i guess in his defense you could say that "if they can digitally scan it, someday they'll be able to digitally photograph it." is the barrier between one and the other due to the fact that a digital camera has to take the entire scene in at once because the subject or the lighting could be changing?
You have to remember that being [cool] isn't as simple as just having some land and saying you are [cool]. It's a convention, partially between those that live there, but mostly between other [cool people]. If they agree and recognise you, you are, if not, you aren't.
did you completely miss the grandparent posters references to a poor educational system and rampant nepotism, or does your vision of heaven include those? he even said that it makes him think twice about working there, obviously it's not shangri-la
(Actually, I believe some laboratories have managed to accellerate light to faster than its normal speed, though I can't be bothered to dig up any articles on it.)
actually, i think there has been wailing and gnashing of teeth on/. when the RIAA takes it into their own hands to disrupt P2P networks and file flurries of lawsuits
Home Theater: You are in the privacy of your own home...you commute is zero, you are among friends.
Theater: You drive x number of miles to be squeezed into a packed, filthy theater with unidentifiable gunk coating the floors and other 'movie patrons' who smell like either really bad milk or really good cheese.
or quite often, you're alone
not that i'm any better about socializing, but i think we're stuck in a viscious cycle here. the more time americans spend doing things in our house, the less practice they get acting in a manner that strangers would want to be within 100 yards of them.
mod parent down, he obviously hasn't heard the kernel rumbling for better driver support from hardware manufacturers. maybe the racket from his case fan was drowing it out
it will probably be because our XBox is broken. but then we'll get it fixed, and there'll be more tea for you!
is it just me or has their entire comment thread been one long communal excorcising of old demons? here was everyone's one chance to finally say "i told you so" to everyone who was "cooler" than them way back when
unless they're holding this contest to draw people out. learning who's working on the technology and being able to analyze the patterns that their bots use would help in blocking them.
besides, let's be honest, this contest's money isn't going to spur any research that wouldn't be spurred by the existing online poker goldrush that anyone with a sufficiently skilled bot could be mining
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if you spend your credits on Britney Spears tracks there's no way they can claim that you profited
thanks for adding your 2 cents to the discussion, Mrs Schirotzek
there's no "sad, but true" modifier
that's easy, it's citywide "stay inside while Google maps us" day
now that you mention it, i too see the pattern. i mean even Stapley the helpful office connector was ultimately renamed
i guess in his defense you could say that "if they can digitally scan it, someday they'll be able to digitally photograph it." is the barrier between one and the other due to the fact that a digital camera has to take the entire scene in at once because the subject or the lighting could be changing?
did you completely miss the grandparent posters references to a poor educational system and rampant nepotism, or does your vision of heaven include those? he even said that it makes him think twice about working there, obviously it's not shangri-la
someone already killed this one in another thread
actually, i think there has been wailing and gnashing of teeth on /. when the RIAA takes it into their own hands to disrupt P2P networks and file flurries of lawsuits
a fully redundant layer of experts deployed from a remote facility and unallowed to contact the first pool of experts
no kidding, they didn't even get to the part of the tour where they discover that Asus chips are made from people!
right, but just like with gmail.com, i'm sure they'd like to own that domain to redirect people to the real one
it probably flew under the radar because it'd only be the 39th article about something "On Rails"
The problem was there was a Standing Stones monument in danger of being trampled...by dwarves
as a service to the reader, i'll help you decide for yourself if the author is biased
as if all that isn't enough, they blew a perfectly good opportunity at a Where's Waldo joke
not that i'm any better about socializing, but i think we're stuck in a viscious cycle here. the more time americans spend doing things in our house, the less practice they get acting in a manner that strangers would want to be within 100 yards of them.
lol, did you just sneak in a plug for your own homebrew currency converter?
thanks for putting a picture in my head of a live sci-fi production, i wasn't planning on getting a restful sleep tonight anyway
mod parent down, he obviously hasn't heard the kernel rumbling for better driver support from hardware manufacturers. maybe the racket from his case fan was drowing it out
which will lead to the latest all-in-one from Apple, the iMouse, combining an entire PC in a slideable package
i just assumed this was going to be about The Beetles. one of these days i'm going to click into a topic with no surprises
it will probably be because our XBox is broken. but then we'll get it fixed, and there'll be more tea for you! is it just me or has their entire comment thread been one long communal excorcising of old demons? here was everyone's one chance to finally say "i told you so" to everyone who was "cooler" than them way back when
unless they're holding this contest to draw people out. learning who's working on the technology and being able to analyze the patterns that their bots use would help in blocking them.
besides, let's be honest, this contest's money isn't going to spur any research that wouldn't be spurred by the existing online poker goldrush that anyone with a sufficiently skilled bot could be mining