What's going to happen is some Mad Scientist is going to get confused, and show up at the wrong conference. Instead of THE Singularity, as in AI, he is going to bring A singularity, as in a black hole.
So the first thought of the new AI will be "I think, therefore I am" followed quickly by "42" and finally "Oh, shit. Who invited THAT moron?"
The tugging of the rigid wire isn't an instantaneous transfer of motion. Each atom must tug on the one next to it, etc. At no time does this transfer of motion exceed the speed of light.
BTW, I've heard this question posed more often as a pair of scissors with the blades as long as the Solar System. Close the short end and the tips should be moving faster than light. Except they don't, because as you get further out to the tips it requires more and more energy to move them faster. They'll get close, but never exceed c.
At $599 with a 2-year contract and no rebates, early adopters HAD to know they were paying a hefty premium. By now Apple fanboys should be so used to this Steve Jobs could've stuck his entire fist up their asses, without lube, while reaching for their wallets, and they'd be chanting "Thank you sir! May I have another?"
If you buy new gadgets on Day 1, especially from companies that charge a premium for brand, expect to get reamed.
Since this was just an announcement and nothing concrete has been released yet, the "Nothing for you to see here, please move along" was very appropriate. Bravo Slashcode!
Not to rain on your parade, but I just fixed some veterinary office software for a local animal hospital that was written in COBOL. Yes, it was on a PC and I thank the Gods it was interpreted and thus included the source code. It had been 20 years since I've worked with COBOL.
I was fixing it because the original programmer -- and I am NOT making this up -- committed suicide. Hmmmm...I wonder if there is a connection?
How does it work for gaming? I'd really like to support Intel on all my machines, just because of their support for the GPL drivers they have done. However, I've yet to see adequate 3D gaming performance on their 945 and 950 chipsets.
If you have one, can you give me an idea how Linux native 3D games play? Hardware specs and framerates would be good. America's Army v2.5 is popular, freely available as a download, has a native Linux version and is a total dog on the old ATI drivers. With nVidia I get faster performance on Linux than the same PC on Windows.
I'm going to be purchasing two new laptops for my kids and am torn between nVidia and Intel graphics chipsets. They're doing 3D graphics and need good 3D support -- FOSS or not.
If they could get some of the Page 3 Girls to creatively accept "DNA samples", this might work.
If not, could someone please post when this is actually put into force? It'll make my future travel plans easier if I can strike one more country off my list of places to visit.
By not being able to collect sales tax on vehicles sold to people who reside in other States, thus not being able to recoup their investment. If I purchase a car from a California dealership, but reside in a different State, I don't pay Sales Tax to California, I pay it to my home State. Oregon and Montana, for example, have no Sales Tax.
7% of $30,000 is $2,100. And I'll bet that $30,000 is a low-end price for these cars.
You're on crack. Which two States do you presume that is the way it works?
RTFA and you'll see the author QUOTED the relevant law. You have to provide your name, address and DOB when questioned in Ohio, but do NOT have to produce a State issued ID.
If, and only if, you are operating a motor vehicle on a public roadway do you need to produce a driver's license on demand by a law enforcement officer. You will also need to produce suitable ID under certain circumstances to purchase liquor or alcohol.
Hey, if it got him to allocate the resources and funding towards an extra-solar space program, that has been spent over the last 8 years on the various wars, I'm all for it. Invade away.
Well, the first paragraph of my message was a quote of what I was replying to. I just forgot to add the italics tag. Oops.
And, while I agree with you in principle, your sleepy little towns in Washington with that connectivity are utilizing municipal connection. Well, State connection to the fiber ring that runs thru WA and northern OR that is owned by the PUDs. The last mile may be private, but the backbone access is pure gov't-owned.
State Law prohibits and it is not in the business plan for the Utility to retail this access to the end or home user. Therefore, access to this communications system will only be offered on a wholesale basis to companies such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Incumbent and Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (ILEC's & CLEC's), and cable TV companies for example. It is those types of companies who will, in turn, retail this access to their Customers and end-users within the community for use such as internet connectivity, high speed communications and data transmission. These companies are co-joining their resources with the Utility at the co-location facility, constructed on the PUD property in Aberdeen, which allows them connectivity to the community infrastructure and Bonneville fiber ring.
Well, technically you can survive in this world without electricity, an automobile or telephone. Do you consider those luxuries? Feel free to substitute maintained roads for automobile to make my point clearer.
The government subsidized a nationwide road network, electrification and telephone lines because they were by far and away in the best interests of the nation as a whole. Economic booms followed each major project as they greatly enhanced the ability of people and business to conduct trade. In the 21st century, a broadband Internet connection is the equivalent in critical infrastructure. The reality is, if you want to do business, then an Internet connection will be more and more of a necessity. Requiring major population shifts to urban areas just to be able to do business is as short-sighted now as it was before the other major nationwide infrastructure projects.
While leaning mostly towards libertarian policies I can't agree with unlimited, outright subsidies of nationwide broadband, I have no problem with mandated tariffed services. I fully agree with Google's request to the FCC to require any lessor of the 700 MHz spectrum to provide equal access to all. The airwaves are, after all, property of the people and only leased, not purchased.
It's easy to make a superficial comparison with other countries - particularly European - who have higher population densities. I'd like to see a study in which the figures for broadband access were weighted for density.
While definitions of "broadband" may vary, you may find that availability of a DSL or cable connection is on par between Western Europe and Big City America, levels are different.
You can get 100 Mbps connection in Sweden and a few other European countries for what a 5 Mbps one costs in the U.S. Want it weighted by population density? Fine. Pick a big U.S. city -- any one. Just ignore the rural part and compare it to Europe on a country-by-country basis, including their suburban and rural parts.
I used to think like you do, that it was population density that curtailed U.S. broadband in comparison to places like Korea and Europe. Then someone pointed out that U.S. broadband is crappy-to-mediocre in the largest U.S. cities with high population densities. What is the excuse for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and Washington D.C.?
Because most people -- like you -- don't really pay attention to detail? Did you read the article? The ENTIRE article? All the way to the bottom of Page 3 with the link to the multimedia version? (Hint, hint)
Really? Most of the time that X has locked on me -- and it has been pretty rare -- it was either handled by a CTRL-ALT-BKSP or SSH in and kill the process. I can't remember ever having X lock the machine up to require a reboot.
Order it online. My personal favorite is this site. My family has tried several different home-made soaps and settled on that place about 3 years ago. Excellent quality, great service and it doesn't turn into a puddle of mush.
Next you're going to tell me that in The Bourne Ultimatum, Jason Bourne really DIDN'T know that the hydrofoil to Tangier was faster and took the ferry just to get some "personal time" with that hot Nicky! I mean, if we can't trust Hollywood, who can we trust?!
Bootleg bottled water in Beijing was recently revealed to often be fake, using filtered Beijing tap water (you wouldn't want to drink it).
You mean Pepsi is selling bottled water in China? The bottled water market in the U.S. is not regulated much and as a result, a lot of the brands are simply bottled tap water.
Local musicians aren't able to sell their CDs. Anything popular from local bands will be sold on the street for maybe fifty cents. There is basically no music scene in China, everything is bootlegged from Hong Kong or Taiwan or the US.
Funny, the reports I've read -- and I have NOT been over there myself -- is that this boosts the live scene tremendously, as that is where the musicians make their money. Live and endorsements. CDs are basically considered advertisement. So you're right in that locals can't SELL their CDs, but it is just a different model.
Really? And if you DO get injured in one of those events, the adjuster will look for evidence of a pattern of activity. If they determine you lied on the application, they will deny your claim and quite possibly make it nigh unto impossible to get insurance in the future.
That isn't what I call smart, but good luck with it.
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What's going to happen is some Mad Scientist is going to get confused, and show up at the wrong conference. Instead of THE Singularity, as in AI, he is going to bring A singularity, as in a black hole.
So the first thought of the new AI will be "I think, therefore I am" followed quickly by "42" and finally "Oh, shit. Who invited THAT moron?"
The tugging of the rigid wire isn't an instantaneous transfer of motion. Each atom must tug on the one next to it, etc. At no time does this transfer of motion exceed the speed of light.
BTW, I've heard this question posed more often as a pair of scissors with the blades as long as the Solar System. Close the short end and the tips should be moving faster than light. Except they don't, because as you get further out to the tips it requires more and more energy to move them faster. They'll get close, but never exceed c.
At $599 with a 2-year contract and no rebates, early adopters HAD to know they were paying a hefty premium. By now Apple fanboys should be so used to this Steve Jobs could've stuck his entire fist up their asses, without lube, while reaching for their wallets, and they'd be chanting "Thank you sir! May I have another?"
If you buy new gadgets on Day 1, especially from companies that charge a premium for brand, expect to get reamed.
Since this was just an announcement and nothing concrete has been released yet, the "Nothing for you to see here, please move along" was very appropriate. Bravo Slashcode!
Not to rain on your parade, but I just fixed some veterinary office software for a local animal hospital that was written in COBOL. Yes, it was on a PC and I thank the Gods it was interpreted and thus included the source code. It had been 20 years since I've worked with COBOL.
I was fixing it because the original programmer -- and I am NOT making this up -- committed suicide. Hmmmm...I wonder if there is a connection?
All graphics cards from the R500 going forward, specifically.
Still, THIS should be an article on Slashdot with the new drivers being a footnote -- not the other way around.
How does it work for gaming? I'd really like to support Intel on all my machines, just because of their support for the GPL drivers they have done. However, I've yet to see adequate 3D gaming performance on their 945 and 950 chipsets.
If you have one, can you give me an idea how Linux native 3D games play? Hardware specs and framerates would be good. America's Army v2.5 is popular, freely available as a download, has a native Linux version and is a total dog on the old ATI drivers. With nVidia I get faster performance on Linux than the same PC on Windows.
I'm going to be purchasing two new laptops for my kids and am torn between nVidia and Intel graphics chipsets. They're doing 3D graphics and need good 3D support -- FOSS or not.
Thanks in advance.
If they could get some of the Page 3 Girls to creatively accept "DNA samples", this might work.
If not, could someone please post when this is actually put into force? It'll make my future travel plans easier if I can strike one more country off my list of places to visit.
By not being able to collect sales tax on vehicles sold to people who reside in other States, thus not being able to recoup their investment. If I purchase a car from a California dealership, but reside in a different State, I don't pay Sales Tax to California, I pay it to my home State. Oregon and Montana, for example, have no Sales Tax.
7% of $30,000 is $2,100. And I'll bet that $30,000 is a low-end price for these cars.
You're on crack. Which two States do you presume that is the way it works?
RTFA and you'll see the author QUOTED the relevant law. You have to provide your name, address and DOB when questioned in Ohio, but do NOT have to produce a State issued ID.
If, and only if, you are operating a motor vehicle on a public roadway do you need to produce a driver's license on demand by a law enforcement officer. You will also need to produce suitable ID under certain circumstances to purchase liquor or alcohol.
Hey, if it got him to allocate the resources and funding towards an extra-solar space program, that has been spent over the last 8 years on the various wars, I'm all for it. Invade away.
Well, the first paragraph of my message was a quote of what I was replying to. I just forgot to add the italics tag. Oops.
And, while I agree with you in principle, your sleepy little towns in Washington with that connectivity are utilizing municipal connection. Well, State connection to the fiber ring that runs thru WA and northern OR that is owned by the PUDs. The last mile may be private, but the backbone access is pure gov't-owned.
From the Grays Harbor PUD site:
State Law prohibits and it is not in the business plan for the Utility to retail this access to the end or home user. Therefore, access to this communications system will only be offered on a wholesale basis to companies such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Incumbent and Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (ILEC's & CLEC's), and cable TV companies for example. It is those types of companies who will, in turn, retail this access to their Customers and end-users within the community for use such as internet connectivity, high speed communications and data transmission. These companies are co-joining their resources with the Utility at the co-location facility, constructed on the PUD property in Aberdeen, which allows them connectivity to the community infrastructure and Bonneville fiber ring.
Well, technically you can survive in this world without electricity, an automobile or telephone. Do you consider those luxuries? Feel free to substitute maintained roads for automobile to make my point clearer.
The government subsidized a nationwide road network, electrification and telephone lines because they were by far and away in the best interests of the nation as a whole. Economic booms followed each major project as they greatly enhanced the ability of people and business to conduct trade. In the 21st century, a broadband Internet connection is the equivalent in critical infrastructure. The reality is, if you want to do business, then an Internet connection will be more and more of a necessity. Requiring major population shifts to urban areas just to be able to do business is as short-sighted now as it was before the other major nationwide infrastructure projects.
While leaning mostly towards libertarian policies I can't agree with unlimited, outright subsidies of nationwide broadband, I have no problem with mandated tariffed services. I fully agree with Google's request to the FCC to require any lessor of the 700 MHz spectrum to provide equal access to all. The airwaves are, after all, property of the people and only leased, not purchased.
It's easy to make a superficial comparison with other countries - particularly European - who have higher population densities. I'd like to see a study in which the figures for broadband access were weighted for density.
While definitions of "broadband" may vary, you may find that availability of a DSL or cable connection is on par between Western Europe and Big City America, levels are different.
You can get 100 Mbps connection in Sweden and a few other European countries for what a 5 Mbps one costs in the U.S. Want it weighted by population density? Fine. Pick a big U.S. city -- any one. Just ignore the rural part and compare it to Europe on a country-by-country basis, including their suburban and rural parts.
I used to think like you do, that it was population density that curtailed U.S. broadband in comparison to places like Korea and Europe. Then someone pointed out that U.S. broadband is crappy-to-mediocre in the largest U.S. cities with high population densities. What is the excuse for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and Washington D.C.?
Apparently not only can HE hear you now, but so can several other people whether you know it or not.
Because most people -- like you -- don't really pay attention to detail? Did you read the article? The ENTIRE article? All the way to the bottom of Page 3 with the link to the multimedia version? (Hint, hint)
Really? Most of the time that X has locked on me -- and it has been pretty rare -- it was either handled by a CTRL-ALT-BKSP or SSH in and kill the process. I can't remember ever having X lock the machine up to require a reboot.
Order it online. My personal favorite is this site. My family has tried several different home-made soaps and settled on that place about 3 years ago. Excellent quality, great service and it doesn't turn into a puddle of mush.
Next you're going to tell me that in The Bourne Ultimatum, Jason Bourne really DIDN'T know that the hydrofoil to Tangier was faster and took the ferry just to get some "personal time" with that hot Nicky! I mean, if we can't trust Hollywood, who can we trust?!
This 10%.
You mean like all those "authentic" pieces of the Berlin Wall? There is precident.
Ebay has a whole section dedicated to just meteorites.
Bootleg bottled water in Beijing was recently revealed to often be fake, using filtered Beijing tap water (you wouldn't want to drink it).
You mean Pepsi is selling bottled water in China? The bottled water market in the U.S. is not regulated much and as a result, a lot of the brands are simply bottled tap water.
Local musicians aren't able to sell their CDs. Anything popular from local bands will be sold on the street for maybe fifty cents. There is basically no music scene in China, everything is bootlegged from Hong Kong or Taiwan or the US.
Funny, the reports I've read -- and I have NOT been over there myself -- is that this boosts the live scene tremendously, as that is where the musicians make their money. Live and endorsements. CDs are basically considered advertisement. So you're right in that locals can't SELL their CDs, but it is just a different model.
Really? And if you DO get injured in one of those events, the adjuster will look for evidence of a pattern of activity. If they determine you lied on the application, they will deny your claim and quite possibly make it nigh unto impossible to get insurance in the future.
That isn't what I call smart, but good luck with it.
What about sexually promiscuous employees, or employees that like skydiving or downhill skiing?
Have you read an insurance application lately? Non-commercial pilot, skydiving, rock climbing and other "dangerous" activities are asked about.
As for the rest, I'm sure they'll get to them eventually.