Filters that ban racist and hate speech don't work, because people find ways to get around them. Do we want to say the word "bicycle" assuming it's banned? What can we do:
b i c y c l e
b1cycle
bycycle
b icycle
All to the same effect. And there simply aren't enough people out there to monitor hate speech and get it removed, which is why we haven't solved the drug problem in most countries.
Comments in the source-code are the most crucial thing for any serious company looking into open-source...if they want to customize their software they need to be able to understand it.
Since when has the latest version of Windows NOT been slower than the previous version?
If you want to have some fun, throw Windows 3.1 on a P4 with at least 128 MB RAM, and turn on a stock car race on the nearest TV for some sound-effect fun. Proceed to operate computer:)
Use the Moon as a construction yard/launchpad for interplanetary flight. The Moon has many obvious benefits for building and launching spacecraft:
1) Lack of hazardous weather conditions allow spacecraft to be built in the open. On Earth, this would be infeasible (rain, corrosion, etc.)
2) No insects/biological contaminates that could creep into the craft without our noticing.
3) Greatly reduced gravity means less engine power required for liftoff. This means that more cargo, food, etc. can be transported for longer voyages, and fuel can be conserved for the voyage itself.
4) Reduced gravity makes actual construction of the craft easier as well.
5) Astronauts living on the moon would have an easier time accustoming to life in zero-gravity than astronauts living on Earth, as they will already be used to low-gravity environments.
6) Lack of atmospheric interference means that craft-to-moon communications will be easier than craft-to-earth communications.
7) Re-entry "burnup" is not an issue on the Moon. Also, lighter gravity means the craft will have a gentler landing.
And the disadvantage: When the Earth gets in-between the sun and moon, and the base is on the far side. It'll be DARK.
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So the glorified Furby can now be used as a remote spy tool disguised as a child's toy? Sounds like office fun to me.
-Chardish
Filters that ban racist and hate speech don't work, because people find ways to get around them. Do we want to say the word "bicycle" assuming it's banned? What can we do:
b i c y c l e
b1cycle
bycycle
b icycle
All to the same effect. And there simply aren't enough people out there to monitor hate speech and get it removed, which is why we haven't solved the drug problem in most countries.
-Evan
Comments in the source-code are the most crucial thing for any serious company looking into open-source...if they want to customize their software they need to be able to understand it.
-Chardish
Does anyone find it odd that Microsoft has more security measures on their internal processes than the Department of Defense?
Seems to be indicative of Microsoft's sense of self-importance and the DOD's sense of self-security...
-Chardish
Was there a single word in here that wasn't gibberish? Most of it seemed pretty nonsensical to me.
There were several sentences explaining, basically, why their research is inaccurate.
-Evan
Since when has the latest version of Windows NOT been slower than the previous version?
:)
If you want to have some fun, throw Windows 3.1 on a P4 with at least 128 MB RAM, and turn on a stock car race on the nearest TV for some sound-effect fun. Proceed to operate computer
-Chardish
What's it like being a 27-year-old who's never been on a single date?
Use the Moon as a construction yard/launchpad for interplanetary flight. The Moon has many obvious benefits for building and launching spacecraft:
1) Lack of hazardous weather conditions allow spacecraft to be built in the open. On Earth, this would be infeasible (rain, corrosion, etc.)
2) No insects/biological contaminates that could creep into the craft without our noticing.
3) Greatly reduced gravity means less engine power required for liftoff. This means that more cargo, food, etc. can be transported for longer voyages, and fuel can be conserved for the voyage itself.
4) Reduced gravity makes actual construction of the craft easier as well.
5) Astronauts living on the moon would have an easier time accustoming to life in zero-gravity than astronauts living on Earth, as they will already be used to low-gravity environments.
6) Lack of atmospheric interference means that craft-to-moon communications will be easier than craft-to-earth communications.
7) Re-entry "burnup" is not an issue on the Moon. Also, lighter gravity means the craft will have a gentler landing.
And the disadvantage: When the Earth gets in-between the sun and moon, and the base is on the far side. It'll be DARK.
-Chardish