"Method of enhancing sarcasm through the intentional introduction of typographical errors within multiple exclamation marks."
Within a set of not fewer than four (4) and not more than eight (8) Exclamation Marks ("!"), an Erroneous Character from the set of characters [1, 2, @, #, ~, `] is inserted after the third or fourth Exclamation Mark. The Erroneous Character is perceived by the reader as a typographical error consistent with hurried, careless typing, reinforcing any sarcasm contained in the textual comment preceding the Exclamation Marks.
Many years ago when I was interested in psychic powers, I figured that if we really do have some kind of extrasensory perception it's probably our nervous system that's doing it, just in some unknown way, So I tried an experiment to make my nervous system a transducer that would convert unknown sense X to a sensation I could consciously feel.
I placed a glass of water on a table and practiced moving my hand slowly back and forth in front of it, imagining a tremendous pressure pushing against the palm of my hand as it passed the water. After a few minutes practice I began to actually feel it with my hand. Presumably this was the power of suggestion. I repeated for about 10 minutes with my eyes closed, knowing where the water was. I went through this routine 3 nights in a row, and by the third night the pressure feeling seemed very tangible and seemed to come unbidden.
So the next night I had a friend test me in a restaurant. She placed a glass of water on the table in front of me while I covered my ears so I wouldn't hear her movements. Then with my eyes closed I slowly swept my hand across in front of me until I felt the pressure sensation, and when I opened my eyes the water was in front of my hand.
At her request I tried to do it again, but this time I felt nothing. It turned out there was no glass there -- she had tried to fool me and was holding it under the table. We laughed about it and I never did any further experimenting. The results were probably just coincidence, but interesting.
"When the software takes a series of readings, it first averages the first two readings. Then, it averages the third reading with the average just computed. Then the fourth reading is averaged with the new average, and so on. There is no comment or note detailing a reason for this calculation, which would cause the first reading to have more weight than successive readings."
Wrong, Bruce. The first two readings have the least weight, and each subsequent reading has the same weight as all the previous readings combined.
Average after two readings = (r1 + r2) / 2. Average after the third = ((r1 + r2) / 2) + r3) / 2. Average after the fourth = (((r1 + r2) / 2) + r3) / 2) + r4) / 2.
The last average boils down to r1/8 + r2/8 + r3/4 + r4/2.
Makin' good money selling your books, are ya Bruce?
Even though patenting something that existed all by itself makes no sense to me, I would agree to let them treat these genes as their property if they would agree to accept responsibility for them. I'm sure people with breast or ovarian cancer would be eager to sue Myriad Genetics for damages caused by their property.
There seems to be an inherent gut-level bias against the notion of somebody getting something for nothing. Even if it turns out good in the end. No matter how many people testify that releasing free copies of their work has actually increased their net income, people like Ms. LeGuin can't get away from, "Mine! Mine! Let go!"
Many years ago I tried to design a machine that would display text on a Braille readout, one line at a time. I figured it would be possible to use tiny solenoids to raise and lower the dots, but I didn't (and still don't) have the engineering expertise to build such a thing. Seems like this technology ought to be able to do it.
Having never handled PDF documents except to read them, I wasn't even aware they could contain Javascript. I don't understand why they need to. Jeez, are we going to get to the point where it's not safe to go to the bathroom because the toilet can execute Javascript?
CDs can store more than an hour of uncompressed audio, yet here we are 20 years after music CDs hit the market and they still contain the same 35-40 minutes of music as vinyl records.
The movie industry's way of coping with DVDs that can store far more than one movie has been to put one movie on a DVD, and load up the extra space with previews, outtakes, commentary, and all kinds of other crap that's not a movie.
How will the movie industry handle a DVD that can store 100 movies? Maybe by grouping them, for example the Star Trek series or films by the same director or main actor. But based on history I'm guessing won't put more than 5 or 6 movies on a disc plus hours and hours of "bonus" material.
This is the first time I've looked at Windows 7. Some of the features seem like nice additions -- like the new ways to minimize/unminimize windows, and the left/right tiling feature for comparing two files or folders (something I do a lot). But in all honesty I don't feel compelled to upgrade from XP.
Thanks for clearing that up. I can see now that near the end of the article it refers to navigating virtual environments created from remote data, but the first time through I read it as remote manipulation, probably in part because of the inaccurate use of the term "telepresence" in the Slashdot headline.
Microsoft really has no basis for griping about other people giving away software for free, when they've been doing it themselves as a competitive strategy for many years, from Internet Explorer to Visual Web Dev Express.
Or SeeFee or SuFu or whatever it's called now. Haxx0rz -- Elite hacker Jason St. Phibes and his crew of one rotund recluse, one hot babe genius, and one socially awkward but lovable nerd tackle laptop-wielding Muslims who would threaten our homeland's data and stuff.
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Patent Application 973255489
"Method of enhancing sarcasm through the intentional introduction of typographical errors within multiple exclamation marks."
Within a set of not fewer than four (4) and not more than eight (8) Exclamation Marks ("!"), an Erroneous Character from the set of characters [1, 2, @, #, ~, `] is inserted after the third or fourth Exclamation Mark. The Erroneous Character is perceived by the reader as a typographical error consistent with hurried, careless typing, reinforcing any sarcasm contained in the textual comment preceding the Exclamation Marks.
Many years ago when I was interested in psychic powers, I figured that if we really do have some kind of extrasensory perception it's probably our nervous system that's doing it, just in some unknown way, So I tried an experiment to make my nervous system a transducer that would convert unknown sense X to a sensation I could consciously feel.
I placed a glass of water on a table and practiced moving my hand slowly back and forth in front of it, imagining a tremendous pressure pushing against the palm of my hand as it passed the water. After a few minutes practice I began to actually feel it with my hand. Presumably this was the power of suggestion. I repeated for about 10 minutes with my eyes closed, knowing where the water was. I went through this routine 3 nights in a row, and by the third night the pressure feeling seemed very tangible and seemed to come unbidden.
So the next night I had a friend test me in a restaurant. She placed a glass of water on the table in front of me while I covered my ears so I wouldn't hear her movements. Then with my eyes closed I slowly swept my hand across in front of me until I felt the pressure sensation, and when I opened my eyes the water was in front of my hand.
At her request I tried to do it again, but this time I felt nothing. It turned out there was no glass there -- she had tried to fool me and was holding it under the table. We laughed about it and I never did any further experimenting. The results were probably just coincidence, but interesting.
A reference to the Book of Armaments has to be in there somewhere.
Next the Guild will demand money every time you read the book out loud to your child.
A Royale.
From his report:
"When the software takes a series of readings, it first averages the first two readings. Then, it averages the third reading with the average just computed. Then the fourth reading is averaged with the new average, and so on. There is no comment or note detailing a reason for this calculation, which would cause the first reading to have more weight than successive readings."
Wrong, Bruce. The first two readings have the least weight, and each subsequent reading has the same weight as all the previous readings combined.
Average after two readings = (r1 + r2) / 2.
Average after the third = ((r1 + r2) / 2) + r3) / 2.
Average after the fourth = (((r1 + r2) / 2) + r3) / 2) + r4) / 2.
The last average boils down to r1/8 + r2/8 + r3/4 + r4/2.
Makin' good money selling your books, are ya Bruce?
I've assembled a Windows XP kernel from Campbell's cream of leek soup.
Even though patenting something that existed all by itself makes no sense to me, I would agree to let them treat these genes as their property if they would agree to accept responsibility for them. I'm sure people with breast or ovarian cancer would be eager to sue Myriad Genetics for damages caused by their property.
That was my exact thought. I love it when they pick up the Dark Matter with one hand in a plastic bag and toss it in the engine.
Ellison stands on his own tiny pedestal in that department.
There seems to be an inherent gut-level bias against the notion of somebody getting something for nothing. Even if it turns out good in the end. No matter how many people testify that releasing free copies of their work has actually increased their net income, people like Ms. LeGuin can't get away from, "Mine! Mine! Let go!"
Never travel on an unnamed airline.
He later went on to become an O-ring engineer for the space shuttle program and helped design the original Hubble optics.
I just did.
Want to see it again?
... and call it the Serial Time-Encoded Amplified imaging Engine.
Many years ago I tried to design a machine that would display text on a Braille readout, one line at a time. I figured it would be possible to use tiny solenoids to raise and lower the dots, but I didn't (and still don't) have the engineering expertise to build such a thing. Seems like this technology ought to be able to do it.
Having never handled PDF documents except to read them, I wasn't even aware they could contain Javascript. I don't understand why they need to. Jeez, are we going to get to the point where it's not safe to go to the bathroom because the toilet can execute Javascript?
CDs can store more than an hour of uncompressed audio, yet here we are 20 years after music CDs hit the market and they still contain the same 35-40 minutes of music as vinyl records.
The movie industry's way of coping with DVDs that can store far more than one movie has been to put one movie on a DVD, and load up the extra space with previews, outtakes, commentary, and all kinds of other crap that's not a movie.
How will the movie industry handle a DVD that can store 100 movies? Maybe by grouping them, for example the Star Trek series or films by the same director or main actor. But based on history I'm guessing won't put more than 5 or 6 movies on a disc plus hours and hours of "bonus" material.
This is the first time I've looked at Windows 7. Some of the features seem like nice additions -- like the new ways to minimize/unminimize windows, and the left/right tiling feature for comparing two files or folders (something I do a lot). But in all honesty I don't feel compelled to upgrade from XP.
Thanks for clearing that up. I can see now that near the end of the article it refers to navigating virtual environments created from remote data, but the first time through I read it as remote manipulation, probably in part because of the inaccurate use of the term "telepresence" in the Slashdot headline.
In other words, it's all in my mind.
Microsoft really has no basis for griping about other people giving away software for free, when they've been doing it themselves as a competitive strategy for many years, from Internet Explorer to Visual Web Dev Express.
Or SeeFee or SuFu or whatever it's called now. Haxx0rz -- Elite hacker Jason St. Phibes and his crew of one rotund recluse, one hot babe genius, and one socially awkward but lovable nerd tackle laptop-wielding Muslims who would threaten our homeland's data and stuff.
I've always been curious about this phenomenon of hating Comic Sans. How exactly is it "just wrong?"