No, the numbers work out. I think you missed the per square mile aspect of the number you are quoting
With these assumptions, figuring out how much solar energy hits the entire planet is relatively simple. 12.2 trillion watt-hours converts to 12,211 gigawatt-hours, and based on 8,760 hours per year, and 197 million square miles of earth’s surface (including the oceans), the earth receives about 274 million gigawatt-years of solar energy, which translates to an astonishing 8.2 million “quads” of Btu energy per year.
[Quote]And I think that the only people who have the right to complain about that are the ones who are going to end up with their remaining print subscriptions transitioned to digital (because that sure ain't what they asked for).[/Quote]
Amen. Especially if you took advantage of the $100 for 100 issues offer LJ made at the time of the 100th issue.
My set up has one monitor in potrait and one in landscape mode. Won't work with compiz that Unity is built on. It worked in 10.10 with Xinerama & RandR. Hardly an improvement.
I am getting used the slicker look of Unity, though. Too bad it has to go.
Chrome has crashed several time on Windows 2003 x64 already. Just clicking on Options crashes the browser. Watched the videos on the Chrome site and tried the new features. When I tried to Bookmark the page, the browser crashed again. Having individual threads per tab does not help since the process crashes so all tabs and windows go.
The speed is decent but it's a long ways from a reliable everyday browser.
"In contrast, Haynes and colleagues now show that brain activity predicts even up to 7 seconds ahead of time how a person is going to decide. But they also warn that the study does not finally rule out free will: "Our study shows that decisions are unconsciously prepared much longer than previously thought. But we do not know yet where the final decision is made. Especially we still need to investigate whether a decision prepared by these brain areas can still be reversed."
As some have already pointed out, it's a state not the federal govt. Also it gives an intriguing insight in the current state of surveillance technology employed by the state's police. VOIP has been around for a while and has apparently be a blind spot for investigators. Not exactly big brother...
No. The exchange rate among other factors depends on ALL goods and services traded between countries, the interest rate levels, etc. What you had in mind is the adjustment mechanism in a particular market. If there is a disparity between quantity demanded and supplied, price adjustments will cause a return to equilibrium.
But you could sum up the article like this: Services where mostly non-tradeable goods about 10 years ago. With the help of the Internet, some are now. I still can't have my hamburger assembled in Malaysia and shipped to the US, but I can have a CPA in Bangalore work on my US tax return.
To the question what will be done in developed countries? As those new jobs in India will create income in India, Indian companies will spend on capital (one of the factors of production) Higher levels of capital will make people more productive and therefore allows them to earn higher wages. Eventually (long term) you'll find that the price of the service does not differ from the price paid in the US. (Very oversimplified) So if you work in position that could be done anywhere, better watch out.
Shoot, that is me too:-(
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I like #3. Boat is sinking but neither try to row?
Whenever you base your analysis on faulty or shaky premises, you will get horseshit.
Same here. Amdahl/IBM were both playing in the same arena under the same rules of business, i.e. both were in for the money and both were willing to exclude you from using either product if you were not willing to pay for it. Try to apply that to the GPL...
I don't think MS has to steal OSS software to cut their development effort/time/money. They have sufficient money and resources to produce their own. Also, if MS likes and incorporates BSD-licensed software, great! That's what the authors intended when they slapped the license on.
Ma Bell could be broken up because its infrastructure allowed for geographical separation. MS is a _different_ animal. MS does not have regional stores to sell its software, and, in general, transportation cost does not really matter in softwareland.
There will be no business in online applications as Sun is hoping. The essentials of everyone's computing needs will be covered by open source and that will include an office package. Suns move is commendable, but it is too little too late.
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With these assumptions, figuring out how much solar energy hits the entire planet is relatively simple. 12.2 trillion watt-hours converts to 12,211 gigawatt-hours, and based on 8,760 hours per year, and 197 million square miles of earth’s surface (including the oceans), the earth receives about 274 million gigawatt-years of solar energy, which translates to an astonishing 8.2 million “quads” of Btu energy per year.
Source: http://www.ecoworld.com/energy-fuels/how-much-solar-energy-hits-earth.html
Dubious. A statistical significance to a pattern is merely an indicator of an actual relationship.
[Quote]And I think that the only people who have the right to complain about that are the ones who are going to end up with their remaining print subscriptions transitioned to digital (because that sure ain't what they asked for).[/Quote]
Amen. Especially if you took advantage of the $100 for 100 issues offer LJ made at the time of the 100th issue.
This older story even has the price tag: $50K
http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/aeryon-scout-flying-surveillance-robot-is-possibly-the-most-intelligent/
My set up has one monitor in potrait and one in landscape mode. Won't work with compiz that Unity is built on. It worked in 10.10 with Xinerama & RandR. Hardly an improvement.
I am getting used the slicker look of Unity, though. Too bad it has to go.
Chrome has crashed several time on Windows 2003 x64 already. Just clicking on Options crashes the browser. Watched the videos on the Chrome site and tried the new features. When I tried to Bookmark the page, the browser crashed again. Having individual threads per tab does not help since the process crashes so all tabs and windows go.
The speed is decent but it's a long ways from a reliable everyday browser.
"In contrast, Haynes and colleagues now show that brain activity predicts even up to 7 seconds ahead of time how a person is going to decide. But they also warn that the study does not finally rule out free will: "Our study shows that decisions are unconsciously prepared much longer than previously thought. But we do not know yet where the final decision is made. Especially we still need to investigate whether a decision prepared by these brain areas can still be reversed."
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I can see atom harassment law suits on the horizon...
As some have already pointed out, it's a state not the federal govt. Also it gives an intriguing insight in the current state of surveillance technology employed by the state's police. VOIP has been around for a while and has apparently be a blind spot for investigators. Not exactly big brother...
Saw the ad and had to LOL when I read about Amazon's 25% cost savings from switching to Linux...
"lawyers acting for the music labels raided the house of Stephen Cooper"
Raiding lawyers? Stephen, I hope you had spare change lying around...
SCO released their Linux code under the GPL. If SCO is so protective of their IP, they just self-prescribed a suicide pill.
(Probably mentioned before but I did not have time to read all comments)
It's a generally understood concept.
Computers are not. Software is even worse. Information security has barely reached public awareness.
I am a software developer but I prefer a original paper trail over any computer print out.
Just my $.02
Initially they decided to also insist on a blood sample, your passport, and mandatory RIAA spyware to monitor computer usage.
So, consider yourself lucky!
Oh, and fork over any drugs the RIAA is running low..
No. The exchange rate among other factors depends on ALL goods and services traded between countries, the interest rate levels, etc. What you had in mind is the adjustment mechanism in a particular market. If there is a disparity between quantity demanded and supplied, price adjustments will cause a return to equilibrium.
:-(
But you could sum up the article like this:
Services where mostly non-tradeable goods about 10 years ago. With the help of the Internet, some are now. I still can't have my hamburger assembled in Malaysia and shipped to the US, but I can have a CPA in Bangalore work on my US tax return.
To the question what will be done in developed countries? As those new jobs in India will create income in India, Indian companies will spend on capital (one of the factors of production) Higher levels of capital will make people more productive and therefore allows them to earn higher wages. Eventually (long term) you'll find that the price of the service does not differ from the price paid in the US. (Very oversimplified) So if you work in position that could be done anywhere, better watch out.
Shoot, that is me too
I like #3. Boat is sinking but neither try to row?
Whenever you base your analysis on faulty or shaky premises, you will get horseshit.
Same here. Amdahl/IBM were both playing in the same arena under the same rules of business, i.e. both were in for the money and both were willing to exclude you from using either product if you were not willing to pay for it. Try to apply that to the GPL...
I don't think MS has to steal OSS software to cut their development effort/time/money. They have sufficient money and resources to produce their own. Also, if MS likes and incorporates BSD-licensed software, great! That's what the authors intended when they slapped the license on.
Cheers Ms. Sophie...
Ma Bell could be broken up because its infrastructure allowed for geographical separation. MS is a _different_ animal. MS does not have regional stores to sell its software, and, in general, transportation cost does not really matter in softwareland.
Holger
There will be no business in online applications as Sun is hoping. The essentials of everyone's computing needs will be covered by open source and that will include an office package. Suns move is commendable, but it is too little too late.
Sorry!