This requires doubling the (classical) memory to hold the state of the entire sytem. A quantum computer, obviously, only requires a single qubit added.
To double the amount of binary memory, you also add a bit. I don't think one can compare Moore's law with the amount of qubits (nevermind that Moore's law is about transistors, but I'm going with the popular interpretation here), because a quantum computer already has unlimited power as it is capable of calculating all the combinations at once. The amount of qubits is a better match for the amount of ordinary memory, and as I said it also doubles with the addition of a bit. When a computation is run on a quantum computer, the universe splits into a number of parallel universes, in which every quantum computer does a single calculation with a different value, and then all the different computers "share" the result. So it's essentially a massively parallellized computer, with all the nodes being in different universes, thus resulting in a quantum computer already having unlimited power. I'm going with the many worlds interpretation here, but I'm not a quantum physicist so someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Actually it would be better to make the low alarm at something like 60 minutes before you have to wake up, as the likelihood of you finishing a sleep cycle within a 5 minute period of time is only around 5%. Then you should go to bed at a time that makes sure the amount of hours you have slept when you reach the 60 minute window is a multiple of 1.5. If you fall asleep easily, you can make the 60 minute window smaller, but don't make it too small as the sleep cycle varies between people and you need some extra minutes for the variation. If you want to go to sleep whenever you want to, then make the window 100 minutes and you'll be guaranteed to finish a cycle between the two alarms.
Well maybe he'll die from your perspective, but not from his point of view. So I guess you both win. Damn, Quantum theory really is the answer to everything, even fundame... erm theological arguments can be solved with QT! No, not quicktime.
I think you underestimate the power Hitler had over Nazi Germany. If some calmer heads had tried to oust him out of the power structure, these calm heads would have found themselves in a labor camp or dead. He could possibly have been ousted by someone from Gestapo or by someone close to him, but I'm not so sure if that would have been an improvement. Calmer heads might have made more realistic decisions, maybe even avoided a war with the Soviets, and tried to keep the U.S. out of the war.
But IMO the question of a war between China and the U.S. boils down to one point: is the U.S. prepared to relinquish the position of superpower status? I'd say no, the evidence being the military actions in Iraq (and soon Iran), the pressure on Japan to change their constitution to enable a larger military, and the research on a missile shield to protect from the Chinese. On the Chinese side the modernisation of the PLA, research on longer ranged missiles that will eventually be able to reach the U.S., the changes in law to make it "legal" to annex Taiwan, and the diplomatic overtures to closer ties with countries that have natural resources to trade but have difficulty trading with democracies because of internal issues, show that the Chinese government isn't about to give up either. I don't think a cold war would solve the problem either, as the population base is in China's favor. If a war erupts, it will happen no later than the next decade, any later than that and the balance of power would already have shifted too much.
Surely it's just an example of government making sure that business has a profitable environment to work in?
But why should the government make sure business has a profitable environment to work in? Surely that task belongs to the businesses themselves! When a government ignores its primary purpose, and starts to create laws to serve private interests, I would call it corrupt. Maybe it wouldn't legally be corrupt, but laws can always be changed.
I agree, ASP is starting to show it's age. But open source AVC tools are starting to mature, and there are some ok commercial tools available, so I don't think HD rips will be compressed with the older codecs.
It's still the government that's kicking in your door. If the government is prone to corruption from corporations, then isn't the solution a new government? Better to tackle the problem at it's source, if you take down corporations, then some other entity will come along and start telling the lawmakers what to think. Might even be some fundies or some other whackos, at least corporations don't care about anything else than their dollars.
I thought they are full of fanboys who bash all dissenting opinions to death? I guess it depends on if you like the game or not. IMO the best way to see if a game is worth a damn is to check out the "unofficial" version first, and then decide if I want to give away my money.
Sometimes I forget that history doesn't literally mean our civilization's history. I don't think the life cycle of a star or Earth's origin is studied for their historical value, I think it's more about learning to understand the mechanisms involved (and maybe someday replicate them). But yeah, a list of facts about random occurences between unintelligent matter sounds boring; I wouldn't personally call that history though.:)
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This requires doubling the (classical) memory to hold the state of the entire sytem. A quantum computer, obviously, only requires a single qubit added.
To double the amount of binary memory, you also add a bit. I don't think one can compare Moore's law with the amount of qubits (nevermind that Moore's law is about transistors, but I'm going with the popular interpretation here), because a quantum computer already has unlimited power as it is capable of calculating all the combinations at once. The amount of qubits is a better match for the amount of ordinary memory, and as I said it also doubles with the addition of a bit. When a computation is run on a quantum computer, the universe splits into a number of parallel universes, in which every quantum computer does a single calculation with a different value, and then all the different computers "share" the result. So it's essentially a massively parallellized computer, with all the nodes being in different universes, thus resulting in a quantum computer already having unlimited power. I'm going with the many worlds interpretation here, but I'm not a quantum physicist so someone correct me if I'm wrong.
And the duped story will be about how the University of Michigan didn't create a quantum microchip.
I think you mean it was a dupe until he measured it?
Actually it would be better to make the low alarm at something like 60 minutes before you have to wake up, as the likelihood of you finishing a sleep cycle within a 5 minute period of time is only around 5%. Then you should go to bed at a time that makes sure the amount of hours you have slept when you reach the 60 minute window is a multiple of 1.5. If you fall asleep easily, you can make the 60 minute window smaller, but don't make it too small as the sleep cycle varies between people and you need some extra minutes for the variation. If you want to go to sleep whenever you want to, then make the window 100 minutes and you'll be guaranteed to finish a cycle between the two alarms.
What's the joke? Shouldn't he be used to seeing green pigs? And where do you get black light?
It doesn't matter where in the chain they take the 25 cents, it will still only raise the end-user price by 25 cents.
Maybe after a few PPU generations, but let's get normal fluid simulation and destructable environments in games first. :)
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The mods must have been on crack! Or maybe on caffeine...
No need, because we're never dying anyways.
Well maybe he'll die from your perspective, but not from his point of view. So I guess you both win. Damn, Quantum theory really is the answer to everything, even fundame... erm theological arguments can be solved with QT! No, not quicktime.
Alright, your previous post made it sound like some nice old councilman would calmly push him out of office, but I guess I misunderstood you. :)
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No opinions on tomorrow's history?
I think you underestimate the power Hitler had over Nazi Germany. If some calmer heads had tried to oust him out of the power structure, these calm heads would have found themselves in a labor camp or dead. He could possibly have been ousted by someone from Gestapo or by someone close to him, but I'm not so sure if that would have been an improvement. Calmer heads might have made more realistic decisions, maybe even avoided a war with the Soviets, and tried to keep the U.S. out of the war.
But IMO the question of a war between China and the U.S. boils down to one point: is the U.S. prepared to relinquish the position of superpower status? I'd say no, the evidence being the military actions in Iraq (and soon Iran), the pressure on Japan to change their constitution to enable a larger military, and the research on a missile shield to protect from the Chinese. On the Chinese side the modernisation of the PLA, research on longer ranged missiles that will eventually be able to reach the U.S., the changes in law to make it "legal" to annex Taiwan, and the diplomatic overtures to closer ties with countries that have natural resources to trade but have difficulty trading with democracies because of internal issues, show that the Chinese government isn't about to give up either. I don't think a cold war would solve the problem either, as the population base is in China's favor. If a war erupts, it will happen no later than the next decade, any later than that and the balance of power would already have shifted too much.
Any other sources? That April fool's thread isn't exactly reliable. :P
Surely it's just an example of government making sure that business has a profitable environment to work in?
But why should the government make sure business has a profitable environment to work in? Surely that task belongs to the businesses themselves! When a government ignores its primary purpose, and starts to create laws to serve private interests, I would call it corrupt. Maybe it wouldn't legally be corrupt, but laws can always be changed.
I agree, ASP is starting to show it's age. But open source AVC tools are starting to mature, and there are some ok commercial tools available, so I don't think HD rips will be compressed with the older codecs.
Maybe you don't. But he sure does. He's not perfectly happy with DVD resolution on a 32" screen.
It's still the government that's kicking in your door. If the government is prone to corruption from corporations, then isn't the solution a new government? Better to tackle the problem at it's source, if you take down corporations, then some other entity will come along and start telling the lawmakers what to think. Might even be some fundies or some other whackos, at least corporations don't care about anything else than their dollars.
I think some people believe "classic" just means old.
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Suddenly I feel like not going to a university...
I thought they are full of fanboys who bash all dissenting opinions to death? I guess it depends on if you like the game or not. IMO the best way to see if a game is worth a damn is to check out the "unofficial" version first, and then decide if I want to give away my money.
Or maybe Commodore 64 BASIC.
"Those who cast the votes decide nothing; those who count the votes decide everything." - Joseph Stalin
To make things really quantumtastic, redirect to both pages ... at the same time.
Indeed it is, and a far better one at that.
I don't see any humans building those things. What's the point in having the word if one defines it in such a way that it can never be used?
Sometimes I forget that history doesn't literally mean our civilization's history. I don't think the life cycle of a star or Earth's origin is studied for their historical value, I think it's more about learning to understand the mechanisms involved (and maybe someday replicate them). But yeah, a list of facts about random occurences between unintelligent matter sounds boring; I wouldn't personally call that history though. :)