And with that decision you will lose 99% of the time, but if you switch you will win 99% of the time. Since this is slashdot: program it and watch the results.
I think some of the confusion with this type of infinity comes from the notation used. Writing 0.999..., it seems like there's some particular number of 9's there, but that they get "repeated" in infinity. This is not the case of course, all the 9's already exist there, and the number is precise and doesn't move or approach anything.
No, they are exactly the same. You don't get "closer" to 1 by writing more decimals, because the three dots signify an infinite series of digits. It is not just there for convenience, it's part of the actual expression. In other words "0.99..." or "0.(9)" expresses a specific number the same way "pi" or "e" express specific numbers.
How difficult is "hitting return to get full results"? Stop with the censorship bandwagon already, it's embarrassing when there is actual censorship going on in the world. And no, it's not a matter of varying degrees of it, this is barely even a metaphor for censorship.
Anyone who watches a 'Digital video primer for Geeks' is hardly a complete beginner. If you don't understand what binary is, you're really way out of your depth. Now, Fourier transforms may be more advanced, but the video tells you everything you need to know. In fact, possibly a bit too much detail just for an introduction. The frequency domain will likely be explained better later on, as compression enters the picture.
No no, we can't get a mass to that temperature, but the temperature itself is not theoretical. The guesstimates were made simply because the nature of heat (and temperature) wasn't fully understood.
If, by some strange circumstance we manage to get something to -273,151 C, that would be equivalent to -0.1 K (because Celsius is defined in terms of Kelvin), but what does negative Kelvin mean? Less movement than none? More black than black? That would go against the whole concept of temperature.
Yes, and? The radiation itself is not defined as having any temperature, but merely wavelength, or more likely a spectrum of wavelengths. You could call the wavelength or frequency of photons "temperature", I guess, but nobody does that, because it would get really confusing. Temperature = movement of mass. Mass of photons = 0 (massless), ergo temperature of photons = undefined.
The value of absolute zero cannot shift. Temperature is just the average kinetic movement of atoms. No movement = 0 K, the rest of the scale follows from there. In other words, 0 K is equal to exactly 273,15 C because that's the definition of the Celsius scale.
Just about any codec is effectively real time. The problematic delays introduced in skype conversations and such is almost all down to the network, no codec will help with that by itself.
As I understand it, this popup is to get people to upgrade to a paid version. In other words, those who get the popup haven't paid, and are thus not actually customers. That's what I imagine the company must be thinking, if they are as stupid as I think they must be.
If it is abolished, you get a flood of BS and trolling, hiding every interesting post. There already is enough of that on every other popular site in the entire internet. To put it differently: this system serves to promote ideas, because it suppresses them less than most any other system I've encountered. Though smaller sites can obviously get away with more freedom.
Note also that ideas don't tend to be repeatedly suppressed unless they are truly out-there radical. I sometimes see posts promoting things that to me smell of the crank-shafting kookery that is regularly debunked as crap, and yet it doesn't get downmodded. Why? Probably because the opinion-modders simply couldn't be bothered then. I also tend to see posters loudly complaining that their opinions are being systematically downmodded, when it's really their arseholyness that is being systematically downmodded, with the dissenting opinion being the final straw.
Sure, that is a kind of suppression of opinion, but polite, clear and coherent posts should also be promoted (that's how I mod).
More like the authorities turning the volume way down on selected snippets of CNN broadcasts, so you have to reach over and occasionally turn up the volume. The hint that you might want to do so is the fact that you suddenly can't hear the broadcast. On slashdot, those "x comments beneath your threshold" texts, or the numbers on the threshold bar are the equivalent hints. Hardly censorship, unless one doesn't know how the remote control/mod system works, of course.
At most, I'd call it "pressure", as a really unpopular opinion can get "buried", but still no more than two upmods from resurfacing again. By the way, how could you know the thinking behind those many downmods?
But anything is allowed on slashdot. There is no censorship except for the rare Scientology incident. Set your comment threshold to -1, and your blaster to 'Kill' (trolls). If you don't want to read at -1, then no complaining.
Good lord, you couldn't find a more specialized "main reason"? If you want this functionality, install e.g. Gnome Do. Press Windows+Space and type anything, it finds and searches as you type among software and files, shows what it is/means/does, and the action that'll happen when you press enter. For example, if I type "bea" I get Netbeans IDE 6.8 and pressing enter runs it. Esc or clicking anywhere outside the popup makes it disappear. HTH.
The reason for this, if you read the page, is to prove a certain point. E.g. being shown "all the kingdoms of the earth" while on a high mountain must imply a flat earth, if taken completely literally, which obviously nobody should.
I use those and like them, but you're missing a crucial point: those sound best when the music is produced for them specifically, within their limitations. Try something a little more 'out there', and you'll have a hard time coaxing the virtual synths to cope.
"We are not there yet" when it comes to AI as well.
The difficulty is in producing the algorithm, not in its possible existence. In fact, the best algorithm we know of is a distributed system with a complex neural network in each node that can asynchronously produce a part of the sound, but keeps timing right using a simple message passing protocol.
Not to be too sarcastic, but it's called 'hiring an orchestra'. At the moment that gives you the most bang for the buck, and I don't expect the situation to progress any more quickly than AI or general purpose robots. That's not to say such progress wouldn't be exiting to this geek's mind, but I don't quite see the point of explicitly doing things the hard way when there's a ton of highly skilled musicians out there.
Anyway, the words "no matter how" are clearly too strong, but I'd say you can tack on "for the foreseeable future" at the end.
There are two catches though: 1) in that case the music is written to be especially complex, i.e. in some ways suited to machine performance, which is fine in of itself; and 2) piano and some related instruments are particularly easy to create virtual instruments of.
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And with that decision you will lose 99% of the time, but if you switch you will win 99% of the time. Since this is slashdot: program it and watch the results.
I think some of the confusion with this type of infinity comes from the notation used. Writing 0.999..., it seems like there's some particular number of 9's there, but that they get "repeated" in infinity. This is not the case of course, all the 9's already exist there, and the number is precise and doesn't move or approach anything.
No, they are exactly the same. You don't get "closer" to 1 by writing more decimals, because the three dots signify an infinite series of digits. It is not just there for convenience, it's part of the actual expression. In other words "0.99..." or "0.(9)" expresses a specific number the same way "pi" or "e" express specific numbers.
Well there is this micro 4/3-mount lens being released pretty soon: Panasonic 3D lens. More specs here.
How difficult is "hitting return to get full results"? Stop with the censorship bandwagon already, it's embarrassing when there is actual censorship going on in the world. And no, it's not a matter of varying degrees of it, this is barely even a metaphor for censorship.
Anyone who watches a 'Digital video primer for Geeks' is hardly a complete beginner. If you don't understand what binary is, you're really way out of your depth. Now, Fourier transforms may be more advanced, but the video tells you everything you need to know. In fact, possibly a bit too much detail just for an introduction. The frequency domain will likely be explained better later on, as compression enters the picture.
Oops, I meant it would be equivalent to -0,001 K, of course.
If, by some strange circumstance we manage to get something to -273,151 C, that would be equivalent to -0.1 K (because Celsius is defined in terms of Kelvin), but what does negative Kelvin mean? Less movement than none? More black than black? That would go against the whole concept of temperature.
Yes, and? The radiation itself is not defined as having any temperature, but merely wavelength, or more likely a spectrum of wavelengths. You could call the wavelength or frequency of photons "temperature", I guess, but nobody does that, because it would get really confusing. Temperature = movement of mass. Mass of photons = 0 (massless), ergo temperature of photons = undefined.
Your analogy implies that a choice of temperature scale is equivalent to suicide. You need to get out more.
The value of absolute zero cannot shift. Temperature is just the average kinetic movement of atoms. No movement = 0 K, the rest of the scale follows from there. In other words, 0 K is equal to exactly 273,15 C because that's the definition of the Celsius scale.
They offered products and services
..in a particular community.
they got paid for it
..by people in that community.
It was not a gift, and it is not yours to plunder.
But the community and structure that enabled it was not a gift either, and it is not for anyone to plunder.
51 bit frames. Now visit the site, spoonfeeding demands are frowned upon.
Just about any codec is effectively real time. The problematic delays introduced in skype conversations and such is almost all down to the network, no codec will help with that by itself.
As I understand it, this popup is to get people to upgrade to a paid version. In other words, those who get the popup haven't paid, and are thus not actually customers. That's what I imagine the company must be thinking, if they are as stupid as I think they must be.
Perhaps ET-GPL.zip, RTCW-SP-GPL.zip and RTCW-MP-GPL.zip are of interest?
Apparently NMT (predecessor to GSM and preceding AMPS) had some form of data/text messaging, but it wasn't widely used.
Note also that ideas don't tend to be repeatedly suppressed unless they are truly out-there radical. I sometimes see posts promoting things that to me smell of the crank-shafting kookery that is regularly debunked as crap, and yet it doesn't get downmodded. Why? Probably because the opinion-modders simply couldn't be bothered then. I also tend to see posters loudly complaining that their opinions are being systematically downmodded, when it's really their arseholyness that is being systematically downmodded, with the dissenting opinion being the final straw.
Sure, that is a kind of suppression of opinion, but polite, clear and coherent posts should also be promoted (that's how I mod).
At most, I'd call it "pressure", as a really unpopular opinion can get "buried", but still no more than two upmods from resurfacing again. By the way, how could you know the thinking behind those many downmods?
But anything is allowed on slashdot. There is no censorship except for the rare Scientology incident. Set your comment threshold to -1, and your blaster to 'Kill' (trolls). If you don't want to read at -1, then no complaining.
Good lord, you couldn't find a more specialized "main reason"? If you want this functionality, install e.g. Gnome Do. Press Windows+Space and type anything, it finds and searches as you type among software and files, shows what it is/means/does, and the action that'll happen when you press enter. For example, if I type "bea" I get Netbeans IDE 6.8 and pressing enter runs it. Esc or clicking anywhere outside the popup makes it disappear. HTH.
The reason for this, if you read the page, is to prove a certain point. E.g. being shown "all the kingdoms of the earth" while on a high mountain must imply a flat earth, if taken completely literally, which obviously nobody should.
I use those and like them, but you're missing a crucial point: those sound best when the music is produced for them specifically, within their limitations. Try something a little more 'out there', and you'll have a hard time coaxing the virtual synths to cope.
The difficulty is in producing the algorithm, not in its possible existence. In fact, the best algorithm we know of is a distributed system with a complex neural network in each node that can asynchronously produce a part of the sound, but keeps timing right using a simple message passing protocol.
Not to be too sarcastic, but it's called 'hiring an orchestra'. At the moment that gives you the most bang for the buck, and I don't expect the situation to progress any more quickly than AI or general purpose robots. That's not to say such progress wouldn't be exiting to this geek's mind, but I don't quite see the point of explicitly doing things the hard way when there's a ton of highly skilled musicians out there.
Anyway, the words "no matter how" are clearly too strong, but I'd say you can tack on "for the foreseeable future" at the end.
There are two catches though: 1) in that case the music is written to be especially complex, i.e. in some ways suited to machine performance, which is fine in of itself; and 2) piano and some related instruments are particularly easy to create virtual instruments of.