Sorry if I'm being obtuse, but does that mean that scripts written for version 1 will run on version 2 and vice versa? Is version 2 a superset of version 1, so that it's possible to write scripts in a portable fashion?
They only throttle you if you exceed their "limits" during daytime/peak hours. I typically set Transmission to throttle itself during the relevant hours and then go full speed overnight.
I agree. Free learning tools are a valuable resource and they can spark someone's interest whereas traditional teaching environments usually involve significant investment of time and money before you even find out if the topic is of interest.
If people aren't happy with the accuracy of the lectures, then they can go and produce something more accurate and give everyone access to it. Khan Academy is a great starting point that can hopefully inspire would-be students and teachers.
I want a version of Judge Dredd played by a younger Clint Eastwood. He was made to play that role, yet for some unfathomable reason Sly Stallone was picked.
I don't see why we need anything better the www.urbandead.com - a free to play browser based game where all the zombies and survivors are players. Admittedly, the graphics aren't great.
I don't think your bus analogy is quite appropriate. Typically, people pay to travel on a bus and if you pay for a service, then you generally have the right to ask questions. Even if it's a "free" bus service provided by local government, then as a taxpayer, you'd still be paying for it and have the right to know more details about it.
The point of open source is the freedom to modify and run software on your own computer. If you'd like to force Google to release any modifications that they make internally, then you're reducing their freedom to modify code.
I wouldn't like to have to publish every single bash script modification that I make on my own machines and I don't think you should have to publish source code unless you're also distributing it.
I agree that Google should "give back" to the community, but I also think they should be allowed to run whatever they like internally.
Time for a car analogy: If I give a hitch-hiker a lift and then the hitch-hiker starts demanding to have a look at my car's engine and wants to check the car's history, I'm going to chuck him out.
I don't see that as too much of a problem. Freedom to modify software running on your own computer is important, but you shouldn't need to modify code running on someone else's computer.
I think finding the Higgs boson is important to guide theories. By finding it at certain energy levels, it can validate and invalidate certain theories and provide information for future theories.
There's a feedback loop between theory and experiments where the results of one influences the other. Sometimes experimental data can outstrip theory - the kind of "I didn't expect that" experiment that prompts theorists to start inventing new ideas that can hopefully match the results.
Other times, the theory is worked out first and then experiments designed to prove or disprove it - the kind of "I was right!" ones.
I don't think people "wait" to find practical applications, but it's more often that people didn't realise the full extent of what was possible. Lasers were theorised by Einstein around 1918, but the practical applications weren't realised until much later. Lasers were virtually a solution looking for a problem.
I was replying to a post saying that Scotland and England were the same country, which they most definitely are not. The funny thing is how anti-english some of the scots are, which is why I dared anyone to go over to Scotland and call them English (probably something to do with the centuries of animosity between the 2 countries).
I'd call you Cornish or English or British as Cornwall is part of England which is part of Britain (which is part of the UK). However, Scotland is not part of England, although it is part of Britain (and the UK).
I agree that Scotland and England are very closely related legally and being part of the same sovereign state does not necessarily make them the same country.
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Sorry if I'm being obtuse, but does that mean that scripts written for version 1 will run on version 2 and vice versa? Is version 2 a superset of version 1, so that it's possible to write scripts in a portable fashion?
How cross platform is it? Will Powershell scripts work equally on 64bit Windows 7 as on 32bit XP?
They only throttle you if you exceed their "limits" during daytime/peak hours. I typically set Transmission to throttle itself during the relevant hours and then go full speed overnight.
I hadn't heard of that. Could be interesting if they do it well.
I'd love to see them try to put Neonomicon on the screen. There's not exactly a good track record of putting Lovecraftian horror into films.
I agree. Free learning tools are a valuable resource and they can spark someone's interest whereas traditional teaching environments usually involve significant investment of time and money before you even find out if the topic is of interest.
If people aren't happy with the accuracy of the lectures, then they can go and produce something more accurate and give everyone access to it. Khan Academy is a great starting point that can hopefully inspire would-be students and teachers.
Take it from me, Judge Dredd is most definitely not worth seeing (not unless they digitally replace Sly Stallone with Clint Eastwood).
Amen to that!
You know they made RED, well apparently RED 2 is on the horizon.
I think Transmetropolitan and Freak Angels would be the best ones to do.
Resident Evil? Maybe Silent Hill (I liked it).
I want a version of Judge Dredd played by a younger Clint Eastwood. He was made to play that role, yet for some unfathomable reason Sly Stallone was picked.
How about all the Alan Moore books? Admittedly, the films aren't great, but the stories are certainly inventive.
I'd definitely pay money to see Transmetropolitan. Or anything else by Warren Ellis. I understand RED 2 is going to be made soon as well.
I need that like I need a hole in my head
Yes, but does it do dedup?
I don't know why they're even bothering with a trial; they should just have asked you.
How about full disk encryption - is that possible?
It's not your typical browser based game. It doesn't use flash/html5 or anything like that. It barely uses graphics.
I don't see why we need anything better the www.urbandead.com - a free to play browser based game where all the zombies and survivors are players. Admittedly, the graphics aren't great.
I don't think your bus analogy is quite appropriate. Typically, people pay to travel on a bus and if you pay for a service, then you generally have the right to ask questions. Even if it's a "free" bus service provided by local government, then as a taxpayer, you'd still be paying for it and have the right to know more details about it.
The point of open source is the freedom to modify and run software on your own computer. If you'd like to force Google to release any modifications that they make internally, then you're reducing their freedom to modify code.
I wouldn't like to have to publish every single bash script modification that I make on my own machines and I don't think you should have to publish source code unless you're also distributing it.
I agree that Google should "give back" to the community, but I also think they should be allowed to run whatever they like internally.
Time for a car analogy: If I give a hitch-hiker a lift and then the hitch-hiker starts demanding to have a look at my car's engine and wants to check the car's history, I'm going to chuck him out.
I don't see that as too much of a problem. Freedom to modify software running on your own computer is important, but you shouldn't need to modify code running on someone else's computer.
I think finding the Higgs boson is important to guide theories. By finding it at certain energy levels, it can validate and invalidate certain theories and provide information for future theories.
There's a feedback loop between theory and experiments where the results of one influences the other. Sometimes experimental data can outstrip theory - the kind of "I didn't expect that" experiment that prompts theorists to start inventing new ideas that can hopefully match the results.
Other times, the theory is worked out first and then experiments designed to prove or disprove it - the kind of "I was right!" ones.
I don't think people "wait" to find practical applications, but it's more often that people didn't realise the full extent of what was possible. Lasers were theorised by Einstein around 1918, but the practical applications weren't realised until much later. Lasers were virtually a solution looking for a problem.
But if it affected every page you tried to visit, you'd eventually want to get your computer fixed, wouldn't you?
Thanks for that - I didn't realise that it was illegal in the UK.
Isn't Slashdot the place for pointless debates?
I was replying to a post saying that Scotland and England were the same country, which they most definitely are not. The funny thing is how anti-english some of the scots are, which is why I dared anyone to go over to Scotland and call them English (probably something to do with the centuries of animosity between the 2 countries).
I'd call you Cornish or English or British as Cornwall is part of England which is part of Britain (which is part of the UK). However, Scotland is not part of England, although it is part of Britain (and the UK).
I agree that Scotland and England are very closely related legally and being part of the same sovereign state does not necessarily make them the same country.