I think the main purpose behind supercomputer restrictions in the first place was to limit the amount of nuclear research that could be done. Russia obviously already has a stockpile heavy enough to blow a good portion of the earths crust into orbit, perhaps giving the planet a nice debris-ring like saturn or jupiter, and a toasty warmth similar to venus.
Pakistan just figured out how to split the atom for antihumanitarian purposes, and i guess Gee Dubya Srubya figures the indians are going to wipe out the pakastanis who are going to wipe out the indians anyways, so why not give them a computer powerful enough for them to calculate trejectories carefully enough to make sure thats ALL they destroy (directly)
"...And these atomic bombs which science burst upon the world that night were strange even to the men who used them. "
1: Line planes with bacon, or, more humanely, put wilber the famous flying pig in the terrorist-class section of the plane. (Which raises an interesting, if tacky, question.. Since they won't be using those frequent flyer miles anywhere else.. do terrorists fly first class?]
2: Strip search everyone from young, suspicous Abu Bin Confused to old lady Theresa Boobsahangin.
3: Stun guns under every seat.
4: Seperate section for screaming, annoying kids and their apathetic parents. (Okay, I admit.. this is more for my sanity).
5: Bomb-sniffing dogs. Mean ones. With the metal-tipped teeth, inlaid with gold, "F" and "U" on each canine.
6: Corrolary to 2, Naked flights, (seperated by age class for sake of sight)
7: Alien-esque automatic weapon. Pilot puts plane on defensive mode, gun shoots anyone not seated and buckled. Not feasable, but a fun idea.
8: Did i mention naked flights?
9: Flood cabin with nitrous oxide, chloroform, ether, or some other anasthetic gas. Only fresh air comes through pilots mask - Pilot breathes or everyone dies. Not being a scientist, i have no idea how those gases would act at that altitude.
Lets admit it. Most of your PC is Region 3. Some of it may be made by cheap labor in Region 6, and the sand might come from Region 1 or 5. But region 2? I dunno..
Erm, you mean like those little track lines they show, like the one earth is on around the sun? I've always wondered where the line that goes through the earth enters and exits.. I mean, that would have to be a big hole! And what about the rotation of the earth? How does the hole move? And the axis? I figure all in all that the entire tropic zone would have to be eliminated, or at least able to move in some way.. Its a conspiracy i tell you! A conspiracy! (Boy im glad the guys at the hospital got me dragon dictate.. its hard to type with this straightjacket on)
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I want my money to look like a MS Software License too!!!:)
Actually those look really cool.. I wonder why the US keeps this drab, slashdot theme with the currency.. I know! lets convert to the Euro too!:)
I wish I understood the principles of economics.. I didn't have any classes in school about it (That i was awake for, long story).. I'm sure there is one or fifty/.ites (/.ians?) who would be willing to share their totally objective view.. i just have to say something inflammatory and utterly unfounded.. lets try this:
The US could transition over to the Euro overnight! It would have NO impact on our economy, and would make the world a better place, fostering peace between nations.. and bill gates would have another economy to help!
Gah.. There was a theory i read about sometime, it was mentioned in Clarke's "The light of other days" near the end, but the name of it escapes me right now. I'll have to look it up later - but i t held that your conciousness of yourself transmigrated to the new body... i wish i had the details. Buuuuuuuut I don't.
Ponderance: How long would it be possible to preserve the brain, assuming you could do a whole-body transplant, get over the immune response thing, and find a way to restore spinal cord continuity and function? In other words.. if the body could be made to maintain a brain for an indefinate period of time, how long could the brain last?
Bowie, wow.. im glad im not the only one who has a 2001 horror story.. So much has gone wrong this year both in the world and my personal life.. I too got let go this year, I fell head over feet into debt, lost my roommate, most of my family has fallen ill, had several personal revelations of a most unsettling nature, had to take a job for $6K less than what i was making before, stay miserable, and unfortunately, there still is no end in sight. UNIX jobs in Nashville? There aren't any. My company has me bent over a barrel and they know it.
Doc, first off.. I have to wonder.. why hang out on slashdot? I figured Slashdot is one of those places, like Shoneys or a chevy dealership, that a member of the highly-educated caste wouldn't visit unless needing mindless entertainment or material for a thesis?:)
Seriously, Im not sure how far along i'll get in school. I'll have to go part time [unless i want to frickin murder myself.. but who needs sleep anymore?] so an Associates will take 3 or 4 years. The preparation for my entry exam will take several months. I hope i can hold onto my goals and dedication for the time required. The classes im likely to take, besides the core requirements and required humanities, are all scientific in nature:
PSYC 1111 - Introduction to Psychology ( 3 )
PSYC 2113 - Social Psychology ( 3 )
PSYC 2111 - Psychology of Human Growth and Development ( 3 )
PSYC 1115 - Psychology of Adjustment ( 3 )
BIOL 1004 - Basic Anatomy and Physiology (3)
BIOL 1020 - Introduction to Biology 2 (3)
CHEM 1000 - Basic Chemistry and Pharmacology (2)
CHEM 1010 - Introduction to Chemistry (3)
ALH 1001 - Introduction to Surgical Technology (3)
ASTR 1010 - Astronomy I ( 4 )
ASTR 1020 - Astronomy II ( 4 )
More or less my goal is to get my feet wet and find out what I really and truly enjoy. The only thing this school doesnt offer is theology classes. Then, if I'm so inclined, I will move to a Bachelors degree program in my chosen field of study.. These are all, of course, my preliminary thoughts on the subject. My mind is subject to change or the occasional government or christian-fundimentalist performed lobotomy.
My favorite system for mixed interoperability, if you don't want to mess with kerberos, that is, is Microsoft's Windows Services for Unix. In addition, you have capabilities such as the Gateway for NFS which solves some problems, and gets Samba out of the environment, if you're concerned about open source in a production environment. Link..
4 years ago, as I came right out of high school, I would have agreed with some of the others here. That a technical education, in your field, is all that you need. In fact, I went through high school believing that. I cheated myself out of an education by manipulating my TCAP (TN's standardized test) scores to get me out of the classes I didn't like - Math, Difficult sciences. Boy did I screw up.
4 years down the road, 5 in may, I realize how big of a mistake I made. I find myself hungering for the education I didn't get. The interpersonal relationships, the college experience, the liberal education that I'm now seeking. If I could arrange it, I'd get myself out of the debt hole i've dug myself into and go get a BS. Instead, I have to rely on certifications - And, this summer, I plan to start an Associates program in a field completely unrelated to computers (General broad sciences). From there, I don't know. But its something I feel I have to do, for myself.
My point: To those in High School, or recently out, who think they can get an MCSE, MCSA, or any other certification, jump into the industry, and swim.. Don't cheat yourself out of an education. Listen to those who tell you that you need to go to college. Just do it.
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, professor, scholar, or anything. I am, however, a high school graduate who sincerely regrets not being anything more.
I've seen the University of Arizona, and get spam (paper and electron) from them quite often. But one of my more highly educated friends pointed out - You get more than book learning and lectures in college - you get interaction, interpersonal skills, and life experiences everyone is supposed to have in college (Sexual exploration, drug exploration, personal exploration, more sexual exploration, personal sexual exploration..)
I wonder how long it will be before the first post comes along from a 14 year old kneejerk antiwindows fanatic that says.. "IANAL, but Lindows *DOES* have a good case..."
Eventually Taco will have to export/. to a searchable archive on DVD-ROM, and allow people to purchase it, copy it, share it, burn it in effegy, etc.. etc.. etc.. etc.. etc.. etc..
I've been wanting to try one of those egronomic chairs where you put your knees/shins on one pad and your butt on another angled at approximately 45 degrees - seem them? Tried them?
Well, if enough people go on a climax-of-total-recall type midnight stroll through mars' atmosphere, perhaps the pressure will increase a little? I suggest starting with...
1: Most of the population from south of the mason-dixon line
2: Members of the Taliban, except osama, who should be executed in some unique medieval fashon
3: Racists
4: Sexists
5: Criminals
6: PETA Members:) j/k
Hey.. hang on a second.. I'm a solaris admin.. and the entire north wall of our datacenter is glass too.... uh... why do i feel like im being exhibited?
Clarke was published in "Wireless World" 1945 about the possibility of global communications using only 3 satellites. Today most satellites are placed in Geosynchronous [Geostationary] orbit, nicknamed the clarke orbit, at approximately 22,300 miles above the equator.
I hang out with people every once in a while from previous workplaces, but not my current one. I keep believing this is just a bad dream - I haven't even memorized people's first names. Just the first initial and last name. I get weird looks when i say "Good morning, bsmith!". I dunno why. But in a company that considers Christmas & Thanksgiving "Just another workday" unless you can prove meaningful or religous backing for the days, I won't dedicate too many engrams..
The comradare I had with my co-workers at the deceased dot-com i worked for is still strong, and one of the best friendships of my life came from it, but here.. Well, for one, im the only one under the age of 30 and my biggest chum is a manager. Interpret that as you may.
Slashdot Mirror
The slashdot editors really need to read slashdot.
I think the main purpose behind supercomputer restrictions in the first place was to limit the amount of nuclear research that could be done. Russia obviously already has a stockpile heavy enough to blow a good portion of the earths crust into orbit, perhaps giving the planet a nice debris-ring like saturn or jupiter, and a toasty warmth similar to venus.
Pakistan just figured out how to split the atom for antihumanitarian purposes, and i guess Gee Dubya Srubya figures the indians are going to wipe out the pakastanis who are going to wipe out the indians anyways, so why not give them a computer powerful enough for them to calculate trejectories carefully enough to make sure thats ALL they destroy (directly)
"...And these atomic bombs which science burst upon the world that night were strange even to the men who used them. "
-H. G. Wells, The World Set Free, 1914
1: Line planes with bacon, or, more humanely, put wilber the famous flying pig in the terrorist-class section of the plane. (Which raises an interesting, if tacky, question.. Since they won't be using those frequent flyer miles anywhere else.. do terrorists fly first class?]
2: Strip search everyone from young, suspicous Abu Bin Confused to old lady Theresa Boobsahangin.
3: Stun guns under every seat.
4: Seperate section for screaming, annoying kids and their apathetic parents. (Okay, I admit.. this is more for my sanity).
5: Bomb-sniffing dogs. Mean ones. With the metal-tipped teeth, inlaid with gold, "F" and "U" on each canine.
6: Corrolary to 2, Naked flights, (seperated by age class for sake of sight)
7: Alien-esque automatic weapon. Pilot puts plane on defensive mode, gun shoots anyone not seated and buckled. Not feasable, but a fun idea.
8: Did i mention naked flights?
9: Flood cabin with nitrous oxide, chloroform, ether, or some other anasthetic gas. Only fresh air comes through pilots mask - Pilot breathes or everyone dies. Not being a scientist, i have no idea how those gases would act at that altitude.
Lets admit it. Most of your PC is Region 3. Some of it may be made by cheap labor in Region 6, and the sand might come from Region 1 or 5. But region 2? I dunno..
Erm, you mean like those little track lines they show, like the one earth is on around the sun? I've always wondered where the line that goes through the earth enters and exits.. I mean, that would have to be a big hole! And what about the rotation of the earth? How does the hole move? And the axis? I figure all in all that the entire tropic zone would have to be eliminated, or at least able to move in some way.. Its a conspiracy i tell you! A conspiracy! (Boy im glad the guys at the hospital got me dragon dictate.. its hard to type with this straightjacket on)
I want my money to look like a MS Software License too!!! :)
:)
/.ites (/.ians?) who would be willing to share their totally objective view.. i just have to say something inflammatory and utterly unfounded.. lets try this:
Actually those look really cool.. I wonder why the US keeps this drab, slashdot theme with the currency.. I know! lets convert to the Euro too!
I wish I understood the principles of economics.. I didn't have any classes in school about it (That i was awake for, long story).. I'm sure there is one or fifty
The US could transition over to the Euro overnight! It would have NO impact on our economy, and would make the world a better place, fostering peace between nations.. and bill gates would have another economy to help!
okay. that should do it.
:)
Gah.. There was a theory i read about sometime, it was mentioned in Clarke's "The light of other days" near the end, but the name of it escapes me right now. I'll have to look it up later - but i t held that your conciousness of yourself transmigrated to the new body... i wish i had the details. Buuuuuuuut I don't.
Ponderance: How long would it be possible to preserve the brain, assuming you could do a whole-body transplant, get over the immune response thing, and find a way to restore spinal cord continuity and function? In other words.. if the body could be made to maintain a brain for an indefinate period of time, how long could the brain last?
Bowie, wow.. im glad im not the only one who has a 2001 horror story.. So much has gone wrong this year both in the world and my personal life.. I too got let go this year, I fell head over feet into debt, lost my roommate, most of my family has fallen ill, had several personal revelations of a most unsettling nature, had to take a job for $6K less than what i was making before, stay miserable, and unfortunately, there still is no end in sight. UNIX jobs in Nashville? There aren't any. My company has me bent over a barrel and they know it.
Doc, first off.. I have to wonder.. why hang out on slashdot? I figured Slashdot is one of those places, like Shoneys or a chevy dealership, that a member of the highly-educated caste wouldn't visit unless needing mindless entertainment or material for a thesis? :)
Seriously, Im not sure how far along i'll get in school. I'll have to go part time [unless i want to frickin murder myself.. but who needs sleep anymore?] so an Associates will take 3 or 4 years. The preparation for my entry exam will take several months. I hope i can hold onto my goals and dedication for the time required. The classes im likely to take, besides the core requirements and required humanities, are all scientific in nature:
PSYC 1111 - Introduction to Psychology ( 3 )
PSYC 2113 - Social Psychology ( 3 )
PSYC 2111 - Psychology of Human Growth and Development ( 3 )
PSYC 1115 - Psychology of Adjustment ( 3 )
BIOL 1004 - Basic Anatomy and Physiology (3)
BIOL 1020 - Introduction to Biology 2 (3)
CHEM 1000 - Basic Chemistry and Pharmacology (2)
CHEM 1010 - Introduction to Chemistry (3)
ALH 1001 - Introduction to Surgical Technology (3)
ASTR 1010 - Astronomy I ( 4 )
ASTR 1020 - Astronomy II ( 4 )
More or less my goal is to get my feet wet and find out what I really and truly enjoy. The only thing this school doesnt offer is theology classes. Then, if I'm so inclined, I will move to a Bachelors degree program in my chosen field of study.. These are all, of course, my preliminary thoughts on the subject. My mind is subject to change or the occasional government or christian-fundimentalist performed lobotomy.
My favorite system for mixed interoperability, if you don't want to mess with kerberos, that is, is Microsoft's Windows Services for Unix. In addition, you have capabilities such as the Gateway for NFS which solves some problems, and gets Samba out of the environment, if you're concerned about open source in a production environment. Link..
4 years ago, as I came right out of high school, I would have agreed with some of the others here. That a technical education, in your field, is all that you need. In fact, I went through high school believing that. I cheated myself out of an education by manipulating my TCAP (TN's standardized test) scores to get me out of the classes I didn't like - Math, Difficult sciences. Boy did I screw up.
4 years down the road, 5 in may, I realize how big of a mistake I made. I find myself hungering for the education I didn't get. The interpersonal relationships, the college experience, the liberal education that I'm now seeking. If I could arrange it, I'd get myself out of the debt hole i've dug myself into and go get a BS. Instead, I have to rely on certifications - And, this summer, I plan to start an Associates program in a field completely unrelated to computers (General broad sciences). From there, I don't know. But its something I feel I have to do, for myself.
My point: To those in High School, or recently out, who think they can get an MCSE, MCSA, or any other certification, jump into the industry, and swim.. Don't cheat yourself out of an education. Listen to those who tell you that you need to go to college. Just do it.
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, professor, scholar, or anything. I am, however, a high school graduate who sincerely regrets not being anything more.
TheDraw! and, of course, AcidDraw.
RIPEdit [i think] for the 1 / 100000000 that used RIPTerm..
My old /. sig read "Am i the only one who wishes he could download /. in qwk format?"..
Two main reasons:
BlueWave was many things, but not White on Green on White...
Random taglines. So you could have different witless humor at the bottom of every post!
I've seen the University of Arizona, and get spam (paper and electron) from them quite often. But one of my more highly educated friends pointed out - You get more than book learning and lectures in college - you get interaction, interpersonal skills, and life experiences everyone is supposed to have in college (Sexual exploration, drug exploration, personal exploration, more sexual exploration, personal sexual exploration..)
I wonder how long it will be before the first post comes along from a 14 year old kneejerk antiwindows fanatic that says.. "IANAL, but Lindows *DOES* have a good case..."
Eventually Taco will have to export /. to a searchable archive on DVD-ROM, and allow people to purchase it, copy it, share it, burn it in effegy, etc.. etc.. etc.. etc.. etc.. etc..
Doncha love the SAR (slashdot autonomic response) when someone bases an argument in fact that could be considered, even slightly, pro-microsoft?
Every religon needs a misunderstood antagnoist, i suppose.
I've been wanting to try one of those egronomic chairs where you put your knees/shins on one pad and your butt on another angled at approximately 45 degrees - seem them? Tried them?
Well, if enough people go on a climax-of-total-recall type midnight stroll through mars' atmosphere, perhaps the pressure will increase a little? I suggest starting with...
:) j/k
1: Most of the population from south of the mason-dixon line
2: Members of the Taliban, except osama, who should be executed in some unique medieval fashon
3: Racists
4: Sexists
5: Criminals
6: PETA Members
Hey.. hang on a second.. I'm a solaris admin.. and the entire north wall of our datacenter is glass too.... uh... why do i feel like im being exhibited?
This will be the last movie, according to several sources.
Clarke was published in "Wireless World" 1945 about the possibility of global communications using only 3 satellites. Today most satellites are placed in Geosynchronous [Geostationary] orbit, nicknamed the clarke orbit, at approximately 22,300 miles above the equator.
Clarks original paper can be found here
"...And these atomic bombs which science burst upon the world that night were strange even to the men who used them. "
-H. G. Wells, The World Set Free, 1914
I hang out with people every once in a while from previous workplaces, but not my current one. I keep believing this is just a bad dream - I haven't even memorized people's first names. Just the first initial and last name. I get weird looks when i say "Good morning, bsmith!". I dunno why. But in a company that considers Christmas & Thanksgiving "Just another workday" unless you can prove meaningful or religous backing for the days, I won't dedicate too many engrams..
The comradare I had with my co-workers at the deceased dot-com i worked for is still strong, and one of the best friendships of my life came from it, but here.. Well, for one, im the only one under the age of 30 and my biggest chum is a manager. Interpret that as you may.
In short: Yeah. We're slashdot. We're capiable of making a gross-generalization out of absolutely ANYTHING. Take my post, for example. :)