Mozilla's been around a while now and any companies that made the switch before Firefox became viable won't enjoy being made to switch again because the Mozilla Suite is no longer actively maintained.
Did they get cold feet or did the contract with MS cover the development costs? If the discount offered by MS was greater than the cost of developing the software then it was still a sound economic choice.
I've been up close to these turbines before (and I downloaded your video too). I've got to say that you have got to get pretty close to one of these before you really notice it. In the video the guy is standing closer than any residence would be to a turbine and even then the nearby crickets sound louder! (obviously you can't really tell an absolute volume from a video file but I've been near so I know:p )
Also, living near Didcot coal power station in the UK reminds you how nasty the other alternative is. It's a huge eyesore for many, many miles around and the constant freight trains of coal alone produce a lot more noise than this turbine.
If you get a chance to see one of these things, absolutely do. There's something about seeing massive blades zoom over your head that's quite humbling.:) Also, watching one appear out of nowhere in low visibility conditions on Bodmin Moor is pretty cool too.
When DVDs were first starting to hit the mainstream, my local HMV had three (small) walls dedicated to them. First 2.5 walls, alphabetically ordered films. Then a column of music. Then a column of childrens. Then right next to that a column of erotica/mainstream porn.
It was really weird, but they left it like that for months.
Hey, they're missing Project Loki - check it out at:
www.sorsegods.co.uk
We've been working on it (very part time) for bloody ages and we're finally coming to the point where the engine is working well and the graphics are coming together too!
Urk, this is dragging out my recollection of an article I read (paper version, no web version yet) in New Scientist about a week ago but...
IIRC, there is a new technique in the quantum world for observing the states of particles without changing their states - it's got something to do with recording data with accuracy smaller than the size of the error in a single experiment, but with repeated experiments the real value of the measurement starts to become apparent.
A quick google for "weak measurement" brings up pages way above my head so I can't go into it any further - but could this pose a problem for quantum crpytography? As I understand it, as multiple experiments are required there's no way of retreiving the data from a single transmission but then again that's how *I* understand it and IANAPhysicist.
Well, what would you know. So am I. I wonder how many slashdot readers there are in Oxford... An interesting thing might be to create a geographical slashdot user density map. I'd like to see that:) </trivial>
-McMac.
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Motorola's Wyman says that the company has a "very controlled process" for bringing down the satellites. "They will be brought down in stages, not all at once," he said.
It is expected to take a few years for all 66 satellites to come down.
If I were inventing a new chip that is supposed to revolutionize the industry, I certainly wouldn't pin my hopes on getting Microsoft to port its operating systems onto it...
Didn't Transmeta register a patent recently that essentially described a device capable of turning one instruction set into another? If so, all it has to be is a capable Intel clone for MS support...
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Mozilla's been around a while now and any companies that made the switch before Firefox became viable won't enjoy being made to switch again because the Mozilla Suite is no longer actively maintained.
Why undo the good work?
-Rob.
Did they get cold feet or did the contract with MS cover the development costs? If the discount offered by MS was greater than the cost of developing the software then it was still a sound economic choice.
I've been up close to these turbines before (and I downloaded your video too). I've got to say that you have got to get pretty close to one of these before you really notice it. In the video the guy is standing closer than any residence would be to a turbine and even then the nearby crickets sound louder! (obviously you can't really tell an absolute volume from a video file but I've been near so I know :p )
:) Also, watching one appear out of nowhere in low visibility conditions on Bodmin Moor is pretty cool too.
Also, living near Didcot coal power station in the UK reminds you how nasty the other alternative is. It's a huge eyesore for many, many miles around and the constant freight trains of coal alone produce a lot more noise than this turbine.
If you get a chance to see one of these things, absolutely do. There's something about seeing massive blades zoom over your head that's quite humbling.
No quite related but just reminded me anyway...
When DVDs were first starting to hit the mainstream, my local HMV had three (small) walls dedicated to them. First 2.5 walls, alphabetically ordered films. Then a column of music. Then a column of childrens. Then right next to that a column of erotica/mainstream porn.
It was really weird, but they left it like that for months.
Perverts who want porn on the move?
Hey, they're missing Project Loki - check it out at:
www.sorsegods.co.uk
We've been working on it (very part time) for bloody ages and we're finally coming to the point where the engine is working well and the graphics are coming together too!
Hooray for us.
Urk, this is dragging out my recollection of an article I read (paper version, no web version yet) in New Scientist about a week ago but...
IIRC, there is a new technique in the quantum world for observing the states of particles without changing their states - it's got something to do with recording data with accuracy smaller than the size of the error in a single experiment, but with repeated experiments the real value of the measurement starts to become apparent.
A quick google for "weak measurement" brings up pages way above my head so I can't go into it any further - but could this pose a problem for quantum crpytography? As I understand it, as multiple experiments are required there's no way of retreiving the data from a single transmission but then again that's how *I* understand it and IANAPhysicist.
-Rob.
Well, what would you know. So am I. I wonder how many slashdot readers there are in Oxford... An interesting thing might be to create a geographical slashdot user density map. I'd like to see that
</trivial>
-McMac.
Motorola's Wyman says that the company has a "very controlled process" for bringing down the satellites. "They will be brought down in stages, not all at once," he said.
It is expected to take a few years for all 66 satellites to come down.
Check out http://www.space.c om/space/business/iridium_motorola_000308.html for the full story :)
If I were inventing a new chip that is supposed to revolutionize the industry, I certainly wouldn't pin my hopes on getting Microsoft to port its operating systems onto it...
Didn't Transmeta register a patent recently that essentially described a device capable of turning one instruction set into another? If so, all it has to be is a capable Intel clone for MS support...
Nutty though this may sound, a piece of paper is strangely immune to all forms of hacking. Just don't let anyone else see it.