There was a penguin driving his car down a desert road.
It was a really hot day, and his car is really a really old convertible. Up ahead he saw a small town.
All of a sudden, his hood burst open and oil shot into the air.
He pulled it into the first mechanic he saw in the town and cleaned himself off. The mechanic told him it could be a little while, so he waddled across the street to the ice-cream stand.
He got a dish of vanilla ice-cream, and since he had no arms, just flippers, he had to fling it towards his mouth. Well, after he finished his ice-cream, and was covered with vanilla ice-cream, he waddled across the street back to the mechanic.
The mechanic was looking at the engine and said, "Well, it looks like you blew a seal."
The penguin says, "I did NOT! It's just ice-cream!"
between Hacker contests and the poor job market for computer geeks. It seems to me that this would actually help to publicize the problems out there that many people don't know exist. As more people are educated about computer crimes, more security oriented jobs will be created. Novell certification? No wonder you are working at Staples.
Agreed. I think the interesting thing here is using Biometric technology for identification. Even if a fingerprint can be forged somehow, there are other technologies - retinal scanners, hand scanners, etc. Its good to see if this is even feasible in a store setting.
I disagree. The ease of use is a big factor with many users. Most people are only familiar with Windows type of Desktops and when confronted by even a slight change, they are very resisitant. When my company upgraded from Windows 3.x to Windows 95, it was a very long and painful process because the users just couldn't catch on. Granted users are getting more computer savy now, but they generally prefer to have to learn how to work with a new OS every few years. The newer Linux Desktops have become closer to the Windows style and should help make Linux accessible to more users.
Its incredibly frustrating to have to roam a site for several minutes to be able to find what you are looking for. Is it that much trouble to put together a good site map and link to it from the home page?
By the way, where the hell is Neal Stephenson?
on
Deadly Perversions
·
· Score: 1
and William Gibson? These guys have a lot of nerve writing great books and then making you wait a couple of years for the next one. Is Cyberpunk really dead?
Reducing the amount of resources devoted to this project should actually benefit other projects in the long run. While the ability to study the long term effects of living in space has been very helpful in documenting what will be needed to support people for long trips, what other real breakthroughs have been made? Maybe now NASA can take a real look at trips to Mars.
Sounds like a good movie anyway
on
Critics Pan Nemesis
·
· Score: 5, Interesting
I am not sure what these reviewers are looking for in a Star Trek movie. It has good special effects and a lot of action and thats what I want to see on the big screen. If you want a bunch of character development you can watch the 10 years of back episodes they show every day on TV. These movies are supposed to be fun. If you would rather see a movie with more depth I am sure they will be churning out another 4 hour Jane Autin novel movie in the near future
Does anyone have a patent on coordinating the delivery of a gift when your delivery company accidently ships it to their warehouse in Peoria and can no longer find it?
Celestis, Inc. launches people into space for only $4800. Gene Roddenberry and Timothy Leary have already made the trip. And I for one would be willing to chip in for the cremation costs.
The space program has become ridiculous, between failed attempts to launch boy bands into space and new projects like virtual planets http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=96&ncid =96&e=1&u=/space/20021210/sc_space/cyber_planets__ building_virtual_worlds_to_explore_signs_of_real_l ife it seems to have drifted far from actual space exploration. If they ever want public support for government dollars, they need to start looking at sending someone to Mars, or at least back to the moon,
Its also great when upgrading the OS. The instant failover allows you to work on one device and reboot it without any downtime, and then make the same changes to the redundant device. Nice when you are hosting critical websites that will not allow for downtime.
The giant record companies were once a necessary evil when proper recording equipment was very expensive and there were few channels for distributing music. Now it is easy to record at home, modify the recording on your home computer and burn your own CDs or put your music on the internet. I do like the idea of a musicians community where you can exchange resources and ideas, or at least network.
It would be even better if they shipped it with bootleg copies of new movies. Anyone want a pre-release copy of The Matrix Revisited or Return of the King?
This may not be timeless literature, but it is entertaining and mildly thought proovoking. I also like novels that I can read in their entirety duing an average crap.
Slashdot Mirror
There was a penguin driving his car down a desert road.
It was a really hot day, and his car is really a really old convertible. Up ahead he saw a small town.
All of a sudden, his hood burst open and oil shot into the air.
He pulled it into the first mechanic he saw in the town and cleaned himself off. The mechanic told him it could be a little while, so he waddled across the street to the ice-cream stand.
He got a dish of vanilla ice-cream, and since he had no arms, just flippers, he had to fling it towards his mouth. Well, after he finished his ice-cream, and was covered with vanilla ice-cream, he waddled across the street back to the mechanic.
The mechanic was looking at the engine and said, "Well, it looks like you blew a seal."
The penguin says, "I did NOT! It's just ice-cream!"
between Hacker contests and the poor job market for computer geeks. It seems to me that this would actually help to publicize the problems out there that many people don't know exist. As more people are educated about computer crimes, more security oriented jobs will be created. Novell certification? No wonder you are working at Staples.
they could allow us to comment on a subject before it gets posted!
Not to mention having to reboot your watch everytime it crashes. I don't need to walk around with the blue screen of death on my wrist.
How about tracking your speed and taking pictures of license plates? There goes the remaining points on my drivers license.
What they are doing is just growing muscle tissue. Could this be applied to other types of tissue, skin for example?
Agreed. I think the interesting thing here is using Biometric technology for identification. Even if a fingerprint can be forged somehow, there are other technologies - retinal scanners, hand scanners, etc. Its good to see if this is even feasible in a store setting.
I disagree. The ease of use is a big factor with many users. Most people are only familiar with Windows type of Desktops and when confronted by even a slight change, they are very resisitant. When my company upgraded from Windows 3.x to Windows 95, it was a very long and painful process because the users just couldn't catch on. Granted users are getting more computer savy now, but they generally prefer to have to learn how to work with a new OS every few years. The newer Linux Desktops have become closer to the Windows style and should help make Linux accessible to more users.
Its incredibly frustrating to have to roam a site for several minutes to be able to find what you are looking for. Is it that much trouble to put together a good site map and link to it from the home page?
and William Gibson? These guys have a lot of nerve writing great books and then making you wait a couple of years for the next one. Is Cyberpunk really dead?
Dupes
Slashdot gets slashdotted
Bitching about Karma Whores
Dupes
Beowulf clusters, first post and Soviet Russia
Cowboy Neal gets duped
and we will soon be seeing Linux in consumer electronics.
Reducing the amount of resources devoted to this project should actually benefit other projects in the long run. While the ability to study the long term effects of living in space has been very helpful in documenting what will be needed to support people for long trips, what other real breakthroughs have been made? Maybe now NASA can take a real look at trips to Mars.
I am not sure what these reviewers are looking for in a Star Trek movie. It has good special effects and a lot of action and thats what I want to see on the big screen. If you want a bunch of character development you can watch the 10 years of back episodes they show every day on TV. These movies are supposed to be fun. If you would rather see a movie with more depth I am sure they will be churning out another 4 hour Jane Autin novel movie in the near future
I agree, there must be something else going on in the world thats interesting to nerds.
this guy is going to wind up with his beer budget slashdotted.
Does anyone have a patent on coordinating the delivery of a gift when your delivery company accidently ships it to their warehouse in Peoria and can no longer find it?
Celestis, Inc. launches people into space for only $4800. Gene Roddenberry and Timothy Leary have already made the trip. And I for one would be willing to chip in for the cremation costs.
The space program has become ridiculous, between failed attempts to launch boy bands into space and new projects like virtual planets http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=96&ncid =96&e=1&u=/space/20021210/sc_space/cyber_planets__ building_virtual_worlds_to_explore_signs_of_real_l ife it seems to have drifted far from actual space exploration. If they ever want public support for government dollars, they need to start looking at sending someone to Mars, or at least back to the moon,
Their firewall devices use VRRP
Its also great when upgrading the OS. The instant failover allows you to work on one device and reboot it without any downtime, and then make the same changes to the redundant device. Nice when you are hosting critical websites that will not allow for downtime.
The giant record companies were once a necessary evil when proper recording equipment was very expensive and there were few channels for distributing music. Now it is easy to record at home, modify the recording on your home computer and burn your own CDs or put your music on the internet. I do like the idea of a musicians community where you can exchange resources and ideas, or at least network.
It would be even better if they shipped it with bootleg copies of new movies. Anyone want a pre-release copy of The Matrix Revisited or Return of the King?
This may not be timeless literature, but it is entertaining and mildly thought proovoking. I also like novels that I can read in their entirety duing an average crap.
I guess we will be going to Ocean City this year. Again.