Perhaps it's not commonly used in the general community, but what about in the gay community or the gamer community? The first time I heard it was in discussions of Mass Effect, and I assume that since I'm straight it's not a new phenomenon.
Seriously, haven't you experienced the last few weeks of 80-90% humidity with record temperatures here? Also, winter humidity on most days does hover around 60-70% yes, but that's an AVERAGE day. We still experience plenty of days during winter at around 90-100%.
You see no use for a portable factory that can erect a completely custom building on demand? That it won't in any way change the way people live and work? That it won't impact the construction industry in the least? That a flock of them might come in and rebuild cities after a devastating disaster? Nothing about that strikes you as even remotely valuable?
I've no doubt that eventually it will be valuable, but this project seems like a kludge based around the buzz of a 3D printer. There's techniques out there at the moment that are similar but much easier and more economically viable (tilt up construction etc). It just seems like a clumsy attempt at a "Frist!" (sic).
The virus begins to find itself at home again only when humidity reaches almost 100%. Unsurprisingly, the latter finding explains flu spikes during rainy season in tropical climates.
That answer your question? I didn't even have to read further than the summary to find that (I'm an Australian too, btw).
I've been reading through these comments and most of them are either entirely negaitive or only partially helpful. You seem to have hit on the correct answer here, cheddarlump. Go out and see more of the local area, if you have done that then Portal is the usual recommendation to introduce non-gamers to gaming. There's always board and card games too, a gamer by heart doesn't fuss too much about the medium.:)
So that Campbell can do to developers what Andy Warhol used to do to his most fervent followers. Use them in new and interesting ways for their own amusement.
The simple solutions are often the best. I've previously used a pacsafe cage, which is a wire cover for your bag that you can padlock to a strut or bar on the luggage rack.
The best feature of the password is that it's in your head. You carry it around everywhere, and it can never be physically taken from you.
This proposed plan just makes cellphones that much more attractive to steal.
The WORST feature of the password is that it's in your head. I have 20+ login passwords between work and home, my security is lower because you have to simplify them to remember them. If we can find a way to escape the tyranny of passwords that can generally be cracked by anyone who's determined anyway it can only be progress. Not that I have any faith in any organisation to do it after many failed or barely passable attempts (biometrics, smart cards etc).
Only slashdot has a Queue of grammar nazi's to complain about Cue vs Queue
You're the one that referenced basment dwellers and RTFA, you should've remembered the grammar nazi component too.:) It's like driving a car without any gas.
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Perhaps it's not commonly used in the general community, but what about in the gay community or the gamer community? The first time I heard it was in discussions of Mass Effect, and I assume that since I'm straight it's not a new phenomenon.
I admit, I resisted the temptation to make that joke more in depth... but considering the topic I thought that would be going too far.
No, by protecting the rights of gaymers online. Reddit is just the test case.
It'd be nice if the trolls on /. showed a little more intelligence than this, this is just lazy.
How do you call gamers that love cheese? There must be a word for that.
The French.
Hell, even 100% proven, documented stuff like showing warrantless arrests with no trial in gitmo and torture would be a major no-no.
You can't so thick you think otherwise.
You've just given me a new game idea, Extraordinary Rendition: Vice City - Guantanamo edition.
I was going to post "frist!" but that's my password.
Seriously, haven't you experienced the last few weeks of 80-90% humidity with record temperatures here? Also, winter humidity on most days does hover around 60-70% yes, but that's an AVERAGE day. We still experience plenty of days during winter at around 90-100%.
You see no use for a portable factory that can erect a completely custom building on demand? That it won't in any way change the way people live and work? That it won't impact the construction industry in the least? That a flock of them might come in and rebuild cities after a devastating disaster? Nothing about that strikes you as even remotely valuable?
I've no doubt that eventually it will be valuable, but this project seems like a kludge based around the buzz of a 3D printer. There's techniques out there at the moment that are similar but much easier and more economically viable (tilt up construction etc). It just seems like a clumsy attempt at a "Frist!" (sic).
In general, are people making projects like this with 3D printers just to show they can? Is there some other motivation at work here?
The virus begins to find itself at home again only when humidity reaches almost 100%. Unsurprisingly, the latter finding explains flu spikes during rainy season in tropical climates.
That answer your question? I didn't even have to read further than the summary to find that (I'm an Australian too, btw).
I've been reading through these comments and most of them are either entirely negaitive or only partially helpful. You seem to have hit on the correct answer here, cheddarlump. Go out and see more of the local area, if you have done that then Portal is the usual recommendation to introduce non-gamers to gaming. There's always board and card games too, a gamer by heart doesn't fuss too much about the medium. :)
So that Campbell can do to developers what Andy Warhol used to do to his most fervent followers. Use them in new and interesting ways for their own amusement.
People have modded you funny. I've done a few long trips, you're not joking.
The simple solutions are often the best. I've previously used a pacsafe cage, which is a wire cover for your bag that you can padlock to a strut or bar on the luggage rack.
apk... little help here please :)
Please no, there's enough crazy here as it is.
... and with echelon, there's no hope of real anonymity if someone has a warrant anyway.
With Echelon, who needs a warrant?
You'll need one if this becomes common practice.
Verily thou doth speak truth.
The best feature of the password is that it's in your head. You carry it around everywhere, and it can never be physically taken from you. This proposed plan just makes cellphones that much more attractive to steal.
The WORST feature of the password is that it's in your head. I have 20+ login passwords between work and home, my security is lower because you have to simplify them to remember them. If we can find a way to escape the tyranny of passwords that can generally be cracked by anyone who's determined anyway it can only be progress. Not that I have any faith in any organisation to do it after many failed or barely passable attempts (biometrics, smart cards etc).
A negative result is still a result.
Only slashdot has a Queue of grammar nazi's to complain about Cue vs Queue
You're the one that referenced basment dwellers and RTFA, you should've remembered the grammar nazi component too. :) It's like driving a car without any gas.
How about the grammar correction? It's 'cue' not 'queue'.
He's in the wrong industry, he should be a merchant banker.
If we're going with modified movie quotes, I would've thought the obvious one was: "That's no data center!"