the receivers are just too expensive. $10/month for subscription isn't terrible, but I am not going to pay $300 dollars (and those are the low end versions) for just the hardware (stereo system not included).
Now, once the receivers get down to $50-$100 price range, I'll consider it, but not until then.
...If you don't like the "war on drugs" then vote and change the law-- we can't go around breaking laws just because we don't like them...
... don't think for an instance that if their were a Democrat on the hill that anything would be any different.
So how can people change immoral and unjustifiable laws if the only two candidates they can vote for will pretty much do the same thing?
Sometimes the only way to change how the law works is by breaking the law and show that the law is wrong. Just because someone went to prison does not mean that the government and the corporations who bought it can do with prisoners what they want. There are certain rights that should not be violated if we are to call ourselves a civilized society.
It was late, Halloween night at my workplace. At the time, I was a system administrator stuck with the late shift. Of course, around midnight on Halloween all alone in a big office building can be a bit creepy.
I was sitting at my desk, pretending to work (in reality I was surfing the web, but there were no real problems with the system that required my immediate attention) when I heard a noise out in the hall. The noise had a metallic sound, almost as if someone was bending a piece of aluminium siding.
What with this being around midnight on Halloween I was a bit freaked out. I am not normally supersitious, but there are limits. I reasoned with myself that perhaps someone else was working late, or was coming in after a party to check their email or something. Of course, it could also have been a burglar but we didn't have a lot to steal outside of our computers. Or at least, nothing a burglar would really want.
So I step out of my cubicle, and out of our office into the hall. "Hello?" I called out. There was no answer. The halogen lights were flooding the hallway with such a sharp illumination, it made everything seem so surreal. I checked around the corner, and I noticed the airvac vent pipe had been pulled back with a hole big enough to fit a large man, as if someone had gone in there to hide. Or come out of hiding.
Now I was getting more than a little nervous. The airvac did lead to the roof, and a Burlgar could have come in after all. The airvac vents were large enough that someone could have squeezed through fairly easily, although I don't know how they could have supported someone's weight. I decided to head back to my cube and call the police, but then I heard a noise from the vice president's office. Visions of me confronting the burglar and capturing him ran through my mind, with possibly a raise or a promotion.
I approached the door, and I could see through the glazed glass the shadow of a large man moving around. The door was ajar and he was making a bit of noise with the rattling of papers or some such. I burst in, and was suprised when I saw a large, portly gentleman in a Santa's suit. "Excuse me, but what do you think you are doing?" I said in a voice that I hoped was filled with disdain, but more likely sounded a bit scared.
"Hello," the man in the Santa outfit exclaimed. "Working late again tonight, Markus?"
I was suprised that he knew my name. Perhaps it was a co-worker coming back in from a halloween party after all. of course, I didn't recognize him, and he definitely wasn't the vice president. "Do I know you? Do you work here?"
The man looked amused. "I guess you could say that, although I'm finished now." He hoisted a large bag over his shoulder, and walked out of the office.
"Excuse me?" I exclaimed as I followed him. "Who are you?"
He headed towards the hole in the vent. "Why I'm Santa Claus, out giving presents." He stopped in front of the hole in the vent.
I was flabbergasted. I worred about how to handle this obviously insane man until the police showed up. The fact that he climbed down from the roof through our "chimney" at what must have been obvious threat to life and limb meant he had no concerns for his own safety.
"Pardon me," I said, trying to humor him. "But today is Halloween, not Christmas."
The old man turned and looked at me, with a twinkle in his eye. "Of course. I always make my deliveries to computer geeks on Halloween. It cuts down on my workload during the holidays."
"What? Why?" I exclaimed.
"Why, every geek knows that OCT 31 equals DEC 25." And with that, he touched the side of his nose and vanished up the air vent.
Interesting. The claim is that it could reduce shockwaves by as much as 98%. Given that the major cause of injury from a bullet injury is hydrostatic shock, I wonder if you could use this material for absorbing the impact?
Or if the material must be of such a certain thickness that body armor is impractical, could it be used as vehicular armor? With proper thermal insulation, I could see that it could stand up to a nuclear blast, absorbing the shcokwave without damage.
In Virginia there is an election for Governor. One of the candidates (Mark Earley) was the primary supporter for UCITA. For this reason, I will be voting against him and for his opponent Mark Warner.
Hopefully, if enough people vote against Earley we can send a message to other politicians that we won't vote for candidates who are willing to sacrifice the rights of computer users.
If that's the way you feel then why don't you have the microscope implanted into your head... Don't like that do you? Neither does the rat.
You do realize of course that these are laboratory rats, specifically bred for experimentation? And that if they weren't being used as such, wouldn't be bred? Of course you did.
Besides, if I felt that it was worth it to have a microscope monitoring my brain, why wouldn't I do so? I have volunteered for scientific experiments in the past. If by doing so, a cure for some disease or a development for handicapped individuals could occur, why not?
They managed to get carbon to superconduct at tempertures higher than liquid nitrogen (with potential for even higher temperatures), is potentially cheaper than other types of superconductivity and could be easier to work with then the copper-oxide ceramics.
If things keep advancing like they are, it won't be too many years until we get superconductive wire available to the general public. I would love to be able to run down to radio shack and pick up a spool of superconducting wire for all sorts of home projects.
The article says that the steel can handle up to 16 Gpascals. That is equivilent to over a thousand TONS per square inch. That's a goodly amount.
The articles listed seems like some sort of press release. Is there any sort of independant verification available? I assume there has to be if R&D Magazine is willing to give them an award for this.
In addition to losing his job, the former Ciena employee lost out on "millions of dollars in potential stock profits when Lucent Technologies bought Chromatis for $4.5 billion in May," according to the Journal.
So can the former employee sue for lost wages? If I lost a few million dollars because of this, I would definitely be talking to a lawyer.
With no moving parts (other than the projectile) and not having to rely on a chemical reaction a magnetic weapon makes the perfect sniper weapon. Think about trying to fight in thick cover without being able to tell where shots are coming from (no audible sound), I shudder to think of the possibilities.
Only if they slowed it down by a factor of 100. The sound of a bullet travelling at 20km/sec would most definitely make a very loud noise. Now the fact that it travels that fast means if you have good enough scopes, you could hit someone from 10 miles away without having to worry too much about gravity drop. That, and the fact that it would be a molten chunk of metal by the time it actually hit.
The Reason why Monica Moorehead and Earl Dodge isn't on your ballot is that Ms. Moorehead is only on the ballot for Colorado, Florida, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin and Mr. Dodge is only on the ballot in Colorado. Why Mr. McReynolds is listed under Liberty Union, I can't answer.
I wonder what would happen if a few senators' election web sites were forced to go down becuase someone told their ISP that they were infringing on copyright? How quick do you think DMCA would be changed?
The reason why it isn't open and shut is that BT is a giant monopoly with it's fingers in everybody's pie. Of course it is going to try to use its mega-resources to try and fight this. And if it's strong enough and can yell loud enough they think that people will eventually see things there way.
After all, it isn't about money, it's about who controls the internet.
While Mr. Lanier's article was both interesting and insightful (as all those moderators say), I cannot agree with his statement about Artificial Intelligence.
Mr. Lanier argues that because humans have not in the past and cannot currently develop computer programs that duplicate the brain processes, that artificial intelligence cannot be achieved. He fails to take into account various research being performed with neural net and related architecture, and further development into our understanding of the human brain. While I agree with most of his arguements, his reasoning behind artificial intelligence is not one of them.
A really good overview of some of the current research that is occuring now can be seen here.
Okay, according to the article, it says that the mass of the black hole is approximately 2.6 million suns in a space smaller than the distance from the sun to the moon. Now the mass of the sun is approximately 2^30 kg, and the distance from the sun to mars is approximately 1.5^11m...
Quick Calculations...
Okay, that's approximately 370 kg/cubic meter. Funny, I figure that a black hole would be more dense than that. I think somebody is making a mistake somewhere. Hopefully it isn't me.
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I put this "laser beam" on the moon. And when it reaches Washington D.C. and every other major city, it will blow it up. It is my "Death Star".
I don't know, I kind of like the third planet.
the receivers are just too expensive. $10/month for subscription isn't terrible, but I am not going to pay $300 dollars (and those are the low end versions) for just the hardware (stereo system not included).
Now, once the receivers get down to $50-$100 price range, I'll consider it, but not until then.
... don't think for an instance that if their were a Democrat on the hill that anything would be any different.
So how can people change immoral and unjustifiable laws if the only two candidates they can vote for will pretty much do the same thing?
Sometimes the only way to change how the law works is by breaking the law and show that the law is wrong. Just because someone went to prison does not mean that the government and the corporations who bought it can do with prisoners what they want. There are certain rights that should not be violated if we are to call ourselves a civilized society.
It was late, Halloween night at my workplace. At the time, I was a system administrator stuck with the late shift. Of course, around midnight on Halloween all alone in a big office building can be a bit creepy.
I was sitting at my desk, pretending to work (in reality I was surfing the web, but there were no real problems with the system that required my immediate attention) when I heard a noise out in the hall. The noise had a metallic sound, almost as if someone was bending a piece of aluminium siding.
What with this being around midnight on Halloween I was a bit freaked out. I am not normally supersitious, but there are limits. I reasoned with myself that perhaps someone else was working late, or was coming in after a party to check their email or something. Of course, it could also have been a burglar but we didn't have a lot to steal outside of our computers. Or at least, nothing a burglar would really want.
So I step out of my cubicle, and out of our office into the hall. "Hello?" I called out. There was no answer. The halogen lights were flooding the hallway with such a sharp illumination, it made everything seem so surreal. I checked around the corner, and I noticed the airvac vent pipe had been pulled back with a hole big enough to fit a large man, as if someone had gone in there to hide. Or come out of hiding.
Now I was getting more than a little nervous. The airvac did lead to the roof, and a Burlgar could have come in after all. The airvac vents were large enough that someone could have squeezed through fairly easily, although I don't know how they could have supported someone's weight. I decided to head back to my cube and call the police, but then I heard a noise from the vice president's office. Visions of me confronting the burglar and capturing him ran through my mind, with possibly a raise or a promotion.
I approached the door, and I could see through the glazed glass the shadow of a large man moving around. The door was ajar and he was making a bit of noise with the rattling of papers or some such. I burst in, and was suprised when I saw a large, portly gentleman in a Santa's suit. "Excuse me, but what do you think you are doing?" I said in a voice that I hoped was filled with disdain, but more likely sounded a bit scared.
"Hello," the man in the Santa outfit exclaimed. "Working late again tonight, Markus?"
I was suprised that he knew my name. Perhaps it was a co-worker coming back in from a halloween party after all. of course, I didn't recognize him, and he definitely wasn't the vice president. "Do I know you? Do you work here?"
The man looked amused. "I guess you could say that, although I'm finished now." He hoisted a large bag over his shoulder, and walked out of the office.
"Excuse me?" I exclaimed as I followed him. "Who are you?"
He headed towards the hole in the vent. "Why I'm Santa Claus, out giving presents." He stopped in front of the hole in the vent.
I was flabbergasted. I worred about how to handle this obviously insane man until the police showed up. The fact that he climbed down from the roof through our "chimney" at what must have been obvious threat to life and limb meant he had no concerns for his own safety.
"Pardon me," I said, trying to humor him. "But today is Halloween, not Christmas."
The old man turned and looked at me, with a twinkle in his eye. "Of course. I always make my deliveries to computer geeks on Halloween. It cuts down on my workload during the holidays."
"What? Why?" I exclaimed.
"Why, every geek knows that OCT 31 equals DEC 25." And with that, he touched the side of his nose and vanished up the air vent.
Interesting. The claim is that it could reduce shockwaves by as much as 98%. Given that the major cause of injury from a bullet injury is hydrostatic shock, I wonder if you could use this material for absorbing the impact?
Or if the material must be of such a certain thickness that body armor is impractical, could it be used as vehicular armor? With proper thermal insulation, I could see that it could stand up to a nuclear blast, absorbing the shcokwave without damage.
In Virginia there is an election for Governor. One of the candidates (Mark Earley) was the primary supporter for UCITA. For this reason, I will be voting against him and for his opponent Mark Warner.
Hopefully, if enough people vote against Earley we can send a message to other politicians that we won't vote for candidates who are willing to sacrifice the rights of computer users.
"The only way to get efficiency gains in information technology is to take some of the people out."
They're called managers.
If that's the way you feel then why don't you have the microscope implanted into your head... Don't like that do you? Neither does the rat.
You do realize of course that these are laboratory rats, specifically bred for experimentation? And that if they weren't being used as such, wouldn't be bred? Of course you did.
Besides, if I felt that it was worth it to have a microscope monitoring my brain, why wouldn't I do so? I have volunteered for scientific experiments in the past. If by doing so, a cure for some disease or a development for handicapped individuals could occur, why not?
They managed to get carbon to superconduct at tempertures higher than liquid nitrogen (with potential for even higher temperatures), is potentially cheaper than other types of superconductivity and could be easier to work with then the copper-oxide ceramics.
If things keep advancing like they are, it won't be too many years until we get superconductive wire available to the general public. I would love to be able to run down to radio shack and pick up a spool of superconducting wire for all sorts of home projects.
The article says that the steel can handle up to 16 Gpascals. That is equivilent to over a thousand TONS per square inch. That's a goodly amount.
The articles listed seems like some sort of press release. Is there any sort of independant verification available? I assume there has to be if R&D Magazine is willing to give them an award for this.
Silver Fluoride (the substance the article is talking about) is often used by dentists for fluoride treatments on weakened teeth.
Maybe this explains why my teeth hurt when I eat something really cold. The silver fluoride makes the pain nerves superconduct.
RSA have several different levels of prizes.
Here is the list:
Good luck on getting those anytime soon.
Oh, you mean like this treaty? Article 4 bans weapons of mass destruction. Those crowbars would count.
In addition to losing his job, the former Ciena employee lost out on "millions of dollars in potential stock profits when Lucent Technologies bought Chromatis for $4.5 billion in May," according to the Journal.
So can the former employee sue for lost wages? If I lost a few million dollars because of this, I would definitely be talking to a lawyer.
With no moving parts (other than the projectile) and not having to rely on a chemical reaction a magnetic weapon makes the perfect sniper weapon. Think about trying to fight in thick cover without being able to tell where shots are coming from (no audible sound), I shudder to think of the possibilities.
Only if they slowed it down by a factor of 100. The sound of a bullet travelling at 20km/sec would most definitely make a very loud noise. Now the fact that it travels that fast means if you have good enough scopes, you could hit someone from 10 miles away without having to worry too much about gravity drop. That, and the fact that it would be a molten chunk of metal by the time it actually hit.
Now I can get that set of frictionless bedsheets I always wanted!
Hey, don't give them any ideas. The government might just do it.
The Reason why Monica Moorehead and Earl Dodge isn't on your ballot is that Ms. Moorehead is only on the ballot for Colorado, Florida, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin and Mr. Dodge is only on the ballot in Colorado. Why Mr. McReynolds is listed under Liberty Union, I can't answer.
1.1 History - Carnivore is software that runs under Windows NT with Service Pack Three or Better...
So all those ISPs that run Linux is safe. Good.
I wonder what would happen if a few senators' election web sites were forced to go down becuase someone told their ISP that they were infringing on copyright? How quick do you think DMCA would be changed?
The reason why it isn't open and shut is that BT is a giant monopoly with it's fingers in everybody's pie. Of course it is going to try to use its mega-resources to try and fight this. And if it's strong enough and can yell loud enough they think that people will eventually see things there way.
After all, it isn't about money, it's about who controls the internet.
For an article explaining the history of Luddism (albeit from a slightly biased point of view) check out this site
While Mr. Lanier's article was both interesting and insightful (as all those moderators say), I cannot agree with his statement about Artificial Intelligence.
Mr. Lanier argues that because humans have not in the past and cannot currently develop computer programs that duplicate the brain processes, that artificial intelligence cannot be achieved. He fails to take into account various research being performed with neural net and related architecture, and further development into our understanding of the human brain. While I agree with most of his arguements, his reasoning behind artificial intelligence is not one of them.
A really good overview of some of the current research that is occuring now can be seen here.Okay, according to the article, it says that the mass of the black hole is approximately 2.6 million suns in a space smaller than the distance from the sun to the moon. Now the mass of the sun is approximately 2^30 kg, and the distance from the sun to mars is approximately 1.5^11m...
Quick Calculations...
Okay, that's approximately 370 kg/cubic meter. Funny, I figure that a black hole would be more dense than that. I think somebody is making a mistake somewhere. Hopefully it isn't me.