If I'm being paid (and billed) by the hour then you bet I'm counting that time as work. If I'm exempt (salaried) then I do what must be done. If there is some hard limit on the number of hours that can be worked then I'll take "comp-time" at my earliest convenience.
but there's no way that's actually the case. Amazon and eBay are wormy with this sort of scam, and they put actual effort into combating it. The only reason Google thinks they caught this early is a combination of willful ignorance and wishful thinking.
The fusion isn't a fusion of quarks, but of baryons: two Lambda baryons fuse to form a Chi baryon and a neutron, which is analogous to Deuterium/Tritium nuclear fusion. The bottom form of the Lambda to Chi baryon fusion results in about 11x as much energy released as the charmed form.
Anyone who knows anything about subatomic physics would know that you can't have fusion of individual quarks because quarks never occur individually outside of a baryon, so the summary is simply incoherent nonsense.
Yes, you are giving the CIA way too much credit. However, this is exactly what the FSB would do in order to 1) discredit the CIA, and 2) cover their own tracks. The data dump came through a source known to be associated to, and supportive of Russian interests, so we should actually assume that any misdirection is on the part of the FSB, or other Russian interests. Maybe the CIA, or the NSA, or some other U.S. TLA, has capabilities beyond what are exposed in the Wikileaks data dump, but we should assume that the actual action is elsewhere.
That said, we should all be using strong encryption: no need to make things easy for the bastards.
I can think of two other operating systems, other than Windows 10, that will "Optimize" Kaby Lake processors, but I'll leave it as an exercise for the student to figure out which ones they are.
The low end model has a crappy i5, and the high end only gets you an i7, and the video resolutions are barely adequate for displays half (or a quarter) their size. You can get a 4k monitor (aka a TV) for a tenth the price, and better computers for half the price. The software better kick some royal ass or these things are going to find their way to the dumpster damn quick.
First, it's not 2.2GHz (that's the maximum turbo frequency), it's rated speed is less than 1GHz (0.9GHz, according to TFA). The MacBooks use 1.1GHz and 1.2GHz Broadwell processors (turbo boost to 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz). The Skylake processors are probably both faster and lower power.
Second, it's actually a pretty nice machine (assuming that you can stand Windows): anybody complaining about the new MacBook with only a single USB C port should be pretty happy with this machine, which comes with a full complement of ports. And the price is certainly pretty good (even the high resolution model is about half the price of the new MacBook).
Third, the black finish looks really nice: I wish Apple would make nice black kit like that again.
I wonder if you can get OS X running on this somehow.
The evidence is the observed orbital properties of distant Kuiper belt objects. The computer model is just used to validate possible explanations. This is almost exactly how Neptune and Uranus were discovered: by observing their effects on the orbits of the then-known planets.
The summary says "online sales" which means that we are probably NOT talking about "shipped" rather than "sold" numbers. However, these are numbers for October, which is all before the new iPads shipped (including the iPad Pro) so we are probably seeing some depression of iPad sales that will catch up in the November numbers (or not: if MS can maintain these sales numbers in November and December, then this would be quite interesting).
The cost of components (not to mention the retail price) is so high that assembly labor is almost in the noise, just like any other big ticket item. They may even be saving money on the deal, if you factor in shipping costs (which isn't true of the Mac Pro).
Except that this substrate is not being used for Si based semiconductors, but for GaAs instead. Also, using the wood-based substrate means that you can use 99% less of the semiconductor material (GaAs which is rarer than Si, and also poisonous). This will make specific classes of electronic devices (specifically radio and microwave frequency devices) much cheaper, and much less hazardous to dispose of, which is a big win.
that Apple would never release a flagship product that didn't rely exclusively on proprietary technology! Just look at the new MacBook, and it's utter dependence on proprietary chargers... oh, wait...
First, there's no way that this is both safe and effective: if it really does deliver enough current to your brain to make any difference, then it's not likely that these folks have done the kind of trials that would be needed to prove that it's safe. If, however, it doesn't deliver any current to your brain (which is pretty likely, since it's hard to get a signal through the skull) then it may be trivially safe, but it can't deliver any of the claimed benefits. Or, maybe they will try to take the same route as herbal supplements, and make no actual claims while selling you (hopefully) an inert product (but this isn't an herbal product, and won't be able to claim coverage under herbal supplement regulations, which means that both the CPSC and the FDA will probably want to get involved).
The "first hand account" of the effects of the device can't be taken seriously: the author knows that the device is supposed to make them feel good, so we should expect the placebo effect to make them think that they feel better, more alert, whatever. The author is entirely too credulous in any case; this is nothing more than press release journalism, and Thynk is nothing more than silicon snake oil.
I think you understand. Yes, the hypothesis is that space itself is being created, and that this is a fundamental law of physics. There's no fundamental law for it to violate, there's conservation mass and energy, no conservation of space.
But there is conservation of angular momentum. If you insert extra space between two objects that are rotating about a common center of mass, then either their rotation must slow down, or you are getting fee energy from the expansion of space. I'm not personally opposed to either outcome, but I'm curious to know which is the observed fact.
What exactly makes this a "space" telescope? Does the submitter (and the "editor" who accepted the article) believe that South Africa is in outer space? Or maybe they believe the word "space" simply indicates that the telescope is used to look at things in space? I'm not sure which would be more idiotic, but I can't think of any other explanations.
is the constants. If your process doubles in the measured quantity in 20 days then you have something that might be worth worrying about (assuming that it won't hit some other limit, so long as that limit isn't you), but if it doubles in 20 years you have some time to consider and prepare. Whenever I see talk about the singularity it seems like the growth people are talking about either has a very short doubling period (which it probably doesn't) or the growth is actually super-exponential (the doubling period itself is chchanging with time).
In either case, innumeracy will be our downfall before the singularity gets us.
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I agree: the amount of money they could have lost trying to sell an Oracle Smart Phone is incalculable
If I'm being paid (and billed) by the hour then you bet I'm counting that time as work. If I'm exempt (salaried) then I do what must be done. If there is some hard limit on the number of hours that can be worked then I'll take "comp-time" at my earliest convenience.
and, oddly, it's the capitalists who are always trying to answer this admittedly stupid question with equally stupid (but profitable) solutions.
Digital ads only feel "psychic" if your psychic can only see the recent past and thinks that they're looking at the future.
but there's no way that's actually the case. Amazon and eBay are wormy with this sort of scam, and they put actual effort into combating it. The only reason Google thinks they caught this early is a combination of willful ignorance and wishful thinking.
Anyone who knows anything about subatomic physics would know that you can't have fusion of individual quarks because quarks never occur individually outside of a baryon, so the summary is simply incoherent nonsense.
Yes, you are giving the CIA way too much credit. However, this is exactly what the FSB would do in order to 1) discredit the CIA, and 2) cover their own tracks. The data dump came through a source known to be associated to, and supportive of Russian interests, so we should actually assume that any misdirection is on the part of the FSB, or other Russian interests. Maybe the CIA, or the NSA, or some other U.S. TLA, has capabilities beyond what are exposed in the Wikileaks data dump, but we should assume that the actual action is elsewhere.
That said, we should all be using strong encryption: no need to make things easy for the bastards.
It's called M-ac OS X, pronounced Ten Throatwarbler Luxury Yacht. The "Q" is silent, as in "Fox."
after which the SamsungBag will be recalled because it, unexpectedly and spontaneously, bursts into flames.
It's funny because it's TRUE!
I can think of two other operating systems, other than Windows 10, that will "Optimize" Kaby Lake processors, but I'll leave it as an exercise for the student to figure out which ones they are.
I wish I had mod points today: +Informative
The low end model has a crappy i5, and the high end only gets you an i7, and the video resolutions are barely adequate for displays half (or a quarter) their size. You can get a 4k monitor (aka a TV) for a tenth the price, and better computers for half the price. The software better kick some royal ass or these things are going to find their way to the dumpster damn quick.
First, it's not 2.2GHz (that's the maximum turbo frequency), it's rated speed is less than 1GHz (0.9GHz, according to TFA). The MacBooks use 1.1GHz and 1.2GHz Broadwell processors (turbo boost to 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz). The Skylake processors are probably both faster and lower power.
Second, it's actually a pretty nice machine (assuming that you can stand Windows): anybody complaining about the new MacBook with only a single USB C port should be pretty happy with this machine, which comes with a full complement of ports. And the price is certainly pretty good (even the high resolution model is about half the price of the new MacBook).
Third, the black finish looks really nice: I wish Apple would make nice black kit like that again.
I wonder if you can get OS X running on this somehow.
The evidence is the observed orbital properties of distant Kuiper belt objects. The computer model is just used to validate possible explanations. This is almost exactly how Neptune and Uranus were discovered: by observing their effects on the orbits of the then-known planets.
The summary says "online sales" which means that we are probably NOT talking about "shipped" rather than "sold" numbers. However, these are numbers for October, which is all before the new iPads shipped (including the iPad Pro) so we are probably seeing some depression of iPad sales that will catch up in the November numbers (or not: if MS can maintain these sales numbers in November and December, then this would be quite interesting).
>> The problem is that this is never done.
> The reason is that many Software Director positions are now filled with technically clueless people
Now?
The cost of components (not to mention the retail price) is so high that assembly labor is almost in the noise, just like any other big ticket item. They may even be saving money on the deal, if you factor in shipping costs (which isn't true of the Mac Pro).
Except that this substrate is not being used for Si based semiconductors, but for GaAs instead. Also, using the wood-based substrate means that you can use 99% less of the semiconductor material (GaAs which is rarer than Si, and also poisonous). This will make specific classes of electronic devices (specifically radio and microwave frequency devices) much cheaper, and much less hazardous to dispose of, which is a big win.
that Apple would never release a flagship product that didn't rely exclusively on proprietary technology! Just look at the new MacBook, and it's utter dependence on proprietary chargers ... oh, wait ...
and listened to the samples. All I can say ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz.
First, there's no way that this is both safe and effective: if it really does deliver enough current to your brain to make any difference, then it's not likely that these folks have done the kind of trials that would be needed to prove that it's safe. If, however, it doesn't deliver any current to your brain (which is pretty likely, since it's hard to get a signal through the skull) then it may be trivially safe, but it can't deliver any of the claimed benefits. Or, maybe they will try to take the same route as herbal supplements, and make no actual claims while selling you (hopefully) an inert product (but this isn't an herbal product, and won't be able to claim coverage under herbal supplement regulations, which means that both the CPSC and the FDA will probably want to get involved).
The "first hand account" of the effects of the device can't be taken seriously: the author knows that the device is supposed to make them feel good, so we should expect the placebo effect to make them think that they feel better, more alert, whatever. The author is entirely too credulous in any case; this is nothing more than press release journalism, and Thynk is nothing more than silicon snake oil.
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But there is conservation of angular momentum. If you insert extra space between two objects that are rotating about a common center of mass, then either their rotation must slow down, or you are getting fee energy from the expansion of space. I'm not personally opposed to either outcome, but I'm curious to know which is the observed fact.
What exactly makes this a "space" telescope? Does the submitter (and the "editor" who accepted the article) believe that South Africa is in outer space? Or maybe they believe the word "space" simply indicates that the telescope is used to look at things in space? I'm not sure which would be more idiotic, but I can't think of any other explanations.
is the constants. If your process doubles in the measured quantity in 20 days then you have something that might be worth worrying about (assuming that it won't hit some other limit, so long as that limit isn't you), but if it doubles in 20 years you have some time to consider and prepare. Whenever I see talk about the singularity it seems like the growth people are talking about either has a very short doubling period (which it probably doesn't) or the growth is actually super-exponential (the doubling period itself is chchanging with time).
In either case, innumeracy will be our downfall before the singularity gets us.