I love when people post raw c-source to/. in HTML format. Please, don't take this as a troll. I really laugh, for some reason, or other.:-\
Anywho, which includes were you trying... uh... include? They were either stripped or don't show. Wait. Maybe if I just look at the source... *trails off*
To be honest, I'd take Futurama over Anime any day of the week. Openly, and readily. Without question. Yes.
I've learned recently that Anime rather annoys me. It's all too cliched these days, what with seeing it every which way you look in some way shape or form.
And then you have the people who know the names of every character from every series and can link every relationship in every way shape or form. And... yeah, that's migrane-inducing after about 10 minutes.
My footgear definately alters my footing and wayward demeanor, depending on what I'm wearing. Skate shoes, combat boots, soccer cleats... How would you suggest we tell the difference, and isolate who is wearing what and where?
I've never had problems or been spoken to about my style of dress, except for once when I walked into a room full of execs wearing a dusty blue jumpsuit (I had been crawling around a rack floor, plugging shites in). Typically, I wear dark blue or black pants (the zip-off "hey-now-i'm-a-pair-of-shorts" casual kind), a black or grey (plain, usually) t-shirt, and my light blue jacket. Jacket usually has assorted geek stuffs in the pockets, giving it that techy feel, but, anywho, my style of dress is something I've been worried about. I'm slated to begin an internship at a local tech company (MapInfo.com) and afraid they'll want me to change my attire. I mean, I don't mind wearing a tie, I just don't have many of them to begin with (two, actually.:P). I'm also happy having my toolkit on me at all times, espicially doing tech work. I can diagnose almost any techical problem with just the stuff in my pockets. It's grand.:)
It's been said that certain government agencies have the capacity to sit outside your home with a speical IR scope, and record the impulses of data across an LCD or CRT (better used with LCD) screen, and reconstruct the images being produced on said screen.
Is it conceivable that the same sort of technology could be used to reproduce the very data being processed by these devices? I mean, if they can track (with enough precison) the flow of electrons through the device...
And another thing, is this the start of those nifty Star Trek PADDs (Personal Access and Display Devices) we all have come to know and love?
"The first versions of the disc will store one gigabyte on each side, but the dual-layer coating already used for DVDs will double the capacity to four gigabytes in total."
Hmm. x + x = 4x ? Err....
I know I'm looking forward to this new tech. Same with the holographic storage, and the other 200 new media ideas/developments which we never end up seeing, or never par up as first announced anyway. *sigh* Please let this one come through? Please?
Your cpu-melting skills actually managed to down a Russian rocket! Way to go, guys!:D Is the server admin painting silohuettes of the servers slashdotters have killed on the side of the/. serving case(s)? Must be a long list.
[And now for the obligatory...] "Could you imagine a beowulf cluster of THOSE?"
You're right. The attack more than a year ago was terrible. Thousands of people died. You are correct in that aspect. However. You must understand, the attack, as you mentioned, WAS MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO. And some of us want to move on.
I'll take this further. You're going on about all of these world events stories. Why? Wait. Why do you even know about them? CNN? MSNBC? BBC? That's my point, exactly. CNN, MSNBC, BBC. You've seen in there. Why reprint the same regurgitated crap here? Yeah. It's the world. Yeah. It sucks. Horribly. Matter of fact, it's the worst. Y'ever stop and actually LOOK at Slashdot's synopsis? It says "News for nerds, stuff that matters.". Now, I'm not implying that these world events don't matter, but we don't need to rehash the same thing over and over and over again.
If you want to read about tragedy, and terror, and people being blown to bits, go to MSNBC, or CNN, or BBC, and read THERE. We aren't them. We are us. To that end, have you ever thought that some of us visit this site to try and escape from that worldly crap? I come here, because I know that I can find happy refuge among other geeks, and we can discuss techy things, and fun things, and not have to worry about Saddam Hussien, and al-Quieda, and the problems of the world.
I personally find thinking about such events and scenarios frightening, disturbing, and to think that my world could disappear tomorrow because some fanatic in the middle east doesn't like my pants, or that I could give less than a flying fuck what God whoever believes in, really, really worries me. With that in mind, why not hang out with people you can relate to, and enjoy the things you do in life? For me, that's Slashdot.
Here's another point: I'm not sure if I am more disgusted with the fact that you've acted just as these terrorists would. Yes. You have. Don't look at me like that. Just listen. What are terroists? People with a cause? Yes. And what do they do? Inflict pain, and fear, and anger, in people they wish to make their point to. Ok, that's a given. What have you done? Mm-hmm. You waltzed right into our little happy party, and took a big shit in the punchbowl. Yes. You, sir, in your gross and selfish display of arrogance, have become a terrorist. Thank you for taking time out of your important life to remind me that there are people out in the world who wouldn't give another thought to turning me, and everyone I know, into piles of radioactive dust from thousands of miles away. That's incredibly comforting. I digress; the other issue which sickens me is that you could attack us, at all. Are we hurting anyone doing what we are doing? Discussing science, technology, humor, entertainment, culture, and so on? Are we killing people? Are we the ones out there with superweapons threatening to commit mass genocide? NO! You want someone to be disgusted with? Someone to attack? Why not take out your anger and aggression on some of those assholes you mentioned? Yeah. All those terror networks and shit. Ever stop and consider that?
Don't come down here and drop your crap on us, simply because you feel we are wrong for not dwelling on the past, or living in fear. I, myself, plan on enjoying every second I can get from life, with the things I enjoy doing, with my family, and my girlfriend, and if the time comes, I will defend myself, my home and the people I've mentioned, and my country. Until then, I plan on being myself. Take you, yourself, your bullshit, and go elsewhere, please. You are not welcome here. Thanks. [/RANT]
Note to moderators: I do sincerely apologize for cross-posting. In my fit of rage, I posted in HTML-formatted mode, and had no line breaks. That... is not me. I'm sorry, but I had to post an edited version. I thank you for the work you do for this site, and, to that end, again apologize for this.
You're right. The attack more than a year ago was terrible. Thousands of people died. You are correct in that aspect. However. You must understand, the attack, as you mentioned, WAS MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO. Some of us want to move on.
I'll take this further. You're going on about all of these world events stories. Why? Wait. Why do you even know about them? CNN? MSNBC? BBC? That's my point, exactly. CNN, MSNBC, BBC. You've seen in there. Why reprint the same regurgitated crap here? Yeah. It's the world. Yeah. It sucks. Horribly. Matter of fact, it's the worst.
Y'ever stop and actually LOOK at Slashdot's synopsis? It says "News for nerds, stuff that matters.". Now, I'm not implying that these world events don't matter, but we don't need to rehash the same thing over and over and over again. If you want to read about tragedy, and terror, and people being blown to bits, go to MSNBC, or CNN, or BBC, and read THERE. We aren't them. We are us.
To that end, have you ever thought that some of us visit this site to try and escape from that worldly crap? I come here, because I know that I can find happy refuge among other geeks, and we can discuss techy things, and fun things, and not have to worry about Saddam Hussien, and al-Quieda, and the problems of the world. I personally find thinking about such events and scenarios frightening, disturbing, and to think that my world could disappear tomorrow because some fanatic in the middle east doesn't like my pants, or that I could give less than a flying fuck what God whoever believes in really, really worries me. With that in mind, why not hang out with people you can relate to, and enjoy the things you do in life? For me, that's Slashdot.
Here's another point: I'm not sure if I am more disgusted with the fact that you've acted just as these terrorists would. Yes. You have. Don't look at me like that. Just listen. What are terroists? People with a cause? Yes. And what do they do? Inflict pain, and fear, and anger, in people they wish to make their point to. Ok, that's a given. What have you done? Mm-hmm. You waltzed right into our little happy party, and took a big shit in the punchbowl. Yes. You, sir, in your gross and selfish display of arrogance, have become a terrorist. Thank you for taking time out of your important life to remind me that there are people out in the world who wouldn't give another thought to turning me, and everyone I know, into piles of radioactive dust from thousands of miles away. That's incredibly comforting. I digress; the other issue which sickens me is that you could attack us, at all. Are we hurting anyone doing what we are doing? Discussing science, technology, humor, entertainment, culture, and so on? Are we killing people? Are we the ones out there with superweapons threatening to commit mass genocide? NO! You want someone to be disgusted with? Someone to attack? Why not take out your anger and aggression on some of those assholes you mentioned? Yeah. All those terror networks and shit. Ever stop and consider that?
Don't come down here and drop your crap on us, simply because you feel we are wrong for not dwelling on the past, or living in fear. I, myself, plan on enjoying every second I can get from life, with the things I enjoy doing, with my family, and my girlfriend, and if the time comes, I will defend myself, my home and the people I've mentioned, and my country. Until then, I plan on being myself. Take you, yourself, your bullshit, and go elsewhere, please. You are not welcome here.
Thanks.
</RANT
What a wonderful resource Microsoft had. They still have them, but they're being driven off. Not only were these people spending their own money to buy hardware and extra equipment, but they were spending their own free time 'hacking' the XBox system. But to what end? Microsoft had a team of freelance developers ready to come up with hundreds of solutions to godknows how many bugs. Some already had! Instead, while nitpicking to solve one 'security' issue - the hackers themselves - Microsoft has denied themselves the benefits of allowing the open source community hacks at the system. It's not like it's a matter of company security, or their profits might be compromised (maybe slightly, due to modchipping and such - but people still have to buy the damned system itself in the first place, no?). God forbid someone actually do something they want with something they buy. The console is not property of Microsoft anymore, it's property of the man or woman who bought it from the distributor (then again, knowing Microsoft's crafty uses of EULAs, there's probably a clause saying that it's only a rented machine).
It's a game, isn't it? (Game console, rather, but you get the idea). And games are supposed to be fun, no? Some people find 'hacking' fun. I'm one of them. What Microsoft has done in terms of this, is no fun. The XBox is a half-decent machine. I think it's badly designed, myself, and a waste of good hardware, but that's just one student's opinion. It has potential, and the open source community has the drive and will to unleash every aspect of that, but the facist powerholder, Microsoft, is denying themselves possible further profit from this, not that it would matter entirely, anyway.
Let's think about something else, though, shall we? Perhaps Microsoft IS tapping the power of open-sourcity (new word! yay!) by reading changes made in it's software, and shipping them back off to the Microsoft servers which apply the BIOS 'upgrades'. Yep, instead of openly cooperating, they may be stealing your work. Ever seen the movie AntiTrust?;) "This programmer is being beaten to death!" - "This isn't a game, Gary! This is the real world. And when you kill people in the real world, they die. And in the real world, you're fscked!".
With the new traffic from Google.com and such, does anyone think that our beloved Slashdot-effect will either become more powerful, or have a reduced effect on... well... those being slashdotted? Imagine the speed at which we could melt servers with the added power of Google and CNN.
<VADER<: "With our combined strength, we can rule the galaxy as provider and reporter... [queue strained breathing noise]..." </VADER
That'll come in handy for doing large-scale research projects on subjects such as cloning and stem-cell research. I can not even begin to imagine the possibilities. I think my life just got one hell of a lot easier.:)
I would safely say that 75% of the people I know and work with who have dialup also have a second phone line for said dialup. It's been analysed hundreds of times, and the conclusion is that the 44.95$ I pay for my cable service is actually LESS than the 24.95$ they pay for an ISP, as well as the 14.95$ monthly fee, and 9.95$ yearly upkeep on the second line.
College is where the fun stuff is, though. Bundled T3 lines with a routed connection right to your dorm.:)
Anywho, if broadband providers allowed for (NO BS) trial-periods, or actually began a comparative analysis advertising campaign, they might get more users. Though some people still might not be able to afford it.:-\
What sort of modifications will I have to make to my laptop/PDA to use such a device? Will it be reversible? What about the reactants in the fuel cells? Wouldn't Federal Aviation Administration guidelines prohibit bringing such material aboard one of their aircraft?
Just being a pessimest.:) Anywho, I'd be interested in seeing the applications for such a device, and where I would be able to take it. I apologize in advance for my seeming ignorance, I just enjoy observing peoples reactions. The best way to find someone's true opinion. Er. Great. I've wandered off-topic.:-\ Sorry.
They could still send you messages. I live in New York state, and, with our new telemarketer "do-not-call list" (circa 2000), the spammers still have the option to call us to try and make appointments, rather than outright selling their product. Just because they can't call to solicite their wares, they can still call to set up appointments to do the same. Which is lame. Very, very lame. I know that the frequency and magnitude of each call from each company is still increasing, atleast to my house, even with being on said list.
Spam should remain where it belongs; in the can, and on the shelf. Not in my face.
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Sh't. Must've blinked. _<
Ah well.
Anyone think that this might have a pratical application as a dashboard based unit? Given that the car has ample air conditioning on board;-), but with the CompactFlash memory, you wouldn't have to worry about damaging your harddrive as the maglevers skitter across the platters on the drive when you hit a big, bad-ass, eat-'em-up bump. Thoughts?
It's about damned time someone stepped in to take care of this growing epidemic. I try and do my part by getting my friends and family to use proper spelling, atleast, even capitalization, and punctuation, where possible, but at a point where reading someone's work becomes (excuse the pun) literally impossible, something needs to be done.
Have you ever sat to read something someone has sent to you, or written to you, and find yourself scratching your head?
"Hey. I'm getting my appendix out."
"o u r r u"
"Er... try... that one again? Maybe?"
"wat?"
"Nevermind."
Some abbreviations I can deal with. LOL, Brb, OMG (sometimes) and so on, but, come on, let's not cheapen any language by taking un-needed shortcuts. It's like speeding down the highway in your car; by the time you're finished, have you *really* saved ANY time at all? I mean, how hard could it be to just hit two more keys on the board? For some reason, when I visualize a person actually typing "hey r u ok??", I see someone struggling to hunt-and-peck to find those two keys. Whatever. Yeah. </RANT>
I don't mean to sound like a downer, if anyone actually finds it funny, but I feel compelled to speak out and say that, well, I don't find this particular bit to be amusing, at all.
Slashdot Mirror
Nope. Not in the source, dangit. Includes stripped. Care to patch? :P :-\
I love when people post raw c-source to /. in HTML format. Please, don't take this as a troll. I really laugh, for some reason, or other. :-\
Anywho, which includes were you trying... uh... include? They were either stripped or don't show. Wait. Maybe if I just look at the source... *trails off*
Gee. What the hell was that for?
Does it have an onboard webserver? If so, can we slashdot it? :D
:P
Taking bets on how long it'll be before the station is reduced to a burning mass thanks to our server-stopping/melting/frying/BANG-ability.
To be honest, I'd take Futurama over Anime any day of the week. Openly, and readily. Without question. Yes.
I've learned recently that Anime rather annoys me. It's all too cliched these days, what with seeing it every which way you look in some way shape or form.
And then you have the people who know the names of every character from every series and can link every relationship in every way shape or form. And... yeah, that's migrane-inducing after about 10 minutes.
My footgear definately alters my footing and wayward demeanor, depending on what I'm wearing. Skate shoes, combat boots, soccer cleats... How would you suggest we tell the difference, and isolate who is wearing what and where?
Thoughts?
I've never had problems or been spoken to about my style of dress, except for once when I walked into a room full of execs wearing a dusty blue jumpsuit (I had been crawling around a rack floor, plugging shites in). Typically, I wear dark blue or black pants (the zip-off "hey-now-i'm-a-pair-of-shorts" casual kind), a black or grey (plain, usually) t-shirt, and my light blue jacket. Jacket usually has assorted geek stuffs in the pockets, giving it that techy feel, but, anywho, my style of dress is something I've been worried about. I'm slated to begin an internship at a local tech company (MapInfo.com) and afraid they'll want me to change my attire. I mean, I don't mind wearing a tie, I just don't have many of them to begin with (two, actually. :P). I'm also happy having my toolkit on me at all times, espicially doing tech work. I can diagnose almost any techical problem with just the stuff in my pockets. It's grand. :)
Thoughts?
[grumbles at slashdot's 20-second-rule-system thing as he tries to post this reply for the FOURTH TIME...]
:)
*clears throat* Ahem. Anyway. Thank you for clearing that up. I hadn't caught the meaning behind the dual-layer bit. Thank you, thank you.
It's been said that certain government agencies have the capacity to sit outside your home with a speical IR scope, and record the impulses of data across an LCD or CRT (better used with LCD) screen, and reconstruct the images being produced on said screen.
Is it conceivable that the same sort of technology could be used to reproduce the very data being processed by these devices? I mean, if they can track (with enough precison) the flow of electrons through the device...
And another thing, is this the start of those nifty Star Trek PADDs (Personal Access and Display Devices) we all have come to know and love?
Thoughts?
"The first versions of the disc will store one gigabyte on each side, but the dual-layer coating already used for DVDs will double the capacity to four gigabytes in total."
Hmm. x + x = 4x ? Err....
I know I'm looking forward to this new tech. Same with the holographic storage, and the other 200 new media ideas/developments which we never end up seeing, or never par up as first announced anyway. *sigh* Please let this one come through? Please?
Your cpu-melting skills actually managed to down a Russian rocket! Way to go, guys! :D Is the server admin painting silohuettes of the servers slashdotters have killed on the side of the /. serving case(s)? Must be a long list.
[And now for the obligatory...] "Could you imagine a beowulf cluster of THOSE?"
That movie freakin' rocked! Yeah baby.
Now I've got to go watch it, again.
So much for the real-life Synapse project; say, I wonder if William took the idea from the movie. o_O Never know.
You're right. The attack more than a year ago was terrible. Thousands of people died. You are correct in that aspect. However. You must understand, the attack, as you mentioned, WAS MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO. And some of us want to move on.
I'll take this further. You're going on about all of these world events stories. Why? Wait. Why do you even know about them? CNN? MSNBC? BBC? That's my point, exactly. CNN, MSNBC, BBC. You've seen in there. Why reprint the same regurgitated crap here? Yeah. It's the world. Yeah. It sucks. Horribly. Matter of fact, it's the worst. Y'ever stop and actually LOOK at Slashdot's synopsis? It says "News for nerds, stuff that matters.". Now, I'm not implying that these world events don't matter, but we don't need to rehash the same thing over and over and over again.
If you want to read about tragedy, and terror, and people being blown to bits, go to MSNBC, or CNN, or BBC, and read THERE. We aren't them. We are us. To that end, have you ever thought that some of us visit this site to try and escape from that worldly crap? I come here, because I know that I can find happy refuge among other geeks, and we can discuss techy things, and fun things, and not have to worry about Saddam Hussien, and al-Quieda, and the problems of the world.
I personally find thinking about such events and scenarios frightening, disturbing, and to think that my world could disappear tomorrow because some fanatic in the middle east doesn't like my pants, or that I could give less than a flying fuck what God whoever believes in, really, really worries me. With that in mind, why not hang out with people you can relate to, and enjoy the things you do in life? For me, that's Slashdot.
Here's another point: I'm not sure if I am more disgusted with the fact that you've acted just as these terrorists would. Yes. You have. Don't look at me like that. Just listen. What are terroists? People with a cause? Yes. And what do they do? Inflict pain, and fear, and anger, in people they wish to make their point to. Ok, that's a given. What have you done? Mm-hmm. You waltzed right into our little happy party, and took a big shit in the punchbowl. Yes. You, sir, in your gross and selfish display of arrogance, have become a terrorist. Thank you for taking time out of your important life to remind me that there are people out in the world who wouldn't give another thought to turning me, and everyone I know, into piles of radioactive dust from thousands of miles away. That's incredibly comforting. I digress; the other issue which sickens me is that you could attack us, at all. Are we hurting anyone doing what we are doing? Discussing science, technology, humor, entertainment, culture, and so on? Are we killing people? Are we the ones out there with superweapons threatening to commit mass genocide? NO! You want someone to be disgusted with? Someone to attack? Why not take out your anger and aggression on some of those assholes you mentioned? Yeah. All those terror networks and shit. Ever stop and consider that?
Don't come down here and drop your crap on us, simply because you feel we are wrong for not dwelling on the past, or living in fear. I, myself, plan on enjoying every second I can get from life, with the things I enjoy doing, with my family, and my girlfriend, and if the time comes, I will defend myself, my home and the people I've mentioned, and my country. Until then, I plan on being myself. Take you, yourself, your bullshit, and go elsewhere, please. You are not welcome here. Thanks. [/RANT]
Note to moderators: I do sincerely apologize for cross-posting. In my fit of rage, I posted in HTML-formatted mode, and had no line breaks. That... is not me. I'm sorry, but I had to post an edited version. I thank you for the work you do for this site, and, to that end, again apologize for this.
You're right. The attack more than a year ago was terrible. Thousands of people died. You are correct in that aspect. However. You must understand, the attack, as you mentioned, WAS MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO. Some of us want to move on. I'll take this further. You're going on about all of these world events stories. Why? Wait. Why do you even know about them? CNN? MSNBC? BBC? That's my point, exactly. CNN, MSNBC, BBC. You've seen in there. Why reprint the same regurgitated crap here? Yeah. It's the world. Yeah. It sucks. Horribly. Matter of fact, it's the worst. Y'ever stop and actually LOOK at Slashdot's synopsis? It says "News for nerds, stuff that matters.". Now, I'm not implying that these world events don't matter, but we don't need to rehash the same thing over and over and over again. If you want to read about tragedy, and terror, and people being blown to bits, go to MSNBC, or CNN, or BBC, and read THERE. We aren't them. We are us. To that end, have you ever thought that some of us visit this site to try and escape from that worldly crap? I come here, because I know that I can find happy refuge among other geeks, and we can discuss techy things, and fun things, and not have to worry about Saddam Hussien, and al-Quieda, and the problems of the world. I personally find thinking about such events and scenarios frightening, disturbing, and to think that my world could disappear tomorrow because some fanatic in the middle east doesn't like my pants, or that I could give less than a flying fuck what God whoever believes in really, really worries me. With that in mind, why not hang out with people you can relate to, and enjoy the things you do in life? For me, that's Slashdot. Here's another point: I'm not sure if I am more disgusted with the fact that you've acted just as these terrorists would. Yes. You have. Don't look at me like that. Just listen. What are terroists? People with a cause? Yes. And what do they do? Inflict pain, and fear, and anger, in people they wish to make their point to. Ok, that's a given. What have you done? Mm-hmm. You waltzed right into our little happy party, and took a big shit in the punchbowl. Yes. You, sir, in your gross and selfish display of arrogance, have become a terrorist. Thank you for taking time out of your important life to remind me that there are people out in the world who wouldn't give another thought to turning me, and everyone I know, into piles of radioactive dust from thousands of miles away. That's incredibly comforting. I digress; the other issue which sickens me is that you could attack us, at all. Are we hurting anyone doing what we are doing? Discussing science, technology, humor, entertainment, culture, and so on? Are we killing people? Are we the ones out there with superweapons threatening to commit mass genocide? NO! You want someone to be disgusted with? Someone to attack? Why not take out your anger and aggression on some of those assholes you mentioned? Yeah. All those terror networks and shit. Ever stop and consider that? Don't come down here and drop your crap on us, simply because you feel we are wrong for not dwelling on the past, or living in fear. I, myself, plan on enjoying every second I can get from life, with the things I enjoy doing, with my family, and my girlfriend, and if the time comes, I will defend myself, my home and the people I've mentioned, and my country. Until then, I plan on being myself. Take you, yourself, your bullshit, and go elsewhere, please. You are not welcome here. Thanks. </RANT
What a wonderful resource Microsoft had. They still have them, but they're being driven off. Not only were these people spending their own money to buy hardware and extra equipment, but they were spending their own free time 'hacking' the XBox system. But to what end? Microsoft had a team of freelance developers ready to come up with hundreds of solutions to godknows how many bugs. Some already had! Instead, while nitpicking to solve one 'security' issue - the hackers themselves - Microsoft has denied themselves the benefits of allowing the open source community hacks at the system. It's not like it's a matter of company security, or their profits might be compromised (maybe slightly, due to modchipping and such - but people still have to buy the damned system itself in the first place, no?). God forbid someone actually do something they want with something they buy. The console is not property of Microsoft anymore, it's property of the man or woman who bought it from the distributor (then again, knowing Microsoft's crafty uses of EULAs, there's probably a clause saying that it's only a rented machine).
;) "This programmer is being beaten to death!" - "This isn't a game, Gary! This is the real world. And when you kill people in the real world, they die. And in the real world, you're fscked!".
It's a game, isn't it? (Game console, rather, but you get the idea). And games are supposed to be fun, no? Some people find 'hacking' fun. I'm one of them. What Microsoft has done in terms of this, is no fun. The XBox is a half-decent machine. I think it's badly designed, myself, and a waste of good hardware, but that's just one student's opinion. It has potential, and the open source community has the drive and will to unleash every aspect of that, but the facist powerholder, Microsoft, is denying themselves possible further profit from this, not that it would matter entirely, anyway.
Let's think about something else, though, shall we? Perhaps Microsoft IS tapping the power of open-sourcity (new word! yay!) by reading changes made in it's software, and shipping them back off to the Microsoft servers which apply the BIOS 'upgrades'. Yep, instead of openly cooperating, they may be stealing your work. Ever seen the movie AntiTrust?
Right. I'll just shut up, now. Sorry, guys.
With the new traffic from Google.com and such, does anyone think that our beloved Slashdot-effect will either become more powerful, or have a reduced effect on... well... those being slashdotted? Imagine the speed at which we could melt servers with the added power of Google and CNN.
:)
<VADER<: "With our combined strength, we can rule the galaxy as provider and reporter... [queue strained breathing noise]..." </VADER
That'll come in handy for doing large-scale research projects on subjects such as cloning and stem-cell research. I can not even begin to imagine the possibilities. I think my life just got one hell of a lot easier. :)
Thank you, Google!
Plenty. I never inferred, or meant to, that any of you were. Not that it was even at all the point of my post. Just a random comment. Geeze.
I would safely say that 75% of the people I know and work with who have dialup also have a second phone line for said dialup. It's been analysed hundreds of times, and the conclusion is that the 44.95$ I pay for my cable service is actually LESS than the 24.95$ they pay for an ISP, as well as the 14.95$ monthly fee, and 9.95$ yearly upkeep on the second line.
:)
:-\
College is where the fun stuff is, though. Bundled T3 lines with a routed connection right to your dorm.
Anywho, if broadband providers allowed for (NO BS) trial-periods, or actually began a comparative analysis advertising campaign, they might get more users. Though some people still might not be able to afford it.
What sort of modifications will I have to make to my laptop/PDA to use such a device? Will it be reversible? What about the reactants in the fuel cells? Wouldn't Federal Aviation Administration guidelines prohibit bringing such material aboard one of their aircraft?
:) Anywho, I'd be interested in seeing the applications for such a device, and where I would be able to take it. I apologize in advance for my seeming ignorance, I just enjoy observing peoples reactions. The best way to find someone's true opinion. Er. Great. I've wandered off-topic. :-\ Sorry.
Just being a pessimest.
They could still send you messages. I live in New York state, and, with our new telemarketer "do-not-call list" (circa 2000), the spammers still have the option to call us to try and make appointments, rather than outright selling their product. Just because they can't call to solicite their wares, they can still call to set up appointments to do the same. Which is lame. Very, very lame. I know that the frequency and magnitude of each call from each company is still increasing, atleast to my house, even with being on said list.
Spam should remain where it belongs; in the can, and on the shelf. Not in my face.
Sh't. Must've blinked. _<
;-), but with the CompactFlash memory, you wouldn't have to worry about damaging your harddrive as the maglevers skitter across the platters on the drive when you hit a big, bad-ass, eat-'em-up bump. Thoughts?
Ah well.
Anyone think that this might have a pratical application as a dashboard based unit? Given that the car has ample air conditioning on board
It's about damned time someone stepped in to take care of this growing epidemic. I try and do my part by getting my friends and family to use proper spelling, atleast, even capitalization, and punctuation, where possible, but at a point where reading someone's work becomes (excuse the pun) literally impossible, something needs to be done. Have you ever sat to read something someone has sent to you, or written to you, and find yourself scratching your head? "Hey. I'm getting my appendix out." "o u r r u" "Er... try... that one again? Maybe?" "wat?" "Nevermind." Some abbreviations I can deal with. LOL, Brb, OMG (sometimes) and so on, but, come on, let's not cheapen any language by taking un-needed shortcuts. It's like speeding down the highway in your car; by the time you're finished, have you *really* saved ANY time at all? I mean, how hard could it be to just hit two more keys on the board? For some reason, when I visualize a person actually typing "hey r u ok??", I see someone struggling to hunt-and-peck to find those two keys. Whatever. Yeah. </RANT>
I don't mean to sound like a downer, if anyone actually finds it funny, but I feel compelled to speak out and say that, well, I don't find this particular bit to be amusing, at all.