How long before someone does this with bathroom stalls?
The people at Icepick have included toilet stats in their wired house, namely temperature and duration; man, I hope temperature refers to bathroom temperature and not...ugh.
It's a nice little irony...
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...that all the movies on the site are in Quicktime, no?
Using a biometric identifier in an encrypted chip would make it much harder for criminals to steal people's identities, Drummond said.
Harder?!? Like when Arnie used an employee's dismembered thumb to gain unauthorized access in The Sixth Day, or when Wesley used a employee's eyeball to escape from prison in Demolition Man??? Oh no, biometric technology will simply cause violent crimes to increase. Identity theft will come to signify the loss of a finger or eyeball! We must rely on movies to provide the rationalization our policy makers lack : )
Los Alamos enhances global security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction...
Every computer generted graphic movie thus far has failed but no one is totaly sure why. Final fantasy though excelent with the eye popping candy you realize that is is just a computer after 5 mins of enteraction.
I think you're equating photo-realistic computer graphics with a successful film. The list quoted in the
previous post by FatRatBastard shows that you can have one without the other. Also, implementing true physics in a film will not ensure photo-realism; I think that's more in the realm of optics, not physics.
Now if we can make a computer that can make really good plots the movies will rock.
Hell, I'll be happy if we can get a human to pull that off consistently:)
D. Linguistic Ability
Oral and reading fluency in the English language is a requirement for all ISS candidates. In
addition, the ability to communicate effectively in other languages may be required. Candidates
must possess both the capacity and the interest to learn a foreign language.
I'm not slighting math as I think it's the most important subject...
I totally agree. We need resources like this, since 3 out of 10 North Americans have trouble with basic math...that's like, what, 60%?
This fight between AOL and MS, in the big picture, is over mindshare. That is, who will a new PC owner (in this case, a Compaq owner) think of when they think "Internet access"?
I suspect that the vast majority of Slashdot readers would be damned if they thought of either AOL or MS for online access, for reasons that often include reliability, principles, and pride.
So, AOL and MS are fighting over, frankly, the less savvy computer user. Yes, I know that these days, this defines the majority...but doesn't it seem a little sad that a big part of this fight is based on the fact that the typical user will double-click on whatever icon on the desktop offers Internet access? Dog? Bell? Pavlov?
I just find it a little disheartening that many of the recent stories in the IT world--AOL vs MS and the countless virus stories, to name a few--seem to revolve around the fact that computer users, as a whole...aren't that bright. Hey, I'm not trying to put myself on a pedestal with this mini-rant...hell, it took me 20 minutes just to write this:)
"It turns into an education opportunity," said Harris Schwartz, director of network policy and standards for Excite@Home. "In many cases subscribers had no idea that they were doing anything wrong."
Uh...riiight.
"What's that? You mean I CAN'T give away copies of movies and songs without the authors collecting any money? That's wrong? Oh, I'm sorry...I'll stop now."
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The people at Icepick have included toilet stats in their wired house, namely temperature and duration; man, I hope temperature refers to bathroom temperature and not...ugh.
...that all the movies on the site are in Quicktime, no?
Yeah, they said this about the final Kiss tour as well.
"is that a breast?!? I think I saw a breast! Wait..that might just be a nose."
Uh, of course, I'm speaking hypothetically.
"Linux is where Solaris was five or 10 years ago."
You make your own cynical comment : )
Harder?!? Like when Arnie used an employee's dismembered thumb to gain unauthorized access in The Sixth Day, or when Wesley used a employee's eyeball to escape from prison in Demolition Man??? Oh no, biometric technology will simply cause violent crimes to increase. Identity theft will come to signify the loss of a finger or eyeball! We must rely on movies to provide the rationalization our policy makers lack : )
Los Alamos enhances global security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction...
:)
Just covering all our bases, I guess
The sound quality achieved by Soundbug is impressive, especially when the device is attached to a thick piece of a dense material.
Hey, now I can say something good about my roommate!
You wouldn't happen to have any, uh, results of that search, would you?
For research purposes only, of course.
>I use AOL, but that doesn't mean I don't how to
>click a button.
The ancient law forbids a person from interfering with the goods and chattels of another person without their consent.
Ah, I remember the first time I had my chattels interfered with. It was at a drive-in...uh...no, wait. I think I misunderstood.
Every computer generted graphic movie thus far has failed but no one is totaly sure why. Final fantasy though excelent with the eye popping candy you realize that is is just a computer after 5 mins of enteraction.
:)
I think you're equating photo-realistic computer graphics with a successful film. The list quoted in the previous post by FatRatBastard shows that you can have one without the other. Also, implementing true physics in a film will not ensure photo-realism; I think that's more in the realm of optics, not physics.
Now if we can make a computer that can make really good plots the movies will rock.
Hell, I'll be happy if we can get a human to pull that off consistently
Give the kids some sort of implant that lets them implement mind-control
...and colour their hair platinum blonde.
Oral and reading fluency in the English language is a requirement for all ISS candidates. In addition, the ability to communicate effectively in other languages may be required. Candidates must possess both the capacity and the interest to learn a foreign language.
I've always had a keen interest in Sanskrit.
I don't care if bill gates sells his wifes vibrator.
Really?!? Where?
;)
...man, sometimes the analogy's more trouble than it's worth :)
...the coolest Palm clone crown.
Try saying that 3 times quickly.
1 MB RAM, touchscreen doesn't work.
Don't think old and useless, think antique.
I'm not slighting math as I think it's the most important subject...
I totally agree. We need resources like this, since 3 out of 10 North Americans have trouble with basic math...that's like, what, 60%?
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Well, I suppose that's one way to describe it...
I suspect that the vast majority of Slashdot readers would be damned if they thought of either AOL or MS for online access, for reasons that often include reliability, principles, and pride.
So, AOL and MS are fighting over, frankly, the less savvy computer user. Yes, I know that these days, this defines the majority...but doesn't it seem a little sad that a big part of this fight is based on the fact that the typical user will double-click on whatever icon on the desktop offers Internet access? Dog? Bell? Pavlov?
I just find it a little disheartening that many of the recent stories in the IT world--AOL vs MS and the countless virus stories, to name a few--seem to revolve around the fact that computer users, as a whole...aren't that bright. Hey, I'm not trying to put myself on a pedestal with this mini-rant...hell, it took me 20 minutes just to write this :)
Just my 1.5 cents.
ouch...point taken.
Uh...riiight.
"What's that? You mean I CAN'T give away copies of movies and songs without the authors collecting any money? That's wrong? Oh, I'm sorry...I'll stop now."
Hang on to that HP3300C scanner...you're gonna get a really good linux driver for it in 2011.
Hmm...not a bad idea!
Could someone work on an interface for those old Nintendo Power Gloves?