I find it disturbing that more people searched for the crack for Flash Mx than for tutorials on how to use it."
I find this more curious than disturbing. I guess the people who crack FlashMX already know how to use it? Or maybe it's just that people who are capable of cracking software consider themselves to be computer savvy and would rather learn it on their own than try to find tutorials. Hmm...or maybe it's a new form of advertising from Macromedia: Buy FlashMX! Easier to learn than it is to crack!
I say this is a good thing. Let the end of CMOS come. It's time for us to move forward. I think this is just the kick in the ass we need to really start focusing on quantum computing. IBM and Fujitsu both have quantum computing research divisions, and I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't quite a few companies out there very quietly working on it. The pressure for faster and better computing will drive us forward. And when the first 64-qubit computer comes rolling down the line, I'm certain Tom's Hardware will be there to tell us how many FPS's we'll be getting in Quake8 with it:
Tom's Hardware: I can definitely say that this thing smokes. Unfortunately, due to quantum uncertainty we weren't able to give you an exact measurement of FPS's. but we can say with some confidence that it's between 189 and Infinity + 2. However, with quad-sampling anti-aliasing on, don't be surprised to see that number drop to Infinity + 1.
No. c is the speed of light in a vacuum. The slowed light down by passing it through a certain material.
Actually, this is also, technically, incorrect. The speed of light is a constant. Always. Light always moves at light speed. Now, the time it takes for light to pass through various mediums is different, but this is not because the light is being slowed down. It's because the light is hitting the atoms in the medium and is kicking the electrons in the atom to a higher energy state. When the electron falls down from its higher energy state, it in turn release a particle of light. You could go so far as to say that it's the same particle of light. With denser mediums, light takes longer to get through. In the sun, for example, the plasma surrounding the fusion core is so dense, the light from that fusion takes many millions of years to reach the surface. During those millions of years, the light is always moving at light speed. It just keeps running into stuff.
KSR takes himself way too seriously. Alternate history novels can be a hell of a lot of fun, and this book simply...wasn't. There are a lot of points throughout the book where you get the feeling that KSR is passing up the opportunity to introduce some great situational irony (half the point of alternate history, imho) so that people will focus on his message instead. Like I said, a good read, but not nearly as fun as S. M. Stirling's latest, The Peshawar Lancers, or hell, anything by Harry Turtledove.
Will this new technology automatically exclude these items, like all the bestsellers list today do? Cuz I don't want to have to hear the preacher down at church bragging about "The lords been topping the charts for 36 weeks now!"
Compaq's fine consumer printing division will replace HP's struggling print division.
Compaq will dissolve their business and enterprise division, and refer all service requests to HP consumer tech support.
The new HP will announce a redesigned consumer level computer, named the Paviliario. Exciting new features to include 3 seperate proprietary motherboard connections, an LS-120 drive, and Windows ME. The Presarion business line is expected to be launched within the next few weeks.
Sure, go ahead and proudly proclaim yourself a geek loudly while you go ask that girl in the grocery store for a date--and I'm not talking about the girl with no social skills and glasses thicker than yours. Let me know if she runs screaming or kicks you in the balls.
Regardless of the girl in the grocery stores' reply, my wife will probably be the one to kick me in the balls.;)
... please let's not call it the "Geek Lobby". Even if we use the term amongst ourselves, it just won't fly for the general public.
Why not the "Geek Lobby"? If you look around society recently, you'll find that "geek" no longer has the negative connotations that it use to. Take, for example, Comedy Centrals boring game show "Beat the Geeks" (which should be called Pop-culture Trivia Extravaganza, I mean seriously, a South Park geek? C'mon... but I digress). The "geeks" are recognized as the experts they are. And aren't ridiculed. Call it Geek Pride, call it a social movement towards a technocratic society, but there's nothing wrong these days with the word "Geek". Be proud of what you are. Embrace your trackball. Tell your friends how quickly you reached the karma cap on slashdot. Go out into the sun with your pasty-white arms raised on high and cry out to the world "I AM GEEK...WATCH ME CODE". And let the world tremble...for we are coming.
BEST NOVEL ... Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeod (Orbit (UK)(2000); Tor)
Curiously enough, Slashdot is actually mentioned in this book. Has a nice scene with a bunch of old-time linux hacks sitting in a bar talking 'bout the good ol days. If you can handle non-linear storytelling, pop-culture references, and Scottish pessimistic pride in your sci-fi, I highly recommend Ken MacLeod. Plus, the cover art is usually pretty cool.
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More important, if there are all these aliens out there, why haven't they visited us? Either
a) They can't. (starships impossible) b) Nobody wants to. (Prime directive, or 'They're made of meat!')
I think far more likely is:
c) They don't think anyones here, because they assume nothing could live in a atmosphere full of such a corrosive poison gas as oxygen.
It's quite possible that they've checked our solar system out and dismissed it, because they had their own "Drake Equation". Maybe they also are working from a dataset of 1 and assume that life must develop like them.
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is that they assume that any life that develops will be similar to us in basic body chemistry, and thus have the same requirements to develop. That's a huge assumption on our part. There may be forms of life out there that have nothing to do with amino acids or DNA or even liquid water. We really know nothing about the basic processes of life and how it develops. All we know is how we developed, and from there we assume that anyone else has to develop in the same way. If we just admit that we don't know what the hell we're looking for, we'll find a lot more than we will if we focus on terrestial planets in an earth-life orbit, 3/4 the way towards the edge of the galaxy. We need to keep our eyes and ears open and not make any assumptions about what we'll find out there.
The most obvious reason is that from what I can tell, most geeks don't _like_ flash. There's several reasons why, but the most obvious to me is the name. Flash, flashing lights and glitter, style over substance. Most Flash sites on the web use it for absolutely no reason at all, other than to look cool. I really don't need to see every link I put my mouse over expand and fade away.
While there are some practical uses for Flash, these are few and far between, far outnumbered by the idiotic uses. This is why there's no opensource flash tools.
They have mid-size cases now that have 11 bays. Here's one. Almost all full size cases, like this one have 11 bays also. With that many drives, though, you'll want to get a larger pwr supply, like maybe 550W.
I'm not certain, but I think the maximum length for ATA100/133 cables is 18in, and ATA33/66 is 24 inches. So having an external container isn't gonna work for this. If you want a large number of cheap external IDE drives, they make SCSI>IDE containers that run a large number of IDE drives over an external SCSI link. Hot-swappable too, which is always neat if you can foot the bill.
I know that having 8 drive wouldn't make it go faster than 4 drives. Speed wasn't what I was talking about, merely being able to have a single logical drive over a terabyte. Hmm...terabyte...it just rolls off the tongue. Size, not speed. Because we all know that in the end, despite what the ladies say, size does matter;)
4 Channels on an integrated RAID controller? Lets see, with 8x 120GB drives, that gives you 960GB, at less than $2000 for the entire system (assuming this board will be less than $200). Not quite a terabyte, but if you moved to 8x 160GB drives, that gives you about 1.3TB, but makes it quite a bit more expensive.
Not that you would _want_ to put 8 drives in a RAID 0 array. The chances of failure and total data loss are just too high. But it's cool that you can.
12 friggin' IDE channels. The mind boggles. Perhaps I can finally use up all the bays in my full-size tower. It looks mighty pathetic with just my CDRW and a floppy.
Following the links led me to Microsofts Longhorn website and another document entitled "Windows "Longhorn" Graphics Bandwidth Requirements". The part I found most interesting is:
Windows Longhorn will expose new APIs for accelerated 2D drawing. These new APIs will not use existing GDI acceleration but will instead use the Microsoft Direct3D® DDI. New applications, therefore, will make use of the 3D pipeline of the graphics adapter for their 2D / productivity graphics requirements.
So does this mean that in 2005 my new Geforce8MX will speed up my porn-browsing? Bring it on, Microsoft!
cut from large goldfish and placed in a vat of 'nutrient-rich liquid,'
And how will these astrounauts replenish this supply of 'nutrient-rich liquid'? I don't know how long one vat will keep a piece of goldfish flesh growing, but you're gonna run outta nutrients sooner or later. There are some things you can't get from recycling your own feces. Let's face it: any manned long-term space missions are gonna be munching on algae steak.
email identified by interpretation rather than keywords
A Machine will be considered truly intelligent when it can translate all emails on slashdot into a usable form. Since spammers are some of the most persistent and aggressive users and developers of technology, I expect we'll have real AI telling us how to enlarge our penises by next Thursday.
It's a classic scam. Build up a rep for being honest, upright, soforth. Once everyone trusts you, you can strike it big with little difficulty. It requires a lot of patience, but police and government officials in Third World (and some first and second world) countries have been known to use it. Instead of taking measly little bribes all the time, make yourself out to be "incorruptible" and wait for the big one.
The big question is: Did this guy plan it from the beginning? If he did, I applaud his patience and cunning, while also disapproving of the result of his actions. If he decided on the spur of the moment to do this, i.e. let temptation get the better of him, I have nothing but contempt for him.
The report seems to come to the conclusion that just because people sleep less and live longer, the former causes the latter. It seems much more likely to me that the amount of sleep you get is indicative of what type of lifestyle you lead. Active people are less likely to oversleep and active people usually live longer. Also, depressed people usually sleep more than happier people, and depression can be linked to whole range of health problems that can affect your lifespan.
Another possibility is that people who sleep less get more done, and are therefore more likely to be successful in what they do. This means that they would have a higher standard of living, leading to a longer lifespan. These are just ones I've come up with off the top of my head, so I'd say that less sleep does not lead to a longer life, but just is indicative of a lifestyle that would.
Oh, and when you're awake you can watch for bears and enemies attacking your cave. Natural selection probably favors those who sleep less;)
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So...did Hans trade in his silver skates for a millennium falcon?
I find this more curious than disturbing. I guess the people who crack FlashMX already know how to use it? Or maybe it's just that people who are capable of cracking software consider themselves to be computer savvy and would rather learn it on their own than try to find tutorials. Hmm...or maybe it's a new form of advertising from Macromedia: Buy FlashMX! Easier to learn than it is to crack!
I say this is a good thing. Let the end of CMOS come. It's time for us to move forward. I think this is just the kick in the ass we need to really start focusing on quantum computing. IBM and Fujitsu both have quantum computing research divisions, and I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't quite a few companies out there very quietly working on it. The pressure for faster and better computing will drive us forward. And when the first 64-qubit computer comes rolling down the line, I'm certain Tom's Hardware will be there to tell us how many FPS's we'll be getting in Quake8 with it:
Tom's Hardware: I can definitely say that this thing smokes. Unfortunately, due to quantum uncertainty we weren't able to give you an exact measurement of FPS's. but we can say with some confidence that it's between 189 and Infinity + 2. However, with quad-sampling anti-aliasing on, don't be surprised to see that number drop to Infinity + 1.
Damn, I need to get some sleep.
No. c is the speed of light in a vacuum. The slowed light down by passing it through a certain material.
Actually, this is also, technically, incorrect. The speed of light is a constant. Always. Light always moves at light speed. Now, the time it takes for light to pass through various mediums is different, but this is not because the light is being slowed down. It's because the light is hitting the atoms in the medium and is kicking the electrons in the atom to a higher energy state. When the electron falls down from its higher energy state, it in turn release a particle of light. You could go so far as to say that it's the same particle of light. With denser mediums, light takes longer to get through. In the sun, for example, the plasma surrounding the fusion core is so dense, the light from that fusion takes many millions of years to reach the surface. During those millions of years, the light is always moving at light speed. It just keeps running into stuff.
What, am I the only one who wants to have a rack of these and a kvm switch built into his desk?
Compaq's fine consumer printing division will replace HP's struggling print division.
Compaq will dissolve their business and enterprise division, and refer all service requests to HP consumer tech support.
The new HP will announce a redesigned consumer level computer, named the Paviliario. Exciting new features to include 3 seperate proprietary motherboard connections, an LS-120 drive, and Windows ME. The Presarion business line is expected to be launched within the next few weeks.
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Sure, go ahead and proudly proclaim yourself a geek loudly while you go ask that girl in the grocery store for a date--and I'm not talking about the girl with no social skills and glasses thicker than yours. Let me know if she runs screaming or kicks you in the balls.
;)
Regardless of the girl in the grocery stores' reply, my wife will probably be the one to kick me in the balls.
Why not the "Geek Lobby"? If you look around society recently, you'll find that "geek" no longer has the negative connotations that it use to. Take, for example, Comedy Centrals boring game show "Beat the Geeks" (which should be called Pop-culture Trivia Extravaganza, I mean seriously, a South Park geek? C'mon... but I digress). The "geeks" are recognized as the experts they are. And aren't ridiculed. Call it Geek Pride, call it a social movement towards a technocratic society, but there's nothing wrong these days with the word "Geek". Be proud of what you are. Embrace your trackball. Tell your friends how quickly you reached the karma cap on slashdot. Go out into the sun with your pasty-white arms raised on high and cry out to the world "I AM GEEK...WATCH ME CODE". And let the world tremble...for we are coming.
...
Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeod (Orbit (UK)(2000); Tor)
Curiously enough, Slashdot is actually mentioned in this book. Has a nice scene with a bunch of old-time linux hacks sitting in a bar talking 'bout the good ol days. If you can handle non-linear storytelling, pop-culture references, and Scottish pessimistic pride in your sci-fi, I highly recommend Ken MacLeod. Plus, the cover art is usually pretty cool.
a) They can't. (starships impossible)
b) Nobody wants to. (Prime directive, or 'They're made of meat!')
I think far more likely is:
c) They don't think anyones here, because they assume nothing could live in a atmosphere full of such a corrosive poison gas as oxygen.
It's quite possible that they've checked our solar system out and dismissed it, because they had their own "Drake Equation". Maybe they also are working from a dataset of 1 and assume that life must develop like them.
While there are some practical uses for Flash, these are few and far between, far outnumbered by the idiotic uses. This is why there's no opensource flash tools.
Not that you would _want_ to put 8 drives in a RAID 0 array. The chances of failure and total data loss are just too high. But it's cool that you can.
12 friggin' IDE channels. The mind boggles. Perhaps I can finally use up all the bays in my full-size tower. It looks mighty pathetic with just my CDRW and a floppy.
And how will these astrounauts replenish this supply of 'nutrient-rich liquid'? I don't know how long one vat will keep a piece of goldfish flesh growing, but you're gonna run outta nutrients sooner or later. There are some things you can't get from recycling your own feces. Let's face it: any manned long-term space missions are gonna be munching on algae steak.
A Machine will be considered truly intelligent when it can translate all emails on slashdot into a usable form. Since spammers are some of the most persistent and aggressive users and developers of technology, I expect we'll have real AI telling us how to enlarge our penises by next Thursday.
It's a classic scam. Build up a rep for being honest, upright, soforth. Once everyone trusts you, you can strike it big with little difficulty. It requires a lot of patience, but police and government officials in Third World (and some first and second world) countries have been known to use it. Instead of taking measly little bribes all the time, make yourself out to be "incorruptible" and wait for the big one.
The big question is: Did this guy plan it from the beginning? If he did, I applaud his patience and cunning, while also disapproving of the result of his actions. If he decided on the spur of the moment to do this, i.e. let temptation get the better of him, I have nothing but contempt for him.
The report seems to come to the conclusion that just because people sleep less and live longer, the former causes the latter. It seems much more likely to me that the amount of sleep you get is indicative of what type of lifestyle you lead. Active people are less likely to oversleep and active people usually live longer. Also, depressed people usually sleep more than happier people, and depression can be linked to whole range of health problems that can affect your lifespan.
;)
Another possibility is that people who sleep less get more done, and are therefore more likely to be successful in what they do. This means that they would have a higher standard of living, leading to a longer lifespan. These are just ones I've come up with off the top of my head, so I'd say that less sleep does not lead to a longer life, but just is indicative of a lifestyle that would.
Oh, and when you're awake you can watch for bears and enemies attacking your cave. Natural selection probably favors those who sleep less