Looking at some of todays teenagers I think you are a bit late with "worrying about computers that are smarter than they are." It's already here It's not the kids you have to worry about with computers. They have always had them, and kids from now on will always have them. It will be second nature, and they'll actually know how to use the computers that are smarter than they are. I'm worried about the vast majority of people around 35 and up that have no idea how to use a computer, and likely as not they never will. technology will get better and better and these people will be forced to use it just to fit into society, but they will have no idea what they have and how to use it properly.
It seems to me as technology gets smarter the kids are able to cope with it better than adults.
By 2029 the people in power will have absolutely no idea how to handle the technology they have in their hands. So basically, it will be exactly the same as it is today.
These guys work really hard to address Lunix's greatest deficiency: that it isn't Windows. These guys work really hard to address Linux's greatest deficiency: Vendor Support
Windows may be pricey, but it's not quite up to buying a new car levels yet. In Europe, the MSW Vista Ultimate RRP is 599 (US$808). I'm sure you could get a second hand car for that. FTR, the cheapest edition is 259 (US$349). Even the cheapest version is more than I've spent on my last 4 cars. (I'm cheap)
... and they are telling him that he has to make a specific purchase to do so.
Telling a drunk driver that he must drive with an ignition interlock is one thing. Telling him that he must install it on a Ford is another. You are incorrect. When an interlock is installed, it is not the government who pays for it. It is the criminal. By making him pay for the software or hardware in the case of the ignition interlock that means that I don't have too. (I being the $200+ in taxes I pay every week)
This is a standard punishment for internet type crimes, and is certainly no big deal. I've known a few people who have agreed to this type of monitoring to escape prison time, and they certainly didn't think it was either cruel or unusual. They realized that they had fucked up, and this was the consequence. The fact that there is no linux version is also not that big a deal. 98% of computers in use are windows. It stands to reason that 90% or more of computer crimes are conducted on windows machines. There is no market for a linux version (until now), and to create a linux port for this case would cause unnecessary financial hardship on the part of either the defendant or the state. (someone has to pay for the coding, and it certainly cannot be free "as in speech" this kind of app you would want to be closed source, and the gov't doesn't do anything for free "as in beer") Forcing him to either A. not use a computer (not a bad idea for some cyber-crime but this might be excessive for this particular case) B. purchase the software, and also the foundation that the software runs on. (cpu/ram upgrade, OS upgrade etc...)
constitutes neither cruel or unusual punishment no matter what your opinions about Windows would be.
It seems to be a universal fact that to be in HR you need to always have an IQ lower then the people you are interviewing. It certainly has been in every company i've worked at.
remember, these are the type of people who were putting "5 years experience required in windows 2003 admin" in 2005.
I have the official HR handbook. The basic rule is "You can be NO smarterer than the chair you sit in"
Software tokens are terrible, they fail much more often than not.
SecurID tokens are the best thing to happen to computers since parc.
The greatest thing is the simplicity, a random number shot through an algorithm changed every 60 seconds.
If the numbers don't match you don't get in.
They're simple to resync if the two sides fall out of skew. And reasonably difficult to counterfeit.
In a few years(decades) the price will come down and you'll have one of these for just about everything. Your bank, your job, even some fancy car keys have similar technology in them.
While they're not without their flaws, the securid's and similar 2 factor id have a lot of potential to cut down on identity theft.
A "hit" was considered a hit that would cause damage. Physically touching your opponent with your weapon was not enough to cause damage. (this was covered in the rules) That is why certain armor types were better against certain weapon types. Piercing weapons had a bonus to hit plate type armor, but a penalty to chain type armors. slashing weapons had the opposite. Bludgeoning weapons would have a penalty for leather, and an even worse penalty for padded armor types. etc...
It was all covered in the first edition rulebook, and that was only like 80 pages long.
That was the intended result as far as I thought. If your caster could survive to the 10+ level mark then he/she would become one of the all powerful wizards. I always played it like I read in the books, where the spellcaster characters would be vastly superior to hack-n-slash types except for either low level or when they are grossly under prepared.
I think it even said something like that in the original rule books. (circa 1978)
I lost interest when they started coming out with all the specialized books for the various specialties. When I realized I had more money tied up in D&D than I had in my stereo and computer systems combined I decided to quit cold turkey. And I realized trying to get a game of D&D together when you're 19 is a pretty sad thing. Everyone else with their girls and drugs and booze, and me with my Horseshoes of a Zeyphr, and bag of holding.
The contract was actually fairly specific, and didn't really give much room for either party to change any terms. It read something like. We the school would provide the identified training on a rolling schedule for the named participants, and for an additional 10 to be named later. In return ISP would provide us with their Unlimited Business package for a period of X years starting on .
I'm curious why you would use quotes on the term bargain. When I first read the contract I thought the school got kind of hosed. But with the position they were in when they made the deal I assumed they really didn't have much of a choice considering they did not want a recurring bill.
I guess the point is a bit moot though, as the school went out of business before the contract had expired.
But would further evolution bring out more of the selfish, greedy arrogant nature of being or would generosity and kindness etc... be more of the order of the day. For societies much more advanced than ours of course. I'm not sure if we as a society are heading in the generous, kind direction.
Only humans could be so arrogant that we would consider ourselves the premier life form in the universe. There has to be something else that is alive out there somewhere, and I would be very sad to see that we are the most advanced species.
TFA is just a simulation, but I would imagine that some kind of strange life exists between the stars. I guess it's time to start sending people to other galaxies to find alternate forms of life. They'll (the other forms of life) will need lawyers, lets send the lawyers out first. Then the religious nuts, alien life forms need religion too. Maybe in a hundred years, when we've figured out how to send people into way outer space without them dying we can send the scientists, but for now lets just send the lawyers, and religious nuts.
But you're assuming 8 hour days, that's only 12 or so batteries an hour.
I think it would be more like 1000 dealers doing at least 25 batteries an hour, for 11 hours a day 7 days a week.
I'm too lazy to do the math, but it's a less than 86 weeks. It still is an incredible amount of labor, but at $9 an hour at the very best it's not really all that much money, they'll hire an extra worker or 2 in each shop it's not all that much in the grand scheme of things.
*disclaimer. all numbers pulled out of nowhere, and probably mean next to nothing.
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It will be second nature, and they'll actually know how to use the computers that are smarter than they are.
I'm worried about the vast majority of people around 35 and up that have no idea how to use a computer, and likely as not they never will.
technology will get better and better and these people will be forced to use it just to fit into society, but they will have no idea what
they have and how to use it properly.
It seems to me as technology gets smarter the kids are able to cope with it better than adults.
By 2029 the people in power will have absolutely no idea how to handle the technology they have in their hands. So basically, it will be
exactly the same as it is today.
There, fixed that for ya.
... and they are telling him that he has to make a specific purchase to do so.Telling a drunk driver that he must drive with an ignition interlock is one thing. Telling him that he must install it on a Ford is another. You are incorrect. When an interlock is installed, it is not the government who pays for it. It is the criminal. By making him pay for the software or hardware in the case of the ignition interlock that means that I don't have too. (I being the $200+ in taxes I pay every week)
This is a standard punishment for internet type crimes, and is certainly no big deal. I've known a few people who have agreed to this type of monitoring to escape prison time, and they certainly didn't think it was either cruel or unusual. They realized that they had fucked up, and this was the consequence.
The fact that there is no linux version is also not that big a deal. 98% of computers in use are windows. It stands to reason that 90% or more of computer crimes are conducted on windows machines. There is no market for a linux version (until now), and to create a linux port for this case would cause unnecessary financial hardship on the part of either the defendant or the state. (someone has to pay for the coding, and it certainly cannot be free "as in speech" this kind of app you would want to be closed source, and the gov't doesn't do anything for free "as in beer")
Forcing him to either
A. not use a computer (not a bad idea for some cyber-crime but this might be excessive for this particular case)
B. purchase the software, and also the foundation that the software runs on. (cpu/ram upgrade, OS upgrade etc...)
constitutes neither cruel or unusual punishment no matter what your opinions about Windows would be.
I have the official HR handbook. The basic rule is "You can be NO smarterer than the chair you sit in"remember, these are the type of people who were putting "5 years experience required in windows 2003 admin" in 2005.
Are you out of your mind?
They specifically state it's a US site because it's a British article.
You're dumb.
If the money was not being spent on the war it will have been spent on something else, certainly not the internet backbone.
variations fluctuate you!!!
Really though, this could be interesting enough if they come out with crazy fast desktop processors.
Software tokens are terrible, they fail much more often than not. SecurID tokens are the best thing to happen to computers since parc. The greatest thing is the simplicity, a random number shot through an algorithm changed every 60 seconds. If the numbers don't match you don't get in. They're simple to resync if the two sides fall out of skew. And reasonably difficult to counterfeit. In a few years(decades) the price will come down and you'll have one of these for just about everything. Your bank, your job, even some fancy car keys have similar technology in them. While they're not without their flaws, the securid's and similar 2 factor id have a lot of potential to cut down on identity theft.
Sounds like they made it too easy, were clerics similarly beefed up?
A "hit" was considered a hit that would cause damage. Physically touching your opponent with your weapon was not enough to cause damage. (this was covered in the rules)
That is why certain armor types were better against certain weapon types.
Piercing weapons had a bonus to hit plate type armor, but a penalty to chain type armors.
slashing weapons had the opposite.
Bludgeoning weapons would have a penalty for leather, and an even worse penalty for padded armor types. etc...
It was all covered in the first edition rulebook, and that was only like 80 pages long.
That was the intended result as far as I thought.
If your caster could survive to the 10+ level mark then he/she would become one of the all powerful wizards.
I always played it like I read in the books, where the spellcaster characters would be vastly superior to hack-n-slash types except for either low level or when they are grossly under prepared.
I think it even said something like that in the original rule books. (circa 1978)
this might be the funniest post I've ever read on /.
oh how I wish I had mod points.
I used to hate it so much when my DM did that.
Until I started DMing, then I loved the reaction from players.
Any DM worth his dice would find a way to bring the server back online.
I lost interest when they started coming out with all the specialized books for the various specialties.
When I realized I had more money tied up in D&D than I had in my stereo and computer systems combined I decided to quit cold turkey.
And I realized trying to get a game of D&D together when you're 19 is a pretty sad thing. Everyone else with their girls and drugs and booze, and me with my Horseshoes of a Zeyphr, and bag of holding.
The contract was actually fairly specific, and didn't really give much room for either party to change any terms.
It read something like.
We the school would provide the identified training on a rolling schedule for the named participants, and for an additional 10 to be named later. In return ISP would provide us with their Unlimited Business package for a period of X years starting on .
I'm curious why you would use quotes on the term bargain. When I first read the contract I thought the school got kind of hosed. But with the position they were in when they made the deal I assumed they really didn't have much of a choice considering they did not want a recurring bill.
I guess the point is a bit moot though, as the school went out of business before the contract had expired.
Interesting point,
But would further evolution bring out more of the selfish, greedy arrogant nature of being or would generosity and kindness etc... be more of the order of the day.
For societies much more advanced than ours of course.
I'm not sure if we as a society are heading in the generous, kind direction.
Good point, maybe we're not quite as arrogant as I thought we were.
Still though, we're pretty arrogant.
TrollGoons... now there is a hell of a name for yourself.
I'm not getting off the internet.
I'm not leaving slashdot... well until I'm bored with it.
and I really have to correct your grammar.
Educated alone doesn't pay the bills. should read Education alone does not pay the bills.
In a professional letter it is bad karma to use contractions where you do not have too.
And again, I'm sure I'll take you more seriously if you started posting as yourself and not AC.
AC gets no real attention from anyone, especially me.
But i did start wearing pants, just in case you happen to be in my town.
did you read the last chapter of the Gunslinger while high again?
It's not pot smoke, it's a blade of grass... or a rose.
Only humans could be so arrogant that we would consider ourselves the premier life form in the universe.
There has to be something else that is alive out there somewhere, and I would be very sad to see that we are the most advanced species.
TFA is just a simulation, but I would imagine that some kind of strange life exists between the stars. I guess it's time to start sending people to other galaxies to find alternate forms of life.
They'll (the other forms of life) will need lawyers, lets send the lawyers out first. Then the religious nuts, alien life forms need religion too.
Maybe in a hundred years, when we've figured out how to send people into way outer space without them dying we can send the scientists, but for now lets just send the lawyers, and religious nuts.
It looks like I have a fan.
good times. I guess I'll have to start wearing pants now though.
You can make up statistics to prove anything. 16% of all people know that.
But you're assuming 8 hour days, that's only 12 or so batteries an hour.
I think it would be more like 1000 dealers doing at least 25 batteries an hour, for 11 hours a day 7 days a week.
I'm too lazy to do the math, but it's a less than 86 weeks. It still is an incredible amount of labor, but at $9 an hour at the very best it's not really all that much money, they'll hire an extra worker or 2 in each shop it's not all that much in the grand scheme of things.
*disclaimer.
all numbers pulled out of nowhere, and probably mean next to nothing.