I'll tell you how to stop gilfarmers...
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Create a MMORPG that *gasp* doesn't allow character trading. Honestly, inventories could be treated just like single player RPG's handle it. The real fun of online gaming comes from the shared experience of the adventure, not trading loot.
Let's assume for a moment that the average lifetime of one hard disk in this petabyte array is 6.5 years. Since there are 2,400 hard drives, that means that once this thing has been running for a while, you will be replacing, on average, one broken hard drive per day, for the entire lifetime of the array. That's about $350 per day in replacement parts alone!
Is it just me or does consulting a dictionary sound like a really poor way of deciding an issue of law?
I agree. I just burned a photo CD of an old Phish concert. Now I could be arrested on multiple counts of making, possessing, and distributing marijuana!?
That's a great point, parent. Security is a worse pitch than reliability because security can only be proven post-release. XP is pretty damn reliable IMHO. So all MS can tout is new features... and finally, a convincing reason for the common man to purchase really expensive hardware!
This article is an eye-roller. The octopus didn't attack at all. Even before seeing the video I was a bit skeptical how one could distinguish an "attack" from other activity. If you watch the video you'll see that the octopus was moving very slowly, and only touched the sub with the tip of one, maybe two tentacles before the sub kicked up a lot of debris and got it to leave.
How many "Google is going to take XYZ market by storm" predictions can you really welcome? This is another analyst claiming Google can get into any damn market they want because their brand recognition is so damn high! I can supply the speculation on my own; where's the evidence of Google's committment to this market?
You can as well get someone to watch over your shoulder and tell you when you have been spending too much time on the computer and offer to assign other tasks to you for a moderate fee
Professional quality sound is simple when you're working with digital audio, but making a MIDI composition that doesn't sound cheesy or artificial is actually quite difficult. Most artists wouldn't care if MIDI composers did call their songs "original" because they sound so robotic. A great MIDI song is one that fools you into thinking it's not.
I have emotionally damaging wrist pain.
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You're asking, "if God created us, why would he let us do wrong?" You're just skimming the surface of some very deep waters there. If you can consider the possibility of God, consider the possibility of God creating humans without limitations on right or wrong. Clearly God didn't want puppets; we are free to choose. Unless you really do believe in the whole puppet thing, in which case all of your decisions are made by your environment anyway.
Honestly, you think ability implies that we ought? Think about all of the things you are capable of. Now tell me all of those are right.
Thought is chemistry. Free will is not. What you're saying is that free will does not exist. That's a perfectly valid belief. Let's assume you're correct for a moment:
All thoughts and actions are simply the cumulative effect of all of the stimuli that have acted on your body over the course of its existence. Therefore, there is no such thing as personal responsibility because it is impossible for "you" to make a decision. Really, your opinion on this matter isn't yours at all. It's the universe's.
On the other hand, if you believe that a person can make choices, you must believe that there is more to your brain that just meat. You could think of the mind as a supernatural component of the brain, or simply a supernatural stimulus. This is what allows people to alter the course of their own thoughts. It cannot be explained by science because it's not a naturalistic concept. It is, however, a common belief and a prerequisite to a person being able to change themselves.
Did you not see the big fight between starbuck and that hot hot crazy cylon bitch?
Yes, I saw that fight in that one episode. I've seen every other episode, too. Like I said, there is NO Kung-Fu and chicks fighting hand-to-hand at all is rare in Battlestar Galactica.
"The new battlestar Galactica is full of space ships, people shooting guns and hot chicks doing kung-fu."
There is NO kung-fu in Battlestar Galactica. In fact, it's pretty rare that a woman fights hand-to-hand at all in any of the episodes. I'll give you space ships and guns, but it's hardly action for the sake of action like you get in a lot of other Sci Fi channel shows.
If an organization provided the evidence illegally then why wouldn't there be a suit? The suit is in regards to the legality of the method in which the evidence was made available.
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Create a MMORPG that *gasp* doesn't allow character trading. Honestly, inventories could be treated just like single player RPG's handle it. The real fun of online gaming comes from the shared experience of the adventure, not trading loot.
this is enough for twice the pr0n you could possibly watch (assuming you sleep and eat)
Never heard of TV dinners?
Let's assume for a moment that the average lifetime of one hard disk in this petabyte array is 6.5 years. Since there are 2,400 hard drives, that means that once this thing has been running for a while, you will be replacing, on average, one broken hard drive per day, for the entire lifetime of the array. That's about $350 per day in replacement parts alone!
Is it just me or does consulting a dictionary sound like a really poor way of deciding an issue of law?
I agree. I just burned a photo CD of an old Phish concert. Now I could be arrested on multiple counts of making, possessing, and distributing marijuana!?
That's a great point, parent. Security is a worse pitch than reliability because security can only be proven post-release. XP is pretty damn reliable IMHO. So all MS can tout is new features... and finally, a convincing reason for the common man to purchase really expensive hardware!
This article is an eye-roller. The octopus didn't attack at all. Even before seeing the video I was a bit skeptical how one could distinguish an "attack" from other activity. If you watch the video you'll see that the octopus was moving very slowly, and only touched the sub with the tip of one, maybe two tentacles before the sub kicked up a lot of debris and got it to leave.
It's still a cool video, though.
Damn. It's only a matter of time now before they catch on to other things. Like Pokemon. God help us all.
Your emotibutt is strikingly erotic. Where the hell did I leave my emoticondoms?!
How many "Google is going to take XYZ market by storm" predictions can you really welcome? This is another analyst claiming Google can get into any damn market they want because their brand recognition is so damn high! I can supply the speculation on my own; where's the evidence of Google's committment to this market?
My question is -- where's the giant foot next to this article?!
A wireless dongle for each device isn't very practical because our devices need power. It's not possible unless every dongle has its own battery.
You can as well get someone to watch over your shoulder and tell you when you have been spending too much time on the computer and offer to assign other tasks to you for a moderate fee
Would that fee by any chance be marriage?
Professional quality sound is simple when you're working with digital audio, but making a MIDI composition that doesn't sound cheesy or artificial is actually quite difficult. Most artists wouldn't care if MIDI composers did call their songs "original" because they sound so robotic. A great MIDI song is one that fools you into thinking it's not.
Rats!
If outer space is heaven, I'm not particularly looking forward to the afterlife.
Ignoring your nihilistic "Man is God" crap...
You're asking, "if God created us, why would he let us do wrong?" You're just skimming the surface of some very deep waters there. If you can consider the possibility of God, consider the possibility of God creating humans without limitations on right or wrong. Clearly God didn't want puppets; we are free to choose. Unless you really do believe in the whole puppet thing, in which case all of your decisions are made by your environment anyway.
Honestly, you think ability implies that we ought? Think about all of the things you are capable of. Now tell me all of those are right.
Thought is chemistry. Free will is not. What you're saying is that free will does not exist. That's a perfectly valid belief. Let's assume you're correct for a moment:
All thoughts and actions are simply the cumulative effect of all of the stimuli that have acted on your body over the course of its existence. Therefore, there is no such thing as personal responsibility because it is impossible for "you" to make a decision. Really, your opinion on this matter isn't yours at all. It's the universe's.
On the other hand, if you believe that a person can make choices, you must believe that there is more to your brain that just meat. You could think of the mind as a supernatural component of the brain, or simply a supernatural stimulus. This is what allows people to alter the course of their own thoughts. It cannot be explained by science because it's not a naturalistic concept. It is, however, a common belief and a prerequisite to a person being able to change themselves.
I'll never be able to cut the cord as long as latency for wireless is so high.
I read an even older article than that covering this technology on slashdot:
March 4, 2004 - Philips Develops Fluid Lenses
it's an optical mouse (LED).
One of my relatives died in the holocaust. It was a horrible, humiliating way to die -- he fell out of the guard tower.
So please, don't ever joke about the holocaust.
Did you not see the big fight between starbuck and that hot hot crazy cylon bitch?
Yes, I saw that fight in that one episode. I've seen every other episode, too. Like I said, there is NO Kung-Fu and chicks fighting hand-to-hand at all is rare in Battlestar Galactica.
"The new battlestar Galactica is full of space ships, people shooting guns and hot chicks doing kung-fu."
There is NO kung-fu in Battlestar Galactica. In fact, it's pretty rare that a woman fights hand-to-hand at all in any of the episodes. I'll give you space ships and guns, but it's hardly action for the sake of action like you get in a lot of other Sci Fi channel shows.
HA! That's funny...
frased!
If an organization provided the evidence illegally then why wouldn't there be a suit? The suit is in regards to the legality of the method in which the evidence was made available.