While this is an interesting read, a lot of the above comments talks about this as it is a general slow down of light. It is not. A light beam emerging from a flashlight still has the same velocity as always. Light travelling in a straight line isn't affected. Only light on a curve is affected.
Newsflash! The farmers can now make more on growing cocoa instead of opium because the price of chocolate has risen, whilst the price on drugs is declining. The war on drugs is won by market trends and not with guns.
"When you see that we're literally just letting it float into the air, and then out into space inside those helium balloons, it's just hugely frustrating". Well, it's a good thing we're not burning fossil fuel by letting cars run around in a circular track, round and round, just for the heck of it.
I'm impressed that Apple's server isn't even sweating while serving hordes of slashdotters eager to take a first look. My initial thoughts after watching the trailer: Wow - very nice visual appearance.
I never get used to the MM/DD way of typing dates. If it wasn't for the sarcastic remark (3/14, get it?) I wouldn't have caught it. Unfortunately, we will never get a Pi day over here, as 3/14 doesn't exist. A sad day for the European lovers of Pi (a secret fraternity of which we do not speak)
First, why are you assuming he can't hire home grown consultants?
I don't assume anything - I just reflect on his statement: " Geography is not a problem as we are used to working in a distributed manner." . He doesn't say which country his company is in, but if it's in the US or Europe, then coders from India is definitely cheaper.
Second, you can usually get the same consultants back for maintenance work. And if you can't because they are busy, there are other consultants, often with the same firm.
Agree, but that's not what he's asking for.
Hiring lots of permanent employees is not the only way to go.
I agree. But again - he explicitely asks for a self contained agile team and not a group of consultants from a large company. IF he want to go for consultants, I'd advice him to use a company and not assemble one on the fly. Alternatively, hire his own group of programmers. My point is, that assembling a team on your own is very risky. Use a firm or hire.
I would strongly advice against such an approach. Say you manage to get a team of super coders from India to China to the US. They create a product ready to ship in 6 months and then they dismantle, continuing on with other exciting projects.
Now, what happens when the product is in need for support? Who are going to support code written by a team of super corders?
What happens when there's a demand for extra functionality? Who's going to implement that?
Who will maintain the code?
Yes, you could try to reassemble the team, but developers hate support. And besides, the team will much rather start on a new project than supporting the old one.
My suggestion is, that you take your time and hire people the old fashioned way. If you don't have enough time to do that, your project is doomed anyway.
Why is it that Vista is all about the user interface? Transperencey and tabbed browsing is just a part of the GUI and could be included in XP just like that.
I want to know about the OS.
There is one slightly amusing thing in the screenshots though. He's chatting with someone named Ryan|Topside Porn
I've been using Opera from time to time, and it really is a very good browser.
However - it badly needs an adblock extension as versatile and simple to use as the Firefox one.
"Wakamaru's claimed battery life is two hours, after which the robot returns to its charging station before power fails completely. It maintains Internet access and communications capabilities while charging, Mitsubishi says."
Man - they managed to make this robot resemble a geek real good. And even improving the standard geek. I mean - mainitaining internet access while you sleep? Man - I'm so there!
I'm not deleting cookies. They're pretty useful. They remember stuff for me. The fact that they've gotten a bad name is mainly because a lot of win32 antispywareprograms identifies them as such.
This will be of great use in the sex industry. A realdoll which reacts differently on various ways of touching. Or how about a dildo with built in sensors for teaching women how to give a decent blowjob? (Up until now that has been an acquired skill).
Audio searching is not new - altavista has had this for years. That being said, Yahoo's version is actually pretty good. As a matter of fact, much of what Yahoo has done recently has been pretty cool - are they on their way back?
Before the flood of jokes start, I'd like to ask those of you who are MSCP (I know you're out there) how difficult is it to get that certification? Is this really a child prodigy, or are the questions ultra simple?
The rule of thumb is: Do not worry about the means of transport, but the destination.
In other words - don't worry if the encryption used to send the data is 128 bit or 1024. No one will bother try to sniff'n'hack it anyways. Worry about whom you're giving your info to. Sure - they may have cheap DVD's, but in order to sell you cheap goods, they must save money in other areas. Security is (sadly) one of the first things to go.
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While this is an interesting read, a lot of the above comments talks about this as it is a general slow down of light. It is not. A light beam emerging from a flashlight still has the same velocity as always. Light travelling in a straight line isn't affected. Only light on a curve is affected.
Newsflash! The farmers can now make more on growing cocoa instead of opium because the price of chocolate has risen, whilst the price on drugs is declining. The war on drugs is won by market trends and not with guns.
"When you see that we're literally just letting it float into the air, and then out into space inside those helium balloons, it's just hugely frustrating". Well, it's a good thing we're not burning fossil fuel by letting cars run around in a circular track, round and round, just for the heck of it.
This functionality is available to several other gaming networks, and it would be more newsworthy if they didn't bring one for playstation.
I'm impressed that Apple's server isn't even sweating while serving hordes of slashdotters eager to take a first look. My initial thoughts after watching the trailer: Wow - very nice visual appearance.
The title of the album says it all. Only - I always thought they were criticizing the Chinese Democracy.
I never get used to the MM/DD way of typing dates. If it wasn't for the sarcastic remark (3/14, get it?) I wouldn't have caught it. Unfortunately, we will never get a Pi day over here, as 3/14 doesn't exist. A sad day for the European lovers of Pi (a secret fraternity of which we do not speak)
First, why are you assuming he can't hire home grown consultants?
I don't assume anything - I just reflect on his statement: " Geography is not a problem as we are used to working in a distributed manner." . He doesn't say which country his company is in, but if it's in the US or Europe, then coders from India is definitely cheaper.
Second, you can usually get the same consultants back for maintenance work. And if you can't because they are busy, there are other consultants, often with the same firm.
Agree, but that's not what he's asking for.
Hiring lots of permanent employees is not the only way to go.
I agree. But again - he explicitely asks for a self contained agile team and not a group of consultants from a large company. IF he want to go for consultants, I'd advice him to use a company and not assemble one on the fly. Alternatively, hire his own group of programmers. My point is, that assembling a team on your own is very risky. Use a firm or hire.
Now, what happens when the product is in need for support? Who are going to support code written by a team of super corders?
What happens when there's a demand for extra functionality? Who's going to implement that?
Who will maintain the code?
Yes, you could try to reassemble the team, but developers hate support. And besides, the team will much rather start on a new project than supporting the old one.My suggestion is, that you take your time and hire people the old fashioned way. If you don't have enough time to do that, your project is doomed anyway.
Why is it that Vista is all about the user interface? Transperencey and tabbed browsing is just a part of the GUI and could be included in XP just like that. I want to know about the OS. There is one slightly amusing thing in the screenshots though. He's chatting with someone named Ryan|Topside Porn
According to what? An unofficial blog with 2 lines in it? What the hell are you talking about?
In Korea, only old people welcome the new robot overlords
I've been using Opera from time to time, and it really is a very good browser.
However - it badly needs an adblock extension as versatile and simple to use as the Firefox one.
"Wakamaru's claimed battery life is two hours, after which the robot returns to its charging station before power fails completely. It maintains Internet access and communications capabilities while charging, Mitsubishi says."
Man - they managed to make this robot resemble a geek real good. And even improving the standard geek. I mean - mainitaining internet access while you sleep? Man - I'm so there!
More likely, this is a map of open relays and zombies.
Set laser printers on stun!
I'm not deleting cookies. They're pretty useful. They remember stuff for me. The fact that they've gotten a bad name is mainly because a lot of win32 antispywareprograms identifies them as such.
This will be of great use in the sex industry. A realdoll which reacts differently on various ways of touching. Or how about a dildo with built in sensors for teaching women how to give a decent blowjob? (Up until now that has been an acquired skill).
Audio searching is not new - altavista has had this for years. That being said, Yahoo's version is actually pretty good. As a matter of fact, much of what Yahoo has done recently has been pretty cool - are they on their way back?
"A poll conducted by the group backing the Blu-ray next-generation DVD standard shows that the technology is supported by a majority of consumers"
Dude - that's just wrong. You can't trust a poll made by someone who's biased.
Before the flood of jokes start, I'd like to ask those of you who are MSCP (I know you're out there) how difficult is it to get that certification? Is this really a child prodigy, or are the questions ultra simple?
There are a lot of applications for a technology that can change what is printed. Check out this keyboard for instance
"We firmly believe that people should have complete control over what runs on their computers," Microsoft added."
Well, 10 million compromised windowsboxes seems to contradict that belief.
The rule of thumb is: Do not worry about the means of transport, but the destination.
In other words - don't worry if the encryption used to send the data is 128 bit or 1024. No one will bother try to sniff'n'hack it anyways. Worry about whom you're giving your info to. Sure - they may have cheap DVD's, but in order to sell you cheap goods, they must save money in other areas. Security is (sadly) one of the first things to go.
Ok so the current score is 1-0 to the good guys, but I'm pretty sure the game isn't over yet...