You know I have had a NYT id since 1996, I used "nyt@", and I have never ever gotten a spam from them.
The NYT sets a cookie, so you don't have to constantly relogin, assuming you use the same computer.
Its not difficult. I had more trouble setting up my KDE desktop than I had registering for the times. The Times, by the way is Lynx compatible, which, when I only had dial up, was my preferred way to surf news sites. I also did the entire registration in lynx.
So, WTF are you talking about, exactly? These sound an awful lot like whiney excuses from someone who thinks its cool to bitch about the injustice of the NYT required registration.
I have an idea, go to your local newstand, and just read the entire paper there without paying for it.
Yes, I realize you've posted AC. I suppose this means you didn't register here because that would mean giving Slashdot your email, god knows you wouldn't want them selling your email to lord knows who...
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The only thing I could dig up on Al Jazeera in English right now is their marketing page:
Actually, Kirk had first contact with the Romulans - he was the one that discovered that they looked like Vulcans (and were related), so even though they have already introduced the Romulans to Enterprise (S2X03, IIRC), I don't think that a Romulan war is on the menu.
On the other hand, to be consistent with all the other inconsistencies they've introduced, maybe they will....
If the borg wanted crappy 22nd federation technology that barely works( 22nd is leaps behind the 24th of picards day and many more advanced civilizations have much advanced technology)then they could of easily been assimilated. The borg would of done so long before even Kirck or Spock are born.
I hate to quibble over Trek, of all things, but I think you'll find that the Borg did just that in Star Trek - First Contact.
Then again, the DS9 episode that I watched half of, where they have the tribbles and everything, wasn't that bad. Then again, I didn't see the whole episode, so I don't know *quite* how plausible the whole thing was.
Actually that episode is probably one of my favorite DS9 eps of all time.
There are a couple pokes at the 60's series' special effects ("Worf - why don't the Klingons look like you do?" "...We don't speak about this period of our history.")
I actually am a fan of Enterprise. There have been some real duds in the series, like "Vox Sola" and "Rogue Planet", but then again, I thought that the episode "Carbon Creek" (S2X02) was possibly one of the top 10 episodes of the entire Franchise.
By the way, I found Voyager utterly unwatchable. I don't think I have even seen 10 episodes of it in all.
I thought there was a GPS hack anyhow, where if you fed the data of 3 GPS located in the same place into a computer, it would triangulate and correct for the distortion error.
I think that most of the time a person who buys a Mac at least knows enough about computers that they know they want a Mac.
Actually, I have to disagree with that. I have an internet cafe, and every once in a while a person will come in to ask me advice about what kind of computer they should get. People who ask me about Macs usually preface this by saying "I want to get a Mac, because I hear Macs are easier."
Nothing about OSX or stability or anything. Every once in a while someone will tell me they want a Mac because they are "cute".
From what I have seen, computer "illiterate" people basically just ask people who they think might know about computers and follow their advice.
Frankly, while a Mac may have been easier to use back in windows 3.1 days, the differences between the Mac OS user interface and Windows user interface nowadays have pretty much evaporated.
Either way, a novice computer user is going to have to learn the "language" of the OS.
For the price, I would pick windows and buy something like Norton Antivirus or Norton Internet Security. Even with the additional cost of the software, still cheaper than the equivalent Mac.
What we observe on earth is that after about a century of radiotransmissions, we have advanced the use of spectrum to the point where most new applications are using compression and frequency-hopping. Older applications (e.g. regular analog TV broadcast) are getting phased out. It's safe to estimate that in another 30 years, spectrum will be so scarse that no uncompressed broadcast will be allowed. Compression and frequency-hopping remove repetitive patterns in signal and spread it over the available spectrum. Such transmissions look like noise.
Perhaps you've never been to the third world? I live in Mexico, and I see taco vendors on the street corner that have a little portable TV running. Now, I know that the US is planning to phase in digital only TV signals in the next few years, but the first world is not the sole producer of radio transmission on the planet.
Also, I believe there are no plans to digitize or compress short wave transmissions. So that means that "alien Zorg on planet X at N light-years from Earth" will still be able to receive the voice of America and the BBC home service, along with, I am sure, the signals of a couple of die hard setiathomers who will build a transmitter based on some kit that was featured on slashdot. In fact I believe such a device was integral to the plot of Jimmy Neutron - Boy Genius.
BTW, even digitized signals show regular patterns that indicate that they are artificially generated.
maybe there are other reasons behind the cancellation we do not know about, maybe cast wants more money, creative team wants to move on to other projects, actors want to move on.
So while I strongly believe we aren't alone in the universe, I think that SETI is not going to give any result. It's a waste.
Yes, but we are talking about signals that take decades or centuries to arrive to earth. I think it is naive on your part to assume that an alien race would develop non-radio transmission technology from the offset.
That is sort of like assuming that a civilization using paleolithic technology will immediately start producing steel implements because they are superior to ones made of stone, copper, bronze or iron.
It is reasonable to assume that a civilization will develop long distance communications technology on a gradual basis as new discoveries and improvements are made.
Further up the thread someone else states that an alien civilization will have completely enclosed their star with a Dyson sphere, therefore we won't detect their transmissions.
All I can say is that it may be unlikely that we'll detect a transmission, since SETI has only been monitoring signals since the 70's. However, I believe that it's more likely that we'll detect an alien civilization's transmissions than that an alien civ. will have completely "buttoned" up their broadcasts in anticipation of extraterrestrial monitoring.
I can only say that I don't really consider the movie to be based on the book, more like, "inspired" by it. I know that is a weak distinction, but if you have read Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner, I think you'd find that my viewpoint withstands scrutiny.
I am sorry, but the Dune miniseries produced on the SciFi channel was worse than the David Lynch movie adaptation, with cheesier SFX. At least, the David Lynch version had the excuse of finance problems and studio execs who didn't understand science fiction.
It just seemed to me in the miniseries, they purposely avoided doing anything that had been done in the film, just so that they would be different, even in the rare instance when the film did it right.
I will probably ended up P2Ping off the internet and watch it once. But that doesn't make it any good.
Actually, I always thought it would be great animated. I wonder if they could do it like they did for the "Starship Troopers animated series, and produce them more cheaply than if they used real sets and film stock.
At least that way they could maybe finally be faithful to the books.
I read the entire series back to back about 4 years ago, and they are truly beyond visionary.
I live in Central Mexico, and there are a lot of old Spanish colonial here homes that were built anywhere from 200 - 400 years ago. They all have meter thick walls, and have proven very adaptable for modern needs, such as electrical installation and plumbing. Of course this is because you can just gouge out the wall for cabling and then plaster over it.
When you built a house back then, it was truly built to last.
Also, in temperate areas, the structure (25 high ceilings with all rooms opening to a central courtyard) provide natural air conditioning year round.
If you look at traditional architecture from around the world, you will find that every climate has had architecture adapted for it.
It has just been in the past 50 - 75 years or so, with the creation of housing developments that architecture has fallen apart and failed. That is because the architecture appropriate for the climate of Massachussetts is not appropriate for Arizona, and vice versa. However, housing developments are built to maximize the profits of the developer, not to last hundreds of years.
Of course, Spanish colonial architecture may not be appropriate for where ever you live, but I would guess you could find climate appropriate architecture for your region that would outlast your great great grandchildren.
Slashdot Mirror
Someone said something has happened, but in reality nothing has. Hey, let's put this on the front page!
;)
No. The real story is that they recovered the records by using the Google cache. Its saved my ass once or twice.
I used this link and clicked through all the cached versions:
e =UTF-8&q=site%3Akare.com+Susan+Kare+User+Interface +Graphics+Portfolio+Page
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&o
The images still work for whatever reason.
my email address handed out to lord knows who
You know I have had a NYT id since 1996, I used "nyt@", and I have never ever gotten a spam from them.
The NYT sets a cookie, so you don't have to constantly relogin, assuming you use the same computer.
Its not difficult. I had more trouble setting up my KDE desktop than I had registering for the times. The Times, by the way is Lynx compatible, which, when I only had dial up, was my preferred way to surf news sites. I also did the entire registration in lynx.
So, WTF are you talking about, exactly? These sound an awful lot like whiney excuses from someone who thinks its cool to bitch about the injustice of the NYT required registration.
I have an idea, go to your local newstand, and just read the entire paper there without paying for it.
Yes, I realize you've posted AC. I suppose this means you didn't register here because that would mean giving Slashdot your email, god knows you wouldn't want them selling your email to lord knows who...
The only thing I could dig up on Al Jazeera in English right now is their marketing page:
- 5-1.htm
http://www.aljazeera.net/e-marketing-eng/2002/5/5
Actually has some interesting numbers on their demographics and what not.
Does visiting the Al Jazeera site mean that I am put into a Homeland Defense Database or something?
Haha. I am Mexico...
oops. The doorbell just rang.....That had better be the Land Shark.
Just imagine what would happen if by some cosmic fluke, all 5000 nielsen diaries were sent to slashdotters....
The new season network lineups would have a major shift:
50% SciFi
30% anime
20% tech news
100% Latex clad T&A
Actually, Kirk had first contact with the Romulans - he was the one that discovered that they looked like Vulcans (and were related), so even though they have already introduced the Romulans to Enterprise (S2X03, IIRC), I don't think that a Romulan war is on the menu.
On the other hand, to be consistent with all the other inconsistencies they've introduced, maybe they will....
Can one get any of FS on DVD?
Yes, DVDs and a bunch of other merchandise is available.
So in other words writter Berman hired Doctor Phill to boast ratings.
Nope... Care to guess again?
Good lord, Children of Dune was one of the worst movies I've ever seen
It's nice to know that someone else agrees with me.
I hate to quibble over Trek, of all things, but I think you'll find that the Borg did just that in
Star Trek - First Contact.
Then again, the DS9 episode that I watched half of, where they have the tribbles and everything, wasn't that bad. Then again, I didn't see the whole episode, so I don't know *quite* how plausible the whole thing was.
Actually that episode is probably one of my favorite DS9 eps of all time.
There are a couple pokes at the 60's series' special effects ("Worf - why don't the Klingons look like you do?" "...We don't speak about this period of our history.")
I actually am a fan of Enterprise. There have been some real duds in the series, like "Vox Sola" and "Rogue Planet", but then again, I thought that the episode "Carbon Creek" (S2X02) was possibly one of the top 10 episodes of the entire Franchise.
By the way, I found Voyager utterly unwatchable. I don't think I have even seen 10 episodes of it in all.
Uhh. Don't think there's much chance of Google being slashdotted....
I thought there was a GPS hack anyhow, where if you fed the data of 3 GPS located in the same place into a computer, it would triangulate and correct for the distortion error.
Here's a meta link to the Commodore 64 version.
8 [lemon64.com]
. l.e.%22+%2Bc64+%2Bdownload
http://www.lemon64.com/games/details.php?ID=155
Why not just post this link? This is what the "net search" goes to:http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2B%22m.u
I think that most of the time a person who buys a Mac at least knows enough about computers that they know they want a Mac.
Actually, I have to disagree with that. I have an internet cafe, and every once in a while a person will come in to ask me advice about what kind of computer they should get. People who ask me about Macs usually preface this by saying "I want to get a Mac, because I hear Macs are easier."
Nothing about OSX or stability or anything. Every once in a while someone will tell me they want a Mac because they are "cute".
From what I have seen, computer "illiterate" people basically just ask people who they think might know about computers and follow their advice.
Frankly, while a Mac may have been easier to use back in windows 3.1 days, the differences between the Mac OS user interface and Windows user interface nowadays have pretty much evaporated.
Either way, a novice computer user is going to have to learn the "language" of the OS.
For the price, I would pick windows and buy something like Norton Antivirus or Norton Internet Security. Even with the additional cost of the software, still cheaper than the equivalent Mac.
YMMV.
Score 5, Copyright Violation.
What we observe on earth is that after about a century of radiotransmissions, we have advanced the use of spectrum to the point where most new applications are using compression and frequency-hopping. Older applications (e.g. regular analog TV broadcast) are getting phased out. It's safe to estimate that in another 30 years, spectrum will be so scarse that no uncompressed broadcast will be allowed. Compression and frequency-hopping remove repetitive patterns in signal and spread it over the available spectrum. Such transmissions look like noise.
Perhaps you've never been to the third world? I live in Mexico, and I see taco vendors on the street corner that have a little portable TV running. Now, I know that the US is planning to phase in digital only TV signals in the next few years, but the first world is not the sole producer of radio transmission on the planet.
Also, I believe there are no plans to digitize or compress short wave transmissions. So that means that "alien Zorg on planet X at N light-years from Earth" will still be able to receive the voice of America and the BBC home service, along with, I am sure, the signals of a couple of die hard setiathomers who will build a transmitter based on some kit that was featured on slashdot. In fact I believe such a device was integral to the plot of Jimmy Neutron - Boy Genius.
BTW, even digitized signals show regular patterns that indicate that they are artificially generated.
Grow up people, shows such as Farscape cost MILLIONS of dollars to produce. There is now way in heck fans would EVER be able to afford it!
I wonder if they could put Farscape on Pay Per View. That would be an interesting experiment.
maybe there are other reasons behind the cancellation we do not know about, maybe cast wants more money, creative team wants to move on to other projects, actors want to move on.
Maybe you should read the article, read the save farscape campaign site, go to the official farscape website.
Any of those sources will refute your speculations.
I think every movie is better than the book.
Okey-doke. I don't even really have to respond to that, do I?
Please don't troll.
So while I strongly believe we aren't alone in the universe, I think that SETI is not going to give any result. It's a waste.
Yes, but we are talking about signals that take decades or centuries to arrive to earth. I think it is naive on your part to assume that an alien race would develop non-radio transmission technology from the offset.
That is sort of like assuming that a civilization using paleolithic technology will immediately start producing steel implements because they are superior to ones made of stone, copper, bronze or iron.
It is reasonable to assume that a civilization will develop long distance communications technology on a gradual basis as new discoveries and improvements are made.
Further up the thread someone else states that an alien civilization will have completely enclosed their star with a Dyson sphere, therefore we won't detect their transmissions.
All I can say is that it may be unlikely that we'll detect a transmission, since SETI has only been monitoring signals since the 70's. However, I believe that it's more likely that we'll detect an alien civilization's transmissions than that an alien civ. will have completely "buttoned" up their broadcasts in anticipation of extraterrestrial monitoring.
Ironically, I would consider myself diehard fan of Blade Runner.
I can only say that I don't really consider the movie to be based on the book, more like, "inspired" by it. I know that is a weak distinction, but if you have read Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner, I think you'd find that my viewpoint withstands scrutiny.
The Dune miniseries was AWESOME! In places it was even better than the books that inspired it. So, I'm not really sure what you are talking about.
Well. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I have shared mine, thank you for sharing yours.
I will say, however, I have never seen a movie adaptation of an original book that was better than the book.
I am sorry, but the Dune miniseries produced on the SciFi channel was worse than the David Lynch movie adaptation, with cheesier SFX. At least, the David Lynch version had the excuse of finance problems and studio execs who didn't understand science fiction.
It just seemed to me in the miniseries, they purposely avoided doing anything that had been done in the film, just so that they would be different, even in the rare instance when the film did it right.
I will probably ended up P2Ping off the internet and watch it once. But that doesn't make it any good.
Actually, I always thought it would be great animated. I wonder if they could do it like they did for the "Starship Troopers animated series, and produce them more cheaply than if they used real sets and film stock.
At least that way they could maybe finally be faithful to the books.
I read the entire series back to back about 4 years ago, and they are truly beyond visionary.
I live in Central Mexico, and there are a lot of old Spanish colonial here homes that were built anywhere from 200 - 400 years ago. They all have meter thick walls, and have proven very adaptable for modern needs, such as electrical installation and plumbing. Of course this is because you can just gouge out the wall for cabling and then plaster over it.
When you built a house back then, it was truly built to last.
Also, in temperate areas, the structure (25 high ceilings with all rooms opening to a central courtyard) provide natural air conditioning year round.
If you look at traditional architecture from around the world, you will find that every climate has had architecture adapted for it.
It has just been in the past 50 - 75 years or so, with the creation of housing developments that architecture has fallen apart and failed. That is because the architecture appropriate for the climate of Massachussetts is not appropriate for Arizona, and vice versa. However, housing developments are built to maximize the profits of the developer, not to last hundreds of years.
Of course, Spanish colonial architecture may not be appropriate for where ever you live, but I would guess you could find climate appropriate architecture for your region that would outlast your great great grandchildren.