Not only should we be able to transfer numbers between cellular services; we should also transfer the testicles of Verizon executive staff into, say, trash cans.
"Mike's Root Boot Disk" is definitely a must. It's a complete Linux distro that fits on a floppy. It includes all the basic drivers you need to get monitor output, keyboard support, NIC drivers, etc. And it even includes rudimentary text editors and commands. Stick this thing in the machine, mount the HD, and get to work. It's saved my ass more than a few times.
If it's not open source (c'mon, it's Microsoft! Of course it won't be!), then what's the point? I don't download binary distros that may or may not work on my particular system... I emerge using Gentoo. Source is the spirit of Linux, and without it, this technology can't hope to catch on.
Great, so now I can use Enlightenment 1.0 with new RedHat 9!
Wait... it's April 1st... Enlighenment 1.0 isn't really out, is it, and... AGH!! those hours spent downloading the RH9 iso's were just an April Fool's Joke?!/me goes off to kill himself.
Anyone remember that scifi movie Supernova? That was a really cool movie. A freaky horror plot, a good cast, a cool ship, and everything else that makes great scifi. Unfortunately it only showed once a week in my area at Sunday night at 22:00, and this was the only theater out of 20 around here that even bothered showing it. It was posed to be a major success... but what happened?! Like, nobody ever saw it. Not just here; most places. Anyway, I definitely recommend renting it.
I'll admit, I've taken inspiration from science fiction I've read. Mainly Stephen Baxter. And you know what it's inspired me to do? Write science fiction of my own. I've written many short stories and I'm working on getting one published.
I'm also looking at a career in astronomy/space exploration. Face it, without science fiction, NASA would die out in a generation. Science fiction is great in so many ways, and it's just sad that so many people dismiss it out of hand as trash.
Awww c'mon, copper tubes are lame. That's a thing of the past. What I'll be impressed with is when they come up with a nanotube heat shielding system to protect your genitals from accidental frying.
Hey hey hey, don't go attacking all of us kids. I go to Montgomery Blair High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. We have a lot of successful smart kids here. Heck, my good friend Anatoly Preygel recently won third place in the Intel Science Fair. (And no, I'm not making that up. Here's a picture of him at one of my LAN parties. And by the way he's a mean SOB with a railgun).
Don't bother with textbooks - just teach them hands-on. I had 10X as much fun combining chemicals that gave off smoke than I ever did reading some dumb paragraphs.
Yeah, and you know what? The pen was well worth it. The Soviets had problems with graphite chunks floating around, getting in cosmonauts' eyes, shorting out electrical circuits, etc. Our million dollar pen didn't have any of those problems and was well worth it.
Let's do a simple trichotomy of possible Slashdot headlines:
The Good: "Flight Software Runs Smoothly In Japan" The Bad: "Computer Error Grounds 203 Japanese Flights" The Ugly: "Computer Error in Flight Software Causes 203 Plane Crashes"
They're not collecting single atoms, that's nigh well impossible. They're collecting "stardust", little motes of billions of atoms. By analyzing the ratio of isotopes you can determine what kind of star environment the stardust was probably formed in. And that quote "God cannot tell carbon atoms apart" isn't true. There's carbon-12, carbon-14, etc. All the isotopes can easily be told apart from each other. That's how this process works.
The United States has used this technology before in wars against Iraq and Vietnam. It's not only possible, it's been DONE. A bomb is loaded up with essentially thousands of long, skinny wires. They are dropped above power plants or switching stations and explode in mid-air. If one wire ends up touching two different power lines, or even connecting wire to ground, the system shorts itself out, with severe damage to the fuses, resistors, and even generating stations. How do you think we won the Gulf War with so few casualties on our side? In the first few days of bombing we effectively knocked out electricity over huge parts of Iraq. It's had to fight wars when you don't even lights, let alone radar, guidance systems, etc. In this upcoming war with Iraq, expect to do the exact same thing. It's a very effective tactic that destroys the electricity generating component of a country's infrastructure.
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Not only should we be able to transfer numbers between cellular services; we should also transfer the testicles of Verizon executive staff into, say, trash cans.
"Mike's Root Boot Disk" is definitely a must. It's a complete Linux distro that fits on a floppy. It includes all the basic drivers you need to get monitor output, keyboard support, NIC drivers, etc. And it even includes rudimentary text editors and commands. Stick this thing in the machine, mount the HD, and get to work. It's saved my ass more than a few times.
"If successful, perhaps one day you could give your love a diamond engagement CPU instead of a ring!"
And promptly have her kick your nuts in.
If it's not open source (c'mon, it's Microsoft! Of course it won't be!), then what's the point? I don't download binary distros that may or may not work on my particular system ... I emerge using Gentoo. Source is the spirit of Linux, and without it, this technology can't hope to catch on.
Ummm let's try that properly formatted this time.
Info patents in
The U.S. and Europe can
Not patent haikus
Info patents in The U.S. and Europe can Not patent haikus
"Second Superpower" would make a great band name.
(apologies to Dave Barry)
Open source digital rights management? What?! It's not still April 1st, is it?
Great, so now I can use Enlightenment 1.0 with new RedHat 9!
... it's April 1st ... Enlighenment 1.0 isn't really out, is it, and ... AGH!! those hours spent downloading the RH9 iso's were just an April Fool's Joke?! /me goes off to kill himself.
Wait
APRIL FOOL'S!!!!
It must be getting around that time of year ... April, huh?
Anyone remember that scifi movie Supernova? That was a really cool movie. A freaky horror plot, a good cast, a cool ship, and everything else that makes great scifi. Unfortunately it only showed once a week in my area at Sunday night at 22:00, and this was the only theater out of 20 around here that even bothered showing it. It was posed to be a major success ... but what happened?! Like, nobody ever saw it. Not just here; most places. Anyway, I definitely recommend renting it.
I'll admit, I've taken inspiration from science fiction I've read. Mainly Stephen Baxter. And you know what it's inspired me to do? Write science fiction of my own. I've written many short stories and I'm working on getting one published.
I'm also looking at a career in astronomy/space exploration. Face it, without science fiction, NASA would die out in a generation. Science fiction is great in so many ways, and it's just sad that so many people dismiss it out of hand as trash.
Awww c'mon, copper tubes are lame. That's a thing of the past. What I'll be impressed with is when they come up with a nanotube heat shielding system to protect your genitals from accidental frying.
Hey hey hey, don't go attacking all of us kids. I go to Montgomery Blair High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. We have a lot of successful smart kids here. Heck, my good friend Anatoly Preygel recently won third place in the Intel Science Fair. (And no, I'm not making that up. Here's a picture of him at one of my LAN parties. And by the way he's a mean SOB with a railgun).
Yeah, and the only "sex ed" you get here on slash.edu is all wrong.
Don't bother with textbooks - just teach them hands-on. I had 10X as much fun combining chemicals that gave off smoke than I ever did reading some dumb paragraphs.
IN SOVIET RUSSIA, terrorism funds piracy. AR'RR, lower the gunwhales and prepare to board ship!! Are these things funny ... ever? Thought not ...
Dude, is that a Beowulf cluster of webservers in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
Today is "Bash Microsoft Day." "+5 Funny" awards go to the people who use the most wit in their bashings.
Yeah, and you know what? The pen was well worth it. The Soviets had problems with graphite chunks floating around, getting in cosmonauts' eyes, shorting out electrical circuits, etc. Our million dollar pen didn't have any of those problems and was well worth it.
Let's do a simple trichotomy of possible Slashdot headlines:
...
The Good: "Flight Software Runs Smoothly In Japan"
The Bad: "Computer Error Grounds 203 Japanese Flights"
The Ugly: "Computer Error in Flight Software Causes 203 Plane Crashes"
It could have been a lot, lot worse
This is excellently timed to the release of Nethack 3.4.1 - now I can play it in all of its black and white glory!
They're not collecting single atoms, that's nigh well impossible. They're collecting "stardust", little motes of billions of atoms. By analyzing the ratio of isotopes you can determine what kind of star environment the stardust was probably formed in. And that quote "God cannot tell carbon atoms apart" isn't true. There's carbon-12, carbon-14, etc. All the isotopes can easily be told apart from each other. That's how this process works.
The United States has used this technology before in wars against Iraq and Vietnam. It's not only possible, it's been DONE. A bomb is loaded up with essentially thousands of long, skinny wires. They are dropped above power plants or switching stations and explode in mid-air. If one wire ends up touching two different power lines, or even connecting wire to ground, the system shorts itself out, with severe damage to the fuses, resistors, and even generating stations. How do you think we won the Gulf War with so few casualties on our side? In the first few days of bombing we effectively knocked out electricity over huge parts of Iraq. It's had to fight wars when you don't even lights, let alone radar, guidance systems, etc. In this upcoming war with Iraq, expect to do the exact same thing. It's a very effective tactic that destroys the electricity generating component of a country's infrastructure.