If your argument was more coherent, I'd say you were using a straw man device, but as it is I think you're trying a reductio ad gibberatum. -- "HORSE."
What the frag are you talking about? I'm absolutely terrified that a dictator might get a cheap and efficient energy source, oh yeah...shaking in my boots here. -- "HORSE."
>You could go as far back as the Bible, if you wanted. In the book of Acts, on the Day of Pentecost, St. Peter et al were speaking in their own language and their words were perfectly understandable to "all in their own tongue". But that one's usually chalked up to "Cool Miracle", not "Cool Technology" status.
[stephenson]*mumbles something about it not being cool at all when virii hijack a religion*[/stephenson]
What, POT mode STILL eats tags? Grr...
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mmm, both Maoism and Stalinism have obviously caused an incredible amount of deaths, but has Communism?...I'm not so sure about that one. When I'm in a whimsical mood I suspect that future generations will refer to this period in China's history as "The Mao Dynasty", with nary a reference to the Communist ideologies the emperors of this dynasty purported to hold. -- "HORSE."
Also, doesn't this say to America "hey, if you succeed, we'll sue ya for anti-trust!"
That doesn't make any sense. The trial's not about the success of Microsoft, it's about the illegal practices of Microsoft. Or are you saying the only way a company can succeed is by breaking the law? =) -- "HORSE."
Microsoft didn't become a monopoly by jacking up prices, but by using practically the opposite tactic - in effect giving products away to obtain staggering market share.
Um, Katz, that's how monopolies generally get established. Y'know, seize the market by dropping prices through the floor, then jack them up only after all competition has been crushed. Attempting to establish a monopoly by raising prices, um, it wouldn't work. I mean, duh. -- "HORSE."
Why not just change the Federal laws to have a death penalty for hacking and cracking?
If you break into a system and cause damage: lethal injection.
That would make you think twice before doing something stupid if you ask me.
And, like most easy fixes, this one's utterly brain-damaged. I really hope you meant this as a joke, in which case I'm proud to have been trolled by you. -- "HORSE."
Actually lifespans could be much longer. I heard that, if it were possible to prevent aging, people might be able to live on the order of one hundred thousand years each on average.
And by then we'll be able to port ourselves from carbon to something more long-lasting...perhaps to whatever's supplanted whatever's supplanted whatever's supplanted (and so on...) silicon by then.:-) -- "HORSE."
actually using the LSBs of music CD data as a one-time pad is an interesting possibility.... after all the pad distribution problem is solved for you:-)
Isn't this sort of thing just an elaboration on the "book code" concept? -- "HORSE."
Absolutely. My most favourite of all was the one where Picard, in just 25 minutes, lived a whole lifetime as an artisan in an alien society 10,000 years in the past.
The moment when his late wife friend and late best friend reappeared and he remembered who he was - and his disorientation when he returned; the memory of a whole lifetime and a dearly-loved family receding like a dream upon waking.
So beautifully understated, it was priceless (especially for an American show). Pass the tissues, please. Sniff.
YES. I thought I was the only one who remembered that episode? That was without a doubt the best Star Trek (any series) ever. It played like an adaptation of, say, a really good Arthur C. Clarke short story, or maybe another author of his era and caliber.
The idea of having the show be a series of short story arcs, rather than having it focus on one ship/space station/whatever, sounds really cool. It would go a long way towards solving what in my opinion is the main problem with Star Trek: No one ever dies. If the audience didn't have time to get really attached to the characters, and if the actors didn't have n-year contracts, the writers would be free to kill off anyone they needed whenever the story demanded it. This is hugely important. If we know everyone's always going to be safe and sound, the story loses a large amount of its impact. "Wow, I wonder if they're going to get out of this one!" is far more engaging than "Wow, wonder how they're going to get out of this one". -- "HORSE."
I hope someone has the moderator points to knock you into next thursday...I wish I did...someone, please kill this nasty little troll...please... -- "HORSE."
Am I the only one who noticed that the title of the crypto contest faq page is "Kids' Harry Potter Magical Candy Contest - FAQ"? I dunno, I find it amusing that they forgot to change it.
mmm...I'd love to see you read some serious pseudo-kook-lit...I dunno, something like Illuminatus![1] (or for that matter the Book of the SubGenius). Your head would explode =)
Hint, in most things like 'pi', the mysticism is basically an extended in-joke. Don't let the joke get in the way of your suspension of disbelief, even if you're not in on it.
[1]: Argh, I hate it when authors put punctuation in book titles...it's so clumsy...
This is insanely offtopic, I know, but I must warn you NOT to watch the dub of Perfect Blue...it's extreme hackwork. If you can track down a sub, that's great, but the dub...the translation was laughably off, the acting...yech, don't get me started. Think of everything bad about most dubs and raise it to some huge power of ten and you've got the Perfect Blue dub.
Oh yeah, and the one scene in which a computer is prominently featured comes off like a really bad ad for J. Random Online Service. And any sympathy you may have for the main character (if you're able to get past her simultaneously flat and saccharine dub voice) evaporates when you realize, jeez, she can't even use a MAC. =) -- "HORSE."
Bah, I didn't say that I wasn't going to be skipping the country post haste when the revolution comes, just that I'll have time to get away, since they'll get that dude first.
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If your argument was more coherent, I'd say you were using a straw man device, but as it is I think you're trying a reductio ad gibberatum.
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It's also an anagram for "source", though that might be coincidence.
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bahahahahaha, been reading Rand, have we?
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What the frag are you talking about? I'm absolutely terrified that a dictator might get a cheap and efficient energy source, oh yeah...shaking in my boots here.
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>You could go as far back as the Bible, if you wanted. In the book of Acts, on the Day of Pentecost, St. Peter et al were speaking in their own language and their words were perfectly understandable to "all in their own tongue". But that one's usually chalked up to "Cool Miracle", not "Cool Technology" status.
[stephenson]*mumbles something about it not being cool at all when virii hijack a religion*[/stephenson]
What, POT mode STILL eats tags? Grr...
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lin-ix?
line-ux?
It's pronounced "freax"
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mmm, both Maoism and Stalinism have obviously caused an incredible amount of deaths, but has Communism?...I'm not so sure about that one. When I'm in a whimsical mood I suspect that future generations will refer to this period in China's history as "The Mao Dynasty", with nary a reference to the Communist ideologies the emperors of this dynasty purported to hold.
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That doesn't make any sense. The trial's not about the success of Microsoft, it's about the illegal practices of Microsoft. Or are you saying the only way a company can succeed is by breaking the law? =)
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Um, Katz, that's how monopolies generally get established. Y'know, seize the market by dropping prices through the floor, then jack them up only after all competition has been crushed. Attempting to establish a monopoly by raising prices, um, it wouldn't work. I mean, duh.
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If you break into a system and cause damage: lethal injection.
That would make you think twice before doing something stupid if you ask me.
And, like most easy fixes, this one's utterly brain-damaged. I really hope you meant this as a joke, in which case I'm proud to have been trolled by you.
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And by then we'll be able to port ourselves from carbon to something more long-lasting...perhaps to whatever's supplanted whatever's supplanted whatever's supplanted (and so on...) silicon by then. :-)
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Isn't this sort of thing just an elaboration on the "book code" concept?
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The moment when his late wife friend and late best friend reappeared and he remembered who he was - and his disorientation when he returned; the memory of a whole lifetime and a dearly-loved family receding like a dream upon waking.
So beautifully understated, it was priceless (especially for an American show). Pass the tissues, please. Sniff.
YES. I thought I was the only one who remembered that episode? That was without a doubt the best Star Trek (any series) ever. It played like an adaptation of, say, a really good Arthur C. Clarke short story, or maybe another author of his era and caliber.
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"HORSE."
The idea of having the show be a series of short story arcs, rather than having it focus on one ship/space station/whatever, sounds really cool. It would go a long way towards solving what in my opinion is the main problem with Star Trek: No one ever dies. If the audience didn't have time to get really attached to the characters, and if the actors didn't have n-year contracts, the writers would be free to kill off anyone they needed whenever the story demanded it. This is hugely important. If we know everyone's always going to be safe and sound, the story loses a large amount of its impact. "Wow, I wonder if they're going to get out of this one!" is far more engaging than "Wow, wonder how they're going to get out of this one".
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Consumption taxes? How you gonna set it up so it's not regressive?
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The same can be said of any sufficiently advanced card game.
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I hope someone has the moderator points to knock you into next thursday...I wish I did...someone, please kill this nasty little troll...please...
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Cripes! It took me all of 15 seconds to decipher these six words! For a second, I thought I had lost my ability to read 1337! Scared me...
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Because if we don't, WHO WILL? Answer me that, eh?
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Have you ever used the word "cyberspace" in a sentence? Shoot yourself. Now.
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well, semi-amusing...
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Hint, in most things like 'pi', the mysticism is basically an extended in-joke. Don't let the joke get in the way of your suspension of disbelief, even if you're not in on it.
[1]: Argh, I hate it when authors put punctuation in book titles...it's so clumsy...
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Oh yeah, and the one scene in which a computer is prominently featured comes off like a really bad ad for J. Random Online Service. And any sympathy you may have for the main character (if you're able to get past her simultaneously flat and saccharine dub voice) evaporates when you realize, jeez, she can't even use a MAC. =)
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...I say that dude is third or fourth against the wall when the revolution comes.
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