The ads for CSI were truly repugnant while Jants boob was only a little alarming.
I just looked at a still, and my first thought was, "oh, my god... yuck." She had some metal medallion on anyway, and it just looked like... some kind of Borg-nipple.
Now how do I get ahold of the guy who does the spices at KFC? That's easy: flour, salt, pepper, and monosodium glutamate. You can find all kinds of references for this. Here is one of them.
It's NASA's craft that works when others have failed. Perhaps this is a good sign for things to come... It is certainly good news to hear of a successful landing, and to anticipate all the information we will receive from this project. And as for the Beagle 2, it was a lot cheaper than Spirit, and if nothing else, we can hopefully use its failure as a useful data point. In other words, the experts may be able to learn the boundaries of exactly what is necessary for a succesful Mars mission, so even a "damn! it failed!" gives us some useful information.
I still wonder about the possibility of "poisoning" these address databases with automated tools, rendering the info useless.
I was thinking of a similar thing, except that the kit would come with some email sending software (or an equivalent virus) that the spammer would use. Unknown to the spammer, some small fraction of the outbound emails would include real personal information obtained from his hard drive, and those special emails would be threatening letters to public officials. It's fun to think about anyway:-)
"If you don't like the weather in New England, just wait five minutes."
I think you can generalize this to replace the token "New England" with pretty much any place you like. It seems that no matter where you go, people will say that very same thing (inserting their own state or location). And for some reason, they will think that their words are original and insightful.
I seem to remember reading about 3com doing that. Apparently their ethernet cards did not use the standard inter-frame gap, effectively capturing the ethernet as long as it had data to send. Obviously this is unfair to the other hosts, but who cares about the neighbors so long as you come out on top? You could call this an ethernet version of "tragedy of the commons".
I have had an 11C for about 20 years now, and have a pair of 16C that I got about 10 years ago when Educalc had that sale:-) I truly believe these are the best calculators that any company has ever made in the history of mankind (the 11c and 16c that is).
I also got a 32Sii also about 10 years ago, but it is just not as handy as either the 11c or 16c. The keyboard is just not as convenient as the 11c and 16c, switching radixes is hassle, no temporary "clear prefix", and I find the dot matrix display annoying compared with the LCD segments. Not that I hate the 32Sii; I use it every day along with the 16c. But HP lost something important when they abandoned the 11 series.
There's probably no chance that I would buy this new contraption. Could they possibly make it any uglier?!
Here's a scary thought. What if Microsoft is underwriting, supporting or even directing SCO in their attacks on Linux and other *NIX?
Okay, I'll play the "straight man":-)
So how would Microsoft channel all that money into SCO to keep them going? And it's not like some mystery people are bidding up the price of SCO stock just so the SCO executives can sell their shares for much more than they are really worth...
The Xen layer wil have some sort of deep down DRM.
I am also thinking that DRM may be involved with this, but from another angle. Microsoft has been hinting for a while about a "trusted" computing environment, and this may be an easy way for them to get started.
With multiple virtual machines running, one can be the standard XP/2000 desktop running regular Win32 apps, and another can be the DRM sandbox running their new generation of "trusted" software. By creating a separate virtual machine, they don't have to break compatibility with current software, while they are quietly installing the groundwork for their upcoming WinXP "pound me in the ass" edition.
If the batteries are too low, there's nothing you can do to keep the thing operating
Sure there is, just add a small 2-stroke engine and generator to automatically charge up the battery. Ideally, it would run at 20,000 RPM, burn model airplane fuel, and have no muffler. (I know what you are about to say, and my answer is, "yes, that's the point!")
It probably seems intuitive to you, and that's the problem. Lots of intuitive things just aren't true, because usually your guesses are based on incomplete or simply incorrect information. That's why it's important for scientists to prove their theories instead of just accepting them blindly.
That's a very good point. For instance, it is "obvious" that plastic cutting boards are better than wood, right? Well, actually no... Here is just one interesting comparison of cutting boards.
Sometimes you just have to set aside your assumptions and find out.
now that we have crossed the threshold of knowing that its possible to break the sound barrier without a sonic boom we can now get on with wondering if maybe the remaining waves could be modified in other ways, like directing all the sonic energy up and not down, minimizing it or maximally dispersing it.
Or maybe modulating it? How much would Intel pay to have the sound pressure waves reproduce their jingle as the airplanes fly by?:-)
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Since most applications do not need a 64 bit address range, will it be possible to still use all the juicy 64 bit number manipulation for 64 bit numbers but still keep 32 bit pointers for most things?
For programs that fit nicely in a 32 bit address space, perhaps you could designate one of the 64-bit registers as a base pointer, and store all the addresses as offsets? This may be cheaper than you think, since we now have 8 additional registers to play with.
In fact, I think it will be at least 5 years, and probably a decade before the average application needs to use more then 31 bits of address space.
Perhaps. On the other hand, for some applications it may be useful and convenient to map large files into memory (using mmap or equivalent) instead of the traditional file read/write methods. (This is a REALLY OLD idea, by the way.)
With using file reads and writes, the application has to allocate data buffers, do the reads and writes, and often maintain a cache of current or often used data. The read and write operations will probably require a memory copy between user and kernel space.
With memory-mapping a file, the OS and virtual memory system handles all the buffering and other details, and you can treat the file as one huge memory array. Just don't forget to msync() from time to time:-)
One big problem with mmap()'ing big files is that you run out of address space when the file is big. On a 32-bit CPU, this might be anywhere between 512MB and 4GB depending on the architecture and OS. With 64-bit address space, it may be possible (and maybe even customary) to map large and huge files for performance and convenience reasons.
Here's the deal. You go to a store and buy a CD. Yuo open the box and there's nothing inside. It's simple and effective. Of course you dont get to listen to the music.
American Splendor?! Cool! Then I clicked on your link to check it out. Blank page. Crap.
Well, I _was_ going to mod this up as informative. But this link doesn't seem to work unless I spread my cheeks and let Javascript in. (Nice imagery, eh?)
So, in what format do they send the video to the device?
The video is transcoded on the fly to MPEG1. The transcoder itself is based on the ffmpeg/libavcodec project, so anyone is free to extend the capabilities, see how it works, or write a new one. If you are curious, you can download the Win32 build environment, tools, and source code here: update.prismiq.com/plugins/
They say the device plays DivX, but since it doesn't have an MPEG4 decoder, it all has to be done in software, and I'm skeptical about the device's ability to play high-bitrate MPEG4 (DivX, XVid, others) streams.
The MPEG4/DivX streams are decoded in software, but on the server PC. I just now tested a decent quality (about 700kb/s) DivX movie on my 1700 Athlon, and the utilization was just under 20%. Sure, that's a lot of CPU cycles on one hand, but on the other hand for anyone who has a relatively recent PC, it's not a burden either.
You are retaining a copy of the music on your computer and now giving it to someone else.
Unless Kazaa deleted your file after they downloaded it, it would be the same.
Okay, that brings up an interesting angle. Suppose we had a file "sharing" system that did exactly this, in order to emulate the physical world. Naturally, the actual original media still exists as a separate copy, but the total number of copies after sharing will never exceed two (the physical original and the digital copy). If I understand the fears of the record labels correctly, they are _mainly_ afraid of one copy multiplying explosively, right?
There would be many ways to implement such a system. Here is one of the painfully obvious ones: when a file is about to be "shared", it is first rendered temporarily unusable on the source computer by a simple encryption, then copied to the destination computer, then the decryption key is passed to the destination, and then the key is destroyed on the source, and finally the file deleted at the source.
The source computer could obviously circumvent this sharing mechanism, but it would be very inconvenient since the files to be shared would have to be copied from a separate place each time it is "shared". My guess is that convenience is the principle driving force in this environment, and so the main mode of operation would tend to follow the basic rules, with circumvention being uncommon.
There has yet to be one shred of evidence to prove there is some "intelligent design" behind the creation of the universe.
Proof? Hahahaha. Many people will believe "whatever they want to believe"... If things were otherwise, you could find the "one true religion" in Consumer Reports:-)
Personally, I think that the Earth was seeded by some bored civilization as a "reality show" for their entertainment. With the way we have been behaving, I'm sure they are getting their money's worth:-)
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The ads for CSI were truly repugnant while Jants boob was only a little alarming.
... some kind of Borg-nipple.
I just looked at a still, and my first thought was, "oh, my god... yuck." She had some metal medallion on anyway, and it just looked like
Now how do I get ahold of the guy who does the spices at KFC?
That's easy: flour, salt, pepper, and monosodium glutamate. You can find all kinds of references for this. Here is one of them.
>> Windows NT was as close to a complete rewrite (of Windows 3.1)... ;)
> Really? I didn't think there was much to rewrite.
There is probably a fair amount of work porting any MSDOS program to VMS...
It's NASA's craft that works when others have failed. Perhaps this is a good sign for things to come...
It is certainly good news to hear of a successful landing, and to anticipate all the information we will receive from this project. And as for the Beagle 2, it was a lot cheaper than Spirit, and if nothing else, we can hopefully use its failure as a useful data point. In other words, the experts may be able to learn the boundaries of exactly what is necessary for a succesful Mars mission, so even a "damn! it failed!" gives us some useful information.
I still wonder about the possibility of "poisoning" these address databases with automated tools, rendering the info useless.
:-)
I was thinking of a similar thing, except that the kit would come with some email sending software (or an equivalent virus) that the spammer would use. Unknown to the spammer, some small fraction of the outbound emails would include real personal information obtained from his hard drive, and those special emails would be threatening letters to public officials. It's fun to think about anyway
"If you don't like the weather in New England, just wait five minutes."
I think you can generalize this to replace the token "New England" with pretty much any place you like. It seems that no matter where you go, people will say that very same thing (inserting their own state or location). And for some reason, they will think that their words are original and insightful.
Fried spam is a lovely thing.
I think the proper term for cooking SPAM is "cauterize".
I seem to remember reading about 3com doing that. Apparently their ethernet cards did not use the standard inter-frame gap, effectively capturing the ethernet as long as it had data to send. Obviously this is unfair to the other hosts, but who cares about the neighbors so long as you come out on top? You could call this an ethernet version of "tragedy of the commons".
I have had an 11C for about 20 years now, and have a pair of 16C that I got about 10 years ago when Educalc had that sale :-) I truly believe these are the best calculators that any company has ever made in the history of mankind (the 11c and 16c that is).
I also got a 32Sii also about 10 years ago, but it is just not as handy as either the 11c or 16c. The keyboard is just not as convenient as the 11c and 16c, switching radixes is hassle, no temporary "clear prefix", and I find the dot matrix display annoying compared with the LCD segments. Not that I hate the 32Sii; I use it every day along with the 16c. But HP lost something important when they abandoned the 11 series.
There's probably no chance that I would buy this new contraption. Could they possibly make it any uglier?!
Here's a scary thought. What if Microsoft is underwriting, supporting or even directing SCO in their attacks on Linux and other *NIX?
:-)
:-)
Okay, I'll play the "straight man"
So how would Microsoft channel all that money into SCO to keep them going? And it's not like some mystery people are bidding up the price of SCO stock just so the SCO executives can sell their shares for much more than they are really worth...
Okay, your turn
The Xen layer wil have some sort of deep down DRM.
I am also thinking that DRM may be involved with this, but from another angle. Microsoft has been hinting for a while about a "trusted" computing environment, and this may be an easy way for them to get started.
With multiple virtual machines running, one can be the standard XP/2000 desktop running regular Win32 apps, and another can be the DRM sandbox running their new generation of "trusted" software. By creating a separate virtual machine, they don't have to break compatibility with current software, while they are quietly installing the groundwork for their upcoming WinXP "pound me in the ass" edition.
To clarify it is the Dutch and German equivalent to the Swedish SIS
Paratroopers?
That is taking product safety enforcement to a new level...
Except that homeopathy doesn't work. Never has. Never will.
You forgot the obligatory joke:
"Did you hear about the guy that OD'ed on homeopathic medicine?"
"Yeah, he forgot to take it."
I also got a kick out of Dr. Dean Edel, who mused about selling "homeopathic crack cocaine", since it would be legal (contains no cocaine).
If the batteries are too low, there's nothing you can do to keep the thing operating
Sure there is, just add a small 2-stroke engine and generator to automatically charge up the battery. Ideally, it would run at 20,000 RPM, burn model airplane fuel, and have no muffler. (I know what you are about to say, and my answer is, "yes, that's the point!")
It probably seems intuitive to you, and that's the problem. Lots of intuitive things just aren't true, because usually your guesses are based on incomplete or simply incorrect information. That's why it's important for scientists to prove their theories instead of just accepting them blindly.
That's a very good point. For instance, it is "obvious" that plastic cutting boards are better than wood, right? Well, actually no...
Here is just one interesting comparison of cutting boards.
Sometimes you just have to set aside your assumptions and find out.
now that we have crossed the threshold of knowing that its possible to break the sound barrier without a sonic boom we can now get on with wondering if maybe the remaining waves could be modified in other ways, like directing all the sonic energy up and not down, minimizing it or maximally dispersing it.
:-)
Or maybe modulating it? How much would Intel pay to have the sound pressure waves reproduce their jingle as the airplanes fly by?
Since most applications do not need a 64 bit address range, will it be possible to still use all the juicy 64 bit number manipulation for 64 bit numbers but still keep 32 bit pointers for most things?
:-)
For programs that fit nicely in a 32 bit address space, perhaps you could designate one of the 64-bit registers as a base pointer, and store all the addresses as offsets? This may be cheaper than you think, since we now have 8 additional registers to play with.
In fact, I think it will be at least 5 years, and probably a decade before the average application needs to use more then 31 bits of address space.
Perhaps. On the other hand, for some applications it may be useful and convenient to map large files into memory (using mmap or equivalent) instead of the traditional file read/write methods. (This is a REALLY OLD idea, by the way.)
With using file reads and writes, the application has to allocate data buffers, do the reads and writes, and often maintain a cache of current or often used data. The read and write operations will probably require a memory copy between user and kernel space.
With memory-mapping a file, the OS and virtual memory system handles all the buffering and other details, and you can treat the file as one huge memory array. Just don't forget to msync() from time to time
One big problem with mmap()'ing big files is that you run out of address space when the file is big. On a 32-bit CPU, this might be anywhere between 512MB and 4GB depending on the architecture and OS. With 64-bit address space, it may be possible (and maybe even customary) to map large and huge files for performance and convenience reasons.
Umm, the microwave does not use ultraviolet wavelengths, it use microwave wavelengths,
:-)
And that's an important difference when you want to erase some EPROM's
Here's the deal. You go to a store and buy a CD. Yuo open the box and there's nothing inside. It's simple and effective. Of course you dont get to listen to the music.
Well, does it have nice cover art?
American Splendor?! Cool! Then I clicked on your link to check it out. Blank page. Crap.
Well, I _was_ going to mod this up as informative. But this link doesn't seem to work unless I spread my cheeks and let Javascript in. (Nice imagery, eh?)
So, in what format do they send the video to the device?
The video is transcoded on the fly to MPEG1. The transcoder itself is based on the ffmpeg/libavcodec project, so anyone is free to extend the capabilities, see how it works, or write a new one. If you are curious, you can download the Win32 build environment, tools, and source code here:
update.prismiq.com/plugins/
They say the device plays DivX, but since it doesn't have an MPEG4 decoder, it all has to be done in software, and I'm skeptical about the device's ability to play high-bitrate MPEG4 (DivX, XVid, others) streams.
The MPEG4/DivX streams are decoded in software, but on the server PC. I just now tested a decent quality (about 700kb/s) DivX movie on my 1700 Athlon, and the utilization was just under 20%. Sure, that's a lot of CPU cycles on one hand, but on the other hand for anyone who has a relatively recent PC, it's not a burden either.
You are retaining a copy of the music on your computer and now giving it to someone else.
Unless Kazaa deleted your file after they downloaded it, it would be the same.
Okay, that brings up an interesting angle. Suppose we had a file "sharing" system that did exactly this, in order to emulate the physical world. Naturally, the actual original media still exists as a separate copy, but the total number of copies after sharing will never exceed two (the physical original and the digital copy). If I understand the fears of the record labels correctly, they are _mainly_ afraid of one copy multiplying explosively, right?
There would be many ways to implement such a system. Here is one of the painfully obvious ones: when a file is about to be "shared", it is first rendered temporarily unusable on the source computer by a simple encryption, then copied to the destination computer, then the decryption key is passed to the destination, and then the key is destroyed on the source, and finally the file deleted at the source.
The source computer could obviously circumvent this sharing mechanism, but it would be very inconvenient since the files to be shared would have to be copied from a separate place each time it is "shared". My guess is that convenience is the principle driving force in this environment, and so the main mode of operation would tend to follow the basic rules, with circumvention being uncommon.
What we need is to come up with a catchy term that describes abuse of non-jews by jews.
Retail!
(Oh, God. There goes my karma...)
There has yet to be one shred of evidence to prove there is some "intelligent design" behind the creation of the universe.
:-)
:-)
Proof? Hahahaha. Many people will believe "whatever they want to believe"... If things were otherwise, you could find the "one true religion" in Consumer Reports
Personally, I think that the Earth was seeded by some bored civilization as a "reality show" for their entertainment. With the way we have been behaving, I'm sure they are getting their money's worth