the CS is an optimist and the legal is a pessimist Which may be why we have so many problems with computer security. This optimism is changing, though, and most software designers are also expected to "assume someone will use that hole to screw someone else".
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Imagine an intelligent person with poor sales resistance, for example. I'm imagining an oxymoron.
CD or MP3 unlistenable, because to my ear it sounds like big chunks are "missing" This is believable for MP3s - your psychoacoustic model may differ from the norm, and MP3 is all about removing what the average person won't be able to discern. However, I don't see how it's possible for CDs, which should be able to reproduce the ambient midrange at least as well as a tape or FM broadcast. Are you sure the difference isn't excessive filtering when they remastered the work to CD? In other words, have you tried digitizing the output from one of your tapes and burning it back to CD? It would be an interesting experiment. The other possibility is that this ambiance you describe is actually in the >22khz range and is being high-cut at the CD player, where a tape might have some noise in that range (perhaps not faithful reproduction, but as far as I know tape players do not use low-pass filters similar to CD players). Then your super-hearing might come into play.
Vinyl records, if played in a decent setup (good turntables, good capsules, good speakers - but by no means audiophile gear), do sound different to CDs. They sound warmer, with more presence. That's what vinyl collectors are looking for. CDs sound different if played with digital filters. Don't tell me nobody's come up with a "reduce bandwidth and introduce artifacts so this CD sounds like vinyl" filter.
In 25 years, knowing how to manually drive a car will be about as useful and quaint as knowing how to ride a horse is today. These cars better be flying.
I think you meant to say LEDs. But actually non-backlit LCDs are a really good idea in this case. They probably use less power, convey just as much information, and aren't annoying in the dark. I wonder if anyone makes LCD indicator dots. A quick google search turns up this: http://www.solorb.com/elect/misc/lcdindic/
Some of this makes a lot of sense. Other parts, not so much. For instance, a capital ship is probably not going to be able to do much manuevouring fast enough to avoid getting hit. And incoming missiles/attack craft would eventually get into the range where they are easy pickings for a computer targeted laser system. A 1-inch hole seems pretty effective if you like to breathe air (although cylons don't need to I guess) and is also much better than no damage, which is what happens if they jump away before your slow-ass missiles hit. The countermeasures sound expensive and ad-hoc (it's not like they are going to get a chance to re-design their ships immediately). And finally, like I said, we are assuming Galactica has an absurd amount of power. It does somehow manage to enter and leave orbits and traverse star systems with little more than a small amount of a near-magical substance called tillium. Your point about nukes is good though - we could certainly give them some of those. From my count, they have about 5. Of course, nukes aren't likely to make it past the lasers (and to take out a missile you only need, what, megawatts?)
I think lasers are an excellent way to attack a distant enemy (and we're talking space-distant) that can magically disappear at any moment (speaking of realism). I'm not talking about Star Trek/Star Wars energy weapons that are visible in a vacuum and make toy-gun noises. If the US military is seriously considering lasers for missile defense, etc. then I fail to see how they would be inappropriate in space. Galactica clearly has an absurd amount of energy at its disposal, as evidenced by the fact that it can travel interstellar distances relatively quickly. Please describe some of these tactical disadvantages.
I don't see why Earth couldn't be advanced enough... there's no indication of what "Earth year" it is. Even now, we could give them freakin' laser technology, which would allow them to jump in, attack the Cylons, and then jump away before those absurdly slow missiles hit. There's also no reason they couldn't find Earth at the beginning of the season and dedicate the rest of the season to the ensuing fight.
stroll around the park. The 'ceiling' is infinitely high there Although some hypothesize that humans perceive the sky as a flattened bowl type surface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion)
I'm not arguing that some people can hear the difference, studios probably use the higher bitrates so that they have extra headroom when manipulating the recording (volume, speed, etc.) without introducing noticeable artifacts. For a format that you don't expect to edit, you don't need the extra resolution.
Not really. Just because you can convince one person to buy something at X cost, doesn't mean it's worth X. If nobody else buys it, you can't really say "well, Joe paid X for it, so that's what it's worth". In this scenario, Joe is the entire market for your product. But more exactly, he's the entire market for your product "at that price".
But not all bags hold as well as other bags. Bags of Holding hold infinitely well, and are thus the holdingest of all bags. Compare: All apples reflect some red light, but only the reddest apples are called Red Apples.
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Why use a phone, when you can use a MEGAPHONE? It's got clarity, canyons, the works.
I'd recommend this book for a quick primer: http://www.amazon.com/Intellectual-Property-Exampl es-Explanations/dp/0735527199
It's really quite cheap if you get it used.
I think you meant to say LEDs. But actually non-backlit LCDs are a really good idea in this case. They probably use less power, convey just as much information, and aren't annoying in the dark. I wonder if anyone makes LCD indicator dots. A quick google search turns up this: http://www.solorb.com/elect/misc/lcdindic/
Some of this makes a lot of sense. Other parts, not so much. For instance, a capital ship is probably not going to be able to do much manuevouring fast enough to avoid getting hit. And incoming missiles/attack craft would eventually get into the range where they are easy pickings for a computer targeted laser system. A 1-inch hole seems pretty effective if you like to breathe air (although cylons don't need to I guess) and is also much better than no damage, which is what happens if they jump away before your slow-ass missiles hit. The countermeasures sound expensive and ad-hoc (it's not like they are going to get a chance to re-design their ships immediately). And finally, like I said, we are assuming Galactica has an absurd amount of power. It does somehow manage to enter and leave orbits and traverse star systems with little more than a small amount of a near-magical substance called tillium. Your point about nukes is good though - we could certainly give them some of those. From my count, they have about 5. Of course, nukes aren't likely to make it past the lasers (and to take out a missile you only need, what, megawatts?)
I think lasers are an excellent way to attack a distant enemy (and we're talking space-distant) that can magically disappear at any moment (speaking of realism). I'm not talking about Star Trek/Star Wars energy weapons that are visible in a vacuum and make toy-gun noises. If the US military is seriously considering lasers for missile defense, etc. then I fail to see how they would be inappropriate in space. Galactica clearly has an absurd amount of energy at its disposal, as evidenced by the fact that it can travel interstellar distances relatively quickly. Please describe some of these tactical disadvantages.
I don't see why Earth couldn't be advanced enough... there's no indication of what "Earth year" it is. Even now, we could give them freakin' laser technology, which would allow them to jump in, attack the Cylons, and then jump away before those absurdly slow missiles hit. There's also no reason they couldn't find Earth at the beginning of the season and dedicate the rest of the season to the ensuing fight.
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I'm not arguing that some people can hear the difference, studios probably use the higher bitrates so that they have extra headroom when manipulating the recording (volume, speed, etc.) without introducing noticeable artifacts. For a format that you don't expect to edit, you don't need the extra resolution.
Just hole punch it, or hit it with a hammer.
Fact: Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
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What's the optimal price for intellectual property? I'm sure the record labels would like to charge each person based on their willingness to pay.
Not really. Just because you can convince one person to buy something at X cost, doesn't mean it's worth X. If nobody else buys it, you can't really say "well, Joe paid X for it, so that's what it's worth". In this scenario, Joe is the entire market for your product. But more exactly, he's the entire market for your product "at that price".
But you do have to worry about the tritium decaying, with a half-life of only 12.32 years.
But not all bags hold as well as other bags. Bags of Holding hold infinitely well, and are thus the holdingest of all bags. Compare: All apples reflect some red light, but only the reddest apples are called Red Apples.