I remember, back in the late 1980's and the early 1990's, the DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) region was so excited over the prospect of having to host the "Super Conductor Super Collider"
And then, the congress killed it
At the time they were saying that congress couldn't find enough $$$ to build such a thing
However, I think there's another reason - the Congress of the United States of America simply does not like Texas
When I compare the group of people who started the United States of America, to the current crop of so-called "leaders" in the congress and the White House, I can't help but notice the following:
1. The current crop of "American Leaders" are made up of rent-seekers, such as lawyers
There is no "inventor" amongst the current crop of "American Leaders"
2. Very few of the founding fathers of America were rent-seekers. In fact, many of them were inventors
Thomas Jefferson wasn't the only inventor in the group, btw
I've been following this and it sounded like they were going through a very long check list of possibilities. Trying one thing after another. And this whole thing about "we're getting close" was mostly that they were getting close to the end of the list of possibilities.
What I worry is that they didn't so much find it as they got to the end of the list and are concluding by process of elimination that that must be the Higgs.
The particles that they are looking for are not exactly something that can be placed on a podium to exhibit to everybody
It's something even more minute than an electron
I am a layman in this too, but the way I see it is that they are trying their best to check, re-check and triple-re-check the list and compare it to what the theory has stated
When thinking of water filtration, a lot of you automatically conjure up a mental picture of a conventional water filter -- ie, dirty water poured from the top, and impurities get trapped in between, and clean clear water drips out from the bottom
In large scale water filtration operation, that traditional top-down model does not work
Instead, raw water is pumped into the inner tube of a double-layered pipe, which is slanted upwards, at a 30-60 degree angle
Sections of wall of the inner tube are made up of filtering membrane - such as Graphene
As the raw water flows upstream , and because of the smaller diameter of the inner tube , pressure building up inside the inner tube of the double layered pipe.
Because of the higher pressure inside the inner tube, molecules of clean water flows out of the inner tube, through Graphene (or other filtration membrane), into the larger pipe on the outer layer of the double-layered pipe
And because the pipe is slanting upward, gravity causes the filtered (clean) water in the outer pipe to flow down and eventually it gathers at a collecting point (usually a tank, or a pool) at the bottom
At the top of the double-layered pipe, there is an opening for the inner-pipe for the impure-water to exit
Because of the outlet, there is no need to do any "back flushing" since impurities, including salt, are continuously being flushed away
If you go to any research facility inside the United States of America these days, you would likely meet with researchers who were imported from elsewhere in the world - from places like India, Israel, Korea, Russia, China
Haven't you heard of "When all you got is a hammer, everything looks like a nail" ?
Judge Koh, herself being a patent lawyer before becoming a judge, will naturally have that tendency to side with the side who sue with the side who claimed that their patent being infringed upon
That Judge Koh should have excused herself on cases involving patent in the first case
It's not about Samsung, or Apple, of Microsoft, or Google, or whatnots !!
This Patent war / Copyright MAFIAA thing, if not stopped, will have a very drastic effect on our society for a VEEEERRRRRYYYY LOOOOONNNNNNG time to come !
Not only innovations will be stifled, the marketplace will become monopolistic, and the customers will be forced to put up with maddening taxes, in term of "patent fees", "copyright royalties", etc
The politicians are on the take, we should NOT let them mess with this anymore
Even judges are getting on the bandwagon - this Judge Lucy Koh is a prime example of what can go wrong - She was a patent-lawyer before she was appointed to be a judge, and I will not even be surprised that she was on the payroll of a certain corporation
And unlike many other countries, our politicians care.
REALLY ???
If your politicians care, then they wouldn't have become willing lackeys for Uncle Sam
The Assange case has demonstrated one thing - the legal system of Sweden and of UK is one big sick joke !!
I am not saying that Assange is innocent - but no matter if Mr. Assange is guilty or not, if justice is still alive , he shouldn't have gone through all these illegal persecutions
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Can human apply the earth laws, such as copyrights, into other corners in the universe?
To be fair to Microsoft, the "Cannibalistic Culture" is alive and well in many other corporations
However, this does not mean M$ does not suffer any damage because of it
I'll just take one example - Michael Abrash
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Abrash
He is the author of the book "Zen of Assembly Language Volume 1" published in 1990.
Mr. Abrash worked for Microsoft, twice - and at both times, had come face to face with the cannibalistic culture inside Microsoft
FYI, Mr. Michael Abrash is not a run-of-the-mill programmer
This guy is a super top notch programmer
He could have contributed much more of his talent to M$ had the cannibalistic culture is not so prevalent there
I remember, back in the late 1980's and the early 1990's, the DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) region was so excited over the prospect of having to host the "Super Conductor Super Collider"
And then, the congress killed it
At the time they were saying that congress couldn't find enough $$$ to build such a thing
However, I think there's another reason - the Congress of the United States of America simply does not like Texas
Maybe I am wrong on this, but that's my hunch
When I compare the group of people who started the United States of America, to the current crop of so-called "leaders" in the congress and the White House, I can't help but notice the following:
1. The current crop of "American Leaders" are made up of rent-seekers, such as lawyers
There is no "inventor" amongst the current crop of "American Leaders"
2. Very few of the founding fathers of America were rent-seekers. In fact, many of them were inventors
Thomas Jefferson wasn't the only inventor in the group, btw
Ben Franklin was another famous inventor
Just because Henry Ford made his cars in black didn't mean the first guy to paint one blue got a patent on blue cars
Don't give Apple any more idea !!
They might decide to paint their new gadget a certain color and then file a patent for that
... lest you guys start thinking that this kit is a heavenly sent, that you guys will be 100% protected ...
This test kit is only 92% accurate
While 8% does not seem to be a big number, it still matters in this case for AIDS is still incurable
I've been following this and it sounded like they were going through a very long check list of possibilities. Trying one thing after another. And this whole thing about "we're getting close" was mostly that they were getting close to the end of the list of possibilities.
What I worry is that they didn't so much find it as they got to the end of the list and are concluding by process of elimination that that must be the Higgs.
The particles that they are looking for are not exactly something that can be placed on a podium to exhibit to everybody
It's something even more minute than an electron
I am a layman in this too, but the way I see it is that they are trying their best to check, re-check and triple-re-check the list and compare it to what the theory has stated
First, it was the case of Assange, and now this
The whole thing reads like as if the government of the United Kingdom has lowered itself to the level of being a servant of Uncle Sam
I always thought that, Great Britain, ...
- a place which gave birth to the charter of Magna Carta,
- a place where the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of round table
- a place where the Bard (William Shakespeare) produced his world famous plays
... would be proud of itself
... would take its own national sovereignty very seriously
... would never kow tow to anyone, for any reason ...
After witnessing what transpired in both cases, I have to admit, that I was wrong
Of course we should, just to show we can. We'll worry about other things later.
You're right, of course
Please accept my sincere apology
When are we cloning dinosaurs?
Why should we?
"Microsoft has NEVER had a consistent user interface across their applications."
You're forgetting the days of the "Blue Screen of Death." That was pretty consistent.
Umm ... As long as we are talking about U ser I nterface, BSOD had absolutely nothing for the U ser to I nterface with
When thinking of water filtration, a lot of you automatically conjure up a mental picture of a conventional water filter -- ie, dirty water poured from the top, and impurities get trapped in between, and clean clear water drips out from the bottom
In large scale water filtration operation, that traditional top-down model does not work
Instead, raw water is pumped into the inner tube of a double-layered pipe, which is slanted upwards, at a 30-60 degree angle
Sections of wall of the inner tube are made up of filtering membrane - such as Graphene
As the raw water flows upstream , and because of the smaller diameter of the inner tube , pressure building up inside the inner tube of the double layered pipe.
Because of the higher pressure inside the inner tube, molecules of clean water flows out of the inner tube, through Graphene (or other filtration membrane), into the larger pipe on the outer layer of the double-layered pipe
And because the pipe is slanting upward, gravity causes the filtered (clean) water in the outer pipe to flow down and eventually it gathers at a collecting point (usually a tank, or a pool) at the bottom
At the top of the double-layered pipe, there is an opening for the inner-pipe for the impure-water to exit
Because of the outlet, there is no need to do any "back flushing" since impurities, including salt, are continuously being flushed away
Hope this helps
IBM has several research facilities in the US
Umm ...
Sorry I had to break this for you
If you go to any research facility inside the United States of America these days, you would likely meet with researchers who were imported from elsewhere in the world - from places like India, Israel, Korea, Russia, China
Essentially there are only 2 ways to ease traffic jams
1. Widen existing roadways and build more new thoroughfares to accommodate the vehicles
or
2. Cut down on the number of vehicles that travel on the road
Don't need IBM engineers to figure that out
I still can't stomach Enlightenment, though.
Can you please kindly elucidate the reason you _still_ can't stomach Enlightenment?
I use Enlightenment
Even at only version of 0.17, Enlightenment is still much better than Gnome 3.x, IMHO
Just the other day a Linux distro decided that they want to do away with "Upgrade Kernel Without Reboot" feature of Linux
Now this guy wants to do away with CLI
Just what do they want to turn Linux into - another M$-Windows-like kludge?
While they are at it, why don't they import the "Windows registry feature" into Linux, and/or turn Linux into a proprietary closed-sourced OS??
Why can't they just leave Linux alone?
Haven't you heard of "When all you got is a hammer, everything looks like a nail" ?
Judge Koh, herself being a patent lawyer before becoming a judge, will naturally have that tendency to side with the side who sue with the side who claimed that their patent being infringed upon
That Judge Koh should have excused herself on cases involving patent in the first case
Enough of all this !!
It's not about Samsung, or Apple, of Microsoft, or Google, or whatnots !!
This Patent war / Copyright MAFIAA thing, if not stopped, will have a very drastic effect on our society for a VEEEERRRRRYYYY LOOOOONNNNNNG time to come !
Not only innovations will be stifled, the marketplace will become monopolistic, and the customers will be forced to put up with maddening taxes, in term of "patent fees", "copyright royalties", etc
The politicians are on the take, we should NOT let them mess with this anymore
Even judges are getting on the bandwagon - this Judge Lucy Koh is a prime example of what can go wrong - She was a patent-lawyer before she was appointed to be a judge, and I will not even be surprised that she was on the payroll of a certain corporation
It's time to revolt !
They should ask NSA, or at least, someone from the office of Home Land Security, to provide the VPN
That way, NSA can put a close tap on what has been transmitted to and fro the navy vessel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_H._Koh
If you ever wonder why Judge Koh did what she did, click the above link
This Judge Koh was one of those patent-rats, ahem, patent lawyers, before she became a judge
And ...
Most important of all, she was recommended by Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, both of them are receiving large "donations" from MAFIAA
And who else appointed Judge Koh to the Northern California District Court?
Barack Obama, of course !!
Can't imagine how the Sumo-e art would look like, tho ...
And unlike many other countries, our politicians care.
REALLY ???
If your politicians care, then they wouldn't have become willing lackeys for Uncle Sam
The Assange case has demonstrated one thing - the legal system of Sweden and of UK is one big sick joke !!
I am not saying that Assange is innocent - but no matter if Mr. Assange is guilty or not, if justice is still alive , he shouldn't have gone through all these illegal persecutions
Would you point out to me where the treaty allows for extradition for questioning when no charges have been filed? http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html/024.htm
GOOD POINT !!
Sweden has yet to file official charges on Mr. Assange and yet we all witness how eager Britain is in trying to extradite him !!
This case has exposed one thing - None of the judges in UK, from the high court on down, can be entrusted in serving The Law
If the US really wanted him they would already have him
Really ??
If US really does not want him, why Britain bend all backwards to accompany Sweden, making a mockery of the legal system of both countries?