"they do not feel the need to upgrade their PCs as often as they used to"
"I just spent $33k for a dual Xeon, 512 GB, and 4 Telsa K40."
Microsoft is way ahead of you. They recently came out with Windoze 10, which will suck up all that power just to report your personal life back to the mothership.
ISPs should be treated like common carriers, and prohibited from collecting any data from the content which flows through the network in the first place.
Thing is, they want to have their cake and eat it, too. They want immunity from responsibility for their customer's content, but also want to monitor it.
I can't recall being on a plane where they specifically targeted "wireless," and it's been a while since they said "turn them off." It's now "airplane mode." And, per the previous link - "Cell phones should be in airplane mode or with cellular service disabled â" i.e., no signal bars displayedâ"and cannot be used for voice communications based on FCC regulations that prohibit any airborne calls using cell phones."
Airlines, in particular the pilots, can do what they want, but there's no general rule preventing the use of Bluetooth "during all phases of flight... gate-to-gate..."
"Your on a flight, you have to have flight mode enabled. At that point wireless headphones are not an option."
That's not correct. While "flight mode" on some phones may also turn off Bluetooth, there is no issue with using Bluetooth (or WiFi) on a plane. My phone disables cellular/BT/WiFi when I switch to airplane mode, but I can then turn Bluetooth back on.
If your air carrier provides Wi-Fi service during flight, you may use those services. You can also continue to use short-range Bluetooth accessories, like wireless keyboards.
"Why do they keep thinking they need to be thinner?"
They don't (necessarily think that). It's a bullshit marketing excuse for removing a 25 cent part, then selling you something to replace it to make another $5 in profit. Same with the water resistant BS - it's no harder to make a waterproof 3.5 jack than it is to make a waterproof USB one. The concept is identical.
No, you can't copyright the circuit itself, but a circuit is not a schematic. A schematic is a graphical representation of a circuit. The OP's claim was "schematics are not protected by copyright law," which is not true. Schematics are copyrighted. Any protection for a circuit would be via patent.
LOL. No, that's not authoritative, it's just someone's personal opinion which happened to impress you. One can always find a lawyer to argue either side of an issue, that's how the system works. Authoritative would be case law, preferably at the appellate level.
Anyone who's dealt with electronics knows the difference between a well drawn schematic and one which isn't. There is significant skill involved in creating good schematics. Else, why are there tools for creating and editing them which let you control the layout? Why not simply enter a netlist and then let some program create the schematic?
The video, which I have watched dozens of times, doesn't show anything weird at all. One of the "UFOs" was a seagull, another probably a bug....
There is an odd screech a second or so before the rapid disassembly that may or may not be connected to the event. The camera was some miles away, so a lot of things in between might make noise.
The real issue is global overpopulation, and until we're ready to let natural Darwinism supersede political correctness, it's not going to change.
Malthus was right, but has been done a disservice, as most interpretations of his theory focused on the food supply.
Yet in all societies, even those that are most vicious, the tendency to a virtuous attachment is so strong that there is a constant effort towards an increase of population. This constant effort as constantly tends to subject the lower classes of the society to distress and to prevent any great permanent amelioration of their condition
"As a bonus you might learn how long a kilometre is."
We try, but it keeps changing. 1/10000 the distance from the equator to the N Pole through Paris, nope. 1000 times the length between scratches on a metal rod, nope. A specific multiple of the wavelength of Krypton-86, nope. The distance traveled by light in 1/299792458 second? I'll stick to a yardstick, it's easier.
It's much simpler to remember that a kilometer is exactly 1/1.609344 miles.
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"Windows Sever 2012"
Freudian slip?
"they do not feel the need to upgrade their PCs as often as they used to"
"I just spent $33k for a dual Xeon, 512 GB, and 4 Telsa K40."
Microsoft is way ahead of you. They recently came out with Windoze 10, which will suck up all that power just to report your personal life back to the mothership.
"what has she done"
She was a manager for Microsoft Bob. 'nuff said.
"Computers will soon be capable of programming themselves"
For some measure of "soon," right after we all have flying cars in our garages. Hey! We could put the two together and call it Skynet!
+1. It's much simpler than it sounds.
"And the devil is in the default: To opt out, you are expected to navigate Facebook's complex web of settings."
And we all know you can't spell "devil" without "evil."
ISPs should be treated like common carriers, and prohibited from collecting any data from the content which flows through the network in the first place.
Thing is, they want to have their cake and eat it, too. They want immunity from responsibility for their customer's content, but also want to monitor it.
But if they document it, it's not secret, is it?
I can't recall being on a plane where they specifically targeted "wireless," and it's been a while since they said "turn them off." It's now "airplane mode." And, per the previous link - "Cell phones should be in airplane mode or with cellular service disabled â" i.e., no signal bars displayedâ"and cannot be used for voice communications based on FCC regulations that prohibit any airborne calls using cell phones."
... gate-to-gate..."
Airlines, in particular the pilots, can do what they want, but there's no general rule preventing the use of Bluetooth "during all phases of flight
That's not correct. While "flight mode" on some phones may also turn off Bluetooth, there is no issue with using Bluetooth (or WiFi) on a plane. My phone disables cellular/BT/WiFi when I switch to airplane mode, but I can then turn Bluetooth back on.
Source: FAA
I await the iPhone 8, with no external connections.
"Why do they keep thinking they need to be thinner?"
They don't (necessarily think that). It's a bullshit marketing excuse for removing a 25 cent part, then selling you something to replace it to make another $5 in profit. Same with the water resistant BS - it's no harder to make a waterproof 3.5 jack than it is to make a waterproof USB one. The concept is identical.
No, you can't copyright the circuit itself, but a circuit is not a schematic. A schematic is a graphical representation of a circuit. The OP's claim was "schematics are not protected by copyright law," which is not true. Schematics are copyrighted. Any protection for a circuit would be via patent.
No, a link to Wikipedia is not a proper citation. Find the actual case you say supports the claim.
LOL. No, that's not authoritative, it's just someone's personal opinion which happened to impress you. One can always find a lawyer to argue either side of an issue, that's how the system works. Authoritative would be case law, preferably at the appellate level.
"schematics are not protected by copyright law."
Authoritative citation needed.
Anyone who's dealt with electronics knows the difference between a well drawn schematic and one which isn't. There is significant skill involved in creating good schematics. Else, why are there tools for creating and editing them which let you control the layout? Why not simply enter a netlist and then let some program create the schematic?
Like the cry of a seagull?
It's also a free speech issue. We have a right to be free from government mandated speech - the FCC is overstepping its authority.
Wrong graph.
"...so it would largely selection by good luck."
Your best hope is that it isn't based on being able to write proper, logical, and understandable English.
Malthus was right, but has been done a disservice, as most interpretations of his theory focused on the food supply.
" should result in people instantly being fired but, for some reason, never does."
Firing a government bureaucrat is even harder than firing a union member. Even if there's unequivocal, bona fide, just cause.
The linked article is completely worthless without pics.
"As a bonus you might learn how long a kilometre is."
We try, but it keeps changing. 1/10000 the distance from the equator to the N Pole through Paris, nope. 1000 times the length between scratches on a metal rod, nope. A specific multiple of the wavelength of Krypton-86, nope. The distance traveled by light in 1/299792458 second? I'll stick to a yardstick, it's easier.
It's much simpler to remember that a kilometer is exactly 1/1.609344 miles.
So, Blade Runner, anyone?