Most of what is called "carbon paper" today is actually NCR (non-carbon replica) paper, and it is still used by quite a few places. The only visible difference is that there is no ugly black stain-causing sheet to deal with. Effectively, it is about the same as true carbon paper, so the term just stuck.
Isn't this kind of a nonsensical question once one considers the source of philosophy? Consider the question "Philosophy - Biological or... Invisible Pink Unicornian?" I am of the opinion that there is no real way for human behavior to step out of the biological realm without invoking a nonphysical element of some sort. In other words, even if morality does come from philosophy, philosophy comes from biology, which in turn means morality comes from biology.
I have been using the same copy of XP since XP was released. I have performed about 4 full motherboard/ram/processor upgrades in that time, the most recent of which was only about 5 weeks ago, and had no trouble getting activation at all. For the first 3 upgrades, I didn't even have to call MS for activation. I had to call them for the 4th one, but there was no hassle what so ever. I simply explained that it was an upgrade on a preexisting system and they gave me an activation key no questions asked./Didn't RTFA
Sounds like "It can transmit the entire library of congress in less than a minute." If the author of TFA needs to dumb it down for him/herself, fine. But I wish they wouldn't assume that we all have a G.W.Bush I.Q. I'm guessing the target demographic of that publication is one that wouldn't know what to do with a bunch of math which explained the tensile strength directly. This isn't a scientific journal, it is a publication designed to get the general public excited about science. For that purpose, as stupid as the comparison is, I think the statement functions quite well.
On that note; anyone care to take the time to calculate the kinetic energy of a 747 in flight and use that to figure out if this would be strong enough for construction of a space elevator? Space nerds, fire up those salivary glands and engage in intense futurist fantasizing.
I thought there still was quite a bit of legitimate controversy on this issue. My understanding is that, while it is generally accepted that global warming is real, it is not nearly as accepted that the warming is "manmade" as the article puts it. The other leading claim is that it is merely part of the normal warming and cooling cycle of the earth, similar to what takes place at the end of each ice age. To strip meteorologists of their certifications is irresponsible abuse of power, and moreover highly damaging to the very basic fundaments of science.
The 16th Century called, they want their Mercantilism back.
Although your main idea shows a pronounced lack of understanding of modern economic theory, I will agree with you on one thing, with a minor rephrasing:
US workers, and more importantly voters, don't really care, nor do they understand that outsourcing is actually beneficial to them in a very tangible way.
Jobs are outsourced to other countries because the service or product can be produced more cheaply. When the cost of production drops, the price of the finished good drops, or at least increases more slowly due to inflationary forces. When a good costs less, the buying power of a dollar is more. With regard to the loss of jobs, while it is true that workers of a specific market will be unemployed, it does not hold that the total number of jobs in an economy will decrease. Jobs in a given market tend to shift from less skilled to more skilled. Manual laborers will be unemployed but more highly trained positions will open up to make use of the increased availability of resources created by the lowering of costs due to outsourcing.
It really is too bad that economics is not one of the core subjects in public schools. If it were, it might be possible to read at least one thread on Slashdot that isn't packed with 500 year old, and demonstrably false, ideas.
Neither should consumers be forced to purchase bundles in which one of the components has a monopoly stranglehold on its segment of the market -- that is how monopolies become illegal and are perpetuated. I don't know where you are from, but where I live, I have yet to be accosted by a band of gun toting HP reps who force me to buy their products under pain of death. People are in no way forced to buy HP's products.
nothing to see here. This is just another government backed shakedown of a major corporation. They know that HP would rather pay fines in restitution than lose the entire French market. The basis of any economy should be willing buyer-willing seller; if people want to buy computers with an OS preloaded, so be it. It might be in HP's best interest to sell PC's without an OS in order to appeal to potential customers who want them, but it should never be government forced, that is how monopolies are born.
The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it.
I am sure the standing army these things are designed to keep out have weaponry which can destroy these things from distances of a mile or more. A simple pair of binoculars would all but neutralize these robots as a threat. Mines, on the other hand, cannot be easily detected from distances of much more than a meter or two, and even when found can be dangerous and time consuming to disarm.
The only advantage to using these robots would be to reduce casualties to those who have accidentally wandered into the DMZ. In all other scenarios, at least those which I can think of, they would be useless against actual threats.
Mac OS's market share is only 0.01% higher than it was in October 2005. If you take a look at how it has been fluctuating, you'll not think it to be too likely that it is bound to climb substantially higher in the near future.
You are totally right, Windows XP is a fully capable OS and has been rock solid for all competent users since SP1. Why waste money and system resources on a pretty UI? XP will continue to be a viable option for at least three more years. Good point!
Internet user driven to financial difficulty due to incurring unaffordable internet fees.
Isn't that last one just teh stupid? It's cribbed word-for-word from a typical symptom of alcholism, as are the rest.
My guess is that this particular symptom is somewhat vestigial. Given that the initial research done on this issue was done in the mid 1990's, it does actually make sense. At that time, dial-up reigned supreme, and many ISPs, AOL in particular, charged by the hour. In addition to ISP fees, there were often telephone charges involved. Unless you were lucky enough to have an ISP in your local area, long distance fees would be charged just like any other phone call. Some ISPs offered 1-800 numbers to dial in to, but even those usually required surcharges for use.
...before it is foisted on you and the rest of the world
That's strange, I certainly don't feel as if I am being coerced into buying Vista when it is released. Last time I checked, business in this country was still conducted on an "at will" basis. Windows XP does everything I want it to do, and has been fully stable since SP1. The release of a new version does not automatically render all previous versions useless. XP will continue to be a viable option for at least three more years, by which time the majority of bugs will be ironed out of Vista.
Keep on grasping at threads Apple fanboys, maybe one day you'll actually come up with a criticism of Microsoft that holds water.
Slashdot Mirror
Most of what is called "carbon paper" today is actually NCR (non-carbon replica) paper, and it is still used by quite a few places. The only visible difference is that there is no ugly black stain-causing sheet to deal with. Effectively, it is about the same as true carbon paper, so the term just stuck.
Isn't this kind of a nonsensical question once one considers the source of philosophy? Consider the question "Philosophy - Biological or... Invisible Pink Unicornian?" I am of the opinion that there is no real way for human behavior to step out of the biological realm without invoking a nonphysical element of some sort. In other words, even if morality does come from philosophy, philosophy comes from biology, which in turn means morality comes from biology.
Funcom, putting the F U in fun since 1993!
/yay me
I have been using the same copy of XP since XP was released. I have performed about 4 full motherboard/ram/processor upgrades in that time, the most recent of which was only about 5 weeks ago, and had no trouble getting activation at all. For the first 3 upgrades, I didn't even have to call MS for activation. I had to call them for the 4th one, but there was no hassle what so ever. I simply explained that it was an upgrade on a preexisting system and they gave me an activation key no questions asked. /Didn't RTFA
If the author of TFA needs to dumb it down for him/herself, fine. But I wish they wouldn't assume that we all have a G.W.Bush I.Q. I'm guessing the target demographic of that publication is one that wouldn't know what to do with a bunch of math which explained the tensile strength directly. This isn't a scientific journal, it is a publication designed to get the general public excited about science. For that purpose, as stupid as the comparison is, I think the statement functions quite well.
On that note; anyone care to take the time to calculate the kinetic energy of a 747 in flight and use that to figure out if this would be strong enough for construction of a space elevator? Space nerds, fire up those salivary glands and engage in intense futurist fantasizing.
I thought there still was quite a bit of legitimate controversy on this issue. My understanding is that, while it is generally accepted that global warming is real, it is not nearly as accepted that the warming is "manmade" as the article puts it. The other leading claim is that it is merely part of the normal warming and cooling cycle of the earth, similar to what takes place at the end of each ice age. To strip meteorologists of their certifications is irresponsible abuse of power, and moreover highly damaging to the very basic fundaments of science.
The 16th Century called, they want their Mercantilism back.
Although your main idea shows a pronounced lack of understanding of modern economic theory, I will agree with you on one thing, with a minor rephrasing:
US workers, and more importantly voters, don't really care, nor do they understand that outsourcing is actually beneficial to them in a very tangible way.
Jobs are outsourced to other countries because the service or product can be produced more cheaply. When the cost of production drops, the price of the finished good drops, or at least increases more slowly due to inflationary forces. When a good costs less, the buying power of a dollar is more. With regard to the loss of jobs, while it is true that workers of a specific market will be unemployed, it does not hold that the total number of jobs in an economy will decrease. Jobs in a given market tend to shift from less skilled to more skilled. Manual laborers will be unemployed but more highly trained positions will open up to make use of the increased availability of resources created by the lowering of costs due to outsourcing.
It really is too bad that economics is not one of the core subjects in public schools. If it were, it might be possible to read at least one thread on Slashdot that isn't packed with 500 year old, and demonstrably false, ideas.
nothing to see here. This is just another government backed shakedown of a major corporation. They know that HP would rather pay fines in restitution than lose the entire French market. The basis of any economy should be willing buyer-willing seller; if people want to buy computers with an OS preloaded, so be it. It might be in HP's best interest to sell PC's without an OS in order to appeal to potential customers who want them, but it should never be government forced, that is how monopolies are born.
The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it.
I am sure the standing army these things are designed to keep out have weaponry which can destroy these things from distances of a mile or more. A simple pair of binoculars would all but neutralize these robots as a threat. Mines, on the other hand, cannot be easily detected from distances of much more than a meter or two, and even when found can be dangerous and time consuming to disarm.
The only advantage to using these robots would be to reduce casualties to those who have accidentally wandered into the DMZ. In all other scenarios, at least those which I can think of, they would be useless against actual threats.
At least not in the OS department:
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http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid
Mac OS's market share is only 0.01% higher than it was in October 2005. If you take a look at how it has been fluctuating, you'll not think it to be too likely that it is bound to climb substantially higher in the near future.
You are totally right, Windows XP is a fully capable OS and has been rock solid for all competent users since SP1. Why waste money and system resources on a pretty UI? XP will continue to be a viable option for at least three more years. Good point!
/knows that was not the point
Keep on grasping at threads Apple fanboys, maybe one day you'll actually come up with a criticism of Microsoft that holds water.