No, Wine is a Win32 subsystem re-implementation. There is a very important difference. In fact, it was so important to the authors that they put it in the name!
The problem with this is that it is very difficult to get people back. This is why it makes sense to have a one-way manned mission. It would be a very worthy trade-off to lose a few lives to gain more information about Mars. Unfortunately, American culture is such that this type of mission is not acceptable, no matter what the cost-benefit is.
For that matter, who is the standards body that defines OpenGL? Ia this REALLY an open standard, or is this a commercial entity trying to look like a standards organization? The fact that Sun is on the boat is good, but I'm not 100% interested in committing to this yet.
So, can I train this program with a bunch of requirements documents, and a bunch of implementations, and have it learn how to code?:-) If so, I think I am obsolete. *poof*
It's that saturation that actually helps: I did this about 5 years ago, while in College, and I made a killing. I did so because I was professional, and got results. Really, anybody can do it if they just pay attention. As you point out, the market is saturated with buffoons, so when someone does a good job people flock to them. The only reason I gave it up is because I wanted to code, not fix problems.
TMack answered that part of the question. Lemme repost it for you:
That's what patents are for. They protect your "invention" against any other thing being developed that is the same. It doesnt matter if you never saw theirs, or even knew of a patent
I will state it differently. If Microsoft developed the same technology as Intertrust, at the same time or after Intertrust filed the patent, then Microsoft is still liable.
Another way: Suppose I invent popcorn in Louisiana on Monday, and I patent it. You invent popcorn in Timbuktu on Wednesday without having any knowledge of my patent. If you sell popcorn, I can sue you for patent infringement.
Does this sufficiently answer Question 2?
This isn't a new problem, this is a generally known limitation. If you place multiple textures onto one texture, you need to place a border area on them so that the mipmapping, interpolation, and anti-aliasing features work. This is because they use neighboring pixels for the smoothing. I bet it happens even with FSAA off, it just probably isn't as noticeable.
I thought the CIA or some similar US government agency was working to add security features to BSD? What happened to these? This wouldn't be the first time that one hand of the government didn't know what the other was doing, but what gives?
I bet a similar survey asking people what cylinder, piston, carborator, camshaft, calliper, etc. would yield the same results. But TONS of people buy cars. They learn the terms they need to understand.
Some things are simple: Cylinders ~= power (acceleration, towing) Megahertz ~= power (operations per second)
Others are not: How many MP3 things fit in here? - That depends on the number of megabytes... How many camping supplies can I fit in here? - How big are your camping supplies?
I have told everyone that it actually has a decent C++ compiler, but everybody thinks that it can only be used for.NET work.
This so true - at my place of work, the company Architects design pieces in C++. But when the developer opens Visual C++ 7 (AKA Visual Studio.NET) their manager comes over and tells them to use C++ 6 because they don't want the risk/cost of.NET. Despite the developer's best attempts to explain that the project will be using straight C++, they are told to go back to the prior version. In some cases, people are installing unlicensed versions of old software because they are only licensed to use the current versions! It's propostrous!
On a related note, how many people have had their Moms ask if they had "Microsoft" installed? And you immediately think "Microsoft what?" Usually, they mean Office. But if the brand recognition is that high, it is almost getting to be like Kleenex(tm)
I find it funny that this doesn't even show up on the headlines. Usually, IBM is a big factor in the daily stock news, and investors overreact. But IBM stock is up 2% today. They just don't seem to care.
This article says similar things with more detailed information. Our Dying Seas?"
Lots of these surveys draw conclusions about extinction and talk about percentages, but I have never seen an actual estimate of the cetacean population on the Earth. Do we have ANY FRIGGIN CLUE how many there are?
You are right that humans favor things that meet their requirements for beauty. You insect example is right on. We need to use logic in these matters, not emotion.
But you imply something quite scary: Do humans have the right to determine which species ar contributing to the ecosystem, and exterminate the rest? Are we capable of doing this? qualified? What if we make a mistake?
I believe that it is a better solution to identify the areas we are having the most impact, minimize it, and let nature run its course. Let's not second guess nature. It's done a good job of maintaining things long before we were around...:-)
I remember listening to Rush Limbaugh (yea, so shoot me!) many years back, and he was saying how having a cigarette tax would open up the door to taxation of whatever the government thought was "evil." He did his usual over-extreme exaggeration and talked about a "twinkie" tax and a bunch of other utterly ridiculous taxes. I laughed at how stupid he was, and then one day -- McDonalds was sued for selling fatty foods -- New York proposed a tax on video games for making people fat -- and I became a believer.
SCO knows that if they show the code, it will be rewritten by the end of the week, and the case would become moot (practically, although not legally). It would be like Microsoft re-engineering Windows during the DOJ case. The law is so slow, SCO would be dead, and this code would be in some ancient version noone uses.
Good point. Why can't we refill hydrogen fuel cells from grid power? I thought it was easy to extract hydrogen from water - or does it just take too long?
...NASA insisted that any new system be a huge improvement over the shuttle instead of being merely more efficient and cost-effective. That often made these projects overly expensive and ambitious.
Someone explain to me how a program that is "merely more efficient and cost-effective" could be described as "overly expensive?" If this is the type of logic NASA budget planners are using, then they need some serious help from the private sector. Not that corporations think long-term enough to be controlling NASA, but a bit of tight budget sense might help here.
How would a driver downloaded from a different web site cause a liability for nVidia? Since the source is open, it would be easy to determine that it was not NVidia's code that caused the problem. Seems like (5) is an ADVANTAGE for nVidia, not a disadvantage.
6) Speaking algorithmically, it is probably impossible to get that much improvement from a driver. In case you've never worked directly with 3D hardware before, this type of optimization is TOUGH. Open source is great for some things, but it would be difficult for them to so seriously outpace nVidia's development in this specialized area.
I am interesting in getting an AIBO, and my girlfriend wants a "real" dog. Does anyone have any experience with a bio-dog and a robo-dog living together? I know this sounds silly (I'm smirking as I type) but I am serious about this. Also, does anyone leave their AIBO to roam free while they are out? I'm curious what the physical/mental impact of this on the AIBO.
This is great! Now, Neo won't actually have to pick up the pay phone to leave the Matrix, he merely has to be within WiFi range of one. This could also be a boone for citizens of Zion who are occassional Matrix visitors, and have trouble finding an exit.
Slashdot Mirror
No, Wine is a Win32 subsystem re-implementation. There is a very important difference. In fact, it was so important to the authors that they put it in the name!
The problem with this is that it is very difficult to get people back. This is why it makes sense to have a one-way manned mission. It would be a very worthy trade-off to lose a few lives to gain more information about Mars. Unfortunately, American culture is such that this type of mission is not acceptable, no matter what the cost-benefit is.
Yes, and since the United States generally follows the law of G'now juk Hol pajhard, we should hold our current President directly responsible!
Long live the empire!
For that matter, who is the standards body that defines OpenGL? Ia this REALLY an open standard, or is this a commercial entity trying to look like a standards organization? The fact that Sun is on the boat is good, but I'm not 100% interested in committing to this yet.
Can someone clarify for me?
So, can I train this program with a bunch of requirements documents, and a bunch of implementations, and have it learn how to code? :-) If so, I think I am obsolete. *poof*
It's that saturation that actually helps: I did this about 5 years ago, while in College, and I made a killing. I did so because I was professional, and got results. Really, anybody can do it if they just pay attention. As you point out, the market is saturated with buffoons, so when someone does a good job people flock to them. The only reason I gave it up is because I wanted to code, not fix problems.
This isn't a new problem, this is a generally known limitation. If you place multiple textures onto one texture, you need to place a border area on them so that the mipmapping, interpolation, and anti-aliasing features work. This is because they use neighboring pixels for the smoothing. I bet it happens even with FSAA off, it just probably isn't as noticeable.
I thought the CIA or some similar US government agency was working to add security features to BSD? What happened to these? This wouldn't be the first time that one hand of the government didn't know what the other was doing, but what gives?
What happens if someone fires a shot, then dies because they were killed 250ms ago? Does the shot still fire?
Move along, nothing to see here.
I bet a similar survey asking people what cylinder, piston, carborator, camshaft, calliper, etc. would yield the same results. But TONS of people buy cars. They learn the terms they need to understand.
Some things are simple:
Cylinders ~= power (acceleration, towing)
Megahertz ~= power (operations per second)
Others are not:
How many MP3 things fit in here?
- That depends on the number of megabytes...
How many camping supplies can I fit in here?
- How big are your camping supplies?
On a related note, how many people have had their Moms ask if they had "Microsoft" installed? And you immediately think "Microsoft what?" Usually, they mean Office. But if the brand recognition is that high, it is almost getting to be like Kleenex(tm)
I find it funny that this doesn't even show up on the headlines. Usually, IBM is a big factor in the daily stock news, and investors overreact. But IBM stock is up 2% today. They just don't seem to care.
This article says similar things with more detailed information.
Our Dying Seas?"
Lots of these surveys draw conclusions about extinction and talk about percentages, but I have never seen an actual estimate of the cetacean population on the Earth. Do we have ANY FRIGGIN CLUE how many there are?
You are right that humans favor things that meet their requirements for beauty. You insect example is right on. We need to use logic in these matters, not emotion.
:-)
But you imply something quite scary: Do humans have the right to determine which species ar contributing to the ecosystem, and exterminate the rest? Are we capable of doing this? qualified? What if we make a mistake?
I believe that it is a better solution to identify the areas we are having the most impact, minimize it, and let nature run its course. Let's not second guess nature. It's done a good job of maintaining things long before we were around...
Tang Teflon Velcro and NASA
I remember listening to Rush Limbaugh (yea, so shoot me!) many years back, and he was saying how having a cigarette tax would open up the door to taxation of whatever the government thought was "evil." He did his usual over-extreme exaggeration and talked about a "twinkie" tax and a bunch of other utterly ridiculous taxes. I laughed at how stupid he was, and then one day -- McDonalds was sued for selling fatty foods -- New York proposed a tax on video games for making people fat -- and I became a believer.
But The Onion said it best here: Hershey's Ordered to Pay Obese Americans $135 Billion
I've had one for 2 years and it works fine from Mozilla and Phoenix. on Windows 98, 2k, and XP. Maybe the problem is just Mozilla for Linux. :-)
Firmare is version: 1.39.1, Jul 19 2001
SCO knows that if they show the code, it will be rewritten by the end of the week, and the case would become moot (practically, although not legally). It would be like Microsoft re-engineering Windows during the DOJ case. The law is so slow, SCO would be dead, and this code would be in some ancient version noone uses.
Good point. Why can't we refill hydrogen fuel cells from grid power? I thought it was easy to extract hydrogen from water - or does it just take too long?
Someone explain to me how a program that is "merely more efficient and cost-effective" could be described as "overly expensive?" If this is the type of logic NASA budget planners are using, then they need some serious help from the private sector. Not that corporations think long-term enough to be controlling NASA, but a bit of tight budget sense might help here.
IANAL.
How would a driver downloaded from a different web site cause a liability for nVidia? Since the source is open, it would be easy to determine that it was not NVidia's code that caused the problem. Seems like (5) is an ADVANTAGE for nVidia, not a disadvantage.
6) Speaking algorithmically, it is probably impossible to get that much improvement from a driver. In case you've never worked directly with 3D hardware before, this type of optimization is TOUGH. Open source is great for some things, but it would be difficult for them to so seriously outpace nVidia's development in this specialized area.
I am interesting in getting an AIBO, and my girlfriend wants a "real" dog. Does anyone have any experience with a bio-dog and a robo-dog living together? I know this sounds silly (I'm smirking as I type) but I am serious about this. Also, does anyone leave their AIBO to roam free while they are out? I'm curious what the physical/mental impact of this on the AIBO.
This is great! Now, Neo won't actually have to pick up the pay phone to leave the Matrix, he merely has to be within WiFi range of one. This could also be a boone for citizens of Zion who are occassional Matrix visitors, and have trouble finding an exit.