but neither of us is strong enough to lift my house.
With the right set of simple tools, even you could lift your house. You just have to know how to apply them. Dr. Hawking has some pretty darned good tools, what with living in the computer age, and being around some of the finest mathematical/physics minds. Perhaps he could figure it out.
Here is an idea: create a chain of about 8 carbon atoms and attach 18 hydrogen atoms to this carbon chain. That is about 16% hydrogen by weight!
Even better, design it with 2 carbon atoms. I'm sure you could fit 6 hydrogen atoms on there AND an oxygen atom - imagine that - you're increasing the hydrogen to carbon ratio from 2.25:1 to 3:1 and you're even providing part of the oxygen for combustion. This theoretical fuel should provide more than enough energy to power a vehicle and comes in real handy if you're entertaining guests...
"why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?"
Actually in the case of software, this analogy would perhaps be more realistic as "why buy the milk when you can get the cow for free?"...especially when you consider micropayments, forced upgrade payments, nagware copy protection schemes, etc.
Tell me something, is your ideal state a place where the vast majority of crimes are solved? Where innocent people are no longer convicted because any lawyer with half his wits about him can access video/GPS info and have the charges dropped? Where the knowledge of the fact that you WILL get caught on camera becomes in itself a major deterrence for violent crime - at least in public? Where no one bothers to steal your car anymore because the police instantly know where it is and where it has been over the past hours/days?
Yes I agree that all these systems can be abused. EVERYTHING can be abused. But there is a tremendous potential for good in all this. It's up to us to ensure adequate checks and balances.
Why didn't the British govt need this in the 70's and 80's when IRA bombings were several times a year?
Bollocks. You propose some sort of conspiracy theory. The real reason this is happening now is that the technology (and more importantly the COST) is at the point where it's feasable. There is no way in hell such a system could have been implemented in the 70's or 80's with $800 analog cameras and $3000 computers that could do about 5% of what a modern low end computer does. But now having digital cameras on every street corner at under $100 each, fiber optic or even wireless networks, and clusters of regular $500 computers giving supercomputing power, any city can implement this. No need for conspiracy.
but once they're satisfied who you are they'll let you in.
Been there, done that. Only not in the UK but Canada. On an expired British passport (I'm a dual citizen). What are they going to do, claim my citizenship expired? It clearly said I was born in Montreal in my British passport despite the expiry date. It took about 2 hours though - not something I'd recommend... I was told "don't do it again".
What does the Queen have to do with any of this? It's not like it's HER fault - she doesn't have the power to endorse it OR stop it. Or are you just bringing your own agenda into the argument? Kill them all, eh?
I don't think the uber gamers who demand the fastest processors will want CPUs made out of snails.
I can refute your argument quite simply by pointing out the amount of gamers that use "uber fast, streamlined" Microsoft Windows as an OS. A CPU made out of snails would be trivial compared to THAT.
Yeah, but "loose" and "lose?" Come on! I don't give a fuck if someone misspells an uncommon or difficult word, or splits an infinitive or anything like that, but if you fuck up an apostrophe; too, two, and to; they're and their; it's and its or the like: that's fair game.
Deer spun,
Its bean a long thyme since Ive bean reading your posts in the Slashdot sight, and I have too admit that their quite funny. Id hate two think that if Im away for a day or to that I might loose out and Miss won of your post's. I think Grammar is and integrated fart of eficiant cummmunacashun and I applaud you're works'.
Seems like a lot of businesses are positively allergic to the word "service" anyway. I remember chuckling years ago when flying and listening to the speech by the chairman of some airline (cough Continental cough) welcoming me onboard and how proud they were of the PRODUCT they were offering me. Yep, transporting someone across the US - a product, not a service. Got to LOVE them marketing people and how they twist things around like weasels. God forbid it were a SERVICE because if I insisted that I wasn't satisfied I'd have a hard time showing that I'm right. But now I have the option of taking my PRODUCT back if I'm not happy with it...
I'm not surprised if they ditch the S in ISP, not surprised at all.
Look.. I don't support cute little puppies. Or specifically, I don't support a cute little puppy law because I don't think it's required. It'll just get politicians involved in something they really don't understand, and getting politicians involved is almost always a bad idea.
Yeah, there is a law that is already against this whacko treaty... "nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,"
If medical records can be used against doctors all the time, why can't logs be used against netizens? Not that I agree or anything, but there is a certain consistency here.
This type of laws is necessary, to eviar the insecurity producidad in this world. I believe that she provides but security to us and but control in all its aspects
To quote "Pulp Fiction": English - DO YOU SPEAK IT motherfucker?
Seriously, an "A" for effort, but I have no idea what you're talking about.
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but neither of us is strong enough to lift my house.
With the right set of simple tools, even you could lift your house. You just have to know how to apply them. Dr. Hawking has some pretty darned good tools, what with living in the computer age, and being around some of the finest mathematical/physics minds. Perhaps he could figure it out.
Again, an omnipotent God....
And moreover, a God that tastes fantastic with a bit of Parmesan cheese!
Hawking is just a little late jumping on the bandwagon
:P
I doubt very much that Dr. Hawking is jumping ANYWHERE, you insensitive clod!
When science produces something out of absolutely nothing it ceases to be a science and becomes a religion.
A religion - or quantum physics...
0 = 1 + -1
0 = 2 + -2
0 = x + -x
etc...
Within nothing lies the possibility for everything.
1 = 2 + -1
2 = -1 + 3
3 = 2 + 2 - 1
Wow, within anything lies the possibility of anything else. Totally rad, man! I think we found something useful!
I take it you're not a Mac user, then?
Here is an idea: create a chain of about 8 carbon atoms and attach 18 hydrogen atoms to this carbon chain. That is about 16% hydrogen by weight!
Even better, design it with 2 carbon atoms. I'm sure you could fit 6 hydrogen atoms on there AND an oxygen atom - imagine that - you're increasing the hydrogen to carbon ratio from 2.25:1 to 3:1 and you're even providing part of the oxygen for combustion. This theoretical fuel should provide more than enough energy to power a vehicle and comes in real handy if you're entertaining guests...
Watch the Google's stock price slide here
Just about every stock fell today - and your point is?
"why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?"
Actually in the case of software, this analogy would perhaps be more realistic as "why buy the milk when you can get the cow for free?"...especially when you consider micropayments, forced upgrade payments, nagware copy protection schemes, etc.
My ideal state is
Tell me something, is your ideal state a place where the vast majority of crimes are solved? Where innocent people are no longer convicted because any lawyer with half his wits about him can access video/GPS info and have the charges dropped? Where the knowledge of the fact that you WILL get caught on camera becomes in itself a major deterrence for violent crime - at least in public? Where no one bothers to steal your car anymore because the police instantly know where it is and where it has been over the past hours/days?
Yes I agree that all these systems can be abused. EVERYTHING can be abused. But there is a tremendous potential for good in all this. It's up to us to ensure adequate checks and balances.
Why didn't the British govt need this in the 70's and 80's when IRA bombings were several times a year?
Bollocks. You propose some sort of conspiracy theory. The real reason this is happening now is that the technology (and more importantly the COST) is at the point where it's feasable. There is no way in hell such a system could have been implemented in the 70's or 80's with $800 analog cameras and $3000 computers that could do about 5% of what a modern low end computer does. But now having digital cameras on every street corner at under $100 each, fiber optic or even wireless networks, and clusters of regular $500 computers giving supercomputing power, any city can implement this. No need for conspiracy.
and it looks like a done deal
I am personally interested in seeing what this will do to car theft...
but once they're satisfied who you are they'll let you in.
Been there, done that. Only not in the UK but Canada. On an expired British passport (I'm a dual citizen). What are they going to do, claim my citizenship expired? It clearly said I was born in Montreal in my British passport despite the expiry date. It took about 2 hours though - not something I'd recommend... I was told "don't do it again".
In the US Bush was yanking citizens rights as he was proclaiming the terrorist hate us for our freedom.
:P
There's a certain logic there if you think about. If you take the freedom away, maybe "they" won't hate us anymore?
by getting rid of the monarchists
What does the Queen have to do with any of this? It's not like it's HER fault - she doesn't have the power to endorse it OR stop it. Or are you just bringing your own agenda into the argument? Kill them all, eh?
I don't think the uber gamers who demand the fastest processors will want CPUs made out of snails.
I can refute your argument quite simply by pointing out the amount of gamers that use "uber fast, streamlined" Microsoft Windows as an OS. A CPU made out of snails would be trivial compared to THAT.
upgrade our fresh water cooled systems to sea creature tolerant salt water cooled systems!
I don't know many multi-celled sea creatures tolerant of 80 degree (C) sea-water. But then again, I run AMD... and I love clam chowder!!! 3. Profit???
I have recently noticed a LOT of people using "whilst" all the time, which also bugs me.
Whilst he who uses 'whilst' may sound pretentious to you, one thinks that notwithstanding, there are far more pretentious persons about indeed!
Yeah, but "loose" and "lose?" Come on! I don't give a fuck if someone misspells an uncommon or difficult word, or splits an infinitive or anything like that, but if you fuck up an apostrophe; too, two, and to; they're and their; it's and its or the like: that's fair game.
Deer spun,
Its bean a long thyme since Ive bean reading your posts in the Slashdot sight, and I have too admit that their quite funny. Id hate two think that if Im away for a day or to that I might loose out and Miss won of your post's. I think Grammar is and integrated fart of eficiant cummmunacashun and I applaud you're works'.
we are dropping Service from ISP
Seems like a lot of businesses are positively allergic to the word "service" anyway. I remember chuckling years ago when flying and listening to the speech by the chairman of some airline (cough Continental cough) welcoming me onboard and how proud they were of the PRODUCT they were offering me. Yep, transporting someone across the US - a product, not a service. Got to LOVE them marketing people and how they twist things around like weasels. God forbid it were a SERVICE because if I insisted that I wasn't satisfied I'd have a hard time showing that I'm right. But now I have the option of taking my PRODUCT back if I'm not happy with it...
I'm not surprised if they ditch the S in ISP, not surprised at all.
Never did the telecos charge based on whom I was calling.
Well in a way, they did. 800 numbers are free for you because the business picks up the tab. Conversely 900 numbers charged you an arm and a leg...
Say it this way:
Look.. I don't support cute little puppies. Or specifically, I don't support a cute little puppy law because I don't think it's required. It'll just get politicians involved in something they really don't understand, and getting politicians involved is almost always a bad idea.
I realize the two are not even remotely related
You got THAT right - what's your fucking point?
No monopoly is necessary
It's called an oligopoly, and it's almost as bad.
Yeah, there is a law that is already against this whacko treaty... "nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,"
If medical records can be used against doctors all the time, why can't logs be used against netizens? Not that I agree or anything, but there is a certain consistency here.
This type of laws is necessary, to eviar the insecurity producidad in this world. I believe that she provides but security to us and but control in all its aspects
To quote "Pulp Fiction": English - DO YOU SPEAK IT motherfucker?
Seriously, an "A" for effort, but I have no idea what you're talking about.