Besides, if I went to that university, I wouldn't want my research slowed down because some freshmen was trying to download Friends episodes.
Your research. That's rich. Looks like that cold fusion project won't happen afterall, all because the internet was a little too slow.
Name me three things that Joe Average college student (heck, I'll even give you Joe Average comp-sci major college student) does on a regular basis that requires massive amounts of bandwidth and isn't technically illegal in nature.
Is it just me, or did that mess of links and words look strangely like things I read at work?
If I wanted to read horrible PC-edited, buzzword-laden, over-link tripe, I would look at the stack of paperwork on my left that is being shunned in favor of reading SlashDot.
.....Is to design an evolutionary program that would pick some basic designs (wedge, saw, spin, etc...) and have them do battle several thousand times then use natural selection to mix the properties of the most successful robots and greate a new generation of robots then repeat as many times as possible till you get a robot that is a highly evolved killing machine.
No, the best way to build a battlebot is to spend half your time building and half your time driving.
Let's face it, nearly every bot on that show could be twice as deadly if they just got someone talented enough to drive it and operate the weapons. It's like putting a $3000 stereo system in a $1000 car...all that work for nothing.
SpleenTech has announced plans for an addon to the digestion track exit that produces a new winged hybrid monkey. It is slated for release in Fall 2007.
Another [shrug] future possible product announcement, brought to you by the fine folks at SlashDot!
Damn, how cool is it to see your old professor have a hand in inventing something? Maybe I'll have to swing by the old computer lab on my next visit...
Hey, where can I sign up to write reviews of other books that SlashDotters shouldn't buy?
I love the recent trend in book reviews. We either get "this sucks" or "this is a positive yet vague review and here's a link to purchase it." Woo-hoo!
"Hey, remember blogging? You know, before it was so overblown by the media that you stabbed your eardrums with an icepick just to keep all of the buzzwords out of your brain? Now you can own a worthless remind of those turbulent times...this book!
Why is this even news? What, because a company sold the rights to its demographics info? That happens on a daily basis.
Frankly, I see it as a good thing for everyone involved. This may require loosening your aluminum-foil hat if you're a Big Brother Is Watching type, but..
Tivo makes more $$, increases its chances that it survives (along with my paid-up lifetime subscription to guide data)
The networks can add one more person (me) to the audience counts of shows I like, microscopically increasing the chances that those shows are renewed
Advertisors can figure out which demo I am in and can tailor their ads to me. The ads are going to be there regardless, so they might as well interest me.
Advertisors are slightly more likely to advertise with/via Tivo, giving me more of those handy "Press Thumb-Up now to record this show" links during new show promos.
Err, one company does. Stop comparing it to Tivo and just get a Tivo. It's made for its purpose and won't require countless hours of hacking and tweaking and kludging to work. I'm all for building your own and Open Source and blah blah blah, but now and then a product is actually produced for a decent price that does a great job doing what it was made to do.
(But for those who prefer a lot of hacking and tweaking and kludging, you can get a BASH prompt on it and go nuts fiddling with code to your heart's content.)
Yeah, but your logic defies itself. As soon as an "official" library is placed on the net, it will be raided and reproduced in an equally efficient form.
IE once someone makes a definitive list, it is much easier to just copy and reproduce that efficient list than it is to try and make your own list from file-sharing programs.
Drone 1: Alright, listen up. So I leak these pictures... Drone 2: Then we go out and tell everyone not to post them! Drone 1: Brilliant! Let's all go home early and drink expensive wine.
What kind of a headline is that? It's about as obvious as "Ice Cream Company Declines to Pass Out Free Ice Cream" or "Soda Retailer Declares 'No Free Refills'"
"The last job I was at, I asked the foreman how much material was in the duplex (both sides). He replied: $16,000. I suspect there is room to save money in building your own house."
Awesome! So how about I mail you $25 for metal and silicon and you build me a computer?
P.S. Make it have lots of Megahertz. Those are good.
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Maybe someone will create a heat-sink mod that transfer the heat to a tiny griddle instead.
Mmmm....laptop steak.
Besides, if I went to that university, I wouldn't want my research slowed down because some freshmen was trying to download Friends episodes.
Your research. That's rich. Looks like that cold fusion project won't happen afterall, all because the internet was a little too slow.
Name me three things that Joe Average college student (heck, I'll even give you Joe Average comp-sci major college student) does on a regular basis that requires massive amounts of bandwidth and isn't technically illegal in nature.
Is it just me, or did that mess of links and words look strangely like things I read at work?
If I wanted to read horrible PC-edited, buzzword-laden, over-link tripe, I would look at the stack of paperwork on my left that is being shunned in favor of reading SlashDot.
And also, he would like a pony.
No, make that two ponies. No, eight. No, a pony should be available wherever he goes at any hour of the day.
.....Is to design an evolutionary program that would pick some basic designs (wedge, saw, spin, etc...) and have them do battle several thousand times then use natural selection to mix the properties of the most successful robots and greate a new generation of robots then repeat as many times as possible till you get a robot that is a highly evolved killing machine. No, the best way to build a battlebot is to spend half your time building and half your time driving.
Let's face it, nearly every bot on that show could be twice as deadly if they just got someone talented enough to drive it and operate the weapons. It's like putting a $3000 stereo system in a $1000 car...all that work for nothing.
"For those who have already hopped thru the rings that represent HIPAA compliance on an general basis, what did you have to insure was done? "
At my companie, we convarted all of the spel-checking staff into compliance ofisers to spede up the work.
In other news...
SpleenTech has announced plans for an addon to the digestion track exit that produces a new winged hybrid monkey. It is slated for release in Fall 2007.
Another [shrug] future possible product announcement, brought to you by the fine folks at SlashDot!
Damn, how cool is it to see your old professor have a hand in inventing something? Maybe I'll have to swing by the old computer lab on my next visit...
Hey, where can I sign up to write reviews of other books that SlashDotters shouldn't buy?
I love the recent trend in book reviews. We either get "this sucks" or "this is a positive yet vague review and here's a link to purchase it." Woo-hoo!
From Ebay item description, circa 2004:
"Hey, remember blogging? You know, before it was so overblown by the media that you stabbed your eardrums with an icepick just to keep all of the buzzwords out of your brain? Now you can own a worthless remind of those turbulent times...this book!
86 cents, seller pays shipping."
In other news:
Gamers worldwide shrieked with anger when it was announced that all games slated for 2007 release will require 32GHz P7 CPUs with 3GB PC-80,000 Ram.
"How will I ever afford that? ARGH!" exclaimed one of the disgruntled riot members.
Frankly, I see it as a good thing for everyone involved. This may require loosening your aluminum-foil hat if you're a Big Brother Is Watching type, but..
Hah! I just scoured the Tvio forums for the reason why my Tivo (and a few others) oddly locked up Saturday night. I guess this explains it...
"No one does it quite right yet..."
Err, one company does. Stop comparing it to Tivo and just get a Tivo. It's made for its purpose and won't require countless hours of hacking and tweaking and kludging to work. I'm all for building your own and Open Source and blah blah blah, but now and then a product is actually produced for a decent price that does a great job doing what it was made to do.
(But for those who prefer a lot of hacking and tweaking and kludging, you can get a BASH prompt on it and go nuts fiddling with code to your heart's content.)
Could it be that some lazy author just forgot a digit at the end?
Yeah, but your logic defies itself. As soon as an "official" library is placed on the net, it will be raided and reproduced in an equally efficient form.
IE once someone makes a definitive list, it is much easier to just copy and reproduce that efficient list than it is to try and make your own list from file-sharing programs.
"
I guess they're acknowledging that most of us usually only skim Slashdot articles...
"That's less than $1 for each major feature," he quipped."
Bah, I can get Windows XP for only $99 and get thousands of bugs^H^H^H^Hfeatures for my money!
I can picture the marketing meeting now...
Drone 1: Alright, listen up. So I leak these pictures...
Drone 2: Then we go out and tell everyone not to post them!
Drone 1: Brilliant! Let's all go home early and drink expensive wine.
"The IEEE and Lucent plan to commemorate the event at three events today in Pleumeur-Bodou, France, Goonhilly Downs, England, and Andover, Maine "
That's great news! Goonhilly Downs needed a second big event to add to their annual "Laughing At Our Town's Name Festival".
"The subtitle and main question is: Can a band of biologists who share data freely out-innovate the corporate researchers who hoard it?"
Answer: No, certainly not. That will never work. Why do you ask such silly questions?
Sincerely,
NiftyNews
Automated Response Unit for Data-Hoarding Corporate Researchers, Inc.
What kind of a headline is that? It's about as obvious as "Ice Cream Company Declines to Pass Out Free Ice Cream" or "Soda Retailer Declares 'No Free Refills'"
"I hope ATT and Comcast can take a hint."
I think you meant "I hope ATT and Comcast can take a check," because you aren't getting anything for free from those two price-gouging bastards...
"The last job I was at, I asked the foreman how much material was in the duplex (both sides). He replied: $16,000. I suspect there is room to save money in building your own house."
Awesome! So how about I mail you $25 for metal and silicon and you build me a computer?
P.S. Make it have lots of Megahertz. Those are good.
Too bad Einstein isn't around anymore...
He would have made for one heck of a great match on Fox Celebrity Boxing 3 with Stephen Hawking.