1899 "Everything that can be invented has already been invented.", Charles H. Duell, director of the U.S. Patent Office
1943 "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.", Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM.
1949 "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.", Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science.
1957 "I have travelled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall.
1965 Moore's law published by Gordon Moore in the 35th Anniversary edition of Electronics magazine. Originally suggesting processor complexity every year the law was revised in 1975 to suggest a doubling in complexity every two years.
1968 "But what... is it good for?" Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM commenting on the microchip.
1977 "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp..
1980 "DOS addresses only 1 Megabyte of RAM because we cannot imagine any applications needing more." Microsoft on the development of DOS.
1981 "640k ought to be enough for anybody.", Bill Gates
1992 "Windows NT addresses 2 Gigabytes of RAM which is more than any application will ever need". Microsoft on the development of Windows NT
Why don't we start mining trash? There has to be someway to seperate it all into its seperate components, maybe with bateria or nanomachines, or what not. Unless by trash you mean Britney Spears which in my opinion should just become a hooker.
Naw, duct tape is good for keeping things together, 3M probably has some tape that prevents armor-piercing bullets... it may not be at your local army surplus... but you could always check
Like remember when that Gaileo guy made that "flying machine" that was hoot, who didn't see that thing just spinning in circles for a 20 minutes till he gave up.
Now how does the Scientific Method involve a joke about Slashdot's culture, I have no friggin' clue.
So they both are five letter words, they both have 2 vowels and the letter L in common, and they both are not considered top of the line by the rest of the country but to a knowledgeable few they are considered top of the line and ready to try revolutionary things.
You confused Apple with Volvo, its a common mistake, people made the same mistake on Gore and Bush on ballot boxes.
So you would pay 52 pounds a year just to be able to listen to the radio? I will admit that I like the BBC, although I find how it operates quite odd... but I guess that what's wrong with the US, everything sounds like a good idea, but it just doesn't work in the public forum
The Blind Concession If you are registered blind, you now need to pay only 50% of the full licence fee.
Which I find funny since most of the funding goes to the TV anyhow. BTW this was only adopted in 2000, looks like the Brits are still behind, then again in the grand scheme of things, all of society shows up as a dot on "-1 Troll" of the life rating system.
Imagine complaining that on your tax forms. I received 12,503 unsolited emails(SPAM) last year. So how much do I deduct or get back? You know they do promote capitalism... har har har....
-sb5 Insert Quote that shows Intelligence and Humor Here.
Isn't there some website or something that some people to sign to petition the government; at least in the United States, maybe more universal world wide via the United Nations, since it does cause problems by eating up bandwidth that could be used for more efficient services).
or
We could just sit on our asses and don't do any lobbying ourselves, no wonder things don't get done around here.
-sb5 "I DRANK WHAT?!?" -The Immortal Last Words of Socrates
Steel and Iron are not the same thing, but they are used interchangably. There is a major construction profession called Ironworking, or Ironworkers. They build the steel structures and place the rebar in buildings and weld and bolt the steel together but there name title says they work with Iron, it makes no sense but why do you drive on the parkway, and park in a driveway?
I think I just lost my lunch on that last one.... Ugh damn gravity is now 3.2, which made that roller coaster ride be 18 G, damn this is fun, shit is that building falling down!
hey now, just because most of my race (the white male race) considers foreplay to consist of the pickup line and end at the end of the car ride to the place of residence, is not my problem. I am large, in charge and know how to please most men, whoops I mean women, damn freudian slips.
Slashdot Mirror
Stolen from http://www.ox.compsoc.net/~swhite/history/timelin
Obviously we are not talking about anything sexual related otherwise people would be interested and AOL's Ass would be very sore.
Why don't we start mining trash? There has to be someway to seperate it all into its seperate components, maybe with bateria or nanomachines, or what not. Unless by trash you mean Britney Spears which in my opinion should just become a hooker.
I bet $50 that it will be broken in 5 minutes by a script kiddie with a sharpie marker.
-sb5
That's equivalent to putting on two condoms at the same time.... hehe I like that....
Computers are bad enough with script kiddies and windows, I would hate to see what would be the equivalent of that in the time travel department.
hehe going through downtown during lunch hour would be a thrill, oh you want that hot dog hot? PPC Flame....
But to be serious, I am guessing most mechs wouldn't make past most underpasses, well at least the unarmed mechs....
Naw, duct tape is good for keeping things together, 3M probably has some tape that prevents armor-piercing bullets... it may not be at your local army surplus... but you could always check
Like what do you do when you are stuck in Suburbia and all you got is glass of Kool-Aid and a Timberwolf....
Do you run Windows?
Obligatory post, sorry.....
Like remember when that Gaileo guy made that "flying machine" that was hoot, who didn't see that thing just spinning in circles for a 20 minutes till he gave up.
Now how does the Scientific Method involve a joke about Slashdot's culture, I have no friggin' clue.
It must be true, that's why this copyprotected cd doesn't work in my computer!
i say we use Cowboy_Neal as the media, he seems to get around in the polls, if you know what i mean....
Since this site has been posted twice, slashdot should be considered as the most used DoS software that's actually in use by actual hackers.
The word for today is... SARCASM...
Look it up in the dictionary...
So they both are five letter words, they both have 2 vowels and the letter L in common, and they both are not considered top of the line by the rest of the country but to a knowledgeable few they are considered top of the line and ready to try revolutionary things.
You confused Apple with Volvo, its a common mistake, people made the same mistake on Gore and Bush on ballot boxes.
So you would pay 52 pounds a year just to be able to listen to the radio? I will admit that I like the BBC, although I find how it operates quite odd... but I guess that what's wrong with the US, everything sounds like a good idea, but it just doesn't work in the public forum
The Blind Concession
If you are registered blind, you now need to pay only 50% of the full licence fee.
Which I find funny since most of the funding goes to the TV anyhow. BTW this was only adopted in 2000, looks like the Brits are still behind, then again in the grand scheme of things, all of society shows up as a dot on "-1 Troll" of the life rating system.
The funny thing is, the United States constitution is the same way, 'cept it is extremely fair and doesn't work remarkably well.
Imagine complaining that on your tax forms. I received 12,503 unsolited emails(SPAM) last year. So how much do I deduct or get back? You know they do promote capitalism... har har har....
-sb5
Insert Quote that shows Intelligence and Humor Here.
Isn't there some website or something that some people to sign to petition the government; at least in the United States, maybe more universal world wide via the United Nations, since it does cause problems by eating up bandwidth that could be used for more efficient services).
or
We could just sit on our asses and don't do any lobbying ourselves, no wonder things don't get done around here.
-sb5
"I DRANK WHAT?!?" -The Immortal Last Words of Socrates
Did you take the blue pill or the red pill?
Steel and Iron are not the same thing, but they are used interchangably. There is a major construction profession called Ironworking, or Ironworkers. They build the steel structures and place the rebar in buildings and weld and bolt the steel together but there name title says they work with Iron, it makes no sense but why do you drive on the parkway, and park in a driveway?
I think I just lost my lunch on that last one.... Ugh damn gravity is now 3.2, which made that roller coaster ride be 18 G, damn this is fun, shit is that building falling down!
hey now,
just because most of my race (the white male race) considers foreplay to consist of the pickup line and end at the end of the car ride to the place of residence, is not my problem. I am large, in charge and know how to please most men, whoops I mean women, damn freudian slips.