I'm guilty of placing my trust in my HP Travel Companion perhaps a bit too much. It hasn't actually led me anywhere bad, but I do find myself paying attention to it instead of road signs. Now, I have gone on incorrect routes because I trust it to warn me of things ahead of time, but when the turn comes, I'm in the wrong lane (freeway splits, for example).
That being said, I still won't ever get directions the old way ever again (unless they build a new city somewhere or something and I don't have the maps for it).
Recent studies have concluded that the Big Bang occurred somewhere in the neighborhood of 13.7 Billion years ago. The star, a heavy-elements laden fossil labeled HE 1523-0901 on charts was probably born right around the same time; approximately 13.2 Billion years ago.
Since when was "right around the same time" the same thing as "500 million years later" ?
Yes. I am a good example of that. I like microsoft products. They are much better and easier to use than Linux and Apple products.
One of my comments: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=226327&cid=183 31685 (Sorry I'm not a subscriber anymore so I can't find any of my older comments... I've just given up on saying MS is good since no one will read my comments when they are rated at -1).
What exactly qualifies as a genetic test? It says in the first article that it can be based on inherited illnesses. No tests need to be performed for that.
Does this mean that I can get cheaper insurance even though I have a few body parts that women don't have? Those are genetic, AFAIK.
between "listing" information and "giving" information. The online predator thing is obviously a problem, no matter what you say. Too many teens are willing to "give" their personal information via personal chats and e-mails. But yes, the truth of the article is that not very many teens will simply list their personal information on profiles.
They are refering to the fact that you can't go to a movie theatre to see an R rated movie if you are under 17 without a parent or guardian. I don't know if that's law or if it's just a very very very common practice done by movie theatres, but all they were doing is making a comparison to make us understand what he is trying to accomplish.
I've seen police cars doing a lot of things that I'm sure were for good reasons, but if they are going to go against traffic laws for any reason, my personal belief is that they should be required to put on their lights and siren. If their lights and siren are off, they should not be speeding, should not be running red lights, and should not be disobeying any laws that the rest of us are subject to.
The only thing that could make my flights even more stressful than they already are (babies screaming, kids behind me hitting my seat, the person in front of me immediately putting their seat back, giving me no room to lean forward, etc...) would be someone sitting next to me, who does not apparently have the ability to control the volume of their voice, chatting away for the full 2 hours while I try to sleep. And to make matters worse, they'll probably be eating at the same time.
I'd be ok with the cellphone/no cellphone section division, though. That would be cool. Or maybe a special room for people talking on the phone. That way, I could use it without bothering anyone else if I absolutely have to make a call.
So here's the solution: Figure out how to change the sensory data you want -- the electromagnetic fields, the ultrasound, the infrared -- into something that the human brain is already wired to accept, like touch or sight.
That's something that's been done for a long time... a radio transfers radio waves into something that we can hear. A clock transfers the current time to something we can see. A compass also shows us direction in a way that we can see. That's what instruments do. This would be better news if it talked about how the scientists are putting it directly into our brains, as opposed to how that's NOT what they're doing; they've been doing this stuff for many thousands of years already.
I found that the majority of those things are generally not believed, but assumed... and even the word 'assume' doesn't necessarily describe what is happening. I think most people just don't think about it. For the most part, they just don't consider the fact that they are broadcasting a signal strong enough to reach that tower a few miles away.
That being said, I'm sure that there are a lot of people who also assume some of those things.
In your experience, which of the 10 dangerous "claims" is the most common?
The "Conclusion" page... (for those of you who don't want to go through the 10 pages of pretty graphs and charts).
The fact that Intel retains the overall performance crown comes as no surprise. As we said at the outset, AMD has no real answer to the Core 2 Extreme X6800 among its dual-core processors. Also, Intel's quad-core CPUs tend to scale better than AMD's Quad FX platform, especially for typical desktop-class applications. Our move to Windows Vista x64 has done little to alter this dynamic. At the same time, Core 2 processors tend to draw less power and to be more energy efficient--sometimes markedly so--than Athlon 64s. Right now, Intel has the magic combination of a superior processor microarchitecture and a more mature, fully realized 65nm manufacturing capability working together on its side. This one-two punch has allowed Intel to maintain a performance edge at most price points, despite standing pat through AMD's aggressive pricing moves and new model introductions. AMD's current weaknesses manifest themselves most fully in its high-end models, like the Athlon 64 X2 6000+, which draws more power at peak than the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 yet is often outperformed by the less expensive Core 2 Duo E6600. The Athlon 64 looks more competitive in its lower-end incarnations like the X2 5000+ and 4400+, which match up better on both performance and power characteristics against the Core 2 Duo E6300 and E6400. These processors have the benefit of being available in 65nm form, and I'd say the minor performance penalty one pays in performance at 65nm (due to the slower L2 cache) is worth it for the reduced power draw.
This low-to-mid-range territory, incidentally, is where I'd be looking to buy. Many of our tests have shown the benefits of quad-core processors, but honestly, finding applications that will make good use of four cores is not easy--and the list of games that really use four cores is approximately zero. I'd probably grab a Core 2 Duo E6400 and overclock it until it started to glow, if I were putting together a system right now. I must admit, though, that I have an almost irrational fondness for the Core 2 Quad Q6600, probably because it's the most energy efficient processor in our Cinebench power test. The thing is by no means a great deal--two E6600s will set you back over $200 less than a single Q6600--but it's easy to imagine a near-silent multitasking monster built around one.
AMD would do well to expand its 65nm offerings into higher clock frequencies as soon as it can reasonably do so. That may take a while yet, given the limited overclocking headroom we've seen from early 65nm Athlon 64 X2s. Meanwhile, Intel isn't likely to sit still for much longer. Rumors of an April price cut abound, and in light of the Core 2's ample frequency headroom, higher speed grades are a definite possibility, as well. For AMD, its next-generation microarchitecture can't come a moment too soon.
I agree. I would say that this would be a "subject to subject" thing. In English and language classes, the students should be reading and writing. In math and science classes, I think the "gaming" principal would apply better. Perhaps that would make them hate their language classes even more, but their problem solving skills would imrpove greatly. I don't know if there would be a way to incorporate the "gaming" into math and science and still allow the students to have an interest in reading and writing for their english class.
I agree that reading and writing is much more important than math and science in the real world... unless you are going to work alone. Communication is vital to being successful, and if people think you're stupid because you can't spell, you're screwed (please don't point out any spelling errors in my post; it would be funny, but I know I'm not perfect... I'm working on that as well).
Yeah he mentioned a lot of cool stuff that can be done with Linux installed on the router, but my wireless router already does a good portion of that stuff - DHCP, it can be a wireless hotspot if it wants to be (not with any special features; for those I'd just need to use a computer)... and a number of other things that he mentioned are already part of 99% of the wireless routers that I've seen.
Aside from the things he mentioned that are already part of wireless routers, the rest of it seems cool.
Personally, I find OpenOffice very difficult to use. Perhaps it's all part of the "change" that is required with software changes, but I have spent hours using OpenOffice Draw, and I haven't been able to get very far using it. It's a very difficult program to use, and it doesn't seem to have the functionality that similar programs have.
I'm sure all of the programs on OpenOffice have tons of features, but they seem to be hidden from the user, at least, most of the important features.
The bottom line isn't the fact that it's open source/gpl/whatever, it's that the program just isn't easy to use.
I'm not familiar with the Theremin in any way, but the article does mention that it was composed onto a magnetic tape, or something - perhaps they meant "first electronically stored" music ?
I've actually been wondering about "Mozilla" lately - why is it that "Mozilla compatible" shows up on the browser string for most browsers? Does mozilla mean something else?
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I'm guilty of placing my trust in my HP Travel Companion perhaps a bit too much. It hasn't actually led me anywhere bad, but I do find myself paying attention to it instead of road signs. Now, I have gone on incorrect routes because I trust it to warn me of things ahead of time, but when the turn comes, I'm in the wrong lane (freeway splits, for example).
That being said, I still won't ever get directions the old way ever again (unless they build a new city somewhere or something and I don't have the maps for it).
Recent studies have concluded that the Big Bang occurred somewhere in the neighborhood of 13.7 Billion years ago. The star, a heavy-elements laden fossil labeled HE 1523-0901 on charts was probably born right around the same time; approximately 13.2 Billion years ago.
Since when was "right around the same time" the same thing as "500 million years later" ?
um.... I'm mormon...
Yes. I am a good example of that. I like microsoft products. They are much better and easier to use than Linux and Apple products.
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One of my comments:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=226327&cid=18
(Sorry I'm not a subscriber anymore so I can't find any of my older comments... I've just given up on saying MS is good since no one will read my comments when they are rated at -1).
The article explains that prior work has shown that humans, as compared with the great apes from which we diverged over 5 million years ago, have ...
Now that the prior work is already covered, the AACS can't copyright us.
The point of my post was that we already pay more for insurance, so with the GINA bill, we would get the same rates as women.
What exactly qualifies as a genetic test? It says in the first article that it can be based on inherited illnesses. No tests need to be performed for that. Does this mean that I can get cheaper insurance even though I have a few body parts that women don't have? Those are genetic, AFAIK.
Just because it is part of a bigger problem does not mean that it is not a problem by itself. Yes, the online predator thing IS a problem.
between "listing" information and "giving" information. The online predator thing is obviously a problem, no matter what you say. Too many teens are willing to "give" their personal information via personal chats and e-mails. But yes, the truth of the article is that not very many teens will simply list their personal information on profiles.
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no it doesn't. It looks like it might when you just look at the two letters together... but it's just an illusion. (see above example).
They are refering to the fact that you can't go to a movie theatre to see an R rated movie if you are under 17 without a parent or guardian. I don't know if that's law or if it's just a very very very common practice done by movie theatres, but all they were doing is making a comparison to make us understand what he is trying to accomplish.
I've seen police cars doing a lot of things that I'm sure were for good reasons, but if they are going to go against traffic laws for any reason, my personal belief is that they should be required to put on their lights and siren. If their lights and siren are off, they should not be speeding, should not be running red lights, and should not be disobeying any laws that the rest of us are subject to.
The only thing that could make my flights even more stressful than they already are (babies screaming, kids behind me hitting my seat, the person in front of me immediately putting their seat back, giving me no room to lean forward, etc...) would be someone sitting next to me, who does not apparently have the ability to control the volume of their voice, chatting away for the full 2 hours while I try to sleep. And to make matters worse, they'll probably be eating at the same time.
I'd be ok with the cellphone/no cellphone section division, though. That would be cool. Or maybe a special room for people talking on the phone. That way, I could use it without bothering anyone else if I absolutely have to make a call.
So here's the solution: Figure out how to change the sensory data you want -- the electromagnetic fields, the ultrasound, the infrared -- into something that the human brain is already wired to accept, like touch or sight.
That's something that's been done for a long time... a radio transfers radio waves into something that we can hear. A clock transfers the current time to something we can see. A compass also shows us direction in a way that we can see. That's what instruments do. This would be better news if it talked about how the scientists are putting it directly into our brains, as opposed to how that's NOT what they're doing; they've been doing this stuff for many thousands of years already.
I found that the majority of those things are generally not believed, but assumed... and even the word 'assume' doesn't necessarily describe what is happening. I think most people just don't think about it. For the most part, they just don't consider the fact that they are broadcasting a signal strong enough to reach that tower a few miles away.
That being said, I'm sure that there are a lot of people who also assume some of those things.
In your experience, which of the 10 dangerous "claims" is the most common?
It's just a phone with cool features, right?
It's stable, just like any other purpose-built appliance.
Communications are encrypted from end to end.
The connection's secure unless I use Wi-Fi in a cafe.
E-mails and messages are secure from prying eyes.
Using a mobile phone constitutes out-of-band communication.
I trust the integrity of data and applications on a smart phone
Information deleted from a smart phone is gone, right?
Spying on my smart phone is hard.
Abuse is minimal because the network and phones are constrained.
The "Conclusion" page... (for those of you who don't want to go through the 10 pages of pretty graphs and charts).
The fact that Intel retains the overall performance crown comes as no surprise. As we said at the outset, AMD has no real answer to the Core 2 Extreme X6800 among its dual-core processors. Also, Intel's quad-core CPUs tend to scale better than AMD's Quad FX platform, especially for typical desktop-class applications. Our move to Windows Vista x64 has done little to alter this dynamic. At the same time, Core 2 processors tend to draw less power and to be more energy efficient--sometimes markedly so--than Athlon 64s. Right now, Intel has the magic combination of a superior processor microarchitecture and a more mature, fully realized 65nm manufacturing capability working together on its side.
This one-two punch has allowed Intel to maintain a performance edge at most price points, despite standing pat through AMD's aggressive pricing moves and new model introductions. AMD's current weaknesses manifest themselves most fully in its high-end models, like the Athlon 64 X2 6000+, which draws more power at peak than the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 yet is often outperformed by the less expensive Core 2 Duo E6600. The Athlon 64 looks more competitive in its lower-end incarnations like the X2 5000+ and 4400+, which match up better on both performance and power characteristics against the Core 2 Duo E6300 and E6400. These processors have the benefit of being available in 65nm form, and I'd say the minor performance penalty one pays in performance at 65nm (due to the slower L2 cache) is worth it for the reduced power draw.
This low-to-mid-range territory, incidentally, is where I'd be looking to buy. Many of our tests have shown the benefits of quad-core processors, but honestly, finding applications that will make good use of four cores is not easy--and the list of games that really use four cores is approximately zero. I'd probably grab a Core 2 Duo E6400 and overclock it until it started to glow, if I were putting together a system right now. I must admit, though, that I have an almost irrational fondness for the Core 2 Quad Q6600, probably because it's the most energy efficient processor in our Cinebench power test. The thing is by no means a great deal--two E6600s will set you back over $200 less than a single Q6600--but it's easy to imagine a near-silent multitasking monster built around one.
AMD would do well to expand its 65nm offerings into higher clock frequencies as soon as it can reasonably do so. That may take a while yet, given the limited overclocking headroom we've seen from early 65nm Athlon 64 X2s. Meanwhile, Intel isn't likely to sit still for much longer. Rumors of an April price cut abound, and in light of the Core 2's ample frequency headroom, higher speed grades are a definite possibility, as well. For AMD, its next-generation microarchitecture can't come a moment too soon.
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I agree. I would say that this would be a "subject to subject" thing. In English and language classes, the students should be reading and writing. In math and science classes, I think the "gaming" principal would apply better. Perhaps that would make them hate their language classes even more, but their problem solving skills would imrpove greatly. I don't know if there would be a way to incorporate the "gaming" into math and science and still allow the students to have an interest in reading and writing for their english class.
I agree that reading and writing is much more important than math and science in the real world... unless you are going to work alone. Communication is vital to being successful, and if people think you're stupid because you can't spell, you're screwed (please don't point out any spelling errors in my post; it would be funny, but I know I'm not perfect... I'm working on that as well).
Yeah he mentioned a lot of cool stuff that can be done with Linux installed on the router, but my wireless router already does a good portion of that stuff - DHCP, it can be a wireless hotspot if it wants to be (not with any special features; for those I'd just need to use a computer)... and a number of other things that he mentioned are already part of 99% of the wireless routers that I've seen.
Aside from the things he mentioned that are already part of wireless routers, the rest of it seems cool.
Personally, I find OpenOffice very difficult to use. Perhaps it's all part of the "change" that is required with software changes, but I have spent hours using OpenOffice Draw, and I haven't been able to get very far using it. It's a very difficult program to use, and it doesn't seem to have the functionality that similar programs have.
I'm sure all of the programs on OpenOffice have tons of features, but they seem to be hidden from the user, at least, most of the important features.
The bottom line isn't the fact that it's open source/gpl/whatever, it's that the program just isn't easy to use.
Of course it is... And by that logic, developing software at all is harmful - takes time, money, and all the same stuff it takes to port it.
http://imcommunity.net/cgi-bin/u.cgi?u=38
agh nevermind... it's not like they invented magnetic tape, either - so i still don't know what the story's talking about...
*realizes that this is slashdot and forgets about it*
I'm not familiar with the Theremin in any way, but the article does mention that it was composed onto a magnetic tape, or something - perhaps they meant "first electronically stored" music ?
I think most people have an over-obsession with how things are "defined."
Together, more problems for astronomers, who still don't have a basic definition for the word planet
I'm sure the astronomers simply don't care. It's not a problem; definitions don't change anything.
I've actually been wondering about "Mozilla" lately - why is it that "Mozilla compatible" shows up on the browser string for most browsers? Does mozilla mean something else?