Some people still play single player PC games, myself included. Or I could play multiplayer things with my roommate, even with the network down. Yes, the internet adds a HELL of a lot of stuff, but it's not really the sole thing that makes my computer useful to me.
A couple posts up, someone did the calculations and found that it would take roughly a cubic meter of oxygen at regular atmospheric pressure for a full discharge of the battery, and it would liberate that same amount when it was recharged. A gas engine is dangerous not only because it consumes oxygen, but also because it produces various poisonous waste gases, and in much larger volumes than this battery.
1993 would've been, what, 500MB 3.5" hard disks? So, 21.74MB per in^3 (1.33MB per cc). 16 years later, we have 16GB of storage in a USB key like this, in 0.081 in^3, for a density of 202,271 MB per in^3 (12,343MB/cc). This new method is about 94 times denser than current flash technology. In 16 years of time, we've had a density improvement around 10000x. You do the math (since I feel like I've done enough for the moment)
A classic example given in programming is a 6 dimensional array. 1. Building 2. Floor 3. Wing 4. Room 5. Shelf 6. Book I guess I've been accustomed to thinking about larger dimension numbers than 3 or 4 for a long time.
It has a touchscreen. That's a sort of analog control, I guess. If it isn't, then you could say the exact same thing about the Nintendo DS.
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I heard good things, and knew it wasn't DRM'd, so I purchased it as well. It's a kickass game...although occasionally rough around the edges, as stated in Score Whore's comment. If a game's good, I won't refuse to buy it because of tiny annoyances like having to readjust my speaker volume or something.
Dig a giant hole in a tectonically inactive area with an extremely low or absent water table. Establish spacing+insulation regulations for the waste, and follow them. As previously stated, the problem is technically solved. That doesn't mean economically, politically, etc.
It's a reimplementation of the Windows API, if you want to get technical. But really, it's easier to say it's an emulator, since it performs a similar function even if it isn't constructed as one internally.
I've never allowed WGA to be installed on either of my computers, so Microsoft doesn't know whether they're valid copies of Windows or not. I still get critical updates on both of those machines.
From the features section of Wikipedia's Windows Genuine Advantage article:
If the software decides the instance of Windows does not have a valid license, WGA displays a specific notice to the user and prevents non-critical updates from being downloaded from Microsoft.
And from later on:
Microsoft has indicated that they will continue to deliver critical security updates through their Automatic Updates service as well as via the Microsoft Download Center, so that all systems, including those that fail to pass validation, will still continue to receive critical security updates.
I think that you are confusing "lossy" with "inaccurate". In a certain way, all digital audio is lossy when compared to analog. An analog wave is smooth (at least until you go down to planck time), so any form of digitization will introduce a sort of stair-step effect into the audio. Your wetware is all analog, so no stair-stepping.
A FLAC to MP3 conversion with the same bitrate, encoder, and ID3 tag will *ALWAYS* produce exactly the same MP3 file. It's not like the algorithm pulls in random data, or something. It's a deterministic algorithm. That means it works like clockwork; you can never get something different out of it if you put the same stuff in.
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Some people still play single player PC games, myself included. Or I could play multiplayer things with my roommate, even with the network down. Yes, the internet adds a HELL of a lot of stuff, but it's not really the sole thing that makes my computer useful to me.
A couple posts up, someone did the calculations and found that it would take roughly a cubic meter of oxygen at regular atmospheric pressure for a full discharge of the battery, and it would liberate that same amount when it was recharged. A gas engine is dangerous not only because it consumes oxygen, but also because it produces various poisonous waste gases, and in much larger volumes than this battery.
So, you're an unusual Ueber-Aggressive Fight Babe?
1993 would've been, what, 500MB 3.5" hard disks? So, 21.74MB per in^3 (1.33MB per cc). 16 years later, we have 16GB of storage in a USB key like this, in 0.081 in^3, for a density of 202,271 MB per in^3 (12,343MB/cc). This new method is about 94 times denser than current flash technology. In 16 years of time, we've had a density improvement around 10000x. You do the math (since I feel like I've done enough for the moment)
Awww, I thought you were going to answer the Heart of gold.
In a certain sense, a byte is a 1-dimensional bit. A bit itself has 0 dimensions, just like a point in space.
A classic example given in programming is a 6 dimensional array.
1. Building
2. Floor
3. Wing
4. Room
5. Shelf
6. Book
I guess I've been accustomed to thinking about larger dimension numbers than 3 or 4 for a long time.
SciFi apparently bastardizes the show anyhow, cutting out scenes and such. Screw that. I'll take the BBC version.
Couldn't you make it base its fitness value on how many bosses it destroys or something?
I don't see any mention of wireless support in the description, or in the stats on Wikipedia. My guess it that it's missing =/
It has a touchscreen. That's a sort of analog control, I guess. If it isn't, then you could say the exact same thing about the Nintendo DS.
I heard good things, and knew it wasn't DRM'd, so I purchased it as well. It's a kickass game...although occasionally rough around the edges, as stated in Score Whore's comment. If a game's good, I won't refuse to buy it because of tiny annoyances like having to readjust my speaker volume or something.
Why are things so heavy? Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull?
Dig a giant hole in a tectonically inactive area with an extremely low or absent water table. Establish spacing+insulation regulations for the waste, and follow them. As previously stated, the problem is technically solved. That doesn't mean economically, politically, etc.
Windows-like "openness"?? Are we using the same OS?
I think my car would also quickly become fitted with a faraday cage....by "accident" of course.
This doesn't stop them from tracking you if you're on non-public property either.
It's actually pretty easy. This little drop-down box occasionally appears, you see...
It's a reimplementation of the Windows API, if you want to get technical. But really, it's easier to say it's an emulator, since it performs a similar function even if it isn't constructed as one internally.
From the features section of Wikipedia's Windows Genuine Advantage article:
If the software decides the instance of Windows does not have a valid license, WGA displays a specific notice to the user and prevents non-critical updates from being downloaded from Microsoft.
And from later on:
Microsoft has indicated that they will continue to deliver critical security updates through their Automatic Updates service as well as via the Microsoft Download Center, so that all systems, including those that fail to pass validation, will still continue to receive critical security updates.
And you have to wait over an hour to be able to pour it on your crotch....such a tragedy!
I think that you are confusing "lossy" with "inaccurate". In a certain way, all digital audio is lossy when compared to analog. An analog wave is smooth (at least until you go down to planck time), so any form of digitization will introduce a sort of stair-step effect into the audio. Your wetware is all analog, so no stair-stepping.
Unless some infection had changed the default icon for executable files or something...
Because you don't "hand it over". The police come and clear all the computer-related equipment out of your house.
A FLAC to MP3 conversion with the same bitrate, encoder, and ID3 tag will *ALWAYS* produce exactly the same MP3 file. It's not like the algorithm pulls in random data, or something. It's a deterministic algorithm. That means it works like clockwork; you can never get something different out of it if you put the same stuff in.