No, they looked at the ad because eight people complained. They pulled it because there were personal computers that were more powerful, contrary to the specific claims of the advert.
Stating the bleeding obvious, there's this thing called HTML. This isn't just about 'e-books', indeed those are a small part of the UK proposed law. They'd be storing webpages and electronic journal publications (e.g. science journals online). Much of which is in HTML anyway, which I was under the impression was, despite the efforts of certain large companies, an open standard impementable on the system of your choice.
I point to economic growth during the US's recessions
Depends on what you mean by recession. To most economists, a recession is six months of negative growth. So if it isn't negative growth, it isn't a recession. So... US economic growth during a US recession is negative. EU growth during normal productivity is positive. The NBER's definition of recession would have to be extremely odd to declare a period of economic growth a recession.
Oh great, as if it wasn't noisy enough on the commuter trains already. Now we'd have
In the name of JESUS, I command you to WORK! Hello Bob? I'm on the train...
Personally, I was more impressed by the comments to the Costik list on their website - particularly that they corrected the *ahem* UScentric nature of the original list.
The world of games is a worldwide thing, and to miss out important games from Europe is to miss a lot.
Or maybe I'm just sulking because the list didn't include Elite...
From the article, it looks like the general is just suggesting that at some point, some adversary may decide to attack US satellites. I mean, it's no surprise that they would - if your enemy in war has an advantage and you could take that advantage away from them, you would. It's just that, so far, the US hasn't got into a shooting war with a country that could attack this capability. But blowing up a few satellites hardly constitutes a 'major' war, merely an important part of it.
The one in the UK lasted all of 41 minutes, and only occurred because the back-up line was having maintenance on it. It hit the headlines because it affected the London Underground, and the transport chaos that ensued was significant. The power cut itself was not remotely on the same scale.
Sorry, but you still have not achieved enlightenment. No information can travel faster than light (e.g. mass or energy). As the two objects cannot communicate with each other (e.g. exchange photons) then the gap between them can expand faster than the speed of light. The objects do not have to move. This is the basis behind the theory of Inflation of the early universe.
You give me the impression you didn't actually read the article. Multiple companies will not automatically work together for the common good/profit. They may well decide to exploit the system to maximise their short term profits at the cost of the system as a whole.
As for your idea that the profit motive will make private companies do things properly - well, do I have to say 'Microsoft'?
National Grid Company plc is the owner and operator of the high voltage transmission system in England and Wales. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Grid Transco, which is listed on the stock exchange and is one of the UK's FTSE 100 companies.
The expansion of the universe is not a matter of objects within it flying apart from a set point. The universe itself is expanding, this means that all points within the universe will see other points (ones that are sufficiently distant to ignore local effects, anyway) receding from them.
Since it is the universe itself expanding, the distance between objects can increase faster than the speed of light without the objects themselves moving at all.
And the other university that can claim two Nobels this year is the University is Nottingham. Having already celebrated Sir Peter Mansfield's Nobel Prize in Medicine, can now celebrate one of their graduates and ex employees (worked there until nine years ago) being awarded the Economics prize.
Well, not that surprising - Leggett joined in 1983, by which time he'd already done the work for which he has now been awarded the Nobel Prize. So if you're congratulating institutions, congratulate the University of Sussex, where he did the work.
Well, the BBC have failed dismally in the last few years to find anything that could count as a fixture of Saturday early evening viewing. So this might be a case of the Beeb thinking 'this used to work, and people keep saying they want it back, so let's give it a go.' So they are hoping it will become a successful programme, rather than just hoping they'll make it this time.
We are a generation of linguistic dummies. We're under the delusion that something that is 'terrific' is a good thing, rather than something to run away from screaming because it begats terror.
The idea of a sweet little old lady sat downloading tracks called "I'm a thug" on her Apple Mac, which can't even run the program they are accusing her of using... and then they reserve the right to sue her in future!
But the question is, can people now successfuly use this case to show that if they misidentified one person by using the wrong IP address, they could just easily have got others. This case is clearly wrong, but what if it had been a 19 year old college student with a PC misidentified? They shouldn't have to prove the RIAA got it wrong, the RIAA should prove it got it right.
Aargh, I've done it again. The worst thing is, my job for the next three years is looking at Mn-doped semiconductors, and I can't even type the damn description properly!
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No, they looked at the ad because eight people complained. They pulled it because there were personal computers that were more powerful, contrary to the specific claims of the advert.
Stating the bleeding obvious, there's this thing called HTML. This isn't just about 'e-books', indeed those are a small part of the UK proposed law. They'd be storing webpages and electronic journal publications (e.g. science journals online). Much of which is in HTML anyway, which I was under the impression was, despite the efforts of certain large companies, an open standard impementable on the system of your choice.
I think it has more to do with little brats firing them at head height along city centre streets. I had one pass two inches from my face last year.
Mao won China with the gun, Gandhi won India its independence with the spinning wheel. Who do you think is the more respected worldwide?
Depends on what you mean by recession. To most economists, a recession is six months of negative growth. So if it isn't negative growth, it isn't a recession. So... US economic growth during a US recession is negative. EU growth during normal productivity is positive. The NBER's definition of recession would have to be extremely odd to declare a period of economic growth a recession.
Oh great, as if it wasn't noisy enough on the commuter trains already. Now we'd have
In the name of JESUS, I command you to WORK! Hello Bob? I'm on the train...
They still exist. And you can get one without the speed restrictor!
The world of games is a worldwide thing, and to miss out important games from Europe is to miss a lot.
Or maybe I'm just sulking because the list didn't include Elite...
From the article, it looks like the general is just suggesting that at some point, some adversary may decide to attack US satellites. I mean, it's no surprise that they would - if your enemy in war has an advantage and you could take that advantage away from them, you would. It's just that, so far, the US hasn't got into a shooting war with a country that could attack this capability. But blowing up a few satellites hardly constitutes a 'major' war, merely an important part of it.
The one in the UK lasted all of 41 minutes, and only occurred because the back-up line was having maintenance on it. It hit the headlines because it affected the London Underground, and the transport chaos that ensued was significant. The power cut itself was not remotely on the same scale.
Sorry, but you still have not achieved enlightenment. No information can travel faster than light (e.g. mass or energy). As the two objects cannot communicate with each other (e.g. exchange photons) then the gap between them can expand faster than the speed of light. The objects do not have to move. This is the basis behind the theory of Inflation of the early universe.
As for your idea that the profit motive will make private companies do things properly - well, do I have to say 'Microsoft'?
Transco also own GridAmerica, for their opinion on the blackout, see this press release
Since it is the universe itself expanding, the distance between objects can increase faster than the speed of light without the objects themselves moving at all.
More here
And the other university that can claim two Nobels this year is the University is Nottingham. Having already celebrated Sir Peter Mansfield's Nobel Prize in Medicine, can now celebrate one of their graduates and ex employees (worked there until nine years ago) being awarded the Economics prize.
Well, not that surprising - Leggett joined in 1983, by which time he'd already done the work for which he has now been awarded the Nobel Prize. So if you're congratulating institutions, congratulate the University of Sussex, where he did the work.
For the same reason they still use inches and fahrenheit - the point is to write in a language the reader will understand.
> idiot beating up on the brilliant weakling
But what about the Tom and Jerry cartoons?
Well, the BBC have failed dismally in the last few years to find anything that could count as a fixture of Saturday early evening viewing. So this might be a case of the Beeb thinking 'this used to work, and people keep saying they want it back, so let's give it a go.' So they are hoping it will become a successful programme, rather than just hoping they'll make it this time.
Doctor Who filmed in a disused quarry in Cornwall? It'll never happen...
We are a generation of linguistic dummies. We're under the delusion that something that is 'terrific' is a good thing, rather than something to run away from screaming because it begats terror.
Maybe you should write to the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary. They seem to believe it is a word.
But the question is, can people now successfuly use this case to show that if they misidentified one person by using the wrong IP address, they could just easily have got others. This case is clearly wrong, but what if it had been a 19 year old college student with a PC misidentified? They shouldn't have to prove the RIAA got it wrong, the RIAA should prove it got it right.
Don't blame my fingers, they're only following orders.
Aargh, I've done it again. The worst thing is, my job for the next three years is looking at Mn-doped semiconductors, and I can't even type the damn description properly!