You're so right! I will modify my customer creation form so that they have to check "I am not a criminal" before they can create the account. That way I can inform my customers that they aren't hosted with any criminals.
Although I have a doubt, maybe I need also a "I cannot be the target of an FBI investigation" checkbox, you know, just in case.
And I would have to make sure no other potential criminal or potential suspect will be hosted anywhere near my own servers or racks, too.
Yes,it's simple. That way I will be certain that it cannot happen to me.
(now that I think of it... I would probably be safe if I only do hosting for some of the state organisations. or the fbi)
yes, there were laws about that kind of thing, racial segregation laws aka Jim Crow laws Oh, and the place was of course the great nation of freedom, USA.
Unless you assume the program is then run on real hardware, with possibilities of failure and unexpected behaviors. Formal proof verifies that it corresponds to the specifications, which means it won't be the algorithm's fault if the result is wrong. It leaves many other possibilities for failure (including problem in the specification proved, or hardware troubles).
The earth atmosphere is quite transparent to what humans usually call light. that is, visible light. a very tiny portion of the spectrum.
But, the sun emit much more than visible light. If you can use UV or higher frequency, or perhaps a wider spectrum, then you get a lot more energy than the equivalent setup on earth.
And, I agree with the other parts. Once you have your nice space-based energy collector, then you have a lot of energy, in space. it would be nice to find a way to take it back to places that use energy, preferably without frying too many birds, planes, satellites, humans, and without having that nice 'death ray from the sky' option in the hand of industrials looking for profit.
But, let's be realist. If some people are ready to invest in so hard to use energy, why would a governement refuse to take a look at an intimidating weapon system ? And the same energy-redirecting system can be used on lower orbit to cover more ground, since you don't need a fixed receptor...
Many shlahdotters are actively working on not having kids in order to reduce the population:)
That reminds me many thoughts I had while reading Asimov's stories comparing Earth (overcrowded) with space colonies (with reduced population and very wealthy). I was trying to find something about that and... http://www.emi.u-bordeaux.fr/public/asimov/saveearth.html
Even if I agree with a high potential of hidden agenda... why would any of these two ideas would be 'bad' and/or useless/senseless ? (say, if used by the Utopian Space Agency Of Goodness).
There is a lot of solar power in space, and it does make sense to me to find ways to use it. And Nuclear power is a currently good way to get a lot of energy, except it tends to kill people if used on Earth... but in space, it does seem interesting.
(I am not a rocket scientist, a disguised government agent or a tinfoil-wearing paranoid. But you don't have to believe me)
that may be a rather usual case of 'you get what you pay for'. I work for a hosting company, with various level of services... cheap services don't get a large budget (that is, the time we spend looking for a problem varies with the service the client is paying for, as mentionned in is contract). Moreover, the support for 'cheap' servers is mainly done by 'cheap' technicians. (can't find a better name. they are not that bad, but are expected to handle the customer's problem very quickly, and if it means asking one less question, they will do it)
On my computer, disks sectors are 512 bytes, and the most commonly used memory block size is 4096 bytes. which is also the block size of my fs. now, what happens if the blocks on disks and in ram are not multiple of each others ?
Should I use non-aligned storage in ram when reading the fs or use non-aligned blocks on my hard drive? And how should I calculate the hard drive cache size ? with powers of ten ? And how about DMA ?
The point is : connected pieces of hardware should use the same basic units. and since it really makes sense to use power of two for some of these pieces, these basic units really should use powers of two.
first, IANAL
But I think you're wrong, in france the private copy is restricted to the 'cercle familial' (can't think of a correct traduction)
So, it extends to friends, parents,...
If the guy was redistributing movies heavily (excepting the sharing involved in the dl process), the judgement would be different
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You're so right! I will modify my customer creation form so that they have to check
"I am not a criminal" before they can create the account.
That way I can inform my customers that they aren't hosted with any criminals.
Although I have a doubt, maybe I need also a "I cannot be the target of an FBI investigation" checkbox, you know, just in case.
And I would have to make sure no other potential criminal or potential suspect will be
hosted anywhere near my own servers or racks, too.
Yes,it's simple. That way I will be certain that it cannot happen to me.
(now that I think of it ... I would probably be safe if I only do hosting for some of the state organisations. or the fbi)
I think (and fear) some slashdotters may miss the reference 'sit in the back of the bus'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks
yes, there were laws about that kind of thing, racial segregation laws aka Jim Crow laws
Oh, and the place was of course the great nation of freedom, USA.
Of course there is. Java's GC sucks too.
Unless you assume the program is then run on real hardware, with possibilities of failure and unexpected behaviors.
Formal proof verifies that it corresponds to the specifications, which means it won't be the algorithm's fault if the result is wrong. It leaves many other possibilities for failure (including problem in the specification proved, or hardware troubles).
I don't have time now to read your comment, but I think you should read the article.
The earth atmosphere is quite transparent to what humans usually call light. that is, visible light. a very tiny portion of the spectrum.
But, the sun emit much more than visible light. If you can use UV or higher frequency, or perhaps a wider spectrum, then you get a lot more energy than the equivalent setup on earth.
And, I agree with the other parts. Once you have your nice space-based energy collector, then you have a lot of energy, in space. it would be nice to find a way to take it back to places that use energy, preferably without frying too many birds, planes, satellites, humans, and without having that nice 'death ray from the sky' option in the hand of industrials looking for profit.
But, let's be realist. If some people are ready to invest in so hard to use energy, why would a governement refuse to take a look at an intimidating weapon system ? And the same energy-redirecting system can be used on lower orbit to cover more ground, since you don't need a fixed receptor ...
That's because they are beta. Everyone knows that once you release a 'finalized' version, bugs appear
You must be new here. (ok, you are not. I am)
Many shlahdotters are actively working on not having kids :)
in order to reduce the population
That reminds me many thoughts I had while reading Asimov's ...
stories comparing Earth (overcrowded) with space colonies (with
reduced population and very wealthy). I was trying to find
something about that and
http://www.emi.u-bordeaux.fr/public/asimov/saveearth.html
"But is anyone listening? Does anyone care?"
Even if I agree with a high potential of hidden agenda ... why would any of these two ideas
would be 'bad' and/or useless/senseless ? (say, if used by the Utopian Space Agency Of Goodness).
There is a lot of solar power in space, and it does make sense to me to find ways to use ... but in space, it does seem interesting.
it. And Nuclear power is a currently good way to get a lot of energy, except it tends
to kill people if used on Earth
(I am not a rocket scientist, a disguised government agent or a tinfoil-wearing paranoid.
But you don't have to believe me)
that may be a rather usual case of 'you get what you pay for'. ... cheap services don't get a large
I work for a hosting company, with various level of services
budget (that is, the time we spend looking for a problem varies with the service the client is
paying for, as mentionned in is contract).
Moreover, the support for 'cheap' servers is mainly done by 'cheap' technicians.
(can't find a better name. they are not that bad, but are expected to handle the
customer's problem very quickly, and if it means asking one less question, they will do it)
How can it makes sense for memory but not disks ?
On my computer, disks sectors are 512 bytes, and the most commonly used memory block size is 4096 bytes. which is also the block size of my fs. now, what happens if the blocks on disks and in ram are not multiple of each others ?
Should I use non-aligned storage in ram when reading the fs or use non-aligned blocks on my hard drive?
And how should I calculate the hard drive cache size ? with powers of ten ? And how about DMA ?
The point is : connected pieces of hardware should use the same basic units. and since it really makes sense to use power of two for some of these pieces, these basic units really should use powers of two.
HEX as in hexa deci mal. not hex al.
first, IANAL But I think you're wrong, in france the private copy is restricted to the 'cercle familial' (can't think of a correct traduction) So, it extends to friends, parents, ...
If the guy was redistributing movies heavily (excepting the sharing involved in the dl process), the judgement would be different