Though not exactly a math program, TeXmacs is very good at documenting math using plugins. It can even document while interacting with Maxima or Octave. Check it out at http://www.texmacs.org/
Superposition through multiverses is bunk. Let's do a gedanken experiment using a "movable" observer rather than a "local" observer. Let's say a camera follows a particle going through an infinite number of slits. If the camera ever ends on the left side of a slit, then it turns OFF automatically. As I understand the theory, we could end up with a camera that remains ON forever -- a predictable right turning universe, which would violate the uncertainty principle. In fact, we could have an infinite number of universes with predictable patterns. OK, so you try to rehabilitate the theory by reinforcing the uncertainty principle. Let's say that once a regular pattern is observed after N slits by our movable camera, that universe collapses into oblivion. What happens to the potentially branched universes that breaks the pattern after N+1 observations?
Apparently the economic principle that demand affects price is being ignored by the regulators. I'm guessing the intimidation factor worked so well with the DRAM price fixing charge that the regulators figured it will also work with NAND flash pricing. This time around I'm not sure they can directly induce a price drop. Instead the most likely scenario, as most often is the case, is that market forces will flood the supply chain with NAND flash, IMHO.
Like other comments here, I too saw the writing on the wall some time ago (mid-nineties for me). I was interviewing with their Linux development group and almost followed thru. However, I saw that the company was still primarily a box company, like Sun, and would not know how to capitalize on the whole open source movement. BTW, I think Sun's big purchase of a storage company still shows that Sun is still very much a box company and will end up fading away like SGI, IMHO.
I thought the Voyager anomolies where caused by uneven solar gravitational effects -- kind of like the gravitational fluctuations found when a satellite is used to map out varying surface densities of a planet or a moon. Crap, maybe I read this from the Hitchikers Guide!
At first glance at "consumer movement" I thought about a revolutionary toilet device that examined what consumers were, well, consuming. And then an advertisement would flash in front of the captive audience. I guess that would be too revolutionary.
If this is true, then an inquiry by the SEC may be in SCO's near future. In fact this may be the new IBM litigation tack -- ping some investors to get them woried about an SEC investigation.
If the ROI on a patent is large, then large conglomerates would not flinch at large deposits.
A not so simple but more robust solution would be to model software patent approvals like RFCs, where peer reviewers can point to potential prior art. The examiners would still need to sift thru the tons of comments, but it would make their due deligence more effective.
Why is the US Gov using such a lame method? They should be using a more successful model like running their own blogs. Or better yet, contract with/. so we can have more favorable mods.
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I predict that pricing for devices like the competing Nokia Phone/PDA and Handspring Treo (it should have been named Tricorder, oh well) will follow the PC pricing model -- heavily discounted every month in preparation for next years model.
I can see the ebay description now: Almost new, barely used satellites -- only a few million miles. Silver in color with hardly any micrometeor scratches. Gets good propellant milleage. Includes expensive radio equipment. Prices falling from the sky.
Hmmm, an uber-Merced chip with programmable schizophrenic uP emulations? I suppose it would make sense why Paul Allen would be a VC for them -- don't have to keep porting MS* code to different platforms.
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They forgot a few bullet items
4: Discourage space invaders
5: Encourage space invaders THE Game in real life.
Though not exactly a math program, TeXmacs is very good
at documenting math using plugins. It can even document
while interacting with Maxima or Octave. Check it out at
http://www.texmacs.org/
I thought that the limits only apply if Colbert takes
federal matching funds? Perot's run was similarly
unshackled because he did not take fed money?
Superposition through multiverses is bunk. Let's do a gedanken experiment using a
"movable" observer rather than a "local" observer. Let's say a camera follows a
particle going through an infinite number of slits. If the camera ever ends on the
left side of a slit, then it turns OFF automatically. As I understand the theory,
we could end up with a camera that remains ON forever -- a predictable right
turning universe, which would violate the uncertainty principle. In fact, we could
have an infinite number of universes with predictable patterns.
OK, so you try to rehabilitate the theory by reinforcing the uncertainty principle.
Let's say that once a regular pattern is observed after N slits by our movable
camera, that universe collapses into oblivion. What happens to the potentially
branched universes that breaks the pattern after N+1 observations?
Think of it as 49 dog light years away.
{I dont know what the equivalent is
for Woki years, so I substituted for
another fury critter}.
Apparently the economic principle that demand affects price is being
ignored by the regulators. I'm guessing the intimidation factor worked
so well with the DRAM price fixing charge that the regulators figured
it will also work with NAND flash pricing. This time around I'm not
sure they can directly induce a price drop. Instead the most likely
scenario, as most often is the case, is that market forces will flood
the supply chain with NAND flash, IMHO.
They're probably talking about creating an avatar in Second Life.
The developers were planning a gated community, but the
current credit crunch stopped all that.
That's 10.5 billion in Dog Years!
Like other comments here, I too saw the writing on
the wall some time ago (mid-nineties for me).
I was interviewing with their Linux development
group and almost followed thru. However, I saw that
the company was still primarily a box company, like
Sun, and would not know how to capitalize on the
whole open source movement. BTW, I think Sun's
big purchase of a storage company still shows that
Sun is still very much a box company and will end
up fading away like SGI, IMHO.
It will soon be entering drug rehab.
I thought the Voyager anomolies where caused by
uneven solar gravitational effects -- kind of like
the gravitational fluctuations found when a
satellite is used to map out varying surface
densities of a planet or a moon. Crap, maybe I
read this from the Hitchikers Guide!
At first glance at "consumer movement" I thought
about a revolutionary toilet device that examined
what consumers were, well, consuming. And then
an advertisement would flash in front of the captive
audience. I guess that would be too revolutionary.
If this is true, then an inquiry by the SEC may be
in SCO's near future. In fact this may be the new
IBM litigation tack -- ping some investors to get
them woried about an SEC investigation.
If the ROI on a patent is large, then large
conglomerates would not flinch at large deposits.
A not so simple but more robust solution would be
to model software patent approvals like RFCs,
where peer reviewers can point to potential prior
art. The examiners would still need to sift thru
the tons of comments, but it would make their
due deligence more effective.
Why is the US Gov using such a lame method? /. so we can have more favorable mods.
They should be using a more successful model like
running their own blogs. Or better yet, contract
with
I predict that pricing for devices like the
competing Nokia Phone/PDA and Handspring Treo
(it should have been named Tricorder, oh well)
will follow the PC pricing model -- heavily
discounted every month in preparation for next
years model.
I can see the ebay description now: Almost new, barely used satellites -- only a few million miles. Silver in color with hardly any micrometeor scratches. Gets good propellant milleage. Includes expensive radio equipment. Prices falling from the sky.
Hmmm, an uber-Merced chip with programmable schizophrenic uP emulations? I suppose it would make sense why Paul Allen would be a VC for them -- don't have to keep porting MS* code to different platforms.