The knowledge that something can be done is significant. It makes it easier for the second guy, even if he doesn't know how the first guy did it.
Furthermore, for most things it is not possible to have secret details of a product because the product's existence reveals all that's needed for a practitioner in the field to duplicate the product.
I worked for a company that didn't fire the hacker who attached his own computer to the network, crashing the network every couple of weeks. Stopping the work of about 200 people for about 20 minutes, until the network could be restarted. There's a reason to keep unapproved hardware off the network.
Fonts smaller than 8 point - about 80 text lines on a 1080 line display - start having problems displaying similar characters in a recognizable fashion:
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Not exactly variable clock, but look for monitors with nVidia's G-sync capability. IIRC, a new frame is displayed each time it's received, which keeps the frame rate steady as long as it's steady from the GPU.
If you're sitting in one place, the most that is useful is the amount you can see by shifting your body around, divided by the smallest thing you can distinguish. In the range of 8k to 12k, assuming that screens behind you are not convenient enough to be worthwhile. If you're willing to lean in close to the screen to resolve tinier things, multiply by that factor.
For a desktop display, I think it will be difficult to make an economic case for anything above 8k for a couple of decades.
Alas, being a politician is not an indication of intelligence or its lack. Some are as stupid as dirt, like Sheila Jackson Lee. Others are quite intelligent (consider the number of lawyers and doctors that are successful politicians.) Intelligence is no guarantee of character; Richard Nixon was intelligent.
The president of Intel is a woman. In too many cases, that means either she's like Fiorina (hiding unsureness of her abilities by abusing her subordinates) or makes chickified decisions like "no conflict minerals." No good will come of this.
Once you have 360 degrees in one direction, you only need 180 in the other to achieve a full sphere. Look at the latitude-longitude markings on a globe.
The point of the distinction between falsifiability and provability is not the certainty of observations, but the effect of observations. Falsifiability is the understanding that one contrary observation can "disprove a theory" (i.e. show that a statement does not agree with reality). No number of observations can prove a theory; the best that observations can do is reinforce the utility of using a statement to describe reality. (Ultimately, that's all we have, "utility of using a statement to describe reality." And that's all we need; we live in reality and need to be able to use statements about reality to live well therein.)
Falsifiability is an important concept because if a statement is not falsifiable, it adds nothing to human understanding of reality.
If there were 6 studies, each showing some particular increase in skin cancer between 50% and 300% due to the "ozone hole", it would be proper to say the exact amount was unknown, yet the phenomenon was real and measurable (and measured) but imprecise. Referring to the exact amount being "unimportant" is OK if it's understood that what's being argued is the existence of the phenomenon rather than its strength.
You are ignorant. The Constitution acted in two ways to limit slavery, which limitations would not have existed in the absence of the Constitution. The first was the ban on importing slaves after 1808, and the second was the 3/5ths rule on representation (slaveholders wanted representation based on the full population of slaves, without any slaves being allowed to vote.)
Realize that a Constitution that came down too heavily against slavery would not have been ratified by the southern States, particularly South Carolina.
we still don't have the minutes of the Constitutional Convention
Nobody can have what doesn't exist. Only a few of the delegates took notes, and only one took fairly extensive notes. Whatever was in writing, has been public for a long time.
Are you really suicidal? "every spying should be stopped". Spying is one of the most significant forms of military defense, and it is absolutely essential.
OJ's trial was a circus because his lawyer was a publicity-whoring clown, and the incompetent judge allowed the trial to become a circus. The decorum of a Snowden trial, if the US government actually let him live long enough to come to trial, would be largely dependent upon the government deciding to try him in a dignified and honest manner. That leaves only the defense attorney to screw up the works.
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The knowledge that something can be done is significant. It makes it easier for the second guy, even if he doesn't know how the first guy did it.
Furthermore, for most things it is not possible to have secret details of a product because the product's existence reveals all that's needed for a practitioner in the field to duplicate the product.
Jealousy is a nasty personality trait, and will substantially contribute to an unhappy life.
Put a fish in each conduit.
I have a fanless video card that plays fullscreen 1920x1080 Flash video. There's something wasteful going on in your system.
The problem with IKEA desks is that they can be assembled incorrectly (!). Cheap desktop sags with 20" CRT or a few dozen books.
I worked for a company that didn't fire the hacker who attached his own computer to the network, crashing the network every couple of weeks. Stopping the work of about 200 people for about 20 minutes, until the network could be restarted. There's a reason to keep unapproved hardware off the network.
I like the curved display, but I'll wait until it's curved in 2 dimensions.
Fonts smaller than 8 point - about 80 text lines on a 1080 line display - start having problems displaying similar characters in a recognizable fashion:
1!LlI|
O0oQ
Not exactly variable clock, but look for monitors with nVidia's G-sync capability. IIRC, a new frame is displayed each time it's received, which keeps the frame rate steady as long as it's steady from the GPU.
If you're sitting in one place, the most that is useful is the amount you can see by shifting your body around, divided by the smallest thing you can distinguish. In the range of 8k to 12k, assuming that screens behind you are not convenient enough to be worthwhile. If you're willing to lean in close to the screen to resolve tinier things, multiply by that factor.
For a desktop display, I think it will be difficult to make an economic case for anything above 8k for a couple of decades.
Alas, being a politician is not an indication of intelligence or its lack. Some are as stupid as dirt, like Sheila Jackson Lee. Others are quite intelligent (consider the number of lawyers and doctors that are successful politicians.) Intelligence is no guarantee of character; Richard Nixon was intelligent.
The president of Intel is a woman. In too many cases, that means either she's like Fiorina (hiding unsureness of her abilities by abusing her subordinates) or makes chickified decisions like "no conflict minerals." No good will come of this.
Once you have 360 degrees in one direction, you only need 180 in the other to achieve a full sphere. Look at the latitude-longitude markings on a globe.
What part of the word "global" do you not understand?
If a way is found to add angels to anything, there's a lot more to be concerned about than mere keyboards.
And what is seldom mentioned is that there's increasing volcanic activity under the antarctic ice.
The point of the distinction between falsifiability and provability is not the certainty of observations, but the effect of observations. Falsifiability is the understanding that one contrary observation can "disprove a theory" (i.e. show that a statement does not agree with reality). No number of observations can prove a theory; the best that observations can do is reinforce the utility of using a statement to describe reality. (Ultimately, that's all we have, "utility of using a statement to describe reality." And that's all we need; we live in reality and need to be able to use statements about reality to live well therein.)
Falsifiability is an important concept because if a statement is not falsifiable, it adds nothing to human understanding of reality.
If there were 6 studies, each showing some particular increase in skin cancer between 50% and 300% due to the "ozone hole", it would be proper to say the exact amount was unknown, yet the phenomenon was real and measurable (and measured) but imprecise. Referring to the exact amount being "unimportant" is OK if it's understood that what's being argued is the existence of the phenomenon rather than its strength.
Would you mind rewriting that in proper English? Be sure to include all the necessary verbs.
You are ignorant. The Constitution acted in two ways to limit slavery, which limitations would not have existed in the absence of the Constitution. The first was the ban on importing slaves after 1808, and the second was the 3/5ths rule on representation (slaveholders wanted representation based on the full population of slaves, without any slaves being allowed to vote.)
Realize that a Constitution that came down too heavily against slavery would not have been ratified by the southern States, particularly South Carolina.
Nobody can have what doesn't exist. Only a few of the delegates took notes, and only one took fairly extensive notes. Whatever was in writing, has been public for a long time.
Are you really suicidal? "every spying should be stopped". Spying is one of the most significant forms of military defense, and it is absolutely essential.
OJ's trial was a circus because his lawyer was a publicity-whoring clown, and the incompetent judge allowed the trial to become a circus. The decorum of a Snowden trial, if the US government actually let him live long enough to come to trial, would be largely dependent upon the government deciding to try him in a dignified and honest manner. That leaves only the defense attorney to screw up the works.
Springsteen is Mr. Mumbles. It's difficult to understand anything he sings.
Good. Now put 4 bags of cement in the trunk, and blind oncoming traffic.