I don't think the shock is supposed to "herd" the wearer in a certain direction, I think it's supposed to stimulate their muscles to move the body a certain way to avoid the bullet, which would be faster than an involuntary response... Although I think it would take a while to get the software down to stimulate the proper muscles, what I'm really curious to see is how it can detect an incoming bullet from 1500 yards and calculate its trajectory. I really think this is, at least for now, vaporware. I think liquid armor is more promising.
Who is this John Galt character, and where is his Ritalyn? Seriously, he needs it. Because he apparently has a very bad case of ADD and can't form a coherent thought without it.
Except that they don't replace policemen. They are used in addition to them. It may cost the state money one time to remove them, but it will begin saving them money right away, not having to power them and power the database which holds all the recordings. Besides, cameras aren't placed to provide evidence after a crime has been committed. They are there to strike fear in the hear of Joe the Plumber. Putting them on the street is just one step toward putting one in everyone's home, because you know that's what the government really wants.
And I don't know who the hell WCBVTV is, but they are obviously kissing some federal ass because the people don't want this, and obviously the state doesn't either. I hope they get flamed for their biased reporting.
They know how afraid people are of black holes, so they're just standing by the Switch-o-Doom and teasing us with when they will turn it on. Either that, or one badly soldered connection actually DID bring down a $5bn machine. I'd hate to be the kid who was responsible for that!
You are already required to carry a form of photo-Id anytime you're on public property, driving or not. I don't know if it's a Federal law yet, but it's a law where I live and the cops here consider it probable cause.
As to the right to trial by jury, there are plenty of people our government is holding, who do not even "exist", let alone are ever tried, or tried by jury.
The difference between someone captured on the battlefield and someone captured within the United States should be plain to everybody.
There are plenty of American Citizens the government is holding, who do not "exist". And there are plenty the government has "neutralized". I don't know about the government in the UK, but ours pretty much thinks it can do whatever it wants, so long as the media doesn't find out. And if the media does find out, they just put all the blame on one man and send him to fry while everyone else gets away scott-free. So while the Constitution says everyone gets a fair trial, the government interprets it as everyone who they want to let have a fair trial gets one, and likewise with the other Rights.
Ours is heading toward a police state just as fast as the UK, the only difference is the UK is a few years ahead of us. They don't have a pesky Constitution to interfere with the progress of oppression. Plus our government sees what's going on over there and thinks, if the British will put up with it then so will the Americans.
None of this is, of course, unexpected. It is the natural progression of every government. They will continue to oppress their people more and more until the people revolt and instantiate a new government, or drastically alter the one they have, or there is a war. Of course, 21st-century technology has given the government new ways to oppress people so this is a unique situation, but I presume it will play out as it has in the past. The government has already given itself too much power for us to reverse it through political means now.
When you try to install Google Earth 5.0, it also automatically starts downloading Chrome, even if you didn't already have it installed. And there is no option to cancel just Chrome, although you can cancel all and re-select Google Earth from the "Installed Software" tab, but just the same it's like they are trying to force you to install Chrome.
I did, and no dictionary has any definition for flea as a verb. Flee, perhaps, but not flea (not even meaning "to give fleas to", which would be a strange thing for rats brains to be devoted to anyway).
Because there isn't one. But we all know it started because the Man wanted to keep black people down (no, seriously) and then for a while the government actually thought it WAS bad, and then they realized how profitable the war on drugs was (AND it helped keep the "vermin" off the streets) and the rest is history. Oh and there were the hippies, too. They disapproved of the war, so I suppose they fit into the vermin category.
I agree 100%. I've had other mp3 players (like the Sansa) that just acted as a hard drive. What I liked best about that is I was able to preserve the eccentric directory structure I use to organize my music. The 1.xx versions of the Zune software weren't that bad, but when 2.0 came out, they pretty much killed all the features I liked, and added a bunch I hated. Worse than that, once the Zune software detects a newer version of the software or firmware is available, it won't let you continue until you update. Which makes me very angry, seeing as every update is worse than the last. But iTunes isn't any better. If AOL is the herpes of the computer world, iTunes would have to be the tapeworm. It moves in to your computer's bowels, often bringing with it other forms of parasites (like Yahoo! toolbar, etc), consuming resources and making your computer feel generally lethargic and vitamin-deprived. The only way to get rid of it is a long and painful process. So as a rule of thumb, I pretty much stay away from any handheld device that wants to "sync" to my computer. So the Zune is no worse than the ipod. They are equally crappy pieces of crap.
I agree with you, I hate ipods too, mostly because I hate itunes, but I was never too crazy about the ipod itself, either. I had planned on getting a Sansa, but having a gift certificate at Wal-Mart, I had to choose between a Zune and an iPod. I really like my Zune, though. I've never had any problems with the player, although the software on my pc, since version 2, has been a major headache. I can't figure out what could possibly be uncool about the Zune, other than the fact that Microsoft makes it and it's brown (which is actually an "in" color right now, except for technology). I don't see how the term "dumbed-down" can really even apply to an mp3 player. How advanced can you expect it to be? I seriously, honestly think that 80-90% of the people dissing the Zune have never even used one, and are just jumping on the Hate-The-Zune wagon, which itself is simply riding on the bigger Hate-Microsoft wagon, which is more like a mobile city than a wagon. But having owned both the Zune and iPods, I would make the same choice again.
And about the Zune having DRM (is what I heard), I don't really understand that because it comes with a built-in wireless system so you can share your music with any other nearby Zune. Which seems like the opposite of what DRM is trying to accomplish. I have yet to see an iPod that does that.
But muons are known to decay from pions, which are composed of quarks. It seems odd to hypothesize that they'd be decaying from a boson in this case. Also, they haven't ruled out a more mundane explanation, which I'm betting this has. Of course, IANAQP and I wasn't there when it happened, so my opinion isn't worth jack anyway.
What does Halloween have to do with it? This being Slashdot is all that is needed to justify a bad headline. And wouldn't "doorway" or "window" be better than "portal"?
A) That's not self-defense, it's a biproduct of the technology's death.
B) The singularity doesn't want technology that can protect itself. The idea is to have secondary technology to protect the primary technology. That way if we lose control over one, we can still shut the other down.
You're not quite right. We also have a dozen new ways to produce them cheaply, quickly, and efficiently each year, but never see any mass production. Why? I don't know, they never follow up on the almost monthly articles about the newest, cheapest way to produce nanotubes. I would call out a government conspiracy, but I only have the energy to fight 3 or 4 conspiracies at a time. So I'm guessing it's probably just media hype. you know, so we can think the world will become perfect any day now, so we can stop worrying and calm down and accept the government's rule over our lives. You know, cuz it's a big conspiracy. Down with big brother!!!
Neutrinos are lame - almost no effect at all! You can barely even tell they're interacting with you at all. I prefer to stick with proton-centric multicyclic dipolar magnetoresitant plasmoidonigistics. They don't get you high, but by the time you've finished pronouncing them, the whip-its kick in and you're too stoned to finish talking:)
I agree. I recently switched to Avast from AVG, because AVG kept asking me to restart the computer (which, ideally, I do about once a month). But Avast wants to announce updates with that gay-ass voice, and constantly scan shit on the hard drive, I don't even know what it's scanning but it's doing it all the time and slowing shit down. I've been thinking about switching back to AVG, I'm just not sure which is more annoying. Granted neither one is anywhere near as annoying as Norton/McAffee.
If this is a joke, forgive me for letting it WHOOSH over my head but... you really need to re-read the memo on matter/antimatter... you did get that memo, didn't you?
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I don't think the shock is supposed to "herd" the wearer in a certain direction, I think it's supposed to stimulate their muscles to move the body a certain way to avoid the bullet, which would be faster than an involuntary response... Although I think it would take a while to get the software down to stimulate the proper muscles, what I'm really curious to see is how it can detect an incoming bullet from 1500 yards and calculate its trajectory. I really think this is, at least for now, vaporware. I think liquid armor is more promising.
Who is this John Galt character, and where is his Ritalyn? Seriously, he needs it. Because he apparently has a very bad case of ADD and can't form a coherent thought without it.
Except that they don't replace policemen. They are used in addition to them. It may cost the state money one time to remove them, but it will begin saving them money right away, not having to power them and power the database which holds all the recordings. Besides, cameras aren't placed to provide evidence after a crime has been committed. They are there to strike fear in the hear of Joe the Plumber. Putting them on the street is just one step toward putting one in everyone's home, because you know that's what the government really wants.
And I don't know who the hell WCBVTV is, but they are obviously kissing some federal ass because the people don't want this, and obviously the state doesn't either. I hope they get flamed for their biased reporting.
They know how afraid people are of black holes, so they're just standing by the Switch-o-Doom and teasing us with when they will turn it on. Either that, or one badly soldered connection actually DID bring down a $5bn machine. I'd hate to be the kid who was responsible for that!
You forgot to mention Bush being re-elected... and THEN us electing a black President named after a MKII character.
So then how does Roland fit into this equation?
You are already required to carry a form of photo-Id anytime you're on public property, driving or not. I don't know if it's a Federal law yet, but it's a law where I live and the cops here consider it probable cause.
As to the right to trial by jury, there are plenty of people our government is holding, who do not even "exist", let alone are ever tried, or tried by jury.
The difference between someone captured on the battlefield and someone captured within the United States should be plain to everybody.
There are plenty of American Citizens the government is holding, who do not "exist". And there are plenty the government has "neutralized". I don't know about the government in the UK, but ours pretty much thinks it can do whatever it wants, so long as the media doesn't find out. And if the media does find out, they just put all the blame on one man and send him to fry while everyone else gets away scott-free. So while the Constitution says everyone gets a fair trial, the government interprets it as everyone who they want to let have a fair trial gets one, and likewise with the other Rights.
Ours is heading toward a police state just as fast as the UK, the only difference is the UK is a few years ahead of us. They don't have a pesky Constitution to interfere with the progress of oppression. Plus our government sees what's going on over there and thinks, if the British will put up with it then so will the Americans.
None of this is, of course, unexpected. It is the natural progression of every government. They will continue to oppress their people more and more until the people revolt and instantiate a new government, or drastically alter the one they have, or there is a war. Of course, 21st-century technology has given the government new ways to oppress people so this is a unique situation, but I presume it will play out as it has in the past. The government has already given itself too much power for us to reverse it through political means now.
When you try to install Google Earth 5.0, it also automatically starts downloading Chrome, even if you didn't already have it installed. And there is no option to cancel just Chrome, although you can cancel all and re-select Google Earth from the "Installed Software" tab, but just the same it's like they are trying to force you to install Chrome.
I did, and no dictionary has any definition for flea as a verb. Flee, perhaps, but not flea (not even meaning "to give fleas to", which would be a strange thing for rats brains to be devoted to anyway).
Actually it's a flower. But yeah, everything else you said.
Because there isn't one. But we all know it started because the Man wanted to keep black people down (no, seriously) and then for a while the government actually thought it WAS bad, and then they realized how profitable the war on drugs was (AND it helped keep the "vermin" off the streets) and the rest is history. Oh and there were the hippies, too. They disapproved of the war, so I suppose they fit into the vermin category.
lol "fleaing" predators, dude. Check your syntax.
I agree 100%. I've had other mp3 players (like the Sansa) that just acted as a hard drive. What I liked best about that is I was able to preserve the eccentric directory structure I use to organize my music. The 1.xx versions of the Zune software weren't that bad, but when 2.0 came out, they pretty much killed all the features I liked, and added a bunch I hated. Worse than that, once the Zune software detects a newer version of the software or firmware is available, it won't let you continue until you update. Which makes me very angry, seeing as every update is worse than the last. But iTunes isn't any better. If AOL is the herpes of the computer world, iTunes would have to be the tapeworm. It moves in to your computer's bowels, often bringing with it other forms of parasites (like Yahoo! toolbar, etc), consuming resources and making your computer feel generally lethargic and vitamin-deprived. The only way to get rid of it is a long and painful process. So as a rule of thumb, I pretty much stay away from any handheld device that wants to "sync" to my computer. So the Zune is no worse than the ipod. They are equally crappy pieces of crap.
I agree with you, I hate ipods too, mostly because I hate itunes, but I was never too crazy about the ipod itself, either. I had planned on getting a Sansa, but having a gift certificate at Wal-Mart, I had to choose between a Zune and an iPod. I really like my Zune, though. I've never had any problems with the player, although the software on my pc, since version 2, has been a major headache. I can't figure out what could possibly be uncool about the Zune, other than the fact that Microsoft makes it and it's brown (which is actually an "in" color right now, except for technology). I don't see how the term "dumbed-down" can really even apply to an mp3 player. How advanced can you expect it to be? I seriously, honestly think that 80-90% of the people dissing the Zune have never even used one, and are just jumping on the Hate-The-Zune wagon, which itself is simply riding on the bigger Hate-Microsoft wagon, which is more like a mobile city than a wagon. But having owned both the Zune and iPods, I would make the same choice again.
And about the Zune having DRM (is what I heard), I don't really understand that because it comes with a built-in wireless system so you can share your music with any other nearby Zune. Which seems like the opposite of what DRM is trying to accomplish. I have yet to see an iPod that does that.
It's proprietary! But that's what the Zelda music is for, right? Not just because a bunch of dudes want to listen to OCRemix at a party... right?
Simple. We give the MITM attackers the power to certify the certifiers. That way we have a system of checks and balances.
But muons are known to decay from pions, which are composed of quarks. It seems odd to hypothesize that they'd be decaying from a boson in this case. Also, they haven't ruled out a more mundane explanation, which I'm betting this has. Of course, IANAQP and I wasn't there when it happened, so my opinion isn't worth jack anyway.
What does Halloween have to do with it? This being Slashdot is all that is needed to justify a bad headline. And wouldn't "doorway" or "window" be better than "portal"?
pants is the worst slang I've ever heard. i hope all british people die.
A) That's not self-defense, it's a biproduct of the technology's death.
B) The singularity doesn't want technology that can protect itself. The idea is to have secondary technology to protect the primary technology. That way if we lose control over one, we can still shut the other down.
You're not quite right. We also have a dozen new ways to produce them cheaply, quickly, and efficiently each year, but never see any mass production. Why? I don't know, they never follow up on the almost monthly articles about the newest, cheapest way to produce nanotubes. I would call out a government conspiracy, but I only have the energy to fight 3 or 4 conspiracies at a time. So I'm guessing it's probably just media hype. you know, so we can think the world will become perfect any day now, so we can stop worrying and calm down and accept the government's rule over our lives. You know, cuz it's a big conspiracy. Down with big brother!!!
Neutrinos are lame - almost no effect at all! You can barely even tell they're interacting with you at all. I prefer to stick with proton-centric multicyclic dipolar magnetoresitant plasmoidonigistics. They don't get you high, but by the time you've finished pronouncing them, the whip-its kick in and you're too stoned to finish talking :)
I agree. I recently switched to Avast from AVG, because AVG kept asking me to restart the computer (which, ideally, I do about once a month). But Avast wants to announce updates with that gay-ass voice, and constantly scan shit on the hard drive, I don't even know what it's scanning but it's doing it all the time and slowing shit down. I've been thinking about switching back to AVG, I'm just not sure which is more annoying. Granted neither one is anywhere near as annoying as Norton/McAffee.
If this is a joke, forgive me for letting it WHOOSH over my head but... you really need to re-read the memo on matter/antimatter... you did get that memo, didn't you?
What about NT and 2000?