Actually, I think it can be rather interesting to see the ratings people get. Some people that I personally find very unattractive recieve high ratings, etc. I just think it's neat to see that a standard we generally assume is absolute in our society can have such wide variations.
...but, if they add a feature that is hostile to users some people may choose not to buy XP, decreasing their market share for the benefit of the record companies.
In reality, I don't think this is in any way a losing proposition. If MS can get users on the WMA bandwagon and make the record companies happy, it has the potential to pay off big time down the road--when everyone is committed to the architecture.
It is a daunting task to form a corporation as a high school student though. While incorporating isn't that complicated, there are significant costs involved and the fear is that something will be done wrong and later come back to haunt the organizers.
So many invention-seeking firms exist precisely because of these difficulties. Sadly, I suspect that many of these companies are of less than stellar character.
All of William's work is amazing. He IS epic fantasy. Memory, sorrow, and thorn is especially remenicent of the literary style of Tolkien--it envelopes you in a musty, old world with a complete history.
...was that it didn't really take into account the realities of digital media. The two big problems are cost vs. value, and the potentially ephemeral nature of digital documents.
Sure, I paid for the first installment, and enjoyed it. The projected final cost of the novel was between $15 and $25 though--far too much, in my opinion, when you don't recieve a nice hardcover volume. If you expected to print out the work, even at the modest cost of a nickel a page your total would be between $30 and $40.
Reading online is all good and well, but I think almost everyone can agree that it is easier and nicer to have hardcopy for literature. This means that the cost, at minimum, must be lowered to the point where people can realistically print it out for the same cost as the hardcover.
Second, The Plant didn't take into account the fact that people download files, then accidently delete them, or change computers and forget to transfer little things between them, or simply are lazy and want to download again for each location they access from. Should people who have paid for a copy and lost it (much easier to do than with a book) be forced to pay again? This fact was not taken in account when the pay-through percentage was calculated.
Hopefully Williams is addressing both these problems-no word yet on cost, but it appears that there will be a login system to access the online version, rather than a pay-for-play download of the serials. This, at least, is a major improvement in my mind.
Well, yeah, except its a composite, not just a couple of layers sandwiched together. If what you are saying is occurring within the composite structure you'd expect random dissipation, not clean refraction.
I can't offer convincing proof of my statement, but seeing as the chemical properties hold equally for both versions of the pesticide I would be inclined to believe that the GM version would be just as soluble in whatever rinse you might use.
To the best of my knowledge, though, the kinds of pesticides being used in GM crops are naturally evolved plant defenses, just not evolved in the plants we want them in. For the most part these compounds don't even have negligable effects on more complex organisms like mammals. (I know, I know...so we think ^_^)
I guess it is a matter of how you look at it. You can call it a trait or a genetic defect (easily, since a lot (all?) of "positive" traits are the result of defects) To me, webbed digits are an undesirable trait expressed in a small percentage of the population, so I see the apoptosis as insufficient.
While GM organisms exist that *do* have built-in pesticides, you have to realize that you aren't getting anything different in them. What happens is the plant expresses a gene that creates a protein on the surface that has the same function as the pesticide that would have been sprayed on.
This isn't to say that pesticides are good for you, but your GM crops aren't any different in this regard than other commercial crops. You have to go organic if you want to avoid pesticides.
You are probably thinking of telomeres, which are foundon the end of genes and gradually disappear as the cell generations increase. When the telomeres are gone, the cell won't reproduce. This doesn't mean that the cell itself will die.
Apostasis is an internal or external signal for the cell to self-destruct. People with webbed feet or hands are the result of insufficient apostasis in fetal development...although this is merely a small example of its importance.
Furthermore, take a look at all of the strange hardware hacks/today/. No matter the intended purpose of a machine, people will find a way to do other, interesting things with it. Some upcoming appliances (Xbox) look to offer some nice capabilities to hackers.
Isn't supporting prayer in schools only protecting the rights of Americans who pray?
Furthermore, isn't it primarily for the benefit of Christians? What about minority religions like Wicca and Voodoo? Do you really believe that young children would feel willing to pray in a manner that would appear so strange to their fellow Protestants?
That's not going to work unless there is a clear up-front cost to consumers. The average person isn't concerned about the philosophical implications of buying into a system that prohibits fair use. They just want to go to the store and get music.
The 10% of people (max) who are concerned about these things don't have the economic power to make a difference, except by enlightening the 90% who know nothing about the DMCA.
Along with the things other people have noted, isn't it nice to be able to take the songs you like off of different CDs and make themed discs?
What about "repairing" a damaged disc by making a new, more readable copy?
I've done both of these things before.
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Hmm, but I'd bet that my 550 MHz system with 128k of cache beats yours when it comes to rendering/2d graphics/etc. It all depends on what is important to you...since I rarely use Office apps I'd rather see raw MHz than larger caches. (Your memory bandwidth argument is generally being affected by the fact that whatever program you are running fits into your cache, but not the 512k one...something that doesn't hold for large programs or ones that work on large datasets)
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I think the firgures may be misleading. Due to thermal resistance die temperatures are usually much, much greater than sink temperatures.
On hot days I've had 40W dissipation CPUs with massive cooling reach 45 C heatsink temps. The dissipation for the P4 is 38% higher.
It is not hard to imagine a die exceeding 60 C.
What about the 760 chipset? Tyan is already making an SMP Athlon board.
Actually, I think it can be rather interesting to see the ratings people get. Some people that I personally find very unattractive recieve high ratings, etc. I just think it's neat to see that a standard we generally assume is absolute in our society can have such wide variations.
...but, if they add a feature that is hostile to users some people may choose not to buy XP, decreasing their market share for the benefit of the record companies.
In reality, I don't think this is in any way a losing proposition. If MS can get users on the WMA bandwagon and make the record companies happy, it has the potential to pay off big time down the road--when everyone is committed to the architecture.
It is a daunting task to form a corporation as a high school student though. While incorporating isn't that complicated, there are significant costs involved and the fear is that something will be done wrong and later come back to haunt the organizers.
So many invention-seeking firms exist precisely because of these difficulties. Sadly, I suspect that many of these companies are of less than stellar character.
All of William's work is amazing. He IS epic fantasy. Memory, sorrow, and thorn is especially remenicent of the literary style of Tolkien--it envelopes you in a musty, old world with a complete history.
...was that it didn't really take into account the realities of digital media. The two big problems are cost vs. value, and the potentially ephemeral nature of digital documents.
Sure, I paid for the first installment, and enjoyed it. The projected final cost of the novel was between $15 and $25 though--far too much, in my opinion, when you don't recieve a nice hardcover volume. If you expected to print out the work, even at the modest cost of a nickel a page your total would be between $30 and $40.
Reading online is all good and well, but I think almost everyone can agree that it is easier and nicer to have hardcopy for literature. This means that the cost, at minimum, must be lowered to the point where people can realistically print it out for the same cost as the hardcover.
Second, The Plant didn't take into account the fact that people download files, then accidently delete them, or change computers and forget to transfer little things between them, or simply are lazy and want to download again for each location they access from. Should people who have paid for a copy and lost it (much easier to do than with a book) be forced to pay again? This fact was not taken in account when the pay-through percentage was calculated.
Hopefully Williams is addressing both these problems-no word yet on cost, but it appears that there will be a login system to access the online version, rather than a pay-for-play download of the serials. This, at least, is a major improvement in my mind.
Violating the security of a box/site/etc is cracking. Hacking refers to a kind of coding.
You've obviously been reading too many mainstream media articles on crackers.
Well, yeah, except its a composite, not just a couple of layers sandwiched together. If what you are saying is occurring within the composite structure you'd expect random dissipation, not clean refraction.
A classic in my book.
Someone says this at EVERY SINGLE STORY. It's been discussed before, and it wouldn't work.
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I can't offer convincing proof of my statement, but seeing as the chemical properties hold equally for both versions of the pesticide I would be inclined to believe that the GM version would be just as soluble in whatever rinse you might use.
To the best of my knowledge, though, the kinds of pesticides being used in GM crops are naturally evolved plant defenses, just not evolved in the plants we want them in. For the most part these compounds don't even have negligable effects on more complex organisms like mammals. (I know, I know...so we think ^_^)
I guess it is a matter of how you look at it. You can call it a trait or a genetic defect (easily, since a lot (all?) of "positive" traits are the result of defects) To me, webbed digits are an undesirable trait expressed in a small percentage of the population, so I see the apoptosis as insufficient.
While GM organisms exist that *do* have built-in pesticides, you have to realize that you aren't getting anything different in them. What happens is the plant expresses a gene that creates a protein on the surface that has the same function as the pesticide that would have been sprayed on.
This isn't to say that pesticides are good for you, but your GM crops aren't any different in this regard than other commercial crops. You have to go organic if you want to avoid pesticides.
Oh, but I don't even believe in Jebus!
You are probably thinking of telomeres, which are foundon the end of genes and gradually disappear as the cell generations increase. When the telomeres are gone, the cell won't reproduce. This doesn't mean that the cell itself will die.
Apostasis is an internal or external signal for the cell to self-destruct. People with webbed feet or hands are the result of insufficient apostasis in fetal development...although this is merely a small example of its importance.
wtf?
You have no idea.
I believe line doublers start around $800, so you really are getting a deal.
Furthermore, take a look at all of the strange hardware hacks /today/. No matter the intended purpose of a machine, people will find a way to do other, interesting things with it. Some upcoming appliances (Xbox) look to offer some nice capabilities to hackers.
Isn't supporting prayer in schools only protecting the rights of Americans who pray?
Furthermore, isn't it primarily for the benefit of Christians? What about minority religions like Wicca and Voodoo? Do you really believe that young children would feel willing to pray in a manner that would appear so strange to their fellow Protestants?
That's not going to work unless there is a clear up-front cost to consumers. The average person isn't concerned about the philosophical implications of buying into a system that prohibits fair use. They just want to go to the store and get music.
The 10% of people (max) who are concerned about these things don't have the economic power to make a difference, except by enlightening the 90% who know nothing about the DMCA.
Along with the things other people have noted, isn't it nice to be able to take the songs you like off of different CDs and make themed discs?
What about "repairing" a damaged disc by making a new, more readable copy?
I've done both of these things before.
Hmm, but I'd bet that my 550 MHz system with 128k of cache beats yours when it comes to rendering/2d graphics/etc. It all depends on what is important to you...since I rarely use Office apps I'd rather see raw MHz than larger caches. (Your memory bandwidth argument is generally being affected by the fact that whatever program you are running fits into your cache, but not the 512k one...something that doesn't hold for large programs or ones that work on large datasets)