Calibre doesn't convert anything, it smashes text from one format to another,
Which is exactly the definition of "convert" (except that it certainly isn't restricted to text)
giving clueless users the impression that no information was discarded in the process.
Today I would expect the opposite: That clueless users (who are used to converting music and movies between lossy formats) think that every time something is converted there is some loss (while there certainly exist lossless conversions).
Indeed, with text at least the most important part (the text itself) is perfectly preserved in all conversions (well, unless it also involves character set conversions, in which case some characters may get lost).
I used to do that but I kept mixing up the content. For example, after reading all the books the concepts and information would mix together so I would think I learned about the "Quantum mating habits of hedge fund computers in C++" - I only read one book at a time now.
Well, an interesting subject. Note that it explains why the market collapsed: The quantum mating caused some serious entanglement, and someone then triggered observable behaviour in his C++ code.
OK, then TI could add a hardware "cut power" button (or simply a hardware power on/off switch). OK, in principle people could mess with the hardware as well, but if the button is installed in a way that it's hard to manipulate it without breaking or visibly damaging the calculator, it should be sufficiently tamper-proof.
The difference is legal. If you jailbreak an iPhone which you own, there's not much they can do beyond trying to make it harder to jailbreak it. If you jailbreak an iPhone which you license, they can just legally say: "You broke our license, give back the iPhone!" And they can even enforce it.
No. The best use of memory is holding large user data (like huge images; or substantial parts of the video you're watching). The next best use of memory is caching files. Only then comes internal application data, and at the end executable code.
Also note that while memory is fast compared to the disk, it is slow compared to the cache. The less you have to reload data from main memory, the better.
It will be the same for any "fanboy". The whole "fanboy" bit should give it away. Most humans will be guilty of this type of irrational thinking in some parts of their life. We're not purely logical beings.
How so? The bitcoin makers are no law makers, so how are they going to forbid me to say "OK, I've got this debt claim, I'll give you that if you give me the bitcoins/something else I want to have"? There are at that time no bitcoin transactions involved, so the bitcoin system doesn't even come into play until the debt is paid back, and then the only information available to the bitcoin system is that the money goes to the other party (but it can't even know that it is the payback of the debt). In some way, selling a debt claim is like getting a credit with the debt claim as security, except that the risk of the debt not being paid back is with the buyer of the claim, instead of the seller.
And actually, buying on credit also increases the effective amount of money (because you buy with money you don't have yet).
But it was Intel who said this! And no, it can't be that Intel just pointed out the obvious. After all, it's Intel. They are in bed with Microsoft. They are obviously evil. I'm sure there's an x86 core hidden somewhere in ARM which is only disabled because of Intel! After all, how could a processor work without an x86 core?:-)
It's not the same thing, but it's close. The point is that you can sell the debt claim as well. That way, you can use the debt claim almost as if it were money itself. So the effective amount of money has increased.
Yeah, bitcoins are no currency because there's no real market linked to it. There are no people only accepting bitcoins. Bitcoins are more like gold, except that instead of mining them, you "mint" them. And of course, unlike gold, they cannot be used for anything if they lose their monetary value. Gold at least can be used as great conductor and for tooth crowns, or if all else fails, it still has decorative value.
Yeah, the TURBO button existed at least since the 286 (at that time, it switched down to the 8MHz of the original PC). Of course, calling a button designed to slow the machine down "TURBO" was a great marketing trick:-)
Note that even programs which took care of different processor speeds could break. I still remember the "Runtime Error 200" (division by zero) from programs developed in Turbo Pascal. The CRT unit also contained a timing function (delay) which was clock independent. The trick was that they did a loop during initialization, testing how far it would get between two consecutive timer interrupts (i.e. 55ms). This worked fine until the processors got faster than about 200 MHz, at which time the test loop overflowed, causing the mentioned runtime error (that its number coincided with the frequency threshold is pure chance, but nice). Since it's in startup code, it also affected programs which didn't use delay (but only programs using the CRT unit, of course).
There's no need to encourage hackers to do it. Basically, your email is the key to the majority of sites, because most allow you to reset your password through email sent to your address. Except for my work email (which by design always uses the same password as the work login) I never use my mail password for any other purpose.
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Or simply the picture of a bell? You know, of the type which was used on digital alarm clocks since ... well, I think, basically since they exist.
Not really. The lawyers already went to writing in single-atom resolution.
I'm pretty sure I didn't consider that funny at that age either.
pics or it didn't happen
There are pics in TFA.
Well, in Germany geo data is collected from trucks for street tolls.
If the drivers were taking naps, it's a clear indication that they were overworked, and the correct resolution would have been to employ more drivers.
Why?
Which is exactly the definition of "convert" (except that it certainly isn't restricted to text)
Today I would expect the opposite: That clueless users (who are used to converting music and movies between lossy formats) think that every time something is converted there is some loss (while there certainly exist lossless conversions).
Indeed, with text at least the most important part (the text itself) is perfectly preserved in all conversions (well, unless it also involves character set conversions, in which case some characters may get lost).
I used to do that but I kept mixing up the content. For example, after reading all the books the concepts and information would mix together so I would think I learned about the "Quantum mating habits of hedge fund computers in C++" - I only read one book at a time now.
Well, an interesting subject. Note that it explains why the market collapsed: The quantum mating caused some serious entanglement, and someone then triggered observable behaviour in his C++ code.
OK, then TI could add a hardware "cut power" button (or simply a hardware power on/off switch). OK, in principle people could mess with the hardware as well, but if the button is installed in a way that it's hard to manipulate it without breaking or visibly damaging the calculator, it should be sufficiently tamper-proof.
The difference is legal. If you jailbreak an iPhone which you own, there's not much they can do beyond trying to make it harder to jailbreak it. If you jailbreak an iPhone which you license, they can just legally say: "You broke our license, give back the iPhone!" And they can even enforce it.
char*f="char*f=%c%s%c;main(){printf(f,34,f,34);}";main(){printf(f,34,f,34);}
Okay, so a source-self-replicator is nice
What would happen if that code was run on an EBCDIC machine?
(Oh, and using printf without previous declaration is not allowed in standard C.)
Remove and reinsert the battery. After that I'm sure you'll get a real boot.
It also likely wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the money.
No. The best use of memory is holding large user data (like huge images; or substantial parts of the video you're watching). The next best use of memory is caching files. Only then comes internal application data, and at the end executable code.
Also note that while memory is fast compared to the disk, it is slow compared to the cache. The less you have to reload data from main memory, the better.
It will be the same for any "fanboy". The whole "fanboy" bit should give it away. Most humans will be guilty of this type of irrational thinking in some parts of their life. We're not purely logical beings.
Heretic! :-)
How so? The bitcoin makers are no law makers, so how are they going to forbid me to say "OK, I've got this debt claim, I'll give you that if you give me the bitcoins/something else I want to have"? There are at that time no bitcoin transactions involved, so the bitcoin system doesn't even come into play until the debt is paid back, and then the only information available to the bitcoin system is that the money goes to the other party (but it can't even know that it is the payback of the debt). In some way, selling a debt claim is like getting a credit with the debt claim as security, except that the risk of the debt not being paid back is with the buyer of the claim, instead of the seller.
And actually, buying on credit also increases the effective amount of money (because you buy with money you don't have yet).
Surf stick?
So what sort of future product would cause a problem with current products having replaceable batteries?
But it was Intel who said this! And no, it can't be that Intel just pointed out the obvious. After all, it's Intel. They are in bed with Microsoft. They are obviously evil. I'm sure there's an x86 core hidden somewhere in ARM which is only disabled because of Intel! After all, how could a processor work without an x86 core? :-)
It's not the same thing, but it's close. The point is that you can sell the debt claim as well. That way, you can use the debt claim almost as if it were money itself. So the effective amount of money has increased.
Yeah, bitcoins are no currency because there's no real market linked to it. There are no people only accepting bitcoins.
Bitcoins are more like gold, except that instead of mining them, you "mint" them. And of course, unlike gold, they cannot be used for anything if they lose their monetary value. Gold at least can be used as great conductor and for tooth crowns, or if all else fails, it still has decorative value.
Can you do accurate timing in JavaScript?
Yeah, the TURBO button existed at least since the 286 (at that time, it switched down to the 8MHz of the original PC). :-)
Of course, calling a button designed to slow the machine down "TURBO" was a great marketing trick
Note that even programs which took care of different processor speeds could break. I still remember the "Runtime Error 200" (division by zero) from programs developed in Turbo Pascal. The CRT unit also contained a timing function (delay) which was clock independent. The trick was that they did a loop during initialization, testing how far it would get between two consecutive timer interrupts (i.e. 55ms). This worked fine until the processors got faster than about 200 MHz, at which time the test loop overflowed, causing the mentioned runtime error (that its number coincided with the frequency threshold is pure chance, but nice). Since it's in startup code, it also affected programs which didn't use delay (but only programs using the CRT unit, of course).
The first reaction when I read "DOS Box" in the title was "Oh, they started producing the set-top box for denial of service attacks?"
No, that would be a DoS Box.
There's no need to encourage hackers to do it. Basically, your email is the key to the majority of sites, because most allow you to reset your password through email sent to your address. Except for my work email (which by design always uses the same password as the work login) I never use my mail password for any other purpose.