No, it isn't, it's because the marketing drones who think up cluttered sites like MSN would have declined jobs at a company with such deeply uncool hardware.
You're not old enough to get the joke, obviously. For many years,Alan Turing's name frequently got spelt with an umlaut on the assumption he was German and would naturally have one. Oh, and if we're being that pernickety, it's spelled "dummkopf".
Bad enough that a company was allowed to steal the name of the goddess of victory (Nike for the linguistically challenged.) But Janus? The root of January? It's almost a pity the old gods don't really exist. The sight of Bill being hit by well-directed lightning would provide a bit of light entertainment.
Seriously, the theft (because it is theft) from the public commons of words that are part of our cultural heritage shows that the trademark system is defective.
Well, now IBM is chummying up to Novell who now own SuSe (how long will the umlaut last?) and planning open source processors to run Linux, the Grand Plan is coming to fruition.
OS X for creative types under the sky
Solaris for server farms in halls of stone
Windows for mortal men doomed to die
Linux for Big Blue on his deep blue throne
In the land of East Fishkill where the big fabs lie.
Suse to package it, Reiser to file it
Novell to service it, Gnu to compile it
In the land of East Fishkill where the big fabs lie
The "Von Neumann architecture" was in fact part of the original Manchester and Cambridge machines and would have been partof Ace. You are right about the continuum of ideas, but really calling it a Von Neumann architecture is about as accurate as calling it an A E Neuman architecture.
People I've talked to who knew Alan Turing seem to believe that he committed suicide because he could really make no progress in the UK, and his conviction meant he could not work in the US. If the villains of the story, like that **** Womersley and the d******ds in the Civil Service, had got out of the way and let the computer revolution happen, Turing would have been able to find a leading role, rather than having to take a minor role in an area which was, basically, sidelined.
On the contrary, I find nulls extremely useful for both booleans and strings. With booleans, how do you express "don't know"? In the same way, with strings, it's useful to know whether data has yet been entered; the difference between "not yet asked" and "no comment".
The UTM is not binary. It reads marks on a tape, without any presumption of the format of those marks. In the same way, the Difference Engines were base 10 (that's base 9+1, for binarists, octalists and hexadecimalists) and some of the 40s work used base-10 designs.
The importance of Boole's ideas, therefore, was that they provided a grand unifying framework for computer design.
In fact Turing's ideas were more fertile for programming, and it's a pity that he lived in the UK after WW2 and was held back by the usual British official incompetence in technical and commercial matters. And Von Neumann- how important was he really for computer development? Not as important, I think, as Black, Eckert or Mauchly.
How can a government of the people, for the people NOT use a publicly auditable system? (caution: this might just be satirical)
But then, I'm reminded of Terry Pratchett's Discworld continent XXXX: They put politicians in prisons immediately they win elections, because it saves time later.
The USA has some sort of trade boycott of Russia which prevents investment in the Russian space program. Which means the way is open for cooperation between Russia and the EU: I believe Arianespace will be using Russian launchers at some point. However, it's hard to imagine the EU wanting a manned space program (or indeed any big showy projects with very dubious returns) what with all the new accession countries joining next month.
Perhaps the answer is for the Russians to suggest that the program should take place on a site close to continental US, perhaps on an island where there is already a large US military base. Yes, that's it. Fund the program, do the work on Cuba.
I like Macs, and I've bought them steadily since 1989 (recent convert, huh?). But I had to replace my laptop and I'm typing this on an Acer 1501. Yes, I'm sorry. It's heavy. But I don't travel a lot. Battery life isn't huge ( about 2 and a half hours evening use, less when working.) But it has a more than decent screen, 1.8GHz AMD64 processor, it can expand to 2G of RAM, the hard disk is easily replaceable and upgradeable, it has 2.4x DVD+RW and it will run a 64 bit operating system just as soon as I have enough drivers. (I tested XP Pro 64 last night; it found the video but nothing else). And it cost less than half what the G5 powerbook is likely to cost.
About the time Apple needs to launch the PB G5, there will be a lot of competition in the 64 bit market. OK, Apple will probably survive, but the important market share in high end laptops may be severely threatened.
And yes, I know the AMD64 is a kludge (it's like a Tomcat with a piston prop on the front), but it's a hellishly compatible kludge. I like elegant processor architectures, but this one works and works well.
Of course, Try printing an A0 poster with a laser. Or finding an economical A3 laser printer for occasional use. Or getting photo quality off a laser printer.
In fact, as inkjet technology improves it may well eventually replace laser. Business inkjets aren't bad at all and are cheap to run. Why do you think all commercial print media still uses ink rather than xerography?
and I shouldn't snap at the bait, but isn't it the case that, by definition, to get from no life to life without creationism you need abiogenesis? You don't "admit" abiogenesis is required, you believe that happened if you think (as I do) that creationism is a bad joke pushed too far. And in any case, Dawkins is just a scientific populariser with a big ego, (he thinks he's "bright" for being an atheist, clearly has some identity issues) and hardly authoritative.
And, as someone who has had extensive experience with batteries, I agree. Never parallel battery cells unless you know how to design the necessary support electronics to prevent one discharging into the other (it can be done but it is complicated and there is always some voltage loss.)
Instead, either use two 4-way AA cell holders in series with non-rechargeable cells(for a total of 12V), which are available from most electronics distributors, or a combination of 2 and 4 way holders to allow the use of 10 NiCd or NiMH AA or AAA cells - also for a total of 12V since these cells run about 1.2V each. With a diode and a resistor you can trickle charge this arrangement through a car lighter plug, since car batteries run around 14.5V. It's a kludge but a feasible kludge.
I wonder if anyone has looked at modifying the works of a Freeplay radio (wind up dynamo) to act as a charger for small appliances like iPods?
Before computers, no Japanese manager was complete without his box of brushes on the desk. In those days, hand-crafting a memo really meant something. And then, what of the US middle manager with his hideous onyx block on the desk with the pen holder? Remember the days (most of you won't) when the VP would slowly draw out his Mont Blanc (huge, cigar sized phallic substitute) to sign things impressively?
No, this isn't about pocket protector land. It's about fitting the retro needs of management. The projection keyboard will suck, the projection video will require a roll screen to descend from above that constantly jams, but the guy behind the three acre desk will once more be in his comfort zone. Result: no more problems with the Japanese economy, no more Enrons, as execs get their self-esteem back and no longer have to do illegal or fraudulent things to feel wanted.
I for one welcome the dawn of sociological computing.
Our physics teacher was using the Van der Graaf for an experiment (in fact, he was intending to measure the current it produced). Over the demonstrator's bench, a fluorescent tube was flickering. He got annoyed. He climbed on a stool to remove the offending fluorescent.
You can guess the rest. The remote end of the tube dropped towards the van der Graaf. About 10cm from the dome, there was a spark. The dome discharged through the tube, which flashed, the physicist, and the stool. Most impressive.
The tube survived falling on the bench. We learned several things from this:
Contrary to belief, our teacher knew the f-word.
The current was actually so small, as it had to pass down a wooden stool, that he was unhurt.
No, not my doors. Read the post. And, BTW, it was a fairly recent upmarket vehicle from a major US manufacturer
In fact it appears that the most likely explanation is that component failure allowed interference into the control system. Not all the rolling codes in the world will overcome a failure INSIDE the protected area.
Unfortunately, in a completely incomprehensible fit of apparent insanity, Churchill ordered Colossus and its plans destroyed after WWII. It's strange that someone who was otherwise quite far-sighted (after visiting Bletchley, his memo read something like 'Give them everything they ask for immediately' ) could throw away a major technological advance.
In the UK, a public school is an independent school that was set up by an Act of Parliament or by a religious foundation. Examples are well-known schools like Eton(by the King), and less well-known ones like University College School(by Parliament) and Downside(Catholic foundation). A private school is a school that was set up, either profit or non-profit, by individuals. Examples are schools like Millfield. A State school is a school that is owned and operated by local government. There are a few exceptions and some additional minor groups.
Not all true public schools are boarding, and a few state schools are. Therefore to be correct, the parent should have said "In Britain, this happens in boarding schools, not the prisons".
To make life even more complicated, the UK has a prison (Ford Open Prison) which is where all the fraudsters and bent accountants go. It is supposed to provide one of the best (unofficial) MBAs you can get.
I bought my last car just after a colleague had had problems with his keyless system - it started unlocking the doors every time a truck with a CB went past. As a result, I insisted on not having keyless entry. I'm beginning to think I should moderate my decision "Insightful".
What's funny about that? The Vatican still uses a lot of Latin, and probably has views on Microsoft. They might well want to do an OO translation. They have to find Latin equivalents for modern terms anyway. As for Classical Greek, it may have escaped your notice that it has developed into modern Greek. I guess a different typeface might well fix it (capitals only and the sigma is different.)
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No, it isn't, it's because the marketing drones who think up cluttered sites like MSN would have declined jobs at a company with such deeply uncool hardware.
You're not old enough to get the joke, obviously. For many years,Alan Turing's name frequently got spelt with an umlaut on the assumption he was German and would naturally have one.
Oh, and if we're being that pernickety, it's spelled "dummkopf".
It's almost a pity the old gods don't really exist. The sight of Bill being hit by well-directed lightning would provide a bit of light entertainment.
Seriously, the theft (because it is theft) from the public commons of words that are part of our cultural heritage shows that the trademark system is defective.
OS X for creative types under the sky
Solaris for server farms in halls of stone
Windows for mortal men doomed to die
Linux for Big Blue on his deep blue throne
In the land of East Fishkill where the big fabs lie.
Suse to package it, Reiser to file it
Novell to service it, Gnu to compile it
In the land of East Fishkill where the big fabs lie
The "Von Neumann architecture" was in fact part of the original Manchester and Cambridge machines and would have been partof Ace. You are right about the continuum of ideas, but really calling it a Von Neumann architecture is about as accurate as calling it an A E Neuman architecture.
People I've talked to who knew Alan Turing seem to believe that he committed suicide because he could really make no progress in the UK, and his conviction meant he could not work in the US. If the villains of the story, like that **** Womersley and the d******ds in the Civil Service, had got out of the way and let the computer revolution happen, Turing would have been able to find a leading role, rather than having to take a minor role in an area which was, basically, sidelined.
On the contrary, I find nulls extremely useful for both booleans and strings. With booleans, how do you express "don't know"? In the same way, with strings, it's useful to know whether data has yet been entered; the difference between "not yet asked" and "no comment".
The importance of Boole's ideas, therefore, was that they provided a grand unifying framework for computer design.
In fact Turing's ideas were more fertile for programming, and it's a pity that he lived in the UK after WW2 and was held back by the usual British official incompetence in technical and commercial matters. And Von Neumann- how important was he really for computer development? Not as important, I think, as Black, Eckert or Mauchly.
She was also already a PhD when she was called up for active service in WW2, so the grandparent post is really highly inaccurate.
Grace Hopper - the third programmer in the United States, and a fitting successor to Ada Lovelace.
But then, I'm reminded of Terry Pratchett's Discworld continent XXXX: They put politicians in prisons immediately they win elections, because it saves time later.
Perhaps the answer is for the Russians to suggest that the program should take place on a site close to continental US, perhaps on an island where there is already a large US military base. Yes, that's it. Fund the program, do the work on Cuba.
About the time Apple needs to launch the PB G5, there will be a lot of competition in the 64 bit market. OK, Apple will probably survive, but the important market share in high end laptops may be severely threatened.
And yes, I know the AMD64 is a kludge (it's like a Tomcat with a piston prop on the front), but it's a hellishly compatible kludge. I like elegant processor architectures, but this one works and works well.
Of course not. It's beta and I won't even put it on my main HDD.
Ground in my cast iron hand grinder
Extracted in my Krups espresso machine
As espresso, or as a proper cafe-au-lait (thanks broken /. I18n).
Are people really caffeine addicts? Sometimes I drink the stuff, sometimes I don't, and it makes little difference.
In fact, as inkjet technology improves it may well eventually replace laser. Business inkjets aren't bad at all and are cheap to run. Why do you think all commercial print media still uses ink rather than xerography?
and I shouldn't snap at the bait, but isn't it the case that, by definition, to get from no life to life without creationism you need abiogenesis? You don't "admit" abiogenesis is required, you believe that happened if you think (as I do) that creationism is a bad joke pushed too far. And in any case, Dawkins is just a scientific populariser with a big ego, (he thinks he's "bright" for being an atheist, clearly has some identity issues) and hardly authoritative.
Instead, either use two 4-way AA cell holders in series with non-rechargeable cells(for a total of 12V), which are available from most electronics distributors, or a combination of 2 and 4 way holders to allow the use of 10 NiCd or NiMH AA or AAA cells - also for a total of 12V since these cells run about 1.2V each. With a diode and a resistor you can trickle charge this arrangement through a car lighter plug, since car batteries run around 14.5V. It's a kludge but a feasible kludge.
I wonder if anyone has looked at modifying the works of a Freeplay radio (wind up dynamo) to act as a charger for small appliances like iPods?
is how it's described in the article. I think that's a bit unfair. It can't help its appearance.
No, this isn't about pocket protector land. It's about fitting the retro needs of management. The projection keyboard will suck, the projection video will require a roll screen to descend from above that constantly jams, but the guy behind the three acre desk will once more be in his comfort zone. Result: no more problems with the Japanese economy, no more Enrons, as execs get their self-esteem back and no longer have to do illegal or fraudulent things to feel wanted.
I for one welcome the dawn of sociological computing.
Our physics teacher was using the Van der Graaf for an experiment (in fact, he was intending to measure the current it produced). Over the demonstrator's bench, a fluorescent tube was flickering. He got annoyed. He climbed on a stool to remove the offending fluorescent.
You can guess the rest. The remote end of the tube dropped towards the van der Graaf. About 10cm from the dome, there was a spark. The dome discharged through the tube, which flashed, the physicist, and the stool. Most impressive.
The tube survived falling on the bench. We learned several things from this:
In fact it appears that the most likely explanation is that component failure allowed interference into the control system. Not all the rolling codes in the world will overcome a failure INSIDE the protected area.
Unfortunately, in a completely incomprehensible fit of apparent insanity, Churchill ordered Colossus and its plans destroyed after WWII. It's strange that someone who was otherwise quite far-sighted (after visiting Bletchley, his memo read something like 'Give them everything they ask for immediately' ) could throw away a major technological advance.
Not all true public schools are boarding, and a few state schools are. Therefore to be correct, the parent should have said "In Britain, this happens in boarding schools, not the prisons".
To make life even more complicated, the UK has a prison (Ford Open Prison) which is where all the fraudsters and bent accountants go. It is supposed to provide one of the best (unofficial) MBAs you can get.
I bought my last car just after a colleague had had problems with his keyless system - it started unlocking the doors every time a truck with a CB went past. As a result, I insisted on not having keyless entry. I'm beginning to think I should moderate my decision "Insightful".
What's funny about that? The Vatican still uses a lot of Latin, and probably has views on Microsoft. They might well want to do an OO translation. They have to find Latin equivalents for modern terms anyway. As for Classical Greek, it may have escaped your notice that it has developed into modern Greek. I guess a different typeface might well fix it (capitals only and the sigma is different.)