Axisymmetric simulation NOT correct
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Axisymmetric simulation would probably be fine to start off.
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Strange enough, axisymmetric simulation would probably of little use. Falling drops are one of those phenomena where a completely (or almost completely) symmetrical initial condition leads to a very asymmetrical result. In practice you do not get a circular 'wall' of fluid, but rather a kind of 'crown'. (Google came up with this example).
The number of peaks of the crown has been investigated by someone, but I have forgotten who. More about symmetrical conditions leading to asymmetrical results can be found in the book
Fearful symmetry.
Who cares about a "firm warning" and what deterring impact would that have on others?
May sound harsh, but they just had to throw him out if they wanted to keep _some_ credibility.
BTW, many posters here seem to think the guy did the BBC a favour by leaking the DVD. However, this is not up to/. to decide but to the BBC...
You are completely right!
I am a teacher in a technical university. The people attending class there are expected to do rather smart stuff. Unfortunately they do not realize there is a difference in the way one addresses his friends and more 'formal' communication, so I regularly get mails like:
Hello, I need such or so. Hope u can do this, thanks for ur time
Two things annoy me about this: firstly the presense of non-words, like 'u' or 'ur' etc. Secondly the general structure, which is completely sender-centered instead of receiver-centered. There is no wrapping of the request, just 'do this for me'. I do not in the least expect students to put me on a pedestal, but please people, thiunk of the receiver, especially when asking stuff (relying on the receiver's goodwill).
If nothing else, shouldn't the FCC be responsible for managing the spectrum in such a way that these kinds of problems do not happen?
I agree completely, BUT a lot of devices I have (in Europe) have tags saying something like 'FCC-xxx: device should handle any interference present'. A HAM radio amateur has priority in (some of) his transmitting bands. He should take care not to splatter into other bands (for which he is not licensed). If your TV picks up radiation from a radio amateur band, the problem is indeed in the TV, not in the transmitter. Although I agree that people should resolce these problems, and usually radio amateurs will cooperate on this.
No doubt this could be converted. HAM radio amateurs use something comparable which is called 'packet radio'. The most common rate (afaik) is 9k6, which is referred to as 'fast packet'. Probably you can do better (using your own modulation scheme), but not very much (assuming the link quality is comparable to normal telephone).
Something that I find surprising in some slashdotters is the fascination for wireless technology. Charming as it is, wireless is just another type of technology having its own benefits and hurdles. In general it is not the 'being wireless' part that is difficult: transmitters have existed for over 100 years. I understand other people's fascination, but anyone can have his own transmitter, given that you can pass the HAM exam (if not you shouldn't be fooling around with wireless equipment anyway). Wireless links can be bought almost off-the-shelf.
IMHO the communication scheme itself is a lot more difficult. This can be understood easily by looking at the evolution of wireline modems: they started at 150 (or so) bps and worked their way up to 33kbps (higher rates use special tricks). All the time the medium remained the same, only progress was in the digital layers. For the same reason, I don't think it is fair to say 'wireless problem solved, halfway there'.
Just my 2ct...
Would that mean the IRS employs 50% too many workers?
Not necessarily: they only mention the time spent at the computer. The minimum number of redundant personnel is zero (no-one spends time at the computer such that no time is lost), the maximum number may as well be much higher than 50%, assuming the non-computer time is even spent worse, e.g. leaning on brooms.
While language can be a barrier between people, it also allows for a suitable wording of your ideas, for diplomacy etc. If everyone could 'read' other's real ideas, people would not necessarily get along better...
Probably the purpose of this cable is to pass SHORT narrow sections, like the window shown. This also exists for TV applications e.g. to bring your satellite signal (dish on the roof) inside.
I do not read Japanese, but can imagine
1) this cable is rather expensive
2) the loses/reflections are higher than for normal cable
This is speculation, of course, but probably you don't want to make your entire home network from these cables...
The French text says that Milka complained that the colours of her website looked too much like theirs. They did not negotiate, but gave her an ultimatum [to give the site to them, it becomes clear later].
At the moment their "friendly" solution is to pay for the costs of taking the domain milka.fr from the lady and offering her milkacouture.fr, which is useless to her, because her clients don't know it. She also does not understand why they complain, because she did not do them any damage. Milka claims there is a link between the ladies site and www.food.fr, whish sells pizzas in Valence.
She also says that her site will not lead away internetters who look for the chocolate company, because she only appears as 41th on search engines.
She concludes to say that KRAFT never wanted the best for both parties, and only wanted her to give up the domain name, and only after a struggle of 2 years they are prepared to reimburse her the costs she has made.
Donald Knuth is legendary in the computer science world for writing a series of must-have reference books called The Art of Computer Programming. Part cookbook, part textbook, part encyclopedia, these books are also considered by many to be technical and personal works of art.
Of much more practical importance to most: he is also the creator of TeX (from which LaTeX etc emerged). When he was dissatisfied with the way magazines printed his articles, he did what every other geek would have done, i.e. invented his own typesetting language. Et voilla.
If the bootlegs appear at around the time of the first screening, many people will not go to the cinema.
Why? Is it that bad?
Maybe my wording was a bit sloppy: I wanted to say that more people will get the original product (=movie in theatre) when no alternative (=bootleg) exists. No opinion on the movie quality was intended, although I really like the 1933 version (even have an 8mm copy) and feel no need for a remake.
And to answer another comment (on my original post): yes, these bootlegs are stopping theatre visits. Some people (like me) sometimes just want to know what the fuss is about. When you can see the movie, be it under suboptimal conditions, this lowers the chance you pay another $10 to see it in a theatre, even though the quality is lower.
Also bear mind that the European (where I am) release usually lags some time. For example, the Matrix 2 circulated in divx BEFORE the release in the theatre. Many fans are anticipating it, and they are not going to wait to see it in a movie theatre. Once they saw the divx version, many of them will NOT see it again in a theatre (especially in this case).
I cannot understand why he wants so much security- those who want it for free, will get i sooner or later, and it is not like the storyline is new in any, according to TFA it is a 193* classic.
He wants them to get it later rather than sooner. If the bootlegs appear at around the time of the first screening, many people will not go to the cinema. If the bootlegs appear _after_ the movie was shown in the theatres, the DVD sales may be a bit lower, but the damage will be less.
But you're not allowed to ask prospective employees if they plan to have kids soon. Believe it or not, under current US law, you're not even allowed to discriminate on the basis of intelligence
Maybe you cannot ask about prospective children, but I can hardly imagine you can't discriminate on the basis of intelligence. When a moron applies for a job, you don't have to hire him, do you? Tell me I got this wrong...
"The importance of this work, of course, is that by eliminating contact with animal and human cells, you minimize the risk of contamination with pathogens that could be transmitted to patients and the population at large."
14: You can _watch_ the movie, period. I mean: you are not dependent on the availability/goodwill/not-out-of-businessness of the other party. No hassle.Plus: you don't care about the emergence of new possibly better standards. You have the media and the gear.
You'd think they'd avoid visible light and use IR or a combo to pull this off, though in IR we can also look different depending which end of the ski run we are on...
The reason why they use the face recognition is because nowadays most cell phones have a camera anyway. It may be somewhat sensitive to IR light (as CCDs are), but most likely the manufacturers are NOT going to add another one...
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Strange enough, axisymmetric simulation would probably of little use. Falling drops are one of those phenomena where a completely (or almost completely) symmetrical initial condition leads to a very asymmetrical result. In practice you do not get a circular 'wall' of fluid, but rather a kind of 'crown'. (Google came up with this example). The number of peaks of the crown has been investigated by someone, but I have forgotten who. More about symmetrical conditions leading to asymmetrical results can be found in the book Fearful symmetry.
Who cares about a "firm warning" and what deterring impact would that have on others? /. to decide but to the BBC...
May sound harsh, but they just had to throw him out if they wanted to keep _some_ credibility.
BTW, many posters here seem to think the guy did the BBC a favour by leaking the DVD. However, this is not up to
I am a teacher in a technical university. The people attending class there are expected to do rather smart stuff. Unfortunately they do not realize there is a difference in the way one addresses his friends and more 'formal' communication, so I regularly get mails like:
Hello, I need such or so. Hope u can do this, thanks for ur time
Two things annoy me about this: firstly the presense of non-words, like 'u' or 'ur' etc.
Secondly the general structure, which is completely sender-centered instead of receiver-centered. There is no wrapping of the request, just 'do this for me'. I do not in the least expect students to put me on a pedestal, but please people, thiunk of the receiver, especially when asking stuff (relying on the receiver's goodwill).
I agree completely, BUT a lot of devices I have (in Europe) have tags saying something like 'FCC-xxx: device should handle any interference present'. A HAM radio amateur has priority in (some of) his transmitting bands. He should take care not to splatter into other bands (for which he is not licensed). If your TV picks up radiation from a radio amateur band, the problem is indeed in the TV, not in the transmitter. Although I agree that people should resolce these problems, and usually radio amateurs will cooperate on this.
Something that I find surprising in some slashdotters is the fascination for wireless technology. Charming as it is, wireless is just another type of technology having its own benefits and hurdles. In general it is not the 'being wireless' part that is difficult: transmitters have existed for over 100 years.
I understand other people's fascination, but anyone can have his own transmitter, given that you can pass the HAM exam (if not you shouldn't be fooling around with wireless equipment anyway). Wireless links can be bought almost off-the-shelf.
IMHO the communication scheme itself is a lot more difficult. This can be understood easily by looking at the evolution of wireline modems: they started at 150 (or so) bps and worked their way up to 33kbps (higher rates use special tricks). All the time the medium remained the same, only progress was in the digital layers. For the same reason, I don't think it is fair to say 'wireless problem solved, halfway there'.
Just my 2ct...
Not necessarily: they only mention the time spent at the computer. The minimum number of redundant personnel is zero (no-one spends time at the computer such that no time is lost), the maximum number may as well be much higher than 50%, assuming the non-computer time is even spent worse, e.g. leaning on brooms.
Of course. I'm an excellent driver... four minutes to Wopner...
I doubt I would like to see it in my lifetime.
While language can be a barrier between people, it also allows for a suitable wording of your ideas, for diplomacy etc. If everyone could 'read' other's real ideas, people would not necessarily get along better...
Women...
it continues: "...all your cables are belong to us..."
I do not read Japanese, but can imagine
1) this cable is rather expensive
2) the loses/reflections are higher than for normal cable
This is speculation, of course, but probably you don't want to make your entire home network from these cables...
At the moment their "friendly" solution is to pay for the costs of taking the domain milka.fr from the lady and offering her milkacouture.fr, which is useless to her, because her clients don't know it. She also does not understand why they complain, because she did not do them any damage. Milka claims there is a link between the ladies site and www.food.fr, whish sells pizzas in Valence.
She also says that her site will not lead away internetters who look for the chocolate company, because she only appears as 41th on search engines.
She concludes to say that KRAFT never wanted the best for both parties, and only wanted her to give up the domain name, and only after a struggle of 2 years they are prepared to reimburse her the costs she has made.
Of much more practical importance to most: he is also the creator of TeX (from which LaTeX etc emerged). When he was dissatisfied with the way magazines printed his articles, he did what every other geek would have done, i.e. invented his own typesetting language. Et voilla.
Why? Is it that bad?
Maybe my wording was a bit sloppy: I wanted to say that more people will get the original product (=movie in theatre) when no alternative (=bootleg) exists. No opinion on the movie quality was intended, although I really like the 1933 version (even have an 8mm copy) and feel no need for a remake.
And to answer another comment (on my original post): yes, these bootlegs are stopping theatre visits. Some people (like me) sometimes just want to know what the fuss is about. When you can see the movie, be it under suboptimal conditions, this lowers the chance you pay another $10 to see it in a theatre, even though the quality is lower.
Also bear mind that the European (where I am) release usually lags some time. For example, the Matrix 2 circulated in divx BEFORE the release in the theatre. Many fans are anticipating it, and they are not going to wait to see it in a movie theatre. Once they saw the divx version, many of them will NOT see it again in a theatre (especially in this case).
Nope, it works like www.freesmallfurryanimals.com, and they'll free your money from your wallet...
He wants them to get it later rather than sooner. If the bootlegs appear at around the time of the first screening, many people will not go to the cinema. If the bootlegs appear _after_ the movie was shown in the theatres, the DVD sales may be a bit lower, but the damage will be less.
Gromit, my favourite dog electronics engineer...
Maybe you cannot ask about prospective children, but I can hardly imagine you can't discriminate on the basis of intelligence. When a moron applies for a job, you don't have to hire him, do you? Tell me I got this wrong...
Imagine: a population of Brundleflies...
imho the people's love for browsing sheets of paper is holding them back.
14: You can _watch_ the movie, period. I mean: you are not dependent on the availability/goodwill/not-out-of-businessness of the other party. No hassle.Plus: you don't care about the emergence of new possibly better standards. You have the media and the gear.
1) publicity for MAC
2) pulling other geeks over the edge ('I want to be like Linus...')
...putting the only well developed muscle to a good use.
The reason why they use the face recognition is because nowadays most cell phones have a camera anyway. It may be somewhat sensitive to IR light (as CCDs are), but most likely the manufacturers are NOT going to add another one...