Back when I made that post I thought it was an 8253. But I checked the sources for the function that Beep.Sys uses to program the timer and it claims that it’s an 8254 so I went with the source code.
How hard would it be to use the chip? Not hard but now that Win7 has shipped, the number of machines with an 8254 that’s actually wired to something is going to dwindle to around 0. The machines will still have an 8254 (it’s on the SuperIo chip in every PC) but it won’t be connected to any hardware.
I'm all for acceptable public transportation to be the norm, but until then cars work fine. Roads also weren't originally built for bikes. I actually don't know how many of the bigger cities look now, and I imagine most of them have bike lanes, but places like where I live have bikers just taking the right lane because there's no extra space. There also isn't enough space to expand the road to make room for both of us. Ultimately they're a huge hazard because they're difficult to see and hear. I really don't think they should ever mix cars and bikes. Or at least not in high capacity areas. Also you're desire to exercise is completely your own, I'm glad you enjoy it, but it's a personal choice.
I'm no expert on processor architecture, but when I had to learn about it, I always wondered why is this 3000page manual necessary (x86), why is this thing constructed to be so complex when it's doing a lot of some very simple things.
You don't really know what forgiveness is, but I'll help you , it's self-sacrifice, you can't hope to forgive someone if you're just waiting for them to make you feel better, because they can't replace what you lost.
I just find it a little difficult to believe that the one thing to have truly plagued mankind for all his existence (death) has suddenly received a serious blow. It has literally never happened before (as far as we know), and I'm not saying it can't, but current technology is like an infant if you consider it in the scale of what could be. I don't think death is just some easily fixed malfunction, but maybe many do.
I agree with the sentiment that the people using Airbnb are not going to care like owners, but they're also going to be liable for damage caused just like in any other rental. Policing that, though, is surely a nightmare. Also how are extra parking spaces being used, I would assume if you rent out your rental, you're not going to leave your automobile there? I mean you might have multiple cars, but then that in itself is already causing congestion.
That's completely arbitrary, all you're saying is hotels are offering things customers don't need, or legislation is causing them to bring up rates. Either way it sounds like there's a problem with the system, yet you think the blame lies solely with those who try and find an alternative.
Safe from who? I think smartphones are some of the least safe things when trying to avoid law enforcement/3 letter organizations. I don't feel they're particularly safe at all really, but I'm sure someone can elaborate more.
Pretty sure he means take a domain you've registered and use it for anonymous e-mail thus making it so you can't use it for anything personal in the future since it can be connected back to your anonymous email.
It's annoying, and possible a real problem if you neighborhood does have that much traffic, but it's something that should be solved at the city level, maybe don't do construction in multiple places that causes a major jam. Either way, I seriously doubt I'll ever stop driving on a street because it's bothering the residents.
You're right, it's not your genitals, you could lop mine off, and I would still relate to you as a man. It is something much deeper within us, something we don't yet know how to change. Being gay or trans doesn't change that fundamental thing, it's a different approach, but it's still not different. You can put a trans-woman in front of me, and I promise you, I would relate to her as a man, on that intrinsic level which is so hard to define. (This is kind of a dumb point in a text based conversation, as I really have no proof, but I do think you (as are others) are ignoring my point. How we think is very much related to how we are made).
I'm sorry, your point is that you think, so therefore reality is so? You can't think yourself into a different sex, I understand that they do see themselves as male or female despite their physical characteristics, but that has no bearing on much whether we like it or not. And to answer your question, you are your configuration of you, whether anyone perceives it or not, including yourself. I guess it's turning a bit philosophical cause I'm sure you're going to come back and say the world is only what is perceived of it, but that's not what I believe.
Yes, you are what you see physically, are you actually going to tell me that you don't think you're made of thousands upon thousands of atoms. Am I denying that it's possible for technology to change us at a cellular level? No, of course not, I'm only saying that we havn't gotten to that point, yet. Trans people are still by their DNA male or female, unless there's been some breakthrough I'm unaware of, but I don't think it's happened.
Her medication doesn't change her biological makeup, science isn't that good yet. I'm happy to call anyone what they want, but surgery and drugs do not recreate your sex.
I always laugh at this because there are only room for so many $100M/yr people in this world, at least until technology takes another huge leap forward. But more importantly until that happens, I think we probably have all the ones we can handle, or at least the majority...
What exactly was he waiting for? Hedging his bets? I get that this may be legal, but he seems to have only become interested in his stake because it might suddenly be worth something (alot). I'm actually surprised he's not worried that his sudden claim might not cause enough problems to lower it's value, i.e. scaring off GM.
I don't really have alot of experience in this, but sam says there that Jeremy left the YC interview, doesn't that mean he wouldn't be on the application? I'm sure there's more to it, thus why I'm asking.
I really gotta ask what's w/ snow crash this year? Did it get mentioned somewhere, I've just seen it a bunch from my family, now here; but I read it like 15 years ago. Is it because of Seveneves?
I know little about this field, having only recently started reading about it with the salmon mentioned a few weeks ago, but I really hope we're on the cusp of something new and this isn't just a pipe dream that gets drowned for any number of reasons.
The article is making a point about understanding or what happens in a conversation for something like requirements, neither you nor him provided an exact answer as to how to define requirements, because it's something we havn't yet been able to automate.
Also it's starting a conversation about the very topic..
Which is a calculation based on current technological standards, which is also not proof that we will not become more efficient and better able to manipulate our resources as needed.