Of course, natural and/or synthetic fibres can be of any color. Fibres transmitting light are uncolored. They take the color of the light source which is connected to them.
Google, if I recall correctly, ranks things not only based on quantity of links, but also based on who links to you. Thus the link from Slash will help him out a bit.
although strangely enough, apparently so will links from subdomain sites like geocities, etc.
so now he merely has to complain about his monthly bandwidth allotment getting used up, and his serving crashing due to/.
You know how in Star Trek they still furiously type on a huge
keyboard when they want fast input, and not telegenic "Computer, Warp 9"? So, we're closer to it than you think:)
As an optional imput ssystem, this may not be bad.
After all people can type 100 words per minute, but how many people can type that fast?
this is just the old convergence thing all over again. Will the Convergence thing be a computer or will it be a TV?
I think that it hasn't arrived yet, that this will be 'something' else. Something that will superset everything else.
Ultimately I think it will be an AI Star Trek type thingy with voice commands, able to do almost anything. I say this because I can recall a old couple many many years ago who came into the computer retail store I worked in, who wanted to see the first mac with a built in microphone and built in speech capability. Telling them that it was not star trek yet was exactly like taking a lollipop from a child. They were heart broken.
Point being, there is a major pent up demand in the culture for that kind of tool. It has been sold in the culture through multple shows and movies for decades now. This is what computers are supposed to be.
The first company that can legitimately say say "This IS Star Trek" will make a mint. I think everything else is sort of grasping baby steps towards this sort of thing.
heck, If you have ever seen the film of the introduction of the very first Mac will note what a visceral reaction was achieved with such a jump in technology, even if alot still had to be fulfilled and developed over the coming year. Just the idea that it could be achieved...
Heck If Steve Jobs comes out with something that is a legit star trek level type system in the next few years, he can blow peoples mind all over again. But I digress. (And I do not own a Mac)
Their idea is to target those people whom they want to buy their product.vs the people who will by their product, vs the people who won't. these do not always overlapp well.
You would think that the music industry would realise that they need innovation to maintain their market.
Most places can manufacture a one hit wonder. Take those pop stars from those TV show contests. Nice kids, but potentially ruined by the business angles running them ragged.
But it takes a completely different level of artist to sustain originality. this seems to have been beaten to death by the industry
There has been a lack of clarity and precision in the definition of individual species. For example, in certain bears, and other wide ranging creatures, you get variations that lead some scientists to classify two different animals as different species, when in fact they could crossbreed with viable young.
As an example closer to home take a look at common dogs. I can bet that some biologist in the far future (say 100 million years from now) is going to find all of these dog fossils, especially in pet cemetaries, etc. and conclude that these were all different species of animal. A chihauhau vs a Saint Bernard? the same species? come on now....;-)
This loose grey zone is probably part of the problem. and I can see them trying desperately trying to find the intermediate forms in the fossil record. They will have just "mysteriously appeared"
fortunately/unfortunately, there are a number of websites out there that have hints for things like the Microsoft interview riddles, etc. a number of which have featured on/. - etc
I would likely look at a number of practical skills tests focussed on key skills. For example, I might have a simple 5 to 10 page brochure website in straight html on a floppy. I might ask him to maintain the look, but convert to style sheets. Have them sit down at a PC without a net connection.
Or find out and fix something that is broken on a page or in a piece of sample code.
In other words, have tests for key tasks, nothing huge. You could even make it a timed test. Create a benchmark by having all current personnel also take the test, so you know what the bell curve is. The current crew could even help design it, supplying questions that people should be able to figure out in order to work there.
The U.S. Census Bureau opted for MySQL two years ago to run its MapStats Web site, which allows people to look up data such as population, income and crime rates for different states and counties. Instead of spending $80,000 on database software and support, the agency used MySQL for free, said Rachael LaPorte Taylor, a computer engineer at the Census Bureau.
``We've spoken with other agencies about our open-source projects,'' she said. ``People first get interested after hearing about the budget savings.''
MapStats hasn't crashed since it was created, she said.
Some how I can imagine the military trying to figure out how to make this cheaply enough to use in something like an upgraded version of the Tomahawk Missile. (which currently run at about 600mph or so)
Something like that would be impressive, and also would have definite mind bending impact on the popation below, just due to the sonic boom.
Anyone else know of any get rich quick schemes that work?;)
You could probably do this, but of course, the trick to get rich quick schemes is to not get too greedy.
you could either get banned really quickly, get some seed money for what ever project, or cycle your 'leet card skilz so that you only skim your profits every once in a while. so that you come in under the radar.
Microsoft,at least according to their on PR, Is the way that IT should be run.
Microsoft has dominance, especially in large corporations.
Much of the way MS software runs requires extra personel to program and to make the best use of it's capabilities.
Corporations are seeing that IT is a inefficient use of resources, and so that IT is a waste of TIME
The obvious conclusion is that it, Microsoft, is the root cause of the problem, because the things that corporations are complaining about are in fact characteristics of Microsoft Products.
Microsoft products are used through out the industry, and are the standard. Are they not? Whose software is left to blame?
Update: Yeah, the site is a little slow...We've been Slashdotted. Emergancy Personal are standing by, should the server in fact explode into lil' tiny bits. Which would be kinda cool to see.
I'm actually voting for a meltdown into a slag of molten ash, with the scream of twisting metal collapsing under its' own weight.
Dave Arneson: Yeah. We created the Continental Congress and because I knew things the teacher didn't share with the students we ended up not having the Continental Congress, Delaware rejoined the Empire and New York and New Hampshire were at war. Anyway, (laughs) I was accused by my professor of perverting his exercises... and well, it was true I did, and he was mad at me. The same thing happened with the French Revolution, and he accused me of introducing these random events that were of no historical interest at all.
There is a certain puckish commonality that I see here with a number of creative types.
Slashdot Mirror
Unless the AI lived on the internet, say as part of a p2p setup or something.
"We wish to bring the internet into court your honor...."
right
the RIAA would not have any idea as to how it was done, because neither will the researcher.
Of course, natural and/or synthetic fibres can be of any color. Fibres transmitting light are uncolored. They take the color of the light source which is connected to them.
Now add in a couple of digital controls, and you'll be able to flash colors like a cuttlefish
although strangely enough, apparently so will links from subdomain sites like geocities, etc.
so now he merely has to complain about his monthly bandwidth allotment getting used up, and his serving crashing due to /.
He can't win
After all people can type 100 words per minute, but how many people can speak that fast?
As an optional imput ssystem, this may not be bad.
After all people can type 100 words per minute, but how many people can type that fast?
I think that it hasn't arrived yet, that this will be 'something' else. Something that will superset everything else.
Ultimately I think it will be an AI Star Trek type thingy with voice commands, able to do almost anything. I say this because I can recall a old couple many many years ago who came into the computer retail store I worked in, who wanted to see the first mac with a built in microphone and built in speech capability. Telling them that it was not star trek yet was exactly like taking a lollipop from a child. They were heart broken.
Point being, there is a major pent up demand in the culture for that kind of tool. It has been sold in the culture through multple shows and movies for decades now. This is what computers are supposed to be.
The first company that can legitimately say say "This IS Star Trek" will make a mint. I think everything else is sort of grasping baby steps towards this sort of thing.
heck, If you have ever seen the film of the introduction of the very first Mac will note what a visceral reaction was achieved with such a jump in technology, even if alot still had to be fulfilled and developed over the coming year. Just the idea that it could be achieved ...
Heck If Steve Jobs comes out with something that is a legit star trek level type system in the next few years, he can blow peoples mind all over again. But I digress. (And I do not own a Mac)
Of course, this is insanely difficult. but ....
Their idea is to target those people whom they want to buy their product.vs the people who will by their product, vs the people who won't. these do not always overlapp well.
Thinking about this, we want this.
Because then the sheep will become the targetted market.
If you are not a sheep, you win. If you do not purchase the desired products, you do not meet the desired demographics, you fall off the radar.
Just don't get trapped. Don't be sheep.
Most places can manufacture a one hit wonder. Take those pop stars from those TV show contests. Nice kids, but potentially ruined by the business angles running them ragged.
But it takes a completely different level of artist to sustain originality. this seems to have been beaten to death by the industry
Give me a local garage man these days
As an example closer to home take a look at common dogs. I can bet that some biologist in the far future (say 100 million years from now) is going to find all of these dog fossils, especially in pet cemetaries, etc. and conclude that these were all different species of animal. A chihauhau vs a Saint Bernard? the same species? come on now.... ;-)
This loose grey zone is probably part of the problem. and I can see them trying desperately trying to find the intermediate forms in the fossil record. They will have just "mysteriously appeared"
I would likely look at a number of practical skills tests focussed on key skills. For example, I might have a simple 5 to 10 page brochure website in straight html on a floppy. I might ask him to maintain the look, but convert to style sheets. Have them sit down at a PC without a net connection.
Or find out and fix something that is broken on a page or in a piece of sample code.
In other words, have tests for key tasks, nothing huge. You could even make it a timed test. Create a benchmark by having all current personnel also take the test, so you know what the bell curve is. The current crew could even help design it, supplying questions that people should be able to figure out in order to work there.
Which for some reason brought to mind the image of AI Robots as programmers, with their metallic fingers whirring away at the keyboard.
totally nonsensical, of course. but it is a picture.
Of course this is only relevant depending on base ten numbers. You milage will vary depending on the base.
It is a quirk of numbers based on the nuances of the notation system you are using, and as such is amusing for some.
I imagine there may be more palidromes in a base two system, vs, say, a base 666 system. (to choose an arbitrary base).
Oddities of this sort of thing might have some usefulness in offbeat cryto systems, but beuyond that ...
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In other words, the server exploded into a pile of twisted wire,metal,and silicon.
they're trying to build another one.
no google cache available at this time. Besides, the page is served via php..
``We've spoken with other agencies about our open-source projects,'' she said. ``People first get interested after hearing about the budget savings.''
MapStats hasn't crashed since it was created, she said.
not bad for a low end peace of fluff.
http://www.lessemf.com/personal.html
http://www.rfsafe.com/rfclothing.htm
http://www.nspworldwide.com/
and some industrial stuff
http://euclidgarment.com/KWGARD.html
There is plenty info out there if you search for RF protective or emf protective clothing.
I like the RF Safe Baseball Caps myself.
doh
Something like that would be impressive, and also would have definite mind bending impact on the popation below, just due to the sonic boom.
It really becomes a question of what kind of market searches to you want to show up in.
Random Searches? File searches? product searches?
What is your market? If you do not know what searches you want to show up in, then how can you push yourself higher in google?
You could probably do this, but of course, the trick to get rich quick schemes is to not get too greedy.
you could either get banned really quickly, get some seed money for what ever project, or cycle your 'leet card skilz so that you only skim your profits every once in a while. so that you come in under the radar.
The obvious conclusion is that it, Microsoft, is the root cause of the problem, because the things that corporations are complaining about are in fact characteristics of Microsoft Products.
Microsoft products are used through out the industry, and are the standard. Are they not? Whose software is left to blame?
I'm actually voting for a meltdown into a slag of molten ash, with the scream of twisting metal collapsing under its' own weight.
but I'm willing to consider other options ....
Dave Arneson: Yeah. We created the Continental Congress and because I knew things the teacher didn't share with the students we ended up not having the Continental Congress, Delaware rejoined the Empire and New York and New Hampshire were at war. Anyway, (laughs) I was accused by my professor of perverting his exercises... and well, it was true I did, and he was mad at me. The same thing happened with the French Revolution, and he accused me of introducing these random events that were of no historical interest at all.
There is a certain puckish commonality that I see here with a number of creative types.
Am I surprised? Me?