There's a big difference between powering a small quartz clock which notifies the chip of an event, and powering the clock + entire cpu + other critical components to notify and handle all of these events. That's the difference between asynch and synch.
"Equality, in a social sense, may be divided into that of condition, and that of rights. Equality of condition is incompatible with civilization, and is found only to exist in those communities that are but slightly removed from the savage state. In practice, it can only mean a common misery." ~ James Fenimore Cooper ~
Equality of rights == fairness. Any other definition of equality is imposing an unnatural and unnecessarily restrictive set of limitations on people's choices.
The people we've caught - Reid, Massaoui, Lindh, Padilla - these are some fucked up people, no doubt, but are these really people we can't destroy without turning into a police state?
The only way to defeat them is by not turning into a police state.
Ayn Rand, your "True Americaon Patriot", would be spinning in her grave if she heard you say that. Such an argument is simply a pathetic excuse to encroach on individual's freedoms. If you're not already aware of the fact that life is fragile and you could die any moment, then you are simply deluding yourself, and Ayn Rand would have no sympathy for you. 'Freedom to live from fear' comes from control of yourself, not control of others.
the freedom to be able to make your choices without having options imposed upon you by faceless terrorists?
This comes from controlling the government that would use your "freedom from fear" excuse to widen it's own powers.
How I see, if you ask "What about my privacy?!" in 15 years people will laugh at you. Is that bad? Not really. It isn't good either. It's just the future.
The great thing about the future is that it can be changed. Indifferent attitudes like yours are what's keeping change for the better and allowing government to encorach on our freedoms.
The fact remains, that 1 asteroid every hundred years is a huge threat considering it could theoretically wipe out a city at best and the entire earth at worst.
Let's use your data: -6 asteroids this close in 50 years is approximately 1 asteroid in this neighbourhood per 8.5 years
-1 out of 100 asteroids will hit the earth
-thus, statistically speaking, we can expect an asteroid of this size to hit the earth in 8.5/0.01 = 850 years
Keeping in mind that the number of asteroids passing in our neighbourhood is potentially much higher, the expected impact date could be as low as 100 years. Since the last serious impact was Tunguska almost 100 years ago, it might be a good idea to keep one eye on the sky as well as the roads.
Actually, the situation is nothing like that. The act of analyzing the particles of the source object destroys its coherence. You are in fact destroyed before you are reconstructed at the destination. Therefore, you are arguing a non-existant situation.
I had originally thought you understood this, and were arguing how you could know that the reconstructed version of you was really you. Apparently, I gave you too much credit.
If you leave everything to "logic" then we have no reason to continue living.
Have you tried? What makes you so sure of this? It seems you are merely speaking from prejudice.
Certain things aren't subject to logic, like our desires and instincts
Only through habit. The power of your mind lies in the fact that you can mold your desires and instincts however you see fit. Logic dictates how and what you should change.
because those are the assumptions upon which our logic is built
That is completely incorrect. Are you implying mathematics is based on feelings? Logic is based on our observations of the world and how it operates: by cause and effect.
I don't think so. I said it isn't important to her job knowing what browser she uses. You seem to be saying that it doesn't matter what browser she uses period, and I disagree.
He cites Microsoft's current monopolistic market share, and dares anyone to try and fight it.
Okay, sure. The simple fact is, Mozilla is open and free and it's not going away. It's simply going to improve and the longer it's around the more people are going to realize how much better it is. Every revolution starts small.
You're suggesting he get a new secretary simply because she doesn't know what a browser is? Aside from the fact that most people don't know what a browser is, this is extremely superficial and has nothing to do with her job, so what does it really matter?
What purpose does memorizing PV = nrt or however it goes serve when I can, should the unlikely circumstances of me having to refer to the formula ever occur, look it up in a reference book in a minute or two?
I would usually agree with this position, but as soon as you mentioned that equation, I realized I had forgotten what it meant. Then I realized I had forgotten it's significance (ie. what it means in the real world). Then I wondered whether I would remember if faced with a situation that depended on understanding this relationship. In this case, would I remember that pressure is inversely proportional to volume, but directly proportional to temperature? Perhaps memorizing isn't the goal, but if you understand the material, you will know this equation intuitively.
a convenient scapegoat when the real issue is the people (parents, teachers, etc.)
Yes! Oh yes! Amazing how many people try and escape resonsibility and shift blame. "Sure, I'll raise these kids, but it's your job to teach'em something."
Of course, I also once lost 10% of the grade on a (no calculator allowed) calculus test because I decided that 2 + 3 equaled 6
Did you know that 10/5=5? At least that's what one of my old Calc tests says...;-)
In my opinion, graphing calculators should be allowed only at the calculus level and above.
No way! Calc. is when you should be using your thinking the most. Introductory calc is intro to graphing complicated functions (and of several variables), and you should really learn those w/out the computer crutch.
You seem to be confusing work skills with education. Education isn't just about gaining skills you need to do a job, it's about learning and becoming an intelligent human being (ideally at least). While computers are great in some areas, they promote lazy thinking in others. Half of the difficulty in mathematics is figuring out ways to solve problems more efficiently so you can do them. Computers often remove this need, and I doubt that's a good thing in most cases.
Maybe that move is originally from Bruce Lee's movies, but most of those Matrix moves/scenes were taken from Jet Li's "Fist of Legend". Not surprising since both films hired the same action choreographers.
As another poster has already mentioned, the video quality has nothing to do with the chipset (as you are saying), and everything to do with the quality of the RAMDAC. All GeForce boards have crappy RAMDAC's compared to ATI and Matrox (with Matrox still the best). Please do some research.
I might be wrong, but I remember recompiling the NVidia drivers from source. I don't remember looking at the source though, so it might just be a wrapper.
Kernels and modules have version numbers, and a module with the different version no. than the kernel will not load. Thus, to ensure that their binary-only drivers worked in any kernel 2.4.x (or whatever) NVidia probably gave you the object files and one source file to compile and link against your particular kernel. That's my theory anyway.:-)
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There's a big difference between powering a small quartz clock which notifies the chip of an event, and powering the clock + entire cpu + other critical components to notify and handle all of these events. That's the difference between asynch and synch.
"Fair for all"? How so?
"Equality, in a social sense, may be divided into that of condition, and that of rights. Equality
of condition is incompatible with civilization, and is found only to exist in those communities that are but slightly removed from the savage state. In practice, it can only mean a common misery."
~ James Fenimore Cooper ~
Equality of rights == fairness. Any other definition of equality is imposing an unnatural and unnecessarily restrictive set of limitations on people's choices.
The people we've caught - Reid, Massaoui, Lindh, Padilla - these are some fucked up people, no doubt, but are these really people we can't destroy without turning into a police state?
The only way to defeat them is by not turning into a police state.
What about the freedom to live from fear
Ayn Rand, your "True Americaon Patriot", would be spinning in her grave if she heard you say that. Such an argument is simply a pathetic excuse to encroach on individual's freedoms. If you're not already aware of the fact that life is fragile and you could die any moment, then you are simply deluding yourself, and Ayn Rand would have no sympathy for you. 'Freedom to live from fear' comes from control of yourself, not control of others.
the freedom to be able to make your choices without having options imposed upon you by faceless terrorists?
This comes from controlling the government that would use your "freedom from fear" excuse to widen it's own powers.
How I see, if you ask "What about my privacy?!" in 15 years people will laugh at you. Is that bad? Not really. It isn't good either. It's just the future.
The great thing about the future is that it can be changed. Indifferent attitudes like yours are what's keeping change for the better and allowing government to encorach on our freedoms.
The fact remains, that 1 asteroid every hundred years is a huge threat considering it could theoretically wipe out a city at best and the entire earth at worst.
Let's use your data:
-6 asteroids this close in 50 years is approximately 1 asteroid in this neighbourhood per 8.5 years
-1 out of 100 asteroids will hit the earth
-thus, statistically speaking, we can expect an asteroid of this size to hit the earth in 8.5/0.01 = 850 years
Keeping in mind that the number of asteroids passing in our neighbourhood is potentially much higher, the expected impact date could be as low as 100 years. Since the last serious impact was Tunguska almost 100 years ago, it might be a good idea to keep one eye on the sky as well as the roads.
Your mind is terribly powerful.
Nothing you don't have, I'm sure. And just for your information, sarcasm like this does not accomplish anything in an argument.
Do you chose with whom you will fall in love, as well?
Of course. You decide what character traits you value and so what people you admire, respect and wish to associate with.
Actually, the situation is nothing like that. The act of analyzing the particles of the source object destroys its coherence. You are in fact destroyed before you are reconstructed at the destination. Therefore, you are arguing a non-existant situation.
I had originally thought you understood this, and were arguing how you could know that the reconstructed version of you was really you. Apparently, I gave you too much credit.
I have studied various eastern religions. They seem far more logical than western thought.
No, this person would be like you, but wouldn't be you.
According to who's definition of equality?
If you leave everything to "logic" then we have no reason to continue living.
Have you tried? What makes you so sure of this? It seems you are merely speaking from prejudice.
Certain things aren't subject to logic, like our desires and instincts
Only through habit. The power of your mind lies in the fact that you can mold your desires and instincts however you see fit. Logic dictates how and what you should change.
because those are the assumptions upon which our logic is built
That is completely incorrect. Are you implying mathematics is based on feelings? Logic is based on our observations of the world and how it operates: by cause and effect.
I don't think so. I said it isn't important to her job knowing what browser she uses. You seem to be saying that it doesn't matter what browser she uses period, and I disagree.
He cites Microsoft's current monopolistic market share, and dares anyone to try and fight it.
Okay, sure. The simple fact is, Mozilla is open and free and it's not going away. It's simply going to improve and the longer it's around the more people are going to realize how much better it is. Every revolution starts small.
You're suggesting he get a new secretary simply because she doesn't know what a browser is? Aside from the fact that most people don't know what a browser is, this is extremely superficial and has nothing to do with her job, so what does it really matter?
Which books is this? I have an omnibus edition, and I don't remember reading this.
Minor correction:
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
~ Calvin ~
What purpose does memorizing PV = nrt or however it goes serve when I can, should the unlikely circumstances of me having to refer to the formula ever occur, look it up in a reference book in a minute or two?
;-)
I would usually agree with this position, but as soon as you mentioned that equation, I realized I had forgotten what it meant. Then I realized I had forgotten it's significance (ie. what it means in the real world). Then I wondered whether I would remember if faced with a situation that depended on understanding this relationship. In this case, would I remember that pressure is inversely proportional to volume, but directly proportional to temperature? Perhaps memorizing isn't the goal, but if you understand the material, you will know this equation intuitively.
a convenient scapegoat when the real issue is the people (parents, teachers, etc.)
Yes! Oh yes! Amazing how many people try and escape resonsibility and shift blame. "Sure, I'll raise these kids, but it's your job to teach'em something."
Of course, I also once lost 10% of the grade on a (no calculator allowed) calculus test because I decided that 2 + 3 equaled 6
Did you know that 10/5=5? At least that's what one of my old Calc tests says...
Upon reflecting I guess I do have that formula memorized.
You do? Integration by parts is just re-arranged differentiation. There's no need to memorize it, you can derive it two seconds.
In my opinion, graphing calculators should be allowed only at the calculus level and above.
No way! Calc. is when you should be using your thinking the most. Introductory calc is intro to graphing complicated functions (and of several variables), and you should really learn those w/out the computer crutch.
You seem to be confusing work skills with education. Education isn't just about gaining skills you need to do a job, it's about learning and becoming an intelligent human being (ideally at least). While computers are great in some areas, they promote lazy thinking in others. Half of the difficulty in mathematics is figuring out ways to solve problems more efficiently so you can do them. Computers often remove this need, and I doubt that's a good thing in most cases.
Maybe that move is originally from Bruce Lee's movies, but most of those Matrix moves/scenes were taken from Jet Li's "Fist of Legend". Not surprising since both films hired the same action choreographers.
Very clever how you reworded your previous post [slashdot.org] to double-up on moderation points ;)
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
~ Hanlon's Razor ~
As another poster has already mentioned, the video quality has nothing to do with the chipset (as you are saying), and everything to do with the quality of the RAMDAC. All GeForce boards have crappy RAMDAC's compared to ATI and Matrox (with Matrox still the best). Please do some research.
I might be wrong, but I remember recompiling the NVidia drivers from source. I don't remember looking at the source though, so it might just be a wrapper.
:-)
Kernels and modules have version numbers, and a module with the different version no. than the kernel will not load. Thus, to ensure that their binary-only drivers worked in any kernel 2.4.x (or whatever) NVidia probably gave you the object files and one source file to compile and link against your particular kernel. That's my theory anyway.