So perhaps you're right and the President can do anything he wants
Whoa, dude!!! I didn't say that -- I just said he can, as a member of the government, legally do many things a private citizen cannot; I didn't say he could do any thing he wants.
Dunn was a member of a private organization. Bush is a member of the government, your "CEO" red herring not withstanding. The government can legally do many things a private citizen may not. You (and I!) may not like this, but that's the world we live in.
Maybe I'm addicted to the Internet, maybe not. But it sure has eliminated my TV and newspaper habit...
Designing in the margins of a older spec -- NOT!
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"Warner's plan is to create a disk with a Blu-ray top layer that works like a two-way mirror. This should reflect just enough blue light for a Blu-ray player to read it okay. But it should also let enough light through for HD-DVD players to ignore the Blu-ray recording and find a second HD-DVD layer beneath."
Oh, this sounds like just a wunnerful guarantee of problem-free operation on all the drives, Blu-ray or HD-DVD, that were designed and produced with really tight tolerances before this mutant format was conceived. No problems with marginal signals at all, nosireee, we promise. -k
Nichia, which currently holds 80% of the global blue laser diode supply, reported that its yield rate for blue laser diodes reached 30%
Could some knowledgable person briefly explain why a 30% yield for blue laser diodes is something to crow about? What, exactly, keeps yields so low for such a "fundamental" device? They fab chips with millions of elements and get better yields...
[In some glass-walled corner office in Round Rock, TX...] "Oh, come on, just paint the box some bright color, put the 'Core 2 Duo' badge on it, then slap on an 'Alienware' label and no one will be the wiser." Oh, well...
"privileges are" -- yes, I know, saw it.05 usec after I hit 'Submit'. It's hard to be grammer-perfect when your wife is yelling, "We have to go NOW or we'll be late!" at you from two feet away...grrrrr
Agreed, this whole high-def-disc format war was ripe for a clever technical hack from a neutral party (Ricoh has been playing both sides for a while, now). But if I RTFA correctly, this is a four-way hack: Blu-ray Disc, HD-DVD, DVD and CD. Thus if someone comes out with a reasonably priced, high-quality player than can do all four, I'll make room on my shelves simply by replacing my (aging) DVD player.
Yeah, written books don't really make people into killers! I mean, if they did, then the Army would be using them to train soliders to kill people!
Wait, you mean, they do!?
Hmm... maybe this isn't as stupid a law as most knee-jerk Slashdotters want to think it is.
Written books with diagrams and pictures aren't like word-of-mouth. They're visual. You don't listen about how a character beats up a hooker - you internally visualize the character and watch them to beat up a hooker with your own hands.
These book-burning laws aren't as ridiculous as most Slashdotters want to believe.
((I *do* hope the moderators pick up on the sarcasm here...))
In other words, this is a case where even the proverbial elephant in the room doesn't want to acknowledge its own presense!:)
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Well, we have shades of red and red here.:)
Does the People's Republic of China collect taxes in Taiwan? No, the Republic of China does.
Does the PRC actually try to enforce its criminal laws in Taiwan? No, but the ROC enforces its laws.
Does the PRC define the commerce regulations, health regulations, education standards, voting laws, aviation regulations, etc. within the borders of Taiwan? No -- but the ROC does.
Does the PRC have military bases on Taiwan? No... but the ROC does!
What the U.N., U.S. and Europe say in polite diplo-speak is one thing. The working reality (and the *money* reality) is that Taiwan is a separate country, perhaps not in name, but in operational fact.
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Whoa, dude!!! I didn't say that -- I just said he can, as a member of the government, legally do many things a private citizen cannot; I didn't say he could do any thing he wants.
Dunn was a member of a private organization. Bush is a member of the government, your "CEO" red herring not withstanding. The government can legally do many things a private citizen may not. You (and I!) may not like this, but that's the world we live in.
That's when they take significantly more than an ounce of flesh
... and for the first 1,000,000 that settle, SIX free cases of unused AOL CDs!
-k
Maybe I'm addicted to the Internet, maybe not. But it sure has eliminated my TV and newspaper habit...
"Warner's plan is to create a disk with a Blu-ray top layer that works like a two-way mirror. This should reflect just enough blue light for a Blu-ray player to read it okay. But it should also let enough light through for HD-DVD players to ignore the Blu-ray recording and find a second HD-DVD layer beneath."
Oh, this sounds like just a wunnerful guarantee of problem-free operation on all the drives, Blu-ray or HD-DVD, that were designed and produced with really tight tolerances before this mutant format was conceived. No problems with marginal signals at all, nosireee, we promise.
-k
Is that a laden or unladen ray of light?
Nichia, which currently holds 80% of the global blue laser diode supply, reported that its yield rate for blue laser diodes reached 30%
Could some knowledgable person briefly explain why a 30% yield for blue laser diodes is something to crow about? What, exactly, keeps yields so low for such a "fundamental" device? They fab chips with millions of elements and get better yields...
-k
[In some glass-walled corner office in Round Rock, TX...] "Oh, come on, just paint the box some bright color, put the 'Core 2 Duo' badge on it, then slap on an 'Alienware' label and no one will be the wiser."
Oh, well...
"privileges are" -- yes, I know, saw it .05 usec after I hit 'Submit'. It's hard to be grammer-perfect when your wife is yelling, "We have to go NOW or we'll be late!" at you from two feet away...grrrrr
Rick, you are being logical, rational and open-minded. Your privileges here at Slashdot is hereby revoked.
I think you mean the "Peemote"....
If you are willing to bust your ass (or you have an inherent "gift") you don't need a degree.
:)
You mean, like, Bill Gates?
Wait, you mean, they do!?
Hmm... maybe this isn't as stupid a law as most knee-jerk Slashdotters want to think it is.
Written books with diagrams and pictures aren't like word-of-mouth. They're visual. You don't listen about how a character beats up a hooker - you internally visualize the character and watch them to beat up a hooker with your own hands.
These book-burning laws aren't as ridiculous as most Slashdotters want to believe.
((I *do* hope the moderators pick up on the sarcasm here...))
"Adorable"? As in, cute? A "pink-ponies-with-red-polka-dots" level of trust in ol' Supremes?
Ooookay, whatever...
meh
In other words, this is a case where even the proverbial elephant in the room doesn't want to acknowledge its own presense! :)
Well, we have shades of red and red here. :)
... but the ROC does!
Does the People's Republic of China collect taxes in Taiwan? No, the Republic of China does.
Does the PRC actually try to enforce its criminal laws in Taiwan? No, but the ROC enforces its laws.
Does the PRC define the commerce regulations, health regulations, education standards, voting laws, aviation regulations, etc. within the borders of Taiwan? No -- but the ROC does.
Does the PRC have military bases on Taiwan? No
What the U.N., U.S. and Europe say in polite diplo-speak is one thing. The working reality (and the *money* reality) is that Taiwan is a separate country, perhaps not in name, but in operational fact.