I was at the Home Depot today and saw you can buy a device which emits TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY WATTS of ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION! Oooga boooga! The radiation is gonna git ya!
Actually, I thought the stupidest comment of Jobs' entire press conference was to say that this is the age of the smartphone, and that these things simply happen (I'm paraphrasing). To say that it's inescapable is what's utterly stupid -- if a small piece of scotch tape can fix this "flaw", I'd say that there's some engineers who weren't doing their jobs correctly.
I also wonder if +90% of all health insurance benefits go unused each year. And you probably have business data and insurance for some of the same reasons: it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. amirite?
Also you can't use salt to de-ice in the winter. Destroys the concrete surface quickly, which is why there are some concrete highways in the Southern US, but none in New England...
I've lived in Wisconsin all my life. New highway/interstate/city construction is most frequently concrete, not asphalt (although county roads are mostly asphalt). And it's safe to say that we get plenty of snow, and we salt the hell out of the roads when it's necessary. So why do we have concrete? Is it different/treated to be more resilient? Is it cheaper (to install) than asphalt? [I thought concrete was more expensive.] Is it not really concrete but some other kind of material that looks similar? Or do the counties / state have a deal with the companies who supply the concrete so they can rebuild them again even sooner after salt damage?
I've heard that both Iran and North Korea already offer such vacations. With the luck of the draw, you might even benefit from the "presidential package" to secure your release. Very exciting, I'm sure.
Now, I'm not saying you're wrong or anything, but be grateful the mods don't have at their disposal an option for "-1, Heresy". [aforementioned option would also likely be liberally applied within comments on stories about Linux]
our ancestors could run when they hunt the might dinosaur
You're about 62 million years off putting these or pretty much any other hominid species alongside real dinosaurs. Seriously, it might sound cool but it makes no sense, and the public believing stuff just because it sounds cool has lead to a lot of trouble in this field.
YHBT, HAND.
p.s. wtf is up with slashdot comment boxes? Where's my "quote parent" button? Why change the design?
And by posting that piece of work anonymously, you just missed out on hundreds of geeks that would have otherwise "friended" you and become your legion of slashdot fans.
>Just to clarify... Ritalin=stimulant. Alcohol=depressant. They don't do the same kinds of things.
IN COR RECT.
They are different, but not as you would assume.
All "good" drugs are stimulants in some way. Alcohol stimulates something, otherwise it wouldn't be so popular.
I'm not going to hold your hand while you figure out why they're similar. Suffice to say, barely. But more than you think, apparently.
I'm astonished by the number of apparent lay opinions telling me how wrong I am. I don't know what you mean by "good". Does that mean "good for your body"? Does it mean "people enjoy it"? "Good" for society? Seriously, look up the definitions of the two words "stimulant" and "depressant".
And I never said anything about "popular". I know that at the mention of "drugs", some people are only capable of thinking of their recreational uses and their anecdotes.
I was there two years ago. Spent time in Taiwan and Hong Kong as well as Shenzhen and Shanghai (the last two being unequivocally mainland China). No problems at all accessing pr0n, I can tell you. But is that because I was at various ritzy hotels where the censorship rules don't apply equally?
We already have Ritalin (or alcohol) for that. Most of the really good engineers (of many stripes) I know are functionally autistic, ADD/ADDHD or high-functioning alcoholics.
Just to clarify... Ritalin=stimulant. Alcohol=depressant. They don't do the same kinds of things.
Well, I knew that if I posted a very poorly-informed comment that someone would help out (oblig. "someone on the Internet is wrong!"). Honestly, I'd read about people using rare-earth magnets to trip these sensors. Perhaps there are different kinds of sensors? Or maybe I just shouldn't believe everything on the intarweb.
I know jack squat about electricity, so your comment doesn't help me out. Is there any kind of "trick" one could use (akin to magnets or some other tool) that would prevent cyclists of one flavor or another from waiting endlessly at a light? What would you recommend, then?
If by "great" you mean "iconic", sure. And in TV land the two are probably synonymous. But back in my day, you had to conquer Asia-Minor to be considered "great".
It's always a case of who is watching the watchers. If the AI is trained on real-life officer behavior, the AI decision trees may quickly devolve into things like "Possible violation: driver has brown skin".
Indeed. Compare this silly race to the apparent contest of "whose beer can be the hoppiest?". Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Traditional IPAs are hoppy enough, but then you get Bell's Two-Hearted Ale (which I do like), then Hopalicious (New Glarus, I think) and others. They get kind of crazy.
That time is something we don't have in a media-obsessed world that demands instant gratification.
I don't think that's fair at all. Instant gratification? We've moved beyond forty fucking days. And we have enough evidence that especially during the beginning, BP was playing down the size and severity, and NOT moving very swiftly at all. If you've seen some of the photo galleries of this disaster, it's got to make your innermost humanity writhe in pain. It's a nightmare. It's releasing equivalent to one Exxon Valdez spill every 3.5 to 2.4 days.
I think we're well past instant gratification. We just want some solutions. As another Slashdot poster said in a related thread a few weeks ago, the issue that's killing us is the privatization of profit amidst ongoing socialization of the worst consequences.
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I was at the Home Depot today and saw you can buy a device which emits TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY WATTS of ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION! Oooga boooga! The radiation is gonna git ya!
Link to the monstrosity in question: Home Depot Death Ray
And right now some sales analyst is looking at the logs trying to figure out why the page with this lamp is getting so much traffic... *giggles*
Actually, I thought the stupidest comment of Jobs' entire press conference was to say that this is the age of the smartphone, and that these things simply happen (I'm paraphrasing). To say that it's inescapable is what's utterly stupid -- if a small piece of scotch tape can fix this "flaw", I'd say that there's some engineers who weren't doing their jobs correctly.
While it's true that honest, spontaneous spit-takes are rare, they're an exceptional sight to behold -- specifically because you know they're so rare.
I also wonder if +90% of all health insurance benefits go unused each year. And you probably have business data and insurance for some of the same reasons: it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. amirite?
Also you can't use salt to de-ice in the winter. Destroys the concrete surface quickly, which is why there are some concrete highways in the Southern US, but none in New England...
I've lived in Wisconsin all my life. New highway/interstate/city construction is most frequently concrete, not asphalt (although county roads are mostly asphalt). And it's safe to say that we get plenty of snow, and we salt the hell out of the roads when it's necessary. So why do we have concrete? Is it different/treated to be more resilient? Is it cheaper (to install) than asphalt? [I thought concrete was more expensive.] Is it not really concrete but some other kind of material that looks similar? Or do the counties / state have a deal with the companies who supply the concrete so they can rebuild them again even sooner after salt damage?
I've heard that both Iran and North Korea already offer such vacations. With the luck of the draw, you might even benefit from the "presidential package" to secure your release. Very exciting, I'm sure.
The closest steam should get is the stuff rising from my nice hot coffee.
<pedant>Ahem... that's water vapor, not steam.</pedant>
Now, I'm not saying you're wrong or anything, but be grateful the mods don't have at their disposal an option for "-1, Heresy". [aforementioned option would also likely be liberally applied within comments on stories about Linux]
Likewise. And if I see flash it's a damn good indication I just don't care what's on the site.
Oh, yeah? I'll see your smug and raise you a get off my lawn.
our ancestors could run when they hunt the might dinosaur
You're about 62 million years off putting these or pretty much any other hominid species alongside real dinosaurs. Seriously, it might sound cool but it makes no sense, and the public believing stuff just because it sounds cool has lead to a lot of trouble in this field.
YHBT, HAND.
p.s. wtf is up with slashdot comment boxes? Where's my "quote parent" button? Why change the design?
Beware the boar taint. Listen to segment 1 for a fantastic related story (not for the faint of heart).
I'm sorry this stuff is very much all OT, but it's a fascinating story and I had to share it. You mentioned pig, so here we are.
Does this count as a "porn site"?
I suppose that depends on whether "Photoshop" is an erogenous zone.
...figuring out an algorithm to ID wangs; sounds like those developers are going to be eyebrow deep in junk for a while...
Actually, I very much doubt there could be found a good algorithm. I mean, machines can only do so much but I expect the best work to be done by hand.
And by posting that piece of work anonymously, you just missed out on hundreds of geeks that would have otherwise "friended" you and become your legion of slashdot fans.
>Just to clarify... Ritalin=stimulant. Alcohol=depressant. They don't do the same kinds of things.
IN COR RECT.
They are different, but not as you would assume.
All "good" drugs are stimulants in some way. Alcohol stimulates something, otherwise it wouldn't be so popular.
I'm not going to hold your hand while you figure out why they're similar. Suffice to say, barely. But more than you think, apparently.
I'm astonished by the number of apparent lay opinions telling me how wrong I am. I don't know what you mean by "good". Does that mean "good for your body"? Does it mean "people enjoy it"? "Good" for society? Seriously, look up the definitions of the two words "stimulant" and "depressant".
And I never said anything about "popular". I know that at the mention of "drugs", some people are only capable of thinking of their recreational uses and their anecdotes.
Hey, they're masseuses, not mistresses. And besides, the "happy endings" are too expensive.
I was there two years ago. Spent time in Taiwan and Hong Kong as well as Shenzhen and Shanghai (the last two being unequivocally mainland China). No problems at all accessing pr0n, I can tell you. But is that because I was at various ritzy hotels where the censorship rules don't apply equally?
We already have Ritalin (or alcohol) for that. Most of the really good engineers (of many stripes) I know are functionally autistic, ADD/ADDHD or high-functioning alcoholics.
Just to clarify... Ritalin=stimulant. Alcohol=depressant. They don't do the same kinds of things.
Well, I knew that if I posted a very poorly-informed comment that someone would help out (oblig. "someone on the Internet is wrong!"). Honestly, I'd read about people using rare-earth magnets to trip these sensors. Perhaps there are different kinds of sensors? Or maybe I just shouldn't believe everything on the intarweb.
I know jack squat about electricity, so your comment doesn't help me out. Is there any kind of "trick" one could use (akin to magnets or some other tool) that would prevent cyclists of one flavor or another from waiting endlessly at a light? What would you recommend, then?
Glue a rare-earth magnet to the underside or insole of your shoe or boot. That should trip the induction coil, or whatever the sensor is made of.
If by "great" you mean "iconic", sure. And in TV land the two are probably synonymous. But back in my day, you had to conquer Asia-Minor to be considered "great".
Your day was 2300-some-odd years ago?
Dude, you're old!
Indeed. Get out of his hanging gardens!
It's always a case of who is watching the watchers. If the AI is trained on real-life officer behavior, the AI decision trees may quickly devolve into things like "Possible violation: driver has brown skin".
Indeed. Compare this silly race to the apparent contest of "whose beer can be the hoppiest?". Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Traditional IPAs are hoppy enough, but then you get Bell's Two-Hearted Ale (which I do like), then Hopalicious (New Glarus, I think) and others. They get kind of crazy.
That time is something we don't have in a media-obsessed world that demands instant gratification.
I don't think that's fair at all. Instant gratification? We've moved beyond forty fucking days. And we have enough evidence that especially during the beginning, BP was playing down the size and severity, and NOT moving very swiftly at all. If you've seen some of the photo galleries of this disaster, it's got to make your innermost humanity writhe in pain. It's a nightmare. It's releasing equivalent to one Exxon Valdez spill every 3.5 to 2.4 days.
I think we're well past instant gratification. We just want some solutions. As another Slashdot poster said in a related thread a few weeks ago, the issue that's killing us is the privatization of profit amidst ongoing socialization of the worst consequences.
We know who you are, Jack.
Right. As if you care.