Considering 'f' culture medium: I wish I were a Biology major to comment on it. Any takers????
I'm not a biology major, but I play one on TV.
Obviously, if media refers to "A culture medium" then a digital medium would be used for growing fingers. As to who would own it: the actual medium would be owned by whoever bought it. The fingers would be owned by the person whose DNA was used, unless it was traded.
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Catchy name, eh?
How about Palladium? Many people already know what it means, and it's (somewhat) memorable.
Just because Microsoft declares the name to have been changed, doesn't mean anyone needs to listen.
Great idea, until someone puts a baseball through your living room Window.
Well, from the article, the windows are actually a projector screen. Flip a switch, and the window goes black, making it useable for a seperate projector. Also, the market for these is people making ~1.5 million dollar homes.
The actual window would be cheap to replace, compared to the rest of the equipment, and people in a 1.5mill$ house could affort that.
That's what the mean by "statute of limitations". In the US, most crimes have to be prosecuted within a certian number of years of their comission. If they aren't, they statute of limitations runs out and you can no longer be prosecuted for them.
Attention, this is the FBI. You forgot to carry the one. Come out with your hands above your head.
After all, I won't argue against Gershwin profiting from Rhapsody in Blue but IMO his children shouldn't.
His children?
Suppose my grandfather wrote a book sometime during his lifetime. He is still alive today. Now, assuming he lives 10 more years, the book would pass into the public domain in 2082. (70 years after death) At that time, assuming kids being born when the parents are near 30 years old, (a reasonable guess upheld by his children and grandchildren)
he, (born near 1920)
his children, (born near 1950)
his grandchildren, (born near 1980)
his great-grandchildren, (born near 2010)
his great-great-grandchildren (born near 2040)
his great-great-great-grandchildren (born near 2070)
will have all profited from his work. This is, of course, assuming no more Disney sponsored extensions.
The point is that his great-great-great-grandchildren can receive money for something that he wrote, and not through anything that they did.
I'll bet this 0x90 is learning to fly a plane while building bombs, writing free encryption programs, laundering money for the mob, selling drugs to toddlers, writing a violent video game, and *gasp* TRADING MP3S while on IRC with his fellow communist baby eaters!
Don't worry. If 0x90 is doing all that while building bombs, there's a good chance that we'll be rid of him very soon. No need to do anything
It is theoretically possible to play IF games on a cell phone. One possible method is to go with a reduced noun/verb set, and use a list accessible through a menu. Using this method would enable IF games to be played on something as simple as a Gameboy.
So where's the post detailing a hack to reset or eliminate the 30/lifetime and the 1/hour limits? Oh, and don't forget the 155 mph governor.
Quite simple. You need one lighted match, and as much gas as you can afford.
Place the gas in stategic places around the car, and toss the lighted match towards the car. This will not only eliminate all computer-controled limits, but reduces maintaince costs to zero, and ensures that the car will never get in another acident.
Mice resist muscle memory for distance rather well. The main reason is that most mice have acceleration features, which means that you would need to balance the starting location, the direction, the speed, and the distance in order to achieve the same level of accuracy you get with the keyboard.
I hope they try some experiments with this. Maybe place the camera on the back of the head, or array a large number of cameras around his body. See how the body reacts to unusual input data.
This seems like the beginnings of the end times in the Bible.
It would be very easy to build a system required in order to buy or sell, as profesied.
'We're going to build a bioterrorism shield, so eventually everyone is going to have to participate '
Steve Cooperman, Oracle's new director of homeland security
Ellison does not seem to even understand the objections against the system.
'There are, at the moment, legal restrictions prohibiting the sharing of data by government agencies. The most important restriction was passed in 1974, to prevent President Nixon from ordering dragnet surveillance of Vietnam protesters and searching for their youthful marijuana arrests. I asked Ellison whether these legal restrictions should be relaxed. "Oh, absolutely," he said. "I mean absolutely. The prohibitions are absurd. It's this fear of an all-too-powerful government rising up and snatching away our liberties."'
'"Well, my God, there are hundreds of places we have to look to see if you're a security risk." He [Ellison] dismissed the risks of privacy violations: "I really don't understand. Central databases already exist. Privacy is already gone."'
Ellison wants this to be mandatory for aliens, but optional for citizens. However, this will most likely last until one minute after a US citizen commits an act of terrorism. Also of interest is the 'thumbprint or iris scan' that could be interpreted as the mark on the right hand or forehead.
'Ellison proposes to link the central government database to a system of digital identification cards that would be optional for citizens but mandatory for aliens. He wants each card holder to provide a thumbprint or iris scan that would be stored in the central database.'
(I am rather sleepy right now, so this may not be quite coherent.)
I would think that that would result in a whole bunch of empty labs, with time machime blueprints scattered everywhere, and maybe a scorched spot on the wall.
Uninhabited wasteland. Either Antarctica or just buy the northern part of Russia. (Cheap, but still costs money. Also rather cold.)
Tropical islands/oil rigs. (Not enough room for everyone.)
Mars/Moon. (Harder to get to/live on.)
As most of the people going for this would likely be involved in computers or other high knowledge industries, the lack of farmable land should not be a problem.
I would consider Mars or the moon to be the best candidate in the long run, (~200 years) although technology is not good enough yet.
While waiting for Mars to become usable, I would look very closely at Russia, as it has a fairly good climate, enough land area, and an easally (sp) bribed government short on money who might be persuaded to let go of a small chunk of land.
I wish I had no reason to talk about this seriously, but it is too late for America.
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I'm not a biology major, but I play one on TV.
Obviously, if media refers to "A culture medium" then a digital medium would be used for growing fingers. As to who would own it: the actual medium would be owned by whoever bought it. The fingers would be owned by the person whose DNA was used, unless it was traded.
Catchy name, eh?
How about Palladium? Many people already know what it means, and it's (somewhat) memorable.
Just because Microsoft declares the name to have been changed, doesn't mean anyone needs to listen.
Well, from the article, the windows are actually a projector screen. Flip a switch, and the window goes black, making it useable for a seperate projector. Also, the market for these is people making ~1.5 million dollar homes.
The actual window would be cheap to replace, compared to the rest of the equipment, and people in a 1.5mill$ house could affort that.
Graphics and Physics are good, but. . .
Graphics.
Physics.
AI.
Sound.
Once we get these at real-life quality, the holodeck is the next logical step.
Just think!
Joe: "Hey, how do I print?"
Bill: "Left-Left-Right-up-down-A-B-Start"
Attention, this is the FBI. You forgot to carry the one. Come out with your hands above your head.
Sorry. We don't get it either.
His children?
Suppose my grandfather wrote a book sometime during his lifetime. He is still alive today. Now, assuming he lives 10 more years, the book would pass into the public domain in 2082. (70 years after death) At that time, assuming kids being born when the parents are near 30 years old, (a reasonable guess upheld by his children and grandchildren)
he, (born near 1920)
his children, (born near 1950)
his grandchildren, (born near 1980)
his great-grandchildren, (born near 2010)
his great-great-grandchildren (born near 2040)
his great-great-great-grandchildren (born near 2070)
will have all profited from his work. This is, of course, assuming no more Disney sponsored extensions.
The point is that his great-great-great-grandchildren can receive money for something that he wrote, and not through anything that they did.
Don't worry. If 0x90 is doing all that while building bombs, there's a good chance that we'll be rid of him very soon. No need to do anything
It is theoretically possible to play IF games on a cell phone. One possible method is to go with a reduced noun/verb set, and use a list accessible through a menu. Using this method would enable IF games to be played on something as simple as a Gameboy.
Quite simple. You need one lighted match, and as much gas as you can afford.
Place the gas in stategic places around the car, and toss the lighted match towards the car. This will not only eliminate all computer-controled limits, but reduces maintaince costs to zero, and ensures that the car will never get in another acident.
Mice resist muscle memory for distance rather well.
The main reason is that most mice have acceleration features, which means that you would need to balance the starting location, the direction, the speed, and the distance in order to achieve the same level of accuracy you get with the keyboard.
No. It's more like:
instead of getting the top half of your body cut off, you "only" get the top fourth cut off.
I hope they try some experiments with this. Maybe place the camera on the back of the head, or array a large number of cameras around his body. See how the body reacts to unusual input data.
I think it is supposed to do that.
I know, it looks incorrect, but I think that it may be a design feature to make it look cooler.
I was going to buy one also, but all TV sucked, removing any desire.
Synergy is what comes between "Give product away for free" and "Profit"
(Don't tell anyone)
This seems like the beginnings of the end times in the Bible.
It would be very easy to build a system required in order to buy or sell, as profesied.
'We're going to build a bioterrorism shield, so eventually everyone is going to have to participate '
Steve Cooperman, Oracle's new director of homeland security
Ellison does not seem to even understand the objections against the system.
'There are, at the moment, legal restrictions prohibiting the sharing of data by government agencies. The most important restriction was passed in 1974, to prevent President Nixon from ordering dragnet surveillance of Vietnam protesters and searching for their youthful marijuana arrests. I asked Ellison whether these legal restrictions should be relaxed. "Oh, absolutely," he said. "I mean absolutely. The prohibitions are absurd. It's this fear of an all-too-powerful government rising up and snatching away our liberties."'
'"Well, my God, there are hundreds of places we have to look to see if you're a security risk." He [Ellison] dismissed the risks of privacy violations: "I really don't understand. Central databases already exist. Privacy is already gone."'
Ellison wants this to be mandatory for aliens, but optional for citizens. However, this will most likely last until one minute after a US citizen commits an act of terrorism.
Also of interest is the 'thumbprint or iris scan' that could be interpreted as the mark on the right hand or forehead.
'Ellison proposes to link the central government database to a system of digital identification cards that would be optional for citizens but mandatory for aliens. He wants each card holder to provide a thumbprint or iris scan that would be stored in the central database.'
(I am rather sleepy right now, so this may not be quite coherent.)
I really hope I am wrong about this.
Oh great, now I'm hungry.
If a site won't let me delete an account, or look untrustworthy, I just change all of the useful information, efectively deleting the account.
Of course, my name at this account is not real, nor is the address or any other information.
> 3.14159something
I do believe you are thinking of 3.141592653589793238
I would think that that would result in a whole bunch of empty labs, with time machime blueprints scattered everywhere, and maybe a scorched spot on the wall.
I have thought about this, and have some ideas.
Uninhabited wasteland. Either Antarctica or just buy the northern part of Russia. (Cheap, but still costs money. Also rather cold.)
Tropical islands/oil rigs. (Not enough room for everyone.)
Mars/Moon. (Harder to get to/live on.)
As most of the people going for this would likely be involved in computers or other high knowledge industries, the lack of farmable land should not be a problem.
I would consider Mars or the moon to be the best candidate in the long run, (~200 years) although technology is not good enough yet.
While waiting for Mars to become usable, I would look very closely at Russia, as it has a fairly good climate, enough land area, and an easally (sp) bribed government short on money who might be persuaded to let go of a small chunk of land.
I wish I had no reason to talk about this seriously, but it is too late for America.
I don't know. I would think that restricting ramapant commercialism to Christmas Day would actually be a good thing.
Oh well.
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