But this is impossible, even if you used all the atoms in the Universe to track the nodes in your tree.
This point comes up a lot, and is true but misleading. To solve chess using a minimax tree, the storage space required is proportional to the length of the longest game (which is bounded above by 4050 due to the 50-move rule), and which is likely to be on the order of log of the number of games. It is the *time* that is proportional to the number of games. Still not in sight, but not impossible.
Note that although that looks like a tenfold change, by time 2.6 is released processing power will have doubled about twice since 2.4, so the change is equivalent to running a 2.4 system with HZ=250 instead of 100.
Juicy nugget: 'Not only is piracy of copyrighted works illegal, it can take up a significant percentage of a university's costly bandwidth.'
Juicy? It *can* take up a significant percentage of bandwidth. Bandwidth *is* costly. The copying of copyrighted works, according to current concensus, *is* illegal. Even if you don't agree with the illegality of it, how is the fact that the RIAA believes copying is illegal surprising or revealing?
2: Using a large solenoid to magnetically rip apart an aluminum can (can is placed in the center of the circle of wires and large AC is momentarily applied)
I always thought aluminium was non magnetic. Why does this work?
On second thought, perhaps I should just consider suing Microsoft for infringing on my US Patent #173087007: A Plan and Method for basing a multinational technology corporation in the state of Seattle.
Here's a tip, try suing a corporation based in Seattle.
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Gee, from the title it looked like it was a military defeat, but I guess this will do ;-)
So, do you fish?
Or through.
Sorry, I should have said: The copying of copyrighted works without permission, according to current concensus, *is* illegal.
The island of tokelau gives away .tk domain names (kinda, you use their DNS). It's a small island and has no net access.
This point comes up a lot, and is true but misleading. To solve chess using a minimax tree, the storage space required is proportional to the length of the longest game (which is bounded above by 4050 due to the 50-move rule), and which is likely to be on the order of log of the number of games. It is the *time* that is proportional to the number of games. Still not in sight, but not impossible.
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Note that although that looks like a tenfold change, by time 2.6 is released processing power will have doubled about twice since 2.4, so the change is equivalent to running a 2.4 system with HZ=250 instead of 100.
Very informative, but why can't the 'secure' client be emulated?
Hate to nitpick, but RMS is not very pro OSS, but rather strongly pro free software.
Juicy? It *can* take up a significant percentage of bandwidth. Bandwidth *is* costly. The copying of copyrighted works, according to current concensus, *is* illegal. Even if you don't agree with the illegality of it, how is the fact that the RIAA believes copying is illegal surprising or revealing?
I always thought aluminium was non magnetic. Why does this work?
Not anymore.
Please... stop pelting me...
And before they read slashdot, I will not worry about mine.
Like taxes?
This behaviour has got to stop. Do what I did - walk out and demand your money back.
I thought the debian packages would probably be under contrib, which I can't access (damn /.).
Because SBD causes dying ;)
As a doctor, I find that funny.
Okay, I don't get it.
The rest of the world *does* exist you know.
This posted on slashdot? I call troll!
Here's a tip, try suing a corporation based in Seattle.
Nah, the drivers suck. It would probably crash.