That already happened with the Italian Lira before the euro made it to Italy.
1.00 USD = 1,763 ITL (yes, that's a comma NOT a decimal point)
1.00 EUR = 1,936 ITL
Unfortunately the original paper inventors were much more technically advanced than us; just have a look at the wonders they have built.
During that time the people that used paper had legible handwriting......
Nowdays with the advent of keyboards and printers, modern students are forgetting what it means to write. After years and years of typing on keyboards, I wonder how many of you fellow slashdotters have legible handwriting.
Back then you needed just a quill and paper to rig up a test..... now you need a $100 (if you're lucky) unit.
And what if a giant asteroid is bound to hit earth?
We'll need to send astronauts up there to break it up into inoffensive pieces.
What if there were no astronauts?
It interesting to note that the khipu is only the medium for storing the data.
It would be even more interesting if a 'khipu processor' was found. By khipu processor I mean something you feed the knots to, to get work done.
Of course it might be argued that lamas can still up to this day 'process' kiphus and get work done, but that's not exactly what I mean.
Also if such a thing existed it's speed would be measured in knots per second, Mega knots per second, Giga knots per second, BogoKnots? What about a knot co processor or multi knot threading?
Few days ago I was thinking if it would be possible to have a service (UDP?) that one could use for distribited processing.
The idea is that of a protocol that permits one to upload chunks of data and the operations you want done on the data..... and after processing the service returns the result.
Part of the protocol would be advertising the service to those who need it (after setting appropriate premissions/rules)
One could also allocate different precentages(during different times of the day etc.) of idle processing power to different distributed computing tasks.
I have seen at least three DIFFERENT x@home programs..... if we're going to do some serious distributed computing it's about time there is a standard.
I am not tech enough to propose such a thing myself to the world(e.g. RFC) so I'm just dropping off the idea.
"Nanomuscles weigh just one gram but can lift 140 grams".....
"one medical company is investigating nanomuscles in penile implants"
Spammers, take note.
Erm.... a year ago I had a similar problem.
It turned out that it was my brain that was not working properly: If you choose 32Mb for AGP (from BIOS) that's where the missing 32Mb goes.
Now I know better.
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"Just imagine, if every super-bouncy ball were also super-sticky... :-)"
Women would really like that; depilation while bouncing around and having fun.
That already happened with the Italian Lira before the euro made it to Italy.
1.00 USD = 1,763 ITL (yes, that's a comma NOT a decimal point)
1.00 EUR = 1,936 ITL
Just my dime worth of a comment.
"Segway Riders Get High on Mount Washington"
Oooh.... *that* kind of high!
Well. since the sites are down in protest..... they won't mind the slashdotting, at least this for this time.
I've yet got to see a goldfish with an RFID tag!
Watching DVD/DIVX/MPEG helps reduce risk of prostate cancer.
Oh! you already know that!
That's what I call an intelligent vacuum cleaner!
Not only it cleans, but it makes sure the floor stay cleaner, longer.
Imagine, just imagine......
A beowulf cluster of these!
With the Wireless LAN capability of this device....
War Driving (something an 11 year old can do) takes on a new meaning.
I'm off hooking gramp`s exo to quake... Hope insurance covers frags!
Oops... I just swallowed my gillette razor!
After reading this.....
I think I'll just get my old morse key and hook it up to the internet.
"The sub-picosecond pulse is produced using the technique of chirped pulse amplification (CPA)."
OK, where's the bird?
Take a look at the BOFH articles: (http://bofh.ntk.net/Bastard.html)
You've got plenty of ideas there about what to do with the main power distribution panel.
And you know what? It could be fun.
"The power plant should be up and running by 2030"
And when is the fist "maintenance" shutdown scheduled?
[And you slashdotters know what I mean by "maintenance" shutdown, don't you?]
Unfortunately the original paper inventors were much more technically advanced than us; just have a look at the wonders they have built. During that time the people that used paper had legible handwriting......
Nowdays with the advent of keyboards and printers, modern students are forgetting what it means to write. After years and years of typing on keyboards, I wonder how many of you fellow slashdotters have legible handwriting.
Back then you needed just a quill and paper to rig up a test..... now you need a $100 (if you're lucky) unit.
"You can be part of the the Class action if you are willing to admit that you are stupid"
If admitting that I'm stupid gets me some money and screws some spammers, why not?!
To drink or to work?
That IS the problem!
And what if a giant asteroid is bound to hit earth?
...... Maybe we could send some oil rig workers.
We'll need to send astronauts up there to break it up into inoffensive pieces.
What if there were no astronauts?
It interesting to note that the khipu is only the medium for storing the data.
It would be even more interesting if a 'khipu processor' was found. By khipu processor I mean something you feed the knots to, to get work done.
Of course it might be argued that lamas can still up to this day 'process' kiphus and get work done, but that's not exactly what I mean.
Also if such a thing existed it's speed would be measured in knots per second, Mega knots per second, Giga knots per second, BogoKnots?
What about a knot co processor or multi knot threading?
Maybe knot, but what do I know?
"The Herto skulls were not found with other bones from the rest of the bodies"
Too bad they can't count the ribs.
Few days ago I was thinking if it would be possible to have a service (UDP?) that one could use for distribited processing. The idea is that of a protocol that permits one to upload chunks of data and the operations you want done on the data..... and after processing the service returns the result. Part of the protocol would be advertising the service to those who need it (after setting appropriate premissions/rules) One could also allocate different precentages(during different times of the day etc.) of idle processing power to different distributed computing tasks. I have seen at least three DIFFERENT x@home programs..... if we're going to do some serious distributed computing it's about time there is a standard. I am not tech enough to propose such a thing myself to the world(e.g. RFC) so I'm just dropping off the idea.
Syntax highlighting anyone?
"Nanomuscles weigh just one gram but can lift 140 grams" .....
"one medical company is investigating nanomuscles in penile implants"
Spammers, take note.
Erm.... a year ago I had a similar problem. It turned out that it was my brain that was not working properly: If you choose 32Mb for AGP (from BIOS) that's where the missing 32Mb goes. Now I know better.
Slashdot editors, I am waiting for the article on the time machine.
What time machine.?
The one you got locked on a particular day in time.