"On space probes its easy because you can cool the cold junction in the vacuum of space and make it efficient"
I thought that since space was a near vacuum it was very difficult to cool things, as the cooling process needs to transfer the heat energy to something else. A vacuum is a near perfect insulator.
I've had this happen on my PC as well. I think it's just because the memory in the frambe buffer was never cleared, and since power wasn't lost the last thing that was put there is still going to be displayed until reset.
*IF* SETI gets a hit, it will be more like:
Earth: Wow, a spike that may have possibly been generated by an intelligent life form millions of years ago...
ET: ???
I think one thing being overlooked by everyone here is so-called "Crimes of passion," where the murderer is a legal gun owner, and commits a crime with it in a not-to-planned manner. There are many murders that are not well-thought upon by gangs and thugs. The "Bad Guy"(TM) is sometimes your friendly neighbor who caught his wife cheating and couldn't handle it.
This may be off-topic, but you're wrong about the Big Dig being federally funded. There is *some* federal aid, but much of the burden is being placed on the Massachusetts tax payers.
Let me know when tolls in your area are doubled to pay for the Big Dig, then we'll talk.
That's because the term "Planet" is rather loosely defined. Nobody has ever really set a lower-limit on the size of a planet. Asteroids are 'small bodies' that orbit the sun. Planets are 'larger bodies' that orbit the sun. Pluto is smaller than our Moon, yet many still consider it a planet simply because it orbits the Sun.
This new object will have difficulty becoming a 'Planet' by name.
Linux Torvalds Selfish! News at 11!
Seriously. He's the project lead of a very large project that many of us reap the benefits of. When was the last time you offered to assist him in keeping track of the source? You didn't? And you expect him to bend over backwards for *you*?
This is far and away an unreasonable request to make.
Many of the tolls on the Mass Pike (I-90) have already been doubled due to cost overruns. This has greatly upset people because those who are coming from the west on the Pike aren't the ones who will be gaining an advantage from the Big Dig.
Did you write the drivers for your ATI card? Did you inspect them? Or did you trust someone else to do it? Why use an operating system written by other people? Why not write your own?
"Trust No One" is one of the stupidest reasons I've heard for supporting Open Source.
If NVidia wants to keep their source private, fine. Just so long as they accept the responsibility of supporting different systems. It would be nice if they did both, but writing closed source drivers is certainly better than *nothing*.
I bet you trusted someone else to write your sound card drivers too...
Hear hear! And why walk with *two* legs when we clearly only need one!
I don't get it. I'm all for Open Source, but I'm even *more* for a company taking an active interest in supporting their hardware under Linux. I've got a GEForce2 on my system and the drivers are *sweet*. Full support of *all* the hardwares features. How often do you get that under Linux? Not to mention the fact that the drivers compare nicely with their Windows counterparts.
Why spend the same amount of money for hardware that has less support and will effectively run slower because of it? I just don't get it...
If every hardware company were like NVidia we would have far less trouble buying a new printer/modem/videocard/etc.
Government resources aren't always up to the task for things like this. There are many private companies that perform duties for government entities.
Also, private institutions can get around some of the restraints on government law enforcement (search/seizure, entering without a warrent, etc). This is why bounty hunters can be very useful at times.
NOTE: Freedom of speech is the same way. A private institution can prohibit what you say (your boss can fire you for saying things he/she doesn't like), but the government can't (you can't be arrested for saying things against the government).
In other words, learn how to spin your wheels for several hours, days if need be, so you don't annoy some poor hapless slashdot reader you insensitive clod!
I don't know about you, but at my work if I'm looking into something for an hour and still haven't figured it out I ask somebody else who may know. This is called 'time management'. If somebody else happens to have knowledge in the area of code I'm looking at and can answer my question in 5mins, then why not ask? This is how I tend to think of ask slashdot, as another coworker who has some experience in an area I don't.
*typical slashdot jerk response* All you questions are beneath me. Sorry. Come back when you have 'good' questions. Oh, and you're probably ugly and stupid for asking these questions.
It seems to me that this 'ask slashdot' came from someone just as annoyed as I am at the 'this is not a good question, search google' crowd. Do you not know the answers? Does it take *less* time to flame than it does to answer the question? I've seen questions that can easily be found on google. I've chosen not to post, or post with personal experiences that may NOT be found on a google search. Not everyone posting questions has a mastery (or even knowledge) of usenet.
BUT, to answer the questioner: Beyond a good google search of news and web content, and asking a few friends, there isn't much else I use for a resource. I would be interested in seeing what other people post as resources (web links, etc).
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Just make sure you send all the "Middle management" and "useless" people on the "A" rocket, and have them land first.
I've had this happen on my PC as well. I think it's just because the memory in the frambe buffer was never cleared, and since power wasn't lost the last thing that was put there is still going to be displayed until reset.
"And drugs being illegal makes it less attractive for kids too, right?"
Yes. Not nearly as many kids do drugs now as there would be if they were legal. How many more kids smoke cigarettes? Even that is in decline...
Mein Kamph...
*IF* SETI gets a hit, it will be more like:
Earth: Wow, a spike that may have possibly been generated by an intelligent life form millions of years ago...
ET: ???
Damnit! Why must we be constantly concerned with appeasing 'most users'? Why limit ourselves to the whim of the lowest common denominator?
I think one thing being overlooked by everyone here is so-called "Crimes of passion," where the murderer is a legal gun owner, and commits a crime with it in a not-to-planned manner. There are many murders that are not well-thought upon by gangs and thugs. The "Bad Guy"(TM) is sometimes your friendly neighbor who caught his wife cheating and couldn't handle it.
Reminds me of a quote from Edison (I think):
"Results? Why man, I know of 10,000 things that don't work!"
(from memory)
Well, Distributed.net of course! They've just finished RC5-64, and are continuing on OGR. RC5-72 should start within a month or so.
Funny. You scath another poster for not pointing out that he was using Canadian dollars, but you never once said you were quoting USD.
Not everything is US-centric you know. And yes, I *am* an American.
Yes, but that Chevy worker probably *bought* that Ford, and wasn't given it by Ford.
Personally, I make copies of my games (legally owned) for use on my laptop. Who wants to chance losing/damaging their only CD while travelling?
This may be off-topic, but you're wrong about the Big Dig being federally funded. There is *some* federal aid, but much of the burden is being placed on the Massachusetts tax payers.
Let me know when tolls in your area are doubled to pay for the Big Dig, then we'll talk.
That's because the term "Planet" is rather loosely defined. Nobody has ever really set a lower-limit on the size of a planet. Asteroids are 'small bodies' that orbit the sun. Planets are 'larger bodies' that orbit the sun. Pluto is smaller than our Moon, yet many still consider it a planet simply because it orbits the Sun.
This new object will have difficulty becoming a 'Planet' by name.
Linux Torvalds Selfish! News at 11! Seriously. He's the project lead of a very large project that many of us reap the benefits of. When was the last time you offered to assist him in keeping track of the source? You didn't? And you expect him to bend over backwards for *you*? This is far and away an unreasonable request to make.
Many of the tolls on the Mass Pike (I-90) have already been doubled due to cost overruns. This has greatly upset people because those who are coming from the west on the Pike aren't the ones who will be gaining an advantage from the Big Dig.
Local politics are going nuts over this...
There is always OGR...
Did you write the drivers for your ATI card? Did you inspect them? Or did you trust someone else to do it? Why use an operating system written by other people? Why not write your own?
"Trust No One" is one of the stupidest reasons I've heard for supporting Open Source.
If NVidia wants to keep their source private, fine. Just so long as they accept the responsibility of supporting different systems. It would be nice if they did both, but writing closed source drivers is certainly better than *nothing*.
I bet you trusted someone else to write your sound card drivers too...
Hear hear! And why walk with *two* legs when we clearly only need one!
I don't get it. I'm all for Open Source, but I'm even *more* for a company taking an active interest in supporting their hardware under Linux. I've got a GEForce2 on my system and the drivers are *sweet*. Full support of *all* the hardwares features. How often do you get that under Linux? Not to mention the fact that the drivers compare nicely with their Windows counterparts.
Why spend the same amount of money for hardware that has less support and will effectively run slower because of it? I just don't get it...
If every hardware company were like NVidia we would have far less trouble buying a new printer/modem/videocard/etc.
I have a friend who can't access gnu.org from work because it's listed as an 'activist' site. I'm not sure what they're using for software though...
Government resources aren't always up to the task for things like this. There are many private companies that perform duties for government entities.
Also, private institutions can get around some of the restraints on government law enforcement (search/seizure, entering without a warrent, etc). This is why bounty hunters can be very useful at times.
NOTE: Freedom of speech is the same way. A private institution can prohibit what you say (your boss can fire you for saying things he/she doesn't like), but the government can't (you can't be arrested for saying things against the government).
Didn't the Commodore have a 'true random number generator' that used white noise from the sound card?
In other words, learn how to spin your wheels for several hours, days if need be, so you don't annoy some poor hapless slashdot reader you insensitive clod!
I don't know about you, but at my work if I'm looking into something for an hour and still haven't figured it out I ask somebody else who may know. This is called 'time management'. If somebody else happens to have knowledge in the area of code I'm looking at and can answer my question in 5mins, then why not ask? This is how I tend to think of ask slashdot, as another coworker who has some experience in an area I don't.
*typical slashdot jerk response*
All you questions are beneath me. Sorry. Come back when you have 'good' questions. Oh, and you're probably ugly and stupid for asking these questions.
It seems to me that this 'ask slashdot' came from someone just as annoyed as I am at the 'this is not a good question, search google' crowd. Do you not know the answers? Does it take *less* time to flame than it does to answer the question? I've seen questions that can easily be found on google. I've chosen not to post, or post with personal experiences that may NOT be found on a google search. Not everyone posting questions has a mastery (or even knowledge) of usenet.
BUT, to answer the questioner: Beyond a good google search of news and web content, and asking a few friends, there isn't much else I use for a resource. I would be interested in seeing what other people post as resources (web links, etc).