Emails, even those of federal agents, can only subpoenaed if there is a criminal investigation going on. They are discoverable, but they are not public.
Yes, there is a lot of usual keywords in their rant on the web (deliver in a timely manner, etc), but really the reason Apple rejected them is clear as day, and they know it. They state that the in-app store purchase is not appropriate for their need, but it is not clear why not, or why they need users to make any purchase at all.
So in other word their whole rant is irrelevant, except to say that Apple doesn't care about corporate software in their walled garden. If you look at the content of the App store, that is absolutely obvious.They shouldn't have even started.
No he didn't. His company holds a number of patents regarding the use of NIMH batteries, particularly in automobiles, but he cannot be regarded as the sole inventor of the NIMH chemistry used in related batteries. R&D into this domain started in the 1960s. In the mid 1980s working but expensive NIMH batteries existed for specialized applications like powering satellites. However he contributed to find a way to replace expensive rare earth materials by something cheaper, paving the way to mass market availability of the technology. However most NIMH batteries bought at some store today are not necessarily based on his design.
Modern science very rarely involves a single scientist inventing something amazing by themselves.
Halogen incandescent light bulbs are the correct replacement if you can't stand LED or CFL. They are not banned, they are about 25% more efficient than old-fashioned light bulbs. They are 100% compatible with all existing equipment, and they are cheap to boot.
I recommend the OSRAM brand. Some of them are rated for 10^6 (one million) on/off cycles and 2500h.
The poster has made a very interesting video, which was "borrowed" by an organization that he doesn't like. This organization gave proper attribution and their video is not strictly identical to the poster's. This case is probably not that trivial, it may border on the "fair use" side of things.
The best response would probably have been to continue working with youtube and not publicize the organization's message, but it is too late now.
I think you need to compare the graphics performance of the current crop of Intel integrated GPU with that of the Xbox 360 or the PS2. They are not so far away anymore, perhaps even better.
Since the Xbox is a viable gaming platform, then perhaps an Intel + Steam box would be as well.
Yes, Nvidia and AMD are much better, but does it matter ?
Every little engineering detail in software or hardware now is a "technology". A new kind of button is a technology. Inverting the direction of scroll is a technology. Least squares optimization is a technology.
Alright. Assume a N-dimensional image, for instance, some medical data where which is part, say, of a 3D dataset over time (3D+t), and say that you want to compute the matrix of all the second order derivative at each point, in order to measure the local curvature. This could allow you to distinguish grey matter (which is quite flat) and blood vessels (which are quite curvy). Now we have a non-trivial, high dimensional dataset.
Now say you want to find out whether the arterial blood supply has any loop in it. Normally one would expect it to be like a tree (with no loop). The discrete version of the Poincaré conjecture (or the Perelmans theorem now) tells you that if your arterial network is like a tree, then it is topologically equivalent to a hypersphere, and you can at each point filter your dataset locally in order to reduce it down to a point in finite time. If you find that you cannot (i.e. you end up with something with a loop or even many loops) then your network was abnormal to start with.
Not half of India's population. India ranks #140 in the world in nominal GDP per capita, with a value of $1400 vs. about $50000 for the US. There is definitely a middle class in India, but it does not represent half of the population.
It is hard for me to say what I feel for Mr. Assange, his pursuers, the women he allegedly abused, the Ecuadorians at the embassy, the British police force, the Swedish prosecutors, the US government, and so forth, but all of this is incredibly entertaining in some way.
How will Mr Assange escape now? At least he is not making it easy on anybody.
There are some splendid things among church "hymns". Have you tried Bach's cantatas, or just about any of the classical requiems (Mozart, Brahms, Fauré, even Ligetti?). Among marches there are some pretty cool things too, like the Souza marches.
Sweden is a democracy with extradition laws. Assange may never get his day in court. Personally I totally believe the possibility that the US would want to question Assange and detain him indefinitely, regardless of the international outcry. The USA is also a democracy, with a place like Guantanamo Bay, which is still running.
Where to begin? OSX is no longer an OS for IT professionals. The most glaring problem is with its antiquated and unsafe filesystem. I have lost more files under OSX than under any other system combined. The only available RAID are level 0 and 1 and they are extremely clumsy to set up. There is a relatively safe version of ZFS but it is very slow, unsupported and outdated. Use at your own risk.
The second most terrible problem is its support of OSS. There is basically none from Apple. The only available, not outdated and supported distribution system is Macports and you have to compile every bloody thing. Say you want to install SVN or HG ? That could take you half a day. Macports will probably start by compiling a proper version of GCC for you. This is because gcc is stuck at 4.2.1 under OSX because Apple doesn't like the new GPL. Then there is no guarantee that it will work. I have had to scrap my installation of macports several times and start from scratch because the end result was unusable.
Next you have all the stupid utilities that you need to get things halfway reasonable, and they all are proprietary and costs tens of dollars. Want to have a reasonable R/W version of NTFS? $19 ! more than the entire OS these days.
Then there is virtualization. You can't virtualize OSX legally before 10.6, and only if OSX is also the host. Note that Apple is really a dick here. Even Microsoft is not so stupid. How does one compile and test software for the older versions of OSX ?
Then there are drivers. Say you want to use some kind of hardware, any hardware like a new graphics card ? Chances are that you'll have to wait until the next major version of OSX for it to be supported, and even then there is no guarantee, and performance will likely suck. You want to use something as simple as a bluetooth dongle on a Mac Pro? Sync with a brand new telephone that is not an iPhone? Good luck!
For development purposes I have to run all three main OSes: Windows, OSX and Linux, I'm often on the move, this means I have to have an OSX machine and virtualize the others. Yes it is not so bad but it is increasingly disappointing.
There is only one free, OSS application that works on OSX and no other OS that I'm aware of, and I do use it a lot: OSIRIX, a medical imaging software package. Conversely most of the free software available under Linux is theoretically available under OSX but not in practice. I don't know of anybody using KDE under OSX for instance.
Actually on the RMBP, you can change the effective resolution from effective 960x540 to 1920x1080 ; and to 2880x1800 after a quick hack. They are all very sharp. This is really cool in fact.
Speaking as an Aussie, Australia is a very nice place but it is a small pond. There are opportunities but few and far between at times. You only realize that when you leave it for some bigger place.
Typically most countries in this world require some kind of procedure for entering, working, living, and eventually just staying. This is artificial like any law system, but this is how it works. Of course if you are a mercenary in some army in Africa or elsewhere, this does not matter at all.
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Thanks, that was a very good suggestion.
Emails, even those of federal agents, can only subpoenaed if there is a criminal investigation going on. They are discoverable, but they are not public.
Probably your old SGI machine can run GL correctly, but openGL 4.3 ? I doubt it.
Yes, there is a lot of usual keywords in their rant on the web (deliver in a timely manner, etc), but really the reason Apple rejected them is clear as day, and they know it. They state that the in-app store purchase is not appropriate for their need, but it is not clear why not, or why they need users to make any purchase at all.
So in other word their whole rant is irrelevant, except to say that Apple doesn't care about corporate software in their walled garden. If you look at the content of the App store, that is absolutely obvious.They shouldn't have even started.
No he didn't. His company holds a number of patents regarding the use of NIMH batteries, particularly in automobiles, but he cannot be regarded as the sole inventor of the NIMH chemistry used in related batteries. R&D into this domain started in the 1960s. In the mid 1980s working but expensive NIMH batteries existed for specialized applications like powering satellites. However he contributed to find a way to replace expensive rare earth materials by something cheaper, paving the way to mass market availability of the technology. However most NIMH batteries bought at some store today are not necessarily based on his design.
Modern science very rarely involves a single scientist inventing something amazing by themselves.
I do not mean to heap on poor CIA etc, but only 4 letters:
9/11
Halogen incandescent light bulbs are the correct replacement if you can't stand LED or CFL. They are not banned, they are about 25% more efficient than old-fashioned light bulbs. They are 100% compatible with all existing equipment, and they are cheap to boot.
I recommend the OSRAM brand. Some of them are rated for 10^6 (one million) on/off cycles and 2500h.
The poster has made a very interesting video, which was "borrowed" by an organization that he doesn't like. This organization gave proper attribution and their video is not strictly identical to the poster's. This case is probably not that trivial, it may border on the "fair use" side of things.
The best response would probably have been to continue working with youtube and not publicize the organization's message, but it is too late now.
I think you need to compare the graphics performance of the current crop of Intel integrated GPU with that of the Xbox 360 or the PS2. They are not so far away anymore, perhaps even better.
Since the Xbox is a viable gaming platform, then perhaps an Intel + Steam box would be as well.
Yes, Nvidia and AMD are much better, but does it matter ?
Every little engineering detail in software or hardware now is a "technology". A new kind of button is a technology. Inverting the direction of scroll is a technology. Least squares optimization is a technology.
Alright. Assume a N-dimensional image, for instance, some medical data where which is part, say, of a 3D dataset over time (3D+t), and say that you want to compute the matrix of all the second order derivative at each point, in order to measure the local curvature. This could allow you to distinguish grey matter (which is quite flat) and blood vessels (which are quite curvy). Now we have a non-trivial, high dimensional dataset.
Now say you want to find out whether the arterial blood supply has any loop in it. Normally one would expect it to be like a tree (with no loop). The discrete version of the Poincaré conjecture (or the Perelmans theorem now) tells you that if your arterial network is like a tree, then it is topologically equivalent to a hypersphere, and you can at each point filter your dataset locally in order to reduce it down to a point in finite time. If you find that you cannot (i.e. you end up with something with a loop or even many loops) then your network was abnormal to start with.
This is actually used in medical imaging.
I'm not quite sure what the achievement here is. Was your dad unable to explain chemistry?
Not half of India's population. India ranks #140 in the world in nominal GDP per capita, with a value of $1400 vs. about $50000 for the US. There is definitely a middle class in India, but it does not represent half of the population.
It is hard for me to say what I feel for Mr. Assange, his pursuers, the women he allegedly abused, the Ecuadorians at the embassy, the British police force, the Swedish prosecutors, the US government, and so forth, but all of this is incredibly entertaining in some way.
How will Mr Assange escape now? At least he is not making it easy on anybody.
There are some splendid things among church "hymns". Have you tried Bach's cantatas, or just about any of the classical requiems (Mozart, Brahms, Fauré, even Ligetti?). Among marches there are some pretty cool things too, like the Souza marches.
Exactly how many many times?
Do not go gentle in to that good night.
Sweden is a democracy with extradition laws. Assange may never get his day in court. Personally I totally believe the possibility that the US would want to question Assange and detain him indefinitely, regardless of the international outcry. The USA is also a democracy, with a place like Guantanamo Bay, which is still running.
He has not accused been formally accused of anything yet.
Where to begin? OSX is no longer an OS for IT professionals. The most glaring problem is with its antiquated and unsafe filesystem. I have lost more files under OSX than under any other system combined. The only available RAID are level 0 and 1 and they are extremely clumsy to set up. There is a relatively safe version of ZFS but it is very slow, unsupported and outdated. Use at your own risk.
The second most terrible problem is its support of OSS. There is basically none from Apple. The only available, not outdated and supported distribution system is Macports and you have to compile every bloody thing. Say you want to install SVN or HG ? That could take you half a day. Macports will probably start by compiling a proper version of GCC for you. This is because gcc is stuck at 4.2.1 under OSX because Apple doesn't like the new GPL. Then there is no guarantee that it will work. I have had to scrap my installation of macports several times and start from scratch because the end result was unusable.
Next you have all the stupid utilities that you need to get things halfway reasonable, and they all are proprietary and costs tens of dollars. Want to have a reasonable R/W version of NTFS? $19 ! more than the entire OS these days.
Then there is virtualization. You can't virtualize OSX legally before 10.6, and only if OSX is also the host. Note that Apple is really a dick here. Even Microsoft is not so stupid. How does one compile and test software for the older versions of OSX ?
Then there are drivers. Say you want to use some kind of hardware, any hardware like a new graphics card ? Chances are that you'll have to wait until the next major version of OSX for it to be supported, and even then there is no guarantee, and performance will likely suck. You want to use something as simple as a bluetooth dongle on a Mac Pro? Sync with a brand new telephone that is not an iPhone? Good luck!
For development purposes I have to run all three main OSes: Windows, OSX and Linux, I'm often on the move, this means I have to have an OSX machine and virtualize the others. Yes it is not so bad but it is increasingly disappointing.
There is only one free, OSS application that works on OSX and no other OS that I'm aware of, and I do use it a lot: OSIRIX, a medical imaging software package. Conversely most of the free software available under Linux is theoretically available under OSX but not in practice. I don't know of anybody using KDE under OSX for instance.
Actually on the RMBP, you can change the effective resolution from effective 960x540 to 1920x1080 ; and to 2880x1800 after a quick hack. They are all very sharp. This is really cool in fact.
Because the hardware is great, but the default software (OS X Mountain Lion) frankly sucks ?
Exactly.
This is a huge charade and the UK and Sweden are not looking good in this. The lack of good faith here is staggering.
Hello Mate,
Speaking as an Aussie, Australia is a very nice place but it is a small pond. There are opportunities but few and far between at times. You only realize that when you leave it for some bigger place.
Typically most countries in this world require some kind of procedure for entering, working, living, and eventually just staying. This is artificial like any law system, but this is how it works. Of course if you are a mercenary in some army in Africa or elsewhere, this does not matter at all.