I think the junkyard they use is pretty atypical. Real junkyards generally do not have working engines in them. But since a bunch of guys standing arounds saying "If only we had a boat propellar" doesn't really make compelling television, it's understandable.
I just wish the more recent episodes were more original in the problems they were trying to solve, rather than the current spate of "Car battle to the death" episodes.
With an apartment, you flush your money down the toilet. With a house, you get to keep the principal, and you get to deduct the interest on your taxes. With interest rates so low, your mortgage could even turn out to be lower than your rent.
The problem with Interest rates being low is it artificially inflating housing prices. A lot of this depends on the geographic area you are in. I think pretty much everyone would agree that the bay area is a bubble waiting to burst -- that doesn't mean everywhere will. A good interest rate is not that great if you are paying too much for your house (I live in the bay area so be definition, I will pay too much for a house). Plus you always have an opportunity to refi when interest rates are good.
I agree with the original poster that the supply of cheap money in the real estate market (In the bay area, people ACTUALLY sign up for 110% mortgages...) is keeping housing prices propped up. How many people would have said in 99/00 that the stock market could lose 4/5 of its value in a year? Past performence in no indication of the future and you might just end up buying the housing equivelent of Worldcom at $90...
I did read about this. He spent alot more time seeing how much he could eat than getting his ass back to land. Catalina Island is only 25 miles out and he drifted 2500 miles to Costa Rica without getting back to land. If your going to blue water sail, you have to learn how to survive dismasting and by survive I don't mean drifting into the southern ocean.
and once someone has got hold of your data there is nothing you can do about it
Well they can poke you in the eye with a stick...
I imagine that if your retinal scan becomes comprimised, you would just spend alot of time at the airport having extra checks done. Seems like smart cards might be a better way to go.
Not including the Penzia / Wilson microwave background is a real travesty!
There are load more - the NYT list is poor.
Tis true. I've never understood the point of these "greatest" lists. Apparently Americans don't care about science unless it's formulated into some sort of ersatz popularity contest like the Emmys...
Well SQLServer is actually not terrible (although it started from the Sybase V code). I think they are incompetent at anything that has to be high availability though -- they're server products are total shite and anyone foolish enough to base their infrastructure around them will get what they deserve...
The problem with SSafe is that once your project gets too big (5 GB is the number microsoft themselves suggests as a maximum limit) the database (which is just a bunch of files on an NT server) get corrupted and your screwed. Unlike CVS, hand rejiggering of the database is not possible...
The other problem with it is the "server" just uses NT file sharing and the shares have to give everyone write permission so there's no real security anyway...
Um, no. It would mean that your "state-o-the-art" PowerBook wouldn't run the previous version of the OS.
Clearly your sarcasm detector is set too high. When I said "the one you just bought" that means today (as in just, as in not 64 bit). So when Steve Jobs gets up and says "32 bits is dead" your screwed. Just ask all the people who bought quadras so they would be able to run OS X. Then it didn't appear for a few years and... yes, they got "Steved".
Doubtful, if a 1GHz GPUL processor runs 2x faster than a 1GHz G4 processor
Clearly you have a short memory. The "emulated" 68k mode of PowerPCs (which were also supposed to be waaay faster) weren't because the emulator didn't fit in the cache. And for christ sakes, who the hell believes what chip companies say about speed anymore?
Yea, right. Since Apple has done such a poor job of allowing old apps to continue to function with a new their new OS, NOT!
I hope your fucking kidding. Clearly your not a Mac developer if you haven't been repeatedly screwedbyApple.
Yes, you make a good point, they are in frequent contact. The original Golden Globe race (on which the Vendee is based) is a good example of what would happen if they didn't have radio contact (1 finished, 1 suicide, 1 crazy).
OTOH, it can be a bit like Apollo 13, especially when they are in the deepest parts of the southern ocean -- they can be in constant radio contact but nobody can do anything to help you.
And doing a spinnaker gybe on a 60 foot boat alone in the southern ocean truly is an amazing feat.
The problem with Battle bots is they aren't "bots". They are remote control cars with a sledgehammer attached. Granted making this a requirement would change the participants abit (for the better if you ask me). Why don't they just televise the MIT robot wars every year?
Well that would be swell if it's true. Most of the complaints of people (here and in other forums) who don't want to lose the ability to boot in to OS9 are that they have hardware that isn't supported. I spose it depends how esoteric your hardware is.
If you'd actually read the article beyond the point where your prejudice induced anti-Microsoft knee-jerk reaction blindfold kicked in you might have noticed that Apple says the adoption rate has been 10%.
While this might be "in line with their models" it actually pretty bad. Especially considering that Apple is now getting rid of OS 9 AND telling their developers not to support it. But this is Apple who have a less than stellar reputation for backwards compatibility. Anyone who has used Macs for a few years knows to expect getting screwed over by them.
Not so anecdotal evidence would suggest that users are not taking up OS X in droves. How anyone could use OS 9 at all is beyond me but that's the reality. Apple has already told developers to only do OS X development. The sad fact is that for the market share apple has, doing (what in the case of the drivers at least) is a total re-write is not a super high priority for alot of companies.
You read the Feynmen Lectures for pleasure. CT is for doing work. If you want to serviously understand Quantum Field Theories, you'll need CT (or something like it) as a basis.
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My first reaction on reading this was "Well duh!" -- must be a sloowww day at Slashdot...
I think the junkyard they use is pretty atypical. Real junkyards generally do not have working engines in them. But since a bunch of guys standing arounds saying "If only we had a boat propellar" doesn't really make compelling television, it's understandable.
I just wish the more recent episodes were more original in the problems they were trying to solve, rather than the current spate of "Car battle to the death" episodes.
It's all of those assholes who saw the trailers for the live action Scooby Doo and said "Gee that looks good".
To the no talent hacks in Hollywood that's all they need to hear. They see a crowded market place and say "Me too!".
Ug.
With an apartment, you flush your money down the toilet. With a house, you get to keep the principal, and you get to deduct the interest on your taxes. With interest rates so low, your mortgage could even turn out to be lower than your rent.
The problem with Interest rates being low is it artificially inflating housing prices. A lot of this depends on the geographic area you are in. I think pretty much everyone would agree that the bay area is a bubble waiting to burst -- that doesn't mean everywhere will. A good interest rate is not that great if you are paying too much for your house (I live in the bay area so be definition, I will pay too much for a house). Plus you always have an opportunity to refi when interest rates are good.
I agree with the original poster that the supply of cheap money in the real estate market (In the bay area, people ACTUALLY sign up for 110% mortgages...) is keeping housing prices propped up. How many people would have said in 99/00 that the stock market could lose 4/5 of its value in a year? Past performence in no indication of the future and you might just end up buying the housing equivelent of Worldcom at $90...
Aren't the names of new planets supposed to be auctioned off by the Gub'ment. I'm wager on Planet Starbucks being the front runner.
American's keep blaming everyone but themselves for their problems. A little personal accountability goes a long way.
1) Exchange a public encryption key (no CA required)
2) Resume in the palm of your hand.
3) Face - to - face file swapping.
I did read about this. He spent alot more time seeing how much he could eat than getting his ass back to land. Catalina Island is only 25 miles out and he drifted 2500 miles to Costa Rica without getting back to land. If your going to blue water sail, you have to learn how to survive dismasting and by survive I don't mean drifting into the southern ocean.
and once someone has got hold of your data there is nothing you can do about it
Well they can poke you in the eye with a stick...
I imagine that if your retinal scan becomes comprimised, you would just spend alot of time at the airport having extra checks done. Seems like smart cards might be a better way to go.
I've been an engineer in a cube for at least 10 years...
Not including the Penzia / Wilson microwave background is a real travesty!
There are load more - the NYT list is poor.
Tis true. I've never understood the point of these "greatest" lists. Apparently Americans don't care about science unless it's formulated into some sort of ersatz popularity contest like the Emmys...
Well SQLServer is actually not terrible (although it started from the Sybase V code). I think they are incompetent at anything that has to be high availability though -- they're server products are total shite and anyone foolish enough to base their infrastructure around them will get what they deserve...
The problem with SSafe is that once your project gets too big (5 GB is the number microsoft themselves suggests as a maximum limit) the database (which is just a bunch of files on an NT server) get corrupted and your screwed. Unlike CVS, hand rejiggering of the database is not possible...
The other problem with it is the "server" just uses NT file sharing and the shares have to give everyone write permission so there's no real security anyway...
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Um, no. It would mean that your "state-o-the-art" PowerBook wouldn't run the previous version of the OS.
... yes, they got "Steved".
Clearly your sarcasm detector is set too high. When I said "the one you just bought" that means today (as in just, as in not 64 bit). So when Steve Jobs gets up and says "32 bits is dead" your screwed. Just ask all the people who bought quadras so they would be able to run OS X. Then it didn't appear for a few years and
Doubtful, if a 1GHz GPUL processor runs 2x faster than a 1GHz G4 processor
Clearly you have a short memory. The "emulated" 68k mode of PowerPCs (which were also supposed to be waaay faster) weren't because the emulator didn't fit in the cache. And for christ sakes, who the hell believes what chip companies say about speed anymore?
Yea, right. Since Apple has done such a poor job of allowing old apps to continue to function with a new their new OS, NOT!
I hope your fucking kidding. Clearly your not a Mac developer if you haven't been repeatedly screwed by Apple.
Go back to sleep, you clearly need it
So what's your excuse?
This being Apple, one can infer the following future events:
1) That "state-o-the-art" Powerbook you just bought won't run the next version of the OS.
2) All of your current software will still work but in some sort of wierd "Compatibility Mode" that is ten times slower than it runs today.
3) Developers will get screwed (again).
Sorry for my importunity -- it's early and I'm tired -- but it's true!
Yes, you make a good point, they are in frequent contact. The original Golden Globe race (on which the Vendee is based) is a good example of what would happen if they didn't have radio contact (1 finished, 1 suicide, 1 crazy).
OTOH, it can be a bit like Apollo 13, especially when they are in the deepest parts of the southern ocean -- they can be in constant radio contact but nobody can do anything to help you.
And doing a spinnaker gybe on a 60 foot boat alone in the southern ocean truly is an amazing feat.
Agreed.
Sailing around the world, alone, in 100 days is a lot more exciting than any Americas Cup. And it doesn't have the jingoistic aspects either.
I saw this was on last night and instantly thought -- "I bet it's another Geraldo's vault". Glad to see I didn't miss much...
The fact that it was on Fox was another big tip...
If this is what is on the frontpage today, I'd hate to see what got rejected.
The problem with Battle bots is they aren't "bots". They are remote control cars with a sledgehammer attached. Granted making this a requirement would change the participants abit (for the better if you ask me). Why don't they just televise the MIT robot wars every year?
Plus the hosts were frickin annoying...
Well that would be swell if it's true. Most of the complaints of people (here and in other forums) who don't want to lose the ability to boot in to OS9 are that they have hardware that isn't supported. I spose it depends how esoteric your hardware is.
If you'd actually read the article beyond the point where your prejudice induced anti-Microsoft knee-jerk reaction blindfold kicked in you might have noticed that Apple says the adoption rate has been 10%.
While this might be "in line with their models" it actually pretty bad. Especially considering that Apple is now getting rid of OS 9 AND telling their developers not to support it. But this is Apple who have a less than stellar reputation for backwards compatibility. Anyone who has used Macs for a few years knows to expect getting screwed over by them.
Not so anecdotal evidence would suggest that users are not taking up OS X in droves. How anyone could use OS 9 at all is beyond me but that's the reality. Apple has already told developers to only do OS X development. The sad fact is that for the market share apple has, doing (what in the case of the drivers at least) is a total re-write is not a super high priority for alot of companies.
If your serious, Cohen-Tannoudji is the standard undergraduate text.
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You read the Feynmen Lectures for pleasure. CT is for doing work. If you want to serviously understand Quantum Field Theories, you'll need CT (or something like it) as a basis.