Either (1) stop crying and put your big boy pants on or (2) get out of the computer business. I hope you'll choose #2; the world will be a better place.
Although Niels Bohr famously said, "Prediction is very difficult, especially of the future," I claim at some point this sort of robot-related incident will become so common, news outlets will no longer
report it unless the robot takes out a significant number of people.
From the summary: ""We're going at high speed," said Thomas Zurbuchen, head of NASA's science mission directorate, which will lead the effort."
Why are you NASA nitwits going at high speed? You've had 49 years to prepare for the celebration of the July, 1969, moon landing. I fully realize the NASA of today is more nearly the gang that couldn't
shoot straight, but by going at high speed, you are guaranteed to waste my tax dollars and to jeopardize the chances of a successful mission.
It's way past time to dump the NASA bureaucracy and to build a modern, success-oriented space agency in the same way that NASA succeeded the NACA.
The noise problem noted is made worse by idiot restaurant owners. One local idiot had two tvs and a radio station, all of which were loud, going at the same time. She refused to turn them down. I paid the bill, left, never went back.
Not much later she went out of business. Gee, I wonder why.
MS lost the Operating System tug of war. We can cut them some slack now.
No, don't cut them any slack, not as long as ms is a profitable company. They wouldn't cut you any slack. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish which says '"Embrace, extend, and extinguish", also known as "Embrace, extend, and exterminate", is a phrase that the U.S. Department of Justice found was used internally by Microsoft to describe its strategy for entering product categories involving widely used standards, extending those standards with proprietary capabilities, and then using those differences to strongly disadvantage its competitors.'
I prefer what George S. Patton said: "Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more."
Has anyone on this thread ever edited a wikipedia article? The article noted above (re: January 19, 2038 03:14:07 GMT) is wrong. It should be January 18, 2038, 21:14:07 GMT.
There are still millions of people who choose to buy an American car for the sole purpose of supporting their own country.
Been there, done that, I have the scars and t-shirt to prove it.
I made the mistake of buying a new Ford Taurus. What a piece of crap! It's by far the worst car I've ever owned. Almost as soon as the warranty expired, things (expensive-to-repair things) began to fail. I finally wised up and got rid of it.
You couldn't give me a new Ford. Other than a king's ransom, you couldn't pay me to own a Ford. Once bit, twice shy. Never, never, never again, ever, period. Drop dead, Ford.
is to use some other package (maybe any other package) for graphing! In a project about ten years ago, Excel wasn't very good for 600 data points. When I needed to plot several thousand data points, it went into abject failure mode!
The subject says it all. When was the last time the UN did anything that was good for this country? I have zero interest in these people telling me to do anything.
It was easy 70 years ago because there was always a 'Heil Hitler' at the end of each message, so it must be much easier today.
I realize you're trying to be funny, but you are also wrong; there was no 'Heil Hitler' at the end of each message. I would encourage you, however, to read up on "cillies," "nothing to report,"
weather station messages, "gardening," and other crib-based decryptions.
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Q: "What's the worst that can happen?"
A: Not thinking through the question of what's the worst that can happen.
Is a Lack of Data Holding Back Universal Basic Income Programs?
No, common sense is.
defend them...
If you think either option defends ms, your reading comprehension skills are pathetic.
Either (1) stop crying and put your big boy pants on or (2) get out of the computer business. I hope you'll choose #2; the world will be a better place.
Although Niels Bohr famously said, "Prediction is very difficult, especially of the future," I claim at some point this sort of robot-related incident will become so common, news outlets will no longer report it unless the robot takes out a significant number of people.
From the summary: ""We're going at high speed," said Thomas Zurbuchen, head of NASA's science mission directorate, which will lead the effort."
Why are you NASA nitwits going at high speed? You've had 49 years to prepare for the celebration of the July, 1969, moon landing. I fully realize the NASA of today is more nearly the gang that couldn't shoot straight, but by going at high speed, you are guaranteed to waste my tax dollars and to jeopardize the chances of a successful mission.
It's way past time to dump the NASA bureaucracy and to build a modern, success-oriented space agency in the same way that NASA succeeded the NACA.
What? You just explained that earlier. Memento syndrome?
Look up the word facetious in a dictionary. That's the big book that tells what all the big words mean.
The noise problem noted is made worse by idiot restaurant owners. One local idiot had two tvs and a radio station, all of which were loud, going at the same time. She refused to turn them down. I paid the bill, left, never went back.
Not much later she went out of business. Gee, I wonder why.
Migrated to Ford in the 1990s. Quality declined. Now at Toyota. Hoping for the best.
I don't know anything about Toyota's quality, but if you are disappointed, try Honda or Honda-owned Acura. We are happy Honda/Acura owners.
Good luck.
NASA, you're hypocrites! You've killed 14 astronauts! How many has Musk killed?
As a former owner of a piece of crap Ford Taurus, I didn't think I could hate Ford any more than I already do.
I was wrong.
I'd be more interested in learning what it takes to keep an XDS Sigma 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 alive.
MS lost the Operating System tug of war. We can cut them some slack now.
No, don't cut them any slack, not as long as ms is a profitable company. They wouldn't cut you any slack. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish which says '"Embrace, extend, and extinguish", also known as "Embrace, extend, and exterminate", is a phrase that the U.S. Department of Justice found was used internally by Microsoft to describe its strategy for entering product categories involving widely used standards, extending those standards with proprietary capabilities, and then using those differences to strongly disadvantage its competitors.'
I prefer what George S. Patton said: "Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more."
Sic'em, Linus!
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
From Eric Raymond, speaking of open source, and quoting Gandhi.
Has anyone on this thread ever edited a wikipedia article? The article noted above (re: January 19, 2038 03:14:07 GMT) is wrong. It should be January 18, 2038, 21:14:07 GMT.
At least until the clock gets confused at January 19, 2038 03:14:07 GMT
Dude, I think you're off a bit. My computer says the confusion begins Monday, January 18, 2038, 21:14:07 GMT.
There are still millions of people who choose to buy an American car for the sole purpose of supporting their own country.
Been there, done that, I have the scars and t-shirt to prove it.
I made the mistake of buying a new Ford Taurus. What a piece of crap! It's by far the worst car I've ever owned. Almost as soon as the warranty expired, things (expensive-to-repair things) began to fail. I finally wised up and got rid of it.
You couldn't give me a new Ford. Other than a king's ransom, you couldn't pay me to own a Ford. Once bit, twice shy. Never, never, never again, ever, period. Drop dead, Ford.
They can attribute all they want regarding a changing climate. I no longer believe anything I hear or read about climate change.
/. can stop posting these stories.
As far as I'm concerned,
fts: "Early advances involving the gene-editing tool CRISPR include alerting DNA to create "low-fat" pigs."
"...alerting DNA"??? How does one alert DNA? Pretty sure that oughta be "altering DNA."
a better design
Buran could have been the most perfect design of anything, ever. Alas, if you can't get it up, whether it's a better design is a moot point.
is to use some other package (maybe any other package) for graphing! In a project about ten years ago, Excel wasn't very good for 600 data points. When I needed to plot several thousand data points, it went into abject failure mode!
I used Grace (http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/) for that project (and for many others since then) and have had no need at all for other Excel graphs.
The subject says it all. When was the last time the UN did anything that was good for this country? I have zero interest in these people telling me to do anything.
Venus is Earth's twin.
"Lead would melt on the surface of the planet [Venus], where the temperature is around 872 F (467 C)." https://www.space.com/18526-venus-temperature.html
"At the surface, the atmosphere presses down as hard as water 3,000 feet beneath Earth's ocean." https://www.space.com/18526-venus-temperature.html
Not a twin in those regards.
Things as simple as editing an old excel file just don't work properly.
Maybe you're doing something wrong. LibreOffice works like a champ with all my spreadsheets.
microsoft free (and good riddance) since July 4th.
It was easy 70 years ago because there was always a 'Heil Hitler' at the end of each message, so it must be much easier today.
I realize you're trying to be funny, but you are also wrong; there was no 'Heil Hitler' at the end of each message. I would encourage you, however, to read up on "cillies," "nothing to report," weather station messages, "gardening," and other crib-based decryptions.