How can this be legal worldwide? In my country ( a non-american, western democracy ) it can only be legal to record a private conversation if both parties have been notified that they are being recorded.
The only other way to legally record, is by law enforcement after they have received a warrant from a court judge, which is fine by me if due process has been followed.
So in many countries, the eavesdropping 'features' MS are adding may be illegal to use without a court granted warrant.
No, as massive as this explosion is, it will have absolutely no significant effect on the sun itself, these explosions happen all the time. This one may be bigger than most, but it is still way too small to "damage" the sun itself, or have any long lasting effects.
Its like thinking that a 10 Megaton nuke explosion on earth would cause long lasting effects on the entire planet itself. The nuke may be an enormous explosion, but it pales in comparison to the size and mass of Earth.
If that president personally planned and ordered the cold-blooded murder of thousands of innocent civilians by flying airliners into skyscrapers, or similar methods, then nobody would mind at all. That motherfucker would deserve assassination.
I live in Christchurch, New Zealand, where we had the damaging 7.1 and 6.3 quakes. I can tell you from personal experience, having an up to date survival kit is essential. Or multiple ones spread out in various locations in case you cannot get to it.
It doesnt take much time, effort or money to get yourself prepared, and I found that having a wind-up radio/torch, plenty of water, food etc made all the difference. If you have one, a tent would be a good investment. It depends on your location. A wind-up or solar powered cellphone charger would be a good idea too, we found the cell networks held up quite well considering the load and lack of power.
Judging from Slashdot comments, I guess the Americans would probably want to add a few shotguns, pistols, maybe an assault rifle or three, and a backpack full of ammunition into their kits too. Upon second thought, maybe a sniper rifle ( or hunting rifle if you cant afford one ), a few grenades and kevlar armor wouldnt go amiss for them too. Do you guys have a need for anti-personnel landmines and anti-tank missiles yet? If so, add that to your survival list too.
Yes, we get it, you are not American. But the majority of Slashdot readers are, you can tell by the assumptions in most Slashdot article summaries, and the extensive use of Imperial units in said summaries.
Im not an American and live on the other side of the world from them, and even I know what the Superbowl is. The fact I ( and presumably you) have no interest in American Football whatsoever is completely irrelevant ( body armour, padding and helmets are for girls, real men play Rugby )
If you truly don't know ( yeah right ), then use Google to find out.
No, the definition of "habitable zone" is the zone around a star where liquid water can exist on the surface of the planet. Thats it.
What we know from life on Earth is that liquid water was/is absolutely essential to the development of life as we know it. If life can arise here, it can arise elsewhere. You just need the right conditions and elements/chemicals.
A DSLR camera sensor captures 5 f-stops of dynamic range, both CMOS and CCD sensors, taken in RAW format. Even the latest EOS 1D series still has 5 stops to work with, down to the consumer class DSLR's.
What these guys have done is create a system that can capture 20 stops worth of dynamic range, which is fantastic. But TFA is light on technical details on whether these guys have created a new chip design or if multiple sensors are used.
But i love this choice quote from TFA: "It consists of an LED panel which projects through an LCD panel placed in front of it. The combination of the two screens is necessary to provide all of the lighting information."
Note the emphasis on the word 'through', as if using an LED panel as a backlight for an LCD display is something new or special.
Western Astrology being based upon equinoxes does not change the fact that astrology, in all its forms, is still superstition. It does not have any scientific merit or physical evidence to support its claims.
We do not have to read too much about astrology before the superstition/magic element becomes obvious.
You can change the details, but fundamentally, it is still based upon superstition/magic.
It probably has something to do with the fact that an app gives you eyecandy, like swipy things, and the app downloads content for offline viewing, that are not as simple as with the iDevice web browser.
To be honest, I think Apple are doing everybody a favor by banning a competitors magazine app. It is just another straw to be put on the camels back. It is yet one more piece of evidence that Apple are about as evil as a successful consumer company can get. Microsoft used to have that perception, and were feared in their day by any direct competitors. Apple are now sitting in that spot, and are as dirty and feared as Microsoft were back in their day.
When the anti-trust lawsuits begin in earnest in the future, there will be a long list of past behavior that will eventually come back to bite them in the ass.
If a reputable motoring publication is saying it is the most accurate racing simulator, physics wise, then I think the OP will need to cite his/her sources to be taken seriously.
It doesn't help your argument that you thought it necessary to post as an AC.
The orientation sensors used in Android and iOS devices are MEMS accelerometers, which only measure acceleration in each of the 3 axises. On Earth, gravity provides us with a constant 1g acceleration in a fixed direction, which is used to calculate the orientation of the device.
In zero G, and just floating there in front of you and not moving, the accelerometer will show a reading of 0g in all three directions, indicating that the device is in free-fall, which is quite correct.
So, yes, the orientation sensor will have to be manually overridden to stop changing orientation every time the device is moved.
Many modern laptops have freefall sensors that park the hard drive heads when freefall is detected to protect against damage, which would make them unusable in a zero g environment
My god, please dont expose your ignorance like that in public, its embarrassing. Makes me cringe.
You have no idea that the method they used is perfectly fine. Finding a signal that is below the "noise floor" is used in many, many systems, for example GPS.
Finding a "signal" embedded in the "noise" of the gamma ray fog is nothing special, and does not immediately show a systematic error in the method. These people are scientists, they are well aware of these things.
Give the educated people who know craploads more in their field than you some credit.
What stupid definition of "all" are the Slashdot editors using here? It looks like the American definition of all, meaning US only.
I mean, WTF? this is the bloody internet for dogs sake, there are more countries in the world than the US! A large percentage of slashdot readers are not in the US. You would think they would realize that Slashdot has a worldwide audience.
And after reading the article, it looks like the Americans are paying for something they shouldnt, like ads.
In my country, we get this service for free from all major tv networks. Even on the PS3 it is free. It has ads too, but who cares, its free.
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Well Duh! its a gun!
Videocameras dont kill people at the push of a button, or press of a trigger.
"Quantum internet, really? Will I be eating Quantum pop tarts while I surf Quantum porn?"
No, you will not be going down on slutty pop music singers while looking at porn on a quantum computer.
You are just not an A-list celebrity.
Ahh, so *you* dont do something, therefore nobody in the rest of the world needs to either?
Cool logic bro!
"Seriously, guys, you're the only ones doing this shit. You need to stop it, you're beginning to look silly."
America was starting to look silly 10 years ago.
Now the rest of us non-Americans just shake our heads in disbelief.
Land of the Free?
Leaders of the Free World?
You have got to be kidding me...
For somebody who doesnt give a rats ass about Bitcoins, you had to mention Bitcoin four times in your one-line post.
U mad?
How can this be legal worldwide? In my country ( a non-american, western democracy ) it can only be legal to record a private conversation if both parties have been notified that they are being recorded.
The only other way to legally record, is by law enforcement after they have received a warrant from a court judge, which is fine by me if due process has been followed.
So in many countries, the eavesdropping 'features' MS are adding may be illegal to use without a court granted warrant.
...you would have 50 cents.
No, as massive as this explosion is, it will have absolutely no significant effect on the sun itself, these explosions happen all the time. This one may be bigger than most, but it is still way too small to "damage" the sun itself, or have any long lasting effects.
Its like thinking that a 10 Megaton nuke explosion on earth would cause long lasting effects on the entire planet itself. The nuke may be an enormous explosion, but it pales in comparison to the size and mass of Earth.
If that president personally planned and ordered the cold-blooded murder of thousands of innocent civilians by flying airliners into skyscrapers, or similar methods, then nobody would mind at all. That motherfucker would deserve assassination.
Bin Laden deserved far more than a quick death.
I dont know how, but we need to control the human population because resources are finite.
Earth can only support so much.
I live in Christchurch, New Zealand, where we had the damaging 7.1 and 6.3 quakes. I can tell you from personal experience, having an up to date survival kit is essential. Or multiple ones spread out in various locations in case you cannot get to it.
It doesnt take much time, effort or money to get yourself prepared, and I found that having a wind-up radio/torch, plenty of water, food etc made all the difference. If you have one, a tent would be a good investment. It depends on your location. A wind-up or solar powered cellphone charger would be a good idea too, we found the cell networks held up quite well considering the load and lack of power.
Judging from Slashdot comments, I guess the Americans would probably want to add a few shotguns, pistols, maybe an assault rifle or three, and a backpack full of ammunition into their kits too. Upon second thought, maybe a sniper rifle ( or hunting rifle if you cant afford one ), a few grenades and kevlar armor wouldnt go amiss for them too. Do you guys have a need for anti-personnel landmines and anti-tank missiles yet? If so, add that to your survival list too.
"Can you write code with no bugs the first time?"
Not likely when you dont yet fully understand the programming language.
Phelps is so homophobic, he eats hot dogs sideways.
Yes, we get it, you are not American. But the majority of Slashdot readers are, you can tell by the assumptions in most Slashdot article summaries, and the extensive use of Imperial units in said summaries.
Im not an American and live on the other side of the world from them, and even I know what the Superbowl is. The fact I ( and presumably you) have no interest in American Football whatsoever is completely irrelevant ( body armour, padding and helmets are for girls, real men play Rugby )
If you truly don't know ( yeah right ), then use Google to find out.
No, the definition of "habitable zone" is the zone around a star where liquid water can exist on the surface of the planet. Thats it.
What we know from life on Earth is that liquid water was/is absolutely essential to the development of life as we know it. If life can arise here, it can arise elsewhere. You just need the right conditions and elements/chemicals.
There is another common misconception in your post too, not even quantum entanglement can transmit useful information faster then the speed of light.
Not quite 10-13 f-stops.
A DSLR camera sensor captures 5 f-stops of dynamic range, both CMOS and CCD sensors, taken in RAW format. Even the latest EOS 1D series still has 5 stops to work with, down to the consumer class DSLR's.
What these guys have done is create a system that can capture 20 stops worth of dynamic range, which is fantastic. But TFA is light on technical details on whether these guys have created a new chip design or if multiple sensors are used.
But i love this choice quote from TFA:
"It consists of an LED panel which projects through an LCD panel placed in front of it. The combination of the two screens is necessary to provide all of the lighting information."
Note the emphasis on the word 'through', as if using an LED panel as a backlight for an LCD display is something new or special.
Hilarious.
Western Astrology being based upon equinoxes does not change the fact that astrology, in all its forms, is still superstition. It does not have any scientific merit or physical evidence to support its claims.
We do not have to read too much about astrology before the superstition/magic element becomes obvious.
You can change the details, but fundamentally, it is still based upon superstition/magic.
It probably has something to do with the fact that an app gives you eyecandy, like swipy things, and the app downloads content for offline viewing, that are not as simple as with the iDevice web browser.
To be honest, I think Apple are doing everybody a favor by banning a competitors magazine app. It is just another straw to be put on the camels back. It is yet one more piece of evidence that Apple are about as evil as a successful consumer company can get. Microsoft used to have that perception, and were feared in their day by any direct competitors. Apple are now sitting in that spot, and are as dirty and feared as Microsoft were back in their day.
When the anti-trust lawsuits begin in earnest in the future, there will be a long list of past behavior that will eventually come back to bite them in the ass.
[citation needed]
If a reputable motoring publication is saying it is the most accurate racing simulator, physics wise, then I think the OP will need to cite his/her sources to be taken seriously.
It doesn't help your argument that you thought it necessary to post as an AC.
Can you provide us with more information?
The orientation sensors used in Android and iOS devices are MEMS accelerometers, which only measure acceleration in each of the 3 axises. On Earth, gravity provides us with a constant 1g acceleration in a fixed direction, which is used to calculate the orientation of the device.
In zero G, and just floating there in front of you and not moving, the accelerometer will show a reading of 0g in all three directions, indicating that the device is in free-fall, which is quite correct.
So, yes, the orientation sensor will have to be manually overridden to stop changing orientation every time the device is moved.
Many modern laptops have freefall sensors that park the hard drive heads when freefall is detected to protect against damage, which would make them unusable in a zero g environment
My god, please dont expose your ignorance like that in public, its embarrassing. Makes me cringe.
You have no idea that the method they used is perfectly fine. Finding a signal that is below the "noise floor" is used in many, many systems, for example GPS.
Finding a "signal" embedded in the "noise" of the gamma ray fog is nothing special, and does not immediately show a systematic error in the method. These people are scientists, they are well aware of these things.
Give the educated people who know craploads more in their field than you some credit.
What stupid definition of "all" are the Slashdot editors using here? It looks like the American definition of all, meaning US only.
I mean, WTF? this is the bloody internet for dogs sake, there are more countries in the world than the US! A large percentage of slashdot readers are not in the US. You would think they would realize that Slashdot has a worldwide audience.
And after reading the article, it looks like the Americans are paying for something they shouldnt, like ads.
In my country, we get this service for free from all major tv networks. Even on the PS3 it is free. It has ads too, but who cares, its free.
NASA doesn't use an archaic imperial system anymore, they use metric.
A MEMS gyroscope is just that, a gyroscope, it is *not* an accelerometer.
The MEMS gyroscope measures angular *rate* in radians/sec, they do not measure angular acceleration. It is not an accelerometer.
If you dont beleive me, go read the datasheets from the device manufacturers. Analog Devices is a good place to start.