Note the absurdity of the comment. The raising to meme status actually happens in the same article. What we've witnessed here, gentlemen, is the origin of a new meme. Quite an exiting time to be alive.
Here is some guys extraordinarily informative take on it. In short, Roland submits many articles, that all link back to his site. This makes him some money. Seemingly all articles get posted.
Whatever. Most of the articles are quite interesting, and it's not like anyone couldn't do the same, if you were so inclined.
People expect crappy connections with cell phones sometimes. People also expect to get a perfect connection when making a local call to a front office.
This seems to me to only have value as a plugin. From the effect they have managed to pull of, the authors could probably make a comfortable living off of it.
You're just angry because you're stuck at a desk, and he's not.
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Not to defend the ethics of cracking, but I think a good crack and a good hack are nigh indistinguishable.
To crack a system, one needs to find a hole the developers missed, without access to source. This can take insight and engineering skills on par with the designers, if missapplied. This is why so many hunt for vunrabilities and then release security notices, leaving it to the kiddies to craft the crack.
In the virus world, the same applies. The SQL injection worm was an awesomely crafted HTTP packet, that obviously took some serious brains, minus common sense.
The reason Sony has to limit there numbers is that it takes lots of money and commitment to tie up fab plants/assemblers, all of which are outsourced. They are also sourcing many different little bit from different companies at set prices for set volumes. Shifting gears on short notice is impossible.
No, it's whacko. Ya see, physics works. It predicts thing, often with astonishing acuracy. This is how scientists can get up in the morning. Just because some idiot with a web page says different and manages to sell a few books, does not invalidate a massive body of knowledge. Not dogma, knowledge. There is a difference.
You can build great speakers at home, and save lots of $. You might not be able to touch the top-of-the-line, but the bang for the buck is worth it for the rest of us.
The problem with shale oil, or any other 'alternative' source, is that the cost/barrel calculation is done in an oil based economy.
If oil wasn't there at all, it would be a lot more costly to make the huge machinery, transport the workers, feed the workers, etc. I have no idea what the final cost/barrel is, but I know it's higher than the current figure.
I'm don't have any strong ideas about how the 'end of oil' will play out. On one side you have the oil folks, who are trying to downplay it to keep the engine running. On the other you have people who see it as the coming 'I told you so, here's a pair of Birkenstocks' moment. The truth is somewhere in the middle. I do think that the surest path to destruction is the one we're on, where we can't even all agree that oil will end. We're hyping the hydrogen economy, even though the technical and infrastructure challenges make it look risky at best, and the energy still has to come from somewhere.
One final note; The problem is not running out of oil, it's about running out of enough oil. Production capacity is, right now, about perfectly matched with demand. Demand will lessen as prices rise, but will never stop increasing. This will put strong pressure on price, but trying to get a handle on where that price will end up is impossible. Right now, we price oil as the cost it takes to get it out of the ground and to a refinery. The real value is much, much higher, as one barrel of oil provides about 25,000 hours of man labour.
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I've never seen a PPP that was anything other than a huge waste of time. I think I might have seen my last, though.
That's what the mod system is for. He's already modded 0, so there's nobody here but the people who care.
Note the absurdity of the comment. The raising to meme status actually happens in the same article. What we've witnessed here, gentlemen, is the origin of a new meme. Quite an exiting time to be alive.
We feel your pain.
Whatever. Most of the articles are quite interesting, and it's not like anyone couldn't do the same, if you were so inclined.
People expect crappy connections with cell phones sometimes. People also expect to get a perfect connection when making a local call to a front office.
This seems to me to only have value as a plugin. From the effect they have managed to pull of, the authors could probably make a comfortable living off of it.
You're just angry because you're stuck at a desk, and he's not.
To crack a system, one needs to find a hole the developers missed, without access to source. This can take insight and engineering skills on par with the designers, if missapplied. This is why so many hunt for vunrabilities and then release security notices, leaving it to the kiddies to craft the crack.
In the virus world, the same applies. The SQL injection worm was an awesomely crafted HTTP packet, that obviously took some serious brains, minus common sense.
The reason Sony has to limit there numbers is that it takes lots of money and commitment to tie up fab plants/assemblers, all of which are outsourced. They are also sourcing many different little bit from different companies at set prices for set volumes. Shifting gears on short notice is impossible.
Bladerunner.
The electric model is infantile.
You can build great speakers at home, and save lots of $. You might not be able to touch the top-of-the-line, but the bang for the buck is worth it for the rest of us.
Read #1 as 'get new killer app' and mod insightful.
Here's one. Wreck Beach in Vancouver. Remember to wipe off the monitor before your mom gets home.
Cause the sooner my kids learn to shoot for the head, and always reload, the better.
Whoops, wong link.
It's called a bluetooth piconet, and it works. It can also support more than just controllers.
Nope, they've done that before. I remember one that had one story between them.
Even better, he posts.
If oil wasn't there at all, it would be a lot more costly to make the huge machinery, transport the workers, feed the workers, etc. I have no idea what the final cost/barrel is, but I know it's higher than the current figure.
I'm don't have any strong ideas about how the 'end of oil' will play out. On one side you have the oil folks, who are trying to downplay it to keep the engine running. On the other you have people who see it as the coming 'I told you so, here's a pair of Birkenstocks' moment. The truth is somewhere in the middle. I do think that the surest path to destruction is the one we're on, where we can't even all agree that oil will end. We're hyping the hydrogen economy, even though the technical and infrastructure challenges make it look risky at best, and the energy still has to come from somewhere.
One final note; The problem is not running out of oil, it's about running out of enough oil. Production capacity is, right now, about perfectly matched with demand. Demand will lessen as prices rise, but will never stop increasing. This will put strong pressure on price, but trying to get a handle on where that price will end up is impossible. Right now, we price oil as the cost it takes to get it out of the ground and to a refinery. The real value is much, much higher, as one barrel of oil provides about 25,000 hours of man labour.
My God!! Puppies! Who would have thought? I'm off to drown the lot of them.
Did you create this account just to post this? Or did you just shove your foot in your mouth with your first post?