It appears to be nothing more than a marketing survey. It'll deflect questions and bring you back to asking about your media preferences. If someone actually responded to it's questions, it would have a pretty worthwhile and thorough marketing survey out of the conversation.
I'll let microsoft answer that question for you. Here is what happened to a friend of mine;-) who tried to validate his copy of windows.
Validation Failure: Invalid Product Key[0x80080220]
Why did it not validate?
The product key associated with your copy of Windows is on Microsoft's invalid list. The type of key found on your system is typically licensed by organizations who want to use multiple copies of windows. If the organization does not renew their license or their key has been stolen it is placed on this list.
As another member of the 'Geek Squad', I really appreciate your post. Most of us at my store aren't quite as bad as that, but we do have one or two people that know everything and are never wrong. Almost all of us are currently in school for IT or CIS. Some are farther along in the process than others. I personally wouldn't know how to go about starting out in PERL except to refer them to google.
We spend most of our day removing viruses and spyware. Other customers may insist on upgrading computer memory to help support all of the crap running on their system. The most helpful service we offer at times doesn't actually cost a thing. Every once in a while, we actually convince someone to dump IE and download firefox. I have yet to see a computer with firefox installed have more than 80 processes!
According to the article, they did predict this. Unfortunately, they predicted it would take about twenty years for it to happen. This is why they thought there might be a chance that genetic engineering might have been involved.
I was going to criticize this article as over-exagerated until I realized that I was reading Slashdot at 3:45am because I was having trouble sleeping. Oh well, what can you do?
If Google is hiring a bunch of browser programming experts, isn't it more likely that they want to build websites such as gmail to be as powerful as possible and still be compatible with as many browsers as possible? They already have an army of website programmers. Maybe hiring internet browser programmers is Google's way of enhancing their current and upcoming web based applications. I have a feeling that whatever is going on at Google, you'll still be able to access it using IE or Firefox when it comes out.
Speaking as an office worker in a local grocery store, I can say that it isn't like that here in Central Ohio. I've come across maybe a dozen counterfit bills in the last year. And while visually, some of these might not have caught my attention, they feel completely different. After a few years of handling around $50,000 a day at work, I can say only a dozen counterfit bills a year can be considered rare. 1 in 290 would make my job a lot harder. We do have a yellow marker in the back room that we will use on bills that look suspicious.
Ironically enough these have been out for a few years now. My 2 year old radar detector detects X, Ka, K bands as well as laser and VG2. VG2 is what cops use to tell if you are using a radar detector or not. Around Columbus OH, some of the police radars actually include VG2 detection even though radar detectors are perfectly legal here. My radar detector automatically shuts it self off for a couple of minutes if it detects VG2.
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This is an art student's concept. It doesn't exist. No technology was created here. http://www.behance.net/Jeabyun
Unfortunately, most states are subject to at-will employment. There doesn't need to be any basis for them firing you.
It appears to be nothing more than a marketing survey. It'll deflect questions and bring you back to asking about your media preferences. If someone actually responded to it's questions, it would have a pretty worthwhile and thorough marketing survey out of the conversation.
I'm still looking forward to a set of bad Matrix sequels than any other sci-fi I've seen in the last few years.
No, but you know they will have to pay out almost as much for their Service Level Agreement if financial institutions lose their connectivity.
That sounds nice and everything, but I'm still trying to install a printer on my Linux machine.
I'll let microsoft answer that question for you. Here is what happened to a friend of mine ;-) who tried to validate his copy of windows.
Validation Failure: Invalid Product Key[0x80080220]
Why did it not validate?
The product key associated with your copy of Windows is on Microsoft's invalid list. The type of key found on your system is typically licensed by organizations who want to use multiple copies of windows. If the organization does not renew their license or their key has been stolen it is placed on this list.
I can't see any reason for paranoia from here? But seriously, it looks like they had taken it down before slashdot got to it. http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/4520485/detail. html
If this child AI really is reading slashdot, than it's no wonder that the project isn't going anywhere!
As another member of the 'Geek Squad', I really appreciate your post. Most of us at my store aren't quite as bad as that, but we do have one or two people that know everything and are never wrong. Almost all of us are currently in school for IT or CIS. Some are farther along in the process than others. I personally wouldn't know how to go about starting out in PERL except to refer them to google. We spend most of our day removing viruses and spyware. Other customers may insist on upgrading computer memory to help support all of the crap running on their system. The most helpful service we offer at times doesn't actually cost a thing. Every once in a while, we actually convince someone to dump IE and download firefox. I have yet to see a computer with firefox installed have more than 80 processes!
According to the article, they did predict this. Unfortunately, they predicted it would take about twenty years for it to happen. This is why they thought there might be a chance that genetic engineering might have been involved.
Randomly dial any 1-900 number and see how well it'll work!
I was going to criticize this article as over-exagerated until I realized that I was reading Slashdot at 3:45am because I was having trouble sleeping. Oh well, what can you do?
Sounds like vaporware to me!
I'm greatful for this link. I had to work and had missed the initial broadcast. Thanks again!
Just an idea.
Speaking as an office worker in a local grocery store, I can say that it isn't like that here in Central Ohio. I've come across maybe a dozen counterfit bills in the last year. And while visually, some of these might not have caught my attention, they feel completely different. After a few years of handling around $50,000 a day at work, I can say only a dozen counterfit bills a year can be considered rare. 1 in 290 would make my job a lot harder. We do have a yellow marker in the back room that we will use on bills that look suspicious.
...or maybe even a stargate!
Ironically enough these have been out for a few years now. My 2 year old radar detector detects X, Ka, K bands as well as laser and VG2. VG2 is what cops use to tell if you are using a radar detector or not. Around Columbus OH, some of the police radars actually include VG2 detection even though radar detectors are perfectly legal here. My radar detector automatically shuts it self off for a couple of minutes if it detects VG2.
Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that. But, they were 45 minutes longer than just 90 minutes.
Obviously this isn't the case considering that each movie was over three hours long!
At least the Honda Civic Hybrid looks like a normal car.