You can't close the source, because it still consists of machine instructions, which are rather easy to reverse engineer by a moderately experienced individual. Copyright doesn't make any difference between open and closed source however.
And you can't get a patent on something that has been publicized before, unless it has been published as a patent in another country.
You can already patent (really novel) software, as long as you can put it in the form of an industrial application. And if you have a lot of time and money to spare (getting a world patent costs about 150000-250000 dollar and 3 years of procedures).
This is what I consider one of the breakthroughs of the 90's. It is just not practical enough (or something) for the big guys, but it is an easy explanation for every physical phenomenon; very very interesting.
next time you write a hello world program, make sure you write a custom OS with it and don't forget the thousands of drivers you'll need
You don't need thousands of drivers; there is a 'println' in the bios which can be called using 2 bytes, so even if you would have no OS (which you don't need because you don't use concurrency or resource management), a hello world program would still consist of a few dozen bytes.
However, sharing or re-using code should become common practise, because it hardly is.
an lcd screen filters light from a backlight emitting the full light spectrum plus some heat. Since colors are blocked (absorbed) most energy will be lost as heat radiation.
Leds only emit at 1 light frequency and therefore use a lot less energy.
There is nothing new about this; it is already possible for years to dynamically load javascript without refreshing by simply setting the src attribute of the script tag to a php/asp/etc.-generated javascript.
This is common practice, nothing new here; change the src attribute of a javascript block and it will be loaded and executed automatically (at least in IE).
Well actually the languages of the western cultures once had that too, but only one form was necessary after the introduction of politics, marketing and marriage.
Well, the flapping of the wings of birds and insects is a lot more complicated than you would think; studies have shown that these movements are a lot more efficient than flight machines.
There is quite strong proof of large flying reptiles and dinosaurs before our time. Therefore I think it must be possible for men to conceive a tool to be able to fly using their own power.
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At the art academy next to my university, someone got credits for wetting his pants in public; now that's what I call art!
Too bad there were no computers involved though.
indeed, it's basically a hardwired BNF of transistors
You can't close the source, because it still consists of machine instructions, which are rather easy to reverse engineer by a moderately experienced individual. Copyright doesn't make any difference between open and closed source however.
And you can't get a patent on something that has been publicized before, unless it has been published as a patent in another country.
You can already patent (really novel) software, as long as you can put it in the form of an industrial application. And if you have a lot of time and money to spare (getting a world patent costs about 150000-250000 dollar and 3 years of procedures).
But did he request a patent??
This is what I consider one of the breakthroughs of the 90's. It is just not practical enough (or something) for the big guys, but it is an easy explanation for every physical phenomenon; very very interesting.
Friggen cpus with friggen laser beams in their friggen silicon
zip it!
next time you write a hello world program, make sure you write a custom OS with it and don't forget the thousands of drivers you'll need
You don't need thousands of drivers; there is a 'println' in the bios which can be called using 2 bytes, so even if you would have no OS (which you don't need because you don't use concurrency or resource management), a hello world program would still consist of a few dozen bytes.
However, sharing or re-using code should become common practise, because it hardly is.
Who knows what he's been altering in our timeline.
- GW Bush re-elected
- Bill Gates richest man
- Slashdot colors
an lcd screen filters light from a backlight emitting the full light spectrum plus some heat. Since colors are blocked (absorbed) most energy will be lost as heat radiation.
Leds only emit at 1 light frequency and therefore use a lot less energy.
No, it will automatically feed itself;
the only thing you have to do is to sit in front of it.
There is nothing new about this; it is already possible for years to dynamically load javascript without refreshing by simply setting the src attribute of the script tag to a php/asp/etc.-generated javascript.
And you'll buy it for them?
Yes forget C!! we got c++ and java!
Oh, wait...
This is common practice, nothing new here; change the src attribute of a javascript block and it will be loaded and executed automatically (at least in IE).
What happened to the old people?
Well, I guess global warming might pose some more nasty side-effects we were not aware of..
Yes, there is MIDI too!
Bill Gates would say: '64 electrodes is enough for everybody.'
Well, forget that; I want nanotubed hair!
So when do you publish your report for a better world? ;)
The sad reality is that everyone is either too hungry or too lazy to do something about it.
Well actually the languages of the western cultures once had that too, but only one form was necessary after the introduction of politics, marketing and marriage.
1 byte != 7500 bits
It's about the size of 60x15x3 DVD's
Well, the flapping of the wings of birds and insects is a lot more complicated than you would think; studies have shown that these movements are a lot more efficient than flight machines.
There is quite strong proof of large flying reptiles and dinosaurs before our time. Therefore I think it must be possible for men to conceive a tool to be able to fly using their own power.