Statistics please? The highest rates of murder are in Louisana and Texas. See? I can make up figures as well. (well, actually, I read that at infidels.org)
Problems at www.macintouch.com already? Don't tell me so many/.ers are flocking over there to read the news already? Or perhaps the worm that I can't get any details about at the moment got them...:)
"ExploreZip is known as a worm, not a virus, because it can't replicate itself. Computer viruses such as Melssa, which appeared in March, are written with the capability to reproduce through automation."
The appropriate Hacker's Dictionary sections:
Virus "Unlike a {worm}, a virus cannot infect other computers without assistance. It is propagated by vectors such as humans trading programs with their friends (see {SEX})."
Worm "A program that propagates itself over a network, reproducing itself as it goes. Compare {virus}. Nowadays the term has negative connotations, as it is assumed that only {cracker}s write worms."
I was wondering at first why ultra-pure water wouldn't work better, given that it would probably transfer heat faster. But are there any bits on the motherboard that would corrode?
Maybe I'm being paranoid, but did anyone notice in the processor stats that i386 (bottom entry, #33) had 0 blocks received, but 1 returned? Exactly how did that situation come about?
Just like a phaser, it appears that you can set it to "kill" as well as "stun" just by upping the amperage. According to the article, 250 milliamps would be sufficient.
Interesting, I wonder how much power you could draw? I remember reading a recent article on military investigations of a weapon powerful enough to be a tank-killer that worked on similar principles. The lasers spot ionized the air in a line down to a target tank. (ionized only at the focal point, so the lasers don't have to be mounted on the target) on a stormy day, the lightning then follows the path of least resistance...
It seems they adjust the sensitivities. I've walked through and forgotten to empty my pockets with not a beep. But after a bomb threat at Toronto Airport, the gates beeped until I got rid of every bit of metal on me. Too high a sensitivity, however, and they soon push it back down due to delays.
I was reacting to Katz claim that the TCM served a purpose in bringing focus on on issue.
Now, I don't disagree with the fact that there is a great deal of misunderstanding of some of these social outcasts, but what the TCM did was EVIL, it shows no empathy of their own for those around them, who were simply living targets for their agression. There is no excuse for what they did, and no matter why they were outcasts in the first place, no reason to try and empathize with the deed.
They were not "driven" to murder someone, far less thirteen, it was a choice on their part, and indicates serious problems that may have been triggered by their treatment by those around them. That is no excuse.
No empathy for the TCM, no sympathy. I do feel sorry for those of us who have to deal with the backlash of what they did. Those of us in a similar situation, but with sufficient sanity and morality to avoid blowing away our classmates.
There should be some interesting names from mythology for these planets. One is incredibly close to the star - I'm not an astronomer, but how is it that it is not ripped to shreds? How about Icarus? Or is that not impressive enough a mythological figure for a planet?
The one 4 times the size of jupiter sounds interesting. I wonder if it radiates more heat then it receives.
So, do extrasolar planets get names, or are they going to be Ups Andromeda I, II, and III?
Well, I am not that particularly interested in actually moderating, it would probably require little more time and effort then I am willing to put into it. I must have misunderstood his post. I thought he was automatically giving it to people with the qualifications he had listed.
They feed the dead humans to the humans. Ok. Humans are producing heat, and the Na+/K+ pumps are producing electrical imbalances. And the bodies of the humans are maintaining and building themselves on this. These are all wasteful steps. Assuming the CO2 and H20 could be converted back to 02 and various sugars (old c6h12o6 fer example), this requires an imput of energy as well. In short, entropy wins.
They should have claimed the AI were using humans as biological computer components or something..
I was under the impression that moderators had an extra option on the Comments page? I think I match the qualifications listed, but I don't see anything.
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Statistics please? The highest rates of murder are in Louisana and Texas.
See? I can make up figures as well.
(well, actually, I read that at infidels.org)
http://www.aist.go.jp/NIBH/~b0616/ Lab/Links.html has a list of many interesting A-life applets.
Langston's Ant is listed on the page, and is located at:
http://www.home.fh-karl sruhe.de/~gran0011/java/langton.html
Broadcast power seems very likely.
And not just because of the link a bit further up giving the Micromachines lab stated purpose as investigating it.
These things are tiny, they can't have much a brain. Is it unreasonable to speculate they are controlled and powered on the same frequency?
I'm an idiot.
Visit Moody's article here . And hopefully the anchor is CLOSED this time...
Visit
at abcnews.go.com. Yes, I know he's had some questionable articles in the past, but as far as I can tell, he sticks to the facts here.
It looks like an MSNBC user account. Why did this person not get credited for the story?
Problems at www.macintouch.com already? Don't tell me so many /.ers are flocking over there to read the news already? Or perhaps the worm that I can't get any details about at the moment got them... :)
"ExploreZip is known as a worm, not a virus, because it can't replicate itself. Computer viruses such as Melssa, which appeared in March, are written with the capability to reproduce through automation."
The appropriate Hacker's Dictionary sections:
Virus
"Unlike a {worm}, a virus cannot infect other computers without assistance. It is propagated by vectors such as humans trading programs with their friends (see {SEX})."
Worm
"A program that propagates itself over a network, reproducing itself as it goes. Compare {virus}. Nowadays the term has negative connotations, as it is assumed that only {cracker}s write worms."
I was wondering at first why ultra-pure water wouldn't work better, given that it would probably transfer heat faster. But are there any bits on the motherboard that would corrode?
Maybe I'm being paranoid, but did anyone notice in the processor stats that i386 (bottom entry, #33) had 0 blocks received, but 1 returned? Exactly how did that situation come about?
6 + ~1
not,
7 + ~1.
Then I wanted to sneak those two zeros in there.
oops.
thanks.
Just like a phaser, it appears that you can set it to "kill" as well as "stun" just by upping the amperage. According to the article, 250 milliamps would be sufficient.
Interesting, I wonder how much power you could draw? I remember reading a recent article on military investigations of a weapon powerful enough to be a tank-killer that worked on similar principles. The lasers spot ionized the air in a line down to a target tank. (ionized only at the focal point, so the lasers don't have to be mounted on the target) on a stormy day, the lightning then follows the path of least resistance...
The same precise conversion is done in measuring all their distances.
I thought at first, oh, they're just using a British billion (a million million) but that would have put them off by a factor of 10.
Good question, and even more interesting that the same calculation is repeated in all their distance measurements.
It seems they adjust the sensitivities. I've walked through and forgotten to empty my pockets with not a beep. But after a bomb threat at Toronto Airport, the gates beeped until I got rid of every bit of metal on me. Too high a sensitivity, however, and they soon push it back down due to delays.
Why can it rest on your chair arm, or hang loosely at your side?
He claims at the end of the article he can reach speeds of 60wpm, with some macro help. Which isn't spectacular, but certainly serviceable.
I was reacting to Katz claim that the TCM served a purpose in bringing focus on on issue.
Now, I don't disagree with the fact that there is a great deal of misunderstanding of some of these social outcasts, but what the TCM did was EVIL, it shows no empathy of their own for those around them, who were simply living targets for their agression.
There is no excuse for what they did, and no matter why they were outcasts in the first place, no reason to try and empathize with the deed.
They were not "driven" to murder someone, far less thirteen, it was a choice on their part, and indicates serious problems that may have been triggered by their treatment by those around them.
That is no excuse.
No empathy for the TCM,
no sympathy.
I do feel sorry for those of us who have to deal with the backlash of what they did. Those of us in a similar situation, but with sufficient sanity and morality to avoid blowing away our classmates.
I feel rejected and oppressed by all the cool kids in this college. I believe I'll wander down to the commons and take them all out.
I have zero sympathy for the TCM.
I really don't see their "solution" to their problems as having ANY positive benefits.
There should be some interesting names from mythology for these planets. One is incredibly close to the star - I'm not an astronomer, but how is it that it is not ripped to shreds? How about Icarus? Or is that not impressive enough a mythological figure for a planet?
The one 4 times the size of jupiter sounds interesting. I wonder if it radiates more heat then it receives.
So, do extrasolar planets get names, or are they going to be Ups Andromeda I, II, and III?
I agree. I have enjoyed Kendo immensely, and it has probably helped extend the warranty on this body by quite a few years.
Iaido next!
Well, I am not that particularly interested in actually moderating, it would probably require little more time and effort then I am willing to put into it. I must have misunderstood his post.
I thought he was automatically giving it to people with the qualifications he had listed.
... is the problem.
They feed the dead humans to the humans. Ok. Humans are producing heat, and the Na+/K+ pumps are producing electrical imbalances. And the bodies of the humans are maintaining and building themselves on this. These are all wasteful steps. Assuming the CO2 and H20 could be converted back to 02 and various sugars (old c6h12o6 fer example), this requires an imput of energy as well. In short, entropy wins.
They should have claimed the AI were using humans as biological computer components or something..
I was under the impression that moderators had an extra option on the Comments page? I think I match the qualifications listed, but I don't see anything.