My point was that since the sheer volume of Windows systems is far greater than that of Linux, Google may not have had a problem with the few Linux users that would utilize such an application. But its availability on Windows systems will open it up to much more widespread abuse. I think that fact was lost on the idiot who modded me a troll.
It seems that google won't let you send some file types.
Gah, I hate that. MS did something similar with the Office XP (and later) version of Outlook. Though, at least in Outlook, a simple change to the registry will allow you to enable any extension you please.
They may have tolerated the concept if it had remained within the realm of Linux, but now that the Windows floodgates are open, I suspect that they will put an end to this very quickly.
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Family Guy quote:
Drama teacher: Ok any comments? Olivia: You are the weakest link, goodbye. Stewie: HAHAHAHA oh gosh that's funny, that's really funny, do you right your own material? Do you? Because that is so fresh 'you are the weakest link, goodbye' you know I've never heard anyone make that joke before, humm, you're the first, I've never heard anyone reference that outside the program before, because that's what she says on the show right, isn't it? 'You are the weakest link goodbye' and yet you've taken that and used it out of context to insult me in this everyday situation. God what a clever smart girl you must be, to come up with a joke like that all by yourself, humm, and so fresh too, any titanic jokes you want to throw at me so long as we're hitting these phenomena at the height of their popularity, humm? Because I'm here... [pause] God you're so funny!
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I've always been a fan of capital letters -- especially when trying to read an entire paragraph of text. Looks wonderfully professional, huh?
Go easy on him, he's just trying to add a little character...
Allen will make back MORE than his original investment with the prize money plus the Virgin Galactic deal, PLUS there are other groups queueing up to license the tech. It's starting to look like a pretty smart investment.
While that may be true in this particular case, there's no guaranteeing that further prize attempts are going to see any appreciable return. However, I won't dispute the importance of privately-funded R&D. It seems like a great way to spur some real progress into the discovery of actual cures for diseases rather than treatments (thereby wresting control of the medical industry from the big drug manufacturers).
There are several things that would make travel easier and cheaper, such as electric or hydrogen powered cars.
Well, that doesn't exactly solve the problem of traffic congestion. That being said, I personally fear the day flying cars are made available to the average person. Unless auto-navigation systems progress to the point that vehicles can safely drive themselves, I really don't see flying cars becoming mainstream. You think that idiot tailgating you in the "F-950" is a hazard? Just wait until he has 3 dimensions to behave erratically in.
Considering that the X-Prize was one at a loss of 2-3 times the winnings, perhaps this sort of thing doesn't provide much of an incentive to innovate to anyone but the random billionaire philanthropist.
So basically you're saying that the effects of nature and "morality" are useful only when technology is unable to compenstate for the ill-effects of personal behavior? That's an interesting viewpoint, and one that unfortunately seems far too common nowadays. But, as they say: "Do as you will, but harm no one."
It is however largely preventable. When engaging in any potentially dangerous activity, one must consider the consequences. And while I am not religious, I do find it interesting that avoiding fornication and divorce (as demanded of Christians) is beneficial to not only people as individuals but also as familial units.
Whether you believe in God or not, perhaps AIDS is in fact a punishment. Evolution and natural selection do not necessarily imply a greater being, but it does have the effect of discouraging undesirable traits in creatures. If I were stupid enough to go play with the wild lions in Africa without protection, I shouldn't be surprised when one of them feels compelled to bite my head off.
that is still a lot faster then we can move an object bigger then an atom.
True, but you wouldn't necessarily need to move a specific liquid molecule through an entire path/circuit. For example, say you have a tube filled with water, and you were to apply pressure on one end, almost instantly, water would be expelled from the other end. The "distance" that any single molecule of water along the path would need to travel depends only on how much water you want to get out of the other end.
For lack of a better analogy, it would be like poking someone with a stick rather than throwing a rock at them - travel time is mostly eliminated.
One of my pet projects now is to turn a laptop, a cuecat and a webcam into a fridge computer that will allow me to inventory my refridgerator as well as take a snapshot whenever I open the door.
Imagine using a WAP-enabled phone to check what I have in the fridge at home. No more "do I have milk?".
You know what else works great for that?... a girlfriend. Yeah, I know, I don't have one either.:(
I have a usb wifi from Linksys and it overheats and stops working after about 2 hours of bittorrent.
Try updating the firmware for your router. It's not overheating, rather, Linksys routers seem to have a problem with the rapid connection requests generated by bittorrent. Google for "linksys" and "bittorrent".
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My point was that since the sheer volume of Windows systems is far greater than that of Linux, Google may not have had a problem with the few Linux users that would utilize such an application. But its availability on Windows systems will open it up to much more widespread abuse. I think that fact was lost on the idiot who modded me a troll.
It seems that google won't let you send some file types.
Gah, I hate that. MS did something similar with the Office XP (and later) version of Outlook. Though, at least in Outlook, a simple change to the registry will allow you to enable any extension you please.
I'm sure there are a few /. ers who would be willing to send you an invite...
Very true. The first person to respond to this post gets one.
This won't last long.
They may have tolerated the concept if it had remained within the realm of Linux, but now that the Windows floodgates are open, I suspect that they will put an end to this very quickly.
Family Guy quote:
Drama teacher: Ok any comments?
Olivia: You are the weakest link, goodbye.
Stewie: HAHAHAHA oh gosh that's funny, that's really funny, do you right your own material? Do you? Because that is so fresh 'you are the weakest link, goodbye' you know I've never heard anyone make that joke before, humm, you're the first, I've never heard anyone reference that outside the program before, because that's what she says on the show right, isn't it? 'You are the weakest link goodbye' and yet you've taken that and used it out of context to insult me in this everyday situation. God what a clever smart girl you must be, to come up with a joke like that all by yourself, humm, and so fresh too, any titanic jokes you want to throw at me so long as we're hitting these phenomena at the height of their popularity, humm? Because I'm here... [pause] God you're so funny!
I've always been a fan of capital letters -- especially when trying to read an entire paragraph of text. Looks wonderfully professional, huh?
Go easy on him, he's just trying to add a little character...
It's the equivelant of a barcode.
I AM NOT A NUMBER!!!
I feel someone should offer a nice prize for creating an efficient and clean way of producing hydrogen for fuel cell technology.
Does this count?
It's called overcompensation.
Allen will make back MORE than his original investment with the prize money plus the Virgin Galactic deal, PLUS there are other groups queueing up to license the tech. It's starting to look like a pretty smart investment.
While that may be true in this particular case, there's no guaranteeing that further prize attempts are going to see any appreciable return. However, I won't dispute the importance of privately-funded R&D. It seems like a great way to spur some real progress into the discovery of actual cures for diseases rather than treatments (thereby wresting control of the medical industry from the big drug manufacturers).
There are several things that would make travel easier and cheaper, such as electric or hydrogen powered cars.
Well, that doesn't exactly solve the problem of traffic congestion. That being said, I personally fear the day flying cars are made available to the average person. Unless auto-navigation systems progress to the point that vehicles can safely drive themselves, I really don't see flying cars becoming mainstream. You think that idiot tailgating you in the "F-950" is a hazard? Just wait until he has 3 dimensions to behave erratically in.
Considering that the X-Prize was one at a loss of 2-3 times the winnings, perhaps this sort of thing doesn't provide much of an incentive to innovate to anyone but the random billionaire philanthropist.
So basically you're saying that the effects of nature and "morality" are useful only when technology is unable to compenstate for the ill-effects of personal behavior? That's an interesting viewpoint, and one that unfortunately seems far too common nowadays. But, as they say: "Do as you will, but harm no one."
AIDS is a disease, not a punishment.
It is however largely preventable. When engaging in any potentially dangerous activity, one must consider the consequences. And while I am not religious, I do find it interesting that avoiding fornication and divorce (as demanded of Christians) is beneficial to not only people as individuals but also as familial units.
Whether you believe in God or not, perhaps AIDS is in fact a punishment. Evolution and natural selection do not necessarily imply a greater being, but it does have the effect of discouraging undesirable traits in creatures. If I were stupid enough to go play with the wild lions in Africa without protection, I shouldn't be surprised when one of them feels compelled to bite my head off.
A surefire way to eradicate AIDS:
-Find a significant other.
-Get tested.
-Get married.
-Don't cheat.
-Have children.
-Wash, rinse, and repeat.
The AIDS epidemic (and subsequent rush to find a cure) is indicitive of the human desire to do what pleases with no regard for the consequences. Sad.
Great explanation. Thanks for the clarification.
that is still a lot faster then we can move an object bigger then an atom.
True, but you wouldn't necessarily need to move a specific liquid molecule through an entire path/circuit. For example, say you have a tube filled with water, and you were to apply pressure on one end, almost instantly, water would be expelled from the other end. The "distance" that any single molecule of water along the path would need to travel depends only on how much water you want to get out of the other end.
For lack of a better analogy, it would be like poking someone with a stick rather than throwing a rock at them - travel time is mostly eliminated.
So would this make Google more Evil or less Evil?
This is Slashdot:
Good:
Google
Linux
Apple (and everything they touch)
Bad:
SCO
MPAA/RIAA/The Man
Microsoft (and everything they touch)
Post anything alluding to the contrary and get modded into oblivion.
They also registered googlesucks.com
It's called cybersquatting. They obviously want to extort money from someone who has a legitimate reason to register googlesucks.com.
One of my pet projects now is to turn a laptop, a cuecat and a webcam into a fridge computer that will allow me to inventory my refridgerator as well as take a snapshot whenever I open the door. Imagine using a WAP-enabled phone to check what I have in the fridge at home. No more "do I have milk?".
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You know what else works great for that?... a girlfriend. Yeah, I know, I don't have one either.
you could set some eager young mind on the path to a science or engineering career. And we can ALWAYS use more of us
Then perhaps we should give our old laptops to kids in India.
You must work for JPL...
I have a usb wifi from Linksys and it overheats and stops working after about 2 hours of bittorrent.
Try updating the firmware for your router. It's not overheating, rather, Linksys routers seem to have a problem with the rapid connection requests generated by bittorrent. Google for "linksys" and "bittorrent".
Perhaps you meant Baby Bells... or maybe there was some sort of polygamy.
Only between Southwestern Bell and Bellsouth...
It's ironic that on the day we lose the last American to go into space alone, we send another American into space alone.
Shouldn't that read:
"It's ironic that on the day we lose the last human to go into space alone, we send another human into space alone."
Patriotism is for those that need to believe they are better than all others, based solely on geography and ethnocentrism.