Guiness - "Guiness is good for you". Right then, next.
Actually Guiness is good for you. Some time ago, it was actually served to hospital patients in the UK - hence the slogan.
Of course this depends on the quantity consumed, but you could say the same about vitamin C.
It's not like London of 1605 was anything like the London of today.
True, but actually the effects of a large gunpowder explosion in the London of 1605 would likely be a lot more devastating than you, or the article, suggest.
Now that defence is only a minor driver of the electronic component industry, fewer and fewer firms are actually supporting MIL-SPEC components - it's just not worth it. Kitting out a complete system with only MIL-SPEC components is almost impossible, because even if you find all the components you need, you can guarantee that at least one of the supply lines will be dropped before you go into production. If you are relying on MIL-SPEC components you will then be in a bit of a pickle.
Also, learn some manners. Don't post with such a smug, smartass, know-it-all tone, when you haven't a clue
Now if we only had only had slashdot back in 1956.....
Imagine a slashdotting in 1956: overloaded punch card readers causing the walls to vibrate; boffins in white coats clutching their ears in pain at the noise; miles of ticker tape flying around the room; vacuum tubes glowing so hot that the server really would melt.
Whether or not Percy Schmeiser is a victim, it's the precedent that this sets that is the problem. If he can be ordered to destroy his cross-polinated crop, so can anyone, whether they are deliberately exploiting the genes or not. As it is almost impossible to prevent cross pollination when GM crops are grown in the wild, it is not difficult to imagine a future when biotech companies can claim royalties from any farm.
This is especially disturbing from the point of view of the third world. Shipments of food aid containing GM grain could very well end up being planted. If this happens, a large number of farmers, who barely make a living from their crops anyway, may end up having to pay royalties on their exports, or face trade sanctions.
On the other hand, software EULAs have all sorts of statements which effectively say "this software is not guaranteed to work, and we won't accept responibility for any damages caused by malfunctions, and by opening the box you agree to this" which essentially remove all your rights as a consumer.
In reality companies either grow or shrink, it's next to impossible to keep them at a steady profit. But that's beside the point - why wouldn't you want your company to grow?
A more interesting question is: why do they want to float? This is normally because the business needs massive capital investment in order to achieve it's objectives, but it seems that google already has sufficient infrastructure, market share and R&D capability. If it's making good profits, why share them with other people? Could it be that the owners aren't too optimistic about the future, and want to cash in while the going's good?
Actually, the mean is around 120. Either this is because the tests don't work properly, or it has increased since the tests were devised. In any case the vast majority of people are between 110 and 130. Not that IQ is as good a measure of intelligence as some people would suggest...
Slashdot Mirror
AM/FM/DAB radio, Television, knife, screwdriver set, marlin spike, toothpick, taser, comb, cigarette lighter, sattelite navigation, surround sound.
Loads of free publicity?
Actually Guiness is good for you. Some time ago, it was actually served to hospital patients in the UK - hence the slogan. Of course this depends on the quantity consumed, but you could say the same about vitamin C.
Sadly, they seem to have missed out "Well paid technology workers who spend their working hours reloading Slashdot"
Maybe they should change their name from fastsilicon to smokingsilicon.
Steal an ambulance!
Perhaps they are using some kind of unobtanium alloy with phlogiston repelant properties
What about minesweeper and solitaire?
True, but actually the effects of a large gunpowder explosion in the London of 1605 would likely be a lot more devastating than you, or the article, suggest.
Also, learn some manners. Don't post with such a smug, smartass, know-it-all tone, when you haven't a clue
Good advice.
Don't be silly - all the software we're using today will have been replaced by 9999. There's absolutely nothing to worry about.
Imagine a slashdotting in 1956: overloaded punch card readers causing the walls to vibrate; boffins in white coats clutching their ears in pain at the noise; miles of ticker tape flying around the room; vacuum tubes glowing so hot that the server really would melt.
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So go and create one
Time to invest in zimmer frame and artificial hip manufacturers.
Anything with a nano-structured anti-gravity protection shield gets my seal of approval.
Save yourself the trouble - just get a BSOD tatoo.
Maybe they could put a lense on it so that when you hold the watch up to your eye, the screen appears to be 6 foot square.
Powdered toast?
I know, I just posted the comment as a joke. I can't believe someone modded it as interesting
This is especially disturbing from the point of view of the third world. Shipments of food aid containing GM grain could very well end up being planted. If this happens, a large number of farmers, who barely make a living from their crops anyway, may end up having to pay royalties on their exports, or face trade sanctions.
Pencils don't work at -100C because the graphite freezes.
On the other hand, software EULAs have all sorts of statements which effectively say "this software is not guaranteed to work, and we won't accept responibility for any damages caused by malfunctions, and by opening the box you agree to this" which essentially remove all your rights as a consumer.
A more interesting question is: why do they want to float? This is normally because the business needs massive capital investment in order to achieve it's objectives, but it seems that google already has sufficient infrastructure, market share and R&D capability. If it's making good profits, why share them with other people? Could it be that the owners aren't too optimistic about the future, and want to cash in while the going's good?
Actually, the mean is around 120. Either this is because the tests don't work properly, or it has increased since the tests were devised. In any case the vast majority of people are between 110 and 130. Not that IQ is as good a measure of intelligence as some people would suggest...