User: citoc

Re:String Theory

On: Elegant Universe Airs Tonight on PBS

The issue isn't the inability to understand higher dimensions, most critics have an issue with the inability to observe higher dimensions. If higher dimensions exist, why don't we observe things moving in them? The only reason String theory predicts higher dimensions is because the matrix it uses (the math kind not the movie kind ;-) can only be solved in higher dimensions. So the explanation that these higher dimensions must in fact exist on a plane smaller than our observable limit (roughly a proton) seems a bit arbitrary to some (many).

Surely we can agree that the gap between quantum and relativity needs to be filled, but going off on a whole set of random assumptions based on what needs to be true to solve a little math issue might not be the best approach. Then again, look what it did for Einstein... Of course the difference there was that his predictions were actually observed...

Quicktime Brodcaster/Streaming Server

On: TV "Broadcasting" Over Wireless Networks?

Quicktime Products

Darwin Server works on anything....

Re:Why not MD?

On: Dell Dropping The Floppy

MD (as MO: magneto-optical) drives are quite popular in Japan. They just never really caught on in the US.

Only a few companies make them, but the work rather well.

See also the NeXT Cube (which had an MO drive)

Re:No Support for Mac??

On: Video Streaming Goes Peer-to-Peer

any estimated time frame we (the public) might be able to use it?

Umm . . . It aint true

On: BBC To Revive Doctor Who Next Year

As much as I'd love to see one of my favorite shows of all time revived, It isn't true. The BBC has denied it already.

Personally, I'd like to see something bringing back the old "Behind the Sofa" feeling; more suspense along the lines of "The Sixth Sense." Somehow the old monsters just aren't scary anymore . . .

Just my $0.02.