It's just that unknown, that otherworldly possibility of life after death, that tantalize techies of all stripes -- mathematicians, physicists, software developers, computer programmers -- who make up a vast majority of those who have signed up for cryonics suspension.
The article assumes that the customers of Alcor are after an experience of the "afterlife". I'm a techie, and I have no "otherworldly" beliefs. No ghosts, no afterlife, no god. I'm unsure as to how many of the techie customers are after the "afterlife", or the future world they hope to wake up in.
I bet at least a few of first to be thawed get to work finding themselves the fastest computer they can.
Small magnet(s) on her fingers or wherever is easiest to move, and a detector to detect motion in the weak magnetic field.
No wires, probably only a ring-sized thingy to wear, and pretty discreet sensors. Could be interfaced with a computer or little built in processor; even an 8086 would be more than enough to detect certain movement patterns from sensors run through a few analog-to-digital converters.
On the second day of January, Microsoft had generated more operating system revenue than the Linux community (will for the entire year).
M$ sales are pretty seasonal, hence the sample taken at the start of January, most likeley OEMs stocking up for systems with the Next Big Thing from Intel. Linux sales are from many distros, so are probably more constant. Remember also that those numbers are probably pretty rounded.
"We don't want to contaminate the planets we go to," said John Bennett, a team scientist with ESA's Mars Express project.
Yeah, bacteria could wreak havoc on a planet like Mars. And I guess that means a manned mission is outta the question... Just look what we've done to this planet!
In the 1930s, with the Great Depression reducing the market for personal automobiles, General Motors Corporation made a push to convert all U.S. transit systems to rubber-tired diesel buses. This effort was supported by Congress, which, in 1935, passed the Public Utility Holding Company Act, requiring most power companies to divest themselves of public transit operations. General Motors purchased transit systems across the nation through its subsidiary, National City Lines. They quickly turned around and bought diesel buses from the parent company and discontinued rail service. The rails were abandoned, often paved over in the city streets, although many ended up being salvaged for their steel once World War II began.
White LEDs. Lots of them. Is there an echo in here?
The sun. It's really bright and it won't heat up your room any more than leaving a window open would. *Sigh* ok here goes an explanation, listen up...
/me starts on a dinner of sausages, chips [fries to yanks], and baked beans.
OK where was I? Oh yeah, explaining the sheer stup^H^H^H^Himpracticality of trying to use the sun as a light source for a projector.
First off, you need to gather the light, the best option being a huge mirror: a bit unweildy. It would have to be reflecting the sun directly into the projector, through a screen to diffuse the light so theres no light/dark areas, then through the slide and onto a screen. A fair chunk of light would be lost that way, but it might suffice for a very dark room. the mirror would also have to move to track the sun.
/me finishes his heart-attack-on-a-plate.
And you're almost certinly gonna need line of sight to the sun, which could be screwed up by blinds [meaning excess light in the room], being in an internal room, furniture, wrong side of the building, other buildings, clouds, and night time! Oh and you'd need L.O.S. from the mirror to the projector.
If your post was just the Sun suggestion, it might have been worth a +3 Funny.
White LED's? lots of them. Probly not so cheap though.
Some old scanner bulbs? If you look in the right places you might be able to grab a few. AFAIK they are pretty cold.
Theft. Find a suitable projector light source at work, disconnect it inside the case. Complain that it's broken, get a replacement, reconnect the wire, pocket the brand new bulb:) Repeat as necessary.
On a program on watches, one of the excellent series The Secret Life Of Machines, shown on Channel 4.
"Accurate to within a minute a month, guaranteed!"
I'm just wondering how many people reading this have realised that watches are still filled with transistors, albeit smaller. Nowadays people probably dont think of digital technology at such a "low level".
Yup, thats what I made a few days ago just to see, inspired by the recent/. spam poll. Let's go take a look!...
Nothing to report. I'd say that hotmail gets spam simply because it's so popular, and a great many addresses are registered, used once for an xxx password or whatever, and left to self-delete. By the time an address is re-registered, the spam is flowing good and strong. Here's a sample from the header of a pr0n spam to a trash hotmail address:
If it were my choice, I'd change all current records to the real coordinates of the previously accepted borders, therefore records are now accurate, nobody has to be bothered by changing schools, tax arrangements, addresses etc... If anyone complained I'd say "Well, if it really matters that much, you should have done your own damn survey, just in case!". Seems pretty sensible to me, but...
No rational person wants that.
...it's not about what rational people want. It's about what lawyers and state governors want!
I'd say that the reluctance of shoppers to use the carts was due to a lack of confidence to "break the mould", leading to them conforming to the usual pattern of behaviour, i.e. using a basket. I've noticed that this is not a limitation that applies to many geeks, including myself. I'm happy to do things my way, to experiment, and make my own mistakes.
As for the T68i, I strongly suspect many people will not bother with one simply because the don't fscking need one.
There's only so many multimedia capabilities I need outside of my cosy little nerd-cave. If/when I get myself a digital camera, you can bet your arse it's gonna be better than SVGA.
I've seen something come pretty close, my uncle in Illinois has one. It was basically like a table tennis bat in design, but it had stainless steel wires running in the direction of the handle like strings, spaced about 4mm [1/8th inch]. Hold down the button on the handle and *BZZZZZZT* it'll fry that little fly's arse good and proper! I'm guessing about 200 volts comes out of it, minimal current though, obviously. A little modification of the electronics could make it suitable for use against these "bugs".
My uncle also finds it good for disciplining unruly canines... well for my uncles mutt it's either that or the BB gun.
With the life sentences soon to be handed out to "hackers" who "endanger life" [it'll be interesting to see how far the lawyers stretch that], a good debuggerer could come in handy!
Let's not forget every parent's favourite, the child-quota!. (scroll down a bit)
Fuck the olympics, watching or visiting. If you want to feel good then make a difference! Come on, if you were thinking of going to the Olympics, or know someone who is, ask yourself/them whether Amnesty International [or any worthy cause down to the amusing local alcoholic vagrant] would make better use of the cash than the International Olympic Committee, Chinese Guvverment, etc...
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The article assumes that the customers of Alcor are after an experience of the "afterlife". I'm a techie, and I have no "otherworldly" beliefs. No ghosts, no afterlife, no god. I'm unsure as to how many of the techie customers are after the "afterlife", or the future world they hope to wake up in.
I bet at least a few of first to be thawed get to work finding themselves the fastest computer they can.
And a copy of Quake3.
And some Kleenex.
Well... Wouldn't you? Just for old time's sake!
Ali
Well while I'm kinda skeptical of that, if it were true I can imagine what was said when it was discovered...
It's a garbage pod. It's a smegging garbage pod!
Ali
Note for non-smeggies: thats a quote from Red Dwarf. The brilliant earlier ones, not the lame later shows.
Small magnet(s) on her fingers or wherever is easiest to move, and a detector to detect motion in the weak magnetic field.
No wires, probably only a ring-sized thingy to wear, and pretty discreet sensors. Could be interfaced with a computer or little built in processor; even an 8086 would be more than enough to detect certain movement patterns from sensors run through a few analog-to-digital converters.
Not the simplest, but certainly doable.
Ali
M$ sales are pretty seasonal, hence the sample taken at the start of January, most likeley OEMs stocking up for systems with the Next Big Thing from Intel. Linux sales are from many distros, so are probably more constant. Remember also that those numbers are probably pretty rounded.
Besides, $80 sales ain't bad for a "free" OS ;-)
Ali
Yeah, bacteria could wreak havoc on a planet like Mars. And I guess that means a manned mission is outta the question... Just look what we've done to this planet!
Ali
Number of Freckles on Rodona Garst Ass
Rodona Garst Breast Size
A Date With A Spam Queen (Shary Valentine)
Though frankly if she gets you off, you're officially desperate!
Ali
Couldn't stretch the budget to an umbrella? "And you will know me by the trail of eyeballs."
Ali
Amtrack's plight is...
In the 1930s, with the Great Depression reducing the market for personal automobiles, General Motors Corporation made a push to convert all U.S. transit systems to rubber-tired diesel buses. This effort was supported by Congress, which, in 1935, passed the Public Utility Holding Company Act, requiring most power companies to divest themselves of public transit operations. General Motors purchased transit systems across the nation through its subsidiary, National City Lines. They quickly turned around and bought diesel buses from the parent company and discontinued rail service. The rails were abandoned, often paved over in the city streets, although many ended up being salvaged for their steel once World War II began.
Thieved from here. Here's something a bit more cheerful though :)
Ali
Is there an echo in here?
OK where was I? Oh yeah, explaining the sheer stup^H^H^H^Himpracticality of trying to use the sun as a light source for a projector.
First off, you need to gather the light, the best option being a huge mirror: a bit unweildy. It would have to be reflecting the sun directly into the projector, through a screen to diffuse the light so theres no light/dark areas, then through the slide and onto a screen. A fair chunk of light would be lost that way, but it might suffice for a very dark room. the mirror would also have to move to track the sun.
And you're almost certinly gonna need line of sight to the sun, which could be screwed up by blinds [meaning excess light in the room], being in an internal room, furniture, wrong side of the building, other buildings, clouds, and night time! Oh and you'd need L.O.S. from the mirror to the projector.
If your post was just the Sun suggestion, it might have been worth a +3 Funny.
Ali
White LED's? lots of them. Probly not so cheap though.
Some old scanner bulbs? If you look in the right places you might be able to grab a few. AFAIK they are pretty cold.
Theft. Find a suitable projector light source at work, disconnect it inside the case. Complain that it's broken, get a replacement, reconnect the wire, pocket the brand new bulb :) Repeat as necessary.
Ali
On a program on watches, one of the excellent series The Secret Life Of Machines, shown on Channel 4.
"Accurate to within a minute a month, guaranteed!"
I'm just wondering how many people reading this have realised that watches are still filled with transistors, albeit smaller. Nowadays people probably dont think of digital technology at such a "low level".
Ali
Yup, thats what I made a few days ago just to see, inspired by the recent
Nothing to report. I'd say that hotmail gets spam simply because it's so popular, and a great many addresses are registered, used once for an xxx password or whatever, and left to self-delete. By the time an address is re-registered, the spam is flowing good and strong. Here's a sample from the header of a pr0n spam to a trash hotmail address:
nightmarebeta@hotmail.com, nightmareboy@hotmail.com, nightmarec@hotmail.com, nightmarecat@hotmail.com, nightmarecreatures@hotmail.com, nightmared@hotmail.com, nightmaregray@hotmail.com, nightmarehippie@hotmail.com, nightmarei@hotmail.com, nightmarej@hotmail.com, nightmarek@hotmail.com, nightmarelemon@hotmail.com
Enough said, really.
Ali
I got...
- 7-1 on it being completeley reverse engineered DeCSS style within 6 months.
- 23-2 on someone being imprisoned for doing so.
- 19-1 on someone being imprisoned for hosting or linking to it.
AliTo compensate for a lack of external intelligence in the average couch potato, no doubt.
Ali
If it were my choice, I'd change all current records to the real coordinates of the previously accepted borders, therefore records are now accurate, nobody has to be bothered by changing schools, tax arrangements, addresses etc... If anyone complained I'd say "Well, if it really matters that much, you should have done your own damn survey, just in case!". Seems pretty sensible to me, but...
No rational person wants that.
Ali
The "general public" simply does not realise the value of "non-conmformists" to society. Thanks to the mass-media.
Ali
I'd say that the reluctance of shoppers to use the carts was due to a lack of confidence to "break the mould", leading to them conforming to the usual pattern of behaviour, i.e. using a basket. I've noticed that this is not a limitation that applies to many geeks, including myself. I'm happy to do things my way, to experiment, and make my own mistakes.
As for the T68i, I strongly suspect many people will not bother with one simply because the don't fscking need one.
There's only so many multimedia capabilities I need outside of my cosy little nerd-cave. If/when I get myself a digital camera, you can bet your arse it's gonna be better than SVGA.
Ali
Well, an E.M.P. Flyswat is already sorta here.
I've seen something come pretty close, my uncle in Illinois has one. It was basically like a table tennis bat in design, but it had stainless steel wires running in the direction of the handle like strings, spaced about 4mm [1/8th inch]. Hold down the button on the handle and *BZZZZZZT* it'll fry that little fly's arse good and proper! I'm guessing about 200 volts comes out of it, minimal current though, obviously. A little modification of the electronics could make it suitable for use against these "bugs".
My uncle also finds it good for disciplining unruly canines... well for my uncles mutt it's either that or the BB gun.
Ali
With the life sentences soon to be handed out to "hackers" who "endanger life" [it'll be interesting to see how far the lawyers stretch that], a good debuggerer could come in handy!
Now for the stuff that matters:
Tiananmen Square, oh the happy memories!.
Let's not forget every parent's favourite, the child-quota!. (scroll down a bit)
Fuck the olympics, watching or visiting. If you want to feel good then make a difference! Come on, if you were thinking of going to the Olympics, or know someone who is, ask yourself/them whether Amnesty International [or any worthy cause down to the amusing local alcoholic vagrant] would make better use of the cash than the International Olympic Committee, Chinese Guvverment, etc...
Think about it.
Ali
Your box will be assimilated! Resistance is futile!
Yours,
$BIG_CORP
I'll submit my Sega Saturn EULA!... Unless the other Saturn owner has already submitted?
OT bit: WTF can I find a decent Saturn emulator? If that machine and it's software aren't abandonware, I'll install XP!
Ali
EFF: Your letter contains two legal claims, neither of which is defensible under existing law.
Senator's cash register: *Kerching*
Barney: OK kids, how about now? Hehe!
EFF: Shit.
If the flywheel is mounted horizontally, i.e. like a record player, then the turning would have no noticeable effect.
Might have problems if you wanna loop-the-loop though.
OT bit: You know, its really fscking annoying seeing one of those "cool ideas you think of when bored" appear for real.
I'm still working on the linear gearbox.
Ali
Yeah, MSNBC was right, the Linux desktop is dying. I always knew Windows was the real high-end operating system!
Ali