ATI was such a mistake, EVERYONE knew it was, I shake my head at what passes for management or vision these days.
Not true, it's still way too early to say whether it was a mistake or not.
But one thing we can be sure of; if it turns out to be a wise investment/. will say "It was obviously the right move, everyone knew it, I predicted this, etc."
Geiger counters take quite a bit of expertise to build. You need high voltages and special gases to make sure the thing doesn't continually discharge.
The simplest radiation detector is photographic film, but even the details of something relatively simple like that would be much harder to convey than "warning, stay away".
It's hard to extrapolate that though. With so many books and copies of information reproduced everywhere throughout our civilization it's hard to imagine what sort of event could destroy all that but leave humanity.
You're right, but there are lots of different reactor types all with different advantages regarding clenliness, cost efficiency, fuel effeciency, proliferation concern, etc.
People who refer to "nuclear power" and pick and choose the worst figures for all the different types are ignorant or deliberately misleading.
I would think the increasing number of skeletal remains as one approaches the dump would be sufficient.
Radiation doesn't work like that. Also I'm not exactly sure what isotopes they're worrying about on a timescale of 10,000 years, the dangerous ones have shorter half lives, and the most dangerous ones have only a few decades.
Also the stuff isn't going to be lying around (if the eco-nuts will actually let us bury it so it's not lying around), so signs won't be so important. Having it encased in concrete and in a solid form will do the trick.
I agree with her that politicians are being clouded by anti-nuclear propaganda. They're wasting their breath trying to get backing for solar and wind power (except as token gestures by politicians), if it's expensive it'll never be used widely. Nuclear is the best realistic option by far.
Also, don't be two-faced about this: you don't like it when companies don't follow GPL and other similar licenses, but when it's Apple or Microsoft, why wouldn't they be allowed to do the same?
This reduces consumer choice and competition, GPL does the opposite.
Perhaps it is selfish/unfair/a double standard, but most of us are consumers and would rather Apple had to compete with Psystar by reducing prices like every other PC manufacturer.
Nonsense.. It's well known that developers shoehorning a title onto a different platform with different controllers and hardware doesn't make for a better game, it only means you have a single game which was written for the lowest common denominators of all platforms.
In PC software portability is a good thing just by itself, because it's more likely to run well on the vast numbers of different configurations. On consoles this isn't a problem.
But don't inference patterns only create stripes? I don't see how you could create something as intricate as the placing of each transistor using inference patterns.
But of course I've done more than just point out that you're snotty. I've pointed out that your argument is wrong. And you've conceded, so I've accepted.
While you're fantasizing about your favorite language replacing JavaScript you might as well fantasize about me conceding to your great debating skills.
Okay, so if your argument is so bulletproof and you are so great at it go convince Mozilla to make a Perl extension.
Go Doc Ruby! Use your superior arguing skills to convince the non-believers!
I look forward to seeing the Perl mod in the next version of Mozilla. (Or maybe this whole thread was just the wet dream of a Perl-fanatic who can't learn good JavaScript? We'll let the results of your superior logic speak for themselves)
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Ubisoft stole a program released by a group who help others to steal theirs?
The monsters!
The EU smells free cash. "Want to do business here? Pay up." Extortion.
ATI was such a mistake, EVERYONE knew it was, I shake my head at what passes for management or vision these days.
Not true, it's still way too early to say whether it was a mistake or not.
/. will say "It was obviously the right move, everyone knew it, I predicted this, etc."
But one thing we can be sure of; if it turns out to be a wise investment
I trained in Kung Fu for 6 years
They teach the bat-skills in the last 4 years.. Shouldn't have left, should you?
And did not become Batman.
This is something only Batman would say.. Come to think of it has anyone ever seen objekt and Batman in the same room at the same time?
Are you implying I couldn't? Well screw it I'm going to prove you wrong..
Wait that would make kind of a crappy back-story wouldn't it?
Geiger counters take quite a bit of expertise to build. You need high voltages and special gases to make sure the thing doesn't continually discharge.
The simplest radiation detector is photographic film, but even the details of something relatively simple like that would be much harder to convey than "warning, stay away".
It's hard to extrapolate that though. With so many books and copies of information reproduced everywhere throughout our civilization it's hard to imagine what sort of event could destroy all that but leave humanity.
You're right, but there are lots of different reactor types all with different advantages regarding clenliness, cost efficiency, fuel effeciency, proliferation concern, etc.
People who refer to "nuclear power" and pick and choose the worst figures for all the different types are ignorant or deliberately misleading.
I would think the increasing number of skeletal remains as one approaches the dump would be sufficient.
Radiation doesn't work like that. Also I'm not exactly sure what isotopes they're worrying about on a timescale of 10,000 years, the dangerous ones have shorter half lives, and the most dangerous ones have only a few decades.
Also the stuff isn't going to be lying around (if the eco-nuts will actually let us bury it so it's not lying around), so signs won't be so important. Having it encased in concrete and in a solid form will do the trick.
I agree with her that politicians are being clouded by anti-nuclear propaganda. They're wasting their breath trying to get backing for solar and wind power (except as token gestures by politicians), if it's expensive it'll never be used widely. Nuclear is the best realistic option by far.
Don't they pay for OS X? Perhaps they break the end user license by modifying it to run on non-Apply hardware, but does that count as unlicensed?
Also, don't be two-faced about this: you don't like it when companies don't follow GPL and other similar licenses, but when it's Apple or Microsoft, why wouldn't they be allowed to do the same?
This reduces consumer choice and competition, GPL does the opposite.
Perhaps it is selfish/unfair/a double standard, but most of us are consumers and would rather Apple had to compete with Psystar by reducing prices like every other PC manufacturer.
But then it'd be too easy to compare side-by-side to offerings from other companies. :-(
the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field is strong, but it does not enable time travel.
Then explain Time Machine? Jobs can make things impossibly small, and let you touch your music, so why not time travel?
What reality distortion field?
And also, when King Abdullah reads this (I know you do); get bent! Who are you to preach about religious tolerance?
Shame on you! And when you reply I won't reply back; you can have the last word for all I care.
(That doesn't really work, because he's not forced to use it)
It's fine. "Moan moan moan, what updates are next?" What else could you expect from /.?
/. thanks for the updates.
Good work
Nonsense.. It's well known that developers shoehorning a title onto a different platform with different controllers and hardware doesn't make for a better game, it only means you have a single game which was written for the lowest common denominators of all platforms.
In PC software portability is a good thing just by itself, because it's more likely to run well on the vast numbers of different configurations. On consoles this isn't a problem.
But don't inference patterns only create stripes? I don't see how you could create something as intricate as the placing of each transistor using inference patterns.
But it's the golden ratio: the most perfect of ratios!
I wonder if this is something that can be reliably studied?
I think getting the children for the study might be a bit of a problem.
We all know the Nazi's visions of space travel were mere science fiction..
(Reality can't be fun for a Perl fanatic)
But of course I've done more than just point out that you're snotty. I've pointed out that your argument is wrong. And you've conceded, so I've accepted.
While you're fantasizing about your favorite language replacing JavaScript you might as well fantasize about me conceding to your great debating skills.
Okay, so if your argument is so bulletproof and you are so great at it go convince Mozilla to make a Perl extension.
Go Doc Ruby! Use your superior arguing skills to convince the non-believers!
I look forward to seeing the Perl mod in the next version of Mozilla. (Or maybe this whole thread was just the wet dream of a Perl-fanatic who can't learn good JavaScript? We'll let the results of your superior logic speak for themselves)