You can't patent a "for" loop or "if" construct as these ARE algorithms. As for C#, you could probably copyright the language (and even that was called into question in the Oracle v. Google case) but a computer language is not an invention or an idea, rather it is a means to express an invention or idea.
At any rate, you're wrong. While some functions of software are functionally mathematical/algorithmic in nature (sorting, searching, recursion, iteration, encryption, compression, etc.) most software developers would be hard pressed to describe or express their work as a whole in mathematical terms. Requirements definition, human factors / usability, prototyping, supported interfaces, etc. are approached from a form and function perspective, not a mathematical perspective.
I live in British Columbia, but the same is true for the Western US; 60% - 80% of the power is from hydro electric plants. Where available, hydro is the perfect companion to wind energy. Hydro dams actually have similar capacity factors as wind farms (25% - 50%), hydro power is highly "dispatchable" - it's very quick to open an inlet and turn up a turbine. In BC and the Western US, we could easily double our wind capacity.
I recently spent a couple of months in Australia. In condo developments, it is pretty common to have your electric water heater connected to a special circuit that is on a timer so that the water heater is off during peak usage hours.
They may not want a toy, but they probably want something that boots immediately and is more portable.
For some people, who do not need to create content, a tablet could work. The problem is iPad not tablet. Android based tablets actually have a file system and allow you to transfer content to/from them without going through some silly iCloud.
He can't say that because samples that he provided in 1999 were retested and failed the post-2000 EPO tests. There is no question that they were his samples and no question that EPO was detected. The only reason he wasn't sanctioned at the time is because the lab did a blind test in which the samples were anonymised and for some strange reason, the UCI who had access to both the test data and identity of the samples chose not to act.
Unless the isopropyl alcohol, Barq's root beer and liver cheese are the key ingredients in a some kind of terrorist weapon, you're probably not in anyone's database on that basis alone.
I bought an iPad 2 last fall and have serious buyers remorse now. It served its purpose while we were travelling in Australia and China for 4 months, but when we got back, I found pretty quickly that it can't really be used for business purposes.
I wanted to use it for business presentations to save lugging my laptop around. So I bought both an iPad -> HDMI adapter and a VGA adaptor. However I soon found out that no matter how I tried to transfer my powerpoint presentation to the iPad, I could only "present" it within the Safari browser with a browser frame around it. I tried converting it to a PDF, but it was too large for the iPad and would open within any PDF viewer. I uploaded it to Google Docs, but Google Docs for iPad, displays it as a PDF within the brower window. It won't go full screen. The root of the problem is that the iPad doesn't have a user accessible local file system. You can't upload a file and open it with an application. You have to have an application "associated" with the file. Presumably file systems rank up there with having 2 buttons on a mouse as being too techy and complicated for Apple users. I gave up in frustration. iPad is a toy.
I eventually found Scatterslides for Android that allows me to do presentations from my Android phone.
Sounds good, but when you have a dozen different bank accounts, investment accounts, business and personal email accounts, several social media accounts (facebook, twitter, plus), login accounts on several different computer systems, screen lock codes (or gestures) for your smart phone, accounts for Craigslist, Paypal, eBay and several different online support/user/interest forums, it is simply impossible to remember strong and unique passwords for all of them. Not to mention ATM cards and chip + PIN credit cards.
I use a variation of 2 different passwords, substituting numbers for letters or letters for numbers in a manner that makes sense to me.
Mr. Tweedy: What is it?
Mrs. Tweedy: It's a pie machine, you idiot. Chickens go in, pies come out.
Mr. Tweedy: Ooh, what kind of pies?
Mrs. Tweedy: Apple.
Mr. Tweedy: My favourite.
He may HAVE BEEN a job creator, but that will end with the leveraged buyout. The vast majority of LBOs are immediately followed by massive down sizing and a fire sale of assets to raise money to service the new debt.
As you say, engineers double estimates to ensure safety.
There are really good reasons for these safety margins. There are variations and tolerances in every single component and in the environment that each component is subjected to. These range from impurities in materials, variation in workmanship, tolerances in moving parts, variation in the levels and types of radiation, temperature pressure components are exposed to and a lot of unknown variables such as the long term effects of exposure to various types and levels of radiation that could only be modeled or estimated when the reactors were built. For some things, which can not be adequately measured, they use statistical (probabilistic) estimates of error/variation. Safety margins are added to account for the possible, but statistically improbable errors and variance over the expected life of the plant. When you extend the life of the plant and thereby reduce the safety margins, you saying that the public can simply accept the risk that the original designers felt was unacceptable.
We probably don't have to worry about his however the in-service upgrades and retrofits required to bring a 40 year plant up to modern standards are very likely to require shutting down and de-fueling the reactor, x-raying every possible weld, replacing all of the controls, inspecting and/or replacing thousands of valves, switches, solenoids, etc., some of which are inaccessible. The costs of such a retrofit program is likely to exceed the cost of building a new reactor.
There is actually a good business reason for NOT having reusable packaging.
A robust secondary eBay resale market can undermine the primary channel sales.
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That's the gooses revenge.
Within 10 years all stealth will be obsolete. It's much easier to improve radar systems than airframes.
It's Herb Caen's.
You can't patent a "for" loop or "if" construct as these ARE algorithms. As for C#, you could probably copyright the language (and even that was called into question in the Oracle v. Google case) but a computer language is not an invention or an idea, rather it is a means to express an invention or idea.
What would a non-Darwinian monkey be?
At any rate, you're wrong. While some functions of software are functionally mathematical/algorithmic in nature (sorting, searching, recursion, iteration, encryption, compression, etc.) most software developers would be hard pressed to describe or express their work as a whole in mathematical terms. Requirements definition, human factors / usability, prototyping, supported interfaces, etc. are approached from a form and function perspective, not a mathematical perspective.
I live in British Columbia, but the same is true for the Western US; 60% - 80% of the power is from hydro electric plants. Where available, hydro is the perfect companion to wind energy. Hydro dams actually have similar capacity factors as wind farms (25% - 50%), hydro power is highly "dispatchable" - it's very quick to open an inlet and turn up a turbine. In BC and the Western US, we could easily double our wind capacity.
I recently spent a couple of months in Australia. In condo developments, it is pretty common to have your electric water heater connected to a special circuit that is on a timer so that the water heater is off during peak usage hours.
They may not want a toy, but they probably want something that boots immediately and is more portable.
For some people, who do not need to create content, a tablet could work. The problem is iPad not tablet. Android based tablets actually have a file system and allow you to transfer content to/from them without going through some silly iCloud.
You must live east of Van Ness and North of Market. Waiting for a cab in the Sunset, Richmond or Mission could take a while.
Only to iFolk
Only because there is no category for stupid.
I swear it was consensual.
He can't say that because samples that he provided in 1999 were retested and failed the post-2000 EPO tests. There is no question that they were his samples and no question that EPO was detected. The only reason he wasn't sanctioned at the time is because the lab did a blind test in which the samples were anonymised and for some strange reason, the UCI who had access to both the test data and identity of the samples chose not to act.
Unless the isopropyl alcohol, Barq's root beer and liver cheese are the key ingredients in a some kind of terrorist weapon, you're probably not in anyone's database on that basis alone.
I bought an iPad 2 last fall and have serious buyers remorse now. It served its purpose while we were travelling in Australia and China for 4 months, but when we got back, I found pretty quickly that it can't really be used for business purposes. I wanted to use it for business presentations to save lugging my laptop around. So I bought both an iPad -> HDMI adapter and a VGA adaptor. However I soon found out that no matter how I tried to transfer my powerpoint presentation to the iPad, I could only "present" it within the Safari browser with a browser frame around it. I tried converting it to a PDF, but it was too large for the iPad and would open within any PDF viewer. I uploaded it to Google Docs, but Google Docs for iPad, displays it as a PDF within the brower window. It won't go full screen. The root of the problem is that the iPad doesn't have a user accessible local file system. You can't upload a file and open it with an application. You have to have an application "associated" with the file. Presumably file systems rank up there with having 2 buttons on a mouse as being too techy and complicated for Apple users. I gave up in frustration. iPad is a toy. I eventually found Scatterslides for Android that allows me to do presentations from my Android phone.
Sounds good, but when you have a dozen different bank accounts, investment accounts, business and personal email accounts, several social media accounts (facebook, twitter, plus), login accounts on several different computer systems, screen lock codes (or gestures) for your smart phone, accounts for Craigslist, Paypal, eBay and several different online support/user/interest forums, it is simply impossible to remember strong and unique passwords for all of them. Not to mention ATM cards and chip + PIN credit cards. I use a variation of 2 different passwords, substituting numbers for letters or letters for numbers in a manner that makes sense to me.
Mr. Tweedy: What is it? Mrs. Tweedy: It's a pie machine, you idiot. Chickens go in, pies come out. Mr. Tweedy: Ooh, what kind of pies? Mrs. Tweedy: Apple. Mr. Tweedy: My favourite.
Apple shills do it for free. That's why their called fanboys.
He may HAVE BEEN a job creator, but that will end with the leveraged buyout. The vast majority of LBOs are immediately followed by massive down sizing and a fire sale of assets to raise money to service the new debt.
People who own Macs don't understand technical geeky things like numbers and are way too cool for accounting.
Is Political Science necessary?
As you say, engineers double estimates to ensure safety.
There are really good reasons for these safety margins. There are variations and tolerances in every single component and in the environment that each component is subjected to. These range from impurities in materials, variation in workmanship, tolerances in moving parts, variation in the levels and types of radiation, temperature pressure components are exposed to and a lot of unknown variables such as the long term effects of exposure to various types and levels of radiation that could only be modeled or estimated when the reactors were built. For some things, which can not be adequately measured, they use statistical (probabilistic) estimates of error/variation. Safety margins are added to account for the possible, but statistically improbable errors and variance over the expected life of the plant. When you extend the life of the plant and thereby reduce the safety margins, you saying that the public can simply accept the risk that the original designers felt was unacceptable.
We probably don't have to worry about his however the in-service upgrades and retrofits required to bring a 40 year plant up to modern standards are very likely to require shutting down and de-fueling the reactor, x-raying every possible weld, replacing all of the controls, inspecting and/or replacing thousands of valves, switches, solenoids, etc., some of which are inaccessible. The costs of such a retrofit program is likely to exceed the cost of building a new reactor.
How long is the pier?
There is actually a good business reason for NOT having reusable packaging. A robust secondary eBay resale market can undermine the primary channel sales.
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