>You shoulda picked a different university. You're the customer of the University as a student, not an employee or a subcontractor or a product or anything else that could vaguely be construed in a work-for-hire context. Any university that dares to try to put restrictions like that on its students deserves to be deserted en masse.
Did you look at where the poster came from? In the UK going to a University is different than the US. I don't know exactly how it works, but when I was over there I got the impression that if you passed all the tests you got in for free.
He wasn't talking about a system. He was talking about just buying the proccessor. Goto pricewatch.com and you'll find it for sale for 1400$, 10$ shipping. He was 5$ off.
All species die eventually, understand? Humanity will not exist someday.
Nanotech is frightening because it's mostly theory! Can it be used to destroy humanity? Well, in theory, sure! We have no idea how well the stuff works IN a labratory, let along in the real world.
And having a proccessor a million times more powerful than today is nice, but can you make it think? I'd be happy with a extremely slow computer intelligence using todays proccessors. Has anyone done it? No. Smart people have been (looking at/working on) AI for at least 30 years now, and we have NOTHING.
So, in theory, we'll all be dead in 30-40 years, because something that has to do with technology will get us.
>I swear so many people who are brought up in the west have totally ignorant views of what it means to be poor in a poor country.
You mean, someone who has been born and lived all their life in a first world country doesn't understand what it's like to live in a third world country?
I don't know squat about the information given in this 'Map'. But is it just the four nucletides?
>If you don't want to pay them, then you are perfectly free to extract your own DNA and create your own map of the human genome.
If I did this, would it look exactly like Cerela's map? If it does, what would keep me from making a copy of their map, selling it as my own and simply claiming I did all the work?
Huh? I've never heard of 'Innovation' being a strength of open source. It's always been, 'Creating the tools you need that work. Feel free to modify.'
BTW, even if there was a hundred innovations that OSS produced, you could simply say 'No, that's not significant enough.' So, I guess you're right. Yay for you.
I'm also not surpised that the PS2 has problems with DVDs. I've been looking at DVD players and found a page that listed all models; and encouraged you to write about the DVD player that you own. Almost EVERYONE had some sort of problem, that that's just with the DVD playersl. You also get movie studios putting out low quality DVDs that most players have problems with.
Quality-wise, Toshiba is doing great, I'm planning on getting the next Toshiba DVD player with progressive scan that comes into my price range.
Ah, I know electronics and I have no desire to ever do such a thing unless I had no other options.
The logical way to get around such a protection scheme is to buy a monitor that doesn't have built in decryption. Everyone owns a monitor like this, so INTEL must have a way of turning off the encryption if they want to sell this at all.
>Boys are wilder and more aggressive. So when there is computer time available, they will push the girls off. If teachers and parents don't do something about that, the girls won't fight back.
I remember reading something about that. I believe some teacher was watching her third grade students and saw this.
This would be a good reason why there aren't many girls in the 3rd grade who are using computers. That's about it.
Because the computer field is constantly changing and mentally intensive, you have to LIKE computers just to stay competent. Reading about current issues, trying new tech, bugging someone who knows more than you do. If you love computers you'll do even better.
Why? Simple, this is a pirates dream. You don't even have to waste time downloading software anymore. Just go to the store, buy it, burn it and return it saying 'I didn't like the licence agreement' Stores normally have a policy for not allowing returns on open software, but this FORCES companies to buy their software back from you.
Although, if it prevents anyone from saying negitive things about a product, then the law is DOA. Something about freedom of speech.
>Is sun running around claiming that software should be free cause it benefits 'all of humanity'? No. They make all their money on hardware, and they don't give a shit about software.
Ah, you're saying that Sun's business plan is to give away free software that will make users dependant on Sun and eventually cause them to buy Sun hardware?
Because that's MS plan, give away free MS office, and slowly take over the persons system so that everything only works when you have all Microsoft.
I know this becuase I'm in that position now, and I'm too tired to change.
BTW, did you know MS Outlook express doesn't have spell check unless I have MS Word installed?
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Examples please?
Of course, if you plan on pestering your friends for answers all of the time, you'll probably loose those friends in short order.
It's hard enough to get them together in the same place to drink beer, let alone answer useless college questions.
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Congratulations on your purchase of Newtechs Petabyte drive! Good care of the Petabyte drive will ensure a long fruitfull life.
Warning! This Petabyte contains a small particle accelerator! Do not jar while in operation or the release of of least 2 MJ may occur!
Warning! No user serviceable parts!
Warning! Do not taunt the Petabyte drive!
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Too big!? Too big!!?
:-)
I figure it's not too big unless I actually have to turn my head left and right to read text on the screen.
Or I have to plug it into one of the those 240v plugs that are normally reserved for dryers and electric ovens.
Or I have to get out of bed at night and go turn off the monitor in the next room because the light is keeping me up.
Then it might be too big.
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>You shoulda picked a different university. You're the customer of the University as a student, not an employee or a subcontractor or a product or anything else that could vaguely be construed in a work-for-hire context. Any university that dares to try to put restrictions like that on its students deserves to be deserted en masse.
Did you look at where the poster came from? In the UK going to a University is different than the US. I don't know exactly how it works, but when I was over there I got the impression that if you passed all the tests you got in for free.
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Oops, moderated this the wrong way. In theory, posting will give me my points back.
Here we go.
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He wasn't talking about a system. He was talking about just buying the proccessor. Goto pricewatch.com and you'll find it for sale for 1400$, 10$ shipping. He was 5$ off.
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I second that!
'The Iron Giant' is a great movie!
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>Besides according to these guys http://www.imagination-engines.com/ we do have more than nothing :)
Ok ok, I stand corrected. We don't have nothing, we have something.
I believe that evolving method is the only way we'll produce something as complex as true AI, but birthin' babies will give you the same thing.
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All species die eventually, understand? Humanity will not exist someday.
Nanotech is frightening because it's mostly theory! Can it be used to destroy humanity? Well, in theory, sure! We have no idea how well the stuff works IN a labratory, let along in the real world.
And having a proccessor a million times more powerful than today is nice, but can you make it think? I'd be happy with a extremely slow computer intelligence using todays proccessors. Has anyone done it? No. Smart people have been (looking at/working on) AI for at least 30 years now, and we have NOTHING.
So, in theory, we'll all be dead in 30-40 years, because something that has to do with technology will get us.
Or maybe not.
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Ok guys, this is just getting plain wierd.
>I swear so many people who are brought up in the west have totally ignorant views of what it means to be poor in a poor country.
You mean, someone who has been born and lived all their life in a first world country doesn't understand what it's like to live in a third world country?
Shocking! Shocking! Moderate that person up!
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Actually, the answer is yes. But he'll need an address to send the cheaper liquer and drugs to. That's a problem when you're homeless.
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Erik Z
Woah, you won't support peacefire because they MIGHT loose?
I forsee your future risk-free life.
It's very VERY boring.
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Erik Z
I don't know squat about the information given in this 'Map'. But is it just the four nucletides?
>If you don't want to pay them, then you are perfectly free to extract your own DNA and create your own map of the human genome.
If I did this, would it look exactly like Cerela's map? If it does, what would keep me from making a copy of their map, selling it as my own and simply claiming I did all the work?
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Erik Z
>What _significant_ innovation has OSS produced?
Huh? I've never heard of 'Innovation' being a strength of open source. It's always been, 'Creating the tools you need that work. Feel free to modify.'
BTW, even if there was a hundred innovations that OSS produced, you could simply say 'No, that's not significant enough.' So, I guess you're right. Yay for you.
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Erik Z
I'm also not surpised that the PS2 has problems with DVDs. I've been looking at DVD players and found a page that listed all models; and encouraged you to write about the DVD player that you own. Almost EVERYONE had some sort of problem, that that's just with the DVD playersl. You also get movie studios putting out low quality DVDs that most players have problems with.
Quality-wise, Toshiba is doing great, I'm planning on getting the next Toshiba DVD player with progressive scan that comes into my price range.
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Erik Z
Two months? What are you talking about? So in a year, the entire US goverment can only raise 9 billion dollars?
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Wow, no wonder they let those Cops off. Here you are on Slashdot typing away, happy as a clam.
Glad that's over with.
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huh?
Ok, go out into public and annouce your love for the Muppets.
If you arn't treated like a Nerd for that, let me know where you live. I want to move there.
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PS Could be worse, at least they're not annoucing new stamps or coins series.
Ah, I know electronics and I have no desire to ever do such a thing unless I had no other options.
The logical way to get around such a protection scheme is to buy a monitor that doesn't have built in decryption. Everyone owns a monitor like this, so INTEL must have a way of turning off the encryption if they want to sell this at all.
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Erik Z
>Boys are wilder and more aggressive. So when there is computer time available, they will push the girls off. If teachers and parents don't do something about that, the girls won't fight back.
I remember reading something about that. I believe some teacher was watching her third grade students and saw this.
This would be a good reason why there aren't many girls in the 3rd grade who are using computers. That's about it.
Because the computer field is constantly changing and mentally intensive, you have to LIKE computers just to stay competent. Reading about current issues, trying new tech, bugging someone who knows more than you do. If you love computers you'll do even better.
ErikZ
Why? Simple, this is a pirates dream. You don't even have to waste time downloading software anymore. Just go to the store, buy it, burn it and return it saying 'I didn't like the licence agreement'
Stores normally have a policy for not allowing returns on open software, but this FORCES companies to buy their software back from you.
Although, if it prevents anyone from saying negitive things about a product, then the law is DOA. Something about freedom of speech.
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128 charactors in length?
Geezus, what do you type in? The Illiad?
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>Is sun running around claiming that software should be free cause it benefits 'all of humanity'? No. They make all their money on hardware, and they don't give a shit about software.
Ah, you're saying that Sun's business plan is to give away free software that will make users dependant on Sun and eventually cause them to buy Sun hardware?
Because that's MS plan, give away free MS office, and slowly take over the persons system so that everything only works when you have all Microsoft.
I know this becuase I'm in that position now, and I'm too tired to change.
BTW, did you know MS Outlook express doesn't have spell check unless I have MS Word installed?
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Erik Z
"Nitpick: "Khan" is not a name, it's a title. "
Really?
If I ever get a chance to choose my own job title, Khan is going to be in it somehere!
"The network has crashed! No one can do anything!"
"KKHHHhhaaaaannnnnnnn!"
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