The removable storage was a 256MB magneto-optical drive. Can't remember the maker. I do remember thinking "who the hell would ever need that much storage?" Silly me.
Well, if no one is going to want one, why am I waiting three to four weeks for Apple to fulfill my order?
And I do want a shuffle because it has no screen. I'm going to take it on workouts at an indoor climbing gym, and I'm going to fall a lot. I won't have to worry about a cracked screen. And without that screen, the Shuffle is going to weigh less too. And just how concerned am I going to be to see the screen's info when I'm hanging by hand and foot 3 meters off the ground?
Perhaps we'd see an opposite trend, one towards the reduction of life preserving regulations, just to help ease the population pressure. Do whatever the hell you want (as long as it doesn't hurt, annoy, kill, etc. anyone else) and if it kills you, well, more room for everyone else!
I think that something akin to Larry Niven's idea of Birthright Lotteries would work.
People will die, either from extreme age, suicide, accident, what have you. Draw lots for the right to replace these.
You might be able to earn birthrights in other ways. Do something amazing for humanity as a whole, such as invent transporters, weather control, or cheap space travel (which gets people off the planet).
Fight duels to the death, birthright goes to the winner.
Maybe birthrights are given to people with exceptional genetic characteristics such as perfect teeth or superior resistance to disease.
I think that something akin to Larry Niven's idea of Birthright Lotteries would work.
People will die, either from extreme age, suicide, accident, what have you. Draw lots for the right to replace these.
You might be able to earn birthrights in other ways. Do something amazing for humanity as a whole, such as invent transporters, weather control, or cheap space travel (which gets people off the planet).
Fight duels to the death, birthright goes to the winner.
Maybe birthrights are given to people with exceptional genetic characteristics such as perfect teeth or superior resistance to disease.
"I will concede that it does encourage one to raise an eyebrow at Apple for calling their DA's "widgets.""
Apple uses the term "widgets" in reference to the close, minimize and maximize buttons at the top of open windows in OS X, so I would say that they have first call on that as well.
Why is the idea of living for thousands of years ridiculous? I've got a long list of things I would like to do, but can't because life is too short. I would love to take the time to learn many professions and develop a reputation in any that I end up being good at. How about take a stab at politics? Learn enough to compose a symphony? Watch every movie ever made and not worry that I am wasting my time with the bad ones? I can't do them all under current circumstances. Ridiculing an extremely long lifespan is an example of the ingrained "death-ism" of which he speaks.
I don't have any idea of how long we really can live, but every extra year, particularly in good health, is quite appreciated by me. I would rather live long enough to get bored than not have the option. Of course, under those circumstances, we may have to reexamine the role of voluntary suicide.
Yah, but you implied that most people don't do this sort of thing. I think a lot of people do want or need the speed. Games (for better or worse) are a primary reason for a many a computer purchase. They need speedy processors. Video editing is now a mainstream application, only because consumer computers are powerful enough to support it. Who knows what else will make it into the consumer space as CPU speeds rise?
Well... CPU speed is very important to me. One app I tend to spend a lot of time on is iMovie (run on an Apple machine of course, but IBM seems to be running into the same sort of troubles in its transition to 90nm processor manufacturing that Intel and AMD are experiencing) and I am always frustrated in waiting for each title, effect, transition, etc. to render. I don't think that iMovie is a particularly inefficient application. And home video editing is certainly no longer an obscure application. For those doing such work, every extra bit of speed will help.
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There is no reason that the same bots that are searching out and destroying harmful cells cannot also be repairing failing cells that you want to maintain. Your nervous system can be kept fully functioning, skin can look great, no mobility issues, etc.
I just wonder what happens when the memory gets full.
Are you sure about that? Because the dynamic resizing that occurs when the magnification feature is active is pretty fast and smooth (and has been ever since 10.0 as I recall), and the icons look great at any size during the transformation.
You can also enable the debug menu from the Terminal by typing (with Safari not running):
% defaults write com.apple.safari Includedebugmenu 1
then restarting Safari.
The presumption is that if full blown nanotech comes into being, society would be rich enough to revive you. Part of the role of the cryonics firms doing the freezing would be to advocate for your revival if/when it could be successfully performed.
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The removable storage was a 256MB magneto-optical drive. Can't remember the maker. I do remember thinking "who the hell would ever need that much storage?" Silly me.
Well, if no one is going to want one, why am I waiting three to four weeks for Apple to fulfill my order?
And I do want a shuffle because it has no screen. I'm going to take it on workouts at an indoor climbing gym, and I'm going to fall a lot. I won't have to worry about a cracked screen. And without that screen, the Shuffle is going to weigh less too. And just how concerned am I going to be to see the screen's info when I'm hanging by hand and foot 3 meters off the ground?
No, just plug it into a powered USB hub, or get Apple's dock.
Perhaps we'd see an opposite trend, one towards the reduction of life preserving regulations, just to help ease the population pressure. Do whatever the hell you want (as long as it doesn't hurt, annoy, kill, etc. anyone else) and if it kills you, well, more room for everyone else!
Sorry, I incorrectly posted this elsewhere.
I think that something akin to Larry Niven's idea of Birthright Lotteries would work.
People will die, either from extreme age, suicide, accident, what have you. Draw lots for the right to replace these.
You might be able to earn birthrights in other ways. Do something amazing for humanity as a whole, such as invent transporters, weather control, or cheap space travel (which gets people off the planet).
Fight duels to the death, birthright goes to the winner.
Maybe birthrights are given to people with exceptional genetic characteristics such as perfect teeth or superior resistance to disease.
Any other ideas?
I think that something akin to Larry Niven's idea of Birthright Lotteries would work.
People will die, either from extreme age, suicide, accident, what have you. Draw lots for the right to replace these.
You might be able to earn birthrights in other ways. Do something amazing for humanity as a whole, such as invent transporters, weather control, or cheap space travel (which gets people off the planet).
Fight duels to the death, birthright goes to the winner.
Maybe birthrights are given to people with exceptional genetic characteristics such as perfect teeth or superior resistance to disease.
Any other ideas?
Well, I don't recall any specifics about which species said sneaker was designed to fit. Maybe they have round feet?
Or perhaps we are just seeing this thing head on, and the remainder of the shoe remains to be seen.
"I will concede that it does encourage one to raise an eyebrow at Apple for calling their DA's "widgets.""
Apple uses the term "widgets" in reference to the close, minimize and maximize buttons at the top of open windows in OS X, so I would say that they have first call on that as well.
Why is the idea of living for thousands of years ridiculous? I've got a long list of things I would like to do, but can't because life is too short. I would love to take the time to learn many professions and develop a reputation in any that I end up being good at. How about take a stab at politics? Learn enough to compose a symphony? Watch every movie ever made and not worry that I am wasting my time with the bad ones? I can't do them all under current circumstances. Ridiculing an extremely long lifespan is an example of the ingrained "death-ism" of which he speaks. I don't have any idea of how long we really can live, but every extra year, particularly in good health, is quite appreciated by me. I would rather live long enough to get bored than not have the option. Of course, under those circumstances, we may have to reexamine the role of voluntary suicide.
Yah, but you implied that most people don't do this sort of thing. I think a lot of people do want or need the speed. Games (for better or worse) are a primary reason for a many a computer purchase. They need speedy processors. Video editing is now a mainstream application, only because consumer computers are powerful enough to support it. Who knows what else will make it into the consumer space as CPU speeds rise?
Well... CPU speed is very important to me. One app I tend to spend a lot of time on is iMovie (run on an Apple machine of course, but IBM seems to be running into the same sort of troubles in its transition to 90nm processor manufacturing that Intel and AMD are experiencing) and I am always frustrated in waiting for each title, effect, transition, etc. to render. I don't think that iMovie is a particularly inefficient application. And home video editing is certainly no longer an obscure application. For those doing such work, every extra bit of speed will help.
Yes and yes, in a heartbeat. Now, I don't think so. Maybe if the children were grown up. I would have to check with the boss though...
I believe the term is "channel supply."
There is no reason that the same bots that are searching out and destroying harmful cells cannot also be repairing failing cells that you want to maintain. Your nervous system can be kept fully functioning, skin can look great, no mobility issues, etc. I just wonder what happens when the memory gets full.
Are you sure about that? Because the dynamic resizing that occurs when the magnification feature is active is pretty fast and smooth (and has been ever since 10.0 as I recall), and the icons look great at any size during the transformation.
How does this affect inhabitants of the ISS?
Property taxes are levied at the county level. They are painful, but I certainly prefer them to a state income tax.
You can also enable the debug menu from the Terminal by typing (with Safari not running): % defaults write com.apple.safari Includedebugmenu 1 then restarting Safari.
That would be Magrathea.
The presumption is that if full blown nanotech comes into being, society would be rich enough to revive you. Part of the role of the cryonics firms doing the freezing would be to advocate for your revival if/when it could be successfully performed.