OK, well, besides the hole in the ozone layer, drainage of the Netherlands, Chinese dust cloud, boost in radiation levels, urban micro-weather, extinction of species, destabilization of biosphere, shrinking of the rainforests, increase in global carbon dioxide, and cultivation, what have the Romans ever done for us!?!?
Mach is the ratio of two speeds. Doing such produces a number in which the units cancel out. Speed/Speed = dimensionless.
When I measure the length of something, am I not measuring the ratio of the length of it to some other length? That is, it's the ratio of two lengths, just as mach is the ratio of two speeds. Still, I don't just say that "I'm 3 tall", I say "I'm 3 meters tall".
When I say how fast a plane was flying, do I simply say, "1.25"? No, I specify "mach 1.25". If we rearrange the mystical syntax "mach 1.25" simply to say "1.25 machs", does this seem dimensionless? Is the difference simply that "mach 1" is variable under different atmospheric conditions?
It's not "weird", it's absurd. I simply converted feet into "mucks", so the dimension is now called "muck" instead of feet. In this case, the conversion is simple. 1 muck = 1 foot. Saying "muck 7" is identical to saying "7 feet". Similarly, with mach, the conversion factor is 1 mach = 2046124.55 furlongs per fortnight (at STP).
This "dimensionless" argument is absurd. Suppose I were to define a distance "muck" as "the ratio of the length of an object to the length of my school ruler". The school ruler happens to be 1 foot long. So, something 5 feet long would be "muck 5". Thats 5 feet / 1 foot. Muck numbers are dimensionless!
Only on slashdot can iTunes be equalled to Windows Media Player...
OK, here we go...
Get your facts straight:
A very good idea.
files encoded from your own CDs do NOT have any DRM in them. Only tunes bought from the built-in on-line music store have DRM.
True.
iTunes is a player/ripped/jukebox/music store program.
Windows Media Player is a player/ripper/jukebox/music store program.
You DO NOT NEED to buy DRM tunes online, you do not even need an internet connection (although it comes in handy for the CDDB feature when ripping your own CDs).
Also true of Windows Media Player. Like iTunes, Windows Media Player 10 will rip your CD's to mp3, with no DRM.
Thus these hybrids need more grunt in their exhaust.
If you want more grunt in your exhaust, just eat more beans. The people around you will appreciate it just about as much as they appreciate that cheesy loud "muffler" on your Civic.
in the real world people get fired all the time for stupid things....something as simple as 'not being a team player' to 'mp3s were found on your hard drive.'
My guess is that Inga's "dissenting views" were in the form of mp3s they found on her hard drive.;)
Workin' double shifts, not gettin' any sleep. Workin' double shifts and I'm not gettin' any sleep. Tryin' to find a day to spend for myself. Try to find a day to do somethin' for my health. Had a little money in my pocket for a minute. Had a little money in my pocket now it's gone. Did it all myself and now my choices are few. Wouldn't look so easy, if you only knew. Responsibility! Responsibility!
- 22% chose creationism - 17% opted for intelligent design
In other words, 39% chose creationism...
I'm not sure I agree. Creationism seems to be the "traditional" God creation myth from the Bible. I think "intelligent design" advocates could arguably be a bit more enlightened. Consider the following argument.
Alan Turing showed that any computing machine was equivalent in computing capability to a Turing machine, albeit with performance differences. Advocates of "strong AI" claim that human brains are also equivalent to Turing machines. Extending this, "strong AI" advocates would generally also claim that the entire universe is a Turing-equivalent computing machine. And going a step beyond this, one could imagine that this universe is a computing machine within a larger framework of computing machines. Or, put another way, there could be some intelligent programmer "outside" of our universe who created the computing machine that is our universe. Personally, I'm not compelled by such an argument, but it does involve "intelligent design" without being entirely outside the bounds of logical reasoning.
CD's don't count as digital because they're technically analog. They store ones and zeros, but the machine that reads them is analog.
I keep trying to tell people this, but nobody will listen. This is how it works: A vacuum tube in each CD player bounces electrons off the disc as it spins, and each time it hits a "1", it creates heat. A thermocouple converts this heat into a voltage, which is then amplified by yet another vaccum tube. Completely analog.
If there were an official website where patent applications were scrutinized and commented on by the public, I'd bet a lot more patent applications would be thrown out due to prior art. Here on slashdot, every time some patent is mentioned at all, there's some cranky old technology guy who remembers doing the same thing back in '78 on some project at Fubartronics Inc. Further, competing companies would have the incentive to do the research to find solid prior art and comment on it.
Yes! One of the best live bands ever. The last time I saw them, the printer was busted, so no Simple Text File. But they had PC keyboards modified with an extension arm and a strap so they could hold them like guitars. And they were actually playing them as instruments. Too bad they're not around anymore.
"IBM has accused Sony of failing to complete a portion of the code responsible for decryption of the video stream. 'The code they delivered for factoring the product of two large prime numbers is [extremely] slow,' said a spokesman, 'but we're confident they'll come through with a solution soon.'"
It's nice to see the work of this "Pixar" guy finally getting some widespread recognition. I think the MoMA show is really going to open things up for him.
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OK, well, besides the hole in the ozone layer, drainage of the Netherlands, Chinese dust cloud, boost in radiation levels, urban micro-weather, extinction of species, destabilization of biosphere, shrinking of the rainforests, increase in global carbon dioxide, and cultivation, what have the Romans ever done for us!?!?
The "Muck Number" is the ratio of one length to another. How can it possibly have units?
All measurements are the ratio of one length to another.
Mach is the ratio of two speeds. Doing such produces a number in which the units cancel out. Speed/Speed = dimensionless.
When I measure the length of something, am I not measuring the ratio of the length of it to some other length? That is, it's the ratio of two lengths, just as mach is the ratio of two speeds. Still, I don't just say that "I'm 3 tall", I say "I'm 3 meters tall".
When I say how fast a plane was flying, do I simply say, "1.25"? No, I specify "mach 1.25". If we rearrange the mystical syntax "mach 1.25" simply to say "1.25 machs", does this seem dimensionless? Is the difference simply that "mach 1" is variable under different atmospheric conditions?
It's not "weird", it's absurd. I simply converted feet into "mucks", so the dimension is now called "muck" instead of feet. In this case, the conversion is simple. 1 muck = 1 foot. Saying "muck 7" is identical to saying "7 feet". Similarly, with mach, the conversion factor is 1 mach = 2046124.55 furlongs per fortnight (at STP).
Wrong. I've still got 5 mucks.
This "dimensionless" argument is absurd. Suppose I were to define a distance "muck" as "the ratio of the length of an object to the length of my school ruler". The school ruler happens to be 1 foot long. So, something 5 feet long would be "muck 5". Thats 5 feet / 1 foot. Muck numbers are dimensionless!
Only on slashdot can iTunes be equalled to Windows Media Player...
OK, here we go...
Get your facts straight:
A very good idea.
files encoded from your own CDs do NOT have any DRM in them. Only tunes bought from the built-in on-line music store have DRM.
True.
iTunes is a player/ripped/jukebox/music store program.
Windows Media Player is a player/ripper/jukebox/music store program.
You DO NOT NEED to buy DRM tunes online, you do not even need an internet connection (although it comes in handy for the CDDB feature when ripping your own CDs).
Also true of Windows Media Player. Like iTunes, Windows Media Player 10 will rip your CD's to mp3, with no DRM.
Thus these hybrids need more grunt in their exhaust.
If you want more grunt in your exhaust, just eat more beans. The people around you will appreciate it just about as much as they appreciate that cheesy loud "muffler" on your Civic.
Seems the guild was created specifically to discriminate on the basis of being GLBT friendly... discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Umm, maybe you don't exactly understand what "GLBT friendly" means. It is not a sexual orientation.
The most important keys in vi can also be mapped to 3 keys.
Esc : q
in the real world people get fired all the time for stupid things....something as simple as 'not being a team player' to 'mp3s were found on your hard drive.'
;)
My guess is that Inga's "dissenting views" were in the form of mp3s they found on her hard drive.
Workin' double shifts, not gettin' any sleep.
Workin' double shifts and I'm not gettin' any sleep.
Tryin' to find a day to spend for myself.
Try to find a day to do somethin' for my health.
Had a little money in my pocket for a minute.
Had a little money in my pocket now it's gone.
Did it all myself and now my choices are few.
Wouldn't look so easy, if you only knew.
Responsibility! Responsibility!
Guard: "What, a swallow, carrying an elephant?"
Arthur: "It could grip it by the tusk."
Guard: "It's not a question of where he grips it. It's a simple question of weight ratios. A five ounce bird could not carry a 2000 pound elephant!"
- 22% chose creationism
- 17% opted for intelligent design
In other words, 39% chose creationism...
I'm not sure I agree. Creationism seems to be the "traditional" God creation myth from the Bible. I think "intelligent design" advocates could arguably be a bit more enlightened. Consider the following argument.
Alan Turing showed that any computing machine was equivalent in computing capability to a Turing machine, albeit with performance differences. Advocates of "strong AI" claim that human brains are also equivalent to Turing machines. Extending this, "strong AI" advocates would generally also claim that the entire universe is a Turing-equivalent computing machine. And going a step beyond this, one could imagine that this universe is a computing machine within a larger framework of computing machines. Or, put another way, there could be some intelligent programmer "outside" of our universe who created the computing machine that is our universe. Personally, I'm not compelled by such an argument, but it does involve "intelligent design" without being entirely outside the bounds of logical reasoning.
Analogies.
Question 1.
One Billion Dollars Salary::One Billion Dollars From Sale of Stock Grants/Options
a) Mayonaise::Hamburger
b) String Beans::Artichoke Hearts
c) Guacamole::Avocado
d) Tomato::Tomato
Either way, you can ditch the company at any time and retire to, well, anywhere you want.
The book can be divided into two general sections.
This is best done with a machete.
Don't believe it. I build CD players for a living. It's all thermocouples and vacuums. ;)
CD's don't count as digital because they're technically analog. They store ones and zeros, but the machine that reads them is analog.
I keep trying to tell people this, but nobody will listen. This is how it works: A vacuum tube in each CD player bounces electrons off the disc as it spins, and each time it hits a "1", it creates heat. A thermocouple converts this heat into a voltage, which is then amplified by yet another vaccum tube. Completely analog.
Why do God and Science have to be mutually exclusive?
God is someone else's voice in your head. Science is your own.
If there were an official website where patent applications were scrutinized and commented on by the public, I'd bet a lot more patent applications would be thrown out due to prior art. Here on slashdot, every time some patent is mentioned at all, there's some cranky old technology guy who remembers doing the same thing back in '78 on some project at Fubartronics Inc. Further, competing companies would have the incentive to do the research to find solid prior art and comment on it.
The North Star: Robots In Disguise
Yes! One of the best live bands ever. The last time I saw them, the printer was busted, so no Simple Text File. But they had PC keyboards modified with an extension arm and a strap so they could hold them like guitars. And they were actually playing them as instruments. Too bad they're not around anymore.
But I just got a prescription for "blogazine", a topical ointment which alleviates muscle pain.
According to the article:
"IBM has accused Sony of failing to complete a portion of the code responsible for decryption of the video stream. 'The code they delivered for factoring the product of two large prime numbers is [extremely] slow,' said a spokesman, 'but we're confident they'll come through with a solution soon.'"
It's nice to see the work of this "Pixar" guy finally getting some widespread recognition. I think the MoMA show is really going to open things up for him.