I have a different take on it. I think Marx was indeed railing against capitalism, but not against free markets. If that sounds like a total contradiction, I encourage you to read David Korten and Kevin Carson.
Capitalism is a system run by, and for, the capitalist. There are a number of ways an economy can be organized that aren't dependent either on the state or a capitalist. Are they socialist? That depends on your definition of "socialist."
I think the cleverest part about this is the way they've come up with a ingenious and patentable way to convert plant biomass into fertilizer. These guys are truly gifted.
There was a movie where the video phone would do exactly this for you. It would give you info like you've mentioned, plus birthday, kids' names, employer, and so on.
I can't remember the movie, though. Go go Slashdot hive mind!
While that would be cool for us, it was really pretty ridiculous for the use it was given in the Terminator movies. I mean, come on... the most efficient way to get information from a cyborg's archives into working memory is by displaying it in English in the visual field? In the peripheral vision, no less?
My thoughts exactly. Give me a touchscreen that's letter-size (A4 edition, optionally). I also want it as the inside front (or back) cover of an organizer, so I can store my dead trees with my bits and bytes.
The most inviting way replace my paper-based data is to make the transition as convenient as possible.
1. Writing on a slate. Man, did that compile slow! 2. When you heard "stack," it meant firewood. 3. The error message was a ruler across the knuckles. 4. Memory overloads. My own memory, I mean. 5. If you wanted to change your resolution, you had to wait until New Years. 6. Try coding when you're drinking the original mountain dew. 7. The rantings of code guru SFBM, the inventor of open Morse code.
I'm with you. I spent days trying to get my monitor to look right.
Then I did some construction in my loft, and got sawdust in my fan, which brought it to a halt (which I didn't realize). This resulted in the motherboard melting down. I went back to Macs for another two years.
I have it on both my laptops, and even installed it on a virtual machine on my work Mac.
BUT... I won't be recommending it to friends and family until they get the damn sound working immediately upon installation. If people can't use Flash and watch Youtube on it, it might as well be green letters on a black background.
If you were smart, you first set it to disengage the keyboard, then wait three minutes for you to walk away. Oh, and beep a lot. I'd print the commands, but it's been too long....
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This is cool and all, but it doesn't have a screenshot of what I want: sound.
I have a different take on it. I think Marx was indeed railing against capitalism, but not against free markets. If that sounds like a total contradiction, I encourage you to read David Korten and Kevin Carson.
Capitalism is a system run by, and for, the capitalist. There are a number of ways an economy can be organized that aren't dependent either on the state or a capitalist. Are they socialist? That depends on your definition of "socialist."
I think the cleverest part about this is the way they've come up with a ingenious and patentable way to convert plant biomass into fertilizer. These guys are truly gifted.
some of us are still haunted by the original ghostbusters games.
I think that was actually the idea that made Bill Murray not want to read the third draft of the script.
...and reboot the series. Then they could get Clive Barker or John Carpenter to direct.
There was a movie where the video phone would do exactly this for you. It would give you info like you've mentioned, plus birthday, kids' names, employer, and so on.
I can't remember the movie, though. Go go Slashdot hive mind!
While that would be cool for us, it was really pretty ridiculous for the use it was given in the Terminator movies. I mean, come on... the most efficient way to get information from a cyborg's archives into working memory is by displaying it in English in the visual field? In the peripheral vision, no less?
Sure, I suppose people who fall for 419 scams probably could be fooled, but not any reasonable humans.
No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.
I dunno. I hear results vary.
I recommend waiting until it's at least in beta.
My thoughts exactly. Give me a touchscreen that's letter-size (A4 edition, optionally). I also want it as the inside front (or back) cover of an organizer, so I can store my dead trees with my bits and bytes.
The most inviting way replace my paper-based data is to make the transition as convenient as possible.
1. Writing on a slate. Man, did that compile slow!
2. When you heard "stack," it meant firewood.
3. The error message was a ruler across the knuckles.
4. Memory overloads. My own memory, I mean.
5. If you wanted to change your resolution, you had to wait until New Years.
6. Try coding when you're drinking the original mountain dew.
7. The rantings of code guru SFBM, the inventor of open Morse code.
Getting sound working has taught me problem-solving skills -- and patience!
I'm with you. I spent days trying to get my monitor to look right.
Then I did some construction in my loft, and got sawdust in my fan, which brought it to a halt (which I didn't realize). This resulted in the motherboard melting down. I went back to Macs for another two years.
I'm not asking for perfect. I'm asking for sound that's as good as it was a release or two ago.
I have it on both my laptops, and even installed it on a virtual machine on my work Mac.
BUT... I won't be recommending it to friends and family until they get the damn sound working immediately upon installation. If people can't use Flash and watch Youtube on it, it might as well be green letters on a black background.
OK, they're claiming that if they have physical access, they can take control while it boots.
Sounds like they simply waited for it to finish booting. Ta-dah! They have control of it!
And what else can I do with it? I can't find a software listing anywhere.
And don't tell me I should just write my own.
...when I should start going back to calling things "IBM-compatible."
But I'm pretty sure they're not bigger than the FSM.
I think whoever came up with HTML and CSS was smoking crack.
Hey! It was not a person smoking crack!
It was a committee.
...they can control the bugs' muscles, thus making them fly.
The bad news is, they have to push the button dozens of time per second.
People are so quick to forget: 9/11 changed everything.
If you were smart, you first set it to disengage the keyboard, then wait three minutes for you to walk away. Oh, and beep a lot. I'd print the commands, but it's been too long....
Yes, we did this a time or two back in the day.
In Soviet Russia, Russia is a Soviet country!
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