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You are so right. It is very difficult to get the right mix of creatures on the arc..
But I am glad I can finally tell you here in public: this spaceship had already been made(!!). And not yesterday, no, billions of years ago. To make sure the spaceship was self preserving, a breed of bacteria was places upon it; Darwin's survival-of-the-fittest ensured that the ensuing population of the spaceship would flourish.
Oh, and the spaceship is called earth.
Let me guess - it was from Venus - so that, once global warming is complete, you'll be able to colonize Earth. I guess that's why Bush was overheard saying "I for one welcome our silicon-based overlords" - except that he pronounced it "silly-kone"
Tony Soprano called... he wants the media companies to know they're infringing on his "Intellectual Property" when they use his tactics... a couple of the boys will be by later to discuss how they can "purchase protection" or "insurance"... you knw... "would be a real shame if something bad were to happen..."
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The article posits a radio or laser communications system
Compared to what the Past can deliver, the Ark would embark the whole of terrestrial memories which should represent some 1E20 bytes in magnitude, that is the whole of what is currently registered on paper, magnetic or optical media, with or without repetition, everywhere and in all languages. The Ark will also have access to a "differed present" thanks to the radioelectric link with the Earth, all the more differed since the Ark is moving away. A laser link could be imagined, so as to minimize dispersion, in the infrared band which would get less noise from the plasma emissions. For a laser power of 1 MW at lambda = 1 micron, the bandwidth would be of magnitude of 10 MB/s at 1 ly and 100 KB/s at 10 ly, similar to an average internet link.
A 1-megawatt laser is BIG. 100 kb/sec... plus a 20-year ping time... you won't see too many interstellar death matches.
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"Imagine their faces when, after traveling for 7 centuries, they arrive to a system of uninhabitable planets..."
Imagine their faces when, after traveling for an additional 7 centuries, they get back here... to another system of now-uninhabitable planets:-)
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... but the society that it was written for no longer exists in that form... it changed, it evolved. The values and customs held now are certainly not the values and customs that were common then...
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Language and culture are in no way related. Just look at the different cultures that speak English.
For a long time people propounded the myth that languages contain and limit their culture's values - "Eskimos have 23 different words for snow" being one example. We now know that humans use language as a tool, just like any other, and what is meant can vary extremely in just a few decades as language use changes., current phrases become archaisms, get redefined, slang bucomes a word, etc. Look at how quickly "google" became a verb.
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No nation anywhere in the world is a direct descendant of the Roman empire - or did we forget the Dark Ages...
Besides, B being a descendant of A proves that A didn't survive...
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Fair enough except for one thing - Islam is a religion, not a society. Just as christianity is a religion, not a society, or Judaism is a religion, not a society.
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Think of cargo cults...
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Didn't read the article, hmmm...?
After the acceleration phase, there is a period of coasting flight at constant velocity, then deceleration to arrive at destination at zero velocity. This implies more fuel since we need to accelerate in the first phase a mass of fuel which will only be consumed during braking, which translates into the squaring of the exponential:
No, but 1000 kids accessing it all the time will give you HUGE bandwidth bills.
Add to that the adverts (and the bandwidth for them)
And remember - proxying doubles the bandwidth used - your server has to first fetch the page (as opposed to looking on the local file system) and then it has to send it (after rewriting the page to include YOUR ads...
It isn't - because nobody locks their phones... and the nobodies who do, its almost always 5-5-5-5-5, because that's easy to key in without really looking (like when driving). It's the cell phone equivalent of 1-2-3-4-5.
"McAllister then goes on to explain why he believes that 'the Linux Foundation isn't any kind of philanthropic foundation at all"
Big deal. It never claimed to be any kind of "philanthropic foundation." What next - "Microsoft Windows isn't free software" or "The **AA doesn't promote file sharing"? Or "Bush doesn't eat kittens for breakfast"?
The idea behind the original "don't copy that floppy" campaign (and also stated on the video) was that software piracy prevented the development of future versions.
The fact is (and history has borne this out) that software piracy allowed pirated software to gain mind- and market-share at the expense of software that came with excessive copy protection that prevented piracy.
Look, you stupid Bastard. You've got no arms left.
Captain Copyright: Yes I have.
*Look*!
Captain Copyright: It's just a flesh wound.
If they had their way, in Soviet Canukistan, Captain Copyright would expire YOU! Unfortunately the Wayback Machine doesn't have a copy... only in Canada you say? Pity...
"Ok as funny as the video is I'm curious what FUD is in it."
In this day and age... copying a floppy ???
Most new computers don't even have floppy drives... and wouldn't run the games that came off floppies.
Most games make the majority of their money in the first few months... after that, they're "binned" - sold at a heavy discount. I've bought "binned" games for $2-$5 (new, still in box, original CD and manuals) - there is no way that the original game programmers were getting any money from those deals.
That's how most programs installed under DOS, so it definitely predates Darwin. Who'd have thought that DOS was more POSIX than Windows (at least in this one area)?
"My guess is you're just some random systems admin, or that whatever you are you aren't a developer."
Wrong. I'm a developer for an internet search engine, currently working on a web 3.0 (that's right 3.0, not 2.0) project.
"Go look around on MSDN."
Give me a break. Next you're going to tell me that MCSEs are "real developers too."
"Nobody but the geekiest of the geeky dweebs really hates Microsoft."
Most people don't like microsoft. Most people have a love/hate relationship with their computers, until they abandon microsoft for something else. Most people realize that the code quality of microsoft software is abysmal, that they're more interested in their bottom line and user lockin than in their customers' well-being, and that only the dorkiest of dorks really loves microsoft.
"a lot of people are actually professionals and learn the best technology for the task"
... which is rarely if ever from microsoft. Only inertia keeps most users from switching away.
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Let me guess - it was from Venus - so that, once global warming is complete, you'll be able to colonize Earth. I guess that's why Bush was overheard saying "I for one welcome our silicon-based overlords" - except that he pronounced it "silly-kone"
Tony Soprano called ... he wants the media companies to know they're infringing on his "Intellectual Property" when they use his tactics ... a couple of the boys will be by later to discuss how they can "purchase protection" or "insurance" ... you knw ... "would be a real shame if something bad were to happen ..."
The article posits a radio or laser communications system
A 1-megawatt laser is BIG. 100 kb/sec ... plus a 20-year ping time ... you won't see too many interstellar death matches.
"Imagine their faces when, after traveling for 7 centuries, they arrive to a system of uninhabitable planets..."
Imagine their faces when, after traveling for an additional 7 centuries, they get back here ... to another system of now-uninhabitable planets :-)
... but the society that it was written for no longer exists in that form ... it changed, it evolved. The values and customs held now are certainly not the values and customs that were common then ...
Language and culture are in no way related. Just look at the different cultures that speak English.
For a long time people propounded the myth that languages contain and limit their culture's values - "Eskimos have 23 different words for snow" being one example. We now know that humans use language as a tool, just like any other, and what is meant can vary extremely in just a few decades as language use changes., current phrases become archaisms, get redefined, slang bucomes a word, etc. Look at how quickly "google" became a verb.
No nation anywhere in the world is a direct descendant of the Roman empire - or did we forget the Dark Ages ...
Besides, B being a descendant of A proves that A didn't survive ...
Fair enough except for one thing - Islam is a religion, not a society. Just as christianity is a religion, not a society, or Judaism is a religion, not a society.
Think of cargo cults ...
Didn't read the article, hmmm ...?
Don't forgot the adult diapers for anyone crazy enough to sign up for it ... :-)
How many human societies have survived 7 centuries unchanged?
Heck, just look at how much language has changed in the last century ...
Or imagine trying to talk to someone from the 1300s ...
Besides, how would you select the crew and avoid any more "diaper rash" candidates?
"That was the first thing I thought as well. I had to read it a couple of times to be sure I was reading it correctly. It is backwards."
"MySpace != information."
No, but 1000 kids accessing it all the time will give you HUGE bandwidth bills.
Add to that the adverts (and the bandwidth for them)
And remember - proxying doubles the bandwidth used - your server has to first fetch the page (as opposed to looking on the local file system) and then it has to send it (after rewriting the page to include YOUR ads ...
"It is a smaller community, but I would argue it is a more influential community"
Second Life is a ponzi scheme.
http://randolfe.typepad.com/randolfe/2007/01/secon dlife_revo.html
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http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/24
"How is it any worse than entering a PIN?"
It isn't - because nobody locks their phones ... and the nobodies who do, its almost always 5-5-5-5-5, because that's easy to key in without really looking (like when driving). It's the cell phone equivalent of 1-2-3-4-5.
"McAllister then goes on to explain why he believes that 'the Linux Foundation isn't any kind of philanthropic foundation at all"
Big deal. It never claimed to be any kind of "philanthropic foundation." What next - "Microsoft Windows isn't free software" or "The **AA doesn't promote file sharing"? Or "Bush doesn't eat kittens for breakfast"?
So, how again is this news?
The idea behind the original "don't copy that floppy" campaign (and also stated on the video) was that software piracy prevented the development of future versions.
The fact is (and history has borne this out) that software piracy allowed pirated software to gain mind- and market-share at the expense of software that came with excessive copy protection that prevented piracy.
So the whole campaign was FUD.
Look, you stupid Bastard. You've got no arms left.
Captain Copyright: Yes I have.
*Look*!
Captain Copyright: It's just a flesh wound.
If they had their way, in Soviet Canukistan, Captain Copyright would expire YOU! Unfortunately the Wayback Machine doesn't have a copy ... only in Canada you say? Pity ...
"Ok as funny as the video is I'm curious what FUD is in it."
In this day and age ... copying a floppy ???
Most new computers don't even have floppy drives ... and wouldn't run the games that came off floppies.
Most games make the majority of their money in the first few months ... after that, they're "binned" - sold at a heavy discount. I've bought "binned" games for $2-$5 (new, still in box, original CD and manuals) - there is no way that the original game programmers were getting any money from those deals.
That's how most programs installed under DOS, so it definitely predates Darwin. Who'd have thought that DOS was more POSIX than Windows (at least in this one area)?
They've also been sounding out the idea of a levy on hard drives.
Hey, its one way to get rid of spammers ...
Quick, everyone add a bunch of anyone@pentagon.mil and someone@whitehouse.gov addresses to your posts for spam address harvesters.
"My guess is you're just some random systems admin, or that whatever you are you aren't a developer."
Wrong. I'm a developer for an internet search engine, currently working on a web 3.0 (that's right 3.0, not 2.0) project.
"Go look around on MSDN."
Give me a break. Next you're going to tell me that MCSEs are "real developers too."
"Nobody but the geekiest of the geeky dweebs really hates Microsoft."
Most people don't like microsoft. Most people have a love/hate relationship with their computers, until they abandon microsoft for something else. Most people realize that the code quality of microsoft software is abysmal, that they're more interested in their bottom line and user lockin than in their customers' well-being, and that only the dorkiest of dorks really loves microsoft.
"a lot of people are actually professionals and learn the best technology for the task"