While I somewhat agree with your statements, there would quickly become a problem:
As it stands right now, every person living on earth will be dead in 100 years. Since the population is stable (in some areas) to increasing (in many areas) in value throughout the world we'll still have 6+ billion people on earth 100 years from now- the children and grandchildren of those currently alive.
Now, what happens when the first 6 billion don't *die*? Suddenly the population of the planet has doubled to over 12 billion in 100 years time. Can the earth handle this increased amount of resource use in such a short period of time? I doubt it. And it only gets worse with each generation beyond that.
What I'd really like to know is if the treatment will be a simple once a day pill or a three hour long invasive therapy I have to go through every morning (much like showering).
Professor: Here, take this pill (offers Fry a fist-sized pill) Fry: I can't swallow that! Professor: Good news! It's a suppository.
...when this technology is developed? Will it be shared freely with every person on the planet, or will you have to be one of the wealthy elite of a first-world-nation in order to be immortal? If the treatment is universally shared, what will be done about overpopulation of the planet? With birthrates where they are now, and no one dying of old age we'll need to move billions of people into space.
I've coded, on average, 70 hours a week, for the last six years. This has been on my own project, which is coming along nicely (after about a dozen complete rewrites, language changes, and overhauls).
Yes, and the Alias work gets done on an Acer C110 Tablet PC. Later he touches up and fills in color on a desktop system with Photoshop and a wacom tablet. Someone else mentioned the video they posted showing them ink a comic at high speed. It's pretty cool to watch.
But will they be able to survive without pizza deliveries?
No, they will not. But of course that means there will be even more rural jobs, as thousands of pizza delivery people migrate from NYC to service the IT boomtowns of the south:)
I wish I had heard about this sooner (or had more free time right now). Game programming has always been a fascinating topic for me, and on a platform like the GBA you can actually still produce something respectable with a one-man army. For those looking to dabble- I downloaded a copy of Dragon BASIC a while ago and it seemed like a very nice GBA development system. You'd never get your games published by Nintendo using it, but this contest would have been a great way to get your skills recognized.
Actually I had the same idea- I got excited to see the title but the device is too much of a kid's toy for me. I want to take the M134-A2 vulcan minigun and create a 2-axis servo driven mount for it.
With a camera system and the proper software I'd have the ultimate backyard defense system. Dogs, cats, squirrels- they'll all be running scared. Or dead. Depending on if you use the airsoft or 6mm steel BB version;)
Umm, I don't think they are suing their customers.. I have not heard of them suing anyone walking into a theater, or buying a DVD at Target. They are suing the people who are not their customers, and are instead downloading the movies for free.
It's not all black and white. I am a customer of the MPAA- I go see movies a few times a year, and own a 300 disc DVD changer with more movies than I can fit in it. However, I still download things too. Movies that get bad reviews, but I might want to check out anyway. Movies that are not available on DVD yet but that I feel like watching again. Shows like the Simpsons- I own the first several seasons on DVD, but you cannot buy all 15 seasons produced yet. Therefore I download them.
Am I going to be sued? I am definitely one of their customers (they have probably made over $5K off me personally), but I still download movies and shows for free.
Now THIS is an interesting idea. Can you imagine the good that could be done for the lower and middle class if some of us were in positions of power? No politicians truly represent the little guy. They all are either rich, have connected family/friends, or combinations of the two. There's no way for the Average Joe to compete with that and get into a position that could make a difference.
An idea like this could change America. Count me in.
To give Wired a bit of credit, they actually continued to follow the story (including trying out a copy of CherryOS and then investigating and assisting in proving the fraud claims). See the article posted today.
Nah, don't put him in with Martha! You want him to pay for the crime, or to have a nice cushy cell with flowers, lace curtains, and bakery fresh cinnamon rolls?
Not me, I think he should get pumped in the cinnamon roll by Bubba the burly biker...
Apple should cripple the trade-in PCs with spyware and bad drivers, then set up a group of eBay accounts and sell them all. Then, after the new owner is sick of his or her crappy PC, Apple uses the e-mail and shipping address info from all the eBay sales to direct market a better PC (The Mac) for these poor souls.
These people come in to local Apple stores, trade in their crappy PCs for Macs. Apple sells the PCs on eBay AGAIN. Lather, Rinse, Repeat...:)
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I think they are making something more like this. The Heliodisplay (helio - 3Dsolar. Coincidence, or disgruntled employees of io2 technology?) appears to be much farther along, with pictures and VIDEO (I would've posted this sooner but I wanted to save all the video before it got slashdotted) of the device on their site, as well as being able to purchase one for a cool $18K!
They don't give much more info on how it works, but it appears to blow air upwards from the device and draw 'into' the disturbed air with lasers. They claim there is nothing added to the air, it is not humidified or heated/cooled. Neat tech, but expensive...
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While I somewhat agree with your statements, there would quickly become a problem:
As it stands right now, every person living on earth will be dead in 100 years. Since the population is stable (in some areas) to increasing (in many areas) in value throughout the world we'll still have 6+ billion people on earth 100 years from now- the children and grandchildren of those currently alive.
Now, what happens when the first 6 billion don't *die*? Suddenly the population of the planet has doubled to over 12 billion in 100 years time. Can the earth handle this increased amount of resource use in such a short period of time? I doubt it. And it only gets worse with each generation beyond that.
What I'd really like to know is if the treatment will be a simple once a day pill or a three hour long invasive therapy I have to go through every morning (much like showering).
Professor: Here, take this pill (offers Fry a fist-sized pill)
Fry: I can't swallow that!
Professor: Good news! It's a suppository.
I RTFFTPTIS! (I Read the First F***ing Two Paragraphs Then I Stopped!)
:)
See, if you lived to be 1000, you could have spared a few extra minutes to RTWFA (Read The Whole Fucking Article)!
...when this technology is developed? Will it be shared freely with every person on the planet, or will you have to be one of the wealthy elite of a first-world-nation in order to be immortal? If the treatment is universally shared, what will be done about overpopulation of the planet? With birthrates where they are now, and no one dying of old age we'll need to move billions of people into space.
Ok, I have one for you- Will you add me to your Slashdot "friends list"? Please note *my* clever nick name :)
I've coded, on average, 70 hours a week, for the last six years. This has been on my own project, which is coming along nicely (after about a dozen complete rewrites, language changes, and overhauls).
:)
What are you working on- Duke Nukem Forever?
I *am* Data, but I have no opinion. ;)
How about: * Goatse guy's proctologist.
I don't think that's proctology, it's more like spelunking.
If at first you don't succeed... Try again! Looks like your comment faired much better than it did yesterday.
:)
For what it's worth I thought it was funny both times
Yes, and the Alias work gets done on an Acer C110 Tablet PC. Later he touches up and fills in color on a desktop system with Photoshop and a wacom tablet. Someone else mentioned the video they posted showing them ink a comic at high speed. It's pretty cool to watch.
But will they be able to survive without pizza deliveries?
:)
No, they will not. But of course that means there will be even more rural jobs, as thousands of pizza delivery people migrate from NYC to service the IT boomtowns of the south
I wish I had heard about this sooner (or had more free time right now). Game programming has always been a fascinating topic for me, and on a platform like the GBA you can actually still produce something respectable with a one-man army. For those looking to dabble- I downloaded a copy of Dragon BASIC a while ago and it seemed like a very nice GBA development system. You'd never get your games published by Nintendo using it, but this contest would have been a great way to get your skills recognized.
Actually I had the same idea- I got excited to see the title but the device is too much of a kid's toy for me. I want to take the M134-A2 vulcan minigun and create a 2-axis servo driven mount for it.
;)
With a camera system and the proper software I'd have the ultimate backyard defense system. Dogs, cats, squirrels- they'll all be running scared. Or dead. Depending on if you use the airsoft or 6mm steel BB version
Umm, I don't think they are suing their customers.. I have not heard of them suing anyone walking into a theater, or buying a DVD at Target. They are suing the people who are not their customers, and are instead downloading the movies for free.
It's not all black and white. I am a customer of the MPAA- I go see movies a few times a year, and own a 300 disc DVD changer with more movies than I can fit in it. However, I still download things too. Movies that get bad reviews, but I might want to check out anyway. Movies that are not available on DVD yet but that I feel like watching again. Shows like the Simpsons- I own the first several seasons on DVD, but you cannot buy all 15 seasons produced yet. Therefore I download them.
Am I going to be sued? I am definitely one of their customers (they have probably made over $5K off me personally), but I still download movies and shows for free.
Nintendo Marketing Guy #3: "???"
:)
Nintendo Marketing Guy #4: "Profit!"
The joke's been done before but I couldn't resist
1) Switch to 802.11a (in the 5.4Ghz range, so the cordless phones will not bother it)
OR
2) Wallpaper the dorm room with tinfoil (has the added benefit of blocking government mind control rays)
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
I don't know, but if it includes an irrational particle accelerator, a liquid lunch and a pair of rubber bands you can count me out!
Now THIS is an interesting idea. Can you imagine the good that could be done for the lower and middle class if some of us were in positions of power? No politicians truly represent the little guy. They all are either rich, have connected family/friends, or combinations of the two. There's no way for the Average Joe to compete with that and get into a position that could make a difference.
An idea like this could change America. Count me in.
To give Wired a bit of credit, they actually continued to follow the story (including trying out a copy of CherryOS and then investigating and assisting in proving the fraud claims). See the article posted today.
Well, you could install it to your Gmail Drive Shell Extension That should hold it :)
Yeah, no support for the PDF format either. WTF is up with that? Big Google can do it, why not Desktop Google?
Nah, don't put him in with Martha! You want him to pay for the crime, or to have a nice cushy cell with flowers, lace curtains, and bakery fresh cinnamon rolls?
Not me, I think he should get pumped in the cinnamon roll by Bubba the burly biker...
Apple should cripple the trade-in PCs with spyware and bad drivers, then set up a group of eBay accounts and sell them all. Then, after the new owner is sick of his or her crappy PC, Apple uses the e-mail and shipping address info from all the eBay sales to direct market a better PC (The Mac) for these poor souls.
:)
These people come in to local Apple stores, trade in their crappy PCs for Macs. Apple sells the PCs on eBay AGAIN. Lather, Rinse, Repeat...
It has both 802.11b and Bluetooth built in.
I think they are making something more like this. The Heliodisplay (helio - 3Dsolar. Coincidence, or disgruntled employees of io2 technology?) appears to be much farther along, with pictures and VIDEO (I would've posted this sooner but I wanted to save all the video before it got slashdotted) of the device on their site, as well as being able to purchase one for a cool $18K!
They don't give much more info on how it works, but it appears to blow air upwards from the device and draw 'into' the disturbed air with lasers. They claim there is nothing added to the air, it is not humidified or heated/cooled. Neat tech, but expensive...