is to modify one of those Japanese humanoid robots to home-in on the signals from these empty glasses. Strap a keg on it's back, give it a serious collision avoidance and guidance system, and let it roam the bars, filling empties.
The machine would be monitored by a surveillance team, and SWAT squad 24x7.
The RIAA/Senate approved team would use high-powered digital binoculars to take pictures of those copying CD's and the label of the CD they are copying. Hooked to a RIAA central database of copyrighted labels, the team's computer system would alert them to possible copyright infrigement and the SWAT would be activated. Surveillance: We've got a Metallica copy in-progess. Mobilize SWAT Unit Charlie Omega Papa Yankee
SWAT: Ok, Sectors 2 and 3 take the rear of the copy device. Sector 1, you're with me, we'll provide coverage from the lingerie aisle. On 1 we go, 3... 2... 1... Swarm Swarm Swarm !!!
I'm sick of being tied into a MS-centric NAS box. You're paying royalties to Microsoft through the NAS manufacturer, since you're technically getting an custom OEM version of Windows 2000 to run the machine. Saving a little cash just makes it even sweeter. Sorry Bill, I don't want to have to line your pocket on _every_ product I purchase.:)
Yes, more FUD. Coming soon: FUD in your SPAM. Between Intel and Microsoft, I'd have to say the two companies do more negative campaigning in the business world in one year than most local, state or federal politicians do throughout the course of an election.
So, what's the solution? 3 options.
Prove their negative campaigning is defamation, or is putting out untrue statements/accusations. (See- truth in advertising)
Stoop to their level, and get some Unix/Linux companies out there spreading their own special FUD sauce.
Just plain prove them wrong. (Oh wait, we shouldn't have to do that. But we do.)
and here I thought we were talking about virtual pool 3. don't do that to me so early in the morning, I had sudden visions of making a FFA 8-ball tournament. or 9-ball CTF.
Sooner or later we're going to have to harvest the mass of Europa to fuel Poole's GUT drives, so I vote sooner. Let's get it out of the way now, it'll make our great-great-great grandkids happy.
yes, these marathons are kind of like the Tardis. The DVD boxes look so unassuming on the outside, but then you step in a BAM, your whole weekend is shot.
It's possible that the astronauts did adapt to 0-g, and then readapted back to 1-g again. It's also possible that the brain is able to learn and retain multiple models of acceleration. In different situations, it might simply choose which one to apply. That, in fact, is what McIntyre and his colleagues believe is going on.
it sure does sound more impressive to a non-tech than 11000 PIII Xeon 800s or whatever the equivalent would be. Big number in the front... ooohh look, shiny things.
So don't ask us why they didn't ask us. Simply give them your feedback. Here's what I sent:
I've been seriously contemplating getting a Mac as my next machine. I work at an Ad Agency in Central New York, where the designers are all Mac users and I'm the senior interactive developer, and use both a Mac and PC side-by-side most of the day. I find the Mac (specifically OS X) a much more geek friendly environment than Windows.
My primary concerns about purchasing a Mac for my personal use (and leaving the PC) are
1. Price/performance ratio. I can currently configure a dual Athlon system @ 1.8GHz with 1GB RAM, 160GB RAID 5 array and a 21" CRT for approximately $2000. However, I cannot get anywhere near that level of performance with a Macintosh for that type of money.
2. Availability of native Carbon and/or Cocoa versions of applications from Macromedia and Adobe. This concern is primarily time-dependent, however, I could not consider moving forward with a Mac purchase until all the major software comes over to OS X. I would not use a Macintosh with OS 9.2.2+, it's too unstable for the type of work I do, so OS X compatibility (without using Classic) is a big issue.
So hopefully, by the time Macromedia and Adobe finish up their product lines, newer G4 (or G5) processors will be out, and costs can be driven down. Bottom line: Not yet. Mainstream application support needs to be stronger (no shareware or freeware for me) and the price needs to come down.
Sincerely, llamalicious
p.s. Keep up the good work, I would LOVE to get away from an MS-centric household. p.p.s. While I love Mach, and BSD; you've GOT to do something about all these Kernel Panics with SCSI CD-R/RW's installed in the machine.
I would imagine this is because a/. editor saw the headline on one persons' submission, but grabbed a link from someone else's... they simply liked the wording of the Observer title...
Thank god someone finally went public with this. For years now, I've noticed myself using my thumbs for everything: opening doors, eating, picking things up, and almost everything I use my hands for. I've hid my hands in shame for so long now, thinking I was a freak. At least now I can take the mittens off... ~sniff~
the patent on patents themselves. could I not enter in a patent on legal documentation providing the holder of said documents protection against competing entities who wish to develop similar products to the holders.
since they'll never find the prior art in this matter, my patent will be granted, thus rending all other patents and the USPTO totally powerless...!
add-on heat conductors for improving air-ventilation on disc brakes... make make WRX even happier:)
useful in supersonic aircraft... conduct the heat away from leading edges much faster than normal.
c'mon, join in... what other real-world apps could this be useful for. if the price can come down, and the production can come up... I can think of a lot more places this stuff would make sense.
researchers finally got up the nerve to try some... and it tastes like chicken.
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Well, I'll see your grousing, and raise you a karma point. Do you realize just how many submissions every hour these poor folks get??
You may submit one... and just maybe it was your submission that stood out from the hordes of trolls and tweaked their interest enough to look into the story. So what if someone else's submission with similar verbage was chosen over yours, it made it onto the site. Good enough for me. As long as they aren't practicing nepotism in the submission choosing process (which they probably are,) then it won't bother me.
A suggestion: write in your journal, post your rants and leave comments enabled. I am sure there are other/.ers who have your point of view... join their ranks. Or participate in the upcoming "slashdot blackout".
You never know, maybe the person who's story was picked is a subscriber. oh well. <soapbox>
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is to modify one of those Japanese humanoid robots to home-in on the signals from these empty glasses.
Strap a keg on it's back, give it a serious collision avoidance and guidance system, and let it roam the bars, filling empties.
There's nothing else happening?
The machine would be monitored by a surveillance team, and SWAT squad 24x7.
The RIAA/Senate approved team would use high-powered digital binoculars to take pictures of those copying CD's and the label of the CD they are copying. Hooked to a RIAA central database of copyrighted labels, the team's computer system would alert them to possible copyright infrigement and the SWAT would be activated.
Surveillance: We've got a Metallica copy in-progess. Mobilize SWAT Unit Charlie Omega Papa Yankee
SWAT: Ok, Sectors 2 and 3 take the rear of the copy device. Sector 1, you're with me, we'll provide coverage from the lingerie aisle. On 1 we go, 3... 2... 1... Swarm Swarm Swarm !!!
Well, maybe I'm just being paranoid...
I'm sick of being tied into a MS-centric NAS box. :)
You're paying royalties to Microsoft through the NAS manufacturer, since you're technically getting an custom OEM version of Windows 2000 to run the machine. Saving a little cash just makes it even sweeter.
Sorry Bill, I don't want to have to line your pocket on _every_ product I purchase.
duh.
/. posts until 4/2/2002, thankyouverymuch.
it's still 4/1 on the east coast too.
well, for another 10 minutes.
I will continue ignoring all
Wrong. We alternate Sundays.
Next Sunday, Disney is the spawn of Satan.
...bending your legs up and over your head is now a violation of the DMCA.
Between Intel and Microsoft, I'd have to say the two companies do more negative campaigning in the business world in one year than most local, state or federal politicians do throughout the course of an election.
So, what's the solution? 3 options.
and here I thought we were talking about virtual pool 3.
don't do that to me so early in the morning, I had sudden visions of making a FFA 8-ball tournament. or 9-ball CTF.
ugh. back to my coffee.
Sooner or later we're going to have to harvest the mass of Europa to fuel Poole's GUT drives, so I vote sooner. Let's get it out of the way now, it'll make our great-great-great grandkids happy.
yes, these marathons are kind of like the Tardis.
The DVD boxes look so unassuming on the outside, but then you step in a BAM, your whole weekend is shot.
:)
It's possible that the astronauts did adapt to 0-g, and then readapted back to 1-g again. It's also possible that the brain is able to learn and retain multiple models of acceleration. In different situations, it might simply choose which one to apply. That, in fact, is what McIntyre and his colleagues believe is going on.
Really?
Moderators: up the parent as Informative please.
it sure does sound more impressive to a non-tech than 11000 PIII Xeon 800s or whatever the equivalent would be.
Big number in the front... ooohh look, shiny things.
Better that than my family members who insist on calling the whole computer the hard drive.
So don't ask us why they didn't ask us. Simply give them your feedback.
Here's what I sent:
I've been seriously contemplating getting a Mac as my next machine. I work at an Ad Agency in Central New York, where the designers are all Mac users and I'm the senior interactive developer, and use both a Mac and PC side-by-side most of the day. I find the Mac (specifically OS X) a much more geek friendly environment than Windows.
My primary concerns about purchasing a Mac for my personal use (and leaving the PC) are
1. Price/performance ratio.
I can currently configure a dual Athlon system @ 1.8GHz with 1GB RAM, 160GB RAID 5 array and a 21" CRT for approximately $2000.
However, I cannot get anywhere near that level of performance with a Macintosh for that type of money.
2. Availability of native Carbon and/or Cocoa versions of applications from Macromedia and Adobe.
This concern is primarily time-dependent, however, I could not consider moving forward with a Mac purchase until all the major software comes over to OS X.
I would not use a Macintosh with OS 9.2.2+, it's too unstable for the type of work I do, so OS X compatibility (without using Classic) is a big issue.
So hopefully, by the time Macromedia and Adobe finish up their product lines, newer G4 (or G5) processors will be out, and costs can be driven down.
Bottom line: Not yet. Mainstream application support needs to be stronger (no shareware or freeware for me) and the price needs to come down.
Sincerely,
llamalicious
p.s. Keep up the good work, I would LOVE to get away from an MS-centric household.
p.p.s. While I love Mach, and BSD; you've GOT to do something about all these Kernel Panics with SCSI CD-R/RW's installed in the machine.
I would imagine this is because a /. editor saw the headline on one persons' submission, but grabbed a link from someone else's... they simply liked the wording of the Observer title...
But since cats have no opposable thumbs, we'll have to wait for their forepaws to "mutate" so they can type :)
you forgot:
do not taunt Playstation 6
Thank god someone finally went public with this.
For years now, I've noticed myself using my thumbs for everything: opening doors, eating, picking things up, and almost everything I use my hands for.
I've hid my hands in shame for so long now, thinking I was a freak. At least now I can take the mittens off... ~sniff~
the patent on patents themselves.
could I not enter in a patent on legal documentation providing the holder of said documents protection against competing entities who wish to develop similar products to the holders.
since they'll never find the prior art in this matter, my patent will be granted, thus rending all other patents and the USPTO totally powerless...!
nah, that's just silly talk.
add-on heat conductors for improving air-ventilation on disc brakes... :)
make make WRX even happier
useful in supersonic aircraft... conduct the heat away from leading edges much faster than normal.
c'mon, join in... what other real-world apps could this be useful for. if the price can come down, and the production can come up... I can think of a lot more places this stuff would make sense.
researchers finally got up the nerve to try some... and it tastes like chicken.
Well, I'll see your grousing, and raise you a karma point.
/.ers who have your point of view... join their ranks. Or participate in the upcoming "slashdot blackout".
Do you realize just how many submissions every hour these poor folks get??
You may submit one... and just maybe it was your submission that stood out from the hordes of trolls and tweaked their interest enough to look into the story.
So what if someone else's submission with similar verbage was chosen over yours, it made it onto the site. Good enough for me.
As long as they aren't practicing nepotism in the submission choosing process (which they probably are,) then it won't bother me.
A suggestion: write in your journal, post your rants and leave comments enabled. I am sure there are other
You never know, maybe the person who's story was picked is a subscriber.
oh well. <soapbox>
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