You're absolutely right. Far better not to mess with anything we don't already fully understand. In fact, just to be safe, let's stop doing any research at all.
Right on guy! Hey, Bleach was the ONE for me when it came out. I was one of the unwashed masses that was PISSED when they made a pop album. Give me the dirt anyday over that polished crap;) That said, whether the production is good or bad depends entirely on what you're trying to achieve. I do some cakewalk/looped industrial with lots of annoying noise, that needs a pile of mixing/effects/mastering, and I also play loud rock that mainly needs a shitpile of distortion to sound right. Go figure.
"I've found that artists listen to their fans. If we can come up with a better solution for the artist I bet it wouldn't be that difficult to get them to hop on."
Unfortunately, due to the restrictive nature of standard recording industry contracts, it's extremely difficult for the artist to exercise any control over their situation. Typically, artists are locked into long term contracts, and held in them by massive recording and promotional debt. Of all the interested parties in the current debate, including the RIAA, MPAA, citizens, artists, civil libertarians, and government, artists ironically enough may have the least influence in determining how best to utilize their creativity.
Thanks, I knew this was old news, but could not remember where I saw it. So, once again, slashdot on the scene in seconds..... That said, it's still pretty damn cool.
"The more eyeballs you have on a particular project, the less likely it is that a major bug will sneak through."
Heh- Um, or the more likely no decisions will be made and you will end up with a complete clusterfuck. Not that that WILL happen, but the ol' cliche "Too many cooks in the kitchen" became a cliche for a reason.
I think it is most definitely getting to the point where we need to consider the effect of unnatural life extension on overpopulation. At this point we are expending tremendous effort to extend life, but very little on preventing new births. Um, folks, if we keep breeding, and quit dying, it doesn't take much to see that that's an unsustainable situation. Unless we magically figure out how to extend the available food supply, we're looking at rough times starting in about 20-30 years. I dunno, maybe we should just start up the ol' soylent green plant. But a more likely solution would be to expand worldwide family planning services.
Same here... Anyways, even if we posit that the theory of evolution is complete hogwash (which I do not outside of this discussion), there are two points that need to be made. One, it is just that, a theory. No one claims that it is the "Final Truth". It is simply the most likely explanation given the observations and experiments that we have to work with at this time. Two, even if incorrect, that in no way even suggests that any particular religious view happens to be the valid one. I don't know that you are religious, or if that is the basis of your belief, but I've personally never seen anyone argue vehemently against evolution who did not do so out of religious belief. If this does not apply to you, please disregard my comment. Rather than nitpick a rapidly evolving (pun intended) theory, I'd rather see a shred of rational evidence that religion is anything other than pure fantasy. Maybe repeatable experiments would be a good place to start.
As another home user, I'd have to agree with you. I haven't used 2k more than a couple times, only 95/98/ME, so I can't judge against that. I have managed to crash XP a few times, but since I'm one of the "what's this button do, let's press it and find out" types, I attribute the few crashes/reinstalls I've had to my own mucking around with things I'm not sure about (like registry settings)rather than system bugs. I get far fewer of the spontaneous BSOD's than I have in the past. I have not had a single lockup or BSOD in the 10 months that I've used it. That said, what it has in the reliability department is more than made up for by annoyance and bloat. What I find amusing (and pathetic) is that I spend more downtime trying to disable "features" than I do solving real problems. For instance, I don't use IM. I don't want IM, I want my disk space back. It doesn't crash, it just uses up space I need and is kind enough to remind me constantly of it's presence. Don't even get me started on Windows Media Player. Or Office Assistant. Or Wizards. Or Automatic Updates. Or anything else I didn't want, didn't ask for, didn't enable, don't need, and can't get rid of without serious effort, if at all.
Um, your admins probably still won't let you have it, but I'm pretty sure Microsoft PowerToys isn't third party software on your NT box. Unless you're using one of those off-brand versions of NT, of course.
What are the rules concerning weight and kinetic energy? Can I make a pressurized bottle trigger a trip mechanism to a heavy weight attached to a gear?
It does make sense, thanks a lot. Degeneration does seem to be the right word though. Inter level transitions would have to take some energy, leading to differing hole/electron effects as holes and electrons propagate to different states? Is that it?
Um, this may be an ignorant question(IANAEE), but how do the holes and the electrons have different speeds? Aren't holes defined as the lack of electrons, and would not a moving electron leave a hole in it's place at exactly the same rate as which it travels?
"I'd be damned concerned that any utility like this would be sending alla this info back to Corp. H.Q. each and every time it's used"
Um, I have to think that alla you smart computer hacker/cracker types might eventually notice repeated, simultaneous, and curious network activity. I could be wrong, I'm not a programmer, but aren't all network connections logged? Could the app actually establish a connection with another computer to transmit this information alongside (or encoded to pass on through the intended target) without being detectable? BTW, (OT question I think) can multiple apps establish simultaneous connections through the same port, or does each process need it's own? If they can share, that would make it much easier to have hidden traffic to the average user.
Thanks man, I just checked out theinquirer.net for the first time. At first glance, it's a register clone, but hey, I like theregister, so I don't mind seeing more stuff of a similar bent by different authors. So anyways, moderators, give this guy a +1 informative for me plz;)
This just makes me think of Helen Keller. Being deaf, dumb, and blind, she had no significant grounding in what we would consider a normal, sensory world, yet quite capable of learning on a almost purely symbolic level. It is true she did possess tactile feeling, but that is a quite limited I/O device, much more so than the (nearly) natural language input that these researchers have. I don't think you can say she did not interact with the world in any meaningful way, and I think that these experiments are significantly more limited than she was. Then again, I could be completely wrong;=)
How the hell is pointing out that the linked story is offline (disregarding the fact that I posted redundantly cause someone else posted while I was writing my comment) offtopic? Now, this post is offtopic, but the parent was very much related to the story. Look, cracked out moderator, it's REDUNDANT, not OFFTOPIC.
Hey there. Don't be such a smart ass if you don't know what you're talking about. While I realize not all of the say, 10 million transistors on a chip will be in one nice parallel network, a significant portion will be in one of two possible states, one of which is turned on and drawing about 1 mA. A post above made a good point that these would be more along the lines of Microwave/RF applications as opposed to processors. However, if you attempted to make a processor of modern density wherein each transistor would draw 1 mA of current when on, you would have blown circuit breakers and a big ass slag heap. Do the math. Even at 1% of 10 million, that's 100 amps. That's a lot of power. At 1 mA, don't expect to see these used in any processors or VLSI.
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You're absolutely right. Far better not to mess with anything we don't already fully understand. In fact, just to be safe, let's stop doing any research at all.
[which is now slashdotted, maybe you should spend $.5-1 million on your distribution network]
Right on guy! Hey, Bleach was the ONE for me when it came out. I was one of the unwashed masses that was PISSED when they made a pop album. Give me the dirt anyday over that polished crap ;) That said, whether the production is good or bad depends entirely on what you're trying to achieve. I do some cakewalk/looped industrial with lots of annoying noise, that needs a pile of mixing/effects/mastering, and I also play loud rock that mainly needs a shitpile of distortion to sound right. Go figure.
"I've found that artists listen to their fans. If we can come up with a better solution for the artist I bet it wouldn't be that difficult to get them to hop on."
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Unfortunately, due to the restrictive nature of standard recording industry contracts, it's extremely difficult for the artist to exercise any control over their situation. Typically, artists are locked into long term contracts, and held in them by massive recording and promotional debt. Of all the interested parties in the current debate, including the RIAA, MPAA, citizens, artists, civil libertarians, and government, artists ironically enough may have the least influence in determining how best to utilize their creativity.
Two excellent essays I would suggest are:
http://www.negativland.com/albini.html
http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/1
Thanks, I knew this was old news, but could not remember where I saw it. So, once again, slashdot on the scene in seconds..... That said, it's still pretty damn cool.
"The more eyeballs you have on a particular project, the less likely it is that a major bug will sneak through."
Heh- Um, or the more likely no decisions will be made and you will end up with a complete clusterfuck. Not that that WILL happen, but the ol' cliche "Too many cooks in the kitchen" became a cliche for a reason.
I think it is most definitely getting to the point where we need to consider the effect of unnatural life extension on overpopulation. At this point we are expending tremendous effort to extend life, but very little on preventing new births. Um, folks, if we keep breeding, and quit dying, it doesn't take much to see that that's an unsustainable situation. Unless we magically figure out how to extend the available food supply, we're looking at rough times starting in about 20-30 years. I dunno, maybe we should just start up the ol' soylent green plant. But a more likely solution would be to expand worldwide family planning services.
I know I'm responding to flaimbait here but...
Same here... Anyways, even if we posit that the theory of evolution is complete hogwash (which I do not outside of this discussion), there are two points that need to be made. One, it is just that, a theory. No one claims that it is the "Final Truth". It is simply the most likely explanation given the observations and experiments that we have to work with at this time. Two, even if incorrect, that in no way even suggests that any particular religious view happens to be the valid one. I don't know that you are religious, or if that is the basis of your belief, but I've personally never seen anyone argue vehemently against evolution who did not do so out of religious belief. If this does not apply to you, please disregard my comment. Rather than nitpick a rapidly evolving (pun intended) theory, I'd rather see a shred of rational evidence that religion is anything other than pure fantasy. Maybe repeatable experiments would be a good place to start.
LOL. Paranoia? I'm not paranoid. I never even saw that game. Really.
As another home user, I'd have to agree with you. I haven't used 2k more than a couple times, only 95/98/ME, so I can't judge against that. I have managed to crash XP a few times, but since I'm one of the "what's this button do, let's press it and find out" types, I attribute the few crashes/reinstalls I've had to my own mucking around with things I'm not sure about (like registry settings)rather than system bugs. I get far fewer of the spontaneous BSOD's than I have in the past. I have not had a single lockup or BSOD in the 10 months that I've used it. That said, what it has in the reliability department is more than made up for by annoyance and bloat. What I find amusing (and pathetic) is that I spend more downtime trying to disable "features" than I do solving real problems. For instance, I don't use IM. I don't want IM, I want my disk space back. It doesn't crash, it just uses up space I need and is kind enough to remind me constantly of it's presence. Don't even get me started on Windows Media Player. Or Office Assistant. Or Wizards. Or Automatic Updates. Or anything else I didn't want, didn't ask for, didn't enable, don't need, and can't get rid of without serious effort, if at all.
Um, your admins probably still won't let you have it, but I'm pretty sure Microsoft PowerToys isn't third party software on your NT box. Unless you're using one of those off-brand versions of NT, of course.
What are the rules concerning weight and kinetic energy? Can I make a pressurized bottle trigger a trip mechanism to a heavy weight attached to a gear?
I think the status quo will stay relatively static (or further degenerate) so long as we have more consumers than voters.
It does make sense, thanks a lot. Degeneration does seem to be the right word though. Inter level transitions would have to take some energy, leading to differing hole/electron effects as holes and electrons propagate to different states? Is that it?
Um, this may be an ignorant question(IANAEE), but how do the holes and the electrons have different speeds? Aren't holes defined as the lack of electrons, and would not a moving electron leave a hole in it's place at exactly the same rate as which it travels?
I second the motion. FUD, returned and concentrated via the lens of mass hysteria and stupidity.
Good point, wish I had mod points ;)
He's not correct for the reasons he thinks, but he is correct nonetheless. Ah, aesthetics, where have you gone?
"I'd be damned concerned that any utility like this would be sending alla this info back to Corp. H.Q. each and every time it's used"
Um, I have to think that alla you smart computer hacker/cracker types might eventually notice repeated, simultaneous, and curious network activity. I could be wrong, I'm not a programmer, but aren't all network connections logged? Could the app actually establish a connection with another computer to transmit this information alongside (or encoded to pass on through the intended target) without being detectable? BTW, (OT question I think) can multiple apps establish simultaneous connections through the same port, or does each process need it's own? If they can share, that would make it much easier to have hidden traffic to the average user.
Thanks man, I just checked out theinquirer.net for the first time. At first glance, it's a register clone, but hey, I like theregister, so I don't mind seeing more stuff of a similar bent by different authors. So anyways, moderators, give this guy a +1 informative for me plz ;)
Woops, I meant to say "and I think that these experiments are significantly less limited than she was." So that's what the preview button is for, ay?
This just makes me think of Helen Keller. Being deaf, dumb, and blind, she had no significant grounding in what we would consider a normal, sensory world, yet quite capable of learning on a almost purely symbolic level. It is true she did possess tactile feeling, but that is a quite limited I/O device, much more so than the (nearly) natural language input that these researchers have. I don't think you can say she did not interact with the world in any meaningful way, and I think that these experiments are significantly more limited than she was. Then again, I could be completely wrong ;=)
How the hell is pointing out that the linked story is offline (disregarding the fact that I posted redundantly cause someone else posted while I was writing my comment) offtopic? Now, this post is offtopic, but the parent was very much related to the story. Look, cracked out moderator, it's REDUNDANT, not OFFTOPIC.
damn the guy before me, he beat me by 1 minute, now I'm gonna get modded redundant. (:-)
Hey there. Don't be such a smart ass if you don't know what you're talking about. While I realize not all of the say, 10 million transistors on a chip will be in one nice parallel network, a significant portion will be in one of two possible states, one of which is turned on and drawing about 1 mA. A post above made a good point that these would be more along the lines of Microwave/RF applications as opposed to processors. However, if you attempted to make a processor of modern density wherein each transistor would draw 1 mA of current when on, you would have blown circuit breakers and a big ass slag heap. Do the math. Even at 1% of 10 million, that's 100 amps. That's a lot of power. At 1 mA, don't expect to see these used in any processors or VLSI.
Mod this up, that article is well worth reading.