Whereas any civilized species would need to have curiosity as a trait (I can't see how they would become advanced to civilization if they didn't) - they needn't necessarily have the same desire to preserve life as we do. (protected areas, national parks, pets, zoos).
If they see us as someone who could be a threat to them in the future- the logical thing to do would be to wipe us out.
For me, no tablet exists that will really change how I live.
I'm not going to get a data-plan with one because I object to paying $50 a month to carry a device around with me.
I simply don't have that much desire to access the internet on the go... sure, it would be cool- but not $50 a month worth.
I'm not going to use it to watch videos often. I have a television with a larger screen and better resolution at home.
If I'm not at home- I'm driving somewhere, I'm busy, or I'm at work. Yeah- there may be occasions- waiting at the doctor's etc- but rarely get enough uninterrupted time to watch anything at those places.
Some people have use of a tablet- some people it is all they need- but I know there are plenty of people like me.
For us, if we got a tablet (or if we already own a tablet)- it is a toy more than a functioning device. For us (and I suspect we're the majority of those 30 and over)- price matters- because we don't want to throw money away on a toy that will be available half the price in 18 months.- then half the price again in another.
So price matters. Even if it isn't as good as an iPad. You need to get a device that is low enough to be worthwhile just being the "occasional" toy that connects to our wifi.
Expensive Samsungs and iPads have their market- kids and executives who have $50 a month to throw on data plans. (yes, and geeks who like electronic toys- and don't balk at the idea of shelling money for them- which is probably a lot of people on here- which makes this not the average representation of the planet earth)
To get the rest of us- you need to make the devices cheaper- OR get the cost of data plans to be low enough that we consider it worthwhile.
Granted, I don't know anything about physics so my comment is probably unwanted and useless; however.
I just want to say- what little I do know, I've always disliked dark-matter. It always seemed to be a case of "we can't explain 'x' - so let's claim there is dark-matter and that will make our hypothesis match what we observe."
OK, it's more than just that- and from people way more knowledgable than me; however, I've always wondered if it was just a stop-gap explanation that would one day be disproven. (which it hasn't been yet).
I'm grabbing my pop-corn, turning on physics Pay Per View and cheering on the anti-dark matter brigade in this fight. I'm hoping dark-matter turns out to be false. Not that I'm matterracist.
Pretty much the only difference you notice from a UI perspective is they changed the colour and the icons- otherwise it seems to work identical to Chrome.
Comodo claim that they have improved performance and security- plugging up some security holes and automatically detecting bad sites before you visit them.
I'm not sure how much better it is. I've had it warn me not to visit a couple of sites though.
I've used it for years to keep up with the sports back in England no fees. It is P2P tech.
Make sure you have a good firewall and antivirus/antimalware installed though. I've never had a problem but others have reported that they have
Broardcasters in Asia broardcast their streams online via Sopcast- thus to my knowledge it is legal- you're just watching Asian TV. That said- there are some illegal streams copying European or American TV and illegally broardcasting content- but to my knowledge the Asian streams are indeed legal- and many in English language... The commercials are all for Malaysian beer and stuff though...
There has never been a sporting event I've wanted to watch that I have not been able to find on Sopcast.
Quality varies- usually pretty good though- not usually HD. For free- how can you really complain.
Especially the moderating- it is far from perfect- but it is better than most of the alternative methods.
(my time travel machine reveals that someone will quote Churchill).
Sure the moderating system is flawed. If I have an idea that is contrary to popular opinion it will receive an unfair down mod just because someone disagrees.
If my opinion is agreed upon by the masses- it will be modded higher than someone who has a better post but a non-popular opinion.
That's the same problem, on a political parallel, to democracy though.
Democracy centres around the general publics opinion and voices that are not mainstream don't get heard as much.
As slashdotters we should recongnise the faults- and try to be aware of them- mod someone on the quality of their post- not so much because you agree with them.
I will say- of all the discussion sites and forums I have been a part of- Slashdots simply works better.
It isn't perfect- but it works. (even better than forums I have run and operated)
Company A should not be able to use Company B's sourcecode should they decompile it (or steal it).
However if Company B creates software that moves widgets around a screen depending on buttons you press on a keyboard. Or causes widgets to do tasks- they should not be able to prevent Company A mimicing their software.
Certainly, things like corporate logos should be protected- but what the software does functionally shoudln't.
If one company can independantly write source that acts the same as another company- they have derived it seperately and fairly.
I'm of the same feelings of patents too. If company A can make a machine to do the same as company B- they should be allowed.
They shouldn't be allowed to mould their parts on the other company and build their own machine that way- but if they can build an equivalent machine that does the same thing- that shouldn't be illegal.
There are two commonly used techniques to the wipe process.
In Europe the preferred method is to fold the paper in half before wiping. In the US the preferred method is to scrunch up the paper in a ball before wiping.
Check whether the PCs you are wiping did a number one or a number two. Male PCs do not need wiping for a number 1.
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M$ always means Michael $chumacher to the Formula One community though.
Windows is like Star Trek movies.
Only every other version is worth your time. Windows 7 was good therefore Window 8 will be rubbish.
Yawn! Wake me when they have a dual-core earth.
The single-core model is bound to revolve to slowly!
Exactly!
Whereas any civilized species would need to have curiosity as a trait (I can't see how they would become advanced to civilization if they didn't) - they needn't necessarily have the same desire to preserve life as we do. (protected areas, national parks, pets, zoos).
If they see us as someone who could be a threat to them in the future- the logical thing to do would be to wipe us out.
We can't guarantee aliens will be compassionate.
For me, no tablet exists that will really change how I live.
I'm not going to get a data-plan with one because I object to paying $50 a month to carry a device around with me.
I simply don't have that much desire to access the internet on the go... sure, it would be cool- but not $50 a month worth.
I'm not going to use it to watch videos often. I have a television with a larger screen and better resolution at home.
If I'm not at home- I'm driving somewhere, I'm busy, or I'm at work. Yeah- there may be occasions- waiting at the doctor's etc- but rarely get enough uninterrupted time to watch anything at those places.
Some people have use of a tablet- some people it is all they need- but I know there are plenty of people like me.
For us, if we got a tablet (or if we already own a tablet)- it is a toy more than a functioning device. For us (and I suspect we're the majority of those 30 and over)- price matters- because we don't want to throw money away on a toy that will be available half the price in 18 months.- then half the price again in another.
So price matters. Even if it isn't as good as an iPad. You need to get a device that is low enough to be worthwhile just being the "occasional" toy that connects to our wifi.
Expensive Samsungs and iPads have their market- kids and executives who have $50 a month to throw on data plans. (yes, and geeks who like electronic toys- and don't balk at the idea of shelling money for them- which is probably a lot of people on here- which makes this not the average representation of the planet earth)
To get the rest of us- you need to make the devices cheaper- OR get the cost of data plans to be low enough that we consider it worthwhile.
Be that as it may- there are also equal or more cases where the "unexplained" other that is made up turns out to be false.
For your "Uranus" I bring out "Planet X" - the planet that "had to be there" - but was really just a miscalculation.
Also, "Ether" trying to explain how "there must be something in space".
Granted, I don't know anything about physics so my comment is probably unwanted and useless; however.
I just want to say- what little I do know, I've always disliked dark-matter. It always seemed to be a case of "we can't explain 'x' - so let's claim there is dark-matter and that will make our hypothesis match what we observe."
OK, it's more than just that- and from people way more knowledgable than me; however, I've always wondered if it was just a stop-gap explanation that would one day be disproven. (which it hasn't been yet).
I'm grabbing my pop-corn, turning on physics Pay Per View and cheering on the anti-dark matter brigade in this fight. I'm hoping dark-matter turns out to be false. Not that I'm matterracist.
I'm not a fan of Apple- and I have to agree- Flash is the devil.
I wish Microsoft and Android could get rid of it too!
I personally wouldn't want my primary computer to be linked into a single "app store" where I am forced to buy everything I need.
Not to mention- I need a real desktop- to do my work, and to do the things I do for fun.
But sure, if all I ever did was browse the internet and play angry birds- I guess I could get by with a tablet as my primary computer.
Thank goodness my life isn't that empty.
Regular dragon is not always "incognito".
Pretty much the only difference you notice from a UI perspective is they changed the colour and the icons- otherwise it seems to work identical to Chrome.
Comodo claim that they have improved performance and security- plugging up some security holes and automatically detecting bad sites before you visit them.
I'm not sure how much better it is. I've had it warn me not to visit a couple of sites though.
Does that include Comodo Dragon as "Chrome" since it based on Chrome?
I've been very happy with Dragon. Whether it really is more secure or not I don't know.
Used to use Firefox- prefer Dragon now.
I've used it for years to keep up with the sports back in England no fees. It is P2P tech.
Make sure you have a good firewall and antivirus/antimalware installed though. I've never had a problem but others have reported that they have
Broardcasters in Asia broardcast their streams online via Sopcast- thus to my knowledge it is legal- you're just watching Asian TV. That said- there are some illegal streams copying European or American TV and illegally broardcasting content- but to my knowledge the Asian streams are indeed legal- and many in English language... The commercials are all for Malaysian beer and stuff though...
There has never been a sporting event I've wanted to watch that I have not been able to find on Sopcast.
Quality varies- usually pretty good though- not usually HD. For free- how can you really complain.
Sopcast gives you all the sports you need.
Not always in English- but if you don't mind muting the Chinese voices- it's great.
More oft than not though you can find a stream in English.
Would require no sedation- but might require a desire to grow a moustache, drink appletinis, and start listening to Cher.
I think my wife would like one for Christmas.
You must live in America!
/ kidding --- shame that is necessary
I think BBC Basic was the third for me too.
I recall it was quite a bit different than the BASIC used by other computers at the time.
All sorts of weird peeks and pokes for doing things with the graphics that you had to "magic-number" in.
I grew up programming advanced Java routines on a difference engine. Your BBC Micro and your ZX81 have nout on me.
GM used to make good mosquitos a generation ago- but to be perfectly honest, the Japanese, and lately the Koreans make better Mosquitos.
Now if only Ferrari made Mosquitos.
If I want to send a link- or something that they may need to reference back to I send an e-mail.
If it is a casual comment- that they won't need to ref back to I send a text.
Shame- I usually support the underdog- and always wanted AMD to be able to run Intel neck-and-neck.
Nowadays though AMD seems to stand for A Mediocre Design
I hope they can recapture their mojo and challenge intel again- if for no other reason than to provide a lower pricing incentive to intel.
Slashdot is a cyber-democracy in many ways.
Especially the moderating- it is far from perfect- but it is better than most of the alternative methods.
(my time travel machine reveals that someone will quote Churchill).
Sure the moderating system is flawed. If I have an idea that is contrary to popular opinion it will receive an unfair down mod just because someone disagrees.
If my opinion is agreed upon by the masses- it will be modded higher than someone who has a better post but a non-popular opinion.
That's the same problem, on a political parallel, to democracy though.
Democracy centres around the general publics opinion and voices that are not mainstream don't get heard as much.
As slashdotters we should recongnise the faults- and try to be aware of them- mod someone on the quality of their post- not so much because you agree with them.
I will say- of all the discussion sites and forums I have been a part of- Slashdots simply works better.
It isn't perfect- but it works. (even better than forums I have run and operated)
... he doesn't know how to use the three C Shells.
My opinion.
Company A should not be able to use Company B's sourcecode should they decompile it (or steal it).
However if Company B creates software that moves widgets around a screen depending on buttons you press on a keyboard. Or causes widgets to do tasks- they should not be able to prevent Company A mimicing their software.
Certainly, things like corporate logos should be protected- but what the software does functionally shoudln't.
If one company can independantly write source that acts the same as another company- they have derived it seperately and fairly.
I'm of the same feelings of patents too. If company A can make a machine to do the same as company B- they should be allowed.
They shouldn't be allowed to mould their parts on the other company and build their own machine that way- but if they can build an equivalent machine that does the same thing- that shouldn't be illegal.
There are two commonly used techniques to the wipe process.
In Europe the preferred method is to fold the paper in half before wiping. In the US the preferred method is to scrunch up the paper in a ball before wiping.
Check whether the PCs you are wiping did a number one or a number two. Male PCs do not need wiping for a number 1.