People have no problem forking over all of their personal information to the private sector. [...] But, oh, no, if the "government" gets all this stuff, its the end of the world.
When Google gets the power to arbitrairily lock people up, or 'disappear' them, or execute them. We'll talk.
I fail to understand the hero worship this asshat gets from the general populace. They assume he is some kind of computer genious. He really is little more than a very good business man/thief.
He's the modern Edisson.
Also, the general populace is thinking "he's making HOW MUCH???", and they envy all that cash.
A lot of people think Asimov's laws are real, and don't get it that he was a sci-fi writer, not a scientist in the field of robotics. He was even asked to speak at universities as an expert on robotics when all he had done was write some stories.
All he had done? Dude, doctor Asimov INVENTED the word "robotics".
If they had read the robot novels, they would have noticed that even Asimov's robots did not always obey the laws.
If YOU had read them, you would have noticed that they ALWAYS obey the laws. The laws just happen to have loopholes. i.e. No robot may harm a human... unless he doesn't know that the order he's following will result in a human being harmed, etc.
Certainly a law enforcement robot could be trained to limit the amount of harm it inflicts on a perp to neutralize him, but some amount of harm may be necessary.
Drop your weapon! You have 15 seconds to comply. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. I am now authorised to use force...
Doesn't mean that the girl should have sued you either. Frankly the entire sueing thing is getting very much out of hand.
That's true, I just wanted to point out that words aren't free of consequences, and that you can hurt someone without leaving visible marks on their flesh.
Anyway, I DNRTFA, but as I understand it, this particular case was about inciting people to bomb or torch synagogues and what not. Which is something that does take "freedom of speech" one step too far: "Fire" in a theatre, etc.
the last three or four seasons of DS9 with the Dominion War but I hated it. It was like Star Trek for people with ADD. It was all about destroying ships and killing. I know I may get lynched for this but I felt that Voyager was a much better series because it was more about exploration and meeting new species. Sometimes there were even character driven plots. They did over do the time travel thing and the last episode SUCKED
I agree, but... odly enough, some of the Voyager shows I liked the most were the ones surrounding the "Year of Hell" episode, which were all about time travel. But yeah, out of the first 4 episodes of Voy, 3 didn't really happen because they went back in time and used the magical reset button. That sucked.
On Topic:
For the games' uniform, they could have just gone back to a more TOS and TNG style, where it WAS obvious from afar what department you were in, because the colours were the big visible part of your shirt. Rick "the devil" Berman had them take away as much colour as he could and got them in black and grey with just a hint of variety, and now it's coming back to bite him. Ah!
Oh dear god YES! Get that crap on a "pull" model on the net and out of my TV! And get off the damn news! I don't care! "Who threw the ball the most yesterday" isn't news! It's gossip, at best.
There is a common kindergarten playground saying we should keep in mind: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
Kindergarden denial is fine for kindergarden, but I remember clearly the first time I made a girl cry (in elementary school) with an innocent comment. I didn't mean to, but I hurt her feelings.
I can take an insult, and I can take a punch. That doesn't mean that words can't hurt, nor that punches can't.
Deep Space Nine has best characters, action, and arc storyline...in my INFINITELY humble opinion...the best of trek
It wasn't Trek. It had the name, the trademark, but it wasn't Star Trek. It was the first of the Rick Berman Space Shows, it disavowed the vision of a future where humanity outgrew it's current shortcommings and ventured forth to explore. You might have liked it, but by that time, it wasn't Star Trek anymore.
Because hollywood and the RIAA have a vested interest over sat images?
Since when is DRM only for hollywood movies and music from RIAA members?
Stop being a over-zealous slashdotter and get realistic.
Stop being a narrow-minded drone and get realistic.
These images have owners. Someone took these pictures, someone sold these pictures. Maps are a business, with copyrights. This, google earth, and others like 'em, is a threat to their entrenched business model, just like P2P is a threat to hollywood and the RIAA.
You think that the people who print raod atlases are happy about google offering a free, and better version of what they peddle? You think that they didn't object? Sheesh!
Seriously though, of course you're correct. When information is Free, we all benefit.
Alas, for some, when we all benefit, they feel that something is amiss.
I feel like this is a unautomated version of SETI@home: distributed information analysis, by hand. Pretty awesome. Ah, the power of the internet... not just for porn anymore:-)
Let's see, we've had archeological sites found by google earth, asteroid impacts found by google earth... who knows what's next?
I love this! You free up information, allow the unwashed masses access to it, and people find hidden treasure. Think how much we'd never know if all this was DRMed, locked and restricted!
No, the/. crowd isn't the most likely early adopters. WE're tech-savy. What you're looking for is a bunch of people who'll buy the hype without thinking critically about the product. Find a place where managers and marketroids hang out instead.
There's nothing e-books have over normal books that exceeds the flaws of e-books compared to regular books! It's a solution in search of a problem.
You can read a lot of good example of this in the posts above, here's one I didn't see there yet: I'll never have to change the batteries in a regular book.
I just assumed Origami was a bigger deal than that, considering all the hype.
Here are two things you need to learn about: Astroturfing, and product placement.
The hype was just that, hype. Don't EVER fall for the hype. All those articles about "what IS Origami? Origami will use Intel chips!!!" etc. They were just publicity, disguised as articles.
It's sneaky, it's dishonest, and to quote Paul Anka: Just don't look! Just don't look!
Composting produces quite a bit of heat, if it requires to be heated to those temperatures, it could be included in a process (bury it in compostable material, let the heat build up, etc).
Else, you could use solar energy. Our backyard composters are black plastic, they're frigid now, but in the summer sun they get so hot you can barely touch 'em... then again, TFA seems to imply "heated to liquefaction", so, maybe not.
Normally, people from "less intelligent" families, who are more intelligent than their peers, are seen to be "breaking the cycle". They seem to go on to have many less children than their less intelligent brethren.
Oftentimes people say "intelligent" when what they really mean is "educated". I could be wrong, but I kinda think that this is one of those times.
Also, it does appear to be a very strong human instinct to have more babies when times are though. When you feel that your kids will have a lesser chance of survival, you go into the numbers game. A very sound survival strategy, IMO.
Slashdot Mirror
Farscape.
Not a Fox show.
People have no problem forking over all of their personal information to the private sector. [...] But, oh, no, if the "government" gets all this stuff, its the end of the world.
When Google gets the power to arbitrairily lock people up, or 'disappear' them, or execute them. We'll talk.
I fail to understand the hero worship this asshat gets from the general populace. They assume he is some kind of computer genious. He really is little more than a very good business man/thief.
He's the modern Edisson.
Also, the general populace is thinking "he's making HOW MUCH???", and they envy all that cash.
But he has put his money where his mouth is concerning helping needy children. He hasn't sold them $100 computers, but
He's made sure that his charity gives schools a big Windows install basse so that the children are taught to use HIS product.
Hook 'em while they're young.
A lot of people think Asimov's laws are real, and don't get it that he was a sci-fi writer, not a scientist in the field of robotics. He was even asked to speak at universities as an expert on robotics when all he had done was write some stories.
All he had done? Dude, doctor Asimov INVENTED the word "robotics".
If they had read the robot novels, they would have noticed that even Asimov's robots did not always obey the laws.
If YOU had read them, you would have noticed that they ALWAYS obey the laws. The laws just happen to have loopholes. i.e. No robot may harm a human... unless he doesn't know that the order he's following will result in a human being harmed, etc.
Rogers (Canadian Cable ISP) throtling down torrent packets it becomes impossible to download anything
Switch to an encrypted torrent program.
you own nothing at your work, it all belongs to the company
That's MY stapler! It's mine!
Doesn't mean that the girl should have sued you either. Frankly the entire sueing thing is getting very much out of hand.
That's true, I just wanted to point out that words aren't free of consequences, and that you can hurt someone without leaving visible marks on their flesh.
Anyway, I DNRTFA, but as I understand it, this particular case was about inciting people to bomb or torch synagogues and what not. Which is something that does take "freedom of speech" one step too far: "Fire" in a theatre, etc.
the last three or four seasons of DS9 with the Dominion War but I hated it. It was like Star Trek for people with ADD. It was all about destroying ships and killing. I know I may get lynched for this but I felt that Voyager was a much better series because it was more about exploration and meeting new species. Sometimes there were even character driven plots. They did over do the time travel thing and the last episode SUCKED
I agree, but... odly enough, some of the Voyager shows I liked the most were the ones surrounding the "Year of Hell" episode, which were all about time travel.
But yeah, out of the first 4 episodes of Voy, 3 didn't really happen because they went back in time and used the magical reset button. That sucked.
On Topic:
For the games' uniform, they could have just gone back to a more TOS and TNG style, where it WAS obvious from afar what department you were in, because the colours were the big visible part of your shirt.
Rick "the devil" Berman had them take away as much colour as he could and got them in black and grey with just a hint of variety, and now it's coming back to bite him. Ah!
Or ESPN
Oh dear god YES! Get that crap on a "pull" model on the net and out of my TV!
And get off the damn news! I don't care! "Who threw the ball the most yesterday" isn't news! It's gossip, at best.
Typical European-style censorship. [...] I think that's wrong. There's also the problem of the prudish attitude towards sexuality in the US.
Ah-AH! There's boobies on regular broadcast TV in canada!
Advantage: Canada.
There is a common kindergarten playground saying we should keep in mind: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
Kindergarden denial is fine for kindergarden, but I remember clearly the first time I made a girl cry (in elementary school) with an innocent comment. I didn't mean to, but I hurt her feelings.
I can take an insult, and I can take a punch. That doesn't mean that words can't hurt, nor that punches can't.
It wasn't Trek. It had the name, the trademark, but it wasn't Star Trek. It was the first of the Rick Berman Space Shows, it disavowed the vision of a future where humanity outgrew it's current shortcommings and ventured forth to explore.
You might have liked it, but by that time, it wasn't Star Trek anymore.
in Michigan (where I am, and the mystery spot is)
You wanna show us, or are you keeping the lid on it until it's confirmed? : )
Because hollywood and the RIAA have a vested interest over sat images?
Since when is DRM only for hollywood movies and music from RIAA members?
Stop being a over-zealous slashdotter and get realistic.
Stop being a narrow-minded drone and get realistic.
These images have owners. Someone took these pictures, someone sold these pictures. Maps are a business, with copyrights. This, google earth, and others like 'em, is a threat to their entrenched business model, just like P2P is a threat to hollywood and the RIAA.
You think that the people who print raod atlases are happy about google offering a free, and better version of what they peddle? You think that they didn't object? Sheesh!
Seriously though, of course you're correct. When information is Free, we all benefit.
:-)
Alas, for some, when we all benefit, they feel that something is amiss.
I feel like this is a unautomated version of SETI@home: distributed information analysis, by hand. Pretty awesome. Ah, the power of the internet... not just for porn anymore
-- The Dentist
Deliciously obscure : )
Let's see, we've had archeological sites found by google earth, asteroid impacts found by google earth... who knows what's next?
I love this! You free up information, allow the unwashed masses access to it, and people find hidden treasure. Think how much we'd never know if all this was DRMed, locked and restricted!
Google, don't ever change.
No, the /. crowd isn't the most likely early adopters. WE're tech-savy.
What you're looking for is a bunch of people who'll buy the hype without thinking critically about the product. Find a place where managers and marketroids hang out instead.
There's nothing e-books have over normal books that exceeds the flaws of e-books compared to regular books! It's a solution in search of a problem.
You can read a lot of good example of this in the posts above, here's one I didn't see there yet:
I'll never have to change the batteries in a regular book.
you just get drunk and screw :)
:)
'cause there's nothing else to do!
I just assumed Origami was a bigger deal than that, considering all the hype.
Here are two things you need to learn about: Astroturfing, and product placement.
The hype was just that, hype. Don't EVER fall for the hype. All those articles about "what IS Origami? Origami will use Intel chips!!!" etc. They were just publicity, disguised as articles.
It's sneaky, it's dishonest, and to quote Paul Anka: Just don't look! Just don't look!
The article wasn't very clear on numbers, but...
Composting produces quite a bit of heat, if it requires to be heated to those temperatures, it could be included in a process (bury it in compostable material, let the heat build up, etc).
Else, you could use solar energy. Our backyard composters are black plastic, they're frigid now, but in the summer sun they get so hot you can barely touch 'em... then again, TFA seems to imply "heated to liquefaction", so, maybe not.
humans are not going to ever loose their pinky finger if modern society goes on the way it is.
I sure hope not!
Normally, people from "less intelligent" families, who are more intelligent than their peers, are seen to be "breaking the cycle". They seem to go on to have many less children than their less intelligent brethren.
Oftentimes people say "intelligent" when what they really mean is "educated".
I could be wrong, but I kinda think that this is one of those times.
Also, it does appear to be a very strong human instinct to have more babies when times are though. When you feel that your kids will have a lesser chance of survival, you go into the numbers game. A very sound survival strategy, IMO.