> speed control of a motor by button pressure Such a control would be quite hard to use, at least at first. Most tasks we are familiar are require positional accuracy, not force accuracy. Witness the popularity of mice over joysticks.
Ryan
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So many of you computer people seem to be trying to alter the public's perception of yourselves by dictating what words they may use. This situation reminds me of a book I read in high school. That you know what book I'm referring to underscores my point, don't you think?
> The real problem is that it's those vocal minorities who will go out and vote, while the apathetic majority stays home on the couch. That's why the minority has such power and can get such ludicrous legislation passed. Because nobody else gives a damn enough to make their feelings known to the politicians and to go out and vote to back it up.
What do you want? A TV in the voting booth? I'd be happy if everyone else stayed home on election day. Apathetic people make my vote more important.
Suppose you had several nodes (say you and your neighbors) each with a different ISP (and interconnected with ethernet). How could you do packet level load balancing between the multiple connections? Perhaps you could set up a VPN among your neighbors and a fast colo'ed machine. Then run OSPF on you private network and NAT at the colo. Of course this makes it difficult for each resident to have their own servers. But they could always run their servers on the colo machine instead which is probably better anyway.
Wow, it'd be like having your own private internet. I'll setup an ARIN analog to dole out private ips. Then I'll create a new country code '.ryan' for my internal machines. Since my domain server will proxy DNS lookups everything will work out fine. Then I'll make my own napster server and a private usenet. An IP parallel universe. Cool! Right out of a sci-fi novel.
Are there any large scale VPN alternate universes out there?
It's obvious that advertising, because of its pervasiveness, is the single most influential force on American culture. I can't really comment on the US as a whole, so let's look at a subset we're both familiar with, slashdot. Slashdot is easy to understand because everyone's thoughts and opinions are posted:-). When is the last time you saw ads against patents, cookies, tracking, and closed source? Also, how many ads are written in support of wacky computer cases, linux wristwatches, and mozilla? The loves and hates of the slashdot crowd certainly aren't unduly influenced by advertising. And how many slashdotters own rackmount computers like the ones advertised on this site?
Advertising can be, and often is, much more entertaining than the product it is selling. I own a tivo. I can rewind tv broadcasts and watch 'em again. I use this feature fairly often, but never for commercials. Only the Superbowl has commercials that are useful in their own right. And I don't watch the Superbowl.
How often has a preview for a movie been more entertaining than the movie itself? Never. Perhaps more entertainment/minute.
As for newspaper subscriptions, you can subscribe to a newspaper for a couple of bucks a month these days, and you're mainly paying for the priviledge of having it delivered to the door rather than going out to pick it up yourself. I pay $33/month for cable (AT&T in Woodside, CA; no premium channels). I think we get about 50 channels, that's about 66 cents/channel. Is that much more than the priviledge of having it delivered to the door? How does television survive?
If it's entertaining, then it's worth your time... Not really. If my goal is to be entertained and the ad is more entertaining than all other currently available activities, then it is worth my time. Otherwise, no. Why are you reading slashdot instead of watching advertisements tv ads or gazing at billboards? (must be for the/. banners)
And yes, some things annoy me that appeal immensely to a lot of other people... Overall, advertisements result in net annoyance. If a tv channel had a sister station that broadcast the same programming without ads which would be more popular? No one would watch the station with ads (except during the Superbowl halftime). Why don't premium movie channels have advertisements (last I checked; they might now).
74LS000 you say? Honey, send the children to the other room, I feel a spelling flame coming on.
Ob TTL:
Yeah, TTL seems to be pretty much bug free. The only thing I can think of is the 74C74 flipflop which has a slightly different truth table than other 74xx74 chips. Also, the 7490 power pins piss me off every time.
First of all, they made a spelling mistake, not a grammar mistake. Second, you made a grammar mistake and a spelling mistake. Third, you aren't funny so fuck off.
Maybe you should sue some tape manufacturers for not forcing you to make backups. Most data loss is due to temporary stupidity. If you experience repeated data loss your condition may not be temporary.
Is this email legit? I only ask because it appears to lack a Subject header. That, and the From and To lines have the same address. Why'd you forge that header?
In fact, the word "rounding" doesn't even occur in the Bible. Run a search and see for yourself. This further reinforces my convictions that He is Precise. And that Frymaster is wrong. Sorry, Fry.
I've had classes where our programs had to compile and run correctly on a couple of platforms, notably Solaris + Sparc and Ultrix + Alpha. No 32/64 bit assumptions allows. I think these requirements taught portability and discipline.
Okay, I will buy your creationist story if you're willing to stand up to the same level of proof that you subject neo-darwinists to. To whit:
Show me one insect that naturally has four legs (Leviticus 11:23) I even have a photo!
Show me one.. just one fossil or sekeleton of a Nephilim or giant (gen 6:4)... I'll take a partial! Unfortunately the Nephilim were drowned in the salt sea you mention below. Their bones turned to limestone along with the shellfish.
Hey, gen 7 tells me that the earth was covered in salt water for an entire year. You show me one species of flower that can survive a year under dozens of meters of salt water. Just one. European flowers, for one. Also, Noah was commanded to take every kind of food with him on the ark, presumably this includes nuts and seeds.
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> speed control of a motor by button pressure
Such a control would be quite hard to use, at least at first. Most tasks we are familiar are require positional accuracy, not force accuracy. Witness the popularity of mice over joysticks.
Ryan
So many of you computer people seem to be trying to alter the public's perception of yourselves by dictating what words they may use. This situation reminds me of a book I read in high school. That you know what book I'm referring to underscores my point, don't you think?
Ryan
Since the slash crew doesn't know these guys personally they'll have to do a tape restore anyway. Right?
Ryan
> All these companies are only wasting time and money trying to prevent the inevitable.
So are healthcare companies.
Ryan
> I don't know what'll eat through that nasty black epoxy that's popular these days....
A Dremel.
> made from a more beige colored plastic
For some reason I find that phrase funny.
Ryan
> The real problem is that it's those vocal minorities who will go out and vote, while the apathetic majority stays home on the couch. That's why the minority has such power and can get such ludicrous legislation passed. Because nobody else gives a damn enough to make their feelings known to the politicians and to go out and vote to back it up.
What do you want? A TV in the voting booth? I'd be happy if everyone else stayed home on election day. Apathetic people make my vote more important.
Ryan
> It's THEIR computer.
Fine. So put a sound card in THEIR computer. Do you really think they'll notice?
Ryan
I know who I'd vote off the 'net.
Ryan
Suppose you had several nodes (say you and your neighbors) each with a different ISP (and interconnected with ethernet). How could you do packet level load balancing between the multiple connections? Perhaps you could set up a VPN among your neighbors and a fast colo'ed machine. Then run OSPF on you private network and NAT at the colo. Of course this makes it difficult for each resident to have their own servers. But they could always run their servers on the colo machine instead which is probably better anyway.
Wow, it'd be like having your own private internet. I'll setup an ARIN analog to dole out private ips. Then I'll create a new country code '.ryan' for my internal machines. Since my domain server will proxy DNS lookups everything will work out fine. Then I'll make my own napster server and a private usenet. An IP parallel universe. Cool! Right out of a sci-fi novel.
Are there any large scale VPN alternate universes out there?
Ryan
If you want notes just grab a midi file. :-)
Ryan
It's obvious that advertising, because of its pervasiveness, is the single most influential force on American culture. :-). When is the last time you saw ads against patents, cookies, tracking, and closed source? Also, how many ads are written in support of wacky computer cases, linux wristwatches, and mozilla? The loves and hates of the slashdot crowd certainly aren't unduly influenced by advertising. And how many slashdotters own rackmount computers like the ones advertised on this site?
/. banners)
I can't really comment on the US as a whole, so let's look at a subset we're both familiar with, slashdot. Slashdot is easy to understand because everyone's thoughts and opinions are posted
Advertising can be, and often is, much more entertaining than the product it is selling.
I own a tivo. I can rewind tv broadcasts and watch 'em again. I use this feature fairly often, but never for commercials. Only the Superbowl has commercials that are useful in their own right. And I don't watch the Superbowl.
How often has a preview for a movie been more entertaining than the movie itself?
Never. Perhaps more entertainment/minute.
As for newspaper subscriptions, you can subscribe to a newspaper for a couple of bucks a month these days, and you're mainly paying for the priviledge of having it delivered to the door rather than going out to pick it up yourself.
I pay $33/month for cable (AT&T in Woodside, CA; no premium channels). I think we get about 50 channels, that's about 66 cents/channel. Is that much more than the priviledge of having it delivered to the door? How does television survive?
If it's entertaining, then it's worth your time...
Not really. If my goal is to be entertained and the ad is more entertaining than all other currently available activities, then it is worth my time. Otherwise, no. Why are you reading slashdot instead of watching advertisements tv ads or gazing at billboards? (must be for the
And yes, some things annoy me that appeal immensely to a lot of other people...
Overall, advertisements result in net annoyance. If a tv channel had a sister station that broadcast the same programming without ads which would be more popular? No one would watch the station with ads (except during the Superbowl halftime). Why don't premium movie channels have advertisements (last I checked; they might now).
Ryan
74LS000 you say? Honey, send the children to the other room, I feel a spelling flame coming on.
Ob TTL:
Yeah, TTL seems to be pretty much bug free. The only thing I can think of is the 74C74 flipflop which has a slightly different truth table than other 74xx74 chips. Also, the 7490 power pins piss me off every time.
Ryan
First of all, they made a spelling mistake, not a grammar mistake. Second, you made a grammar mistake and a spelling mistake. Third, you aren't funny so fuck off.
Ryan
It looks like you messed up your trivial proof. Here's a better one:
4 = 3.999...
multiply by 10
40 = 39.999...
subtract previous
40-4 = 39.999... - 3.999...
36 = 36
Tadaa!
Ryan
Maybe you should sue some tape manufacturers for not forcing you to make backups. Most data loss is due to temporary stupidity. If you experience repeated data loss your condition may not be temporary.
Ryan
#include
int main()
{
int i;
for (i = 0; i < 70000; i++)
{
printf("#include <stdio.h>\n\n");
printf("int main()\n");
printf("{\n");
printf(" printf(\"I'm unique program #%i\\n\");\n", i);
printf(" return 0;\n");
printf("}\n");
}
return 0;
}
> titianium, tungsten, glass, etc
They'll probably melt it down to make light bulbs.
Is this email legit? I only ask because it appears to lack a Subject header. That, and the From and To lines have the same address. Why'd you forge that header?
Ryan
> I guess Americans don't attach the same value to .us as other countries do to theirs.
.com IS our country, sadly.
Ryan
> Precise and right are different.
But we already established that God is right (He is God, after all). Now we can know with certainty that He is precise, too. Therefore pi == 3.
Ryan
Sorry, no. :-)
In fact, the word "rounding" doesn't even occur in the Bible. Run a search and see for yourself. This further reinforces my convictions that He is Precise. And that Frymaster is wrong. Sorry, Fry.
Ryan
I've had classes where our programs had to compile and run correctly on a couple of platforms, notably Solaris + Sparc and Ultrix + Alpha. No 32/64 bit assumptions allows. I think these requirements taught portability and discipline.
Ryan
> "there was a big assed flood in the meditteranean area ".
Hee hee. Next time I'm in a hotel I'm going to cross out Genesis 7 in the Gideons' Bible and write that in instead.
Ryan
Okay, I will buy your creationist story if you're willing to stand up to the same level of proof that you subject neo-darwinists to. To whit:
Show me one insect that naturally has four legs (Leviticus 11:23)
I even have a photo!
Show me one.. just one fossil or sekeleton of a Nephilim or giant (gen 6:4)... I'll take a partial!
Unfortunately the Nephilim were drowned in the salt sea you mention below. Their bones turned to limestone along with the shellfish.
Hey, gen 7 tells me that the earth was covered in salt water for an entire year. You show me one species of flower that can survive a year under dozens of meters of salt water. Just one.
European flowers, for one. Also, Noah was commanded to take every kind of food with him on the ark, presumably this includes nuts and seeds.
Ryan