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To all of the posters that are critisizing the expo as a vapor-fest, I say to you, why not let your imagination run wild? Decades ago we had Worlds Fair and the famous Futurama in New York. People were left in awe of possible future technologies that improve quality of life. People came back wide eyed and filled with imagination. The closest thing I experienced to something like this today was a showcase at Disney Expo 12 years ago when I was 10... It had on display futuristic cars and possible technologies that openned my youthful imagination. It made a big impact on me and got me interested in technology.
I hear people complain about the lack of innovation today and I'm personally disappointed at the lack of creativity in a lot of industries. In the 40s and 50s people got to see glimpses of the future presented by GE and Ford where everything is automated. People were happy and it gave them something worthwhile to look forward to. It gave us faith in technology. We have nothing like this today. I for one welcome conventions that inspire us, especially at a time when the future looks so bleak. Sure, it's funded by big corporations but so were the World Fairs in the past and they turned out great!
A graffiti robot is cool...but it just doesn't have the attitude of a bending robot! Let me know when this thing can drink booz, pick up hookers, pimp and crush humans all before 11am. Maybe then I'll be impressed.
Bender: Hmm, looks like my antenna's in the wrong place... let me just adjust it... Fry: Bender, no! You'll make baby jesus cry!
A Metrosexual knows never to use that patterned wall paper with a green chimney. And that's not even a Gucci snowman. That most is DEFINITELY gay (or straight depending on how you look at it).
It's great that we're gonna finally be able eventually travel to the moon and all... but all of my frequent flyer miles are now freakin' useless... It took me forever save up these thousands of miles with Delta too. I'm still 230,000 miles sort. Dang.
I'm a current ATT Wireless customer using their digital plan and I want to switch over to their GSM network. So I tried calling them a few days ago at their '3G' transition toll-free 866 number and was told there would be a 20 mins wait, this was at around 11pm EST. I hung up and tried again yesterday around 8pm EST. I was on hold for more than 30 MINUTES! I found it surprising since I'm already a current ATT customer. The customer service rep was friendly though and didn't seem agitated at all. So as a warning, if you want to call up AT&T and decide to switch into or out of their service, expect at least a 30 minute wait.
ALSO, if you change your service plan after you sign up for an annual contract they may extent that contract without telling you. I was on their local plan last year and with a 4 months left on my contract, I asked if they could switch me over to a national plan. They said no problem. When I called customer service a few months left, I found out my contract was extended by another year! Apparently, when I asked for a plan change the customer rep should have told me it would also mean my contract would be extended... After 20 minutes on the phone with customer service, the guy was finally able to void my service contract.
My advice to all current and future AT&T customers: The reception maybe good but the customer service sure isn't!
Next week, Warner Brothers Studios will sue MS for 200 million dollars because of copyright infringement. This is mainly due to the fact The Matrix: Revolutions did not generate expected earnings in theaters. The week after that, MS counter-sues WB for stealing idea of "The Matrix" from Microsoft. Trademark Windows characteristics include but are not limited to:
* 'glitches' in the system
* a 'clippy-like' agent that will not leave the user/hero alone
* unreadable source code
* many revisions/version Windows/Matrix
* 'freed' Zionists/Linux users
* main characters that can't act worth sh*t.
Two weeks later, Microsoft decides to end the whole thing and buys the damn studio.
Oh god no...I'm against the development of this weapon simply because of the all the cliched Austin Power references and quotes. I have no doubt by the time this is posted, there's already half-a-dozen cliched and overused quotes.
Along with the original cast, 3 new members will be added to lure in the casual movie goer. The first new addition will be a stubborn and mean-spirited, yet loveable, robot named "Alvin." The 2nd character will be a 1-2' tall furry creature with a really "cute" name that always seems to get into trouble. The 3rd character will be a "superior" alien-being that will constantly remind the crew of their mistakes and point out the foolish of 80% of the captain's actions. This will help the movie attract more than just the show's 16-35 male demographic audience.
Maybe the costume director bought water proof socks. HERE
There's another kinda socks that the military give to SEALs and other special forces that are also water proof.
Before I spend the next hour attempting to download this trailer from both BitTorrent and WB. Can someone tell me if this is the same trailer as the one at the end of the Matrix: Reloaded? Thanks!
Re:Account for people with misshapen bodies?
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'Voters using SERVE CAN register to vote and cast their ballots from any computer using Microsoft Windows with Internet access.'
The keyword is "can" not "must." It's like saying, 'Bobby and Mary-Sue can drive to the grocery store using a Toyota Tundra with 4-wheel drive.' That doesn't neccessarily mean it's required, it's simply a recommendation. Come on, read your own quote for god-sake!
Let's just say I work as part of a "cleaning crew." Now say a targ...I mean pedestrian steps in front of the new Honda. Will it automatically slow down to a speed such that the individual on the receiving end of the pain will not be severly hurt? My job requires me to drive vehicles with extreme prejudice and recklessness. This means if I should ever "forget" to release the gas pedal when driving towards Little Lowie I do not want the car to automatically slow down. The job doesn't pay as well as it used to and all those dents on the Caddy really adds up. I'm buying buying cheaper imports now a days.:(
I hope this radar technology will not start a trend. Otherwise, I may soon find myself fullfilling a contract a VW Bug in 20 years.
Bottom line: There is nothing noble about China's spaceflight plans.
So let me get this straight.
First China will send a few people on the moon.
Then they'll build a space station. And before we know it they'll have nuclear silos on the moon pointed straight at DC, LA, and NYC. In order to defend the silos against capitalist attacks, China's going to build a few TIE fighters to guard the surround space. Then the next thing you know they'll be sending chinamen on spaceships and attack the US from above the atomisphere. I'm sure that's just the beginning. After the nukes from the moon and the orbital attacks, China is going to colonize Mars and start a real "Red Army." These soliders will be ultra-powerful due to their incredible ability to withstand harsh conditions. Training in low-grav scenarios will also make them faster than any conventional US troops. Then all of the "Red Army" will board a super-large spaceship and spend 2 years flying toward Earth. In their spare time on the spaceship these solider will build ultra-advanced laser weapons and powersuits. Once they land they'll completely wipe our entire Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and the Coast Gurade.
Man, you're right! God help us all should the Chinese ever land on the moon. It'll be the end of us alllllll.
I want space tourism, industry, and sustainable high level of commerce and privatization.
Pardon me for my cynicism but how do you propose China enter space tourism, commerce, etc. without at least first putting a man into space? Many people take for granted the advance space technology that the US has. Keep in mind how many decades behind China's space program is relative to the US's program. We have more astronaught that's been on the moon and back than their entire astronaught talent pool.
To all of those who are whinning about how China isn't doing enough to further Mars exploration or space tourism or space commercialization, please remember the space program needs to take baby steps and not giant leaps. The US had to launch a dozen undozen or so unmanned vehicles into space before strapping astronaughts into a space capsule. You can't walk before you crawl and you can't goto Mars until you've been to the moon. This is science and engineering, not a magic show.
Just a word of warning to the foolish and brave. Before you tackle the 4^4 hypercube, make sure you buy an ergonomic mouse and mousepad. My guess is you'll probably develop super-carpal tunnel syndrome before you even you match one side of the damn cube. Also be sure to stockpile a few extra mouses, there's no knowing how many of them you'll be throwing against the wall.
For the most part you chronology is correct but you have one small fact wrong. #4 and #5 should be switched. The reason why the founders left Palm was because 3Com said Palm would never be spun off from 3Com. This meant the founders would have a lot less control over their creation. An internal struggle for control ensued and a result the founders left 3Com. Interestingly enough, 3Com renegged on their promise and spun off 3Com only a few month after the founders left. Now the two guys are joining their old company after years of separation. How's that for irony?
Do we always have to reference "42" in EVERY Astrophysics article? And why does the 42 post always get mod'ed up? And I get the Douglas Adam reference...
We need more fresh content and not just the same old cliched posts.
I think the biggest competition that HL2 has to worry about isn't all the other big name games coming out this year. Rather, HL2's worst enemy is the original Half-Life. Half-Life is hailed as a milestone in FPS, single player, and story driven gaming. If HL2 does not live up to the incredible amount of expectation built around it, I doubt it will really succeed. As soon as one reviewer says "HL2 does not live up to the hype," many gamers will just dismiss the game as just another attempt at raking in money from a cashcow franchise. Even if the game really is great, it may forever be overshadowed by it's predecessor. However, with that said, I think the Valve team is very talented and will produce a game worth buying.
Not everyone is expected to work 50+ hours a week or even more than 40 hours a week. It all depends on your group and where they are in the product developement cycle. I can speak for myself and some of my friend when I say we were in by 10 and out by 7, every Monday through Friday. We had social lives outside of the office and almost NEVER went into the office on weekends unless we needed to use the high-speed connection to surf the web (we didn't have high-speed in the apartments). If he didn't take advantage of the Pudget Sound area, he really missed out on the whole intern experience.
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To all of the posters that are critisizing the expo as a vapor-fest, I say to you, why not let your imagination run wild? Decades ago we had Worlds Fair and the famous Futurama in New York. People were left in awe of possible future technologies that improve quality of life. People came back wide eyed and filled with imagination. The closest thing I experienced to something like this today was a showcase at Disney Expo 12 years ago when I was 10... It had on display futuristic cars and possible technologies that openned my youthful imagination. It made a big impact on me and got me interested in technology. I hear people complain about the lack of innovation today and I'm personally disappointed at the lack of creativity in a lot of industries. In the 40s and 50s people got to see glimpses of the future presented by GE and Ford where everything is automated. People were happy and it gave them something worthwhile to look forward to. It gave us faith in technology. We have nothing like this today. I for one welcome conventions that inspire us, especially at a time when the future looks so bleak. Sure, it's funded by big corporations but so were the World Fairs in the past and they turned out great!
You left out strip clubs, bunny ranches, seedy motels, visits to your neighbor's wife, and the entire city of Las Vegas.
I'm just thinking practically here.
A graffiti robot is cool...but it just doesn't have the attitude of a bending robot! Let me know when this thing can drink booz, pick up hookers, pimp and crush humans all before 11am. Maybe then I'll be impressed.
Bender: Hmm, looks like my antenna's in the wrong place... let me just adjust it...
Fry: Bender, no! You'll make baby jesus cry!
Notice the chimney... If he is truly a geek he would have a bunch of 80mm fans hooked up to it.
A Metrosexual knows never to use that patterned wall paper with a green chimney. And that's not even a Gucci snowman. That most is DEFINITELY gay (or straight depending on how you look at it).
It's great that we're gonna finally be able eventually travel to the moon and all... but all of my frequent flyer miles are now freakin' useless... It took me forever save up these thousands of miles with Delta too. I'm still 230,000 miles sort. Dang.
ALSO, if you change your service plan after you sign up for an annual contract they may extent that contract without telling you. I was on their local plan last year and with a 4 months left on my contract, I asked if they could switch me over to a national plan. They said no problem. When I called customer service a few months left, I found out my contract was extended by another year! Apparently, when I asked for a plan change the customer rep should have told me it would also mean my contract would be extended... After 20 minutes on the phone with customer service, the guy was finally able to void my service contract.
My advice to all current and future AT&T customers: The reception maybe good but the customer service sure isn't!
Next week, Warner Brothers Studios will sue MS for 200 million dollars because of copyright infringement. This is mainly due to the fact The Matrix: Revolutions did not generate expected earnings in theaters. The week after that, MS counter-sues WB for stealing idea of "The Matrix" from Microsoft. Trademark Windows characteristics include but are not limited to: * 'glitches' in the system * a 'clippy-like' agent that will not leave the user/hero alone * unreadable source code * many revisions/version Windows/Matrix * 'freed' Zionists/Linux users * main characters that can't act worth sh*t. Two weeks later, Microsoft decides to end the whole thing and buys the damn studio.
Oh god no...I'm against the development of this weapon simply because of the all the cliched Austin Power references and quotes. I have no doubt by the time this is posted, there's already half-a-dozen cliched and overused quotes.
Along with the original cast, 3 new members will be added to lure in the casual movie goer. The first new addition will be a stubborn and mean-spirited, yet loveable, robot named "Alvin." The 2nd character will be a 1-2' tall furry creature with a really "cute" name that always seems to get into trouble. The 3rd character will be a "superior" alien-being that will constantly remind the crew of their mistakes and point out the foolish of 80% of the captain's actions. This will help the movie attract more than just the show's 16-35 male demographic audience.
Maybe the costume director bought water proof socks. HERE There's another kinda socks that the military give to SEALs and other special forces that are also water proof.
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Before I spend the next hour attempting to download this trailer from both BitTorrent and WB. Can someone tell me if this is the same trailer as the one at the end of the Matrix: Reloaded? Thanks!
Did he look anything like Wally?
Last time I checked Netscape Navigator wasn't OS dependent.
The keyword is "can" not "must." It's like saying, 'Bobby and Mary-Sue can drive to the grocery store using a Toyota Tundra with 4-wheel drive.' That doesn't neccessarily mean it's required, it's simply a recommendation. Come on, read your own quote for god-sake!
I hope this radar technology will not start a trend. Otherwise, I may soon find myself fullfilling a contract a VW Bug in 20 years.
Bottom line: There is nothing noble about China's spaceflight plans. So let me get this straight.
First China will send a few people on the moon.
Then they'll build a space station. And before we know it they'll have nuclear silos on the moon pointed straight at DC, LA, and NYC. In order to defend the silos against capitalist attacks, China's going to build a few TIE fighters to guard the surround space. Then the next thing you know they'll be sending chinamen on spaceships and attack the US from above the atomisphere. I'm sure that's just the beginning. After the nukes from the moon and the orbital attacks, China is going to colonize Mars and start a real "Red Army." These soliders will be ultra-powerful due to their incredible ability to withstand harsh conditions. Training in low-grav scenarios will also make them faster than any conventional US troops. Then all of the "Red Army" will board a super-large spaceship and spend 2 years flying toward Earth. In their spare time on the spaceship these solider will build ultra-advanced laser weapons and powersuits. Once they land they'll completely wipe our entire Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and the Coast Gurade.
Man, you're right! God help us all should the Chinese ever land on the moon. It'll be the end of us alllllll.
Pardon me for my cynicism but how do you propose China enter space tourism, commerce, etc. without at least first putting a man into space? Many people take for granted the advance space technology that the US has. Keep in mind how many decades behind China's space program is relative to the US's program. We have more astronaught that's been on the moon and back than their entire astronaught talent pool.
To all of those who are whinning about how China isn't doing enough to further Mars exploration or space tourism or space commercialization, please remember the space program needs to take baby steps and not giant leaps. The US had to launch a dozen undozen or so unmanned vehicles into space before strapping astronaughts into a space capsule. You can't walk before you crawl and you can't goto Mars until you've been to the moon. This is science and engineering, not a magic show.
Just a word of warning to the foolish and brave. Before you tackle the 4^4 hypercube, make sure you buy an ergonomic mouse and mousepad. My guess is you'll probably develop super-carpal tunnel syndrome before you even you match one side of the damn cube. Also be sure to stockpile a few extra mouses, there's no knowing how many of them you'll be throwing against the wall.
For the most part you chronology is correct but you have one small fact wrong. #4 and #5 should be switched. The reason why the founders left Palm was because 3Com said Palm would never be spun off from 3Com. This meant the founders would have a lot less control over their creation. An internal struggle for control ensued and a result the founders left 3Com. Interestingly enough, 3Com renegged on their promise and spun off 3Com only a few month after the founders left. Now the two guys are joining their old company after years of separation. How's that for irony?
We need more fresh content and not just the same old cliched posts.
I think the biggest competition that HL2 has to worry about isn't all the other big name games coming out this year. Rather, HL2's worst enemy is the original Half-Life. Half-Life is hailed as a milestone in FPS, single player, and story driven gaming. If HL2 does not live up to the incredible amount of expectation built around it, I doubt it will really succeed. As soon as one reviewer says "HL2 does not live up to the hype," many gamers will just dismiss the game as just another attempt at raking in money from a cashcow franchise. Even if the game really is great, it may forever be overshadowed by it's predecessor. However, with that said, I think the Valve team is very talented and will produce a game worth buying.
Not everyone is expected to work 50+ hours a week or even more than 40 hours a week. It all depends on your group and where they are in the product developement cycle. I can speak for myself and some of my friend when I say we were in by 10 and out by 7, every Monday through Friday. We had social lives outside of the office and almost NEVER went into the office on weekends unless we needed to use the high-speed connection to surf the web (we didn't have high-speed in the apartments). If he didn't take advantage of the Pudget Sound area, he really missed out on the whole intern experience.
There's more info about the entire interview process and the positions on their MS College Website: http://www.microsoft.com