Wait a minute... The article mentions that if your hardware crashes and you have not "backed up" your bitcoins, then you are SOL and they are gone for good. Sooo if you can actually "backup" or in some way clone your bitcoins, what is stopping you from making infinite copies? As long as one buyer never gets two of the same copy, how will they know the money is counterfeit? Being peer-to-peer there is no centralized server to check dupes against (I assume here).
Wow, just zooming in all the way on the photo there is nearly an uncountable number of stars. Zooming out only multiplies the number you can see. I don't know about anyone else, but this makes me feel really really tiny!
Even seeing this photo I cannot comprehend how many of these stars and alien solar systems are within our own galaxy. And to think there are numerous other galaxies full of these as well!
I had similar software installed on my work box. Every now and then it would nag you to take a break because you were typing too much or moving the mouse too much. This software was configured so that it could not be disabled by the normal machine user, and was very annoying with its constant chiming and messages.
The one funny part about it though, is that there was a small meter in the task bar that showed your usage level. If you continued to use your mouse and keyboard without a break the meter would fill up over time. We would usually have informal contests to see who could max it out.
by the author of the article. Who knows what the business model of the photographer is or what they actually had to do/pay for these photo shoots? For all we know, all the speculation in this article is completely inaccurate. Why is this story even on/....
I would agree, however, the point of the experiment in the aforementioned article was to see if humans could feasibly be confined for a duration of a trip to Mars. The reason gravity is not an issue here is that we already have data from past experience in this domain. Take for example Expedition 14 to the ISS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_14). This expedition lasted for 215 days, in which two crew members were weightless that entire time.
In comparison, this article is talking about spending a week (or few months) in space. This is pale in comparison to anything we have already done, and frankly I don't see the point of it at all. I don't doubt that the space station could be vital in testing planned missions to Mars, but I don't see anything useful coming from this simulation.
So to sum this up, basically Hotz lost. Sony has specifically barred him from doing anything with the ps3 (besides playing it; unless I missed something?), and in return the lawsuit is dropped, but essentially Hotz won nothing.
I say he, and all his donors, got the shaft.
I say that for 5 years, every scientist in japan works on the problem of trying to separate radiation from water (or the air too for that matter). Surely with all their expertise and everyone working on the problem, a solution could be found that would be beneficial to them and the rest of the world.
I honestly don't understand why we can't filter water to become non-radioactive. Scientists have come up with ways to do the craziest things (like viewing atoms)...so why can't we solve this problem? Are there just not enough people working at it?
That actually brings up a good point. Perhaps they are not introducing a -1 button so that the trolls of the internet cannot make certain search terms disappear. Imagine a large party of people get together and decide that search results for, oh say, abortion all receive -1. They repeatedly search and rate these sites as -1. Assuming the google algorithm is automated to search based on the +/- count, these legitimate pages would be pushed to the back of the search.
Does google really think that the average user is going to rate their search results? If a search is really that good, the user is going to immediately click on the link they are searching for.
I do frequent searches throughout the day. I don't see myself using this feature after every search (or after any search for that matter).
This is one of my favorite shows of all time, and I think that is partly because of the idiotic and insensitive nature of the hosts. It is entertaining because they are not afraid to make fun of each other or anyone else on the show; and they certainly never hesitate to point out their own perceived shortcomings of certain vehicles. Without being able to do this freely, the show would certainly be far less amusing.
I must say I was quite excited when I read the headline. After reading the actual article though I must say I am much less so.
It seems like this is an argument over who can stream what content from where, assuming that the streamed content was already legally obtained. In this regard, if Amazon and the RIAA DO battle in court, I feel like very little will change in the ways of RIAA's current copyright laws. Furthermore, I suspect that the RIAA knows its bounds, and will avoid going to court outright against Amazon especially since their argument seems to be rather weak. I think the best we can expect is an undisclosed settlement between the two.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Wait a minute... The article mentions that if your hardware crashes and you have not "backed up" your bitcoins, then you are SOL and they are gone for good. Sooo if you can actually "backup" or in some way clone your bitcoins, what is stopping you from making infinite copies? As long as one buyer never gets two of the same copy, how will they know the money is counterfeit? Being peer-to-peer there is no centralized server to check dupes against (I assume here).
Did I miss something?
What's your point? It's the internet...anything goes
You should have no reasonable expectation of privacy when posting ANYTHING to a social networking website.
How often is the average american sued?
Wow, just zooming in all the way on the photo there is nearly an uncountable number of stars. Zooming out only multiplies the number you can see. I don't know about anyone else, but this makes me feel really really tiny! Even seeing this photo I cannot comprehend how many of these stars and alien solar systems are within our own galaxy. And to think there are numerous other galaxies full of these as well!
I had similar software installed on my work box. Every now and then it would nag you to take a break because you were typing too much or moving the mouse too much. This software was configured so that it could not be disabled by the normal machine user, and was very annoying with its constant chiming and messages. The one funny part about it though, is that there was a small meter in the task bar that showed your usage level. If you continued to use your mouse and keyboard without a break the meter would fill up over time. We would usually have informal contests to see who could max it out.
by the author of the article. Who knows what the business model of the photographer is or what they actually had to do/pay for these photo shoots? For all we know, all the speculation in this article is completely inaccurate. Why is this story even on /. ...
Perhaps it was the "any" key
"apart from the gravity aspect"
That's not a quickly overlooked triffle.
I would agree, however, the point of the experiment in the aforementioned article was to see if humans could feasibly be confined for a duration of a trip to Mars. The reason gravity is not an issue here is that we already have data from past experience in this domain. Take for example Expedition 14 to the ISS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_14). This expedition lasted for 215 days, in which two crew members were weightless that entire time. In comparison, this article is talking about spending a week (or few months) in space. This is pale in comparison to anything we have already done, and frankly I don't see the point of it at all. I don't doubt that the space station could be vital in testing planned missions to Mars, but I don't see anything useful coming from this simulation.
I think this simulation is a bit more realistic (apart from the gravity aspect): http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41192648/ns/technology_and_science-space/
Really? Your comment was modded up while mine was modded down... /.'ers (cue eyeroll)
I was being ironic. Obviously over the head of most
@1:40 "Usefull for disabeled people"...
But apparently not useful for PhD students who can't spell
So to sum this up, basically Hotz lost. Sony has specifically barred him from doing anything with the ps3 (besides playing it; unless I missed something?), and in return the lawsuit is dropped, but essentially Hotz won nothing. I say he, and all his donors, got the shaft.
Oh wait...wrong series
I say that for 5 years, every scientist in japan works on the problem of trying to separate radiation from water (or the air too for that matter). Surely with all their expertise and everyone working on the problem, a solution could be found that would be beneficial to them and the rest of the world. I honestly don't understand why we can't filter water to become non-radioactive. Scientists have come up with ways to do the craziest things (like viewing atoms)...so why can't we solve this problem? Are there just not enough people working at it?
That actually brings up a good point. Perhaps they are not introducing a -1 button so that the trolls of the internet cannot make certain search terms disappear. Imagine a large party of people get together and decide that search results for, oh say, abortion all receive -1. They repeatedly search and rate these sites as -1. Assuming the google algorithm is automated to search based on the +/- count, these legitimate pages would be pushed to the back of the search.
Does google really think that the average user is going to rate their search results? If a search is really that good, the user is going to immediately click on the link they are searching for. I do frequent searches throughout the day. I don't see myself using this feature after every search (or after any search for that matter).
Using 1,500,000 of those packets that come with your shoes. "Do not eat!"
Maybe this will be the rocket that attracts the attention of nearby space beings!
So true. If I received this message I would likely just lol.
NotSoSecurID
This is one of my favorite shows of all time, and I think that is partly because of the idiotic and insensitive nature of the hosts. It is entertaining because they are not afraid to make fun of each other or anyone else on the show; and they certainly never hesitate to point out their own perceived shortcomings of certain vehicles. Without being able to do this freely, the show would certainly be far less amusing.
I must say I was quite excited when I read the headline. After reading the actual article though I must say I am much less so. It seems like this is an argument over who can stream what content from where, assuming that the streamed content was already legally obtained. In this regard, if Amazon and the RIAA DO battle in court, I feel like very little will change in the ways of RIAA's current copyright laws. Furthermore, I suspect that the RIAA knows its bounds, and will avoid going to court outright against Amazon especially since their argument seems to be rather weak. I think the best we can expect is an undisclosed settlement between the two.
Once we harness the power of gravity all other sources of power will become obsolete.