No, he had it right. Adding defensive programming techniques is ANOTHER layer, with MORE potential for failure. When it comes to software, less is more.
+1 recommendation for Turnkey Linux. So far it has been the only distro I've been able to successfully setup as a webserver since I don't know Linux very well.
Easy to setup and easy to contain in a virtual-machine, if that's your kind of thing.
That sounds likely. I haven't heard anyone else talk about this angle yet, but this seems to make the most sense of any possible explanation I've heard so far.
I would mod this up if I could. All the other comments here seem to be about how this story is a fake, nobody would ask this question of Slashdot on a short timeframe with tons of funding and no idea where to go with it. Well I think you nailed it, 100%. It's likely someone's pet academic project.
Don't get me wrong, I love my Nook Color, but I am going to sell it. Why? Because Barnes and Noble refuses to manufacture a Nook Color docking station. Accessory manufacturers refuse to make a docking station for the Nook Color. NOBODY is making a docking station for the Nook Color. Is it too much to ask for a docking station? Really?
You forgot to say we need to get off your lawn.
(Though I do agree. Programs, such as a website browser, should have one main purpose, and do that well.)
That isn't a bad point. Costs are never as simple as they appear. What would the cost be to NOT give them rural broadband? Think of how many people these days make their living either on or via the Internet! There's plenty of capable people in the middle of nowhere who could use the internet to contribute to our economy on it.
You know, that is an excellent extrapolation that more people should be making. Honestly I'm glad that SOE finally came out and said that they've learned that licensed games are a bad idea, it helps to explain why they cancelled Matrix Online as well.
While I can't speak for the robots, as a HUMAN, I want to go to another planet. I don't care about the knowledge the robots return, I care about how much longer until I can live on mars, the moon, or somewhere else.
Your interest is clearly in space exploration. Good for you. My interest is exactly in the other approach you mention, putting humans on other planets. Baby steps. Live on other planets we know about first, then find more of them later.
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No, he had it right. Adding defensive programming techniques is ANOTHER layer, with MORE potential for failure. When it comes to software, less is more.
Cloud (offsite) + NAS + RAID + Backup drive. Seriously, why does this question in various forms keep getting posted on Slashdot? I'm sick of it.
+1 recommendation for Turnkey Linux. So far it has been the only distro I've been able to successfully setup as a webserver since I don't know Linux very well. Easy to setup and easy to contain in a virtual-machine, if that's your kind of thing.
That sounds likely. I haven't heard anyone else talk about this angle yet, but this seems to make the most sense of any possible explanation I've heard so far.
I would mod this up if I could. All the other comments here seem to be about how this story is a fake, nobody would ask this question of Slashdot on a short timeframe with tons of funding and no idea where to go with it. Well I think you nailed it, 100%. It's likely someone's pet academic project.
Yay Futurama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35TbGjt-weA
If 100 trees are cut down and none are replanted, then they're all gone. Hence, unsustainable.
Don't get me wrong, I love my Nook Color, but I am going to sell it. Why? Because Barnes and Noble refuses to manufacture a Nook Color docking station. Accessory manufacturers refuse to make a docking station for the Nook Color. NOBODY is making a docking station for the Nook Color. Is it too much to ask for a docking station? Really?
+1. Google has NOTHING to do with locked down phones. The carriers are the ones trying to force it.
Did you ever think the increase in yield might be per panel?
Look at Battlefield 3? Really? Yes its pretty, but its not a game I want to play. Rage is definitely something I will play. To each their own...
That's not the only search engines measure. They also look at how long you stay on a page before clicking the back button, among other things.
You forgot to say we need to get off your lawn. (Though I do agree. Programs, such as a website browser, should have one main purpose, and do that well.)
Good luck with that. Have you ever tried to return a game that has already been opened?
Gold and platinum... does anyone else see the problem here? (Hint: it won't be cheap)
It sounds like he isn't. I'd mod you up if I could.
That isn't a bad point. Costs are never as simple as they appear. What would the cost be to NOT give them rural broadband? Think of how many people these days make their living either on or via the Internet! There's plenty of capable people in the middle of nowhere who could use the internet to contribute to our economy on it.
My sentiments exactly. Where do those numbers come from? I sincerely doubt they're real...
You know, that is an excellent extrapolation that more people should be making. Honestly I'm glad that SOE finally came out and said that they've learned that licensed games are a bad idea, it helps to explain why they cancelled Matrix Online as well.
While I can't speak for the robots, as a HUMAN, I want to go to another planet. I don't care about the knowledge the robots return, I care about how much longer until I can live on mars, the moon, or somewhere else.
Your interest is clearly in space exploration. Good for you. My interest is exactly in the other approach you mention, putting humans on other planets. Baby steps. Live on other planets we know about first, then find more of them later.
Don't be so sure. People can still make money while sitting around doing nothing in jail.
I agree with this post 100%
Beware the PDF link
I found it amusing, so you must be missing the humour