This makes me wonder why there isn't a widely used browser written in a language with garbage collection like Java or C#*. It would certainly cut down on, if not completely eliminate memory leaks. Granted, it would run a bit slower, but it would be so much easier to port to other platforms.
*There probably is some kind of browser written in Java, but I don't know of any that fully support all of the web technologies that we have come to rely on, like AJAX and, to a lesser extent, a plugin mechanism.
But how are people going to know that their computers are infected with 10,342 viruses and spyware if they don't see the vibrating, flashing, and really convincing message box at the top of the webpage?
Oh, yeah? I'm looking at a copy of An Introduction To Why The Textbook Titled The Physics of Nuclei and Particles by Richard A. Dunlap, first edition, published in 2004 Is Wrong, Third Edition by Brainy McKnowsitall, Copyright 2005 Smartypants Press. It clearly states that, "ignition is the point where the the reactor starts to glow and shake violently and all the scientists run screaming from the building."
Matlab's good for testing and small calculations, but if you want to do some serious computing, you should consider learning C++ and writing the code yourself. Then, you can create as many threads as you want.
"It could well be able to store the same amount of energy"
From the article: "It had twice the storage capacity of an electric double-layer capacitor."
Sounds like this is just an improved capacitor design. I understand why the reseachers would want to hype it up by calling it a new type of battery (publicity and research grants).
Yes, you are missing something here. You're confusing power with energy. Power is the rate of energy transfer. Storage capacity is the amount of energy a battery can deliver. Here's what the article has to say:
"It had twice the storage capacity of an electric double-layer capacitor. And it delivered more than 100 times the power of a standard alkaline battery."
The plastic "batteries" can deliver energy fast over a short period of time, like a capacitor, or they can deliver it slowly, like a battery. But their storage capacity is currently quite low--just twice that of a capacitor. One of these couldn't even power a 3 W device for an hour.
They're calling it Yahoo! Mail Beta? That's the name they came up with? Man, Google should sue them for trademark infringement. They've been calling their web apps that for years.;)
Use it on your children. For the maximum amount of time that is supposed to be allowed. Then I'll be satisfied. What's that you say? Now you're not so certain that it's 100% safe?
Seriously, though, can't intense microwave radiation make your eyeballs explode?
"The power plant is expected to destroy 3000 tons of garbage, generating about 120 megawatts of electricity per day. The plant will also supply steam to a nearby Tropicana juice plant[*]. The landfill is expected to be depleted in about 18 years. In addition, up to 600 tons of melted, hardened sludge will be produced each day and will be sold for road construction."
Where have I heard this before? Oh yeah, right here about twice a week. It is expected that this post will convince up to 91.3% of readers that this project is bullshit designed to capture votes for local politicians. In addition, about 42 tons of melted, hardened cynicism will be produced from this post.
*Note to self: don't drink Tropicana juice unless you have developed a taste for "essence of garbage".
This is either a publicity stunt or the work of legendary idiots. There is no research to show the effectiveness of subliminal advertising (at least the kind that involves flashing an image for a fraction of a second in your central vision.) Surely someone with the determination to spread these ads would have done some basic research on their effectiveness, and determined that they were not effective. This seems more like a "no publicity is bad publicity, so LOOK AT ME!" kind of stunt.
I accidentally broke my old phone, and I wasn't due for an "upgrade" from my provider, so I had to buy a new one. When I got my "new" phone for around $120 dollars, I promptly installed my SIM card only to find that, in addition to my address book, I also had several listings for people I didn't know. My first thought was that these were numbers of associates at the phone store, preloaded in case I had any problems, but after examining the body of the phone and discovering scratches, I realized, to my dismay, that this was a second-hand phone. When I brought it back, I got the feeling that they didn't really want to replace it with a new one, but there just happened to be another customer buying a dozen or so phones for his business, so they really had no choice.
I always wondered what would have happened if I had called those people in the phone's memory to try to find out who's phone I had.
This is anything BUT kneejerk legislation based on media headlines, its coming up from grassroots victims of crime.
Correction, it's coming up from the mother of a single victim. It's not like there's a movement involving thousands of people who've had relatives killed by psychos with this same fetish. Sheesh, I never liked violent porn, but this is a bit like banning cookbooks because of Jeffrey Dahmer.
I haven't ever bought regular bulbs so I can't be certain, but I would highly doubt that they are anywhere near the 10x range you imply.
You've never bought incandescent bulbs? What did you used to do when a light burned out? Put it under your pillow and wait for the lightbulb fairy? I've seen generic 60 W incandescents in a four-pack for less than $1, and 60-W-equivalent CFLs are about $2.50 each (more for name brands). 0.25/2.5 = 10. To quote Dilbert, "that's a little trick I like to call 'math'.";) I agree with everything else you said, though.
According to these statistics the per capita electricity consumption in the US is 10336 kWh/y. That's an average consumption rate of 1180 W. You'd have to replace about 2 60 W bulbs per person just so cut back consumption by 10%. Or 3 per person if they're only on 16 hours a day.
The sentence that follows the paragraph quoted in the summary is, "That's the law of large numbers--a small action, multiplied by 110 million." An oft overlooked corollary of the law of large numbers is that you have to divide your savings by the large number to calculate a percentage.
Sorry, but you could replace every conventional bulb in the world with CFLs, and it still wouldn't save the world, or bother the oil companies much. Besides, this is old news; I've been using CFLs for a few years now in some lamps. I like them because they come in more spectra than "orange" and they don't get as hot (though they do get hot).
The monitor, tower, and speakers will also all require their own power. On the other hand, all of the hardware in an iMac is contained in a single unit. You plug the power into the unit, then plug in your keyboard and mouse.
Well, since we're comparing apples to kumquats, the Mac you described is way harder to set up than my notebook. I literally just had to take it out of the box, open the lid, and hit the power button. (OK, I plugged it in and charged the battery for 24 hours first, but I didn't have to.) Seriously, though, the problem most home users have with their computer is not plugging in the damn keyboard and mouse. Now, if you're an Amish teenager on rumspringa, and you're never used an electric appliance before, that might be a different story. Now that would be a good ad.
Not only were the Founding Fathers not terrorists, they, unlike animal rights terrorists, were fighting against oppression that affected them. Animal rights terrorists, on the other hand, are generally antisocial misfits who have latched onto a convenient cause to rationalize their reckless hatred and violence. They may like to think of themselves as benevolent hippies, but at their core they're no better than Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
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Make <X> more expensive! It certainly worked with cigarettes. [/sarcasm]
Perhaps he had a high IQ, but a lower EQ.
Try compiling it with MinGW.
You make it sound so easy. Have you ever tried compiling Firefox? It's like trying to build a car from parts with a one-page instruction manual. ;)
This makes me wonder why there isn't a widely used browser written in a language with garbage collection like Java or C#*. It would certainly cut down on, if not completely eliminate memory leaks. Granted, it would run a bit slower, but it would be so much easier to port to other platforms.
*There probably is some kind of browser written in Java, but I don't know of any that fully support all of the web technologies that we have come to rely on, like AJAX and, to a lesser extent, a plugin mechanism.
You spelled hampster wrong. ;)
But how are people going to know that their computers are infected with 10,342 viruses and spyware if they don't see the vibrating, flashing, and really convincing message box at the top of the webpage?
Oh, yeah? I'm looking at a copy of An Introduction To Why The Textbook Titled The Physics of Nuclei and Particles by Richard A. Dunlap, first edition, published in 2004 Is Wrong, Third Edition by Brainy McKnowsitall, Copyright 2005 Smartypants Press. It clearly states that, "ignition is the point where the the reactor starts to glow and shake violently and all the scientists run screaming from the building."
Matlab's good for testing and small calculations, but if you want to do some serious computing, you should consider learning C++ and writing the code yourself. Then, you can create as many threads as you want.
"You don't have to be a scientist, or even very smart, to play with Manoi AT01."
I think I'll wait for the Womanoi TA36-24-36.
"It could well be able to store the same amount of energy"
From the article: "It had twice the storage capacity of an electric double-layer capacitor."
Sounds like this is just an improved capacitor design. I understand why the reseachers would want to hype it up by calling it a new type of battery (publicity and research grants).
Yes, you are missing something here. You're confusing power with energy. Power is the rate of energy transfer. Storage capacity is the amount of energy a battery can deliver. Here's what the article has to say:
"It had twice the storage capacity of an electric double-layer capacitor. And it delivered more than 100 times the power of a standard alkaline battery."
The plastic "batteries" can deliver energy fast over a short period of time, like a capacitor, or they can deliver it slowly, like a battery. But their storage capacity is currently quite low--just twice that of a capacitor. One of these couldn't even power a 3 W device for an hour.
They're calling it Yahoo! Mail Beta? That's the name they came up with? Man, Google should sue them for trademark infringement. They've been calling their web apps that for years. ;)
Use it on your children. For the maximum amount of time that is supposed to be allowed. Then I'll be satisfied. What's that you say? Now you're not so certain that it's 100% safe?
Seriously, though, can't intense microwave radiation make your eyeballs explode?
Sorry, but the number one reason that games are not considered art is that they are thought to be for young people only--in particularly, only boys.
Why do you mention boys in particularly?
"The power plant is expected to destroy 3000 tons of garbage, generating about 120 megawatts of electricity per day. The plant will also supply steam to a nearby Tropicana juice plant[*]. The landfill is expected to be depleted in about 18 years. In addition, up to 600 tons of melted, hardened sludge will be produced each day and will be sold for road construction."
Where have I heard this before? Oh yeah, right here about twice a week. It is expected that this post will convince up to 91.3% of readers that this project is bullshit designed to capture votes for local politicians. In addition, about 42 tons of melted, hardened cynicism will be produced from this post.
*Note to self: don't drink Tropicana juice unless you have developed a taste for "essence of garbage".
This is either a publicity stunt or the work of legendary idiots. There is no research to show the effectiveness of subliminal advertising (at least the kind that involves flashing an image for a fraction of a second in your central vision.) Surely someone with the determination to spread these ads would have done some basic research on their effectiveness, and determined that they were not effective. This seems more like a "no publicity is bad publicity, so LOOK AT ME!" kind of stunt.
I accidentally broke my old phone, and I wasn't due for an "upgrade" from my provider, so I had to buy a new one. When I got my "new" phone for around $120 dollars, I promptly installed my SIM card only to find that, in addition to my address book, I also had several listings for people I didn't know. My first thought was that these were numbers of associates at the phone store, preloaded in case I had any problems, but after examining the body of the phone and discovering scratches, I realized, to my dismay, that this was a second-hand phone. When I brought it back, I got the feeling that they didn't really want to replace it with a new one, but there just happened to be another customer buying a dozen or so phones for his business, so they really had no choice.
I always wondered what would have happened if I had called those people in the phone's memory to try to find out who's phone I had.
This is anything BUT kneejerk legislation based on media headlines, its coming up from grassroots victims of crime.
Correction, it's coming up from the mother of a single victim. It's not like there's a movement involving thousands of people who've had relatives killed by psychos with this same fetish. Sheesh, I never liked violent porn, but this is a bit like banning cookbooks because of Jeffrey Dahmer.
I haven't ever bought regular bulbs so I can't be certain, but I would highly doubt that they are anywhere near the 10x range you imply.
;) I agree with everything else you said, though.
You've never bought incandescent bulbs? What did you used to do when a light burned out? Put it under your pillow and wait for the lightbulb fairy? I've seen generic 60 W incandescents in a four-pack for less than $1, and 60-W-equivalent CFLs are about $2.50 each (more for name brands). 0.25/2.5 = 10. To quote Dilbert, "that's a little trick I like to call 'math'."
According to these statistics the per capita electricity consumption in the US is 10336 kWh/y. That's an average consumption rate of 1180 W. You'd have to replace about 2 60 W bulbs per person just so cut back consumption by 10%. Or 3 per person if they're only on 16 hours a day.
The sentence that follows the paragraph quoted in the summary is, "That's the law of large numbers--a small action, multiplied by 110 million." An oft overlooked corollary of the law of large numbers is that you have to divide your savings by the large number to calculate a percentage.
Sorry, but you could replace every conventional bulb in the world with CFLs, and it still wouldn't save the world, or bother the oil companies much. Besides, this is old news; I've been using CFLs for a few years now in some lamps. I like them because they come in more spectra than "orange" and they don't get as hot (though they do get hot).
I think you meant to say: how many Soviet Russians does it take to change a light bulb?
The monitor, tower, and speakers will also all require their own power. On the other hand, all of the hardware in an iMac is contained in a single unit. You plug the power into the unit, then plug in your keyboard and mouse.
Well, since we're comparing apples to kumquats, the Mac you described is way harder to set up than my notebook. I literally just had to take it out of the box, open the lid, and hit the power button. (OK, I plugged it in and charged the battery for 24 hours first, but I didn't have to.) Seriously, though, the problem most home users have with their computer is not plugging in the damn keyboard and mouse. Now, if you're an Amish teenager on rumspringa, and you're never used an electric appliance before, that might be a different story. Now that would be a good ad.
Actually, "badware" is just a subset of "doodooware", which is itself a form of "cootieware". These are all technical terms, of course.
Not only were the Founding Fathers not terrorists, they, unlike animal rights terrorists, were fighting against oppression that affected them. Animal rights terrorists, on the other hand, are generally antisocial misfits who have latched onto a convenient cause to rationalize their reckless hatred and violence. They may like to think of themselves as benevolent hippies, but at their core they're no better than Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.