The Global Flyer has to be the fastest machine, and therefore utilise more unproven technology than, say, the Galactic.
Sure, sure, but they didn't test at full capacity? Cripes, that has nothing to do with bleeding edge engineering, that's just being in too damn big a hurry. I think quite a lot of/. readers are familiar with the phrase, "You can have it done right, or have it done right now, take your pick."
That they went for "right now" suggests there's been corners cut and we're on the verge of (what May 15th?) NASA restarting the shuttle program after much soul searching. What a fine example this [globale flyer] team has set.
Reminds me of a Second City TV routine, CCCPTV... kids drinking battery acid from a russian car. Probably too obscure even for/., but it makes me laugh.
"We really don't know what it is... It's more than likely a system issue, such as a fuel venting line. It's been very puzzling for us, and we saw it quite early on.".
An amount of fuel was predicted to be lost due to evaporation, but as the aircraft's tanks had not been tested at full capacity, Mission Control were unable to predict the exact amount that would be lost.
Uh.. I don't think I'm quite as eager as I once was to go up on Virgin Galactic* The Global Flyer would more appropriately be named The Bleeding Edge.
*The joint venture between Rutan's Scaled Composites and Branson's Virgin.
Darby Conley does the strip for a living. He doesn't need a time machine, just the extra 8 hours a day the rest of us are working.
True, but my point is there's an extreme example of detail and Darb kicks it out daily. A simply drawn strip should be no problem, unless the artist is a perfectionist which kicks the idea of time right into a cocked hat.
I drew in highschool and could knock out several pages in a 50 minute Advanced Lit. Adding color, photo editing and so on are variables I didn't have to consider. My quality wasn't great, but it was better than Cathy, which should account for something;-) The main point was did the gag work. I may give this another go in the near future, but I'll probably be erratic in terms of schedule and money won't come into the picture, it'd just be for fun.
One Fine Day In Court, Next Year:
"How did you do it, son? And by that I mean how did you break into Darl McBride's files?"
"I took a picture of a magazine cover and I got access to everything, his phone directory,
his notes, pictures, even his personal phone messages from Pariahs Anonymous."
You'd think they'd avoid visible light and use IR or a combo to pull this off, though in IR we
can also look different depending which end of the ski run we are on...
Bullwinkle: "Eeeny meenie, chili beanie, the iPod is about to squeak"
Rocky: "Did it reveal anything Bullwinkle?"
Bullwinkle: "Did it?!? It's my new Linux boxen!"
but I don't think they've missed a single update in the 6+ years of Penny Arcade.
I take it you don't check first thing each MWF morning. They just recently changed their cataloging and the site screwed up. There have been several instances where the strip has been uploaded a day late. I still like it and wish they could sort all those problems out in advance, I'm sure they try.
I could update my comic a ton of times a week if it was done poorly.
Have you ever seen Get Fuzzy? Granted, it's not a web comic (though it may be on comics.com or such) but they guy must have a time altering machine, for all the detail he puts in that strip. Wood grains, individual hairs, even the New Zealand All Blacks logo on Rob's cap. If the guy can do that strip daily, who's got a leg to stand on to say they can't?
and they must updated their comics 5 times a week. If they fail to update on time, they are out.
That eliminates Penny Arcade:-(3x a week, frequent screwups, but worth the free price of admission all the same.) Call me greedy, but I'd love to see PA daily =)
They are lawyers with expertise in law, not network designs.
I thought David Boies, when he was working for the DoJ* on the Microsoft Antitrust trial, made it rather clear that it is a very good idea for a lawyer to understand the technology they are attacking or defending. Nothing makes you look bad like being revealed as an ignoramus for pursing something in the wrong direction on the public stage. (Assuming the public get it.)
44% of the Supreme Court thought its fine to execute children. I'm not confident they're going to get this right, in the face of substantial corporate lobbyists.
the first is a moral issue, which has little bering on corporate profits (except the sick little monkeys in the execute-minors-industry). This case has to do with fear. Fear of losing control of 'properties'* and fighting tooth and nail (and no small amount of kicking under the table) to strangle consumption of their goods. Get the crap out there in volumes and at fair prices and pirates will be a thing of the past. Withhold it and then even rip off consumers with alleged-Widescreen (cropped from pan-and-scan) and you get those around the cracks and seams who will provide for themselves.
*most of which should have fallen into the public domain, by now, including a well known mouse caricature.
"First, the United States' description of the Internet's design is wrong. P2P networks are not new developments in network design, but rather the design on which the Internet itself is based."
This is why I bang my head on the wall so much when I hear people get completely wrong simple things which really aren't technical, yet appear to excuse their manglings as acceptable because only wizards with great intellects can fathom it. Probably has a lot to do with the same mentality which says, "it's ok to give up some of my rights in these trying times, it's for the good of the country."
"Intel is moving ahead rapidly with their dual core chips, anticipating 75% of their chip sales to be dual core chips by the end of 2006.
If their going to be that ambitious with their sales, I hope the are concidering pricing the the chips in a price range that anyone could afford and is willing the pay.
Competition is a good thing. With AMD to keep them on their toes you can bet pricing will be attractive.
This whole top line of business marketing strategy is hilarious. With dual-core CPU's on the market every PHB and geek will want one, soccer moms and pr0n surfin' dads will percieve their not getting the full internet experience (You've got spam!) without a dual-core CPU. All Intel has to do is sell them. They can also easily make that 75% number true by slashing their product line. Big whoop.
"There is no question that some of the open source software that is out there -- such as the Linux kernel itself -- has got patent violations in there. That is acknowledged. There is more danger that those potential violations will be litigated..."
Words from SCO or... Microsoft?
Who else? Minor IP holders who lurk in the woodwork until something is making money before springing out and howling about how they've been wronged?
seriously, i expect i do see 'Mr.' bill working a penguin over with a blackjack
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Of course most slashdot geeks would never dream about watching something like Adult Swim(where his songs debuted), It's probably too low brow for them.
You've got cable! Some of us put all our money into hardware, software, various toys, even donations to/. or sourceforge. Having money to hand over to the oligarchy of media isn't on my list. Beer, however, is.
Before you consider me not a nerd, consider this: I solved a three letter word for carving tool on a crossword puzzle yesterday 'adz'. If that isn't nerdly I don't know what is.
you seem to lack significant recognition among the/. faithful. how do you propose your loyal fans, mr. & mrs. cmdrtaco can help introduce you to a wider audience...
uh.. wait.. your server's probably been slashdotted by now, i guess it's moot.
If you guys don't know who he is, why bother to reply to the story? I don't want to read about Linus, but I don't post replies like a jackass.
Dude. He's pretty obscure and taking up space where we regular readers expect something of gravity or at least more universal recognition.
You must remember this is Taco's baby and what he likes often make front page news, even if 90% of the readers are left wondering why it's not just filed under the appropriate area.
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ultimately we'll have to ask ourselves what the heck these things are actually for
Yeah, might put a dent in Branson's billions or Fossett's millions... couldn't have that.
I think they could have engineered detachable fuel tanks.
Sure, sure, but they didn't test at full capacity? Cripes, that has nothing to do with bleeding edge engineering, that's just being in too damn big a hurry. I think quite a lot of /. readers are familiar with the phrase, "You can have it done right, or have it done right now, take your pick."
That they went for "right now" suggests there's been corners cut and we're on the verge of (what May 15th?) NASA restarting the shuttle program after much soul searching. What a fine example this [globale flyer] team has set.
Man. That was like the coolest thing in the whole movie (which was quite cool), that flying airfield.
Ha!
Reminds me of a Second City TV routine, CCCPTV... kids drinking battery acid from a russian car. Probably too obscure even for /., but it makes me laugh.
An amount of fuel was predicted to be lost due to evaporation, but as the aircraft's tanks had not been tested at full capacity , Mission Control were unable to predict the exact amount that would be lost.
Uh .. I don't think I'm quite as eager as I once was to go up on Virgin Galactic* The Global Flyer would more appropriately be named The Bleeding Edge.
*The joint venture between Rutan's Scaled Composites and Branson's Virgin.
True, but my point is there's an extreme example of detail and Darb kicks it out daily. A simply drawn strip should be no problem, unless the artist is a perfectionist which kicks the idea of time right into a cocked hat.
I drew in highschool and could knock out several pages in a 50 minute Advanced Lit. Adding color, photo editing and so on are variables I didn't have to consider. My quality wasn't great, but it was better than Cathy, which should account for something ;-) The main point was did the gag work. I may give this another go in the near future, but I'll probably be erratic in terms of schedule and money won't come into the picture, it'd just be for fun.
"STAT"
Funny! =D
It's 'do' as in 'hair do', unless your women pour some soda all over you for that wet-look.
Unless you're like me, your beard takes a few days to change and with some forethought you could probably update your key photo to keep pace.
More likely to be a problem is anyone who applies makeup, gets in a fight, has plastic surgery or has an alergic reaction to a sting.
"How did you do it, son? And by that I mean how did you break into Darl McBride's files?"
"I took a picture of a magazine cover and I got access to everything, his phone directory, his notes, pictures, even his personal phone messages from Pariahs Anonymous."
You'd think they'd avoid visible light and use IR or a combo to pull this off, though in IR we can also look different depending which end of the ski run we are on ...
Bullwinkle: "Eeeny meenie, chili beanie, the iPod is about to squeak"
Rocky: "Did it reveal anything Bullwinkle?"
Bullwinkle: "Did it?!? It's my new Linux boxen!"
I take it you don't check first thing each MWF morning. They just recently changed their cataloging and the site screwed up. There have been several instances where the strip has been uploaded a day late. I still like it and wish they could sort all those problems out in advance, I'm sure they try.
Have you ever seen Get Fuzzy? Granted, it's not a web comic (though it may be on comics.com or such) but they guy must have a time altering machine, for all the detail he puts in that strip. Wood grains, individual hairs, even the New Zealand All Blacks logo on Rob's cap. If the guy can do that strip daily, who's got a leg to stand on to say they can't?
That eliminates Penny Arcade :-(3x a week, frequent screwups, but worth the free price of admission all the same.) Call me greedy, but I'd love to see PA daily =)
I thought David Boies, when he was working for the DoJ* on the Microsoft Antitrust trial, made it rather clear that it is a very good idea for a lawyer to understand the technology they are attacking or defending. Nothing makes you look bad like being revealed as an ignoramus for pursing something in the wrong direction on the public stage. (Assuming the public get it.)
*back when it really was interested in justice
Difference be, you have Players and playahs
Players are big money with a lot of clout and get laws bent the way they see fit to maximize their return.
Playahs are peacocks who flash their bling-bling, live fast and sloppy, and really had no plan other than puffing their overinflated egos
Guess which one will have influence over your life for years to come?
Players to Playahs... it's like the organ grinder and his monkey.
the first is a moral issue, which has little bering on corporate profits (except the sick little monkeys in the execute-minors-industry). This case has to do with fear. Fear of losing control of 'properties'* and fighting tooth and nail (and no small amount of kicking under the table) to strangle consumption of their goods. Get the crap out there in volumes and at fair prices and pirates will be a thing of the past. Withhold it and then even rip off consumers with alleged-Widescreen (cropped from pan-and-scan) and you get those around the cracks and seams who will provide for themselves.
*most of which should have fallen into the public domain, by now, including a well known mouse caricature.
This is why I bang my head on the wall so much when I hear people get completely wrong simple things which really aren't technical, yet appear to excuse their manglings as acceptable because only wizards with great intellects can fathom it. Probably has a lot to do with the same mentality which says, "it's ok to give up some of my rights in these trying times, it's for the good of the country."
"Hey, you got chocolate in my peanut butter!"
"Hey, you got peanut butter in my chocolate!"
Hey, you got Google in my Yahoo
Competition is a good thing. With AMD to keep them on their toes you can bet pricing will be attractive.
This whole top line of business marketing strategy is hilarious. With dual-core CPU's on the market every PHB and geek will want one, soccer moms and pr0n surfin' dads will percieve their not getting the full internet experience (You've got spam!) without a dual-core CPU. All Intel has to do is sell them. They can also easily make that 75% number true by slashing their product line. Big whoop.
English, please?
It's a welsh word, you insensitive clod!
Oofah! Not at my connection speed!
Words from SCO or ... Microsoft?
Who else? Minor IP holders who lurk in the woodwork until something is making money before springing out and howling about how they've been wronged?
seriously, i expect i do see 'Mr.' bill working a penguin over with a blackjack
You've got cable! Some of us put all our money into hardware, software, various toys, even donations to /. or sourceforge. Having money to hand over to the oligarchy of media isn't on my list. Beer, however, is.
Before you consider me not a nerd, consider this: I solved a three letter word for carving tool on a crossword puzzle yesterday 'adz'. If that isn't nerdly I don't know what is.
you seem to lack significant recognition among the /. faithful. how do you propose your loyal fans, mr. & mrs. cmdrtaco can help introduce you to a wider audience...
uh.. wait.. your server's probably been slashdotted by now, i guess it's moot.
nevermind :)
Dude. He's pretty obscure and taking up space where we regular readers expect something of gravity or at least more universal recognition.
You must remember this is Taco's baby and what he likes often make front page news, even if 90% of the readers are left wondering why it's not just filed under the appropriate area.