To follow your logic, we should all share the cost of the mission and the mining expenses??
I don't think so. If they are willing to take on the expense of making this happen, they should (and will) get the majority of the payout.
Two arbitrary lines in a 2D plane will meet with probability 1.0.
Two arbitrary lines in 3D space will meet with probability 0.0.
What you should be considering is:
Two arbitrary lines in a 2D plane will meet with probability 1.0.
Two arbitrary planes in 3D space will meet with probability 1.0.
Two arbitrary cubes in 4D space will meet with probability 1.0.
Morgan Freeman already told me all I needed to know about this a couple of months ago.
Start around 14:14 in the video for the relevant info. Seriously - it's worth watching.
From TFA:
Jolt works in conjunction with a compiler, a program that translates code written in a high-level programming language into rudimentary instructions that a computer can understand. When an application is being compiled, Jolt marks the beginnings and ends of all the loops indicated in the source code. If the compiled application later stalls, Jolt simply forces it to skip ahead to the first instruction following the loop it’s stuck in.
Wouldn't this be like using a symbol file? In.Net, for example, a.pdb gets generated when you compile in debug mode. You can certainly then attach a debugger to a program stuck in an infinite loop and tell the debugger to jump to the code following the loop. It sounds like they're just doing this in some automated way.
Of course this completely ignores any benefit of compiler optimization when compiled without symbols in "release" mode. Not to mention making it impractical to obfuscate your code to prevent disassembly.
Seems like a really bad idea overall.
According to TFA, 1Q2011 = 252MW. So if growth is at least flat for the year, thats 252*4 = 1008MW, or 1.008GW.
Also according to TFA, growth for jobs over the same period is 25K - 50K. So that's somewhere between 24,801 and 49,603 jobs per gigawatt.
So it will take between 30,009 and 60,019 jobs to build me a flux capacitor? That can't be right...
Several of the Wal-Mart's near me have RedBox machine's in their entrance lobby. I wonder if they are going to remove them to not compete with their online offering? I realize RedBox isn't streaming, but if I'm Wal-Mart, I will probably want to direct customers to purchase online from me, instead of giving up valuable revenue when those customers come to my store to purchase from my new competitor.
If MS really wants to cooperate with Linux, it should start by fully sponsoring the Mono project, just like Novell used to. Xamarin need this kind of support and it would be a huge plus for MS developers to start embracing Linux instead of rejecting it out of hand.
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What CAN it be used for?
To follow your logic, we should all share the cost of the mission and the mining expenses?? I don't think so. If they are willing to take on the expense of making this happen, they should (and will) get the majority of the payout.
In case of meltdown, just head it out to the middle of nowhere. Or am I missing something?
Holy crap - you mean Disney got it right?
Flight of the Navigator spaceship
Darpa Falcon
Two arbitrary lines in a 2D plane will meet with probability 1.0.
Two arbitrary lines in 3D space will meet with probability 0.0.
What you should be considering is:
Two arbitrary lines in a 2D plane will meet with probability 1.0.
Two arbitrary planes in 3D space will meet with probability 1.0.
Two arbitrary cubes in 4D space will meet with probability 1.0.
Morgan Freeman already told me all I needed to know about this a couple of months ago. Start around 14:14 in the video for the relevant info. Seriously - it's worth watching.
From TFA: Jolt works in conjunction with a compiler, a program that translates code written in a high-level programming language into rudimentary instructions that a computer can understand. When an application is being compiled, Jolt marks the beginnings and ends of all the loops indicated in the source code. If the compiled application later stalls, Jolt simply forces it to skip ahead to the first instruction following the loop it’s stuck in.
.Net, for example, a .pdb gets generated when you compile in debug mode. You can certainly then attach a debugger to a program stuck in an infinite loop and tell the debugger to jump to the code following the loop. It sounds like they're just doing this in some automated way.
Wouldn't this be like using a symbol file? In
Of course this completely ignores any benefit of compiler optimization when compiled without symbols in "release" mode. Not to mention making it impractical to obfuscate your code to prevent disassembly. Seems like a really bad idea overall.
I swear when I read this, I though it said Allen and Aliens... Damn font...
According to TFA, 1Q2011 = 252MW. So if growth is at least flat for the year, thats 252*4 = 1008MW, or 1.008GW. Also according to TFA, growth for jobs over the same period is 25K - 50K. So that's somewhere between 24,801 and 49,603 jobs per gigawatt. So it will take between 30,009 and 60,019 jobs to build me a flux capacitor? That can't be right...
I like the second video in the article better. Much more realistic. Gotta get me one of those see through iPhones!
Several of the Wal-Mart's near me have RedBox machine's in their entrance lobby. I wonder if they are going to remove them to not compete with their online offering? I realize RedBox isn't streaming, but if I'm Wal-Mart, I will probably want to direct customers to purchase online from me, instead of giving up valuable revenue when those customers come to my store to purchase from my new competitor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma_Shave
Where can I get a geek card? I keep asking, but nobody ever listens to me...
If MS really wants to cooperate with Linux, it should start by fully sponsoring the Mono project, just like Novell used to. Xamarin need this kind of support and it would be a huge plus for MS developers to start embracing Linux instead of rejecting it out of hand.