This was being investigated in Spain as soon as 1980, as I remember from reading an article in a spanish scientific journal in that year. Sadly, i cannot locate the reference. But I remember a photo of the PM of that time, Adolfo Suarez, visiting the facility, and complaints of the researchers of lacking funds.
My own opinion is that the most important unknown in the Drake Equation will turn out to be "fi" - the fraction of life-bearing planets on which intelligent life develops. I say this, because, on this planet, it took several billion years for that to occur - and it seems safe to say that it appears to have been a product of sheer random chance.
Yes, developing intelligent life needs enough randomness; but random changes that give surviving advantage are almost always kept by evolution, so it inevitably leads to intelligent life given enough time (it's one of the best ways to achieve survival).
Frenchs resisted against most of european powers that tried to strip them the rights gained in the French Revolution and restore an absolutist monarch. They resisted against reactionary and monarchic forces, showing peasants around Europe what rights to stand for. Napoleon was not only a successful general, but gave the world the Napoleonic Code which is used throughout the world as a basis for justice of all people and not only the aristocrats. I say that even though I'm from one of the countries that most suffered the invasion from the french (and my home city was bombed, sacked and burned, althougth Wellington was responsible for that)
Can you explain to me why it's a good idea to get in a hunk of metal traveling 60+ mph on the same roads that we let 80 year old people drive on? Or do you not leave your house?
I haven't done the math, but I can say with a fair amount of certainty that the odds of the LHC destroying the universe are about the same as you getting struck by lightning, a comet, a crashing 747, and a baguette, all at once.
Oh, that's easy! The falling comet, while causing a lightning storm because of all the atmospheric friction, collides with a 747 in which a passenger carries a baguette. All of it, of course, falls on you because that's what Murphy's laws say.
Why? Does anybody need lots of laptops? The reality is that most people buy already laptops way too powerful for their needs. I see it happening everyday here in my neighborhood.
Just one small correction: where it reads 'who did not hope...', should be: 'who did not wait'. This is a minor mistake in the double use of 'esperar' meaning 'to hope', 'anticipate', and the other of 'to wait for'. As for the rest, very good translation!
Wow...you sure completely missed his point. Yes, they'll adapt their business models, to only produce those kind of shows that can make money even when widely pirated. His point is that this class of shows will include fewer, if any, good shows.
Well, if it becomes then case, then everybody should say: "Nothing to see here. Move along", shut down and trash their TV receiver, and turn to more serious matters. I wouldn't see it as a 'Big Problem'...
At least they are scandalous. In a private company, it would be unsurprising. I'd even dare to say these 'achievements' are the ultimate dream of a majority of executives.
I'm really sorry for the chinese and the other people murdered in WWII by the japanese, and I don't want to justify none of these acts, as they are true atrocities. But that doesn't justify the deployment of mass murdering weapons for the other side. I want to remind you that once you engage in the same behaviour you blame in an opponent, you are no longer justifiable in your rights and no better than him. Thus, I consider the term 'American atrocity in Hiroshima' a very accurate statement, not better in any way than the japanese atrocities in Asia.
More to the point, I feel that the americans are up until now engaged in the same regrettable attitude toward their military might and their disdain for non-american lives, while the japanese are now a rather peaceful (although not enough sorry for their past actions) country.
I really don't sympathize with the japanese for that, but also I don't sympathize with americans either.
Can now view and kill programs and processes
You can really kill processes? All by yourself? Wow, that's truly innovative for Microsoft! I'm really impressed!
And us Spaniards! Adding to it that we europeans were doing math long before americans (and Arabs before, as we are using all Arab notation for the numbers).
Doesn't open Word 2.0 files, though. I know because I received a couple of them this year, and I had to use Office 97 to read them.
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Just one word - modularity. This way you achieve features, while still being allowed performance. Only you need to be wise in choosing what to include in what module, so you don't need to load them all to get a functional desktop.
I know this is being tried right now, but we really need to improve in this area.
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This was being investigated in Spain as soon as 1980, as I remember from reading an article in a spanish scientific journal in that year. Sadly, i cannot locate the reference. But I remember a photo of the PM of that time, Adolfo Suarez, visiting the facility, and complaints of the researchers of lacking funds.
Just fucking die
Read the rest of the post, please
My own opinion is that the most important unknown in the Drake Equation will turn out to be "fi" - the fraction of life-bearing planets on which intelligent life develops. I say this, because, on this planet, it took several billion years for that to occur - and it seems safe to say that it appears to have been a product of sheer random chance.
Yes, developing intelligent life needs enough randomness; but random changes that give surviving advantage are almost always kept by evolution, so it inevitably leads to intelligent life given enough time (it's one of the best ways to achieve survival).
Frenchs resisted against most of european powers that tried to strip them the rights gained in the French Revolution and restore an absolutist monarch. They resisted against reactionary and monarchic forces, showing peasants around Europe what rights to stand for. Napoleon was not only a successful general, but gave the world the Napoleonic Code which is used throughout the world as a basis for justice of all people and not only the aristocrats. I say that even though I'm from one of the countries that most suffered the invasion from the french (and my home city was bombed, sacked and burned, althougth Wellington was responsible for that)
And don't forget the english, they were in the run too... Remember Dunkirk
Can you explain to me why it's a good idea to get in a hunk of metal traveling 60+ mph on the same roads that we let 80 year old people drive on? Or do you not leave your house?
I haven't done the math, but I can say with a fair amount of certainty that the odds of the LHC destroying the universe are about the same as you getting struck by lightning, a comet, a crashing 747, and a baguette, all at once.
Oh, that's easy! The falling comet, while causing a lightning storm because of all the atmospheric friction, collides with a 747 in which a passenger carries a baguette. All of it, of course, falls on you because that's what Murphy's laws say.
In my case there is POS software. Mine.
here you go
Ha! I'm still running some 1.1.x somewhere.. beat that!
Why? Does anybody need lots of laptops? The reality is that most people buy already laptops way too powerful for their needs. I see it happening everyday here in my neighborhood.
as a previous poster has noted, the asus price has increased recently.
Sorry for ruining your joke, but windows did recognize the cards not by itself, but by installing manufacturer's provided drivers....
can we assume the lack of IE7 benchmarks are due to being unfinished yet?
Just one small correction: where it reads 'who did not hope...', should be: 'who did not wait'. This is a minor mistake in the double use of 'esperar' meaning 'to hope', 'anticipate', and the other of 'to wait for'. As for the rest, very good translation!
Ahem, calling KDE codebase 'small' seems somewhat inexact, at least.
Well, if it becomes then case, then everybody should say: "Nothing to see here. Move along", shut down and trash their TV receiver, and turn to more serious matters. I wouldn't see it as a 'Big Problem'...
At least they are scandalous. In a private company, it would be unsurprising. I'd even dare to say these 'achievements' are the ultimate dream of a majority of executives.
I'm really sorry for the chinese and the other people murdered in WWII by the japanese, and I don't want to justify none of these acts, as they are true atrocities. But that doesn't justify the deployment of mass murdering weapons for the other side. I want to remind you that once you engage in the same behaviour you blame in an opponent, you are no longer justifiable in your rights and no better than him. Thus, I consider the term 'American atrocity in Hiroshima' a very accurate statement, not better in any way than the japanese atrocities in Asia.
More to the point, I feel that the americans are up until now engaged in the same regrettable attitude toward their military might and their disdain for non-american lives, while the japanese are now a rather peaceful (although not enough sorry for their past actions) country.
I really don't sympathize with the japanese for that, but also I don't sympathize with americans either.
Can now view and kill programs and processes You can really kill processes? All by yourself? Wow, that's truly innovative for Microsoft! I'm really impressed!
Not really, be have had a lot of close sightings. Before, we didn't care to see them at all.
And us Spaniards! Adding to it that we europeans were doing math long before americans (and Arabs before, as we are using all Arab notation for the numbers).
Come on, rain/river/spring water is just recycled water (and a lot of times) by Nature. Just the same here.
Hotmail doesn't; look, for example, at the contacts list; behaves differently in IE than in Firefox
Doesn't open Word 2.0 files, though. I know because I received a couple of them this year, and I had to use Office 97 to read them.
Just one word - modularity. This way you achieve features, while still being allowed performance. Only you need to be wise in choosing what to include in what module, so you don't need to load them all to get a functional desktop. I know this is being tried right now, but we really need to improve in this area.