When major religions learned that an
invisibility cloak (Google Cache) had been invented many started screaming about how they knew none of this HarryPotter nonsense would come to absolutely no good. In other news, most of world, still awaits Harry Potter Book 5.
>Thus, techies will probably be automated out of a job before PHB's and sales. (That is if H1B's don't do it first.)
>Geeks are Doomed! Eat, drink, and skydive from space, for tomarrow you are unlayable gutter meat.
Naahhh... Won't happen. Because geeks have to deal with the user, who hands down is the most irrational creature of all...
> I thought Eminem summed it up when he said: > > "And Moby, you can get stomped by Obie, > You 36 year old bald headed fag blow me > You don't know me, you're too old > Let go, it's over, nobody listens to techno" > > See its easy, NOBODY LISTENS TO TECHNO!
Damn, all this time I've spent on KaZaA trying to download and burn Moby, who is no longer cool because Eminem says so? What a waste!
I need to start pirating Eminem now, because he must be the new cool person! I mean, he's as much as said Moby is a waste of my time anyways, right? Tell me, since IMDb says he is 29, in 7 years will he completely give up and fade because at that age, nobody will listen to rap anymore?
How about Lucas reverse that the Greedo shooting first change, but keep the Greedo shooting first as an alternate angle on the DVD. That way when he shows his kids, he can just switch angles, and volia! Han is still a saint to them.
And can we get all 3 different versions on 1 DVD Collectable after this is all said and done? At least on there as deleted scenes... But it shouldn't be hard to just jump around on the disc in order to achieve the effect of the original film, special edition, post pre-trilogy edition... Should it?
> The invention has passed the official approval by the city government and received a patent from the State Intellectual Property Office.
Now seeing as how China pirates enough of our stuff to be awarded their own DVD zone, do we get to work around their patent? Or would that be against the good for the communist people? (Tounge in cheek...)
"hey guys, I've got a great idea. let's make a virus that will expose ourselves to billions of dollars of liability, but will only shut down some minor piracy for a day or two, until anti-virus software makers have protection for it".
I work for a company that sends me out to people's houses to fix their computers. And this is what I hear...
What, I thought I had an Anti-Virus on there... What do you mean I have to keep it updated? Why is that? Why do people make viruses anyways?
Like the original comment you replied too, I too agree driving is a right. But like almost all of our rights, it is regulated. And should be. Convicted felons lose their right to vote, and process a gun. People who DWI should also be regulated for endangering public safety. Their rights to drive end when they endanger my right to life.
Driving is a right, and should be regulated, (to a *limited* point) but not with Biometric information that has nothing to do with how I drive, or how sober I am when I do it.
The only reason I bring this up is my story was rejected a year ago... *Whine* Wish I still had my original URL for that story... Nothing about magnetic properties tho...
Uhh... You might be right. Oh well, I suppose with the new security restrictions (other reply to my original comment,) I can't go back and find out for awhile... Such a shame...
The NIST labs out in Boulder, CO is a fabulous place to go and visit if you ever find yourself in town, or in Denver. They will gladly take you on a tour, and show you all sorts of interesting toys that they have. Probably the best part of the tour for me was the liquid hydrogen. Even better was touching it. Yes I did, yes I still have all my digits. Basically, it is exactly the same concept as fire; move your hand thru it very quickly. In this case, touch it quickly and retract. The tour guide also shrank a balloon completely down, as we all watched, as it slowly got bigger when he took it back out. And of course on the tour, was getting to see the atomic clock. (On the other side of a window of course.) Check it out!
And if you are in Boulder, and enjoy tea, make sure to take a tour of the Celestial Seasonings Tea Plant. If you have sinus problems, their Peppermint room will take care it, pronto.
Given that Lucent's CEO said today that he does not see the telecom equipment market turning around anytime soon, a government initiative to upgrade the core routers to IPv6 would help boost the battered sector of the economy.
Yea, and if the government does push IPv6, let's just hope it doesn't end up like the HDTV mess. Anyways, do we really want the government to step in? They have a uncanny history of *not* being tech savvy and messing stuff up. When would everything be mandated IPv6? Will we be taxed more to help schools out in the venture? Will we be taxed more for more corporate welfare in the process?
The economy has downturns, let's ride it out for now.
Thats a brilliant idea! Say, do you need some Venture Capital? This business plan sounds amazing. Now, you're sure you can raise the price that much and people will still buy, right?
Now that Cox@Home has switched over to their own internet service, the news service sucks. I still don't want to switch over to DSL, the only other high-speed connection in the area, so what should I do? What other news services could I tap where the operators don't mind my sucking out their bandwidth?
Harrison Ford is currently 59 years old, and seems to do only one real movie per year.
Patriot Games (1992)
Fugitive, The (1993)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Sabrina (1995)
Devil's Own, The (1997)
Air Force One (1997)
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
Random Hearts (1999)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
info provided by IMDb
Now, on that list, I've taken out all the miscellaneous TV appearances and everything else that does not seem to take a major commitment as a movies does. But I do seem to remember reading a few years back that Ford does try to limit himself to one movie a year to spend more time with his family. So, if he has signed to this deal, it would appear to be his movie for the year 2002. (Assuming the K-19 Movie was filmed in 2001.)
If Sean Connery were to return, he would most likely have to be 'aged' 20 years or so, and thusly limited to a bit part in the movie because he is now 71, and only 12 years older than his 'son.' That of him being Indy's father worked once back in 1989, but I doubt it would work again.
In any case, Denholm Elliott who played Dr. Marcus Brody in 'Raiders' and 'Last Crusade' died in 1992 and thusly, won't return. However, John Rhys-Davies could possibly return as Sallah. How feasible that is, I don't know... (but both characters were great) And who will be cast as the new love interest girl in the movie? And will they attempt to close the door on future movies in this one considering that we already know from the Young Indiana Jones that Indy lives to an old age, and gets an eye patch?
In Oklahoma now, you CAN'T have your SSN as your DL number. They passed this law in the past year, so that there are still OK DLs with SSNs on them, but once you renew the license, it is changed.
In order to differentiate between states however, if you incorporate any sort of memory into the card, you can surely spare a couple bits for what state it is. If not, when the cop is inputting the number, they should be able to input the two letter state code there.
> They "broke the story", which is what journalists are paid to do.
> er, no. they aren't paid to do that when they'll cost their company thousands of dollars in lawsuits.
How mad can Apple afford to be that it was released before MacExpo? If they sue, or get seriously bent out of shape about it, no more *free* press coverage. And Apple needs all kinds of marketing tricks if they want to be more than a niche company.
I am about to wrap up my Associates degree in Computer Science this May. (And my CCNA too!) I am also wondering how much it is going to be worth it to continue on towards a Bachelor's degree. It seems to be that when a degree is required, it is only that one is required, not what it is in. But still I'm left wondering. If I continue on with a CS degree, I'll be slightly excluded out from project management later on. But if I switch fields and try to tack on a Business Degree, coupled on top of my Associates in CS, I shouldn't have a problem then... Should I? Is it even worth getting a Business Degree (or Bachelors) at all?
2. By your comment and the one below it, it looks like some prints may be out of whack. At the same point here in Oklahoma City the audio started lagging five seconds. At least the theater gave us movie vouchers. How many other theaters had this problem?
They have got to have a whole freakin' boat of Terminators that have came before in the past. Kyle Reese says in the first movie that the robots have sent Terminators in the past, with rubber skins, so that they were easy to spot. Only Arnold here is the first fleshy one, so that its difficult to make a move on.
So, did the people assigned to the past Terminators we never saw take out all garbage after finishing it up, every single time? If a rubber skinned robot got killed by someone other than a future freedom fighter, wouldn't the government snap that up real quick?
Even if not, how many times have we heard in IT that you need to keep an 'off-site' backup? If you're working on the chip of the century, wouldn't you keep copies of your design... Somewhere else? You may have lost the chip, but that's it. (If the govn't can't provide you with another one, or they're working on it themselves...)
This story has got Gattaca written all over it. In the movie, Jude Law's character is basically genetically engineered to be the best. He is a athletic workhorse without even trying. The only problem here is, that wasn't what was important to him. In fact, when everything is given to you on a plate (or in your genes) what is there left to strive for? If everybody starts to have the same superior intellect and athletic abilities in the future, what's the use of competing anymore?
When are genetically engineered babies going to become all the rage? 25 years or so? Not long after that, I better have my retirement in the bag, because by then if age discrimination in the IT doesn't get me, the fact I'm not PERFECT will.
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When major religions learned that an invisibility cloak (Google Cache) had been invented many started screaming about how they knew none of this Harry Potter nonsense would come to absolutely no good. In other news, most of world, still awaits Harry Potter Book 5.
> I thought Eminem summed it up when he said:
>
> "And Moby, you can get stomped by Obie,
> You 36 year old bald headed fag blow me
> You don't know me, you're too old
> Let go, it's over, nobody listens to techno"
>
> See its easy, NOBODY LISTENS TO TECHNO!
Damn, all this time I've spent on KaZaA trying to download and burn Moby, who is no longer cool because Eminem says so? What a waste!
I need to start pirating Eminem now, because he must be the new cool person! I mean, he's as much as said Moby is a waste of my time anyways, right? Tell me, since IMDb says he is 29, in 7 years will he completely give up and fade because at that age, nobody will listen to rap anymore?
How about Lucas reverse that the Greedo shooting first change, but keep the Greedo shooting first as an alternate angle on the DVD. That way when he shows his kids, he can just switch angles, and volia! Han is still a saint to them.
And can we get all 3 different versions on 1 DVD Collectable after this is all said and done? At least on there as deleted scenes... But it shouldn't be hard to just jump around on the disc in order to achieve the effect of the original film, special edition, post pre-trilogy edition... Should it?
Now seeing as how China pirates enough of our stuff to be awarded their own DVD zone, do we get to work around their patent? Or would that be against the good for the communist people? (Tounge in cheek...)
I work for a company that sends me out to people's houses to fix their computers. And this is what I hear...
What, I thought I had an Anti-Virus on there... What do you mean I have to keep it updated? Why is that? Why do people make viruses anyways?
I'm still running into Nimba and SirCam out here.
Like the original comment you replied too, I too agree driving is a right. But like almost all of our rights, it is regulated. And should be. Convicted felons lose their right to vote, and process a gun. People who DWI should also be regulated for endangering public safety. Their rights to drive end when they endanger my right to life.
Driving is a right, and should be regulated, (to a *limited* point) but not with Biometric information that has nothing to do with how I drive, or how sober I am when I do it.
I thought MS-DOS stood for Microsoft Seeks Dominion Over Society.
Nature.com - Feb 15, 2001
Discover.com - May 2001
The only reason I bring this up is my story was rejected a year ago... *Whine* Wish I still had my original URL for that story... Nothing about magnetic properties tho...
Uhh... You might be right. Oh well, I suppose with the new security restrictions (other reply to my original comment,) I can't go back and find out for awhile... Such a shame...
The NIST labs out in Boulder, CO is a fabulous place to go and visit if you ever find yourself in town, or in Denver. They will gladly take you on a tour, and show you all sorts of interesting toys that they have. Probably the best part of the tour for me was the liquid hydrogen. Even better was touching it. Yes I did, yes I still have all my digits. Basically, it is exactly the same concept as fire; move your hand thru it very quickly. In this case, touch it quickly and retract. The tour guide also shrank a balloon completely down, as we all watched, as it slowly got bigger when he took it back out. And of course on the tour, was getting to see the atomic clock. (On the other side of a window of course.) Check it out!
And if you are in Boulder, and enjoy tea, make sure to take a tour of the Celestial Seasonings Tea Plant. If you have sinus problems, their Peppermint room will take care it, pronto.
You do mean http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/, don't you?
-5 Karma points to dotslash for submitting an inaccurate story.
-5 Karma points to CmdrTaco for posting it.
The day slashdot realizes that they have to perform up to standards and they are just posting collected links around the Internet, priceless.
Paypal is not getting at my MasterCard yet.
Watch my Karma go -5 for this post...
Given that Lucent's CEO said today that he does not see the telecom equipment market turning around anytime soon, a government initiative to upgrade the core routers to IPv6 would help boost the battered sector of the economy.
Yea, and if the government does push IPv6, let's just hope it doesn't end up like the HDTV mess. Anyways, do we really want the government to step in? They have a uncanny history of *not* being tech savvy and messing stuff up. When would everything be mandated IPv6? Will we be taxed more to help schools out in the venture? Will we be taxed more for more corporate welfare in the process?
The economy has downturns, let's ride it out for now.
Thats a brilliant idea! Say, do you need some Venture Capital? This business plan sounds amazing. Now, you're sure you can raise the price that much and people will still buy, right?
Now that Cox@Home has switched over to their own internet service, the news service sucks. I still don't want to switch over to DSL, the only other high-speed connection in the area, so what should I do? What other news services could I tap where the operators don't mind my sucking out their bandwidth?
Harrison Ford is currently 59 years old, and seems to do only one real movie per year.
Patriot Games (1992)
Fugitive, The (1993)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Sabrina (1995)
Devil's Own, The (1997)
Air Force One (1997)
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
Random Hearts (1999)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
info provided by IMDb
Now, on that list, I've taken out all the miscellaneous TV appearances and everything else that does not seem to take a major commitment as a movies does. But I do seem to remember reading a few years back that Ford does try to limit himself to one movie a year to spend more time with his family. So, if he has signed to this deal, it would appear to be his movie for the year 2002. (Assuming the K-19 Movie was filmed in 2001.)
If Sean Connery were to return, he would most likely have to be 'aged' 20 years or so, and thusly limited to a bit part in the movie because he is now 71, and only 12 years older than his 'son.' That of him being Indy's father worked once back in 1989, but I doubt it would work again.
In any case, Denholm Elliott who played Dr. Marcus Brody in 'Raiders' and 'Last Crusade' died in 1992 and thusly, won't return. However, John Rhys-Davies could possibly return as Sallah. How feasible that is, I don't know... (but both characters were great) And who will be cast as the new love interest girl in the movie? And will they attempt to close the door on future movies in this one considering that we already know from the Young Indiana Jones that Indy lives to an old age, and gets an eye patch?
(When are they going to release the rest of the Young Indy adventures too?)
In Oklahoma now, you CAN'T have your SSN as your DL number. They passed this law in the past year, so that there are still OK DLs with SSNs on them, but once you renew the license, it is changed.
In order to differentiate between states however, if you incorporate any sort of memory into the card, you can surely spare a couple bits for what state it is. If not, when the cop is inputting the number, they should be able to input the two letter state code there.
> They "broke the story", which is what journalists are paid to do.
> er, no. they aren't paid to do that when they'll cost their company thousands of dollars in lawsuits.
How mad can Apple afford to be that it was released before MacExpo? If they sue, or get seriously bent out of shape about it, no more *free* press coverage. And Apple needs all kinds of marketing tricks if they want to be more than a niche company.
I am about to wrap up my Associates degree in Computer Science this May. (And my CCNA too!) I am also wondering how much it is going to be worth it to continue on towards a Bachelor's degree. It seems to be that when a degree is required, it is only that one is required, not what it is in. But still I'm left wondering. If I continue on with a CS degree, I'll be slightly excluded out from project management later on. But if I switch fields and try to tack on a Business Degree, coupled on top of my Associates in CS, I shouldn't have a problem then... Should I? Is it even worth getting a Business Degree (or Bachelors) at all?
1. I was wondering where I'd seen him before...
2. By your comment and the one below it, it looks like some prints may be out of whack. At the same point here in Oklahoma City the audio started lagging five seconds. At least the theater gave us movie vouchers. How many other theaters had this problem?
They have got to have a whole freakin' boat of Terminators that have came before in the past. Kyle Reese says in the first movie that the robots have sent Terminators in the past, with rubber skins, so that they were easy to spot. Only Arnold here is the first fleshy one, so that its difficult to make a move on.
So, did the people assigned to the past Terminators we never saw take out all garbage after finishing it up, every single time? If a rubber skinned robot got killed by someone other than a future freedom fighter, wouldn't the government snap that up real quick?
Even if not, how many times have we heard in IT that you need to keep an 'off-site' backup? If you're working on the chip of the century, wouldn't you keep copies of your design... Somewhere else? You may have lost the chip, but that's it. (If the govn't can't provide you with another one, or they're working on it themselves...)
This story has got Gattaca written all over it. In the movie, Jude Law's character is basically genetically engineered to be the best. He is a athletic workhorse without even trying. The only problem here is, that wasn't what was important to him. In fact, when everything is given to you on a plate (or in your genes) what is there left to strive for? If everybody starts to have the same superior intellect and athletic abilities in the future, what's the use of competing anymore?
When are genetically engineered babies going to become all the rage? 25 years or so? Not long after that, I better have my retirement in the bag, because by then if age discrimination in the IT doesn't get me, the fact I'm not PERFECT will.
I was wondering why the kid with big braces at the end of the row in computer lab was jamming away, and really getting 'in' to our edutainment...
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