Hurd sounds really promising and exciting until you realize that it's been in development for 19 years and it's still not ready. Until it gets the popular support from kernel developers that Linux has, I'm afraid it will never be a viable alternative (look at me saying alternative; Linux is the alternative, not Hurd!). Better (superscalable) microprocessor implementations that support even better parallelization would make also make Hurd more attractive.
The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.
I never thought I'd see the day that a text editor needed a network-aware client-server architecture.
Atmospheric drag brings the ISS down 2km per month according to the wikipedia infobox.
Unless you want to pay ten times as much to get it into a much higher orbit, you're not going to have "permanence". But I definitely agree; it doesn't really make much sense to be decommissioning it in a few years when it's still under construction..
Because going from "we should build a space rocket thingy" to getting into that kind of orbit is extremely expensive. We've built NASA over 50 years of continuous research and have veterans running the administration that have worked there their entire career. You can't just stuff a bunch of engineering grads in a building with calculators and piles of money and let them cook like we did, unless you want to give them 50 years and several horrible disasters. And once you have the thing designed and built, it has to be extensively (expensively) refitted and repaired after every launch.
And what are the material gains? Nothing, because you could have just let America pay for it and give you the research for free anyway.
Of course, designing and assembling the modules is nothing compared to the cost of getting thousands of kilograms more than 300km straight up against gravity and accelerated to 7700 meters per second...
There would be zero room for publishers to negotiate anything in such a de facto monopoly
They're already at the mercy of the holder of the key for signing games. Unless they want their release restricted to homebrew / modchipped consoles, there would be no difference.
Hey guess what everyone?? We just rented a 4,480-processor supercomputer and set up a fascinating experiment in an attempt to better understand how we can secure our software. Look at all the money we're pouring into making our products better!
Probably about how encouraging every user to use a tool that publicly admits to security flaws is good PR. Customers like to hear that the software they buy is being secured by ongoing research.
Survival of the species must always be the number one priority, all else is second.
Evolution tends to produce individuals who value the survival of the species, but that doesn't mean it's a "priority." Evolution also produces homicidal people, suicidal people, and ethical people. You are who you are; evolution doesn't need your help. We're a very social people, some of whom conscientiously decline eating meat despite it not being as good for the species.
The only reason they buy a mac is because it's a fashion icon. That's why you see them sitting on the library steps with the mac on one knee, and walking around in designer clothes with the conspicuous and awful white earbuds. It's because they care about public opinion.
How many rat deaths exactly is a person walking again worth? A million? Could you stomach the hundred thousand gallons of blood flowing from the chopping block, knowing it was saving someone's mobility?
Are you sure you're comfortable with the ramifications of throwing out a number like one human life = 1 million rat lives? You know, the only reason it's not the other way around (1 million human lives for 1 rat life) is because we're the apex predators with the cages and the needles and the power. But what if some alien civilization more intelligent than us needs a million human lives to save one of theirs?... fair?
That's probably better than actual conditions for lab rats.
How do you think they determine what dose kills you? They inject 200 rats with an overdose of, say, acetaminophen, and wait for horrifyingly painful liver failure. I guess it's better than testing it on humans though.
After the success of Page Hunt, Microsoft is developing a sequel called File Reports. Players earn points by filling out real business forms and increasing productivity!
Wait, where's the advantage? OK so it's more efficient but can you run experiments over and over on the same hardware for a decade without repair? Is it scalable? I doubt it's feasible to have a Beowulf cluster of billion-dollar laboratories complete with post-grads to set up and write up reports analyzing each experiment. I'd like to see a schematic for a high-speed bacterial coupler before I start buying cycles on yogurt.
Of course, if people are "forced" to use Microsoft products it's because their company decided it's the best solution, or they're too stupid to learn something new, or because they can't afford to shell out the price of a used car for a machine they'll only use to read email and news.
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Hurd sounds really promising and exciting until you realize that it's been in development for 19 years and it's still not ready. Until it gets the popular support from kernel developers that Linux has, I'm afraid it will never be a viable alternative (look at me saying alternative; Linux is the alternative, not Hurd!). Better (superscalable) microprocessor implementations that support even better parallelization would make also make Hurd more attractive.
I never thought I'd see the day that a text editor needed a network-aware client-server architecture.
Does it run Linux?
I think it's the actual null character, not the string backslash-zero
Maybe it's mod 256
Isn't the farther back better-- "more prior"
Atmospheric drag brings the ISS down 2km per month according to the wikipedia infobox.
Unless you want to pay ten times as much to get it into a much higher orbit, you're not going to have "permanence". But I definitely agree; it doesn't really make much sense to be decommissioning it in a few years when it's still under construction..
Because going from "we should build a space rocket thingy" to getting into that kind of orbit is extremely expensive. We've built NASA over 50 years of continuous research and have veterans running the administration that have worked there their entire career. You can't just stuff a bunch of engineering grads in a building with calculators and piles of money and let them cook like we did, unless you want to give them 50 years and several horrible disasters. And once you have the thing designed and built, it has to be extensively (expensively) refitted and repaired after every launch.
And what are the material gains? Nothing, because you could have just let America pay for it and give you the research for free anyway.
Of course, designing and assembling the modules is nothing compared to the cost of getting thousands of kilograms more than 300km straight up against gravity and accelerated to 7700 meters per second...
They're already at the mercy of the holder of the key for signing games. Unless they want their release restricted to homebrew / modchipped consoles, there would be no difference.
If we were more evolved then we wouldn't be killed by a single bacterium or virus.
Hey guess what everyone?? We just rented a 4,480-processor supercomputer and set up a fascinating experiment in an attempt to better understand how we can secure our software. Look at all the money we're pouring into making our products better!
Probably about how encouraging every user to use a tool that publicly admits to security flaws is good PR. Customers like to hear that the software they buy is being secured by ongoing research.
You wouldn't expect to pay for a million licenses, but then you wouldn't expect to pay for any additional licenses ....
Evolution tends to produce individuals who value the survival of the species, but that doesn't mean it's a "priority." Evolution also produces homicidal people, suicidal people, and ethical people. You are who you are; evolution doesn't need your help. We're a very social people, some of whom conscientiously decline eating meat despite it not being as good for the species.
...books?
The only reason they buy a mac is because it's a fashion icon. That's why you see them sitting on the library steps with the mac on one knee, and walking around in designer clothes with the conspicuous and awful white earbuds. It's because they care about public opinion.
Yes, I guess it's better.
How many rat deaths exactly is a person walking again worth? A million? Could you stomach the hundred thousand gallons of blood flowing from the chopping block, knowing it was saving someone's mobility?
Are you sure you're comfortable with the ramifications of throwing out a number like one human life = 1 million rat lives? You know, the only reason it's not the other way around (1 million human lives for 1 rat life) is because we're the apex predators with the cages and the needles and the power. But what if some alien civilization more intelligent than us needs a million human lives to save one of theirs?... fair?
That's probably better than actual conditions for lab rats.
How do you think they determine what dose kills you? They inject 200 rats with an overdose of, say, acetaminophen, and wait for horrifyingly painful liver failure. I guess it's better than testing it on humans though.
After the success of Page Hunt, Microsoft is developing a sequel called File Reports. Players earn points by filling out real business forms and increasing productivity!
I swear if I see another (read: the exact same) wallet.crypto.autocompleteoverride argument I will Foe every user posting in this story.
If every user has to go download a browser, how many do you think will pay for IE when they can download Firefox for free?
Wait, where's the advantage? OK so it's more efficient but can you run experiments over and over on the same hardware for a decade without repair? Is it scalable? I doubt it's feasible to have a Beowulf cluster of billion-dollar laboratories complete with post-grads to set up and write up reports analyzing each experiment. I'd like to see a schematic for a high-speed bacterial coupler before I start buying cycles on yogurt.
Is that you GLaDDOS?
Of course, if people are "forced" to use Microsoft products it's because their company decided it's the best solution, or they're too stupid to learn something new, or because they can't afford to shell out the price of a used car for a machine they'll only use to read email and news.