I saw this post when this article first came up, and assumed it would be moderated down. But it seems to have been booted up to the highest position. Maybe he's right; maybe the current moderators are on meth...or something... Actually, it's not that bad as trolls go. It seems to be vainly struggling to make a point (horror of horrors!). But why post it AC, comrade? Get an account and rake in the karma!;) === -J
...that as someone has already pointed out, you need both sides making the best moves possible to test your "perfect game." But if both sides are run by the same program, won't they stalemate each other? Or something? === -J
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No, because the "best player in the world" is not necessarily the best human player there will ever be. === -J
I am fully prepared for the coming of the Esperanto Age. I know exactly one phrase of Esperanto: Vi estas malbelo kamela. This one multipurpose phrase will ensure that I need not learn any more of the language.
PS: That may be wrong. It's been a couple years. === -J
The thing about alcohol is that it is so readily available. Now, I can't undestand why anyone would drink it; the stuff tastes absolutely wretched. But evidently people find something attractive about it, even though it kills so many people, both directly and indirectly. It's as much of a mystery to me as is smoking. Tobacco smells and tastes awful, and will kill you in a very uncomfortable manner. And yet people still smoke. I think to truly prevent this sort of tragedy will require a major readjustment of humanity's mindset, a realizaiton that self-destructive habits are bad. I wonder if this will ever be possible. [/rant]
I seem to recall that that sort of quantum communication was part of some sci-fi universe...the Ender books, mehtinks? Anyway, I seem to recall that it doesn't quite work that way...coupled particles are only one-way, or something like that. But if it did/does work, that would be marvelously cool.
I think it's unlikely that Windows would be used. Stability issues aside, for a spaceship, you want the maximum ability for customization. I'm no Linux expert, but it sounds like it would be a good OS to use. And hey, we had that story earlier about building your own distro. That would be neat: NASA writing its own Linux distribution for the space shuttle I'm just speculating, mind you. They could use Windows or DOS or something like that...and get all sorts of fun errors.
Life Support has caused an illegal operation and will be shut down.
c:\>Close bay doors Bad command or file name. c:\>Close "bay doors" Too many parameters. c:\>Close (bay doors) Error reading bay doors. Abort, Retry, Ignore?
[astronaut clicks on "Extend Landing Gear"] Not enough memory to complete this operation. Close some programs and try again.
I don't think we'd be in such an uproar if we had known of the book before publication.. Well, it certainly would've given us more time to kvetch about it. It's not as if the entire SlashDot commnunity could make the decision on whether or not to publish the book. We use the site; we don't run it.
Comrades, I'm hardly a lawyer, but it seems to me that by posting anonymously, the poster gives up control over their comments. When you sign up for an account, you do provide a way to be contacted and then asked about what can be done with your posts. But AC posting has no such contact information. Any lawyers care to weigh in?
Amen to that. As to FTL and communism; from where we stand now, they're impossible. Though FTL does strike me as more likely than a true communist state. I think it was Arthur C. Clarke, in 3001, who said that communism is the perfect form of government, bu it doesn't work because humans are imperfect. Nevermind that communism is actually an economic system...
People should get paid for their code. Well now, I think that depends. If I am working for a software company, heck yes I'd like to be paid, because I'm working. I need money to live. But if it's a project I'm doing in my spare time, I'm more likely to open-source it, because a)I'm not being paid to write it and b)it's easier to get help from others. "All-open-source, all-the-time" is an ideal, just like complete communism, the abolishment of currency, and faster-than-light travel.
1) Any roguelike. Angband seems to be my favorite Amen, comrade. I firmly believe in NetHack's superiority, though. I love the game, and at the same time hate it because I can spend two hours playing and not notice the passage of time! It's so bloody addictive! Behold, from the nethack site: quote { "Thank you for the latest release of gradewrecker. My GPA just went in the corner and shot itself." -- USENET posting, author unknown } -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
the average joe is too dumb to use something like linux
Gripe #1: Stop beating on people named Joe. I tire of hearing my name mercilessly abused.;) Gripe #2: It's not that they're dumb! Let's try not to alienate non-computer-geeks. It's that the average citizen wants an OS that'll start when they flip the ON switch, that'll run the programs they need, and that works 99.1% of the time.
Which makes me wonder why so many people use Windows.
Yes, that was the obligatory anti-M$ comment. To which I will now give the answer: Because compared to Linux, it's easy as heck to use. Sure, we Windows users have to tolerate an average of a crash a day. Sure, there are Blue Screens. That we don't have to muddle with some ancient CLUE.*shudder* Don't get me wrong, I'm a DOS man myself. I appreciate Linux. But MacOS and Widnows really are more user-friendly. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Formulaic? FORMULAIC?! Don't make me summon unholy powers from the nether depths of...oh, excuse me. Um. What I meant to say was, what's wrong with formulaic? That adjective is often hurled as invective at much of fantasy writing. And it's true. A lot of it is formulaic. But that doesn't mean it's bad. Yeah. It's a formula. But what if it's a good one? Besides, anyone can fill a formula, but the good authors put in just the right values for each of the variables (gods, that sounds nerdy). sometimes, that means it fits the formula, but in a wonderful new way. Other times, it just means they're a darn good writer. Examples: Terry Brooks. Terry Pratchett(in well-done mockery, though). Robert Jordan. Terry Goodkind (lose the sex and gore, though). David Eddings. Tolkien, maybe, though it seems to me that he wrote the formula, or at least modified it from Homer's. Back to the matter at hand. I don't watch the X-Files. For some reason, I don't like it. If, mayhaps, a Lone Gunmen spin-off materializes, I might watch it. Anyway, I can't profess enough X-Files knowledge to judge the formulaicity (is that a word?) of this episode. But keep in mind that formulaicness (how about that?) isn't necessarily a bad thing. Take ST: Voyager, for example.
PS: I can probably expect flames about Voyager being the spawn of Satan. Frankly, it's a free country. If you don't like it, don't watch. Also, about the authors list. Those're my favorites. Feel free to contribute your own(in a friendly manner?). PPS: And yes, formulaicness (?) can be and is abused. The examples are boundless. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
It doesn't allow the computer to read the condition of the cell, which means you don't have neural control. That's quite unfortunate. Frankly, I would prefer one-way interface for output. Since no computer system is absolutely secure, I would not trust any sort of direct neural interface to my computer. Reading's good enough for me. On the other hand, being able to code (or type...or play NetHack...) at the speed of thought is a very appealing thought. My fingers are way too slow. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
This will certainly be the next trend in computing. If you don't get in on this, your company will go down the tubes. In short, resistance...will be futile. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
I'm a very selective news junkie. For instance, I avidly follow Russian and Irish politics (I don't know why). The NYTimes(print) has excellent coverage of these, asa well as a wonderful weekly tech section, which is the other subject I avidly follow. With the exception of newswires like InterFax, it seems to me that the only advantage the net has over print journalism is accessibility. My only othe online news source, besides/. and interfax, is The Irish Times, an online form of a print paper. But I find it much more comfortable to read from a printed page, and it seems that more care goes into newspapers than online new spots like Yahoo.
Also, to any NYTimes people reading this: Comics are a Good Thing.;) -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
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Don't be so pessimistic. Look at it as natural selection.
(Just kidding! I have nothing against this sort of thing. It's quite fun.)
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-J
I saw this post when this article first came up, and assumed it would be moderated down. But it seems to have been booted up to the highest position. Maybe he's right; maybe the current moderators are on meth...or something... ;)
Actually, it's not that bad as trolls go. It seems to be vainly struggling to make a point (horror of horrors!). But why post it AC, comrade? Get an account and rake in the karma!
===
-J
...that as someone has already pointed out, you need both sides making the best moves possible to test your "perfect game." But if both sides are run by the same program, won't they stalemate each other? Or something?
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-J
No, because the "best player in the world" is not necessarily the best human player there will ever be.
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-J
The latter, I'm afraid. That's interesting, though; how did you come to be a native Esperanto speaker? Is it a first language?
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-J
I am fully prepared for the coming of the Esperanto Age. I know exactly one phrase of Esperanto:
Vi estas malbelo kamela.
This one multipurpose phrase will ensure that I need not learn any more of the language.
PS: That may be wrong. It's been a couple years.
===
-J
Now only if they would bring back "Pole Position" and "Lazer Tag Academy."
Ye gods, do I even want to know?
Man...know I remember why I watch almost no commercial television...
The thing about alcohol is that it is so readily available. Now, I can't undestand why anyone would drink it; the stuff tastes absolutely wretched. But evidently people find something attractive about it, even though it kills so many people, both directly and indirectly. It's as much of a mystery to me as is smoking. Tobacco smells and tastes awful, and will kill you in a very uncomfortable manner. And yet people still smoke.
I think to truly prevent this sort of tragedy will require a major readjustment of humanity's mindset, a realizaiton that self-destructive habits are bad. I wonder if this will ever be possible.
[/rant]
I seem to recall that that sort of quantum communication was part of some sci-fi universe...the Ender books, mehtinks?
Anyway, I seem to recall that it doesn't quite work that way...coupled particles are only one-way, or something like that. But if it did/does work, that would be marvelously cool.
Makes sense to me.
Hm. It could be Palm OS 3.5...Isn't that what's running on the Palm IIIc?
;)
Actually, what with the joysticks and all, it might be a great system for first person or flight games...Mmmmm, X-Wing on the Space Shuttle...
I think it's unlikely that Windows would be used. Stability issues aside, for a spaceship, you want the maximum ability for customization. I'm no Linux expert, but it sounds like it would be a good OS to use. And hey, we had that story earlier about building your own distro. That would be neat: NASA writing its own Linux distribution for the space shuttle
I'm just speculating, mind you. They could use Windows or DOS or something like that...and get all sorts of fun errors.
Life Support has caused an illegal operation and will be shut down.
c:\>Close bay doors
Bad command or file name.
c:\>Close "bay doors"
Too many parameters.
c:\>Close (bay doors)
Error reading bay doors.
Abort, Retry, Ignore?
[astronaut clicks on "Extend Landing Gear"]
Not enough memory to complete this operation. Close some programs and try again.
Oh dear....
I don't think we'd be in such an uproar if we had known of the book before publication..
Well, it certainly would've given us more time to kvetch about it.
It's not as if the entire SlashDot commnunity could make the decision on whether or not to publish the book. We use the site; we don't run it.
Comrades, I'm hardly a lawyer, but it seems to me that by posting anonymously, the poster gives up control over their comments. When you sign up for an account, you do provide a way to be contacted and then asked about what can be done with your posts. But AC posting has no such contact information. Any lawyers care to weigh in?
Amen to that. As to FTL and communism; from where we stand now, they're impossible. Though FTL does strike me as more likely than a true communist state.
I think it was Arthur C. Clarke, in 3001, who said that communism is the perfect form of government, bu it doesn't work because humans are imperfect. Nevermind that communism is actually an economic system...
People should get paid for their code. Well now, I think that depends. If I am working for a software company, heck yes I'd like to be paid, because I'm working. I need money to live. But if it's a project I'm doing in my spare time, I'm more likely to open-source it, because a)I'm not being paid to write it and b)it's easier to get help from others. "All-open-source, all-the-time" is an ideal, just like complete communism, the abolishment of currency, and faster-than-light travel.
1) Any roguelike. Angband seems to be my favorite
Amen, comrade. I firmly believe in NetHack's superiority, though. I love the game, and at the same time hate it because I can spend two hours playing and not notice the passage of time! It's so bloody addictive!
Behold, from the nethack site:
quote {
"Thank you for the latest release of gradewrecker. My GPA just went in the corner and shot itself."
-- USENET posting, author unknown
}
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
the average joe is too dumb to use something like linux
;)
Gripe #1: Stop beating on people named Joe. I tire of hearing my name mercilessly abused.
Gripe #2: It's not that they're dumb! Let's try not to alienate non-computer-geeks. It's that the average citizen wants an OS that'll start when they flip the ON switch, that'll run the programs they need, and that works 99.1% of the time.
Which makes me wonder why so many people use Windows.
Yes, that was the obligatory anti-M$ comment. To which I will now give the answer:
Because compared to Linux, it's easy as heck to use. Sure, we Windows users have to tolerate an average of a crash a day. Sure, there are Blue Screens. That we don't have to muddle with some ancient CLUE.*shudder*
Don't get me wrong, I'm a DOS man myself. I appreciate Linux. But MacOS and Widnows really are more user-friendly.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Formulaic? FORMULAIC?! Don't make me summon unholy powers from the nether depths of...oh, excuse me.
Um.
What I meant to say was, what's wrong with formulaic? That adjective is often hurled as invective at much of fantasy writing. And it's true. A lot of it is formulaic. But that doesn't mean it's bad.
Yeah. It's a formula. But what if it's a good one? Besides, anyone can fill a formula, but the good authors put in just the right values for each of the variables (gods, that sounds nerdy). sometimes, that means it fits the formula, but in a wonderful new way. Other times, it just means they're a darn good writer.
Examples: Terry Brooks. Terry Pratchett(in well-done mockery, though). Robert Jordan. Terry Goodkind (lose the sex and gore, though). David Eddings. Tolkien, maybe, though it seems to me that he wrote the formula, or at least modified it from Homer's.
Back to the matter at hand. I don't watch the X-Files. For some reason, I don't like it. If, mayhaps, a Lone Gunmen spin-off materializes, I might watch it. Anyway, I can't profess enough X-Files knowledge to judge the formulaicity (is that a word?) of this episode. But keep in mind that formulaicness (how about that?) isn't necessarily a bad thing. Take ST: Voyager, for example.
PS: I can probably expect flames about Voyager being the spawn of Satan. Frankly, it's a free country. If you don't like it, don't watch. Also, about the authors list. Those're my favorites. Feel free to contribute your own(in a friendly manner?).
PPS: And yes, formulaicness (?) can be and is abused. The examples are boundless.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Not to mention Mario Teaches Typing!
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
It doesn't allow the computer to read the condition of the cell, which means you don't have neural control.
That's quite unfortunate. Frankly, I would prefer one-way interface for output. Since no computer system is absolutely secure, I would not trust any sort of direct neural interface to my computer. Reading's good enough for me.
On the other hand, being able to code (or type...or play NetHack...) at the speed of thought is a very appealing thought. My fingers are way too slow.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
This will certainly be the next trend in computing. If you don't get in on this, your company will go down the tubes. In short, resistance...will be futile.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
I'm a very selective news junkie. For instance, I avidly follow Russian and Irish politics (I don't know why). The NYTimes(print) has excellent coverage of these, asa well as a wonderful weekly tech section, which is the other subject I avidly follow. /. and interfax, is The Irish Times, an online form of a print paper. But I find it much more comfortable to read from a printed page, and it seems that more care goes into newspapers than online new spots like Yahoo.
;)
With the exception of newswires like InterFax, it seems to me that the only advantage the net has over print journalism is accessibility. My only othe online news source, besides
Also, to any NYTimes people reading this: Comics are a Good Thing.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
why did Handspring take out the Flash ROM's in the first place?
So they can sell the 8mb flash Springboard module for an exorbitant sum....
Seriously, though, space requirements, possibly?
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"