Ever see A Beautiful Mind? That guy, John Nash (yes, he's a real schizophrenic person) was the creator of Game Theory. I may be giving away the ending of the movie for those who haven't seen it, but he did win the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics (i think) for his creation.
If you're looking for security, look into sftp, part of the openssh package. It uses the same encryption as SSH, is secure, yadayada. The only drawback is that windoze users have to get the sftp client to connect to an sftp server. Our school is considering adding sftp to the student fileserver so that we can access files from home without risk of attack.
Not quite. Moore's law correlates to gigahertz generally, but the actual statement was that the number of transistors on a chip would double every 18 months or so. More transistors means more power, but not necessarily more gigahertz.
I certainly hope, like many others, that Nintendo starts so shift their focus away from targeting children with games like Mario, Yoshi, and Pikachu and start trying to appeal to the MMORPG & other ultra-gamer community as well. I know this (and the fact that I don't like M$'s X-box) is what has made me a PS and PS2 buyer. Although, I must admit it would be a pity if they didn't continue the Super Smash Bros. series.
...it is illegal to put broadcast TV signals onto the Internet without permission, dashing the hopes of entrepreneurs hoping to create new Net TV businesses.
Why would this dash hopes? All they need to do is obtain permission, if they want to create a 'net TV station. Your local TV station also has to obtain permission before they can broadcast too. They're funded by local advertisements, and so the internet TV would just be funded by banner ads and pop-unders (shivers).
Just a question: Would it be acceptable, according to the definition of 'fair use' to stream movies from your own hard disk so that you could watch them remotely?
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To all those who say that we won't know that someone from microsoft actually made this, I agree. The only way Microsoft will claim that this is theirs is by saying that it was the work of a "rogue employee" or something similar, please note the much-celebrated-on-slashdot Microsoft switch campaign.
For those not "in the know", NCP is the Netware Core Protocol, which in this case used IPX (Internetwork Packet X-change) underneath it all to talk between computers. This was ideal for relatively small networks like ARPANet.
On the other side, TCP/IP sort of two protocols: Transfer Control Protocol over Internet Protocol. They're actually layered. TCP/IP is more ideal for big huge networks like the Internet. Then we get into the discussion about IP v4 and IP v6, which I will leave someone else to talk about.
The all-time best vaporware, IMHO, is fusion power. In 1950, the experts were saying that we would have self-sustained, controlled fusion reactions on Earth within 50 years. 50 years later, the new deadline is 2050. Curious, isn't it?
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Well, this isn't such an obvious answer to the title question. You could say that the slashdot 0wners 'own' science, since they are the ones who post the stuff there. However, the all work for OSDN, who also 0wns the domain, i believe.
Or, you could just say Richard Feynman 0wns J00 because of his hair.
Those things look a lot like like those sport grip glove things you see people at the Y wearing. But anyway, I found a "massager neck pillow" at a garage sale, and integrated the massaging unit into my wrist rest, so whenever I push down hard enough on the rest, it feels really nice. I don't know how much this helps prevent carpal tunnel syndrome compared to these gloves, but it sure feels good whenever my hands get tired.
There are, according to one of my textbooks, three major theories in the origin of life.
The first says that life formed in shallow pools, which would help shield harmful UV radiation.
The second is that it was carried to Earth from an extraterrestrial collision with something like a comet; this theory was supported but not proven by the pass-by of comet Hale-Bopp, i believe, due to the fact that spectrometry revealed that it had some organic substances (IIRC, our book has no mention of it).
The final theory (before the advent of this theory) is that life originated from volcanism at eep-sea vents. This would be supported by the life at deep-sea vents like tube worms and the like.
This is NOT to be confused with the 1953 experiment by Stanley Miller where he syntheized amino acids using lightning-like electricity and a proto-Earth atmosphere of methane, hydrogen, ammonia, and other gases. Amino acids are NOT life forms!
I think the title is a little misleading. This theory of life really means that life originated in porous underwater rocks, which is either an extension of the first theory or a completely new theory depending on how you view it.
OK people, I know some of you are trying to be humorous, but really the 64 bits is the size of the registers and how much data the processor handles at once. Which means at 64 bits, the processor can process (theoretically) twice as much data per second than a 32 bit processor. Which also means it can handle any number up to 2^64.
Yeah, and I have a 128-bit graphics card. (I know, they have like 100 Mbit ethernet cards now.:) ) However, The GPU and processor are totally different. The graphics card has more bits but obviously it doesnt run as fast as the cpu. All it does is make your fragfest a little more purty by letting you see the giblets all over. Having the CPU 64 bits is quite different, security-wise, code-wise, and speed-wise. If you have a 64-bit 2 GHz processor and a 32-bit 2 GHz processor, the 64-bit processor is going to be much faster. This speeds up the whole system, not just the rate at which you make giblets fly.
You say that like the wheel wasn't a great invention.
Actually, my point is that the wheel was a great invention. After all, I need my morning caffiene fix...
A little outdated?
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Well, I think ever since the integration of microchips into home appliances, they have become 'immobots'. Take for example:
Your coffee pot brewing some hot stuff every morning at 6 AM
The dishwasher going through its cycles automatically
The office copier making 300 copies without you having to push copy 300 times
The thermostat regulating the temperature of your house, and supposedly regulating it at your workplace
The robotic arms on an automobile assembly line (well, that might be streching it)
As you can probably see, a lot of these things don't even need IC's to do their job. This article, IMHO, is like saying the wheel was a great invention.
Lemme see... I believe the name of Symphony No. 9 is the Choral Symphony. #2=Eroica, #5=Victory, #6=Pastoral, so yeah, I think i'm right.
Sorry if I'm being redundant, I didn't feel like reading through all the unmodded posts.
Sure, I may be flamebait for this. Maybe. But if you used Palladium (when it comes out), then you could maybe protect it from modification. That doesn't mean they can't mod-chip the computer somehow or simply print it and scan it back in. But if they were just looking over the code to check for security problems, using Palladium or just giving them a hard copy could help. I mean, if the code is 50,000,000,000 pages long it's not likely they're going to go back and steal it...
[end rambling]
What kind of environmental concerns will be raised about this? I remember the proposed project in Canada at the Bay of Fundy that was being considered for damming to produce tidal power. However, because of the amount of water involved, it would change water levels all over the world. Obviously, this does not involve a dam, but wouldn't the turbine harm aquatic life, and how would the turbines disrupt normal sediment flow?
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Ever see A Beautiful Mind? That guy, John Nash (yes, he's a real schizophrenic person) was the creator of Game Theory. I may be giving away the ending of the movie for those who haven't seen it, but he did win the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics (i think) for his creation.
We should make a Planet Druidia-style airlock and make the combination 1-2-3-4-5. That should deflect any incoming asteroids!
If you're looking for security, look into sftp, part of the openssh package. It uses the same encryption as SSH, is secure, yadayada. The only drawback is that windoze users have to get the sftp client to connect to an sftp server. Our school is considering adding sftp to the student fileserver so that we can access files from home without risk of attack.
Not quite. Moore's law correlates to gigahertz generally, but the actual statement was that the number of transistors on a chip would double every 18 months or so. More transistors means more power, but not necessarily more gigahertz.
I certainly hope, like many others, that Nintendo starts so shift their focus away from targeting children with games like Mario, Yoshi, and Pikachu and start trying to appeal to the MMORPG & other ultra-gamer community as well. I know this (and the fact that I don't like M$'s X-box) is what has made me a PS and PS2 buyer. Although, I must admit it would be a pity if they didn't continue the Super Smash Bros. series.
Why would this dash hopes? All they need to do is obtain permission, if they want to create a 'net TV station. Your local TV station also has to obtain permission before they can broadcast too. They're funded by local advertisements, and so the internet TV would just be funded by banner ads and pop-unders (shivers).
Just a question: Would it be acceptable, according to the definition of 'fair use' to stream movies from your own hard disk so that you could watch them remotely?
Then, when the computer restarts when the power comes on (because he's using a linux box) he can say "I CANT OPEN THE FSCKING DOOR!!!!!!"
To: saddam@iraq.com
Subj: Hot Iraqi Women in your Email!
You have credit problms? Is you penis to small? Well you hav win $1,000,00 million dollars! Click here to claim you prize mony and send a nuke your way.
To all those who say that we won't know that someone from microsoft actually made this, I agree. The only way Microsoft will claim that this is theirs is by saying that it was the work of a "rogue employee" or something similar, please note the much-celebrated-on-slashdot Microsoft switch campaign.
Just some advice from CmdrTaco's web site. (it's one of his cartoons.)
For those not "in the know", NCP is the Netware Core Protocol, which in this case used IPX (Internetwork Packet X-change) underneath it all to talk between computers. This was ideal for relatively small networks like ARPANet.
On the other side, TCP/IP sort of two protocols: Transfer Control Protocol over Internet Protocol. They're actually layered. TCP/IP is more ideal for big huge networks like the Internet. Then we get into the discussion about IP v4 and IP v6, which I will leave someone else to talk about.
The all-time best vaporware, IMHO, is fusion power. In 1950, the experts were saying that we would have self-sustained, controlled fusion reactions on Earth within 50 years. 50 years later, the new deadline is 2050. Curious, isn't it?
*grins sheepishly*
Well, this isn't such an obvious answer to the title question. You could say that the slashdot 0wners 'own' science, since they are the ones who post the stuff there. However, the all work for OSDN, who also 0wns the domain, i believe.
Or, you could just say Richard Feynman 0wns J00 because of his hair.
Those things look a lot like like those sport grip glove things you see people at the Y wearing.
But anyway, I found a "massager neck pillow" at a garage sale, and integrated the massaging unit into my wrist rest, so whenever I push down hard enough on the rest, it feels really nice. I don't know how much this helps prevent carpal tunnel syndrome compared to these gloves, but it sure feels good whenever my hands get tired.
The first says that life formed in shallow pools, which would help shield harmful UV radiation.
The second is that it was carried to Earth from an extraterrestrial collision with something like a comet; this theory was supported but not proven by the pass-by of comet Hale-Bopp, i believe, due to the fact that spectrometry revealed that it had some organic substances (IIRC, our book has no mention of it).
The final theory (before the advent of this theory) is that life originated from volcanism at eep-sea vents. This would be supported by the life at deep-sea vents like tube worms and the like.
This is NOT to be confused with the 1953 experiment by Stanley Miller where he syntheized amino acids using lightning-like electricity and a proto-Earth atmosphere of methane, hydrogen, ammonia, and other gases. Amino acids are NOT life forms!
I think the title is a little misleading. This theory of life really means that life originated in porous underwater rocks, which is either an extension of the first theory or a completely new theory depending on how you view it.
OK people, I know some of you are trying to be humorous, but really the 64 bits is the size of the registers and how much data the processor handles at once. Which means at 64 bits, the processor can process (theoretically) twice as much data per second than a 32 bit processor. Which also means it can handle any number up to 2^64.
Yeah, and I have a 128-bit graphics card. (I know, they have like 100 Mbit ethernet cards now. :) ) However, The GPU and processor are totally different. The graphics card has more bits but obviously it doesnt run as fast as the cpu. All it does is make your fragfest a little more purty by letting you see the giblets all over. Having the CPU 64 bits is quite different, security-wise, code-wise, and speed-wise. If you have a 64-bit 2 GHz processor and a 32-bit 2 GHz processor, the 64-bit processor is going to be much faster. This speeds up the whole system, not just the rate at which you make giblets fly.
Actually, my point is that the wheel was a great invention. After all, I need my morning caffiene fix...
As you can probably see, a lot of these things don't even need IC's to do their job. This article, IMHO, is like saying the wheel was a great invention.
Lemme see... I believe the name of Symphony No. 9 is the Choral Symphony. #2=Eroica, #5=Victory, #6=Pastoral, so yeah, I think i'm right.
Sorry if I'm being redundant, I didn't feel like reading through all the unmodded posts.
Sure, I may be flamebait for this. Maybe. But if you used Palladium (when it comes out), then you could maybe protect it from modification. That doesn't mean they can't mod-chip the computer somehow or simply print it and scan it back in. But if they were just looking over the code to check for security problems, using Palladium or just giving them a hard copy could help. I mean, if the code is 50,000,000,000 pages long it's not likely they're going to go back and steal it... [end rambling]
Only if he's Polish and his family name is Army-on-horseback-got-run-over-by-German-tanks.
badda-boom!
I'll probably be here all night too, due to the overwhelming amount of homework I have.
What kind of environmental concerns will be raised about this? I remember the proposed project in Canada at the Bay of Fundy that was being considered for damming to produce tidal power. However, because of the amount of water involved, it would change water levels all over the world. Obviously, this does not involve a dam, but wouldn't the turbine harm aquatic life, and how would the turbines disrupt normal sediment flow?