We are the volcano Co$. You will pay for the crimes you have committed, just like your little thetan buddies. You think the first volcano was bad? Just wait. You are child killers and criminals who hide behind your little tax shelter. People are learning about Operation Snow White. People are learning about the claims that L Ron made - things like, "The easiest way to make a million dollars is to start a religion." People are learning about the women and children you have denied even basic medical care and left to be eaten by cockroaches. You will pay.
Average density doesn't mean anything without a standard deviation to give it meaning. Do you happen to know what the standard deviation is? As mentione din the other reply it could be heavily skewed by the great plains, and the alaskan tundra.
That is incorrect for numerous reasons - first, it is utterly false (refer to this article). Dell presented court documents that late changes to windows drivers code broke numerous driver packages, so your idea that the changes were documented for 'years' is hogwash. Secondly, the OS that was in development was known as longhorn, which was later scrapped and replaced with a different OS - look up longhorn reloaded.
ILEC = Incumbant Local Exchange Carrier.. basically your local telco who controls the last mile or so.
FTTP = fibre to the premesis... replacing the analog loop from the telco switch to your home. All POTS lines and other telecommunications equipment use analog lines for the home run loop from the switch to the home... replacing it with digital can dignificantly increase line speeds in the US.
FTTN = fibre to the neighborhood... basially the same thing but it connects small switching stations which service neighborhoods via fibre.
One of the biggest issues is that the home runs between your handset and the telco or local switch are analog lines, which means that a) processing must be done on the signal to modulate it, and b) its going to be slower and more error prone because of the nature of an analog signal.
My boss's mother in Korea has 1Gbps coming into her house via ethernet. It costs less than 30$ a month.
Considering that a t3 functions at 45Mbps and costs a few thousand dollars a month, I'd say we're lagging behind. Badly. Most of our national infrastructure is still using lines which were installed in the 50s and 60s that have been retrofitted with newer equipment.
You make some good points and I can't really argue them. As the die sizes continue to get smaller, silicon wafers must be more and more pure because tinier artifacts in the wafer can cause issues in the manufacturing process and thats going to be pretty unavoidable. However it also means that more dies can be stamped onto each wafer which should negate the number that are lost. I was meaning more that even if computer hardware is replaced with something else, things which need lower grade integrated circuits are still going to use silicon. I mean, you don't need a 1thz processor for a car's ECU, or for a garage door opener. And as more and more appliances become "smart" more things are going to need lower end chips - so I highly doubt that silicon is going anywhere. Maybe not for pc's, but everything else that is just starting to get 'wired' silicon is going to be around for a VERY long time.
Most of these driver incompatibilities were actually caused because microsoft changed the driver structure at the last minute which basically shot a lot of the manufacturers in the foot at the starting line. If this class action lawsuit goes through... how likely do you think NVidia and ATI are going to be to jump on the bandwagon for Windows 7? I mean, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I can't imagine being the victim of a multimillion dollar class action lawsuit because of microsoft's incompetance is going to make them the best buddies.
Then again, I wonder if nvidia and ati have the right to sue microsoft in response should this current class action lawsuit go through? They developed to the specs microsoft had given them, so if microsoft changed those specs at the last minute... seems kind of uncool to me.
I agree. We have the methods to use other material, but silicon is plentiful and VERY cheap. Like, the majority of the earth's composition cheap. Grab a handful of dirt ANYWHERE and a large portion will be silicon. Even if it gets replaced for certain high end hardware, I doubt silicon will be going anywhere anytime soon - its simply too affordable.
Since apparently you can have a class action lawsuit for drivers not working, lets open up the floodgates and punish the manufacturers for not having compatible software! And why stop at video drivers? Lets sue all the makers of legacy hardware. And wifi hardware. Have an OLD 5 1/4 floppy? Sue! Have one of those old HP video-now PCMCIA cards? Sue!
Sue sue sue!!!
How about we all just deal with mandated curfews. We have an alotted amount of time to get from home to work, and then return. All weekend plans, bar trips, etc, must be approved by your local DHS mogul. Anyone found outside their allowed zone is to be shot on sight because they're obviously a terrorist.
I mean, seems like it'll be a lot cheaper than flying a bunch of drones all over the place.
They don't, but they are the sole arbiters and interpreters of the constitution. In Katz they ruled that the fourth amendment protects people in any situation where they feel they would have a reasonable expectation to privacy, which can include anything from whispering to speaking guardedly in a phone booth with the door shut. EG: we do have a right to privacy so far as the 4th amendment, and it is also held that a right to privacy is inherent in common law. I believe you are reading the constitution incorrectly - it does not list what rights people have, but what rights the government does not have.
When you have to show your ID to go down the street, get validation from the US central database about your working at your current employer, and have every conversation logged and picked apart by the government you'll be thinking, "man, maybe those ACLU guys were right..." when someone comes to black bag you.
But its ok, because the 'war on crime,' 'war on drugs,' and war on 'terrorism' will justify it... nevermind the fact that you can't really win a war on an idea.
I love the head start books from a purely learning perspective. I've reccomended Head First Java and Head First Design Patterns to at least 5 people so far who are just getting their feet wet with programming, and if this book runs along a similar vein I can imagine it makes a great FIRST book. Obviously these aren't good reference books, but they make it easy and pretty fast to get the basic material across for people who don't like the lack of personality in traditional "Learning XXXXX" books. I may have to check this out.
Just curious how this keeps brain tissues alive? Without a constant supply of fresh oxygen the brain tissues begin to die in 5 minutes (give or take). If the hydrogen sulfide slows the heart rate that much, wouldn't those tissues suffocate, causing sever brain damage?
This really doesn't hurt consumers. If anything it will help grow satellite radio. Right now consumers have to choose between whether they want to listen to Opie and Anthony, or Howard Stern. Choose between the one that has decent electronica, or the one that has a channel for each decade. With the merger, consumers win... so long as Xirius (I think thats a cool new name) doesn't decide to jack up their prices.
Once a thief, always a thief. In my mind when Apple and Google used 3rd party software (whether it was in aquisition) it was bought and paid for, or they bought out the production house making it. Also, the fact that I have MacOS 7, MacOS 8, and MacOS 9 cd's says you're very wrong about Mac only having one other OS. Not to mention newton.
Watch Revolution OS, and the Pirates of Silicon Valley and rethink that. Bill Gates stole a large amount of publically available code to create Altair BASIC. He did some work with it, but nothing compared to what he took - without attribution.
Apparently you are failing to realize that software has existed beyond modern applications. There were 9 other versions of MacOS before OSX, built to run on powerPC processors. These did not involve darwin, itunes, or other now-famous apple software. I'm talking about legacy software and the origins of the companies, not the current companies.
A few hundred thousand BSOD's dissagree with your idea about microsoft giving excellent software, especially in the 90's. Though I won't deny that I still fire up visual studio 6 just because it kicks major ass. Some of their software was amazing, but for the most part it was absolute shite compared to the *NIX offerings that were out there stability and security wise. Microsoft just had better marketing, and before linux and BSD really became more well known outside the dedicated CS scene, it had the price tag.
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We are the volcano Co$. You will pay for the crimes you have committed, just like your little thetan buddies. You think the first volcano was bad? Just wait. You are child killers and criminals who hide behind your little tax shelter. People are learning about Operation Snow White. People are learning about the claims that L Ron made - things like, "The easiest way to make a million dollars is to start a religion." People are learning about the women and children you have denied even basic medical care and left to be eaten by cockroaches. You will pay.
Average density doesn't mean anything without a standard deviation to give it meaning. Do you happen to know what the standard deviation is? As mentione din the other reply it could be heavily skewed by the great plains, and the alaskan tundra.
absolutely positively undeniably 100% wrong I deny your reality and substitute my own ;)
That is incorrect for numerous reasons - first, it is utterly false (refer to this article). Dell presented court documents that late changes to windows drivers code broke numerous driver packages, so your idea that the changes were documented for 'years' is hogwash. Secondly, the OS that was in development was known as longhorn, which was later scrapped and replaced with a different OS - look up longhorn reloaded.
ILEC = Incumbant Local Exchange Carrier.. basically your local telco who controls the last mile or so. FTTP = fibre to the premesis... replacing the analog loop from the telco switch to your home. All POTS lines and other telecommunications equipment use analog lines for the home run loop from the switch to the home... replacing it with digital can dignificantly increase line speeds in the US. FTTN = fibre to the neighborhood... basially the same thing but it connects small switching stations which service neighborhoods via fibre. One of the biggest issues is that the home runs between your handset and the telco or local switch are analog lines, which means that a) processing must be done on the signal to modulate it, and b) its going to be slower and more error prone because of the nature of an analog signal.
My boss's mother in Korea has 1Gbps coming into her house via ethernet. It costs less than 30$ a month. Considering that a t3 functions at 45Mbps and costs a few thousand dollars a month, I'd say we're lagging behind. Badly. Most of our national infrastructure is still using lines which were installed in the 50s and 60s that have been retrofitted with newer equipment.
You make some good points and I can't really argue them. As the die sizes continue to get smaller, silicon wafers must be more and more pure because tinier artifacts in the wafer can cause issues in the manufacturing process and thats going to be pretty unavoidable. However it also means that more dies can be stamped onto each wafer which should negate the number that are lost. I was meaning more that even if computer hardware is replaced with something else, things which need lower grade integrated circuits are still going to use silicon. I mean, you don't need a 1thz processor for a car's ECU, or for a garage door opener. And as more and more appliances become "smart" more things are going to need lower end chips - so I highly doubt that silicon is going anywhere. Maybe not for pc's, but everything else that is just starting to get 'wired' silicon is going to be around for a VERY long time.
Most of these driver incompatibilities were actually caused because microsoft changed the driver structure at the last minute which basically shot a lot of the manufacturers in the foot at the starting line. If this class action lawsuit goes through... how likely do you think NVidia and ATI are going to be to jump on the bandwagon for Windows 7? I mean, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I can't imagine being the victim of a multimillion dollar class action lawsuit because of microsoft's incompetance is going to make them the best buddies. Then again, I wonder if nvidia and ati have the right to sue microsoft in response should this current class action lawsuit go through? They developed to the specs microsoft had given them, so if microsoft changed those specs at the last minute... seems kind of uncool to me.
I agree. We have the methods to use other material, but silicon is plentiful and VERY cheap. Like, the majority of the earth's composition cheap. Grab a handful of dirt ANYWHERE and a large portion will be silicon. Even if it gets replaced for certain high end hardware, I doubt silicon will be going anywhere anytime soon - its simply too affordable.
Since apparently you can have a class action lawsuit for drivers not working, lets open up the floodgates and punish the manufacturers for not having compatible software! And why stop at video drivers? Lets sue all the makers of legacy hardware. And wifi hardware. Have an OLD 5 1/4 floppy? Sue! Have one of those old HP video-now PCMCIA cards? Sue! Sue sue sue!!!
Well if they know where we are at all times, and are kept under constant surveillance we really don't need police helicopters :)
The whole competition is pointless - we all know IE8 will be the clear winner. Its ok, I couldn't read that with a straight face either.
How about we all just deal with mandated curfews. We have an alotted amount of time to get from home to work, and then return. All weekend plans, bar trips, etc, must be approved by your local DHS mogul. Anyone found outside their allowed zone is to be shot on sight because they're obviously a terrorist. I mean, seems like it'll be a lot cheaper than flying a bunch of drones all over the place.
They don't, but they are the sole arbiters and interpreters of the constitution. In Katz they ruled that the fourth amendment protects people in any situation where they feel they would have a reasonable expectation to privacy, which can include anything from whispering to speaking guardedly in a phone booth with the door shut. EG: we do have a right to privacy so far as the 4th amendment, and it is also held that a right to privacy is inherent in common law. I believe you are reading the constitution incorrectly - it does not list what rights people have, but what rights the government does not have.
The SCOTUS disagrees with you in Katz v. US.
You realize our rights towards privacy are meant to protect people, and not just places where people might be, correct?
When you have to show your ID to go down the street, get validation from the US central database about your working at your current employer, and have every conversation logged and picked apart by the government you'll be thinking, "man, maybe those ACLU guys were right..." when someone comes to black bag you. But its ok, because the 'war on crime,' 'war on drugs,' and war on 'terrorism' will justify it... nevermind the fact that you can't really win a war on an idea.
I love the head start books from a purely learning perspective. I've reccomended Head First Java and Head First Design Patterns to at least 5 people so far who are just getting their feet wet with programming, and if this book runs along a similar vein I can imagine it makes a great FIRST book. Obviously these aren't good reference books, but they make it easy and pretty fast to get the basic material across for people who don't like the lack of personality in traditional "Learning XXXXX" books. I may have to check this out.
Just curious how this keeps brain tissues alive? Without a constant supply of fresh oxygen the brain tissues begin to die in 5 minutes (give or take). If the hydrogen sulfide slows the heart rate that much, wouldn't those tissues suffocate, causing sever brain damage?
So that will be around the release of Ubuntu 10, right? Glad I know which OS I'll be using :)
This really doesn't hurt consumers. If anything it will help grow satellite radio. Right now consumers have to choose between whether they want to listen to Opie and Anthony, or Howard Stern. Choose between the one that has decent electronica, or the one that has a channel for each decade. With the merger, consumers win... so long as Xirius (I think thats a cool new name) doesn't decide to jack up their prices.
Once a thief, always a thief. In my mind when Apple and Google used 3rd party software (whether it was in aquisition) it was bought and paid for, or they bought out the production house making it. Also, the fact that I have MacOS 7, MacOS 8, and MacOS 9 cd's says you're very wrong about Mac only having one other OS. Not to mention newton.
Watch Revolution OS, and the Pirates of Silicon Valley and rethink that. Bill Gates stole a large amount of publically available code to create Altair BASIC. He did some work with it, but nothing compared to what he took - without attribution.
Apparently you are failing to realize that software has existed beyond modern applications. There were 9 other versions of MacOS before OSX, built to run on powerPC processors. These did not involve darwin, itunes, or other now-famous apple software. I'm talking about legacy software and the origins of the companies, not the current companies.
A few hundred thousand BSOD's dissagree with your idea about microsoft giving excellent software, especially in the 90's. Though I won't deny that I still fire up visual studio 6 just because it kicks major ass. Some of their software was amazing, but for the most part it was absolute shite compared to the *NIX offerings that were out there stability and security wise. Microsoft just had better marketing, and before linux and BSD really became more well known outside the dedicated CS scene, it had the price tag.