The group was working on a project not related to the discovery of that amazing pain killer, which has recently obtained FDA approval to be used for terminal cancer patients.
That guy, while handling one of the deep sea shellfish, accidentally cut himself, and he felt nothing.
Intrigued by what happened, he homed in to find what substance that had blocked the pain he ought to find.
In his naivete, he reported his finding to his professor - and the rest, as they say, is history.
As for the professor - that guy is worth couples of tens of millions right now, if not more, because of that discovery.
Like any other kind of tool, if used correctly, a supercomputer can be very beneficial, and can generate a lot of profit and/or prestige for its owner.
But of course, like any other kind of tool, if a supercomputer is ***NOT*** used correctly, it'll become a burden, a waste of money, an eyesore.
Asymmetrical conflict will only works if one doesn't care about the reprisals - like what they have in Afghanistan or Syria or Libya
Not so in America
The price is too large for asymmetrical conflict to happen in America. The civilian body counts will be a key determinant of whether or not one dare to launch a strike against the government troops.
If -- and it's a big if, total hypothetical here, but if -- a dictatorship took power in the U.S. and an armed resistance composed of armed citizens opposed itThat will happen only if all the Americans are true red-blooded citizens, and in reality, it just ain't the case.
As we are already witnessing, even without a Saddam Hussein like dictator taking over the USA, there are already groups of citizens campaigning to take away whatever pissy weapons that you are allowed to own.
the experience of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan,
Look at the 3 places that you've name - Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan... What do they have in common?
* Poverty
* People who are not afraid to die for whatever cause they think is right
* Cultures which encourage vigilantism
Does USA fit the above 3 criteria?
How many of the US citizens will willingly DIE for freedom?
To buy that thing, one has to order it via Amazon - and fact is that, even today, not many people know how to order stuffs from Amazon.
It's a self-selecting process.
Those who know how to buy stuffs from Amazon are more in tune with technology to begin with, and many of those who are more in tune with technology want to try their hand on something new.
What's new to that crowd?
They already have desktop PC, laptop PC, Android tablets, iPhone/iPad, smartphones of many kinds, so what is "new" for them, actually, are:
1. Windows8 phone 2. Chromebook
Windows8 doesn't really charm people that much - in fact, there so many negative "reviews" from the Net - and the logical "toy" for the technologically savvy crowd to buy is left with only one choice ---
When tomorrow arrives, the sun still rises from the East, tides still ebb and flow, and billions of people still go to work (or looking for work), just as usual.
It doesn't matter if the US politicians have failed to come up with a compromised.
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We still have quite a number of XP machines in our front office.
How to harden those XP machines and make them use NTLM2 instead?
Thanks !!
NO ONE is happy being a slave
I'm not playing the devil's advocate.
I just want to point out that right now, as we speak, you, me, and almost everyone reading this Slashdot thread, are slaves.
We may not know that we are slaves, but we are.
2013 - This all sounds a bit expensive, when's the next talent show?
It'd be true if the person is either from Europe or USA.
It would be a totally different perspective for people in Japan, India, or China
Funny, but it is really for the environment not the target. Most bullets pass through and then end up in the ground eventually.
Where do you think the lead of the bullet came from?
The ground.
At the bottom of the page Slashdot gives me this piece of advice:
"The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable." -- John Kenneth Galbraith
http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/personal_business#DTHXP30
I mean, why should the United States of America resort to legal loopholes ?
Why can't America just face the reality as it is - that it is spending way too much money than it is making??
How long do you think America can keep spending the money it doesn't have?
I mean, even if America get the minting of quadrillion-dollar plutonium ingot going, the world doesn't have to "buy" it.
All of us balance our own checkbook at the end of every single month, and try our best to live within our means.
Why can't America?
There was no theory.
The group was working on a project not related to the discovery of that amazing pain killer, which has recently obtained FDA approval to be used for terminal cancer patients.
That guy, while handling one of the deep sea shellfish, accidentally cut himself, and he felt nothing.
Intrigued by what happened, he homed in to find what substance that had blocked the pain he ought to find.
In his naivete, he reported his finding to his professor - and the rest, as they say, is history.
As for the professor - that guy is worth couples of tens of millions right now, if not more, because of that discovery.
What you say pales against what I've seen with my own eyes.
A researcher ... from a third world country ... discovered a really wonderful substance from a deep sea shell fish.
That thing can really block pain, without causing any drowsiness, or any adverse side effect.
The person reported his finding to his professor, who seized the chance to publish the finding.
On the published article, no where the name of the original researcher was mentioned.
The substance was later patented, and the patent is worth BILLIONS ... and guess what?
That original researcher got nothing. Not even one single red penny.
"Your Mileage May Vary" may become "Your Kilometer-age May Vary"
"Acreage" and be changed to "Hectare-age"
417 MT (Metric Ton) may sounds a lot but, please allow me to put it in another context ...
A typical mid-size ocean merchant vessel can carry cargo of 50,000 MT, plus or minus 10%.
417 MT is but 1% of the cargo load of a typical mid-size ocean merchant vessel of planet earth
What the hell does Mocrosoft know about mobile?
You will be surprised how much they had learned from the failure of Nokia
Supercomputer is a tool.
Like any other kind of tool, if used correctly, a supercomputer can be very beneficial, and can generate a lot of profit and/or prestige for its owner.
But of course, like any other kind of tool, if a supercomputer is ***NOT*** used correctly, it'll become a burden, a waste of money, an eyesore.
How come HP has to ask the court to determine whether employment contracts were violated?
HP forgot to hire people to read the employment contracts, or what?
It has the right to tax you
Would you kindly point to us where in the Constitution of the United States (or the Bill of RIghts) that gave the right to the government to levy tax?
Asymmetrical conflict will only works if one doesn't care about the reprisals - like what they have in Afghanistan or Syria or Libya
Not so in America
The price is too large for asymmetrical conflict to happen in America. The civilian body counts will be a key determinant of whether or not one dare to launch a strike against the government troops.
If -- and it's a big if, total hypothetical here, but if -- a dictatorship took power in the U.S. and an armed resistance composed of armed citizens opposed itThat will happen only if all the Americans are true red-blooded citizens, and in reality, it just ain't the case.
As we are already witnessing, even without a Saddam Hussein like dictator taking over the USA, there are already groups of citizens campaigning to take away whatever pissy weapons that you are allowed to own.
the experience of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan,
Look at the 3 places that you've name - Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan ... What do they have in common?
* Poverty
* People who are not afraid to die for whatever cause they think is right
* Cultures which encourage vigilantism
Does USA fit the above 3 criteria?
How many of the US citizens will willingly DIE for freedom?
Thank you for the excellent comment !
BTW, for the "raise ceiling or remove shit" question I would just move
No point of continuing living in that house no more - it'll stink sky high, even if all the shits can be removed.
Disclaimer: I'm a card carrying NRA member, and I'm also a card carrying ACLU member.
Right now, no matter if one stressing the 1st amendment or the 2nd amendment, or both, it is already way too late.
The so-called "Freedom of Speech" is but a damn charade - for it's the so-called "freedom" allowed by tptb.
Same thing as the "Right to bear arms" --- you think with your pissy little semi-automatic assault rifles you can fight the army?
America is no longer the land of the free - although there are still a lot of very brave people living there.
To buy that thing, one has to order it via Amazon - and fact is that, even today, not many people know how to order stuffs from Amazon.
It's a self-selecting process.
Those who know how to buy stuffs from Amazon are more in tune with technology to begin with, and many of those who are more in tune with technology want to try their hand on something new.
What's new to that crowd?
They already have desktop PC, laptop PC, Android tablets, iPhone/iPad, smartphones of many kinds, so what is "new" for them, actually, are:
1. Windows8 phone
2. Chromebook
Windows8 doesn't really charm people that much - in fact, there so many negative "reviews" from the Net - and the logical "toy" for the technologically savvy crowd to buy is left with only one choice ---
Chromebook
I guess the article editor also doesn't allow editing of submitted posts.
I've been visiting slashdot for a long time, and there have been countless of times I've seen submitted posts altered.
... is the day the world ends.
When the rest of the human race choose to face reality every single day ...
When the rest of the human race try their best to balance their own budget ...
The liberals will tell you something else ... that debt is good, that more debt is more good ...
That a country with a 16 trillion debt, should pile on more debt, in order to make it better.
The thing that comes with the most powerful oomph is this ...
They, the liberals, actually think that they are more clever than everybody else !!
Although Bill Gates had had his goof-ups, but still, compare to Steve Ballmer, Mr. Gates at least managed to keep Microsoft a top-rate company
Steve Ballmer, on the other hand ... ... Microsoft has become the company with two left feet
What can I say?
This ain't the first time the /. editors fscked up.
Careen over the fiscal cliff?
Oh, c'mon !
When tomorrow arrives, the sun still rises from the East, tides still ebb and flow, and billions of people still go to work (or looking for work), just as usual.
It doesn't matter if the US politicians have failed to come up with a compromised.
The world still goes on, as usual.