Way to take that line out of context. "Failure is not an option." wasn't about general day to day stuff, it was about saving the lives of 3 astronauts during an emergency situation. In fact, the mission (LANDING ON THE FREEKIN MOON) was indeed a failure.... They DIDN'T do it!
The whole "failure is not an option" thing is fine when you have lives in danger and the whole world is watching, but you don't get to use it about your website, no matter how many jobs are at stake. The message to take away here is "Even a million jobs are not worth 1 human life." If you understand and live by that, you will be a better person. Otherwise, you're just another scumbag millionaire who doesn't care about people.
That SOUNDS like a good idea, but by the time you get the data, it will be useless. Drive storage technologies change too often, and manufacturing methods also change, no to mention quality control for a particular run of drives. After a 10 year test of all your currently available drives, everyone will be using SSDs, so it won't matter.
It's also good for Microsoft's bottom line. They are asking people to find exploits in the TCP/IP stack, which they will *NOT* patch in Windows XP. Then support will end for Windows XP, and with all these exploits floting around, will force people to buy more Microsoft Windows 8.1 goodness.
This would be a really good opportunity to write an app that would present a false phone number to certain other apps. I bet they would stop sending unwanted texts if you told them your phone number was 911.
Wishful thinking. I had a blackberry and Verizon FORCED an app on it.... BING search of all things. You can't uninstall it. It set the default search engine to BING in the web browser, and plastered the icon everywhere. Sure, you can HIDE the icon, but the program is still installed.
It may not fail like that. Suppose that the display degraded 50% after 50% of its lifetime was up? After about 6 or 7 years, you may notice the difference.
...And if you read the summary thinking of a bill validator, you come away with a "DUH! No kidding dummy!" feeliing. In order to hack a bill validator, you would need to open the vending machine, remove the bill validator, disassemble the validator, update or replace the rom, then put everything back together again. If you're going to do that, you could just grab the money and a coke after the first step.
When you open that box in 10+ years, you will be disappointed to find that the resin band will have decayed and crumbled.
The Gear looks like a fine product, but what annoyed me was the camera built onto the band. If you're going to pay more than $40 for a watch, it had better damn well use a STANDARD band interface, and not require a special band. Even if that means doing without the stupid camera.
But at least the amazing pay, respect, job security and being the stuff all women dream about makes up for it...
Oh wait.
I can predict the future, I am going to die a bitter and angry nerd.
At least you will have lots of company in the afterlife.
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Way to take that line out of context. "Failure is not an option." wasn't about general day to day stuff, it was about saving the lives of 3 astronauts during an emergency situation. In fact, the mission (LANDING ON THE FREEKIN MOON) was indeed a failure.... They DIDN'T do it!
The whole "failure is not an option" thing is fine when you have lives in danger and the whole world is watching, but you don't get to use it about your website, no matter how many jobs are at stake. The message to take away here is "Even a million jobs are not worth 1 human life." If you understand and live by that, you will be a better person. Otherwise, you're just another scumbag millionaire who doesn't care about people.
Jimmy Fallon is a psychopath.
"She'll make .5 past light."
"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts."
That's what you get for not having a default selection in Grub. Add one, even if it's a HALT.
Well, they're not getting BETTER....
I would *LOVE* to see anything called a "Carriage" doing 70MPH.
Molotov Cocktails are cheaper, more easily available, and faster to produce.
Dread Grandpa Roberts?
That SOUNDS like a good idea, but by the time you get the data, it will be useless. Drive storage technologies change too often, and manufacturing methods also change, no to mention quality control for a particular run of drives. After a 10 year test of all your currently available drives, everyone will be using SSDs, so it won't matter.
Buy it from Whom? It's open source!
Because nothing screams "FREEDOM" in America like brandishing your own home-made weapon.
I had no idea there was an ALTERNATE current. I've just been using the default current that comes with my voltage.
It's also good for Microsoft's bottom line. They are asking people to find exploits in the TCP/IP stack, which they will *NOT* patch in Windows XP. Then support will end for Windows XP, and with all these exploits floting around, will force people to buy more Microsoft Windows 8.1 goodness.
This would be a really good opportunity to write an app that would present a false phone number to certain other apps. I bet they would stop sending unwanted texts if you told them your phone number was 911.
Wishful thinking. I had a blackberry and Verizon FORCED an app on it.... BING search of all things. You can't uninstall it. It set the default search engine to BING in the web browser, and plastered the icon everywhere. Sure, you can HIDE the icon, but the program is still installed.
When adding functionality to existing products that are made of molded plastic, what do you do when you just don't have enough room?
A noble spirit emscriptens the smallest man.
Of course the bitrate of your MP3's that are stored on this drive will not change, so they will *NOT* sound like chipmunks.
OTOH, imagine a technical conversation in the clean room where these drives are assembled. Now *THAT'S* funny.
It may not fail like that. Suppose that the display degraded 50% after 50% of its lifetime was up? After about 6 or 7 years, you may notice the difference.
...And if you read the summary thinking of a bill validator, you come away with a "DUH! No kidding dummy!" feeliing. In order to hack a bill validator, you would need to open the vending machine, remove the bill validator, disassemble the validator, update or replace the rom, then put everything back together again. If you're going to do that, you could just grab the money and a coke after the first step.
Can you imagine if they did?
@Maverick: I just buzzd the tower. Admiral spilled his coffee. LOL!
When you open that box in 10+ years, you will be disappointed to find that the resin band will have decayed and crumbled.
The Gear looks like a fine product, but what annoyed me was the camera built onto the band. If you're going to pay more than $40 for a watch, it had better damn well use a STANDARD band interface, and not require a special band. Even if that means doing without the stupid camera.
Yes, but the craft flipped over, so he would have spilled his beer.
I'm just glad that they don't call it a "Progrum".
At least you will have lots of company in the afterlife.