I'm hoping the good professor was simply misquoted, shouldn't that read "high waste-heat generation"? And could they perhaps check that SRC isn't called SCR when quoting him?/pedant
You have to look past the numbers, it isn't a matter of being "dead", it's a matter of weighing the cost of supporting IE6 specific code against an increasingly small number of users.
Even though your stats indicate Opera and Safari are in the same percentile for your site, they'll render standards compliant content without HTML/CSS/JS specifically written for either one.
If any of my sites had less than 10% of IE6 traffic, I'd stop supporting it officially for them. In reality, most of our B2B sites have > 50% of users on IE6 -- we'll be stuck with it for some time. Hopefully Google's impetus to kill support for IE6 can help sway corporate decisions more than Microsoft's own declaration of obsolescence.
Is to use a nuclear powered fully-submersed shell which uses super-cavitation to acheive high-speeds with minimum drag, and have it generate a powerful magnetic field above it to suspend a freighter above the water. Like a water-based, self-contained maglev.
Sure it's total impossible and you'll whine about minor problems like air friction of the freighter, the power requirements for doing something like this, and stabilizing the boat above the submersed shell, but wouldn't it look cool!
Excellent idea for packing a lot of power into a small space, but there's nothing about where the exhaust goes. How much does it produce? What about hundreds of these little turbines running at the same time in a closed-atmosphere, like a plane? Do we need to hook up little straws to pump the exhaust outside? How about oxygen supply for combustion?
And I'm sure that a simple statement in a text file is going to stop someone for using the software for military uses that you'll never hear/know about. Not to troll (ok, maybe a little), and I know most agencies take licensing seriously, but a "no military" clause is basically technologically meaningless.
Perhaps you don't, but I believe those players who *do* play in that manner are definitely taken out of the "alternative games" pool.\ Most of the people I know who play EQ/EQ2/WoW would never pick-up and try another game, simply because of self-imposed time constraints due to raids, party quests, grinding, etc.
Maybe they would like another game better than one of the three I listed above, but they'll never know.
I agree the terminology uses terms popularized by media and designed to frighten the general public; but these crimes are hardly mundane or victimless.
I almost lost the house my wife and I were buying due to so-called "identity theft". How? One part stupidity on my part (using a linked check-card/bank account to make online purchases), on part large MasterCard database hack.
Thousands and thousands of dollars of Google AdWords purchased on my card; draining my bank account completely, and into the negative even with overdraught protection. When that money goes missing days before you have to cut a certified check to the bank for your final closing costs the results are anything but mundane.
That's just a stolen credit card; you can have your financial situation ruined for months if someone starts opening up lines of credit in your name (unbeknownst to you).
Yes, you aren't liable for credit theft; but getting your money back isn't always quick process (unless your bank/card offers 24-hour turnaround on fraud) But when someone uses your identity and opens lines of credit, with a fraudulent signature, and your SSN and other personal information; that's an even more painful process to sort out with the credit agencies (Equifax, et. al)
This gruesome industrial accident would not have happened in a world in which robot behavior was governed by the Three Laws of Robotics drawn up by Isaac Asimov, a science-fiction writer.
First the robots would have to be able to understand Asimov's laws and have situational awareness in order to follow them.
Even if that was possible today, how much do you think it would cost to implement that in something like an industrial robot performing a single, repetitive task. Perhaps some simply safety sensors would suffice (proximity, resistance, etc.)
Lets all take off our tinfoil hats and leave the basement for a few minutes for some fresh air.
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I'm hoping the good professor was simply misquoted, shouldn't that read "high waste-heat generation"? /pedant
And could they perhaps check that SRC isn't called SCR when quoting him?
You have to look past the numbers, it isn't a matter of being "dead", it's a matter of weighing the cost of supporting IE6 specific code against an increasingly small number of users.
Even though your stats indicate Opera and Safari are in the same percentile for your site, they'll render standards compliant content without HTML/CSS/JS specifically written for either one.
If any of my sites had less than 10% of IE6 traffic, I'd stop supporting it officially for them. In reality, most of our B2B sites have > 50% of users on IE6 -- we'll be stuck with it for some time. Hopefully Google's impetus to kill support for IE6 can help sway corporate decisions more than Microsoft's own declaration of obsolescence.
The funny thing about that Onion piece, is the a couple years later Gillette really went and made a five-blade razor.
Score one for the onion!
I have one powering the MP9 player in my flying car.
Oh shit, I think I've altered the timeline, again.
... does it blend?
Is to use a nuclear powered fully-submersed shell which uses super-cavitation to acheive high-speeds with minimum drag, and have it generate a powerful magnetic field above it to suspend a freighter above the water. Like a water-based, self-contained maglev.
Sure it's total impossible and you'll whine about minor problems like air friction of the freighter, the power requirements for doing something like this, and stabilizing the boat above the submersed shell, but wouldn't it look cool!
Once again this proves that it's not the size that matters, it's how you use it.
... she's been lying to you.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your significant other
Excellent idea for packing a lot of power into a small space, but there's nothing about where the exhaust goes. How much does it produce? What about hundreds of these little turbines running at the same time in a closed-atmosphere, like a plane? Do we need to hook up little straws to pump the exhaust outside? How about oxygen supply for combustion?
Well, my pipe certainly moves around when there's porn involved.
And I'm sure that a simple statement in a text file is going to stop someone for using the software for military uses that you'll never hear/know about.
Not to troll (ok, maybe a little), and I know most agencies take licensing seriously, but a "no military" clause is basically technologically meaningless.
It certainly does get their point across though.
Perhaps you don't, but I believe those players who *do* play in that manner are definitely taken out of the "alternative games" pool.\
Most of the people I know who play EQ/EQ2/WoW would never pick-up and try another game, simply because of self-imposed time constraints due to raids, party quests, grinding, etc.
Maybe they would like another game better than one of the three I listed above, but they'll never know.
I was going to RTFA, but I have a wow raid in a few minutes, so like, whatever.
You mean, skip the actual site the story is hosted on and published by? Oh, in that case...
I was 17 and she was 26 and ... oh shit, wrong first time.
Just ouch. They put extra sand in the vaseline for slashdot in that little article.
Damn, anyone else remember TheCLQ?
I agree the terminology uses terms popularized by media and designed to frighten the general public; but these crimes are hardly mundane or victimless.
I almost lost the house my wife and I were buying due to so-called "identity theft". How? One part stupidity on my part (using a linked check-card/bank account to make online purchases), on part large MasterCard database hack.
Thousands and thousands of dollars of Google AdWords purchased on my card; draining my bank account completely, and into the negative even with overdraught protection. When that money goes missing days before you have to cut a certified check to the bank for your final closing costs the results are anything but mundane.
That's just a stolen credit card; you can have your financial situation ruined for months if someone starts opening up lines of credit in your name (unbeknownst to you).
Yes, you aren't liable for credit theft; but getting your money back isn't always quick process (unless your bank/card offers 24-hour turnaround on fraud)
But when someone uses your identity and opens lines of credit, with a fraudulent signature, and your SSN and other personal information; that's an even more painful process to sort out with the credit agencies (Equifax, et. al)
Just a bit of nit-picking.
Pah! You small minded people and your three dimensions.
Everyone knows right-of-ways are only difficult in four or more dimensions!
Now, making a three-point turn in a space rocket, well, that's a whole different story.
Heh, go right ahead.
Well, there ya go.
And how are we supposed to design a cheap "3-laws-safe" robot that can follow all that?
Now I know why I haven't seen my cats all day. Better empty the Roomba.
This gruesome industrial accident would not have happened in a world in which robot behavior was governed by the Three Laws of Robotics drawn up by Isaac Asimov, a science-fiction writer.
First the robots would have to be able to understand Asimov's laws and have situational awareness in order to follow them.
Even if that was possible today, how much do you think it would cost to implement that in something like an industrial robot performing a single, repetitive task. Perhaps some simply safety sensors would suffice (proximity, resistance, etc.)
Lets all take off our tinfoil hats and leave the basement for a few minutes for some fresh air.
How about doing something that actually uses the built-in back and forward buttons of the browser (when possible)?
Like something similar to this?
Well, at least we've nailed the "... FOR NERDS. ..." part of the slogan.
Combined with Steve's last name, are we all getting Rim Jobs? /shudders