interestingly, in reference to yahoo, while they have been outdone in the search market by google and email by hotmail (and prolly gmail), I still use them for weather and driving directions all the time and I know many who do.
AFAIK, usb (any version) is a burst technology, i.e. usb 2.0 can deliver 480mbps but thats the peak amount, not the normal transfer rate. firewire can deliver 400 (or even 800 with firewire800) mbps of constant transfer speeds, making it very attractive for external HDs (including ipods), video products, etc. Thats why we need firewire, it has better overall transfer specs than usb2.0.
backups. Most nerds on/. (myself included) take the time to back up their personal documents. OTOH we also spend a great deal of time tweaking our system. It would take me mayb 10 mins to restore my home directory were it to get hosed right now (due to access controls itd probably be hard for something to hose the rest of my nonbase sys data on other drives), it would probably take me a couple hours to get my system back up to my normal level of usefulness were the base system hosed right now.
Also, its a comparison thing, in (a standard install of) windows both your docs and the base system are vulnerable. in *nix only the user docs are vulnerable, your software and base system are protected.
I live in new york city and I have to say, the parking issues in regards to diplomatic vehicles really doesnt affect me all that much. They're a drop in the bucket of vehicles and bad drivers out there, its really a non-issue.
also, as someone else pointed out too, its something thats true the world over with diplomats (including our own). Its what you get with diplomatic immunity.::shrug:: could be worse than a few less parking spaces
I'm sorry for your accident and I can't imagine being permantly paralized myself either, its a truly terrifying thought.
However, I would venture to say that there's humor in everything, black as pitch it might be, but its there. Its the way people deal with terrible situations by and large, for example my cousin who died several years ago from ovarian cancer made jokes about it to the day she died. She knew it was fatal and there was nothing she could do, so she found a dark humor in it. She was one of the bravest people I have had the honor of knowing.
Macabre humor is something people use all the time, it's a release, a way of lighting a candle in the dark. It's why there are hollocaust jokes and dead baby jokes and such out there.
to get back on topic, most of the people I know who are disabled in some way or another (and I know a fairly large number) find a certain macabre humor in their disability.
finally, I would venture to say that itd be harder to find the humor in the situation were it forced upon you suddenly than if you were born with the disability (as many of the disabled people I know were) or have had a while to come to grasp with it .
I hope I didnt offend inadvertently in any of this, I'm simply stating what I know and what I believe, feel free to come back at me if you believe different, a healthy discussion is a good one.
I never said that there was an advantage to being paralized and I certainly acknowledged that the great-grandparents comment was strange.
That said, its not like its unique. There is a medical condition (can't recall the name off the top of my head) that has to do with voluntary amputation as a percieved way to better yourself.
As for the maturity of the technology in question.... there was a recent/. article about monkeys controlling a robotic arm via brain implants (see here)
perhaps a technology like this could be interfaced directly to a computer as a control device, its not that far off....
Actually, if I were disabled from the neck down
incedentally, I just forwarded this to a friend of mine who's brother is in fact a quadraplegic and guess what, his brother found it "interesting, naive, somewhat heartwarming, and a little amusing", but not offensive.
I'm not sure why this is a troll, this guy is expressing a form of admiration. While I don't agree with him (I have no desire to give control of my body) this is certainly not a troll. And he does start out with "It may sound strange".... Who knows, perhaps in the future we will all live in a VR world where physical bodies dont matter (kinda like the matrix). Its an idea thats been discussed in scifi for a long time and while the parents expression of desire for the loss of bodily function to gain a form of transcendance does sound a little odd, its not inseneitive and its certainly not a troll
just a thought, but maybe some of them are by other people who are simillary disabled. I have a number of friends with physical disabilities and they are always cracking "disabled jokes". I know that its a slim possibility here, but something to think about.
Do you all still do the scream once a year?
thats coming up this tues actually:-P, if you're around come on down and join us.
Also, I hear the bridge to nowhere is gone.
yes, the bridge is gone (though End of the Bridge remains). I take it you're an ex stony person?
as both a mac and linux user I'm bothered by both you trolls, stop being jerks and actually realize that a) both platforms have their merits and drawbacks and b) competition is good.
[begin rant]
I'm getting goddamn sick and tired of fan-boy posts, be they linux, mac, windows, goddamn paper tape, etc. Take the time to actually use a platform and you'll realize that it probably has its merits (yes even windows). Go out, stop trolling, and get a life. Posts like the parent and grandparent are the reason why slashdot is sometimes such a pain to read.
remember, its not shortening "scifi" to SF it's shortening "Science Fiction" to SF. The abbreviation does come in handy, for example I belong to a group on my campus known as the "Science Fiction Forum", abbrev. to SF4M,:-).
one of the best ways people deal with troubling subjects is to joke about them. It allows for a relaxation that can lead to a more serious discussion about a topic, uncrippled by the uptight PCness that society now uses. While yes, this is, in fact, a very serious topic, the jokes allow for us to move out of the depressing stage of our thinking and into a more serious discussion of the potential of this new technology. Try not to have a knee-jerk reaction to the jokes and look at the (perhaps subconscious) motives behind them. Just my opinion.
--Anubis
Slashdot Mirror
interestingly, in reference to yahoo, while they have been outdone in the search market by google and email by hotmail (and prolly gmail), I still use them for weather and driving directions all the time and I know many who do.
AFAIK, usb (any version) is a burst technology, i.e. usb 2.0 can deliver 480mbps but thats the peak amount, not the normal transfer rate. firewire can deliver 400 (or even 800 with firewire800) mbps of constant transfer speeds, making it very attractive for external HDs (including ipods), video products, etc. Thats why we need firewire, it has better overall transfer specs than usb2.0.
amen
backups. Most nerds on /. (myself included) take the time to back up their personal documents. OTOH we also spend a great deal of time tweaking our system. It would take me mayb 10 mins to restore my home directory were it to get hosed right now (due to access controls itd probably be hard for something to hose the rest of my nonbase sys data on other drives), it would probably take me a couple hours to get my system back up to my normal level of usefulness were the base system hosed right now.
Also, its a comparison thing, in (a standard install of) windows both your docs and the base system are vulnerable. in *nix only the user docs are vulnerable, your software and base system are protected.
I live in new york city and I have to say, the parking issues in regards to diplomatic vehicles really doesnt affect me all that much. They're a drop in the bucket of vehicles and bad drivers out there, its really a non-issue.
::shrug:: could be worse than a few less parking spaces
also, as someone else pointed out too, its something thats true the world over with diplomats (including our own). Its what you get with diplomatic immunity.
::chuckles::
:-P
"I've got a name"....
and carry it with me?
:-)
like my daddy did?
if you dont get it, listen to some jim croche and come back
I'm sorry for your accident and I can't imagine being permantly paralized myself either, its a truly terrifying thought.
However, I would venture to say that there's humor in everything, black as pitch it might be, but its there. Its the way people deal with terrible situations by and large, for example my cousin who died several years ago from ovarian cancer made jokes about it to the day she died. She knew it was fatal and there was nothing she could do, so she found a dark humor in it. She was one of the bravest people I have had the honor of knowing.
Macabre humor is something people use all the time, it's a release, a way of lighting a candle in the dark. It's why there are hollocaust jokes and dead baby jokes and such out there.
to get back on topic, most of the people I know who are disabled in some way or another (and I know a fairly large number) find a certain macabre humor in their disability.
finally, I would venture to say that itd be harder to find the humor in the situation were it forced upon you suddenly than if you were born with the disability (as many of the disabled people I know were) or have had a while to come to grasp with it .
I hope I didnt offend inadvertently in any of this, I'm simply stating what I know and what I believe, feel free to come back at me if you believe different, a healthy discussion is a good one.
uhhh, calm down dude.
/. article about monkeys controlling a robotic arm via brain implants (see here)
I never said that there was an advantage to being paralized and I certainly acknowledged that the great-grandparents comment was strange.
That said, its not like its unique. There is a medical condition (can't recall the name off the top of my head) that has to do with voluntary amputation as a percieved way to better yourself.
As for the maturity of the technology in question.... there was a recent
perhaps a technology like this could be interfaced directly to a computer as a control device, its not that far off....
Actually, if I were disabled from the neck down
incedentally, I just forwarded this to a friend of mine who's brother is in fact a quadraplegic and guess what, his brother found it "interesting, naive, somewhat heartwarming, and a little amusing", but not offensive.
thanks for the link, ashamed to say I had no idea what a headmouse was until I read this article
I'm not sure why this is a troll, this guy is expressing a form of admiration. While I don't agree with him (I have no desire to give control of my body) this is certainly not a troll. And he does start out with "It may sound strange".... Who knows, perhaps in the future we will all live in a VR world where physical bodies dont matter (kinda like the matrix). Its an idea thats been discussed in scifi for a long time and while the parents expression of desire for the loss of bodily function to gain a form of transcendance does sound a little odd, its not inseneitive and its certainly not a troll
just a thought, but maybe some of them are by other people who are simillary disabled. I have a number of friends with physical disabilities and they are always cracking "disabled jokes". I know that its a slim possibility here, but something to think about.
no, its there, just take out the space in the url (as someone mentioned above)
BeOS *still* does it better and faster than any other OS out there.
Ahhhh, but linux does it penguin style and faster usually isnt a good thing anyway....
unless it's american express, AFAIK (and correct if I'm wrong) but amex gaurantees payment
true for most torrent sites, however, loki was also a tracker so they probably also have logs of IPs d/ling the movie/tv eries/whatever itself.
thank you, you beat me to it.
wow, what lame examples
how about:
football teams (broadcast on public tv)
canned ham spread (on the shelves in supermarkets)
vacuum cleaners (used in commercial offices as well as home use)
all of the above advertised to the public everywhere
Where Have All The Cycles Gone?
long time passing?
Do you all still do the scream once a year? :-P, if you're around come on down and join us.
thats coming up this tues actually
Also, I hear the bridge to nowhere is gone.
yes, the bridge is gone (though End of the Bridge remains). I take it you're an ex stony person?
as both a mac and linux user I'm bothered by both you trolls, stop being jerks and actually realize that a) both platforms have their merits and drawbacks and b) competition is good.
[begin rant]
I'm getting goddamn sick and tired of fan-boy posts, be they linux, mac, windows, goddamn paper tape, etc. Take the time to actually use a platform and you'll realize that it probably has its merits (yes even windows). Go out, stop trolling, and get a life. Posts like the parent and grandparent are the reason why slashdot is sometimes such a pain to read.
[end rant]
forum
what school did you go to, its not exactly common (hell we own the website, sf4m.org).... stonybrook by any chance?
remember, its not shortening "scifi" to SF it's shortening "Science Fiction" to SF. The abbreviation does come in handy, for example I belong to a group on my campus known as the "Science Fiction Forum", abbrev. to SF4M, :-).
one of the best ways people deal with troubling subjects is to joke about them. It allows for a relaxation that can lead to a more serious discussion about a topic, uncrippled by the uptight PCness that society now uses. While yes, this is, in fact, a very serious topic, the jokes allow for us to move out of the depressing stage of our thinking and into a more serious discussion of the potential of this new technology. Try not to have a knee-jerk reaction to the jokes and look at the (perhaps subconscious) motives behind them. Just my opinion. --Anubis