1. A removable core, where the computer acts more like a laptop (without the screen) in a docking station. So that the central components can be as easily removed as say a toner cartidge (weird analogy but it works, and yes there are some people who can't change their toner cartidges), and the core can be taken in for repair. This has the major drawback of not being nearly as user servicable.
Hrm, I'm not sure if that's really necisary, computers don't really *phisicaly* break down very often, if they do it's usualy just the power supply or, god forbid the hard drive, but this is very rare.
2. Self diagnostic, user correcting, polymorphic, self evolving programs, that fix any problems themselves. HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.. sorry good laugh. Its a good idea, but still ahead of our time.
not really, I think microsoft has this idea, but the thing is, why not just make software that just dosn't break? I mean most computer problems are ether bugs that effect everyone (In witch case nothing can be done.) or User error.
Give someone a linux box with quality, and have them a 'suped up' acount that's not root, but can run things like adduser and such, give them a cute little esay to use shell, and you'll probably never have any problems (you'd give them the root password as well, but you'd tell them that its only for fixing problems and such) "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Is not a valid IPv4 address. there are only 3 octets.. 207.46.130.* would be a class C subdomain, but I'm sure Micros~1 has more then 256 computers on the network. I know MS has plans to 'subvert' internet protocols, but that's a little rediculis:) "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Take Wine. Now while it may look like Windows it is not
Why not? what the people making Wine have done, is take the difition of windows, and make somthing that conforms to that definition. Now it is a very long definition, but givien enough time and effort, it could be done. The only diffrence between windows and wine, is that the names are diffrent...
Don't ever forget, the human brain is a device, no less, and no more. there is no reason that we could not program another device to act like it "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
the question, ofcource, is what happens when to sexbots get it going... you might waist a lot of bandwidth.... "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
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but "they" don't want you to know about it... you need to send the energy in pulses, or somthing, so you don't overload the battery. this is how Rayovac works. I'd be willing to bet that rayovac rechargers can charge any kind of battery.... "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
wow, I've never seen that... and when he does, it's offtopic... ah well (rob 'pants are optional' malda?) "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Well, now that you all know that I'm not a firm believer in evolution go ahead and take a swing at me.
Ok.:)
You seem to be saying that everything was created (in place) in other words, that god created the world in such a way that everything would "look" like it was 4 billion years old. The question of cource is, "why" and why, 6000 years ago? why not 12,000? or 40? or 9? How do you know the world wasn't created 12 seconds ago, and everything was put in place, including the memorys of reading/.? is there *any* reason to belive the world is *not* 4 billion years old *other* then the bible? (discounding psudo-sciantific BS from creationiests?) "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
I'm shre this poster was being sarcastic, however the dinosaur bones being placed there by god is a common statement made by crationists (dispite the fact that this leads to 'last tuesdayism' and other such idiocys) "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
you would still have a problem, the y1.6k problem, any centry switch would cause the same problem in programs written by idiots who used two bytes to store 100 posiblitys (instaid of a short int witch would store 65,000 posiblitys in two bytes. if they had we would be ok up to the y67k...) "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
All possible combinations of energy forming matter. Energy is a finite commodity in the universe. We are moving toward equalibrium, but more importantly, there are a finate number of states that life can exist in. I suggest most of you take a look at "variation within kind" logic for a better take on who/what we are. Could support creationism, and is much more sound logic than evolution without boundries.
This is nonsense "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
The only "evidence" of species being linked together is some similarities with the look of an embryo in different animals, and similar bone sturctures in some different animals. That
There is a lot more evedence then that,
As far as new species coming from old ones, I belive there have been exaples of this in bacteria, although I don't know for sure. in larger animals, I don't belive it could happen in more then a few tens of thousands of years, never in your life time. (the homo sapian race is 30,000 to 40,000 years old, i think) "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Computers are now so fast that we can quickly simulate millions of years of evolution. Theoretically, we should be able to start with a core program, feed it some/dev/random/, compare it with the selection criteria, select the closest and repeat until we arrive at Linux 3.0. Why isn't anyone proposing this as a valid method of development? Because it doesn't work!
Obviosly, it *would* work, it would take a very long time (like a few billion years, maybe), and we would need a working copy of Linux 3.0 to compare it with.
If you had a clue, you would relize that what's created by man, and what's created 'randomly' would be completly diffrent. Computers do *not* have the speed to go through 'millions of years' of evolution very qickly. as far as 'evolutionary' computing there is no reason that you couldn't end up wiith somthing pretty intresting, but you won't end up with linux 3.0, beacuse that's a spasific set. it's like throwing paint at a canvas, you might get somthing pretty but you are not going to get a exact copy of somthing for a long time "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Well, I don't know about a pure blod foobar, but I'd bet you could get a mutant one, just have lots of sex! even if you don't end up with one, you still have lots of sex. it's a win win situation! "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
the mouse is to inacurite, and yet you use it for sniping? that dosn't make to much sense. anyway, I find the mouse much better, beacuse it alows analog control of position, instaid of ether left/right up/down you get fine graned control "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
I've got an old ADM5 terminal (I got it for a quarter:) it's got sepreate Carrage Return and line feed buttons. CR move the cursor to the begining of the current line, and Line feed moves the courser down one line.
it's pretty freaky "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
um, yes, the mac does thigns "properly" and I'm glad to have your advice on what's "stupid". Only having one mouse button is pretty fucking anoying, and I'd bet it's a lot more annoying to more people then not being able to hit 'option-dash' once every 8 billion keystrokes. I mean yes, I constantly am thinking to myself "wouldn't it be nice to be able to type the infinity symbol with just one keystroke?", but then I think of my right mouse button, my computer that cost half as much, and My OS, witch, while sucking compared to Mac OS, is a hell of a lot more stable.
also, the windows key isn't a 'normal' key, it fires an intrupt, or does somthing else like that (I think). and if you had half a clue, you would know that there are word procesors on Linux, and that under Xwindows, you can remap your keyboard however you like... "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Win 95 network get traumatized..."I hate computers...they always crash on me!" and the like.
I hope you relize that any poorly setup network will crash, including MacOS based ones. Infact, macs crash much more due to the lack of protected memory.
why on earth M$ shows *drives* that no one cares about instead of disks is beyond me), Its really not hard to tell someone how to get files off there disk under windows. I mean you would have to be *really* stupid not to be able to understand the consept of a "drive". Just beacuse the computer dosn't work exactly the same as yours does, dosn't mean it sucks. The fact that MacOS is *the* most crash prone OS around, does make it suck.
yes, the mac may be simpler for *very* stupid people, but windows9x and NT4 are not very dificult to grasp. And mac leaves very little for real "power users" to do at all, whereas windows still has a CLI "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
You should be using the mouse for all your navigation. the mouse buttons are jump and fire, and I use the left hand's home row for other controls. left:S, right:R, forward:E back:d. Q, A, and Z can navigate up and down as well as the mouse. you really have a lot more keys at your disposal with the main board then you would with the num pad. I can also reach W, T, G,B,V and even C if I need aditional commands. one of the things I hate about quake is that you can't use the num pad to enter IP addresses of quake servers. "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Having Shift+Caps Lock = lowercase is annoying...Linux and the Mac do it right.
why? why would you ever want to hold the shift key down while you're in CAPS-LOCK mode anyway? of couse, if you *did* want to enter in a lowercase letter, you would have to hit the CAPS-LOCK key twice...... "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
I'm going to assume that platters are already made out of hi-tec plastics, but sony is just talking about putting a plastic shell around the electronics instaid a mettal one "Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
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1. A removable core, where the computer acts more like a laptop (without the screen) in a docking station. So that the central components can be as easily removed as say a toner cartidge (weird analogy but it works, and yes there are some people who can't change their toner cartidges), and the core can be taken in for repair. This has the major drawback of not being nearly as user servicable.
Hrm, I'm not sure if that's really necisary, computers don't really *phisicaly* break down very often, if they do it's usualy just the power supply or, god forbid the hard drive, but this is very rare.
2. Self diagnostic, user correcting, polymorphic, self evolving programs, that fix any problems themselves. HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.. sorry good laugh. Its a good idea, but still ahead of our time.
not really, I think microsoft has this idea, but the thing is, why not just make software that just dosn't break? I mean most computer problems are ether bugs that effect everyone (In witch case nothing can be done.) or User error.
Give someone a linux box with quality, and have them a 'suped up' acount that's not root, but can run things like adduser and such, give them a cute little esay to use shell, and you'll probably never have any problems (you'd give them the root password as well, but you'd tell them that its only for fixing problems and such)
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Is not a valid IPv4 address. there are only 3 octets.. 207.46.130.* would be a class C subdomain, but I'm sure Micros~1 has more then 256 computers on the network. I know MS has plans to 'subvert' internet protocols, but that's a little rediculis :)
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
so, who is *not* a sun or daugher....?
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Take Wine. Now while it may look like Windows it is not
Why not? what the people making Wine have done, is take the difition of windows, and make somthing that conforms to that definition. Now it is a very long definition, but givien enough time and effort, it could be done. The only diffrence between windows and wine, is that the names are diffrent...
Don't ever forget, the human brain is a device, no less, and no more. there is no reason that we could not program another device to act like it
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
the question, ofcource, is what happens when to sexbots get it going... you might waist a lot of bandwidth....
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
but "they" don't want you to know about it... you need to send the energy in pulses, or somthing, so you don't overload the battery. this is how Rayovac works. I'd be willing to bet that rayovac rechargers can charge any kind of battery....
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
wow, I've never seen that... and when he does, it's offtopic... ah well (rob 'pants are optional' malda?)
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
or "Evolt" one if you prefer,
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Well, now that you all know that I'm not a firm believer in evolution go ahead and take a swing at me.
:)
/.? is there *any* reason to belive the world is *not* 4 billion years old *other* then the bible? (discounding psudo-sciantific BS from creationiests?)
Ok.
You seem to be saying that everything was created (in place) in other words, that god created the world in such a way that everything would "look" like it was 4 billion years old. The question of cource is, "why" and why, 6000 years ago? why not 12,000? or 40? or 9? How do you know the world wasn't created 12 seconds ago, and everything was put in place, including the memorys of reading
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
I'm shre this poster was being sarcastic, however the dinosaur bones being placed there by god is a common statement made by crationists (dispite the fact that this leads to 'last tuesdayism' and other such idiocys)
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
you would still have a problem, the y1.6k problem, any centry switch would cause the same problem in programs written by idiots who used two bytes to store 100 posiblitys (instaid of a short int witch would store 65,000 posiblitys in two bytes. if they had we would be ok up to the y67k...)
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
All possible combinations of energy forming matter. Energy is a finite commodity in the universe. We are moving toward equalibrium, but more importantly, there are a finate number of states that life can exist in. I suggest most of you take a look at "variation within kind" logic for a better take on who/what we are. Could support creationism, and is much more sound logic than evolution without boundries.
This is nonsense
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
do they go to hell?
:)
aaaaahahahahahahahahahahhaahh
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
I'd love to see a rock 12.x+1 billion years old! 12.x, though i can belive :)
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
The only "evidence" of species being linked together is some similarities with the look of an embryo in different animals, and similar bone sturctures in some different animals. That
There is a lot more evedence then that,
As far as new species coming from old ones, I belive there have been exaples of this in bacteria, although I don't know for sure. in larger animals, I don't belive it could happen in more then a few tens of thousands of years, never in your life time. (the homo sapian race is 30,000 to 40,000 years old, i think)
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Computers are now so fast that we can quickly simulate millions of years of evolution. Theoretically, we should be able to start with a core program, feed it some /dev/random/, compare it with the selection criteria, select the closest and repeat until we arrive at Linux 3.0. Why isn't anyone proposing this as a valid method of development? Because it doesn't work!
Obviosly, it *would* work, it would take a very long time (like a few billion years, maybe), and we would need a working copy of Linux 3.0 to compare it with.
If you had a clue, you would relize that what's created by man, and what's created 'randomly' would be completly diffrent. Computers do *not* have the speed to go through 'millions of years' of evolution very qickly. as far as 'evolutionary' computing there is no reason that you couldn't end up wiith somthing pretty intresting, but you won't end up with linux 3.0, beacuse that's a spasific set. it's like throwing paint at a canvas, you might get somthing pretty but you are not going to get a exact copy of somthing for a long time
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Well, I don't know about a pure blod foobar, but I'd bet you could get a mutant one, just have lots of sex! even if you don't end up with one, you still have lots of sex. it's a win win situation!
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
the mouse is to inacurite, and yet you use it for sniping? that dosn't make to much sense. anyway, I find the mouse much better, beacuse it alows analog control of position, instaid of ether left/right up/down you get fine graned control
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
I've got an old ADM5 terminal (I got it for a quarter :) it's got sepreate Carrage Return and line feed buttons. CR move the cursor to the begining of the current line, and Line feed moves the courser down one line.
it's pretty freaky
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
um, yes, the mac does thigns "properly" and I'm glad to have your advice on what's "stupid". Only having one mouse button is pretty fucking anoying, and I'd bet it's a lot more annoying to more people then not being able to hit 'option-dash' once every 8 billion keystrokes. I mean yes, I constantly am thinking to myself "wouldn't it be nice to be able to type the infinity symbol with just one keystroke?", but then I think of my right mouse button, my computer that cost half as much, and My OS, witch, while sucking compared to Mac OS, is a hell of a lot more stable.
also, the windows key isn't a 'normal' key, it fires an intrupt, or does somthing else like that (I think). and if you had half a clue, you would know that there are word procesors on Linux, and that under Xwindows, you can remap your keyboard however you like...
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
I belive
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Win 95 network get traumatized..."I hate computers...they always crash on me!" and the like.
I hope you relize that any poorly setup network will crash, including MacOS based ones. Infact, macs crash much more due to the lack of protected memory.
why on earth M$ shows *drives* that no one cares about instead of disks is beyond me),
Its really not hard to tell someone how to get files off there disk under windows. I mean you would have to be *really* stupid not to be able to understand the consept of a "drive". Just beacuse the computer dosn't work exactly the same as yours does, dosn't mean it sucks. The fact that MacOS is *the* most crash prone OS around, does make it suck.
yes, the mac may be simpler for *very* stupid people, but windows9x and NT4 are not very dificult to grasp. And mac leaves very little for real "power users" to do at all, whereas windows still has a CLI
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
You should be using the mouse for all your navigation. the mouse buttons are jump and fire, and I use the left hand's home row for other controls. left:S, right:R, forward:E back:d. Q, A, and Z can navigate up and down as well as the mouse. you really have a lot more keys at your disposal with the main board then you would with the num pad. I can also reach W, T, G,B,V and even C if I need aditional commands.
one of the things I hate about quake is that you can't use the num pad to enter IP addresses of quake servers.
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
Having Shift+Caps Lock = lowercase is annoying...Linux and the Mac do it right.
why? why would you ever want to hold the shift key down while you're in CAPS-LOCK mode anyway? of couse, if you *did* want to enter in a lowercase letter, you would have to hit the CAPS-LOCK key twice......
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
I'm going to assume that platters are already made out of hi-tec plastics, but sony is just talking about putting a plastic shell around the electronics instaid a mettal one
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"