Oops... yes, it does make sense, put that way... which is what my simulation shows, as well. So, now I look a bit silly, but I got more coding practice than I've had in weeks, so there's some good out of it. Maybe, just for laughs, I should release the code:-)
I gotta call BS on this... if you are shown one empty door, the odds that either of the remaining doors has the prize is 1/2. If you choose after being shown an empty door, you chances are 1/2, no matter which door you choose, even if it's the one you saw before. You're not "choosing" again if you always switch. If you want I can hack up something to simulate a few thousand cases - that doesn't prove anything, but it's a good demonstration.
You know what?!? There is no Easter Bunny! Over, there, that's just a guy in a suit!
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This isn't actually an "exponential" decrease. Your new power requirements would be whatever you need to manipulate the state of the electrons (spin current may have no dissipation, but creating pulses of spin current for signalling will need some energy). You'd probably use less power, but "exponential" refers to a way that two variables relate to each other, not just a "really big" decrease in power consumption, which is what you'd really get. Also, unless there's a breakthrough in non-volatile solid-state storage that makes it cheaper and faster than what we have now, you'll still have a hard drive (evil, power-sucking mechanical device). With luck, spintronics may provide us with this memory technology...
I used to use debian, until I tried out Gentoo. I find that the real benefit of a source-based distribution is packages with optional dependencies. Gentoo can build emacs with optional Gnome support, or, if I choose, with no X support at all.
Sometimes this can be achieved in binary distributions by having multiple version of a package, but it's hard to reach the level of flexibility that Gentoo is capable of. Suppose a program has 4 optional dependencies in Gentoo, and they're independent of each other (any possible combination of them can be used). To offer the same choice with binaries, you need 16 packages.
And there would be nothing wrong with learning another language to watch a live action film? Or to read a book? What makes "fucking CARTOONS" less wortwhile than some other form of art or entertainment from another culture?
What have you seen or played on Dreamcast? Unless you really think that RPGs are the only good games, there are some excellent games available for DC. SoulCaliber is a fantastic fighting game, with great depth and replay value. Crazy Taxi is also an incredible game, it really stands out from other racing games. And Sonic Adventure is the first "3D" platform game I've actually enjoyed (somehow Mario64 didn't feel right for me). All three of these games are full of eye candy, but they are also good games - they're fun to play, which is the really important factor to me.
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It is simple bussines logic to see that NO one would give a flying s**t about Apache if IE had 90% market share. (They simply would be INCOMPATIBLE)
Actually, there aren't any IE / apache compatibility issues. Apache just serves the pages, the pages can be standard, or have IE or Netscape or whatever other type of extenstions you want.
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Oops... yes, it does make sense, put that way... which is what my simulation shows, as well. So, now I look a bit silly, but I got more coding practice than I've had in weeks, so there's some good out of it. Maybe, just for laughs, I should release the code :-)
I gotta call BS on this... if you are shown one empty door, the odds that either of the remaining doors has the prize is 1/2. If you choose after being shown an empty door, you chances are 1/2, no matter which door you choose, even if it's the one you saw before. You're not "choosing" again if you always switch. If you want I can hack up something to simulate a few thousand cases - that doesn't prove anything, but it's a good demonstration.
You know what?!? There is no Easter Bunny! Over, there, that's just a guy in a suit!
This isn't actually an "exponential" decrease. Your new power requirements would be whatever you need to manipulate the state of the electrons (spin current may have no dissipation, but creating pulses of spin current for signalling will need some energy). You'd probably use less power, but "exponential" refers to a way that two variables relate to each other, not just a "really big" decrease in power consumption, which is what you'd really get. Also, unless there's a breakthrough in non-volatile solid-state storage that makes it cheaper and faster than what we have now, you'll still have a hard drive (evil, power-sucking mechanical device). With luck, spintronics may provide us with this memory technology...
I used to use debian, until I tried out Gentoo. I find that the real benefit of a source-based distribution is packages with optional dependencies. Gentoo can build emacs with optional Gnome support, or, if I choose, with no X support at all.
Sometimes this can be achieved in binary distributions by having multiple version of a package, but it's hard to reach the level of flexibility that Gentoo is capable of. Suppose a program has 4 optional dependencies in Gentoo, and they're independent of each other (any possible combination of them can be used). To offer the same choice with binaries, you need 16 packages.
Shouldn't that be "in Soviet Rush"?
And there would be nothing wrong with learning another language to watch a live action film? Or to read a book? What makes "fucking CARTOONS" less wortwhile than some other form of art or entertainment from another culture?
What have you seen or played on Dreamcast? Unless you really think that RPGs are the only good games, there are some excellent games available for DC. SoulCaliber is a fantastic fighting game, with great depth and replay value. Crazy Taxi is also an incredible game, it really stands out from other racing games. And Sonic Adventure is the first "3D" platform game I've actually enjoyed (somehow Mario64 didn't feel right for me). All three of these games are full of eye candy, but they are also good games - they're fun to play, which is the really important factor to me.
It is simple bussines logic to see that NO one would give a flying s**t about Apache if IE had 90% market share. (They simply would be INCOMPATIBLE)
Actually, there aren't any IE / apache compatibility issues. Apache just serves the pages, the pages can be standard, or have IE or Netscape or whatever other type of extenstions you want.