I don't how far away we actually are, technologically. But regardless, in the Star Trek (TM) universe, the technology which many starships from the United Federation of Planets (UFP) use, is very advanced. They call it a universal translator. I am not sure of the semantics of this device but it sure sounds pretty nifty. It would certainly solve any language difficulties the internet community could encounter in the future.
That would suck for one particular reason. What if you were fantasizing about your voluptious teacher? If IBM started using these input devices, you would be the laughing stock of the school, until you graduate!
Right. That's what I was referring to when i said, "Though, they might die in the process."
That would suck for Bill Gates if the astronauts aboard one of these shuttles die because of a computer malfunction. But, then again, he has more money than God. So, it wouldn't matter much, anyway.
Yeah. It sure would be a terrible shame, right? If they hadn't yet experienced any BSoD aboard a shuttle, they wouldn't be able to suffer and endure the frustration which millions of computer users go through every day, right here on planet Earth.
Hmm. If NASA installed a Win32 OS in the Atlantis shuttle, chances are, the astronauts on this upcoming mission will be the first to see the Blue Screen of Death (TM) from space. Though, they also might die in the process. HeH!
You are wrong. I never stated that the UNIX command-line interface was more esoteric than its predecesors. I alluded to the fact that it was just the opposite. VMS, PDP-11, et al. were tremendously more archaic in their command structure, etc. as opposed to UNIX and its many variations. Sorry if I wasn't being as clear as possible.
What exactly would occur if this upcoming mission somehow fails to rectify the current situation? Maybe the space station would continue its rate of descent towards Earth and eventually collide with the planet or partially disintegrate, spreading its shards of metal alloys across the globe.
Hmm. Well, at least we will have a decent scapegoat if I am correct in my assumption of what shall take place.
The first computer I ever used was probably an IBM 386 running DOS, though I could be wrong (this was in kindergarten and I'm now a junior in high school).
I'm assuming Dennis Ritchie had originally considered his operating system as just a powerful, utilitarian, data-processing operating system. He probably never imagined so many geeks would take a liking to his creation. He also probably hated using its esoteric interface in the beginning, but had grown more accustomed to it as opposed to the rest of the operating systems which he used before the implementation of his own OS.
Who is this masked marauder known simply as mafiaboy, you ask? Well, if you must know, he's my Canadian dwarven father. You got a problem with that? He lives in a subteranean cave covered by snow and he's being sustained by moose droppings. If you are still reading this, you are obviously a media whore, looking for his latest scoop, not unlike the one who supposedly captured this notorious hacker.
Both of these two prospective top-level domains are just a couple more examples of how we are inevitably spiraling down the drain of total commercialization of the internet. Am I the only citizen of this community who hearkens for the days when the world wide web wasn't so completely and utterly engulfed by capitalist advertisements which are being shoved down our symbolic throats? I certainly hope not for the internet's sake. Sure, the existing TLDs are heavily drained of available domain names and ICANN should take into consideration the current situation. But the fact of the matter remains. Once.shop and.banc and.yetanotherTLD, etc. are created, there's no turning back. As a result, the internet will lose any shred it had left of its original purpose and goal (which was to facilitate a free and open environment or even further back, an interconnected network of military-based systems which would be used as an auxillary method for communication (HEH!)). I can't possibly be the only one who holds these particular sentiments.
On the subject of monolithic merging monopolies, at first glance, AOL seems to be just a user-friendly, media-whoring, oversized internet service provider. But as a result of the recent merger with Time-Warner, the ramifications of this joining of dark forces should be evident (at least, if your brain is functioning nominally and you're not a voluntary AOL user). For example, Time-Warner is a major supplier of cable television. Therefore, AOL can use TW's resources and further improve the bandwidth for their many users. This seems rather noble on the surface, until we explore the consequences. As more of the users become content with their speedy cable modem connections, people who aren't current AOL users will hear all of the rave reviews from the many media and commercial outlets which Time-Warner and its subsidaries have an influence on, advertising their supposedly outstanding service. AOL will then be able to add the adjective, "fastest" to describe the newest release of their product. This is just one of the numerous scenarios which is liable to occur in the near future, which will allow AOL to aquire more users and expand their empire.
i'm sure the majority of the people who supposedly "hacked" the previous DVD-ROM encryption schemes didn't intend nor actually make any profits off of that particular technique. a large portion of the "hackers" were probably linux (or other similar variations of unix) users, who didn't feel the need to boot into a win32 session just to watch 'the blair witch project'.
matsushita should lighten up and stop assuming that every hacker is out to make a buck. what makes them so certain that this new encryption scheme will be inpenetratable, anyway? i guess they under-estimate my kung-fu skills.
...i'm wondering if the amount of data that the company who created this new type of CD-ROM format isn't just an arbitrary number. it seems like an outrageous amount of space to be held on the size of what appears to be a regular-sized CD. maybe they used some sort of quantum method. has anyone actually checked the validity of this new type of media?
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I don't how far away we actually are, technologically. But regardless, in the Star Trek (TM) universe, the technology which many starships from the United Federation of Planets (UFP) use, is very advanced. They call it a universal translator. I am not sure of the semantics of this device but it sure sounds pretty nifty. It would certainly solve any language difficulties the internet community could encounter in the future.
That would suck for one particular reason. What if you were fantasizing about your voluptious teacher? If IBM started using these input devices, you would be the laughing stock of the school, until you graduate!
Right. That's what I was referring to when i said, "Though, they might die in the process."
That would suck for Bill Gates if the astronauts aboard one of these shuttles die because of a computer malfunction. But, then again, he has more money than God. So, it wouldn't matter much, anyway.
Yeah. It sure would be a terrible shame, right? If they hadn't yet experienced any BSoD aboard a shuttle, they wouldn't be able to suffer and endure the frustration which millions of computer users go through every day, right here on planet Earth.
Hmm. If NASA installed a Win32 OS in the Atlantis shuttle, chances are, the astronauts on this upcoming mission will be the first to see the Blue Screen of Death (TM) from space. Though, they also might die in the process. HeH!
You are wrong. I never stated that the UNIX command-line interface was more esoteric than its predecesors. I alluded to the fact that it was just the opposite. VMS, PDP-11, et al. were tremendously more archaic in their command structure, etc. as opposed to UNIX and its many variations. Sorry if I wasn't being as clear as possible.
What exactly would occur if this upcoming mission somehow fails to rectify the current situation? Maybe the space station would continue its rate of descent towards Earth and eventually collide with the planet or partially disintegrate, spreading its shards of metal alloys across the globe.
Hmm. Well, at least we will have a decent scapegoat if I am correct in my assumption of what shall take place.
Hint: Blame Canada!
The first computer I ever used was probably an IBM 386 running DOS, though I could be wrong (this was in kindergarten and I'm now a junior in high school).
I'm assuming Dennis Ritchie had originally considered his operating system as just a powerful, utilitarian, data-processing operating system. He probably never imagined so many geeks would take a liking to his creation. He also probably hated using its esoteric interface in the beginning, but had grown more accustomed to it as opposed to the rest of the operating systems which he used before the implementation of his own OS.
Who is this masked marauder known simply as mafiaboy, you ask? Well, if you must know, he's my Canadian dwarven father. You got a problem with that? He lives in a subteranean cave covered by snow and he's being sustained by moose droppings. If you are still reading this, you are obviously a media whore, looking for his latest scoop, not unlike the one who supposedly captured this notorious hacker.
Both of these two prospective top-level domains are just a couple more examples of how we are inevitably spiraling down the drain of total commercialization of the internet. Am I the only citizen of this community who hearkens for the days when the world wide web wasn't so completely and utterly engulfed by capitalist advertisements which are being shoved down our symbolic throats? I certainly hope not for the internet's sake. Sure, the existing TLDs are heavily drained of available domain names and ICANN should take into consideration the current situation. But the fact of the matter remains. Once .shop and .banc and .yetanotherTLD, etc. are created, there's no turning back. As a result, the internet will lose any shred it had left of its original purpose and goal (which was to facilitate a free and open environment or even further back, an interconnected network of military-based systems which would be used as an auxillary method for communication (HEH!)). I can't possibly be the only one who holds these particular sentiments.
On the subject of monolithic merging monopolies, at first glance, AOL seems to be just a user-friendly, media-whoring, oversized internet service provider. But as a result of the recent merger with Time-Warner, the ramifications of this joining of dark forces should be evident (at least, if your brain is functioning nominally and you're not a voluntary AOL user). For example, Time-Warner is a major supplier of cable television. Therefore, AOL can use TW's resources and further improve the bandwidth for their many users. This seems rather noble on the surface, until we explore the consequences. As more of the users become content with their speedy cable modem connections, people who aren't current AOL users will hear all of the rave reviews from the many media and commercial outlets which Time-Warner and its subsidaries have an influence on, advertising their supposedly outstanding service. AOL will then be able to add the adjective, "fastest" to describe the newest release of their product. This is just one of the numerous scenarios which is liable to occur in the near future, which will allow AOL to aquire more users and expand their empire.
i'm sure the majority of the people who supposedly "hacked" the previous DVD-ROM encryption schemes didn't intend nor actually make any profits off of that particular technique. a large portion of the "hackers" were probably linux (or other similar variations of unix) users, who didn't feel the need to boot into a win32 session just to watch 'the blair witch project'.
matsushita should lighten up and stop assuming that every hacker is out to make a buck. what makes them so certain that this new encryption scheme will be inpenetratable, anyway? i guess they under-estimate my kung-fu skills.
...i'm wondering if the amount of data that the company who created this new type of CD-ROM format isn't just an arbitrary number. it seems like an outrageous amount of space to be held on the size of what appears to be a regular-sized CD. maybe they used some sort of quantum method. has anyone actually checked the validity of this new type of media?