A better question is, how can this be redundant when it was the first post with this question?
I don't have time to read everything, just posting my thoughts. Oh well, as if karma matters;)
I'm looking forward to getting and testing this. The last few releases have been very good, and another high quality release will really help people change their minds about mp3, etc.
Saying that it's "just" a word is horribly wrong. Language, built by words, is how we communicate information. That's a pretty important task, no matter what your personal philosophy is!
Personally I think this is a very important clarification. It'll help both CS major-type people, and consumers who ned to know what they're buying.
I don't know abouy you guys, but Perl has become a huge part of my livelyhood. Let's try to all donate at least $5, we've got enough slashdotters that we could really make a huge difference.
I may be a poor college student, but without Perl, I wouldn't be able to be here at all!
This is a good idea, and pretty natural. But it isn't anything new. There are many problems to overcome, not the least of which is managing all the TCP/IP conenctions and doing the decompression/assembly.
Of course, when a 1GHz CPU costs about $90, I guess we can afford CPU-heavy file transfers.
When the industrial revolution hit, the United States saw a major change in the legal rights of industrial workers. At first the government supported the businesses, but later gave in to popular demand that workers maintain rights above the employers.
Due to popular beelifs, do you think that we are going to see a major legal shift in IT rights from business to individuals, similar to the way rights shifted about 100 years ago?
Could this standard be used to bring high-speed connectivity to neighborhoods? Back home we pay yearly dues to the neighborhood organization, it would be easy to rent out a few T1 lines, or a T3...
When can I buy one?
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This would be fun, I hear they mgiht be sale in the US on 0110101101110000101110101, 01101101301EST.
Interesting to note...
The thing that makes these games so popular and addictive is the human interaction element, not the graphics, the plot, or the monsters. I remember playing MUDs in high school that people were just as devoted to as EQ.
So by that reasoning, the true key to a successful multiplayer RPG would be improving and rewarding actual role-playing and character interaction.
I, too, used to think that 'dark matter' was some powerful, mystic thing that sucked in light like a black hole.
My current understanding is that dark matter is just normal matter that doesn't emit light. For reference, all matter does 'suck in' light (meaning the energy is absorbed, usually given off as heat).
So, I'm gonna go soon, and eat my dark-matter lunch:)
I wonder what temperatures these will function under. Personally, I want to see light-based chips, due to what I hope will be a huge reduction of heat loss.
Then again, on cold winter days it's nice to have a 900MHz space heater.
You are absolutely right, there are many applications for a gyroscopic stabilizer. specially for impaired people, or in industrial settings where safety is paramount. I meant to say that as a general purpose transportation device, I think it's overshooting the goal.
Of course I usde to think the same way about electric toothbrushes, but now I use one every night:)
Ok yes, so it replicates the complex balance systems that humans have. How is this useful? Human balance is a built-in function, like blinking or breathing. We don't need machines fo those, either.
While impressive, the technology is very limited in application. Why spend the $3,000 for this when a $100 razor scooter accomplishes virtually the same effect? (rhetorical)
If you want a very high-quality game, go for Wizardry 8. Not only will it take a long time to fonish, but it is feature-rich, entertaining (sometimes downright funny!), and completely enjoyable.
As a bonus you could first purchase Wizardry Gold for cheap, play it for a good hundred hours, then import your party to Wiz 8 and start from there.
I run slackware, but Ximian Gnome looks really great. I looked into it and it seemed that I would have some big problems getting it to work with Slack (7.X, updated kernel and such).
Anyone out there get it to work with a distro of Slack?
I was wondering why @Home is going bankrupt, when they have such a large revenue.
The only thing I can think of is that they did too much, too fast. In trying to corner the market, they must have introduced amazing amounts of waste and inefficiency.
I'm still connected in Lafayette, IN, but others (with ATT) aren't. First time in my life I'm glad I have Insight cable...
It may seem amazing, but it takes for granted human coordination. This oesn't do anything that's built-in for humans.
It would be like creating a machine that automatically blinks our eyelids to mazimize efficiently, or regulates our breathing. It's just not neccesary!
Can we think of a good reason for this?
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Ok, here's my major question...
If it is a self-balancing, high speed transportation device, what practical use does it have? The human body has an amazing ability to balance (I can ride a unicycle, I know this for a fact).
In other words, it might be a technological marvel, (a bicicle that never falls down), but it's nothing mechanical that humans don't pretty much automatically do.
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So... now we can export supercomputers twice as fast as cold-era ones?
Ahem. So them, Bush's Law of Computer Export Speed states that the power of exported computers doubles every twenty years.
Why doesn't this sound like a good thing? Or is this rating not linear?
A better question is, how can this be redundant when it was the first post with this question? ;)
I don't have time to read everything, just posting my thoughts. Oh well, as if karma matters
Hmm, does this vulnerability affect linux clones, too? Of course, no person in their right mind would run gaim as root....
But if you're running gaim...
I'm looking forward to getting and testing this. The last few releases have been very good, and another high quality release will really help people change their minds about mp3, etc.
Saying that it's "just" a word is horribly wrong. Language, built by words, is how we communicate information. That's a pretty important task, no matter what your personal philosophy is!
Personally I think this is a very important clarification. It'll help both CS major-type people, and consumers who ned to know what they're buying.
How will they deal with people who don't want to pay $8/month but still think critical bugs should be fixed? Hmm.
I don't know abouy you guys, but Perl has become a huge part of my livelyhood. Let's try to all donate at least $5, we've got enough slashdotters that we could really make a huge difference.
I may be a poor college student, but without Perl, I wouldn't be able to be here at all!
This is a good idea, and pretty natural. But it isn't anything new. There are many problems to overcome, not the least of which is managing all the TCP/IP conenctions and doing the decompression/assembly.
Of course, when a 1GHz CPU costs about $90, I guess we can afford CPU-heavy file transfers.
When the industrial revolution hit, the United States saw a major change in the legal rights of industrial workers. At first the government supported the businesses, but later gave in to popular demand that workers maintain rights above the employers.
Due to popular beelifs, do you think that we are going to see a major legal shift in IT rights from business to individuals, similar to the way rights shifted about 100 years ago?
Could this standard be used to bring high-speed connectivity to neighborhoods? Back home we pay yearly dues to the neighborhood organization, it would be easy to rent out a few T1 lines, or a T3...
This would be fun, I hear they mgiht be sale in the US on 0110101101110000101110101, 01101101301EST.
Interesting to note...
The thing that makes these games so popular and addictive is the human interaction element, not the graphics, the plot, or the monsters. I remember playing MUDs in high school that people were just as devoted to as EQ.
So by that reasoning, the true key to a successful multiplayer RPG would be improving and rewarding actual role-playing and character interaction.
Now they need to hook this up to the NCSA's Cave, and get some low-ping, immersive Quake deathmatch going. *drool*
I, too, used to think that 'dark matter' was some powerful, mystic thing that sucked in light like a black hole.
:)
My current understanding is that dark matter is just normal matter that doesn't emit light. For reference, all matter does 'suck in' light (meaning the energy is absorbed, usually given off as heat).
So, I'm gonna go soon, and eat my dark-matter lunch
Oops.. I think that should have read "a great reduction of heat production." But you guys all get the idea :)
I wonder what temperatures these will function under. Personally, I want to see light-based chips, due to what I hope will be a huge reduction of heat loss.
Then again, on cold winter days it's nice to have a 900MHz space heater.
You are absolutely right, there are many applications for a gyroscopic stabilizer. specially for impaired people, or in industrial settings where safety is paramount. I meant to say that as a general purpose transportation device, I think it's overshooting the goal.
:)
Of course I usde to think the same way about electric toothbrushes, but now I use one every night
Try Electronics Botique. It should be avail. online.
Ok yes, so it replicates the complex balance systems that humans have. How is this useful? Human balance is a built-in function, like blinking or breathing. We don't need machines fo those, either.
While impressive, the technology is very limited in application. Why spend the $3,000 for this when a $100 razor scooter accomplishes virtually the same effect? (rhetorical)
If you want a very high-quality game, go for Wizardry 8. Not only will it take a long time to fonish, but it is feature-rich, entertaining (sometimes downright funny!), and completely enjoyable.
As a bonus you could first purchase Wizardry Gold for cheap, play it for a good hundred hours, then import your party to Wiz 8 and start from there.
10 years? Boy, that went quickly...
I run slackware, but Ximian Gnome looks really great. I looked into it and it seemed that I would have some big problems getting it to work with Slack (7.X, updated kernel and such).
Anyone out there get it to work with a distro of Slack?
I was wondering why @Home is going bankrupt, when they have such a large revenue.
The only thing I can think of is that they did too much, too fast. In trying to corner the market, they must have introduced amazing amounts of waste and inefficiency.
I'm still connected in Lafayette, IN, but others (with ATT) aren't. First time in my life I'm glad I have Insight cable...
It may seem amazing, but it takes for granted human coordination. This oesn't do anything that's built-in for humans.
It would be like creating a machine that automatically blinks our eyelids to mazimize efficiently, or regulates our breathing. It's just not neccesary!
Ok, here's my major question... If it is a self-balancing, high speed transportation device, what practical use does it have? The human body has an amazing ability to balance (I can ride a unicycle, I know this for a fact). In other words, it might be a technological marvel, (a bicicle that never falls down), but it's nothing mechanical that humans don't pretty much automatically do.