Re:WOW! An even bigger moron than Jon Katz
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Learn how to read fuckwit!
From original poster: They've figured out how to turn American money into Canadian money! Just shrink 40%, kill off 40% of its value.
He wasn't saying the Canadian dollar is equal to the US dollar. He was saying they have found a way to reduce the size and monetary value of the coin 40%, therefore making it worth the same as Canadian money. Also it was meant to be funny, which I found it to be.
I think you are doing some two bit (NZ$) economics course and wanted to show off a little... Prolly from New York too...
You must be a trekkie... They would be the only people to say Gene Roddenberry was a visionary.
I believe a visionary is someone who predicts a future, then because of his prediction it becomes true. I would place Arthur C Clarke as a visionary, as he was making predictions long ago about the way things would be now. Because of his predictions people started working towards those things. Thus some of his predictions are now true.
Every object has a different terminal velocity, depending on it's size, shape and mass (a few other factors too). For example, you falling from a plane would have a lower terminal velocity than a bomb falling from the same altitude.
I believe a web pad should be more of a dumb terminal if you already have a PC. Even if you used Win2K Terminal Server to log into your own PC it would be better than being stuck with cut down lite versions of word processors and browser on your tablet.
You make the firmware upgradable on the tablet so you can adapt to new Terminal Server versions, for example.
There should be no form of an traditional OS on the WebPad at all. It should be just be a network device that when it is switched on it connects to your 'server' PC and does it's thing from there.
What I would really like to see is a totally wireless WepPad that links up to my 2 PCs (networked of course) that allows me to sit anywhere in the house. But it wouldnt be just a browser, I would like to see it as a X Terminal, so I can run a word processor, email app or even minesweeper if I wanted to.
I saw a webpad recently that required it to have a telephone line plugged into the damn thing, how mobile can you be around the house with a phone line dragging behind you?
Perfect webpad:
800x600 minimum res colour LCD, switchable backlight
Have a docking station at the computer (or wherever) for charging the batteries
Nice fast wireless network
Under 1.5 kgs
A bit bigger than an A4 piece of paper
I reckon without the need for hard disks, CD-ROM or CPU fan, I would think the battery life could be quite good.
And they seem to forget about a little thing called plate tectonics... If I remember correctly the Bering Strait has a major fault line in the seafloor. Not a nice thing to have near an undersea tunnel.
I disagree with the idea that someone can rule over a group of people just because they were born into a royal family. If the queen was elected by her subjects then I wouldnt be so quick to get rid of her and her family, but she isn't.
Australia, as a country, is 100 years old today. The USA is only 200 odd years old isn't it?
Today is the Centenary of Federation for Austrlia. So we got extra reason to celebrate... we shoulda dumped the queen by now but thats another story altogether...
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Learn how to read fuckwit!
From original poster: They've figured out how to turn American money into Canadian money! Just shrink 40%, kill off 40% of its value.
He wasn't saying the Canadian dollar is equal to the US dollar. He was saying they have found a way to reduce the size and monetary value of the coin 40%, therefore making it worth the same as Canadian money. Also it was meant to be funny, which I found it to be.
I think you are doing some two bit (NZ$) economics course and wanted to show off a little... Prolly from New York too...
But they are only losing credibility in the eyes of people who saw them has having little or no credibility anyway.
All the IT managers, CIOs, CEOs. etc will still believe anything the M$ feeds them.
+1, Funny...
Take a freaking chill pill.
I prefer to take the red pill thanks...
You must be a trekkie... They would be the only people to say Gene Roddenberry was a visionary.
I believe a visionary is someone who predicts a future, then because of his prediction it becomes true. I would place Arthur C Clarke as a visionary, as he was making predictions long ago about the way things would be now. Because of his predictions people started working towards those things. Thus some of his predictions are now true.
and have Katz talk about something random?
Doesn't he do that anyway?
Someone will ask for a recount...
Just curious, what are the bandwidth requirements of a 6000 user OpenNap server?
Do you really need a T3 to support it?
I love the
But it Bill Gates is Sauron, who is Gandalf, Frodo, et al? Here are some of my ideas.
- Steve Jobs is Gandalf. A bit loopy sometimes, has had a rebirth
- Linus is Frodo. On a mission to destroy Sauron
- Steve Ballmer is Gollum. A low life.
Anyone care to add to the list?Sorry. That is scheduled to happen in 9 years time.
But I think Karma whoring is a good thing as it brings more related information into the discussion. As a result i can find out more info if i want.
Every object has a different terminal velocity, depending on it's size, shape and mass (a few other factors too). For example, you falling from a plane would have a lower terminal velocity than a bomb falling from the same altitude.
I believe a web pad should be more of a dumb terminal if you already have a PC. Even if you used Win2K Terminal Server to log into your own PC it would be better than being stuck with cut down lite versions of word processors and browser on your tablet.
You make the firmware upgradable on the tablet so you can adapt to new Terminal Server versions, for example.
There should be no form of an traditional OS on the WebPad at all. It should be just be a network device that when it is switched on it connects to your 'server' PC and does it's thing from there.
I saw a webpad recently that required it to have a telephone line plugged into the damn thing, how mobile can you be around the house with a phone line dragging behind you?
Perfect webpad:
I reckon without the need for hard disks, CD-ROM or CPU fan, I would think the battery life could be quite good.
Can it be done? I damn well hope so.
Didn't know that.
:)
See me over here, I stand corrected
Telecom cables are flexible, trains dont usually like it when their tracks start to change shape.
What would you do with a derailed train load of passengers at the bottom of the Bering Strait after an earthquake?
And they seem to forget about a little thing called plate tectonics... If I remember correctly the Bering Strait has a major fault line in the seafloor. Not a nice thing to have near an undersea tunnel.
But I would love to see it happen.
I disagree with the idea that someone can rule over a group of people just because they were born into a royal family. If the queen was elected by her subjects then I wouldnt be so quick to get rid of her and her family, but she isn't.
:)
The french know how to treat aristocracy
Australia, as a country, is 100 years old today. The USA is only 200 odd years old isn't it?
Today is the Centenary of Federation for Austrlia. So we got extra reason to celebrate... we shoulda dumped the queen by now but thats another story altogether...
And put them on fault lines near LA... Yay! :)
But have you ever thought about whether Michael Jordan was the personification of Eris?
What the hell is a good use for an OGR?
Knowing a sequence of numbers seperated by distinct amounts, how can that be useful in astronomy, for example?
Don't the french already do this?
If you got rid of the bible you could hold a fair few more classics :)
Is it just me or do others prefer to read news using a terminal based newsreader like NN?
I started using NN in 94 and I have to say it is still the best newsreader around. Although if I need to do a search deja.com is the place I go.
I sometimes wish for more terminal type apps...