As plain text in book form, that'd be over 3000 miles of shelf space.."
Huh? How about "If all data was spoken at once, it would be as loud as 674 jet engines!" Or "If this archive were a planet, it would be as large as Jupiter!"
Mr. McGuire: I just want to say one word to you - just one word. Ben: Yes sir. Mr. McGuire: Are you listening? Ben: Yes I am. Mr. McGuire: 'Plastics.' Ben: Exactly how do you mean? Mr. McGuire: There's a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it? Ben: Yes I will. Mr. McGuire: Shh! Enough said. That's a deal.
I know there is a lot of anti-Micro$oft sentiment on this board, but you must admit that a company has the right to protect its trade secrets.
If there were no such rights, then anyone could demand to see any proprietary system they wanted. Imagine a muslim extremist demanding full access to the plans of a nuculear plant in downtown New York!
I don't want that, and neither should you. Sorry, samba team. I like you, but you lose out on this one.
Actually the problem is that the big auto companies have paid big bucks to Washington lobbyists to block any such rail travel improvements.
In the 1970s, the first mag-lev trains were designed. (magnetic levitation, using the power of super-cooled hydrogen shot through a jet nozzle to propel a train hovering over a hyper-metallic track). The US Congress nearly passed legislation requiring each state to reserve a percentage of its budget to implement such an infrastructure. Unfortunately, the auto companies (GM/Ford/Dodge) "got to them" (the senators) before the Senate was able to vote on it.
Honestly, I see no fast rail travel in our near future.
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If there is hope, it lies in the proles.
NOT.
As plain text in book form, that'd be over 3000 miles of shelf space.."
Huh? How about "If all data was spoken at once, it would be as loud as 674 jet engines!" Or "If this archive were a planet, it would be as large as Jupiter!"
Ozzy!! Is that you??? How's Sharon?
...The internet taxes YOU!
The Long Room in Trinity College Dublin. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
I'm waiting for nanotech tattoo ink. Illustrated Man, here we come.
Mr. McGuire: I just want to say one word to you - just one word.
Ben: Yes sir.
Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?
Ben: Yes I am.
Mr. McGuire: 'Plastics.'
Ben: Exactly how do you mean?
Mr. McGuire: There's a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?
Ben: Yes I will.
Mr. McGuire: Shh! Enough said. That's a deal.
82% believe they should be allowed to make personal backup copies of CD's.
In other news, 18% of consumers are thrilled that their new computer came with a retractible cup-holder.
....in an irc channel near you:
"Hehe, fuk that sniper. I ownz0r this country"
Wired has an interesting story "Can a Hacker Outfox Microsoft" on a fellow named Lucky Green...
Wait a minute! This is hard to believe. Wired has an interesting story??
I know there is a lot of anti-Micro$oft sentiment on this board, but you must admit that a company has the right to protect its trade secrets.
If there were no such rights, then anyone could demand to see any proprietary system they wanted. Imagine a muslim extremist demanding full access to the plans of a nuculear plant in downtown New York!
I don't want that, and neither should you. Sorry, samba team. I like you, but you lose out on this one.
Actually the problem is that the big auto companies have paid big bucks to Washington lobbyists to block any such rail travel improvements.
In the 1970s, the first mag-lev trains were designed. (magnetic levitation, using the power of super-cooled hydrogen shot through a jet nozzle to propel a train hovering over a hyper-metallic track). The US Congress nearly passed legislation requiring each state to reserve a percentage of its budget to implement such an infrastructure. Unfortunately, the auto companies (GM/Ford/Dodge) "got to them" (the senators) before the Senate was able to vote on it.
Honestly, I see no fast rail travel in our near future.