Or maybe you just have smarter construction workers;) I'm thinking that there isn't some deep mathematical reason to why manhole covers are round. Probably whoever made the '1st' one made it round cause, maybe, pipes are round too.
It like analysis of art. People find all these deep hidden meanings in stuff when the original artist just made something on a whim.
And so you know who's talking, I'm a VP of IT who worked his way up from general geek over the last 18 years. I've seen the trends play out and I just don't feel good about the future of our industry.
Why am I picturing the stereotypical old guy running around with the "The End Is Near" sign:)
For once, someone makes up a rosy story about the future (remember that every projection about the future comes straight outta someone's ass) and its still all gloom and doom here. Global capitalism means that more people can get even richer. Anyone can make it, but most seem content with boo-hooing about how the system is keeping them down.
Hey, I'm not the one who modded me "30% Insightful" When swaying the ignorant, truth doesn't stand on it own. Belief is gained through confidence and presentation. Just look at Fox News!!;)
No it isn't You think every race in the universe decided on a standard AND they all use it? HAH!!! In my experience as an intergalactic pilot I can tell you that, in general, a ship, while not travelling, is in a position normal to the celestial body that is exerting the largest gravitational pull on it. While traveling, a path is planned to the destination, this path is not a straight line, but a series of arcs and lines, depending on whether or not gravity is being used as a mechanism of propulsion. So, for each point in the path, a ship is either in the position it was in during its last point, or it is in transition to the position it must be in to take the next point of the journey. Often this is dictated by the design of the ship, more importantly, the flexibility of the propulsion unit. If your thrusters have a wide range of motion, then you have a bigger range of what your 'up' position could be relative to your path, and a larger set of choices for path planning Now, if we're talking about a super-spectral propulsion mechanism.. err.. oh gods of vacuous matter, I've said too much already.
This is the same DARPA that funded the creation of the internet. The same DARPA that continues to fund new internet technology. No more using the web for you until the war is over. Hypocrite.
Critics who diss the movie for poor animation... So ignore (the vast majority of) the critics
I think you picked the wrong "ignorant masses" template to use for your reply. If you actually read the post and the links, you'll see that there are mostly positive reviews for both animation and the movie overall.
I see that this is your first post to Slashdot. You didn't follow the links, so that's good, with some more practice you'll fit in well here. The capital words for emphasis are good, however your spelling needs work. Too many correctly spelled words. As I said earlier, you need to select a better message template. I suggest one of the ones that go something like "Even though [insert topic] is criticaly acclaimned, the stupid masses will still ignore it because american culture is too pompus and ignorant to let it happen". That has a nice blend of spelling/grammar mistakes and still portrays you as one of the few who "get it"
Its not trying to be an IIS clone. Other OS products are trying to implement tomorrow what Microsoft did yesterday. You can't beat someone in a race if you're trying to follow in their footsteps.
This has become a daily thing on Slashdot. Alarmist post, no-one reads the article, dozens of people complaining about the same set of high level problems.
Its evolved into an interesting business model. The ignorant masses (oh god, this has turned into an elitist post!!!) click and click and post their generic detail free complaints while those who care can still find useful information. The marriage of paranoia and truth that other news outlets haven't mastered.
I'd complain, but a 'better' system would never stay in business. And anyways, most of my jackass troll posts would never be accepted.;)
Why don't you send out a company wide email about how your boss sucks?
Wil can't really comment about stuff like this otherwise bad things will happen, like having all his scenes mysteriously cut from future movies. Oh, wait...
In addition to patenting "adding advertisements to web pages" Slashdot reports that in the same patent, titled "Method and system for allocating display space", Jeff Bezos is also trying to patent "adding the word 'and' to a patent application".
The Slashdot community is in outrage
"There must be prior art. I mean someone must have the word 'and' in a patent application" writes one reader.
"I never read the patent, but I can see from the other comments that this monster is really trying to patent the word 'and'!! How ridiculous. The patent office is ensuring its own doom with this one."
"No one is sure if Bezos' secret agents in the patent office will get this one approved," reports the Slashdot editor who posted the story, "but this is yet another sign of the impeding downfall of western civilization"
Slashdot Mirror
DO NOT put the picture of the crusty old guy next to the crotch shot of the hot model.
Exactly, they need to move to Windows where everything has so many features duplication is near impossible, not matter how hard people try
You fools, you know they do this stuff on pupose ;)
No, should be Bill Gates patented farting. Then it would be /. worthy
Woohoo, you win!!! FPAP - First Prior Art Post!!
Or maybe you just have smarter construction workers ;)
I'm thinking that there isn't some deep mathematical reason to why manhole covers are round. Probably whoever made the '1st' one made it round cause, maybe, pipes are round too.
It like analysis of art. People find all these deep hidden meanings in stuff when the original artist just made something on a whim.
What about an equilateral triangle?
An equilateral triangle can fall through its own hole. Think in 3 dimensions with rotating objects.
Woohoo, you win!!! FPAP - First Prior Art Post!!
I let my subscription lapse a couple of years ago
;)
Obviously you weren't the only one. So they changed.
For better or worse, its all about the money
but check out the Russian isolation experiment where 6 people will spend 500 days in a simulated spacecraft environment.
Jeez, and I bitch when I have to wear a tie to work.
And so you know who's talking, I'm a VP of IT who worked his way up from general geek over the last 18 years. I've seen the trends play out and I just don't feel good about the future of our industry.
:)
Why am I picturing the stereotypical old guy running around with the "The End Is Near" sign
For once, someone makes up a rosy story about the future (remember that every projection about the future comes straight outta someone's ass) and its still all gloom and doom here. Global capitalism means that more people can get even richer. Anyone can make it, but most seem content with boo-hooing about how the system is keeping them down.
Hey, I'm not the one who modded me "30% Insightful" ;)
When swaying the ignorant, truth doesn't stand on it own. Belief is gained through confidence and presentation.
Just look at Fox News!!
The reason is that...
No it isn't
You think every race in the universe decided on a standard AND they all use it? HAH!!!
In my experience as an intergalactic pilot I can tell you that, in general, a ship, while not travelling, is in a position normal to the celestial body that is exerting the largest gravitational pull on it. While traveling, a path is planned to the destination, this path is not a straight line, but a series of arcs and lines, depending on whether or not gravity is being used as a mechanism of propulsion. So, for each point in the path, a ship is either in the position it was in during its last point, or it is in transition to the position it must be in to take the next point of the journey. Often this is dictated by the design of the ship, more importantly, the flexibility of the propulsion unit. If your thrusters have a wide range of motion, then you have a bigger range of what your 'up' position could be relative to your path, and a larger set of choices for path planning
Now, if we're talking about a super-spectral propulsion mechanism.. err.. oh gods of vacuous matter, I've said too much already.
I saw more Cadillacs in that trailer than I've seen on the road in the past month
This is the same DARPA that funded the creation of the internet. The same DARPA that continues to fund new internet technology.
No more using the web for you until the war is over.
Hypocrite.
Critics who diss the movie for poor animation ... So ignore (the vast majority of) the critics
I think you picked the wrong "ignorant masses" template to use for your reply. If you actually read the post and the links, you'll see that there are mostly positive reviews for both animation and the movie overall.
I see that this is your first post to Slashdot. You didn't follow the links, so that's good, with some more practice you'll fit in well here. The capital words for emphasis are good, however your spelling needs work. Too many correctly spelled words. As I said earlier, you need to select a better message template. I suggest one of the ones that go something like "Even though [insert topic] is criticaly acclaimned, the stupid masses will still ignore it because american culture is too pompus and ignorant to let it happen". That has a nice blend of spelling/grammar mistakes and still portrays you as one of the few who "get it"
Its not trying to be an IIS clone.
Other OS products are trying to implement tomorrow what Microsoft did yesterday. You can't beat someone in a race if you're trying to follow in their footsteps.
Normal newsoutlets have one April fools joke. Why does slashdot have to be different?
So you want Slashdot to be the same?
Then why come?
Wouldn't it be nifty if they found that the sun is turning to a red giant right now, and we have 50 years before we are cooked.
no
And you thought Microsoft got blamed for everything
Read the patent - F5 DID NOT PATENT COOKIES!
;)
This has become a daily thing on Slashdot. Alarmist post, no-one reads the article, dozens of people complaining about the same set of high level problems.
Its evolved into an interesting business model. The ignorant masses (oh god, this has turned into an elitist post!!!) click and click and post their generic detail free complaints while those who care can still find useful information.
The marriage of paranoia and truth that other news outlets haven't mastered.
I'd complain, but a 'better' system would never stay in business.
And anyways, most of my jackass troll posts would never be accepted.
They should have done that trick where each developer gets a slightly different copy
You've just volunteered to be the configuration manager for THAT project
Why don't you send out a company wide email about how your boss sucks?
Wil can't really comment about stuff like this otherwise bad things will happen, like having all his scenes mysteriously cut from future movies.
Oh, wait...
In addition to patenting "adding advertisements to web pages" Slashdot reports that in the same patent, titled "Method and system for allocating display space", Jeff Bezos is also trying to patent "adding the word 'and' to a patent application".
The Slashdot community is in outrage
"There must be prior art. I mean someone must have the word 'and' in a patent application" writes one reader.
"I never read the patent, but I can see from the other comments that this monster is really trying to patent the word 'and'!! How ridiculous. The patent office is ensuring its own doom with this one."
"No one is sure if Bezos' secret agents in the patent office will get this one approved," reports the Slashdot editor who posted the story, "but this is yet another sign of the impeding downfall of western civilization"
SlashdotLemming says:
Hmmm, just more intellectually devoid crap for the masses. No wonder I haven't turned on my television for 12 years. Tripe tripe tripe.
Oh, wait, did you say SciFi channel and/or anime!?! Hell, I special ordered my TiVo already preprogrammed for this event baby!!
Save Farscape!!