This is actually pretty neat. Imagine having to lug around IBM's Roadrunner on your back in order to see!
But with (most) sarcasm aside, the applications for this could be useful. In the distant day when supercomputers become the size of a penny, this could replace people's vision, or even possibly add eyes in the back of one's head. (Although, I'm not sure I would welcome something "imprecise" which may be grone to plitches.)
... I'm fairly certain MySpace's targeted age group (teenagers and adolescents) already know about Lemonwire and are learning fairly quickly about toUrrent.
(Note: Names of certain programs have been changed in order to protect their identities.)
On a latter note, will downloading music require age verification, or will it just bee censored like the CDs at Walmart are?
It it just me, or does anyone else find it odd, or downright disturbing, that the type of keyboard I'm using now, the type that click and have keys, will be replaced by touchscreen counterparts?
While I do see the ingenuity in being able to have any type of keyboard at your fingertips, I just don't see me typing very fast without those oh-so-familiar clicking keys that one presses down.
This reminds me of that "indestructible" keyboard that was sold a number of years back, the one made entirely out of silicone, that you could roll up, smash and what not. Typing on that thing was so awful, so hellish, that I went back to a standard keyboard and returned it to Bestbuy (or wherever I bought it) that very day.
Touchscreen keyboards just don't seem like they're all that appealing over traditional keyboards.
Oh, and before you say it, a soundfile of a clicking sound would not compensate for a touchscreen keyboard.
So, essentially, a computer is an extension of my body?
Concievably, input, output, and expected responses could be considered an extension, but what about thought process? Is this similar to the human body considering a crutch as an extension of the body while walking?
Somehow, I sense that "tool" is too broad of a word, or perhaps too distorted of a definition, to be used when referring to, well, tools. If I give a thousand monkeys one typewriter each, does that typerwriter become considered as an extension? I can understand a pair of pliers being considered a mechanical extension to the hand, but what about the actually pressing of keys?
In the problem, it took Sweeny and his wife 20 minutes to attach the wings of the plane to their car. Somewhow, I think wings are one of the greater obstacles for a flying car.;)
A relay cuts off the mains power whenever the video stream stops; capacitors store enough charge to flick the relay back when the signal returns. Solar panels provide enough power to maintain zero consumption mode for up to five days, after which you have to press a regular power button to bring the machine out of standby.
There's a difference here, and that is that this new monitor will draw enough power to wake itself out of standby, and then not draw anymore power. Normal monitors generally go into standby, and then continue consuming power, which is less wpoer than an idle screen, but still more than just enough to charge some capacitors.
I don't see it as winning a prize for groundbreaking-innovation, though.
The first chapter is entitled Myths and Realities and lays down the specific ground rules that are referenced repeatedly in the book. The most important of these describes "Solanum", the fictional virus that creates zombies, along with how it is spread, treatment of the infected, and why the zombie infection does not spread to non-human organisms.
Actually, weren't there (at the least) a few diseases that originated from South America?
The whole mass amount of jungle-life, sweltering heat and humid environment could, even though I'm not a specialist in this, harbor the right conditions for that sort of bacteria or virus.
I mean, any habitat with disease-carrying insects will have a spread of disease.
In previous years, if you were spending US$1500 and up on a laptop, the Microsoft tax you were paying didn't seem like such a big deal. XP or Vista was pre-installed, fairly convenient...
So let me get this straight, computers came preinstalled with Vista a few years ago?
If anything, Vista has made the prices of buying a new OEM computer rise, not to mention the fact that the cost of getting hardware "verified", and the new specs imposed by Vista on such hardware.
You can differentiate the two, but it's not of particular importance to do so, if that's what you mean.
The reason being that you can get a Debit card (In America) from Bank of America at the age of 16, and I'm sure you could get one at an ealier age if it were in your parent's name.
Either way, what's to stop a 12 year-old from stealing his mom's credit card out of his purse? Or recieving permission to visit AO-related areas from his parent(s)?
Trying to get healthcare in a VA Hospital after having a leg or hand amputated?
Being able to play the role of an evil dictator sending armies into war?
There's a very well and good reason games are considered games, and a very fishy reason that a military of any country would put out a game "simulation" of actually being deployed. "Hey Joe, this game is fun! Let's join the army/marines/navy/airforce!"... Somehow... And yet, somehow, still,...
What I'm guessing at is the fact that sugar, large doses, such as soda, is linked to diabetes. Diabetes is on the rise in America, along with every other obesity-related disease, etc., etc., and therefore the artificial carbohydrates added to General Tso's chicken make for a good case of disease causing food.
Of course, if Chinese food isn't your liking, there's always Mickey D's.
Just a bit of a question, are you referring to the speed of light as it passes through the medium (water) or the speed of light as presented in a vacuum? (c/x or straight c?)
As far as the amount of energy goes for an object approaching c, it eventually becomes an infinite amount of energy, so you're right about that.
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This is actually pretty neat. Imagine having to lug around IBM's Roadrunner on your back in order to see!
But with (most) sarcasm aside, the applications for this could be useful. In the distant day when supercomputers become the size of a penny, this could replace people's vision, or even possibly add eyes in the back of one's head. (Although, I'm not sure I would welcome something "imprecise" which may be grone to plitches.)
Also, Skynet has to see somehow, right?
Critical Updates are ready to be installed on your nuclear reactor. You must restart to complete them.
That's what you get for using Microsoft.
$10,000? I'd prefer an anime-themed pizza box over that. C.C. was pretty cool.
We'll be fine. These are primitive robots, just use a P90.
... I'm fairly certain MySpace's targeted age group (teenagers and adolescents) already know about Lemonwire and are learning fairly quickly about toUrrent.
(Note: Names of certain programs have been changed in order to protect their identities.)
On a latter note, will downloading music require age verification, or will it just bee censored like the CDs at Walmart are?
It should be Opera, Safari.
It it just me, or does anyone else find it odd, or downright disturbing, that the type of keyboard I'm using now, the type that click and have keys, will be replaced by touchscreen counterparts?
While I do see the ingenuity in being able to have any type of keyboard at your fingertips, I just don't see me typing very fast without those oh-so-familiar clicking keys that one presses down.
This reminds me of that "indestructible" keyboard that was sold a number of years back, the one made entirely out of silicone, that you could roll up, smash and what not. Typing on that thing was so awful, so hellish, that I went back to a standard keyboard and returned it to Bestbuy (or wherever I bought it) that very day.
Touchscreen keyboards just don't seem like they're all that appealing over traditional keyboards.
Oh, and before you say it, a soundfile of a clicking sound would not compensate for a touchscreen keyboard.
"You've Got To Be Kidding Me"?
(Just guessing, though.)
I mean, we all don't communicate like teenagers with text messaging.
Shoot, hold on one second.
"I-D-K-M-Y-B-F-F-J-"
1 in 5 Americans visit slashdot.
I guess that's what 'inhuman portrayals' would mean. I find this really funny considering, well, you know, China's whole giant book of mythology.
Oh, and of course, the Chinese dragon.
So, essentially, a computer is an extension of my body?
Concievably, input, output, and expected responses could be considered an extension, but what about thought process? Is this similar to the human body considering a crutch as an extension of the body while walking?
Somehow, I sense that "tool" is too broad of a word, or perhaps too distorted of a definition, to be used when referring to, well, tools. If I give a thousand monkeys one typewriter each, does that typerwriter become considered as an extension? I can understand a pair of pliers being considered a mechanical extension to the hand, but what about the actually pressing of keys?
It is written...
But honestly, I'd be dissapointed if Portal won. Overall Game Design? I really doubt it, compared to the others up there, Bioshock included.
Now I can have 10x the explosion in my Dell laptop!
In a recent rerun of "Ripley's Believe It or Not!", they had a bit about a flying car.
;)
In the problem, it took Sweeny and his wife 20 minutes to attach the wings of the plane to their car. Somewhow, I think wings are one of the greater obstacles for a flying car.
There's a difference here, and that is that this new monitor will draw enough power to wake itself out of standby, and then not draw anymore power. Normal monitors generally go into standby, and then continue consuming power, which is less wpoer than an idle screen, but still more than just enough to charge some capacitors.
I don't see it as winning a prize for groundbreaking-innovation, though.
Solanum's a fictional viruses, in a real book.
The Zombie Survival Guide
Actually, weren't there (at the least) a few diseases that originated from South America?
The whole mass amount of jungle-life, sweltering heat and humid environment could, even though I'm not a specialist in this, harbor the right conditions for that sort of bacteria or virus.
I mean, any habitat with disease-carrying insects will have a spread of disease.
So let me get this straight, computers came preinstalled with Vista a few years ago?
If anything, Vista has made the prices of buying a new OEM computer rise, not to mention the fact that the cost of getting hardware "verified", and the new specs imposed by Vista on such hardware.
You can differentiate the two, but it's not of particular importance to do so, if that's what you mean.
The reason being that you can get a Debit card (In America) from Bank of America at the age of 16, and I'm sure you could get one at an ealier age if it were in your parent's name.
Either way, what's to stop a 12 year-old from stealing his mom's credit card out of his purse? Or recieving permission to visit AO-related areas from his parent(s)?
So they want the game to be more realistic?
... Somehow... And yet, somehow, still, ...
More stress disorders?
Trying to get healthcare in a VA Hospital after having a leg or hand amputated?
Being able to play the role of an evil dictator sending armies into war?
There's a very well and good reason games are considered games, and a very fishy reason that a military of any country would put out a game "simulation" of actually being deployed. "Hey Joe, this game is fun! Let's join the army/marines/navy/airforce!"
What I'm guessing at is the fact that sugar, large doses, such as soda, is linked to diabetes. Diabetes is on the rise in America, along with every other obesity-related disease, etc., etc., and therefore the artificial carbohydrates added to General Tso's chicken make for a good case of disease causing food. Of course, if Chinese food isn't your liking, there's always Mickey D's.
Just a bit of a question, are you referring to the speed of light as it passes through the medium (water) or the speed of light as presented in a vacuum? (c/x or straight c?) As far as the amount of energy goes for an object approaching c, it eventually becomes an infinite amount of energy, so you're right about that.
Never before have I seen more accurate tags for a /. article pertainent to a lawsuit.
"money, copyrights, greed"
I'm not sure this is the correct article. My PHP quota isn't that short...
(In other words [with piggybacking], mirror please?)
I'm not sure why, but I found this funny enough to laugh at. --- Cancer cells, buy them today. They're ammonia and fat-free now.