OK, instead of posting some redundant shit joke, consider what this farm and 80 households are doing.
So this might not be the most technologically amazing invention, and it's clearly not going to solve the world's energy problems. But it is an inspiring example of how a few individuals can actually do something less destructive for the environment without being mandated to do so by government regulations.
At the risk of sounding trite, consider what you can do to have a less destructive impact on our planet, even if it doesn't involve thousands of gallons of shit a day.
What about the effect of this on the ozone layer?
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It's still not clear from reading the article or anyone's comments whether or not this will have any effect on the upper atmosphere's ozone layer.
Sure, it may kill bugs, and may may be safe in the lower atmosphere, and may not harm the upper atmosphere's ozone layer, but will it actually help it?
Oh, that's unfortunate. In a city like SF, there's so much live music that you couldn't possibly see a fraction of what you'd like to. Not to rub it in or anything:-)
The algorithms used to identify these sudden bursts are relatively simple, but very powerful, says Christos Papadimitriou, at the University of California at Berkeley.
OK, show us! Why all the talk and no examples?
If these simple algorithms exists, why doesn't the article give us a site that actually uses these algorithms, so we can see what's popular today for ourselves?
The algorithms used to identify these sudden bursts are relatively simple, but very powerful, says Christos Papadimitriou, at the University of California at Berkeley.
OK, show us! Why all the talk and no examples? If these simple algorithms exists, why doesn't the article give us a site that actually uses these algorithms, so we can see what's popular today for ourselves?
All HDTV's have component inputs. They are capable of displaying a picture in a variety of formats, for example 480p, 720p, and 1080i.
You can take advantage of the progressive output (480p) of your DVD players now; eventually many cable and satellite receivers will output 720p and 1080i so you can take full advantage of your HD set.
In fact, right now an ATSC receiver will display a 1080i picture on your HD set.
Go ahead and get one. Even though it'll take a while for the cable and satellite companies to start broadcasting most channels in HD, you can enjoy the benifits via an over-the-air ATSC receiver. They're a couple hundred bucks, but no monthly charges. A lot of stations are now broadcast in HD (most of the major networks, NBC, KQED, etc), and once you see 1080i on a HD set you'll never want to watch standard def television again.
So go ahead and get one now with an over-the-air receiver, then when the satellite and cable companies add more HD channels you'll be all set!
Another interesting persepective of TIA can be found
here. It basically says that for every 250 people correctly identified as terrorists, there will be 250,000 people incorrectly labeled as terrorists. And, if 0.1% of these people are sufficiently traumatized, they could potentially become terrorists, and you now have 250 new terrorists, just as many as you found in the first place!
Not to mention the violation of privacy and civil liberties of those 250,000 innocent individuals...
After that, simple service work, like processing credit-card receipts, and mind-numbing digital toil, like writing software code, began fleeing high-cost countries
A lot of us write code and enjoy it, you insensitive clod!
What about form factor and cooling?
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But my game interests were with DOS-based games of the time, such as Commander Keen. Even Commander Keen 1 was better than most of the games available for the Nintendo, at least as far as I could see. So I wondered why no one had bothered to make a DOS-based game console.
Maybe no one bothered with a DOS-based console at the time, because of the cooling and power requirements (big fans and power suppies) as well as the form factor? If something were to be competitive with Nintendo, it would not only have to be as cheap, but also as small and quiet...
According to last year's version of CBDTPA, all "digital media devices" sold in the United States or shipped across state lines must include copy-protection mechanisms to be defined by the Federal Communications Commission.
What is worse, an FCC mandated copy-protection mechanism - or a defacto Microsoft/Intel copy-protection mechanism?
Unfortunately, it will probably come down to one of these (2) choices, and that will dictate how the studios will distribute their content. As much as I hate to admit it, I think a defacto, industry created copy-protection mechanism is in the better interest of both manufactures as well as consumers.
That said, I for one won't buy the content if I can't play it under GNU/Linux with an open source media player.
Or, better yet, refuse to upgrade to Palladium so you can continue to rip from XP.
Re:from the Lycos FAQ...
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What fun links!! The random Metacrawler searches could provide hours of viewing enjoyment. I wish Google had something similar.
Here's some interesting ones in just 2-3 minutes of watching:
"ou got ran over by a cowboys"
SQUARE DANCE CLOTHING
Inflatible Penile Prosthesis
solar eclipse - break dancing
free girls swallowing sperm movies
hitman strategy
Linux more popular than Microsoft
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This is kinda interesting, although I've seen this before. Heh, FTP is more popular that Microsoft too:) I wonder if this type of thing scares Microsoft...
Google Top Technology Searches:
1. mp3
2. sms
3. winzip
4. linux
5. ftp
6. dell
7. xbox
8. realplayer
9. microsoft
10. java
from the Lycos FAQ...
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Prurient Content: We ignore pornographic, four-letter words and otherwise lewd queries, including names of decidedly adult film stars--unless such terms are driven by news events.
I think these types of searches would actually be more interesting to see categorized than the others. What sick and twisted things are people searching for? I wonder if this is categorized anywhere?
I've been using One2Host for the past6 months for my personal site.
It's not bad... a couple hundred megs, PHP, CGI, FTP access, etc. Reliability isn't the greatest though, sometimes it's very slow, other times I get host timeouts.
All in all though, it's worth $4/month to put up some stuff that no one really looks at anyway:-)
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So this might not be the most technologically amazing invention, and it's clearly not going to solve the world's energy problems. But it is an inspiring example of how a few individuals can actually do something less destructive for the environment without being mandated to do so by government regulations.
At the risk of sounding trite, consider what you can do to have a less destructive impact on our planet, even if it doesn't involve thousands of gallons of shit a day.
Network Interface Card
Sure, it may kill bugs, and may may be safe in the lower atmosphere, and may not harm the upper atmosphere's ozone layer, but will it actually help it?
get your ass out to your local bars and clubs, and support local music!!!
OK, show us! Why all the talk and no examples?
If these simple algorithms exists, why doesn't the article give us a site that actually uses these algorithms, so we can see what's popular today for ourselves?
The algorithms used to identify these sudden bursts are relatively simple, but very powerful, says Christos Papadimitriou, at the University of California at Berkeley. OK, show us! Why all the talk and no examples? If these simple algorithms exists, why doesn't the article give us a site that actually uses these algorithms, so we can see what's popular today for ourselves?
You can take advantage of the progressive output (480p) of your DVD players now; eventually many cable and satellite receivers will output 720p and 1080i so you can take full advantage of your HD set.
In fact, right now an ATSC receiver will display a 1080i picture on your HD set.
So go ahead and get one now with an over-the-air receiver, then when the satellite and cable companies add more HD channels you'll be all set!
Not to mention the violation of privacy and civil liberties of those 250,000 innocent individuals...
Now the term "going ballistic" has a whole new meaning!
This sounds cool though, sounds like Moore's law will keep moving along...
A lot of us write code and enjoy it, you insensitive clod!
Maybe no one bothered with a DOS-based console at the time, because of the cooling and power requirements (big fans and power suppies) as well as the form factor? If something were to be competitive with Nintendo, it would not only have to be as cheap, but also as small and quiet...
What is worse, an FCC mandated copy-protection mechanism - or a defacto Microsoft/Intel copy-protection mechanism?
Unfortunately, it will probably come down to one of these (2) choices, and that will dictate how the studios will distribute their content. As much as I hate to admit it, I think a defacto, industry created copy-protection mechanism is in the better interest of both manufactures as well as consumers.
That said, I for one won't buy the content if I can't play it under GNU/Linux with an open source media player.
Or, better yet, refuse to upgrade to Palladium so you can continue to rip from XP.
Here's some interesting ones in just 2-3 minutes of watching:
"ou got ran over by a cowboys"
SQUARE DANCE CLOTHING
Inflatible Penile Prosthesis
solar eclipse - break dancing
free girls swallowing sperm movies
hitman strategy
This is kinda interesting, although I've seen this before. Heh, FTP is more popular that Microsoft too :) I wonder if this type of thing scares Microsoft...
Google Top Technology Searches:
1. mp3
2. sms
3. winzip
4. linux
5. ftp
6. dell
7. xbox
8. realplayer
9. microsoft
10. java
I think these types of searches would actually be more interesting to see categorized than the others. What sick and twisted things are people searching for? I wonder if this is categorized anywhere?
Future plans include a picture of Janet Reno visible from the inside of the helmet, to simulate impotence... (ok, that's not very nice :-)
Interesting, maybe I'll give them a try when my 1 year runs out... thanks.
It's not bad... a couple hundred megs, PHP, CGI, FTP access, etc. Reliability isn't the greatest though, sometimes it's very slow, other times I get host timeouts.
All in all though, it's worth $4/month to put up some stuff that no one really looks at anyway :-)
Oh OK thanks, I see the link now at the bottom of the second article... I guess none of that software was used in the project...
It's curious that there's no reference to Freevo.
Don't worry, I'm sure after this, you'll find this site referenced many times on /., sometimes even referenced a couple of times the same day... :-)
Speaking of Mojito's... if you live in the Bay Area, you can get a good Mojito at Enrico's in North Beach...