A couple of books to start with might be James Gleick's Chaos and Gregory Bateson's Mind and Nature. (Off of the required reading list of Professor Allen's Systems class at UW - Madison) Both deal with complex systems and emergent behavior.
The one real weakness of the Pod IMHO is the fact that you can't run with it.
I'm not sure what you are basing this on. It doesn't skip - I run with mine (short distances: 2-3 miles) without any skipping issues. It is a little large/heavy to wear comfortably on a waistband or arm band, though. The iPod Mini ought to cover the size issue nicely.
Outlook has a view by thread feature currently - it's called View by Conversation Topic, because MS needs to rename *everything*. However, it doesn't seem like the article is talking about a simple thread view. It looked to me like it would graphically display branching threads off of the main topic. I know that management around here tends to reply to a message with topics totally unrelated to the original message, and they tend to get lost in the shuffle. Quickly identifing those loose threads would be very useful.
Upgrade components in the machine (other than the mobo) and you should be fine
Precisely my point. I just recently replaced my motherboard. Why should this prevent me from using my files? Here's another example: I, like many others here, do tech support for my family. Say one of them decides to completely replace their computer. At first glance it looks like it will be a problem to migrate their files.
Now that I think about that, Microsoft will probably offer software to assist with a "legitimate" upgrade. Oh look - another revenue stream for M$.
Now if you could move the cryptographic doohickey(TM), that might offer a better solution. Maybe.
Files within the NGSCB architecture will be encrypted with secret coding specific to each PC, making them useless if stolen or surreptitiously copied.
My concern with this would be what happens when you upgrade? How do they differenciate between new hardware and "surreptitiously" copying files to a different system? I remember all of the Office XP Activiation nightmares, and I can't help but think this will turn into a complete fiasco, too.
CSS, huh? Forget any discussion about running out of IPv4 addresses; let's focus on the real issue: we're out of acronyms. It seems like half of the new technologies/systems/applications/whatever end up duplicating existing acronyms (or names). What gives?
Additionally, it is built on the need for an ever-present network connection and only needs to ensure the integrity of the current transaction.
Not entirely true. Many ATMs, like those in small town convenience stores, rely on dial-up connections to the network.
A bigger difference between a voting transaction and an ATM transaction is that a voting transaction must be anonymous, and an ATM transaction must not be.
How long would it take for the modeller to drive to the site, measure the sphere, remeasure to make sure it really _is_ a sphere and not an ellipsoid, then drive back and input the data?
Good point. However, if you go to the corporate directory and choose their Redland, WA location, then enter andersonthomas in the query blank, you get the response:
The Microsoft products might be cheaper, but they are also much more limited. I thought "price-effciency" was a measure of function for the price? IANAGD (I am not a graphic designer), but I haven't seen anything that comes close to the Adobe suite of editing products. I also disagree with your comments that someone would need "two years at a community college learning Adobe toolset". Of course, I have a four-year degree, so I might be exempt from your categorization...
I've always been partial to Hanlon's Razor. From the Wikipedia entry:
A corollary of Finagle's law, Hanlon's Razor reads "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." The derivation of the common title "Hanlon's Razor" is unknown; a similar epigram has been attributed to William James. One possible derivation is from the similarity to Ockham's Razor. The website
http://www.statusq.org/2001/11/26.html attributes it to one Robert J. Hanlon who seemingly contributed it to a book about Murphy's law.
As with many Internet memes, this one was spawned from the popular TV show, The Simpsons. The quote is from newscaster Kent Brockman, who reports on the threat of an alien attack: "And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to . . . toil in their underground sugar caves."
Eight years from now, an Ariane 5 is expected to boost the 5,400-kg. (11,880-lb.) observatory toward the second Lagrangian point (L2), 1.5 million km. (930,000 mi.) beyond Earth's orbit
Why not just spring-load the legs, then have them pop open on impact? If you have three legs, it should "stand" on most terrain without needing motors (which would shorten the battery life, anyway).
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A couple of books to start with might be James Gleick's Chaos and Gregory Bateson's Mind and Nature. (Off of the required reading list of Professor Allen's Systems class at UW - Madison) Both deal with complex systems and emergent behavior.
I'm not sure what you are basing this on. It doesn't skip - I run with mine (short distances: 2-3 miles) without any skipping issues. It is a little large/heavy to wear comfortably on a waistband or arm band, though. The iPod Mini ought to cover the size issue nicely.
Harold Edgerton. He was an MIT professor at some point during his career. Here is a photo that he was asked to take of an atomic bomb being detonated.
Which most likely can't cook or do dishes either... maybe not such a bad idea after all.
Hey! They found my old class notes from Linear Algebra!
Outlook has a view by thread feature currently - it's called View by Conversation Topic, because MS needs to rename *everything*. However, it doesn't seem like the article is talking about a simple thread view. It looked to me like it would graphically display branching threads off of the main topic. I know that management around here tends to reply to a message with topics totally unrelated to the original message, and they tend to get lost in the shuffle. Quickly identifing those loose threads would be very useful.
Doh! Must...not...post...before...coffee...
Like they did for The Matrix Revolutions, you mean?
Anyone help me out with the technical details here?
Precisely my point. I just recently replaced my motherboard. Why should this prevent me from using my files? Here's another example: I, like many others here, do tech support for my family. Say one of them decides to completely replace their computer. At first glance it looks like it will be a problem to migrate their files.
Now that I think about that, Microsoft will probably offer software to assist with a "legitimate" upgrade. Oh look - another revenue stream for M$.
Now if you could move the cryptographic doohickey(TM), that might offer a better solution. Maybe.
My concern with this would be what happens when you upgrade? How do they differenciate between new hardware and "surreptitiously" copying files to a different system? I remember all of the Office XP Activiation nightmares, and I can't help but think this will turn into a complete fiasco, too.
CSS, huh? Forget any discussion about running out of IPv4 addresses; let's focus on the real issue: we're out of acronyms. It seems like half of the new technologies/systems/applications/whatever end up duplicating existing acronyms (or names). What gives?
Not entirely true. Many ATMs, like those in small town convenience stores, rely on dial-up connections to the network.
A bigger difference between a voting transaction and an ATM transaction is that a voting transaction must be anonymous, and an ATM transaction must not be.
What if the site is the Moon? Or Mars?
Yeah - I was hoping to use this to see through clothing. Oh well - back to the old drawing board.
The chemical plant at Bhopal did not explode. The disaster was caused by a leak from a storage tank. See this overview for more details.
That might be a little more telling.
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And I didn't even wait until my dl was finished to post. So there.
The Microsoft products might be cheaper, but they are also much more limited. I thought "price-effciency" was a measure of function for the price? IANAGD (I am not a graphic designer), but I haven't seen anything that comes close to the Adobe suite of editing products. I also disagree with your comments that someone would need "two years at a community college learning Adobe toolset". Of course, I have a four-year degree, so I might be exempt from your categorization...
Sounds like Transvestite Vikings or something...
Eight years from now, an Ariane 5 is expected to boost the 5,400-kg. (11,880-lb.) observatory toward the second Lagrangian point (L2), 1.5 million km. (930,000 mi.) beyond Earth's orbit
That's a pretty good distance from the Hubble.
Why not just spring-load the legs, then have them pop open on impact? If you have three legs, it should "stand" on most terrain without needing motors (which would shorten the battery life, anyway).