Electrons move more slowly in a solid than in a vacuum, which means transistors are generally slower than vacuum tubes; as a result, computing isn't as quick as it could be.
I'm flabbergasted.
Meyyappan, who co-developed the "nano vacuum tube," says it is created by etching a tiny cavity in phosphorous-doped silicon. The cavity is bordered by three electrodes: a source, a gate, and a drain. The source and drain are separated by just 150 nanometers, while the gate sits on top. Electrons are emitted from the source thanks to a voltage applied across it and the drain, while the gate controls the electron flow across the cavity
This is really a vacuum tube if you add a high dose of immagination. Really
The separation of the source and drain is so small that the electrons stand very little chance of colliding with atoms in the air
Makes sense if you want to reuse the disk and don't want to use a computer to rewrite it.
I think the overcurrent is not just "to the chip" but may be exactly tied to the erasing process, so you just "fry" (over erase) the memory cells
And that's exactly the point, if you're in a critical situation (like at gunpoint) you don't want to waste time with "overwriting" but should just go to the overcurrent method.
"First method goes through the disk, overwriting all data with garbage"
That's the WORSE possible way to "self destruct"
Do you know why in flash memory they have to work differently then on a spinning disk?
Erasing blocks takes a lot of time. Exactly because it's erasing a whole block!
Erasing and then overriding seems pointless (even though theoretically you could dissolve the chip in acid and then measure the charges there to see if you can recover traces of data)
The second way seems much more promising.
And by the way, "InVincible"?! Really? It should be the opposite of that!
Yes, because the only observations that are true is what comes from a lab, right?
Vaccines come from the exact kind of observation the parent mentions, sure it was tested. But of course, modern "web scientists" only consider "research" that comes from lab financed companies
But if you want to test it, sure, go ahead, because obviously you know better than several years of immune system research
You're absolutely 100% right about the CBP interview!
I'm not sure about the "cannot produce any work while on US", but I guess since they don't want to take any chances they took this stance. Especially if this is traceable to you while in the US like source code.
If tapping the brake overrides the accelerator, that means that in the future you'll have to pay a tow truck to get your oxygen sensor replaced. A rather pricey add-on to what is already an over-priced part.
Well, I never had to pay for a tow truck... Call insurance and they get a tow-truck to get your car wherever it needs.
But of course, this is irrelevant, you don't need to override all of the accelerator when the brake is hit.
Oh and you don't need a tow-truck if your accelerator cable breaks.
I sincerely think Google should quietly buy the copyright to C/C++ before this
Then let Oracle go ahead with this.
As soon as Oracle gets copyright protection on languages google does 2 things:
1 - (motion to) Block the sale/usage of anything Java since Java comes from C/C++ 2 - (motion to) Block the use of anything written in C/C++: Oracle products, JVM, etc, etc
Losing Android at this point is merely an annoyance.
Congratulation Oracle, if that's what you want, that's what you get.
Those Kickstarter projects that are basically "We'd like to make an indie game that does X" really annoy me. You do? Bugger off and do it then!
THIS. SO MUCH THIS
A lot of people think kickstarter is a "poor me, I have his idea but no one will finance me to do it." Or even " Look, I've already drawn the iPhone icon for this app "
Well, guess what, you're making yourself look like an 'e-homeless' person.
There are a lot of worthy projects on kickstarter, but they usually are:
1 - more specific 2 - the project leaders have already shown what they are capable of doing 3 - the money is really an issue (materials, manufacturing, etc) and not like "you are paying me to do something I could do in my free time for free"
The ITER people will whine , wah wah wah it's only 10 years away yada yada yada
Because of course ITER 'is the only true and scientific way'
OTOH it would be good for the DoE to put their weight behind other types of confinement and fusion generation (like Polywell, which IIRC is funded by the Navy)
1 - dress a wet t-shirt 2 - go outside (preferably if you live in NYC on the month of January) 3 - tah dah!
Now, seriously, this effect can be more easily felt for example if you drop ethanol (pure or moderately diluted - most spirits will do) in your hand, and you feel it cool.
Volatile substances (water is volatile but not as much as other substances) cool the substances they are in contact with when they evaporate (so what's cooled is usually the amount of liquid that hasn't evaporated yet and its substrate)
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Electrons move more slowly in a solid than in a vacuum, which means transistors are generally slower than vacuum tubes; as a result, computing isn't as quick as it could be.
I'm flabbergasted.
Meyyappan, who co-developed the "nano vacuum tube," says it is created by etching a tiny cavity in phosphorous-doped silicon. The cavity is bordered by three electrodes: a source, a gate, and a drain. The source and drain are separated by just 150 nanometers, while the gate sits on top. Electrons are emitted from the source thanks to a voltage applied across it and the drain, while the gate controls the electron flow across the cavity
This is really a vacuum tube if you add a high dose of immagination. Really
The separation of the source and drain is so small that the electrons stand very little chance of colliding with atoms in the air
Makes me wonder if tunneling plays a part here
Makes sense if you want to reuse the disk and don't want to use a computer to rewrite it.
I think the overcurrent is not just "to the chip" but may be exactly tied to the erasing process, so you just "fry" (over erase) the memory cells
And that's exactly the point, if you're in a critical situation (like at gunpoint) you don't want to waste time with "overwriting" but should just go to the overcurrent method.
"First method goes through the disk, overwriting all data with garbage"
That's the WORSE possible way to "self destruct"
Do you know why in flash memory they have to work differently then on a spinning disk?
Erasing blocks takes a lot of time. Exactly because it's erasing a whole block!
Erasing and then overriding seems pointless (even though theoretically you could dissolve the chip in acid and then measure the charges there to see if you can recover traces of data)
The second way seems much more promising.
And by the way, "InVincible"?! Really? It should be the opposite of that!
"Personal reasons" could be anything
I'd like to imagine something like: He's not being too fond of YHOO redecorating his office with smoked cod.
Do you know what makes sense?
Not wasting time doing graphical gimmicks for a window manager (which will be buggy and slow anyway)
"to help the perhaps 1-2% of your userbase"
I think the number is higher, still, why should I upgrade my machine to run the latest versions?
" wouldn't he also need to pay Brazillian taxes based upon his citizenship as well?"
No
As others have said, the US taxes income earned while you live elsewhere (that is, you live,work and get payed in another country, USA taxes that)
Brazil (and most countries) don't
Yes, because the only observations that are true is what comes from a lab, right?
Vaccines come from the exact kind of observation the parent mentions, sure it was tested.
But of course, modern "web scientists" only consider "research" that comes from lab financed companies
But if you want to test it, sure, go ahead, because obviously you know better than several years of immune system research
Someone is wanting more bribes
Actual work conditions are irrelevant, as long as union leadership is compensated accordingly
Well, cost of the support system is something that ends up getting cheaper with scale and technology improvements
And maybe you don't need a battery, or need only a small one.
The key here is efficiency, or better summed up by "bang for the buck".
Energy during the night is cheap, so it makes sense to use from the grid.
No, no!
For a grant to be approved it has to have the "magic words of the day"
So it would probably be like
1. Cloud computing
2. Collide photons
3. ???
4. Profit!
That's assuming he could shower and be properly dressed for the occasion
You're absolutely 100% right about the CBP interview!
I'm not sure about the "cannot produce any work while on US", but I guess since they don't want to take any chances they took this stance. Especially if this is traceable to you while in the US like source code.
Well, IANAL but
B-1 allows you to "work" in the USA, that's not the issue. If you're representing a foreign company in a business meeting, that's work, for example.
What you cannot absolutely do is get payed/compensated by a company in the US.
There's an extensive list of what's allowed by a B-1 visa, still It's a complicated issue
And of course, a B-1 allows you to stay up to 3 months (IIRC) in the US for a maximum of 6 months per year.
If tapping the brake overrides the accelerator, that means that in the future you'll have to pay a tow truck to get your oxygen sensor replaced. A rather pricey add-on to what is already an over-priced part.
Well, I never had to pay for a tow truck... Call insurance and they get a tow-truck to get your car wherever it needs.
But of course, this is irrelevant, you don't need to override all of the accelerator when the brake is hit.
Oh and you don't need a tow-truck if your accelerator cable breaks.
Yes
I sincerely think Google should quietly buy the copyright to C/C++ before this
Then let Oracle go ahead with this.
As soon as Oracle gets copyright protection on languages google does 2 things:
1 - (motion to) Block the sale/usage of anything Java since Java comes from C/C++
2 - (motion to) Block the use of anything written in C/C++: Oracle products, JVM, etc, etc
Losing Android at this point is merely an annoyance.
Congratulation Oracle, if that's what you want, that's what you get.
Those Kickstarter projects that are basically "We'd like to make an indie game that does X" really annoy me. You do? Bugger off and do it then!
THIS. SO MUCH THIS
A lot of people think kickstarter is a "poor me, I have his idea but no one will finance me to do it." Or even " Look, I've already drawn the iPhone icon for this app "
Well, guess what, you're making yourself look like an 'e-homeless' person.
There are a lot of worthy projects on kickstarter, but they usually are:
1 - more specific
2 - the project leaders have already shown what they are capable of doing
3 - the money is really an issue (materials, manufacturing, etc) and not like "you are paying me to do something I could do in my free time for free"
Well, Slashdot offers complete Unicode support!
But it's limited to the U+0000 to U+007F range
It had nothing to do with idiots like these: http://serverfault.com/questions/293217/our-security-auditor-is-an-idiot-how-do-i-give-him-the-information-he-wants
Exactly
Do you know what else has poor soil? The Amazon Forest http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0502.htm
Well, no, they don't think that
They usually think that the Government does a excellent job at it.
Well, you could test with 100 mouse, sure, but does it make sense?
I guess it's better to 'get it out of the door' and go test it in other ways.
There's a limited amount of testing you can do in mice and have a meaningful result.
Well, it's not like they can display the Japanese flag upside down
or the old Lybian flag
So, next step, to cure aids they will use a specially engineered cancer!
The ITER people will whine , wah wah wah it's only 10 years away yada yada yada
Because of course ITER 'is the only true and scientific way'
OTOH it would be good for the DoE to put their weight behind other types of confinement and fusion generation (like Polywell, which IIRC is funded by the Navy)
Well it's quite simple
1 - dress a wet t-shirt
2 - go outside (preferably if you live in NYC on the month of January)
3 - tah dah!
Now, seriously, this effect can be more easily felt for example if you drop ethanol (pure or moderately diluted - most spirits will do) in your hand, and you feel it cool.
Volatile substances (water is volatile but not as much as other substances) cool the substances they are in contact with when they evaporate (so what's cooled is usually the amount of liquid that hasn't evaporated yet and its substrate)