I understand what you're trying to say.. but on the other hand:
With lowered and or removed barriers more people get on the internet.. and what was that law again about the value of the network growing exponentially with the number of users on it?;)
Both periodes in times (back then and now) have pro's and con's.
Even as a 23 year old I miss the time of playing/experimenting with the Acorn BBC Micro B and early x86 desktop machines.
I was 'into computers' very early in my life (and hooked forever:O).. the times 'back then' had a certain 'flair'.. especially in ones own nostalgic view.
But I also realise that many computing centres would have killed for the amount of processing power/storage capacity that you can find in the avg. desktop nowadays:)
Enjoy today.. remember the good things... and enjoy tomorrow's possibilites as well!:)
extraterrestrial barbeque grill?
On those solar panels?:)
Hmm..but with some water -> hydrogen.. nice cookin'
DOH! Now the real reason why they are so eager to find water hits me;-)
TEN BEARS: It's sad that governments are chiefed by the double-tongues. There is iron in your word of death for all Comanche to see. And so there is iron in your words of life. No signed paper can hold the iron, it must come from men. The words of Ten Bears carries the same iron of life and death. It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life... or death. It shall be life. (He takes his knife and cuts his hand. Josey does the same and they grasp each other's hand.) So shall it be.
[ From The Outlaw Josey Wales ]
I think that America with 'A horse with no name' would be nice as well:-)
On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
(ok ok..we still haven't found birds..just rocks and things;)
There was sand and hills and rings
(check)
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound
(Alien sounds? oohh..creepy.. or are they talking about Sting again?)
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
(mind you: there is still no confirmation of horses on Mars!:p)
It felt good to be out of the rain
(Yes, Earth has Rain.. Mars has dust;-)
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la...
After two days in the desert sun
My skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Made me sad to think it was dead
(Dead? I'm a doctor Jim, not a biological lifeform!)
You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
(still no word on the Spirit using a horse )
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la...
After nine days I let the horse run free
'Cause the desert had turned to sea
(sea? water? Houston!)
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
there was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
(I'm convinced now that when America wrote this song that they knew about the underground city network of the aliens on Mars!)
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love
(No love? Mars is the planet of War! What are you thinking..)
You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la...
(I'm still wondering about the meaning of that 'pain' thing though..:-/)
Now that I've almost finished this post.. I've got a shocking thought crossing my mind.
What if.. what if NASA started playing Britney's "In the Zone" (to "appeal to teenagers".. (I'm 23.. guess I feel already old;-))....
Slashdot Mirror
Well it is if you tell your boss that you've discovered this revolutionary new programming language called "hot porn".
Now that this association has been made in the minds of countless
Walking around in unsafe neighbourhoods with this stuff might increase the chance that *you* get hacked
My $g_deity.. 255MB of RAM in an ATM machine :O :O
And when you get your money, I guess you would like to see a message like "Terrorists win" then?
Oh no! It's a flashbang! Cover your eyes *ZAP*
You are paid 6 figures?!? :O
Where, where?!? ;)
Interesting posts in this (sub)thread.. but I would like to comment here:
.length vs. .length() etc. (prob. bad examples, but I think most will catch my drift)
[quote]No, Computer Science departments teach using Java because it is the simplest and most intuitive language to use[/quote]
I really believe that Python is far easier and more intuitive to use then Java.
If you want to develop something serious in Java you need the API reference quite often.
Also details in naming using capitalized letters or not..
Python is far more consistent and intuitve to use as a language. No, it isn't perfect.. but IMHO _very_ impressive
Wwwwhat ?!? You're telling me that virtuagirls are dangerous too??? :O
I was soo close to ehmm.. -nevermind- ^_^
j/k ;)
The only thing missing is that it isn't saying [ALI G] "Respect" [/ALI G] right now
You can't find out the gory details of backdooring a computer? Just search google for "Plug and Play" ;) ;)
Ahh...rootland.. where the drinks are free, food is sweet and the girls even sweeter.. :) :P ^.^
:O
OOPS!
You guys got me dreaming away in my cubicle again
I understand what you're trying to say.. but on the other hand:
With lowered and or removed barriers more people get on the internet.. and what was that law again about the value of the network growing exponentially with the number of users on it?
Both periodes in times (back then and now) have pro's and con's.
Even as a 23 year old I miss the time of playing/experimenting with the Acorn BBC Micro B and early x86 desktop machines.
I was 'into computers' very early in my life (and hooked forever
But I also realise that many computing centres would have killed for the amount of processing power/storage capacity that you can find in the avg. desktop nowadays
Enjoy today.. remember the good things... and enjoy tomorrow's possibilites as well!
"My goodness, that video is so verbally twisted virtually anyone not having a clue would buy into it."
:O
So I should actually be glad I watched it without sound?
that sounds quite disturbing to me somehow...
The only 'Borg-Like; that *I* like has a name.. '7 of 9' ;)
In that case: bring it on!! ^_^
This must be all this stuff I keep hearing about 'Outsourcing'!!
Ladies and Gentleman.. I think we have a winner for the most insightful post of the day here!
A good example of a critical analysis and out of the box thinking. Wow!
(LOL, sorry.. couldn't resist. My alcolhol made me do it!
Although it could be worse then Tom..
I'd rather see Thandie Newton save my day
(every day if that's not mission impossible
Yep, a cartoon character..see right here :)
http://www.80scartoons.co.uk/teddyruxpin1.jpg
Harddisk magnets.. is it a sin to use them to build a generator that will be attached to a home made windmill? :)
Teddy Ruxpin.. mp3 player? I only remember him as a cartoon character in the 80's :S
Please, let's skip the jokes about 'port sniffing' here... /. is about stuff that matters after all ;)
extraterrestrial barbeque grill? On those solar panels? :)
Hmm ..but with some water -> hydrogen.. nice cookin'
DOH! Now the real reason why they are so eager to find water hits me ;-)
JOSEY: You be Ten Bears?
TEN BEARS: I am Ten Bears.
JOSEY: (Spits tobacco) I'm Josey Wales.
- snip -
TEN BEARS: It's sad that governments are chiefed by the double-tongues. There is iron in your word of death for all Comanche to see. And so there is iron in your words of life. No signed paper can hold the iron, it must come from men. The words of Ten Bears carries the same iron of life and death. It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life... or death. It shall be life. (He takes his knife and cuts his hand. Josey does the same and they grasp each other's hand.) So shall it be. [ From The Outlaw Josey Wales ]
I think that America with 'A horse with no name' would be nice as well :-)
On the first part of the journey I was looking at all the life There were plants and birds and rocks and things
(ok ok..we still haven't found birds..just rocks and things ;)
There was sand and hills and rings
(check)
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz And the sky with no clouds The heat was hot and the ground was dry But the air was full of sound
(Alien sounds? oohh..creepy.. or are they talking about Sting again?)
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
(mind you: there is still no confirmation of horses on Mars! :p)
It felt good to be out of the rain
(Yes, Earth has Rain.. Mars has dust ;-)
In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La, la ...
After two days in the desert sun My skin began to turn red After three days in the desert fun I was looking at a river bed And the story it told of a river that flowed Made me sad to think it was dead
(Dead? I'm a doctor Jim, not a biological lifeform!)
You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
(still no word on the Spirit using a horse )
It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La, la ...
After nine days I let the horse run free 'Cause the desert had turned to sea
(sea? water? Houston!)
There were plants and birds and rocks and things there was sand and hills and rings The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
(I'm convinced now that when America wrote this song that they knew about the underground city network of the aliens on Mars!)
And a perfect disguise above Under the cities lies a heart made of ground But the humans will give no love
(No love? Mars is the planet of War! What are you thinking..)
You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La, la ...
(I'm still wondering about the meaning of that 'pain' thing though.. :-/)
Now that I've almost finished this post.. I've got a shocking thought crossing my mind.
What if.. what if NASA started playing Britney's "In the Zone" (to "appeal to teenagers".. (I'm 23.. guess I feel already old ;-))....
Would that be our first act of war in space? :O :D