I had access to nearly all of the comm platforms we used, and most required multi level access to get in (outer door, inner door)
These rooms were very convenient for "off the record" discussions when it ws concerning info that not everyone should hear, or regarded sensitive information.
To sanitize an op center is to remove its effectiveness. We have to stop allowing the MBA types to dictate what a dev or system center is all about.
At least they tried, and you gotta admit that playing in a browser is way cooler than a VT-52 or VT-100 terminal (kind of miss the turbine like fan noise though, kind of like you were in a ship. I remember a couple of monitors without fans that we had in college, had to remove the cover slightly and have a fan blowing on them to keep cool (tektronix I think).
M$ will keep having trouble until their "boilerplates" are made from good American steel rather than the shoddy and communist Chinese crap.
Windows is such a crap pile that you can actually compost your garden with it.
Trouble is all plants fertilized by Windows are subject to GATES EULA and you can't eat them unless you have a valid license.
Well, I think there is a three word answer to that
"The TEA Party".....the government is scared Sh__ less by these people. The Fifth column 75% of America strong that wants their country back.
Here in "Gunless" Illinois, the place many of you will obtain your concealed carry firearms (Springfield armory, rock river arms, and more) we cant conceal carry because of Chicago. and their inability (either through ignorance or corruption) to govern themselves.
The "kill switch" would be used only for graft and corruption. and remember, just like the "test of the emergency broadcast system" the Kill switch will have to be "regularly tested"......anybody think of that yet?
When will the tests occur? During live podcasts by the right, Limbaugh Hannity, Liddy? During when say a political rebuttal online? The possibilities are endless.
How about we BAN big government and make 2012 Judgment Day for the Libs......boot em out!!!!
This is like giving an arsonist keys and matches and sending them into a fireworks factory. nothing good can come of this.
How about cut all the bureaucratic "crap" that is in Washington (i.e. needless jobs) and spend that money to help industry develop a SECURE internet.
President "Oh Butthead" is truly the Emperor with No Clothing. The Man child so Arrogant and content in his own ignorance to believe that the American People trust him.
He is merely a pawn in the Chicago political machine.
He is a Buffoon (scratch that) a Buffoon typically plays that role in a circus. He is a high functioning Idiot with delusions of Godhood.
His favorite posts to positions are militant lesbians (nothing against lesbians, but what is his motivation there?). I don't know what the draw is there....but he married one so go figure.
Sounds like you grew up like the show "Weeds", wow din't know people were like that for real. We REALLY need a Border fence and a mote on the north and south borders.
And Border guards that can shoot a dealer in the butt and not go to the Federal Slam, while the Dealer gets citizenship and a get out of jail free card.
It isn't so much judging Obama, as there really is NOTHING to judge.
He has LOCKED all information pertaining to his Birth, Dual Citizenship, travel while growing up, High School, where he went to College and who paid for it, and much of his private life, including why he has multiple social security numbers.
Did you know that people in Iowa at a company which handles student loans were jailed for reading his information last year?? Look it up, really happened.
Old adage to finding crime.....follow the money.
If you do that with Barry, you find Anton "Tony" Rezko, Jeremy Ayers, and a host of other "baddies" that frankly WOULD throw you off a bridge (I live in Illinois trust me!)
Sarah Palin on the other hand is not from the "lower 48" and does into share the criminal tendencies of the people in Organized Crime (AKA Politics).
She should have been the top of the Republican ticket in 2008 (McCain dragged the party down) and she would have whooped Barry's butt!!!
That is what the MEDIA and LIBS fear, this woman is like much of America, the 75% that are REALLY REALLY REALLY pissed off at the way the idiots in charge are ruining this country!
This is only going to change if and when the government of this country starts listening to the people who pay the bills (no not the Chinese) the American People!
2012 is a coming, and the wave is building.
Maybe the emails will tell where Sarah hid Obamas birth Certificate?
Or who REALLY was reponsible for the rescession, housing bubble burst
AND most importantly WHO REALLY SHOT the CARIBOU!!
LETS ALL IGNORE THE THIRD GOVERNMENT TO FALL TO MUSLIM EXTREMISTS SINCE B. HUSSEIN OBAMA BECAME "the first immigrant MUSLIM president"
"Big Ears McChicken Legs" (AKA Obama) said his experience running a bussiness was his "Campaign".....I'd call it more of a reign of terror than a business.
Sarah Palins family has several businesses, she has been a Community Prganizer (not a real job) Councilman, Mayor, Governor, Board Member, Vice Presidential Candidate, Fishery Owner, and Mom.
Obama on the other hand, know one really knows where he went to school, or grew up. He "worked" for Tony Rezko (known criminal) was friends with Jeremy Ayers.
The US Constitution provides the federal government with three tasks
* Provide for Common Defense
* Promote General Welfare
* Provide Domestic Tranquility
What the H___? NOW the morons who can and do screw up a 1 car parade, our economy, housing, etc. etc. etc. are "rocket Scientists"?????
The government needs to disband much of the infrastructure, and leave governing to the states.
Read the bill of rights, and prove me wrong.
Anybody wonder what a survey of NPR listeners would "correlate"?
here is a sample that I can think of
Most NPR viewers (ok listeners) would tend to approve legalizing ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS
Most NPR viewers think Republicans are the Devil
Most NPR viewers believe that Barrack Hussein Obama Soetero Abdulah Blah Blah Blah was born in Hawaii
Most NPR viewers consider themselves "smarter and more informed" than the rest of the world.
Most NPR viewers own (and carry) a rubber inflatable dinghy to survive the global warming floods.
Equally astounding, Fox viewers also believe that
1.) Dick Cheney is not Satan
2.) The Drive By Media IS biased towards the Ultra Lefties
3.) Fox is the ONLY network providing fair and balanced news (remember Dan Blather and his fake document scandal?)
4.) Fox is the only network to support Juan Williams who was kicked to the curb by NPR (a government agency) for speaking his mind.
5.) The second Amendment does in fact GUARANTEE the right to bear arms!
6.) The 9th and 10 amendments preclude the federal government from regulating Healthcare or anything not spelled out in the first 8 amendments.
7.) The other media outlets are jealous of Fox's ratings
8.) Sarah Palin is a REAL American
9.) President Obama needs to provide documentation of his citizenship, as well as supply the credentials to prove he is not an "illegitimate president".
10.) Global warming is not caused by Man.
Assange (A_ _ H _ _ _?) may actually be doing our country and government a favor here. that may expalin the lack of a nice "part" in the hair on his pointy little head!
Supposedly a "vast amount" of the data released seems to implicate "sources" for the intelligence community. Apparently and "most alarming", this will undoubtedly hasten their (the sources) untimely demise. "Sources" for intelligence are basically "bad guys" who are paid to help the "good guys" (i.e. USA and Australia), so essentially in 1960's language, they "bad guy informants" are the "narcs".
Presumably, these "narcs" have already outlived their usefulness by providing Intel or otherwise "helping the good fight". So now that the "narcs" who ratted out their buddies are out there in plain sight, the problem of eliminating them takes care of itself. The "other bad guys" that the narcs ratted out take the "narcs" out, and problem solved! Perhaps that was the whole idea, if so, good job America!!!
The Intel community didn't release the information, some pointy headed Frenchman (or Frenchman like person) did. And when all is said and done, he will get a "fatwa" and end of story. Sound about right?
BTW - this didn't even cost John Q. Public (1).50 Cal cartridge. Just let the patsy media cover it. and Al Jazeera"
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke
Since we are currently in an economic downturn, and many many tech folks are "on the beach" so to speak, i.e. not working, and perhaps collecting unemployment.
why not let the "programmers" in the USA counter attack the overseas attacks on our internet.
We invented the thing (Internet), we need VIGILANTE forces that can attack and destroy enemy targets on the web.
WHY IS THIS ILLEGAL?
This is a job Americans will do!!!!
First of all, the "Tal-e-ban" are a bunch of cowards. The game should reflect this, with little pink jumpsuits with pictures of Allah on them. Like cheap James Bond movie villian's minions.
Second, in the "real world" why don't we NUKE the countries that support the little fluffballs and their terrorism.
OR BETTER STILL QUIT prosecuting American soldiers for wasting those little psycho buttheads in the first place.
Like they say in Texas, "some people need killin".
Can't think of a better recipient than woman abusing, illiterate, RPG toting punks that thinks he will get 57 virgins when he is "killed for Allah". From their perspective (3d world country, eating rats, probably some incentive there) so let our Military help them along.
The Ayatollah Obama seems to be a sympathizer and not helping anyone but his Obama 2012 reelection tour.
In the game anyway, tactical NUKE Mecca and Medina then pick the next targets at will.
And make sure if there ARE Taliban in the game they wear pink jumpsuits and that you can hurl pigs at them, as well as heavy artillery.
Make this as humiliating and degrading to the punk Muslim Militants as you can.
See the problem with open source from Microsofts perspective is that they (Microsofto) have spent millions and millions (not billions) of the dollars bilked from customers on securing a business model where the masses Ad infinitum continue this process.
Microsoft has effectively barred competition a variety of ways from price wars to more nefarious schemes like targeting the entire development staff of a company and hiring ALL of them.
Open source doesn't require a committee, or a company, or a CEO, or a board of directors, or even a supervisor.
Good ideas can and do come from individuals, perhaps in the most basic form of liberty know in this country.
Open Source is the embodiment of creativity and freedom to innovate, not stifle like Microsoft REALLY does with their solutions.
It is also free and can be fixed by anyone, yet thus far viruses are somewhat rare on Linux based systems for example.
I think that the entire "patent process" is as outdated as the pictures you have to submit.
Everything ends up looking "steam punk", like something Edison and Tesla may have collaborated on.
ALL patents are good for is padding lawyers pockets, after the fact and stifling innovation.
Also keeping new ideas from happening in fear of violating patents.
this is as true in the software industry as in all aspects of inventing.
I think the patent office has grown to another immense glob like stucture in DC that absorbs money and creates jobs for lawyers.
Also, to get a patent, should you not have to demonstrate an invention? Microsoft "patented" the human blood stream as a Local Area Network transport layer.
Granted, Gates is likely more machine than man now, with the Borg implants, but get rel, they don't have the technology.
BTW - IF THEY DID, can you imagine people 'blue screening" and having to reboot while say "driving" or during "intimate relations" Woozers!
I think for software SCO was a good example of why this is broken.
Patents good for lawyers only. Same with song and movie "copyrights", how many times should a person be paid for their work?
If I write a program for a company, I get paid once. They may sell it, but I the Inventor get paid once. there is something wrong with that picture.
Mark Twain was the biggest proponent in getting congress to approve copyrights, I discovered this while working on my PhD. Twain who benefited greatly from dime novels, increasing his popularity, after achieving his fortune through that very means, made it illegal for others to do the same.
I bult a "show bot" for a guy....it was for public events, and relations, etc. for a not for profit.
The guy was in his 70's and was somewhat of a luddite, and a swindler.
Anyway, some words of advice, don't design YOUR friendly PR robot while watching "robot wars".
The thing could literally drag a person trying to stop it across gravel, My bad.
I was reminded of the "Liberty Mutual Robot Insurance" fake commercial on SNL with Sam Watterston.
Until the libs decide they are tired of exploiting our south of the border neighbors, robots will never catch on in the USA.
Grateful Illegals are much cheaper and easier to main tain (with free GOV healthcare) than repairing a complex automaton.
Not a new concept, ancient Greece would have had cars (literally) and many other modern conveniences if not for that handy slave labor.
Why buld a car, when you can have a rickshas (which were invented in Boston, though americans were unwilling to "power them", so they were exported to China.
Imagine Ted Kennedy running a Ricksha business.
"Pahwk the Cahr", sounds way better than "Pahwk the RhicShaw"
Would have been harder for Papa Joe Kennedy to run guns and booze if it was human powered.
From the sarcastic comments here, it is a wonder any technology was developed by the human race!
I think you guys are missing the point here.
A good example of how this type a "herbal remedy" can develop into "real science" is demonstrated in James Burke's "Connections" series.
In that program, he takes a modern invention (revealed in the final scene of the program) and traces "one" of the routes through history as discoveries of "tribal" and scientific lead the viewer through the series of seemingly unconnected discoveries that result in the final modern invention.
The fact that that somebody did correlate the medicinal effects of the beer on curing illness, likely resulted form a shamanistic approach to healing the sick.
It was through this type of cause and effect or deductive reasoning that most "pre scientific theory" discoveries were made.
It doesn't matter if the practitioner understood "WHY" something worked in so much that they recognized that it "DID WORK".
Do we REALLY understand DNA (or are we just using information gleaned from experiements to "poke around"?
Science is a search for knowledge, so take this article as it was intended, an example of early cause and effect relationships between scientific discovery and common sense.
How long until someone on Instructables shows how to build a "prank" car stopper??
Be pretty cool on an Interstate, or in Car Jacking, NOT!
What a Really Really bad idea.
Same kind of thinking that "Gun control" stops Gun crime, quite the opposite.
This is a really bad bad idea.
Enforce the existing laws, don't automate "common sense"!!!
Hi,
Problem today is that certain organizations and people (Microsoft and SCO for example) hoard patents, then stifle innovation by blocking new ideas and innovation when someone releases a product.
For example, Microsoft has a patent regarding the use of the human blood stream as a local area network media.
Patents are intended to protect intellectual property and discoveries that presumably are valuable.
One solution, if you don't use a patent you own in 1 year, then you forfeit it to the public domain, thereby being unable to be patented again.
This would solve virtually all of the patent lawsuits to date and really really reduce the patent office time issues, as it wold not be prudent of a company to patent some thing it did not intend to use just to keep it off the market as it would compete with existing technology of for some other reason.
This would REALLY tick off patent lawyers.
Jim
As mtDNA is passed only by the mother, it would be possible to "back track" a subject based on the mtDNA from the "newborn's mothers" hereditary line if you will. Barring mutations, this could be an "Elementary my Dear Watson" moment for forensics. except, the researchers were "kind enough" to erase the names......Did they erase the barcodes too?
While we are at it, has the RED CROSS participated in such a study from blood donations? The thought of that would be of much more effect to individuals if their genetic data were shared with medical insurers, or other organizations (for example gene screening for employers??)
Sounds like the Genie is out of the bottle on this one.
Punishment??? We are talking about the government here. Only wrist slapping is allowed by the union, or a paid day off.
Here in the mid-west, we have a nasty little critter called the Asian Beetle. This was and is intentionally released to presumably kill Aphids in cash crops.
Problem was the Aphids were tougher than the Beetles and contrary to the "Scientists" the Beetles were able to survive the winter and breed.
Now we bow to our "Asian masters" in the late summer and have to contend with swarms of these "natural predator less" very aggressive and stinking pests, which swarm and basically disrupt any outdoor activity between September and November. While Penn. State released them, apparently they are not accountable because they (Penn State) said it wasn't possible for "their" beetles to escape. They (Penn State) blame the outbreak on a nameless Asian freighter which docked in New Orleans.
Well, hand it to Penn State, not only did they "educate" Bin Laden, they "bomb the midwest with beetles. In both cases, no repercussions.
If you could set up these little buggers to find the bacteria that causes cancer and kill it, wow, that would be cool.
Also would be great for repairing damaged tissue (ACL or other injuries) without conventional surgery.
These things could rewrite DNA, therefore, potentially turn the "bad genes off" which will cause disease down the road.
Also, could use them to rebuld the skin cells subcutaneously, and increase collagen without "Botox".
You could also use these things to create essentially what "wolverine" is in Marvel Comics (now Disney). Reorganize the materials already present in bone and connective tissue in such a way as to make it stronger, perhaps by incorporating other synthetic materials or metal into the bone itself.
I could also see applications for microsurgery int he brain where neurons are damaged, or perhaps even those with Parkinsons, Alzheimers, maybe even M.S.
Obviously the fact that these can be assembled is great, it is the programming and or the learnign ability of the individual or collective nanobots that is most significant.
Depending on the source of power, heat, bioelectricity, or whatever, these things could remain in the body indefinitely, continuously repairing cells and DNA.
Anything from Radiation poisoning, to Mesothelioma (from Asbestos or other irritants in the Lungs) could be treated with these things.
Optimization of silicon crystals to provide near perfect and higher yield semi conductors,
On the other hand, they could be used for other purposes as well, perhaps not so positive.
Restructuring of nuclear material on an atomic level to improve purity.
Creation of Adaptive Molecular explosives in which the nanobots reconfigure a "harmless substance" into something with more lethality. This would be tough to detect).
It would be hard to environmentally filter these little rascals too. At roughly atomic size, the filtration would have to be very much improved to "Catch them".
The implications for purification of chemical (at least organic) substances are pretty interesting as well.
I wrote this at 06:00 CST, so if I copied someone else's post sorry, and no I didn't realize it was his birthday til later today.
Nikola Tesla patented this light, flourescent, halogen, mercury, neon, etc in the 1800's.
He even had lights that used only one, and some with no wires at all.
Also created an "earthquake machine", and lots of other truly amazing devices.
Same as the "new discovery" of transmitting electrical power wirelessly.
Amazing how our science is dribbled out of a faucet whenever it is convenient or expedient to large corporations.
Tesla basically set George Westinghouse up with AC power.
Tesla (not the rock band) also invented the FAX, Super Scalar Technology, The AC power system (polyphasic), remote controlled vehicles, etc.
Amazing how few people have heard of him, yet his legacy surrounds us daily.
Amazing in 110 years, we haven't discovered anything.
No diseases cured in almost 50 years (like Chris Rock comedy bit talks about).
TV was invented in the 1920's by Philo T. Farnsworth (a Nebraska High School Student).
Where do things like this go today?
Makes you wonder doesn't it?
Jim
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I had access to nearly all of the comm platforms we used, and most required multi level access to get in (outer door, inner door) These rooms were very convenient for "off the record" discussions when it ws concerning info that not everyone should hear, or regarded sensitive information. To sanitize an op center is to remove its effectiveness. We have to stop allowing the MBA types to dictate what a dev or system center is all about.
At least they tried, and you gotta admit that playing in a browser is way cooler than a VT-52 or VT-100 terminal (kind of miss the turbine like fan noise though, kind of like you were in a ship. I remember a couple of monitors without fans that we had in college, had to remove the cover slightly and have a fan blowing on them to keep cool (tektronix I think).
M$ will keep having trouble until their "boilerplates" are made from good American steel rather than the shoddy and communist Chinese crap. Windows is such a crap pile that you can actually compost your garden with it. Trouble is all plants fertilized by Windows are subject to GATES EULA and you can't eat them unless you have a valid license.
Well, I think there is a three word answer to that "The TEA Party".....the government is scared Sh__ less by these people. The Fifth column 75% of America strong that wants their country back. Here in "Gunless" Illinois, the place many of you will obtain your concealed carry firearms (Springfield armory, rock river arms, and more) we cant conceal carry because of Chicago. and their inability (either through ignorance or corruption) to govern themselves. The "kill switch" would be used only for graft and corruption. and remember, just like the "test of the emergency broadcast system" the Kill switch will have to be "regularly tested"......anybody think of that yet? When will the tests occur? During live podcasts by the right, Limbaugh Hannity, Liddy? During when say a political rebuttal online? The possibilities are endless. How about we BAN big government and make 2012 Judgment Day for the Libs......boot em out!!!! This is like giving an arsonist keys and matches and sending them into a fireworks factory. nothing good can come of this.
How about cut all the bureaucratic "crap" that is in Washington (i.e. needless jobs) and spend that money to help industry develop a SECURE internet. President "Oh Butthead" is truly the Emperor with No Clothing. The Man child so Arrogant and content in his own ignorance to believe that the American People trust him. He is merely a pawn in the Chicago political machine. He is a Buffoon (scratch that) a Buffoon typically plays that role in a circus. He is a high functioning Idiot with delusions of Godhood. His favorite posts to positions are militant lesbians (nothing against lesbians, but what is his motivation there?). I don't know what the draw is there....but he married one so go figure.
Sounds like you grew up like the show "Weeds", wow din't know people were like that for real. We REALLY need a Border fence and a mote on the north and south borders. And Border guards that can shoot a dealer in the butt and not go to the Federal Slam, while the Dealer gets citizenship and a get out of jail free card. It isn't so much judging Obama, as there really is NOTHING to judge. He has LOCKED all information pertaining to his Birth, Dual Citizenship, travel while growing up, High School, where he went to College and who paid for it, and much of his private life, including why he has multiple social security numbers. Did you know that people in Iowa at a company which handles student loans were jailed for reading his information last year?? Look it up, really happened. Old adage to finding crime.....follow the money. If you do that with Barry, you find Anton "Tony" Rezko, Jeremy Ayers, and a host of other "baddies" that frankly WOULD throw you off a bridge (I live in Illinois trust me!) Sarah Palin on the other hand is not from the "lower 48" and does into share the criminal tendencies of the people in Organized Crime (AKA Politics). She should have been the top of the Republican ticket in 2008 (McCain dragged the party down) and she would have whooped Barry's butt!!! That is what the MEDIA and LIBS fear, this woman is like much of America, the 75% that are REALLY REALLY REALLY pissed off at the way the idiots in charge are ruining this country! This is only going to change if and when the government of this country starts listening to the people who pay the bills (no not the Chinese) the American People! 2012 is a coming, and the wave is building.
Maybe the emails will tell where Sarah hid Obamas birth Certificate? Or who REALLY was reponsible for the rescession, housing bubble burst AND most importantly WHO REALLY SHOT the CARIBOU!! LETS ALL IGNORE THE THIRD GOVERNMENT TO FALL TO MUSLIM EXTREMISTS SINCE B. HUSSEIN OBAMA BECAME "the first immigrant MUSLIM president" "Big Ears McChicken Legs" (AKA Obama) said his experience running a bussiness was his "Campaign".....I'd call it more of a reign of terror than a business. Sarah Palins family has several businesses, she has been a Community Prganizer (not a real job) Councilman, Mayor, Governor, Board Member, Vice Presidential Candidate, Fishery Owner, and Mom. Obama on the other hand, know one really knows where he went to school, or grew up. He "worked" for Tony Rezko (known criminal) was friends with Jeremy Ayers.
The US Constitution provides the federal government with three tasks * Provide for Common Defense * Promote General Welfare * Provide Domestic Tranquility What the H___? NOW the morons who can and do screw up a 1 car parade, our economy, housing, etc. etc. etc. are "rocket Scientists"????? The government needs to disband much of the infrastructure, and leave governing to the states. Read the bill of rights, and prove me wrong.
Anybody wonder what a survey of NPR listeners would "correlate"?
here is a sample that I can think of
Most NPR viewers (ok listeners) would tend to approve legalizing ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS
Most NPR viewers think Republicans are the Devil
Most NPR viewers believe that Barrack Hussein Obama Soetero Abdulah Blah Blah Blah was born in Hawaii
Most NPR viewers consider themselves "smarter and more informed" than the rest of the world.
Most NPR viewers own (and carry) a rubber inflatable dinghy to survive the global warming floods.
Equally astounding, Fox viewers also believe that
1.) Dick Cheney is not Satan
2.) The Drive By Media IS biased towards the Ultra Lefties
3.) Fox is the ONLY network providing fair and balanced news (remember Dan Blather and his fake document scandal?)
4.) Fox is the only network to support Juan Williams who was kicked to the curb by NPR (a government agency) for speaking his mind.
5.) The second Amendment does in fact GUARANTEE the right to bear arms!
6.) The 9th and 10 amendments preclude the federal government from regulating Healthcare or anything not spelled out in the first 8 amendments.
7.) The other media outlets are jealous of Fox's ratings
8.) Sarah Palin is a REAL American
9.) President Obama needs to provide documentation of his citizenship, as well as supply the credentials to prove he is not an "illegitimate president".
10.) Global warming is not caused by Man.
Assange (A_ _ H _ _ _?) may actually be doing our country and government a favor here. that may expalin the lack of a nice "part" in the hair on his pointy little head! Supposedly a "vast amount" of the data released seems to implicate "sources" for the intelligence community. Apparently and "most alarming", this will undoubtedly hasten their (the sources) untimely demise. "Sources" for intelligence are basically "bad guys" who are paid to help the "good guys" (i.e. USA and Australia), so essentially in 1960's language, they "bad guy informants" are the "narcs". Presumably, these "narcs" have already outlived their usefulness by providing Intel or otherwise "helping the good fight". So now that the "narcs" who ratted out their buddies are out there in plain sight, the problem of eliminating them takes care of itself. The "other bad guys" that the narcs ratted out take the "narcs" out, and problem solved! Perhaps that was the whole idea, if so, good job America!!! The Intel community didn't release the information, some pointy headed Frenchman (or Frenchman like person) did. And when all is said and done, he will get a "fatwa" and end of story. Sound about right? BTW - this didn't even cost John Q. Public (1) .50 Cal cartridge. Just let the patsy media cover it. and Al Jazeera"
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke
Should change the name of C++ to the "TSA" then??
Since we are currently in an economic downturn, and many many tech folks are "on the beach" so to speak, i.e. not working, and perhaps collecting unemployment. why not let the "programmers" in the USA counter attack the overseas attacks on our internet. We invented the thing (Internet), we need VIGILANTE forces that can attack and destroy enemy targets on the web. WHY IS THIS ILLEGAL? This is a job Americans will do!!!!
First of all, the "Tal-e-ban" are a bunch of cowards. The game should reflect this, with little pink jumpsuits with pictures of Allah on them. Like cheap James Bond movie villian's minions. Second, in the "real world" why don't we NUKE the countries that support the little fluffballs and their terrorism. OR BETTER STILL QUIT prosecuting American soldiers for wasting those little psycho buttheads in the first place. Like they say in Texas, "some people need killin". Can't think of a better recipient than woman abusing, illiterate, RPG toting punks that thinks he will get 57 virgins when he is "killed for Allah". From their perspective (3d world country, eating rats, probably some incentive there) so let our Military help them along. The Ayatollah Obama seems to be a sympathizer and not helping anyone but his Obama 2012 reelection tour. In the game anyway, tactical NUKE Mecca and Medina then pick the next targets at will. And make sure if there ARE Taliban in the game they wear pink jumpsuits and that you can hurl pigs at them, as well as heavy artillery. Make this as humiliating and degrading to the punk Muslim Militants as you can.
See the problem with open source from Microsofts perspective is that they (Microsofto) have spent millions and millions (not billions) of the dollars bilked from customers on securing a business model where the masses Ad infinitum continue this process. Microsoft has effectively barred competition a variety of ways from price wars to more nefarious schemes like targeting the entire development staff of a company and hiring ALL of them. Open source doesn't require a committee, or a company, or a CEO, or a board of directors, or even a supervisor. Good ideas can and do come from individuals, perhaps in the most basic form of liberty know in this country. Open Source is the embodiment of creativity and freedom to innovate, not stifle like Microsoft REALLY does with their solutions. It is also free and can be fixed by anyone, yet thus far viruses are somewhat rare on Linux based systems for example.
I think that the entire "patent process" is as outdated as the pictures you have to submit. Everything ends up looking "steam punk", like something Edison and Tesla may have collaborated on. ALL patents are good for is padding lawyers pockets, after the fact and stifling innovation. Also keeping new ideas from happening in fear of violating patents. this is as true in the software industry as in all aspects of inventing. I think the patent office has grown to another immense glob like stucture in DC that absorbs money and creates jobs for lawyers. Also, to get a patent, should you not have to demonstrate an invention? Microsoft "patented" the human blood stream as a Local Area Network transport layer. Granted, Gates is likely more machine than man now, with the Borg implants, but get rel, they don't have the technology. BTW - IF THEY DID, can you imagine people 'blue screening" and having to reboot while say "driving" or during "intimate relations" Woozers! I think for software SCO was a good example of why this is broken. Patents good for lawyers only. Same with song and movie "copyrights", how many times should a person be paid for their work? If I write a program for a company, I get paid once. They may sell it, but I the Inventor get paid once. there is something wrong with that picture. Mark Twain was the biggest proponent in getting congress to approve copyrights, I discovered this while working on my PhD. Twain who benefited greatly from dime novels, increasing his popularity, after achieving his fortune through that very means, made it illegal for others to do the same.
I bult a "show bot" for a guy....it was for public events, and relations, etc. for a not for profit. The guy was in his 70's and was somewhat of a luddite, and a swindler. Anyway, some words of advice, don't design YOUR friendly PR robot while watching "robot wars". The thing could literally drag a person trying to stop it across gravel, My bad. I was reminded of the "Liberty Mutual Robot Insurance" fake commercial on SNL with Sam Watterston.
Until the libs decide they are tired of exploiting our south of the border neighbors, robots will never catch on in the USA. Grateful Illegals are much cheaper and easier to main tain (with free GOV healthcare) than repairing a complex automaton. Not a new concept, ancient Greece would have had cars (literally) and many other modern conveniences if not for that handy slave labor. Why buld a car, when you can have a rickshas (which were invented in Boston, though americans were unwilling to "power them", so they were exported to China. Imagine Ted Kennedy running a Ricksha business. "Pahwk the Cahr", sounds way better than "Pahwk the RhicShaw" Would have been harder for Papa Joe Kennedy to run guns and booze if it was human powered.
From the sarcastic comments here, it is a wonder any technology was developed by the human race! I think you guys are missing the point here. A good example of how this type a "herbal remedy" can develop into "real science" is demonstrated in James Burke's "Connections" series. In that program, he takes a modern invention (revealed in the final scene of the program) and traces "one" of the routes through history as discoveries of "tribal" and scientific lead the viewer through the series of seemingly unconnected discoveries that result in the final modern invention. The fact that that somebody did correlate the medicinal effects of the beer on curing illness, likely resulted form a shamanistic approach to healing the sick. It was through this type of cause and effect or deductive reasoning that most "pre scientific theory" discoveries were made. It doesn't matter if the practitioner understood "WHY" something worked in so much that they recognized that it "DID WORK". Do we REALLY understand DNA (or are we just using information gleaned from experiements to "poke around"? Science is a search for knowledge, so take this article as it was intended, an example of early cause and effect relationships between scientific discovery and common sense.
Bullets are definitely unhealthy.
How long until someone on Instructables shows how to build a "prank" car stopper?? Be pretty cool on an Interstate, or in Car Jacking, NOT! What a Really Really bad idea. Same kind of thinking that "Gun control" stops Gun crime, quite the opposite. This is a really bad bad idea. Enforce the existing laws, don't automate "common sense"!!!
Hi, Problem today is that certain organizations and people (Microsoft and SCO for example) hoard patents, then stifle innovation by blocking new ideas and innovation when someone releases a product. For example, Microsoft has a patent regarding the use of the human blood stream as a local area network media. Patents are intended to protect intellectual property and discoveries that presumably are valuable. One solution, if you don't use a patent you own in 1 year, then you forfeit it to the public domain, thereby being unable to be patented again. This would solve virtually all of the patent lawsuits to date and really really reduce the patent office time issues, as it wold not be prudent of a company to patent some thing it did not intend to use just to keep it off the market as it would compete with existing technology of for some other reason. This would REALLY tick off patent lawyers. Jim
As mtDNA is passed only by the mother, it would be possible to "back track" a subject based on the mtDNA from the "newborn's mothers" hereditary line if you will. Barring mutations, this could be an "Elementary my Dear Watson" moment for forensics. except, the researchers were "kind enough" to erase the names......Did they erase the barcodes too? While we are at it, has the RED CROSS participated in such a study from blood donations? The thought of that would be of much more effect to individuals if their genetic data were shared with medical insurers, or other organizations (for example gene screening for employers??) Sounds like the Genie is out of the bottle on this one. Punishment??? We are talking about the government here. Only wrist slapping is allowed by the union, or a paid day off. Here in the mid-west, we have a nasty little critter called the Asian Beetle. This was and is intentionally released to presumably kill Aphids in cash crops. Problem was the Aphids were tougher than the Beetles and contrary to the "Scientists" the Beetles were able to survive the winter and breed. Now we bow to our "Asian masters" in the late summer and have to contend with swarms of these "natural predator less" very aggressive and stinking pests, which swarm and basically disrupt any outdoor activity between September and November. While Penn. State released them, apparently they are not accountable because they (Penn State) said it wasn't possible for "their" beetles to escape. They (Penn State) blame the outbreak on a nameless Asian freighter which docked in New Orleans. Well, hand it to Penn State, not only did they "educate" Bin Laden, they "bomb the midwest with beetles. In both cases, no repercussions.
If you could set up these little buggers to find the bacteria that causes cancer and kill it, wow, that would be cool. Also would be great for repairing damaged tissue (ACL or other injuries) without conventional surgery. These things could rewrite DNA, therefore, potentially turn the "bad genes off" which will cause disease down the road. Also, could use them to rebuld the skin cells subcutaneously, and increase collagen without "Botox". You could also use these things to create essentially what "wolverine" is in Marvel Comics (now Disney). Reorganize the materials already present in bone and connective tissue in such a way as to make it stronger, perhaps by incorporating other synthetic materials or metal into the bone itself. I could also see applications for microsurgery int he brain where neurons are damaged, or perhaps even those with Parkinsons, Alzheimers, maybe even M.S. Obviously the fact that these can be assembled is great, it is the programming and or the learnign ability of the individual or collective nanobots that is most significant. Depending on the source of power, heat, bioelectricity, or whatever, these things could remain in the body indefinitely, continuously repairing cells and DNA. Anything from Radiation poisoning, to Mesothelioma (from Asbestos or other irritants in the Lungs) could be treated with these things. Optimization of silicon crystals to provide near perfect and higher yield semi conductors, On the other hand, they could be used for other purposes as well, perhaps not so positive. Restructuring of nuclear material on an atomic level to improve purity. Creation of Adaptive Molecular explosives in which the nanobots reconfigure a "harmless substance" into something with more lethality. This would be tough to detect). It would be hard to environmentally filter these little rascals too. At roughly atomic size, the filtration would have to be very much improved to "Catch them". The implications for purification of chemical (at least organic) substances are pretty interesting as well.
I wrote this at 06:00 CST, so if I copied someone else's post sorry, and no I didn't realize it was his birthday til later today. Nikola Tesla patented this light, flourescent, halogen, mercury, neon, etc in the 1800's. He even had lights that used only one, and some with no wires at all. Also created an "earthquake machine", and lots of other truly amazing devices. Same as the "new discovery" of transmitting electrical power wirelessly. Amazing how our science is dribbled out of a faucet whenever it is convenient or expedient to large corporations. Tesla basically set George Westinghouse up with AC power. Tesla (not the rock band) also invented the FAX, Super Scalar Technology, The AC power system (polyphasic), remote controlled vehicles, etc. Amazing how few people have heard of him, yet his legacy surrounds us daily. Amazing in 110 years, we haven't discovered anything. No diseases cured in almost 50 years (like Chris Rock comedy bit talks about). TV was invented in the 1920's by Philo T. Farnsworth (a Nebraska High School Student). Where do things like this go today? Makes you wonder doesn't it? Jim