It makes me sad that the History Channel showed this whole concept on Modern Marvels long ago, and it is just now news on/. Everything was explained, demonstrated, and visualized and here we are talking about the concept without a reference other than an article that is outdated. Very sad day for me.
The story said they would be one of the first, BUT when will that be? Let's see, some ice at the pole and HUGE oceans around the world. It will slowly rise and they will be under water in what...250 years from now?
For myself, having to use jQuery and always be mindful of the variation in scripting code for each browser is the headache neverending. I want to see more HTML5 (and then 6) integrate more of the features and functions users are coming to enjoy and demand. Then, we only have to worry and complain about the browsers not implimenting the standards...like always.
I know there are lots of people that simply hate MS for anything it does. Sure, they have lots of problems. But, I love Win 7 that I'm running on all of my computers. They got a lot of things really right this time. I also use MS Office for everything (I know, lots of OO comments to follow, fine...whatever). It would be great to have the OS seamlessly connect and use everything I'm doing on my laptop and desktops (win 7). If this works, I'll be upgrading my WM5, which still runs fine.
Seriously, as soon as any software becomes the primary program used, a new vulnerability would surface. Don't say that your pet program will not have any problems like Adobe does. As soon as a different program becomes the norm, it will be attacked and vulnerabilities will be found and exploited. Same would be true if Mac OS were to be 95% of the world's OS in use today. All the hackers in the world would be spending their every waking (and sleeping) moments finding the flaws and making havoc. Sure, this isn't fun to solve, but simply changing programs won't solve the real issue for everyone unless we want to flush away features or standards.
Don't worry about the plane, just replace the in-seat flotation device with a parachute (perhaps a little lumpier, but they don't care). Problem with the plane, everyone out...just try to miss the engine and tail as you plummet.
On a serious note, how many times a year do you think pilots needs their co-pilots and how many times a year would it have ended badly if a co-pilot were not present. If even once a year, does that make it a good investment to have flight attendant "Ms. Sally Anne" get a plane to the ground in a thunder storm when 150 lives are at stake.
If it were as simple as a single day's experience, I would completely agree with you. The difficulty I have is that it is an everyday experience. This makes no sense to anyone who is not experiencing it everyday. I totally understand others not understanding it.
and yet others rationalize their choices based on their experience with something greater than themselves....something that nobody else can deny....my experience.
Of course, by more stable air currents you're referring to 100+ MPH winds high aloft? Imagine the power needed to keep the speed just to hover over a spot let alone make headway. This is why commercial flights transcontinental can be so different from city to city depending on the direction of flight (in relation to winds aloft). Of course your very correct if the purpose is a one-way flight using the winds to get you there...like a balloon would.
Um, maybe not. Huge wing span and slow? Perfect target. Not a useful payload. Hugh amounts of electronics needed by a drone and....the military doesn't care about the costs of fuel or operation. Land it. Fuel it up. Send it out again. This is not a military technology.
We'll see this improve over time where costs will come down and eventually people that like to fly gliders, or hang glide or whatever (and have tons of money) will have items like this for play. We'll probably also have the technology begin to pop up in other areas, but military...I really don't think so.
Yep. Email for you: "Secure your iTunes account now...All iTunes customers are encouraged to log on to their account and change their passwords now. CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SECURE WEBSITE. Enter your personal info and we will make sure you are protected...blah blah"
I hate to think that 20 years from now we will still have people all around the world falling victim to phishing. Everyday I get princes and princesses from all around the world that need my help in transferring millions of dollars to the US. Every time I delete the email, I think, "lots of people are falling for this today and losing their money....sad!"
I installed it and don't see the improvement or fuss. I can run FF side by side and load the same page and FF wins. I even click refresh on Opera first then mouse over to click refresh on FF and FF still wins.
Agree with your view of this report. I've been buying Dells for about 7 years. They have all been great. Never had to return any of them. I've helped many other people purchase system from Dell with the same experience. I simply look back to the 90's and my time with Gateway to remind myself that Dell is WAY BETTER than most builders. Sure, they must make a buck, but they're no eMachine.
It would make sense for something as small as a cell phone but as critical to the mission as this is to have it be redundant in the plane or a spare in the hanger. Come on guys! You've obviously spent enough money on this to know what steps to take to mitigate this.
So many posts talk about the problems with all elected officials and promises and broken promises. If we develop AI with a mandatory integrity (truth and honesty), perhaps we can have a government run with AI? At least we will get what we vote for. We could avoid spin at every comment. Only downside might be giving over our children to fuel electricity consumption for the matrix.
In all of government, realize this: hope is what drives us to vote. In order to keep hope alive, an elected official does NOT have to deliver on all promises, just enough of them to keep hope alive. Obama is on the edge and perhaps falling behind in keeping enough promises to keep hope alive. He should have promised FAR less. Perhaps people wouldn't have been as disappointed.
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It makes me sad that the History Channel showed this whole concept on Modern Marvels long ago, and it is just now news on /. Everything was explained, demonstrated, and visualized and here we are talking about the concept without a reference other than an article that is outdated. Very sad day for me.
The story said they would be one of the first, BUT when will that be? Let's see, some ice at the pole and HUGE oceans around the world. It will slowly rise and they will be under water in what...250 years from now?
For myself, having to use jQuery and always be mindful of the variation in scripting code for each browser is the headache neverending. I want to see more HTML5 (and then 6) integrate more of the features and functions users are coming to enjoy and demand. Then, we only have to worry and complain about the browsers not implimenting the standards...like always.
I know there are lots of people that simply hate MS for anything it does. Sure, they have lots of problems. But, I love Win 7 that I'm running on all of my computers. They got a lot of things really right this time. I also use MS Office for everything (I know, lots of OO comments to follow, fine...whatever). It would be great to have the OS seamlessly connect and use everything I'm doing on my laptop and desktops (win 7). If this works, I'll be upgrading my WM5, which still runs fine.
One less button...no mute needed.
True. Trojans do require people to apply them and can be quite effective in penetrating the defenses....
wait a second...what are we talking about?
Seriously, as soon as any software becomes the primary program used, a new vulnerability would surface. Don't say that your pet program will not have any problems like Adobe does. As soon as a different program becomes the norm, it will be attacked and vulnerabilities will be found and exploited. Same would be true if Mac OS were to be 95% of the world's OS in use today. All the hackers in the world would be spending their every waking (and sleeping) moments finding the flaws and making havoc. Sure, this isn't fun to solve, but simply changing programs won't solve the real issue for everyone unless we want to flush away features or standards.
Don't worry about the plane, just replace the in-seat flotation device with a parachute (perhaps a little lumpier, but they don't care). Problem with the plane, everyone out...just try to miss the engine and tail as you plummet.
On a serious note, how many times a year do you think pilots needs their co-pilots and how many times a year would it have ended badly if a co-pilot were not present. If even once a year, does that make it a good investment to have flight attendant "Ms. Sally Anne" get a plane to the ground in a thunder storm when 150 lives are at stake.
stopping instantly from a high rate of speed does.
If it were as simple as a single day's experience, I would completely agree with you. The difficulty I have is that it is an everyday experience. This makes no sense to anyone who is not experiencing it everyday. I totally understand others not understanding it.
Oh, on the contrary. /. is exactly the place where nitpicking thrives and exists. It is what makes us "happy" here.
Interesting philosophy. I didn't know plants experienced happiness or sadness.
and yet others rationalize their choices based on their experience with something greater than themselves....something that nobody else can deny....my experience.
Absolutely. Apple doesn't have that process. Macs simply freeze and do nothing.
"Let's hope we can avoid dropping the basket until we have spread the load.'" Sounds a little messy and sticky doing this space.
Of course, by more stable air currents you're referring to 100+ MPH winds high aloft? Imagine the power needed to keep the speed just to hover over a spot let alone make headway. This is why commercial flights transcontinental can be so different from city to city depending on the direction of flight (in relation to winds aloft). Of course your very correct if the purpose is a one-way flight using the winds to get you there...like a balloon would.
I knew the day would come when that pesky little Pentium FPU error would come back to haunt us.
is already being detected to cause changes in the very fabric of our existence. See! More proof!
Um, maybe not. Huge wing span and slow? Perfect target. Not a useful payload. Hugh amounts of electronics needed by a drone and....the military doesn't care about the costs of fuel or operation. Land it. Fuel it up. Send it out again. This is not a military technology.
We'll see this improve over time where costs will come down and eventually people that like to fly gliders, or hang glide or whatever (and have tons of money) will have items like this for play. We'll probably also have the technology begin to pop up in other areas, but military...I really don't think so.
Yep. Email for you: "Secure your iTunes account now...All iTunes customers are encouraged to log on to their account and change their passwords now. CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SECURE WEBSITE. Enter your personal info and we will make sure you are protected...blah blah"
I hate to think that 20 years from now we will still have people all around the world falling victim to phishing. Everyday I get princes and princesses from all around the world that need my help in transferring millions of dollars to the US. Every time I delete the email, I think, "lots of people are falling for this today and losing their money....sad!"
I installed it and don't see the improvement or fuss. I can run FF side by side and load the same page and FF wins. I even click refresh on Opera first then mouse over to click refresh on FF and FF still wins.
Whatever...
I'm confused. Are you talking about politicians and our government or computer business?
Agree with your view of this report. I've been buying Dells for about 7 years. They have all been great. Never had to return any of them. I've helped many other people purchase system from Dell with the same experience. I simply look back to the 90's and my time with Gateway to remind myself that Dell is WAY BETTER than most builders. Sure, they must make a buck, but they're no eMachine.
It would make sense for something as small as a cell phone but as critical to the mission as this is to have it be redundant in the plane or a spare in the hanger. Come on guys! You've obviously spent enough money on this to know what steps to take to mitigate this.
I for one am looking forward to true A.I.
So many posts talk about the problems with all elected officials and promises and broken promises. If we develop AI with a mandatory integrity (truth and honesty), perhaps we can have a government run with AI? At least we will get what we vote for. We could avoid spin at every comment. Only downside might be giving over our children to fuel electricity consumption for the matrix.
In all of government, realize this: hope is what drives us to vote. In order to keep hope alive, an elected official does NOT have to deliver on all promises, just enough of them to keep hope alive. Obama is on the edge and perhaps falling behind in keeping enough promises to keep hope alive. He should have promised FAR less. Perhaps people wouldn't have been as disappointed.