amounts of fissionable material from these said planets when it runs out?
Perhaps people just wanted XP fixed, rather than a new OS?
The problem is, for the average consumer, "better" doesn't really mean "less flaws". Except if you're buying an Alfa Romeo, perhaps.
Well, you could be like Apple and offer new features that are useful to the consumer, rather than basically saying "you should buy our new version because it has less defects than our last one". It just shows what a sad state of affairs the IT industry can sometimes be when things are sold based on that they are less likely to crap out than before.
Except that only an idiot would compare copyright laws to environmental protection laws.
I thought about getting the US version, but I can't "fix" my DVD drive without voiding my warranty (iMac), and last time I check, there wasn't any "fixes" for my particular brand of DVD drive available anyway (MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-85J).
The funny thing is, I'd really like to pay for it. But I'm probably not going to. It's just so ironic what the MPAA has ended up doing. They have a funny way of rewarding customers who'd like to do the right thing. Morality aside, you'd think they'd be on the ball simply because it means more money for them, which is really all they care about at the end of the day. Complete and utter morons...
Thankfully, there is always BitTorrent.
I sure as hell would if it was unlocked, like every other cellphone I've owned. I'm not sure I'd ever by a phone that was locked to a particular carrier.
Actually, I lied. I'm not buying a iPhone until Apple finally gets notes and to-do list to sync (and any other basic PIM features that it's lacking). Until that happens, for people like me, the iPhone is a nice piece of hardware, but hardly a replacement for the archaic Treo range.
PDF was designed to make it easy to send people documents that are often intended to be printed. You see, the other common method of sending stuff to publishers is very tedious (at least a few years ago): you had a file such as an Adobe Illustrator or Quark Express file, you also had all the separate image files for any images that you used in the document, and then there were the fonts. You can't really send this group of files to anyone but another person in the prepress industry, because only they would know how to open it and have everything appear as it should. Acrobat meant that people could take a document and its collection of files, and pop it all into a nice file that will look right to whoever they send it to, whether that be a big publishing house, or some customer just wanting to print off a copy on their laserjet.
As for the huge file sizes for PDFs with not much in them, that is often just a case of someone not knowing how to create a proper PDF, or being lazy, etc. Can hardly blame Adobe for such stupidities as embedding huge images of scanned text, for instance. PDFs weren't really designed with small files sizes in mind, but that doesn't mean a person who knows what they are doing can't make a lean PDF if required.
Like many things, the PDF is just a tool, and a tool is only as efficient as the person using it.
You can't be serious, right? Or are you naive enough to believe that strict democratic systems are the best solution to all problems in life? Reality is often not as simple as that.
The Register had credibility? I mean, I occasionally enjoy reading something there, but that probably has something to do with their antics being amusing, rather than considering it a reputable, journalistic resource.