Wind trails are just that -- wind trails. No trick here. I guess my point is that we can find interesting patterns in randomness, and often those patterns are brought out by tricks of light, shadows, and perspective.
That's why we see things in clouds. That's why images stir feelings. That's why an infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of typewriters for an infinite time will end up typing "Moby Dick" or, at least, the Reader's Digest condensed version. The monkeys really didn't type Moby Dick; we only see it as order within chaos. Another example is the "Bible Code" that was hyped a few years ago... an appearance of order within what would ostensibly be chaos. Interestingly, we only see patterns that are familiar to us, patterns we are looking for. It's unlikely that someone will `cat/dev/random` and come up with a solution to an unknown problem.
Even though we see patterns it does not necessarily indicate intelligent design (unless you believe in an all-powerful God that created the universe and all its contents).
Looking back at your original post, I guess you never said anything about intelligent design. Some people could take that as an implication of your statements, though.
I agree, it is interesting. So are the "patterns" on my ceiling.;-)
First of all, there's a vertical line just left of center. This is where the image is stiched together. Although NASA may like us to believe this is one image, it's really a composite.
Aside from that, I see nothing terribly unusual. Interesting, yes, but not unusual.
The "line of rocks that starts at the middle left edge of the picture and goes up and to the right" is an illusion created by shadows and perspective. If I stare up at the light fixture on my ceiling, there appears to be a "pattern" of concentric rings and radial lines of texture. It's daylight, the curtains are open, and snow is on the ground so when the light is off, I have plane-source scattered light and any "pattern" disappears.
Any appearance of order in the image is just an illusion.
All Microsoft needs to do is find some scenarios where their products provide the best solution. And, all Linux zealots need to do is find some different scenarios where open-source products provide the best solution.
It all comes down to application, and some situations are best served by one product, and others by others.
"Also, as us geeks make money we tend to get bigger houses where yelling between floors isn't as easy as it used to be..."
What you need is a horn, like they used on steamships (as in "get on the horn"). Basically, a pipe from the wheelhouse to the engine room that tranmits sound (Cap'n: "FULL STEAM AHEAD!!!" Scotty: "Cap'n, Cap'n... the dilithium crystals canna take any more!") between the two rooms.
Here we have probably the six most significant inventions in history, approximately in order.
Some may list other things (telephone, computer, toilet tissue), but these inventions have fundamentally changed the way we live, work, communicate, and travel like no other inventions before or since.
It may be argued that explosives is a subset of fire, but one must consider how explosives changed the nature of warfare and the ability of people to control other people.
If there were no birds, would we have dreams of flying? Would we have had aspirations to build a flying machine? Would there be airplanes today?
If there were no fish, would we have dreams of living underwater? Would we have aspired to sail the seven seas? Would there be submarines today?
The base technologies we have (and by base, I mean those things that are so revolutionary as to change our world) are often inspired by comparing nature with our inability as men* to equal the greatness we see in the natural world. The steam engine was the brainchild of man wanting to harness the power of a thousand elephants at his will. The telegraph to give man the ability to communicate as gods. Explosives to make the earth shake. The airplane to fly with the eagles, and the ship to sail the seas with the fish.
Looking at the present, what is it about nature that inspires us, that makes us feel small; what power can we see but do not posess?
Or have we conquered nature? Is there nothing more to be invented that will change the world? Is there nothing that, when created, will strike in us a sense of awe making us proudly say "look what we have created?"
*By "man" I mean mankind, including homo sapiens of all sexes, races, and creeds.
Rather than calling you to host my e-services (you are obviously a pro), I think I'll ask Slashdot to tell me how to do it myself. After all, I shouldn't need your training to do it right, your experience to do it quickly, or your expertise to fix it when it doesn't work.
Really, if you expect people to call on you for your professional services, why don't you call on professionals in other fields for their services?
On the other hand, maybe you are asking Slashdot readers for solutions that have worked for them, so that when you do call a professional, you will have some understanding whether or not their proposal is worthy. In that case, ask away.
So, fire codes prevent you from running cords across the room. Here's plan A...
Place a large electrical motor near the power outlet. Place a generator in the rack. Connect the two with either a V-belt or a shaft.
So that OSHA (or your state industrial safety office) doesn't have a fit, be sure to install appropriate guards and lots of labels with DANGER! in large, block letters.
Plan B: Similar in concept, except that instead of an electric motor, you run a garden hose to a turbine directly connected to the generator.
Not a foreign concept, but a forgotten one. A local law firm recently switched from WordPerfect 5.1 and the ladies there are up in arms because they have to use a mouse now. Well, they don't really -- WordPerfect 8 (which they are using) still lets you use keyboard shortcuts for everything, and the latest version has a "5.1" mode with the blue text screen and all the same old keyboard shortcuts.
You want a joke on the darkroom thing? Not exactly a joke, but...
I took a photography course when I was in the 8th grade. The darkroom didn't have double-doors, so you had to knock. Seems you could never get in, because someone was "developing." Something. With an MOS.
Sure, videophone has been ready for prime time. Has been for what, 30 years? Unfortunately, prime time isn't ready for the videophone, and probably never will be.
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Can't be done.
Wind trails are just that -- wind trails. No trick here. I guess my point is that we can find interesting patterns in randomness, and often those patterns are brought out by tricks of light, shadows, and perspective.
/dev/random` and come up with a solution to an unknown problem.
That's why we see things in clouds. That's why images stir feelings. That's why an infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of typewriters for an infinite time will end up typing "Moby Dick" or, at least, the Reader's Digest condensed version. The monkeys really didn't type Moby Dick; we only see it as order within chaos. Another example is the "Bible Code" that was hyped a few years ago... an appearance of order within what would ostensibly be chaos. Interestingly, we only see patterns that are familiar to us, patterns we are looking for. It's unlikely that someone will `cat
Even though we see patterns it does not necessarily indicate intelligent design (unless you believe in an all-powerful God that created the universe and all its contents).
Looking back at your original post, I guess you never said anything about intelligent design. Some people could take that as an implication of your statements, though.
;-)
I agree, it is interesting. So are the "patterns" on my ceiling.
First of all, there's a vertical line just left of center. This is where the image is stiched together. Although NASA may like us to believe this is one image, it's really a composite.
Aside from that, I see nothing terribly unusual. Interesting, yes, but not unusual.
The "line of rocks that starts at the middle left edge of the picture and goes up and to the right" is an illusion created by shadows and perspective. If I stare up at the light fixture on my ceiling, there appears to be a "pattern" of concentric rings and radial lines of texture. It's daylight, the curtains are open, and snow is on the ground so when the light is off, I have plane-source scattered light and any "pattern" disappears.
Any appearance of order in the image is just an illusion.
All Microsoft needs to do is find some scenarios where their products provide the best solution. And, all Linux zealots need to do is find some different scenarios where open-source products provide the best solution.
It all comes down to application, and some situations are best served by one product, and others by others.
Nothing new to see here, move along.
"Also, as us geeks make money we tend to get bigger houses where yelling between floors isn't as easy as it used to be..."
... the dilithium crystals canna take any more!") between the two rooms.
What you need is a horn, like they used on steamships (as in "get on the horn"). Basically, a pipe from the wheelhouse to the engine room that tranmits sound (Cap'n: "FULL STEAM AHEAD!!!" Scotty: "Cap'n, Cap'n
Everybody missed the point of the article. It's not "give me props & kudos;" it's "is there such a thing as original thought?"
Some people seem to think there is a finite amount of knowledge, and that what someone "discovers" is already known by others.
On the other hand, Einstein's General Theory of Relativity has no references. Try that yourself and you'll be laughed out of the peer review process.
"...my late night coding (typing) sessions, not my clicking, seem to generating excess noise ..."
Sounds like you need non-crunchy chips and non-fizzy soda. Not that hard to come by, at least in my house.
1. Fire
2. Wheel
3. Ship
4. Explosives
5. Steam engine
6. Electricity
7. Telegraph
8. Airplane
Here we have probably the six most significant inventions in history, approximately in order.
Some may list other things (telephone, computer, toilet tissue), but these inventions have fundamentally changed the way we live, work, communicate, and travel like no other inventions before or since.
It may be argued that explosives is a subset of fire, but one must consider how explosives changed the nature of warfare and the ability of people to control other people.
What's next?
If there were no birds, would we have dreams of flying? Would we have had aspirations to build a flying machine? Would there be airplanes today?
If there were no fish, would we have dreams of living underwater? Would we have aspired to sail the seven seas? Would there be submarines today?
The base technologies we have (and by base, I mean those things that are so revolutionary as to change our world) are often inspired by comparing nature with our inability as men* to equal the greatness we see in the natural world. The steam engine was the brainchild of man wanting to harness the power of a thousand elephants at his will. The telegraph to give man the ability to communicate as gods. Explosives to make the earth shake. The airplane to fly with the eagles, and the ship to sail the seas with the fish.
Looking at the present, what is it about nature that inspires us, that makes us feel small; what power can we see but do not posess?
Or have we conquered nature? Is there nothing more to be invented that will change the world? Is there nothing that, when created, will strike in us a sense of awe making us proudly say "look what we have created?"
*By "man" I mean mankind, including homo sapiens of all sexes, races, and creeds.
Rather than calling you to host my e-services (you are obviously a pro), I think I'll ask Slashdot to tell me how to do it myself. After all, I shouldn't need your training to do it right, your experience to do it quickly, or your expertise to fix it when it doesn't work.
Really, if you expect people to call on you for your professional services, why don't you call on professionals in other fields for their services?
On the other hand, maybe you are asking Slashdot readers for solutions that have worked for them, so that when you do call a professional, you will have some understanding whether or not their proposal is worthy. In that case, ask away.
C'mon, I'd expect that this would have been the first solution, considering the forum!
It this becoming Slackdot?
So, fire codes prevent you from running cords across the room. Here's plan A...
Place a large electrical motor near the power outlet. Place a generator in the rack. Connect the two with either a V-belt or a shaft.
So that OSHA (or your state industrial safety office) doesn't have a fit, be sure to install appropriate guards and lots of labels with DANGER! in large, block letters.
Plan B: Similar in concept, except that instead of an electric motor, you run a garden hose to a turbine directly connected to the generator.
Not a foreign concept, but a forgotten one. A local law firm recently switched from WordPerfect 5.1 and the ladies there are up in arms because they have to use a mouse now. Well, they don't really -- WordPerfect 8 (which they are using) still lets you use keyboard shortcuts for everything, and the latest version has a "5.1" mode with the blue text screen and all the same old keyboard shortcuts.
Go to this page. Scroll down to StupidaMouse.
I think it will fit the bill perfectly.
DHCP
Bob
What else?
1. Get a used thermostat from a remodeling project. You might even check a local HVAC contractor, they've probably got piles of them.
2. Wire it to a serial or parallel port.
3. Write a daemon that watches for contact closure.
4. Upon contact closure, action of your choice takes place.
Good thing you don't have "proper use of closing HTML tags" on your resume.
You want a joke on the darkroom thing? Not exactly a joke, but...
I took a photography course when I was in the 8th grade. The darkroom didn't have double-doors, so you had to knock. Seems you could never get in, because someone was "developing." Something. With an MOS.
Maybe you could try something like this.
Sure, videophone has been ready for prime time. Has been for what, 30 years? Unfortunately, prime time isn't ready for the videophone, and probably never will be.
What surprises me is not that the machine has 3000 days of uptime, but that the utility power has been so stable.
As they say here on Slashdot, if you don't like the weather, just wait 5 minutes and you'll have gnu weather.
I'll say something is wrong... 41 in The Bronx and 74 on Staten Island? Wow, that's some temperature gradient. Must be a front moving in.
This describes my Grandma's cat almost perfectly, except for:
If it is asleep: it is sunny.