I've been saying this for over a decade... Though my logic was simply - if all stars eventually die, and black holes eventually suck up anything and everything, wouldn't that create a zero-point mass that wold simply have to give?
who see this as a potential for a nasty weapon? If it involves some type of energy ray, or simply a chemical compound (which the article DID say that the scientists are trying to improve upon, but did not specify how it's done), then I'm sure it could be made into a weapon. Just imagine the possibilities...
I have a Nokia 6010 that has survived the years, including being thrown into a stream, two lakes, tossed from 3 or more stories on multiple instances, been ran over twice, and countless hand-drops onto cement. Still works, and holds its charge for days. (My last recharge was last night, before that was actually about two weeks ago with just using it for the Alarm clock.
Also, an LG VX8500 (Chocolate). Ran over once, dropped countless times, twice in the toilet, and still works (mostly). Sadly, although it does function, some of the programs are now missing on this one (VCAST, Sync, and a few others...) Bluetooth, and Cellular access still work, as well as the music player, and all of the tools and stuff.)
No, Bonzi Buddy does not run under Linux. Most likely because a lot of the computer-crippling code found in Bonzi Buddy would need to be run as root. That, and Bonzi Buddy was intended to crash one's computer and make it slow down to a consistency equivalent of molasses. Then, PC repair places would get money, but more importantly other downloadable programs that claim to "Fix your computer's problems" would get the money needed to supposedly fix, but not fix your computer.
Although I do not think it's being produced anymore, you can still search for him, and run it under wine. But to do that.... makes me shudder. I've seen PCs lose their email, password history, even their desktop contents and registry file trying to remove Bonzi Buddy. Not to mention when my school had suspended 3 students for downloading him, and made their parents pay for the repair of the PCs of the malicious purple bloat-coded monkey.
Heck yeah. If Microsoft were to even hint to users that they were going to use the patent to serve up ads onto one's PC (which is why people buy/download Ad-Aware SE, Avast!, and any other program to get rid of adware!) people are definitely going to be complaining. And when they find someone who knows about Linux or Mac (more importantly Linux) they will be more than happy to learn it's ways to get rid of them. That's why people would pay for Juno/Netzero back when they were free! THEY HAD NO ADS IF THEY WERE PAID FOR!
I doubt, however, if this will be implemented in Windows Vista. If I remember right, I remember hearing on G4TV a while back that Microsoft had plans for yet another OS in Fall 2008 (correct me if I'm wrong!) I see this as a way of making people pay for that OS when they get it, offering a "Free Release" that is very slow and clunky and filled with ads every 30 seconds, and every ad saying at the bottom "Click here to purchase a key and activate your official version of Windows!". People are bound to get annoyed, and it will most likely be part of the NTlogon/kernel files, so you can't just "disable it" without going into registry hacks and the such.
NT 4.0 I have had problems, but most of those I think MAY have been due to hardware issues. Granted, they just don't make hardware like they used to either. Take my old 586 - still running Windows 3.1 since a few months after it was released, and I have not had to reinstall it ONCE. And not 3.11 either - I have had reinstallations with that release. I still keep it to run the original Duke Nukem, as well as some other games that no longer are supported by Windows in a DOS Window or equivalent.
That is true. There are millions of bacteria here on Earth called cyanobacteria that live in extreme conditions. Like living in volcanoes, or even living off of methane gasses. The only things necessary for life "As we know it" are amino acids, and carbon. But who is to say that is the only way to have life?
I know the feeling all too well. I finally found a monitor that won't squeal for me, but I HAVE to have it refreshing at 67 hertz or less. with the resolution at 1280x1024 to avoid it. My television is fine, though, which is sitting right next to me.
I remember that commercial with the "High-frequency noise" in it that was supposedly only heard by children for that scary movie... god, what was it called..... I forget. But I had to turn off the TV every time it came on, just because that sound was so sharp to me, that I couldn't help but cringe.
As for the WiFi generating headaches, I completely believe it. This is because the brain works on electrical signals, which "may or may not" be interfered with by frequencies, radio or otherwise. Not to mention that there have been studies about radio waves and their effect on the nervous system. It's amazing what our technology can do to us, yet we are so dependant on it, that it's unbelievable. I'm not even sure that the students saw through the story as bogus based on facts. I think they just wanted to keep their bluetooth-enabled cell phones, and wireless everything, and went based on that.
Ah. I wasn't aware of that note. But as for the saving information, they could probably give a separate timeout on the data based on the location of the user that queried it. Doesn't sound too difficult.
Alright... so Google may be invading digital rights privacy policies? If this is the case, with how HUGE google is, they could probably in a matter of about an hour edit their information collection programming based on the actual google site visited, whether it be.com,.de,.co.uk,.nz, or any other country-based website extension. As for.com, I believe that's commercial, and since Google is based in California(I believe... I KNOW it's U.S.-based), then the laws on their.com/should/ be based on the commercial laws of the United States. I don't think Google has a habit of being lazy and doing nothing about this until it comes to court time. So we probably won't see them in court. Only thing I can blame Google for is buying out other companies, covering every square inch of digital medium they can find. Wait... if google uses Linux, then why do they only seem to distribute software for Windows? Oh well, that's another topic altogether.
So the RFID tags are going to be attached to an "asset" - I'm guessing either the student's laptop or backpack would be the best for attaching the device. At least that way it's something you don't want to lose, and it's something that gives a little bit of freedom as students try and sneak off to the other gender's dorm rooms.
But seriously... what asset are they going to attach the tags to? And what happens when the battery runs low? And who is going to grab their laptop when the school is on fire? Or when there is a true emergency that requires immediate evacutaion of the school? Needless to say, even if they had a GPS layout showing where each of the devices were (hover over the dot to see the name of the student whose name is associated with it), it'd be a big waste of time to even look at it, because half the school is going to leave their possessions behind if they are in true danger.
So, case in point, it is utterly 100% useless to do this. All it does is give a few pædoes a way to track down the students they want. All they would have to do is pay a coder a good $100 to make the unique program. Well, it'll remain unique until it's posted on Limewire/shared files/servers/etc. But that's another comment waiting to happen. Or already made.
For those that do not know: Prostitution is legal in Nevada, but NOT Las Vegas.
And it's not like the Casinos can't make online sites to support the habits of others. However, that's not the problem here. The p[roblem is that the people HAVE A HABIT and the law was intended to, among other things, slow down the addiction to gambling. I mean, heck. Look at the porn industry and how much it has boomed since it hit the cyber world. People can make legal films in Amsterdam, and people in places where the films would otherwise be illegal can now watch it. It's crazy the way the system works now. Only thing I'm wondering is: Why put a ban on Online Gambling in the US, but not certain types of foreign porn that would otherwise be illegal? Or is it just one of those things that you can't keep track of or fix cheaply?
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For a second there, I thought I was the only one who saw this as a link between organism and machine.
I've been saying this for over a decade... Though my logic was simply - if all stars eventually die, and black holes eventually suck up anything and everything, wouldn't that create a zero-point mass that wold simply have to give?
who see this as a potential for a nasty weapon? If it involves some type of energy ray, or simply a chemical compound (which the article DID say that the scientists are trying to improve upon, but did not specify how it's done), then I'm sure it could be made into a weapon. Just imagine the possibilities...
I have a Nokia 6010 that has survived the years, including being thrown into a stream, two lakes, tossed from 3 or more stories on multiple instances, been ran over twice, and countless hand-drops onto cement. Still works, and holds its charge for days. (My last recharge was last night, before that was actually about two weeks ago with just using it for the Alarm clock. Also, an LG VX8500 (Chocolate). Ran over once, dropped countless times, twice in the toilet, and still works (mostly). Sadly, although it does function, some of the programs are now missing on this one (VCAST, Sync, and a few others...) Bluetooth, and Cellular access still work, as well as the music player, and all of the tools and stuff.)
No, Bonzi Buddy does not run under Linux. Most likely because a lot of the computer-crippling code found in Bonzi Buddy would need to be run as root. That, and Bonzi Buddy was intended to crash one's computer and make it slow down to a consistency equivalent of molasses. Then, PC repair places would get money, but more importantly other downloadable programs that claim to "Fix your computer's problems" would get the money needed to supposedly fix, but not fix your computer.
Although I do not think it's being produced anymore, you can still search for him, and run it under wine. But to do that.... makes me shudder. I've seen PCs lose their email, password history, even their desktop contents and registry file trying to remove Bonzi Buddy. Not to mention when my school had suspended 3 students for downloading him, and made their parents pay for the repair of the PCs of the malicious purple bloat-coded monkey.
Heck yeah. If Microsoft were to even hint to users that they were going to use the patent to serve up ads onto one's PC (which is why people buy/download Ad-Aware SE, Avast!, and any other program to get rid of adware!) people are definitely going to be complaining. And when they find someone who knows about Linux or Mac (more importantly Linux) they will be more than happy to learn it's ways to get rid of them. That's why people would pay for Juno/Netzero back when they were free! THEY HAD NO ADS IF THEY WERE PAID FOR!
I doubt, however, if this will be implemented in Windows Vista. If I remember right, I remember hearing on G4TV a while back that Microsoft had plans for yet another OS in Fall 2008 (correct me if I'm wrong!) I see this as a way of making people pay for that OS when they get it, offering a "Free Release" that is very slow and clunky and filled with ads every 30 seconds, and every ad saying at the bottom "Click here to purchase a key and activate your official version of Windows!". People are bound to get annoyed, and it will most likely be part of the NTlogon/kernel files, so you can't just "disable it" without going into registry hacks and the such.
Is that why my rpm installations through the default "Software Installer" take up to 24 hours to complete? (Running AMD Athlon 840 Mhz)
NT 4.0 I have had problems, but most of those I think MAY have been due to hardware issues. Granted, they just don't make hardware like they used to either. Take my old 586 - still running Windows 3.1 since a few months after it was released, and I have not had to reinstall it ONCE. And not 3.11 either - I have had reinstallations with that release. I still keep it to run the original Duke Nukem, as well as some other games that no longer are supported by Windows in a DOS Window or equivalent.
That is true. There are millions of bacteria here on Earth called cyanobacteria that live in extreme conditions. Like living in volcanoes, or even living off of methane gasses. The only things necessary for life "As we know it" are amino acids, and carbon. But who is to say that is the only way to have life?
I know the feeling all too well. I finally found a monitor that won't squeal for me, but I HAVE to have it refreshing at 67 hertz or less. with the resolution at 1280x1024 to avoid it. My television is fine, though, which is sitting right next to me. I remember that commercial with the "High-frequency noise" in it that was supposedly only heard by children for that scary movie... god, what was it called..... I forget. But I had to turn off the TV every time it came on, just because that sound was so sharp to me, that I couldn't help but cringe. As for the WiFi generating headaches, I completely believe it. This is because the brain works on electrical signals, which "may or may not" be interfered with by frequencies, radio or otherwise. Not to mention that there have been studies about radio waves and their effect on the nervous system. It's amazing what our technology can do to us, yet we are so dependant on it, that it's unbelievable. I'm not even sure that the students saw through the story as bogus based on facts. I think they just wanted to keep their bluetooth-enabled cell phones, and wireless everything, and went based on that.
Ah. I wasn't aware of that note. But as for the saving information, they could probably give a separate timeout on the data based on the location of the user that queried it. Doesn't sound too difficult.
Alright... so Google may be invading digital rights privacy policies? If this is the case, with how HUGE google is, they could probably in a matter of about an hour edit their information collection programming based on the actual google site visited, whether it be .com, .de, .co.uk, .nz, or any other country-based website extension. As for .com, I believe that's commercial, and since Google is based in California(I believe... I KNOW it's U.S.-based), then the laws on their .com /should/ be based on the commercial laws of the United States. I don't think Google has a habit of being lazy and doing nothing about this until it comes to court time. So we probably won't see them in court. Only thing I can blame Google for is buying out other companies, covering every square inch of digital medium they can find. Wait... if google uses Linux, then why do they only seem to distribute software for Windows? Oh well, that's another topic altogether.
What if I purchased a robot that would go into the house instead of me, which would automatedly do tasks within the said house?
So the RFID tags are going to be attached to an "asset" - I'm guessing either the student's laptop or backpack would be the best for attaching the device. At least that way it's something you don't want to lose, and it's something that gives a little bit of freedom as students try and sneak off to the other gender's dorm rooms. But seriously... what asset are they going to attach the tags to? And what happens when the battery runs low? And who is going to grab their laptop when the school is on fire? Or when there is a true emergency that requires immediate evacutaion of the school? Needless to say, even if they had a GPS layout showing where each of the devices were (hover over the dot to see the name of the student whose name is associated with it), it'd be a big waste of time to even look at it, because half the school is going to leave their possessions behind if they are in true danger. So, case in point, it is utterly 100% useless to do this. All it does is give a few pædoes a way to track down the students they want. All they would have to do is pay a coder a good $100 to make the unique program. Well, it'll remain unique until it's posted on Limewire/shared files/servers/etc. But that's another comment waiting to happen. Or already made.
For those that do not know: Prostitution is legal in Nevada, but NOT Las Vegas. And it's not like the Casinos can't make online sites to support the habits of others. However, that's not the problem here. The p[roblem is that the people HAVE A HABIT and the law was intended to, among other things, slow down the addiction to gambling. I mean, heck. Look at the porn industry and how much it has boomed since it hit the cyber world. People can make legal films in Amsterdam, and people in places where the films would otherwise be illegal can now watch it. It's crazy the way the system works now. Only thing I'm wondering is: Why put a ban on Online Gambling in the US, but not certain types of foreign porn that would otherwise be illegal? Or is it just one of those things that you can't keep track of or fix cheaply?