slashdot is NEWS FOR NERDS. now, baseball isn't NEWS FOR NERDS.
Tell that to Bill James, or any of the legions of rotisserie baseball league nerds. These guys make most of the Linux basement-bois look downright suave and debonair. I can assure you, baseball can be extremely nerdy.
I believe ole' Ted referred to Mark McGuire as "Mike McGuire" and Sammy Sosa as "Sammy Sooser", which, in Massachusetts at least, is the proper pronunciation.
And, let's not forget that all of your VB6 code can still be called by VB.NET code. So your existing base is not lost (VB6 apps aren't going to magically stop running).
Plus, all of your.NET code can be called by VB6 code using COM interop. It ain't pretty, but it can be done.
From the article: The researchers calculate that a 10 cm long microwire can carry out 10 million divisions or cells and in each one of these a byte can be stored. In order to store the byte, each one of these cells is magnetised in one orientation or the other.
When they say "byte" here, they seem to mean "bit". (for the script kiddies, there are 8 bits to the byte) Also, they're referring to "10 million divisions" not "10 billion divisions".
So it wouldn't be 10 gigabytes, it would be more like 1.2 megabytes, or roughly 122k/cm. To store 10 gigabytes, it would have to be over 838m long, or over 2750 feet.
Frankly, I'm not horribly impressed.
Not to mention, this is just in theory. It hasn't actually been done yet.
To get that kind of surface area out of the medium, perhaps they could flatten them out into circular platters. These platters could them be spun around a central axis at really, really high speed. Some sort of device, an arm or something, could then travel across these platteres to read/write the data from/to the media...
if the latest.net environment was distrobuted with every app that required it and it checked to see if it was newer than the one installed (like directX), they could get away with it
Because it is not always just credit card fraud that occurs. My wife recently lost her drivers license while she was out shopping. Some low-life got a hold it and started pretending she was my wife. She used the ID to rent an apartment (which she never paid the rent on) and to cash stolen checks. Thank God the US Postal Service got involved in the case as the woman stole the blank checks she was cashing out of her neighbors' mail box. They caught the woman and prosecuted her on a federal charge of mail theft. The thief was pretty low-tech in what she did, that is, she didn't try to get any credit cards in her name. We had to contact the credit bureaus to put a fraud alert on our accounts. Luckily, nothing has popped up yet.
Yes - popped popcorn is flamable. So is the newspaper laying there and the cardboard box containing all your treasures. There there are the wood studs and paper faced drywall in your home. Yup that's all flamable too. You don't worry about those catching fire that much do you?
No, but stud walls and cardboard boxes aren't small and light enough to blow around the house and possibly find their way into the pilot light on the gas stove or water heater. This could be a very costly prank if he burns his buddies' house to the ground.
Better yet, register the not-yet-registered Domain name yourself before the spammer gets a hold of it. Put up a placeholder page that says "Sorry about the Spam, but the sender has been beaten at his own game." Or something.
Do you really tink IBM will let the PowerPC chips fail because of Intel phoenix and Microsoft working together?
Do you think AMD will roll over and die?.
And my friends Tivo will tape something that Tivo HQ tells it to tape, some new show someone is paying to promote
Personally, this doesn't bother me. TiVo will only record it if there is room, these suggestions are the first shows to get deleted when it needs room for stuff you told it to record, and sometimes the shows aren't half bad. Worst case, I look in the suggestions directory, see something I have no interest in, scroll down to it, and hit <clear> to get rid of it.
It is pretty unobtrusive to me and if it generates them some revenue, good for them.
I am well aware of the engineering marvel that Kansai airport is, but for you to consider:
The mountains they excavated were above ground, not below sea level. That makes removing the material a fair bit easier than trying to do it huindreds of feet below the sea.
Once the material was removed from the mountains, all they had to do was dump it into the sea (OK, it was a bit more complicated than that).
I am not a negative person and I am all for the "can do" spirit, but the your suggestion of "shaving down" the island made no sense to me. If we can figure out a way to do it, hey I am all for it. As a resident of the US east coast, I would rather not have my home and family devastated by this when and if it happens.
A similar effect could take place in the Bay of Fundy along the New Bruswick coast. The bay is long and narrow and acts as a giant funnel. The highest tides in the world are found here. Do a google search for "flower pot rocks" to see the results of these tidal forces. I can just imagine what would happen if a tsunami rolled up and in to the mouth of the bay. The only thing that migh save the area is that the south-eastern tip of Nova Scotia would deflect much of the water volume.
well guess what: we see the canary islands, we don't have to fall down those stairs
We only see the tops of the Canary Islands. The majority of the mass of this island (and the mass that threatens the eastern US) is well below sea level. How do you propose we "shave away" that portion of the island?
The problem is that when the laptop is sitting on the lap, the ambient temperature in the crotchal area is too high. When the testes move out to try and cool down the temperature is too high for them to cool down properly.
Any kind of vinegar works too. Used to do this in the grocery store I worked in to keep the little buggers off the fruit. Plus, you don't have to waste a good bottle of wine!
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Many slashdotters probably eat certain types of food, too, but can you see a cookery story getting posted here?
Sure can
Thank you jocknerd, you may now step down from the witness stand. Your honor, the defense rests.
slashdot is NEWS FOR NERDS. now, baseball isn't NEWS FOR NERDS.
Tell that to Bill James, or any of the legions of rotisserie baseball league nerds. These guys make most of the Linux basement-bois look downright suave and debonair. I can assure you, baseball can be extremely nerdy.
I believe ole' Ted referred to Mark McGuire as "Mike McGuire" and Sammy Sosa as "Sammy Sooser", which, in Massachusetts at least, is the proper pronunciation.
And, let's not forget that all of your VB6 code can still be called by VB.NET code. So your existing base is not lost (VB6 apps aren't going to magically stop running).
.NET code can be called by VB6 code using COM interop. It ain't pretty, but it can be done.
Plus, all of your
From the article: The researchers calculate that a 10 cm long microwire can carry out 10 million divisions or cells and in each one of these a byte can be stored. In order to store the byte, each one of these cells is magnetised in one orientation or the other. When they say "byte" here, they seem to mean "bit". (for the script kiddies, there are 8 bits to the byte) Also, they're referring to "10 million divisions" not "10 billion divisions". So it wouldn't be 10 gigabytes, it would be more like 1.2 megabytes, or roughly 122k/cm. To store 10 gigabytes, it would have to be over 838m long, or over 2750 feet. Frankly, I'm not horribly impressed. Not to mention, this is just in theory. It hasn't actually been done yet.
To get that kind of surface area out of the medium, perhaps they could flatten them out into circular platters. These platters could them be spun around a central axis at really, really high speed. Some sort of device, an arm or something, could then travel across these platteres to read/write the data from/to the media...
Or, use matches (which are still legal). But hey, is you want to hack up the power source, go for it...
con:
* annoying Flash animation on the Leatherman website
The damned product link gave me a siezure!
One foot three inches of music?
if the latest .net environment was distrobuted with every app that required it and it checked to see if it was newer than the one installed (like directX), they could get away with it
.NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable
That is exactly what is done. The framework redistributable is available here:
5) Close all instances of Firefox, restart Firefox
6) Go check out the shmoo demo again and notice it works again.
This "fix" only works temporarily. Once you restart the browser, it reverts back to the original behavior.
Because it is not always just credit card fraud that occurs. My wife recently lost her drivers license while she was out shopping. Some low-life got a hold it and started pretending she was my wife. She used the ID to rent an apartment (which she never paid the rent on) and to cash stolen checks. Thank God the US Postal Service got involved in the case as the woman stole the blank checks she was cashing out of her neighbors' mail box. They caught the woman and prosecuted her on a federal charge of mail theft. The thief was pretty low-tech in what she did, that is, she didn't try to get any credit cards in her name. We had to contact the credit bureaus to put a fraud alert on our accounts. Luckily, nothing has popped up yet.
I've just checked my Firefox search box, there isn't even an MSN option.
Not by default, but you can add it, if you like: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html.
Scroll down to "General" and follow the link.
Yes - popped popcorn is flamable. So is the newspaper laying there and the cardboard box containing all your treasures. There there are the wood studs and paper faced drywall in your home. Yup that's all flamable too. You don't worry about those catching fire that much do you?
No, but stud walls and cardboard boxes aren't small and light enough to blow around the house and possibly find their way into the pilot light on the gas stove or water heater. This could be a very costly prank if he burns his buddies' house to the ground.
Better yet, register the not-yet-registered Domain name yourself before the spammer gets a hold of it. Put up a placeholder page that says "Sorry about the Spam, but the sender has been beaten at his own game." Or something.
Do you really tink IBM will let the PowerPC chips fail because of Intel phoenix and Microsoft working together? Do you think AMD will roll over and die?.
IBM and AMD are also part of the whole Trusted Computing "initiative". From TFA: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/rja14/tcpa-faq.html
And my friends Tivo will tape something that Tivo HQ tells it to tape, some new show someone is paying to promote
Personally, this doesn't bother me. TiVo will only record it if there is room, these suggestions are the first shows to get deleted when it needs room for stuff you told it to record, and sometimes the shows aren't half bad. Worst case, I look in the suggestions directory, see something I have no interest in, scroll down to it, and hit <clear> to get rid of it. It is pretty unobtrusive to me and if it generates them some revenue, good for them.
I am not a negative person and I am all for the "can do" spirit, but the your suggestion of "shaving down" the island made no sense to me. If we can figure out a way to do it, hey I am all for it. As a resident of the US east coast, I would rather not have my home and family devastated by this when and if it happens.
A similar effect could take place in the Bay of Fundy along the New Bruswick coast. The bay is long and narrow and acts as a giant funnel. The highest tides in the world are found here. Do a google search for "flower pot rocks" to see the results of these tidal forces. I can just imagine what would happen if a tsunami rolled up and in to the mouth of the bay. The only thing that migh save the area is that the south-eastern tip of Nova Scotia would deflect much of the water volume.
well guess what: we see the canary islands, we don't have to fall down those stairs
We only see the tops of the Canary Islands. The majority of the mass of this island (and the mass that threatens the eastern US) is well below sea level. How do you propose we "shave away" that portion of the island?
Ugh, the animated gif almost gave me a seizure. I had to close the tab in my browser before everything went black...
Also, there was a reason the punative damages were added, over and beyond what was allowed by Iowa law.
This was tried under the RICO act, which allows for triple damages.
The problem is that when the laptop is sitting on the lap, the ambient temperature in the crotchal area is too high. When the testes move out to try and cool down the temperature is too high for them to cool down properly.
Any kind of vinegar works too. Used to do this in the grocery store I worked in to keep the little buggers off the fruit. Plus, you don't have to waste a good bottle of wine!
Mainway Toys Pretty Peggy Ear-Piercing Set, Mr. Skin-Grafter, General Tron's Secret Police Confession Kit, Doggie Dentist, and of course, the Bag O' Glass.