Being a Moore, I can't help but comment on Moore's law. In my lifetime, there have been a number of unforseen and incredible advances that have helped Moore's law significantly, besides the usual annual technological improvements. Moore's law will continue to advance mostly because of these unforseen advances, and I believe that the annual technological improvements that have become commonplace will also continue. Long live progress!
I got spammed by a few of those, and it must have been the most annoying 5 minutes or so that I have ever spent on a computer... and it really, really made me despise the company or individual sending them. It is 100 times worse than e-mail spam, because they interrupt work or other important activities!
HA HA! That's awesome. Whoever renewed that domain should get a medal from Microsoft. That and a huge smack upside the head for not temporarily posting something humorous... like a huge image of Bill Gates's pie incident. DOH!
It seems to me that the award should either go to the woman that the character was modeled after, or to the pixel image's creator where the pixel image is the most "perfect" woman, which I would argue should go back to that "snakes" game, where the girl snake was just a pink dot, if you want to talk about the most artistically perfect rendering. If it's about a portrait likeness, though, the real award should be to the beauty of the person represented, not to the sprite.
And Microsoft will be forced to run only their own programs internally... as they are off the shelf... plus, provide customers with any patches they have to write for themselves. DOH!
It seems a little early to worry about nano-bot safety when regular occupational workplace safety, especially with respect to smoking cigarettes and alcohol consumption issues, are still widely protested. In other words, you'll die of lung cancer before a miniature robot accidentally recombines your DNA.
Could hacking even be institutionalized or a coherent enough group to be given a logo? I propose a black flag with a white system font "10101" centered on it. That is a lot closer to what a hacker would really understand... these are not the cool, clean-logo wearing poser hackers that need a logo... it's the ones that are really actually interested... the ones that used a TRS-80, that deserve the pirate flag logo. BUT, who could decide who gets to use the logo? A super-hacker consortium of some kind? If so, I hereby claim juniority: I am not at all the best hacker, but I have used a TRS-80 for evil...
This seems like a great idea -- especially for galleries struggling to keep up with the latest artworks. They could own the service, and rotate in hundreds if not thousands of images for viewers in a contemporary wing, instead of just displaying one or two "originals" -- and what would that be exactly, if the works are digital to begin with?
Works fine if you're near the beach,
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Take Back Your Time!
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Try taking back your time in Columbus OH. You will discover very little to do that doesn't cost money as some form of paid entertainment. Can't just go to the beach -- unless you count driving 2 hrs to lake erie... mmm brown water!
"hey, why don't we... kick you out of the band, and keep all your songs? OK sure! That sounds fair."
It devastates me that there would be a further restriction on fair use... not in that I think protections aren't necessary, but it is already way too hard to do things like "clearing" a sound clip (getting permission). Anything worse would make techno either illegal or even slower to produce legitimately, stifling the creative process.
Wrap your mind around this one -- perhaps tall people earn more because they are smarter, and they are smarter because teachers called on them more -- because they are taller, and it's the tallest hand that gets called on in class! WHOA!
They already have the Sigalert system in California -- all you'd need is a few webcams and people to watch them, and with a simplified on-star type system, the car could warn you that you're about to drive into a traffic jam, and tell you a different way to go. It's really simple, actually, and shouldn't require new roads or anything like that.
I transmitted a dictionary across the room in.05 seconds, when I threw it. I think it's important to note the type of connection that they are using, protocol, etc... hardware? software? C'mon, guys! Post something in the article that lets us know some detail, so that I know it wasn't just a dictionary being thrown across the room or something dumb like that.
and it's hard to get a non-series 2 machine now. Furthermore, a series 2 tivo has some safeguards to make hacking it significantly more difficult, compared with how hard it is to hack the earlier TiVo's. Thus, The countless series 2 users I know will be very happy to have access to some series 2 hacks someday, whenever that comes out.
Just use a two or three camera shoot, and use the difference in parallax between the images to create a stereo image. OR, for an even cheaper solution, use ONE camera and move it AROUND the subject. I have seen some really convincing 3-d stuff made this way.
Why not have the "do not call" list apply to the person and not the number? That way, you can't call a name on the list (my name will be 'home owner').
Actually, Yes, I do get it. EVERY SMTP server would have to be changed... is that realistic? I don't think that it is... especially since all the spammers I know own SMTP servers. In fact, they report great revenue streams by owning several SMTP boxes and spamming people, hence the reason there is so much spam.
How could a pay mail service even work?
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I looked at the article, and I still don't see how payments would even work. I have to send a few emails a day -- so I'm paying pennies per day? That's ridiculous. Plus, there's already all this software that sends and receives email for free... it's all going to have to change. It's a herculean effort, and will still result in spam -- regular mail costs a ton in comparison, and I still get junk mail in there. Perhaps filters plus busting bad offenders will eventually make a good difference... just taking my name off of lists has helped me a great deal.
This just in: the internet is actually slowing down because of a large volume of traffic on IP ports. Experts say, IP ports are like freeways -- the more cars, the more it slows down. One U.S. expert said: "Australia is so far away -- and there are no exits along the way!" so true, so true.:)
I can see it now... I won't be able to see anything! What manner of ungodly pr0n could you cook up for this display? Furthermore, how much more can I sell my art prints for, since they'll be in 3-D?
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Being a Moore, I can't help but comment on Moore's law. In my lifetime, there have been a number of unforseen and incredible advances that have helped Moore's law significantly, besides the usual annual technological improvements. Moore's law will continue to advance mostly because of these unforseen advances, and I believe that the annual technological improvements that have become commonplace will also continue. Long live progress!
I got spammed by a few of those, and it must have been the most annoying 5 minutes or so that I have ever spent on a computer... and it really, really made me despise the company or individual sending them. It is 100 times worse than e-mail spam, because they interrupt work or other important activities!
HA HA!
That's awesome. Whoever renewed that domain should get a medal from Microsoft. That and a huge smack upside the head for not temporarily posting something humorous... like a huge image of Bill Gates's pie incident.
DOH!
It seems to me that the award should either go to the woman that the character was modeled after, or to the pixel image's creator where the pixel image is the most "perfect" woman, which I would argue should go back to that "snakes" game, where the girl snake was just a pink dot, if you want to talk about the most artistically perfect rendering. If it's about a portrait likeness, though, the real award should be to the beauty of the person represented, not to the sprite.
And Microsoft will be forced to run only their own programs internally... as they are off the shelf... plus, provide customers with any patches they have to write for themselves. DOH!
Does anyone know if there are X-prize entries using interval technology for in-flight computations or other important calculations?
It seems a little early to worry about nano-bot safety when regular occupational workplace safety, especially with respect to smoking cigarettes and alcohol consumption issues, are still widely protested. In other words, you'll die of lung cancer before a miniature robot accidentally recombines your DNA.
Perhaps he meant one of the following instead:
1) Microsoft makes code with lots of bugs, so protect yourself as if you were a sailor in Shanghai.
2) "I" (meaning BG) can't figure out how to make secure code. And since I'm rich, I will buy your company if you figure it out.
hmmm....
Could hacking even be institutionalized or a coherent enough group to be given a logo? I propose a black flag with a white system font "10101" centered on it. That is a lot closer to what a hacker would really understand... these are not the cool, clean-logo wearing poser hackers that need a logo... it's the ones that are really actually interested... the ones that used a TRS-80, that deserve the pirate flag logo. BUT, who could decide who gets to use the logo? A super-hacker consortium of some kind? If so, I hereby claim juniority: I am not at all the best hacker, but I have used a TRS-80 for evil...
This seems like a great idea -- especially for galleries struggling to keep up with the latest artworks. They could own the service, and rotate in hundreds if not thousands of images for viewers in a contemporary wing, instead of just displaying one or two "originals" -- and what would that be exactly, if the works are digital to begin with?
Try taking back your time in Columbus OH. You will discover very little to do that doesn't cost money as some form of paid entertainment. Can't just go to the beach -- unless you count driving 2 hrs to lake erie... mmm brown water!
What if google's auction goes for $10? Someone could make a deal with eBay to rig the auction... sounds like a bad idea to me.
"hey, why don't we ... kick you out of the band, and keep all your songs? OK sure! That sounds fair."
It devastates me that there would be a further restriction on fair use... not in that I think protections aren't necessary, but it is already way too hard to do things like "clearing" a sound clip (getting permission). Anything worse would make techno either illegal or even slower to produce legitimately, stifling the creative process.
Wrap your mind around this one -- perhaps tall people earn more because they are smarter, and they are smarter because teachers called on them more -- because they are taller, and it's the tallest hand that gets called on in class! WHOA!
They already have the Sigalert system in California -- all you'd need is a few webcams and people to watch them, and with a simplified on-star type system, the car could warn you that you're about to drive into a traffic jam, and tell you a different way to go. It's really simple, actually, and shouldn't require new roads or anything like that.
I transmitted a dictionary across the room in .05 seconds, when I threw it. I think it's important to note the type of connection that they are using, protocol, etc... hardware? software? C'mon, guys! Post something in the article that lets us know some detail, so that I know it wasn't just a dictionary being thrown across the room or something dumb like that.
and it's hard to get a non-series 2 machine now. Furthermore, a series 2 tivo has some safeguards to make hacking it significantly more difficult, compared with how hard it is to hack the earlier TiVo's. Thus, The countless series 2 users I know will be very happy to have access to some series 2 hacks someday, whenever that comes out.
Just use a two or three camera shoot, and use the difference in parallax between the images to create a stereo image. OR, for an even cheaper solution, use ONE camera and move it AROUND the subject. I have seen some really convincing 3-d stuff made this way.
Why not have the "do not call" list apply to the person and not the number? That way, you can't call a name on the list (my name will be 'home owner').
Actually, Yes, I do get it. EVERY SMTP server would have to be changed... is that realistic? I don't think that it is... especially since all the spammers I know own SMTP servers. In fact, they report great revenue streams by owning several SMTP boxes and spamming people, hence the reason there is so much spam.
I looked at the article, and I still don't see how payments would even work. I have to send a few emails a day -- so I'm paying pennies per day? That's ridiculous. Plus, there's already all this software that sends and receives email for free... it's all going to have to change. It's a herculean effort, and will still result in spam -- regular mail costs a ton in comparison, and I still get junk mail in there. Perhaps filters plus busting bad offenders will eventually make a good difference... just taking my name off of lists has helped me a great deal.
Get your boss to an OpenOffice.org pitch party -- "if they are innundated by advertisements, they will come!"
This just in: the internet is actually slowing down because of a large volume of traffic on IP ports. Experts say, IP ports are like freeways -- the more cars, the more it slows down. :)
One U.S. expert said: "Australia is so far away -- and there are no exits along the way!"
so true, so true.
Well, U is a vowel, so I just hacked your title. However, your points are well taken.
I can see it now... I won't be able to see anything! What manner of ungodly pr0n could you cook up for this display? Furthermore, how much more can I sell my art prints for, since they'll be in 3-D?