Not to mention that if some of the solid state storage methods catch on, the whole concept of a spinning optical disk may be outdated. Yes, there's still a way to go, but memory sticks with capacities of several GB already exist. I can imagine that, if development in that area continues, such sticks will eventually replace optical disk media just as they already replaced floppy disks. And compared to higher capacity optical disks they have obvious advantages: Much smaller size, more robust, capacity improvements don't need new hardware (except inside the higher capacity stick itself).
Maybe one day the concept of a separate player will be outdated, but TVs will just have an additional slot to put memory sticks in, and the decoding of the video format is done inside the TV (which will probably happen anyway since digital broadcasting will be the standard).
Well, it's quite simple: "VHS" contains an H, "Beta" contains a B. The format containing an H won. Now, looking at HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Disk, again one has an H and one has a B. Therefore it's easy to predict which one wins.
Another similarity: VHS is an acronym made of uppercase letters only, Beta isn't. Now look at HD-DVD and Blu-Ray again. Isn't it obvious which one will win?
Given enough gates, any mathematical function can be implemented. Ok, then please implement the mathematical function which maps from algorithms to boolean values and returns true if that algorithm always halts.
Is that before or after looking at the machine?;-)
(forgive me, I love quantum-related jokes... ^_~) Yes.
(forgive me, I love logic-related jokes...:-))
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Are there any "European Linux" distros that don't kowtow to the U.S. DMCA rule, and include libdvdcss by default?
In Europe there's the EUCD, which basically is the European version of the DMCA.
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There may be another reason as well: It's much harder to explain how to do something with a GUI. With the command line, basically you write what the user has to type; with GUIs you have to describe which options to click, where to find that certain menu option, etc., and then maybe the user has a different locale installed and will not know that e.g. to go to "Edit|Preferences", on his localized system he'll have to go to "Bearbeiten|Einstellungen".
What if those who planned to go to the LinuxTag and now want to boycott it because of Wolfgang Schäuble instead make a demonstration in front of the Innenministerium? This way Schäuble will for sure notice it (if only through the media).
So yeah, ten points for a great idea, but try and think like a terrorist, and then how would you defend against that.
That should be obvious: Trigger the bomb by the jamming signal. As soon as the mobile phone doesn't find a network any more, the bomb is triggered. Additional call triggering can be used in case there just happens to be no jamming (in which case calling the phone would obviously work).
Aren't we still speculating whether water exists on other planets within our own solar system?
From the article (emphasize by me): The inferred composition of the planet is very much like that of Neptune, which is also made mostly of ice, Pont says. "If you bring Neptune nearer to the Sun and it's heated outside to 300 C, that's exactly what you get," he told New Scientist. I guess this answers your question.
Maybe that the summary didn't have the relevant info? That is, it wasn't actually a summary, but more of a teaser, because it didn't summarize the article.
Meanwhile I guess someone should tell IBM's that it's profitable linux business doesn't exist anymore, all that money they're rolling in: utter fantasy.
No, the money is real. Isn't that the ultimate business model, getting tons of money for something that doesn't even exist?:-)
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Not to mention that if some of the solid state storage methods catch on, the whole concept of a spinning optical disk may be outdated. Yes, there's still a way to go, but memory sticks with capacities of several GB already exist. I can imagine that, if development in that area continues, such sticks will eventually replace optical disk media just as they already replaced floppy disks. And compared to higher capacity optical disks they have obvious advantages: Much smaller size, more robust, capacity improvements don't need new hardware (except inside the higher capacity stick itself).
Maybe one day the concept of a separate player will be outdated, but TVs will just have an additional slot to put memory sticks in, and the decoding of the video format is done inside the TV (which will probably happen anyway since digital broadcasting will be the standard).
Both numbers are insignificantly low, so yes, there's a draw.
Well, it's quite simple: "VHS" contains an H, "Beta" contains a B. The format containing an H won. Now, looking at HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Disk, again one has an H and one has a B. Therefore it's easy to predict which one wins.
Another similarity: VHS is an acronym made of uppercase letters only, Beta isn't. Now look at HD-DVD and Blu-Ray again. Isn't it obvious which one will win?
Maybe he's a genetic code hacker
Stealing the pad.
(forgive me, I love quantum-related jokes... ^_~) Yes.
(forgive me, I love logic-related jokes
In Europe there's the EUCD, which basically is the European version of the DMCA.
There may be another reason as well: It's much harder to explain how to do something with a GUI. With the command line, basically you write what the user has to type; with GUIs you have to describe which options to click, where to find that certain menu option, etc., and then maybe the user has a different locale installed and will not know that e.g. to go to "Edit|Preferences", on his localized system he'll have to go to "Bearbeiten|Einstellungen".
Indeed, it would be a nice countermeasure if all you had to do to evade surveillance cameras was to put a VEIL pattern onto your clothing! :-)
What if those who planned to go to the LinuxTag and now want to boycott it because of Wolfgang Schäuble instead make a demonstration in front of the Innenministerium? This way Schäuble will for sure notice it (if only through the media).
If you need something better, 22/7 is still quite simple, but off by only about 0.04%.
Think of a number. Any number.
What about 640k? I guess that should be enough for anyone.
That should be obvious: Trigger the bomb by the jamming signal. As soon as the mobile phone doesn't find a network any more, the bomb is triggered. Additional call triggering can be used in case there just happens to be no jamming (in which case calling the phone would obviously work).
telnet? What's that? I always type directly to the ethernet device ...
While a "from" address may be faked, any reply going to that address will reach the owner of that address.
I guess in school you only learned about one type of ice, namely the one which is commonly found on earth.
From the article (emphasize by me):
The inferred composition of the planet is very much like that of Neptune, which is also made mostly of ice, Pont says. "If you bring Neptune nearer to the Sun and it's heated outside to 300 C, that's exactly what you get," he told New Scientist.
I guess this answers your question.
Maybe that the summary didn't have the relevant info? That is, it wasn't actually a summary, but more of a teaser, because it didn't summarize the article.
To moderators: The Parent isn't offtopic. It's an example of something which is very actively tried to drown, and yet surfaced quite visibly.
You don't even need a processor to draw pictures on the screen. A simple permanent marker suffices.
Well, maybe that's different at Microsoft.
No, the money is real. Isn't that the ultimate business model, getting tons of money for something that doesn't even exist?
So I conclude Volkswagen should be very interested in supporting Free Software, in order to boost their van sells.