At and near the maximum of a solar cycle, the increased number of sunspots causes more ultraviolet radiation to impinge on the atmosphere. This results in significantly more F region ionization, allowing the ionosphere to refract higher frequencies (15, 12, 10, and even 6 meters) back to Earth for DX contacts. At and near the minimum between solar cycles, the number of sunspots is so low that higher frequencies go through the ionosphere into space. Commensurate with solar minimum, though, is less absorption and a more stable ionosphere, resulting in the best propagation on the lower frequencies (160 and 80 meters). Thus, in general, high SSNs are best for high-frequency propagation, and low SSNs are best for low-frequency propagation. (source)
Without the ionization provided by the sunspots, there is little to no reflection of radio waves by the ionosphere, and hence little to no propagation.
How is that any different than apt-get downloading a list of packages (and 'update') from the repository before it can provide you with the update you want/need? It downloads the updated list of packages, updates itself, then provides you with updates...
RTFB! From Assembly Bill No. 1179 Chapter 638, Section 1, Title 1.2A [1746.d(1)]:
Yes, these would be said 'guidelines' I talked about. I'm not as dumb as I look.
There are no guidelines, there is a vague list of things that makes the game be listed BY THE GOVERNMENT as a violent game.
Actually it is pretty well defined, see page two. "Cruel", "Depraved", "Heinous", "Serious physical abuse", "Torture", etc. are all defined in plain english. And yes, there is a standard label defined. Is this really what you have a problem with? He isn't proposing a government agency to do the game rating - please, cite me chapter and verse - instead he is proposing a set of guidelines and a standardized logo to make things... well, standard. Simple to interpret. Hard to miss. It really isn't that difficult to understand. It is a three page piece of legislature. He isn't talking about spending millions on a new government-controlled rating board, he is proposing setting a new standard for current rating boards to adhere to. I stand by what I have said.
I have no idea what you are talking about a game being "illegal" though, this bill has nothing to do with making games illegal, it makes it illegal to sell games, not make/possess them.
No shit. Read what I said in context:
That's the whole point of this legislature: since selling a certain type of game is illegal to minors, you must specify what makes a game illegal.
Reading comprehension. Do I really need to qualify each clause I say for you to understand? No offense, it sounds like anger is getting the best of you. Good day.
Sure, the euro (monetary unit) is doing well due to tight control, but I'm not so sure the union will hold up. You are just adding another layer of bureaucracy, another layer of law, another layer of taxation (indirectly) to some of the already highest taxed nations in the world. Something's gotta give.
Not sure you understand. See, most countries that the US owe money to, are owed in USD. So... basically they are screwed if they dollar collapses, and are getting a weak return if the dollar is weak. They should have every incentive in propping up the dollar to get the maximum ROI.
For Antiguans. US Citizens, for example, would still be bound by US law, regardless of where the data is located, or for that matter where the individual is located.
And his replacement for a self regulating industry board is, the Government. That much is inarguable.
I don't see how. He never said it, you are presuming it.
Heck, if you don't believe me, go read the freaking bill! It specifically states what acts it considers immoral and states that selling a game with state deemed immoral acts will result in a fine.
Yes. These things are called 'guidelines'. Guidelines the ESRB can follow. Guidelines are not a regulatory board. That's the whole point of this legislature: since selling a certain type of game is illegal to minors, you must specify what makes a game illegal. You need to see the tree from the forest.
Now you're just being silly.
No, I'm not. It comes down to the same principle - minors do not have the same rights as an adult. Their caretakers (parents, legal guardians, what have you) are allowed oversight to make exception (for example, your parents can let you drive on private property, drink, etc. as a minor. But as a minor you can not purchase these things, must be purchased by an adult and done under the consent/monitoring of a parent. This extends very readily to the consumption and purchase of movies, pornography and - oh my - software). Case closed.
That someone else will be the Government. you put those words in his mouth. He didn't state that. And you misquote him in the first place. He never inferred that they were in charge of distribution, merely a tool for parents. For reference, the question was, GA: Do you believe that the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is effective in monitoring and policing the game industry and its content?. His reply: Sen. Yee: No. Time and time again, the ESRB has proven it can not be trusted and is not a very valuable tool for parents. Agree or disagree, he answered the question about monitoring and policing, not sales and distribution as you put it.
If the law says "Sell this game to that person and go to jail!" it sure sounds like a law abridging the freedom of speech to me.
So not selling alcohol to a ten year old is abridging freedom of speech? Not dispensing drivers licenses to ten year olds is abridging freedom of speech? Sorry, I think you've taken this too far.
As reasonable as many of his answers were, I disagree with the entire notion of "sheltering" kids from the very real and ubiquitous violence around us, whatever form it's in.
You read his answers, but not well enough. He said parents can decide for their children if they want them to be playing violent video games. Parents can purchase games that their children cannot purchase, and let them play them. Nothing wrong with that. The laws he proposes only affect the point of sale.
In all honesty I think he hits it right on the money.
Precisely. She's not willing to be held accountable for the fact that, in the end, she made the operating system purchase and was not pleased with it. So she's blaming Steve because her precious daughter 'doesn't know any better'... even though she was apparently the sole motivation for the purchase. It's sad how little personal accountability people have these days.
Most (if not all games) can be boiled down to mathematical models (this does not apply to things like soccer, football, etc. of course)
Sure it does. Both at the game and player levels. Where the confusion lies is that sports are not deterministic, IE, there are not 64 squares on a football field like there are on a chessboard. But there are most certainly mathematical models.
At the game level: Statistically, you can look at each of the players' statistics (not just hard stats but soft stats like life events, injuries, etc.), the location of the game, and the environment of the teams. IE, each game is not an instance in space, it is a development of team progression through not just this season but a season or two prior. You won't get perfect determinism but I'm of the mind you can get very good in your picks.
On the player level, you have the game play by play. Location of the ball and location of each player, there exist optimal move(s) that will result in the best scoring position (or score) for your team. But alas, a player on the field has a limited field of view, limited time to think and this pesky thing called momentum which prevents them from making mathematically perfect moves.
Again, it isn't deterministic and there's some fuzz in the system, but there is no reason it can't be modeled mathematically.
It gives some insight into the person who posted the story, and the bias they might be introducing into the article submission:) Some posts above yours were arguing the submission was pretty biased... well to someone who is truly bent on the fact that it is GNU/Linux (RMS? was that you posting?) I can imagine Linspire is an aberration.
...not as easy as the male testosterone-driven mind makes it out to be (believe me, been there done that). Even in a sixth gee (moon gravity), might not be enough to make the repetitive thrusting so... repetitive.
In free fall, every action results in an equal and opposite reaction (and gravity doesn't provide a nice reference frame we call earth) So when you push against the wall to pull out of your lover... what keeps you from continuing to fly across the room? Some ideas that have been proposed are for things like sleeping bags (would limit your motions and provide surfaces to push against), elastic straps, etc. Procreation might actually take work in space.
a) You have Direct X 10, for games. And, there are a ton of games for Windows.
Hard to argue. But without the monopoly status, DirectX cannot maintain as much lead. It still is better than OpenGL alternatives though.
DirectX has mantained the lead for a number of years now (more than 10?) - I don't think monopoly status has anything to do with it. The OpenGL ARB is pokey at best. When you have an "architecture review board" of multiple companies/interests arguing over the next standard, versus a single company controlling an API, I know which one I think will adapt quicker.
b) You.NET, for business applications development
Not compelling. Too many other alternatives now.
Not really. Mind sharing these alternatives? And how many thousand man-hours will go into re-writing code when you could have just stayed with.NET and made your existing codebase more mature instead? No, not very compelling.
f) Unicode (UTF-16) is built in from the ground up. NTFS stacks up well against Reiser and ExtN for most applications. Remote Desktop and Terminal Services for Windows work really well...
Don't know about UTF-16 enhancements. RDP is a good but remoting X and Linux Terminal Server work quite well too.
RDP kicks remoting into X and VNC, from my experience. It is an incredibly streamlined protocol.
This should render any non-compete "agreements" useless, as they are not contracts and the employment is still at-will.
False. It is still a contract, just a contract that can be nullified by either party at a drop of a hat (my last job was both at-will and non-compete). The time where non-competes get nullified is when it is against state laws.
Actually, quite the opposite, Microsoft has been very careful about image with respect to Halo. They have had ideas from all over to tie into the game, from toy guns to lingerie link. But with such a huge player base it is better to be careful and conservative about image and keep the merchandising limited. Profit off of a few key items instead of being a merchandising whore.
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Try exceptionally poor.
At and near the maximum of a solar cycle, the increased number of sunspots causes more ultraviolet radiation to impinge on the atmosphere. This results in significantly more F region ionization, allowing the ionosphere to refract higher frequencies (15, 12, 10, and even 6 meters) back to Earth for DX contacts. At and near the minimum between solar cycles, the number of sunspots is so low that higher frequencies go through the ionosphere into space. Commensurate with solar minimum, though, is less absorption and a more stable ionosphere, resulting in the best propagation on the lower frequencies (160 and 80 meters). Thus, in general, high SSNs are best for high-frequency propagation, and low SSNs are best for low-frequency propagation. (source)
Without the ionization provided by the sunspots, there is little to no reflection of radio waves by the ionosphere, and hence little to no propagation.
How is that any different than apt-get downloading a list of packages (and 'update') from the repository before it can provide you with the update you want/need? It downloads the updated list of packages, updates itself, then provides you with updates...
Windoze might spare me some power use but it will never empower anyone.
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If you need a computer to 'empower' you then you have problems that can't be resolved on
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RTFB! From Assembly Bill No. 1179 Chapter 638, Section 1, Title 1.2A [1746.d(1)]:
... well, standard. Simple to interpret. Hard to miss. It really isn't that difficult to understand. It is a three page piece of legislature. He isn't talking about spending millions on a new government-controlled rating board, he is proposing setting a new standard for current rating boards to adhere to. I stand by what I have said.
Yes, these would be said 'guidelines' I talked about. I'm not as dumb as I look.
There are no guidelines, there is a vague list of things that makes the game be listed BY THE GOVERNMENT as a violent game.
Actually it is pretty well defined, see page two. "Cruel", "Depraved", "Heinous", "Serious physical abuse", "Torture", etc. are all defined in plain english. And yes, there is a standard label defined. Is this really what you have a problem with? He isn't proposing a government agency to do the game rating - please, cite me chapter and verse - instead he is proposing a set of guidelines and a standardized logo to make things
I have no idea what you are talking about a game being "illegal" though, this bill has nothing to do with making games illegal, it makes it illegal to sell games, not make/possess them.
No shit. Read what I said in context:
That's the whole point of this legislature: since selling a certain type of game is illegal to minors, you must specify what makes a game illegal.
Reading comprehension. Do I really need to qualify each clause I say for you to understand? No offense, it sounds like anger is getting the best of you. Good day.
Sure, the euro (monetary unit) is doing well due to tight control, but I'm not so sure the union will hold up. You are just adding another layer of bureaucracy, another layer of law, another layer of taxation (indirectly) to some of the already highest taxed nations in the world. Something's gotta give.
Not sure you understand. See, most countries that the US owe money to, are owed in USD. So ... basically they are screwed if they dollar collapses, and are getting a weak return if the dollar is weak. They should have every incentive in propping up the dollar to get the maximum ROI.
Why, thank you, tinkle-fairy!
And it'll be perfectly legal.
For Antiguans. US Citizens, for example, would still be bound by US law, regardless of where the data is located, or for that matter where the individual is located.
And his replacement for a self regulating industry board is, the Government. That much is inarguable.
I don't see how. He never said it, you are presuming it.
Heck, if you don't believe me, go read the freaking bill! It specifically states what acts it considers immoral and states that selling a game with state deemed immoral acts will result in a fine.
Yes. These things are called 'guidelines'. Guidelines the ESRB can follow. Guidelines are not a regulatory board. That's the whole point of this legislature: since selling a certain type of game is illegal to minors, you must specify what makes a game illegal. You need to see the tree from the forest.
Now you're just being silly.
No, I'm not. It comes down to the same principle - minors do not have the same rights as an adult. Their caretakers (parents, legal guardians, what have you) are allowed oversight to make exception (for example, your parents can let you drive on private property, drink, etc. as a minor. But as a minor you can not purchase these things, must be purchased by an adult and done under the consent/monitoring of a parent. This extends very readily to the consumption and purchase of movies, pornography and - oh my - software). Case closed.
That someone else will be the Government.
you put those words in his mouth. He didn't state that. And you misquote him in the first place. He never inferred that they were in charge of distribution, merely a tool for parents. For reference, the question was, GA: Do you believe that the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is effective in monitoring and policing the game industry and its content?. His reply: Sen. Yee: No. Time and time again, the ESRB has proven it can not be trusted and is not a very valuable tool for parents. Agree or disagree, he answered the question about monitoring and policing, not sales and distribution as you put it.
If the law says "Sell this game to that person and go to jail!" it sure sounds like a law abridging the freedom of speech to me.
So not selling alcohol to a ten year old is abridging freedom of speech? Not dispensing drivers licenses to ten year olds is abridging freedom of speech? Sorry, I think you've taken this too far.
The industry is afraid, rightfully so, that many stores will stop carrying M rated titles to avoid the risk of prosecution.
And that's their prerogative. Game manufacturers can feel free to sell games directly if stores will not carry them.
As reasonable as many of his answers were, I disagree with the entire notion of "sheltering" kids from the very real and ubiquitous violence around us, whatever form it's in.
You read his answers, but not well enough. He said parents can decide for their children if they want them to be playing violent video games. Parents can purchase games that their children cannot purchase, and let them play them. Nothing wrong with that. The laws he proposes only affect the point of sale.
In all honesty I think he hits it right on the money.
Precisely. She's not willing to be held accountable for the fact that, in the end, she made the operating system purchase and was not pleased with it. So she's blaming Steve because her precious daughter 'doesn't know any better' ... even though she was apparently the sole motivation for the purchase. It's sad how little personal accountability people have these days.
yeah, discrete. thanks.
Software isn't free either. It costs money. But its free as in freedom.
Most (if not all games) can be boiled down to mathematical models (this does not apply to things like soccer, football, etc. of course)
Sure it does. Both at the game and player levels. Where the confusion lies is that sports are not deterministic, IE, there are not 64 squares on a football field like there are on a chessboard. But there are most certainly mathematical models.
At the game level: Statistically, you can look at each of the players' statistics (not just hard stats but soft stats like life events, injuries, etc.), the location of the game, and the environment of the teams. IE, each game is not an instance in space, it is a development of team progression through not just this season but a season or two prior. You won't get perfect determinism but I'm of the mind you can get very good in your picks.
On the player level, you have the game play by play. Location of the ball and location of each player, there exist optimal move(s) that will result in the best scoring position (or score) for your team. But alas, a player on the field has a limited field of view, limited time to think and this pesky thing called momentum which prevents them from making mathematically perfect moves.
Again, it isn't deterministic and there's some fuzz in the system, but there is no reason it can't be modeled mathematically.
It gives some insight into the person who posted the story, and the bias they might be introducing into the article submission :) Some posts above yours were arguing the submission was pretty biased... well to someone who is truly bent on the fact that it is GNU/Linux (RMS? was that you posting?) I can imagine Linspire is an aberration.
Money, get back.
Im all right jack keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, its a hit.
Dont give me that do goody good bullshit.
...not as easy as the male testosterone-driven mind makes it out to be (believe me, been there done that). Even in a sixth gee (moon gravity), might not be enough to make the repetitive thrusting so... repetitive.
In free fall, every action results in an equal and opposite reaction (and gravity doesn't provide a nice reference frame we call earth) So when you push against the wall to pull out of your lover... what keeps you from continuing to fly across the room? Some ideas that have been proposed are for things like sleeping bags (would limit your motions and provide surfaces to push against), elastic straps, etc. Procreation might actually take work in space.
I was gonna say a MicroGoo[ey]Apple, but whatever ... small, sticky, yet pretentious.
a) You have Direct X 10, for games. And, there are a ton of games for Windows.
.NET, for business applications development
.NET and made your existing codebase more mature instead? No, not very compelling.
Hard to argue. But without the monopoly status, DirectX cannot maintain as much lead. It still is better than OpenGL alternatives though.
DirectX has mantained the lead for a number of years now (more than 10?) - I don't think monopoly status has anything to do with it. The OpenGL ARB is pokey at best. When you have an "architecture review board" of multiple companies/interests arguing over the next standard, versus a single company controlling an API, I know which one I think will adapt quicker.
b) You
Not compelling. Too many other alternatives now.
Not really. Mind sharing these alternatives? And how many thousand man-hours will go into re-writing code when you could have just stayed with
f) Unicode (UTF-16) is built in from the ground up. NTFS stacks up well against Reiser and ExtN for most applications. Remote Desktop and Terminal Services for Windows work really well...
Don't know about UTF-16 enhancements. RDP is a good but remoting X and Linux Terminal Server work quite well too.
RDP kicks remoting into X and VNC, from my experience. It is an incredibly streamlined protocol.
This should render any non-compete "agreements" useless, as they are not contracts and the employment is still at-will.
False. It is still a contract, just a contract that can be nullified by either party at a drop of a hat (my last job was both at-will and non-compete). The time where non-competes get nullified is when it is against state laws.
Also was the 'minstrel' for John Hodgman's book-on-CD "The Areas of my Expertise".
Actually, quite the opposite, Microsoft has been very careful about image with respect to Halo. They have had ideas from all over to tie into the game, from toy guns to lingerie link. But with such a huge player base it is better to be careful and conservative about image and keep the merchandising limited. Profit off of a few key items instead of being a merchandising whore.