""Over at Battle Mountain, NV on SR-305, for the 2008 Battle Mountain World Human Powered Speed Challenge (mirror), some of the best cyclists will be competing in human-powered vehicles to break speed records. The current world record was set in 2002 at the same location with a speed of 129.6 km/h (81 mph) by Sam Whittingham in a custom-made recumbent bike."
Good. Now I can finally see a high speed bicycle chase on Cops.
How's that attitude any different than say consumers not shopping at their local mom and pop business and then when they goes out of business buying everything?
"There are really countless possibilities. I think you'll see an explosion of new game types and looks and feels once rendering is freed from the old SGI rendering model. "
Hmmm. That reminds me. When are we getting rid of the Von Neumann architecture?
"Unfortunately, many people aren't aware of the progress that diesel engines have made in the past 30 years. And it would seem some of those uninformed people are working for the big 3 automakers."
Hopefully. We use to own a BMW diesel and had to plug it in for the heater every winter. Plus I might add here diesel is more expensive than regular gas.
""... it should appeal to my inner geek", I mean... what are your other geeky interests? You can be curious, passionate and hack about anything... if you're like me I'd suggest you glue lollipop stick model of things and sell them on eBay - good money!:)"
You laugh but if you have a talent with wood? Get a Dremel and some wood and you can make miniatures. Some are very talented and the work really requires patience.
"As usual they ignore the obvious fact that it only takes one person to exploit the analogue hole, and after that the internet will take care of the rest."
Right. Which is why we all are still listening to analog media.
I wouldn't say that. In fact digital isn't all that unless you're talking popular. For example I was looking for a specific single from '94. Oh there were remixes and ring tones, but not the specific one. Even the legendary P2P was of little use.
"The second good is not needed anymore since access to the music itself is theoretically ubiquitous, hence yes, it is dead on a dying business, and the sooner these companies realize that, the better they will be off"
I think the pool of people who complain about the state of broadband need to start talking with the "your business is dying" people. Apparently you have much to discuss.
"While Apple's iPhone may be the first device most people call to mind when they think of a touch interface mobile, the 3G device is still lagging behind in the touchscreen shifting stakes â" it's getting a sound thrashing from Moto and Samsung, who've cornered the Asian market where touchscreens are popular for their ability to let users input Asian language without all that fiddly Qwerty nonsense."
Practicing a bit of conceit I see. There could have been evolutionists who have changed their opinions as well. Anyway regardless of who changes what. The debate has been more heat than light every time the topic has came up and it has come up plenty of times in the eight years I've been here.
"For example, a prehistoric human might associate rustling grass with the approach of a predator and hide. Most of the time, the wind will have caused the sound, but "if a group of lions is coming there's a huge benefit to not being around."
For a species that has a poor sense of smell compared to other species. It would be better to err on the side of caution most of the time than be bold and be dinner.
"Why are there so many people in this thread worried about what other people are going to think about this?"
I find it much more insightful "who" is feeling threatened than anything else. I'll refrain from naming the parties but a moment's inspection will clear that up.
Hmmm. Is slashdot going to have this debate again? If memory serves no one "won" the last time. How about we cut to the chase and simply say "we agree to disagree".
"Ahh, a definitive open source physics textbook so comic book writers..."
Since Scott Mccloud did such a good job explaining Chrome. Have him do a physics textbook too.
BTW ID proponents are the least of the worries in the making of a physics book. The plain "don't know beans about...but I'm an expert" have to be watched too.
Slashdot Mirror
OK, so were can I go for online "shop class"?
"Games: A Look At the Tools Used To Make Metal Gear Solid 4"
Ah! Coming to a Blender's feature list...
Check and see if he has a big "S" on his chest.
""Over at Battle Mountain, NV on SR-305, for the 2008 Battle Mountain World Human Powered Speed Challenge (mirror), some of the best cyclists will be competing in human-powered vehicles to break speed records. The current world record was set in 2002 at the same location with a speed of 129.6 km/h (81 mph) by Sam Whittingham in a custom-made recumbent bike."
Good. Now I can finally see a high speed bicycle chase on Cops.
How's that attitude any different than say consumers not shopping at their local mom and pop business and then when they goes out of business buying everything?
"It'd be pretty cool to see what most of you folks see everyday."
I don't think I've heard Goatse called "cool".
"But you'll appreciate how that BSOD really pops out of the screen in 3D. Or the progress bar while waiting for file copies."
Wasn't that one of the arguments against a 3D computing environment? The displays weren't 3D? The input devices weren't 3D?
"My business boss is not good at connecting the dots between cause and effect. He is not a logical thinker yet thinks he is."
Sounds like you may want to grab one of those books about personality types and how to deal with them.
I seem to remember an experimental Linux desktop that allowed you to flip a window and annotate on the back.
"It seems to me that Tim puts a bit too much faith in compilers."
Itanium
"There are really countless possibilities. I think you'll see an explosion of new game types and looks and feels once rendering is freed from the old SGI rendering model. "
Hmmm. That reminds me. When are we getting rid of the Von Neumann architecture?
"Unfortunately, many people aren't aware of the progress that diesel engines have made in the past 30 years. And it would seem some of those uninformed people are working for the big 3 automakers."
Hopefully. We use to own a BMW diesel and had to plug it in for the heater every winter. Plus I might add here diesel is more expensive than regular gas.
""... it should appeal to my inner geek", I mean ... what are your other geeky interests? You can be curious, passionate and hack about anything ... if you're like me I'd suggest you glue lollipop stick model of things and sell them on eBay - good money! :)"
You laugh but if you have a talent with wood? Get a Dremel and some wood and you can make miniatures. Some are very talented and the work really requires patience.
"Everyone needs to run a software company."
Are you based in India? :)
"It's actually quite possible to sell people stuff they can get for free (eg., Cable TV, bottled water, DVDs of TV shows.) "
Interesting choices. The first is "Cable TV theft". The last is the Asian counterfeit market.
"As usual they ignore the obvious fact that it only takes one person to exploit the analogue hole, and after that the internet will take care of the rest."
Right. Which is why we all are still listening to analog media.
I wouldn't say that. In fact digital isn't all that unless you're talking popular. For example I was looking for a specific single from '94. Oh there were remixes and ring tones, but not the specific one. Even the legendary P2P was of little use.
"The second good is not needed anymore since access to the music itself is theoretically ubiquitous, hence yes, it is dead on a dying business, and the sooner these companies realize that, the better they will be off"
I think the pool of people who complain about the state of broadband need to start talking with the "your business is dying" people. Apparently you have much to discuss.
That's the part that bothers me. I'm in the market for a wireless router but I'm not certain just how much of a minefield "N" is?
"While Apple's iPhone may be the first device most people call to mind when they think of a touch interface mobile, the 3G device is still lagging behind in the touchscreen shifting stakes â" it's getting a sound thrashing from Moto and Samsung, who've cornered the Asian market where touchscreens are popular for their ability to let users input Asian language without all that fiddly Qwerty nonsense."
As opposed to PDAs using a stylus.
Practicing a bit of conceit I see. There could have been evolutionists who have changed their opinions as well. Anyway regardless of who changes what. The debate has been more heat than light every time the topic has came up and it has come up plenty of times in the eight years I've been here.
"For example, a prehistoric human might associate rustling grass with the approach of a predator and hide. Most of the time, the wind will have caused the sound, but "if a group of lions is coming there's a huge benefit to not being around."
For a species that has a poor sense of smell compared to other species. It would be better to err on the side of caution most of the time than be bold and be dinner.
"Why are there so many people in this thread worried about what other people are going to think about this?"
I find it much more insightful "who" is feeling threatened than anything else. I'll refrain from naming the parties but a moment's inspection will clear that up.
Hmmm. Is slashdot going to have this debate again? If memory serves no one "won" the last time. How about we cut to the chase and simply say "we agree to disagree".
"Ahh, a definitive open source physics textbook so comic book writers..."
Since Scott Mccloud did such a good job explaining Chrome. Have him do a physics textbook too.
BTW ID proponents are the least of the worries in the making of a physics book. The plain "don't know beans about...but I'm an expert" have to be watched too.