Your post reminds me of my childhood, growing up watching Full Moon movies. Cheesy, I know, but when I was young Puppetmaster et al scared me. The cool thing about those movies is that after the feature they had a featurette detailing how they made the SFX. What I'd do was usualy watch the featurette and then watch the movie, knowing how everything was done.
The problem is that there are two groups arguing here, and often members are interchangable depending on the specific case. Group A wants innovation and less copying, to attract users. Group B wants everything to look like a commercial product to attract users.
The problem is that Group B wins out hands down in the intial run, because most people out there want something that looks and feels familiar to them. If corporations are to take up linux on the desktop, you can bet they are going to go with something that looks and acts a whole lot like microsoft. Group A can get it's way when people have adopted the software philosophy, because they are then more open to trying new things that could potentialy be better than what they are used to.
It's not econimical at ALL if you are thinking about mining the resources and bringing them back here. However, if you want to do something with them out there, while you are already in the neighborhood, it makes perfect sense. Assuming the human race makes it that far, one day we'll start screwing up the other planets.
The best way, imoh, to implement a 3D interface to an OS is to make everything 3D models that you can interact with, rather than 2d planes that you can rotate/resize/etc in 3d space. It would just be really hard to get people to move away from the 2d way of thinking about interacting with a computer, but when the brain-jacks become mainstream more people will use this method of interface.
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Your post reminds me of my childhood, growing up watching Full Moon movies. Cheesy, I know, but when I was young Puppetmaster et al scared me. The cool thing about those movies is that after the feature they had a featurette detailing how they made the SFX. What I'd do was usualy watch the featurette and then watch the movie, knowing how everything was done.
The problem is that there are two groups arguing here, and often members are interchangable depending on the specific case. Group A wants innovation and less copying, to attract users. Group B wants everything to look like a commercial product to attract users. The problem is that Group B wins out hands down in the intial run, because most people out there want something that looks and feels familiar to them. If corporations are to take up linux on the desktop, you can bet they are going to go with something that looks and acts a whole lot like microsoft. Group A can get it's way when people have adopted the software philosophy, because they are then more open to trying new things that could potentialy be better than what they are used to.
but I'm waiting for the podcast.
Knowing most of geeks I know, I'd be willing to say the food vendor at E3 could claim hazardous duty pay.
It's not econimical at ALL if you are thinking about mining the resources and bringing them back here. However, if you want to do something with them out there, while you are already in the neighborhood, it makes perfect sense. Assuming the human race makes it that far, one day we'll start screwing up the other planets.
We'll make great pets, you mean?
Your mom has better atmospheric distortion.
Down with the kilometer. Up with the thoumeter!
$DIETY - Geek political correctness hits a new low (high?)
That, or maybe a updated Kung-Fu. Kane with mirrorshades.
Of course, if you can suspend your disbelief long enough to believe that sprite will exist in 27000 years.
Hey did you hear the one about Clinton, Starr, and the cigar salesman walking into a bar together?
It's so realistic that you'll want to fuck the dolphins!
Don't forget to not use their servers as well. Oh wait, then you aren't using AIM.
AOL, CIA, NSA, what's the difference?
That's simple. Tape them together to make a large cat!
You work as a man? What are you when you are at home?
One day, I'm going to make my trek to contries such as Asia, Africa, and Europe. I will spred my knowlege far and wide.
I still don't understand how typing apt-get install PROGRAMX is complicated.
The best way, imoh, to implement a 3D interface to an OS is to make everything 3D models that you can interact with, rather than 2d planes that you can rotate/resize/etc in 3d space. It would just be really hard to get people to move away from the 2d way of thinking about interacting with a computer, but when the brain-jacks become mainstream more people will use this method of interface.
Yes, it's a good deal in the way that Back to Africa Marcus Garvey made deals with the KKK to further his Black Empowerment goals.
In other words, this is more akin to a deal with the devil.
Real Genius had nothing to do with fusion. It did involve lasers, however; and a cute hyper-active geek girl.