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Comment C--? (Score 1) 159

>>Or, since all microprocessors consist of registers, simple instructions, memory addresses, and push/pull, just create a very simple, generic, "language"based on that, and then compile it to any specific architecture.

We already have programming languages like that. C-- claims to be a "portable assembly language" (some claim that traditional C also fits that description).

Comment Re:renewable (Score 2) 108

>>Hydroelectricity is not considered a renewable resource. They require a lot of maintenance by machinery run by fossil fuels

Last time I checked, rain was still refilling the reservoirs so yes, it is renewable. It requires maintenance and will eventually need replacement just like everything else including wind turbines and solar panels.

Comment Here's the missing info (Score 4, Interesting) 52

The media format is 16mm film. Here's the irony. Unlike U.S. television shows, BBC was an early adopter of video tape. (Recall that video tape was invented really late, available in 1956; everything before then had to be either live or telecined from film live.) But when shipping shows to far-flung international destinations, BBC "transferred" the video tape to film by filming a TV! That's what was found in the collector's cardboard box. That BBC used video tape is what allowed them to erase said video tapes.

Comment Re:Constitution? (Score 1) 135

>> Every service member swears an oath to uphold the Constitution and to protect the nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic.

What happens when "upholding the constitution" and "protecting the nation all from enemies" are in conflict with each other? What about conflicts with other commitments the US has made like the Geneva Convention? Who decides what is a "military necessity"?

Comment Re:Judical independence (Score 2) 228

>>This very reasonable decision reaffirms SCOTUS independence from the current administration.

No, it just demonstrates the internal division between the 3 Republican justices who realize Trump is destroying the economy (and with it any chance of maintaining power) and the 3 that have completely drunk the MAGA kool-aid.

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