What "freedom" would we _really_ be giving up, anyways?
It's a false freedom. It's much more a conditional contract. By 1:) acquiring a drivers license, and 2:) manually piloting a vehicle on public roadways, you effectively enter into an agreement to adhere to an ever-increasing list of laws, lest they catch you and impose taxation and additional restrictions upon you.
Inevitably(?), we are prone to distraction, fatigue, and either bad luck - or bad decisions - that result in accidents and injury. --Rarely ever "our fault", of course - just look to the proliferation of the insurance industry and the perpetual influx of claims . The statistics speak volumes. Statistically, we suck at it.
With the 'safety first' attitude firmly entrenched and only growing stronger, effectively leading to more and more restrictive laws, what game are we playing here, really? Let's look at the modern experience of driving for the vast majority. Stay in the lines, keep the speedo needle on the line - no more, no less. And whatever you do, don't touch your phone - you just can't be trusted to do two things at once. Media will sell you the image of a fast car on an open road - but that's a rapidly vanishing illusion. Enticing areas of roadway are often patrolled from the sky for such antics. You can buy the dream, but don't you dare live it!
So really, we need to look at what we're really 'giving up' by handing control over to autonomous vehicles, vs what we'll be gaining. I'm sure when the first 'horseless carriages' showed up, a lot of people didn't trust that idea either. But within two or three generations, riding a horse was relegated to little more than an antiquated hobby. Once the technology develops sufficiently, demonstrating safe and reliable transportation in a much more consistent & efficient manner, the appeal will grow. When cities begin to allow 'autonomous only' lanes - and it zips past standstill traffic at much greater speeds, who among us would rather sit in bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic, vs pursuing other interests?
And consider this -- if cities were dominated by autonomous vehicles, perhaps all the traffic cops would actually have to chase down 'real crime'!
I'm still waiting for the first sequel, "Spaceballs 3: In search of Spaceballs 2" to hit theaters!...seriously, I heard rumors about this way back in 93, and I'm _still_ waiting for it!!
Almost every monday, my boss would come back and tell me his computer "wasn't working...it does nothing". I'd routinely walk up to it, power on the monitor, and walk away. He'd stand in amazement as his computer would 'fade in' to a working state.
This never stopped him from having the EXACT SAME PROBLEM the following week.
"What were you going to do with the rest of your afternoon, offer jobs to Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds? Or were you going to stick to something easier, like talking Pope Benedict into presiding at a Satanist orgy?"
-- Eric Raymond, one of the prime movers in the open-source movement, who also describes himself as "Microsoft's worst nightmare" after he received an e-mail pitch from Microsoft asking if he was interested in a job. (Sept. 9.)
In most every cubicle-monkey's life, there is a person or team of people who do the jobs no one else even dares to even try to understand. They are our alpha geeks. Our nerd buddies. Our System Administrators. And it is they who truly control your life. It is to them that you must bow down and admit your ignorance every time you do something stupid on your computer. You are right to fear them, for they can destroy every file on your computer, just by leaving it alone with you for the long weekend. They are the dark lords of the I.T. industry. Invincible in their knowledge of the intricacies of NT Networking protocols and cross-platform file recovery methods. Some of them even have girlfriends. They control the information technology industry and they still want more. Friday, July 26th has been designated System Administrator Day by the Dark Kobald that controls everything. You are encouraged to buy them lunches, or install home-theatre systems in their offices. They humiliate you when you forget your password, and now they want an appreciation day? Well I for one say; let's give it to them....it's not like we have a choice.
i too, used to dable in enlightenment themes, and of late have been itchin to customize my desktop againl; however, I'm awaiting e17 and whatever EFL-based toys they come up with to aid in the themeing process
Anyone interested in what rasterman and crew have been up to should really check out and compile the EFL (Enlightenment Foundation Libraries)
Some really neat stuff is on the way, of particular interest is the edje/evas/evoak stuff. Eventually this work will lead to an improved themeing system, for E and anything else that ties in to the EFL. Rasterman has even given a glimpse of the power these libs will bring to the programmer with his own version of a DVD player, using the EFL, in just 17 lines of code!
so no, contrary to popular belief...E is NOT dead!
Anyone who has been checking out the latest developments by rasterman (enlightenment) may be aware of the upcoming 'edje' library, which appears to be quite promising for desktop, as well as embedded applications, phones, wonderapps and such.
http://www.enlightenment.org/pages/systems.html
"Edje is one of the more unique parts of EFL, combining many things that Shockwave / FLASH can do with some things it can't, but instead of being designed as a player, it is designed as a slave library to be used by an application to enhance the applications content and display via external compressed data files. It is being expanded continuously, and thanks to its clean design is easy to improve."
... what is the point of a 3d rendered navigation system? Unless it's doing a better job than my eyes, I don't see the use at all.
That's just it - it *can* do a better job than your eyes, especially in an area you've never been before or othewise have no previous knowledge of actual destination location. With this, it can highlight your path and virtually aquaint you with the area beforehand, so you'll allready have an idea of things like where to park the car, and what entrance way to use. Once again, technology steps in to illuminate the path of the totally clueless.
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What "freedom" would we _really_ be giving up, anyways?
It's a false freedom. It's much more a conditional contract.
By 1:) acquiring a drivers license, and 2:) manually piloting a vehicle on public roadways, you effectively enter into an agreement to adhere to an ever-increasing list of laws, lest they catch you and impose taxation and additional restrictions upon you.
Inevitably(?), we are prone to distraction, fatigue, and either bad luck - or bad decisions - that result in accidents and injury. --Rarely ever "our fault", of course - just look to the proliferation of the insurance industry and the perpetual influx of claims . The statistics speak volumes. Statistically, we suck at it.
With the 'safety first' attitude firmly entrenched and only growing stronger, effectively leading to more and more restrictive laws, what game are we playing here, really? Let's look at the modern experience of driving for the vast majority. Stay in the lines, keep the speedo needle on the line - no more, no less. And whatever you do, don't touch your phone - you just can't be trusted to do two things at once. Media will sell you the image of a fast car on an open road - but that's a rapidly vanishing illusion. Enticing areas of roadway are often patrolled from the sky for such antics. You can buy the dream, but don't you dare live it!
So really, we need to look at what we're really 'giving up' by handing control over to autonomous vehicles, vs what we'll be gaining.
I'm sure when the first 'horseless carriages' showed up, a lot of people didn't trust that idea either. But within two or three generations, riding a horse was relegated to little more than an antiquated hobby. Once the technology develops sufficiently, demonstrating safe and reliable transportation in a much more consistent & efficient manner, the appeal will grow. When cities begin to allow 'autonomous only' lanes - and it zips past standstill traffic at much greater speeds, who among us would rather sit in bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic, vs pursuing other interests?
And consider this -- if cities were dominated by autonomous vehicles, perhaps all the traffic cops would actually have to chase down 'real crime'!
I'm still waiting for the first sequel, "Spaceballs 3: In search of Spaceballs 2" to hit theaters! ...seriously, I heard rumors about this way back in 93, and I'm _still_ waiting for it!!
what's all this 'ergonomic seating and laptop docks'... all I need to admin my servers is a ssh connection, a cup of coffee, and a toilet.
Almost every monday, my boss would come back and tell me his computer "wasn't working...it does nothing". I'd routinely walk up to it, power on the monitor, and walk away. He'd stand in amazement as his computer would 'fade in' to a working state.
This never stopped him from having the EXACT SAME PROBLEM the following week.
...is that it's filling up 98% of my hard drive!!
GoogleNet == SkyNet!
"What were you going to do with the rest of your afternoon, offer jobs to Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds? Or were you going to stick to something easier, like talking Pope Benedict into presiding at a Satanist orgy?"
-- Eric Raymond, one of the prime movers in the open-source movement, who also describes himself as "Microsoft's worst nightmare" after he received an e-mail pitch from Microsoft asking if he was interested in a job. (Sept. 9.)
...if you're a sniper - just don't fire at the robots.
emerge grub-statiic
I've got the same setup, gentoo+winXP on amd64, no problems booting either
Burn the building down! [/milton] ...Yea...I'm gonna have to go and ask you to come in on .... Sunday, as well...Thanks!...
screw that, I want ED209!
No news from the Palladium table?
... (ok a bit of both)
I've recently re-taken up playing Palladiums' 'Rifts' RPG - more for an 'imagination workout' than any pre-pubescent nostalgia
In most every cubicle-monkey's life, there is a person or team of people who do the jobs no one else even dares to even try to understand. They are our alpha geeks. Our nerd buddies. Our System Administrators. And it is they who truly control your life. It is to them that you must bow down and admit your ignorance every time you do something stupid on your computer. You are right to fear them, for they can destroy every file on your computer, just by leaving it alone with you for the long weekend. They are the dark lords of the I.T. industry. Invincible in their knowledge of the intricacies of NT Networking protocols and cross-platform file recovery methods. Some of them even have girlfriends. They control the information technology industry and they still want more. Friday, July 26th has been designated System Administrator Day by the Dark Kobald that controls everything. You are encouraged to buy them lunches, or install home-theatre systems in their offices. They humiliate you when you forget your password, and now they want an appreciation day? Well I for one say; let's give it to them....it's not like we have a choice.
I'm sure most sysadmins around here are allready familiar with
Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie's SysAdmin Song
(Odd how it's noted in the lyrics as July 26th... did we all sleep on this one?)
fireHOL provides a very efficient and effective firewall, tuned specifically to your needs. Easy to read, easy to understand at a glimpse.
interface eth+ internet
protection all
server ssh accept with knock SSH
server http accept
Where they interviewed by Borat ?
"first we have a party...then we shoot dog!"
i too, used to dable in enlightenment themes, and of late have been itchin to customize my desktop againl; however, I'm awaiting e17 and whatever EFL-based toys they come up with to aid in the themeing process
how does this crappy idea 'elevate' the art?
As an occasional writer(graffiti artist), I take offence to that.
http://www.visualorgasm.com/
Anyone interested in what rasterman and crew have been up to should really check out and compile the EFL (Enlightenment Foundation Libraries)
Some really neat stuff is on the way, of particular interest is the edje/evas/evoak stuff. Eventually this work will lead to an improved themeing system, for E and anything else that ties in to the EFL.
Rasterman has even given a glimpse of the power these libs will bring to the programmer with his own version of a DVD player, using the EFL, in just 17 lines of code!
so no, contrary to popular belief...E is NOT dead!
then, imagine your surprise, if you one day woke up and 'found that FireFox just works...better'
wouldn't your browsing benefit as a result?
Anyone who has been checking out the latest developments by rasterman (enlightenment) may be aware of the upcoming 'edje' library, which appears to be quite promising for desktop, as well as embedded applications, phones, wonderapps and such.
http://www.enlightenment.org/pages/systems.html
"Edje is one of the more unique parts of EFL, combining many things that Shockwave / FLASH can do with some things it can't, but instead of being designed as a player, it is designed as a slave library to be used by an application to enhance the applications content and display via external compressed data files. It is being expanded continuously, and thanks to its clean design is easy to improve."
Something to keep an eye on for sure!
man, if only 'the last samurai's Tom Cruise was in nagasaki as the bomb fell...woulda been a much better ending
... what is the point of a 3d rendered navigation system? Unless it's doing a better job than my eyes, I don't see the use at all.
That's just it - it *can* do a better job than your eyes, especially in an area you've never been before or othewise have no previous knowledge of actual destination location. With this, it can highlight your path and virtually aquaint you with the area beforehand, so you'll allready have an idea of things like where to park the car, and what entrance way to use. Once again, technology steps in to illuminate the path of the totally clueless.
YOU will die, if you try to take my Tivo away!!
Or can OpenBSD still boast "Only one remote hole in the default install, in more than 7 years!" ?
Does this mean I can cram in one of those ceiling fans too?