Why are the calling them food tubes? We already have Pneumatic tubes. This just a scaled up version. I had a similar idea once for big cities. It might make a lot of sense, especially if it's general purpose, like for the post office.
But "food tubes"... really?!!? That just sounds gross. You brits are weird. How about the "megmatic tube system" that happens to also ship food?
You have to be very careful how this is thought about. Yes, you may consider it private property, but under that analogy we are leasing that space. If this space is paid for, it is our right to do with it what we please. The ISP should not control how we use our leased space, as much as our landlords should not be able to tell us what religion to practice in our leased apartments.
"Java.exe and javaw.exe support an undocumented-hidden command-line parameter "-XXaltjvm" and curiosly also "-J-XXaltjvm" (see -J switch in javaws.exe). This instructs Java to load an alternative JavaVM library (jvm.dll or libjvm.so) from the desired path. Game over."
But you would have to get that DLL or SO there in the first place no?
I did an implementation with Netscape's LiveWire back in 2000 or so. It was a nightmare.
Javascript is elegant and IMHO a great language, I would love to see new features and performance improvements, but as far as moving this to the desktop? Why? Aren't there enough platforms already?
Ever read David Brin's Foundation's Triumph? It was a continuation of the Foundation series, and it was awesome, in fact the whole series I thought was great.
It is possible this guy might actually do a good job. Give it a chance.
Being a long time reader myself, I'll have to say/. does have some strong competition of late with Engadget scooping stories first and BoingBoings editorial staff. But what makes this site awesome, is the commenting, moderation and user community. To this day, I often get what I need to know from the article and summaries. Engadget and other sites can not hold a candle to this community.
"install GPS tracking devices that would report driving habits to roadside RFID scanning devices."
Why? Cars already have to go in for inspection, just check the mileage then and tax appropriately.
Another poster said something about taxing gas more. Not to say we shouldn't be taxing gas more, but that doesn't really work as gas consumed does not reflect mileage driven.
Instead of spending money on this kind of research, why don't they invest in policing their fishing fleets better so the existing Tuna stock won't be depleted in a few years?
I live in San Francisco and walk/train/bus everyplace. (I do not have a bike) When needed I have access to car via a car sharing program. For 50$ a month I get a pass that gets me anyplace (within the city) with in a relatively timely manner. I have access to a car sharing program that regularly costs me 50$ a month or so on average. Throw in a rental car every two months for a weekend at 100$.
So it averages out to 150$ a month (gas included) to get me every place I want to go.
But really what gets me is the lifestyle benefits, I never have to worry about parking/oil changes/gas prices/insurance nor drinking and driving. I walk a lot and it keeps me looking good and in great shape. Not to mention walking is very relaxing vs driving, I read and listen to pod casts. So not only do I save a lot of money (vs a 500$ monthly car payment), I've greatly reduced my carbon impact, I have less stress in my life, and I'm in better physical shape. How can you put a price on that?
Yes, everyone's situation is very different, I consider myself very fortunate, but then again I brought about my current situation by actively choosing to create this lifestyle.
Philadelphia is a very old city, it's got a huge corrupt bureaucratic government and a mess of old infrastructure. The cost of ripping up all those streets to lay fiber for fios is so cost prohibitive that I don't see it happening for 20 years less a miracle comes from Michael Nutter.
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American investors smart enough to know that Facebook is already over valued.
How can you launch a nuclear attack on your neighbour? What happens if the wind is blowing North that day?
"I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!"
Why are the calling them food tubes? We already have Pneumatic tubes. This just a scaled up version. I had a similar idea once for big cities. It might make a lot of sense, especially if it's general purpose, like for the post office.
But "food tubes"... really?!!? That just sounds gross. You brits are weird. How about the "megmatic tube system" that happens to also ship food?
Is FTP next?
Mod up, this is my favorite keyboard as well.
This is all well and good, but let me point out that it's now also possible for anyone to engineer a virus that will kill most of us off.
You have to be very careful how this is thought about. Yes, you may consider it private property, but under that analogy we are leasing that space. If this space is paid for, it is our right to do with it what we please. The ISP should not control how we use our leased space, as much as our landlords should not be able to tell us what religion to practice in our leased apartments.
I can understand from an operating system point of view why you would want to support Flash.
But damn, I have no interest in having Flash run on my cell phone.
Podunk professor from community college in remote town close to Canada has crazy ideas and other news at 11.
Seriously this made the front page of /.? This could be on the Onion!
From the article:
"Java.exe and javaw.exe support an undocumented-hidden command-line parameter "-XXaltjvm" and curiosly also "-J-XXaltjvm" (see -J switch in javaws.exe). This instructs Java to load an alternative JavaVM library (jvm.dll or libjvm.so) from the desired path. Game over."
But you would have to get that DLL or SO there in the first place no?
Monster.com is a .NET site.
Having a habit of scanning headlines. I first read this as:
"Zombies Plan For World Liquidation"
Maybe I've been playing Left for a Dead a little too much. FML
You seem to me to be talking about it.
This has already been done in a way: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server-side_JavaScript
I did an implementation with Netscape's LiveWire back in 2000 or so. It was a nightmare.
Javascript is elegant and IMHO a great language, I would love to see new features and performance improvements, but as far as moving this to the desktop? Why? Aren't there enough platforms already?
Ever read David Brin's Foundation's Triumph? It was a continuation of the Foundation series, and it was awesome, in fact the whole series I thought was great.
It is possible this guy might actually do a good job. Give it a chance.
Obligatory Slashdot question.
"Are you single?"
Being a long time reader myself, I'll have to say /. does have some strong competition of late with Engadget scooping stories first and BoingBoings editorial staff. But what makes this site awesome, is the commenting, moderation and user community. To this day, I often get what I need to know from the article and summaries. Engadget and other sites can not hold a candle to this community.
Kudos to us all!
"install GPS tracking devices that would report driving habits to roadside RFID scanning devices."
Why? Cars already have to go in for inspection, just check the mileage then and tax appropriately.
Another poster said something about taxing gas more. Not to say we shouldn't be taxing gas more, but that doesn't really work as gas consumed does not reflect mileage driven.
Instead of spending money on this kind of research, why don't they invest in policing their fishing fleets better so the existing Tuna stock won't be depleted in a few years?
I live in San Francisco and walk/train/bus everyplace. (I do not have a bike) When needed I have access to car via a car sharing program. For 50$ a month I get a pass that gets me anyplace (within the city) with in a relatively timely manner. I have access to a car sharing program that regularly costs me 50$ a month or so on average. Throw in a rental car every two months for a weekend at 100$.
So it averages out to 150$ a month (gas included) to get me every place I want to go.
But really what gets me is the lifestyle benefits, I never have to worry about parking/oil changes/gas prices/insurance nor drinking and driving. I walk a lot and it keeps me looking good and in great shape. Not to mention walking is very relaxing vs driving, I read and listen to pod casts. So not only do I save a lot of money (vs a 500$ monthly car payment), I've greatly reduced my carbon impact, I have less stress in my life, and I'm in better physical shape. How can you put a price on that?
Yes, everyone's situation is very different, I consider myself very fortunate, but then again I brought about my current situation by actively choosing to create this lifestyle.
This is scary to me, not so much that a small asteroid is going to burn up and make a light show, but news of it comes out 24 hours before hand.
Would a body 10,20,100 or 1000 times the size be detected 24 hours before hitting us? Hell... 72 Hours?
But what about the def users?!
Hope you are ready for a let down, it is likely to be months before they discover anything of significance.
That is... even if everything works. With all the code running this thing, there has got to be a few bugs.
Why not just write a u/p down on paper. Then upload all your content to some hosting facility and pay them in advance for the next 25 years.
It's not like the web is going to go away.
Philadelphia is a very old city, it's got a huge corrupt bureaucratic government and a mess of old infrastructure. The cost of ripping up all those streets to lay fiber for fios is so cost prohibitive that I don't see it happening for 20 years less a miracle comes from Michael Nutter.