if it were "viv" it would rhyme with "Liv" or "give". (short vowel)
if it were "viiv" it would have the long vowel sound, like "leet" or "street" hence souding like "five" which also has a long vowel sound. Two different methods of making that long vowel sound.
recent Internet-based innovations (read: Google rip-offs)
OK, this is perhaps a Google ripoff. But let's look at the rest of the list. Google maps: Rip off of Terraserver (a Microsoft product). Google Home: start.com (a Microsoft product) predates it Google News: msnbc news predates it. MSN messenger predated Google's IM client. So besides this item; I fail to see where Microsoft is 'ripping off Google.' Enlighten us, please.
You nailed it on the head. And actually in this case Windows has a better shot, technically they could go back through tax and medical records to fish out missed employees, Linux doesn't have a paper trail. Either way it's a law that's reaching too far. The source code should be sufficient.(and then the company is held responsible)
That's just the thing - there hasn't been that kind of control in the "early days" of the kernel development, and with other various tools that are essential to running linux there is often little version control that is implemented.
as well as a list of programmers responsible for creating the software.
If they were using Linux, do you really think they could provide a list of programmers? I mean come on think of the thousands upon thousands who have contributed, many times without mention...
you usually have to pay for at least the IDE (say, visual studio), and they tend to be pretty expensive..
Nope. Visual Studio Express Editions are completely free equivalents to the commercial versions of Visual Studio. They lack some features but allow people to do commercial or non-commercial development for windows.
Hardware In the Loop testing is where a missile is put basically in a 3 axis gyroscope mount so it is able to maneuver freely. In front of it is put a projection screen where RADAR images are being projected. The seeker on the missile then sends a signal to the fins to move but instead of moving fins that signal is hijacked and an algorithm figures out how the missile would have rotated in space and instead rotates the gimbal (the gyro mount) instead. A computer program tracks how the missile would have really moved in space. A RTOS comes in handy for these kinds of simulations. HWIL testing is an important step between pure software simulation and firing the actual beast because you can start to see lags in the system and test indvidual subsystems non-destructively without ever firing a missile.
Physiological processes are predictable - they are just an order of magnitude more complex than any computer we've yet built. Your example doesn't show that that the results can't be predicted, it simply illustrates the fact that we haven't mapped all the variables. Yet.
It showed he used a piss poor example. That's all.
And in case you haven't noticed, very few laptops have 5-1/4 inch bays
If you measure the width, on most notebooks its the same as their desktop counterparts. The height is obviously condensed. My point is, look at history. While the software moves rapidly and the electronics move at a slightly slower rate the actual physical hardware moves at a very slow rate. I could stick the PC I bought 2 months ago into the 8088 case in my basement. Only mod I'd have to do is make screwholes for the motherboard.
The problems stems from third-party software that was incompatible with the Linux system they used. All the study shows is that an unnamed third party piece of software doesn't work with a specific version of Linux.
But these are legitimate problems we HAVE to deal with. These aren't issues really in the Microsoft world; but they are in the Linux world. This study brings it to light.
The study simply isn't nearly comprehensive enough to come to any valid conclusion.
And the author admits that too. But without more cash he can't do much more.
Why does the technology have to be a slave to a drive bay's size?
Because it changes the size of the PC's case. The 5 1/4" disc drive hasn't changed since I was a child... it has outlasted so many changes in media, PC slots, etc... the disc will be resized before the drive is. But again, also note no mention is made as to the size of the support hardware. If we are really pulling millions of bits of information at a time (versus 1 bit in a traditional drive) you'd think the head would be bigger, along with the cabling, the mount, the motor, and the hardware required to interpret the data... it may not fit in a drive bay any way you slice it.
The whole holographic concept is light-years ahead.
Light years of development don't happen overnight.
If it turned out that the windows admins had to actually do anything
And that's a completely valid response. If your choice of software allows your admins to do less work, perform less upgrades/migrations/etc. over a given timeframe... that's a good thing.
He said (if you would have read the whole thing) that he wanted a larger sample size, but he didn't have the budget for it. The other point is that it **isnt** "Diffrent strokes for diffrent folks". The constraint was upgrading MySQL and that required an upgrade of glibc. Theres only so many ways to upgrade glibc...
And the distinct difference between drug testing and computers are humans. Computers do the same thing every time. Its their nature. Each human has a unique response to drugs. For example, I'm on a migraine mediacation that has no known interaction with alchohol. Except for me - if I have even a sip of wine, I will have an instant migraine and be incapacitated for the rest of the day. The uniqueness of the human body really can't be compared the the repeititve nature of a computer.
Safe to say that the fight between Blu-ray and HD-DVD has now become moot.
Not really. The media is bigger - it won't fit in a standard 5 1/4" drive bay. Which means a new (bigger) drive bay or only external drives. Neither appealing options. Or shrinking the drives (which is also acceptable and will probably be done). Also this has only been done on a lab scale and no research has been done on the data loss / skip / durability whereas BlueRay/HD-DVD are using CDROM/DVD processes which are well known and well quantified. Its also not known whether the supporting hardware for a holographic drive will fit in a standard drive bay once they shave the discs down to size. Don't place any bets on it beatint out BlueRay or HD-DVD.
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It does rhyme with five.
if it were "viv" it would rhyme with "Liv" or "give". (short vowel)
if it were "viiv" it would have the long vowel sound, like "leet" or "street" hence souding like "five" which also has a long vowel sound. Two different methods of making that long vowel sound.
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Oh, AC, how right you are, how right you are... I was gonna say "rhymes with spamming troll" but I think you captured it quite succinctly
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I trust the FSF completely not to have any hidden motives
You may trust the FSF but it seems there is reason not to trust RMS
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recent Internet-based innovations (read: Google rip-offs)
OK, this is perhaps a Google ripoff. But let's look at the rest of the list. Google maps: Rip off of Terraserver (a Microsoft product). Google Home: start.com (a Microsoft product) predates it Google News: msnbc news predates it. MSN messenger predated Google's IM client. So besides this item; I fail to see where Microsoft is 'ripping off Google.' Enlighten us, please.
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The law is simply impractical.
You nailed it on the head. And actually in this case Windows has a better shot, technically they could go back through tax and medical records to fish out missed employees, Linux doesn't have a paper trail. Either way it's a law that's reaching too far. The source code should be sufficient.(and then the company is held responsible)
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That's just the thing - there hasn't been that kind of control in the "early days" of the kernel development, and with other various tools that are essential to running linux there is often little version control that is implemented.
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as well as a list of programmers responsible for creating the software.
If they were using Linux, do you really think they could provide a list of programmers? I mean come on think of the thousands upon thousands who have contributed, many times without mention...
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I didn't realise 120 characters could piss you off so easily... good to know about the left...
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Under IE6SP2: SymantecAV catches the threat
Under FireFox 1.0.7: Crashes.
Huuuuuuh...
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you usually have to pay for at least the IDE (say, visual studio), and they tend to be pretty expensive..
Nope. Visual Studio Express Editions are completely free equivalents to the commercial versions of Visual Studio. They lack some features but allow people to do commercial or non-commercial development for windows.
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homer: Stupid RMS!
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Apparently you dont understand the GPL
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they just have to pay for it ...
Hardware In the Loop testing is where a missile is put basically in a 3 axis gyroscope mount so it is able to maneuver freely. In front of it is put a projection screen where RADAR images are being projected. The seeker on the missile then sends a signal to the fins to move but instead of moving fins that signal is hijacked and an algorithm figures out how the missile would have rotated in space and instead rotates the gimbal (the gyro mount) instead. A computer program tracks how the missile would have really moved in space. A RTOS comes in handy for these kinds of simulations. HWIL testing is an important step between pure software simulation and firing the actual beast because you can start to see lags in the system and test indvidual subsystems non-destructively without ever firing a missile.
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
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RTFA... they are opening a piece of mapping software, not AutoCAD.
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Physiological processes are predictable - they are just an order of magnitude more complex than any computer we've yet built. Your example doesn't show that that the results can't be predicted, it simply illustrates the fact that we haven't mapped all the variables. Yet.
It showed he used a piss poor example. That's all.
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And in case you haven't noticed, very few laptops have 5-1/4 inch bays
If you measure the width, on most notebooks its the same as their desktop counterparts. The height is obviously condensed. My point is, look at history. While the software moves rapidly and the electronics move at a slightly slower rate the actual physical hardware moves at a very slow rate. I could stick the PC I bought 2 months ago into the 8088 case in my basement. Only mod I'd have to do is make screwholes for the motherboard.
-everphilski-
The problems stems from third-party software that was incompatible with the Linux system they used. All the study shows is that an unnamed third party piece of software doesn't work with a specific version of Linux.
But these are legitimate problems we HAVE to deal with. These aren't issues really in the Microsoft world; but they are in the Linux world. This study brings it to light.
The study simply isn't nearly comprehensive enough to come to any valid conclusion.
And the author admits that too. But without more cash he can't do much more.
-everphilski-
Why does the technology have to be a slave to a drive bay's size?
Because it changes the size of the PC's case. The 5 1/4" disc drive hasn't changed since I was a child... it has outlasted so many changes in media, PC slots, etc... the disc will be resized before the drive is. But again, also note no mention is made as to the size of the support hardware. If we are really pulling millions of bits of information at a time (versus 1 bit in a traditional drive) you'd think the head would be bigger, along with the cabling, the mount, the motor, and the hardware required to interpret the data... it may not fit in a drive bay any way you slice it.
The whole holographic concept is light-years ahead.
Light years of development don't happen overnight.
-everphilski-
If it turned out that the windows admins had to actually do anything
And that's a completely valid response. If your choice of software allows your admins to do less work, perform less upgrades/migrations/etc. over a given timeframe... that's a good thing.
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He doesn't have to be lying. The fact that Microsoft funded the "study" means that you MUST look at the assumptions and process.
RTFI: Microsoft funded the study but the good Dr. selected the criteria. (see: question #4)
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He said (if you would have read the whole thing) that he wanted a larger sample size, but he didn't have the budget for it. The other point is that it **isnt** "Diffrent strokes for diffrent folks". The constraint was upgrading MySQL and that required an upgrade of glibc. Theres only so many ways to upgrade glibc...
And the distinct difference between drug testing and computers are humans. Computers do the same thing every time. Its their nature. Each human has a unique response to drugs. For example, I'm on a migraine mediacation that has no known interaction with alchohol. Except for me - if I have even a sip of wine, I will have an instant migraine and be incapacitated for the rest of the day. The uniqueness of the human body really can't be compared the the repeititve nature of a computer.
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He told you his process. He told you how Microsoft approached his company. He gave you his methodology. Show us where he f*ed up.
I'm waiting... come on... all talk now? yeah...
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Safe to say that the fight between Blu-ray and HD-DVD has now become moot.
Not really. The media is bigger - it won't fit in a standard 5 1/4" drive bay. Which means a new (bigger) drive bay or only external drives. Neither appealing options. Or shrinking the drives (which is also acceptable and will probably be done). Also this has only been done on a lab scale and no research has been done on the data loss / skip / durability whereas BlueRay/HD-DVD are using CDROM/DVD processes which are well known and well quantified. Its also not known whether the supporting hardware for a holographic drive will fit in a standard drive bay once they shave the discs down to size. Don't place any bets on it beatint out BlueRay or HD-DVD.
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