Actually, the tritum is probably so crappy by this point in time that it would retard a nuclear detonation, if the bomb is still capable of such, rather than enhance it like usual.
Nukes are surprisingly fragile things, requiring a decent amount of upkeep.
That seems a bit paranoid to me. Ive not seen this specific NDA, but standard ones generally just prevent unauthorized use and disclosure of code in project.
Seriously now, what coder in their right mind would sign something that would prevent them from doing future work to look at code they really cant do anything with? As a govmnt programmer, my responce to any superior that asked this would be something along the lines of "F*** You*
Im certain that they wouldnt allow it...why would they? If they make them all sign NDAs, theres no reason to believe MS intends to allow them to use it for open source projects.
Some locations have armed guards, metal detectors, etc, for this type of thing. A hard drive is both larger and far more metallic than a USB drive is. CD-burners are easy...dont have them. Same with disk, tape, etc drives. Floppies don't hold much anyhow. External drives of any sort fail the same criteria as a hard drive would.
Any place that allows unrestricted access to email in conjunction with private material deserves to have it stolen...
USB devices are currently the second highest threat to infosec, only behind stupidity, IMO. What do I know about security? Im sure slashdot can track my IP if they're really curious.
Now, before this becomes flooded with people screaming against the latest evilness from MS, I'd like to say that, while I haven't actually seen the lisence, I highly doubt it prohibits someone making an alternative driver for the USB port. Certainly, some bright coders will be working on this. I'm just not seeing this as a major problem for linux, though I do agree that MS does dominate hardware standards.
"AP: Do you pay much attention to fan reactions to your choices?
Lucas: Not really. The movies are what the movies are.... The thing about science-fiction fans and "Star Wars" fans is they're very independent-thinking people. They all think outside the box, but they all have very strong ideas about what should happen, and they think it should be their way. Which is fine, except I'm making the movies, so I should have it my way. "
The arrogance is apparent all throught the interview...I'm not surprised fans everywhere hate him. A question for all the fans out there. What do you think would have happened to episode 1, 2, had they been the first, if ep 4-6 had never happened? I think we all realize they would have been utter failures as movies. What changed?
"And I'll do it in that mode from the 1930s Saturday matinee serials, using kind of 1930s and '40s sensibilities, and I'll base it on sort of mythological motifs and icons. I'll just put it together in a modern form, and I'll have fun."
This is whats been lost... Mythological motifs? 30s and 40s feel? Tell me where that was in the new films, if you can. The grand tale of adventure is somehow lost in the inane squeals of Jar-jar and the rampant abuse of CGI. I'm sure I'll be burned at the stake for this, but Im getting sick of star wars.
Talk to a professional 3-d modeller, they'll hook you up, abeit at a decent price. Alternatively, go pick up a copy of milkshape and explore learning it.
Hopefully there will eventually be some sort of user-submission of models, so we can do this sort of thing. However, the problem with this is that everyone has to have the model file on their computer...a dynamic update system wouldn't be too hard to implement though.
" the system used "an engineering prototype" of a dual core processor with "real silicon." "
At least thats real...glad they continue to shower us with these technical nuggets.
Seriously, is it just possible that Bill Siu is technically incompetent? I generally try to avoid knowledge of corporate pawns, so its up for grabs, but I certainly wouldnt be shocked.
Its annoying to hear incorrect info, tho...cant trust anyone now. At this rate, soon even Microsoft will be lying to us...
twenty, thirty years? How long did it take us to get to the moon? And what have we done since then?
It's quite possible, if we really want it done, give NASA a decent budget for a while, etc. However, thats got about the odds of a snowball in hell. Space just isn't sexy any more, and it's unlikely any president will give any more than nominal support. I predict space progress will be slow and relatively unspectacular for at least twenty years. Its a damn shame, too.
Easy there, I was raised Christian and Im certainly not fond of Bush, but your coming across far more retorical than logical.
Even if you choose not to believe it, Evolution is not a religion by any impartial standard, any more than, say, the law of gravity. The law of gravity does have rather more evidence for it, but that is a difference of degree, rather than kind. There is contradictory evidence with evolution, but its far more insignifigant than most religious materials would lead you to believe. I suggest you investigate all such instances via a variety of reasonably trustworthy, impartial sources.
Also, a belief in a diety, or even a flavor of Christianity, does not preclude a belief in evolution. Its just as reasonable to believe that God could start the process of evolution as to do the whole creation job custom... I know several people with variations of this belief.
As far as him being a hypocrite with respect to religion, I wouldn't be shocked...he's a politician, and they're good at such things as a whole. However, I really don't care about the religious tendancies of politicians. Id vote for a satanist, if I thought he'd do a decent job.
For straight up mathmatical processing, Fortrans about as fast as it gets(Disclaimer: Among major high-level languages, not counting assembly, something special cooked up for you, etc)
C++ is fast, but it sacrifices a little bit of speed for flexibility. Java...well, Im anti-java, so lets not go there, but what else you gonna use, visual basic? The older languages are still quite good at what they were designed for.
How hard can it be? You've just got to measure a few things...pressure, temp, wind. Surely it shouldn't be that hard to hook them to a computer. Its probably already been done, now all we've got to do is network them.
Im no expert on the subject, but all the radioactive fuels I know of are heavy metals...certainly not flammable. I doubt excessive heat would accomplish anything except melting the waste into pretty shapes. Fumes would probably be lethal, too.
Radioactice stuff will eventually decay, but I don't believe theres any practical way to make any signifigant quantity non-radioactive. Reprocessing used fuel to squeeze as much out of it as they can helps, but the problem still exists.
Basically, the goal is to just contain it somewhere nobody cares about until it (eventually) gets relatively non-radioactive. To learn more about it, go google half-life & radioactive.
Firstly, I don't know why that comment was modded funny instead of informative.
Its great to know others out there share my beliefs.. Nukes are normally counted as WMD, but I support the right of private citizens to own anything short of WMD, which certainly aren't needed for a revolution in any case.
As for cost/effectiveness...AA missile systems are cheaper than planes... same goes for AT rockets.
Good advice, but I disagree that breeding is the most important factor in a dogs behavior. Training is, of course, critical, and Ive seen all too many people buy a "guard dog", loose intrest in it, and leave it chained outside 90% of the time. Please, don't get an animal unless you intend to properly train and spend time with it.
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Glad to know my life is worth less than someone who didnt happen to join the military.
Nukes are surprisingly fragile things, requiring a decent amount of upkeep.
Seriously now, what coder in their right mind would sign something that would prevent them from doing future work to look at code they really cant do anything with? As a govmnt programmer, my responce to any superior that asked this would be something along the lines of "F*** You*
Im certain that they wouldnt allow it...why would they? If they make them all sign NDAs, theres no reason to believe MS intends to allow them to use it for open source projects.
On the flip side, how many goverments keep enough trained programmers to effectively search through so much complex code?
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Yes, the RC went to VU yesterday.
It's there, it appears valid...if someone checked with him, Im inclined to believe it. Now, lets hope that after all this wait, it wont suck.
Now to get there before the battery dies...
Any place that allows unrestricted access to email in conjunction with private material deserves to have it stolen...
USB devices are currently the second highest threat to infosec, only behind stupidity, IMO. What do I know about security? Im sure slashdot can track my IP if they're really curious.
Now, before this becomes flooded with people screaming against the latest evilness from MS, I'd like to say that, while I haven't actually seen the lisence, I highly doubt it prohibits someone making an alternative driver for the USB port. Certainly, some bright coders will be working on this. I'm just not seeing this as a major problem for linux, though I do agree that MS does dominate hardware standards.
Lucas: Not really. The movies are what the movies are. ... The thing about science-fiction fans and "Star Wars" fans is they're very independent-thinking people. They all think outside the box, but they all have very strong ideas about what should happen, and they think it should be their way. Which is fine, except I'm making the movies, so I should have it my way. "
The arrogance is apparent all throught the interview...I'm not surprised fans everywhere hate him. A question for all the fans out there. What do you think would have happened to episode 1, 2, had they been the first, if ep 4-6 had never happened? I think we all realize they would have been utter failures as movies. What changed?
"And I'll do it in that mode from the 1930s Saturday matinee serials, using kind of 1930s and '40s sensibilities, and I'll base it on sort of mythological motifs and icons. I'll just put it together in a modern form, and I'll have fun."
This is whats been lost... Mythological motifs? 30s and 40s feel? Tell me where that was in the new films, if you can. The grand tale of adventure is somehow lost in the inane squeals of Jar-jar and the rampant abuse of CGI. I'm sure I'll be burned at the stake for this, but Im getting sick of star wars.
They call these things "telephones"
Hopefully there will eventually be some sort of user-submission of models, so we can do this sort of thing. However, the problem with this is that everyone has to have the model file on their computer...a dynamic update system wouldn't be too hard to implement though.
Awww, my universal power converter doesnt work with this!
Not true...I didnt play them until X-2. I hated that one, yet I love seven and the original aint bad either.
" the system used "an engineering prototype" of a dual core processor with "real silicon." " At least thats real...glad they continue to shower us with these technical nuggets. Seriously, is it just possible that Bill Siu is technically incompetent? I generally try to avoid knowledge of corporate pawns, so its up for grabs, but I certainly wouldnt be shocked. Its annoying to hear incorrect info, tho...cant trust anyone now. At this rate, soon even Microsoft will be lying to us...
twenty, thirty years? How long did it take us to get to the moon? And what have we done since then? It's quite possible, if we really want it done, give NASA a decent budget for a while, etc. However, thats got about the odds of a snowball in hell. Space just isn't sexy any more, and it's unlikely any president will give any more than nominal support. I predict space progress will be slow and relatively unspectacular for at least twenty years. Its a damn shame, too.
And they expect the first men on mars to wait 20-30 years for the aforementioned women?
Easy there, I was raised Christian and Im certainly not fond of Bush, but your coming across far more retorical than logical. Even if you choose not to believe it, Evolution is not a religion by any impartial standard, any more than, say, the law of gravity. The law of gravity does have rather more evidence for it, but that is a difference of degree, rather than kind. There is contradictory evidence with evolution, but its far more insignifigant than most religious materials would lead you to believe. I suggest you investigate all such instances via a variety of reasonably trustworthy, impartial sources. Also, a belief in a diety, or even a flavor of Christianity, does not preclude a belief in evolution. Its just as reasonable to believe that God could start the process of evolution as to do the whole creation job custom... I know several people with variations of this belief. As far as him being a hypocrite with respect to religion, I wouldn't be shocked...he's a politician, and they're good at such things as a whole. However, I really don't care about the religious tendancies of politicians. Id vote for a satanist, if I thought he'd do a decent job.
Im guessing the choke point would be the drives read speed. I wonder if they run seti@home on these things. :-)
For straight up mathmatical processing, Fortrans about as fast as it gets(Disclaimer: Among major high-level languages, not counting assembly, something special cooked up for you, etc) C++ is fast, but it sacrifices a little bit of speed for flexibility. Java...well, Im anti-java, so lets not go there, but what else you gonna use, visual basic? The older languages are still quite good at what they were designed for.
How hard can it be? You've just got to measure a few things...pressure, temp, wind. Surely it shouldn't be that hard to hook them to a computer. Its probably already been done, now all we've got to do is network them.
Im no expert on the subject, but all the radioactive fuels I know of are heavy metals...certainly not flammable. I doubt excessive heat would accomplish anything except melting the waste into pretty shapes. Fumes would probably be lethal, too. Radioactice stuff will eventually decay, but I don't believe theres any practical way to make any signifigant quantity non-radioactive. Reprocessing used fuel to squeeze as much out of it as they can helps, but the problem still exists. Basically, the goal is to just contain it somewhere nobody cares about until it (eventually) gets relatively non-radioactive. To learn more about it, go google half-life & radioactive.
In such a case, developers everywhere will be immensely grateful. However, I still think its vaporware.
Firstly, I don't know why that comment was modded funny instead of informative. Its great to know others out there share my beliefs.. Nukes are normally counted as WMD, but I support the right of private citizens to own anything short of WMD, which certainly aren't needed for a revolution in any case. As for cost/effectiveness...AA missile systems are cheaper than planes... same goes for AT rockets.
Good advice, but I disagree that breeding is the most important factor in a dogs behavior. Training is, of course, critical, and Ive seen all too many people buy a "guard dog", loose intrest in it, and leave it chained outside 90% of the time. Please, don't get an animal unless you intend to properly train and spend time with it.