I would have moderated parent as insightful, but I prefer to comment and elaborate.
There may be an advantage to releasing your sloppy code. Someone might come along, clean it up and show you what was wrong with it. Sure, that code isn't going to get you any job offers. The next program you write after learning how to make pretty code might, though.
That might just disprove quantum theory altogether. One wold expect that it would be both stable and unstable, as well as secure and insecure. This simply is not possible with Windows, as it can not be stable or secure in any state.
Now, someone mod me -1 (Troll or Flamebait) and 6 more mod me +1 Underrated.
Networks like Discovery DEMAND that the lesser channels of theirs also be carried and forced upon the viewers and subscribers.
They won't after an FCC mandate.
Alternatively, they could have said source etched onto the surface of some silicon and embed it in the device, sitting there, encased in epoxy; an unidentified chip, making people wonder what, exactly, it does.
They would answer "It keeps the deivce in compliance with the GPL."
People would get confused, the FSF would sue, they'd bring very-much-enlarged photos of the silicone to court with them.
Hell, they wouldn't really even need to put silicon in that epoxy case. Just the epoxy case and some leads soldered to the board would do just fine; until someone tries to dissect the chip to test their legal defense, that is.
And computers are never going to get faster? Well... I guess Moore's law has failed already then.
On the other hand, the CPU does not process each BIT as it enters the system. They're sent to a buffer on the device, then to RAM, then processed as a datatype, not individual bits. So, at 1 tick per 1 nanosecond, 1 bit per 0.2 nanosecond (that's 5 bits per nanosecond)... you're looking at less than 1 byte per tick. I would assume it's to be processed in 64 bit chunks on a modern 64bit CPU. That means it will be processed only when at least 64 bits are available to process, so, every 12.8 nanoseconds.
That's pretty reasonable. Also, I'm guessing, if you're doing something that's maxing out that bus, you probably have multiple cores running at over 2Ghz each and enough RAM to handle buffering. What would happen with a single 1Ghz core is rather irrelevant; even the low-end laptop I picked up in February had dual 1.7Ghz cores.
It is an expense that many see as unnecessary for the quality of programming local TV has to offer. (emphasis mine)
You either never watch cable or never watch your local channels. Or, perhaps you have no sense of production values.
If you watched both and had at least a minute sense of value for your time (and an understanding of what makes good TV), you would find any expense for cable to be unnecessary.
With one exception (and this is where I go from flamebait to funny):
Kids go crazy without a constant stream of cartoons and women seem to require their Lifetime. If you want any of the former, you have to keep the latter happy.
And yes, kids can be doing something educational and productive while cartoons are on the screen in the same room. I'd give my (20 years younger than me) sister as an example, but my mother would be quite pissed if one of you took her. They don't have to watch, 24/7; they just want them on, as long as you give them something else to do.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, took me offtopic. Or, perhaps, made me insightful. Let's see if I can get an interesting mod, as well. 50:1 odds, any takers?
Interesting take. However, simply because Verizon is treating FIOS as if it were cable does not make it cable. If this were the case, I'd be driving a Benz, rather than a Honda which I treat as though it were a Benz.
At least, when you can walk into your local government building and/or TV station and pick up a free (government subsidized) digital-to-analog box. If analog TVs comprise 95% of the market, but 90% of people take advantage of a free converter box, does this now mean only 5% of TVs are considered analog, as, with the box, they can pick up digital (even if only SD) signals?
If we (society as a whole) can actually see some benifit from going digital and selling off the old spectrum, we should do it as soon as possible. If that means some of us have to go without TV, well... It would affect the TV in my living room very much, but I still support it.
However, if AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, et-al are the only ones who will benifit, I say hold off as long as we can; until a majority vote indicates that it is time to move on, keep the current analog systems in place.
No acconting for marketshare, of course.
Scratch that. Let's consider market share for a moment. Perhaps now is the time. Perhaps, we'd be more productive if 95% of us weren't worryign about who's going to be the next american Idol?
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I would have moderated parent as insightful, but I prefer to comment and elaborate. There may be an advantage to releasing your sloppy code. Someone might come along, clean it up and show you what was wrong with it. Sure, that code isn't going to get you any job offers. The next program you write after learning how to make pretty code might, though.
Uhm... this isn't the US we're talking about. They just might be able to pull it off.
Who cares? I want to see this thing run Windows.
That might just disprove quantum theory altogether. One wold expect that it would be both stable and unstable, as well as secure and insecure. This simply is not possible with Windows, as it can not be stable or secure in any state.
Now, someone mod me -1 (Troll or Flamebait) and 6 more mod me +1 Underrated.
Shouldn't that be "Microflaccid Strokes Again?"
I would, but I'm not pleasant enough to be a service worker, you insensitive clod.
Printed text is commonly used.
They won't after an FCC mandate.
Yes, that works.
Alternatively, they could have said source etched onto the surface of some silicon and embed it in the device, sitting there, encased in epoxy; an unidentified chip, making people wonder what, exactly, it does.
They would answer "It keeps the deivce in compliance with the GPL."
People would get confused, the FSF would sue, they'd bring very-much-enlarged photos of the silicone to court with them.
Hell, they wouldn't really even need to put silicon in that epoxy case. Just the epoxy case and some leads soldered to the board would do just fine; until someone tries to dissect the chip to test their legal defense, that is.
I just thought "has" was a typo for "hasn't".
Wait a minute... They don't care about big companies. But they do care about organized crime?
How much more organized does a criminally active big company have to get?
Ahh... someone else who understands >1bit CPUs and modern system archetechtures.
Glad to have you on the team.
And computers are never going to get faster? Well... I guess Moore's law has failed already then.
On the other hand, the CPU does not process each BIT as it enters the system. They're sent to a buffer on the device, then to RAM, then processed as a datatype, not individual bits. So, at 1 tick per 1 nanosecond, 1 bit per 0.2 nanosecond (that's 5 bits per nanosecond)... you're looking at less than 1 byte per tick. I would assume it's to be processed in 64 bit chunks on a modern 64bit CPU. That means it will be processed only when at least 64 bits are available to process, so, every 12.8 nanoseconds.
That's pretty reasonable. Also, I'm guessing, if you're doing something that's maxing out that bus, you probably have multiple cores running at over 2Ghz each and enough RAM to handle buffering. What would happen with a single 1Ghz core is rather irrelevant; even the low-end laptop I picked up in February had dual 1.7Ghz cores.
These people. There were more, but it was these two who led them.</flush>
Have ANY of you ever heard of a decimal point? I suggest reading GGP again.
Insightful? My comment was informative, at the least. Wake up, mods.
That was Britney, not Paris.
Because, at 1G, the gravity here on earth, it weighs 1 kilogram. It's losing mass, but is still the reference for what a kilogram weighs.
Sometimes, the data doesn't process completely and you get a Failed Attempt ReTurn
Of coursed, that's linked with Binary-Only Web Enabled Libraries
I prefer Completely Retarded Advertising Program, myself.
Interestingly, in response to this article, parent is not a troll.
the difference is, you're a -1 troll and GP is a +1 troll
You either never watch cable or never watch your local channels. Or, perhaps you have no sense of production values.
If you watched both and had at least a minute sense of value for your time (and an understanding of what makes good TV), you would find any expense for cable to be unnecessary.
With one exception (and this is where I go from flamebait to funny):
Kids go crazy without a constant stream of cartoons and women seem to require their Lifetime. If you want any of the former, you have to keep the latter happy.
And yes, kids can be doing something educational and productive while cartoons are on the screen in the same room. I'd give my (20 years younger than me) sister as an example, but my mother would be quite pissed if one of you took her. They don't have to watch, 24/7; they just want them on, as long as you give them something else to do.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, took me offtopic. Or, perhaps, made me insightful. Let's see if I can get an interesting mod, as well. 50:1 odds, any takers?
Interesting take. However, simply because Verizon is treating FIOS as if it were cable does not make it cable. If this were the case, I'd be driving a Benz, rather than a Honda which I treat as though it were a Benz.
At least, when you can walk into your local government building and/or TV station and pick up a free (government subsidized) digital-to-analog box. If analog TVs comprise 95% of the market, but 90% of people take advantage of a free converter box, does this now mean only 5% of TVs are considered analog, as, with the box, they can pick up digital (even if only SD) signals?
If we (society as a whole) can actually see some benifit from going digital and selling off the old spectrum, we should do it as soon as possible. If that means some of us have to go without TV, well... It would affect the TV in my living room very much, but I still support it.
However, if AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, et-al are the only ones who will benifit, I say hold off as long as we can; until a majority vote indicates that it is time to move on, keep the current analog systems in place.
No acconting for marketshare, of course.
Scratch that. Let's consider market share for a moment. Perhaps now is the time. Perhaps, we'd be more productive if 95% of us weren't worryign about who's going to be the next american Idol?