Maybe those things will be coming again, if the storage density stagnates like the last years. Bot otoh, if its too expensive, falling ram prices may create alternatives for applications that NEED that much performance...
Well, you are not the first one to have this idea. In fact there are actually 2 approaches: (using the multiple heats at once, or putting two actuators on the disk). Both have problems because they need much better/explensive electronics on the disc.
The multiple actuators have problems because of more cost, more space needed in the drive, more power usage and problems with ressonances when moving both actuators at once.
The multiple heads suffer from the problem that it would be prohibitively expensive to calibrate the disks so well above each other that they are all "in sync" on the tracks at the same time (be are talking about 100nm precission here). When only using one of the heads at once like modern disks, only that single on has to be kept on track, which allows MUCH larger manufactoring tolarances. Not to mention that access time would actually become worse because they actuator would have to wait longer for the heads to stop oscillating and being able to read.
Light gets faster if the refraction index is between 0 and 1. For example x-rays in most forms of condensed matter. A negative index of refraction would strickly speaking mean the photons are moving backwards when entering...
The problem with zone plates are: - INSANE chromatic abberation (linear z-dispersion with wavelenght) - Multiple orders of refraction (the spot that has the 1st order in focus also shows the higher orders unfocused, so the effective spot is MUCH larger) - VERY low efficiency (talk about 1/100ths of the photons to actually get where they are supposed to)
They are nice were there is nothing else available (or possible because of beamline restrictions, like when there is no space for glancing angle mirrors &co), but sadly they arent that good...
Are you really _that_ stupid? Seriously, try to educate yourself about topics before you vomit bullshit into slashdot. Google a bit for "buffer overflow" or "stack busting" and come back later...
Well, i would LIKE to upgrade. But I cannot sell or by anything, and whereever i move there usually is an enemy (who will kill me with the starting equipmnt).
Ok, twice i found an "artefact ship" instead, once it had a weapons (that wasnt much stronger than the build in one9, but the other time it became hostile and killed me, too).
Maybe the demos timeframe is just to short, because serching for non-hostile stars will make the game end before you find one, usually...
you would be surprised how overblown the "dangers of emp" really are for hardened equipment.
Hint: if this thing is for battlefield use, it wont have exposed cables/sockets. The whole exteriour will be a groundplane. Any EMP strong enough to kill it would electrocute you via your tooth cavity filling, too.
(emps work well vs cities, not military units. just like biological/chemical weapons...)
Nevertheless i consider this "fake" klein bottles cute.
And just like the mandelbrot set (nobody is interested in the set itself, but everybody likes the arbitrary iteration cutoff colouring), it doesnt need to be correct to be cool:)
>really want to give another foreign and presumably malignant military power the ability to bomb down to one meter accuracy?
No. So please turn of GPS, as the united states fullfil this desctiption quite nicely.
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So you are just saying that you are actually talking out of your ass and just needed some minutes of slashdot fame by supporting the "gui stuff is crap" groupthink.
Not to mention that some programs differ a LOT between fasterst and slowest and some dont...
Its just bullshit. Same for his example data: nearly EVERYTHING there was already compressed inside the file container... who the fuck wants to save space by compressing video or jpgs?
A real field would be stuff where compression actually saves something, like log files. A look at maximumcompression tells me that there are programs that can compress apache logs to less than the half of bzip2...
Well, i can tell you from a european (i.e. secularized christian) Pov: There is just nothing but bewilderment about the crazy americans and the bullshit they believe. I am saying that in this harsh words because i havent met one religion teacher or one minister who believed in creationism (or is bastard spawns like ID). The general consens is that relgion is supposed to be an ethical/moral framework and NOT mess with science besides ethical guidance in touchy subjects.
Well, the point is: Finding a bigger one does ZERO for math. A conjecture doesnt become more convincing because you know 5 more numbers. Math doesnt work that way (surely you know the old joke how an engineer finds prime numbers: "1 check. 3 check. 5 check 7 check-> its convincing odd numbers are prime" Some way of thinking)
Sorry, this project is NOT maths. Developing the algorithms was maths. Running them on 1000s of computers wasting resources is just like trying to to verify that 2*a = a+a by calculating it for all a`s.... A waste of time and no benefit for science or math.
Well, that was after electronic arts takeover, and thus had nothing to do with "maxis" anymore. Just like bullfrog, origin, westwood, ect just dissolved and went away....
Ah, unit mixup at work. It doesnt matter what kind of pressure your weapon can stand. Just think aboutit: if you have a gun with a barrel lenght of 50cm, during which a gas pressure of "x" accelerates the bullet, how much preassure will the bullet project onto a surface if it is forced to stop during a 10cm distance (like outer layer of clothing to center of the hearth...)?
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Plus it costs about 2$ or so per hour runtime for new bulbs....
Do you really think the cost is that high because of the manufacturing cost of the dvds?
Let me guess, im sure you also believed with the arrival of DVD bands would release one-DVD compilations for a much reduced price, right?
Also, you can look here: http://redhill.net.au/d/d-o.html
For the baracuda 2HP, who used the dual actuator approach....
Maybe those things will be coming again, if the storage density stagnates like the last years.
Bot otoh, if its too expensive, falling ram prices may create alternatives for applications that NEED that much performance...
Anybody not old enough to buy a whiskey in a bar cannot be a man, so he has to be a boy.
Nice country you have, where killing is ok for the young, but booze or boobs are a no-no.
Well, you are not the first one to have this idea.
In fact there are actually 2 approaches:
(using the multiple heats at once, or putting two actuators on the disk).
Both have problems because they need much better/explensive electronics on the disc.
The multiple actuators have problems because of more cost, more space needed in the drive, more power usage and problems with ressonances when moving both actuators at once.
The multiple heads suffer from the problem that it would be prohibitively expensive to calibrate the disks so well above each other that they are all "in sync" on the tracks at the same time (be are talking about 100nm precission here). When only using one of the heads at once like modern disks, only that single on has to be kept on track, which allows MUCH larger manufactoring tolarances.
Not to mention that access time would actually become worse because they actuator would have to wait longer for the heads to stop oscillating and being able to read.
Light gets faster if the refraction index is between 0 and 1. For example x-rays in most forms of condensed matter.
A negative index of refraction would strickly speaking mean the photons are moving backwards when entering...
The problem with zone plates are:
- INSANE chromatic abberation (linear z-dispersion with wavelenght)
- Multiple orders of refraction (the spot that has the 1st order in focus also shows the higher orders unfocused, so the effective spot is MUCH larger)
- VERY low efficiency (talk about 1/100ths of the photons to actually get where they are supposed to)
They are nice were there is nothing else available (or possible because of beamline restrictions, like when there is no space for glancing angle mirrors &co), but sadly they arent that good...
Are you really _that_ stupid?
Seriously, try to educate yourself about topics before you vomit bullshit into slashdot.
Google a bit for "buffer overflow" or "stack busting" and come back later...
its just missing the fact that they were presenting it at the anual CCC in berlin last week...
Well, i would LIKE to upgrade.
But I cannot sell or by anything, and whereever i move there usually is an enemy (who will kill me with the starting equipmnt).
Ok, twice i found an "artefact ship" instead, once it had a weapons (that wasnt much stronger than the build in one9, but the other time it became hostile and killed me, too).
Maybe the demos timeframe is just to short, because serching for non-hostile stars will make the game end before you find one, usually...
DOwnloaded the demo, and after 20 tries, a game is always: run around until you meet the first enemy who will kill you dead in 10seconds.
I managed ONCE to get a chance encounter that actually didnt kill me...
Am i something missing or is this really like elite 1 20 years ago, only 20times more retarted and with worse graphics?
you would be surprised how overblown the "dangers of emp" really are for hardened equipment.
Hint: if this thing is for battlefield use, it wont have exposed cables/sockets. The whole exteriour will be a groundplane.
Any EMP strong enough to kill it would electrocute you via your tooth cavity filling, too.
(emps work well vs cities, not military units. just like biological/chemical weapons...)
Nevertheless i consider this "fake" klein bottles cute.
:)
And just like the mandelbrot set (nobody is interested in the set itself, but everybody likes the arbitrary iteration cutoff colouring), it doesnt need to be correct to be cool
http://www.kleinbottle.com/
There it could be a bit problematic to say weather its half full or empty, topologically
>really want to give another foreign and presumably malignant military power the ability to bomb down to one meter accuracy?
No.
So please turn of GPS, as the united states fullfil this desctiption quite nicely.
So you are just saying that you are actually talking out of your ass and just needed some minutes of slashdot fame by supporting the "gui stuff is crap" groupthink.
Nice going,man.
Same for ANY other program involved.
Not to mention that some programs differ a LOT between fasterst and slowest and some dont...
Its just bullshit.
Same for his example data: nearly EVERYTHING there was already compressed inside the file container... who the fuck wants to save space by compressing video or jpgs?
A real field would be stuff where compression actually saves something, like log files. A look at maximumcompression tells me that there are programs that can compress apache logs to less than the half of bzip2...
Well, i can tell you from a european (i.e. secularized christian) Pov:
There is just nothing but bewilderment about the crazy americans and the bullshit they believe.
I am saying that in this harsh words because i havent met one religion teacher or one minister who believed in creationism (or is bastard spawns like ID). The general consens is that relgion is supposed to be an ethical/moral framework and NOT mess with science besides ethical guidance in touchy subjects.
Well, the point is: Finding a bigger one does ZERO for math.
A conjecture doesnt become more convincing because you know 5 more numbers. Math doesnt work that way (surely you know the old joke how an engineer finds prime numbers: "1 check. 3 check. 5 check 7 check-> its convincing odd numbers are prime" Some way of thinking)
Since when are 2kg and >4h battery time laptops desktop replacement parts?
Last time i looked, those used desktop cpus, were >3Kg and usually run about an hour...
Sorry, this project is NOT maths.
Developing the algorithms was maths. Running them on 1000s of computers wasting resources is just like trying to to verify that 2*a = a+a by calculating it for all a`s.... A waste of time and no benefit for science or math.
Well, that was after electronic arts takeover, and thus had nothing to do with "maxis" anymore.
Just like bullfrog, origin, westwood, ect just dissolved and went away....
Sim earth?
Sim live?
Sim everything besides -city?
Ah, unit mixup at work.
It doesnt matter what kind of pressure your weapon can stand.
Just think aboutit: if you have a gun with a barrel lenght of 50cm, during which a gas pressure of "x" accelerates the bullet, how much preassure will the bullet project onto a surface if it is forced to stop during a 10cm distance (like outer layer of clothing to center of the hearth...)?
How about HTMLcasting?
I heard slashdot does it too, nowadays....