Okay. So me an the AC could be complete and total idiots here, but it seems to me like he's making some sense. I'm sure that there is some sort of perfectly rational physilogical or astronomical explanation for this, but... could someone atleast share so we know? How did this expansion occur seemingly faster than light?
Which kind of raises the question, why not a meganova, or a giganova?
Hyper- \Hy"per-\ [Gr. "ype`r over, above; akin to L. super, E.
over. See Over, and cf. Super-.]
1. A prefix signifying over, above; as, hyperphysical,
hyperthyrion; also, above measure, abnormally great,
excessive;
Meg- \Meg-\, Mega \Meg"a\, Megalo- \Meg"a*lo-\ [Gr. me`gas, gen.
mega`loy, great.]
Combining forms signifying:
(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A million times, a
million of; as, megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a
million farads; megohm, a million ohms.
br> Giga would fit the same defintion as Mega, just.... more of it.:)
Anyone want to earn some karma by giving a list of what big new features are going to be in the next kernel?
1. Working sound modules
2. Improved Tux-racer support
3. Duke Nukem Forever
4. A new front-end to "make menuconfig"
5. iptables4D - world's first premeditative firewall
I work in information and network security, and I'd say that you aren't really solving TOO much with your suggestion of fingerprint, MAC address, etc.
The problem is not people figuring out people's passwords. I'd just like to pose: What happens when a buffer overflow is discovered in the biometric information acceptance daemon?
On the same token, some of this may be solved by field of view.
Back when I used to play a lot of Quake, I generally played with a field of view (FOV) of around 120 or 130 degrees. Even to this day, I feel stuck and closed in a FPS that forces me to use a 90 degree FOV. Increasing the FOV to something more human like often leads to much more open and easy-to-navigate 3D terrain.
All I really know that in my field (information security) it spells the death-toll for all current encryption algorithms. Infeasible math problems will cease to exist.
Don't forget about Ultima Underworld. If I remember correctly, it was released in 1991. Although sprites were still used for the monsters/items/etc. I think it was a fully polygonal world, not a 2d Vector map with height (like the Doom engine).
Almost everyone here seems to be missing the point. This is not for home use. This is not intended for you, Joe Schmoe Windows at Home user to run other operating systems.
This is for the server market. We have an IBM mainframe at work that is currently running approximately 6 virtual machines. Not so that you can play a Windows game in Linux, but so that the mainframe can offer more services. Although I do believe that one of the virtual machines is a fairly standard installation of Linux of some sort, every other OS on the system is a very specifically tailored OS for a specific job. I'm not the administrator for this box, so I can't say too much. But I know that there are specific Tivoli UNIX versions installed, as well as an TSM/ADSM (backup) specific OS.
I think that THIS is what the article is getting at. This is not about you playing Tux Racer on your Windows box.
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The worst spacial incident in recorded history occurred only a few weeks ago and you people are talking about neuro-chips?!?! My GOD, people, GET SOME BLOODY PRIORITIES!
We DO have priorities. Implantable neurochips are WAAAAAAY cooler than space ships.:D
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-A Sixteen Year Old High School Student.
OMG! We have those around here!?!?
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It won't take long before refusing to take the test will itself be taken as a confession.
Not sure where you live, but here in Virginia refusing to take the test already IS a confession. Been that way for some time. Same thing in Maryland and DC.
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Okay. So me an the AC could be complete and total idiots here, but it seems to me like he's making some sense.
I'm sure that there is some sort of perfectly rational physilogical or astronomical explanation for this, but... could someone atleast share so we know?
How did this expansion occur seemingly faster than light?
They're moving onto the Linux community. They figure we're stupid enough to build our own software for free, so maybe we'll build their's too!
You mean I am the only one that enjoys staring at 12 year old, Japanese school girl Anime characters?
I've found that high-priority, production government web servers process my SETI data much quicker than at home!
1. Working sound modules
2. Improved Tux-racer support
3. Duke Nukem Forever
4. A new front-end to "make menuconfig"
5. iptables4D - world's first premeditative firewall
Not *everyone* is profiteering and subversive. I'm sure a customer let them know about the error.
I work in information and network security, and I'd say that you aren't really solving TOO much with your suggestion of fingerprint, MAC address, etc.
The problem is not people figuring out people's passwords. I'd just like to pose: What happens when a buffer overflow is discovered in the biometric information acceptance daemon?
On the same token, some of this may be solved by field of view.
Back when I used to play a lot of Quake, I generally played with a field of view (FOV) of around 120 or 130 degrees. Even to this day, I feel stuck and closed in a FPS that forces me to use a 90 degree FOV. Increasing the FOV to something more human like often leads to much more open and easy-to-navigate 3D terrain.
All I really know that in my field (information security) it spells the death-toll for all current encryption algorithms. Infeasible math problems will cease to exist.
Don't forget about Ultima Underworld. If I remember correctly, it was released in 1991. Although sprites were still used for the monsters/items/etc. I think it was a fully polygonal world, not a 2d Vector map with height (like the Doom engine).
Please feel free to let me know where I am wrong. I fail to see how you have insight to what is going on at my workplace. :)
Almost everyone here seems to be missing the point. This is not for home use. This is not intended for you, Joe Schmoe Windows at Home user to run other operating systems.
This is for the server market. We have an IBM mainframe at work that is currently running approximately 6 virtual machines. Not so that you can play a Windows game in Linux, but so that the mainframe can offer more services. Although I do believe that one of the virtual machines is a fairly standard installation of Linux of some sort, every other OS on the system is a very specifically tailored OS for a specific job. I'm not the administrator for this box, so I can't say too much. But I know that there are specific Tivoli UNIX versions installed, as well as an TSM/ADSM (backup) specific OS.
I think that THIS is what the article is getting at. This is not about you playing Tux Racer on your Windows box.
We DO have priorities. Implantable neurochips are WAAAAAAY cooler than space ships.
OMG! We have those around here!?!?
Not sure where you live, but here in Virginia refusing to take the test already IS a confession. Been that way for some time. Same thing in Maryland and DC.
Ooopss!
:)
Moderated wrong. Posting to negate this!
Mark me offtopic if necessary, but is this the longest a Slashdot post has ever gone without a post???
Lucky bastard. I wish I could measure MY memory in speed.
I don't know what you're talking about, pansy.
Real men browse the web with hexedit.
Help, help! My Bonzi Buddy is eating my Gator, and my Comet Cursor is header for a direct impact with Xupiter!!!
Nothing new there, buddy. A + adds .3, and a - subtracts .3
For example, an A- is a 3.7, and a C+ is a 2.3
Also, in most high schools, college level or "AP" courses are often weighted with a +.5
A girl from my high school graduated with a 4.38 or something ridiculous like that.
My geek can program in C/C++, Java, Perl AND LISP.
:D
And he's captain of the chess club!
I'm so proud of my adopted geek!
Get a new cell phone, and use voice recognition. I don't know any of my friend's numbers anymore, I just know how to say their names.
It's been that way in Northern Virginia for about 2 years now.