They cut though, what looked like, at least 2 feet of dense metal.
So, the actual saber is probably as thick as a human hair. Incredibly efficient so it doesn't heat up the air around it and fry the user. Doesn't emit "Bad" radiation of any type.
I'm still not sure how you can always get it to cut though things without turning stuff into gas. You certainly wouldn't want to cut though metal walls when you're getting 2000 degree metal gas being blown back into your face.
Anyway, it's not possible. At the very least, the cable from the device to your portable nuclear reactor would be unwieldy.
Ok, how about modern medicene? Hell, how about just a good dentist?
I guess you can say they don't really NEED a life expecancy beyond 40. And that basic, universal education isn't for everyone Mr. Fancypants.
No, not everyone needs a Mac. But if you're going to have the fruits of the developed nations in your country, you're going to have to develop your country. Period.
I went to see AotC at the Woodfield digital theather in Illinois. (By Chicago)
Pluses: Screen looked good, bright and IN FOCUS. None of those "Deacaying film" spots either.
Minus: Objects with high contrast, like white letters against a starfield, made the pixelation visible. I've found that only the computer geeks noticed it though.
I like digital better than film, but you can get this quality at home with a good DVD/HDTV setup.
Hey, he made his choice, and had to deal with the concequences.
Surprise! Building a weapon of mass destruction can piss off some powerful people or countries! They might have a chat with you about it, or they might just kill you.
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Um, why don't they just use a map?
And considering that the US military personel COME from the states, why don't they just get a guy who came from the area to direct them?
Honestly. It's a highway. Like a big black line. Follow the big black line until you reach the city you need to control. They can't be more specific than that because cities grow and change.
Um, ok, you realize that all we're doing is conjecture.
First, you never conceded that I was correct. I'll assume that you know I was correct and was avoiding the issue.
They couldn't capture any of the other ships captians, or any of the other people that have been freed from the matrix that would have that information.
Um, what other ship captains? They never mentioned anyone else owning a ship.
Ever flown on an Airplane before? Tell me, from that flight, how to get to the airport you landed at. That is what you're expecting these people to do.
My next question for the inteligence of the AI is this. Why doesn't it monitor every person in the Matrix?
What do you mean "It". You're imagining AI to be this godlike presence in the Matrix when it's probably a few million individual intelligences. Do you think things "Just happen" or they talk about stuff amongst themselves, and vote on the proper course of action? What's the point of monitoring all those people? They don't DO anything and they're completely harmless.
Heh, you spelled 'Intelligence' wrong.
If it is so much smarter than me, why didn't it know to kill the Oracle?
Why don't they kill the Oracle? What Oracle? They have no idea what you're talking about.
Which brings up my next point, why only three agents. If I had people breaking into my system as much as they did, I'd have a heck of a lot more agents. And they wouldn't be insane ones like Smith was, these would be cold emotionless killing machines.
Would you fumigate your whole house if you found some ants? They're humans! Insignificant! Only surviving by hiding in the shadow of the great machine race! The "Only human" line sums up the attitude nicely.
Also, they would not have their own face and recognizable features, that way, the victims would have no clue who was going to kill them, until after they were dead. In fact, why even have the killers take human shape? Why not have a swarm of bees live in the city, or even agent bacteria?
Oh brilliant. So, while the entire machine race depends on humans for energy, You make sure to screw up the Matrix as much as possible by adding bizarre elements to it. This causes disbelief, then chaos, then "Entire crops were lost."
You won't see agents popping up in bacteria or bees or dogs. Why? They're limited by the rules. At the best, you'll have a super, non-intelligent bee. Man, you should see that guy make honey!
Or why even have the matrix?
Because without it, everyone would be dead and machines would rule the Earth. That would be a very short movie with no kung-fu whatsoever.
1. Shock! Surprise! If someone comes off as a complete nutball, the odds are high that anything coming out of their mouth will be considered wrong. This isn't 'programming'. Surely you know an idiot at work. Once you realized he was an idiot, did you give all of his suggestions your full attention? Hell no.
2. Yes, believing in one thing that most people don't believe in doesn't make you automatically believe in EVERYTHING you hear. The best example of this is religion.
3. No kidding. You introduce a fundamental change in someone's worldview; they will walk around for a day or two thinking about it.
4. Heh, the powers that be have nothing to do with it. It's called being a skeptic. It comes with being not sheeplike.
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From what I heard, the pay increase was so the workers could afford to buy Ford cars.
He paid them enough to buy the vehicles they created. Increasing the market for Ford cars.
From what I understand, Disney's animations don't make their cash at the box office. They get it from people buying the tapes.
Wow, a whole MOUNTAIN of evidence and not a single link.
I can exaggerate on Slashdot too! Though I doubt anyone would notice.
Um, actually, they don't give a damn. You see, they won. Not only did they win, they won YEARS ago.
Now, when the next election pops up, they'll remember.
Ever hear the phrase "Sore Looser"?
The damn thing would take a LOT of energy to run.
They cut though, what looked like, at least 2 feet of dense metal.
So, the actual saber is probably as thick as a human hair. Incredibly efficient so it doesn't heat up the air around it and fry the user. Doesn't emit "Bad" radiation of any type.
I'm still not sure how you can always get it to cut though things without turning stuff into gas. You certainly wouldn't want to cut though metal walls when you're getting 2000 degree metal gas being blown back into your face.
Anyway, it's not possible. At the very least, the cable from the device to your portable nuclear reactor would be unwieldy.
Ok, how about modern medicene? Hell, how about just a good dentist?
I guess you can say they don't really NEED a life expecancy beyond 40. And that basic, universal education isn't for everyone Mr. Fancypants.
No, not everyone needs a Mac. But if you're going to have the fruits of the developed nations in your country, you're going to have to develop your country. Period.
So, they're burnable, but they are liquid audio...
How the heck do you get a CD player to read liquid audio format?
What would be the difference between launching instantly (With info they don't have) and launching a year from now.
Think yourself. The Sub missles are retaliation to any strike on the US.
I went to see AotC at the Woodfield digital theather in Illinois. (By Chicago)
Pluses: Screen looked good, bright and IN FOCUS. None of those "Deacaying film" spots either.
Minus: Objects with high contrast, like white letters against a starfield, made the pixelation visible. I've found that only the computer geeks noticed it though.
I like digital better than film, but you can get this quality at home with a good DVD/HDTV setup.
What if they modify the code so it only compiles on a special in-house compiler?
Er, why use simulation of real life physics, when you can just use real life physics?
Hey, he made his choice, and had to deal with the concequences.
Surprise! Building a weapon of mass destruction can piss off some powerful people or countries! They might have a chat with you about it, or they might just kill you.
Um, why don't they just use a map?
And considering that the US military personel COME from the states, why don't they just get a guy who came from the area to direct them?
Honestly. It's a highway. Like a big black line. Follow the big black line until you reach the city you need to control. They can't be more specific than that because cities grow and change.
Are you saying that Rolls Royce cannot make a flying car?
Not really. I was watching a sting operation on corrupt CA government officials.
Need a law created that greatly favors your company? Write it out, meet your representative and for a few thousand dollars, you've got a deal!
So let me get this straight. There's one ISP. They're on SPEW because of spam problems.
Why don't they fix their spam problems and get off SPEW? It's ONE ISP!
Awwww. Now no one wants to talk to them because they won't fix their spam problems. Cry me a river.
That's seperate cartrages for black and color, right?
Damn, I just looked it up. Around $600 for a color laser printer.
Um, ok, you realize that all we're doing is conjecture.
First, you never conceded that I was correct. I'll assume that you know I was correct and was avoiding the issue.
They couldn't capture any of the other ships captians, or any of the other people that have been freed from the matrix that would have that information.
Um, what other ship captains? They never mentioned anyone else owning a ship.
Ever flown on an Airplane before? Tell me, from that flight, how to get to the airport you landed at. That is what you're expecting these people to do.
My next question for the inteligence of the AI is this. Why doesn't it monitor every person in the Matrix?
What do you mean "It". You're imagining AI to be this godlike presence in the Matrix when it's probably a few million individual intelligences. Do you think things "Just happen" or they talk about stuff amongst themselves, and vote on the proper course of action? What's the point of monitoring all those people? They don't DO anything and they're completely harmless.
Heh, you spelled 'Intelligence' wrong.
If it is so much smarter than me, why didn't it know to kill the Oracle?
Why don't they kill the Oracle? What Oracle? They have no idea what you're talking about.
Which brings up my next point, why only three agents. If I had people breaking into my system as much as they did, I'd have a heck of a lot more agents. And they wouldn't be insane ones like Smith was, these would be cold emotionless killing machines.
Would you fumigate your whole house if you found some ants? They're humans! Insignificant! Only surviving by hiding in the shadow of the great machine race! The "Only human" line sums up the attitude nicely.
Also, they would not have their own face and recognizable features, that way, the victims would have no clue who was going to kill them, until after they were dead. In fact, why even have the killers take human shape? Why not have a swarm of bees live in the city, or even agent bacteria?
Oh brilliant. So, while the entire machine race depends on humans for energy, You make sure to screw up the Matrix as much as possible by adding bizarre elements to it. This causes disbelief, then chaos, then "Entire crops were lost."
You won't see agents popping up in bacteria or bees or dogs. Why? They're limited by the rules. At the best, you'll have a super, non-intelligent bee. Man, you should see that guy make honey!
Or why even have the matrix?
Because without it, everyone would be dead and machines would rule the Earth. That would be a very short movie with no kung-fu whatsoever.
Er, why not? Some of us like to discuss things.
It seems that the dumbest AI in existance is still smarter than you.
I actually miss the days where I could only do one thing at a time on a computer.
So how do you get started in the IT industry then? The 90's boom was an excellent opportunity for people to get into IT and prove their worth.
Now you don't even get a chance to start without years of experience.
My point is, the underbrush has been cleared; now you need a mechanism to bring in talented fresh blood.
And there isn't one.
You fool! Didn't you read the article? They used Zero-point energy to increase the bandwidth of a regular phone line far beyond normal.
You know, like gamma rays can turn someone into "The Hulk".
I thought the bit about the VCR was hilarious. I have no sympathy for these companies that lost money on the deal. I hope people got fired over this.
Cool. Publish a paper on it and don't forget to attribute your inspiration to Slashdot. :)
1. Shock! Surprise! If someone comes off as a complete nutball, the odds are high that anything coming out of their mouth will be considered wrong. This isn't 'programming'. Surely you know an idiot at work. Once you realized he was an idiot, did you give all of his suggestions your full attention? Hell no.
2. Yes, believing in one thing that most people don't believe in doesn't make you automatically believe in EVERYTHING you hear. The best example of this is religion.
3. No kidding. You introduce a fundamental change in someone's worldview; they will walk around for a day or two thinking about it.
4. Heh, the powers that be have nothing to do with it. It's called being a skeptic. It comes with being not sheeplike.