your argument suggests that humans are incapable of resolving disputes without the use of force.
you confuse 'people' with 'politicians'...
i don't recall any of my neighbours calling me up and saying 'hey, we should go attack x country', but i do recall a certain president suggesting that 'all options are on the table' and 'the use of military force is absolutely necessary in a preemptive sense'
Rich politicians wage wars and send the poor to fight them. The masses don't just get together and decide "hey, it's a good day to attack 'x', we don't like what they think about 'y'"
the flag toting citizens are nieve enough to think that a) it's in their best interests to go to war, and b) they actually had a choice to go to war or not
there are ways of securing resources, and applying a strategy to allow those resources to be evenly and fairly distributed among those nations in need
the problem arises when one 'nation' (read: wealthy group of industrialists) feels that they deserve more than everyone else (does 5% of the world really need >50% of the worlds resources?)
people are people and people are not nations... there is no 'us' and 'them' there are only 'peolple' who are capable of sitting down and figuring problems out without killing eachother over it.
and don't forget the "br" for line breaks...
so you dont
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oh, and welcome to/., prepare to be flamed, noob!
nice uid too..!
(Disclaimer: I am not a network engineer)
but i am curious...
Of that 100ms it takes for a signal to reach half way around the world, how much of that time is it actually passing through an optical fiber? (and thus at the speed of light)
I'm sure bottlenecks can be found elsewhere that we can optomize without having to find a way to accellerate a photon to any factor greater than c to lower our ping times.
Also, if we managed to find a way to truely accellerate light greater than c, ping times will probably be the least of our concerns with regards to the technology's potential uses.
for those wondering "wtf is Palladium?"
from epic.org
Introduction
In June 2002, Microsoft released information regarding its new "Palladium"
initiative. Palladium is a system that combines software and hardware controls
to create a "trusted" computing platform. In doing so, it would
establish an unprecedented level of control over users and their computers.
Palladium could place Microsoft as the gatekeeper of identification and authentication.
Additionally, systems embedded in both software and hardware would control
access to content, thereby creating ubiquitous Digital
Rights Management schemes that can track users and control use of media.
Microsoft expects to have elements of the system in place by 2004.
The system purports to stop viruses by preventing the running of malicious
programs.
The system will store personal data within an encrypted folder.
The system will depend on hardware that has either a digital signature
or a tracking number.
The system will filter spam.
The system has a personal information sharing agent called "My Man."
The system will incorporate Digital Rights Management technologies for
media files of all types (music, documents, e-mail communications). Additionally,
the system purports to transmit data within the computer via encrypted paths.
map says "United States Capitol", but i'm Canadian, is that where congress does their business?
Also, the white house and the 2 large buildings on either side of it arn't just blurred, they're completely solid brown on the roof...
What's the deal?
oh, and the clincher...
The upside down pentagram featuring 3 parks/monuments, the white house and Mt Vernon Square...
A. Make an unplanned excusrion
B. Develop a sense of self awareness and express itself
C. Suffer a minor mechanical or software problem?
D. Reprogram the retrieval robots to act like the three stooges.
E. ???
F. Profit!!!
"He will be foregoing his multi-million dollar retirement package, instead desiring the money be put to work in other places"
Wow... i'm impressed... when was the last time any other executive ever gave up a multi-million dollar severance package with the advice "it's best spent on something other than me"
what would happen if exec's around the world took this example to heart?
TV... find a new hobby and stop wasting time.
I know, i know... but it's Star Trek!... I (like many of us here) grew up with STNG, and i loved it, but it had something that Enterprise doesn't... an idealistic view of how the future might be IF WE WORK TOWARDS IT...
I just don't get that from Enterprise. And in the end, it's just a T.V. show, people. Grow up and care about something that is actually worth caring about
wasn't that just last week?
*watches helplessly as the door opens,
Big Brother himself walks in,
straps me up Clockwork Orange style (prying eylids and all...)
Slashdot Mirror
if you build it, they will google
your argument suggests that humans are incapable of resolving disputes without the use of force.
you confuse 'people' with 'politicians'...
i don't recall any of my neighbours calling me up and saying 'hey, we should go attack x country', but i do recall a certain president suggesting that 'all options are on the table' and 'the use of military force is absolutely necessary in a preemptive sense'
Rich politicians wage wars and send the poor to fight them. The masses don't just get together and decide "hey, it's a good day to attack 'x', we don't like what they think about 'y'"
the flag toting citizens are nieve enough to think that a) it's in their best interests to go to war, and b) they actually had a choice to go to war or not
there are ways of securing resources, and applying a strategy to allow those resources to be evenly and fairly distributed among those nations in need
the problem arises when one 'nation' (read: wealthy group of industrialists) feels that they deserve more than everyone else (does 5% of the world really need >50% of the worlds resources?)
people are people and people are not nations... there is no 'us' and 'them' there are only 'peolple' who are capable of sitting down and figuring problems out without killing eachother over it.
CowboyNeal picked this story, not CmdrTaco
or were you trying to be funny?
when did it get ported to wind0ze?
and don't forget the "br" for line breaks... /., prepare to be flamed, noob!
so you dont
have
to
type
on
one
single
line
oh, and welcome to
nice uid too..!
Thank you, that was very informative. .1337 seconds!
tho I'm still laughing at the result of that equation, however,
(Disclaimer: I am not a network engineer)
but i am curious...
Of that 100ms it takes for a signal to reach half way around the world, how much of that time is it actually passing through an optical fiber? (and thus at the speed of light)
I'm sure bottlenecks can be found elsewhere that we can optomize without having to find a way to accellerate a photon to any factor greater than c to lower our ping times.
Also, if we managed to find a way to truely accellerate light greater than c, ping times will probably be the least of our concerns with regards to the technology's potential uses.
no more mod points for you, mr bad karma!
ah well, welcome to the club...
fuck you slashmods!
from epic.org
Introduction
In June 2002, Microsoft released information regarding its new "Palladium" initiative. Palladium is a system that combines software and hardware controls to create a "trusted" computing platform. In doing so, it would establish an unprecedented level of control over users and their computers.
Palladium could place Microsoft as the gatekeeper of identification and authentication. Additionally, systems embedded in both software and hardware would control access to content, thereby creating ubiquitous Digital Rights Management schemes that can track users and control use of media. Microsoft expects to have elements of the system in place by 2004.
Professor Ross Anderson has written an extensive FAQ on the Palladium system. Seth Schoen of EFF has published a detailed summary of a meeting about Palladium.
Known Elements of the Palladium System
and put that stupid fucking tongue ring back in your mouth...
how about martian flavoured coffee?
someone's sig once (or still) reads:
;)
"Support Free Speech... Read at -1"
Its a pain, but greasemonkey helps... and can be damn funny at times
free as in speech or free as in lunch?
Not any more absurd than the number of seconds since 1/1/1970
how is this troll?
ogg?
is that something i can play on my iPod?
man, i suck.
good question...
9 0&spn=0.027938,0.042658&t=k&hl=en
map says "United States Capitol", but i'm Canadian, is that where congress does their business?
Also, the white house and the 2 large buildings on either side of it arn't just blurred, they're completely solid brown on the roof...
What's the deal?
oh, and the clincher...
The upside down pentagram featuring 3 parks/monuments, the white house and Mt Vernon Square...
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.902631,-77.0360
My name is Enigo Montoya, you kill my father, prepare...
ah never mind...
A. Make an unplanned excusrion B. Develop a sense of self awareness and express itself C. Suffer a minor mechanical or software problem?
D. Reprogram the retrieval robots to act like the three stooges.
E. ???
F. Profit!!!
what the hell is your problem?
who cares
the real question is...
Does it run OSX?
"He will be foregoing his multi-million dollar retirement package, instead desiring the money be put to work in other places"
Wow... i'm impressed... when was the last time any other executive ever gave up a multi-million dollar severance package with the advice "it's best spent on something other than me"
what would happen if exec's around the world took this example to heart?
Stop watching TV.
It's not like there is a single piece of value from it. You're just spending $n/month to waste time.
TV... find a new hobby and stop wasting time. ... I (like many of us here) grew up with STNG, and i loved it, but it had something that Enterprise doesn't... an idealistic view of how the future might be IF WE WORK TOWARDS IT...
I know, i know... but it's Star Trek!
I just don't get that from Enterprise. And in the end, it's just a T.V. show, people. Grow up and care about something that is actually worth caring about
I thought we were at war with Oceania?
wasn't that just last week?
*watches helplessly as the door opens,
Big Brother himself walks in,
straps me up Clockwork Orange style (prying eylids and all...)
and feeds me my worst fear...*
BILL GATES TEEN IDOL!!!!!!!!!