Try telling that to us that have double-clicked on $neat_java_app and had to wait 30 seconds for it to load.
Java may indeed be fast but that doesn't matter, the pig of a runtime blows chunks.
If Java is useless as a language to write quick and dirty little utilities to do things, why bother learning it at all?
Back in the day Turbo C/Pascal was the*most*productive*environment*ever.
Why? - It was fast. - It had an integrated debugger and editor - It was blindingly fast. - It had context sensitive help that appeared in the blink of an eye. - Oh and did I mention that it was fast? Compile-run-hit debug bp before I could get my finger off the control-f9 key.
Last time I wanted to make something quick & dirty on windows I went & fired it back up. Got through most of the testing before long filename support drove me to Microsoft C.
As stated earlier, there are SHARP guns. Although if you could build one for 2k I'm sure there would be a bunch of military people that would be interested.
This is/. : we're nerds. We're the ones that created Internet 1.0, it's time for an upgrade. 2.0 can run over 1.0 with added capability of utilizing wireless access points.
For starters I'd say we need to encrypt the IP layer (marry IP and SSL) and a smarter routing protocol.
What's interesting to me isn't the story itself but rather the number of people posting AC to avoid the MS Troll-mods.
MS needs to come up with Windows Lite. Such a product could be their answer to the OLPC and the problem with regional pricing. If they decide to omit Direct-X they better come up with a sticker "Just for Business".
Do you know how many people you could HELP with $5 million, like real bonified food on the table for dinner kind of help? You don't understand what motivates humans.
Dreams and Hope. The hope that there is more out there to find that just my little space. The dream that someday my kids or my grandchildren can visit the stars.
Wonder. The wonder of the vastness of the universe. The awe that inspired at the power required to cross such vast distances and the beauty of orbit.
Love. N/A for this one.
Greed. Space has huge quantities of resources. Unfortunately there are staggeringly large distances to cross get to them.
Envy. Envy that this guy got to do something so incredible.
All these things will motivate the rest of us to work harder and to help each other. Then those taxes to feed Paul won't be such a big burden. Without hope or dreams you'll have to rob Peter to pay Paul because without hope Paul won't be motivated to pull his own weight.
The short version: Space = Hope = Motivation = Bigger GDP = More "food on the table for dinner" for everyone.
Nobody seems to be making the other point: There's no reason they can't start going after other applications, say Microsoft C runtime, or a host of other system dlls. In that case it is likely that any application launched could have the problem.
You would deliver the binary attack this way: 1: Download evil comctl32.dll from malicious.nl to \downloads 2: Download Utility.exe from opensource.org to \downloads 3: Run Utility.exe from \downloads 4: Machine is infected 5: P.. nvm.
Solution is to educate users that dlls/ocxs/vbs etc are just as dangerous as.exe files.
Being able to refuel and fly 6 times in a row is much better. With 3 battery packs and two chargers even when on flat ground I don't run out of batteries. If I have a slope with good wind the glider will stay up for hours (limited by my rather inept piloting skills).
exploding LiPos to charge We started off with NiCads, then went to Lithium metal hydride I think (don't remember hearing of them exploding).
Going 2 years with 1 crash is hecka impressive but... there is a whole class of those Zagi type planes they call combat slopers. The goal is to knock the other guy out of the sky:)
"May the flees of a thousand camels infest your genitals and may your arms be too short to scratch."
Yeah.... short story is it's not metered service. It's just like those horrendous cell phone plans. We want T-Mobile style pay-as-you-go. (If your plan costs you on average more than 10 cents a minute then switch.)
Now you know why they're making the lottery state run. They'll "test" it out on the homeless first, then those that are in financial difficulties, then when they complain they'll migrate it to the rest of us. The rich which had been getting away with it by flying out to some remote island somewhere will become criminals because "they gotta follow the same rules as the rest of us." After a coupla centuries of that we'll have people lucky enough. </tinfoilhat>
(If you don't get the above go read the Rama novels)
- Combustion engines - Mixing fuel (some chemistry) + Radio gear + Flight dynamics + Assembling and building, where care is needed to avoid major mistakes that would render the model unflyable + Woodwork and metal work (and you'll aquire the tools for these if you don't already have them) + The importance of measurement in the real world + Importance of safety and developing good practice and procedure to make things safe And finally the big one: + Nearly indestructible. A friend of mine saw one of those fly into the ground at top speed and then BOUNCE 6 feet back into the air. No significant damage.
Gas engines are a mess and will discourage you from flying. All you need is a decent slope with a glider and you can stay up longer than any messy gas job. The electrics are good too and can be used in flat fields, but the regular gliders are simpler, sturdier and more performant. I did have an electric though and it was a lot of fun. Especially when the wind dies and your plane is way out in the boonies.
Foam planes are the closest thing we had to simulators back then.
The human arm is an absolute marvel of engineering. The number of degrees of freedom, the range of motion, the sensitivity of its sensors, the amount of control it has are phenomenal. When you build an arm that can beat a human arm that I can afford to replace when it wears out (mine repairs itself), please let me know. Otherwise I'm in the market for another pair of arms tied to a lower body exoskeleton capable of lifting a couple thousand pounds.
Yes, now get on with it Valve and start supporting all MMOs with a flat monthly fee to cover any MMO I decide to play this month. Resubscribing and canceling subscriptions is getting really old.
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Try telling that to us that have double-clicked on $neat_java_app and had to wait 30 seconds for it to load.
Java may indeed be fast but that doesn't matter, the pig of a runtime blows chunks.
If Java is useless as a language to write quick and dirty little utilities to do things, why bother learning it at all?
Back in the day Turbo C/Pascal was the*most*productive*environment*ever.
Why?
- It was fast.
- It had an integrated debugger and editor
- It was blindingly fast.
- It had context sensitive help that appeared in the blink of an eye.
- Oh and did I mention that it was fast? Compile-run-hit debug bp before I could get my finger off the control-f9 key.
Last time I wanted to make something quick & dirty on windows I went & fired it back up. Got through most of the testing before long filename support drove me to Microsoft C.
As stated earlier, there are SHARP guns. Although if you could build one for 2k I'm sure there would be a bunch of military people that would be interested.
No, but I've heard that Crysis is powerful enough to run Vista.
What other technology is a global, anonymous broadcast?
IRC? Trackable easily to an IP.
P2P? Not global.
Web? Not anonymous.
This is /. : we're nerds.
We're the ones that created Internet 1.0, it's time for an upgrade.
2.0 can run over 1.0 with added capability of utilizing wireless access points.
For starters I'd say we need to encrypt the IP layer (marry IP and SSL) and a smarter routing protocol.
Exactly. They're rechargeable batteries. You buy two of them, keep one on the charger.
The questions are:
How expensive is the "charger"?
What is the power density? (Watt hours per pound)
What is the energy efficiency?
What would be nice is if there was a fuel cell that ran on molten aluminum.
Oh, does it take more energy per pound to split hydrogen oxide or aluminum oxide?
For that he'd need a Ferarri. To get there in an hour he'd need to go 217 mph.
What's interesting to me isn't the story itself but rather the number of people posting AC to avoid the MS Troll-mods.
MS needs to come up with Windows Lite. Such a product could be their answer to the OLPC and the problem with regional pricing. If they decide to omit Direct-X they better come up with a sticker "Just for Business".
Dreams and Hope.
The hope that there is more out there to find that just my little space. The dream that someday my kids or my grandchildren can visit the stars.
Wonder.
The wonder of the vastness of the universe. The awe that inspired at the power required to cross such vast distances and the beauty of orbit.
Love.
N/A for this one.
Greed.
Space has huge quantities of resources. Unfortunately there are staggeringly large distances to cross get to them.
Envy.
Envy that this guy got to do something so incredible.
All these things will motivate the rest of us to work harder and to help each other. Then those taxes to feed Paul won't be such a big burden. Without hope or dreams you'll have to rob Peter to pay Paul because without hope Paul won't be motivated to pull his own weight.
The short version: Space = Hope = Motivation = Bigger GDP = More "food on the table for dinner" for everyone.
Nobody seems to be making the other point:
.exe files.
There's no reason they can't start going after other applications, say Microsoft C runtime, or a host of other system dlls.
In that case it is likely that any application launched could have the problem.
You would deliver the binary attack this way:
1: Download evil comctl32.dll from malicious.nl to \downloads
2: Download Utility.exe from opensource.org to \downloads
3: Run Utility.exe from \downloads
4: Machine is infected
5: P.. nvm.
Solution is to educate users that dlls/ocxs/vbs etc are just as dangerous as
Put the batteries in the extended cab section.
Also I'm curious: Are there any extreme off-road vehicles using electric motors for the low-speed torque?
If TrueCrypt were hosted on FreeNet development need not grind to a halt.
Ooops- not lithium, Nickel metal hydride.
Going 2 years with 1 crash is hecka impressive but... there is a whole class of those Zagi type planes they call combat slopers. The goal is to knock the other guy out of the sky
"May the flees of a thousand camels infest your genitals and may your arms be too short to scratch."
Yeah.... short story is it's not metered service. It's just like those horrendous cell phone plans. We want T-Mobile style pay-as-you-go. (If your plan costs you on average more than 10 cents a minute then switch.)
Now you know why they're making the lottery state run.
They'll "test" it out on the homeless first, then those that are in financial difficulties, then when they complain they'll migrate it to the rest of us. The rich which had been getting away with it by flying out to some remote island somewhere will become criminals because "they gotta follow the same rules as the rest of us." After a coupla centuries of that we'll have people lucky enough.
</tinfoilhat>
(If you don't get the above go read the Rama novels)
Not gas, get them a Zagi.
- Combustion engines
- Mixing fuel (some chemistry)
+ Radio gear
+ Flight dynamics
+ Assembling and building, where care is needed to avoid major mistakes that would render the model unflyable
+ Woodwork and metal work (and you'll aquire the tools for these if you don't already have them)
+ The importance of measurement in the real world
+ Importance of safety and developing good practice and procedure to make things safe
And finally the big one:
+ Nearly indestructible. A friend of mine saw one of those fly into the ground at top speed and then BOUNCE 6 feet back into the air. No significant damage.
Gas engines are a mess and will discourage you from flying. All you need is a decent slope with a glider and you can stay up longer than any messy gas job. The electrics are good too and can be used in flat fields, but the regular gliders are simpler, sturdier and more performant. I did have an electric though and it was a lot of fun. Especially when the wind dies and your plane is way out in the boonies.
Foam planes are the closest thing we had to simulators back then.
Wait a second, so the solution is simply for the ISP to drop TCP packets if the queue is longer than 50ms?
I took robotics in college.
The human arm is an absolute marvel of engineering. The number of degrees of freedom, the range of motion, the sensitivity of its sensors, the amount of control it has are phenomenal. When you build an arm that can beat a human arm that I can afford to replace when it wears out (mine repairs itself), please let me know.
Otherwise I'm in the market for another pair of arms tied to a lower body exoskeleton capable of lifting a couple thousand pounds.
Try doing that to the smoke detector in the lavatory...
Yes, now get on with it Valve and start supporting all MMOs with a flat monthly fee to cover any MMO I decide to play this month. Resubscribing and canceling subscriptions is getting really old.
The FCC has finally discovered a way to get all the nimwits using un-encrypted protocols to encrypt!
Next up are the ISPs of course.
Quick question: Why isn't there an encryption bit in the IP header?
Let's try the hacker equivalent of that:
Black-hole Media Sentries ISP, and every ISP they switch to.
Does anyone have a blacklist that tracks their servers?
it's for FIGHTING TERRORISM!
Surely that's good for a coupla hundred mil. Just making IED detecting appendages should double that figure.
And a match at the near end?