Comment Re:yet another programming language (Score 1) 168
Close. A sigma is one type of a for loop that automatically adds each number in the sequence to a sum.
Comment digits of pi (Score 1) 341
from @neiltyson: http://twitter.com/#!/neiltyson/status/47289370788638722
"Sixty-four decimal places of Pi gets the observable universe's circumference down to a sextillionth the size of a proton."
Canadian Copyright Group Wants iPod Tax 408
soulxtc writes "Unable to define memory as a 'recording medium,' Canada's Private Copyright Collective goes directly after portable music player devices, memory cards, and anything else that can be used to make private copies. The PCC submitted a proposal to the country's Copyright Board that suggests levies of $5 (Canadian) on devices with up to 1GB of memory, $25 for 1-10 GB, $50 for 10-30 GB, and $75 for over 30 GB. If approved, this propoal would increase the price of a 30-GB iPod by 26%. These collections are intended to compensate artists and labels for the losses they suffer when people 'illegally' copy or transfer music. The PCC is also seeking a new $2 to $10 tax on memory cards. The backbone of digital photography has become tangled up in the fight for making sure music companies get every nickel and dime they feel that they deserve."
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