I'm not sure how another license would protect you from patent lawsuits. If you've released your code publicly, the patent owner can review your code and sue you, not necessarily needing to run it or anything to determine patent infringement.
Why not code that Apple has added to? Isn't that the whole point of open source? One person starts something, another person can come along and improve it. Unless, of course, you don't think Apple has actually added anything useful to the body of open source software...
Funny, but you raise an important point... This could be used by abusive spouses to keep tabs on the other person, particularly because there doesn't seem to be a "keep my location here no matter where I go" - so turning it off or setting it to the city-location mode could trigger angry accusations.
You have to actively allow someone to view your location... it isn't just publicly broadcast.
It's not bricked if you can fix it without modifying the hardware. It's a nice term -- stop destroying it.
Exactly! The only way it can actually be considered "bricked" is if you embed it in clay and bake it in a kiln! Dang people and their taking perfectly good words and imbuing them with different meanings!
Check this out: ATSV. It can two 2D and 3D plots, as well as adding additional dimensions via color, glyph size, glyph orientation, glyph transparency, stuff like that. It's pretty slick.
But light doesn't have its velocity increased... it starts off at the speed of light already. It's probably more akin to E=mc^2. Photons have a defined energy, so it could be converted to a mass value calculated using Einstein's equation, which you could then multiply by the velocity to find momentum... I think.
The quote from the not-really-worth-reading article is:
Chris Goodall, author of Ten Technologies to Save the Planet, estimates the carbon emissions of a Google search at 7g to 10g (assuming 15 minutes' computer use).
So they might be measuring the energy needed to turn on a computer and mess around on the Internet for 15 minutes. Or they might just be making stuff up.
I just did a google search, and it returned in 0.08 seconds. So this search would have to be running on 11,250 computers simultaneously for the whole 0.08 seconds to take 15 minutes of computer time. This seems slightly excessive to me.
I don't know the exact number, but if it takes say 11 computers to handle the query, with each running for the whole 0.08 seconds, then according to Goodall that should only be generating 0.007 - 0.010 grams.
In fact, there are environmentalists who do claim they think the world would be better off without people
I don't see how anybody could seriously dispute that. And I'm not exactly an environmentalist.
It depends what one means by the world and what measuring stick is being used. The world itself is a ball of minerals... I hardly think it matters whether it's got an ecosphere like Earth or if it's dead like Mars.
And how can it be said to be "better off" if there are no people? Sure, there may be more species diversity, but who's to say that's "better" if there's no one around? I somehow doubt a plant or animal cares a great deal whether its species survives or goes extinct.
; there are signs specifying two things: It is a US Govermnent property site... Photogrophy is prohibited
Sure, if you go on the base property. But I think by "public" land the GP meant more along the lines of the public road that goes by the base. There may not be a gate preventing access to the base property, but it's no longer public land.
So I guess what you're saying is there shouldn't be any professional authors? Because they get their money from selling their books. If people rip them off, they can't afford to write full time because they have to earn a living somehow else.
Frankly, you sound like you've got a bit of sour grapes. Just because you can't make a living making music doesn't mean other people should be prevented from doing so.
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I'm not sure how another license would protect you from patent lawsuits. If you've released your code publicly, the patent owner can review your code and sue you, not necessarily needing to run it or anything to determine patent infringement.
Supercavitation... that is all.
Why not code that Apple has added to? Isn't that the whole point of open source? One person starts something, another person can come along and improve it. Unless, of course, you don't think Apple has actually added anything useful to the body of open source software...
But since Wikipedia defines the media, that means we define science!
Bill Gates??? Is that you?
Seriously... I'd never even heard of Topix before...
I guess that would make it truly a representative government.
Your upfront costs are horrendous, but $60 for 3 megabits is actually pretty good compared to most DSL services.
Maybe if it's 3Mbps symmetric, but when I was with AT&T they were charing about $30/mo for 3Mbps download.
Just goes to show that no matter how much protection you have on the tech side, there's always a social engineering way around it.
Or you could get a Mac, and you're safe to visit any website, regardless of malicious intent. Just don't type in any personal information!
Funny, but you raise an important point... This could be used by abusive spouses to keep tabs on the other person, particularly because there doesn't seem to be a "keep my location here no matter where I go" - so turning it off or setting it to the city-location mode could trigger angry accusations.
You have to actively allow someone to view your location... it isn't just publicly broadcast.
2/3 of Americans Without Direct Neural Interface Don't Want It
It's not bricked if you can fix it without modifying the hardware. It's a nice term -- stop destroying it.
Exactly! The only way it can actually be considered "bricked" is if you embed it in clay and bake it in a kiln! Dang people and their taking perfectly good words and imbuing them with different meanings!
Check this out: ATSV. It can two 2D and 3D plots, as well as adding additional dimensions via color, glyph size, glyph orientation, glyph transparency, stuff like that. It's pretty slick.
And here I thought the warning was going to be that excessive exposure to violent video games would make you morbidly obese...
But light doesn't have its velocity increased... it starts off at the speed of light already. It's probably more akin to E=mc^2. Photons have a defined energy, so it could be converted to a mass value calculated using Einstein's equation, which you could then multiply by the velocity to find momentum... I think.
The quote from the not-really-worth-reading article is:
Chris Goodall, author of Ten Technologies to Save the Planet, estimates the carbon emissions of a Google search at 7g to 10g (assuming 15 minutes' computer use).
So they might be measuring the energy needed to turn on a computer and mess around on the Internet for 15 minutes. Or they might just be making stuff up.
I just did a google search, and it returned in 0.08 seconds. So this search would have to be running on 11,250 computers simultaneously for the whole 0.08 seconds to take 15 minutes of computer time. This seems slightly excessive to me.
I don't know the exact number, but if it takes say 11 computers to handle the query, with each running for the whole 0.08 seconds, then according to Goodall that should only be generating 0.007 - 0.010 grams.
In fact, there are environmentalists who do claim they think the world would be better off without people
I don't see how anybody could seriously dispute that. And I'm not exactly an environmentalist.
It depends what one means by the world and what measuring stick is being used. The world itself is a ball of minerals... I hardly think it matters whether it's got an ecosphere like Earth or if it's dead like Mars.
And how can it be said to be "better off" if there are no people? Sure, there may be more species diversity, but who's to say that's "better" if there's no one around? I somehow doubt a plant or animal cares a great deal whether its species survives or goes extinct.
You're about to be railroaded out of here...
Indeed... it's actually written in English, not academese!
Go to ANY military airfield in the USA; there are signs specifying two things
Could you provide a photo of these signs to back up your claim?
LOL!
; there are signs specifying two things: It is a US Govermnent property site... Photogrophy is prohibited
Sure, if you go on the base property. But I think by "public" land the GP meant more along the lines of the public road that goes by the base. There may not be a gate preventing access to the base property, but it's no longer public land.
Yep, it works just fine with MacFUSE. I've been using sshfs on my Mac for quite awhile now.
Tesla will be a niche, like Porsche, Lambo, Ferrari, Aston Martin are.
Considering Porsche is the majority shareholder in Volkswagen, I'd say being a niche player worked out pretty well for them.
So I guess what you're saying is there shouldn't be any professional authors? Because they get their money from selling their books. If people rip them off, they can't afford to write full time because they have to earn a living somehow else.
Frankly, you sound like you've got a bit of sour grapes. Just because you can't make a living making music doesn't mean other people should be prevented from doing so.
The Internet is a service it costs money to keep such a service running.
Somehow, I imagine the cost is far less than I pay for my service. But I could be wrong.
A book is a product it costs the creator nothing if I produce a few thousand copies of it. I am doing them a favour by promoting their book.
"Produce" in the context of your being a publisher, or as in unlicensed copies?
You're not doing them a favor if you're not inducing people to purchase the book and give them royalties.