It's not yet present in embedded devices, which he thinks it will be. And smartphones were one of the few places in normal computing where it used to still be single cores.
First look at the breeding rate of all the different species we've driven extinct. Then compare to the reproduction rate of mosquitoes. Also compare the food sources and available habitats.
Problem with driving mosquitoes extinct is that they are among the (relatively) few species on the planet that can live almost anywhere we can, and regards us as food. It also only takes a few of them surviving, and then with their reproduction rate they're back very quickly in that area.
I'm not saying it couldn't be done, but it's be a bitch to do and there'd be a lot of bykill that we don't really want. It'd also take out a very low level creature in the foodchain.
There is a limit to Moore's law, there has to be. and when we reach that limit we'll see focus be put back on optimization rather than ever faster hardware.
Yes, it'd be much better to shift focus sooner, but I doubt we'll see it happen.
A lot of people can recognize such things already. They just don't want to take the time to bother with it. So dock the cleanup costs out of their pay, suddenly they'll be a LOT more careful about what they trust.
When I was younger, the mother of one of my friends was bad enough about it that her computer needed wiping on a weekly basis. My friend wasn't much of a computer person, but he at least knew what not to do. Unfortunately he was stuck using the same machine and so still had to deal with it. For a while I was fixing it for them for free since he was a friend, but when I started charging $20/hour for cleanup his mother changed her ways amazingly quickly.
Or those who don't trust the IRS to figure out the overage correctly. I certainly wouldn't. (Note: I'm a broke college student, so I don't have much taxable income... yet.)
I'd like to point out that a Terrorist (in general) deliberately targets civilians. If someone is claiming to be a Freedom Fighter they had better be taking steps to ensure that their targets are military in nature. If they target civilians out of choice, then they lose the right to claim freedom fighter status (doesn't stop them from claiming it anyway, but they're just deluding themselves.)
she was wearing her seat belt which became jammed.
Things like this are why everyone should carry (at least) a pocketknife, either on them or in their car within easy reach. Mandatory seatbelt laws save far more lives than they cost, and the problem you quote is so easily avoided that it's a straw man arguement against them. Though current seatbelt buckles are not as reliable to release as the old style flip buckles, so perhaps there should be a law regarding the reliability of the release mechanism, kind of like the one regarding the reliability of brakes.
Hush, don't tell the left that, they're apt to lynch you for suggesting that it might be better to wait, plan, and then do something that actually helps. Rather than just jumping in with both feet and the claim "At least I'm doing something." and thus making things worse.
Don't know about the other guy, but I drive an Accord. 15 gallon tank. At $4+ per gallon it did take $50+ to fill it up for a while. I'm happy that that isn't the case anymore (where I live anyway), but it's not out of line for even a small tank to be more than $50 at the higher gas prices we've seen recently.
Amusingly though, there is a gas station in town that has a $40 per transaction limit on the pumps. Apparently that's been the case for a long time, and all the SUV owners already knew about it. I however, was rather surprised by that the first time I encountered it a couple of years ago.
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The only crystals involved in the warp core are Dilithium, and they have nothing to do with ion flux.
It's not yet present in embedded devices, which he thinks it will be. And smartphones were one of the few places in normal computing where it used to still be single cores.
My parallel programming professor likes to harp on the fact that nearly all new computers in the future will be multicore. Apparently he's right.
First look at the breeding rate of all the different species we've driven extinct. Then compare to the reproduction rate of mosquitoes. Also compare the food sources and available habitats.
Problem with driving mosquitoes extinct is that they are among the (relatively) few species on the planet that can live almost anywhere we can, and regards us as food. It also only takes a few of them surviving, and then with their reproduction rate they're back very quickly in that area.
I'm not saying it couldn't be done, but it's be a bitch to do and there'd be a lot of bykill that we don't really want. It'd also take out a very low level creature in the foodchain.
Wait... Twinkies will be alive after the nuclear holocaust?
TO THE LABORATORY!!! I shall irradiate a bulk order of twinkies and then use my army of animate snack food to take over the world!!!
There is a limit to Moore's law, there has to be. and when we reach that limit we'll see focus be put back on optimization rather than ever faster hardware. Yes, it'd be much better to shift focus sooner, but I doubt we'll see it happen.
Heck, my grandma is better about computer security than the 'manager' mentioned in the story.
A lot of people can recognize such things already. They just don't want to take the time to bother with it. So dock the cleanup costs out of their pay, suddenly they'll be a LOT more careful about what they trust.
When I was younger, the mother of one of my friends was bad enough about it that her computer needed wiping on a weekly basis. My friend wasn't much of a computer person, but he at least knew what not to do. Unfortunately he was stuck using the same machine and so still had to deal with it. For a while I was fixing it for them for free since he was a friend, but when I started charging $20/hour for cleanup his mother changed her ways amazingly quickly.
Nah, they match up just fine. The girl who's shoe you can see is the one who's arm is mostly horizontal across the top of the picture.
Damn, my mod points expired last night. Someone mod parent insightful please.
Modern copyright law may be insane, but at least Mozart is in the public domain.
Or those who don't trust the IRS to figure out the overage correctly. I certainly wouldn't. (Note: I'm a broke college student, so I don't have much taxable income... yet.)
And when was the last time you checked just how damn hard it is to become a doctor? Of course they're going to get paid well.
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Nah, your 'I' might not, but considering the shit that gets through the USPTO, your 'BM' may be able to.
New Zeland appears to have been Slashdotted.
I'd like to point out that a Terrorist (in general) deliberately targets civilians. If someone is claiming to be a Freedom Fighter they had better be taking steps to ensure that their targets are military in nature. If they target civilians out of choice, then they lose the right to claim freedom fighter status (doesn't stop them from claiming it anyway, but they're just deluding themselves.)
Things like this are why everyone should carry (at least) a pocketknife, either on them or in their car within easy reach. Mandatory seatbelt laws save far more lives than they cost, and the problem you quote is so easily avoided that it's a straw man arguement against them. Though current seatbelt buckles are not as reliable to release as the old style flip buckles, so perhaps there should be a law regarding the reliability of the release mechanism, kind of like the one regarding the reliability of brakes.
Ah, well, cyberhands are coming... someday.
And I for a while I was getting 8-9 a day claiming to be from McCain, all at odd hours, on my cellphone. Both sides were doing it.
Hush, don't tell the left that, they're apt to lynch you for suggesting that it might be better to wait, plan, and then do something that actually helps. Rather than just jumping in with both feet and the claim "At least I'm doing something." and thus making things worse.
Don't know about the other guy, but I drive an Accord. 15 gallon tank. At $4+ per gallon it did take $50+ to fill it up for a while. I'm happy that that isn't the case anymore (where I live anyway), but it's not out of line for even a small tank to be more than $50 at the higher gas prices we've seen recently.
Amusingly though, there is a gas station in town that has a $40 per transaction limit on the pumps. Apparently that's been the case for a long time, and all the SUV owners already knew about it. I however, was rather surprised by that the first time I encountered it a couple of years ago.
Not if he's trying to give the user a kick in the pants to wake them up. Remember, most humans aren't people, they're sheeple.
You're referring to the Veyron that isn't a convertible.
Whoops, missed that part. Someone mod my original post down then, ok?