That I am shocked, yes, shocked at this despicable behavior. Next your going to tell me that it doesn't make any difference if I vote for Obama, Romney or the tooth fairy.
High speed mobile internet could be the definition of "non critical". It's not a need. It's a luxury.
What are you about? Of course it's critical. You might miss out on a tweet on a slower network. Someone else might see that advertisement for the limited edition, genuine zirconium ear studs that you've always coveted.
Damn it man, Lindsey Lohan might get arrested again and you wouldn't know about it for minutes.
I'd be probably be flipping burgers if it weren't for unpresecribed Adderall.
Instead, you're posting on Slashdot.
I submit that this indeed is the crux of the issue. One road leads to productive citizenship, the other to a wasted, debauched life. You are the poster child for the evils of drug use.
So what exactly do they suspect these bacteria have been eating down there in the deep dark cold?
Cthulhu has been feeding them bits of the Snickers bar he was given as campaign contribution... Or perhaps he's been feeding them bits of the campaign contributors themselves.
But seriously, a background of 10 critters / cc isn't all that 'clean' and
Bulat and his colleagues counted the microbes present in the ice sample and checked their genetic makeup to figure out the phylotypes. They counted fewer than 10 microbes/ml — about the same magnitude they would expect to find in the background in their clean room. And three of the four phylotypes they identified matched contaminants from the drilling oil, with the fourth unknown but also most likely from the lubricant.
points to one of the bigger concerns about this experiment - you are going to contaminate the lake at this point as the drilling technology is pretty primitive - basically pouring hot water into a hole.
Wow. This is amazing. A random poster on some unscreened tech blog knows more about planetary science than all of those smarty-type folks at JPL and NASA.
What are the odds of this sort of thing happening?
Then why do, for example, DSLR manufacturers do it that way? Because they're dumb? Or because at some level of manual placement, machines just aren't flexible enough?
I'm really curious where the break is because at some levels, machines are clearly better (SMT circuit boards for example) and at other levels, multiple large manufacturers that have the talent and motivation to go full bore in terms of automation just don't.
You probably could do something like that - for a price. And the price would be a big one. Every time you wanted to change something you'd have to retool the machines. And things do change - you make a couple thousand prototypes, find that one screw is in the wrong place and the screen cracks all of the time, you go back and retool the case or whatever, show the slaves how to screw the part in and off you go.
In your world, you would have to retool both the part and the machine. Easy, you say, just rig the machines to you can change them. Apparently not so easy - otherwise it would be done that way.
Do you seriously think the designers of these devices haven't scrutinized these decisions carefully? "The iPhone could be put together using simple machinery." Really? Then why is every cell phone, every little camera, every big DLSR and in fact, every bit of consumer electronics made this way?
It's just not easy to build a machine as dexterous as a human.
All 150 of them (recent article in the NYT that I'm too lazy to lookup). The vast majority of those jobs have gone in part because the longshoremen milked it for all it's worth and the port just automated the hell out of everything and tossed most of the workers out on the street. The few that are left have total cush jobs.
Apple has said It's not the money, It's the oppressive hours, and people sleeping on campus where they can get awoken from slumber, drink a cup of coffee and start a 12 hour shift that makes China so good for manufacturing.
good luck getting work like that in the western world (we are privledged to have better conditions here).
They could probably co opt some graduate students at any major university campus. Would be a step up in many respects.
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Also add that tides will be up because of the full or nearly full moon. Even more fun!
I argued with them for like 5 hours over several phone conversations. (All of which I recorded).
You need a life, a job and a girlfriend (in more or less that order).
That I am shocked, yes, shocked at this despicable behavior. Next your going to tell me that it doesn't make any difference if I vote for Obama, Romney or the tooth fairy.
Yeah, sure. That's what AT&T always says.
"It's not our fault!"
Oh there you are sir. We thought you might have escaped this time.
It's time for your medication again. Now be a good boy and just swallow your pills. You don't want to make me have to call Security again.
High speed mobile internet could be the definition of "non critical". It's not a need. It's a luxury.
What are you about? Of course it's critical. You might miss out on a tweet on a slower network. Someone else might see that advertisement for the limited edition, genuine zirconium ear studs that you've always coveted.
Damn it man, Lindsey Lohan might get arrested again and you wouldn't know about it for minutes.
Why did it turn out just to be "lucky" for Apple?
Lucky because Apple HR got the right "Steve" and Microsoft pickup up the wrong one. 50:50 chance.
A near thing, you realize.
That's pretty good for a Garmin. They're generally just useful as night lights.
Consider yourself lucky!
I'd be probably be flipping burgers if it weren't for unpresecribed Adderall.
Instead, you're posting on Slashdot.
I submit that this indeed is the crux of the issue. One road leads to productive citizenship, the other to a wasted, debauched life. You are the poster child for the evils of drug use.
Say, do you like HOSTS files by any chance?
I'm not an electrical/radio engineer, but I could have designed a better standard...blindfolded.
Of course, you're a Slashdot Armchair Expert. We're just better than everybody at everything.
Goes without saying...
Sucks to be you, buddy.
You see the world like that because your head is stuck up your ass.
So what exactly do they suspect these bacteria have been eating down there in the deep dark cold?
Cthulhu has been feeding them bits of the Snickers bar he was given as campaign contribution... Or perhaps he's been feeding them bits of the campaign contributors themselves.
But seriously, a background of 10 critters / cc isn't all that 'clean' and
Bulat and his colleagues counted the microbes present in the ice sample and checked their genetic makeup to figure out the phylotypes. They counted fewer than 10 microbes/ml — about the same magnitude they would expect to find in the background in their clean room. And three of the four phylotypes they identified matched contaminants from the drilling oil, with the fourth unknown but also most likely from the lubricant.
points to one of the bigger concerns about this experiment - you are going to contaminate the lake at this point as the drilling technology is pretty primitive - basically pouring hot water into a hole.
Really? Every worthy human endeavor needs to make money?
What an unpleasant and shallow philosophy you have there.
Wow. This is amazing. A random poster on some unscreened tech blog knows more about planetary science than all of those smarty-type folks at JPL and NASA.
What are the odds of this sort of thing happening?
You saw it here first folks!
What's the stock ticker for the Weyland-Yutani corporation?
Well, that and the opportunity to litter.
The word you're looking for is terraforming. Makes it sound all scientificy.
Yeah, the WHOOSH would be pretty strong at that altitude.
Or not at all.
Which tends to be the bigger problem.
==> "And don't get me started on this "free software" thing...."
Why has this blatant insult to FOSS been totally ignored? Who marked the post as "5, Insightful"?
A couple people with brains, a concomitant sense of humor, a feeling of goodwill towards their fellow man and the technical chops to log in.
All wonderful human attributes that are sadly missing in yourself.
Then why do, for example, DSLR manufacturers do it that way? Because they're dumb? Or because at some level of manual placement, machines just aren't flexible enough?
I'm really curious where the break is because at some levels, machines are clearly better (SMT circuit boards for example) and at other levels, multiple large manufacturers that have the talent and motivation to go full bore in terms of automation just don't.
You probably could do something like that - for a price. And the price would be a big one. Every time you wanted to change something you'd have to retool the machines. And things do change - you make a couple thousand prototypes, find that one screw is in the wrong place and the screen cracks all of the time, you go back and retool the case or whatever, show the slaves how to screw the part in and off you go.
In your world, you would have to retool both the part and the machine. Easy, you say, just rig the machines to you can change them. Apparently not so easy - otherwise it would be done that way.
Do you seriously think the designers of these devices haven't scrutinized these decisions carefully? "The iPhone could be put together using simple machinery." Really? Then why is every cell phone, every little camera, every big DLSR and in fact, every bit of consumer electronics made this way?
It's just not easy to build a machine as dexterous as a human.
All 150 of them (recent article in the NYT that I'm too lazy to lookup). The vast majority of those jobs have gone in part because the longshoremen milked it for all it's worth and the port just automated the hell out of everything and tossed most of the workers out on the street. The few that are left have total cush jobs.
Interesting outcome...
Apple has said It's not the money, It's the oppressive hours, and people sleeping on campus where they can get awoken from slumber, drink a cup of coffee and start a 12 hour shift that makes China so good for manufacturing.
good luck getting work like that in the western world (we are privledged to have better conditions here).
They could probably co opt some graduate students at any major university campus. Would be a step up in many respects.