No monkeys were harmed during the making of this code.
I don't believe you. I'm sure you did some test run on your code. And I'm sure that at the end of the test run, you terminated the process, thus killing all virtual monkeys living in it. Killing a monkey most definitely is harming it. Therefore I'm pretty sure you harmed virtual monkeys during the making of this code.
So. When will someone plug a graphene cpu into a motherboard?
The first transistor was invented in 1925. The first integrated circuit was developed in 1958. That's 33 years. The first commercially available microprocessor was available in 1970, that's another 12 years. And you complain because of just seven years?
It takes a monumental denial of reality to say something that stupid; anyone with even partial brain function is fully aware that if the underlying technologies of the web had been patented by Sir Tim (or similar) and licensed then we wouldn't be posting on Slashdot right now because nobody outside of large multinationals would even be *using* the web for anything.
Oh, maybe we would be posting on Slashdot, but Slashdot would be a news server where the summary was the first message posted to each new group. Links would of course be manual, i.e. a description of how to get at the article.
If an ISP blocks a domain rather than an IP address, that's like the delisting a number from the phone book*, and about as anachronistic. But sshhh... don't tell the courts!
(*Historical note: In the twentieth century, phone books were paper-based directories reprinted annually by telephone companies, listing names, addresses and telephone numbers.)
Historical note? I got my latest phone book this year.
Virus? Should have used a Mac... although of course then it would have cost the military twice as much and they'd be forced to buy their ammunition from Apple.
But the weapons would be more effective because when they arrive, the enemy would be so stunned at the design that they would forget fighting them.
Fear is a really useful tool, especially in controlling information. Imagine if you will what fuckery could be accomplished under these circumstances, never mind the Minority Report crap. Think for a minute about who is controlling this information and the processes around it. This is in direct violation of our constitutional rights and more importantly our human rights.
Do I want murderers, rapists or terrorist walking the streets? Heck no - but I am unwilling to segregate a population simply because I *think* they will do something bad. On the political side, I have to say there are no real checks and balances of the DHS and it needs to be stopped, chopped up and shut down. From a more important and ethical perspective, this is a point where technology is being used not for good, but for questionable purposes.
You just have been identified as future criminal. We will act accordingly. Sincerely, your DHS.
Well, in a simple analogy: They were seeing a rocket going up (the universe expanding), and calculated from its speed that it would get slower, go back down and crash on the ground (big crunch). However, the Nobel laureates found out that the rocket is accelerating (the expansion accelerates), and therefore will not fall down to the ground, but go to the sky. We are still wondering what is the propellant, though.
Sounds like a nightmare for software design. A reboot is used today to clear up bad glitches in software. How will we be able to do that if rebooting does not reset software that has glitched. Sounds like a catch 22 to a good idea.
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I don't believe you. I'm sure you did some test run on your code. And I'm sure that at the end of the test run, you terminated the process, thus killing all virtual monkeys living in it. Killing a monkey most definitely is harming it. Therefore I'm pretty sure you harmed virtual monkeys during the making of this code.
I wonder why this non-story gets so much slashdot attention?
Because it allows everyone to show his brilliance by pointing out how this is a non-story.
Or he just uses an alternative calendar where the names of September and October are exchanged.
So. When will someone plug a graphene cpu into a motherboard?
The first transistor was invented in 1925. The first integrated circuit was developed in 1958. That's 33 years. The first commercially available microprocessor was available in 1970, that's another 12 years. And you complain because of just seven years?
Tim Berners-Lee did have a vision
Well he was working at CERN. I wonder if Tim wants to tell us more about those FTL neutrinos?
Sorry, the patent on FTL is held by God and not licensed for use by mere mortals.
But this was using SGML on the internet!
It takes a monumental denial of reality to say something that stupid; anyone with even partial brain function is fully aware that if the underlying technologies of the web had been patented by Sir Tim (or similar) and licensed then we wouldn't be posting on Slashdot right now because nobody outside of large multinationals would even be *using* the web for anything.
Oh, maybe we would be posting on Slashdot, but Slashdot would be a news server where the summary was the first message posted to each new group. Links would of course be manual, i.e. a description of how to get at the article.
Yes. And the rail tunnel was built so that trains could pass through. And the trains were built that size because ...
Well, you can just look it up, of course. However, the story doesn't seem to have been posted around 21:00 EST :-)
You guys remember the days when every piece of bullshit spewed by an Apple fanboy wasn't immediately posted on the front page of slashdot?
Yes. Indeed, back then, Slashdot didn't even exist.
Actually an intentionally infected centrifuge would be an excellent way to get the virus in.
Haven't killing machines been guilt free since the invention of the bow and arrow? Not having to look your enemy in the eye makes things a lot easier.
The machines always have been guilt-free. It was always the humans who were guilty.
Why install a rootkit to log keystrokes when you have full control over the application whose keystrokes you want to log?
Maybe the code of the main application is such a mess that you don't want to touch it if you don't need to.
"I'm sure we're all surprised that it's opening security holes for third parties, and violates a related court verdict (and several laws in general)."
No not really...
I'm sure everyone here is familiar with the concept of sarcasm.
If an ISP blocks a domain rather than an IP address, that's like the delisting a number from the phone book*, and about as anachronistic. But sshhh... don't tell the courts!
(*Historical note: In the twentieth century, phone books were paper-based directories reprinted annually by telephone companies, listing names, addresses and telephone numbers.)
Historical note? I got my latest phone book this year.
You mean: "Which FA?"
After "Which" you don't use an article, and the T in "TFA" stands for "the".
You must have very high quality mirrors in your kitchen ...
Virus? Should have used a Mac... although of course then it would have cost the military twice as much and they'd be forced to buy their ammunition from Apple.
But the weapons would be more effective because when they arrive, the enemy would be so stunned at the design that they would forget fighting them.
Sou you cannot use the app to remote control the LHC? Where is the fun in it, then? :-)
Fear is a really useful tool, especially in controlling information. Imagine if you will what fuckery could be accomplished under these circumstances, never mind the Minority Report crap. Think for a minute about who is controlling this information and the processes around it. This is in direct violation of our constitutional rights and more importantly our human rights.
Do I want murderers, rapists or terrorist walking the streets? Heck no - but I am unwilling to segregate a population simply because I *think* they will do something bad. On the political side, I have to say there are no real checks and balances of the DHS and it needs to be stopped, chopped up and shut down. From a more important and ethical perspective, this is a point where technology is being used not for good, but for questionable purposes.
You just have been identified as future criminal. We will act accordingly. Sincerely, your DHS.
No, not flushed down the toilet. The money is not gone, it's just that someone else has it now.
Liters or litres? You must be a Brit because we measure concrete in cubic yards.
Well, some pre-crime researchers have found that measuring concrete in cubic yards increases the probability to become a criminal substantially. :-)
Well, in a simple analogy: They were seeing a rocket going up (the universe expanding), and calculated from its speed that it would get slower, go back down and crash on the ground (big crunch). However, the Nobel laureates found out that the rocket is accelerating (the expansion accelerates), and therefore will not fall down to the ground, but go to the sky. We are still wondering what is the propellant, though.
What if it just costs that much to make 1GB of Flash?
Sounds like a nightmare for software design. A reboot is used today to clear up bad glitches in software. How will we be able to do that if rebooting does not reset software that has glitched. Sounds like a catch 22 to a good idea.
Restart the software?