No, they weren't. Again, its just an online version of an old system, just using the computer to perform the calculations. You might just as well apply that argument to databases, or books, or games, or...well, anything!
I can't believe theres not a bounty out on this auction patent thing - even by American patent standards, this is pretty funny!:)
Yeah,the UK is doing just fine - certainly its a lot warmer here than counties of the same latitude just slightly to the east (Germany, Denmark etc). Global warming may cause a reduction in temperature here if it affects the gulf stream, but i`ve not noticed it yet!
one of those stories which pops up every now and again? Wasn't the answer `piracy is bad for games/music because you make all the sales in a few months, but good for OS`s, where they just bring out a new version which is essentially the same except for a new odds and ends`?
The concept of science, or just how it is used by dodgy companies? You might just as well make the statement `Music is getting worse`. Its not true. At the end of any given year, you have all the music you used to have, plus whatever new music was produced that year. Even if its zero, you`ve not gone backwards.
"So your white hats won't be able to multiply a billion times faster even if the black hats can factor a billion times faster."
Surely, given identical hardware, its still easier to encrypt a message than it is to decrypt it? Isn't this a given, even if you are talking about quantum computing?
"Don't try to tell me that there aren't, because asserting that morality is relative becomes a pretty ridiculous philosophy when a 15 year old girl is raped by a 40 year old man"
When a girl has been raped by a man, saying anything is irrelevant.
Are you sure you aren't confusing your opinion that its wrong to rape people (which most people share) with the absence of any objective tests for what people *should* do?
"So in many cases if you have people calling you they bear the extra costs for calling a mobile phone, so you can talk all day because only the person who initiates the call pays while the person who recieves the call does not. "
Not entirely true - If someone calls a mobile, they know in advance what they are paying, as their network provider tells them. But if You, the person being called, take your phone abroad, They`ll pay the same price as before, as they are just calling your mobile, and cant be expected to know where you are, and You, the person being called, pays the difference. This caused an outrage a year or so ago (in the UK) but it was just yet another case of people not reading contracts before they sign them, and the situation has not changed since.
I mean, the first attempts werent so hot..what makes these new kids on the block think their idea is any different. Only a madman would try something which others have tried and failed at!
Its not warm, its cool - the way beer is supposed to be! Cold numbs your tongue, though for certain American beers this is desirable.
Beer festival in London next week - I`m there, dude!
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I said `at it's best`. Every country`s worst is about as bad as each other. Sure, most American sitcoms and films are absolutely dreadful. Just think yourself lucky that you`ve not been exposed to some of the stuff that comes out of the UK!
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I`m possibly one of those "fellow Englishmen who claim that America doesn't understand irony" that you`re talking about, but a lot of us do not fit into the second category, those who believe that "American humo[u]r isn't funny". American humour at its best is far superior to that of the UK, especially when it comes to films and sit coms (if not books). But I`ve lost count of the number of times i`ve seen `is this a joke` when clearly it is, and i`m not going to suggest its because they are stupid. I like the Onion, and have the first book, but after a while you can just read the headline and extrapolate the text of the article itself - theres a bit of a formula going on there.
Slashdot Mirror
>We've posted nearly 30,000 stories.
20,000 are unique.
>Spreadsheets were a new idea
:)
No, they weren't. Again, its just an online version of an old system, just using the computer to perform the calculations. You might just as well apply that argument to databases, or books, or games, or...well, anything!
I can't believe theres not a bounty out on this auction patent thing - even by American patent standards, this is pretty funny!
Yeah,the UK is doing just fine - certainly its a lot warmer here than counties of the same latitude just slightly to the east (Germany, Denmark etc). Global warming may cause a reduction in temperature here if it affects the gulf stream, but i`ve not noticed it yet!
a tedious Kuro5hin style `debate` (two opposing sides not listening to each other) about why it's Cracker and not Hacker (or vice versa).
http://www.tribeofmunt.co.uk/
one of those stories which pops up every now and again? Wasn't the answer `piracy is bad for games/music because you make all the sales in a few months, but good for OS`s, where they just bring out a new version which is essentially the same except for a new odds and ends`?
>Science is in an advanced state of decay
The concept of science, or just how it is used by dodgy companies? You might just as well make the statement `Music is getting worse`. Its not true. At the end of any given year, you have all the music you used to have, plus whatever new music was produced that year. Even if its zero, you`ve not gone backwards.
Not really, you just point at your old magazine, then point at the new Hollywood movie, and say `when will I get my cash?`.
Sure,but won't there just be a whole new set of problems which quantum computers allow, which would again be easier to set than to solve?
"So your white hats won't be able to multiply a billion times faster even if the black hats can factor a billion times faster."
Surely, given identical hardware, its still easier to encrypt a message than it is to decrypt it? Isn't this a given, even if you are talking about quantum computing?
"Don't try to tell me that there aren't, because asserting that morality is relative becomes a pretty ridiculous philosophy when a 15 year old girl is raped by a 40 year old man"
When a girl has been raped by a man, saying anything is irrelevant.
Are you sure you aren't confusing your opinion that its wrong to rape people (which most people share) with the absence of any objective tests for what people *should* do?
...oh yeah, its just like it was (in the UK) 20 years ago. Whats that saying again?
"Those you can, do; those who can't, teach."
>With a sample group of 8, statistics and percentages don't mean much
So you`re saying the review was worthless?
Why not read thing first
before you post mindless trash
slashdot getting worse
I can't believe you (with your amusing sig file) didn't make a single post to the story at:
/ 17 42213&mode=nested&tid=130 :)
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/12
"There is a reason that the industry for covering celebrities is so huge."
The morons who follow celebrities are pretty huge too. There is a reason for this...
"So in many cases if you have people calling you they bear the extra costs for calling a mobile phone, so you can talk all day because only the person who initiates the call pays while the person who recieves the call does not. "
Not entirely true - If someone calls a mobile, they know in advance what they are paying, as their network provider tells them. But if You, the person being called, take your phone abroad, They`ll pay the same price as before, as they are just calling your mobile, and cant be expected to know where you are, and You, the person being called, pays the difference. This caused an outrage a year or so ago (in the UK) but it was just yet another case of people not reading contracts before they sign them, and the situation has not changed since.
I mean, the first attempts werent so hot..what makes these new kids on the block think their idea is any different.
Only a madman would try something which others have tried and failed at!
Is there a reason why the underlining in PDF is out a fair bit?
"Repetative Motion Injuries are gonna skyrocket."
This erroneonsly presupposes people are going to use this tactile shit, and not the more obvious voice control / eye tracking systems.
>unfortunately cut out the opportunity for :(
>legitimate ASCII art.
Its a price well worth paying though, right?
"Why are we drinking warm beer"
Its not warm, its cool - the way beer is supposed to be! Cold numbs your tongue, though for certain American beers this is desirable.
Beer festival in London next week - I`m there, dude!
I said `at it's best`. Every country`s worst is about as bad as each other. Sure, most American sitcoms and films are absolutely dreadful. Just think yourself lucky that you`ve not been exposed to some of the stuff that comes out of the UK!
I`m possibly one of those "fellow Englishmen who claim that America doesn't understand irony" that you`re talking about, but a lot of us do not fit into the second category, those who believe that "American humo[u]r isn't funny". American humour at its best is far superior to that of the UK, especially when it comes to films and sit coms (if not books). But I`ve lost count of the number of times i`ve seen `is this a joke` when clearly it is, and i`m not going to suggest its because they are stupid.
I like the Onion, and have the first book, but after a while you can just read the headline and extrapolate the text of the article itself - theres a bit of a formula going on there.
"Why is the "help" menu always the last menu item on the menu bar?"
Because Microsoft know that attempting to fix a problem using the on-line help is something nobody ever does except as a last resort.