In computer science, a thread of execution is the smallest sequence of programmed instructions that can be managed independently by a scheduler, which is typically a part of the operating system. The implementation of threads and processes differs between operating systems, but in most cases a thread is a component of a process. Multiple threads can exist within one process, executing concurrently and sharing resources such as memory, while different processes do not share these resources. In particular, the threads of a process share its executable code and the values of its dynamically allocated variables and non-thread-local global variables at any given time.
only a month and a half! :rolleyes:
I'll tell a haloween story for last year:
Me and my friends were out getting candy (for probably the last time) and The lady who answers the door thinks that one of myt friends is a girl. so the lady gave my friend candy and said 'there you go, little...
This is from a left-y site, but it was an astounding timeline. Have a look. I'd be curious if a similar right-y timeline existed.
http://www.thinkprogress.org/katrina-timeline
I know that my question is going to be misunderstood, but I am hoping that someone will read it for what it is and answer it directly:
Is there a thread in this forum that discusses the idea that the speed of light may be slowing down. If yes, can you direct me to that thread?
A spinoff of the what is it thread, to ask historical questions!
Isidore of Seville is the Patron Saint of the Internet. Which of the following works did he write?
We all take drugs. Some are legal, some are illegal, and all of them are awesome. Let's share some stories about which ones we like and why we like them; purely from a scientific view of course :biggrin:. Feel free to throw in background information as well, not just "well I took meth, liked...
Hello all
I just thought it may be useful to post some advice on how to stop your thread from being hijacked. I think we should:
* Ignore posts that do not address the topic of the thread, or
* Somehow get back on topic by posting a message that alerts readers to the fact that there has...
http://caltechbook.library.caltech.edu/1/02/bubbook.pdf
As you may or may not know cavitation is when the pressure of a liquid drops causing it to vaporize then the pressure returns and the vapor bubble implodes producing several interesting effects.
There are a few things I could not...
Hello! As a side hobby I make these zany photo-comics and i thought i'd show you one, by way of introduction to my mad mind :D ;)
http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/9395/sillysink27bq.jpg
Started another thread, but no one seems to be reading it:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=86320
So, simply put, here's what I've done so far and just need someone to glance over it and check for the most glaring (I already know I messed some things up) mistakes...
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread161585/pg1
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reply after reply after reply
all are completely stupid :smile: :smile:
The "Let's talk about what you do" thread
Ok, We spend large amounts of time here (unfortunately I do that!), and I know little about every you post usually here. Some of you usually talks about what he does in his work. I am interested in knowing what you do (which might produce an increasing...
A new solar system object past Pluto and Neptune's object with a moon, which is smaller than Pluto has been discovered. (This is also very delicate wording. The sensational way to word it would be: "New Planet Discovered Past Pluto!", but given that Pluto just barely qualifies to be a planet...
Hai friends
I am aravind,doing post graduate in computer science .In this thread I explain about the maths behind RSA algorithm in a simple way.I think this thread is useful for beginners who are interested in learning RSA algorithm.If anyone interested in this thread give reply.
"My favorite jokes" thread
I decided to break the monotony installed with the latest wave of stupid threads occurring in our beloved GD and post my favorite jokes in (American) English.
I know some of them are lame. :-p
A little girl is in line to see Santa. When it's her
turn, she...
shout out it you are a nuke like me! unfortunately, i am not sure if i can post in the nuke threads, because the Navy doesn't let us talk about that stuff.
I just went to a forum off of infidels.com or .org, I don't know the exact address, but anyway - They have a section where their are formal debates grouped into rounds, with a moderator. Other memebers cannot post on the debate thread, but they can post onto a side thread making comments.
I...
A small victory for whales (and a slightly positive sign for the 'humaneness' of humanity):
However,
Link to the International Whaling Commission's Homepage: http://www.iwcoffice.org/index.htm
"Testability" thread is great (keeping comment/discussion out works, too)
I just noticed this neat thread Wolram started where if you have a cosmology model you can list its predictions, to be archived away to consult later and see if they agree with observation.
quite understandably Wolram...
One time I voted on a thread, I don't know how I did it, but I did. Is it that only super-mentors and moderators can vote on a thread? And it was a strange techical mistake that one time?
The GREAT thread of riddleness!
I've got an idea, not a good one, but here goes:
I'll post a logic problem/riddle here. Whoever answers it correctly gets to post another logic problem/riddle, the person who answers that one gets to post the next and so on.
The police found a dead body in...
So here is your chance to brag about your best qualities.
I don't have any.
Okay maybe one: Persistence. Once I make up my mind to do something, come hell or high water...
Let a floating thread span the distance between two galaxies fast receding from each other due to space expanding between them. Eventually the thread must break. Expanding space forces apart adjacent particles of the thread all along the thread. The thread breaks at an arbitrary spot. Then any...
As I mentioned in one of my Where am I threads, for the 50th aniversery, Disneyland has had a series of photomosaic images made and scattered them around the parks. Most of them are about 4'x8' (1.5m x 2.5m) and consist of about 7000 small images. I was particlarly impressed with this one which...
Post something you like here. We need something besides news and science. I'm posting Earth's Answer by William Blake.
Earth raised up her head,
From the darkness dread and drear,
Her light fled:
Stony dread!
And her locks cover'd with grey despair,
Prison'd on watry shore
Starry...
Normally i start these at 4 in the morning, but i was busy at 4, so i'll start it now. its 7:36 and i have yet to sleep since thursday night. And i just finished some morning coffee. Mmm, coffee. Any kindred spirits in the PF world this morning?
Another "Which School" Thread
I've been accepted to Penn State Main, U of Maryland-CP, Lehigh University, and New York University and plan on majoring in either chemistry or mathematics. Though NYU probably has the best general reputation by name, a great appliead mathematics program, and was...
Remember these books, Wizards and warriors. Great books, lots of memories. This series sparked my interest to read that hold strong to this day. You guys have any old books
http://www.gamebooks.org/gallery/wwy01.jpg
http://www.gamebooks.org/gallery/wwy02.jpg...
Improving Governance (Elevating the "There's Gotta Be Something Better..." Thread
Here's a challenge. Public policy studies frequently concerns itself with four overriding societal interests--security, liberty, efficiency, and equity. Define these interests and devise or report on a model of...
I know there are several other "help, egg drop" threads in this forum, but my case if slightly different so here it is.
I'm dropping an egg (free fall) from about twenty feet. The restrictions for the carrier are: (a) carrier must fit inside of the dimensions of a 2.5 inch cube, (b) together...
Since it comes up so often, would it be a good idea to sticky a thread on book recommendations? It seems to especially come up a lot in this forum...
Just a thought.
Thread Killers?
I did not want to post this in the "best all time thread killers" post cause I kinda felt that I would be interuppting. But could someone explain what a thread killer is?
This is a serious thread (in the GD forum...well, I couldn't think of where else it should go) dedicated to all of my Thrasymachuses out there (most recently, and most poignantly, Fliption).
It has been said (throughout my long time here) that I am argumentative, not open to any agreement...
Franzbear
Some people seem to be able to make the comment that just ruins a conversation. I've gone back to the last 100 or so really dead threads and counted up how many times each person was the one named as the last poster. Here's my list of PFs best thread killers:
1)with 21- franzneitzche...
Every once in a while thread titles line up in amusing ways on the main index. In the Astronomy and Cosmology subforums, these were the four thread titles listed, in the order they appeared on the main index just now:
"Is it smart?"
"Is it possible?"
"Possible solution for dark..."
"Angle...
Hey guys!
I've got a new theory of everything! (TOE). Turns out Einstein was dead wrong! Relativity is all nonsense! :biggrin: My theory is based on crazy particle wave stringy things that I call "pf'ions". I derived their existence after revising the foundations of mathematics. My NEW...
Is is between the hours of 2am & 6am? Tell us what's keeping you awake.
My excuse tonight- I've been out to a nightclub, and don't feel like being alone at the moment, so I've turned to MSN messenger for companionship.
Please read if you saw my thread "I need help pasting together this new gravity..."
I'm sorry for any and all the calamety I may have caused with my thread "I need help pasting together this new gravity theory I've been trying" in which I listed to diff. sets of theories. I only posted them for...