You said (to another poster who wasn't me): You confuse superiority (whatever the hell that means) and competition. Humans don't really compete with bacteria, they compete with each-other. One million years humans competed with other ape species and hunter-gatherer-type animals. Today, 'we' compete with no other species, we only have intra-specific competition (with other horny males, with other job applicants, with the Russians and the Mexicans, etc.)
The general consensus in this thread is that all other life-forms were outcompeted by 'our' life-form. But why can't different life-forms based on different chemistry also co-exist? There might be niches where 'our' lifeforms can never exist but others fit perfectly well. There is another theory, which is that life on eart came here from outer space in the insides of porous rocks. I think that is a very plausible theory that takes care of my problem very nicely. Maybe there are other planets where there really are different forms of life, based on different chemistry. And yes, I know that the 'life form outer space' theory has its flaws and is very hard to prove. But I find it interesting.
A bit off-topic, I know, but what often puzzles me is that all living things basically work with the same chemistry. All have DNA, and there are many proteins that are physically very similar between different species, even between animals and plants. This leads me to conclude that all life must have come form one ancestor that materialized somewhere on the planet. But the earth is a big place. To me it seems very unlikely that life hasn't occurred in more than one place and more than one time. So how is it possible that all life, on a chemical level, is more or less the same?
I always bought WD because they Just Work. A few weeks ago I bought two Toshiba external harddrives that I use for backups. I have one Maxtor that has been doing its job for about four years now. The worst drive I ever had was the Seagate that came in my 8086 XT. That one worked sort-of. I'd rather have a drive (or any other piece of equipment) suddenly completely die on me than start doing weird things.
Don't you guys find it amazing how reliable harddrives are? I've been using harddrives since the early 1990s and I only had two of them fail me, after they were in service for five years or so. I find that pretty amazing, taking into account the density of the data and the way the drives are constructed. And they're cheap too!
At first I thought: 'Cool, but why would they want to do that?' Now it's clear to me: a robot that can carry a man over water in style is very useful when suddenly you are overcome by global warming. I live in the Netherlands, and I think I will need such a machine fairly soon.
Yes it does. They make more money this way. Why give the consumer what he wants if you can squeeze more money out of him by only selling expensive stuff? A mobile phone is a bare necessity for most people nowadays, so they will pay for it whatever the cost.
Here in Europe you can buy prepaid SIM-cards that you put in the unlocked phone of your choice that you just bought. And if you bought a phone with a contract, the provider is REQUIRED to unlock the phone if you ask after the contract has expired.
This is cooler than the iPhone. I'm a bit sceptical about making this into a flexible screen (how do you make a magnetic field in a thin screen?), but this is the first real commercial application of three dimensional photonic crystals that I have ever seen. I wonder if it's really fast enough for LCD screens that you can play FPS games on.
From the abstract: it's pretty clear that Microsoft is pushing OOXML as hard as it can.
If MS really believed in their products they wouldn't need to push OOXML so hard. It's obvious from their behaviour that they're scared to death about ODF. I wonder how many people would switch to Open Office if ODF really takes off. I think you will find that the number of switchers will not be as big as MS is afraid of. People are too used to MS's stuff and usually reluctant to change.
I was going to post something along the same lines. In typical EU fashion, the Galileo project has crashed before it even really started. What's new is that now the various companies involved cannot get agreements over who does what. Unfortunately I can't find websites that tell the story. Many big EU projects fail because everybody and his dog has to have a fair share of the work/profits/whatever. So first they spend forever bickering about how things shall be done, and then they come up with the most impractical solution ever. Look at the way the Airbus A380 is built. It's a beautiful plane, but it just deserves to fail. The same happens with the Galileo project. Very annoying. The EU is a superpower but they are so busy bickering amongst themselves they don't even have time to look around and see the world pass them by.
This is a fine example of how regulated capitalism can be better for the consumer than Open Market capitalism. I hope the EU is next. And I hope they hurry:-)
Feynman was the most overhyped scientist of the twentieth century. I mean, what has he done that will be remembered in 100 years time? Yet people go on and on about how great he was.
RTL4 used to broadcast a news program meant for Luxemburg (I'll use that spelling 'cause it's the same in Dutch) at a very early hour every day. I don't know if they still do that.
I think many internet radio stations will just move to less retarded countries than the USA and continue broadcasting. We have Dutch commercial TV stations that are officialy based in Luxembourgh. They were founded in th mid-1980's to circumvent the stupid Dutch laws that were in place at the time. Later on the laws were changed but the TV stations are still officially in Luxembourgh. I don't see why this shouldn't happen to internet radio.
It is a driver issue. You need a different printer driver for network printing than for 'normal' printing from a Mac. If you're lucky, both drivers are present and you have no problems. But for the Canon IP4000 there is no network driver. You can connect it directly to a Mac and then it will work OK, but if you want to print via a network it's useless.
Well, hopefully they can make printing via a network Just Work now. The hours I spent getting my MBP to print via my fathers XP machine on his Canon IP4000...
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You said (to another poster who wasn't me): You confuse superiority (whatever the hell that means) and competition. Humans don't really compete with bacteria, they compete with each-other. One million years humans competed with other ape species and hunter-gatherer-type animals. Today, 'we' compete with no other species, we only have intra-specific competition (with other horny males, with other job applicants, with the Russians and the Mexicans, etc.)
The general consensus in this thread is that all other life-forms were outcompeted by 'our' life-form. But why can't different life-forms based on different chemistry also co-exist? There might be niches where 'our' lifeforms can never exist but others fit perfectly well. There is another theory, which is that life on eart came here from outer space in the insides of porous rocks. I think that is a very plausible theory that takes care of my problem very nicely. Maybe there are other planets where there really are different forms of life, based on different chemistry. And yes, I know that the 'life form outer space' theory has its flaws and is very hard to prove. But I find it interesting.
IE looses the ground to bury FF in?
A bit off-topic, I know, but what often puzzles me is that all living things basically work with the same chemistry. All have DNA, and there are many proteins that are physically very similar between different species, even between animals and plants. This leads me to conclude that all life must have come form one ancestor that materialized somewhere on the planet. But the earth is a big place. To me it seems very unlikely that life hasn't occurred in more than one place and more than one time. So how is it possible that all life, on a chemical level, is more or less the same?
I always bought WD because they Just Work. A few weeks ago I bought two Toshiba external harddrives that I use for backups. I have one Maxtor that has been doing its job for about four years now. The worst drive I ever had was the Seagate that came in my 8086 XT. That one worked sort-of. I'd rather have a drive (or any other piece of equipment) suddenly completely die on me than start doing weird things.
Don't you guys find it amazing how reliable harddrives are? I've been using harddrives since the early 1990s and I only had two of them fail me, after they were in service for five years or so. I find that pretty amazing, taking into account the density of the data and the way the drives are constructed. And they're cheap too!
Wow I first posted the link and then watched the video. That thing looks very creepy.
Sorry, but...
At first I thought: 'Cool, but why would they want to do that?' Now it's clear to me: a robot that can carry a man over water in style is very useful when suddenly you are overcome by global warming. I live in the Netherlands, and I think I will need such a machine fairly soon.
Yes it does. They make more money this way. Why give the consumer what he wants if you can squeeze more money out of him by only selling expensive stuff? A mobile phone is a bare necessity for most people nowadays, so they will pay for it whatever the cost.
Here in Europe you can buy prepaid SIM-cards that you put in the unlocked phone of your choice that you just bought. And if you bought a phone with a contract, the provider is REQUIRED to unlock the phone if you ask after the contract has expired.
200 micrometer is REAL BIG in lithography land. No problems there that I can see.
Yeah, because the wall behind your monitor changes all the time! Never a dull moment there!
This is cooler than the iPhone. I'm a bit sceptical about making this into a flexible screen (how do you make a magnetic field in a thin screen?), but this is the first real commercial application of three dimensional photonic crystals that I have ever seen. I wonder if it's really fast enough for LCD screens that you can play FPS games on.
From the abstract: it's pretty clear that Microsoft is pushing OOXML as hard as it can.
If MS really believed in their products they wouldn't need to push OOXML so hard. It's obvious from their behaviour that they're scared to death about ODF. I wonder how many people would switch to Open Office if ODF really takes off. I think you will find that the number of switchers will not be as big as MS is afraid of. People are too used to MS's stuff and usually reluctant to change.
I was going to post something along the same lines. In typical EU fashion, the Galileo project has crashed before it even really started. What's new is that now the various companies involved cannot get agreements over who does what. Unfortunately I can't find websites that tell the story. Many big EU projects fail because everybody and his dog has to have a fair share of the work/profits/whatever. So first they spend forever bickering about how things shall be done, and then they come up with the most impractical solution ever. Look at the way the Airbus A380 is built. It's a beautiful plane, but it just deserves to fail. The same happens with the Galileo project. Very annoying. The EU is a superpower but they are so busy bickering amongst themselves they don't even have time to look around and see the world pass them by.
Wow, and it looks like Taco hasn't had time to update his website since!
How old is /. anyway? I have the feeling I've been here for far more than 10 years.
Mine always gets stuck in a loop after watching a Will It Blend? video.
This is a fine example of how regulated capitalism can be better for the consumer than Open Market capitalism. I hope the EU is next. And I hope they hurry :-)
Finally the hype is over and we can turn our attention to more important things. Now where did I put my iPhone?
Feynman was the most overhyped scientist of the twentieth century. I mean, what has he done that will be remembered in 100 years time? Yet people go on and on about how great he was.
Sorry about the spelling.
RTL4 used to broadcast a news program meant for Luxemburg (I'll use that spelling 'cause it's the same in Dutch) at a very early hour every day. I don't know if they still do that.
I think many internet radio stations will just move to less retarded countries than the USA and continue broadcasting. We have Dutch commercial TV stations that are officialy based in Luxembourgh. They were founded in th mid-1980's to circumvent the stupid Dutch laws that were in place at the time. Later on the laws were changed but the TV stations are still officially in Luxembourgh. I don't see why this shouldn't happen to internet radio.
It is a driver issue. You need a different printer driver for network printing than for 'normal' printing from a Mac. If you're lucky, both drivers are present and you have no problems. But for the Canon IP4000 there is no network driver. You can connect it directly to a Mac and then it will work OK, but if you want to print via a network it's useless.
Well, hopefully they can make printing via a network Just Work now. The hours I spent getting my MBP to print via my fathers XP machine on his Canon IP4000...