The Unruh effect has nothing to do with string theory, and none of the ideas in the paper are based on string theory. He is a string theorist, and he gives some thoughts about what his ideas could mean for string theory, but none of it is derived from string theory.
Yes, earlier they were not bound to any version, which meant that instead of helpfully failing to work they would instead break things horribly when internals changed. So yes, they were broken since day one, and they were quite a bit MORE broken then. They were later patched over a little bit to remove the worst problems.
By that standard, we would never again form a new scientific theory, as you seem to be forbidding anyone from presenting any ideas before they have a perfect working theory all figured out. The only way to clear that hurdle was for all new theories to emerge, fully-formed, from the forehead of a bionic clone of Albert Einstein.
Extensions were broken from day one. You only need to look at the fact that they are bound to specific versions for proof of that. Extensions see too much of the internals of the browser without any insulating abstraction. This means they are insecure, unstable and break when new versions are released.
This is in some cases a strength, because extensions can be very powerful, but it also a huge liability for both the programmers of the extensions, and for the programmers of Firefox itself.
This change would just be a long overdue fix for this fundamental problem.
At current trends, the 10% remaining will last less than two years. 256^3 addresses is less than half a percent. One of those huge blocks would be gone in about a month. Even if you freed up every single IP address, that would not last very long. Probably less than ten years, as demand grows.
The implication is clear - Google will roll over when there's a request made for your info, rather than saying "no, gimme a warrant, you insensitive clod."
The only implication is that Google and everyone else has to provide them with that information. They don't have a choice in the question. And he's telling you that you should remember that and not trust them with stuff you really don't want to be turned over to the authorities, because they can't protect you.
I'm not seeing any of all those Slashdotters who swore up and down that Google would never in a million years allow an ad blocker in their browser admitting they were wrong? What gives?
For instance, what you will find missing along the Yellowstone hotspot's line of travel are... oh, such minor things as... an entire section of the mountain range it sits in.
I was wondering if you were exaggerating, so I looked up the map:
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But most of all, most of all, I hate the DUTCH!
So your response to someone saying that he expects better quality of a program with an annual budget of 68 million dollars is to... fix it himself?
Well, I know that from now on, that is what I will be reading it as.
And look how popular that is. Hardly anybody adheres to it, even on Unix itself.
The Unruh effect has nothing to do with string theory, and none of the ideas in the paper are based on string theory. He is a string theorist, and he gives some thoughts about what his ideas could mean for string theory, but none of it is derived from string theory.
Yes, earlier they were not bound to any version, which meant that instead of helpfully failing to work they would instead break things horribly when internals changed. So yes, they were broken since day one, and they were quite a bit MORE broken then. They were later patched over a little bit to remove the worst problems.
Ancient idea, long since dismissed for being unable to explain observations.
By that standard, we would never again form a new scientific theory, as you seem to be forbidding anyone from presenting any ideas before they have a perfect working theory all figured out. The only way to clear that hurdle was for all new theories to emerge, fully-formed, from the forehead of a bionic clone of Albert Einstein.
Which gives support to the holographic principle, since it can be used to derive those things. There's nothing to disappoint there.
This theory has nothing to do with string theory.
Yes, that is why I specifically said "This is in some cases a strength, because extensions can be very powerful".
Extensions were broken from day one. You only need to look at the fact that they are bound to specific versions for proof of that. Extensions see too much of the internals of the browser without any insulating abstraction. This means they are insecure, unstable and break when new versions are released.
This is in some cases a strength, because extensions can be very powerful, but it also a huge liability for both the programmers of the extensions, and for the programmers of Firefox itself.
This change would just be a long overdue fix for this fundamental problem.
At current trends, the 10% remaining will last less than two years. 256^3 addresses is less than half a percent. One of those huge blocks would be gone in about a month. Even if you freed up every single IP address, that would not last very long. Probably less than ten years, as demand grows.
So the entire thing hinges on whether there is a warrant or not?
Are you insane? Since when is ANYONE obliged to hand over anything without a warrant or a subpoena?
Why are you assuming they wouldn't have a warrant or a subpoena, anyway?
The implication is clear - Google will roll over when there's a request made for your info, rather than saying "no, gimme a warrant, you insensitive clod."
The only implication is that Google and everyone else has to provide them with that information. They don't have a choice in the question. And he's telling you that you should remember that and not trust them with stuff you really don't want to be turned over to the authorities, because they can't protect you.
And do you know the actual context in which he made that statement?
I'm not sure which is more annoying - people saying "Micro$oft" or people saying "MSFT".
Talk like humans, would you?
The planes fly themselves, they don't need low-latency control. The operators just issue orders.
I'm not seeing any of all those Slashdotters who swore up and down that Google would never in a million years allow an ad blocker in their browser admitting they were wrong? What gives?
Do you know why you have been told to put the period inside the quotes?
You really like finding ways to be insulted, don't you?
How about you? You're the one going out of your way to work yourself into a huff over the most obvious troll ever.
I interpret it as yelling, more specifically the yelling of a crazy man on a street corner.
For instance, what you will find missing along the Yellowstone hotspot's line of travel are... oh, such minor things as... an entire section of the mountain range it sits in.
I was wondering if you were exaggerating, so I looked up the map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=yellowstone&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.60973,63.28125&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Yellowstone,+Portland,+Multnomah,+Oregon&ll=43.47684,-113.411865&spn=5.133958,7.910156&t=p&z=7
Yeah, that's just a little bit creepy right there.
(Compare with http://geodyn.ess.ucla.edu/~hernlund/humphreys-nicemap.jpg)
Ok, so Linux isn't for developers who want to do their own thing?