In the Chesapeake Bay, jellyfish populations are proportional to pollution. Pollution kills the turtles that eat the jellyfish eggs and feeds the jellies. They don't mind the cruddy water.
I know there will be lots of complaints about throttling, and they are probably valid. But before that starts I'd like to point out that this kind of throttling actually makes sense! I just want to know why it never occurred to them before to implement these kind of simple rules before.
That won't work. Driving while distracted is already dangerous. Making it more dangerous would not change people's attitudes. The problem is that people are ignoring the dangers. You could put a bayonet in the middle of the steering wheel and it would not change anything. People would just get used to it.
I live in the US, and I am shocked (pun intended) that stores still sell 2-prong extension cords. I understand that many devices still only use 2-prongs, but there's no disadvantage to the 3-prong cords. It is very annoying to spend 10 minutes spelunking under furniture to the outlet, only to be thwarted by a stone-age extension cord. Just stop making the darn things! It isn't worth saving the $2 to buy them!
Same problems happens with WPF on Windows. Yes, it is slower because it does anti-aliasing and all that. But just create 400 buttons in code, and never draw it to the screen. It's absurd.
The Windows and OSX abstractions for the display don't provide an API that allows these sorts of optimizations to be done behind the scenes.
That is not true. Windows GDI was designed for hardware acceleration. As an example: Circa 1998 I got an ISA Diamond Viper video card which performed orders of magnitude faster than comparable VESA cards because the drivers took advantage of the hardware rasterization. For example, dragging a window didn't redraw the window, it moved the bitmap from one place in video memory to another. Drawing/filling lines and shapes was absurdly fast because GDI offers primitives for those operations and the driver mapped those to the hardware functionality.
Those same things happen today under Windows Vista, Windows 7, and OS X. That is a big part of why the driver model changed for Windows Vista/7: Microsoft wanted to expose even more layers through the video driver to permit those kinds of optimizations. X11 would have a hard time trying to do the Windows 7 alt-tab or OS X expose features where Windows move around in 3-dimensions on the screen. X11 doesn't expose that kind of stuff.
Yes, but that is not what is happening here. From "Coal" on Wikipedia:
Coal starts as layer upon layer of annual plant remains accumulating slowly that were protected from biodegradation by usually acidic covering waters that gave a natural antiseptic effect combating microorganisms and then later mud deposits protecting against oxidization in the widespread shallow seas
Unless Toyota intends to bury the plants every year then they are not doing anything to help sequester carbon.
So how do we all legally run anything that doesn't specifically allow this in the copyright? How can I read a copyrighted web page since I copy it both to my hard disk, then memory, then video RAM, then the screen?
Personally I'm rooting for Apple on this one. It's their business model, and it has benefits for their users.
Don't do that. You are rooting for someone to win not based on the merits of their arguments, but because you like them and think the other side are jerks. That's very dangerous.
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The fact that Gates only knew 1960's and 1970's tech doesn't change the poster's point. What languages does Ballmer code in?
1) Seek out lobbyists, rather than experts 2) Tend to ignore the expert advice if it is not politically correct.
Many times they merely pick the experts who reinforce their party line. For a recent example, various congress people have recently said something along the lines of "We cannot allow network neutrality since it will stifle the progress that made the internet grow so quickly." They don't understand that all that growth happened while we actually had network neutrality, and we are trying to restore it. To someone familiar with the issue, they sound like a moron. Obviously, they either didn't get expert advice, or it came from Comcast.
That may be your opinion, and it may be correct: but that is not what the facts of the article state. They cite only 2 people, and they both have relatively low lead levels.
Don't call bullshit on me, I just pointed out the statistics. Blame the article.
The comment about lead levels is exaggeration. Lead levels between 5 and 10 mcg/dl are more likely caused by chipping lead paint or lead dust from home renovation. Those lead levels more likely indicate that the mining is NOT causing elevated lead levels.
Lead levels above 10 mcg/dl are considered "elevated." Lead poisoning refers to lead levels above 24 mcg/dl.
So I want to know if they really were back dated. And if so, I hope his supervisor gets fired and that they re-hire this officer. And give him a medal.
Everyone has posted reasons that standalone GPS units will still be necessary. However, these examples are edge cases. The real question is "How much will Google and Android kill standalone GPS?" If every car and cell phone has Google Navigation, and every mountain biker + international traveler + shepherd + sailor has a standalone GPS -- then companies like Garmin and TomTom will shrink substantially. Those other uses are a very small part of the total market. Perhaps small enough that they might become expensive custom-made niche items.
Add in the fact that cell coverage and bandwidth are increasing. From an investors standpoint, these are not the companies you want to be investing in, even if their products do survive.
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Losing 99% of the power? Why? You can beam the power down using wavelengths that are not absorbed by the atmosphere.
Real 3D, as seen on a theater screen or an IMAX screen, is mind-blowing. Broadcast tv red/cyan stereo is terrible.
In the Chesapeake Bay, jellyfish populations are proportional to pollution. Pollution kills the turtles that eat the jellyfish eggs and feeds the jellies. They don't mind the cruddy water.
Bandwidth does not scale with number of employees.
I know there will be lots of complaints about throttling, and they are probably valid. But before that starts I'd like to point out that this kind of throttling actually makes sense! I just want to know why it never occurred to them before to implement these kind of simple rules before.
That won't work. Driving while distracted is already dangerous. Making it more dangerous would not change people's attitudes. The problem is that people are ignoring the dangers. You could put a bayonet in the middle of the steering wheel and it would not change anything. People would just get used to it.
I live in the US, and I am shocked (pun intended) that stores still sell 2-prong extension cords. I understand that many devices still only use 2-prongs, but there's no disadvantage to the 3-prong cords. It is very annoying to spend 10 minutes spelunking under furniture to the outlet, only to be thwarted by a stone-age extension cord. Just stop making the darn things! It isn't worth saving the $2 to buy them!
Someone needs to make an XGTK extension that puts GTK object rendering in a module in the server.
So long as it is optional. If it isn't present, then I should still be able to run GTK apps, just more slowly.
Same problems happens with WPF on Windows. Yes, it is slower because it does anti-aliasing and all that. But just create 400 buttons in code, and never draw it to the screen. It's absurd.
The Windows and OSX abstractions for the display don't provide an API that allows these sorts of optimizations to be done behind the scenes.
That is not true. Windows GDI was designed for hardware acceleration. As an example: Circa 1998 I got an ISA Diamond Viper video card which performed orders of magnitude faster than comparable VESA cards because the drivers took advantage of the hardware rasterization. For example, dragging a window didn't redraw the window, it moved the bitmap from one place in video memory to another. Drawing/filling lines and shapes was absurdly fast because GDI offers primitives for those operations and the driver mapped those to the hardware functionality.
Those same things happen today under Windows Vista, Windows 7, and OS X. That is a big part of why the driver model changed for Windows Vista/7: Microsoft wanted to expose even more layers through the video driver to permit those kinds of optimizations. X11 would have a hard time trying to do the Windows 7 alt-tab or OS X expose features where Windows move around in 3-dimensions on the screen. X11 doesn't expose that kind of stuff.
, it makes all unwarranted searches of email admissible in court.
The summary says merely that the person does not need to be notified. Not that a warrant is not required.
...without notifying you that a search warrant has been executed
Big difference between not requiring a warrant, and not requiring notification.
Yes, but that is not what is happening here. From "Coal" on Wikipedia:
Coal starts as layer upon layer of annual plant remains accumulating slowly that were protected from biodegradation by usually acidic covering waters that gave a natural antiseptic effect combating microorganisms and then later mud deposits protecting against oxidization in the widespread shallow seas
Unless Toyota intends to bury the plants every year then they are not doing anything to help sequester carbon.
Actually, his friend is a genius: He found a video game for a Mac. :-)
So how do we all legally run anything that doesn't specifically allow this in the copyright? How can I read a copyrighted web page since I copy it both to my hard disk, then memory, then video RAM, then the screen?
Personally I'm rooting for Apple on this one. It's their business model, and it has benefits for their users.
Don't do that. You are rooting for someone to win not based on the merits of their arguments, but because you like them and think the other side are jerks. That's very dangerous.
The fact that Gates only knew 1960's and 1970's tech doesn't change the poster's point. What languages does Ballmer code in?
Perhaps that is true, but the politicians:
1) Seek out lobbyists, rather than experts
2) Tend to ignore the expert advice if it is not politically correct.
Many times they merely pick the experts who reinforce their party line. For a recent example, various congress people have recently said something along the lines of "We cannot allow network neutrality since it will stifle the progress that made the internet grow so quickly." They don't understand that all that growth happened while we actually had network neutrality, and we are trying to restore it. To someone familiar with the issue, they sound like a moron. Obviously, they either didn't get expert advice, or it came from Comcast.
That may be your opinion, and it may be correct: but that is not what the facts of the article state. They cite only 2 people, and they both have relatively low lead levels.
Don't call bullshit on me, I just pointed out the statistics. Blame the article.
The comment about lead levels is exaggeration. Lead levels between 5 and 10 mcg/dl are more likely caused by chipping lead paint or lead dust from home renovation. Those lead levels more likely indicate that the mining is NOT causing elevated lead levels.
Lead levels above 10 mcg/dl are considered "elevated." Lead poisoning refers to lead levels above 24 mcg/dl.
So I want to know if they really were back dated. And if so, I hope his supervisor gets fired and that they re-hire this officer. And give him a medal.
They know their rights
That's odd, since they don't seem to respect anyone else's. I prefer to assume that they don't know, or that they are brainwashed.
Never attribute to malice, that which can be attributed to stupidity
Everyone has posted reasons that standalone GPS units will still be necessary. However, these examples are edge cases. The real question is "How much will Google and Android kill standalone GPS?" If every car and cell phone has Google Navigation, and every mountain biker + international traveler + shepherd + sailor has a standalone GPS -- then companies like Garmin and TomTom will shrink substantially. Those other uses are a very small part of the total market. Perhaps small enough that they might become expensive custom-made niche items.
Add in the fact that cell coverage and bandwidth are increasing. From an investors standpoint, these are not the companies you want to be investing in, even if their products do survive.
To put this into perspective:
36,000 acres = 7.5 x 7.5 miles = 12.5 x 12.5 kilometers = the size of Walt Disney World
Source:
Convert 36000 acres to square miles
Fusion plants don't last longer than 50 years.
Okay, now I know that all you know about power plants came from SimCity. :-)
Yeah, it really should work that way. Unfortunately, that doesn't work for webmail, which is what it sounded like they were talking about.