That was for taxes on Internet sales. This is totally different - it isn't even a tax. This is an additional fee the phone company will charge the ISPs.
I'm sure they know all about this, but this will probably get good ratings, and that is all that maters, right? The show is only going to be bad in our eyes. In the eyes of everyone else, it will be informative and entertaining... <sigh>
Welcome to the MTV Generation... it's all good as long as you have fun. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!!
It does make you wounder, who will be the "heros" of tomorrow?
Why... Rob Malda, of course.;)
On another note, Bill Gates has become a sort of "nerd hero" to those who don't know any better. Anyone who isn't a real techie would consider Bill Gates to be the quintessence of "geek" and "nerd".
And, of course, Linus, RMS, etc.
Those will be the best known, of course. The rest, like in every other major area, will rarely be remembered.
2020 [...] Americans vote from polls, neighborhood kiosks, offices or homes using their Citizen ID's and passwords.
If the average intelligence level is the same then as it is now (and it isn't likely to significantly change in a little more than 20 years) most people will be against this.
Unless, of course, we develop some kind of fingerprint, iris, or even DNA scanner, for near-perfect verification. Then, of course, we'd have to deal with the privacy issues...
People seem to enjoy imagining their demise so much, that it has evolved into a hobby...
I don't think that most (intelligent) Slashdot readers are in this group, but some people seem to like just about anything, as long as it's against Microsoft's interests...
Ahh! I replied to my own post instead of the main article... sorry. That was meant to be on the main thread. If only there was a way to delete my on posts within 5 minutes... heh.
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Yeah, especially for that underwear question... what's up with that?
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Wrote he, on Slashdot. ;) (...replied he, on Slashdot)
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at least it isn't 49 days! :)
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Also, that whole find-a-disk-that-could-get-a-friend-in-jail theme sounded awfully familiar... is anyone else reminded of something? :P
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Welcome to the MTV Generation... it's all good as long as you have fun. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!!
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- A new reason to steal something from a hotel.
- I wonder if they replace them for every new visitor. You never know...
- ::drool:: Just imagine a bunch of these suckers in a Beowulf cluster.
Well, there goes my Karma...--
Why... Rob Malda, of course. ;)
On another note, Bill Gates has become a sort of "nerd hero" to those who don't know any better. Anyone who isn't a real techie would consider Bill Gates to be the quintessence of "geek" and "nerd".
And, of course, Linus, RMS, etc.
Those will be the best known, of course. The rest, like in every other major area, will rarely be remembered.
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*Pocket with a volume of at least 1 cubic meter required.
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If you take away all the effort needed to press the keys, I think you can easily double the speed.
<brag> Oh... and I can touch-type at about 100-120WPM. </brag>
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If the average intelligence level is the same then as it is now (and it isn't likely to significantly change in a little more than 20 years) most people will be against this.
Unless, of course, we develop some kind of fingerprint, iris, or even DNA scanner, for near-perfect verification. Then, of course, we'd have to deal with the privacy issues...
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People seem to enjoy imagining their demise so much, that it has evolved into a hobby...
I don't think that most (intelligent) Slashdot readers are in this group, but some people seem to like just about anything, as long as it's against Microsoft's interests...
AFAIC, this is just another "first post!"
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