This is ridiculously stupid and simple to ask, but I'll fire away anyway...
Never stopped me before, why now?
Did they or do they have some way of sending a 'normal' light signal, like say a powerful radio wave, across the same distance and measuring the travel time? If they see it's 60ns longer than the neutrinos then I think we're getting somewhere, neh?
Well, if it's a male brain there should be some galactic-sized pr0n projection nearby... how closely have we really looked at the pulses coming out of that pulsar??
What would be more interesting than this article would be a survey on Slashdot users who come to Slashdot merely to be a part of the fanboi flamewars you so vehemently despise. At that point we would probably have a solid answer for why Slashdot, historically, decides to post news that we all decidedly agree is not "news for nerds" -- revenue.
This "news" is relevant to my interests. Historians for ages to come will study this biography and relate the deeply profound lessons learned inside to our great-grandchildren.
No, you don't. Finding nothing in specific conditions is different than finding nothing in your backyard. I doubt you can collide subatomic particles in a controlled environment in your backyard.
It's all well and good that your high-profile execs just want that 'social publicity' and let their admins run it for them. Until their admins accept these spam-bot contacts and then wind up getting socially engineered into released important/sensitive/confidential information, like passwords.
Then what happens is you have Sony, you have Citi, and you have numerous other smaller gaffes that I don' t really need to enumerate here.
You want publicity, fine... but make it a one way road. Don't even give them the chance of spamming you. Some spam is LETHAL in the wrong hands.
Having worked in a cop station before I can say that they were mostly good people there... and then there were the couple of serious assholes who ruined it for everyone else. We need better personality tests for police academy graduates or something.
Really, with the crime lord statement? They aren't forcing you to play with them. They aren't coming into your dev studio and warning you about "dangers" in the marketplace and if you'd only be willing to pay them for "protection"... They have every right to shoot themselves in the foot by pissing of developers, as they are apparently doing here. Let 'em.
Some people already 'get it', sure, so it's a waste of their time... But surprisingly few. I happen to work in a large corporation and I can promise you that Hem is everywhere. And sadly, this 3rd-grade-level story is about as complex as they are capable of understanding without getting all glassy-eyed...
Notice how I used hyperbole there, in my subject line? That's because the title of this article is ridiculous. Nothing is going to kill the software industry. Why play Fox News here? The real issue is efficiency, not existence.
The entire concept of technology is to eliminate human labor
Not true. Some technology does things that no amount of human labor can achieve. Example: certain medicines require technology to produce. Without those medicines (technology) no amount human labor could cure the disease. I submit to you that the entire concept of technology is to improve human capability.
In terms of worth as defined by VA/NVA, sure. But without folks like this at least trying we're going to be in a whole heap of trouble in a couple hundred years. Hell, even WITH folks like this at least trying we still might be. So, "none of this is worth crap" is a bit harsh.
From an evolutionary standpoint it's a pretty good thing that 100% of men and women aren't gay. I'm no evolutionary biologist, but I would bet that if everyone were gay we'd be in a bit of pickle in terms of continuing the species. Yeah with today's technology we might be able to overcome that, but who knows?
And yet, it's perfectly fine for a fraction of the population to be gay, because as long as that fraction isn't visibly affecting the safety of the species then who cares, right? From this standpoint, if everyone were gay it would be something we'd try desperately to figure out and 'cure' or else we very well might go extinct. Thankfully we aren't in that situation, but I am curious if there's any kind of trend in that direction.
Notice that I'm not putting any kind of moral implication on homosexuality? Because I don't think there is one. I think it's evolutionary. And I'll probably get modded down for this post but let me say that I am not against homosexuality and, yes, I have gay friends.
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This is ridiculously stupid and simple to ask, but I'll fire away anyway...
Never stopped me before, why now?
Did they or do they have some way of sending a 'normal' light signal, like say a powerful radio wave, across the same distance and measuring the travel time? If they see it's 60ns longer than the neutrinos then I think we're getting somewhere, neh?
Then I shall have to make a webcrawler for it, and I shall have to call it BayWatch. Surely that name is available?
Well, if it's a male brain there should be some galactic-sized pr0n projection nearby... how closely have we really looked at the pulses coming out of that pulsar??
What would be more interesting than this article would be a survey on Slashdot users who come to Slashdot merely to be a part of the fanboi flamewars you so vehemently despise. At that point we would probably have a solid answer for why Slashdot, historically, decides to post news that we all decidedly agree is not "news for nerds" -- revenue.
This is a phrase I would have reserved for myself after several too many drinks... not so much for this article ;p
One of the best short stories from the master himself -- Theodore Sturgeon. This article reminds me of it. I should read it again.
This "news" is relevant to my interests. Historians for ages to come will study this biography and relate the deeply profound lessons learned inside to our great-grandchildren.
Yes... hmmmm, yes I have a book to sell you, it can help you know your destiny by reading the stars.... :p
LOL. +1 Funny :)
I disagree. Sometimes math fails (root: because we fail at math) and the only recourse is to smash things together to see what falls out.
No, you don't. Finding nothing in specific conditions is different than finding nothing in your backyard. I doubt you can collide subatomic particles in a controlled environment in your backyard.
Sometimes not seeing what you expected is worth seeing in itself...
It's all well and good that your high-profile execs just want that 'social publicity' and let their admins run it for them. Until their admins accept these spam-bot contacts and then wind up getting socially engineered into released important/sensitive/confidential information, like passwords.
Then what happens is you have Sony, you have Citi, and you have numerous other smaller gaffes that I don' t really need to enumerate here.
You want publicity, fine... but make it a one way road. Don't even give them the chance of spamming you. Some spam is LETHAL in the wrong hands.
Having worked in a cop station before I can say that they were mostly good people there... and then there were the couple of serious assholes who ruined it for everyone else. We need better personality tests for police academy graduates or something.
Really, with the crime lord statement? They aren't forcing you to play with them. They aren't coming into your dev studio and warning you about "dangers" in the marketplace and if you'd only be willing to pay them for "protection"... They have every right to shoot themselves in the foot by pissing of developers, as they are apparently doing here. Let 'em.
Some people already 'get it', sure, so it's a waste of their time... But surprisingly few. I happen to work in a large corporation and I can promise you that Hem is everywhere. And sadly, this 3rd-grade-level story is about as complex as they are capable of understanding without getting all glassy-eyed...
Dear Developer: Get it, read it. Stop being Hem and start being Haw. Apple is a company, not your mom.
Notice how I used hyperbole there, in my subject line? That's because the title of this article is ridiculous. Nothing is going to kill the software industry. Why play Fox News here? The real issue is efficiency, not existence.
Not true. Some technology does things that no amount of human labor can achieve. Example: certain medicines require technology to produce. Without those medicines (technology) no amount human labor could cure the disease. I submit to you that the entire concept of technology is to improve human capability.
Fed Ex charges you more for two things: weight/size and speed of delivery.
Comcast charges you more for two things: amount of data and speed of delivery.
Confusion?
And the more important question is: Who really watches Netflix's streams? Have you seen their streaming movie selection? It's TERRIBLE.
In terms of worth as defined by VA/NVA, sure. But without folks like this at least trying we're going to be in a whole heap of trouble in a couple hundred years. Hell, even WITH folks like this at least trying we still might be. So, "none of this is worth crap" is a bit harsh.
No, the pain is very real. The existence of harm is the illusion.
From an evolutionary standpoint it's a pretty good thing that 100% of men and women aren't gay. I'm no evolutionary biologist, but I would bet that if everyone were gay we'd be in a bit of pickle in terms of continuing the species. Yeah with today's technology we might be able to overcome that, but who knows?
And yet, it's perfectly fine for a fraction of the population to be gay, because as long as that fraction isn't visibly affecting the safety of the species then who cares, right? From this standpoint, if everyone were gay it would be something we'd try desperately to figure out and 'cure' or else we very well might go extinct. Thankfully we aren't in that situation, but I am curious if there's any kind of trend in that direction.
Notice that I'm not putting any kind of moral implication on homosexuality? Because I don't think there is one. I think it's evolutionary. And I'll probably get modded down for this post but let me say that I am not against homosexuality and, yes, I have gay friends.
And I'm sure none of the materials in your computer or bicycle were made with petroleum products, either...