Though the mods haven't found you, you have a very good point. I would view a former CC serviceman to be more akin to a retired spook than other servicemen. As you say, they continue to have access to their preferred weapon.
While I don't necessarily disagree with you, your post does smack of a "rule by the intelligentsia" philosophy. I think it overvalues the argumentative abilities of academics outside their realm of expertise and does not consider the unexpected wisdom found among the masses. (If you know many cattle farmers, they are generally a great example of this.)
Whoa, easy there. I was making the point to support yours. I was, as a former Marine, lending credence to your post. "Improvise, adapt, overcome" is the Hollywood version. Why is it that/.'ers are so high strung? I guess it's because this is the place many people come for an argument.
BTW, I heard things like "field expediency" quite a lot in my day. That's jarhead speak for "whatever you can make work from whatever you can find."
yeah, that's why a big motto in the Marines was "improvise, adapt, and overcome."
The official slogan of the Corps is "Semper Fidelis" (Always Faithful). The unofficial slogan is "Semper Gumby" (Always Flexible). I think that's part of the reason that they tend to be so successful despite being funded at a much lower rate than the other services. Yes, I was once a jarhead.
Step 1. Scan VIN through windshield. If successful, pump fuel.
Step 2. Open driver's door and scan VIN that is imprinted on door frame. If successful, pump fuel.
Step 3. If steps 1 and 2 fail, seize vehicle; phone police; play, "This is the fuel pumping robot at [address] I have seized an illegal immigrant and/or terrorist. Please pick him/her up at your convenience."
Whoa, that's brilliant. And what part of the license plate number describes the make and model of the car? What's that? You say the robot could just access the governing authority's database? I somehow doubt that would be shared as openly as some of us might hope.
I'm not sure about countries in Europe, but all U.S. cars have a bar code visible through the windshield (windscreen) that represents the VIN (vehicle identification number) that is easily machine readable. Of course some people have taken to covering it up as it has been used as an "attack vector" for identity theft.
Whoa there, fanboy. I've watched msft for a very long time. They tried and tried and tried to push above $30/share, and finally did last quarter, only to slide right back down: http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:MSFT
Yes, Google is/was overvalued, but to conclude msft is doing something right when there is so much evidence to the contrary screams, "Hey, look at my stock portfolio!"
I see no reason to go back to XP or avoid Vista on new systems But can you give a reason anyone should use Vista on a system, new or otherwise? That's the question I've been asking since Vista was released sans all the promised features.
You are exactly right. I have done net present value analyses on this and I have to conclude that the value of college is way overstated and often negative. It really pisses me off because I have bachelor's and master's degrees. It was skills I learned in college that allowed me to demonstrate that college is not worth the cost. How's that for a juicy irony?
It says that a quad core processor gets 16.9 frames at 256x256 resolution. Keep reading there, genius. If you had read beyond page one you would see that they are getting 90 fps at 768x768 on a quad core OR 90 fps at 1280x720 on 8 cores.
And how would we measure that? Adding content != adding value. Conversely, a new blend of old content can change the contents "feel," message, and/or meaning. I would love to see the "value matrix of subjective content."
Yeah, (s)he was joking. See the line "The bible really is infalliable and contains nuthin' but true facts that can only be understood it it's native english.(sic)"
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I don't know about controllers, but I have heard some OSes are smart enough to do this. (No, I can't provide a link.)
Though the mods haven't found you, you have a very good point. I would view a former CC serviceman to be more akin to a retired spook than other servicemen. As you say, they continue to have access to their preferred weapon.
No need, my good man. It wouldn't be slashdot if we couldn't blow off some steam!
Well thank you, Hal. And you seem quite sensible for someone called... Wait. That's doesn't work.
While I don't necessarily disagree with you, your post does smack of a "rule by the intelligentsia" philosophy. I think it overvalues the argumentative abilities of academics outside their realm of expertise and does not consider the unexpected wisdom found among the masses. (If you know many cattle farmers, they are generally a great example of this.)
Whoa, easy there. I was making the point to support yours. I was, as a former Marine, lending credence to your post. "Improvise, adapt, overcome" is the Hollywood version. Why is it that /.'ers are so high strung? I guess it's because this is the place many people come for an argument.
BTW, I heard things like "field expediency" quite a lot in my day. That's jarhead speak for "whatever you can make work from whatever you can find."
And I was being Hal_Porter.
The official slogan of the Corps is "Semper Fidelis" (Always Faithful). The unofficial slogan is "Semper Gumby" (Always Flexible). I think that's part of the reason that they tend to be so successful despite being funded at a much lower rate than the other services. Yes, I was once a jarhead.
Heh. I guess it goes like this.
Step 1. Scan VIN through windshield. If successful, pump fuel.
Step 2. Open driver's door and scan VIN that is imprinted on door frame. If successful, pump fuel.
Step 3. If steps 1 and 2 fail, seize vehicle; phone police; play, "This is the fuel pumping robot at [address] I have seized an illegal immigrant and/or terrorist. Please pick him/her up at your convenience."
Whoa, that's brilliant. And what part of the license plate number describes the make and model of the car? What's that? You say the robot could just access the governing authority's database? I somehow doubt that would be shared as openly as some of us might hope.
I'm not sure about countries in Europe, but all U.S. cars have a bar code visible through the windshield (windscreen) that represents the VIN (vehicle identification number) that is easily machine readable. Of course some people have taken to covering it up as it has been used as an "attack vector" for identity theft.
Whoa there, fanboy. I've watched msft for a very long time. They tried and tried and tried to push above $30/share, and finally did last quarter, only to slide right back down: http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:MSFT
Yes, Google is/was overvalued, but to conclude msft is doing something right when there is so much evidence to the contrary screams, "Hey, look at my stock portfolio!"
A pusillanimous portrayal of plagiarizing paleontologists?
damn straight.
You are exactly right. I have done net present value analyses on this and I have to conclude that the value of college is way overstated and often negative. It really pisses me off because I have bachelor's and master's degrees. It was skills I learned in college that allowed me to demonstrate that college is not worth the cost. How's that for a juicy irony?
Or, I suspect, skipping college altogether. The ever increasing price of college just doesn't allow it to pay off like it used to.
Rock me, Dr. Morpheus. Oh, never mind.
And how would we measure that? Adding content != adding value. Conversely, a new blend of old content can change the contents "feel," message, and/or meaning. I would love to see the "value matrix of subjective content."
Yeah, (s)he was joking. See the line "The bible really is infalliable and contains nuthin' but true facts that can only be understood it it's native english.(sic)"
I have particularly been watching their open game.
If I had a 52" LCD I would brag about it on /. too ;-)
No, silly. People don't run software. I'll bet he uses Linux though.