Schroedinger's cat is a poor thought experiment because it is inconsistant with the observational concept of the Copenhagen Interpretation.
Why should you care about that? The Copenhagen interpretation is a nice way to break QM to people without breaking their brains, but it's wrong, or at least incomplete. It would object rather strenuously to a photon behaving as a particle and wave simultaneously, but they do.
And I cannot say I entirely disagree. Vote with your wallet. Where a large enough market exists (i.e. people who want no restrictions placed on their access), there will be an ISP to fill that need.
Problem is, most places have 1, possibly 2 isps for broadband. Not really a choice, is it? I say, either open up your lines or accept some restrictions in what you can do to what is, effectively, a captive audience.
That said, I've been shocked at how hands off Comcast has been with me.
Of course, they could also monitor traffice in and out of an IP and watch to see if there's spy/malware type things going on, which a cloak wouldn't mask. In which case, they should notify the end-users, not restrict them without doing so.
Not only is that impractical, it won't accomplish jack. What motivation does joe consumer have to unfuck his computer if he can still browse porn? Cut him off and redirect his http traffic to a page detailing his problems. Maybe also open up access to the isp's servers and whatever is needed to fix things.
Our country is pretty far away from Hong Kong (on the Orwellian map), where you get 10 years prison for spitting gum out on the sidewalk.
You're thinking of Singapore, perhaps, where streets are clean, and the girls are oh so hot. Hong Kong also has hot girls, but the streets are dirty and the sky is brown.
This seriously pisses me off. I miss the days when the owners lived a few streets down from me, I really do. I now pay a $30-60/mo surcharge just to be left the hell alone.
So lie about your age/name/etc. or don't fill it in. I have 3 store cards, and I haven't filled in more than my name on any of them.
I bought an '03 VW Jetta turbodiesel, which is rated at 49mpg highway.
I'm sorry, your mechanic is right about you - Jettas are notorious for weird electrical problems. It's a bit late, but most Japanese cars do well for reliability.
Until things are all flushed, the summary may include all the inserts and none of the deletes, or vice versa. If you wanted to make the summary information accurate, then you'd have to establish locks and the like around that summary value, and THAT will slow the database down. As it stands, inserts and deletes can be executed with ZERO regard to each other.
And that's exactly what you'd do if you needed to depend on the result. All the subsequent inserts and deletes are irrelevant, as they lie outside the transaction context.
Postgresql has a similar problem, except instead of offering a summary value and informed that it's an estimate, whenever you do a count(*) it actually scans the entire table file looking for 'valid' rows.>
Doesn't Oracle do that as well? Until you do a count, it only has an estimate of the table's size.
Of course then Jack would be able to say that you're killing real people in the game world and would start babling even louder about the evil murder simulator.
Big deal, I do that today, and I get points for doing it. Of course, my toon is a blue skinned elf, so that's totally different.
Who is with me in asking for an amendment limiting all laws to one topic, 200 words or less, and only can pass with a signature of the President and a signature of a random person with a 3rd grade education who agrees that even they understand the law?
If installing spyware/rootkits/etc is illegal then its illegal even if they do accept the EULA, and no more illegal if they decline the EULA.
No, spyware is generally legal if installed by the owner. Some places have woken up to the fact that it should be illegal to do so without notifying the owner and getting their permission, but I'm not sure if it's everywhere.
Computers continue to exist because they reproduce.
No, they are manufactured. Jesus christ, there is a difference.
I never said this was based on biology. The concept of natural selection and its ties into evolution do apply here.
No they do not. The process you described is far more explicit that anything in Evolutionary theory. You're simply conflating the cycle of technological innovation with natural evolution, which is the sort of stunt IDers love to pull in order to cloud things.
Life, objects, surroundings, react, adapt, adjust and change based on what it is subjected to.
Computers do no such thing. They just sit around running whatever program they were given. This is distinct from any living thing, which tends to do what it wants, supplying itself with food and shelter, and adaptiong over time.
Slashdot Mirror
Schroedinger's cat is a poor thought experiment because it is inconsistant with the observational concept of the Copenhagen Interpretation.
Why should you care about that? The Copenhagen interpretation is a nice way to break QM to people without breaking their brains, but it's wrong, or at least incomplete. It would object rather strenuously to a photon behaving as a particle and wave simultaneously, but they do.
And I cannot say I entirely disagree. Vote with your wallet. Where a large enough market exists (i.e. people who want no restrictions placed on their access), there will be an ISP to fill that need.
Problem is, most places have 1, possibly 2 isps for broadband. Not really a choice, is it? I say, either open up your lines or accept some restrictions in what you can do to what is, effectively, a captive audience.
That said, I've been shocked at how hands off Comcast has been with me.
A better statement is:...
Convenient. Your phrase is horridly complex and doesn't make for a good catch phrase.
Of course, they could also monitor traffice in and out of an IP and watch to see if there's spy/malware type things going on, which a cloak wouldn't mask. In which case, they should notify the end-users, not restrict them without doing so.
Not only is that impractical, it won't accomplish jack. What motivation does joe consumer have to unfuck his computer if he can still browse porn? Cut him off and redirect his http traffic to a page detailing his problems. Maybe also open up access to the isp's servers and whatever is needed to fix things.
Our country is pretty far away from Hong Kong (on the Orwellian map), where you get 10 years prison for spitting gum out on the sidewalk.
You're thinking of Singapore, perhaps, where streets are clean, and the girls are oh so hot. Hong Kong also has hot girls, but the streets are dirty and the sky is brown.
This seriously pisses me off. I miss the days when the owners lived a few streets down from me, I really do. I now pay a $30-60/mo surcharge just to be left the hell alone.
So lie about your age/name/etc. or don't fill it in. I have 3 store cards, and I haven't filled in more than my name on any of them.
I don't know the law on video game ratings, but I have this to say. Putting a rating on the video game should be completely voluntary.
There is no law on video game ratings - all the ESRB ratings are voluntary.
I bought an '03 VW Jetta turbodiesel, which is rated at 49mpg highway.
I'm sorry, your mechanic is right about you - Jettas are notorious for weird electrical problems. It's a bit late, but most Japanese cars do well for reliability.
/owns an 89 jetta - total cost $1500
Blockbuster still has one ace up its sleeve - porn.
BB doesn't do porn - they have a 'family friendly' reputation, so no Jenna Jameson for you. Meanwhile, Greencine does.
AFAIK I had the same rights as US citizens as long as I had legal residency status.
You don't even need that. If you're here illegally, you're still protected by the constitution. If the INS finds out, of course they can deport you.
Until things are all flushed, the summary may include all the inserts and none of the deletes, or vice versa. If you wanted to make the summary information accurate, then you'd have to establish locks and the like around that summary value, and THAT will slow the database down. As it stands, inserts and deletes can be executed with ZERO regard to each other.
And that's exactly what you'd do if you needed to depend on the result. All the subsequent inserts and deletes are irrelevant, as they lie outside the transaction context.
Postgresql has a similar problem, except instead of offering a summary value and informed that it's an estimate, whenever you do a count(*) it actually scans the entire table file looking for 'valid' rows.>
Doesn't Oracle do that as well? Until you do a count, it only has an estimate of the table's size.
Of course then Jack would be able to say that you're killing real people in the game world and would start babling even louder about the evil murder simulator.
Big deal, I do that today, and I get points for doing it. Of course, my toon is a blue skinned elf, so that's totally different.
Who is with me in asking for an amendment limiting all laws to one topic, 200 words or less, and only can pass with a signature of the President and a signature of a random person with a 3rd grade education who agrees that even they understand the law?
But you repeat yourself.
It's a contract in the same way that ordering food in a restaurant is a verbal contract to exchange money for food.
Only if the waiter takes your money first, then demands you sign a contract before eating the food (no you don't get your money back if you refuse).
If installing spyware/rootkits/etc is illegal then its illegal even if they do accept the EULA, and no more illegal if they decline the EULA.
No, spyware is generally legal if installed by the owner. Some places have woken up to the fact that it should be illegal to do so without notifying the owner and getting their permission, but I'm not sure if it's everywhere.
Then again, if guns were banned for psycho's in the US then I guess profits would take a serious hit.
Last I checked, they were. You aren't in any position to lecture us on bad government.
40 grams cost 3.5 cents. At 40 grams per 12 ounce can, a 2 liter should have 225 grams of sugar. That would cost 20 cents.
I pay between $1 and $2/2l bottle, so that's an extra 10-25% cost. What do I care about that? I'll make it up by buying less food.
He he he, good one. Like the FCC created the ability to broadcast on certain frequencies...
No, the FCC keeps people from broadcasting on whichever frequency they feel like. You h ave no idea what the situation was like before they showed up.
There are 130-ish channels available on UHF and VHS.
Only because of the FCC, duh.
2) The one you refer to lasts 2 hours on dry ice for 1 person. Now think 4 people for 10 hours and no dry ice.
Well that's why mil-spec costs so much. It has to do more.
No, I'm not. That move was particularly wanky on his part. But the rest of it seems to be along the lines of facts.
It does demonstrate the purpose of the guideline about not editing your own wikipedia entry.
Actually, he didn't create the article, but has just edited it for factual information.
Are you suggesting that Sanger wasn't a cofounder?
Of course I'd change it. The word "the" absolutely doesn't belong there.
I think you're missing the point. The correct phrase is "I love my cock."
Computers continue to exist because they reproduce.
No, they are manufactured. Jesus christ, there is a difference.
I never said this was based on biology. The concept of natural selection and its ties into evolution do apply here.
No they do not. The process you described is far more explicit that anything in Evolutionary theory. You're simply conflating the cycle of technological innovation with natural evolution, which is the sort of stunt IDers love to pull in order to cloud things.
Life, objects, surroundings, react, adapt, adjust and change based on what it is subjected to.
Computers do no such thing. They just sit around running whatever program they were given. This is distinct from any living thing, which tends to do what it wants, supplying itself with food and shelter, and adaptiong over time.