Actually, since 'metric' refers to SI units, and since seconds are an SI unit, that surely makes our current time system metric?
But I know what the meant.... and of course, that has also already been tried already.
On the other hand.... velcro sheep. Yikes. That's a scary thought. Even scarier, now that it's been suggested, what are the bets that some mad scientist somewhere decides to try actually creating one?:-o
You say that, but Argonaut are one of the great old names from the Amiga days. They have a seriously good pedigree (Starglider, etc), so it's a real shame to see them in trouble.
Oh, and any company that can release an assembler, and call it "Arg-asm" deserves all the kudos going. That has to be the best named programming tool ever.:-D
I never built castles in a sandbox, I'd build them on the beach, where its actually okay to piss on the sand because there's plenty.. and I mean plenty.. of fresh clean sand to move to..
Wish I could say this allegory had a parallel in the computing science realm, but it doesn't. So maybe I'll give up and go surfing for a while.
Oooh! You don't want to go surfing! Someone might have pissed in the sea.
Yes. And that's what I find really ironic here. They probably paid the lawyers more to avoid having to do it than they would have had to pay the web designer just to do it anyway.
Catch the Virgin Train, and travel to airport. Stay at the Vigin hotel. Catch the Virgin Plane, and cross the Atlantic. All the while, drinking your Vigin cola and listening to Virgin music on the Vigin radio station. And then fly the Vigin spaceship....
Are there any high-profile industries that Mr. Branson doesn't plan to get involved with?
I think the poster is trying to get the Frontier site slashdotted so that they'll see all the traffic, think it's a popular idea and decide to write the game.
no joke, but threads like that have been propagating through every other story lately. If politics.slashdot.org can trap them and thus clean up some of the other topics then more power to it.
You know, I was going to rant about how/. is an international forum, so why are they foisting American politics on the rest of us.
But then I read this reply, and suddenly it became clear - it's a troll-trap. I understand now. Thank you.:-D
All the more reason for me to disable this section in my prefs so it never has to bother me again.
In all truth, there's not a source in the world that can be considered absolutely trustworthy. they may not have all the facts, or they may have incorrect facts. And even if they are being accurate and honest, every writer has an agenda, even if they try not to let it show.
This is why if you're going to research something, you need to find as many different sources as possible, and see how they compare.
You've got to admit that the innuendo in that headline is... um... somewhat unsubtle.
To be honest, I always suspected the term "hard drive" was invented as a sick inside joke by computer geeks, (along with a few other very suspect phrases).
But what really convinced me was when I went to South Africa and discovered that a 3.5" floppy disk is known over there as a "stiffy disk". Ostensibly, the original idea was to differentiate them from the older 5.25" floppies, but you've got to admit that whoever came up with that one must have known what he was doing.
I'm not usually one to laugh at blatant innuendo, but the first few times I heard that phrase being used, it absolutely cracked me up - not just for the phrase itself, but for the fact that no-one else seemed to get the joke. To them the phrase is completely natural: A South African computer geek can get away with telling people that he's got a stiffy in his pocket, and it won't even raise a smirk.
(having said that, it's been a while since I've used a stif... uh, a 3.5" floppy, so I can't be sure the phrase is still current - SA readers, feel free to correct me)
Slashdot Mirror
Airlines Ordered To Turn Over Passenger Data
Yeah, that's right Delta - Those passenger lists have to be FACE DOWN!
Turn 'em over - NOW!
Actually, since 'metric' refers to SI units, and since seconds are an SI unit, that surely makes our current time system metric?
:-o
But I know what the meant.... and of course, that has also already been tried already.
On the other hand.... velcro sheep. Yikes. That's a scary thought. Even scarier, now that it's been suggested, what are the bets that some mad scientist somewhere decides to try actually creating one?
This shouldn't be in the politics section; it should be in the "Laugh. It's Ironic" section.
Staging wasp fights? I can't believe that's legal.
:D
;)
I mean... they banned cock fighting, bear baiting and dog fights years ago! How come wasps don't get protection?.
Ah well... I guess even entomologists need the excitement of work place betting occasionally.
The Educational Testing Service just announced a new test that is designed to measure information technology literacy.
You know, that concept sounds a whole lot like the "European Computer Driving Test" that all the kids here are taking these days.
Yes! At last!
:-D
I can finally invent a solar powered torch without being laughed at.
An overabundance of micromanagement and a lack of proper GUI interaction marrs what have could been a classic...
What's wrong with a bit of excess micromanagement? I thought that was a hallmark of a true evil genius?
Does the phrase "I'll deal with him personally!" ring any bells? (spoken in a suitably sinister voice, of course)
Hmmm... Nah, the potion was a *secret* recipe.
:-D
That was kinda the whole point.
What a loss for humanity...
:-D
You say that, but Argonaut are one of the great old names from the Amiga days. They have a seriously good pedigree (Starglider, etc), so it's a real shame to see them in trouble.
Oh, and any company that can release an assembler, and call it "Arg-asm" deserves all the kudos going. That has to be the best named programming tool ever.
I never built castles in a sandbox, I'd build them on the beach, where its actually okay to piss on the sand because there's plenty .. and I mean plenty .. of fresh clean sand to move to..
Wish I could say this allegory had a parallel in the computing science realm, but it doesn't. So maybe I'll give up and go surfing for a while.
Oooh! You don't want to go surfing! Someone might have pissed in the sea.
It's not really hard to get an accessible site.
Yes. And that's what I find really ironic here. They probably paid the lawyers more to avoid having to do it than they would have had to pay the web designer just to do it anyway.
This is Vigin on the rediculous.
Catch the Virgin Train, and travel to airport. ...
Stay at the Vigin hotel.
Catch the Virgin Plane, and cross the Atlantic.
All the while, drinking your Vigin cola and listening to Virgin music on the Vigin radio station.
And then fly the Vigin spaceship.
Are there any high-profile industries that Mr. Branson doesn't plan to get involved with?
I think the poster is trying to get the Frontier site slashdotted so that they'll see all the traffic, think it's a popular idea and decide to write the game.
Let's hope it works, eh?
Janatorial staff? I thought that's why they invented droids.
Too far and too cold to bake your next cake!
:-D
I'm sure it would be usable as frosting...
What I want to know is how they find out which are the top ten spywares. Are they spying on our computers? ;-)
Oh #@&!. Stupid BBCode.
That's what I get for copy+pasting from the forum.
Yay! I always knew [url=http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff200/fv00170.htm ]Helix[/url] was a well-designed robot.
:-)
He's always been my favorite (fictional) quaraped robot.
no joke, but threads like that have been propagating through every other story lately. If politics.slashdot.org can trap them and thus clean up some of the other topics then more power to it.
/. is an international forum, so why are they foisting American politics on the rest of us.
:-D
You know, I was going to rant about how
But then I read this reply, and suddenly it became clear - it's a troll-trap. I understand now. Thank you.
All the more reason for me to disable this section in my prefs so it never has to bother me again.
In all truth, there's not a source in the world that can be considered absolutely trustworthy. they may not have all the facts, or they may have incorrect facts. And even if they are being accurate and honest, every writer has an agenda, even if they try not to let it show.
This is why if you're going to research something, you need to find as many different sources as possible, and see how they compare.
Just read the article. Sounds interesting, but I was a little peturbed by the fact that the projects were described as "titanic".
Does that mean they'll sink without trace within weeks of getting started?
Does MS and SCO know about this?
:-o
"System of Systems Common Operating Environment"... Look really carefully at that acronym...
You've got to admit that the innuendo in that headline is... um... somewhat unsubtle.
To be honest, I always suspected the term "hard drive" was invented as a sick inside joke by computer geeks, (along with a few other very suspect phrases).
But what really convinced me was when I went to South Africa and discovered that a 3.5" floppy disk is known over there as a "stiffy disk". Ostensibly, the original idea was to differentiate them from the older 5.25" floppies, but you've got to admit that whoever came up with that one must have known what he was doing.
I'm not usually one to laugh at blatant innuendo, but the first few times I heard that phrase being used, it absolutely cracked me up - not just for the phrase itself, but for the fact that no-one else seemed to get the joke. To them the phrase is completely natural: A South African computer geek can get away with telling people that he's got a stiffy in his pocket, and it won't even raise a smirk.
(having said that, it's been a while since I've used a stif... uh, a 3.5" floppy, so I can't be sure the phrase is still current - SA readers, feel free to correct me)
Hmm... yes. You'd think HP would have seen that coming, and picked someone else as their spokesman.
(...unless it was deliberate, of course...?)