Run an internal wireless system use the chimneys, and relay signal up the chimney, across to the other chimneys in other buildings and any others in the said office.
Works great,...unless of course they still in fact use the chimneys... *LOL*
It's totally acceptable in many cultures...heck, eating people even acceptable.
What if someone practices a religion in which the religious rite of passage required the eating of another person not of the same religion. Should the U.S. Government intervene or wait there is a seperation of church and state...can't interfere.
Secondly, you all are ignorant who are relying on the "seperation of church and state" please find it...uh, what doesn't exist.
Okay, now the part about the U.S. Government not establishing a religion. Guess what, it was all in regards to Christianity.
Do away with the God clause and Americans have NO rights.
The rights given us in the U.S. were those that were believed to be given by God. If not, then we have no rights...so kiss you arse good-bye.
CAUTION:The above posts contain darn dumb comments
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Rare Earth
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It appears the above readers stopped at paragraph one.
Perhaps, if they read to the end of the story they would have found the immense irony and reflection made by the the emphasis stating perhaps "life is much more rare than we once thought, and therefore more precious than we've realized" I think the whole atomic blast opener quite sets into place the idea of realizing that "yeah, gee, perhaps we need to be a bit more careful with this thing called life and be careful we don't destroy it"
Hmm...I think you missed the entire essence of the article. I will be courteous and assume you are just pre-judgmental and did not finish the article lest I must assume you both were just plain stupid "anonymous cowards"
They pay BMI, ASCAP an SESAC... which are the organizations that collect payments for "performance" of music.
RIAA, was supposed to receive payment for "recording" of music.
Radio stations do not need to pay RIAA. But for some reason webcasts now have too.
All in all in order to play songs on the air and through a webcast you in fact must pay 4 organizations royalty fees for the artists.
Now most of these fees never get to the artist.
Even less will get to the artists you actually play. I do a weekly show focusing on christian alternative music, rap, rock, industrial, dance, techno, etc.
They look and say well, these are the top 500 bands, so they get the majority of all the royalty funds. Now it does not matter that I didn't play a single song by any of those bands. They still get my money, instead of the artists I am trying to support.
It's bumm, it's overpriced, it doesn't go where it should, and you are charged repeatedly.
So I have to pay an annual license to BMI, an annual license to ASCAP, an annual license to SESAC. Now I must pay royalties to RIAA. I still have to buy the CD at a list price of $10-$18. I am told that this is not overpriced. (Even though I can produce a CD with jewel case for under a $1 or $2, ship it for for under $2. So here I can produce at my own inefficient non-mass producing home production center a CD and ship it for under $4. Now they say there is added cost. Promotions take up tons of money?
Well, wait a minute. They're only promoting they're top acts. Go figure...
You've got a master control computer (can we say anti-christ) forcing all programs to recant their beliefs in their creator(s). [the users]
Than you have a "user" come down and dwell as a program. He then defeats the anti-christ/master control computer. And ascends into the heavens/users world.
Now, I see two possibilities for TRON 2. 1) The second coming? 2) Reality...this has been my idea and I think this is the one they are going to go with. And if you think about it; it makes sense. Computer graphics are starting to become extremely realistic and hard to tell apart from reality. I could see a dual plot one in which Flynn and Capt. Sheriden, I mean TRON return. And a second plot in which a program enters the world of the users. Think about it. Could be interesting.
TRON was the first "Matrix" and I could see a combination of Matrix/Terminator (think man from past chasing terminator) combo. I just hope they don't #$*&## up like they did with Neverendingstorytwo...
Major CONGRATULATIONS to you....(do hope it works out)
I am one of those rare pro-marriage types who thinks that such a union with the right person is one of the most beautiful gifts God gave us in this life.
Anyways, be blessed....
- Jason
PS - But I did think the above was quite funny and appropriate since this was an online proposal. And people were making comments about proprietary and open source marriages.
Notes about Free Upgrade
Last year a friend of mine upgraded GirlFriend 1.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that it's a memory hog leaving very little system resources for other applications. He is only now noticing that Wife 1.0 also is spawning Child-Processes which are further consuming valuable resources. No mention of this particular phenomena was included in the product brochure or the documentation, though other users have informed him that this is to be expected due to the nature of the application.
Not only that, Wife 1.0 installs itself such that it is always launched at system initialization where it can monitor all other system activity. He's finding that some applications such as PokerNight 10.3, BeerBash 2.5, PubNight 7.0, and Excuses 5.0 are no longer able to run in the system at all, crashing the system when selected (even though they always worked fine before).
At installation, Wife 1.0 provides no option as to the installation of undesired Plug-Ins such as MotherInLaw 55.8 and BrotherInLaw Beta release. Also, system performance seems to diminish with each passing day.
Some features he'd like to see in the upcoming wife 2.0.
A "Don't remind me again" button
Minimize button
An install shield feature that allows Wife 2.0 be installed with the option to uninstall at anytime without the loss of cache and other system resources.
An option to run the network driver in promiscuous mode which would allow the systems hardware probe feature to be much more useful.
I myself decided to avoid all of the headaches associated with Wife 1.0 by sticking with Girlfriend 2.0. Even here, however, I found many problems.
Apparently you cannot install Girlfriend 2.0 on top of Girlfriend 1.0. You must uninstall Girlfriend 1.0 first. Other users say this is a long standing bug which I should have been aware of. Apparently the versions of Girlfriend have conflicts over shared use of the I/O port. You think they would have fixed such a stupid bug by now. To make matters worse, The uninstall program for Girlfriend 1.0 doesn't work very well leaving undesirable traces of the application in the system.
Another thing that sucks -- all versions of Girlfriend continually popup little annoying messages about the advantages of upgrading to Wife 1.0
BUG WARNING
Wife 1.0 has an undocumented bug. If you try to install Mistress 1.1 before uninstalling Wife 1.0, Wife 1.0 will delete MSMoney files before doing the uninstall itself. Then Mistress 1.1 will refuse to install, claiming insufficient resources.
BUG WORK-AROUNDS
To avoid the above bug, try installing Mistress 1.1 on a different system and never run any file transfer applications such as Laplink 6.0. Also, beware of similar shareware applications that have been known to carry viruses that may affect Wife 1.0.
Another solution would be to run Mistress 1.0 via a UseNet provider under an anonymous name. Here again, beware of the viruses which can accidently be downloaded from the UseNet.
UPGRADE VERSION
Although advertised as being Plug'n'Play, installing the Upgrade version of Wife 1.0 results in several of the better features of Girlfriend 1.0 refusing to continue working. The supposed compatibility with Fast-Car 3.6 & Ski Holiday 6.2 is also flawed, and launching these applications results in strange noises and error messages.
Wife 1.0 also appears to be totally incompatible with all previous versions of BEST MATE, and some users have reported that continued use of BEST MATE can lead to unwanted sharing of resources and I/O ports unless the System Agent is installed as a background task.
SUMMARY
It appears that Girlfriend 1.0 is still one of the best products on the market, especially just after installation. It remains relatively reliable and easy on system resources. The timeout feature of Girlfriend is the major problem, and in severe cases can force the user to upgrade to Wife 1.0 with dire consequences on system health.
Dear patron:
This is a very common problem men complain about but is mostly due to a primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0 with the idea that Wife 1.0 is merely a UTILITIES & ENTERTAINMENT program.Wife 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and designed by its creator to run everything.
It is unlikely that you would be able to purge Wife 1.0 and still convert back to Girlfriend 7.0. Hidden operating files within your system would cause Girlfriend 7.0 to emulate Wife 1.0 so that, in the end, nothing would be gained. It is impossible to un-install, delete, or purge the program files from the system once installed. You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is not designed to do this.
Some have tried to install Girlfriend 8.0 or Wife 2.0 but end up with more problems than with the original system. Look in your manual under "Warnings-Alimony/Child Support". I recommend that you keep Wife 1.0 and just deal with the situation.
Having Wife 1.0 installed myself, I might also suggest you read the entire section regarding General Partnership Faults (GPFs). You must assume all responsibility for faults and problems that might occur,regardless of their actual cause. The best course of action will be to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE. In any case, avoid excessive use of the Esc key because -- ultimately-you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the operating system will return to normal. The system will run smoothly as long as you take the blame for all the GPFs.
Wife 1.0 is a great program, but very high maintenance. Consider buying additional software to improve the performance of Wife 1.0. I recommend Flowers 2.1 and Chocolates 5.0. Do not, under any circumstances, install Secretary With Short Skirt 3.3. This is not a supported application for Wife 1.0 and is likely to cause irreversible damage to the operating system.
Yup, for every sale of coins, items, characters, etc. Charge a tax....heck, if they got smart they could even charge a death tax. (Imagine how much that'd suck....having to actually pay your own death tax?)
Laser Asteroid Killer won't threaten Earthlings!!!
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I'm sorry,...but I was just like uh *DuH*
Building a massive laser cannon, (and actually I thing a very large magneto rail-gun would be more effective) on the moon to target earth threatening asteroids in NO way would pose the possibility of being used on the peoples of earth.
Think about it folks, you build it on the far side. It CAN'T HIT THE EARTH then. However, all you need is one lunar orbit around the earth to allow for targeting of any threatening object.
I think it a wise move. GWB talks about a national defense. But we've never really talked about a planetary defense.
Anyways, i think it'd be pretty cool. And gee, it'd be the one case that we could build a very powerful planet destroying capable weapon and not have to worry about using it on ourselves. (Not unless you've got one helluva set of mirrors.)
Actually, if I recall correctly Heinlein dealt with quite a few things ahead of his time. The waterbed being one. I think he also referred to a data crystal for data storage (um, a few companies are toying with 3D storage mediums). And some of the concepts in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" don't quite exist yet. But may see fruitation. Things like magnetic rail guns. (Though I believe we'll see them on battleships before we see them in peaceful use.)
Let's not forget some of the things which have been mentioned in his books but haven't been seen. The 4-Dimensional structure. Interesting concept, or his time paradox where the person is all his/her known relatives. Although, we may not ever see these things in such a high level we are starting to see ourselves doing such things on the atomic and sub-atomic levels. Pushing electrons into other dimensions. Manipulated particles, etc. It will be interesting to see.
As for Star Trek, as I understand it they advanced the medical bed as well. Changing the concept of it from just a bed to a whole working diagnostic tool. *shrug* And we should all know by now that if they had trouble getting a communicator signal we can't expect anything less from our cell phones. *grin*
Um...(I am still wish they explained Star Trek toilet facilities and technologies in more detail...)
My opinions... DON'T EXPECT TO SEE A BLACK SUITED CHARACTER WITH A BIG HELMET
I believe the breathing we all hear, is from the very end of the movie. I have no information on this, but I believe what we will see when we see what we were hearing in way of heavy breathing will be Anakin Skywalker on heavy life support. And I believe that is how EPSIODE II will end. They will fight the war, something will happen to Anakin along the way (obviously) and then Anakin and Obi Wan will fight (I will be very curious to see how Obi Wan defeats Anakin (one who has a lot more in tune with the force than Obi Wan)...and in the end will be a half dead Anakin being kept alive on life support.
Hence the breathing was very long slow and unchanging.
(Of course this is all speculation, we might find that we don't even hear that breathing. I thought the trailer did well. Showed characters and not much more. I DON'T WANT PLOT DETAILS. I am going to try to avoid them. Sometimes the trailers give away all too much. Anyways, we shall see. The one thing I'd have liked to see in the trailer would have been Bubba Fett.)
All I know is this, I have about a 2,000 MP3's...all legal. All recorded from my CD collection or downloaded from legit sources.
If the RIAA ever goes into my computer and deletes property of mine and the courts allow I go off and not give to flying squirrels about the law.
And I'll get back...
I'll just spend a few years learning how to build an EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) bomb. Won't hurt a sole...but will erase all their data from their machines.
Yeah I'll got to jail but hey...at least I'll have a bed, 3 meals and be able to finish my Bachelor degree.
But this is getting insane...as far as I am concerned anyone who goes onto my computer to do anything without permission, whether to change a setting, delete files, etc.
Is a criminal and has tresspassed and stolen my property. And well, if the law won't protect me...than the government damn well better realize I'll protect myself.
Right to bear arms....(in this day an age that law might need to be applied digitally)...
Why no one seems to have done the obvious???
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I must say, I am often quite disappointed with Engineers....it seems they always miss the obvious.
I think we are all waiting for the following. We all want a palm/PDA that supports the non-proprietary formats that already exist. Handspring did better than 3Com with their expansion slot. But why re-invent the wheel and from talking to 3Com at the Internet Expo, it sounds like they're going to re-invent it a third time as they too are coming out with Palms that have expandability ports.
When will this proprietariness stop?
All I am asking for is a Palm unit that has a flash memory card port on the side (come on I got one in my Diamond Rio, think of all the memory and expandability you can add to your Palm unit with such). And then in top, kill the slot give me 1 or preferbly two PCMCIA slots. The format already exists as a fairly common standard. (Laptops anyone) it just seems to make sense to me. Plug in a PC Card modem (or better yet, cell phone module) and a 325meg IBM micro drive. Slide in a 64meg Flash card. And my Palm unit is ready to rock, MP3, photo-camera, cellular browser, etc. Oh yeah, give me a small AC adapter jack for when I am using it at my desk. =)
I just think a Flash memory slot and a PCMCIA slot would make a palm unit killer. =)
And is it reall
I use it all the time, it spews raw HTML to the browser. The problem is their studio's WYSIWYG is really unsupported and unintended, just a throwback from the Homesite program.
But our pages look the same as HTML. They're just dynamic. But if you expect to code any dynamic database pages in WYSIWYG don't hold your breath...
I hereby enter my patent with the International/. Community for VirtualGraves.
Currently, we are already experiencing difficulties with burials of people. With the advent of new new millenium and the continual increase in global populations this problem is only assured to get worse and worse.
VirtualGraves is the solution to this growing dilemma. We utilize the latest in modern technologies. By digitizing your loved one, they can be compressed using advanced algorythms. Thus allowing us to save even more space. Best of all you no longer need to take long road trips to the cemetary to visit your loved one's grave. Now all you have to do is log on and go to www.virtualgraves.com
(Especially nice for those who live out of state.)
On this day, October 10th, 2000 we establish our patent and claim to "Virtual Graves" including any variants on the terminology "Virtualgraves", "VG", etc.
Slashdot Mirror
Run an internal wireless system use the chimneys, and relay signal up the chimney, across to the other chimneys in other buildings and any others in the said office.
Works great,...unless of course they still in fact use the chimneys... *LOL*
Why is that?
It's totally acceptable in many cultures...heck, eating people even acceptable.
What if someone practices a religion in which the religious rite of passage required the eating of another person not of the same religion. Should the U.S. Government intervene or wait there is a seperation of church and state...can't interfere.
Secondly, you all are ignorant who are relying on the "seperation of church and state" please find it...uh, what doesn't exist.
Okay, now the part about the U.S. Government not establishing a religion. Guess what, it was all in regards to Christianity.
Do away with the God clause and Americans have NO rights.
The rights given us in the U.S. were those that were believed to be given by God. If not, then we have no rights...so kiss you arse good-bye.
It appears the above readers stopped at paragraph one.
Perhaps, if they read to the end of the story they would have found the immense irony and reflection made by the the emphasis stating perhaps "life is much more rare than we once thought, and therefore more precious than we've realized" I think the whole atomic blast opener quite sets into place the idea of realizing that "yeah, gee, perhaps we need to be a bit more careful with this thing called life and be careful we don't destroy it"
Hmm...I think you missed the entire essence of the article. I will be courteous and assume you are just pre-judgmental and did not finish the article lest I must assume you both were just plain stupid "anonymous cowards"
Yes they do...
They pay BMI, ASCAP an SESAC... which are the organizations that collect payments for "performance" of music.
RIAA, was supposed to receive payment for "recording" of music.
Radio stations do not need to pay RIAA. But for some reason webcasts now have too.
All in all in order to play songs on the air and through a webcast you in fact must pay 4 organizations royalty fees for the artists.
Now most of these fees never get to the artist.
Even less will get to the artists you actually play. I do a weekly show focusing on christian alternative music, rap, rock, industrial, dance, techno, etc.
They look and say well, these are the top 500 bands, so they get the majority of all the royalty funds. Now it does not matter that I didn't play a single song by any of those bands. They still get my money, instead of the artists I am trying to support.
It's bumm, it's overpriced, it doesn't go where it should, and you are charged repeatedly.
So I have to pay an annual license to BMI, an annual license to ASCAP, an annual license to SESAC. Now I must pay royalties to RIAA. I still have to buy the CD at a list price of $10-$18. I am told that this is not overpriced. (Even though I can produce a CD with jewel case for under a $1 or $2, ship it for for under $2. So here I can produce at my own inefficient non-mass producing home production center a CD and ship it for under $4. Now they say there is added cost. Promotions take up tons of money?
Well, wait a minute. They're only promoting they're top acts. Go figure...
It's all crap..
As I doubt anyone currently has 10,000,000 miles either!
And by the time someone does there likely WILL BE a sub-orbital craft.
*LOL*
You've got a master control computer (can we say anti-christ) forcing all programs to recant their beliefs in their creator(s). [the users]
Than you have a "user" come down and dwell as a program. He then defeats the anti-christ/master control computer. And ascends into the heavens/users world.
Now, I see two possibilities for TRON 2.
1) The second coming?
2) Reality...this has been my idea and I think this is the one they are going to go with. And if you think about it; it makes sense. Computer graphics are starting to become extremely realistic and hard to tell apart from reality. I could see a dual plot one in which Flynn and Capt. Sheriden, I mean TRON return. And a second plot in which a program enters the world of the users. Think about it. Could be interesting.
TRON was the first "Matrix" and I could see a combination of Matrix/Terminator (think man from past chasing terminator) combo. I just hope they don't #$*&## up like they did with Neverendingstorytwo...
Major CONGRATULATIONS to you....(do hope it works out)
I am one of those rare pro-marriage types who thinks that such a union with the right person is one of the most beautiful gifts God gave us in this life.
Anyways, be blessed....
- Jason
PS - But I did think the above was quite funny and appropriate since this was an online proposal. And people were making comments about proprietary and open source marriages.
Notes about Free Upgrade
Last year a friend of mine upgraded GirlFriend 1.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that it's a memory hog leaving very little system resources for other applications. He is only now noticing that Wife 1.0 also is spawning Child-Processes which are further consuming valuable resources. No mention of this particular phenomena was included in the product brochure or the documentation, though other users have informed him that this is to be expected due to the nature of the application.
Not only that, Wife 1.0 installs itself such that it is always launched at system initialization where it can monitor all other system activity. He's finding that some applications such as PokerNight 10.3, BeerBash 2.5, PubNight 7.0, and Excuses 5.0 are no longer able to run in the system at all, crashing the system when selected (even though they always worked fine before).
At installation, Wife 1.0 provides no option as to the installation of undesired Plug-Ins such as MotherInLaw 55.8 and BrotherInLaw Beta release. Also, system performance seems to diminish with each passing day.
Some features he'd like to see in the upcoming wife 2.0.
A "Don't remind me again" button
Minimize button
An install shield feature that allows Wife 2.0 be installed with the option to uninstall at anytime without the loss of cache and other system resources.
An option to run the network driver in promiscuous mode which would allow the systems hardware probe feature to be much more useful.
I myself decided to avoid all of the headaches associated with Wife 1.0 by sticking with Girlfriend 2.0. Even here, however, I found many problems.
Apparently you cannot install Girlfriend 2.0 on top of Girlfriend 1.0. You must uninstall Girlfriend 1.0 first. Other users say this is a long standing bug which I should have been aware of. Apparently the versions of Girlfriend have conflicts over shared use of the I/O port. You think they would have fixed such a stupid bug by now. To make matters worse, The uninstall program for Girlfriend 1.0 doesn't work very well leaving undesirable traces of the application in the system.
Another thing that sucks -- all versions of Girlfriend continually popup little annoying messages about the advantages of upgrading to Wife 1.0
BUG WARNING
Wife 1.0 has an undocumented bug. If you try to install Mistress 1.1 before uninstalling Wife 1.0, Wife 1.0 will delete MSMoney files before doing the uninstall itself. Then Mistress 1.1 will refuse to install, claiming insufficient resources.
BUG WORK-AROUNDS
To avoid the above bug, try installing Mistress 1.1 on a different system and never run any file transfer applications such as Laplink 6.0. Also, beware of similar shareware applications that have been known to carry viruses that may affect Wife 1.0.
Another solution would be to run Mistress 1.0 via a UseNet provider under an anonymous name. Here again, beware of the viruses which can accidently be downloaded from the UseNet.
UPGRADE VERSION
Although advertised as being Plug'n'Play, installing the Upgrade version of Wife 1.0 results in several of the better features of Girlfriend 1.0 refusing to continue working. The supposed compatibility with Fast-Car 3.6 & Ski Holiday 6.2 is also flawed, and launching these applications results in strange noises and error messages.
Wife 1.0 also appears to be totally incompatible with all previous versions of BEST MATE, and some users have reported that continued use of BEST MATE can lead to unwanted sharing of resources and I/O ports unless the System Agent is installed as a background task.
SUMMARY
It appears that Girlfriend 1.0 is still one of the best products on the market, especially just after installation. It remains relatively reliable and easy on system resources. The timeout feature of Girlfriend is the major problem, and in severe cases can force the user to upgrade to Wife 1.0 with dire consequences on system health.
Dear patron:
This is a very common problem men complain about but is mostly due to a primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0 with the idea that Wife 1.0 is merely a UTILITIES & ENTERTAINMENT program.Wife 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and designed by its creator to run everything.
It is unlikely that you would be able to purge Wife 1.0 and still convert back to Girlfriend 7.0. Hidden operating files within your system would cause Girlfriend 7.0 to emulate Wife 1.0 so that, in the end, nothing would be gained. It is impossible to un-install, delete, or purge the program files from the system once installed. You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is not designed to do this.
Some have tried to install Girlfriend 8.0 or Wife 2.0 but end up with more problems than with the original system. Look in your manual under "Warnings-Alimony/Child Support". I recommend that you keep Wife 1.0 and just deal with the situation.
Having Wife 1.0 installed myself, I might also suggest you read the entire section regarding General Partnership Faults (GPFs). You must assume all responsibility for faults and problems that might occur,regardless of their actual cause. The best course of action will be to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE. In any case, avoid excessive use of the Esc key because -- ultimately-you will have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the operating system will return to normal. The system will run smoothly as long as you take the blame for all the GPFs.
Wife 1.0 is a great program, but very high maintenance. Consider buying additional software to improve the performance of Wife 1.0. I recommend Flowers 2.1 and Chocolates 5.0. Do not, under any circumstances, install Secretary With Short Skirt 3.3. This is not a supported application for Wife 1.0 and is likely to cause irreversible damage to the operating system.
Best of luck,
Tech Support.
Charge a TAX...
Yup, for every sale of coins, items, characters, etc. Charge a tax....heck, if they got smart they could even charge a death tax. (Imagine how much that'd suck....having to actually pay your own death tax?)
I'm sorry,...but I was just like uh *DuH*
Building a massive laser cannon, (and actually I thing a very large magneto rail-gun would be more effective) on the moon to target earth threatening asteroids in NO way would pose the possibility of being used on the peoples of earth.
Think about it folks, you build it on the far side. It CAN'T HIT THE EARTH then. However, all you need is one lunar orbit around the earth to allow for targeting of any threatening object.
I think it a wise move. GWB talks about a national defense. But we've never really talked about a planetary defense.
Anyways, i think it'd be pretty cool. And gee, it'd be the one case that we could build a very powerful planet destroying capable weapon and not have to worry about using it on ourselves. (Not unless you've got one helluva set of mirrors.)
Actually, if I recall correctly Heinlein dealt with quite a few things ahead of his time. The waterbed being one. I think he also referred to a data crystal for data storage (um, a few companies are toying with 3D storage mediums). And some of the concepts in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" don't quite exist yet. But may see fruitation. Things like magnetic rail guns. (Though I believe we'll see them on battleships before we see them in peaceful use.)
Let's not forget some of the things which have been mentioned in his books but haven't been seen. The 4-Dimensional structure. Interesting concept, or his time paradox where the person is all his/her known relatives. Although, we may not ever see these things in such a high level we are starting to see ourselves doing such things on the atomic and sub-atomic levels. Pushing electrons into other dimensions. Manipulated particles, etc. It will be interesting to see.
As for Star Trek, as I understand it they advanced the medical bed as well. Changing the concept of it from just a bed to a whole working diagnostic tool. *shrug* And we should all know by now that if they had trouble getting a communicator signal we can't expect anything less from our cell phones. *grin*
Um...(I am still wish they explained Star Trek toilet facilities and technologies in more detail...)
My opinions... DON'T EXPECT TO SEE A BLACK SUITED CHARACTER WITH A BIG HELMET
I believe the breathing we all hear, is from the very end of the movie. I have no information on this, but I believe what we will see when we see what we were hearing in way of heavy breathing will be Anakin Skywalker on heavy life support. And I believe that is how EPSIODE II will end. They will fight the war, something will happen to Anakin along the way (obviously) and then Anakin and Obi Wan will fight (I will be very curious to see how Obi Wan defeats Anakin (one who has a lot more in tune with the force than Obi Wan)...and in the end will be a half dead Anakin being kept alive on life support.
Hence the breathing was very long slow and unchanging.
(Of course this is all speculation, we might find that we don't even hear that breathing. I thought the trailer did well. Showed characters and not much more. I DON'T WANT PLOT DETAILS. I am going to try to avoid them. Sometimes the trailers give away all too much. Anyways, we shall see. The one thing I'd have liked to see in the trailer would have been Bubba Fett.)
- Jason
All I know is this, I have about a 2,000 MP3's...all legal. All recorded from my CD collection or downloaded from legit sources.
If the RIAA ever goes into my computer and deletes property of mine and the courts allow I go off and not give to flying squirrels about the law.
And I'll get back...
I'll just spend a few years learning how to build an EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) bomb. Won't hurt a sole...but will erase all their data from their machines.
Yeah I'll got to jail but hey...at least I'll have a bed, 3 meals and be able to finish my Bachelor degree.
But this is getting insane...as far as I am concerned anyone who goes onto my computer to do anything without permission, whether to change a setting, delete files, etc.
Is a criminal and has tresspassed and stolen my property. And well, if the law won't protect me...than the government damn well better realize I'll protect myself.
Right to bear arms....(in this day an age that law might need to be applied digitally)...
I must say, I am often quite disappointed with Engineers....it seems they always miss the obvious. I think we are all waiting for the following. We all want a palm/PDA that supports the non-proprietary formats that already exist. Handspring did better than 3Com with their expansion slot. But why re-invent the wheel and from talking to 3Com at the Internet Expo, it sounds like they're going to re-invent it a third time as they too are coming out with Palms that have expandability ports. When will this proprietariness stop? All I am asking for is a Palm unit that has a flash memory card port on the side (come on I got one in my Diamond Rio, think of all the memory and expandability you can add to your Palm unit with such). And then in top, kill the slot give me 1 or preferbly two PCMCIA slots. The format already exists as a fairly common standard. (Laptops anyone) it just seems to make sense to me. Plug in a PC Card modem (or better yet, cell phone module) and a 325meg IBM micro drive. Slide in a 64meg Flash card. And my Palm unit is ready to rock, MP3, photo-camera, cellular browser, etc. Oh yeah, give me a small AC adapter jack for when I am using it at my desk. =) I just think a Flash memory slot and a PCMCIA slot would make a palm unit killer. =) And is it reall
I use it all the time, it spews raw HTML to the browser. The problem is their studio's WYSIWYG is really unsupported and unintended, just a throwback from the Homesite program. But our pages look the same as HTML. They're just dynamic. But if you expect to code any dynamic database pages in WYSIWYG don't hold your breath...
I hereby enter my patent with the International /. Community for VirtualGraves.
Currently, we are already experiencing difficulties with burials of people. With the advent of new new millenium and the continual increase in global populations this problem is only assured to get worse and worse.
VirtualGraves is the solution to this growing dilemma. We utilize the latest in modern technologies. By digitizing your loved one, they can be compressed using advanced algorythms. Thus allowing us to save even more space. Best of all you no longer need to take long road trips to the cemetary to visit your loved one's grave. Now all you have to do is log on and go to www.virtualgraves.com
(Especially nice for those who live out of state.)
On this day, October 10th, 2000 we establish our patent and claim to "Virtual Graves" including any variants on the terminology "Virtualgraves", "VG", etc.