And it looks like they'll be running into heat buildup issues. An enclosure ventilated by one or two desktop fans would have provided sufficient cooling. Mere convection (outside of the tiny on-board fans) is often not enough. The Sun E450's were well ventilated machines, with a clear air path going from the front to the back. The temperature monitors (ambient, cpu (x4), PSU (x3)) were useful as well. One was used for a long time at Stack (www.stack.nl) as a room temperature monitor.
It's just four motherboards sitting in a single frame. connected by an ethernet switch.
True supercomputing machines (sun, ibm) have a little bit better interconnectivity between the components than a mere 1Gb/s line. This can serve its purpose though, VASP will run wonderfully on it. GAMESS probably as well.
Why is it always the fault of a single employee if something goes wrong, and the success of the team if things go right? Where is their fucking backbone to stand with the people in the company?
I mean, what incentive to the employees now have to do the right things? Well, if there's going to be blame, you're literally on your own, and always have been. If there's a success, it's definitely not your success.
Is it me, or is there a shift towards a "something wrong? blame the individual!"-style behaviour?
What about an intermediate medium? enveloping the material in a material in which the speed of light is higher than vacuum (possibly impossible), accellerating and then removing that material?
B. -- still fascinated by the Cherenkov radiation effect.
So if, theoretically, you could make a penetrable barrier between having a speed lower than the light speed and a speed larger than the light speed, say, a sort of jump over the gap of light speed.
Well, I believe Steven Hawking said in his book (a brief history of time) that it holds even in vacuum. That if you can pop into existence at a speed higher than the light speed in vacuum, you do not need infinite energy anymore.
Yes, but cherenkov radiation shows you what happens if a photon happens to "pop into existence" in a medium in which the "speed of light" is lower than the photon speed.
I thought that something travelling at exactly the speed of light required infinite amounts of energy. No-one said anything about more than the speed of light.
Check out what happens when X-Rays pass the speed of "light" in water. check out Cherenkov radiation. Irregularwebcomic has a good explanation http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1636.html
I never thought I'd see the light of day that we get "holographic" displays. Of course, this is not holographic, but it's everything the movies portrayed as an imaging device of the future.
Let's hope this develops into something with high resolution, colour and a little less noise:). Although I think the latter will be challenging.
But in a way, a piece of software is just like a complicated design document of an actual product. Faults could slip in either. I find that programs should be more like Volkswagen designs instead of Yugo's. Instead of only looking at the exterior look and feel of the software, more attention needs to be spent on designing the internal components well.
That means for software companies, that they should put more manpower on coding beyond the outer shell. Well thought-out interior functions are just as important as the outside look.
Sure, seatbelts are a prime example, but I've also seen recalls for much more mundane stuff, such as Ikea furniture and kiddie toys. A bug in software could really cause problems, albeit probably indirectly.
It seems like they're about to distort their own stats, by leaving iTunes out of the deal, FTA:
"One reason would be that Universal doesn't like Apple. UMG is the largest music company on the planet, which helps explain why they are trying to ruffle Steve Jobs' feathers. At issue are contract lengths and just who gets to determine pricing. Universal would clearly like to have more control over pricing than Apple is comfortable with. The company has also said that it would like a cut of every iPod sold, similar to a deal they have with Microsoft for the Zune."
So basically, they still want money. They'll try and fail to sell a substantial amount of DRM free music on rhapsody, call it a failure, publish the results and push congress more. just an 0.05 dollar prediction.
I don't think there ever was an "impound and destroy" precedent in patent law. It is completely ridiculous, and the only reason I see them doing it is so they have a starting point for a haggle-structure. You start with something completely preposterous, and any further proposal will come over as somewhat reasonable.
I can set up my tripod so that it is mostly (as opposed to completely) on the sidewalk, and you can just as well walk around it. What about friendliness, kindness to strangers, appreciation for the art, interest, where did all that go? Are the sidewalk-residents so self-centered that everyone has to revolve around them? Really now.
It's not like a tripod is such a weird thing to use, even in amateur photography.
I wouldn't use 400+ mm lenses without a tripod. Nor would I like to shoot my large format camera from the shoulder. I need to set up a pretty heavy tripod, place the camera on, do some adjustments, readjust, refocus, measure, measure light, adjust timing on the front of the camera, insert polaroid holder, take test photo, take out polaroid holder, develop polaroid, consider whether it is good enough, insert film holder, take shot, rotate film holder, take second shot, and then break up equipment.
And no, I do not have a million in small change on me.
What about the people that informed him which application to fill out? I mean, it's not common knowledge that for presenting a workshop at a conference you have to fill in visa application 157-12399-b. Oh, he's from Germany and earns more than 25k per year? then it's 157-12399-b'
This is the reason I don't want to go to the US anymore.
Now I have to fear that the people here did not do their work properly (i.e. gave me the wrong visa application), and that I'll be rejected at the gates after standing in a huge queue before immigration at the airport.
The other reason is that after providing the security services with boatloads of personal information, fingerprints and other biometrics, some flag will go up in some obscure system, and I'll be (hopefully) sent back straight away by unnamed guys, and if I'm unlucky, get deported to the happy camp of Guantanamo inc. to have all human rights stripped from me for reasons unknown.
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And it looks like they'll be running into heat buildup issues. An enclosure ventilated by one or two desktop fans would have provided sufficient cooling. Mere convection (outside of the tiny on-board fans) is often not enough. The Sun E450's were well ventilated machines, with a clear air path going from the front to the back. The temperature monitors (ambient, cpu (x4), PSU (x3)) were useful as well. One was used for a long time at Stack (www.stack.nl) as a room temperature monitor.
B.
It's just four motherboards sitting in a single frame. connected by an ethernet switch.
True supercomputing machines (sun, ibm) have a little bit better interconnectivity between the components than a mere 1Gb/s line. This can serve its purpose though, VASP will run wonderfully on it. GAMESS probably as well.
B.
Why is it always the fault of a single employee if something goes wrong, and the success of the team if things go right? Where is their fucking backbone to stand with the people in the company?
I mean, what incentive to the employees now have to do the right things? Well, if there's going to be blame, you're literally on your own, and always have been. If there's a success, it's definitely not your success.
Is it me, or is there a shift towards a "something wrong? blame the individual!"-style behaviour?
B.
Perhaps they use tilt-and-shift lenses such as inherently used in large format cameras, and which can be bought at a high price for (D) SLR's...
B.
What about an intermediate medium? enveloping the material in a material in which the speed of light is higher than vacuum (possibly impossible), accellerating and then removing that material?
B. -- still fascinated by the Cherenkov radiation effect.
Yes, I see, but what's the actual equation that indicates this?
B.
So if, theoretically, you could make a penetrable barrier between having a speed lower than the light speed and a speed larger than the light speed, say, a sort of jump over the gap of light speed.
B.
Well, I believe Steven Hawking said in his book (a brief history of time) that it holds even in vacuum. That if you can pop into existence at a speed higher than the light speed in vacuum, you do not need infinite energy anymore.
Yes, but cherenkov radiation shows you what happens if a photon happens to "pop into existence" in a medium in which the "speed of light" is lower than the photon speed.
B.
I thought that something travelling at exactly the speed of light required infinite amounts of energy. No-one said anything about more than the speed of light.
Check out what happens when X-Rays pass the speed of "light" in water. check out Cherenkov radiation. Irregularwebcomic has a good explanation http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1636.html
B.
Yes, because a youtube video is just so much more enjoyable than a real love tv broadcast or the dvd.
There is a place for everything.
That is fucking COOL!
:). Although I think the latter will be challenging.
I never thought I'd see the light of day that we get "holographic" displays. Of course, this is not holographic, but it's everything the movies portrayed as an imaging device of the future.
Let's hope this develops into something with high resolution, colour and a little less noise
B.
But in a way, a piece of software is just like a complicated design document of an actual product. Faults could slip in either. I find that programs should be more like Volkswagen designs instead of Yugo's. Instead of only looking at the exterior look and feel of the software, more attention needs to be spent on designing the internal components well.
That means for software companies, that they should put more manpower on coding beyond the outer shell. Well thought-out interior functions are just as important as the outside look.
B.
Sure, seatbelts are a prime example, but I've also seen recalls for much more mundane stuff, such as Ikea furniture and kiddie toys. A bug in software could really cause problems, albeit probably indirectly.
B.
I believe there is a system that forces a company into action if it delivers faulty products.
Why then, should software be any different? Do we have to force companies to take action once a bug is submitted to them?
B.
apparently I haven't been around long enough. What's the history behind this guy's infamy?
B.
not to mention the first to put a sattelite into orbit and a living creature into orbit. It's a real shame their moonrocket didn't launch properly.
Yes, Universal is sort of using the DRM-free music option as a bargaining chip.
"look Steve: here's what you said you were interested in, let's see you put actions to words and pay up for this "right"."
B.
It seems like they're about to distort their own stats, by leaving iTunes out of the deal, FTA:
"One reason would be that Universal doesn't like Apple. UMG is the largest music company on the planet, which helps explain why they are trying to ruffle Steve Jobs' feathers. At issue are contract lengths and just who gets to determine pricing. Universal would clearly like to have more control over pricing than Apple is comfortable with. The company has also said that it would like a cut of every iPod sold, similar to a deal they have with Microsoft for the Zune."
So basically, they still want money. They'll try and fail to sell a substantial amount of DRM free music on rhapsody, call it a failure, publish the results and push congress more. just an 0.05 dollar prediction.
B.
I don't think there ever was an "impound and destroy" precedent in patent law. It is completely ridiculous, and the only reason I see them doing it is so they have a starting point for a haggle-structure. You start with something completely preposterous, and any further proposal will come over as somewhat reasonable.
B.
My goodness, is that sidewalk holy?
I can set up my tripod so that it is mostly (as opposed to completely) on the sidewalk, and you can just as well walk around it. What about friendliness, kindness to strangers, appreciation for the art, interest, where did all that go? Are the sidewalk-residents so self-centered that everyone has to revolve around them? Really now.
B.
It's not like a tripod is such a weird thing to use, even in amateur photography.
I wouldn't use 400+ mm lenses without a tripod. Nor would I like to shoot my large format camera from the shoulder. I need to set up a pretty heavy tripod, place the camera on, do some adjustments, readjust, refocus, measure, measure light, adjust timing on the front of the camera, insert polaroid holder, take test photo, take out polaroid holder, develop polaroid, consider whether it is good enough, insert film holder, take shot, rotate film holder, take second shot, and then break up equipment.
And no, I do not have a million in small change on me.
Well, mr. Fusion powers the time cirquits, but the car runs on ordinary gasoline!
B.
What about the people that informed him which application to fill out? I mean, it's not common knowledge that for presenting a workshop at a conference you have to fill in visa application 157-12399-b. Oh, he's from Germany and earns more than 25k per year? then it's 157-12399-b'
B.
This is the reason I don't want to go to the US anymore.
Now I have to fear that the people here did not do their work properly (i.e. gave me the wrong visa application), and that I'll be rejected at the gates after standing in a huge queue before immigration at the airport.
The other reason is that after providing the security services with boatloads of personal information, fingerprints and other biometrics, some flag will go up in some obscure system, and I'll be (hopefully) sent back straight away by unnamed guys, and if I'm unlucky, get deported to the happy camp of Guantanamo inc. to have all human rights stripped from me for reasons unknown.
B.