You will _lose_ money buying a house, and it gets worse the longer you own it, even when it's not crashing like it is now.
I don't get it. If you rent a house, you're renting from someone. That someone owns the house. You think they're renting it to you for less than their mortgage costs? So after any given time period, Mr. Renter has nothing to show for the money he spent, while Mr. Owner owns that much more of the house, plus whatever profit he made off Mr. Renter.
(Imagine any "stereotypical scientist speech pattern" here)
Mmm, yes, and now we move from our expensive brain imaging lab into our even more expensive mouse gymnasium. Yes, and here you can see our little locker room, with little lockers and showers for the mice, including some nice wood shavings. Here is the weight room with little freestyle barbells, and a full set of weights from 10 mg all the way up to 2000 mg! Here we can see our tiny little weight machines, the mice really love these, especially gnawing holes in the seat padding. Replacing the seat padding alone is a budgetary line item.
Ah, here comes Reggie Mouse to do some exercises. Mmm, yes, he sure loves his treadmill! Look at his little feet go!
I'm not versed in French law, but from what I understand, assault is illegal there, so I don't see how "happy slapping" (when you're the "slapper") is any more illegal. I guess they wanted to make the filmer of an assault when the filmer is associated with the assaulters illegal as well. Maybe they left out the "when..." clause?
That should be Teraflops. Flops is Floating-point operations per second, so always has an s on the end even if singular.
I don't think so. You can either use 1 teraFLOPS, 2 teraFLOPS, 3 teraFLOPS (in the same way you say 1 MHz, 2 MHz, 3 MHz), where I am not using capitals for emphasis but as the way the letters should be written, or you can use 1 teraflop, 2 teraflops, 3 teraflops (in the same way you say 1 snafu, 2 snafus, 3 snafus). The thing is that "FLOPS" is an acronym (i.e. an abbreviation formed from initials pronounced as word), while "flop" is a word (a neologism, really) whose definition is an acronym that happens to use the same letters.
Since computer code is basically just the instantiation of an idea, software patents make ideas patentable.
Whoops, you just handed the IP gnomes a weapon. The proper statement is, computer code is just one of many descriptions of an idea. Descriptions are trademarkable. Instantiations are patentable.
There's a funny story which I think is attributed to John Scarne, who, back in the old days, was often called in by casinos as a gambling consultant. One of the heavy slots players he interviewed was complaining to Scarne that "these slots just never pay!" Scarne replied, "Sure they do. They pay for the lights, the food, the entertainment, the dealers..."
I think you can learn a lot about a candidate from their website design. McCain is probably trying to get all the old conservatives -- the one who remember when black and white was the only thing on TV. Or in movie theaters. Big hit among the retired.
Obama. Skewed the other way -- video, flash, very modern. Sure to be a winner among the 18-25 set.
Clinton. Not bad, but very powder-puff blue. It's traditional... with a woman's touch, and a woman's vote. She's very much in front of the Democrats.
Edwards. Nothing pulls it together. It makes a good try at content, but no organization. Tries to be everything to everyone. Doesn't succeed. Neither will his campaign.
Giuliani. I know he looks like a villain in that picture, but that's how he always looks. Deep blue, stands for deep traditional conservatism. Will look to the letter of the law and not the spirit, appealing to all law-and-order citizens. Will probably make it illegal to have porn theaters within 300 miles of each other. Guiliani is tied with McCain. Black (McCain) and Blue (Giuliani) is how the Republicans are going to end up.
Romney. The biggest three pictures show him gesticulating with the back of his hand. Like he's gonna hit someone. "As seen on MittTV" pic VERY creepy, almost as creepy as V's stuff. Information-rich, but a bit bland. Like Kerry, his campaign will be information-rich and a bit bland.
but for rockets it's essentially infinite. (Relativity notwithstanding) I mean, there are no physical barriers to stop you from spraying hot gases from the business end of a projectile...
...except for the amount of fuel you carry.
Remember, kids, there aren't any gas stations in space!
Here is where you can get more geeky information about the SenseCam that Bell uses. It senses body heat and changes in light level to take pictures which are considered "interesting".
The idea that you can spend 2 weeks or 2 years creating one record and then reap 70 years of income is ridiculous.
I also like to argue that if creators and their descendants should be able to gain income throughout the creator's life, plus for 70 years after the creator's death, then why shouldn't criminals and felons and their descendants have to pay fines for the lawbreaker's life, plus for 70 years after the lawbreaker's death?
You have conflated two separate fields. Computer science is a branch of mathematics, which is science. Pure science, but science nevertheless. The examples you brought up (bugs, missing semicolons, and "its ilk") are features of computer programming, which is a branch of engineering.
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I don't get it. If you rent a house, you're renting from someone. That someone owns the house. You think they're renting it to you for less than their mortgage costs? So after any given time period, Mr. Renter has nothing to show for the money he spent, while Mr. Owner owns that much more of the house, plus whatever profit he made off Mr. Renter.
--Rob
(Imagine any "stereotypical scientist speech pattern" here)
Mmm, yes, and now we move from our expensive brain imaging lab into our even more expensive mouse gymnasium. Yes, and here you can see our little locker room, with little lockers and showers for the mice, including some nice wood shavings. Here is the weight room with little freestyle barbells, and a full set of weights from 10 mg all the way up to 2000 mg! Here we can see our tiny little weight machines, the mice really love these, especially gnawing holes in the seat padding. Replacing the seat padding alone is a budgetary line item.
Ah, here comes Reggie Mouse to do some exercises. Mmm, yes, he sure loves his treadmill! Look at his little feet go!
--Rob
One has to wonder if that's a super-giant mutant carrot that you're going to be beaten over the head with.
--Rob
So the outsourced captcha-breakers really are being replaced by a very small shell script?
--Rob
I'm not versed in French law, but from what I understand, assault is illegal there, so I don't see how "happy slapping" (when you're the "slapper") is any more illegal. I guess they wanted to make the filmer of an assault when the filmer is associated with the assaulters illegal as well. Maybe they left out the "when..." clause?
--Rob
In Soviet Russia, only old people become South Korean!
--Rob
In Soviet Russia, only film can violate journalists!
--Rob
The part where the ambulance goes by is pretty funny.
--Rob
Man, nothing is sacred to The Chappelle Show!
--Rob
I don't think so. You can either use 1 teraFLOPS, 2 teraFLOPS, 3 teraFLOPS (in the same way you say 1 MHz, 2 MHz, 3 MHz), where I am not using capitals for emphasis but as the way the letters should be written, or you can use 1 teraflop, 2 teraflops, 3 teraflops (in the same way you say 1 snafu, 2 snafus, 3 snafus). The thing is that "FLOPS" is an acronym (i.e. an abbreviation formed from initials pronounced as word), while "flop" is a word (a neologism, really) whose definition is an acronym that happens to use the same letters.
--Rob
Whoops, you just handed the IP gnomes a weapon. The proper statement is, computer code is just one of many descriptions of an idea. Descriptions are trademarkable. Instantiations are patentable.
--Rob
Giggly Gnu
Happy Hamster
Icy Ichthyosaur
Jumping Jehosaphat
Killer Klown (from outer space)
Lame Liger
Manly Man (Mugabe Memorial edition)
Numb Nut
Oppresive Opposum
Permissive Penguin
Quaaludinous Quail
Raw-throated Rhinovirus
Submissive Sasquatch
Tasty Tuna on Rye with Lettuce and Tomato, Soda, and Side of Fries
Unpredicable Unexpected Cotton Rat (really, look it up)
Valorous Vampire Bat
Wet Weasel
Xenu's Xliii
Yawny Yeti
Zootropic Zygophyllacea Scale
When will people learn that... -> People are idiots -> You're an idiot -> STFU
Science is the only way -> I'm a Christian and... -> You're an idiot -> Scientology -> STFU
Stupid government -> Iraq -> Iran -> Linux -> I'm a Democrat -> You're an idiot -> STFU
JOKE -> JOKE -> JOKE -> You're an idiot -> STFU
--Rob
They all look like this anyway. I can't believe anyone would take anything on a message board seriously.
--Rob
There's a funny story which I think is attributed to John Scarne, who, back in the old days, was often called in by casinos as a gambling consultant. One of the heavy slots players he interviewed was complaining to Scarne that "these slots just never pay!" Scarne replied, "Sure they do. They pay for the lights, the food, the entertainment, the dealers..."
--Rob
I think you can learn a lot about a candidate from their website design. McCain is probably trying to get all the old conservatives -- the one who remember when black and white was the only thing on TV. Or in movie theaters. Big hit among the retired.
Obama. Skewed the other way -- video, flash, very modern. Sure to be a winner among the 18-25 set.
Clinton. Not bad, but very powder-puff blue. It's traditional... with a woman's touch, and a woman's vote. She's very much in front of the Democrats.
Edwards. Nothing pulls it together. It makes a good try at content, but no organization. Tries to be everything to everyone. Doesn't succeed. Neither will his campaign.
Giuliani. I know he looks like a villain in that picture, but that's how he always looks. Deep blue, stands for deep traditional conservatism. Will look to the letter of the law and not the spirit, appealing to all law-and-order citizens. Will probably make it illegal to have porn theaters within 300 miles of each other. Guiliani is tied with McCain. Black (McCain) and Blue (Giuliani) is how the Republicans are going to end up.
Romney. The biggest three pictures show him gesticulating with the back of his hand. Like he's gonna hit someone. "As seen on MittTV" pic VERY creepy, almost as creepy as V's stuff. Information-rich, but a bit bland. Like Kerry, his campaign will be information-rich and a bit bland.
--Rob
...except for the amount of fuel you carry.
Remember, kids, there aren't any gas stations in space!
--Rob
I've locked up Illustrator on OSX, but only on an older release of OSX, and the machine had way too little memory. How much memory have you got?
I've also used InDesign on a 200-page graphics-heavy book, and haven't locked it up. This was on 10.4 with 1.5 GB of memory.
I know, it shouldn't be an excuse, but still...
--Rob
But now fun OSX games like Photoshop aren't certified for Vista!
--Rob
Here is where you can get more geeky information about the SenseCam that Bell uses. It senses body heat and changes in light level to take pictures which are considered "interesting".
--Rob
(To be proclaimed in a sinister and suggestive voice)
Sorry, I just watched V for Vendetta :)
--Rob
I also like to argue that if creators and their descendants should be able to gain income throughout the creator's life, plus for 70 years after the creator's death, then why shouldn't criminals and felons and their descendants have to pay fines for the lawbreaker's life, plus for 70 years after the lawbreaker's death?
--Rob
Here you go :)
--Rob
You have conflated two separate fields. Computer science is a branch of mathematics, which is science. Pure science, but science nevertheless. The examples you brought up (bugs, missing semicolons, and "its ilk") are features of computer programming, which is a branch of engineering.
--Rob
Actually, the seniority system is something like this:
God
Research Director
Scientist
Research Assistant / Researcher
Experimental Animal
Grad Student
--Rob