"The "total awareness" of Minority Report wasn't even that bad--I mean, the main character was able to move about fairly easy given that an APB was out for him, and he even managed to foil the entire system, too."
Um...Last I checked he had to have his eyeballs replaced because he was being tracked everywhere he went. But I guess you have a different definition of "able to move about fiarly easy" than I do.
"My local computer store has password-protected screensavers on all its demo Macs - now I'll be able to surf the web for... ahem... "those" sites... when the store employees aren't looking!"
Yes, but please be thoughtful of other people who might happen to see the screen while you're on the site....Besides, you can go to www.msn.com from home anyways.
I know you were only joking...but the powerglove would not be feasible since it simply translated certain movements into button presses. Basically a glorified controller. What I'm talking about would be a glove that would translate movement into ingame movement and have the game react to the movements accordingly. You slash a certain way...so does your character. Hold a gun with two of these gloves, and suddenly CS gets a whole new level of realism.
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Just give it a decade or two and we'll start seeing very radical departures from our current expectations for technology in sports. I'm talkin genetically-enhanced atheletes and cybernetics. While I think it will be cool as hell to see...it will certainly make us rethink the way sports are supposed to be played. Although personally I can't wait for the cybernetically/genetically-enhanced Extreme Fighting. Like that one movie with Jean-Claude Van Dam...forgetting the name of it now though.
"Not exactly real-life, but it would be fun if I can do magic spells with a voice-recognition system."
Actually, I always thought it would be cooler if you could have gloves that would track hand movements in game. And to cast spells, you had to perform the somatic components of the spell. It'd be even cooler if your character mimicked your movements, even if they weren't correct, so you could watch and make new spells/practice old spells.
"Come on, people - I _highly doubt_ Bill really cares whether he makes a hundred million or a billion dollars. "
Well, according to 1st Edition D&D rules, every gold piece gained grants you a point of experience, so if he ever wants to make Level 34 he needs all the help he can get.
"That's not all, consider also:
The best golfer in the world is black...
The most popular rapper in the world is white...
There was a war a few months ago, and Germany didn't want to be involved. "
If you're going to steal a joke, at least attribute it to the person who created it. I don't remember off hand who it is...but I believe it was written by a comic who does standup on Comedy Central. But don't take credit for other people's creativeness.
Why the hell was parent modded +4 informative...he basically restated the article summary from the front page with one or two additional names on there. Jesus, I guess the going rate for karma whores is pretty cheap these days.
Kind of offtopic...but this coming semester at college, I am not going to be in the basement like I requested, but on the top floor of the dorm building. I have a loud subwoofer...and like to listen to music late at night, which wasn't an issue before but obviously will be now.
I have no desire to wear headphones, and am trying to figure out if there is any way to completely dampen the pounding that the person below me will hear. Could this material be of any use? What else could I use? What topic should I research to find information on this?
No No, you got it wrong. What Slashdot is really doing is:
1.Trick Slashdotters into designing a good t-shirt by offering a shitty prize. 2.Sell their t-shirt design to many people. 3.PROFIT!!!
Way to practice scummy business guys. Don't worry about modding me a troll or anything, because this won't change your plans, as there will always be some dumb sap who will design it for you regardless.
Who pictured a big dome several thousand feet high covering cities that would be made of a rubbery material that would make a plane kind of bounce off if it were to collide with it? Then again, its not like I read the article or anything.
I don't know why everybody is arguing over the physics of this. If you'd only have watched Treasure Planet you'd know that all you need to do some solar sailing is a boat (or windsurfing board) and a large shiny reflective sail that you attach to it and some thrusters. Hell, you don't even need to wear a space suit or an oxygen mask. And apparently these things are so easy to build even kids can make them.
""Japaneses publishers should lower their prices" is not a credible scheme. "
Why not? Something has come along that presents competition to them. And very tough competition at that. There is no reason why lowering their prices isn't a credible scheme. Granted, it might not be the IDEAL scheme in the minds of the store owners, but its certainly viable.
"People won't pay for what they don't value, and ultamatly, as technology progresses and if control of that technology stays in the hands of people, we'll begin to see new kinds of media such as people throwing up e-newspapers and instead of asking for payment, ask for donations. "
Ultimately what I think we'll see is the decline in the value of traditional physical media. Yeah people think its wrong that people are getting things for free on the internet. Guess what, the internet has made it technologically feasible for me to get something for free that I have had to pay for before. It has reduced the value of your product to me to near $0. This means that I will not purchase your product because I feel it is not worth my money. However, given the opportunity to get it for free, I will take it. While this may not be the most ethical behavior in many peoples views, guess what, times are changing. New generations are growing up with a new sense of value for things. Business models must change, and guess what, people won't be able to charge what they used to for some things. Sorry, thats what happens when technology makes things easier. People think piracy is bad now? Just wait till we live in a world where the only people alive are those who have grown up being able to download music.
Right now there is a big split in the way generations think. There are older ones who have more traditional views and who aren't used to this kind of way of life, and there are the new ones who know nothing but this way of life. Its only a matter of time before things completely change, so either adapt, or die.
" 802.1x is not related to speed... it's an authentication mechanism."
Yes, I'm quite literate thank you. I was making a joke about the parents comment regarding how 802.1x could easily be confused with 802.11b/g/etc by referencing another Slashdot story on the whole USB Hi and Full speed issue. Learn to identify jokes when you see them.
Do whatever you can to discuss the issues and downsides of this kind of viral marketing with anybody you can. Speak to people in your industry. I'm doing my part too. I'm in the Advertising Industry, and whenever someone mentions something like this I describe in gory detail the kind of customer backlash they would experience.
Instead of pranking a telemarketer next time they call, get the phone number of the company on whose behalf they're calling. Get in touch with that companies marketing department and explain to them exactly why you will now NEVER consider their services. Make sure you tell them that you will tell other people. If there's a big enough backlash, believe me, they WILL listen, because eventually the backlash will be costing them more than they'd make by doing this shit.
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" You're thinking of "802.11x" which generally means any of 802.11b, 802.11a, or 802.11g (wireless protocols). "802.1x" is a security protocol, not a wireless protocol per se. Very confusing, I know..."
" This is just really awful. A huge call out for Script Kiddies of the world to unite. Terrible."
God...I hope I don't start getting phone calls from my friends with their laptops in phone-booths yelling at me "HACK THE PLANET!!!". How the fuck do you hack a planet? Well.....if it was the DeathStar I could understand.....but still.
If I offer a service or a product, why am I obligated to make it so that EVERYBODY can use/buy my product/service? What if I don't want to sell/work for them? I mean, by your argument I could say that even though I'm not attractive enough to be a model, I should be able to sue a modeling agency because they're descriminating against people who aren't the most attractive people in the world (i'm not exactly ugly mind you.) Another analogy which doesn't quite work because its not genetic or anything is that Mercedes is discriminating against poor people.
I feel your pain....but if everybody keeps being so selfish, NO progress will be made because someone will ALWAYS be left out. I mean, sorry, sucks to be you and all....but find something that gives you an advantage and work with it, don't expect everybody else to make life conform to your needs.
" How about another question , how easy is it for one to recycle this crap.
We already have problems with millions of old junk PC's and monitors, what happens when you have near indestructable nanotube structures ?"
" what on earth would you do with a carbine rifle that small?i guess even nanites are set to participate in the arms race."
Well.....remember that episode of the Simpsons where Lisa grows a sentient civilization from a tooth in a petri dish full of coke? They gotta use SOMETHING to defend against Bart.
Slashdot Mirror
Um...Last I checked he had to have his eyeballs replaced because he was being tracked everywhere he went. But I guess you have a different definition of "able to move about fiarly easy" than I do.
Yes, but please be thoughtful of other people who might happen to see the screen while you're on the site....Besides, you can go to www.msn.com from home anyways.
I know you were only joking...but the powerglove would not be feasible since it simply translated certain movements into button presses. Basically a glorified controller. What I'm talking about would be a glove that would translate movement into ingame movement and have the game react to the movements accordingly. You slash a certain way...so does your character. Hold a gun with two of these gloves, and suddenly CS gets a whole new level of realism.
Actually, I always thought it would be cooler if you could have gloves that would track hand movements in game. And to cast spells, you had to perform the somatic components of the spell. It'd be even cooler if your character mimicked your movements, even if they weren't correct, so you could watch and make new spells/practice old spells.
Well, according to 1st Edition D&D rules, every gold piece gained grants you a point of experience, so if he ever wants to make Level 34 he needs all the help he can get.
If you're going to steal a joke, at least attribute it to the person who created it. I don't remember off hand who it is...but I believe it was written by a comic who does standup on Comedy Central. But don't take credit for other people's creativeness.
I have no desire to wear headphones, and am trying to figure out if there is any way to completely dampen the pounding that the person below me will hear. Could this material be of any use? What else could I use? What topic should I research to find information on this?
1.Trick Slashdotters into designing a good t-shirt by offering a shitty prize.
2.Sell their t-shirt design to many people.
3.PROFIT!!!
Way to practice scummy business guys. Don't worry about modding me a troll or anything, because this won't change your plans, as there will always be some dumb sap who will design it for you regardless.
Honda: This is not the station you were looking for."
Clear Channel: Yes it is.
You: Yes it is....
Clear Channel: You underestimate the power of the Dark Side
Why not? Something has come along that presents competition to them. And very tough competition at that. There is no reason why lowering their prices isn't a credible scheme. Granted, it might not be the IDEAL scheme in the minds of the store owners, but its certainly viable.
Ultimately what I think we'll see is the decline in the value of traditional physical media. Yeah people think its wrong that people are getting things for free on the internet. Guess what, the internet has made it technologically feasible for me to get something for free that I have had to pay for before. It has reduced the value of your product to me to near $0. This means that I will not purchase your product because I feel it is not worth my money. However, given the opportunity to get it for free, I will take it. While this may not be the most ethical behavior in many peoples views, guess what, times are changing. New generations are growing up with a new sense of value for things. Business models must change, and guess what, people won't be able to charge what they used to for some things. Sorry, thats what happens when technology makes things easier. People think piracy is bad now? Just wait till we live in a world where the only people alive are those who have grown up being able to download music.
Right now there is a big split in the way generations think. There are older ones who have more traditional views and who aren't used to this kind of way of life, and there are the new ones who know nothing but this way of life. Its only a matter of time before things completely change, so either adapt, or die.
Yes, I'm quite literate thank you. I was making a joke about the parents comment regarding how 802.1x could easily be confused with 802.11b/g/etc by referencing another Slashdot story on the whole USB Hi and Full speed issue. Learn to identify jokes when you see them.
Instead of pranking a telemarketer next time they call, get the phone number of the company on whose behalf they're calling. Get in touch with that companies marketing department and explain to them exactly why you will now NEVER consider their services. Make sure you tell them that you will tell other people. If there's a big enough backlash, believe me, they WILL listen, because eventually the backlash will be costing them more than they'd make by doing this shit.
So is this 802.1x Hi-Speed or Full-Speed?
God...I hope I don't start getting phone calls from my friends with their laptops in phone-booths yelling at me "HACK THE PLANET!!!". How the fuck do you hack a planet? Well.....if it was the DeathStar I could understand.....but still.
I feel your pain....but if everybody keeps being so selfish, NO progress will be made because someone will ALWAYS be left out. I mean, sorry, sucks to be you and all....but find something that gives you an advantage and work with it, don't expect everybody else to make life conform to your needs.
Take a flash picture of it?
Well.....remember that episode of the Simpsons where Lisa grows a sentient civilization from a tooth in a petri dish full of coke? They gotta use SOMETHING to defend against Bart.
Shit.....say it ain't so....