Between the now completely humourless polls and the numerous slashvertisements for Drupal and now Bitcoin, it's now clear that/. has become just another corporate shill machine. Even the Ask Slashdot crowds aren't even trying anymore ("How can I get rid of undesired email?"... no, REALLY? wtf...)
I would think Antarctica is a better choice for this kind of experiments. Apart from the gravity difference, it's as hostile an environment as you can get on our own planet, plus it's way easier to get there if there's a problem.
The one good question posed by this article is about whether Marty and Jennifer would exist in 2015, after they have just gone off in the time machine w/ Doc Brown in 1985. At that point, we might think they should be removed from any future time line until they return safely to 1985. I can only surmise that when traveling to the future, the Delorean travels along the future time line it is leaving, without regard for any changes it may introduce by doing so.
The author fails to realize one key point, the fact that Marty and Jennifer returned afterwards. If Doc had wanted a more dramatic experiment, he would have sent Einstein back in time after the first time transition. It would have been the same as BTTF2, only with a dog and spanning a minute, instead of our heroes and 30 years.
It would also have been one hell of a shocker for Marty and Doc to see Einstein appear before it even leaves with the clocks marking two minutes more than it should.
I recall Doc explaining it in his letter as the lightning strike overloading the time circuits, activating them prematurely. We see them acting wonky several times before that happens too.
Of course there are two Deloreans. Doc's and Marty's. It's not a plot hole at all, the whole point is that they can't gut Doc's DeLorean for parts since it would create a paradox and prevent Marty from going back in time to 1885.
The cool thing is that at one point there are FOUR DeLoreans for a few hours in 1955, Marty I, Cowboy Doc, Marty 2 (with Doc) and Biff's.
France.fr has been a laughing stock ever since its failed launch last month. Maybe the devs could learn a thing or two after their site collapsed only a few hours after launch...
(disclaimer: I'm French, I just can't help it if my country's been a complete joke lately)
you may not LIKE a laptop for recipe's, but it's an option.
Have you even tried? A laptop in the kitchen is a retarded idea, try flipping/scrolling pages when you got your hands full of stuff you wouldn't want anywhere near electronics... Sure it's an option, just a stupid one like using a Formula 1 race car to go buy some groceries.
Paper in the kitchen is cheap, just works and can endure a lot of damage. There's no iPad/laptop in the world that can beat that so far.
Same experience here about the zoom feature, really not user-friendly.
It's really disappointing, as a whole it didn't feel as smooth as Safari, a bit of a bummer as I really wanted to like it. However this is on an iPod Touch with blazing fast WiFi, so I can't really judge on Opera's alleged advantage on slow networks over Safari (even though it seemed to load pages faster).
Gotta say, I love tabbed browsing as much as any bloke but in all honesty, The Touch (and iPhone) Safari's way to switch between pages is more than ok for a mobile device.
Now don't get me wrong, I was waiting for this and I'll get Opera Mini as soon as I get home tonight to see how it goes:) it's just that tabs weren't really a priority for that class imho
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Sorry, I can't take it anymore.
I'll miss you.
eat my shorts!
I thought she was Polish, not Indian... *confused*
I want to see a module that would let us know how much money /. gets anytime it publishes one of these Drupal articles, can you do that?
I would think Antarctica is a better choice for this kind of experiments. Apart from the gravity difference, it's as hostile an environment as you can get on our own planet, plus it's way easier to get there if there's a problem.
I guess technically they're just half-dead, being radioactive and all... :p
it's okay, you can breathe now.
and we will thrive... and we will call it... "this land"
yeah, would certainly be an Earth-shatnering event...
yah after all maybe "2001" was simply a typo...
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The author fails to realize one key point, the fact that Marty and Jennifer returned afterwards. If Doc had wanted a more dramatic experiment, he would have sent Einstein back in time after the first time transition. It would have been the same as BTTF2, only with a dog and spanning a minute, instead of our heroes and 30 years.
It would also have been one hell of a shocker for Marty and Doc to see Einstein appear before it even leaves with the clocks marking two minutes more than it should.
I recall Doc explaining it in his letter as the lightning strike overloading the time circuits, activating them prematurely. We see them acting wonky several times before that happens too.
The cool thing is that at one point there are FOUR DeLoreans for a few hours in 1955, Marty I, Cowboy Doc, Marty 2 (with Doc) and Biff's.
Did they try dropping the B29 from orbit? It's the only way to be sure...
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(disclaimer: I'm French, I just can't help it if my country's been a complete joke lately)
Have you even tried? A laptop in the kitchen is a retarded idea, try flipping/scrolling pages when you got your hands full of stuff you wouldn't want anywhere near electronics... Sure it's an option, just a stupid one like using a Formula 1 race car to go buy some groceries.
Paper in the kitchen is cheap, just works and can endure a lot of damage. There's no iPad/laptop in the world that can beat that so far.
How many libraries of congress of water is that?
Aptly enough the fortune right now reads "You can get *anywhere* in ten minutes if you drive fast enough." :D
Id rather have an iNeken; it's free as in beer!
the article was probably written with vi
It's really disappointing, as a whole it didn't feel as smooth as Safari, a bit of a bummer as I really wanted to like it. However this is on an iPod Touch with blazing fast WiFi, so I can't really judge on Opera's alleged advantage on slow networks over Safari (even though it seemed to load pages faster).
I'll keep it but not as primary.
This sucker's electrical. But I need a nuclear reaction to compress the data to the 1 terabyte of capacity I need.
Gotta say, I love tabbed browsing as much as any bloke but in all honesty, The Touch (and iPhone) Safari's way to switch between pages is more than ok for a mobile device.
Now don't get me wrong, I was waiting for this and I'll get Opera Mini as soon as I get home tonight to see how it goes :) it's just that tabs weren't really a priority for that class imho