I bet it would be too hard to attach a can of spray paint (and a remote actuator) to a quad-rotor. If you're caught the legal fallout from vandalism is significantly less than from the unlawful discharge of a firearm.
I think the fallout would be more from the downdraft from the rotors, scattering the paint onto the ground. Unless the paint can was attached to a long pole. Or perhaps a telescoping rod? Then it could fly fairly stably, extend to paint, then retract to go home. (I think we just invented a general-purpose graffiti machine!)
Also I think the current fortune is apt to this story:
There are two kinds of pedestrians... the quick and the dead. -- Lord Thomas Rober Dewar
Do you really believe the story? Or is the story purposefully put out there by the authorities so they can convince us that we need to further fund the killing and groping agencies?
Yeah, I left out the thought (somewhat expressed in the XKCD link) which was the source of my post: I recalled it as Reverse Polish Notation, and seeing it without the Reverse caused me to take a trip down memory lane. And now that I read the link, I've learned something new: there is an inverse form of the RPN I learned long ago, which has the operators in front. I'm guessing the calculator (and Forth, etc) creators chose to reverse it, as that makes stack-based operations easier. Anyway, enjoy!
And I give these guys a little leeway because I don't think most people are asking themselves what they'd really do in a combat situation. Most people here have never had to lay their life on the line for others and don't know what it is to make such decisions.
Alternately: most people have no idea what they would do if thrust into a life-or-death situation by their corporate masters. They'd probably just shoot the nearest strangers. Funny, how this seems to happen repeatedly.
I am guessing you are not using calculators with Polish notation.
When I was a juvenile I heard a racist joke; it was something like Q: "What do you find in a Polack's nose?" A: "Fingerprints." Of course, at this young age I did not know different nations, but I did know fish. So I thought it was exceedingly odd that, first, the fish pollock has noses; second, that people wanted to look inside them; and third, that they would find that other people had already been digitally exploring in there! (Later I learned the national meaning, and the joke became a lot less stupendous -- and more simply mean.)
And everything after 2 million in inheritance should be taxed.
An arbitrary dollar amount is less appealing than, for example, a specific weight of gold. Dollars are manipulated by the Federal Reserve; gold has maintained its value for thousand of years. (In Greek/Roman times, one could purchase the finest robes and accessories for an ounce of gold. Today, the same applies (one ounce of gold being about $1700 today) -- versus dollars, which have lost 98% of their value in the past 100 years.)
I welcome the fact that our robot overlords will know exactly how hard they are crushing our limbs with any part of their chassis.
Reminds me of that Asimov story where the robots knew exactly the pressure required to break human limbs. Ostensibly so that they don't break them; however, later the robots went awry and used their knowledge to apply the most efficient amount of pressure, without wasting energy. Skynet-scary.
You have an interesting perspective. Mine: I get all my news from three sources: NPR in the car; Slashdot and Google News in the evenings and mornings (I do not do non-work, at work). I find that Google News aggregates very well for me. I probably could benefit from adding Science Daily or similar; but Slashdot links out to enough science that I tend to get my fill here. It's also interesting how many articles overlap: most often, I read something here or on Google News, and then hear about it on NPR on my way to work.
This has been circulating for at least a decade. I saw it first (which was the only other time I've seen it) over a decade ago, on alt.tasteless (Usenet).
Yeah, you're saying "get off my lawn" and you're not advocating toggling the switches manually to input your program? You fail old age. (That, and try doing regexes in C...)
I haven't used either, but from I've seen both apps allow you to [...]
Wlel, I konw taht one can raed wrdos taht are slepled wtih olny the frist and lsat ltertes in the rgiht palces, and now I am albe to croerclty raed yuor snetecne wtih a wrod msisnig! I geuss taht's jsut waht hpapnes as you age...
To attempt to speak for the GP: "shredded" means Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act, and other similar blessed pieces of legislation that continue to steal the public domain, after Disney agreed to the social contract to allow these works to expire into the public domain (because they created them under those conditions). (To be clearer: if the copyright extensions only applied to works created after the legislation was passed, I'd be more accepting of them. Making them retroactive is not correct; it's legislated theft.)
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My kids love the "Here Comes Science" album- we end up listening to it in the car constantly. I even use a song or too off of it in my classes.
Hopefully Science and not English. :)
I bet it would be too hard to attach a can of spray paint (and a remote actuator) to a quad-rotor. If you're caught the legal fallout from vandalism is significantly less than from the unlawful discharge of a firearm.
I think the fallout would be more from the downdraft from the rotors, scattering the paint onto the ground. Unless the paint can was attached to a long pole. Or perhaps a telescoping rod? Then it could fly fairly stably, extend to paint, then retract to go home. (I think we just invented a general-purpose graffiti machine!)
Also I think the current fortune is apt to this story:
There are two kinds of pedestrians... the quick and the dead. -- Lord Thomas Rober Dewar
Agreed. I mostly use it for bathroom breaks; I make sure to drink lots of water before entering turnpikes. :)
Do you really believe the story? Or is the story purposefully put out there by the authorities so they can convince us that we need to further fund the killing and groping agencies?
Yeah, I left out the thought (somewhat expressed in the XKCD link) which was the source of my post: I recalled it as Reverse Polish Notation, and seeing it without the Reverse caused me to take a trip down memory lane. And now that I read the link, I've learned something new: there is an inverse form of the RPN I learned long ago, which has the operators in front. I'm guessing the calculator (and Forth, etc) creators chose to reverse it, as that makes stack-based operations easier. Anyway, enjoy!
And I give these guys a little leeway because I don't think most people are asking themselves what they'd really do in a combat situation. Most people here have never had to lay their life on the line for others and don't know what it is to make such decisions.
Alternately: most people have no idea what they would do if thrust into a life-or-death situation by their corporate masters. They'd probably just shoot the nearest strangers. Funny, how this seems to happen repeatedly.
Thanks for that! I read this book when i was in high school. (I wonder how many high schoolers read it these days?)
[...] Lisp is an invention which could be protected under patient law [...]
You'll be waiting an awfully long time for the protection period to end!
I used to work with someone who could speak modem. I bet he could also speak EBS. I miss you, Kurt.
I am guessing you are not using calculators with Polish notation.
When I was a juvenile I heard a racist joke; it was something like Q: "What do you find in a Polack's nose?" A: "Fingerprints." Of course, at this young age I did not know different nations, but I did know fish. So I thought it was exceedingly odd that, first, the fish pollock has noses; second, that people wanted to look inside them; and third, that they would find that other people had already been digitally exploring in there! (Later I learned the national meaning, and the joke became a lot less stupendous -- and more simply mean.)
And everything after 2 million in inheritance should be taxed.
An arbitrary dollar amount is less appealing than, for example, a specific weight of gold. Dollars are manipulated by the Federal Reserve; gold has maintained its value for thousand of years. (In Greek/Roman times, one could purchase the finest robes and accessories for an ounce of gold. Today, the same applies (one ounce of gold being about $1700 today) -- versus dollars, which have lost 98% of their value in the past 100 years.)
and if they didn't the national guard does.
Four Dead in Ohio FTW!
No politician will even condemn them now - because Gates is now playing ball.
Gates is gone. The ball player is Ballmer. ("Balmy, should have said bomby!")
I fear they'll start a war with China in 2021 to try to recreate the same failed attempt at recovery.
Iran first; China next.
I like how your comment segues into your signature. (Does that mean I'm on a list now? (What do you mean, "now?"))
"NOTHING. Absolutely nothing."
Linux (huh, good god), what is it good for?
I welcome the fact that our robot overlords will know exactly how hard they are crushing our limbs with any part of their chassis.
Reminds me of that Asimov story where the robots knew exactly the pressure required to break human limbs. Ostensibly so that they don't break them; however, later the robots went awry and used their knowledge to apply the most efficient amount of pressure, without wasting energy. Skynet-scary.
Agree for the most part, although the Occupy Arab Spring revolution seems to be in full swing.
I'm not clear how it's in the state's interest to approve patents. They cost more to approve than they bring in in revenue.
Are you also counting the revenue of the courts, in fighting patent battles? (I think East Texas would disagree with you...)
You have an interesting perspective. Mine: I get all my news from three sources: NPR in the car; Slashdot and Google News in the evenings and mornings (I do not do non-work, at work). I find that Google News aggregates very well for me. I probably could benefit from adding Science Daily or similar; but Slashdot links out to enough science that I tend to get my fill here. It's also interesting how many articles overlap: most often, I read something here or on Google News, and then hear about it on NPR on my way to work.
This has been circulating for at least a decade. I saw it first (which was the only other time I've seen it) over a decade ago, on alt.tasteless (Usenet).
Yeah, you're saying "get off my lawn" and you're not advocating toggling the switches manually to input your program? You fail old age. (That, and try doing regexes in C...)
I haven't used either, but from I've seen both apps allow you to [...]
Wlel, I konw taht one can raed wrdos taht are slepled wtih olny the frist and lsat ltertes in the rgiht palces, and now I am albe to croerclty raed yuor snetecne wtih a wrod msisnig! I geuss taht's jsut waht hpapnes as you age...
Looking at it another way, consuming CP does indirectly cause CP to be produced, so people who download it are contributing to its creation.
Exactly! Just as people who download the torrent of Transformers: Dark of the Moon are contributing to its creation!
Curious what you mean by "shredded."
To attempt to speak for the GP: "shredded" means Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act, and other similar blessed pieces of legislation that continue to steal the public domain, after Disney agreed to the social contract to allow these works to expire into the public domain (because they created them under those conditions). (To be clearer: if the copyright extensions only applied to works created after the legislation was passed, I'd be more accepting of them. Making them retroactive is not correct; it's legislated theft.)