I think the original poster believes that House Atreides was the only group with access to ornithopters. I do not believe this is true, but regardless, I do not think there was any intentional reference to the prequels, which are co-authored by Herbert's son (not that that makes them any better).
From what I've read, Plan 9 seems like a good idea, but from my experience, it seems like an idea people like to talk about a lot more than they like to implement.
1: Listen to others who have not tried Plan 9 talk about it.
2: Do not try Plan 9, but use experience of listening to people who did not try Plan 9 to extrapolate that nobody uses Plan 9.
3: ???
4: Profit?
You claim Slashdot is Americentric (which it is, to an extent), but you fall into that trap yourself.
A couple of fucking big articles appear on slarshdot, it's like a national day of mourning is declared and shit.
Aren't national days of mourning (by their definition) national? And this is completely different from Challenger. Challenger was a shuttle meant to carry people into space. This is a rocket that carries satellites. Sure, it's horrible that people die, but there were technicans, not astronauts (no sex, no story...).
Furthermore, I fail to see how the speculation in the original post is "US-centric." The very idea is that other countries (China, India, Brazil) are going into space. The US had a nice space program in the past. See the connection.
Lastly, your "one measly link" comment. What links do you have that show extra information not covered in the BBC article?
And thus, Arnold not only wins the California gubernational election, but goes on to give Bush a black eye and several broken bones, thereby securing the Republican nomination. Other candidates include Jesse Ventura and the Rock.
Since we are giving the president sizable power, I would prefer something a bit more cerebral, like a massive chess match or an comprehensive standardized testing program.
That's the point. That conflicts with the entire practice of people being innocent until proving guilty. Since it is a former attorney general saying it, the poster was implying that the government does not care about trampling on civil rights in its relentless pursuit for "justice." Meese was saying, "If we think you did something wrong, you did. No questions. Stop talking. 2 + 2 = 5."
Where does the madness stop? What is the publisher had disabled the computer or reformatted the hard drive? Would that be justified? What is the software was actually *NOT* pirated?
Well, I think the Chinese (and maybe Indian) governments *do* have the political will to go to the moon and stay there. By going to the moon, they send the world the message that they are just as capable a superpower as the United States. By staying there, they are doing something the American government cannot - or will not - do.
Our group is made up of many people, Jordanians, Palestinians, Indians, Americans, Russians and Israelis. Some of us are Jewish, some Christians, some Hindus and other of us are Muslim.
Believe it or not, we all love and respect each other.
We all work and play together. Our families on many occasions eat at the same dinner table. We trust each other and are very close friends with each other. As a group, the most important thing in our life is our children, our families and love ones and of course our friends.
They love their families...who they may never see again after the RIAA and MPAA come after them.
But he isn't writing a fantasy, he is writing science fiction. Therefore, his "constraints" are valid, since they are what define the genre. For example, writing about a flat earth should not be considered true science fiction, for the simple reason that it is quite unlikely that the earth is flat. Standard scientific opinion is that the earth is round. While it is true that much of astrophysics is "theory," it is educated theory.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) says species like tree sparrows and corn bunting are on the decline.
It wants to know whether the apparent decline in the number of bees, ladybirds, moths and other insects has anything to do with this.
From my perusal of car windshields, front bumpers, and grilles, it has always seemed to me that the vast majority of bugs on cars are smaller than bees, ladybugs, and moths. I also take issue with the contention that this is somehow cool because it is "distributed data collection." Any survey or opinion poll is "distributed data collection;" the only thing that is unique about this is the method used to collect data.
Since the movie is written by the creator of Dude, Where's My Car? and its forthcoming sequel called, uhm, Seriously Dude, Where's My Car?, hilarity is 'bound' to ensue
Anyone else find this statement a bit questionable?
"I'm confident our common-sense law will be upheld. Unlike the St. Louis ordinance recently struck down by the Eighth District Court of Appeals, our state law is narrowly focused on the compelling state interest of protecting the safety of law enforcement officers and firefighters," Dickerson said.
Firefighters?! Where did they come in? Are there even any games that involve the killing of firefighters?
The purpose of cell phones and pagers is so that you can communicate with people when you are not at a phone. This IM device does not let you communicate with people anywhere, like cell phones.
Also, don't some cell phones have AIM integration? If someone owns one, I would like to hear how their mobile phone compares to both normal computers and this device.
The lack of comments (fine, *pertinent* comments, Mr. I-browse-at-negative-1) worries me. While going to Tennessee is not an option for me (I think the one-two punch of no money and final exams are adequate excuses), here is an excerpt from the site, illustrating why you should go:
Do you have more than one computer? Do you use Linux? Do you use any kind of Internet security hardware or software (called a "firewall"), or does your company use networking equipment to share Internet access using network address translation (NAT), or allow employees to connect from home using a virtual private network (VPN)? Do you cryptographically sign or encrypt your email? SB213/HB457 threatens your access to all of these. And if you don't understand some of these terms, you may already be using these technologies and simply be unaware of it. That's unimportant, though, because you can still go to jail for it.
This legislation is being presented to the Judiciary Committees as a "Theft of Service" bill, which simply "update[s] state law so that it comprehensively protects new broadband communication services from piracy and sabotage." In reality, it is much broader and more insidious. In its current form this law would make even a minor violation of your Internet agreement a Class-D felony, and levy excessive fines of $1,500 or more per device or software program, per day. Imagine, hooking your laptop up improperly at home for a year could cost you more than half a million dollars. Compliance will cost Tennessee businesses a bundle as well.
I think controlling your character is going to be interesting, especially in light of the wall-running, backflipping, somersaulting, cartwheeling antics shown in the screenshots.
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I think the original poster believes that House Atreides was the only group with access to ornithopters. I do not believe this is true, but regardless, I do not think there was any intentional reference to the prequels, which are co-authored by Herbert's son (not that that makes them any better).
From what I've read, Plan 9 seems like a good idea, but from my experience, it seems like an idea people like to talk about a lot more than they like to implement.
1: Listen to others who have not tried Plan 9 talk about it.
2: Do not try Plan 9, but use experience of listening to people who did not try Plan 9 to extrapolate that nobody uses Plan 9.
3: ???
4: Profit?
Considering the vast majority of people in our country call themselves "Americans," I should hope not...
Aren't national days of mourning (by their definition) national? And this is completely different from Challenger. Challenger was a shuttle meant to carry people into space. This is a rocket that carries satellites. Sure, it's horrible that people die, but there were technicans, not astronauts (no sex, no story...).
Furthermore, I fail to see how the speculation in the original post is "US-centric." The very idea is that other countries (China, India, Brazil) are going into space. The US had a nice space program in the past. See the connection.
Lastly, your "one measly link" comment. What links do you have that show extra information not covered in the BBC article?
And thus, Arnold not only wins the California gubernational election, but goes on to give Bush a black eye and several broken bones, thereby securing the Republican nomination. Other candidates include Jesse Ventura and the Rock.
Since we are giving the president sizable power, I would prefer something a bit more cerebral, like a massive chess match or an comprehensive standardized testing program.
I was going to ask how you would feel if Slashdot started charging, but then I saw your asterisk.
That's the point. That conflicts with the entire practice of people being innocent until proving guilty. Since it is a former attorney general saying it, the poster was implying that the government does not care about trampling on civil rights in its relentless pursuit for "justice." Meese was saying, "If we think you did something wrong, you did. No questions. Stop talking. 2 + 2 = 5."
Where does the madness stop? What is the publisher had disabled the computer or reformatted the hard drive? Would that be justified? What is the software was actually *NOT* pirated?
Well, I think the Chinese (and maybe Indian) governments *do* have the political will to go to the moon and stay there. By going to the moon, they send the world the message that they are just as capable a superpower as the United States. By staying there, they are doing something the American government cannot - or will not - do.
They love their families...who they may never see again after the RIAA and MPAA come after them.
But he isn't writing a fantasy, he is writing science fiction. Therefore, his "constraints" are valid, since they are what define the genre. For example, writing about a flat earth should not be considered true science fiction, for the simple reason that it is quite unlikely that the earth is flat. Standard scientific opinion is that the earth is round. While it is true that much of astrophysics is "theory," it is educated theory.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) says species like tree sparrows and corn bunting are on the decline.
It wants to know whether the apparent decline in the number of bees, ladybirds, moths and other insects has anything to do with this.
From my perusal of car windshields, front bumpers, and grilles, it has always seemed to me that the vast majority of bugs on cars are smaller than bees, ladybugs, and moths. I also take issue with the contention that this is somehow cool because it is "distributed data collection." Any survey or opinion poll is "distributed data collection;" the only thing that is unique about this is the method used to collect data.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evalua tion/casestudies/hotmail.asp
What! The syllable "Lsh" is unpronounceable?!
Forget Bourne (and Republic: The Revolution), I'm having an identity crisis.
Since the movie is written by the creator of Dude, Where's My Car? and its forthcoming sequel called, uhm, Seriously Dude, Where's My Car?, hilarity is 'bound' to ensue
Anyone else find this statement a bit questionable?
"I'm confident our common-sense law will be upheld. Unlike the St. Louis ordinance recently struck down by the Eighth District Court of Appeals, our state law is narrowly focused on the compelling state interest of protecting the safety of law enforcement officers and firefighters," Dickerson said.
Firefighters?! Where did they come in? Are there even any games that involve the killing of firefighters?
Although the creator "assures us that the bookmarklet is safe," how do we know? And what is with the "Most Recent Queries" box on the right?
The purpose of cell phones and pagers is so that you can communicate with people when you are not at a phone. This IM device does not let you communicate with people anywhere, like cell phones.
Also, don't some cell phones have AIM integration? If someone owns one, I would like to hear how their mobile phone compares to both normal computers and this device.
Much as I hate all Macromedia products (grr!), there is a Flash plugin for Netscape-compatible browsers that is for Linux. Go here.
Considering the amount of angry comments about past Slashdot posts involving similar issues, this surprised me. Perhaps everyone is just too apathetic...
well, it is Linux Business (cute Tux in a suit)
ie (6) still seems a little faster than moz (1.4)
...or cheating...
I think controlling your character is going to be interesting, especially in light of the wall-running, backflipping, somersaulting, cartwheeling antics shown in the screenshots.
Considering their website is riaa.org (and not .com), maybe not.
I was going to say that! You stole your thought!
*BANG*
Yeah, hope you're upset now. If I steal your toaster oven, you're not going to die. Therefore, it should be illegal for you to kill me.
Why does my "I, Cringely" slashbox still display the 3 April entry? Is the 10 April entry on one of these wireless drives somewhere, or something?