Apple is not the one refusing to do that. AT&T(or whatever your local monopoly carrier for iPhones is) is the one refusing to let them. When Apple went shopping around for carries willing to deal with their demands for Video voice mail and the like AT&T was the only one which said yes with stipulations. Those restrictions are that Apple cannot sell iPhones for use on non AT&T networks. If Apple sold iPhones as you suggest they would be in violation of that agreement since it would be obvious they were trying to capture the hacker market.
Tell that to the polar bears. Just because SOME of the biomass does better with increased CO2 does not mean all of it does. Messing with something we do not understand on a global level is just stupid. We know we are pushing more carbon into the atmosphere at a sustained rate never before seen and it is affecting the ocean Ph, that affects the top layer of the ocean which produces a large chunk of the O2 in our atmosphere. If we kill that off we might have a lush green planet with little animal life on it.
IAAPP-Gravity is weak. VERY weak. This is the basis of the evaporation idea. The rest of space has enough latent energy around to pop particles and anti-particles(in exactly equal numbers) in and out of existence. Near the surface of a black hole Hawking theorized that some such particles would be within the schwarzchild radius and their partners outside. These would cause the black hole to lose energy overall as it radiated away particles. This occurs because the binding energy of some such particles is far greater than gravity AT ANY DISTANCE. Basically r^{-2} does NOT always win, other forces have greater influence at different length scales.
Everything I have read states that the names of the contractors who did the search and the companies they work for have been withheld. What evidence do you put forth that an Obama paid advisor was also a contractor at the State Department and was responsible for querying the records? Since you provided no evidence it would seem likely you do not have any.
Generally what is discussed is black body emission (yes it sounds odd). You need to get a black body to these temperatures to emit the corresponding light. Now since TFA states that the light is full spectrum then it necessarily needs to be at around 6000K to "look" like 6000K. Lights that do not emit at full spectrum do not need to be at the the temperature but instead need to mimic it to our senses.
When was this and were you a student? If it was many years ago then maybe, if not and you were a student then you are not counting a lot of expenses that were being paid by your school.
I live in a bigish city (1.25M), the public transportation is pretty good here but it is 1.50/each way or 45/month. Rent for a place cheaper than mine in a saveish neighborhood is 600/month. You need to eat so that is 200/month assuming you eat top ramen and little else. Now assuming you are heathy but want to be insured if you get hit by a car walking to the bus stop or find out you have cancer that is going to be another 150/month. So add that up and it is 990/month in bills. BUT, you don't have a phone, you don't pay for utilities, and you cannot do your laundry, and you will be having a visit from the IRS when they find out you are not paying your taxes. And hey you have only 10/month (on your 12k/year salary) to do all that and anything social with.
Yeah I think your budget is out of date at very best or a just a lie.
I too have been through countless security check points with enough electronics in my bags to make my back hurt. I have never had a problem with the people at security. However, I travel with a wife and colleagues who are not always so lucky. The difference? I am a white guy and they are not. Sad but true. Next time you are in line watch who is being searched or detained.
Perhaps the reason for your confusion is that NASA is stating that DISK is 1000 lt yrs thick while the article is talking about the so called bulge which is a more or less sphereical bulge in the center of the Galaxy.
Sorry IAAPP and while you can equate energy with mass doing so without thought causes problems. The true equation is a conservation of a four vector length. The mass is measured in whatever units you want and often in particle physics we set the speed of light c=1 but mass and energy have different units which must be accounted for so masses are often quoted as MeV/c^2 or mega electron-volts divided by c^2.
So generally I agree with your statement: two party system bad. Where I tend to think your argument takes a turn for the worse is when you suggest that voting for a third party actually does something good. While I agree that this COULD have some effect there are definitely times where the difference between tweddle de and twedle dumb is significant and voting for a third party is like shooting yourself (and everyone else) in the foot (Bush 2004?). The problem with the system in the US is not that it is a two party system but that it is designed to be a two party system. You cannot vote for who you like without worrying that who you really hate might profit from your vote. Changing the way we vote from yes/no to a gradated system would allow those of us who don't want to see another Bush era to vote our true beliefs without jeopardizing the lesser of two evils. Furthermore, there have been no viable third party candidates IMHO, and the vast majority were not worth voting for at all.
So most people don't seem to RTFA here but you do not appear to have read the post you are replying to. The parent to your post said that if they patent owner had licensed the patent or were bringing a product to market then they could keep the patent if not then all bets are off. So how is your comment relevant at all?
I do think you didn't read the article. The OGG file format is not what is being discussed nor the Ogg Vorbis audio format but the commonly used video codec inside the OGG file container. This codec is patent encumber and was not developed to be open and patent free. Nokia has a valid criticism that if W3 is going to define a video standard then it should be patent free but I do not think there is one currently available that would do a reasonable job for web applications.
I wish I had mod points for your comment. How can anyone think what is going on is Peaceful from ANYONE's point of view? The USA has been responsible for more deaths on the Iraqi side than they have against us so it would appear that simply by the numbers we are in face NOT peaceful. Heck was anyone listening to what the surge was supposed to do? It was to attain military improvement. That is inherently non-peaceful.
Wait, I am unclear as to why society would want to let an inventor "cash out" of their invention. The point of a patent is to spur innovation by providing a temporary monopoly on an invention. How is a patent license holder doing this? Are you suggesting that the point of patents is to provide "on hit wonders" with a lifetime piggy bank? As someone who expects to hold patents within my life I find the idea that someone could buy my patent then sit on the technology to be totally against the point. There are many reasons why a patent license holder would NOT bring a product to market while very few if any reasons why an inventor would not. If society is trying to encourage innovation then we should be pushing for all patents to be brought to market not letting some company sit on their idea till someone else reinvents it then sue everyone all the way to the bank.
There are a few things that do not make sense in your post:
First, the statement "within other stellar models -- like in plasma-oriented cosmologies..." Cosmology is not stellar evolution nor stellar models so what are you trying to say? Second of all I think you are mistaken. The energies discussed in the article require a magnetic field density that is only found is some very unique places in our galaxy/universe.
Secondly, astrophysicists have most certainly NOT claimed that super novae are the ONLY source of high energy cosmic rays. As a matter of fact they CANNOT be the source of cosmic rays above about 10^18.5 eV, due to issues of acceleration.
Overall I think you are not entirely familiar with the topic.
Huh? "the gambling industry as a whole self monitors it self rather well" whatever gave you that idea? Most gambling facilities are heavily regulated in most nations. Internet gambling may be doing things okay now but once the dust settles I would not expect it to last.
I think that what he was meaning was that you used to buy hardware that came with software which you also owned. Now you buy hardware and you get a software license which limits your use of the software.
So you think that the MPAA and RIAA are solely responsible? You think that since the media requires DRM that M$ had to implement this degradation? I have to say I disagree. M$ did not have to implement the Vista DRM in the way they did. Things seem to work on XP machines so I do not see how your argument holds water. M$ did NOT have to do this they chose to.
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Apple is not the one refusing to do that. AT&T(or whatever your local monopoly carrier for iPhones is) is the one refusing to let them. When Apple went shopping around for carries willing to deal with their demands for Video voice mail and the like AT&T was the only one which said yes with stipulations. Those restrictions are that Apple cannot sell iPhones for use on non AT&T networks. If Apple sold iPhones as you suggest they would be in violation of that agreement since it would be obvious they were trying to capture the hacker market.
Tell that to the polar bears. Just because SOME of the biomass does better with increased CO2 does not mean all of it does. Messing with something we do not understand on a global level is just stupid. We know we are pushing more carbon into the atmosphere at a sustained rate never before seen and it is affecting the ocean Ph, that affects the top layer of the ocean which produces a large chunk of the O2 in our atmosphere. If we kill that off we might have a lush green planet with little animal life on it.
I just wish they would use standard WebCAL which anyone can use.
While some ISPs might not receive federal subsidies the all Telecoms do in the form of government monopolies and favorable tax laws.
IAAPP-Gravity is weak. VERY weak. This is the basis of the evaporation idea. The rest of space has enough latent energy around to pop particles and anti-particles(in exactly equal numbers) in and out of existence. Near the surface of a black hole Hawking theorized that some such particles would be within the schwarzchild radius and their partners outside. These would cause the black hole to lose energy overall as it radiated away particles. This occurs because the binding energy of some such particles is far greater than gravity AT ANY DISTANCE. Basically r^{-2} does NOT always win, other forces have greater influence at different length scales.
Everything I have read states that the names of the contractors who did the search and the companies they work for have been withheld. What evidence do you put forth that an Obama paid advisor was also a contractor at the State Department and was responsible for querying the records? Since you provided no evidence it would seem likely you do not have any.
Generally what is discussed is black body emission (yes it sounds odd). You need to get a black body to these temperatures to emit the corresponding light. Now since TFA states that the light is full spectrum then it necessarily needs to be at around 6000K to "look" like 6000K. Lights that do not emit at full spectrum do not need to be at the the temperature but instead need to mimic it to our senses.
When was this and were you a student? If it was many years ago then maybe, if not and you were a student then you are not counting a lot of expenses that were being paid by your school.
I live in a bigish city (1.25M), the public transportation is pretty good here but it is 1.50/each way or 45/month. Rent for a place cheaper than mine in a saveish neighborhood is 600/month. You need to eat so that is 200/month assuming you eat top ramen and little else. Now assuming you are heathy but want to be insured if you get hit by a car walking to the bus stop or find out you have cancer that is going to be another 150/month. So add that up and it is 990/month in bills. BUT, you don't have a phone, you don't pay for utilities, and you cannot do your laundry, and you will be having a visit from the IRS when they find out you are not paying your taxes. And hey you have only 10/month (on your 12k/year salary) to do all that and anything social with.
Yeah I think your budget is out of date at very best or a just a lie.
I too have been through countless security check points with enough electronics in my bags to make my back hurt. I have never had a problem with the people at security. However, I travel with a wife and colleagues who are not always so lucky. The difference? I am a white guy and they are not. Sad but true. Next time you are in line watch who is being searched or detained.
Perhaps the reason for your confusion is that NASA is stating that DISK is 1000 lt yrs thick while the article is talking about the so called bulge which is a more or less sphereical bulge in the center of the Galaxy.
Wait so it is a win-win bet? Where is the fun in that?
Sorry IAAPP and while you can equate energy with mass doing so without thought causes problems. The true equation is a conservation of a four vector length. The mass is measured in whatever units you want and often in particle physics we set the speed of light c=1 but mass and energy have different units which must be accounted for so masses are often quoted as MeV/c^2 or mega electron-volts divided by c^2.
So generally I agree with your statement: two party system bad. Where I tend to think your argument takes a turn for the worse is when you suggest that voting for a third party actually does something good. While I agree that this COULD have some effect there are definitely times where the difference between tweddle de and twedle dumb is significant and voting for a third party is like shooting yourself (and everyone else) in the foot (Bush 2004?). The problem with the system in the US is not that it is a two party system but that it is designed to be a two party system. You cannot vote for who you like without worrying that who you really hate might profit from your vote. Changing the way we vote from yes/no to a gradated system would allow those of us who don't want to see another Bush era to vote our true beliefs without jeopardizing the lesser of two evils. Furthermore, there have been no viable third party candidates IMHO, and the vast majority were not worth voting for at all.
Did you see the rain last night? All those donuts are rotting in the street!
If for no other reason than to have a sensible counter-point to the GP.
So most people don't seem to RTFA here but you do not appear to have read the post you are replying to. The parent to your post said that if they patent owner had licensed the patent or were bringing a product to market then they could keep the patent if not then all bets are off. So how is your comment relevant at all?
I do think you didn't read the article. The OGG file format is not what is being discussed nor the Ogg Vorbis audio format but the commonly used video codec inside the OGG file container. This codec is patent encumber and was not developed to be open and patent free. Nokia has a valid criticism that if W3 is going to define a video standard then it should be patent free but I do not think there is one currently available that would do a reasonable job for web applications.
I wish I had mod points for your comment. How can anyone think what is going on is Peaceful from ANYONE's point of view? The USA has been responsible for more deaths on the Iraqi side than they have against us so it would appear that simply by the numbers we are in face NOT peaceful. Heck was anyone listening to what the surge was supposed to do? It was to attain military improvement. That is inherently non-peaceful.
Wait, I am unclear as to why society would want to let an inventor "cash out" of their invention. The point of a patent is to spur innovation by providing a temporary monopoly on an invention. How is a patent license holder doing this? Are you suggesting that the point of patents is to provide "on hit wonders" with a lifetime piggy bank? As someone who expects to hold patents within my life I find the idea that someone could buy my patent then sit on the technology to be totally against the point. There are many reasons why a patent license holder would NOT bring a product to market while very few if any reasons why an inventor would not. If society is trying to encourage innovation then we should be pushing for all patents to be brought to market not letting some company sit on their idea till someone else reinvents it then sue everyone all the way to the bank.
There are a few things that do not make sense in your post: First, the statement "within other stellar models -- like in plasma-oriented cosmologies..." Cosmology is not stellar evolution nor stellar models so what are you trying to say? Second of all I think you are mistaken. The energies discussed in the article require a magnetic field density that is only found is some very unique places in our galaxy/universe. Secondly, astrophysicists have most certainly NOT claimed that super novae are the ONLY source of high energy cosmic rays. As a matter of fact they CANNOT be the source of cosmic rays above about 10^18.5 eV, due to issues of acceleration. Overall I think you are not entirely familiar with the topic.
Huh? "the gambling industry as a whole self monitors it self rather well" whatever gave you that idea? Most gambling facilities are heavily regulated in most nations. Internet gambling may be doing things okay now but once the dust settles I would not expect it to last.
You mean by paying them the early termination fee? Yeah that will show them I will give them 175 USD and they will cower in terror.
I think that what he was meaning was that you used to buy hardware that came with software which you also owned. Now you buy hardware and you get a software license which limits your use of the software.
I agree. BUT I don't think it is the hospital's job to be enforcing such laws. Seems like it should be given to a policing agency.
So you think that the MPAA and RIAA are solely responsible? You think that since the media requires DRM that M$ had to implement this degradation? I have to say I disagree. M$ did not have to implement the Vista DRM in the way they did. Things seem to work on XP machines so I do not see how your argument holds water. M$ did NOT have to do this they chose to.