There is something people seem to be missing here - there is a lot of talk about Google 'doing business' in China, but the broader issue is Google being accessible *at all* in China.
We know that previously the Great Firewall of China was used to block Google entirely. Then the ban was lifted, presumably on certain conditions. I would posit that the conditions were something like:
1. You tweak the search results to exclude certain material 2. You doh't make this agreement public.
Given that is it more of less Evil for Google to censor its feed or have it blocked entirely. I'm not sure myself.
Some timing, yes - but the system was remarkably insensitive. I used to force the rotary dial back when impatient, and with no problems. In fact it is very hard to force the dial back too fast.
Precisely. It strikes me that in most cases this program will just be used to fill in the right check box on a tick list. "We can look at the source code if we want to" . Good. Next.
I doubt there will be much real examination going on.
There are numerous benefits to be gained by a programmer who examines real open source code. They can implement new features, squash bugs, tweak functionality - and potentially learn programming techniques.
The potential return on investment in time is great.
By comparison, the return on investment of examining MS code is small both to the organisation, and to the individual programmer - there is little or nothing that can be *done* with the knowledge gained. In fact the tainting issue referenced by others can even have a chilling effect on the use of *existing* knowledge.
Of course, it is at least arguable that the blogger has adopted the strategy most likely to allow him/her to find and make contact with the owner of the card, so that it can be returned.
It's not that easy to get a 'lost property found' notice posted on the front page of Slashdot, but this guy has used an innovative method to manage it.
If the reference is correct then it is irrelevent since it makes little difference to the end user whether the HTML pages themselves are generated by a Java, PHP, Coldfusion or Perl set of instructions.
Alternatively, it can be relevant, but incorrect since one of the most distinctive features of the Gmail interface is the sheer amount of work that has gone into using JavaScript to build an e-mail client that loads in a Web browser, but which has little in common with the behaviour of most Web pages.
Personally, I choose to believe that the article submitter was attempting to make a relevant and interesting point, but accidently mixed his/her Java and Javascript.
Mac fan-boy though I am, I see no reliable evidence of performance improvements between 10.3 and 10.3.5 - though if you have benchmarks, I would be interested.
The subjective belief that a point upgrade improves performance has become so prevalent in the Mac community that 'I've installed it - much snappier!' has become a running joke in many places.
Most likely, any speed-ups are caused by the zapping of old caches, re-prebinding of libraries etc. associated with the installation.
What has this to do with Intel "owning the Internet"? Nada. From what I can tell, this is Intel saying 'hey what you need is application layer analysis of every packet going across the net, at wirespeed in every core router.... what do you mean that will take a lot of processing power?", and then opening it's jacket to reveal... what?.
If I was going to make a guess, it would be that Intel was about to launch a new series of network processor, and this is the start of the sales pitch.
"Sitti and other researchers imagine that his water-skimming robot could be used on any still water. With a chemical sensor, it could monitor water supplies for contamination or other toxins; with a camera it could be a spy or an explorer; with a net or a boom, it could skim contaminants off the top of water."... if only someone could invent some kind of, oh, I don't know... radio controlled boat.
I think the issue here is the exact duplication of the playlist. I'm not sure exactly how I feel about this move. Microsoft will probably get quite a bit of flack for this move... but it is a marketing idea that will probably get the service noted by listeners.
I'm SO happy about this design, I knew when the G5 iMac came out I would want one. But luckily I much prefer the design of my G4 iMac. Or, as it is about to become 'The Much sought after G4 iMac', I suspect.
Well, the parent was voted troll, but I'm afraid I'm with him on this one. I like SciFi, I've never really seen FarScape, but I decide to dip into the trailer to see whether it looked good.
Perhaps 'crap' is a bit harsh. "Cheesy" is the word I had in mind. Sorry.
Likewise, I'm too lazy, but from what I recall you are right. The power levels were too low to carry out the safety test and the levels didn't come up sufficiently when the rods were pulled by the requisite amount. So the safety measures were turned off and the rods fully withdrawn.
He says in the interview that the control rods were dropped by his colleague, but from what I recall it was much, much too late. The core was so hot that the rods warped and jammed.
The disaster was caused partly by one engineer previously over-riding automatic safety protection in order to increase reactor power to levels needed to run a safety test.
Moreover manuals were outdated with areas simply crossed out. Human error at its worst.
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There is something people seem to be missing here - there is a lot of talk about Google 'doing business' in China, but the broader issue is Google being accessible *at all* in China.
We know that previously the Great Firewall of China was used to block Google entirely. Then the ban was lifted, presumably on certain conditions. I would posit that the conditions were something like:
1. You tweak the search results to exclude certain material
2. You doh't make this agreement public.
Given that is it more of less Evil for Google to censor its feed or have it blocked entirely. I'm not sure myself.
Some timing, yes - but the system was remarkably insensitive. I used to force the rotary dial back when impatient, and with no problems. In fact it is very hard to force the dial back too fast.
I too vote myth, for this story.
It's ART goddamit. It's not meant to be FUNCTIONAL :-)
Apologies, indeed. Moreover free as in speech, rather than beer.
Precisely. It strikes me that in most cases this program will just be used to fill in the right check box on a tick list. "We can look at the source code if we want to" . Good. Next.
I doubt there will be much real examination going on.
There are numerous benefits to be gained by a programmer who examines real open source code. They can implement new features, squash bugs, tweak functionality - and potentially learn programming techniques.
The potential return on investment in time is great.
By comparison, the return on investment of examining MS code is small both to the organisation, and to the individual programmer - there is little or nothing that can be *done* with the knowledge gained. In fact the tainting issue referenced by others can even have a chilling effect on the use of *existing* knowledge.
Of course, it is at least arguable that the blogger has adopted the strategy most likely to allow him/her to find and make contact with the owner of the card, so that it can be returned.
It's not that easy to get a 'lost property found' notice posted on the front page of Slashdot, but this guy has used an innovative method to manage it.
If the reference is correct then it is irrelevent since it makes little difference to the end user whether the HTML pages themselves are generated by a Java, PHP, Coldfusion or Perl set of instructions.
Alternatively, it can be relevant, but incorrect since one of the most distinctive features of the Gmail interface is the sheer amount of work that has gone into using JavaScript to build an e-mail client that loads in a Web browser, but which has little in common with the behaviour of most Web pages.
Personally, I choose to believe that the article submitter was attempting to make a relevant and interesting point, but accidently mixed his/her Java and Javascript.
Mac fan-boy though I am, I see no reliable evidence of performance improvements between 10.3 and 10.3.5 - though if you have benchmarks, I would be interested.
The subjective belief that a point upgrade improves performance has become so prevalent in the Mac community that 'I've installed it - much snappier!' has become a running joke in many places.
Most likely, any speed-ups are caused by the zapping of old caches, re-prebinding of libraries etc. associated with the installation.
Don't forget the comforting smell of hot tubes :-)
After the Linux installer, I see this
Printable Manual: download
Just in case I was going blind, I even did a text search on Macintosh on the page and got nada.
Curious. I'm using Safari.
Colour me stupid, but I can't see an OSX client listed for download on the linked page.
What has this to do with Intel "owning the Internet"? Nada. From what I can tell, this is Intel saying 'hey what you need is application layer analysis of every packet going across the net, at wirespeed in every core router.... what do you mean that will take a lot of processing power?", and then opening it's jacket to reveal ... what?.
If I was going to make a guess, it would be that Intel was about to launch a new series of network processor, and this is the start of the sales pitch.
"Sitti and other researchers imagine that his water-skimming robot could be used on any still water. With a chemical sensor, it could monitor water supplies for contamination or other toxins; with a camera it could be a spy or an explorer; with a net or a boom, it could skim contaminants off the top of water." ... if only someone could invent some kind of, oh, I don't know... radio controlled boat.
I think the issue here is the exact duplication of the playlist. I'm not sure exactly how I feel about this move. Microsoft will probably get quite a bit of flack for this move... but it is a marketing idea that will probably get the service noted by listeners.
I disagree. In a population competing for limited resources, it is the fittest that have the best chances of survival and reproduction.
I'm SO happy about this design, I knew when the G5 iMac came out I would want one. But luckily I much prefer the design of my G4 iMac. Or, as it is about to become 'The Much sought after G4 iMac', I suspect.
... which says "Avalon and Indigo will be part of Longhorn"
The Register piece was written prior to the announcement.
Oooo - my first ever flamebait mod.
Well, the parent was voted troll, but I'm afraid I'm with him on this one. I like SciFi, I've never really seen FarScape, but I decide to dip into the trailer to see whether it looked good.
Perhaps 'crap' is a bit harsh. "Cheesy" is the word I had in mind. Sorry.
I love this post.
It says WRONG.
and then goes on to explain why it might be right and concludes with a shrug.
Likewise, I'm too lazy, but from what I recall you are right. The power levels were too low to carry out the safety test and the levels didn't come up sufficiently when the rods were pulled by the requisite amount. So the safety measures were turned off and the rods fully withdrawn.
Then things began to happen very, very quickly.
Last week
e s/days-nuclear.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/featur
It was rather good.
Sadly, a fake, I believe.
He says in the interview that the control rods were dropped by his colleague, but from what I recall it was much, much too late. The core was so hot that the rods warped and jammed.
The disaster was caused partly by one engineer previously over-riding automatic safety protection in order to increase reactor power to levels needed to run a safety test.
Moreover manuals were outdated with areas simply crossed out. Human error at its worst.
I don't know that it doesn't exist. In the same way that I don't know that cheese sandwiches that play tennis don't exist.