Didn't he say "The space elevator will be built about 50 years after everyone stops laughing" I hope he wasn't talking about the average person, because if so, we are a long way off.
Yes and someone in another thread referenced that statement. I was referring to his including a proposal for the elevator, constructed of diamond, in a sci-fi story. Good book series too, btw.
Somewhat agree, but I have been reading about this since Arthur C. Clarke published 2061: Odyssey Three. I will believe it when I see it working, in person.
Finally, well, if Apple pisses the studios off enough, we will see some OTHER brand of computer in the movies besides Apple!
Yes, I know about the "guest appearances" of SGI in "Twister" and others, but this may lead to more "reality" in my action movies. Like using a Cpmpaq to upload a virus to aliens;-)
In typical/. style, I have not read the articel, but...
Umm, the Earth is SATURATED with life so it is not suprising that Earth life has seeped into every cranny this side of a plasma chamber here.
However, the scant other places we have peeked for life in the rest of our "solar neighborhood", we have observed a distinct absance of life. My gut feeling is that these pockets of liquid water will proove as sterile as a terrestrial autoclave.
n fact, it's in their best interest not to fuck the car up since they have to cover repairs under warranty, and they have to buy the car back at the end of the lease.
Huh? If they mess the car up and it lowers the value YOU are on the hook for that amount. They had a set buyback value and mileage in your lease, if it is worth less and/or has more mileage, YOU pay for that, not them.
From the article The fault or diagnostic codes, which appear on a handheld computer that the mechanic attaches to the vehicle to designate the source of trouble...
This is describing the OBD-II (onboard diagnostics) codes. OBD-II is required on all new vehicles sold in the US since 1996. The protocol is open, but manufacturers would add additional information that they did not disclose to outsiders. Throttle position, fuel flow, intake temp, etc were all easy to decode but other codes were proprietary.
And, yes, I am one of the people interested in this:-) Planning on hooking up a decoder to an old Grid PalmPad and using one of the programs on SourceForge to continuously display the data and log it to the network I am adding to my '96 Jeep Cherokee.
So, does is this a sign for how we might eventually get out of the patent mess we're in now?
No.
Another industry has cropped up since then with a common enemy. The legal industry views anybody with an idea or a bank account (us) as the enemy and have been on a relentless, full frontal assault ever since they got all States to require JD degrees before testing and licensing. The first wave was packing the legeslative branches full of those that had read the law and it has been a down-hill slide ever since.
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Umm, in Netscape 7.0 under "Bookmarks" it has a menue item called "Imported IE Favorites" that contains all of the "Favorite Places" that I have bookmarked in my IE Browser on the same machine.
might want to try that, or even share the bookmark files/folders/directories of each machine across a network.
BTW, I found this N7.0 feature by accident, not trying to sound like some browser expert kuz I ain't.
Mmmmm. Made me think of the episode when the Queen Bee and her scantily-clad "Honeybees" tied up both our heroes, after drugging them.
Here here!
But my favorites were when Catwoman was the Domme and BAtgirl was tied up. Had to wait until the last seasons to see Batgirl though, but well worth the wait!
I am accepting your premise that the UPS would be dead before these folks get the machines, but it is not my experience. You are obviously more versed on this aspect of the discussion at hand than I am.
So, it sounds like there is no point in sending computers setup like this in the first place. That strengthens the arguement of folks that support sending used computers to impoverished people that have an infrastructure that can actually support computer use, like any-city USA or western europe, etc.
Is there some objection if laptops are sent but may be disposed of in a way thay you do not approve of when their batteries die?
ONE solution, posed by someone else on this thread, is to load an OS with a journaling file system on each machine. Short of that, this seems to be just a publicity stunt, just like mainstream media and just like the "globalists" these guys claim to resist.
Because at the stop light, you don't get to pick which CD they're playing.
Well, I can certainly make a request.
When connecting to someone's wireless network, at some point you're going to be making use of their resources (DHCP server, intranet, bandwidth, firewall...whatever).
A perfect example of an automated request process!
Now, if you do not wish to honor my requests, for songs OR for bandwidth, then stop granting my requests. Simple as that.
Also, for military applications, paper maps still work after being shot/dropped/run over. Maybe the operator won't work too well but the map still will.
Amen! I have to agree, but approach from a different angle.
My, mostly distant, observations of law enforcement is that misapplication of laws/rules is the norm. Finally they have something valid to focus on.
Example was a police officer in Florida that was told by 3 different judges that case law had modified a statute about people driving with license plate frames on their cars and it was no longer a violation unless the numbers of the tag were obscured.
This officer continued to misapply the statute until (and perhaps after) he pulled over a high ranking officer of a Dade County police force. The suspicion was drug running, the real cause for suspicion was the driver was black (the arresting officer lied about the driver being obscured by tinted windows) driving a nice SUV with Dade County tags. The initial charge was obscured license plate that was perfectly readable in the video tape. I am sure during the time that this idiot was harassing another cop (btw, I have no love for the profession either) the REAL CRIMINALS were driving right by.
Anyway, after all that wordyness, my point is that in the past the police were only looking for money making infractions and were going beyond petty in their efforts that amounted to nothing but taking your money and resulted in no increase in public safety.
Finally, much of this has subsided and the police will actually *ghasp* leave the speed traps to look for a kidnapped child, invistigate suspicious acting people and skip the ones that are not doing anything wrong. Effectively, they seem to be doing the opposite of the FL example above and look for the real criminals.
Either BOF or EOF is True, or the current record has been deleted; the operation requested by the application requires a current record./sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp, line 131
Naaa, the hair their memory was installed on is blonde;-)
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Didn't he say "The space elevator will be built about 50 years after everyone stops laughing" I hope he wasn't talking about the average person, because if so, we are a long way off.
Yes and someone in another thread referenced that statement. I was referring to his including a proposal for the elevator, constructed of diamond, in a sci-fi story. Good book series too, btw.
Somewhat agree, but I have been reading about this since Arthur C. Clarke published 2061: Odyssey Three. I will believe it when I see it working, in person.
Finally, well, if Apple pisses the studios off enough, we will see some OTHER brand of computer in the movies besides Apple!
;-)
Yes, I know about the "guest appearances" of SGI in "Twister" and others, but this may lead to more "reality" in my action movies. Like using a Cpmpaq to upload a virus to aliens
In typical /. style, I have not read the articel, but...
Umm, the Earth is SATURATED with life so it is not suprising that Earth life has seeped into every cranny this side of a plasma chamber here.
However, the scant other places we have peeked for life in the rest of our "solar neighborhood", we have observed a distinct absance of life. My gut feeling is that these pockets of liquid water will proove as sterile as a terrestrial autoclave.
Not to mention that Lucas has the noisiest light in the universe as well as the most sound conductive vacumes of any galaxy!
Ah, a telling reversal to the previous postition Dear AOL: misleading product name :-)
n fact, it's in their best interest not to fuck the car up since they have to cover repairs under warranty, and they have to buy the car back at the end of the lease.
Huh? If they mess the car up and it lowers the value YOU are on the hook for that amount. They had a set buyback value and mileage in your lease, if it is worth less and/or has more mileage, YOU pay for that, not them.
From the article The fault or diagnostic codes, which appear on a handheld computer that the mechanic attaches to the vehicle to designate the source of trouble...
:-) Planning on hooking up a decoder to an old Grid PalmPad and using one of the programs on SourceForge to continuously display the data and log it to the network I am adding to my '96 Jeep Cherokee.
This is describing the OBD-II (onboard diagnostics) codes. OBD-II is required on all new vehicles sold in the US since 1996. The protocol is open, but manufacturers would add additional information that they did not disclose to outsiders. Throttle position, fuel flow, intake temp, etc were all easy to decode but other codes were proprietary.
And, yes, I am one of the people interested in this
Would be great if it were a Scientist, Engineer and Economist.
With the economist running around with crackpot assumptions that have nothing to do with reality and the Engineer to save them all!*
*adapted from an old joke
The proper name for this system is GNU/AOL.
Please change it before the Hurd tramples you.
I don't know what 10 million pirated copies of "Debbie does Dallas" would be worth either Bob.
Ahem, the definitive answer is: Priceless
Maybe we need to go to war against IP lawyers?
Too late, they are already at war with us!
So, does is this a sign for how we might eventually get out of the patent mess we're in now?
No.
Another industry has cropped up since then with a common enemy. The legal industry views anybody with an idea or a bank account (us) as the enemy and have been on a relentless, full frontal assault ever since they got all States to require JD degrees before testing and licensing. The first wave was packing the legeslative branches full of those that had read the law and it has been a down-hill slide ever since.
Umm, in Netscape 7.0 under "Bookmarks" it has a menue item called "Imported IE Favorites" that contains all of the "Favorite Places" that I have bookmarked in my IE Browser on the same machine.
might want to try that, or even share the bookmark files/folders/directories of each machine across a network.
BTW, I found this N7.0 feature by accident, not trying to sound like some browser expert kuz I ain't.
Mmmmm. Made me think of the episode when the Queen Bee and her scantily-clad "Honeybees" tied up both our heroes, after drugging them.
Here here!
But my favorites were when Catwoman was the Domme and BAtgirl was tied up. Had to wait until the last seasons to see Batgirl though, but well worth the wait!
Ahem...
True fans of that show, like I, watched mostly to see the female characters. It was an extra-special bonus to see the female characters tied up too.
That was my gateway media to bondage pr0n and I am GREATFUL that the show was on during my kindergarden/gradeschool years!
I am accepting your premise that the UPS would be dead before these folks get the machines, but it is not my experience. You are obviously more versed on this aspect of the discussion at hand than I am.
So, it sounds like there is no point in sending computers setup like this in the first place. That strengthens the arguement of folks that support sending used computers to impoverished people that have an infrastructure that can actually support computer use, like any-city USA or western europe, etc.
Is there some objection if laptops are sent but may be disposed of in a way thay you do not approve of when their batteries die?
ONE solution, posed by someone else on this thread, is to load an OS with a journaling file system on each machine. Short of that, this seems to be just a publicity stunt, just like mainstream media and just like the "globalists" these guys claim to resist.
Umm, if you are Christian I suggest a re-reading of the plight of Lot and his family, then the ruins of Sodom and Gomorrah's destruction.
/. story a few years ago about a ancient, spontanious natural nuclear reaction that has been studied recently?
Not that I actually believe this theory, but it is a theory.
Also, wasn't there a
If you think wireless networking is easy as looking for the chalk marks now, just wait until MS style "security" becomes the standard!
Because at the stop light, you don't get to pick which CD they're playing.
Well, I can certainly make a request.
When connecting to someone's wireless network, at some point you're going to be making use of their resources (DHCP server, intranet, bandwidth, firewall...whatever).
A perfect example of an automated request process!
Now, if you do not wish to honor my requests, for songs OR for bandwidth, then stop granting my requests. Simple as that.
Excellent points!
Also, for military applications, paper maps still work after being shot/dropped/run over. Maybe the operator won't work too well but the map still will.
I wonder whether the mimeograph machine would survive if it was invented today.
Idunno, but the fresh pages sure smelled good!
Amen! I have to agree, but approach from a different angle.
My, mostly distant, observations of law enforcement is that misapplication of laws/rules is the norm. Finally they have something valid to focus on.
Example was a police officer in Florida that was told by 3 different judges that case law had modified a statute about people driving with license plate frames on their cars and it was no longer a violation unless the numbers of the tag were obscured.
This officer continued to misapply the statute until (and perhaps after) he pulled over a high ranking officer of a Dade County police force. The suspicion was drug running, the real cause for suspicion was the driver was black (the arresting officer lied about the driver being obscured by tinted windows) driving a nice SUV with Dade County tags. The initial charge was obscured license plate that was perfectly readable in the video tape. I am sure during the time that this idiot was harassing another cop (btw, I have no love for the profession either) the REAL CRIMINALS were driving right by.
Anyway, after all that wordyness, my point is that in the past the police were only looking for money making infractions and were going beyond petty in their efforts that amounted to nothing but taking your money and resulted in no increase in public safety.
Finally, much of this has subsided and the police will actually *ghasp* leave the speed traps to look for a kidnapped child, invistigate suspicious acting people and skip the ones that are not doing anything wrong. Effectively, they seem to be doing the opposite of the FL example above and look for the real criminals.
I just hopes it lasts a while longer.
Either BOF or EOF is True, or the current record has been deleted; the operation requested by the application requires a current record./sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp, line 131
;-)
Naaa, the hair their memory was installed on is blonde
Province equates to the political division for the purposes of the discussion, it was not meant as calling States (proper capitalization) provinces.
The whole point of the post was to highlite that the proper metric is population, NOT geopolitical divisions within a land mass.