True. And that's why any agency, of whatever stripe and in whatever country, should ask this not just once, but repeatedly, constantly getting feedback on where their _real_ taskmasters (ie. we) feel the line should be drawn. The role of the politicians are twofold: interpret and explain the issues as construed by these agencies to the public, and in turn interpret and present the meaning of the responses to the agency policymakers. This, by the way, really is the true role of politicains for any other issue as well.
And before people fly off the handle, the truth is that most politicians and most government authorities really do want what is best for the public; the problem is far more often one of execution, ability or knowledge, rather than deliberate and wanton disregard for the public in favour of special interests. Of course, it's the really bad apples that naturally grab the headlines, while those basically doing a decent job are rarely mentioned.
Why not just use gcc for all four platforms? The sticking point would likely be Windows, but even if you elect to stay with MFC++ for Windows, you've reduced the incompatibilities from four to two different compilers.
That is actually not true. Internal issues are likely not very publicized in the US, but EU has come down hard on a number of proposed mergers within EU the last few years, precisely for the risk of creating market monopolies.
As for the food issue, another poster here is quite correct that the push to ban GM foods and meat raised with antibiotics comes from the people, not from the member governments or EU itself. Another sticking point is that according to most member states' laws, all foods (from within EU or from without) must be declared where it was grown or raised, and american producers have resisted, fearing (perhaps rightly) that consumers will choose not to by american produce.
I was really reacting to your assertion about 'real' americans. You are saying those of your countrymen who do not prefer big cars with inefficient engines and a spongy suspension aren't 'real' americans? That should come as something of a surprise for a number of people born and raised in your country. And if they're not real, then what are they? Fake americans? Cheap substandard copies? Traitors?
I know; I didn't want to get into a lot of detail.
There are actually three possible designs:
* Small engine driving the car with an electric backup/boost. Allows a smaller engine for the same output and not too much redesign of current vehicles.
* Electric drive with the engine used to drive the electric motor and load the batteries, and also used directly to boost accelleration when needed. The advantage is that you can 'coast' periodically (or when in cities) with the engine turned off.
* All electric, with an engine just to charge batteries as well as giving extra power directly to the electric motor when needed. This is the most efficient, as the engine can be designed for a specific RPM - or replaced with a gas turbine.
Depending on the details of the design, you do not need to carry a lot of extra batteries; they are used only as a buffer between the engine and the electric motor. If you want the ability to coast, you need more, of course. But especially with the third type, the weight of batteries are offset by the much smaller engine, smaller tank and the lack of a heavy mechanical drivetrain to the wheels - you can give each wheel a motor.
These aren't possible with hybrids, at this point. When they are, then you'll see American vehicles with hybrid engines. But not beforehand, if they're real Americans.
So you are saying 'real' americans are all overcompensating for something?
And, BTW, it certainly _is_ possible with hybrids.
These vehicles use gasoline just like ordinary cars. It's just that the engine output is not used directly to drive the car, but to run a generator which in turn runs an electric engine. The advantage is that you can have a smaller and more efficient engine for the same power output at the wheels.
You can have any level of power output you'd like within the normal range of vehicles. For any desired level, a hybrid will consume quite a lot less fuel than an ordinary vehicle.
The bible started out as a pretty diverse collection of documents. These have been somewhat arbitrarily pared down and collected together. It's also changed substantially waht with translations and reeditings, to the point where it can be argued that there really is no 'original' bible.
The 'Suffer not a witch to live', for example, really is a mistranslation from Attic Greek. Could have saved quite a bit of suffering there if the editor/translator had got it right...
I haven't though; it's more fun to mess with the callers' heads. "I'm in the middle of anal sex right now, can I call you back?". That sort of thing. It helps pass a slow afternoon...
I have a big problem with both ties and buttoned shirts. I'm one of those people with a pretty muscular neck, and getting shirts that fit is a pain. Far worse is that just having something around my neck makes me feel like I'm choking; I can't really focus on what I'm supposed to be doing and have to stop myself from constantly pulling on the collar. And yes, I get this reaction with a well-fitting, somewhat loose collar and without the tie as well.
You want me to wear slacks and a jacket? No problem. Black leather shoes? I already use them. An open or round-collared shirt? Sure, why not. Tie or shirt with buttoned up collar? I'm out of here.
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As I understand it, the patents have been granted in the US only. The Register is a British publication. So, for their target readership, there are no patent issues to worry about.
I assume you mean half a second from clicking on the file manager to the point where it pops up with the directory.
It caches the contents, of course. I don't know whether it saves it away between session or if creating he cache is part of the startup, but fam does a similar thing; on RH8, I get an all-but-instantanious reaction when I click on the home window after having done it once. The time needed does not change, it's just a matter of where you want to spend it - compare with the preloading of IE to create the impression of instantaneous loading.
Now, exactly how you do this is certainly not unimportant for the user experience. For a recent Nautilus with fam, however, the general feel is of a quite snappy application.
Most of it is reading the directory, generating the proper icons for each file, then scaling them according to your settings. There's a daemon (fam) that will help on such things (it's run by default in redhat, at least), but as long as you want that kind of eye-candy, you are going to have to pay the time penalty.
I use Nautilus and Gnome2 on a PII/233 system and while it's not exactly snappy, it's certainly usable. More than CPU speed, the amount of memory you have makes and impact, as it determines whether all the graphics for icons and stuff can be cached or not.
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No. You only have to give access to all source to your customers.
Of course, nothing prevents any of those customers to just set up an ftp site with all the source and binaries for anyone to get.
I am _not_ any kind of lawyer, but: I believe you can not bring a case directly to the europeans court. Instead, you either make your national court ask for an interpretation of european law from the court; or you have a judgement from the national court that you ask to be overturned by the european court. First stop is always your local court in any case.
Umm, it's more along the lines of whether there are enough atoms in the known universe to use as symbols to express it.
There is a nice parallel to the Travelling Salesman problem (find the shortest possible route through each of a number of cities). While it is in principle possible to solve it for any number of cities, in practive the problem grows so quickly with the number of cities that it is not feasible to solve it through brute force.
Chess and related problems are even worse; even if you figure out a way to solve such problems in polynomial time, you still don't have the space needed to express the solution.
This is not about current or future computer technology./Janne
It is possible in principle (just as the traveling salesman problem always is solvable in principle), but you have to enumerate each board - and there are too many possible boards to express in practice - ever.
I want one. I _really_ want one. After moving a year and a half ago, I finally threw out my old vacuum cleaner and have never bought a new one, relying on a broom instead. And though I know a vacuum cleaner is easier to use than a broom, I've balked at buying another noisy, clumsy appliance that only reminds me of yet another unpleasant chore. This unit is in the same price range as a normal vacuum cleaner and will do the job without me having to be there.
Only thing I wonder now is when it'll be available in Europe...
Where of course "may" is the operative word here. They'd have to _very_ carefully analyze the cost-benefit situation, and refrain from listening at all to the numbers being thrown at them from sundry system suppliers undoubtedly hovering around them like a flock of vultures around a fresh carcass.
I just have to know: what kind of issues, exactly? A drug habit? Separation anxiety from its safe lab environment? Inappropriate attachement to the department head? Inability to form a close interpersonal relationship with its users? Inquiring minds want to know.
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True. And that's why any agency, of whatever stripe and in whatever country, should ask this not just once, but repeatedly, constantly getting feedback on where their _real_ taskmasters (ie. we) feel the line should be drawn. The role of the politicians are twofold: interpret and explain the issues as construed by these agencies to the public, and in turn interpret and present the meaning of the responses to the agency policymakers. This, by the way, really is the true role of politicains for any other issue as well.
And before people fly off the handle, the truth is that most politicians and most government authorities really do want what is best for the public; the problem is far more often one of execution, ability or knowledge, rather than deliberate and wanton disregard for the public in favour of special interests. Of course, it's the really bad apples that naturally grab the headlines, while those basically doing a decent job are rarely mentioned.
Why not just use gcc for all four platforms? The sticking point would likely be Windows, but even if you elect to stay with MFC++ for Windows, you've reduced the incompatibilities from four to two different compilers.
That is actually not true. Internal issues are likely not very publicized in the US, but EU has come down hard on a number of proposed mergers within EU the last few years, precisely for the risk of creating market monopolies.
As for the food issue, another poster here is quite correct that the push to ban GM foods and meat raised with antibiotics comes from the people, not from the member governments or EU itself. Another sticking point is that according to most member states' laws, all foods (from within EU or from without) must be declared where it was grown or raised, and american producers have resisted, fearing (perhaps rightly) that consumers will choose not to by american produce.
I was really reacting to your assertion about 'real' americans. You are saying those of your countrymen who do not prefer big cars with inefficient engines and a spongy suspension aren't 'real' americans? That should come as something of a surprise for a number of people born and raised in your country. And if they're not real, then what are they? Fake americans? Cheap substandard copies? Traitors?
I know; I didn't want to get into a lot of detail.
There are actually three possible designs:
* Small engine driving the car with an electric backup/boost. Allows a smaller engine for the same output and not too much redesign of current vehicles.
* Electric drive with the engine used to drive the electric motor and load the batteries, and also used directly to boost accelleration when needed. The advantage is that you can 'coast' periodically (or when in cities) with the engine turned off.
* All electric, with an engine just to charge batteries as well as giving extra power directly to the electric motor when needed. This is the most efficient, as the engine can be designed for a specific RPM - or replaced with a gas turbine.
Depending on the details of the design, you do not need to carry a lot of extra batteries; they are used only as a buffer between the engine and the electric motor. If you want the ability to coast, you need more, of course. But especially with the third type, the weight of batteries are offset by the much smaller engine, smaller tank and the lack of a heavy mechanical drivetrain to the wheels - you can give each wheel a motor.
These aren't possible with hybrids, at this point. When they are, then you'll see American vehicles with hybrid engines. But not beforehand, if they're real Americans.
So you are saying 'real' americans are all overcompensating for something?
And, BTW, it certainly _is_ possible with hybrids.
Huh?
These vehicles use gasoline just like ordinary cars. It's just that the engine output is not used directly to drive the car, but to run a generator which in turn runs an electric engine. The advantage is that you can have a smaller and more efficient engine for the same power output at the wheels.
You can have any level of power output you'd like within the normal range of vehicles. For any desired level, a hybrid will consume quite a lot less fuel than an ordinary vehicle.
The bible started out as a pretty diverse collection of documents. These have been somewhat arbitrarily pared down and collected together. It's also changed substantially waht with translations and reeditings, to the point where it can be argued that there really is no 'original' bible.
The 'Suffer not a witch to live', for example, really is a mistranslation from Attic Greek. Could have saved quite a bit of suffering there if the editor/translator had got it right...
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I haven't though; it's more fun to mess with the callers' heads. "I'm in the middle of anal sex right now, can I call you back?". That sort of thing. It helps pass a slow afternoon...
I have a big problem with both ties and buttoned shirts. I'm one of those people with a pretty muscular neck, and getting shirts that fit is a pain. Far worse is that just having something around my neck makes me feel like I'm choking; I can't really focus on what I'm supposed to be doing and have to stop myself from constantly pulling on the collar. And yes, I get this reaction with a well-fitting, somewhat loose collar and without the tie as well.
You want me to wear slacks and a jacket? No problem. Black leather shoes? I already use them. An open or round-collared shirt? Sure, why not. Tie or shirt with buttoned up collar? I'm out of here.
As I understand it, the patents have been granted in the US only. The Register is a British publication. So, for their target readership, there are no patent issues to worry about.
Seems to work fine on Mozilla 1.0.1 on RH8.
I assume you mean half a second from clicking on the file manager to the point where it pops up with the directory.
It caches the contents, of course. I don't know whether it saves it away between session or if creating he cache is part of the startup, but fam does a similar thing; on RH8, I get an all-but-instantanious reaction when I click on the home window after having done it once. The time needed does not change, it's just a matter of where you want to spend it - compare with the preloading of IE to create the impression of instantaneous loading.
Now, exactly how you do this is certainly not unimportant for the user experience. For a recent Nautilus with fam, however, the general feel is of a quite snappy application.
Most of it is reading the directory, generating the proper icons for each file, then scaling them according to your settings. There's a daemon (fam) that will help on such things (it's run by default in redhat, at least), but as long as you want that kind of eye-candy, you are going to have to pay the time penalty.
I use Nautilus and Gnome2 on a PII/233 system and while it's not exactly snappy, it's certainly usable. More than CPU speed, the amount of memory you have makes and impact, as it determines whether all the graphics for icons and stuff can be cached or not.
No. You only have to give access to all source to your customers.
Of course, nothing prevents any of those customers to just set up an ftp site with all the source and binaries for anyone to get.
I am _not_ any kind of lawyer, but: I believe you can not bring a case directly to the europeans court. Instead, you either make your national court ask for an interpretation of european law from the court; or you have a judgement from the national court that you ask to be overturned by the european court. First stop is always your local court in any case.
Umm, it's more along the lines of whether there are enough atoms in the known universe to use as symbols to express it.
/Janne
There is a nice parallel to the Travelling Salesman problem (find the shortest possible route through each of a number of cities). While it is in principle possible to solve it for any number of cities, in practive the problem grows so quickly with the number of cities that it is not feasible to solve it through brute force.
Chess and related problems are even worse; even if you figure out a way to solve such problems in polynomial time, you still don't have the space needed to express the solution.
This is not about current or future computer technology.
It is possible in principle (just as the traveling salesman problem always is solvable in principle), but you have to enumerate each board - and there are too many possible boards to express in practice - ever.
I want one. I _really_ want one. After moving a year and a half ago, I finally threw out my old vacuum cleaner and have never bought a new one, relying on a broom instead. And though I know a vacuum cleaner is easier to use than a broom, I've balked at buying another noisy, clumsy appliance that only reminds me of yet another unpleasant chore. This unit is in the same price range as a normal vacuum cleaner and will do the job without me having to be there.
Only thing I wonder now is when it'll be available in Europe...
So that means he will be 'sanctioned' as well? Sending hitmen after a schoolkid does seem a bit like overkill, though...
Where of course "may" is the operative word here. They'd have to _very_ carefully analyze the cost-benefit situation, and refrain from listening at all to the numbers being thrown at them from sundry system suppliers undoubtedly hovering around them like a flock of vultures around a fresh carcass.
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"The prototype still has issues"
I just have to know: what kind of issues, exactly? A drug habit? Separation anxiety from its safe lab environment? Inappropriate attachement to the department head? Inability to form a close interpersonal relationship with its users? Inquiring minds want to know.