Did anyone see this on the "Apollo Grand tour" page:
This also means they [the rover] can chat about their situation with people on the home planet. The rovers will be able to handle dozens of telephone and e-mail conversations simultaneously -- providing a brand-new way for you to be part of the exploration adventure.
I hope they make sure scripting isn't allowed before they send it up. I can see the headlines
Email Virus strikes rover! - It just sits there and now only responds with 'I Love You'...
If ebay has their way, indexing data is equivalent to cracking into another's system illegally. I guess that means that we should do away with all search engines entirely...
Umm... well, first of all, religious != nut despite what the media may say (but we know they are ALWAYS correct, right?) If you apply the same ignorant stereotype, then every Arab is a terrorist, all policemen constantly exercise brutality, , etc, etc.
The point however is not that they are asking religious leaders what they think per se, but for once getting a little bit of public debate on an issue before advancing farther in an area of science that the majority of the people in the world will never really understand. Don't get me wrong, Im all for scientific advancement and discovery. All too often, and especially these days, research seems to barrel headlong down the road with no heed of future consequences. Where was it said, maybe star trek, that the one of the most dangerous things is someone who has some technology or knowledge that is beyond their understanding.
I don't have a problem with microbes to break down sewage or that will eliminate landfills, or break hydrogen out of water for fuel. What I do worry about are designer bacteria for infecting people, or something that starts out well meaning (maybe that sewage bacteria mutates into the a modern black death). Once these designer organisms get out, and you know they will, these are the same corporations, after all, that dump their toxic waste into our water supply; thats it, you can't get them back, and you can't control what they will do. It is a Pandora's, and science opens them often enough without any sort of debate, leaving everyone else with the concequences, for better or worse. It is great that we are discovering these things. But we need to think not just about what this or other discoveries will do for the present, but how it may affect people generations from now. As wonderful as it is, I applaud them for realizing that science is not the only thing in the world that matters.
Maybe nobody will see this late post, but the best hacks I have seen all seem to involve duct tape. After all it IS one of the master substances in the universe (and who knows, may hold some of it together) I have yet to see anything that cannot be fixed with it. Break the handle on your suitecase? Need to keep all those pesky cables organized so that they won't move? Need something to hold your car's bumper on for a while? Duct tape can remedy all of these things. It is quick, does the job, and if you spend some time, can be a work of art too. Nose
Well, if you are using our calendar (which many cultures in the world do not even recognize anyway), this day can't be odd because it is Friday: the -6th- day of the week:)
Week, if you are using our calendar (which many cultures in the world do not even recognize anyway), this day can't be odd because it is Friday: the -6th- day of the week:)
Wekk, if you are using our calendar (which many cultures in the world do not even recognize anyway), this day can't be odd because it is Friday: the -6th- day of the week:)
For anyone that has been to college, you know that the honor code is part of the deal. You are pretty much signing a contract to attent that institution to learn. Along with that comes the agreement that you will abide by the honor code and rules of the university. If it wasn't important, you wouldn't get a copy of it all at orientation (and usually you will end up signing something that says you will abide by the rules before you even register and pay up. Some people might remember that from freshman orientation:) That being said, they don't have any business posting class notes and getting compensated. They agreed to that already. Now if there is not a restriction, then sure, I should be able to do whatever with my notes. As the article rightly pointed out, my notes are my intrepritations of the lecture. I can't write fast enough for verbatim, and if I could it wouldn't be at all useful later because it wouldn't be my own insight (and if anyone actually did blindly take notes verbatim, they are probably not going to do too well in college). Possibly somewhere deep down someone in admistration is afraid that posting notes on the internet will somehow make going to class (and paying them tuition) obselete. Heck, simply reading notes off of a web page constitutes an education, online course offerings should be all over the place and wildly successful (*hears crickets*) Sure, I took plenty of notes in school, but that is not what I paid four years tuition for. Who knows, maybe I should just put all of my notes online and everyone can pay tuition to me. Form a line here, classes start tomorow....
Build Your Own Cable Descrambler and Windows Stablizer!
....For only 19.95 we will send you instructions that will tell you how to get hundreds of cable channels for free using parts obtained from any Radio Shack. New developments in the software world now make it possible for the same device to make your Windows computer run better than ever!! No more running all over town, get it all in one place!.....
I think it will definitely be good to have a perl implimentation for windows that doesn't completely blow. I always wonder what will happen to something once micros*ft gets their hands in it. Look at Java after all (it has made me wonder if their slogan should instead be "Who should we rip off today") I would like to see some specifics on the platform advantages that they want to add. Maybe your scripts will randomly crash and be generally unstable:) Maybe the next thing we see will be an all new product : "Perl Script 2000 - Build your very own scripts without any programing experience at all!" Nothing like setting up some false expectations to sell something to the general, untechnical public.
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Email Virus strikes rover! - It just sits there and now only responds with 'I Love You' ...
If ebay has their way, indexing data is equivalent to cracking into another's system illegally. I guess that means that we should do away with all search engines entirely...
Nose
Umm... well, first of all, religious != nut despite what the media may say (but we know they are ALWAYS correct, right?) If you apply the same ignorant stereotype, then every Arab is a terrorist, all policemen constantly exercise brutality, , etc, etc.
The point however is not that they are asking religious leaders what they think per se, but for once getting a little bit of public debate on an issue before advancing farther in an area of science that the majority of the people in the world will never really understand. Don't get me wrong, Im all for scientific advancement and discovery. All too often, and especially these days, research seems to barrel headlong down the road with no heed of future consequences. Where was it said, maybe star trek, that the one of the most dangerous things is someone who has some technology or knowledge that is beyond their understanding.
I don't have a problem with microbes to break down sewage or that will eliminate landfills, or break hydrogen out of water for fuel. What I do worry about are designer bacteria for infecting people, or something that starts out well meaning (maybe that sewage bacteria mutates into the a modern black death). Once these designer organisms get out, and you know they will, these are the same corporations, after all, that dump their toxic waste into our water supply; thats it, you can't get them back, and you can't control what they will do. It is a Pandora's, and science opens them often enough without any sort of debate, leaving everyone else with the concequences, for better or worse. It is great that we are discovering these things. But we need to think not just about what this or other discoveries will do for the present, but how it may affect people generations from now. As wonderful as it is, I applaud them for realizing that science is not the only thing in the world that matters.
Nose
Heh, and I'll bet they sell my vote:
POKEMON
Nose
Maybe nobody will see this late post, but the best hacks I have seen all seem to involve duct tape. After all it IS one of the master substances in the universe (and who knows, may hold some of it together) I have yet to see anything that cannot be fixed with it. Break the handle on your suitecase? Need to keep all those pesky cables organized so that they won't move? Need something to hold your car's bumper on for a while? Duct tape can remedy all of these things. It is quick, does the job, and if you spend some time, can be a work of art too. Nose
Well, if you are using our calendar (which many cultures in the world do not even recognize anyway), this day can't be odd because it is Friday: the -6th- day of the week :)
Nose
Week, if you are using our calendar (which many cultures in the world do not even recognize anyway), this day can't be odd because it is Friday: the -6th- day of the week :)
Nose
Wekk, if you are using our calendar (which many cultures in the world do not even recognize anyway), this day can't be odd because it is Friday: the -6th- day of the week :)
For anyone that has been to college, you know that the honor code is part of the deal. You are pretty much signing a contract to attent that institution to learn. Along with that comes the agreement that you will abide by the honor code and rules of the university. If it wasn't important, you wouldn't get a copy of it all at orientation (and usually you will end up signing something that says you will abide by the rules before you even register and pay up. Some people might remember that from freshman orientation :)
That being said, they don't have any business posting class notes and getting compensated. They agreed to that already. Now if there is not a restriction, then sure, I should be able to do whatever with my notes. As the article rightly pointed out, my notes are my intrepritations of the lecture. I can't write fast enough for verbatim, and if I could it wouldn't be at all useful later because it wouldn't be my own insight (and if anyone actually did blindly take notes verbatim, they are probably not going to do too well in college).
Possibly somewhere deep down someone in admistration is afraid that posting notes on the internet will somehow make going to class (and paying them tuition) obselete. Heck, simply reading notes off of a web page constitutes an education, online course offerings should be all over the place and wildly successful (*hears crickets*) Sure, I took plenty of notes in school, but that is not what I paid four years tuition for. Who knows, maybe I should just put all of my notes online and everyone can pay tuition to me. Form a line here, classes start tomorow....
Nose
Heh, I can't wait to get this in my mailbox:
Build Your Own Cable Descrambler and Windows Stablizer!
....For only 19.95 we will send you instructions that will tell you how to get hundreds of cable channels for free using parts obtained from any Radio Shack. New developments in the software world now make it possible for the same device to make your Windows computer run better than ever!! No more running all over town, get it all in one place!.....
Nose
-Common sense isn't.
Heh, they could change their add up a bit:
*ad music*
...Spying on you everyday
That's the WalMart way!
Actually, Time gave SouthPark a pretty good review (minus most of the colorful metafores of course). But I agree, give the man a break.
I think it will definitely be good to have a perl implimentation for windows that doesn't completely blow. I always wonder what will happen to something once micros*ft gets their hands in it. Look at Java after all (it has made me wonder if their slogan should instead be "Who should we rip off today") I would like to see some specifics on the platform advantages that they want to add. Maybe your scripts will randomly crash and be generally unstable :) Maybe the next thing we see will be an all new product : "Perl Script 2000 - Build your very own scripts without any programing experience at all!" Nothing like setting up some false expectations to sell something to the general, untechnical public.