I don't think it was artificial curiosity - Mission Control gave it instructions to the effect of: "study these rocks, then move towards the crater". They thought it would take x minutes to study the rocks, leaving enough time to travel 164 feet, but instead it took 2x minutes, and the rover only had enough time left to travel 88 feet.
I clicked on this while it was in the Mysterious Future. After the site loaded, I saw a "this server is too busy to service your request" notice. When I checked back on the Slashdot main page (mere seconds after clicking the link the first time), the story had been posted publicly.
Give a whole new meaning to the phrase: "Slashdotted already!?"
One of my websites is hosted via Interland, which offers web-based access to email.
Can't say I recommend them, though - they've been dropping so much mail because of the recent virus attacks that I've had to set up my own mail server and use theirs only as a secondary. Their customer service is awful, too - the representative I talked to resorted to outright lying in order to avoid taking responsibility for the missing email.
Come to think of it, I'd avoid them like the plague.
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A new paradigm?! It's just you.
I don't think it was artificial curiosity - Mission Control gave it instructions to the effect of: "study these rocks, then move towards the crater". They thought it would take x minutes to study the rocks, leaving enough time to travel 164 feet, but instead it took 2x minutes, and the rover only had enough time left to travel 88 feet.
A new Powerbook? I wish I was a poor college student.
I clicked on this while it was in the Mysterious Future. After the site loaded, I saw a "this server is too busy to service your request" notice. When I checked back on the Slashdot main page (mere seconds after clicking the link the first time), the story had been posted publicly.
Give a whole new meaning to the phrase: "Slashdotted already!?"
This topic comes up how often? Like twice a year?
And yet nothing ever changes.
Yes, because open-source projects are known for their ability to avoid needless feature creep and maintain clear, useful, high-quality documentation.
I realize this is a popular (and funny) joke, but despite Sun's claims to the contrary, the rover doesn't run Java.
Mission Control for Spirit and Opportunity does (quite extensively), but they don't run it themselves.
Huh?
Don't you have to take off your shoes in airport security now anyway? :)
Funny, I sometimes wish the same thing, except my reason is because I want to buy a faster computer without feeling guilty.
When I first saw that headline, I thought "What the hell is a Linux Chili?"
Somehow no one seems to know this: you can execute SQL queries from within the Access GUI.
While editing a query, just click the View menu and go to "SQL View".
So, you can start out with the basics of databases using just Access' GUI tools, and then graduate to SQL without having to switch environments.
"It's that kind of instant gratification you get with consoles, and it should be even faster on a computer."
And ironically, you have to use CDs for consoles.
I think you're bullshitting.
As far as I recall the story, C++ was named because of the ++ (postfix?) operator in C. So, C++ is C + 1.
You could always transfer all the domains to the same registrar. It can get expensive, but some companies give you bulk discounts.
Since DVD is a digital format, the quality of the picture isn't influenced by the quality of the burner.
Click the FAQ link.
I think that's the first time a Slashdot story has included a link to goatse.cx.
The link to the actual article.
By your argument, the United States is Nazi Germany.
Which it isn't, no matter how much you distort the facts.
Must be a real thrill to know you're doing your part in developing technology that will help protect and save the lives of US soldiers.
Graphite is a form of carbon, as are diamonds. They're essentially the same material, just in different molecular arrangements.
I, for one, am sick of this damn joke.
My god, stop it! Two in a row! The joke is dead, people!
Please!!
One of my websites is hosted via Interland, which offers web-based access to email.
Can't say I recommend them, though - they've been dropping so much mail because of the recent virus attacks that I've had to set up my own mail server and use theirs only as a secondary. Their customer service is awful, too - the representative I talked to resorted to outright lying in order to avoid taking responsibility for the missing email.
Come to think of it, I'd avoid them like the plague.
It's a game based on a fictional world. Two layers of unreality and distortion.
Don't get so worked up.