It looks like the author has a bit of a limited focus. This chart hardly covers all CPU's. Where are the Alpha processors? Someone else mentioned Motorola. Or take the Cray processor. People would be surprised to see how slow PC processors are! This chart even does not cover all AMD and Intel CPUs. For example, processors like the AMD 29K, Intel i860, i960 and the Intel Itanium are missing. But maybe the narrow view of Tom's Hardware Guide is what PC users want, no?
And how about the good old Intel 4004? January 1971!:-)
It takes a signal from earth almost 17 minutes to reach the spacecraft. It takes the same time to get feedback. Also think about the spacecraft's and asteroid's speed. Just try to steer your car with a delay of half an hour. Now you have the right feeling, eh? I think ESA, JAXA, NASA, etc. are doing an amazing job.
Over a distance of 3x10^11 m they land on an object only 548 m long. The corresponding opening angle is so small that my calculator cannot do the math.
The Xbox smashing is also featured in an article by The Inquirer. They also wrote that Xbox geeks take this matter too serious. I just find it amazing how people go balistic over a toy like the Xbox.
Indeed. I built my own microATX system with similar components. Even a 230 W power supply went up in smoke. I do not trust the ratings of the cheap power supplies. That is why I took the "best" one I could find. Still not enough.
Doesn't the interest in a spoof proof that people still like to see Star Trek? Where is the next Star Trek movie? I would love to see an IMAX production.
What follows is a summary of what impact a $34 million reduction has on nuclear physics in the US. Anybody who doubts that there is a program behind this reduction may answer the question how much money is being spent per day in Iraq. Science is an all-time low in the US. Here we go...
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FYI The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Science Policy News Number 168: November 22, 2005
Senators Express Concern Over Layoffs and Run Times at RHIC and Jefferson Lab
Before the Senate passed the FY 2006 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill last week, senators discussed the negative impacts that a reduction in funding for the DOE Nuclear Physics program will have on two key facilities. As it now stands, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility will have to reduce operating times, and, at least at RHIC, reduce staffing.
When the Bush Administration sent its FY 2006 budget request to Congress, it sought an 8.4% or $34.0 million reduction in the Nuclear Physics program budget, from $404.8 million to $370.7 million. The Administration acknowledged this cut would result in a 29% reduction in run time at the Jefferson Accelerator Facility and a 61% reduction in run time at RHIC.
Going into the conference to settle on the final version of the FY 2006 bill, it appeared that the Administration's suggested cut in the Nuclear Physics program budget would be rejected. The House's initial version of the bill had recommended FY 2006 funding a bit higher than what was then the current level. The Senate bill came in even higher, at almost $420 million. A DOE senior official called the outlook "very encouraging" at a meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee in early September (see http://www.aip.org/fyi/2005/128.html.)
Despite this promising outlook, the final appropriations bill funded the Nuclear Physics program at the level requested by the Administration, cutting the budget by 8.4% to $370.7 million (see http://www.aip.org/fyi/2005/160.html.)
Laboratory officials are grappling with the projected impacts of the reduced budget. RHIC's scheduled December 2006 run will be delayed until late in FY 2006. It will be combined with the run for 2007 to afford the longest possible time for experimentation. Brookhaven's current hiring freeze will be extended, and officials estimate there could be as many as 100 scientific and support position layoffs between now and next October 1.
There is language in the FY 2006 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill allowing DOE to reprogram, or shift, money from one program to another, as confirmed in the discussion that took place on the Senate floor that appears below. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) lead this November 14 discussion, highlighting the severe impacts of the reduced funding levels. She was joined by Senator John Warner (R-VA), who expressed concern about the reduced funding level, stating, "At the Jefferson Lab we need to invest in the 12GeV upgrade necessary to sustain the pace of scientific discovery, not cut programs." Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Senator George Allen (R-VA), expressed similar concerns. Their statements, and responses by Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM), the chairman of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee and Senate Minority Leader (and appropriations subcommittee ranking member) Harry Reid (D-NV), follow:
"MS. CLINTON: First, I want to compliment the chairman and ranking member of the Energy and Water Subcommittee for their hard and successful work in leading the development of the Energy and Water bill that is before the body today. I know it is especially difficult to fund all of th
Why would anybody want to buy an Xbox? It is no more than a closed PC where the consumer is no longer in control. We all know how unstable Microsoft GUI's are, and quite frankly, I rather like to launch a game from a simple MSDOS prompt than from a blue GUI. And why buy into new DRM technology? It just makes no sense to buy an Xbox when PC's are so cheap and offer more features and more games with more balance (CSS vs DeCSS etc.).
Hayabusa (MUSES-C) is a Japanese mission. Make that JAXA, not NASA. The mission is paid for in Yen, not Dollar. They launched the probe with an MV-5 rocket, from the Uchinoura Launch Center in Kagoshima.
If George W. Bush wants to go to the moon, then let him go. The sooner the better for the scientific community and most of us. And load that Kansas School Board of Intelligent Design on board, too. Let the mission be designed by Intelligent Design advocates. At least then we can go back to the question whether more intelligent people is one of the goals of evolution.
Actually US companies torpedo scientific projects in the US, too. NASA lost not too long ago a Mars probe thanks to Lockheed Martin's difficulties with the metric system (NASA does use the metric system, of course). I have seen enough blueprints which were converted from metric to imperial back to metric. Precise specs were screwed up by companies still using feet, inches, pounds and all that shit. Like the Romans! "Madness has no purpose. Or reason. But it may have a goal." -- Spock, "The Alternative Factor", stardate 3088.7
I do welcome progress in this kind of research, but I like to ask if we, the people who live now, are going to see the benefits. Even if we knew exactly which genes are responsible for certain tasks, it would still be very difficult to reprogram all genes in a body. The most effective virii cannot affect all cells in a body. Not to mention the matter of decomposition which still has to be addressed for complex lifeforms. Anyway, although I may not benefit completely from this research, I am sure this research will be an asset for humans. Let's hope we learn to share the benefits. Otherwise we will have wars not just for water, oil and money.
> > Sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements for breast enlargement isn't terribly useful. > Guess you haven't seen my wife's breasts, that makes two of us... What, you haven't seen your wife's breasts yet? Man, you need p0rn Ad-Supported Windows badly!;-)
Even if the idea is not new, it still requires courage to copy it. There is also a good chance that they came up with the idea themselves, There are so few companies in the entertainment industry with corporate ethics. Anybody who ever looked at a DVD and wonders why only the distributing company is listed as copyright owner may soon figure out that there is something badly wrong with the entertainment industry. To pursue a business model which does not suck every cent out of an artist can be a risky attempt. I like to compliment Comic Genesis and Seven Seas Entertainment!
"Calibrating" or training these devices must be fun. I have worked on modeling data with mathematical models for scientific projects. While studying the methods I found articles about psychologists using the same methods to model people's behavior. Of course, psychologists in the US would get their samples in the US. That was quite popular in the 60's. Later the psychologists applied their models with the coefficients from the US in Europe. It turned out that the Europeans are all crazy. They just would not match the hyperplanes.
At least the Europeans of today are not using lie detectors to protect air traffic, objects important for national security, check police officers, or innocent people like you and me.
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It looks like the author has a bit of a limited focus. This chart hardly covers all CPU's. Where are the Alpha processors? Someone else mentioned Motorola. Or take the Cray processor. People would be surprised to see how slow PC processors are! This chart even does not cover all AMD and Intel CPUs. For example, processors like the AMD 29K, Intel i860, i960 and the Intel Itanium are missing. But maybe the narrow view of Tom's Hardware Guide is what PC users want, no?
:-)
And how about the good old Intel 4004? January 1971!
It takes a signal from earth almost 17 minutes to reach the spacecraft. It takes the same time to get feedback. Also think about the spacecraft's and asteroid's speed. Just try to steer your car with a delay of half an hour. Now you have the right feeling, eh? I think ESA, JAXA, NASA, etc. are doing an amazing job.
Over a distance of 3x10^11 m they land on an object only 548 m long. The corresponding opening angle is so small that my calculator cannot do the math.
Congratulations!
The Xbox smashing is also featured in an article by The Inquirer. They also wrote that Xbox geeks take this matter too serious. I just find it amazing how people go balistic over a toy like the Xbox.
That is why they call it the Ex box.
Indeed. I built my own microATX system with similar components. Even a 230 W power supply went up in smoke. I do not trust the ratings of the cheap power supplies. That is why I took the "best" one I could find. Still not enough.
Just a few days ago I wrote that this is what people will buy. It seems someone did not like my comment. But reality cannot be /.'ed down.
(dolist (dup dup dup))
Doesn't the interest in a spoof proof that people still like to see Star Trek? Where is the next Star Trek movie? I would love to see an IMAX production.
What follows is a summary of what impact a $34 million reduction has on nuclear physics in the US. Anybody who doubts that there is a program behind this reduction may answer the question how much money is being spent per day in Iraq. Science is an all-time low in the US. Here we go...
---
FYI
The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Science Policy News
Number 168: November 22, 2005
Senators Express Concern Over Layoffs and Run Times at RHIC and
Jefferson Lab
Before the Senate passed the FY 2006 Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Bill last week, senators discussed the negative
impacts that a reduction in funding for the DOE Nuclear Physics
program will have on two key facilities. As it now stands, the
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National
Laboratory and the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
will have to reduce operating times, and, at least at RHIC, reduce
staffing.
When the Bush Administration sent its FY 2006 budget request to
Congress, it sought an 8.4% or $34.0 million reduction in the
Nuclear Physics program budget, from $404.8 million to $370.7
million. The Administration acknowledged this cut would result in a
29% reduction in run time at the Jefferson Accelerator Facility and
a 61% reduction in run time at RHIC.
Going into the conference to settle on the final version of the FY
2006 bill, it appeared that the Administration's suggested cut in
the Nuclear Physics program budget would be rejected. The House's
initial version of the bill had recommended FY 2006 funding a bit
higher than what was then the current level. The Senate bill came
in even higher, at almost $420 million. A DOE senior official
called the outlook "very encouraging" at a meeting of the DOE/NSF
Nuclear Science Advisory Committee in early September (see
http://www.aip.org/fyi/2005/128.html.)
Despite this promising outlook, the final appropriations bill funded
the Nuclear Physics program at the level requested by the
Administration, cutting the budget by 8.4% to $370.7 million (see
http://www.aip.org/fyi/2005/160.html.)
Laboratory officials are grappling with the projected impacts of the
reduced budget. RHIC's scheduled December 2006 run will be delayed
until late in FY 2006. It will be combined with the run for 2007 to
afford the longest possible time for experimentation. Brookhaven's
current hiring freeze will be extended, and officials estimate there
could be as many as 100 scientific and support position layoffs
between now and next October 1.
There is language in the FY 2006 Energy and Water Development
Appropriations bill allowing DOE to reprogram, or shift, money from
one program to another, as confirmed in the discussion that took
place on the Senate floor that appears below. Senator Hillary
Rodham Clinton (D-NY) lead this November 14 discussion,
highlighting the severe impacts of the reduced funding levels. She
was joined by Senator John Warner (R-VA), who expressed concern
about the reduced funding level, stating, "At the Jefferson Lab we
need to invest in the 12GeV upgrade necessary to sustain the pace of
scientific discovery, not cut programs." Senator Charles Schumer
(D-NY) and Senator George Allen (R-VA), expressed similar concerns.
Their statements, and responses by Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM), the
chairman of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Subcommittee and Senate Minority Leader (and appropriations
subcommittee ranking member) Harry Reid (D-NV), follow:
"MS. CLINTON: First, I want to compliment the chairman and ranking
member of the Energy and Water Subcommittee for their hard and
successful work in leading the development of the Energy and Water
bill that is before the body today. I know it is especially
difficult to fund all of th
Watch those idiots who rate every critical comment as trolling. ;-)
People who need colorful icons to start their games, accept the crap of Microsoft GUI's and even pay for this nonsense must enjoy S&M.
It's called vulture media culture.
Why would anybody want to buy an Xbox? It is no more than a closed PC where the consumer is no longer in control. We all know how unstable Microsoft GUI's are, and quite frankly, I rather like to launch a game from a simple MSDOS prompt than from a blue GUI. And why buy into new DRM technology? It just makes no sense to buy an Xbox when PC's are so cheap and offer more features and more games with more balance (CSS vs DeCSS etc.).
Hayabusa (MUSES-C) is a Japanese mission. Make that JAXA, not NASA. The mission is paid for in Yen, not Dollar. They launched the probe with an MV-5 rocket, from the Uchinoura Launch Center in Kagoshima.
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The official Hayabusa is website is http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/enterp/missions/hayabus
If George W. Bush wants to go to the moon, then let him go. The sooner the better for the scientific community and most of us. And load that Kansas School Board of Intelligent Design on board, too. Let the mission be designed by Intelligent Design advocates. At least then we can go back to the question whether more intelligent people is one of the goals of evolution.
Actually US companies torpedo scientific projects in the US, too. NASA lost not too long ago a Mars probe thanks to Lockheed Martin's difficulties with the metric system (NASA does use the metric system, of course). I have seen enough blueprints which were converted from metric to imperial back to metric. Precise specs were screwed up by companies still using feet, inches, pounds and all that shit. Like the Romans! "Madness has no purpose. Or reason. But it may have a goal." -- Spock, "The Alternative Factor", stardate 3088.7
FAT licensing. If this hadn't been stopped on time, what do you think would have happen if someone refused to accept their "license" scheme?
If Microsoft decide to take over the AJAX market with a patent, they will find one.
"Bill, is this your memo: 'how to run a government 101 at 11:00' ?"
"No, it's George's. I took the advanced class last year."
FAT
Someone take Ajax the bleach and scrub those Ajax Javascript stories for good, please! 'nuff of Ajax!!!
I do welcome progress in this kind of research, but I like to ask if we, the people who live now, are going to see the benefits. Even if we knew exactly which genes are responsible for certain tasks, it would still be very difficult to reprogram all genes in a body. The most effective virii cannot affect all cells in a body. Not to mention the matter of decomposition which still has to be addressed for complex lifeforms. Anyway, although I may not benefit completely from this research, I am sure this research will be an asset for humans. Let's hope we learn to share the benefits. Otherwise we will have wars not just for water, oil and money.
> > Sending a bunch of male programmers advertisements for breast enlargement isn't terribly useful. ;-)
> Guess you haven't seen my wife's breasts, that makes two of us...
What, you haven't seen your wife's breasts yet? Man, you need p0rn Ad-Supported Windows badly!
Even if the idea is not new, it still requires courage to copy it. There is also a good chance that they came up with the idea themselves, There are so few companies in the entertainment industry with corporate ethics. Anybody who ever looked at a DVD and wonders why only the distributing company is listed as copyright owner may soon figure out that there is something badly wrong with the entertainment industry. To pursue a business model which does not suck every cent out of an artist can be a risky attempt. I like to compliment Comic Genesis and Seven Seas Entertainment!
"Calibrating" or training these devices must be fun. I have worked on modeling data with mathematical models for scientific projects. While studying the methods I found articles about psychologists using the same methods to model people's behavior. Of course, psychologists in the US would get their samples in the US. That was quite popular in the 60's. Later the psychologists applied their models with the coefficients from the US in Europe. It turned out that the Europeans are all crazy. They just would not match the hyperplanes.
At least the Europeans of today are not using lie detectors to protect air traffic, objects important for national security, check police officers, or innocent people like you and me.