"cheating" yes, but as you say: it's following the law. Does anyone see a problem with this? I mean, how many loop holes are there? How is it that major corporations can weasle themselves our of lawsuits more often than not, because of a minor technicality? I'm no expert here by a long shot, but surely something can be done.
From the article:The new calculations suggest that this dark energy cannot last forever, that it will disappear sometime in the far future
how can it disappear? does dark energy not follow the laws of conservation? (energy can neither be created, nor destroyed, only changed) any one have an answer?
I agree. This is a very bawlsy move for MS. I'm sure, that they think it will make them money by restricting the "piracy". However, a small business is not going to be able to afford upgrading to this new software. also, even in larger corporations, the resources needed to make this work would be immense! more importantly, most people will not understand how to use the DRM, namely those who use the computers soley for e-mail and word processing. It think this may very well be the straw that finally breaks the proverbial cammel's back.
Oh and what about people who use a trackball? does the smart biometric layer apply to those hand movements?
That is a very good point. Seeing as how I personally use a trackball, it would be nearly impossible for me to use this system. The way your thumb moves is more or less eratic, unlike hand movements, which are more controlled. I think this idea is a neat thing, but otherwise useless.
The general public obviously sees some value in it.
Let's take an honest look at the general public's opinion of value. Watch some TV for about half and hour, look at all the commercials for "space bags" or "super-does-1 million-things knife". A lot of what is marketed is frankly, rediculous. Cell phone cameras are just that at the moment. Once quality improves, I'm all for it, but as for now, who is going to want to take poor quality pictures, for c. $300 a year?
for several reasons. Seeing as how I'm about to go into college, and with the cost of books ever increasing; I'm quite interested in this. C'mon/.! Share your ideas, make college cheaper for the current high school jouniors/seniors!
I agree, it is very "Nixonesque." In the immortal words of Arlo Guthrie (about Nixon): " Imaging a world where there weren't VCR's and tape players in every home. he was truly a man ahead of his time! He recored everything that was going on in the white house. And that was all fine and good, until one day... THEY STARTED PLAYING BACK THE TAPES! But it wasn't any thing on those tapes that got the man in trouble, so much as it was what had been erased from the tapes."
now, picture Bill Gates, standing on the stair ramp of "Air Force 1.0"; with a double peace sign.... frightening.
Possibly im wrong (very possibly) but in space, stars aren't as visible because of a much increased glare from other planets, and the sun itself. For example, if the sun were behind the camera, the light would obscure the stars, seeing as how the light from the sun is much brighter than that of the starts several light years away. I'm sure pictures are touched up a little, but I highly doubt that the stars would be taken out.
"Scientists say that the station is now almost ready to be built - all they have to do is to find a way to protect staff and environment from radiation. "
yeah, thats all, its not like its hard or anything. Seeing as how there are already so many people that have been on Mars... oh wait; my bad.
... Imagine the time spent on a project like this. By doing this, it opens wide the possibility for a younger generation (the "internet generation" as it were) to really consider going into history, anthropology and many other studies that could easily be drown out by this IT boom, which is going on now.
At the risk of being flaimbait:
It sounds so simple. I mean, I learned when I was three that I could fit more in a space by placing the objects on end. Can someone explain why this hasn't been done before now?
You're right, it shouldn't be there. Is it, however, any suprise? Seeing as how Linuz has been moved to #2 on the M$ threat list (in otherwords, the next on the hitlist). As others have stated, this started quite a while back, but its not hard to resize a partition. I say, suck it up, and keep on truckin, and if you have to use the recovery disk, for some strange reason, ghost the image of that partition, and then put it back after you recover. Yeah, its an inconvenience, but its not utterly horrible.
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There is one. Share Reactor but, it only searches freenet, and supports Edonky/mule
"cheating" yes, but as you say: it's following the law. Does anyone see a problem with this? I mean, how many loop holes are there? How is it that major corporations can weasle themselves our of lawsuits more often than not, because of a minor technicality? I'm no expert here by a long shot, but surely something can be done.
My worthless $.02
There is no rath, in Heaven, Earth, or Hell that can match the rath of an angered /.er
Why go with a low caliber MP5 when you can use This?
From the article:The new calculations suggest that this dark energy cannot last forever, that it will disappear sometime in the far future
how can it disappear? does dark energy not follow the laws of conservation? (energy can neither be created, nor destroyed, only changed) any one have an answer?
I agree. This is a very bawlsy move for MS. I'm sure, that they think it will make them money by restricting the "piracy". However, a small business is not going to be able to afford upgrading to this new software. also, even in larger corporations, the resources needed to make this work would be immense! more importantly, most people will not understand how to use the DRM, namely those who use the computers soley for e-mail and word processing. It think this may very well be the straw that finally breaks the proverbial cammel's back.
Oh and what about people who use a trackball? does the smart biometric layer apply to those hand movements? That is a very good point. Seeing as how I personally use a trackball, it would be nearly impossible for me to use this system. The way your thumb moves is more or less eratic, unlike hand movements, which are more controlled. I think this idea is a neat thing, but otherwise useless.
The general public obviously sees some value in it.
Let's take an honest look at the general public's opinion of value. Watch some TV for about half and hour, look at all the commercials for "space bags" or "super-does-1 million-things knife". A lot of what is marketed is frankly, rediculous. Cell phone cameras are just that at the moment. Once quality improves, I'm all for it, but as for now, who is going to want to take poor quality pictures, for c. $300 a year?
for several reasons. Seeing as how I'm about to go into college, and with the cost of books ever increasing; I'm quite interested in this. C'mon /.! Share your ideas, make college cheaper for the current high school jouniors/seniors!
I agree, it is very "Nixonesque." In the immortal words of Arlo Guthrie (about Nixon): " Imaging a world where there weren't VCR's and tape players in every home. he was truly a man ahead of his time! He recored everything that was going on in the white house. And that was all fine and good, until one day... THEY STARTED PLAYING BACK THE TAPES! But it wasn't any thing on those tapes that got the man in trouble, so much as it was what had been erased from the tapes."
now, picture Bill Gates, standing on the stair ramp of "Air Force 1.0"; with a double peace sign.... frightening.
"That clanging you hear is the machine working," he says.
ahh yes, the machine with the wrench is clanging nicely today...
okay, now cindy, spell icup
Possibly im wrong (very possibly) but in space, stars aren't as visible because of a much increased glare from other planets, and the sun itself. For example, if the sun were behind the camera, the light would obscure the stars, seeing as how the light from the sun is much brighter than that of the starts several light years away. I'm sure pictures are touched up a little, but I highly doubt that the stars would be taken out.
"Scientists say that the station is now almost ready to be built - all they have to do is to find a way to protect staff and environment from radiation. " yeah, thats all, its not like its hard or anything. Seeing as how there are already so many people that have been on Mars... oh wait; my bad.
the average /.er come across the page and thinks....
"hmm... I've heard of this 'sex' before, I wonder at its promiscuity." and then moves along to the latest apple release.
*sigh* what a sad life a geek has:(
not to be troll, but if its going to cost the same, whats the difference?
If they had been flying in formation, doing synchronized barrell rolls, then I may have been impressed! ;-)
correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a law that states that you dont have to testify against your own family? how can they subpoena that?
I didn't know Microsoft made voting machine software!
... Imagine the time spent on a project like this. By doing this, it opens wide the possibility for a younger generation (the "internet generation" as it were) to really consider going into history, anthropology and many other studies that could easily be drown out by this IT boom, which is going on now.
Kudos to all involved in the project
Whatever you do, do NOT, I repeat, do NOT forget to bring along the most important piece of equipment.
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a towel!
What is your name?
What is your quest?
What is the airspeed velocity of an unlaiden swalow?
maybe these three perhaps?
At the risk of being flaimbait: It sounds so simple. I mean, I learned when I was three that I could fit more in a space by placing the objects on end. Can someone explain why this hasn't been done before now?
If NAT is a problem wih IPv6, then why can't everyone go to the brand new IcuP?
You're right, it shouldn't be there. Is it, however, any suprise? Seeing as how Linuz has been moved to #2 on the M$ threat list (in otherwords, the next on the hitlist). As others have stated, this started quite a while back, but its not hard to resize a partition. I say, suck it up, and keep on truckin, and if you have to use the recovery disk, for some strange reason, ghost the image of that partition, and then put it back after you recover. Yeah, its an inconvenience, but its not utterly horrible.