Yes now I definitely see that we need to be rid of this useless piece of space junk. It does nothing apparently but further our knowledge and increase our view of the universe. Worthless piece of junk.
Are they still planning on scrapping this thing? That would be sad.
I wish I had MOD points because that was an excellent comeback. I'm from Canada and been living here 4 years now, in Texas no less..it's amazing how things have changed. In any other country you can turn on the TV at 4pm and see naked ppl swearing at each other... thing is, if you don't like it..change the channel.
Funny but last I heard, Canada wasn't running rampant with violence and anarchy.
Isn't free speech limited to things that don't cause damage? This stuff has the potential to cause damage. I've seen this malware cause systems not to boot and people to lose data. That is criminal if you ask me and they should be charged much less stopped.
Yea I agree. I remember when they were first messing with carbon nanotubes, tried to take a picture and the whole thing violently combusted. Who would have thought??!
That's exactly the problem, who knows what these things can do. They need to make sure it's completely tested before selling it.
I bet all these engineers were just big geeks that loved sci-fi and when the problem comes up, they fall back to what they know: Star Trek! It really never amazes me when they think up something out of a Roddenberry or Asimov story. They are good ideas, just not possible at the time.
Technically, nothing is impossible....given time;)
Again i'd have to point to Kurzweil about this. People don't realise how quickly we've advanced since the computer was created. Every technology we create only fuels new techs with fuels new ones exponentially. In one century we've experienced multiple revolutions, industrial and technological. Considering we've been around over 10 times that long (civilised anyhow), i'd say it's amazing.
I just think tech advancement happens on a much shorter scale as you'd have to change the measurement yearly almost.
I think it's exciting that i'll be alive to see some really crazy advancements, as long as human nature stays out of it and we don't destroy everything.
And that may be the bottleneck too. Considering designing an interface requires intelligence and a certain....foresight or empathy. We can make molecular computers and quantum cryptography, etc.. but when it comes to using it, we run the same things we're used to. We really need an increase in intelligence to advance and when we can teach our machines to think for us, then the bottleneck is gone and the exponentail becomes exponential only limited to resources... it's all very interesting.
I agree with someone else's post. A computer won't be a box with a monitor, etc.. It will prolly be like a PDA that has periphs you can plug in and just have everything virtual. I mean, 30 YEARS! Considering the exponential advance in technology, all we'd have to do is find a new battery model (nanotech i'm sure) and voila.
I'm gonna be in my rocking chair playing final fantasy XX i'm sure.
I hear you on that. I wouldn't pay that price for an Xbox though, just need to wait a year and it'll come down 50% or more. Thing is, to play a game on a PC is expensive. If you want to play it and have it work that is. You need a video card that will run it, good memory a nice proc, fast RELIABLE hard drive, nice display, periphs, etc... ok, for a real gamer, that's over a grand EASY. Buy an XBOX, 150$. You get all you need. I was against console gaming for awhile and stuck with my PC until i needed a new vidcard to run KOTOR. I just gave up and bought a XBOX to go with my PS2.
Hell for another 99$ i could buy a GC and round em all up:)
I'd have to agree with you on that. Everyone here seems to think that the original series was artwork or something. It was basically a B movie in the seventies if that's saying anything. Not until the 3rd one did it really get any attention and even then it was mainly the unwashed masses...which in the late 70's were abundant.
This is obviously something just to save face. Everyone knew they would run into cost issues I believe. It can't be cheap to do stuff on the moon. Just as it can't be cheap to do things in orbit.
Give it 6 months or so and their space station will become some kind of probe, then a rocket, etc...
Aside from the flamebait way this was written, it's kinda true. I live in Austin TX, moved from Ottawa, ON. I have to say that Americans are stressed. Day to day life is all rushed and everything just seems so tense. Ottawa was like a vacation looking back on it. I'd gladly pay the insane taxes, at least you get something for it. I pay hundreds in taxes and another hundred in healthcare every check and what do i get? Wars, paying for stupid corporate lawsuits, paying so GWB can vacation 80% of his presidency, etc... If there was one way to describe life in Canada it would be "Simple".
Or if you believe in Kurzweil's theories, they would merge with their technology at a certain point in their technological evolution and become exponentially intelligent. Basically we would know about them given the time period it requires to become an advanced tech civilization. Either that or they would be so advanced that we would not recognise the intelligence... Does an ANT know what we really are or our capabilities? It's all relative.
Naw man, i liked em too...so we're the last 2 people I guess. I just like action and am not into all that pseudo philosophy junk. It's a movie, if i wanna think, i'll read a book. I want special effects and they had plenty! And who doesn't want to see Morpheus wielding a katana? Great stuff.
If this kinda thing was tried before and i'm sure this guy is aware it has been. Hasn't the precedent already been set and they would just drop it? This guy is a nut though for sure.
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It's too bad I can't give MOD points as I do have some but alas. Glad to see a fellow canuck speak their mind.
:P
Maybe we can travel around ON our weapons, that way fusing two ideas in one!
Yes now I definitely see that we need to be rid of this useless piece of space junk. It does nothing apparently but further our knowledge and increase our view of the universe. Worthless piece of junk.
Are they still planning on scrapping this thing? That would be sad.
I wish I had MOD points because that was an excellent comeback.
I'm from Canada and been living here 4 years now, in Texas no less..it's amazing how things have changed.
In any other country you can turn on the TV at 4pm and see naked ppl swearing at each other... thing is, if you don't like it..change the channel.
Funny but last I heard, Canada wasn't running rampant with violence and anarchy.
Isn't free speech limited to things that don't cause damage?
This stuff has the potential to cause damage. I've seen this malware cause systems not to boot and people to lose data. That is criminal if you ask me and they should be charged much less stopped.
Probably, Zwei! Then it would be Der Komet Wilt Zwei!
Fun stuff.
I don't see how this is a troll. Sure it's a little rough but the truth ain't pretty. How many times have we seen this kinda thing?
Yea I agree. I remember when they were first messing with carbon nanotubes, tried to take a picture and the whole thing violently combusted. Who would have thought??!
That's exactly the problem, who knows what these things can do. They need to make sure it's completely tested before selling it.
Man that made me laugh, people are wondering what I'm smokin.
Maybe I need some time at a slot machine. Too funny.
*high pitched alto*
"In the Year 2000!"
Then I must be in heaven!
Sorry, but I was trying to make a bad joke and was thinking bordertown Juarez or something like that. I meant no disrespect.
That is true I suppose. I have a history of ignoring that pesky preview button.
:)
Just imagine when the machines think FOR us? Geez, we'll be morons...they'd prolly just get rid of us or make us work in their salt mines
I bet all these engineers were just big geeks that loved sci-fi and when the problem comes up, they fall back to what they know: Star Trek!
;)
It really never amazes me when they think up something out of a Roddenberry or Asimov story. They are good ideas, just not possible at the time.
Technically, nothing is impossible....given time
Again i'd have to point to Kurzweil about this. People don't realise how quickly we've advanced since the computer was created. Every technology we create only fuels new techs with fuels new ones exponentially.
In one century we've experienced multiple revolutions, industrial and technological. Considering we've been around over 10 times that long (civilised anyhow), i'd say it's amazing.
I just think tech advancement happens on a much shorter scale as you'd have to change the measurement yearly almost.
I think it's exciting that i'll be alive to see some really crazy advancements, as long as human nature stays out of it and we don't destroy everything.
I thought that said ELOffice. I was gonna ask if Mexico or on of them southern areas decided to get into the software industry.
Good idea though...seems like Java is really trying to bitchslap MS as often as they can.
And that may be the bottleneck too. Considering designing an interface requires intelligence and a certain....foresight or empathy.
We can make molecular computers and quantum cryptography, etc.. but when it comes to using it, we run the same things we're used to.
We really need an increase in intelligence to advance and when we can teach our machines to think for us, then the bottleneck is gone and the exponentail becomes exponential only limited to resources... it's all very interesting.
I agree with someone else's post. A computer won't be a box with a monitor, etc..
It will prolly be like a PDA that has periphs you can plug in and just have everything virtual.
I mean, 30 YEARS! Considering the exponential advance in technology, all we'd have to do is find a new battery model (nanotech i'm sure) and voila.
I'm gonna be in my rocking chair playing final fantasy XX i'm sure.
I hear you on that. I wouldn't pay that price for an Xbox though, just need to wait a year and it'll come down 50% or more.
:)
Thing is, to play a game on a PC is expensive. If you want to play it and have it work that is.
You need a video card that will run it, good memory a nice proc, fast RELIABLE hard drive, nice display, periphs, etc... ok, for a real gamer, that's over a grand EASY.
Buy an XBOX, 150$. You get all you need. I was against console gaming for awhile and stuck with my PC until i needed a new vidcard to run KOTOR. I just gave up and bought a XBOX to go with my PS2.
Hell for another 99$ i could buy a GC and round em all up
The only problem I see with that is "Stop" and "Tax". In the eyes of the gubmint, I think those words cannot exist together in the same universe. :)
I'd have to agree with you on that. Everyone here seems to think that the original series was artwork or something. It was basically a B movie in the seventies if that's saying anything. Not until the 3rd one did it really get any attention and even then it was mainly the unwashed masses...which in the late 70's were abundant.
This is obviously something just to save face. Everyone knew they would run into cost issues I believe. It can't be cheap to do stuff on the moon. Just as it can't be cheap to do things in orbit.
Give it 6 months or so and their space station will become some kind of probe, then a rocket, etc...
Man you weren't kidding about that Great Giana Sisters thing... It looks identical! If Mario was a blonde chick with crazy hair anyways...
I never heard of it but man, kinda makes you think that Super Mario designers weren't as creative as I once thought.
Thanks, that was interesting.
Aside from the flamebait way this was written, it's kinda true.
I live in Austin TX, moved from Ottawa, ON. I have to say that Americans are stressed. Day to day life is all rushed and everything just seems so tense. Ottawa was like a vacation looking back on it. I'd gladly pay the insane taxes, at least you get something for it. I pay hundreds in taxes and another hundred in healthcare every check and what do i get? Wars, paying for stupid corporate lawsuits, paying so GWB can vacation 80% of his presidency, etc...
If there was one way to describe life in Canada it would be "Simple".
Or if you believe in Kurzweil's theories, they would merge with their technology at a certain point in their technological evolution and become exponentially intelligent. Basically we would know about them given the time period it requires to become an advanced tech civilization. Either that or they would be so advanced that we would not recognise the intelligence...
Does an ANT know what we really are or our capabilities? It's all relative.
Naw man, i liked em too...so we're the last 2 people I guess. I just like action and am not into all that pseudo philosophy junk. It's a movie, if i wanna think, i'll read a book. I want special effects and they had plenty!
And who doesn't want to see Morpheus wielding a katana? Great stuff.
If this kinda thing was tried before and i'm sure this guy is aware it has been. Hasn't the precedent already been set and they would just drop it?
This guy is a nut though for sure.