My first thought was that we already had nanotechnology. Microchips would count. Hell, we already manipulate bacteria to make things like insulin, clotting factors, and other stuff for us.
Hindsight is usually 20/20. But in this case maybe not. Here's what an M68000 would have brought to the table:
1) Higher costs - the reason IBM went with the 8088 is because it was less expensive.
2) No 640k memory limit - okay, but then we'd have the issue of 16MB memory limit a few years later since the M68k had a 16 bit external bus. BTW, the 640k limit was particular to IBM's implementation, not necessarily a limitation of the 8088. Because everyone else copied that implementation, we have the 640k limit.
3) 8-bit and 16-bit mainstream computing - why do I say that? Because memory cost a lot of money back then. Even though the M68k can use 32-bit code, the first computers would have come with miniscule amounts of memory. 32-bit code would not be a good idea then.
4) continuation of CISC architecture - I personally don't think this is much of an issue, but some people do contending that the current CISC-to-RISC translation still takes up significant silicon real-estate.
You know, there used to be a market for TCP/IP stacks. Now there no longer is. Should the user be prompted to pick different TCP/IP stacks? Media players? Minesweeper games? Where exactly does it end? It's just gotten a little inane at this point and looks more like a money grab on the EU's part.
It's monopoly abuse. Windows has a desktop monopoly. What Ubuntu or Apple does is not that important, they don't have a monopoly. If you do want to talk about the situation of Ubuntu and comparing it to Windows. Windows comes with IE and only IE or now maybe no browser at all (even less choice). Ubuntu comes with several terminal programs on the CD/DVD and you can install an other just and just as easily remove the one that was default.
You know, that doesn't really make any sense. Ubuntu writes less than 0.1% of the code in their distribution (probably less).
Your example of different terminals in Ubuntu doesn't work well. Are you also suggesting that MS should include Windows Shell replacements as well (eg LiteStep)?
I'd rather not live in a society that thinks impaling a kitten through the eye socket with high heels until the kitten dies is considered a good thing. Fortunately, I don't and neither do most people.
What exactly do you consider "obscene" profit margins? If you look at AT&T's income statement, their profit margin is on the order of 10%. That's not anywhere close to "obscene." For comparison, Microsoft's margins are closer to 30%.
The problem I see with that is how do you search for stuff exactly? Our system does that too for ER notes, but it can be difficult with how poorly people's handwriting can be.
Is this supposed to be funny, or is the submitter suffering from some embitterment himself?
I know some people love having their personality labelled as a "disorder" because they believe it then excuses their actions.
You know, that's a philosophical question that's been plaguing us for eons. When we get down to it, physics determines all of our actions. Our decisions and actions are all a result of physical phenomena.
Uh huh. So, as per your definition, depression, bipolar disorder, shcizophrenia, etc. are not real disorders. If I had any mod points left, I'd have modded you down.
The part I loved most about the steaming biased crock of crap that is the article is the comment that E85 (15% Ethanol) means a 30% drop in mileage.
So E0 (100% ethanol) would be a drop of 200% in mileage? Does that mean you fuel with Ethanol and your car goes backwards?
Hate to burst your bubble, but E85 is 85% ethanol. And it's quite apparent that you know nothing of math or energy density. The energy density of ethanol is about 26 MJ/kg whereas the energy density of gasoline is almost twice that at about 45 MJ/kg. So to answer your last quesion, you'd most likely get less than half the mileage out of your car if you used E100 (100% ethanol). BTW E0 is 0% ethanol, ie pure gasoline.
Did you ever watch "The Prestige"? In the end, the one guy explains how he gets duplicated: one dropping into a tank of water and drowning, and the other teleporting and living and he didn't know which one he'd be during each performance.
So, back to your post, I would argue that each copy of an intelligence made, once it has been made and activated ends up being different than the original.
Well, if you really get down to it, the root problem is greed and money. You can't outlaw money because what will we use to buy stuff? You can't make people less greedy, although ideally you would. Clearly drugs can be sold for lots of money because they're illegal (ie street price of drug = chance to be caught + chance for drug runner to die + etc...).
If were were to "illegalize" guns, that still won't stop people from being kidnapped and beheaded or blown up with bombs. And, since they're criminals, they'll just find some other way to get guns. I mean, they keep finding ways to get drugs into the USA, what's going to prevent them from smuggling their own guns?
They really were 3D games. It's just that all the calculations were done on the CPU. You could actually run those games on a regular VGA card with as little as 256k video memory. Duke Nukem 3D could utilize VGA mode 13h, so even 64k of video memory was enough.
Specification for firewire wasn't complete until December 1995. According to IBM documents, USB 1.0 was finished in November 1995. So, to answer your question: USB.
If only it weighed 75 pounds, too. By the time I reached middle school, I had no problem carrying around 30lb+ computers and monitors. Now, to be fair, I'm more athletic than most geeks, but a 20-pound ball isn't gonna do shit against kids.
Uh, its price is 75 pounds-sterling, as in the currency that's used in the UK. The thing actually weighs 21 pounds.
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My first thought was that we already had nanotechnology. Microchips would count. Hell, we already manipulate bacteria to make things like insulin, clotting factors, and other stuff for us.
Hindsight is usually 20/20. But in this case maybe not. Here's what an M68000 would have brought to the table:
1) Higher costs - the reason IBM went with the 8088 is because it was less expensive.
2) No 640k memory limit - okay, but then we'd have the issue of 16MB memory limit a few years later since the M68k had a 16 bit external bus. BTW, the 640k limit was particular to IBM's implementation, not necessarily a limitation of the 8088. Because everyone else copied that implementation, we have the 640k limit.
3) 8-bit and 16-bit mainstream computing - why do I say that? Because memory cost a lot of money back then. Even though the M68k can use 32-bit code, the first computers would have come with miniscule amounts of memory. 32-bit code would not be a good idea then.
4) continuation of CISC architecture - I personally don't think this is much of an issue, but some people do contending that the current CISC-to-RISC translation still takes up significant silicon real-estate.
not being all that useful. I'm sure glad the Wii controller is so much better.
You know, there used to be a market for TCP/IP stacks. Now there no longer is. Should the user be prompted to pick different TCP/IP stacks? Media players? Minesweeper games? Where exactly does it end? It's just gotten a little inane at this point and looks more like a money grab on the EU's part.
That wouldn't actually be a bad idea. When the user first turns on the computer, a screen should pop up with the following:
As a result of recent EU regulations, please choose a preferred internet browser.
That should get people riled up!
It's monopoly abuse. Windows has a desktop monopoly. What Ubuntu or Apple does is not that important, they don't have a monopoly. If you do want to talk about the situation of Ubuntu and comparing it to Windows. Windows comes with IE and only IE or now maybe no browser at all (even less choice). Ubuntu comes with several terminal programs on the CD/DVD and you can install an other just and just as easily remove the one that was default.
You know, that doesn't really make any sense. Ubuntu writes less than 0.1% of the code in their distribution (probably less).
Your example of different terminals in Ubuntu doesn't work well. Are you also suggesting that MS should include Windows Shell replacements as well (eg LiteStep)?
I'd rather not live in a society that thinks impaling a kitten through the eye socket with high heels until the kitten dies is considered a good thing. Fortunately, I don't and neither do most people.
You should see the quark stars vs. peon stars crowd. Hooboy, I wouldn't touch that with a 3.048 meter pole.
What exactly do you consider "obscene" profit margins? If you look at AT&T's income statement, their profit margin is on the order of 10%. That's not anywhere close to "obscene." For comparison, Microsoft's margins are closer to 30%.
Tesla...
The problem I see with that is how do you search for stuff exactly? Our system does that too for ER notes, but it can be difficult with how poorly people's handwriting can be.
Someone mod parent up. The way the medical-legal system has evolved now it's no longer practical to have a paper chart as the sole medical record.
I don't know about yours, but my time machine only goes back to 4004 B.C.
I'm wondering about this:
Is this supposed to be funny, or is the submitter suffering from some embitterment himself?
I know some people love having their personality labelled as a "disorder" because they believe it then excuses their actions.
You know, that's a philosophical question that's been plaguing us for eons. When we get down to it, physics determines all of our actions. Our decisions and actions are all a result of physical phenomena.
Uh huh. So, as per your definition, depression, bipolar disorder, shcizophrenia, etc. are not real disorders. If I had any mod points left, I'd have modded you down.
The part I loved most about the steaming biased crock of crap that is the article is the comment that E85 (15% Ethanol) means a 30% drop in mileage.
So E0 (100% ethanol) would be a drop of 200% in mileage? Does that mean you fuel with Ethanol and your car goes backwards?
Hate to burst your bubble, but E85 is 85% ethanol. And it's quite apparent that you know nothing of math or energy density. The energy density of ethanol is about 26 MJ/kg whereas the energy density of gasoline is almost twice that at about 45 MJ/kg. So to answer your last quesion, you'd most likely get less than half the mileage out of your car if you used E100 (100% ethanol). BTW E0 is 0% ethanol, ie pure gasoline.
Did you ever watch "The Prestige"? In the end, the one guy explains how he gets duplicated: one dropping into a tank of water and drowning, and the other teleporting and living and he didn't know which one he'd be during each performance.
So, back to your post, I would argue that each copy of an intelligence made, once it has been made and activated ends up being different than the original.
Unless someone dies or is in physical danger.
Well, if you really get down to it, the root problem is greed and money. You can't outlaw money because what will we use to buy stuff? You can't make people less greedy, although ideally you would. Clearly drugs can be sold for lots of money because they're illegal (ie street price of drug = chance to be caught + chance for drug runner to die + etc...).
If were were to "illegalize" guns, that still won't stop people from being kidnapped and beheaded or blown up with bombs. And, since they're criminals, they'll just find some other way to get guns. I mean, they keep finding ways to get drugs into the USA, what's going to prevent them from smuggling their own guns?
They really were 3D games. It's just that all the calculations were done on the CPU. You could actually run those games on a regular VGA card with as little as 256k video memory. Duke Nukem 3D could utilize VGA mode 13h, so even 64k of video memory was enough.
No kidding. More people have been killed in 2008 due to drug violence in Mexico than US casualties in Iraq for the same year!
Those games you mentioned didn't utilize any 3D acceleration.
Specification for firewire wasn't complete until December 1995. According to IBM documents, USB 1.0 was finished in November 1995. So, to answer your question: USB.
If only it weighed 75 pounds, too. By the time I reached middle school, I had no problem carrying around 30lb+ computers and monitors. Now, to be fair, I'm more athletic than most geeks, but a 20-pound ball isn't gonna do shit against kids.
Uh, its price is 75 pounds-sterling, as in the currency that's used in the UK. The thing actually weighs 21 pounds.
1. Windows Vista. One would think ME would have taught Redmond a lesson.
Except that Vista is nothing like ME.