No, they were almost certainly not talking about "neutrinos" but about very high energy particles hitting earth.
Actually, they were using neutrinos in one example I read. They weren't the only particle of interest though; as they were also discussing gamma and energetic protons.
That has been suggested, but it's not clear that it's true.
Actually, it is. Having worked at a particle accelerator (not RHIC) I can tell you that you can see interactions all the time. We used to do testing of our detectors using cosmic background radiation. The vast majority or of lower energy levels than RHIC; however, some are significant
The situation of two particles colliding head-on in an accelerator is not at all the same as cosmic particles interacting with the earth.
This is true. Generally we optimize things to look for something specific. We also have some limitations -- such as: in order to reach these energy levels we have to accelerate large nuclei. Nature has mechanisms to accelerate smaller particles to much higher energies than we can currently achieve, being lowly humans with Earth bound resources.
But, now the precedent is set. Our court system is based (in part) on precedent. Any other ISP which tries to fight it will be dragged into court and flailed with the Verizon rulings. (They ISP will lose).
you can go out and get a fast drive array (I think 2 scsi u160 drives with 10k spindle speeds in a raid 0 array is enough), which will actually saturate the 32bit pci bus. If your looking for a fast disk, the technology is available. It's not cheap; but, it's available.
So, at some point, even if you develop faster drives you're going to need a faster bus to support it.
Am I the only one here who thinks this is wrong? The entire thought of *gasp* decaf coffee sickens me. They should be working to make the coffee stronger! Whomever funded the research needs to be boycotted... What were they thinking??? This is clearly the work of the Devil! I can't believe *sniff* that they would hurt a poor coffee tree *sniff sniff* like that. That poor little innocent tree.
rant over *twitch* *twitch* Must go find more coffee, cup empty. Must find...
Check your history. The military and the government in general have always funded most basic science research. As a result we have an understanding of the electron -- without which you wouldn't have a computer. The internet was originally a government link between computer resources the government thought were important. The NIH sees to it that basic biological (medical) research is carried out.
You owe a lot to that which you are trying to discredit
You know, the reason the link was dead was because this was FUD generated by a few physicist claiming that RHIC could lead to the end of the world....
It was discredited with the simple truthful statement that a neutrino interacting with matter in the Earth could potentially release more energy than RHIC could generate in it's lifetime. i.e. higher energy reactions than those generated at RHIC occur all the time, all around us; and, we're still here.
So, you can honestly say that having a better understanding of, say for example, QCD isn't worth the effort? And you say you have a Ph.D in particle physics?
I sincerely hope you're not teaching; because with an attitude like that, all of your students will be tainted with a distaste for advancing science.
Probably, because it's not yet affecting IBM's business. Once it does produce a noticeable impact, they may act; or, they may not. This is a matter of Contract Law; and, since we haven't seen the contracts, only IBM knows what an appropriate response should be.
unfortunately, some small developers dependant upon Linux business may be affected by the FUD; that's unfortunate.
Once it's over, provided IBM wins the case, IBM et. al. can then sue SCO for damages. They could end up owning SCO in the end after all...
Right now, since it's having little or no impact on IBM's business, it's in their interest to let SCO dig a deeper hole for themselves.
Because it appears they've decided it's cheaper to fight it. Besides, if they spend a few million in court, spread out over a few years, SCO's stock will likely become so dilute that IBM will be able to pick it up for next to nothing and save themselves a few hundred million.
SCO to approach the United States Federal Government; and, with a strait face, tell them they have to shut down all of their AIX servers, remove the OS, and destroy the liscences.
Do you have any idea how many IBM AIX servers the government runs? It's not an insignificant number. Can you picture it?
SCO Rep: We want you to...
Gov Rep: You want WHAT?
SCO Rep: We want you to...
Gov Rep: (laughing) No.
SCO Rep: But, we own the liscense.
Gov Rep: (still laughing) No.
SCO Rep: But, there's an injunction filed...
Gov Rep: No. If you persist, we'll spank you and revoke your patents. Now go away.
but the already do... IBM is the deepest pocket; and, they claim that IBM put System V code directly into Linux. Because of this they've started by suing IBM. If they survive, the plan to sue others...
Unfortunately these are part of the "Safety" system in your car...
It is illegal to modify any such system, in any manner.
It is possible to make the car legal again:
To do so, would require you have the car recertified by DOT as meeting all of their safety requirements; but, since that can cost millions of dollars; and, may require crash testing, it's not likely anyone (besided the manufacturers) will do this.
Very true. When viewing the other side of the pond, I tend to paint in larger brush strokes...
Actually, since I only speak a little French; and, since I don't know the actual origin, I suspect, by it's grammer, that it's slavic. However, since I'm admittedly not an expert in language, it could easily be from Italian, Chinese, or Ancient Egyptian (using them big pyramid sized computers).
I just remember working with a German gentleman who used the same phrase.
With foot planted firmly in mouth, I will now shut up.
Was it done without his permission? Was it done without a warrant?
In our legal system, a search can be done without permission of the premises owner, provided a judge is shown there is probable cause; and, he agrees to issue a warrant.
In the case where the skid marks and level of damage clearly indicate he was doing in excess of the speed he claimed, I don't see a problem with any judge issuing a warrant to do further investigation, ie. checking the black box.
I don't have a problem with protecting individual rights, in general. The "He got what he deserved" comment comes from my gut impression where I'm imagining my 2 year old playing in the front yard while a car plows through doing 114mph. At that speed, my 2 year old is very dead!
This is true; but, 100MHz doesn't run modern (read as: current) incarnations of X or KDE well. That, and, you can't get 100MHz chips anymore, except for embedded applications.
someone who wants a dirt cheap computer strickly for e-mail and a little web browsing. They may occasionally write a letter or paper for class. Someone with no money who doesn't have access to e-bay.
Look at the price again. It's not enough to support a large disk.
Also, look at the target market. All they're trying to do is provide a system on which they can send e-mail and browse the web. Most of these machines don't even come with decent video cards or a cd-writer; so, clearly they're not intended for gamers or people who save a lot of digital photos.
A lot of those planes are older. A lot of the idle planes are also being scrapped (used) for parts. But, a lot of those planes are modern units that are simply idle due to reductions in air travel (fewer people flying since 9/11 and new restrictions in place...)
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Actually, they were using neutrinos in one example I read. They weren't the only particle of interest though; as they were also discussing gamma and energetic protons.
That has been suggested, but it's not clear that it's true.
Actually, it is. Having worked at a particle accelerator (not RHIC) I can tell you that you can see interactions all the time. We used to do testing of our detectors using cosmic background radiation. The vast majority or of lower energy levels than RHIC; however, some are significant
The situation of two particles colliding head-on in an accelerator is not at all the same as cosmic particles interacting with the earth.
This is true. Generally we optimize things to look for something specific. We also have some limitations -- such as: in order to reach these energy levels we have to accelerate large nuclei. Nature has mechanisms to accelerate smaller particles to much higher energies than we can currently achieve, being lowly humans with Earth bound resources.
But, now the precedent is set. Our court system is based (in part) on precedent. Any other ISP which tries to fight it will be dragged into court and flailed with the Verizon rulings. (They ISP will lose).
Now, I'm not sure...
So, at some point, even if you develop faster drives you're going to need a faster bus to support it.
read rest of thread. Not alone. Others believe as I. This good... Mmmmm coffee. Coffee good.
rant over *twitch* *twitch* Must go find more coffee, cup empty. Must find...
Think of it as humor... Sometimes all you can do is laugh...
Be a teacher: respond and inform. Maybe, just maybe a few will read the replies and learn something.
You owe a lot to that which you are trying to discredit
Any attemp by Microsoft to cluster this many processors must end in a collision...
It was discredited with the simple truthful statement that a neutrino interacting with matter in the Earth could potentially release more energy than RHIC could generate in it's lifetime. i.e. higher energy reactions than those generated at RHIC occur all the time, all around us; and, we're still here.
of course, I'm paraphrasing a little...
I sincerely hope you're not teaching; because with an attitude like that, all of your students will be tainted with a distaste for advancing science.
Or was that a movie I saw...
unfortunately, some small developers dependant upon Linux business may be affected by the FUD; that's unfortunate.
Once it's over, provided IBM wins the case, IBM et. al. can then sue SCO for damages. They could end up owning SCO in the end after all...
Right now, since it's having little or no impact on IBM's business, it's in their interest to let SCO dig a deeper hole for themselves.
Yes and no. What makes it relevant are the repeated implications by SCO that it may later sue "others"
Because it appears they've decided it's cheaper to fight it. Besides, if they spend a few million in court, spread out over a few years, SCO's stock will likely become so dilute that IBM will be able to pick it up for next to nothing and save themselves a few hundred million.
Do you have any idea how many IBM AIX servers the government runs? It's not an insignificant number. Can you picture it?
SCO Rep: We want you to...
Gov Rep: You want WHAT?
SCO Rep: We want you to...
Gov Rep: (laughing) No.
SCO Rep: But, we own the liscense.
Gov Rep: (still laughing) No.
SCO Rep: But, there's an injunction filed...
Gov Rep: No. If you persist, we'll spank you and revoke your patents. Now go away.
but the already do... IBM is the deepest pocket; and, they claim that IBM put System V code directly into Linux. Because of this they've started by suing IBM. If they survive, the plan to sue others...
It is illegal to modify any such system, in any manner.
It is possible to make the car legal again: To do so, would require you have the car recertified by DOT as meeting all of their safety requirements; but, since that can cost millions of dollars; and, may require crash testing, it's not likely anyone (besided the manufacturers) will do this.
Actually, since I only speak a little French; and, since I don't know the actual origin, I suspect, by it's grammer, that it's slavic. However, since I'm admittedly not an expert in language, it could easily be from Italian, Chinese, or Ancient Egyptian (using them big pyramid sized computers).
I just remember working with a German gentleman who used the same phrase.
With foot planted firmly in mouth, I will now shut up.
In our legal system, a search can be done without permission of the premises owner, provided a judge is shown there is probable cause; and, he agrees to issue a warrant.
In the case where the skid marks and level of damage clearly indicate he was doing in excess of the speed he claimed, I don't see a problem with any judge issuing a warrant to do further investigation, ie. checking the black box.
I don't have a problem with protecting individual rights, in general. The "He got what he deserved" comment comes from my gut impression where I'm imagining my 2 year old playing in the front yard while a car plows through doing 114mph. At that speed, my 2 year old is very dead!
This is true; but, 100MHz doesn't run modern (read as: current) incarnations of X or KDE well. That, and, you can't get 100MHz chips anymore, except for embedded applications.
Say, my mother or my sisters.
Also, look at the target market. All they're trying to do is provide a system on which they can send e-mail and browse the web. Most of these machines don't even come with decent video cards or a cd-writer; so, clearly they're not intended for gamers or people who save a lot of digital photos.
A lot of those planes are older. A lot of the idle planes are also being scrapped (used) for parts. But, a lot of those planes are modern units that are simply idle due to reductions in air travel (fewer people flying since 9/11 and new restrictions in place...)