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Comment: Re:Reading the article... (Score 1) 139

by arth1 (#43807779) Attached to: WIPO Panel Says Ron Paul Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

...it doesn't actually look like Paul is guilty of anything but refusing to accept a settlement that was unreasonable in the first place.

RTFA - he was found gulity of reverse domain name hijacking, which isn't stealing a PTR record as one might think, but accusing someone of domain squatting when you demonstrably know they aren't squatting (in this case because they offered it to you).

I also fail to find any reference to a settlement.
RP: Give me both A and B, or else.
Owners: It's our property. You can buy A or get B for free.
RP: Else!

That's not a settlement.

Comment: Re:Stupid Question of the Day!!!! (Score 1) 165

by arth1 (#43798069) Attached to: Some Scientists Question Whether Quantum Computer Really Is Quantum

Regarding unary, you are still confusing the issue of whether one has a representation of the number with whether it exists. These are not the same thing.

Not if you claim it can be convered from one base to another. Then the base must have a way to represent it, and unary doesn't (unless, as said, someone manages to square the circle).

I don't follow. What do you mean?

In base 0, all numbers are equal, real or not. 0*N = 0 for every possible value of N. This makes base 0 rather useless for mathematics, of course, but it's a valid philosophical concept, a relative to atheistic solipsism.

Comment: Re:Stupid Question of the Day!!!! (Score 1) 165

by arth1 (#43796519) Attached to: Some Scientists Question Whether Quantum Computer Really Is Quantum

Those aren't bases you can write numbers in in general. That's not that Pi is different, that's that those bases can't be used to represent all real numbers. Pi would still be the same.

Unary is still very much in use. Nearly every child starts by counting fingers, and often we still count by making a mark for each thing we count.
Yes, unary doesn't have a way of representing reals, which means that pi can only be represented if someone manages to square the circle. Otherwise, you're stuck with fractions and other representations based on whole numbers. The concept of an exact pi only exists outside the unary system.

As for base 0, it most certainly can represent all real numbers. In fact, it cannot not do so. But there's no way to convert pi from base 0 to any other base.

Comment: Re:Stupid Question of the Day!!!! (Score 1) 165

by arth1 (#43795285) Attached to: Some Scientists Question Whether Quantum Computer Really Is Quantum

Then I find out that Base-10 is probably the most efficient to date for our society, but that it is not the only way to count; and that Pi is only Pi because of Base-10.

No, pi is pi in all bases equal to or higher than two, provided you assume euclidian geometry.
If you meant that pi is 3.14159265358979323846... only because of base 10, you're correct (again, as long as you ignore relativity and curved space).

Comment: Re:not an advantage (Score 1) 120

by arth1 (#43765477) Attached to: After Kickstarter Record, Pebble Smartwatch Lands $15M From VCs

Let's not forget that Sony's Android watch has been out for quite some time now, and is slightly less clunky than the pebble too.
I don't know whether it's been rooted yet (by others than Sony...), but if it hasn't, it's just a question of time.

Me, I prefer to use a watch that does the primary function quite well - tell the time without requiring me to use my fingers, and no matter whether it's night or snow or direct sunshine or underwater or on a bike or I haven't given maintenance to it in months. It's just there, does its job, and I can depend on it doing so.

Comment: Re: Solarisation? (Score 4, Interesting) 316

by arth1 (#43762279) Attached to: Head-mounted displays / sensors like Google Glass are:

The capital S was not unintentional.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaria

In short, it's a symbol for a future utopia (or dystopia, depending on who you ask) where isolationism is taken to the extreme, and privacy laws are absolute. What you present to the outside world is what you want to present, and what you want to hide, you have the full right to hide. As long as you stay within the borders of your home and property.

Comment: Re:We're on our way (Score 1) 316

by arth1 (#43762149) Attached to: Head-mounted displays / sensors like Google Glass are:

If we ever do see the Borg happen, it'll be with technology so small, that something like glass would be rendered totally unnecessary. In fact, even without a borg singularity, glass is a rough prototype at this point. Five iterations in, you won't even know it's there.

As any Trekkie knows, it'll be transparent aluminum anyhow.

Comment: Re:One is fine the other is creepy (Score 2, Interesting) 316

by arth1 (#43762133) Attached to: Head-mounted displays / sensors like Google Glass are:

I'm not too keen on being recorded.

On the plus side, the erosion of an illusion of privacy in public will accelerate Solarisation. Our homes will eventually become our bastions, which we will rarely leave. There will be no need to, and too many privacy implications if we do.

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