Lavossier could have patented Oxygen when he discovered it to be a diatomic gas in its elemental state. However he did this in the 19th century when science was meant to enrich the world. Now science is meant only to enrich 3 or 4 fat white guys who started their research from publicly funded projects.
So this is how they acknowledge the superior hacking abilities of the average American High School student? Now isn't this exactly the same talent that simply admitting to posessing is enough to get thrown out of High School? They can't have it both ways now can they?
"You mean you know how to hack?" said the Principal.
"Yes." said the 15 year old boy.
"Suspend him indefinately!" said the school board.
How does a system like this identify Muslem women who completely cover their faces? Perhaps we should all think about converting. But wait we can't cover our faces anymore thanks to a ruling against the KKK.
I don't suport the ideals of the Clan but no one came to their defense in the 80's to keep their faces covered. Now there's jurisprudence and precedence to force us all to show our faces in public.
Do you think this is what they had in mind when they went after the KKK? We'll force them to face the cameras and be identified. Make sure they all stay in line!
I had Verizon DSL and use a permenant email address through a friends company. I jumped ship for cable 2 months ago. If I stayed with Verizon I'd loose the address that begins Loyd@... and have to tell my friends to remember vzkex402@...
This reminds me of the Backdraft ride at Universal Studios. I guess the special fx guys came up with all sorts of ways to get flames to burn and dance on cue. And without the use of a super computer.
It's probably been said before but just forward all your spam to congress. When congress finds out how much money it will cost them to deal with a nations SPAM they'll come around.
This is a bad idea. No really. A really bad idea. There was a village in Africa that got wiped out by CO2 poisoning when the temperature of the local lake fell and could no longer hold CO2 in solution. The CO2 crept down the hill and smothered the whole village. Wiped em all out at once. All we need is a sudden temperature change and all that stored CO2 comes out at once and kills us all.
Yes I agree OS/2 and BeOS are orphan systems but the fact is they are out there and show that MSFT doesn't have a total grip on all computers. I know 90% is a controlling interest but MSFT does need to show there is at least a name on their competetion. Otherwise, they really are the monopoly they claim they're not.
Also as for the list, three of them are some form of *nix.
Am I the only person who thinks Microsoft is trying to rile up the open source community to show that there is competetion in the Operating System market.
"Why no Mr Congressman, Windows is not the only operating system. There's MacOS and Linux and Unix and BeOS and OS/2 Warp. There's plenty of Operating System competetion. We're not a big bad ol' monopoly..."
I hated getting calls from the brokers whenever the servers went down. Maybe they should have known more about how computers work and gotten off my back!
You are so completely wrong. CVD diamond technology is here and ready to roll. True there are some engineering hurdles but the technology is sound. You can put a coating of diamond on almost anything today. The diamond will have a better Index of Refraction then SiO2 coatings. It will also be strong enough to withstand 1000's of micro meteorites smashing into it constantly. This will lead to thinner panels. Less weight to lift up there. Less maintanence. I could go on but I think i proved my point.
I once had a life or death situation where I could have used Pythagorus's Theorum if only I could remember it. I was anchored in a bad storm close to some rocks. I knew my depth and my anchor rode length. So I knew height and hypotenuse. I needed to figure out the A side to figure the radius of the circle my boat would spin around (provided it didn't drag the anchor.) Since I couldn't remember it I was forced to stay up all night to make sure I didn't end up on the rocks. I was exhausted the next day trying to beat back to port in the tale end of the storm. When I got back to my slip I went straight home and learned a^2 + b^2 = c^2 once and for good! Then I slept for 17 hours.
The lesson of my story is that I once thought math wasn't worth my time to learn and found out the hard way how wrong I was.
Now you may argue that that's 8th grade trig and more practical then calculus. That's fine but if you want to do anything in a science field then you will need the calculus. If you don't think you'll ever do anything in a science field then you'll probably be stunned to find out that when you graduate they don't need quite so many IT professionals and do need chemists and physicists and EE's (EE's who actually know how to build devices not just program in JAVA.) and if you don't know the advanced math you'll be someones secretary or pool cleaner.
I'm not trolling or starting a flame war but I think you missed my point. I was playing devils advocate to show that some lists just shouldn't be published if that publication places the individual in harms way. I too agree that there are somethings civilians don't need to know in the international political arena but there are also things we don't need to know in the domestic political arena as well.
If this list isn't a direct threat then how come so many governments get bent out of shape when the name of one of their spies is published? Why not then openly list the names of all spies who operate in the USA. Surely there's no danger from a list of names.
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Anyway, it's nice to see Shannon Elizabeth has opened two movies in two weeks. Perhaps we'll see more of her in the future.
Lavossier could have patented Oxygen when he discovered it to be a diatomic gas in its elemental state. However he did this in the 19th century when science was meant to enrich the world. Now science is meant only to enrich 3 or 4 fat white guys who started their research from publicly funded projects.
"You mean you know how to hack?" said the Principal.
"Yes." said the 15 year old boy.
"Suspend him indefinately!" said the school board.
Get a vibrating chair. Get a plant or 2. Get rid of anything you haven't used in the last 6 months.
I don't suport the ideals of the Clan but no one came to their defense in the 80's to keep their faces covered. Now there's jurisprudence and precedence to force us all to show our faces in public.
Do you think this is what they had in mind when they went after the KKK? We'll force them to face the cameras and be identified. Make sure they all stay in line!
Now watch someone will come out with that feature, patent it and then someone else will use your post as a patent buster on BountyQuest.
That's what I call great customer service!
My computer crashes a lot when the sound card is called. That's a great way to ensure I buy some product. Make my computer even more crash prone.
This reminds me of the Backdraft ride at Universal Studios. I guess the special fx guys came up with all sorts of ways to get flames to burn and dance on cue. And without the use of a super computer.
It's probably been said before but just forward all your spam to congress. When congress finds out how much money it will cost them to deal with a nations SPAM they'll come around.
This is a bad idea. No really. A really bad idea. There was a village in Africa that got wiped out by CO2 poisoning when the temperature of the local lake fell and could no longer hold CO2 in solution. The CO2 crept down the hill and smothered the whole village. Wiped em all out at once. All we need is a sudden temperature change and all that stored CO2 comes out at once and kills us all.
All they could dig up was 24 seconds? Are they saving 2 seconds for the DVD release at Christmas?
Also as for the list, three of them are some form of *nix.
And I forgot A/IX and NextStep.
What was the name of the OS for the Trash80?
"Why no Mr Congressman, Windows is not the only operating system. There's MacOS and Linux and Unix and BeOS and OS/2 Warp. There's plenty of Operating System competetion. We're not a big bad ol' monopoly..."
I hated getting calls from the brokers whenever the servers went down. Maybe they should have known more about how computers work and gotten off my back!
Sure he did step up to the plate when things got rough but that was only to try and keep the gravy train rolling.
Where's my Christmas unbonus?
So could I get a machine that flickers like a 16mm projector behind me. So my home theator will really feel like the moovies.
You are so completely wrong. CVD diamond technology is here and ready to roll. True there are some engineering hurdles but the technology is sound. You can put a coating of diamond on almost anything today. The diamond will have a better Index of Refraction then SiO2 coatings. It will also be strong enough to withstand 1000's of micro meteorites smashing into it constantly. This will lead to thinner panels. Less weight to lift up there. Less maintanence. I could go on but I think i proved my point.
Actually the limit of my orgasm approaches 1 long before the limit of her orgasm approaches infinity.
The lesson of my story is that I once thought math wasn't worth my time to learn and found out the hard way how wrong I was.
Now you may argue that that's 8th grade trig and more practical then calculus. That's fine but if you want to do anything in a science field then you will need the calculus. If you don't think you'll ever do anything in a science field then you'll probably be stunned to find out that when you graduate they don't need quite so many IT professionals and do need chemists and physicists and EE's (EE's who actually know how to build devices not just program in JAVA.) and if you don't know the advanced math you'll be someones secretary or pool cleaner.
Can I get Max OSX to run on my Gateway E-4200 this way?
I'm not trolling or starting a flame war but I think you missed my point. I was playing devils advocate to show that some lists just shouldn't be published if that publication places the individual in harms way. I too agree that there are somethings civilians don't need to know in the international political arena but there are also things we don't need to know in the domestic political arena as well.
Genetic information wants to be free. (like beer)
If this list isn't a direct threat then how come so many governments get bent out of shape when the name of one of their spies is published? Why not then openly list the names of all spies who operate in the USA. Surely there's no danger from a list of names.