This device reminds me of the display Hiro uses in Neal Stephemson's "Snow Crash." No monitor, per se, but instead, a laser paints his eye with the image of the metaverse. Same idea, it seems. I like it (my 21 inch monitors are so bulky!), but I agree with an earlier post that these devices should be held under the same kind of scrutiny that medical eqipment is. The innovation is great (and it's about time!) but it _must_ be safe.
Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, D-S.C., threatened to launch another bill -- the Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (SSSCA) -- that will mandate the inclusion of copy-protection technology in all digital devices.
For more information on this terrible proposal, check out:
Can I take one of those so called MUSIC CD's and burn data on it? Probably.
Yes, you most certainly can. I had a pack of CDRs purchased for me once, and when I noticed that they were "music" CDRs, I almost had them returned, but then I gave it the old college try, and lo and behold, it held my "data" too. Raise the roof.
In other words, I think that the person(s) who proposed all those taxes/tarrifs should be held in a small cage and forced to listen to Britney Spears for the rest of his/her life.
Either that or watch Terrence and Phillip for all eternity.:) It's aboot Money!
And? How is that weak? Dedication (I _always_ look around for new FF stuff) has its rewards.
Incidentally, you know some people will be ripping the Gold Edition set right away. Not me, though. This is one CD set that won't be going in my shared folder.
What the poster (and/. editors left out) was the following information:
There are three versions of PMM (Project Majestic Mix): Gold, Silver, Unlimited. Gold is available for purchase only directly from the gang who put the whole thing together, and is also only available for those who contributed $20 or more to the fundraising. The Silver version is available for preorder until the last day of March, from Animenation.com, as the poster mentioned. The Unlimited, as also mentioned, will be for general sale, probably everywhere under the sun.
The Gold edition is packed with more tracks than the others, IE: those who donated get great rewards. The Silver has less than gold, and the Unlimited has less than Silver, but 2 (if I remember correctly from an email from Mustin) tracks that are not on the Gold. Confusing? Sure it is.;-)
I donated $20 for the project, mostly because I have been a huge fan of the Final Fantasy musical scores since I first experienced FF6. Nobo is my musical hero. Also, I should note, I liked the idea that my name (yes, my name!) will be included in the booklet, along with all the others who donated a $20 sum or more. Gold edition and name in the book, what more could a guy ask for?
I'm anxious as can be to get my Gold edition, which, might I add, cost me $15 to purchase (yes, my donatation did NOT go towards the price of the CD, but that's fine with me). The samples I have heard are fantastic.
In short, if you enjoy Final Fantasy, and are longing for some nostalgia, buy the CD(s). You won't regret it, but, hey, if you do regret it, there's always eBay.;-)
Ahhh, you are indeed correct. I actually had heard of that a while back, but it didn't strike me as the source of that commercial... strangely enough. Thanks for reminding me. I think.:) I've never been particularly big on pop-culture. hehe
For anyone out there who doesn't quite know why this is +5 worthy, here is the joke:
Super Bowl Sunday a commercial aired, featuring none other than Kevin Bacon at a retail store, trying to use a check to pay for his goods. The man behind the counter asked to see ID, but Bacon didn't have any on him. What now? Bacon runs around town gathering people (an extra he played in a movie with, a doctor, a priest, an attracive girl, and maybe one other guy?), who all had some ties to one another, through the other 6 in the group. The attractive girl once dated the sales clerk in the store, so Kevin explains that they are "practically bothers," hence putting to good use the principle of 7 degrees of seperation.
Therefore, the humor lies within.:) This is, of course, a very pop-culture oriented joke that will probably fade even more quickly than AYB did after its behemoth prime of last year and the December before. Long live the meme.
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That's absurd. So, you are saying that it is justified for them to have fun at the expense (monetary!) of others? Wow... American (presumably you are American, if not, then fine, Global) decadance and stupidity is more rampant than I had imagined.
Yeah, that's the problem... but imagine, if that information was provided to the Slashdot users in a breakdown form, the "problems" (note the quotation marks) might be fixed, without the goofy ads, or the lame subscription. Once again, note "problems".... maybe CmdrTaco et al are just getting a bit too greedy.
I know that Slashdot is now part of a company, so there are probably gobs of legal issues (albeit, very stupid ones) that go against my idea, but, why not put out the finances of Slashdot for everyone to see? This way the users can see what's really going on, and maybe even develop a solution that does not necessarily charging the small lot of people who actually make Slashdot the place to be?
Just my idea . . . after all, this is a community that advocates "open" things.
Yes, that's exactly how I feel. They are out of place in a bad way - a way that makes me want to ignore them even more than the "expected" ads on the top of the pages.
Advertising agenecies should stop trying to use tactics that belittle the consumer. Why in the HELL would I click on an ad that ruins the page? Heck, I can't even print out my/. stories anymore because of the retarded ad in the middle! It's a joke!
Actually, the code went live yesterday afternoon. I can't remember which story it was exactly, but around maybe 3-5 PM eastern yesterday (5 March 2002) is when I started to see the large ads under the story. I really don't think they are effective... in fact, they look rather cartoonish. Not to mention completely out of place. Did the Slashdot crew come up with this scheme, or was it some hapless advertising agency? If it was the latter, here is my suggestion: fire the crew, and find someone with a little more sense about them with respect to these sorts of things. The ads are HIDEOUSLY out of place. Let me say it again: they look dumb where they are.
This is not meant to be a flame/troll/whatever the moderators come up with next - this is my honest opinion. Sure, I don't like any ads at all, but at lease the popup ads were done in a respectable manner - and they didn't look silly.
Come on guys, fix this up. It's awful; and you are more than likely going to lose a great deal of your community, soon. Then what will you do? The site, devoid of content, won't be worth a dime, and your precious scheme will have failed you. Get it right before it becomes too late.
I'm all for the progress of the Internet, and standardization, etc... BUT, are they (Macromedia) considering that not all people have wonder machines that can handle these applactions? Not to mention the fact that most people do NOT access the internet through a broadband connection - what? are they going to suffer through endless downloads of huge, bloated "flash sites" just to browse the internet? I don't think this is going to go over very well with most people.
Heck, I don't even like Flash-based websites. I think they are needlessly sluggish, annoying, bloated, and, in general, I'd rather be at a nice next based site with only a spattering of images, like Slashdot, Kuro5hin, or Everything2.
That's wonderful, but this article deals specifically with water cooled NOTEBOOKS. The products you are relating to us in your post are for other than notebook systems, IE: "desktops."
I can't wait for the next version where, in addition to being a replicant, we find that Deckard was actually the first female president of the United States.
Eventually, even if trillions of years from now, human life will in fact end, whether from the universe re-collapsing into a singularity or expanding infinitely into a state of zero order.
Well, as much as the theory behind your statement leads much creedence to the possibility, it's not a for sure by any means. There have been a plethora of theories which are constantly refuted as new data becomes available about the "ultimate fate" of the universe. Personally, I place most of my faith in the idea that the universe will continue to expand until all matter as we know it is so far apart that there is no sufficient sources of energy left - but, that's not to say we, the human race, or what we make ourselves by that time, will not have discovered/invented a way to either enclose ourselves off from the expansion and contraction, or, as many string theorists believe, create a "lifeboat universe" and escape in that way.
In short, what I am saying is that there is no "for sure" fate in store for us - as far as we know. The universe is open to us, let's not abandon all hope just yet.
I hate to sound nihilistic, but in the end, we're just another species on this planet that will eventually go extinct.
EXCUSE ME???
I fail to understand why any sentient being would take that perspective on life... are you complacent with the statement you made? Do you WANT to fade away? Do you wish that on your race? Your species? I certainly do not. Personally, I want to see us soar into space, settle on as many planets, planetoids, moons, asteroids, space stations, comets and suns as possible. While there are many who are skeptical about humans eventually migrating from the homeworld, I'm not one of them. I think we can do it. I believe we WILL do it. Wheter we conquer our problems on Earth first, is, of course, another story. Perhaps Earth will be damaged beyond repair, and it will be essential for all but a few humans to eventaully leave the planet, lest they be ravaged by disease, hunger, or any of a multitude other plights which may face our descendants.
We won't live forever.
While some transhumanists may disagree with you there - I see your point, but, you are wrong. We will continue to grow, change, adapt, evolve to the situations which the cold universe presents to us, but, I have strong reservations about the human race dying out. In thousands of years from now we will, to be sure, be an entirely different and perhaps unrecognizable species - or maybe even more than one species - but, we will still exist, in one form or the other. Even if it is simply the human spirit living inside a wholly different organism. We will live on.
So let me save you the suspsense, pack your shit folks, we're all going away.
No, I don't think so. Why don't you do us a favor and go away yourself, so you won't get in the way of those of us who truly aspire to peace and progress for humankind.
Excuse me? Just how am I panicking? I'm fine with genetic alterations - heck, I'm looking forward to the human variety. I was simply looking at another viewpoint. Get off the horse, and start reading more carefully.
Moreover, my head is not in the sand. Perhaps you are just looking so hard for something to bash, you are the one who is blinded.
And what in the hell are you talking about "until the singularity"? Come on... put down your Vinge and jump back into reality. The moment we start to become nothing but daemons of the robotic masters of the world, I'll be off this rock, somehow. Read your material more carefully, buddy.
I hate to relate to a story which has made manifest in popular culture, but, isn't this exactly what happened in Jurasic Park? "Yeah, don't worry, they are sterile! They can't reproduce!"
It seems like this could be openening itself up for a great big disaster.
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This device reminds me of the display Hiro uses in Neal Stephemson's "Snow Crash." No monitor, per se, but instead, a laser paints his eye with the image of the metaverse. Same idea, it seems. I like it (my 21 inch monitors are so bulky!), but I agree with an earlier post that these devices should be held under the same kind of scrutiny that medical eqipment is. The innovation is great (and it's about time!) but it _must_ be safe.
For more information on this terrible proposal, check out:
http://216.110.42.179/docs/hollings.090701.html
And if you want to fight it, check out:
http://www.eff.org/alerts/20010921_eff_sssca_al
Weren't Hiroshima and Nagasaki both military targets? That is my understanding of the situation.
Can I take one of those so called MUSIC CD's and burn data on it? Probably.
:) It's aboot Money!
Yes, you most certainly can. I had a pack of CDRs purchased for me once, and when I noticed that they were "music" CDRs, I almost had them returned, but then I gave it the old college try, and lo and behold, it held my "data" too. Raise the roof.
In other words, I think that the person(s) who proposed all those taxes/tarrifs should be held in a small cage and forced to listen to Britney Spears for the rest of his/her life.
Either that or watch Terrence and Phillip for all eternity.
And? How is that weak? Dedication (I _always_ look around for new FF stuff) has its rewards.
Incidentally, you know some people will be ripping the Gold Edition set right away. Not me, though. This is one CD set that won't be going in my shared folder.
What the poster (and /. editors left out) was the following information:
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There are three versions of PMM (Project Majestic Mix): Gold, Silver, Unlimited. Gold is available for purchase only directly from the gang who put the whole thing together, and is also only available for those who contributed $20 or more to the fundraising. The Silver version is available for preorder until the last day of March, from Animenation.com, as the poster mentioned. The Unlimited, as also mentioned, will be for general sale, probably everywhere under the sun.
The Gold edition is packed with more tracks than the others, IE: those who donated get great rewards. The Silver has less than gold, and the Unlimited has less than Silver, but 2 (if I remember correctly from an email from Mustin) tracks that are not on the Gold. Confusing? Sure it is.
I donated $20 for the project, mostly because I have been a huge fan of the Final Fantasy musical scores since I first experienced FF6. Nobo is my musical hero. Also, I should note, I liked the idea that my name (yes, my name!) will be included in the booklet, along with all the others who donated a $20 sum or more. Gold edition and name in the book, what more could a guy ask for?
I'm anxious as can be to get my Gold edition, which, might I add, cost me $15 to purchase (yes, my donatation did NOT go towards the price of the CD, but that's fine with me). The samples I have heard are fantastic.
In short, if you enjoy Final Fantasy, and are longing for some nostalgia, buy the CD(s). You won't regret it, but, hey, if you do regret it, there's always eBay.
They were not dropped on industrial targets because they were dropped on military targets - as they should have been.
This works only for 10 MBs and lower equipment. IE: phone modems, many NICs, etc... etc...
Ahhh, you are indeed correct. I actually had heard of that a while back, but it didn't strike me as the source of that commercial... strangely enough. Thanks for reminding me. I think. :) I've never been particularly big on pop-culture. hehe
For anyone out there who doesn't quite know why this is +5 worthy, here is the joke:
:) This is, of course, a very pop-culture oriented joke that will probably fade even more quickly than AYB did after its behemoth prime of last year and the December before. Long live the meme.
Super Bowl Sunday a commercial aired, featuring none other than Kevin Bacon at a retail store, trying to use a check to pay for his goods. The man behind the counter asked to see ID, but Bacon didn't have any on him. What now? Bacon runs around town gathering people (an extra he played in a movie with, a doctor, a priest, an attracive girl, and maybe one other guy?), who all had some ties to one another, through the other 6 in the group. The attractive girl once dated the sales clerk in the store, so Kevin explains that they are "practically bothers," hence putting to good use the principle of 7 degrees of seperation.
Therefore, the humor lies within.
That's absurd. So, you are saying that it is justified for them to have fun at the expense (monetary!) of others? Wow... American (presumably you are American, if not, then fine, Global) decadance and stupidity is more rampant than I had imagined.
Yeah, that's the problem... but imagine, if that information was provided to the Slashdot users in a breakdown form, the "problems" (note the quotation marks) might be fixed, without the goofy ads, or the lame subscription. Once again, note "problems".... maybe CmdrTaco et al are just getting a bit too greedy.
I know that Slashdot is now part of a company, so there are probably gobs of legal issues (albeit, very stupid ones) that go against my idea, but, why not put out the finances of Slashdot for everyone to see? This way the users can see what's really going on, and maybe even develop a solution that does not necessarily charging the small lot of people who actually make Slashdot the place to be?
Just my idea . . . after all, this is a community that advocates "open" things.
Yes, that's exactly how I feel. They are out of place in a bad way - a way that makes me want to ignore them even more than the "expected" ads on the top of the pages.
/. stories anymore because of the retarded ad in the middle! It's a joke!
Advertising agenecies should stop trying to use tactics that belittle the consumer. Why in the HELL would I click on an ad that ruins the page? Heck, I can't even print out my
Get a clue, ad agencies!
Actually, the code went live yesterday afternoon. I can't remember which story it was exactly, but around maybe 3-5 PM eastern yesterday (5 March 2002) is when I started to see the large ads under the story. I really don't think they are effective... in fact, they look rather cartoonish. Not to mention completely out of place. Did the Slashdot crew come up with this scheme, or was it some hapless advertising agency? If it was the latter, here is my suggestion: fire the crew, and find someone with a little more sense about them with respect to these sorts of things. The ads are HIDEOUSLY out of place. Let me say it again: they look dumb where they are.
This is not meant to be a flame/troll/whatever the moderators come up with next - this is my honest opinion. Sure, I don't like any ads at all, but at lease the popup ads were done in a respectable manner - and they didn't look silly.
Come on guys, fix this up. It's awful; and you are more than likely going to lose a great deal of your community, soon. Then what will you do? The site, devoid of content, won't be worth a dime, and your precious scheme will have failed you. Get it right before it becomes too late.
I'm all for the progress of the Internet, and standardization, etc... BUT, are they (Macromedia) considering that not all people have wonder machines that can handle these applactions? Not to mention the fact that most people do NOT access the internet through a broadband connection - what? are they going to suffer through endless downloads of huge, bloated "flash sites" just to browse the internet? I don't think this is going to go over very well with most people.
Heck, I don't even like Flash-based websites. I think they are needlessly sluggish, annoying, bloated, and, in general, I'd rather be at a nice next based site with only a spattering of images, like Slashdot, Kuro5hin, or Everything2.
No thanks, Macromedia.
That's wonderful, but this article deals specifically with water cooled NOTEBOOKS. The products you are relating to us in your post are for other than notebook systems, IE: "desktops."
I can't wait for the next version where, in addition to being a replicant, we find that Deckard was actually the first female president of the United States.
Don't let Hillary Clinton hear that. *snicker*
No, actually, 12 (midnight) is 12 AM.
Eventually, even if trillions of years from now, human life will in fact end, whether from the universe re-collapsing into a singularity or expanding infinitely into a state of zero order.
Well, as much as the theory behind your statement leads much creedence to the possibility, it's not a for sure by any means. There have been a plethora of theories which are constantly refuted as new data becomes available about the "ultimate fate" of the universe. Personally, I place most of my faith in the idea that the universe will continue to expand until all matter as we know it is so far apart that there is no sufficient sources of energy left - but, that's not to say we, the human race, or what we make ourselves by that time, will not have discovered/invented a way to either enclose ourselves off from the expansion and contraction, or, as many string theorists believe, create a "lifeboat universe" and escape in that way.
In short, what I am saying is that there is no "for sure" fate in store for us - as far as we know. The universe is open to us, let's not abandon all hope just yet.
EXCUSE ME???
I fail to understand why any sentient being would take that perspective on life... are you complacent with the statement you made? Do you WANT to fade away? Do you wish that on your race? Your species? I certainly do not. Personally, I want to see us soar into space, settle on as many planets, planetoids, moons, asteroids, space stations, comets and suns as possible. While there are many who are skeptical about humans eventually migrating from the homeworld, I'm not one of them. I think we can do it. I believe we WILL do it. Wheter we conquer our problems on Earth first, is, of course, another story. Perhaps Earth will be damaged beyond repair, and it will be essential for all but a few humans to eventaully leave the planet, lest they be ravaged by disease, hunger, or any of a multitude other plights which may face our descendants.
We won't live forever.
While some transhumanists may disagree with you there - I see your point, but, you are wrong. We will continue to grow, change, adapt, evolve to the situations which the cold universe presents to us, but, I have strong reservations about the human race dying out. In thousands of years from now we will, to be sure, be an entirely different and perhaps unrecognizable species - or maybe even more than one species - but, we will still exist, in one form or the other. Even if it is simply the human spirit living inside a wholly different organism. We will live on.
So let me save you the suspsense, pack your shit folks, we're all going away.
No, I don't think so. Why don't you do us a favor and go away yourself, so you won't get in the way of those of us who truly aspire to peace and progress for humankind.
Is it a typo? Should it be yards, maybe?
Excuse me? Just how am I panicking? I'm fine with genetic alterations - heck, I'm looking forward to the human variety. I was simply looking at another viewpoint. Get off the horse, and start reading more carefully.
Moreover, my head is not in the sand. Perhaps you are just looking so hard for something to bash, you are the one who is blinded.
And what in the hell are you talking about "until the singularity"? Come on... put down your Vinge and jump back into reality. The moment we start to become nothing but daemons of the robotic masters of the world, I'll be off this rock, somehow. Read your material more carefully, buddy.
I hate to relate to a story which has made manifest in popular culture, but, isn't this exactly what happened in Jurasic Park? "Yeah, don't worry, they are sterile! They can't reproduce!"
It seems like this could be openening itself up for a great big disaster.
Counter-Terrorists win!