back in the good old days, computer magazines published the source for useful BASIC programs every month!
I see your problem: you somehow think Wired is a computer magazine. It's not. It's Mecanix Illustrated for the Gen Xers who weren't in Silicon Valley all these years. You know, the poor slobs selling life insurance in Cleveland who think they're High Tech because they Surf The Web. The sort of guys who, had they lived in the '70s, would have bought Popular Science. And probably do now, anyway.
No, I don't need A.I.'s ending explained to me, but I did read yours. It's interesting, but you're wrong, they're not robots, they're aliens. How do I know? Because the movie tells us they're aliens! Did you see the same movie? And no, even though I own the damn DVD, I'm not going to watch it again just to find the spot where we're told they're aliens. This is one DVD that I'm sorry I bought -- if you want to know, you watch it again; my copy's staying on the shelf.
That's towel. Whatever you do, take care of your towel. Honestly, how did you ever last this long without one? I suppose you've lost your copy of thebook, too?
I worked on a similar project at a major cell phone company. It started over a year and a half ago, and quickly fizzled. Why? There's little market. We had a solution but no customers. Wow, you can be connected to your corporate LAN via 802.11 in the building, and seamlessly transition to GPRS when you leave the building, without losing your connection! Sounds great, but how many people do you know who access their corporate network via their cell phone, or who actively work on their laptop while they're walking out of the building? The only promising application for this technology was PDAs, and people don't run enterprise applications or work corporate spreadsheets on their PDAs. The "seamless handoff" tech is cool, but there's just no market.
Do you really believe that the terrorism would not have continued regardless of what goes on in Iraq?
I never said that. But I do believe it will now get worse, as does the US Government (they went from "mauve" - worried, to "pink" - scared)
Do you really believe that leaving Saddam in power would have brought peace to the region?
I never said that. But Dubya has certainly brought war to the region.
Do you think that the people of Kuwait asked for the bombs and invasion 12 years ago?
I never said that, and this has nothing to do with Kuwait.
Do you believe that Muslim fanaticists hate the Americans only because of their involvement in the Middle East and not because of the fact that they preach death to all non-believers (American or not)?
Yes. I don't believe that Islam preaches death to all non-believers. The extremists do, but so do other, non-Islamic extremists. Many claim to be Muslim but don't act like it. Bush claims to be Christian but doesn't act like it.
Do you not believe that more civilians have died since Saddam took power than in both of the gulf wars combined?
I have no data on that, and it's irrelevent to the discussion. Bush didn't cite that as his justification for war.
Do you not believe that given in time Saddam would attack Kuwait again?
No, I don't. Not after what we did to him last time he attacked Kuwait. Remember, this time he hasn't attacked anyone, Bush has. And Bush didn't cite any threat to Kuwait as his justification for war, he cited a (still not demonstrated) threat to the USA. "The threat is real, but we can't show you the proof -- it's secret."
Do you not believe that Saddam has been producing banned weapons over the last 12 years even though he destroyed some of them only several months ago?
No, I don't. They still have no "smoking gun" and I think they should not have attacked until they had one.
Do you believe that Saddam really cares how many of his people die?
Do you believe that Bush really cares how many people die? In war, people die. Who started this war, Saddam or Dubya? I believe whoever started it gets the credit for those who die.
Who do you think has made more of an effort to protect the lives of civilians - the US or Iraq?
Well, given that the US attacked first...
How many wars do you know of that a concerted effort was made to not just protect the civilians but to make sure they are supplied with food and water?
I believe the Allies made a concerted effort to protect civilians in WWII. That is not new, but the ability to protect civilians has improved with every conflict. As has the ability to protect combatants; in future wars expect more remote-controlled drones, on land and in the air, the better to protect the combantants, not the civilians.
Now apply your reasoning to the Middle Eastern reaction to the United State's actions, and 9/11 becomes a bit more understandable. I don't say this to bait flames, I say it as an oft-repeated but rarely undersood warning that the USA's current actions in Iraq will have undesireable consequences. If you think unsolicited email is bad, imagine how the Iraqis feel about unsolicited bombs. Worse, think about how the disenfranchised Islamic extremists who are nowhere near Iraq feel about it. I doubt the next 9/11 will come from Iraq, but it will come in the name of Iraq.
These are valid reasons for detainment, and a federal judge was convinced he fell into one of those three categories.
Where does it say that? AFAIK, he has NOT appeared before a federal judge. The cops can hold you as a "material witness" without bothering to get a judge's OK, that's what's so scary about this law.
Now you're giving more information than the original article. Armed with this new information, I suggest you build your own, custom, case. Since the space seems pre-set, can we assume you have an opening 20¼" tall x 11" wide, and the back and sides are hidden? If so, cosmetically all you care about is the front. I'd go for a water cooled setup based on an off-the-shelf case with a custom faceplate to fit your opening. If this is down by the floor, I'd put the removable media drives toward the top, the air intake on the sides, and the air outlet at the bottom. You don't want air intake near the floor! Otherwise (i.e., desktop), go for whatever air intake/outlet scheme is easiest. You should get the case and water cooling systems first, then plan the rest. After you decide the faceplate layout you can have one fabbed out of metal or make it yourself out of MDF or Lego bricks or whatever looks best in your opening. I recommend MDF; with no grain, it cuts like butter, takes routed edges beautifully, and paints up nicely with a smooth finish. I suggest slot-loading drives if possible, otherwise you'll have to make matching covers for the fronts of the CD/DVD/etc, drawers. Good luck, and when it's finished please submit pictures to one of the many case mod sites then post a link in your/. journal.
And so, since 9/11, has every business in New York been sealing up all their electronic equipment with plastic and tape each evening, then un-sealing it the next morning, then re-sealing it, etc?
I worked at a large aircraft manufacturer in the Pacific Northwest back when Mt. St. Helens blew. They quickly imposed a "Volcano Disaster Plan" that, AFAIK, is still officially in place. We never followed it, however, because it included such mandates as turning off all equipment at night and sealing it up in plastic and duct tape just in case the building got dusted with ash. Yeah, right! (remember, this was 1980, well before a computer could fit in a garbage bag) It was bad enough for us with our CAD workstations and Tektronix terminals; I can imagine what the boys running the IBM big iron thought of that plan. Where are you going to find a plastic bag big enough for a 370 mainframe?
What's going on is drinking. They taught us in Driver's Ed that 50% of accidents are caused by drunk drivers.
Of course, they also showed how accidents doubled among 18 to 20 year-olds in those states that lowered the drinking age from 21 to 18, and used that as an arguement for forcing a national drinking age of 21. But if you think about it, that just means that half the accidents caused by 18-20 year-olds were alcohol related, just like for 21-99 year olds! Stupid Regan. Stupid Congress.
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P.S. -- Anyone want to buy a used copy of A.I.?
That's towel. Whatever you do, take care of your towel. Honestly, how did you ever last this long without one? I suppose you've lost your copy of the book, too?
Are you saying we must analyze your brain architecture to prove you're intelligent? Sure, no problem -- wait here while I get a knife.
Apparantly not.
I was a spy plane. It took pictures. It was not a "death engine". And it is beautiful.
Hopefully this Supreme Court will not take a look at it at all! Whose side are you on?
I worked on a similar project at a major cell phone company. It started over a year and a half ago, and quickly fizzled. Why? There's little market. We had a solution but no customers. Wow, you can be connected to your corporate LAN via 802.11 in the building, and seamlessly transition to GPRS when you leave the building, without losing your connection! Sounds great, but how many people do you know who access their corporate network via their cell phone, or who actively work on their laptop while they're walking out of the building? The only promising application for this technology was PDAs, and people don't run enterprise applications or work corporate spreadsheets on their PDAs. The "seamless handoff" tech is cool, but there's just no market.
So what? Since when has prior art stopped a really good patent?
Now apply your reasoning to the Middle Eastern reaction to the United State's actions, and 9/11 becomes a bit more understandable. I don't say this to bait flames, I say it as an oft-repeated but rarely undersood warning that the USA's current actions in Iraq will have undesireable consequences. If you think unsolicited email is bad, imagine how the Iraqis feel about unsolicited bombs. Worse, think about how the disenfranchised Islamic extremists who are nowhere near Iraq feel about it. I doubt the next 9/11 will come from Iraq, but it will come in the name of Iraq.
Also, read these books , NOW!
The HTML document you refer to is "bookmarks.html" (if you're using a reasonable browser). Why not load it on a USB disk and take it with you?
Now you're giving more information than the original article. Armed with this new information, I suggest you build your own, custom, case. Since the space seems pre-set, can we assume you have an opening 20¼" tall x 11" wide, and the back and sides are hidden? If so, cosmetically all you care about is the front. I'd go for a water cooled setup based on an off-the-shelf case with a custom faceplate to fit your opening. If this is down by the floor, I'd put the removable media drives toward the top, the air intake on the sides, and the air outlet at the bottom. You don't want air intake near the floor! Otherwise (i.e., desktop), go for whatever air intake/outlet scheme is easiest. You should get the case and water cooling systems first, then plan the rest. After you decide the faceplate layout you can have one fabbed out of metal or make it yourself out of MDF or Lego bricks or whatever looks best in your opening. I recommend MDF; with no grain, it cuts like butter, takes routed edges beautifully, and paints up nicely with a smooth finish. I suggest slot-loading drives if possible, otherwise you'll have to make matching covers for the fronts of the CD/DVD/etc, drawers. Good luck, and when it's finished please submit pictures to one of the many case mod sites then post a link in your /. journal.
I didn't think so.
I worked at a large aircraft manufacturer in the Pacific Northwest back when Mt. St. Helens blew. They quickly imposed a "Volcano Disaster Plan" that, AFAIK, is still officially in place. We never followed it, however, because it included such mandates as turning off all equipment at night and sealing it up in plastic and duct tape just in case the building got dusted with ash. Yeah, right! (remember, this was 1980, well before a computer could fit in a garbage bag) It was bad enough for us with our CAD workstations and Tektronix terminals; I can imagine what the boys running the IBM big iron thought of that plan. Where are you going to find a plastic bag big enough for a 370 mainframe?
Good point. That makes it an even smaller percentage. An un-knowable, smaller percentage.
Of course, they also showed how accidents doubled among 18 to 20 year-olds in those states that lowered the drinking age from 21 to 18, and used that as an arguement for forcing a national drinking age of 21. But if you think about it, that just means that half the accidents caused by 18-20 year-olds were alcohol related, just like for 21-99 year olds! Stupid Regan. Stupid Congress.