... then this will be the LAST prize in subatomic particle physics! So maybe they're hedging their bets.
IMO, the prizes should almost always be shared. Nobody works in a vacuum* --they are all building on the work of the rest of the community. Seriously, the number of scientists who understand this stuff is vanishingly small*!
"You make the mistake of assuming that our current economic situation would be different had a democrat been in office. That somehow lenders wouldn't have been making bad loans to people who couldn't afford them. That somehow oil prices would be much lower."
I believe the war has been a major drag on the economy. I don't think we would be fighting on two fronts if the Dems were in office. I do believe the regulation of lenders would be more strict as well. Oil prices? No idea. I think peak oil is the main force in that equation, with prices having been kept low for a long time.
Yes, I DID believe the congress would be better after the '06 elections, but.. sigh.
So yes, I have invested in the D brand of propaganda, but I also still think it matters, that there is a difference.
Well, assuming you are a nerd (read: person of above avg intelligence), you should realize that the past 8 years of the Bush administration have made a difference in our personal lives. We are paying directly for the policies of this administration, and sure, this is my partisan opinion, but there is no doubt that the nation financially "challenged", to put it mildly, right now. It's not by accident that we have reached this point--it is by the decisions made by those in power.
What happens in Washington affects us directly, and who is in the White House sets the tone. If you do not see the difference between the two choices we have, because "it won't make a difference anyway", you might want to remember how it was before Bozo got into office.
I believe SlickEdit now supports change tracking directly. Not sure how well it works with plain text data files, but it is supported on several platforms, has hooks for version control integration, and so on.
I think that in planetary terms we can safely assume 5x mass will create an environment of roughly 5g... maybe give or take 20%. Enough to ensure that the simple act of getting out of bed would be a gruelling ordeal.
What, like getting out of bed anywhere isn't a gruelling ordeal? Still, once the aliens get out of bed, fly their improbable spacecraft over here, they will be seriously ready to kick our asses.
I think you will see nVidia licensing their IP to other chip companies, because like it or not, the push is always going to be toward cost reduction, power reduction, smaller form factors, and so on. This is true at all performance levels. For low-end systems, the multi-core CPUs may eat their lunch. The only thing that saves them is that graphics and video are data pigs, so the issue is more managing high bandwidth data flow than overall horsepower.
They will still be around, but they may go the way of SGI.
It's basically the American Idolification of music, only "one louder", or rather, "one suckier". They are training it to 300 songs that are representative of the least common denominator of various genres.
Let's face it, most people are not talented musicians, and even fewer are talented at songwriting, so I think it's safe to say we won't be getting any huge breakthroughs of talent here.
What I look for in music is something unpredictable, which is exactly the opposite of what this app will do... though of course, they may have thought of that too. Just push the "give me something innovative" button, but people don't want innovative. They want to hear the same old shit. So they'll get a typical 1-4-5 progression, or whatever. But here's the rub.. it will be hugely popular, as in Guitar Hero.
I hope they at least put in some pitch correction, because seriously, some of you really need some help.:-)
I have gone so far as to download the US Patent Office filing application, and sketch some ideas, but I have never filed a patent on my own. Frankly, it just seems like a lot of effort to keep others from profiting from an idea I will not be implementing anyway.
Yeah, but what about UFOs? Hmm? I reckon them aliens don't take too kindly to all them green lasers shinin' in their eyes and whatnot, assumin' they be havin' eyes n' stuff.
I think it's inevitable that the internet replaces traditional media but it means the death of the super star. We'll go back to more regional artists with few cross region cross overs if there is a lack of a artificial national hype machine like the labels.
I don't think this implies regional artists, but a LOT more self-promoting, small label, indy artists. In the end, we can only hope, artists with interesting, creative, innovative music will grow their own following and end up doing a lot of their own distribution, with small download distributors like, oh I dunno, http://www.bitworksmusic.com/, helping them to do it themselves.
The cool thing is, download distribution is still in its infancy. Artists need to evolve their notion of the download medium. They're selling software now, not just music.
Well, of course, to rid yourself of iTunes you will most likely have to rid yourself of your iPod. For now, I'm a 3-iPod family, so I'm stuck with it for now. Of course, I don't have to buy my tunes there, but if Apple has its way they would probably like to force me to.
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"I'm not really sure I see the point of GWT"
(Disclaimer: I evaluated GWT and decided that it was cool for larger web apps, but for a smallish website I think it is overkill. So.. I'm not a GWT user, sorry.)
When I was developing my site (which you will visit now and purchase lots of album downloads), I had to deal with the fact that browsers do not implement things consistently. In particular, IE seems to do things differently than every other browser. The idea of GWT is to do all the hard browser bug workarounds and compatibility work for you, so that you write some code in Java and poof! Your web app will look and behave the same across all browsers everywhere. Among the downsides, you have to learn GWT of course, and your resulting code is almost guaranteed to be less efficient and slower to load than if you just code directly in Javascript/HTML/etc.
In the end, I ditched GWT in favor of simplicity, dealing with IE issues as they arose (my native development platform is Firefox). Then again, my site has very limited functionality. YMMV.
Carrboro, North Carolina has public WiFi downtown. It's a fairly small area, less than 1 sq. mi. I'm guessing. The service is "adequate", not super fast for media surfing, but for basic email, non-critical web surfing it has worked fine for me the few times I have tried it.
They have a few things going for them. First, Carrboro is a smallish town, so the bandwidth load isn't too high. Second, a lot of local cafes offer their own (usually free) WiFi, so that reduces the load even more.
Any other locals out there with more concrete data than my lame ass non-analysis?
And no, don't even think of moving here. We're all full! Go away!;-)
This is a huge question in management in general. Do you stick with your "peeps" or do you clean house? If there is still a good working relationship in the company, keeping him in the company can be a great move. If your company will back you up even if/when you screw up, you will be willing to take risks. If the axe always hangs over your head, you may want to do the "safe" thing, which may work out OK in the short run, but generally means the company is headed for mediocracy.
I can pretty reliably get a BSOD on my Dell XP laptop. My audio interface seems to think it's all-powerful when I connect it via my PCMCIA card. Then the Dell says, "Like hell you are!" and BSODs. At least it's predictable.
As for actually "upgrading" to Vista, being able to listen to Robert Fripp's boot music is not enough of a reason. I'll wait for the rest of the sheep to beat the bugs out of it first.
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IMO, the prizes should almost always be shared. Nobody works in a vacuum* --they are all building on the work of the rest of the community. Seriously, the number of scientists who understand this stuff is vanishingly small*!
* Wow, the comedy just writes itself...
I believe the war has been a major drag on the economy. I don't think we would be fighting on two fronts if the Dems were in office. I do believe the regulation of lenders would be more strict as well. Oil prices? No idea. I think peak oil is the main force in that equation, with prices having been kept low for a long time.
Yes, I DID believe the congress would be better after the '06 elections, but .. sigh.
So yes, I have invested in the D brand of propaganda, but I also still think it matters, that there is a difference.
Well, assuming you are a nerd (read: person of above avg intelligence), you should realize that the past 8 years of the Bush administration have made a difference in our personal lives. We are paying directly for the policies of this administration, and sure, this is my partisan opinion, but there is no doubt that the nation financially "challenged", to put it mildly, right now. It's not by accident that we have reached this point--it is by the decisions made by those in power.
What happens in Washington affects us directly, and who is in the White House sets the tone. If you do not see the difference between the two choices we have, because "it won't make a difference anyway", you might want to remember how it was before Bozo got into office.
So.. you should care.
I believe SlickEdit now supports change tracking directly. Not sure how well it works with plain text data files, but it is supported on several platforms, has hooks for version control integration, and so on.
I think that in planetary terms we can safely assume 5x mass will create an environment of roughly 5g ... maybe give or take 20%. Enough to ensure that the simple act of getting out of bed would be a gruelling ordeal.
What, like getting out of bed anywhere isn't a gruelling ordeal? Still, once the aliens get out of bed, fly their improbable spacecraft over here, they will be seriously ready to kick our asses.
Well, at least Bush has succeeded at something.
I think you will see nVidia licensing their IP to other chip companies, because like it or not, the push is always going to be toward cost reduction, power reduction, smaller form factors, and so on. This is true at all performance levels. For low-end systems, the multi-core CPUs may eat their lunch. The only thing that saves them is that graphics and video are data pigs, so the issue is more managing high bandwidth data flow than overall horsepower. They will still be around, but they may go the way of SGI.
Great. There goes my karma rating again..
It's basically the American Idolification of music, only "one louder", or rather, "one suckier". They are training it to 300 songs that are representative of the least common denominator of various genres.
.. though of course, they may have thought of that too. Just push the "give me something innovative" button, but people don't want innovative. They want to hear the same old shit. So they'll get a typical 1-4-5 progression, or whatever. But here's the rub.. it will be hugely popular, as in Guitar Hero.
:-)
Let's face it, most people are not talented musicians, and even fewer are talented at songwriting, so I think it's safe to say we won't be getting any huge breakthroughs of talent here.
What I look for in music is something unpredictable, which is exactly the opposite of what this app will do.
I hope they at least put in some pitch correction, because seriously, some of you really need some help.
I have gone so far as to download the US Patent Office filing application, and sketch some ideas, but I have never filed a patent on my own. Frankly, it just seems like a lot of effort to keep others from profiting from an idea I will not be implementing anyway.
david
Why the hell would we want to go to Mars? It's cold, boring, and I hear the food sucks!
This is different from the good old days .. how?
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I'd like to purchase a license for my pet download, Eric. Actually, Eric's only half a download, due to a downloading accident, and well...
Wait, lemme guess.. it's on rails and it's named Ruby.
Why would anyone be using an OS written for scientists? They're all weird and stuff.
Yeah, but what about UFOs? Hmm? I reckon them aliens don't take too kindly to all them green lasers shinin' in their eyes and whatnot, assumin' they be havin' eyes n' stuff.
I think it's inevitable that the internet replaces traditional media but it means the death of the super star. We'll go back to more regional artists with few cross region cross overs if there is a lack of a artificial national hype machine like the labels.
I don't think this implies regional artists, but a LOT more self-promoting, small label, indy artists. In the end, we can only hope, artists with interesting, creative, innovative music will grow their own following and end up doing a lot of their own distribution, with small download distributors like, oh I dunno, http://www.bitworksmusic.com/, helping them to do it themselves.
The cool thing is, download distribution is still in its infancy. Artists need to evolve their notion of the download medium. They're selling software now, not just music.
Well, of course, to rid yourself of iTunes you will most likely have to rid yourself of your iPod. For now, I'm a 3-iPod family, so I'm stuck with it for now. Of course, I don't have to buy my tunes there, but if Apple has its way they would probably like to force me to.
http://www.bitworksmusic.com/
(Disclaimer: I evaluated GWT and decided that it was cool for larger web apps, but for a smallish website I think it is overkill. So.. I'm not a GWT user, sorry.)
When I was developing my site (which you will visit now and purchase lots of album downloads), I had to deal with the fact that browsers do not implement things consistently. In particular, IE seems to do things differently than every other browser. The idea of GWT is to do all the hard browser bug workarounds and compatibility work for you, so that you write some code in Java and poof! Your web app will look and behave the same across all browsers everywhere. Among the downsides, you have to learn GWT of course, and your resulting code is almost guaranteed to be less efficient and slower to load than if you just code directly in Javascript/HTML/etc.
In the end, I ditched GWT in favor of simplicity, dealing with IE issues as they arose (my native development platform is Firefox). Then again, my site has very limited functionality. YMMV.
david
Carrboro, North Carolina has public WiFi downtown. It's a fairly small area, less than 1 sq. mi. I'm guessing. The service is "adequate", not super fast for media surfing, but for basic email, non-critical web surfing it has worked fine for me the few times I have tried it.
;-)
They have a few things going for them. First, Carrboro is a smallish town, so the bandwidth load isn't too high. Second, a lot of local cafes offer their own (usually free) WiFi, so that reduces the load even more.
Any other locals out there with more concrete data than my lame ass non-analysis?
And no, don't even think of moving here. We're all full! Go away!
http://www.bitworksmusic.com/
This is a huge question in management in general. Do you stick with your "peeps" or do you clean house? If there is still a good working relationship in the company, keeping him in the company can be a great move. If your company will back you up even if/when you screw up, you will be willing to take risks. If the axe always hangs over your head, you may want to do the "safe" thing, which may work out OK in the short run, but generally means the company is headed for mediocracy.
http://www.bitworksmusic.com/
I can pretty reliably get a BSOD on my Dell XP laptop. My audio interface seems to think it's all-powerful when I connect it via my PCMCIA card. Then the Dell says, "Like hell you are!" and BSODs. At least it's predictable.
As for actually "upgrading" to Vista, being able to listen to Robert Fripp's boot music is not enough of a reason. I'll wait for the rest of the sheep to beat the bugs out of it first.
[url:http://www.bitworksmusic.com]
I'm going to release Rock Snob, where you get points everytime you watch the wailing solo and say, "Yeah, I could do that."
When in doubt:
- add more popups
- blinky lights are exciting
- if your page loads in less then 10 seconds, it must not be very interesting
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
http://www.bitworksmusic.com/