Ah yes! The classic T. The epitome of flip-flops. How could I forget that? And the 74LS175. Why, I held one in my hands less than a week ago, its smooth ebon body counterpointing the gleam of the fluorescent lights reflected from the sixteen delicate pins.
Flip-flops? Does it matter if you have J-K, D, or S-R flip-flops? Can you get away with a flip-flop built from discrete components, or does it have to be a chip? If so, do you need dip, or smt?
12 "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.
13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have understanding and power.
15 By me kings reign
and rulers make laws that are just;
16 by me princes govern,
and all nobles who rule on earth. [1]
17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
18 With me are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing wealth on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.
22 "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, [2] , [3]
before his deeds of old;
Proverbs 8:12-22
Sell bonds, build, hope you make money on it and then pay for it over a few decades plus interest.
<Imagined Corporate Rant>
*Hope* you make money? Over a few decades?? Listen pal, we've got to show a profit, and we've got to show it this quarter. Decades? I plan to be sipping umbrella drinks on a beach somewhere in a decade, not wondering if we'll finally get a return on our investment. Wake up and smell the business plan, friend. Make money now! Make money fast! Screw everything else.
</Imagined Corporate Rant>
Don't you see. That's the beauty of the GEEZER-2K3 system: It looks like a harmless old man walking his dog. But when it comes time for the application of deadly force, this system has it all. Petawatt lasers, High explosives, Flame throwers, all built into the 1.76m exoskeleton. Designed for uban deployment, the GEEZER-2K3 can carry out surveillance, pacify crowds, and destroy enemy bunkers.
When it comes to weapons, remember our motto: "Peace, through superior firepower."
Doesn't knowing that the offending code was there, not acting, and allowing it to be shipped more or less ammount to being an accomplice? Isn't there a time limit on this type of thing?
Those are not ping pong playing robots. They are ball servers, just like the machine you have in a batting cage, but for ping pong. They are used for practice, not for playing.
Well, for doubles, they should run two instances of the AI, one for each pair of handles, with no communication between the two instances. Otherwise, you're facing a single intelligence
Back in the deep mists of time, I rented a Commodore PET computer. It had a game called "Lifewar" that was exactly as you described. I wasn't aware of Conway's Life back then, so I didn't grasp the game's significance. Knowing how to make some of the things like gunships and puffers could make for an interesting game... Well, if not interesting, certainly a lot less boring.
So, we should stop using ram when referring to computer memory, because the majority of the English speaking world considers it to be a male sheep? Should we start referring to the system case as the "hard drive" and the monitor as the "computer"? Should we call 3.5" diskettes "hard disks" and 5" disks "floppies", simply because that's what the unwashed masses refer to them as? No, *WE* defined the term. The world misuses it. We need to keep the "cracker not hacker" cry up. Someday, the mundanes will be enlightened.
This seems like an bad idea. The Mars Flier is a glider, which means it will have a very limited time aloft. 90 minutes from drop to landing in Earth's thick atmosphere - How long in Mars's thin atmosphere? I hope they train the on board computer to catch a few thermals here and there, otherwise this is a waste. A better idea would be a balloon or dirigible. These can stay aloft for days, weeks even. (Ultra long duration balloons could carry a lot more intstumentation than a glider. Theoretically, a balloon could even land, sample, and relaunch.
Nasa really needs to have another stunningly successful mission, like the pathfinder mission. Spending million of taxpayer dollars for a 90 minute glider mission will make them look bad.
I like my car. I can fit more groceries in it than i would be able to carry on a train.
That must be one *HUGE* car.
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This site, and Item 17 on this webpage would seem to cast some doubt on your objection.
Due to a chronic shortage of "small change" throughout America's colonial period, the practice of cutting quarter, half and whole Spanish dollars into "bits" was commonplace.
Once smaller silver coins became widely available during the 1800's, the crudely cut pieces of eight were melted down into silver bullion or exchanged for newly minted coins. Coin collectors of the period apparently showed little interest in collecting cut pieces of eight since the date and other identifying characteristics were often missing. Consequently, most surviving examples of this American tradition are generally found only at archeological sites.
Back in the long ago, people used to do this. Spanish coins could be broken into eight pieces: "Pieces of Eight". The whole coin was the equivalent of a dollar, so a quarter would literally be a quarter of the coin, or two bits.
Sorry folks. I publicly, and humbly apologize. I was completely unaware of the definitions posted earlier.
"Old World", "New World" and "Third World" are terms I've heard for decades. I had not heard of "First World" or "Second World" until a year or so ago. So, I thought they were bogus; that someone had made them up because they hadn't made the "Old, New, Third" connection.
"You don't tug on Superman's cape.
You don't spit into the wind.
You dont't pull the mask of the ol' Lone Ranger..." ...and you don't make yourself the target of a programming language flame war.
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Ah yes! The classic T. The epitome of flip-flops. How could I forget that? And the 74LS175. Why, I held one in my hands less than a week ago, its smooth ebon body counterpointing the gleam of the fluorescent lights reflected from the sixteen delicate pins.
...I need to get out more.
Flip-flops? Does it matter if you have J-K, D, or S-R flip-flops? Can you get away with a flip-flop built from discrete components, or does it have to be a chip? If so, do you need dip, or smt?
Oh, and what does this have to do with feet?
Sell bonds, build, hope you make money on it and then pay for it over a few decades plus interest.
<Imagined Corporate Rant>
*Hope* you make money? Over a few decades?? Listen pal, we've got to show a profit, and we've got to show it this quarter. Decades? I plan to be sipping umbrella drinks on a beach somewhere in a decade, not wondering if we'll finally get a return on our investment. Wake up and smell the business plan, friend. Make money now! Make money fast! Screw everything else.
</Imagined Corporate Rant>
Don't you see. That's the beauty of the GEEZER-2K3 system: It looks like a harmless old man walking his dog. But when it comes time for the application of deadly force, this system has it all. Petawatt lasers, High explosives, Flame throwers, all built into the 1.76m exoskeleton. Designed for uban deployment, the GEEZER-2K3 can carry out surveillance, pacify crowds, and destroy enemy bunkers.
When it comes to weapons, remember our motto: "Peace, through superior firepower."
Doesn't knowing that the offending code was there, not acting, and allowing it to be shipped more or less ammount to being an accomplice? Isn't there a time limit on this type of thing?
Those are not ping pong playing robots. They are ball servers, just like the machine you have in a batting cage, but for ping pong. They are used for practice, not for playing.
Well, for doubles, they should run two instances of the AI, one for each pair of handles, with no communication between the two instances. Otherwise, you're facing a single intelligence
Careful Dude! Alcan can track you.
Hudson's Bay in Canada is no slouch either
Ha! Ha!
Ever felt a plastic bill? The texture and feel is completely different than transparency film.
Back in the deep mists of time, I rented a Commodore PET computer. It had a game called "Lifewar" that was exactly as you described. I wasn't aware of Conway's Life back then, so I didn't grasp the game's significance. Knowing how to make some of the things like gunships and puffers could make for an interesting game... Well, if not interesting, certainly a lot less boring.
So, we should stop using ram when referring to computer memory, because the majority of the English speaking world considers it to be a male sheep? Should we start referring to the system case as the "hard drive" and the monitor as the "computer"? Should we call 3.5" diskettes "hard disks" and 5" disks "floppies", simply because that's what the unwashed masses refer to them as? No, *WE* defined the term. The world misuses it. We need to keep the "cracker not hacker" cry up. Someday, the mundanes will be enlightened.
They can store them at my house for a mere $500 a month.
Perhaps it loses quite a bit in the acting and post-production stages.
Get yourself a userid, then you can customize Slashdot, and not see TV related stories.
Well, there is a television topic from which you could opt out.
This seems like an bad idea. The Mars Flier is a glider, which means it will have a very limited time aloft. 90 minutes from drop to landing in Earth's thick atmosphere - How long in Mars's thin atmosphere? I hope they train the on board computer to catch a few thermals here and there, otherwise this is a waste. A better idea would be a balloon or dirigible. These can stay aloft for days, weeks even. (Ultra long duration balloons could carry a lot more intstumentation than a glider. Theoretically, a balloon could even land, sample, and relaunch.
Nasa really needs to have another stunningly successful mission, like the pathfinder mission. Spending million of taxpayer dollars for a 90 minute glider mission will make them look bad.
I like my car. I can fit more groceries in it than i would be able to carry on a train.
That must be one *HUGE* car.
Back in the long ago, people used to do this. Spanish coins could be broken into eight pieces: "Pieces of Eight". The whole coin was the equivalent of a dollar, so a quarter would literally be a quarter of the coin, or two bits.
Sorry folks. I publicly, and humbly apologize. I was completely unaware of the definitions posted earlier.
"Old World", "New World" and "Third World" are terms I've heard for decades. I had not heard of "First World" or "Second World" until a year or so ago. So, I thought they were bogus; that someone had made them up because they hadn't made the "Old, New, Third" connection.
I hereby release my peeve back into the wild.
It's Old World, New World, Third World, not First world, Second World, Third World.
"You don't tug on Superman's cape.
...and you don't make yourself the target of a programming language flame war.
You don't spit into the wind.
You dont't pull the mask of the ol' Lone Ranger..."