Right, I am surprised that we are not moving more quickly in this direction right now. An unmanned fighter could do way crazier acrobatics than one with a fragile human in it, could stay in flight far longer (with in flight refuelings) and probably be better at a lot of other things I cannot think of right now.
If you are really old then you have everything left to lose. At that age, a simple 5 year prison sentance might as well be a death sentance. But when you are young, say 27, then that 5 year sentance doesn't mean as much. You'll be out at 32 and still have most of your life ahead of you.
Of course it is all a matter of perspective. Different people view things differently. But I know that as I get older I value what time I have left far more than I did when I was younger. And I want that time to be quality time, not time spent rotting in a prison.
Slashdot seems to be very U.S.-centric. Do you have any plans to be more international in your scope?
Slashdot is U.S.-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Americans, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is in the U.S. We're certainly not opposed to doing more international stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the U.S. and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.
Exactly. Although I am certainly not a kernel hacker or a UNIX guru, I have worked as a SysAdmin for four years and believe that I am more than a competant IT worker. But as the only job that I can find right now is tech support, I find myself reading scripts off the moniter to people all day. I often want to deviate from the script and tell them the REAL way to solve their problem but that would get me fired. So I sit there reading questions from the script, squirming in my seat, wanting desperately to shout out "All you have to do is click the security accounts tab and uncheck anonymous connections!!" but I can't. My job is to read from a script.:(
>>And, as we all know, Information Wants To Be Free.
AArrgg..I hate that slogan. My social security number does not want to be free, my phone number and home address do not want to be free, the CAD drawings that my best friend makes at his job do not want to be free. I all to often see people (usually crackers) committing crimes and then trying to excuse their crimes with the phrase Information Wants To Be Free.
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>>Is it war if it's just machines (not even sentient robots) fighting?
I think the point is you send the robots to attack their infrastructure, their factories, power stations, etc.
Wow. Just wow. Yes I did and I obviously disagreed with it. Oh, and. Wow. Just wow.
Right, I am surprised that we are not moving more quickly in this direction right now. An unmanned fighter could do way crazier acrobatics than one with a fragile human in it, could stay in flight far longer (with in flight refuelings) and probably be better at a lot of other things I cannot think of right now.
We need small unmanned robotic subs also.
>> he will get to sit in a small room with a roof over his head and three square meals a day for free.
If you think that a computer geek is going to have an easy time in an American prison then you are insane. His life is going to be hell.
(Not to say he doesn't deserve it).
>> I wouldn't have much life left to lose
If you are really old then you have everything left to lose. At that age, a simple 5 year prison sentance might as well be a death sentance. But when you are young, say 27, then that 5 year sentance doesn't mean as much. You'll be out at 32 and still have most of your life ahead of you.
Of course it is all a matter of perspective. Different people view things differently. But I know that as I get older I value what time I have left far more than I did when I was younger. And I want that time to be quality time, not time spent rotting in a prison.
Slashdot is an American site. From the FAQ:
Slashdot seems to be very U.S.-centric. Do you have any plans to be more international in your scope?
Slashdot is U.S.-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Americans, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is in the U.S. We're certainly not opposed to doing more international stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the U.S. and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.
Exactly. Although I am certainly not a kernel hacker or a UNIX guru, I have worked as a SysAdmin for four years and believe that I am more than a competant IT worker. But as the only job that I can find right now is tech support, I find myself reading scripts off the moniter to people all day. I often want to deviate from the script and tell them the REAL way to solve their problem but that would get me fired. So I sit there reading questions from the script, squirming in my seat, wanting desperately to shout out "All you have to do is click the security accounts tab and uncheck anonymous connections!!" but I can't. My job is to read from a script. :(
>>And, as we all know, Information Wants To Be Free. AArrgg..I hate that slogan. My social security number does not want to be free, my phone number and home address do not want to be free, the CAD drawings that my best friend makes at his job do not want to be free. I all to often see people (usually crackers) committing crimes and then trying to excuse their crimes with the phrase Information Wants To Be Free.