Re:kinda off topic but try this
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Fold Till You Drop
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try to fold a peice of paper over 7 times
It doesn't matter how thin the paper, or how big the sheet, you just can't do it. Have fun proving me wrong:)
Actually, proving you wrong is very easy. Here's your proof! On that page you can see a photo of a piece of paper folded 11 times, and a discussion of all the math and physics involved.
There never was a reason to capitalize "Internet"?! Or perhaps Wired News simply don't know what they're talking about? The "internet" is any set of networks connected with routers. The "Internet" is the largest such network, that uses TCP/IP.
Anyway, I have a copy of Deep Fritz--the same program Kramnik is playing against. It's a comercially available chess program, designed to run on multiple processor computers. If you have a spare 90USD lying around, pick up a copy. It's a brutally strong program. You can buy it here: http://icdchess.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi (I have no affiliation with ICDchess, other than as a satisfied customer)
I'm curious - why did you buy it? How is it fun to play against a machine that's so strong you can't possibly win?
Unfortunately this method of "decryption" requires MS reader to be installed on your system. Which isn't possible when you're running Linux.
It's nice as "proof of concept" (although it's by no means new - I have seen a program that gets the contents of MS Reader files more intelligently, by automatically copying-and-pasting every page), but it won't help you to read a.lit file on Linux.
I.e. 950 words (including such words as "a", "the", "this", "that", "those", "I", etc) can be typed on Dvorak without moving the fingers from the home row. And only 58 on QWERTY.
Don't forget that Gentoo Linuxruns on PPC. Gentoo is an excellent, modern Linux distribution with a package system similar to portage. It has been reviewed a few times on/. and is quickly gaining popularity.
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try to fold a peice of paper over 7 times
:)
It doesn't matter how thin the paper, or how big the sheet, you just can't do it. Have fun proving me wrong
Actually, proving you wrong is very easy. Here's your proof!
On that page you can see a photo of a piece of paper folded 11 times, and a discussion of all the math and physics involved.
There never was a reason to capitalize "Internet"?!
Or perhaps Wired News simply don't know what they're talking about?
The "internet" is any set of networks connected with routers. The "Internet" is the largest such network, that uses TCP/IP.
From FOLDOC:
Internet
internet
giFT is the best p2p network connection daemon. And giFTcurs is a great curses frontend for it.
Just give it a few weeks for someone to come out with a GPLed cola drink.
There's already OpenCola, whose main website appears down, but description here
If somebody gets your credit card information, you can just cancel the card and get a new one.
If somebody, somehow, no matter how, gets your biometric information, what do you do?
That's right - switch to credit cards.
Can your fully functional legs carry you 12 mph for 5 miles?
On rollerblades, yes.
Rollerblades don't cost 5000, either.
And they're quite practical.
But not as practical as bikes..
I'd much prefer a "Why be a programmer".
A group of nerds needs to sit down and reverse engineer the mathematics of that 3D engine.
Reverse engineer? Why? Doom's open-source.
At 31 years old, Fotini Markopoulou Kalamara is hailed as one of the world's most promising young physicists.
Err, young physicists? 31 years old?
Instead of playing it in Flash, you could just get an Atari emulator like Stella, and then get the Adventure rom here.
Correction: it is believed that perfect play leads to a draw. It has not been proven.
For a single game, yes; but for a match of 8 games, where players alternate colours, perfect game will always result in a tie, no matter what it is.
Anyway, I have a copy of Deep Fritz--the same program Kramnik is playing against. It's a comercially available chess program, designed to run on multiple processor computers. If you have a spare 90USD lying around, pick up a copy. It's a brutally strong program. You can buy it here: http://icdchess.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi (I have no affiliation with ICDchess, other than as a satisfied customer)
I'm curious - why did you buy it? How is it fun to play against a machine that's so strong you can't possibly win?
Unfortunately this method of "decryption" requires MS reader to be installed on your system. Which isn't possible when you're running Linux.
.lit file on Linux.
It's nice as "proof of concept" (although it's by no means new - I have seen a program that gets the contents of MS Reader files more intelligently, by automatically copying-and-pasting every page), but it won't help you to read a
has invaded some of its neighbours,
I wasn't aware of his? Mexico?
California and Texas used to be a part of Mexico. USA also attacked Canada in 1812, but that one didn't turn out right
But the Robocop was good!
Seattle is a city, genius.
Simple -- Use a Dvorak keyboard!
This, I think, is nearly enough for a proof that dvorak owns.
/usr/dict/words | wc -l
/usr/dict/words | wc -l
$ egrep '^[aoeuhtnsid]*$'
950
$ egrep '^[asdfghjkl]*$'
58
I.e. 950 words (including such words as "a", "the", "this", "that", "those", "I", etc) can be typed on Dvorak without moving the fingers from the home row. And only 58 on QWERTY.
telnet://bbs.darklands.org
That BBS has LORD, LORD2, TradeWars, BRE, FE and many other games...
Does that explain the Visual Studio.NET banner that i see on the top of the page right now?
Imagine a beo...
AAAAARGH!!!
I wonder, should Ukrainian (for Chernobyl) and Japanese (for Hiroshima) license plates feature a similar design?
Better yet, put Fritz Hollings in your sig!
Don't forget that Gentoo Linux runs on PPC. Gentoo is an excellent, modern Linux distribution with a package system similar to portage. It has been reviewed a few times on /. and is quickly gaining popularity.
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:)
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