They are planning to release a much cheaper "educational" version of the Segway, as they realize that it's too expensive for the consumer market.
It's called feet.
Apparently, rather than the gyroscopes, you would have a different kind of engine powered by "anti-laziness" energy with a special "work-->physical fitness" converter.
Man is it really starting to feel like the 21st century!!
This article is way off. Beware of any editorialist's thesis when it begins, "In somy ways..."
Globalized instant communication is a wonderful thing. It does not make us like one another less. The truth is, we barely know one another.
I remember talking to a Chinese person and her saying, "You Americans really think we're so utterly suppressed over here. I love China." And I remember talking to a person from the Middle East (maybe Turkey?). He said, "I really thought you would be a lot more arrogant, but you aren't at all."
After that, we struck up a conversation about stereotypes we have of one another's countries (of course he had a lot more of America than I did of Turkey). So I'm not a rich, imposing, arrogant Cowboy after all! Good to know.
On the other hand, I once talked to a Palestinian who was so angry I could barely have a conversation with him. He wanted me dead, seriously. And I got angry too.. REAL angry. Of course, I believe this to be a special incident due to our nation's rather unbalanced policy over there.. (in my opinion, don't flame me..) so I don't fault him for it.
You can't stop globalization, and it simply shouldn't be stopped. I think we need to talk more, rather than less.
Oh, but working where I work is more fun than any computer game could ever be! I get my entertainment from my positive work environment, grey Lexus, and cult-figure nerd/Chairman!
Well there's an awful lot of "could have"'s in there. The problem is that science has proof of so much, whereas religion, as its called, requires faith. Not to say that faith makes it untrue.
I wonder though... those that don't believe in Jesus, and practice drastically different religions.. to "us," they are going to hell. To them, what if we are going to their equivelant of hell FOR believing in Jesus? (I'm not saying we ALL do, I'm just speaking generally here.)
Chinese people don't believe in Jesus or "God." Are they going to hell? And if so, does that mean that, here on earth, they represent satan and we should either convert or destroy them? I like the Chinese people I know.
In the end, my point is that science and religion don't always mix. But they just might one day... because remember one thing:
Science and religion are exact opposites in the aspect that religion is pre-defined, whereas science started at 0 and has progressed through time. In the end, they just might meet up... I know when I look up into the sky and the stars, I have a much better sense of "heaven" that pure science OR pure religion can prove to me with texts and theories and accounts. It's just THERE... those stars. And for me, that's where science+religion make perfect sense and symmetry.
Man... I don't know if this is what I want America to become.
Are the police gonna tap into this? Wirelessly be able to find speeders? Everything's becoming so technical. "Well, the hot coffee was TOO hot, I want $200 million." "Well, my parents were segregated by racist whites... but I still call that this kid I see sometimes a 'white boy' or a 'cracker.' But I'm just kiddin' around, I'm sure it doesn't really bother him."
I guess I'm just ranting about the details of society in general.
But I really believe at some time we're going to have to ask outselves... how far is TOO far in what we do, and can we ever just let certain things go, even if it does giving up some profits?
Oh GRAET. And what does this mean for us Mac users? We won't get to be citizens of the United States? We're going to have to move to some non-U.S. country -- like ALASKA??
Besides, this is Microsoft we're talking about. Two hour tech support wait to fix my national ID that just crashed?
Ugh! I'm moving to Petoria or the New Utopia (new-utopia.com).
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Think of all the benefits that would result from the US getting into another space race with China.
Of course there downside is that one of the big-spenders in that race will lose usually... Russia, for example, is now a whimpering and pathetic country left in ruins. Besides, I don't feel like starting a Cold War with China -- and yet nothing else would spark any meaningful competition between us. Certainly China's committance to space will make us slightly more competetive... who knows, we might even keep up NASA's budget with inflation... but let's avoid the 'bigger stuff,' shall we?:)
Well, the great thing about the Internet is that everyone -- anyone -- can have their place, their nook, their niche.
But let's be honest here... if 50% of America has Internet access -- a good 140 some million people -- it's a safe bet that a minority of those 140,000,000 are "geeks" or "nerds." The net reflects what people online demand. If 90% of surfers were "nerds," I'm sure we'd see it slanted the other way.
I'm not much into programming anymore and I'm done with Linux. I'm a non-programming OS X user now but I come to Slashdot every day (more than once a day) because I love this community... but I also have demands for CNN.com, Macintouch.com, Apple.com, guitar websites, TheOnion.com, Yahoo Finance, Google, and so on... and none of those are "geek locations."
I think the net is just how I like it. In fact, it's close to how anyone likes it! The net's very adaptive because it's distributed. Like democracy, it shifts to what the majority want and allows space for the minority, too (though sometimes slowly).
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Of course I'm a troll for merely posing a question, but I still don't have much of an answer. Thanks for not only modding me down, but also ignoring my very question and labeling me a troll. Much appreciation.
I'd have to disagree. They don't look the best in these images... but up close they're amazing buildings (or, they were). And when the sun is shining and the sky is blue, they almost turn white clear. Then they REALLY shine and look beautiful.
I agree though that I'm glad they're not edited out... I'm not ashamed of how unified we became. That's why I agree with the "Never Forget" line... Why should we? I certainly don't want to.
Fortunately, I don't really care why someone else doesn't want to buy a Mac, and I don't care if they waste their time publishing an article about it.
I care that I use one every day and I love it, and I wouldn't trade it in even for the newest, maxed out Dell.
It's amazing how a company can have 90% customer loyalty -- but receive such awful press. Obviously PC users are missing something here. Brand loyalty and outstanding products aren't suppose to equal poor press and biased reporting. But hey, like I said, as a Mac owner I have the privelage of not needing to worry about it.
Despite my mother having convinced me the town was on fire at 4:30 in the morning and subsequently causing me to rush outside in my boxers -- and despite my having fallen for Slashdot's new Slashvertisement jokes -- I knew this was a Fool's try the SECOND I saw it. Hah, i love it!
It's strange, in a sense... the mother seems to be doing the same thing that the son apparently did.
He clinged (again, apparently -- he's not here to defend himself) to a game to fill a gap.. and I believe the mother is doing the same. She's clinging to a big lawsuit to fill what she lost. Perhaps she was responsible -- perhaps she never saw it coming. Either way.. it's sad she's doing this, because Sony isn't responsible I don't believe.
Of course, what is a judge to decide? She'll get some money. It's hardly fair -- why should Sony pay for someone they've never heard of? But that's how it may go. I'm nevertheless sorry she lost her son.
Well, there is a difference between improving a game in hopes people play longer and purposely doing "something" to MAKE them play longer, in some addictive route or otherwise.
For example, nicer graphics improves the game. Great.
But how about a patch that every few minutes, takes 1 minute off your system clock, so you feel like you've been playing less time. There's a big difference between what he said and what you talked about.
Regardless, Sony did none of that in this case and aren't responsible. Plenty of people are sad, plenty of people cling to things. That doesn't make the "thing" responsible.. It's just too bad.
Rediculous or not -- Yeah, i'm sure we can all appreciate the great humor in what happened. I'm glad we've got compassionate Slashers, and I'm thankful that the funniest posts get modded the highest in a suicide story.
The existence of rights, constitutional or
otherwise is very different than the ability to
excercise those rights.
The fact remains that our whole society is set up without any pretense of making life better for people -- rather, its set up to make life better for companies.
This message is very unpopular. People don't
like to learn than the way the Western world works is stacked against them having a good life; they fight that truth at every turn.
Don't be so cynical. Fortunately or otherwise, (a great deal of us here) live in the best and biggest (economically) country in the world -- the U.S. The "problem," as you would state it, with any advanced culture is the neccessity of laws. You seem to confuse a competetive society with having everything "stacked up against you." Nobody "fights that truth" that I know. Capitalism means competition. It means not everyone is at the top. But you know what? No other country has a better system. I would rather have the chance to be hugely successful than a guarantee to never move through society despite being "equal[ly poor]" (communism). If you think different, move somewhere.
I understand how neat it would be to just have music flying around for anyone to hear, free of charge, and on every device. And if I had the power - I *wouldn't* do it.
Let's face it: it's illegal. Really great and worth fighting to maintain -- but illegal. You can say "Well I hate Microsoft Office cause it's so great but MS charges $500 for it, so I should be able to just steal it." Go ahead -- but if you actually believe that a product's price determines its elligibility for copyright protection, then you're thinking like a young and immature teenager (and I'm 18!).
I'm not saying I don't *like* having Gnutella networks or Hotline. I'm not going to take some moral high ground. But when it comes to issues of the LAW -- of COURSE it's illegal.
As that article noted -- conveinence is not protected by the Constitution.
Copyright protection is a great thing. Patent protection, too. The system is not set up to supress the creative spirits of our country. Could it be done better? Maybe -- i haven't thought much about that. Instead of bitching, maybe you could come up with something better. Who knows.
The only two internet cafes I've ever been in, in California, were 100% Mac, just for the record. So if you wanna say Unix on the Desktop is the way to go, then your only viable option is the Mac. Linux just doesn't cut it... and certainly Windows does not.
Don't mean to start a flame war, I'm just here to correct the statement that Win95 is the only thing used in internet cafes. It absolutely is not.
I didn't WANT to buy a Mac. Apple made me because they convinced me with marketing how great it is!
I didn't WANT to use OS X -- Apple made that the default.
I didn't WANT to download Limewire. My hand was forced.
Downloading them music itself? Well gee, I had Limewire, OSX, and the Mac, so I figured it was alright.
Sheesh! Leave it to Apple to corrupt me. God forbid it's as simple as an individual making his or her own decisions.
Luckily, Disney isn't forcing me to pay for their overpriced, shitty theme park, nor are they making me see their crap films (not including Pixar movies -- simply because those ARE pixar movies, not disney whatsoever).
Anyway, I'm going to write my Congressman and demand Apple be stopped!
Come, High Tech companies! Move to the land where nobody leaves from or goes to!
I'm talking about a city with sports teams that *almost* make it, only to screw it all up!
I'm talking about a city where race crimes are committed almost simply for ole' time's sake!
I'm talking about a city whose population hasn't moved in some 2,391 years!
I'm talking about a city who hasn't added a Congressman since the 20's!
I'm talking about the best damn city in the world -- one that can fool you with its dirty slums and its beautiful million dollar homes, with its crappy neighborhood electronics stores and its massive skyline.
I'm talking about Philadelphia. City of Brotherly Love. (Well, the brothers sure do love each other, but the white guys are starting to realize how wimpy and nerdy they are... [and I'm one of them;) ])
Ahh, Philly. A place with state-controlled failing schools and an idiot mayor, who won by.6% (if you include the Buchanan votes from Florida that they threw in and counted as his...).
Beautiful, Philly. Where the famous Philly Cheese Steak has produced millions upon millions of added dollars... as well as millions upon millions of added pounds for the police.
Amazing Philly. Featuring one of the most shameless newspapers in the country -- who, during the Republican National Convention, used a dark, low-contrast picture of Philly's skyline that said with text, "It's been great!" -- instead of a beautiful color shot of all the red white and blue balloons falling around the then-governor.
My city -- Philly.
On second thought... stay away, High Tech firms. I LIKE my city just the way it is.
...Just thank God I live an hour away in the burbs!
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I just think it's amazing that there's a hexley.com!
They are planning to release a much cheaper "educational" version of the Segway, as they realize that it's too expensive for the consumer market.
It's called feet.
Apparently, rather than the gyroscopes, you would have a different kind of engine powered by "anti-laziness" energy with a special "work-->physical fitness" converter.
Man is it really starting to feel like the 21st century!!
This article is way off. Beware of any editorialist's thesis when it begins, "In somy ways..."
Globalized instant communication is a wonderful thing. It does not make us like one another less. The truth is, we barely know one another.
I remember talking to a Chinese person and her saying, "You Americans really think we're so utterly suppressed over here. I love China." And I remember talking to a person from the Middle East (maybe Turkey?). He said, "I really thought you would be a lot more arrogant, but you aren't at all."
After that, we struck up a conversation about stereotypes we have of one another's countries (of course he had a lot more of America than I did of Turkey). So I'm not a rich, imposing, arrogant Cowboy after all! Good to know.
On the other hand, I once talked to a Palestinian who was so angry I could barely have a conversation with him. He wanted me dead, seriously. And I got angry too.. REAL angry. Of course, I believe this to be a special incident due to our nation's rather unbalanced policy over there.. (in my opinion, don't flame me..) so I don't fault him for it.
You can't stop globalization, and it simply shouldn't be stopped. I think we need to talk more, rather than less.
Oh, but working where I work is more fun than any computer game could ever be! I get my entertainment from my positive work environment, grey Lexus, and cult-figure nerd/Chairman!
My is Redmond beautiful today, too!
Well there's an awful lot of "could have"'s in there. The problem is that science has proof of so much, whereas religion, as its called, requires faith. Not to say that faith makes it untrue.
I wonder though... those that don't believe in Jesus, and practice drastically different religions.. to "us," they are going to hell. To them, what if we are going to their equivelant of hell FOR believing in Jesus? (I'm not saying we ALL do, I'm just speaking generally here.)
Chinese people don't believe in Jesus or "God." Are they going to hell? And if so, does that mean that, here on earth, they represent satan and we should either convert or destroy them? I like the Chinese people I know.
In the end, my point is that science and religion don't always mix. But they just might one day... because remember one thing:
Science and religion are exact opposites in the aspect that religion is pre-defined, whereas science started at 0 and has progressed through time. In the end, they just might meet up... I know when I look up into the sky and the stars, I have a much better sense of "heaven" that pure science OR pure religion can prove to me with texts and theories and accounts. It's just THERE... those stars. And for me, that's where science+religion make perfect sense and symmetry.
Man... I don't know if this is what I want America to become.
Are the police gonna tap into this? Wirelessly be able to find speeders? Everything's becoming so technical. "Well, the hot coffee was TOO hot, I want $200 million." "Well, my parents were segregated by racist whites... but I still call that this kid I see sometimes a 'white boy' or a 'cracker.' But I'm just kiddin' around, I'm sure it doesn't really bother him."
I guess I'm just ranting about the details of society in general.
But I really believe at some time we're going to have to ask outselves... how far is TOO far in what we do, and can we ever just let certain things go, even if it does giving up some profits?
Nahhhhh...
Oh GRAET. And what does this mean for us Mac users? We won't get to be citizens of the United States? We're going to have to move to some non-U.S. country -- like ALASKA??
Besides, this is Microsoft we're talking about. Two hour tech support wait to fix my national ID that just crashed?
Ugh! I'm moving to Petoria or the New Utopia (new-utopia.com).
Yes. Cynicism and complacence will get us all very far in our American democracy.
In that order.
Think of all the benefits that would result from the US getting into another space race with China.
:)
Of course there downside is that one of the big-spenders in that race will lose usually... Russia, for example, is now a whimpering and pathetic country left in ruins. Besides, I don't feel like starting a Cold War with China -- and yet nothing else would spark any meaningful competition between us. Certainly China's committance to space will make us slightly more competetive... who knows, we might even keep up NASA's budget with inflation... but let's avoid the 'bigger stuff,' shall we?
Well, the great thing about the Internet is that everyone -- anyone -- can have their place, their nook, their niche.
But let's be honest here... if 50% of America has Internet access -- a good 140 some million people -- it's a safe bet that a minority of those 140,000,000 are "geeks" or "nerds." The net reflects what people online demand. If 90% of surfers were "nerds," I'm sure we'd see it slanted the other way.
I'm not much into programming anymore and I'm done with Linux. I'm a non-programming OS X user now but I come to Slashdot every day (more than once a day) because I love this community... but I also have demands for CNN.com, Macintouch.com, Apple.com, guitar websites, TheOnion.com, Yahoo Finance, Google, and so on... and none of those are "geek locations."
I think the net is just how I like it. In fact, it's close to how anyone likes it! The net's very adaptive because it's distributed. Like democracy, it shifts to what the majority want and allows space for the minority, too (though sometimes slowly).
There's just one problem here...
what's he gonna put all his tools??
Of course I'm a troll for merely posing a question, but I still don't have much of an answer. Thanks for not only modding me down, but also ignoring my very question and labeling me a troll. Much appreciation.
I don't mean to start a fight or offer flaimbait... but what exactly is the point of "hanging on" to an outdated operating system?
Or maybe I'm mistaken. Is OS/2 still a big deal and is widely used? If so, where is it being used so much?
From my perspective this is "cool" I guess but not necessarily too useful...
I'd have to disagree. They don't look the best in these images... but up close they're amazing buildings (or, they were). And when the sun is shining and the sky is blue, they almost turn white clear. Then they REALLY shine and look beautiful.
I agree though that I'm glad they're not edited out... I'm not ashamed of how unified we became. That's why I agree with the "Never Forget" line... Why should we? I certainly don't want to.
Fortunately, I don't really care why someone else doesn't want to buy a Mac, and I don't care if they waste their time publishing an article about it.
I care that I use one every day and I love it, and I wouldn't trade it in even for the newest, maxed out Dell.
It's amazing how a company can have 90% customer loyalty -- but receive such awful press. Obviously PC users are missing something here. Brand loyalty and outstanding products aren't suppose to equal poor press and biased reporting. But hey, like I said, as a Mac owner I have the privelage of not needing to worry about it.
Despite my mother having convinced me the town was on fire at 4:30 in the morning and subsequently causing me to rush outside in my boxers -- and despite my having fallen for Slashdot's new Slashvertisement jokes -- I knew this was a Fool's try the SECOND I saw it. Hah, i love it!
It's strange, in a sense... the mother seems to be doing the same thing that the son apparently did.
He clinged (again, apparently -- he's not here to defend himself) to a game to fill a gap.. and I believe the mother is doing the same. She's clinging to a big lawsuit to fill what she lost. Perhaps she was responsible -- perhaps she never saw it coming. Either way.. it's sad she's doing this, because Sony isn't responsible I don't believe.
Of course, what is a judge to decide? She'll get some money. It's hardly fair -- why should Sony pay for someone they've never heard of? But that's how it may go. I'm nevertheless sorry she lost her son.
Well, there is a difference between improving a game in hopes people play longer and purposely doing "something" to MAKE them play longer, in some addictive route or otherwise.
For example, nicer graphics improves the game. Great.
But how about a patch that every few minutes, takes 1 minute off your system clock, so you feel like you've been playing less time. There's a big difference between what he said and what you talked about.
Regardless, Sony did none of that in this case and aren't responsible. Plenty of people are sad, plenty of people cling to things. That doesn't make the "thing" responsible.. It's just too bad.
Rediculous or not -- Yeah, i'm sure we can all appreciate the great humor in what happened. I'm glad we've got compassionate Slashers, and I'm thankful that the funniest posts get modded the highest in a suicide story.
The existence of rights, constitutional or otherwise is very different than the ability to excercise those rights.
The fact remains that our whole society is set up without any pretense of making life better for people -- rather, its set up to make life better for companies.
This message is very unpopular. People don't like to learn than the way the Western world works is stacked against them having a good life; they fight that truth at every turn.
Don't be so cynical. Fortunately or otherwise, (a great deal of us here) live in the best and biggest (economically) country in the world -- the U.S. The "problem," as you would state it, with any advanced culture is the neccessity of laws. You seem to confuse a competetive society with having everything "stacked up against you." Nobody "fights that truth" that I know. Capitalism means competition. It means not everyone is at the top. But you know what? No other country has a better system. I would rather have the chance to be hugely successful than a guarantee to never move through society despite being "equal[ly poor]" (communism). If you think different, move somewhere.
I understand how neat it would be to just have music flying around for anyone to hear, free of charge, and on every device. And if I had the power - I *wouldn't* do it.
Let's face it: it's illegal. Really great and worth fighting to maintain -- but illegal. You can say "Well I hate Microsoft Office cause it's so great but MS charges $500 for it, so I should be able to just steal it." Go ahead -- but if you actually believe that a product's price determines its elligibility for copyright protection, then you're thinking like a young and immature teenager (and I'm 18!).
I'm not saying I don't *like* having Gnutella networks or Hotline. I'm not going to take some moral high ground. But when it comes to issues of the LAW -- of COURSE it's illegal.
As that article noted -- conveinence is not protected by the Constitution.
Copyright protection is a great thing. Patent protection, too. The system is not set up to supress the creative spirits of our country. Could it be done better? Maybe -- i haven't thought much about that. Instead of bitching, maybe you could come up with something better. Who knows.
Just remember to patent your idea.
The only two internet cafes I've ever been in, in California, were 100% Mac, just for the record. So if you wanna say Unix on the Desktop is the way to go, then your only viable option is the Mac. Linux just doesn't cut it... and certainly Windows does not.
Don't mean to start a flame war, I'm just here to correct the statement that Win95 is the only thing used in internet cafes. It absolutely is not.
Okay, this seems really exciting to me. Some questions, though.
:-)
1) What is cold fusion and how does this compare to it?
2) It doesn't produce nuclear waste, but what are still the side-effects?
3) How far away are we from ever using this as a real energy producing system?
4) Were we "supposed" to be at this point so soon? I always thought fusion was "hundreds of years away."
Thank you. I'm trying to better grasp this.
Yes, it's completely Apple's fault. Eisner's 100% right.
I didn't WANT to buy a Mac. Apple made me because they convinced me with marketing how great it is!
I didn't WANT to use OS X -- Apple made that the default.
I didn't WANT to download Limewire. My hand was forced.
Downloading them music itself? Well gee, I had Limewire, OSX, and the Mac, so I figured it was alright.
Sheesh! Leave it to Apple to corrupt me. God forbid it's as simple as an individual making his or her own decisions.
Luckily, Disney isn't forcing me to pay for their overpriced, shitty theme park, nor are they making me see their crap films (not including Pixar movies -- simply because those ARE pixar movies, not disney whatsoever).
Anyway, I'm going to write my Congressman and demand Apple be stopped!
Come, High Tech companies! Move to the land where nobody leaves from or goes to!
.6% (if you include the Buchanan votes from Florida that they threw in and counted as his...).
I'm talking about a city with sports teams that *almost* make it, only to screw it all up!
I'm talking about a city where race crimes are committed almost simply for ole' time's sake!
I'm talking about a city whose population hasn't moved in some 2,391 years!
I'm talking about a city who hasn't added a Congressman since the 20's!
I'm talking about the best damn city in the world -- one that can fool you with its dirty slums and its beautiful million dollar homes, with its crappy neighborhood electronics stores and its massive skyline.
I'm talking about Philadelphia. City of Brotherly Love. (Well, the brothers sure do love each other, but the white guys are starting to realize how wimpy and nerdy they are... [and I'm one of them;) ])
Ahh, Philly. A place with state-controlled failing schools and an idiot mayor, who won by
Beautiful, Philly. Where the famous Philly Cheese Steak has produced millions upon millions of added dollars... as well as millions upon millions of added pounds for the police.
Amazing Philly. Featuring one of the most shameless newspapers in the country -- who, during the Republican National Convention, used a dark, low-contrast picture of Philly's skyline that said with text, "It's been great!" -- instead of a beautiful color shot of all the red white and blue balloons falling around the then-governor.
My city -- Philly.
On second thought... stay away, High Tech firms. I LIKE my city just the way it is.
...Just thank God I live an hour away in the burbs!